Can I get to the other side?

The discussion once again reached an impasse.

The questions raised by Guo Jia were like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of Liu Xie and Jia Xu, which wiped out their good mood of finding a way to solve the problem of foreign relatives' interference in politics.

If Lu Bu and the Zhen family cannot be appeased, it will be impossible to choose a woman from among the people as a queen, and even the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty will not agree.

Because selecting a queen from among the people means that the women sent to the palace from aristocratic families like them will have no chance of succeeding in the throne, so why would they be willing?

By then Zhen, Lu Bu, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would all oppose him, and he would be truly isolated and helpless.

"Does Wen He have any good ideas?"

After Liu Xie was silent for a moment, he turned his questioning eyes to Jia Xu, hoping that this confidant could stand up and come up with a solution at this critical moment.

At the same time, he did not forget to ask: "Don't hide it like before, just say whatever you want. Given the relationship between you and me, what worries do you have?"

Jia Xu advocates prudence and self-preservation, and is often unwilling to speak out even if he has the means. Just like just now, he clearly has an idea in his heart, but because he does not want to bear the responsibility of letting the emperor break his promise, he chooses to sidetrack and refuse to speak out.

"Your Majesty, I really have no choice this time."

Jia Xu had a look of helplessness on his face, shook his head and sighed: "Breaking the promise will inevitably cause dissatisfaction with Duke Wen and the Zhen family, but it is really inappropriate to appoint two noble people as his successor."

"It's really a dilemma."

Before, he had a way of deliberately suppressing it.

There is really nothing we can do now.

So Liu Xie had no choice but to look at Guo Jia and didn't say anything when he saw him. He couldn't help but said with a complicated expression: "This matter... let's discuss it in the long term."

Now that Queen Fu is still here, he doesn't have to worry about who will be his queen in the short term. He can slowly find a solution to the problem.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. You'd better go back and rest first. You have to put your dragon body first."

Guo Jia saw Liu Xie's tired look and couldn't help but persuade him - he could finally understand the emperor's mood when he persuaded him to pay attention to his health.

"You should also go back early."

Liu Xie nodded, stood up and left the announcement room.

Guo Jia and Jia Xu also retreated.

…

Jingzhou, outside Xiangyang City.

Liu Cong led Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and other counselors to wait here. There were as many as a hundred people guarding the ceremony on both sides of the road. The scene was very grand.

And there is one person besides them.

That is Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty.

It's summer now, and the sun is scorching in the sky. Even though Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had a canopy above his head to provide shade, he was still sweating profusely.

However, he did not show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction or impatience. Instead, he looked at the official road in the distance expectantly, with a look of longing.

And the reason why he looks like this is because the person who will arrive in Xiangyang City today is Cao Cao!

After Liu Cong agreed to the alliance with Cao Cao not long ago, he invited Cao Cao to come to Xiangyang to discuss how to fight against the "Puppet Emperor of Yecheng".

And today is the day that Cao Cao will arrive.

In order to show respect for this loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked Liu Cong and others to go out of the city to greet him in person.

"Why hasn't Sikong arrived yet?"

"Will something happen on the road?"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and couldn't help but feel worried, because it was almost noon, but Cao Cao had not arrived at Xiangyang City yet.

Beside the dragon chariot.

Liu Cong was also complaining to Cai Hao in a low voice: "Uncle, do we need to put up such a big battle to welcome Cao Cao?"

"And why did you specially invite him to come to Xiangyang? Isn't it expedient to form an alliance with him? Does my uncle want to take this opportunity to kill him?"

Previously, it was because they were still at war with Liu Bei and did not want to antagonize Cao Cao, so they chose to agree to Cao Cao's alliance request.

But now that they have withdrawn their troops from Yizhou, they no longer need to be afraid of Cao Cao, and there is no need to deal with the weak and the weak.

"My nephew doesn't know something."

Cai Mao glanced at Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and lowered his voice: "Cao Mengde is actually a loyal minister. He is always loyal to the emperor, so he always fights against the false emperor of Yecheng."

"Now that the emperor is in our hands, we can use Cao Mengde to help us fight against the puppet emperor of Yecheng."

"Otherwise, with the strength of our Jingzhou state alone, it would be quite difficult to contend with the puppet emperor. But with the help of Cao Mengde, it will be much easier."

"Besides, our Jingzhou occupies a favorable location and it is easy to attack Jiangdong. There is no need to be afraid of Cao Mengde's evil intentions."

Today, only a few people in Xiangyang City, including Cai Mao and Kuai Liang, know that the emperor is a false emperor. The rest, including Liu Cong, are unaware of this.

Of course the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better.

"I see."

Liu Cong suddenly understood, and then said to Cai Hao in a very admiring tone: "With my uncle assisting me, I have nothing to worry about."

Cai Mao smiled slightly, feeling proud in his heart.

And while the two were chatting in low voices.

Smoke and dust suddenly billowed in the distance.

I saw a cavalry team appearing at the end of the road. Everyone took a closer look and saw that this cavalry team consisted of thousands of people, with majestic armor and impressive momentum, flying a flag with the word "Cao".

It's Cao Cao's army!

When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty saw this scene, he immediately cheered up and was extremely excited. He pointed at the cavalry and said excitedly: "Sikong is here! My Sikong is here!"

It's a pity that no one paid attention to him.

Because everyone was shocked by the momentum of Cao's army in front of them. They had never seen such an elite cavalry army!

As the army got closer and closer, the sense of oppression it brought to everyone became stronger and stronger. Some cowardly people even started to fight with each other and almost wanted to escape first.

Fortunately, this cavalry army was not coming towards them and stopped when it was still a stone's throw away from Xiangyang City.

The formation remained neat.

There is no trace of clutter.

After the army stopped, Cao Cao led Cao Ren, Xu Chu and other generals on horseback from the formation and walked slowly.

At this time, Liu Cong also came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him along with Cai Mao and others, saying politely: "Sikong has come a long way, and we are not welcome at a distance. It would be rude and disrespectful."

After all, Liu Cong was still young. After seeing the power of Cao Cao's army, he put away his previous disdain and even his attitude became much more respectful.

In fact, not only him, but also Cai Mao and others paid more attention to Cao Cao.

"Jingzhou Mu's words are serious."

After seeing the expressions of Liu Cong and others, Cao Cao had an imperceptible smile on his lips, feeling very satisfied.

This time he brought the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

The reason why he brought this most elite cavalry under his command was firstly for safety, and secondly to show his strength to Liu Cong and others.

Apparently it works very well.

There was a trace of apology on Cao Cao's face, he cupped his hands and said, "The road is rough, so it took some time."

"I should be the one to apologize for not arriving earlier and keeping His Majesty and you all waiting here for so long."

Liu Cong waved his hand and said: "No, I haven't been waiting for long. I'll be waiting..."

"Sikong! Sikong!"

"I'm here!"

Before Liu Cong could finish his words, an excited voice sounded from behind, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty stood up directly from the dragon chariot and kept waving to Cao Cao.

Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted, and then they all looked at Cao Cao, each of them looking a little surprised.

"This idiot!"

Seeing the excited Han Xian Emperor on the dragon chariot, Cao Cao couldn't help but cursed in his heart, and even his smile became a little stiff.

"I was busy chatting with you, but I forgot to go to see His Majesty. This is rude to me as a minister."

Cao Cao apologized and walked quickly to the dragon chariot.

He trotted to the dragon chariot, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao!"

"Sikong!"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty jumped down from the dragon chariot, then helped Cao Cao up under the extremely shocked eyes of everyone around him, pulled his sleeves and cried loudly.

"I miss Sikong day and night in Jingzhou. Why didn't Sikong come to see me earlier?"

"I miss you so much, Sikong!"

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty burst into tears and grabbed Cao Cao's sleeves. He cried so sadly that even Cao Cao couldn't help but feel moved.

He didn't expect that Emperor Xian of Han would miss him so much.

Could it be that he suffered some kind of abuse in Jingzhou?

But seeing that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was white and fat, it didn't look like he had been abused, and Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others would not have the courage.

Even if it is a fake emperor, they need to act in the name of this emperor, so they must be treated as the real emperor.

Rich clothes and fine food, the emperor's guard of honor.

No one should be missing.

Does this false emperor really miss him?

Cao Cao was puzzled, and then he knelt down to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and said with a heavy expression: "Your Majesty, Dong Cheng kidnapped Your Majesty before and escaped from Xu County. I miss Your Majesty day and night."

"But I wanted to fight against the puppet emperor at that time, so after learning that Liu Jingsheng would welcome His Majesty into Xiangyang, I temporarily gave up the idea."

"But I was incompetent and failed to defend Yuzhou and Yanzhou, allowing the two states to be seized by the puppet emperor. Please punish me!"

Cao Cao cried while talking.

He looks extremely remorseful.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wiped his tears and said: "It's good that Sikong is here, it's good that he's here! It's not too late to welcome me back to Jiangdong. I will return to Jiangdong with Sikong!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao's expression froze.

Liu Cong's face was also shocked. If the emperor returned to Jiangdong with Cao Cao, then he would not have the emperor in his hands. How could he plan for a great cause in the future?

"Damn false emperor!"

Cai Mao was even more angry. He didn't expect that this false emperor would say such things to Cao Cao. He was so audacious!

He forced down the anger in his heart, put on a smile on his face, and stepped forward to say to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, Sikong must be very tired after coming from a long distance. Let's talk about this later."

"Now we might as well let Sikong enter the city first. I have prepared a banquet in the city to honor Sikong."

He made up his mind to lock the false emperor in the mansion later and never let him meet Cao Cao again!

"Don't come here!"

When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty saw Cai Mao, he felt as if he had seen a ghost. He quickly hid behind Cao Cao and said to him anxiously: "Sikong, I saw with my own eyes that this guy poisoned the emperor's uncle and his son to death. He is a traitor and traitor!"

"There are also those counselors behind him. They are all the murderers of the emperor. I was also coerced by this group of people in Xiangyang. Sikong kill them all quickly!"

The deaths of Liu Biao and his son were complicated and confusing, and they eventually died of a sudden illness, but everyone knows that it is not that simple.

Now the emperor said in public that Cai Mao and others poisoned Liu Biao and his son. He also said that he had been coerced and accused them of being traitors and traitors. These words were simply earth-shattering!

Therefore, as soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked, and everyone looked at Cai Mao!

"I-I didn't!"

Cai Mao was completely panicked and defended in a difficult tone: "Mr. Liu died of a sudden illness. It had nothing to do with me. I definitely didn't poison him!"

"Your Majesty must have misunderstood!"

At this moment, his back was covered in cold sweat, because he never expected that Emperor Xian of Han would reveal this matter at this time!

If it is confirmed that he poisoned Liu Biao and his son, then there will be no place for him in the whole world, let alone Jingzhou!

Anyone who kills the master will be killed by everyone.

Liu Cong will kill him too!

Cao Cao did not expect that Emperor Xian of Han would say such shocking words. He had already guessed that Liu Biao and his son were killed by Cai Mao, but how could he say such words in public?

With this said, even if he didn't want to take Emperor Xian of Han away, he still had to take him away, and the alliance with Liu Cong would definitely come to nothing!

"My dog's feet made a mistake!"

Cao Cao's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he wanted to pull out the sword from his waist and hack Emperor Xian of Han to death.

His thoughts were racing and he was thinking about countermeasures.

How can this situation be resolved?

Next to Liu Cong, Kuai Liang was the first to react from the shock, and immediately came out and said: "It has long been concluded that Liu Gong and his son died of a sudden illness. Even the corpse has been examined. How could he be poisoned by us?"

"Your Majesty must have been bewitched by a traitor, so he mistakenly thought that we were traitors and traitors. The person who said this must be punished!"

As he spoke, he winked at Pang Ji crazily.

Pang Ji also came back to his senses. He didn't bother to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and said hurriedly: "Yes! I will lead people to arrest the palace guards who serve His Majesty. The traitor must be hidden among them!"

After saying this, he hurried back to Xiangyang City.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty turned red and said anxiously to Cao Cao: "No, Sikong, they were the ones who killed the emperor's uncle and his son! You have to believe me!"

"Xiangyang City is a den of thieves. Sikong quickly leads the troops and kills them all. I will make you the shepherd of Jingzhou!"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes moved slightly.

But Cai Mao couldn't bear it anymore. He gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said to Cao Cao: "Sikong, your Majesty is really deceived. Sikong must not believe your Majesty's words!"

Cao Cao looked at Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who had a worried expression on his face, and then at Cai Mao who had a gloomy expression. His eyes were slightly lowered, and finally he spoke slowly.

"Commander Cai is Liu Gong's brother-in-law and has always been loyal to Liu Gong. How could he poison Liu Gong?"

"It seems that Your Majesty is really bewitched by a traitor."

When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty heard this, his face instantly turned pale, and he looked at Cao Cao with disbelief.

Cai Mao breathed a long sigh of relief.

Then he said to Cao Cao with admiration: "I admire Sikong's sharp eyesight in distinguishing between loyal and traitorous people... Come, please bring your majesty back to the city and take good care of him!"

After the words fell, someone immediately came forward and took Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty away from Cao Cao, and forcibly helped him onto the dragon chariot.