Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 694: The Minister Watches the Stars at Night (4000)

After half an hour.

Boss Cao is already wearing armor and fully armed. This is by no means the posture of going to meet the emperor, but the posture of preparing to go to the battlefield.

The tiger and leopard cavalry have already assembled. This is a heavy armored cavalry unit armed to the teeth. At this moment, even half of the face is covered with black leather armor, only a pair of eyes shining fiercely are exposed. Both powerful and majestic, just hitting that pestle is enough to scare away most miscellaneous troops.

This is the complete body of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

The last time in Anyi, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry fought in a hurry, and their equipment was not as comprehensive, nor did they look as imposing as they are now.

When Wu Liang arrived with Wang Mangtou, he was quite shocked to see the demeanor of the tiger and leopard riders, as if he was watching an epic battle movie, his DNA was moving, and he felt like his blood was boiling.

"Duke Ming, Wang Mangtou is here."

After coming to Boss Cao and giving a salute, Wu Liang pointed to a deadly wooden box in Dianwei's hand and said to Boss Cao.

"You have talent, you need to know that I can kill anyone in the court, but only Liu Xie can't die now."

Boss Cao nodded slightly, then looked at Wu Liang and said solemnly, "So far, the only person we can confirm the identity of the real murderer is Emperor Xian. I can fully imagine that when I confront Liu Xie later, he will I will definitely deny it in every possible way... That's why I brought you to meet him, except killing him, I allow you to use any means to make him tell the truth."

"..."

Wu Liang was slightly stunned when he heard the words.

What is any means?
Is it tortured to extract a confession like everyone else?Or tell him some brutal torture threats?Or engage in a psychological scheming with him in front of everyone?

Boss Cao really gave him a big problem.

But who can blame this?
It's only blamed that Wu Liang's methods of interrogating prisoners are endless, and they are always beneficial, not only in front of Cao Tian, ​​Cao Ang, Cao Chun and others, but also in front of Cao Boss when he was interrogating Lu Bu just now, so that Boss Cao had such confidence in him.

The most important thing is that Emperor Xian is fundamentally different from those before him.

Boss Cao also said that Liu Xie can't be killed yet, and of course he can't torture him to extract a confession or use torture to intimidate him. After all, he still has the status of an "emperor".

The distance gauge doesn't seem to work either.

Because currently he only has one Lv Bu in his hands, and from the analysis of Lv Bu's confession just now, he is actually just a fringe figure who knows little about the inside story, and I am afraid that he will not be able to scare Liu Xie at all...

"What? You don't have confidence either?"

Seeing that Wu Liang didn't agree immediately, Boss Cao frowned slightly.

"To tell you the truth, the information currently in our hands is very limited. I really don't have the confidence to make Liu Xie submit."

Wu Liang cupped his hands and said.

"Then do your best."

Boss Cao didn't force it. After pondering for a moment, the killing intent in his eyes became stronger, and he said in a cold voice, "If Liu Xie doesn't know how to flatter him, don't blame me for taking the knife on the person next to him. Although I can't kill him , but those nobles, eunuchs, and courtiers may not be unable to kill, I want to see if he can hold on!"

As he was talking, Boss Cao turned back to Cao Chun and said, "Zihe, find some people in advance to verify your confession. You don't need evidence, and you don't need to care about flaws. You just need to order these people to insist on those who are related to Liu Xie. The intention is to treason, and I will deal with the rest!"

"promise!"

Cao Chun responded and went to do so.

"..."

When Wu Liang heard Boss Cao's back move, he immediately felt a sweat for Liu Xie.

Naturally, it was not because of sympathy for Liu Xie, nor because he couldn't bear it, but because he was overwhelmed by Boss Cao's "loyalty".

If he does this, he can justifiably arrest people. Whether to kill or not is one thing. Take him back for interrogation first. As for how to interrogate and how long to interrogate, that is up to Boss Cao. These people are suspected of rebellion, and this move is naturally protecting Liu Xie, so don't be too rogue.

But is there no side effect in doing so?

Of course!
Boss Cao's reputation in the gentry class was not very good. Now that he had just welcomed Emperor Xian back to Chenliu, and his political status was not yet stable, he immediately used force to cleanse the nobles, eunuchs and courtiers around Emperor Xian, and there was still no sufficient evidence. Under such circumstances, this will greatly reduce the effect of "coercing the emperor to order disobedience", and it will also fall into the truth of the mouth, but it will make himself a "disobedience" in people's mouth.

How does "not subject" coerce the emperor to order "not subject"?
Isn't Dong Zhuo back then more powerful than Boss Cao now?
What is the ending?

The correct approach should be to win over a group of gentry and at the same time suppress another small group of gentry by boiling frogs in warm water. In this way, the number of gentry who support Boss Cao will gradually increase, and finally achieve the goal of power over the government and the public, and at the same time, it will not cause excessive Much criticism.

Boss Cao in history did just that.

After welcoming Emperor Xian, he first enshrined many gentry as princes in the name of Emperor Xian, and gave them enough benefits. After receiving the support of most of the gentry, he gradually removed several trusted officials around Emperor Xian, and then the general Turned into Sikong, and initially realized the goal of taking power.

And this is just the first small step, and Boss Cao is still walking very steadily.

He also began to recruit those famous families who had abandoned their official positions after Dong Zhuo, invited them back to the court as officials, and gave them good treatment, further gaining more support and voice, including Wu Liang Sima's family, which he had just visited not long ago.

This move not only bought more people's hearts for Boss Cao, but also made the court more like a court where the whole world is at heart, and the government orders issued are naturally more authoritative.

Only in this way can the effect of "coercing the emperor so that he can't be a minister" be achieved. Otherwise, if everyone in the world says Xiandi is Boss Cao's puppet, and all the edicts issued by Xiandi are Boss Cao's intentions, then naturally no one will be a puppet. Of course, it doesn't have any effect, so how to "do not obey orders"?
Outsiders only know that Boss Cao won the battle of Guandu, and only in this way has he completely established his dominance in the Central Plains.

But I don't know that Boss Cao's operation in the imperial court in history is no less important than the Battle of Guandu, so it was not until the Battle of Guandu was completely over and Yuan Shao's sons were all wiped out that the time finally came. When he matured, Boss Cao finally showed his fangs. With the "support" of civil and military officials, he abolished the Sangong system, took the position of prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and officially came to the front...

So Boss Cao's success and Cao Wei's success are actually inevitable. Boss Cao did a lot of things overtly and secretly, and everything was just right, without making any serious mistakes.

So it is.

Wu Liang was able to understand why Boss Cao first wanted him to use words to force Liu Xie to submit, instead of resorting to such drastic measures from the beginning.

really.

Before Wu Liang could open his mouth, Boss Cao showed a wry smile and said, "This move is the next best thing to do. If Zhicai is still alive, he must dissuade me with death, but now that Zhicai died tragically, if I can't help him How can I be worthy of his loyal service all these years? So even if I know I can’t do it, I still have to do it... Just like what you said before: In life, there are always a few things that people can’t do. Scruples about gains and losses, and can only be desperate for things!"

"Ming Gong..."

After hearing this, Wu Liang was inexplicably moved.

Although he is in Cao Ying now, in fact, every time he sees the development of the situation, he sees it from the perspective of God who is calm and rational. Knowing that Boss Cao is the one who has the last laugh in history, he can safely make soy sauce with less effort and worry, and he was already in Cao Ying at the beginning, so there were not many choices.

But this moment.

Wu Liang seemed to have just met Boss Cao, and finally had some sense of belonging.

He could tell that Boss Cao's words were sincere, because he did put his personal gains and losses in the second place in order to avenge Xi Zhicai. This is the real Boss Cao, not the unreal hero in the history books .

Although Wu Liang didn't dare to say that Boss Cao would treat him like Xi Zhicai if something happened to him, but he needed to feel more at ease when working for such a lord...

"Minggong, I understand. I will do my best on this trip, so that Liu Xie has to submit, and Minggong's plan will be put aside for the time being. I think if Izumi knows it, I'm afraid I don't want Minggong. It’s so inspiring!”

Wu Liang cupped his hands and said.

……

Inside the temporary palace.

Liu Xie was sitting on the main seat. Although he looked calm, his right leg was shaking uncontrollably in private. He had indeed begun to feel guilty.

Especially when he saw Boss Cao wearing armor, he was even a little flustered.

Standing next to Liu Xie was a familiar face. This person was none other than Xun Yu, the servant who had just been promoted recently. It was the servant's duty to accompany Liu Xie to attend important occasions, so there was nothing wrong with it.

As for other officials.

They were all driven out of the hall by Boss Cao, which can be regarded as leaving some room for Liu Xie.

Under such circumstances, Boss Cao raised his head to look at Xiandi Liu Xie after he still performed the ceremony of the emperor and his ministers, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have captured the traitor Lu Bu, and the treasure of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mangtou, has also been captured." It has fallen into my hands, and I came here today to return this treasure to His Majesty."

After saying these words, Boss Cao slightly nodded at Wu Liang.

Wu Liang cooperated very well with Dian Wei to pry open the nailed wooden box, and slipped out Wang Mang's head who was still wrapped in the "trapped fairy ball".

However, in order to prevent Liu Xie from doing something immediately, Dian Wei still carried the net bag and did not let go.

"As expected of General Cao, the treasures passed down from generation to generation of the Han Dynasty will gather again, which indicates that the Han Dynasty will be revived again. General Cao should take the lead. I would like to worship General Cao as Sikong, and take the post of Sili Xiaowei. Zhongdu officials and apprentices are responsible for supervising all officials, General Cao, please don't refuse!"

Liu Xie got up immediately and offered Boss Cao an official position.

Sikong is already one of the three lords, and this Sili captain is not simple. He can order 1000 or [-] "Zhongdu officials and apprentices" to supervise the officials in the capital and the surrounding areas of the capital. But it is possible to arrest people first and then report to the emperor, and the emperor himself will convict him.

This move is obviously a public gesture of goodwill to Boss Cao, hoping that Boss Cao will not continue to pursue this matter.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Boss Cao saluted and thanked Liu Xie, but looked at Liu Xie coldly and said, "Your Majesty, I still have something to report. I was murdered at home the day before and night after admonishing the doctor Xi Zhicai. I ordered people to investigate for two days, and finally captured him. The traitor Lu Bu has some clues afterwards."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Liu Xie looked suspicious, and asked with a frown, "Since Mr. Cao has found some clues, have you ever determined who the real culprit is?"

"I am about to ask His Majesty for advice, I hope His Majesty can give me some advice!"

Boss Cao finally stopped playing sloppy with Liu Xie, and no longer performed the courtesy of a monarch and minister. Instead, he stared at Liu Xie with his chest straightened out, exerting pressure on Liu Xie invisibly.

"This……"

Liu Xie was still pretending to be stupid, and said with embarrassment, "Mr. Cao, this is a problem for me. I live in a deep palace and my eyes and ears are closed. If Mr. Cao didn't mention it and I don't know what happened, how can I give advice?" Mr. Cao? But I think Mr. Cao’s resourcefulness is superior to Lei Li’s. With Mr. Cao’s ability, it’s only a matter of time before he catches the real culprit, Mr. Cao should take care of this matter.”

"..."

Hearing this, Boss Cao's face showed a trace of obvious anger, and this was already in his expectation.

This matter is no small matter, without some extraordinary measures, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Xie to submit easily.

Also at this time.

Wu Liang finally stood up on his own initiative, bowed to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, I have an important matter to report."

Liu Xiezheng was eager for someone to change the topic, so he quickly looked at Wu Liang again, and said seriously, "Wu Taishi, please tell me."

"Your Majesty, I recently watched the stars at night and pinched my fingers to calculate. Unexpectedly, I calculated a shocking event. This matter may shake the foundation of the big man. Your Majesty needs to prepare in advance."

Wu Liang was not in a hurry to tell the matter, but laid the groundwork in a leisurely manner, and Guan Zi sold well.

Hearing this, Liu Xie became more and more curious, and hurriedly urged: "What's the matter, Wu Taishi, hurry up and tell me."

Boss Cao also looked at Wu Liang suspiciously.

What the hell is this guy talking about?
He only taught Wu Liang to think of ways to force Liu Xie to submit, but he didn't teach him to talk about him from left to right. Now that Wu Liang is talking like this, he downplays the question of the real culprit.

Also.

Boss Cao was also very curious, Wu Liang was so intriguing, what kind of event did he want to talk about, and was it an event that would shake the foundation of the big man?
"?"

Even Xun Yu, who was next to Emperor Xian, was suspicious, and raised his lowered eyes unconsciously, staring at Wu Liang intently.

(End of this chapter)