Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 107 Cao Cao is not Dong Zhuo, this man is too treacherous!

"Xu Bowen, isn't it rumored that you are dead?" Dong Cheng immediately shouted, this sentence was definitely blurted out.

Now even the last bit of comfort in my heart is gone, even Xu Bowen is not dead, you Cao Cao will not act now, right? ?

my people……

Dong Cheng's heart tightened, he felt he couldn't breathe, and his forehead started to sweat just for a while.

Mainly gas.

"Who said I was dead?"

Xu Zhen immediately clasped his fists to the emperor and said, "The news that came out at that time was not true."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty was attacked, and the assassin almost succeeded. Fortunately, I was born in the army, and ran around the pillar, keeping the distance from the assassin. Afterwards, seeing that the assassination failed, the assassin ran away."

"Because the Jinwu Guards under his command chased them down, these people had nowhere to go and could only flee to His Majesty's bedroom."

After Xu Zhen said this, Dong Chengren was about to faint.

An assassin can't kill you, but killing me with three hundred guards can wipe out the entire army.

You scold me again! ?

"Dong Guozhang's internal guards are definitely loyal soldiers, so they can protect His Majesty without fear of death, and the assassins are also desperate to fight when they are chased to nowhere."

"Afterwards, I found a secret order from these dead bodies, which is the order from Huaiyang Yuan Shu."

"He ordered the assassination of the emperor, and the first assassination of me should be to stir up the hatred between Dong Guozhang and me."

Xu Zhen said with a sullen face and was extremely determined.

The hatred between us still needs to be provoked?
Dong Cheng's hands and feet were cold at the moment, but he was still staring at Xu Zhen.

"So that's the case," Cao Cao nodded to Xu Zhen with his hands behind his back, "That's not surprising."

He glanced at Liu Xie, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty may not know something."

"When I welcomed His Majesty to settle in Xudu, I took Xuzhou's military defense into account flawlessly, and even the walls of many cities could not be repaired and built. Therefore, Yuan Shu took advantage of the opportunity to advance the territory northward from Shouchun, Yangzhou. dozens of miles."

"He also took in Lu Bu, the thief general back then, as the vanguard general, and ordered him to attack the city and conquer the territory. His heart was restless and his ambition was not small."

Liu Xie was taken aback for a moment, and then he showed a suddenly realized expression on the main seat, "No wonder Yuan Shu never came to pay tribute. In fact, he is not satisfied with me."

"Or, you fought too much with Cao Aiqing before and didn't dare to come to Feng, but now you are thinking about assassinating me."

"At the same time, we moved our troops to the north in a vain attempt to occupy the land of Xuzhou. In this way, we can disrupt the government of Xudu and seize the land of Xuzhou."

Cao Cao laughed, his eyes filled with relief, "Your Majesty is wise, this plan is nothing more than taking advantage of the situation after messing with me."

"But what Yuan Shu didn't expect was that he met Dong Guozhang, who is unparalleled in loyalty!"

Dong Cheng: "..."

Cao Cao went on to say: "Dong Guozhang used [-] inner guards to fight Yuan Shu's assassins to death, to protect His Majesty's peace, and to restore Xudu's peace to me, so that I can better go to Xuzhou to guard against Yuan Shu, and prevent his wolfish ambitions from being realized. "

Yang Biao was also shocked at this time, and he naturally had some guesses, but he understood that the words had already reached this point, and there was no point in impeaching Cao Cao in the hall.

Because of the security defense in the imperial city, only the Jinwu Guards are left, and now Zhijinwu is Cao Cao's eldest son, the real family member.

Therefore, he cupped his hands quite calmly and said: "From this point of view, the assassination is a misunderstanding. Fortunately, Your Majesty is fine, which is the greatest blessing."

"I waited to come to the palace to see you because I was worried about His Majesty's safety. As for the inner guards...you should post a pension to make him feel at ease. After that, the inner guards of the palace need to be re-selected."

"It's not an option."

Xu Zhen immediately shook his head and said: "Taiwei, I dare to say that the guards of a place need generals to be able to eliminate obstacles, otherwise the military order cannot be conveyed, and two orders must be passed on from generation to generation. And conflict with each other, what should we do?"

"Besides, Dong Guozhang has lost so many trusted internal guards, how can he transfer people from his army? Doesn't it mean that no one in the Guozhang's army can be used?"

"My next suggestion is that if you want to transfer the head of the country's internal guards, then transfer the general to lead the army of the head of the country, so as to take care of both sides."

You are very fair.

Yang Biao looked at Xu Zhen calmly, choking for the time being.

If you want to arrange another inner guard, you must hand over Dong Cheng's troops to Cao Cao, right?
Having said that, both of them fell into confusion, but at this time, Cao Cao smiled and said with a straight chest: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about having no generals. I have received a letter tonight and am about to come to inform Your Majesty."

"My love, please tell me!"

How dare Liu Xie ignore Cao Cao now, as long as he speaks, he must talk to him first, otherwise it will be difficult to get angry.

Now in the entire imperial city, there are Cao Cao's cronies and inner guards, and the eunuchs serving in the harem do not know how many have joined Cao Cao's sect.

Concubine Dong and Empress Fu are the only concubines who can be regarded as their own. Other than that, it seems that they were all washed clean overnight.

I can't go to investigate yet, I dare not complain, even if I guess that the Jinwu Guard may have killed the person, I still have to express my gratitude with tears.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Zhang Xiu in Wancheng has already written a letter to apologize to me and ask to return to the emperor."

"I have forgiven him."

what? !

Dong Cheng's movements of grabbing his beard were suddenly stiff, so that he almost tore off a slightly pale beard. This news was really more heartbreaking than the death of all his inner guards.

How could this be so! ?
Didn't Zhang Xiu rebel against Cao and set up an ambush? The original news is absolutely correct. He almost killed Cao Cao, Cao Ang and his son, and even Dian Wei.

I don't know how many people in the world are sighing, if they can succeed, after killing them all, Zhang Xiu will definitely become famous.

Of course, some people think that it is impossible for Cao Cao to die. Anyone can die, but Cao Cao will not die, because once Zhang Xiu kills Cao Cao, he will be retaliated wildly by the Cao family. At that time, Liu Biao will never be with him He resisted together and would only let him die.

Most people see this very clearly.

When the bird is exhausted, the bow is hidden, the truth has been the same since ancient times.

But the current situation is beyond anyone's expectation. How can Zhang Xiu have the nerve to surrender? !
And Cao Cao agreed? !Do you have such a big heart? !They almost killed your nephew and your warrior favorite general!
Could it be - have been lying to me! ?
Dong Cheng's legs trembled, and when he went to look at Cao Cao again, he happened to see him staring at him with scrutinizing eyes, which made Dong Cheng guilty and quickly avoided his sight, but his body was covered in cold sweat.

Then there was a jolt.

An inexplicable feeling of fear spread in his mind.

"I'm not Dong Zhuo, how can I be as brave and ignorant as him."

Cao Cao said this sentence in front of him.

Thinking of this, Dong Cheng's hands and feet became colder and colder.

After Cao Cao's defeat, he returned to Wancheng and was already arranging the affairs of the city. Perhaps in his opinion, Wancheng could not be conquered, but if the battle failed, he could find victory on the other side.

So after returning to Xudu, the whole person was silent for a long time, facing the ridicule and the secret actions of the officials, he was unmoved at all, and he didn't mention the school affairs that he wanted to mention at the beginning.

It gave people an illusion of restlessness and lack of momentum, so they mobilized the gentry to start planning and let them send Xu Zhen away, but Cao Cao had already secretly exchanged letters with Zhang Xiu, and then persuaded him to surrender.

Afterwards, when the inner guard came on the stage, Cao Cao was like a fish biting a bait.

And set the goal on these inner guards, especially the inner guards are the elite old acquaintances of Dong Chengjun. At this time, a batch came out, just enough to collect the net and kill them all.

Later, when Xu Zhen came back, he and Dian Wei irritated Dong Cheng and had a big fight, which made everyone in the city think that the conflicts between the two parties were irreconcilable.

He sent someone to assassinate him that night, and this assassin was simply a soldier trained by Cao Cao!
Put the blame on Yuan Shu.

Now let’s talk about the merits of Wancheng, Zhang Xiu has come to surrender, then the defeat of Wancheng will no longer exist, because Zhang Xiu was demented and assassinated Cao Cao, but later came to vote, Cao Cao actually agreed.

Everyone in the world can see this kindness, if Xu Zhen is fine, Zhang Xiu can also be forgiven.

Who doesn't want to defect to the Cao family?
With a big heart, I am afraid that he can promote the status of a historical sage, which made Cao Cao's reputation soar invisibly. At the same time, he also controlled the inner guards of the court, completely making Dong Cheng lose his backbone.

If you want to do something in the future, you must consider the problem Xu Zhen just mentioned. It is natural to enter the inner guard, but the soldiers and horses in the army will have to be handed over to others.

Otherwise, how could there be so many elite old generals who can serve everywhere.

Furthermore, how can such words be spoken concurrently? This is completely contemptuous of the emperor and disregarding his safety.

bad, bad...

He really wasn't Dong Zhuo.

He was much more treacherous than Dong Zhuo, as if he was setting a trap every step of the way.

Every day I make strategies, no matter which step I take, I will fall into the trap.

Dong Cheng only felt the chill on his back getting heavier and heavier.

This sense of gap made him feel flustered and bewildered.

From the beginning of the joy of the inner guards occupying the court of the emperor, now there is nothing left, and the loss of the elite confidants. Dong Cheng was beaten by Dian Wei, and he exchanged three hundred confidants for the credit of being loyal to the emperor.

Other than that, nothing is left.

And he didn't dare to touch Dian Wei and Xu Zhen again, these two men had made meritorious service in this assassination.

When they leave office and return to Chenliu, it is even more impossible to assassinate them.

It was his territory, and the difficulty of assassination can be imagined, unless Xu Zhen hunted and chased him too far, ambush him in the wild and shoot him with one arrow.

This method is only possible, and the only regret is that Xu Zhen doesn't hunt.

Unfortunately, there is nothing left.

Dong Cheng secretly glanced at Yang Biao.

At this time, Yang Biao's eyes were also quite disappointed, after all, Yang Biao had been persuading him not to get carried away.

Didn't expect to now...

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "You don't have to be so surprised. Tolerance and broad-mindedness are all things we should practice. If there is a big man in my heart, I can tolerate my big man."

"In a few days, Zhang Xiu's children, together with hundreds of veterans and old ministers in the army, will be sent to Xudu. If Dong Guozhang still wants to send guards to protect the emperor, then the humble ministers will order these old ministers to lead the army, how about it?"

Cao Cao smiled kindly and leaned his upper body forward slightly, as if he had a good relationship, offering advice to Dong Cheng to solve his current difficulties.

Dong Cheng's face twitched, and he said with a dry smile: "Ha, thank you Sikong for your kindness, but I really can't spare any manpower, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"As for the matter of the guards, as Xu Bowen said, only one person can be in the lead, so that it can be like an arm and a finger."

"Multi-party alliances will cause confusion among themselves."

Liu Xie knelt down, for some reason, although there were candles around him, he always felt that the light around him was a little darker.

"Haha, that's good, but Dong Guozhang is so great that the sun and the moon can be seen. He lost three hundred confidantes and guarded the emperor. I think that His Majesty will reward you."

Liu Xie sighed, stood up forcefully and said to Dong Cheng, "Ai Qing, what do you want?"

Dong Cheng glanced at Cao Cao, lowered his body, and said, "For the time being, I can't even imagine..."

"Then, why not, when I have something to reward in the future, I will give it to Aiqing. I will record this merit for now."

Cao Cao nodded, noncommittal.

After one night in the imperial city, the news flowed like a tide, and almost all the officials in the city knew about it until the next day when they went to court.

Xu Zhen didn't die, and after killing the assassin, it was found out that Yuan Shu had sent someone to do it, and they also pressed him one after another to find out that Yuan Shu was in Xudu, and there were many spies.

There are even rumors that some officials are secretly collaborating with Yuan Shu to plot wrongdoing, and some letters are in the city, and they can be found out only by searching.

This made people panic and made many officials feel uneasy.

After all, when they were in Chang'an, many people secretly contacted the spies and got close to the Yuan brothers in order to get a job.

Naturally, he has contacts with Yuan Shu, and these letters are of course kept at home.

So before going to court, some officials burned letters in their mansions, cut off their contacts, and sent people to expel Yuan Shu's spies whom they knew.

Cao Cao ordered people not to set up too strict defenses at the city gates, and only searched pedestrians, not officials, merchants and carriages. Even if they were checked, they were only routine inquiries and cursory inspections, and they would not search carefully.

Therefore, after the officials went to court, many carriages took this opportunity to leave Xudu.

When they got to the court, they found out that Wancheng had surrendered again, and Zhang Xiu's children were sent on the road, begging the emperor to confer titles on him, Wancheng's official position, and let Zhang Xiu return as a general of the Han Dynasty.

The emperor ordered them to seal them one by one, and at the same time, he also heard that Dong Cheng's three hundred inner guards were all killed last night, and died together with the assassins who sneaked into the imperial city.

It was embarrassing for a moment.

At this time, Xu Zhen had already left Xudu, and went to Chenliu with the old department.

At the end of this year, I am afraid that Chenliu was chosen. Xu Zhen's government office over there has already been repaired and rebuilt, and it is even larger than the one in Juancheng.

There are six courtyards alone, with a small lake inside. It is said that there are landscapes and ink scenes, so you can't ignore them.

In order to express his apology at the beginning, Dong Fang also specially found someone to move the excellent red plum Aoxue as a landscape, and found a tribute of Jiangnan tea as a gift.

Put the cloth, gold and silver in the house, and ask Xu Zhen to live first.

At the same time, it was also said that a woman came here to marry, and Xu Zhen could take a concubine and start a family in the government office first.

So Xu Zhen was already on his way before he went to court.

And furious, in a hurry.I never accept any gifts!Now that I am so flattering, I feel uneasy!It's worse than killing him!Absolutely not!
So Xu Zhen let Xia Houen go on the horse first, and don't let Dong Fang ruin his reputation!

All the gold and silver will be returned, and no Aoxue Hongmei or tribute tea will be given away!

Keep things simple about taking concubines.

……

　I'm a pig-nosed person, and I just fell asleep to a point, maybe I'm too tired... But it's okay, I've already woken up and frantically changed!Go! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)