People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 318 Rescue the Emperor from the Pass? !
The weather is cold and winter is coming, and the disputes in the Han territory are also temporarily subsided because of the wind and snow, and all human activities tend to stop.

But at this time, a convoy called Tribute started from Yanzhou, passed through Hangu, came to Guanzhong, and arrived in Chang'an.

Mao Jie got out of the carriage, looked deeply at the city, remembered the important task that Cao Cao entrusted to him, and strode in without hesitation.

At the same time, Li Yao also summoned all his counselors at Shangshutai to discuss this matter together.

While roasting by the fire, Li Yao said:

"This Cao Cao, what is his plan for sending someone to meet the emperor? I tricked him just now, and he sent me a lot of rare treasures. I'm afraid he has no good intentions!"

After the words fell, none of the people on the left and right spoke easily, and finally Zhong Yao said:
"Mao Jie, courtesy name Xiaoxian, is a famous scholar in Chenliu, Yanzhou. He is upright and unyielding, honest and poor. He has always been praised by the village. Cao Cao sent him to pay tribute, perhaps because he valued quality."

Li Yao didn't think so. Cao Cao, he grew up from a little brother beside Yuan Shao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty to a Cao thief who was scolded by the world. He would never do anything that was not beneficial or beneficial.

There must be a conspiracy in this!

Li Ru and Jia Xu, either mature and prudent, or cautious, did not open their mouths to make any guesses.

But Zhang Song is different, one of them is that he is young and energetic, and the other is that he wants to be valued by others, so he can't wait to say:
"Why should Duke Ming be worried? Isn't Cao Cao the one who should be worried? The Duke of Ming obeyed the emperor's order not to be a minister. It was just an edict that ordered Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, abandon Xuzhou, and return to Yanzhou. This is Guanzhong, this is Chang'an. Mao Jie is a scholar. Whatever he wants to do will always reveal his purpose!"

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people also looked at Zhang Song, and each responded with friendly smiles.

Li Yao realized in his heart that he valued Cao Cao too much, and now he is the most powerful minister in the world. As for Cao Cao, there is only one Yanzhou now, the place where the four battles were fought, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Immediately said with a smile:

"Zi Qiao is right. Whatever Mao Jie wants to do will always reveal some clues. If he wants to pay tribute, then let him pay tribute. If he wants to meet the emperor, then let him meet the emperor!"

It is true that Li Yao is a powerful minister, but he can't prevent foreign ministers from seeing the emperor, otherwise, what's the point of holding the emperor hostage, it's fine to tie a dog in that seat, anyway, no one else can see it.

It is the heart of obedience for foreign ministers to meet with them, and it is only by strengthening the relationship between master and minister that they can show their orthodox status.

Soon after, in the imperial palace, there will be a court meeting!

Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, Mao Jie came slowly, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting:
"Foreign Minister Mao Jie, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has lived for ten thousand years, and the great man has lived for ten thousand years!"

Under house arrest in the deep palace, Liu Xie, who can only read medical books and only sees outsiders once every ten days and a half months, looks at Mao Jie who is respectful to him at this time, and feels a little good in his heart.

He looked at Li Yao, Li Yao didn't respond, Liu Xie seemed relieved, then looked at Mao Jie again and said:
"Excuse me, excuse me, Ai Qing came from afar, I don't know what it is!"

Mao Jie got up and said solemnly:

"Fang Bo pays tribute, this is a matter of course, and now Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao sent foreign ministers here, just to present gifts to His Majesty, gold, silver and jade, silk, rare and exotic animals..."

After Mao Jie opened his mouth, all the ministers around were discussing in low voices, some were excited, some had tears in their eyes, and said to each other:
"Cao Cao is still a loyal man!"

"Although he is an eunuch, he still has a heart for the Han!"

"True friendship is seen in adversity, and loyal ministers are seen in adversity!"

"..."

Even including Liu Yu, he has never had a good impression of those Guandong princes, thinking that they are all like Li Yao, all treacherous and rebellious officials who coveted the Han Dynasty.

But so far, it seems that Cao Cao is quite good, so on the bright side, everyone can get by.

Liu Xie is also very happy, yes, that's it, he is the emperor, he should rule the world like his father:
"Cao Qing's loyal heart, I already know, I know..."

Speaking of this, Liu Xie quietly looked at Li Yao, and couldn't help but think in his heart:
"If this Cao Cao assists the government, I can get out of control and be free from now on, but why doesn't he bring troops to fight and drive out this traitor, traitor!"

At this time, Mao Jie spoke again and said:
"Mr. Cao respects the Son of Heaven and respects the Son of Heaven. He sent foreign ministers to Chang'an, and let them stay in Chang'an. Only by listening to the holy will at all times can we avoid doing wrong things. Please give your majesty permission!"

Feeling moved in Liu Xie's heart, he glanced at Li Yao again, gritted his teeth, and made a decision:

"In this case, Aiqing, you will stay as a servant. I am young and have poor virtue, and I need the help of a good minister!"

Li Yao looked at such a scene, and sneered in his heart, Cao Cao sent Mao Jie here, as expected, there was a conspiracy, then I want to see what you guys want to do.

So he didn't stop him, and let Mao Jie serve as a servant, emperor, official, foreign minister... It's really interesting, and it's getting more and more interesting.

From then on, Mao Jie lived in Chang'an, he didn't do anything extreme, he didn't point at Li Yao to scold him, he didn't say anything about manipulating the government, putting the emperor under house arrest, etc., but he had very close contact with officials.

One winter, when he thought the time was right, at a banquet, he said seriously to the people around him:

"Everyone, I came from Yanzhou. I saw the loss of majesty of the Han Dynasty, the emperor being controlled by others, the lawlessness of the powerful officials, and the helplessness of the officials. I am very angry and sad. What about you?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, some were angry, some were sad, and finally Fu Wan shook his head and said:
"Xiaoxian, just say what you want to say. It's not that we haven't thought about resisting, but in the end, how many old friends suffered humiliation and lost their lives because of this."

Mao Jie no longer hesitated when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice:
"Escape from Guanzhong with the Son of Heaven. The princes of the Guandong are all loyal ministers. Mr. Cao can personally lead the troops to support him. As long as the Son of Heaven leaves Guanzhong, there is no need to be afraid of Li Yao!"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone exploded in an instant, but quickly calmed down, because the most important thing was that they had no soldiers and no generals, and the emperor was still under house arrest.

Fu Wan gritted his teeth, looked at Mao Jie and said solemnly:

"Cao Cao really knows how to lead troops to respond?"

Mao Jie nodded when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice:
"It's natural. As long as you seize an opportunity to rescue the emperor from the palace and save Chang'an, Mr. Cao will lead his troops to support him if he tries his best!"

After Fu Wan had had enough of the days in Chang'an, he finally thought about it and said:
"Maybe there is only one way for His Majesty to get out of house arrest temporarily. The emperor will get married. This is something Li Yao can't stop."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. The emperor's big wedding is the same as the emperor's ascension to the throne. It is the emperor's top priority.

Then they began to discuss how to mobilize all the loyal officials inside and outside Chang'an to rescue His Majesty, escape from Chang'an, and escape from Guanzhong while taking advantage of the wedding.

(End of this chapter)