Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 282
"Hua Qing was tired all the way!" Liu Xie helped Hua Xin up with emotion.

At this time, just outside the gate of Xudu City, Liu Xie and all the civil and military officials, including Cao Cao, were specially there to welcome Hua Xin who returned the jade seal.

Of course, in theory, it is to welcome the "Jade Seal of the State", not to welcome Hua Xin.

"I am here under the order of the general to give me the artifact of the Han Dynasty. It is so glorious, how can I have to work hard." Hua Xin said with full emotion.

"Hahaha, Mr. Hua's attitude of not taking credit is very similar to your general."

I saw the man with the back of his head walking beside the emperor, but there was a slight distance between him, and he said with a smile.

"The prime minister is joking, my lord is really worthy of his merits, and I..." Although it was the first time for Hua Xin to see him, he could still tell his identity.

Before Hua Xin could finish speaking, he saw a middle-aged man with a round face and a mustache emerge from behind Liu Xie, with a round face and a moustache, and interrupted: "Master Hua, what you said is wrong. Is there anyone in the world who is not a king?" There is only one lord in the world, and that is His Majesty, we are the Han family, I wonder which one is yours?"

Hua Xin was stunned when he heard this, and looked at his neck specifically, thinking to himself: Your neck isn't long either?
"Uncle! Don't be rude." Liu Xie scolded.

Hua Xin suddenly understood that this person should be Dong Cheng - Hua Xin had done his homework along the way. Although there was an uncle Fu Guo in the court, he was obviously not so flamboyant in terms of temperament.

Dong Cheng was originally a subordinate of Niu Fu, and Niu Fu was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. In other words... Dong Cheng was originally from the Liangzhou warlord line.

Originally, this was the identity that was least likely to be accepted by Liu Xie, but Dong Cheng had another identity, that is, the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong - Empress Dowager Dong refers to the mother of Emperor Ling, who is Liu Xie's grandmother, and Liu Xie is also Dong Cheng. Raised by the Queen Mother.

Dong Cheng's relationship with the royal family made it easier for him to be accepted by Liu Xie. It was precisely for this reason that when Jia Xu originally planned for Liu Xie, he chose Dong Cheng to instigate rebellion.

Sure enough, Dong Cheng eventually became the key figure in Liu Xie's escape from difficulties and gained Liu Xie's trust. Moreover, Dong Cheng's daughter also married Liu Xie.

However, Dong Cheng can hardly be said to be loyal to Liu Xie, but it cannot be said to be disloyal...

If it is disloyal, Dong Cheng does not have second thoughts, but... Dong Cheng's loyalty is not to hope that Liu Xie and the Han Dynasty will get better and better, but to hope that he will get better and better!

Even though he was surrounded by enemies from all sides, Dong Cheng still wished he had only one loyal minister in the world. It would be best for Liu Xie to only trust him, and then he would be able to achieve great things...

Now that he heard Liu Xie actually reprimanding him, Dong Cheng suddenly felt anxious - could someone be slandering me?

Immediately, Dong Cheng looked at Liu Ai accurately, and Liu Ai... continued to look at Liu Xie and Hua Xin, ignoring him at all.

"Yes, why is Uncle Dong Guo so nervous on this big day? Besides... I wonder what Uncle Guo called Niu Fu and Dong Zhuo in the first place?" Cao Cao said with a smile.

Regardless of Liu Xie and Dong Cheng's already bruised faces.

Liu Ai doesn't understand why there are such things as "Thunder God breaks the bridge" and "Tiangong sweeps the path", but deep down in Liu Ai's heart, he doesn't believe in the so-called celestial phenomenon, or that this vision can really represent the celestial phenomenon!
He was not the only one present who had this kind of thought. After all, among the top counselors and wise men, there are a small number of people who believe in celestial phenomena without thinking. It's just...it doesn't matter whether they believe it or not. The important thing is that they cannot explain it to others.

"The banquet has been prepared in the palace. Hua Qing, please come with me." Liu Xie said a little coldly because of Cao Cao's interruption.

"Wait a minute... Your Majesty, now that you have seen your majesty's beauty, there is no reason why the sacred weapon of the country should be kept in your hands. Please take back the sacred weapon first, and then you will dare to go to the banquet with your majesty." Hua Xin said and took out the jade seal.

Initially, when Hua Xin refused, Liu Xie thought that he was going to retreat in order to seek some benefit for himself or Bai Tu. However, when he heard Hua Xin's words, Liu Xie was moved to tears.

"There is no need for the Hua Division to be anxious. There will be an opportunity to present the jade seal later." Cao Cao directly intervened again, completely ignoring that Hua Xin was talking to Liu Xie now, and deliberately addressed Hua Xin's official position in the General's Mansion.

He even took a step to the side to vaguely block Liu Xie. For a moment, the surrounding ministers and guards seemed to feel the stagnation of the scene and became a little nervous.

Especially Liu Bei, who was standing on the periphery and was somewhat alienated from the officials in the court and the staff of the Prime Minister's Mansion. At this time, he stared at Cao Cao with a burning gaze, and then immediately averted his gaze.

What was prepared in the palace was indeed not only a banquet, but also the etiquette of handing over the imperial seal - there is actually no fixed etiquette for this kind of thing. After all, the imperial seal has been passed down from generation to generation. The local princes intercepted the imperial seal and presented it to the emperor. This is an accident.

But Cao Cao still prepared something, which in itself made Liu Xie particularly unhappy.

Naturally, he wouldn't know that this was Guo Jia's suggestion. The purpose was to "capture" the Han Dynasty's increased fortune as much as possible after the return of the Yuxi, and... to achieve it with one fell swoop.

"The Prime Minister doesn't know. When the general came, he told his ministers that if they see His Majesty, they must present the jade seal as soon as possible." Hua Xin said, holding the jade seal directly in his hand, raising it above his head, and saluted Liu Xie.

At this time, Hua Xin insisted that the emperor take over, but Cao Cao's arrangement was in vain - if the visitor was just someone who happened to get the jade seal, Cao Cao would even dare to directly take over the jade seal on Liu Xie's behalf.

Although he will definitely turn his hand to Liu Xie in the end, this move can further suppress Liu Xie's reputation and intimidate the ministers. At the same time, he can also observe who among the courtiers is a hidden loyalist of the Han Dynasty and who can intimidate and induce him.

For Guo Jia, this "ritual" helped Cao Cao "digest" the luck of the Han Dynasty.

In the novel, Cao Cao even deliberately borrowed the emperor's bow and arrows to kill a deer while hunting in Xutian. When the officials saw the deer shot to death by the emperor's arrows and came to celebrate the emperor, Cao Cao directly The horse came out to accept everyone's cheers... This incident also happened in the fourth year of Jian'an.

In the novel, the three Liu Bei brothers were the disciples of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Seeing this scene, Guan Yu wanted to kill Cao Cao directly, but Liu Bei stopped him because Cao Cao was too close to the emperor at the time and was surrounded by Cao Cao. Their confidants took action rashly, fearing that Cao Cao would kill them for being guilty of Jingjia.

The ministers were even more afraid of Cao Cao. Although they were "all shocked", they had no real reaction and only made Cao Cao show off his power.

But now... in the world of Cheng Ji, Xu Tian's hunting in the novel did not happen. Cao Cao was ready to accept the seal on behalf of Tian, ​​but he was unable to do so due to Hua Xin's determination.

Although Liu Xie hated and feared Cao Cao, but seeing Cao Cao's defeat at this time, he also understood that Cao Cao would not dare to take the jade seal by force in front of the people and ministers. After all... the jade seal is still in Hua Xin's hands, and Hua Xin Behind it is a white picture.

Cao Cao was indeed wary of the people from the General's Mansion. If Hua Xin saw him coming to pick him up and just stepped aside without accepting him, then it would be Cao Cao himself who would be embarrassed, and...he didn't dare to do anything to the envoy from the General's Mansion!
Just thinking about it made Liu Xie feel a little uncomfortable.

So Liu Xie took courage and stepped forward to take the jade seal. Indeed, Cao Cao did not stop him. After that... Liu Xie praised Hua Xin again for his loyalty.

If it weren't for Liu Ai's subtle stop, Liu Xie would have even wanted to ridicule a certain Prime Minister Cao who did not want to be named.

Liu Xie held the jade seal and looked at Cao Cao's displeasure. Feeling that he had reached his peak, he greeted Hua Xin more enthusiastically. After handing the jade seal to Liu Ai for safekeeping, he took Hua Xin's arm and walked with him.

On the other side, Cao Cao was even more "invisible" and walked beside the emperor without the emperor holding his arm.

As for the guard of honor and the escort team, the five hundred Ji Zao soldiers were naturally not allowed to enter the city. They were stationed in the city wall together with the hundreds of fully equipped generals under the arrangement of the "imperial court".

There are also hundreds of guards who will enter the city to protect Hua Xin - all drawn from the guards of Bai Tu.

This scale would neither worry Cao Cao nor "bully" Hua Xin.

During the banquet, Hua Xin was more immersed in the situation and felt the atmosphere in Xudu today.

Although Cao Cao was not as rude as Dong Zhuo and Li Guo, he had openly oppressed, or in other words, attacked the emperor's authority.

Most of the people in the court were mediocre or people who were wise and protective--the ones with real backbone had been killed by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si long ago.

All of them are named Hanchen, but the way to express "loyalty" is to lower their heads and make a look of Qi Qiran when Cao Cao is rude, and I don't know who it is for.

Anyway, for most of the courtiers, it is impossible to resist, and I am ashamed to be a thief, and I don’t necessarily like it if I want to be a thief, so I can only maintain my life by doing nothing...

As for those who really wanted to protect the emperor, Hua Xin had only been in Xudu for half a day, and he could already get a rough idea. At the same time... he also began to understand why Liu Bei's presence was not as strong as he imagined.

If it is a werewolf killing now, then...the rules are too biased towards werewolves, not to mention that the prophet (Liu Xie) has been banned; a Jinshui mob (Dong Cheng) messes with the rhythm and looks like "The City of Gods" Kneel down and express your love for me, or else you will act like a wolf"; a few gods who still want to win are putting their cards on the table; other civilians are either looking forward to being planted, or paddling like crazy... Change to Hua Xin is Liu Bei, and now he can only express discord with the Wolves.

But for Hua Xin, the current situation is not very bad. After all, he is not on Liu Xie's side, and... Liu Xie still trusts him, which is very comfortable.

Although Dong Cheng is stupid and violent, his questioning of Hua Xin is not painful or itchy at all in Hua Xin's view, but Liu Ai... On the surface, he has been speaking for himself, but Hua Xin always feels that he does not really trust him. Own.

After that, Hua Xin will also stay in Xudu for a while, at least to represent the General's Mansion and attend the New Year's Day meeting.

According to Bai Tu's instructions before leaving, if Hua Xin felt that there was "a lot to do" in Xudu, he could follow Liu Xie's request to stay in Xudu, and if he felt that there was no chance or danger, he would come back after the Suidan court meeting.

Seeing Hua Xin being greeted cordially by Liu Xie at the banquet, Liu Bei couldn't help but think of what happened when he first arrived in Xudu more than half a year ago...

(End of this chapter)