Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 836 Cao Cao's Life
"Your Majesty..." Xun Yu walked into the study and handed a report to Liu He.

Liu He looked up and asked casually, "Whose report is this?"

Xun Yu said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it was the Right General Gao Shun who reported this."

"Oh? What did Bo Ping say in his memorial?" Liu He put down the pen he was using to review the memorial.

Xun Yu replied, "This is a letter of apology sent by General Gao. Your Majesty, please read it."

Liu He was stunned: "Apologize? Show it to me.

He took the report presented by Xun Yu, unfolded it and took a look at it, and then he understood it.

"So it's because of this matter... Bo Ping is still so humble and cautious in doing things."

The report was about Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and the Xiahou brothers. Because the four of them caused disturbance in the city, the Xiahou brothers, a pair of important criminals, escaped. Therefore, Gao Shun submitted a letter to apologize and said that after he had settled the military and political affairs of Yanzhou in the next few days, he would go to Luoyang to accept punishment.

In fact, Liu He received a message from the Flying Eagle Guard the day after the incident. He was a little surprised at first, but soon calmed down.

Although the Xiahou brothers were quite capable, their escape would naturally boost Cao Cao's arrogance. They even brought two powerful generals, Dian Wei and Xu Chu, to Cao's camp, which would inevitably greatly increase the strength of Cao's army.

But Cao Cao was now at the end of his strength. Even if he captured Nanyang County, coupled with the city of Xuzhou occupied by Cao Ren, Yu Jin and others, Cao Cao could at most recover half of his peak strength before the Battle of Chenliu. He was not to be feared at all.

He put down the report and said to Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo, draft an imperial edict and send it to Chenliu by express horse, saying that Dian Wei and Xu Chu came to disturb the city due to misunderstanding, and that this was not his fault, but the fault of me and my third brother Gong Yi, so he should not blame himself. As for the fact that Xiahou brothers escaped because of this, although he was at fault, it is not a big deal. Let him take twenty strokes of the cane and continue to stay in Chenliu."

"I accept the decree."

Xun Yu returned to his seat, lowered his head and began to write the imperial edict. Soon after, he handed it to Liu He. Liu He used the jade seal immediately without even looking at it.

Just after returning the jade seal, Liu He suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, I wonder how Cao Cao will respond to the imperial edict of the fake emperor Liu Yan? If he is prepared to attack Luoyang upon summons, he should also make some preparations."

Xun Yu replied, "Your Majesty, according to the scouts, Cao Cao has received the imperial edict for many days, but has not made any unusual moves. He has neither reorganized his troops nor sent anyone to Chengdu to report to the false emperor. I wonder what his intention is."

Liu He raised his eyebrows and thought for a moment, but he had no idea for a moment.

"Forget it. I think Cao Aman is at his wit's end. The imperial court has sufficient food and grass, and a million soldiers. After the spring comes, it will immediately send troops south to recapture Yuzhou. It will be a snap. Don't pay too much attention to it."

Qian Li, who was standing by, was concentrating on politics and did not express any opinion. However, when Xun Yu heard what Liu He said, he frowned slightly.

Seeing him like this, Liu He took the initiative to ask: "Why, Wen Ruo has a different opinion?"

Xun Yu thought for a moment and said, "I think Cao Cao has always been a man of great wisdom and ambition. He is not someone who will give up easily. Now that he is doing nothing, I'm afraid he has other plans. We must be on guard."

Liu He laughed dumbly: "Just him? Even if he mobilized all the troops of Yan and Xu, I'm afraid he can't even get past Bo Ping and my fourth brother, let alone stand up to me?"

Liu He is now a completely different person. He occupies six states, namely Bing, You, Ji, Si, Yan and Liang. Qingzhou also obeys his orders. In the area under his jurisdiction, there are more than 20 million people, agriculture and sericulture are prosperous, and commerce and travel are endless. With his current strength, he is not afraid even if all other princes in the world join forces to fight against the court. Although Cao Cao has strong comprehensive abilities and his other three attributes are better than his except for martial arts, Liu He no longer takes him seriously.

"This..." Xun Yu hesitated for a while, then said: "Your Majesty is wise and decisive, but I am still worried..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Oh, you can't go in. Trespassing into His Majesty's study is a capital crime..."

"Hurry... can't wait... can't wait any longer. Something big has happened. Something big... something big has happened. Hurry and let me in... let me in..."

Liu He looked outside the door and saw Gong Saner stopping a man in armor, and the two were arguing.

"Gong Saner, what's going on?"

Gong Saner heard Liu He's summons and knelt down outside the door in a hurry: "Your Majesty..."

However, the soldier took advantage of this opportunity and broke into the study, scaring Gong Saner so much that he turned pale.

"You, you can't..."

Liu He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Let's not take his crime of breaking into the palace into account for now. It won't be too late to convict him after we find out the reason."

Gong Saner gave up. The soldier knelt down in front of Liu He, kowtowed repeatedly, and cried out in tears: "Your Majesty, something big has happened, I... I can't redeem my sins even if I die a thousand times..."

Liu He was extremely confused for a moment. He looked at the soldier and saw that his armor was a little tattered, his hair was disheveled, his body was covered in mud, and when he knelt on the ground, his whole body was shaking uncontrollably. It was obvious that he had gone through a very difficult journey to get to Luoyang.

"I see you look familiar. I wonder which soldier you are from and why you have trespassed into the forbidden palace. If you can't explain clearly, I will punish you for treason."

The soldier cried, "Your Majesty, I was... I was... at that time... "

Before he could finish his words, his body tilted and he suddenly fell straight to one side.

Xun Yu hurried forward to check, and then said to Liu He: "Your Majesty, this person is overworked, exhausted both physically and mentally, and just now he broke into the palace and saw Your Majesty's golden face, so he was too excited to control himself, so he fainted. He just needs to rest for a while and he will wake up."

Liu He was even more surprised. "What kind of place and what kind of event happened to make this person so panicked and anxious?"

Xun Yu searched the man's body and then took out a black iron plate from his waist.

"Your Majesty, this is a waist badge. I think it belongs to this person. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Liu He hurriedly stepped forward and took the badge. His face immediately changed: "Oh no! Something big has happened!"

In Nanyang County, in Wancheng, Cao Cao was also pacing back and forth with a worried look on his face.

"Liu Yan, you old villain, are really annoying. It hasn't been long since then, and you've sent someone to issue an order, urging me to organize my troops to attack Luoyang. Even if I'm willing to obey your order, it's winter now, and Wancheng has already snowed twice. How can I march?"

Guo Jia stepped forward and said, "The situation in Hanzhong is critical. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others have a total of more than 100,000 troops and are attacking very quickly. Although Hanzhong City is strategically located and easy to defend but difficult to attack, Zhang Lu of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is a mediocre person. Seeing that the city is about to be lost, the gates of Yizhou will be wide open from now on. Liu Yan is naturally very anxious."

Xi Zhong sneered, "This is just Liu He's plan. At this time of year, the mountains of Sichuan and Shu are bound to be even colder, with thick snow. Although the armies of Guan and Zhao are heavy and well-armored, it will be difficult for them to march in such weather, let alone capture cities. I dare to assert that their army must be stationed in the camp, but they send people to wave guns and shout loudly under the city every day, pretending to attack the city. But Zhang Lu and Liu Yan are both cowardly men, and they are frightened by this mere battle formation."

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I also know about this matter, but the old villain Liu Yan has spread the news of the crisis in Hanzhong and the fact that he ordered me to attack Luoyang to save Sichuan and Shu. Now all the princes and people in the world are waiting to see how I, Cao, will behave. If I don't obey, I will issue a letter to the world to denounce the old villain. Then I, Cao Cao, will become a disloyal and shameless person. Once I lose the support of the people, my army will be destroyed before my eyes."

Cheng Yu sighed and said, "Liu Yan knows that the lord is not completely on the same page with him, so he uses this trick to force our army."

"Now it seems that what Jia said that day, that someone in Shu deliberately made things difficult for our army and repeatedly slandered Liu Yan to murder the lord, must be true. But I think the lord has always been courteous to the civil and military officials of Sichuan and Shu, and the famous people from all over the country, and has never neglected them. I wonder who he offended?"

Guo Jia looked thoughtful and puzzled.

"Now I don't care who is against me. The situation is already very critical. I just hate that the matter has not been completed yet. Otherwise, why would I be controlled by such an old man?"

Cheng Yu and others looked at each other. They all knew what "that thing" Cao Cao was talking about, but they were helpless.

"My lord, this is a very difficult matter. Whether it will succeed is still unknown, and it is really hard to entrust it to someone else. Now we should find another good strategy to deal with this difficulty."

After hearing this, Cao Cao became even more annoyed: "Find another good strategy, find another good strategy, what other clever plan can we use to deal with it? This old villain is hateful. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely kill him with my own hands."

"Lord... Lord..." A voice outside the door shouted, making Cao Cao more impatient.

"Who is making a noise? Drag him out and give him thirty strokes of the cane."

Cheng Yu looked out the door and said, "My Lord, it's the captain of the palace guard on duty today. I think someone wants to see him."

"No, no, no, no matter who comes, I won't see him." Cao Cao waved his hands impatiently.

Cheng Yu said, "My lord, this man is so anxious, it must be an important person or matter, my lord, you might as well meet him."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao glared at the guard outside the door and shouted, "Why are you so anxious and panic? Report it quickly."

The guard was unreasonably angry and panicked. He said tremblingly, "My lord... there are several generals waiting outside the gate in a carriage. They said they were ordered to go to the north and are here to hand in the order..."

"Swish!" Cao Cao suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes wide open, staring at the guard.

"Who are you talking about? Who is outside the mansion?"

The guard was about to repeat what he had just said, but he saw Cao Cao rushing out himself and running towards the door. Cheng Yu and others also showed surprise on their faces and hurried to follow.

(End of this chapter)