In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

This is clearly Cao Cao trying to save face!

but.

The old ministers' gazes did not change because of Cao Cao's words.

They looked at Zhao Yu.

It's no longer the look of someone looking at Cao Cao's lackeys.

"This man has the Han dynasty in his heart!"

"He's protecting His Majesty!"

"His body is in Cao Cao's camp, but his heart is with Han!"

"A loyal subject! A truly loyal subject!"

Xun Yu stood in the crowd.

Looking at Zhao Yu.

His eyes were extremely complex.

"Just as I expected."

"As long as a higher authority than Mengde appears."

"This knife will turn."

"Your Majesty, have you finally found this knife?"

On the dragon throne.

Liu Xie held the jade pendant he had lost and then found.

My heart is also filled with unease.

It's not fear.

It was touching.

So many years have passed.

Finally, someone with a knife appeared.

They're willing to listen to him now.

Although we still don't know why?

But it's true that she was willing to bend down and pick things up for him.

"Zhao Yu..."

Liu Xie silently recited the name in his heart.

"I……"

"I'll remember you."

……

The morning court session has ended.

a storm.

And that's how it ended so strangely.

Cao Cao walked out of the palace gate.

His amiable expression had completely changed.

His face immediately darkened.

"Zhao Yu".

"Get in the car."

Zhao Yu followed Cao Cao into the carriage.

The carriage curtain fell.

There were only two people.

Cao Cao stared at Zhao Yu.

"Tell me the truth."

"Are you... trying to leave yourself a way out?"

Zhao Yu leaned against the seat cushion, half-reclining in the car.

"Why do you say that, Prime Minister?"

"Even the house was given to me by you."

"There's no way out."

"Then why did you listen to him?"

Cao Cao pointed to the imperial palace.

"Didn't you understand what I meant at the time?"

"I want to embarrass him!"

Zhao Yu sighed.

A look of helplessness.

I can't exactly tell you that the system made me do it, can I?

"Prime Minister, I've figured it out."

"But... he's the emperor."

"I am an official of the Han Dynasty."

"You are the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty."

"The government's grain rations we eat are, in theory, all distributed by him."

"The boss's boss has spoken. How dare I, a mere general, disobey?"

Zhao Yu looked at Cao Cao with sincere eyes.

"We'll see."

"Prime Minister."

"Didn't you always say that we came here to restore the Han Dynasty?"

"Since it's about restoring the Han Dynasty, let's find a jade pendant for the emperor."

"It's not shameful."

Impeccable.

It was Cao Cao's own slogan that was used to shut him up.

Cao Cao looked at Zhao Yu's "honest" face.

I was both angry and amused.

That kid.

Is he truly foolish, or is he wise beyond his years?

That's it.

As long as he doesn't form factions or flirt with those old ministers.

They are rigid and inflexible.

Then I'll still choose my good sword.

"Alright."

Cao Cao waved his hand.

"This will not be repeated."

"In the future, things like this..."

"Act according to my whims. If I tell you to pick it up, then pick it up."

"Do you understand?"

Zhao Yu nodded.

"Understand."

(Fine, fine, as long as Liu Xie doesn't speak, you can do whatever you want. But if Liu Xie does speak, unless you usurp the throne, kick Liu Xie off the throne, and become LV100.)

The carriage rumbled.

Heading towards the Prime Minister's residence.

And behind them.

Deep within the palace.

Liu Xie calmed himself down.

He summoned his trusted eunuch.

"go."

"Investigate this Zhao Yu."

"I need to know everything about him."

"besides……"

Liu Xie glanced at the jade pendant in his hand.

"Prepare a generous gift."

"I want to... reward him."

……

Although that's what Cao Cao said,

But he certainly couldn't trust Zhao Yu to act like this.

After returning to the Prime Minister's residence.

Cao Cao's paranoia resurfaced.

Recalling that scene in the palace hall.

And then there's that self-righteous saying—"A higher-ranking official can crush you."

Cao Cao felt a chill run down the back of his neck.

After Xu Chu took over Zhao Yu's position,

"Xu Chu!"

Cao Cao roared.

"exist!"

Xu Chu rushed in from outside the door.

"What are your orders, Prime Minister?"

"Who are you going to chop up?"

Xu Chu gripped his sword, his face beaming with excitement.

Cao Cao stared at Xu Chu.

"Zhongkang."

"I have a question for you."

"If one day, His Majesty orders you to kill me."

"Will you kill him?"

Xu Chu was taken aback.

His eyes were wide open and round.

Boss, you didn't take the wrong medicine, did you?

The way they looked at Cao Cao was as if he were a fool.

"Prime Minister, you've had too much to drink."

"Who does His Majesty think he is?"

"I eat the Cao family's food and wear the Cao family's clothes."

"Don't even mention His Majesty."

"Even if the King of Heaven himself ordered me to kill you, I'd still chop him down first!"

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

That's more like it.

This is the normal brain circuit.

This is my true loyal follower.

"Go down."

Cao Cao waved his hand.

"Summon Jia Xu."

"Here you go!"

Xu Chu scratched his head and left.

He muttered to himself: What's wrong with the Prime Minister today? He's asking so many useless questions.

After a while.

Jia Xu has arrived.

Poisonous strategist Jia Wenhe.

He always looks like he hasn't woken up yet.

Sleeve hands.

Leaning against the table next to it.

"Wenhe."

Cao Cao rubbed his temples.

"Did you witness what happened in court today?"

Jia Xu nodded.

"I saw it."

"General Zhao is agile and skillful."

"The way he picked up the jade pendant was very standard."

Cao Cao grabbed a bamboo tube containing writing brushes and threw it over.

"I'm not showing you my pose!"

"I'm talking about his brain!"

"He said he listens to the emperor because the emperor's official rank is higher than his!"

"What kind of absurd logic is this?"

Jia Xu retrieved the bamboo tube.

Put it back on the table.

His expression was indifferent.

"Prime Minister."

"This logic makes no mistake."

Cao Cao: "?"

Jia Xu's analysis:

"I've been observing Zhao Yu for quite some time now."

"He was not greedy for money, not lustful, and did not form cliques. His only code of conduct was—the rules."

"Or rather, authority, in his eyes."

"The Han Dynasty is just a shell; the Prime Minister is the actual controller."

"But in name only, the emperor is indeed the one with the highest authority."

"Zhao Yu doesn't think about politics; he just follows the rules."

"Therefore, when commands conflicted, he chose the nominal highest level."

Cao Cao gritted his teeth,

"Wouldn't that be like raising a tiger to cause trouble for oneself?"

"What if one day the emperor really orders me to be killed..."

"He actually dared to make a move!"

"or……"

A murderous glint flashed in Cao Cao's eyes. Although Zhao Yu had saved him several times...

"Did you kill him?"

Jia Xu shook his head.

"No."

"Firstly, Zhao Yu's martial arts are divine, making him too difficult to kill and likely to force a rebellion."

"Secondly, after the Battle of Red Cliffs, the morale of the army was not stable. Killing the meritorious officials who had saved the prime minister many times chilled people's hearts."

"Three things..."

Jia Xu smiled like an old fox.

"Such a pure blade is a rare find in the world. It would be a shame to destroy it."

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Cao Cao became anxious.

"Having it around is an uncertain factor."

"It's a waste to throw it away."

Jia Xu stepped forward.

Lower your voice.

"Prime Minister."

"Zhao Yu listens to the emperor because he is too close to the emperor."

"If that's the case, why not just move him away?"

Yes, he believes the emperor's orders are supreme, so why not just transfer him away directly?

"Where are you being transferred to?"

"Reassigning someone to a post outside the capital? No way, they'd be easily lured away by Liu Bei or Sun Quan."

Jia Xu pointed to the backyard of the Prime Minister's residence.

"The inner quarters."

"The inner quarters?"

"right."

"What's so good about a place for women to stay...?"

Cao Cao was not able to react for a moment.

"No, this is a place for women; there is no politics, no emperor."

"Only the Prime Minister's family members are there; there, the Prime Minister is the only ruler."

Jia Xu added.

"Zhao Yu is like a block of wood."

"But he was, after all, a young man full of vigor."

"Doesn't the Prime Minister's family have several young ladies of marriageable age?"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up.

"You mean a marriage alliance?"