This famous saying, which can be regarded as the truth, may seem short, but it is full of great wisdom that is difficult to achieve in a lifetime.

But Liu Zhaoqiqing was just speaking from his own feelings, not from his own realization, so he smiled modestly and said, "It's just something I said casually, there's no great truth to it."

They stood there for a while again, in silence, it seemed that no one was willing to say those words.

In the end, it was Liu Zhaoqing who spoke first: "Then... I'm leaving too."

Cao Cao nodded slightly.

But when Liu Zhaoqing turned around, Cao Cao called him, "Zhaoqing."

"what?"

"Do you have any new poems?" She smiled: "I heard that you have done so many things in Mobei, so you should have written some new poems, right?"

New poetry?

Liu Zhaoqing originally planned to tell Cao Cao the poem written by Hanhai, but thinking of the upcoming separation, he paused and then composed another poem in front of Cao Cao.

After nodding slightly to her, Liu Zhaoqing mounted his bicycle and quickly left her sight in the pale sky.

Only Cao Cao was left standing there for a long time.

suddenly.

"Zixiao!" Cao Cao shouted.

Cao Ren, who was hiding in the corner of a house and peeking, was so frightened that his face changed. He didn't reveal his breath or figure, so how was he discovered?

Thinking about what Sister Meng De knew about him, Cao Ren knew that Cao Cao must have guessed that although she seemed very serious at ordinary times, she must be curious about who the man who sent Cao Cao was and why he was with the ferocious beast, so he would definitely take a peek.

After calming down, Cao Ren hurried out and was about to explain, but Cao Cao suddenly said to her, "Go get some paper and pen... No, get my most precious brocade."

"Ah?" Cao Ren was surprised.

What happened to Cao Cao? His cousin used to be so majestic and cool, but today she seemed like a different person.

"Aren't we preparing to start a war? And Sister Meng De, can't we do this when we get home? It's so cold outside..."

Before Cao Ren could finish, Cao Cao spoke calmly.

"Just do it."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren bowed his head and said "yes", then immediately ran back to get the pen, ink and brocade.

Less than half a minute later, Cao Ren brought paper and pen, and then he saw Cao Cao spreading precious brocade on a stone table and writing a poem with a pen.

"It is hard to meet and hard to part..." Cao Ren on the side read out the poem written by Cao Cao.

After reading the last sentence, she was immediately surprised and said, "Sister Meng De actually wrote such a wonderful poem again."

"It wasn't me who did it, it was him."

"he?"

"He is the author of the eternal poem I gave you earlier, Liu Zhaoqing."

"Ah? It's actually him?" Cao Ren was extremely surprised.

Then she saw Cao Cao's profile, which was a gentleness she had never seen before.

"Only he can give such a gift."

Cao Cao stroked the brocade and smiled slightly.

"I love so much."

Chapter 239 Dong Zhuo's Determination

In Luoyang city.

Dong Zhuo sat on a high seat, looking gloomily at the generals kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered.

Even Lu Bu was standing aside at this time, not looking at him.

They failed to complete Dong Zhuo's order and did not catch the assassin who dared to assassinate her.

"With so many people, you can't even catch Cao Cao?" Dong Zhuo looked at the generals coldly: "Then what's the point of keeping you?"

Dong Zhuo's voice was clearly not angry or high-pitched, but this tone, as calm as a cold blade, immediately made several generals fall to the ground, trembling and begging for mercy.

At this time, Li Ru, who was standing by, saw Dong Zhuo's gloomy expression and realized that she would really take action against these people.

He immediately stepped forward, bowed to Dong Zhuo, and said respectfully: "Please calm down, Prime Minister."

"Calm down?" Dong Zhuo looked coldly at the counselor who helped her enter the capital. If Li Ru had not made great contributions, he would have dared to oppose her at this time. Even if he was not implicated, he would have been punished.

"Li Ru, do you think it's normal that they can't catch Cao Cao?"

"That's certainly not right. Although Cao Cao is a great man, he was injured by the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's Canglang. He doesn't need Lu Bu, Hua Xiong, Xu Rong and others to easily defeat him if it's a one-on-one battle."

"Easy to take down?" Dong Zhuo snorted coldly, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Li Ru lowered his head again, then glanced at Lu Bu and said, "Prime Minister, calm down. What I mean is that under normal circumstances, Cao Cao would definitely not be able to escape."

"But Cao Cao is not only a martial artist, but also a great strategist. He had been friends with the prime minister for many days before the assassination. After the assassination, we went to his residence and found that he had already dismissed everyone in the mansion. It is conceivable that he had already considered the outcome of failure."

"And from the fact that he was able to immediately come up with a trick to escape and disguise himself after the assassination attempt failed, we can also see that this person is extremely cunning."

"General Lu just reported to the Prime Minister that she had quickly caught up with Cao Cao and was about to capture him, but Cao Cao suddenly disappeared, and even Red Hare could not be found."

Li Ru bowed his head and said again: "In this case, Cao Cao must have received help from some powerful forces or people who are dissatisfied with the Prime Minister."

"Now is the time to recruit talents. The Prime Minister's ambition must not be limited to the immediate matter, but should pay attention to the bigger issues behind it."

"Bigger problem?" Dong Zhuo frowned slightly, then looked at Jia Xu, who had been standing beside him with his head down without saying a word.

"Wenhe, please explain."

Jia Xu, who was called, bowed his head slightly, walked forward, bowed respectfully to Dong Zhuo, and then said: "I think Li Ru's intention is to let the prime minister pay attention to the possible 'imitation'."

"Imitator?"

Jia Xu nodded, and looked at Dong Zhuo with his dark eyes. He considered the right words in his mind, and then said: "The Prime Minister was assassinated this time. Although Cao Cao failed and was chased by General Lu, it may also cause those who oppose the Prime Minister to gather together and follow suit."

"But, the Prime Minister will definitely not give these people another chance after this. Then they may use more direct, or more radical means, to take advantage of this fire and use it as a whirlwind to spread it to the entire forest."

Dong Zhuo looked at this gentle and refined woman. Li Ru had said that she had great talent, but she was not talkative and it could be seen that she was always cautious.

So Dong Zhuo asked directly: "Just tell me what it is, and I promise I won't blame you."

After hearing this, Jia Xu thought for a moment and said only four words: "Raise an army to rebel against Dong."

But these four words made Dong Zhuo silent, and then a chill came from her body.

The expensive tables and chairs at hand were suddenly covered with a layer of frost, and the tea in the exquisite porcelain cup froze into ice. The general kneeling not far in front of Dong Zhuo was shivering, breathing hot air from his mouth.

Even Li Ru and Lu Bu lowered their heads when they saw this.

They had never seen Dong Zhuo so angry.

"Since I entered the capital, I have not randomly executed officials. I have only cleaned up the remnants of He Jin's Ten Eunuchs, destroyed the Jin people who might be usurped, and deposed the emperor who was recommended by He Jin. The one who was appointed was still the legitimate son of the previous emperor. Why are these people so against me?"

"How dare they not rebel when He Jin and the Ten Eunuchs are in power? They are a thousand times more likely to disrupt the government than I am."

After Dong Zhuo finished speaking, he gradually calmed down, and the chill around him gradually subsided: "I was regarded as a traitor for restoring order, but the person who stabbed me was regarded as a hero."

"Prime Minister...this is actually not a good thing." Li Ru suddenly said.

"The Prime Minister has an army of 100,000 men, and he has countless generals and counselors under his command. Even if they do not obey the Prime Minister in their hearts, the Prime Minister occupies the capital and can order them to be loyal with an imperial edict."

"As for those who are against the Prime Minister and want to take advantage of this fire to gain power, how many of them can withstand such a Prime Minister?"

After Li Ru finished speaking, he looked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu lowered his head and spoke up, "In the barbarian tribes, a newly appointed king will always encounter opposing leaders, but once he establishes his authority and kills a few, no one will dare to object."

This is also the reason why the two advised Dong Zhuo not to attack his opponents at this time.

After listening to this, Dong Zhuo also understood what to do.

"To celebrate the inauguration of the new emperor, Your Majesty will grant amnesty to the entire nation. Five days later, I will also host a banquet for all the ministers in the court to discuss future matters."

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru and said, "Li Ru, go get someone to write invitations and give them to all the ministers."

"all?"

"all."

Li Ru lowered his head and immediately understood what Dong Zhuo was going to do.

This is the last chance for them to choose to stand on the same side again. Dong Zhuo will continue to give benefits and trust to those who come that day. If there are those who do not come or those who oppose, actions will be taken in the next few days.

Whether he left or plotted to harm her, Dong Zhuo would find out.

"If... there are people who don't come, how will the Prime Minister deal with them?" Lu Bu asked at this time.

"Didn't Li Ru and Jia Xu say so?" Dong Zhuo sat back in his seat, stretched out his hand to pick up the tea beside him, but found that it had already solidified.

Then he threw it to the ground aside.

The teacup fell to the ground and shattered, and the crystal ice chips sparkled in the firelight.

"I will take this opportunity to show them who can defeat whom, Shattered Ice or Blazing Fire. Since they want me to establish my authority, I will do it."

-

On the afternoon of the day after sending Cao Cao back to his hometown, a ferocious beast with four horns and that looked like a horse appeared on the grass outside the city of Changping.

At first the sentry was so scared that he thought a ferocious beast was attacking and was about to blow the horn, but when he looked closely, he saw that it was Liu Zhaoqing who had returned.

The news was immediately passed to the rear.

Chapter 240 She's Coming 8k

"The lord is back! The lord is back!"

This shout was like a beacon tower, quickly spreading throughout the entire Changping City.

Soldiers guarding the city gate, clerks on patrol, vendors packing up their stalls, literati and heroes in the teahouse, Liu Pi and Zhou Cang in the Qing Mansion courtyard, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and their daughter in the hall, and Baoer, Lu Hong and Zhang Jiao in the side rooms.

Everyone looked up, and after hearing the news, although the degree of their joy varied, they all showed joy.

Liu Zhaoqing's prestige in Hebei at this time was unmatched, let alone in Changping.

"Didn't I ask Fengxiao and the others to keep it a secret for me?" Liu Zhaoqing felt helpless outside the city after hearing the noise.

But of course this cannot be blamed on Guo Jia and the others. He just walked in from the main gate. Anyone with eyesight would know that he had returned from another place.

Jumping off Youyou, Liu Zhaoqing asked it to go into the city to find Zhen Mi, while he prepared to walk into the city alone.

But before he could walk for long, a large number of civilians and soldiers came out from the distant city gate.

"Lord!"

"Why call me Lord? Call me General Tiangong!"

"That's not right. In battle he is General Tian Gong, but in normal times he should be called Lord Liu!"

"Mr. Liu, where did you come from? And that beast just now, was it my eyes that were blurring my vision?"

"No matter what, Mr. Liu has now stood up for Youzhou, how come he appeared in front of us after so many days?"

……

When Liu Zhaoqing was being surrounded, he also saw several horses appearing in the distance. The people on the horses were Zhao Yun and Baoer.

He first expressed his gratitude to the people and soldiers, thanking them for liking him so much.

Then Liu Zhaoqing tactfully explained that he had been busy in recent days and had not appeared in public in the city too many times, so it was his own fault.

Of course, the person who said this was just speaking casually and did not really blame Liu Zhaoqing for not showing up.

More and more people gathered around, and finally Zhao Yun led his soldiers to block off a path, allowing Liu Zhaoqing to enter the city.

After getting into the carriage, Liu Zhaoqing also saw Guo Jia in the carriage.

"Filial piety?"

"My lord." Guo Jia bowed and said, "My lord, you came back so soon, could it be..."

It seemed that Guo Jia couldn't wait to know the result, so he got into the carriage, wanting to know what happened in Luoyang from Liu Zhaoqing as soon as possible.

"I didn't go to Luoyang." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head.

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