Xudu, Sikong Mansion lobby.

Cao Cao, who was wearing a hat and a swallow suit, leaning around, looking through the school affairs report at a glance. When he reached a small note, his fingers pounded violently, and he stood up suddenly. He also didn't pay attention to the small bag on his waist when he touched the official document.

He stood upright, his lips stammering, and he talked to himself, ignoring the surprised gazes of other officials in the hall.

After a while, Cao Cao, who was awakened, laughed and walked to the center of the lobby with his hands holding the small paper, chanting loudly.

"The letter of "六官网" is considered dangerous and strong in the two capitals.

Frost peaks are directly on the road, and the glaciers are winding around the city.

The ancient trees are jagged with shadows, and the cold apes are intermittent.

The crown and the cap come and go back and forth, and the dust is shocked day and night.

Talk about horse racing first, and pretending to be a rooster crowing.

Abandon the long-lasting ambitions and carry the strong love in the mud.

It’s notorious to be true.”

In the poem, half describes the scenery, half is lying about the ancients. The passion enters the scenery, attracts allusions to express one's aspirations, and the whole poem is simple and profound, making people feel immersive when they read it, and their minds are thrilling.

Cao Cao was an official, well-educated, and talented, not only knew military laws and regulations, but also had profound attainments in poetry and calligraphy. At this time, he was inexplicably excited when he read Yan Xing's poems. In front of him, he seemed to have the danger of the brink of the ancients, such as Gongsun Long, Mengchangjun, Zhongjun, Wang Yuan, etc., and Yan Xing looked at the majestic pass with a fierce look.

Influenced by this, he closed his eyes and focused his mind, and was about to brew a good sentence in his belly, but he was soon disturbed by the saying "Ming Gong", and the poetic feelings disappeared for a moment.

Cao Cao was shocked and looked fierce. When he saw that the visitor was Guo Jia with a thin white face, he instantly turned into a smile, haha:

"You are here just in time for filial piety. I have obtained a new poem here, and I am missing someone to appreciate it."

"Ming Gong, it's okay to appreciate poetry in the future, but today I have important things to report."

Guo Jia bowed and said solemnly.

Cao Cao knew that Guo Jia would never be aimless in this way. He immediately waved his hand and ordered the assistant officials in the hall to retreat, and then asked solemnly:

"What happened?"

"The secret report from Jiangdong, Sun Ce was assassinated in Dantu Mountain with severe injuries and died."

"Is Sun Ce dead?" Cao Cao suddenly was shocked. He took the secret note from Guo Jia's hand, looked at the content of the text intently, and after a while, he let out a long sigh and smiled easily:

"Sun Ce is dead, Xuzhou is full of worries!"

Yes. Although Cao Cao actively married the Sun family and tried to alleviate the threat from Sun Ce to the Jiangbei prefectures, Sun Ce, who had failed to send his younger brother Sun Quan to attack Guangling, had always been resentful of the defeat of advancing Xuzhou. As soon as he was ambitious, he rectified his troops in Danyang at the beginning of the spring, preparing to cross the river and go north and seek various counties in Xuzhou.

His assassination at this time was a help from God, which made the southern border of Xuzhou unexpectedly turn danger into safety.

"When Sun Ce dies, who is in power in Jiangdong?"

"It is said that his younger brother Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, with Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu as the auxiliary."

"Is it the Sun boy who was just hailed as a talented man?"

"Yes, this person led the troops when he attacked Guangling twice in the first two times."

"Oh, I am strong and weak. It seems that Jiangdong is not worth worrying within a few years."

Cao Cao thoughtful, squinted his eyes and said leisurely.

Sun Ce traveled across Jiangdong and was invincible. He used force to eliminate many heroes from Wuzhong and gathered the fragmented Jiangdong together. However, this was only a superficial unity. In fact, the Sun family was far from being supported by the scholars and people of Jiangdong.

Now he is powerful and fierce and unexpectedly died. Sun Quan, a young man who is not yet crowned, is facing a pioneering foundation, an old minister holding great power, a rebellious general, a uncle who controls the army, a big surname in Jiangdong and a Shanyue who is in chaos. The Sun family is in danger.

Cao Cao had always had contacts with the Jiangdong clan, and he vaguely felt that this was a great opportunity to intervene in Jiangdong.

Slowly, Cao Cao walked back to his seat. He thought for a while, and suddenly he thought of another thing.

"Is Fengxiao, the envoy of Chang'an, still in the inn in the city?"

"It's still here, it's the third time I've been asking for a meeting with Ming Gong!"

"Haha, let him wait."

"In addition, not only did the envoys from Chang'an seek their visit, but the envoys from Yecheng came again. They said that there was a major military situation to discuss with the Ming Gong."

"Is that right? Let them wait first."

Cao Cao laughed, ignored it, and looked through the secret notes of the school affairs again. The new secret notes on hand came from the palace. Cao Cao only took a few glances and put them down again. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, Cao Cao raised his head again. Looking at Guo Jia who was still waiting in the hall, he suddenly showed a smile.

"Fengxiao, do you want to see a good show?"

···

Outside Xudu City, there is a manor.

Dong Cheng, who was fat, carefully turned on the switch of the underground secret room in the room and tapped the secret code a few times. After getting the secret code that the person in the secret room responded, he let out a long sigh and said to a middle-aged man beside him with a smile:

"Ziyou, please!"

The middle-aged man looked at the dim secret room and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he gritted his teeth and tiptoed down the wooden ladder.

There was a smell of moisture and decay in the secret room. As soon as the middle-aged man adapted to the dim candlelight in the secret room, he saw two familiar faces standing beside the wooden ladder, looking at him with a smile.

The middle-aged man felt a little nervous. He took a step back and happened to hit the wooden ladder and made a sound. Dong Cheng, who followed him, hurriedly held the middle-aged man and said with a smile.

"Ziyu is all acquaintances, and the floor is dark, so I have to stand firm."

The middle-aged man nodded awkwardly. Fortunately, he couldn't see his white face because of the dim candlelight, which allowed him to hide his loss of composure and bowed:

"Mr. Ng, Mr. Zan, it's been a long time since."

"Haha, Wang Jun doesn't have to be polite, please!"

When he said this, the four people walked to the candlesticks and sat down before the desk table. The middle-aged man sitting upright looked at the three people who were intertwined with light and darkness under the candlelight, and his heart was fluctuating slightly.

Who would have thought that this ordinary manor outside the city was the place where the anti-Cao court officials secretly met? Who would have thought that Xu Du, who was omnipotent in the Sikong Prefecture School, had already secretly gathered Wu Shuo, the counselor Wu Shuo, Changshui School Commander Zhong Ji and others for a long time to plan.

Just as the middle-aged man looked at Dong Cheng and the other two, Dong Cheng and the other two were also looking at the middle-aged man's slightly pale face.

The middle-aged man was a general and Wangfu, and was one of the important court officials who fought against Cao that Dong Cheng and others tried hard to fight.

Since the surrounding area of ​​Xudu was stabilized, Cao Cao, who welcomed the emperor, gradually changed his loyal and respectful face.

He excluded Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and other old ministers of the Han Dynasty, suppressed Liu Ai, Yang Qi and other close ministers of the emperor, killed Zhao Yan, Feng Shuo, Tai Chong and other dissident court officials, and arranged for their confidants, as if they had firmly controlled the Xu Du court in his own hands, and all the emperors and officials became puppets controlled by him.

Seeing that the court officials loyal to the Han Dynasty died, were sick, and were exposed and imprisoned, the worried young emperor and loyal ministers couldn't help but sigh in secret: "Will the country not be destroyed by the thieves of Dong, Li, and Yan also be destroyed by the thieves of Cao?"

It is obvious that the young emperor did not intend to sit back and wait for death. He had to regain the power of the court from Cao Cao, so Dong Cheng, a relative of the foreigner who had obtained the edict, began to secretly plan for a new bloody coup.

He was born in the army and tried his best to win over the royal uniforms of the generals, and he was interested in more than a thousand troops under his command.

Although Dong Chenggui was a general of chariots and cavalry, the only troops he could mobilize were the remaining troops and the two thousand Jingzhou soldiers assigned to him by Yan Xing. But now this army is not only short of weapons and armor, but also closely monitored by Cao Cao's troops stationed in Xudu. He urgently needed a new army that could incur trouble.

But Wang Fu seemed a little timid. In his opinion, among the conspirators, in addition to having a division between him and Dong Cheng, the Changshui lieutenant of Zhong Ji was a false title, not to mention Wu Shuo and other old ministers. Once the incident was infringed, each family could send more than 10 to 20 Ding Zhuang, and he would do his best. The gap with Cao Cao was so huge that he could not worry.

Sometimes, the frightened Wangfu even had the idea of ​​giving up.

But he, who was deeply trapped in it, could no longer get rid of these accomplices and that robbery that looked like a nightmare.

Dong Cheng seemed to see Wang Fu's thoughts. He laughed dryly and said cheerfully:

"Zi You don't have to worry too much. Although there are only four of us who are planning the matter at the moment, they are just afraid of attracting attention, so they don't let other lords come."

Wu Shuo and Zhong Ji also responded quickly:

"Those who are extremely virtuous are not in harmony with the customs, and those who succeed in great success do not plan to the public. In the past, Dong and Li bandits were strong and powerful, but they could do things in a rebellious way, which was unpopular. Once the edict of the bandits was issued, the people under his command fell apart in an instant. Now the crime of Cao bandits is even worse than that of Dong and Li. We have an edict of the emperor. We shouted at the emperor. Tens of thousands of people can gather in a day. It is not difficult to fight against the bandits and make achievements."

Wang Fu felt the three of them’s hot eyes, his face suddenly became hot, his blood surged, and he immediately expressed his opinion:

"Supporting the Han Dynasty, assisting the emperor, is the duty of a minister! I am not a person who is greedy for life and fear of death. Since I am here today, I want to advance and retreat with you, and I have already put my life and death aside."

"Okay, I will serve the country with loyalty, the emperor's blessing, and the Han Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Dong Cheng smiled again and said:

"There is also good news. General Liu Xuande from Zuo came with a secret letter. He had already mastered the troops in Xuzhou. If there was any incident in Xudu, he could raise his troops to respond at any time."

"That's really great!"

After hearing this news, not only did Wu Shuo laugh, but Wang Fu was also excited.

Liu Bei was deeply loved by the people in Xuzhou. In previous years, Cao's soldiers killed and plundered many people in Xuzhou, but were unpopular. Now Cao Cao wanted to control Xuzhou, he could not do without the help of Liu Bei, who was in the name of benevolence and righteousness. Liu Bei had also secretly joined a small group that Dong Cheng planned to rebel against Cao, ready to raise an army in Xuzhou at any time to respond to the power-grabbing coup in Xudu.
Chapter completed!