After the court session ended, Cao Zheng came out and saw that some of the ministers were discussing Cao Zheng's arrogance.
However, Cao Zheng did not care about the discussions of the crowd. Because Cao Zheng knew that these people were just a bunch of fence-sitters. Usually, when both sides were in danger, they would unanimously side with the stronger side.
When Cao Zheng came out, he saw Cao Cao waiting for him.
"Father, are you waiting for me?" Cao Zheng asked curiously.
"Ziyi, I've made you suffer today. But don't worry, they won't laugh for too long.”Cao Cao said fiercely.
"It's okay, Father. I don't think there's a need for us to be angry with a tool. It's really not worth it to get angry and ruin our health.”Cao Zheng consoled.
"A tool? Interesting." Cao Cao said with a smile.
Dong Cheng saw Cao Cao and his son chatting excitedly, but no matter what they were talking about, Dong Cheng felt extremely disgusted by them.
The father and son had just returned to the residence when a servant came to report that Guo Jia and a group of strategists had arrived.
Cao Cao asked,"Ziyi, why do you think these guys came to me at this time?"”
Cao Zheng smiled and said,"It's nothing more than what happened in the court today. It seems that they are here to persuade you about something."”
Things were really as Cao Zheng had said. When Guo Jia and the others came in and sat down, they immediately mentioned the absurd things that Emperor Xian of Han had done today.
Xun You was the first to speak,"My Lord, the Emperor has recognized Liu Bei as his Imperial Uncle. I'm afraid he's plotting against you!"”
Cao Cao smiled and replied," There's nothing wrong with this. Since he has acknowledged Liu Bei as his Imperial Uncle, I will order Liu Bei to go to war in my place in the name of the Emperor. Liu Bei will have no reason to refuse!"”
After that, everyone started discussing.
"But, he has embarrassed you in public today. Are we just going to let this matter go?”
"This little Emperor has already forgotten the days when he did not have enough to eat or wear. He has forgotten that it was the lord who brought him back to Xuchang and gave him a life without worry.”
"That's right, it's time to teach him a lesson and warn the little Emperor!”
After listening to these words, Cao Cao smiled,"Let them laugh for a while now. When the time comes, they will cry, and they will cry!"”
"I've already asked Full Pet to bring people to monitor Liu Bei. I want to see what kind of commotion this guy can make!”
Although everyone was still worried, since Cao Cao had said so, they had nothing to say.
"It just so happens that you are here now. There is one thing I want to discuss with you.”
"Grand Marshal Yang Biao, I suspect that this guy is on the little Emperor's side, and he's a relative of the Yuan Family. If anything happens, this guy might bring us trouble.”
Before anyone could say anything, Cao Zheng said coldly,"It's fine to kill such a person who is at the opposite end of the snake and mouse. Why is father entangled?"”
At this time, Guo Jia hurriedly explained,"Young Master, you don't know. This Yang Biao has a prominent family background. If we execute him without solid evidence, it's inevitable that some people will criticize us!"”
Cao Zheng immediately sneered,"Does the emperor need a reason to kill people?"”
"We can just casually give him a crime and execute him in the name of the emperor. No matter what others say, it won't be Father's fault.”
After the strategists heard this, they were all shocked. This Cao Zheng was really a ruthless person!
Cao Cao's eyes revealed a look of admiration. This was indeed his style back then.
Since he had any doubts, he could just kill him directly. There was no need to be conflicted.
He would rather betray the world than let the world betray him.
Cao Zheng was indeed the most similar to him among his sons. He was decisive in killing and had both wisdom and courage. It was a pity that he was not the eldest son.
After three rounds of wine, Dong Zhao borrowed the strength of the wine
"My lord, in my opinion, we can now think about the king's ambition!”
His words attracted everyone's attention, and Cao Cao immediately asked with interest,"What do you mean?"”
Dong Zhao said,"Now that my lord's reputation is growing, it is in line with God's will to take advantage of this opportunity to act as a tyrant!"”
"Hahaha."
Cao Cao laughed dryly and drank a cup of wine.
These words really spoke his mind. He naturally wanted to act like a tyrant.
However, how many of the old officials in the court, including his subordinates, were still loyal to Han?
"The afterglow of the Great Han Dynasty has probably not yet set. There are probably many people in the court who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.”
This was what Cao Cao was worried about. If he became king, would he follow in Yuan Shu's footsteps?
His worries were also the worries of others. Guo Jia was a quick-witted person.
He said,"It is definitely not a good time to be king now. No one knows how many people in the court are still on the side of the Great Han Dynasty."”
Dong Zhao was drunk and retorted with a red face,"If you don't do it, how do you know that the hearts of the people are on the side of the Great Han Dynasty? Perhaps everyone has long hoped that the Lord can become king!"”
Cao Cao frowned. Now that the matter was on the table, he really needed to consider it.
"Ziyi, what do you think?
Fine, I still have to ask him at the critical moment
He was the son of the Cao family's number one general and number one strategist.
The strategists were also shocked. They had forgotten that Cao Zheng was sitting here.
Cao Zheng's position in Cao Cao's heart was definitely not inferior to Cao Ang, the eldest son of Cao Cao. In fact, it was even more important than Cao Ang. Moreover, Cao Zheng was now the General of the Flying Cavalry. In Cao Cao's camp, he was only below one person, but above ten thousand people!
"Father, the ancient emperors often showed off their majesty and hunted in the four seasons. Why don't we try the courtiers 'ideas?”
Cao Zheng said.
"Haha, Ziyi, you really live up to your reputation!”
Cao Cao raised his cup and everyone drank again.
The next morning, the country's father, Fu Wan, rushed into the palace to find Liu Xie. Liu Xie knew something big had happened when he saw Fu Wan's hurried appearance.
"Why is the country's father panicking?" he asked hurriedly. What happened?"
Fu Wan took a deep breath and said,"Cao Cao has sent a message to invite His Majesty to hunt with him in Xutian in three days!"”
"What is it? This guy is too arrogant!"
Liu Xie immediately felt humiliated. Since ancient times, no emperor had accompanied his ministers to hunt!
"I heard that this idea was proposed by Cao Cao's son, Cao Zheng!”
"Zhen has long seen that Cao Zheng is the same as Cao Cao, both are crafty people, as expected!”
Liu Xie was still feeling indignant when Dong Cheng returned with Wang Zi Fu.
"Your Majesty, that Cao thief has gone too far. We must get rid of him!”Wang Zifu had just arrived and he was already shouting angrily.
Liu Xie smiled bitterly to himself. He didn't know how many times he had crushed Cao Cao, but he was a puppet emperor without any power. How could he kill Cao Cao, who was in power? Moreover, so what if he killed Cao Cao? Was there Cao Zheng who was even more difficult to deal with?
"Dear ministers, are we going or not?”Liu Xie sighed and asked.
Fu Wan analyzed,"Cao Cao wants to invite His Majesty to hunt in Xutian. It's another test. If you don't go, it's equivalent to openly falling out with him!"”
"Sigh…"
Sighing, Liu Xie knew that if he wanted to survive, he would have to accept Cao Cao's orders. He didn't have the strength to fall out with Cao Cao, and it wasn't easy to do so.
After Liu Xie asked everyone to leave, he could only stay behind and sulk.
Three days later, the hunt was held as scheduled.
Cao Cao's real purpose for hunting Xu Tian was to test how many people were loyal to him before he started the war with Yuan Shao.
If he became king, would he be able to win over the hearts of the people?
Even if it was to increase his chances of winning by a little, it was very important to him now.
On this day, Cao Cao rode his Yellow Claw Flying Lightning Horse and ordered the soldiers of the various battalions to gather for a parade. The commotion he caused was enough to shake the entire Xu Capital.
Cao Zheng was wearing a white robe and armor, standing beside Cao Cao. He looked at the huge commotion, but his expression was extremely serious.
Following Cao Cao's order, the army marched out of the city towards Xu Tian. The number of soldiers that left the city reached a shocking 100,000!
This time, they had started a large-scale hunt in Xu Tian. After the army spread out, they had surrounded Xu Tian for 200 miles.
Cao Cao and Liu Xie rode side by side. Cao Cao's horse was slightly ahead of Liu Xie's head.
Following closely behind Cao Cao was his son Cao Zheng, followed by his trusted subordinates Dian Wei, Cao Ren, and the rest. The civil and military officials all followed from afar.
As the soldiers shouted in unison, the prey in the forest ran out in fear.。
After the hunt began, Cao Cao shot several arrows, each hitting a prey.
His generals and soldiers naturally shouted in unison.
Cao Cao's limelight was so strong that Liu Xie's uneasiness became even stronger.
It was only when Liu Bei rode his horse to him that he felt slightly relieved.
Liu Xie looked at Liu Bei and said in a low voice,"Uncle, today you will use your archery skills to kill Cao Cao's prestige!"”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Liu Bei calmly cupped his hands and said,
He was so meek.
The opportunity soon came. A few rabbits suddenly rushed out from the grass. Liu Bei immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow was shot out with a sound of breaking the air. It left the bow and hit the target.
Liu Xie was happy and immediately cheered. The officials behind him also cheered.
Cao Cao was not happy about this. He looked at Liu Bei and the little Emperor.
Then Cao Cao came over and said with ill intentions,"Your Majesty, although Uncle Liu's archery is good, I think the soldiers want to see your elegant demeanor more."”
Hearing this, Han Xian Emperor's forehead was covered in sweat. He was usually ignorant and incompetent, so he was naturally very clear about his riding and archery skills.
Originally, he wanted to brush it off, but how could Cao Cao let him do so?
Cao Cao shouted loudly to the surroundings,"Do you want to see the emperor's elegant demeanor?"”
Cao Cao's trusted generals and their troops were all around. They naturally shouted in unison,"Yes, yes, yes!"
The shouts of tens of thousands of people made Liu Xie's face pale. Cao Cao shrugged helplessly at him, meaning that this was what everyone wanted, so you can't blame me.
Just then, a deer appeared from the grass.
Liu Xie had no choice but to pick up his Baodiao Bow and shoot out three arrows in a row, but each arrow was more unsatisfactory than the last.
This situation made the officials lose face, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Cao Cao laughed maniacally and snatched the Baodiao Bow from Liu Xie's hand. He shot an arrow with his Gold Beryllum Arrow, hitting the deer's back and causing it to fall into the grass.
When Cao Cao's generals saw this, they cheered loudly, while the army behind them rushed forward and shouted long live Cao Cao.
Cao Cao rode his horse straight out, deliberately blocking in front of the emperor to receive the cheers.
Dong Cheng and the others 'faces changed greatly. They cursed in a low voice,"Cao Cao is so arrogant. He's really despicable!"”
Dong Zhao was beside Cao Cao and was currently scanning the crowd.
He naturally saw the angry looks of the royalists, the people who cheered for Cao Cao, and some people who seemed to be fence-sitters.
There were two things that were most interesting. Cheng Yu hurriedly pulled Cao Cao to take a look.
On one side, Liu Bei was holding down Guan Yu's scabbard, and on the other side, Xun Yu's expression was also very ugly.
"Hehe…*
Cao Cao laughed loudly, not wanting to dampen his interest in hunting, so he immediately rode his horse forward.
"I will return Your Majesty's Precious Condor Bow.”
Cao Cao handed the bow to Liu Xie.
"My dear minister, take it for yourself." Liu Xie said helplessly.
"Thank you for the bow, Your Majesty." Following which, Cao Cao waved his hand, and the soldiers of the three armies continued to cheer.
Cao Cao returned to his residence with a heavy expression.
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