Chapter 229: Chapter 109: Crossing the Sea (10) (1)
Chapter 109: Hiding the truth (10)
"It's the prince." Dong Cheng said in a low voice.
Dong Cheng's heart was filled with gratitude to Liu Feng. It was precisely because Liu Feng had such a reputation that he had the reason to surrender today.
The prince has no virtue, and the emperor is doting on him. Don't underestimate this, it is very important. An emperor without an heir will make the ministers feel uneasy.[
And if the heir is bad, it will also make the ministers uneasy.
What's more, these are troubled times, and these loyal ministers have to take the risk to seize power from Cao Cao and respect the emperor Liu Xie. This risk is very high.
If the world would eventually fall into the hands of Liu Feng, the immoral crown prince, why would they seek to seize Cao Cao's rights?
So, after weighing the pros and cons, Dong Cheng decided to abandon the dark side and join the bright side.
This reason is a very legitimate reason.
Dong Cheng used Prince Liu Feng as a breakthrough point, which indeed convinced Cao Cao a little bit. Because if it was a change of place, Cao Cao felt that if he met such a top-notch crown prince like Liu Feng, he would feel aggrieved.
Incomparable.
"I know." But in the end, Cao Cao still didn't trust Dong Cheng and just nodded and said.
This time Dong Cheng did not speak anymore, but hugged his fists towards Cao Cao and retreated.
Just now in the main hall, Dong Cheng knelt down next to Cao Cao in full view of everyone, whispered a few words to Cao Cao, and then retreated after being scolded by Prince Liu Feng.
Now Dong Cheng leaned towards Cao Cao again.
What does this mean? All the civil and military ministers who saw this scene were thinking about it.
Could it be that Dong Cheng broke with the emperor and so completely defected to Cao Cao? If Dong Cheng really defected to Cao Cao, what would be the situation for Xu Du?
The emperor Liu Xie lost his last guarantee and truly became a loner. Oh, no, not even a loner. At least there were help from Fu Wan, Wang Fu, Wu Lan and other people, plus some of their families.
There are probably several hundred servants.
Many civil and military ministers who were fond of Cao Cao were sarcastic in their hearts.
The emperor Liu Xie and the prince Liu Feng, who were sitting on the chariot, were kneeling in an upright posture and looking straight ahead. They seemed not to be aware of the crisis.
But the corner of Liu Xie's mouth curled up a little, and the prince took the lead in concealing the truth. He deceived Cao Cao, an old fox, and prepared to seize Xudu.
Even just thinking about it, it would be quite satisfying if it succeeded.
Liu Xie was looking forward to it so much that his blood was boiling. Step by step, they were moving towards that goal.
Compared to Liu Xie, Liu Feng is much calmer. Because he knows that the process is not important, but the purpose is important. If he can really capture Xudu in the future, it will be a very good result.[
If it fails, the fruits of victory gained in the process will be in vain.
Let's go step by step, first deceive Cao Cao and save Dong Cheng. Liu Feng thought to himself. However, Liu Feng also knew that most of the rest would depend on Dong Cheng himself, and they really couldn't intervene.
While the emperor, prince, and officials were all thinking about it, the team gradually approached the Ancestral Temple.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple was originally an ancestral temple. In the past, Emperor Guangwu established his capital in Luoyang, so the Imperial Ancestral Temple was naturally located in Luoyang. Later, Dong Zhuo rebelled against the Han Dynasty, and both the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Imperial Palace were destroyed.
Liu Xie moved eastward and made his capital in Xu. However, he was still attached to his old capital, so he built the Ancestral Temple east of the palace, in the direction of Luoyang, to encourage himself.