Chapter 230: Chapter 109: Crossing the Sea (10) (2)
When the team arrived at the Ancestral Temple, the sacrifice began under the auspices of the ceremony officer.
Sacrifice is a very complicated matter, and it took several hours from beginning to end. When it was over, the emperor held a banquet in the main hall and entertained all the ministers.
After that, the officials dispersed.
Liu Xie, Liu Feng and his son stayed in the palace. Cao Cao led all the civil and military officials out of the main hall and headed towards the South Palace Gate.[
The sacrifice is held every year, and in previous years, this time was relatively silent. But this year is a little different, because Dong Cheng's stance has changed.
When he went to worship just now, Dong Cheng moved strangely in the main hall. When he went to the Ancestral Temple just now, Dong Cheng moved strangely again.
"Mengde, what do you think? Kill or not?" Xiahou Dun shuttled among the ministers and finally came to Cao Cao's side. He leaned into Cao Cao's ear and said.
Just now in the main hall, Cao Cao had ordered General Chen Ken to search the city and kill Dong Cheng and others. However, Dong Cheng's unusual movements also made Xiahou Dun hesitate.
So I came to ask Cao Cao for instructions.
Cao Cao was also hesitant. Dong Cheng spoke to him twice. It seemed a bit inappropriate to kill him like this. In addition, Dong Cheng used Liu Feng as a breakthrough point, which Cao Cao agreed with.
Cao Cao really doesn't like that kid Liu Feng.
Xun Yu, the minister who was behind, saw Xiahou Dun whispering something in Cao Cao's ear. He was moved in his heart and winked at Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, Xun You, Jia Xu and others.
Everyone understood and gathered around.
Some particularly loyal civil and military ministers also gathered around, surrounding Cao Cao and others. This small move told all the civil and military ministers that Cao Cao seemed to have made some important decision.
They were considered to be part of Cao Cao's faction, but they were not particularly close to him. They could only stare at him from outside with envy and jealousy. Among them was Chen Li, his servant.
But he was not jealous, he was just sad in his heart. After the last incident when Cao Cao sent someone to test Liu Feng, his relationship with Cao Cao was indeed much further away.
Liu Bei, who was further behind, had his eyes twinkling as he guessed how Cao Cao would deal with Dong Cheng.
"Brother, with that crown prince here, it seems that the cavalry general Dong Cheng was really disappointed with the emperor Liu Xie. As a result, the monarch and his ministers were separated, and the Han Dynasty further collapsed." Guan Yu said softly to Liu Bei.
"Yes." Liu Bei nodded, and the Han Dynasty collapsed further. But to Liu Bei, it didn't matter. As long as the banner of the Han Dynasty is still there, it will be fine. As long as it can carry this banner, even if it has no entity, it will not matter.
Done.
In Liu Bei's heart, he actually hoped that Dong Cheng would really rebel, which would make Liu Xie very angry. Liu Bei's mood at this moment was similar to that when he went to the palace, he was mostly gloating about his misfortune.
Dong Cheng, who was relatively behind, seemed a little uneasy. He knew that the decisions of Cao Cao and others ahead might determine his life or death, as well as the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty.
If it passes, the world will be brighter. As long as you act according to the prince's plan, you won't be able to hide the truth. But if it fails, the outcome can be imagined.
"Cao Cao, Cao Cao, you have been wise all your life, and you have rarely been foolish. But it is not without exception. For example, when Wancheng conquered Zhang Xiu, you lost your general Dian Wei, your eldest son Cao Ang, and your nephew Cao Anmin because of the Zou family. In Yanzhou
At that time, you also neglected to defend Lu Bu, which caused Lu Bu to take advantage of the situation and almost occupied Yanzhou, leaving you homeless. You have never been extremely wise in your life. This time, just think of it as helping us." [
Dong Cheng's thoughts were a bit malicious, he wanted to expose Cao Cao's shortcomings, and he prayed secretly.