"If anything happens, I will inform my second brother immediately and let's go for a drink!" Zhang Fei said with a smile.
At Cao Cao's residence, Xun Yu and a group of advisers came in and said, "The emperor now recognizes Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle, which may not be of any benefit to you, Ming Gong."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Since the emperor recognized Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle, I used the emperor's edict to ask him, and I think he would not be dissatisfied. Besides, I left Liu Bei's brothers in Xudu, although he had left the emperor.
Very close, but still in my control, what should I be afraid of? What I am considering now is the Grand Marshal Yang Biao, who is a relative of Yuan Shu. If he and the Yuan Shu brothers are internal supporters, then the disaster will be great.
, he should be removed quickly."
Xun Yu did not agree or object, so Cao Cao sent someone to falsely accuse Yang Biao, saying that he colluded with Yuan Shu and had the intention of treason, and then sent him to prison.
Yang Biao is also a gentry, and his relationship with celebrities such as Kong Rong is pretty good. He was charged for no reason and was about to be beheaded by Man Chong. Kong Rong was naturally dissatisfied, so he advised Cao Cao, saying: "Yang Yang
How could Gong I, the fourth generation of Qingde, collude with someone like Yuan Shu? Did you make a mistake?"
Cao Cao sighed, "Actually, this is what the emperor means, and I have no choice!"
Kong Rong said: "If King Cheng wants to kill Duke Zhao, will Duke Zhou dare to say he doesn't know?"
This sentence is very ironic. Cao Cao knew that these gentry still could not afford to offend, so he removed Yang Biao from his official position and let him return to his old age.
This behavior also aroused the anger of others. The congressman Zhao Yan was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's tyranny and submitted a letter to the emperor to impeach Cao Cao, saying that he did not follow the emperor's will and convicted the ministers without authorization. When Cao Cao found out, he was very angry and immediately ordered this to be transferred.
Beheaded.
When all the officials found out, they were very scared. The strategist Cheng Yu advised Cao Cao and said, "Now the prime minister's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, why not take this opportunity to become king!"
Cheng Yu expressed Cao Cao's thoughts, but Cao Cao knew that it was not the time yet, so he said: "Now the court still has the majority of ministers who support the emperor, and we cannot act rashly. I want to ask the emperor to hunt together and observe the situation."
So Cao Cao selected a good horse and various utensils, first gathered the soldiers outside the city, and then asked the emperor to hunt.
Emperor Xian couldn't figure out the situation and said, "I'm afraid hunting is not the right way."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I heard that ancient emperors would go to the suburbs in four seasons to show their own strength. Now the world has not surrendered, so we should use hunting to show our strength."
After hearing this, Emperor Xian didn't dare to refuse anymore, so he rode on the Xiaoyao Horse and walked out of the city with a carved bow and golden arrows.
Liu Bei brought Guan Yu, Yu Yi, and Zhang Fei bent his bow and arrow, wearing heart-covering armor, holding their own weapons in his hand, and with dozens of cavalrymen out of the city with Emperor Xian. Cao Cao rode a clawed Huang Fei electric horse,
With 100,000 soldiers, they hunted in Xutian with the emperor. The soldiers lined up the yard and occupied more than 200 miles of surrounding areas. Cao Cao and Emperor Xian walked with their troops, fighting for only one horse, and behind them were Cao Cao's confidant beloved generals.
All civil and military officials were left behind, and no one dared to get close to them.
When he arrived in Xutian, Liu Bei and others stood aside. Emperor Xian said, "I want to see Uncle Liu shoot arrows!"
So Liu Bei took the order to get on the horse. He saw a rabbit in the grass. He quickly bent his bow and arrow, and hit the rabbit with an arrow, and Emperor Xian cheered.
Turning around and walking across the slope, he suddenly saw a big deer coming out of the thorns. Emperor Xian shot three arrows in a row but still failed. He turned around and said to Cao Cao, "Your dear!"
So Cao Cao took the treasure bow and golden arrow from Emperor Xian, and shot out one arrow, hitting the back of the big deer, and the big deer fell into the grass.
When the ministers saw that the deer was shot by the golden arrows used by the emperor, they thought that the emperor had shot them. Dushan shouted: "Long live!"
At this time, Cao Cao drove his horse to the front of Emperor Xian and blocked the emperor to accept everyone's praise. When everyone saw it, their faces changed.
When Guan Yu saw this, he was very angry. He raised his eyebrows, opened his phoenix eyes, and prepared to kill Cao Cao. When Liu Bei saw this, he quickly shook his hand at him and then kept winking. Yu Yi waved to Guan Yu and signaled him to come back quickly.
When Guan Yu saw this situation, he did not move rashly and returned to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei rode a horse to Cao Cao, bowed and congratulated him: "The Prime Minister is a good archery technique, which is rare in the world!"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I can shoot, but it is because of the emperor's blessing!" He turned around and bowed to Emperor Xian to congratulate him, but he had no intention of returning the treasure bow, so he carried it with him.
After the hunting ended, a banquet was held nearby, and then everyone returned to Xudu, and everyone left one after another.
After returning, Guan Yu said to Liu Bei and Yu Yi: "Cao Cao deceived the king and the emperor. I am going to kill him today to eliminate the harm to the country. Why should my eldest brother and fourth brother stop me?"
Liu Bei said: "It's a slight gamble to the rat. Cao Cao and Emperor Xian are only one horse away. Moreover, they are all his confidants around him. If you were angry and acted in a while, if you didn't kill Cao Cao successfully, you would be injured.
The Emperor will instead make us guilty of murdering the Emperor.”
Yu Yi nodded and said, "Brother is right. Now Cao's intentions are very obvious. At that time, some of Cao Cao's powerful generals were around, so it was very difficult to kill him."
Guan Yu sighed: "If this traitor was not killed today, it will be a disaster sooner or later."
"Brother knows this more clearly than us, and we need to make a long-term plan." Yu Yi said.
Liu Bei took a deep breath and said, "Yes, this matter must be carried out in secret, and no news can be leaked!"
After Emperor Xian returned to the palace, he hugged the queen and cried, saying, "Since I have become a treacherous hero, first Dong Zhuo, then Li Kui and Guo Si, these are all sufferings that ordinary people cannot bear, we all insisted on it.
Come here, Cao Cao is now taking Xu Du, thinking that he is a minister of the country, but he didn't expect that he is also a state-owned country and a power and acts as a blessing. Every time I see him, I feel like there is a thorn behind him. Today, on the hunting ground,
He was so rude that he had blocked me and accepted everyone's congratulations! I think there would be other plans sooner or later. We and my wife didn't know how to die at that time!"
Queen Fu sighed: "All the ministers and ministers in the court have all received the salary of the Han Dynasty. Isn't there anyone who comes to save the national crisis?"
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly came in.
Both of them thought it was Cao Cao's people, and they both arrived very scared. When the man approached, they realized that it was the queen's father. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I can recommend someone to you to get rid of Cao.
thief!"
Emperor Xian wiped his tears and asked, "Does the emperor's father-in-law also know about Cao Cao's domineeringness?"