"What else are you congratulating me for? They probably know something about me, right? They all want to see who should be called lord, so that we can prepare early?" Cao Cao said with a hint of ridicule, and he was already supported by Hua Tuo.
He sat next to the bed where he was just now and asked Xun Yu.
"I have comforted everyone and asked everyone to disperse... I think..." Xun Yu tried his best to be careful with his words. He raised the corners of his eyes and looked at the burly figure in the corner who was as silent as a shadow.
Standing there. That was Dian Wei, one of Cao Cao's closest confidants. Xun Yu didn't know why Cao Cao let Dian Wei stand there after he sent Dian Wei to summon him.
"No... no, I don't want to know anymore. How was the celebration party?"
"General Cao said that Yanzhou had just been pacified, and our lives were very poor. General Cao ordered that the celebration banquet be skipped, and he also strictly ordered officials in various ministries to ban all celebration activities. However, some ordinary people and merchants in the city sent a lot of labor supplies. This morning, there were many goods on the streets.
The residents of this city spontaneously welcomed General Cao and his subordinates at the city gate!"
"Oh! He does know how to measure things! I thought my brother was a mediocre person when he was a child, but I didn't expect him to know how to keep a low profile now. Hmm! Very good... Oh! This is for you!"
Xun Yu took a document that Cao Cao took out from his pocket. Xun Yu didn't know what Cao Cao had given him. After opening it and reading it in a hurry, his eyes suddenly lit up!
It was an advance reward. This piece of paper was as light as a paper, and it only said that from today onwards, Cao Cao and Xun Yu will become in-laws. Cao Cao betrothed his daughter, who was only a few years old, to Xun Yu, who was also young.
Son. While Xun Yu had a closer relationship with Cao Cao and the Cao family, Cao Cao also formally claimed his future inheritance in the name of Yanzhou Mu, Fei Tinghou, General of the Eastern Expedition and Cao family elders.
Later generations will ensure that Xun Yu and his family will share the glory and wealth with the Cao family for generations to come, and also guarantee that after he welcomes the emperor in the future, he will serve as the second most important figure in the court.
It is no problem to be awarded high titles and high officials in the future. Never, ever, let Xun Yu or his family become the most powerful person and family in this dynasty!
Although some things may not be under the control of Cao Cao's will after his death, Xun Yu only felt that the secret order in his hand was extremely heavy. He felt that his fingers were about to convulse, but he just gritted his teeth.
, finally stopped letting the piece of writing in his hand fall to the ground.
"What is he going to do?"
In fact, for a person as smart as Xun Yu, it is not difficult to see that Cao Cao is arranging his own affairs. But why was he given so many benefits? There was only one word that penetrated Xun Yu's mind like lightning.
heart!
"Does he want to guard against his younger brother? If this thing is announced one day, it will be a blatant order. What does he want to be? A powerful official? A powerful official who restrains his younger brother?" If someone in the Cao family can really change the dynasty in the future, then
As long as someone knows the existence of this thing, as long as the power of the Cao family is still there, then in the history of that dynasty, he, his family and this thing in his hands will become the most taboo person in the emperor's mind!
The chaos in Xun Yu's heart was like an ocean turning upside down.
Cao Cao, the lord he had always admired, actually ordered himself to be a powerful minister in the hands of the future ruler! Haha! Hahaha... Is this Cao Cao crazy? He actually asked himself to be a powerful minister in the future?
"Xun Yu, are you afraid?" Cao Cao stared at his old friend Xun Yu and asked slowly.
Xun Yu took a deep breath, his face suddenly became expressionless, and his soft voice, word by word, was as cold as stone: "Yes... Lord, I'm afraid!"
Cao Cao's eyes seemed to see through the body of this old friend who had known each other for many years. His sharp gaze made Xun Yu almost unable to stand several times, but he didn't know where the persistence came from in his heart to keep him going.
He fell down, clenching his teeth to hold himself up.
After a while, Xun Yu seemed to sigh, and then he spoke slowly and softly, as if he was sighing, but it pierced people's hearts.
"...Yes, you are afraid! Because you are afraid that anyone who is a powerful official will not have a good end! You are afraid that although you will be famous for a while in the future, you will be in disaster in the end! You are afraid that once you collect this thing, if Cao Zhi is
Or Cao Pi, or someone else, could really have the scene I mentioned
Xiang, in the next few years or even longer, you and your family will be at the forefront. Unless your family is destroyed, there will be no end! You are even more afraid that I will give you this secret order today. Since
A great fortune, but also a reminder when disaster strikes in the future?"
Cao Cao spoke faster and faster, and his tone became more fierce. Finally, under those two electric eyes, Xun Yu, who had always been calm and calm, was sweating profusely and his body was shaking.
Powerful ministers, harboring something that can restrain the future overlord, or even the throat of the emperor...Since ancient times, there has been no good end. Either, treason...or, die without a burial place. There is no other way!
Just when Xun Yu's eyes turned dark and he was about to faint, finally, Cao Cao, who was sitting in front, stood up unsteadily, and sighed softly.
That sigh was full of exhaustion and weakness! Gently, a softer sound came.
"Wen Ruo... please understand, I'm not forcing you, I'm... begging you!" The edge in Cao Cao's eyes has dissipated, and all that's left is a dying patient, a person who is about to die.
, what is left in those eyes is only turbidity, and there is still something indescribable...
...Pleading! That sharp look never made Xun Yu faint, and that sharp look like a knife never made Xun Yu bow his head. But it was this last bit of pleading look that made Xun Yu's eyes suddenly flash.
Change! He wrinkled his head and looked directly into Cao Cao's eyes. After a while, he slowly lowered his head and took a deep breath, his tone as solemn as a mountain.
"Lord... I understand that you are here for Zihuan, but... the other one is also you..."
Xun Yu didn't say any more, he held the secret order over his head with both hands, bowed, then slowly turned his head and left.
One is a younger brother and the other is a son, but a son is always closer than a younger brother! Cao Cao has this selfishness and can understand it. But in Xun Yu's heart, he is more disappointed at this time. A person he has always admired, a person he has always admired.
It is so disappointing that a person who once swore loyalty to the enemy, a comrade who has shared life and death countless times, has such strong selfish desires.
Years later, Xun Yu recalled Cao Cao's great trust like this: Maybe this old friend was really sick, very seriously ill, and he temporarily forgot his due generosity and broadmindedness, and he was confused...
Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu who was slowly walking out of his bedroom. His eyebrows seemed to move, and a sentence floated past him softly.
"This thing... I have sent someone to Zi Huan to make a backup, and Hua Tuo and Dian Wei have already seen it... Let Cao Ren come in!"
After hearing this, Xun Yu paused and did not look back. He just paused, quickened his pace, and strode out of the door.
It wasn't until Xun Yu's back disappeared outside the door that Cao Cao swayed, raised his hand to hold the head of the bed, and stood up straight.
Cao Cao's voice seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be blaming himself: "Xun Yu is a smart man. He knows very well that after accepting the order of Yun Dao, his entire family will embark on a path of no return. I...
...I'm sorry for him! I'm also sorry for many people..."
Hua Tuo was worried that Cao Cao would fall and quickly stood by Cao Cao's side. He was annoyed that he was also involved in this hidden conspiracy. He was just a "personal doctor" who became the wrong person at the wrong time.
.
But he didn't dare to object, or even to Cao Cao's objection to letting him join in witnessing the incident. Because Cao Cao felt so scary at this time, and there was a man wearing a set of soft armor, fully armed, and wearing a long sword.
, when walking, it looks like a tight
The clockwork was broken, and Dian Wei, full of strength and murderous intent, was already standing behind him and Cao Cao. The commander of Cao Cao's personal guard camp and Cao Cao's most loyal soldier, he was dressed and dressed today, but
It seems that he is not a real general, but more like a killing machine.
When he stood behind Hua Tuo, his back was straight, with a sense of death and silence on his face. His eyes were like an owl in the night, staring at Hua Tuo. The responsibilities given to him by Cao Cao were very clear.
, just staring at the people who came to Cao Cao tonight.
As long as Hua Tuo at this time, or even Xun Yu just now, is slightly wrong now or in the future, this killing machine that only takes orders from Cao Cao will definitely kill him and Xun Yu without hesitation. Like an elephant.
It's like trampling an ant to death!
Hua Tuo prayed that Cao Cao would die so that only the four people knew about it. He also prayed that Xun Yu would tear up the secret order when he left the house and never think of it again!
Of course, this is just a doctor's ideal sentiment, and the reality will certainly not go according to Hua Tuo's ideas.
Xun Yu was one of the world's most intelligent men, and so was Cao Cao. Cao Cao could even be called a world-class conspirator. Cao Cao would plan a big conspiracy even when he was about to die.
Xun Yu understood very well the meaning of Cao Cao's last words, what it meant to keep Cao Pi, who was only seven years old, and what it meant to finally ask him to call Cao Ren into the house.
From this moment on, Xun Yu became worried about the many consequences of this secret order that Cao Zhi would face when he became the king and hegemony one day. After all, even if Cao Zhi one day, the most powerful people around him would
The important team, the people with the most power, will always be members of the Cao family lineage, or were once close associates of Cao Cao like Xun Yu.