After Cao Zhi finished telling his fallacy, he returned to the backyard. Cao Zhi did not go to the emperor's banquet that night because he felt unwell.
Although this incident has passed like this, there are still many issues worthy of deep thought by Cao Zhi's team members and the world. First of all, Jia Xu, who was lying on the hospital bed, and Xun Yu and Li Ru, who were also made marquises by Emperor Xian, all died because of Cao Zhi.
The discovery of the secret edict hidden by Dong Cheng made them think that although Cao Zhi was not involved in the incident, the degree of control over the entire incident made them feel the horror of Cao Zhi. They all mistakenly believed that Cao Zhi was a person.
There is also a terrifying secret power in his hand, which collects intelligence for Cao Zhi and monitors everyone.
And no matter how high Cao Zhi's prestige and intimidation power are within and outside the current court, or how infamous he is, the only way out for them now and in the future is to stick to him. Because there is no one in the Han Empire now.
To be able to replace him, everything he did has clearly laid out a path that Jia Xu and others can only follow. Anyone who tries to change will be shattered.
After the turmoil in Xudu gradually calmed down, Emperor Xian, because of Jia Xu's achievements in this matter, worshiped Jia Xu as Jin Wu and made him the Marquis of Ting.
But Jia Xu refused to accept the official position of Zhi Jinwu, and only accepted the title of Tinghou like Xun Yu and others. Jia Xu had an ostrich character and used unscrupulous means when doing things, but as soon as he had a premonition of danger, he would rush to
Stick your head in the sand.
In this matter, Jia Xu once again witnessed Cao Zhi's terrible control of information, which made him think that Cao Zhi was not only not a good master who was easy to fool, but also seemed to be very suspicious. Treating such a master, he would serve him by his side.
It is not an exaggeration to use the words "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger". Moreover, Jia Xu knew that he must avoid doing anything similar to this "great achievement" in the future. Jia Xu had already felt this incident afterwards.
What he did was a bit extreme and too self-righteous.
Jia Xu used his time to recover from his injuries and thought clearly, so he made the decision to give up the official position of "Zhi Jinwu", which was a wise move to protect himself.
Cao Zhi didn't pay much attention to Jia Xu's recommendation to give up the reward. He just laughed it off and did not explain or persuade Jia Xu. He even guessed why Jia Xu chose Mingzhe to protect himself, but there were some things that Cao Zhi
Zhi now believes that since they have misunderstood, let them continue to misunderstand. As their lord, always maintaining a sense of mystery is a kind of power in Cao Zhi's hand.
After passing by Dong Cheng, he has been living in seclusion and even took a period of vacation. He did not even go to court and did not ask about any political affairs. He just stayed at home and thought deeply about the future path.
It was not until Cheng Yu brought Yuan Shao to capture Yijing and unify the four northern states that Cao Zhicai opened his palace for the first time and discussed Yuan Shao's victory.
Cheng Yu, as the minister of the dynasty, also held the post of Yanzhou pastor, so he was away from Xudu for a long time, but was in charge of Yanzhou affairs in Juancheng.
As soon as he learned that Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and captured Youzhou, he immediately set off to Cao Zhi's side, offered him advice, and launched a response and response plan for the group represented by Cao Zhi.
Cheng Yu heard in Juancheng that Cao Zhi had solved the murder attempt of Dong Cheng and others. When he heard that Cao Zhi brought a sword into the palace to face the emperor, he was excited. He immediately showed in his mind the scene of Cao Zhi regicide and seizing the throne.
But when he heard that Cao Zhi was just asking for forgiveness, he felt disappointed again and muttered to himself: "Why don't you take advantage of such a good opportunity?"
Cheng Yu, who returned to Beijing to report on his duties this time, saw Cao Zhi in Cao Mansion and asked Cao Zhi straight to the point: "If my lord had pierced his heart with a sword that day, now my lord can achieve the 'Thousand-year Supremacy', and so can I."
Just call the lord...ahem...and my subordinates don't have to go to such trouble. They have to ask for orders to go to Xuzhou and run back to Xudu. It's such an easy thing, why lord..."
Cao Zhi knew who Cheng Yu's "he" was referring to, but he still interrupted Cheng Yu's words, "Zhongde, you are a sensible person, why are you making such wild guesses?..."
Cao Zhi, who interrupted Cheng Yu's rebellious words, looked past Cheng Yu and towards the corner as he spoke.
Cheng Yu followed Cao Zhi's gaze and moved to the corner. He saw a game of cat and mouse being played in the corner. The cat would not eat the mouse it pounced on, but would scratch it with its paws and meow happily.
The meowing sound. This meowing sound is actually the laughter of a cat. In this terrifying sound, the mouse first looked away, and then tried to escape, but was caught by the cat again!
Cao Zhi was so interested in watching it that he forgot to explain to Cheng Yu what happened that day. Cheng Yu also saw the cat and mouse scene, and understood why Cao Zhi said he was a sensible person. He knew that Cao Zhi
What Zhi Zai is alluding to is that he is the cat, and Emperor Xian is the mouse. Now is not the time to eat the mouse. This game must continue.
########The Mid-Autumn Festival in the second year of Jian'an was an unusual Mid-Autumn Festival for Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Zhi. After they celebrated this unusual Mid-Autumn Festival, we had to turn back the time.
Let’s take a look at how Lu Bu spent his Mid-Autumn Festival.
Lu Bu's Mid-Autumn Festival belongs to his family, and his last Mid-Autumn Festival was spent with his family in the backyard of Xuzhou Prefecture.
It was autumn at this time, and the moonlight was very bright that night. The flowers and trees in the hall, pavilion, and garden all looked hazy. The fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus flowed in the breeze, and there were osmanthus singing everywhere in the flowers. Occasionally, there was a song.
Two cicada calls.
Lu Bu was sitting between his wife Diao Chan and his daughter Wan Jun, drinking wine slowly. In his drunken state, he seemed to hear two coughs. Lu Bu was surprised that apart from him and Diao Chan, there was no one else in the garden but Wan Jun.
, where did the coughing sound come from?
Lu Bu looked around and asked his wife Diao Chan and his daughter Wan Jun, "Where is the coughing sound coming from?"
But both of them said they didn't cough, and they didn't hear any coughing. So Lu Bu became even more panicked. He was not suffering from some illness. How could he have auditory hallucinations for no reason?
Lu Bu searched around randomly, and finally realized that he was drunk. He heard Tao Qian's voice in a trance, and mistakenly thought it was Liu Bei's voice. These people had all lived here.
Lu Bu was drunk and drunk, and was helped into the room by his family. In Lu Bu's hazy state, he seemed to remember that last year, when Liu Bei led his troops out of Xiapi and went to Huaiyin to confront Yuan Shu, he made a sneak attack on Xiapi and
He occupied Xiapi and boasted of the great achievements of Xuzhou Mu. Then he thought about the battle this year between Liu Bei and Ji Ling, which he used his superb wisdom and martial arts skills of "shooting halberds at the gate".
In Lu Bu's first dream, he dreamed about all the good things in his life, but at some point, he began to dream about his daughter Wanjun who failed to become the crown concubine. In the dream, his daughter Wanjun's face was covered with blood.
She screamed and rushed towards him, saying that she would not marry Yuan Shu's son even if she died. As the dream turned, his daughter Wan Jun suddenly pulled out a sharp knife and thrust it into his heart, while Lu Bu was horrified behind his daughter.
I saw Cao Zhi’s smiling face and figure.
On August 15th, in the quiet and peaceful night, everything was broken and disrupted by Lu Bu's cry that cut through the night sky.
When Diao Chan and Wan Jun rushed into Lu Bu's room, they saw him sitting on the couch sweating profusely. When asked what happened, Lu Bu refused to answer. He wiped a handful of cold sweat hanging on his face and forehead.
, just shouted: "Let's discuss matters immediately!"
In fact, Lu Bu's nightmare has a cause and effect. After the satisfaction and favor he felt when Cao Zhi was appointed an official and given a gold seal gradually faded away, he gave birth to the idea that Cao Zhi was "hypocritical" and he was still the "
The feeling of a "frustrated" person.
He has been thinking lately that what he got is the seal and ribbon of "General Pingdong", and the seal and ribbon of "Xuzhou Mu" that he cares about most has nothing to say about it.
"Chen Gong is right. Cao Zhi is a very cunning guy. It seems that I was tricked by him. He is dealing with Yuan Shu now, so he came to comfort me like this. If Yuan Shu is eliminated, will he fall out again?
Recognize me, after all we have grudges."
Xuzhou, which was relatively peaceful, became restless because of a dream Lu Bu had on the night of August 15th.
The content of the emergency meeting held by Lu Bu was that he decided to send people to Xudu again to ask Cao Zhi for the position of "Xuzhou Shepherd".
Now in Xuzhou under the rule of Lu Bu, the attitude towards Xu Du has been divided into two factions: one faction is the opposition represented by Chen Gong, who have always advocated joining forces with Yuan Shu to fight to the end the Han government of Xu Du represented by Cao Zhi.
The supporters, represented by Chen Si, Chen Deng and his son, advocated showing favor to Xu Du and Cao Zhi, and moving closer to the Han government.
The two groups had already been at loggerheads because of their obvious political differences on this matter, and this time they were even more at odds with each other. As soon as Lu Bu raised the issue, the two sides started a heated debate.
Since Lu Bu already had opinions about Chen Gong in the last marriage incident between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, Lu Bu's current thought is just to send people to Cao Zhi to have a fight with him while Cao Zhi and Yuan Shu are still there.
During the confrontation there, Lu Bu made some demands to Cao Zhi to satisfy his political and strategic goals. He did not want to be hostile to Cao Zhi, so Lu Bu's attitude on this matter still favored the opinions of Chen Deng and his son.
Although a group of civil servants and generals united by Chen Gong argued hard at the meeting and tried to persuade Lu Bu, they were unable to sway Lu Bu. Lu Bu finally sent Chen Deng as envoy to Xu Du. This may also be what Lu Bu did in his life.
The most wrong decision, the most failed person sent.
Soon Chen Deng came to Xudu and met with Cao Zhi. At this time, Cao Zhi had just begun to launch military operations against Xuzhou and had reached the point of resisting Yuan Shao. After welcoming Chen Deng, the internal leader of Xuzhou, Chen Deng only said the second
When he said "Lü Bu sent him to ask for Xuzhou's Muyin Shou!", Cao Zhi got straight to the point: "I plan to attack Xuzhou at the end of this year. What do you mean?"