Tread!

Solid and heavy footsteps sounded in Changle Palace...

Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai and Xun You walked into it.

It was still a ruined palace, but... hundreds of officials were lined up on both sides. Emperor Liu Xie sat on the dilapidated dragon chair. He looked at the minister with wide eyes.

Tread...tread!

After a few more steps, Cao Cao walked to the middle, knelt down and held his hands.

"My lord, Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, comes to see my emperor!"

With one kowtow and three bows, Cao Cao fulfilled the principle of being a minister. He wanted to show the Han Dynasty through his salute that he was different from Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si. He was a Han minister! He was a "loyal" minister!

Take a few steps forward, kowtow again, and pray again!

The atmosphere in the entire Changle Palace is exceptionally peaceful and solemn...

After getting up, Cao Cao marched in front of the Emperor, kowtowed at the end, and bowed again and again, a total of three kowtows and nine bows!

Not only Cao Cao, but also Xi Zhicai and Xun You who came with Cao Cao knelt down and saluted. Everyone in Cao Cao's camp was very respectful to His Majesty.

"Cao... General Cao? Are you the Yanzhou pastor Cao Cao invited by Dong Guozhang?" When the emperor Liu Xie saw Cao Cao being treated so politely, tears filled his eyes... "A trouble is... a loyal minister is seen in need!"

Cao Cao didn't say a word, he just knelt, kneeling respectfully and solemnly.

He is a born actor, and he will not get up without the emperor's order.

"I love you...I love your life."

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" Cao Cao said with his hands in hand. Cao Cao kowtowed once more before standing up.

He turned back slightly, and Xi Zhicai behind him quickly handed the wooden box he was holding into Cao Cao's hands.

Cao Cao lowered his head, holding the wooden box and walking up the steps step by step, step by step. Every time he took a step, he felt that the great cause in his heart was one step closer.

Finally, after climbing the steps, Cao Cao half-knelt and presented the wooden box in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please!"

Is this a tribute?

Liu Xie was very moved. At this time, he still... still cared about the rules of the Han Dynasty, the rules that foreign ministers must pay tribute to the emperor when they see the emperor, loyal ministers, loyal ministers!

"My dear, what is this?" Liu Xie's voice trembled.

"Your Majesty, please open the lid and you will know at a glance!" Cao Cao's voice was still strong, but there was also a bit of respect in the strong voice. This was the respect for the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years, and the respect for a supreme being like the Emperor.

"good…"

Emperor Liu Xie slowly opened the lid. He thought it was a jade seal, a rare treasure, but unexpectedly, what he saw was actually... dough floating in the water!

No, not just a dough…

Rather, it is a bowl of soup with dough similar to the shape of an ear.

Emperor Liu Xie was still confused when Cao Cao spoke.

"Your Majesty, try it, this is freshly cooked dumpling soup!"

The words came out of my mouth...

A mellow smell of mutton and fresh medicinal aroma hit your nostrils.

Emperor Liu Xie couldn't help it any longer. He couldn't help but pick up a spoon, scoop out a "dumpling", and put it into his mouth along with the soup.

After eating the dumplings, the fragrance of mutton and herbs not only warmed the emperor's stomach, but also warmed his heart!

Tears fell like rain...

Where is the majesty? The emperor's majesty was gone at this moment.

The majestic emperor burst into tears over a bowl of soup and a dumpling. If he hadn't been wearing a dragon robe, who would have associated the young man in front of him with the tall and majestic emperor?

This is obviously a beggar who came to the Central Plains from the land of Sanfu!

"Cao Aiqing, I...I haven't eaten meat for a year. I have almost forgotten what meat tastes like!"

Emperor Liu Xie blurted out these words...

Cao Cao exhaled deeply in his heart. How could his heart not be throbbing?

"Your Majesty, please taste it slowly!"

Cao Cao placed the wooden box on the dragon table, turned around, and waved... Dozens of soldiers outside the door came in carrying wooden buckets, bowls and chopsticks...

Start serving dumplings to this group of Han Dynasty ministers who have gone through many vicissitudes of life!

Everyone has been hungry for a long time... everyone is salivating!

"Finally something to eat..."

"I can finally eat..."

"Give me…"

"Come on, come on, give me some more!"

At this moment... the emperor devoured the dumplings so voraciously that he didn't even bother to use a spoon to scoop out the dumplings. He just grabbed them with his hands. The hot dumplings were warm...

All the officials were devouring it. In the entire Changle Palace, where could there be any majesty of the Han Dynasty?

Where is the image of the Han Dynasty?

When these people... slept in the open air and ate wild vegetables and tree bark for several months along the way...

Isn't it this meat that they long for most?

"My lords, please enjoy your meal!" Cao Cao said loudly... "You're welcome, and there will be more later!"

How pitiful...

Cao Cao couldn't help but murmur, how pitiful he is!

But having said that, if they were not pitiful, how would Cao Cao have the chance to welcome the emperor?

…

"It's been a year, it's been a whole year!" Emperor Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh: "I... I finally got some meat, and... it's still such delicious dumplings! Cao Aiqing, you are a loyal minister, you are a loyal minister

where!"

After a long drought comes dew...

The joy of suffering has come!

After eating bowls of dumplings, Liu Xie couldn't help but think about it...

Cao Cao, Cao Zhoumu, General Cao? Could it be him... Could it be the turning point for the great Han Dynasty to achieve rejuvenation after all the hardships?

Will...

Definitely!

The warmer his stomach became, the stronger this thought became. Suddenly...he had an unparalleled trust in Cao Cao.

after all…

From Dong Zhuo to Li Jue, Guo Si... there has never been a prince who respected him so much, let alone any prince who personally delivered this delicious dumpling to the emperor's mouth!

At this moment, Emperor Liu Xie's eyes were filled with tears, and countless tears had already filled his eyes...

soon…

Just time for a cup of tea!

Those Han Dynasty officials heard... when they heard that there was meat in Changle Palace!

The whole city of Luoyang was boiling. They didn't care about being polite or polite, and a beggar who seemed to be in trouble came swarming in!

hehe…

In the face of hunger, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and faith are all unimportant. At this moment, even for a bowl of dumplings, they can press their faces to the ground and rub them hard.

On the other hand, Cao Cao seemed extremely generous...

He was extremely polite to every courtier.

These dumplings are welcome to anyone who comes, and they give them as many as they want!

Of course... Cao Cao was also surprised. Yu'er was dead, and Longxiao camp was dead. It turned out that... long before they sent out troops, Longxiao camp actually started transporting mutton and herbs to Luoyang. The so-called soldiers and horses were not moved.

Food and grass go first.

Haha...Cao Cao never dreamed that this time he got close to the court...it was actually because of these dumplings. Speaking of which, it is really ironic!

call…

Looking at the ministers asking for bowls of dumplings, Cao Cao let out a long breath, it seemed that... the next task would be much easier.

Take the Emperor out of Luoyang City!

Of course, this is not easy... because there are three forces stationed near Luoyang: Yang Feng, Han Xian, and Zhang Yang.
To be continued...