It stands to reason that Cao Cao won in Xuzhou and followed Liu Xie's orders to go there. Naturally, when he returned to Xuchang, he should seek Liu Xie's orders as soon as possible.

But when Cao Cao arrived at Sikong Mansion, he simply took a rest. After the New Year, it was already the fifth year of Jian'an. Cao Cao was forty-five years old, which was not considered young in this era.

After each military expedition, he always felt a little tired. Going to Liu Xie's palace and kneeling down in a pretentious manner would only make him even more tired, so he simply stopped going and rested in his concubine's bed.

Doesn't he smell good?

Cao Cao knew very well in his heart that before the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, he had to pinch his tail in front of Liu Xie. Once Yuan Shao was gone and he had unified the northern territory of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie, the young emperor, would have nothing to do with him.

It's not that important anymore. At that time, as long as he doesn't die and can guarantee that he can give up the position under his butt to him at any time, that's fine.

Of course Cao Cao wanted to sit in that seat in his lifetime, but he also knew that if he sat down too early, it would hurt his butt.

Originally, Cao Cao had high hopes for Cao Ang. Cao Ang and Liu Xie were about the same age. If Liu Xie could directly give Cao Ang the Zen throne in a few years, Cao Ang was only in his twenties, so the power would naturally belong to their Cao family.

Yes.

But the death of Cao Ang two years ago dealt a huge blow to Cao Cao. After Cao Ang, Cao Pi was thirteen years old, and Cao Zhang was eleven years old, both of whom were not old enough to go out with the army, so Cao Cao could only carry it on his own, and he knew that at this point,

One step later, he could no longer stop. Once he stopped, everyone following him would be in danger.

"Your Majesty, Sikong has already returned to Sikong's mansion. Don't you need to prepare in case Sikong comes?"

As soon as Cao Cao came back, Fu Shou was a little worried. It was better when Liu Xie didn't have a plan before, but now that he has something on his mind, of course he is even more scared.

"I am the king and he is the minister. When he comes to see me, he is the one who should prepare. I have nothing to prepare. Besides, he is already so old. How can he still have the energy to come to me after returning from a personal expedition?

Come? You’re probably in some Mei Ji’s bed now!”

When Liu Xie first came here, when Fu Shou said these words, she was almost shy from her forehead to between her legs. But now, her face just turned slightly red. Liu Xie saw this change and thought to himself, these days

Day and night, he devoted all his energy to teaching her, which can be said to be quite successful. Although as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards must be his most basic configuration in the future, but the position of the queen is only

There can be one. After all, the queen spends most of her time in the same bed with her, so others don't have to do many postures, but Fushou must be able to do it.

"I don't know when Sikong will go to conquer Yuan Shao."

"He is more anxious than us about this matter. The queen cannot be seen by the people around her when she is walking in the harem."

When he said this, the previous joking on Liu Xie's face had disappeared. Fu Shou naturally understood what Liu Xie was afraid of and nodded repeatedly.

The next day in the court hall, Cao Cao led a group of Han ministers in high spirits to congratulate Liu Xie, saying that the Han rebel Liu Bei had been defeated by the Han Sikong Cao Cao led his army. Liu Bei and his party were dead, injured and captured.

If you catch him, you'll even lose his wife. That's a tragedy.

"A great man can become a great man only if he has Sikong! I can't describe Sikong's contribution. How about taking advantage of the joy of defeating Liu Bei today and making Sikong the prime minister?"

Cao Cao and other officials were all pretending to be polite here. No one expected that Liu Xie would suddenly give Cao Cao the title of prime minister.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why Cao Cao appointed Sikong was actually because there were too many enemies outside and he was afraid of telling the truth, so his defeat of Liu Bei was just like crushing an ant to death.

Because such a thing would give Cao Cao the official position of Prime Minister, two words once again flashed in the minds of many people below: Hunjun.

"Your Majesty, it is your duty to fight against traitors and thieves for the sake of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei is not worth mentioning. I beg Your Majesty to take back your orders. After all, I, the Han Dynasty, still have a tough battle to fight."

Cao Cao had already said in the court before that the one he really wanted to fight was Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei was just following along.

"Sikong has just come back and is about to go on another expedition? How can this happen? In my opinion, Sikong should rest well in Xudu for a while before starting again. Yuan Shao can't run away, can he?"

When the officials below saw what Liu Xie said, they all shook their heads, thinking that Liu Xie was an idiot. If Yuan Shao is gone, can Cao Cao still respect you, an emperor who has no power at all?

Can he still look down on these powerful ministers behind him?

But they scolded Cao Cao and Liu Xie in their hearts, but everyone looked at Cao Cao and Liu Xie with smiles on their faces. The scene was quite harmonious.

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. However, on this battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly and the opportunity to fight is fleeting. My body can still hold on! Your Majesty, don't worry. I will die for the sake of the great man!"

"Okay! Since Sikong is so confident, I won't say much more. But this time, since Sikong has captured Liu Bei's wife and his general Guan Yu, I wonder when Sikong is going to kill them? If not, I won't kill them.

It’s hard to explain the hatred in my heart!”

Cheng Yu had told Cao Cao before that after Liu Xie found out that Cao Cao had captured Liu Bei's two wives and Guan Yu, he once said that he would kill them.

At that time, Cao Cao didn't care, but now that Liu Xie brought it up here, Cao Cao was really stunned. He didn't expect Liu Xie to have such an obsession with killing Liu Bei's wife and Guan Yu.

However, due to emotions and reasons, Liu Bei was already a traitor who pretended to pass the imperial edict. Guan Yu followed Liu Bei, and if he really said he would kill him, it would naturally be justified.

No matter how arrogant Cao Cao is, he can't just say in court that Guan Yu is a talent and we have to keep him because the emperor just said he wanted to kill him.

"This... Your Majesty, if I had been free, I would have killed Guan Yu on the battlefield. But he told me that he was a Han minister and was loyal to Your Majesty! And Guan Yu's ability is indeed good.

After a battle, I brought him back and boldly asked Your Majesty to allow him to perform meritorious service for my great man!"

Cao Cao's words can be regarded as giving Liu Xie enough face, or from another perspective, they can also be regarded as giving Guan Yu enough face.

"Oh? Sikong's words do have some truth to them. Yuan Shao has a few good generals under his command. It wouldn't be a bad idea to use Guan Yu! But I only do it for Sikong's sake. If I can't acquit myself and make meritorious service, I'll wait until he comes back.
Chapter completed!