In the palace.
During today's hunt, Liu Xie was overjoyed when he saw that the great Han still had many loyal ministers.
But I remembered Cao Cao's disrespect and felt great hatred in my heart.
He said sternly: "Thief Cao, I will definitely cut off your head and hang it at the capital gate to satisfy the hatred in my heart!"
At this time, Queen Fu came here. She saw that His Majesty, who had always been sad, was happy, and she was also happy in her heart. She asked: "We are hunting today. Why are you so happy that Your Majesty is back?"
Recalling all the previous encounters, Liu Xie said sadly: "Since I came to power, traitors have appeared together. First I suffered the disaster of Dong Zhuo, and then I suffered the rebellion of Jue and Si. I endured sufferings that ordinary people have never experienced. I and you will be responsible for it. Later. I got Cao Cao and thought he was a minister of the country, but I didn't expect him to wield power exclusively for the country and use his power to bring blessings. Every time I see him, it's like a ray of light on my back. Today when we were hunting, he actually greeted the minister's call. He was extremely rude!"
When I spoke, tears were streaming down my face.
Empress Fu couldn't help but shed tears when she heard this, and felt sorry for the emperor who was only sixteen years old.
Then Liu Xie burst into tears and said with a smile: "It's ridiculous that Cao Cao is self-defeating. His arrogance made his loyal ministers angry, and they stood up to resist. This comforted me. It seems that I, a big man, still have loyal ministers, but I didn't know it. Now I have You know, we will definitely unite to fight against Cao's thieves."
Queen Fu's eyes flashed with hope when she heard this: "With the help of loyal ministers, your majesty's great mission can be accomplished."
Liu Xie took Empress Fu's jade hand and nodded heavily.
At this moment, a person walked in from the outside and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen, after I have finished my submission, I am willing to dedicate my wasted body to repay the kindness of the country."
Liu Xie was shocked. It turned out to be Fu Wan, the father of Queen Fu.
He asked sternly: "Has the emperor seen how tyrannical Cao Cao is so tyrannical?"
After lying down on the ground, he knelt down and said, "Who didn't see Xu Tian shooting the deer? But in the whole dynasty, Cao Cao is a member of the clan. If not a relative of the country, who would dare to be loyal to the thieves? Now my uncle Dong Cheng is not afraid of power and dares to face Cao Cao. But, Toya."
Liu Xie nodded: "Let Uncle Dong Guo come in to discuss important matters together."
Fu Wan quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. Everyone in the palace has their own confidants. It would be unsightly if it were leaked."
"What can I do?"
"I have a plan: Your Majesty can make a brocade robe with a collar and a jade belt, secretly give it to Dong Cheng, hide the secret edict in the belt, and send him home to see the imperial edict."
Liu Xie was overjoyed: "This is a wonderful plan."
Later, Liu Xie wrote a secret edict and asked Empress Fu to sew it into the purple brocade lining of the jade belt, then wear it on her body, and ordered the internal historian to give Dong Cheng an audience.
After the hunt, Dong Cheng's resentment grew stronger.
He looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's a shame that as my uncle, one of the three nobles, I can see my king being humiliated but I can't do anything about it. If I go under the Nine Springs, how can I meet all the previous emperors?" As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.
At this moment, someone outside reported: His Majesty has announced that his chariot and cavalry general, uncle Dong Cheng, will come to see him.
Upon hearing the emperor's summons, Dong Cheng was keenly aware that something big might have happened, so he hurriedly changed his clothes and walked into the palace quickly.
Dong Cheng entered the palace to meet with Liu Xie.
Liu Xie said: "Do you know whether the Marquis Zhang Liang or the Marquis Xiao Xiao are here?"
Dong Cheng didn't know what Liu Xie was going to say. He thought about the meaning of the question in his mind and replied: "The founding of Gaozu's foundation was really due to the efforts of two people. How could I not know?"
Liu Xie nodded and glanced across the hall. Seeing no one around him, he sighed: "You are the king of the country, so you should stand by me like this."
Dong Cheng had almost guessed what Liu Xie meant. He was so nervous that he could hear his own heartbeat, and blood rushed to his face. He said excitedly: "I will not give up until my death, and I must be loyal to the country."
Liu Xie took a deep breath, took off his brocade robe and jade belt and handed it to Dong Cheng: "I think you have contributed to the rescue, and I have never forgotten it. Now I give you a brocade robe and jade belt. You should look at it carefully when you tie this robe."
Dong Cheng was frightened and keenly realized that there must be a secret order in the brocade robe and jade belt.
He kowtowed and thanked him, put on his clothes and left.
How could Dong Cheng and Liu Xie's operations be hidden from Cao Cao's eyes?
When Dong Cheng entered the palace, Cao Cao got the accurate news, so he led fifty soldiers to the palace gate and waited.
After receiving the secret decree, Dong Cheng tried his best to guess the content of the secret decree. He completely ignored Cao Cao standing at the palace gate. Eyes looked at him questioningly.
Dong Cheng felt cold and cold.
Cao Cao saw Dong Cheng's panicked look and sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Ah~ General Chariot and Cavalry, where did the general come from?"
Dong Cheng was anxious and wise: "His Majesty, remembering his role in rescuing the Western Capital in the past, specially ordered me to come to the palace to meet him."
"Hmm...is there any gift?"
"this……!"
"Huh?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly, "Tell me the truth!"
Dong Cheng smiled bitterly: "Nothing is given."
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao pointed at Dong Cheng with trembling fingers and laughed, then circled around and looked at him up and down, joking, "In the middle of summer in July, the sun is like fire and it is very hot. Why does Uncle Dong Guo wear two layers of clothes?" Robe?"
He immediately stopped smiling and said in a stern tone: "Take off your clothes quickly!"
Dong Cheng trembled in fright, knowing that there must be a secret message in his robe, so he didn't dare to get rid of it.
Cao Cao's expression changed, and he shouted to the people around him: "I'll help you!"
Dong Cheng had no choice but to take off the jade belt of the brocade robe and hand it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the brocade robe and looked at the sunlight. There was nothing unusual. He immediately put the robe on, tied the belt and asked with a smile, "What's the size?"
Appreciate the beauty left and right.
Cao Cao admired himself and then smiled at Dong Cheng: "This robe fits me very well. How about your uncle giving me this robe?"
Dong Cheng smiled bitterly: "How dare you give it to me as a gift from your kindness? If the Prime Minister likes it, please allow me to make it and present it to the Prime Minister."
Cao Cao smiled and asked: "Could it be that... there is some fraud in it?"
Dong Cheng broke out in a cold sweat: "Why does the Prime Minister speculate like this? If the Prime Minister wants, just stay."
"Hmm..." Cao Cao carefully examined the robe and found no secret message, so he took off his robe and handed it to Dong Cheng, "Don't be upset, uncle, I'm joking." Then he left with a smile.
Dong Cheng took over the robe and was so frightened that his underwear was wet with cold sweat. He waited until Cao Cao's back disappeared from sight before he breathed a sigh of relief.
After returning home, Dong Cheng went straight back to his study. He checked the robe carefully many times but found nothing. He also took out the jade belt and looked at it. It was an exquisite piece of white jade, crushed into a small dragon wearing flowers, and the back was lined with purple and gold brocade. , the seams are neat, and there is nothing.
Dong Cheng was puzzled: "The emperor gave me a robe and ordered me to look closely, but there is nothing there. Why is this?"
He sat down and thought again and again, but couldn't figure it out until the dark night; the maid lit the wild goose lamp, which illuminated the dark room brightly; Dong Cheng picked up the robe and thought about it again, but found nothing, and took the jade belt in his hand Guess, suddenly his eyes were startled, and through the light, he could vaguely see traces of pen and ink in the belt.
Dong Cheng's heartbeat was stopped by this handwriting and he didn't dare to beat anymore.
Nervously and excitedly, he took out the knife, opened the needle and thread, and took out the contents to check. It was a secret edict written in the emperor's hand. Dong Cheng felt nervously that his whole body was shaking.
After carefully reading the contents of the secret edict, Dong Cheng communicated with tears and bowed to the palace. Every line in the secret edict showed Liu Xie's strong desire to revive the Han Dynasty. This is the blessing of the Han Dynasty and the blessing of all people!
But who can save the might of the Han Dynasty?
Without the response of foreign aid, he might not be able to accomplish anything by himself. Suddenly he thought of Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei who were campaigning against Yuan Shu.
Forget Lu Bu's wolfish ambition.
Liu Bei claimed to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty and was trustworthy; although Zhang Xiu was from Xiliang, he was able to send troops hundreds of miles away to conquer the usurper Yuan Shu, which shows that his heart is towards the Han.
After making up his mind, Dong Cheng began to act secretly.
