"If anything happens, I'll inform my second brother immediately and we'll go have a drink!" Zhang Fei said with a smile.
At Cao Cao's mansion, Xun Yu and a group of counselors came in and said, "The emperor now recognizes Liu Bei as his uncle. I'm afraid it won't do you any good, Duke Ming."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Since the emperor recognizes Liu Bei as his uncle, I think he will not be dissatisfied if I use the emperor's edict to demand it. Besides, I left Liu Bei's brother in Xudu. Even though he can't go with the emperor." It's very close, but it's still within my control. What do I have to fear? What I'm thinking about now is Taiwei Yang Biao, who is a relative of Yuan Shu. If he and Yuan Shu's brothers act as internal agents, the disaster will be huge. , we should eliminate him as soon as possible.”
Xun Yu neither agreed nor objected, so Cao Cao sent someone to falsely accuse Yang Biao, saying that he was colluding with Yuan Shu and intending to rebel, and then he was thrown into prison.
This Yang Biao was also a nobleman and had a good relationship with Kong Rong and other celebrities. He was accused for no reason and was about to be beheaded by Manchu. Kong Rong was naturally dissatisfied, so he remonstrated with Cao Cao, saying: "Yang Biao How could the Fourth Duke Qingde be associated with someone like Yuan Shu? Is it a mistake?"
Cao Cao sighed: "Actually, this is the emperor's intention, and there is nothing I can do about it!"
Kong Rong said: "If King Cheng wants to kill Duke Zhao, does Duke Zhou dare to say that he doesn't know?"
This sentence was very ironic. Cao Cao knew that these nobles could not afford to offend him, so he removed Yang Biao from his official position and let him return to his old age.
This behavior also aroused the anger of others. Yilang Zhao Yan was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's tyranny and reported to the emperor to impeach Cao Cao, saying that he did not follow the emperor's will and convicted the ministers without authorization. When Cao Cao found out, he was very angry and immediately ordered the man to be beheaded.
When all the officials found out, they were all very frightened. Adviser Cheng Yu advised Cao Cao, "Now that the prime minister's reputation is growing, why not take this opportunity to become king?"
Cheng Yu spoke out what Cao Cao was thinking, but Cao Cao knew that it was not the right time yet, so he said: "There are still a majority of ministers in the court who support the emperor. We cannot act rashly. I want to ask the emperor to go hunting with us and observe the situation."
So Cao Cao selected a good horse and various equipment, gathered the soldiers outside the city, and then invited the emperor to hunt in the field.
Emperor Xian couldn't figure out the situation and said: "I'm afraid that hunting in the field is not the right way."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I heard that the emperors in ancient times would go to the countryside in four seasons to show their force. Now that the world has not surrendered, it is time to show force by hunting in the fields."
After hearing this, Emperor Xian didn't dare to refuse anymore, so he rode out of the city on his free horse, armed with carved bows and golden arrows.
Liu Bei took Guan Yu, Yu Yi, and Zhang Fei with bent bows and arrows, wearing heart-covering armor, holding their own weapons in their hands, and led dozens of cavalry out of the city with Emperor Xian. Cao Cao rode a yellow-clawed flying electric horse and led a hundred thousand sergeants to hunt in Xutian with the emperor. The sergeants lined up in the paddock and occupied an area of more than 200 miles around. Cao Cao and Emperor Xian marched on horseback, fighting for only one horse. Behind them were Cao Cao's confidants and favorite generals. All the civil and military officials were left behind, and no one dared to approach.
When they came to Xutian, Liu Bei and others stood aside. Emperor Xian said: "I want to see Uncle Liu Huang shoot an arrow!"
So Liu Bei took the order and mounted his horse. He saw a rabbit in the grass. He quickly bent his bow and arrow, and hit the rabbit with an arrow. The emperor cheered.
Turning around and walking across the slope, he suddenly saw a big deer coming out of the thorns. Emperor Xian shot three arrows but still missed. He turned around and said to Cao Cao: "Ai Qing, shoot quickly!"
So Cao Cao took the precious eagle bow and golden arrow from Emperor Xian, and shot out an arrow, hitting the big deer in the back. The deer fell down in the grass.
When the ministers saw that the big deer was shot by the emperor's golden arrow, they thought it was the emperor who had shot it, and they all shouted: "Long live!"
At this time, Cao Cao rode his horse to the front of Emperor Xian and stood in front of the emperor to accept everyone's praise. After everyone saw it, their faces changed.
Guan Yu was very angry when he saw it. He raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes, ready to kill Cao Cao. When Liu Bei saw him, he quickly waved his hand to him and winked. Yu Yi also waved to Guan Yu, signaling him to come back quickly.
When Guan Yu saw this situation, he did not act rashly and returned to Liu Bei's side.
Liu Bei rode up to Cao Cao, bowed to him, and congratulated him: "The Prime Minister is good at archery, which is rare in the world!"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I can hit it, it is a great blessing from the emperor!" He turned around and bowed to Emperor Xian to congratulate him, but he had no intention of returning the precious eagle bow, so he took it with him.
After the hunting was over, a banquet was held nearby, and then everyone returned to Xudu, and everyone left one after another.
After returning, Guan Yu said to Liu Bei and Yu Yi: "Cao Cao deceived the king and ignored his superiors. I am going to kill him today to eliminate harm for the country. Why do my eldest brother and my fourth brother stop me?"
Liu Bei said: "Throw a rat's sword. Cao Cao is only one horse away from Emperor Xian, not to mention that he is surrounded by his confidants. If you acted in a moment of anger and did something, if you failed to kill Cao Cao, you would be injured." The Emperor will make us guilty of murdering the Emperor."
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Brother is right. Now Cao Cao's intentions are obvious. Some of Cao Cao's powerful generals were around at that time, so it was very difficult to kill him."
Guan Yu sighed: "If you don't kill this traitor today, it will be a disaster sooner or later."
"Brother knows this matter better than we do. We need to take a long-term approach," Yu Yi said.
Liu Bei took a deep breath and said: "Yes, this matter must be carried out secretly, and no news can be leaked!"
After Emperor Xian returned to the palace, he hugged the queen and cried, saying: "Since I became emperor, traitors have appeared together, first Dong Zhuo, then Li Cui and Guo Si. These are all unbearable sufferings for ordinary people. We have all persisted." I came here and was taken to Xudu by Cao Cao. I thought he was a minister of the country, but I didn't expect that he also wielded power and dominated the country. Every time I saw him, I felt like there was a thorn in my back. Today on the hunting ground, He stood in front of me to accept everyone's congratulations, which was extremely rude! I guess sooner or later there must be other plans, and we both didn't know how we died at the time!"
Empress Fu sighed: "All the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are receiving salaries from the Han Dynasty. Isn't there anyone who can save the country from the crisis?"
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly came in.
They thought it was Cao Cao's man, so they both rushed there and were very scared. When the man got closer, they realized that it was the queen's father. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. I can recommend someone to you to get rid of Cao Cao." thief!"
Emperor Xian wiped his tears and asked, "Does the emperor's father-in-law also know how domineering Cao Cao is?"
