After some severe threats, the atmosphere in the tent became strange again.
Xiahou Dun said nothing, just sat in his seat angrily.
However, everyone else was more cautious and did not dare to make any noise.
Especially looking at the sharp sword stuck on the table, I was particularly frightened.
After a long time, Cao Cao became a little anxious.
"Why, the Qin army is about to invade the territory soon, and you don't even have a way to do it?"
"Is it possible that you are planning to let Gu be captured without mercy?"
After talking to this extent, everyone still lowered their heads and remained silent.
As if all this has nothing to do with them!
"Okay! Very good! It seems that you have already planned it!"
Cao Cao slammed the table.
Snapped!
The sound continued to surround the commander's tent, making everyone tremble.
"Are you planning to change your banner and change your banner to another lord, or have you secretly surrendered to someone else a long time ago!"
Everyone could not sit still, so they stood up and knelt on the ground.
"King Wei, you are wronged!"
Seeing that everyone was crying in unison, Cao Cao became even more angry.
"Unjustly accused? Okay, then come up with an idea and prove yourself!"
Everyone looked at each other and bowed again to apologize.
"I am incompetent, please forgive me, King Wei!"
"snort!"
Cao Cao snorted angrily, his eyes almost blazing with anger.
"Normally, you all boast that you are highly talented and resourceful! Why is there nothing you can do at this critical moment?"
"I gave you high official positions, generous salaries, and family power, just to support you bunch of losers?"
No one dared to respond, they just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Please forgive me, King Wei!"
"Okay, okay, everyone, get up! I have no intention of punishing you!"
None of the people present are ordinary people.
Regardless of identity or family background, they all have far-reaching influence.
Naturally, Cao Cao would not punish him easily.
In fact, there was no way, Cao Cao had already expected it.
After all, even he was a little helpless.
"Thank you, King Wei!"
Everyone thanked him repeatedly and then slowly sat back down.
"Why!"
Cao Cao sighed and changed the topic again.
"You all are Gu Gu's confidants and have a deep friendship with Gu Gu!"
"Today, I have something to ask you. Please answer it truthfully!"
As the representative of the family, Chen Qun stood up and responded with his hands.
"Please let the King of Wei make it clear."
Cao Cao nodded.
He felt that even if this matter had nothing to do with anyone, it still had something to do with Chen Qun.
"After Gu led his army back to Xuchang today, he was summoned by His Majesty."
"Do you know what your Majesty is doing with Gu?"
Everyone shook their heads in confusion, but Chen Qun's eyes flickered.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, as expected.
"Everyone, His Majesty has a tough attitude. When will I return the power to him?"
"He also said that he has outstanding abilities and is enough to cope with this troubled world!"
"Inside and outside the words, even Liu Zhang doesn't take him seriously!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiahou Dun became furious.
"Asshole!"
"Has this dog emperor forgotten how he was tortured by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si in the past?"
"If King Wei hadn't sent troops to rescue him, he would have become a withered bone in the grave. How could he be the emperor!"
"presumptuous."
Cao Cao drank lightly.
Although it was a rebuke, there was no hint of reprimand.
Instead, his tone was full of approval.
How could Xiahou Dun not hear this and continue to express his dissatisfaction?
"I just feel dissatisfied! The King of Wei is loyal, the heaven and the earth can be used as a reference, and the sun and the moon can reflect it! Without the King of Wei, how could the Han Dynasty be what it is today?"
"This emperor has low abilities, no kindness and trust, and is so ungrateful. Why should King Wei help him?"
"Between my ministers, it is better to drive him out of Xuchang and let him fend for himself!"
"King Wei, no!"
Cao Cao looked sideways and saw that it was his in-law Cui Yan.
The leader of the Hebei clan, the Cui family of Qinghe, was the second one to step forward?
This caught Cao Cao off guard.
At the same time, I was also a little angry.
It doesn't matter if the Central Plains aristocrats prefer Liu Xie, are the Hebei aristocrats also going to abandon Cao Cao and go to Liu Xie?
Why!
Is it possible that Xun Yu could actually turn the sun and the moon upside down with just one mouth?
Forcibly suppressing his anger, Cao Cao squeezed out the questioning words through his teeth.
"Ji Gui, what do you want to say?"
Cui Yan cupped his hands with a calm look on his face.
"The King of Wei upholds the mandate of Heaven, obeys the will of the people below, and serves the Emperor to punish disobedient ministers. Whenever this happens, righteousness comes first!"
"The so-called righteousness means having a flag that everyone recognizes. And the Emperor is the only flag in the world!"
"If you abandon the flag, then King Wei has destroyed the great righteousness with his own hands. Whatever he does in the future will be unfair and his words will not be justified!"
Xiahou Dun stepped forward and stared at Cui Yan with one eye.
"Great justice? What is the use of great justice? Who can be bound by great justice?"
Cui Yan chuckled a few times and did not argue with Xiahou Dun.
"General Xiahou, without the Emperor's banner of righteousness, would the King of Wei be where he is today?"
“Is it not because of the great banner of the Emperor that the common people are returning to their hearts and the world is rushing to join them?”
"To put it more bluntly, I am able to defeat Yuan Shao and capture several states in Hebei. Isn't it the result of the emperor's righteousness?"
"snort!"
Xiahou Dun snorted angrily, which was completely different from these words.
"The defeat of Yuan Shao was a sign of the King of Wei's wisdom. The soldiers put their lives to good use. What does it have to do with the emperor?"
"Is it possible that Yuan Shao surrendered?"
Cui Yan shook his head and refused to argue with Xiahou Dun.
"King Wei, I'm not here to argue. I'm just here to tell you a fact."
"As for how King Wei chooses, I will not interfere."
Cao Cao nodded, still admitting Cui Yan's point of view.
"Ji Gui, the emperor's banner is indeed impressive, but it is not the same as it was decades ago."
"All the heroes have been wiped out, and only Liu Zhang is left to compete with me for hegemony."
"Is it possible that Ji Gui thinks Liu Zhang will care about the emperor's flag?"
"Of course I care!"
Cui Yan confirmed Cao Cao's doubts with great certainty.
"King Wei, just imagine, the Qin army has not invaded for so many years, why?"
"Doesn't Liu Zhang not want the rich lands like the Central Plains and Hebei, but only the barren lands in the corners?"
"There is a big difference between the existence and non-existence of many things!"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and thought carefully about whether this was really the case.
Cui Yan continued to speak.
"It is precisely because the emperor is here that Liu Zhang does not dare to do anything easily."
"Although Liu Zhang speaks freely and often does not take the emperor into consideration, he never dares to use weapons easily!"
"If there is no emperor, then Liu Zhang will no longer have any scruples. Whether to fight or to stop, the decision is really made by him alone!"
