"What do you mean is that the eldest son of the emperor is really in Yecheng?" Cao Cao slowly put down Yuan Tan's request for surrender, frowned slightly, and looked at Zhang Miao, who was slightly proud. Zhang Miao was old friends with him. When he was young, he had been together in Luoyang for a long time. Zhang Miao's family was rich, and he was kind and generous, so he ranked eight chefs. Although he had no talent, his reputation was very good.

Zhang Miao nodded, "Can I say a few words to you alone?"

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and gave a wink at Chen Gong and others next to him. Chen Gong and others stood up and left, and only Cao Cao and Zhang Miao were left in the tent. They were not worried about anything. Cao Cao's martial arts were far above Zhang Miao, and it was unlikely that Zhang Miao would attack Cao Cao. Moreover, now that Yecheng is surrounded, Zhang Miao and the others have to talk about only some surrender conditions, and they would never do such a crazy thing.

"Now you can say it." Cao Cao took two tea cups from the desk, turned around and took out some tea from the back tent, poured a cup of tea for Zhang Miao, picked up a cup himself, and sipped it slowly.

Zhang Miao was not in a hurry. He picked up the teacup, sniffed it first, and praised: "Good tea!"

"Of course, it's the best jade dragon." Cao Cao laughed: "This is because we have made you taste it because we have made friends with each other. There is no way for others to take a look at it."

"The best jade dragon?" Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "It is said that it was originally a tribute tea, and only Queen Lingsi can drink it?"

Cao Cao nodded, smiling without saying a word. They were talking about tea, but in fact they were talking about favors that only relatives could have. The Queen Mother Song had passed away and was posthumously named Empress Lingsi. The general Song Feng became the Grand Tutor, which was more of a glory, but it only meant that the wealth and honor of the Song family were guaranteed, while Cao Cao became a person who inherited the power of the Song family, so he could drink the best jade dragon.

Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "The Han family has been founded for four hundred years, and there has never been a general who was granted a title of general. Could it be that His Highness of the King of Chu still wanted to marry his daughter to His Majesty? The couple's marriage of the same surname was a joke. It's fine, after all, I didn't know that he was also a royal family member. He had the same roots and origins. Now I know that he still wanted to marry the same clan? Can such an incestuous act be done?"

Cao Cao was a little embarrassed and argued strongly: "Although the general is a relative of the foreigner, it does not mean that only the relative of the foreigner can do it. His Highness, the martial arts master of the King of Chu, is powerful in the world. If he does not become a general, who is qualified to do it?"

"Yes, King Chu has great martial arts and power throughout the world. I want to ask Meng De. Will he be satisfied with the general?"

Cao Cao didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard of it.

Zhang Miao continued: "The reason why you can still be the General of the Steady Guard and drink this top-quality jade dragon is not because you, Cao Mengde, have the ability to use military force. Mengde, we have been with each other for many years, so I won't say anything about those scenes. Ask yourself, if Jizhou is pacified, will the King of Chu go further? At that time, can you still drink this top-quality jade dragon?"

A cold light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes: "If you want to learn from Wu Zhi, then you're wrong. Although I can't compare to Han Xin in military use, I'm not stupid."

"You are not Han Xin, and I am not Wu Zhi." Zhang Miao pointed to Cao Cao's heart and pointed to his own. "We were all ministers of the Han Dynasty."

Cao Cao snorted and looked down upon him.

"I have told you that the eldest son of the emperor is in Yecheng. Although he is a concubine's son, he is closer than the King of Chu after all. If Liu Xiu wants to inherit the throne, he probably has to consider the eldest son of the emperor first." Zhang Miao was calm, "I don't think Liu Xiu will not do it himself, he will definitely deal with others, but I don't know if this person will be you Cao Mengde."

"The eldest son of the emperor is not in my hands." Cao Cao sneered. "If he dies in your hands, I think the King of Chu will be very willing to see it."

"You can't see." Zhang Miao smiled: "We will do our best to protect the eldest son of the emperor, and when necessary, we will also protect him and rush out. But at that time, you, Cao Mengde, attempted to kill the eldest son of the emperor for his meritorious service. I am afraid you can't escape. I think your Majesty has no strength to deal with the King of Chu, but there is still some way to deal with you. And that King of Chu may be happy to see you have bad luck."

Cao Cao gently put down the teacup, put his hands in front of his abdomen, pondering silently. What Zhang Miao said suddenly hit him in the vital light. He didn't know what Liu Xiu and the little emperor said in the palace now. He asked Song Feng, but Song Feng didn't understand very well. He fainted at that time. When he woke up, the palace was in a mess. Liu Xiu was injured, and the little emperor was frightened. An ugly woman had many serious injuries and was already extinguished.

Later, Liu Xiu and the little emperor said that the woman was the cultivator who had tried to assassinate Liu Xiu in Jiangling. She was the master of the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai. She came to avenge Tan Shihuai. In Jiangling, she failed to assassinate the little emperor, and hid in the palace for many days, preparing to assassinate Liu Xiu again. Fortunately, Liu Xiu burst out with potential at the critical moment, broke through his realm, killed the woman in one fell swoop, and saved the little emperor. In order to reward Liu Xiu's achievements in saving the horse, this broke the example and appointed him as the general and let him take charge of the world's troops.

This process was told by Liu Xiu and the little emperor, which should be credible, but Cao Cao always felt something was wrong. The question of the little emperor might be Liu Xiu's bloodline again came to his mind. If it was a collusion between their father and son, then what? Didn't the throne be transferred to the King of Chu inadvertently? Why couldn't the death of Empress Dowager Song be the one who took action by their father and son, just to conceal this fact?

If this is true, then after pacifying the world, the power of the Queen Mother Song will be weakened. Needless to say, Song Feng's family has no room for resistance, and Liu Xiu's main target may be Cao Cao. If the world is pacified, he, the general of the guard, should be released from his horse and returned to the field. Handing over military power, for him, would it be like the tiger and leopard being pulled out of his minions, and wouldn't it be allowed to be dealt with by Liu Xiu in the future?

Therefore, Cao Cao did not want Liu Xiu to go too far. If there were no people or things that made Liu Xiu worry about, the Cao family would sooner or later be kicked out of the court with the Song family. The appearance of the eldest son of the emperor gave him this opportunity and was also a crisis. Liu Xiu definitely did not want the eldest son of the emperor to live in the world, otherwise once the little emperor was his bloodline spread, his situation would be very embarrassing. But he could not kill the eldest son, otherwise his suspicion would be greater.

Then, it would be the best result for Liu Xiu to take action on the killer's eldest son.

If Yuan Tan doesn’t want to take the blame, then should Cao Cao take it?

Cao Cao weighed the pros and cons for a long time. No matter what, the eldest son of the emperor was the son of the late emperor. If he died at his hands, he would be unlucky in the future. Even if Liu Xiu did not let him take the blame, others would point at his backbone.

"I can't decide on this matter." Cao Cao finally said: "I want to ask the general that he is the highest commander of this war, not me."

Zhang Miao smiled: "Okay, please inform him and let us talk to him."

Cao Cao also smiled. "You have to protect the eldest son of the emperor. There are many people who heard that the eldest son of the emperor was in Yecheng just now. If you can't see the eldest son of the emperor when you surrender, I'm worried that you can't explain it."

"Don't worry, the eldest son of the emperor is very safe now, no one can find him." Zhang Miao stood up, bowed his hand casually, and left. Cao Cao thought for a long time alone, and invited Chen Gong, Cheng Yu and others to discuss for a long time. Finally, he felt that it was best for Liu Xiu to handle this matter, otherwise there would be endless troubles and misfortunes and good fortune.

On this basis, Cao Cao instructed Chen Gong to spread the news that the emperor's eldest son was in Yecheng. Although public opinion may not be of much use, it is better to have it than not. If the young emperor is really Liu Xiu's bloodline and let the people of the world know that the late emperor has a son living in the world, for Liu Xiu and his son, it would make them somewhat scruples, at least they dare not be too heartless to the Song and Cao families. If the young emperor is not Liu Xiu's bloodline, that would be better. With the eldest son, his throne would be more stable. I believe he would be very happy to welcome the eldest son back to the palace safely, and Cao Cao would be valued at that time.

After receiving the news, Liu Xiu did not say anything. He replied to Cao Cao, "This matter is waiting for me to come back to deal with. I am pushing the front south and the progress is very smooth. Most of the county towns are falling in sight, and only a few are still resisting. But it doesn't matter, I believe these people can't hold on for too long. The autumn harvest is imminent, and I am arranging people to catch up with the autumn harvest. There is enough food supply. Waiting for another two months is not a big problem.

After receiving the reply, Cao Cao was amused and crying. Liu Xiu really had leisure and ambitions. At this time, he was still in the mood to worry about the crops that were about to be ripe. No wonder he was not in a hurry to rush to Yecheng to preside over the war. Most of the powerful people in Jizhou were in Yecheng. Before surrender, they were enemies. All the properties in their fields were Liu Xiu's spoils. If they could not break the city, it would not affect the harvest of crops. Liu Xiu collected all the grains and then talked about whether to surrender. No matter what, these powerful people in Jizhou had already suffered heavy losses.

"This man... is so stingy. He is already rich enough to rival a country. He doesn't even let go of this little bit of cheapness."

Chen Gong and Cheng Yu were also a little ridiculous. They felt that Liu Xiu's move was enough to be damaged. If he waited for two more months, he would not lose much, but the Jizhou people in Yecheng were probably going crazy. More importantly, if Liu Xiu didn't want them to surrender at all, he could take this opportunity to divide their land first and then talk about whether to accept their surrender. Even if they surrender, could they still let Liu Xiu spit out the food they had eaten? If you want to talk, you can only talk about it while accepting the status quo.

Chen Gong thought for a long time, and finally said quietly: "'It's as fast as the wind, its stern as the forest." His Highness, the King of Chu, applied these two sentences to perfection. However, he was not robbing like fire, he was robbing like silkworms, neither too fast nor too slow, and eroding little by little, forcing those people to go desperate and be in chaos. It is really not easy to negotiate with him. It is even more delusional to take advantage of him."

Cao Cao sighed with a deep sigh with the same feeling.rs
Chapter completed!