HLnovel Chapter 189 Fu Shou, daughter of Fu Wan! Hiding behind Liu Xie and offering advice?
Chapter 189 Fu Shou, daughter of Fu Wan! Hiding behind Liu Xie and offering advice?
"In front of all the high-ranking civil and military officials, Yuan Shao refused the title of Prince of Guangping and only agreed to accept the position of Grand General?"
Xuchang
Sikong Mansion
Cao Cao listened to the intelligence report with a smile.
Yuan Shao handled this situation very well.
It is better to block than to open up.
Faced with the discussions among his civil and military officials, Yuan Shao took the initiative to convene a meeting of the high-ranking officials of his camp, and declared in front of them that he was a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty and would never become a king of a different surname.
This move can only be described as clever.
but……
Did you think it ended here?
When Su Yu is going to cause trouble, he won't do it on a small scale, he'll do it to the death!
People within the Ji Province region may have believed that Yuan Shao truly had no intention of usurping the throne.
But in other states, intelligence agencies had already begun operations.
And the Mi family caravan under Su Yu's command is no pushover either.
Among the common people, there had already been much discussion about Yuan Shao becoming a king of a different surname.
In terms of reputation, Yuan Shao was significantly affected.
Of course, this is only one of Su Yu's goals.
The core objective is to further intensify the internal strife between Yuan Shao and Ju Shou.
If these two fight, Cao Cao's camp will have an opportunity to seize the time and dismantle Yuan Shao's group!
Suddenly, Dian Wei walked in from outside the Sikong Mansion and reported to Cao Cao:
"My lord, Liu Xie has sent someone to invite you to the palace."
Cao Cao raised an eyebrow and said:
“Erlai, how many times have I told you, you must call him Your Majesty.”
"I know you may look down on him, but you have to call him Your Majesty!"
Dian Wei scratched his head and muttered to himself:
"He doesn't give me any food, but my lord gives me chicken legs every day."
"In my opinion, the lord is the one who should be the emperor."
Cao Cao coughed and said:
"Ahem, you rascal, children speak without thinking, children speak without thinking."
"Don't tell anyone what you just said, except to Ziyi."
Dian Wei asked in confusion:
"Children speak without restraint? Is that a compliment to me?"
Cao Cao quickly covered his head with his hands and nodded, saying:
"Yes, yes, 'children's words are innocent' means that you are praising your superb martial arts skills."
Dian Wei opened his eyes wide with delight and rubbed his hands together.
My lord praised me!
I'm in a good mood today, so I've decided to eat three extra bowls of rice tonight!
As everyone knows, Dian Wei had absolutely no idea who Liu Xie was.
In his eyes, apart from his wife and son, only his lord Cao Cao and his teacher Su Yu were the most important!
Furthermore, there's Xu Chu, that simpleton, whom Dian Wei also enjoys interacting with.
Sorry to everyone else.
I, Dian Wei, don't know you, only my twin iron halberds do!
but.
Speaking of Liu Xie inviting Cao Cao into the palace.
Cao Cao was puzzled for a moment, wondering what Liu Xie was up to.
Just in case, Cao Cao ordered Dian Wei to lead two hundred Tiger Guards to stand guard beside him.
The Tiger Guard Army was recently established and currently has only one thousand members, commanded by Dian Wei and Xu Chu respectively.
All the soldiers who entered Cao Cao's Tiger Guard were burly and strong.
With the special training from Dian Wei and Xu Chu, taking on five opponents at once shouldn't be a big problem.
Upon entering the palace, Cao Cao met Liu Xie.
But at this moment, Liu Xie seemed to be frowning, and it was unclear what was troubling him.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Cao Cao bowed to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie then seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly waved his hand, saying:
"Minister Cao, there's no need for such formalities."
"I have summoned you here today because I have important matters to discuss with you."
Cao Cao responded:
"What is it that Your Majesty is referring to?"
Liu Xie gestured to the palace maids on either side to bring out a portrait.
Cao Cao recognized the woman in the portrait, but couldn't quite place her.
“Minister Cao, this is a portrait of my birth mother, Lady Wang.”
“But she was murdered by treacherous people when I was young.”
"My memories of her are becoming increasingly blurred."
"So, before her memory fades, I quickly ordered an artist to draw her likeness."
Cao Cao nodded and praised:
"Your Majesty's filial piety is evident to Heaven and Earth, and you are truly a model for our Han Dynasty."
Liu Xie blushed slightly and said:
"Minister Cao, you flatter me."
"However... I wish to restore my birth mother's rank. What does Minister Cao think?"
Cao Cao feigned doubt and asked:
"Forgive my ignorance, but if I remember correctly, His Majesty's birth mother, Lady Wang, was already a Noble Lady during her lifetime."
"This title has not been revoked."
"I wonder what Your Majesty's intention is...?"
Liu Xie gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment towards Empress Dowager He and He Jin.
Then, mustering his courage, he shouted:
"I wish that my birth mother be posthumously honored as Empress Dowager!"
Cao Cao was "terrified" and took several steps back.
"Does Your Majesty know what kind of upheaval this will cause throughout the land?"
"The posthumous conferment of honors upon one's birth mother is unprecedented in our great Han Dynasty."
"Even the previous dynasty did not have this."
"If the scholars of the world were to rise up against Your Majesty, could Your Majesty endure such infamy?"
After Cao Cao said that, Liu Xie immediately backed down.
He was essentially a coward, lacking the courage of "Cao Mao driving his chariot to his death at the southern gate".
This is why Liu Xie was able to tolerate so many powerful ministers.
If you don't dare to resist with real swords and spears, then you can only be a coward.
"Your Majesty, I certainly support you."
"But how to silence the scholars of the world? Your Majesty, please come up with specific plans."
Liu Xie was speechless and could only change the subject, exchanging a few perfunctory pleasantries with Cao Cao before signaling him to leave.
Cao Cao remained calm throughout.
Only after leaving the palace did the gloom on his face disappear.
Haha, I suddenly got carried away and decided to posthumously honor my birth mother, Lady Wang, as Empress.
It's obvious that Liu Xie has powerful backers!
However, the guards placed beside Liu Xie did not report this matter to Cao Cao.
Does this mean that those guards were turned against Liu Xie?
Obviously not.
At least a third of those guards were members of the intelligence guards, truly the most elite of the elite.
In terms of loyalty, there is absolutely no doubt about it.
So where did the problem lie?
With this question in mind, Cao Cao went to Su Yu's residence.
"My lord, this happened in the inner palace."
"Or rather, it's on the woman."
"Harem?"
Cao Cao paused for a moment, then looked at Su Yu.
"Ziyi, do you really need me to expose your little affair with Consort Dong?"
"Will you wear it?"
Su Yu's face flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him, and he waved his hand, saying:
"What are you thinking, my lord?"
"What Su is referring to is another woman."
"That is, the Empress Fu Shou, daughter of Fu Wan, who just entered the palace a few days ago!"
"Although she has not yet married His Majesty, she is younger than Dong Wan."
"But this girl has been known for her intelligence since childhood."
"Plus Fu Wan, who was standing behind her."
"It would be easy to whisper in the ear of our Emperor."
After Su Yu pointed this out, Cao Cao finally realized where the problem lay.
The guards were not allowed to investigate the inner palace.
Eunuchs, though...
But there is not a single eunuch by Liu Xie's side now.
It's worth mentioning that the desire to become a eunuch was far less in the Han Dynasty than in the Qing Dynasty.
Normal families, no matter how hard or tiring life is, would not send their children to become eunuchs.
Most of the eunuchs in the Liu Han imperial family were orphans selected from the common people.
This is how the former Ten Attendants came to be.
Therefore, eunuchs were highly loyal to the Liu Han imperial family.
However, the eunuchs who served Liu Xie had all been killed while he was in Chang'an because of Li Jue's drunkenness.
After arriving in Xuchang, Cao Cao did not assign eunuchs to Liu Xie, but only arranged guards to monitor men.
Therefore, the problem must lie with the women in the imperial harem.
It seems we need to completely replace all the people around Liu Xie.
Even the palace maids had to be selected from a new batch.
As for Fu Shou...
Although it is scabies, it must be treated as soon as possible.
The story of murdering the empress doesn't sound very good if it gets out.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao asked Su Yu again:
"Ziyi, is there any way to get rid of Fu Wan's daughter?"
Su Yu patted his chest and said:
"My lord, do not worry, leave this to me!"
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