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"Cao Qing, do you have to go to the south?"

Cao Cao bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have learned from you that I only have some advantages in using soldiers, and the rest is not worth mentioning. Apart from conquest, I can't think of a better way to be effective. Besides, I have slaughtered the city before. It is not suitable to be in the court, and only by defending the borders of the country can atonement be made."

"There is no need to go to the south for the country's frontier defense." Liu Xie said calmly: "Go to the northern border. After Yang Gong returned to the court, the northern border lacked a capable general to sit in charge. I am very worried. Although the main force of the Xianbei and the Huns They are all defeated, and the remnants are still deep in the grassland. If there is a chance, they will sweep over. How about you go to the northern border and watch them?"

Surprised and delighted, Cao Cao looked up at Liu Xie. "His Majesty……"

"Don't want to?"

"I am willing, I am willing." Cao Cao said repeatedly, got up and left the table, and fell to the ground. "Chen... thank you for not giving up, and willing to guard the border for your majesty."

This result was much better than he expected, even something he didn't even dare to think about before.

"What do you think?" Liu Xie turned to look at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu laughed and said, "Marquis Cao is in charge of walking, Marquis Wen is in charge of cavalry, and the northern border can be safe. In time, Your Majesty can use Dragon City as Beijing and go boating in the North Sea."

Liu Xie laughed and looked at Cao Cao. "Are you confident?"

Cao Cao patted his chest. "Your Majesty, please give me ten years. I will sweep the grassland, kill all the tribes, capture the Yan family, and warm the banquet for your majesty."

Cao Ang watched from the side, his face flushed with anxiety.

The old man is still so frivolous even when he is old, and under the excitement, he can't choose what to say in front of the emperor.He really wanted to remind Cao Cao, but he didn't dare.

Liu Xie's cheeks twitched twice, and he coughed. "All the ministries can be killed, but as for their Yan clan, Marquis Cao should keep it for himself."

As soon as Cao Cao said something, he knew he had made a slip of the tongue.After being teased by the emperor, his old face flushed and he smiled embarrassingly.

"Then it's settled." Liu Xie opened his arms and did stretching exercises. "Marquis Cao can rest in peace for a few days, and it won't be too late to leave after the year."

"Wei." Cao Cao said loudly.

With the emperor's reply, he can finally live a peaceful year.

Liu Xie asked Cao Ang's residence again.Liu Xie didn't say much when he learned that Cao Ang had already rented a small courtyard in order to accommodate his mistress, Mrs. Ding.With Cao Cao's financial resources, renting a house will never be a problem.In contrast, he, the emperor, was poorer.

The two clans of Liu Biao and Liu Zhang must make fun of them later.

If it weren't for the fact that Cao Cao occupied Yizhou, which would be more troublesome than Liu Zhang, he really wanted Cao Cao to conquer Yizhou, and it would be best to kill a wave of Yizhou's big clan.

Anyway, his reputation is bad.

At this time, a Lang official came to report that Kong Rong, the magistrate of the Taiwei Mansion, and Mi Heng, a commoner, begged to see him. You Heng also claimed that the emperor said that he could see him at any time. Stopped, almost a conflict.

Liu Xie was surprised.

Did Mi Heng realize it so quickly?

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Chapter 688

Kong Rong and Mi Heng walked side by side, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Although Kong Rong is bookish, he is not stupid. From the conflict between Mi Heng and the doctor just now, he probably knows that Mi Heng is bragging.

The Son of Heaven didn't appreciate Mi Heng that much, and he didn't give Mi Heng the preferential treatment to meet her directly, at least not like Mi Heng himself said.

Mi Heng himself is aware of this, so he is a bit ashamed to see others.But when he thought about meeting the emperor later, the emperor thought he had figured it out, so it was inevitable that he would ask him what he felt, but he hadn't figured it out at all, so how should he answer?

I feel a little impulsive.

As the two walked, they were thinking about each other. After walking for a long time, they still didn't see the emperor. They couldn't help wondering if they were going in the wrong direction.I asked the nearby Lang Guan who was on duty, and confirmed that I had made no mistake. It was only five or six miles away from the destination that I realized that they were careless.

Shanglin Court was bigger than they imagined, and the officials were all riding back and forth on horseback. They couldn't get in their cars, and they didn't know how to ride horses. They could only walk, and they didn't know when they would go.

For them, it is normal to take a car when they go out, and it is unimaginable to walk for several miles or even more than ten miles.

"How about... rest for a while?" Mi Heng raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After walking for four or five miles, his legs were already sore and he was sweating all over.

"Uh...Okay." Kong Rong also took a breath, and sat down on a big rock by the side of the road.

"Shanglin Garden is really big." Mi Heng had nothing to ask.

Kong Rong turned his head and looked around, and suddenly said: "Zhengping, the emperor said that he wanted to save the fields. Do you think this Shanglin Garden should also be spent once? According to the weekly system, this Shanglin Garden is obviously too big. If it can be distributed to the common people for farming, it can How many people do you feed?"

Mi Heng nodded and said: "That's right, Wen Ju can mention it later."

Kong Rong turned his head to look at Mi Heng, his eyes widened. "Why didn't you mention it?"

"This is Wen Ju's discovery, I dare not plunder the beauty of others?"

Kong Rong snorted disdainfully. "If I mention it, I will mention it. Anyway, I am nearly half a hundred years old. Even if I die, it is not an early death. It is you, take care of yourself, so as not to miss the coming prosperity."

"You also think that the prosperous age is coming?"

Kong Rong turned his head to look at the sparkling lake, and didn't want to talk to Mi Heng anymore.

After returning from the palace that night, Mi Heng was not normal.

The two rested for a while, got up again, and walked to Xiliu Camp where the emperor was.Thinking of Zhou Yafu's deeds back then, the two couldn't help but sigh with emotion again, feeling rather complicated.

After arriving in Chang'an, they also heard some discussions about Xiliuying and Zhou Yafu. They had different opinions, and sometimes even fierce conflicts occurred.

For most people, their feelings are very complicated. They feel sorry for Zhou Yafu, feel that the emperor's authority is too heavy, it is inappropriate to wantonly kill ministers, and feel that a military official like Zhou Yafu is too domineering and deserves his death.

Whether it should be killed or not, from different angles, is a different result.

After a hard journey, they finally came to the foot of the hill where the emperor was.

Looking at the gentle slope, Kong Rong and Mi Heng, whose legs were trembling, were in trouble.They were already exhausted, and if they climbed up again, they would be very embarrassed and laughed at.But if you don't climb, you can't stand below and shout at the emperor, that would be too disrespectful.

"Let's go." Kong Rong said to Mi Heng.

"Let's go." Mi Heng agreed, but didn't move.

He really couldn't move.The last time he rode a horse, his thigh was injured and he was not able to recover quickly. Today, after walking such a long distance, he has reached his limit.

The two looked at each other, talking and walking, but they didn't move their feet, which was extremely embarrassing.

Liu Xie saw Kong Rong and Mi Heng on the hillside. Seeing them not moving, he thought that the habit of celebrities had broken again. He wanted someone to invite them, so he signaled Cao Ang to invite them.

Cao Ang went downhill.

Liu Xie said to Cao Cao, "Marquis Cao has a good son."

Cao Cao stroked his short beard in relief. "It's His Majesty who taught me well."

"Young people don't have prejudices, and they learn things quickly." Liu Xie glanced at Kong Rong and Mi Heng at the bottom of the slope. "I hope Ni Heng is too. Kong Rong, don't count on it."

Cao Cao was a little surprised.He didn't expect the emperor to have such high hopes for Mi Heng.He thought for a while, and said: "You Heng is indeed very smart, ten times better than a dog, so you have always been conceited, and only Your Majesty can teach you."

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Kong Rong and Mi Heng for a while, then suddenly said: "Your Majesty, these two people are probably tired, and they dare not go uphill because they are afraid that you will lose your dignity in front of you."

Liu Xie was very surprised, and took another look, only to realize that Cao Cao had a keen eye.These two people came here, and the distance was about ten miles. For such a scholar who is not working hard, the burden is not light.

"Can't Mi Heng ride a horse? Why don't you ride a horse?"

"They didn't wear underpants, so they couldn't ride a horse." Cao Cao suppressed a smile. "Confucian scholars are still calm. Generally, they don't know how to ride a horse, but ride a car. It is inconvenient to ride a car wearing black trousers, and it is uncomfortable from the waist down."

Liu Xie didn't say a word.To be honest, he has no idea about these.Ever since he came to this time and space, he has never left his horse's back. He has long regarded the crotchless pants as the pants themselves. He never thought that there are adults who would wear crotch pants.

After a while, Cao Ang came back and reported the situation.

As Cao Cao analyzed, these two people are very tired now, trembling when they walk.

"Then let them rest for a while." Liu Xie waved his hand and ordered people to set up a banquet at the bottom of the slope, and arranged some wine and food for Kong Rong and Mi Heng to eat and replenish their energy.

Kong Rong was very grateful, bowed down the slope, sat down on the table, and let out a sigh of relief.

Mi Heng felt a little inexplicably lost.He was supposed to go up the slope and sit and discuss with the emperor in front of everyone, but now because of lack of energy, he can only sit down the slope, looking up at the slope and talking and laughing happily.

"Is that Cao Cao who slaughtered the city?" Mi Heng listened for a moment, and couldn't help asking.

Cao Cao's voice was the loudest, it sounded like he was speaking to them on purpose.

"It should be." Kong Rong also heard it, and there was an evil fire surging in his heart.

"I've waited so hard, is it just to sit here and listen to that thief's high-spirited talk?" You Heng got angry and stood up. "Wen Ju sit down for a while, and let me... hiss..."

Mi Heng was angry for a moment, moved too much, pulled his thigh, and suddenly felt that his lower body was numb.

"Zhengping..."

"Not in the way, not in the way." Mi Heng gritted his teeth. "Death is not to be feared, so why talk about these minor injuries. Hiss..." He spoke with arrogance, but his body was very honest. He took a breath of cold air and managed to stand up straight for a long time.

He looked up and froze immediately.

The people on the slope probably heard what he said, and they all looked over.Even after dozens of steps, he could feel the disdain in those eyes.

I don't know if it's because of the terrain or because of the psychology, but Mi Heng felt the condescending arrogance.

He felt that he had been ashamed, his anger rose from his heart, and the evil turned to his guts. He took big strides and went uphill boldly.

Taking a step forward, a stabbing pain came, and the pain made him break out in a cold sweat.

He gritted his teeth to keep himself from screaming, and continued to move forward.

Chapter 689 You can scold me, but I can't?

Mi Heng walked up the hill step by step.

In just a few tens of steps, he walked out of tens of thousands of people, with the heroic spirit of all.

Standing in front of the emperor for a while, he was already covered in sweat, his face was pale, and he was panting like a cow.His legs were in excruciating pain, and he was shaking uncontrollably.

Only the expression is still stubborn.

Liu Xie looked at Mi Heng, confused.

What's wrong with Mi Heng, why is she gnashing her teeth, looking like she's about to kill someone.

He kept staring at Cao Cao, could it be that Cao Cao killed his relatives and friends?Or maybe it was heard from Yang Biao that Cao Cao criticized Zhang Xi and obstructed the appointment of Zhang Xi's posthumous title?

Cao Cao also felt Mi Heng's hostility, but he didn't say anything.

The emperor has already given him a very good arrangement, so he doesn't need to argue with you.On the contrary, the more low-key he is, the more the emperor will sympathize with him.

After a while, Liu Xie coughed.

"You Zhengping, it seems that you came to see me not because you have a plan to calm the people, but because you have something to say to Marquis Cao?"

Mi Heng withdrew his glaring gaze at Cao Cao, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Heng is presumptuous, and dare to ask Your Majesty to clarify your doubts. Your Majesty keeps saying that he wants to seek peace for all people, and he does not hesitate to be an enemy of the world's literati. ?”

Liu Xie raised his eyelids and snorted. "You are also a person who is familiar with poetry and books, don't you understand the principle of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones, and curing diseases to save lives?"

Mi Heng said loudly: "There is no cure for this kind of person. We can only kill them in the market to thank the world."

Cao Cao lowered his eyelids and said nothing.

Liu Xie turned to look at Cao Cao. "How many people did you kill in Pengcheng?"

Cao Cao left the table and prostrated himself on the ground. "As Ni Heng said, I have committed a heinous crime, and I will not be punished if I die."

Liu Xie turned to look at Mi Heng again. "How many people did he kill?"

Mi Heng said angrily: "Heng didn't count them, but Surabaya didn't flow. There are at least [-] of them."

"One hundred thousand is indeed a lot." Liu Xie nodded, and said: "Then do you know how many people have been resettled in the farmland in Xu County?"

You Heng was at a loss for words, and then said again: "Could it be that because he has made great contributions to the peace of the people, can he make up for it?"

"I didn't say that." Liu Xie waved his hand to signal Mi Heng not to worry. "I'm just saying that he has both the merits of slaughtering the city and the merits of calming the people. Even if the merits and demerits cannot be offset, it is not comparable to blindly killing people. Before you came, he had asked for an order to guard the border and continue to atone for his crimes. Do you think it is feasible?"

Mi Heng was stunned for a moment, and looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.

Cao Cao asked for an imperial edict to guard the border, the crime of slaughtering Pengcheng?This seems to work, and even better than killing him outright.

Border guards are hard work, like exile, and many border guards were originally prisoners.

Cao Cao voluntarily pleaded guilty and asked to guard the border, which made it difficult for him to say anything.

"No idea? Still feel puzzled and must be killed?" Liu Xie asked.

Mi Heng was speechless, but years of debating experience told him that the Son of Heaven was so aggressive, and he probably hoped that he would object, and then he would have something to say.

He turned his head and was suddenly startled.

Cao Cao has so many military exploits, but the emperor only mentioned him to garrison the fields and calm the people. Naturally, it was because garrisoning the fields to calm the people was in line with the emperor's ideas, but what went against the emperor's ideas was the scholar-bureaucrats who obstructed the garrison.

If Cao Cao's merits in farming and reassuring the people were ignored, and Cao Cao's death was insisted on, how would the scholar-bureaucrats who obstructed the cultivation of the fields, indirectly caused the Yellow Turban Change, and caused tens of millions of deaths and injuries, to deal with it?