[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

The spring day at Shangshutai always comes earlier than at Xudu's other places.The white snow has not yet melted, and the few trees planted outside the courtyard are already full of greenery, and the thin flower buds are trembling in the wind, and occasionally fallen flowers will float to the shoulders of passers-by, leaving a faint fragrance.Chen Qun saw the man picking up the petals, turned his head to the side but saw the corners of his lips slightly raised, his heart was greatly shaken, and he walked towards the man quickly:

"Your Majesty—"

Hearing the sound, the man under the tree looked back, his eyebrows were like willows, his eyes were like peach blossoms, burning like a spirit that had transformed into a human.However, the catkins are crazy and the peach blossoms are frivolous, and they run counter to the gentle and dignified gentleman that Chen Qun yearned for.

"Why are you here?" He frowned and asked, concealing his disappointment with his usual distaste for people.

But how can this be hidden from this manipulative spirit.But today, people looked across the flowers, their eyes moved, and they could clearly see Chen Qun's thoughts, but for some reason they didn't point it out, they just said: "Jialai Shangshutai to deal with some things."

Hearing this, Chen Qun's eyes darkened.Since Xun Yu left Shangshutai, there has been a backlog of affairs in Taichung.If we follow the old rules, we only need to wait for Xun Yu to come back, and then we can finish everything. But I didn’t expect that this trip would be a farewell. After Lingjun died of illness, the imperial court shifted its focus to Yecheng, and naturally there are no people left for the complicated ancient books and relics in Taichung. take care of.

Today Chen Qun came to Shangshutai early in the morning, just to find time to tidy up.It was only when he arrived that he realized that those broken bamboo slips, official documents, and sundries had been sorted out, and the handwriting and subtle habits on the seal were all the same as Xun Yu's.In a moment of excitement, he hurried out of the house to look for it, but he didn't expect that the person he met was Guo Jia, whom he hated the most.

"You reviewed all the official documents inside?" Chen Qun still had a little luck in his heart.If it is said that Guo Jia can sort out things without any difference, but those small debris are definitely not what Guo Jia's temperament can handle well, otherwise he and Guo Jia would not have disliked each other for so many years.

"Jia is unwilling, but it's not that she can't." Guo Jia sighed softly, looking at the flying broken petals, "The ones left will have to clean up the mess, whether they want it or not."

Involuntarily, Chen Qun felt sad, but it didn't seem to be just because of Xun Yu who died of illness and Xun You who went to another country.He made up his mind and wanted to criticize Guo Jia's disrespect as usual, but he found that whether it was the tiara with the hair tied up high or the official uniform with red clouds and black patterns, from head to toe, there was nothing wrong with it. One point is not in line with etiquette, no wonder he just looked at the back and mistook him for Xun Yu.

For a moment, he was thinking of Guo Jia's death.

"Changwen, are you regretting that the court sued Jia earlier?"

"...Stop talking nonsense!"

"That's good."

Guo Jia laughed.Therefore, this high crown and thick gown, this majestic mansion, were all defeated by the flair between their eyebrows and eyes.Human beings are still ghosts transformed by the aura of heaven and earth. They cannot be trapped by high towers and pavilions, nor can they be trapped by ordinary skin and bones. Only when there are great rivers and rivers, high mountains and bright moons, and places where the breeze is intoxicating can people return to their hometowns.

"This is a great world, and there will be Lao Changwen in the future."

After speaking, Guo Jia patted Chen Qun on the shoulder, then turned and left.Chen Qun watched his figure disappear among Xueliu Fangfei, and subconsciously raised the corners of his lips.

When he left the mansion, someone was waiting for him.

"Why, not the prime minister, a little disappointed?"

"That's not true. The rules of conferring dukes and conferring titles are so troublesome. My lord must be annoyed to death by Mr. Taichang now, so I don't have time to come here." Looking at the person in front of him, Guo Jia said, "But Jia didn't expect that, actually I can trouble you, old fox."

"Otherwise, who do you think it would be?"

"Yuan Chang." His tone was a bit resentful, "He said that he didn't think about food and drink, and was so sad that he would come to Jia to beg for drinks every few days, and he cheated him every time he came and went."

"He has been making friends with Liangzhou scholars in Guanzhong all the year round. Seven or eight altars are not much." Before Guo Jia frowned and retorted, Jia Xu changed the subject decisively, "Where is your little girl, how is she?"

"You said that girl, Ah Wu." Guo Jia's mention of wine was just a joke. He lost the essence and won the prime minister, so there was no need for him to be distressed. I'm thinking about my mistakes behind closed doors at home." Thinking of how she almost apologized to death that day, Guo Jia couldn't help shaking her head helplessly, "This girl is good in everything, but she is too serious. Jia didn't want to punish her."

"Of course you won't punish her. Everything is in your calculation, isn't it?"

"Oh?" Guo Jia stopped, turned sideways and looked straight at Jia Xu, "Jia doesn't understand Wen He's words."

Jia Xu chuckled, as if he had expected Guo Jia to pretend to be confused: "Jiangdong, although he lost Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and burned all the warships, as long as Sun Quan and the Sun family do not fall, it is only a matter of time. Still thinking, how could you be so merciful to Jiangdong. It turns out that the Yingchuan Xun family is your real backer."

The Jiangdong aristocratic family is deeply intertwined, and they still rely on Zhu, Zhang, Gulu and the four families. Even if it is Sun Quan, they mostly rely on appeasement, and they cannot be the master of all Jiangdong.The reason why the aristocratic family is important is firstly to rely on its private soldiers and farms, and secondly to rely on Qingming and family education.The best way is to rule the family by the family. The Xun family in Yingchuan has many children and is famous all over the world. There are also Xun Yu and Xun You who are dark and bright.Sitting in Jiangdong, this is the best candidate.But without Xun Yu and Cao Cao's blatant renunciation, without Xun You's desperate gamble to make the Xun family afraid of being angered, a big family would be willing to move no matter what they say.

However, what Guo Jia cares most about is not at all.

"Jia remembers that when they were in the academy, one of them said that they would like to dominate the side to avoid the wind and rain alone, and the other said that they wanted to return the gift and restore the utensils to help the people. Jiangdong is a good place, blocked by natural moats, the people are simple and the country is rich, and the geomantic omen is also good. To support leg problems. Maybe, those elders in the Xun clan are also willing to leave because of these things. How can Jia get so much with the strength of one person."

"What about the phenomenon that day?" Jia Xu asked again, "That day the bronze sparrow banquet, the solar eclipse does not eat, it is not so much to make all the officials agree that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, it is better to make all the officials believe in the astronomical prophecy. Tu Gao, the one who should be Tu Gao is Wei Ye. My lord, today I am promoted to the Duke of Wei, but this prophecy has been spread among the people. Such coincidences have nothing to do with you?"

"This Jia is even more wronged." Guo Jia blinked innocently, "Not to mention that the lord doesn't believe in prophecy, Jia doesn't read prophecy, the Han family's six or seven misfortune should be ordered to be said for hundreds of years, and suddenly it was taken by someone with a heart. It has nothing to do with Gleneng. But in all fairness, it is not determined by prophecy whether the dynasty is exhausted or not. It is nothing more than the omen first, and then the prophecy. It is just due to luck.”

"What about Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi?"

"My lord has always valued love and friendship. Yuan Shao's other sons are not up to the mark. This is the only blood, so let's keep it. As for Mrs. Zhen, the goddess has a heart, and King Xiang has a dream, so let's just do it."

"Xu didn't know when Feng Xiao's heart became so soft."

"Everyone gets what they want, how wonderful it is."

"how about you?"

Guo Jia didn't answer, or didn't have time to answer.They have come under the high platform.Looking up step by step along the jade steps, in the backlight, someone reached out to him from afar.

His heart skipped a beat, facing the light, he couldn't help speeding up his pace.

Jia Xu stood at the bottom of the steps and sighed softly:

"Idiot."

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Clothes of black clothes, above the pattern of mountain dragons and insects, tigers and worms fighting, and below the thorny algae and fireflies, and the gaps between rice and rice.The crown on the head is seven inches wide and two inches long. The beads are strung together one inch apart, 24 in a string, and 210 six in nine.The waist is not the usual long sword, but a saber with a black sheath made of shark skin, surrounded by gold patterns.Even on the feet, there are black shoes and red shoes. When Cao Cao walked up step by step, the heavy wood stepped on the white jade steps, making a slow knocking sound.

At this time, if he looked back, he could see that all the officials were as insignificant as ant dust, each knelt down on the ground, resigned and proclaimed themselves ministers.Even the Ninety-five Supreme Being in front of the main hall, he was approaching step by step, little by little.

Lowered the head that had to be raised.Today, the position of a minister is enough, but he doesn't have the agitation of being a minister.What was buzzing in his mind was still the quarrels of those great Confucians who had read the old classics for half a month, whether to use the princes' uniform or the Sangong uniform, whether to follow the old scriptures of the sage kings or the stories of the Han family.He still remembered an old man with white beard and hair, who rushed thousands of miles with his disciples carrying more than ten catties of scriptures, and knelt down in front of him tremblingly:

"The poem says: 'The son of one's own is not called his obedience'. The prime minister's derby is better than Zhou Gong, and his merits will last forever. No regrets."

The other's son is not called obedient.This is true.Cao Cao thought to himself.But it’s not about wandering between the Sangong or the princes, but because no matter what kind of crown suit it is, it must be made of the best silk and patterned with gold threads.He was used to wearing coarse clothes and plain shoes, but suddenly he changed into this fine attire, and it was difficult for him to move or walk, which made him very uncomfortable.

Stepping on the last step, there are already visitors waiting by the side.He first led Guang Luxun forward, then came to Cao Cao respectfully, led Cao Cao to the emperor, and whispered, "Please sit down."When Cao Cao lowered his body, Guang Luxun in front of the hall bowed to the emperor, raised his hands and said loudly:

"For the edict, the prime minister Cao Cao is the Duke of Wei."

"Because of my immorality, I was seldom met with violence. The more I stayed in the west, I moved to Tang and Wei. At this time, if I am so embarrassed..."

Guang Luxun's voice was as loud as a bell, so that the officials kneeling under the steps could hear it clearly.But Cao Cao was close at hand, but he listened quite absent-mindedly, because before that, Guang Luxun had presented this policy article to him too many times respectfully, so no matter how brilliant the writing was, it became a long list of articles. , could not reach his ears.

"In the past, Dong Zhuo was in trouble at the beginning of the country, and the queen was released from the throne. The king took it in and led the army. This king is loyal to the dynasty..."

Cao Cao looked towards the front of the main hall.In recent days, the emperor has lost a lot of weight, and the suit that originally fit him was like a cage.His spine was straight, his head was raised slightly like all emperors, and he walked through the courtiers at twelve o'clock, although in the hearts of most of his courtiers, he was already just a foil.

"The king has the merits of ordering the world, and the most important thing is to be bright and moral, to spread the customs in the sea, to promote the customs, to teach diligently, to be careful in prisons, to have no tyrannical government, and to have no feelings for the people; The former meritorious deeds of the old virtues have nothing to do with rank; although Yi Yinge is in the emperor's sky, and Duke Zhou is honored in the four seas, Fang is as contemptuous as he is."

Maybe he didn't know what he was insisting on.Cao Cao often empathizes with this feeling.These days, he often dreams of the scene where he personally carried the ragged little emperor out of the ruins in Luoyang City.A group of hungry, skinny, white-haired, three-officials and nine ministers kowtowed repeatedly, and their words were more exaggerated than in the text, but they were far more sincere than in the text, so that they could be pressed heavily in the heart. The pressure is nearly 20 years.Some people go out, some people can't go out, some people can go out, but they don't want to go out.

"With my humble body, I entrust myself to the people of Zhaomin. I will always think about the hardships. If I am involved in the abyss and ice, it is not for the king to help me. I have no responsibility. Today, in the east of Jizhou, Hanoi, Weijun, Zhao Guo, Zhongshan, The ten counties of Changshan, Julu, Anping, Ganling, and Pingyuan are enfeoffed as Duke Wei."

Therefore, even though Cao Cao could clearly see the emperor's "sex" and inner weakness, he did not have any contempt or disdain.He knew too well what Liu Xie was afraid of, and he knew too well that Liu Xie didn't have many choices from the beginning.A little emperor who bears the extravagance of all the people who indulge in the Han Dynasty and wants to be restored to the throne of God, has no other choice except to know that he can't do it in Yin Yin's eyes.Because of this, Cao Cao was angry when he was angry, and disappointed when he was disappointed, but after the incident, he couldn't bear to be harsh.

Xu Shi was dazzled by the too bright light refracted from the top corner of the hall, Liu Xie slightly moved his gaze away, but it happened to meet Cao Cao's eyes.Liu Xie was surprised to find that Cao Cao's eyebrows at this time were neither serious nor sharp, and could even be called soft.He froze for a moment, and then his anger almost broke through the calm he had pretended for so long.He hates pity, especially Cao Cao's pity.But before he had time to express his unhappiness, Guang Luxun had already read the last paragraph of Ce Wen.

"The Prime Minister of the State of Wei has set up a group of ministers and hundreds of officials, all of which are like the system of the princes and kings in the early Han Dynasty. Go to Qinzai, and respect my life! Simply show respect to everyone, show your merits at the time, use them to show your virtue, and praise my great-grandfather. Die!"

"Chen Cao Cao received the edict to thank you."

The visitor took the policy book from Guang Luxun and presented it to Cao Cao.Shang Shulang handed over the seal and ribbon prepared by the side to the imperial censor.According to the etiquette, the next servant censor should stand in the east, and the emperor will bestow the seal and ribbon on the newly-appointed princes.

However, Liu Xie took the first step to serve the censor, and went to Shang Shulang: "Exchange the golden seal and red silk, and grant the Yuanyou crown."

The visitor was stunned for a moment, then whispered to persuade: "Your Majesty, Yili..."

"If you obey the princes' clothes, you should follow the princes' manners. Besides, it is not said in the policy that the Duke of Wei was in the Han Dynasty. Although Yi Yin and Zhou Gongfang are contemptuous, how can the clan be comparable. I think it is better to let the Duke of Wei be in the Han Dynasty. Only those who are above the princes and kings can really 'respect my great ancestor'." Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao, "I don't know what Wei Gong wants?"

Cao Cao bowed his head again: "I would like to obey the holy will."

Knowing that the words were tit for tat, the audience did not dare to say more.Seeing that the emperor himself was standing on the east side, and had finished conferring the golden seal and red scorpion on Duke Wei, he had no choice but to clear his throat and let the canonization ceremony continue:

"Give thatch soil."

The so-called mao soil is the soil of the place sealed by the white grass bag, which is awarded to the princes by the emperor himself.The land that Cao Cao confiscated was in Jizhou, and the north was black, so he gave Xuantu Ju with white grass to establish a society in his country.

After granting the soil, those who praised him came forward: "Wei Gongchen Cao Cao's new title, prime minister Cao Cao's first removal, thank you."

The praisers then stood up and said: "The emperor is for the public."

Cao Cao knelt down again to thank him.

At this point, the main part of the canonization ceremony was over. Both the officials in front of the palace and the officials below all heaved a long sigh of relief, and finally let go of the heart that was raised in the throat halfway.The next step is nothing more than giving gifts. The emperor will tell the ancestral temple about the entrustment, and there should be no more troubles.

However, it is clear that they were relieved too early.

Just as Cao Cao was about to get up and go down the steps, and Liu Xie turned around to enter the main hall, a middle yellow gate quietly entered the imperial side: "Your Majesty, Jiangdong sent a congratulatory form. I don't know..."

Liu Xie was not in a good mood, casually took the letter in Zhonghuangmen's hand, glanced at it hastily, suddenly his eyes widened, he turned around and shouted: "Wei Gong stay!"

At this time, Cao Cao was about to step down and take his place.Hearing Liu Xie's voice, he turned around and returned to the front of the hall: "I don't know what orders your Majesty has?"

"General Jiang Dongsun sent a letter to congratulate Cao Qing on the new title of Duke Wei." Liu Xie tried to keep his voice calm, but Bai Yuzhu, who was shaking and colliding due to the trembling of his body, had completely exposed his anger, " Duke Wei, would you like to let all civil and military officials listen to the congratulatory message in this letter?!" After saying that, he winked, and the Zhonghuangmen rushed to Cao Cao with small steps, and presented the letter.

The letter was not long, except for the surprise when he saw the letter at the beginning, Cao Cao's expression had returned to calm when he saw the last word.He handed the letter back to Huangmen: "Since it is His Majesty's wish, I dare not go against it. Read it."

Zhonghuangmen turned pale with shock, and said in panic, "Duke Wei, this letter..."

"Read!"

Cao Cao's tone was a little harsher, which was enough to scare the souls of the Huang family into flight.He could only bite the bullet, trembling and began to read the words on the letter:

"You and my father were old friends in the past, and they were together with the royal family. They wished to return to their hometowns and fulfill their ambitions of being a man. Today, I heard that you were promoted to the Duke, and the ancestral temple was established in Ye. I am not very happy. The Han Dynasty was in trouble, and the prophecy has Tu Gaozhi. Words, we can know that the destiny has belonged to the king. Fu Wang has already assumed the position and swept away Xichuan, and the boy will lead the group to bow their heads and obey the order."

The more the Zhonghuangmen read, the lower the voice was, but it was enough for the officials to hear clearly.Before they had any reaction, Liu Xie stepped forward and threw the crown at Cao Cao, "Isn't this what you want? What kind of drama of harmony between the monarch and his ministers is going on! How about doing it in front of Cao Cao today?" In the face of all the officials, I will be abolished directly, and you will be the emperor in place!"

Zhonghuangmen's face was pale and he pulled Liu Xie's sleeve: "Your Majesty, bear with me for a while..."

"Forbearance?!" Liu Xie laughed back angrily, "You have always let me endure...the result of forbearance is that I watched the queen die, watched the loyal ministers being slaughtered, and watched the Han Dynasty be raped little by little... 』Thieves cannibalize! Ren, what a Ren. I have endured it for almost 20 years, so why do I endure it now?!"

It’s over.

These two words popped up in the hearts of all officials.Whether it was the Queen's matter before or today's canonization ceremony, after all, it was still covered with a layer of righteousness from the monarch and ministers. Everyone knew it well but kept silent, so it could still play a deterrent effect.However, this letter and Liu Xie's words broke all the false peace and forced the opposing sides to die.

But today's emperor, how can he get the capital to die.

The minister, who still had ambivalence towards the Han Dynasty, looked more and more gloomy.Those who wished Cao Cao to change the dynasty as soon as possible suddenly came back to their senses after the tension and fear, and realized that although it is not the best opportunity right now, missing it may lead to the worst situation. Doing nothing and doing nothing endlessly ended the lingering Han Dynasty.It's just that whoever is the first bird, they are still winking at each other, pushing back and forth and secretly harboring ghosts.In front of the solemn hall for a while, there were sounds of commotion and commotion. In contrast, the meticulousness of the previous canonization seemed ridiculous.

There were really people laughing at this moment.

The whispering gradually faded away, and all the officials wanted to find out who was so bold that they dared to laugh so arrogantly at this moment.However, when they looked around, they only saw colleagues who were as confused as themselves, and then they realized that the laughter came from the high platform.

I saw Cao Cao laughing, weighing the thin bamboo slip in his hand a few times: "Your Majesty thinks that I am laughing for no reason. This letter from Sun Quan reminds me of something." His voice was thunderous, obviously saying To Liu Xie, let alone to Baiguan.

"Before Feng Gongyi today, a white-haired old man came from the south of Hebei. He quoted the scriptures and pleaded with the courtiers to obey the Sangong uniform system today, so that it is in line with the ancient meaning. When he persuaded the courtiers, he quoted a sentence from "Poetry" words."

He couldn't help chuckling again, turned forward, and looked down at the officials.

"There are satirical metaphors in "Poetry". The son of the other party does not honor him. The son of the other party does not allow him to have sex. The minister understands what he means. It is nothing more than the satirical minister must have self-knowledge and evaluate whether he is worthy of this dress. If you don't obey, you will suffer a disaster. Not only is he satirizing his ministers as unworthy, but he also threatens his ministers that if they have the heart to overreach, they will suffer great disasters. Guess what will happen to this great Confucianist who understands the classics?"

All the officials naturally dare not answer, but the word "end" has made many people understand.

"Let him go alone." Seeing the astonishment on someone's face, Cao Cao smiled even wider, "Not only did he let him go, but he also gave him a hundred taels of gold and a thousand pieces of silk. Ask him to bring his disciples back to his hometown and continue his studies. Because Gu knows that he is the same as some of you. What about obedience, you just persuade, mock, and threaten him, so that Gu will be His Majesty's servant for the rest of his life? If Gu kills that old Confucian, he will have to kill many of you, one by one, so there's no end to it."

What he said seemed to be a joke, but everyone, especially those who were targeted by him, dared to show a little smile.I'm afraid Cao Cao will remember him and ask him to kill him on the spot.

"I have to say that since you have these thoughts, you don't have to dodge all day long and talk around corners by citing scriptures." Cao Cao continued, "Today in front of this hall, in front of Your Majesty and all the lords, I, Cao Cao, "Fuck", I will tell you clearly——" He turned around and walked towards Liu Xie amidst everyone's complicated eyes. before.

"My minister Cao Cao, grandparents and grandchildren of the third generation, have been honored by the Holy Grace. As long as the minister is alive, the Han Dynasty will be protected from disaster!"

"Duke Wei!"

This time, someone finally couldn't help but shouted loudly, and it wasn't just one person.If it is said that what Liu Xie said is the next strategy, then what Cao Cao is doing now is more like a dizzy head.Saying such things in such a situation is tantamount to completely sealing off his path to self-reliance in the Han Dynasty.How can this work? !Cao Cao didn't proclaim himself emperor, how should he arrange the military power in his hands and the staff in the mansion?The most important thing is their and their family's contribution to the dragon——

It can be hard to cover the water.Once a word has been spoken, it cannot be taken back a single word.

From the panic at the beginning, to the hatred and then to the confusion at this time, Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao in front of him, his eyes became more and more complicated.His instinct not only wants him to retreat, but also encourages him to step forward to lift Cao Cao from the ground and comfort him with good words, so that Cao Cao can completely block Cao Cao's escape route.Before he made a choice, Cao Cao had already stood up by himself.

For a moment, Liu Xie suddenly felt that although Cao Cao knelt down to him and called himself a courtier, he was not at all like a so-called real courtier. He was respectful, bowed his knees, and regarded the king as everything.

From beginning to end, Cao Cao kneeled himself.

Cao Cao stepped forward, straightened out the crown that had just been thrown over, one by one, and then stepped forward to put it on the head again for the emperor in front of him.

Liu Xie didn't know why he would speak at this moment.Using a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"No matter how clever you are, in my eyes, you are still a treacherous minister with wolfish ambitions."

"I know."

"There are still loyal and courageous people in the world who will call you a national traitor, wishing to eat your liver and drink your throat blood."

"I know."

"People of later generations will only remember how you murdered the empress and usurped power, and will only say that you are insidious and cunning, and you will still be regarded as a villain and be reviled by the ages."

"I know."

"Then why—" His voice suddenly rose and then fell again, "Cao Cao, you will regret it sooner or later."

"Your Majesty," Cao Cao said calmly while fastening the belt under Liu Xie's chin, "Everything Cao Cao does, he doesn't care what you think, what the world thinks, and what he does after death. A person who will be born a hundred years later. In this world, one can look up to heaven and earth without shame, and introspect without shame on one’s own heart. Needless to say, with thousands of people, one confidant is enough.”

After fastening the belt, Cao Cao straightened the crown for Liu Xie, and then took a step back.When he took a step forward, he unconsciously glanced at the steps below. Even though the distance was far away, even though he was wearing a similar crown robe, he could still find that person among the officials, and then imagined that the person raised his head slightly. The corners of her lips, and her eyes, which are brighter than the sun, are looking at her firmly.

The Sri Lankan is by his side, why do I regret it?

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao, bow to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever and enjoy endless happiness."

Behind him, all the officials and officials, no matter what their intentions are, whether they are willing or not, can only bow their knees and bow down.In front of the main hall, all the officials bowed their heads, and the only king stood tall, looking down on all living beings. It was also the scene of the time when the Han Dynasty was at its peak.

"Your Majesty is waiting to see you. May your Majesty live forever and enjoy endless happiness."

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At the end of the ceremony and banquet, the emperor went to the ancestral temple to report, but Cao Cao retired everyone and climbed to a corner of the palace wall alone.The palace here is very remote, there are not even guards stationed under the palace wall, only that one person, taking off the crown and loosening his hair, sitting on the edge of the high palace wall.

As soon as he saw him, Cao Cao's eyes softened a lot. Like him, he also took off his crown, loosened his hair, and sat close to the man on the palace wall.

"The Zhonghuang Gate has already been dealt with." Guo Jia said lightly, "It seems that Jiangdong is still left alone. When Gongda officially takes over the affairs there, we will see if Sun Zhongmou has the time to stir things up. .”

"Feng Xiao thinks that the letter was really sent by Sun Quan?"

"Just do the opposite. What happened really happened, but no one believed that he lit the fire. However, according to the theory, one layer of palace guards and one layer of hidden guards, the Zhonghuang Gate should have died outside." He paused After a pause, he looked at Cao Cao, "So it's only possible that you let him in on purpose."

Cao Cao smiled, as a default.His Bong Hyo will only be smarter than he expected.

"What are you doing so tight?"

"This palace wall is tens of feet high, come closer, I'm afraid you will fall."

"If you fall, you will fall, just do it all over again."

"Feng Xiao," Cao Cao sighed helplessly, "It's been so long, and you're still angry?"

"No." Guo Jia said, "Didn't Duke Ming always want to know what Jia is hiding from you? That's it."

Cao Cao was taken aback.Looking at each other, he was finally convinced that Guo Jia was not joking.

Gradually suppressing the excessive rays of the sun at sunset, Guo Jia tilted his head and leaned on Cao Cao's shoulder, half-closed his eyes, feeling the warmth sprinkled on his body.

He opened his mouth slowly, as if he was telling an old story that has been going around for more than a hundred years:

"In the past, Jia really hoped that Duke Ming could be the emperor. Because in Jia's eyes, only that position was worthy of what Duke Ming had done for the people of the world and the Han Dynasty over the years. Maybe Duke Ming never cared about the world. What people think of you, but Jia cares. I care too much. What is the destiny, the hero is dying, and Jia doesn't care about a word. Jia hopes that Ming Gong will always be victorious and invincible, and hope that everyone in the world understands Ming Gong's hard work Use your heart, praise you, worship you, so that you don't have to suffer any grievances.

Then, it all started.

People's hearts are always ambiguous.Seeing a person die, the first time I feel unbearable, but the more times, it is like seeing the sun rise in the east and set in the west, and the seasons change in spring and autumn, becoming more and more numb.Jia never cared whether the court was dead or alive, anyway, it was either the Han Dynasty or something else; he also cared less and less about how many people died, anyway, no matter how many people died, not all of them could die.As for the righteousness of the common people, loyalty, filial piety and etiquette, it doesn't matter, they are nothing more than things made up by the old people.Since everything can change and die, naturally everything has no meaning, so you don't need to care about it, and you won't be trapped by them.But later, Jiacai discovered that for many people, losing their restraints would actually be more painful than before.

But Jia still cares about things, so he can still go on with his obsession.But maybe fate itself always likes to play bad jokes, no matter if you believe it or not.No matter how many times, success or failure, Duke Ming has never ascended to the throne of God.The battle that should be lost, the people who will die, go around and go back to the original point. "

Feeling the tighter arms around his shoulders, Guo Jia smiled lightly.Maybe that's the case, just like he always felt wronged for Cao Cao, Cao Cao would also feel sorry for him, even though he didn't care about those things long ago.

"But until the last few months, Jia watched Minggong act recklessly and recklessly hand over power to the Han Dynasty, and heard that after thousands of sails, Minggong would still say that calmly in front of everyone today. When talking, Jia didn’t feel any unhappiness, let alone anger, she just felt happy, extremely happy. Everything in the world will perish, and everyone will be swayed by the ups and downs of fate, but that’s not important, here with you It doesn't matter anymore. You will always obey your own will, and you will stick to the original path after ups and downs. Therefore, the common people have meaning, the world has meaning, mountains, rivers, trees, and heaven and earth have spirit."

"This is the last time."

No matter what the road ahead is, whether the ending is good or bad, he will never run away again.

In the red afterglow of the setting sun, he brushed aside his mottled temples and kissed his lover's lips.

"Meng De, you are my only absolute and eternal in this world."

The author has something to say: Originally, this should be the end... But in the process of obsessive-compulsive disorder, I suddenly felt that there is no way for this story to end here.

But to be honest, a lot of the story is he because it stops at the most timely places.If I continue to follow the "inertia", perhaps even I myself cannot predict what kind of ending they will choose.

So dears, (orz if you haven't given up on me because of my update speed), the last volume of the story, do you think it should be written?