[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

"My lord is wise."

Cui Song understood that Cao Cao asked himself at this time, not really uncertain, but a kind of respect.

What's more, according to the provocation and temptation just now, it is difficult to get more useful information here.So Cui Song echoed Cao Cao's order, watched as the guards who entered the door gagged and tied Tadun, and dragged him outside.

The soldiers who had turned against each other just now were the secret agents of Wuhuan and the Yuan family who had infiltrated them, while the other half who were killed were the secret agents planted by the one in the palace.

According to the improved intelligence system, Cao Cao worked hard to identify for a long time, put the spies on both sides together, and came to kill with a borrowed knife.

After the incident, he pretended not to know the true identity of the other half of the people who were killed, and ordered the guards to collect the remains and take them back for a proper burial.

This kind of Cao Cao is indeed different from Boss Cao who treated people with sincerity when we met for the first time, and is more like the hero recorded in later history books.

Therefore, although Cui Song did not change the appearance of being close and joking, he has weighed the scale in his heart and will never allow himself to cross the line.

Others often say that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Although Cao Cao has not proclaimed himself emperor, now he has calmed down the north, and his power is inseparable.

Cui Song sighed slightly in his heart, thinking of Xun Yu again.

His game has been laid out, even if he is not completely sure, there is a seventy-eight percent chance of success.The remaining two or three points are all due to Xun Yu's one-shot error.

Cui Song was still thinking about the matter in his heart. Not long after, news of a complete victory came from the front line.

There was Xun You, a division of the Central Army, who was in charge of the army, and several Shanyu and remnants of the Yuan family, who were generals of the enemy, had all been put to death.

So far, Cao Jun has pacified Wuhuan without too many casualties.

In this battle, Zhang Liao and Xun You made great contributions to arranging troops and raising paintings, but when it comes to ingenious strategies, offensive and defensive, and even armaments and military supplies, only Cui Song contributed.

Cao Cao originally wanted to honor the hero after returning, but thinking of what Cui Song said to him before the expedition, his ecstasy and interest immediately disappeared, and he only sighed slightly in his heart.

At the beginning of the return journey, Cui Song was already returning home.

Although Guo Jia is accompanied by Diao Chan, a highly skilled medical doctor, who checks his pulse every day, the shadow of Guo Jia's illness and history is always on his heart, making him feel restless.

Halfway through the journey, Cao Cao received a secret report.

It was an obituary about someone's death.

After Cao Cao finished reading the letter, he looked at Cui Song with gloomy eyes, hesitant to speak.

Cui Song was deeply disturbed, and there was a thought in his mind that almost made him dizzy.But he persisted, licked his dry lips, and spoke with difficulty:

"My lord?"

Cao Cao said in a deep voice:

"Hua Tuo is dead."

Cui Song froze in place.

The cold wind pierced through the armor and blew across his icy back, and he realized that he was breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Doctor Hua?!"

"He died suddenly by taking medicine...no one expected it."

"How could...!?"

Suddenly, Cui Song remembered all the clues collected before the expedition, and immediately had a guess.

This guess did not come to a conclusion until he returned to the city and saw Ren's father winking at him.

It is true that Hua Tuo was suspected by Cao Cao, but he is a famous doctor of his generation and has a good reputation among the people.Since Cao Jun was still on his way back when Hua Tuo died, even the fastest letter would take more than a month to come and go—Cao Cao's wife Ding (because Cao Ang was not dead, and his aunt Ding did not return home) had no time to inquire. Cao Cao made his own decision and buried Hua Tuo generously.

Although Cao Cao was worried about his headache, he now had Renfu, a famous doctor who was "not inferior" to Hua Tuo, so he didn't feel particularly emotional about Hua Tuo's death.Because of Hua Tuo's deeds among the people, he asked Chen Lin to write an inscription on hanging pots to help the world, and set it up in front of Hua Tuo's grave.

It wasn't until Ren's father saw Cao Cao's illness, and was "borrowed" by Cui Song to give Guo Jia's pulse, who also returned to Jizhou, that he was told the truth in a low voice by Ren's father.

It turned out that Hua Tuo had newly researched a prescription for feigning death. After eating it, his whole body would turn white and blue, his breathing and heartbeat would become weak, almost non-existent, and he looked as if he was dead.

Knowing that Cao Cao was suspicious and dissatisfied with him, and didn't like to work for Cao Cao, Hua Tuo asked Ren's father to cover him up without thinking about it, took the fake death medicine, fell to the ground and died.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that Hua Tuo committed suicide by taking medicine because of his unhappiness.

Ding, who came to inquire, was not afraid of death, and recruited many doctors, all of whom said that Hua Tuo was dead, and there was no way to recover.

Ding didn't want to believe it, so she waited another day, and seeing that Hua Tuo still looked like this, she had to send Hua Tuo to bury him.

"Don't worry, Marquis Cui, the genius doctor is always thinking about Marquis Guo's illness, and he will go to Yizhou to find him when Marquis Cui is free."

Yizhou, Liu Zhang's territory.

Cui Song understood and looked at Guo Jia who was beside him.

Guo Jiadan smiled and said, "I will go with Zi Cong."

Wuhuan has been flattened, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou is nowhere.If Jiangdong has no foreign aid, the world can be settled.

And around the lord, all kinds of top-notch talents have gathered: civil servants and military generals, counselors and real ministers, people with skills... There is no need to worry.

Like Cui Song, Guo Jia didn't have any special thoughts about high officials and rich salary.

It was only because the world was torn apart and human lives were torn apart that I let go of the desire to shake my clothes and wash my feet, and entered the world for my own sake.

Now that Cao Cao is powerful and has a lot of talents around him, the situation in the world is gradually becoming more stable. Even if the two of them withdraw from it, it will not hinder them.

The most important thing is... According to Hua Tuo's diagnosis, Guo Jia's illness has come to an end, ranging from half a year to as long as three years, and he may be critically ill at any time.

There is not much time left, and he does not want to waste a moment.What's more, Zicong's palsy...although there is no tendency to relapse, it is not suitable to overwork.

With the intention of leaving, Cui Song made preparations in advance, entrusted the work to the newly appointed Jiang Ji, and handed over all his works over the years to Guo Yi.

"You have read half of the collections in my house; you have also read some of these private works. There are footnotes from me and your father in them. You can refer to them, but you should not believe them all."

Regardless of the consideration of Guo Yi's development and future future, or the heart of Boss An Cao, it is impossible for them to take Guo Yi with them.

"My nephew Jigui, Lu Zhizhong is upright, and I hope Wenhuan will take care of him."

It might sound strange to outsiders to let a teenage white boy take care of a 40-year-old courtier, but Cui Song said it naturally, and Guo Jia and Guo Yi didn't think there was anything wrong.

Seeing that Cui Song's instructions came to an end, Guo Jia continued: "Everyone knows that you are my heir, and Guo Wenguang (Guo Han) and I have always been at odds. If he bothers you again, you don't need to bother or take action. I After leaving, Sikong will present himself to the emperor, and you will be the prince."

Guo Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

It's not that he is greedy for the title, but after having this title, Guo Han, who is a low-ranking official, can no longer use his status as a "clan uncle" to "educate" him.

After arranging everything, Cui Song repeatedly confirmed the dark lines he had arranged. After confirming that everything was correct, he rested with Guo Jia for a few days before formally submitting his resignation to Cao Cao.