Chapter 484 The Chilly Spring Weather Freezes the Young Man to Death!

Xudu, as the capital of the current imperial court, has a very strong New Year atmosphere as the New Year approaches. Just like Qingzhou, it is also snowing heavily, even better. Some of the delicate branches have already fallen because they cannot withstand the pressure of the thick snow. Broken to the ground.

The palace, which is supposed to have the New Year atmosphere, has not changed at all. It is no different from normal days. Only Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion in the corner of the palace is filled with the joy of the New Year from top to bottom.

Big flaming red lanterns were hung all over the Prime Minister's Mansion early, and the lights stayed on all night. Just like Prince Lie's Mansion, wooden plaques of Shen Tu Yu Lei were hung up. Not only that, Cao Cao also sent people to find calligraphers and wrote Dozens of Spring Festival couplets were posted all over the Prime Minister's residence.

Cao Cao got up early in the morning, and then took Dian Wei, who had arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion early, to the depths of the palace.

At this moment, deep inside the palace, the current emperor Liu Xie's palace is desolate and dilapidated. Not to mention the lanterns and decorations, there are even no charcoal fires for heating in the palace. If it weren't for the heavy snow in the sky that reduced the cold, I'm afraid. It's really hard for Liu Xie's small body to survive this cold winter.

Liu Xie is sitting on his dragon bed, holding his quilt and shivering from the cold. He is wrapped in a fox coat from when he was not yet in decline. Due to his age, the fox coat now seems a bit too small, but Better than nothing.

Beside Liu Xie, an old eunuch was kneeling on the ground, pleading.

"Your Majesty, please ask me to ask for some charcoal fire. How can your dragon body be frozen like this? If it is frozen, even cutting this old man into pieces can't make up for it. I beg you, old man. Please, Your Majesty."

Liu Xieleng's lips turned white, but the old eunuch was already shivering from the cold. Even so, he still stubbornly knelt on the cold ground, kowtowing and begging in disobedience.

"Mr.

Liu Xie said with trembling lips, he knew that as long as he asked for charcoal from the queen, or a eunuch went to ask for charcoal, the news would definitely reach Cao Cao. Liu Xie was unwilling to give in to Cao Cao, so he was cut off from charcoal. , otherwise how could it be reduced to such a state.

"Your Majesty, I beg you, I beg you. Your dragon body is the most important thing. I don't want to risk my life, and I can't let you freeze."

After the eunuch said this, he seemed to have made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, if you insist on not letting me go, I will have no choice but to resist. When I come back with the charcoal fire, your body will be warm. You can kill or behead me as you wish."

After finishing speaking, the eunuch forced his body, which was shaking like a sieve, to stand up, bowed to Liu Xie to say goodbye, and walked backwards outside.

"Xing Diao Temple, you dare to resist the decree. Who do you think you are? You are just a dog slave! What qualifications do you have to make decisions for me? If you dare to take another step, I will remove you from your position, and you will not have to do it in the future. Come and serve me again!”

Liu Xie suddenly stood up and slapped the case, and cursed angrily. The old eunuch really did not dare to move forward, so he could only kneel down helplessly on the ground again, hoping that Liu Xie would change his mind.

Completely different from the coldness of the emperor's palace is the queen's palace. The queen's palace can be said to be the most magnificent place in the entire palace. It is even inferior to Cao Cao's prime minister's palace. Cao Cao naturally doesn't care about it. No matter what, it is done by him. He went with his daughter.

Cao Cao brought Dian Wei to his daughter's house first. Before he could walk through the door, a palace maid immediately went inside to report the incident, and at the same time a eunuch shouted loudly.

"Prime Minister Cao is here——!"

All the eunuchs and maids knelt down to greet him. A gorgeously dressed woman ran out of the house happily, ran all the way out of the house and into the yard.

"See Father."

The woman playfully performed a Wanfu salute to Cao Cao.

"Father has not visited his daughter for some time."

Cao Jie pouted and said dissatisfiedly, and Cao Cao laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, my father has been busy these days, so he has neglected you. Didn't I just come to see you?"

"Tch, if it weren't for the Chinese New Year today, father, you wouldn't be here today."

Cao Jie pretended to be angry and turned his back to Cao Cao.

"How could that happen? Come on, go inside. It's snowing. Be careful not to catch a cold. You just let your father, an old man, get soaked in the snow in the yard."

When Cao Jie heard what Cao Cao said, Cao Jie quickly pulled Cao Cao into the house. Dian Wei, who was holding an oil-paper umbrella behind Cao Cao, put away the oil-paper umbrella and followed Cao Cao's steps toward the house, but did not enter the room. He stood under the eaves and watched quietly as Cao Cao walked into the room.

"Uncle Dian, why don't you come in? It's warm inside."

Cao Jie stuck out his little head and asked Dian Wei outside. Dian Wei showed a rare smile.

"Come in quickly. It's not cold, uncle. I want to see the snow."

Cao Jie wanted to say something more, but Cao Cao's voice came from inside the room.

"Your uncle Dian is in good health. Don't worry about him. If he wants to come in, he can come in. If he wants to stay out, he can stay out. Let him be."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Cao Jie stuck out his tongue and ran towards the house. Only Dian Wei, who was still smiling, was left sitting under the eaves, looking at the heavy snow in the sky, the smile on his lips that had not disappeared for a long time.

In the house, Cao Cao sat by the fire to keep warm. His body, which was a little stiff from the cold outside, gradually recovered under the high temperature of the fire. Cao Jie stood next to Cao Cao like a lark, excitedly telling Cao Cao about the things in the palace. , some things in the bedroom.

It was nothing more than trivial matters, such as which guard and which palace maid had an eye for each other, the two of them having secret meetings, and trivial daily matters such as today's meal being more delicious than yesterday's. Cao Cao didn't feel annoyed and listened to it. Cao Jie said while nodding, and from time to time he would take the initiative to ask questions.

The two chatted for a full two-quarters of an hour. Cao Cao's body had been infected by the warmth of the stove, and he felt very comfortable. Cao Cao stood up in person, and Cao Jie also stood up. Cao Cao suddenly asked.

"Has Your Majesty been to your place during this period of time?"

"No, what is he here for?"

Cao Jie was a little confused, and Cao Cao smiled.

"It's nothing. I still have some things to deal with as my father, so I won't be here to accompany you. Remember to come to my father for a reunion dinner tonight, and ask your uncle Dian to pick you up then."

"good."

Cao Jie nodded in agreement like a chicken pecking at rice.

When Cao Cao walked into the yard, Cao Jie suddenly ran out of the house, handed Cao Cao a hand stove, and gave another to Dian Wei, then smiled and waved to the two of them, and ran back into the house.

Looking at the warm stove in his hand, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile lightly. Dian Wei felt the warmth in his hand, and the smile on his face became bigger. Cao Cao turned around and looked at Dian Wei, smiled and patted his shoulder.

"That's right, just smile more and keep freezing. No wonder you haven't even been able to find a wife until now."

The smile that was still on Dian Wei's face just now was driven away by Cao Cao's words. Cao Cao looked up and laughed, and the two of them walked towards the emperor's palace again.

After leaving the palace belonging to the queen, the lively atmosphere just now disappeared completely, leaving only a slight chill in his bones. Cao Cao closed his sleeves with his hands. In his sleeves was the hand stove that Cao Jie had just brought. Holding it in his hand, there were waves of warmth coming from it. The hands poured into his body, allowing Cao Cao, who did not have the physique of a military general, to avoid being too cold in the heavy snow.

The palace door of Liu Xie's palace was wide open, and it creaked loudly due to the biting cold wind. After stepping through the high threshold of the door, Cao Cao couldn't help but look back and glanced at the threshold, which was almost as high as his knees, as if he remembered something. , grinned.

The palace door was wide open, but the room door was tightly closed. The door and windows were covered with thick layers of paper, as if to keep out the cold. Cao Cao walked towards the door under the oil paper umbrella held by Dian Wei. When he came in, he didn't knock on the door, but raised his leg and kicked the door open.

The room that had just accumulated a trace of warmth was instantly filled with a violent cold wind, and the last trace of warmth was strangled by the cold wind. Liu Xie was still sitting on the dragon bed, but there were a few more layers of quilts on his body to wrap himself up. To keep warm, the old official who was kowtowing stood up shakily and pointed at Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao! As the current Prime Minister of the imperial court, you are so disrespectful to His Majesty! What crime should you do?!"

The old official dragged his body with only one breath left and walked to Cao Cao.

"Your behavior would have punished the nine tribes in the previous court."

The old official wanted to continue to say something, but he was kicked to the ground by Dian Wei who was behind Cao Cao. He was already weak and could not block Dian Wei's kick, even a strong man. It can't be stopped either.

After one kick, the old official lay on the ground and lost his breath.

A rare expression of anger appeared on Liu Xie's face.

"Prime Minister! You killed my people without my permission. You don't take me seriously. What's the matter, are you going to replace this position with someone from the Liu family? Or do you want to come and sit here in person? Dragon chair?”

"Hahaha, Your Majesty is joking. I have no interest in the dragon chair under your butt, and I don't plan to replace it with someone else. After all, a rare wise king like Your Majesty is so hard to find."

Cao Cao had a smile on his face and said "Your Majesty" on his lips, but his eyes were full of disdain.

Liu Xie stared at Cao Cao fiercely, as if he wanted to eat Cao Cao alive, but Cao Cao pretended not to see it.

"It's just a dog slave. Why should Your Majesty be like this? If Your Majesty is short of dog slaves, I will just send you another one. Or, I can use a few kilograms of charcoal to exchange for the life of this dog slave? An old eunuch. , even if you peel off the skin, remove the bones and sell the meat, you can't exchange it for a few kilograms of charcoal."

Cao Cao said and approached Liu Xie. Dian Wei picked up a chair from behind and placed it where Cao Cao was standing. Cao Cao sat opposite Liu Xie, only two steps away from Liu Xie.

"Liu Xie, Liu Xie, you are no longer the Han Dynasty before. You are just a puppet of the emperor. Why do you care about so many honors? Just do whatever I say, so that our monarchs and ministers can be harmonious. I It won’t cut off the charcoal fire and food in your palace, and I can send more people to serve you. It’s not impossible if you want a palace maid. Don’t you think so, why do we, the king and his ministers, have to do this? "

"Heh~"

Liu Xie smiled softly.

"Prime Minister Cao, do you still want to give me a maid? Haven't you already given your daughter to me to be the queen? According to seniority, you are still my father-in-law. Do you want me to call you my father-in-law?"

Cao Cao didn't say anything, but threw the hand stove in his sleeve to Liu Xie. The hand stove fell in front of Liu Xie, but Liu Xie stubbornly did not pick it up. Cao Cao was not surprised by Liu Xie's performance. This young man The emperor showed early on that he was different from others, and he was happy to get along with people like Liu Xie.

How boring it would be if he were just a puppet emperor who did whatever he said.

Dian Wei handed his hand stove to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was not polite and took it and put it back into his sleeve. Perhaps because Dian Wei was very angry, his hand stove was a bit hot to hold.

"Your Majesty, this hand stove won't last long in this freezing room. If Your Majesty doesn't cherish it, this hand stove will probably be destroyed soon."

Cao Cao said with a smile, then he folded his sleeves with his hands and sat there without saying a word. He stared directly at Liu Xie, wanting to see if Liu Xie would compromise. Liu Xie stared at the hand stove which was very close to him. , the distance was so close that he could already feel the temperature of the hand stove. He only needed to stretch out his hand to reach the hand stove into his arms.

The two were in a stalemate for more than a hundred breaths. Liu Xie finally couldn't bear it anymore, reached out and picked up the stove and put it on his quilt.

"Hahahaha, is this right? Your Majesty, let's talk about what happened last time?"

"Prime Minister, there is no need to talk about what happened last time. I will not agree to it. How can the changes in Jingzhou Mu be so trivial?"

After Liu Xie got the hand stove, he felt that his whole body became warm.

Cao Cao was not angry after being rejected, but continued patiently.

"Your Majesty, I know what you are planning. Don't you just think that Jingzhou is Liu Bei's territory? If you decree to make Cheng Yu the shepherd of Jingzhou, it will offend Liu Bei and make Liu Bei feel that you are no longer aligned with him. I'm right, Your Majesty."

"What territory? In the whole world, it is not the royal territory! Jingzhou is mine, and Yuzhou is mine too!"

An unknown anger arose in Liu Xie's heart. Cao Cao's words reached the point of his heart. He couldn't help but panic. As for what Liu Xie said about the whole world, could it be the king's land? Cao Cao just smiled contemptuously.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if there is no charcoal fire, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive this winter. How can you talk about being a king and not a king? If you want to wait for Liu Bei to invade Yuzhou and welcome you back to the capital, then you must have the ability to survive. It’s okay to live until then. If you can’t live until then, what’s the use?”

Cao Cao's words made the originally determined Liu Xie waver. He originally just thought that he would hold on and not let Cao Cao succeed. Sooner or later, he would be able to wait for Liu Bei. Cao Cao's words reminded him that if this continues, he should How do you survive until then? He might not be able to survive even this winter.

Even if we survive this winter, will there still be a late spring cold? What should he do?

The cold spring weather will kill young people!