Can I Get to the Other Side?

Chapter 190: Ju Su Is Frightened, Cao Cao Enters the Palace Again

"Little brother, what's your name?"

"My surname is Liu, and my given name is Xie."

The memories of two and a half years ago kept coming back to Ju Su.

Yuan Shao was shocked to see that Ju Su was not in good condition, and asked hurriedly: "Gong Yu, are you okay?"

Ju Su didn't seem to hear Yuan Shao's voice, and his expression kept changing, sometimes annoyed, sometimes regretful, and kept saying:

"I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier. How could a refugee know the name of the emperor, and how could he call out the courtesy name of the lord."

Ju Su's mood was extremely complicated at this time.

There was regret and resentment, but more of it was fear.

It didn't matter if he was alone, he could go all the way.

But he still had a huge family behind him!

If Liu Xie was really the emperor, then he, who pretended to be the emperor in front of the emperor, would undoubtedly be sentenced to death, or a death sentence that would implicate his entire clan!

Yuan Shao looked at Ju Su quietly, letting him vent while constantly thinking about this matter in his heart.

The real and fake emperors are complicated at the moment, especially Cao Cao's actions, which make him suspect that there is a big hand controlling everything behind the scenes.

It was this person who secretly sent the emperor to Yecheng.

The purpose is most likely to seize his foundation.

With Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou as the foundation, he imitated Emperor Guangwu to sweep the world.

But who has such a terrible plan, he has no idea at all.

From a rational analysis, Liu Xie is most likely the real emperor.

But from an emotional analysis, Yuan Shao thinks Liu Xie is just a greedy and lustful commoner.

After a long time, he patted Ju Su on the shoulder and forced him to wake up from confusion and fear.

He said, "Gong Yu, maybe we are all wrong. If he is the emperor, how could he be so respectful in front of me? How can he be a emperor with such a humble attitude?"

"When Dong Zhuo was in chaos, the emperor did not face Dong Zhuo with such a humble attitude."

"What's more, everyone in the world knows that I don't like the current emperor. From the beginning, I opposed him to be the emperor and intended to support Liu Yu. I even openly declared that he was not the son of the previous emperor."

"If he is the emperor, he would not have time to hide from me, so why would he come to Yecheng?"

The more Yuan Shao said, the more he thought it made sense.

Ju Su initially agreed with Yuan Shao's statement, but when the image of Emperor Gaozu jumped into his mind, his heart sank again.

Muttered, "If he is a descendant of Emperor Gao, it is not surprising to do such a thing."

Yuan Shao was struck by lightning when he heard this.

Many words that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed by him.

"Yes, if he is a descendant of Emperor Gao, he would be rude to me and respectful to me in order to achieve his goal. What does it matter?"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the wing room gradually became depressed.

Liu Xie is really the emperor, and Yecheng will never be taken back.

Without Yecheng, Jizhou will be slowly eroded.

Once Jizhou is lost, Yuan Shao will lose the foundation on which he relies to dominate.

He can only retreat to Bingzhou or Qingzhou, lingering on, waiting for the king's army to sweep away.

And Ju Su's final fate will never be much better than Yuan Shao's.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "My Lord, I think we should transfer General Gao Gan back from Hanzhong. Mobilize 20,000 troops from Bingzhou and 30,000 troops from Qingzhou, gather all the troops, and capture Yecheng at all costs!"

"As long as Yecheng is taken back, no matter he is the real emperor or the fake emperor, he is just a puppet of the Lord!"

"Otherwise, once Lu Bu takes Yangzhou, he will definitely send troops to Jizhou. By then, everything will be too late."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned instantly.

Yuan Tan's Qingzhou army can be transferred, but Gao Gan can't.

At this time, Gao Gan was ordered to attack Zhang Lu. It was a good opportunity to seize Hanzhong legitimately, and even hoped to obtain the entire Yizhou. He didn't want the duck in his mouth to fly away.

But relying only on the Jizhou army and the Qingzhou army, it would not be possible to defeat Gongsun Zan in a short time.

After fighting with Gongsun Zan for several months, he found that Gongsun Zan's foundation was far better than before.

Not only was there sufficient food and grass, but even the weapons and armor on the soldiers were almost catching up with his Jizhou elite.

Especially the White Horse Volunteers, after the equipment was upgraded, their combat effectiveness was far better than before.

If the army gathered to attack Yecheng, it would have to face the siege of Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu and even Cao Cao at the same time.

The risk is not small.

Ju Su was able to make such a suggestion, and it was obvious that he had been blinded by fear.

Yuan Shao also knew that he was not worried about his own safety, but worried that the whole family would be implicated.

He could only comfort him with words that he himself did not believe.

"Gong Yu, calm down, the situation may not have developed to the point you imagined."

The atmosphere in the wing room became more and more depressing.

Both of them were anxiously calculating in their hearts.

"My lord, there is a secret letter from Yecheng!"

At this time, Tian Feng's voice came from outside the wing room.

Yuan Shao and Ju Su, who were originally worried, suddenly raised their heads.

The emperor sent another secret letter!

Yuan Shao hurriedly shouted: "Bring it in."

Tian Feng pushed open the door of the wing room and handed the secret letter to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao took the secret letter, but did not open it immediately. Instead, he ordered Tian Feng to leave.

"Yuan Hao, please leave."

Only he and Ju Su could read this letter.

Others, no matter how much they trusted him, could not even take a look at it.

Tian Feng's curiosity is not that serious. Since Yuan Shao doesn't want him to know, he can only retreat obediently.

As soon as he left, Yuan Shao immediately opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

The beginning of the secret letter is still the familiar eight words [See the words as if they are face-to-face, spread the letter and feel comfortable].

Jushou on the side stood stiffly on the spot, holding his breath and concentrating, not daring to release his breath, for fear that there would be content in the secret message that he did not want to see.

【Seeing the words is like the face, showing the trust and comforting the face. How is your health during this time? When fighting abroad, you should also pay attention to your health. The common people in Yecheng missed Ming Gong day and night. 】

[During the absence of Duke Ming, Yuan Xi spent all his wealth to recruit followers, and even placed many confidants in the Forbidden Army. 】

[The common people guessed that he wanted to launch a mutiny, and when Zhang Liao entered the palace, he would be killed by swordsmen and axemen, and then seize Zhang Liao's military power in the name of the emperor. 】

[Once Yuan Xi seizes Zhang Liao's military power, something big will happen! 】

[I hope that Duke Ming can defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible and return his troops to Yecheng. 】

Yuan Shao watched, the expression on his face kept changing.

Ju Shou, who was on the side, saw that Yuan Shao had finished reading, and immediately asked impatiently: "Lord, what is written in the letter?"

At this time, Yuan Shao was thinking about Yuan Xi's plot to kill Zhang Liao and seize the military power, so he handed the secret letter to Ju Shou.

Jushou received the secret letter. There were not many words in the letter, but the content was astonishing.

He finished reading it all in just one cup of tea.

After reading it, he excitedly pointed to the words on the secret letter and said, "Lord, look at these words!"

Yuan Shao looked over and asked puzzledly: "What does this word mean?"

"If he were the emperor, how could his handwriting be so ugly and vulgar!" Jushou's face was full of excitement, his voice was trembling, and he felt lucky to survive the disaster.

"Tianzi Xie was raised by Empress Dowager Dong and received royal education since childhood. It is absolutely impossible for him to write such handwriting!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly realized that the words on the secret letter were like ants crawling.

Even when he was just enlightened, he wrote better than this!

Jushou was overjoyed and continued: "It seems that the lord and my previous guesses were wrong. He is definitely not the emperor!"

Yuan Shaoshen nodded in agreement.

Deep down in his heart, he didn't want to believe that Liu Xie was the emperor.

Now there is written evidence that it is almost confirmed. Before, he was just overthinking.

After taking the secret letter from Ju Shou and burning it in the fire, Yuan Shao asked: "But why did Cao Cao, Yang Biao, Fu Wan, and Dong Cheng send people to Yecheng?"

After eliminating the fear of Xiao Xiaole from the nine tribes, Jushou instantly regained his former grace.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly: "This matter is not urgent. My lord has a lot of internal contacts in Cao Ying, which can be clarified later. The most important thing right now is to recapture Ye City!"

"My lord, please send a letter to Cui Yan and ask if it is true that Yuan Xi seized Zhang Liao's military power."

"If it's true, my lord can reap the benefits and capture Ye City while Yuan Xi and Zhang Liao are fighting!"

Cui Yan was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, a wealthy family in Jizhou.

In his early years, he studied under the great scholar Zheng Xuan. He was Liu Bei's classmate and one of the core members of Yuan Shao's adviser group.

He was also the counselor that the three brothers Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi fought for after Yuan Shao's death.

Later, after Cao Cao pacified Hebei, he successively served as the Jizhou Biejia and the Prime Minister Dong Cao.

After Cao Cao was proclaimed Duke of Wei, he served as the Minister of Wei and a lieutenant.

He also taught Cao Pi, who was the crown prince for a period of time.

But he is not famous for his intelligence and talent. Later generations have only three words to remember him - handsome man.

"good!"

Yuan Shao agreed very much with Ju Shou's advice. If Yuan Xi wanted to seize Zhang Liao's military power, it would indeed be a great opportunity for him.

"Cui Yan pretended to surrender to the traitor. Now he is the counselor he relies on most. He must know all of the traitor's plans. I will write to Cui Yan to ask for the specific situation."

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Today, Cao Cao convened a group of advisers to discuss matters, but Yang Xiu still said that he was not ill yet. This made him feel quite annoyed, and he was so angry that he slammed the table on the spot.

"What kind of cold did he catch and it took him almost a month to recover? I think he just pretended to be sick at home and deliberately neglected me!"

Cao Cao looked sulky and his tone was very unkind.

Yang Xiu has not shown up since the last time he said he was ill at home. No matter how big or small his invitation was, Yang Biao refused him on the grounds of recuperation.

Even the people sent didn't even see Yang Xiu's face.

Such behavior made Cao Cao have to wonder whether Yang Biao deliberately made Yang Xiu claim to be sick at home so as to avoid serving him.

"Since Mr. Yang doesn't want his son to work for Ah Ma, why do you have to force him? Even if you force him, will he really help you with all his heart?"

Xu You watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal.

He wished that there would be civil strife in Cao's camp.

When Cao Cao heard this, his face became even more ugly.

Xun Yu frowned and glanced at Xu You, then said to Cao Cao: "Sikong, I'm going to Yang's house to visit Master Yang and see what's going on."

"No need!" Cao Cao waved his hand decisively and said with a stern face: "I will go there in person. I want to see how seriously ill he is."

"Zhongkang, let's go!"

Yang Biao, an old man, repeatedly challenged his bottom line.

If you don't show this old man some color this time, do you really think he is a toothless tiger?

Cao Cao led Xu Chu and walked out of the hall menacingly.

"Sikong!"

Xun Yu and Xun You both changed their expressions when they saw this. They were both worried that Cao Cao would kill Yang Biao or Yang Xiu in anger.

Just as they were about to stop Cao Cao, a guard walked into the hall and whispered something in Cao Cao's ear.

Cao Cao was slightly startled. After thinking for a while, he turned around and said, "Gongda, Wenruo, Ziyuan, the three of you go to Yang's house to visit Dezu on my behalf."

"I have some other things to deal with."

After that, he went straight to the study.

Xun You and Xun Yu looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Only Xu You looked at Cao Cao's back as he left, thinking about something in his heart.

...

In the study.

Chen Qun had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Cao Cao come in, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Sikong!"

"Changwen, why are you so polite? Come and sit down." Cao Cao took Chen Qun's hand and sat down with him, and said with emotion: "I have been looking forward to seeing you come back. I am relieved to see that you are safe and sound."

"Did Changwen see the emperor over there when he went to Yecheng?"

After just a few simple words of concern, Cao Cao couldn't wait to get to the point and asked about the real and fake emperors that he was most concerned about.

"Reporting to Sikong, I am finally lucky enough to fulfill my mission."

Chen Qun replied: "The day after I arrived in Yecheng, I happened to see the emperor watching the military exercises, so I saw the emperor's holy face."

"How is it?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up and his tone seemed very anxious.

Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "The emperor of Yecheng and the emperor of Xu County look exactly the same. Even twin brothers can't be so similar."

Cao Cao was shocked.

He was a little skeptical when Xu You said that the two emperors looked the same. After all, there is no such coincidence in the world.

But now Chen Qun also said so, it must be true.

"And..."

Chen Qun hesitated for a moment, considered his words, and continued: "In my opinion, the emperor in Yecheng... is more like a real emperor."

"Although I was not able to observe closely, I watched the whole martial arts performance. The emperor of Yecheng has the majesty of an emperor in his every move, and the emperor of Xu County is completely incomparable to him."

"The emperor is now in power, with many wise ministers and generals under his command, and he has tens of thousands of soldiers. I think he has the legacy of Emperor Guangwu."

Although he was watching Liu Xie the whole day, the martial arts performance still left a deep impression on him. The momentum was far beyond any army he had seen, and he thought he had returned to the era when Emperor Guangwu swept the world.

And Liu Xie, who was watching the martial arts performance on the stage, was completely a real emperor who was high above and in power, and he felt like he was pointing out the country and commanding the country.

It was as if with just one order, he could command the army to crush the rebels. This kind of majesty and courage was exactly the same as that of Emperor Guangwu, the founder of the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to Chen Qun's words, Cao Cao was silent for a long time before asking: "In your opinion, the emperor in Yecheng is the real emperor, and the one in Xu County is fake?"

"It is very likely." Chen Qun nodded solemnly and said: "Everyone knows that when the emperor was young, he could still scold Dong Zhuo. Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the emperor no longer has the majesty of his youth."

"In addition, I met Yang Xiu, Dong Xi, and Fu De on the way to Yecheng."

"All three of them are going to Yecheng."

"I suspect that they went to Yecheng either to secretly contact the emperor, or to see if the emperor is real like me."

"But in any case, I think the emperor in Xu County is not real. The real emperor has long been replaced by Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Dong Cheng or one of them and sent to Yecheng."

Chen Qun told Cao Cao about the situation of meeting Yang Xiu and others on the road, and gave his own analysis.

After listening, Cao Cao's face was terribly gloomy.

He finally understood in his heart, no wonder why Yang Xiu had been claiming to be ill and not at home. It turned out that he was not at home at all.

Yang Biao had been lying all along!

Among the emperor's close ministers, Yang Biao, Fu Wan, and Dong Cheng, who were most trusted by the emperor, all sent their sons to Yecheng!

If he hadn't asked Chen Qun to go there, he would have been kept in the dark until now.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"These old men were almost fooled by you!"

Cao Cao was furious, and he now urgently wanted to find out who had replaced the emperor and sent him to Yecheng.

Was it Yang Biao, Fu Wan, or Dong Cheng?

How many times did they send their sons to Yecheng?

What did they discuss with the emperor in Yecheng in private?

After his expression changed several times, Cao Cao suppressed his restlessness and said to Chen Qun: "Changwen, do one more thing for me. Visit Fu Wan and Dong Cheng's houses respectively to see if their sons have returned."

One of the three people, Yang Biao, must have led this matter, and the best way to find out the culprit is to see whose son has not returned.

Because the emperor of Yecheng is now in power, the identity of the fake emperor of Xu County has also been exposed. In order to continue the bloodline and preserve the family, the culprit behind will definitely let his son stay with the emperor of Yecheng!

"Don't worry, Sikong, I'll go right away." Chen Qun bowed his hands and agreed.

After Cao Cao sent him away, he ordered Xu Chu expressionlessly: "Prepare the carriage and horses, I want to go to the palace to see the emperor!"

He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he wanted to expose the true face of this fake emperor.

In order to avoid causing unrest among the officials, he could not do anything to the court elders for the time being. Could he still be intimidated by a mere fake emperor!

Two things.

First, this book has 10,000 subscriptions. I want to thank you all for your support. Starting tomorrow, I will update 20,000 words for a week!

Second, the issue of update time. Although I will write a little secretly during the daytime when I go to court, I don’t write much after all. Most of the manuscripts can only be written after returning to the palace after court. In addition, I update almost every day, resulting in no manuscripts saved, so the update time has been very chaotic. After the explosion, I will try to save some manuscripts and publish them regularly.

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