[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"My lord, there is something you want to report."

"You said."

Xun You seemed to be quite hesitant, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Not long ago, You had no intention of knowing that Feng Xiao had been taking something called 'Wu Shi San'. It needs to be continued in a few days. I don’t know if the lord knows about this matter?"

"Gu knows." Cao Cao said, "Gu showed this to Hua Tuo, and he said it is a medicine for health and nourishment, and it is good for Fengxiao's body."

"In the beginning, Feng Xiao told you the same way, saying that it was a miracle medicine for the gods to relieve pain. However, you always felt that something was wrong. A few days ago, Yen often replied, and you chatted with him about it, and he told you It seems that I have vaguely heard the name of this thing in Guanzhong." Xun You lowered his voice, "Yuan Chang was supposed to go back and find out about this thing. Until yesterday, his letter came to Xu, and the letter mentioned that this thing was in Guanzhong It does exist, but its name is not 'Five Stone Powder', but... 'Five Du Powder'."

Hearing the word "poison", Cao Cao was startled, feeling faintly ominous in his heart.

"This thing is called the 'Five Poisons' because some wealthy family used it as medicine in the past. Although they were radiant and energetic in a short period of time, they gradually became inseparable from this thing. Without warning... died suddenly."

With a loud bang, Cao Cao jumped up, and the teacup fell to the ground and shattered.His face was full of anger, and he took several deep breaths before he could bear it. Every word was still gnashing his teeth as if squeezed out from between his teeth: "Give Hua Tuo to Gu...call Cang Zhu to Gu!"

Feng Xiao's situation was uncertain at this time, even if he wished to cut Hua Tuo into pieces, he could only keep his life first.

Cang Zhu rushed to Sikong Mansion soon.As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he felt an irresistible force pressing on his back, almost making him breathless.Cao Cao's anger was so strong that he was startled and frightened. After a moment of doubt, he suddenly guessed why Cao Cao called him here today.

Regarding him, the only thing that can make Cao Sikong so angry is the matter about Mr.

The octopus imprint on Cang Zhu had been removed that day. As Guo Jia said, Cang Zhu had no connection with the octopus.Since there is nothing to do with it, then there is no need to obey Guo Jia's order to keep him secret. It is understandable to tell him everything at this time to save his life.But the moment he knelt down, he made up his mind. When Cao Cao asked, he replied calmly and firmly:

"Reporting to my lord, the medicine you take is indeed Wushi Powder, and it is indeed a good medicine for health."

"Since it's good medicine," Cao Cao threw a bag of five stones in front of him with a dark voice, "then you eat him in front of Gu."

Cang Zhu picked up the paper bag and poured it into his mouth without hesitation.

"Wait!" Cao Cao suddenly stopped him.He walked up to Cang Zhu, grabbed the paper bag, unfolded it to reveal the white powder inside, glanced condescendingly at Cang Zhu, then raised his head and poured the powder into his mouth.

Cang Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then stood up to take back Wushisan.But before that, Xun You, who had been standing silently by the side, had grasped Cao Cao's wrist tightly at some point, met Cao Cao's sharp gaze, and shook his head lightly.Then he turned his head to look at Cang Zhu who was still in a daze because of this accident, his dark eyes were as sharp as a knife:

"If you still want to save your husband, don't hide it anymore."

"So..." Guo Jia leaned halfway on the soft pillow, and after listening to Xun You's narration, the corners of his mouth still twitched for a long time, "Gongda, are you going to sell Jia completely like this?"

"It's just a coincidence. It's because I have seen and learned a lot before I revealed this secret, otherwise" Xun You looked down at Guo Jia, the smile on his lips faded slightly, "How long will you keep it from us? dead?"

"Poison hair?" Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, then realized something, and became more guilty, "You...know all about it?"

"You've already said it. It's a coincidence. If you're not careful, you'll find out." Xun You said flatly.But the actual situation is difficult, and naturally it is not as simple as a "coincidence".Guo Jia's prudence and octopus's secrecy, if he hadn't spent enough time and energy, and Guo Jia was too poisonous to manage the octopus, Man Chong had just taken over, and he had listened to Zhong Yao's five words After finding a gap in the matter of the scattered stones, it was possible to investigate from this clue. "But don't worry, apart from the matter of the five stones, you haven't mentioned other matters to the lord. If you want to confess and be lenient, you still have a chance."

"...Na Jia really wants to thank Xiao Xun's schemer for his mercy."

"It's a little effort, Guo Jijiu doesn't need to be too thankful."

Hearing Xun You's answer, Guo Jia felt even more speechless.It was clearly because if Cao Cao was told everything, he would not be able to explain the power of the Xun family. Who would have thought that Xun You would accept his thank you frankly, as if he didn't know it.

However, thinking about it instead, Xun You investigated to the end a matter that Xun You didn't need to delve into, and now he told him frankly that he didn't mean to give Cao Cao the power of the Xun family.

Whether it is true or false, Guo Jia rejoices countless times that he and Xun You are on the same side.

Seeing Guo Jia's thoughtful face gradually appear, Xun You interrupted him by patting his hand helplessly: "Compared with those, You want to remind you that there is only one hour left before the lord and uncle should go down. At that time, they will definitely know that you have woken up. You should think about how to explain it to them."

"...Jiazhen doesn't want to say thank you again."

"Then you might as well thank you. Fortunately, my uncle has not been brought into the same temperament by you for so many years, otherwise you will have to worry about like the lord." Xun You put on a long sigh, and then said He said, "However, there is one more thing you can tell you. I think it will be useful when you explain it to the lord."

After finishing speaking, he leaned down and whispered in Guo Jia's ear.

Wenxing beams and columns, Mulan pillars and purlins, in the huge Chengguang Hall, all the officials stood holding the wat, only one person was a step ahead of the others, but he still bowed his head respectfully like everyone else.On the high seat, a person sits with his lapels upright, and the palace lantern next to him sways gently, illuminating twelve? ?1013 Punishment?? Mirage? Bribery┦Spine sac Huansha Jiaying? Naoxi? Sword? Boat drinking and feasting??br>

"General Dong."

Dong Cheng came out: "The minister is here."

"Recently, how is the general?"

"Blessed by the grace of heaven, the minister is in good health and can still serve the country loyally."

"So I feel relieved. I and the nobleman often miss the general's body. Recently, the nobleman has not thought about eating and drinking because of this, and is depressed. I am very distressed..." Suddenly, Liu Xie seemed to think of something, and his voice was suddenly clear. Get up, with some joy after thinking of the solution, "How about I give the general to live in the palace these days? Firstly, it will save me and the nobleman from worrying and worrying, and secondly, it will also allow the nobleman to raise their babies with peace of mind."

"Your Majesty has treated you and your nobles very well, and I am not very grateful. However, since you are living in the Han Dynasty, you should share your majesty's worries. You dare not forget your duties because of your relatives and abolition of the public, and you are greedy for the grace of the saints. Therefore, you cannot move to the palace. I hope your majesty will forgive me." crime."

"It turns out that the general is worried about this matter, so it will be easy to handle. I promise the general's 'common status', and he can go out of the palace to handle political affairs at will. In this way, it can be said to have the best of both worlds?"

Dong Cheng immediately knelt down, kowtowed and said: "I would like to respect the holy decree, and thank you for your majesty's grace."

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Wen Ruan was flattering, just listening to Liu Xie's words reflected that Cao Cao was so powerful in the court that the emperor had no choice but to listen to him.

But people with a discerning eye know that Liu Xie's attitude is clearly retreating in order to advance.If Cao Cao speaks out against what the monarch has already decided at this time, it will undoubtedly confirm his reputation of holding the emperor above him and controlling the government.

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"Cao Sikong," Liu Xie couldn't figure out Cao Cao's purpose at this time, but he didn't want Cao Cao to change the subject so easily, "All the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Office have seen you and prescribed good medicine for you. It's just that you miss your father. , the medicines prescribed by the imperial physicians are all symptoms, not the root cause, so I hope that General Dong can live in the palace until the nobleman goes to another palace to give birth... But if Cao Sikong thinks this is inappropriate, I..."

"Your Majesty was joking." Cao Cao interrupted Liu Xie just right, and the anger disappeared when he looked at Liu Xie. "Since this matter has been decided by Your Majesty, and it will benefit the heirs of the royal family, I naturally have no objection."

After finally waiting for Cao Cao's words, Liu Xie secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and moved his eyes slightly to Dong Cheng who was standing behind Cao Cao. After receiving the admiring and encouraging gaze from the other party, he couldn't help but feel even more excited.

What Dong Cheng said was indeed correct, after all he was the emperor, as long as the timing was just right, Cao Cao would not dare to raise objections even though he was unwilling in every possible way in order to block the mouths of the world.

As long as he goes one step further... and one step further...

After the court was over, the courtiers walked towards the outside of the hall sparsely.The change just now made everyone aware of the undercurrent in Xudu, and after going down, they naturally approached the ministers they had befriended to exchange opinions in a low voice.Xun??こ锡蠲牛?a Pakistani?Sorcerer Yu こんんんのししてとてしししし? ?br>

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"Wen Ruo, are you here for the affairs of the court?"

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Today, Dong Cheng and the little emperor sang together in the court hall, and it was decided that Dong Cheng would finally be able to live in the palace no matter whether Cao Cao objected or not.Not to mention that Cao Cao should not blatantly contradict the young emperor's decision, but Dong Cheng's entry into the palace to accompany Dong Guiren is also in line with the old etiquette of the Han family's kindness in recruiting foreign relatives into the palace.Of course, Cao Cao had no intention of objecting to such a rare move that would set fire to the palace in the event of an accident in the future.

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"In this matter, I have my own measure." Cao Cao said.While talking, they had already arrived at the gate of the palace. A man who looked like a servant seemed to have been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Cao Cao and Xun?

Guo Jia woke up.

After hearing the news, Cao Cao and Xun?

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Xun You was beside the couch, and Hua Tuo was taking Guo Jia's pulse. Seeing Cao Cao approaching, Xun You got up and saluted, and then pointed to the bowl of freshly boiled medicine, which was self-evident.

"How is Feng Xiao?" Cao Cao walked to the couch and asked Hua Tuo.

Hua Tuo removed his hand from Guo Jia's wrist, and replied: "Since Guo Jijiu woke up, I checked his pulse every quarter of an hour. By now, the pulse condition is still good, and his life is no longer in serious danger. But stay The root cause of the disease is unavoidable, so we can only take medicine on time and try our best to recuperate."

After the five stones were scattered, Hua Tuo could no longer stay.But Guo Jia's body can only be assured by Cao Cao with Hua Tuo's medical skills. In addition, Cao Cao holds Hua Tuo's family in his hands, so there is no deception in Hua Tuo's words at this time.Because of this, when I heard the words "life is no longer a serious problem", I finally really let go of my heart.As for "leaving the root of the disease"... it will always be beneficial to take care of it slowly.

To be alive is better than anything else.

The panic that had lingered in his heart for several days was finally swept away at this time. Cao Cao lifted his spirits and waved his hands; "I have something to ask Feng Xiao, you go out first."

"only."

When only Cao Cao and Guo Jia were left in the room, Guo Jia said first, "When is Minggong going to ask Jia? Jia will definitely tell you everything this time, and he will tell you everything." He tried to confess truthfully in order to seek leniency.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao ignored him at all, but first took the medicine bowl, handed it to Guo Jia's lips, and said, "Drink the medicine first."

"Ming Gong..."

"Drink the medicine!"

Guo Jia immediately took the medicine bowl obediently, and drank the black medicine juice without any hesitation.

Putting the empty medicine bowl back on the table, and wiped away the medicine stains around Guo Jia's mouth, Cao Cao stared at Guo Jia, and said in a quiet voice, "Does Feng Xiao still remember that I was with you in Xiapi City last year?" What did you say?"

Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, then realized what Cao Cao was referring to, and said with a smile on his lips: "Keep every word in my heart, and I dare not forget a single word."

"Since this is the case, Gu hopes that Feng Xiao can give Gu a proper explanation for the recent incident."

Sensing the seriousness in Cao Cao's eyes, Guo Jia's heart trembled slightly.He sighed softly, and said slowly: "Jia did hide a lot of things from Duke Ming. The first thing is that when he attacked Xuzhou last year, Jia accidentally learned that he was seriously poisoned and died soon."

"That's why you deliberately postponed the capture of Pengcheng, and played up the massacre of the city so that Gu could justifiably... kill you?" The dying blood is still deeply imprinted in Cao Cao's heart, and it overlaps with the appearance of the person who was seriously injured three days ago and died soon, and it hurts to mention it.

"There is no way out, and Jia always wants to maximize his profits. What's more, it is better for Jia to die under Minggong's order than to die under poison." Compared with Cao Cao, Guo Jia When mentioning the old incident, his tone was downplayed, as if it was a trivial matter that should be taken for granted, "However, what Duke Ming said later changed Jia's mind." When Guo Jia said this, he looked at Cao Cao with a star in his eyes. Very,

"Jia couldn't bear it. She couldn't bear to leave Duke Ming before seeing Duke Ming succeed in his great career."

"Since this is the case, then Jia must find a way to detoxify, otherwise he will be poisoned and die at this time this year. However, although Jia knows who injected the poison, for a year, he has neither been found nor traced. Unable to find a way to detoxify, originally, this matter has become a dead end, but after returning to Xudu, Jia discovered a very interesting thing: Dong Cheng had evil intentions, and the person who poisoned Jia actually They chose Dong Cheng as the medium for their activities in Xudu, and their goal is obviously to take your life, Lord Ming, to come to 'the side of the Qing emperor and help the Han Dynasty'." When he said the last six words, Guo Jia's face could not help but flicker There was a hint of mockery. "Compared with Duke Ming's life, Jia's life has little impact on this situation. Therefore, since they want to get rid of Duke Ming wholeheartedly, what Jia has to do is to make Jia's death contradict this matter and force them to weigh it. interests to make a choice.”

There are so many people in this world who want to kill Cao Cao, but they are all useless, let alone in Xudu, which is heavily guarded.Mutiny is obviously impossible; assassination, regardless of the tight monitoring of the octopus, is even more difficult if you just want to find someone whose martial arts are far stronger than Cao Cao and can succeed before the guards arrive; then the only way to get rid of Cao is to There is only one way left: to poison.

It is not easy to be poisoned.Cao Cao's food and drink are all handled by trusted people, who can't get in the slightest.Only the medicine for headache was originally in charge of the imperial physician Cheng Jiping, but...

"So, you tied Hua Tuo back." Cao Cao said, "With this world-renowned doctor around, he is naturally responsible for Gu's drinking medicine, and no one else is allowed to intervene. If Dong Cheng wants to kill Gu and poison him, We must find a reason to let Hua Tuo get caught up in other things, and let Gu appoint Ji Ping to continue to be in charge of Gu's medicine."

"Minggong is wise, so he guessed it so quickly." Guo Jia said, "Jia was assassinated and seriously injured. Minggong asked Hua Tuo to treat Jia in a hurry. But this is not easy. If Jia's injury is too light, It is not enough to make Hua Tuo unable to diagnose and treat Duke Ming, but if the injury is too serious, he will die on that day, and it will not be effective. Originally, Jia's injury was estimated by the assassin, and it would not be fatal, but in After Jia made the injury worse on purpose, Ji Ping, who first came to confirm Jia's injury, had to make a choice: whether to detoxify Jia, or let the plan go to waste because of the death of Jia, the person they hated so much."

How to choose Ji Ping in the end, Guo Jia's situation at this time is the best answer.The best way to detoxify in the world is to let the poisoned party willingly detoxify it.Of course, in addition to the detoxification pill, Ji Ping also gave Guo Jia another pill to ensure that Guo Jia was in a coma before Dong Cheng took action, so that the "Jade Belt Edict" would not be exposed in advance.However, Ji Ping, who was extremely nervous at the time, didn't know that the pill he took for Guo Jia later, Guo Jia, who kept awake with the golden needle, didn't swallow it at all, but hid it in his sleeve when Ji Ping was not paying attention.

As for why Dong Chenghui believed that Guo Jia's life was so important to Cao Cao that he could temporarily sacrifice his own safety.This is due to Chen Qun's frequent court complaints.

Next time we meet, Jia Dao really wants to say thank you to Chang Wen.As for whether he was happy or angry when he heard Jia's thanks, it had nothing to do with Jia.

With one thing in mind, Guo Jia raised his eyes again and saw that Cao Cao's face was still heavy and serious. Knowing that Cao Cao's anger had not dissipated, his heart sank. He stretched out his hand and gently held Cao Cao's hand with a soft voice : "Minggong, Jia knows that there are many adventures this time. But please believe that this time, Jiazhen is only for survival, not for death."

Hearing the voice that was originally like pearls and jade falling on a plate is now weak and hoarse, and seeing Guo Jia's pale and blue face at this time, there is no anger.Perhaps, it would be better to say that from the very beginning, Cao Cao knew that even if he had the great anger caused by being concealed by Guo Jia again before, when he really waited for Guo Jia to wake up, and seeing that Guo Jia was mostly fine, the anger would disappear instantly. It turned into a light sigh, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Feng Xiao." Cao Cao held Guo Jia's cold hand, his eyes were burning, "This is the last time. From now on, you are not allowed to hide anything from Gu."

"...Okay." After hesitating for a few seconds, Guo Jia still said what Cao Cao wanted to hear.Although it is only a single word, it carries an unusual solemnity.Cao Cao knew that this time, Guo Jia had really made up his mind, and no matter what happened in the future, he would no longer hide anything from himself.

Of course, the things involved in Guo Jia's assassination this time are far more than simply detoxifying himself and sending Ji Ping to Cao Cao's side to poison him.More importantly, Dong Cheng was smart enough to be misled by his cleverness, and used the assassination he set up to frame the Yang family, which was originally neutral, to Cao Cao's side.However, Guo Jia had already learned from Xun You that Yang Biao had been sent to the octopus, which meant that Cao Cao had already guessed the meaning of the arrow, so there was no need for him to repeat it.The situation in Xudu has now been settled for the most part, all they have to do is to wait for Dong Cheng's move by keeping things unchanged.But beyond all this, there is one thing

"Ming Gong, since you are no longer angry with Jia about this matter, then Jia has something to ask." With eyes rolling, Guo Jia spoke softly, with a bright smile on his lips, "Jia heard that Ming Gong has given enough soldiers. Ma Liangcao, send that Liu Xuande away?"

Cao Cao was taken aback, but Guo Jia heard about it just after waking up.When he let Liu Bei go a few days ago, Cheng Yu had already rushed to scold him. He hurriedly sent people to chase Liu Bei, but in the end he returned without success.He knew that he had made a big mistake in this matter, and was about to say something, when Guo Jia's voice sounded, in an indescribably "gentle" and "considerate" voice: "It should be a misrepresentation, Ming Gongxiong is a general planner, how could he not know Liu Bei's wolf ambition But if you let him go, you will surely breed a tiger? How can you give him soldiers and horses because of the feelings of one or two heroes? Thinking about it, Jia must have heard it wrong, is Minggong right?"

"..." If all the rhetorical questions were changed into declarative sentences, then what Guo Jia said was indeed correct.Cao Cao let Liu Bei go, except that it was more appropriate to intercept Yuan Shu and Liu Bei, to a large extent, it was because he knew that Liu Bei was a hero, and he didn't need to kill him or suppress him. He was really unwilling.

But Cao Cao knew very well that if he replied "yes" at this time, then what greeted him would only be more venomous words than when Cheng Yu trained him that day.

At this moment, a report came from the door: "Cao Sikong, the young man of the Yang family is asking to see you. I don't know Cao Sikong..."

Cao Cao, who didn't know what to say, felt as if he was forgiven by the words, but he still looked at Guo Jia first, and only got up and left after Guo Jia nodded slightly.

After Cao Cao walked away, the smile on Guo Jia's lips gradually faded.

When he asked Cao Cao back like that just now, it was mostly half-joking, and his purpose was to let Cao Cao know that the matter was done, and to ignore it.But as far as he was concerned, he really felt it was a pity. It was a pity that even if he knew it was a done deal, he couldn't persuade himself to take it lightly for a while.

Originally, when Dong Cheng's incident was discovered, Liu Bei, who was under house arrest in Xudu, could be charged with "conspiracy" and completely removed immediately.But because he was plagued by poisonous illness a few days ago, he let down his vigilance for a while, and let Liu Bei run away like this.Let the dragon into the abyss, if you want to catch it back, it may be difficult.

If I knew this earlier, I would rather ignore the mouth of the world, and get rid of Liu Bei first.

The door was pushed open again, Guo Jia thought it was Cao Cao who had gone and returned, quickly put away the haze in his eyes, raised his head and said, "Duke Ming, then Yang Xiu..." After seeing who was coming, the unfinished words stopped immediately live.

The black robe and jade crown, the face crown is like jade, and the eyebrows are picturesque. Every time you take a step forward, the sleeves flutter in the breeze, and there is a faint orchid atmosphere.Law but not prestige, harmony but not obscenity, it seems that the word "gentleman" was created only for him.

It's Xun who came here.