Regardless of which side you reject, it will cause dissatisfaction, and if you don't do it well, it will become two factions hostile to each other.

At that time, there will be problems inside, and I am afraid that if Li Huiyi does not attack it, it will be a mess.

And now the only one who can solve this matter is Liu Xie, as long as he orders himself to be made prime minister, then Xun Yu and other loyal Han factions cannot object.

The longer this matter is delayed, the more the contradiction will increase, Cao Cao thought for a long time, and finally decided to take advantage of the night to enter the palace and meet with Liu Xie.

In order to hide from people, Cao Cao got out of the carriage in disguise halfway through the car, and turned to leave on foot.

Borrowing his own metaphor, Cao Cao easily entered the palace.

Liu Xie, who had already fallen asleep, reluctantly got up and went to the council office under the report of the eunuch.

When he came to the council office, he saw a person in civilian clothes, sitting and waiting, Liu Xie said unhappily: "Cao Aiqing asked you to come late at night, but what's the big deal?" ”

Hearing the voice, Cao Cao turned his head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there is indeed a big matter, and the minister has to come in a hurry." ”

"Huh?" Seeing that the person who came was Cao Cao's deity, Liu Xie was curious, and he didn't know why he was so pretending.

"Go down and close the door." Liu Xie waved away the eunuch on the side, walked towards Cao Cao and asked, "Why is Aiqing like this, is there something big going on?" ”

Cao Cao replied: "Back to Your Majesty, today the minister discussed with everyone about the exchange of tiger and leopard cavalry captives, and the minister advised the minister to become prime minister......

As Cao Cao came to say, Liu Xie's face changed.

Cao Cao came late at night, definitely wanting to canonize him as prime minister.

But the position of prime minister is very important, and if he seals it himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to take it back.

But Cao Cao's analysis is also reasonable, at present, the two of them coexist in honor and disgrace, and they have to fight Cao Cao more, if Cao Cao's faction is divided into two sides, then the strength will definitely be damaged.

But if he canonized Cao Cao's position as prime minister, then his prestige will definitely decline, and those who waver in the Han family will definitely turn to Cao Cao wholeheartedly.

No matter how he did it, the result was not good for him, Liu Xie's face was ugly, and after thinking for a long time, he didn't know how to speak.

Cao Cao looked at it and knew that Liu Xie was embarrassed, so he said slowly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister can reuse Xu Huang and let him command more than 30,000 troops." ”

Well?

Xu Huang!

Could it be that Cao Cao already knew that Xu Huang was his cronies, who leaked it, or did he guess it himself?

So what Cao Cao meant by this, did he want to show his loyalty?

The total number of troops under Cao Cao's rule was only about 100,000, and Xu Huang's army was 30,000, which already accounted for one-third.

And Xu Huang is his secret cronies, and these 30,000 soldiers and horses are also indirectly under his command.

Liu Xie quickly calculated in his heart, and said slowly: "Cao Aiqing is really courageous, knowing that Xu Huang is a widow's cronies, he still dares to appoint him. ”

Cao Cao smiled and said: "The minister has no dissenting intentions about the matter of being loyal to the king, but he just wants to put down the rebellion against the world as soon as possible and return His Majesty a bright future." ”

Cao Cao's words put himself above the loyal ministers, but just a few words make people believe it.

Liu Xie said in disbelief: "It is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, it is difficult to be an emperor, and it is even more difficult to do it for the emperor of the Han Dynasty who is full of wolf smoke at the moment." ”

"Ugh." Cao Cao sighed lightly and said: "The Han family is facing this danger, not because of Your Majesty's fault, but because of the accumulation of time. ”

"Although the minister has a heavy army in his hand, he has the right to be suspicious, but it is also forced by current affairs, if the world is peaceful now, the minister would rather retreat to the mountains and forests and live a carefree life."

"If Your Majesty still doesn't believe it, the minister can arrange Xun Yu to be the palace manager, as the intermediary between the minister and His Majesty, and the minister will not interfere in all the affairs of the palace."

Although Xun Yu said that he was Cao Cao's person, he never favored any party in the court, and he always took matters as a matter, so he offended many people.

But looking at Xun Yu's style of acting, the Han family is still extremely heavy in his heart.

Therefore, Xun Yu is the best contact between the two monarchs and ministers at the moment.

Cao Cao has regressed a lot, and Liu Xie still doesn't agree, but he is afraid that the relationship between the two will crack.

Liu Xie said: "Okay, since Aiqing is so sincere, there is no reason for the widow to refuse, but Li Huiyi was named a general, will it further increase his strength?" ”

Cao Cao said helplessly: "This is inevitable, although Li Huiyi said that he had a great sword army last year, his strength was not much damaged at all, and most of the soldiers killed in the battle were recruited by foreign races." ”

"I heard that Li Huiyi has reached some kind of agreement with the alien race again, and is recruiting soldiers and horses on a large scale, but I am afraid that in less than two years, there will be a big operation."

Liu Xie frowned and said, "Isn't it possible to separate his relationship with the other race?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "The minister also secretly sent people to go, but the northern alien race seems to be extremely afraid and respectful of Li Huiyi, no matter how much temptation he proposes, he just doesn't dare to agree." ”

Liu Xie said: "How did Li Huiyi subdue these alien races, since ancient times, the alien races have been my Han enemy, how did they get into his hands, but they became helpers." ”

Cao Cao also wanted to know about Liu Xie's question, but he investigated for a long time and found nothing.

Cao Cao replied: "Li Huiyi has a unique style, and he is also soft and hard for foreign races, Huairou can give everything, be ruthless, and can also destroy a race, maybe this is the best way to deal with foreign races." ”

Liu Xie also heard about the destruction of Goguryeo and the establishment of a new county by Li Huiyi, and also issued an edict to give a reward.

Hearing Cao Cao's answer, Liu Xie also had a rough idea in his heart, and asked: "Since Li Huiyi's strength can't be suppressed, Aiqing can have a way to strengthen himself, such as Yuan Shu in Shouchun." ”

After Yuan Shu was surrounded by the three families, his strength was greatly damaged, and even under his rule, only Shouchun of Yangzhou remained.

But the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Sun Ce fought hard for months without success, and Cao Cao didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

Anyway, Yuan Shu has been trapped in a city, and after a long time, there will be internal problems, and then he will raise troops to recruit again, which will save time and reduce losses.

Seeing that Liu Xie was obsessed with Yuan Shu, Cao Cao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu has become a trapped beast, and if you send troops at this time, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses." ”

"But Your Majesty, rest assured, the jade seal of the country and the head of Yuan Shu, within two years, someone will definitely send it."

Regarding Yuan Shu's blatant proclamation of the emperor and provocation of imperial power, Liu Xieke has always remembered in his heart.

Hearing Cao Cao's promise, Liu Xie frowned and said, "Since you don't crusade against Yuan Shu, where will Aiqing point next?" ”

Regarding Liu Xie's question, Cao Cao did not hide it, and truthfully got out of the plan.

After listening to the plan, Liu Xie thought for a while and said: "Aiqing's method is really good, but the widow also has an idea, I wonder if Aiqing wants to hear it?" ”

"Huh?" What good advice can a teenager have? However, in order to show respect, Cao Cao still said politely: "Your Majesty will say it as soon as possible, and the ministers will listen attentively." ”