"Forgive Cao for his courage, can King Hongnong lend His Majesty's edict to his ministers." Cao Cao lowered his head slightly, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and he did not admit it on the spot.

The previous crusade against Dong Zhuo could be exaggerated, but the current situation is different from the crusade against Dong back then.

When Dong Zhuo was in power, he was brutal and murderous, and he was tyrannical, which caused the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people. Whether there is an edict from the emperor or not, the princes and the common people want to oust him from power.

But Lu Bu is different, although the family's support for him is not high, he enjoys a high prestige among the people. If there is no edict from the Son of Heaven, it is difficult to convince the people that Lu Bu is a thief who deceives the monarch with only red mouth and white teeth.

Therefore, the so-called edict of the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao still wants to confirm it with his own eyes.

"It is reasonable that General Cao is afraid that I will deceive him. In this way, I took out the edict and showed it to General Cao. ”

As he spoke, Liu Wei took out the edict that had been prepared long ago from his arms, and while handing it over, he also had a general understanding of Cao Cao's character in his heart: cautious and suspicious.

Cao Cao stepped forward to take it respectfully, and then slowly opened it and browsed.

In the edict, Lu Bu counted many crimes such as bullying the monarch and murder, and each of them was a crime that could kill the head and destroy the family. Therefore, he called on the loyal and good people of the world to jointly raise troops to fight and support the Han dynasty.

At the end of the edict, it is stamped with a red jade seal, and eight big characters are clearly printed: Ordered by Tianji Shou Yongchang.

Cao Cao nodded in his heart, there is no doubt that it is indeed a jade seal.

Returning the edict to Liu Wei, Cao Cao hugged his fists and said very sincerely: "King Hongnong, Cao believes in you." It's just that now Lu Bu is powerful, and the Son of Heaven and the court are also in his hands, and it is not possible to rely on Cao alone, so he must gather the scattered forces, accumulate water into the sea, and resist Lu Bu together! ”

"What General Cao said, even I think so."

Liu Wei glanced at Cao Cao appreciatively, feeling the same as the hero, and then asked: "Against Lu Bu's other forces, does General Cao have a candidate in his heart?" ”

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "In Xuzhou City, isn't there a Han clan relative?" ”

When Liu Wei heard this, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and they tacitly understood each other.

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Xuzhou City, the state pastoral house.

Since Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, he has been diligent in government affairs, courteous and virtuous, and has been widely benevolent and righteous in the local area, and has won the love of the people of Xuzhou. The reputation is also rising in the blossoming of sesame seeds, and he has changed from a small person with a reputation to a heavyweight figure known throughout the country.

In the eyes of outsiders, Liu Bei can be described as a beautiful man, not only a bigwig, but also a feudal official certified by the imperial court.

However, only Liu Bei himself knows that his background in Xuzhou is too thin, and he is controlled by the family everywhere, if it were not for the support of the Mi family, I am afraid it would be difficult to persist until the current situation.

As for the identity of the Han clan on his head, the imperial court has never given him a correct name. Like Yuan Shu and his ilk, who were from prominent backgrounds, they have ridiculed Liu Bei in public more than once as a weaver and a complete hypocritical villain.

For these, Liu Bei endured it silently.

Under his command, Wu Guan, Zhang and other fierce generals in the world, and outstanding figures such as Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, and Chen Deng gave advice to him. But Liu Bei knew that he also had a mastermind who could control the overall situation, just like Chen Gong under Lu Bu and Xun Yu under Cao Cao, who could point out the way forward for their lords, so that Lu Bu and Cao Cao could let go of Bo.

Where is my mastermind?

Liu Bei let out a long sigh.

"Lord, Cao Cao is here and is waiting outside the mansion. Do you want to send someone to invite the two generals Guan and Zhang back? Chen Zhi, who served as Liu Bei's personal guard, entered the hall to inquire.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been in the barracks for a while, busy training recruited recruits.

Chen Zhi was a little worried, on his own, it might be difficult to parry Dian Wei, in case Cao Cao had evil intentions, the lord's life would be in danger! That's why he took the initiative to ask for instructions, whether to send someone to invite Guan Yu and Zhang Fei back.

Liu Bei is not worried about this, after all, Cao Cao is already infamous in Xuzhou, if at this time, he still kills himself, then he will definitely not be able to get along in Xuzhou in the future, and he will suffer countless scolds from the world.

With Cao Cao's mind, he would not be stupid enough to step into the field.

What's more, now Cao Cao guards Pengcheng, as the outermost barrier of Xuzhou, and has a cold relationship with Liu Bei.

Based on his understanding of Cao Cao, he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and this time he came, he must have something to discuss with him.

Liu Bei stopped what he was doing, straightened his clothes, got up and walked outside the house.

Outside the State Pastoral Mansion, Cao Cao didn't wait long before he saw Liu Bei come out.

He strode forward and took the initiative to give Liu Bei a hug, like a friend he hadn't seen for many years, and laughed and said: "Xuande Gong, I haven't seen you for a long time, I really want to hurt me!" ”

"General Cao, don't come unharmed!"

Although he didn't like to be held like this, Liu Bei didn't push it away, smiling and greeting.

Different from Cao Cao's boldness, Liu Bei's speech and demeanor are elegant and easy-going, giving people an approachable cordiality, like a spring breeze.

This kind of intimacy has an incomparably great lethality to the common people and civilians.

"My lord, it was rumored from the outside world in the past that Cao Cao and Liu Bei fought for Xuzhou back then, which caused both sides to bleed. Now it seems that the relationship between the two seems to be good. Chenlong whispered.

Liu Wei remained silent, and the corners of his mouth sneered.

When hugging Cao Cao, Liu Bei carefully noticed that in addition to Dian Wei, who was with Cao Cao, there were two other strange young men today.

Come to think of it, Cao Cao is here, and he should have nothing to do with these two people.

Liu Bei knew the sophistication of the world, and did not directly ask about the origin of the two, but joked with Cao Cao with a smile: "I look at these two people who are not bad-looking, they must be the virtuous people recruited by General Cao from where, which is really eye-catching!" ”

Liu Bei's words seemed casual, but in fact, he praised the two without a trace.

Anyone who listens to it will feel comfortable.

Prior to this, Liu Bei had never seen the young emperor who was deposed by Dong Zhuo, to be precise, he was not qualified enough to mix in the court at that time.

Because Liu Wei didn't want to expose his vision to the public too early, he also told Cao Cao on the way.

"Xuande Gong, let's go in and talk about it, how about it?" Cao Cao understood Liu Wei's concerns, so he didn't say it in public.

Liu Bei understood, and said with his hand: "Please." ”

Coming to the reception hall, Cao Cao glanced at the servants in the hall.

Liu Bei retreated, and he probably guessed that the identity of this young master and servant was extraordinary.

"Lord, this ......"

Chen Wei wanted to speak and stopped, obviously a little uneasy, so Cao Cao joked with him: "Uncle Zhi, what are you worried about!" I, Cao Mengde, am not a man-eating tiger, don't worry, I won't eat your lord! ”

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