After listening to Xun Yu's report, Liu Cheng looked at Jia Xu and asked: "Wen He, apart from sending people to Chang'an to report Tao Qian's crimes and requesting troops to attack Tao Qian, does Cao Cao have any other actions?"
Jia Xu cupped his hands and replied: "Back to my lord, Cao Cao is currently sharpening his sword and preparing for the expedition.
His subordinates believe that he will send troops no later than next spring.
He may not care about the court's attitude."
Jia Xu's words made Liu Cheng thoughtful.
He thought for a while and said, "Let Cao Cao's envoy come to see me in two days.
We must give Cao Cao a stern warning so that he cannot act rashly."
"My lord, since you know that Cao Cao will not listen to the court, why do you want to warn Cao Cao?
Will doing so undermine the majesty of the court?"
someone asked.
Xun You stood up at this time and said: "I don't think so.
Cao Cao sent someone to report to the court and ask for permission to send troops to attack Tao Qian.
He must have the intention to undermine the prestige of the court.
He was just making a gesture to prevent others from saying that he sent troops without authorization.
If the imperial court really allows him to send troops and follows him, he will really fall into his trap and it will undermine his dignity."
"The imperial court is not run by his Cao family.
Why should he say what he says?
Only by giving him a stern warning can he show to the world that the imperial court is not cowardly and incompetent.
If Cao Cao insists on having his own way, the imperial court will have an excuse to touch him in the future."
Liu Cheng nodded, agreed with Xun You's statement, and asked: "Do you have anything else to do?
If not, let's leave first.
Remember to go to the palace for the banquet."
Zhang Ji stood up at this time and cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Kong Rong, the former governor of Beihai, arrived in Chang'an ten days ago by imperial edict.
He has now taken up his post in the Shaofu.
Chen Gong sent someone from Zibo to send a memorial saying that after Kong Rong left Beihai County, He immediately sent someone to take over Beihai County, but also asked the court to appoint a new Beihai Governor as soon as possible.
So far, the entire Qingzhou, except for some Pingyuan County areas north of the Yellow River, has been regained by the court."
"Kong Rong" Liu Cheng stood up and muttered: "I heard that Kong Rong knew how to be humble when he was a child.
The elders gave him two pears, one big and one small.
He chose the small one.
The elders asked him why he chose the small one.
Yes, he said that people who eat small things are still very cute.
Zhang Ji sent someone to inform Kong Rong that I wanted to see him and talk about old times with him."
"Yes, my lord" After everyone dispersed, Liu Cheng went to the backyard and took a comfortable hot bath under the service of several ladies.
He pulled the ladies into the water one by one, making them soaked all over.
They were so embarrassed that they screamed again and again, half pushing and half leaving.
Take a bath with him.
After sleeping comfortably until dusk, Zhao Junsheng was woken up by He Hou: "Get up, it's time to go to the palace for a banquet."
Zhao Junsheng stood up and ravaged He Hou severely before letting her go.
He washed up under her service, put on a clean official uniform, and rode to Weiyang Palace under the protection of the guards.
It was already time to light the lamp when he arrived at the gate of Weiyang Palace.
As the protector and ruler of the current dynasty, Liu Cheng had the privilege to enter the palace without dismounting or getting off his horse.
He could arrive directly outside the main hall.
The banquet has been prepared long ago.
Emperor Liu Bian and the civil and military ministers have all taken their seats, waiting for Liu Cheng's arrival.
Liu Cheng came to the door of the main hall, took off his shoes, took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the eunuch, and walked into the main hall.
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"Your Majesty, Liu Cheng, pays homage to your Majesty," Liu Cheng walked to the middle of the hall and saluted.
Only Dong Zhuo can do such things as going to the palace with swords and shoes and praising and worshiping the unknown.
Liu Cheng does not want to bear this kind of reputation.
He has as much etiquette as an emperor should have.
This is the same as taking the initiative to say hello to others.
It's just a matter of lip service, and you won't suffer much loss.
Liu Bian raised his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle, please excuse yourself and take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty" Perhaps because he had memorized the manuscript long ago, Liu Bian started a long speech after Liu Cheng took his seat.
He spoke very smoothly.
He has also developed it over the years.
His ability to speak impromptu has greatly improved.
He can speak with ease.
It's clear and logical, but it's the first time that I've spoken to such a high level like today.
The ability to speak impromptu is not innate.
Liu Cheng is well aware of this.
Before time travel, he always stuttered when speaking in front of several people.
After time travel, he often had to face the emperor, Queen Mother He and the court.
Ministers even have to directly face a cruel person like Dong Zhuo.
The most important thing is that he He has to be with the soldiers often.
In front of them, he doesn't have time to prepare a manuscript in advance.
He has to express himself every time.
To express what he wants to say, he must go through it in his mind in advance and work out an outline.
Come out, and then improvise and add details according to the outline framework on the spot.
To attract the audience's attention, it is very important to control the tone and rhythm of speech.
For this, Liu Cheng also gained some experience after a lot of on-the-spot performance.
Therefore, no matter what you do, it is most important to have a stage to perform.
After Liu Bian finished speaking, it was Liu Cheng's turn again.
This time he spoke very briefly and said what needed to be said before and after the battle.
The next step was to start the banquet, and the generals toasted to each other.
After drinking too much, they lost their formal appearance, and their rude and barbaric side came out.
Liu Bian didn't mind, and left with an excuse, leaving the generals and officials behind.
There is a lot of drinking here.
When the celebration banquet ended, most of the people were drunk.
Liu Cheng originally thought he could relax for a while after returning to Chang'an, but unexpectedly he was extremely busy again.
On this day, Liu Cheng was going to the outskirts of Chang'an to inspect the farmers' autumn harvest.
He had already reached the city gate.
I received an envoy sent by Cao Cao to visit my lord, but now it seems that we have to make other arrangements."
Liu Cheng turned to look at a civil servant who was blocked by the guards, and asked: "Are you familiar with this envoy sent by Cao Cao?"
Xun Yu cupped his hands and said: "My lord has a keen eye and can tell it at a glance.
My subordinates didn't want to arrange for him to meet my lord so early, but I really can't forgive him."
Liu Cheng pointed at Xun Yu and said: "Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, you are good at everything, but you are not good at this.
You care too much about your friends' feelings.
You have to distinguish between public and private matters.
Who is this person's name?"
"His name is Cheng Yu, and his courtesy name is Zhongde."
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"Oh, it's him."
As soon as Liu Cheng said these words, a cold light seemed to flash in his eyes.
Xun Yu could see it clearly and was afraid that Liu Cheng would kill Cheng Yu because he was jealous of his talent, so he hurriedly said: "Princess, you must not have the intention to kill.
No matter how talented Cheng Zhongde is, he is just a person.
Do we have the civil and military power of the Manchu Dynasty?"
No one can defeat him.
If he kills him, it will not only ruin the lord's reputation, but also make the world think that the lord is jealous of his talents."
Liu Cheng looked at Xun Yu and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo, why do you think that I want to kill him?
Cheng Zhongde does have the talents of a king and is a rare adviser, but the talents around me are not worse than him.
Just like you, Xun You, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Chen Qun, Chen Gong, etc. are all a hundred times better than him, why should I be afraid of him?"
Xun Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he heard Liu Cheng say: "Wen Ruo, do you know that you have fallen into someone else's trap now?
Cao Cao took advantage of your loyalty and face.
Cheng Zhongde was sent here.
He knew that you would definitely stop me.
You are not the only one who wants to kill Cheng Zhongde.
If Xun You or other ministers in the court hear that I have murderous intentions towards Cheng Zhongde, they will definitely jump out to stop him.
This is a conspiracy by Cao Cao.
Okay, let him come over.
Just follow me.
Let’s go and see the farmers’ autumn harvest together.”
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, smiled bitterly, bowed to Liu Cheng, then turned around and called Cheng Yu over.
Cheng Yu was led by Xun Yu and came to Liu Cheng's side, bowing his hands and saying, "Don't Cheng Yu pay homage to the Lord Protector?"
Liu Cheng looked at Cheng Yu and said: "Zhongde, today I was originally going to see how the farmers' autumn harvest was doing in the suburbs.
Since you are here, just follow me for a walk.
It's just right.
Let’s also talk about the murder of Cao Mengde’s father, Cao Song.”
"I obey my orders" Liu Cheng asked: "Can you ride a horse?"
Cheng Yu said honestly: "I'm not very good at it.
I usually ride in a carriage."
Liu Chengdao: "It's not enough if you don't know how to ride a horse.
There are only many horses in the court now.
Now the ministers are not like before.
They have to ride a carriage every day when they go out.
How can they see all kinds of things in the world through a curtain?
How can they see everything in the world?"
Seeing the suffering of the people clearly, now the ministers all ride horses when they go out, from the Sangong and Jiuqing to the city gate officials.
Riding horses is very good for the body."
Cheng Yu didn't expect that Lord Protector Liu Cheng would be a talker at such a young age, so he raised his hands and said, "Since Lord Protector said so, I'll give it a try."
"Come here, please bring Cheng Zhongde a horse."
Liu Cheng nodded with satisfaction and waved to the guard next to him.
A horse was brought over, and Liu Cheng said: "Zhongde, I'll give this horse to you."
"Thank you Lord Protector."
Cheng Yu quickly thanked him.
Although horses are not very rare things, Cao Cao also has some at his place, but he has not seen many such tall horses.
With the help of a guard, Cheng Yu finally got on the horse.
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Liu Cheng was worried that Cheng Yu would fall off the horse when he ran, so he asked a guard to hold his horse.
"Okay, let's go."
Liu Cheng waved his hand and took the lead to run towards the suburbs.
He didn't stop during the run.
He ran for more than thirty miles before stopping on the side of a large farmland.
Liu Cheng turned around and saw that Cheng Yu was sweating profusely and his face was pale.
His whole body was so weak that he felt as if his bones were falling apart
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