Cheng Yu was stunned and said helplessly: "It is true that no one saw how Cao Gong's father died.
However, Zhang Kai's soldiers were surrounding him, so how could outsiders break into the convoy and kill people?
This must have been Zhang Kai's doing.
And Zhang Kai is Tao Qian’s general, and there is no one else behind the scenes except Tao Qian.”
Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "You can't say it so harshly.
Who can guarantee that there are no assassins among Zhang Kai's troops?
Even if Zhang Kai kills people, it can't be concluded that Tao Qian is instigating you behind the scenes.
Go back and tell Cao Mengde if he really has filial piety." , it should Find out the real culprit who killed Cao Song, instead of blaming the crime of murder on others, nor use it as an excuse to attack Xuzhou and make the people of Xuzhou miserable.
If Cao Mengde persists in his own way, the court will not sit idly by and watch.
"reasonable" Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "The incident took place in Xuzhou, and the escorts were Tao Qian's troops.
Moreover, after the incident, the traces left by the murderer have long been gone.
It is not easy to catch the real murderer.
The Duke has made it clear."
Are you favoring Tao Qian?
Please forgive me for not being convinced by all the officials in Yanzhou."
Liu Cheng's face changed and he said angrily: "Whether you accept it or not is your business.
The court has its own considerations.
Don't think that I can't see that Cao Cao wants to use this to cause trouble.
I'm afraid he has already seen the rich man.
Xuzhou is already salivating.
This time is a good opportunity.
Hey, Cao Meng De, Cao Mengde actually used his father's death as an excuse to go to war.
He was really filial enough to think about the time when Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, captured Gaozu's father and wanted to threaten Gaozu by cooking him to death.
Gaozu smiled and said yes, boil it.
When it's cooked, I'll take a sip of the soup.
This Cao Mengde is indeed like the great ancestor."
Cheng Yu's face changed drastically when he heard this, his body was like sifting chaff, and he remained silent for a long time.
Cheng Yu was finally able to leave Chang'an unscathed.
Liu Cheng did not kill him, nor did he think of killing him, but he seemed to be in a bad mood on the way back to Puyang.
This was the first time he had met Liu Cheng, but he didn't expect that such a young person like Liu Cheng could be so difficult to deal with.
Now the worry in his heart is even more serious.
There were soldiers and horses along the way to escort and monitor Cheng Yu's departure.
Liu Cheng was not afraid of what Cheng Yu could do, but he knew that Cao Cao would never be so honest.
The short black man would definitely use this as an excuse to send troops to attack Tao Qian.
Just fight, Tao Qian is not a vegetarian, at least there are three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei standing in front of him.
Liu Cheng knew very well that Cao Cao was a tycoon and Liu Bei was a hero, but the fate of a hero always seemed to be very sad.
He was not lacking in martial arts.
Both of his sworn brothers were fierce men who were the most brave in the world, but he did not have the strength in his hands.
His advisers gave him advice, so he was often plotted against.
Cao Cao should not be able to swallow the entire Xuzhou in a short time.
Liu Cheng is not worried about this.
Even if Tao Qian can't stand it, he can still ask Xu Rong and Chen Gong from Qingzhou to send troops to help prevent Cao Cao from occupying Xuzhou.
On this day, Liu Cheng was playing chess with Cai Yan in the garden.
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Queen He and other ladies were sitting nearby watching the game, cracking melon seeds and chatting.
Several children were still babbling around them.
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He Hou became anxious and urged Liu Cheng, "Can you hurry up?
It's going too slow."
Liu Cheng complained: "It looks like I'm playing chess with the third child, but in fact I'm playing against the four of you, and you keep urging me."
Speaking of one vs. four, several ladies thought of another thing, and their faces turned red instantly.
"I'm not ashamed to say that I'll die in one battle.
Don't talk about fighting four with one," Da Qiao said coquettishly.
Liu Cheng also remembered that incident, raised his hands with a smile and said: "Okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it."
At this time, the government sent Chen Qun to report: "My lord, Kong Wenju wants to see you."
The situation on the chessboard in front of Liu Cheng was already very unfavorable.
Now that he heard someone asking for a meeting, he was about to use this opportunity to escape.
He quickly stood up and said, "Okay, take him to the front hall and wait.
I will be here soon."
Cai Yan quit.
The game wasn't over yet.
She already had an absolute advantage.
How could she let Liu Chenglai fail?
She immediately grabbed him and said, "You're not allowed to leave.
The game hasn't been over yet.
I want to run away now.
There's no way."
Mr.
Chen, could you please go and bring Kong Rong here?"
Chen Qun looked at Liu Cheng.
Liu Cheng looked at Cai Yan and hugged his arm tightly.
He had no choice but to say to Chen Qun: "Go ahead."
"yes" After a while, Chen Qun led Kong Rong over in official uniform.
"Lord, Kong Wenju is here."
Kong Rong stepped forward and bowed his hands: "Young Master Kong Rong paid homage to the Lord Protector and met all the ladies."
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Cai Yan, He Hou and other ladies stood up and returned the gift to Kong Rong.
Liu Cheng, who was taking the long examination, came back to his senses and turned around to look around.
He saw Kong Rong wearing court clothes and a crown on his head, but his hair had turned gray.
He quickly stood up and said: "Brother Wenju, remember a few years ago you still had black hair.
"Who's hair has turned gray now?
Come here quickly and get a stool."
Liu Cheng looked very familiar, which made Kong Rong speechless.
He thought to himself, "We are not familiar with each other.
You look like an old friend reunited, but I haven't said a few words to you in total."
"Thank you Lord Protector" Kong Rong sat down on the stool brought by the guards, but Liu Cheng asked him: "Wenju, do you think my chess game can be saved?"
Kong Rong stretched his neck to take a look, and almost laughed out loud.
He muttered in his heart that you are playing chess without any rules at all.
You are just making random moves.
He cupped his hands and said, "Please forgive me for being rude, Lord Protector of the Country."
This chess piece is hopeless, so it’s better to give up and surrender.”
Liu Cheng threw his chess pieces into the chess box and said to Cai Yan who was opposite him: "Look, third brother, even Kong Wenju said that this chess game is hopeless.
If I don't admit defeat for my husband, let's give up."
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Cai Yan refused.
She played chess with several other sisters, and she lost miserably every time.
However, Liu Cheng's chess skills were even worse, so she could only beat him.
She finally caught him this time.
Give him a chance to torture him severely How could he let it go so easily?
He immediately said: "No, Kong Wenju, can you play chess?
He can obviously continue to play chess.
Why do you say there is no hope?
Tell me one, two, three, four."
Otherwise I’ll make you look good” Kong Rong was confused.
What on earth is going on?
Why did this disaster suddenly come to my head?
Fortunately, Kong Rong was not stupid, and he immediately understood what was going on.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly, cupped his hands and said: "Third Madam, protect the country.
No matter how you play this game, you will definitely lose in the end."
"How can I count you as a loser if you haven't finished playing?
Keep playing," Cai Yan pointed at Liu Cheng and shouted.
Liu Cheng scratched his ears and cheeks, and could only keep making random moves with a grimace, while Cai Yan immediately smiled and continued playing chess happily.
Kong Rong was stunned when he saw it, and thought to himself: "It is really strange that there are such stinky chess baskets in this world."
Liu Cheng finally finished the game of chess, with cold sweat on his forehead.
He hurriedly pulled Kong Rong to the front hall of Da Sima Mansion.
He had to leave as quickly as possible.
When they arrived at the front hall, the waiter brought tea and snacks.
Liu Cheng picked up the teacup and signaled to Kong Rong.
Kong Rongyou picked up the teacup and said, "Thank you, Lord."
Liu Cheng took a sip of tea, shook his head and said: "Brother Wenju, you now know that having too many women at home is a problem, right?
It makes you have headaches all day long, and you have to deal with it carefully, otherwise we won't let you go at night.
I understand, it makes you laugh."
Liu Cheng's words made Kong Rong feel the same.
In addition to his main wife, he also had several concubines.
These women were all like wolves and tigers, fierce and virulent.
If they were not careful, they would make them happy and happy.
In pain.
Kong Rong smiled and said: "These ladies are all beautiful, talented, virtuous and virtuous.
Don't complain, Lord.
It's too late for others to envy you."
"That's true, haha."
Liu Cheng laughed twice, then straightened his face and said, "This time the imperial court issued an edict to recruit you to the imperial court as an official.
You did not covet local power.
You handed over the post of Beihai Prime Minister and came to the imperial court.
As the Young Master, His Majesty the Emperor and all the ministers in the court said that you are a loyal minister, and I also deeply believe that now you are a loyal minister.
There are not many local officials like you in the Han Dynasty.
I am very pleased.
If the Han Dynasty wants to revive, it needs loyal ministers like you who can leave the small family and take care of everyone, who can abandon personal interests and take care of the overall situation. , the imperial court will never forget you loyal ministers who have made sacrifices and contributions to the resurgence of the Han Dynasty."
Kong Rong was praised, and he suddenly felt elated, but he soon discovered something was wrong, "That's not right, I came to fight against Liu Cheng, how could I be persuaded by his few words, and it was quite useful?"
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Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Kong Rong's forehead.
He was secretly glad that he woke up in time.
He then said with an expressionless expression: "The Duke of the country is so ridiculous.
This is the duty of a minister."
"Okay, well said" Liu Cheng nodded and asked again: "Wen Ju has been in office for a few days.
This young man is not something that ordinary people can do well.
He is one of the nine ministers.
There are many officials in the government office, and the government agencies under his jurisdiction are also the three ministers and nine ministers.
The most numerous among them, the task on your shoulders is not light."
Kong Rong bowed and said: "I will try my best to do my job well."
"That's well said.
It's very good.
Come, come, drink tea, drink tea."
Before the tea was finished, Kong Rong said goodbye and left.
Zhao Rui stood at the door and looked at Kong Rong's retreating back.
He turned around and walked in and said to Liu Cheng: "My lord, since Kong Rong took office as the young master these days, he has been restless.
He is jumping up and down, visiting the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government.
Official, he even visited a few military generals.
Moreover, he went to the Imperial College to participate in the debate among the Tai students.
He was very popular.
I heard that he accepted two students yesterday and planned to take them with him to teach."
Liu Cheng couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "This Kong Wenju, he is really interesting."
"In addition, in the past few days since Kong Rong took office as the Shaofu, there seems to be signs of rectifying the established regulations.
If he is allowed to fully control the Shaofu, his influence in the court will be considerable."
Liu Cheng thought for a while and shouted: "Come here, go find Li Ru":