Chapter 970 Death of Xun Yu

"Well, how about you all withdraw from the court temporarily and allow me to think about it carefully?" Liu Bian was embarrassed.

In fact, Liu Bian didn't want to agree to make Cao Cao a prince from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't say it outright, fearing that he might offend Cao Cao, so he ordered his ministers to retreat, which was actually a delaying tactic.

"Your Majesty is the master of this important matter for the country. You must make a quick decision. How can you be hesitant?" Cheng Yu pressed forward step by step, insisting that Liu Bian make a decision on the spot. At that time, there were constant disasters in the Central Plains, which caused Cao Cao's army to be short of food. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he even killed the food transport officials, which shows how serious the food crisis was.

Cheng Yu once proposed the "human breast" plan for Cao Cao, that is, cutting off dead human flesh to serve as military rations, so his heart was naturally as hard as stone. This is also the reason why Cheng Yu was asked to lead the persuasion today.

Liu Bian was sweating profusely, and the atmosphere in the court was solemn. If he did not make a decision today, he was afraid that he would not have a good life in the future.

Just when Liu Bian was at a loss to advance or retreat, a man suddenly stood up.

"Cheng Yu! As a minister, how dare you go so hard on His Majesty? Are you trying to force His Majesty to marry you?"

When this voice reached Liu Bian's ears, it was like the sound of nature. Liu Bian was overjoyed. He looked around and saw that the person standing up was none other than Shangshu Ling, Cao Cao's "die loyal" Xun Yu.

There is an idiom called Xun Ling Liuxiang. Because Xun Yu served as Shangshu Ling, he was called "Xun Ling". It is said that when he went to someone's home, he got up and left after talking for a while, leaving a lingering fragrance where he was sitting. The strange fragrance is like lingering sound, leaving endless aftertaste. It is not only said that Xun Yu had the habit of "incense" among men in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but also that his noble character could not be compared with him.

However, at this moment, Xun Yu was so angry that his face turned red as white as jade, and he angrily yelled at Cheng Yu and the officials: "Since ancient times, it has been the right of the ruler to enfeoff ministers, and you have interfered without authorization and deceived the king. "Sir, how can this be true? How can this be true!"

Xun Yu cursed angrily, and many court officials were confused. What's going on? Isn't Shangshu Ling a die-hard loyalist to the Prime Minister? Why did he jump out and angrily scold us?

Is it possible that the Prime Minister specially arranged for one to be the good guy and the other to be the bad guy?

"What Xun Ling said is absolutely true."

The real owner, Cao Cao, finally couldn't sit still anymore and slowly stood up and said: "The matter of being granted the title of Duke is not a trivial matter. Moreover, the truth is that I just did some things within my duty. Even the feudal prince feels guilty. How can I be granted the title of Duke? Everyone There is no need to persuade anyone else, if anyone dares to say another word, he will be killed!"

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Since Prime Minister is like this, it is really a blessing for the country."

Cao Cao bowed to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty is frightened by today's events. Your Majesty, please go back to the palace to rest and recuperate. Later, two hundred-year-old mountain ginseng will be sent to the palace."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Prime Minister, thank you, Prime Minister." Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief. He finally got through today's difficulty. He stood up with difficulty, and with the help of several small yellow men, he slowly turned around and walked away.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, said goodbye to the Emperor and walked out slowly.

"snort!"

Xia Houyuan said angrily: "What happened to Mr. Wen Ruo? He caused trouble to the Prime Minister at this time. What did he think?"

"Exactly! If there is no prime minister, how can he be the minister?" Cao Hong said angrily.

"Zilian, shut up!" Cao Cao scolded.

"Alas!" Cao Hong sighed and closed his mouth, daring not to speak.

"Is today's matter arranged by the Prime Minister? Didn't the Prime Minister communicate with Wen Ruo beforehand?" Xi Zhicai coughed.

"It's not my arrangement." Cao Cao waved his hand: "Zhicai, you are sick. Go home and take good care of yourself. Don't think about these troublesome things."

Xi Zhicai sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for a few more days. It would be nice to be loyal to the Prime Minister."

Cheng Yu frowned and said, "Prime Minister, how about asking Rong to go to Wen Ruo's house tonight to find out something?"

"Yes." Cao Cao nodded and waved, "I have a gift for Wen Ruo. Zhongde can bring it to me."

"Here, Prime Minister."

That night, Cheng Yu came to Xun Yu's home with the gift Cao Cao asked him to give to Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo seems to be opposed to making the prime minister the Duke of Qi?" Cheng Yu asked tentatively.

Xun Yu frowned and said: "The Great Ancestor once said that anyone who is not the Liu family but is a king will be attacked by the whole world. If he is not a meritorious official, he cannot be a marquis. If the prime minister has meritorious service, he can be a county marquis. He can be granted more food and fiefdoms. How can he be named Qi Gong?"

Xun Yu was devoted to the unification of the Han Dynasty, and the reason why he assisted Cao Cao was actually because he wanted to assist Cao Cao in reviving the Han Dynasty. However, Cao Cao wanted to be granted the title of Duke. This was an act of disrespect and exposed Cao Cao's ambition. Therefore, Xun Yu naturally tried his best to stop him. He did not want Cao Cao to become Duke of Qi anyway.

Back then, Cao Cao planned to grant the title of Duke of Wei to the Jin Dynasty, but Xun Yu also refused and tried his best to block it. Naturally, the same is true now.

Cheng Yu frowned and said, "But Liu Yuqing has been granted the title of Duke of Qin. If the Prime Minister does not grant the title of Duke of Qi, how can he compete with Liu Ye?"

Xun Yu said seriously: "This is wrong. Those who respect the royal way will be strong even if they are weak. In the past, Guan Zhong and his ministers Qi Huan Gong respected the king and resisted the barbarians, but the Qi State Alliance allied with the princes and eventually became the overlord! Those who usurp the orthodoxy will be killed no matter how strong they are. The traitor Wang Mang and the traitor Dong Zhuo were both tyrannical for a while, but weren't they all destroyed later? Liu Yuqing's attempt to destroy Dong Zhuo could be regarded as a service to the Han Dynasty, but now he has gone against the grain and made himself a public servant. Loss of righteousness to the world."

"And Prime Minister Cao respects the emperor, and the king's army is invincible in every battle. It is natural that he can take advantage of the situation to annihilate Liu Ye. If the prime minister is also granted the title of Duke, wouldn't he be the same as Liu Ye?"

Cheng Yu's expression suddenly changed, and he said with an ugly expression, "Aren't you afraid that the Prime Minister will know what Wen Ruo said?"

Xun Yu said bluntly: "Zhongde can inform the Prime Minister on his own, and he is not allowed to change a word. This is my opinion on the Prime Minister's appointment as Duke of Qi."

Cheng Yu was speechless for a moment, why did Xun Yu, who had always been a humble gentleman, suddenly seem to be a different person, aggressive and somewhat similar to Mi Heng, but his words were not as harsh as Mi Heng.

Cheng Yu stared at Xun Yu and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only shake his head and sighed: "Wen Ruo, you are really... alas!"

Cheng Yu didn't know what to say, so he just said: "The Prime Minister ordered me to give Wen Ruo a gift. Wen Ruo can open it and take a look at it. I'll take my leave now."

The attendant who followed him put down a brocade box, and then followed Cheng Yu out of Xun Yu's mansion.

Xun Yu stared at the brocade box in front of him, waved his hand and retreated to the attendants beside him: "You guys will step back."

"Here."

After all the surrounding attendants retreated, Xun Yu solemnly held the brocade box in front of him and opened it gently.