Chapter 129: Confusion

The oil in the tripod in the palace hall was boiling, and the rolling hot oil emitted waves of heat, making people dare not get close to it.

In the hall, sometimes quiet, sometimes noisy, shouting, cursing, and aggressive man-in-law echoing from time to time. You can feel that the people in the hall are making fierce defenses.

Until the evening, Xu Shu walked out of the hall with a calm expression on his face. The guards in the palace did not receive any orders from Cao Rui, and did not dare to stop Xu Shu.

A guard leader walked into the hall with courage, hoping to learn from Cao Rui how to deal with Xu Shu, whether to kill or not, but he saw an amazing scene.

Emperor Cao Rui of Wei sat on the ground with a large pillar on his back, looking dull. If he hadn't seen the pretty neat clothes, the guards would have thought that Cao Rui had just been beaten up. And the ministers Liu Fang and Sun Zi, two ministers, knelt aside, as if they were thinking about something seriously.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty?" The guard walked forward quietly.

"Are you really going to surrender? I will give up the foundation you have established from my grandfather?" Cao Rui murmured to himself.

Liu Fang and Sun Zi, who were next to him, looked at each other when they heard Cao Rui's words. Finally, Liu Fang crawled over and said, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. This is no wonder Your Majesty. Mr. Xu is right. It is all the incompetent emperor who ruined Yong, Liang, Sili, and Jingzhou. Therefore, the situation today is inseparable and has nothing to do with Your Majesty! Your Majesty can hold on to this day, which is already a virtuous and virtuous person!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! What Mr. Liu said is that the blame for this matter is not on Your Majesty. Besides, Xu Shu also said that he would make Your Majesty the King of Anle and would also keep the ancestral temple. Then Liu Chan is also a person who values ​​credit and will not go back on his word." Sun Zi also said from the side.

"Oh, I'm tired, let me have a good rest. Let's go back first!"

...

The news that Xu Shu came to Yecheng to persuade him to surrender quickly spread throughout Yecheng, which caused a sensation in Yecheng.

There is no airtight wall in the world, and the conditions offered by Xu Shu were soon learned that, except for Cao Rui who was named King Anle, the titles and salaries of other Cao clans remained unchanged; officials of the Wei State had their official titles and positions remained unchanged; filial integrity, Maocai, etc. selected by various counties and counties in the Wei State were also retained.

Xu Shu left the palace and went directly to stay in the inn. Cao Rui did not say what to do with Xu Shu. The officials of Wei State really dared not do with Xu Shu, so they could only serve him carefully for the time being.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Shu settled down, someone immediately came to visit him with a gift.

After Cao Rui met Xu Shu, his decadent appearance had been found out by those who were interested. Many people had already felt that Cao Rui had reached the verge of collapse and might surrender tomorrow. Xu Shu was a prominent man in the Han Dynasty and was also A Dou's teacher. He was quite trusted. Taking advantage of this time to curry favor with Xu Shu, he could lay a solid foundation for his future career and leave a way for himself. Even if Cao Rui did not surrender, what he lost was just a gift.

Before, when Xu Shu was an official in Wei State, he never formed a clique for personal gain. Few officials in the court had a deep personal relationship with Xu Shu. However, this time, Xu Shu never refused anyone. Anyone who came to visit him would greet him with a smile and receive him personally.

On the second day, people came to visit Xu Shu in the inn to visit Xu Shu in a constant stream. The carriages in front of the inn were lined up, and officials of all kinds kept entering and leaving the inn. The backyard of the inn was filled with gifts. All of this was seen by those who were interested and spread, and soon formed a butterfly effect.

In this way, Xu Shu spent three days in a busy manner. On the fourth day of his narration, Cao Rui finally held a court meeting.

In the palace hall, the ministers were placed in the left and right, but no one spoke. The whole atmosphere was gloomy and very depressing.

Feeling this lifelessness, Cao Ruiyue felt that Xu Shu was right yesterday, that the court had reached the end of the world.

"You all know, my dear friends, Xu Shu came to Yecheng and persuaded me to surrender. What do you think?" Cao Rui asked slowly.

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and they all chose to remain silent.

As the ministers expected, for these officials, surrendering is a good thing. After surrendering to the Han Dynasty, everyone's official positions will not be lost. Maybe those who see the opportunity can be promoted to another level.

But at this time, no one knew what Cao Rui was thinking. Even if everyone wanted to surrender, they would not say it. Everyone knew the principle of shooting a bird with a gun. The ministers wanted to surrender, but they did not dare to say it, so they could only treat Cao Rui's problem silently.

Cao Rui was not a fool either. The silence of the ministers in the church made Cao Rui understand that these ministers had already surrendered to the point.

"Hey... is it really the situation going to go?"

There was no such figure as Lu Su in the court of Wei State to persuade Cao Rui, and the ministers responded to it with silence, which made Cao Rui feel as if he was killed. But when he looked back, if the foundation passed down by his ancestors from Cao Cao was eventually destroyed in his hands, then what would he have to meet his ancestors!

Cao Rui was in a fierce struggle.

After a long conversation with Xu Shu that day, Cao Rui's psychological defense line had been destroyed by Xu Shu. Today, the silence of the ministers in the court hit Cao Rui's last glimmer of hope.

Speaking of the level of poetry and songs, although Cao Rui is not as good as Cao Cao, he is almost the same. However, in other aspects, Cao Rui is still much worse than Cao Cao. Especially in the face of setbacks, Cao Rui, who had not experienced the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, did not have the indomitable leadership temperament of the older generation of princes.

Cao Rui sat in the hall in a daze, but the minister below still didn't say a word. At this time, Cao Rui hoped that someone could stand up and shouted that he would not surrender. However, after waiting for more than an hour, what Cao Rui had waited for was still quiet.

"Okay, go back to court!" Cao Rui waved his head gently, then stood up, lowered his head and walked backwards.

...

Although Cao Shuang on the front line is very busy, she will take some time out of her busy schedule to pay attention to the movements in the court.

At this time, the news that Xu Shu came to Yecheng had reached Cao Shuang's ears.

"Okay, Xu Shu, I killed my father, but I dared to come to Yecheng. Well, God helps me Cao Shuang to take revenge. How can I waste it? Come and prepare the horses immediately. I want to go back to Yecheng and kill Xu Shu!" Cao Shuang's roar spread throughout the lobby.

Cao Shuang has always counted Cao Zhen's death as Xu Shu. If Xu Shu had sent troops to counterattack Xingyang at that time, if Xu Shu was willing to send troops to rescue Cao Zhen who was besieged in Luoyang at that time, Cao Zhen would not have been defeated. However, Xu Shu not only did not send a soldier, but instead wrote to Wang Ling in Bingzhou and Xiahou Ba in Yingchuan, asking them not to send troops. It is precisely because of this that Cao Shuang believes that Xu Shu is his biggest enemy.

"General, no!" Wu Qiu Jian next to him hurried forward and stopped Cao Shuang.

"General, Sima Yi and Guan Ping have increased their troops, and the war is about to break out. If you go back, what should we do if the enemy attacks our army without a commander? Besides, the two countries will not kill the envoys, and Xu Shu is here. Your Majesty has not given an order. How can you kill them at will!"

"I can't control that much! The revenge of killing my father is irreconcilable!"

"General, the overall situation is the most important thing. Now, General, you have commanded hundreds of thousands of troops and the responsibility is heavy. If General Cao Zhen is alive, he will definitely hope that the general will continue to stay on the front line to command, rather than setting up hundreds of thousands of troops and ignoring the return of Yecheng." Wu Qiu Jian continued to persuade.

Wu Qiu Jian's words were like a basin of cold water, temporarily wiped out the anger in Cao Shuang's heart. I savored Wu Qiu Jian's words and told Cao Zhen rationally that Wu Qiu Jian's advice was correct! But in Cao Shuang's heart, there was always an impulse, that was to kill Xu Shu!

Cao Shuang took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Then, slowly, Cao Shuang's reason gradually gained the upper hand, and the anger in Cao Shuang's heart gradually began to fade.

"Forget it, I'll go back to Yecheng when the war stops for a moment!"

...

In Ye City, Cao Rui was undecided, which made many ministers helpless.

Whether it was surrender or not, Cao Rui never made any statement. As the emperor, Cao Rui did not make any statement, so everyone could only continue to watch.

There are still endless guests visiting Xu Shu every day, but Cao Rui has not made any statement for a long time, which makes people feel a little panic. Whenever they see the long queue of cars in front of the inn, people always have a lot of thoughts in their hearts.

In the deep palace, Cao Rui had not closed his eyes for a day and a night.

Cao Rui's door was closed, and even Cao Rui's closest eunuch was not allowed to enter. The concubines had gathered in front of the door and took turns to persuade Cao Rui to come out, but Cao Rui still did not leave the door.

"Your Majesty, please come out first. You haven't eaten for a day and a night. The Queen personally cooked a bowl of porridge for you, so you can drink some!" The old eunuch said softly in front of the door.

"Get out! I won't eat anything!" Cao Rui's voice sounded, sounding quite energetic.

When everyone heard Cao Rui's voice, they all breathed a sigh of relief. From the sound, Cao Rui was quite healthy.

In this way, another whole night passed, and the concubines and eunuchs also guarded Cao Rui's door for a night.

Finally, footsteps in the room sounded and getting closer and closer. Everyone immediately raised their heads excitedly.

The door opened and Cao Rui appeared in front of the door.

"Oh, your majesty, your hair!"

At this time, everyone discovered that Cao Rui's hair had turned white!

You know, Cao Rui is only 30 years old this year, and at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, he is now white all night.

Cao Rui smiled helplessly: "I know that Wu Zixu passed the gates of the gates and turned white all night. I didn't believe it before. Now it seems that the ancients did not deceive me... I will change my clothes for me."

The eunuchs immediately brought a dragon robe.

Cao Rui waved his hand: "It's not this one, go find a white robe! I'm going to see Xu Shu."

"White robe?" the eunuch confirmed strangely.
Chapter completed!