Chapter 86 Chapter Eleven

Thinking of Cheng Yu's suggestion, Cao Mengde felt terrified for a while. Fortunately, there was no outsider present. Looking at the back of Cheng Yu, a loyal and wise general with both civil and military skills, he was filled with emotion.The emperor, what is the emperor? "In the world, people are the most precious, and the ruler and herdsmen are the rules." He remembered the words he wrote in the memorial to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty two years ago.Imperial power, what is imperial power? It is just a tool, a symbol of rule in the minds of ordinary people. Could it be that the purpose of me fighting all the heroes in the world is to be an emperor who is worshiped by all the people? The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the government is clear, so it doesn't matter if there is an emperor or not.However, the current political situation is turbulent, the princes are separated, and the people of Li are in dire straits. Without the supreme authority, how can they call on the world?

Thinking of this, Cao Mengde clenched his fists tightly. "I want to invite the emperor to go hunting, what do you think?" Cao Mengde asked Xun Yu. Xun Yu thought for a while and said meaningfully: "The last time we went hunting in Shoushan, the Prime Minister got Guo Jia and General Xu Chu. This hunting must have a bigger harvest." "Those who know me, Xun Yu is the only one in the world." Cao Mengde said, shaking his head while combing his beard with his hand. Cao Mengde and the emperor walked side by side, followed by Liu Bei, Dong Cheng and other brigades, which was very lively.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty became less and less interested in Cao Mengde for a long time, but he was helpless. "Has your Majesty ever read Mencius?" Cao Mengde suddenly asked Han Xiandi. "I've read it roughly, but I haven't read it carefully." Emperor Xian replied very indifferently. "Your Majesty, you still remember what Mencius said to King Qixuan. Mencius probably said that if the king goes hunting and the people frown and look hungry, it means that the king is incompetent and has not managed the world well, so that the people are poor and hungry. Seeing the Son of Heaven going out on a hunting tour, the common people cheered and hugged each other with joy on their faces, which means that the king has governed the world well. Then, what is the situation in the world when Your Majesty is hunting today?" Cao Mengde reined in the horse and waited for his own. Civilian and military generals.

Looking back at the hunting team with the banners flying, the dust covering the sky, and the thunderous footsteps, Cao Mengde suddenly felt an extreme sense of pride.At this moment, what he is concerned about is not how Han Xiandi answers his questions. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was extremely humiliated, but he glanced at Cao Mengde, who was majestic and majestic, and raised his head proudly to the sky on horseback, so he had to swallow his anger and feel ashamed. The hunting army came to Xu Tian's paddock with a radius of more than two hundred miles. Han Xiandi and Cao Mengde reined in their horses in the siege, waiting for the prey that was about to be released from the fence.

"Uncle Emperor, I want to watch your performance first." Han Xiandi shouted to Liu Bei who was standing on the side of the paddock, wanting to use Liu Bei's prestige to extinguish Cao Mengde's arrogance. At this time, a rabbit sprang out from the grass. Liu Bei picked up his bow and set an arrow, only to hear a "whoosh", the rabbit fell to the ground in response, kicked its legs and stopped moving. "It's a shot, the emperor's uncle is a shot!" Han Xiandi clapped his hands happily and shouted. Cao Mengde said dismissively: "It's a small trick!"

Turning around a dirt slope, suddenly a big deer rushed out from the thorns.Cao Mengde smiled contemptuously: "It's time for Your Majesty to try his hand!" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty clamped his free horse tightly with his legs, drew out the Jinjinbi arrow in his quiver, and pulled up the carved bow.After the three arrows were fired, the deer was still jumping back and forth in the same place. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very frustrated. He also wanted Cao Mengde to make a fool of himself and make him look ugly in public.So he said: "I heard that the prime minister is very skilled in martial arts. It's time for you to show your skills." Cao Mengde said: "I don't have any arrows." "My arrow has spirit and form, and others can't see it. Let me try it with your Jinjinbi arrow."

Cao Mengde wanted to pass Han Xiandi's precious carved bow and Jinjinbi arrows, but he refused to send them. "The prime minister's eyes are blurred, why don't you shoot?" Han Xiandi wished that Cao Mengde would show his ugly face. "That deer is grazing quietly, it's no different from a dead deer, what's the point!" Cao Mengde simply put down his bow and arrow. Just as the deer was running fast, Cao Mengde's golden arrow had been inserted into the deer's throat. The sergeant in charge of picking up the dead prey drew out the golden arrow from the deer, thinking it was fired by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and cheered loudly: "Your Majesty has shot it, Your Majesty has shot it!" "Long live".

Cao Mengde's mount seemed to hear the war drum urging the conquest, and jumped forward, just blocking Han Xiandi.The soldiers around were so frightened that they lost their composure. Guan Yun was very angry and scolded in his heart: "Tailor Cao, if you want to steal the country and usurp the throne, it's unforgivable. He is about to run towards Cao Mengde with a knife and a horse. Liu Bei saw it and quickly grabbed his clothes. Dong Cheng's The hand also tightly grasped the hilt of the sword. How could this brief scene escape Cao Mengde's eyes. "Prime Minister is really a magic arrow, and I, Liu Bei, can only hope for it." Liu Bei patted his horse forward and cupped his hands in congratulations.

Cao Mengde turned his head and smiled and said to Han Xiandi: "This is the great blessing of the emperor!" This year, Cao Mengde was forty-five years old. After returning from hunting with the emperor, Cao Mengde already felt an invisible pressure. The words and deeds of Guan Yunchang, Liu Bei, and Dong Cheng made him toss and turn, and he could not sleep at night, and was often awakened by nightmares in a daze. In order to get rid of the nightmare as soon as possible, Cao Mengde called Xun Yu and Guo Jia to him. "The Prime Minister has been in a trance recently, and his spirit is not good. He must have something important on his mind." Before Cao Mengde could speak, Guo Jia said.