Chapter 5 fourth quarter

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty walked up and down anxiously in Qian'an Palace.The case table was full of food, Empress Fu and Concubine Dong carefully sat aside, looking at Emperor Xiandi of the Han Dynasty worriedly.The eunuchs and maids stood around in fear and respect, not daring to move.The queen waited for a while, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, let's have a meal." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty stood beside the case angrily: "What are you using? I can't eat it!" Empress Fu picked up a bowl and gently scooped it with a spoon: "Let's eat a few of these rock sugar lychees first." Said: "All the imperial chefs have tasted it." Han Xiandi said: "The people on the kitchen are reliable? Who is reliable in the palace and outside the palace now? How many links are there from the kitchen to here?" Empress Fu said: " Wasn’t it just in front of your face, and let them taste all the meals?” Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty waved his hand and pointed at the eunuchs and maids: “These people can be trusted?” Then he turned to the eunuchs and maids: “Where do you come from? Who appointed them? Who are your masters?" The eunuchs and maids were so frightened that they trembled and dared not speak.Empress Fu said: "Concubine Dong has tasted it just now. If you don't worry, I will try another one." Have you tasted it, Concubine Dong? I am afraid that I will be poisoned, but I am not afraid of you being poisoned? Could it be that I do not know how to pity you?"

Concubine Dong said softly at this time: "Why does the emperor have to make trouble with himself?" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was furious: "Why can't I get along with myself?" He picked up his chopsticks and knocked on the bowls one by one: "What kind of food do I dare to eat with confidence? What kind of food can guarantee that it is not poisoned? How dare you speak so nonsense!" Concubine Dong I bowed my head and wept.Emperor Xian of Han became even more angry: "Why are you crying, did I bully you?" Concubine Dong covered her tears. Empress Fu persuaded: "Concubine Dong, it's not that the emperor is suspicious, but that he must be suspicious."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty waved to the eunuchs and maids and said, "You all step down for the time being." The eunuchs and court ladies hesitated, and retreated one by one with low eyebrows.Empress Fu followed up on what she said just now and said to Concubine Dong: "Inside and outside the palace, there are people placed by Cao Cao everywhere. Your majesty is wise, and his insight into treachery is far beyond what you and I can consider." Emperor Han Xian's anger gradually dissipated, Sitting down, she patted Concubine Dong's hand, "Okay, don't be as knowledgeable as I am." Concubine Dong had already wiped away her tears, and said, "Your Majesty, it is better not to be as knowledgeable as my concubine."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty calmed down, and immediately appeared magnanimous, calm and unrestrained: "Why would someone poison me to death?" As he spoke, he turned left and right and picked and ate from the bowls on the table. "You don't understand, I'm the safest. Why is that? It's because Cao Cao has placed people inside and outside the palace. They are all my bodyguards. To put it bluntly, Cao Cao needs me the most. If I am poisoned to death Now, why did he 'coerce the emperor to order the princes'? If he wanted to kill me, I would not be able to live today. I can see this clearly, it is this thief Cao who is most afraid of my death."

Empress Fu said: "Since the emperor knows this clearly, there is no need to worry about it every meal." Emperor Han Xian waved his hand imposingly, as if swallowing: "I just vent my depression. Cao Cao needs me, and I need him too. They are just using each other. One day, I won't need him anymore—" He looked at the four corners of the palace vigilantly, and snorted with a sneer.Empress Fu said: "In addition to Lu Bu, the emperor should be happy after all." Han Xiandi said: "I wish Cao Cao could be defeated by Lu Bu - but I also understand that if Cao Cao is really dead, the seven or eight princes will fight for it." I can't bear it if I come to coerce the Son of Heaven. But right now, I still have to get rid of Cao Cao first—who made him bully too much!" He stopped talking suddenly and looked around vigilantly.

At this time, Huang Fu, the chief eunuch in charge, hurried in and reported to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "Huang Fu reported to the emperor, and Prime Minister Cao rushed to report five hundred miles away. The army has left Xuzhou and arrived in Xudu in a few days." Emperor Xian of Han had already sat down calmly. "Understood. What else?" Huang Fu glanced back, then took two steps forward and said in a low voice, "There is another secret report from the emperor that Cao Cao encountered an assassin when he left Xuzhou, and an arrow shot him right next to him. Zhang Liao next to him. Cao Cao has ordered Che Zhou, the chariot general who stayed behind in Xuzhou, to search and arrest the whole city, and he has a limit of ten days to solve the case. He said that the people of Xuzhou are very vocal against Cao." Han Xiandi waved his hand, meaning that he knew, Huang Fu looked around, Withdrew carefully.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty picked up his chopsticks again and pointed to the bowl in front of him: "Okay, the thief Cao is about to return to court. Don't worry, I have a long-term plan, and if I can't bear it, I will make a mess. Ming Ye'? Tao Hui Ye. The so-called 'civilized inside and soft outside to meet great difficulties, King Wen took it'. King Wen of Zhou still had a prisoner in the prison, and after many years of suffering, he finally ruled the world. My court is no better than that of King Wen of Zhou. How much more comfortable? Cao Cao also has to respectfully worship me when he goes to court? Forget it, I don’t feel like eating anymore, you can use it slowly.” He put down his chopsticks and got up to pace the palace, in a painting of "A Gentleman Is Good" "Stop" in front of the scroll painting.Looking at the scroll painting, he recited the poem "A Gentleman is a Good Man": "Guanguan Jujiu, in the continent of the river. My fair lady, a gentleman is a good man... This picture of a gentleman is a good man. There is nothing a gentleman in the world can ask for. It’s really rare.” He sighed and walked back and forth in the palace.

Emperor Xian's sigh made Empress Fu jealous, she considered: "Since the painting of Bai Shao and those poems are rarely liked by the emperor, should I order Zheng Kangcheng to serve?" Emperor Xian of Han was a little unhappy With a wave of his hand, he said, "You can't be forced. You, Queen Fu, are respectful and comfortable. You are surrounded by virtues. Concubine Dong is virtuous and intelligent, and she is prudent in her words and deeds. She is impeccable. But you often don't understand my thoughts." Queen Fu said : "Concubine Dong and I only know a little bit about poetry, calligraphy, qin and painting, so it's hard to accompany the emperor to broaden the sea and the sky-since there are good ones in the world, let's try to call them." Han Xiandi was a little annoyed for some reason: "I didn't want to be good , I’m not lustful, I’m good at poetry, calligraphy, piano and painting, I’m good at society! Alas, I can’t tell you clearly. Okay, let’s be serious. Tell me, who will win and who will die between me and Cao Cao?” Empress Fu said: “Of course It is the emperor who wins." Han Xiandi still followed his own train of thought: "He can kill me at any time, but he can't kill me. I want to execute him every day, but I have no chance to execute him. Understand? His 'can't ' is forever. And my 'no chance' is just in case. As long as there is a chance in this case, I will get rid of him immediately. Therefore, Cao Cao must die, and I will win." He stopped Stop, "Queen, how is your father?"

Empress Fu said: "Father has always said that he wants to come to see the emperor." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Let the head of the country come tomorrow, and I have a secret matter to discuss with him."