Chapter 165 Liu Jingzhou has arrived! All officials came out of the city to welcome him! !
Chapter 165: Liu Wu has arrived! All officials went out of the city thirty miles to welcome him!

"I ask Liu Jingzhou to kill the traitor Cao, restore order, and save the Han Dynasty from disaster!!" The old and angry voice resounded through the crowd like a thunderbolt.

The originally noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.

Cao Cao remembered that the last time he was in Xuchang City, it was his uncle Dong Cheng who cursed him as a thief and shouted that he wanted to kill him. It seemed to be after the secret letter was exposed.

Who would have thought that after all these years, there would still be someone so bold in Xuchang City!

Cao Mengde's forehead was throbbing with veins: "You ignorant old man, how dare you disrespect me?!"

Clang clang ~
The sword is out of its sheath!

The sharp and cold sword blade whistled as it chopped towards Cangtou's neck...

clang! ~
The long sword collided with a halberd, creating a string of sparks.

Liu Wu held his halberd in front of him: "Who dares?"

"Liu Zilie! What do you mean?" Cao Aman was angry and his face was gloomy: "This old villain insulted the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty so much, can't I kill him?!"

Liu Wu did not retreat at all with the halberd in his hand, and spoke coldly: "Insulting the Prime Minister? In my opinion, this is what the people want... The people want you dead, who can stop you?"

The people want me to die, who can stop me?

Cao Cao was confused. What did Liu Zilie mean?
Da Da Da~
Before Cao Cao could react, Liu Wu had already turned his horse around and faced Cao Cao.

The halberd in his hand shone with a faint cold light, and the sharp blade was cold and sinister, pointing straight at Cao Mengde's throat.

Xilulu! ~
Xu Chu, holding the Fire Cloud Blade, suddenly rode his horse to block Cao Cao, with beads of sweat rolling down his half-rotten face: "Liu, Liu Zilie! What do you want to do?!"

Xu Zhongkang was certainly no match for Liu Wu, but in this situation, he had no choice...

Liu Zilie is going to do something to himself!
Cao Cao, who was blocked behind Xu Chu, finally reacted and his face turned pale.

This guy is crazy!

Cao Cao never expected that both sides were safe and sound along the way, and now as they were about to reach Xuchang City, he actually wanted to attack him?
What good would it do for Liu Zilie if he killed me now?
Does he want to take advantage of the situation to swallow up his own power?
What a joke!
If anything happened to him, the entire north would inevitably return to its previous situation of war and division among warlords. Liu Zilie had just started to gain power and had not yet completely digested the occupied territories. How could he suppress the situation in the north?
Liu Wu is not a fool, it is impossible that he does not understand all this. Could it be that he has really been blinded by this series of victories?

Gulp! ~
Cao Cao looked at the halberd and swallowed hard. He recalled the scene on the Xiling battlefield...

Once this halberd is swung, it will be useless even if Xu Chu stands in front of him.

"Liu Zilie!" At the critical moment, Cao Cao forced himself to calm down: "What on earth do you want to do?!"

"Don't forget, you swore to Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty under the city of Kunyang that you would never cause chaos in the Central Plains... The words are still fresh in my mind, are you going to break your promise? You, you can't do this..."

The oath made under the city of Kunyang became Cao Cao's last straw.

Cao Mengde was feeling uneasy. It would be fine if Liu Wu accepted it, but if he didn't acknowledge the oath... then he, Cao Mengde, would have no choice but to accept his fate.

Liu Wu: "Of course I accept the oath we made under Kunyang City. But you should also give an explanation to the people of the Central Plains..."

Explain?

Cao Cao was stunned and blurted out: "What explanation?"

Liu Wu turned around and looked at the people of Xuchang behind him: "What do you want Cao Mengde to say?"

Cao Mengde’s explanation?

The people were also stunned, and then they all looked excited:

"Because of the Yidaizhao incident, Cao Mengde killed Concubine Dong and harmed the unborn dragon seed. He also used this as an excuse to frame innocent people and implicate countless loyal officials and civilians!"

"That's right! Cao Cao has almost killed all the Han officials in the court. We should order him to stop killing!"

"Cao Mengde monopolized power and excluded those who were different from him. All his relatives and friends occupied high positions. Most of the civil and military officials in the court were his followers. His intentions were different."

"In the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He, whose achievements were unparalleled, was only praised but not named, entered the court without bowing, and was given the privilege of wearing a sword and shoes when entering the palace. How could Cao Mengde be ranked on the same level as Xiao He?"

"Cao Mengde really wants to usurp the throne, Liu Jingzhou must investigate!"

"Yes, Cao Mengde has been eyeing the Han Dynasty's sacred artifact for a long time."

"Everyone knows Cao Mengde's intentions..."

Listening to the various voices accusing him around him, Cao Cao's face turned red.

Do you have the intention to usurp the throne?

Has it been more than a day since you first started eyeing the Han Dynasty's sacred weapon?
Nonsense!

Who was it that rode onto the battlefield and killed the Yellow Turbans to serve the country?

Who was it that risked his life to assassinate Dong Zhuo?

Who was it that summoned all the princes in the world to fight against the traitor Dong?
When the emperor was in trouble due to the rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si, who welcomed the emperor to Xuchang?

In recent years, the world has been divided into many factions and no one respects the Han Dynasty. Who made the fragmented Han country slowly come together and unite again?

It’s Cao Mengde!

It's him, Cao Mengde!!

In this great Han Dynasty, is there any more loyal minister than Cao Mengde? ! ! !

Now some people actually say that they have rebellious intentions?

slander!

This is naked slander!

Cao Mengde was filled with resentment, but when he looked at the sword pointing at him, he calmed down a little.

"Prime Minister Cao, did you hear everything?" Liu Wu said calmly, "I don't think I need to say more."

Cao Cao had a gloomy face and slowly lowered his head on his horse: "I am the descendant of Cao Shen, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. My family has been ministers of the Han Dynasty for generations and have been enjoying the Han salary for generations..."

"Since I entered the government, I have fought for the Han Dynasty, defeated the Yellow Turbans, captured Lu Bu, destroyed Yuan Shu, and subjugated Yuan Shao. I have penetrated deep into the northern frontier and reached Liaodong. I have destroyed countless people who wanted to split the Han Dynasty."

"During this period, I only centralized power a little, fought with my political enemies a little more fiercely, and killed a little more people. I didn't expect that I would cause such misunderstanding among the people of the world..."

"But I am loyal to the Han Dynasty. I am a true loyal subject of the Han Dynasty!"

Cao Aman said righteously: "I swear to the Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu that I was a Han minister before, I am a Han minister now, and I will always be a Han minister in the future!"

"As long as I live, I will be a Han official! I will never follow Wang Mang's example and commit usurpation and rebellion! If you break this oath, I will be struck by lightning!"

Cao Mengde actually gave them an explanation? !

The people of Xuchang behind Liu Wu were already dumbfounded...

Before the Luoshui Alliance, swearing an oath to heaven was a very solemn matter.

Regardless of whether Cao Cao was willing or not, he was able to swear an oath to Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu of Han in front of the people of the world, and promised to be struck by lightning if he broke his oath, which showed his sincerity.

"Did Cao Mengde really, really swear?!"

"This is the thunderbolt oath he made to Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu of Han. He will never dare to break it!"

"The Han Dynasty is safe." "Liu Jingzhou got rid of Wang Mang for the Han Dynasty..."

"Liu Jingzhou is indeed the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan!"

The people were in an uproar, and everyone looked at Liu Wu with fiery eyes. If it weren't for Liu Wu, who would dare to force Cao Mengde to make such a big oath?

Before this, it was simply unimaginable.

Cao Cao looked at Liu Wu angrily: "Liu Zilie, are you satisfied?!"

Liu Wu shook his head: "Not enough."

not enough?
Cao Cao almost laughed out of anger. He was a prime minister of the Han Dynasty, but he was forced to swear in front of the people of the world that he would not be a traitor and usurp the throne. This was already a great insult to his reputation.

Now this guy actually says it’s not enough?

Cao Cao tightly grasped the hand holding the reins and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Liu Wu pointed at the people behind him and said, "You must also promise that you will not settle accounts with any of the people who greeted me today."

Cao Cao has been managing the Central Plains for a long time. Today, these people are almost pointing at Cao Mengde and scolding him. If Cao Cao wants to bring up old scores after today, none of the people present will be able to escape...

Since ancient times, the common people have been like weeds. The kings, princes, generals, and nobles only have their eyes on the world's affairs. How many of them care about the common people like them?
But this Liu Jingzhou actually still cares about the safety of the common people like them? !

"Liu Jingzhou is a truly benevolent and righteous ruler!" The people of Xuchang behind Liu Wu looked at the young figure on the horse with tears in their eyes.

This damn Liu Zilie has really learned all the tricks of the big-eared thief to win people's hearts...

After a short silence, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I promise you! I will never hold anyone responsible for what happened today!"

Cao Cao's low voice reached the ears of many people.

Since Prime Minister Cao took charge of the government, he has always been firm in his words, and even the emperor dared not disobey him.

But right now...

Liu Jingzhou first forced Cao Cao to agree to his request and led tens of thousands of soldiers north to Xuchang to pay homage to the emperor.

Just now, Cao Cao was forced to swear and promise twice that he would not be a traitor and would not pursue the people today. Suddenly, unprecedented hope arose in the hearts of the people present:

"Finally, someone can check and balance Cao Mengde."

"The Han Dynasty will always be the Han Dynasty."

"It must be that Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu were inspired by the spirit to send down Liu Jingzhou, a talented horse of the Han Dynasty, to save the Han Dynasty!"

"With Liu Jingzhou here, Cao Mengde will definitely restrain himself and will never dare to bully the emperor again."

"Alas! It's a pity that Liu Jingzhou came to Xuchang too late. If he had come earlier, Cao Cao would not have been so arrogant until now..."

Xilulu! ~
Amid the discussions of the people, Liu Wu slowly turned his horse around and rode towards the depths of the people, towards Xuchang.

Wow! ~
The people, piled up in layers, spread out to both sides like surging waves, making way for Liu Wu.

Liu Wu walked in the front, followed closely by Cao Cao with a gloomy face and Sun Quan with a complicated expression, and behind them were the two armies of Cao and Liu.

The team going to see the emperor moved forward slowly, and more and more people gathered on both sides.

Countless people,

People gathered from all directions and it was crowded.

"Liu Jingzhou! That young man is Liu Jingzhou!"

"It was he who defeated Cao Mengde."

"He was captured alive outside Xiling City..."

"In Xiangfan..."

"In Wancheng..."

"In Kunyang..."

More and more people followed Liu Wu, and they were densely packed like rivers converging.

They sang the name of Liu Wu,
They sang the praises of Liu Wu's achievements.

They were thinking about the Han Dynasty, they hoped that the Han Dynasty could be revived and revitalized, they hoped that someone could suppress Cao Cao, and that person was Liu Wu!

The deep voice echoed like the tide, and all the voices merged into one sentence...

"The one who brought peace to Han is Liu Zilie!"

As time passed, the team that was going to meet the emperor was getting closer and closer to Xuchang.

The people following Liu Wu were already huge and boundless, and at a rough glance there were almost tens of thousands of them!
Sun Quan looked at Cao Cao beside him strangely and said, "Prime Minister Cao, I didn't expect that my brother-in-law is so popular among the people near your Xuchang..."

After Marquis Wu finished speaking, Cao Mengde, who already had a bad look on his face, now looked even gloomier.

The scene before him reminded Cao Cao of the time when he was chasing Liu Bei.

"Back then, I captured and pursued Liu Da'er, and that big-eared thief took the people across the river..."

"The crowds are vast and boundless, almost the same as they are now!"

Liu Zilie is so popular among the people in his own territory... Today, Cao Mengde has lost all face!

The endless sea of ​​people continued to move northward, approaching Xuchang, and finally arrived thirty miles outside the city of Xuchang...

now,

The entire court of civil and military officials had been waiting here for a long time to receive the imperial edict.

Wen Xuanwu Fei, the majestic Han family.

Suddenly, the sound of drums and music rang out.

The Han officials in the court came, and Cao Cao's followers also came.

Prime Minister Cao gave an order and everyone, whether willing to come or not, came.

Even Yang Biao, who had retired for many years using a leg disease as an excuse, came limping.

They looked at Liu Wu, who was surrounded by a huge crowd in front of them, with different expressions.

It was this young man who broke through the gate to the Central Plains.
It was this young man who made Prime Minister Cao retreat again and again.

It was this young man who, with his own efforts, caused a sudden change in the situation in the Central Plains, giving the Han family a glimmer of hope.

Yang Biao looked at the vast crowd of people around Liu Wu, his hand on the crutch trembling: "The Han family's fortune will never end, the fortune will never end..."

Boom! ~
Liu Wu rode his horse, surrounded by tens of thousands of people, getting closer and closer to the court officials and military officers who came out to greet him.
All the civil and military officials bowed their heads and said, "We are waiting..."

"Welcome Liu Jingzhou!!"

(End of this chapter)