Chapter 452 Xun Lingjun reins in his horse from the brink
For Cao Cao, a man who could always come to his doorstep, time did not play much conceptual role in him.
Even though it was already half past midnight, when he heard the familiar sound of carriages and horses, Yi Xiaotian knew that his hard-earned rest day would be ruined again.
"Luo'er, I'll leave you to clean up these pens and inks. I'll go greet them."
Yi Xiaotian was fully dressed and turned around to give instructions to Zhen Luo. Zhen Luo smiled sweetly:
"Sir, just go."
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"Sikong...why are you here so late?"
Coincidentally, Xu Chu personally held the door for Yi Xiaotian tonight. Seeing Cao Cao slowly getting out of the car, Xu Chu scratched his head. He felt that Yi Xiaotian was probably asleep at this moment. If he woke up Yi Xiaotian,
It was inevitable to hear him complain for a while.
He looked away from Cao Cao, but suddenly saw the person behind Cao Cao.
Xun Yu also came.
Xu Chu was a little confused now:
"Xun Lingjun, why are you here too?"
"Marquis Guannei, long time no see. It seems Marquis Guannei is having a good time at this villa."
Xun Yu's demeanor remained intact. Although he had doubts in his heart as to why Cao Cao brought him to Youjian Villa in the middle of the night, he was still in the mood to tease Xu Chu, who was slightly put on weight.
Xu Chu scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"The food Mr. Yi gave me is to my taste. I'm working all night every day, but I'm not as hardworking as the days before. I'm getting fat."
The three of them looked at each other and smiled. Xu Chu wanted to call Yi Xiaotian inside the house, but he saw Yi Xiaotian walking slowly from a distance.
"Well - it seems that Mr. Yi is not asleep yet, so I won't disturb you."
After Xu Chu finished speaking, Xun Yu's eyes became a little confused:
"Could it be his idea?"
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Cao Cao made an appointment with Yi Xiaotian. If he really had to ask questions, he would definitely come to Yi Xiaotian to discuss them first.
This is the principle that Cao Cao can best adhere to now that he has become bigger.
It is also this principle that always allows him to find a bright road when he is most confused.
This time - he wants to keep Xun Lingjun.
Seeing Xun Lingjun, Yi Xiaotian had already realized what was going to happen at this time.
Serve warm wine.
There was still half-warm food in the kitchen, and soon there were delicacies on the table that ordinary people would never imagine.
"This meal of wine will take a long time."
This is what Yi Xiaotian said.
Three cups and two glasses of light wine can't defeat his late arrival.
Yi Xiaotian did not serve high-alcohol distilled liquor, but instead served ordinary and common sake.
Xun Lingjun is happy when he has wine. Although he is no longer a young man, his rosy face and meticulous makeup make him an elegant and handsome man who still looks good.
"Brother Yi..."
Cao Cao said with a smile.
But only Yi Xiaotian raised his glass to Xun Yu:
"I wish Xun Lingjun great happiness today. I'll drink this cup first."
After saying that, Yi Xiaotian raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp under the gaze of the two people.
Cao Cao was stunned, and Xun Yu was also confused.
"Overjoyed?"
"Brother Yi is joking, Xun Lingjun is already this age, how can there be any big joy?"
Cao Cao said with a smile, but he didn't know that Yi Xiaotian narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the two of them, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth:
"I said Xun Lingjun was overjoyed. There is a reason."
"Master Bao, if I guessed correctly, Cao Cao may have talked about wanting to add Jiuxi today, right?"
"What!"
Cao Cao himself was here. When he heard Yi Xiaotian's sudden words, he couldn't hold back his drink and spurted it out.
Xun Lingjun looked at the appearance of the two people and was a little surprised.
"Is it possible that Mr. Cao didn't mention this matter to Yi Xiaotian? So... that is to say..."
In other words, Yi Xiaotian guessed it?
Isn’t this too outrageous?
Thinking about this, Xun Yu became a little uneasy.
Yi Xiaotian reacted quickly. He first waved his sleeve to block the wine sprayed by Cao Cao, and then handed Cao Cao a piece of cloth.
"It seems that I was right."
"Well... As expected, Cao Cao will still have this idea."
Yi Xiaotian said this, but felt a little ashamed in his heart.
He felt that this time was already a bit thrilling.
After all, if official history is true, Xun Lingjun Xun Yu would definitely go against Cao Cao on this matter.
Moreover, no matter what, Xun Yu's efforts alone were in vain.
Cao Cao's move to join the imperial court and add Jiuxi was in line with the general trend, and if he had been carrying the title of Sikong and taking over all the affairs of the court, he would be suspected of overstepping his authority.
Cao Cao's current power is nominally Sikong, but in fact he is just a prime minister. What he wants to do now is to make this matter clear so that the uninformed people will naturally have a good impression of him out of thin air.
On one side is the court, on the other side are the thieves who are taking advantage of the situation. Isn't it obvious which side the people support?
However, Xun Lingjun died in depression because of this incident, which Yi Xiaotian absolutely did not want to see.
That's why he felt it was dangerous. If Cao Cao cut through the mess quickly, Xun Lingjun would have lost his life in vain.
"Then... what Brother Yi means is that Cao Cao shouldn't do this?"
Cao Cao was flustered. If Xun Yu was the only one who opposed it, he might think it was Xun Yu who was stubborn.
If Yi Xiaotian also objects, then he will have to think about what went wrong in his decision.
But Yi Xiaotian shook his head directly.
"No, I think Cao Cao is worthy of the title of prime minister in terms of both civil and military skills. Now he is called prime minister?"
Yi Xiaotian smiled and said something even more amazing:
"I think he should have been prime minister last year."
"Brother Yi, I didn't expect...I didn't expect...you always think of yourself as a hermit and say that you are unwilling to bow down for Cao Cao, but you support him in such a treasonous thing...I...I really misjudged you..."
Xun Yu sighed suddenly. Many words did not come out of his mouth. He could only drink wine one mouthful after another.
He is now hopeless. Cao Cao is like this. Even Yi Xiaotian thinks so. He feels that he should just die. In this troubled world, how can anyone understand his lofty ideal of restoring the Han Dynasty?
"If I had known that you would say this, Xun Lingjun, why don't you listen to me and tell me why Cao Cao should have been praised as prime minister?"
Yi Xiaotian said with a smile, seemingly not affected by Xun Yu's rebuke at all.
Cao Cao, on the other hand, looked left and right for a while. He didn't know who to help for a while. He was scratching his head. How could he look like Sikong?
"Hi..."
Xun Yu didn't want to hear it, but Yi Xiaotian's smile was so bright that it made him feel itchy.
"Unless you can convince me, otherwise..."
Xun Yu finally showed his cute side, speaking with his mouth and body...
"What else? Is it possible that Mr. Xun Ling wants to abandon the people of the Han Dynasty and die?"
"Well…"
When the words full of determination were spoken by Yi Xiaotian in a teasing way, no matter how decisive the words were, the feeling of despair no longer existed.
