Chapter 92: Seeing the Essence Through the Phenomenon
Chapter 92 Seeing the Essence through Phenomenon
this…
I feel ashamed of it, but disrespectful at the same time.
Yi Xiaotian thought for a moment that since he was so familiar with Brother Hao, he couldn't afford to be hypocritical, so he simply accepted it happily.
After carefully collecting the edict, Yi Xiaotian bowed to Cao Cao and saluted.
"Brother Hi, I won't say any polite words. I, Yi Xiaotian, am here to say thank you to Brother Hi!"
Yi Xiaotian bowed to Cao Cao and saluted...
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao also bowed to Yi Xiaotian in return. "Brother Yi, if anything, you deserve this. If you hadn't made a promise and were unwilling to become an official, I'm afraid the reward Cao Cao gave you would be enough to build ten villas."
Already."
This is not a false statement...
If Yi Xiaozhen can really come out to help Cao Cao end this chaotic world of disputes, re-establish order, and achieve dynasty hegemony, what are just ten villas?
With a wave of his hand, Cao Cao could give Yi Xiaotian a hundred or a thousand.
Cao Cao's tone was sincere and his eyes were solemn, but Yi Xiaotian saw something strange in his eyes, which seemed to be a sad look.
That's right, it's a sad look.
The sadness on a person's cheeks may be able to be concealed, but the troubles in the eyes cannot be concealed at all.
"Hide it from my brother? You have something on your mind."
Yi Xiaotian pondered something in his mind, and then he quickly fetched a jar of finely brewed Jiu Niang Spring Wine, placed three bowls, and filled the wine one by one...
"Brother Hide, today, you have told this story and given you gifts. Let's have a good drink, right?"
Yi Xiaotian's words actually mean a lot...
Often when he and Cao Cao were having a hearty drink, it was when Cao Cao raised a problem and Yi Xiaotian solved it.
This has become a tacit understanding, a tacit understanding that only Cao Cao and Yi Xiaotian have.
"Brother Hao, I'd like to toast you with this first bowl of wine. It's a way of thanking Brother Hao for always thinking of me, Yi Xiaotian! If you do great things, you'll always think of me, Yi Xiaotian."
While talking, Yi Xiaotian drank a full bowl of wine.
Being gifted a villa, or a fiefdom, Yi Xiaotian had to drink this bowl of wine.
Cao Cao and Cao Ren smiled at each other and drank from their bowls.
After finishing the bowl of wine, Yi Xiaotian pushed the wine jar in front of Cao Cao. The meaning was very clear, it was time to toast without telling his brother.
Of course, there are rules for toasting. If Cao Cao toasts, he can naturally tell his worries...
really.
Cao Cao said while pouring wine.
"Brother Yi, I can't hide it from you. Now both I and Cao Cao have encountered two troublesome things!"
Hmm? Worrying about something?
Yi Xiaotian paused for a moment, then nodded, not too surprised, and simply stretched out his hand to make a "continue" gesture.
Cao Cao's words came out one after another.
"Brother Yi, because of your plan, Cao Cao successfully welcomed the emperor and successfully established his capital in Xuchang. Logically speaking, everything is on the right track, but..."
At this point, Cao Cao's throat seemed to be choked, and he was embarrassed to speak.
"If you have something to hide from my brother, it's okay to say it. Whatever I can do to help, I will tell you everything I know and tell you everything..." Yi Xiaotian's tone became louder, as if he was cheering for Cao Cao.
"well…"
Cao Cao still sighed and swallowed the words when they reached his lips.
Cao Ren on the side couldn't help it anymore and blurted out.
"Brother Yi, it's like this. Logically speaking, if we welcome and support the emperor, the little emperor should be grateful to us." "But, contrary to expectations, the emperor who came to Xudu City was not only towards Cao Cao but also towards us.
He is lukewarm, and he has neither promotions nor promotions, nor special rewards."
"As for Brother Yi's piece of land, Taiwei Yang Biao really couldn't stand it anymore and asked the emperor to get it. Brother Yi, what do you think? We paid and put in effort, but in the end we ended up with the emperor's attitude?
Do you think it’s terrible or not?”
Well…
Cao Ren's words made Yi Xiaotian pause for a moment.
I'm sorry, this little emperor has such a character! He was lukewarm towards Cao Cao and the merchants who saved him from dire straits? He didn't even receive a word of verbal gratitude. To develop such a character, he must have suffered the consequences of society.
How many beatings were there?
"Oh, that's it." Yi Xiaotian scratched his head. "Brother Hiding, Brother Ren, your so-called problem is how to serve the emperor? How to gain the emperor's trust?"
Cao Cao didn't speak, but nodded heavily.
He felt aggrieved about this, but at least he had gone through all the troubles and tricks to save the emperor from dire straits.
No matter how bad it is, no matter how bad it is...you can still be regarded as half a benefactor of the little emperor, right?
Why did the emperor not trust him? If this relationship continued to develop, how to issue edicts under the guise of the emperor's hand, how to attack disloyal ministers, and how to control the court? This became a big problem.
"Brother Yi, do you have a good plan?" After hesitating for a long time, Cao Cao finally asked.
"This is it!"
Yi Xiaotian put his chin in his hands and thought deeply.
In fact, this behavior of Emperor Liu Xie is understandable in the field of behavioral psychology in the 21st century...
After all, his life for more than ten years has been miserable.
She was bullied by Queen He even before she was born. If she hadn't had strong vitality, she would have been poisoned to death by a bowl of abortion pills.
When he grew up, he was bullied by Dong Zhuo. He finally killed Dong Zhuo, and was teased by Li Jue and Guo Si. Even his meals were skipped;
After finally escaping from Chang'an, the four warlords around him had their own agendas and did not pay attention to the emperor at all. The little emperor could only feel uneasy and terrified all day long.
The emperor is also a human being. After experiencing such a tortured youth, his heart may have been deeply hurt. How can he trust others easily?
How dare he draw conclusions? How dare he trust Cao Cao?
Damn it, Cao Cao is the next Dong Zhuo, the next Li Jue, what about Guo Si?
Of course, as Yi Xiaotian who studied this period of history, he knew that Cao Cao was much higher in rank than Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si...
They bullied the emperor openly, and Cao Cao did a good job on the surface. Of course, they also bullied the emperor secretly.
However, this is all for later.
Now, Cao Cao, who has just welcomed the Emperor and made his capital in Xuchang, is not strong enough to accomplish anything. The most urgent task is to tighten his fox's tail and try his best to gain the Emperor's trust.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaotian nodded, as if he had already thought of some countermeasures in his mind.
"Brother Hide, serve the emperor and gain the emperor's trust. Well, it's not difficult to say, nor is it easy to say. The main thing is to find the right method!"
Hmm? Method?
Cao Cao was startled, then subconsciously shook his head.
Why didn't he use various methods?
In order to please the emperor, he changed his tricks all day long, either sending beauties to the emperor, or building the palace into a more beautiful palace. Even the first pot of dumplings cooked every day must be sent to the emperor.
All he had to do was kneel down in front of the little emperor and let him ride the big horse.
In this way, he still failed to win the favor of the emperor and make the emperor trust him more? What else can be done?
"Brother Yi? It's not that Cao Cao and I haven't tried various methods, but... but... with little success!"
Cao Cao sighed helplessly...
Ha ha…
Cao Cao's worried wrinkles were added, but Yi Xiaotian laughed "haha".
"Brother Hide, you are wrong. Beauty, delicious food, and palaces may be tempting to ordinary people, but in the eyes of the emperor, they are boring! We must see the essence through the phenomenon. The little emperor wants the most now.
What is it?"
Yi Xiaotian asked a core question while answering.
Seeing the essence through phenomena? What the little emperor wants most...
Cao Cao scratched his head. Although Brother Yi's words gave him some inspiration, it seemed that this problem was still not solved.
"Brother Yi, please stop being so pretentious. What does the little emperor want?"
Cao Cao's eyes were round and huge. He wished he could turn into a roundworm in Brother Yi's stomach at this moment and find the answer immediately...
"What he wants most...is..."
Yi Xiaotian blinked his eyes and deliberately put it off. Seeing Cao Cao's anxious look, he actually thought it would be fun to hide it from his brother once in a while.
Now Cao Cao is very anxious...
"What... exactly is it?"
Cao Cao was about to raise his sword. If it weren't for Brother Yi, he would have put the sword on the opponent's neck to force him to speak.
