Can I get to the other side?

Xu County, Cao Cao's official residence.

Xun Yu reported to Cao Cao the recently circulated news about a vision coming from the sky when the emperor of Yecheng was offering sacrifices to heaven, and said:

"It is said that at that time, the sky glowed with rays of light, the earth surged with golden lotuses, and auspicious beasts such as unicorns and true dragons appeared in the world. The purple energy came three thousand miles from the east and lingered on Ye City for a long time."

"Many people now say that the emperor of Yecheng is the great Emperor Ziwei who has come to this world. He is a holy king who has not been seen for thousands of years and will surely revive the great Han Dynasty."

News of the vision at the Yecheng Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony spread like wildfire.

And it is becoming more and more intense, spreading and exaggerating.

Even here in Xu County, there are many people talking.

Just seven days ago, the emperor of Xu County also held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven. There were also auspicious events at that time. When the cattle were slaughtered to offer sacrifices to heaven, a stone was found in the belly of the cattle, with the four words "the destiny of heaven" engraved on it. Character.

This auspiciousness caused quite a stir, but compared with the vision at the Yecheng Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, this auspiciousness seemed insignificant.

"That's complete nonsense!"

After hearing what Xun Yu said, Cao Cao's face became gloomy, "Who knows what the false emperor has done! This method is just to deceive those stupid people, how can he deceive me?"

"What did the news from the craftsman in Yecheng say?"

He doesn't believe in any visions from heaven at all. This kind of thing is completely man-made, because he did it at the heaven-sacrifice ceremony a few days ago!

In his opinion, the false emperor in Yecheng also used similar methods, but his methods were better than his. Any visions from the sky, purple energy coming from the east, or auspicious beasts appearing in the world are all nonsense!

"Not much difference."

Xun You smiled bitterly, and then said: "According to the news from Xizuo, he saw with his own eyes that after the Emperor of Yecheng finished worshiping God Haotian and burned the altar, not long after, the firewood began to erupt from the furnace. Rolling purple air.”

"Purple gas shot up into the sky like wolf smoke, hanging over the head of the Emperor of Yecheng. The scene was very astonishing... There were no auspicious beasts or golden lotuses."

The people passed it on word of mouth and kept exaggerating it. Various visions were said to have noses and eyes, but in fact most of them were false. Only the purple air rising into the sky was real. I wrote it down in detail without doing anything. exaggerate.

These words made Cao Cao stunned.

Although he didn't really believe in the theory of gods and ghosts and knew that this was just a way to fool the people, this purple gas phenomenon still made him feel surprised and confused.

The furnace generates purple energy, which is simply unheard of!

"Is the emperor in my hands really fake? The one in Yecheng is the descendant of Taizu Emperor Gao, so God will send a vision?"

Cao Cao had some self-doubt.

But he felt something was wrong, because since he welcomed the emperor to Xu County, he had sent his trusted followers to guard him and monitor him every day. There was no way he could have gone to Yecheng. How could it be a lie?

But if it is not false, how can we explain the vision?

The purple gas in the furnace is different from stuffing stones into the belly of the cow. It is beyond human control and must be caused by a real emperor's sacrifice genius.

"Gongda."

Cao Cao frowned, looked at Xun You, and asked with some uncertainty: "Do you think there is a possibility... that the real emperor had been replaced before coming to Xu County? In fact, the emperor in Xu County was fake. ?”

The emperor indeed never ran away while he was in his hands.

But what if you leave before you come?

If Fu Wan and Yang Biao found a fake replacement in order to protect the real emperor, how could he tell the difference? All this can be explained.

Xun You looked a little weird, shook his head and said: "With their personalities, they are not like this. Ming Gong thinks too much."

"Maybe."

A trace of deep suspicion flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

At this time Xun Yu said again: "Ming Gong, in addition to the vision, the emperor of Yecheng also issued an edict called the 'Recruitment Order'."

"The edict states that the Han Dynasty is in crisis and should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. The previous system of promoting filial piety and integrity will no longer be used. All talented people can apply."

"The vision of the heaven-sacrifice ceremony is ahead of us, and the order to recruit talents is behind it. Now there are famous people from all over the world who plan to go to Yecheng to serve. If things continue like this, people's hearts will turn to Ye!"

Xun Yu felt worried about this.

The vision proved the legitimate identity, and the recruitment order opened a dragon gate for talented people in the world to display their ambitions. The temptation was too great.

"Recruitment order?"

Cao Cao's expression changed suddenly when he heard this. He had always had similar thoughts, breaking the monopoly of the system of promoting filial piety and integrity, and recruiting talented people regardless of their origins.

The emperor of Yecheng had the same idea as his!

"With God's approval and such means, it really doesn't look like a fake emperor... Maybe even Yuan Shao's escape from Yecheng was the emperor's plot behind his back!"

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Because he remembered the news that Lu Bu sent 10,000 troops to Yecheng. Everyone knew that Lu Bu was loyal to the emperor, so these 10,000 troops would naturally be commanded by the emperor of Yecheng.

If you control the army, you will have great power.

Yuan Shao couldn't go back even if he wanted to!

Looking at it this way, the previous Yecheng incident and Yuan Xi's killing of his brother and imprisoning his father were not simple. In the end, Yuan Xi did not get any benefits, and the emperor of Yecheng became the biggest beneficiary.

Coupled with the recent heavenly visions and recruitment orders... Cao Cao's intuition told him that all this could not be a coincidence, and that there was a black hand behind everything.

"Is Yuan Shao plotting against the Emperor of Yecheng, or is the Emperor of Yecheng plotting against Yuan Shao? Am I plotting against them? Or are they plotting against me? Have I become a part of his plan?"

Cao Cao clenched his teeth, his mind was in a mess.

He tried hard to sort out the thread of all this, but it was a mess no matter how he tried. Finally, he felt a dull pain in his head and squatted on the ground with his head covered.

"Ming Gong! Ming Gong, what's wrong with you?"

Xun You and Xun Yu were shocked and hurried forward to ask.

"I, I'm fine."

Cao Cao's face was pale and sweating. He covered his head for a long time, and the pain on his face slowly faded. He said weakly: "I want to go to the palace to see the emperor. You continue to collect news from Yecheng."

After saying that, he struggled to get up and walked out of the hall.

Xun You and Xun Yu both sighed.

"Ming Gong's suspicious problem has come back again. He now thinks that the emperor in the palace is fake. But how is this possible?"

Xun Yu said helplessly.

Although he didn't know why the emperor of Yecheng would cause strange phenomena when offering sacrifices to heaven, the emperor of Xu County could not be a fake. He was sure that Yang Biao and Fu Wan would not dare to find a fake one to replace him.

"Who knows."

Xun You smiled faintly, and then said meaningfully: "Even if the emperor of Yecheng is a fake, after this incident, I'm afraid it will become real."

"Uncle, sometimes the truth is not that important."

Xun Yu was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Xun You meant. He fell into silence for a while and couldn't help shaking his head.

...

Xu County Palace.

The emperor also heard the news of the heavenly sacrifice ceremony in Yecheng from Yang Biao and Fu Wan. He stood up in shock when he learned that the fake emperor of Yecheng caused strange phenomena in the heaven and earth during the heavenly sacrifice ceremony.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could a fake emperor like him cause strange phenomena! All the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty are watching from the sky! They will certainly favor me!"

"The divine stone found in the cow's belly during the last ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is proof of this!"

The emperor said excitedly, not believing what the two said at all. In his opinion, such things of gods and ghosts would only happen to him, the legitimate emperor.

What kind of fake emperor is that?

Fu Wan hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not say that the stone in the cow's belly was arranged by Cao Cao, and said instead: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to worry about the truth."

"Since Yuan Shao left Yecheng and Lu Bu sent 10,000 troops to station there, the fake emperor has completely gotten rid of the shackles, and now he is using the public opinion of strange phenomena to issue a call for talents to recruit talents from all over the world."

"If this goes on, everyone will think that he is the real one, and Your Majesty..."

Fu Wan did not continue.

But the emperor understood what he meant, and said with a pale face: "The father-in-law of the state said that I have become a fake? But I am real, how can people in the world believe him?"

"He pretended to be the emperor, and he will definitely be punished by heaven, for sure!"

The emperor was full of anger, but he had no choice but to curse dryly to vent his injustice and jealousy.

Why does a fake emperor live better than him!

With Lu Bu's loyalty, he got rid of Yuan Shao's clamp, controlled Yecheng, attracted strange phenomena, and recruited talents, while he, the real emperor, could only live in Xu County and act according to Cao Cao's mood!

Why!

Yang Biao also shook his head and sighed. He thought that with the fake emperor, he could fish in troubled waters, so that Cao Cao would not dare to move the emperor rashly, and wait for an opportunity to develop power secretly.

But now he has not been able to develop any power, and the real emperor is about to be replaced by the fake emperor. Is there such a ridiculous thing in the world?

"Your Majesty, the Grand Chancellor wants to see you."

At this time, an eunuch came to report.

Just after he finished speaking, before the emperor could respond, Cao Cao had already walked in, his cold eyes swept over Yang Biao and Fu Wan, then fell on the emperor, and bowed.

"Your Majesty."

The emperor suppressed his panic and forced a smile and said, "Grand Chancellor, please get up. It's so late, why is the Grand Chancellor here?"

Cao Cao said lightly, "There are a few things I don't understand in my mind, and I want to ask your majesty to solve my doubts."

Hearing this, the emperor felt relieved.

"Grand Chancellor, please speak."

Cao Cao looked up at the emperor and asked, "I heard that your majesty was raised by the Grand Empress Dowager in Weiyang Palace since childhood. Do you still remember what the Grand Empress Dowager looked like?"

The emperor was stunned and replied, "Of course I remember... But the Grand Chancellor must have remembered it wrongly. The Grand Empress Dowager originally lived in Yongle Palace, not Weiyang Palace. I grew up in Yongle Palace."

"Why does the Grand Chancellor ask this?"

Cao Cao had been observing the changes in the emperor's expression. Hearing this, he retracted his gaze and said with a bow, "I just asked casually. It seems that I remembered it wrong."

The emperor was confused and puzzled.

But Yang Biao and Fu Wan on the side showed anger. Yang Biao couldn't help but said, "Cao Cao! How dare you question whether your majesty's identity is fake? What is your intention!"

The emperor's slow reaction does not mean that they are also slow.

Cao Cao seemed to ask the emperor if he remembered the appearance of Empress Dowager Dong, but in fact he buried the trap in the first half of the sentence. It was clearly testing whether the emperor knew where he grew up!

The purpose is self-evident!

Cao Cao said to Yang Biao calmly: "What are you talking about, Mr. Yang? I just asked casually. Have you ever questioned the identity of the emperor? Mr. Yang thinks too much."

The emperor also reacted at this time, and was so angry that his whole body trembled and his hands were cold: "The Grand Marshal doesn't believe me? When have I ever been to Yecheng? Doesn't the Grand Marshal know it?"

The emperor was so wronged that he wanted to cry!

Even Cao Cao questioned whether he was fake!

Is he really so miserable?

He is obviously the real one! He is the real one!

Just as Cao Cao was about to continue asking, a sound of footsteps came from behind him. When he turned around, he saw a woman with graceful temperament, beautiful appearance and dressed in gorgeous clothes. It was Empress Fu!

Queen Fu walked in, sat down beside the emperor, held the emperor's arm and looked at Cao Cao: "I have a way to prove that your majesty is true."

"oh?"

Cao Cao's eyes flickered and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Empress Fu touched her belly and said calmly: "I am pregnant with your majesty's heir. Can this prove your majesty's identity?"

The emperor, Fu Wan, Yang Biao and Cao Cao were all shocked.

No one expected that Queen Fu would say such words, and they were even more shocked that she was pregnant with the emperor's child!

"When did this happen?"

The emperor's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief.

Empress Fu smiled slightly and said, "Not long ago, I was preparing to come here to tell His Majesty the good news."

After finishing speaking, Empress Fu looked at Cao Cao again with a faint look in her eyes, "Da Sikong questioned your majesty's identity, so he was questioning this palace. Does he think that the child in my womb is not a dragon heir?"

Cao Cao frowned and thought.

Empress Fu would not dare or would not talk nonsense about pregnancy, because no matter whether the emperor is true or false, the queen must be true.

A dignified queen would allow herself to be pregnant with a child of a fake emperor?

Even if Yang Biao promised Fu Wan, it was impossible for him to agree, because Queen Fu was Fu Wan's daughter, and he could not tolerate this happening.

"Does Da Sikong still need to ask someone to come over and check the Queen's pulse?"

Yang Biao's face was extremely gloomy and he stared at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao questioned the emperor and made the queen have to prove the emperor's identity with the dragon heir in her belly. This is simply a huge insult!

"I don't dare."

Cao Cao glanced at Yang Biao. He actually had this idea, but Yang Biao said that it was not good for him to do so.

"It's late at night. Your Majesty, please rest early and take care of your dragon body. I will take my leave now."

After speaking, Cao Cao turned around and retreated.

The emperor watched him leave, feeling so sad that he almost shed tears. With a choked sob, he asked Empress Fu beside him: "Am I really so unlike the emperor? Why, why don't you believe me?"

"I am truly the emperor!"

Fu Wan, Yang Biao, and Queen Fu remained silent.

It's not that the emperor is fake, but that the emperor in Yecheng is too real. If they are not by the emperor's side every day, they probably have to believe that the emperor in Yecheng is the real one.

If they are like this, how much more the people of the world?

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At the same time, Lecheng County, far away in Hejian County.

Yuan Shao also received news from Yecheng.