The offering emperor looked at Cao Cao with an inquiring expression, which attracted my attention. Under my observation, the offering Emperor frowned deeply. Furthermore, he did not possess the disposition and prestige of the owner of this hall. There was endless helplessness and resentment hidden in his eyes. Every time he offered, the Emperor would have the impulse to make a decision, but from his slight movements, it could be seen that he had no choice but to forcefully suppress his urge.
Emperor Gold opened his mouth. "Alright! Fan Li, you have done better than me! " The four of us knelt down and expressed our gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty! This official will be loyal to his country! "Even after death!" The Emperor asked, "Is there anything else that your beloved officials wish to begin with?" After a long silence, when no one came out to perform, the Emperor said: "Very well! "Since there's nothing else, let's withdraw!"
The officials replied, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" Eunuch Mu Shun came before us and whispered, "Your majesty wishes to invite everyone into the inner palace." We followed Mu Shun into the inner hall. The offering emperor purposely sighed a few times before saying, "Whenever I recall Chen Fan working hard for Big Man Jiang Shan, I would die in the hands of a eunuch! His heart ached! He also remembered that the old General Zhang Huan was depressed, his empty ambition forced by his eunuchs. The contribution he had made in the past should have been the same as his descendants, but because of his eunuchs … Sigh! In the Han Dynasty, Li Guang was outstanding and brilliant, and his descendants shouldn't have sullied his name! I had wanted to treat the descendants of these meritorious officials well and use the meritorious services of these meritorious officials as an example for my descendants, but someone among the court officials was deceived and forced me to be unable to fulfill my wish. At this point, I will apologize to everyone! " The Emperor unexpectedly cupped his hands together and gave us a slight bow.
How could a ruler of nine or five be like this? We fell to our knees in a panic and said in horror: "This official deserves to die a thousand times for his crimes! This official deserves to die a thousand times! " "I also hope that you can help me, your ancestor Fan Li, with the shame of the Snow Sovereign and my father!" Afterwards, he looked at Li Xiong, Chen Zhi and Zhang Tie and said: "I also hope that you all will not disgrace your ancestors, and not abandon your ancestors' businesses, and work hard for the rejuvenation of my man! Besides, the big man is in need of good officials like you! I hope that in the future, you will be able to become a member of the Hall of Contributions, just like Zhang Liang and Xiao He have been supporting Emperor Gao! "
The four of us were amazed to hear the offer, and we stared at it with our eyes wide open. However, Chen Zhi was sneering with an extremely covert action, as if he didn't care about the Emperor's words. I thought about what I had just said to the Emperor: "You want me to help the Emperor take on the shame of his father, the snow lord? Then who was the 'Prince Wu's errand' that the Emperor had mentioned? Furthermore, the Emperor is comparing us to the officials of the Kaihan Kingdom, Zhang Liang and Xiao He.
Zhang Tie kowtowed excitedly and said passionately: "I am indebted to Your Majesty for thinking so highly of me. This humble official is willing to die to repay this great man! " Li Xiong and I looked at Zhang Tie, and as soon as we saw him reveal his true feelings, we knew that he had been taught well since he was young, and that caused him to be willing to give birth to and die for the big sized man! Just like his grandfather Zhang Huan, he would rather have the big sized man carry him than lose to him! Seeing Zhang Tie's actions, Chen Zhi frowned. His eyes flickered, as if he did not wish to see this scene.
After all, in the name of the monarch, we have no choice but to swear our allegiance. This is something a common citizen would dare to do! I kowtowed. "This humble subject is willing to swear loyalty to you even at the cost of his life!" Li Xiong is the same, and after hesitating for a while, he also kowtowed and said words that had the same meaning as us, but his tone was a bit forced, and was unwilling.
The Emperor laughed and said, "Good! Good! You all live up to your reputations as celebrities! We have complete trust in you! You should be able to see who is acting differently in the court. " Zhang Tie suddenly nodded his head, and said loudly: "This humble subject! Your Majesty, don't worry. If anyone dares to disrespect your majesty! This humble subject will definitely punish him and repay His Majesty! " We responded accordingly.
The offering emperor was incomparably happy. He laughed heartily and said, "If there is anything you guys want to discuss with Imperial Uncle Dong Cheng, as long as both of you are willing to work hard, this big man will be happy! You do not disappoint me, I will not disappoint you! To my will! Remember! "Remember!" We hastily kowtowed to show our understanding.
When we left the palace hall, we saw Dian Wei welcoming us. Dian Wei cupped his hands and said: "It has been a long time since we last met, four little brothers! Who would have thought that they would meet again here today! I really can't contain my joy! " I laughed and said, "General Conway! I didn't expect you to wait for us here! " "Little brother, you once told me that you would like to drink with me in a big bowl, do you mind?" I beamed and said, "Of course! Why not this little brother be the host and invite General Dian over for a drink! "
Dianwei seemed very happy, after saying "good" a few times, he said: "Let's drink another day! Right now, I have come in accordance to the orders of the Lord to ask Brother Fan Li to recount his story! Young Master has always kept in mind the suggestion to reunite with Brother Fan Li, and has sent me to invite you! " I pointed to myself and asked, "Just me?" "Hm!" He nodded.
I smiled and agreed. "Alright!" Hearing that, Chen Zhi panicked, and advised me: "Fourth brother, you really want to go there alone? "This, this is too …" I shook my head and said, "If Cao Cao did something, we wouldn't be able to face him now! He could no longer stand here peacefully! It's fine! Brothers, don't worry! " I cupped my hands and bowed towards Dian Wei. "I'll have to trouble General Dian to lead the way!" Dianwei pointed to the outside of the hall and said, "Brother Fan, please follow me. The carriage is ready." "Please!" I followed him to the car.
Just as I reached the entrance of the Cao family, Cao Pi blocked my way and pulled out his sword. He glared at me and bellowed: "Fan Li! I vow to take your life! " A sword came straight at me, but Dian Wei grabbed onto Cao Pi's hand that was holding the sword and said: "Young Noble, Fan Jian Shi is here to be a guest, please do not play any more!" Cao Pi bellowed: "Dian Wei! Get out of my way! Otherwise, I will kill you too! "
A loud voice shouted, "Zi Huan, how can you be so rude! Van Gogh is my guest! Is this the way to treat guests? What I used to teach you! Do you still have a father like me in your eyes? " Cao Pi quickly turned to see it was Cao Cao who hurriedly saluted and said: "I dare not! Your son doesn't dare! " Cao Cao pointed at him and scolded, "If I find out that you would do something like this in the future, don't blame me for being rude! Fan Li is like a half son to me, in the future, you must treat him like your own brother! Do you know? "
Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao Cao with suspicion and puzzlement, he did not understand why his father would do such a thing! Previously, my father wanted to kill Fan Li, but now, he is so good to Fan Li? Why did it change so fast in an instant?
Cao Cao's face was full of smiles as he came up to me. He intimately held my hands and said, "Come!" Zhang Le, let's go in for a drink! " "Cao Cao's gaze on me made me take a shower in a light of love. Cao Cao looked at me like a father. I didn't know why, so I followed him inside.
Cao Pi stood there blankly, looked at my figure that was getting further and further away, and hatefully said: "Fan Li! The detestable Fan Li! "Why would father …" Lady Bi came to Cao Pi's side and said, "Zi Huan, don't think about Xiao Ying anymore! Don't think about Xiao Ying anymore! You were wrong from the start! Zi Huan, you better listen to your father and don't go against Fan Li anymore! "
Cao Pi was extremely excited: "What! Let me make up with my enemies? Be brothers? This was impossible! This was absolutely impossible! Fan Li, give me a chance, I will definitely kill you! " Mrs. Bian: "…"
A feast had been set up in the hall, and Cao Cao sat beside him with his hand in his hand. Cao Cao smiled and said to me, "Changle, when I saw you, I knew you were extraordinary and that you would definitely achieve such a feat today! You really did not disappoint me! Come! Let me toast you! " Cao Cao raised his head and drank a cup, then said, "Does everyone also want a toast to Fan Jian Shi?" Everyone raised their cups and toasted the wine in their hands.
When I had returned to the people, I raised my glass in my hand and said to Cao Cao," The Prime Minister is not going to be happy here just because he wants to talk about old times, is he? I wonder what kind of teachings Prime Minister will give to Chang Le? " Cao Cao laughed out loud and said: "Talking to smart people is not hard! "Haha!" Cao Cao said seriously, "Zhang Le, I wonder if your wife, Xiao Ying, is doing well?" Cao Cao stared at me, that eyes are forcing me, you can't lie!
After hearing Cao Cao's words, I was surprised. I never expected Cao Cao to ask such a question. I was stunned. Cao Cao was also surprised by my blankness. He was waiting for my answer.
After calming myself down, I said, "This slut is very good! Thank you, Prime Minister Cao, for your concern! " I blinked at Cao Cao, wondering if this was what he wanted me to do. Why was he so serious? Cao Cao stared at me with concern in his eyes. "Is she really doing well? Did he really have a good time? You didn't treat her badly, did you? " The last sentence was filled with a questioning tone. I raised my arms above my chest and said excitedly: "Xiao Ying is the true love of my life, I will definitely protect her well and make her happy! This was what a man should do! It was also the life promise I made to her! I will keep this promise! for ever and ever! "
Cao Cao repeatedly slapped on my shoulder, laughed out loud, happily said: "Good! Good! Chang Le! I'm not seeing the wrong person! If Xiao Ying can marry you, she will be happy! He would be happy! Sigh! I'm so happy to see her have a good home! I'm so happy! " When I saw Cao Cao Cao's true feelings, I became even more confused. What did Xiao Ying's happiness have to do with him?
Cao Cao then said, "Zhang Le, don't worry! I will hand you over to the emperor and officially grant you the title of prefecture overseer. I will also ask the emperor to bestow you with a viscount. Your good brothers Li Xiong, Chen Zhi, and Zhang Tie don't have a good position, so it wouldn't be good for them to support you! I will also ask the Emperor to bestow a title upon me! What do you want? An Guangming? Or do you mean 'hand in toe'? " Cao Cao's gaze on me was full of sincerity! I looked at Cao Cao Cao was really puzzled. Cao Cao was actually so kind to me.
I cupped my hands and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!" But Chang Le... " Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's settled then! You are from Ankang, what about the Marquis of Ankang? " I was dumbstruck. Then, I snapped out of my daze and said, "Chang Le thanks Prime Minister for his good intentions!"
Cao Cao suddenly became serious again. His body exuded a domineering aura that made people bow their heads to him. I was shocked by this strong spirit, I just stood there, not knowing how Cao Cao suddenly changed so quickly. Cao Cao glared at me and said harshly, "I want to agree to a condition! "Otherwise..." "I looked up at Cao Cao, amazed at the tall Cao Cao …
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