Chapter 925 Have a Plan for Each Other

Jilang Wu Shuo led Jin Yue's guard and soon arrived at Xu Duwei's residence.

Xu Duwei's residence was originally the prison of Xu County. Since the emperor moved, the houses in the city have suddenly become tense, and Xu Duyuan officials at this level can only make a brick and wooden house in front of the prison because of their humbleness. People working here can often hear the cries and howls of the prisoners next door.

I don't know if it was an illusion. As soon as Wu Shuo stepped into the room, he felt cold all over, as if there were countless pairs of eyes peeping at him in the darkness around him. He settled down and took a deep breath. Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ear: "Wu Yilang, are you all good?"

Then Wu Shuo saw the ominous face of Xi Zhicai, but Wu Shuo didn't want to deal with Xi Zhicai: he knew this guy's wrists, so he did not greet him politely. He picked up the imperial edict in his hand and said, "I came to punish Xu Duwei under the order of the emperor. I don't know where Lord Cao is?"

Xi Zhicai is only the meritorious Cao of Jing'an Cao. Although Cao Cao valued him very much, his official position is not high. More importantly, Xu Duwei is not under his command at all. What is he doing here?

"Wu Yilang works hard and has a humble position here." A clear voice came, and Wu Shuo finally saw Cao Tai. In fact, this is also the first time he has seen Cao Ren's eldest son.

However, on the first side, Wu Shuo had a very uneasy feeling about Cao Tai: it was not that Cao Tai was too ugly, but that he did not seem to be Xu Duling at all.

Cao Tai in front of him is a 17- or 18-year-old beautiful teenager. He has a handsome face that completely reverses yin and yang. Its existence seems to be a mockery of creation. When you see this face, you will unconsciously sigh - how can this be a man?

But the more so, the more uneasy Wu Shuo became. Looking at Cao Tai's smiling and plain silk clothes, Wu Shuo could imagine how this teenager tortured those enemies with his enthusiasm for himself - this is a warm-hearted character, and he is not yet a weak year!

After calming down, Wu Shuo couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva and said, "I was ordered to come to fix the guard Xudu. I hope Lord Cao can cooperate.

Cao Tai bowed his head and said respectfully, "The court should obey the order." He slowly raised his eyes, and the two looked at each other tacitly.

At this time, the Xi Zhicai beside him also got up and said with a smile, "Since Wu Yilang has something to do, the matter with General Cao has been completed, so I won't bother you."

After saying that, he went straight and seemed to leave Wu Shuo with that harmless smile.

However, Wu Shuo, who came with enthusiasm, couldn't help smiling with disgust after suddenly seeing these two ominous smiles. However, in the face of Cao Tai's enthusiasm, he had to falsely pull out a smile, but in his heart, he began to plan.

Xudu's court is in a delicately awkward position: no one will pay attention to the orders issued by the emperor, but no one will publicly refuse to implement them. How to deal with the edict of the court depends entirely on the political trade-offs and efforts of various forces.

For example, when the emperor appointed Yuan Shao as a lieutenant, Yuan Shao would definitely refuse and denounce Cao Cao's ingratitude. It was not until the court changed its mouth to seal him as a general that he turned angry and happily "thank God".

Now the imperial power has taken the initiative to invite Xu Duwei to join the main guard, which is actually bowing his head and retreating to Cao. Since Shangshutai acquiesced in this method, Cao Tai naturally does not need to disobey orders - but it does not mean to be obedient. After all, although the official position has been promoted, Xu Duwei was transferred to the guard, but his strength has been weakened. Cao Tai belongs to the Mingsheng and secretly surrender. It's hard to say whether he agrees or not.

And if he wants to refuse, he is quite particular about it.

Therefore, Wu Shuo did not speak again, but observed behind Cao Tai. The row of officials of Xu Duwei behind him seemed to have already received a notice to welcome the envoys of the emperor here. But whether intentionally or unintentionally, these officials are old, weak and depressed, and none of the frightening agents in the night have appeared.

I don't know if this is a show of weakness or a demonstration. Or is Cao Tai faintly telling him that Xu Duwei is no longer capable?

Sure enough, after Wu Shuo was silent for a while, Cao Tai took out a roster from his arms and handed it to him.

"Since Xu Duwei removed the assassination task, there are only 2,000 city guards left and 86 people in prison. I don't know how Wu Yilang intends to buy it?

It seems that the other party is prepared. Wu Shuo secretly sighed to himself: It can be said that the task of assassination has never been in the hands of Xu Duling. In the past, the Snake Camp was in charge and was attached to Xu Duling. Later, when Jing'an Cao was established, the function of assassination was completely separated. At the same time, after Xu Duling lost this important function, there were naturally not many people left.

Wu Shuo understands what Cao Tai means. It seems that Cao Tai does not want to accept the edict easily. However, this was also expected by Yang Biao, so Wu Shuo did not take the book and pushed it with a smile: "Since Lord Cao made the order, the achievements have been remarkable. The athletes under his command are like arms and fingers, and they have their own laws. How can I be arrogant?"

The two fought quietly for a round, testing each other's bottom line and courage.

Wu Shuo did not answer the roster, which vaguely showed that he had no intention of using imperial power to oppress Cao Tai. This is very good. After Cao Tai smiled again, his face became a little enthusiastic: "But the emperor's order is hard to violate. If Lord Wu doesn't transfer some personnel, how can he complete the emperor's order?"

Hearing this, Wu Shuo ordered the 20 golden guards to leave the room and wait at the door. Seeing this, Cao Tai also waved back the officials behind him. At this time, Wu Shuo really laughed and said, "Actually, Xu Duwei has Lord Cao here. There is no need to rectify it. On the contrary, the useless waste of Suwei's class is really clumsy. He grabbed Cao Tai's sleeve and deliberately lowered his voice: "Xun Lingjun's meaning is that Xu Duwei is just a show. In fact, he wants to use your means to temper and temper the guard."

Although this rectification was proposed by Dong Cheng and promoted by Sanqing, it could not be achieved without the acquiescence of Xun Shangshu. Wu Shuo specially proposed Xun Yu to come, hoping to be more convincing.

But Wu Shuo didn't expect that Cao Tai would say, "Lord Wu, I'll make it clear to you. The struggle of the later generation of the Cao family was very fierce. I wanted to go to the battlefield to make contributions, but I was trapped here. Even though I worked hard, the credit was not obvious. And now, what should you do if you want me to withdraw so many people from me?

"Hey, why doesn't Mr. Cao understand so much?" To Cao Tai's surprise, Wu Shuo laughed when he heard this and said, "How can Mr. Cao not understand the whole situation so well? Xu Duwei is an important force in guarding Xudu at present. Now that the emperor's order has been given, you can only obey the decree. But it was also said in the imperial order that General Niu Jin was transferred to the guard, and you made it clear that General Cao Ren would not bring more people into Xudu. In this way, you only need to ask your father to give General Niu a hint. How can General Niu's men not listen to Mr. Cao's orders?

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this?"

"Naturally, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. However, it is also true that Xu Du has great responsibilities and lacks manpower. Why don't you follow the emperor's order today, and then wait for your majesty's condition to improve, and write to your majesty to enrich the guard of General Niujin?

Cao Tai looked at Wu Shuo, and there was still a distrust on his face. From this, Wu Shuo went further and said, "That's all, it's because your father brought too many people before the expedition. At this time, I wrote a memorial and asked your majesty to agree to transfer 2,000 soldiers and horses back to Xudu. 500 people filled the dormitory guard, and 1,500 people supplemented Xu Duwei's deficit. How about it?

"That's exactly what I said. Please bother Lord Wu to write it." With that, Cao Tai took out the paper and ink that had been prepared for a long time and looked at Wu Shuo with a smile. Wu Shuo also shook his head helplessly, wrote like a god, and quickly wrote a letter for Cao Tai to see.

After that, it was much easier to do. Wu Shuo picked up Xu Duwei's roster, selected 1,000 people, and left with satisfaction. It's just that no one knows that there was an unstoppable smile on his face when he left.

After Wu Shuo left, Cao Tai also showed an unclear smile on his face. Until a voice sounded behind him:

"Cao, your acting skills are getting better and better."

"If it hadn't been for the guidance of the master, how would the fish be willing to bite the hook?" Cao Tai turned around and saw a calm face before he returned, or more specifically, he never left at all.