After announcing the edict to ward off evil spirits, he raised his hands and said: "Master Cao, your majesty has repeatedly warned that this secret edict is a matter of great importance to the country. Please keep it secret and not disclose it to anyone. Moreover, it cannot be opened unless the country is in danger. Mr. Hou, please keep it secret."

Do you understand?"

Cao Yan said in a deep voice: "Please tell your majesty, the chief minister, that even if the performance is ruined, your majesty's hope will not be lost."

Bixie nodded and said: "Your Majesty knows that the Marquis is a loyal and upright man, so he entrusted the secret edict to the Marquis. We believe that the Marquis can live up to Your Majesty's high expectations."

"Please don't worry, high officials. Cao Yan's people are here and secret edicts are still there. When people die, secret edicts are still there!"

Ji Xie nodded with a smile, obviously very satisfied with Cao Yan's promise. He glanced at Cao Liang behind him and said, "Is this your master?"

Cao Yan said: "It's Cao Liang, the dog son."

Ji Xie nodded slightly and said: "The tiger father has no dog sons. He is indeed a talented person and will definitely become a great weapon in the future."

Cao Yan chuckled and said: "The high official is too polite. It's hard for a dishonest person to show off and make the high official laugh. The high official also invites you to take a seat. I will prepare a small amount of wine so that I can get drunk with you before I retire."

Jixie shook his head and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Marquis, for your kindness. However, Your Majesty is slightly ailing, so our family dare not delay. Since the announcement of the decree has been completed, our family will return to the palace immediately and ask Lord Marquis to take care of himself."

Cao Yan did not dare to force him to stay, and wanted to send Bixie out of the house himself.

Ji Xie immediately stopped him and said: "Our family came here this time and put on disguises to deceive others, so that Lord Cao doesn't have to see us off. Remember, we must not mention our visit to the mansion today to anyone."

After saying that, Jiuxie cupped his hands, put the cape on his head, and floated away.

Cao Yan stood there in astonishment. He could not figure out why Cao suddenly thought of him and issued a secret edict when he was seriously ill.

Although Cao Yan did not know the content of the secret edict, since Cao sent his confidant eunuchs here and acted in such a secret, it is enough to prove that the weight of this secret edict is quite heavy.

But now he is just a third-class marquis who is idle at home, not a prominent minister in the court. Why did Cao choose to hand over such an important secret edict to himself?

Cao Yan was a little puzzled.

Cao Liang came over, looked at the secret edict sealed with fire paint in Cao Yan's hand, and said, "Father, what is the content of this secret edict given by your Majesty?"

"How can a father know?"

"That's not easy. Father, if you open it now and take a look, won't it be clear at a glance?" Cao Liang urged. The key is that Cao Liang also wants to know what is in this secret edict.

Cao Yan glared at him and said: "His Majesty has repeatedly emphasized in his oral instructions that secret edicts cannot be opened until the country is in danger. If you ask my father to open the secret edict now, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Cao Yan was a little angry. Whose son would be so deceitful as to open the secret edict that the emperor had repeatedly told not to open? This was not a crime of beheading. Failure to protect the whole family would implicate the three clans.

Cao Yan conveniently stuffed the secret edict into his arms to save Cao Liang from having to remember it again: "I'm telling you, don't remember the secret edict. This secret edict is related to the lives of our whole family and must not be missed."

With the secret edict in hand, Cao Yan didn't feel any excitement. On the contrary, he felt that the secret edict was like a hot potato. He didn't dare to throw it away, and he didn't dare to keep it. It was as if his peaceful life was suddenly torn to pieces by this secret edict.

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But what Cao Yan never figured out was why the emperor chose him?

Cao Liang is also relatively inexplicable. Cao Yan, as a third-class marquis (the first-class is the county marquis, the second-class is the rural marquis, and the third-class is the pavilion marquis) who is idle at home, had almost no sense of presence in the court before.

How could Cao give him such an important secret edict before he died? Could it be related to a conversation he had with Cao this afternoon?

Thinking of this, Cao Liang shook his head secretly. This is almost impossible. Even after a brief contact this afternoon, Cao Liang could see that Cao is actually a very independent person. For something as important and top-secret as a secret edict,

To whom the gift should be given must be carefully thought through. You will never give Cao Yan a secret edict on the spur of the moment just after meeting Cao Liang.

Cao Liang was too lazy to think about things that he couldn't figure out, but he really wanted to see what the content of this secret edict was. Was it a big treasure, an edict, or something else?

But Cao Yan regarded the secret edict as a treasure and hid it tightly in his arms, not daring to open it even if he was alive. Cao Liang had no choice but to let him go.

Cao Yan said with a serious face: "Liang'er, only you and I know about this secret edict. You must not tell anyone else about it. Even if it is your mother, you must not let her know."

He paused, as if he was afraid that Cao Liang would misunderstand something, and then said: "Actually, I didn't mean to hide it from your mother. It's just a matter of secret edict, which is very important and may even involve my family and life. I don't want you to

Mother knows, but she is also afraid that she will be frightened. For some things, it is enough for us men to take care of them!"

After speaking, Cao Yan patted Cao Liang's shoulder heavily, his eyes were solemn, but also full of trust.

Cao Liang suddenly felt a warm current lingering in his heart, and there was an inexplicable touch in his heart. As a man, you must be responsible. Perhaps in Cao Yan's mind, he already regarded his son who had just reached the age of 10 as a real man.

This is a kind of trust and an expectation.

In Cao Liang's eyes, this secret edict may be wealth or power, but Cao Yan, who is experienced in the world, can see something deeper, which is responsibility and contains a kind of crisis. Accepting this secret edict,

That means that Cao Yan and even Cao Yan's family will shoulder a mission.

Because Cao Cao made it very clear that this secret edict should not be opened until the time when the country is in danger. What is the time when the country is in danger, that is, the treacherous ministers have rebelled, the court has been overthrown, and the country's situation has reached a point where it is out of control.

Naturally, Cao Yan couldn't know when this time would come. All he could do was wait silently.

But Cao Liang was different. When he heard the words "Sheji is in danger," the record of the Gaopingling Incident immediately popped into his mind.

Is it possible that Cao Cao had foreseen that Sima Yi would rebel when he wrote the sealing edict?

If this is the case, then Cao Wei does indeed live up to his reputation as a talented and far-sighted man. It is a pity that fate has not blessed such a smart man with such a short life. Otherwise, how could Cao Wei have perished at the hands of the Sima family.

Cao Liang vaguely felt that although Cao had no choice but to push Sima Yi to the position of minister, Cao still had backup to guard against Sima Yi. This secret edict was proof of this, and it undoubtedly gave him a better chance of fighting against Sima Yi and his son.
Chapter completed!