Since Cao Cao became seriously ill, the area around his palace has been classified as a restricted area. No matter whether he is an internal or external official, he is not allowed to visit him without an edict.

At this time, someone suddenly arrived, which naturally made Cao Liang and Zhang Tong feel like they were facing a powerful enemy.

"Who?" Zhang Tong asked in a deep voice, while pressing his right hand on the handle of the knife.

Under the long steps, two slightly older faces were revealed. Both of them were wearing court clothes. They seemed to be in a hurry and were somewhat out of breath.

However, the two of them obviously didn't care about Mr. Yu Lin's questioning, and said with arrogant expressions: "Zhongshu Supervisor Liu Fang, Zhongshu ordered Sun Ziye to see His Majesty, why don't you leave quickly!"

Zhang Tong's expression was stagnant. These two men were the emperor's personal secretaries and important officials. They were definitely not the eighth-grade Yulin Lang who could be offended. Zhang Tong subconsciously took a half step back and gave way.

Way to go.

Liu Fang and Sun Zi glanced at each other indifferently. Their high status naturally made them not pay attention to Ha Linlang who was guarding the palace gate. Indeed, as the emperor's closest servants, they had already been visiting the inner palace of the palace for a long time.

It was a common occurrence. In their eyes, Habayashiro was just a guard dog. Even if they had the courage, they wouldn't dare to block him.

Zhang Tong shouted loudly just now, which already made Liu Fang and Sun Zi very angry. Normally, they would definitely scold them, but today's situation was special. They were in a hurry to face the emperor and had no time to pay attention to these guards.

Although Liu Fang and Sun Zi were officials of Zhongshu Province and were close ministers of the emperor, they were still foreign ministers after all. Therefore, when Cao drafted the list of auxiliary ministers, they did not know about it at the first time.

Although Liu Fang and Sun Zi were unable to grasp the secrets first-hand, they still had a keen sense of smell after having been in the court for many years. What's more, Cao was seriously ill. At this critical moment, any slightest sign of trouble would alert them.

At noon today, Xia Houxian, Cao Zhao, Qin Lang and other three people came out of the palace together. When they passed by the middle study room, they looked like a arrogant villain. Cao Zhao also pointed to a wild bird perched on a tree in front of the main hall.

The pheasant took advantage of the topic and said: "This is too long, let's see how many days they can survive!"

Cao Zhao was the son of Grand Sima Cao Xiu. He was extremely handsome and personable, and won Cao's favor.

It is not a secret among the palace curtains that Cao has Longyang's love. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, masculinity was prevalent. From the emperor to the scholar-bureaucrats, many people had this habit.

Cao Zhao relied on him being the emperor's good friend and acted recklessly in the palace. He often bet with him on his clothes, and even if he lost, he would act rogue and take Cao Rui's clothes from the palace to show off in front of the officials.

This is the origin of the allusion "Gambling on clothes and playing with curtains".

The emperor's masculine behavior was originally a harmless thing, not to mention that the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty had many such habits, and Cao Cao was just acting according to "conventional" practices.

But because you favor a man so much that your children are unhappy, that is a major matter for the country.

Cao Cao was energetic, had many wives and concubines, and had a total of twenty-five sons. Although Cao Pi was a little inferior, he also gave birth to ten. However, in Cao's generation, he had a total of three sons. Unfortunately, they all died in infancy, and the succession to the throne was difficult.

When a crisis arose, the only option was to adopt two sons from the clan: Cao Xun and Cao Fang.

According to this, Liu Fang and Sun Zi, who were the supervisors of the Zhongshu, could not help but write a letter to advise Cao Zhao. Regardless of whether Cao listened or not, they actually offended Cao Zhao.

The unusual behavior of Cao Zhao and others today made Liu Fang and Sun Zi vigilant. Seeing how many people came out of the palace in triumph, they secretly speculated that something big must have happened in the palace.

At the critical moment, Liu Fang was still cautious. He secretly sent someone to inquire about the information from the eunuch in the palace, and spent a lot of money and silk to finally let him know about Cao's entrustment.

After hearing the news, Liu Fang and Sun Zi were as if a basin of cold water had been poured over their heads, and their faces were ashen.

Among these five auxiliary ministers, three are their mortal enemies. If Cao dies, life will be really difficult for them. Judging from the vengeful behavior of Cao Zhao, Qin Lang and others, their own wealth and life may be at stake.

It's hard to preserve.

The two anxious brothers decided that they could not sit still and wait for death. They had to go to see the emperor and persuade Cao Cao to change his mind.

Although they know this is difficult, they still have to give it a try no matter how difficult it is.

So the two of them hurried to Jiafu Gate and happened to bump into Zhang Tong and Cao Liang who were on duty.

The first level of official rank is overwhelming, not to mention that it is far more than one level short. Zhang Tong has to give way no matter how awesome he is.

But Cao Liang did not give in. Instead, he took half a step forward, completely blocking Liu Fang and Sun Zi's route into the palace.

Others may not know Cao Liang, but he remembers these two guys clearly. It was because these two guys were whispering in Cao's ears that Cao finally changed his mind and canceled the five-man auxiliary group and replaced it with Cao Shuang.

and Sima Yi came to assist the government.

It was precisely because of the persuasion of Liu Fang and Sun Zi that Sima Yi was able to ascend to power and finally seize Cao Wei's power. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Sima Yi was, he would not be able to overturn the situation.

Therefore, Liu Fang and Sun Zi are the real culprits, the real culprits of the loss of Cao Wei.

Cao Liang knew their purpose of entering the palace clearly, so Cao Liang stepped in front of him without hesitation, blocking their way.

As long as they are not allowed to enter the palace, Sima Yi's path to power will be blocked.

After today's delay, everything will be decided.

"you"

Liu Fang and Sun Zi were furious. Their normally unimpeded access to the palace was unexpectedly blocked by a small Yu Linlang. Their noses almost became crooked with anger.

"How presumptuous! You, a little Yulin Lang, dare to block my way and delay a major military event. Can you afford the punishment? Get out of here before I get angry, otherwise I will tell you later.

Your Majesty, I want your head!" Sun Zi said angrily.

As soon as the big hat was pulled down, Zhang Tong's expression suddenly changed, and he secretly pulled Cao Liang's sleeve, indicating to him that we couldn't afford to offend these two people.

But Cao Liang was unmoved and said with a smile: "Both Shangguans, please calm down. It's not because I want to block your way due to my humble position, but it's my duty. Please forgive me. Since the two Shangguans want to enter the palace,

Dear Lord, I wonder if there is any edict from His Majesty?"

Sun Zi was stunned. Holy edicts? Only ghosts can have such things. However, he still said firmly: "I have urgent matters to enter the palace. It is related to the safety of the country. It is extremely urgent. I need to meet the Holy Majesty in person."

"The palace has its own rules," Cao Liang said calmly. "According to the palace rules, no one is allowed to enter the palace without His Majesty's decree. Anyone who breaks into the palace without permission will be regarded as treason and will be punished! The two superior officials still invite you

Come back, if you have any questions, please wait until His Majesty goes to court to tell you!"

Will you play again in the next morning? I’m afraid the day lilies are already cold.

What's more, now that the emperor is so ill, is there still a chance to go to court?

Sun Zi's face was longer than that of a donkey. He never dreamed that he would be a third-rank scholar and a popular and powerful figure in the court, but he would be betrayed by Mr. Yu Lin who usually didn't even look at him seriously.

It's a time when fate is at stake.

"You bastard! Do you know what you are doing? Even if you grow ten heads, you won't be able to compensate for delaying the military mission!" Sun Zi roared.

Cao Liang said calmly: "I'm really sorry. It's my responsibility. No one is allowed to enter the palace without an imperial edict. This is an iron law. Even if His Majesty blames me, I don't dare to engage in personal gain or dereliction of duty."

Sun Zi was furious and reached out to push Cao Liang: "I am going to enter the palace today. How can you stop me?"

He also saw that Cao Liang was thin and relied on his old age, so he wanted to forcefully push Cao Liang away.

However, no matter how weak Cao Liang was, he couldn't be inferior to Sun Zi, who looked like a frail scholar who was over fifty years old. When Cao Liang saw him reaching out, he nimbly dodged to the side. Sun Zi pushed him away with his palm and staggered.

He almost fell to the ground.

Cao Liang took advantage of Sun Zi's body to fall forward and quickly pulled out half of his saber. The sharp blade was directly placed across Sun Zi's neck, scaring him so much that he almost peed his pants.

Liu Fang quickly pulled Sun Zi, and the two of them took a few steps back. Looking at the flashing sword, Sun Zi couldn't help but shudder from the bottom of his heart.

This was the first time in his life that his neck was pressed under a knife. The feeling that he was only one step away from death made him shudder. His previous arrogance and domineering arrogance suddenly disappeared.

"You...you..." Sun Zi pointed at Cao Liang with his hand, angrily, "If you dare to hurt me with a knife, I will sue you for the following crimes!"

Cao Liang chuckled and said: "Shangguan's words are serious. How dare you hurt Shangguan in such a humble position? It's just that swords have no eyes. If Shangguan breaks into the palace, if Shangguan is not careful and hurts Shangguan, it will be bad for no one, right?"

Liu Fang pulled Sun Zi back, whispered a few words secretly, and stepped forward with a smile on his face: "This little brother, I was waiting for Meng Lang just now. Please forgive me if I offended you. Today is really about the country."

This important matter needs to be reported to His Majesty, and there must be no delay. I ask my little brother to be accommodating."

As he said that, he stretched out his right hand towards Cao Liang, and something like a jade pendant was vaguely visible in the sleeve of his arm.

Cao Liang sneered secretly, Liu Fang and Sun Zi were really evil-minded, and they would be soft-hearted and wanted to bribe him with a piece of jade pendant. Unfortunately, they made a wrong calculation.

Cao Liang glanced at it, but didn't reach out to pick it up. He just said, "Oh, that's a good thing."

When Liu Fang saw that there was a door, he hurriedly said: "My little brother is a connoisseur at first glance. This is serious Hetian jade, which is hard to find for a thousand dollars. If my little brother can be accommodating today, I will definitely be rich in rewards in the future."

Cao Liang smacked his lips, deliberately pretending to be pity, and said: "The things are good, but my head is more important. Sir, I'm really sorry, why don't you two go back and wait, maybe in a while

Your Majesty will summon you two."
Chapter completed!