In the Three Kingdoms period, the opening scene features the killing of Huang Gai, shocking Zhou Yu!

finally come.

We've been waiting for this moment for ages, and it's finally here!

"Quickly come with me to meet him."

……

"Commander Zhao, I've been waiting for you for so long."

Zhao Yu pulled up a chair and sat down, then opened the oil paper package and popped a piece of beef into his mouth.

"There was a bit of traffic on the way, so I bought some late-night snacks."

Zhao Yu held up the beef in his hand.

"Fu Guozhang."

Have you eaten?

"It's fresh out of the pot, and it smells delicious."

"Would you like one?"

After finishing my meal, I had no appetite for beef.

His eyes were fixed on Zhao Yu's waist.

There, a jade belt was tied.

It was the same one His Majesty wore last night.

"tape!"

Fu Wan pointed to Zhao Yu's waist.

"Is this what His Majesty asked you to bring?"

Zhao Yu nodded.

"His Majesty said you should take it."

"They said it was a reward for you."

"So that you can observe it carefully when you have free time."

She stood up and handed the jade belt to him.

Was it a gift from His Majesty?

understood.

This is the blood edict from last night.

"General Zhao."

Dong Cheng probed.

"What else did Your Majesty say?"

Zhao Yu thought for a moment.

Liu Xie was crying and sobbing at the time.

To summarize:

"His Majesty said this is the culmination of his hard work."

"Let me show you."

"Don't let him down."

"A labor of love!"

There's no doubt about it!

That's it.

It seems that Zhao Yu and His Majesty are of one mind.

Or perhaps His Majesty has turned them against him!

Fu Wan's hands were trembling with excitement.

The way he looked at Zhao Yu turned into the fervent gaze one would give to a family member.

"General Zhao!"

Fu Wan lowered his voice.

I am deeply grateful and cannot express my thanks.

"I will remember your kindness today!"

"General, please return."

"So that there are no eavesdroppers."

Zhao Yu nodded.

This old man is quite savvy.

"OK,"

"The item has been delivered."

"Remember to leave a good review."

Zhao Yu turned and left.

I took two steps.

It stopped again.

He turned around and pointed to the belt in Fu Wan's hand.

"Oh, right."

"It's empty inside."

Don't overthink it.

"Empty?"

Zhao Yu patted his chest (where the blood-written letter was tucked).

"Some things."

"It's better to say it publicly."

"Passing it out in private can easily distort the meaning."

Does this make no sense?

Zhao Yu waved his hand and left Fu Wan's residence.

Liu Fuwan stood still in place.

My head is buzzing.

"Empty?"

"Say it publicly?"

"What do you mean?"

who cares.

The imperial edict was the most important.

After seeing Zhao Yu off,

After Fu Wan withdrew, he retreated to the left and right.

Only his trusted confidants remained.

Light the brightest candle.

Bathing and burning incense.

"quick!"

"Scissors!"

Fu Wan picked up the scissors.

Carefully, the seam of the jade belt was opened.

The stitches are rough and the threads are messy.

It's obvious that His Majesty sewed it by hand (after all, apart from His Majesty, no embroiderer in the palace could sew such ugly stitches even with their eyes closed).

This is His Majesty's "heart's blood" gift.

There must be an imperial edict written last night inside.

definitely is!

"Sizzle."

The jade belt was disassembled.

First floor.

No.

Only the lining.

The second layer.

No.

Only cotton.

The third layer.

still none.

empty.

It's empty inside.

Fu Wan was dumbfounded.

I looked at the tape ten times, turning it over and over again.

They even tore the cotton into pieces to search for it.

There were no words, no blood, nothing at all.

"this……"

Fu Wan slumped into a chair.

sweating a lot.

"Why is it empty?"

"His Majesty clearly said it was 'his heart's blood'!"

Zhao Yu also called it "a labor of love"!

Could there be some reason why you didn't bring it with you?

He saw His Majesty write it last night and it was true.

Why is this?

……

Leaving Fuwan's residence,

Zhao Yu didn't go home; he still had to go find Cao Cao.

If I want to stir things up at tomorrow's morning court session... oh no, I mean, try to mediate.

He needs an admission ticket.

He is currently just the head of security in the inner quarters. Although he is a Marquis of Guannei, he is not very useful and still has to speak to Cao Cao.

Prime Minister's House.

study.

It was almost 9 PM by then.

The light is still on.

Cao Cao suffered from headaches and often suffered from insomnia.

So I developed the habit of working late into the night.

This also caused hardship for strategists like Jia Xu and Xun Yu.

I'm often pulled out of bed in the middle of the night for meetings.

"Who?"

Xu Chu, who was outside the door, noticed the commotion.

He shouted.

"I."

Zhao Yu's voice.

Xu Chu saw that it was Zhao Yu,

He put down the large knife in his hand.

"Brother Zhao, it's so early! I haven't even finished get off work yet!"

"Wang Bi said he wanted to drink."

Zhao Yu shook the other half of the bag of braised beef in his hand.

"Send a midnight snack to the Prime Minister."

"By the way, I'd like to report on some work."

Xu Chu sniffed.

"It smells nice."

"Go in, the Prime Minister is still awake."

Zhao Yu pushed open the door and entered.

In the study, Cao Cao was wearing a single garment and reading a scroll of bamboo slips.

His brows were furrowed, but when he looked up and saw Zhao Yu, his brows relaxed a little.

"Zhao Yu."

"What brings you here so late?"

Cao Cao put down the bamboo slips and rubbed his temples.

Zhao Yu stepped forward.

Place the braised beef on Cao Cao's desk.

"Prime Minister."

"I noticed the light was on in your study; I guess you're hungry."

"The braised beef at the beef stall outside the palace is quite good."

Cao Cao laughed.

"You little rascal, you'd be so kind as to bring me beef?"

"Speak."

"Is it going to be another raise?"

"Have you set your sights on some girl? Are you perhaps planning to marry Jie'er?"

Cao Cao was in a good mood and made a joke.

Zhao Yu shook his head.

With a serious expression,

"Neither."

"Prime Minister."

"I'd like to attend the morning court session tomorrow."

Cao Cao was taken aback.

My hand, which had just picked up a piece of beef, froze in mid-air.

"Attend the morning service?"

"The morning court session is a place for discussing state affairs."

"What are you going to do?"

"Sleeping standing there?"

Cao Cao knew Zhao Yu all too well.

Before they went to the inner quarters, they held a meeting.

He can even fall asleep while on guard duty.

They actually volunteered to enter the palace to listen to government affairs today? Has the sun risen in the west?

Zhao Yu was talking nonsense with a straight face:

"Prime Minister."

"I've recently been studying some books on management."

"I am deeply aware of the difficulties in running the country."

"As a member of the Great Han, one cannot only focus on the security work inside the residence."

"We should also pay attention to the direction of the imperial court's decisions."

"I'd like to go in and sit in on the proceedings, and by the way..."

"I have a proposal."

"I'd like to talk about it at the morning meeting."

Cao Cao was amused.

Put the beef in your mouth.

"proposal?"

"You?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly.

"That's interesting."

"That's quite interesting."

Cao Cao was scrutinizing Zhao Yu.

He usually looks dull and simple-minded.

But at crucial moments, there are always some surprising moves.

Anyway, tomorrow's morning court session will just be about discussing things after the Bronze Sparrow Terrace is completed; nothing major.

Come and have fun if you want.

"OK."

"I approve."

"Enter the hall and stand next to Cao Ren."

Zhao Yu nodded.

"Thank you, Prime Minister."