Chapter 2 Section 6 Moving the Capital to Xuchang (3)

  Cao Cao led a group of civil and military officials to line up and welcome, but soon saw a cavalry team approaching in the distance. The first person was wearing brocade clothes and jade belt, with his sleeves fluttering, looking majestic and extraordinary. But it wasn't Emperor Xian who was it? Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. Just a few days ago, he had just paid homage to Emperor Xian, but today when he saw him again, he looked so majestic and powerful, riding at the front of the team, which made Cao Cao feel dizzy for a while.

  Liu Xie rode his horse forward, and saw tens of thousands of soldiers standing under the city of Xu Chang. They were holding their spears upright, with two teams of civil and military officials lined up on both sides of the gate. In the middle stood a man wearing armor, a copper helmet on his head, a long sword at his waist, looking very majestic. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, revealing a hint of overbearing aura. Without needing anyone to introduce him, Liu Xie naturally knew that this person was Cao Cao, also known as Cao Mengde, and the first opponent he had encountered since entering the Three Kingdoms era.

  The horse arrived in front, Liu Xie stretched out his hand to grab the reins, the fine horse neighed and stood still, Liu Xie jumped down, and soon the soldiers took over the long whip in his hand.

  Cao Cao saw Emperor Xian arrive in front of him and hastily bowed down with reverence: "Your subject welcomes Your Majesty. May the Emperor live for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, and forever!"

  He had just finished speaking, when all the soldiers behind him responded with a bow, shouting "Long live!" The momentum was so great that Liu Xie was taken aback and almost fell over. When had he ever seen such a scene? Even if he had watched countless grand scenes in his past life (let's just call it his past life), they couldn't compare to this moment. He felt a surge of heroic energy rushing to his head, and before his eyes appeared the majestic landscape of the Yangtze River stretching for miles, the nine bends of the Yellow River connected like a painting. And all of this belonged to him! Liu Xie's eyes blazed with heat, just like an angry young man from many years ago. With a deep breath, he raised his hands slightly and shouted loudly: "All soldiers, dispense with the formalities!"

  He had been saving up for this moment, and his deep voice matched the atmosphere in front of him. However, Emperor Xian was still young, and his vocal cords were not yet fully developed. As soon as he let out this cry, he felt that his voice was different, lacking its usual thickness and heaviness, instead rising to a sharp, hoarse tone, like an eunuch's voice. Liu Xie was shocked, quickly covering his mouth, taking a step forward, and supporting Cao Cao with both hands, saying: "General, you've worked hard!"

  Cao Cao, taking advantage of the situation, exclaimed: "Your Majesty's arrival in Xuchang is a blessing for me, a blessing for the officers and soldiers of Xuchang, and a blessing for hundreds of thousands of civilians!" After finishing speaking, he yielded to let Liu Xie pass through, bowing his hands and saying: "Please enter the city, Your Majesty!"

  Liu Xie secretly smiled in his heart, thinking that Liu Bei was good at acting, but now it seemed that Cao Cao's acting skills were not much worse. He hastily nodded and said: "General, let's enter the city together!" After finishing speaking, he once again mounted his horse, surrounded by two rows of soldiers, and slowly set off towards the city.

  ||