Jia Xu stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, when the Director of the Secretariat persuaded Cao Cao to surrender, he promised Cao Cao that he would petition you to spare his youngest son."
"I believe this is improper. A rebel's offspring must not be spared. Leaving him alive will invite disaster. He should be killed."
Jia Xu truthfully explained why Xu You had come.
Somewhat surprised, Liu Xie looked at Xu You in astonishment and asked, "You agreed to this request of Cao Cao's?"
Unsure what the Son of Heaven meant, Xu You could only steel himself and say, "I... I did promise Cao Thief. I overstepped my authority..."
He was already beginning to regret coming. Had he known, he should simply have broken his word. That would have been better than losing his future prospects.
Liu Xie considered for a moment and asked, "Who is Cao Thief's youngest son? Where is he now? Bring him here for me to see."
Chapter 486: Jia Xu's worries, Zhen Mi arrives in Chang'an
At Liu Xie's command, Cao Chong was soon brought to the Xuan Room.
Xu You stepped forward to introduce him to Liu Xie. "Your Majesty, this is Cao Cao's fourth son, Cao Chong, born to one of his concubines."
"Other than him, all of Cao Cao's children are dead."
On the day Changsha fell, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi had not been the only ones to die. Cao Cao had also ordered the deaths of his other children.
Cao Chong was the sole bloodline Cao Cao had left behind.
"Cao Chong?"
Hearing that name, Liu Xie felt a slight stir in his heart and turned his gaze toward the young boy standing in the Great Hall.
Naturally, he knew of this child prodigy famed throughout history.