Xudu's palace is very magnificent. After Cao Cao received Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty from Xu Du, he built a large palace for Emperor Xian. Xudu is the original Xuchang, which was originally a subordinate county of Yingchuan County, Yuzhou. Xuchang is very close to Chen Liu, Cao Cao's base camp, so Xu Du is firmly controlled by Cao Cao. For Cao Cao, Xuchang is undoubtedly the best choice.
Inside the palace, an eighteen-year-old boy in a diadem suit sat and sighed. This person is Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Since Cao Cao was promoted to the prime minister last year, he has become increasingly arrogant and his officials have become more and more detached from himself. There are fewer and fewer people loyal to the Han family.
Liu Xie sighed loudly, awakening the Dong Gui people around him. Guiren Dong stood up and said, "Your Majesty is not feeling well? Why don't you sleep."
"Oh, Cao's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, the Han Dynasty will inevitably be taken by Cao's." Liu Xie's worries are not unreasonable. At the beginning, Cao Cao was loyal to the Han Dynasty. However, with the expansion of the territory, Cao Cao's power became more and more powerful and his ambitions rapidly expanded.
If Cao Cao asked the Emperor Xian to give him the title of Prime Minister, it was normal, but the "sword walks on the palace, praise and worship" is beyond the etiquette. From this, it can be seen that the weight of the Han Dynasty in Cao Cao's heart has become lighter.
Guiren Dong touched his stomach and said, "I hope that our prince will no longer suffer the pain we have today."
"I will never allow Cao thief to seize my great Han country." Liu Xie said firmly.
Guiren Dong thought for a while, "I also sighed. I am a female class and can't help you. Why don't you call my father tomorrow to discuss important matters. Maybe he has a way." Dong Guiren's father is named Dong. Cheng, originally the Niu Fu trilogy of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, later escorted Emperor Han Xian from Chang'an to Luoyang, and married his daughter to Liu Xie, who was loyal to Emperor Xian of Han.
Early the next morning, Dong Cheng asked to see Liu Xie.
After seeing Dong Cheng, Liu Xie cried loudly and couldn't help herself.
Dong Cheng hurriedly knelt and said: "The minister is incompetent and can't punish Cao Thief. He watched the emperor being bullied and lives under the threat of Cao Thief every day."
Guiren Dong asked sadly: "Is there no way to get rid of Cao Thief?"
Empress Fu sighed, "My father is as timid as a mouse. Every time I ask him to find a way to get rid of Cao Thief, he is silent. He also told me to keep silent for fear of losing his head." Empress Fu Fu Shou is a descendant of the Western Han Dynasty Great Situ Fu Zhan, his mother is the princess Liu Hua of Yang'an, and his father is Fu Wan.
Seeing that Dong Cheng had been kneeling on the ground, Liu Xie hurriedly stepped forward to help Dong Cheng up, and comforted him: "This is not Aiqing's fault."
"Liu Zhang from Yizhou, Liu Biao from Jingzhou, and Liu Bei from Xiangyang are all Han clan relatives, so don't you ask them to lead soldiers to the king." Empress Fu asked. It seems that she still knows the outside affairs very well.
"I met Liu Bei in Xuchang, and I was still in front of courtiers, facing the royal family tree, and recognized him as the emperor's uncle. Liu Huang's uncle is extraordinary, and he can definitely be a big event, but he is too far away from us." There was a trace of relief.
"The emperor is right. The clan members outside are too far away from Xuchang, and the distant water can't save the nearby fire. You have to rely on the loyal people inside." Dong Cheng continued Han Xian's words.
"Are there any loyal people in the court? Are there any loyal officials of the great Han? When I was persecuted by the Cao thief, only Xun Yu spoke for me." Emperor Han Xian was very depressed, and was heartbroken by the court minister. .
"Yes, it's just that everyone dare not resist face to face. I have already contacted several loyal ministers." Dong Cheng said affirmatively. The loyal ministers referred to by Dong Cheng are Changshui Xiaowei Zhongji, Yilang Wushuo, and Pianjun Wangzifu.
The Wang Zifu was highly used by Cao Cao, but he was still interested in the Han Dynasty. Seeing that Cao Cao's ambitions were growing, he conspired with these people and took the opportunity to get rid of Cao Cao.
When Emperor Han Xian heard Dong Cheng's answer, he was overjoyed, and it seemed that the Han room was still saved.
However, Cao Cao has many eyes, and some secret agents will tell Cao Cao about Xiandi's meeting with Dong Cheng.
Although Cao Cao suspected that Emperor Xian had conspired with Dong Cheng, there was no evidence and there was no statement. He sent more spies to monitor Dong Cheng and collect evidence.
After seeing Emperor Xian, Dong Cheng quickly contacted Wang Zifu and others to discuss the plan to punish Cao Cao, and secretly deploy an army. When the time was right, he would punish Cao Cao together. Dong Cheng thought he would succeed soon, but he did not expect that the danger was approaching.
The spy had already found out what Dong Cheng had done, and reported it to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious and ordered Xu Chu to take his troops to Dong Cheng's mansion and arrest Dong Cheng.
In the evening, Dong Cheng had just eaten dinner and was about to go to the study to study, when suddenly he heard the door being kicked open with a bang.
Xu Chu led a group of troops in. The soldiers all held up torches to brighten the yard.
"What crime should you be guilty of breaking into the residence of the imperial court official!" Dong Cheng asked sharply.
Xu Chu was expressionless, "Master Dong, the prime minister would like to invite you."
After speaking, two soldiers stepped forward to escort Dong Cheng. The Dong Cheng family cried when they saw it.
"Okay, I'll go with you, but don't hurt other people." After that, Dong Cheng went straight forward, ready to die.
Xu Chu escorted Dong Cheng to the prime minister's house. Cao Cao set up a table of wine and food in the hall and asked Dong Cheng to sit down.
Dong Cheng didn't refuse, and stepped forward to pour a glass of wine, all in one fell swoop.
"Master Dong, I treat you very well, why are you plotting to harm me?" Cao Cao asked sharply.
Knowing that the matter had been revealed, Dong Cheng was ready to die, and he didn't answer in a hurry. He poured a full glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. After drinking, Dong Cheng yelled: "Your name is Hanxiang, and you are really a Han thief. The emperor shivered in your shadow every day. As a Hanchen, I hate myself and I can't kill you as a Han thief by myself. "
Cao Cao laughed and said, "If you scold well and scold well, you are not afraid of death. Isn't your family afraid of death?"
"It is their blessing for them to be loyal to the Han Dynasty. It will be recorded in the history, and your Cao Cao will be stinking for thousands of years.
"Exterminate Cao Thief, Serve the Big Man"
"Kill, kill, kill..."
Suddenly shouting outside the house shook the sky.
It turned out that Wang Zifu and others knew that Dong Cheng had been arrested and the matter had been revealed, so they decided to fight Cao Cao. Therefore, they led four hundred dead men to kill the prime minister's mansion.
"They're finally here, they've been waiting for them a long time ago." Cao Cao sneered.
Before Cao Cao could speak, Xu Chu led the team to greet him.
"As soon as they come, your charge will be taken seriously. Everyone will know that it was not Cao Cao who killed innocent people, but you asked for it." Cao Cao continued, seeming to have expected it.
"No matter how you refute Cao thief, you can't change the fact that you are a Han thief." Dong Cheng said coldly.
Cao Cao was angry, patted the table, and shouted: "I'm just a real person. That hypocritical Liu Bei, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty also recognized him as the emperor's uncle, and he kept saying reviving the Han Dynasty. He has done a little real thing for the emperor. Is it really ridiculous."
"Uncle Liu Huang is only weak now. Sooner or later, he will kill Xu Du and take revenge for me." Dong Cheng tried his best to refute Cao Cao without giving in.
With a "squeak", the door was opened. Xu Chu was covered in blood, and came in and said, "Prime Minister, the traitor has been wiped out."
Cao Cao was expressionless, pointed at Dong Cheng, and said viciously: "Come on, drag this traitor out for me and chop it."
Two soldiers were ordered to drag Jiang Dongcheng out.
"Xu Chu, you take a group of soldiers to the palace with me!" After that, Cao Cao walked straight out.
In the palace, Emperor Xian has rested.
Suddenly hearing the shouts shook the sky, Cao Cao rushed in.
Emperor Han Xian suddenly woke up and saw Cao Cao on the bedside in shock, knowing that something was wrong. Concubine Dong Gui at the bedside screamed loudly.
"It's so late, Aiqing is here... What are you doing here?" Emperor Han Xian was so frightened that he couldn't even speak his words.
"Help your majesty hoe the traitors," Cao Cao said coldly.
"Aiqing, make a mistake, there is no traitor by my side, Aiqing don't make a mistake." Emperor Han Xian looked very emboldened, knowing that the matter had been revealed. Maybe Cao Cao would take the opportunity to kill himself, Xiandi was discouraged and his face was ashamed of death.
"Your Majesty, am I loyal or disloyal to you?" Cao Cao asked sharply.
"Of course I'm loyal. I think that when I was chased by Guo Ben and Li Chang and desperate, only Ai Qing was called to come, how could I forget." Han Xian emperor spared no effort to praise Cao Cao.
"The minister opened up the territory for your majesty, why did your majesty kill the minister?" Cao Cao was so sad that he cried out.
Emperor Han Xian tremblingly said, "I really don't know what happened."
"I also know that it has nothing to do with your majesty. Dong Guiren must have instructed Dong Chenggan." Cao Cao said, pointing to Dong Guiren.
Xu Chu immediately dragged Dong Guiren from his wife, Dong Guiren screamed with disheveled hair.
Cao Cao said sharply: "Dong Guiren conspired to rebel and killed his loyal ministers, and he deserves to die."
Emperor Xian of Han panicked, got off the police, grabbed Cao Cao's trousers, and wept bitterly, "Dong Guiren is pregnant, can he give birth to Longzi before he can die?"
Cao Cao remained unmoved and asked two soldiers to bring Bai Ling to strangle Dong Guiren alive.
Empress Fu came and saw that Dong Guiren had already died. Empress Fu and Emperor Xian cried.
Cao Cao helped Emperor Xian to get up, tidy up his clothes, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, why bother to be sad for a temptress. My daughter Cao Jie is fourteen years old this year. When she is in her boudoir, she will be sent to the emperor's palace tomorrow. Can you be worthy of your Majesty?"
"Can you..." Xiandi was frightened at this time, thinking confused, and didn't dare to resist. "Tomorrow is a widow, oh no, now canonize Cao Jie as a nobleman"
"Good, good, good, thank you Majesty for Cao Jie," Cao Cao looked very happy and went back satisfied.
Seeing that Cao Cao had gone far, Emperor Xian collapsed to the ground and said to himself, "Cao thief put a pair of eyes beside me!"
The news that Cao Cao hanged and killed Dong Guiren soon reached Xiangyang. After Liu Bei heard it, he wept bitterly and ordered the three armies to mourn Dong Guiren.
After Liu Xun heard the news, he was very angry, but he also knew that he was weak now and was not an opponent of Cao Cao at all. It seemed even more urgent to seek talent. Liu Xun thought, waiting for Zhuge Liang to go home like this is not a good way. Since he has gone to Shu, I will go to Shu to look for him.
After making up his mind, Liu Xun packed up his clothes and prepared to bid farewell to his father early the next morning.