Xudu, Prime Minister's Mansion.
"What? Liu Bei received an edict from the Emperor to attack me!”
Cao Cao was furious and questioned.
A messenger rushed over from Shangcai 800 miles away. When he saw the furious Cao Cao, his heart trembled. He braced himself and replied," Yes, Prime Minister, Generals Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao sent me here to warn you to be wary of the Emperor, because the Emperor has already decided to kill you."”
"I reckon that Generals Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao are already fighting with Liu Bei.”
With that, the messenger handed over the silk book written by Zhu Ling.
Cao Cao stared at the silk book several times and found that it was indeed Zhu Ling's handwriting. He was already more than half convinced of the matter of the imperial edict.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Pa!" .
Cao Cao slammed the table and stood up, his face filled with unprecedented killing intent.
"You big eared thief Liu Bei, you actually dared to plot against me in secret. I should have killed you back then.”Cao Cao shouted angrily.
It turned out that when Liu Bei was defeated and came to join Cao Cao, Cao Cao had asked his advisors whether Liu Bei should be killed or kept alive.
Xun You and Cheng Yu believed that Liu Bei was a hero of the world and should take this opportunity to kill him to prevent future troubles.
Guo Jia and Xun Yu did not advocate killing Liu Bei. They believed that if they killed Liu Bei, who had taken the initiative to join them, they would lose their popularity and make those who wanted to join them shrink back.
Cao Cao couldn't help but feel regret in his heart and let go of his enemy.
At this moment, a guard rushed in from outside the hall. He cupped his hands and said," Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Runan spies have sent an urgent report. General Zhu Ling and General Lu Zhao have been killed by Liu Bei."”
Hearing this, Cao Cao's expression changed and was about to flare up.
"Reporting, Prime Minister, Liu Bei was defeated by Yuan Yao and lost Shangcai City. He has now fled to Jingzhou!”Another guard came in to report.
Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked. He did not expect Yuan Yao to attack Liu Bei and defeat Liu Bei, who had two valiant generals.
After listening to the detailed report of the guards, Cao Cao immediately realized that Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao, and Liu Bei had most likely fallen into Yuan Yao's trap.
He was extremely fearful of Yuan Yao in his heart and had already regarded him as his future great enemy.
However, Cao Cao was currently unable to deal with Yuan Yao because he had an even greater enemy in Xu City that he needed to deal with.
After a thorough investigation, Cao Cao quickly obtained the name list on the imperial edict.
"State Uncle Dong Cheng, General Wang Fu, Changshui Lieutenant Zhong Ji, Counselor Wu Shuo, General Zhao Xin Wu Zilan, and General Liu Bei of the Left.”
Cao Cao ordered the people on the list to be arrested and imprisoned one by one, while he personally went to Weiyang Palace to see Emperor Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, since you're being unkind to me first, don't blame me for being unrighteous to you!”
"Zhongkang, lead 500 Tiger Guards and follow me into the palace to meet the emperor.”Cao Cao instructed his commander, Xu Chu.
His tone already contained traces of killing intent.
"Yes!" Xu Chu accepted the order.
Weiyang Palace.
The Han Emperor Liu Xie was accompanying the pregnant Consort Dong for a walk in the Imperial Garden.
"Your Majesty, my elder brother has already contacted many loyal people outside the palace with Your Majesty's edict. When the time is right, we will definitely be able to eliminate the traitor Cao Cao in one fell swoop. Your Majesty will also be able to regain power, revive the Great Han Dynasty, and become a Saint Monarch comparable to Emperor Guangwu.”
The two of them walked to a secret place and Noble Consort Dong said excitedly to Liu Xie.
"Minister Dong is truly the backbone of the country. My beloved concubine, you are also my virtuous concubine. After I eliminate the Cao thief and regain power, I will definitely reward you siblings.”Liu Xie held Noble Consort Dong's hand and promised happily.
At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the imperial garden.
Liu Xie turned his head and saw Cao Cao leading five hundred soldiers towards him. He didn't even inform him.
Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly understood something and his expression changed slightly.
Noble Consort Dong was also so frightened that her pretty face turned pale.
"Your Majesty, this subject is wearing armor and cannot bow. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.”
Cao Cao cupped his hands.
Liu Xie didn't dare to care if Cao Cao bowed or not.
He forced himself to be calm and forced a smile." There's no need to be so polite, dear minister. I wonder why you brought your troops into the palace today?"”
"Your Majesty, do you know about the rebellion of Thief Dong?”Cao Cao stared into Liu Xie's eyes and shouted.
Liu Xie's eyes evaded and pretended not to know." Isn't that old bastard Dong Zhuo already executed in Chang 'an?"”
"Your Majesty, I'm not talking about Dong Zhuo, but the traitor Dong Cheng, the elder brother of this witch!”Cao Cao pointed at Noble Consort Dong and shouted.
"Ah!" Noble Consort Dong knew that the matter of the imperial edict had been leaked and collapsed to the ground in fear.
"Beloved minister, Dong Cheng is the country's uncle. How could he rebel and harm zhen? There must be some misunderstanding.”Liu Xie argued.
"Misunderstanding? Your Majesty, you haven't forgotten this bloody edict, have you?”
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he threw the Blood Edict in front of Liu Xie.
Seeing this, Liu Xie knew that the matter of the imperial edict had been leaked.
His mind went blank and his body trembled, not knowing how to answer Cao Cao.
Cao Cao hadn't made up his mind to cripple Liu Xie, so he only ordered his soldiers to capture Consort Dong.
"Your Majesty, save this concubine!" Noble Consort Dong asked Liu Xie for help.
"Prime minister, the imperial consort is already five months pregnant. I wonder if you can spare her life?”Liu Xie put down his dignity as an emperor and begged Cao Cao.
"Spare this b * tch's life? How is that possible? If I hadn't discovered it in time, I'm afraid that she would have died in the hands of the Dong siblings.”
Cao Cao said resolutely, not giving Liu Xie any face.
"The Imperial Consort is already pregnant. Can you let her give birth to a prince and then grant her death?”
Liu Xie begged again.
"Could it be that he gave birth to this traitor so that he could avenge his sl * t mother in the future?”Cao Cao shouted.
Liu Xie knew that no matter what, he could not save his beloved concubine today. He could only bid farewell to Consort Dong with tears and beg Cao Cao to leave her a complete corpse.
A dignified emperor actually couldn't even protect his wife and unborn child. It could be said that he was extremely cowardly.
It was comparable to Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Yuan Shanjian, who was scolded as a "dog foot zhen" by powerful officials hundreds of years later.
Since Cao Cao had already fallen out with Liu Xie, he might as well do it to the end.
After he ordered people to strangle Consort Dong to death, he changed all the guards in the palace. Even the eunuchs and palace maids had to be replaced.
He also ordered his cousin Cao Hong to lead three thousand imperial guards to guard the palace gates. No one was allowed to meet the emperor in private.
If Liu Xie still had the dignity and power of an emperor before, then he had completely become a puppet emperor. There was almost no hope of turning the tables.
The news that Cao Cao had led his troops into the palace to kill the Imperial Concubine and the princes and imprisoned the Han Emperor quickly spread, causing an uproar in the world.
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