"Xu Chu, this bow is for you." After Cao Cao returned, he gave the Precious Condor Bow to Xu Chu.
"Prime minister, this bow is soft. Why do I want it?”Xu Chu asked in confusion.
"If you don't want it, throw it away." Cao Cao said as he walked in.
"No, I want it." Xu Chu said to Cao Cao's back.
"Dong Zhao, when the soldiers shouted long live to me today, you saw how many people were dissatisfied, right?”Cao Cao said angrily after returning to his residence.
"Yes, Dong Cheng and the others were furious. Guan Yu even drew his sword.”Dong Zhao hurriedly said.
"What is even more unfortunate is Xun Yu. I have treated him well, but he still protects the Han Dynasty. It seems that there are many people in the court who support His Majesty.”Cao Cao said unwillingly.
"Yes."
That night, Liu Xie lost his temper in the palace and cursed Cao Cao.
Then, she bit her finger and wrote down a blood edict. Noble Consort Dong sealed the edict into a jade belt.
The next day, after Emperor Liu Xie summoned Dong Cheng, he gave the jade belt to Dong Cheng and told him to take a closer look.
When Dong Cheng left, he coincidentally met Cao Cao.
"Why has the country uncle been summoned?" Cao Cao asked curiously.
"His Majesty saw that I was loyal to the country, so he summoned me and gave me a jade belt.”Dong Cheng said in fear.
"Oh, please go ahead, Uncle." Cao Cao didn't say anything and walked in.
After Dong Cheng returned home, he invited Zhong Ji, Wang Zifu, and a total of sixteen people.
"His Majesty has issued a Blood Edict to me to exterminate the thief. I hope that everyone will help me kill Cao Cao and save the Han Dynasty.”Dong Cheng opened the jade belt and took out the Blood Imperial Edict.
That night, more than a dozen people signed the pledge. However, only Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang, had military power. The only one who could be relied on was Liu Bei. Unfortunately, he was monitored by Cao Cao all day long and had no chance.
However, a few days later, someone came to report that Yuan Shu had been deserted and wanted to go to Jizhou to give up the throne to Yuan Shao.
Liu Bei saw that the opportunity to escape had come, so he advised,""Your Majesty, if Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were to join forces, it would be detrimental to the Imperial Court. Yuan Shu will definitely pass through Xuzhou on his way to Jizhou, and I am willing to lead an army to kill Yuan Shao.”
At this time, Liu Xie also said,"Imperial Uncle is loyal to the state. Prime Minister, do you want to lend him some soldiers?"”
Liu Xie said tentatively.
Cao Cao also looked at Cao Zheng. Seeing Cao Zheng pointing at him, Cao Cao understood and said helplessly to Liu Xie,"Your Majesty, leading troops is a matter for the generals. However, Great General Yuan Shao is far away in the north, and only the Great General of the Flying Cavalry is present in the court. Therefore, we still have to ask the Great General of the Flying Cavalry Cao Zhengtong if he agrees to this matter.”
This time, Liu Xie had no way to plead for Liu Bei. After all, he had offended Cao Zheng before.
However, the tradition of the Old Liu family was that they did not care about face, so Liu Xie was no exception.
"General Cao, why don't you lend Imperial Uncle some soldiers for this one's sake?”Liu Xie begged Cao Zheng.
Cao Zheng calmly looked at Liu Bei and said,""Duke Xuande, I will lend you thirty thousand soldiers, but they will be led by Zhu Jin and Lu Zhao. You will only have the authority to command.”
Liu Bei saw that Cao Zheng had relaxed and immediately promised,""Thank you, General. I will not fail you.”
After the court session ended, Cao Cao asked Cao Zheng unhappily,""Ziyi, why did you lend troops to Liu Bei?”
"Father, don't worry. Liu Bei is just a clown, not a threat. If I can give him this soldier child, I can naturally take it back.”Cao Zheng said confidently.
The next day, Liu Bei happily led his brothers and 30,000 soldiers away.
Unfortunately, these 30,000 soldiers were not the elites of the Cao Army. They were merely 30,000 soldiers that had been reduced and reorganized. Thus, even if Liu Bei betrayed Cao Zheng, Cao Zheng would not suffer any losses.
After Liu Bei arrived in Xu Prefecture, he was received by the governor Cao Ang. Liu Bei thanked Mi Zhu and the others for taking care of his family during this period of time.
The next day, Liu Bei led his troops to block all the passages from Xuzhou to Qingzhou. Yuan Shu sat in a luxurious carriage and walked slowly on the road under the protection of everyone.
When they reached Xuzhou, they were intercepted by Liu Bei. Their chariots, tents, followers, and soldiers suffered heavy losses, but Liu Bei was not any better. Out of 30,000 people, 20,000 died in battle. The remaining 10,000 were mostly injured. They used all their strength to barely defeat Yuan Shu. In the end, they were escorted to the abandoned temple. Before he died, he wanted to drink honey water, but his follower said,"My lord, there's only blood now. How can there be honey?”Yuan Shu was so angry that he vomited blood and died.
After Yuan Shu's death, Liu Bei sent the jade seal, Zhu Jin, and Lu Zhao to Xuchang. The remaining thousands of soldiers were kept by Liu Bei on the grounds that Xuzhou needed soldiers to guard it. The two generals were lowly officials, and Liu Bei had the commander's seal, so they could only obey orders.
Although Liu Bei had defeated Yuan Shu, his 30,000-strong army had suffered heavy casualties. He could only beg the Governor of Guangling, Chen Deng, to take him in.
On the other side, after Dong Cheng received the news, he quickly entered the palace and informed the Emperor Liu Xie that Liu Bei had escaped.
However, after Dong Cheng returned to the residence that night, he caught a cold. When the Han Emperor found out, he ordered Imperial Physician Ji Ping to treat him. After Ji Ping arrived at Dong Cheng's dormitory, he happened to hear Dong Cheng dreaming that he was chasing Cao Cao and shouting,""Kill, kill, kill the thief Cao.“
Although Ji Ping was surprised, he didn't say anything. He only went forward to wake Dong Cheng up. After Dong Cheng woke up, Ji Ping asked,"Does Imperial Uncle want to kill Prime Minister Cao?"“
Dong Cheng was surprised when he heard that.“
Ji Ping calmly said,"Don't panic, Imperial Uncle. Although I am a doctor, I have never forgotten that I am a minister of the Han Dynasty." I have been sighing with emotion when I saw my uncle in recent days. I dare not ask him casually. Since you already know the truth of the matter, please don't hide it from me anymore. If I can be of service, please let me know. I will go through fire and water without hesitation.“
Dong Cheng said suspiciously,"I'm afraid you don't mean it."“
Yoshida bit his little finger and swore to prove his sincerity.
Dong Cheng saw this, no longer doubt, so he took out the imperial edict issued by Emperor Han.
"Now, Ma Teng and Liu Bei have left, and there is nothing they can do. Therefore, they feel that they have let down the emperor's kindness and worry has become a disease. "Dong Cheng said helplessly.
If you want to kill Dong Zhuo, why do you need to do this? I just need to use a dose of poison to get rid of the traitor. "Ji Ping vowed.
"In this case, there is hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty. After removing the traitor, you are the greatest hero.”Dong Cheng grabbed Ji Ping's hand and said sincerely.
Ji Ping bid farewell to Dong Cheng and left the mansion. Dong Cheng was overjoyed. When he returned to the manor, he happened to see his servant Qing Tong having an affair with a maid. After Dong Cheng taught the two of them a lesson, he locked them in the woodshed. Qing Tong broke the lock and escaped from the Imperial Uncle's Mansion. He went to see Cao Cao and told him what he knew.
Cao Cao took Qingtong in and pretended to have a headache the next day. He asked Jiping to go and treat him. Ji Ping mistakenly thought that the opportunity had come, so he poisoned the medicine.
"Prime Minister, the medicine is ready. Please drink it while it's hot." "Ji Ping said nervously.
"What's the rush? Have you ever read the books of the sages?"”Cao Cao said.
"I have." Ji Ping replied.
"The Sage said that if the father is sick, the son should taste it first. Since you are my confidant, why don't you taste it first?”Cao Cao said to Ji Ping.
Ji Ping panicked and wanted to pour the medicine into Cao Cao's mouth, but Cao Cao pushed him away. A few guards immediately came in and captured Ji Ping.
Then, Cao Cao invited all the civil and military officials in the mansion. Only General Dong Cheng was ill and could not come. Cao Cao could only personally bring people to Dong Cheng's residence.
"Uncle, are you feeling better?" Cao Cao asked after getting off the car.
"It's no longer a big deal." Dong Cheng said respectfully.
"Does Uncle know him?" After Cao Cao entered the manor, he pointed at Ji Ping, who was covered in wounds.
"I do." Dong Cheng said.
"Ji Ping, I know that this is not something a doctor like you can do. Tell me who the mastermind is and I will spare your life.”Cao Cao said to Ji Ping.
"No one ordered me.”Ji Ping said hatefully.
"If no one instructed you, why did you lose one finger?”Cao Cao pointed at Ji Ping's hand and asked.
"Chew your finger and swear to kill the traitor." Ji Ping gritted his teeth.
"Alright, alright. Men, chop off his remaining fingers. I want to see how you're going to make an oath. Humph."
The soldier raised his knife and chopped off Ji Ping's finger. Ji Ping screamed again and again.
In the first month of the fifth year of Jian 'an, the first month of the year 200 AD, Dong Cheng, the uncle of the state, failed to assassinate Cao Cao. Ji Ping, the imperial physician, died after hitting a pillar. Dong Cheng and other five people were involved in the matter. More than 700 people, old and young, were beheaded by Cao Cao. In addition, the imperial edict was leaked, and the imperial concubine Dong was killed by Yi. From then on, the conflict between Emperor Xian and Cao Cao was fierce, and there was no possibility of reconciliation.
"From now on, any member of the royal family who disobeys my orders and enters the palace gates without permission will be beheaded. Order Cao Hong to lead three thousand imperial guards to guard the palace.”Cao Cao said angrily.
"As you wish, Prime Minister."
"As you wish, Prime Minister."
The soldiers said in unison.
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