"This, this, this, this…"
"What's going on?"
"What happened in the Imperial City overnight?”
" Look at that person. He's wearing a prince's uniform…"
"Zhang Zilan…"
" This is the Changshui Commandant. They're all dead…"
"Corpses are everywhere. Did a mutiny happen in the Imperial City?”
"Before I came, I heard from the servant boy that the inner city was sealed off and surrounded by Snowy Dragon Cavalry.”
"Last night, someone attacked the Imperial City and attempted to assassinate His Majesty.”
All the officials, generals, and advisors were moving forward.
Everyone felt uneasy.
They whispered to each other for a long time, but there was nothing they could do.
At this moment, Guan Yunzhang came out of the alley with a head in his hand and three or four people tied behind him. He handed it to Zhao Yun.
"Chief Yun, even you were alarmed?"
" Humph," Guan Yu chuckled, stroked his beard, and said proudly,""General Zilong is good at martial arts. 500 men defeated thousands of soldiers without any damage.”
Zhao Yun's expression did not change. She cupped her fists solemnly and said,"It was all arranged by the Lord. In the future, Chief Yun will also have this armor.”
"Where is my Green Dragon Crescent Blade?"
Guan Yu asked.
He had been asking about this for a long time.
Zhao Yun smiled but didn't answer.
Zhao Zilong didn't like to lie, so when he didn't want to answer, he would smile. No one could do anything to him.
"It can't be that you'll take it away and melt it, right? If you want such a divine weapon, you can ask the top marquis to help you forge one.”
Zhao Yun turned around and left, not wanting to argue with him.
Guan Yu sighed and looked into the palace. He followed the crowd into Shu Jian Pavilion and walked through the long corridor. The high walls on both sides were now filled with archers.
However, he hurried over and when he arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, he realized that Cao Cao was not there.
He had already gone to the palace, so he still hadn't returned the favor.
In that case, something big had happened in the Imperial City last night.
Thousands of people entered the Imperial City.
Zhao Zilong was taken care of with 500 soldiers.
Was this the third on the Brave General Heaven Ranking?
……
In the huge square in front of the court, the officials stood in two rows under the stairs.
At this moment, Dong Cheng's face was ashen.
A ray of sunlight shone down from the sky. It was dawn.
But for these old officials of the Han Dynasty, night had just arrived.
Cao Cao slowly stood up from the soft couch, his hands behind his back as he looked down.
Behind him, Emperor Han was still shivering.
In the distance, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, the Tiger Troop, and the people from the School Affairs Office all poured in from Shu Jian Pavilion, filling the entire square. There were even warhorses galloping through Sima Gate.
The army pressed down like a black cloud, heavily pressing down on the entire drill ground. Black armor, silver armor, soldiers dressed in different materials.
Put on armor and hold sharp weapons.
Warhorses neighed.
Countless generals appeared. They entered the inner city through the gate and received the military intelligence from Dian Wei. They all knew what had happened in the Imperial City.
All the assassins in the inner city were killed. All the outsiders, those hiding in the officials 'homes, and those hiding in the noble families were all killed.
Because the people were in the outer city, Xu Zhen's words and decision ensured peace. They left the west gate safely. When they left, the assassins from Western Liang were already scared out of their wits before they could do anything.
To them, this assassination plan had already ended before it even began.
Cao Mengde reached out his hand and pointed it at Yi Feng. He was right in front of him. He could flip the world with a single palm and hold the sun and moon in his hand.
He was in power.
"Last night was brilliant!" Cao Cao laughed.”
"There are always people who overestimate themselves in this world. General Dong, look at the morning sun today. Isn't it beautiful?”
Dong Cheng turned around and saw Sima Fang standing below, Yang Biao, the generals in the distance, and the drill ground littered with corpses. Only pain remained in his heart.
He knelt on the ground with a thud and shouted,"Thief Cao! If he wanted to kill, then kill! If I fail, even if I turn into a ghost, I will kill you!”
"Hah!"
Cao Cao laughed contemptuously." I'm not afraid of you as a human, so why should I be afraid of you as a ghost?"”
" Cao thief, Cao thief. The people call me the Prime Minister, but you keep calling me a thief. The world belongs to the Han Dynasty and the people. Ever since I started the rebellion, I, Cao Mengde, suppressed the Taiping Road and rebelled against Dong as the vanguard. I eliminated the Yellow Turban bandits, harvested a million bushels, and saved millions of people. What have you done?”
"What a joke. Fu Han is using the lives of his subordinates to exchange for a Prime Minister who saves millions of people. How absurd!!”
"How can this be the virtue of the Great Han? Was the Great Han the imperial power of the aristocratic families, or was it the welfare of the commoners? As a ruler, he could only be manipulated by others. Wasn't that ridiculous, sorrowful, and ridiculous?!!!”
"Your Majesty!"
As Cao Cao shouted, he turned around and glared at Liu Xie. Liu Xie was instantly frightened. The 12-year-old Liu Xie, who was almost 13 years old, had no strength to retaliate at all. He couldn't even withstand a single glance from Cao Cao.
Therefore, he could only shrink back on the dragon bed. Tears flowed out of his eyes. Cao Mengde was even more terrifying than Dong Zhuo!
Dong Zhuo was cruel and inhumane. Everyone had the right to kill him. As for Dong Zhuo, the hatred in their hearts would turn into anger.
However, Liu Xie couldn't be angry with Cao Cao. With Cao Cao around, at least Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou could still thank the Great Han for their kindness. Without Cao Cao, this place would still fall into chaos and many more people would die.
How could such a feat be denied?!
No.
He was not Dong Zhuo, he was Cao Mengde.
Your Majesty, was I wrong?"
Cao Cao stared at Liu Xie and asked.
"No, that's right. My beloved minister is loyal to the monarch and the country. She is a hero of the world and a great hero who helped my Great Han Dynasty.”
Liu Xie said nervously," My dear minister, I, I don't know what happened. I was just sleeping in the bedroom and was woken up in the middle of the night. I was really confused.”
Cao Cao smiled," Yes, this matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is only twelve or thirteen years old, and it is still the easiest time for you to be ignorant.”
He pointed at Dong Cheng." He secretly sent 5,000 troops to assassinate me in the name of His Majesty!”
Liu Xie was shocked. He quickly looked at Dong Cheng and became angry. His face turned red as he shouted,"My dear minister! Dong Qing's family, you, how can you do this, I didn't have an edict!! This is treason, but the guards of the Qing family have done well. I will forgive you!”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao was only stunned for a moment with dissatisfaction.
" Huh?!"
"Oh no, zhen, zhen will dismiss you and demote you to a commoner.”
Cao Cao was still staring at him, his expression unchanged.
Obviously, he was not satisfied with the statement of being demoted to a commoner.
"Your Majesty, do you think that demoting me to a commoner is a punishment? You're not letting him go home to retire. You're thinking that in the future, he'll use the name of the emperor to swindle people everywhere and then arrange people all over the Imperial City to ambush me?”
"No, no, no…"
Liu Xie immediately shook his head, his expression somewhat flustered.
"According to the law, Dong Cheng's entire family should be massacred. However, the Great Han Dynasty is based on benevolence and can only harm one person. Prime Minister, what do you think?”
Cao Cao smiled." Not only that, but today, I also want him to confess his accomplices. Otherwise, how can I go to war for His Majesty in the future?"？”
"Then, in your opinion, what should we do now?”
" Hmph," Cao Cao snorted coldly and turned to look at the old officials in front of the hall." Everyone, tell me, who are Dong Cheng's allies?”
Dong Cheng immediately shouted,"Cao thief! You don't have to ask anymore. I'm alone!”
"I am the mastermind, and I am also the mastermind. Exterminating thieves is the responsibility of all loyal officials of the Great Han Dynasty! There's no need to rope others in. Do you think that no one will dare to rebel against you?!”
"Good, everyone has heard Dong Cheng's words. His Majesty said that I am a loyal person to the country, and he said that I am a traitor. Little did he know that when he said these words, he was already a traitor.”
Cao Cao could already smile and chat with everyone.
But in reality, Cao Cao knew very well that if he were to make a big fuss today, at least half of the officials in the court would die here.
Moreover, he was standing at a high place. He could see most of the people who had ulterior motives with a single glance.
At this moment, Guan Yu was watching everything quietly from afar.
Cao Cao's method of handling this was quite different from his big brother's.
However, what he said was indeed the truth, and it was an irrefutable truth.
Without Cao Cao, the people of Xu Prefecture would have starved to death and frozen to death.
Now, he had food and clothing. Was killing him really a good thing?
After that, no one in the hall spoke. Dong Cheng was also a little anxious and shouted again,"Thief Cao, if you want to kill me, then kill me. Don't hold back! I, Dong Cheng, have absolutely no accomplices. I am the only one!”
"You alone!"
Cao Cao repeated this sentence and immediately laughed." How could you lure the bandits from Western Liang in by yourself? How could you let these bandits enter the inner city from the outer city without the patrolling guards noticing?”
"How is that possible? Placing people in the Imperial City and getting them to open the armory and the gates of the Imperial Palace for you is definitely not the work of one person. There is an extremely powerful mastermind behind it, even an important member of the imperial court!”
"This, Prime Minister…"
Liu Xie was shocked. So many people?!
I'm still so young. Why do you want to harm me? You didn't even tell me before you started. Isn't this too ridiculous?
"Prime Minister, if we continue to investigate, I'm afraid that all the civil and military officials will bleed here.”
Even Liu Xie was afraid. He knew that Cao Cao was in a thunderous rage. His reputation was much stronger than Dong Zhuo's. Dong Zhuo's anger was obvious.
Cao Cao's anger was completely invisible. It felt like every breath he took was accompanied by the urge to kill. It was terrifying.
"Good!"
Cao Cao completely ignored Liu Xie. With his hands behind his back, he looked down and said in a deep voice,""Since that's the case, since you guys aren't willing to tell me, I'll ask each of you one by one. Sima Fang!”
As soon as this name was spoken, Sima Fang's prostrating body trembled. He suddenly realized that at this moment, his legs had accumulated a lot of sweat, almost forming puddles of water.
"Yes, I'm here!"
Sima Fang crawled back down in fear, his mind blank.
"Yes, let me ask you. You are the garrison of Jingdou, and you are the one who arranged the garrison of the outer city. Why did you let so many rebel soldiers in without anyone noticing? Did you neglect your duty, or did you personally open the door and lure them in?”
"This! This is my oversight! It was this lowly official who was old and muddle-headed, and no longer as meticulous as back then, causing the thief to have an opportunity to take advantage of it, but it was definitely not me!! I never had the intention to harm the Prime Minister!"
" Definitely not me!!!"
"Hehehe, not you."
Cao Cao laughed happily." Since that's the case, let the Supreme Court handle it. I'll ask the Prefect of the capital to come and interrogate me. I'm very favored."”
"No, no, Prime Minister, I didn't mean it that way. This is my dereliction of duty, but I didn't mean to harm Prime Minister.”
"Xun Lingjun, are you here?"
Xun Yu suddenly stood out from the crowd and walked in front of everyone. He bowed deeply to the Emperor and then looked at Cao Cao." Prime Minister, I'm here."”
"Yes, you'll interrogate him?"
Xun Yu was stunned.
"I, I'm not good at this."
"Why? Is it inconvenient? Or…was there something that prevented him from using torture on people he knew?”
"No, no…"
Xun Yu suddenly felt a burst of panic. He stood up abruptly and walked towards Dong Cheng.
He bowed deeply and said," General Dong, the Prime Minister asked me to interrogate you. If you have any accomplices, please tell me first to avoid any more trouble…"
" Xun Yu," Dong Cheng sneered and wiped the hair off his forehead. He turned to Cao Cao and said in a hoarse and desperate voice,""Thief Cao, why didn't you ask Xu Zhen to interrogate me?”
"Xun Yu, you are also the descendant of a prestigious family. Your father is one of the eight dragons. The current eight dragons are so mighty, but now you have to bend down to serve a thief.!!”
"Even if I die, I will never say it!!!”
Puff!
At this moment, he bent over and used all his strength to crash into the steps. Blood flowed all over the ground.
At this moment, it was completely silent.
After a long while, Xun Yu went to Cao Cao." Prime Minister, Dong Cheng…committed suicide."”
"Yes, what a pity."
Cao Cao stood up and fluttered his cloak. He raised his head and asked,""Is there anyone else who wants to turn themselves in? I'll be waiting for you."
As usual, he was silent.
After waiting for a while, there was still no one moving. Cao Cao suddenly understood and frowned,"No? If not, I'll kill someone."
The word 'kill' was spoken in a relaxed manner, but it caused the emperor, Liu Xie, and the ministers to instantly fall into panic. They were killing, they were starting to kill!!
Guan Yu was watching from afar, his eyes filled with confusion.
Kill, do you really want to kill?
If he really killed someone, what was the point of doing it with Dong Zhuo?
"Hehehe, Sima Gong, Grand Marshal Yang, how many others are there? The two of you, go to the Supreme Court first."
"Don't worry, Sima Gong. You are my Lord, so I will take good care of your entire family. However, I can only plead for you for the crime of offending my superior. As for how His Majesty will decide, that is not something I can decide.”
"At the same time, send all the Han officials to the Supreme Court for interrogation. After the interrogation, we will know the result. Whether they are killed or given a light sentence is up to you.”
Cao Cao laughed as he looked at the crowd. His eyes were filled with interest. Interesting. These people were really interesting.
"Attack!"
When all the soldiers and horses went to capture them, the entire hall was in chaos. It was filled with words of injustice, but they were captured and taken away one by one. Heaven's might.
This was the might of the heavens. His life and death were in the hands of Cao Cao.
Xu City was probably going to change before the war.
The smart strategists all understood why the Prime Minister was so angry and made such a big move. It was for the future war between the north and the south.
If the internal problems were still there before the war, it would be impossible to fight in peace. There might be danger in the rear.
This was part of Xu Zhen's plan for Cao Cao.
This was to get rid of the Han officials of the court.
Cao Cao knew this very well.
"Prime Minister!"
At this moment, Guan Yu quickly walked over and bowed deeply in front of Cao Cao.
"Oh? Chief Yun, you actually came for this?"
Cao Cao looked at him with interest, and the smile on his face gradually became brighter.
"No, it's just that my official status is also from the Han Dynasty. Now that I'm in Xudu, I'm afraid…"
" Oh..." Cao Cao suddenly realized," I almost forgot that Bowen is also from Han."”
"Of course you're pardoned. I thought you were going to beg for mercy.”
Guan Yu stood proudly with a cold expression. After a moment of silence, he said with disappointment,"In this world, black is not black and white is not white. I don't understand.”
" I only have a clear conscience. I wanted to repay the Prime Minister's kindness last night, but I was too late. I heard General Zilong exterminate the enemy.”
"Now that I've heard about this matter, I'm afraid that the entire city will be in chaos.”
Cao Cao smiled," Chief Yun, go back to the manor first. We'll find out in a few days."”
" Yes." Guan Yu nodded and did not say anything more. However, he remembered Cao Cao's words. He knew what he wanted to do.
What had Xu Zhen done? And why hadn't he told him about this? Was it because he was a general leading troops outside and not an official in Jingdou? Was he not worthy of knowing?
Guan Yu thought about it carefully. If he were to deal with them himself, the traitors would either be given a light sentence or follow the laws of the country. If the emperor really did not know about it, it would be these people's problem.
At this moment, Guan Yu suddenly thought of something. He cupped his fists and said,"Prime minister, I want to ask the emperor something.”
Cao Cao was stunned." Haha, Chief Yun, you're especially talkative today."”
"Only today."
"Alright."
Cao Cao waved his hand and pulled Guan Yu back. After walking up a few steps, they arrived in front of Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, this general is my beloved general. He was also ranked fifth on the Brave General Heaven Ranking a few days ago.”
"Oh, oh…"
At this moment, Liu Xie was still trembling in fear and had not recovered from his shock. He stared at Guan Yu and saw that this person was so strong and had an extraordinary aura. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"General, who were you before?”
"Uh…Hejian people."
" Oh, so it's Hejian. I heard that Hejian produces fierce warriors. It seems that it's true. General, you are ranked fifth. You will definitely be a pillar of the Great Han Dynasty in the future. Your current position is..."
"General Vigorous, title, and title is Hanshou Pavilion Marquis.”
"Ting Hou."
He was already a marquis. It seemed that he was indeed a beloved general and had made many contributions?
Liu Xie knew that this person was an official of the Han Dynasty. Since he was from the Han Dynasty, he could be put in an important position.
"Prime Minister, are you here to promote General? I approve."
" No, I came here to ask Your Majesty a question," Guan Yu thought for a long time and asked in a low voice,""Your Majesty, do you know Liu Bei?"
Liu Xie was stunned.
Cao Cao was also stunned.
Hmm?
How could there be such a problem?
Liu Xie shook his head with a bitter smile.”
"Then, Your Majesty, do you know the Imperial Decree?”
"What is the decree?"
Liu Xie blinked, his eyes flashing with confusion. This time, Cao Cao was relieved. No matter how intelligent a child was, he would still dodge when he was lying.
With such an answer, he really didn't know.
At this moment, Guan Yu's heart was in a mess.
He then cupped his fists and said to the two,"In that case, I'll go back first."”
"Wait for Captain Yun!"
Cao Cao grabbed his arm and said happily,""I know what you want to see. Since you want to see it, come with me.”
"I, this…"
Guan Yu wasn't used to it. After all, following him around was different from what he had imagined.
He didn't intend to get close to Cao Cao.
But now he had to ask.
"Alright then."
" Mm." Cao Cao stopped smiling.
He did not say anything else.
……
Night fell.
The number of soldiers patrolling with fire had tripled. The families of the aristocrats, especially those living in the inner city, regardless of age, whether they were aristocrats or merchants.
It was all the same.
At this moment, there were many young people walking on the road. Although they came at different times, they were all going to the same place.
Guanglu Manor.
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