Chapter 138: Conspiracy
Since Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, he has paid great attention to funeral etiquette.
In the Western Han Dynasty, the dormitory was generally built in the cemetery, and the temple was built outside the cemetery, and the large-scale sacrificial ceremonies were mostly carried out in the temple.
The Eastern Han Dynasty moved all this ritual to the cemetery.
However, the real Eastern Han Dynasty Emperor's Mausoleum is in Luoyang City, and as for the current Xu Capital, it is just a dormitory built outside the imperial city, taking a formality.
After all, you can't sacrifice every year, you have to go to Luoyang.
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Early the next morning, several officials gathered at the gate of the palace, bid farewell to the emperor, and walked out of the city together.
Originally, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty also wanted to go, and personally participated in the discussion of the destruction of Cao; However, if he followed, Cao Zhi's forbidden soldiers would definitely follow, which would affect the effect of everyone's meeting, and in the end, Emperor Han Xian did not go.
At that moment, Xun Yu, Jiang Feng, Fu Wan and others, on behalf of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and hundreds of civil and military officials, left the imperial city and came to the north of the city.
Fu Wan was an important figure in the operation, or rather a leading figure, because he was the father of Queen Fu.
In addition, Fuwan has six sons, all of whom work in different departments.
After ambushing himself, he is currently also a captain of the Tun Cavalry, leading 700 guards in the imperial city.
In addition to the 700 people who have been ambushed, the current 5,000 forbidden soldiers in the imperial city all belong to Cao Zhi's family.
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Before Cao Cao went to Yecheng, he repeatedly told Cao Zhi that he must firmly control the power of the Praetorian Guard in his own hands and strictly prevent ministers from meeting in private.
Under the operation of Yang Xiu and others, Cao Zhi took down Zou Kai and others.
At the beginning, Cao Zhi was indeed quite attentive, but he was not a figure good at politics and military affairs after all, and seeing that the imperial city was calm, he quickly relaxed his vigilance.
As everyone knows, this kind of calm is only on the surface, and the undercurrent has already begun to surge in secret.
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Early this morning, Cao Zhi received news that Jiang Feng, Xun Yu, Fu Wan and others represented the Son of Heaven and were going out of the city to worship in the imperial mausoleum.
Cao Zhi didn't care, and when he heard that Emperor Han Xian didn't go with him, he didn't pay attention to it, but instead made an appointment with Yang Xiu and other literati, and played drinking and composing poems.
In Cao Zhi's mind, although Fu Wan is the queen's father and has a noble status, he has always been a very cowardly person.
When the first edict incident broke out that year, Queen Fu wrote a letter to Fu Wan, telling Cao Cao about his atrocities, and making her father secretly plot; However, Fu Wan didn't dare to make a move, but firmly stood on Cao Cao's side and aided in the abuse.
After that incident, the Fu clan basically gained Cao Cao's trust, although they failed to grasp the power, but there were still some small rights.
In the eyes of many people, it is really cowardly.
However, no one knows better than himself that he had no choice but to instigate him at that time.
In order to find better opportunities!
The edict of the year seemed to be all the rage, but in fact, the participants were uneven, and they all had ghosts, and it was difficult to achieve a big deal at all!
Not this time!
With the lessons of previous failures, this edict, from the selection of people to the secret meeting, is all impermeable!
The most important thing is that at present, Cao Cao is in Yecheng, and the heavy troops are deployed in Jingzhou, so it can be said that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Fu Wan knew that he couldn't bear it anymore.
This is the only chance to get rid of the Cao thief!
Once I grasp it, from now on, my Fu clan will be the first nobleman of the Han Dynasty!
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The group walked for an hour before coming to the imperial mausoleum outside the city.
After Fu ordered his subordinates to guard outside, he led Jiang Feng, Xun Yu and other important ministers to the most hidden room.
When he got here, he knelt on the ground and cried after "plopping".
The crowd hastened to lift him up.
After wiping his tears, he took out the holy decree given to him by Emperor Han Xian and began to read it.
And all the people bowed to the ground and listened to the commandment.
said that it was a holy decree, but in fact, it was more like a complaining article, which was nothing more than an angry denunciation of Cao Cao's atrocities and ordered everyone to work together to save the Han family.
Finally, there is the latest commission.
abolished the prime minister system, that is, deposed Cao Cao; Feng Xunyu is Situ, Jiang Feng is Sikong, and Fu Wan is Taiwei, and the three are called "Three Princes", which adds up to almost a prime minister.
Situ and Sikong are in charge of officials, households, rituals, punishments, workers, etc., but the most important military power is the Taiwei who has been subdued.
When Jiang Feng heard this appointment, he was not very interested at that time.
The military power is given to one person, and the feeling is that he is a companion!
If Emperor Han Xian can be willing to give himself a part of the military power, it's not really impossible to try, can he get rid of Cao Cao!
As for now......
How can it be so easy to get rid of Cao Cao!
I still have to think of a way, how to take the opportunity to take the wives away!
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After reading the holy decree, everyone bit their fingertips and pressed their handprints on the holy decree, which can be regarded as a life and death situation.
As for this holy decree, it is naturally kept in the place where it is finished.
In other words, the life and death of all people are tied to one person!
Once something happens and the holy decree flows out, everyone will be unlucky!
After pressing the mudra, everyone started to talk about business.
Among them, the most powerful ones are Xun Yu and Jiang Feng.
Although he has soldiers in his hands after the ambush, he is not good at strategy, otherwise he would not have to take the risk of pulling Xun Yu and Jiang Feng up.
Under the collegial discussion of everyone, soon, the plan was released!
The overall program is divided into three steps.
In the first step, everyone was scheduled to kill Cao Zhi's White Horse Mansion directly at the time of the third watch three days later, when the captain of the Tun Cavalry was changing shifts, and captured him alive; Then he took the 5,000 forbidden troops in the imperial city into his own hands.
The second step was to order the closure of the city, cutting off all contact between the imperial city and the outside world, so as not to be known by Cao Cao of Yecheng that there was a change in the city.
The third step is to write a letter to Cao Cao in the name of Cao Zhi and trick him back to Xudu. Then in Xinxu County on the way, set up an ambush to kill Cao Cao!
Xinxu County is located between Xudu and Yecheng, and the defenders of Xinxu County are the youngest son of Fu Wan - Fu Dian.
This plan seems very bold, but it is very feasible.
The most critical of these is the first step.
As long as Cao Zhi is controlled, Xu Du will be controlled.
The rest of the matter fell into place.
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Jiang Feng even felt that this plan was really likely to succeed!
But come to think of it, it's still unlikely.
It seems a bit taken for granted to rely on an assassination to end a big hero like Cao Cao.
Not to mention anything else, the team of hardcore bodyguards led by Xu Chu beside him alone is not easy to deal with.
With the thousands of rabble in Xinxu County, how could Cao Cao be killed!
If a part of the forbidden army of the Imperial City is sent over, it is not impossible.
But with so many forbidden troops dispatched, they will definitely disturb the people along the way, and then leak the news.
The first and second steps are indeed not small in terms of success.
But the third step is really difficult!
So Jiang Feng thought to himself, the question now is, how should he transport his wives out during the period of the Imperial City Mutiny......
If you can be in charge of a part of the forbidden army when you control Cao Zhi, it will be convenient.
However, there are still several sons in the imperial city, and I am afraid that these forbidden troops will be handed over to his sons at that time.