Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Hero's Death
Han Xuan thought of the way to deal with Liu Bei was to send him overseas, the distance from the Han to the Americas was too far, Liu Bei was already in the year of the sixtieth year, looking for this new continent on the vast sea, and when he found the Americas, he would have no chance to return to the territory of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bei also had to receive the order, although he was exiled overseas, but Zhang Fei, Mi Fang and other generals were his former ministers, and they had turned against him. Liu Bei couldn't stay under Han Xuan, and Han Xuan was already very lenient if he didn't get rid of him.
After dealing with Liu Bei's problem, Han Xuan looked at Yu Ban, who was sitting on the side seat and crying while listening to the music. Han Xuan took the wine and saluted it, and asked, "What is Wen Ze's distress, why is he so sad?" ”
Yu Ban wiped away his tears and said: "Yu Ban is a Juping person, and now I can hear the song and dance of my hometown, and I miss my hometown very much, so I cry!" ”
Han Xuan admired the ban very much, although he was loyal to Cao Wei, but at least his loyalty made Han Xuan admire. Yu Ban surrendered to Guan Yu in order to save the lives of all his soldiers, and he did not hesitate to bear the infamy, which is the great righteousness.
Yu Xuan said, "Hehe...... Forbidden, do you plan to seek forgiveness by pretending? ”
Han Xuan was very indignant when he heard this, Han Xuan comforted Yu Ban a few words, and went straight back to his seat, and did not toast Yu Xuan. After the banquet was dispersed, Liu Ji, the chief farmer, persuaded Yu Tuo not to anger Han Xuan anymore, but Yu Tuo didn't care.
However, it was said that after Liu Du returned to Yizhou, he summoned Zhuge Liang, and Liu Du bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang and said: "Zhuge military division sits in Yizhou and works hard, if it is not for Zhuge military division to sacrifice Zhuge crossbow in this battle, our army will be defeated and return!" ”
"Liang is valued by the king, how can he not do his best to repay him. This is where Liang is responsible. Zhuge Liang put a feather fan in his hand and bowed down to answer.
"Lone has given his crossbow the name 'Zhuge Repeater', and the power of Zhuge will spread throughout the army!" Liu Du flicked his sleeves, sat on the main seat and said with a smile.
"King, Liang has bad news......" Zhuge Liang looked embarrassed, and stopped talking.
saw Liu Du ask at this time: "What's the matter?" ”
"Guan Yu...... Suicide! After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
"What!!" Liu Du was like a bolt from the blue when he heard the news, and he refused to believe Zhuge Liang's words. Liu Du took a deep breath and asked, "Why is this?" ”
Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei were united in Taoyuan, and after Guan Yu learned that Liu Bei was defeated and treacherously turned against Zhang Fei, his heart was like ashes, and he was filled with grief and anger. Later, I heard that Zhang Fei descended to Han Xuan, and Liu Bei was captured, and he often sighed. Guan Yu felt the love of the king, although he wanted to repay, he was afraid that General Zhao Yun would not be able to tolerate it, and the loyal ministers did not care about the two masters, and finally cut himself in the courtyard. Zhuge Liang and Liu Du told the reason for this.
Liu Du beat his chest and paused, pointed to the sky and sighed: "Yun Chang! Why can't you think about it so much! ”
"The king, Guan Yu is a foolish and loyal person, and he refuses to serve the lord. Why should the king be worried, the enemy of the dragon is dead, and the king should be deeply relieved. Zhuge Liang persuaded.
When Liu Du saw Zhuge Liang like this, he was slightly unhappy in his heart. In order to commemorate Guan Yu, Liu Du ordered a thick burial of Guan Yu and set up a shrine for Guan Yu outside the city of Yizhou.
The news of Guan Yu's suicide to save his name reached Xu Du, and Cao Cao bowed to the west and said, "Yun Chang! Lonely Su knows your loyalty, but you can't use it for Lonely! What a pity! ”
Cao Cao then gave Guan Yu the nickname Marquis of Zhuang Miao, and ordered Guan Yu's eldest son Guan Ping to attack his father, the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion. Cao Cao mourned Guan Yu for a day, and even the envoys sent by Han Xuan were left aside.
The next day, Cao Cao finally remembered to meet Han Xuan's envoy, and the messenger presented Han Xuan's letter, which stated that Cao Cao swept away the heroes, sat in the north, looked at the world, and the mandate of heaven was in Cao Cao, and Han Xuan tried his best to persuade Cao Cao to become emperor.
Cao Cao took the letter and said with a smile: "Han Xuan'er wants to roast Lone on the charcoal!" ”
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Sima Yi in the hall, Sima Yi's eyes were like watching fire, and he was worthy of looking at the wolf with an eagle looking at the wolf. Cao Cao was very jealous in his heart, but he saw Sima Yi replying: "The fortunes of the Han Dynasty are coming to an end, and the King of Wei is very worldly, but he surrenders to the Han Dynasty." Now Han Xuan is a minister, which is in line with the will of heaven and man. ”
After Sima Yi finished speaking, Wang Lang, Shang Shuhuan and others took the opportunity to persuade Cao Cao, and Cao Cao replied with a smile: "If the destiny of heaven is lonely, Lone is the king of Zhou Wen." ”
It means that even if the time is ripe for the Han Dynasty to become emperor, he will not be the emperor, but like Zhou Wen, let his son be the emperor.
Cao Cao's eyes were on Qingzhou and Liaodong at this time, and Han Xuan was ostensibly a minister, but he was always thinking of encroaching on the Wei realm. Now Wei Yan has gained a firm foothold in Qingzhou and confronted Zang Ba. In Liaodong, although Tian Feng was old, he tightly suppressed Gongsun Kang in Xiangping and Liaoxi County, and the strength of the Gongsun family in Liaodong plummeted.
Since Cao Cao killed Hua Tuo, his head stroke has been getting worse day by day, and now he is worried about the expansion of Han Xuan and Liu Du's power, and he does not realize that his condition has worsened.
That night, Cao Cao was asleep in the bedroom, and when it was time for the third watch, he suddenly felt dizzy, so he got up and lay down next to the coffee table. Suddenly, I heard a strange sound in the hall, as if tearing silk silk.
Cao Cao was shocked, got up to investigate, and suddenly saw Queen Fu, Dong Guiren, the second prince, and more than 20 people such as Fu Wan and Dong Cheng, covered in blood, standing in the clouds of sorrow, faintly hearing the sound of asking for life.
Cao Cao hurriedly pulled out the Heavenly Sword and slashed into the air, and suddenly there was a loud sound, which shook the southwest corner of the temple. Cao Cao fell to the ground in horror, but was rescued by his attendants, and Cao Cao moved to another palace to recuperate.
On the second night, Cao Cao heard the cries of men and women outside the palace again, and urgently summoned the guards in. But the guards didn't see anything, only Cao Cao fell into a hallucination.
After the guards retreated, they saw a man in black behind the pillar disappear into the air as an afterimage. At dawn, Cao Cao summoned his ministers in, stroked his forehead and asked, "Alone in the horses, I have not believed in strange things for more than 30 years." Why is this so today? ”
The ministers said: "The king should order the Taoist priest to set up Jiao and repair. ”
Cao Cao sighed: "Sage Yun: 'Guilty of sins in the sky, there is nothing to pray for.'" 'Lonely destiny is over, can Encore be saved?' ”
Cao Cao didn't believe in Taoism, and named Zhang Lu's Wudoumi Sect as the orthodox Taoism of the Han Dynasty, just to win people's hearts, so Cao Cao did not ask for help from Taoism.
The next day, Cao Cao felt a sullen rush to his forehead, Cao Cao's eyes could not see clearly, and he urgently summoned Xiahoudun to discuss. Xiahoudun went to the front of the palace gate, and suddenly saw Queen Fu, Dong Guiren, the second prince, Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, etc., standing in the clouds. Xiahoudun fainted in shock, helped out left and right, and became seriously ill since then.
Cao Cao summoned Cao Hong, Jia Kui, Sima Yi and others to the couch together and asked them about the future. Cao Hong and the others paused: "The king is good at protecting the jade body, and he will be Huo Ran soon." ”
Cao Cao said slowly: "For more than 30 years, the heroes have all been wiped out, and there are Jiangdong Han Xuan, and Liu Du of Western Shu have not been eliminated. Lonely and critically ill, he can no longer talk to the secretary, and he is entrusted with family affairs. The eldest son Cao Ang, born to the Liu family, unfortunately died in Wancheng at an early age; Gu Pingsheng loved his youngest son Cao Chong the most, and unfortunately died young. Today, Bian gave birth to four sons: Pi, Zhang, Zhi, and Xiong. The third son is a man of vain and less honesty, and he is addicted to alcohol and indulgence, so he does not stand. The second son, Cao Zhang, is brave and unscrupulous; The fourth son, Cao Xiong, is sick and difficult to protect. However, the eldest son, Cao Pi, is generous and respectful, and can inherit my business. It should be assisted. ”
Cao Hong and others wept and took the order, Cao Cao ordered the servants to take the treasures hidden on weekdays, and gave them to the concubines, instructing: "After my death, you must study female workers diligently, make more silk shoes, and sell them to get money for self-sufficiency." ”
He also ordered the concubines to live in the bronze bird platform, and set up sacrifices every day, so that the female dancers would play music and eat. Cao Cao also ordered to set up a 72nd suspicious grave outside the martial arts city of Zhangde Mansion: "Don't let future generations know my burial place, for fear that it will be discovered." ”
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he sighed, tears raining down. Soon after, he died of exhaustion.
In 218 AD, Cao Cao died, and all the civil and military officials mourned. Cao Cao died two years earlier than the original history, which was actually because of the forcible intervention of the Heavenly Tribulation Gate. On the one hand, the officials sent people to report the funeral to the prince Cao Pi, Yanling Hou Cao Zhang, Linzi Hou Cao Zhi, and Xiao Huai Hou Cao Xiong, and on the other hand, they used gold coffins and silver coffins to bury them, and raised their spirits to Ye County in the starry night.
When Cao Pi heard that Cao Cao had died, he wept loudly, led officials of all sizes out of the city for ten miles, and waited in the side hall to welcome the cowardly into the city, and the bureaucrats hung their filial piety and gathered in the palace to cry and mourn.
Suddenly, a person stepped forward and said: "Please let the son of the world mourn and discuss major matters." ”
Everyone looked at it, and it turned out to be Sima Fuye, the middle concubine. Sima Fu said: "When the king of Wei is gone, the world is shaken; Appoint an heir early to the king, so as to reassure the hearts of the people. ”
The ministers hesitated: "The son of the world should be the heir; But without the edict of the Son of Heaven, how can you make a mistake? ”
Chen Jiao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, shouted: "Wang Xue is outside, his son is private, and if they change each other, the society will be in danger." ”
Chen Jiao then drew his sword and cut off the sleeves of his robe, and said sharply: "I will ask for the heir of the world today." If the officials have dissenters, take this robe as an example! ”