Luoyang

"Liu Ci, what do you mean by this?" Cao Rong looked at a jade plate in front of him, the jade card was finely carved, and he didn't know the characters at the last moment.

Liu Ci is the head of the school, and the school is dedicated to the head of the Cao family to monitor hundreds of officials, investigate and collect evidence. Cao Rong had previously speculated about the death of his biological mother Zhen Mi, so he sent Liu Ci to investigate.

Liu Ci: "Your Majesty, listen to me." "This thing was found in a dark pavilion in the dormitory of the Queen Mother's life, and after many investigations, this character was found in it."

Cao Rong: "Where?" ”

Liu Ci: "Among the group of assassin leaders killed, there is also a card, and the workmanship is not as good as this, but the symbol is exactly the same, I am afraid it is a thing to prove his identity." ”

When Cao Rong heard this, his brows tightened, "That's it?" ”

Liu Ci: "If it's just this, I don't dare to report to Your Majesty." After learning about this, he expected that the secret must not be simple, so he tried his best to check the Queen Mother's past. Sure enough, there is a detail that is quite interesting. ”

"When the Empress Dowager was still in Emperor Wen's palace, she would go in and out of various shops in the city of Xudu, and these shops, after Emperor Wen ascended the throne, were closed or transferred shortly after, without exception. Now I want to find those shop owners, but there is no way to find them. ”

Cao Ei: "So? ”

Liu Ci: "Therefore, I think that those shops may be a place to contact and meet, but after the Queen Mother enters the palace, there is no need to exist, and I am afraid that he will be exposed one day, so the world will evaporate." ”

Cao Rong: "Do you mean that my mother was arranged by someone else to be with my father, the king, to be an internal response?" ”

Liu Ci: "Exactly. ”

When Cao Rong heard this, his heart was shocked, and he thought that his mother was being plundered, but he didn't expect it to be a strategy. "Who is it? Ill-intentioned? Could it be that my mother's death is also related to the mastermind? ”

Liu Ci: "This, I don't know. As for the mastermind, although I dare not assert it, there is a trace of it. ”

Cao Rong asked, "Say it quickly." ”

Liu Ci: "As far as I know, the Queen Mother was recommended by the Governor Sima Yi to Emperor Wen, and Emperor Wen was very happy to see the Queen Mother, so he reported to Emperor Wu and accepted it." It's not a secret, everyone knows it. Secondly, the Sima family had a deep relationship with an assassin gang, and once recommended the general Cao Zhen to fight in Hanzhong that year. ”

"Now the Sima family is soaring in Wei and has military power......"

"If Your Majesty wants to know if this is the case, you can send someone to search Sima's house, and if it is related, you will definitely be able to find relevant physical evidence."

When Cao Rong heard this, he blended various events together, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.

"Your Majesty, there is a Yangzhou military report." The eunuch was reported.

Cao Rong signaled, and the eunuch and the newspaper arrived, watching it, glaring and roaring, and throwing out the military newspaper in his hand.

Liu Ci lowered his head, not daring to ask.

Cao Rong gasped a few times, got up and walked left and right, "Sima Yi captured the Wu realm, and he wants to garrison the army here, stabilize the thieves, and have a place to base at this time, how is it good?" ”

"He has wolf ambitions, and he will definitely establish himself as king in this land."

Cao Rong: "Come on, capture the Sima family in the city capital!" ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Liu Ci shouted.

Cao Ei: "What does Aiqing mean?" ”

Liu Ci: "Now that Sima Yi is in the land of Wu Realm, he has troops in hand, and if he captures Sima's family at this time, it will be a surprise to the grass." ”

Cao Rong: "Aiqing means, let Zhang Liao capture Sima Yi back?" ”

Liu Ci: "Although General Zhang Wenyuan is brave, Sima Yi is resourceful, but whenever there is a change, he can detect it. General Zhang Wenyuan couldn't be captured, and he was in a hurry, and he threw himself into Shu, which was even more unfavorable to Great Wei. ”

Cao Rong said angrily: "So? Is it still guarded by him in Yangzhou? ”

Liu Ci: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a plan to deal with!" "Your Majesty will first issue an edict and summon Sima's family back to Luoyang. It's good for him to go back, and there is a way if he doesn't go back. and the book summons the general Cao Zhenhui, to be able to deal with Sima Yi, it must be a general. The general rushed to Yangzhou with troops, and said that he was ordered by His Majesty to guard Yangzhou and let Sima Yi go to Yongzhou. ”

At this time, there were generals Cao Zhen and Zhang Liao in Yangzhou, and the two took advantage of Sima Yi's unpreparedness to capture and kill this person, and at least the loss was to quell the military rebellion. If Sima Yi senses the start of war, he is not afraid, and with the strength of two generals, it is enough to win it. ”

Cao Rong thought, "It can only be ...... like this"

Yangzhou, Danyang County, Jianye

Sima Shi and Sima Zhaoli rushed to Jianye to see their father.

"Father!" Sima Zhao said anxiously, Sima Zhao was afraid, Cao Rong wanted to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys. If you don't return, you will have to go to war, then the Sima family will face the second army of Wei and Shu, how can they be the enemy.

"Don't make a noise." Sima Yi scolded.

Sima Shi's expression was cold, and he said lightly: "Father, to go back or not to go back?" ”

Sima Yi: "The details in the palace, the message came out, and the third child." The third man sent people to rush all the way from Luoyang to Yangzhou, a few days earlier than Cao Ei's edict. ”

"Liu Ci of the school department found out our methods."

Sima Zhao exclaimed: "What...... What the? And ...... mother? ”

Sima Yi: "It's okay at home, Cao Rong is afraid of startling the snake, and I'm afraid that we will die and the net will be broken." Therefore, if we don't return, he will let Cao Zhen unite with Zhang Liao and plot to attack us. ”

Sima Zhao: "What should I do?" If Cao Zhen comes, an edict will be issued, but I am afraid that the Wei army will be in chaos all of a sudden, and our army will be completely defeated, and it will be impossible to win. ”

Sima Shi: "That's why my father summoned us back." ”

Sima Yi: "Cao Zhen can't be allowed to lead the army here, Zhang Liao should not know at this time." We started the army first, left Yangzhou, stationed troops in the area of Yuzhou, solved Cao Zhen there, and returned to Luoyang. ”

Sima Zhao: "Then what should I do here?" The Shu army is still in the area of Yangzhou Xindu County, if you leave the army, I am afraid that the previous attack here will fall short. ”

Sima Shi explained: "No, let Zhang Liao lead troops to defend, you can resist." The Shu army is also after a big war, and it should not be able to fight again. ”

Sima Yi: "If you have no objection, you will go to Luoyang with Shu Luoyang and let the third child prepare." ”

Yuzhang County, Pengze

Shi Yue fled across the river from Lujiang County, went down the river, and returned to this place.

"How, Boyo?" Shi Yue asked about the battle situation in Xindu County, and he had traveled far away for a long time, for fear that something would happen.

Zhang He: "It's reported, it's fine, the general can rest assured." ”

"That's good, I'm scared of something. The nearest one is Poyang County, where one person is detained, but go there first. Shi Yue recalled that Wu Chen, Lu Dai, and Zhong Limu were still there, and those two should be willing to surrender.

After all, they are all loyal ministers, and it is really not easy to persuade one or two to surrender.

Poyang County

"The Great General is here! We are willing to surrender! In prison, Lu Dai shouted. I have already known about the death of Wu Guo, but I just can't wait for the general to return here. I want to surrender with the generals of the Shu army here, but I feel that it is inappropriate, the other party's position is far inferior to my own, and I surrender them, and then in front of the general, what face do I have.

The head of the cell knew that the person who was imprisoned here was Wu's important minister, and the general had ordered it, and then they were all ministers of our country, so they should be treated well, and they should not be neglected.

The cell boss reassured: "The general hasn't returned yet, so wait a little longer." You don't have to ask every day, I'll let you know when I come back. ”

Lu Dai sighed and looked at Zhong Limu, "General, has the other party forgotten us, how long has it been?" Haven't returned yet? ”

Zhong Limu: "What are you in a hurry to do?" It's time to come, it's coming. Zhong Limu was not so impatient, and was still immersed in the throes of the country's demise.

Lu Dai naturally knew that the other party would eventually return here, and it was reported that Gu Yong, Zhu Ran and many other Wu generals and ministers had surrendered. But it's too late, and I am afraid that I have no status in the Shu army.