After Ji Ping resigned, Dong Cheng was secretly happy in his heart, walked into the back hall, and suddenly saw the house slave Qin Qingtong and the concubine Yun Ying whispering in the dark. Dong Cheng was furious and called for arrest left and right, and wanted to kill Qin Qingtong and his concubine.

When Dong Chengzheng's wife heard the news, she pleaded with Dong Cheng to spare the two of them from death, and each was sentenced to forty canes, and Qin Qingtong was locked in a cold room. Qin Qingtong's friend came to rescue him at night, smashed the iron lock, and the two jumped out of the wall together.

Qin Qingtong went to Cao Cao's mansion and told him about confidential matters. Cao Cao summoned Qin Qingtong into the secret room to inquire, and Qin Qingtong said: "Chongji, Wu Shuo, Wu Teng and others are discussing secrets in the family master's mansion, and they must be plotting against Cao Gong. The head of the house will produce a paragraph of white silk, and I don't know what is written. ”

Cao Cao hid Qin Qingtong in the mansion, and Dong Cheng thought that he had fled to other places, and did not pursue him.

The next day, Cao Cao pretended to suffer from a head stroke and summoned Jiping to deliver medicine. Ji Ping secretly hid poison into the house, Cao Cao lay on the bed, and ordered Ji Ping to be drugged. Jiping: "This disease can be cured as soon as you take it. ”

Cao Cao taught Ji Ping to take the medicine jar and decoction it in front of him. The medicine is half dry, and Jiping has secretly poisoned it and sent it himself. Cao Cao knew that it was poisonous and deliberately delayed it. Ji Ping urged: "Take advantage of the heat, and you will be healed with less sweat." ”

Cao Cao stood up and said: "If you read Confucianism, you must know etiquette and righteousness: if you have a disease and drink medicine, the minister will taste it first; When the father drinks medicine, the son tastes it first. You are my confidant, why don't you taste it first and then enter? ”

Ji Ping said: "Medicine is used to cure diseases, why use people to taste? ”

Ji Ping knew that something was leaking, so he walked forward quickly, grabbed Cao Cao's ear and poured poison. Cao Cao pushed the medicine away and splashed it on the ground, and white bubbles kept bubbling on the floor tiles.

Before Cao Cao could speak, Ji Ping had already been taken under control. Cao Cao called twenty strong jailers and escorted Ji Ping to the back garden for torture, Cao Cao sat on the pavilion and tied Ji Ping to the ground. Ji Ping does not change color, not afraid at all. Cao Cao smiled: "Liangru is a doctor, dare to poison me?" Someone will incite you to come. Name the man, and I will spare you. ”

Ji Ping said: "I want to kill you, and someone has sent me here?" This is not the case, but death! ”

Cao Cao was furious and taught the jailer to beat Ji Ping. The herald ordered a banquet to be held the next day, inviting all the ministers to drink, but only Dong Chengtuo was ill and did not come. Wu Shuo and the others were afraid that Cao Cao would be suspicious, so they had to rush over. Cao Cao set up a table in the back hall. After a few rounds of wine, he said: "There is no joy in the feast, I have one person who can sober up the officials." ”

Cao Cao taught the jailer: "Bring it with me!" After a while, I saw a long flail nailed to Yoshihira and dragged down the steps. Cao Cao said: "The officials don't know that this person is connected with the evil party, wants to rebel against the court, and plots to kill Cao; Those who want to shake out the conspirators now. ”

Cao Cao asked the officials to retreat first, leaving only Wu Shuo and others to torture, Wu Shuo and others had nothing to say, and Cao Cao asked them to take them down.

The next day, Cao Cao ordered someone to escort Ji Ping to Dong Cheng to confront him, but Ji Ping resolutely refused to say anything and committed suicide by hitting the pillar. Cao Cao saw that Ji Ping was dead, and led Qin Qingtong to Dong Cheng. Cao Cao sneered: "Does Uncle Guo recognize this person?" ”

Dong Cheng said angrily: "The fugitive slave is here!" Immediately punish him! ”

Cao Cao said: "He was the first to sue for rebellion, and now he is witnessed, who dares to punish him?" ”

Dong Cheng defended: "Why did Sikong listen to the fugitive slave? ”

Cao Cao said: "Wu Shuo and others have been captured, and they are all edicts to prove that they are white, but you still deny it?" ”

Cao Cao immediately ordered the left and right to take down Dong Cheng, and ordered the servants to go straight into Dong Cheng's bedroom, and search for the edict and the righteous letter. Cao Cao saw it and sneered: "The rats dare to do this!" ”

Cao Cao ordered Dong Cheng and others, as well as his entire family, to be escorted to various doors and beheaded. More than 700 people died. When the officials and people in the city saw it, they all wept.

After Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng and others, his anger did not subside, so he brought a sword into the palace to kill Dong Guifei. The concubine is Dong Cheng's younger sister, and Emperor Liu Xie is very fond of her, and she is five months pregnant. Liu Xie was in the harem that day, and he was discussing Dong Cheng privately with Queen Fu, and there has been no news so far.

Suddenly, seeing Cao Cao enter the palace with a sword, with an angry face on his face, Liu Xie was shocked. Cao Cao shouted: "Dong Cheng is plotting rebellion, does Your Majesty know?" ”

Liu Xie was so frightened that he trembled and said, "I really don't know. ”

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Xie and said, "Have you forgotten the edict?" ”

Liu Xie didn't dare to answer, and Cao Cao commanded the warriors to capture Concubine Dong. Liu Xie cried and said: "Concubine Dong is pregnant in May, and I hope that I will see pity. ”

Cao Cao raised his head and sighed: "If it weren't for the will of heaven, I would have been killed." How can I leave this woman behind, for my future trouble! ”

Queen Fu begged for mercy and said: "Degraded to the cold palace, when Concubine Dong gives birth, it is not too late to kill." ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "Do you want to keep this rebel seed and avenge your mother?" ”

Concubine Dong said with tears in her eyes: "Begging for the whole corpse to die, don't let it be revealed." ”

Cao Cao asked people to take white silk in front of him. Liu Xie cried and said to Dong Guifei: "Qing is under Jiuquan, don't complain!" ”

Liu Xie and Queen Fu both cried incessantly. Cao Cao said angrily: "It's like a child!" "Ordered the warriors to take Concubine Dong out and strangle her to death outside the palace gate.

Cao Cao summoned his confidants and said: "Now the thief Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, if the two unite, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight." ”

Guo Jia said: "Yuan Shao is scheming and indecisive, and he will take the initiative to attack Ming Gong today." The lord only needs to wait for work, and he can break it. ”

In Jizhou, Yuan Shao listened to the edict and asked Liu Bei, who had just taken refuge in him. Liu Bei persuaded and said: "Ming Gongxiong is based on the land of the four states, and he has a million. Now that Cao thieves are holding the Son of Heaven hostage and causing chaos to the dynasty, how can the Ming Duke inherit the mandate of heaven and the will of the people, and raise the army to destroy the national thieves, but the cause of the Duke of Zhou? ”

Yuan Shao nodded yes, and Guo Tujin said: "Ming Gong is righteous and evil, he must count the evils of Cao, gallop through the counties, and punish the guilt, and then justify the name." ”

Yuan Shao listened to Guo Tu's advice and ordered the chief bookkeeper Chen Lin to draft the document. Chen Lin's name Kong Zhang is known as a talent. Emperor Ling was the main book, because he did not listen to the advice, and was refuted by Dong Zhuo's rebellion, took refuge in Jizhou, and Yuan Shao used it as the main book. At the moment, he received the order and helped the pen to do it. The text is as follows:

Gai Wenming's main plan is to control the change, and the loyal ministers are worried that it will be difficult to establish power. It is because there are extraordinary people, and then there are extraordinary things; If there is something extraordinary, then make extraordinary contributions......

Sikong Cao Cao: His grandfather often served Teng, and he was a demon with Zuo Yi and Xu Huang, gluttonous and unrestrained, hurting and abusing the people; Father Song, beggar and raised, because of stolen goods......

Cao and specially set up the general of the Qiu Zhonglang and touched the golden captain, and the suddenness was not exposed......

Those who have to be the first to be the head will be sealed with 5,000 households and a reward of 50 million. If the ministry favors the generals and the officials, don't ask. Guangyi is entrusted, Bunyan is rewarded, proclaimed to the world, and Xian makes it difficult to know that the Holy Dynasty is persecuted.

Like a law!

At this time, not long after Chen Wu arrived in Yanzhou, he heard the text sent by Yuan Shao, and said in his heart, Could it be that the battle of Guandu is about to start? You have to hurry around it yourself so that you don't get drawn into this big battle.

Chen Wu and dozens of others arrived in Puyang, Dongjun, because the battle of Yuan Cao was imminent, the guards strictly checked the passers-by. Although Chen Wu and the others were dressed in disguise, the goal was still too big, so Chen Wu wanted to bypass the city and walk the mountain path.

Unexpectedly, they were discovered by the guards at the gate, and the sentry shouted at them: "The people over there stop!" What are you doing sneaky? ”

Cao Bing immediately surrounded him with a long lance in his hand, and a soldier under Chen Wu asked, "General, what should I do?" ”

Chen Wu glanced at him: "I said don't call me a general outside." ”

The soldier nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, Childe." What are we going to do? ”

Chen Wu didn't expect to be found in trouble, turned around and said: "What else can I do, thirty-six plans, go for the best plan." ”

Chen Wu immediately spread his feet and ran away, and those under Chen Wu also ran forward desperately. A general in dark green armor in front happened to lead the army back to the city, and Chen Wu secretly shouted that it was not good, this time it was troublesome.

The general saw that Chen Wu and the others were being pursued by the soldiers defending the city, and asked Chen Wu, "Who are you?" ”

Chen Wu's hand was already pressed on the sword, and when the general saw that Chen Wu refused to identify himself, he rushed over. As soon as the spear in his hand opened, he directly shook out several spear heads, which were the Hundred Birds Chaofeng marksmanship.

Chen Wu saw that the person who came had excellent marksmanship, and he did not dare to underestimate the enemy, so he quickly retreated backwards while drawing his sword to resist.

(End of chapter)