Chapter 23 The Wrath of the Son of Heaven
Xuchang Cao Wei Palace.
A few days ago.
"A bunch of rice buckets, traitors! Cao Rui, the lord of Wei, roared and knocked down the table full of twists and turns, and stood up and glared at the ministers in the audience. And all the people trembled, and did not dare to speak.
"The minister knows the crime, the minister knows the person unknown, and mistakenly recommended Zhuge Dan, but he actually surrendered to the enemy before the battle, and the minister deserves death!" Hearing only a fluttering sound, Xiahou Xuan trembled and knelt in front of the hall.
Cao Rui has never liked Xiahou Xuan, and he is about to have a seizure when he sees it. Seeing this, Cao Shuang hurriedly knelt down and pleaded for his cousin: "Your Majesty, now is the time for the great enemy to employ people." Although General Xiahou is at fault, he is brave and loyal, and it is also for the sake of Great Wei to solve problems, and I beg Your Majesty to be light! ”
Cao Rui looked at Cao Shuang and sneered: "When employing people? It is such a mediocre talent that is the only way to lose the city and lose the land. If you continue to use it, I'm afraid it will be wiped out! ”
Cao Shuang was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly glanced at Cao Yu, the king of Yan, and others on the side.
Cao Yu understood, and hurriedly knelt down: "The old minister is also guilty, and he didn't think about moving the capital." In order to help his ministers, General Xiahou mistakenly believed Zhuge Dan. Although General Xiahou is not talented, he is loyal, and begs His Majesty to be lightly relieved to show His Majesty's grace! The rest of the Cao family also knelt down and seconded the proposal.
Cao Rui saw that King Yan and others came forward, and it was not easy to refute it, so he sat down slowly and said: "King Yan, please get up, the matter of moving the capital is beneficial to the country, and King Yan has a credit to Sheji, what is the crime." He looked at Xiahou Xuan again, waved his hand and said, "That's it, for the sake of King Yan, I will spare you for the time being." However, I don't want to see you again in the future, so from now on, Xiahou Xuan will be dismissed from all official positions and demoted to a concubine. Come on, drive me out of the palace immediately! ”
Xiahou Xuan was already so frightened that he was sweating, and he was busy kowtowing to thank him, and he didn't dare to raise his head all the way back and retreat out of the main hall.
Cao Rui sighed and said: "I also have mistakes, I don't accept Jiang Ji's advice, I believe Zhuge Dan, and the entrusted Zhu Shuo and Pang Hui are not virtuous. It's all strange that I lost my mind with anxiety and didn't notice it for a while, so Zhuge Liang had a chance. Now that the matter has come to this, do you Aiqing have a good plan? ”
Everyone looked at each other for a moment.
Cao Rui glanced at the ministers, and saw from a distance that the concubine Xiahou Nan lowered his head and said nothing, thinking of everyone's move to the capital a while ago, he was angry, and said angrily: "Is there no one in my dignified Wei?" First I lost the northwest, and now I lost Luoyang, I retreated and retreated, where else can I retreat! ”
The more Cao Rui spoke, the more excited he became, as if he felt the blood from his ancestors in his body, Cao Rui suddenly took the case: "Emperor Taizu Wu, sweep away Liuhe and sweep all directions, and conquer the Great Wei world that is only available in a lifetime." Emperor Xiandiwen Shenwen Shengwu, Fayao Chan Shun, founded the country and set the capital, and created the foundation of the Great Wei Dynasty. This is the country that the ancestors fought hard to fight, although I am not talented, how can I bear to abandon it. Luoyang is the capital of the country and must not be lost. Since the ministers have no plan, I have made up my mind, and I want to raise a soldier to conquer the country, I personally led a million troops to fight Zhuge Liang to the death, vowing to recapture Luoyang! ”
Everyone was shocked and was about to admonish. I saw Cao Rui angry, brushed his sleeves away, and entered the harem, and all the officials had to disperse.