Text Chapter 501 The Change of Gao Pingling

In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, that is, the 13th day of September in the sixth year of Cao Wei Taihe, this day is the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Emperor Cao Pi of Wei, Cao Wei Emperor Cao Rong and the generals, the governor of the Chinese and foreign military, Cao Shuang, the leader of the army Cao Xi, the general of the military guard, Cao Xun, the cavalry attendant Cao Yan, the Chinese Protector Xiahou Xuan, Shangshu Ding Mi, He Yan, Deng Yang, Jizhou Assassin Li Sheng, Sili Captain Bi Liang and others went out of Yecheng to worship Emperor Wen in Gaoping Mausoleum, 90 miles north of Yecheng City. △￠，

In fact, there was originally a general of Wuwei and the marquis of Mu Xiang Xu Chu by Cao Rong's side, but later Xu Chu saw that the party dispute between the DPRK and China was serious, and the emperor had no power, and he also remembered the glory of the past by the side of Emperor Cao Cao, and he was sick for a long time, so he asked the emperor to resign and retreated to the mountains.

After more than two years of operation, the current Cao Shuang is already the person with the greatest power in the entire Cao Wei, and even Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming has to bow his head and admit defeat.

Because of this, Cao Shuang was in the limelight this time, and took his cronies and the guards in the palace out of Yecheng and went to Gaoping Mausoleum to worship the former emperor Cao Pi.

Little did he know that at this moment, a long-planned coup d'état began.

Since Sima Yi got Dong Zhao's secret report, he already knew Cao Shuang's movements, so he ordered Dong Zhao and the others to be ready.

After Cao Shuang left, he came to Yongning Palace and reported to the Empress Dowager Li, who was at odds with Cao Shuang, claiming that the general Cao Shuang, the leader of the Shuang brothers, Cao Xi, the general of Wuwei, and Cao Yan, the regular attendant of the loose cavalry, had corrupted the national code and engaged in private gain, and asked to remove them from their official positions.

After Sima Yi received the will of the Empress Dowager Li, he immediately closed the gates in the name of the Empress Dowager Li, and at the same time ordered Sikong Gaorou to act as the general and occupy Cao Shuang's original camp. He also ordered the servant Wang Guan to act as the leading minister of the middle army and occupy Cao Xi's original camp, and ordered his eighth brother Sima Min to lead the army to occupy the arsenal, and the sixth brother Sima to enter and leave the city to guard Zhangshui.

After that, Sima Yi played the emperor with the piece that had been prepared for a long time: "The ministers returned from Liaodong, and the first emperor edicted His Majesty, the King of Qin and the ministers to ascend to the imperial bed, and put the ministers' arms. Deep in the future. The minister said, 'Emperor Wu is also a matter of the minister's future, and this is from what His Majesty sees, and there is nothing to worry about. In case of disappointment, the minister should be edicted with death.'" Huangmen Ling Dong Ji and others, talented people who serve the sick, are all known. Today's great generals have turned their backs on Gu and ruined the national code, and the internal is arrogant, and the external dictatorship is authoritarian; Destroy the camps. According to the ban on soldiers, the important positions of the group officials are all placed in their relatives; The guards in the palace, the old people of all generations have been rejected, and they want to put the new people in a private plan; According to each other, indulgence is getting worse day by day. Outside, this is the case, and Huangmen Zhang Dang is the capital prisoner, and the customs are handed over. Look at the Supreme, wait for the artifact. Divide the second house and hurt the flesh and bones. The world is turbulent, people are afraid, but Your Majesty is sitting down, how can you be in peace for a long time? This is not the original intention of His Majesty and his ministers to ascend to the imperial bed. ”

"Although the minister is old, dare to forget the past? Xi Zhao Gao is extremely meaningful. Extinguished; Lu and Huo were judged early, and Han Zuo was eternal. This is the great lesson of His Majesty, and it is also when the minister is ordained. Sikong Chenrou, Shangshu Lingchenfu, etc., all take coolness as the heart of a king, and brothers should not be guarded. Play Yongning Palace. The Empress Dowager ordered the ministers to do so. Those who are subordinate to the lord and the Yellow Gate order to strike Shuang, Xi, and train the soldiers shall be in the first place, and shall not stay in order to drive in a chariot; If you dare to stay in the office, you will be engaged in military law. The ministers tried their best to send soldiers to the Zhangshui pontoon bridge, and they were very inspected. ”

However, he said that Cao Shuang's convoy had just come to Gaopingling, and before he could pay homage to Emperor Wen Cao Pi, he suddenly saw Huangmen Ling Dong Ji coming with a note, and couldn't help asking: "Which one is this that doesn't open your eyes?" At this time, he even wrote a recital to the emperor! How big is it to worship the first emperor? Is there anything bigger than that? ”

But Dong Ji smiled bitterly: "General, this matter is related to your fate and the future of the Wei family, and it is indeed more important than worshipping the first emperor." ”

After that, I saw Dong Ji present the concerto.

Cao Shuang snorted dissatisfiedly, and said in a deep voice: "If things are not as you say, I will be punished severely." ”

But when he unfolded it and read the first sentence, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said strangely: "Taifu Sima Yi? Isn't he recuperating? And there is also a wind disease, how can you play to the emperor? Hey, and see what he did? ”

After reading two more sentences, Cao Shuang couldn't help but be furious, and scolded with hatred: "Sima Yi, this old man is so unrighteous, he actually played to the emperor, and he said that Zhang Dang is not, who in this world does not know, Zhang Dang is the general's person, and he obviously can't get along with the general by doing this." ”

Dong Ji couldn't help but smile secretly when he heard this: "Why can't I get along with you?" Obviously preparing to put you to death, alas, it's just a pity that you are in the land of wealth and wealth, and you have never undergone such a big change, I don't know what choice you will make? ”

After that, I saw Cao Shuang muttering to himself: "How can this be? Did this Sima Yi have the courage to splash the sky? dared to ask for the removal of the general, and also sent people to protect himself according to Zhangshui, does this mean that he has controlled the entire Yecheng? Doesn't that mean that my whole family is under his control? ”

Dong Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly after hearing this: "It's all at this time, but I still can't forget my family, so we can know that this person is short-sighted and shallow, how can he beat the scheming Sima Yi?" ”

But at this time, Cao Shuang did not have Dong Ji's consciousness, he now felt that the six gods had no master, and it was impossible for the chapter to be handed over to the emperor, because the emperor had a conflict with him, if he handed the chapter to the emperor, whether it was for self-protection or to remove his threat to the emperor, he would definitely agree to Sima Yi's request.

Cao Shuang's face was gloomy, and he happened to see his cronie Li Sheng on the side, and he was immediately angry, threw the song in front of Li Sheng, and shouted in a deep voice: "Didn't you say that Sima Yi was seriously ill?" Now how does he look better than we do? You tell me the truth, are you Sima Yi's spy who deliberately sent false information to Ben General? ”

Li Sheng couldn't help but be speechless when he heard this, and broke out in a cold sweat, because he was afraid that Cao Shuang would cut off his head in anger, he quickly knelt aside in fright, claiming that he was wronged and was all deceived by Sima Yi.

At this time, He Yan, who was known as one of the three dogs in Taichung, persuaded on the side: "This matter cannot be said to be Gongzhao's fault, it is all to blame Sima Yi for being too cunning and good at pretending to be sick. What's more, it's public? What's more, now is the time to employ people, why should the general do such a thing that makes his relatives painful and his enemies happy? ”

Cao Shuang listened to He Yan's words, and then his face softened slightly, which made Li Sheng rise, and then asked: "Fang Jin's plan, what should I do?" ”

He Yan and others heard this. Suddenly they were at a loss, these people were all young, if it was a clear talk, no one could compare to them, but let them make ideas in such a matter, this is simply asking Yu Blind.

After a while, Cao Shuang suddenly heard that Xu Yun and Wang Lang, the lieutenant, came to visit, he didn't know the other party's intentions, but he knew that Wang Lang was loyal to the Wei family. hurriedly greeted him in person, but heard the two of them persuade: "Why is the general still here?" Now that Sima Taifu has petitioned the Empress Dowager to remove him from his post as a general, he has publicly claimed that as long as the general pleads guilty and voluntarily returns power, Sima Taifu will definitely not take care of it, and if it is delayed, it will be really against it. At that time, I'm afraid that Taifu will not be able to save your life. ”

Cao Shuang was groaning, and suddenly heard a ride coming not far ahead. At the same time, someone could be heard shouting from afar: "Why should the general hesitate? Sima Taifu swore by Zhangshui that Sima Taifu was only dismissed from the post of general by the will of the Queen Mother, and had no intention of harming him, as long as the general returned to Yecheng, he would still be rich and noble. How can such a good opportunity be missed? ”

When Cao Shuang raised his eyes, he saw that the person who came was Yin Damu, the lieutenant of the palace, and he usually trusted this person very much, since it was this person who came. Presumably, what Sima Yi said should be trustworthy.

So Cao Shuang asked: "Captain Yin, does Sima Taifu really swear by Zhangshui?" ”

Yin Damu bowed down and said, "The last general is willing to guarantee with the head of the item." ”

Cao Shuang saw that Yin Damu said so resolutely, and his heart moved slightly, and Xu Yun, Wang Lang and Yin Damu, who were observing the words and expressions on the side, saw this, and immediately struck while the iron was hot and launched further persuasion.

Cao Shuang was moved by the three of them, so he looked at He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi and others, and asked slowly, "What do you think I should do?" ”

Seeing that so many people vouched for Sima Yi, the three of them were naturally convinced, and they all agreed, and they all persuaded Cao Shuang to surrender.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a person shouting from afar: "The general must not listen to the words of the ministers, he should behead these ministers first, and then try to achieve great things." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and when they raised their eyes, they saw that it was Dasi Nong Huanfan.

It turned out that when Sima Yi raised the army, he ordered in the name of the Queen Mother to let Huan Fan serve as the leader of the army, but Huan Fan refused, and then left the city. When I walked to the city gate, I found that the city gate was closed. The gatekeeper Si Fan was Huan Fan's former official, so Huan Fan showed the plate in his hand and lied that there was an edict ordering him to go to Gaoping Mausoleum.

After Huan Fan saw that Si Fan wanted to see the edict with his own eyes, he scolded loudly: "Aren't you my protégé? How dare you do this to me? Si Fan had no choice but to open the city gate and let Huan Fan out of the city.

Later, Huan Fan told Si Fan about Sima Yi's rebellion and asked Si Fan to meet the emperor with him, but Si Fan was on foot and couldn't catch up at all, so he had to hide.

When the sergeant guarding the door saw such an abnormal change, he was shocked, and hurriedly sent someone to report to Sima Yi, but Sima Yi was not surprised, and smiled at Dong Zhao: "Cao Shuang's think tank has gone." ”

Dong Zhao, who only listened, said lightly: "Huan Fan is indeed very resourceful, but unfortunately, Cao Shuang is like a horse in love, because he loves his family and can never make long-term plans, this is different from Liu Qi, although this person also loves his family, but he can keep calm enough and know how to avenge his family while protecting himself, but Cao Shuang is just a waste, why be afraid?" “

Sima Yi glanced at Dong Zhao when he heard this, and the two couldn't help but stroke their palms and laugh.

But said that after Huan Fan saw Cao Shuang, he said loudly: "Now that the change has abruptly arised, the general, as the pillar of the imperial court, should think of serving the clan and keeping the foundation created by Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen, although Sima Yi controls Yecheng, but the general and the emperor are both outside the city, as long as the general leads the army to Youzhou to see Cao Wenlie, recruit foreign soldiers, and ask for no ministers, although Sima Yi is wise, how can he protect it?" ”

Cao Shuang was hesitant when he heard this, Huan Fan couldn't help but sink his heart when he saw this, and then said to Cao Xi: "Today, can you get the poor and the lowly to recover?" And the husband holds a quality one, still alive, Jinqing and the Son of Heaven are with each other, so that in the world, who dares not to do it? ”

However, Cao Xi is not even as good as Cao Shuang in this regard, and he hesitates again and again and can't make a decision.

Seeing this, Huan Fan was secretly anxious in his heart, and said to Cao Shuang: "Your battalion is close to the south of the city, and General Diannong Zhonglang of Wei County is also outside the city, and the general can be driven at will." Now I go to Youzhou, but a few days' work, Youzhou arsenal, enough equipment, we are worried about the matter of grain, but the big Si Nong is printed on my side, can be issued here. ”

However, the Cao Xi brothers remained silent, sitting from the fall of night until the fifth watch. On the side, Xu Yun, Wang Lang and Yin Damu continued to persuade, and Cao Shuang finally threw the knife on the ground and said: "Even if you surrender, my family will not lose its wealth, but once the army is raised, my family will be gone, so even if I am rich and noble, what's the fun?" ”

Huan Fan immediately cried when he heard this: "Cao Zidan is a beautiful woman, Brother Shengru, calf ear!" He Tu sat on you and the others today, and the clan was wiped out! ”

After that, Cao Shuang informed Cao Rong of Sima Yi's performance, and asked Cao Rong to issue an edict to remove him from his official position, and under the guidance of Xu Yun and Wang Lang, he served Cao Rong to return to the palace.

But it was said that Cao Yi was very happy when he saw Cao Shuang fall, and at the same time worried that Sima Yi would become the second Cao Shuang, and he was very troubled, but at this time he couldn't be the master, so he had to let Cao Shuang and others hold him hostage and return to Yecheng, and at the same time hoped that Sima Yi would take power in his heart, plus Cao Shuang's party was not completely extinct, and most of the people were still in their original positions, as long as they restrained each other, they could take advantage of each other and regain power little by little.

But when he came back, he heard that Cao Shuang and the mansions of his henchmen were all surrounded by Sima Yi and guarded day and night, and Cao Shuang's mansion was even erected in the four corners. It made Cao Shuang depressed, and Cao Rong couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Cao Shuang is completely finished now, Hugh said that he has saved his title, I'm afraid he won't even be able to save his life." ”

Sure enough, within a few days, there was a Sikong general Gao Rou playing, and Huangmen Zhang Dang privately introduced Zhang He and others, the talented person selected by the emperor, to Cao Shuang, suspecting that there was adultery, and asked that Zhang Dang be paid to Tingwei and interrogated severely.

Cao Rong saw that Cao Shuang actually stretched out his hand to the woman beside him, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately ordered the capture of Zhang Dang, after interrogation, he learned that Zhang Dang and Cao Shuang conspired against him, and wanted to take the throne, although Cao Rong knew that Cao Shuang's rebellion was fake, but he knew that Cao Shuang would die sooner or later, and it was not worth protecting at all, plus he secretly hated Cao Shuang's filthy harem, and immediately ordered Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, Cao Xun, He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Rail, Li Sheng, Huan Fan, Zhang Dang, etc., to be executed for the crime of rebellion, and raze the three clans.

In addition, Sima Yi also instructed Dali to torture many civil and military officials loyal to Cao Wei, and in the end, more than 5,000 people were implicated.

Three months later, that is, the New Year of the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wei changed the Yuan Qinglong, which was the first year of the Qinglong, Sima Yi was named the prime minister, added nine tin, increased the number of households, and the ministers were not named, such as the story of Han Huoguang. In addition to appointing celebrities and capable people, Sima Yi promoted his cronies and confidants and controlled the entire government.

Note: The historical Gaoping Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming, and the location is not near Yecheng, but in the south of Luoyang City ninety miles. (To be continued.) )