Chapter 403: The Last Loyalist

Geng Ji, who is it? In the Shaofu Servant, there are not many officials, and a loose post under the command of the Jiuqing Shaofu is such a person who has successively contacted the imperial physician Ling Jiben, Si Zhi Wei Huang, Jin Yi and others to conspire with Han Sui stationed outside Xuchang to kill the national thief - Cao Pi!

The imperial physician Ling Yoshimoto was in charge of the news investigation in the palace, so he got the news that Cao Pi was staying in Wufeng Tower at night, and he passed the news to his allies, this is a godsend, as long as Cao Pi is killed, they will be the heroes of the Han Dynasty! Make a name for yourself!

At the time of the third watch in the night, the fire outside the Wufeng Building rose to the sky, the inner servant Jin Yi caused a riot due to fire prevention, Jin Yi is the son of Wuling Taishou Jin Xuan, the son of a martyr, Jin Xuan died in battle with Liu Beijun in the east, in order to show his gratitude to him, Cao Cao arranged his son by his side, Cao Pi also arranged him by his side after taking the throne, and he was favored; But who would have thought that such a person would rebel? The fire immediately caused a commotion, and countless ministers in the city panicked, some of them took up their swords and mounted their horses to lead the army to the rescue, while others suddenly laughed twice and lay down and continued to sleep; Han Sui outside the city was also let in by Si Zhiwei Huang, and five thousand elite Xiliang troops rushed in, so they were not arrogant, but they were greeted by Shi Lian, Han Hao, Ma Chao, and Cao Hong, four fierce military horses, surrounding them; Ma Chao and Han Sui can be described as deep hatred, and they have endured for many years, and finally have a chance, and they are inexplicably excited in their hearts, and they come first: "Han Sui!" You killed my own mother and younger brother! I'm going to kill you today! ”

Han Sui knew that he must have been tricked, and then thought of Ma Chao greeting him, the "uncle", with a smile on his face, and sending them wine and meat to reward the three armies, all in order to investigate and test them! The hatred in Ma Chao's heart has not been put down!

"Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu! Against! I'll take the first step to kill Wufeng Tower! As soon as he heard Ma Chao's shout, Han Sui couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart, when Ma Chao was still sixteen or seventeen years younger, the so-called Eight King Kongs under him were not Ma Chao's opponents, and now how long can he stop it!

Han Sui took the lead with hundreds of men and horses to break through from the trail, and these people under him were definitely worthy of the name of elite; Cao Pi sat quietly on the main seat in the Wufeng Tower, the hall was divided from the left and right, and outside the door was shouting to kill the sky, and many people were panicked: "Your Majesty's golden body, why don't you hide in the backyard for a while?" ”

"Bang bang bang!" Cao Pi, who had calmly closed his eyes and waited for the result, glared angrily, and the table knocked chaotically: "This is my capital!" Capital! You want me to hide in the backyard? My brother Ma Chao, my brother Cao Zhang! Far better than the West Liang Xiao ride! I'm going to wait here for good news from my brother! ”

Cao Wei established the country by force, no matter what, Cao Pi couldn't bear such insults, he was Cao Cao's son, have you ever seen Cao Cao flinch in the face of this kind of thing? Never!

Not long after, Ma Chao, Cao Hong and others came in and put eight heads on them: "Your Majesty! This is the first level of the eight strong generals under Han Sui! Cao Pi leaned over slightly: "Okay! What about Han Sui? Ran away? ”

"Hahaha! How can you run away? A burst of clear laughter Cao Zhang came in from outside the palace, and the person who was brought up by his subordinates was Han Sui, at this time he was blushing, when did he Han Sui get into this situation?

"Han Sui! I'm not going to treat you well! Won't you get a little bit of peace? Do you have to make trouble? Cao Pi pointed at Han Sui: "Say it!" How do you want to die? ”

"I, Han Sui, have been fighting horses all my life, but I have been planted in the hands of a few of you little cubs! Hum! But please die quickly! Han Sui snorted angrily, Ma Chao's eyes narrowed, and he knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty!" This person killed my own mother and younger brother, and I dare to love Your Majesty to educate this person to deal with me! ”

"And such a thing? The mother of the righteous brother is like my mother, and the brother of the righteous brother is like my brother, and I must not spare him! Then leave it to the righteous brother! Cao Pi's eyes narrowed, a little ruthless, Ma Chao was grateful: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

This is kindness, and only with kindness can we stabilize people's hearts; This emperor's position can be made more stable, and Cao Pi's power plot gradually began to mature!

The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a special era, so some things didn't work in this era, and some things didn't work in other eras!

For example, those who compete for the world must have great talents and strategies, and they must also be from a better background, this is not an era when military generals or reckless people can rise, because in this era there are deformed products called scholars and families, and they do not allow these people to ride on their heads; Liu Bei relied on the name of the Han Emperor's clan, and the three generations of Sun and Wu did not understand the mystery, so they were always the weakest, and it was only later through continuous marriages that they got those scholars, and the Sun family was also a scholar clan in the past; The Cao family is a family of eunuchs, so their journey is more difficult, and they can only follow the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Laosan was able to create the Han Dynasty and become a great cause in a reckless manner, but it was because of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the six countries and the suppression of it by force, and the instability of the people's hearts was cheap, and it would not work at all in this era. Far away, there are some things that rarely happen in other dynasties, or this tradition is gradually disappearing, one is the centralized emperor's word, and the status of the warrior, and the word "loyalty"; There are those who can really pay anything for the loyalty of their hearts! For example, Geng Ji! He was caught in front of Cao Pi, and Cao Pi angrily reprimanded: "Geng Ji, why rebel? Are you looking for death? ”

Geng Ji was not afraid at all, but reprimanded Cao Pi angrily: "The person who rebelled is not me but you!" Cao Pi! I'm doing this for the Han thieves! ”

Cao Pi grinned: "The tone is not small!" But if you look at the current world, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu are all in place, how can there be any big man? You know? I will destroy your nine clans and kill your entire family!" Hey! ”

Geng Ji's neck stiffened: "Even if you cut off your children and grandchildren, I will kill you!" Cao thief! Traitor! Thief! I can't wait to sleep on the skin and eat the meat! Xu Chu shouted: "Cut off his tongue!" ”

"Nope! Tiger wait, let him scold! Cao Pi waved his hand and stared at Geng Ji with interest: "When my father was alive, he liked to listen to people scolding, and he told me that you must listen carefully when others scold you, so that you can improve the way you do things next time, make yourself more and more perfect, and be invulnerable!" Scold! You must be scolded! ”

"Geng Shizhong! There's one thing I'd like to ask you about! Seeing that Geng Ji didn't speak, Cao Pi's expression was solemn: "Since Emperor Ling, the Han court has been declining day by day, **, the emperor has sold his official beard, the officials have been expropriating and expropriating, the powerful are everywhere, the smoke is everywhere, and the entire Han family is like this ruin under my feet!"

It was my father who worked hard to reorganize the mountains and rivers, so that the people had food to eat and houses to live in, so that those pickled officials had no place to be greedy for ink, and everyone thought that my father was a hero! I think so!

Even if I change the dynasty, why do you still take out my father, my grandfather, and great-grandfather to tell the truth? They didn't provoke you, did they? Even if you kill me now, do you know what kind of chaos will be staged in this land that has finally settled down? Tell me, 'The lives of the people don't matter? ”

Geng Ji was silent and said: "Loyalty is the head of all virtues, I was born to read the book of sages, and I died to fulfill the way of sages!" ”

"If the way of the saints worked, they would have ruled the world by themselves! You are called foolish! Corrupt officials are hateful, mediocre monarchs are hateful, and foolish and loyal people like you are even more hateful! Pull it down and cut it, sacrifice the flag! Cao Pi said indignantly: "I will let you see what Mingjun is!" ”

Geng Ji shouted: "Cao Er! I can't kill you in life, and I will turn into a ghost and kill you when I die! ”

It's okay if he doesn't say it, as soon as he speaks, Cao Pi became energetic, hurried a few steps to follow, pinched Geng Ji's chin, and raised his head: "See clearly!" Remember my face clearly! You rats, you are not my opponent in the yang world, can you turn over in the underworld? Go down and wait! I'll be looking for you in a few decades! Bah! ”

On the second day, in the early dynasty, all the civil and military officials arrived, and even Li Yu, who hated the previous dynasty very much, also came; "Someone attacked and killed Wufeng Tower last night, wanting to put me to death! Geng Ji, Si Zhi Wei Huang, Imperial Physician Ling Jiping, Jin Yi, the children of the big clan, and others were captured one after another and wiped out the nine clans! Cao Pi said expressionlessly, but his methods were very cruel, and many people had a sudden break in their hearts! Suddenly the heart is not good; "So many people went to attack and kill Wufeng Tower, and so many people went to save Wufeng Tower, hehe! Those who did not go to the rescue went under the red flag, and those who went to the rescue went under the white flag! Cao Pi waved his hand, and the two eunuchs held a white flag and a red flag on both sides; Li Yu smiled in his heart, Cao Pi has matured, knows how to use tricks and knows how to deal with some tricky things, he can go out with confidence; After a period of time, the two teams were divided on both sides, and Cao Pi didn't go to the rescue: "Each bounty is one hundred taels to return to their duties!" Take the rest! ”

Outside the door, the sergeant came in and drew his sword in his hand, and the people who went to the rescue were terrified and cried: "Your Majesty! I'm not guilty! "Your Majesty! What is the sin of fighting fires? ”

"Do you think I don't know? You people are all civil officials, and you are powerless, what kind of fire can you save? What thief to hit? Running to Wufeng Tower really helps the thief's ear! Don't want to see if I'm dead? Most of you are palace attendants! His heart is wrong! Take them all to me outside the noon gate and behead them together! ", Cao Pi shouted; Your Majesty! That's nearly a hundred officials! There are tens of thousands of people implicated! As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public! ", someone stepped forward and suggested; Oh! I haven't heard of it! If even the capital of Wei can't make me feel stable, then how can Wei survive? The dignified emperor has to live carefully, so how can you tell me how the people live? Retreat! Cao Pi waved his sleeves and turned to walk; Even if you have the name of a tyrant, you must dispose of this group of people, because these people are likely to be the last group of loyal ministers of the Han family, and from now on, there will be no people loyal to the Han family, only the people of the Wei State at the end!

(To be continued)