Chapter 31: The Blood Edict Falls, Cao Cao Transforms!
"Lord Sikong, Your Majesty, please come in!" Gonggong Liu finally came out to summon Cao Cao, today was supposed to be a rest day for the imperial court, but Liu Xie recruited Cao Cao into the palace and made Cao Cao wait for a long time.
"There's Lao Liu's father-in-law!" Cao Cao, under the leadership of Gonggong Liu, entered the main hall.
"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"
"Cao Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, give me a seat!" Liu Xie nodded and ordered someone to sit for Cao Cao.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cao Cao looked at Liu Xie's happy appearance, and was very disdainful in his heart, wanting to deal with me? Your Majesty, you are still too tender!
"How is Cao Aiqing doing recently?"
"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the old minister is in good health, his family affairs are very good, and he is also handy in handling state affairs!" Cao Cao replied unhurriedly.
"With Cao Aiqing assisting the government, I am very relieved!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting the minister!"
"I don't know what is the important matter that Your Majesty summoned today?" Cao Cao has no interest in Liu Xie's acting anymore, and goes straight to the point.
"I summoned Cao Aiqing today, but I have something important to discuss!"
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Cao Aiqing, there are still a few days before the spring festival, I think of my father and brother, and I want to go to the Taimiao Temple to worship and comfort the heroic spirits of the two. At the same time, pray that God will bless the prosperity of the Han country. ”
"Your Majesty deserves so!" Cao Cao replied lightly.
"Well, I decided to let Cao Aiqing accompany me to the Taimiao Temple to worship, I don't know what Cao Aiqing wants?"
Cao Cao sneered in his heart, and wanted to transfer me out of Xudu so that you could act? It's a pity, Your Majesty, you miscalculated!
Cao Cao arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise! ”
"Okay, in a few days, Cao Aiqing will accompany me to the sacrifice!"
"Your Majesty, the old slave sees Your Majesty!" Gonggong Liu entered the main hall in a panic.
"Father-in-law Liu, why are you so flustered?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Lu Rui, General Cao Ren is asking to see you outside the palace!"
When Liu Xie heard this, he was stunned, why did these two come? "Announce them in!"
"See Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"
"Aiqing, you." Liu Xie was stunned, and the three of them had blood stains on their bodies, as if they had just experienced a fight.
"Your Majesty, the national abbot Dong Cheng united with Wu Zilan in the court, Wang Zifu and others, and the traitors Liu Bei and Ma Teng, forged a blood edict, intending to kill Lord Sikong, hijacking Your Majesty, controlling the court, and conspiring to rebel, and has now been pacified by the ministers, please Your Majesty to investigate!" Cao Ren, as the general of the clan, was the first to stand up.
"What!" When Liu Xie heard this, he stood up suddenly, with an unbelievable expression in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, Dong Cheng wanted to persuade General Zhang Xiu to conspire to rebel, but unfortunately, General Zhang Xiu was loyal to the Han family and the imperial court, and disdained to be in the company of Dong Cheng's rebels, so he informed Lord Sikong of Dong Cheng's conspiracy to eradicate the traitors." Cao Ren reported to Liu Xieyu unhurriedly.
With a plop, Liu Xie sat on the dragon chair, his face pale. I understand, I understand, Zhang Xiu is actually just a bait, Dong Cheng fell for Cao Cao's conspiracy, and his own bloody edict failed!
"His Majesty found this blood edict on Dong Cheng's mansion, Dong Cheng was so bold that he stole the jade seal and issued the blood edict without permission, please punish Your Majesty severely!" Cao Ren took out the blood edict and presented it to Liu Xie.
Looking at the blood edict, Liu Xie didn't move, this was the blood edict written by himself, but now, now he can't admit it. Halfway through, Liu Xiecai sighed, shook his head and said, "I don't want Guozhang to be such a person, I have seen the wrong person!" ”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Long live your majesty, long live, long live!" A small palace man hurriedly came to meet Liu Xie.
"What's the matter" Liu Xie glanced at the palace people weakly, and asked weakly.
"Your Majesty, Lord Yang Biao is waiting outside the palace, asking to see Your Majesty!"
"Yang Biao?" When Liu Xie heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and there was a Yang Biao!
"Hurry up, Master Xuan, come in." Hearing Yang Biao, Liu Xie's heart settled down a little, now that they are all Cao Cao's people, Yang Biao is here, at least he can Zhou Xuan.
"Old minister Yang Biao, long live your majesty long live, long live, long live!"
"Old Aiqing, please get up and sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" As soon as Yang Biao heard about Dong Cheng's matter, he immediately reacted, this was an action against Cao Cao that Liu Xie acquiesced. Hearing that Cao Cao was in the palace, Yang Biao immediately rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Xie was unharmed.
"Your Majesty, Dong Cheng rebelled, Your Majesty was frightened!" As soon as Yang Biao opened his mouth, he decided the nature of Dong Cheng's case, Lao Cao was still here, and the situation in Xu Du had been controlled by Cao Cao.
"Yang Aiqing is too worried, with Cao Aiqing here, I am very good." Liu Xie is not a stupid person, Yang Biao's hint, Liu Xie knows, and now the only way to put all the responsibility on Dong Cheng is to put all the blame on Dong Cheng.
"There is Lord Sikong, it is the old minister who is too worried." Yang Biao arched his hand and replied to Liu Xie.
"Why is there blood on Lu Aiqing's body?" Yang Biao's arrival calmed Liu Xie down a lot, and seeing Lu Rui's appearance, Liu Xie also felt strange, how could Lu Rui also have blood stains?
"Your Majesty, your subordinates have found that the commander of the palace guards, Captain Liu Zhong, is also Dong Cheng's accomplice and has been killed by his subordinates. Dong Guifei is Dong Cheng's own daughter, and she is also suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and her subordinates have escorted Dong Guifei to Zongzheng and are waiting to be released! Lu Rui arched his hand and replied to Liu Xie unhurriedly.
"Bold! Lu Rui, you are guilty, leading troops into the palace without authorization, killing the captain without authorization, and arresting the concubine, it is a great crime of rebellion, come and take down Lu Rui! Liu Xie didn't make a sound, but it was Gonggong Liu next to him who grabbed Lu Rui's shortcomings and went crazy.
"Slow! Lu Rui is not guilty, why did Gonggong Liu arrest me? Lu Rui glanced at Liu Gelding disdainfully, without the slightest intention of admitting his mistake.
"Lu Rui, what is your identity, a mere marquis, who can actually lead troops into the palace? Don't you know that this is a capital offense? ”
"Lu Rui has the holy decree of the first emperor, Lu Rui can bring armored people into the palace to eradicate traitors, please Your Majesty to see!" Lu Rui took out a holy decree from his arms, knelt down, and held the holy decree high.
"This? Present it to me! ”
Gonggong Liu took the holy decree in Lu Rui's hand and handed it to Liu Xie.
"Please Lord Yang come and see if this is the handwriting of the first emperor." Liu Xie saw the holy decree, and it was uncertain, so he asked Yang Biao to come and take care of it.
"Yes!" Yang Biao walked up slowly on crutches and observed carefully.
"Little Marquis, I don't know when this holy decree was given by the first emperor?"
"The old lady should know that this marquis was favored by the first emperor Lingdi and had the privilege to bring a blade into the palace. The first emperor and the young emperor loved Benhou very much, when the young emperor ascended the throne, he ordered someone to pass this holy decree to Benhou, could not Lord Yang see the seal on it? ”
When Yang Biao heard this, what a clever boy, he actually used the first emperor Ling Emperor and the first emperor and the young emperor to cover for himself, Cao Mengde? Is this also your temptation?
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the first emperor's handwriting and seal, the little marquis has the right to lead troops into the palace, and he has a meritorious service in eradicating the traitor, and His Majesty should be rewarded!"
"Well, since the boss said so, it was Father-in-law Liu who was wrong, and Father-in-law Liu quickly apologized to Lu Aiqing." Yang Biao said this, I am afraid that he has his own reasons, Liu Xie did not ask much, directly qualified, did not blame Lu Rui, but gave a reward.
"The old slave doesn't know, please forgive the Hou Ye!" Father-in-law Liu naturally knew what Liu Xie meant, and immediately apologized to Lu Rui.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" The eunuchs don't have to pay attention, Liu Xie's face still has to be given.
"Cao Aiqing, I don't know what Cao Aiqing thinks about this matter, why didn't Cao Aiqing say a word?" Liu Xie asked Cao Cao tentatively, since Cao Ren and Lu Rui entered the hall, Cao Cao has been silent, which makes Liu Xie's heart tremble, the so-called dog that can't bark is the most vicious. Cao Cao changed his normal state and made Liu Xie sweat.
The old minister believed that Dong Cheng was extremely evil, not only slandering the old minister, but also conspiring to rebel. As for the rest of the courtiers who committed the crime, I respectfully ask Your Majesty to go to the court to discuss and then make a decision! Cao Cao really said at this time, Dong Cheng is going to die, and the rest will be discussed.
"What does Yang Aiqing think?"
"The old minister seconded the proposal!"
"Okay, since that's the case, let's do it according to Cao Aiqing's suggestion. The court will discuss again, pass on my will, take good care of the traitor, and without interrogation, no torture shall be used, and I will interrogate it myself! "Liu Xie still wants to make a last stand, how many people can be saved!
"Obey the order!" Cao Cao and the four arched their hands, expressing their agreement with Liu Xie's approach. The four of them have different thoughts, but all four of them know that it is another bloody crocodile!
"Everyone Aiqing should step aside, I am not feeling well today, I need to take a rest!" Liu Xie couldn't support it anymore.
"Retire!" The four of them arched their hands and retreated, leaving only Liu Xie lying on the dragon chair weakly, and Gonggong Liu didn't dare to disturb, and after helping Liu Xie cover the quilt, he kept waiting outside the hall.
"My lord, are you back?" Cao Cao walked out of the main hall without saying anything, and then walked straight back to Sikong Mansion, returning on foot, without taking a carriage.
Cao Cao glanced at Mrs. Bian, did not speak, and went directly into Sikong Mansion.
"Erniang!"
"Mrs. Bian!" Lu Rui and Cao Ren immediately saluted when they saw Mrs. Bian.
"Rui'er, what's wrong with your middle father?" Mrs. Bian asked Lu Rui puzzled.
"Erniang, the middle father is in a bad mood, let's let the middle father have a good rest!" Lu Rui couldn't figure out Cao Cao's thoughts, so he had to let Mrs. Bian not disturb Cao Cao.
"Okay, uncle, the concubine has retired!"
"Mrs. Bian, please!"
Back in Sikong Mansion, Cao Cao entered his courtyard. Then he ordered some wine and food to come up, and in the courtyard he danced with swords, and sang poems. No one dared to approach.
"Rui'er, why don't you go and see the middle father?" Mrs. Bian glanced at Lu Rui.
What the? Do you want me to mess with Lao Cao? Who knows what Lao Cao is thinking now? Lao Cao sometimes shows off by cutting people, and now he goes in? Even if you don't get cut, it is estimated that your ass will bloom!
"Erniang, Rui'er thinks that the middle father is just unhappy, let's not disturb him!"
Mrs. Bian sighed and said, "It's a pity that the eldest sister is not here, otherwise you can take a look at the adults!" "Ding Laohu really accompanied Cao Song back to Qian County, not in Sikong Mansion.
"Rui'er, the eldest brother hasn't come out yet." It was already night, Cao Chun came to Sikong Mansion, and saw that Cao Cao had not come out yet, and was stunned for a moment.
"Uncle Zihe? What are you doing here? ”
"Rui'er, I'm here to ask for a password!" It turned out that Cao Chun came to ask for the password in the army, that is, the ancient secret password, and now there is a lot of noise in the city of Xudu, and the password is very important.
"Is there anything wrong with Zihe?" Cao Cao saw Cao Chun coming and walked out slowly. Cao Chun must be an important thing when he comes.
"Big brother, brother is here to get the password!"
"Password?"
Cao Cao looked at himself, and then his eyes fell on his own shoe, the one on the left was broken.
"Password: Shoes are broken!"
"Order: Don't sew shoes!"
"Return: Shoes are on!"
"This?" Cao Chun was stunned for a moment, this password is so strange? It's also encrypted, and a re-order is used?
Lu Rui heard Cao Cao's words and touched his chin, middle father? You're going to be a traitor!
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