Cao Cao died of illness.

Cao Ren, Cao Zhang, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia were fighting against the Xiongnu with an army of 200,000.

In the military tent.

Cao Zhang wanted to withdraw his troops immediately and return to Luoyang City.

Cao Ren looked sad: "My brother died...... We couldn't go back. ”

Cao Zhang's beard seemed to stand up, and he said angrily: "Uncle, my father died of illness, how can we not go back?" I do not agree, the troops must be withdrawn. ”

Cao Zhang has been practicing martial arts by Chen Kang's side all these years, and his martial power at the moment is the best in the world.

The cultivation plan arranged by Chen Kang for Cao Zhang was different from Ge Xuan. Cao Zhang doesn't like to read, and when he talks about artistic conception, it is playing the piano to the cow.

Chen Kang could only continue to improve the strength of his muscles and bones.

Cao Zhang's strength was enough to rival the Great Grandmaster, but his skills were a little rougher, and he was not the opponent of Ge Xuan and Zhao Zilong.

But even so, the momentum that erupted from Cao Zhang's body also made the people in the military tent a little breathless.

Cao Ren glared at Cao Zhang and scolded: "Now is the critical moment to fight against the Xiongnu, and if we withdraw our troops at this moment, we will fall short." Cao Zhang, you are just a vanguard general, and the old man is the boss. If you don't obey the military order, the old man can behead you! ”

In an army, there can only be one commander-in-chief.

Cao Zhang said loudly: "With my martial arts and bravery, who can kill me?" ”

Cao Ren said coldly: "You are strong in martial arts, can you still be stronger than Mr. Chen Kang?" Cao Zhang, the old man told you that no matter how good your ability is, even if the old man invites Mr. Chen Kang, he will clean you up. ”

Cao Zhang is too reckless, a little emotional, and does things regardless of the consequences and the overall situation.

Once Cao Zhang messed up, Cao Ren really couldn't do anything about him. After all, Cao Zhang was the strongest martial artist in the Northern Expedition.

Cao Ren had no choice but to move out of Chen Kang to suppress Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang also eats this set.

Relying on martial arts, Cao Zhang is not afraid of anyone, a little lawless, but he is afraid of Chen Kang.

Chen Kang's look can make Cao Zhang tremble.

Cao Zhang looked at Guo Jia and Jia Xu and asked, "What do the two gentlemen mean?" To withdraw or not to withdraw troops? ”

Jia Xu and Guo Jia glanced at each other.

The two also knew that Cao Ren's decision was correct.

It is true that the troops cannot be withdrawn at this moment, and once they are withdrawn, the Xiongnu will have a chance to breathe. The next time the Xiongnu are conquered, it will cost more national strength.

If the Xiongnu can be disabled, it can ensure that in the next ten years, the Xiongnu will not have the strength to go south.

Guo Jiajia said in unison: "We listen to General Zixiao." ”

They are smart people, and they will not be tough with Cao Zhang, a reckless man.

Let Cao Ren decide.

Seeing that no one supported him, Cao Zhang snorted coldly and walked out of the military tent angrily.

……

Chen Kang attended Cao Cao's funeral.

Cao Cao's funeral, which was comparable to a state funeral, made a lot of noise.

Cao Cao had just been buried.

Cao Pi and the rest of the Cao family couldn't wait to force the Son of Heaven to abdicate.

When the Son of Heaven abdicated, Cao Pi would inevitably usurp the throne.

Xun Yu knew that with his own strength, he couldn't stop the Cao family. The only thing he can do now is to save the life of the Son of Heaven.

As for the Cao family to usurp the throne and seize the foundation of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu can't manage it so much.

Xun Yu came directly to Cao Pi's mansion.

Cao Pi still respects Xun Yu very much.

After all, Xun Yu assisted Cao Cao and made great contributions to the Cao family. At the beginning, many military affairs were formulated by Xun Yu.

Cao Pi Shili said with a smile: "I don't know if Mr. came to see me, but what's the matter?" ”

As the saying goes, the royal family has no family affection, in fact, the current Cao family is similar.

As soon as Cao Cao died, Cao Pi had no grief in his heart, and he thought about that position all day long.

Xun Yu was not polite at all, and said: "Shizi, the old man is here to ask you for a word." Your Cao family can't kill the Son of Heaven. ”

Cao Pi was stunned.

Without waiting for Cao Pi to agree, Sima Yi said: "Mr. Wenruo, you are really rude, how can you ask the prince to ......?"

Xun Yu glared at Sima Yi and said angrily: "Sima Yi, the old man has long seen that you are not right. Many things in Luoyang City are what you did behind your back. You think you're so smart that you can play with anyone, but don't take the world for fools. Do you think that if you kill the Son of Heaven, the Sima family will still survive? ”

Sima Yi's face became gloomy, he sneered, and no longer paid attention to Xun Yu.

Sima Yi secretly said in his heart: "Don't worry, after Cao Pi Shizi ascends the throne, I will clean up you old guys sooner or later." ”

There are Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others, which makes Sima Yi very unhappy.

If you want to get ahead, in addition to assisting Cao Pi to reach the top, Sima Yi has to bring down these old guys.

Aren't Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu smart?

The result?

It's not that I've been beaten down by myself.

Sima Yi's biggest advantage is that he is not emotional, can analyze the situation thoroughly, and is not emotional.

In other words, it is Sima Yi who will be religious. He is like a poisonous snake, good at finding the right moment and waiting for the opportunity to move.

Sima Yi has been by Cao Pi's side over the years, but he has sought huge benefits for the family. The current Sima family is even bigger than Yang Xiu's family.

Sima Yi's brothers, fathers, and uncles were all high-ranking officials, and the youngest official positions were all the Taishou of a county.

Xun Yu just looked at Cao Pi and waited for his answer.

Cao Pi sighed and said, "Mr. Wenruo, I promise you. I will never harm the life of the Son of Heaven. ”

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Okay." I hope you do what you say. I'm going to the Martial God Temple and tell Mr. Chen Kang your attitude. ”

After Xun Yu left.

Cao Pi lost his temper and said: "This Xun Yu, he relies on the old and sells the old, how can he involve Mr. Chen Kang?" Mr. Chen Kang is dedicated to cultivation and does not care about mundane things at all. He actually wanted to disturb Mr. Chen Kang. ”

It was not easy for Cao Pi to see Chen Kang, and he also wanted to get Chen Kang's support.

Xun Yu, an old guy, was able to see Chen Kang.

Cao Pi was a little envious.

Sima Yi said: "Son, if you want to seize the country, you must get rid of the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven were alive, you would not be able to sit firmly in that position. ”

Cao Pi nodded.

How can I not understand this truth.

Cao Pi said: "But I have already promised Xun Yu." You can't go back on your word, can you? ”

Sima Yi sneered: "A real big man, who cares what he once said?" Shizi, don't be bound by Confucian morality. You will be the Son of Heaven and the Emperor in the future. You can use Confucianism, but you have to be above Confucianism. ”

Cao Pi's eyes lit up, and he felt that Sima Yi was reasonable.

Sima Yi, this guy observes words and looks at people's hearts, and he is very set. Sima Yi will analyze the problem from Cao Pi's point of view.

Over the years, Sima Yi has not once upset Cao Pi. He can coax Cao Pi very happily every time.

However, when it came to Chen Kang, Sima Yi had to plan ahead.

There is a martial god temple in Luoyang City, and there is a "land immortal" like Chen Kang in the town, which is not a good thing for the wealthy family.

……

Cao Pi ascended the throne.

He became the emperor of Wei and canonized Cao Cao as Emperor Wu of Wei.

Liu Xie was forced to abdicate, even if he was unwilling, he knew that he had lost everything. Unable to return to the sky.

In the future, this Jiangshan Sheji will no longer be the Liu family.

Xun Yu and Fu Wan changed Liu Xie into ordinary people's clothes.

After lying in tears, he said, "Your Majesty, you go out of the city alone, but you have to be very careful." ”

Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, the old man has arranged everything outside the city. The people under Cao Pi's command have monitored us too strictly, and they can only let you go out of the city alone. Let's go. If it's too late, the old man is afraid that you won't be able to leave. ”

Liu Xie nodded and said, "I ...... I know. In fact, I also think that Cao Pi may go back on his word. ”

Xun Yu said secretly, even if Cao Pi is true to his word, but what about Sima Yi beside him? Xun Yu determined that Sima Yi would definitely murder Liu Xie.

After all, murdering Liu Xie is a great achievement, and it is a huge benefit to the Cao family. Maybe Cao Pi will not reward Sima Yi for this matter, but Cao Pi will keep Sima Yi's exploits in mind.

With Xun Yu and Fu Wan to cover, Liu Xie went out of the city smoothly.

The families and old ministers who originally supported Liu Xie, when they saw that Liu Xie had lost the foundation of the country, they immediately abandoned Liu Xie and defected to the Cao family.

There are few people in the court who are really loyal to the king, and they put family and personal interests first.

Even if it is Fu Wan, I am afraid that he is not really loyal, but Liu Xie is Fu Wan's son-in-law, there is no way, he has to help Liu Xie.

Xun Yu was truly loyal to the Han Dynasty. He has been busy all his life, whether it is assisting Cao Cao or saving Liu Xie, his purpose is to serve the Han court.

It's a pity that Xun Yu can't change the general trend alone, and it's hard to support it alone.

Being able to save Liu Xie is already the limit of what Xun Yu can do.

Today is the day of Cao Pi's accession to the throne.

Everyone's attention was focused on Cao Pi's side, and it was the best time for Liu Xie to leave.

As long as he leaves Luoyang City, Liu Xie will remain incognito in the future, even if Cao Pi and Sima Yi regret it at that time, it will not be so easy to find Liu Xie.

Merely.

Things Xun Yu can think of.

Sima Yi can also think of it.

Sima Yi has already arranged for the dead, as long as Liu Xie leaves the city, they will do it.

…

Outside the city of Luoyang.

More than a dozen black-clothed dead soldiers drew their long swords and surrounded Liu Xie.

Liu Xie's heart was like ashes, and he said angrily: "How can this be? Cao Pi and Sima Yi promised to let me go, and you don't talk about it. ”

The man in black at the head sneered: "What Your Majesty and Mr. Zhongda promised you, we don't know. We were given the order to send you on your last journey. Brothers, kill him. ”

Right now.

Airplanes.

It was the sound of the sword trembling.

I saw a white phantom rush out of the woods, killing more than a dozen black-clothed dead soldiers.

Liu Xie saw the person who came clearly, and said in surprise: "Sister Huang." ”

The person who came was Liu Yi.

As a great master of swordsmanship, Liu Yi could easily kill these black-clothed dead soldiers.

She saved Liu Xie, but she was not happy at all.

has worked hard for the Liu family for so many years, but in the end, Liu Yi still failed to keep the foundation of the Liu family.

Liu Yi looked at Liu Xie and shook his head secretly, compared with Cao Pi, Liu Xie was indeed a little less generous. Not to mention compared with the eloquent Cao Mengde.

Liu Xie's ability was mediocre, and he was born at the end of the dynasty, and the army, finances, and personnel arrangements of the imperial court were all deprived by the Cao family.

Liu Xie is a puppet.

When the Cao family wanted to abolish Liu Xie, the Liu family didn't even have the strength to resist.

Liu Yi said: "Don't call me the imperial sister again." We will be ordinary people from now on. ”

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Yes, sister." ”

Liu Yi said: "Let's go." ”

Liu Xie said: "Sister, Mr. Wen Ruo has an arrangement, and he asked people to pick me up outside the city. Let's get over there. ”

Liu Yi shook his head and said, "No." We can't go and meet with Xun Yu's people. ”

Liu Xie asked, "Why?" ”

Liu Yi said: "You can't easily trust anyone, even Xun Yu. Where we're going, we can't let anyone know. In the future, you and I will be completely incognito, forgetting that I am a royal family. ”

……

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he came to visit Chen Kang as emperor.

Chen Kang personally made a pot of tea for Cao Pi.

Cao Pi's identity is different, he is the emperor.

The respect and attitude that should be given, Chen Kang still has to give it to him.

Cao Pi said: "Mr. Chen, when my father was alive, he often said that the people who helped the Cao family the most were not Mr. Fengxiao and Mr. Wenruo, but you. ”

Chen Kang smiled and said, "Your Majesty praises falsely. My lord once had a life-saving grace for me. When I was in the Tiger Prison, if the lord hadn't saved me, maybe I would have died a long time ago. Chen is a martial artist, he can do martial arts, and he can only do what he can. ”

Cao Pi said: "I also plan to follow some of my father's decrees to encourage the people to continue to reclaim wasteland, so that the people can have their own land." ”

Chen Kang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it is a great merit for you to do this." As long as you suppress the land annexation and let the people have room to live, your merits will not be weaker than any monarch in history. ”

In fact, there is no need for any wisdom at all to govern the government.

Let the people have their land, don't squeeze the people too hard, and give them a little hope to live. As long as the land annexation is prevented and this red line is adhered to, then it will be a prosperous era.

Cao Pi said, "Mr. Chen, you support me, right? ”

Chen Kang nodded and said, "As long as Your Majesty can cultivate the people and have their land, I will unswervingly support you." ”

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen." ”

Cao Pi had just become an emperor, and his spirit was still very high, and he wanted to do something practical.

With Chen Kang's support, Cao Pi will have confidence.

……

Unknowingly, Cao Pi has been the emperor for eight years.

Luoyang City is more prosperous than before.

The people have land, and although their lives are very hard, they can still survive.

At least there was no despair.

It's a pity.

Cao Pi underestimated the greed of the Shi clan for land.

The wasteland that the people had cultivated was no longer wasteland after it became fields.

Of course, the gentry wanted to take these fields for themselves.

Ploughing and reading heirlooms is very poetic to say, but the reality is bloody. If you don't take the people's fields for yourself, how can the scholars cultivate and read the heirlooms?

The imperial court ordered that land should not be bought and sold?

Hehe.

Those gentry have a way to make the people compromise.

Ordinary people are the most vulnerable in any era.

Cao Pi has Chen Kang's support, and those wealthy families don't dare to be so blatant for the time being. But their small actions in the secret are constant.

……

Luoyang City, eastern suburbs.

In a dilapidated mansion on the outside, the interior is richly decorated.

This place is the stronghold of the secret meeting of the clan lords.

Late at night.

A man in a cloak got out of the carriage and walked into the courtyard.

When the people inside saw him, they all stood up.

"Zhongda is here."

"It's Zhong Dalai."

"Zhongda, you're too late today. We've been waiting for you for almost half an hour. Ha ha. ”

It turned out that the person wearing the cloak was Sima Yi.

Sima Yi was already vaguely the leader of the Shi clan gate lord in Luoyang City.

Sima Yi said with a smile: "There is a bit of a delay. Let's all sit down. ”

Next, the things they discussed were a little appalling.

They actually wanted to kill Chen Kang.

An old man said: "Chen Kang's martial arts are mysterious, and he is a land immortal, so he should go back to the mountain." In Luoyang City, there can't be any martial god temple. ”

Another middle-aged man said: "That's right, Chen Kang shouldn't have appeared in Luoyang. With Chen Kang here, the life of our family is not easy. ”

What can make the family fearful is not the imperial power, not the Cao family, but the Martial God Temple in Luoyang City, Chen Kang.

If they dare to mess around, Chen Kang really dares to kill.

Chen Kang doesn't care about mundane things, but he kills people.

In the past few years, there are not a few children of the family who have died in the hands of Chen Kang.

The Martial God Temple was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

As long as Chen Kang is here, those ghosts, ghosts, snakes, and gods in Luoyang City must be a little more disciplined.

Otherwise, there is only a dead end.

And those bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods are inextricably linked with the Shi clan.

What's more, Chen Kang actually prevented the Shi clan from engaging in land annexation.

In a word, if Chen Kang is alive, they will not be able to live well. Over the years, they have lived too aggrieved.

They are a clan of scholars, and this situation must be changed.

Destroy the Temple of the Martial Gods.

Kill Chen Kang.

It is already the consensus of the gate lords of the noble clan.

Sima Yi took a sip of tea and said, "I have already contacted Nanhua Old Immortal. He promised to accept the offerings of the Sima family. Chen Kang's martial arts are strong, we can't deal with him, but someone can deal with him. ”

There was envy in the eyes of the others.

The Sima family actually had the support of Nanhua Lao Xian.

No wonder Sima Yi has such a strong confidence.

"With Nanhua Old Immortal making a move, we can rest assured."

"As long as we can get rid of Chen Kang, we are willing to pay some price."

"Since Chen Kang is unwilling to return to the deep mountains and old forests to practice, then bury him forever in Luoyang City."

Killing Chen Kang and demolishing the Martial God Temple was just the first stage of the plan.

Sima Yi has a bigger plan.

That is to overthrow Cao Wei and make the Sima family emperor.

Originally, Sima Yi wanted to keep holding on and waiting for the opportunity. At least wait until Cao Pi and the old ministers of the Cao family are dead, and then do it.

Cao Pi's recent health has not been good, he often coughs, and his face is a little pale. It's a pity that Hua Tuo has long left Luoyang and traveled everywhere. Cao Pi wanted to see Hua Tuo, but couldn't find anyone.

In recent years, Sima Yi has met Chen Kang several times.

Chen Kang's appearance has not changed at all compared to eight years ago.

If you continue to hold on, you will definitely not be able to survive Chen Kang.

Sima Yi was afraid that he would die of boiling, but Chen Kang was still young.

As a result, Sima Yi changed his plans and became more radical. If he wants to take the initiative and kill Chen Kang, it will be much easier to clean up the Cao family.

The Sima family already controls half of the court's Wenchen, and sixty percent of the army is in the hands of the Sima family.

Then there is Nanhua Lao Immortal to deal with Chen Kang.

What else is he Sima Yi afraid of?

Just do it!

Sima Yi said: "Everyone, the matter has come to this point, and it is ready to be sent. Well, the matter is settled. Tomorrow morning, we'll do it. I hope you must cooperate with the Sima family. In order to avoid leaking the news, none of us can leave this courtyard until dawn. ”

Sima Yi is an ambitious conspirator who doesn't trust anyone easily.

To leave everyone in the courtyard is to avoid the leakage of news.

Others did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction.

After all, the leader of the plan this time is the Sima family.

They all had to listen to Sima Yi's orders.

(Ask for a ticket.) ）

(End of chapter)