A.D. 214, the nineteenth year of Jian'an, February.

Except for Shuofang and Hexi, the war in the world gradually subsided. Sun Quan was ordered by Cao Cao to return to Xuchang from Chang'an for two or three months, and with the cooperation of Dong Zhao, Cao Cao's title of king was basically completed. Sun Quan was only one last step away from completing the task that Cao Cao had given him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, the sound of the hooves was crisp and pleasant, and the horse's hooves were slow and half-sounded, and they arrived in Miyagi.

Cao Ji put on his armor and said respectfully: "Wu Hou, thousands of soldiers of the Northern Army have been assembled. If there is a send, please ask Wu Hou to command. ”

Sun Quan turned over and dismounted, and said lightly: "Today's matter, there is no need for the Miyagi armor to be on standby, you can choose ten henchmen and enter the palace with a certain person." ”

"No!"

Sun Quan raised his feet and wanted to leave, as if he remembered something, and said with a smile: "If the matter is urgent, what should you do?" ”

"Urgent?"

Cao Ji hesitated, unable to answer.

Sun Quan's face sank, and he said, "Gong Wei has been waiting for you for a long time, and it is mostly for urgent purposes. And Jun is a relative of the Duke of Wei, how can it be seen that things are slow! ”

"After the big thing is accomplished, the rich and noble officials will all be taken by the king!"

"Obey Wu Hou's orders!" Cao Ji lifted his spirits and responded.

In order to control Liu Xie, Cao Cao completely turned him into a puppet emperor in his hands. After Cao Cao killed those people on the edict, he appointed Cao Ji and his cronies to garrison the palace city, under the name of protecting the Son of Heaven, but in fact, he imprisoned Liu Xie.

From then on, anyone who entered and left the palace to meet Liu Xie had Cao Cao's permission. Even without Cao Cao's edict, Liu Xie couldn't see some courtiers.

Cao Ji, the heir of Cao Cao's clan, has no talent for fighting on the battlefield, but he is loyal, and he was entrusted with the important task of guarding Liu Xie by Cao Cao.

"Let's go!"

Sun Quan attacked the military attache Xuanfu, pressed the Han sword in his hand, and stepped up the ranks.

Walking to the palace gate, Sun Quan pressed his sword and stopped, and asked, "Your Majesty, the queen can be in the palace?" ”

The attendant lowered his head and replied, "Qi Hou Wu, Your Majesty and the Empress are eating in the palace. ”

"Wu Hou, are you going to act now?" Cao Ji asked.

"No hurry!"

Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Imperial Doctor Xigong, Shangshu Ling Hua Gong has not arrived, and wait for the next level." ”

"No!"

Xi Xian, the word Hongyu, once participated in the framing of Shaofu Kong Rong, and was previously ordered to canonize Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei. The current imperial historian is nominally equal to Cao Cao's official position as prime minister, but Xi Xian is mostly a rubber stamp, and only Cao Cao is obedient.

Hua Xin, the word fish. He is talented, but he is greedy for fame. He once served as the Taishou of Yuzhang, and after being captured after the defeat, he was recruited into Xuchang by Cao Cao, and became an eagle dog under Cao Cao's account.

It is also interesting to say that when Hua Xin went north to Xuchang, Sun Quan was reluctant to let Hua Xin stay in Jiangdong, but was refused. I never thought that a few years later, the two of them would serve as officials under Cao Cao's account, and there were many sighs.

However, fortunately, Hua Xin remembered Sun Quan's grace at the beginning, and now he has a good relationship with Sun Quan, and he has also said a lot of good things for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan pressed his sword into his waist and stopped at the door of the palace.

After half a ring, Xi Xi and Hua Xin came late and went up the stone stairs to the palace gate.

"Wu Hou!"

"Quan has seen Gong Xi and Hua Lingjun." Sun Quan arched his hand.

"What is today's event?"

After saying hello, Xi Yu looked hesitant and said.

Sun Quan restrained his expression and said: "Prime Minister Tun soldiers in Chang'an, pacifying the rebellion in Guanxi, I can't enter the permit today, and the special right to assist Gong Xi to deal with this matter!" ”

Xi Wei looked at the palace and said hesitantly: "Today's matter is not trivial, can you get Your Majesty's edict first?" ”

Sun Quan had already prepared, took out the towel from his arms, handed it to Xi Wei, and said: "Duke Xi is highly respected, you can enter the palace first, read this edict, or let Your Majesty approve it." ”

Xi Wei looked at the charges of Queen Luo on the scarf, and couldn't help but sigh.

He was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, heard about the general poisoning the little emperor, and knew that the eunuch party killed the general, and the general counterkilled the eunuch party.

When he was young, he also cursed those traitorous ministers with the scholars, and vowed to eliminate the rebellious ministers and thieves, and assist the Son of Heaven to rule the world. Unexpectedly, now he will also become a member of the traitorous party and do such a notorious thing.

Forget it, I didn't say which surname of the Son of Heaven I assisted at the beginning, so it doesn't matter if Cao and Liu are there!

"Please enter the palace of Duke Xi, let Your Majesty approve the edict, and issue an order to depose the queen!"

Sun Quan saw Xi Yu holding the towel in a daze, and reminded.

"Good!"

Xi Wei gritted his teeth, holding a towel in his hand, and led a few armor soldiers to take the lead in entering the hall.

Sun Quan pressed his sword and said, "Huajun, after His Majesty approves the edict, he will enter the palace and act according to the plan." ”

"No!"

After a while, Liu Xie saw Xi Yu suddenly entering the palace, his heart became nervous, and he said in surprise: "I didn't order Qing to enter the palace, how could Qing suddenly come to the palace, could something important happen?" ”

Xi Xi raised his eyes and saw Liu Xiegao sitting on the couch, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there are traitors in Xuchang City today, and the minister implores to issue an edict to let Zhuqing act cheaply!" ”

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief, and said suspiciously: "The traitors are in trouble, and the traitors can be eliminated according to Prime Minister Cao's arrangement, so why do you need my edict?" ”

Saying that, Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said, "And my edict, who is willing to obey it." ”

Xi Yu put on the scarf with both hands and said, "This person does not have His Majesty's edict, and the ministers dare not dispose of it." ”

Liu Xie took the scarf, but saw that the above was written to list the charges of Queen Fu, saying that Queen Fu and her father had finished plotting to make trouble, and now they were thinking about the court society, and they should confiscate the queen's seal, depose Queen Fu, demote them to the palace, and dispose of them separately.

"This~"

Liu Xie's face changed greatly, and he said: "Duke Xi, the queen is virtuous and virtuous, she has ruled the palace for more than 20 years, and she has never made trouble. If he is deposed now, he will be criticized, and this edict cannot be issued! ”

Xi Xi was silent, not knowing how to answer Liu Xie.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Xie asked the maid to secretly tell Empress Fu the news, and he talked to Xi Jian to try to save the matter.

Xi Yu was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, this edict was ordered by the Duke of Wei to His Majesty, and the ministers only acted on orders. ”

Liu Xie's face was sad and choked, and he said: "The king is a Han minister, and he does not follow my edict, but he follows Wei's order, why is this?" ”

"Smack!"

The door of the palace was pushed open suddenly, and Sun Quan held his sword high, and with more than a dozen armor soldiers, he broke straight into the palace. In this group, the nail leaves are rattling, the footsteps are calm and powerful, and the murderous aura is rising, which makes people tremble.

Seeing this, Liu Xie's face was terrified, he mustered up his courage, and scolded: "Sun Qing, there is no edict today, dare to bring armored soldiers into the palace?" ”

Sun Quan arched his hand upwards and said, "Your Majesty has issued an edict to depose the queen Shou, and the ministers dare not obey the order." ”

"Bold!"

Liu Xie pointed at the people who broke into the palace and roared: "I have never issued this edict, the queen is the mother of the Han Dynasty, this matter must not be changed!" ”

Fu Shou and Liu Xie have a deep relationship, and from the time of Dong Zhuo's chaos, Fu Shou served Liu Xie. So far, the husband and wife have been together for more than 20 years, and Fu Shou gave birth to two princes for Liu Xie.

Now he wants to depose and execute Fu Shou, how can Liu Xie be reluctant!

For Liu Xie's incompetent rage, everyone may be afraid, but Sun Quan is not afraid. There is no one who understands the operation of such a thing as rights better than him, and Liu Xie has nothing to be afraid of except for the skin on his body?

Sun Quan pressed his sword first, and motioned for Cao Ji to follow.

Cao Ji thought about the words outside the hall and followed without any scruples.

"Sun Quan, what do you want to do?"

Liu Xie saw Sun Quan stepping forward with a sword, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please give an edict!"

Sun Quan walked up to Liu Xie, deliberately exposed his sword, and threatened: "The queen has no virtue as the mother of the country, please give an edict to Your Majesty!" ”

"I can't do it!"

Although Liu Xie was frightened, he was still stubbornly resisting there for the sake of his wife.

"Cao Ji!"

"No!"

Cao Ji stepped forward, grabbed Liu Xie's hand, and said in a cold voice: "Please give an edict to Your Majesty!" ”

"I can't do it!"

Liu Xie struggled there and shouted, "Gong Xi! ”

"Up!"

Cao Ji and another soldier controlled Liu Xie from the left and right. The cold armor stuck to Liu Xie's face, making him panic even more, for fear that Sun Quan would let these people kill him.

Sun Quan was almost angry, looked at Yin Bao in Shang Fu Xilang, and said sharply: "Take the seal!" ”

When Yin Bao saw Sun Quan treating Liu Xie like this, he couldn't help but be sluggish, and his hands and feet didn't listen to him.

In order to intimidate Liu Xie, Sun Quan directly pulled out his long sword, and a sword pierced Yin Bao's abdomen, and hot blood gushed out, dyeing the cloth bag with the jade seal red.

Everyone present was so frightened that they couldn't speak, and Liu Xie didn't dare to shout with his mouth open.

Sun Quan put the jade seal in front of Liu Xie and said sharply: "Please give an edict to Your Majesty!" ”

"Don't!"

Seeing that Liu Xie was still uncompromising, Cao Ji pressed his body, Jia Shi pressed his left hand, and Sun Quan controlled Liu Xie's right hand to grab the jade seal and cover it on the edict.

The vermilion on the jade seal instantly stained the scarf!

Xi closed his eyes and sighed!

Sun Quan raised the scarf and said loudly: "Your Majesty issued an edict to depose the queen's birthday." Today, please invite Hua Jun to enter the palace and search for the cheap maid Fushou. ”

"No!"

With Liu Xie's edict, except for Sun Quan and Xi Xian, almost everyone present moved, followed Hua Xin into the apse, and arrested Fu Shou.

Liu Xie, who was relieved, gasped for breath and lay on the couch softly, seemingly frightened.

In the apse, Hua Xin stood in front of the wardrobe with a gloomy face.

He led the sergeants to search the apse, but found no trace of Fushou.

"Whew!"

Hearing the voice, Hua Xin looked at it sharply, but saw the maid trembling in the corner.

Seeing Hua Xin's cold gaze, the maid covered her mouth with tears in her eyes and pointed to the wall behind the window.

"Push open the closet!"

"No!"

The two armorers rudely pushed open the closet, the sound of the wood grinding against each other was irritating and flustered.

The wardrobe was pushed open, but I saw Queen Fu curled up in the wall, trembling like a lamb to the slaughter, the moment she saw Hua Xin, Queen Fu collapsed directly and cried.

"Please follow the pen to the court!"

Hua Xin reached out and grabbed Fu Shou's dusty hand and pulled Fu Shou out of the wall.

Fu Shou's eyes were red and swollen, and tears flowed down his face, crying there.

"Woo~"

"Follow the pen to the court!"

Fushou choked and cried, his hair was scattered, and he walked barefoot on the cold floor.

"Hua Qing, where is Your Majesty?" Wiping his tears, Fushou asked.

"In the outer hall!"

Hua Xin retained the demeanor of a scribe and tried his best to squeeze out a gentle smile to Fu Shou. However, in Fu Shou's eyes, Hua Xin's smile was like a demon asking for her life, which made her more and more frightened.

Following behind Hua Xin, Fu Shou staggered barefoot.

Fu Shou walked to the outer hall, but saw Liu Xie sitting on the couch, crying alone.

The moment he saw Fu Shou, Liu Xie's tears couldn't stop flowing, for this woman who has been with him for more than 20 years, Liu Xie is really reluctant, and he really loves her.

Fu Shou ignored the obstruction of the armorer, reached out and grabbed Liu Xie's hand, and cried: "Your Majesty can save the concubine?" ”

Liu Xie shed tears and said loudly: "I don't know how long I can live? ”

"Your Majesty!"

Fu Shou was forcibly taken away by the armor, crying and saying: "Be the prince to protect his life!" ”

Looking at Fu Shou who was taken away, Liu Xie's heart collapsed and said, "Gong Xi! How can there be such a thing in the world? ”

Xi Xian's face was ashamed, he sighed loudly, and bowed to Liu Xie.

Looking at Xi Xi's distant back, Liu Xie looked at Sun Quan and pleaded: "Qing is deeply valued by the prime minister, I should be grateful if I can save the queen's life!" ”

Sun Quan's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "Your Majesty deposed the Fu clan, and she is no longer the queen." ”

"Shou'er!"

Liu Xie couldn't stop crying!

Sun Quan took out the scarf from his arms and said: "The country cannot be without a day without a queen, now Cao Guiren is gentle and virtuous, has the beauty of Ren and Huiyin, and cherishes the blessing of self-care." Your Majesty can set up the noble day as the queen, and rule the Han Dynasty with Your Majesty. ”

"Cao Jie?"

Liu Xie smiled sadly and said, "Cao Cao will eventually follow Wang Mang's old example!" ”

Sun Quan pursed his lips, although he admired Cao Cao's martial arts, but he looked down on Cao Cao's behavior of emulating Wang Mang.

Crowned the duke, supported the daughter as the queen, entered the king, and called the emperor. Such a political process seems perfect, but there are too many disgusting things in between.

If he was Cao Cao, he would be crowned emperor after pacifying Liaodong and Hebei. Why don't you get away with it, and let Liu Bei preemptively become the king.

Next, if you want Cao Cao to be the emperor, you have to take some unusual methods.

Liu Xie shed tears and reviewed the edict canonizing Cao Jie as the queen.

Then, Sun Quan took out the towel and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Wei has recovered Hexi and Beiping Shuofang, and his achievements are outstanding, and he cannot be rewarded if he is not a prince or king. Today's ministers and Zhuqing thought that they could be crowned the Duke of Wei as the king of Wei, and gave the Son of Heaven a banner, and called the police in and out, and the crown was two out of ten, and he took the golden root car, drove six horses, and set up a five-hour deputy car......"

Liu Xie looked at the contents of the scarf and said sarcastically: "The name is the king, but he is actually the son of heaven, so he canonized and acted." Why don't you let me give up the position of the Son of Heaven to him, so as not to make Wei Gong work hard. ”

Sun Quan didn't answer, just put away the two edicts and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" ”

Looking at Sun Quan's back, Liu Xie begged: "Where are the two princes now, can Sun Qing say good words to Duke Wei and save the second son's life?" ”

Sun Quan stroked the hilt of the sword and said lightly: "Duke Wei has an order, and my mother must be eliminated if she commits a capital crime." How can it be reasonable to leave a child in trouble? ”

"Woo~"

Liu Xie lay on the desk and cried non-stop, he, the emperor, was too wretched in front of him. His own woman could not be protected, and his son was to be put to death.

"Dog thieves are hateful!"

Liu Xie clenched his teeth and pounded angrily, but he was incompetent and furious.

Sun Quan walked out of the palace, and Cao Ji and Hua Xin were waiting outside the palace.

"How to dispose of it after it is discarded?" Hua Xin asked.

"He was executed in the violent room of the court, and the two princes born to him were killed. The Fu clan was put in prison and all of them were punished. Sun Quan said.

"Wu Hou, Xin thought that this matter should be reported to Chang'an and watched the meaning of Duke Wei." Hua Xin said.

Hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly woke up, broke free from the pleasure of mutilating the emperor, and said: "When you follow Ziyu's words, the right is in danger!" ”

After a pause, Sun Quan raised the corners of his mouth and said coldly: "All the palace people present today, except for Duke Wei's eyeliner, will be executed. ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)