Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 18 Knock on the mountain and shake the tiger

Luoyang, a prison.

In the execution room of the prison, a light flickered from the torch, and a trace of pity flashed in the eyes of Sima Fang, the commander of Luoyang.

But in just an instant, this touch of color turned into infinite ferocity.

He said coldly to Cao Song: "Cao Dahonghe, you and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I didn't expect you to become a prisoner today!"

The disheveled Cao Song looked up to see who was coming.

It's Sima Fang!

The inexplicable heart was actually slightly relieved...

"Three years ago, Sima Gong recommended and mentioned Meng De as the northern captain of Luoyang when he was the Minister of the Shangshu Youcheng. Due to his status, Cao has never been able to come to thank him. Unexpectedly... he met Sima Gong here today! So why? ... Cao has thanked Sima Gong for what happened in the past!"

As he spoke, Cao Song bowed to Sima Fang!
Sima Fang let out an "ah" and sighed.

He recalled the scene when he recommended Cao Cao in the past.

At that time, Cao Cao assassinated Zhang Rang and stole the black account of Zhang Rang's mansion. To a certain extent, this saved many "partisans", which can be regarded as a great contribution to the scholar camp!
Even Yuedan Ping, who has always claimed to be "Qingliu", gave him a comment-"A minister who can govern the world, a traitor in a troubled world!"

Sima Fang's recommendation of Cao Cao was nothing more than to push the boat along the way, and to return him a kindness for those "partisans" who were able to avoid disaster.

only…

Unexpectedly, the world is impermanent!

The new round of rehabilitating "party members" actually involved the Cao family!
Ahem...

Cough lightly.

Sima Fang opened his mouth and said: "Da Honglu was also a captain of Sili before, and he knows the method of torture, if there is any collusion between the Cao family and the Song family, I hope to speak up, so as not to hurt the relationship between you and me. "

"Cao has already said about the interrogation just now. Recently, my son Meng De has sent a letter to the Song family to break with the Song family... My Cao family has nothing to do with the Song family!"

Cao Song's words were a little more firm.

He never dreamed that today... the last straw he could grasp was that a few days ago, his son Cao Cao retreated the Song family's gift box like a fool, and unilaterally forced the two families to completely break up!

Ha ha…

Thinking about it now, Cao Song kicked his son out of the house, it was a bit more ironic.

"Da Honglu is obsessed with obsession, so don't blame the officials for enforcing the law for His Majesty!"

Sima Fang stared at Cao Song coldly.

"Come on, twenty sticks!"

The expressionless criminal came over and wanted to drag Cao Song, but Cao Song shook his hand in disgust. "Don't touch me!"

He suppressed the shame and resentment in his heart, and slowly bent down on the ground...

The criminals on both sides lifted his robes, raised their sticks and knocked down Cao Song's buttocks and legs. Cao Song was adopted by Cao Teng since he was a child, not to mention being pampered, but this was the first time he was subjected to such physical punishment, and the pain was so painful that beads of sweat rolled from his forehead.

He clenched his teeth tightly and remained silent.

Finally, the twenty rods came down, and Cao Song's back was covered in blood, but after the executioner walked away, the old man who was nearly fifty took a deep breath, knelt up tremblingly, and then stood up with difficulty, calmly He looked at Sima Fang intently, but said nothing.

"These twenty sticks are just to invite Da Honglu to taste it. Now, can I recruit it?"

"Recruit what?"

"Naturally, it's to confess your dealings with Yin Qiang Hou Song Qi!"

Cao Song smiled lightly: "I'm afraid I will disappoint Sima Gong. I, Cao Song, act upright and sit upright. There is nothing shameful!"

Sima Fang was startled, his eyes narrowed slightly, he seemed to be infected by Cao Song's spirit.

"Tap..."

He walked up to Cao Song, bent down, and brought his mouth close to Cao Song's ear.

"Your Majesty didn't mention that, the son's receipt..."

The very soft and thin voice came to Cao Song's ears, Cao Song's eyes suddenly opened wide, and when they met Sima Fang's four eyes, he seemed to understand something at once.

After pondering for a while, Cao Song murmured: "It won't be 'all the birds'..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sima Fang interrupted immediately, and he still replied in a very light and delicate tone: "'The birds are exhausted' is a bit too much, it should be 'knocking the mountain to shake the tiger', and there is also a bit of 'feeling a crime' the taste of!"

"In these years... the money that Da Honglu and Cao Da Changqiu have been greedy for ink may have made up for the shortfall in military expenditures in the past few years!"

After a quiet conversation between the two of them.

Cao Song's eyes widened...

Empress Song, Fufeng Song Family...

It turned out that it was just an introduction!

What His Majesty has to do... is to unplug a series of thorns in his side.

Among them, there is a faction of scholars;
But there are also their eunuchs!
call…

A heavy panting sound came from Cao Song's mouth.

But Sima Fang stood up and deliberately raised his voice: "Since Da Honghe refuses to recruit, it's no wonder that people's hearts are like iron, and the laws of the country are like furnaces. Come here, hang them up, and serve them with whips!"

Suddenly, there was a clear sound of whipping in the execution room.

Shen Yun billowed in the sky, the sky darkened, and the muffled thunder came faintly!

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The sound of rain is murmuring in a house in the north of the city.

This is Xiahouyuan's mansion, which is different from the dignitaries who live in the south of the city. In order to deceive others, Cao Song specially bought Xiahouyuan's mansion in the north of the city, and it is a quite remote place!
What few people know is that there is a lot hidden in the ground... Cao Song and Cao Jie's corruption over the years!
It's just that these... Even the owner of this mansion, Xia Houyuan, doesn't know about it!

Under a lonely lamp, Liu Chun, Cao Cao's concubine, patted the three-year-old Cao Ang with a sad face, trying to coax him to sleep.

The main wife Ding Hui and her younger sister Ding Xiang looked at the two husbands Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan under a big tree in the courtyard.

A pair of Ding sisters looked at a pair of clan brothers, but there was a lot of hesitation and bewilderment in their eyes!
Who would have thought that the sky in Luoyang City would change in just one day!

The Cao family was actually implicated in the witchcraft case of Empress Song, and even the patriarch Cao Song was imprisoned.

Fortunately…

Today, Ding Hui and Liu Chun brought Cao Ang to play with Xia Houyuan's adopted daughter Xia Houjuan...then escaped a catastrophe.

At this moment... in the rainy night.

Cao Cao sat on the root of the tree, and the raindrops fell from time to time. He mumbled to himself with his head in his arms.

"why why?"

"Obviously I have already... I have returned the Song family's gift box as Brother Yu said, and even replied with a letter. The two families of Cao and Song have broken up...Why, Your Majesty can't see it?"

Xia Houyuan opened his mouth, he wanted to speak to comfort his elder brother, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to comfort him!
Cao Cao's eyes drooped, and his eyes were full of confusion.

"Ugh…"

Helpless sigh...

He suddenly realized that, without Brother Yu, when he was in trouble, he didn't even have a person to consult, not even a person to help him make suggestions!
Helpless, hesitant, desperate, the total emotions made Cao Cao seem to lose his way all of a sudden.

Brother Yu, Brother Yu...

How good would it be if you left one day late?

call…

On the other hand, Ding Hui bit her red lip with silver teeth, as if she hesitated first!

Immediately afterwards...still clenching his fists, he ran quickly to Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan.

"Tomorrow I will go back to my natal family. There are also some Han officials in my natal family. Let them inquire separately to see how Dad is doing in prison? What is the trial? If it can be settled with money...then Ding's family is bankrupt, and it is impossible I will definitely save my father!"

Ding Hui's tone was firm...

Speaking of which, her natal family's "Ding family" is a well-known family of merchants in Peiguo, and Cao Cao's mother is also from the "Ding family". It can be said that the Cao family and the Ding family have been deeply bound for decades. !
Before that, with the help of Cao Song's relationship and Wan Guan's wealth, there were many Ding family members who became officials!
At this juncture, Cao Song was imprisoned in Dali Temple, and all the members of the Cao family were detained on the spot, and they could only rely on Ding's family.

Of course, there are big risks...

The Ding family might be implicated!

"lady…"

Cao Cao looked at Ding Hui with gratitude in his eyes.

Ding Xiang also walked quickly. She carried the food, but since she stepped under the big tree, she was surrounded by a stern atmosphere. Use some food!"

at this time…

With a "boom", the door of Xiahou Mansion was slammed open.

At this moment, Cao Cao is already extremely sensitive, or it can be said that he is a shadow of a snake!
He exclaimed.

"Who?"

But I saw a man wearing a rain hat, covering his face with a curtain, stepping in!

——"Meng De, Miao Cai!
--"it's me!"

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(End of this chapter)