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

Chapter 25 Cao Jie falls, the court is full!
The Imperial Palace, the Palace of Longevity.

Emperor Liu Hong leaned lazily on the dragon chair, as if he had something on his mind!
Jian Shuo hurried over from the Luoyang government office, knelt in front of the emperor's dragon case, and reported to him.

"Your Majesty, the Luoyang Commander Sima Fang made it clear to his ministers that a severe punishment has already been imposed, but Cao Song has not yet confessed. If he uses the punishment again, he is afraid that his life will be killed. Please tell your Majesty what to do next."

Hearing this, Liu Hong raised his spirits.

He smiled and asked, "Jian Shuo, you have been the captain of the Xiyuan school for so long, do you understand the meaning of Sima Fang's words?"

"Report to Your Majesty." Jian Shuo said, "Sima Fang wants to show His Majesty that Cao Dahongyu has survived the severe torture, and he probably has nothing to do with the Song family! He is telling His Majesty and the courtiers the truth. I want to save Cao Dahonglu."

"Haha!" Liu Hong laughed loudly. "I've heard that Sima Fang's teaching is harsh. I don't think so, but he is cold on the outside and hot on the inside! It seems that taking Cao Song to the Luoyang Command Prison for interrogation is a good move."

Ahem...

Hearing this, Jian Shuo coughed.

He thought of the rest of the people involved in the case of Empress Song, and their family members were taken to Dali Temple, and now they all confessed, except for the nine clans of Empress Song, all of them were ransacked, exiled, and never hired!

But here lies the secret!
Anyone can confess, except for Cao Song, if he is beaten into a trick, it would be meaningless.

"Is Yu'er back?"

Emperor Liu Hong seemed to be in a good mood, got up slowly, and asked a question with great interest.

"Report to Your Majesty." Jian Shuo said truthfully, "As per His Majesty's instructions, I have intentionally spread the news so that the spies of the Heavenly Master's Way can find out."

"But... the eldest son of the emperor is still heading west all the way, and has no plans to return to Luoyang City. I am thinking, the eldest son of the emperor should know about the turmoil in Luoyang City, but..."

call…

Jian Shuo's reply was beyond Liu Hong's expectation.

He originally thought that since Yu'er mentioned Cao Cao once, he would definitely return to Luoyang, and he would mention Cao Cao a second time, but...he didn't come back?

This…

A little suspicion flashed across Liu Hong's cheek.

Seeing the change in the emperor's face, Jian Shuo quickly added: "However, Cao Cao has already noticed the bamboo slip left by the eldest son of the emperor. As for the content of the bamboo slip..."

Jian Shuo took out an identical copied bamboo slip from his bosom, held it in his hand, stretched it over his head, and handed it over.

Liu Hong took it and quickly unfolded...

The content on this bamboo slip does not seem to be amazing, it tells the story of three people,

Treacherous - He Shen;
Loyal minister - Ji Xiaolan;

There is also a fictional ruler of the empire——Qianlong!
The first part is about Heshen's corruption and power over the government and the public, but Qianlong turned a blind eye to him, and still entrusted him with a heavy responsibility;

This is nothing...

Liu Hong also looked at it casually, and felt that it was boring, but it was just an ordinary court!

I don't know why Yu'er compiled this story?
But the content of the second part made Liu Hong's eyes shine!
The content written by Yu'er was Ji Xiaolan's impeachment of Heshen, but Qianlong's meaningful words made Ji Xiaolan understand the true meaning of the reason why Heshen was reused.

——Throughout the ages, how many corrupt officials have there been?How many honest officials?
—— Honest officials are as rare as phoenix feathers, and corrupt officials are like the sand of the Yellow River!

So, can we only rely on honest officials to govern the country?cannot!A compulsory course for a king is how to use corrupt officials!

To know…

Although a corrupt official is corrupt, he can do things for the emperor and bring gold to the empire;
But apart from being an upright official, benevolence, righteousness and morality?

Can they solve the real problems of the Empire, even the darkest side of the Empire?

If we use loyal ministers and upright officials like "Ji Xiaolan", the empire will be in chaos instead!
Governing the country is inherently complicated, and everyone has to use it. The water is clear and there are no fish, and there are no people who investigate.
But being an emperor is more difficult, and doing things is more complicated. Many times, knowing that it is a good thing, you can't do it until the time;
Knowing that it is a bad thing, you should bear it for a while, and you have to bear it!
hiss…

"If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers, and if your ministers don't keep secrets, you will lose your status!" Liu Hong subconsciously said with emotion.

His eyes narrowed tightly.

At first he was only a little interested in the content of the second part, but felt that what Yuer wrote was a bit exaggerated.

But at the end of the reading, he suddenly discovered that Yu'er's summarization of the emperor's art...is actually very logical and very reasonable.

Even, Liu Hong felt that...

Isn't Yuer's use of "Heshen" in "Qianlong" just like Liu Hong's use of "eunuchs" Cao Jie and Wang Fu?

Liu Hong's eyes lit up.

He moved his eyes down and continued to read. It was fine if he didn't read it, but after reading it, his expression suddenly changed!

——"He Shen falls, the court is full."

When he uttered such a sentence, his expression suddenly became extremely exaggerated from the look of his cheeks.

As soon as He Shen fell, the public anger subsided, and the imperial treasury was filled...

This is the great wealth that Qianlong left to his son!
It can also be called the "second treasury".

This approach...is exactly the same as Liu Hong's current thinking!
Even, Liu Hong thought of the "Five Marquis" in the period of Emperor Huan-Shan Chao, Xu Huang, Ju Yuan, Zuo Qu, and Tang Heng!
These five eunuchs were conferred the title of Marquis on the same day for assisting Emperor Huan in eradicating his nephew Liang Ji.

But in the end...they didn't end well.

It was easier for Emperor Huan to get rid of them than to crush an ant to death!
As for the search of their mansions, it is logical that they will reap money and food comparable to the taxes of a big man for several years!

Ha ha…

Unexpectedly, this level of reincarnation was so thoroughly spied on by Yu'er!

"Then what has Cao Cao done recently?"

Liu Hong's tone became even colder.

Jian Shuo reported the truth. "This Cao Cao first went to see Sima Fang, and then went to visit Cai Yong and Qiao Xuan respectively..."

"Wrong!" Liu Hong shook his head immediately, the disappointment in his eyes hard to hide. "Cao Cao got it all wrong!"

"Your Majesty... there is one more thing." Jian Shuo replied: "Last night, someone robbed the prison and was captured by Sima Fang. I found out that he was Cao Cao's clan brother, named Xiahou Dun! He already had a life lawsuit on his back! Your Majesty... this case Do you want to try the case of Cao Song together?"

heard...

Hehe, Liu Hong sneered.

"What kind of trial is still going on? Since the lawsuit against human life is behind the back, is there still a trial? It's just killing a person, is there still a need for a confession! I don't have the patience to wait for this Cao Cao to understand. It will be Wangri in three days! Just three days later, Zhao Tell the world, behead, behead this Xiahou Dun!"

"Yu'er is not here, this Cao Cao has an elm head again, I have to help him open up!"

Jian Shuo looked up suspiciously at Liu Hong's expression, feeling that there was something in his words.

at this time…

A Xiyuan army came in to report.

"Your Majesty, Colonel Jian...Then Cao Cao left Yulin Temple and went to visit Grand Master Autumn Cao Festival!"

As soon as these words came out, Jian Shuo's expression immediately became vigilant...

On the other hand, the emperor Liu Hong stood up suddenly.

"When did it happen?"

"Just now!"

"What did the two say?"

"The two of them are the only ones in the house, so we can't find out!"

Hearing this, Liu Hong grinned, finally revealing a happy smile.

Immediately, he flicked his long sleeves and said with a meaningful smile: "Haha, if you talk about Cao Cao, this Cao Cao will be enlightened!"

Speaking of here…

Six words suddenly appeared in Liu Hong's mind - Cao Jie fell, the court is full!
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(End of this chapter)