Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 357 Kill the Queen and Become the King

AD 214, the nineteenth year of Jian'an, February.

Except for Shuofang and Hexi, wars in the world gradually disappeared. It had been two or three months since Sun Quan returned to Xuchang from Chang'an on Cao Cao's order. With the cooperation of Dong Zhao, Cao Cao's matter of enthroning the king was basically completed. Sun Quan was just one step away from completing the task assigned to him by Cao Cao.

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

The horse's hoofs stepped on the bluestone slab, and the sound of the hoofs was clear and sweet. The horse's hoofs made a slow sound and arrived at the palace city.

Cao Ji put on his armor and held up his hands, and said respectfully: "Marquis Wu, thousands of soldiers from the Northern Army have been assembled. If you have any dispatches, please give me orders from Marquis Wu."

Sun Quan turned over and dismounted, and said calmly: "Today's matter, there is no need for the palace soldiers to be on standby. You can choose ten of your confidants and follow them into the palace."

"promise!"

Sun Quan raised his feet and was about to leave. He seemed to think of something and said with a smile, "If the matter is urgent, what will you do?"

"It's urgent?"

Cao Ji looked hesitant and found it difficult to answer.

Sun Quan's face darkened and he said, "You have been waiting for Wei Gong's livestock for a long time, mostly for urgent matters. And you are a relative of Wei Gong, how can you see that things are slow!"

"When the great event is accomplished, all the wealth, honors, and titles will be yours!"

"I will obey Wu Hou's order!" Cao Ji cheered up and responded.

In order to control Liu Xie, Cao Cao completely turned him into his own puppet emperor. After Cao Cao killed those people in the imperial edict, he appointed Cao Ji and his trusted soldiers to garrison the palace in the name of protecting the emperor, but in reality he was imprisoning Liu Xie.

From then on, anyone entering or leaving the palace or visiting Liu Xie must have permission from Cao Cao. Even without Cao Cao's order, Liu Xie could not see some of his ministers.

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

"go!"

Sun Quan dressed in the mysterious robe of a military attache, held the Han sword in his hand, and stepped up the steps.

When he reached the palace gate, Sun Quan stopped with his sword in his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, can the queen be in the palace?"

The attendant lowered his head and replied: "For your information, Marquis Wu, Your Majesty and the Queen are having dinner in the palace."

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

"Not urgent!"

Sun Quan shook his head and said: "Master Xi Gong, the imperial censor, the minister ordered Hua Gong not to arrive yet, please wait for a while."

"promise!"

Xi Liu, whose courtesy name was Hongyu, had participated in the plot to frame the Shaofu Kong Rong. He had previously been ordered to confer the title of Duke of Wei on Cao Cao. The current imperial censor has nominally the same official position as Cao Cao's prime minister, but Xi Lu is mostly a rubber stamp, and only Cao Cao is his subordinate.

Hua Xin, whose courtesy name is Ziyu. Many people are talented, but they are greedy for fame. He once served as the governor of Yuzhang. After being captured after the defeat, he was recruited by Cao Cao into Xuchang and became a hawk under Cao Cao's tent.

It's also interesting to talk about. When Hua Xin went north to Xuchang, Sun Quan was very reluctant to leave. He hoped that Hua Xin would stay in Jiangdong, but he was rejected. Unexpectedly, a few years later, the two of them would serve as officials under Cao Cao's account, which was a lot of regret.

Fortunately, Hua Xin missed Sun Quan's kindness in letting him go. Now he has a good relationship with Sun Quan and has said a lot of good things to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan thrust his sword into his waist and stood at the gate of the palace.

After a while, Xi Lu and Hua Xin arrived belatedly and walked up the stone stairs to the palace gate.

"Wuhou!"

"Quan has met Duke Xi and Lord Hua Ling." Sun Quan cupped his hands and said.

"What's going on today?"

After saying hello, Xi Lu looked hesitant and said.

Sun Quan calmed down and said: "The Prime Minister stationed troops in Chang'an and quelled the rebellion in Guanxi. Now he is unable to enter Xu. I have ordered Quan to assist Duke Xi in handling this matter!"

Xi Lu looked at the palace and said hesitantly: "Today's matter is of great importance. Can I get His Majesty's edict first?"

Sun Quan was well prepared. He took out the scarf from his arms and handed it to Xi Lu. He said, "Gong Xi is highly respected. You can go to the palace first and read out this edict, or let your majesty review it."

Xi Lu looked at the charges against Queen Fu listed on the scarf and couldn't help but sigh.

He was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He heard about the general poisoning the young emperor to death. He knew that the eunuchs killed the generals and the generals killed the eunuchs.

When he was young, he also cursed those treacherous ministers with other scholars, vowed to eliminate the treacherous ministers and traitors, and assist the emperor in ruling the world. Unexpectedly, now he will become a member of the traitorous party and do such a notorious thing.

Forget it, I didn’t say which emperor I would assist, Cao or Liu didn’t matter!

"Please invite Mr. Xi to enter the palace and ask your Majesty to approve the edict and issue the order to depose the Queen!"

Sun Quan reminded Xi Lu when he saw Xi Lu holding the scarf in a daze.

"good!"

Xi Lu gritted his teeth, holding the scarf in his hand, and led several soldiers into the palace first.

Sun Quan held his sword still and said: "Huajun, after Your Majesty approves the edict, follow him into the palace and act according to your plan."

"promise!"

After a while, Liu Xie saw Xi Lu suddenly approaching the palace. He became nervous and said in surprise: "I didn't order you to enter the palace. How could you suddenly come to the palace? Could something important happen?"

Xi Lu raised his eyes and saw Liu Xiegao sitting on the couch. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there are traitors making trouble in Xuchang City today. I sincerely request you to issue an edict so that you can do things easily!"

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief and said doubtfully: "The traitors are causing trouble. Just follow Prime Minister Cao's instructions and wipe out the traitors. Why do you need my edict?"

After saying that, Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said, "Who is willing to obey my edict?"

Xi Lu held up the scarf with both hands and said, "I don't dare to deal with this person without your majesty's edict."

Liu Xie took the scarf, but saw that it listed the crimes of Empress Fu, saying that Empress Fu and her father Fu Wan had conspired to cause chaos. Now that they were thinking about the imperial government, they should confiscate the Queen's seal, depose Empress Fu, and demote her. Go to the palace and dispose of it separately.

"This~"

Liu Xie's face changed greatly and he said: "Mr. Xi, the queen is a virtuous and virtuous queen. She has been in charge of the palace for more than twenty years and has never caused any trouble. If she is deposed now, I fear she will be criticized. This edict cannot be issued!"

Xi Lu remained silent, not knowing how to answer Liu Xie.

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

Xi Lu was silent for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, this edict was issued by Your Majesty Duke Wei Wei. I only act according to your orders."

Liu Xie looked sad and said, "You are a minister of the Han Dynasty. You don't follow my imperial edict, but you follow the orders of Wei. Why is this?"

"Snapped!"

The palace door was suddenly pushed open, and Sun Quan, holding his sword straight and leading a dozen soldiers, rushed straight into the palace. The armor leaves of this group of people were rustling, their steps were steady and powerful, and their murderous aura was soaring, making people tremble with fear.

Seeing this, Liu Xie looked horrified, mustered up his courage, and scolded: "Sun Qing, without my edict, how dare you bring armored soldiers into the palace?"

Sun Quan raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty has issued an edict to depose Queen Shou, and I dare not disobey the order."

"Be 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 cannot be changed!"

Fu Shou and Liu Xie had a deep relationship. Ever since Dong Zhuo was in chaos, Fu Shou had been serving Liu Xie. The couple has been together for more than 20 years, and Fu Shou gave birth to two princes for Liu Xie.

Today, Fu Shou is to be deposed and executed. How can Liu Xie be willing to do this!

Everyone may be afraid of Liu Xie's incompetent rage, but Sun Quan is not afraid. No one understands the operation of things like power better than him. Apart from the layer of skin on his body, what else is worth fearing about Liu Xie?

Sun Quan moved forward with his sword in hand, signaling Cao Ji to follow.

Cao Ji thought about what was said outside the palace and followed him without any scruples.

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

Liu Xie couldn't help but panic when he saw Sun Quan coming forward with a sword in his hand and a fierce look in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

Sun Quan walked up to Liu Xie, deliberately exposed his sword, and threatened: "The queen has no virtue as a mother of the country. Please issue an edict from your majesty!"

"I can't get down!" Liu Xie was frightened, but he still resisted for the sake of his wife.

"Cao Ji!"

"promise!"

Cao Ji stepped forward quickly, grabbed Liu Xie's hand, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

"I can't stand it!"

Liu Xie struggled there and shouted: "Mr. Xi!"

"on!"

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

Sun Quan was almost angry. He looked at Yin Bao, Shang Fuxi's doctor, and said sternly: "Get the seal!"

When Yin Bao saw Sun Quan treating Liu Xie like this, he couldn't help but froze, and his hands and feet couldn't obey his orders.

In order to intimidate Liu Xie, Sun Quan drew out his sword and pierced Yin Bao's abdomen. Hot blood spurted out and dyed the cloth bag containing the jade seal red.

Everyone present was too frightened to speak. Liu Xie opened his mouth and did not dare to shout.

Sun Quan placed the jade seal in front of Liu Xie and said sternly: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict!"

"do not want!"

Seeing that Liu Xie still refused to compromise, Cao Ji held down his body, the soldier held down 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 soaked through the fabric!

Xi Lu closed his eyes and sighed!

Sun Quan raised his scarf and said loudly: "Your Majesty issued an edict to depose Queen Shou. Now I invite Mr. Hua to enter the palace and search for Fu Shou, a humble maid."

"promise!"

With Liu Xie's edict, almost everyone present except Sun Quan and Xi Liu started to move and followed Hua Xin into the back hall to arrest Fu Shou.

Liu Xie was relieved, breathing heavily, lying on the couch softly, seemingly in shock.

In the back hall, Hua Xin stood in front of the wardrobe with a gloomy expression.

He led his sergeants to search the apse, but found no trace of Fu Shou.

"call!"

Hearing the sound, Hua Xin looked around and saw the maid shivering in the corner.

When the maid saw Hua Xin's cold gaze, she shed tears, covered her mouth, and pointed to the wall behind the window.

"Push open the closet!"

"promise!"

The two soldiers pushed open the wardrobe roughly, and the sound of wood scraping made people irritated and panicked.

The wardrobe was pushed open, only to see Empress Fu huddled in the wall with disheveled hair, shivering like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. The moment she saw Hua Xin, Empress Fu collapsed and burst into tears.

"Please follow Xin to Yeting!"

Hua Xin reached out and took Fu Shou's dusty hand, pulling Fu Shou out of the wall.

Fu Shou's eyes were red and swollen, tears were streaming down his face, and he was crying endlessly.

"Woo~"

"Follow Xin to Yeting!"

Fu Shou was sobbing and sobbing, with his hair disheveled and walking barefoot on the cold floor.

"Hua Qing, where is Your Majesty?" Fu Shou asked, wiping his tears.

"Outer Hall!"

Hua Xin retained the demeanor of a scholar and tried his best to give Fu Shou a gentle smile. However, in Fu Shou's eyes, Hua Xin's smile was like a ghost threatening her life, making her even more frightened.

Following Hua Xin, Fu Shou staggered barefoot.

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

The moment he saw Fu Shou, Liu Xie couldn't stop his tears from flowing down his face. Liu Xie was really reluctant to let go of this woman who had been with him for more than twenty years, and he also really loved her.

Regardless of the soldiers' obstruction, Fu Shou reached out and grabbed Liu Xie's hand, crying: "Can your Majesty save me?"

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

"His Majesty!"

Fu Shou was forcibly taken away by the soldiers. He cried and said: "I must protect the life of the prince!"

Looking at Fu Shou being carried away, Liu Xie's heart collapsed and he said: "Mr. Xi! How can such a thing happen in the world?"

Xi Lu looked ashamed, sighed loudly, and surrendered to Liu Xie.

Looking at Xi Lu's retreating figure, Liu Xie looked at Sun Quan and begged: "You are highly respected by the prime minister. If you can give me some advice to save the queen's life, I will be grateful!"

Sun Quan's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "Your Majesty has deposed the Fu family. 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 live without a descendant for a day. Now Cao Guiren is gentle and virtuous. He has the beauty of Ren and Si Huiyin, and cherishes the blessing of taking care of himself and raising himself. Your Majesty, you can make Guiren Jie your queen, and work with your Majesty." Rule the big man."

"Cao Jie?"

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

Sun Quan curled his lips. Although he admired Cao Cao's civil and martial arts, he looked down upon Cao Cao's behavior of imitating Wang Mang.

He was granted the title of duke, made his daughter a queen, became a king, and proclaimed himself emperor. This political process seems perfect, but there are too many disgusting things in the middle.

If he were Cao Cao, he would most likely ascend to the throne and proclaim himself emperor after pacifying Liaodong and Hebei. Why did he lose his temper and let Liu Bei claim the throne first?

Next, if you want Cao Cao to become emperor, you will probably have to use some unusual methods.

With tears in his eyes, Liu Xie finished reviewing the edict naming Cao Jie as queen.

Then, Sun Quan took out the scarf and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Wei has conquered Hexi and Beiping Shuofang. He has made outstanding achievements and cannot be rewarded except by the princes and kings. Now I and the ministers think that we can make Duke Wei king of Wei, give the emperor a banner, and call him when he goes out." Jingzhi, Wang Mian is very handsome, rides a golden root chariot, drives six horses, and has a five-hour auxiliary chariot..."

Liu Xie looked at the content on the scarf and said sarcastically: "He is called a king, but he is actually the emperor, and he acts like this. Why don't Duke Wei let me give up the throne of emperor to him, so as to save Duke Wei from all the hard work."

Sun Quan did not answer, but put away the two edicts and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Looking at Sun Quan's back, Liu Xie begged: "Where are the two princes now? Can Sun Qing please speak kindly to Duke Wei and spare the lives of the two princes?"

Sun Quan put his hand on the hilt of the sword and said calmly: "Wei Gong has an order that the mother must be punished if she commits a capital crime. Is there any reason to leave a child in trouble?"

"Woo~"

Liu Xie lay on the desk and cried loudly. He was such a coward in front of the emperor. If his own woman cannot be protected, his son will also be put to death.

"What a hateful dog thief!"

Liu Xie gritted his teeth and punched the table angrily, but he was helpless and furious.

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

"What to do with it after it's abandoned?" Hua Xin asked.

"He was executed in a violent chamber in Yeting, and the two princes he gave birth to were killed by poison. The Fu clan members were put into prison and executed." Sun Quan said.

"Wu Hou, Xin thought that this matter should be reported to Chang'an to see what Wei Gong wanted." Hua Xin said.

Hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly woke up, broke away from the pleasure of killing the emperor, and said: "You should follow Ziyu's words, Quan will be in danger of causing trouble!"

After a pause, Sun Quan raised the corner of his mouth and said coldly: "Everyone in the palace today, except Wei Gong's informants, will be executed."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)