Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 592 586. Traces of the Wei Emperor
Xiahou Mao was so aware of the current affairs and served as a role model. Feng Xi naturally understood the reason why King Zhao of Yan spent a huge sum of gold to buy horse bones. With the example of a son-in-law like Xiahou Mao, who had a high political status, other officials of Cao Wei would have relatively less psychological burden when they surrendered in the future.

On the other hand, when the territory of Wei was controlled by the Han Dynasty, Xiahou Mao was just chosen to be the first to stand out. His identity would naturally make some people who missed Wei feel good about him. And there would be some dirty work to be done later. Such offensive things must not be done by one's own people. Xiahou Mao was just a good target.

As the saying goes, most people hate traitors more than enemies. When Xiahou Mao has done all those things that offend people, he will definitely become a "traitor" in the eyes of the old people of Wei.

At that time, there would be only one way left for Xiahou Mao, that is to serve the Han Dynasty wholeheartedly, otherwise there would be no place for him in this vast world.

However, at this time, Xiahou Mao obviously did not realize that Feng Xi had only glanced at him a few times and had already plotted against him for several months or even years to come. At this moment, he was still looking at Feng Xi with a smile.

"Well, in that case, you should go home and wait. When the dust settles in Luoyang City, I will naturally summon you."

Feng Xi waved his hand and sent Xiahou Mao away, which was equivalent to agreeing to his request in disguise. As for Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan, he would explain it himself. I believe that the two would not care too much about Xiahou Mao. Even his wife, Princess Qinghe, was just a woman who didn't understand politics. The Han Dynasty was not ruled by a murderous person who was penny-pinching. Therefore, it was harmless to let Xiahou Mao's family go.

By the time Xiahou Mi's affairs were dealt with, the rest of the Han army was basically in place. In line with the principle of not waiting too long to cause trouble, Feng Xi ordered the Han army to immediately begin attacking the imperial palace.

The walls of the palace were shorter and thinner than the outer walls, and at this time there was no other defensive force in the palace except for less than three thousand royal guards and some eunuchs and palace maids.

At Feng Xi's command, the Han army used battering rams and explosive packs to easily break open the gates and walls of the palace, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Wei Imperial Guards who had no way to retreat.

However, the Han army now had many brave generals. Under the leadership of the Han generals, the imperial guards of the Wei Dynasty were quickly defeated. Many were chopped down by the Han army or they laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground begging the Han army to spare their lives.

"Where is Cao Li, and the other members of the Cao clan?"

When the battle subsided, Feng Xi frowned when he saw the guards who had rushed into the palace returned empty-handed.

"Grand Commander, there is no one else in these palaces except some eunuchs and palace maids who are hiding."

Bao Feng, who led the team into the palace to search, came out carrying a white-faced, beardless man, who turned out to be a young eunuch.

"You, tell us where Cao Li went."

Feng Xi looked at the young eunuch, who had an expressionless poker face. In addition, Feng Xi had just killed countless people before, and his white cloak and armor were all covered with dried blood. Coupled with the fact that half of his face was shadowy under the swaying torch, this young eunuch who had never seen the world was scared to death on the spot.

"Huh? He peed already? Bao Feng, take him away and find someone who can talk."

Feng Xi waved his hands. Although his original intention was to see that this man was frightened to death, he knew that he was probably so frightened that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence, so he asked Bao Feng to take him down and make him squat obediently.

Unexpectedly, this young eunuch had been influenced by the old eunuchs, saying that those emperors were ruthless characters who killed with a glare and a pursed mouth. Now he saw this bloody and murderous general actually saying that he wanted to take him away. Isn't it obvious that he wanted to kill him?

"General, General, please spare my life. I know, I know. Please don't kill me!"

The young eunuch's desire to live was so strong that he suppressed his fear and cried and begged Feng Xi for mercy.

"Alright, stop shouting. If you know the whereabouts of Cao Li, the fake emperor of Wei, you will not only be spared from death, but also be rewarded handsomely."

Feng Xi was too lazy to listen to his repetitive begging for mercy, and stopped the eunuch from saying anything else with a glare. "Yes, yes. Your Majesty... No, Cao Li just came out of Deyang Palace and went straight to the harem. I... I don't know what he is going to do..."

The young eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed like crazy, then told everyone he knew.

"Okay, Bao Feng, take him down and throw him with the palace maids and eunuchs to be guarded. The rest of you, follow me and go and capture Cao Li!"

Feng Xi waved his spear, and all the soldiers were excited. Although everyone had made some gains on the battlefield just now, the credit for capturing the Wei Emperor alive must be great. Even if the great achievement belongs to the commander, they, as subordinates, can also get a lot, including gold and titles.

By the time Feng Xi led his generals to the harem, the smell of blood in the air had already revealed what had happened there.

"Grand Commander, all the children and women in the surrounding palaces have been killed."

Bao Feng and Bao Yi brought their men back and shook their heads helplessly. This approach was almost identical to those of the Wei generals they had encountered before. It seemed that Cao Li also intended to sacrifice his life for his country and not give the Han army a chance to capture him alive.

"General, look, there's a fire over there!"

Suddenly, Shamoke noticed the flickering light somewhere in the harem, and he moved his nose and smelled a burnt smell in the air.

"Go! The others continue searching, and you guys bring a hundred or so people with me!"

Seeing this, Feng Xi did not delay and immediately led several generals and some soldiers under his command to rush towards the direction of the fire.

The palace with the name "Garde Hall" was now on fire, and it was obvious that it had been burning for some time.

"drink!"

Without saying a word, Bao Feng hit the flimsy door of the palace hard with the iron drill in his hand. Wood chips flew everywhere and the wooden door was smashed directly by Bao Feng.

And the scene inside was seen by everyone at this moment.

There was a man sitting on the couch inside, leaning against his waist, with a sword in his hand thrown aside and blood flowing from his neck. It was obvious that he had committed suicide.

What is worth pondering is that on the ground in front of him, there were three men in gorgeous robes lying on the ground, with blood all over the ground, but it was unclear how they died.

"Get some water immediately! No matter what tools you have, put out the fire first! Even if you can't put out the fire, you have to drag these bodies out!"

Feng Xi reacted and thought that this was probably Cao Li and his brothers. Even if they were not certain, they must be important figures. If the body could be identified, it could be confirmed.

The soldiers had already undergone extensive fire prevention training, and they immediately found a number of fire-fighting tools from the surrounding palaces. They then did not care to put out the fire directly by drawing water from the pool in the back garden.

Several other soldiers wet their masks with water, rushed in and carried out all four bodies.

(End of this chapter)