Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 479 Death of Cao Cao
"Have you thought it through?"

"I've thought it through."

In the small courtyard deep in Sikong Mansion, Cao Cao stepped into the yard again and asked Xu You the question that Xu You did not answer yesterday.

And this time, Xu You gave an affirmative answer.

He said to Cao Cao in a serious tone: "I agree to your terms and plead for your wife and young son in front of His Majesty."

"But I can only do my best. If Your Majesty is still unwilling to pardon the death penalty for your wife and young son, I hope you won't blame me."

After a night of careful consideration, Xu You finally chose to agree to Cao Cao. The reason was very simple.

He was unwilling to die here.

As long as he can stay alive, his merits will be enough to reach the third floor of Lingyun Pavilion. Then he will be admired by thousands of people and have a bright future.

So after careful consideration, even if there are some risks, as long as you can survive, it is worth it.

"Okay, Ziyuan's words are enough."

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, then clapped his hands, and several guards walked in from outside the yard.

They held one person on each side.

It was Emperor Xian of Han who was tied up!
Emperor Xian of Han had a look of horror on his face, his mouth was blocked, his whole body was shaking like a sieve, and he was limp and powerless.

Seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar face of Emperor Xian of Han, Xu You's eyes were a little dazed and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"It's very similar."

"Although his temperament and majesty are not even a fraction of your Majesty's, his appearance is exactly the same as your Majesty's, as if they were carved from the same mold."

This was the first time he had seen the Pseudo-Emperor in a long time, but he was still shocked by the Pseudo-Emperor's face, just like the first time they met.

There is no other reason, he just looks so much like that Majesty.

But they were only similar in appearance; their temperament and majesty were simply incomparable. He could not see any spirit of an emperor in this pseudo-emperor, only deep cowardice.

Could such a person be the Son of Heaven?
Just a poor pretender.

Cao Cao smiled at Xu You and said, "I knew you would not be willing to die, so I have prepared the person for you."

"I have ordered the soldiers in the city to open the city gates and surrender in one hour. Then you can leave the city with my head and this fake emperor."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Xu You couldn't help but sigh, looked at Cao Cao with some pity and said: "You have calculated everything, why didn't you calculate the end of today?"

"If you had listened to me earlier and followed me to join the emperor, you wouldn't have ended up like this today."

Cao Cao said calmly, "Life is like chess. Once you make a move, you should never regret it. Moreover, the world is unpredictable. How can you and I predict it?"

"I'll leave the fake emperor to you. I'm going to meet my wife for the last time. Someone will bring my head to you later. Please wait here for a while."

After saying that, Cao Cao turned and left the yard.

Emperor Xian of Han spat out the rag in his mouth with great difficulty, and cried to Cao Cao, "Sikong! Why do you treat me like this?"

Cao Cao walked straight past Emperor Xian of Han without looking around, and never looked at him no matter how he cried and shouted.

"Shut his mouth!"

Xu You was annoyed by the noise made by Emperor Xian of Han, and felt that the fake emperor's current appearance was an insult to the dignity of the emperor in Chang'an, so he asked the guards to find a sack to cover his upper body.

Now, he just had to wait.

……

After Cao Cao left the courtyard where Xu You was imprisoned, he came to the room where Mrs. Ding lived, but Mrs. Ding's door was still tightly closed.

Outside the wing room, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong were all there. When they saw their father Cao Cao coming, they all came forward to greet him.

"The child has seen his father——"

Cao Cao nodded to them, then asked Cao Pi: "Is your mother still unwilling to come out?"

"Yes, Father."

Cao Pi did not dare to hide anything and answered truthfully.

Cao Cao felt a little regretful when he heard this.

Ever since the death of her eldest son Cao Ang, Mrs. Ding broke off with him completely and never saw him again, even today.

"That's all."

Cao Cao sighed and turned to look at his four sons in front of him.

He had many concubines, so naturally he had many children, but the four sons were the ones he cared the most about.

The rest of his children were not in his eyes.

Naturally, he doesn't care about life or death.

Today he called all four sons over because he had something final to tell them.

"Today, I want to tell you something."

Cao Cao slowly said, "The emperor that my father supported was a fake from the beginning to the end. The one in Chang'an is the real emperor."

"For such a long time, I have been keeping this lie and deceiving everyone... But now this lie can no longer be maintained."

"Not long ago, we lost the Battle of Red Cliffs and all of our elite troops were lost. Now the imperial army has arrived outside Changsha City and it won't be long before they capture Changsha City."

Cao Cao had been trying hard to deny and conceal the fact that the emperor in his hands was a fake, but now he told the truth to his four sons.

And informed them of their current desperate situation.

What Cao Cao said undoubtedly brought great shock to Cao Pi and his four brothers. They all widened their eyes after hearing it.

They have always believed that their father is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but the truth is... a rebellious traitor?
"Father, how is this possible?"

Cao Zhang recovered from his shock and said in disbelief: "Aren't you a loyal minister? Didn't you say that the emperor in the north is a false emperor?"

"How, how could..."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "If my father wins the battle against the imperial court, then the emperor in my hand is naturally the real one, and the emperor in the north is naturally the fake one."

"But it's a pity that my father lost, and losers are not worthy of writing history. It has been like this since ancient times. You have to learn to accept it."

"This is the first lesson your father wants to teach you."

Cao Pi couldn't help but ask, "But father, since the imperial army is approaching, what should we do now? How can we escape?"

This is still the issue that he is most concerned about.

In his opinion, since his father called him and his brothers here today, there must be a way to escape from Changsha City.

Cao Cao asked in return: "Escape? How can we escape? The whole world belongs to the king. If we escape from Changsha City, where can we escape to?"

Cao Pi was speechless, but he still said with some reluctance: "Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

He is now almost fifteen years old, much older than his younger brothers. He can better understand the urgency of the current situation. If he does not escape, he can only wait to die in the city!

"This is why the Father called you here today."

Cao Cao sighed, and then said with a somewhat desolate look: "My father set up a false emperor and opposed the court, so the death penalty is inevitable."

"But I am already nearly fifty years old and have long since become indifferent to life and death. The only things I care about are you brothers and your mother."

"So I plan to surrender to the imperial army outside the city and commit suicide to apologize in exchange for the safety of your mother and your brothers."

Upon hearing what Cao Cao said, the four brothers' eyes were red.

The youngest, Cao Chong, ran to Cao Cao, hugged his legs and cried, "No! I don't want my father to die!"

The other sons also burst into tears.

Cao Cao stroked Cao Chong's head, his eyes filled with sadness and reluctance, but he quickly suppressed these emotions and asked, "Let me ask you, what are you going to do after I die?"

"Ziheng, you speak first."

Cao Pi, who was crying, was stunned for a moment, then wiped his tears and said hatefully: "My father died because of the court. If I can survive, I will keep a low profile and accumulate strength in secret, so that I can avenge my father and the Cao family one day!" Cao Zhang also said with anger on his face: "My father taught me to learn to be patient. I will live well and wait for the opportunity to avenge the court with my second brother!"

Neither of them concealed their hatred and hostility towards the court.

No matter what Cao Cao did, he was their father after all. How could they forget such a great hatred?

Revenge is inevitable.

Cao Cao said nothing, and asked Cao Zhi again: "Zijian, what would you do?"

Cao Zhi cried and said, "My child, my child does not know... Please tell me, father."

After listening to the answers of his three sons, Cao Cao finally looked at Cao Chong, who was still crying beside him, rubbed his head and asked, "Chong'er, what about you?"

Although Cao Chong was young, he was very intelligent.

Therefore, he likes her the most.

Cao Chong sobbed and said, "Father died in exchange for our chance to live. He wanted us to live well."

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"I will follow my father's last wishes, serve my mother well, and live peacefully..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Pi glared at him and accused him, "Brother Chong, how can you have such a cowardly thought! How can you not avenge your father's murder!"

"me……"

Cao Chong's face turned red and he was at a loss.

But the next moment Cao Pi's voice suddenly stopped because a long sword pierced his chest.

Cao Pi lowered his head and looked at his chest.

Then he looked forward again.

The young face was full of confusion and incomprehension.

"Father, you..."

Cao Cao looked at his second son with pity and pain, and pulled the sword out of Cao Pi's chest.

Cao Pi spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down.

The light in his eyes quickly disappeared.

Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and Cao Chong were all frightened by Cao Cao's sudden action and did not understand why Cao Cao suddenly wanted to kill Cao Pi!
That's his biological son!
Cao Zhang asked in a trembling voice: "Father, why did you kill my second brother..."

"Because he is too ambitious."

Cao Cao looked down at the blood on the sword. The shiny blade reflected his pale face.

"Chong'er is right. Your father hopes that you can live well and continue the last bloodline of the Cao family."

"That emperor is too terrifying. You are no match for him. Your disloyalty and hatred will bring you disaster."

"so……"

Cao Cao held the blood-stained sword and looked up at Cao Zhang.

He swung his sword again and stabbed him in the chest.

Cao Zhang died.

The blood spilled on Cao Cao's body, making him look extremely hideous, like an evil ghost.

"Father……"

Cao Zhi's legs became weak and he didn't even have the strength to cry, so he just knelt on the ground.

Cao Cao slowly walked up to him and swung his blade again, killing Cao Zhi as well. The third body fell to the ground.

"Your fourth brother is too weak. He is not strong-willed and can be easily deceived by others and go down the same path as your second and third brothers."

Cao Cao drew his sword and spoke to himself.

At this moment, he was in tears.

Killing his three favorite sons was even more painful than killing himself, but he had to do it.

This is all for the continuation of the Cao family bloodline!

Xu You and Chen Gong's pleading will certainly allow a few bloodlines of the Cao family to survive, but among these surviving bloodlines, if even one person harbors ulterior motives, the Cao family will be subjected to a bloody purge by the emperor!
He knew the personalities of his sons, so he chose to let Xu You save Cao Chong's life.

But he just couldn't bear it, so he called them together today and gave them one last chance to choose.

The result was exactly as he expected.

Only Cao Chong was the youngest, the smartest, and knew his intentions best, so he chose the path that would allow him to survive.

"Haha, hahahaha..."

Cao Cao looked at the corpses all over the ground, laughed out loud with tears in his eyes, his voice filled with infinite sorrow.

Cao Cao claimed to be a hero, but ended up like this.

Is this the retribution for the sins he committed in the first half of his life?

As Cao Cao was laughing, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. He could no longer stand and fell down.

"Father……"

Cao Chong had already cried so much that he became a tearful man. Looking at Cao Cao's appearance, he wanted to go forward but did not dare to.

Cao Cao had run out of strength. He raised his hand to Cao Chong and said with difficulty: "Chong'er, come here..."

Cao Chong hesitated again and again, but finally suppressed his fear, slowly walked to Cao Cao's side and knelt down.

Cao Cao stroked Cao Chong's cheek with his bloody hand and whispered, "After your father dies, cut off his head and go with your mother to find Xu You."

"He, he will help you... survive... cough cough cough——"

Cao Cao coughed violently, vomited blood again, and was barely able to breathe.

Cao Chong cried and said, "Father, I dare not."

Hearing this, Cao Cao didn't know where he got the strength from, he suddenly grabbed Cao Chong's arm, and his eyes broke into an astonishingly ferocious look.

"You must dare!"

"Only in this way can you survive!"

"promise me!"

Cao Chong only felt the pain in his arm from being grabbed, and his father's gaze was so sharp that he dared not look at him.

With tears in his eyes, he nodded heavily.

After forcing Cao Chong to agree, Cao Cao lay down heavily on the ground, as if all the burdens on his shoulders had been lifted.

"Don't... don't blame your father for being cruel."

"In the future, no one will protect you from the wind and rain anymore... You have to grow up quickly. The Cao family's hope is all on you..."

After Cao Cao finished this last sentence intermittently.

The light in his eyes completely disappeared.

The empty eyes reflected the azure sky and a lone eagle circling in the sky.

Cao Cao lived his life.

Among the many aging people, some are like stars in the sky, always shining a light that you cannot avoid in the quiet night. Their light seems very faint, but every time they bloom it is so dazzling.

Whether a hero or a villain, they will eventually be covered by the dust of time, turning into a thin page or several pages in the history book, and being turned over at the fingertips of future generations.

But at least he existed.

(End of this chapter)