Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123 Taking Out Cao Liu (1)

"Report to Prime Minister! Shang Shuling and Doctor Yushi, please see me!" A personal guard hurriedly came to Li Song and knelt down on one knee.

"Let them wait in the study, I'll be there right away!" Li Song said, at this time, the two of them came to look for him together, something must have happened.

"No!" The personal guard responded, got up and left.

Liu Bowen and Xu Maogong waited for Li Song in the study for a while, when Li Song strolled over, they hurriedly got up to greet each other, bowing to each other, "Prime Minister!"

"You two came together, but what's the matter?" Li Song asked straight to the point without beating around the bush.

"Prime Minister! Pei Mao led Duan Yan and other generals in Kansai to attack Li Jue. Li Jue was defeated and beheaded by Zhang Heng, Liang Xing and others. Now Chang'an has recovered. Today, Li Jue's head has just been sent to Xuchang. After learning about it, we will hang Li Jue's head high above Xuchang City to show the public." Liu Bowen said.

In the third year of Jian'an, the Xiliang Army, which dominated Guanzhong for eight years, finally disappeared in the long river of history after Li Jue and Guo Si were decapitated. embrace (Li Song's forces expanded westward again).

The recovery of Chang'an is actually a good thing for Li Song. Now the west is under control, and only the north, Xuzhou and other places are threatened.

"Prime Minister! Recently, Dong Cheng and others have been in close contact with Cao Cao and Liu Bei. There are also some changes in Cao Jun's camp and Liu Jun's camp, eight miles away from Xuchang City!"

"According to the report from the spies! Lu Bu of Xuzhou led his troops to invade Yanzhou. Under the counterattack of General Xue Rengui, Lu Bu did not get any benefits." Xu Mao said fairly.

"It seems that our emperor hates Li Jue, a traitor, so much that he is looking forward to it day and night. If he ends up in this way, if he fails this time, based on Emperor Xian's hatred for him, he will end up worse than Li Jue!

"Now it seems that they can't wait any longer and are ready to attack. I thought they would attack early in the morning, but they have endured it for three months. I once thought they would give up attacking me." Li Song laughed. .

"There is nothing to be afraid of like Lu Bu! Apart from Lu Bu, is there anything unusual about the other princes?"

"Back to the Prime Minister! Except for Lu Bu, all the princes are watching, and they haven't made any moves." Xu Mao said fairly.

"The emperor just sent someone to inquire. Three days later, a banquet will be held in the palace to celebrate the recovery of Chang'an! Is it possible?" Liu Bowen continued.

"There is no good banquet! This time is probably the "Hongmen Banquet". They are probably planning to assassinate me at the banquet! Dong Chengzhi is not as good as Wang Yun, but wants to follow Wang Yun's example in eradicating Dong Zhuo. What a pity! He is not Wang Yun, and I am too. Not Dong Zhuo." Li Song said with a gloomy face.

"Prime Minister! We can take this opportunity! Get rid of Dong Cheng and others, especially heroes like Cao Cao and Liu Bei! Let alone stay." Liu Bowen said.

"Three days later, the emperor will hold a banquet. How can we eradicate Cao Cao and Liu Bei in a legitimate way? You two might as well talk about it." Li Songdao.

"Prime Minister! There is a trick to a humble position!" Before Liu Bowen and Xu Mao could open their mouths, Tan Daoji, who was standing beside Li Song, spoke first. The prime minister was promoted, how could he not share his worries for the prime minister!

Liu Bowen and Xu Maogong looked at Tan Daoji, and then turned their eyes back to Li Song. Looking at their eyes, Li Song naturally understood what they were thinking.

"The one on the left is Xue Tong, and he has extraordinary courage!" Li Song introduced Xue Tong, and then pointed to Tan Daoji. long."

After the four of them greeted each other, Li Song looked at Tan Daoji and asked, "Daoji, tell me your plan!" Liu Bowen and the others also looked at Tan Daoji, wanting to see what kind of trick he had in mind!
"Prime Minister! We can use the Son of Heaven to host a banquet in the palace, trick Cao Cao and Liu Bei into a side hall, and then lead the Son of Heaven and all civil and military officials to this side hall, and eradicate Dong Cheng and others in one fell swoop!" said Tan Daoji .

This is not to just lure them to Concubine Dong Gui and finish the job. There will be no mistakes in every step. Otherwise, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's intelligence will not be so easy to be fooled. If they find out, it may lead to The plan fails.

Li Song had guessed what Tan Daoji was thinking, but he still wanted to get an answer from him, "Daoji, tell me about your plan in detail!"

"Promise!" Tan Daoji clasped his fists in a salute, and revealed his plan in full. How to lure Cao Cao and Liu Bei into the trap, how to lure the emperor and hundreds of officials to go, and finally plant Dong Cheng and others and Cao Liu two people, in a panic , If you want to plot against the emperor and control Xuchang, you must have a detailed plan.

"This is my strategy! For the shortcomings, please forgive me, the Prime Minister and the two adults!" Tan Daoji clasped his fists and saluted.

Liu Bowen and Xu Maogong looked at each other, and they both saw approval in each other's eyes. They were also very satisfied with Tan Daoji's strategy. Although this strategy is remarkable, it still has some shortcomings.

"Your strategy is good!" Li Song praised Tan Daoji, he was worthy of being a famous general in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and all the links in it were pointed out in detail, and there were countermeasures.

"Berwen! Go report to the emperor in person, and say that in three days' time, you will hold a banquet in the palace. I agree very much. You must go there in person." Li Song said to Liu Bowen.

"Obey!" Liu Bowen bowed to accept the order, retreated, hurried to the palace, and told Liu Xie that Li Song had agreed to hold a banquet in the palace.

"Mr. Mao, you quickly order people to recall Luo Cheng and Xiao Mohe, order them to lead their troops back to Xuchang secretly, and not to reveal their whereabouts. After the two of them return to Xuchang, order them to come to see me secretly! "Li Song turned around and treated Xu Mao fairly.

"Obey!" Xu Maogong saluted! "Prime Minister! What should Yanzhou do?"

"Yanzhou Wu has Xue Rengui, and Wen has Bao Zheng, more than enough to defend Yanzhou! Lu Bu don't have to worry for now. After we solve the hidden dangers in Xuchang, we will send troops to Xuzhou. It will not be too late to eliminate Lu Bu!" Li Song said.

"No! This subordinate will leave!" Xu Maogong bowed and retreated.

Li Song shouted: "Tan Daoji, Xue Tong!"

The two hurriedly came to Li Song, knelt down on one knee and said, "What is the Prime Minister's order?"

"The two of you report to Zhou Cang! Hand over a letter to him, and you two will obey his instructions!" Li Song said, picked up the writing brush on the table, spread a piece of paper, and wrote on it , to Tan Daoji.

"No!" Tan Daoji and Xue Tong agreed, got up and left, and went to the palace to look for Zhou Cang.

"Shadow!" After they all left, Li Song turned his head and shouted towards an empty corner of the study, as if there was someone there.

"What are your orders, my lord?" A deep voice echoed in the study room, but no figure could be seen.

"Go to Dong Cheng's mansion quickly, find someone from Qin Qingtong, try to make him remember Dong Cheng, and lure him to meet me at Xiang's mansion!" Li Song said.

"No!" Ying Ying took the order and left Li Song's study quietly.

Outside the gate of Cao Cao's mansion in Xuchang, Cao Cao happily sent Dong Cheng, who came to visit, out of Cao's mansion, and Dong Cheng sat in the carriage and left happily.

Looking at the carriage going away, Cao Hong behind Cao Cao asked, "Brother! Do we really want to..."

Before Cao Hong finished speaking, Cao Cao stopped him from continuing. He looked around, gave Cao Hong a look and said, "Let's go back and talk about it."

After saying that, he turned and went back to the mansion. Cao Hong understood and hurriedly followed Cao Cao to the study. Cao Cao asked Dian Wei to guard the door to prevent anyone from approaching. When the two entered, Cao Hong took a step behind and closed the door behind him.

"Brother! Do we really want to promise Dong Cheng that when the emperor hosts a banquet, we will lead troops into the city and kill Li Song? There are [-] cattle and guards in Xuchang City, but we have less than [-] soldiers and horses. Great disparity in strength! Doing so will undoubtedly hit the stone with an egg." Cao Hong couldn't wait to say as soon as he entered the study.

Cao Cao took a book from the bookshelf, flipped through it casually, and said while flipping through it, "Of course I understand this matter. I promised him just to keep them safe! We will play by ear when the time comes!"

"If they succeed! We will lead our army to eradicate the national traitor Li Song. If they fail, we will join Li Song and help Li Song eradicate the rebellious Dong Cheng!"

"Brother is wise! This plan is really high!" Cao Hong took the opportunity to flatter, "But, when we arrive, who will go out of the city to lead the army? Li Song will definitely not let Big Brother go out of the city."

"You can rest assured about this! I have already sent Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan out of the city to garrison the barracks under the pretext of training soldiers and horses. They will wait for my signal before doing anything." Cao Cao put down the books in his hand and said with a smile.

"So it is!" Cao Hong suddenly realized, "Brother! If there is nothing else, I will go down first!" After Cao Cao nodded in agreement, Cao Hong opened the door and left.

After Cao Hong left, Cao Cao picked up the books on the table, sat at the table and continued to read.

(End of this chapter)