Great Han Empire

Chapter 735
At the end of July, Liu He held the memorial to the emperor.

Liu He gave a detailed account of the trial situation in Tingwei's Mansion in the recent period, and finally said: "After repeated reviews, we have confirmed that General Wei Dong Cheng, Dahonglu scholar Sun Rui, Pingzhun Ling Wang Rou, servant Yang Qi, More than a dozen ministers including Huangmen servant Feng Shuo and advising doctor Liang Shao secretly joined forces with Huben and five generals of the Yulin Army, including Yang Mi, Xia Yu, Gao Shuo, Zhang Bao, and Wang Chang, to secretly plan a mutiny and prepare to murder the commander-in-chief. The princess and the general."

"How is this possible?" The emperor's face changed drastically, he stood up abruptly, and shouted sharply, "This is absolutely impossible."

"Your Majesty, Dong Cheng used to be a subordinate who rebelled against Niu Fu. Yang Mi, Xia Yu and others were all subordinates who rebelled against Li Jue and Guo Si. They had enmity with the Northern Frontier Army, and they were always worried that the general would take the opportunity to kill them, so It's normal for them to want to kill the general." Liu He knelt and said, "In the past, Sir Situ Wangyun and Shi Sunrui and other ministers conspired for several years, and finally persuaded Huangfusong, Lu Bu and other adults to kill Dong Zhuo together. Today, Shi Sunrui, Wang Rou and other ministers once again conspired to kill the eldest princess and the general, and seize power. What is impossible? Your Majesty, you must know that Shi Sunrui is very familiar with this matter, and he is very sure of success Great. If we hadn’t happened to discover this time, the eldest princess and the general’s lives might have been lost.”

"My sister promised me that she would let them go and not pursue the matter any more. Why did she go against her word? Why did she lie to me?" the emperor cried angrily, "Why did she frame others? Did she insist on killing all the people around me?" Killing, she will be satisfied, will she give up?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Liu He kowtowed again and again, "Your Majesty, you have wrongly blamed the eldest princess. These are two different things. After your majesty's explanation, the eldest princess already knows that the eldest princess Yang'an and Mrs. Fuwan did something wrong with good intentions." , so she no longer pursued the crimes of Fu's family, and she also allowed His Majesty to be with the Queen. What I am talking about now is another matter. The matter of the eldest princess and the great general. Please don’t confuse the two matters, Your Majesty.”

"Liu Aiqing, do you think I'm an idiot?" The emperor waved his hands and shouted excitedly, "She just wants to kill everyone around me. Do you think I don't know? Everyone around me is dead, General! You can easily take over the power, she was fooled, she was fooled by the general, don't you know? You are my family, why don't you help me, but help outsiders?"

Liu He smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, how many ministers did Dong Zhuo kill? How many ministers did Li Jue and Guo Si kill? How many ministers do you know in the court today? When Dong Zhuo and Li Jue rebelled and killed ministers, Your Majesty Why don't you object? The eldest princess only killed a dozen ministers today, and His Majesty objected to this. Why? Has Your Majesty thought about why?"

"Liu Aiqing, Dong Zhuo, and Li Jue are all rebels. I was held hostage by them, and my own life is in danger. How can I protect those ministers?" The emperor asked with a pair of small eyes. Sister is also rebellious?"

"Your Majesty, since the eldest princess is not rebellious, and the general is more than 3000 miles away in the desert, who else is rebellious in this court?"

"If there is no rebellion, there will be no rebellion in this court." The emperor was dizzy and shouted loudly.

"Since His Majesty said there was no treason, what crime should the minister who participated in the conspiracy be punished for?"

"They are not guilty, no one is rebelling, and there is no rebellion in this court at all."

Liu He looked at the emperor with a ferocious expression, and sighed in despair, "Your Majesty, then give me an imperial decree, let me drink the dove to commit suicide. Everyone is not rebellious, and this crime of treason must have been created by me." , that minister must die."

"You dare to threaten me?" The emperor picked up the bamboo slips on the case table, pointed at Liu He and threw it at Liu He, "I will kill you."

The bamboo slips smashed into Liu He's face, and Liu He refused to dodge, and was hit hard, and blood flowed like a pillar immediately.

"Is there any way for me to survive? Just kill me." Liu He grinned, his smile was uglier than Ku.

"You..." Tianzi was so angry that he sat down on the ground, panting violently, his hands trembling constantly.

"Your Majesty, the evidence for the rebellion is conclusive. Your Majesty just refuses to admit it. Does Your Majesty have any evidence to prove that they did not rebel?" Liu He closed his eyes and kept talking with his mouth open, "If your Majesty can If these people are decisively killed, not only can they establish their own prestige, but also gain the trust of the eldest princess and the loyalty of the general. In addition, His Majesty can restore the old close relationship with the eldest princess, and pull the eldest princess tightly to the Beside me. In the court hall, under the joint restraint of His Majesty and the Eldest Princess, can he still do whatever he wants like Dong Zhuo?"

"Your Majesty, what you need is the Dahan Sheji, not Concubine Dong Gui, nor General Wei Dong Cheng and a group of powerless old officials from Chang'an." Liu He opened his eyes, looked at the silent emperor, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, did you understand what I said?"

The emperor waved his hand feebly at him and sighed sadly.

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Longquan, Jinyang, the palace of the eldest princess.

While opening Liu He's memorial, the eldest princess asked with concern: "What's wrong with your face?"

"Chen fell while riding a horse." Liu He said with a look of displeasure.

"Are you too tired?" The princess looked at him attentively, "This matter is over, you should take a good rest for a while."

Liu He bowed to thank him, but he was panicked in his heart.He didn't know how the eldest princess would react after reading this memorial.

The eldest princess's face became colder and colder, her eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper, Liu He's heartbeat became faster and faster, and he felt as if he was about to suffocate.

After reading the last word, the eldest princess raised her head and stared at Liu He angrily. Suddenly, she grabbed the bamboo slips and threw them into the air.

"Wow..." The bamboo slips fell to the ground and were torn apart.

Liu He shivered from head to toe, his back was instantly cold, and he knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

"Do you think I'm an idiot?" The eldest princess said coldly, "You have been busy for more than 20 days, and finally gave me such a result? Did the eldest princess Yang'an find you? How much did the Fu family give you? , Yang, Ma, Xu, and Cui's five families gave you how much house and land? What benefits did the people locked up in Tingwei's Mansion give you?"

"Your Highness, I have done my best."

"How many people have you interrogated, how many people have been severely tortured, do you think I don't know?" The eldest princess punched the case table, pointed at Liu He, and asked sharply, "Do you want the matter of Chang'an to be settled in Jinyang?" Repeat? Do you want the country to perish? I trust you so much, you deceive me."

"Your Highness, I have wronged you..."

"How did Dong Zhuo die? How did Li Jue and Guo Si get killed? These people have already admitted to murdering the general, but you are still covering it up for them. What is your intention?"

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Liu He hastily defended, "Don't push him too fast, take your time, take your time. Your Majesty is still young, if you push him, anything is possible."

"Does he still want to kill me with his own hands?" The eldest princess pushed the case away and jumped up, "I'll go to Jinyang and ask him to see if he dares to kill me."

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Liu He was in a hurry, turned over and got up, and grabbed the princess's arm, "If you forced him to death, what good will it do for Beijiang? What good will it do for ZTE?"

"Will he die? Will he want to die?" The eldest princess snorted, "He wants to kill me, have you forgotten?"

"Your Highness, Your Majesty said it himself. He said that life is meaningless for him, and he feels that life is better than death." Liu He let go of the eldest princess's hand, bowed and said, "Your Highness, please listen to my words and give Your Majesty some time. Your Majesty has just arrived Jinyang, everything is just beginning, don't be in a hurry."

"Give me a new trial. These few are the only ones who want to kill the general." The eldest princess stopped and said angrily, "You must kill me completely, and you must not leave any hidden dangers."

Liu He nodded again and again, bowed and exited.

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Liu He returned to Jinyang, helpless.

Xian Yufu, Li Wei, and Xun You successively came to ask, but Liu He was speechless.

"Yu Xing, I was killed by you, I was killed by you." Liu He pointed at Xian Yufu, gnashing his teeth, "If I die, I won't spare you even if I'm a ghost."

"You're not dead yet." Xian Yufu said with a sad face, "It seems that no one can handle this matter except the general."

"Is there any news from the general?" Xun You asked.

"Yes, things in the desert are very troublesome. It would be great if the general came back before the end of the year." Xian Yufu sighed, "After Liu Bao and Liu Ming left the desert with the Huns, Budu took the opportunity to join forces with Kirby Bear, Suddenly attacked the northern Xianbei and killed Qianman."

Liu He, Li Wei and Xun You were all shocked.

"now what?"

"After the general arrived in the desert, Budu knew that he was invincible, so he led his troops to retreat to the depths of the desert, wandering around the Sunset Plain and Julangxu Mountain." Xian Yufu continued, "The general said in the letter , he must first convince Kebixiong to isolate Budugeng, and then lead his army north to kill the Xianbei rebels."

"So, if the general can't completely defeat Bu Dugeng before the end of October, he won't be able to come back by the end of the year." Li Wei sighed.

Liu He yelled in despair, raised his fist and slammed it four or five times on the desk, "Bastard, bastard...all bastards."

"Did he reply about Jinyang?" Xun You asked again.

Xian Yufu shook his head, "The general's whereabouts are uncertain in the desert, and he may not be able to receive Jinyang's urgent report in time. Even if he received it in time, we will not see his reply until the end of August."

"Then wait until the end of August." Liu He waved his hand and said, "This is delayed beforehand."

"The eldest princess reminds me every day, how can I procrastinate?"

"Why delay? I was assassinated and injured, and no one will deal with it, so this matter will be delayed." Liu He stared at Xian Yufu and said, "Send someone immediately to assassinate me on the road."

Xian Yufu and the three were dumbfounded.

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At the beginning of August, Liu He was assassinated and seriously injured. The Jinyang rebellion case had to be shelved again.

In mid-August, Tian Yushu, the prefect of Hanbei County, informed the court that the general had led his troops northward and went deep into Yanran Mountain in the west of the desert to pursue Budugeng.Due to the erratic whereabouts of the army, it was impossible to send the urgent report from the court to the general.

At the end of August, Taifu Zhao Qi returned to Jinyang with the coffin of Taifu Ma Rixun.Along with Kong Rong, Prime Minister of the North Sea, and Mi Heng, a native of the plains, is Kong Rong's long-forgotten friend.Kong Rong was defeated by Tian Kai and fled to Langya County, preparing to take refuge in Xuzhou.On the way, I happened to meet Zhao Qi, so I pretended to be Zhao Qi's entourage and traveled to Hebei.

The funeral of Taifu Ma Rixun was very grand. The eldest princess personally helped the spirit to the cemetery, and the emperor also sent people to comfort him.

The return of the eunuch Zhao Qi greatly comforted the physically and mentally exhausted eldest princess, and also eased the crisis of the Jinyang court to a certain extent.

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At the beginning of September, under Zhao Qi's persuasion and recommendation, the eldest princess re-appointed a group of ministers and ministers, and asked the emperor for imperial approval.

All ministers and ministers involved in the Jinyang rebellion case will be removed from their posts, pending judgment.

Turn to worship Zhao Qi as Da Situ.

Turn to Liu He as Da Sikong.

Turn to worship Xun You as Taichang, Gai Xun as Taifu, Zhang Miao as Tingwei, Guo Yun as Dahonghe, Linghu Shao as Shaofu, Xu Shao as Zongzheng, and Kong Rong as general master. (Xu Shao's envoys to Jing and Yi have not yet returned, and Zong Zhengcheng Jin Shang is temporarily in charge of his post.)
Turn to worship Zhang Fan as Shangshu Ling, Zhu Mu and Tian Chou as Shangshu's left and right servants, Chen Gong, Liu Yi, Sima Lang, Xing Yong, Xie Ming, and Tang Fang as Liucao Shangshu.

He turned to worship Sima Fang as Yushi Zhongcheng, Zang Hong and Chen Hao as Zhishu Yushi. (Sima Fang's envoys to Jing and Yi have not yet returned, and Zang Hong is temporarily in charge.)
The lack of subordinates in the imperial court were immediately recommended by Zheng Xuan of the Handan University Hall and Jijiu Wang Jian of the Jinyang University Hall, and took office immediately.

By mid-September, the Jinyang court gradually resumed normal operations.

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After the court stabilized, the eldest princess began to devote all her energy to the Jinyang rebellion case.

The eldest princess ordered Liu He, Taichang Xunyou, Tingwei Zhang Miao, Shangshu Zuopushe Zhu Mu, acting censor Zhongcheng Zang Hong, and Sili school captain Lu Bu to try the case together, so as to conclude the case as soon as possible.

At this time, what happened in Jinyang has spread to various places one after another, and some counties in Hebei are in panic, and Yuan Shao in Guandong, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Tian Kai in Qingzhou, Liu Bei in Xuzhou and other prefectures and counties have also sent envoys to Jinyang. Inquire about news.

What's more serious is that after many collegial discussions, the ministers of the Jinyang court submitted a proposal to amend the criminal law to the emperor and the eldest princess.

This move immediately angered the eldest princess.

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The ministers believed that the Great Han Law was too harsh in some aspects, which restricted and restricted the promotion of ZTE's great cause. They should vigorously revise the various and strict and harsh criminal laws in line with the purpose of "decorating the law, respecting the law, and saving punishment", and vigorously promote the " Spring and Autumn Judgment".

"Spring and Autumn" is a chronicle revised by Confucius in his later years. It is a product of a period of great social turmoil. It is to stabilize the inherent ways of monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives. Made by ritual.

Emperor Xiaowu of this dynasty "only respected Confucianism", Confucian scholars began to enter the court, and gradually revised the legislative thinking of this dynasty with Confucianism, comprehensively introduced "ritual" into "law", and Confucianism penetrated through various channels law.When there is a conflict between "classics" and "laws", and when trying difficult cases, officials will use Confucianism and Confucian classics as guidance, especially the "Spring and Autumn" as the basis for analyzing the case and identifying crimes, explaining and applying it. law. From then on, "the classics" and "the law" began to merge.This is the so-called "Spring and Autumn Judgment of Prison", also known as "Quoting Scriptures and Judgment of Prison".

The most basic principle of the Spring and Autumn Judgment is "conviction with original intention".

"Spring and Autumn" particularly emphasizes the role and norms of ritual, pays attention to whether the motives governing behavior conform to the moral principles of ritual, and emphasizes that "propriety is prohibited before it happens", that is to say, as long as your behavior conforms to the "small words and great righteousness" in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is the so-called Even if it is illegal, it can be punished lightly.On the contrary, if the subjective motive of the criminal seriously violates the spirit of "loyalty" and "filial piety" advocated by Confucianism, even if it does not cause serious harm, it should be considered a crime and be severely punished.

There is another important principle in the Spring and Autumn Judgment, which is "kissing" and "respecting".

"Kindreds get prime ministers to hide" means that relatives should conceal their crimes from each other, and those who do not report or testify are not considered to be criminals, otherwise they must be convicted. This is an important basis for this dynasty to supplement the law with Confucianism.

However, the law of this dynasty also stipulates that relatives are obliged to report and testify against treason, treason, treason and other serious crimes that directly violate the imperial power or seriously damage the security of the country.The so-called "the king has no generals, and the generals will punish him" means that ministers should not offend, disobey, or even make trouble against the king, and sons and fathers. Royal relatives who violate this principle must also be dealt with according to law.

At this time, the ministers launched a proposal to amend the criminal law. Its purpose is very simple, to take advantage of the Spring and Autumn Judgment to reduce major events to minor ones.

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After a long trial of the Jinyang treason case, it was finally determined that the main target of the murder was the general. In this way, the scope of the criminals involved in this case will be greatly reduced, and the applicable penalty will be greatly reduced.

The cause of the Jinyang rebellion case was that the emperor wanted to marry the eldest princess with the intention of regaining power. There was indeed no such thing as rebellion. This point, including many civil and military ministers in northern Xinjiang, had their own plans. This was purely an unjust case. However, the eldest princess was determined to eradicate it. All unfavorable factors that may endanger the safety of the general and the stability of Hebei, so this unjust case has been magnified.

The ministers believe that now the princess's goal has been achieved, many important ministers in Hebei and almost all the old ministers of Chang'an have been kicked out of the court, and all the unfavorable factors that may endanger the safety of the general and the stability of Hebei have disappeared. Bloody killings are meaningless, so the ministers chose a safe strategy from the perspective of maintaining the dignity of the emperor, stabilizing the Jinyang court and the Hebei scholars, and avoiding the deterioration of the situation in Hebei.

However, the eldest princess's reaction greatly exceeded the expectations of the ministers.

The Eldest Princess invited Mr. Wang Jian to offer wine at the Jinyang University Hall to give a public lecture on Mr. Wang Fu's "Theory of Latent Fu" in the court hall.He also rode eight hundred miles to invite Mr. Zheng Xuan to offer wine at Handan University Hall to teach Xunzi the essence of "Grand Rites and Emphasis on Law".
At the end of September, the eldest princess publicly announced in the court hall that the criminal law of the Han Dynasty must indeed be changed, but it is not "long ceremony" but "heavy law". ".

"How can we build a country if we can't?" The eldest princess asked all the ministers loudly, "If you kill the king, you will destroy the nine clans, but if you kill the important officials of the court, you will be innocent. This is also called criminal law? The general is not a loyal minister, so is Yuan Shao a loyal minister? Who do you say is a loyal minister? Who is a loyal minister, so why do you need the law? You can govern the country with just one mouth? Since your mouth can decide who is loyal and who is traitor, why did the big man fall into the abyss of ruin? Who can tell me the answer?"

At the end of September, the eldest princess categorically ordered to kill Dong Cheng, Shi Sunrui, Wang Rou, Yang Qi, Feng Shuo, Yang Mi and other 28 ministers involved in the case for treason.Concubine Dong Gui was ordered to die.

On the same day, six ministers, including Da Sikong Liu He, rushed to Longquan to take up their orders, and presented to pardon the officials, including state officials Fuwan, former Da Situ Zhang Wen and other Hebei officials, Chunyu Jia, Zhao Wen, Jia Xu, Zhong Yao, and others. Zhang Xiu and other old ministers of Chang'an, Wang, Ma, Cui and other family members involved in the case.

The eldest princess flatly refused, "Let me investigate again. If this matter cannot be fully investigated by the end of October, the six of you will go to the prison of Tingwei Mansion and don't come to see me again."

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During the period from the appointment of the new Minister of State in Jinyang in September to the beginning of October, Princess Yang'an traveled to almost every corner of Jinyang City, and even surrendered her status several times to Longquan to visit the general's wife, Xiaoyu. , I implore her to come forward to persuade Princess Changping to spare her Fu's family.But Xiaoyu didn't dare to say that from the moment she was taken to the barracks by the general, she kept in mind the general's instructions and never interfered in any political affairs, and this time was no exception.

The emperor came forward, and he personally summoned the ministers, wept bitterly in front of the ministers, and begged the ministers to save the queen and the child in her belly.Once the Fu family is involved in this case, the queen will definitely not be able to keep it.

Under the leadership of Zhao Qi, the ministers rushed to Longquan together to persuade them, but the eldest princess got the news in advance and ordered Zhang Yan to surround Longquan with an army of [-], and no one could enter.

Zhao Qi had no choice but to send eight hundred miles of fast horses to report to the general.Now, only the general can save the queen.

In mid-October, when the eldest princess heard that the case had not progressed, she was furious and immediately summoned Qu Yi and Yang Feng.The eldest princess ordered Qu Yi to be restored as General Zuo, and ordered him, Yang Feng, and six ministers to jointly preside over the trial of the case.

Qu Yi ran to Tingwei's mansion, regardless of the three sevens and twenty ones, and beat Fu De violently first. Fu De knew that his sister's life was at stake, so he refused to speak up.Qu Yi was furious, "Cut off a leg for me." Once the leg was chopped off, Fude recognized everything, including Lu Bu.

This matter has nothing to do with Lu Bu, but the six main figures who killed Dong Zhuo back then, Wang Yun, Shi Sun Rui, Huang Wan, Huangfu Song, Yang Zan, and Lu Bu, left Lu Bu alive, and Shi Sun Rui The key person in the Jinyang rebellion case this time, so Lu Bu must be the object of suspicion.

No matter how Qu Yi asked, and how Fu De answered, they almost said that Lu Bu was going to cut off the heads of the eldest princess and the general.Lu Bu was arrested on the spot.Lu Bu didn't resist, put on the torture tools and walked into the prison.Seeing Yang Biao on the way, Yang Biao cried, "They are all dead, those who killed Dong Zhuo are all dead, my God, what kind of world is this..."

Lu Bu shook his head and smiled, "If you kill too many people, there will always be retribution."

Yang Feng felt that since Lu Bu was captured, none of Lu Bu's subordinates would be spared.

"Catch them all." Qu Yi gave an order, and Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Li Feng and others were all arrested. Except for Zhang Liao who escaped with his troops, Lu Bu's other men None escaped.

But then things got completely out of hand.

Seeing this posture, Wei Xu and the others knew that they were doomed. Qu Yi and Yang Feng made it clear that they wanted to kill themselves.When you are dying, you have to pull a back. If we die, you will never be safe in Hebei.They immediately targeted the officials in Jizhou.Cui Yan, the governor of Taiyuan, Liu Gong, the governor of Yanmen, Li Li, the governor of Jinyang, and other officials of Jizhou such as Cui Lin, Zhen Yan, Zhang Qi, Ji Yong, etc. were all in one pot.

Jizhou officials were furious, and immediately pointed their spearheads at Zhang Miao, Zang Hong, Chen Gong, Liu Yi, Zhang Chao, Wu Zi, Zhang Kai and other Yanzhou officials.

Qu Yi and Yang Feng were overjoyed and urgently reported to the eldest princess.Three of the six presiding ministers were rebels, so of course there was no progress.We're basically done, and the case will come to light soon.

Officials in Yanzhou hated the big officials in Northern Xinjiang to the bone. This is purely a bloody massacre to eradicate dissidents.They immediately pointed their spearheads at Linghu Shao, Wei Ji, Guo Yun, Tang Fang and other former northern officials.

Within three days, almost all the ministers in the court were wiped out.

The court was immediately paralyzed.

Zhao Qi, Xian Yufu, Xu Rong, Li Wei and other ministers rushed into Tingwei's mansion and scolded Qu Yi and Yang Feng.Qu Yi and Yang Feng felt that something was wrong, but it was too late.

Zhao Qi, Liu Hezuo asked the emperor to report to the general immediately, otherwise everything will be too late.

At the end of October, the eldest princess issued an order to kill the chief culprit immediately and never tolerate it.

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Heartbroken, Princess Yang'an drove to Longquan for the last time.She didn't come to intercede, she came to worship Gaozu and Shizu Temple, and she was determined to die with Fu Wan.

When Xiaoyu heard that Princess Yang'an was coming, she hurried to meet her outside the camp and stayed with her all the time.Princess Yang'an finished her worship, dismissed Xiao Yu, and hanged herself.Xiaoyu felt something was wrong, and immediately returned to the sacrificial hall to save Princess Yang'an.

When she returned to the camp with the unconscious Princess Yang'an, Lu Bu's wife Xiaoyue also came, and she begged Xiao Yu to save Lu Bu.

Xiaoyu couldn't bear it any longer, she rushed into the eldest princess' mansion, begging bitterly.

When the eldest princess heard that the eldest princess of Yang'an was going to hang herself in the ancestral temple, she was in great pain.

Liu He rushed into the eldest princess mansion like crazy, "Your Highness, in order to save the queen, your majesty snatched poisonous doves. The queen fought with her, and your majesty accidentally fell under the altar..."

The eldest princess suddenly stared at gold stars, as if struck by lightning.

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At the end of October, in the desert, Jiluo Mountain.

General Li Hong defeated Bu Dugeng and returned victorious.

Tian Yu greeted Li Hong as quickly as possible, "General, Jinyang is in chaos..." After speaking, he handed over a dozen urgent reports together.

"Is it serious?" Li Hong took the whip and waved at Sima Yi behind him, motioning him to take it and have a look.
"Very serious." Tian Yu said worriedly, "I received the news in mid-September. I heard that Da Situ and Da Sikong have been arrested, and the court has been paralyzed."

Li Hongda was taken aback, and hurriedly turned his head to look at Sima Yi.

"General, go back quickly, or everyone will be killed." Sima Yi held up the latest urgent report, "More than half of the ministers in the imperial court have been arrested and taken into the Tingwei Mansion."

Li Hong was shocked.

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(End of this chapter)