The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 193

Because of the recent unfavorable war, Cao Cao was in a depressed mood. He didn't think about tea and food.On this day, Xu Zhi, the Taishi Cheng, came to see Cao Cao from Xuchang.Cao Cao also believed in destiny, so he ordered Xu Zhi to divination for him. Xu Zhi was also a die-hard fan of Guan Ke, so he boasted for Guan Ke, saying how noble he was from, how he was a child prodigy when he was young, and how he was proficient in the principles of Yijing , can calculate yin and yang, and can see through the secrets of heaven.And he told Cao Cao about Guan Ke's heroic deeds in detail.

Cao Cao believed it was true, so he asked Xu Zhi to invite Guan Ke to divination for him.When Guan Ke saw Cao Cao, he chanted scriptures and chanted scriptures. It was also a disguise, which made Cao Cao think that he was a real god descending from the earth.So he called him divination, and Guan Ke thought about it, if I divination for you, wouldn’t I give it up immediately, so he used the means that are available in the market, and gave him an unverifiable nonsense, and said nonsense: "Three eights are vertical and horizontal, yellow pigs meet tigers , to the south of the Dingjun, a broken strand."

When Cao Cao heard this, he didn't know what happened in that year and that month, so he asked him to count the blessings of his descendants.Guan Ke snickered, this is even more unproven.Even more nonsense, he picked what Cao Cao liked to hear and said: "Among the lions, the gods are in peace; the king's way is new, and his descendants are very precious." Cao Cao was overjoyed and asked him to speak in detail. : "This--the boundless number of days, don't reveal it, don't reveal it, you will know later." Cao Cao wanted to make him Taishi, but Guan Ke didn't dare to stay here. He was afraid, and he would reveal his secrets after a long time, so he said modestly: " I'm poor, and I can't be an official." Cao Cao asked him to tell the fortune for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and Guan Ke almost died of sorrow. With so many people, they must have revealed their secrets, so he coughed and said, "All are capable ministers who can govern the world." One sentence will deal with it up.

Cao Cao thought for a while, and ordered him to predict the future war and the safety of Luoyang.Guan Ke thought it was an opportunity, so he acted accordingly: "Prime Minister, this matter is not easy to calculate. I have to go back and observe the sky for a few nights before I can deduce it." Cao Cao thought to himself, yes, such a big event , How could he calculate it at will, so he was given three days to observe the sky.I thought, maybe I can figure out a way to defeat the enemy and win.

After Guan Ke went back, he wrote a letter, passed it on by flying pigeons, and sent it to General Yuan Xi outside Sishui Pass.

Holding the letter, I smiled wryly, Cao Zei's spirit is already high, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, you go to die.

I recalled the plot of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and replied to Guan Ke with a letter.Try to transfer Xiahoudun's [-] troops to inspect Xuchang, and then let Geng Ji, the governor of the servant Zhong Shaofu, the Yulin army.Then Cao Cao will die.He also arranged for Ju Shou to feign death and deceive Cao Cao.

After Guan Ke went back, he thought for a while, made up a few mysterious hexagrams, and refined them for two days. On the third day, he swaggered into the Prime Minister's mansion, saying that he had figured it out, and put the hexagrams on Cao Cao's table With a pat, he sat down carelessly.

Cao Cao happily took a look at the paper, only to see that it read: "Jizhou's master is dead, and the north gate of Yingchuan is lost. The Shaofu should be a lucky star, and Luoyang can be protected. Xiahou can be in Yingchuan, and Sizhi is a loyal minister."

Cao Cao didn't believe it, it was too accurate, even the south gate and north gate were deduced.The next day, a servant came to report: "General Fenwu of Jizhou, Ju Shou, died of a sudden illness in front of Hulao Pass. The whole army mourns." General Cao Cao turned pale and was speechless.So he sent people to Yingchuan to inquire, and someone came to report on the third day: "Zhao Zilong attacked the north gate of Yingchuan, beheaded a thousand people and retreated." Cao Cao was furious and wanted to retreat to Yingchuan. Ke was stunned and said: "My hexagrams are very clear. Didn't the prime minister read it?" Cao Cao was convinced by him at this moment.He quickly apologized, picked up the hexagrams, and saw the following two sentences: "The Shaofu should be a lucky star, and Luoyang can be protected. Xiahou can be safe in Yingchuan. Sizhi is a loyal minister."

Cao Cao saw that the Shaofu was a lucky star, this Shaofu?Blunted: "Could it be Geng Ji, the young servant of the servant?" Guan Ke smiled and said nothing, he couldn't say anything, otherwise it would be revealing.Cao Cao asked again and again.Guan Ke just said: "The hexagram only shows that this person is based on the position of the servant in the Shaofu, and he did not name him."

Cao Cao was right when he thought about it, and the hexagrams were not that accurate.So he thanked Guan Ke, rewarded him with several thousand taels of horseshoe gold, and sent him back to his residence. Guan Ke looked at the beauties in the prime minister's mansion in a daze. Almost went crazy.Doing immoral things is faster than doing serious things.

Cao Cao thought about it all night, and the next day he issued a decree to order the Imperial Forest Army, Governor Geng Ji, of the Minister's Shaofu, to guard Luoyang City.Xiahou Dun led 3 troops from Xuchang, a police patrol, to Yingchuan to retreat from the enemy.Si Zhi Wei Huang and Cao Xiu commanded the Ouchi guards together.Cao Xiu also served as the general of the tiger and leopard cavalry, so the responsibility of the captain of the cavalry to command the guards in Ouchi fell on Wei Huang's head.These two people usually don't show their mountains and dews, and Cao Cao's confidantes don't think so, and they are quite tongue-in-cheek for gaining such trust!
Yingchuan began to confront each other, and Hulao also had a confrontation, but Sishuiguan was relatively calm.I want to wait, at least until there is news from Luoyang——

The moment Geng Ji and Wei Huang received the order, they almost died of joy. Could it be that Cao thief wanted to commit suicide and made such an arrangement?

The two of them had been planning a rebellion for a long time. They discussed how to kill Cao Cao day and night.

Although these two guys conspired to rebel, they were also well-rounded people. When they saw Cao Cao, they nodded and bowed respectfully. Cao Cao had a good impression of the two, so he had no doubts, so they were placed in important positions.Besides, is Cao Xiu still there?

Geng Ji and Wei Huang didn't know why things suddenly became like this, and they couldn't keep their mouths open from ear to ear, so they discussed and took the opportunity to meet His Majesty.

Wei Huang is the captain of the cavalry, responsible for the emperor's guards and carriages. It is too easy to see the emperor, so he went to visit the emperor when Cao Xiu was not around.Bei Yan said that he was determined to kill Cao Cao. The emperor didn't believe it at first, but he kept his heart open and confessed.Anyway, it's dead.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was still thinking about how the great general Yuan Xi rescued him when he was a child, and thought that Yuan Xi was the only one in the world who could be trusted.Although Uncle Liu Huang was believable, he was too far away to be contacted.Then he said to Wei Huang: "Aiqing can contact the general Yuan Xi for foreign aid, control Luoyang with cameras, cooperate with the general inside and outside, and drive away the Cao thief." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty now hates Cao Cao to death, and Princess Anyang is still alive and dead.

Wei Huang had no doubts. Since the emperor said that Yuan Xi was a loyal minister, he must be a loyal minister. Didn't he always enter the army under the banner of eradicating national thieves!Wei Huang said to Han Xiandi: "Your Majesty, please relax and be patient for a few days. When the time is right, I will immediately rise up." Before leaving, Han Xiandi also ordered: "You must get in touch with the general, otherwise it will be difficult to do it alone. "To be on the safe side, I didn't make any clothes belt edicts this time, just verbal edicts.

When Wei Huang came out, he told Geng Ji, and the two of them agreed to send someone to see the general, but instead of writing a letter, they sent someone out of the city, and imprisoned the whole family of the man to prevent him from leaking the secret.

I received this envoy in the army, and he stated to me the will of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.I have repeatedly expressed my allegiance, and I will die for the Han Dynasty.Before leaving, give the messenger a carrier pigeon and tell him how to use it. Is it convenient to connect like this?The envoy said: "I don't know what else the general has to say, I want to instruct you." I said: "Tell the two adults, wait until the night of the fifteenth full moon of the first month to act!" The envoy said in amazement: "Why is this?" He stared and said: "On the night of the full moon, on the top of the Forbidden City, a sword comes to the west, and immortals fly from the sky." The messenger was dumbfounded.

After a great battle at Guandu, the Hebei Army needed to be rehabilitated.The food problem also needs to be solved. After the autumn harvest, it is a wise choice to go to war.

The days are falling like leaves in the forest, and the autumn wind is brisk, and the garden is full of chrysanthemums, which are golden.Frost covered the walls of Sishui Pass again.Gradually, the soldiers could feel the strong chill and coldness from the iron armor, and the white snowflakes fell to the world one after another. Thousands of trees withered and flourished, hundreds of flowers withered, and the last season of the year came.There have been no major battles in the past few months, all of them are small contacts, and both sides are resting.

In 209 AD, the 14th year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, night.

Cao Cao is reuniting with his family in Xuchang.

This night, the sky was sunny, the stars and the moon were shining, and the residents in the city put on lanterns and festoons to celebrate the festival, and the streets and alleys were filled with lanterns.Like colorful long dragons, winding on both sides of the street.The residents of Luoyang temporarily forgot the pain of the war, and they were very happy. They supported the old and the young, took to the streets with homemade lanterns, drank, played with money, watched lanterns, guessed lantern riddles, and ate various snacks.On the street, people come and go, shoulder to shoulder, everyone is laughing, cursing, jumping, unaware that the black wings of death are covering the whole city——

Geng Ji and the generals of the Yulin Army were having a banquet in the camp.Suddenly, the generals who were drinking all passed out like convulsions.Geng Ji clapped his hands twice, a mighty middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes crossed his sword, leading two handsome young generals of seventeen or eighteen years old, rushed in, without saying a word, according to the ground, those generals It was just a mess of knives, and everyone's head was moved to death.

Geng Ji sighed, picked up a glass of wine, and spilled it on the ground, the smell of wine and blood intertwined, making one want to vomit. "Brothers, I have to do this for the sake of the great Han Dynasty. Don't worry, I will take care of your family members in the future." After saying that, he smashed the cup and said to the three people who rushed in: "General Jin Yi, go and kill Chang Shi." Wang Bi, he has [-] troops in his hands, and he is the most loyal to the Cao bandits. Two young generals, Jimiao and Jimu, set fire to Shizi Street and Yumen Street in Luoyang City. I will take people to Cao Xiu's mansion. This is the only person who can stop us right now."

Jin Yi said: "Have you ever notified General Yuan that if soldiers from Hulao pass come to rescue us, we will all die without a place to die." As long as Cao Xiu and Wang Bi are eliminated, great things will happen."

The three of them agreed and each paid the bill.Geng Ji assembled the Imperial Forest Army to declare Cao Cao's crimes. His confidant generals had already controlled the Imperial Forest Army, and even if some people were unwilling, they could only coerce them.Immediately, Jin Yi and Jimiao Jimu each led 5000 people out of the gate of the village.Geng Ji also led 5000 people to kill Cao Xiu's mansion along the street. At the same time, Wei Huang had already beheaded Cao Xiu's dead men in the palace, and tightly protected the emperor and queen.

Jimiao and Jimu were originally the sons of the imperial physician Ji Ping, and they took part in the conspiracy to avenge their father.As soon as they reached the street, they started to set fire to the light of the lanterns, and the soldiers shouted and shouted loudly.

Changshi Wangbi, just fell asleep, heard the sound of killing, went out to watch, but saw the fire in the city, knowing that there had been a change, he quickly put on his clothes and gathered three thousand soldiers and horses to rush into the city, and just after leaving the south gate, he met Jin Jin. Yi led the army to come. Jin Yi and Wang must be good friends. Wang must thought he was here to help, so he greeted him very kindly: "Old Jin, what's going on, what happened." Precisely, an arrow hit Wang Bi's shoulder, and the two armies strangled together immediately.Wang Bi was injured and fled. Naturally, the soldiers behind him had no intention of fighting, and most of them were beheaded and killed.

Jin Yi went east to chase and kill Wang Bi. Along the way, Buddhas blocked and killed Buddhas, people blocked and killed people, and countless people were hacked to death. This is war, and there is no alternative.Wang Bi ran to Cao Xiu's mansion, only to find that it was a sea of ​​flames. Countless soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army fought with Cao Xiu's trilogy in full swing.Pieces of rockets shot at Cao Xiu's home with whistle sounds, and immediately caused a fire to fly into the air.Cao Xiu was riding a horse and struggling to kill the enemy. Geng Ji fought with him for [-] rounds, and gradually he was no longer an opponent. He thought, I have eaten too much, why fight him, I have more soldiers here than him.It was a good thing that Wang Bi came here, and attracted a large number of pursuers.Then from the other two streets, two teams, Jimiao and Jimu, gathered like fire dragons.As soon as they saw someone surnamed Cao, the two became angry, joined the battle group, brandished swords and guns, and fought hard to kill the enemy.Seeing that there were more and more enemies, Cao Xiu knew that he was outnumbered, so he led his trilogy and retreated to the north gate. He wanted to kidnap the emperor by the way, but when he ran to the palace gate, he found Wei Huang leading his troops guarding there. Random arrows.Cao Xiu scolded: "Prime Minister, treat you well, why are you rebelling?" Wei Huang said: "A bold thief, if you don't surrender, when will you wait? I am a loyal minister, and I am willing to join the bandits." Cao Xiu knew what was going on.Cut off two imperial forest army barge horses and leave.Wang Bi followed from behind, and the two went straight to the north gate, opened the city gate and fled to Xuchang.

Hulao Pass is only [-] miles away from Luoyang. Li Tong and Cao Hong had seen the fire in the city, but they didn't know why, so they were about to send troops to rescue them.

Li Tong, Cao Hong, Xia Houshang can't care about Luoyang, and Hulao Gate Guard General Xi Xi each resists the flood of Yuan soldiers.Cao Hong soon discovered that today's Yuan Bing was different from the past, his mother was extremely brave, as if he had eaten five stone powder.One after another, there is no end to it.The bows and arrows shot from below the city formed a continuous arch bridge in the air, suppressing the defenders in the city without stopping. There were also large groups of soldiers stationed at the gate of the city, as if to prevent them from leaving the city.Cao Hong turned to Li Tongtong: "It's broken. I dare say that the fire in Luoyang City has something to do with Yuan Bing." Yuan Bing's offensive did not stop throughout the night, and he kept the posture of arrows raining like rain.Yuan Jun didn't stop attacking the city until the sun climbed the distant hillside, but instead of retreating, they surrounded the city with four gates, preventing anyone from going out.Li Tong and Cao Hong looked at each other, obviously because they were afraid that they would rescue Luoyang!

Almost at the same time, Yingchuan and Sishuiguan also launched a strong attack. Yingchuan's offensive was the most ferocious. Almost the entire army of 40 to [-] Yuan soldiers was dispatched.He even went to Yingchuan to supervise the battle.Once Yingchuan is lost, Xuchang will fall in less than a day.

When Cao Cao learned of the Luoyang rebellion and Cao Xiu fled, it was already the night of the second day, and he was so frightened that he almost had a stroke.He fell to the ground with a plop: "It's over, it's over, everything's over—"

Cao Cao didn't even think about it. He transferred [-] troops from Yingchuan to attack Luoyang. There were really not many troops to mobilize. Yingchuan was as important as Luoyang.Losing Luoyang is losing Xuchang, but it's really all over.

Cao Cao led his troops back to Xuchang first, recruited [-] soldiers, and quickly came to Luoyang. The large group of troops marched for four days before arriving in Luoyang. If it is breached, then he will not go to Luoyang, and it is important to keep Xuchang with all his strength, otherwise this little bit of foundation will be ruined.

In fact, these days, tens of thousands of corpses lay dead outside Hulao and Sishui Pass every day, and there are bloody battles. Due to the serious shortage of Cao Bing's soldiers, they are almost unable to support them.

I issued a strict order to the soldiers, no matter what the cost, they must take the pass within ten days, whether it is Sishui Pass or Hulao Pass.Geng Ji, Wei Huang and Jin Yi are not the material to lead the army. As soon as Cao Cao's army arrives, within a few days, Luoyang will definitely be lost.

Wen Chou, Zhang Yun, Gao Lan, Zang Ba, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yan, and Li Dian attacked the city with their own hands. On the fifth day, Li Dian was replaced by me, and I attacked the main gate for him. There are fewer generals over there.

I personally put on the armor and went into battle, facing the arrows and climbing up the city to kill the enemy, the morale of the soldiers increased even more.Yu Jin's ability is not small, he has withstood the offensives that shook the mountains time and time again, and defended the city as solid as gold, unbreakable.I'm in a hurry. Seeing that five days have passed, Cao Cao's army must have arrived in Luoyang. I don't know how long Geng Ji and Wei Huang can last.

When Cao Cao arrived at the city of Luoyang, he cursed: "Geng Ji Weihuang, a traitor, how can you see me?" Cao Chun said loudly: "The prime minister didn't treat you well. Why did you rebel? You should surrender." Geng Jiding Armored and crowned, pointing to Cao Cao under the city, said: "You rebel, you still want to deceive the public with your rumors. Your Majesty has decreed that you will be removed from the position of prime minister. And let the world know that you are ambitious, plotting to usurp the throne, relying on heavy troops, and bullying the emperor. , Imprisoning the princess is a heinous crime, Your Majesty ordered you to kill yourself to thank the world, we are all loyal ministers, there is nothing we cannot see you." Mao Jie said: "Where is Your Majesty, can you please come out and see."

Geng Ji said: "Do you still want to kill the king?" Mao Jie said: "I just want to see you, there is no other intention. Could it be that Your Majesty has been killed by you rebels." Geng Ji didn't think well, Mao Jie was really powerful, he Confusing the minds of the army.

Wei Huang said: "Your Majesty is at the bottom of the city, hurry up and bow down." After a while, Emperor Han Xian and Empress Fu were surrounded by a group of ministers and went up to the tower.

Cao Cao dismounted to pay homage.Mao Jie stood in front of Cao Cao and asked, "Your Majesty suffered from Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si. He was penniless, and his food and clothing were in dire straits. All the princes of the world watched from the sidelines, and no one paid any attention to them. It was the prime minister who escorted him, and Your Majesty is here today." .Today, His Majesty will kill the donkey, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the people in the world."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was trembling, probably due to fear of heights, and said in a trembling voice: "Ai Qing, I was also forced to do nothing by the prime minister. He raised me as a grandson every day, and I saw him like a thorn in his back. I either reprimanded or cursed, and even killed my uncle Dong Cheng and Concubine Dong Gui, and imprisoned my younger sister, Princess Anyang. Excuse me, he still has the slightest courtesy and filial piety. He is clearly plotting to rebel. If Mao Aiqing Knowing the state of the country well, you should, turn against the enemy and capture the rebels is serious, why come to blame me instead!"

Taiwei Yang Biao jumped out from behind Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and said, "Thief Cao, your crimes are too numerous to write down. Master Kong Rong, what is your fault? You cut him down and abandoned the market, and slaughtered your whole family."

The general of the chariot was trembling with exhaustion, and said angrily: "During the hunting the year before last, you bullied His Majesty and pretended to receive holy merit. All the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty were present. Everyone can see it. Do you still want to deny it?"

Cao Cao became anxious, stopped kneeling, stood up and said: "Your Majesty is too heartless, you only talk about my bad points, but not the good things about me helping you and calming the world for you. What's the reason?" Tai Pu Han Rong sternly reprimanded: "Even if you have all kinds of benefits, that is what you should do for your subjects. If you bully His Majesty, you are committing a crime of rebellion and a death penalty. Shang Shu Ling Huang Wan also echoed, and the crowd was excited for a while.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said sadly: "Qing, when you were in Luoyang, why did you treat me as an emperor one day? You killed my relatives like killing chickens, and you ran to me and said how loyal you are. Isn't that a big deal?" It's a joke, I have pity on my Concubine Dong Gui, who was pregnant with Liujia, and was killed by you. Is there such a courtier in the world?" Cao Cao said angrily: "Your Majesty said so, could it be that a minister is not as good as Dong Zhuo?" Han Xiandi listened After saying the word Dong Zhuo, he straightened his waist suddenly, with a solemn face, and pointed his halberd: "You and Dong Zhuo are the same kind of people, regardless of each other, both should be killed."

Cao Cao's whole body shook, and he took a breath: "Your Majesty, it doesn't seem to be kind to treat your ministers like this." Empress Fu suddenly exclaimed, "Are you treating Your Majesty very kindly? You only know that you have made great achievements and completely forgot about the monarch and your ministers." Is there any difference? You Cao’s Xiahou family, regardless of age, are all generals and lieutenants. Have you ever asked His Majesty for orders? Yun, the king lets the minister die, and the minister is not loyal if he is not dead, since you say that you are a loyal minister, then well, His Majesty grants you death at this moment, are you willing?"

The time to test Prime Minister Cao has come.

Cao Cao got on his horse, sneered twice, pointed at Empress Fu and said, "Siege the city, this stinky woman, who was caught alive, I want to comfort the three armies and let the arrows go."

A shower of arrows hurled itself at the emperor and empress.

Fortunately, there were guards, who blocked the trembling emperor and queen with shields, and helped them go down the city.

(End of this chapter)