Can I get to the other side?

"Have you thought it through?"

"Think it through."

In the small courtyard deep in Sikong's mansion, Cao Cao stepped into the courtyard again and asked Xu You again the question that Xu You had not answered yesterday.

But this time, Xu You gave an affirmative answer.

He said sternly to Cao Cao: "I agree to your terms and intercede for your wife and young son in front of His Majesty."

"But I can only do my best. If His Majesty is still unwilling to spare your wife and youngest son from the death penalty, I hope you won't blame me."

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

He was unwilling to die here like this.

As long as he can survive and his merits are enough to reach the third floor of Lingyun Pavilion, he will be respected by thousands of people and his future will be bright.

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

"Okay, it's enough to say that you are far away from home."

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

And they were holding one person on each side.

It was Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who was tied up by Wu Hua Da!

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was seen with a look of horror on his face, his mouth was blocked, his whole body was shaking like chaff, and he was limp and weak.

Seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar face of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Xu You's eyes were slightly dazed, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's very similar."

"Although his temperament and majesty are not as good as His Majesty's, his appearance is exactly the same as His Majesty's, as if he was carved from the same mold."

This was the first time he had seen the pseudo-emperor for a long time, but he was still as shocked by the pseudo-emperor's face as he was for the first time.

Without him, he looks so much like that His Majesty.

But they were only similar in appearance, and the majesty and temperament of the two could not be compared at all. He could not see the slightest hint of the emperor's temperament in this pseudo-emperor, only deep cowardice.

Could such a person be the emperor?

Just a lame pretender.

Cao Cao smiled at Xu You and said, "I know you won't die willingly, so I've prepared people for you."

"I have given an order to the soldiers in the city. After an hour, they will open the city gate and surrender. At that time, you can take my head and the false emperor out of the city."

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 haven't you calculated today's outcome?"

"If you had listened to me earlier and followed me to surrender to the emperor, how could you have ended up like this?"

Cao Cao said calmly: "Life is like a chess game. You have no regrets about your moves. Moreover, the world is constantly changing. How could you and I predict it?"

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

After speaking, Cao Cao turned and left the yard.

At this time, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty struggled to spit out the rag in his mouth, crying and shouting to Cao Cao: "Sikong! Why, why do you do this to me!"

Cao Cao didn't look sideways and walked straight past Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, not even looking at him no matter how much he cried.

"Gag his mouth!"

Xu You was upset by the quarrel with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and felt that the current appearance of the false emperor really insulted the majesty of the emperor of Chang'an, so he asked the guards to find a sack and cover his upper body.

Now, he just had to wait.

…

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

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

"The child has seen his father——"

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

"Yes, Father."

Cao Pi didn't dare to hide it and answered truthfully.

Cao Cao felt a little regretful when he heard this.

Since the death of her eldest son Cao Ang, Mrs. Ding completely broke away from him and never saw him again, even today.

"That's all."

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

He had many concubines, so he naturally had many children, but among them, these four sons were the most valued by him.

The rest of his children are beyond his reach.

Of course he doesn't care whether he lives or lives.

And today he called all four sons over because he had something final to explain to them.

"Today, my father wants to tell you something."

Cao Cao slowly said: "The emperor supported by my father has been a fake from the beginning to the end. The one in Chang'an City is the real emperor."

"My father has been maintaining this lie for so long and deceiving everyone...but now this lie will no longer be maintained."

"Not long ago, I lost the Battle of Chibi, and my father lost all his elite men. Now the imperial army has arrived outside Changsha City, and it won't be long before they invade Changsha City."

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

And informed them of their current desperate situation.

What Cao Cao said was undoubtedly a huge shock to the four Cao Pi brothers, and their eyes widened after hearing it.

They have always believed that their father is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but the truth is... a rebel traitor?

"Father, how is this possible?"

Cao Zhang recovered from the 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 smiled and said: "If my father wins the court, then the emperor in my father's hands will naturally be real, and the emperor in the north will naturally be a false emperor."

"But it is a pity that I lost as a father, and losers are not worthy of writing history. This has been the case since ancient times. You must learn to accept it."

"This is the first lesson my father will teach you."

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

What he is most concerned about is still this issue.

In his opinion, his father must have had a way to escape Changsha City by calling his brothers here today.

Cao Cao asked: "Escape? How to escape? Isn't it the king's land in the world? Where can I escape from Changsha City?"

Cao Pi was speechless for a moment, but he still said unwillingly: "Then are we just going to wait here to die?"

He is now almost fifteen years old, much older than his brothers. He can better understand the critical situation. If he doesn't escape, he can only wait for death in the city!

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

Cao Cao sighed, and then said with a somewhat desolate look: "If you falsely establish a false emperor for your father and go against the court, you will inevitably be punished by death."

"But my father is nearly fifty years old, and he has long been indifferent to life and death. The only thing he cares about is your brothers and your mother."

"So my father plans to surrender to the imperial army outside the city and commit suicide in exchange for the safety of your mother and your brothers."

Upon hearing what Cao Cao said, the four brothers all had red eyes.

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 were sad and reluctant, but he quickly suppressed these emotions and turned to ask: "Father, let me ask you, what are you going to do after my father dies?"

"Zi Heng, you speak first."

Cao Pi, who was crying, was stunned for a moment, then wiped his tears and said bitterly: "My father died because of the imperial court. If the child can survive, he will definitely hide his power and bide his time, accumulate strength in secret, and one day avenge his father and my Cao family!"

Cao Zhang also said with anger on his face: "Father taught the child to learn to be forbearing. The child will live well and wait for the opportunity to revenge against the court with his 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 didn't say anything, and asked Cao Zhi: "Zijian, what will you do?"

Cao Zhi cried and said: "My child, my child, I don't know... please tell me, father."

After listening to the answers from 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 is young, he is very smart.

Therefore, he is the most loved.

I saw Cao Chong sobbing and saying: "Father died in exchange for the chance of our lives. He wanted us to live well."

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"The child will follow his father's last wish, serve his mother well, and live peacefully..."

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

"I, I..."

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 long sword out of Cao Pi's chest.

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

The look in his eyes quickly disappeared.

Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong were all frightened by Cao Cao's sudden move, and they didn't understand why Cao Cao suddenly killed Cao Pi!

That's his biological son!

Cao Zhang asked with a trembling voice: "Father, you, why did you kill the second brother..."

"Because he is too ambitious."

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

"Chong'er is right. As a father, I hope you can live a good life and continue the last lineage of my Cao family."

"That emperor is too terrifying. You will not be his opponent. Your disobedience and hatred will bring you disaster."

"so……"

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

The sword pierced his chest again.

Cao Zhang died.

The blood was sprinkled on Cao Cao's body, making him look extremely ferocious, like an evil ghost.

"Father……"

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

Cao Cao slowly walked up to him, swung his blade again, and killed Cao Zhi in the same way. The third corpse fell to the ground.

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

Cao Cao said to himself as he drew his sword.

At this moment, he was in tears.

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

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

Xu You and Chen Gong's intercession will definitely preserve some of the Cao family's bloodline, but if one of the remaining bloodlines harbors disloyal intentions, the Cao family will be bloody purged by the emperor!

He knew the characters of his sons, so he chose to let Xu You save Cao Chong's life.

But he couldn't bear it, so he called them here today and gave them one last chance to make a choice.

The result was exactly what he expected.

Only Cao Chong was the youngest, the smartest, and the one who knew his thoughts best, and chose the path that would allow him to survive.

"Haha, hahahaha..."

Cao Cao looked at the corpses on the ground, looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes and laughed, his voice full of infinite sorrow.

He, Cao Cao, claimed to be a hero, but in the end he ended up like this.

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

Cao Cao smiled and suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood. He could no longer stand and fell down.

"Father……"

Cao Chong had already burst into tears. Looking at Cao Cao's appearance, he wanted to step forward but did not dare.

Cao Cao had no strength left, raised his hand to Cao Chong, and said with difficulty: "Chong'er, come here..."

Cao Chong hesitated again and again, but finally suppressed the fear in his heart, slowly walked to Cao Cao and knelt down.

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

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

Cao Cao coughed violently and vomited blood again, and his breath was like a thread.

Cao Chong cried and said, "Father, I don't dare."

Hearing this, Cao Cao got the strength from nowhere and grabbed Cao Chong's arm suddenly, with an astonishing ferocity in his eyes.

"You must dare!"

"Only in this way can you survive!"

"Promise me!"

Cao Chong felt his arm hurt from being scratched, and his father's gaze was so sharp that he didn't dare to look at him.

He shed tears and nodded heavily.

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

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

"No one will protect you from the wind and rain in the future... You have to grow up quickly. Cao's hope is all on you..."

After Cao Cao said this last sentence intermittently.

The look in his eyes completely disappeared.

The empty eyes reflected the blue sky and a lone eagle hovering in the sky.

Cao Cao went through his life.

Among the many aging people, some people are like stars in the sky, always shining with a light that you can't avoid in the quiet dark night. Their light seems very light, but every time they bloom, they are so dazzling.

Regardless of whether they are heroes or villains, they will eventually be covered by the dust of time and turned into a thin page or pages in history books, which will be turned under the fingertips of future generations.

But at least he existed.