Chapter 418 The collapsed Liu Xie!

At the same time, Cao Jun camped.

Inside Cao Cao's military tent, his pupils suddenly opened and he stared at the beams of the room for a moment, which was a little scary. Then he sat up, his eyes hidden with ferocity and sinisterness, but could not hide his exhaustion.

After sitting there for a while, Cao Cao stood up straight away, without putting on his coat, and strode open the curtains. A cold wind blew in, which was a bit biting, but Cao Cao didn't take it seriously.

He put his palms in front of his eyes and looked at the sky. It was still dark, but it was starting to glow faintly. Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "When is it?"

"Back to my lord, we've just arrived at Mao hour!" outside the tent, the bodyguard replied quickly.

At Mao hour, it was also five o'clock in the morning. At five o'clock in the winter, the sky was still dark, the night temperature was even lower, and the sound of the cold wind howling could be heard.

"This fog is really getting bigger and bigger!" Cao Cao sneered, with a smile on his face.

"My lord, it's cold outside, I'll go down and help you get your robe!" The guard immediately bowed and said when he saw that Cao Cao was only wearing obscene clothes and trousers.

"No need," Cao Cao waved his hand and asked at the same time: "Have Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren sent back any news? In this foggy day, they should be able to succeed!"

"No news yet!"

The guard bowed and answered.

"Lord, it may be that the two generals and their armies are far away, and no news has been sent back yet." The guard quickly added.

"What about the coalition forces? Has there been any news?" Cao Cao did not have any hope for the coalition forces. Tadun's men were all cavalry, and these cavalrymen were probably fine on war horses.

But if they use boats to cross the river, it will be really difficult for them.

As for Yuan Shao, they are a bunch of frightened rats, and Yuan Shao's army is rubbish. He is probably on par with the Chu army and county soldiers on the other side, and he can't count on it. The only one he can count on is Guishang.

Because according to the news from the people he bribed, the third generation has indeed lost the function of a man and hates Chu Feng to the core. And he also has soldiers and horses under his command, so he may have a chance to cross the river.

Of course, what he expected most was Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren.

In order to catch Chu Feng off guard, he specifically asked Xia Houyuan to lead his men to rush hundreds of miles away to cross the river. Fortunately, Xia Houyuan was known as a magical general, otherwise it would have been too late.

"Alright, report as soon as you have any news!"

Cao Cao confessed and immediately retreated without stopping, mainly because it was indeed quite cold outside.

Seeing Cao Cao retreating to the military tent, the two guards sighed: "How many times has this happened, my lord?"

"This seems to be the fifth time. My lord seems to be very concerned about this battle!" Another guard said weakly.

"Nonsense, who doesn't care at this time? I don't know if we can successfully cross the river, but I heard that the Chu army is full of ordinary people, and it is said that they all came to fight voluntarily!"

"Hey, I don't know if I can win!"

"Who knows, this damn weather, if we can't win, we won't freeze to death!"

The two discussed in low voices and shook their heads from time to time. They had no control over the matters above and could only say that they should do their jobs well.

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At the same time, the ancient capital Chang'an.

As the ancient capital of the Western Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, Chang'an has a long history and profound cultural heritage. However, due to the move of the capital to Luoyang, Chang'an slowly declined. In addition, it experienced several rebellions in Xiliang.

In the end, he was harmed by Dong Zhuo, Li Guo and his like, and his past heritage was completely lost.

Fortunately, Cao Cao moved the capital to Chang'an, and Chang'an regained its former vitality. Of course, it was not as good as one-tenth of its peak.

At this moment, deep inside Chang'an Palace.

The emperor Liu Xie couldn't sleep at night, his pupils were deep, and he looked at the beams of the room, but he was worried. What was hateful was that he had no one to express his feelings to, because beside his pillow was Cao Cao's daughter.

Ever since Empress Fushou left the palace, Cao Cao had chosen his daughter as his queen against all opinions. It is said that several loyal people opposed it, but they were secretly executed by Cao Cao, resulting in the whole family being executed.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Ms. Cao turned over and saw that something was wrong with Liu Xie since last night. She was a little surprised in her heart. Although Liu Xie would usually be like this, he had never been so sleepless all night.

"No, it's okay! It's still early, Queen, please go to bed first!" Liu Xie explained with a warm smile.

He couldn't say, because this morning was the day when Dong Cheng and a group of loyal Han rebels rebelled, and he occasionally contacted Dong Fei. This time, what was supposed to happen at the Battle of Guandu in 200 was postponed to the Battle of Shouchun.

However, the mastermind has not changed.

It was Liu Xie's father-in-law who was the mastermind. By the way, he also teamed up with loyal generals such as Wang Zifu, Changshui captain Zhongji, Yilang Wu Shuo and other loyal men. In Dong Cheng's view, Chang'an needed someone to stand up and call for help.

In his opinion, Cao Cao has been guilty of evil for a long time.

In his opinion, as long as he came out, many loyal officials in the city would respond, so he chose this day to launch a rebellion. He wanted to seize Luoyang and rectify the name of the emperor.

Of course, he also has selfish motives,

His daughter is pregnant, and according to the imperial doctor's diagnosis, she is a boy. It is for his daughter, so he is ready to fight. If successful, Cao Cao's daughters will be deposed and thrown into prison.

And his daughter will naturally become the queen, and the baby boy in her belly is also a dragon. Then his Dong family is a relative of the emperor, and no one can control it. He even wonders whether he can control the emperor.

No matter what, his gamble was worth it.

As for Liu Xie, what he is worried about is this rebellion. The loyalists have gathered thousands of dead soldiers, plus two or three thousand people in the military camp. The number is not large, but if they become Cao Cao thieves, they will be attacked in groups!

The rebellion was scheduled for the fifth watch.

The fifth watch was between three and five o'clock in the morning, but Liu Xie clearly heard that the watchman had just finished the fifth watch and entered Mao hour. In other words, Dong Cheng and the others had probably been in action for an hour.

But until now, he hasn't heard any news.

He doesn’t know what’s going on in Chang’an now!

"Your Majesty, your heart is beating so fast!"

Mrs. Cao held Liu Xie's chest with her slender palms and raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, yes?" Liu Xie panicked,

"Your Majesty, there are actually some things you can tell me!" Cao's eyes filled with water, she stood up and looked at Liu Xie with a serious expression, not like he was joking.

"No, it's okay!" Liu Xie didn't dare to look at him, he was panicking. After all, if this matter got out, it would be over. Not only Dong Cheng would be over, but he would be over too.

"Your Majesty, you... do you want to fight?" Seeing Liu Xie's eyes dodge, Cao asked as he seemed to have thought of something, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

Liu Xie was stunned and looked at Cao with a horrified expression. He instinctively thought that the matter had been exposed, but he quickly denied it and waved his hands: "Get up, raise an army? What kind of army?"

"I am the lord of the Han Dynasty. Can I raise an army and destroy myself?"

But Ms. Cao is so smart, how could Liu Xie's nervous expression escape her eyes? Obviously Liu Xie's nervous expression today is because someone in the city wants to rebel against her father, Cao Cao.

"Dong Cheng?" Cao asked looking at Liu Xie.

"How do you know?" Liu Xie wanted to ask him how he knew. After all, few people knew about Dong Cheng's rebellion, but he immediately added: "Queen, why are you talking nonsense? I don't understand!"

"Your Majesty, I know your every move better than my father, but you don't need to hide it from me. In fact, I don't like what my father does. You don't need to be nervous, I won't be too secretive!"

Ms. Cao looked at Liu Xie and said calmly.

"I, I don't understand what you are talking about!" Liu Xie couldn't admit it until he died. If he admitted it, it would be over. Even if Dong Cheng died, it would be his rebellion and had nothing to do with him.

What's more, Ms. Cao said she wouldn't tell the truth, can she believe it?

Damn it, Cao Cao's son was specially placed next to him, how could he not tell the truth?

However, in history, the Cao family was really loyal to Liu Xie, and even disobeyed Cao Pi many times for Liu Xie, but it was to no avail.

Seeing that Liu Xie didn't dare to admit it, Mrs. Cao chuckled and did not hesitate. Instead, she shook her head and sighed: "Although I won't tell the truth, you have harmed Concubine Dong, harmed the child in her belly, and harmed everyone.

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Liu Xie's pupils widened instinctively, with an expression of disbelief on his face. He wanted to ask Mr. Cao why he said that, but he didn't dare. He didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he could only silently clenched his fists.

"Your Majesty, you can't defeat my father."

"He is ruthless and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. When I was made queen, later Concubine Dong became pregnant, and my father repeatedly tried to find opportunities to get rid of her."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Cao glanced at Liu Xie and saw a little fear in his pupils.

"But Concubine Dong is an imperial concubine after all, and she is still pregnant! For the upcoming war, my father did not dare to offend the Han officials too much, so he put the matter aside. However, in order to clear the obstacles, Concubine Dong could not survive."

"In other words, the dragon child in Concubine Dong's arms will not survive, and the Han Dynasty will not have another generation of monarchs. My father has prepared all this, and he is preparing to become king and emperor!"

Cao's expression was normal, as if he was explaining something unsurprising.

But when Liu Xie heard these things, he gritted his teeth with hatred. He knew that Cao Cao was not a good guy, but when he learned that Cao Cao was so vicious and wanted to do something cruel to his child, he still couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Actually, your Majesty has used Concubine Dong to convey information many times, and my father is fully aware of it!" When Cao said this, she couldn't help but shake her head, wanting to laugh.

It was as if the prophet had detected the wolf, and then quietly watched the wolf explain that he was a good person! And the things Liu Xie and the others did were very similar to this thing.

Liu Xie's body dropped a few points, and his heart collapsed. He was unwilling to accept it. Then his pupils suddenly tightened. Cao Cao knew it. Doesn't that mean that Cao Cao was waiting for Dong Cheng and others to jump into the situation?

Thinking of this, others were dumbfounded.

He was waiting for Dong Cheng to rescue him, but he didn't expect that all of this was Cao Cao's plan. Cao Cao had designed all of this, and he was just waiting for him and Dong Cheng to jump in?

Seeing Liu Xie's expression of sudden realization, Cao chuckled: "Your Majesty, just as you thought, the reason why my father pretended not to know is because he knew that sooner or later Dong Cheng would lead a group of loyal people to rebel."

"Because he wanted to ascend to the throne for his daughter, Dong Cheng's every move is under surveillance, including tonight! So I say you made a very stupid move."

"My father might have wanted to find a reason to kill Concubine Dong or the dragon in her arms, but now, Dong Cheng has colluded with outside parties and deliberately conspired to rebel. He can kill Dong Cheng and others openly."

"My father can even declare to the public that Concubine Dong is the conspirator, and then hang Concubine Dong and her son in front of you!" Cao told the story extremely calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
To be continued...