Chapter 76: Worthy of Cao's Surname (2)
"Keng!" The Yitian Sword was deshewn and whistled out a dragon roar: "Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart!"
Just one hour before Sima Zhao and Wang Yuanji talked about Guan Yi, Cao Mao, the fourth emperor of Cao Wei, known as "Wen Tong Chen Si, and Wu Xi Taizu", summoned more than 200 servants in his palace and issued an impulsive manifesto.
"Since the Gaopingling Incident, Sima Zhao and his son have been abducted in power for 11 years! In the past 11 years, they have killed loyal ministers, suppressed their remarks, attacked their differences, and deposed them. The crime is extremely serious, but it is really hard to write about! Recently, Sima Zhao mobilized his minions and wanted to be named Duke! His intention to usurp the throne in the court is obvious!"
"I! I am the great-grandson of Emperor Taizu Wu and a descendant of the Cao family. At this time of life and death in the Great Wei Dynasty, I have to stand up and personally attack the powerful and traitors! No matter how successful or failure of this battle, I only hope to see Emperor Taizu Wu underground in the future! I only hope to be worthy of the Cao family's surname!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty must not." Wang Jing, who was once defeated by Jiang Wei in the Battle of Taoshui, is now the Chief of the Sili School of Cao Wei and the Shangshu. That night, among the ministers of the court, he and the Shizhong Wang Chen, and the Changshi Wang Ye of the Sanqin were on duty in the palace. Cao Mao had such a big formation, of course he was shocked.
"Your Majesty, in ancient times, Duke Zhao of Lu ran away because he could not bear the tyranny of Ji's family and failed to fight. He lost the country and was ridiculed by the people of the world. Now the power has been in the hands of Sima Zhao for a long time. It will be not a day since the court and the ministers from all directions served him without regard for the reason of rebellion. Moreover, the guards in the palace were vacant and the troops were very weak. What should Your Majesty rely on? Once you do this, aren't you trying to get rid of the disease but making the disease worse? The disaster may be difficult to predict. Please think twice before you act!"
"I have no intention to ask the Secretary to come up. I have no intention, so don't say more!" After Cao Mao said this, he threw away the manifesto in his hand and went to the palace to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Guo.
Seeing Cao Mao's figure gradually fading away, Wang Chen and Wang Ye looked at each other and took a step together: "Yanwei, let's report to the general quickly?"
"What do you mean?" Wang Jing was instantly furious when he heard the two of them: "As Wei ministers, we are just as our Majesty is in charge of the army, and it is fine if we don't have the courage to follow him. How can we sell our master and make plans for Sima Zhao with his master!"
Wang Chen and Wang Ye bowed deeply to Wang Jing with a flushed face: "Yanwei, Gaoyi, we are convinced. But I really can't bear to be killed by a family in the family because of our waiting period. Therefore, I have to sell my owner to survive. Yanwei should go with us!"
After hearing the words of the two kings, Wang Jing's steps were vague - the cruelty of the Sima family was no longer needed to be proved: In eleven years, too many Sima family political enemies were destroyed by the barbarians. The rolling heads scared the ministers of Cao Wei all over the body. But Wang Jing was slightly shaken for a while and immediately became firm: "Jing's son, Jing'er Xiaohou (Cheng Yan's younger brother, Cui Lin) was recommended for the court. After twenty years of serving in the Great Wei Dynasty, although Taoshui was defeated, he was still highly valued by the court. Now Sima Zhao's intention to usurp the rebellion is known to everyone. If the Great Wei Dynasty is about to perish, there should be a minister who will be buried with him. Jing's visit to Yan!"
Wang Chen and Wang Ye looked at each other and both knelt down to pay homage to Wang Jing: "Take care of Yanwei!"
At the same time, in the deep palace, Empress Dowager Guo was already tearful when she looked at Cao Mao wearing armor.
"Since the Ming Emperor's great service, the Ai family has seen Zhao Bo (former General Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang, the former general of Cao Wei), beheaded by the whole family, and watched Lan Qing (King of Qi Cao Fang) be abolished... It's a pity that the Sima family has to force the Ai family to use seals every time they do these things, and scold Zhao Bo and Lan Qing in the tone of the Ai family... Your Majesty is the most talented and martial arts among the younger generation of my Cao family. It was the Ai family who insisted that Sima Shi made you the emperor. I just thought that one day you could revive the Cao family... But why is Your Majesty so frustrated? If Your Majesty has a few strengths and weaknesses, the Ai family will be forced to scold Your Majesty again by the Sima family, and the Cao family will no longer have the possibility of revival. Why can't Your Majesty think twice before acting?"
"Empress Dowager! Today's Great Wei has reached the most critical moment! Sima Zhao has forced his son to be his duke. The next step is the title of king. What's the next step? Erchen would rather die than be Emperor Xian of Han! Taizu overcomes all obstacles and has worked hard to capture the country of our Great Wei. If it is really going to perish, there should be an emperor to bury him for him! Erchen has already thought that although the hope of sending troops this time is extremely small, there may not be no possibility of success. If it fails, Erchen will definitely not be able to protect his life, but the Sima family's usurpation road will inevitably be delayed for several years. In a few years, I hope that another hero of my Cao family will stand up! Empress Dowager, even if Erchen dies, he will not die meaningless. Erchen is trying to buy me a few more years for the Great Wei!"
"Hey~~~ Your Majesty has already thought of this. What else does the Ai family say? Go and take the Sword of the Heavenly Sword left by Taizu and let him drink the blood of the traitor!"
"Here! Take care of the Queen Mother!"
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At the same time, Sima Zhao, who received the news, was already cold all over and trembled: "Cao Mao, how dare you do this?"
Anger, fear... a variety of emotions surged into my heart in an instant. Sima Zhao's body was not very good at this time and it was even more unbearable. He was about to fall down as he was shaking.
At this time, a delicate but powerful jade hand steadily supported his body: "Zi Shang, you can't fall down at this time. If you fall down, the next one to be destroyed by the three tribes will be my Sima family."
"Yuan Ji." Sima Zhao held Wang Yuanji's hand gratefully: "Have Yuan Ji ever heard of this king personally attacking his ministers?"
"Hahaha, what's wrong with the son of the son today? The king personally went to fight against his ministers. There were countless people in the Spring and Autumn Period, but they were basically failed. Of course, this matter is no exception!"
"Thank you, Yuan Ji." Sima Zhao turned around, his previous panic had disappeared completely. He began to issue an order calmly: "Immediately order Zijiang (Sima Yichang) to close the palace gate and prevent His Majesty's team from leaving the palace."
"Zi, Zi is gentle in character and may not dare to stop him to the end."
"Haha, don't worry, Yuan Ji. How could I not know the character of my general? If you order him again, please order Gonglu (Jia Chong) to come to my house immediately!"
When Sima Zhao was dispatching troops in his mansion, Sima Yichang, the captain of the cavalry, was in the most dilemma in his life.
As Sima Zhao's half-brother, Sima Yiqiang is quite reliable among a group of waste boys in the Sima family: he is well-educated and kind to others. However, such people lack firmness and ruthlessness. Moreover, if the opponents are too generous, their subordinates are not afraid of him - this is like Guan Yu, who usually love him, but when the critical moment, they will scatter.
"Your Majesty, please stop Thunder! Even if the General makes a lot of mistakes, he has made great contributions to the Great Wei. Why should Your Majesty do such a fierce move?"
"Haha, Sima Zhao's contribution is so great! So great that I have to give him the throne to reward him! Don't say anything, I will let you go, my son, will you let me go?"
"Your Majesty, I am really in a dilemma..."
"Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. I just walked over like this. If you want to kill the lord, then come!"
Cao Mao nodded slightly to his Fengche Commander. Fengche Commander shook the reins, and the chariot Cao Mao was riding began to move forward slowly. This great sense of oppression made Sima Yi feel a strong pressure and pressed him tightly to the ground. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not get up.
The generals were like this, and the soldiers under Sima Yichang were even more frightened. It was not that there were no soldiers trying to move weapons and make a move. But even this behavior of pretending was scolded by the servants around Cao Mao: "You dare to dance weapons to the emperor, aren't you afraid of being destroyed by the three tribes?"
Don’t think that the ancients were stupid, and don’t think that the soldiers at the bottom of society were fools. They all had their own survival wisdom. Many of them dare not say it, but everyone understands the saying “Gods and gods fight, and little ghosts suffer”: No matter what the emperor and Sima Gong end up, this is all the matter of the top figures. In this process, if the soldier doesn’t open his eyes and get involved, no matter what the final outcome is, the soldier will definitely destroy the three tribes!
Seeing Sima Yichang's soldiers dispersed in the last rush, Cao Maojiang exerted too much force because of his nervousness, and his fists were loosened: "Sure enough, these soldiers are not stupid. Everyone knows that this kind of thing will not end well anyway. In this way, as long as I can break out of the palace and walk to the streets of Luoyang, no one will dare to stop me at that time, and Sima Zhao will definitely die!"
Chapter completed!