The royal palace in Yecheng is magnificent. Although it has gone through wars, no one has let this palace suffer. The military discipline of the Dragon Army is very strict. No one dares to act recklessly without the order of the superior. When I first entered the city, I was still a little concerned about surrender.
By luck, Lu Xun beheaded him on the spot without saying a word. This move played a very good role in killing the chickens to scare the monkeys. Therefore, the palace was still the original palace, and except for some people who died, everything in the palace was the same as before.
When Cao Pi stepped in again, he felt like he was in another world. The place has not changed, but the people who control it have changed. Anyone who knew Cao Pi quickly kowtowed to his crown prince. Huang Xu smiled at the side and said: "Now it has changed.
He is no longer the prince, he has become the emperor of Wei!" The servants kowtowed again.
Huang Xu's words sounded like a joke to Cao Pi, but he didn't dare to refute. In the main hall, Cao Cao's mourning hall was still there, but his body was missing, and a lonely row stood in front of the empty funeral bed. There were no people, candles, or sandalwood in the main hall.
The incense had been burned long ago. The paper money on the altar table was blown all over the floor by the wind. In just one day, it seemed as if no one had been here for thousands of years.
Cao Pi knelt down in front of the memorial tablet with a thud: "Father! Woo hoo..." He did not dare to say anything else, and could only cry to represent the grievances and guilt in his heart.
Jiang Wei took a look and asked curiously: "Why don't you see Cao Cao's body?"
Lu Xun said: "It was already gone when we attacked. Since then we have been fighting. No one cared about it, so we didn't look for it. I just had some time to spare and immediately started looking for him. After all, he is also your Majesty's father-in-law. He cannot be buried in peace."
It doesn’t make sense!”
Everyone in the palace was rushed to the square in front of the main hall, including the queen and concubines, down to the men who were serving tea and water. They stood neatly in rows and pairs. Huang Xu waved his hand and called the people in charge of the palace.
Called over: "Go and pick out everyone who was in the mourning hall on the day we entered the city. If anyone is missing, I will take your head!"
The steward nodded quickly. As you can imagine, all the Cao family members were in the mourning hall, as well as the scary people who were serving them. They were almost all female family members. All the men had gone to the tent, and only the female family members were staying in the mourning hall.
Here, let the soldiers forcefully drive those people away from the crowd. Huang Xu was about to ask, but Lu Xun stopped him.
In the hot weather, the fierce sun stared at the group of people in the yard. How delicate their status was, and soon some of them couldn't support themselves and fainted. Lu Xun ignored them. Cao Cao's queen, Mrs. Bian, couldn't stand it and begged Lu Xun to let him go.
Lu Xun turned a blind eye to them, and Huang Xu replied: "The Queen, you should not be called the Queen Mother. As long as you tell where Cao Cao's body is, I will let you go immediately!"
Cao Pi quickly knelt down and said: "General, my father's body is missing, and we are also very sad. However, it has nothing to do with the family at this time, so please let the general go and let them go?"
Du Yu came down from the steps. He looked around and went straight to the child standing next to a fainted woman. The woman didn't know who belonged to Cao Cao. She must have been very weak. She fainted on the ground next to him.
A three- or four-year-old child was crying loudly. Maybe it was because the woman was not important, or for some other reason. In short, no one cared about him until he fainted.
Du Yu knelt down and wiped away the little boy's tears: "What's your name? Who is on the ground?"
"My name is Cao Mao!" Cao Mao choked and said, "The one on the ground is my mother!" Cao Cao had many wives and concubines throughout his life, and there were dozens of them named in the history books. Du Yu naturally knew Cao Mao's mother Zhao Ji
Cao Cao liked Zhao Ji, who was originally a singer and was good at singing and dancing. She was young and beautiful, and she was more attracted to Cao Cao than the older concubines. The more she was favored by Cao Cao, the more naturally she became popular in the eyes of others.
Deadly enemy.
Du Yu nodded: "You are a good and filial child. As long as you tell me where your father is, I will ask them to treat your mother!"
"Really?" Cao Mao was a little scared. He looked up and saw the fierce looks from those nearby, and quickly lowered his head.
Du Yu chuckled: "If you don't tell me, I can't do anything. Look at your mother lying here. If you don't save her, she will die. A child without a mother is so pitiful!"
Jiang Wei didn't even want to look at it. At this moment, he felt like he was an accomplice. A group of grown men bullied these orphans and widowed mothers. He felt that Lu Xun and others were bad people. Of course, he was no better.
Cao Mao was making a choice between his mother and everyone's vicious eyes, and finally chose his mother: "My brothers took my father away!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole square was in chaos. Among the brothers, Cao Mao was the youngest in the Cao family. There were many sons of Cao Cao above him, Cao Zhi, Cao Xiong, Cao Ang, etc., and more importantly
Cao Xiu, Xia Houba, Xia Houmao and others are also missing and have not been found so far. Du Yu glanced at Lu Xun, who nodded slightly.
Cao Pi sat down on the ground, knelt in front of his mother and cried loudly. Lu Xun gave the order, and all the troops and horses moved to turn the palace upside down. From Cao Mao, he learned that there were still many nephews and nephews of the Cao family alive.
He also asked from several servants that there was a secret room under the rockery in the back garden. Lu Xun, Du Yu, Huang Xu, Jiang Wei and others immediately led their soldiers to surround the entrance of the rockery.
No one answered when he shouted inside. Huang Xu was about to go in but Lu Xun stopped him. This secret room was built by Cao Cao. Since everyone can hide here, it should be quite safe. At least it is full of institutions and it is very dangerous to send people in. Lu Xun suggested
Let off smoke. Everyone agreed.
Jiang Wei said: "Is there another exit from this secret room? You see, this place is not far from Beicheng. If it led to the outside of the city, I believe those people would have left long ago!"
Lu Xun didn't know if that would be the case, but he had to give it a try anyway. He ordered Jiang Wei to lead his troops out of the city to search. Du Yu continued to look for the servants who knew the inside story. He and Huang Xu prepared to set off cigarettes. Moist firewood was the best choice.
A good smoking tool. In order to increase the power, Huang Xu got some foul-smelling feces and urine from the latrine. Everything was prepared, placed at the door of the secret room, and lit a fire. Several soldiers took turns to put out the thick smoke and the foul-smelling tools.
The smell fanned into the secret room.
The entire rockery began to smoke, and puffs of light smoke emerged from the gaps in the rockery, extending far away. Even the flowers next to it began to smoke. Judging from the degree and size of the smoke, this underground secret room was extremely huge.
, not to mention a dozen people, even one or two hundred people can be fully accommodated. Huang Xu ordered dozens of soldiers to block the smoking places with things, just like when Long Sheng led them to block the teacher's house.
The same as the chimney.
After burning for a whole afternoon, there was no movement in the secret room. Huang Xu was a little discouraged, and Lu Xun didn't have much hope. Depending on the situation, there was more than one exit to the secret room. As Jiang Wei said, those people must have fled long ago.
Just when Huang Xu was about to give the order to stop, Du Yu came with a very old man. Du Yu introduced this man as the oldest servant in the mansion. He had been in the mansion since Yuan Shao's time. Cao Cao's palace
It was originally renovated from Yuan Shao's General's Mansion, so the old man knew every plant and tree here very well.
The original builder of this secret room was Yuan Shang. He built this secret room to prevent Cao Cao. Unfortunately, Cao Cao chased him as soon as it was excavated. After Cao Cao captured Ye City, he did not know about the secret room and it was not discovered until after he ascended the throne.
Following Yuan Shang's plan, Cao Cao ordered the excavation to continue in order to guard against Long Fei. From then until now, the construction work has not stopped, and it should not be completed yet.
The old man said: "I heard that we just dug to the city gate, but the bottom of the city wall is too hard to dig. Is there any other exit? I haven't heard of it!"
"So, there is only one exit from the secret room?" Huang Xu regained his energy, laughed and ordered the soldiers to continue.
As the sun set and the sky darkened, torches were lit to illuminate the entire back garden. As the smoke became thicker and thicker, someone finally couldn't hold on any longer and rushed out regardless of life or death. A soldier who had been waiting for a long time
He pounced and pushed the man to the ground. After that, more and more people came out of it, coughing loudly. There were dozens of them, one or two at the least. They were all taken down, and no one was left behind.
The last one to come out was Cao Cao's fourth son, Cao Zhang. He wielded a big sword and burst into tears. He came out with his eyes wide open: "Despicable villain, I will fight with you!"
The tripping horse rope is best used at this time. Cao Zhang was only looking at the top, and his feet were entangled by the tripping horse rope. The soldiers pulled him and crawled straight to the ground. The sword in his hand flew far away. Three or four soldiers swarmed up and knocked Cao Zhang to the ground.
Cao Zhang, whose face was covered in blood, couldn't help but curse. Huang Xu was not angry at all, and looked at Cao Zhang and laughed.
After waiting another night, when the smoke had completely dissipated, the soldiers went in and carried out Cao Cao's body. Because of the hot weather, the secret room was not very breathable, and the body had begun to rot, and bursts of stench permeated the air.
Everyone in the Cao family lay on the ground and cried loudly. They originally expected to be able to escape for a while, but unexpectedly, they were all beaten and no one escaped.
Not only did they find Cao Cao's body, but they also captured a group of Cao family's leaked fish, completely pulling out the Cao family's power. Under the pressure of Huang Xu and others, Cao Pi issued an edict announcing the surrender of Wei. The edict was first delivered to the Yellow River.
On the shore, Sima Yi let out a long sigh. He understood that the Wei Kingdom was over, and his wishful thinking had come to an end. Except for Sima Yi and his son, his soldiers were particularly happy. They no longer had to fight, and their lives were saved.
After Long Fei received the news, he immediately ordered the entire army to attack. When the Dragon Army's army rushed towards the Wei Army camp, the high-flying Wei war flag was replaced by a white flag. The Yellow River defense line that Sima Yi had worked so hard to build collapsed, and the Dragon Army successfully occupied Wei.