Chapter 171 Good show, it's about to start! (Thanks to [Mercury's Masked Superman]
The battle comes and goes even faster.
Under the attack of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, more than a thousand rebels were lost by 30% in an instant.
Under the huge disparity in strength, the group of new recruits, who could be said to be on the battlefield for the first time, finally surrendered and became prisoners while still able to breathe.
Cao Cao looked at Dong Cheng, Wang Zifu, Zhong Ji and others who were being turned over, and smiled coldly and said: "Tell me, who ordered you to assassinate His Majesty?"
"Bah!" Dong Cheng had already woken up. After hearing Cao Cao's words, he angrily spat at Cao Cao, "Cao thief! Everyone can kill him!"
Unfortunately, Dong Cheng's accuracy and strength were not very good, and in the end, the old phlegm landed on Xu Chu's instep.
Xu Chu glanced at the instep of his feet and suddenly trembled with anger.
He wished he could immediately pick up his sword and cut Dong Cheng into a stick, but since the prime minister had not yet spoken, he did not dare to act without permission and could only hold back.
Prince Sui, Zhong Ji and others had disheveled hair, and their bodies and faces were covered with blood... They knew that they would die if they failed, so they all risked their lives at this moment, and they all yelled: "Thieves Cao! You hold the emperor hostage and bully the court. There will always be something wrong with you."
It’s going to be a bad day for you to die!”
"Thief Cao! There are so many righteous people in the world, and we are just their guides!"
Liu Xie looked pale. What he was most afraid of now was that Dong Cheng and others would confess him.
After all, he was only a teenager, and his plan that he thought was perfect was discovered and resolved by Cao Cao so quietly. This was a blow to Liu Xie from many aspects, including physical and mental.
Cao Cao patted Xu Chu on the shoulder to calm his beloved general's mood. After Xu Chu's mood stabilized, Cao Cao said to Dong Cheng and others: "Prince of the State, in fact, even if you didn't say it, Cao Cao would have guessed it.
The people who are instigating you behind the scenes..."
Having said this, Cao Cao deliberately turned his head to glance at Liu Xie. Liu Xie was immediately frightened to the point of death. His legs almost gave out and he couldn't help begging Cao Cao for mercy.
Cao Cao saw that the emperor looked slightly embarrassed, and he did not want to force the emperor too much. After all, he was still a loyal minister. "Your Majesty is frightened, but the movements of these rebels have been clearly understood by the ministers. You are safe now."
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"You bastard Cao Cao, you are just pretending!" Liu Xie cursed in his heart, but in the real world he swallowed and forced himself to calm down before replying: "Thanks to the Prime Minister's foresight..."
Cao Cao smiled, turned to look at Liu Bei who was lying motionless on one side, and ordered: "Come here, send General Liu back to recover from his injuries."
After several soldiers lifted Liu Bei and sent him away, Cao Cao put away his smile and looked back at Dong Cheng and others.
Dong Cheng lowered his head and remained silent; Wang Zifu and Zhongji shouted that they wanted to cut Cao Cao into pieces, and that the righteous people in the world would never let the traitors of the country go, etc...
Cao Cao didn't plan to just deal with these people here. He, Lu Yan, Guo Jia and others had been preparing for so long and arranged so many scripts, so the audience had to be here to enjoy it.
"Come here, take His Majesty back to the palace and escort these traitors back together!"
"Here!"
Is Cao Cao implying that he and others are in the same group??
"I...I..." Liu Xie was startled by Cao Cao's words, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't say a complete sentence.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will take you back to the palace first. After summoning the civil and military ministers, I will give an explanation to your Majesty in the court hall!"
"Is Cao Cao trying to settle accounts with the queen? And he has to do it in front of everyone... Hateful! Terrible!" Liu Xie thought to himself that Cao Cao was really hateful, but now he was completely controlled by Cao Cao and could not refute at all, "I
, I feel uneasy, let the Prime Minister decide on this matter..."
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After this incident, Dong Cheng, Wang Zifu, Zhong Ji and others were escorted to the court by the soldiers. Liu Xie, Cao Cao and others also went directly to Chengguang Hall, preparing to wait until all the civil and military ministers arrived to attack Dong Cheng and others.
The crimes are exposed and sentenced.
Xun Yu and Xun You were horrified when they heard that Cao Cao, the Emperor, and Liu Bei had been ambushed and assassinated by Dong Cheng and others.
Although only Liu Meng suffered a relatively serious arrow wound in the end, the process was definitely not as simple as the results showed.
With the intelligence of Xun's uncle and nephew, they could understand the connection with just a little thought.
"Dong Cheng and others must have intended to assassinate the lord... I just don't know what role your Majesty played in it..." Xun Yu hurriedly said to his nephew Xun You.
"How could Dong Cheng dare to attack my lord without your majesty's instructions? Alas... Your majesty also doesn't think about it. What kind of person my lord is, how could he reveal his flaws and give him a chance to commit murder? My lord must have already known about your majesty, Dong Cheng and others.
Every move, and then a trick comes..." Xun You couldn't continue in the middle of his words, and turned into a sigh. He was really made to cry by these self-righteous guys!
"Your Majesty is still too young and energetic after all...Gongda, we cannot let the Lord take action against Your Majesty under any circumstances, otherwise we will lose the hearts of the world!"
"Yes, if the lord takes action against His Majesty, everyone in the world will definitely despise the lord...Brother-in-law, let's go faster!"
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Liu Bei went out in the morning standing upright, but after an hour, he came back sideways...
Seeing Liu Bei's tragic situation, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately expressed concern:
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother! Who hurt you like this? I, Lao Zhang, will stab him now!!!"
Liu Bei's face turned pale due to excessive blood loss. He faced Zhang Fei and Guan Yu and said: "Dong Cheng and others ambushed in Xutian to assassinate the prime minister. My brother did not react quickly and was injured by a stray arrow. Fortunately, he was only injured in the shoulder... 2
Dear brother, please don’t be impulsive!”
"What? How dare that old guy Dong Cheng assassinate Cao Cao?" Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Cao Cao has so many talented people around him. If he can succeed, my name is written backwards!"
"Yes, brother, even the third brother understands the truth. Why doesn't Dong Cheng understand it? Why does he dare to be so bold?"
The things involved here are too complicated to explain clearly in a few words. Liu Bei shook his head and said: "It's not clear in a few words. Let's see how Prime Minister Cao handles it."
The soldiers who came back from escorting Liu Bei carried Liu Bei into his bedroom and said, "General Liu, please wait a moment. The doctors from the hospital are on their way. They are very professional. Your injury will not be a problem."
"Thank you, brother!" Liu Bei struggled to get up and salute, but there was a sharp pain in his shoulder, forcing him to lie down again.
"Three generals, I'll take my leave!"
"Thank you very much!"
"Farewell!"
Watching the soldiers leave, Liu Bei thought to himself: "Lucky, lucky! Fortunately, I didn't leave any clues, otherwise I would not be able to escape Cao Cao's butcher knife this time...Cao Cao is really terrible!"
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At the end of the day, Chengguang Hall was already full of people.
Dong Cheng and others were slumped on the ground. Perhaps they had been beaten a lot on the way here. There were bruises all over their faces and bodies, and they looked very embarrassed and listless.
At this moment, Cao Cao's personal guards captured Wu Shuo and Wu Zilan. At this point, the five people who signed the belt edict and pressed their fingerprints were all present.
Looking at Dong Cheng and others kneeling or lying down in the hall, Emperor Liu Xie was sitting on the dragon chair, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Liu Xie has never felt so close to death, and his heart is now completely occupied by fear.
Seeing Lu Yan, Guo Jia and Jia Xu all arriving, Cao Cao knew that everyone was almost here...