In fact, Zeng Shu had written the entire story of the Gaoping Ling Incident on the memorial, but Liu Chan did not read it at all, but waited for Zeng Shu to tell him.
Zeng Shu calmed down and said seriously: "Half a month ago, Cao Shuang accompanied Cao Fang, the lord of Wei, to Gaopingling to worship Cao Rui, the prime minister of Cao Wei, Sima Yi.
In the name of Empress Dowager Guo, he ordered the cities in Luoyang to close their gates. Sima Yi led his troops to control Luoyang, and then ordered Sima Zhao to lead his troops out of the city to defend Luoshui..."
The more Liu Chan heard this, the more familiar he became. Isn’t this the Gaopingling Incident in history?
"After Sima Yi took control of Luoyang..." Zeng Shu continued: "He ordered Situ Gaorou to act as general and control Cao Shuang's camp. Wang Guan, the imperial servant, acted as commander in chief and controlled Cao Yi's camp. Finally, Sima Yi asked Cao Fang The above table impeaches General Cao Shuang."
"It's just that Sima Yi's memorial was not handed over to Cao Fang.
But he was detained by Cao Shuang..." As he spoke, Zeng Shu paused, glanced at Liu Chan who was listening carefully, and then continued: "After Cao Shuang got Sima Yi's memorial, he took Cao Fang to Yi. south of the water, then felled trees to build fortifications, and mobilized thousands of field soldiers to serve as guards."
"Alas!" Hearing this, Liu Chan sighed helplessly. He originally thought there would be some new story, but he didn't expect that even though he traveled through time and became Liu Chan, what should have happened to Cao Wei still happened.
Sima Yi finally walked to the front desk. Hearing Liu Chan sigh, Zeng Shu closed his mouth knowingly, and then Liu Chan opened the table and looked at it.
Similar to history, after Sima Yi took control of Luoyang's military affairs, he sent his servant Xu Yun and Shangshu Chen Tai to the south bank of Yishui River to persuade Cao Shuang to surrender and plead guilty as soon as possible.
Sima Yi swore to Luoshui that as long as Cao Shuang surrenders and pleads guilty, he will only be removed from his official position, and he can still enjoy glory and wealth.
His wife, children, and family members were all in Luoyang. After several trade-offs, Cao Shuang compromised and accompanied Emperor Cao Fang back to Luoyang.
Cao Shuang thought that Sima Yi would keep his promise, but as soon as Cao Shuang entered Luoyang, he was captured by the imperial guards who had been waiting for him. Also captured with Cao Shuang were Cao Yi, Cao Xun, He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, Li Sheng, and Zhang. Dang Hengfan and others.
Ten days ago, Sima Yi reported to the emperor Cao Fang, impeaching Cao Shuang and others for their treason. In the end, Cao Shuang and dozens of others were all executed.
After eliminating the power of the Cao clan headed by Cao Shuang in the court, Sima Yi still served as prime minister and controlled the military and political power of Cao Wei. He appointed his second son Sima Zhao as the general of Cao Wei, his eldest son Sima Shi as the censor of Cao Wei, and other important officials in the court. official position,
They are all the cronies and confidants of the Sima family.
Earlier this month,
Cao Fang issued an edict and the Wei Dynasty changed to the first year of Jiaping.
"Zeng Aiqing!" Liu Chan closed the memorial and asked Zeng Shu: "What does Aiqing think of this coup in Cao Wei?"
Although the Han Dynasty is now powerful, Liu Chan is still instinctively afraid of Sima Yi, mainly because in later generations, whether it is film and television dramas or oral stories passed down by people, Sima Yi's talent is second only to Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Now he still controls Cao Wei's political situation through a coup.
Originally, Liu Chan had forgotten about this incident. After all, among the Three Kingdoms, the Han Dynasty was the most powerful country. Thinking that with such a powerful Han dynasty around him, Sima Yi might honestly assist the emperors of Cao Wei.< /p>
But what surprised him was that Sima Yi still controlled Cao Wei.
Zeng Shu paused, frowned slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, Sima Yi controls the power of Cao Wei. This is not a good thing for me, a big man."
"Oh???" Liu Chan pretended to be confused and asked: "How do you say it?"
"Back to Your Majesty!" Zeng Shu said: "Before, Sima Yi could still be controlled to some extent by the emperor of Cao Wei, whether in the Cao Pi period or the Cao Rui period. Now that he controls the court, with his talents, he will definitely threaten the safety of our great Han Dynasty." < /p>
"Hahaha!" Liu Chan laughed loudly and said, "Even if Sima Yi takes control of the Cao Wei regime, what can he do? Can he stop my Han cavalry?"
"Your Majesty!" Zeng Shu said again: "Sima Yi is very scheming and we have to be on guard against him. The last time a minister went to Luoyang as an envoy, Cao Shuang decided to remain neutral. However, there were rumors that Sima Yi was very dissatisfied with this. He said Cao Shuang wants to destroy Cao Wei."
"Oh???" Liu Chan retracted his smile.
Zeng Shu continued: "This time our army attacks the Kingdom of Wu. With its military strength, our army will eventually destroy Soochow. However, if Cao Wei sends troops to contain it at this time, I am afraid it will make it difficult for our army to take care of the head and tail."
If Zeng Shu's words had been quoted a few months ago, Liu Chan would have just smiled, but now he had to treat them with caution.
Because a few months ago, he believed that with the help of the Han cavalry and the extremely powerful explosive packs, Soochow, which was not good at land warfare, would be able to destroy Soochow in just a few months at most.
But now, he doesn't dare to be careless.
At present, all the four armies are stagnant, and Soochow actually blocks the four armies of the Han Dynasty. Even if the Han army has explosive packs, they cannot quickly destroy Soochow.
If Cao Wei participated in the fight against the Han at this time, I really don’t know what the result would be.
Just when Liu Chan was worried, in the imperial study room of Luoyang Palace.
Sima Yi said to Cao Fang: "Your Majesty, the war between Han and Wu has reached a stalemate. It's time for Wei to take action."
Cao Fang looked calm and said calmly: "I wonder what your beloved wants to do?"
After the Gaoping Ling Incident, Cao Fang also knew the current situation. Although he was the emperor of Wei, military and state affairs were no longer under his control.
Of course, he has never had control before.
However, Cao Shuang is a member of the clan, and at least he will respect him as the emperor, but the Sima Yi in front of him has changed after Gao Pingling, and he is no longer the obedient minister he was before.
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi said: "I have decided to send troops to attack Hefei immediately. While Han and Wu are still fighting, our army can capture Hefei in one fell swoop and then go south to destroy Wu."
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"But..." Cao Fang wanted to say, but I have already promised the State of Wu that before the end of the Han-Wu war, the Wei Dynasty would never use a single soldier against Soochow.
But Sima Yi didn't even wait for him to finish speaking, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have made up my mind. I ask your Majesty to issue an order to send troops to attack Wu immediately."
Haha——
Cao Fang sighed secretly, but managed to squeeze out a smile, then nodded and said, "Then do as the Prime Minister wants."
"Old minister obeys the order!"
After Sima Yi finished speaking, he just bowed his hand to Cao Fang, and then walked away. This made Cao Fang look gloomy and looked at Sima Yi who was leaving.
My heart keeps roaring.
Traitor, traitor, traitor.
However, at this time, he could only curse in his heart, but he did not dare to do anything to Sima Yi.
Perhaps seeing the emperor's anger, the old eunuch looked around, then came to Cao Fang and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Hmph!" Cao Fang snorted and said, "How do you ask me to calm down my anger? There is no me in Sima Yi's eyes, no me."
"Your Majesty!" the old eunuch continued: "Sima Yi will rebel in the future. Emperor Taizu Wu had already predicted it, but the late emperor..."
"Bold!" Cao Fang angrily yelled: "How dare you, a slave, speak nonsense about the late Emperor?"
"Your Majesty!" The old eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "I know my sin, I know my sin."
As the old eunuch spoke, he slapped his mouth hard.
However, Cao Fang knew in her heart that what the old servant said was not unreasonable. Although he had never met Emperor Taizu Wu, he had heard the story of the eagle watching the wolf.
However, the late emperor and Emperor Wen trusted Sima Yi very much.
It was also because of their trust that Sima Yi got to where he is today step by step.
"Okay!" Cao Fang glared at the old eunuch and said angrily: "You are an old man who serves the late emperor, and you are also the person I trust the most." After saying that, he also lowered his voice and asked the old eunuch: "Now Sima
The old thieves control the government, what should I do?"
Cao Fang was really anxious. Although he stayed in the harem every day, he also heard a lot about things outside the palace.
For example, there is a saying circulating on the streets of Luoyang now - three horse troughs.
The so-called Three Horses refer to Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and his son. Now the entire affairs of the Wei Dynasty are decided by their father and son.
The old eunuch stopped slapping himself, looked around, and after re-confirming that there were no outsiders in the royal study, he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to take back the government, you can only get rid of Sima Yi and his son."
"Get rid of it?" Cao Fang's eyes widened and he asked in horror: "Now that the military and political power is in the hands of their father and son, how can I kill them?"
Of course Cao Fang wanted to kill Sima Yi and his son.
As an emperor, he naturally does not want to be a puppet.
"Your Majesty!" The old eunuch lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that during the Zhongping period, He Jin was killed by the Shichang attendants?"
Cao Fang was stunned. The Shi Chang Shi killed He Jin. Although this incident happened fifty or sixty years ago, Cao Fang had also heard of it.
However, at that time, it was the chaos of the late Han Dynasty, and the situation in the DPRK was in great chaos. And although He Jin was in control of the DPRK, he offended the eunuchs in the palace.
But things are different now. Although the Wei Dynasty has experienced this coup, Sima Yi's position in the Wei Dynasty is deeply rooted.
Moreover, even in this huge palace, there are many people who have taken refuge in Sima Yi and become Sima Yi's minions.
If you want to repeat the old trick and kill Sima Yi and his son in the same way as Shi Changshi killed He Jin, how easy is it?
Seeing that Cao Fang seemed to have doubts, the old eunuch added: "Your Majesty, this time the old traitor has decided to attack Hefei. The leader must be Sima Zhao, while the old traitor will stay in Luoyang."
"Yes!" Cao Fang nodded slightly, and the old eunuch continued: "If His Majesty decides to kill the old thief Sima and his son, I will go and gather some of your Majesty's confidants."
After the Gaoping Ling Incident, although Sima Yi made extensive use of his confidants and placed many informants in the palace, Cao Fang also believed that there would still be people loyal to Cao Wei in this huge palace.
After all, Sima Yi's coup has only been less than a month, and his foundation is not stable. Maybe he really has a chance now.
Cao Fang stared at the old eunuch closely and said seriously: "This matter must be handled carefully, and no leaks must be allowed...otherwise...the Wei Dynasty will be over!"