Chapter 282 Loyalists shed blood, fight if you want
I remember that during the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao and Liu Bei fought against Hanzhong, but Liu Bei ordered Liu Feng to challenge the generals of the Wei army. Cao Cao was so angry that he yelled at Liu Bei:
"Selling a shoe and a shoe, I will always make a fake son to reject your father-in-law!"
Cao Cao himself was a very strategic man, and he was also quite skilled in swearing. After Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao had insulted him, he was very angry.
It is a pity that Cao Pi, as Cao Cao's successor, not only failed to inherit Cao Cao's majestic strategy, but also failed to learn Cao Cao's curse skills.
After Cao Pi kicked over the desk because of the huge shame and anger in his heart, he could only call Mi Yang a traitor and traitor over and over again.
The leader of the usurping Han Dynasty called General Zuo of the Han Dynasty a traitor and a traitor. If such a thing is recorded in the history books, I don’t know how many people will laugh at Cao Pi in the future.
But Cao Pi, who was now furious, didn't care whether there was anything wrong with his insulting words. He was already so angry that he lost his mind due to Mi Yang's coquettish tactics.
According to the intelligence, there were many groups of Han army light cavalry wandering around Nanyang County holding two wooden signs.
Whenever a group of Han Qingqi arrived outside a county town, the Han Qingqi would move towards the city wall and read out loud the two sentences on the plaque: "The thief Pi fears the Han as much as the tiger, which is actually the behavior of a woman."
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They were afraid that the people guarding the city would not know what was written on the wooden sign.
What's even more annoying is that there is a well-equipped Han cavalry team, carrying a brocade box containing women's clothing, strutting towards Wancheng.
Of course, there were a large number of Wei troops guarding both inside and outside Wancheng, so it was impossible for this Han cavalry to really come near Wancheng.
They took Wancheng as their direction and spread the news everywhere that the Emperor of Han Dynasty sent gifts to the leader of the rebellion against Wei.
Because the brocade box was open, all the items inside were clearly visible to officials at all levels on the city wall when the Han cavalry passed by the county town.
In the brocade box, there are beaded hairpins, rouge and gouache, and everything that is needed to dress up a daughter's family.
But originally these were all prepared by Mi Yang for Guan Yan.
When the chiefs of various counties in Nanyang County saw this scene and thought about the two sentences that have been widely circulated recently, they still didn't know who in Wancheng this women's clothing was given to by the Han army.
But just knowing it made officials at all levels in the Wei Dynasty feel scared.
The light cavalry army dared to be so arrogant just as they entered an uninhabited territory.
You even dared to directly humiliate Emperor Cao Pi and compare him to a woman?
And it was precisely because Cao Pi knew that Mi Yang's comparison of him to a woman had caused an uproar in Nanyang County that he felt extremely angry.
It is a great shame and humiliation for a man with a height of seven feet to be compared to a woman, not to mention the fact that he is the emperor.
Now this kind of shame and humiliation is spreading widely in Nanyang County. It will not be long before it spreads throughout the Central Plains and eventually the whole world.
He, Cao Pi, will soon become the laughing stock of the world.
Mi Yang gave him women's clothes today, which made Cao Pi feel even more humiliated than before when he realized that he had been deceived by Meng Da.
Because Meng Da's determination and determination were so great, Cao Pi believed that he could be understood by the world.
But now that Mi Yang gave her women's clothes, he was directly slapping him in the face in front of everyone in the world. How could Cao Pi endure such humiliation?
Cao Pi, whose face was red with anger, looked at Chen Jiao with a pair of cold eyes. He tried to keep some sense in himself so that he could say a complete sentence.
"Why don't you send troops to stop the rebel cavalry? Why!"
Cao Pi almost shouted this question to Chen Jiao.
Moreover, his words were full of biting chill. When the chill in Cao Pi's words was captured by Chen Jiao, he, who was already in the cold winter, couldn't help but shudder.
When Chen Jiao's eyes met Cao Pi's eyes that were leaping with angry flames, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down to Cao Pi.
At this moment, any literary character is not important.
But fortunately, Chen Jiao was not a person with no military skills like Chen Qun. Facing Cao Pi's angry questioning, Chen Jiao quickly organized his words to answer Cao Pi:
"Previously, His Majesty ordered the cities in Nanyang County to only defend the cities without going to war without the emperor's orders.
Therefore, when the counties saw small groups of enemy cavalry, they did not stop them."
"Even if the county magistrate wants to attack the enemy's small cavalry, the enemy's cavalry are all light cavalry and come and go like the wind. Our army cannot do it!"
"And by the time Wancheng received the news, it was already too late. The news had already spread!"
Chen Jiao's explanation undoubtedly added a pinch of salt to Cao Pi's wounds.
It turns out that he himself also had "credit" for causing the current situation.
Before Jia Xu left, he admonished Cao Pi to "replace offense with defense," so Cao Pi just issued that order.
But what I didn't expect was that this order actually helped the Han army.
Thinking of this, Cao Pi felt that his liver hurt from anger.
Cao Pi looked at Chen Jiao who was kneeling down to explain to him. He pointed his finger at Chen Jiao. Chen Jiao turned pale with fright when he saw this scene.
Chen Jiao thought that Cao Pi wanted to kill him to vent his anger.
Cao Pi pointed at Chen Jiao and tried to calm down some of his emotions before forcefully squeezing out four words from between his teeth:
"Gather the ministers! Gather the ministers!"
When Chen Jiao heard Cao Pi's order, he immediately got up and ran out of the hall as if he had been pardoned.
Chen Jiao acted very urgently. He had never seen Cao Pi look so angry. He felt that if he was any later, he would be killed by Cao Pi.
Chen Jiao was very clever, and he knew what Cao Pi was doing by summoning his ministers at this time.
Even though he knew that it was irrational, Chen Jiao still did not dare to dissuade him at all.
He doesn't want to die.
Before the threat of death, Chen Jiao, who was always known for his outspokenness and daring to remonstrate, decisively chose to act in accordance with Cao Pi's orders.
After Chen Jiao left, Cao Pi glanced at the information in his hand again, and he couldn't help but cover his chest angrily.
Since you can’t bear it, there’s no need to bear it anymore!
Cao Pi's heart ached at the thought that this incident would be recorded in history books and become a stain on his life.
Under Chen Jiao's call, all the ministers currently in Wancheng quickly came towards the main hall where Cao Pi was.
Along the way, the ministers all had shy and angry looks on their faces.
Since the news about Mi Yang sending women's clothes to Cao Pi has spread in Nanyang County, it naturally cannot be hidden from them.
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects.
But underneath that look of shame and anger, there was still a look of worry hidden.
The ministers of Cao and Wei who are currently in Wancheng are all people with extraordinary knowledge. Of course they know the purpose of Mi Yang's move.
It was just to anger Cao Pi and make him order Zhang Liao to send troops.
Although the ministers of Cao and Wei did not think that if Zhang Liao sent troops, their side would definitely be defeated, but everyone should not raise troops out of anger. This is a truth that everyone knows.
Based on the understanding of Cao Pi by the ministers of Cao and Wei, they believed that Cao Pi would probably order Zhang Liao to send troops out of anger.
That's why they're worried.
Some familiar ministers exchanged ideas with each other before entering the hall. They agreed that if Cao Pi insisted on sending troops, they would come together to remonstrate with him.
But when the ministers entered the hall one after another, looking at the mess in front of Cao Pi, fear appeared on all the ministers' faces.
How angry is your Majesty?
How can this be remonstrated!
Cao Pi sat on the throne with a gloomy face and watched the ministers arrive one after another.
While waiting for the arrival of the ministers, Cao Pi managed to regain his composure on the surface.
But his face was still gloomy and terrifying.
When most of the ministers had arrived, Cao Pi said in a hoarse voice to the important ministers present:
"I am determined to order General Wei to send troops to repel the bandit army."
After saying this, Cao Pi looked at the ministers present with cold eyes and continued:
"Today, all your ministers must present me with military strategies."
When Cao Pi finished speaking these words, the faces of the ministers of Cao Wei and Cao Wei who were present all had expressions of surprise on their faces.
They had guessed that Cao Pi would be furious at Mi Yang's actions and raise an army, but they didn't expect that Cao Pi was in such an urgent mood that he would come up with a detailed strategy for entering the army today.
Although the ministers knew that Cao Pi's move was unwise, when they saw Cao Pi's extremely gloomy expression, most of them did not dare to come out to dissuade him.
It's just that among the hundreds of ministers present, there are still some who are upright and really care about the Wei Dynasty.
Bao Xun, who was serving as a lieutenant and Prince Consort at the time, came out to admonish Cao Pi with a firm head: "The most urgent thing now is to defend the border. It is not appropriate to take the initiative to send troops."
Bao Xun, also known as Shuye, was the queen of a famous family in Taishan County.
Bao Xun's father is Bao Xin, and Bao Xin was a good friend of Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao. Bao Xin was indispensable for Cao Cao's success in becoming the lord of Yanzhou.
Later, Bao Xin even died in battle because of saving Cao Cao. It can be said that Bao Xin was Cao Cao's savior.
Because of Bao Xin, after Bao Xun came of age, Cao Cao promoted Bao Xun more, and when Cao Pi was still the prince, he made him Cao Pi's bastard to assist him.
But it is a pity that Bao Xun has an upright character and is not afraid of power, so he offended Cao Pi several times. Cao Pi was not dissatisfied with this "minister in the late residence", but resented him.
Even because of his own resentment, when he was the prince, he secretly conspired to prevent Bao Xun from being promoted.
Cao Pi, who originally wanted to kill someone, saw that Bao Xun, who had always disobeyed him in the past, dared to disobey him face to face, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He stood up with a sneer, walked slowly to Bao Xun and asked him: "If our army doesn't attack, are we waiting for the enemy to kill themselves?"
"If this is the case, where is the prestige of our great Wei Dynasty!"
Most of the officials of Cao and Wei present heard that Cao Pi had murderous intentions at this time. It was not that Bao Xun couldn't tell, but since he was devoted to the Cao family, he still persisted in admonishing:
"When Emperor Wu was alive, he always used his troops based on wisdom and never acted out of will.
Your Majesty has inherited a great cause, and it is right to carry on the legacy of the previous generation, so that it can be followed for all generations. How can you carry out military affairs in a rage?
"Kang's army has been conquering many times before, because there are many talented people in the south, and the mountains and rivers are blocking the way, so it is difficult to break the momentum.
This year the chariot and rider died, and their head was on the south bank and has not yet been found. Now your Majesty is marching in anger, and my ministers have lost their courage.
If there is any disharmony, Nanyang will be in danger. Moreover, now it is necessary to use troops to attack far away places, which costs a lot of money every day, and China is wasted. It makes the cunning captives play with their power, and the officials think it is not possible.
I risked my life to hear about it, but Your Majesty is the only one who will check it out."
Bao Xun's advice made all the ministers present change their minds.
Bao Xun not only stated in his remonstrance that Cao Pi sent troops out of impulse, but also stated that if he sent troops in this way, it might end badly.
Cao Pi might not have accepted such advice in the past, let alone now?
After Cao Pi listened to Bao Xun's advice, his suppressed anger could no longer be controlled.
He immediately turned around, picked up a pile of bamboo slips from the ground, and then threw it hard at Bao Xun's head.
This stack of bamboo slips was sent from all over the country and was one of the household registration fields.
When the heavy bamboo slip hit Bao Xun's head, blood instantly flowed from Bao Xun's head, and Bao Xun was also hit by the sudden bamboo slip and fell to the ground.
The bright red blood on Bao Xun's head did not calm down Cao Pi. Instead, he pointed angrily at the bamboo slips on the ground and yelled at Bao Xun:
"Open your eyes and look at the national strength of our dynasty recorded on this bamboo slip! The national strength of our dynasty is ten times that of the south. How could our army lose with such national strength!"
"The Wei Dynasty is the Zhengshuo of China, and I am the orthodox emperor of China, the emperor who is ordered by heaven! How dare you humiliate me today? As my subject, it's fine that you don't share my worries, and you want me to turn a blind eye to this matter.
Can’t make it?”
When Cao Pi shouted these words at Bao Xun who had just gotten up, all the ministers in the hall were silent.
They knew that Cao Pi's words were not only addressed to Bao Xun, but also to them.
"I know that Mi Yang and Guan Yu want to lure me into fighting, but so what. The traitor army has 60,000 troops. Is it possible that Wei's military strength will be weaker than them?"
"The traitor army has fierce generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Don't we have the Wei Dynasty? Since the traitor army wants to fight so much, then I will help them!"
After saying the above, Cao Pi turned around and looked at Bao Xun, whose face was already covered in blood. The cruel look on his face could no longer be concealed.
"As for you, Bao Xun, you actually made lies in front of me with the intention of disturbing the morale of the army. It is really an unpardonable crime."
"Come here! Drag Bao Xun down and put him in jail for punishment!"
When Cao Pi issued this order, the soldiers of the Wei army in the main hall immediately stepped forward like wolves and tigers and tied up Bao Xun.
Cao Pi's order also frightened the ministers present.
Immediately, many ministers came out to intercede for Bao Xun. These ministers included Sima Yi, Xin Pi, Wei Zhen, Gao Rou, Chen Jiao, etc.
No matter how bad Bao Xun was, he was also a descendant of a famous family. They, who were also members of the noble family, could not remain indifferent to his being unjustly killed.
"Xunfu has done great service to Taizu, please show mercy."
Normally, if so many ministers came out to advise, Cao Pi would definitely consider it.
But now Cao Pi, who had been overwhelmed by anger and reason, angrily rebuked these ministers from aristocratic families who he relied on in the past:
"There is no chance of survival! You all want to die!"
Cao Pi's angry rebuke successfully shocked the ministers present. They stopped interceding and watched Bao Xun being dragged away with his face stained with blood.
When Bao Xun was dragged away, he did not beg for mercy, but instead let out bursts of miserable laughter.
Taizu, why didn’t you establish Pingyuan Marquis in the first place?
Bao Xun's laughter before his death continued to float in the hall, making many ministers fearful.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he showed his cruelty to the nobles for the first time. If Cao Cao was alive to see this scene, he would be happy.
But if Cao Cao's soul knew that Cao Pi's ruthlessness was used on his benefactor's son Bao Xun, I don't know what he would think.
After Bao Xun was dragged away, no minister dared to dissuade Cao Pi anymore.
Cao Pi looked at the ministers present with red eyes, and he issued the last edict of the day:
"The edict is proposed: General Zhang He of the left is ordered, General Xu Chu of the Wuwei is ordered, and he is ordered to come to Wancheng as soon as possible."
Since you want to fight, let's fight openly and honestly.
I want you to see the national power of our great Wei Dynasty, and I want you to know what it means to be a master who despises the people and attacks crimes.
I want you to die this time!
good night everybody.
(End of chapter)
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