In the first year of Zhangwu, after Cao Pi usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, in order to show the legitimacy of Wei's legal system to the world, he did not murder Liu Xie.
Not only did he not harm Liu Xie, Cao Pi also rewarded Liu Xie as much as possible.
Cao Pi took Shanyang County in Hanoi County and granted Liu Xie the title of Duke of Shanyang, with a settlement of 10,000 households and a position above the princes and kings.
In addition to the above preferential treatment, Cao Pi also granted Liu Xie the privileges of not obeying his ministers when performing tasks, not worshiping when receiving edicts, and allowing him to worship Han Zhengshuo and wear the color in his fiefdom, build a Han ancestral temple to worship Han Dynasty, and other privileges.
On the surface, Liu Xie's treatment after becoming a Zen master was not bad.
But if you study it from the inside, you will find that the so-called "grace" that Cao Pi bestowed upon Liu Xie was originally something that Liu Xie looked down upon.
He was demoted from a high-ranking emperor to a Duke of Shanyang, not even a king.
Moreover, Cao Pi, a former minister, was granted the privileges of not being a minister, not obeying orders, etc. Could this be considered a grace rather than a humiliation?
The most important thing is that no matter how much preferential treatment Cao Pi gave Liu Xie on the surface, his actions made Liu Xie a sinner through the ages.
If it were not for the existence of Liu Bei, Liu Xie would be regarded as the king of the Han Dynasty and an unworthy descendant who single-handedly ruined the Han Dynasty's century-old foundation in history books.
Eternal notoriety and ridicule are the most difficult things for people in this world to accept.
If there is a choice, does Liu Guiyi want to be the Duke of Shanyang?
It's not that Cao Pi didn't know Liu Xie's thoughts, but he didn't care at all about Liu Xie's thoughts back then.
Just like Cao Rui now.
Cao Ruihui suddenly asked about Liu Xie's existence. It was not because his conscience discovered it and he felt guilty towards Liu Xie.
He just wanted to ask Liu Xie if he was at peace lately.
Cao Xiu understood the profound meaning of Cao Rui's question, so he immediately replied:
"There are soldiers guarding both inside and outside Shanyang. There is no news. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
In private, Cao Xiu still respectfully addressed Cao Rui as Your Majesty.
After hearing Cao Xiu's answer, Cao Rui looked noncommittal.
And just when Cao Xiu thought that this matter would just go away, Cao Rui suddenly said to Cao Xiu:
"Go to Shanyang."
Cao Xiu was stunned by Cao Rui's instructions.
Moving the capital was a major event related to the security of the country. In order to prevent the capital relocation from going wrong, Cao Xiu made a detailed plan for the capital relocation route beforehand.
In the original route, their team would not pass through Shanyang.
Cao Xiu had already reported the relevant route to Cao Rui, so Cao Rui also knew this.
It was obvious that the trip to Shanyang was Cao Rui's impromptu idea.
Cao Xiu thought about it and tried to persuade him:
"It is not suitable for the Holy Emperor to stay in the mountains and fields for a long time. I hope that your Majesty will return to Yecheng as soon as possible for the sake of the country."
After hearing Cao Xiu's advice, Cao Rui did not agree.
He said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, it won't waste much time."
Cao Rui's words made Cao Xiu stop admonishing.
After bowing to Cao Rui, Cao Xiu rode back to the team and gave the order for the entire army to turn.
The whole army was curious about the sudden turn, but after hearing that it was Cao Pi's order, most of them didn't think much about it.
So just when tens of thousands of Wei troops were about to cross Xudu, they suddenly turned around and headed towards Hanoi County.
In order to control Liu Xie's every move, Shanyang was not far from Luoyang or Xudu.
A few days later, a huge team to move the capital arrived in Shanyang.
As soon as he heard that the emperor was coming in person, a school captain who was responsible for "guarding" Shan Yanggong hurriedly came to Cao Pi's chariot and asked for an audience.
Of course, the last person to receive the captain was Cao Rui, the crown prince of the Wei Dynasty.
The first time he saw the captain, Cao Rui immediately asked:
"How is Duke Shanyang doing lately?"
Facing Cao Rui's unclear inquiry, the captain did not dare to neglect, and he quickly replied:
"Shan Yanggong has been in poor health recently, so he is addicted to medical skills."
The captain's answer gave Cao Rui a look of surprise.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xie, who had been emperor for decades, would now study medical skills that were not respected by the world.
Is it to surrender or to keep a low profile?
Before meeting Liu Xie, Cao Rui did not have an accurate conclusion in his mind.
"Take Gu Gu to see him."
Cao Rui just said this lightly.
Under Cao Rui's instructions, the school captain quickly led the way and led Cao Rui towards the place where Liu Xie lived.
Seeing this, Cao Xiu could only silently lead a group of elite soldiers to guard behind Cao Rui.
Cao Pi, who had just ascended the throne, wanted to save face, and he would not deliberately treat Liu Xie harshly since he had conquered the world.
Liu Xie's Shanyang Gong's residence is also considered magnificent.
Before he reached Duke Shanyang's mansion, Cao Rui, who was riding a horse, could see the outline of Duke Shanyang's mansion somewhat hidden in the mountains.
But no matter how grand Liu Xie's mansion is, it can't hide the fact that it is located among mountains and fields.
On the surface, they treated Liu Xie very favorably, but in fact they took extra precautions. This was the official attitude of the Wei Dynasty towards Liu Xie.
Originally, Cao Rui thought he would see Liu Xie in the mansion, but what he didn't expect was that just a few hundred steps away from the mansion, he saw the figures of two people.
The two persons, a man and a woman, were both covered in coarse robes; the woman did not wear a crown on her head, and the man did not wear a crown.
Judging from their appearance alone, anyone would regard these two people as ordinary country farmers at first glance.
But in Shanyang, which is heavily guarded and strictly prohibits contact between inside and outside, how could an ordinary farmer suddenly be able to enter?
Taking a closer look, Cao Rui first recognized the identity of the female farmer.
After recognizing the identity of the female farmer, Cao Rui immediately reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, came to the female farmer and bowed to her:
"aunt."
This female farmer is clearly Cao Rui's aunt Cao Jie, and besides Liu Xie, who else is the male farmer standing next to her?
Cao Jie suddenly turned around after hearing a familiar call.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Cao Rui behind her.
Although Cao Jie is Cao Rui's aunt, she is not much older than Cao Rui.
Before marrying Liu Xie, Cao Jie was actually Cao Rui's childhood playmate.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The friendship between playing together since childhood, coupled with the blood connection between them, has always made Cao Jie and Cao Rui's relationship very good.
At least the "aunt" Cao Rui called out at that moment was full of sincerity.
Therefore, when Cao Jie met Cao Rui for the first time, her face was filled with joy.
But soon, Cao Jie saw Cao Xiu and others standing behind Cao Rui, holding sharp knives. This scene brought very bad memories to Cao Jie's mind.
So Cao Jie's response to Cao Rui was cold and resistant.
"There is no aunt of yours here, only the queen of the Han Dynasty."
Even though Cao Jie was no longer the queen of the Han Dynasty in Cao Wei's official circles, Cao Jie never recognized the fact that the Han Dynasty was destroyed.
And as long as Cao Jie does not change his words, given her status, even Cao Pi can only turn a blind eye to Cao Jie's claims.
Cao Jie's response brought a bitter smile to Cao Rui's face.
He has gained a lot in recent years, but he has also lost something invisibly.
Compared with Cao Jie's toughness when he saw Cao Rui, Liu Xie was in a panic after seeing Cao Rui and Cao Xiu who was carrying a weapon.
Liu Xie thought that Cao Pi was unwilling to leave him a way to survive after all.
Subconsciously, Liu Xie leaned against Cao Jie's back.
Since Cao Jie became Liu Xie's wife, Cao Jie has been protecting him in all aspects.
Liu Xie's reaction made Cao Rui laugh a few times.
With the same surname of Liu, Liu Xie and Liu Bei are very different.
But Cao Rui's sneer aroused Cao Jie's dissatisfaction.
"Are you here for him today?
Bai Ling, or poisonous wine?"
With the inside and outside closed, Cao Jie didn't know many things happening in the world.
In Cao Jie's impression, Cao Wei's national power should still be growing day by day, and it is only a matter of time before he can unify the world.
Because of this, Cao Jie felt that Cao Rui was sent by Cao Pi, who was firmly on the throne, to murder Liu Xie.
Cao Jie has an upright temperament, and she does not recognize Cao Pi's throne from the bottom of her heart. As an elder, she will naturally not have a good tone towards Cao Rui.
Facing Cao Jie's almost questioning tone, Cao Rui didn't take it seriously.
Cao Rui just took another serious look at the outfits of Cao Jie and Liu Xie, and then he said with some confusion:
"If this is the general trend, why should my aunt be obsessed with the past?
My father’s rewards to Duke Shanyang have never stopped, and there is really no need for my aunt to wrong herself like this.”
From what Cao Rui looked at, Cao Jie and Liu Xie were not only wearing coarse linen clothes, but their hands were also covered with mud.
It was obvious that the two of them had just been digging for medicinal herbs.
But Cao Rui felt that there was really no need for Cao Jie to abuse himself like this.
Isn’t it good to be a noble lady of Shanyang with adequate food and clothing?
After saying this, Cao Rui looked at Liu Xie.
Compared with the guilt and longing for Cao Jie, Cao Rui's feelings for Liu Xie are not that complicated.
"Can't Lord Shanyang even let the people next to him enjoy a good life?"
Cao Rui's words were full of irony.
Because Cao Rui's implication is: It's shameful that you can't keep the inheritance of your ancestors, but you can still make your wife suffer. How can you be considered a man?
Liu Xie heard what Cao Rui meant, so his whole face immediately turned red.
Of course Cao Jie could hear it.
Cao Jie was not as weak as Liu Xie. She was so angry that she subconsciously said:
"There are twenty-four generations in the Han Dynasty, and Wei can have two generations!"
This sentence was originally a curse made by Sister Cao out of anger, which is the same as the sentence she said back then, "Heaven is not right."
Normally, Cao Rui would have laughed off this statement.
But Guanzhong had just been lost, and in this situation, Cao Jie's words were quite lethal.
A sullen look appeared on Cao Rui's face, and he subconsciously wanted to order Cao Jie to be severely punished.
But when he thought of his past friendship, Cao Rui finally suppressed the anger in his heart.
After not seeing each other for several years, her aunt's mouth was still as sharp as ever.
But Cao Rui didn't come here specifically to quarrel.
Cao Rui came today, firstly, to see for himself whether Liu Xie is as peaceful as the legend says.
If Liu Xie is hiding his capabilities and biding his time, then Cao Rui may not be able to make some "accidents".
And if Liu Xie is as weak as before, then the plan in Cao Rui's heart can be implemented.
Cao Rui chose to ignore Cao Jie and looked at Liu Xie again.
Looking at Liu Xie hiding behind Cao Jie, Cao Rui felt disdainful and said:
"Shanyang is poor and miserable. The great Wei Dynasty was grateful for the Zen throne of Shanyang Gong, but he really couldn't bear to let Shanyang Gong live here again."
After saying this, Cao Rui winked at Cao Xiu behind him.
After seeing Cao Rui's eyes, Cao Xiu, who understood, immediately asked someone to come forward and pull Liu Xie out from behind Cao Jie.
After dragging Liu Xie out, Wei Jun led Liu Xie outside.
This sudden scene frightened Liu Xie to the point of being unable to move.
In a hurry, Liu Xie could only ask in panic:
"Where are you taking me?"
This was the first thing Liu Xie said to Cao Rui.
After hearing Liu Xie's question, Cao Rui had a smug smile in his eyes, and he replied pretending to be kind:
"Luoyang!"
"Luoyang is the resting place of Shanyang Gong's ancestors. It can be said that I took great pains to send Shanyang Gong to live in Luoyang."
After learning that his new destination was Luoyang, Liu Xie became even more panicked.
Although he couldn't guess what Cao Rui's intention was, as a deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty, he would one day re-enter Luoyang. This was definitely not a good thing no matter how he thought about it.
It's a pity that Liu Xie has always been weak. No matter how unwilling he is in his heart, his body can't resist at all.
After letting Liu Xie be taken away, Cao Rui took a deep look at Cao Jie.
He didn't want to harm Cao Jie, so he didn't want to take Cao Jie away either.
After looking directly at Cao Jie, Cao Rui returned to his horse under the protection of all the Wei troops.
The scene where Liu Xie was suddenly taken away also frightened Cao Jie.
After all, Cao Jie is a woman. In the past, when she spoke sharply, others were concerned about her identity, so they did not take any rash action.
This also left Cao Jie unprepared to deal with stressful behaviors.
The frightened Cao Jie was stunned for a while.
By the time she came to her senses, Liu Xie had already been put on a horse and driven away into the distance.
And just after Cao Jie reacted, Cao Jie made a move that Cao Rui didn't expect.
Cao Jie stepped forward and ran in the direction where Liu Xie was taken away.
Marrying Liu Xie back then was not of Cao Jie's volition. In the final analysis, he was a victim of Cao Cao's efforts to stabilize his own rule.
But can’t women in this world be loyal?
Cao Rui and others were not advancing very fast. Cao Rui, who was riding at the front, soon learned from Cao Xiu that Cao Jie was chasing behind.
After knowing this, Cao Rui suddenly turned around and looked back.
After turning around, Cao Rui happened to see Cao Jie fall down due to unsteady steps.
However, after Cao Jie fell down, he immediately got up again regardless of the pain on his body and continued to chase Liu Xie.
This happened several times.
Cao Jie's behavior shocked and puzzled Cao Rui.
Seeing more and more scars on Cao Jie's body, he knew that if he continued like this, Cao Jie would die!
But he didn't take Cao Jie away, because he obviously wanted to let Cao Jie live.
Cao Rui didn't understand Cao Jie's persistence, but he couldn't sit back and watch Cao Jie die in front of him.
In the end, Cao Rui had no choice but to ask Cao Xiu to send someone to bring Cao Jie with him.
Since he can't be persuaded, we can't blame him for being cruel.
After ordering people to take Cao Jie with him, Cao Rui turned around and looked forward - that was the direction of Chang'an.
Haven't you always flaunted your loyalty?
Then I will use my loyalty to defeat you!
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