Cao Cao held the edict and walked on the official road in a daze. He didn't know how he got out of Xianyang Garden. He even forgot the horse he rode in the garden and walked in the muddy water.
, his dejected appearance attracted passers-by’s sideways glances.
When he returned home after walking twenty miles, Cao Song heard that he was safe and sound, and went out to meet his son with joy. However, he saw that Cao Cao's lower shirt was sparsely stained with mud, and he was absent-minded in greeting and speaking, and his eyes were sometimes wandering and sometimes empty.
, Cao Song knew something was wrong. But his son had been very independent since he was a child, and Cao Cao didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't ask. He only arranged for his maid to boil some hot soup for his son to bathe in, while he continued to think about where to move to Xuzhou.<
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After bathing and changing clothes, Cao Cao lay on the bed in a wide robe. He opened the edict again and squinted at the edict.
He is virtuous and beautiful, but he failed to harm the late emperor's will. The overthrow of the country has become a pain in the ears. In order to achieve great success, he should move to Yong'an Palace."
He finished reading it again, and his panic subsided slightly, but the hesitation in his heart was even worse. He never expected that Dong Zhuo would actually leave the matter of deposing the queen to himself. If he just deposed the queen, it would be fine. Although Dong Zhuo did not say it clearly, Cao Cao clearly knew his intention.
, it is nothing more than granting death. As a minister, how can he grant death to the Queen Mother? Cao Cao pulled out the Chentang Sword and silently stared at the four words "Even if it is far away, he will be killed" on the sword.
No matter how hesitant, the sun rose as usual, and the night passed like a snap of a finger. Cao Cao got up at nine o'clock the next day, still full of worry. He had breakfast and wandered around the courtyard, thinking that it was still not bright yet, so he might as well go out first.
I relaxed for two moments. Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door, I saw a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the door. I met Li Ru's eyes. He was leaning on the shaft of the carriage, wearing a plain Confucian robe and a red turban on his head. He waved to him and smiled.
He introduced himself: "Captain Cao got up early. I have the order of Prince Hongnong, and I have been ordered to wait for Captain Cao here. Where is Captain Cao going now?"
When Cao Cao saw Li Ru, he felt stiff for a moment as if he was being watched by a poisonous snake, but then he smiled, cupped his hands to Li Ru and said: "I had something in my mind last night. I dreamed that the garden was full of osmanthus flowers, with phoenix patterns engraved on them, so I went to bed early in the morning."
I went out to see each other, and now I see Li Jun, and I know that this is a distinguished guest, a phoenix has settled down, how lucky Cao is!" At this point, he made an affectionate gesture, stepped forward, took Li Ru's left hand, and asked: "Li Ru
Sir, it’s still early now, do you want to come in and meet me?”
Li Ru was surprised. He didn't expect Cao Cao to react like this. He greeted him in front of him, so he had no choice but to follow him into the house. Cao Cao seemed very generous and invited Li Ru to take a tour of his family's treasure house. The wealth of the Cao family
There are countless treasures in Luoyang. The treasure house is full of gold and silver treasures. Except for the sword collected by Cao Cao, there are pearls like sand, clear amber, bright agate, emeralds like forests, sandalwood fragrance, and layers of flying brocade. Li Ru
He usually followed Dong Zhuo on the border, but had never seen such a scene before. He was dazzled by the dazzling array of things. He saw the gold-studded belt of former general Dou Wu, and the manuscript of "Hundred Officials" written by former Taiwei Hu Guang.
, I loved him very much, but he was extremely self-respecting and was embarrassed to ask for it. Cao Cao saw that his eyes were wandering between the two things from time to time, and he understood in his heart, so he immediately took out his belt and manuscript and gave them to Li Ru.
Once you hold it in your hand, you never let it go.
The relationship between the two greatly eased, and they chatted until about four o'clock in the morning. At this time, it was already dawn, it was clearing after the rain, and a hazy streak of color appeared in the sky. Li Ru just woke up from a dream and said to Cao Cao: "
Brother Cao, it's getting late. We'd better not delay the important matter that Mr. Dong has specially entrusted to us."
Cao Cao also knew that he could not delay, so he was prepared in his heart. He nodded in response and told his family not to disclose his whereabouts today. He then got on the carriage and went to the Jiade Palace with Li Ru. After Cao Cao entered the palace, the palace
The road was quiet and silent. It was obvious that the surrounding areas of the Jiade Hall were controlled by soldiers and no one could pass through. After passing through the long palace road, the blue tiles of the front hall of the Jiade Hall were revealed, followed by the red door, railings, steps, and three men with forty
A guard stood at the foot of the steps, obviously waiting for Cao Cao for a long time.
The two got out of the car, and Li Ru introduced Cao Cao one by one. These three people were all of great importance. They were all indispensable generals for Dong Zhuo to control the capital. Their status in the army was second only to Dong Zhuo's brother Dong Min. They were all newly promoted Zhonglang generals.
, they are: Huben Zhonglang General Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo's adopted son, who led the Bingzhou Army under the former Ding Yuan, and is an important contributor to Dong Zhuo's successful rise to power; Dong Zhonglang General Dong Yue, Dong Zhuo's distant relative, he took credit for the Battle of Meiyang
He was very great, so he was reused; Hu Zhen, the general of Bei Zhonglang, was a hero Dong Zhuo met in Guzang, Wuwei County. He charged at the front in every battle and was a famous slayer among the Liang people.
All the warriors on duty in the palace were also called up by them, and a group of people surrounded the Jiade Palace. The door of the palace was not locked, and Cao Cao walked at the front, leading everyone to open the door and go straight in. The Queen Mother was dressing up in the palace, and when she saw them arriving,
The wax in his hand fell to the ground in shock, and several white cats meowed and crawled out from under the soldiers.
Cao Cao saw that the Queen Mother was dressed in gorgeous palace attire and covered with golden and white pendants, which made people dazzled, like a fairy queen mother. He was a little dazed and couldn't bear it. Li Ru secretly pushed him from behind, and he staggered forward and raised his head.
At that moment, he met the empress dowager's sad eyes of unwillingness and despair, but he finally took the edict and read it word by word to the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother's eyes dimmed, but she revealed a desolate face that she had never known before. She asked in a low voice if she could have some time to spare, and she wanted to see the emperor again. Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said: "The Queen Mother is laughing, I don't even know what to do."
How many times can I see His Highness again?" After hearing this, she leaned forward in fear and asked, "Don't you let Mr. Dong even let the Emperor go?" She leaned down so fast that she became unstable and fell to the ground, her headdress jingling like a wind chime.
Ring.
Cao Cao helped her up and comforted her, saying: "How dare Mr. Dong murder the prince? Please don't worry, Queen Mother, but we are moving here for the time being." As if seeing a savior, Queen Mother He held Cao Cao's hands tightly. Her slender hands squeezed him so hard that it hurt.
Cao Cao smiled and helped her up, turned around and said coldly to everyone: "Send the Queen Mother to emigrate."
The Queen Mother was carried out by the crowd, as if she were carrying a lifeless body. The crowd walked through Fudao, Zhuque Gate, Deyang Hall, and Dongping Gate for almost half an hour before they arrived at the River Garden of Yong'an Palace.
, the weather was fine at this time, the river rippled gently in the palace, and the ripples in the water were sparkling. Most of the locust trees on both sides had withered, but only one locust tree still had green leaves. Everyone stopped here, and someone joked:
All the other locust trees in the garden have bloomed. Only this locust tree has not bloomed. Is it not a noble species like the Han Dynasty?
When Cao Cao heard this, he said to the Queen Mother: "Your Highness will ascend to heaven here!" Although the Queen Mother had already had a premonition, her guard collapsed when she heard such naked remarks, and her beauty also turned pale. Everyone saw her in the jade.
She cried loudly like a young girl, and while crying she choked and said: "You will not die well if you deceive your Majesty!" She cried, but she did not dare to run away among a group of warriors, she could only let her tears flow dry, and her beautiful words in the past
I sang until my voice became hoarse from crying, until I was speechless at the end.
Cao Cao didn't know how he felt. He took the Queen Mother down from the jade banquet, took the golden cup and the poisonous wine, and handed it to the Queen Mother, hoping that the Queen Mother would drink it herself. However, the Queen Mother glanced at him, huddled under the locust tree, and tilted her head.
Without saying a word, Cao Cao had no choice but to ask everyone behind him to leave the garden and wait. He returned to the Queen Mother alone and punched the Queen Mother in the soft abdomen. The Queen Mother screamed, and Cao Cao grabbed the Queen Mother's throat and poured the poisonous wine into it.
Her red lips.
After two moments, he felt that the jade body in his arms had lost its body temperature, so he threw down the golden cup, washed his hands in the river garden, and then left the garden gate and said to everyone: "The Queen Mother knows that she has sinned deeply and has drunk poison.
Commit suicide." Everyone rushed into the garden again, took out the coffin that had been prepared, and put the Queen Mother's body into it.
When they were about to leave, a Liangzhou native suddenly shouted: "Look, the locust tree is blooming, and it's actually purple!"
Everyone carrying the coffin unconsciously turned their heads to look. Sure enough, at noon, the branches of the only locust tree were covered with purple flowers! The golden sunshine enveloped the courtyard, and the delicate fragrance of the locust flowers followed the golden light.
The sun shines and floats away, refreshing the heart and mind for a while. The scent of locust trees is fragrant, and the sun shines on people, making everyone feel like their souls are floating up, as if they are escaping from the filthy world.
Where do dead people go? To the stars? To the moonlight? Or to the scorching sun? Cao Cao suddenly felt sad. He walked for a while, and Li Ru suddenly said to him: "Mr. Cao, Mr. Dong still has something to do for me. If you
If you have nothing to do, why not come with me to finish it? How about we have a banquet in the evening?"
Cao Cao was indeed fine. After handing in the petition, he stopped thinking about anything and immediately accompanied Li Ru in a car and drove east for forty miles to the foot of Shouyang Mountain. They circled several times until they reached a quiet place.
In a deserted corner, more than 20 soldiers can be seen pressing down on more than a dozen prisoners among the thorns.
Li Ru asked the soldier leader about the situation. When he learned that all the prisoners had arrived, he took a sip of hot water and asked the soldiers to behead the prisoners one by one.
The first person to be beheaded was an old woman. She was old and fat. The executioner's soldier couldn't find her neck, so he slashed her back with a knife. He didn't cut off the head, so he could only use a few more knives to remove the collarbone.
They cut them off together, and the old lady's head fell to the ground. Cao Cao suddenly felt that it looked familiar. When the soldiers chopped off two more people, he remembered that the old woman was not the mother of the Queen Mother and the General? After the Luoyang coup, there was no one.
Knowing the whereabouts of Lord Wuyang, he unexpectedly died here.
He also recognized He Jin and He Miao's children who were executed, and He Jin's only son He Xian also recognized him. They knelt on the ground and wailed at him: "Meng De, save me!" Cao Cao turned around and pretended not to have heard. p>
When He Xian was killed, Cao Cao suddenly heard a familiar cry. He couldn't help but look back and saw a woman similar to the Queen Mother covering her face and crying in the corpse. Her belly was slightly bulging, obviously she had been pregnant for several months.
, Cao Cao couldn't help but walked forward, took off the woman's hands, and looked into Yin's languid eyes. He was so intoxicated by it that he almost couldn't extricate himself.
He turned to Li Ru and said, "Brother Li, it would be a pity to kill this woman. Can you sell her to me as a slave?" Li Ru glanced at the woman, then remembered Cao Cao's gift, and smiled nonchalantly: "Don't blame Mengde.
Brother loves you, this is really lovely, it’s just a trivial matter." He immediately ordered the soldiers to catch a woman of the same age in the road, cut off her head and threw it together. The He family, which once dominated the country, is now considered a clan.