Cheng Huang, nicknamed Mr. Cheng, was a veteran eunuch who entered the palace during the reign of Emperor Shun. Due to his qualifications, he ranked at the top of the eunuchs very early and became a regular attendant.
And although he is older, he is a typical man of skill and duplicity. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was very good at courting the Queen Mother and the Emperor, so he was not considered to be the so-called old eunuch... In fact, on the contrary, this wave of counterattacks against the old eunuchs
In the middle, Yang Qiu, the surgeon, is his son-in-law!
Of course, as you can probably guess from the nickname Master Cheng, Cheng Huang should have many beautiful adopted daughters, so he should also have many powerful sons-in-law, but he may not have many powerful guards...
"Hoola!"
As the wooden door of the bedroom was opened, Mr. Cheng Huang, who was still sleeping, was dragged out of the room by two guests of the Cao family with swords in a daze, without waiting for Mr. Cheng to figure it out.
What's going on? Under the original torch, two sturdy men poured a bucket of cold water from the well... Mr. Cheng also woke up immediately!
"Master Cheng." Cao Jie sneered, then walked forward.
"How can I, an old loser, dare to call myself a lord in front of Mr. Cao?" There was no need to look at the person. When Cheng Huang heard the voice, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, regardless of getting wet. "Mr. Cao, please don't hurt the villain.
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"Hey." Cao Jie stood with his hands behind his back and shook his head repeatedly. "Now I have a request from Chang Shi Cheng. If I don't call you "Sir," I'm afraid I won't be able to get it done according to your old rules."
"If you have something to do, Mr. Cao can just give you an order. Why do you need to come to visit in person in the middle of the night?" Cheng Huang became more and more frightened.
"As I said, I'm here to ask Mr. Cheng to do something." As he said that, Cao Jie raised his foot and kicked the other person. "Sir Cheng, get up quickly."
Cheng Huang became more and more frightened, but he still managed to get up, and then his eyes straightened... Because right in front of him, behind Cao Jie, and under the torch, there was a box of treasures, full of gold and jade.
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"How's it going?" Cao Jie leaned forward and asked with a smile. "My Lord, I also called, and the goods were delivered... Then Master Cheng, should you do something for me, Cao Hanfeng?"
Cheng Huang immediately shuddered, and then suddenly realized - the man in front of him had been in charge of the government for more than ten years, and now he was also the first person in the dynasty who was also the minister of Great Changqiu, the dignified Cao Jie Cao Hanfeng!
Not to mention, none of his family members and servants were making any move, as if they were all restrained, and the dozen or so guests of the Cao family in front of him were all staring at him with knives in hand!
Of course, there is also such a box of treasures placed in the courtyard...it’s so beautiful!
"Just say it, Mr. Cao!" After thinking this, Cheng Huang immediately bowed and saluted, regardless of getting wet, and his tone became much firmer. "As long as you give orders, I will do my best."
"That's right." Cao Jie couldn't help but smile dryly with his hands behind his hands. "I want to ask Mr. Cheng something. Your two sons-in-law, Wei Wei Yangqiu and Situ Liu He, have been in close contact recently. I don't know that they are planning something secretly.
what?"
Even though Cheng Huang had been caught before, he couldn't help but look bitter at this moment... You know, Liu He and Yang Qiu are the ones he relies on for his future retirement, so how can he just sell them?
"Mr. Cao!" Cheng Huang immediately knelt down and spoke earnestly. "It's not that I don't want to answer, it's just that... although these two are my sons-in-law, they are just 'little sons-in-law', and they are both ministers themselves.
Even if a noble person has a private plan, he wouldn't tell it to my father-in-law, right?"
"That makes sense." Cao Jie nodded immediately. "That's great...Zixian!"
Luo Mu, who was standing in the shadow behind, immediately waved his hand when he heard the words. Immediately, Cheng Huang couldn't move his eyes again... It turned out that with the wave of the bearded scribe, another box full of treasures was opened.
The lid was lifted up. This time, although it was not as dazzling as the previous box of gold and jade, Mr. Cheng, who knew the goods, knew very well that the Liaodong ginseng and Xuantu River beads were rare treasures in the world today. They were more valuable than the previous box.
Gold and jade should be more real.
It wasn't over yet. Just when Cheng Huang couldn't help but swallow his saliva, he suddenly heard a scream in the side yard. He was so frightened that he immediately collapsed to the ground. After a while, a young woman's bloody head was killed by a man.
Cao's guests were brought over... Mr. Cheng took a closer look and almost fainted. This turned out to be his newly adopted daughter.
Cao Jie half-smiled, and directly took the head and threw it at the opponent's feet: "Master Cheng, do you think I don't know what you do with raising such a daughter? Teach them how to serve men, teach them how to find out information, and tell them,
As a young wife, if I want to maintain my favor, I have to rely on you and then deliver news to you... Is there anything new in the world? It's just the old method used by Empress Dowager Dou to distribute gifts to ministers and maids."
Cheng Huang was shaking like chaff. He didn't want to turn away from his adopted daughter's head... but under Cao Jie's lustful power, he didn't dare to move his head at all.
"Tell me, I've added another box of treasures. You can't just accept the money and not do anything, right?" Cao Jie continued impatiently. "What are Yang Qiu and Liu He discussing?"
"I don't dare to deceive Duke Cao." Cheng Huang took the opportunity to raise his head. Under the light of the torch, he saw water droplets all over his face. He didn't know whether it was the well water from before, tears, or sweat. "Yang Qiu"
The two idiots Liu He and Liu He were indeed plotting against Duke Cao. Moreover, Liu He did not agree at first, but later Yongle Shaofu Chen Qiu wrote to Liu He and invited the infantry colonel Liu Ne to advise him face to face.
Only then did Liu He agree..."
Cao Jie couldn't help but turn around and look at each other with his confidant Luo Mu... It was a match. Luo Mu's guess was absolutely correct!
"And they are self-aware. What they want now is to push Yang Qiu to the position of Sili Xiaowei again." At this point, Cheng Huang avoided the head of his adopted daughter and kowtowed on the ground repeatedly.
."Other than that, I don't know anything else."
When Cao Jie heard this, he and Luo Mu couldn't help laughing at first, then turned back, looked at Cheng Huang condescendingly and said:
"Master Cheng, you can't 'know nothing else'. Yang Qiu, Chen Qiu, Liu Na, Liu He... uh, and Gongsun Xun, these people are connected with each other, plotting against each other, and intending to kill them first
In the Changqiu period, when the minister ordered Cao Jie, and then led the infantry battalion to rebel and force the palace, and finally elected Liu He as the emperor, you still need to be the first to report it!"
As soon as these words came out, not only did Cheng Huang look horrified, but Luo Mu, who was originally laughing, also turned pale for a moment.
"Mr. Cao!" Cheng Huang immediately screamed. "This is not a joke!"
"Sir." Luo Mu was also a little frightened. "Except for the culprit, why do you want to destroy the human race? Behind these families are all wealthy families, and they are all related..."
"Zixian thinks too much." Cao Jie ignored Cheng Huang, but turned around and explained patiently to his confidants. "Why do I want to destroy the human race? You also said that these people are all descended from famous families, and they are all related by relatives.
Therefore, occupying one side...To deal with these people, if you want to get rid of the culprits, you must punish them with the crime of genocide. And if you just want to get rid of the culprits at the beginning, then I am afraid that the result will be demotion and dismissal."
Luo Mu suddenly understood.
"In the final analysis." Cao Jiefu said with a proud smile under the torch again. "They are also seeking their own death. Yang Qiu had previously contradicted the emperor in person, which had already made the emperor very angry. Chen Qiu is the leader of Xuzhou's rich family, Liu Ne is the infantry captain, and Liu
He is an important minister of the clan... So what if such a group of people have no evidence? As long as the matter of rebellion is handed over to the emperor, the emperor will be as unbearable as a thorn in his heart, and these people will definitely die! "
Cheng Huang, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed again: "In that case, why does Mr. Cao have to be this evil person all his life? Just find someone to lead..."
"Where can I find you, Mr. Cheng?" Cao Jie immediately said with disdain. "You are Yang Qiu, Liu He's father-in-law. If you go out to sue... the emperor will be more trustworthy, right?"
Cheng Huang was about to cry but had no tears: "Why would Mr. Cao make things difficult for me? If I sue my two sons-in-law, let alone the people of the world, I, an old eunuch, am not qualified to say anything to the people of the world... I can only talk about this palace.
Zhong, Luozhong, so many people call me Sir, if they really accuse their son-in-law, how many of them will think highly of me again? I am afraid that they will all regard me as a traitor and turn against me, right?
All the connections I have accumulated over the years will be wiped out in one day."
Cao Jie looked unconcerned, but waved his hand again... Suddenly, another box of Shu brocade was carried up.
But at this time, instead of being happy, Cheng Huang was frightened: "What else do you want, Mr. Cao? Isn't it enough to kill my adopted daughter?"
"What is an adopted daughter?" Cao Jie couldn't help but clasped his hands and laughed. "Do you take this kind of adopted daughter seriously? I heard that you adopted an adopted son from the clan..."
Cheng Huang's expression changed drastically.
"Go, cut off an ear first. If Lord Cheng is still not willing to show off, then bring the head directly." Luo Mu suddenly walked out of the shadows. "Master Cheng, let me tell you frankly, three boxes of wealth
My lord has already delivered the goods to you, and then he also condescended to call you "Sir" several times... Then you have to do this business today, whether you do it or not!"
Cheng Huang was speechless and almost speechless.
"Cut your ears quickly!" Luo Mu couldn't help but urge.
"Don't go!" Mr. Cheng finally sat on the ground and burst into tears. "What I did when I first started...you said, I just wrote it, don't touch my adopted son!"
Luo Mu immediately laughed and called the guests who had just left to come back.
"No." Cao Jie also laughed. "It's better to cut off your ears and come back and write..."
"Mr. Cao!" Cheng Huang burst into tears. "Why are you doing this to me?"
"Why?" Cao Jie said indifferently. "You, Mr. Cheng, betrayed your son-in-law, which is shameful to the world, but our Cao family has always been true to our word, so Zi Xian's words must be counted... He
Since it was said that one ear should be cut off, one ear must be cut off first before talking about the other things."
Luo Mu immediately bowed his head, while Cheng Huang burst into tears.
A moment later, with a scream and a human ear being thrown next to the woman's head, under the dim light from the east, Cheng Huang completely lost his intention to resist.
Seeing such a situation, Luo Mu also hurriedly saluted Cao Jie: "My lord, you have to go to the palace after dawn to deal with the emperor. Why don't you go and cultivate yourself? I will teach you how to write a first message here."
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Cao Jie nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and walked out.
As soon as his master turned around, Luo Mu raised his eyes and scolded Cheng Huang sternly: "Get up and wash up now, and then I will tell you to write, and finally use your seal of two thousand stones... Do not change a word."
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After hearing this, Cao Jie, who was about to step out of the backyard, became even more proud.
Just like that, after a night of tossing and looking at the sky, Luo Mu finally walked out of the door holding a piece of paper, but he almost tripped over something.
Upon seeing this, several guests around him quickly helped each other, but at the same time they couldn't help but blame each other: "Why did you forget to take the head away? I almost tripped Luo Jun!"
"Brother Zhang, didn't you say you wanted to leave this thing here to intimidate the other party?",
"Did I say that?"
"Brother Zhang, I'm not telling you, how can you, the leader of an adopted daughter, be able to intimidate this Cheng Huang? Look at his behavior at night, when did he treat his adopted daughter as an adult? Sooner or later, this adopted daughter will be from another family, so this
The adopted daughter’s head is not as good as the adopted son’s ear.”
"That is, the reason why others can be so obedient is due to the power of our Duke Cao and Lord Luo..."
"Okay." Luo Mu couldn't help but feel irritated when he heard this, so he immediately stopped. "Where is Mr. Cao now?"
"Originally, I was sleeping soundly in the bedroom in the front yard, but half a quarter of an hour ago, the second master suddenly came over and started talking to the second master in the bedroom in the front yard."
"I'm going to see you, sir." Luo Mu frowned and ordered. "And I'm afraid that sir and I will have to go out to do things later, so you should keep an eye on the Cheng family here. Remember, unless Cheng Huang is summoned by the palace.
, Otherwise, we will not let him go!”
"Here!" All the guests agreed quickly.
Luo Mu then quickly went to see Cao Jie with the certificate.
"Excellent!" Cao Jie took the paper and hurriedly scanned a few lines, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. "That's it! Just wait until daybreak, and I will go directly to the palace... break the stone!"
"Brother!" Cao Poshi on the side quickly leaned over to obey the order.
"Didn't you tell me for a long time that you wanted to raid the house?" Cao Jie pointed to the names on the paper and said with excitement. "Just go home and wait. When I make a decision from the palace, I will send the Imperial Army to general Chen
After the four people Qiu, Liu He, Yang Qiu and Liu Ne are captured, you can use the excuse of searching for evidence in my name to see Luoyang Commander Sima Fang, and then you can openly and openly search the homes of these four people one by one.
Once, it can be regarded as making up for some household expenses..."
Cao Poshi couldn't help but laugh proudly.
"Sir!" Luo Mu suddenly interrupted seriously. "You can't let the second master ransack your home!"
"Why?" Cao Poshi was immediately furious. "When do we, brothers, ask you to point our fingers when we speak?"
"Sir!" Luo Mu hurriedly spoke anxiously to Cao Jie. "We also mentioned before that Chen Qiu, Yang Qiu, Liu He, Liu Ne and others all come from wealthy families... Although this move is a conspiracy.
On the contrary, he only wants to kill the culprit, and you don't know what the second master is like. That day in the Yueqi camp, he begged his subordinate's wife and forced him to die, which made Luozhong look at him with suspicion. If this were in the Chen Mansion, Liu
If the mansion falls in love with that woman again, it might cause a big disaster!"
Cao Poshi couldn't bear it anymore, and a fierce anger surged up immediately, and he actually touched his waist. When he stretched out his hand to touch it, he suddenly remembered how hastily he came, and before he could even carry the sword, he picked up the item in Cheng Mansion's bedroom again.
One of the little ones smashed the opponent's head in all directions.
Between the lightning and flint, before Cao Jie could stop him, Luo Mu was hit to the head and bleeding!
"Son of a bitch!" Cao Jie reacted and became furious, and quickly grabbed the little one. "Kneel down!"
Cao Poshi also suddenly came to his senses and quickly put down Xiaoji to apologize. Cao Jie also quickly went to check on Luo Mu's injury.
"It's okay." Luo Mu wiped the blood on his face, but found that the blood was soaked in his hair and beard, and it was difficult to remove it for a while, so he simply ignored it and leaned towards Cao Jie again to speak. "Sir... please think twice about this matter.
! If the second master’s temper is not restrained, sooner or later the Cao family will be wiped out. We are doing this thunderous act today just so that we can live a stable life in the future!"
"I understand." Cao Jie helped the other person up with great distress. "I understand."
"Brother." Seeing that Luo Mu was fine and still making alarmist remarks, Cao Poshi couldn't help but angrily interjected. "I just want to run a house raid and make a small fortune. How can I bring about the destruction of my family? What a big deal.
If I don’t touch a woman, just...how?!”
Cao Jie was extremely agitated. On the one hand, he felt that Luo Mu was indeed loyal, but on the other hand, he felt that it was difficult to veto his brother's request, so he had no choice but to make peace with him: "Zixian, don't worry, you have agreed not to touch Po Shi."
woman……"
Luo Mu felt depressed and was about to persuade him again, but when he saw the slightly impatient look in his master's eyes, for some reason, he kept silent again...I don't know what he was thinking.
Cao Jie didn't have time to think too much. He just thought it was another household chore that caused him a headache. He couldn't help but get up with the certificate and want to escape from here.
However, as soon as they came together, Cao Poshi suddenly shouted: "Brother... you just mentioned four people, why did you miss one Gongsun Xun? This kid came to the door that day, and he humiliated our brothers for nothing...
…If this guy Luo Mu didn’t write it down, could he be remembering the kindness of a few meals at the charity house that day and waiting to repay his kindness?”
Luo Mu remained silent as blood flowed from his forehead and seeped into his beard.
"Can you shut up?" Cao Jie no longer had the energy to be angry. "Gongsun Xun's wife is Zhao Zhong's niece, and he himself is also a student of Liu Kuan. If he really wanted to write this name on it, he would not be able to mention the others because of it.
If four people win, that would be called a mistake!"
"Then let's just forget it?" Cao Poshi refused.
"What doesn't count?" Cao Jie couldn't help but get up and asked. "He's just a kid who relies on other people's influence. How can it be so important? I, Cao Hanfeng, have never taken him seriously!"
"The humiliation that day was really embarrassing." Cao Poshi couldn't help but said anxiously.
"Then I have to wait until I meet the emperor before I make a decision." Cao Jie replied casually as he walked out. "If Zhao Zhong is here, I won't mention his name. But if Zhao Zhong is not here, I will just mention it casually.
At that time, we will not punish him with death, but only find him involved in the crime and send him to prison for a few days. By the time Liu Kuan rescues him, he may have been disabled by us... I want to see, then
He couldn't even ride a horse at that time, so how could he be a gentleman on a white horse?"
Cao Poshi was overjoyed immediately, but when he turned around again, he found Na Luo with a big beard staring at him. He couldn't help but secretly screamed that it was bad luck, and then he got up and chased his elder brother out, as if he was preparing to go home and wait for the good news.
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In other words, Cao Jie went straight into the palace, ready to complete his achievements in one battle... But it was not until noon that the emperor finally made up his mind and issued an edict to capture the four people involved in the case. Chen Qiu and Yang Qiu were almost defenseless.
They were captured one by one by the well-prepared Imperial Army.
However, when everyone at Shangshutai learned the vague news that Yang Qiu had been captured, and asked Wang Lang to rush to Gongsun Xun's residence to report the news, the latter was surprised to find... Gongsun Xun was no longer here, but Mrs. Gongsun was calm
Come forward to greet.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law!" Wang Lang hurriedly greeted him. "Lang was ordered by Lu and Liu Ershangshu to tell me something important. I wonder where Brother Wenqi is?"
"I've met Shangshu Changshi." Zhao Yun was still calm. "I dare to ask Wang Changshi, but are you here because of Cao Jie's false accusation of Yang Gong for treason?"
Wang Lang couldn't help being shocked, but then he was relieved: "Since Brother Wenqi already knows about this, it's best. I guess he has already left the city to escape?"
"That's all I just knew." Zhao Yun continued to answer. "Just now, two groups of people suddenly came to my home to report. My husband hurried out of the city after hearing the first group of news."
"It doesn't matter." Wang Lang was surprised and could only nod his head repeatedly. "In that case, I will go and reply to Mr. Lu..."
"No need." Zhao Yun continued to answer calmly. "I have already sent my family to report to Master Lu. Moreover, the second group of people who just reported the news brought new information, and they need to let my husband know, and I am the one who
A weak woman... Wang Changshi is sent by Master Lu, so he must be trustworthy, I don't know...?"
"Sister-in-law, feel free to say so." Of course Wang Lang would not refuse. "I will go after Brother Wenqi right now."
"That's good." Zhao Yun said quickly. "The person who just came was sent by my uncle. He said that when Cao Jie met with the emperor today, he saw him right in front of him, so he didn't mention my husband.
You... also asked Wang Changshi to pursue him in the direction of Goushi after leaving the city and inform him of this matter."
This is also good news. Of course Wang Lang agreed wholeheartedly. However, Wang Jingxing was Wang Jingxing after all. When he agreed, he also reacted... Isn't Mrs. Gongsun's uncle Zhao Zhong, the minister of the Imperial Palace? And since Zhao Zhong is in front of the emperor, then this
I'm afraid it's natural that Gongsun Xun was not involved.
Of course, now Yang Qiu, Chen Qiu, Liu He, Liu Na and others have become imperial prisoners. After this incident, Cao Jie's power has been completely restored. Luozhong is no longer a place where Gongsun Xun can stay for a long time.
So if you think about it carefully, while Mrs. Gongsun was delivering a letter to Lu Shangshu, she also asked herself to chase her husband... It seemed that she wanted her husband to stay secretly in the Goushi family, and then asked Lu Shangshu to issue an appointment quickly.
The former calmly escaped under the guise of going to his post!
To be honest, this is much better than running away in panic back to my hometown in western Liaoning.
No matter what he thought in private, Wang Lang didn't hesitate at all on his face. He just cupped his hands slightly and then rode out of the city directly to the southeast. Moreover, only a few miles southeast from the city, he was so surprised that he reined in his horse on the road.
...It turned out that Gongsun Xun was sitting on a pony by the roadside, waiting for news!
"Brother Wenqi!" Wang Lang looked at it for a moment, then hurriedly got off his horse and went forward to convey the news to the other party, and tried his best to persuade him. "Although this matter does not involve Brother Wenqi, the matter is already very urgent. Xian Brother, why don't you go and stay in Fengshi temporarily, and wait until Mr. Lu prepares the documents for you at the Chancellery today, and then I will change the seal for you, and when we meet at Fengshi tomorrow, wouldn't it be appropriate for you to leave Beijing directly to take up your post?"
Gongsun Xun listened carefully. He could not help but relax when he heard that he was not directly implicated because Zhao Zhong was there. However, after hearing Wang Lang's advice later, he shook his head slightly: "When I fled in a hurry, I didn't know whether I was involved or not." Wanted by a co-defendant... If he is really designated as a key criminal, he can't save himself, so he can just turn around and flee back to his hometown; but since he is still relatively safe now, how can he abandon others? "
"Brother Wenqi." Wang Lang quickly explained. "Yang Qiu, Chen Qiu, Liu He, Liu Na and other princes have all been captured now... In such a big case, what's the use of going back? You can save it. Four of them? How can it be considered as abandoning others?"
"If we can't save the Fourth Duke, what will happen to his family members?" Gongsun Xun looked stern, then stood up suddenly and raised his eyebrows and retorted. "Could he be implicated in the case by innocent people? I won't hide it from Jing Xing, I actually know about the Four Dukes' collusion. I don’t know, but no matter what, since we were comrades, all four of them were imprisoned, but I abandoned their family and left alone, and I still want to go to work as an official... By then, what will the people of the world think of me, Gongsun Xun? ?!"
Wang Lang was speechless for a moment, but when he saw Lu Fan behind him winking at him, he immediately understood... This Lu Ziheng must have tried to persuade him to no avail, so he put his hope in himself, so he spoke again, preparing to persuade him.
However, Gongsun Xun seemed to have already made up his mind, and he actually ignored it, got on his horse, and then gave instructions: "Jing Xing quickly go to Yang Gong's house to find your teacher and ask him to enter the palace to rescue; Zi Heng goes southeast to meet Zi Bo and his Manpower; Yi Gong and his righteous followers will follow me back to the city... As long as I am here today, I will never let Cao Jie become so arrogant!"
After saying this, he actually hit the horse and drove away, while Han Dang and the others behind him had no time to talk to him, so they had no choice but to follow him on horseback.
Wang Lang stood by the road. Seeing the other party's magnanimity, he felt agitated for a moment and hesitated to speak. But after he watched Gongsun Xun's white horse go straight into the city, he finally looked at Lu Fan who was smiling wryly, and then Everyone said goodbye and hurriedly did as they were told.
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"Luo Mu, also known as Zixian, was born in Xiling, Jiangxia. He was an official in counties and counties for many years and had six hundred stones. He was known by his literary name Youfu in his hometown. He went to Luoyang to study. He was a wealthy family in the capital and had no way out, so he attached himself to a powerful official. Cao Jie, Jie treated each other as his son, admiring him and calling him "Master". Later, he repeatedly saw the Cao family causing trouble for the government, and finally regretted it. In the first year of Guanghe, Jie falsely accused Yang Qiu, Chen Qiu, Liu He and others of treason, and He wanted to harm Taizu, but when he heard about it, he thought Taizu was powerful, so he hurried to Taizu to report it." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Biography of Du Xingxing
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