[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

"To Your Majesty:

On the day of Jun Qixin, Shou may not be alive anymore.It's cold in late autumn, and everything is bleak. If your majesty wears more clothes and eats more meals, don't be sad or hurt your body.

The criminal minister Guo Jia, after slandering the king and killing him, His Majesty must have captured him.However, although the fox is vicious, it is not as greedy as the wolf, who steals the handle of the state, holds the heavenly constitution in his mouth, and wants to usurp the artifact.As for the murder of the empress, Guo Jia was killed, and Cao Cao could not escape the responsibility.There are two evidences: one is that the maid who helped Guo Jia enter the palace privately was a close friend of Cao Jie. At this time, she must have hanged herself in the house.Your Majesty can send someone to search his house, and there should be some gold and silver and a letter under the couch, detailing his conspiracy with Guo Jia inside and outside under the order of Cao Cao.Second, His Majesty can force Guo Jia to write a confession. If Jia refuses, Shou has ordered Kong Gui to copy Jia's handwriting to write a book and hide it in this mirror.Although Jia was neglected by Cao Cao because of helping Cao Pi, the affairs of wives and concubines were originally family ugliness, and the secrets of the octopus were not leaked. Although everyone in the world still regards Jia as Cao Cao's confidant, and these two evidences, Cao wants a strong man to sever his wrists. There is no way to protect the car.

The crime of murdering a queen is a crime that cannot be punished, and belongs to the barbarians.However, the emperor's kindness is mighty, and the crime is not as good as the lonely and weak.The celestial phenomena are different, and you keep your heart in confusion. The crime is either on the king or on the prime minister.Since His Majesty eliminated the disaster of the solar eclipse, the people all know that the holiness and virtue are brilliant, the sky will not sin, and the prime minister must be guilty.If Cao Cao is willing to follow the story of Suihe, kill himself in the mansion, know the destiny, and fulfill the duties of his ministers, His Majesty can also show grace and forgiveness to keep his family safe.

In other words: Cao thief has a heavy army in his hand, and he has not been a minister for a long time. He knows that he will be killed, so why not raise his troops, kill the king and usurp power, and establish himself as emperor?His words are easy, but his deeds are difficult.Outside, Kong Gui has conspired with Xiliang, and Shou also used His Majesty's mouth to trust Jiangdong.There is Ma Teng in the west, and Sun Quan in the east. If Cao thief dares to act lightly, he will be attacked on three sides, and the world will be in chaos.At home, Cao Pi has lost his father's heart because of Zhen Mi's incident, and he wants to join Kong Gui to frame his younger brother. If Cao Cao knows about it, he will definitely miss the position of son.Gui threatened him with this matter and forced him to persuade his father to commit suicide. If he refused, he would use weed octopus as a crime to blame him, and then persuade him with the way that nothing is done.The wind and rain are precarious, internal and external troubles, one is threatened by the world's security situation, the other is forced by the family and family, and there are officials in the court to encourage His Majesty to speak satirically, the discussion is raging, people's words are terrifying, there is no way to survive, Cao can only live by himself Kill to protect the overall situation.

Your Majesty can also welcome Cao Jie as the queen, and the two surnames of Cao and Liu are good.At that time, although Cao Pi inherited his father's career, it was difficult for him to follow his father. Inner Mongolia had a proposal to kill his father, and outside he was threatened by his grandson and horse.The Cao, Sun, and Ma clans are playing games outside, and His Majesty can mediate inside. Take this opportunity to join forces with the loyal officials of the court, and use Xudu as the base to revive the emperor's prestige.In this way, the prosperity of the Han Dynasty can be counted and waited for.

This road is long and difficult, and it is a great fortune to succeed in ten years.Your Majesty once promised that no matter what the road ahead is, you must not retreat in your heart.May your majesty deeply remember the hope of longevity and the wishes of the officials and the people, inherit the foundation of the ancestors, and restore the glory of my great man. "

The tip of the pen paused slightly, Fu Shou dipped the ink, and wrote again:

"The letter has come to this point, and the words have been exhausted. However, people are not grass and trees, and personal relationships are difficult. Shou and His Majesty are young couples. They should have joined hands with His Majesty to go through hardships and dangers. But fate is not good, and Shou destroys promises in the middle way. Leaving His Majesty alone, mediating among wolves, at this moment, I am ashamed of my feelings. In this life, my family, country, and country are magnificent, and I will not allow you and me to live as we please. Ah Xie, if there is an afterlife, Shou would like to be with you Folk couples, fishing and woodcutters plowing the fields, cooking wine and making tea, do not seek great happiness and wealth, the sun and the moon are shining together, and they will live forever, I hope..."

The maid who was close to him stepped forward and poured tea for the queen.Although she was illiterate, she couldn't help asking curiously when she saw Fu Hou's actions: "Your Highness thought for a long time before writing the last paragraph. Why did you cut these out again?"

No longer looking at the unfinished paragraph, put the pen on the shelf after lying down, and slowly closed his eyes: "Since you have already betrayed him in this life, why bother to make promises in the next life, it will only add to the sadness..." Youyou sighed, She opened her eyes, and resolutely crumpled the piece of cloth she had cut into a ball and threw it into the brazier. After the flames completely devoured everything, she put the remaining part and another silk book that she had prepared in advance into the bronze mirror, and Fasten the cover on the back of the copper mirror firmly.

"Hide this bronze mirror well. No one is allowed to touch this bronze mirror unless His Majesty comes to pick it up in person. Remember."

The maid solemnly hid the bronze mirror in a hidden compartment and left with a salute.Looking back at the fragrant mist rising from the stove in the hall, in a trance, many long-term memories emerged in my mind.She remembered that year when she followed her father into the palace for the first time, she was distracted by the young emperor who was still shining under the threat of Dong Zhuo when she first entered the palace with her father; Forcibly forcing her to eat the rest of the food, and covering her with the dragon robe on her body; thinking of Concubine Dong's murder, in the middle of the night, he cried for the first time in her arms thinking of his biological mother and elder brother who were murdered; I remembered that a few days ago he held her hand and said that the country was picturesque, but it was far less than loving each other and growing old...

Finally, she thought of the day when she sent him the cakes she made by herself.At that time, Yangliu Yiyi, the sun was just right, he and Cao Jie were sitting under the peach blossom tree, black and white intertwined on the chessboard, chatting and laughing outside the chessboard.Peach petals fell with the breeze, and he put down the chess piece he picked up, and reached out to wipe off the fallen flowers on Cao Jie's shoulders.For a moment, the beautiful woman smiled like a flower, like a couple of gods and gods.

In her life, she may be called a qualified queen, but she is not a qualified wife.She knew that Liu Xie had given up the throne, but she still wanted to use the death of herself and her child to force Liu Xie to take a path that she didn't want to take at all.Even though she had done her best to prepare every step in the future, she still didn't dare to think about how much pain Liu Xie would endure along the way.

But Cao Jie is different from her.Cao Jie is kind but tenacious, and has a deep affection for Liu Xie, enough to be the empress of a great man.Accompanied by Cao Jie, Liu Xie will not be alone on this road.

The next life is too far away, and I dare not expect it in the end.A Xie, I hope you will be in love with Cao Jie for a long time in the future, and live happily ever after.

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The prison in Xudu is divided into Tingwei Zhao Prison and Tiger Cave.Although the former is known as a prison, most of the prisoners are relatives of the royal family, generals, ministers, and jailers will treat them with courtesy and don't make it difficult.The latter is a dungeon dedicated to detaining rogues.Because it was built underground, the air in the tiger's lair was filthy, and there was no light all year round, and most of the jailers were ruthless.Most of the prisoners who are locked up here will die here.Not to mention the nobles in brocade clothes, even ordinary people don't want to get close to this kind of pickled place. Only the jackdaws lurk in the dark, waiting for the new mats to be thrown out of the dungeon, swarming them, vying for the freshest and fattest. flesh and blood.

However, the jailer was not surprised when a carriage drove up to the dungeon, and a dunfang prince dressed in brocade stepped out of the carriage.This is the fifth day he has been here, but because of the order to die from above, he has been stopped by the jailer every time.This time, when the jailer wanted to stop him as he did a few days ago, he took out an edict first.

"Yu was ordered by His Majesty to interrogate the prisoner, hurry up and get out of the way!"

The jailer wanted to take a closer look, but was stared coldly by Xun Yu, frightened for a moment, and subconsciously retreated to the side.Seeing this, Xun Yu had no time to take care of the jailer, took a deep breath, and entered the dungeon.

The dungeon was still extremely dark as usual, and the only light source was a few lit braziers.The air was filled with the smell of rotting blood, and the screams of prisoners being tortured were everywhere. Xun Yu frowned.They searched one by one, and finally at the end of the dungeon, they saw the person on the rack.

"Open the cell."

He tried his best to hold down his tone so that the jailer could not hear the tremor in his voice.After the jailer opened the cell according to his order, Xun Yu calmly asked him to step aside, and then he walked to the execution rack.With the help of the dim light of the fire, he carefully looked at the appearance in front of his eyes, and almost burst into tears.

The man on the rack has been tortured every moment for the past five days. The original ochre-colored brocade clothes have been stained black by the dried blood, and are torn into pieces hanging on his body. Visible welts of varying shades.The person's head was drooping, and the loose hair was clotted with blood.Xun Yu stretched out his hand and gently lifted the man's head, only to find that even his face was covered with wounds, and his hands were covered with blood instantly when he touched it a little.

"Bong Xiao..."

Hearing the sound, the man on the rack slightly opened his eyes to look at Xun Yu, but there was no light in his dark eyes, only deep despair and numbness.He opened his mouth, but he could only make a whimpering sound, and within a few seconds, he vomited a big mouthful of blood, which stained Xun Yu all over.

Mixed with blood, Xun Yu saw clearly that half of the person's tongue was broken.

He could no longer speak.

"Feng Xiao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Yu is late..." Xun Lingjun, who has always been steady, finally lost his composure. He wanted to untie the rope, but because his hands trembled too much, the more he untied, the more chaotic the rope became. .

"Even if you save him, he will only be a useless person."

A cold voice came from behind.With Xun Yu's vigilance, he should have noticed it earlier, but his mood fluctuated too much.He turned his head and saw that it was Liu Xie who came. He stabilized his mind and saluted, "See Your Majesty." After a pause, he said again, "This place is filthy. Your Majesty's body is rich, so it's better not to come here."

Liu Xie smiled slightly, and looked a little gloomy under the dazed firelight: "If I don't come, how can I know that Xun Lingjun, who is dedicated to the country, would dare to falsely pass on my edict. Is this a capital offense if you don't know? !"

Xun Yu knelt down on the ground with a "slap", but his spine was straight: "I am willing to be punished for falsely passing on His Majesty's edict. But..."

"But?" Liu Xie narrowed his eyes, "Could it be that Ling Jun is asking for mercy? Xun Wenruo, a pure minister of the Han Dynasty who has always been impartial and selfless, really wants to intercede for a thief who killed the queen?"

"Yes." Xun Yu said calmly.He glanced back at the dying man on the rack, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Liu Xie again, "Your Majesty, please execute Guo Jia quickly."

Liu Xie was startled: "I thought you would beg me to let him go."

Xun Yu's eyes were full of pain, but he still forced himself to say: "As your majesty said, murdering a queen is a crime that cannot be punished. But since ancient times, you have not been polite to a doctor, and corporal punishment has been abolished for a long time. If your majesty wants to punish, it is advisable. His life, but don't... humiliate him again."

Qing shirt folding fan, Gu Panfengliu, Guo Fengxiao, what a proud person, how could he be locked up in such a dirty place.

Liu Xie thought about it, and probably guessed what Xun Yu was thinking.He knelt down, helped Xun Yu up himself, looked into Xun Yu's eyes full of pain and hope, and said in a gentle voice, "Ling Jun, how could I kill him? Come here, pour him the ginseng soup!"

As soon as Liu Xie finished speaking, a jailer came in with a bowl of soup, squeezed the chin of the man on the rack, and forced him to drink all the soup.

"I know Guo Jia's health is not good, so I ordered people to keep ginseng soup in the dungeon at all times, lest he die too early." Seeing the desperate and numb look in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel more joyful in his eyes, and picked it up with ease. The whip was soaked in salt water, and he raised his hand, but Xun Yu first grabbed the whip.

Bright red blood trickled down Xun Yu's fingers and dripped onto the ground.

Liu Xie didn't expect that Xun Yu would pick up his whip with his bare hands. After a moment of daze, he smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, your hand is bleeding."

"Your Majesty," Xun Yu was still gripping his whip tightly, preventing Liu Xie from swiping any more. "A gentleman is ashamed to be a cruel official, but your Majesty is the representative of all people. Don't lose your sense of proportion."

"I am the emperor, the lord of all peoples! I can use whatever measure I want!" He tried again, but Xun Yu still held the whip tightly in his hand, and his face finally showed some genuine anger. "Lingjun disobeying the holy will now, is he also wanting to rebel?!"

"The courtier has the responsibility of admonishing, and I dare not stop His Majesty."

The situation is tense.But at this moment, a man in a servant's clothes ran in with small steps.He leaned close to Liu Xie's ear and whispered something, Liu Xie suddenly broke into a smile, and put down the whip in his hand.

"Lingjun, I just found out that Prime Minister Cao has finally arrived in Xudu and is waiting in the palace." He turned around with a smile and looked at the man on the rack, "Guo Jia, did you hear that? Cao Mengde has arrived. "

The head of the person hangs deeply, as if dead.But Liu Xie knew that if he could hear it, he must be able to hear it.

"I'm saving your life just to show you, the lord you've been loyal to for half your life, will you risk everything to save you, or will you abandon your pawn to save the car and abandon you like a shoe? I know, you must really want to know the answer."

Not only do I want to kill you, I want to torture you, but I also want to make your whole life a complete and ridiculous joke.Only in this way can I be worthy of Ah Shou, Mr. Dong Gui, my unborn child, and the thousands of people in this world who died because of your family!

"Lingjun, let me go with you." Liu Xie's tone did not leave any room for Xun Yu to refuse, "Let me see, this loyal and good prime minister, what else can I say this time."

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Cao Cao has been waiting in the hall for two hours.

When he first arrived in the palace, he asked his servants to go out of the palace to report.After coming and going, even if the emperor was in the suburbs, he should have rushed back long ago.And the reason why the emperor has not appeared until now, there is only one possibility, that is, the emperor was sure that Cao Cao could only wait, and deliberately left him here.

Is it to highlight the difference between the monarch and his ministers to show the majesty of the monarch?Or is it to let him wear out all his patience and calmness during the long wait and anxiety?

No matter what kind of purpose it was for, Cao Cao only thought it was a little funny.Fu Shou, a woman and a child, endured ten years of planning to fight for Liu Xie's survival. Cao Cao admired his courage and scheming even if he had a different stand.But Liu Xie, the real emperor, vented his anger recklessly like a child.

However, those so-called bargaining chips have nothing to do with Cao Cao.

No sitting and no tea, Cao Cao stood in the hall and waited for another half an hour, Liu Xie finally came slowly.Xun Yu followed Liu Xie and walked into the hall together.He raised his eyes to see Cao Cao, and the pain and shame in his eyes deepened a bit. He opened his mouth and wanted to whisper something to Cao Cao while passing by, but because of his unsteady mind, he fell to one side unsteadily.Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward to help, but Liu Xie was one step ahead of him and held Xun Yu firmly.

"I don't need to bother the prime minister with my Shangshu order."

"Your Majesty," seeing that Xun Yu was fine, Cao Cao put down his hands and said, "Your Majesty has a leg problem and it is difficult for him to stand. Please give him a seat."

"The prime minister is really considerate. I have become a good person, but it seems that I don't care about the minister." Saying this, Liu Xie gave the servant a look, and the servant hurriedly prepared the soft seat.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this, I have nothing to do with you." Xun Yu shook his head and declined.At this moment, Guo Jia's life was in danger, his heart was in a mess, he didn't have the mood to care about his leg problems.

But Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty gave you a seat, so you can sit." He stepped forward and pulled Xun Yu over, helping him to the soft seat.Xun Yu still insisted, and Cao Cao said softly, "Wen Ruo, you know that Feng Xiao doesn't want you to suffer any harm."

Xun Yu was slightly taken aback, and then slowly sat down.

"Prime Minister Cao," at this time, Liu Xie's voice sounded coldly from above the dragon seat, "Your Majesty has a leg problem, so I waived his gift, but not yours. Why, the prime minister will come to Xudu in half a year Have you forgotten the dignity of monarchs and ministers?!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao raised his head and looked directly into the eyes of the high and mighty king.After staring at each other silently for a while, Cao Cao lifted his feet step by step and slowly moved towards Liu Xie.For some reason, facing Cao Cao like this, Liu Xie felt a little fear in his heart.He tightly grasped the golden faucet on the chair, forcing himself to look down at Cao Cao, not allowing any trace of weakness to show.

Finally, when he was one step away from the dragon seat, Cao Cao bent his knees and kowtowed:

"Sir Cao Cao, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Liu Xie secretly let out a long sigh of relief, only to realize that his back was covered in cold sweat in just a moment.But soon, the exhaustion that relaxed was replaced by the excitement that kept pouring out of my heart.Cao Cao is indeed terrifying, but in the face of the current situation, he is just being harsh and soft-hearted.No matter how arrogant she is, she still has to kneel down in front of him and bow down to him.

He didn't tell Cao Cao to get up, but said directly: "The prime minister has just arrived in Xudu, but he already knows why I want you to come back?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I already know a thing or two. The thief took advantage of His Majesty going to the southern suburbs to rescue her and the palace's defenses were lax, and sneaked into the palace to murder the Queen. Fortunately, His Majesty returned to the palace in time to catch the thief on the spot."

After Cao Cao's words fell, the hall fell into a long silence.Liu Xie deliberately waited for a while before saying, "Is this what the prime minister wants to say?"

Cao Cao paused for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice, "This is the end of the matter, please give your majesty condolences, and take care of the dragon's body."

"Hahahaha!" Seeing Cao Cao's calm appearance, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing out loud, almost to the point of tears, "Good! Good! What a righteous and loyal prime minister! Then according to the prime minister's opinion, how should we deal with this situation? Thieves?"

"According to the law of the Han Dynasty, when Ling Chi, abandon the city, and belong to the Yi tribe."

Liu Xie suddenly withdrew his smile and stared at Cao Cao intently: "This sentence, the prime minister, would you like to go to the dungeon with me and say it to him personally?"

Cao Cao's eyes were calm, and there was no trace of waves: "I would like to follow His Majesty's holy will. However, the dungeon is filthy, and I can go alone, so there is no need for Your Majesty to go in person."

"That's impossible. I must see this scene with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears. Only then can I be satisfied. By the way, I still hope that the prime minister will be imprisoned with me when the time comes, how about it?"

Cao Cao kowtowed again:

"Sir, lead the order."

When Cao Cao said the word "thief", Xun Yu's heart began to sink, and now it finally sank to the bottom.Cao Cao's words were not only telling Liu Xie, but also telling him that for the sake of the overall situation, Guo Jia must not be saved.On the contrary, Cao Cao must punish Guo Jia firmly and severely than anyone else, so that he can block the mouths of the world and dissociate himself from the murder of the queen and the emperor's heir.

The scene in the dungeon could not help appearing in his mind.He knew Guo Jia so well, and knew that with Guo Jia's temperament, even if he was at the end of the road and his body was covered with bruises, the look in his eyes would not be erased.But Guo Jia in the dungeon could see nothing but endless darkness and despair in his eyes.Perhaps, he knew one step ahead of Xun Yu and even Cao Cao himself that the person he admired all his life would never save him.

For almost the entire life, Guo Jia has devoted himself to Cao Cao's great cause, but until now, Guo Jia has become a stain that Cao Cao must get rid of quickly.If Guo Jia could hear with his own ears that Cao Cao asked him to die at the end, with Guo Jia's temperament, maybe... he would die without regret.

Thinking of the relief in Guo Jia's eyes at that time, Xun Yu felt as if his heart ached.

It's all his fault.Why didn't he investigate the matter of Yecheng earlier on behalf of Guo Jia?Why didn't he discover Tai Shiling's problem earlier?Why didn't he send more people to watch Guo Jia, even if he tied Guo Jia in the house?He clearly promised Guo Jia that he would definitely protect him and not let anyone humiliate him or hurt him, but now he can't do anything, he can only sit here and watch Guo Jia helplessly.

On the other hand, Liu Xie clearly knew that Cao Cao wanted to abandon Guo Jia and save himself.On the one hand, he felt happy, but on the other hand, he felt that it was ridiculous.

Sure enough, this is Cao Cao, treacherous, cunning, cruel and ruthless, for his own great cause, no matter who he is, he can easily give up.

Fortunately, Ah Shou had already expected Cao thief's cold blood.With the evidence found in the maid's room and the confession of "Guo Jia", it is impossible for Cao thief to separate the relationship no matter what.In fact, he could have presented the evidence earlier, but he just wanted to wait for Guo Jia to hear that he was abandoned by his lord, and when Cao Cao thought the matter was over, he would present evidence and catch them all.

Liu Xie's eyes became colder, and he was about to ask Cao Cao to go to the dungeon with him.Cao Cao, who had been silent for a long time, took a step forward and spoke again:

"Your Majesty, although the thieves have been brought to justice, this matter is related to the empress and the emperor's heir. I still ordered people to investigate and found some other inside information. I wonder if your majesty would like to hear about it?"

Dying?

Liu Xie sneered and said, "Prime Minister, please tell me." He wanted to see what else Cao Cao could say.

Cao Cao's eyes flickered slightly, he stood up with his hands on the ground, turned his head to look outside the hall, and said loudly: "Feng Xiao, you should come in and report to His Majesty in person."

"Yes."

A pleasant voice came from afar.Those who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time crossed the threshold and walked into the hall.I saw him wearing a green shirt, his hair was tied lightly with a wooden hairpin, and there was a faint smile on his lips.Especially those eyes, which seemed to have been washed by autumn water, were extremely radiant and shining, once you see her, you can't look away again.

He walked into the hall and knelt down.It was obviously the most normal salute, but he was the only one who did it, so there was a casual and wanton flair.

"Chen Guo Jia, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."