[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

After the patrolling guards passed by, Zhang Quan rushed forward, jumped over the wall nimbly, squatted down and held his breath, and waited for a long time. After confirming that there was no sound inside the wall, he took a deep breath, stood up and straightened his clothes. Quite proud.

It's all the fault of Jia Wen and the old man who tricked his father into sending a bunch of guards to guard his yard and not let him go out.Fortunately, he was smart, pretending to be docile while letting the boy keep an eye on the movements of the guards, so that he could slip out smoothly on the appointed day.

He looked up and saw that the sun was already westward, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.At Wei Xi's house a few days ago, he made an appointment with everyone to go to the palace together to ask for orders.If everyone has gone and he is the only one who can't come, how can he hold his head up in front of his friends in the future!

Crossing the street and running into the alley, Zhang Quan looked at the road and counted the time.Mr. Wei said at the time that the palace gate on the west side will be unguarded during this period of time today, and by taking this shortcut, he will be able to reach the west gate and go straight to the front hall within a stick of incense at most.But suddenly, a silver light flashed in front of his eyes, and he subconsciously stopped and jumped back, narrowly avoiding the sharp blade lying in front of him.

He hastily drew his sword.Taking a closer look, the person in front of him is tall and tall, with an expressionless face, and his clothes are very similar to those of a knight-errant in the wilderness.

"Who is here?!" He asked loudly, wondering when he had a problem with this familiar stranger.

"Cough cough." But there was a violent coughing sound, and a hunched man came out from the corner of the alley, and said to the stranger in a hoarse voice, "Xu Xiashi is here. The next thing, I will leave it to you." old man."

Xu Shu put the sword back into the scabbard, and retreated to the wall without saying a word.

However, Zhang Quan's face changed when he saw the gray-haired man's face clearly, and his fear was completely replaced by anger: "Sure enough, it's you, an old man, who is making trouble again! If you don't get out of here, don't miss my important event !"

Jia Xu's expression didn't fluctuate at all, as if he didn't hear these offensive words.He coughed a few more times, and persuaded in a deep voice: "Go home, don't let your father worry."

"You speak better than you sing! But I don't know if you are really thinking about your father, or if you can't let go of your own glory and wealth!" Zhang Quan seemed to be even more angry, "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you today! Hurry up! Open, otherwise I will really be rude to you!"

Jia Xu let out a long sigh and didn't speak any more, but he didn't back down either.He looked into Zhang Quan's eyes with indifferent eyes, but it made Zhang Quan feel more uncomfortable than scolding.Seeing that a lot of time had been delayed, Zhang Quan became more irritable, unwilling to endure this aggrieved any longer, and actually rushed forward with his sword in hand.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Xu Shu, who didn't intend to interfere, quickly drew his sword.The two swords collided and made a clear and sharp sound.It's just that Xu Shu was a step too late, Zhang Quan's sword slashed straight down, cutting off a corner of Jia Xu's robe.

"Zhang Quan! What are you doing!"

I don't know if it was because of Jia Xu's cold gaze, or Zhang Xiu's roar behind him, Zhang Quan backed away in fright, and the sword in his hand fell with a "slap".As soon as he turned his head in trembling, Zhang Xiu punched him on the shoulder, causing him to grin his teeth in pain.

"You are so courageous! Don't shut yourself up and think about your mistakes, and dare to be rude to your husband! Go home and don't embarrass yourself in front of your husband!"

"Sir, sir! I think you have been tricked by this old man, and you know to listen to him in everything!" Zhang Quan was very guilty at first, but when he heard Zhang Xiu's words, his anger rushed into his brain again, "I I'm going to do great things that benefit the country and the people, why don't you allow me to go?!"

"Nonsense! Hurry up and ask Mr.—"

"General Zhang, don't embarrass your master." Under Zhang Xiu's perplexed gaze, Jia Xu shook his head.He stepped forward and looked straight into Zhang Quan's eyes, "What did your Mr. Wei say, what are you going to do when you enter the palace today, tell Xu in detail. What you said makes sense, Xu will let you go immediately .”

"Why should I listen to you!"

"You don't dare." Jia Xu said calmly, "You know it's unreasonable, you only use your emotions, and you're too timid to say it."

Zhang Quan clenched his fists tightly. If Zhang Xiu was not here, he really wanted to punch Jia Xu in the face and smash the hateful peace to pieces: "Just say it! Today we meet in the palace to invite you Your Majesty is back in power. Liu Bei attacked Jingzhou under the banner of 'recovering the Han Dynasty', as long as His Majesty issued an edict, his excuses would be self-defeating, and the difficulties in Jingzhou would be overcome without a fight."

As soon as these words came out, even Xu Shu's complexion moved slightly, and he looked at this young man in brocade clothes with strange eyes.

"Do you believe Wei Xi's words?"

"'The way of the Spring and Autumn Period, the first is rectification of names. Monarchs and ministers are disciplined and protect the world. Heaven never abandons the teacher of benevolence and righteousness.'" Thinking of Wei Xie's impassioned words when he said that day, Zhang Quan couldn't help but feel agitated again, "Xiang A sinister and vicious person like you only knows about insidious tricks, so of course you don’t know what it means to be righteous!”

"...ha." After a long silence, Jia Xu let out a low laugh, "I have lived half my life in troubled times, and I really don't know that wars and conquests can be eliminated with just a piece of imperial edict. That being the case, General Zhang, I have already done everything I can." Done. Let the general decide the rest, cough, cough, cough."

"It's all ignorance, sir, don't be angry, and be careful!" Zhang Xiu became more nervous when he heard Jia Xu coughing.He turned to Zhang Quan and said sharply: "You can believe such absurd words! Hurry up and apologize to the husband, and then go home and accept the family law!"

"I apologize to him?! Why?! Why?!" Zhang Quan felt that he must have been dazzled by anger before he dared to openly resist Zhang Xiu.But the anger and grievances accumulated for many years, once the embankment was broken, could no longer be held back, "Who killed Cao's eldest son in Wancheng, was it you, father? It was clearly this poisonous man! But after so many years He was safe and sound, and he was promoted step by step, but you, father, were hated by Cao Pi, and almost died several times! If he was really doing good for his father, he should find a chance to avenge you, how could he help Cao Pi ascend to the position of son! He should apologize to our Zhang family!"

"What do you know, you idiot?! Mister is clearly—"

"I don't understand you! But I know that in the third year of Chuping, he was the one who conspired for Li Jue and Guo Si, causing blood to flow into rivers in Chang'an and the people's livelihood. I'm not like your father, you pretend to be deaf and whitewash the peace, I can hear it What are people all over the world talking about! They say that Jia Wenhe is a poisonous snake and wolf who disregards human life, and that father, you are a coward who can't tell right from wrong!"

Snapped!

Zhang Xiu still had some strength in the previous punch, but this slap was full of strength. Zhang Quan, who was unprepared, had his brain buzzing and it took him a long time to recover. He looked at the furious Zhang Xiu in confidence.

Jia Xu stood aside, watching all this indifferently: "General, don't get angry, the young master did not say anything wrong." Before he did everything, he had already made up his mind to be scolded by the world.The lives of those who passed through his hands and did not pass through his hands also deserved his infamy.That kind of innocuous thing is nothing more than fleeting clouds, which never aroused him in the slightest.

However, Xu Shi is Zhang Xiu's son, and Xu Shi is really old.Suddenly, he felt a little tired.

"Cough cough, cough cough...it's getting late, it's time to drink the medicine, the old man has to go back home first."

Zhang Xiu originally wanted to settle Zhang Quan's matter, so he personally sent Jia Xu back home.But right now, Zhang Quan will definitely not be able to become clear-headed for a while, and he can only be relieved by tying Zhang Quan home in person.But on the other side, he looked at the back of Jia Xu who turned and left, and felt the endless tiredness on the slightly bent shoulders, which made his eyes sour.

Of course he has heard what Zhang Quan said, and he has heard it more than once.But he is not whitewashing peace as Zhang Quan said, but he really doesn't care.No matter how much others said, he only remembered that it was Jia Xu's help that year that he was able to gain a foothold in Wancheng; he remembered that it was because of his grievances that Jia Xu set up a plot for him to murder Cao Cao.The reputation of benevolence, righteousness and loyalty was not worth a few catties in the cannibal world back then. Jia Xu is such a genius, if he hadn't been dragged down by himself, he would have been regarded as a guest of honor by all the princes. Wealth, marquis and beauty are everything.Perhaps to the people of the world, Jia Xu is a national traitor and a poisonous man, but to him Zhang Xiu, he is a gentleman who can never repay a great kindness and is always respected.

The lonely figure walked further and further away, gradually, Zhang Xiu's face became completely cold.

"Zhang Quan, I'll just say the next thing, listen carefully."

"Father?" Zhang Quan was taken aback.Although Zhang Xiu can be very strict sometimes, he always loves his only son.He had never seen such a terrible expression on Zhang Xiu's face.

"Wei Xi's words, either he is stupid, or he is trying to trick you into his use. If you enter the palace today, you will die." He paused, "I will not stop you again. But from now on , the Zhang family has nothing to do with you, I just don’t have your son. Zhang Quan, take care of yourself.” After speaking, regardless of what Zhang Quan said, he turned around and hurried forward to support Jia Xu, "Xiu, take Mr. back home."

Jia Xu paused slightly.His health is deteriorating, but it is not necessary for someone to help him.But the moment when there was warmth in his arms, it had nothing to do with calculations, and he suddenly felt that the cold wind howling in the alley was much weaker.

After a long time, he spit out a "yes".

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu walked farther and farther, and only Zhang Quan and Xu Shu were left in the alley. They looked at each other, Xu Shu turned to leave, Zhang Quan quickly shouted: "Wait, I remembered! I It seems that I met you once with Mr. Wei, you—"

"Go home, don't let your parents be troubled."

Zhang Quan stood there in a daze.He looked at the looming towering palace not far away, and then at the sword that fell on the ground.After hesitating for a long time, he finally squatted down, picked up the sword and inserted it back into the scabbard.Before others noticed the farce in this alley, they walked quietly towards the direction of the house.

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Not everyone is as lucky as Zhang Quan. There is an extremely resourceful person who is willing to put down his old face to protect him.At least at this moment, the group of young scholars who followed Wei Xi to the front of the palace did not know what kind of irreversible fate awaited them.

While shouting loudly, Wei Xi secretly looked at the scholars around him.Among them, there is Liu Wei, the descendant of the Liu family, Song Yao, the son of Song Zhong, a famous Confucian, and Wang Xun, the son of Wang Can, whose father has a close relationship with the Cao family.If Zhang Quan, the son of Zhang Xiu, came as scheduled, the Han Dynasty, Confucian scholars, Xiliang, and the old Cao family, plus the Ruying forces behind Zhong Yao who recommended him, several forces in the north would gather together.Coupled with the fact that today they are playing the banner of "resolving the difficulties in Jingzhou" on the surface, and they do not bring a single soldier into the palace to ask for orders. Even if there is something wrong with today's affairs, he does not trust Cao Pi who is in charge of Yecheng Have a reason and dare to kill them all.

And if everything goes well, then when Liu Xie comes out, he will come forward to invite him.They made such a big noise, Wei Wei Chen Yi led the troops to stop the righteous, the sword had no eyes, and the scholars were passionate, when the sword was on the verge of breaking out, if you push it deliberately, the situation will be out of control.When this group of scholars with little political savvy panicked and was afraid of hurting the family, Liu Xie came forward to recruit them, Xu Yizhong was high-ranked, and Chen Yi also turned against him, so he could justifiably win Miyagi, and then Taking Miyagi as a solid foundation, let Chen Yi lead his troops to kidnap the children of various families as hostages.When Cao Pi, who was out hunting in the city, got the news, it must be too late for him to counterattack without any soldiers.And the generals who followed Cao Cao to Luoyang to attack Jingzhou, knowing the changes in Yecheng, would definitely be in chaos. When Liu Bei takes down Fancheng, it will be easy to attack Wanluo.

He even thought that it is not impossible for Cao Cao to die when he gets the news of the chaos in Yecheng.If he can really do what he wants, when Liu Bei conquers the north and proclaims himself emperor, there will be a place for him in Yuntai's portrait.

The footsteps in front of him were getting closer and closer, and he quickly cheered up.The first step is to convince Liu Xie to stand by his side.Although the puppet emperor is weak and incompetent, he still has the title of emperor.The trick of coercing the emperor to order the princes is not only Cao Cao.

Should not be difficult.The moment he shouted, Wei Xi secretly thought.Liu Xie has never been at ease being a puppet, otherwise there would be no such thing as Dong Guiren and Fu Hou. Cao Cao thought that paying Liu Xie a daughter would resolve the mortal hatred, and let Liu Xie hand over the country while pampering him To give in, it was too arrogant and ridiculous.

After listening to Wei Xie's words, Liu Xie was silent for a while, and said, "Yecheng was originally the capital of Wei State, and my guests live here, so it is inconvenient to intervene in the internal affairs of the kingdom. Wei Qing is loyal and righteous, and I feel deeply in my heart. Come, I will give you cloths Thirty horses, good luck sending them out of the palace."

"Your Majesty's words are wrong!" Wei satirized and left immediately.He only thought that Liu Xie needed to pretend for a while, and hurriedly continued, "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. Your majesty is in charge, and the name is justified. Now that Jingzhou is in trouble, Yecheng also needs your majesty to be in charge." Only then can people be at peace.” Then, he took another step back and let Wang Xun, who was already eager to speak, issue an edict to Liu Bei to surrender, and tell Liu Xie all about the pacification of Jingzhou without a single soldier.

Liu Xie's eyebrows became tighter and tighter: "As Wei Qing said, in order to quell the chaos in Jingzhou, the king of Wei sent troops abroad, so it is inconvenient for me to discuss with him. Besides, Wei Shizi has been in charge of the kingdom for many years and is more familiar with everything, so I don't have to do it for him. As for what Wang Qing said, Liu Bei has been operating in Yizhou for many years, and he has harbored evil intentions for a long time. He is also related to the Han family by blood. Even if I issue an edict to him, he will claim that he is being coerced The following is written. This plan is wrong, so there is no need to mention it again."

Wang Xun was taken aback, and looked at Wei Xi with some hesitation.Wei Xi also felt quite surprised.A few days ago, with the help of Chen Yi, he secretly entered the palace to discuss this matter with Liu Xie. At that time, Liu Xie hesitated to give him a clear answer.He only thought that Liu Xie was completely frightened by Cao Cao, and he didn't dare to show anything before the matter was accomplished.But now that things have come to the fore, and he has given Liu Xie enough advice, where can Liu Xie retreat again?What's more, listening to what Liu Xie said just now, he also believed that Liu Bei was a traitor, and he would never have anything to do with Yizhou.

Fortunately, I have a backup.No matter what Liu Xie plans, he will definitely force Liu Xie to come to this troubled water.

As soon as Liu Xie's words came out, the scholars fell into silence, and looked at Wei Xie in confusion just like Wang Xun.Your Majesty's attitude is so firm, could Mr. Wei really be wrong this time?Facing the eyes of the scholars, Wei Xi was not in a hurry.Now that the heat is here, it's time to move on to the next step.

"Precisely to prevent Liu Bei from coercing the imperial edict as coercion, as His Majesty said, His Majesty needs to come out to take charge of the government and stop Youyou's mouth!" Knowing that these words are worthless, Wei Xie said He became more and more earnest, and he was so excited that he seemed to kneel at Liu Xie's feet.

This is a hint.

"Bold thieves, how dare you trespass into the palace and murder His Majesty! Quickly, arrest them all!"

Just as the fire arrived, the guards rushed forward, replacing the guards who gathered here before and surrounded everyone.Seeing Liu Xie's gentle attitude, most of the guards who were here had put down their weapons, but now seeing another change, they hesitated for a while, and raised their weapons again, aiming at these scholars.

There was a trace of fear in the eyes of the scholars, and the low-pitched conversations mixed with each other became more and more noisy.Wang Xun felt that the situation was not right, and hurriedly shouted: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! I just entered the palace to ask His Majesty for orders, and I have no intention of plotting against you."

"According to the criminal law, those who have not been introduced into the palace will be killed without pardon according to the theory of treason!"

The cold words of the leader of the guards aggravated the fear of the scholar.Finally, someone couldn't bear to be this trapped beast and wanted to rush out of the encirclement: "I am the son of Taichang, who dares to stop me!"

"Li Heng, don't panic. We have to—"

Liu Xieben also wanted to speak out to persuade him, but it was still too late.Before Liu Xun finished speaking, the weapon was already stained with blood.The man looked at his pierced abdomen in disbelief, and the next second he fell on his back, and he lost his breath.All the scholars turned pale with fright. They were all dignitaries. They grew up rich and well-clothed, and their biggest setback was only being reprimanded by their elders. They had never seen such a battle.

"You guys are so bold! How dare you commit suicide in front of me!" On the contrary, Liu Xie was the first to calm down, realizing that today's matter is by no means as simple as it seems, "Don't put down your weapons, retreat quickly!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Even so, the guard did not seem to have the slightest intention of apologizing, "But this is the Wei Palace, and I am a minister of the State of Wei, so I should follow the criminal laws of the State of Wei."

"Presumptuous!" Wei Xi hurriedly answered, "Even the King of Wei is His Majesty's subject, and he must obey His Majesty's edict. What are you!"

"Mr. Wei, it's better to leave this matter to His Majesty. It's still inconvenient for us to intervene." Wang Xun finally felt a little weird. Like other scholars, he felt more and more withdrawn, and even regretted how he had been rushed by the blood these few days. Losing his head, he thought that the responsibility of saving the common people in the world was entirely on him, and that with a three-inch tongue, he could be worth thousands of troops.

"But who will pay back Liheng's life?!" But some people were still uneasy and wanted to seek justice for their friends.

"He made up his own mind, so no one else is to blame!"

Here, the scholars actually quarreled with each other.One side accused the other of cowardice and fear of death, while the other accused the other of acting rashly, which put everyone in danger.Although this situation exceeded Wei Xi's expectations, it did not deviate from the right track.However, they never expected that there would be another wave of ups and downs, and there would be another noise from the direction leading to the back palace.Everyone followed the sound and saw that Wei Wei Chen Yi put a knife on Cao Jie's neck and forced her to go this way.Behind them, followed by soldiers and a group of eunuchs and maids who were panicked but helpless, kept saying "Don't hurt Your Highness".

"Mr. Wei, this woman is too cunning. She won't believe anything I say. I can only tie her here!"

fool!

Seeing that the scholars behind him looked at him more and more wrongly, Wei Xi scolded Chen Yi thousands of times in his heart.His original plan was to let Chen Yi trick Cao Jie into running over by himself, and then take advantage of the confrontation between the Han Dynasty and the Cao family just now, and order someone to pretend to kill Cao Jie unintentionally.Once Cao Jie died, Liu Xie would not be able to explain to Cao Cao, but could only agree to work with him.But now that Chen Yi has tied people up, it is tantamount to revealing the whole camp.In case Liu Xie still refuses to submit, and instead wants to protect Cao Jie——

From the moment Cao Jie appeared, Liu Xie's calmness could no longer be maintained. If Cang Zhu hadn't held him back in time, he would have almost stepped forward to save someone himself.He tried his best to stay sane:

"Chen Weiwei, I don't care whether you regard yourself as a courtier of the Han Dynasty or a courtier of the Wei Kingdom. She is my queen and Cao Cao's daughter. No matter what, let her go!"

"Your Majesty," Chen Yi shouted, "this woman belongs to the Cao family, and she is the same as Cao Cao and Cao Pi's father and son. Yi Zuo asks Your Majesty to order this woman to be killed immediately, and blood sacrificed to the Han Family Clan Society!"

"Even if she is a daughter of the Cao family, she is already married to me and is the queen of the big man. Besides, she is still pregnant with my flesh and blood. If you are thinking about the Han family, how dare you murder the emperor's heir?!"

"Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, and there will be other heirs in the future. But this is the only chance to regain power, so don't miss it!" As he spoke, his blade moved closer to Cao Jie's neck, "Mr. Wei, We are waiting to risk our lives for this matter because we trust you, why are you still hesitating?!"

Wei Xi was startled, and his brain instantly woke up.Yes, why did he hesitate.Even if it comes out on the bright side, as long as Cao Jie is dead, Liu Xie and the group of scholars behind him will not be able to escape the responsibility, and in the end they will have to listen to him obediently.Thinking of this, his heart sank, and he knelt down in front of Liu Xie:

"Your Majesty, Fuhou and Dong Guiren back then were both pregnant with dragon heirs, but were killed by Cao's bandits. Even if the emperor's heirs are innocent today, but for the sake of the country and the country, there must be no one in the Han family who retains Cao's blood His descendants. I weep and risk my life, I implore Your Majesty to order Empress Cao to be killed!"

A group of scholars were shocked when they heard the words: "Mr. Wei, why are you..." When Wei Ming told them the matter, he said that the move was neither for the Han family nor the Cao family, but for the people of the world. How could Wei Xi say such a thing? !

"Even if we are not for the Han Dynasty, do you think Cao Pi will let us go?!" Wei Xi glanced back and said coldly, "Look at Li Heng's end! Rather than die here, it is better to be a Han Dynasty If you fight, you will not be able to avoid the name of a loyal minister!"

The scholars looked at each other, looking extremely hesitant.After a while, some people knelt down like Wei Xi, while others, such as Wang Xun, who is close to the Cao family, still disagreed: "My son is kind, and there are many fathers like me. We have contacts, and we don't really want to rebel, so how could we be killed so easily?"

After hearing this, some people who knelt down stood up again.Wei Xi stared at Wang Xun, with murderous eyes flashing in his eyes.

Can't stay!When Chen Yi kills Cao Jie, none of these people who don't listen to him can stay!

Liu Xie stared blankly at the people kneeling on the ground in front of him: "The Han room...it's the Han room again..." He muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly threw his crown on the ground violently, "Damn it! Han room!"

Wei Xi's face was pale, and he shouted in pain: "Your Majesty, how can you say that, ancestors—"

"The emperor chosen by the ancestors is brother! It's Liu Bian! I, the emperor, belonged to Dong Zhuoli, the so-called traitor of the country. According to your theory, I still have a wrong name! You have to help the Han family Forget it, if you want to be a famous Zhongxing official, do it yourself! Why do you force me...why do you always force me..."

He staggered back a few steps, the scene in front of him was too familiar to him, it was the same in Luoyang, it was the same in Xudu, it was the same in Dong Cheng, and it was the same in Fushou.Unexpectedly, he was promoted to the throne, and unexpectedly his life was written by others. He worked hard and spent half his life to take on the responsibility that was not allowed for him to choose. Whenever he wanted to live for himself, There will be countless people telling him that he cannot be sorry for those who have sacrificed.

But is the word "Han Dynasty" really that important?Is it worth the death of the general, the corpse of the loyal minister, and the misery of the world?He had already lost his beloved twice. Could it be that after so many years, he still couldn't escape this cursed shackle?

Enough is enough, really enough.

"Chen Yi, Wei Xie, and all the scholars and soldiers, here today, I, Liu Xie, will tell you clearly. In private, Cao Jie is my wife, and I should respect her, love her, and protect her. She If there is even the slightest mistake, even if I can't kill the thief, I will kill myself later, and death is the same point." He looked at the crowd lightly, and before Wei Xie was about to speak, he said, "Yu Gong, the world is already There is no war, and it is all because of the word "Han Dynasty" that caused another dispute. Gaozu cut the white snake, destroyed the tyrant Qin, and built the Han Dynasty, originally to save the people from the fire and water. If the people are made to suffer for the Han Dynasty today, it is better not to have the Han Dynasty Room. I am the emperor, only to save people, not to kill people, this is the end of my words, and you should decide yourself!"

The moment Liu Xie's voice fell, Chen Yi suddenly felt a chill in his lower back, and instinctively turned back, narrowly dodging a short dagger.Although he was not injured, this action made him loosen the hold on Cao Jie, his right wrist suddenly hurt, and when he realized it, Cao Jie was protected and retreated three feet away.

Seeing that Cang Zhu successfully rescued Cao Jie, Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.It was not in vain that he pretended to be extremely angry to attract everyone's attention, so Cangzhu could be successfully obtained.

However, even if Cao Jie is rescued now, they still have to face the palace guards led by Chen Yi.On their side, only Cang Zhu is better at martial arts, but at most, one is as good as ten.Right now, it is still a dilemma.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yi was not nervous when he saw Cang Zhu save Cao Jie.He rubbed his sore wrist, knelt down to Liu Xie and said, "I just made such a bad move to lure out traitors and protect Her Majesty the Empress. I have offended you so much, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Wei Xi was shocked: "Chen Yi, what do you mean?!"

"What he means is that there are thieves in Yecheng who have gained a false reputation and deceived the public with their evil words, intending to cause chaos. If Chen Weiwei hadn't intervened, I'm afraid the thief would have succeeded." A familiar voice suddenly broke in, Let everyone startled.Following the prestige, I saw that Cao Pi had not changed his military uniform, followed by Sima Yi, Wu Zhi and others.He strode down the stairs, "Cao Pi came late to rescue me, please forgive me, Your Majesty, Your Highness."

Thinking of Chen Yi's sudden rebellion, and looking at Cao Pi who just arrived at the best time, Liu Xie didn't understand anything.He smiled wryly, although he felt a little unhappy, but more of the peace of mind and fatigue after the matter was over: "I am tired, how to deal with this matter, I will leave it to the son to decide."

"I would like to abide by Your Majesty's holy will." After Cao Pi saluted, he turned his head to Cang Zhu, "Prince Physician, please send Her Highness the Queen back to the palace, and treat her properly." Looking at Chen Yi again, his eyes became colder, "Take All the people involved in this matter were escorted to the side hall, and this matter was handled alone."

"Here."

At this time, Cao Jie walked from behind Cang Zhu to Cao Pi: "My lord, I only want to go to the side hall with you."

Cao Pi's expression moved slightly: "Your Highness, the emperor's heir is superior. This matter is bloody, or—"

"Gu's body is fine." Responding, Cao Jie lowered his voice, changed the title, and repeated, "Second brother, I want to go with you."

"...Prince Physician, you come to the side hall with Her Royal Highness the Empress."

After escorting a group of people to the side hall, Chen Yi retreated with his guards.Without Jian Rui in front, the faces of these young scholars improved a lot, and they were no longer as frightened as before.Wei Xi was the only one, his face was as white as paper, and he was sweating profusely.Except for Li Heng, no one died in this conflict, and when things didn't get serious at all, all the shields he had originally conceived were useless.Cao Pi may let many people go due to various considerations, but it is absolutely impossible to let Wei Xi go.

Cao Jie was supported by the maid to sit on the soft couch in the side hall, while Cao Pi sat behind the main case.He looked at the group of people in front of him, his complexion was cloudy and uncertain, but the killing intent in his eyes was clear at a glance.His eyes slowly scanned around, and finally looked at Sima Yi beside him, "Zhongda, how do you think Gu should deal with Wei Xi?"

"Creating chaos and deceiving the crowd with demonic words, he should be convicted as a beast, punished with fifty floggings, and abandoned the market."

"Do you have any objections?" Cao Pi looked at the scholars again, his lips curled up slightly, "Is there someone who wants to intercede for Mr. Wei?"

The sarcasm in Cao Pi's tone is obvious, how could anyone touch his bad luck at this time.Most of these scholars are thinking in their hearts that they did not know people well before, so they would respect Wei Xie as a high-ranking scholar. Wei Xie alone provoked today's disasters and involved innocent people like them. Cao Pi will be punished more severely , but more relieved.Immediately, someone said: "Your Majesty is wise! The crimes of the Wei thief are too numerous to record. I think it's not appropriate to punish him alone, and he should also confiscate his family members, so as to serve as an example to others."

"That's right." Cao Pi glanced at the man approvingly, "Within five servings, he will be punished with the same crime as Wei Xi. The rest will be fined and enslaved, and sent to guard the border."

After listening to Cao Pi's words in a daze, Wei Xie suddenly realized something, and said loudly: "I, Wei Xie, am a lone minister today, dying for the Han Dynasty and the world. Even if I lay down my sword and axe, why should I be afraid?" Take my life quickly!"

Cao Pi's smile couldn't be deeper: "Okay, I really deserve to be Mr. Wei. Knowing that I can't live, I still want to use this method to make a name in history. If there is a generation in the future who only chooses to say a few words and say nothing, with this What you said, Mister may really be called a loyal minister and martyr." In the next second, all smiles fell, "It's a pity that today's events will not be recorded in the annals of history. You will be nothing but a nobody until you die. Someone, pull him out and execute him immediately!"

Ignoring Wei Tiao's loud scolding when he was dragged out, Cao Pi turned his attention to the group of scholars again: "I know that most of you were implicated in this matter because of Wei Tiao's bewitching. But it's wrong, Just wrong."

Everyone who heard the first half of Cao Pi's sentence calmed down a little, and became nervous again when they heard the latter part.Is it a fine, a cane, implicating the family, or... the only thing that is certain is that Cao Pi will never kill them, definitely not.

"But considering that the main culprit, Wei Xi, has been put to death, I will not hand you over to the court lieutenant for interrogation. Poison wine, white silk, and Tunjin, each of you chooses at home, leaving you and your fathers this dignity alone."

what? !

Everyone's face changed drastically, and the hall erupted in an instant.Someone immediately begged Cao Pi for mercy:

"My lord, today we really made an unintentional mistake!"

"Gu never thinks that stupid mistakes are more forgivable than intentional mistakes. It only makes Gu more angry. How did your parents, who spent half their lives in exchange for peace, cultivate you group of flashy fools? .”

"That's right, even if I'm wrong, why should I die?" Wang Xun murmured softly with a pale face, "It's because of my father..."

"When Zhongxuan was seriously ill, how did Gu treat you?"

Wang Xun paused, and after a long time, he said slowly: "The son treats Xun very well."

"Then now, Gu's father is suffering from conquest, how do you treat Gu?"

Cao Pi's voice was always faint, but under the calm water, anyone could hear the rolling torrent.As for Wang Xun, when he said the last sentence, his heart went cold.Although he doesn't know Cao Pi as well as his father, he also knows that there is no room for turning around this matter.

He didn't want to die, but he didn't even want to be ashamed of his father's fame.

He walked out of the noisy scholars and knelt down in front of Cao Pi: "My minister Wang Xun, I am ashamed of being kind to my son. I only hope that the crime will end in one body and not affect the family."

"Three days. Within three days, if you act according to Gu's words, your family will be fine. If after three days—" He didn't continue.Some words are more terrifying if not spoken than spoken, "Chen Weiwei, send you gentlemen out of the palace."

In front of the guards, this group of scholars had no strength to fight back at all, so they could only be half pushed and half driven away from the side hall.And Wang Xun, who was kneeling in front of Cao Pi, kowtowed deeply three times to Cao Pi, got up resolutely, and walked out of the palace gate without anyone forcing him.

Vaguely, Cao Pi seemed to see a bit of the shadow of the old man, but it was fleeting, just like the unbearable in his eyes.

"Ajie, do you think Pi did something wrong?"

"Fanglan was born, so I have to do it. If the vanity is not eliminated, the country will continue to suffer." She looked straight into Cao Pi's eyes, "No matter what other people say, in Jiexin, the second brother is right."

Although it was only four words, Cao Pi's face obviously softened a lot, and the hand hidden in the sleeve also slowly let go.

"I won't mention this matter for now. Imperial Physician, how is Ah Jie?"

"Your Highness's pulse is stable and there is nothing serious, please rest assured, my son."

"Second brother, don't be nervous, I'm fine." Cao Jie also said, "I've known for a long time that Chen Yi belongs to second brother."

"Oh?" Cao Pi was a little curious.In order to lure Wei Xi into revealing his true colors, and to prevent leaks, he specifically asked Chen Yi not to reveal his identity to anyone, "How did Chen Yi show off?"

"It has nothing to do with Chen Weiwei." As he said that, Cao Jie showed a gentle smile, "Second brother said that he will protect his integrity no matter what. Jiexin second brother."

Cao Jie, who has been a married woman for many years, still has eyes as bright and bright as when she was a young girl. It is very similar to the light when he was punished by his father when he was young, and Cao Jie secretly gave him medicine and food.Cao Pi moved his eyes unnaturally, and coughed lightly; "Anyway, it's good that you have nothing to do. There are other things to deal with in Ye City, so Pi is leaving first, so you can rest well."

Seeing Cao Pi like this, Cao Jie smiled even brighter: "Jie will listen to my second brother."

"By the way, there is one more thing..." Cao Pi seemed to think of something suddenly, turned around, and was about to speak, but felt that something was wrong.After hesitating again and again, he walked up to Cao Jie and said something in a volume that only Cao Jie could hear.Then, he turned around, "Zhong Da, Ji Zhong, let's go."

"Your Highness, what did the prince just say?" The court lady who spoke was the most trusted by Cao Jie.