Dong Cheng's mansion is located in the northeast of Xuchang City, which was originally the residence of a wealthy merchant in Hanoi. After Liu Xie moved to Xuchang, Sikong Cao Cao specially opened up for the loyal ministers of the royal family, and the people who lived here were some celebrities and nobles, very elegant, and the idle people looked at it, all with fear and envy.

However, Dong Cheng did not like such a placement. He always felt that this was Cao Cao's deliberate way to eradicate all the royal lineages.

At this time, in the main hall, the servants were busy cleaning the banquet with disorganized cups and plates. Guozhang's birthday celebration was not very grand. There was still a lot of food left on the small tables, and it seemed that the guests were all careless and did not have much appetite.

Behind the main hall, a corridor and a small garden were turned, and several black-clad servants were hidden or visible in the courtyard, and further inside was the inner residence of the general of the chariot and cavalry. In the inner house, in addition to Dong Cheng, there are three other people. They did not kneel on the blanket as usual, but coincidentally gathered around Dong Cheng, their expressions quite solemn.

In Dong Cheng's hand, he also held a gorgeous jade belt, which seemed to have been cut by a sharp object, and the edge revealed the lining of white flowers. The other three people looked at the jade belt with a hint of awe and excitement in their eyes.

Finally, when Dong Cheng solemnly took out the blood edict in the jade belt, Dong Cheng's face became extremely respectful, and even with a hint of pious belief fanaticism, he slowly read in an almost trembling voice:

"I have heard that the people are great, and the father and son come first; The difference between respect and humility, the monarch and the minister are the most important. The nearest powerful ministers are thieves, from the cabinet gate, and they are guilty of deception. Linking up with the party, corrupting the government, and rewarding and punishing are all not unintentional. Worried all night, I am afraid that the world will be in danger. Qing is the elder of the country, my closest relative, can remember the difficulties of the high emperor to start a business, entangled the martyrs of both loyalty and righteousness, annihilated the traitorous party, restored the society, and eliminated the violence before it sprouted, and the ancestors were very fortunate! Panic broke the fingers, wrote the edict to Fu Qing, and then be cautious, don't let it be negative! Xingping second year autumn and September edict! ”

After reading these, Dong Cheng displayed the edict on the desk, and everyone was meticulous about the edict. And Dong Cheng even saw that at the end of the edict, Liu Xie was covered with his royal dragon Jue's private seal, and the blood-colored flying dragon was powerless on the white silk book, which was very similar to the scene of the Han family's struggle and powerlessness now.

Everyone was silent for a long time before they got up under the drive of Dong Cheng. And Dong Cheng, who had cleaned up the emotions in his heart, sat back in his seat, frowned slightly and asked a person: "Your Majesty was suddenly infected yesterday, and there were no symptoms before?" ”

The man nodded, with a strong smell of medicinal herbs on his body, and said: "That's true, the day before yesterday, Your Majesty was still alive and well, but after yesterday, the minister went to check Your Majesty's pulse, and found that Your Majesty's pulse has a sign of Jiangmu, and I can't tell you why." ”

"Doctor Jiping has worked hard." After Dong Cheng heard this, he nodded silently, his brows still locked. And the people around him, although they pretend to be loyal ministers, also see that this matter is very strange, but they are sometimes still confused about the thoughts of the lord.

"Your Majesty has always had his reasons for doing things........" Dong Cheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "This illness, it's a good illness!" Several others looked at him in amazement, not understanding what he meant.

Dong Cheng shook the belt in his hand and said, "Have you ever thought that Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, how could he fall ill in bed for no reason?" And it was still like a serious illness, but it was still at the time when Cao Cao sent troops to Chenliujun? ! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately woke up, and Wu Shuo said: "Is the general of the chariot cavalry saying that ........Your Majesty deliberately pretended to be sick at this time?" ”

"It can't be! Although Wei Chen's medical skills are not proficient, he ......." Tai Doctor Ji Ping suddenly blushed and opened his mouth to defend.

"Your Majesty's wisdom is subtle, and even the divine doctor Hua Tuo has hidden it, let alone Imperial Doctor Ji?" Dong Cheng stopped Ji Ping's vexatious trouble, and even more thought of something, and continued: "Your Majesty's serious illness last night was a help from Your Majesty, just like this edict, it is a secret decree and an opportunity from Your Majesty. ”

"What do you mean, General?" Taneji's eyes widened, and he vaguely guessed something.

Dong Cheng raised a finger and said, "Cao Thief has been operating in Xudu for so many years, and his strength is deep-rooted, and he can't be shaken by waiting for leisure. This illness, His Majesty withdrew from the whirlpool of wind and clouds, which made Cao Cao breathe a sigh of relief, but this just split a gap in Cao Cao's iron bucket, so that I had a chance to move around. ”

He looked at the faces of several people with puzzled expressions, and explained: "Over the years, Your Majesty and Cao Thief have fought many times, and each time they have tasted it, which has caused Cao Cao a headache. put all his energy on His Majesty, and now that His Majesty has let go of his weakness, Cao Thief will definitely relax. But today, His Majesty agreed, with Yang Biao as the leader, Dong Fen and Heng Fan as the deputies, and the three ministers jointly discussed the rectification of the Imperial City Suwei and Xu Duwei. Our opportunity has come. ”

"But will Cao Ren accept it willingly?" Chong Ji asked worriedly, Cao Ren is in charge of all the military horses in Xuchang and is the hub of military power in the entire Xuchang. And although the guards are in the hands of their old ministers, they are only in vain. And this time, Dong Cheng obviously pulled Xu Duwei into the whirlpool, and Cao Ren naturally refused to let go.

Dong Cheng narrowed his eyes: "Cao Ren is also a smart person, he seems to be reckless but has a good heart. However, this time he didn't agree or not, it didn't matter, what we wanted was just a mess. ”

"Cao thief is now afraid of Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, and Ma Chao in the west. Xu is his foundation, and he must not be messed up. Therefore, we must turn Xu Du upside down, so that we can take advantage of it. Your Majesty's serious illness is Your Majesty's first move to pry into this situation, and the second move is Your Majesty's desire to borrow our hands! ”

Dong Cheng turned to another guest, this person was burly, although he was wearing a cloth robe, he couldn't hide his sharp breath: "General Wangfu, how is the movement in the army?" Wang Fu was pondering, and when he heard Dong Cheng's question, he hurriedly straightened his body: "There is nothing in the army, and Xu Duwei is still in the hands of Niu Jin and other Cao Ren generals. However, if all things change, these armies can rush to the city within three sticks of incense, and they will be very fast. ”

Dong Cheng said "um" and said lightly: "Cao Cao and Cao Ren are not here, and those other martial artists are not a problem." He then asked Wang Fu, "If necessary, how many men can we gather in one night?" The king said, "Three hundred." Dong Cheng closed his eyes and made a calculation: "It's still a little bit ........." Wang Fu was a little embarrassed and defended: "These three hundred are my personal soldiers and disciples, and any more others will be suspicious." ”

"If Xu Du is really in chaos, these three hundred people will be scattered, but I am afraid that they will not even hear a sound. You'll have to figure out how to make sure you have five hundred people in the city anyway. This matter is related to the Han family, General Wang, you have to be more careful. Dong Cheng said it lightly, Wang Fu wiped the sweat on his forehead a little nervously, and nodded helplessly. But in his heart, he had already scolded Dong Cheng miserably.

In that year, Chang'an was in turmoil, and countless former ministers of the royal family and scholars led by Wang Yun gathered more than 10,000 private soldiers, making Chang'an restless. After Cao Cao held the Son of Heaven hostage, in order to prevent this situation from happening again, he had strictly ordered the courtiers not to keep private soldiers. Now that I can get 300 people, it's already the limit, but .......

Wang Fu glanced at Dong Cheng, who was complacent and holding his hands at this time, and suddenly had a lot of worries about joining the conspiracy this time.

And Dong Cheng, who had finished teaching Wang Fu a lesson, did not pay attention to Wang Fu again, but suddenly opened his eyes and turned to the third person: "Wu Shuo, what do you think of Liu Xuande?" ”