"People's hearts are unpredictable, loyalty and treachery are difficult to distinguish, for the sake of the emperor's hegemony, glory and wealth, flesh and blood are still enemies, not to mention two surnames, do you really want to betray the old man?"

In the camp outside the city, in the Chinese military tent, Cao Cao's face sank like water, sometimes stroking his sword, revealing bursts of murderous aura, sometimes bowing his head in contemplation, his eyes were full of suspicion!

On the handsome case in front of him, there was an edict with a belt, which was written in blood by the emperor Liu Xie biting his finger, full of hatred between the lines, and directly called Cao Cao an 'old thief', saying that he had the heart of Wang Mang, and sooner or later usurped the Han dynasty!

There is also a parchment scroll, which is an alliance signed by the die-hard ministers to 'destroy Cao Cao and support the Han family', with Fu Wan, Yang Biao, Wang Yi, Kong Rong on it...... There are nearly 100 civil and military officials and door valve family owners!

It can be seen that the remnants of the Han dynasty still exist, the national fortune is not endless, and now the time is not too ripe to usurp and abolish the establishment.

With Cao Cao's heart and spirit, he doesn't care about these two things, there are many people in the world who scold him, isn't he living as much as possible, and through this coup d'état, the political enemies either died in the chaos or hanged themselves, almost all of them were wiped out!

Even the emperor, empress, and crown prince are under their control, like a bird in a cage, what really annoys Cao Cao is the third thing - a piece of white silk!

When Cao Cao inspected the parchment scroll, he felt that there seemed to be something strange in it, so he cut it with a dagger, and found a piece of white silk with dozens of names on it: Xiao Yi, Xun You, Liu Ye...... There are also eight words behind it - being in Cao Ying, loyal to the Han room!

With Cao Cao's great wisdom, it can be seen at a glance that this is a 'counter-plan' to hide a fake list of people in the parchment scroll, and if the military coup fails, he will borrow the knife in Cao Cao's hand to kill these civil and military ministers, thereby weakening the power of the Cao Ying group!

Not to mention resourceful people, even ordinary wise people can also see that this is a counter-plan, but Cao Cao, who is quite suspicious, is still in deep thought, because these people on the list do have their own suspicions!

Xiao Yi has heavy troops and is unruly, and has always been the object of Cao Cao's precautions, for fear that he will set up the Cao family and make a mantis to catch cicadas, and the yellow finch will be behind!

Xun You was upright and loyal to the Han family, and he also privately offered advice to the emperor to restrain Cao Cao's power, and refused to go out of the city to hunt, and put on a posture of parting ways!

Liu Ye has been in the army for a long time, hard work and high achievements, but his background is very problematic, he is the son of Emperor Guangwu - the descendant of Liu Yan, the king of Fuling, a genuine Han family relative, when Liu and Cao break up, will he be loyal to that side?

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The same is true for the other people on the list, either they have a relationship with the Han family, or they have an estrangement with the Cao family, all of them have the possibility of rebellion, although the probability is extremely small!

Cao Cao is ninety percent sure that these people will not rebel against him, but he also has a point of suspicion, what if the list is true? What if they do rebel?

The dozens of people on the list are all important ministers of the Chinese military of the DPRK, some hold heavy troops, some are in charge of government affairs, if they join forces to rebel, the Cao family will be doomed!

Then again, these people are not only important ministers of the imperial court, but also important ministers of the Cao Ying group, if they really want to kill them all with a list of people, wouldn't it be self-destructive?

Great wisdom such as Cao Cao is also in a dilemma at this time, and at this time, some people began to speak...... Defamation!

"Strike first to be strong, and then to suffer, wait until these people rebel together, our Cao family will have no place to be buried, and please make up your mind as soon as possible, according to the list of people, all of them will be arrested and interrogated, and find out who is loyal and who is traitor!

Now that the situation in the court is turbulent, even if the prime minister does not arrest these people, he must cut off their authority, so as not to bring about the disaster of extermination, or his own family is more reliable! ”

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Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan stood up first, and strongly advocated sending troops to take people, because it was not good to enter the city to quell the rebellion, and the two were eager to make up for their mistakes, and these clothes and belt edicts and parchment rolls were found by them from the Fu Wan Mansion and digging three feet into the ground!

Cao Ren and Xiahoudun were relatively stable, although they did not advocate killing, they supported the removal of rights, the withdrawal of these people's military talismans and seals, and temporarily gathered under house arrest, and then replaced with reliable clan generals!

Where there are people, there are factions, and there are disputes, and the Cao Ying group is no exception, according to the different backgrounds, it can be divided into two major factions: clan generals and generals with different surnames.

The people on the list are all generals with different surnames, if they are put under house arrest or have their rights cut, then the people who benefit the most are naturally the clan children of the Cao family and the Xiahou clan!

From then on, Cao Cao had to rely on the children of the clan and give them more official positions, titles, privileges, and rewards...... In the face of huge interests, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Xuan, and Xiahou Yuan naturally ordered Cao Cao to take people!

After listening to the words of several clan generals, Cao Cao did not express his position directly, but the balance in his heart has begun to tilt, and at this time......

"Your Excellency! Prime Minister! --The last general is weak and incompetent, and he has lost the responsibility of guarding the imperial city, and he is really ashamed of the Cao clan! ”

Two personal soldiers broke into the big tent, and one of the people who was still supporting - the armor was tattered, covered in dirt, and his face was covered with blood, it was one of the commanders of the forbidden army - Cao Zhen!

It turned out that after Cao Zhen was humiliated, he wanted to take revenge on Xiao Yi, but he didn't have that great ability, so he had to run back to the camp outside the city and sue Cao Cao for a complaint!

I was afraid that my defeat would attract everyone's laughter, so I disguised myself, tore my armor, broke my nose, and rolled on the ground a few times to prove that I did my best to fight Xiao Yat!

"Why is Zidan injured, quickly explain the matter, who dares to hurt you?"

Seeing Cao Zhen's tragic condition, Cao Cao hurriedly walked over and took a closer look, the traitorous male regarded this adopted son as his own!

"Your Excellency, after Xiao Yi led his troops into the city, he did not occupy the four gates, arsenals, and various key points in the province, but also took over the inside and outside of the imperial city, and forcibly took away the emperor, empress, prince and others!

The last general just argued a few words, Xiao Yi actually made a big fight, broke the last general's nose with a punch, and the last general had to fight back, but his skills were not as good as others, and after more than a hundred battles, he was defeated in his hands after all!

I wanted to fight for my life and fight him to the end, but I was worried that I would miss a major national event, so I had to run back to the camp and report the situation to the Prime Minister, so I could prepare early! ”

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Cao Zhen's martial arts are average, but his eloquence is good, he added fuel and vinegar to talk for a long time, and summed up one sentence: 'Xiao Yi Chen Bing is suspected of rebellion in the city!' ’

Xiao Yi is in a high position, if he directly says that he rebelled, it will inevitably cause earth-shattering upheaval, and Cao Zhen can't bear the responsibility, so he played a little trick, saying that he is suspected of rebellion, which can be regarded as pouring a basin of dirty water and avenging himself with a sword!

"Xiao Lang was ordered by the old man to enter the city to deal with the counterinsurgency, and it is reasonable to take over the imperial city, Zidan is loyal to his duties, and there is no mistake either, this is just a misunderstanding!

Come on, help Zidan to the back, let Lang Zhong Haosheng take care of his injuries, and then take a copy of the old man's armor, battle robe, and sword, and give it to General Zidan to use! ”

Cao Cao is such a cunning person, from Cao Zhen's words and demeanor, he immediately sensed that he was exaggerating and concealing the facts, and nine times out of ten he suffered a loss in the hands of Xiao Yi, and wanted to take revenge with his own strength!

However, even if there are seven or eight points of water in Cao Zhen's words, the remaining two or three points of truth are enough to arouse Cao Cao's suspicion, and the already tilted balance is completely turned to the side this time!

As for the lying Cao Zhen, thinking about his deceased father's affection, Cao Cao doesn't want to pursue it too much, especially among the second generation of children, Cao Zhen is still a leader, cultivate it well, you can be a minister!

"Cao Ren listened to the order, and the governor of all walks of life outside the city re-surrounded Xuchang City, took over the defense of the four city gates, and sealed them tightly, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will!

Xiahoudun took 5,000 soldiers and horses into the city to take over the defense of the imperial city, and the emperor, empress, and prince must be properly 'guarded', as for Princess Haiyan...... Don't let her act rashly!

Then send an envoy from the Prime Minister's Mansion to confiscate their official seals and military talismans according to the list of people, and then invite them to the camp to discuss matters, and if anyone dares not to speak, they will be arrested for the crime of treason! ”

In the face of the complicated situation, Cao Cao finally made up his mind, no matter whether the list of people is true or false, and whether they rebel or not, control it first, and then talk about it, if it is really a plot - then kill it, if it is a misunderstanding - just reward and appease yourself!

The core of these people is Xiao Yi, he may not have the heart to rebel, but he has the strength to rebel, which makes people very jealous, and he must think of a perfect solution!

"Tiger idiot-where is Xu Chu, immediately lead five thousand tigers and leopards to ride, surround the camp of the Hou Mansion of Wuchou, strictly prohibit the people inside from going out, and can't be disturbed at will, let alone hurt a bit, do you understand?"

"No! --The last general understands! ”

"Under the rat trap, this unruly greedy wolf should be more well-behaved, right?"

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