[Three Kingdoms] After offending Wei Guoquan, I went to the peak of my life

Chapter 104

It was Cao Hong who led a group of guards in.

Cao Hong is the younger brother of Prime Minister Cao Cao and is highly regarded.But he seldom entered and left the palace, and now he dared to lead an army into the front hall of the emperor, either because of Cao Cao's signal, or because something happened to Cao Cao.

Combined with what he said just now, how could Zheng Ping not understand what happened: "The prime minister was assassinated?"

Dong Guiren, who died in the year of Dong Chengshi's vent in the history books, is still kneeling on the ground, fearfully pulling the hem of the emperor's clothes: "I am wronged, please save my concubine."

Liu Xie sighed helplessly and embarrassedly, and turned to Cao Hong and the others, who were not kind. "How is the prime minister? Is there any misunderstanding?"

"The prime minister is a lucky man. Fortunately, he only suffered a superficial injury. But the assassin's intentions were sinister, and he poisoned the blade, intending to put the prime minister to death. When I traced the identity of the assassin, all the clues pointed to the palace; , Dong Guiren and Fu Wan's conspiracy letter, I am here to ask His Majesty for instructions to kill these two vicious women who murdered Zhongliang."

Fu Wan died of illness four years ago, and his son Fu Dian became the Duke.The letter of the conspiracy is about life, and it has not been burned after four years, which makes people doubt the authenticity of the letter.

Of course, it is also possible that after the letter was sent to Fufu, it was deliberately intercepted by someone with a heart, and used to blackmail Fuhou and others.As a result, the luck was bad, and it happened that Cao Cao was assassinated. Under the search, the entire Fufu could not be exonerated.

Liu Xie clearly knew this.But his power in the court is almost gone. Even if he guessed that Cao Cao was using this as an excuse, he couldn't confront Cao Cao forcefully:

"Where is the letter? The empress and nobles want to come to Shushun, how could they do such a rebellious thing?"

Cao Hongdao: "I know that your Majesty will find it difficult to accept it for a while, but the evidence is convincing. This is one of the secret letters. Please read it through your Majesty."

Liu Xie took it, and it was indeed the queen's handwriting.

He was silent for a few breaths, and said with difficulty: "How does the prime minister want to deal with the queen?"

Cao Hong replied: "The prime minister was seriously injured, and knowing that the assassin was sent by Empress Fu, I was deeply saddened. The prime minister did not dare to blame Empress Fu, but only reported the truth to His Majesty. When His Majesty learned of this, he was extremely furious. In the court of Yeting, he also gave Dong Guiren poisoned wine and beheaded all the families..."

Liu Xie, who had been clearly arranged, showed a sullen look: "Even if the queen wrote a letter of resentment, it may not be the queen who assassinated the prime minister this time. There are still doubts about this matter, how can you be so rash?"

Cao Hong bowed his hands and saluted, expressionless said:

"Such a poisonous woman, even the important officials of the court dare to murder at will, I'm afraid she has a big heart. If you dare to send someone to assassinate the prime minister today, how do you know that you won't assassinate the prince, princess, or even the emperor in the future?"

The threat implied in this sentence made Liu Xie very frightened and furious. He wanted to get angry but couldn't, so he turned around dejectedly, pulled out the hem of the clothes caught by Dong Guiren, and stopped looking at her.

Dong Guiren was terrified: "Your Majesty!"

As soon as Cao Hong waved his hand, guards rushed up, pulled Dong Guiren up, and dragged him outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The crying lasted only a few breaths before it became indistinct, as if blocked by people outside.

Liu Xie turned his back to the palace gate, but turned his side to Zheng Ping, just in time for Zheng Ping to see his tearful side face.

Zheng Ping has been standing on the spot with his sleeves hanging down, without expressing his opinion.

The sound outside gradually became quieter, Zheng Ping didn't seem to notice Liu Xie's gaffe, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty has no time to chat, I forgive you to leave first."

Liu Xie turned his head suddenly, and said in a panic: "The Han Dynasty is declining, the emperor is under the jurisdiction, and the line between the monarch and his ministers is broken. Now the rebellious ministers are bold and murderous for thousands of years. You are a man of lofty ideals, and the county marquis entrusted by the Han Dynasty is so indifferent?"

Liu Xie spoke sadly and sincerely, but Zheng Ping was indifferent.

Cao Cao was not a ten-year-old attendant who harmed the country, but just to satisfy his own selfish desires. It was impossible to convict her with a lot of fanfare because of one or two words of resentment from the queen, or to push her own daughter to the back seat.

Today's matter is obviously not as simple as it appears on the surface. Fu Hou must have planned something and stepped on Cao Cao's bottom line, which made him use the letter from several years ago as physical evidence without warning, and put her on the name of murdering an important minister. , All in one fell swoop.

As for Liu Xie, he was safe and sound under the hands of Dong Zhuo and others, and lived to the end in the history books, becoming the rare king of subjugation who was treated kindly and lived the longest. Obviously, it will not be a simple role.

Cao Cao's assassination today may not really have nothing to do with the royal family.

Zheng Ping was clear in his heart that the questioning of Liu Xie was completely in the left ear and out in the right ear, and he forgot it after hearing it.

"The minister mourns His Majesty's pain, how could he remain indifferent."

The next moment, Liu Xie watched helplessly as Zheng Ping, who said this with a blank face, took out a pottery bottle containing brown heat-relieving medicinal juice from his bosom, and poured a few drops under his eyes.

"—I have shed tears of blood."

Liu Xie: "...you let me go."

Zheng Ping left without hesitation.

After Zheng Ping left, Liu Xie wiped off the transparent liquid on his face indifferently, so there were no tears left.

Xiao Huangmen, who was enjoying the cool air for him, stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao and his son ordered the earth to survive... After this battle, they are already prepared, and they are afraid that it will be difficult to win."

"It's okay, just wait a little longer."

Zheng Ping didn't know the conversation between the emperor and Xiao Huangmen after he left.He went to the prime minister's mansion for an audience, and when he entered the inner hall, Cao Cao was lying on the couch reading a book, the open deep clothes were wrapped in delicate white silk, showing a little blood, he was really injured.

Xu Chu sat on the side of the couch and waited, glaring like a king, not allowing anyone to come closer.

Zheng Ping stopped at a place far away, saluted and greeted.

Cao Cao didn't ask him to get closer as usual to show his affection, he acquiesced to the distance, and asked him, "What did the Son of Heaven tell you?"

"It's just some homely words." Zheng Ping said casually, without mentioning Liu Xie's two questions and condolences to Xun Yu, "I heard that Cheng met an assassin, can the assassin be found?"

"It's just the younger generation, all of them have been arrested."

Cao Cao's face was a little ugly. He didn't expect that the old man brought from Qingzhou would assassinate him.

If it wasn't for the purpose of inspecting people's sentiments, he had only brought some of his guards to the countryside outside the city, and encountered robbers and let Xu Chu leave for a while, the guards who betrayed him would not have had the opportunity to chop him up.

The knife was smeared with violent poison, but fortunately the wound was not deep, Cao Cao resolutely gouged out the flesh and blood on the cut surface, and applied the hemostatic powder he carried with him, so he may not be able to return safely.

Why didn't Cao Cao be furious when he escaped from death?What made Cao Cao even more angry was that not long after he came back, he heard the news that his son Cao Pi had also been plotted against.

Hearing that Cao Pi also had an accident at the same time, Zheng Ping suddenly felt a strong sense of disobedience.

"Has the Prime Minister found out who the mastermind is?"

"There are some clues, but the clues are interrupted, and the mastermind cannot be identified yet."

"Can you let Heng take a look at the letter and the clues you found?"

Cao Cao had already read all the materials handed in and kept them in mind, so he did not refuse Zheng Ping's request and asked someone to hand over the things to him.

Zheng Ping flipped through it for the first time, and it was indeed as Cao Cao said that when he followed the clues to check back, a part in the middle was cut off and his whereabouts were erased, so it was impossible to determine who was behind the scenes.

This not only shows the prudence and decisiveness of the people behind the scenes, but also shows that his power cannot be underestimated.

Only the aristocratic family and the royal family can have this ability.Now that the royal family is in decline, Cao Cao casts suspicious eyes on the family.

The troubles of the family are indeed no small matter.

Once the assassination is over, I am afraid that Cao Cao will take action against some famous people from aristocratic families who oppose him, knocking the mountains and shaking the tigers.

Zheng Ping was a little worried because of Kong Rong and others. Suddenly, he noticed a coincidence in a piece of information, and he couldn't help but read it again from the beginning, and a bold and slightly absurd guess came to his mind.

Cao Cao noticed his movement of looking back and asked:

"Have you ever found anything?"

Zheng Ping just said: "The clues are not clear, let's start over and see if there are any omissions."

After going through it again, Zheng Ping didn't say his guess, but only defined the result as the same "clue interruption" as Cao Cao and others.

Zheng Ping asked Cao Cao for a piece of white silk, wiped it on the poisoned knife, put the white silk in a bamboo box, left Cao Cao's place, and went to visit Cao Pi in the backyard.

Cao Pi was not injured, but fell into the water and was drinking soup to dispel the cold in the house.

To Zheng Ping's surprise, Guo Xuan was there, sitting in front of Cao Pi's couch, with clearly visible concern on his face.

Seeing Zheng Ping being ushered into the yard by his servants, Guo Xuan rushed out to greet him.

Zheng Ping didn't have time to ask Guo Xuan why, he went into the room with her one after another, and asked Cao Pi:

"What the hell is going on?"

Cao Pi and Guo Xuan looked at each other for a moment, and explained the cause and effect.

It turned out that the shortbow Guo Xuan used for hunting was damaged, and he was going to find a craftsman to make a new one. After Cao Pi found out, he took the initiative to ask Ying to help choose the material.The two went to find the craftsman together, and the craftsman invited them into the cellar under the name of "checking the style", but they were ambushed.

Half of Cao Pi's bodyguards were trapped underground, while the other part was restrained by killers. Cao Pi and Guo Xuan retreated while responding to the enemy. Those people probably did not expect that not only Cao Pi's superb swordsmanship, but even Guo Xuan, a "weak woman", was also proficient in martial arts. Missed, let the two escape.

The final price paid was that Cao Pi fell into the water, lost several guards, and the Lord returned safely.

Zheng Ping asked a few more details, and asked Cao Pi if the person behind the scenes had any clues. After getting a negative answer, he comforted Cao Pi and prepared to take Guo Xuan away.

Guo Xuan seemed to want to stay again, but seeing that Zheng Ping had said goodbye, she didn't say no, Wen Sheng told Cao Pi to rest well, and left with Zheng Ping.

When Zheng Ping and Guo Xuan returned home, Guo Xuan hesitated for a moment, and then revealed her feelings for Cao Pi to Zheng Ping: "Zi Huan and I have known each other for many years... We admire each other, and we are willing to be brides and live together forever."

Zheng Ping couldn't help being surprised.Over the years, Guo Xuan has always insisted on herself despite the public opinion outside, and has not changed her original intention of not taking marriage leave.Later, even if she had a good impression of Cao Pi, it was just a friendship with Cao Pi at a certain distance, and she never mentioned the idea of ​​marrying Cao Pi.Zheng Ping had to be a little surprised that he changed his persistence for many years without seeing him for only half a day.

However, after thinking about it, he understood why Guo Xuan had such a change.

"Is it because of this conspiracy?"

Guo Xuan nodded: "The prime minister has high authority. Zihuan is the eldest son of the prime minister, and there will only be more crises like today. Now luckily nothing happens, if one day..."

She bit her begonia-colored lips and said solemnly,

"If you can stay with him, advancing and retreating with him, it is better than being far away from the water and near the fire, and being powerless."

Zheng Pingdao: "If you are only concerned about his safety, you can find a few reliable and excellent swordsmen and staff at home, without sacrificing yourself."

Guo Xuan, who has always been bright and open-minded, couldn't help but blush: "It's not all because of safety..."

Hearing Guo Xuan's true heart, Zheng Ping couldn't tease her anymore, so he took the joke away and thought of Guo Shi resting in the backyard: "I'm afraid my mother won't agree."

Guo Xuan was also aware of Guo's attitude towards the Cao family, and she withdrew all the blush on her face, and said solemnly: "The prime minister is very powerful, and it is right for my aunt to have concerns... I will go and tell my aunt about this matter, brother, don't worry. "

Zheng Ping responded and separated from Guo Xuan.He first went to Li Jin to help him check some things, and then went to Xie Zhu, and gave Xie Zhu the white silk that had been wiped with a poisonous knife brought back from Cao Cao, and asked him if he could tell what kind of medicine was on it.

Xie Zhu carefully sniffed the scent on the white silk, then brought the white silk to the backyard to find a bird to study, and soon came back with a strange expression:

"This poison is unusual. If Cao Cao hadn't made a decisive decision, I'm afraid he would have suffered a lot."

"Suffering?" Zheng Ping repeated, quickly getting to the point, "Is it not fatal?"

"It's not fatal, but if the poison enters the lungs, I'm afraid that the head will be dizzy, the limbs will become stiff, and it will be difficult to walk."

Can make people dizzy, interfere with thinking and have the possibility of paralysis?

The speculation in Zheng Ping's mind became more solid, and he asked Xie Zhu: "This medicine is unusually obtained, has Xie Xie heard the name of this medicine?"

In fact, what he wanted to ask more was the source of the medicine.But he didn't say it directly, and Xie Zhu also gave a negative answer.

"Just talking about the dizziness and limb stiffness... I heard that a general of the auxiliary country had similar symptoms. He lay in bed for several months and died of the disease."

Xie Zhuxi is a doctor who pays attention to various rumored intractable diseases.Zheng Ping also happened to know the Fuguo general he was talking about.After all, they live in the same city and have worked together before, so they are naturally concerned about the rumors of the other party's illness.

This Fuguo general is none other than Empress Fu's biological father.

Now knowing that the symptoms that this poison can bring are similar to Fu Wan's illness before his death, Zheng Ping is more aware of the turmoil hidden in today's events, and he completes the absurd guess in his mind more carefully.

Liu Xie came to him today, probably not to persuade him to be loyal, but for another purpose.

And some unthinkable changes in previous years have also been explained.Zheng Ping originally thought that this was a parallel space, but was affected by the chain effect, and many emergencies were completely different from those recorded in history.But now that I think about it, those differences may not be due to variables derived from parallel worlds, but because of man-made.

Zheng Ping wanted to enter the palace again to verify his guess, but he didn't go in a hurry, but asked someone to prepare a car to take him to Xun Yu's residence.

When Zheng Ping left the residence, Guo Xuan was telling Guo Shi about his changed mind.

Mrs. Guo persuaded her several times, and seeing that Guo Xuan was determined to do it, even if there was no peace in the future, she would not regret being let down. She sighed and went to the bottom of her suitcase to find a brown bottle with a blue cloth cover. Pottery vase, pass it to Guo Xuan.

Guo Xuan wondered, "Auntie, is this...?"

"If he betrays you, throw this medicine into the rice, and you will be free after three years."

Guo Xuan didn't understand the meaning of Guo Shi's words at first, but when she gradually thought about it, she couldn't help turning pale, and looked at Guo Shi in disbelief.