"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare to use the head on my neck as a guarantee that Yang Ling has no contact with the outside world!"
Zhu Shuo said categorically.
In order to prevent Yang Ling from escaping or conveying news to the outside world, he, Xia Houen, and Xia Houjie took turns stationed outside Yang Ling's mansion.
They personally inspect everything that comes in and out of the Yang Mansion.
Even the barrels carrying gold juice, Zhu Shuo and others resisted the stench and opened them to take a look.
This shows how afraid they are of Yang Ling!
Cao Pi still trusted Zhu Shuo's character.
After hearing what he said, his frown relaxed and he muttered,
"Looking at it this way, it must be a coincidence."
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether it is a coincidence or not, the current situation is inseparable from Yang Ling. Should we..."
Sima Yi whispered, a fierce look flashed across his face.
"this……"
Cao Pi was a little hesitant.
Although he wanted to get rid of Yang Ling quickly, it was obviously not the most appropriate time to do it now.
Yang Ling's prestige in the court and among the people was far higher than that of Cao Pi.
If he were executed just for hiding the armor, I'm afraid it would cause an uproar!
However, Liangzhou Ma Teng only had a stalemate with the court and had not yet truly rebelled.
Once Yang Ling is killed, he might declare a rebellion!
When Cao Pi was undecided, the eunuch outside the palace suddenly sang loudly,
"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother has arrived..."
I saw Empress Dowager Bian walking in from outside the palace with a group of palace maids.
"I've met the Queen Mother!"
Sima Yi and others bowed and saluted.
"Why is the Queen Mother here?"
Cao Pi quickly stood up to greet him.
"Your Majesty, please don't call me Queen Mother anymore. How can I afford to be called such?"
Queen Mother Bian's face was sullen, and her tone was full of gunpowder.
Seeing her cold expression, Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said,
"Queen Mother, please stop joking with me. What happened?"
"Your Majesty, please tell me clearly how King Rencheng died?"
Queen Mother Bian still asked coldly.
Cao Pi had a sudden thought in his heart and forced himself to speak calmly.
"Of course my brother died of a sudden illness!"
"Then why did I hear rumors that he was killed by His Majesty?!"
Although the Han Dynasty had a school affairs office, it was not as strict in controlling speech as the Ming Dynasty in later generations.
Therefore, after the sudden death of Cao Zhang, the king of Rencheng, rumors similar to Cao Pi's murder of his brothers spread.
In the end, it even spread to the palace and let Queen Mother Bian know about it!
In a rage, she went directly to Cao Pi and questioned him face to face!
"Who said this nonsense?"
Cao Pi was immediately furious and said to Sima Yi beside him,
"You immediately send someone to investigate this matter and put all those who spread rumors in jail!"
Before Sima Yi could respond, Queen Mother Bian interrupted him and said with a serious expression,
"It is true that if you are upright, you are not afraid of the shadow. Your Majesty, you don't have to!"
"But I have one thing to tell your majesty. Regardless of whether King Rencheng was killed by your majesty, I still ask your majesty to let King Dong'a and Duke Dingnan go!"
"Especially Duke Dingnan. With His Majesty's ability, there is no way he can compete with him."
"Besides, now that the world is undecided, we will need to continue to make contributions to the cause in the future!"
Although Queen Mother Bian was a female, she also had a long-term vision.
After serving Cao Cao for so long, she didn't know how many times she had heard Cao Cao say that Yang Ling had great strategies and was the best talent in the world!
Because of this, she persuaded Cao Pi earnestly.
"Queen mother should not get involved in these court affairs anymore, right?"
A smile broke out on Cao Pi's face.
"Since your majesty still recognizes me as your queen mother, then please listen to me!"
Queen Mother Bian said sternly.
Although she was only Cao Cao's concubine, she was also Cao Pi's biological mother.
After Cao Cao and his first wife, Mrs. Ding, passed away one after another, she is now the master of the harem!
Even though Cao Pi felt unhappy, he could only bite the bullet and said,
"I just listen to my mother!"
"I hope your Majesty can remember today's promise!"
Queen Mother Bian glanced at Cao Pi, shook her head slightly and sighed, then turned and left.
After she left, Cao Pi's face instantly darkened.
Cao Pi was quite unhappy to be taught such a lesson by Empress Dowager Bian in front of Sima Yi, Chen Qun and others!
But Queen Mother Bian is his mother after all, so he can only divert his anger!
"Sima Yi!"
"I'm here!"
"I want Yang Ling... to die tonight!"
There was infinite cold murderous intent in Cao Pi's words.
"I accept your order!"
Sima Yi was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order.
Chen Qun originally wanted to offer some advice, but looking at Cao Pi's blood-red eyes, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
…
After concluding the discussion, Sima Yi left the palace and almost jogged all the way back to his mansion.
"Second brother, you are back."
As soon as he entered the door, he saw brothers Sima Fu and Sima Kui coming to greet him.
"I have good news for you!"
Sima Yi could not hide the joy on his face and said with a proud smile,
"Your Majesty agrees to kill Yang Ling!"
"real?"
"That's great!"
"This Yang Ling has always been against His Majesty, it's time to kill him!"
The brothers immediately clapped their hands and cheered.
Although Yang Ling was kind to Sima Fu and Sima Kui, who allowed Yang Ling to steal Sima Yi's fiancée and become a political enemy of the Sima family.
Therefore, the Sima family is quite hostile to Yang Ling!
Sima Yi was also quite excited!
Ever since Zhang Chunhua was snatched away by Yang Ling, he has been suppressing hatred in his heart.
After working hard for so many years to put Cao Pi on the throne, he finally has a chance to take revenge!
Once the bastard Yang Ling is eliminated, he must get Zhang Chunhua to come.
Not only will that stinky bitch cry and beg for mercy, but her daughter will also have to serve him in the future!
Thinking of this Li, Sima Yi suddenly became elated!
"Second brother, I wonder if your Majesty plans to kill Yang Ling publicly or secretly?"
Sima Fu asked.
"Hey, how can something like this be made public? Of course it's a secret."
Sima Yi took a look at the sky and smiled,
"Tonight I will order someone to give him a glass of poisoned wine."
"If he's decent, let him be decent."
"If he's not decent, help him be decent!"
The brothers all nodded.
…
Time passed by, and soon the sky darkened.
Sima Yi rode the carriage and left in a hurry, heading straight to Yang Ling's mansion.
Before he could get close to Yang Ling's mansion, he was stopped by the imperial army responsible for keeping Yang Ling under house arrest!
"Stop, what are you doing?"
"I am the official secretary of Sima Yi, and I want your general to come out to see me!"
Sima Yi said in a deep voice.
The Imperial Guards did not dare to neglect and immediately went to report.
Not long after, Xia Houen and Xia Houjie came out of the military camp to greet him in person.
"It's so late. Why is Xiangxianghou (Sima Yi's title) here?"
Xia Houen smiled.
