In the first month of spring, on the day of Jiawu, Emperor Cao Fang paid a visit to Emperor Gaoping of the Ming Dynasty. The brothers Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, Cao Xi, Cao Xun, Cao Ze, the backbone general, led thousands of people from various camps to guard the emperor's ceremonials, and accompanied the emperor's chariot.
Outside the Xuanyang Gate in the south of Luoyang City, Cao Shuang, who was wearing an expensive and gorgeous black light fish scale mysterious armor and a Songwen sword hanging on his waist, looked even more majestic surrounded by a group of retinues in bright clothes and angry horses behind him.
While Cao Shuang was quietly waiting for the emperor to drive, the black, brocade-like, originally extremely docile thousand-mile horse "Jingfanli" under his seat seemed to have been suddenly stimulated. At this moment, Cao Shuang was still thinking about how his reform plan would continue to be implemented after the new year, and he didn't care about the condition of the horses, so he simply comforted the horses and didn't think much about other things.
This 'Jingfanli' is the foal of his father Cao Zhen's beloved horse 'Jingfancong'. It has been following Cao Shuang for two years. Cao Shuang loves this horse very much, so even if it keeps kicking, Cao Shuang I don't want to change horses either.
At this moment, a horse came out of the city. The person who came was wearing a black cloak and a simple light blue robe. Cao Shuang took a look and knew that the person who came was the great minister Nong Huan and Fan Huan Yuanze.
Before Huan Fan's horse stopped, he shouted loudly:
"General, move slowly! Huan Fan has something to tell you!"
"Yuan Ze, what do you want to tell me?"
Huan Fan came forward immediately, and after easing his bridle, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and then said:
"General, you and the Anxiang Hou brothers are in charge of the palace guards. How can you all leave the city easily?"
Cao Shuang was a little impatient when he heard Huan Fan's cliche talk again. He waved his hand, shook his head and said:
"Yuan Ze, why should you worry too much? Several of my brothers are traveling with the Emperor's chariot to pay homage to the late Emperor. What can happen in the city?"
Huan Fan was a little impatient at this moment. He who had never believed in the theory of ghosts and gods actually used celestial phenomena to persuade Cao Shuang:
"General, a few days ago there was a strong wind from the northwest, blowing sand and soil, covering the sky with dust, and there are strange phenomena in the sky. General, we must pay attention!"
When Cao Shuang heard this, his heart suddenly moved. Coupled with the abnormal performance of Jingfan Li just now, he was a little undecided at the moment. While hesitating, a horn sounded in the city, and the Emperor's chariot had arrived near Xuanyang Gate. Cao Shuang immediately arranged a guard of honor procession with Cao Xi, Cao Xun, and Cao Ze, and had no time to take care of Huan Fan anymore.
In early spring and late winter, although it is not the time for outings and recreation, the scenery along the way is also unique and beautiful. Cao Shuang, who has always loved recreation, does not know why at this moment, there is always a kind of inexplicable and vague fear in his heart.
If I had to describe the fear in Cao Shuang's heart at this moment, then the so-called "coming into the abyss in the middle of the night" is the most appropriate.
Travelers sneaking in the dark night do not know that there is a huge mouth of the abyss waiting for them ahead, but the ominous premonition in their hearts has already arrived in advance.
It's a pity that Cao Shuang didn't know about the celestial phenomenon of Taibai hitting the moon last night. Otherwise, he might choose to let Cao Xi or Cao Xun stay behind to guard the palace city.
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In Taifu Wuyanghou's Mansion, the head of the family, Sima Yi, who wears Wu Bian on his head, fine iron fish scale dark armor inside, and a first-grade nine-band court uniform, is looking at the secret passage at the moment. The eldest son Sima Shi has recruited and raised three thousand dead soldiers over the years. , nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, the two brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were separately organizing three thousand-man governors, six qu chiefs [five hundred people per qu], thirty hundred-man generals [one hundred people per tun], and six qu chiefs among the dead soldiers. Ten Dub captains [a team of fifty people] called names in an orderly manner according to the roster.
The three thousand dead soldiers were all carefree and lonely civilian wanderers. They were all absolutely loyal and brave men that Sima Shi had spent all his efforts and efforts to win over in the past two years.
At this time, they were given military titles and positions, firstly to facilitate management, and secondly to boost their morale.
Sima Yi's original intention was to let Sima Shi recruit at least 500 people in two years. Unexpectedly, Sima Shi was very resourceful and unexpectedly raised a total of 3,000 people for the Sima family, which was a huge scale. , and absolutely loyal army of dead soldiers!
This incident also made Sima Yi very satisfied with his eldest son's talents.
Although Sima Zhao's voice when calling names was loud and loud, it was inevitably trembling. His eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes at this moment. This was because he had suffered from insomnia and could not fall asleep after learning the plan temporarily last night.
Sima Zhao didn't know whether his insomnia last night was due to fear or excitement.
Or perhaps, these two emotions are inherently mixed. On the one hand, there has been an unspeakable dream hidden deep in his heart; on the other hand, he has his wife and children Wang Yuanji, Sima Yan, and Sima You behind him, and it is impossible for him not to be afraid of losing them.
After the roll call was over, Sima Zhao took a special look at his eldest brother Sima Shi. He found that his eldest brother had been extremely calm from beginning to end. This calmness was as quiet as a deep pool, and it was impossible to even tell that he was commanding private soldiers. An unpredictable coup!
At this moment, Sima Yi's heart once again ignited a raging fire with ambition as charcoal. This fire was even more intense than when he defeated Mengda in the south and Gongsun in the east.
Although these three thousand people, plus the eldest son's guard camp and Xiaoqi camp, are slightly insufficient to control the capital, these three thousand dead soldiers can easily be hidden secretly, can reach inside and outside the city at any time, and are not known to others. With the power to turn things around, he believed that as long as he acted fast enough, the overall situation would be certain in today's battle!
At this moment, he used his low voice like a tiger's roar to say something that made everyone present excited:
"Everyone, General Cao Shuang went against the will of heaven, carried out restructuring, controlled the government, and was even more rebellious. People and gods have been outraged. Today, I will rely on your strength to eliminate harm for the country!"
"I am willing to go through fire and water for my lord, no matter what!"
The leaders of the three thousand dead men immediately expressed their attitude, while the remaining people remained silent, naturally for the sake of confidentiality.
"Okay, Master, listen to your orders!"
Sima Yi gave the order in a deep voice:
"Later, you will personally lead the 2,000 soldiers of the guard camp, mixed with 500 dead soldiers, and first go to warn the captain of the city gate and tell him to continue to abide by the martial law. Without my handwriting, no one is allowed to open the door without permission. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed at the city gate. Then you will lead your troops up Kaiyangmen Avenue, go east to Simamen and station there, and guard the intersection strictly. When your father enters the palace, you will get the order from Empress Dowager Guo, and then you will lead your troops and follow my instructions!"
"only!"
After receiving the order, Master Sima immediately ordered the dead soldiers under his command and began to command his troops to go to Sima Gate.
"Zhao'er, listen to the order! You personally lead a thousand soldiers from the guard camp, mixed with five hundred dead soldiers, and go to the houses of Situ Gaorou, Taifu Wang Guan, Taiwei Jiang Ji, Liu Fang and Sun Zi, and let them They each led their troops and immediately went to the Cabinet Lantai to wait for me and listen to my unified arrangements. Then they went to call Jun'er, and the brothers Pingyuan Hou Zhende, the general of the left guard, and the brothers Guo Jian, the general of the right guard, restrained the troops and restrained them. Bian Long, Guo Zhi, Zhen Yi, Zhen Chang's infantry battalion, Changshui battalion, Yueqi battalion, Shesheng battalion, and the troops of Lieutenant Colonel Yin Damu!"
"Yes, father!"
Sima Zhao, who was so excited that he was trembling all over, immediately followed the order and left.
Sima Yi still left the entire Xiaoqi Battalion and the soldiers from the Qianhu Army Battalion to continue their garrison training, in order to temporarily confuse the commanders of the Imperial Army under Cao Xi, Cao Xun, and Cao Ze in Quenan to avoid any mishaps. As for Sima Yi wanting to lead most of the troops in person, it was naturally because there were still a group of relatives of the Zhen family and Guo family who were in charge of the troops in the palace. Although his maternal relatives had long been married to the Sima family, Sima Yi still couldn't care less about it.
"The rest of the people, follow me into Yongning Palace and ask for the Queen Mother's order!"
"yes!"
After hearing the order, the remaining two thousand dead soldiers immediately followed the family leader out of the mansion and entered the palace!
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At this moment, there were a total of 5,000 soldiers in the Leading Army Camp and the Martial Guard Camp, who were still guarding and training as they should. In their eyes, the Sima Family's Guard Camp and Xiaoqi Camp were still the same as before, and there was nothing abnormal about them.
Master Sima originally wanted to bring his new confidant Su Mu with him, but after some thought, he still kept him. Su Mu, who was in the main camp, had no idea about the Sima family's plan and still led his troops in the camp. Zhong was practicing the military formation seriously.
Although Wei Lie had a good relationship with Xia Houxuan, the Xiaoqi camp was not used at the moment, and his father Wei Zhen was very strict and did not reveal any news at all, so Wei Lie was completely unaware of today's plan.
Although Wang Cheng and Niu Sheng fought bravely, they were all rough and did not notice anything strange at all.
The two chess pieces that Xia Houxuan had laid out with great effort, as well as the generals left by Cao Shuang and Cao Xi to look after the chess, were all unexpectedly unable to be used at this moment.
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After Sima Division led the dead soldiers out of the palace, he first summoned the city gate captain. After giving Sima Yi's command, he immediately summoned some soldiers from the guard camp, marched eastward along Dongyangmen Street, and stationed himself in the south of the palace city. On the main road of Simamen, guards blocked the gate of Shangshutai.
Sima Zhao then dispatched all the dead soldiers to rush to the mansions of various old ministers as quickly as possible to report the news. Situ Gaorou, Tai servant Wang Guan, Tai Wei Jiang Ji and others led their respective soldiers and entered Shang Shu Lantai from Sima Gate. .
After Sima Yi left the palace, he walked north and directly arrived at the Shenhu Gate, the west gate of the imperial city, and then went east to Yongning Palace to see Empress Dowager Guo.
Sima Yi came with great force, and there were few obstacles along the way. His appearance directly frightened the Queen Mother Guo.
"Why did the master enter the palace without permission?!"
Faced with Empress Dowager Guo's accusations and questions, Sima Yi sneered and did not answer directly, but stated his intention straightforwardly:
"To report to the Queen Mother, General Cao Shuang betrayed the kindness of the late Emperor Tuogu and committed evil acts to disrupt the country. Now he intends to commit rebellion. His crime should be abolished. I also ask the Queen Mother to issue an order quickly so that I can lead my troops to capture the traitor!"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Guo felt a buzzing sound in her head, and her ears were ringing for a moment. She reacted for a long time before she regained her composure. She was so frightened that she immediately asked subconsciously:
"Now that the emperor is out there, what can Ruzhi do?"
Sima Yi took his time and replied:
"I have reported to the Emperor that I have planned to punish the treacherous ministers. Don't worry, the Queen Mother! The situation is critical now. I hope the Queen Mother will make a decision as soon as possible and give me an imperial edict. I will be honest and honest in attacking the traitors!"
Although the Queen Mother Guo was not very optimistic about Cao Shuang's restructuring, she understood that Cao Shuang would not be a rebel. However, the sight of Sima Yi and his dead men was so fierce that the Queen Mother Guo was extremely frightened and did not dare to hesitate. After thinking for a moment, she had no choice but to So she had no choice but to send a message to Yongning's Ledun, who took the calligraphy treasure and wrote a thief edict for Sima Yi, and then stamped it with her Queen Mother's seal.
After Sima Yi received this edict, which was powerful enough to justify his actions, he immediately rushed to Lantai and urgently ordered Taiwei Jiang Ji and Shangshu Ling Sima Fu, who were already waiting here, to write a memorial together and send Huang The door was sent outside the city to declare Cao Shuang's crime.
Then, Sima Yi began to dispatch Gao Rou, Wang Guan, Jiang Ji, Liu Fang, Sun Zi, Wei Zhen and others.
"Cao Shuang is causing trouble outside. I have requested the Queen Mother Yi's order. You all will receive the order and obey it!"
After hearing this, several people knelt on the ground and listened to Sima Yi's instructions:
"Pretending to be a high-ranking Situ Jieyue, he went to the west of the city to occupy Cao Shuang's military camp. He ordered the king's servant to lead the army in the middle, and quickly occupied Cao Xi's military camp in the south of Lingxiao Que. Jiang Taiwei went to Kaiyang and Pingchang in the south of the city. , Xuanyang, and Jinyang gates to inspect the martial law; Liu Junhou went to the three gates of Shangdong, Dongyang, and Qingming in the east of the city to inspect the martial law; Sun Junhou went to the three gates of Changhe, Ximing, and Guangyang in the west of the city to inspect the martial law; Wei Sikong went to the north of the city, Guangmo, and The Second Gate of Daxia inspects the martial law!”
Sima Yi not only assigned the manpower to occupy Cao's military camp, but also sent important officials to assist in imposing martial law on the twelve gates of Luoyang City's east, west, north, and south. It seemed that everything was safe.
After everything was arranged, only the armor and staff from the arsenal were left. Sima Yi decided to personally lead a group of forbidden soldiers to occupy the arsenal first to prevent people in Cao Shuang's camp from getting the weapons in the arsenal first. Bows, arrows, armor and equipment prevented Gao Rou, Wang Guan and others from seizing the army.
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Just when Sima Yi and his son led a large number of dead soldiers to take action, the servants in the general Wu'anhou's mansion noticed something was wrong, so they immediately reported it to the commander of the soldiers in the mansion - the general's subordinate Yan Shi.
It is said that Cao Shuang was cautious and meticulous when he was young, so when he first served as a general, he built a five-story watchtower outside the gate of the palace. There were also more than a dozen sharp archers placed on the watchtower. Yan Shi, who was the best among them, naturally caught Cao Shuang's attention and became the subordinate general who commanded the five hundred soldiers of the General's Mansion.
However, the General's Mansion has been at ease for ten years, and the vigor of the archers on this watchtower has also worn away. They have long since lost the vigilance and alertness they once had.
After Yan Shi learned the news, he ordered the sixteen archers on the watchtower to prepare their bows and immediately reported it to the general's wife, Mrs. Liu.
After Mrs. Liu learned the news, she hurried out of the hall and summoned a group of garrison officers and shogunate staff. With an ominous premonition in her heart, she eagerly asked everyone:
"Now that the general is out, Sima Zhongda hastily mobilized his troops, fearing that he has bad intentions. What do you think we should do?"
Yan Shi, the subordinate supervisor who has always been loyal to Cao Shuang, first expressed his stance and said:
"Don't worry, madam. I have a humble position and I will never let anyone pass by the door, let alone let him get involved in the arsenal!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt a little calmer, but she knew that according to the system, not all of the 500 soldiers in the mansion could be equipped with armor, bows and crossbows. There were only a dozen or so archers on the watchtower, and Sima Yi had mobilized for training. She is a well-trained imperial guard, so she still feels uneasy in her heart:
"Strict supervisor, be careful in everything. I will ask Sun Jiazai to accompany you."
Yan Shi nodded, and immediately turned around and left the hall. He led thirty crossbowmen from the family soldiers in the mansion to climb up to the gate to watch and hold on.
After a while, the family leader Sun Qian also hurriedly came to the watchtower with thirty soldiers holding ring knives. At this moment, Yan Shi, who was staring at the road with all his attention, did not notice the strange look on Sun Qian's expression. The change.
Not long after, sonorous and powerful footsteps were heard on the street in the distance. Yan Shi hurriedly looked and saw Sima Yi riding a chariot, personally leading many forbidden troops and dead soldiers, running wildly along the road!
Yan Shi and the archers under his command were extremely nervous at this moment. Yan Shi understood that Sima Yi was planning to go to the arsenal to retrieve armor, bows and arrows through the mansion, and he could never let him succeed!
After Sima Yi and his imperial troops entered the shooting range of the watchtower, Yan Shi made a decisive decision and immediately shouted, causing people to shoot down random arrows. The arrows shot by forty or fifty archers were like locusts and rushed toward Sima Yi's chariot. past!
When the two dead men beside Sima Yi saw the flying arrows coming, they threw themselves in front of Sima Yi without thinking. The two dead men were hit by the powerful arrows that penetrated their chests and lungs, and they fell immediately. After getting off the bus, I lost my breath!
Sima Yi's heart was as hard as iron, and he didn't even look at the dead soldiers who fell off the chariot. He waved his hand, and two more dead soldiers climbed up under the chariot.
At this time, the shields were stored in the arsenal, so Sima Yi could only use people as shields and tried to break through. However, he did not expect that the offensive upstairs would be so fierce. In an instant, seven dead soldiers were killed by the arrows. !
Sima Yi had no choice but to hide behind the chariot surrounded by the human wall, and stopped his progress. He looked at the ten-foot-high watchtower in the distance and Yan Shi who was wearing two levels of armor and holding a hard bow, and felt resentful. scolded:
"Shacai! I don't want me to be restrained by a small watchtower today!"
In this way, Sima Yi was blocked by random arrows and was unable to do anything for a moment.
Sun Qian, who has always been shrewd, looked at the audacious Yan Shi with disbelief. He felt that Sima Yi's men were outnumbered, and offending him at this time would not only fail to prevent the accident, but would actually cause him to get burned. Thinking of this, he immediately grabbed the man who was Yan Shi, who was drawing the bow and drawing the arrow and planning to shoot it himself, loudly dissuaded him:
"Brother Yan, we still don't know what the situation will be like now, so you can't be so reckless!"
"Sun Qian, let me go quickly. You and I have been favored by the general. Now is the time to repay. How can we mess up my lord's important affairs! Let me go and let go!"
Yan Shisheng was powerful, but his roar did not frighten Sun Qian. Just like that, while the two were arguing, Sima Yi saw the opportunity and led his army to ride past the tower!
When Yan Shi saw this, he was very anxious. He struggled to break away from Sun Qian's harassment, quickly pulled out a feather arrow, pulled up the hard bow and shot towards Sima Yi's vest!
Sun Qian didn't care about anything at the moment, and pushed hard with his shoulder. Yan Shi, who was breathless, missed his target by three points. Although the arrow was powerful, it only hit another person on Sima Yijin's car. He was just a dead soldier. When Yan Shi waited to draw his bow again, Sima Yi was already out of range!
Yan Shi knew that once Sima Yi's team got the armor of the arsenal, everything would be over. At this moment, his eyes were splitting, and he glared fiercely at Sun Qian, who was already a seller seeking glory, and hit Sun Qian with a punch. Above his left eye, Sun Qian felt a spinning sensation, and a fishy sweetness in his mouth and nose, and he passed out. Yan Shi did not stop, he continued to wave his giant fist with bulging veins, hitting Sun Qian one after another. , he didn't give up until Sun Qian was dead.
Yan Shi lifted up the corner of his robe, wiped his blood-stained fists, and ordered loudly:
"Ten people returned to the mansion to protect the general's family, and the rest followed me to quickly rush to Anxiang Hou's Quenan leadership camp to ask for help!"
"only!"
After listening to Yan Shi's order, dozens of domestic soldiers shouted loudly and followed Yan Shi towards Lingxiao Que.
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In the palace, Mrs. Liu, the wife of the general, urgently summoned Sima Luzhi, Xin Chang, who joined the army, and Yang Zong, the chief secretary. She asked anxiously:
"Now that the Tutor is in trouble, how will we deal with it?"
Xin Chang, who joined the army, thought for a moment and replied firmly:
"Don't worry, madam, there are still hundreds of soldiers in the general's palace. In my opinion, we can only lead these soldiers. We will risk our lives to protect the wife and family members, go out of the city to see the emperor, and increase the reputation of the general! "
Sima Luzhi and Chief Secretary Yang Zong both nodded when they heard this. They understood that this was the only way things could be done now.
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu shed tears in her eyes, shook her head and said:
"When you leave the city at this moment, you must break through the gate. There are many family members and young children in the mansion, which is very unfavorable for you. You must not bring us with you, which will only increase the burden!"
Xin Chang and others were about to refute, but Liu took the lead and continued to persuade:
"The general's affairs are of paramount importance, why are you still hesitating! Besides, I predict that the old thief Sima will never dare to kill our family members at will. You can go as soon as possible, otherwise things will happen if you are too late!"
Hearing this, Xin Chang had nothing to say, so he could only bid farewell to the Liu family in tears together with Yang Zong and Lu Zhi.
The three of them rushed into the back hall, took out three pairs of armors and swords, and together with Lu Zhi and Yang Zong, they led more than 20 cavalry and more than 400 infantrymen from the house and headed toward the Qingming Gate in the east of the city.
The guard of Qingming Gate is named Hu Hong [fiction]. He is a righteous man and has a close relationship with Lu Zhi and Xin Chang, so the two chose to break out of Qingming Gate.
Hu Hong had already received the order of martial law in the city. When he saw his two old friends hurriedly arriving with troops, he already knew something was going to happen. Hu Hong, who had not yet started a family and had no worries, made a decision immediately. Without waiting for his two friends to ask for help, he An order was given to open the city and release the gates, but the deputy gatekeeper was a die-hard loyalist of the Sima family and turned a deaf ear to Hu Hong's order. Hu Hong was furious when he saw this. He pulled out his ring knife and killed Qing Ming with the knife in his hand. The head of the deputy general!
When several soldiers saw this, they did not dare to hesitate, so they had the courage to open the city gate. Xin Chang, Yang Zong, and Lu Zhi walked out of the city gate and were about to invite Hu Hong to leave together, but at this moment the other guards guarding the gate. After hearing the news, the soldiers rushed to Qingmingmenguan City and surrounded Hu Hong in Gaixin!
Hu Hong wielded the ring sword with force like a mad tiger. The surrounding soldiers did not dare to approach, so they could only call in two archers. It was pitiful that Hu Hong died tragically under a secret arrow for the sake of all his friends!
Although the three people from Xin Chang were extremely sad, they just stopped for a moment as they had no time at the moment, and immediately rode their horses and led their troops to avoid Sima Yi's team, and went south in a roundabout way to look for Cao Shuang's brothers.
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Under the Lingxiao Tower in the south of the city, inside Cao Xi's leading camp.
Sima Zhao, the regular servant of the Sanqi, and Wang Guan, the imperial servant, led nearly a thousand dead soldiers and soldiers from the Forbidden Army camp and entered the camp aggressively. They immediately took out the edict of Queen Mother Guo and read it loudly:
"Today, General Cao Shuang has kidnapped His Majesty and intends to plot rebellion. All the Imperial Guards must immediately submit to Grand Tutor Sima Gong's command. There must be no mistake!"
After hearing this, all the Imperial Guards couldn't help but be stunned, unable to react for a moment as to what exactly happened.
"Nonsense!"
At this moment, Sima Wangcheng, the leader of the Forbidden Army camp, strode out of the queue, pulled out the saber from his waist, and shouted:
"The general is the leader of the country and the pillar of the clan. How could he possibly conspire to rebel? I see that you are clearly up to no good! Soldiers, follow me and take down this traitorous minister who speaks so freely!"
When hundreds of Wang Cheng's cronies were about to take action, an arrow suddenly arrived and penetrated Wang Cheng's throat in an instant!
Sima Zhao held the crossbow in his hand and said coldly:
"Anyone who disobeys military orders and intends to conspire with Cao Shuang will be killed without mercy!"
Although the remaining soldiers were not angry, they were frightened by the Queen Mother's edict in Sima Zhao's hand and did not dare to act rashly. After all, the families, wives and children of the Forbidden Army were all in the hands of the imperial court.
Just when the leading army camp was about to be captured, Yan Shi, the governor of the General's Mansion, led his thirty soldiers from the Wu'an Hou Mansion and rushed here!
"We have received great kindness from the Cao family, and if we risk our lives today, we can repay the general for his kindness!"
Inspired by Yan Shi's words, more than a hundred forbidden soldiers in the leading camp who were usually deeply impressed by Cao Xi's kindness immediately pulled out the ring-headed swords at their waists. Sima Zhao and Wang Guan were shocked when they saw this, and immediately ordered their subordinates to The dead soldiers formed a defensive formation. Although Yan Shi was brave, there were many people with high martial arts skills among the dead soldiers under Sima Zhao. After a fierce melee, Yan Shi was tightly surrounded by seven or eight dead soldiers in the center. Although it is said that one person's desperate efforts are worthless, but are those dead soldiers not desperadoes?
After Yan Shihe's thirty warriors and the hundreds of forbidden troops leading the army camp resisted bravely, they were still massacred by the dead soldiers under Sima Zhao!
At the same time, Su Mu, who was in the guard camp in the distance, also knew the critical situation. He immediately quietly withdrew from the queue and ran towards the mansion of Da Sinong Huanfan!
Not long after, Su Mu, whose Qinggong was extraordinary than ordinary people, arrived at Da Sinong's mansion.
"Lord Huan Fan! The general and your majesty are at Gaopingling outside the city at the moment. Sima Yi has already taken control of the forbidden army. The situation is critical. I hope you can think of a solution!"
Huan Fan was shocked when he heard this. After thinking for a moment, he immediately replied:
"General Su, go back to the camp for now. Don't let Master Sima get suspicious of you. I will leave the city in person later to make plans for the general!"
"In this case, it all depends on Da Si Nong."
Seeing that Huan Fan had an idea, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ran back along the way he came.
At this moment, his beloved wife Yanzi and two lovely children are waiting for him at home.
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The various forbidden troops moved very quickly, and the residences of Shangshu He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi and others were soon surrounded.
"Shang Shu He Yan, Ding Mi, Deng Yang, Jingzhou Governor Li Sheng and others colluded with the traitor Cao Shuang, intending to plot rebellion. They are now being detained in Tianlao to await their fate!"
"Sima Yi..."
He Yan and Li Sheng, who had just come to the house as a guest and had not yet had time to go to Jingzhou, were stunned and stunned:
"Isn't he... seriously ill and dying..."
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The dust has settled in the city.
Sima Yi killed the doorman of the arsenal and occupied the arsenal. After obtaining the weapons, he immediately led his troops out of the city and stationed them north of Luohe River, guarding the main pontoon bridge and waiting for the arrival of Cao Shuang's brothers and the emperor's chariot.
The overall situation was decided, and Sima Yi immediately began to think about the flaws.
Cao Shuang's party, He, Deng, Ding, and Li have been arrested. There should be no one who can remind Cao Shuang and make suggestions for him.
No, no, there is one more person.
Sima Yi was startled, narrowed his eyes, and suddenly thought of someone.
This person is none other than the extremely resourceful and wise-assed Great Sinong Huan Fan Huan Yuanze!
Not only was this man extremely resourceful, but he was also an old friend of Cao Zhen in his early years, and now he strongly supported Cao Shuang. If he was allowed to leave the city, he would probably arouse Cao Shuang's fighting spirit and bring him endless trouble.
"Come here, go to the mansion of Great Sinong Huan Yuanze and invite him to meet you in Luoshui."
"yes."
A forbidden soldier immediately took the order and rode away.
In the Huan Mansion, Huan Fan hesitated a little after being summoned by Sima Yi, so he called his son Huan Tan and his clan nephew Huan Kai to ask their nephew's opinion.
[Note 1: Huan Tan's name is fictitious. Huan Kai is the nephew of the Huan Fan clan and the great ancestor of Huan Wen, the great Sima of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Sima remained anonymous in the early days of his administration, and later became an official. 】
Huan Tan thought for a long time, and then said to his father:
"The child thought that while the emperor was driving away, his father might as well go south and follow the general!"
Huan Fan nodded and said:
"What my son said is true. You and I are deeply favored by the Cao family, and I have a deep friendship with the late Sima Cao Zidan. I have to help the Cao family in today's matter. As a father, I will go out of the city to find the general. You Quickly help me get the seal and ribbon of Da Sinong."
When the clan nephew Huan Kai saw this, he wanted to say something, but seeing that his uncle was determined, he didn't speak again.
After Huan Fan was ready, he immediately mounted his horse and headed south straight to Pingchang Gate.
Because Huanfan heard that Sima Yi had camped by the Luoshui River south of Xuanyang Gate, he chose to leave through Pingchang Gate where his disciple Si Fan was guarding.
But when Huan Fan rode his horse to Pingchang Gate, the city gate had already been closed.
Huan Fan thought to himself that fortunately the general guarding Pingchang Gate was his old official, Si Fan. After he had made up his mind, he took out a bamboo tablet from his sleeve and shouted towards the city:
"The Queen Mother has ordered me to leave the city, so please open the door quickly!"
Although Si Fan was a student of Huan Fan, he knew that today's matter was very important, so he did not open the city gate immediately, but asked to see the edict in Huan Fan's hand. He replied loudly:
"Teacher, please come out with the edict and let the students check it before they can leave!"
This was all within Huan Fan's expectation. Huan Fan scolded loudly:
"You are my old official, how dare you be so rude!"
When Si Fan heard this, his expression softened, so he no longer hesitated and finally opened the city gate and chose to let him go.
As soon as Huan Fan rode his horse out of the city, he immediately turned back and called Si Fan:
"The master is rebelling, you can follow me quickly!"
After Si Fan heard this, he was shocked and broke into a cold sweat. He thought that Huan Fan was indeed leaving the city on the orders of the Empress Dowager and Tutor, but he did not expect that Huan Fan was doing it for Cao Shuang!
He wanted to get out of seclusion and recover Huan Fan, but it was obviously too late, so he could only send someone to report the situation to Sima Yi truthfully.
"Cao Shuang's advisor is out of the city!"
Sima Yi was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that what he was most worried about finally happened.
Taiwei Jiang Ji, who was responsible for guarding the four gates on the south side, not only did not look ashamed at this moment, but was extremely calm. He said slowly:
"If a horse falls in love with Zhandou, if Huan Fan offers advice, Cao Shuang will not be able to use it, so why should the master worry?"
Although Sima Yi agreed with Jiang Ji and believed that Cao Shuang was a rogue who was greedy for the beans and grass in the trough, coveting comfort and having no lofty ambitions, he still did not dare to gamble.
After thinking for a long time, for the sake of safety, Sima Yi summoned Xu Yun and Chen Tai. Although these two people were friendly with Xiahou Xuan, they had a good relationship with the Sima family and did not participate in party struggles on weekdays. Cao Shuang had no ill feelings towards them, so Sima Yi chose to send them to lobby Cao Shuang.
Sima Yi ordered the two of them:
"You two went to see Cao Shuang and said that the Grand Tutor had nothing else to do but to reduce your brothers' military power."
"My subordinate understands."
Xu and Chen also hoped that the turmoil would end soon, so they immediately took the order and left without hesitation.
After a while, Sima Yi was still very worried. After thinking for a moment, he whispered to the soldiers beside him:
"You must hurry into the palace and invite Lieutenant Colonel Yin Damu to come here!"
