In Xudu, although Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng and Wang Zifu's gang, the resentment in his heart could not be eliminated. In order to teach Emperor Xian a profound lesson, he led a pair of men into the palace to kill Dong. Royal concubine. She was Dong Cheng's younger sister. Emperor Xian liked her, so he took her as a concubine. This gave her the status of Dong Chengguo's uncle. After the Yidai Zhao incident, she was just five months pregnant. She happened to be talking with Emperor Xian in the harem about why Dong Cheng had not responded. She went to Queen Fu for confirmation. While they were talking, she suddenly saw Cao Cao carrying a sword. He and a group of people came in, with angry looks on their faces. Emperor Xian was very frightened and stood aside.
Cao Cao walked up to the crowd and said, "Dong Cheng has recently rebelled. I wonder if His Majesty knows about this?"
Emperor Xian said: "Dong Zhuo has been executed. How can there be any rebellion?"
Cao Cao emphasized loudly: "I'm not talking about Dong Zhuo, but Dong Cheng, the uncle of the country!"
This sound made Emperor Xian tremble, but he quickly recovered his emotions and replied: "Are you talking about Dong Cheng? I really don't know about this matter."
Cao Cao knew that Emperor Xian would not admit it, so he sneered: "Did your Majesty forget the blood letter written by cutting his finger?"
Emperor Xian knew that the matter had been exposed, so he fell into silence, so Cao Cao ordered the warriors to capture Concubine Dong and bring her to him.
Emperor Xian said: "Concubine Dong is already five months pregnant. I hope the Prime Minister will take pity on her."
Cao Cao said: "If things hadn't failed, I would have been killed by these people long ago. How could I keep this woman? She will definitely be a disaster in the future."
Empress Fu knew that it was inevitable for Cao Cao to kill Concubine Dong, so she said: "We can put Concubine Dong into the cold palace first, and wait until she gives birth to a prince before killing her."
Cao Cao said: "Queen Fu is very thoughtful. Does she want me to keep this traitor and come to me for revenge in the future?"
Concubine Dong knew that she was doomed, so she cried and said, "I hope the prime minister can give me a whole body so as not to embarrass me too much."
Cao Cao ordered someone to fetch white silk and handed it to her, meaning to give her the opportunity to commit suicide.
Emperor Xian also began to cry on the side and said: "You must not resent me when you are under the Nine Springs!" After saying this, tears fell like rain. Queen Fu also burst into tears. After all, it was really painful to be forced to do this.
After hearing this, Cao Cao was furious and said, "You had known what happened today, so why did you need to act like a child?" So he had Concubine Dong taken out and strangled to death on the spot outside the palace.
Cao Cao ordered a person to supervise the palace confinement, and issued an order: "From now on, as long as they are relatives and clan members, they will not be allowed to enter without my order. Anyone who trespasses will be killed. It is the same crime if the guard is not strict." Then he sent another order. He recruited 3,000 people from his confidants into the Royal Forest Army and let Cao Hong personally lead them to avoid any omissions.
After Concubine Dong was forced to die, Cao Cao felt better and said to Cheng Yu: "Although Dong Cheng and others have been killed, there are still Ma Teng and Liu Bei in the belt edict, so they have to get rid of them." them."
Cheng Yu suggested: "Ma Teng has more than 200,000 troops stationed in Xiliang. You can't provoke him at this time. You can write to him first to express condolences and let him not be suspicious first, and then use the name of Xiandi Recruiting him to the capital will make it easy to plot against him. Liu Bei is guarding Xuzhou and forms a horn with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. He cannot be underestimated. What's more, Yuan Shao is stationed at Guandu and often has thoughts of plotting against Xudu. If we once During the Eastern Expedition, Liu Bei will definitely seek help from Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao joins forces with Liu Bei, we will have no way to deal with it."
Cao Cao said: "No, Liu Bei is a real hero. If you let him develop and don't defeat him until his wings are full, it will be very difficult. Besides, didn't his fourth brother Yu Yi also leave him? This is just an opportunity. As for Yuan Shao, his advisers have different opinions. He is also a suspicious and undecided person, so he has nothing to worry about."
During the discussion, Guo Jia came in from the outside, and Cao Cao asked: "I am preparing to conquer Liu Bei eastward, but Yuan Shao is worried. What do you think we should do?"
Guo Jiadao said: "Yuan Shao has a slow temperament and is very suspicious. His advisers are jealous of each other, which is not enough to worry about. Now Liu Bei has just integrated the new army, and people's hearts are not completely attached. I think the prime minister can lead the army to the east, and Liu Bei can be eliminated in one battle."
Cao Cao was very happy and said: "This is exactly what I want."
So an army of 200,000 was assembled and divided into five groups to attack Xuzhou.
After Xizuo heard the news, he went to Xuzhou to report. Sun Qian quickly went to Xiapi to tell Guan Yu the news, and then went to Xiaopei to tell Liu Bei.
Liu Bei discussed with Sun Qian and said: "At this time, we can only seek help from Yuan Shao to resolve the crisis in Xuzhou."
So he still asked Sun Qian to be the messenger, and Liu Bei wrote a letter himself and asked him to take it to Hebei.
At the Maocheng Inn, Huang Qiang had already attacked Yu Yi with a big sword. Yu Yi saw it and was unable to judge the opponent's strength, so he thrust his iron halberd forward to test.
The iron halberd was longer than the broadsword. Huang Qiang was afraid that the opponent would be the last to attack, so he quickly picked up the sword and struck it with his sword. The top of the iron halberd collided with the blade of the broadsword, making a harsh sound.
With this move, Yu Yi tried to use the opponent's strength. It was obvious that everyone's strength was at the same level, and the opponent might be slightly higher. Yu Yi did not give Huang Qiang a chance to breathe, and quickly withdrew the iron halberd. Then he continued to attack Huang Qiang's face quickly.
Huang Qiang was seen fighting and retreating, and when he reached the back, he spun several times in the sky, neutralizing Yu Yi's attacks one by one.
After forcing the opponent back, Yu Yi returned to the vicinity of the Zou family. He was afraid that Sikong Xuan would take the opportunity to make a sneak attack and wanted to protect the opponent Zhou Quan.
Of course Huang Qiang knew what Yu Yi meant and did not attack immediately. At a glance, he found that his sword blade had developed many wrinkles at some point. This was obviously caused by Yu Yi's attack just now.
The material of the iron halberd is different from that of ordinary weapons, and his own sword is even more incomparable. Although everyone has similar martial arts, Yu Yi's weapon is much better than his, so it is difficult to win.
Sikong Xuan saw the two fighting from the side and secretly sighed at the excitement. Seeing Yu Yi protecting Zou, he had an idea in his mind and said: "Brother Huang Qiang, if you specifically attack that woman, Yu Yi will definitely fight back, so you can You are always in an attacking state, while Yu Yi is in a defensive state, if you hold him back like this, you are not far from victory."
Huang Qiang happened to have no idea. After hearing Sikong Xuan's suggestion, he immediately understood the direction and immediately turned his attention to the Zou family behind him.
Zou stood behind Yu Yi at this time, holding Yu Yi's back tightly, and said: "I have caused trouble to the general. If that doesn't work, just run away alone. My life is worthless. It's not worth what you do."
