69novels Chapter 284
Chapter 284
Chapter 0284 Bloody Belt Edict, Cao Cao receives the order!!
Cao Cao’s eyes were fixed on the two people following Cheng Yu.
They were wearing black robes and gauze covering their faces.
Cao Cao couldn’t tell who these two people were.
They looked around the meeting hall and found no one else.
They quickly lifted their veils and revealed their true faces.
One of them was thin and haggard.
But his eyes were bright and revealed an extraordinary temperament.
He clasped his fists and saluted, and said in a deep voice:”Cao Mengde, I haven’t seen you for a long time, but you still recognize me!”
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this and looked at the person in front of him carefully.
He suddenly realized and exclaimed:”It turned out to be Mr. Zhong Ji!”
Zhong Ji, a succession of ministers.
Although Cao Cao and him were not close, he had met him in Luoyang.
Seeing an old friend from Luoyang at this time.
Cao Cao had a little guess in his heart, but he was not sure.
Zhong Ji glanced at Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu quickly said to Cao Cao:”My lord, I will withdraw first!”
Cao Cao knew that the next conversation might involve some sensitive topics.
It might be inconvenient for Cheng Yu to be present.
He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Cheng Yu turned around and left without any hesitation.
After Cheng Yu left, only Cao Cao, Zhong Ji and another black-robed man were left in the meeting hall.
Cao Cao glanced at the person next to Zhong Ji, frowned, and asked,”Who is this?”
Ji slightly turned sideways and introduced,”This person is Wang Zifu, a like-minded person like us!”
Wang Zifu bowed and said,”Meet Lord Meng De!” Cao
Cao’s eyes swept back and forth between the two, as if he was looking for something.
He took a deep breath, calmed his inner waves, and slowly asked,”Mr. Zhong Ji, who do you represent? What preparations have you made for assassinating Gu Changan?”
Zhong Ji was silent for a moment after hearing this, and looked at Cao Cao deeply.
His eyes seemed to contain thousands of words, but he seemed to say nothing.
This silence made Cao Cao feel uneasy.
But he still patiently waited for Zhong Ji’s answer.
Zhong Ji did not answer Cao Cao’s question directly.
Instead, he took out a bloody belt from his bosom.
Cao Cao looked at the belt with great doubt.
It was covered with bloodstains, and the bloodstains turned out to be some writings.
Cao Cao was very curious, and he looked at Zhong Ji.
Zhong Ji said solemnly:”Cao Cao, accept the order!”
The four words exploded in Cao Cao’s ears like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.
He understood everything in an instant.
It turned out that behind all this, the emperor Liu Xie was involved.
He never thought that the mastermind behind the ambush of Gu Changan would be Emperor Liu Xie.
Cao Cao was shocked.
But he still resisted the waves in his heart and slowly bowed to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhong Ji reached out to help Cao Cao up and said in a deep voice:”Meng Degong, please accept the order!”
Cao Cao took the bloody belt and looked at the bloodstains on it carefully.
Although Cao Cao was full of doubts and uneasiness, he still forced himself to calm down and read the contents of the edict carefully.
The edict said: I have heard that the greatest human relationship is that father and son come first.
The difference between the superior and the inferior is the most important between the monarch and the minister.
Recently, the thief Gu has been abusing his power and bullying the monarch and father.
Forming cliques and undermining the government.
Rewards and punishments are not decided by me.
I worry day and night, fearing that the world will be in danger.
You are a minister of the country and my closest relative.
You should remember the difficulties Emperor Gaodi faced in starting his business.
Gather loyal and righteous martyrs and destroy the treacherous party.
Restore the country and our ancestors will be blessed.
I cut my finger and shed blood, and write the edict to you.
Be careful again and don’t let me down.
The edict of the eighth month of autumn in the second year of Xingping!
Cao Cao’s hands trembled slightly.
Just now, when Zhong Ji asked him to accept the edict
, he thought that the mastermind behind the ambush on Gu Chang’an was Emperor Liu Xie.
But when he saw the edict with his own eyes, his heart was still full of doubts and shock.
Cao Cao knew that this matter was of great importance, and the slightest carelessness could lead to irreversible consequences.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Cao Cao slowly raised his head and looked at Zhong Ji and Wang Zifu, and asked in a deep voice:”This…what is going on?”
Seeing Cao Cao’s reaction, Zhong Ji’s eyes flashed with a hint of complex emotions.
He knew Cao Cao was a smart man, and some things didn’t need to be explained too clearly.
So he slowly said,”Gu Chang’an is a man with evil ambitions and intends to rebel!”
“We are here on the orders of His Majesty, hoping that Lord Meng De can help us get rid of this thief!”
Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then slowly said:”I naturally know Gu Changan’s ambition!”
“But do you know that Gu Changan’s strength is far beyond that of ordinary people. How easy is it to ambush and assassinate him?”
“This man once defeated three hundred elite soldiers alone, and this happened in Chang’an City!”
“Don’t tell me you don’t know about this?”
Zhong Ji smiled slightly and said,”Of course we have considered this matter!”
“Although Gu Changan’s strength is far beyond that of ordinary people!”
“But as long as he is still a human being, he can be killed!”
“300 elite soldiers are not enough, we can get 3,000, 5,000, as many as possible!”
“No matter how powerful Gu Changan is, we can still kill him with a pile of people!”
Cao Cao nodded:”This is indeed a solution!”
Then Cao Cao asked……
“But Gu Changan is not alone, he has countless elite soldiers!”
“How to ambush Gu Changan? This is probably the most difficult thing!”
“Hahahaha!”
Wang Zifu suddenly laughed.
“What Meng Degong doesn’t know is that Gu Changan doesn’t have many weaknesses!”
“But Gu Changan is extremely lustful, and the countless beautiful wives and concubines in his mansion are not enough!”
“He has recently set his eyes on Princess Hongnong!”
“Princess Hongnong?”
Cao Cao was shocked and couldn’t help asking,”Isn’t she dead?”
Wang Zifu shook his head and continued
“Princess Hongnong was not killed by Li Ru. She was brought to Chang’an City and recognized!”
“Your Majesty, confer her the title of Princess of Hongnong and place her in the Hongnong King Cemetery!”
Zhong Ji smiled and took over the topic.
“The Hongnong King Cemetery is located in a remote area and there are not many people living there!”
“Gu Changan is not used to having many guards with him!”
“This is a very good ambush location!” ps: ○ Please, it’s on the shelves, please subscribe, give flowers, votes, rewards, and comments!