Chapter 216: Joining the Game, the End of Emperor Xian of Han

Originally, Xu You was ready to give up trying to persuade Cao Cao to surrender, but the sudden imperial edict gave him hope again.

After all, given the situation, it was not inappropriate for him to make such a proposal. It was better to serve the emperor and become a loyal minister than to be labeled a traitor. There was no other choice at the moment.

There were only two ways before him.

Facing Xu You's words, Cao Cao did not refuse directly as he did just now, but fell into deep thought, frowning tightly, and spoke after a long time.

"Let me think about this matter carefully."

Then he raised his head and looked at Xu You, and said in a deep voice: "Ziyuan, I know you are eager to take revenge on Yuan Shao, and you don't want to see Yuan Shao hold the emperor hostage again and unify the entire north."

"But whether to surrender to the emperor or not is too important, especially since the emperor is in a worrying situation now, I need to consider it carefully."

"It's because you and I are close friends. If someone else repeatedly persuaded me to surrender, I would definitely kill him."

Cao Cao could see that Xu You had a little selfish motive.

Because Yuan Shao, who unified the north and held four states, already had the strength to dominate the world, Xu You would basically not be able to succeed in revenge.

Now the only turning point was whether he would submit to the emperor and help the emperor fight against Yuan Shao, so he could understand Xu You's anxiety, but he couldn't make such a hasty decision.

Xu You had a complicated expression and remained silent.

Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder and turned away.

He needed to think about the countermeasures.

…

The angels of Yecheng came to Xu County to announce the decree, and the news inevitably spread.

After Cui Lin was driven out of Xu County, he still cursed outside the city, angrily accusing Cao Cao of being a traitor, angrily accusing him of not respecting the emperor and killing loyal people, and quickly sending the queen and others to Yecheng.

After Dong Cheng learned the news, he entered the palace to see Emperor Xian of Han as soon as possible with an uneasy mood.

Emperor Xian of Han was furious and yelled, "How dare the fake emperor lay his hands on my queen? How dare he!!"

He was really furious. The fake emperor not only stole his title of emperor, but now he even wanted to lay his hands on his queen. How could a man be so shameless!

Seeing Emperor Xian of Han was furious, he even smashed a lot of vases and overturned the table in front of him.

Dong Cheng couldn't help but shake his head and said, "How many times have I told you that as an emperor, you should remain calm in the face of adversity and remain calm when Mount Tai collapses in front of you. Look at you, do you have the aura of an emperor at all? What's more..."

As he spoke, Dong Cheng's face was a little strange, "Fu was originally the queen of the emperor of Yecheng. What does it have to do with you? I can understand that you are too immersed in the play, but you can just lie to others, there is no need to lie to me."

"I..."

Emperor Xian of Han opened his mouth to refute, but he didn't know where to refute, because in Dong Cheng's view he was just a "fake emperor".

The queen, of course, belongs to the real emperor.

Knowing that he couldn't explain this issue clearly, Emperor Xian of Han gave up arguing, suppressed the humiliation in his heart, and asked with gritted teeth: "How did Cao Cao respond? Did he reject the will of the fake emperor?"

"Is there any need to ask this? Of course he rejected it." Dong Cheng glanced at Emperor Xian of Han and thought his question was really stupid. "If he agrees, wouldn't it be equivalent to recognizing the emperor of Yecheng and admitting that he had established a fake emperor?"

Emperor Xian of Han was slightly relieved. Regardless of whether Cao Cao recognized him as the real emperor or not, at least he had to support him to the outside world.

However, Dong Cheng immediately said, "Don't be happy so early. Although Cao Cao did not accept the order, he did not kill the angel. Do you know what this means?"

Emperor Xian of Han was shocked and asked quickly, "What does it mean?"

Dong Cheng's expression was a little heavy, and he said in a complicated tone, "It means that Cao Cao is leaving a way out! He dare not kill the angel, because killing him is equivalent to completely breaking up with the emperor of Yecheng."

"And the most important thing is the content of this imperial edict. This is a killer move made by the emperor of Yecheng!"

"The emperor of Yecheng wants to use this imperial edict to tell the world that Fu Wan, Yang Biao, and even the queen Fu support him. In this way, how real is your emperor?"

"This imperial edict is not only for Cao Cao, but also for you!"

Dong Cheng knows the danger of this imperial edict.

The emperor of Yecheng is forcing Cao Cao to make a choice between serving and resisting to the end, but no matter what Cao Cao chooses, what Yang Biao and others do will not be suppressed.

At present, there are more people who think that the emperor of Yecheng is the orthodox one. Now if even the emperor's close ministers and even the queen think that the emperor of Xu County is fake, then he is really fake.

"How can he be like this!"

After listening to Dong Cheng's analysis, Emperor Xian of Han turned pale with fear, and finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

Once the imperial edict of the fake emperor is issued, whether Cao Cao accepts it or not, he will completely turn the fake into the real!

Thinking of this, Emperor Xian of Han could no longer remain calm, and pulled Dong Cheng's sleeve and asked anxiously: "What can we do, what can we do!"

Dong Cheng's face was as heavy as water, his eyes flickered, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "There is only one way now, but it depends on whether you dare to take this risk."

"What way?!"

Emperor Xian of Han was overjoyed, as if he had grabbed the last straw, and asked impatiently.

Dong Cheng said slowly: "Incident, seize power!"

These four words made Emperor Xian of Han's expression instantly stiffen. The joy in his eyes gradually turned into fear. He looked at Dong Cheng in disbelief and asked in a trembling voice: "You mean... seize Cao Cao's power?"

"That's right!"

Dong Cheng's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he whispered: "The emperor of Yecheng can seize power through an incident, why can't we?"

"I have observed that there are only more than a hundred guards in Cao Cao's mansion, but we have a full 800 tiger guards in our palace."

"As long as we break into the Sikong Mansion and kill Cao Cao, Your Majesty can seize power and take over Cao Cao's military power. Those who do not follow will be treated as treason."

Dong Cheng's idea is very bold and crazy.

He wants to imitate the emperor of Yecheng and launch a mutiny!

Emperor Xian of Han was already scared by Dong Cheng's words, and said tremblingly: "But, why is it so? What if it fails, then I..."

The shadow left by Cao Cao on him is too big.

Can he really kill Cao Cao?

Seeing the cowardly look of Emperor Xian of Han, Dong Cheng said angrily: "Can you show some courage of the emperor! Can't you learn more from the emperor?"

"And do you think you have a choice? Didn't you see that Cao Cao didn't dare to kill the angel and left himself a way out?"

"Once this imperial edict comes out, if you don't take any action and wait for the news to spread throughout the world, you will only be confirmed as a fake emperor!"

"Your only chance is to kill Cao Cao and seize his power, win the support of various princes, and then take the opportunity to lead Cao Cao's army to the north to attack Yecheng. Kill the emperor, and you can completely turn the fake into the real!"

Emperor Xian of Han pursed his lips tightly, hesitating in his heart.

On the one hand, he was looking forward to and looking forward to the beautiful future described by Dong Cheng, and on the other hand, he was afraid of the mutiny.

"Liu Xie, believe in yourself. If the fake emperor can succeed, you can too! You are the real emperor!"

"I can do it, I can do it... I will definitely do it!"

Due to his deep reluctance, the dignity of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the remaining trace of passion, Emperor Xian of Han hesitated repeatedly and finally made up his mind.

He took a deep breath, raised his head and said to Dong Cheng with a firm look: "I have a condition."

"What condition?"

Dong Cheng frowned, feeling a little unhappy.

Can you bargain with him for such a thing?

We are all grasshoppers on the same rope!

"It's very simple!"

Emperor Xian of Han said with a sharp look in his eyes: "I don't want to stay in this deep palace, let me follow you to kill the Sikong Mansion!"

"With me here, those soldiers dare not take action; after killing Cao Cao, I will personally come forward to intimidate those Cao Cao's generals who came to support and stabilize the overall situation!"

At this moment, Emperor Xian of Han finally found the courage he had when he scolded Dong Zhuo.

He wants to join the game and win half a move!

Moreover, if he was not there for the seizure of power, he would still be a puppet even if he succeeded.

It was just that Cao Cao became Dong Cheng.

Dong Cheng did not think so much. With Emperor Xian of Han, the soldiers on Cao Cao's side did not dare to mess around, so he nodded with satisfaction.

"Good! That's it! Very spirited!"

"This is the spirit that the emperor should have!"

"With you following the Tiger Guards to kill towards the Sikong Mansion, the possibility of our success in seizing power will be greatly increased. I was right about you!"

Dong Cheng was very satisfied with the awareness of Emperor Xian of Han.

Either do not do it, or do it thoroughly.

It is completely feasible to personally follow the army to kill towards the Sikong Mansion and intimidate the soldiers as the emperor. After all, who in the world dares to kill the emperor in the street?

There has never been such a thing from ancient times to the present!

Thinking of this, Dong Cheng was full of confidence and said to Emperor Xian of Han: "Without further delay, I will go to gather the Tiger Guards and start the action at Haishi tonight!"

After that, Dong Cheng stood up and walked out of the Xuan Room.

But Emperor Xian of Han suddenly called him.

"Wait--!"

Dong Cheng looked at Emperor Xian of Han and asked doubtfully, "Is there anything else?"

Emperor Xian of Han hesitated and said, "Will we... win?"

Dong Cheng was stunned, then nodded heavily.

"We will win!"

...

Sikong Mansion, study.

It was late at night, but Cao Cao still did not fall asleep.

He stayed alone in the study, frowning at the imperial edict on the table, thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

He was thinking about how to minimize the impact of this imperial edict, and how to deal with Yang Biao and the other two most appropriately, but he racked his brains and could not think of a suitable solution.

This conspiracy is really unsolvable.

Unless Yang Biao and the other two choose to defect and support the emperor of Xu County again, there is no way to solve this problem.

"Is my hegemony over?"

Cao Cao hesitated.

This imperial edict came too late. If it came before Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he would most likely choose to surrender.

After all, as long as he gave up his ambition and surrendered to the emperor of Yecheng, he would have a promising future. Even if he could not become a high-ranking official in the future, it would not be a problem for him to get the position of General of the Western Expedition.

If he worked hard, it would not be impossible to be one of the three ministers.

But now the emperor of Yecheng is in trouble. In this case, if he surrendered, it would be no different from Zhang Xiu surrendering to Yuan Shu. They were both looking for death.

But if he didn't surrender, he would have to kill Yang Biao and the other two, completely support the emperor of Xu County, and go further and further on the road of a treacherous minister.

Tangled, really tangled.

Cao Cao sighed, feeling extremely upset, and planned to ask someone to find Xu You to discuss.

But just as he walked out of the study, he saw Xu Chu coming over in a panic, anxiously saying:

"My Lord! News came from the palace that Dong Cheng and the emperor are leading 800 Tiger Guards and are heading towards the Sikong Mansion!"

"All our guards stationed in the palace have been killed by them!"

Cao Cao's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he couldn't believe it: "The emperor and Dong Cheng are leading the troops to kill us together? Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong?!"

Xu Chu nodded heavily, "Yes, my Lord, it's the emperor and Dong Cheng!"

Cao Cao's face suddenly darkened.

There was murderous intent in his eyes!

"What a Dong Cheng! What a fake emperor! It turns out that you are colluding with each other, how brave!"

"It's a pity that you want to imitate the mutiny in Yecheng, but I'm not Yuan Shao!"

The emperor has 800 Tiger Guards in the palace. Although he can't interfere, how could he not defend against it?

The city defense army's barracks are only a few streets away from his mansion!

Cao Cao snorted coldly and ordered: "Pass my military order! The emperor is held hostage by Dong Cheng, let Xiahou Dun lead the troops to rescue the emperor!"

"No arrows are allowed to be shot, no one is allowed to hurt the emperor, and the rest——"

"Kill without mercy!"

Cao Cao's tone was cold and ruthless.

He responded in just an instant!

"Yes!"

Xu Chu clasped his fists in response, but asked again: "My lord, what if they escape? Do you want to notify all the city gates to be prepared?"

"Dong Cheng still has 2,000 troops stationed outside the city."

Dong Cheng is a general of chariots and cavalry, and he has soldiers and horses. Although there are only a few 2,000 soldiers, he is also a threat that cannot be ignored.

Cao Cao nodded and prepared to give orders.

But at this moment, his heart suddenly jumped.

"Wait... escape?"

Cao Cao's eyes gradually lit up, and a brilliant idea emerged in his mind. He said to Xu Chu without hesitation: "Change the plan, don't kill Dong Cheng and his men, but fight and chase them, the goal is to drive them out of Xu County!"

"Also! Let the defenders open the city gates and don't stop Dong Cheng and the emperor from escaping!"

Xu Chu was stunned, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

Drive Dong Cheng and the emperor out of Xu County?

Cao Cao didn't want to explain to him, slapped him on the head and cursed: "What are you still standing there for? Go and convey my order!"

"Oh... OK!"

Although Xu Chu didn't understand, he still withdrew.

After he left, Cao Cao's originally gloomy face showed a smile, and his depressed mood became extremely happy at this moment.

Because he found a way to solve the problem!

"All the troubles are because I have this fake emperor in my hands! As long as I let the fake emperor go, all the problems can be solved!"

"It was Dong Cheng who supported the fake emperor. What does it have to do with me, Cao Mengde? I was also confused by him! He even wanted to coup and seize my power!"

"And if I let the fake emperor go, I can still use the reason that I don't know who the emperor is, and not obey the edict of the emperor in Yecheng and not lead troops to support."

"As for Yang Biao and the other two, I can't keep them or kill them. I just need to let them go. Whether they follow the fake emperor or go to Yecheng to serve the emperor, it has nothing to do with me!"

"That's right! That's it!"

Cao Cao was so excited.

The emperor of Xu County no longer had any legitimacy. His initial plan to use the emperor to control the princes failed, and no one was willing to obey the edict he issued in the name of the emperor.

At this time, the emperor of Xu County was of no use to him. Instead, he was a hot potato. It would be better to get rid of this burden!

"This is the way to break the impasse!"

"The conspiracy of the emperor of Yecheng is ineffective against me!"

...

At the same time, Dong Cheng and Emperor Xian of Han were leading 800 Tiger Guards to attack the Sikong Mansion.