In order to hide his identity and avoid causing trouble to the Xu family, the armor and weapons of the Imperial Army cannot be used.

The Xu family brothers made plans and prepared secretly. The Sima family was in the midst of prosperity and had no idea of ​​the coming danger.

After Cao Pi came to the throne, he stabilized the political situation while secretly taking back power. In terms of external defense, he tried his best to refer to Cao Cao's final arrangements.

After the general Xia Hou died, Cao Pi worshiped Cao Xiu as the general of Zhennan. During the holidays, he was the governor of Jingzhou's military forces, represented the governor of Jingzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongyang Ting. He was responsible for resisting Guan Yu.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Chen, responsible for fighting against Sun Quan; he was granted the title of Marquis of Dongxiang by Cao Zhen.

Cao Wei's internal forces were intertwined. In addition to the Cao clan, Cao Pi mainly relied on the Henan gentry to ascend the throne. At this time, it was natural to reward according to merit, but the other gentry did not want to give up their interests. Cao Pi used these internal contradictions to win over and support his own people.

At the same time, we slowly began to attack key positions and eliminate dissidents.

Because he frequently used people close to him, the middle concubine Sima Fu was worried that taking too big a step might cause dissatisfaction among the damaged nobles, so he advised Cao Pi to give up some positions.

Because Cao Cao's prestige in the north was very high, the news that Cao Pi was the king of Wei spread to the four barbarians, and foreign tribes such as Haoqi Chanyu, Fuyu Chanyu, King Yanqi, and King Khotan all sent envoys to pay tribute and congratulate him.

When Cao Pi saw the foreign barbarians coming to court, he was full of pride. The position of King of Wei could no longer satisfy his ambitions. The words "rule the world" echoed in his ears.

Cao Pi did not have the burden of Cao Cao's unwillingness to replace the Han Dynasty. Xiang Guo Hua Xin and other close confidants understood his intention and began to secretly prepare for the abdication of the emperor.

After the death of Xiahou Dun, the eldest son Xiahou Chong assumed the title of Marquis of Gao'an Township and became the new head of the family of Xiahou Dun. After the second son Xiahou Dun married Princess Qinghe, he only lived as an idle job all year round.

At the beginning of June, Cao Pi summoned Xia Houchong to meet him in Yecheng. He had recently settled down his ministers, and he did not forget his old friend. Xia Houchong came with him on the pretext of paying homage to Cao Cao.

Xu Chu was ready to take action. He sent a letter to Xia Houchong to inform him of the agreement. Xu Chu happened to be ill at home these days.

Xia Houchang came to Xu's house without anyone noticing. Xu Chu was very surprised when he saw it: "We are about to take action. Mr. Ziman is not working in Xudu, so why did he come to Yecheng? Could it be that he didn't receive the secret message?"

"Don't worry, General Xu. Xu Du has made arrangements and will definitely act according to the agreed time." Xia Houchong nodded lightly.

"Then why did you..." Xu Chu stopped talking.

Xia Houchong replied: "I came to Yecheng with Zi Lin (Xia Houmao) just to confirm with you. In addition to night clothes, swords and other items, what else did you do to cover up?"

"Huh? How else to cover it up? Just kill someone and silence them." Xu Chu's face was filled with questions.

Xia Houchong shook his head and said: "Sima is not an ordinary family. The general must prepare something for them. Otherwise, the king will definitely investigate the matter to the end out of favour. At that time, there is no guarantee that the truth will not be exposed."

Xu Chu scratched his head and replied: "I am a martial artist. I only know how to kill people when ordered to do so. How can I prepare anything..."

Xia Houchong took out a stack of letters from his arms and said, "Sun Quan sent people to send letters to my late father many times, saying that Jiangdong soldiers rescued Yu Jin in Jingzhou and wanted the king of Wei to redeem him for one billion yuan, so I asked people to imitate him.

Sun Quan, Zhuge Jin's handwriting, wrote several letters to Sima Yi. In addition, there are also letters pretending to be Guan Yu, as well as letters from Ji Miao and others who caused rebellion in Xudu the year before last..."

Xu Chu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted in thanks: "Zi Man deserves to be the queen of the generals, he is really full of wisdom..."

Xia Houchong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Where does the wisdom come from? It's just a little knowledge of politics. If a big family like Sima doesn't accuse him of surrendering to the enemy and treason, it won't be able to block the population of the court. Even if the king wants to

It’s hard to say how to protect me.”

"I can save it." Xu Chu picked up a letter and nodded.

"General, just put these letters in Sima Yi's study. In addition, I remember that there is a rift between General Zi Lian and Sima Yi. For such a big matter, I will definitely send an important minister to investigate, and I have to entrust the lonely and important minister to General Wei, who may not be able to settle it by then.

"Xia Houchong continued to add.

"It's wonderful. It's so interconnected. It's not something we, the warriors, could have imagined." Xu Chu's face was full of admiration.

"General, I'm so complimentary...I'm used to seeing the feuding among officials, but I just follow the cat's lead..." Xiahou Manman looked modest. Although his plan was a bit sinister, they were all working for Cao Cao, and they couldn't end up in trouble.

and itself.

Xiahou Mao had a very pleasant conversation with Cao Pi, and was left by Cao Pi to stay in Yecheng for a short time. Xiahou Chong returned to Xudu on the pretext of family matters.

In late June, summer arrives in Yecheng.

During the day, the cicadas on the trees chirped lazily, and at night, the insects in the grass were like chasing each other after a song. They chirped until midnight.

Sima Yi lay on the couch and fell asleep. He dreamed that Cao Cao was sitting in the palace and gave him a scroll, saying: "You have worked hard these years and made great achievements. You have annihilated Liu Bei of Western Shu for the Wei Dynasty and captured and killed Sun Quan of Jiangdong. With these hundred

The horse picture is a gift."

In the dream, Sima Yi was confused. Did he think that he had already pacified the world? He thanked him with his mouth and accepted the reward with his hands.

Then he unfolded the scroll in front of Cao Cao, and it turned out that there were hundreds of horses of different sizes galloping on it.

When Sima Yi was admiring it, he suddenly realized something was wrong, because those horses all had sharp horns on their foreheads.

"Your Majesty, although these horses are painted vividly, why do they all have horns on their heads?" Sima Yi was very puzzled.

Cao Cao suddenly frowned and rebuked: "It's not Gu's painting. How do you ask Gu to respond? You are so arrogant because of your favor. Could it be that you blame Gu?"

Sima Yi was frightened and quickly knelt down and explained: "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I have no other intentions. I just don't know what the meaning of a horse's head and horns is..."

"You are so bold. You are still talking nonsense like this. You don't take Gu Gu seriously at all. Xu Chu, get it for me."

After Cao Cao shouted angrily, Xu Chu appeared in front of Sima Yi, and two tiger guards picked him up on the left and right.

"I am not guilty..." Sima Yi struggled wildly and managed to break away from the burly tiger guard.

When did I become so powerful? Sima Yi looked at his hands in disbelief, and suddenly a big hand came towards him and slapped him firmly in the face.

There was a snap, and Sima Yi looked at Xu Chu in horror. He must not be able to defeat the Tiger Marquis.

Sima Yi kept shaking his head in his dream, and suddenly opened his eyes. Through the bright moonlight outside the window, he found Zhang Chunhua patting his face.

"Bitch, how dare you hit me?" Sima Yi struggled to sit up, feeling his face burning. How dare this woman slap herself crazily while she was asleep?

"Husband, are you awake? I was so scared to death just now that I thought you were crazy..." Zhang Chunhua smiled after being scolded angrily.

Sima Yi pointed at Zhang Chunhua and cursed: "Evil woman, how dare you plot to kill me..."

Seeing that Sima Yi was about to take action, Zhang Chunhua was so frightened that he retreated into the shadows.

"ah..."

"Bitch, I haven't beaten you yet, what's your name?" Sima Yi shouted angrily.
Chapter completed!