The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

As the saying goes: There are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country. Cao Pi's ambition was already obvious. In his eyes, the Han court was already in danger, and his imperial edicts from the king of Wei were more effective than the emperor's imperial edict. In this case, why not replace it?

Sima Yi understood what Cao Pi was thinking, and used the power of the Sima family to concoct auspicious things such as phoenix and yellow dragon among the people, so he spread it to ten and ten to a hundred. In less than a month, God signaled that the change of dynasty had spread throughout the world. .

Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang were all waiting for Cao Pi to take the final step and proclaim himself emperor. Only in the new court will their official positions be promoted. After all, the current official positions of prime minister, general, general of the three princes, general of the fourth expedition, etc. are already occupied by people.

In order to further consolidate his position, Cao Pi married Xiahou Mao and Xiahou Ba, and married his sister to them in order to win over their fathers.

Xiahou Dun was unable to handle military affairs due to illness and was currently recuperating at the Tongquetai clan residence in Luoyang.

Xiahou Yuan marched westward with 100,000 elite cavalry and made a major breakthrough. He had captured most of the territory of the Kushan Empire. Due to the distance of thousands of miles, the news of Cao Cao's death had not yet reached Xiahou Yuan's army.

Cao Ren and Cao Hong led the garrison in Guanzhong to fight the Qiang soldiers. Due to the lack of mobility and the fact that the Qiang soldiers were assisted by Ma's father and son, they were defeated and only a hundred men were left, and they returned to Luoyang in embarrassment.

Cao Pi thought of the two men's past achievements, exempted them from death, and asked them to guard Cao Cao's funeral.

Since then, Xia Houyuan was the only one left in the clan who originally had military power, and Cao Pi completed the first round of shuffling. He did not dare to touch Xia Houyuan easily. On the one hand, Xia Houyuan held a heavy army, and on the other hand, Xia Houyuan was not only Cao Cao's younger brother, but also Cao Cao's brother-in-law. Such a double-level kinship relationship made Xia Houyuan like a clone of Cao Cao, replacing Cao Cao. Complete the great cause of conquering the West.

Cao Pi came to Sima Yi and asked, "Zhongda, what is the attitude of the ministers towards this king's change of dynasty?"

Sima Yi said: "Everyone agrees that King Wei should be the emperor and replace the Han family in the world."

Cao Pi asked: "How are those old ministers of my father? Even those who were as powerful as my father did not take this last step, so I am still a little worried."

Sima Yi said: "Cao Ren and Cao Hong are now in Qiao County to keep filial piety for the late king. Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, and Cheng Yu have all been dismissed from their posts and returned to Yingchuan. Xiahou Dun is seriously ill, and Xiahou Yuan is away on an expedition to the west. , no one can stop the king from proclaiming himself emperor."

Cao Pi said: "My father once said that Xun Yu has the talent of a king's assistant. If he is used by Sun Quan and Liu Zhang, it will be a big trouble. Does Zhongda have any good ideas?"

Sima Yi said: "The king can issue a royal edict to recruit Xun Yu and others to Luoyang, and then imprison them secretly."

Cao Pi said: "What should we do with Xiahou Yuan's army?"

Sima Yi said: "Didn't the king marry Xiahou Ba, the second son of Xiahou Yuan? By the time the news reached the ears of General Xiahou, the matter had been decided. Le Jin, Li Dian and Xu Huang, the king's favorite generals during his lifetime, had all gathered in Luoyang. opportunity."

Cao Pi said: "That's very good. I'll leave the Yingchuan matter to you. Be sure not to let the news leak out."

Sima Yi said: "The king can rest assured and wait for the good news from his ministers at the Tongque Terrace."

Since Cao Pi became the king of Wei, he took over his father's harem in Tongque Terrace and made his original wife Guo Zhao his princess. Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shangxiang and others in Tongque Terrace all became his concubines. According to the beauty, Guo Zhao cannot outshine other beauties, but she is a member of the Guo clan in Hebei Province. She has been smart since she was a child and was dubbed the queen by the Guo clan. Cao Pi took the word queen and decided to make her his princess. After all, if his wife was the queen, then he could naturally become the human king.

After Sima Yi returned home, he found his apprentice Deng Ai and told him: "Shizai, your opportunity has come to make a contribution. Uncle and nephew Xunyu of Yingchuan have plotted evil and colluded with Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Xi Zhong to harm the king of Wei. Today The King of Wei has ordered that you kill everyone."

Deng Ai was just a seventeen-year-old young man who had not yet been crowned. Hearing Sima Yi's words, he felt a little confused: "These five people are all members of the late king's think tank. They are loyal to the late king. How could they do something treasonous and unethical? Could it be the king of Wei?" Mistakenly believe people’s words and harm loyal people?”

Sima Yi was a little unhappy, "Shi Zai, my teacher taught you that you should serve your master if you live in the king's salary. Now the King of Wei is our master. We only need to carry out his orders and do not need to inquire into the details."

When Deng Ai saw what Sima Yi said, he couldn't say any more. He asked, "Should I lead the private troops in the government to do things this time, or will the King of Wei send me an army?"

Sima Yi said: "No, you recruit some knight-errant swordsmen among the people, disguise themselves as Jianghu people, secretly go to Yingchuan, and remove the heads of these five people, it will be a great achievement."

Deng Ai said: "I will definitely live up to King Wei's order."

After Deng Ai left, Sima Yi showed a sinister smile. He had long wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of the think tank and make the Sima family the leader of the Yingchuan gentry. Now he offered Cao Pi a plan to escort Xun Yu and others to Luoyang, but he was just looking for an opportunity. After getting rid of the excuse of the think tank, he could repay Cao Pi. Xun Yu and others led the tribe to resist and tried to escape to Jiangdong. As a last resort, he killed everyone.

Under the setting sun, Sima Yi once again looked like a wolf with eagle eyes.