Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 653 The Jiangdong Assassin Case Solved

Cao Pi and Xia Houdun were about the same age, so they had a close friendship, but Xia Houchong was seven or eight years older than them. Cao Pi respected and was very polite to Xiahou Dun's eldest son.

After giving Xia Houchong a seat, Cao Pi reminded: "Sun Quan's assassins are rampant. Besides Xudu in Yecheng, there are also his people. Ziman must be very careful in Xudu, and more guards should be arranged at home."

Xia Houchong nodded his thanks, and replied solemnly: "My lord, please retreat others, and I have something confidential to report."

In addition to a few maids serving in the palace, only Cao Pi's confidant eunuch Gao Miao remained.

"Xiao Gao, take them out first, and let the tiger guards guard the gate of the palace, and no one else is allowed to enter the palace without a pass." Seeing Xiahou's serious face, Cao Pi thought that there must be something important.

"Wei." Gao Mou replied sharply.

"Ziman can now say, is there something from the emperor's side?" Cao Pi guessed.

Cao Pi is already planning to replace the Han Dynasty, thinking that Liu Xie still wants to resist, right?If Sima Yi really hooked up with Guan Yu, how much secret work would he have by his side?

Xia Houchong shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything will be as usual in Xudu."

"That kid is full of words"

"The Sima family's extermination has caused panic among the people. Your Majesty must quell the disputes between the court and China as soon as possible. As for the assassins, there is no need to worry."

Cao Pi was startled when he heard it, and wondered why Xia Houchong said that?Does he know something inside?
"I'm full of you" Cao Pi hesitated to speak.

"The destruction of the Sima family was not the so-called external force. It was arranged by the former king before his death." Xia Houchong said.

Cao Pi swallowed his saliva, and asked in surprise: "The previous king's order? Could it be that Ziman did this?"

Xia Houchong shook his head and said: "I only know that it was arranged by the late king, but I don't know who did it. My late father once asked me that if the Sima family is really destroyed, let me tell the king to rest assured."

"So why did your own people destroy Sima Man's family? Just because the previous king thought that Zhong Da Ying looked down on the wolf?" Cao Pi's heart was tumbling. Did Cao Cao let Sima Yi go? How many backhands did he leave behind before his death?

"My late father told my ministers that the late king had received a few words of prophecy, predicting that the Sima clan would replace the state of Wei," Xia Houchong replied.

"Prophecy? The former king was too suspicious. He dreamed of three horses and forced Ma Chao to fight against him. In the end, he killed Ma Teng's family. Now it's the Zhongda family's turn? How do Gu deal with this?" Cao Pi was helpless.

Xia Houchong ignored Cao Pi's complaints, and continued, "Do you know why the former king didn't kill him, but waited until now to execute Sima's family?"

"Probably because the gentry were frightened and afraid that Gu would not be able to ascend the throne smoothly." Cao Pi guessed.

Xia Houchong smiled slightly: "There may be such considerations, but the real reason is that the former kings did not know the truth of the prophecy, so it takes time and events to prove it."

"How to prove it?" Cao Pi asked back.

Xia Houchong said mysteriously: "It is said that the first two sentences of the prophecy are 'passing on the fate of a traitor to the end of his life' and 'brother forcing his brother Cao Zhi to write a poem'."

Cao Pi stared wide-eyed, and murmured, "That's it."

"The prophecy about Sima is also true. Everything the former king did was for Wei." Xia Houchong added.

"If this is the case, Zhongda's family died unjustly, how can Ziman know the content of the later prophecy?" Cao Pi asked.

Xia Houchong shook his head: "My late father only got these two sentences. You should know the character of the late king."

Cao Pi's heart trembled when he heard that, Cao Cao's suspicion came from the inside out, even a confidant like Xiahou Dun couldn't tell all the prophecies.

Suddenly Cao Pi remembered what Cao Xiu had conveyed. Cao Cao asked him to reuse a person named Wuhou or the word Wuhou. Could it be from those prophecies?

"Ziman, who do you think the late king will arrange for?" Cao Pi continued to test.

"The people who were in Luoyang at the beginning are all possible, because Yecheng and Xu both acted at the same time, maybe different people did it." Xia Houchong deliberately set the scope and released information to mislead Cao Pi.

After Cao Pi heard it, he believed it to be true, and felt that such a thing would be handed over to his closest relatives. At that time, the only clan generals in Luoyang were Xiahoudun, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Xiahoushang.

Xiahoudun and Xiahouchong are loyal people, and Xiahoumao didn't disclose any information to him, so he locked his target on Cao Hong and Cao Xiu.

Cao Hong and Sima Yi have always been at odds, Cao Xiu has the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry, and Luoyang is so close to Xudu, Cao Pi can't think of anyone else.

Cao Pi had just finished his deduction when suddenly cold sweat broke out on his forehead. If Cao Hong really did something in Yecheng, why did two survivors remain?Could it be that he deliberately did this to evade suspicion?

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, so I don't want to disturb you. Please keep this matter secret. The previous king did it with good intentions." Xia Houchong stood up and said goodbye.

Cao Pi nodded slightly, "Alright. By the way, since the assassin is fake, how will this matter end?"

Xia Houchong thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty can let Zilin (Xia Houmao) kill a group of 'Jiangdong Assassins' near Xudu, and you have to find a way for Yecheng. As for how to appease the courtiers, you might as well ask for advice." The Taiwei and others are counselors."

"Ziman doesn't leak anything, why not both Zilin and Gu?" Cao Pi invited.

Xia Houchong shook his head and refused to accept, "I know how much I weigh. The affairs of Xiahou's clan are cumbersome enough, so I'd better return to the fief, and the king should use Zilin again."

"Alright." Cao Pi didn't fight for it.

As soon as Xia Houchong left, Xu Chu was called into the palace by Cao Pi.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me?" Xu Chu clasped his fists and asked.

Cao Pi nodded slightly, "The assassination incident has made people panic, I can't wait for General Wei to continue searching, General Xu dispatched the trusted Tiger Guards to leave the city immediately, no matter what method you use, I will bring back a hundred heads within two days. "

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Xu Chu was shocked and wondered what Xia Houchong had said to him.
"General Wei is powerless, so he asked you to assist in hunting down the 'Jiangdong Assassin'. It would be best if he could find some weapons, do you understand?" Cao Pi said meaningfully.

"The last general can be spared, he's just the guard at night." Xu Chu asked again.

"If you have any other arrangements, you can go to work at ease." Cao Pixin said that the assassin was fake, so why should I be so worried?
"Wei." Xu Chu clasped his fists and left.

Half of Cao Pi's heart fell to the ground, and his depressed mood also improved.

The hot summer night was unbearable, Cao Pi paced back and forth in the hall, after much deliberation, he still called Gao Miao, "Xiao Gao, Gu is very interested tonight, please go to Tongque Terrace as soon as possible, and bring back two carts of fruits for Gu to cool off"

"Wei." Gao Mao understood, and retreated with his hands clasped.

On the afternoon of the third day, Xu Chu brought the Tiger Guards to Dali Temple, and handed over a hundred heads and dozens of murder weapons to Dali Zhongyou. For General Wuwei.

More than ten days later, Xia Houmao killed 160 "Jiangdong Assassins" near Xinji County, southeast of Xudu, and the Jiangdong Assassin case in Xudu was also solved.

(End of this chapter)