The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Ma Liang made a big circle around Jingzhou, peacefully, mingling among the common people without attracting anyone's attention.Take a boat from Nanjun, first go down the river to Xiakou, and then go up the Xiangshui River.Jingzhou is Ma Liang's hometown, and he is quite familiar with it. After walking to Maicheng, he abandoned his boat and landed, and headed north all the way, passing Zaoyang and Yiyang, and entering the boundary of Yuzhou.

Ma Liang breathed a sigh of relief, changed into his own robe, took out his talisman, and first went to the Runan government office to meet the governor of Yuzhou to show his identity.Seeing that it was the emissary of Yizhou, the governor of Yuzhou did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly sent someone to convey the news to Yecheng.After receiving Cao Cao's reply, he sent someone to escort Ma Liang to Yecheng.

Cao Cao's General's Mansion was Yuan Shao's mansion back then, with luxurious decoration and extravagant layout.In the hall of Nuo Da, civil servants and military generals split the hatchback in a solemn and solemn manner.Ma Liang came in slowly, and after saluting Cao Cao, he got up slowly, with a calm expression on his face.

Cao Cao nodded slightly: "Ma Liang! From Xiangyang, Jingzhou, he was an adviser under Liu Bei's account, but now he is Liu Zhang's envoy. Could it be that you have taken refuge in Liu Zhang?"

Ma Liang said: "My lord is taking refuge under Liu Zhang for the time being, and we are naturally Liu Zhang's ministers. What else can Mr. Cao discuss about this?"

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Liu Bei is a lost dog, and he is still restless after fleeing to Yizhou. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Ma Liang smiled slightly: "Lord Cao made Long Feihu's head burnt out in the last battle, but he was able to hold back his breath. It's really admirable. This time, under the order of my lord, I will offer something to Master Cao. Let Master Cao take revenge!"

Cheng Yu said: "Mr. Ma's words are absurd. My lord and Long Fei are in-laws. When Long Fei sees my lord, he has to call him father-in-law. My lord cares about his back and doesn't want to argue with Long Fei. How can there be hatred? "

Ma Liang laughed loudly: "The two generals Cao Ren and Cao Chun were captured alive, Master Cao was forced to retreat, and the three families joined forces to attack Jingzhou, and nothing could be done. Such a big enmity is not enmity, Master Cao is really relieved!"

Liu Ye said: "I don't know what Mr. Ma offered? If you are so sure of defeating Long Fei, why don't Liu Zhang and Liu Bei not use it?"

Ma Liang glanced at everyone: "Long Fei is powerful, dominating Jingzhou, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, Liu Zhang's weak lord, although my lord has great talents, he can't use them. This thing is a sharp weapon, and only Mr. Cao is like that." The hero can be used, but it is not suitable for others!"

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at Ma Liang: "Then ask Mr. Ma to take it out!"

Ma Liang slowly took out a piece of silk from his bosom.This piece of silk is yellow, the kind of bright yellow that only the royal family can use.A little bit of bright red can be seen under the yellow.With a slight shake, the silk was opened, and the flamboyant words appeared in front of everyone.On the lower right, a large square seal clearly reveals eight characters: Obey the heavens, and live forever.

Ma Liang said loudly: "You don't kneel down when you see His Majesty's decree!"

Cao Cao was taken aback.Jiang Ji smiled slightly: "Mr. Ma's words are wrong, right? Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty was imprisoned by Long Fei! How did Mr. Ma get this imperial decree? Could it be that Mr. forged it? "

Ma Liang said seriously: "You bastard, forging an imperial decree is no different from treason. No matter how courageous I am, Ma Liang, I dare not be so confused! Do you guys remember what happened after Fu Wan?"

Cao Cao nodded: "I heard that His Majesty gave Fu Wan a blood edict, asking Fu Wan to respond to the princes of the world to attack Long Fei, but Long Fei found out that the matter was not secret, and more than a hundred members of Fu Quan's family were beheaded. Could it be... "

Ma Liang nodded: "That's right, this is exactly the blood edict that His Majesty handed over to Fu Wan! Back then, after Fu Wan got the blood edict, he knew he could do nothing, so he sent someone to send the blood edict to Yizhou. Liu Zhang and my lord are both members of the royal family. I decided to raise troops to save His Majesty from fire and water, but Liu Zhoumu knew that his strength was weak, so he asked the subordinate officials to hand over the blood edict to Master Cao, as long as Master Cao raises troops, Liu Zhoumu is willing to follow around!"

"Hahaha! A joke, a big joke!" Dong Zhao suddenly laughed: "Liu Bei is going to put my lord on fire! No one knows, Long Fei is now dominating Jingzhou, the soldier There is enough food, Liu Zhang, Sun Quan, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others have formed an alliance with him and respect him as the leader of the alliance, but Liu Bei sent you to offer some kind of blood edict, just to make my lord entangle Long Fei, so that you Once you take Liu Zhang's Yizhou in one fell swoop, you can't hide it from others, but from me!"

Ma Liang's heart tightened immediately, this was exactly Zhuge Liang's original plan, unexpectedly Dong Zhao saw through it at a glance.Cao Cao chuckled, waved his hand and asked people to accept the blood edict, and said to Ma Liang: "Sir, please go to the post house to rest first, how about we discuss the blood edict tomorrow?"

After sending Ma Liang away, Cao Cao dispersed the crowd, leaving only Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Xia Houyuan, Jiang Ji and others.Looking at the blood edict in his hand, no matter whether it is true or not, it finally gave him an excuse to send troops.If he had attacked Long Fei by himself before, it would be considered treason.With this blood edict, there will be evidence, and if you show it to the people of the world, you will stand on the commanding heights of morality, and Long Fei will become a criminal who will bring disaster to the country and the people.

"You are all ministers, although this thing may not be true, but it can't prove its falsehood! I intend to keep this thing, what do you think?"

Xia Houyuan first replied: "Whether there is this thing or not, we must fight Long Fei. With the current strength of our army, it is a bit tight. If Long Fei gathers Sun Quan, Ma Teng and others, we will face the danger of fighting on three fronts. We must think about it." There is a way to divide them and wipe them out, and finally, they will make a fool of themselves!"

Cheng Yu said: "Whether this thing is true or not, it is a sharp weapon for us. No matter who we attack, it can be used as a target on the Qing Lord's side. This thing is needed for sending troops, so it is right to keep it!"

Dong Zhao shook his head: "If you stay in the middle of Liu Bei's plan! Liu Bei is also a hero, while we hold Long Fei, he can take Yizhou in one fell swoop, then take Hanzhong, and then go to Xiliang. With Long Fei blocking us, he can do it with ease. ! As long as we don't send troops, Long Fei will keep one eye on Liu Bei, and Liu Bei won't dare to make any big moves!"

Cao Cao thought for a while, then shook his head: "It's inconvenient to get in and out of Yizhou. Even if Liu Bei seizes it, it will be a dead land, and Longfei's Jingzhou is well-connected. Longfei is our biggest threat. Instead of making Longfei bigger, we should go with him." Liu Bei join forces to destroy Long Fei first!"

Cheng Yu nodded: "Jingzhou is a rich place, Long Fei has more than [-] soldiers and horses. After this year's rest, our army is also strong and strong, and it can definitely fight!"

Xia Houyuan hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, Jingzhou has a lot of water, but our army has no navy and doesn't know water warfare. This is the biggest problem. I intend to build a Xuanwu pool in Yecheng to train the navy, and then go south. It will get twice the result with half the effort!"

"Long Fei's army is fierce. I heard that there was a huge ship sailing on the Yangtze River earlier. It is the Long Fei's army. I'm afraid that we in the north will be difficult to train and can't deal with the Long Fei's army!" Dong Zhao sighed.

"Why don't you ask Sun Quan for help?" Jiang Ji said immediately.

Cheng Yu shook his head: "What happened last time, Sun Quan held a grudge against us and voluntarily formed an alliance in order to please Long Fei. If he goes again this time, he might not agree!"

"Hmph!" Cao Cao snorted coldly: "Little Huangkou, if you don't agree, let's take him first!"

"Attack Sun Quan?" Cheng Yu had an idea: "This plan is very good. Sun Quan is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Jiangdong navy is in Chaisang. If we send troops from Hefei, Sun Quan will definitely lose. We will take down Moling and Wujun and go west. If we capture the Jiangdong water army, we will be able to do all three things together, and Long Fei will certainly be overwhelmed!"

Dong Zhao shook his head: "Master Cheng has a good plan. Could it be that Long Fei can't see it? If Long Fei sends troops, what should we do? How is this different from our fight against the Long-Sun coalition army?"

Cheng Yu said: "My lord, you can take a soldier and horse from Yuzhou to Sanjiangkou, cut off Long Fei's connection with Sun Quan, half a year at most, ten months at least, Sun Quan can be broken!"

Cao Cao bowed his head in thought.Dong Zhao shook his head: "Long Fei's army is invincible in the world, and there is also a navy army. It is difficult to resist with a small number of soldiers. Naturally, a large number of soldiers will not be able to successfully break through Moling. I think it is better to send troops to the west and take Xiliang first!"

Xia Houyuan nodded: "Master Dong said the same as me. Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang are growing stronger and stronger, and sooner or later they will become a big problem. Take the opportunity to wipe them out, and you can get horses and armaments. Then take Hanzhong and attack Yizhou. By then If the water army is properly trained and goes down the river, Jingzhou will be destroyed, and if Longfei is defeated, Jiangdong will be vulnerable!"

Cheng Yu shook his head: "We send troops to the west, Long Fei will never sit idly by, if he captures Yizhou first, his strength will increase greatly, Yizhou, like Jingzhou, has never been fought, and is a rich land, so it is even more difficult to deal with! "

The two sides fought to attack there first and attack there later.The only thing in common is that they don't attack Long Fei.Cao Cao sat in the main seat without saying a word. The more they talked, the louder they seemed to have ignored Cao Cao.Suddenly, Cao Cao slapped a few cases: "Don't quarrel, everyone. I have made up my mind. Tomorrow, I will announce to the world His Majesty's Blood Edict and invite the princes to crusade against Long Fei. Anyone who is not honorable will be a public thief in the world. I will lead my troops to attack!" After saying that, he turned around and left.Leave a few people, you look at me, I look at you.

Dong Zhao shook his head: "My lord, it depends on God's will!"

The next day, without waiting for Ma Liang's arrival, Cao Cao ordered the blood edict to be spread all over the world.Ma Liang learned that he took a long breath and finally completed the task successfully.He didn't see Cao Cao again, so he said goodbye to the people in the post in a hurry.

The matter of the blood edict was originally caused by the death of Fu Wan and Empress Fu, and Cao Cao picked it up just after it subsided.The reactions of the princes were obviously different.Sun Quan didn't dare to publicize it, he was worried that Long Fei would use him as a knife, and he also had some hatred for Cao Cao, so he stood by Long Fei's side.Liu Zhang shook his head and sighed without saying anything.When Ma Teng and Han Sui heard this, they felt that they had an opportunity to advance to the Central Plains, and immediately tore up the alliance with Long Fei, and took refuge with Cao Cao.

Seeing the respective reactions of the princes, Cao Cao nodded: "In that case! Send the order, and the army will go south to take down Sun Quan and Long Fei in one fell swoop!"

Another shocking war in the history of the Three Kingdoms has begun.

(End of the third volume)