Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

Cao Fang actually didn't know much about Cao Mao. He only knew that he was the eldest son of the King of the East China Sea, and his title was that of a noble countryman. There was almost nothing special about him.

If Cao Mao hadn't come to play with him this time, Cao Fang wouldn't even know what he looked like.

After looking around, he found that no minister was nearby, and then he carefully opened the sweat-soaked piece of silk.

Because this piece of silk was almost soaked with sweat, the writing on it became very blurry. However, after some identification, Cao Fang still saw the general meaning clearly.

Cao Mao revealed the current situation in Hebei to Cao Fang in the silk. Among them, Xia Houba has returned to Hebei and worked with Xia Houxuan to resist the Sima clan, making it impossible to stabilize the entire Hebei.

The Han army in the south has also annexed Soochow and is about to head north to Hebei. As long as Cao Fang endures for a while longer, whether Xiahou Ba regains Yecheng or the Han army goes north, it will be better than being a puppet in the hands of the Sima family.

After all, if Ji Han treated him politely, he wouldn't be ordered around like this by the Sima family.

"Shi Ji, record this court meeting and don't let these people regret it." At this time, Sima Zhao also turned around and said to Zhong Hui.

But even so, the news Cao Mao gave him did not make Cao Fang happy. Now he found that he had only two outcomes, either as a prisoner of Xishu or as a puppet of the Sima family.

Sure enough, they are all a bunch of cowards, they only need a little scare to become like this.

Cao Fang remained silent, but Sima Zhao's threats obviously had an effect. Many staunchly opposed court officials also began to hesitate and began to weigh the pros and cons.

They, the great clans of Guandong, are actually not as important as imagined.

As a result, the court quickly fell into silence. After a long silence, some people began to support the plan to move the capital mentioned by Ma Zhao.

After Sima Zhao said this, Cao Fang was the one who wanted to speak the most. He really wanted to say, in fact, I don’t want to go to that cold place...

Now that the Sima family's spies have controlled the entire palace, Cao Fang still has to be careful.

However, reality is sometimes so incredible. Whenever you feel like you've reached rock bottom, life will show you its bottomless limits.

Cao Fang was helpless about the prospect, but she could only accept the reality.

Even if we were waiting in Yecheng for the Han troops to come and take prisoners, it would be better to go to Liaodong where people would starve to death without repaying their lives! Given the poor environment, half of them might have died on the way before they even arrived.

So now they are completely unsure of Ji Han's attitude. If they surrender rashly... the fate of the Soochow wealthy family is imminent.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the seemingly impregnable rule of the Wei Dynasty in the Central Plains collapsed. Not long after he fled to Hebei, the Sima family seized power in a coup, and he, the emperor, became a puppet.

"Now Soochow has been destroyed, and the entire Yangzhou has been purged by Xishu. The group of people who were arrogant in the Soochow court before, do you see what treatment Ma Su gave them?"

But if we leave everything in Hebei and follow this corrupt imperial court to flee to Liaodong, wouldn't we still have to abandon all our family property? It's even better to surrender to Jihan. At least in Jihan you don't have to starve like in Liaodong.

As a result, the entire court aroused unimaginable opposition from Sima Zhao. From Sikong to Jiuqing, all officials were unanimously opposed to moving the capital.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Zhong Hui behind Sima Zhao. At this moment, Zhong Hui was looking at this group of officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death with contempt.

"If you don't want to go, I won't force you. I will protect His Majesty's retreat to Yijing then. Just wait here in Yecheng for the Shu army to take your lives!"

Not long after Cao Fang accepted the reality, Situ Sima Zhao summoned a court meeting in the name of the emperor. At the court meeting, Sima Zhao officially announced to the courtiers that he would move the capital to Yijing.

"Now the capital is moved to Yijing. Relying on the resources and dangerous roads in Liaodong, we can still resist Xishu and win a breathing space. If we stay here in Yecheng, do you think Ma Su will let you live?"

Hmm... there's a good chance he'll be both for a while.

"Invite them all and implement the capital relocation as soon as possible... We don't have much time."

Everyone is not stupid and can see what the Sima family wants to do. It was nothing more than a plan to move the emperor to Liaodong and then continue to engage in meaningless resistance.

That's it, step by step, I've become a puppet, can my life get any worse?

Now not only does he have no real power, he also lives in fear all day long. Moreover, this puppet loses any hope day by day. It is truly a kind of cruel torture.

"Aren't you still harboring illusions about Xi Shu's surrender? Given the deep hatred between you and Xi Shu, do you think the Shu army will let you go if they attack?"

But after thinking about Sima Zhao's heart, Cao Fang closed her open mouth again.

In response, Sima Zhao suddenly frowned and said angrily.

"Either I will be a puppet of the Sima family, or I will be a prisoner of Xishu... It's my fate." After carefully handling the evidence, Cao Fang took a long breath, with a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

This incident immediately caused an uproar in the entire court. Not to mention the wealthy families who were dissatisfied with the Sima family, even Gao Rou, an ally of the Sima family, found it difficult to accept it.

"Yes! Ming Gong!" Zhong Hui nodded, lowered his head and accepted the order.

When he first became the crown prince, he thought he had to be the ruler of the Central Plains at least. After all, the territory of Wei was still vast, Cao Rui was still young, and the crown prince of Cao Wei was still very valuable.

The bad situation in Liaodong was true, but Ma Su's imminent massacre was obviously not false. Especially after Ma Su presided over the Heyin Incident, he did not receive severe punishment from Guanxi, which further demonstrated the attitude of the court of Ji Han.

Can't there be a choice to let me regain power?

This is unacceptable to these wealthy and pampered family heads. I have fled from Luoyang to Yecheng. Do you still want to force me to go to Liaodong in the wild land?

The reason why they are still following Cao Wei is nothing more than that they cannot accept the rules of Ji Han. Once they surrender, most of their property may become the spoils of the Shu army.

Because Cao Mao is only a member of the Cao family clan and is not taken too seriously, he can indeed obtain information from outside. Cao Fang's eyes flashed at this, and then he walked to the table and set the entire silk on fire.

However, in Zhong Hui's lowered eyes, the teasing was gone, but even more intense.

And behind this teasing, there was a subtle... killing intent.