HLnovel Chapter 488 The Oath of Luoshui
Chapter 488 The Oath of Luoshui
In another timeline, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were stunned. This Sima Yi was not to be underestimated; his acting was so convincing, who would easily doubt him?!
And who would act like that! Wait… there really is someone… didn’t Zhu Di pretend to be crazy and eat pig swill later on?!
It seems that Sima Yi was the one who ended the Three Kingdoms period, or at least he was related to it!
At that moment, Zhu Di, far away in the Ming Dynasty, sneezed several times. He shook his head, wondering who was talking about him behind his back!
At this moment, Cao Cao's face was ashen as he stared intently at the small screen in front of him, afraid of missing any information. He wanted to know what else Sima Yi had done!
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Meanwhile, in the other live stream room, Lin Ke continued: "Cao Shuang, now at ease, is starting to enjoy life. If anyone tries to offer advice, he'll just say: 'You have no idea how happy my brother is!!!'"
"As for the young emperor Cao Fang, well, we all share the surname Cao, what's yours is mine, and what's mine, Cao Shuang's, is still mine!"
"So in 249 AD, when Cao Shuang took his brothers on a group tour and let his guard down, Sima Yi felt the time was right, and this nearly seventy-year-old man was ready to start working again!"
Sima Yi: ?(?_|……
"On the anniversary of the emperor's death, Cao Shuang and his gang went to Gaoping Mausoleum, dozens of miles outside Luoyang, to offer sacrifices. At the same time, Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao and others gathered three thousand elite soldiers, quickly seized the armory, and launched the Gaoping Mausoleum Incident."
"Immediately afterwards, Sima Zhao forced Empress Dowager Guo to abdicate, in order to legitimize his Sima family's coup, and sent an impeachment letter to Cao Shuang."
"After all, Sima Yi was a veteran of four reigns. Compared to Cao Shuang's antics and extravagant lifestyle in recent years, Sima Yi was much more reliable! At least he didn't invite the late emperor's sister-in-law home for drinks!"
People in the court: ...This...Cao Rui must be furious! What kind of brother is this!
Cao Rui (cursing): ...Damn this guy...%?
"At such a moment, the old ministers who were making trouble along with us probably never imagined that the Gaopingling Incident would bring far more terrible consequences than the crisis of usurpation."
"At that time, Cao Shuang was halfway there when he received the letter of impeachment. He immediately ordered people to cut down trees and used the garrison soldiers as guards. He still had Cao Fang, who had the greatest legitimacy, in his hands."
"Especially Huan Fan, who sent the seal of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, which allowed him to mobilize grain from all over the country, advised Cao Shuang to take Cao Fang to Xuchang, and then, in the name of the emperor, mobilize troops from all over the country to besiege Sima Yi."
Cao Shuang hesitated. No matter how much Huan Fan persuaded him or offered solutions, Cao Shuang was still useless. He didn't dare to seize the opportunity. If he hadn't hesitated and taken the young emperor to Xuchang, perhaps those tragic events wouldn't have happened!
"Time waits for no one. Sima Yi sent someone to persuade Cao Shuang. He used his reputation and credibility built up over the years, pointing to the Luo River and swearing: He, Sima Yi, does not want your life. As long as you hand over your military power, you can keep your title and other family wealth."
"It's unclear whether others believed it or not, but Jiang Ji on Sima Yi's side did believe it and wrote a letter to persuade Cao Shuang."
"The key here is the Luo River. The Records of the Grand Historian, in the chapter on Fengshan, mentions that the three previous dynasties established their states between the Yellow River and the Luo River."
"In other words, its origin is ancient and has a certain sacredness and inviolability. Moreover, when Liu Xiu founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, he made an oath to the Luo River and never broke his promise throughout his life."
"So people back then valued integrity and oaths, especially when such examples existed. Who would have thought that some people's oaths were just a load of rubbish!"
"But no matter what, the Wei veterans in the court believed it and used it to persuade Cao Shuang. As a result, Cao Shuang himself believed it and surrendered not long after."