Chapter 172 In Xuchang City, Cao Mengde was killed by his king in the street!
Chapter 172: In Xuchang City, Cao Mengde was killed by his king in the street!
Inside the magnificent palace,

The building is majestic and magnificent with carved beams and painted buildings.

On the Danbi, Emperor Liu Xie was wearing a crown and sitting high on the imperial couch. He looked around...

The hall was empty. There was no sign of any civil or military officials. All the high officials had gone outside the city to welcome Liu Wu today. It wouldn't be long before he would be able to see Wu in this hall.

[One day, I led my troops north, wiped out the traitors, and restored peace to the Han Dynasty. How did Your Majesty repay me? ]

On the golden roof of the hall, Liu Wu’s childish words once again rang in Liu Xie’s ears.

Liu Xie took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement...

He never expected that Awu would actually break through Xiangfan, take over Nanjun, and march straight to the Central Plains!
Awu really led his troops north.

Clear out the traitors and restore the Han Dynasty to a clear and bright future. The childish words at the beginning were actually being fulfilled step by step by Ah Wu. The revival of the Han Dynasty...

suddenly,

Liu Xie heard a faint strange sound in his ears, which seemed to come from Xuchang City.

"What's that sound?" The emperor frowned.

Is there any trouble in Xuchang city?

Today is the big day that Awu enters Xuchang, but at this time there is trouble in Xuchang. Could it be another trick played by Cao Mengde?
Da da da! ~
"Block him!"

"kill!"

The crisp sound of horse hooves,

The roaring and shouting of killing suddenly sounded in the imperial city, getting closer and closer to the palace.

An army broke into the imperial city?!

Liu Xie was stunned. Now the whole Xuchang was in the hands of Cao Mengde. Who would dare to cause trouble in the city?
Da da da! ~
"Stop him...ah!"

The sound of iron hooves hitting the ground, mixed with shouts and screams, was getting closer and closer to the hall.

Even through the palace door, Liu Xie could hear the sound of the sharp blade entering flesh!

tick~
Big beads of sweat fell from Liu Xie's forehead, and endless panic filled the emperor's heart.

He is just a puppet emperor and can't do anything at this moment.

Liu Xie suddenly remembered Dong Zhuo's chaotic rule and the chaos when Li Que and Guo Si intercepted his carriage. Was he going to return to those days of uncertainty?

"Royal brother!~"

A loud shout awakened the anxious emperor.

Royal brother?

Liu Xie was stunned. The voice was unfamiliar, yet faintly familiar.

My brother...

Awu?

Liu Xie's eyes suddenly lit up. Could it be Awu?
But how could Awu kill people outside the hall?

Looking at the tightly closed palace door, Liu Xie looked doubtful and he subconsciously stood up from the imperial couch...

boom! ~
Almost at the same time, the palace door shattered.

Under Liu Xie's stunned eyes, a young figure rode a horse into the palace!

The man on the horse was holding a halberd and his body was covered in blood. As the horse moved forward, the bright red blood kept dripping onto the golden bricks in the hall.

He seemed to be holding a woman in his arms...

Da da da! ~
The sound of iron hooves,
It knocked on the golden bricks on the ground in the center of the Han Dynasty, and also knocked on the heart of the Han Emperor.

Liu Xie stared blankly at the scene in front of him...

Even Cao Mengde, who did not need to name his name when praising or bowing, did not need to walk in a straight line when entering the court, and wore a sword and shoes when entering the palace, did not dare to ride his horse into the palace!
But now, for the first time in more than 400 years of the Han Dynasty, someone rode a horse into the emperor's palace. It was simply unheard of.

Da da da! ~
After the visitor rode his horse into the palace, he rode non-stop and slowly walked towards the emperor.

Getting closer and closer to the emperor, all the way to the Danbi...

On the Danbi,

Under the Dan throne,

The two eyes met.

Looking at that strange yet familiar face, Liu Xie was lost in thought...

He instinctively thought of the past, of the young man who had accompanied him in hunting in Xuchang, and who had accompanied him to the Golden Roof of the Imperial Palace at night...

Is it really him?
Liu Xie stared at those bright eyes, his voice trembling: "Awu?"

The emperor finally called out the name he had been waiting for for so long.

Liu Wu's throat moved, and he spoke with some difficulty: "Brother, it's me."

It's him!

It's really him!

Awu is back!
Liu Xie's eyes instantly turned red. After so many years, Awu really came back with the hope of restoring the Han Dynasty!
Since receiving the first letter from Liu Wu, Liu Wu has brought him surprises time and time again.

He occupied Xiling, captured Cao Cao, established his rule in the north of the Yangtze River, and conquered the south of Jing. This time, he went straight north to the Central Plains, and even Cao A Man could not stop him.

The heroic spirit of Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu of Han is still there!
Among the descendants of the Han Dynasty, there are still heroes who can support this declining country!
Is there anyone in the world who can compete with Cao Mengde!
Thousands of words gathered in Liu Xie's heart, but only a few words came out: "Okay, I'm glad you're back... You've grown taller and older."

The young seedling of the Han Dynasty back then has now grown into a towering tree that can support the Han country!
Bang! ~
The halberd fell to the ground.

Liu Wu lifted the robe covering Sun Shangxiang's face, picked her up and got off the horse.

boom! ~
Under the Danbi, Liu Wu knelt on one knee and performed the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects: "Brother Your Majesty, I will fulfill my promise and bring my new wife to see you."

Sun Shangxiang followed closely behind and knelt beside Liu Wu: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Liu Xie looked at the young couple at the throne, and suddenly he felt an unprecedented peace in his heart. From today on, I am no longer alone...

……

"kill!"

On the stairs leading to the top of the city, shouts of killing were deafening.

The stairs were narrow, and each step could only accommodate two Cao soldiers. The Cao soldiers guarding the stairs were fighting with the servants and private soldiers of the ministers. Even though Guan Yu personally rushed to the front, he could not reach the top of the city for a while.

Swords clashed and blood and flesh flew everywhere!
A large number of servants and private soldiers fell under the city wall. After all, they were just servants. The only reason they could hold out under Cao's army for so long was thanks to Guan Yu who led the way.

"Attack Guan Yu! Attack Guan Yu quickly!" On the top of the city wall, Cao Mengde held his sword and shouted, "Don't retreat, don't retreat!!"

Liu Wu was already quite popular among the people in Xuchang, and those Han officials were eager to get close to Liu Wu.

If Liu Wu were to kidnap the emperor, as long as he raised the emperor's banner, Cao Mengde would really turn from a Han minister into a Han traitor!

Cao Cao was extremely anxious and urged loudly again: "Generals, move forward! Move forward!"

Ding ding ding! ~
Amid the flash of swords and guns, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao and other generals looked helpless...

Guan Yu was a powerful general in the world, and now they were restricted by the narrow steps. Only one or two people could go to fight Guan Yu at a time. It was already very difficult to stop Guan Yu under the city, let alone go forward.

Da da da! ~
When the two sides were fighting fiercely, a figure suddenly rode on a horse and galloped towards the palace of Xuchang City.

Cao Mengde subconsciously looked up...

The man on horseback wore a robe with twelve emblems and a crown on his head.

Looking at that familiar face, my scalp exploded: "Heaven, Son of Heaven?!"

The person who came was actually the Emperor of Han!
But, but why would the emperor come here?
At the foot of the city, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, who were fighting, also looked in the direction of the sound, and both were stunned.

When they followed Liu Bei to Xuchang, both of them had met the emperor.

This man who came on horseback...

They will never admit their mistake, it is none other than the current Emperor!

Guan and Zhao didn't understand why the emperor appeared here, but they understood that they had to protect the emperor's safety at all costs.

"Quick! Save the Emperor!"

"Don't panic, Your Majesty! Zhao Zilong is here!"

Xilulu! ~
Guan Yu abandoned Cao's army which was still fighting, and Zhao Yun didn't care about the five hundred swordsmen and axemen in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The two men turned their horses almost at the same time and led the Han officials' servants and private soldiers to rush towards Liu Xie.

Cao Cao's face on the city wall changed drastically. The emperor must not fall into the hands of Liu Wu's people, otherwise how could he continue to be a Han minister?
"Quick! Save the emperor!" Cao Cao hurriedly drew his sword and ran towards the city: "We must not let the emperor be hurt by rebellion!"

At this time, Guan Yu led his private soldiers away, and there was no one blocking the steps of the city tower. Cao Mengde finally led the generals down the city tower smoothly. He hurriedly grabbed a warhorse from a captain guarding the city, jumped on the horse, and galloped towards Liu Xie.

Da da da! ~
Guan Yu and Zhao Yun rushed to the front. They looked at the emperor who was getting closer and closer to them and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Yun was about to speak: "Your Highness, please come and save me..."

"Gee!" Amid the two men's incredulous looks, Liu Xie turned his horse's head, brushed past Guan and Zhao, and headed towards Cao Mengde behind him.

Phew! ~
When Liu Xie saw Cao Cao, he felt like he had seen a life-saving straw. He stumbled off his horse and rushed to him: "Prime Minister, save me! Prime Minister, save me!"

Cao Cao saw with his own eyes that the emperor avoided Liu Wu's men and rushed towards him...

Shouldn't the emperor be closer to Liu Wu's people right now?

Didn’t Liu Wu enter the palace?

Does the emperor trust me so much?
Countless questions arose in his mind, but Cao Cao had no time to consider them at this moment: "Your Majesty, don't panic. I am here, and no one can hurt Your Majesty..."

"May I ask your majesty, what happened in the palace?"

Liu Xie's eyes were filled with fear: "Liu Zilie, Liu Zilie is crazy!"

"He, he rushed into the palace and killed hundreds of elite soldiers who were guarding me outside the palace. Blood splattered all over the palace. He, he wanted to commit a heinous crime!"

"Prime Minister, please lead the troops into the palace as soon as possible and capture the rebels!"

There is no way Liu Wu would attack the emperor!

It must be that the fellow entered the palace and tried to take the emperor away by force, and then killed many of the guards that he had left beside the emperor, which frightened the emperor.

Liu Zilie, ah Liu Zilie, if you hadn't made a mess of things, I'm afraid you would have really deceived the emperor away.

Cao Cao let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice: "Liu Zilie has committed a heinous crime. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate it! I will definitely put down this traitor Liu Zilie."

Cao Mengde was the emperor who was stopped in the middle of the street. The emperor and his subject did not lower their voices during their conversation, so people nearby could hear it clearly.

The emperor himself said that Liu Zilie was going to commit treason against him, and asked Cao Cao to enter the palace to quell the rebellion?
Guan Yu and Zhao Yun stood there in a daze.

impossible!
How can this be?

Zilie couldn't possibly attack the emperor. This was different in theory, but, but the emperor himself said this...

The Han officials were all stunned. Liu Zilie was a descendant of the Han Dynasty. How could he do such a thing?

"Haha, gentlemen..." Cao Cao looked at the Han officials not far away with a sneer on his face: "I have said it before, I am a Han official, a true Han official!"

"That Liu Zilie is the traitor and traitor. You guys are really blind!"

happy!

Cao Cao felt unprecedentedly happy. From today on, who would dare to call himself a traitor to the Han Dynasty?

Cao Mengde was full of vigor and he bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will go to the palace to quell the rebellion right away!"

After saying this, he turned around and was about to mount his horse...

bass! ~
A flash of cold light flashed.

Poof! ~
Cao Cao stopped suddenly and felt a sharp pain from his back.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Cao Mengde turned his head with difficulty, his face full of confusion.

It was a dagger, stuck in his back...

shuh~
The dagger was pulled out by the emperor, and he took advantage of the fact that no one in the field had time to react and stabbed again! !
The noisy streets were completely silent...

Cao Mengde's back is getting redder and redder...

The officials saw it.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun saw it.

All the Cao army generals also saw it...

(End of this chapter)