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Cao Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, was not in Kunyang or Xiangcheng. He had just returned to Xuchang from Kunyang. On the day when he decided to send a grain team to Xiangcheng, the lord general of Xiangcheng, Han Qing sent an emergency letter. A Han cavalry appeared north of Xiangcheng, attacked Cao's ration team and annihilated the thousand Cao troops sent by Han Qing to welcome the grain team.

The Gexin said that there were actually seven or eight thousand cavalrymen in this Han army, which made Cao Zhen suddenly nervous. He had information about the Han army in Nanyang, and there were no cavalrymen in Nanyang with seven or eight thousand cavalrymen at all. So where did this cavalry come from?

Cao Zhen stood in front of the sand table and stared at Luoyang with his eyes fixed on him. In fact, he had realized that this cavalry could only come from Luoyang, and it was very convenient to go from Luoyang to Xiangcheng. Isn’t the Han army attacking Luoyang now?

But the question arises, what did the Han army in Luoyang come to Xiangcheng? Could it be that their attack on Luoyang is a false alarm, and that is the real attack on Xuchang?

Cao Zhen was in a mess. He couldn't help but want to send an urgent letter to Yedu several times, but he did not do so in the end. He knew that the matter was important and could not be without basis. The attack on Xuchang by the Han army in Luoyang was just his guess. He had to implement the true intentions of the Han army before sending the letter.

But a fact was before him. The Han cavalry had cut off the passage between Kunxiang and Xuchang. Once the Han army captured Kunyang, the 20,000 Cao troops would not retreat.

Cao Zhen was anxious and paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands on his back. He felt that a serious crisis had come quietly, but he couldn't see clearly what the crisis was. Cao Zhen finally sighed. In any case, he had to report the military situation of the Han cavalry north of Xiangcheng to Yedu. Cao Pi had ordered him to report everything in detail.

Cao Zhen immediately returned to the table and sat down, picked up a pen and wrote a text message to Cao Pi, and handed it to his personal soldiers and said, "Send it to Yedu with a pigeon letter!"

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Xuchang, like Yedu, experienced a quarrel of ice and fire in just half a year. In the spring of the 24th year of Jian'an, Xuchang City was depressed, shops closed, population lost, and the streets were deserted. It was just that the sudden arrival of war made the atmosphere in Xuchang a little more tense and solemn.

The inspection at the city gate became particularly strict. People who left the city did not care about it, while those who entered the city strictly checked it. Men, women, young and old must be healthy. Once the accent is wrong, there are weapons hidden on them, or a few young and strong people will be taken away to conduct further verification.

The streets were full of patrolling soldiers. They watched every move in the city vigilantly, especially when the crowd gathered, they would be immediately surrounded by patrol soldiers, and anyone with abnormalities would be questioned by the soldiers.

There is an alley called Eunuch Lane near the wall of Xuchang Palace in the north of Xuchang City. The alley was originally part of Xuchang Palace and could enter the palace through a small door. Some eunuchs with low identities lived in the alley at the earliest. This is the origin of the name of the alley.

After Cao Cao moved the capital to Yecheng, Xuchang Palace was closed, and the eunuchs living in the alley also moved to Yedu. The alley was bought by a merchant and transformed into a tavern and a hostel. The small door leading to the palace gate was also built with bricks.

Affected by the market depression, the originally booming taverns and hostels have been closed for half a year. Just over a month ago, both stores had changed owners, and the original buddies and bartenders were disbanded and turned into another group of bartenders and buddies.

However, the taverns and hostels are still open, and no one knows what the bartenders and the guys are hiding in the room and busy. Of course, no one knows how many people live in this alley?

The tavern and hostel cover a large area, with houses stacked and many hidden rooms hidden. At this time, in a small cottage in the backyard, Li Fu was listening to a report from a young man.

The tavern and hostel have been bought by the Han Army Intelligence Organization. The main reason is that this alley is close to Xuchang Palace, which helps the Han Army Intelligence Organization complete an important task.

Li Fu rushed from Chengfu County to Xuchang before the outbreak of the war. He was the intelligence head of the Han army in Wei State, and he was also responsible for Xuchang. Within a year, he would stay in Xuchang for several months.

The young man who reported the situation was his capable subordinate, named Shao Jian. His public identity was the deputy commander of the Xuchang Palace. Although the Xuchang Palace had been closed, there were still a small number of eunuchs and palace maids guarding the palace. Empress Fu, who was implicated in the Fuwan case, was imprisoned in the Xuchang Palace.

Liu Jing reached an agreement with Cao Cao in Runan County. Cao Cao was not allowed to abolish Empress Fu. He had to ensure the safety of Empress Fu and give her enough rice to support her. It was because Empress Fu was not abolished. So far, the two daughters Cao Cao married Tian Liu Xie were only Yuan Concubine and Guifei, and could not become the queen.

In order to ensure the safety of Queen Fu, Cao Cao specially sent fifty guards to work in the palace. No one was allowed to visit Queen Fu, nor were eunuchs and palace maids in the palace allowed to go out. The supplies they usually needed would be supplied by the government on time.

As early as the New Year, Shao Jian, the deputy commander of the guards who was born in Bashu, was turned against by Li Fu and became a member of the Han army's intelligence organization. At the same time, his other subordinates also surrendered to the Han army, and the four of them were responsible for truly protecting the safety of Queen Fu.

"I report to Sima, I am responsible for patrol and duty tonight. Brothers can act after the hour of the lunar calendar!"

Li Fu looked at the map of Xuchang Palace on the table. He found the residence of Queen Fu on the map. This was also an important task assigned to him by Liu Jing. He must rescue Fu Shou, who had become the queen, from Xuchang Palace before the Han army's strategic intention of attacking Xuchang was exposed to prevent Cao Cao from sending her back to Yedu.

The Queen of Fu has important political value. She will be the key figure in Liu Jing's orthodox career, which is of great significance to Liu Jing and even the Han Dynasty. Li Fu is well aware of the importance of the mission, and he devotes himself to planning every detail very carefully.

"How is the situation of the eunuchs and palace maids around Queen Fu?" Li Fu was very suspicious of the undercover sent by Cao Cao to monitor Queen Fu. With Cao Cao's personality, this possibility is great.

Shao Jian thought for a while and said, "Empress Fu has two personal palace maids and one eunuch who serves as a eunuch. The two palace maids come from Yedu with her. The eunuch's surname is You. He has served Liu Xie, but he has not gone to Yedu and has been staying in Xuchang. Hua Xin assigned him to serve Empress Fu."

Li Fu sneered, and he was almost certain that this eunuch You was the one who was responsible for monitoring Queen Fu.

Li Fu asked again: "Will the guards find Queen Fu missing?"

Shao Jian shook his head, "It is impossible. The guards will never allow them to enter Queen Fu's bedroom. They can only patrol outside the bedroom. However, every ten days, the Xuchang government will send a female official to greet Queen Fu. It has never stopped over the years."

"When was the last time the female official greeted her?"

"Seven days ago!"

Li Fu knew that they still had time. Once Cao Zhen discovered that Queen Fu was missing, he would definitely turn Xuchang to the bottom. While Cao Cao had not discovered the Han army's intention to attack Xuchang, Queen Fu had to be transferred away.

Thinking of this, Li Fu immediately said to Shao Jian: "As long as the original plan, I will do it tonight. You go back and prepare!"

"I understand, let me go first!"

Shao Jian bowed and left in a hurry. Li Fu pondered for a moment, and read every detail in his mind again. He confirmed that there were no loopholes before he felt relieved.

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As the night gradually fell, the streets of Xuchang became even colder, and there was no pedestrian in the long run. I could only hear the rhythmic footsteps of patrol soldiers and the sudden burst of night howls from wild cats. This was a cold night.

In the hostel of the eunuch Lane, more than a dozen men in black were carefully digging the palace wall of the hostel next to it. The tall and thick Xuchang palace wall has long become part of the hostel.

In a corner of the courtyard, the palace wall covered with shrubs and vines has been cleaned up, revealing a wall of unique colors. This place was originally a small door for the eunuchs living in the alley to enter and exit the Xuchang Palace. Because the land in the alley was sold, the small door was also built with bricks and stones.

More than a dozen men in black moved quickly and vigorously, and skillfully pried the bricks and stones on the small door and took out the bricks and stones. Gradually, the small door that had been sealed for more than ten years appeared again in front of everyone.

On the other side of the small door was a long-abandoned hut. The hut was filled with decayed tables and a group of rats and snakes. Everyone carefully cleared out one, opened the door, and then entered Xuchang Palace.

Xuchang Palace has been closed for many years, no one lives in it, overgrown weeds everywhere, and the houses are dilapidated, which looks particularly desolate. More than a dozen men in black are soldiers of the Eagle Strike Army, all of whom are extraordinary skills. Under the leadership of Li Fu, they quickly ran towards the harem.

Li Fu carefully studied Xuchang Palace, and for this reason he made a special model and knew all kinds of buildings in Xuchang Palace. Although the internal structure was very complex, it still could not defeat him. As soon as he walked through the door and passed the corridor, they soon came to the palace where the Empress was placed under house arrest.

The hour of Hai was over, and Shao Jian led the twenty guards on duty at night to patrol the palace. They had gone around the back. There were no guards on duty in front of the main gate. The palace gate was closed. Li Fu waved his hand and led more than a dozen subordinates to quickly climb the window into the palace.

The palace was very dark, without a trace of light. After a moment, their eyes adapted to the darkness and then they touched the inner hall. At this moment, an old eunuch walked over slowly with a lantern. Li Fu immediately guessed that this person was You Eunuch who served Queen Fu. This person could not be kept and he had to be killed.

At this time, Eunuch You walked to the inner hall and whispered: "Empress, it's getting late, please rest!"

A woman's voice came from the room, "I understand, Eunuch You, please rest too!"

You eunuch turned around and was about to leave. Li Fu winked at his subordinates. A man in black rushed forward and covered his mouth. Before You eunuch could react, he pierced his heart with a knife, and You eunuch died immediately.

The lantern did not land and was caught by another man in black. Only then did Li Fu quickly rush into the inner hall with his men. Queen Fu had not fallen asleep yet and was sitting in front of the mirror to remove her makeup. She had heard that the sky had passed away, which made her sad.

At this time, Li Fu and several subordinates rushed into the inner hall. The two palace maids were so scared that they were about to scream, but the guards covered their mouths. Li Fu waved his hands repeatedly, "Empress, please don't be afraid, we have no malice!"

Although Fu Shou was also shocked, she was the queen after all, and she had the determination that ordinary people did not have. She quickly calmed down and asked sternly: "Who are you? You dare to break into the Ai family's bedroom!"
Chapter completed!