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The prosperity of Yedu is like a blooming firework, disappearing after a short brilliance. The loss of Xihe County ignited the shortage crisis of Wei Gong, causing Yedu to fall into chaos, prices soared, and public resentment boiled. At this time, nearly two months have passed since the crisis broke out, and the initial chaos has gradually subsided. Yedu has entered a deeper crisis, that is, the depressed business.

Even during the day, Yedu Street is deserted and there are few pedestrians. Almost all shops are closed. Without commerce, the most stringent rationing system for food is implemented, and people can only survive. This crisis hits not only the economy, but also the hearts of the people.

At night, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and it was pitch black everywhere. Yedu was like a ghost city, with danger hidden in the darkness and cases could occur at any time. Only when soldiers patrol near the city gate and the Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion could the public security be slightly better.

On the dark streets, figures were walking quickly, looking at the alleys on both sides uneasy. Perhaps because of someone, they did not encounter any danger and soon walked to the near east gate.

The man walked into an alley and came to the Jucai Tavern. He entered the tavern directly from the back door. The dim light shone on the face of the person in front, which was a pale and fat face. It was the eunuch Mi Ying. The two behind him were Han military detectives who were following him near the palace gate and escorted him to Li Fu.

Mi Ying walked into the room and saw Li Fu writing a letter. He quickly bowed and smiled with a flattering smile: "Li Zheng, I'm here."

"Why are you leaving the palace now?" Li Fu was really annoyed. He had an urgent matter to find Mi Ying five days ago and waited for him for five days.

Mi Ying was frightened and said quickly: "I'm very anxious, but I can't wait for the guard I'm familiar with. I finally waited for it today, and it took ten taels of gold to give me an hour, and I have to go back immediately."

There are crabs, shrimps and shrimps. Everyone has their own money. The guards guarding Ye Palace are no exception. They hold the power to enter and exit the Ye Palace. If the people in the palace want to go out of the palace to do business, they have to spend money to bribe them.

Of course, the guards guarding Yedu were Cao Cao's confidants. Most of them were not favored and could not buy money. However, there were also a few guards who secretly collected money and let people go. They risked their heads to send eunuchs and palace maids out of the palace to do business and collect gold and bribes. It was usually five taels of gold per hour. Now it was tight, and it rose to ten taels of gold per hour.

In the past, rice should have been released through the kitchen token, but now the kitchen is not allowed to go out, so he can only use gold to buy the guards.

Li Fu has important tasks and has no time to care about such things. He said to Mi Ying: "Now is the time to use you. Can you get into Liu Xie's imperial study?"

Mi Ying laughed in his heart. Liu Xie didn't have any imperial study room now, it was just a small study room in his bedroom. He thought for a while and said, "It should be possible to go in!"

"Okay, you go into the imperial study room, find Liu Xie's Panlong Jade Seal, steal it out, and your mission will be completed. Then we will give you five taels of gold, and you will go back to your hometown!"

The Panlong Jade Seal is not a jade seal. In the hands of Cao Cao, the Panlong Jade Seal is Liu Xie's private seal. Of course, it has no power value, but it can prove Liu Xie himself.

Li Fu planned to make another robbery written by Liu Xie, begging Liu Jing to send troops to fight against Cao Cao, which gave Liu Jing an excuse to send troops. There is no problem with making a fake robbery. There is a precedent before. The key is to find a token that can prove Liu Xie himself. After thinking about it, it is best to be the Panlong Jade Seal, which requires rice to be stolen.

Of course, Mi Ying knew that Panlong Jade Seal was in charge. He was later taken away by Liu Xie. It was indeed placed in Liu Xie's study room. However, Liu Xie's study room was not easy to enter. He knew that he could not refuse, so he asked, "When should I need it?"

"You must give it to me the day after tomorrow before noon."

Mi Ying had no choice but to grit her teeth and said, "Okay! I'll give it a try."

Li Fu was overjoyed. He patted Mi Ying on the shoulder heavily and looked at him and said solemnly: "This matter is of great importance, you must get it!"

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The Ye Palace covers an area of ​​1,000 acres, most of which are official offices. The harem where Liu Xie lives is not large, with only a complex of buildings. However, due to Cao Pi's reduction of in-house expenses, the eunuchs and palace maids in the harem have been reduced sharply, and most of the houses are vacant.

At present, the bedroom where Liu Xie lives is called Fugong. Liu Xie's study is also in Fugong, close to his bedroom. The next night, most people in the palace fell asleep, and only a team of guards patrolled back and forth near Liu Xie's bedroom.

At about one update, a black shadow sneaked into Liu Xie's bedroom. It was the eunuch Mi Ying. He was very familiar with this place. The only difficulty was that there was a eunuch on duty in front of the study. He wanted to climb into the window, but the window was about ten feet high from the ground. He was obese, so how could he climb in?

But tonight it was God who was favoring him. The eunuch on duty outside the study fell ill, and no one replaced him. Now it is no longer like before. Liu Xie has been forgotten, and no one cares about such things.

Mi Ying was excited and sneaked to the study room at night. He hid behind a large pillar and observed for a while. There was no one around. It was very quiet and probably all had fallen asleep. He tiptoed to the study room and gently pushed open the door. The door creaked. It was particularly harsh in the quiet night. Mi Ying was so shocked that his heart almost stopped beating.

He stood still for a moment and felt no movement. Then he flashed into the study room. The faint fragrance filled the study room. The copper incense burner at the corner of the room was not extinguished. Widths of faint blue smoke floated out from the dense cracks. There were two doors in the study room, one door came in from outside, and the other small door led to Tian Liu Xie's bedroom.

Mi Ying's heart was beating violently, nervous, afraid of disturbing Liu Xie who was sleeping in the next room. In the past, he had stole a lot of property from the palace at night, but this was the first time he came to Liu Xie's imperial study room to steal things, especially the Panlong Jade Seal.

He was not the only eunuch who stole things in the palace, but everyone knew some taboos in their minds. Some things cannot be stolen, and stealing would cause trouble. They were like the decorations of several imperial concubines and the things in the emperor's study. These things cannot be touched. But today, in order to complete the task, Mi Ying had to sacrifice his life. After tonight, he would leave the palace tomorrow, and the subsequent things had nothing to do with him.

Soon, Mi Ying's eyes adapted to the darkness in the study. He could see everything in the study clearly. He was very familiar with the Panlong jade seal, which was a square seal the size of a fist, with Panlong as the key, and was usually placed on the bookshelf.

He slowly touched the bookshelf and looked up and down. Liu Xie's pen holder and small ornaments were there, but there was no square jade seal. He was surprised. He lowered his head and thought about it, and suddenly remembered that if it was not on the bookshelf, it would be in Liu Xie's sandalwood box.

Mi Ying quickly found the red sandalwood box in the corner of the wall. The box was locked. He pulled out a sharp dagger from his boots, and with a slight force, the small golden lock was pried off with a 'click!'.

He immediately opened the box, which contained some commonly used items from Liu Xie. Mi Ying saw the golden box containing the dragon jade seal at a glance. He picked up the gold box and opened it. He was overjoyed and immediately stuffed the gold box into his arms.

But at this moment, a roar suddenly broke out behind him: "What are you doing?"

Mi Ying was so scared that she sat on the ground. When she turned around, she saw Liu Xie holding a candle in her hand and staring at him fiercely in front of the small door. Her eyes were filled with anger. Liu Xie was just getting up at night, but he faintly heard a "click!" sound from the study room, and then he came over to check it. Unexpectedly, he happened to see Mi Ying squatting in front of his sandalwood box to hide things.

Liu Xie also heard the eunuch's complaint, saying that Mi Ying had stole a lot of property from the palace, but there was no evidence, and he was half-believing and half-doubted, but he did not expect that Mi Ying would actually steal things in his study, and that it was stealing things in the sandalwood box. It was his beloved thing, and the anger in his heart suddenly burst out.

"You bastard!"

Liu Xie rushed up like crazy, threw Mi Ying to the ground, beating him in the face, and cursing, "Beat you, the dog slave to death!"

Mi Ying was scared and could not move. He protected his face with his hands and shouted, "Master, please listen to my explanation!"

"Come! Come!"

Liu Xie would not listen to his explanation, and shouted loudly at the guard. Mi Ying suddenly became anxious and pushed Liu Xie away regardless of everything. Liu Xie tried his best to suppress him and shouted. Mi's eyes turned red in response. He suddenly touched the dagger beside him and stabbed him without thinking. Only Liu Xie screamed and turned over and fell down. The dagger penetrated into his left chest, blood gushing like a spring.

Mi Ying was so scared that he suddenly heard a sharp scream beside him. Concubine Cao Jie covered her face and shouted in fear. Mi Ying suddenly woke up and got up and ran desperately outside the study. As soon as she ran out of the study, she hit the guard who was coming. The guard knocked him over with one punch. Several guards behind him pressed him to the ground. One guard ran into the study and shouted in horror, "Go and find the imperial doctor!"

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Half an hour later, Cao Pi rushed to Ye Palace after hearing the news. He rushed into the study and saw two imperial doctors sitting weakly. A white cloth covered Tian Liu Xie's whole body, and Cao Pi was also stunned.

In early February of the 24th year of Jian'an, Liu Xie died suddenly in the palace. Cao Cao ordered the whole country to mourn, officials to support the spirits to attend the funeral, and also named Liu Xie's temple name Emperor Xian. The world must not be without a master for a day. Cao Cao ordered Liu Dun, the young man born by Cao Jie, to be the emperor.

When the news came to Chang'an, Liu Jing also ordered the Han people to mourn for the heavens and spread the sun. However, Liu Jing did not accept the claim that the sky died suddenly, publicly accused Tian of being murdered by Cao's father, nor did he recognize the new emperor established by Cao Cao, and issued a "edict to fight against Cao's thieves" to the world.

On the fifteenth of the month, Liu Jing ordered the Han army to attack Cao Cao in Chang'an. General Zhao Yun of Zhenbei led a 50,000 army out of Tongguan. The governor of Jingbei recruited a 50,000 army to Yecheng, and at the same time attacked the Central Plains, opening the curtain for the Han army to attack the Central Plains.
Chapter completed!