In order to reassure the southern expedition, Cao Cao envisioned tricking Xiliang Ma Teng into Xuchang and eliminating him.
Ma Teng (Image from the Internet)
Receiving the edict, Ma Teng settled down in the family affairs, so he led Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Ma Dai, and the Western Liang army ma wang Xuchang to come, twenty miles away from Xuchang to hold the military horses.
Cao Cao sent his attendant Huang Kui to the Ma Teng military camp to bring a message. Huang Kui saw Ma Teng talking about the edict and discussed getting rid of the state thief Cao Cao.
Huang Kui (Image from the Internet)
Because Huang Kui was too excited, after returning home, the concubine Li Chunxiang saw his resentment and told miaoze. Miao Ze, as Huang Kui's brother-in-law, had an affair with Li Chunxiang, believing that this was an opportunity to remove the stumbling block, so he asked Li Chunxiang to deliberately provoke Huang Kui. Huang Kui told Li Chunxiang about his conspiracy with Ma Teng, and Li Chunxiang told Miao Ze, who told Cao Cao without saying a word.
Ma Teng was killed (image from the Internet)
As a result, Ma Teng, Huang Kui, and others were killed by Cao Cao. Miao Ze thought that he could be at ease with Li Chunxiang this time, but Cao Cao said, "You have harmed your brother-in-law's family for the sake of a woman, so what is the use of leaving this unrighteous person!" So Miao Ze and Li Chunxiang were beheaded in the city.
Li Chunxiang (Image from the Internet)
As the saying goes, many unrighteous deeds will kill themselves. It is necessary to know that "everything has cause and effect", good has good rewards, evil has evil rewards, and ungrateful people have no good ending.