Cao Cao put aside all his pretensions and hypocrisy, and even did not hesitate to create a gap with Xun Yu. He resorted to such decisive measures to protect his status in the land of Yingchuan. Perhaps it was for his own status, but there were also
I almost want to buy some more time and accumulate more strength before this big man really collapses.
As for the big man Fei Qian met as the third assistant in Guanzhong...
Although it was indeed good and seemed to be very good, to Cao Cao, that was not the big man in his impression, no.
Cao Cao was from a family of eunuchs. He had a complex emotion towards the Han and the Emperor that even Cao Cao could not explain clearly. Perhaps he was like a loyal servant watching the family business decline, or like a father watching his daughter want to
Getting married, or other related feelings, sometimes gave Cao Cao a headache, and also caused some behavioral contradictions.
Especially when Cao Cao saw that people in Shandong gradually began to accept Guanzhong and even followed some of Guanzhong's customs...
Cao Cao really couldn't explain what it was like.
Cao Cao no longer wanted to think about whether what he did was right or wrong. Among so many people who were killed and injured, whether they all deserved it or not, Cao Cao could not investigate in detail, because under his men, they had already died long ago.
After experiencing numerous life-and-death struggles, I have already developed a strong mentality early on.
For success.
perhaps.
For the big man.
Maybe.
But more importantly, it is still the obsession in Cao Cao's heart...
Smoke and flames rose into the sky, and the sound of crying resounded throughout the city, leaving many people in the city with a look of despair on their faces.
Including Emperor Liu Xie.
The whole city was in turmoil, Prime Minister Cao Cao's palace was closed, soldiers in the city were missing, and many news came in that the rioters didn't know what was going on, causing chaos in the palace. No one knew how things turned out to be like this.
No one could figure out what caused the riots in the city, or even what these rioters were trying to do, whether they were preparing for rebellion or just stating their grievances.
Although the leader of the imperial army who was responsible for guarding the palace said that everything was safe and no mobs rushed into the palace, the emperor Liu Xie still looked bad. He thought of many things from that year. He thought he had forgotten these things, but
Now he thought about it again.
The emperor Liu Xie subconsciously asked people to find Cao Cao and ask him to calm down the chaos in the city. However, after the eunuch Huangmen ran out to deliver the order, Liu Xie suddenly realized that he had no second choice.
no choice!
Even if he didn't like Cao Cao before.
The concubine hugged the prince and daughter, huddled in the main hall, staring at the small eyes, mixed with the frightened and crying sounds of the children that could not be suppressed, which made everyone feel confused, and the emperor Liu Xie could not understand anything at all.
clue.
What's going on here?
Why is this happening?
In the end, the old eunuch chief next to Liu Xie became a little calmer and suggested that some guards should be separated from the palace and prepare some dry food and luggage...
What the old eunuch means is that if the forbidden gate of the palace is lost and the mob rushes in, then at least they can move quickly so that they won't be in a hurry.
If it really comes to an unspeakable moment and you can't escape, it will be a complete mess.
The emperor Liu Xie nodded and asked people to go and prepare. He couldn't sit still in the main hall, so he climbed up to the high platform in the palace with some guards and looked out.
Firelight was everywhere in the city, reflecting in the dark night sky.
Between the light and shadow, I don't know how many people are running and screaming crazily, and I don't know how many good and bad people there are.
Suddenly there was a burst of chaotic shouting at the street entrance, and Emperor Liu Xie couldn't help but hold on to the railing tightly!
The great man, the emperor, has run away in panic like a lost dog several times. Is it going to happen again today?!
Amid the clamor, a chaotic group of people turned around the corner of Royal Street in the distance, all wearing dirty and old black and red military robes...
"This, these are soldiers of the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat, and his face became paler.
These "soldiers" carried all kinds of property on their waists and backs. They had everything in their hands, some had knives and guns, but some held bones from unknown butchers.
sharp knife!
There are even a few iron ruler door bolts and wooden bars, which are extremely messy.
But regardless of the mess of weapons in their hands, these "soldiers" have something in common, which is all kinds of belongings, carried randomly on their bodies in bundles tied with cloth, and some even failed to pack them properly.
While running around, it would jingle and fall out, and from time to time someone would stop to pick it up.
It felt like a group of gangsters, more than a group of soldiers, and they had just come out after robbing a wealthy family...
"An Neng is like this..." Liu Xie roared in pain, "You are soldiers of the Han Dynasty, you are supposed to protect your family and country..."
"No! These people are not soldiers!" A guard beside Emperor Liu Xie suddenly said, "These people are pretending to be soldiers!"
"Impersonating?" Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, "Who is posing? Why?"
"I don't know, I don't know..." the guard on the side responded, "I just saw that the clothes on these people are all old-fashioned..."
Because when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fought before, everyone was actually a soldier of the Han Dynasty, and their uniforms were mainly red and black. So later on, in order to be able to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, some changes were made, such as Yuan Shao and even
I want to change it to cyan...
Emperor Liu Xie heard that these people were pretenders, and he felt a little relieved for some reason, but he still had doubts in his heart, why would someone pretend to be someone?
What's the point of pretending?
Just to make it more convenient when robbing money, no one dares to stop it?
Emperor Liu Xie couldn't figure it out, but Xiahou Dun, who was outside Xu County, knew where these people came from.
Some people deliberately disguise themselves, just like pretending to be Qingzhou soldiers. Their purpose is not to rob property, but more importantly, to destroy the trust of the people in the city towards Cao Jun!
A group of people wearing the uniforms of Han soldiers did dirty, despicable and shameless things, and then ordinary people would record these crimes on the perpetrators?
No, the perpetrators didn’t have names written on their faces, let alone wearing Han military robes!
Therefore, those suffering people will always remember that Han military robe that they don’t know is true or false!
With such an impression formed, it is hard to say that that day will be the same as Xuzhou...
By then, the little trust that Cao Jun has accumulated in Yingchuan, Yuzhou, and even the entire Shandong will collapse!
Anyway, Cao Jun has done some things before...
Xuzhou.
Is not it?
Xia Hou could not explain to Xuzhou, so naturally he could not explain the current doubts.
What a stopgap measure!
It was a temporary expediency. It was indeed a temporary expediency at the time, but who could have thought that those expediencies at that time would lay hidden dangers for today?
If we could go back to the previous years and be given another chance, when Cao Cao was in a dilemma in Xuzhou and the morale of the army was unstable, would he continue to choose to massacre the city to feed the army, or would he sacrifice himself?
The cold wind blew by, causing the generals on the slope to recognize their flags and the silk ribbons of their military robes to flutter.
On the high slope, Xiahou Dun and a group of generals watched the smoke rising in Xu County in silence.
The screams and cries in the city reached here and were torn apart by the biting cold wind, making them feel a little dazed.
Under Xiahou Dun, some of the military academy generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family still have expressions of disbelief, as if they have not yet awakened from a dream.
Except for a few core generals such as Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun, no one else knows the truth about the chaos that broke out in the camp. Even the ordinary members of the Cao family and the Xiahou family don't know. This move is of course for
The secret is not to say that there are any traitors among the Cao and Xiahou clan members around Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun, but to prevent anyone from accidentally leaking the news.
After all, people talk a lot, and careless words may not escape those who mean them.
Now it seems that this strategy was very successful and successfully attracted all those damn people in the city...
But here, Xiahou Dun was not happy at all that his plan was successful. He just felt angry and desolate in his heart. Although Xiahou Dun's intelligence was not considered low, compared with those advisers who speculated on people's hearts and planned current affairs all day long, they were still somewhat lacking.
, so although he is aware of the tactical arrangements and process changes, it is difficult for him to understand the chaos and impermanence of people's hearts...
Stability and development, isn’t it good?
Who would have thought that, within a few days, after Cao Cao just spread out two pieces of false news: "The riot in the field camp is difficult to quell" and "Xiahou led troops to quell the rebellion", within a few days, people in Xu County would
It’s such a mess!
No matter how stupid you are, you can understand that these people in the city are here for Cao Cao...
There was local corruption and corrupt officials. In order to clear out these corrupt officials, Cao Cao took action and used a knife. However, these corrupt officials immediately lost their face and directly tore them to pieces and fought back! If they were succeeded by these rogues today,
Then when the news spreads, Cao Cao can't even defend the core and key points of Xu County, and can't maintain order, so how can he control Shandong?!
When that happens, it won't just be the city in Xu County that's in front of us!
When the time comes, those who want independence will fight for independence, and those who want separatism will want separatism. The land of Shandong that has finally been put together will become you Yuzhou people, you Jizhou people, you Qingzhou people, you Xuzhou people...
You are everywhere, all enemies!
No, we.
Then Shandong will be finished...
Completely finished.
Why has to be this way?
Isn’t it good to be an upright Han man?
Why do we have to separate out who is from Yuzhou, who is from Jizhou, who is from somewhere, and then despise each other, abuse each other, and then...
Who is doing these things? Who is doing these things?
What Xiahou Dun couldn't understand, Guo Jia and Xun Yu knew clearly.
Because Xiahou Dun was more or less a military general, while Guo Jia and Xun Yu were from noble families.
The times are like this. No one can let these children of the noble family understand the righteousness and be loyal to the country all at once. What's more, these people have long thought that they are great, the trendsetters of the times, the chosen ones, and the protection of God.
, every day and night is spent in the name of such-and-such son, such-and-such husband, so-and-so family, and such-and-such celebrity, surrounded by a group of people who flatter and intoxicate each other, making these nobles only think of themselves and forget about them.
In front of "home", there is also a "country".
Cao Cao drove them mainly out of the group's own interests. Perhaps in the future, after Cao Cao's position is more stable and he relies on more power, the attitude of these groups towards Cao Cao will naturally change, but now, Cao Cao does not act like
With such success in history, Cao Cao's prestige is much lower than in history.
Cao Cao's prestige was insufficient, and these noblemen were arrogant and arrogant. They thought that they could survive the difficult Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's turmoil, and Yuan Yuan's struggle for hegemony. It was so natural.
You can continue to live!
Big deal, change the emperor!
It's hard to say that after changing the emperor, I can live more comfortably!
One emperor and one courtier!
Guo Jia suddenly smiled at Xun Yu and said with gleaming eyes: "Let me tell you, last time Yingyin was involved in a rebellion... we killed dozens of people. Now that Xu County is in chaos, how many people do you want to kill? One thousand or more?"
Two thousand? Haha, I’m afraid it’s not enough...』
Xun Yu let out a long sigh and had no desire to answer.
Guo Jia laughed a few times, but there was not much joy in his laughter. Instead, he was a little depressed and angry, "The bet back then...has really come true! I...I lost, I lost."
Ah ha ha……"
"But..." Guo Jia suddenly stopped smiling and said after a moment of silence, "I have a feeling...that this is the case, it seems to be going too smoothly..."
Xun Yu was startled for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Fengxiao, you mean...in Shandong...or Zhong Yuanchang..."
"It's not him..." Guo Jia shook his head and said, "This matter... It's not that I underestimate Zhong Yuanchang, but it's this matter that he can't do. It doesn't look like his handiwork... but it seems a bit like...
…』
Guo Jia looked to the west.
Xun Yu was confused before because he was concerned, so he didn't think thoroughly about this matter. Now when Guo Jia mentioned it like this, he was shocked, "You mean..."
Guo Jia nodded slightly, "I just... I just can't figure it out. How did I intervene in this matter, and where did it come from... I just have this feeling... It's like it's going smoothly.
Walking, it's like a gust of wind behind you... It's really powerful... How exactly do you do it?"
Xun Yu couldn't help but ponder, and soon he was in much better spirits than before. His eyes moved, "Fengxiao, are you trying to find something for me to do to reduce my worries?"
Guo Jia nodded, "I do have such an idea...but this matter, I feel it is true..."
"Feeling?" Xun Yu confirmed again. Xun Yu did not scold Guo Jia for saying the word "feeling" that was so unreliable, but he paid great attention to this feeling because he knew that if it was completely unreliable, Guo Jia
Basically, I won’t say it. Now that I have said it, it means there are some problems, but I can’t find any clues for the time being.
"Then find him!" Xun Yu suddenly gained fighting spirit and his spirit became high. "Since someone has done something, something must be left behind, and then we can know what it is!"
Guo Jia smiled and nodded.
The two looked at each other and finally laughed, as if the noisy sounds and lights outside the courtyard, outside the heavy guards, did not exist.
In fact, these noises are really nothing to worry about.
Especially when Cao Cao's army is pressing down on the border.
Not only Xiahou's soldiers came, but also other troops.
Outside the north gate of Xu County, there is also a mess. The ground is full of overturned cars, lost shoes, and various miscellaneous objects. There are also people lying motionless on the ground, obviously dead, in the light of the fire
Under the bright light, some purple-black blood stains were stained everywhere, which was quite shocking.
Ren Jun and Zhong Yao looked solemn. They guessed that the situation might be serious, but they didn't expect it to be so serious...
The fire and heat in the city are rising, causing the cold wind around the city to roar towards the city, as if there are countless invisible and shadowless spiritual beings filling the Shura field one after another. People can't help but think of it, like
Is it the ancestor of the Han Dynasty? Or is it the Dragon Qi of the Han Dynasty? The people of Shandong who are accustomed to the words of prophecy can't help but become a little more suspicious under such a sudden change.
This suspicion was quickly broken by military orders.
"What? Block the gates? Instead of suppressing the chaos in the streets, just block the gates first?" Ren Jun read the military order carefully under the firelight, and then confirmed that the person who sent the military order was indeed the familiar Xiahou Dun.
He was protected by his confidants, so even though he didn't fully understand, he had no choice but to obey his orders.
"Send the order! Advance troops! Occupy the gate of the square, separate the inside and outside! There is no need to hunt down the rebels. Those who abandon their weapons and surrender on the spot will not be killed! Anyone who makes any unusual move will be killed without mercy!"
Wherever you are, what you do is what you do.
Ren Jun knows this very well.
The same goes for Zhong Yao.
As the first person to feel that something was wrong with the situation, and then expressed goodwill to Cao Cao and took corresponding actions, he naturally received some rewards.
After all, it's not that Cao Cao can't tolerate these noble children, it's that these noble children can't tolerate Cao Cao!
I look ugly, but I don't allow others to criticize me, and I don't want to correct it!
But now, if you don’t want to change it, someone will help you change it!
The soldiers of Cao's army surged together. Under the roaring war drums, Xiahou Dun's soldiers from the south and west of the city, and Ren Jun's soldiers from the north and east of the city rushed directly into Xu County in neat lines!
Surrounded from all sides!
Decided in one fell swoop!
Those who caused trouble in Xu County still thought of continuing to create chaos and push ordinary people to death, and then they could escape in the chaos. However, they did not expect that Cao Jun would not pay attention to those ordinary people who were running around in disorder.
Instead, as soon as they entered the city, they immediately cut the entire Xu County into separate parts along the streets and lanes!
All those who were running around in the city would not invite killings as long as they surrendered on the spot. So many ordinary people surrendered directly, and those who still wanted to resist and cause chaos were immediately exposed and became more alert.
Those who hurriedly pretended to be ordinary people and knelt down to surrender. Those who were slower or dizzy were directly killed on the spot!
Fires are flying!
Blood overflows!
In front of the real soldiers in battle, those fake soldiers had no ability to resist. They were like hot knives cutting through congealed oil. They were instantly split open, defeated, and killed.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for all people in Shandong...
