When Xiahou Shang was chasing Wang Chang, he turned around and looked at Xu County.
After receiving the message, Xun Yu was shocked and angry, and at the same time he was frightened and uneasy, which made him, who had always been calm and calm, unable to help but break his defense at such a moment.
He was careless.
No flash...uh, no calculation.
Perseverance is a very valuable quality that many people find difficult to possess. Whether it is vigilance or anything else, it is undoubtedly a difficult task to maintain a higher level.
Under various reasons, the secret was leaked, and the trouble suddenly came.
The Xun clan members who were lying on the ground and the magistrate of Xinji County were trembling. However, the trembling at the moment did not make Xun Yu feel any pity. Everyone should have their own responsibilities, and all the mistakes caused by dereliction of duty cannot be compensated by repentance afterwards.
Fault is fault.
Even if there are excuses that are full of splashes, it is still a mistake.
"To be careful." Xun Yu said slowly, as if he had returned to his original peace.
"Qi Zhuan Lingjun..." Xinji County Magistrate trembled and said as calmly as possible, "The thief is really bold and reckless..."
"I asked you to tell the story, and you don't need to comment." Xun Yu's tone seemed to be calm, but it made the Xinji County Magistrate tremble again.
"Yes...yes...that day, heavy snow suddenly fell..." County Magistrate Xinji put his head close to the ground, as if he was so stained with some coldness rising from the ground, and said tremblingly, "I thought there were only bandits outside the city, but I didn't expect..."
Before something happens, no one will think there is any problem. After something happens, everyone can point out the problem.
Is this strange?
This is normal.
Xun Yu quietly listened to the narrative of Xinji County Magistrate, and then turned his attention to some wooden boxes brought by Xinji County Magistrate.
In the wooden box are heads.
Because the weather is still cold, it is not pickled, which makes these heads have a primitive flavor.
"Is this the leader?" Xun Yu looked at the head of the man in front, "Who cut the new scar on his face?"
The magistrate of Xinji County still lowered his head, "It's him."
Xun Yu nodded.
This is indeed a cruel person.
This knife slashed from one side of the cheek to the other side, and the flesh flipped up, and the huge and dried blood-stained wound made the originally irrecognizable, even more ferocious and terrifying. There is no doubt that this knife was to cover up something...
Death Soldier.
Xun Yu vaguely felt that he had seen this person, and the knife on his face and the narrative of Xinji County Magistrate made him confirm this, but he could not immediately remember who it was. After all, at least a few thousand people around Yingchuan, Xun Yu had seen it. It was indeed difficult to combine the distorted face of the deceased and his appearance before his death.
『Weapons and weapons are ordinary things...』 County Magistrate Xinji opened another wooden box, revealing blood-stained knives, clothes, etc. 『These are all used by thieves...』
Xun Yu walked forward two steps and took out a blood-stained battle knife from the wooden box.
The blade of the sword has traces of fighting and bumps, which means that the quality of the sword is actually very ordinary. This general quality makes it extremely difficult to obtain clues from the sword.
『This is not a sword in Guanzhong...』 Xun Yu looked at the blade body, and there was no mark on it, 『This is an ordinary workshop...death soldiers...』
The magistrate of Xinji knelt aside and nodded violently. If he hadn't been afraid of talking too much, he would have wanted to howl out. Look, these are all outlaws, what can I do? I am also innocent!
But it was obvious that Xun Yu did not think that Xinji County Magistrate was innocent. He threw the sword back into the wooden box, then waved his hand to signal the guards to take Xinji County Magistrate down first.
This matter is no longer something he can say alone.
Do you regret it?
If it were...
But even if the whole incident happened again, Xun Yu still had to do this, and he still had no choice.
The big man, this house full of holes has already been coveted by many people.
"A gentleman is cautious in his own self-sanity and does not deceive the dark room. He is humble to be a shepherd himself, and he can be honest with his seal."
Xun Yu muttered to himself in a low voice.
This seems to be his answer and his end.
When someone was sinking into the dark house of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu was still insisting on his meager candlelight. He was born in the Han Dynasty and grew up in Yingchuan, so he wanted to prosper the Han Dynasty and give Yingchuan a way out. No one put these responsibilities on him, and even Guo Jia was laughing at him, but he still felt that this was his business, his responsibility, and the brilliance he had to pursue throughout his life.
Because Yuan Shao had unconcealed ambitions, he wanted to become the second Emperor Guangwu. So Xun Yu left Yuan Shao. On the one hand, he felt that the four hundred years of Han could not end there, and on the other hand, even if he followed Yuan Shao, Yingchuan was excluded and could not get a way out. Then Xun Yu found Cao Cao.
At that time, Cao Cao, who was still passionate and angry, went to attack Dong Zhuo.
Unfortunately, the passionate Cao Cao soon became cold.
Cao Cao was stabbed by his back, and the hot blood flowed out of the wound and soon became cold. The remaining blood naturally gradually disappeared. He was betrayed by his colleagues, by his brothers, by his soldiers, by his friends, and even the emperor and ministers he brought back were planning to kill him.
The great man has become corrupt.
People in the midst of decay have forgotten what gratitude is and what is the fundamental. These people think that Cao Cao should do this, take it for granted, then blame, criticize, and naively think that they can do better.
Huge wounds need to be compensated, and the bursting relationship needs to be sutured.
The decaying balance trembled, and the bars on the balance were covered with cracks. Once the bars that remained related collapsed, both sides of the balance would fall, falling towards an uncontrollable and irreversible abyss.
Should I let it collapse and let Fei Qian easily get a bargain?
Others may not see clearly the style of General Cavalry, but Xun Yu understood that it was fatal to the gentry, like a chronic poison. It may not die on the spot in one mouthful, but as time goes by, the hair will fall off, the teeth will fall off, the skin will rot, and the internal organs will collapse. By that time, even if the gentry wants to resist, they will lose their strong body and a strong body, and they will only struggle to death or seek reincarnation.
It was precisely because of this that Xun Yu had the "inspiration" at that time.
Of course, the wound caused by blood needs to be replenished. Otherwise, both parties who have lost their children will be able to temporarily endure old hatred and welcome the newborn?
A new life represents a new future and there will be new hope.
Even though this newborn is a bit false and full of dreamy and mysterious colors, the effect is very good.
Liu Xie believed that he was the true son of destiny and could still be favored by destiny. All the pain became his test, and some temporary "setbacks" were not something he could not bear.
Cao Cao also consolidated his position, received blessings, and even had a longer-term potential hope. Even if he knew that this hope might be eliminated at any time, it could still make Cao Cao temporarily suppress his anger and become rational again.
The balance stabilized again.
Xun Yu carefully maintained it, just like maintaining the remaining candle in the wind.
Only by calming down and thinking can Shandong have a way out.
Only in Yingchuan can one survive, and only in the Han Dynasty can one survive.
But now, the old account has been brought out, and Xun Yu doesn't even know why he was discovered, but when he faces Cao Cao, he must be clear.
Xun Yu apologized to Cao Cao.
"No matter whether you are guilty or not, what exactly does this cavalry want to do?"
When Xun Yu apologized to Cao Cao, this is what Cao Cao said in the first sentence.
Guo Jia, who was beside Cao Cao, seemed to be winking, but Xun Yu lowered his head, seemed to have no concern at all, or had noticed it, but it was meaningless?
"Lord, I think the cavalry may not know the truth..." Xun Yu said calmly, just as calmly as before.
Perhaps only Guo Jia on the side of Cao Cao can peek at the mottled light and shadow from Xun Yu's eyelashes, just like finding traces of the sun in the dense forest.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and quickly understood Xun Yu's meaning, "With Wen Ruo's meaning... is this a test?"
Those who know the matter and handle the matter are definitely core personnel who are prospering and losing.
Xun Yu didn't think that his children would show off such things everywhere, nor did he think that the clansmen in the Cao family would show off such things, but something happened. So was it a problem with Xun Yu's children or was it caused by the Cao family?
It is meaningless to blame each other, and Xun Yu thought of a possibility.
Xun Yu nodded and said, "Someone knows about this matter... I have thought about it carefully, but there is no reason for leaking the secret. Therefore... I may follow the rumors and accidentally hit it..."
"Rumor?" Cao Cao seemed to be chewing on these two words.
In most cases, what the people want to know is basically what the government wants to tell. Therefore, in this case, sometimes the government will intentionally or unintentionally selectively inform some content, which eventually led to the emergence of rumors. Just like in Shandong, rumors that the cavalry had green faces and fangs and liked to be cannibalistic, and the government once became very popular. Regarding this rumor, the government in Shandong has never said it openly, but it never explained it, let alone deny it. However, the government will definitely catch those who say good things for the cavalry...
On the other hand, in Guanzhong, there must be rumors from Shandong.
Or in Shandong, there must be rumors about Cao Cao.
As a result, an inadvertent rumor, perhaps at the beginning, was just a false guess, but happened to be true.
Guo Jia raised his eyebrows, thought, and then slowly said: "This is interesting... Could it be that the cavalry really encountered something?"
"Hmm?" Cao Cao turned his head, looked at Guo Jia, and then began to ponder.
Guo Jia pinched the beard on his chin, "After this matter, before the cavalry... Well, lord, ahha... I mean...
Cao Cao waved his hand, "Don't worry about filial piety, just say it bluntly."
Guo Jia nodded and said, "According to the past habits of the cavalry, they are mostly in line with them. Now it is a strange thing to drive... Lord, I suspect that there must be changes under the rule of the cavalry, and in addition, the prices of things in the Western Regions have soared... Although there is no accurate news in the inner line of Guanzhong, I can assert that there should be major changes in the left and right sides of Hexi! The cavalry's performance this time is as Wen Ruo said, and it is to test it and balance it with checks and balances!"
Guo Jia's perspective is different again. He does not care about who is wrong within. He just said that the cavalry did this and the previous ones who used open conspiracy, and there must be some reasons for this. Judging from the recent changes, it is very likely that this reason is that there are some problems in Hexi, the Western Regions, so the cavalry used methods that were not commonly used.
Taking hostages is the master of Lao Cao. Isn’t the cavalry imitating this?
That's why Cao Cao waved his hand and said that he was asking Guo Jia to speak out.
Cao Cao thought about it and suddenly sneered, "Ha, I didn't expect it..."
The loli who was robbed is actually basically equivalent to a straw at the moment. At critical moments and important links, it will have a special effect, and it depends on whether Cao Cao is willing to admit it. Just like after Liu Bei said that he was King Jing of Zhongshan every day, others laughed, until Liu Xie nodded and included Liu Bei's name in the royal family genealogy. When Liu Bei called himself a royal relative, others did not laugh but bowed to show respect.
"If it is not bad as expected," Guo Jia said slowly, "Whenever there will be rumors in Guanzhong, it will ruin the friendship between the lord and Your Majesty!"
Cao Cao nodded slightly. His original bad mood seemed to have improved a little at this moment.
Although the friendship between him and Liu Xie may not be as good as the tea in front of him.
While discussing, suddenly a corpse-in-law came quickly and reported to the report: "Report to the Prime Minister! The outer office ordered Chen to sue in the county government, saying that his subordinate Chang was a thief in Jiang and stole money and fled..."
"Chang Family?" Xun Yu suddenly remembered, "The head of the thief sent by Xinji County Magistrate is this Chang Family!"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "But that's it, but that's it!"
Amid the laughter, Cao Cao stood up, moved his shoulders, and then walked around the hall with his hands behind his back.
Inexplicably, Cao Cao felt that he felt relieved.
The responsibilities he bears on him are becoming heavier, which makes the blocks in his heart increase. Especially under the pressure of the cavalry, Cao Cao was forced to chase after him in small steps, and he was afraid that he would pull too much down day and night. Moreover, Cao Cao had nowhere to vent this psychological pressure.
Cao Cao himself is a person with a very contradictory personality. Of course, everyone actually has both sides of good and evil, and they are in conflict. However, Cao Cao became more and more inclined to the evil side due to various entanglements of interests and the struggle for power. However, Cao Cao still longed for light in his heart, which made Cao Cao have those incredible operations after capturing Guan Yu in history. Perhaps at that moment, Cao Cao placed his own good emotions on Guan Yu, and then made himself sink even more in treacherous.
But now, Cao Cao seems to think that the cavalry is "just like this"!
This made Cao Cao feel much better in his heart.
In fact, the emotional transformation in this kind of human nature is very simple. It’s like when I was a child, I got 59 points, and then when I turned around, I saw that my deskmate was only 58, and I felt that my frustration was not that strong...
"Send the order!" Cao Cao said loudly, "In the name of arresting the thieves in Jiangjiang, he announced a notice to arrest the Chang family!"
Those who are in the hall will take a tribute and leave.
Turning around, Cao Cao sat down again on the upper head, then smiled and said to Xun Yu: "If Wen didn't have to blame himself, since the incident happened suddenly and no one reported it, how could he blame you for this matter?"
『Lord…』 Xun Yu fell to the ground, 『My minister…』
"Hey, that's all this!" Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand as if he was careless. "There are so many people in the world who claim to be royal relatives... Well, then Liu Xuande won't mention it... How many are the truth? Conscientious filial piety..."
"I'm here." Guo Jia replied.
"Just just now, Chen Guanling's complaint reminded someone..." Cao Cao said with a smile, "Since the Cao family lost his daughter, he responded to the lawsuit, investigated the robbers and arrested the thieves... As for the cavalry envoys, he explained it based on this, and after the investigation and registration, he was released!"
Is the reason far-fetched?
It's very far-fetched. But if you have reasons, you will be. Just like the officials in the dynasty and the bricks in the wild, they all have a reason.
"The robbed..." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, looked around, and strengthened his tone, "It's the Cao family's girl..."
That's right.
It's just a daughter of Cao.
Xun Yu and Guo Jia bowed and took the order and left.
This matter...
Cao Cao could not deal with Xun Yu, at least he could not blame Xun Yu for what happened in Xinji, because once he did this, just as Guo Jia said, he was tempted by the cavalry and became conclusive evidence. Otherwise, would an ordinary daughter of Cao be worthy of Xun Lingjun's apology?
Similarly, since Xun Yu is not guilty, Cao Cao cannot control Wang Chang and Wang Chang's men.
Of course, you can frame it.
But at this moment, Cao Cao felt that he didn't want to do this.
He was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and then he framed the deputy of the envoy under the cavalry?
This may be a reason, or the fact that seeing the same depraved person made an indescribable relief appear in Cao Cao's heart.
But, the pleasure is always short-lived. After a short while, Cao Cao entered the form of a sage...uh, the skeptic.
rumor?
If it is really a rumor, how did it come about?
How did it spread?
Who is it?
Is it from Cao's family, from Xiahou's family, or...
Cao Cao gradually narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips.
After all, Cao Cao killed Xun Wang in the Xun family in the previous stage. Although there were not many people involved, it could not be said to be small. Therefore, in the Xun family, some people might know something and spread it out? In this way, does it mean that Xun Yu can no longer completely control the Xun family? Of course, this is also normal. Just like Xiahou Dun, he also cannot control the Xiahou family members, even his own children...
Xiahou Zizang, such a coincidence in making a big fuss in the military camp, setting fire to escape, does it mean that Xiahou...
What Guo Jia said just now was vaguely expelling Xun Yu. Could it be that in his heart, my lord is not as good as Xun Wenruo?
Is Xun Yu really unintentional in this matter or taking the opportunity to bet? There are also people in the Xun family in Shanxi!
The sun shines into the hall and forms light and shadow on the floor.
Cao Cao sat alone.
Solemn screens and gorgeous tables.
Chapter completed!