Cao Cao opened the envelope with crazy hatred, but in a blink of an eye, the letter in Cao Cao's hand slipped from Cao Cao's fingertips, and Cao Cao himself fell on his back, so angry that he couldn't bear such a great stimulation, and he fell down directly.
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"My lord! Send the military doctor!" Cheng Yu was shocked when he saw Cao Cao lying on his back and rushed forward to support Cao Cao. His eyes involuntarily glanced towards the letter that fell on the ground. After that glance, Cheng Yu's entire pupils shrank.
It became a small dot.
[Tao Gongzu wants to give Xuzhou to his lord?] Cheng Yu's mind was turned upside down by these big words, and many things became clear instantly, [What a Xuzhou family, what a Xuzhou family!] Cheng Yu was furious in an instant.
After some inconvenient treatment, Cao Cao woke up slowly, but he looked as if he had aged several years. He waved his hand to let the others go out, leaving Cheng Yu to stay in the tent.
"Zhongde, have you seen that letter?" Cao Cao looked at the top of the military tent.
Cheng Yu lowered his head and did not reply. He regretted that he did not advise Cao Cao that he should send an envoy to question Xuzhou before sending troops.
"My lord, don't be like this." Cheng Yu said dryly. At this time, everyone knew that this matter had nothing to do with Tao Qian's money. So what did they do before that such an opportunity was ruined because of anger.
"The princes have nine virtues: they are magnanimous yet serious and respectful; they are gentle yet independent-minded; they are modest yet solemn; they are talented yet conscientious; they are good at listening to others' opinions yet resolute; they behave upright yet have a gentle attitude; they are forthright and straightforward.
Broad-minded yet attentive to details, upright yet down-to-earth. Strong, courageous yet moral!" Cao Cao silently recalled Chen Gong's words to persuade him.
Cheng Yu lowered his head and remained silent. Cao Cao did not say a word to admit his mistake, but at this time he spoke Chen Gong's words, which means that Cao Cao really realized his mistake, but he was just unwilling to open his mouth due to his identity as the master.
"Lord, please cheer up for this plan. We need to find the real murderer and avenge the old man." Cheng Yu bowed his head and said respectfully.
"Give the letter to Gongda and tell him that princes have nine virtues. I must learn from it, and please don't take my identity into consideration." Cao Cao handed the letter to Cheng Yu and said calmly, "That's the end of this letter.
Just tell Gongda. He knows how to deal with it. Wenruo, Zhicai, and Gongtai are probably very disappointed with me."
"Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai came in!" Cao Cao lay on the bed and signaled Cheng Yu to leave, then ordered the sergeant to bring Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun in.
"Brother, what did uncle say in the letter, and why are you so hurt by it?" Xia Houyuan gave a half salute to Cao Cao, then walked to Cao Cao wearing armor and asked worriedly.
"Tao Gongzu originally wanted to give Xuzhou to me, but he didn't want anyone to interfere with it, causing me to kill so many people in anger. From now on, the massacre of Xuzhou will be stopped. If anyone dares to continue the massacre, kill him!" A cold light flashed in Cao Mengde's eyes.
. He corrects his mistakes when he realizes them, although he never admits his mistakes in front of others.
"What!" Xiahou Dun was stunned, "Who dares to do this!"
"Don't worry about that, go and carry out the order. Don't let this matter be spread outside, just you two know about it." Cao Cao waved his hand and said.
After the Xiahou brothers left, Xun You and Cheng Yu came hand in hand, "Lord."
"Gongda. How should we deal with this matter?" Cao Cao asked Xun You without thinking.
"Just this once." Xun You looked at Cao Cao and asked.
"What Chen Gongtai said makes sense." Cao Cao sighed and sat up, looking at Xun You firmly with his eyes.
"This is easy." Xun You said calmly. He did not have Xun Yu's firm belief. He was more like a pure counselor, but he also had his own ethics. To the extent that Cao Cao said, Xun You also felt that for a
It's enough for the lord, just know your mistakes and correct them.
"Now the counties in Xuzhou are in chaos. Although most of it is caused by our army, as long as our army stops, we will kill the thugs who massacred the people and the bandits who caused trouble in all directions, and on the other hand, we will vigorously provide disaster relief to Xuzhou.
In the end, just choose a family that you don't like and take the matter to task." Xun You said calmly.
"Okay, let's do it!" Cao Cao was overjoyed. The matter had reached this point and it was no longer clear. He, Cao Cao, couldn't escape, so he might as well just acquiesce to the massacre by himself. As long as the rescue was in place,
In addition, by shifting the focus to other people, the impact of this matter on Cao Cao can be said to be minimal.
"Vigorously rescue and spare no effort. Let the surviving people in Xuzhou have a feeling that those who shouted before that Cao Jun massacred the city were blaming us. Since the people who were massacred could not open their mouths to identify us, let the living people admit that we were the ones who rescued them.
, when the time comes, the lord doesn’t need to push back, just don’t speak when mentioning the massacre.” Xun You seemed to be in a daze, his whole person was numb, but there was no problem with his strategy.
Cheng Yu stared at Xun You. After Xun You did this, a strange situation would occur. It was clear that Cao Cao had massacred Xuzhou, but because it was Cao Cao who rescued him in the end, and the troops massacred were not just Cao's army, then
This matter was directly blamed on the other party's head.
"Lord, spare no effort to rescue. There is no way to identify the dead. Even if the living have witnessed the massacre with our own eyes, after we rescue them, we can all overthrow others. What's more, there are indeed other forces involved in this massacre. We
This matter can basically be completely covered up." Cheng Yu said with a happy face after hearing Xun You's plan.
Cheng Yu told a piece of news that surprised Xun You. There really were other forces. They were not thugs converted from bandits and refugees. It was simply God protecting Cao Cao, and even those who took the blame were prepared.
"Lord, don't talk about the massacre. You can talk about your temporary anger in front of the people and ask for their forgiveness, but you must not deny it. The other princes definitely know about it, but there is no way to get the real number of people. Death
Don't say how many people there are, and don't say too much when talking about this in the future, just show a hint of helplessness." Xun You directly rejected Cheng Yu's suggestion of pushing it aside completely.
"Thank you Gongda." Cao Cao bowed deeply to Xun You.
Cao Cao knew that Xun You took care of this matter for him. What will happen in history in the future may be that Cao Cao massacred a few people in a moment of anger, and then woke up and started to provide disaster relief.
Thousands of people died, but hundreds of thousands lived. If this kind of thing were recorded in history, although it would leave a stain, it is undeniable that the following incident was enough to cover up this stain, and it would definitely be mentioned in passing
, after all, Cao Cao is not a saint, he is a human being, with joys, sorrows, and joys. He is temporarily angry to avenge his father, but he can correct his mistakes later.
Some historians even went so far as to hide it for the venerable master and just brush it off. The matter was directly blamed on others, and then Cao Cao went to save people. In short, the Xuzhou massacre set the tone in Xun You's words, and in exchange, Cao Cao
It cannot be said that the vow mentioned is not worth it. (To be continued)
