Chapter 1247 Surprise attack on Xudu, mission completed!
Those officials who were attached to the Cao family did not dare to speak although they had different opinions.
Bai Xiaowen immediately said: "When the emperor moves, all officials should accompany him."
Fu Wan and other angry ministers expressed their willingness to accompany Luan on his journey north to Yecheng, the new capital.
However, there are still many people who are unwilling.
An old minister knelt down and said: "I am old and the climate of Yecheng is not suitable for me. I may not be able to serve your Majesty. I beg your Majesty to give me my bones and return to my hometown in old age."
Some people took the lead, and others followed. There was a lot of shouting and kneeling in the hall, and those officials who were attached to the Cao family also took the opportunity to mix in.
Fu Wan looked at Bai Xiaowen: "Yuan Zhengbei thinks how to deal with these people who retire and return to their hometowns."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said: "The abbot should not ask me this question. Now that His Majesty is in the court, how can we, as ministers, be arrogant? The abbot must not trap me in a place of disloyalty and regard me as the traitor Dong Zhuo.
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Fu Wan quickly explained: "I am not asking the general to make a decision, I am just asking for the general's advice for your majesty. The final decision-making power naturally lies in your majesty's hands."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "My loyal and upright minister, I wrongly blamed you. The abbot asked for advice. I am ignorant, but I don't know if these ministers who have retired collectively would dare to do this when facing Cao Cao?"
Geng Ji, the young master, said angrily: "This is obviously to use public opinion to bully the emperor, and still has hope for Cao Cao."
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty looked at the officials kneeling on the ground, and the resentment in his heart continued to spread.
The words of Bai Xiaowen and others reminded him. When Cao Cao was in power, why didn't these ministers retire and return to their hometowns? When Cao Cao killed the imperial concubine, why didn't these ministers utter a word of plea?
The feeling of "taking power" for the first time made Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty even more excited and unable to think rationally about gains and losses.
"You...are clearly all Cao Cao's followers!"
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty suddenly slammed the table and stood up, pointing at the ministers who were kneeling in the palace, "Don't think that I don't know the good things you have done! You are devoting your salary to the emperor, and you should be loyal to the emperor. When the country is in danger, you will not do anything.
You want to repay me, but instead you gather a crowd to bully me, you..."
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty took a deep breath and said sternly: "Anyone who is unwilling to accompany Cao Cao to the north is regarded as Cao Cao's remnant party. Where is Yuan Xi, the general who conquered the north?"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to escort all the remaining members of the Cao family to the school grounds and behead them. Those whose crimes are obvious are from the Yi tribe!"
Bai Xiaowen was not surprised by the performance of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The resentment accumulated in Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was deep in his heart. When they met last night, he insisted on "collecting and killing" Xun and other officials of the Prime Minister's Office. Today, in the main hall, the crowd
It's strange that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could bear it.
Bai Xiaowen has three advantages in doing this.
First of all, the ministers must follow the move of the capital, otherwise there will be only one bare emperor, and the prestige will be greatly reduced. Cao Cao could even pretend that Bai Xiaowen kidnapped a fake emperor, and establish another court in Xudu relying on hundreds of officials.
Secondly, Bai Xiaowen's move of "returning power" to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could reassure Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who had always been denied power, and thus strengthen his determination to move the capital north.
In the end, Bai Xiaowen hid behind the scenes and let Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty be the villain, which could further reduce the image of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in the minds of the officials and facilitate his control after Yecheng. In turn, letting Bai Xiaowen directly offend the officials would definitely
It gives him a bad reputation.
In the Three Kingdoms, is reputation important?
According to Bai Xiaowen's understanding, reputation is important when there is no success. Only when you become a warlord of one side and have relatively strong men under your command can you be qualified to ignore reputation. But even at that point, having a virtuous reputation
Still better than notoriety.
Cao Cao has the willful capital because he has more than ten years to manage his power in the Three Kingdoms plane, but the Awakened One does not.
Above the main hall, the atmosphere was solemn.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty's anger did not make these ministers feel guilty, but Bai Xiaowen stood up with his sword on the side, and his murderous intent was silent, which made them feel afraid.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood me! I am by no means a member of the Cao family. I am willing to commit suicide to prove my loyalty, let alone move with you? This is a matter of my own duty, and I am willing to go." Several ministers said hurriedly.
It's funny to say that it was still the pro-Cao minister who was the first to change his soft tone and express his willingness to accompany Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to the north.
Those melon-eating ministers who originally belonged to the "neutral" faction were reserved in appearance and did not change their tune immediately. Later, more and more people changed their tune and obeyed, and most of the neutral faction ministers expressed their stance under the herd mentality and were willing to move with the army.
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However, in the end, there were still about a dozen old ministers who thought they were quite famous and remained reserved. They still insisted that they could not bear the troubles and begged to retire and return to their hometowns.
It is worth mentioning that Xun was not among them, and he never made any move to "retire" from the beginning.
This made many people feel strange, but at this intense moment, no one had the time or courage to question Xun.
Bai Xiaowen was not polite to those ten stubborn veterans.
These stubborn old ministers are not as easy to "manage" as the pro-Cao ministers who changed their tune.
At that moment, Bai Xiaowen ordered the winged cavalry to imprison all the more than ten veterans, and in accordance with the emperor's order, their homes were confiscated and their families exterminated.
Don't say that Bai Xiaowen is ruthless, Cao Cao is much more ruthless than him. In the novel, there was just an arson and rebellion case in Xudu, and the main culprits were only a few people. Cao Cao went on a killing spree, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were killed "in three stops"
"Two stops" (Note), the killing river turned red.
Moreover, Cao Cao personally gave the order, and on Bai Xiaowen's side, at least Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was responsible for his bad reputation.
The court meeting ended soon, and all civil and military officials went home. Under the supervision of Youzhou soldiers, they urged their families to set off.
Every household does not need to pack anything and only needs to bring food rations.
The courtiers could only bring their relatives and relatives, and the remaining servants, maids, and relatives were all dismissed and could not accompany the army.
For a time, the whole city was filled with cries, and everything you could see was a scene of separation.
Bai Xiaowen was unmoved. It is better to cry all over the city than to wear mourning all over the city.
Under the order of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (it doesn't matter whether there is such an order), Bai Xiaowen ransacked Cao Cao's house and obtained a small amount of gold, beads and money (which could not be taken out of his own plane), as well as many treasures in the treasure house, which were valuable at first glance.
It's not cheap, but it's a pity that it doesn't have the right to own it (it can't be taken out of this plane).
Looking at the time, it has been 12 hours since the capture of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Imperial Palace. The heroic side mission is declared completed.
Because Bai Xiaowen broke through the city very quickly, Cao's reinforcements from various counties in Yuzhou have not yet arrived. This is the heroic branch of "Surprise Attack on Xudu". There is no difficulty level. The difficulty will change due to the choice of the awakened person.
Bai Xiaowen quickly got the hint:
"Task reward: Obtain the ownership of a treasure from the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Additional reward: For every six hours (12 hours) the time of occupying Xudu is extended, you will gain ownership of an additional treasure of the Prime Minister's Mansion."