Chapter 1019: The phoenix does not live with the chicken, the dragon does not live with the snake
A knight with chapped lips walked in and bowed to Cao Cao who was sitting on the throne, "I have met the king."
"Get on your feet." Cao Cao said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The messenger stood up straight and pulled out a bamboo tube from his chest and said, "Xuzhou is reporting urgently. Please have your Majesty take a look."
The bamboo tube was taken by someone on the side and delivered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao did not open it immediately to look at it, but asked the messenger: "What is it?"
Everyone in the hall also looked at the messenger. After all, Xuzhou had lost Huaipu, and the matter in Huaiyin had already been reported, and this time someone came in a hurry to deliver the information, so this was definitely not the case.
In the eyes of everyone, Gan Ning led his army upstream, leaving behind to guard Huaipu. There were not many people in Huaiyin, and there were not many generals. Now that Xuzhou has taken action, it must be easy to capture the two cities without generals and heavy troops.
, after all, these two cities are theirs in the final analysis. There is no public support at all after they were just occupied. Once the army arrives, it will not at least not provide any help to the Han army, except for internal and external cooperation.
As for the Han army using force to force the people to go to the city to defend, they really weren't worried. After all, haha, Liu Bei was very particular about "benevolence". How could he allow his subordinates to do things that ruined his reputation? It was simply ridiculous!
Is this what benevolence says?
They pastoralists provide shelter for the people, and it is natural for the people to pay taxes and obey the arrangements. Where there are nobles like them fighting in the front, and the common people just sitting back and enjoying the results, it is simply confusing right and wrong, and ignoring the dignity of superiors and inferiors.
Besides, the people are ignorant and ignorant. What do they know? The policies implemented by Liu Bei are simply disregarding the most basic ethics in their eyes. They deserve to die, they deserve to be killed, and they deserve to be destroyed!
"Reporting to your Majesty, Xiapi City... has been destroyed!" As he said this, the messenger lowered his head in fear.
What……?
There was silence in the hall, which was a bit eerie. The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and everyone seemed to have a heavy burden on their hearts.
The messenger's legs were trembling a little. Normally, they only need to deliver the letter and don't need to answer at all. Again, what do they know? They can't even speak clearly at the critical moment.
"This is impossible!"
"The most ridiculous thing in the world!"
"Nonsense, how could Xiapi be broken?" Shen Pei's eyes were red and he stared at the messenger and shouted loudly, "This is impossible at all. Well, didn't Gan Ning go upstream and enter Jiujiang County?"
He told Cao Cao personally, now you say that Xiapi City is destroyed, what will happen?
"I, I, I..." The messenger was yelled at and sat down on the ground. He was speechless and couldn't say a word. This was not because of the profound skills of the judge, but because of his status. Even if the judge was a
A person with no strength can kill his head with just one word.
But...I am just a messenger!
Cao Cao's face was gloomy, and he didn't look at the reaction of the people below him. The little messenger didn't care whether he was alive or dead. He raised his hand to open the bamboo tube, took out a letter and read it.
The more he read, the more gloomy his expression became, and finally he slapped the letter hard on the table.
This sound made everyone look at Cao Cao in shock. Cao Cao had a dark face and didn't talk nonsense. He directly threw the letter to Xun Yu who was aside. Xun Yu took it and looked at it. When he saw what Chen Deng said before committing suicide,
As he spoke, his eyes gradually turned red.
He raised his head and looked at the roof, his nose twitching twice, trying not to let the tears flow down, but there seemed to be a fire burning in his chest.
Compared to the Chen Deng family, the Xun family is a large family that has been inherited for more than 500 years. Their ancestor is Xunzi, one of the sages of hundreds of schools of thought and a great Confucian sage. Their descendants have been inheriting the glory of their ancestors from generation to generation.
, and he is most proud of his origin.
What's more, China has always paid attention to filial piety and worshiping ancestors. While future generations are proud of their ancestors, they also insist on not losing the face of their ancestors. Generation after generation are proud to inherit the glory of their ancestors.
Xun Yu was able to get along well with people of humble origins, and he never looked down upon others because of their background. This alone gave Xun Yu a lot of fame, but didn't it also just show how much he valued his own background?
Do you care about it and maintain it?
Otherwise, there is no such thing as being kind and looking down on someone.
And Wang Xuan's set of policies is the greatest contempt for them. As long as the descendants of Xunzi dare to serve as officials, they must be people with both ability and political integrity. However, they still need to be assessed. This is the greatest distrust of Xunzi's descendants.
, and also the greatest humiliation.
How is this different from pointing at someone else's nose and scolding a tiger's father and son of a dog?
What's more, they are competing with those from humble backgrounds.
This is equivalent to asking the son of the richest man to compete with a group of ordinary people for a basic sales position. Who is he looking down on!
If it's some small families, that's fine, but for the real top families, this is absolutely impossible!
This is not only a slap in their face, but also a slap in the face of their ancestors.
The phoenix does not live with the chicken, and the dragon does not live with the snake.
After all, with the status of these aristocratic families, if Liu Bei took the initiative to seek refuge with Liu Bei, Liu Bei would not be able to refuse to accept it, nor would he be able to settle the matter afterwards.
Liu Bei is still Wang Xuan, he still has this kind of ambition.
The problem is not with Wang Xuan, but with those families who are unwilling to compromise. This is a fundamental contradiction that is completely irreconcilable. This is the reason why those big families are unwilling to surrender to Liu Han. They would rather risk being exterminated.
They must also take refuge in Cao Cao and give them a try. Even if they really fail, they will lose their former glory and be exterminated.
Xun Yu put down the letter in his hand, and the letter was passed back and forth among the people. After reading it, everyone's expressions were no different from Xun Yu's, either with tears in their eyes, or with raging anger, or with agitated moods, or with blood boiling...
There were various reactions, but without exception, everyone present except Cheng Yu had a very noble background. In addition to Cao Cao's personal prestige and charm, Wang Xuan definitely contributed a lot to bringing everyone together.
At this moment, a feeling of common hatred and hatred connected among everyone.
Cao Cao: Damn it, shouldn't you care about Xiapi? Xiapi is lost!
Cheng Yu was also helpless. He glanced at Cao Cao and his mood became inexplicably complicated. An indescribable emotion rose in his heart. If he had met Liu Bei first...
e=(′o｀*)))Alas
Now that the matter has come to this, I will shed tears if I talk too much about it. Firstly, Liu Bei's forces have already taken shape. Even if he surrenders, there will be no space and time for him to develop. Secondly, the disciples who betray the master will inevitably have people poke their backs.