Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422 About Principles
When Kong Rong saw Cao Jun attacking brazenly, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "Stop!"

"The emperor will never issue an edict ordering you to kill someone!"

"You guys come with me to see the emperor and argue!"

Cao Chun sneered and said: "Since the Son of Heaven has no edict, it means that the envoy has the final say!"

"Kill them all!"

Seeing that his family members were also being hacked by Cao Bing, and the old and young women and children were wailing all over the place, Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao yelled at them, so they rushed to stop them, but they were kicked to the ground by Cao Bing, unable to get up.

Kong Rong's eyes were about to burst, and he saw that the general who brought him into the city drew a knife to resist on the bank, but was pierced by more than a dozen spears of Cao Jun, and his body fell into the water and floated away.

After a while, all the family members of Zhang Miao's brothers were hacked to death. The rest of the Chenliu soldiers and people saw them and swam back into the water one after another, but they were shot dead by Cao Jun's arrows.

Kong Rong was full of bitterness, and said to Zhang Miao, "Meng Zhuo, I hurt you!"

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were full of resentment, "Wen Ju, don't talk about it. When I meet the emperor, I will definitely impeach Cao thief, and I will never give up with his kindness!"

Kong Rong gritted his teeth, "Cao Cao is a shameless villain, I will fight him forever!"

Facing Cao Bing, Kong Rong was powerless, so he had to have Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao carried into the carriage, and the coachman drove away. Before leaving, Kong Rong spat at Cao Chun.

Cao Chun was approaching, held the handle of the knife, and whispered to Cao Chun: "General, do you want to send troops to follow and kill them where there is no one?"

Cao Chun thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, Kong Rong is now the envoy of the Son of Heaven, and it's not easy to do anything without a valid reason."

"If something happens to them, everyone will know what we did. In front of the emperor, it is difficult for the emperor to explain."

"Earlier, the envoy ordered them to be kept alive, which means that these people are not worth mentioning, so let them go."

Kong Rong and Zhang Miao's carriage left alone, and the Chenliu soldiers and people behind them had nowhere to escape, and they were all killed. Puyang City was finally captured by Cao Jun.

The Chenliu Rebellion initiated by Lu Bu and Zhang Chao two years ago and secretly promoted by Yuan Xi subsided, and Cao Cao finally pacified the entire territory of Yanzhou.

After Zhang Miao was ordered by the emperor to open the city and surrender, Puyang fell, and when the news of the slaughter of the whole city reached Yecheng, Yuan Xi was in a trance for a moment.

Is it really worth it for the war in Yanzhou to end like this?
Why did Cao Jun want to massacre the city when Zhang Miao surrendered?

When Yuan Xi left Huaicheng, he clearly understood that there was no order to massacre the city in the edict of the Son of Heaven!
Cao Cao took advantage of the edict's loophole, which is obviously to kill chickens and monkeys, but the question is, is this to deter ministers, or to deter Liu Xie?
Yuan Xi felt that Cao Cao's intention was definitely not to disgust Kong Rong and Zhang Miao. He smelled a sinister smell from it. He was so confident that it could only show that Cao Cao's power around the emperor was much greater than he imagined.

Thinking of this, he wrote a letter to Lu Bu, telling him to be careful about Cao Cao's movements. If Lu Bu can't beat Cao Cao, then Huaicheng will become the second Xu County, and Cao Cao can control Liu Xie without any scruples.

Yuan Xi had no idea, did he expect too much of Lu Bu?

From the current point of view, Lu Bu may not be able to afford the position of general.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also got the news of Zhang Miao's surrender and summoned Yuan Xi to discuss matters.

Yuan Xi walked out of the house and found that Lu Lingqi was talking to Guo Jia's wife, Mrs. Dong in the garden, while Guo Yi was sitting on a stone bench, reading bamboo slips in his hand.

He suddenly remembered that there were not many family members in the Yecheng mansion. When he left Yecheng earlier, he took away Huan's mother and daughter, and later asked Tai Shici to take the family members to Guangling, so Guo Jia was the only one left in the mansion. Mrs. son.

Now it seems that it is not suitable to keep people here in Yecheng. Cao's situation is not easy with Guo Yi, so it is better to let him live in Jicheng, and it is not a solution for Guo Yi to be brought by Cao's all the time. If you want to make progress, you have to go to Jicheng Yixue.

Thinking of this, he walked forward, stroked Guo Yi's head, and said with a smile, "Do you want to see Father?"

Guo Yi immediately replied: "Yes."

Yuan Xi laughed and said to Cao Shi: "Madam has worked hard for the past two years. As soon as this matter is over, I will send Madam and children to Jicheng."

Mrs. Dong hurriedly thanked her, but Yuan Xi's heart was moved at this time, and she asked, "Is there any relationship between madam and Chariot General Dong Cheng?"

Dong raised her head in surprise, "How does Shi Jun know?"

"The concubine is indeed a distant relative with him."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled at Lu Lingqi and said, "In this case, we are all one family."

Dong Cheng had previously relied on Cao Cao to deal with the Baibo army. As a result, Cao Cao eliminated General Baibo and immediately turned around to deal with Dong Cheng.

Now, in order to deal with Cao Cao together, the two are hugged together for warmth, and they can be regarded as allies, so Yuan Xicai said this to Lu Lingqi.

But Yuan Xi didn't care too much, it was difficult to get a relationship with Dong Cheng just because Dong was a distant relative of a woman, so he said a few words with Dong, and then rushed to see Yuan Shao.

As expected, Yuan Shao called Yuan Xi over to discuss how to persuade Zang Hong of East Wuyang to surrender.

Yuan Xi knew the elegant meaning after hearing the strings, and knew that Yuan Shao himself could not lose face, so he said immediately: "Leave this matter to me."

"I have a special status, belonging to the Yuan family, but compared to being an independent envoy, Zang Hong should also think about it."

"Although the emperor's edict was not directly given to Zang Hong, the edict is ambiguous. It should be useful for me to use it to persuade Zang Hong. After all, Cao Cao can use the edict to deceive Brother Zhang Miao."

"If Zang Hong is not stupid, even if he sees it, he won't tell the truth. After all, Dongwuyang is a dead end, unless he wants to bury the whole city with him."

Yuan Shao listened, and snorted coldly, "If he has no problem with his brain, why would he do such a thing!"

Yuan Xi smiled and said, "Indeed, I don't understand either. If he wanted to save Zhang Miao, he could have sent troops to rescue him. Why did he go all out to rebel."

"I'm afraid I don't think the envoy and Cao Cao are together."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly: "Stupid!"

"If it weren't for the emperor's mediation, I would definitely destroy the city and kill him!"

Yuan Xi persuaded: "Let's ignore the countermeasures. Zang Hong's behavior will be praised by the world as an act of loyalty. If you kill him, you will be criticized by the world."

Yuan Shao snorted coldly, he had to admit that what Yuan Xi said was the truth, now neither he nor Zang Hong could turn back, if Yuan Xi hadn't come forward to mediate, Yuan Shao would definitely kill Zang Hong.

Otherwise, if Zang Hong's life is saved, and the subordinates will rebel if they want to in the long run, what is the prestige of Yuan's family?
Today, with the emperor as a shield, if it can be resolved, both the emperor and the Yuan family will have face, and it will be the best ending.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Yes, I will ask Tian Feng to accompany you."

Yuan Xi took the order, and said again: "How to deal with Zang Hong?"

Yuan Shaolue pondered for a while, "Dong Wuyang can't let him stay."

"Even Jizhou is not suitable for him to stay."

"You find a way to take him away, you can arrange it to Youzhou or Xuzhou, just don't let him appear in front of me."

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly. It was really difficult for Zang Hong to arrange for someone with a brain like Zang Hong, but since Yuan Shao proposed it, he had to agree. After all, if he helped Yuan Shao solve his troubles, the other party must be rewarded.

He immediately replied: "Since that's the case, I'm going to Dongwuyang now. If everything goes well, it's a hundred and ten miles away, and I'll be back in a few days."

Yuan Shao showed a look of relief, "I've always been at ease when you handle things."

When Yuan Xi got up to leave, Yuan Shao stopped him and said, "You have done a lot for Yuan Shi and suffered a lot of difficulties, I will remember them all."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi bowed and went out.

Yuan Xi took Tian Feng, Zhao Yun, and hundreds of soldiers to visit Dongwuyang. Things went surprisingly smoothly, and none of the twists and turns that might have occurred before.

Yuan Xi went to the city and took out the emperor's edict, went to the city to meet Zang Hong, and vaguely said that it was Liu Xie's intention. After receiving the promise of the soldiers and people in the city to forget the past, Zang Hong agreed to surrender in Kaesong.

Seeing that Zang Hong was quite straightforward, Yuan Xi woke up after being surprised. Zang Hong dared to be the leader of the Suanzao coalition back then, which showed that he was still very loyal to the Han Dynasty, so the emperor's edict was extremely convincing to him.

However, although this person is brave, his brain circuit is not the same as that of ordinary people. How to arrange him is really a troublesome matter for Yuan Xi. Who knows if Zang Hong will get overwhelmed one day and turn his head against himself?
At this time, he and Tian Feng were standing at the top of the city, watching Gao Lan's army file into the city. Tian Feng patted the bricks on the top of the wall and sighed: "This time, the old man didn't help at all. It's really boring!"

Yuan Xi laughed out loud. He never thought that Zang Hong would be so straightforward that when Tian Feng came, he was gearing up, and his intention to make a big fuss was completely in vain.

He took the opportunity to say: "My boy, I have something to ask for advice. According to what you see, how should Zang Hong be arranged?"

When Tian Feng came, he knew Yuan Shao's meaning, stroked his beard and said, "Ben Chugong's request is really difficult for others."

"Who dares to easily take in a subordinate who has committed betrayal?"

Yuan Xi's heart skipped a beat, "Then Marquis Wen..."

Tian Feng said coldly: "This is a choice to stand upright."

"If you can't stick to the morality you insist on, and you don't have a bottom line in doing things for your own interests, even if you can get the support of many people for a while, you will eventually go into trouble."

"Taking refuge in such a lord shows that those people are greedy for profit. If the lord loses power or is in a difficult situation, they will immediately choose the stronger side."

"These people can only be rich and honored together, not poor and humble."

Yuan Xi listened, thoughtful, isn't this the Cao Cao of later generations?

Although in order to attract talents, it put forward the statement of emphasizing talent rather than virtue, it did attract a large number of talented people with lofty ideals.

But among these people, many of them turned to Cao Cao purely for the benefit and power, but they didn't have much loyalty to Cao Cao himself.

Therefore, when the Sima family usurped Wei, few of Cao Cao's courtiers came out to oppose it.

Although it was due to Cao's loss of support, it also showed that this mechanism of selecting talents was still very hidden.

During the Battle of Guandu, many of Cao Cao's subordinates secretly defected to and colluded with Yuan Shao, which is a clear proof.

Cao Cao also knew that too many people were involved, so he couldn't pursue it, so he set fire to it.

From this point of view, Cao Cao is still very generous, including Zhang Xiuzong who killed Cao Ang, Cao Anmin Dianwei and others, and Cao Cao could marry them in the end, Yuan Xi thought to himself that it would be impossible.

If it were him, he would definitely take revenge to death, and he would never stop dying.

Yuan Xi originally thought that Cao Cao's actions were the magnanimity of the lord, but according to Tian Feng, Cao Cao's actions were called unprincipled.

This was actually an encouragement to Yuan Xi. After all, according to his current thinking, he is closer to Liu Bei who avenged Guan Yu in later generations, and he is going to fight the Black Mountain Army for Qu Yi's matter.

Yuan Xi also knew that his actions were a little impulsive, but in his heart, he was indeed more inclined to Liu Bei than Cao Cao.

(End of this chapter)