Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 640
As soon as Cao Cao said these words, Liu Xie's expression changed drastically, and he whispered: "Does Mr. Cao want to put me to death?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "I am loyal and have no intention of doing so. It's just that Yingchuan Huaicheng is much safer. Your Majesty, please move as soon as possible."

Liu Xie gritted his teeth and said, "If Duke Cao bullies me like this, everyone in the world is watching!"

There was a fierce look in Cao Cao's eyes, "I served your majesty at the beginning and did my best, but your majesty listened to the villain's slander and secretly plotted against me. In what way have I, Cao Cao, failed the emperor?"

"I just want to survive!"

Liu Xie was speechless and whispered: "Mr. Cao, I will definitely not go to Yingchuan!"

He thought very clearly that in Huaicheng, he could still use the conflict between various forces to contain Cao Cao. If he went to Yingchuan, wouldn't he let Cao Cao control him?

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face turned cold, "I'm afraid you can't help your Majesty now."

Liu Xie suddenly became angry, "What if I don't want to?"

"Can you still kill me in the street?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao's face immediately calmed down. He turned around, gestured to Dian Wei, and then pointed at Zhong Ji.

Dian Wei understood and strode up to Zhong Ji. Seeing the stunned and dull eyes on the other side, Dian Wei grinned and slashed out with the iron halberd in his hand.

Zhong Ji's head suddenly left his body and flew out, causing the blood in his cavity to spurt out. His head kept rolling on the ground, drawing a long line of blood.

The skull rolled on the ground for several feet and stopped a few feet away from Liu Xie's feet. Seeing the round eyes on Zhongji's head, Liu Xie turned pale with fright and almost felt sick.

Cao Cao took a step forward, stared at Liu Xie and said, "I really don't dare to treat your majesty lightly."

"But the people around His Majesty are not necessarily so."

"Your Majesty will definitely regret it when the day comes when he becomes truly alone."

Liu Xie's body trembled slightly, "You!"

"Why are you doing this!"

Cao Cao straightened up. He was not tall, even a head shorter than Liu Xie, but in Liu Xie's view, the way the other party looked at him was so condescending, as if he was looking down on him on a throne.

Cao Cao said: "I just want to survive."

"Whoever doesn't want me to get my wish, I will make him sad."

Seeing the determination in Cao Cao's eyes, Liu Xie finally lowered his head and said, "Everything is as Duke Cao wished."

Cao Cao laughed, waved his hands, and said to everyone: "Send His Majesty back to the palace first!"

Immediately, a guard came over, picked up Liu Xie's arm, and stuffed him into the carriage in an extremely humiliating posture. Fu Shou quickly supported Liu Xie. When she raised her head, she happened to meet the fierce look cast by Cao Cao, frightened. She quickly lowered her head.

Cao Cao's soldiers rushed up and began to arrest the ministers related to the clothing and belt edict. Dong Cheng was pushed to the ground and cursed. He reluctantly raised his head and was horrified to find that Dong Guiren had also been pulled out of the carriage.

He quickly shouted: "My daughter doesn't know about this, please be merciful and let her go!"

Dong Guiren also cried: "I don't know anything, I don't know anything!"

"By the way, I'm pregnant with Your Majesty's son. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please help me!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Liu Xie and Dong Cheng changed drastically. They naturally knew about Dong Guiren's pregnancy. Dong Cheng originally wanted to take this further, and Liu Xie did not object to the fact that he had a child.

But this matter was the most unsuitable to mention on this occasion. Dong Guiren openly shouted it out at this time, which was tantamount to cutting off her last glimmer of hope!
Sure enough, after hearing this, Cao Cao turned cold and winked at Dian Wei. Dian Wei understood and punched Dong Guiren in the back of the head, causing his eyes to turn white and he fainted.

When Liu Xie saw this, he closed his eyes in pain. This punch was so heavy that Dong Guiren was finished!
Dong Cheng roared, his mouth full of screams, and he tried to stand up. The next moment, two iron spears pierced his calves. Dong Cheng fell heavily to the ground, and was dragged away by the soldiers like a dead dog. .

Fu Shou looked at Liu Xie anxiously, wanting to say a few words of comfort, but found that his eyes were full of helplessness, as if he had turned a blind eye to him.

While she was feeling uncomfortable, she also had some doubts. Her father and brother were both close servants of Liu Xie, but they did not participate in the incident of the belt edict. Is this because they were not as capable as Dong Cheng, or for other reasons?

The emperor's chariot slowly returned to the palace amidst the shouts of the soldiers and the painful wails of the ministers.

The midday sun shot down and fell on the bodies of the people covered in blood. Its luster weakened a bit, and it actually looked a bit like the afterglow of the setting sun.

Cao Cao's entry into the city was so sudden that Liu Xie fled in a hurry and had no time to notify most of the ministers, including those who were not involved in the incident.

After Yang Biao learned the news in his mansion, he couldn't help but stumble, beat his chest, and sigh to the sky. He didn't expect that things had reached such an extent, and that he was kept in the dark and had no idea!

He knew that Liu Xie had been dissatisfied with Cao Cao for a long time, but Liu Xie's actions were still too hasty!

Although many people in the DPRK have a clear stance, there are also some people whose attitudes are ambiguous. There are so many people involved in this clothing and belt edict, and Dong Cheng is not a reliable person, so it is not surprising that the matter was leaked in advance!

Thinking that the Han Dynasty suffered such a blow just after it showed signs of revival, Yang Biao couldn't help but feel discouraged. What else can he do now?
He sat in front of the window, listening to the noise on the street outside the house, but there was a knock on the door, which frightened him. After hearing the voice of the person clearly, he suppressed his anger and shouted: "Come in!"

Someone pushed open the door and came in. He was about 23 or [-] years old. He was a high-spirited age and a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. When he came in, he bowed to Yang Biao and said, "Father, have you ever heard about Cao Cao's entry into the city?"

The person who came was Yang Xiu, the son of Yang Biao. In the first year of Jian'an, he was promoted to Xiaolian and served as a doctor.In terms of family background in today's world, the Yang family is a little higher than the Yuan family. "Book of the Later Han" says that "from Zhen to Biao, the fourth generation is Taiwei", and the fourth generation is three princes. Therefore, as soon as Yang Xiu reaches adulthood, he rises to greatness. After all, the family background of the world's nobles , who can compare with him?
In addition, Yang Xiu was influenced by the accumulated heritage of the Yang family over the past dynasties. He was a leader in literature and strategy. Within the Yang family, it was commented that his future was limitless.

Seeing that there was no sadness on Yang Xiu's face, Yang Biao felt uncomfortable, "I just learned that you should pack your bags and I'm going to retire and return home."

Yang Xiu heard this and said, "Father, if you do this, it will harm the Yang family."

After hearing this, Yang Biao asked: "How do you say this?"

Yang Xiu immediately said: "Cao Cao entered the city and killed several ministers one after another. It was clear that he came to establish his authority."

"He has become crazy now. If my father loses his face now, there is no guarantee that he will not attack the Yang family."

"When the time comes, the lives of our Yang family will all be in his hands!"

Yang Biao's face didn't look good either. He naturally understood that what Yang Xiu said was reasonable, but now that the situation has become like this, can he still be allowed to bow to Cao Cao?

He snorted coldly: "Then are there any other options?"

Yang Xiu said: "This is a great opportunity. At this time, the ministers in the city are hesitant and are waiting and watching. If my Yang family can take the lead in expressing my position, with the reputation of my Yang family, I will definitely guide the internal situation and be affected by it." Cao Cao reuses him!"

After hearing this, Yang Biao became furious and said, "You little beast! How dare you say this!"

"I, the Yang family, have been favored by the Han court, but now I want to rely on the Han thieves and help the tigers?"

Yang Xiu's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Father, now that the overall situation in the city has been decided, what else can we do with our powerless officials?"

Yang Biao said angrily: "I didn't expect you to be so greedy for life and afraid of death. I have raised you for so many years in vain!"

Yang Xiu spoke up: "As a smart person like my father, he should be able to guess why I did this. In fact, it's just because I can't lose face."

"If we, the Yang family, don't take the lead, I'm afraid someone in the court will not be able to see the situation even more clearly and go against Cao Cao, which will lead to great disaster in vain and put life and death at risk."

"Although my move has brought shame to the Yang family, it can save more people. These people are all Han officials. Is it worth exchanging the reputation of my Yang family for their lives?"

"Or is it that my father just wants to be alone and protect the reputation of the Yang family?"

Yang Biao's face turned pale, "You don't have to push me!"

"Do you dare to say that you don't have any thoughts about life and death?"

Yang Xiu said calmly: "Of course I am afraid of death."

"Although it is said that dying for the righteousness can leave a name in history, but in the current form, it can only leave a name, and it is of no use to the current overall situation."

"If I join Cao Cao's army, as long as I stand upright and uphold my conduct, I can do something beneficial to the Han court even if I am in Cao Cao's camp."

After hearing this, Yang Biao sighed: "Cao Cao is not an ordinary person. If you are not careful, you may cause death."

Yang Xiu smiled calmly and said, "That's why this matter is interesting."

"I will always be patient and wait for the opportunity."

"My father has the responsibility to maintain the reputation of the Yang family. It is not appropriate to do this kind of thing. But as a junior, I am relatively easy to do."

After hearing this, Yang Biao remained silent, and finally said slowly: "There are people in the court who tend to follow the crowd, and there are people who think like you, but there are also hard-core people."

"I'm afraid that many tragic things will happen in the city in the past few days."

In Kong Rong's mansion, brothers Kong Rong and Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao discussed matters with solemn faces.

Zhang Miao sighed: "I think back then, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were very familiar with each other. The three of us often discussed the situation in the world, and we could be considered to be of the same mind."

"Later, after Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance against Dong, he behaved arrogantly. Yuan Shao was a petty person and actually ordered Cao Cao to kill me, but Cao Cao blocked him. I am also very grateful."

"At first I thought that Cao Cao was much stronger than Yuan Shao, and I became a close friend with him. It wasn't until he killed Bian Rang and others in Yanzhou that I realized that Cao Cao was actually no different from others."

"So in the end, I parted ways with them."

"I didn't expect that since then, Cao Cao has become more serious. Not only did he betray Yuan Shao, but he also held the emperor hostage. He already acted without any scruples."

"When he enters the city this time, he will definitely kill my brother and then hurry up. But Duke Wenju should be fine, so he should leave quickly."

Kong Rong shook his head and said, "I won't leave."

"The thief Cao did such a disobedient thing when he sat down. I don't scold him in front of him. I feel really uneasy."

Zhang Miao was shocked: "You will die if you do this!"

Kong Rong smiled and said: "You are not afraid, how can I lag behind you?"

(End of this chapter)