Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 863 Illegal

After listening to Cao Cao's words, the judge hesitated for a moment, and then he sneered: "The water flooded Ye City. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Is there one out of the ten people who are proposed this time?"

"Everyone in our family is in the city. How many people escaped today?"

He turned to Xu Youxun, Chen Xinpi and others, "You are living a comfortable life. As soon as Yuan Shijun died, you immediately surrendered to Cao Cao. Can you live up to the original entrustment of Duke Benchu?"

"It's a pity that Mr. Benchu ​​is so ignorant that he wants to restrict us Jizhou nobles, but he doesn't know that only Jizhou nobles will protect Jizhou wholeheartedly. How can you, outsiders, act according to the prevailing circumstances and have the slightest bit of loyalty?"

Xu You and others were speechless when they saw the judge scolding Cao Cao angrily: "Cao Cao, as a slave of the Yuan family, I have saved you several times. You don't want to repay your kindness, but you have repeatedly saved me." Being dissatisfied is really repaying kindness with hatred, and she is indeed an eunuch!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao became furious and said seductively: "I kindly spared your life, but you are so disrespectful!"

Shen Pei frowned and said: "Who wants a beast like you to beg for mercy? All you want is a quick death!"

Cao Cao was furious, but he heard Xu You stand up and say: "Ming Gong, please think twice. Shen Pei is the representative of the scholars in Jizhou. If Ming Gong kills him, the people of Jizhou will be panicked and it will be difficult to subdue him."

"Jiehu already has Jushou Tian Feng under his command, and the scholars in Jizhou are already leaning toward the Yuan family. If Ming Gong doesn't win over people's hearts, I'm afraid that even if he wins Jizhou, he will only be left with hidden worries."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "What Ziyuan said makes sense."

Shen Pei cursed: "Xu You, I don't want you to pretend to beg for mercy, who do you think you are!"

"Cao Cao, kill me if you dare!"

Xu You cursed in his heart, thinking that for the sake of past friendship, I will help you one last time, but you will seek death!

He sat down angrily and thought to himself, "If you want to die, just die. I've already done my best!"

When Cao Cao saw this, he laughed and said: "Shen Pei, you provoke me to kill you, but I won't fulfill your wish."

"You are not that upright and honest. When you were in Yecheng, you were also greedy!"

"Wait until I collect the evidence and make it public to the world. Let's see what the world thinks of you!"

"You want to die with your full name, but I want to destroy your reputation!"

"Come here, lock him up first!"

Cao Cao's soldiers came up and took the scolding judge into custody. Xu You and Xinpi saw the playful expressions on the faces of Cao's camp counselors Xun You, Chen Qun and others. They couldn't help but look embarrassed, and turned to cover up without saying a word from the beginning to the end. Xun Chen looked at him and found that he still looked blank.

Xin Pi thought to himself that this old boy was pretending to be the same, and he was probably feeling happy now. The Xun family now plays an important role in Caoying, and Xun Chen was of high seniority, so he showed his loyalty casually, wasn't he just like a duck in water?

Although he was also born in Yingchuan, it seemed that he could still have some connections with the Xun family and the Chen family, but he used too much force to seek refuge with the Yuan family. The two brothers went to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang respectively, but they did not expect that they would both be defeated by Cao Cao in the end. This bet I almost lost everything.

Now that Guo Tu is dead, Xin Ping fled north, most likely to join Yuan Xi. Xin Pi secretly complained in his heart. Now that Cao Cao has taken control of the world, Xin Ping is still working for the Yuan family. How can he be free in Cao's camp? Where?

However, Xin Pi is not completely without confidence now. He also has some support, because he is well-known with Chen Qun, Du Xi, and Zhao Yan from the same county, and they are called "Xin, Chen, Du, and Zhao" as the four famous celebrities.

Chen Qun didn't say anything anymore and had already defected to Cao Cao. Du Xiu and Zhao Yan had taken refuge in Jingzhou before, but they didn't like Liu Biao very much. Until Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, the two of them defected to Cao Cao with their families.

Now including Xinpi, the four famous Yingchuan scholars have returned to Cao Cao. This is a great help to Cao Cao's reputation among the nobles, and it is also an excellent sign. Therefore, Cao Cao is also very courteous to Xinpi who has come to join him. With this With this relationship, Xinpi is not afraid of the future.

Cao Cao gathered many famous people together and had great ambitions. Although he did not take Qingzhou this time, most of Jizhou was much richer than Qingzhou. He also destroyed the two sons of the Yuan family and took Yecheng, the city that Cao Cao valued most. In time, , I will definitely be able to completely build Yanzhou Sili Jizhou, the hinterland of the Central Plains, into the strongest defense barrier!

On the opposite side, although Yuan Xi has gained more territory than Cao Cao, in Cao Cao's view, Qingzhou, which has been almost exhausted, is definitely a hindrance. Moreover, the epidemic in Yuan Xi's army has not yet been eradicated, so he may die of the disease someday?

At that moment, Cao Cao held a banquet, and all the generals and counselors were enjoying themselves and laughing.

In Yecheng, a hundred miles away, wounded soldiers and civilians were sent into the city to clean up the sludge and carry corpses, completely ignoring that the dirt was still spreading the disease, because they were not qualified to think about it at all.

They climbed humbly amidst the stench, just to survive until tomorrow, just like the people today who have been affected by the flames of war.

But Yuan Xi's condition in Xindu did not improve. He had to vomit and defecate every now and then, and he lost weight several times.

The doctors and soldiers accompanying the army were all disciples of Hua Tuo, and they tried their best to treat him, but due to their limited ability, they could not completely cure Yuan Xi. They can only say that it is best to invite Hua Tuo back at the moment.

Zhuge Liang came over and saw that Yuan Xishang was still awake and said: "My lord, besides this, the doctors mainly have two opinions."

"First, after the war, corpses clogged the water sources inside and outside Xindu City, making the water very unclean. We either have to wait for the water sources to slowly clear themselves, or boil the water."

"And the things that are used to light the fire in the city are almost burned. Even if you can drink boiling water, other people do not have these conditions, and they can also spread the disease."

"So to prevent and control the epidemic, it is best to leave Xindu and go to other places to find clean water sources." Yuan Xi nodded, "In that case, then we can find another city from Anping County."

Zhuge Liang stopped him and said, "No."

"Anping is located on the border of Cao's army. Cao's army may come back from Qinghe at any time. If word spreads about you like this, it will not only fail to boost morale, but will also destabilize the hearts of the soldiers."

Yuan Xi said: "Then shall I go to Qingzhou or return to Youzhou?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Now that the weather has entered autumn and is getting colder, the doctors suggest that my lord go to a warm place to recuperate so that he can get better as soon as possible."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Then where should I go?"

He actually already had the answer in his mind, and sure enough Zhuge Liang said: "After much thought, Xuzhou is the most suitable."

"The land is bumpy, so we can mobilize ships and head east from the Yellow River, then south to Haixi."

"The ships in that place are spread out in all directions, which can hide people's eyes and ears, and at the same time make it look like the lord is still sitting in Jizhou, so that Cao Jun does not dare to act rashly."

"If my lord is too trustworthy and all military affairs here are entrusted to me, I will do my best to stop Cao's army and prevent it from crossing the line."

Yuan Xi knew that with the full border between himself and Cao Cao, conflicts between himself and Cao Cao would be inevitable in the next few years, and Zhuge Liang would have to take charge of his own affairs sooner or later. This was indeed an excellent opportunity for him. good opportunity.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask Mr. Fengxiao to help you. Tian Feng has a bad temper, so I'll put him in charge of Qingzhou affairs so as not to involve each other."

"I temporarily let Zhang He take the position of partial general, nominally responsible for the defense of Qingzhou. This period of time is yours to mobilize."

"The war is urgent. If you don't have time to report to me, you can just say it. If anything happens, I will bear it."

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he quickly bowed and said, "Liang will definitely try his best."

The next day, Yuan Xi sent a letter to recruit Qingzhou ships to meet him, and arranged everything so that he could quietly sit in a carriage at night, escorted by elite Youzhou cavalry, and go south to the Yellow River ferry overnight, preparing to return to Haixi by boat.

The person escorting Yuan Xi was Tian Yu. He was riding a horse in the night, leaning his head close to the carriage window, and whispered: "Do you want me to think of a way to bring Mr. Hua Tuo back?"

Yuan Xi hesitated, "If we force it, many people will die, and it may not be successful."

"I'll write a letter to that person. Find someone to bring it to her and let her see if there's anything you can do."

Yuan Xi is naturally referring to Mrs. Wu. With his current condition, it is no longer time for him to be pretentious. His current body affects the fate of millions of people. If possible, Yuan Xi certainly hopes to live longer.

He asked Lu Lingqi to take out the silk, wrote a few words, rolled it up, sealed it, and handed it to Tian Yu outside the window. Tian Yu quickly sent someone to rush to Jiangdong.

After Yuan Xi finished all this, he was already exhausted and sweating profusely. Lu Lingqi quickly took out the basin, soaked the linen cloth, and handed it to Hong on the side.

Yuan Xi was not used to the fact that Hong was wearing mourning clothes and had one arm bandaged here. He said to Lu Lingqi, "You have done a good job. Why do you have to work hard here for my brother-in-law?"

Lu Lingqi said confidently: "Isn't this how you live these days?"

"I'm not good at taking care of people, and I couldn't find a suitable person in the city at that time. What happened if I asked her for help?"

Yuan Xi was helpless and thought, "You think I'm stupid, can't I guess what you're thinking?"

A few days ago, Yuan Xi's condition was up and down. Lu Lingqi was working day and night by herself. She was really too busy. At that time, Yuan Xi was groggy and unable to speak. I don't know what Lu Lingqi was thinking, but she actually found the rescued Hong family. help.

Ms. Hong did not refuse, and came over quickly. Although she had a broken hand, she was much better at taking care of patients than Lu Lingqi. With her guidance and help, Lu Lingqi had some time to rest, and the two took turns. , and it’s more convenient.

It was several days after Yuan Xi woke up. When he learned that it was Hong who had been helping him change his robes and take care of his daily life these days, he was surprised and said: "My brother-in-law is still a widow. This matter will really affect my brother-in-law's reputation if it spreads. I shouldn't be like this in terms of love and etiquette, it's really rude of me."

Hong said in a low voice: "I deeply feel that I can't repay you for your kindness in saving your family. Now that my late husband still has something entrusted to you, let me do my best."

When Yuan Xi saw Hong's insistence, he thought to himself that this was nothing. This behavior was almost the same as an affair. In normal times, he might have thought about it when he had nothing to do. At this time, his life was at stake, so how could he be in any other mood?

Mrs. Hong came up and wiped Yuan Xi's forehead with a linen cloth in one hand. Lu Lingqi looked strange, as if she was watching a good show. Seeing that the atmosphere was really embarrassing, Yuan Xi said, "Mrs. Liu may have been kidnapped by Cao's army."

(End of this chapter)