Han family achievements

Chapter 317
The 'prisoner' in the cell looked at Cao Cao and clearly felt his murderous intent. He showed no fear, but struggled to stand up and walked towards the cell door.

He was unusually tall, and although his clothes were messy, he could not conceal his heroic and majestic appearance.

He looked at Cao Cao, sneered constantly, and said: "I really underestimated you. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao couldn't find me, but you caught me!"

Cao Cao held his sword, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said, "I just ask you whether you want to tell me or not."

The 'prisoner' was disheveled, his eyes were in the messy hair, and he sneered: "People outside say that Cao Cao is loyal to His Majesty, but he imprisoned me here privately. It seems that the Han Dynasty really wants to forget ”

"The last time." Cao Cao said indifferently and let go of his sword.

When the 'prisoner' saw this, his chest bulged slightly, and he said even more coldly: "You are braver than I expected. Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Cao Cao looked a little indifferent and said, "I want to know if there is such a legacy."

The 'prisoner''s body shook slightly, and dust fell from his body. He stared at Cao Cao blankly, and suddenly laughed loudly and said: "What a loyal and loyal Cao Cao! Hahaha... You really deserve Liu Bian's favor for you!"

Cao Cao's face was expressionless. The plainclothes servant behind him drew his knife and slowly approached.

The 'prisoner' laughed for a long time, finally stopped, and moved the hair from his face, revealing a face that Cao Cao was very familiar with - Jian Shuo!
Jian Shuo's face was full of resentment and unwillingness, and he said: "It's okay to tell you, I don't know."

"do not know?"

Cao Cao looked at Jian Shuo coldly and said, "Is it there or not?"

Jian Shuo looked up at the top of the secret room, as if recalling, and said: "Before the death of the late emperor, he suddenly seemed not to trust us so much, and started to guard against us in many things. He summoned He Jin in private, and from what happened later Look, there should be some."

"Give it to He Jin?" Cao Cao looked unmoving and said in disbelief.

Who doesn't know that it is the Empress Dowager He's legitimate son and the nephew of General He Jin who has handed over to He Jin a posthumous edict passed down to Liu Xie?
It’s hard for anyone to believe it!
Jian Shuo retracted his thoughts and said: "I said, I don't know. However, even if it is true, this edict should have fallen into the hands of Queen Mother He, and I am afraid it was burned to ashes many years ago!"

Cao Cao's eyes were like torches. He stared at Jian Shuo for a long time and suddenly said: "Why does your majesty trust me so much?"

Jian Shuo looked at his former subordinate with a slightly strange expression. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either. But speaking of it, Liu Bian's favor for you is indeed too much. Cao Cao, you have to think clearly, Liu Bian He is most unkind and unjust, he even killed his own uncle, and yet he indulges you wantonly, he must have some agenda, your fate in the future will not be better than that of the Yuan family."

Jian Shuo was once the general of the Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both one of the Eighth School Lieutenants under him.

Many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the once famous Xiyuan has long been abandoned. Among the eight captains, only Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are still alive.

Every time Jian Shuo meets an old acquaintance, he will recall the past scenery, feeling extremely nostalgic and feeling lost.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said, "Are you in your hands the jade seal, edict and other items used by Yuan Shu to usurp the throne?"

Jian Shuo stared deeply at Cao Cao, his smile bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and he burst into unprecedented laughter:

"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, you are the same, hahahaha, only me, only people like us, will be loyal to the master, you are all evil, evil..."

Cao Cao didn't change his mind at all about Jian Shuo's "presumptuousness" and said calmly: "I don't have that kind of thoughts. As a dying man like you, I don't have to deceive myself. You should have met Yuan Shao after Yuan Shu died. What was he thinking?" ?”

Jian Shuo laughed for a long time, feeling very happy and said: "You people are all hypocrites. You only talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but you are full of male thieves and female prostitutes! Only I, only I am loyal to Your Majesty and always the same. …”

Cao Cao was as indifferent as usual and said: "Apart from the fact that you can't steal men and steal women into prostitution, you have greater ambitions than us, but you just lack opportunities. I don't believe Yuan Benchu ​​has that kind of ambition. He doesn't have the ability, nor the courage."

Jian Shuo didn't care about Cao Cao's ridicule and said: "Hahaha, you are really right. I met Yuan Shao once. He actually wanted a king with a different surname. He wanted the land of Jiangdong and the two states. Hahaha, it's really ridiculous. …”

Cao Cao's narrow eyes flashed with sneer, and he said lightly: "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Jian Shuo's laughter stopped abruptly and he stared at Cao Cao coldly and said, "Let me tell you a secret. Liu Bian has buried a very important person next to Dong Zhuo. I don't know who this person is, but Liu Bian As long as you think about it, you can kill Dong Zhuo at any time!"

Cao Cao's expression changed slightly and he said, "Seriously?"

If the palace really buried someone next to Dong Zhuo, and could kill Dong Zhuo at any time, what about his side?Do you have?
Jian Shuo smiled coldly and said, "I left the palace too early, and everyone in the palace was basically dealt with by Liu Bian, but this news must be true!"

Cao Cao felt deep fear in his heart, and his expression became more and more expressionless as he said, "Do you think this can drive a wedge between Your Majesty and me?"

Jian Shuo turned around and walked back, sat on the haystack bed, leaned against the wall, and said, "Don't you believe it? I said I lied to you, do you believe it?"

Cao Cao took a deep breath, turned around and left.

Jian Shuo's eyes opened fiercely, and he gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Cao Cao, you will definitely die a hundred times worse than me!"

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Before he finished speaking, the four servants took out their short bows and shot at Jian Shuo.

Jian Shuo's body trembled again and again, he gritted his teeth and slowly fell down.

Four servants opened the cell door and cut off his head with knives. They then moved the body and threw it into the waste well in the backyard. They buried it firmly and disguised themselves before leaving.

They walked out of the yard, but before they had gone far, a burst of arrows came from them. They were caught off guard and four of them died on the spot.

Xu Chu took a dozen people with him, cut off the heads of four more people, and hurriedly took them away.

In the evening, Cao Cao returned to the Xu County government office.

As soon as he entered, he was urged by Xia Houyuan to come to Guo Jia's courtyard.

Guo Jia was looking at the map deduction. When he saw Cao Cao coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him.

Cao Cao was a little anxious, so he went straight to sit opposite him and said, "Fengxiao, what happened?"

After Guo Jia sat down, he pointed to the map and said: "The news came from Yangzhou. Gongsun Zan had a great victory. He entered Danyang County and held a stalemate with Zhang He for several days, with neither victory nor defeat."

Cao Cao was startled, looked at the map, and said with a strange expression: "Gongsun Zan won a great victory?"

Gongsun Zan was transferred back from Youzhou by Liu Bian, and then assigned to Lu Zhi. He resisted the Xiongnu invasion in Bingzhou, and then was named General Fenwu and transferred to Yuzhou.

He fought with Yuan Shu and was defeated because he underestimated the enemy. He was left in Runan for three or four years and was not used for three or four years.

This single use defeated Yuan Shao, reminding people of the former reputation of this once famous general beyond the Great Wall.

Seeing his strange expression, Guo Jia smiled and said, "General, you also see something is wrong?"

Cao Cao stared at the map and said: "Yuan Shao has many soldiers, with fifty or sixty thousand troops, but Gongsun Zan can only defeat 2 people. Yuan Shao defeated Yuan Shu and was at the peak of his strength. He is in the hinterland of Jiangdong. No matter how I look at it, Gongsun Zan has no chance of winning." right……"

Guo Jia drank the wine and said with a cold expression: "I am more inclined to believe that Yuan Shao feigned defeat to lure the enemy deeper."

Cao Cao suddenly raised his head, looked at Guo Jia, then looked at the map again, and said solemnly: "That's probably it!" Guo Jia tasted the wine in his mouth, and was calculating rapidly in his heart.

If Gongsun Zan is defeated, the situation in Jiangdong will be further clear, and several major forces will be formed in a scattered situation.

Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu's Yuzhou plus Xuzhou, Yuan Shao occupied Yangzhou, Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou, and Shi Xie's scholar family won Jiaozhi.

In addition to Yizhou and Liangzhou, the Han Dynasty was really divided into two.

Half is in the hands of the court, and the other part is controlled by rebellion.

The importance of Cao Cao has become less important after being ambushed and defeated by Dong Zhuo last time.

Guo Jia didn't want Cao Cao to be so conspicuous, but he couldn't remain silent either.

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said: "General, we can't let Dong Zhuo idle too much. Why don't we join forces with Liu Biao and send troops to Runan."

Hearing this, Cao Cao glanced at the map and said, "Fengxiao wants to capture Runan and then connect with Jiangxia and Jiujiang?"

Once Runan is captured, Cao Cao will no longer be alone, but will be bordering Liu Biao and Yuan Shao.

Guo Jiadao: "The most important thing is to test Dong Zhuo. I want to see what Dong Zhuo's next plan is."

Cao Cao seemed to suddenly wake up, squinted his eyes, looked out the door, and said: "Dong Zhuo's next step is to go north or south. If he goes north, it will be Qingzhou or Yanzhou, and if he goes south, it will be Jingzhou or Yang. What is Liu Bei doing now? "

Xia Houyuan, who had been unable to intervene, quickly spoke up: "I asked Yang Dezu before, and he said that Lu Bu had been driven back to Xuzhou. Huang Zhong of Yanzhou seems to have sent troops to assist Liu Bei in attacking Xuzhou."

Cao Cao was startled and said, "Huang Zhong sent troops?"

Guo Jia was a little surprised and said: "General, are you leaving the city today?"

Cao Cao did not hide anything and said: "Well, Huangfu Jianshou contacted me and arranged a few people for me to exchange news regularly."

Guo Jia didn't think much, drank wine, and explained: "Huang Zhong did send troops, and he not only assisted Liu Bei, but also invaded the Liang Kingdom."

Cao Cao looked stern and looked at the map in front of him again.

The imperial court sent troops, which shows that the imperial court's attitude changed from "conservative" to radical. Facing the pressure from the imperial court, what would Dong Zhuo think and what would be the next step?
Going north or south?

Guo Jia glanced at Xia Houyuan and said, "General, it's useless to think too much. Just give it a try and you will know."

Cao Cao drew a circle on the map with his finger and said, "I plan to issue a message to call on soldiers from all walks of life to jointly conquer Dong Zhuo. What do you think of Fengxiao?"

"No!"

Guo Jia objected decisively and said seriously: "General, this appeal cannot be issued, at least not by the general! I propose to send troops to Runan. In addition to exploring Dong Zhuo's background, I also want to take a look at Liu Biao, Yuan Shao and others. true attitude.”

Cao Cao raised his head and looked at Guo Jia, saying, "Fengxiao, are you hiding something from me?"

Guo Jia smiled, took a leisurely sip of wine, and said, "The imperial court."

If Cao Cao realized something, he slowly put away the map and said: "Call the generals to discuss matters!"

"Yes." Xia Houyuan responded loudly.

Guo Jia drank wine and looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao happened to look over. The two looked at each other for a long time, smiled at each other, and moved away calmly.

When Cao Cao summoned the generals to discuss the battle strategy, Gongsun Zan rushed from Jiujiang County to Yangzhou, chasing Yuan Shao all the way.

First they conquered Liyang, then besieged Moling, ambushed Yuan Shao's reinforcements, defeated Moling, and pursued them to Danyang, Liyang, and all the way to Wuhu.

However, after they invaded Wuhu, they were surrounded by Zhang He and unexpectedly robbed them of food and grass.

Yuan Shao then personally led an army of [-] men and surrounded Gongsun Zan in Wuhu.

Yuan Shao rode a tall horse and looked at the head of Wuhu City in the distance.

On top of the city, Zhang He led a large army and was attacking.

Xu You stood next to Yuan Shao and said with a smile: "General, Gongsun Zan will be defeated in five days at most if he has no food and grass."

Yuan Shao grew a beard again. Compared with Cao Cao's full beard, he only had a goatee, which made him look majestic and handsome.

Yuan Shao looked indifferent and said: "After using so much effort, I can't kill him anymore. How can I explain to the dead soldiers?"

It has been a long time since he defected to Yuan Shao. Xu You keenly realized that this Yuan Shao was much better than Yuan Shu. He was a polite and virtuous corporal, could distinguish right from wrong, and was a 'Ming Lord'!
Looking back, he saw Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Zhang Dao, Gao Gan, Xin Ping and many other famous people there. His heart sank slightly, and then he raised his hand and said to Yuan Shao: "General, Gongsun Zan is a famous general outside the Great Wall, and he is very famous in the world. , if we can subdue him, not only will the general have one more general, but also [-] elite soldiers!"

Yuan Shao turned his head calmly and said, "Ziyuan, is there any way?"

Xu You chuckled lightly and said: "General, there is no need to do anything. If it succeeds, it will be the best. If it fails, it will definitely shake Gongsun Zan's military morale and force him to defeat earlier."

Yuan Shao was silent for a moment and said: "Okay. I will write a letter to Gongsun Zan in my own hand!"

"uncle!"

Before Yuan Shao finished speaking, Gao Gan came up quickly and said: "Twenty miles away, a troop of soldiers and horses appeared. There are about 5000 people. I don't know where they came from!"

Yuan Shao looked up and immediately laughed and said: "It's not difficult to guess that he should be from Liyang, it's Gongsun Xu."

The high official raised his hand and said loudly: "Uncle, give me 3000 people, and I will repay you with Gongsun Xu's head!"

Yuan Shao did not answer, but asked Xu You: "Ziyuan, can you forge a letter from Gongsun Xu and send it to Gongsun Zan?"

Xu You immediately raised his hand and said: "The general is wise, I will leave immediately!"

As soon as Xu You left, Tian Feng, Jushu and others came forward. Tian Feng said: "General, Gongsun Zan is about to be destroyed. I wonder when will the general be ordered to send troops to conquer Dong Zhuo?"

Tian Feng was originally raped under the tent by Yuan Shu. When Tian Feng refused, Yuan Shu killed the entire clan.

Tian Feng was sent back to the court by Dong Zhuo and was assigned to Yuan Shao.

Strictly speaking, Tian Feng is a well-known member of the imperial court.

Yuan Shao stared at him from the corner of his eye, sat up straight, and said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, write a message for me. At the end of August, we will gather troops in Runan to fight against the thieves!"

(End of this chapter)