At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 51 Worry
That night, the two of them fell asleep in bed. Because they slept late, they didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning the next day.

After washing and eating, Xiang Hong ran to compete with Xiahou Dun in martial arts, while Zhou Qi and Cao Cao continued to talk in the courtyard.

The two of them talked happily while quoting scriptures, and they seemed to regret meeting each other so late.

They chatted freely about the situation in the world and revealed their ambitions. During the conversation, Cao Cao suddenly asked: "Killing two thousand stones to seal the border is a serious crime. Even if the world amnesty, it will not be spared. What is Ziyi's plan in the future?"

Zhou Qi was silent when he heard the words, and instead of telling Cao Cao of his plan, he asked, "Brother Meng De, do you have any good suggestions?"

Cao Cao pondered for a while, frowned, and said, "If Elder Father is still an official in the court, it will be possible for the son to make a difference. However, Elder Father has already retired, and I was removed from office because of the Song family. I am afraid that I will not be able to help you in the short term. .”

When Cao Cao said this, he secretly looked at Zhou Qi's face, and seeing that his expression remained unchanged, he changed the topic and said, "But now there is an opportunity. If Ziyi can grasp it, not only can he be cleared of his crime, but he may also be able to get rid of the crime." Can use this to take off.”

Zhou Qi's eyes moved slightly, he stood up and bowed: "Brother Meng De, please teach me!"

Cao Cao hurriedly supported Zhou Qi and said: "When I and Yuan Rang arrived in Xiangxian County, there was already a lot of rumors about Sili Xiaowei Yang envoy inspecting Peiguo. As I expected, this is Ziyi. Just do it."

Zhou Qi didn't hide anything and nodded in agreement.

Cao Cao had a look of surprise on his face and said: "Sili Xiaowei Yang Shijun is Ziyi's opportunity."

Zhou Qi couldn't help showing a smile on his face when he heard this, and said, "Heroes see the same thing."

Cao Cao asked in amazement: "Could it be that Ziyi had been plotted against Lord Yang?"

Zhou Qi waved his hands hastily and said, "I'm just a commoner, and I'm still guilty, how dare I plot against Lord Yang?"

"It's just that I heard that the envoy Yang is jealous of evil, and he hates the eunuchs and their followers even more. I think that the envoy Yang will be Wang Jiye when he comes to Peiguo."

"Wang Ji is the one who deserves to die. I killed him only to avenge my elder father. Although it is not tolerated by the law, it is sympathetic."

"Therefore, I want Xiangyang Shijun to surrender himself. It would be good if I can be forgiven. Even if I am convicted, I will take revenge in the end. I will have no regrets in this life!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi seriously for a long time, but suddenly felt that he couldn't see through the other person.

However, Cao Cao loved Zhou Qi very much and did not want to see him punished, so he immediately said: "Zi Yi may not know that when Yang Shijun was young, he gathered dozens of teenagers to kill his mother because the county officials had insulted him, and destroyed his clan. .”

"Ziyi's act of attacking and killing Wang Ji is quite similar to Yangshijun. As long as it is done properly, it will definitely be appreciated by Yangshijun."

Zhou Qi said deliberately: "I never thought that Yang Shijun would have such past events."

"However, I am far away from the court, and I don't know much about Yang Shijun, but I don't know, how can I get Yang Shijun's appreciation?"

Cao Cao touched his newly sprouted beard and said with a smile: "Zi Yi doesn't understand, but I understand Yang Shijun."

Zhou Qi stood up and bowed again: "Brother Meng De, please teach me."

Cao Cao pulled Zhou Qi and pretended to be angry: "You and I know each other well, and we feel like old friends at the first sight. Doesn't it seem strange that Ziyi is so polite?"

Zhou Qi hurriedly confessed: "It's my fault, brother, don't blame me!"

Only then did Cao Cao turn his anger into joy, and said: "Ziyi meets Yang Shijun face to face, just remember two points, and it will be fine."

"First, Yang Shijun hates eunuchs and dissolute children of aristocratic families. My eldest father was once a regular servant in the palace. When my son meets Yang Qiu in person, he must not say that he is staying in Cao Mansion for the past two days, otherwise he will be implicated! "

Zhou Qi couldn't help feeling awe-inspiring when he heard this.

According to his original thinking, since Yang Qiu wanted to attack Wang Fu, Cao, who was Wang Fu's enemy, was almost Yang Qiu's natural ally.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhou Qi traveled a long distance to Qiao County, just to use the power of the Cao family to get close to Yang Qiu.

But I didn't expect that doing so would actually backfire.

If Cao Cao hadn't warned him in advance, Zhou Qi's previous plans might have failed, and might even have resulted in death.

Trying to calm down the fear in his heart, Zhou Qi hurriedly asked: "Is there anything else that needs attention?"

Cao Cao asked back: "When Ziyi meets Yang Qiu, if he asks about Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei State, how should you answer?"

Zhou Qi answered as a matter of course: "Of course it is to accuse Wang Ji of tyranny and murder of Yingye, and call the elders of Xiangxian County to expose all of Wang Ji's crimes!"

But Cao Ao shook his head and said: "If so, I'm afraid my life will be lost."

Zhou Qi felt awe-struck and hurriedly asked: "Brother, why did you say this?"

Cao Cao's face was extremely solemn: "Zi Yi may not know something, but Yang Qiu is a cruel official, and his methods are on par with Wang Ji."

"Yangqiu has been impeached twice for serious crimes."

"When Yang Qiu was the magistrate of Gaotang, he was harsh and harsh and exceeded the legal standards. The prefect arrested him and reported him to the court for impeachment. If it hadn't been for the imperial court's amnesty, I'm afraid Yang Qiu would still be guilty today."

"Later, when he served as the prefect of Jiujiang to suppress the rebellion, he not only killed all the rebels, but also executed all the treacherous officials in the county."

"If he hadn't made great contributions to countering the rebellion, he might have been punished for the crime of cruelty."

"During the period when Yang Qiu moved to Pingyuan, he was conscripted by the Tingwei Mansion for cruel crimes because of his cruel methods. According to the law, he should be dismissed."

"However, the emperor thought that he had made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion in Jiujiang, so he was exonerated from the crime of Yangqiu, and only demoted him to Yilang."

"Yang Qiu has a fierce temperament, cruel methods, and kills people everywhere. He is not inferior to Wang Ji."

"If Ziyi uses this to impeach Wang Ji, Yang Shijun may think that he is insinuating against him. How can you survive?"

When Zhou Qi heard this, cold sweat dripped down his back.

When he communicated with Cao Cao before, he talked eloquently. Due to the limitations of the times, Cao Cao did not see many things as thoroughly as Zhou Qi.

At that time, Zhou Qi also developed a little pride.

But now after hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhou Qi suddenly woke up. Compared with people of this era, the inherent thoughts he brought from later generations are also full of limitations.

For many things, he failed to truly look at problems from the perspective of this era, just like he mistakenly thought that Yang Qiu would befriend Cao.

Although he also knew that Yang Qiu was a cruel official, and knew that he hated Wang Fu and his minions, but he didn't know him well enough.

With the cruel method of Yangqiu, if Zhou Qi was thought to be insinuating the opponent through Wang Ji, Zhou Qi would definitely die a very miserable death.

After thinking about this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but secretly warn himself in his heart that in this era that is completely different from that of later generations, he must not be reckless and must be cautious in his words and deeds.

He stood up, bowed deeply to Cao Ao again, and said, "If it hadn't been for my brother's warning, I might have died!"

(End of this chapter)