Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 156 Eat Han Lu raw and stick to Han Festival

After giving orders, Queen Fu was dragged down from left to right, hung from a dead branch of an ancient cypress in the courtyard with three feet of white silk, and hung to death.

Emperor Xian cried sadly, seeing the only person he loved dying unexpectedly, but he was unable to do anything. His hatred for Cao Cao grew day by day.

However, since Fu Wan's death, the court officials have withered even more, and there are no loyal ministers around Emperor Xian anymore.

Xun Lingjun's house.

Xun Yu's face was ashen, and he was walking alone in the small courtyard with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in Confucian clothes and a black cloak. Fortunately, the stars in the sky were bright, illuminating his skinny figure, making him even more lonely.

"Report!"

"Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei request to see Xun Lingjun!"

Outside the courtyard door, the servant of the house gently tapped the door knocker with his hand and whispered.

"Oh!"

Xun Yu responded softly: "Let them come in to see me."

Not long after, the courtyard door opened, and the servant of the mansion held a lantern in front of him, followed by three figures, walking into the courtyard.

The chamberlain hung the palace lantern in his hand on the stand reserved on the laurel tree in the courtyard, bowed and exited, closing the courtyard door.

"Lord Xun Lingjun, do you know what happened in the palace today?"

Cuizhou Pingping looked proud, smiled and came forward to Xun Yu, bowed and saluted.

Xun Yu responded softly and asked calmly: "How is it?"

Shi Guangyuan took a few steps forward and said with a smile on his face: "I am waiting in Xudu. I have been deeply favored by the Prime Minister and Xun Lingjun and have no way to repay it, so I secretly monitor the court. Today, I am planning to murder the Prime Minister. The three of us are afraid Xun Lingjun was implicated, so he secretly reported to Lord Xiahou Dun who had just entered the city, and finally cut them off, and the court eliminated a disaster."

Xun Yu's brows furrowed slightly, the corners of his eyes twitched, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, but under the moonlight, he was lowering his head and listening quietly, and others could not detect his uncontrollable anger at all.

Meng Gongwei faced the direction of Wancheng, raised his hands and said: "The Prime Minister is talented and has great plans, and he will achieve great things sooner or later. After Fu Fu carries the imperial edict, he will come to Xun Lingjun's house to use the seal. No matter whether it succeeds or not, it will have something to do with Xun Lingjun, and it is inevitable that he will be punished by the Prime Minister someday. Suspicious. The three of us planned to eliminate Fu Wan and his daughter because of Xun Lingjun’s plan!"

The three of them were proud of themselves and showed off their achievements.

They had been friends with Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu in Wollongong in the past, but Xu Shu had assisted Liu Bei and was known to Cao Cao. After being earned into Xudu, he remained silent and did not contribute any ideas, but he was treated with great respect by Cao Cao.Zhuge Liang's reputation as Wolong is famous throughout China, which is even more remarkable.

The three of them felt that they were more talented than Xu Shu and outsmarted Wolong. Full of ambition and passion, they bid farewell to Kong Ming from Jingzhou and joined Xun Lingjun of Xudu. However, Xun Yu treated them extremely coldly and recommended them to the Prime Minister's Mansion.Cao Cao treated him even more unusually, and his status was still behind Jiang Qian.

The three of them were dissatisfied and complained that their great talents were not known to others. Not long ago, they proposed a plan to Xun Yu, telling the details of Zhuge Wende that they knew from Kong Ming's letters. Xun Yu wrote a letter to Zhuge Ming to sow discord. count.Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was even more free and easy. He directly handed over all the troops and horses in Jingzhou to Zhuge Ming's command and dispatch. He also said, "If I can assist you, the military advisor will assist me. If I am not talented enough, the military advisor will lead Jingzhou by himself." , causing this plan to fail.The mediocrity of the three people was fully exposed, but they offended Zhuge Liang. From then on, they fell out with Zhuge Liang and never had any contact with him again.

In order to seek fame and fame, they did not hesitate to betray their friends. The three people's unjust actions made Xun Yu despise him and he became more and more reluctant to use them.The three of them were wandering around Xudu with nothing to do, so they thought of monitoring the palace. They came from Xun Lingjun's palace, and it was easy to enter and exit the forbidden palace, so they reported in private, which cost Fu Wan and his daughter their lives.

Xun Yu remained silent, and the three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to do. The situation was extremely awkward.

After a long time, Xun Yu finally turned around and said calmly: "You three talented people can be compared with Xu Shu, Zhuge Wolong. Staying in Xudu all day long is not a long-term solution, and it is also a waste of talents."

"You have made such a great contribution today, and you should be heavily rewarded. But this matter is too important, and I dare not take it upon myself to do it myself. You still need to report it to the Prime Minister in person and receive the reward at the same time."

Cui Zhouping looked humble and said with an apologetic smile: "We only want to share the worries of Xun Lingjun, how dare we covet rewards. I just hope that if Xun Lingjun has something to do, the three of us, even though we are stupid, can assign it to us. We will be in vain. It’s hard work.”

Shi Guangyuan and Meng Gongwei also said: "That's it. The three of us are willing to follow Xun Lingjun and achieve great things together."

Xun Yu smiled slightly, looked at the three of them and said, "I have had this intention for a long time. It's just that since Ma Chao retreated, everything in Xuchang has been peaceful and there have been no major incidents. Moreover, the palace and the palace are fully staffed, and there are no vacancies to assign ministers to. That’s why I’ve kept you free until now.”

"Now the battle ahead is about to begin, and a big war is inevitable. You all have the talents of Wang Zuo, and I want to write a letter to the Prime Minister, recommending the three of you to go to Wancheng and serve in front of the Prime Minister's army. I wonder if you are willing?"

Meng Gongwei's expression was excited, and the glimmer of light from the palace lantern in his eyes became brighter. He bowed and said, "If there is such a good opportunity, let the three of us show our talents, gallop on the battlefield, and achieve unparalleled achievements. The three of us will tie a grass ring, It’s hard to repay Xun Lingjun for his great kindness!”

Cui Zhouping also followed up and said: "The three of us have also argued with Wolong and Yuanzhi, and we are neck and neck. We only regret that we have no way to serve the country. If Xun Lingjun recommends us, we will succeed in the future. We dare not be ungrateful."

Xun Yu nodded and turned back to the study. Not long after, he came out with a letter in his hand and handed it to Meng Gongwei: "I have written the letter. You will go to Wancheng tomorrow to meet the Prime Minister directly. The Prime Minister looks at me. , I will reuse you and so on. In addition, I will give you three people’s travel fee, which can be paid at the cashier’s office later.”

The three of them thanked Xun Lingjun for his great kindness, turned around and happily took the money, and planned to go to Wancheng.

……

Wancheng, in Cao Cao's Chinese army tent.

Cao Cao discussed military affairs with his five advisers and generals.When Cao Pi first came, he was accompanied by Sima Yi and Cao Ren. He was familiar with the three armies and did not participate.

"Prime Minister, Hefei is empty and the military morale is unstable. Although Generals Xu Huang and Xiahou Mao have been sent there, the food problem may not be solved in a short time."

Chen Qun and Jia Xu were in charge of grain and grass management. After experiencing the Battle of Jiangxia and returning home in vain, Chen Qun's condition has been difficult to recover. In addition, the last time Xia Houmao escaped from Jingzhou, he was directly accused of betraying military intelligence in order to escape for his life. Then he scolded him for a while.Chen Qun was disgraced and even more depressed.

Although Cao Cao said that he had no doubts about him, he reprimanded Xiahou Mao.However, Xiahou Mao did not suffer any punishment and was still appointed as the second-ranking general on the Eastern Front after Xu Huang.However, he gradually became indifferent to Chen Qun and no longer had the trust he had before.

Although Jia Xu has a close relationship with him, Jia Xu is always scheming and never reveals his true feelings easily. He protects himself at critical moments and will not conflict with the prime minister for him. Therefore, Chen Qun gradually becomes isolated among the five advisers.

"How is Hefei's military rations? I wonder if Jiangdong and Jingzhou know?"

Cao Cao raised his head, looked at Chen Qun and asked.

"I don't know..."

Chen Qun broke into a cold sweat.He did not leak any military secrets to Jingzhou and Jiangdong. He had a clear conscience about this, but he had to be afraid of the prime minister's suspicion.

I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!What kind of method does the Prime Minister use against people who cannot be used by him and cannot be loyal to him?

Chen Qun has followed Cao Cao for many years and could never understand him better!

Seeing this, Xun You stood up and said, "Prime Minister, in my humble opinion, we can send troops to attack Xinye."

Cao Cao said "Oh" softly, turned around and asked: "Xinye is a small area, and there is no danger to defend it. Not much is gained, but a lot is lost. It can be said to be meaningless. What is the meaning of Gongda's plan? ?”

Cheng Yu already understood Xun You's intention, nodded and said: "Although Xinye is not big, it is of great significance. When we raise troops to attack Xinye, it can be regarded as the prelude to the Prime Minister's southern expedition. I expect that both Jingzhou and Jiangdong will pay attention They gathered on the Western Front because of this scaleless siege."

Zhong Yao applauded and said with a smile: "In this way, Hefei will have no worries. But Xun Lingjun calmly arranges the food and grass, and when the preparations are complete, he will suddenly launch an attack and capture Sun Quan in one battle!"

Cao Cao beamed with joy, stood up and laughed loudly: "Hit the west and attack the east, secretly attack Chencang. It's really a clever plan!"

He turned to look at the generals and asked, "Who can be the vanguard to attack Xinye?"

Before he could finish his words, someone from the bottom of the steps stepped forward and said loudly, with a voice like a bell: "I am willing to go!"

What all the generals saw was Xu Chu and Xu Zhongkang, the commander of the tiger cavalry and Cao Cao's personal bodyguard.

Cao Cao nodded: "Zhongkang is qualified for the job, but he is brave enough, not resourceful, and has a bad temper. He must be accompanied by someone before he can go."

Lu Qian left his post, bowed and said, "The last general is willing to accompany General Xu to attack Xinye!"

Although Lu Qian is not good at fighting, he has a gentle personality and a calm mind, which complements Xu Chu's strengths and is a perfect match.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, nodded in agreement, and warned Xu Chu: "It is not difficult to capture the new field, but holding on to the new field will be a lot of trivial matters. You go with Lu Zike, and listen to his advice in everything. Don't let down Gu's trust."

Xu Chu took the order and led three thousand armored tiger and horse cavalry with Lu Qian, like an arrow off the string, straight into the new field!

When Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye City, its economy and population reached a peak.Later, Liu Bei moved to Xiangyang. The people of Xinye loved Liu Shijun and countless people followed him to Xiangyang.In addition, Xinye is located in the north, closest to Wancheng. Cao Cao's southern expedition, Xinye bore the brunt, so the people were frightened and gradually moved away. At this time, Xinye had already been reduced to a small town with only [-] defenders.

Xu Chu led [-] armored tiger cavalry, and the tigers roared towards him. The Xinye defenders fled at the wind, not daring to fight.

Xu Chu's troops occupied Xinye without losing any blood.

……

Xiangyang City, in the Military Advisor's Mansion.

Sun Qian entered and met with Zhuge Ming and Zhuge Liang.

"Military advisor, great changes have taken place in Xudu!"

Zhuge Ming was practicing small seal calligraphy with his head lowered. Hearing Sun Qian's words, he put down the purple hair pen in his hand and turned around and said, "Is there something changed in the palace?"

Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand to stop Sun Qian who was about to speak, and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, I have to press a treasure, something must have happened in the palace!"

Sun Qian had a look of surprise on his face. He looked at Zhuge Ming and then at Zhuge Liang. Facing two of the most resourceful people in the world, he had a look of disbelief on his face: "Would you like to hear some high-level opinions?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhuge Ming and said with a smile: "Cao Cao's southern expedition this time is different from the past. There are no generals to intimidate Xuchang City. Cao Xiu was killed in Fancheng by the military adviser. In order to show his courtesy and loyalty, Cao Pi came to Wan again. City. The Cao Mansion is weak and the opportunity is rare. It would be abnormal if the palace is not ready to make a move!"

Zhuge Ming smiled, nodded and said, "It seems you have made progress again."

Sun Qian had a look of admiration on his face and sighed with emotion: "You two stay at home, but you are in control of the general trend of the world. I heard that there was Ziya in ancient times, who could calculate three thousand miles and plan fifty states. Today. It seems that the military advisor and Mr. Wolong are not inferior!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand: "When did Sun Gongyou learn to flatter you! Haha!"

"Tell me, what happened in Xuduli?"

Sun Qian took out a letter from the scouts from his sleeve and said seriously: "The Emperor Xiandi intends to complete the edict and secretly spread it everywhere, calling on loyal people to conquer Cao Cao and help the Han Dynasty. The matter was not secret, and was discovered by Xiahou Dun. . Fu Wan was killed in the street, and Queen Fu was hanged in the palace. More than [-] members of the Fu family were killed, and Queen Fu’s second son born to Emperor Xian was also poisoned to death in the palace!"

Kong Ming was surprised and sighed: "This wave of implicated killings is too bloody. Xun Yu's heart is in the Han court, not in the Cao Mansion. He was in Xudu, and such a tragic thing should not have happened."

Sun Qian's originally serious face showed a joking smile. He looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "What Mr. Wolong said is true, but the truth is that Xun Yu didn't know about this, but Xiahou Dun directly killed him first and then reported it!" He is a pedantic person and would never reveal secrets, so he was exposed by Xiahou Dun because he was denounced by three villains!"

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, poured the remaining dregs from the teacup in his hand on the ground, and sneered, "Could it be those three shameless people again?"

Sun Qian nodded slightly.

"But Xun Yu did not blame him. Instead, he wrote a letter himself, recommending him to go to Wancheng and join the enemy. I'm afraid that one day when Cao's thieves go south, Mr. Wolong will have to fight with them in a battle of wits and courage."

Zhuge Ming holds the brush in his hand and is concentrating on practicing his brushwork.Hearing Sun Qian talk about Xun Yu's incident, he interrupted and said with a smile: "This is Xun Yu borrowing a knife to kill people! If the three of them come to the front of the army, they will die!"

Zhuge Liang was startled, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then sighed and said: "The three of them were my friends in Nanyang in the past. They were also modest gentlemen and were known as famous people in the world. I also treated them with sincerity, even though I knew that their talents were not enough to be popular in the world, so as not to He attacked them, and often made concessions and made suggestions in many ways. Unexpectedly, after being separated for several months, they would show their true colors and engage in such villainous behavior."

Zhuge Ming turned his back to them and said slowly: "Birds of a feather flock together, so how can anyone who can be friends with Wolong be a mediocre person? Most of them want to be friends with you because they want to borrow your fame, and they have just gained the false reputation of a famous person in the world. . Your deliberate humility made them lose themselves. They really thought that they were as resourceful as you and could strategize and win a thousand-mile victory!"

"But I expect that with Xun Yu's ability and Cao Cao's ability, the three of them may not be able to deceive the two of them. So no matter when, whether in Xun Lingjun's palace or in front of Cao Cao's army, they can only be the horns of clowns and cannot be reused. !”

"But the palace killings went against Cao Cao's original intention. Xiahou Dun was the culprit, but Cao Cao would not blame Xiahou Dun, so he had to blame these three!"

Although Zhuge Liang knew this, he still couldn't help feeling sad and sighing when he thought of his old friendship.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses neighing outside the door.

"The lord has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)