Chapter 219 Urgent emergency

Chapter 216

The generals tried to persuade him, and gathered around and knelt down on the steps.

The happy and harmonious scene just now is gone!

"choke!"

Cao Cao's eyes were red, he pulled out the Heavenly Sword from his waist, and struck in the air!

The sharp blade cuts through the wind, roaring in waves, and murderous intent permeates the air!
"Anyone who dares to persuade me will be killed immediately!!"

Cao Cao lowered his head and stared at the generals below.

There was silence!
"Report!"

"Report from Xun Lingjun in the capital!"

"Xu Dou has something going on, it's extremely urgent!"

"Drive!!"

"Xu Dou has something going on, it's extremely urgent!"

Before anyone could react, the war horse had already broken through the barriers of the gatekeepers and rushed directly into the mansion!

The scout on horseback rolled off his horse, tumbled several times, and crawled forward a few steps, finally arriving at the steps in front of Cao Cao.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Xudu was defeated by Zhuge Wende's troops and horses, Xun Lingjun was captured, and all the generals and the Prime Minister's family residences fell..."

what! !

How can it be!

Cao Cao and his subordinates were all dumbfounded, as if they were in a dream!
How could Xudu fall? How could it possibly fall!

On the left and right, there are 400,000 troops from Wancheng at the gate of Jingzhou, and 350,000 troops from Hefei at the gate of Jiangdong!
How can it be!

And how many states, cities and counties are along the route from Jingzhou to Xudu?

How can you know nothing?
And what about Xun Lingjun?
That was the wisest man in the Han Dynasty, the "ovary" of the prime minister, and the best guard!
In the past, a small Zhen Cheng and hundreds of defenders could resist Lu Bu for half a month!

What's more, Xuchang is the capital of the country, and there are thousands of soldiers and horses available in the city?
"But the Jingzhou soldiers and horses who attacked the city did no harm, and the people did not do any harm, and there was no burning, killing or looting!"

"only……"

"I just kidnapped the five hundred-pi swords made by the prime minister..."

"Soldiers and horses came and went like the wind, but within half a day, they were all gone again..."

"Report!"

"Urgent report from Wancheng!"

Before everyone could take a breath, Wancheng's scouts were already kneeling at the foot of the steps.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Wancheng camp has been attacked!"

"All the food and grass were burned, not a grain of rice remained, and many of the tents and tiles in the city were leveled. Now the three armies have no fixed place to live, and no food or rice..."

Jia Xu suddenly stepped forward and asked in a deep voice: "Is it Jingzhou's soldiers and horses again?"

The scout knelt on the ground, nodded and said, "The general is leading elephants, giant beasts, lions, tigers, bears, and leopards. He calls himself Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

Zhao Zilong!
Hearing these three words, the civil servants and generals below could not help but tremble!
In the battle of Fancheng, two of the five good generals were lost, and half of the 630,000 soldiers and horses were lost!
And Zhao Yun's Fancheng only had 50,000 troops!
The God of War, Zilong, became famous throughout China!
"How many soldiers and horses were injured?"

Jia Xu's eyes opened even wider and he asked eagerly, as if he wanted to prove something.

"The number of casualties among the three armies was only a few hundred. It seems that they had no intention of harming them and just came here to burn food..."

Less than half an hour!

Half an hour ago, all the officials were celebrating happily, and Cao Cao was in high spirits!

At this time, the world was turned upside down for three lifetimes!
Hefei on the eastern front and Wancheng on the western front were all defeated miserably!

Even Xudu has been occupied by the enemy. Although he comes and goes again, it is like a prisoner being released again, a shame and humiliation!
"Prime Minister..."

All the officials knelt down, not daring to say another word and not knowing what to say!

There was silence!
"Wow!"

Cao Cao, who had been silent and ashen-faced, could no longer hold back the blood in his heart. He spurted out like an arrow and vomited at the foot of the steps, causing a rain of blood to the kneeling generals!
……

Deep night.

The lamp is dim and miserable.

Cao Cao closed his eyes tightly and remained awake.

At this moment, all the ministers had retreated, and Cao Pi also turned out of the outer hall. Only Jia Xu was the only one, prostrating himself in front of Cao Cao's bed.

"Prime Minister..."

"On the top of Mount Tai, Xu Shao held another Yuedan Review and announced the name of the best counselor in the world."

"Zhuge Wende..."

Zhuge Wende!

Hearing this name, Cao Cao, who was in a coma, felt the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitch.

Jia Xu knelt on the ground with his head lowered, as if unknown.

"Prime Minister, in addition to the defeat of Hefei and our army's heavy losses, Wancheng was attacked and Xudu fell. All were planned by Zhuge Wende."

"I'm sorry, I'm guilty. The strength of my ministers against Zhuge's power is like throwing an egg against a stone. It's vulnerable..."

"Zhuge has repeatedly warned us, and his intention is obvious. He does not want to go on a killing spree, but only wants peace between us. I hope the Prime Minister will think carefully about this."

After hearing what Jia Xu said, the unconscious Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes.

"The third time!"

In Cao Cao's mind, the picture of Hua Tuo being entrusted to save his life half a month ago appeared again.

"Prime Minister, there are only three things you can do..."

Jia Xu frowned and whispered.

Cao Cao slowly closed his eyes again.

"Where is Yang Xiu?"

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then said: "Yang Xiu and the third son Cao Zhi are in Wancheng. They came to Xinye after the attack in Wancheng, and they have just arrived for more than an hour."

Cao Cao: "You can go secretly visit Yang Xiu and reveal this situation to him!"

"Here!"

Jia Xu's heart moved, and he already understood the prime minister's intention!

... "I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains!"

On the top of Mount Tai.

A man in white clothes stood in the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain, gently shaking his folding fan and chanting casually!

East.

The red sun is like a disk, rising slowly and shining on all living beings.

The brilliance of the rising sun fell on the man's body, folding layers of light. Taking advantage of the mist around him, he acted like a banished immortal!

"Let's see!"

"This is the wisest man in the world rated by Xu Shaoyuedan!"

"Nanyang Zhuge Yong!"

The Golden Crow falls in the west and the Jade Rabbit rises in the east.

A bright moon hangs in the vast sea of ​​clouds, carrying a hint of vicissitudes and solemnity.

The mountain wind blows, shaking the pine and cypress trees on the cliff, making bursts of whistling and low humming, sometimes like ghosts crying, sometimes like monkeys howling.

All the people from all over the world who participated in the Yuedan Review on the top of Mount Tai have left, leaving only those messy footprints and some garbage such as fruit peels and food boxes, showing the hustle and bustle and popularity of this place during the day.

Under the moonlight, in the night breeze.

On a flat and smooth boulder, an old man with white beard and eyebrows reached out and grasped an old porcelain pot, and filled a cup of sake for a young man in gray and white clothes opposite him.

"I haven't drunk alcohol for more than thirty years. I think this will be the last time I drink alcohol in my life."

The old man put down the wine jug, picked up the wine glass with both hands and placed it in front of the young man opposite him. There were age spots on the back of his hands and his skinny fingers were like eagle claws.

"Sir, the last time you drank was at the Yuedan Review held at the Qingmei Pavilion in Xuchang?"

Zhuge Yong took the wine glass with a chuckle and held it in his hand, his eyes looking at the bright moon in the sky. It seemed that his heart at this moment was just like this vast starry sky.

"Hey……"

This man was none other than Xu Shao, the world-famous host of Yuedanping, who dealt with people from all directions and visitors on the top of Mount Tai during the day, Xu Zijiang!
"That day, I was forced by my friend's friendship and greed. After getting drunk, I said those words for the sake of yellow and white things. Although it made a person successful, it also caused chaos in the world..."

Xu Shao's snow-white beard fluttered in the wind, but he could not hide the regret on his face.

"Ha ha!"

Zhuge Yong drank the sake in the bowl in his hand, stood up suddenly, stood on the top of the peak with his hands behind his back, and looked at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance.

"A treacherous hero in troubled times, a capable minister in peaceful times!"

"Although you said this to gain money from the Cao family, it is still very appropriate. If we really want to evaluate Cao Aman's life, perhaps only this statement of yours, which is against your will, is the most appropriate!"

This sentence by Xu Shao in Yuedanping made the unknown Cao Cao famous and his reputation spread throughout the country.

This influence alone could not be purchased even with ten thousand taels of gold if it were not for the long-term friendship between Cao Cao's father Cao Song and Xu Shao.

Xu Shao sat there, his hands flat on his chest, holding the wine bowl and struggling slightly, his face full of pain: "I saw through his beginning, but not his end."

"The Han Dynasty was in decline, and many heroes emerged. With Cao Cao's talent, he pacified the world and supported the country. Who could be his rival among the heroes of the world?"

"For the past twenty years, I have been living in seclusion among the people, watching from the sidelines. I was relieved to see that the world is about to be unified and the Han Dynasty is expected to be revived. The guilt I felt for doing things against my will because of greed for money has also been slightly alleviated."

"But……"

Xu Shao picked up the wine bowl and drank only half of it before he started coughing violently.

"I talked with Lord Xun at the foot of the mountain the day before yesterday, and I realized that Cao Cao had already had the intention of being disloyal. If he were really allowed to unify the world, I'm afraid the Han Dynasty would be overthrown in a moment..."

He placed the wine bowl on the stone, and slapped his calves with his skinny hands like bamboo boards, sighing: "Success is due to A-Man, and failure is also due to A-Man!"

"I originally hoped that Cao Cao could save the Han Dynasty. But I didn't expect that although he pacified the world, he wanted to take over the Liu family's world and return it to the Cao family!!"

Zhuge Yong smiled again.

It turns out that Xu Shao, like Xun Yu, has a heart loyal to the Han Dynasty.

They all originally hoped to help Cao Cao consolidate the Han Dynasty, but they didn't expect that before Cao Cao had finished consolidating the empire, he had already begun to show signs of destabilizing the Han Dynasty.

With Xun Yu's wisdom, how could he not feel it?
The young dragon slayer back then has now turned into an evil dragon. Who can slay it?
“The world belongs to the people, not to one person or one family.”

Zhuge Yong looked at the vast ocean, his mind wandering, and he thought of the 21st century where he had lived for more than 20 years.

"There is only one master of this world, and that is the common people. I expect that sooner or later China will be able to give birth to such a society, where the people are the masters of their own house and live and work in peace and contentment."

"But at that time, China was still the dominant power in the world, and no nation dared to offend it lightly!"

Xu Shao was stunned, holding the wine bowl blankly, as if he was in deep thought, but he still could not fully understand what Zhuge Yong said.

From the abdication of the throne by Yao, Shun and Yu to the later inheritance system, there has always been a change of dynasties, with new wine in old bottles. How can the people be the masters of their own country?
Naturally, he could never have dreamed that two thousand years later, after experiencing ups and downs, China, after a century of humiliation, would finally achieve a great revival and the people would be in charge.

"Duke Wende..."

As an old senior, Xu Shao actually addressed Zhuge Yong in such a respectful way, which even seemed to show his inferiority complex.

Just three words are enough to show Zhuge Yong's status.

Xu Shao held on to a protruding rock beside him and stood up tremblingly.

His skinny body swayed in the cold night wind, and it seemed that if the wind was stronger, it would be able to sweep him away.

"Look at the world today, who else can rival Cao Cao but Duke Wende?"

Xu Shao walked to Zhuge Yong's side, and the two stood side by side, looking at the clouds lingering on the mountainside.

"With your talent and strategy, killing demons and dragons is as easy as butchering dogs. Cao Cao is no match for you."

"But now he is the Prime Minister, holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, and controls the vast land of the Central Plains. If a bloody battle really comes to an end, I naturally believe that Duke Wen De can assist the Emperor's uncle in defeating Cao Cao and restoring the Han Dynasty!"

"But the people of the world will suffer, and millions of lives will be destroyed..."

Zhuge Yong laughed out loud!
"Sir, being loyal to the Han Dynasty and making Liu and Han prosperous is exactly what you have wished for all your life. If I help you get rid of Cao Cao and help my uncle inherit the throne, who knows, the Han Dynasty will prosper for another 800 years!"

With the strength of just one state, Jingzhou, he fought against Cao Cao, who controlled nine of the thirteen states in the world, and he could even casually say that he would destroy him.

No matter who it happens to, he is either a madman or an arrogant and ignorant person.

But now that these words came from Zhuge Yong's mouth, to Xu Shao it seemed as if they were already being implemented and were about to be realized. This made him tremble uncontrollably, and he almost fell headfirst into the abyss in front of him!

"Duke Wende, please think of the people of the world..."

Zhuge Yong suddenly stopped laughing, turned around and looked at Xu Shao, his eyes flashing with wicked wisdom.

"I have given Cao Cao three chances!"

He gently stretched out three fingers and stroked them in front of Xu Shao.

"Cao Cao of Xinye has suffered a relapse of his stubborn headache and is in critical condition. I ordered Hua Tuo to lend a helping hand and save his life!"

(End of this chapter)

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