The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 287 Cao Cao is very depressed

Chen Gui and his son returned to their mansion. Both of them blushed and could not hide their joy on their faces.

Today, the father and son are the real winners. As the governor of Xuzhou and the prefect of Guangling, both of them are in high positions and have great power. The Chen family will usher in a leap forward.

"Father, the Prime Minister is still very kind and thoughtful. I, Chen, paid a small amount but got more in return."

Chen Deng said with admiration.

"Merciful? Do you really think the Prime Minister is merciful? How did you know that?"

Chen Gui sneered, "If the Prime Minister was merciful, he would have been eaten up by others long ago. How could he still have the status he has today? Yuanlong, you really think too much."

When Chen Deng heard this, his face tensed, his eyes widened, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"those people?"

"Whether it's Lu Bu or Cao Cao, they are both traitors. If you help traitors, then you are also a traitor."

Chen Gui said quietly, "Since it is rebellion, then we should follow the laws of the court. Anyone who surrenders to the rebellion must be killed, and it is not too much to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan. Otherwise, how can the prime minister suppress Xuzhou and how can he obtain Xuzhou's money, grain and land?"

Listening to Chen Gui's words, Chen Deng's face turned pale.

"The Prime Minister is smiling today, but he has murderous intentions in his heart. It's ridiculous that these people are still laughing at you and me, father and son, thinking that you and I are fools for abolishing our private soldiers and offering money and food, but they don't know that the Prime Minister is a real dragon and a tiger who wants to eat people."

Chen Gui shook his head disdainfully.

Perhaps these aristocratic families had also thought about offering money and grain, but seeing Qin Shou's amiable appearance today, they were probably hoping for luck and did not want to hand over everything, not knowing that they were about to face the disaster of extermination.

In troubled times, strong soldiers are like bandits. If the prime minister does not wipe out some of the aristocratic families, where will the money and food come from, and how can he raise so many soldiers? Can he rely on those ordinary people?
It's ridiculous that these aristocratic families still think that the prime minister is a good person, but they don't know that the other party has long been targeting the property of these aristocratic families and is thinking about what kind of crime to use to deal with these guys.

"Father, if the Prime Minister wants to kill these people, I'm afraid he won't do it himself."

Chen Deng suddenly thought of something and looked embarrassed.

"Otherwise, what are you and I for? There are so many ministers in the court who are responsible for governing the country and maintaining peace. Why choose you and me?" Chen Gui's face was calm, as if he had been prepared for Qin Shou's plan.

If you want to get something, you must pay for it. Can you get the position of governor or prefect by offering some food and private soldiers? That is impossible. Some things are not convenient for the other party to handle, so they are handed over to the father and son.

After all, getting rid of these aristocratic families would affect Qin Shou's reputation, so just leave it to Chen and his son.

"Father, let the child come here." Chen Deng's eyes flickered, and he thought of the crisis here.

"I am already old, and I don't have many years left to live. Otherwise, why would you let me be the governor? How many more years can I serve as the governor? If I don't take this opportunity to pave the way for you, how can you rise to a higher position?"

Chen Gui shook his head.

In his opinion, Qin Shou made him the governor of Xuzhou just to let him do bad things. He took the opportunity to get rid of those redundant noble families in Xuzhou and solve the money, food and land problems for the Cavalry Army.

And he also exchanged his own reputation for his son's future. It was a very good deal.

There are still many places in the governor's mansion where traces of Cao Cao are preserved. After all, they were evacuated in a hurry, so some money and even Cao Cao's handwriting were left here.

"Chen Gui and his son are a pair of smart people. They know what to give up. I feel at ease to keep such people in Xuzhou." Qin Shou picked up a pair of bamboo slips, which were written by Cao Cao himself, but now they are thrown here.

"However, the other noble families are not so good. Most of them are greedy and think that the Lord dare not touch them. This time, they will be in trouble. I believe that Chen Gui and his son will be able to guess the Lord's intention."

Xun You said with confidence.

"Governing Xuzhou people with Xuzhou people, maintaining local stability and restoring production will allow them to restore everything in Xuzhou in the shortest possible time."

The most fundamental reason why Qin Shou asked Chen Gui to govern Xuzhou was to enable Xuzhou to resume production quickly.

"I wonder how Cao Cao will react when he finds out."

Qin Shou couldn't help laughing.

Xun You did the same, and also smiled and said: "My lord should thank Yuan Shao. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's support of your 60,000 troops, your lord would not have the extra troops to go to Xuzhou."

"We should thank Yuan Shao, but now we should pursue Xun Yu. We can't let him escape back to Jiangdong so easily."

How could Qin Shou let Xun Yu escape so easily!
Xun You nodded, believing that Cao Cao would get the news soon. However, he didn't know whether Cao Cao would still have the confidence to fight against Sun Quan and seize Jiangdong at that time.

In fact, just as Qin Shou guessed, Cao Cao was very panicked at this time. His old nest was once again seized by Qin Shou, and now he only had Wu County as his territory.

It is true that there are wolves in front and tigers behind, and I feel very scared.

"This Yuan Shao is so stupid. Hundreds of thousands of troops were unable to do anything to Qin Shou, and he even asked Qin Shou to withdraw troops to attack Xuzhou. What a stupid man he is." In Moling City, Cao Cao slapped the table in front of him and said viciously.

It was this Yuan Shao who disrupted his plans.

"My lord, perhaps this matter has little to do with Yuan Shao. Puyang still has 30,000 troops. It has been so long, Puyang may have run out of food. If so, it is very likely that Qin Shou will force the Puyang defenders to surrender."

Guo Jia suddenly thought of something and explained it immediately.

"Damn Yuan Shao, he's so incompetent. If I had so many soldiers and horses, I wouldn't have ended up like this. I would have flattened the Central Plains and drank from the Yangtze River long ago." Cao Cao was very angry.

"My lord, it's too late to say this now. The Cavalry has already entered Xuzhou. Our most important task now is to resolve the issue of Jiangdong as soon as possible. Qin Shou will not be able to attack Jiangdong overnight." Guo Jia advised.

After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded immediately. Qin Shou's main experience now was still with Yuan Shao. He took over Xuzhou just to occupy Xuzhou's granary and drive his own forces out of Jiangbei. It was impossible for him to go south.

"It's just that thinking about it makes me feel depressed."

Cao Cao said viciously.

He was driven from Yanzhou to Xuzhou by Qin Shoucong, and now he was driven from Xuzhou to Jiangdong. Fortunately, he occupied Wujun, otherwise he would not even have a place to stand, which would be the most tragic thing.

"If Wen Ruo comes, I will have no worries and can concentrate my forces to defeat Sun Quan."

Cao Cao quickly rekindled his fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)