People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 441 Black and White
Since Xun Chen left, the cell fell into silence again, and Xun Yu slowly took off his clothes, tore the strips of cloth with his teeth, and then slowly tied them into a long rope.

After a while, he stood up, threw one end of the long rope onto the long beam, and tied it together.

Everything has been settled. Although he had been defeated along with the State of Wei, at least the Xun family business could continue, and his wife and children had a place to stay. It seemed that there was nothing worth worrying about.

Now is the time to atone.
How could Xun Yu not understand that with Xuan Xia's trial, he had almost no chance of escaping the crime? However, he did not feel dissatisfied with this, as he felt that he was indeed guilty.

The people of Jinyang who died tragically at the hands of the Wei army came to his mind, and he also remembered the cannibalism he had witnessed with his own eyes. He sighed, grabbed the long rope, kicked his feet and jumped up.

After a slight struggle, the cell returned to peace.

"Sir, news just came from the prison that your brother hanged himself not long after you left!" A Yellow Turban soldier hurried over from a distance, grabbed Xun Chen, and then told him the sudden news.

Xun Chen's whole body trembled, and the food basket in his hand loosened, but he quickly grasped it again, but his whole body froze in place.

But soon, he shook his head and continued moving forward.

"Please don't touch the body. I will bring the family members to collect the remains later."

After saying this, Xun Chen gradually disappeared from the sight of the Yellow Turban soldiers.

The Yellow Turban soldiers shook their heads, feeling a little strange. The dead person was obviously Xun Chen's brother, so why was his reaction so calm? Didn't he feel surprised and sad?

Even the steps he took when leaving were so steady that there was no sense of reaction at all.

Xun Chen was of course sad, but he was not surprised. During the conversation just now, he had already sensed that Xun Yu was determined to die.

In fact, both brothers knew that it would be difficult for Xun Yu to escape punishment. The Wei army committed many extreme crimes. Even if Xun Yu was not a direct participant, as an important official of the Wei State, he could not shirk this joint responsibility.

What Xun Chen said about arranging evidence to exonerate Xun Yu was more of a psychological comfort, but as smart as Xun Yu was, how could he not understand it?

Walking onto the street, Xun Chen saw that Xuchang was full of Yellow Turbans busy with various things, which actually brought a sense of vitality and hope to the ruins of Jinyang.

The torrent of this era is indeed rolling in and we cannot stay out of it.

The news of Xun Yu's suicide was soon delivered to another person, Xu Chen, who was in charge of Xuchang. Xu Chen, who was busy with the aftermath of the war, was quite surprised and felt a little emotional when he heard about it.

However, Xu Chen just sighed. Compared with Xun Yu, he was more concerned about the situation in Xuchang.

"Master, after investigation, we found that there were hundreds of people who disappeared in Xuchang inexplicably. Now, after interrogation, we can be sure that this was done by the Wei army. The vast majority of Wei soldiers were actually unaware of this and they were also victims. We have identified the soldiers who were directly involved in this incident one after another. We only need to continue to collect evidence and confirm confessions, and then we can conduct a trial to confirm the crime."

Tian Shitou said this in a deep voice as he handed a piece of paper to Xu Chen.

When taking the paper, Xu Chen clearly saw the extremely suppressed anger in Tian Shitou's eyes, which made Xu Chen sigh slightly.

There were busy Yellow Turban soldiers everywhere. Xu Chen found a place to sit down and flipped through the contents of the paper. It was an investigation into the mutiny of the Wei army. The results of the investigation confirmed the conjecture of the Wei army soldiers. The Wei army really did something that was outrageous to both humans and gods.

After reading for a while, Xu Chen handed the paper back and asked, "How was the interrogation of Cheng Yu? Was the Bingzhou massacre and the Xuchang massacre instigated by Cao Cao or was it his own doing?"

Speaking of this, Tian Shitou gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "This bastard is really stubborn. No matter how we interrogate him, he says it was his own doing and completely clears Cao Cao of the blame."

Xu Chen was not surprised by this result. If Cheng Yu was not loyal enough, it would be difficult for him to do such a cruel thing that left no way out.

Moreover, once the crimes were settled, Cheng Yu, if he was not stupid, would know that he would surely die, and naturally he would not cooperate with the Yellow Turbans' interrogation.

After thinking for a while, Xu Chen said, "It's okay. The king and his ministers of Wei will be taken back to Xuanxia for public punishment. The monthly report will also have a special report. You still have enough time to slowly interrogate them. With so many people, they can always pry some people open their mouths."

Upon hearing this, Tian Shitou remained silent and did not respond in a hurry.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "But Master, you know, I know, and everyone in the world knows that this must have been instigated by Cao Cao. Why do we need to interrogate him? Just kill him!"

As soon as he said this, some of the soldiers and generals around him looked over, although they did not say anything. From the hidden anger in their eyes, they thought the same thing.

In fact, even if they couldn't pry his mouth open and there was no way to prove that these things were directly instructed by Cao Cao, even if he was only jointly responsible, Cao Cao as the king could not escape death.

Even if we only talk about the cruel methods used by the Wei State to exploit the people, Cao Cao was a clear-cut sinner, and he was lucky to die only once.

"Do you think that what Cao Cao fears most is death? On the contrary, what you are doing now is what Cao Cao fears most." Xu Chen shook his head and smiled, saying so.

Tian Shitou seemed to understand something, but he still didn't fully understand: "It's all death anyway, what difference does it make to him?"

Xu Chen said, "If you kill him with a knife, he will just die laughing, because there will be no way to explain this matter. Only by convicting him with the most irrefutable and aboveboard evidence, leaving him no chance of escaping the crime, and then judging him according to the law, can we truly nail him to the pillar of shame in history. This is the punishment he deserves most."

Ju Shou at the side also spoke up at the right time: "In this way, no matter if a hundred years or a thousand years have passed, there will be no doubt about his crimes. Anyone who mentions him will be regarded as a person who deserves to die!"

Tian Shitou heard this and pondered for a long time: "Is this matter really that important? He will die anyway, why bother with so much effort?"

Xu Chen turned his head and looked at the devastated Xuchang, sighing: "This is very important. If not, the countless souls who died at the hands of the Wei army will not rest in peace. If not, someone will confuse right and wrong for him in the future. They may even try to praise Cao Cao highly and deny our justice today."

When he said this, Xu Chen seemed to have foreseen the distant future. Some people would try every means to reverse history. They wanted to misinterpret the liberation process as a sinister means of winning or losing.

Anything that is not fully settled now will become historical legacy in the future.

It is important to let black be black and white be white.

(End of this chapter)