When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 510: Cao the thief harmed me! (Four thousand)

night.

The courtyard was shrouded in a quiet atmosphere at night. The stone steps were as cool as water, and the wind rustled through the treetops. If you listened carefully, you could even hear the footsteps of soldiers patrolling back and forth hidden beneath the wind.

But the strange thing was that the footsteps of the soldiers gradually faded away.

A moment later, more than a dozen dark shadows crouched and visited the courtyard. Their footsteps were extremely light, so light that they were afraid of disturbing others, and they looked like a gentleman hiding in plain sight.

"Dong dong dong."

A man walked out from a dozen dark shadows and knocked on the door courageously.

With a creaking sound, the door slowly opened, and orange light shone on the faces of these people.

A man walked out from the light. He was tall and strong. Even if he was not as strong as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he must be one of the rare warriors in the world.

The person knocking on the door subconsciously revealed the man's identity, "Sima Zhang!"

"We have come to the appointment as agreed!"

The person who opened the door was Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu glanced at the dozen people in front of him, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, it only took a moment, and these people were already extremely nervous. Zhang Xiu could even see several people's legs were trembling, so no one noticed his abnormality.

After Zhang Xiu confirmed the other party's identity, he didn't waste any words. He nodded and said to the leader, "Mr. Sun, and everyone else, the Grand Herald is in the room, please come in."

After these words were spoken, everyone's worries finally settled down, and almost everyone smiled from the bottom of their hearts.

You should know that Zhang Xiu was Cao Cao's confidant, and Zhang Xiu addressed Cao Cao as Grand Herald, not Colonel.

Doesn't this just show that Cao Cao received them as the Grand Herald and one of the Nine Ministers?
Doesn't this just prove that Cao Cao is determined to fight Jia Xu to the end? !

With joy in their hearts, everyone walked quickly into the house. As the last person walked in, Zhang Xiu quickly closed the door.

Such a cautious move won unanimous praise from everyone.

Of course, what moved them the most was that Cao Cao actually stood up to greet them, "Haha, Brother Sun and everyone else, you are finally here. I have been waiting for a long time."

"The Great Herald"

Everyone who attended the appointment was deeply moved, and some even had tears in their eyes.

Cao Cao apologized, "To be honest, I didn't expect there would be so many righteous people, so I didn't prepare many chairs."

Everyone looked at each other, and saw disbelief on each other's faces.

The high-ranking Grand Herald actually expressed his apology to them? He is worthy of the reputation of being a benevolent and righteous person!
Sun Hui, who was a role model for everyone, said hurriedly: "Grand Master, you are too modest. If it weren't for you, how could we avoid the eyes and ears of the guards? If it weren't for you, how could we survive under Jia Wenhe's hands? If it weren't for you, who could curb Jia Wenhe's wolfish ambition? Grand Master is a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty. Grand Master is dedicated to the country and the people. Our admiration for Grand Master is like the endless flow of the Yellow River!"

Hearing such flattery, Zhang Xiu, who had experience as an official in the county government, couldn't help but twitch his mouth. Looking at the backs of these people, he felt more and more disgusted.

But he was a little curious about why Captain Cao was not surprised but instead became friends with them?
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly, "Brother Sun, you are too kind. As the Grand Herald, these are my duties. How can I watch the righteous being suppressed by the evil? Others are afraid of Jia Wenhe, but I am not!"

Everyone was delighted to see that Cao Cao did not look fake.

Sun Hui thought secretly: Everyone says Cao Mengde is impulsive and reckless, and now it seems to be true!
But he still kept a watchful eye. The smile on his face suddenly stopped, his relaxed brows became even more twisted, and his face was full of sorrow, like an unhappy celebrity.

This not only aroused everyone's doubts, but also aroused Cao Cao's concern, "Brother Sun, why do you look so worried? What's the reason?"

"Alas, Lord Cao, I..." Sun Hui hesitated as he struggled. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and said worriedly, "After all, Jia Wenhe is a former subordinate of General Wei and has a good personal relationship with General Guan and General Zhang. I am afraid that the Grand Herald will be retaliated by Jia Wenhe."

"Hahaha, so that's what happened." Cao Cao shook Sun Hui's hand and said confidently, "Brother Sun, don't worry. Jia Wenhe is an old subordinate of General Wei. General Wei and I are close friends! Why worry about Jia Wenhe's revenge?"

Sun Hui's face was filled with emotion. He burst into tears of gratitude and said, "I, I, I, have no way to repay the kindness of the Grand Herald. I am willing to serve the Grand Herald!"

The others said, "So do I, so do I!"

"Haha." Cao Cao nodded with a smile, "Come to think of it, I do have something to ask of you."

"Ah?" Sun Hui's face froze, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes. What he said just now was just to deal with Cao Cao. How could he really have the idea of ​​serving Cao Cao?

At this point, Sun Hui had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I'd like to hear the details."

"I plan to seize the provincial capital when Jia Wenhe is unprepared! And then send him to Chang'an so that the emperor can punish Jia Wenhe!" Cao Cao clenched his fists and said indignantly.

"what!"

This time, not to mention Sun Hui, even everyone present was shocked and felt their scalps tingling.

They looked at each other, and saw a look of surprise and fear on each other's faces.

Who is Jia Xu?
Jingzhao Yin, a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand stones!

And he is Zhang Fei's strategist!
Without any evidence, they actually broke into the state government?! They also wanted to capture Jia Xu alive?!
Isn't this just trying to put Zhang Fei in an awkward position?

Can Cao Cao defeat Zhang Fei?

If Cao Cao was defeated by then, given Zhang Fei's violent temper, he would probably sharpen his knife and attack them!

If it were anyone else, they would just treat it as an angry remark.

But if it was Cao Cao.
Everyone present fell silent at the same time.

They had long heard of Cao Cao's reputation for recklessness, firstly, his ruthlessness towards his uncle Jian Shuo, and secondly, his reckless pursuit of Zhang He.

He looked as if he was determined to do something.

Of course, some people suspected that Cao Cao did it on purpose, but no one dared to bet.
Sun Hui, the representative, forced a smile and soothed him in the gentlest tone: "Grand Herald, don't be so extreme. We are all officials in the same dynasty. Why... why do we have to fight to the death?"

"That's right, that's right, Grand Herald, Brother Sun is right. That's right." The people on the side echoed.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was unmoved. "Alas, you are too kind. I hope you can be at ease. I don't need you to charge into battle. I just need you to provide food and supplies and recruit the loyal and righteous people in the prefecture. What do you think of this?"

What do you think about this?

The corner of Sun Hui's mouth twitched. He thought it was a good idea. No wonder!
Isn't this just digging your own grave?
What’s the difference!
Sun Hui felt very tired. He suddenly regretted staying and should have gone to Qingzhou with Yuan Shao!

Despite this, we still need to persuade those who need to be persuaded.

Sun Hui perked up and advised, "Grand Herald, please think twice!"

Everyone present tried to persuade him, and some even looked at Zhang Xiu for help, but Zhang Xiu remained unmoved like a statue.

After everyone's persuasion, Cao Cao finally softened his tone. He said angrily: "Do you have any better suggestions? Do you want me to write a letter to the emperor?!"

After these words were spoken, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to prevent Cao Cao from saying anything impulsive, Sun Hui quickly expressed his approval, "That's great! What do you think?"

His question was like dropping a huge rock onto the calm and windless lake, immediately causing huge waves.

Everyone echoed: "That's great, great!"

"Are you serious?" Cao Cao looked around suspiciously. Sun Hui and others immediately replied, "Really, really!"

Cao Cao seemed a little hesitant and paced back and forth.

However, it is this kind of Cao Cao that makes them feel most at ease.

As long as you give up the thought just now, it doesn’t matter what you say. It doesn’t matter what you say.

However, before everyone could catch their breath, Cao Cao actually shook his head and said, "I am not sure about writing to the emperor, so it is better to use force."

"Ah?" Sun Hui and the others were shocked, and their mouths suddenly became dry. What did Cao Cao just say? Did their persuasion mean nothing? Why did they end up talking about using force again? !
At this moment, someone in the crowd said, "Since the Grand Herald alone is not sure, why don't we all sign a petition together?"

"Write a joint petition?" Cao Cao hesitated. "That's not good. Writing a joint petition is not what you want. Otherwise, how about..."

"Grand Master!" Seeing that the topic was about to lead to military action or the capture of the prefecture, Sun Hui didn't care about anything else in a hurry. He gritted his teeth and said in a voice faster than his brain: "Grand Master, we are willing! We are willing!"

Fearing that Cao Cao would say something shocking again, everyone said in unison: "Me too!"

"Are there enough people here?" Cao Cao looked around and seemed a little hesitant.

Sun Hui was completely determined, and the others followed suit and said, "The number of Grand Heralds must be enough. It's not just us who are dissatisfied with Jia Wenhe!"

Finally, after everyone's earnest persuasion, Cao Cao finally nodded.

After discussion, everyone decided to return to the clan, write down the names of those who were dissatisfied with Jia Xu and their suggestions on a piece of paper, and then hand it to Cao Cao.

Finally, Cao Cao wrote a letter to the emperor.

After some more greetings, Cao Cao reluctantly bid farewell to Sun Hui and others.

Despite their apparent reluctance, Sun Hui and others were actually exhausted.

Cao Cao was indeed reckless and impulsive, and he was also stubborn, and it was true that he supported them.

But it's a bit extreme.

Sun Hui and others really don't want to experience this kind of thing a second time.

At the time of parting, in order to relieve his mental fatigue, Sun Hui said to himself in his heart that although the process was difficult, it was a good thing overall.

He was looking forward to the fight between Cao and Jia.

After all, tigers are vicious insects, and humans are sweet bait. Now two tigers fight for a human, the smaller one will die, and the bigger one will be injured.

No matter who wins or loses, it will always be good for Yuan Shao.

After much deliberation, Sun Hui decided to write a letter overnight to tell Yuan Shao the good news.

"Captain."

"What's the matter, Sima Zhang?"

Zhang Xiu, who had seen the strange look just now, let out a breath of foul air. He really couldn't suppress his curiosity, so he asked: "Captain, why do you think Military Advisor Jia had to do this? Isn't Military Advisor Jia's prestige enough to suppress the Jizhou nobles?"

"Prestige can be used to suppress for a while, but can it be used forever? What if the court sends someone to govern Jizhou in the future? If it fails, it will be difficult to take action when the power of the aristocratic families is weak."

"Then it can be eaten away slowly."

Cao Cao looked at Zhang Xiu in disbelief. He did not expect that Zhang Xiu, who came from a military family in Liang Province, would be so conservative.

However, he did not delve into it too much. He shook his head and said, "Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal. Xuande once told me that all the ancient sage kings who ruled the world must stand with the people. I did not have much understanding of this before. After chasing Zhang He, I realized that with the support of the people, I can have a glimmer of hope in desperate situations."

"Life." Zhang Xiu murmured to himself. He was also a participant in that incident and naturally understood what Cao Cao meant.

As he thought about it, Zhang Xiu actually sighed, "What a pity that I was not able to kill all those people here just now, alas."

"Huh?" Cao Cao's smile froze suddenly. How could such a brave warrior suddenly become so extreme?

Sun Hui registered all the people in the family who were dissatisfied with Jia Xu, and also wrote down the reasons for their dissatisfaction with Jia Xu.

The precise wording and deep emotions in the poem made him burst into tears.

After handing these papers to Cao Cao's confidants, he began to write a letter to Yuan Shao.

His original plan was to write a letter to Yuan Shao first, but considering that it would be unlucky to report the achievement before the matter was completed, it was really a bit unlucky.

All in all, he made great contributions this time!

Just as Sun Hui sent the letter, a group of soldiers broke down his door.

Sun Hui's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, "Who are you?"

The soldiers ignored Sun Hui. The leader simply glanced at him and asked in a voice as cold as ice, "Are you Sun Hui?"

"That's right." Sun Hui reacted and smiled: "Gentlemen, is there some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? Go tell the captain! Take him away!"

Following the order from the leader, the soldiers took action immediately without any hesitation.

Two tall soldiers grabbed Sun Hui's arms, and no matter how hard Sun Hui struggled, he could not break free even a little bit.

Sun Hui really didn't understand why he had become like this.

There must be something wrong.

With nowhere else to go, Sun Hui had to bring up Cao Cao. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "I have served the Grand Herald! I have made contributions. You cannot treat me like this!"

Unexpectedly, these words caused the soldiers to sneer, "Grand Herald? The Grand Herald has been sent to govern Bohai County. You should just wish for the best for yourself."

what!
Sun Hui only felt as if a thunderbolt exploded in his head, making his head buzz.

Cao Cao actually lost to Jia Xu so quickly? !

What frightened Sun Hui even more was that these soldiers did not just arrest him, but also most of his clan members, and even other large clans.

When Sun Hui was imprisoned, they learned that they were arrested because letters related to treason and books slandering officials of the rank of two thousand stones were found in their homes.

Sun Hui wanted to cry but had no tears. He could only hammer the ground again and again, wailing, "Cao thief! Cao thief is harming me!"

It was not until he accidentally learned that Cao Cao, before leaving, bowed his head and begged Jia Xu not to harm their lives. Under pressure from Cao Cao, Jia Xu nodded and agreed, pardoned the death penalty, and changed beheading to exile.

Hearing this, Sun Hui burst into laughter and said, "Mr. Cao, Mr. Cao, Mr. Cao, I misunderstood you."

However, the jailer's voice interrupted Sun Hui's joy, "Your name is Sun Hui? I made a mistake just now. You are not within the scope of the pardon."

"What?!" Sun Hui's face turned pale in an instant. After all these twists and turns, he was still going to die? !

Thinking of this, his chest was burning with anger, and he cursed loudly: "Thief Cao, thief Cao is harming me!"

(End of this chapter)