Chen Qun left Xun Yu's big tent, and came to Cao Cao's camp again worried. At this time, Cao Cao was waiting for him. Hearing that Chen Qun was back, he hurriedly asked him to come in.

Chen Qun walked into the big tent, bowed and saluted, "My minister kept the Prime Minister waiting for a long time."

"Please sit down!"

Cao Cao asked Chen Qun to sit down, and asked impatiently, "How is it? Did your father-in-law agree?"

Chen Qun smiled wryly and shook his head, "The prime minister should also know that it is difficult to persuade him, because his temper is too stubborn."

Cao Cao couldn't help showing a trace of sullen anger on his face, and said extremely displeased: "Why is he like this? Am I not a minister of the great Han? Could it be that I, Cao Cao, have already usurped the throne and established myself as emperor? Isn't it true? It’s nothing more than conferring the title of Duke Wei and accepting Jiuxi. With my status and achievements, do I deserve it? Is this an arrogance? What dissatisfaction does he have?”

The more Cao Cao spoke, the more angry he became. In the end, he also realized that he had lost his composure, so he forcibly restrained his anger and said, "And then? Keep talking!"

It took Chen Qun a long time to sigh slightly and said: "My father-in-law is a person who accepts death, maybe he wants the prime minister to return to the emperor."

"What nonsense!" [

Cao Cao was really angry this time. He paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't get rid of his anger. After all, since the "Yellow Turban Rebellion", the dynasty has declined, the heroes have risen together, the people's livelihood has declined, and the disasters of refugees have become more and more serious. Thousands of miles of red fields have been filled with bones.

Can the so-called emperor turn the tide?Can it save the people of the world from suffering?cannot!He is just a faint king, a rich man who doesn't know the sufferings of the people at all, and only enjoys the chaotic government. If he takes power, it will only make the country worse and the people more miserable! "

Speaking of this, Cao Cao took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Frankly speaking, although I regard Liu Jing as my confidant, but the person I admire the most is him, he is the real one. The hero is the one who can truly turn the great man from "chaos" into rule, and the one who truly rejuvenates the great man. It's a pity that I am incompatible with him, otherwise I would really like to regard him as the emperor and rule the world together. If Xun Xun Yu is willing to serve Liu Jing, I can tell you the truth, but he wants to serve a mediocre person, how disappointed I am!"

Chen Qun asked in a low voice: "If my father-in-law really goes to serve Liu Jing, will the prime minister agree?"

Cao Cao sneered and asked, "What do you think?"

Chen Qun didn't dare to say any more. Cao Cao had already calmed down. He knew that Chen Qun must not have said the original words, so he asked, "What did your father-in-law say?"

"He said that if the prime minister can dismiss Duke Wei and resign from the gift of Jiuxi, he is willing to serve the prime minister as before, otherwise he will not make another plan."

"I see!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, "I won't force him anymore, but he can't stay with the emperor either, let him live in Wancheng for the elderly!"

At this moment, there was a slight commotion outside the tent, as if someone was running, Cao Cao was startled, walked to the tent door and asked, "What happened?"

After a while, a guard came to report, "I don't know why? There was a conflict between General Cao Hong's personal guards and General Zhang Liao's personal guards."

Chen Qun next to him was startled, "Did they really do it?"

Cao Cao looked back at him suspiciously, "Changwen seems to know about this!"

Chen Qun nodded, "During drinking today, Wei Chen found that Zi Lian and Wen Yuan seemed to have conflicts, and asked Wen Yuan again, but he refused to say anything about it."

Cao Cao snorted heavily, and immediately said to Xu Chu: "You quickly take the Huben Guards to quell the conflict, so those who participated in the conflict, whether soldiers or generals, will give me a heavy blow of a hundred army sticks. Come see me!" [

Xu Chu led the army to the place of conflict. The conflict happened in Xiying. Both Zhang Liao and Cao Hong were stationed in Xiying. A dozen of Cao Hong's personal guards besieged and beat one of Zhang Liao's personal guards, triggering a melee of nearly a hundred people. At this time, the conflict had been stopped by Zhang Liao. Nearly a hundred people held knives and sticks and glared at each other. Many people were injured, and there were more than a dozen bloody soldiers lying on the ground.

When Cao Hong's soldiers saw Zhang Liao coming out, they all turned around and wanted to leave. At this moment, Xu Chu brought a large group of troops to kill them, and surrounded more than a hundred people in a short while. You go over here, and I will handle it here."

Zhang Liao glanced in the direction of Cao Hong's tent, but seeing no movement there, he asked, "Did the Prime Minister just summon me?"

"Exactly!"

Zhang Liao nodded, and quickly walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army. Seeing that Zhang Liao had left, Xu Chu immediately ordered, "Take them all!"

Five hundred soldiers of the tiger and guard guards pressed all the more than 100 soldiers who participated in the fight into bundles like wolves and tigers, when Cao Hong appeared. Give me face, let me take the soldiers away, and I will strictly control them."

Xu Chuhu said with a straight face: "General Zilian, go and explain to the prime minister! The prime minister has an order that all those involved in the conflict will be beaten with a hundred army sticks, and I will do it!"

Five hundred Hu Benwei soldiers overturned the soldiers on both sides and beat them violently with their sticks. Cao Hong's face turned red and then pale. General, the prime minister ordered you to go there."

Cao Hong had a bad feeling in his heart, he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to follow the soldiers to the big tent of the Chinese army

In the big tent, Zhang Liao reported to Cao Cao in detail how he beheaded Cao Hong's fellow countryman who violated military discipline on the south bank, and also said that Cao Hong provoked him at the banquet today, Cao Cao's face was livid After a while, he asked, "Then why did you hold back?"

"Reporting to Prime Minister, when Liu Jing is about to lead the Han army to kill, I don't want to cause internal strife, so that Liu Jing's army can take advantage of it. We can discuss everything after the war is over."

"very good!"

Cao Cao said two things in a row that were very good, and praised: "Wen Yuan bears the burden of humiliation, and he is quite like Lin Xiangru. He is worthy of being my humerus general. I will remember it in my heart, and I will let Cao Hong apologize to you."

"I don't dare to be a minister, but the above is just my side's remarks. I hope the prime minister will investigate and deal with it."

"I understand, you go back first!"

Zhang Liao saluted, got up and retreated, just walked out of the big tent, just in time to meet Cao Hong approaching, Zhang Liao gave a cold look, did not say a word, and hurried away, Cao Hong turned his head and looked at Zhang Liao's back as he walked away, with murderous intent in his eyes "Shoot", he knew that Zhang Liao must have said something unfavorable to him in front of the prime minister.

At this time, the soldiers walked out of the tent and said, "General Zilian, the prime minister invites you in!"

Cao Hong bravely walked into the big tent, and saw Cao Cao standing in front of the sand table with hands behind his back, meditating. Cao Hong quickly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists high and said, "See the prime minister for humble positions."

Cao Cao glanced at him and asked calmly, "What is the relationship between you and the military marquis who was executed for violating military discipline?"

Cao Hong said for a while, "Twenty years ago, his father was my soldier and died in Qingzhou."

"In that case, why don't you keep him by your side?" Cao Cao asked again.

"I don't like this person very much, he has bad conduct."

Cao Cao sneered, "You also know that this person has bad conduct. He raped women in Xiangyang, killed people and plundered money, and violated military regulations. It was not wrong for Wen Yuan to kill him. Why do you If you don’t appreciate Wen Yuan, but you still want to trouble him, why don’t you talk about it?”

Cao Hong lowered his head, and he sighed, "I actually hate Zhang Liao for his elder brother's reuse. He doesn't give me face when he kills people, so I use this to stir up trouble."

Cao Cao looked at him for a while, then nodded, "This seems a bit like the truth, is that the case?"

"Yes!"

"Very well, then what are you going to do? Give me an explanation, now I am not your brother."

Cao Hong bit his lip tightly and said, "The humble official assures the Prime Minister that this kind of thing will not happen again."

"No, I don't accept this proposal."

Cao Cao categorically rejected his promise, and said coldly: "Tomorrow morning, you will be in the camp of the Chinese Army, and you must publicly apologize to Wenyuan."

Cao Hong's self-esteem could not accept this punishment. He kowtowed and said with tears, "Besides that, I am willing to accept whatever the prime minister wants!"

"you!"

Cao Cao glared at Cao Hong. He restrained the anger in his heart and said slowly, "Zi Lian, you let me down so much."

Cao Hong lowered his head and said nothing. In any case, he would never apologize to Zhang Liao. Cao Cao stared at him for a while before nodding, "I asked you to make Wenyuan's apology public. You have a chance to be exonerated, but you don't want it, so I have nothing to do. When the two armies are facing each other, you provoke internal strife, create internal conflicts without authorization, and be executed according to military regulations. I think you have old meritorious service, and I will pardon your death penalty. But live crimes will not be forgiven, come here!"

Several guards appeared in front of the tent, Cao Cao pointed at Cao Hong, "Drag this man down for me, and beat him with a hundred sticks!"

The guards stepped forward to set up Cao Hong and went out of the tent, and Cao Cao said coldly: "Remove your General Li Feng, and demote you to General Yangwu Zhonglang!"

Cao Hong was shocked. General Yang Wu Zhonglang was his position ten years ago in Jian'an, and he was actually let back for seven years. At this time, Cao Cao waved his hand, stopped the guards, walked up to him and asked: "I Given another chance, do you want to apologize, or are you willing to be beaten and dismissed?"

Cao Hong closed his eyes, Cao Cao immediately became angry, and ordered: "Get down here, and beat me hard!"

Cao Hong was dragged down, Cao Cao was very upset at this moment, Xun Yu refused to be loyal to him today, and Cao Hong refused to show weakness, what happened to each of these people, so they did not give him face.

Cao Cao thought again that Liu Jing was as tough as a hard bone, which made him helpless, and he was even more upset. He angrily drew out his long sword, slammed it on the table, and kicked the table over. Looking up to the sky and shouting, "Smother me too!"

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