Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 1113 Mastermind in the dark?
Ren Jun probably knew a little about the affiliation of the Red Eagle Cavalry, and most of them joined the Cao family along with Gao Lan.Now they are waiting for Duke Cao's arrangement for this secret army. According to reliable sources, Duke Cao intends to integrate these elite soldiers into Jing'an Cao to form a hidden force that can completely compete with the shadow of the Ma family.

But among the two thousand red eagle riders, there were still five hundred dead soldiers, and because of the great kindness of the Yuan family, they swore to the death that they would not agree to Gao Lan's rebellion.A small number of them committed suicide to thank Yuan Shao, while the other part secretly sneaked into Qingzhou's Yuan Tan's subordinates and continued to serve the Yuan family.

After the assassination happened, Yuan Shao was already in Cao Gong's hands, that is to say, if the Yuan family wanted to assassinate Cao Gong, it could only be ordered by Yuan Tan.Coupled with Yuan Tan's rapid mobilization of [-] troops to attack Jizhou after the assassination, Yuan Tan's current suspicion rose to a very high level.

In terms of military affairs, apart from being strong and easy to kill, Yuan Tan is not very good; in terms of intelligence, he is only a middle-class man, relying more on the brains around him; however, when it comes to this assassination, Yuan Tan is very capable. Possible manipulation complete.After all, Wending City was once ruled by the Yuan family, and the Red Eagle Riders were more familiar with the terrain. If these Red Eagle Riders sneaked into Cao Ying with the help of Zeng Paoze, they would be able to achieve the effect of that day.

Thinking of this, Ren Jun couldn't help frowning deeply.Everything seemed logical and made perfect sense in theory.But the more this happened, the more Ren Jun felt that it was too simple.What's more, during this period of time, a very subtle incident occurred: in order to retreat the [-] remnants of Yuan Tan, Cao Gong did not send troops to resist as usual.Instead, the Emperor Shangbiao offered Yuan Tan the titles of Qingzhou Mu and Zhendong General.At the same time, to appease Yuan Tan's heart, Cao Gong once again promised to marry his daughter to Yuan Tan, and supported Yuan Tan to be the orthodox Yuan family, and openly competed with the Yuan family controlled by the Ma family.

Poor Yuan Tan is such a short-sighted person. Under the oppression of Cao Cao's suppression of Xuzhou's Zang Hong and his surrendered general Tian Kai leading [-] troops to attack the rear of Qingzhou, facing the delicious bait presented by Duke Cao in front, he easily chose to join Cao Cao Shi.However, this kind of refuge is not perfect. Yuan Tan, who is suspicious, retains his semi-independent state at this time, only listening to the tune, not to the announcement.

His intuition told Ren Jun that the matter should be stopped when the matter is found here - if the investigation continues, it is very likely that the scars between Cao and Yuan Tan that no one wants to say clearly will be revealed, and the situation in the entire Central Plains will be shaken. Drag into an unknowable vortex.

"Now do you understand why I said you don't know anything?" Xu Chu asked Ren Jun.

Ren Jun nodded in understanding, no wonder Xu Chu dared to disclose the information of today's emperor, but also wanted to hide the presence of Yuan Tan behind the scenes.If this detail is to be spread, the impact will be too bad.Not to mention whether Yuan Tan really participated in the assassination, the endless associations of others alone are enough to destroy Cao Gong's hard and soft actions and painstaking comfort in Qingzhou.

Xu Chu seemed to be much more shrewd than his appearance. It was really rare for a guard to think about issues from such a height.

"Does Duke Cao know about this?"

Xu Chu shook his head: "Mr. Cao was having a headache at the time of the successive offensives of the Ma family army. I was trying to stabilize the morale of the army. I only hoped that this assassination would end as an ordinary and simple case, so as not to cause complications."

"But now you find that this matter is not something you, a small captain, can afford. If I guessed right, if Mr. Cao didn't specifically ask me to investigate this matter, you will come back after the battle in Jizhou is over. Tell Duke Cao?" Ren Jun laughed.Xu Chu scratched his head embarrassingly: "Mr. Ren is clever, I really intend to do so."

"But Mr. Cao's sense of smell is much sharper than ours. If you don't tell me, he will order me to investigate." Ren Jun smiled bitterly, "You also know now that this assassination contacted the Ma family, Today's son and the Yuan family. At present, the Ma family is the least suspect, so next..."

"I'll secretly mobilize Tiger Guards to inquire about Shi A's previous activities in detail, maybe I will find out." Xu Chu said, and then stood up.

"Well, very good. If there are any clues that can contact that army, then this matter has basically exposed the most concealed disguise. However, you have to be cautious, Mr. Cao does not want this matter to make everyone confused Know."

"I see."

Invisibly, the atmosphere in the tent eased up.The common pressure turned Ren Jun and Xu Chu from an initial hostility into a delicate alliance.The entire guard is managed by Xu Chu, and he is more efficient than Ren Jun in investigating.It's a pity that at the next moment, Ren Jun still hardened his heart to completely destroy this atmosphere.When Xu Chu was about to leave, he stopped him again.

"General Xu, there is one more thing I need to confirm with you before leaving." Ren Jun narrowed his eyes, "I think there is still a doubt here."

Xu Chu turned around, unexpectedly, he did not show any angry expression.

"General Xu, I know you have suffered a lot after this incident. But can you explain to me why Shi A obeyed Yuan Tan's order, he was never a member of the Red Eagle Cavalry. And..." Ren Jun took out the dagger that Cao Cao gave him, threw it to Xu Chu and said, "It is impossible for the Red Eagle Cavalry to have such a weapon. Therefore, I judge that Yuan Tan cannot be the mastermind of this incident."

"Huh?" Xu Chu's doubts were very heavy, and he frowned his thick eyebrows, which showed that he was surprised.

"So, General Xu, as subordinates, we don't need to worry too much about the relationship between the Cao family and the Han family. Although you deliberately led me to the emperor, you never thought that there really is an emperor here. The shadow of the Cao family." When Ren Jun said this, he deliberately paused for a moment: "I understand your expectations of Cao Gongbao. In fact, many generals of the Cao family also have such thoughts. But you can see it now. This kind of thing is not for those of us to participate in it."

Ren Jun's words can be said to be well-meaning, and he said it at an absolutely appropriate time.Xu Chu's majestic and burly body shook slightly, then saluted Ren Jun respectfully, and said sincerely: "I have written down Mr. Ren's words. These years, I have thought about things that I shouldn't think about too much. "

"Okay," Ren Jun didn't expect that he would come to Xu Chu himself to untie a knot in Xu Chu's heart. After seeing that Xu Chu really understood those principles, he continued: "Come back to business, I feel that whether it is His Majesty or Yuan Tan Both of them are unlikely to complete such an assassination independently. Make a bold assumption, if this assassination is successful, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

"Majia!" Xu Chu said this almost without thinking.

"Yes, we have always believed that the Ma family has motivation and ability, but it is unlikely to know the exact location of Mr. Cao. Now all the evidence points out that this matter does not seem to have much to do with the Ma family." Ren Jun narrowed his eyes, and he was already caught in his own assumptions: "Apart from the Ma family, Yuan Tan is the second beneficiary. Like the Ma family, he can take advantage of the chaos of the Cao family and profit from it. Of course, The one who hides the most is our Majesty, without a doubt, he may also take advantage of the emptiness of the Cao Clan this time, and when the four sides can't take care of it, he will suddenly announce his separation from the Cao Clan..."

"This assassination is really confusing." Ren Jun shook his head, as if he had dispelled his previous assumptions, but he seemed to have found a new direction: "Once Cao Gong dies, the entire Eastern Central Plains will be reshuffled. And if Cao Gong He was lucky enough to escape the assassination, and all the evidence points to Yuan Tan and His Majesty who have nothing to do with the Ma family. The relationship between Duke Cao, Yuan Tan and His Majesty has become tense and suspicious. That is to say, whether the assassination succeeds or fails, the Ma family will always There are huge benefits to be gained.”

"That fellow Yuan Tan is really impossible to be the mastermind of this conspiracy. Based on this calculation, is the Ma family's conspiracy too perfect, or is that person really evil when Mr. Cao is troubled internally and externally? "Although Ren Jun didn't let Xu Chu meddle in his affairs, he didn't realize at this moment that he was deeply involved in it.

But Xu Chu seemed to have caught up with Ren Jun's train of thought, and he grasped the dagger in his hand even tighter, as if he wanted to cut down the main messenger in the darkness with one blow.

(End of this chapter)