Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 54
Liu Xie seemed to have found a ray of light from the dark night, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face: "Really? That's really great. With Sun Ce's sharpness, Cao Sikong is still afraid of him-he If there is such loyalty, the Han Dynasty will not be far from the period of recovery, Xun Aiqing, do you think so?"

Xun Yu frowned at this moment, and the thoughts in his heart were terribly agitated: If he told the truth, Liu Xie's nerves, which had been weakened by heavy blows, would be severely injured again, and he might completely collapse from now on. Give up on himself; if he doesn't speak out, Liu Xie may act rashly and suffer disaster because of blind optimism.In the end, he gritted his teeth, lowered his head and knocked heavily on the floor, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty... the foreign aid you can think of, Your Majesty, must have been in Cao Sikong's thinking. Of course, I also hope that I am Guessed wrong, the news of Sun Cejun's death may soon reach Xudu, and the Jiangdong Sun family will be temporarily unable to escort them north because of this..."

"What... what?" Kong Rong was puzzled, and couldn't believe Xun Yu's prediction, "Xun Lingjun, why did you say that? Kong's relationship with Zhang Zhao, Sun Shao and other adults is extremely secretive, and there should be no one. This top-secret news will be reported to Cao Mengde. General Sun Ce is still in his prime, and it is a good time to be active—how could he die suddenly for no reason?"

Liu Xie also looked at Xun Yu in amazement, hoping that he could admit that he had guessed wrong just now.

Enduring the great torment in his heart, Xun Yu continued to analyze to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for making Yan Jinyan, Cao Sikong has been trying his best to win Jiangdong Sun's family. Once he finds out that Sun Cejun has any changes, he will definitely Sniped without hesitation! Didn't Dr. Kong notice? Didn't Guo Jia's military division come back from the battle of Xuzhou with Cao Sikong this time? If Weichen guessed correctly, he must have stayed in Guangling City Conspire with Chen Deng and Chen Jiao against Sun Ce!"

"Sun Ce has made too many enemies and killed too many enemies in Jiangdong recently. There are countless people lurking in the dark who want to assassinate him. With the wisdom of Guo Junshi, he will definitely secretly plan and organize a group of assassins and dead soldiers. Killing Sun Ce in the name of revenge for the old master. Sun Ce is self-reliant, impetuous and unprepared. Attack Cao Sikong!"

Speaking of this, Xun Yu's forehead slammed on the floor again: "Of course, all of this is Weichen's conjecture. Weichen also wholeheartedly hopes that he really guessed wrong this time."

After finishing speaking, he leaned his head on the table and dared not look up at Liu Xie again—but he knew that Liu Xie must be feeling extremely uncomfortable and in pain at this moment!
After a long time, I heard Liu Xie's extremely weak voice muttering: "Xun Aiqing... Since you are so clever, can you come up with a good plan for me to settle down? I... I am very grateful."

Xun Yu has been kneeling deeply, his heavy voice is like teardrops rolling out one by one: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to remember: the ups and downs of good and bad are in the sky, and the gain and loss of movement and stillness are in people. What can be waited for by human beings, what heaven must respond to. When things are long and poor, they will disappear. When people are quiet and judged, they can move. Therefore, heaven always has the opportunity to escape and disappear, so as to calm the dangers and obstacles of the world, and persevere Suffering people do not treat each other. The wise know that the ebb and flow of the sky is movement and stillness, but those who suffer from restlessness do not know what it holds. It is not enough to live and live without knowing the time and the sky! Those who know the sky know the opportunity of the sky. There is a principle of truth, and there is also an opportunity to multiply. Those who know the principles of heaven are good at moving to transform things; those who know the principles of heaven are quiet so as not to hurt things, and things cannot hurt them. Those who use reason to transform, The virtue of the sage king is also the way of Huang Lao. Who in the world can hurt him if you uphold the virtue of the sage king and follow the way of Huang Lao?"

fission
In March of the fifth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao, the great general and the shepherd of Jizhou, issued a call to arms against Cao Cao called "The Side of the Qing Emperor". The land of Yuzhou was under pressure.

At the same time, Xun Yu took Kong Rong and other famous officials and officials to leave Xudu, and rushed to Yingchuan County, which borders Jizhou under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction, actively appeased and recruited local famous and powerful families, and provided food for them. , money to pay money, and troops to send troops to form the first solid line of defense against Yuan Shao's southward infiltration.Under their painstaking mediation, 14 households in Yingchuan County responded one after another, and threw themselves into the defense of Xudu in this "counterattack against rebellious ministers and defend the imperial family".

The half-month-long trip to Yingchuan Zhenfu has finally come to an end.Xun Yu and Kong Rong hurried back to Xudu to return to their orders.As soon as they entered the city gate in a small cart, they saw common people gathered at the base of the city wall, discussing a lot.When Xun Yu saw this, he was secretly surprised, and seeing the tense atmosphere in the streets and alleys of the city, he knew that there must be something wrong—he caught a glimpse of the proclamation written in big red characters on the wall, his heart was shocked, and he hurried down. He got out of the calving cart and stepped forward to watch.

Seeing that Xun Yu retreated from the crowd after reading the notice, Kong Rong's expression changed drastically, and he went over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xun—it's just a notice to kill prisoners! Your Excellency’s review, but you shouldn’t be in such a hurry for this?”

"Alas...Dong Cheng, Wang Zi'an, etc. did not listen to Xun's advice, and after all insisted on going their own way, taking advantage of Xun's going out to appease Yingchuan for half a month, and went to assassinate Cao Sikong..." Xun Yu sighed deeply , "Unexpectedly, Cao Sikong had already formed a net to capture them in one fell swoop and punish the three clans..."

"This Cao is lying! You really are cruel!" Kong Rong gritted his teeth when he heard this, "Dong Cheng, Wang Zi'an and other relatives and old ministers of His Majesty, even if they are guilty, they must be found by the court. He didn't even tell you in advance. Let me inform you, and then I will play tricks in the rear of Xudu and kill without authorization—that's too arbitrary!"

"Ah! Cao Sikong's power and maneuvering is rare in the world - what can Dong Cheng and other senior ministers and relatives do against him? It's just that his method of investigating and punishing these people is very inappropriate. It was originally done by others, but now it seems It was Cao Sikong who acted arbitrarily and recklessly, and it coincided with Yuan Shao's great enemy, and gave others an excuse to disturb the people's hearts!" Xun Yu shook his head, sighing again and again, "Xun should not have left this capital city rashly to go to Yingchuan... ...In just half a month, the court has undergone such drastic changes, and it is really difficult to deal with the aftermath."

The two of them were talking, only to hear two people at the side chatting and discussing: "I heard that Uncle Dong Guo assassinated Cao Sikong for no reason this time, and he still obeyed His Majesty's secret edict."

"According to His Majesty's secret edict? Then how could he be killed by Cao Sikong?"

(End of this chapter)