The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 296 Chapter 295
That night, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao chatted happily, they didn't talk about official business, they only narrated the past, whenever they mentioned that when they were young, they went to spy on women taking a bath together with another friend Xu You, they laughed out loud.

That night, the two contemporary heroes got drunk, but who would have guessed that this time of drinking and talking was the last time for the two of them?

By the next day, it was already high in the sun, and Yuan Shao hadn't woken up from his sleep.Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the army, so Yuan Shao didn't have to get up so early.

In the evening, Yuan Shao woke up from his sleep. He drank too much last night, so that he slept for so long in a daze.

Yuan Shao called his entourage, asked about the time, and learned that it was already the evening of the next day, so he slapped himself on the head and vowed never to drink so much again.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao put on his clothes, drank some hangover soup, and asked the kitchen to prepare some meals, finally filling his empty stomach.

After eating and drinking, Yuan Shao just opened the curtain, and saw Cao Cao's confidant Xia Houyuan, accompanied by Wen Chou, came over anxiously.

Yuan Shao glanced at Xia Houyuan, and immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

Xia Houyuan bowed respectfully to Yuan Shao, and then said: "My lord, General Cao..."

"What's wrong with Meng De?" Seeing that Xia Houyuan's expression was not right, Yuan Shao hurriedly asked.

Xia Houyuan said: "General Cao drank with my lord yesterday and got very drunk. After being sent back to the barracks, he is still unconscious until now. The last general went to see the military doctor. The military doctor said that he was poisoned. Also at a loss. The last general came here just to ask for clarification..."

After hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned immediately. Seeing Xia Houyuan's impatience, his eyes were full of anger, as if he was complaining that he had poisoned Cao Cao.He was upset, and immediately asked, "What do you mean? Is it possible that you think I poisoned Meng De?"

"The last general dare not!" Xia Houyuan said hurriedly, clasping his fists.

"Don't dare? I think that's what you think in your heart. I haven't seen Meng De for a long time last night, so we had a drink together. We drank the same wine and ate the same dishes. If you don't believe me, just ask Meng De's bodyguard, Dian Wei, who has been accompanying him outside the tent, should know better than anyone else. Besides, the words of military doctors should not be taken lightly, except for some bruises, they know nothing about the rest, so how can you trust them?" Yuan Shao said .

Xia Houyuan lowered his head and said nothing.

Yuan Shao turned to Wen Chou and said, "Quickly invite famous doctor Zhang to visit Mengde Camp."

Wen Chou said "here", then turned and left.

Yuan Shao said to Xia Houyuan: "Miaocai, you lead the way, I will go with you to see Mengde."

Xia Houyuan nodded, turned around and left, Yuan Shao called some of his followers, and when he was leaving the gate of the village, he called Tian Feng to go with him.

Cao Cao's camp was still some distance away from Yuan Shao's camp. After all, Cao Cao was a newcomer and all the good places were occupied, so he could only pitch the camp behind.

Under Xia Houyuan's leadership, Yuan Shao and Tian Feng walked for about two or three miles before arriving at Cao Cao's camp.

Xia Houyuan brought Yuan Shao and Tian Feng to Cao Cao's tent. As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw that the tent was full of people. Yuan Shao had seen Cao Hong, Guo Jia, Xun You, and Dian Wei. never seen.Everyone was helpless, and there was a thick cloud covering their faces, while Cao Cao was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his lips were purple, his eyes were closed, lying there motionless, like a living dead.

Seeing Yuan Shao appearing at the door of the big tent, everyone immediately saluted in unison: "See my lord!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand to signal that everyone should be excused. Accompanied by Tian Feng, he came to the side of Cao Cao's couch, glanced at Cao Cao, and asked, "When did you find out?"

Dian Wei said: "General Cao has been in a coma since he came back from the lord's place last night. During this period, no one approached him, and he slept until evening. At that time, there was some urgent matter in the army, and General Cao had to deal with it himself, so I went in and shouted. General Cao, who knew that no matter how much he shouted, he couldn’t call General Cao, but he found that General Cao’s complexion was not right, so he immediately called the military doctor. In the end, the military doctor said that General Cao was poisoned, and I’m afraid he would never wake up again... "

As he was talking, Dian Wei's voice choked up, and he stopped talking.

After Yuan Shao heard this, he felt very strange, and said: "This is strange. I ate and drank the same food as Meng De last night. How come he was poisoned, but I was fine? Dian Wei, you have been guarding Is it outside the big tent? Are there any idlers waiting to approach in the middle?"

Dian Wei shook his head.

Yuan Shao took a look at Tian Feng, saw Tian Feng shook his head, and knew that Tian Feng couldn't see why, so he said: "In that case, please wait here for a while. Is General Cao poisoned? I will know."

Everyone stopped talking and waited quietly in the big tent, but the atmosphere was always dull.

This matter, Yuan Shao also wanted to get to the bottom of it. Although Cao Cao was not a person who lived under others for a long time, he was acting as his right-hand man after all. If Cao Cao couldn't wake up like this, it would mean that he lost an arm.

And now is the time for employing people. Cao Cao is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and he is well versed in the art of war. He is a handsome talent.Without the help of this person, Yuan Shao really felt that something was missing.

After about a stick of incense, Wen Chou brought a doctor into the big tent, first paid homage to Yuan Shao, and then the doctor, under Yuan Shao's orders, diagnosed Cao Cao's pulse.

This doctor is from the area of ​​Jizhou, and his surname is Zhang, but no one knows what his name is, because everyone calls him Miracle Doctor Zhang, so people follow suit, but they don't know the name of Miracle Doctor Zhang.

Doctor Zhang is Yuan Shao's special doctor, and he also went out with the army this time. Once Yuan Shao has any disease, he can treat it at any time.

However, Yuan Shao was in good health, and had never been ill since he dispatched troops. Unexpectedly, the first time he used Dr. Zhang was to treat Cao Cao's illness.

Dr. Zhang put his hand on Cao Cao's wrist, felt the beating of the pulse on Cao Cao's wrist, closed his eyes tightly, and looked thoughtful.His other hand stroked his beard from time to time, very serious.

After a while, Doctor Zhang let go of Cao Cao's wrist, and said to Yuan Shao, "Master Yuan, please prepare for this person's funeral."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised, especially Yuan Shao himself.He hurriedly asked: "Doctor Zhang, what do you mean by that? Could it be that Meng De can't be cured?"

"This person has been poisoned deeply, and the toxin has spread to his internal organs. Even if the Da Luo god descends to earth, it may not be able to save his life. However, he is now in a coma, and the speed of spreading is very slow. There are still ten days at most. After ten days, this person's heart will be poisoned, and he will definitely die." Doctor Zhang said.

Yuan Shao frowned and asked, "Master Zhang, is there no way to save him?"

"It's difficult..." Doctor Zhang helplessly shook his head.

Yuan Shao asked again: "Then may I ask the genius doctor, what kind of poison did Meng De suffer from, and who did it?"

Doctor Zhang said: "The poison in this person's body is very strange, I have never seen it in my practice for many years, Lord Yuan please forgive me for my lack of knowledge, I can't help you solve your worries and problems. As for who injected the poison, then we will never know."

Yuan Shao sighed heavily and felt sorry for Cao Cao who was lying on the couch. He wanted to fight side by side with Cao Cao and deal with Zhang Yan together, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao would become separated from him after just one drink. up.

"General..." Cao Cao's subordinates all wept unanimously and knelt on the ground, all with sad faces.

Tian Feng looked at Yuan Shao suspiciously, whether his eyes were asking Yuan Shao if you did it.Yuan Shao was also confused, but he just shrugged his shoulders at Tian Feng, expressing that this matter has nothing to do with him.

Tian Feng then said in a timely manner: "General Cao was poisoned by a traitor, we must find out the culprit, otherwise, it will be hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart."

Yuan Shao immediately followed Tian Feng's words and said: "The military adviser is right. I will order my subordinates to conduct a strict search and check the entire army to see if any spies have infiltrated the army. We must investigate this matter and find out. Give General Cao an explanation!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao took Tian Feng and Wen Chou out of Cao Cao's big tent. After returning to his tent, Yuan Shao said, "I originally asked Cao Cao to come to help me, but I didn't know that he was poisoned by others." It became like this..."

"My lord, Cao Cao's poisoning is a foregone conclusion, but this is not a bad thing. My lord can seize the opportunity to seize Cao Cao's military power and send someone to send Cao Cao back to Jinyang. When he arrives in Jinyang, Cao Cao will almost die. As for It doesn't matter who poisoned it, the important thing is to calm down this matter as soon as possible and give Cao Cao's subordinates an explanation." Tian Feng said.

Yuan Shao nodded, understood Tian Feng's meaning, and said to Tian Feng: "Leave this matter to you. In addition, send someone to notify Cao Cao's family in Yecheng, and ask them to go to Jinyang to cover Cao Cao. Ma Daixiao. Cao Cao didn't have much glory during his lifetime, but this time he is going to die, I must hold a grand funeral for him."

Tian Feng nodded, immediately got out of the big tent, and then ordered to go down, randomly found a remnant soldier, killed the remnant soldier, and then acted as a secret agent for poisoning Cao Cao.In order not to show his feet, Tian Feng even ordered someone to cut off the tongues of those four, and then put a charge on them to close the case.

The whole process only took an hour, and Cao Cao's death was all pushed to the disabled soldier.

After the matter was resolved, Yuan Shao asked Cao Zhen to escort Cao Cao to Jinyang to settle down with three hundred relatives, while Guo Jia, Xun You, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong and others were all left behind, and they were still in charge of their subordinates, but the command power was limited. But it fell into Yuan Shao's hands.

(End of this chapter)