The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 316 Chapter 315
No matter how much Madam Liu called, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang pretended they didn't hear them, and they didn't dare to go there again.

When Cao Cao saw this, he just sneered. When the crisis comes, the weakness of human nature will be fully exposed.

Yuan Xi, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, and Pang Ji did not leave. Among them, Yuan Xi surprised Cao Cao the most.

Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's second son. He has always been indifferent to the world, and his ability is relatively mediocre. Compared with his elder brother Yuan Tan, his military strength is a bit inferior. Compared with his younger brother Yuan Shang, he is also inferior. a cut.Not only that, but Yuan Xi didn't like to talk, he was a restrained person, and Yuan Shao didn't like him.

But no matter how mediocre his ability is, at least Yuan Xi has the most basic backbone, and he will not be like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who will disregard even his mother's life in order to survive.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Cao Cao looked at Yuan Xi, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, and Pang Ji again, and asked.

Yuan Xi said: "Hmph! If you want to kill, you can kill, if you want to cut, you can cut into pieces. It's up to you. If I, Yuan Xi, frown, I won't be named Yuan!"

"Brother Benchu ​​can have a son with such a backbone like you, and he can finally rest in peace under the Nine Springs." Cao Cao sighed.

"Cao Cao, stop being so hypocritical. We are not people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. At the beginning, I really regretted suggesting that the lord take you in and let you lead troops to pacify Bingzhou. Now that I think about it, I really regret it. If I had I didn’t make such a suggestion, and I wouldn’t be able to get to where I am today…” The voice of the judge became softer as he spoke, and there was a lot of self-blame in it.

Cao Cao said: "Speaking of which, I should really thank you for being able to have today. When I had nowhere to go, you were the one who overcame all opinions and suggested Brother Benchu ​​to take me in. But don't think that I don't know your intentions, you You want Brother Benchu ​​to use me, as well as those counselors and generals under my account, so as to fight for Brother Benchu, right?"

The judge gave a cold snort, and said, "It's good that you know!"

Cao Cao looked at Xin Ping and Pang Ji again, and asked, "Are you really planning to die like this?"

"Loyal ministers don't care about the two masters. If you want to kill, you can kill, why bother!" Xin Ping and Pang Ji said in unison.

"Hey! Since you don't want to surrender to me, it will be a disaster if you keep it. But don't worry, I will give you a decent burial after you die, and I will take good care of your family for you!" Cao Cao said.

As soon as the voice fell, Cao Cao rushed behind to recruit, and several soldiers pulled Yuan Xi, Shen Pei, Xin Ping, and Pang Ji out of the hall. Instead of beheading them, they just pierced their hearts with a sharp sword and gave them The four left behind a whole body.

However, for Mrs. Liu, Cao Cao was not so kind, but had her head beheaded.

After killing these people, Cao Cao said to those trembling people who were surrounded in the corner: "Since you don't want to die, then I won't make things difficult for you. As long as you surrender to me sincerely, I promise to treat you well." It's just that, among you, there are two people who must die!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone could basically guess who the two people who had to die were. Besides the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, who else could it be?
Even the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang guessed that they were the ones who had to die, so they knelt down on the ground almost at the same time, kowtowed to Cao Cao, and begged Cao Cao to spare their lives.

Seeing Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang like this, Cao Cao shook his head with a sneer, and said slowly: "Brother Benchu ​​was famous in his first life, and his talent is unrivaled. How could he give birth to you two sons who are greedy for life and afraid of death? You two are really not worthy to be Benchu Brother Chu's son, even if you don't kill you, you won't be able to accomplish anything big. However, your father, mother, and brothers have all gone down, and Cao Mou doesn't intend to let the two of you be alone, so he will let you go down to accompany him Your father, mother and brother, there is also a companion on Huangquan Road, at least you won't be too lonely. By the way, after you go down, tell Brother Benchu ​​for me that I have to do this because I have to, and let him not blame me!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao waved his hand, and the soldiers directly dragged Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang out of the hall, while Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were yelling, with fear on their faces.

A moment later, the executioner directly beheaded Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.

Cao Cao looked around at the crowd who surrendered, and immediately pointed to Guo Tu and said, "You! I should have killed you together, but there is no point in killing you. Let me spare you. You are limited to one hour, stay away from Ye City, roll as far as you can, I don't need a strategist like you!"

Guo Tu was granted an amnesty, and hurried out of the hall in desperation, disappearing without a trace.

Cao Cao pointed at Sim Pi again and said, "I killed your brother Xin Ping, do you hate me?"

Simpi shook his head.

"You don't hate me? Why?"

"Everyone has his own aspirations, and each has his own master. My elder brother eats the king's salary and is loyal to the king. Since he has chosen to be the minister of the Yuan family, then this is his destiny."

"Hahaha, well said. From now on, I will take over the whole of Hebei. If any of you don't want to follow me, I will never force you. You can leave on your own. You can go wherever you want, but you just can't leave Hebei, otherwise, don't blame me, Cao, for being rude!"

As soon as these words came out, no one present said anything, and no one wanted to leave, which meant that they had accepted Cao Cao and were willing to work under Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao died, and Yuan Shao's three sons were all killed by Cao Cao. The fate of the Yuan family came to an end.These people who were originally officials under Yuan Shao were not Yuan Shao's confidantes, nor were they Yuan Shao's cronies. No matter who the leader of Hebei was changed to, they would still do the same thing. For them, the high-level games had little effect on them big.

However, Cao Cao's takeover of Hebei is far better than either Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang. At least Cao Cao is a real hero, while Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang cannot compare with Cao Cao at all.

Therefore, after Cao Cao killed some people, he became the lord of Hebei. For this, he would like to thank two people, one is his old friend Xu You, and the other is Xun Chen. Yuan Shao couldn't be reused here, and Yuan Shao died again, and he didn't like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang very much, so he secretly took refuge in Cao Cao.It was precisely because of the secret assistance of Xu You and Xun Chen that Cao Cao was able to know the situation in Yecheng well. He deliberately chose to come to Yecheng today, calling it condolences, but in fact launching a rebellion.Because of the help of Xu You and Xun Chen, Cao Cao removed Yuan's forces in one fell swoop, so he was very grateful to Xu You and Xun Chen in his heart.

Cao Cao appointed himself Jizhou Shepherd, Bingzhou Shepherd, Youzhou Shepherd, and Qingzhou Shepherd, and appointed Xu You as Jizhou Biejia, Xun Chen as Jizhou Zhizhong, Xun Yu as Jizhou Governor, Xiahou Dun as Bingzhou Governor, Cao Zhen as Youzhou Governor, Xiahouyuan as Qingzhou As the governor, Cao Hong stayed in Yecheng as the general of the Dian army, Dian Wei as the general of Huben, Guo Jia as the commander of Bingzhou, Xun You as the commander of Qingzhou, and Cheng Yu as the commander of Youzhou.

The rest, such as Wang Ling, Guo Huai and other old troops of Cao Cao, all received rewards, as well as Yuan Shao's former troops, Xin Pi, Cui Yan, Chen Lin, Gao Rou, Chun Yuqiong, Zhu Ling, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Ma Yan. , Qianzhao, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Tian Yu, Tian Chou, Yin Kai, Han Fan, Liang Qi, Li Fu, Shen Rong, Jiang Qi, Yan Rou, etc. all held their original positions, but the military power was all It was concentrated in the hands of Cao Cao's confidants.

In this way, Cao Cao became the lord of Hebei, took over all of Yuan Shao's old troops, and firmly held the military power in his own hands.

On the second day when Cao Cao became the lord of Hebei, he asked Chen Lin to write an appeal to inform the world, and asked the generals to rush to various places to take office as soon as possible.

After finishing these tasks, Cao Cao brought Dian Wei to the cell.

In the dark prison cell, there are two people imprisoned, one is Jushou and the other is Tian Feng. These two people are the most famous talents in Hebei, known as Hebei Shuangjie. Yuan Shao can lay such a big foundation. The contributions of Tian Feng and two people are inseparable.

Yesterday, Cao Cao asked Xia Houdun to take Jushou and Tian Feng out, but he did not cut off the tongues of Jushou and Tian Feng, but cut off the tongues from other prisoners in order to deter others.

But Jushou and Tian Feng were taken to prison.

Jushou and Tian Feng are the most famous talents in Hebei. Cao Cao has long appreciated their strategy and ability to govern the local area.

Therefore, Cao Cao did not kill them, but kept these two people until now.

After Cao Cao entered the cell, he glanced at Ju Shou and Tian Feng who were sitting in the cell with their eyes closed and meditating, and immediately said, "You two gentlemen, what do you think? Do you want to surrender to me?"

Jushou and Tian Feng didn't open their eyes at all, they said in unison: "You should kill us!"

Cao Cao said: "Gentlemen, Yuan Shao is dead, and Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang have all been killed by me. The Yuan family no longer exists. Why are you so foolish and loyal? Don't you hear, good birds Is it reasonable to choose a tree to live in, and a good minister to choose a master to do things?"

Tian Feng said: "Then General Cao has heard the saying that loyal ministers do not serve two masters?"

Cao Cao sighed heavily, knowing that Jushou and Tian Feng still had no intention of surrendering, he said, "I'll give you three more days. If you don't surrender after three days, don't blame me for being cruel!"

After saying this, Cao Cao left the cell.

After Cao Cao left, Ju Shou opened his eyes, glanced at Tian Feng, and said slowly, "Yuan Hao, you really shouldn't come back..."

"If I don't come back, where else can I go? It's pretty good now, at least, with you as my company, I won't be lonely on the road to Huangquan." Tian Feng said with a smile.

Ju Shou laughed too, and said, "In that case, let's be companions on Huangquan Road!"

At this time, a jailer came over from the outside, opened the cage in a panic, walked directly into the cell, opened the handcuffs and shackles of Ju Shou and Tian Feng successively, and said in a low voice: "I am here to rescue you two." Sir, everything has been arranged, come with me!"

Jushou and Tian Feng were suspicious for a while, and asked in unison: "Who are you?"

"Don't ask so many questions, you will know when you are in a safe place." The jailer said.

Both Jushou and Tian Feng said without moving: "If you don't tell us who you are, and who asked you to save us, we will never leave here!"

The jailer immediately took out a jade pendant, held it in front of Ju Shou, and asked, "Mr. Ju should know this jade pendant, right?"

Jushou only took a quick glance, and immediately recognized the jade pendant, and hurriedly asked: "It was Juhu who asked you to save us? Where is he now?"

(End of this chapter)