Lu's relatives

Chapter 338
Although Yingchuan County in Yuzhou is adjacent to Nanyang County, there must be no Xiliang soldiers in the county.

The reason is very simple. First, Nanyang County, which was occupied by the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si, and Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu’s uncle and nephew, has Liu Biao in the south and Liu Zhang in the west. In contrast, Cao Cao’s forces in the east and north are actually the most difficult to provoke. Yes, it is definitely not a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch.

After the emperor drove to Xuchang, Cao Cao shifted the focus of his Yanzhou politics and military power to this place.In order to ensure safety, almost half of Cao's troops were gathered.The generals of the Xiliang Army are not fools. After the incident in Chang'an, their vitality has been injured, and the morale of the soldiers has been sluggish.If it wasn't for the severe drought and natural disasters before, the military forces in the Central Plains were exhausted, and what happened to Yuan Shu, all the forces are now focusing on cultivating their troops, which left Nanyang with some breathing room.

It can be said that if Cao Cao didn't go to take Nanyang now, it would have been burned by these people. How could he take the initiative to tease Cao Cao and seek his own death?
But this time there will definitely be Xiliang cavalry in Yingchuan County!There is no doubt about it.Because just when Qin Xu's army rested on the spot and was about to gather enough energy to go to Xuchang to present prisoners to the emperor, suddenly when the army was sleeping, a cavalry of unknown origin attacked the camp at night.

These men were menacing. Although there were not many soldiers, it was "said" that the soldiers were all strong and brave; their horse control skills were extremely skilled, which was by no means comparable to that of the cavalry put together in the Central Plains.In addition, it was a sudden night attack, and they did not get the slightest return from scouting the horses before. They actually took advantage of the darkness to break through Qin Xu's barracks.

Although this group of people was quickly retreated by the elite soldiers who had reacted quickly and Cao Ang's guards, they found that they were the "important offenders" of the imperial court who were surrounded by pottery merchants, and Yu Fang was taken advantage of by soldiers who were trapped in the camp. When he rose up to "kill the enemy", Hua Lengzi was robbed by others, and only Yuan Tan, the son of Yuan Shu who had first boarded the camp and was under strict guard, and Zhang Kai, the rebel general of Xuzhou, were still there.Even with the reaction speed of boarding the camp first, the carefully selected one hundred "rebels" thieves with ugly faces and who were definitely not kind at first glance were also killed by the sudden thieves.Moreover, it is said that even Qin Xu, who led the Qingzhou captive offering, was also killed in the chaos. He vomited blood for several liters, and immediately fell unconscious, not knowing whether he was alive or dead... and so on

A series of "it is said", "probably", and "maybe", this is of course planned to get up as soon as possible, lead the courtiers ten miles out of Xuchang, and greet "Qin Xu" with the highest salary demotion ceremony, but at this moment he is dumbfounded According to the news in front of the young emperor Liu Xie and a group of reluctant courtiers.

"What... what's going on here? There are such murderers on the side of the capital?" Liu Xie was really angry this time, but also felt a little scared.

Not to mention that Yingchuan County, where Xu Chang is located, was originally very close to Nanyang, which was entrenched by Xiliang soldiers, and Liu Xie was a little scared when he thought about it after he got out of the thief's hands and agreed to come here.It's just that these thieves who don't know where they come from actually have established cavalry, and they dare not give Liu Xie and Cao Cao face outside of Xuchang, "sneak attack" high-ranking court officials, "rob" court repeat offenders, it is simply arrogant and boundless .And what's even more ridiculous is that the incident took place overnight. If it weren't for the news from the Prisoner Offering Mission, none of such a large group of courtiers and generals would have known?
Liu Xie's face turned cold, and he subconsciously looked directly at Cao Cao who was standing beside him, squinting his long and narrow eyes, wondering what he was thinking, as if he wanted to sternly ask him to blame, but when he saw Cao Cao's light glance over, he was in a state of mind. Rin lowered his voice and asked, "Qing Cao, what on earth...what should I do?"

Liu Xie really wanted to ask Cao Cao why he had vowed to protect the emperor, why such arrogance and arrogance happened around Xuchang, but when he said it, Liu Xie suddenly changed tone.Cao Cao's eyes just now looked too much like a certain person, as if that person looked at Liu Xie exactly the same way when he stood under the jade steps after he was ordered by the first emperor to push Liu Xie to the throne.Liu Xie, who has experienced too much in these years, doesn't know the meaning of this gaze, and doesn't want to know, but the only thing Liu Xie remembers is that the people who have also looked at themselves with this gaze, in the end, have misguided intentions and Died at the hands of Lu Bu, and has been nailed as a national traitor for generations.Liu Xie didn't know whether the general Xiaoqi who had always given him face in front of him would end up like that in the end, but this look made Liu Xie shrink back unconsciously.

"Your Majesty's inquiry, I'm so terrified! It's just that this happened suddenly, and there are too many involved in it. I have to get someone to investigate before I can reply to Your Majesty!" Seeing Liu Xieben's face was full of anger, as if he wanted to He wanted to ask himself sternly, but he didn't know why he asked such a sentence in the end.Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and a deep disappointment flashed in his eyes.As a Hanchen, Cao Cao really hoped that Liu Xie would boldly say a few words of accountability for this matter.After all, the great Han world really needs a strong emperor who can hold Xiao Xiao down.It is true that Cao Cao has great ambitions, but what Cao Cao wanted to do was Zhou Gong, not Wang Mang.Seeing that the Son of Heaven was terrified even by the eyes of the servants who had the merit of saving him, it was like an elite soldier who had lost his fighting spirit. It was a far cry from the image of the sage who dared to ask Dong Zhuo "hijack or save him" before. After all, Cao Cao was still somewhat disappointed.What's more, if it's just that the emperor has been in the hands of thieves for several years, it's okay if his mind is a little biased, and he can still be called a wise master with careful assistance.It's just that in this court, not everyone understands Cao Cao's thoughts.Cao Cao's gaze involuntarily turned to Dong Cheng, the uncle of the state who was smiling slightly at the corner of his mouth on the other side of the emperor.

"Your Majesty! The envoys who offered captives in Qingzhou were attacked, and the criminals who were escorted were robbed. I think that Your Majesty should immediately issue an order to punish Yousi, together with Wuting Hou Qin, for the crime of negligent negligence!" Dong Cheng seemed to be paying attention. Seeing Cao Cao's eyes, the angle of the corners of his mouth became wider and wider.

Dong Cheng actually didn't care whether Qin Xu was attacked or not, and whether his injuries were serious. He wished that someone from Qin would really die among the rebellious army, and save a lot of effort.What Dong Cheng really cared about was the real purpose of the so-called thief cavalry guessed in the news.Just to rob people?Just kidding, even a three-year-old child can't be fooled by this kind of rhetoric.The day Qin Xu set off from Linzi, there were many wilderness along the way. Since he could come and go without a trace around the heavily guarded Xuchang, why did he take such a big risk?This is unreasonable!
However, Dong Cheng's speculation on this matter really did not suspect Qin Xu and Guo Jia.If the Chuan Guo Yuxi was really stolen from Yuan Shu by pottery merchants as rumored.If someone from Qin came up with this, he would be shooting himself in the foot. Apart from proving that the rumors about the whereabouts of the artifact were true, it would be extremely easy for people to think that it might have been obtained by Lu Bu. It's just that Sun Jian and Yuan Shu are generally unwilling to dedicate it to the court.

It's okay to say before that everyone knows their own minds, and even if they know about this matter, they will hide it and hide it from each other.But after Yuan Shu's incident got off to a bad start, this artifact is already a hot trouble. Although Dong Cheng resents Qin Xu and wishes that Qin Xu and Lu Bu would also fall into the situation of enemies on all sides, he never thinks that Qin Xu is a Fools will "sell" their own cards.

What's more, just before, Dong Cheng had just "praise" Qin Xu in a disguised form in front of the emperor, with the intention of blatantly flattering him.It has only been a few hours now that something happened to Qin Xu, and he was seriously injured by a group of bandits of unknown origin?Although it made Dong Cheng's previous plan come to nothing, it also achieved the initial purpose of lowering Qin Xu's status in the heart of the emperor. Dong Cheng was so complacent that he would not take the initiative to "relieve" someone Qin.

Therefore, even though Dong Cheng said that Qin Xu would be held accountable for his negligence, the most important thing was to seize this rare opportunity to target the so-called "Yousi".

What is a division?That is to say, even after 800 years, the relevant departments are extremely mysterious...

However, in the three-acre land in Xuchang, there are actually only a few yamen that can be called "yousi", but they have almost been controlled by Cao Cao, and the titles of many courtiers who followed the emperor to suffer have long been taken by Cao Cao The subordinates are empty, and they only bear the name of a high-ranking official on the surface. Some of them don't even know where the office under their name is open, and they don't care about real power anymore.Right now, he was preparing to deal with Qin Xu, but unexpectedly such a good opportunity suddenly appeared, Dong Cheng only felt like a pie in the sky.Qin Xu is an idiot, he is only a personal enmity with himself, and he is still a foreign minister, so what if he is allowed for a few days?However, Cao Cao's various actions are a serious problem in the eyes of Dong Cheng, who is becoming more and more powerful ministers who control the emperor.Which is more important and which is less important, Dong Cheng thinks he still knows clearly.

If you don't make good use of this rare opportunity to suppress Cao Cao, you will really be sorry for Qin's busy work.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Uncle Guo is right! Marquis Wu Ting has neglected his duties this time, but Lian Qi was seriously injured as a thief, and this matter happened near the accompanying capital. It is justifiable and should be discussed later. But this The bandits are so bold that they dared to openly attack foreign ministers and envoys from the side of the accompanying capital, Xuchang Yousi really cannot absolve himself of the blame!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others seconded the proposal..."

"Your Majesty, the Xuchang guards are so corrupt, if we don't rectify them, where will the emperor's safety be?"

"..."

To be able to mix in the Han court until now, maybe nothing else, but the ability to politically dissipate is one of the best.Although it is inconvenient for Dong Cheng to comment because of his status as the uncle of the country, this time Dong Cheng is obviously seeking "welfare" for everyone, and it quickly aroused the sympathy of the courtiers who were already full of bitterness. .

Cao Cao looked at these courtiers in astonishment who said "Why can't you do it? Why is it not enough to eat?" They were discussing how Qin Xu was attacked by thieves and lost the court's felony. Actually pointed at himself in the end?Where did this come from?
Cao Cao's face turned dark...

　There will be another chapter in a while...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)