Great Han Empire

Chapter 856 The Heroes of Troubled Times Compete in the Central Plains
In Xin Ping's military tent, no matter how Xu You asked, Xin Ping just said one sentence, I don't know.Xu You was in a hurry, and shouted at him with staring eyes. This is the critical moment of the Central Plains War, and only by working together can we hold the line of defense and defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army.If you killed Cao Cao at the beginning, don't you know what the consequences would be?Cao Cao is dead, Cao Cao's men are bound to turn against him, and Liu Bei is afraid, and he is very likely to break the covenant and flee back to Xuzhou.As for Liu Biao of Jingzhou, he would even complain about this at the beginning. The two sides have a grievance and distrust each other. How can this battle be fought?
"It's better not to ask about this matter." Xin Ping persuaded, "Brother Benchu ​​has a lot of opinions on you. Since he doesn't want to tell you about this matter, just pretend you don't know."

"He has opinions about me, that's his business, but if the Central Plains War is defeated, it's not his business alone. We will all be implicated, we will all die without a place to bury, and the Great Han Society will also collapse because of this " Xu You was heartbroken, "Are you confused, why didn't you stop it?"

"Brother Benchu ​​has the idea of ​​brother Benchu, and besides..." Xin Ping looked at Xu You dissatisfiedly, "Ziyuan, don't you think you have gone too far recently? It's not like you don't know what brother Benchu ​​is capable of. , Is he worse than you? He is an extremely powerful minister now, and he is thinking about major affairs in the world, and he can't make a single mistake, so many of his ideas are very conservative, and many times he has to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision, so he is inevitably hesitant What about you? As an old friend of his for decades, instead of putting yourself in his shoes and solving his problems, you blamed him blindly, and your words were full of ridicule. When did you change your mind? Is it like this? Now I feel that you are very strange, I don’t seem to know you anymore. Are you an old friend I have known for decades? Why can’t you sit down calmly and have a good talk with Brother Benchu, and tell you The conflicts and dissatisfaction between the two have been resolved. Can't you just get back together?"

"Hmph..." Xu You sneered, "It is impossible to resolve the conflict between us. Do you remember Meng Zhuo (Zhang Miao)? Do you remember why he fell out with Ben Chu? We are all between life and death. The friends we made, in the past, in order to rescue the party members, we put life and death aside and treated each other with sincerity, but now? Why have we become enemies now? It's very simple..." Xu You looked at Xin Ping and said word by word, "I don't care Regardless of Meng Zhuo, our goal in this life is to revive the country, to revive the Dahan society." Xu You poked his chest hard, "I am only loyal to the Dahan, and I will not regret it until I die, but the beginning has changed. He Only loyal to himself now."

Xin Ping looked around hurriedly, with a panicked expression, his eyes stared into the distance intentionally or unintentionally, and he didn't dare to look at Xu You at all.

"After the northern Xinjiang army went south to the Central Plains, I persuaded the original to change course, and immediately followed the emperor's order to form an alliance with allied forces to fight against Hebei." Xu You sighed, "Actually, you also know that after I said this, , my life is gone. How long do you think I can live? Jushou, Tian Feng, Guo Tu, I, we are all the same, we all live soon. It doesn’t matter if I die, as long as the Central Plains War can be won As long as we drive the rebel Li Hong back to Hebei, as long as we beat Li Hong to such an extent that he can no longer threaten the great Han country, my goal will be achieved."

Then Xu You's face changed suddenly, and he yelled at Xin Ping aggressively: "I'm going to die, why should I keep my voice low? Why can't I just scold and laugh as I like? He wants to kill me, so what?" Just let him come."

Xin Ping was startled secretly, and a cold chill rushed straight to his forehead.What does Xu You want to do?Xu You has a tenacious character and refuses to admit defeat easily. He will never be like Ju Shou and Tian Feng, who are willing to advise Yuan Shao knowing that he will die soon.When he said that he didn't care about life and death, it was purely insincere, and his words had no deep meaning.

Xin Ping couldn't figure out Xu You's mind for a while, and stood there in a daze for a long time.

"Tell me, how did you plan to kill Cao Cao?" Xu You approached Xin Ping and said in a low voice, "You don't dare to stop him, I dare."

Xin Ping was very hesitant. In order to hide the uneasiness in his heart, he put his fist on his mouth and coughed lightly a few times.After a while, under Xu You's expectant eyes, Xin Ping finally said, "Of course I wouldn't take the initiative to kill Cao Cao at this time. Anyway, the most important thing for everyone now is to work together to fight against Hebei. However, If someone is willing to take the initiative to help Benchu ​​kill Cao Cao, of course Benchu ​​will not stop him. People were not killed by Benchu, and they have nothing to do with Benchu. Control the situation, maintain the stability of the coalition forces, minimize the impact of Cao Cao's killing, and then logically incorporate the Yanzhou Army and take Cao Cao's force as his own."

Xu You frowned, and had roughly guessed the inside story.He shook his head and said contemptuously: "Power is something that can often blind people's eyes. After Ben Chu arrived in Xuchang and ascended the heights, his reputation suddenly reached the extreme, and everyone regarded him as the hero who saved the big man, haha... ..." Xu You's laughter suddenly became very sad and helpless, "These people who want to kill Cao Cao are probably the same as me. Do your best to help Benchu ​​stabilize the world in the shortest possible time and revive the big man, haha... Poor, who can know the true heart of Benchu? Who would have thought that when Benchu ​​was impassioned in the court, what he thought in his heart was to overthrow the big man, Embrace the country and country of the great Han into my arms..."

Xin Ping had sharp eyes and quick hands. Before Xu You could finish speaking, he covered his mouth with his hand and shouted angrily, "You want to die, but I don't want to die. What do you want to do? Are you crazy?"

Xu You pushed Xin Ping's hand away forcefully, and left without looking back.

Xin Ping hurried a few steps, chased after him and shouted, "Ziyuan, be careful."

Xu You turned around and waved at him, jumped on his horse, and galloped away.

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Cao Cao was surprised when he heard that Xu You was visiting.Recently, in order to prevent Yuan Shao from harming him, he excused his poor health and stayed in the camp all day without going anywhere.Yuan Shao invited him to participate in military meetings several times, but he politely refused.Since Yuan Shao used the excuse of attacking Jizhou from the direction of Hanoi in order to force the northern army to return to help break the deadlock on the Guandu battlefield, and transferred Liu Bei away from the Guandu battlefield, he was alone and could only shrink his head and be a man.

When the army was attacking the Northern Army on the front line of Yuanwu and Yangwu, Liu Bei took the lead in withdrawing from Yuanwu without informing Cao Cao in order to preserve his strength. Cao Cao was almost surrounded by the Northern Army.Cao Cao was furious, and had a big quarrel with Liu Bei, but facing the aggressive Yuan Shao, the two had to make up temporarily. However, this situation did not last long, and Yuan Shao stretched out his hand.Liu Bei is a minister of the clan, and Yuan Shao's purpose of transferring him is obviously to isolate Cao Cao and take the opportunity to solve him.Cao Cao was worried about this, and lived in fear all day long.Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Mao Jie, Guo Jia and others were also moving around, trying to persuade the civil and military officials around Yuan Shao, and use them to persuade Yuan Shao not to do such a thing.

"Did Yuan Shao come to invite you to Zhongmou City again?" Xia Houyuan guessed in a low voice.

"Your Excellency, go and meet him in person." Xun Yu persuaded, "Xu Ziyuan and Yuan Shao have an extraordinary relationship and can be called irreversible. We may be able to persuade Yuan Shao through him."

Cao Cao followed Xun Yu's suggestion and took a group of civil and military officials from Yanzhou Mansion to meet him at the gate.Xu You was very surprised. He obviously didn't expect Cao Cao to be reduced to such a state. A majestic prime minister, for the sake of his life, disregarded his face and etiquette and went out to greet him in person. He even brought a group of civil and military officials to the gate to meet a The work of the General's Mansion.The world jokes.

"Prime Minister, do you think my life is too long and I don't die fast enough?" Xu You didn't appreciate it, and he scolded him all over his face, feeling extremely unhappy in his heart.He was really unhappy, originally he wanted to report a letter quietly, but who knows that Cao Cao didn't cooperate at all, and made such a big commotion, as if he was afraid that Yuan Shao would not know.

Seeing Xu You's arrogance, Cheng Yu, Xia Houyuan and other Yanzhou officials gritted their teeth angrily, wishing to chop him off.Cao Cao is also angry, but now he has to bow his head. He has to rely on others for three meals a day, and he has to bear it no matter how angry he is.Xun Yu knew Xu You very well. With a smile on his face, he kept saying compliments, and affectionately pulled Xu You into the camp.

"Wen Ruo, don't smile so ugly. Is that a smile?" Xu You pointed at Xun Yu's face and scolded unceremoniously, "You are not happy when you see me unhappy. Use a fake face to fool me What are you doing?"

Xun Yu shook his head, "Ziyuan, can you be more polite?"

"Why are you being polite? I'm going to kill you." Xu You was furious, "I can't wait to slap you."

"Ziyuan is so angry." Cao Cao smiled and said, "Have you not been accompanied by a woman recently? I think you are too angry."

Xu You and Cao Cao were friends when they were young, so they didn't care about Cao Cao's jokes, and laughed it off, "Ah Man, I advise you to play more when you have a woman, your life is not long."

Cao Cao and everyone's expressions changed.Dian Wei behind Cao Cao immediately drew out half of his saber and glared at Xu You with a murderous look.

When Xu You heard the sound of drawing the knife, he couldn't help but look back at him, with a disdainful face, "Do you want to kill me? Are you capable of killing me? Go away."

Dian Wei was furious.Xia Houyuan stepped in front of Dianwei and glared at Xu You, "Brother Ziyuan, everyone is in a bad mood, don't provoke us, lest everyone tear their faces."

Xu You snorted coldly, "Take care of your subordinates. If you dare to draw your sword in front of me, you want to die."

Cao Cao and Xun Yu looked at each other with serious expressions.

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Xu You refused Cao Cao's kindness and resolutely did not attend the banquet in the big tent.

Cao Cao had no choice but to let the civil and military officials of Yanzhou wait in the tent, and he and Xun Yu accompanied Xu You to talk in the tent.

"What? Is it against the order to eat at my place now? I will kill you because of this incident at first?" Cao Cao joked as he stretched out his hand to ask Xu You to sit down.

Xu You nodded solemnly, "After I finish speaking, you will know that there are nine out of ten chances that he will kill me. Even if he doesn't kill me, he will lock me up in Luoyang Beisi Prison."

"We really wanted to kill Meng De?" Xun Yu asked in surprise, "What time is it now? Doesn't he think about the consequences at all?"

"If Ben Chu kills Meng De now, will the Guandu battlefield collapse?" Xu You asked back.

Cao Cao shook his head, "Zi Lian (Cao Hong) is in Yangxia, Chen Guo, and Zi He (Cao Chun) is in Pengcheng, Xuzhou. They are too far away from Guandu. When they receive the news, they will have already dealt with the aftermath. If they want to survive, only two There is no way, either rely on Benchu ​​or Li Hong. If they want to build a world by themselves, it is impossible. After the Central Plains War, no matter whether Hebei wins or the coalition wins, they will all be defeated and die."

"In this case, why did you agree to Ben Chu to divide the Yanzhou Army into three?" Xu You asked with a sneer, "Did you foresee the situation today and planned to escape from Guandu when Ben Chu killed you? Join Cao Hong and Cao Chun to fight against Yuan Shao? When you were in Xuchang, you could have rejected the original deployment of troops and gathered your own troops in one place, but you did the opposite. Why? Why did you surrender? Give your life to Benchu? Don't tell me that you are the prime minister and you have to obey the court's order. Tell me the truth, what is your real purpose?"

Cao Cao looked at Xu You with squinted eyes, and said with a chuckle: "You were also in Xuchang at the time. You know that Benchu ​​covered the sky with one hand in Xuchang. With my strength alone, I couldn't compete with Benchu, Jing Sheng (Liu Biao), and Xuan Chu." De (Liu Bei) and De (Liu Bei) are fighting against each other. What's more, it is at a critical juncture in the Central Plains War, how can I abolish the public for private reasons and ignore the danger of the country?"

Xu You snorted, stood up and left, "Meng De, if this is the case, then run away quickly. I'm leaving."

"Ziyuan..." Xun Yu grabbed Xu You, "Let's be honest, although you have been friends with us for decades, but you have been following Yuan Shao and are best friends with Yuan Shao, how can you make us trust you?" ? With the incompatible relationship between Mengde and Benchu, how can we talk casually."

"You mean to say that I was originally sent here to inquire about the news and catch you?" Xu You laughed with disdain on his face, "You think I don't know about your crappy tricks? Are you planning to end the war in the Central Plains? Afterwards, they immediately united with Liu Biao and Liu Bei to hold the emperor hostage and take back the Central Plains, taking advantage of Benchu’s loss of troops and defeating his generals to injure him? Now on the battlefield in the Central Plains, Benchu ​​and Liu Biao have the strongest troops, and Benchu ​​left Liu Biao behind. Xuchang, divide your forces and Liu Bei's forces into three. When Benchu ​​and the northern army were defeated, your opportunity came. At this time, Liu Biao can join Cao Hong, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others to control Xuchang, and then Just kill Yanzhou." Xu You looked at Cao Cao and Xun Yu, and joked, "Are you planning to create another three-family alliance?"

Cao Cao had a smile on his face, and a trace of panic appeared in his eyes.Xun Yu waved his hand calmly and said, "Ziyuan is thinking too much. After defeating the northern army, the original strength is still strong. How can we have a chance to capture the Central Plains? As for the three alliances, it is even more imaginary."

"Really?" Xu You stroked his short beard with his hand, "This time Liu Biao led an army of [-] to the north for the Central Plains War, spared no effort to supply food and grass, fully cooperated with the original, and did not have any complaints. Don't you think he has gone too far? Could it be that he is Yuan Shao's son? Yuan Shao's sons are plotting against each other now, let alone their old friends who have a deep estrangement? Also, Liu Bei knew that going north to Hanoi would be dangerous, but he left without hesitation Don’t tell me, doesn’t he value his own life at all? With the relationship between you and Liu Bei, don’t you discuss a plan to protect yourself and fight back? The two of you will just watch Benchu ​​attack with a knife and wait to die ?As for saying that Benchu ​​was still strong after the Central Plains War, it is a joke. Did he become strong? Anyone with a little foresight knows that Han Sui is staring at Guanzhong in Western Xinjiang. Then it must be roaring down. At that time, Yuan Shao will not only go to the Guanzhong in the west, but also take the Central Plains in the east. With his exhausted army after the Central Plains War, how long can he last?"

Cao Cao lowered his head, smiled wryly and remained silent.Xun Yu still had a smile on his face, but his eyes had lost confidence, and his position was in chaos.

"I was so anxious to kill you at the beginning, why? It's very simple. If he didn't kill you, he wouldn't be able to deter Liu Biao and Liu Bei, and he wouldn't be able to control the situation, and he wouldn't be able to quickly consolidate the results of the Central Plains War and occupy Yanzhou smoothly." Xu You looked down at Cao Cao with a depressed expression, laughed and said, "A man, all along, whether it is literary talent or martial arts, Ben Chu is far superior to you, but there is one place where you are far better than Ben Chu, and that is yours. Tenacity. You were originally born in a noble family admired by the world, but you were born in a family of eunuchs, and you have been discriminated against by the children of a noble family since you were a child, so you have low self-esteem, you work hard, and you are tenacious. When you encounter setbacks at the beginning, you are easily frustrated and give up easily. But you won't, you will find ways to continue to persevere, this is the only place you can beat Benchu. If Benchu ​​is a handsome young man, then you are a stunning beauty who has always wanted to get you, always I want to eat you up, haha..."

Cao Cao was furious, he slapped the table with his palm, and reached out to grab the saber at his waist.

"Don't be angry, just kidding, just kidding..." Xu You shook his hands again and again, and said with a smile, "I don't care what you want to do, but you have a fatal mistake in this method, that is, you are too confident. If we lose the Central Plains War , or we drew a tie with Hebei and let Hebei get Yanzhou, what should you do? You must leave a way out for yourself, and you can't let Hebei profit from it, let alone let the country collapse."

Xu You turned around and left.Cao Cao and Xun Yu stared blankly at his back, bewildered.

"By the way..." Xu You suddenly stopped, turned around and said softly, "Some people are very snobbish. When they see their superiors lose their power, they immediately throw trouble at them. They are like animals, without the slightest sense of shame."

Cao Cao's heart beat suddenly, and he suffocated for a while.He took a few breaths with difficulty, and bared his lips reluctantly at Xu You, "Thank you."

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Yuan Shao put down the letter in his hand, furrowed his thick eyebrows, and walked back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, full of thoughts.

The judge sent letters continuously, reporting Xu You's family members, relatives, and old officials to be corrupt and bend the law. What's more, they took advantage of the opportunity to prepare for the delivery of food, grass and supplies to the front line and filled their pockets recklessly, which seriously endangered the safety of the Central Plains War.The judge has already arrested dozens of people in Luoyang, and now he is sending people to Yingchuan, Nanyang and other places to arrest them.The trial and assignment has always been prudent, but this time it suddenly went uncharacteristically. When the battle situation on the front line was the most intense, he actually took action to eradicate corruption, and pointed the finger at Xu You. His purpose was too obvious.

Yuan Shao was a little angry, he didn't want to see Luoyang fall into chaos and panic at this time, and he didn't want to see someone publicly threaten him.What is the purpose of the trial, isn't it just to save Tian Feng's life?Did I say I wanted to kill Tian Feng?How dare you use Xu You to threaten me.The relationship between Xu You and himself is known to everyone in the world. Although few people know the increasingly fierce conflict between him and Xu You, it is impossible for the trial match to not know.Tian Feng is gone, and I still won't reuse Xu You, but if Xu You is gone, I may really want to use Tian Feng again when I reach a critical moment.The trial match was to find out his own weakness, and without his consent, he left Yuan Wei aside and launched an attack on Xu You's forces in Luoyang.

Yuan Shao stood on the side of the desk, looking at the stack of papers on the desk, he felt even more angry.This is the evidence sent by the interrogator about Xu You's personal involvement in corruption and breaking the law.Xu You is greedy for money, lustful, and lives a luxurious life. I know this. Most of the high school students are like this, and many people more or less use their position to seek benefits for themselves when they are officials. Xu You is no exception. General He Jin began to do some illegal activities when he was a subordinate in the mansion. Later, when he came to Jizhou and Luoyang, because of his high position, he became even more serious. It can be said that he was unscrupulous.Yuan Shao is used to these things, especially towards his relatives and cronies, he has always turned a blind eye to them.If the matter really got serious, he would intervene and give a warning, and punish the matter a little.

Now it seems that my connivance and protection, not only did not restrain some people, but became more and more presumptuous.Xu You was one of them. Based on the evidence on the scrolls of bamboo slips piled up on the case table, Xu You's head could be beheaded two or three times.Of course Xu You couldn't kill him.No matter how much conflict I have with Xu You, it will not affect the decades of friendship between the two. Based on this friendship, I will not kill Xu You because of corruption and breaking the law.

If I want to condone Xu You, I can't punish Tian Feng severely. This is the ultimate goal of trial and match.

Yuan Shao thought about it for a long time, and sat down to write a letter to the judge himself.This is the end of Xu You's matter, don't pursue it any more, let go of those with minor problems, and fine them with a little punishment for serious problems.As for Tian Feng, in view of his poor health, let him get out of prison and go home to recuperate.

Before the letter was finished, Feng Ji ran in, looking extremely panicked.Yuan Shao was taken aback, "What happened?"

"My lord, the matter has been exposed, they are all dead, all dead."

"Who is dead?" Yuan Shao jumped up from the table and asked anxiously, "Who is it?"

"Xu Ta, the thief of the Prime Minister's Mansion Cao Xu Ta, and more than 100 subordinates and guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion who are going to assassinate Cao Cao with Xu Ta." Feng Ji was shocked and angry, and his voice was a little trembling, " Cao Cao killed them all, and their heads were hung on the gate."

Yuan Shao was shocked, "Where is Cao Cao? Where is Cao Cao? Is there any movement from the Yanzhou Army?"

"Cao Cao is still in the camp of the Yanzhou Army, and the Yanzhou Army has not moved for the time being." Feng Ji said murderously, "I have ordered Jiang Qi, Meng Dai, Liu Pan and others to assemble the army. If the Yanzhou Army dares to turn against each other, We'll kill him."

"Where's Guandu? What's the situation on the Guandu battlefield today?"

"After the Northern Army failed to dig the tunnel, they stopped attacking." Feng Ji said, "After fighting for a month, the Northern Army should stop and take a rest, otherwise their soldiers will die from exhaustion."

Yuan Shao let out a sigh of relief, and said disappointedly: "How could it be exposed? Not many people know about Xu coming to contact us." Then he thought of something, and his face became more melancholy, "If Xu he contacts us Cao Cao will be furious if we say that we don't have our support, and I'm afraid he will have to take countermeasures..."

"What can he do?" Feng Ji sneered, "If he dares to move, he will just give us a high-sounding excuse to kill him. Don't worry, he has no money and food, and the lives of Yanzhou soldiers are in our hands. He doesn't want to kill him at all." If you dare to act recklessly, you can only be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis. But..." He looked at Yuan Shao and waved his hand helplessly, "If we miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult for us to kill him. Just in case, my lord still orders Jushou escorted the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, let Liu Biao come to the front line, lest things become uncontrollable after the war, so that we lose the opportunity and waste all previous efforts.”

"Before I left Xuchang last time, I invited the emperor, and I discussed it carefully with Brother Jing Sheng, but the emperor refused, and brother Jing Sheng repeatedly refused." Yuan Shao sighed, "If we want to win the Great War in the Central Plains, we must Jingzhou's army and money are needed, so I can't offend Brother Jing Sheng now."

Fengji was at a loss.Yuan Shao thought that after this matter was exposed, the enmity between himself and Cao Cao had been made public, and things would become more and more difficult in the future, so he couldn't help feeling annoyed, and blurted out: "If the person who leaked the secret is caught, I will definitely kill him."

"Probably..." Feng Ji hesitated to speak.

"Who is it?" Yuan Shao asked angrily with his brows upside down.

"I heard that Ziyuan went to the Yanzhou army camp three days ago. At that time, Cao Cao brought the civil and military officials from Yanzhou to meet him at the gate in person. The scene was very grand." Feng Ji pondered for a while, then whispered, "Accordingly, if Ziyuan went to inform him, he should go quietly, and Cao Cao would not welcome him with such a big fanfare." Feng Ji looked up and said thoughtfully, "Is it trying to cover up?"

"This bastard." Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, his suspicion grew.Xu You has always opposed that he was unfavorable to Cao Cao and Liu Bei during the war. If he got the news, he would definitely warn Cao Cao.With Cao Cao's shrewdness, of course he understood, and he could kill the subordinates who betrayed him without any effort.At the beginning, I excluded Xu You from this matter because I was worried that he would destroy it.

"Come here, ask Xu You to come see me."

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Feng Ji watched Yuan Shao pissed around in the big tent, hurriedly comforted him a few words, and then asked cautiously, "My lord, what do you plan to do with Ziyuan?"

Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.He can't do it, decades of friendship.When Xu You was in the most difficult time, he received his letter and went to Jizhou to follow him to conquer Dong Zhuo without hesitation.He was his brother, and the leak was nothing more than speculation, and there was no reason for punishment at all.

Yuan Shao calmed down, waved to Feng Ji and said, "I'll talk to Ziyuan alone. Go get busy."

Feng Ji wanted to say something else, but Yuan Shao waved his hand again very resolutely.Fengji had no choice but to turn around and leave the big tent.

Feng Ji immediately found Xin Ping and asked him if he had said something to Xu You, "Xu is dead, and more than 100 people who were planning to assassinate Cao Cao are all dead. What's going on?"

Xin Ping firmly vetoed, "I didn't say a word to Ziyuan."

"Why did Ziyuan go to Cao Cao's camp?" Feng Ji didn't believe it. "It's been so long, when did Ziyuan go to Cao Cao's camp? We just contacted Xu and he went there a few days ago." Cao Cao's camp, what a coincidence?"

Xin Ping solemnly warned him, "Don't make trouble for nothing. Ziyuan will never betray Brother Benchu."

Feng Ji left angrily, and he returned to the Chinese army tent.In the big tent, Xu You knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, not daring to lift his head.Several scrolls of letters were scattered on the ground, probably Yuan Shao threw them on the ground in a fit of anger.Yuan Shao was cursing in the big tent.

"Get out." Tired of scolding, Yuan Shao kicked Xu You, "Next time something like this happens again, I will never come forward to excuse you."

Xu You didn't say a word, and ran away with his head in his arms.

Feng Ji was very happy to see Xu You's distressed appearance.He was often ridiculed by Xu You in public, and he had always held resentment in his heart, and this time he finally let go of his hatred.Seeing Feng Jixi's smiling face, Yuan Shao couldn't get angry, pointed at him and cursed: "You have to be careful, don't be caught by others. You have completely lost my face."

"Your Excellency just let Ziyuan go like this?" Feng Ji asked slowly after complimenting Yuan Shao a few words.

"Kill a few of his old officials, just give him a warning."

"My lord, Ziyuan betrayed you." Feng Ji said in a serious voice, "The failed assassination of Cao Cao must have been done by Ziyuan. This is a betrayal, a betrayal."

"Forget it." Yuan Shao sat wearily behind the table, shook his head and said, "You are just guessing, and there is no evidence."

"I have a way to know whether Ziyuan is loyal to your lord."

Yuan Shao looked up at him suspiciously.

"My lord writes an order to ask Zhengnan (the interrogator) to kill all the criminals involved and their family members, leaving no one behind." Feng Ji waved his hand vigorously, "What uncles, brothers, brothers-in-law, and even Ziyuan's wife and children?" , killed them all."

Yuan Shao's face suddenly darkened, "I made a promise to Ziyuan just now..."

"My lord, it's just an order, a fake order." Feng Ji hurriedly explained, "Then we deliberately leaked this news to Ziyuan's subordinates to see how Ziyuan reacts."

"With Ziyuan's temper, if he didn't betray you, if you treat him like this, not only renege on his promise, but also kill his wife and children, he must be furious, argue with adults, and quarrel, but if he betrays If you miss you, you will definitely feel guilty, and you will mistakenly think that the lord has discovered his betrayal, that the lord is trying to eradicate all his influence, and if you want to kill him, he will definitely run away. In this way, is Ziyuan loyal to the lord? , isn't it clear?"

Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time, then nodded.

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(End of this chapter)