Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 411

Everyone in Jizhou was nervously busy, and one person was especially busy, Xu You and Xu Ziyuan.Xu You returned to Jizhou this time as a victor. On the one hand, he looked for various excuses to suppress and take revenge on those who did not agree with him, and on the other hand, he recruited some close people to his subordinates, and soon formed his own circle. And made friends with many generals.Shen Cheng and Shen Rong lost their support, and they also joined Xu You's family and became guests. Zhang Nan, Zhong Jin, and Zhong Shen also often went to Xu You's house for banquets.Xinpi, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang despise Xu You's behavior and do not want to associate with him, and Xu You often looks down upon him.

Xu You believed that he should be the first to win Jizhou, so he showed off everywhere, and often talked nonsense at banquets.Cao Cao saw it in his eyes and heard it in his ears. As Cao Cao's personal follower, Xu Chu naturally knew it clearly. Xu You was too arrogant, Cao Cao was very angry, and the consequences were very serious.

One day, Xu You accompanied Cao Cao to go out to inspect and came back. At the base of the city, Xu You held a whip and said, "Ah, without me, can you enter this gate?"

Cao Cao chuckled, ignored Xu You, and rode his horse into the city.Xu Chu glared at Xu You from behind, and Xu You spat, "You fool!"

Xu Chu stopped his horse and put his hand on the knife, his face full of murderous intent.

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Did Ziyuan say that to Yuan Benchu?"

Xu You choked on a single sentence, his face turned red, Cheng Yu laughed out loud, ignored Xu You, and rode into the city.Xu Chu then retorted: "We won the city through bloody battles after thousands of lives. How dare you boast like that!"

Xu You was deflated just now, and cursed back recklessly: "You are just mediocre people, what's the big deal!"

Xu Chu was furious: "Anyone who insults my master will die!" He swung a big knife and cut Xu You under the horse, and everyone's expressions changed.Knowing that he was in trouble, Xu Chu cut off Xu You's head and came to Cao Cao: "My lord, Xu You is rude. I have already beheaded him."

Cao Cao was taken aback, "Xu You has known me since childhood, and there are always jokes on weekdays..." He immediately reprimanded Xu Chu: "Even if Xu You is inappropriate, you should report it to me. How can you kill him!" After a few reprimands, Cao Cao He ordered Xu You to be buried richly.

The small group formed by Xu You suddenly dispersed.Seeing Xu Chu, everyone flinched.

The news soon reached Zhou Cang's ears, and Zhou Cang sighed: "Cao Cao has changed."

Zhou Wen asked, "My lord, why did you say that?"

Zhou Cang said: "Yuan Fang should know a lot about Cao Cao. He is courageous and forbearing. Since Cao Cao started his army, talent is always the first priority in employing people. Even if there are many mistakes, they will use them because of their talents."

Zhou Wen nodded, indeed.Guo Jia likes to drink and is unrestrained, but he is known as a ghost, and Cao Cao does not strictly restrain him.Cao Hong was fond of money, and he often argued with others because of money, and even had unhappiness with Cao Pi, but Cao Cao didn't reprimand him.Cheng Yu is cruel, Le Jinzhan likes to eat alone, etc. Although these are not major faults, they are also flaws, but Cao Cao still trusts and reuses them. "The lord thinks that these people have shortcomings, and Cao Cao also knows the shortcomings of these people, so he dares to use them boldly?"

Zhou Cang shook his head: "That's not the case. These people have one thing in common, that is, their absolute loyalty to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao was weak, he put talent first. But now that Cao Cao's serious troubles have been eliminated, he is not thinking about talent."

Zhou Wen was shocked: "My lord, even if you are a great talent in the future, as long as you have a second heart about Cao Cao, Cao Cao will get rid of him? Even an important minister?"

"It's not just two-hearted, as long as Cao Cao's dignity and interests are touched, Cao Cao will be ruthless and eliminate them."

Zhou Wen pondered for a long time, then nodded silently. With Cao Cao's current power, he no longer cares about one or two talents, which is a common problem of high-ranking people.It's just that Dong Zhuo didn't seem to have committed this problem at the beginning. As long as he didn't oppose Dong Zhuo and opposed Dong Zhuo with a clear-cut stand, Dong Zhuo seemed to bear it. "As the lord said, wouldn't Cao Cao have a grudge against the lord?"

"There are always bad things, and it's not a day or two." Zhou Cang smiled, "But Cao Cao has no spare power to deal with us, and as long as we still respect Cao Cao, he has no reason to send troops to Xuzhou. After the north is pacified, he will go south to Jingzhou, and Xuzhou will have no worries for a while. After that, take a step at a time, and it is best to let him continue to play Jiangdong's idea, hehehe."

"Cao Cao's pacification of the north is to take Bingzhou, which is not too difficult for him. Then he goes north to conquer Wuhuan. Don't you worry that he will send troops from Liaodong to attack south?"

"Huh? Going south? How can I dispatch soldiers and horses in Liaodong? I can only wave the flag and cheer for them."

Zhou Wen laughed heartily, "My lord, why did you repeatedly tell Zang Ba and Du Xi not to rush to attack? Everyone only thought that the lord was out of caution, but it turned out that they really wanted to avoid going south."

"Exactly. I have already obtained the emperor's edict to send troops, and the front line is at a stalemate. How can I give up halfway? Cao Cao wants me to send troops, but I am also powerless. I can't blame me for that."

The two clapped their hands together and laughed, Dian Man didn't understand, so they followed Sha Le, Deng Ai Ruo was thoughtful.

"My lord, Xun Chen, the prefect of Jinzhou, and General Wu Anguo sent someone to deliver the letter." Yang Rui walked in from the outside.

"Huh?" Zhou Cang was taken aback, what happened?

"It's an official letter, so my subordinates have to open it first." Yang Rui said, because it's not a confidential letter, so as a confidential secretary, Yang Rui had to review it first. "The letter said that Yuan Xi sent someone to see Xun Chen, seeking to send his family members to Jinzhou to join his son Yuan Mai. After discussing with General Wu, Xun Chen did not dare to be self-reliant. Therefore, can I ask my lord for instructions?"

"This is Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang looking for a way out for themselves. Why not? Sure enough, I guess the two of them have the same intention. Otherwise, it's fine to politely refuse, so why send someone to ask for instructions."

"My lord, wait a minute." Zhou Wen hurriedly stopped, "My lord, aren't you afraid of causing Cao Cao's dissatisfaction?"

"What about this?" Zhou Cang pondered, and began to judge gains and losses in his heart.

"Hehe, Mr. Yuanfang is overthinking, so why is it so difficult. You can tell Yuan Xi to let [-] people enter Jinzhou, and a hundred people will be mixed among the refugees. Who knows?" Yang Rui laughed.

"Huh?" Zhou Wen pointed at Yang Rui and laughed, "Good boy, you have a quick brain."

What a good idea, [-] refugees fled to Jinzhou to avoid the war, there is nothing wrong with Jinzhou accepting the refugees, as long as these family members are secretly resettled, who would know, even if he knew that the family members were mixed among the refugees, Zhou Cang could push it away Clean, so many people need to be housed, I know who is who?Yang Rui was originally intelligent and transparent, but he has grown a lot after being in Xuzhou for a few years.

Zhou Cang was very comforted. He was most worried that with the aging of Zhang Jiong and Zhou Wen, there would be fewer and fewer people around him who could give advice. It seemed that his luck was really good, and there were people like Yang Rui and Zhuge Dan to supplement. , when Deng Ai's generation grows up again, it will be able to take the lead.

(End of this chapter)