Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2198 Things are difficult

  『The General’s frame is here! Rats dare! 』

  There was chaos on the long street.

  Cao Cao has encountered no fewer than ten assassinations. Big and small, more or less, the guards around Cao Cao have even gotten used to them, so they reacted quickly, without any panic or haste when they were suddenly attacked.

  In the shield wall, Cao Cao stood under the protection of Dian Wei and Cao Hong, gnashing his teeth.

Among the people who assassinated Cao Cao, of course, it is impossible for all of them to be for the so-called righteousness of the court and the public heart of the country, but basically without exception, they would yell at Cao Cao as a national traitor, a treacherous minister, and after being a eunuch, everyone will be punished …

  Every call like this is like uncovering the scars in Cao Cao’s heart again, not only sprinkled a handful of salt, but also urinated, it smells bad and coquettish...

  Every time this happened, Cao Cao wanted to ask, "Is your wife very beautiful?" 』

   Uh, wrong.

   It should be asking, "Who is more beautiful, you or your wife?" 』

   It doesn't seem right, it should be to ask, "A man would rather have a kind?" 』

Ok…

   This taste seems a bit strange, so that’s all, it basically means this.

Generally speaking, the people who came to assassinate Cao Cao were basically single-minded and not very smart, but because of this, these people would fight to the death and never retreat, thinking that even if they died, it was called sacrifice, for the sake of The Dahan Sheji is for the people of the world, for the morality of knights, etc...

   But in fact, that's the same thing.

  Because of the act of assassination itself, it is not so glorious.

Even if ordinary little rangers had the guts, they would not be able to enter Cao Cao's defense circle, but the leader of a big ranger who could organize manpower and strength with some reputation was not willing to put down the wine on hand and push away the beautiful woman in his arms , so basically, the ones who assassinated Cao Cao were guys who were not good enough and were used as guns.

The two sides fought suddenly, not to mention the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Cao Hong beside Cao Cao, and Dian Wei, who had always followed Cao Cao, and the guards of the Cao family's children, who were well-trained and slashed with swords and guns. Blood was flying everywhere, and these "righteous men" who came to assassinate were retreating steadily...

Cao Cao rolled his eyes, then stretched out a hand, pulled an arrow from the shield Cao Hong was holding, and pinched it under his armpit in front of Cao Hong, then blinked at Cao Hong , is to fall backwards!

  _(:з」∠)_

  o_O?!

  Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted: "My lord is injured!" injured! 』

   Suddenly, the scene was in chaos!

   There are only a few assassins left, and seeing that they have "accomplished" the set goal, they naturally have no reason to continue fighting to the death, and they all scattered...

  Cao Cao let out a voice through his teeth, "Send someone to follow..."

  The armored shield soldiers swarmed up, surrounded Cao Cao's chariot tightly, and then hurried into the general's mansion...

  In the distance of the cross street, someone looked out of the window.

  『Have you seen clearly? 』

  『I didn’t see it clearly... I just saw it fell down...』

  『Good job! died? 』

  『I don’t know... probably because of an injury...』

  『Now let's go! Going west, the city must be closed... Hurry, hurry! 』

  …┴┴︵╰(‵ ′)╯︵┴┴…

In a sense, Zang Ba is actually a person who knows the current affairs and has self-knowledge. Although relying on the strength of the Taishan Army and gaining some benefits, he can be regarded as doing well. The water rose, but he didn't become more courageous because of this, and even touched some red lines.

   Cao Cao, Xun Yu, and even Chen Gui, Chen Deng, etc. Zang Ba lacked confidence when facing these people. The reason for the lack of confidence is that Zang Ba is aware of the hypocrisy of these people. Don’t look at the smiles on weekdays, but in fact, if you really anger them, the guys who eat meat but don’t spit out their bones...

In addition, Zang Ba also knows that his background is a bit humble, and it is impossible to be careless when getting along with these people who are used to intrigue on weekdays. Arrived Henry Zhang.

When Zang Ba saw Henry Zhang, in fact, it was more or less to make an extra friend, just to think carefully about one more way. Zang Ba may not act according to Henry Zhang’s ideas, but it does not prevent him from leaving some scenes and favors. In the future, in some situations Next, it can be used.

   It’s a pity that Henry Zhang didn’t come here with good intentions to pave a way for Zang Ba, on the contrary, he still wanted to give up Zang Ba’s way!

   Zang Ba’s guards knocked away Henry Zhang’s men, and then Zang Ba rushed into the courtyard, went straight into the hall, and stared at Henry Zhang.

  Henry Zhang put down his teacup, then smiled and said: "It's a great honor to have a distinguished guest when the snow breaks today..."

   Zang Ba sneered, "Mr. Zhang Lang is so elegant! Let's ask Mr. Zhang Langjun's twenty people, where did they go? 』

   Henry Zhang stood up, still with a smile on his face, then walked to the window and looked out the window. Outside the window is a plum blossom, which is somewhat bright in the snow, like blood, "Go hunting..."

  『Hunting? ” Zang Ba sneered, “Mr. Zhang thinks a certain ear and eyes are blocked? 』

  『A tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger...』Henry Zhang smiled, 『If the people can’t live, they hunt tigers to live. What’s wrong? 』

   Zang Ba opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

  『The tiger is brutal...』 Henry Zhang said, "If you are a little careless, death or injury is normal, and General Zang doesn't need to worry about it..."

  Henry Zhang turned around and looked at Zang Ba, "I also hit it off with General Zang, and I deeply admire General Zang's way of dealing with the world. If Qingxu didn't have General Zang, he would have countless innocent souls!" It's just that there are many problems in this world, some can be solved, some are unsolvable... Being in it, I often hate myself for being incompetent... General Zang is now in power, and his troops are on display. Although he is loved by Duke Cao, he is also deeply loved by him. Jealousy...Even if General Zang Anru is a virgin, can he avoid hatred? 』

  『What's more, it's... so what? "Henry Zhang laughed and said, "Nowadays, caravans come and go frequently, there are many bandits on the way, and the goods transported are expensive, why are there no guards? With guards, dead or injured halfway, buried in the deep stream of the green mountains, how strange is it? What's more, if this Xiliang horse is not sold to someone, where will it be sold? Hehe, is it possible that he will return to Guanzhong? 』

   Henry Zhang pointed out the window, "General Zang, life is short, so flowers are like this, even if it is cold and cold, you can't wait for the day and night..."

  『A pack of nonsense! ’ Zang Ba said angrily, and then walked away.

It is difficult for Zang Ba to say anything about other things, but Henry Zhang is right about one thing. Now Jiangdong is indeed the most important purchaser of war horses under Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao himself lacks war horses, Jiangdong has given too much …

  Before, Jiangdong could trade some horses with Guanzhong through the Jingzhou line, but now it is also broken.

  Cao Cao had a grudge against Sun Quan, but not against Jiang Dong's money.

   Wars belong to wars, and business belongs to business.

During the Three Kingdoms period, this kind of situation was not unusual. Even in the later period, when the relationship between various families was tense, they did not prohibit the exchange of caravans. The Jingzhou of Guan Erye was borrowed by Lu Meng. White long clothes, bare two big hairy legs and then sneaked into the beacon tower...

Because this world is not only the world of Liu Xie alone, nor the world of Cao Caofei and Sun Quan, there are so many big gentry families, as long as these big gentry families have needs and want to buy goods, then the caravan will not be able to cut off…

  …(*≧∪≦)…

  The general Cao Cao was assassinated in the street, and the emperor Liu Xie was furious when he found out. He ordered people to remove Man Chong, the magistrate of Xu County, from his post on the spot, and ordered him to find the culprit.

  Suddenly, the situation inside and outside Xu County changed. Nine gates were blocked almost at the same time. Soldiers were on guard in the streets. House-to-house investigations were carried out in every city and square. The atmosphere in Xu County was extremely tense.

  The figures in twos and threes collided under the dim light.

"died? 』

  『I'm afraid it will be difficult. 』

  『If you don’t kill a tiger, you will suffer from it... What a pity, what a pity! 』

  『Which righteous man did it? 』

  『I haven’t heard any news…』

  『Nowadays the limelight is very tight, it is better to be careful...』

A few people nodded each, and then dispersed under the cover of the shadow, like a group of hyenas, smelling the smell of decay and blood, they couldn't help drooling together, but facing the still breathing The tiger and leopard, however, did not have the guts to go up and give the final blow, so they could only linger in the outer circle, waiting...

  …(｀へ)(`З’)(‵ ′)…

  Man Chong walked out of the palace with a very ugly expression on his face.

  He is the county magistrate Xu.

  Although most of the military command power and local defense cannot be fully controlled, they are still indispensable when facing the board.

Man Chong was sprayed with saliva by the emperor Liu Xie, but he couldn't justify a word, he could only keep bowing his head to make amends, and told the emperor that the soldiers around Xu County were all Cao's Xiahou under Cao Cao's rule. Commander, should I contact them if something goes wrong? Or is it really impossible that there are still two Tuntian Zhonglang generals who should also bear some responsibility? How about dragging Xun Yu into the water, saying that Xun Yu is actually doing most of the things, and Man Chong himself doesn't know anything?

Cao Cao was said to be "seriously injured", sometimes awake, sometimes comatose, and then he was heavily protected in the general's mansion, fearing that even a bird would be shot down if it passed by, only a few core figures of the Cao family and Xiahou family In order to enter the inner room, even Xun Yu couldn't go in to visit, let alone Man Chong these people.

   Can't see Cao Cao, and then Liu Xie's heavy pressure is on top of his head. After thinking about it, Man Chong came to Shangshutai.

Before arriving at Shangshutai, I heard a group of people near Shangshutai, either with sad faces, feeling sorry for Cao Cao's injury, or angrily demanding that the murderer behind the scenes be caught, or expressing that in this critical life and death Qiu, uh, Zhidong, is willing to share the worries of the general...

  Everything in life seems to be found here.

  Man Chong lowered his eyelids, and was about to pass through the crowd, when he suddenly heard someone next to him yelling: "Where does Bo Ning want to go?" ! 』

  Man Chong raised his eyes, but it was Zhong Yao.

  『What advice does Yuan Chang have? ’ Man Chong asked.

  Zhong Yao smiled, "Don't dare to advise... but I don't know that Bo Ning, as the magistrate of Xu County, has ever known how the thieves entered the city?" 』

  Man Chong's face remained the same, but his heart was like boiling water, every bubbling bubble was swearing. Zhong Yao seemed to be asking a simple question, as if he was asking some questions about the incident, but in fact it was a typical dilemma, and no matter how Man Chong answered it, he would face severe consequences.

From a certain point of view, there are some overlaps in the self-positioning of Zhong Yao and Man Chong, especially in terms of law, Zhong Yao is also very researched. In history, he later served as the Minister of Dali Temple and was in charge of the internal law of Wei State. The matter of legal proceedings is enough to show his attainments in this aspect.

Man Chong's ability to gain Cao Cao's favor is not only due to his personal ability, but more importantly, Man Chong's background is relatively low, and his relationship with many gentry children is not as complicated as that of Zhong Yao, so in comparison It can be said that Cao Cao is more willing to use Man Chong to manage the judicial prison than Zhong Yao.

   It can also be seen from here that Cao Wei's employment system has changed in the early and late stages...

  Of course, this is a later story.

   Now, Zhong Yao's meaning is very clear, you, a guy who occupies the latrine and can't make shit, give up your position as soon as possible, and you can save some face. If you get to the back, hehe...

  Man Chong snorted, "This matter is of great importance, Yuan often spies in public, what do you want?" 』

  Zhong Yao changed his color and said, "Man Bo Ningxiu wants to squirt blood!" It's just caring, how can there be spying? ! 』

   Man Chong said: "Since it is not a spy, please get out of the way!" Could it be that Yuan Chang wanted to stop Yu Mou on purpose? 』

  『Hehe…』Zhong Yao laughed a few times, then moved out of the way, 『How dare you stop me? That's fine, I'm just waiting for Bo Ning to find out the truth of this case...』

   After finishing speaking, Zhong Yao stepped aside, and just sneered with Han Bin and the others.

   Man Chong glanced silently, then stepped forward. At a certain moment in Man Chong's heart, it is inevitable that he did not have the idea of ​​framing Zhong Yao for revenge, but he quickly put it down,

Zhong Yao is a surname in Yingchuan, and has a good relationship with Xun Yu and others. He was prosecuted as Xiaolian very early, and was soon transferred from Shang Shulang to Yangling Ling. Later, he resigned due to illness and recovered. After that, he was immediately recruited by the three prefectures to serve as Ting Weizheng and Huangmen servant...

  Ordinary people can have this kind of treatment? Oh, the hole is still there after the illness is gone, and then the hole is even bigger when you come back from the illness?

  At the same time, Zhong Yao still has the meritorious halo of persuading Liu Xie to come all the way east...

At that time, when the emperor Liu Xie was in Chang'an, he was frequently blown away by Zhong Yao. Even when he was in Fei Qian's place, Zhong Yao often persuaded the emperor to return in private. Therefore, from a certain point of view, Zhong Yao is At present, Cao Cao can hold one of the important heroes of the emperor, so Zhong Yao is not someone who Man Chong wants to do, and whoever can drag it around in the street to mess around.

   The outside of the Shangshutai is very lively, but the inside of the Shangshutai is completely opposite.

Under such a major event, all the officials in Shangshutai, no matter how big or small, are cautious, like walking on thin ice, and even the normal work handover, they try to keep the volume down as much as possible, lest because the voice is a little louder, then It was treated as a punching bag.

  In the face of big events, big people think about how to profit from it, but small people think about how to protect themselves...

  Man Chong held his head high, walked through the corridor without looking sideways, and arrived at the government affairs hall.

  『Bonin came just in time...』

  Xun Yu who was in the government affairs hall raised his head and greeted, "Come, I want to find you for something..."

  Man Chong's heart skipped a beat, he hurried forward, clasped his hands and said, "Please tell me..."

  Xun Yu waved his hand, signaling to the seat beside him, "Sit first. 』

...

  Xun Yu nodded slowly and smiled a little.

  『More Lingjun. Man Chong cupped his hands and said to Xun Yu.

   Xun Yu smiled.

Xun Yu has been very busy these days, and it seems that the New Year is coming. Whether it is the evaluation of officials, or the extra military pay for soldiers in the New Year, it is quite a headache, and because of the addition of the Jingzhou faction, the original The expansion of the gentry group under Cao Cao’s complex composition, although to a certain extent, also represents an increase in the number of available officials, but the same, the official ranks to be paid, and the balance of the size of the positions will also consume more energy.

  To put it simply, the gentry in Jingzhou, like the gentry in Jizhou, will inevitably face the situation of retreating from the front line. If the original power is to be handed over, there will inevitably be a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction.

Then…

  When there is resentment, it is natural to vent it.

   Sometimes it is reasonable to do impulsive things.

   For example, assassinate Cao Cao.

  Is this inference smooth?

  Xun Yu also felt that things went smoothly, but similarly, he also felt that the smoother things were, the more likely there would be problems. It's even like diarrhea, the smoother it is, the bigger the problem.

  『The on-site weapons have been collected...』 Xun Yu said slowly, 『Boning can guess where it came from? 』

  『Hussars? ’ Man Chong blurted out.

   Xun Yu nodded.

Not surprisingly.

Because General Hussar's craftsmanship is the best in the world, many people naturally pursue it and pay a lot of money to buy it. After all, in troubled times, anyone with a little brain knows that only with exquisite and sturdy armor can they be able to defend themselves. Money, so there are a lot of hussar weapons circulating in the market.

   Therefore, to assassinate Cao Cao, Hussar General Fei Qian had this condition, sufficient motivation, and evidence, but Xun Yu and Man Chong glanced at each other and felt that the possibility was not very high.

   It's not because Xun Yu and Man Chong believe in Fei Qian's character, but because Xun Yu and Man Chong believe in Fei Qian's reputation even more.

  For an ordinary person, there may be a wrong name, but there is often no wrong nickname. After so many years, Fei Qian has successfully established a positive image of being upright and upright. If he really wanted to kill Cao Cao, it would definitely be on the battlefield. Wouldn't it be bad for Fei Qian to use this low-handed assassination method? fame?

If it is said that Fei Qian has nowhere to go, cannot gain an advantage on the battlefield, and there is no good way except to assassinate, then it is somewhat understandable that Fei Qian would not hesitate to trade his reputation for victory, but now, could it be that Fei Qian's cavalry suddenly Are your feet soft?

  So it is necessary for Fei Qian to gamble his reputation and make an assassination that is unlikely to succeed?

  『Is there anyone alive? Man Chong asked with some expectation.

  Xun Yu slowly shook his head, "They are all dead men." Even if he was injured, he cut himself off with a short dagger... and chopped off his arm, the injury was too serious...』

  『…』Man Chong was silent for a moment, and then said, "Is it not difficult to raise only one dead man, maybe ordinary people can do it with a meal, but there are so many dead men..."

  Xun Yu nodded, and said: "Boning is really smart and sharp, with clear thinking... But, this is also a matter of concern..."

  Man Chong glanced at Xun Yu, and then couldn't help but fell silent again.

this matter…

   Difficult.

  (end of this chapter)