Chapter 814: I have a clear conscience
"Xu Gongming is here, please Cao Gong move and come to talk. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Xu Huang, who ran to the city gate, shouted towards the city.
Xu Huang is the general of the Qin State, and no one in the Qin army knows it, and no one knows it.
When he came on his own and appeared outside the city, the Qin soldiers on duty quickly recognized him, and they all became excited, thinking that their General Xu had escaped from the Wei camp.
Xu Huang's words came out, but the Qin soldiers in the city were surprised, and they were all puzzled.
Their General Xu didn't directly ask to open the door and enter the city, but he even dared to disrespect the Son of Heaven as His Majesty, and even changed his name to Cao Gong!
What's going on with him?
When everyone was stunned and dazed, Cao Zhen, the general on duty, frowned, gritted his teeth and said secretly: "Xu Huang, could it be that you have already turned your back on my Daqin and taken refuge in Wei Thief......
Cao Zhen didn't dare to make an assertion, so he could only send someone Pegasus to report to Cao Cao, saying that Xu Huang was asking to see him outside the city.
At this time, Cao Cao was in the military palace, pondering the strategy of resisting the enemy, and when he heard that Xu Huang had returned, he couldn't help but be surprised and delighted when he asked to see him outside the city, and hurriedly rushed to the east gate with a group of civil and military generals.
Ascending the East Gate Tower, Cao Cao raised his eyes and recognized the military general outside the city, and it was indeed his confidant Xu Huang.
"Gongming, I didn't expect you to be alive, quickly open the city gate and let Gongming enter the city." Cao Cao hadn't noticed the abnormality for a while, and the whole person was still in a state of surprise.
Cao Zhen hesitated for a moment, but did not order the city gate to be opened.
And Xu Huang under the city had already taken a deep breath and said loudly: "Gong Cao, Huang has now returned to the Great Wei, and he is already a minister of the Great Wei, so it is inconvenient to enter the city, so let's say a few words like this." ”
Return to the Great Wei?
The minister of the Great Wei?
Xu Huang's words hit the city like thunder, and the Qin soldiers were all in an uproar.
Cao Cao's body shook violently, his expression changed in shock, and his face was incredulous, as if he thought that his ears had heard it wrong.
That's Xu Huang, the general he Cao Cao personally picked up, he should be loyal to himself, and he would rather die than betray the beloved general, how could he surrender to the potter!?
Cao Cao's spirit was hit hard, and he fell into a dazed state for a while, shocked and stunned, but he didn't react.
Ma Chao was the first to wake up from the shock, and couldn't help but be furious, pointing at Xu Huang and scolding: "Okay, you Xu Huang, Your Majesty treats you well, you dare to betray Your Majesty, you thief who betrays the master, you can't die well!" ”
Also angry was Cao Pi, he also angrily reprimanded: "Xu Huang, Xu Huang, you shameless person, you have forgotten what humble identity you were at the beginning, you are just a little lieutenant under the remnants of the Yellow Turban, if it weren't for your father to promote and appreciate you, how could you have today's name!" You don't want to repay your father's kindness, you even eat inside and out, and surrender to the traitor of the pottery merchant, aren't you afraid of being punished by God! ”
As soon as the two of them, the lord and the minister, started scolding like this, and at the head of the city, Pang De, Yan Liang and other generals were all angry and scolded, and even literati like Liu Ye couldn't help but scold.
What is shameless, what pigs and dogs are inferior, what is ungrateful, all kinds of extreme scolding, echoing in the city.
In the face of such vicious scolding, Xu Huang just stood on his horse with a gloomy face, letting them scold endlessly, but he didn't return the mouth, but only calmly dealt with it.
Cao Cao, who was shocked, had come back to his senses and realized what had happened, and the look of anger on his face gradually fell, replaced by gloomy disappointment.
He raised it suddenly, and the subordinates on the left and right knew that the Son of Heaven had something to say, so they closed their mouths one after another.
On the east gate, there was silence in the blink of an eye, and all eyes were on their Son of Heaven.
Cao Cao took a deep breath, his face was gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "Xu Huang, I promoted you from the White Wave Thief and made you a world-famous general. ”
In the face of Cao Cao's questioning, Xu Huang was not ashamed, only raised his head, and said calmly: "Cao Gong, you are indeed kind to Huang, but over the years, Huang has made many contributions to Cao Gong's expedition to the east and west, birth and death, and how many meritorious contributions have been made. ”
Cao Cao's eyes changed slightly, and he opened his mouth and wanted to scold, but after thinking about it, what Xu Huang said was indeed not wrong, and if it was about merit, Xu Huang was indeed enough to offset the merits.
Especially in the battle of Jincheng, to put it bluntly, he Cao Cao knew that he asked Xu Huang to attract the attention of the Wei army, but there was no return, but Xu Huang knew that there was a dead end, but he still went.
Based on this alone, Xu Huang really doesn't owe him anything.
It's just that he knew this, but when Cao Cao thought of his current situation, Xu Huang even chose to surrender to the potter, which was tantamount to him, and it was a heavy blow to the morale of the army, which made him unable to swallow this breath.
Secretly gritting his teeth, Cao Cao clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Since you have surrendered to the pottery thief, what are you doing here today, is it just to tell me that you Xu Huang has surrendered to the thief, and you want to tell me how much credit you have given me, so that you can ask for psychological comfort." ”
"Of course not!"
Xu Huang categorically interrupted Cao Cao's speculation about himself, looked at Cao Cao's sharp gaze, and said loudly: "I, Xu Huang, have always acted with a clear conscience, and the reason why I am obedient to the Great Wei Emperor is that I believe that Emperor Wei is the master of the Mandate of Heaven and the only person to end this troubled world. ”
The Lord of Destiny, conforming to the Mandate of Heaven, is the only candidate......
Xu Huang's evaluation of the potter, like a knife with a handle, stabbed Cao Cao's heart fiercely, piercing until he was bleeding.
Holding back the anger in his heart, Cao Cao snorted coldly: "Who is the destiny of heaven, it's not up to you to decide!" Since you think you have a clear conscience with the pottery thief, why do you come to see me and bring shame on yourself. ”
Xu Huang took a light breath, his expression softened a little, and then he stopped beating around the bush, and said bluntly: "Although Huang Guishun Dawei has a clear conscience, Huang has followed Cao Gong for many years after all, and he can't bear to see Cao Gong fall into a situation of death and fame, so Huang Te asked Emperor Wei for a promise, as long as His Majesty can give up resistance, and Gui Shun is Great Wei, Emperor Wei will ensure that His Majesty will be prosperous and rich in the second half of his life, and will also ensure that Cao's blood will continue, and please think twice." ”
Xu Huang finally said his true purpose, as soon as these words came out, there was an uproar along the front line of the city, and everyone realized that Xu Huang, a rebel general, had come to persuade him to surrender.
Cao Cao had already guessed Xu Huang's intentions, but despite this, when Xu Huang said it himself, his body was violently shaken, and his spirit suffered a heavy blow.
At this moment, he felt not only betrayal, but also humiliation.
Unprecedented humiliation!
The blood in his chest was tumbling, the hatred in his heart was rolling like a tide, and Cao Cao, who was furious, suddenly laughed wildly.
The laughter was full of irony, as if mocking Xu Huang's ignorance and ridiculousness.
Xu Huang couldn't hear the taste, and couldn't help frowning slightly.
The laughter stopped abruptly.
Cao Cao raised his hand and pointed at Xu Huang, and in a sarcastic tone, he coldly reprimanded: "Xu Huang, you shameless traitor, even if I look away, I didn't expect you to be such a disloyal and unrighteous villain, just betray me, and dare to persuade me to surrender and humiliate me!" ”
Xu Huang's expression changed, and he said hurriedly: "Gong Cao, I, Xu Huang, am definitely not the kind of villain you said, and I am by no means humiliating you, I just don't want to see you end up with a dead body, let alone watching these soldiers who follow you die without a place to be buried!" ”
"Xu Huang, shut up for me!" Cao Cao was deeply enraged, and his voice became hoarse.
Xu Huang was impassioned, and continued to say loudly: "Clear-eyed people know that the Qin State has reached this point, and the general trend has gone and there is no return, these soldiers who followed Cao Gong have done their best, can Cao Gong bear to take these soldiers to destruction for the sake of his so-called face?" ”
When these words came out, the Qin soldiers and soldiers at the head of the city were all moved, as if they were moved by Xu Huang's words, and they all fell silent.
Cao Cao was so stimulated that he was embarrassed and angry, and the sword in his hand was unsheathed angrily, pointing at Xu Huang, and scolded angrily: "Traitor, Hugh has to disturb the heart of our army, as long as I have a breath, I will never surrender to the traitor of the pottery merchant, and I will not allow my Da Qin Erlang, if anyone surrenders to the pottery thief, even if it is death, they will live and die with me and Daqin, give me arrows, and shoot this traitor!" ”
Cao Cao was a little crazy, and was so angry with Xu Huang that he was so carried away that he actually said that he wanted to take the soldiers to death.
The Qin soldiers on the left and right all changed color, and a chill flashed in their eyes that was not easy to detect.
You must know that the reason why they followed Cao Cao here was because of Cao Cao's prestige, and on the other hand, they still held a glimmer of hope and thought that they could restore the country.
Their hope is to live by fighting, not to fight to die.
Cao Cao's angry scolding sounded like Cao Cao himself admitting that the fall of the Qin State was a foregone conclusion, and he knew that this was the case, and he would continue to fight with them, even if he knew that the result would be destruction.
Knowing that there was no hope, but still ordering them to continue fighting, how could the Qin soldiers not feel cold.
For a time, they ignored Cao Cao's order and did not use their hands to release arrows.
"Didn't you hear your father's will, why don't you quickly release your arrows and shoot that shameless traitor!" Cao Pi roared and roared.
All the soldiers were yelled at by Cao Pi like this, so they naturally didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and they all set up bows and arrows and shot towards Xu Huang.
Xu Huang looked at such a scene, let out a long sigh, grabbed the arrow released by the other party, and galloped away, leaving only countless sharp arrows behind.
A few hundred steps away, the potter stood on horseback, looking at the direction of the east gate of the enemy city, and Xu Huang was forced back by sharp arrows, which he expected.
After a while, Xu Huang ran back, and the pottery merchant sighed: "Xu Gongming, it seems that your kindness is that Fu Zhu has gone to waste, and Cao Cao is determined to go his own way." ”
Xu Huang shook his head and sighed, but said with a straight face: "Your Majesty can give the minister this opportunity, the minister is grateful, the minister has done his best, and he has a clear conscience. ”
With Xu Huang's words, the potter was also satisfied, so he patted Xu Huang on the shoulder and said with relief: "The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, you have done your best, there is nothing to regret, let's go, go back to the camp and accompany me to have a drink first." ”
The potter and Xu Huang rode back to the camp.
At the head of the city, Cao Cao looked at Xu Huang, who had "fled", and was angry for a long time, before he calmed down his anger and went down to the city with hatred.
All the ministers have gone down to the city one after another, but Cao Pi is standing at the head of the city, looking at the direction of Wei Ying, shaking his head and muttering: "Even Xu Huang has committed treason, isn't it true that my Great Qin is going to a dead end, if so, even if I become the prince, what's the point, alas......"
At this time, Jia Xu was already standing next to him quietly, looking out of the city seemingly casually, but he lowered his voice and said: "Second prince, time is running out, it's time to find another way out for yourself." ”
Cao Pi's figure shook slightly, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth secretly, and a trace of coldness quietly flashed in his eyes.