Chapter 248: The Aftermath (Part II)
Chapter 248: In the aftermath
Guan Yu died under his own gun, this is an iron-clad fact that cannot be shaken, so when he heard Xiahoudun propose to take the responsibility of killing Guan Yu alone, Gao Shun of course would not agree.
"Changgong, killing Guan Yu is a great achievement, you can give this skill to me, okay?" At that time, Xiahoudun smiled and said to Gao Shun in a big grinning tone.
Great achievement? Of course, Gao Shun knew that this was Xiahoudun's nonsense. Disobeying Cao's '' order, pursuing Guan Yu and killing him without authorization, no matter how you think about it, it will not be counted as merit, but it will be said to be a crime.
If Guan Yu's body is brought back, he doesn't know what kind of punishment he will suffer.
Xiahoudun said to himself like this, just to take the responsibility for killing Guan Yu alone.
Of course, Gao Shun was still quite moved by Xiahoudun's move. After all, Xiahoudun was thinking about himself, and he didn't want to be punished by Cao Cao' for killing Guan Yu, and he didn't want to be implicated in other things.
With such brotherhood, how can Gao Shun not remember it?
"Yuan let 'desire' take the blame for me, and this affection is remembered. However, Guan Yu was killed by my own hands, how could I, Gao Shun, dare not admit it for fear of taking responsibility? Didn't Yuan Rang think I was a cowardly person? Gao Shun waved his hand and rejected Xiahoudun's kindness.
Sharing happiness is nothing, and sharing hardships is brotherhood. Since Gao Shun thinks that he has a brotherhood with Xiahoudun, how can he blame the other party for fear of taking responsibility, what kind of brother is that?
When Xiahoudun heard Gao Shun's statement, he saw that he was very resolute, and he was also very moved in his heart. But Rao is like this, he still hasn't changed his mind.
"Changgong, if you don't agree with my idea, then I'd rather cut off 'friendship' with you!" Xiahoudun said very seriously, so serious that Gao Shun couldn't help but be stunned.
The consequences of killing Guan Yu were so serious that they were by no means as simple as being severely punished by Cao Cao. Although Guan Yu only temporarily surrendered to Cao's '', he has also accumulated a lot of prestige and popularity over this period of time. Guan Yu made extensive 'friends' in the Cao camp, and had deep or shallow contacts with many generals in the Cao camp, and even had a high status in the minds of ordinary soldiers. Killing Guan Yu is a big problem for Cao Ying's future, but it can also be said to be a very unpopular move, not only Cao 'Cao' will be angry about this, but also the generals in Cao Ying's camp may also be dissatisfied with this.
Although Xiahoudun is not a wise man, he can still figure out these truths, but for the sake of Cao's great cause, he doesn't care about these at all.
But Gao Shun is different, Xiahoudun does not want to involve Gao Shun in these many rights and wrongs.
Gao Shun and the generals in Cao Yingzhong have a good relationship, such as Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others have a lot of friendship with Gao Shun, and Dian Wei is Gao Shun's righteous brother. However, when they learned that Gao Shun had killed Guan Yu, would their opinion of him change and their relationship would be estranged from him?
Whether it is Dian Wei, Zhao Yun or Huang Zhong, they are all upright people. Although these generals had a deep relationship with Gao Shun before, the 'friendship' between them and Guan Yu was also not shallow. If Gao Shun killed Guan Yu, how would they feel?
They may not express any opinion on this, after all, Guan Yu is already in a hostile position at this time, and it does not seem wrong to consider killing him for the sake of his own camp. Serving the same lord, Zhao Yun and others are also people who understand righteousness, and they will not make a big deal out of it, embarrass their own family, and let the enemy see jokes.
But in reality? Just because these generals don't express their opinions doesn't mean they really don't have ideas. They will not make the contradiction public for the sake of the overall situation, but subtly, they may not be able to let go of this matter. Their hearts may be estranged from Gao Shun because of this, and it is very likely that they will subconsciously alienate Gao Shun, so that Gao Shun will be in an extremely awkward position in Cao Ying.
If a friend kills another friend, that person may not become an enemy, but it will be difficult to remain a friend.
Xiahoudun didn't want this, he didn't want Gao Shun to be isolated in Cao Ying, intercepting and killing Guan Yu was his own will, and he couldn't bear to see his brother suffer criticism because of this.
He is different from Gao Shun, his 'sex' personality is relatively arrogant, and since he was put into Cao's '' account, there are not many generals who have deep 'friendship' with him. In Cao Ying, who can talk to himself, except for Gao Shun, there are only the generals of the Xiahou clan left. He will bear the notoriety of killing Guan Yu with all his strength, and the pressure he needs to bear is much smaller, at least those people in the clan still have to rely on their own strength to strengthen the clan, and it is impossible to alienate themselves, and the relationship between the Xiahou clan and Guan Yu was originally extremely weak, and there was no reason to alienate themselves for it. As for other external 'sexual' generals, the relationship between Xiahoudun and them is mostly just average, although there is no lack of 'friendship' with them, but that is not the majority after all, even if he is alienated by them, it is not a big deal. Moreover, as a figure who supports the 'door' for the Xiahou clan, his identity in the Cao camp is not ordinary, and many generals in the Cao camp still have to sell their face.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Xiahoudun still insisted on bearing all the charges on his own. Please keep in mind the URL, if you like "The Invincible of the Three Kingdoms" written by the thunder