Cao Cao heard Wang Tu say this, and then he realized that what he said just now was a little sick, didn't he compare his father to a mouse? Thinking about it carefully, this Wang Tu's words are even more outrageous, he actually compares himself to that "mouse". Is it tolerable or unbearable, Cao Cao suddenly sank his face and shouted: "Someone! ”

The pro-soldiers outside the door walked in in response and stood aside, waiting for Cao Cao to give an order.

Cao Cao wanted to order Wang Tu to be pushed out and beheaded, but thinking that for so many years, he had followed him without merit and hard work, so he couldn't help but hesitate again, and muttered: "Wang Tu, which hand did you use to touch that woman?" ”

Wang Tu didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by asking, so he stretched out his right hand and gestured, and said, "Back to the lord, it's this hand." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Come on, push Wang Tu out and cut off his right hand!" ”

Wang Tu was shocked, "plopped" and knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and begged Cao Cao for mercy. He touched the woman's chest, but he had already been punished by Liu Xin for this matter, and he thought that when he returned to Puyang, he would get Cao Cao's sympathy, and even hoped that Cao Cao would avenge him in the future. Where did he expect that Cao Cao would not only not sympathize with him, but also cut off his right hand. Liu Xin cut off his nose and ears, which did not affect his life very much, but one hand was cut off, and it was the right hand that was cut off, so wouldn't he be a waste? If Wang Tu knew that Liu Xin's original intention was to cut off his balls, perhaps he would feel very fortunate by now and happily let Cao Cao cut off his hands. It's a pity that he didn't know that he had escaped, so he was puzzled by Cao Cao's order, and even had a trace of resentment.

Cao Cao ignored him, waved his hand, and continued to look through the bamboo slips.

The two pro-soldiers who were ordered to enter the study usually looked at their captain very unpleasantly, but now they were about to fall into the ground, where did Wang Tu plead bitterly, like a dead dog, dragged him out, and a miserable scream came from outside the door.

Those pro-soldiers couldn't get used to Wang Tu's usual behavior, so they deliberately made it bad, and when they saw Wang Tu fainting in pain, they brought a bucket of water to wake him up. Wang Tu looked at his bloody and bare right wrist, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. In fact, at this time, his broken wrist had lost consciousness and did not feel pain, he just couldn't understand why Cao Cao wanted to cut off one of his hands. Maybe he just can't think of it if he wants to break his head, but this time it's actually bad in the mouth that is used to bragging.

At this time, Cao Cao already had a roll of bamboo slips and a severed palm in front of him. The bamboo slip was Cao Cao's reply to Liu Xin, and the severed palm was naturally just cut off from Wang Tu's body. Cao Cao looked at the broken palm, and suddenly felt a little relieved, and said in his heart, grandma, I haven't touched it yet, you kid dare to touch it, who will you cut if you don't cut it?

After a while, Cao Cao sighed and ordered: "Take a bag of tips, put the broken palm and this letter in it, and send it to Xiangyang quickly!" ”

At this time, the counties of Xuzhou have gradually become chaotic. Cao Song was killed in Xuzhou, and the news that Cao Cao would raise troops to avenge his father spread far and wide, and people everywhere were panicked. A few years ago, the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, and the scene of broken walls and corpses everywhere was still vivid.

In the troubled world, people's lives are as cheap as dogs, if Cao Jun really kills them, even if their military discipline is strict, the people will inevitably suffer, not to mention that many people have heard that Cao Cao's soldiers turned out to be the Yellow Turbans who made trouble in Xuzhou, and they were driven out of their hometown by Tao Qian, and this time they will definitely come back even more. For the people of Xuzhou, who doesn't want to live well? When this happens, fleeing is the first choice.

The people living in the city are a little more at ease, after all, looking at the high city walls, they always feel a little bit of dependence. When the Yellow Turban rebelled, it also started with burning and looting in villages and towns, and almost everywhere they passed was scorched earth. There are always some villagers who still have their homeland and can't give up the broken pots and tiles, but more villagers are ready to flee, and some have begun to pack up their gold and silver, thinking about going to the city to join relatives and friends.

The rumors spread ten, ten, hundred, and thousand, and soon spread all over the land of Xuzhou, much faster than the spread of the plague. Jian Yong heard the news on the street in Xuzhou, hurried back, and said: "Lord, I don't know who leaked the news, there are rumors all over the street that Cao Cao is going to be killed." ”

There are no special circumstances, Guan Yu stayed with Liu Bei, seeing Jian Yong's anxious look, he stroked his long hair under his chin, and said disdainfully: "What are you panicking about, my eldest brother already knows about this matter." ”

Cao Song was killed, and what Cao Cao was about to commit was still a top secret in Xuzhou, and even many civil and military officials under Tao Qian did not know about it. The one who knows the ins and outs of the whole thing best is naturally Liu Bei, and even Tao Qian is in the dark about many details. Tao Qian also sent people to search for Zhang's whereabouts, hoping to seize this scourge and reconcile with Cao Cao. But Zhang seemed to have evaporated from the world, how did he know that Zhang had already been burned to char by Liu Bei.

Liu Bei sent someone to reveal the news to Liu Xin and Yuan Shao, and it was also done in secret, and he did not tell Tao Qian, according to the itinerary, the envoys he sent to these two places have not returned, and the whole Xuzhou is full of turmoil. Moreover, he also sent someone to check quietly, this news did not come from one place, it seemed to spread in several counties at the same time, and when he wanted to investigate the source, he could not find the slightest clue. However, one thing Liu Bei can be sure of is that this news was deliberately spread by someone, and this person cannot be Liu Xin and Yuan Shao, because if they get the news and then arrange this matter, it will be too late. Then, this person is very likely to be Cao Cao, and it seems that Cao Cao will soon make a move on Xuzhou.

In fact, Liu Bei didn't know that on the day he sent someone to tell Mi Zhu the news, Mi Zhu couldn't wait to meet Liu Xin, and Liu Xin quickly decided to set off a mess in Xuzhou. The Fourth Army stationed in Xuzhou was all withdrawn, but there were still many phantom spies left, and the more than ten carrier pigeons that Li Ming first trained were all used to transmit information in Xuzhou and Xiangyang. Therefore, the day after Liu Bei's people arrived in Xiangyang, this information was fed back to the hands of Xuzhou Phantom, and Liu Xin's order was issued. As a result, the news spread throughout Xuzhou.

No matter who deliberately spread this news, in short, such a situation is not the result that Liu Bei wants.

Once Cao Cao used troops against Xuzhou, Tao Qian had no available people, he could only rely on Liu Bei. And he, Liu Bei, can take advantage of this opportunity to wrest more power from Tao Qian, and even become the real master of Xuzhou.

However, Liu Bei was not sure that he could defeat Cao Cao, so he had to reveal the news to Liu Xin and Yuan Shao. He believed that when Liu Xin and Yuan Shao got the news, they would definitely not let go of this good opportunity, and they would definitely stab Cao Cao in the back. At that time, Cao Cao will be attacked by the enemy on his back, and there will be no other way but to withdraw his troops, and the war in Xuzhou will be over. At this time, he Liu Bei had already mastered the power of Xuzhou, and he had the basis to compete with the world's heroes.

However, once Xuzhou is in chaos, the situation will be complicated. Tao Qian's Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and Zhenrong are not fuel-efficient lamps, taking advantage of the chaos in Xuzhou, they are likely to have their own side, and when the time comes, even if Tao Qian proposes to give him the position of the state pastor again, it will not be a complete Xuzhou.

Therefore, Liu Bei doesn't want Xuzhou to be chaotic, at least not now.

"Second brother, you go to the manor outside the city to have a look, the most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts!" Liu Bei waved his hand and explained a few words, until Guan Yu bowed down and exited the hall, then he said with a smile, "Xianhe, someone must be obstructing this matter." However, don't be afraid, as long as you make good use of it, there are still articles to do. ”

He and Jian Yong have known each other since childhood and know each other well, so in front of Jian Yong, Liu Bei doesn't need to do any disguise, because he knows that even if he does disguise, it is useless. However, he is different in front of Guan Yu, he must maintain that tall image in order to make Guan Yu die for him. Therefore, when discussing some "conspiracies" with Jian Yong, Liu Bei would find an excuse to let Guan Yu do something else first and separate him.

Jian Yong has always been dismissive of Liu Bei's actions, Guan Yu is your sworn brother, and he is loyal, are you still worried that he will have two hearts? However, this is just the idea in Jian Yong's heart, and a person like him who has a lot of city government will not show it.

Seeing Liu Bei's confident look, Jian Yong arched his hand and said: "It turns out that the lord has already had a countermeasure, but his subordinates are too worried. ”

"I've been thinking about this for a long time, and it's still a matter of whether it's going to be successful or not. Xianhe, you go and ask Tao Qian now, and report to him what you heard on the street. Liu Bei paused when he said this, beckoned Jian Yong to step forward, and whispered in his ear: "Then ......"

Jian Yong nodded again and again when he heard this, and praised: "The lord is really clever!" ”

The news that Cao Cao was about to attack on a large scale spread in Xuzhou City, and Tao Qian, as a pastor of Xuzhou, how could he not hear a little rumor? He was rubbing his hands back and forth in the hall, and he didn't know what to do, when he heard a report from the doorman, saying that Jian Yong wanted to see him.

Since Mi Zhu abandoned him, Liu Bei and Jian Yong have become Tao Qian's most trusted people. As for Guan Yu, in addition to the respect for Liu Bei, he saw that everyone else looked half-dead, as if everyone else owed him a few dollars. However, Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother, as long as Liu Bei can really help him, what Guan Yu's expression is, in Tao Qian's opinion, it is not so important.

Hearing that Jian Yong asked to see him, Tao Qian hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please!" ”

Jian Yong entered the hall, saw Tao Qian's expression, understood in his heart, and arched his hand and said, "The lord is anxious because the news is leaking out, right?" ”