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The death of Xi Zhicai was really a big blow to Cao Cao. At least in the eyes of the vassals. After personally arranging the funeral of Xi Zhicai, after crying and sending off the spirit, Cao Cao has not been to the court for several days to discuss matters, even if it is called by the Son of Heaven, or a subordinate official to visit, Cao Cao was politely rejected by Cao Cao, only saying that his old friend died, and he was restless and unable to see things.

Because of this incident, there are a lot of voices in Xuchang City, some people think that Cao Cao is a true temperament, great benevolence and righteousness, and great admiration, such as Cao's ministers; Of course, some people scoffed at Cao Cao's move, thinking that Cao Cao was just the last bit of extortion of his subordinates, and he was really treacherous, such as Dong Cheng and other courtiers. However, Cao Cao, as the party concerned, still didn't say a word, locked himself in the house, closed the door to thank customers, and finally simply complained of illness, and no one was gone.

Cao Cao's actions made the contradictions between the courtiers and the generals of the Cao family, which were divided into two factions, more and more antagonistic, and even intensified. However, in the eyes of discerning people, there is a faint atmosphere of conspiracy brewing in the sky of Xuchang City.

Cao Cao, who is the general of the imperial court, has been closed for more than half a month, and no matter what the chaos is outside, in short, whether Cao Cao's attitude towards the death of Xi Zhicai is sincere or showy, because this incident has raised the morale of the Cao army a little, but it is a real thing.

"Father, the rumors outside are getting stronger and stronger, listen to Master Xun. Some ministers in the DPRK and China have already begun to report to the Son of Heaven, impeaching his father for neglecting government affairs, and asking the Son of Heaven to remove his father from his official position. "In Cao Cao's general's mansion. Cao Ang, the eldest prince who had already begun to prepare for the marriage with the Hedong Wei family, was frowning and persuading his father who was looking at the scrolls with relish in the study.

"Does Ang'er also think that his father is worried about the death of Mr. Drama and neglects government affairs?" Cao Cao listened to his precious son's words, raised his head, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, and asked rhetorically.

"Don't dare. It's just that I'm worried that my father is too worried because of the drama master, and he hurts his body. It also led to speculation among his subordinates. For a long time, I am afraid that it will damage my father's prestige. Cao Ang lowered his head and said respectfully.

"Ang'er still needs to be trained again!" Listening to Cao Ang's decent words, a trace of loneliness flashed in Cao Cao's eyes. Ambiguously muttered to himself. However, this faint emotion was quickly replaced by a touch of coldness. Sneered and said: "Ang'er doesn't have to worry, Xun Yu, Xun Yu's uncle and nephew and Cheng Yu are in the court, and the army is controlled by my Cao clan and Xiahou generals, and there will be no big mess. It's really spoiled for them, and this time it's just a good time for them to remember it for a long time. See clearly who is the lord of Xuchang. ”

"Father? This ...... "Cao Ang, an honest child, is just "hearing" that his father is in decline because of the death of Xi Zhicai, and now Xuchang is almost caught in the whirlpool of remarks, and the current review is very unfavorable to Cao Cao, so he wanted to persuade him when he was worried, but instead of seeing Cao Cao have any sad look, he heard such words, which made Cao Ang feel a little strange to his father.

"After a while, Ang'er will go to Puyang, and let your uncle go to the army for some training." Cao Cao naturally noticed the strangeness of his eldest son, and couldn't help but sigh again in his heart. There was no intention to continue talking to his own family and son, so he muttered for a while, and suddenly spoke.

"No! But father, here in Xuchang, you ...... alone" Cao Ang wanted to say something more, but saw that Cao Cao had already focused on the scroll in his hand, and only half of the words were spoken, so he stopped talking, and retreated silently with complicated eyes.

"Zhongde, how are things going in the city?" Just after Cao Ang had just exited Cao Cao's study, Cao Cao suddenly asked in a deep voice towards the empty place behind the screen. It is estimated that Cao Ang would not have expected that there would be a third person in this study. It is Cao Cao's hardcore confidant, Cheng Yu.

"Don't worry, lord!" Cheng Yu's upright old face was a little more violent than before, and he slowly walked out from behind the screen, looked at Cao Ang's back that had not disappeared, and bowed his head and said to Cao Cao: "Under the deliberate provocation of Yu Zhiren, at present, in Xuchang City, most of the people who have slander against the lord can already confirm that under the provocation of some courtiers who are dissatisfied with the lord, the matter of profit-seeking and forming a party is becoming more and more clear. With just an order from the lord, these thieves can be wiped out and all of them can be destroyed! ”

"Hmm! Courtier? These ungrateful people, Cao Mou used all his hard work to save them from the hands of the two thieves Li Dao and Guo Yan! Who are they? It is necessary to investigate carefully, and let Cao re-acquaint himself with these Han ministers! Cao Cao casually threw the scroll in his hand on the desk, squinted his small eyes, and asked with a sneer.

"No!" Cheng Yu seemed to have known that Cao Cao would have this question, so he took out a roll of silk silk from his sleeve, held it in front of Cao Cao with both hands, took two steps back, and said respectfully: "Lord, Yu has been leading this matter for many days under the order of the lord, and he has written down the names and surnames of these rebellious ministers and thieves one by one, please take a look!" ”

"Huh? Zhongde is really diligent in his work! Cao Cao praised casually, picked up the list written by Cheng Yu, and carefully looked at the dozens of names on it one by one, but the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows wrinkled, and after reading them all, he couldn't help but snort coldly, pressed the list heavily on the desk, frowned and asked: "Zhongde, could it be that you only found these people?" What kind of school secretary, what kind of councilor, the biggest official position is just a Huangmen order with a rank of 600 stones, is it possible that you let a certain general go and deal with these people? ”

"My lord. At present, in Xuchang City, the most disrespectful and shouting for the lord is these thirty-seven people! Cheng Yu's face to Cao Cao's rebuke remained unchanged at all, and he still lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "And these thirty-seven people, under careful investigation, have no one to rely on in the court, and their net worth can be described as extremely innocent." Yu also ordered someone to secretly investigate. Well, I don't see anyone instigating it to look like it. ”

"Interesting! Interesting! I can't imagine that Cao has done so many things for the Han, and in the end he is still so hated. What a net worth. What a nobody! After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao didn't laugh angrily, and his hand according to the list gradually relaxed a lot, and gently twisted the thin silk again, and said lightly.

"Cheng Yu is incompetent! Let the lord down! Cheng Yu still looked immobile and said slowly.

"Nope! You're doing a great job! Cao Cao stood up a few days after the case and glanced at Cheng Yu with a smile. said lightly: "The Son of Heaven is young, his heart is unstable, and he is easily confused by traitors. And this is a powerful minister. I don't know how many people have strange thoughts, but if they are directly aimed at the courtiers, it will be very bad for us. It's better to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger and use the strength to fight. Let these people have no big hearts. The godless minister is about to jump out by himself, Zhongde, you are not incompetent, you know my heart very well! ”

"The lord praises falsely, Cheng Yu just does something for the lord!" Cheng Yu turned a blind eye to Cao Cao's inexplicable eyes, and still bowed respectfully and said.

"That's it! That's it! That being the case, one guest does not bother the two masters, after Ang'er leaves Xuchang. Let Zhong De finish this matter! But you have to remember one thing, Xuchang can't be messed up! Right now, the two boys of the Yuan family in Hebei are fighting lively. At this point, it was not as good as Cao. Cao Cao pondered for a while, shook his head with a smile, and said to Cheng Yu pointedly.

"No!" Cheng Yu promised in a low voice, bowed his hand with his back to the door, and retreated out, exiting Cao Cao's study, leaving Cao Cao to close his eyes and ponder, not knowing what he was thinking. Moreover, what no one noticed was that when Cheng Yu left Cao Cao's place, his vest was faintly wet.

The discussion of Cao Cao in Xuchang City, as if there was a hand behind him, had become a topic of conversation among the people of Xuchang after tea and dinner within half a month. For this one of the original heroes of the rescue, the actual lord of Xuchang, most of the people of Xuchang still have a good impression. For those who say that Cao Cao has lost his respects, has no heaven, and is lazy and dereliction of duty, many people scoff at it. But as time went on, this kind of rumor spread more and more, and Cao Cao, who was the focus of the storm, didn't even have the intention of showing up to defend himself, and most of the people of Xuchang, who were determined or not, naturally had some hesitation in their hearts. In the current situation, it can even be said that in addition to the Cao Cao's "deep affection" for his subordinates, and the Cao generals who were moved, Cao Cao's reputation in Xuchang was almost falling into the deep valley under artificial manipulation.

The so-called extreme repression is aimed at better selling. That's not bad at all. Just a full month after Xi Zhicai's death, Cao Cao finally appeared. However, as soon as he appeared, he went straight to the palace, ignoring the rumors during this time, and just asked for orders to mediate the war in Hebei in the name of not being able to bear the cannibalism of the son of an old friend. Liu Xie, who is the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, has already become Cao Cao's nominal son-in-law because of Cao Jie's affairs, but after the official wedding, the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law is real. And Liu Xie has also listened to the "glorious deeds" of his old man during this time, and he also knows that Cao Cao has gradually "lost" his reputation in Xuchang City. Liu Xie, who didn't know what others to think, happily agreed to Cao Cao's invitation. And in order to give his future father-in-law a strong trip, not only did he happily agree to Cao Cao's request to lead the troops, but also generously gave Cao Cao the Son of Heaven Fu Festival, so that Cao Cao's official position had the honor of fake Jieyue, and he became a real representative of the Son of Heaven.

And just when almost everyone thought that Cao Cao was just a paper tiger, and he had consciously unable to control the situation in Xuchang, he not only took the initiative to send his eldest son away before, but also left by himself at this time, which was a move to take refuge in the distance. Even many people were excited about their "victory" and wanted to cheer, but they would never guess what they would usher in after Cao Cao left.

"People say that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the Lord humiliates the ministers to death! The lord was originally a sad minister, and he closed the door to thank the guests to remember his old friend, which was a great blessing for my Cao family's subordinates. did not have a heart for the lord, but was cunningly used by the ill-intentioned people and maliciously slandered, so that the lord had to stay away from Xuchang to avoid people's words! This is something that my faithful people cannot bear! Now Xuchang is rampant, the ghosts are in chaos, Xiaoxiao is in the court to confuse the Son of Heaven, the traitors do not allow the loyal ministers to let go of their words, and all the monarchs are righteous and brave people, loyal and pure people, in the past, they were deeply favored by the lord, at this time, why not follow a certain to kill these chaotic ministers and thieves, and sweep the side of the monarch for the Son of Heaven! Clarify grievances for the Lord! Cao Cao led his army to leave on the second day and night. In the newly established army of Cao Cao in Xuchang City, following the example of Lu Bu's camp and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Cheng Yu, who had been appointed by Cao Cao as the general of the Fu army, was carrying a sword that was shining with cold light. In front of the silent army of thousands of people, he mobilized loudly.

"I, the tiger and leopard riding the sergeants, how can I coldly see the lord being greedy for villains, why don't you rise up with a righteous heart and kill the traitor! Justice for the Lord! "The commander of the new army, Cao Chun, who is the most loved by Cao Cao in the Cao clan, has already been hinted at, after Cheng Yu finished speaking. Immediately shouted in response as if excited.

"Kill the traitor! Get justice! ”

"Kill the traitor! Get justice! ”

……

These majestic soldiers who were selected from the elite soldiers of a hundred battles had long heard about Cao Cao's affairs during this time, and they had already acted so benevolently and righteously to their own lords. But he was indignant at such "unfair treatment". Therefore, in the singing and harmony between his own commander and Cheng Yu, he was quickly aroused by the spirit of war, and one by one they shouted words of justice for Cao Cao. I'm afraid that at this time, Cheng Yu and Cao Chun asked them to intercept and kill the emperor. These people will also rush up.

"Soldier's heart is available! The time has come! Cheng Yu and Cao Chun glanced at each other and nodded secretly.

"Gentlemen! Come with so-and-so! Cao Chun didn't play any double reeds with Cheng Yu at this time, and he didn't say much immediately, Cheng Yu made a look, stepped on the war horse, pulled out the sword in his waist, and pointed to Xuchang City, which was dark at night outside the barracks, and took the lead. Tong Chengyu rushed out of the barracks.

The people of Xuchang, who were still asleep, were awakened. After only a moment of stunnedness, he fell into infinite panic. On weekdays, he was deeply protected by Cao Cao. I don't know how long I haven't heard the chaotic sound of horses' hooves, the creaking of iron armor, and the shouting of killing in the night. Now at the foot of the Son of Heaven, in the base camp of Cao Cao's forces, I heard Jin Ge at first glance, where is the reason not to panic.

And what's even more troubling. Originally, when Cao Cao was there, the soldiers who patrolled continuously for twelve hours a day had long since disappeared, and the city defense army that defended Xuchang City like an iron bucket was also silent. It was as if no one dared to suppress the edge of this army of soldiers and horses from nowhere. And listening to the loud shouts from far to near, and from near to far, the fool understands the purpose of these people. On weekdays, because Cao Cao did not react much to the increasingly fierce rumors, in order to "catch up with the fashion", some people in Xuchang who also followed a few words of unknown truth should be reconciled, and their hearts were panicked. It wasn't until these fierce and vicious soldiers swept past in front of their homes that they didn't stop that they carefully stroked their violently beating hearts and livers, and secretly shouted for their lives.

There are not a few people who have this kind of mind. But the base of these lucky people who are lucky enough to be entrusted is too large, and there are no longer too many people.

"This is the mansion of the Xu family in Xuchang, how dare you make a mistake when you are a miscellaneous soldier!" A man who looked like a domestic servant, holding a wooden stick in his hand, stood in front of a door, pointed to the tiger and leopard cavalry who had surrounded the mansion, and asked angrily.

"Xuchang Xu family? Isn't it the mansion of Xu Wei, the school scrivener? Cao Chun, who was the first to block the door, was covered by an iron helmet, and he could only faintly make people see a sneer, and said as if he was quite playful: "I didn't expect to find the main owner ...... the first one."

"You...... What are you doing? The head of my house is ...... Uhh ”

As Cao Cao's newly recruited Haw Par cavalry led by Cao Chun rushed into the Xuchang Xiuwen Workshop, where the officials' residences were most concentrated, a scream different from the shouting of the Haw Par cavalry broke through the night sky, which was becoming more and more quiet in the noise.

The tiger and leopard ride to kill!

With such an unpleasant start, the rest of the matter is logical. Roar, fire, knife shadow, blood, and screams have become the "main theme" in the Xiuwen Workshop for a while.

"My lord! Lord! Big things are not good! Cao Jun's new army mutinied! At this moment, the Xu family next door is being slaughtered! "It is also in the Xiuwen Workshop, on the side of the high wall that separates the mansion of Xu Wei, the school scholar, but it happens to be the mansion of Dong Cheng, the uncle of the dynasty, the general of the chariot and cavalry. At this time, in the middle hall of the Dong Mansion, there was a night banquet. Curfew orders were ineffective for these important court officials, and even when there were loyal Cao generals and deliberately "finding fault" against them, Cao Cao was often very tolerant of these people. Especially today, it is the uncle Dong Chengtong Yue Riding Captain Prince Uniform, Changshui Captain Chongyi, Yilang Wu Shuo and other "loyal" people, in order to successfully plan the previous action to reverse Cao, so that Cao Cao's reputation was greatly damaged and left Xuchang, but he "couldn't find" any traces and was complacent and held a celebration banquet, which was to drink well and drink beautifully. Unexpectedly, just after the wine was drunk, most of the wine was taken away by the servant's words.

"What? How dare this Cao thief be so bold? That...... Did the Cao army come to my house? "Who is Xu Wei, the school scrivener? Others don't know, these people don't know. In the final analysis, this person was a chess piece in Dong Cheng's hand, and the "trick of pouring Cao" that almost made Dong Chengmei bubble with snot bubbled was only succeeded by relying on Zhi to charge into battle as the vanguard. But now, this hero, who was secretly promised by Dong Cheng that there must be "benefits", has already made a dead soul under the knife before Dong Cheng's promise. Moreover, Cao Jun didn't kill elsewhere, but chose to be on the side of Dong Cheng's mansion, and he did it at Dong Cheng's celebration banquet, how could he not make Dong Cheng suspicious.

"Lord, after those thieves slaughtered the Xu family, they left, and the little one secretly ordered someone to follow carefully, it seems that they went to the Huangmen Ling Chen Outer Mansion, these Cao army rebels are really bold, even the inner servants dare to provoke, don't they want to rebel?" This servant thought that he had been with Dong Cheng for many years, and he could say a few words in front of Dong Cheng, so after answering Dong Cheng's question, he said as if he was happy for the rest of his life.

And so it was! How dare you do that! This Cao thief! What a vicious mind! This old servant didn't understand why Cao Jun, the so-called rebel, provoked the inner servant, but Dong Chenghe didn't understand anything, and his face was full of panic. School Shulang Xu Wei, Huangmen Ling Chen Roll, so will the next one be the discussion Lang Zhang? Where are these rebels, where are these "random" people selected to attack, aren't these people deliberately released by Dong Cheng and others who have nothing to do with them, but they were bought off by themselves with all their hearts and minds to "disgust" Cao Cao?

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao endured it for a month, and finally showed the butcher knife! What a poisonous thief! (To be continued......)