"I don't listen!" Cao Xian was so smart, he understood the general situation when he arrived, it must be that his father did not hold back after the surrender of Wancheng and did something to humiliate Zhang Xiu.

This will lead to Zhang Xiu's rebellion.

And Brother Wen Bo really went to save people, and this time he didn't just save Dian Wei.

It also saved his father's reputation.

"Father! I knew that the man was out on the horse, so naturally I couldn't help but have some things, but I couldn't have imagined that you were actually ......."

Cao Cao suddenly waved his hand, "No, it's really not!"

This is deliberately done by Zhang Xiu!

”

"Zhang Xiu deliberately did this, so that I couldn't refuse, and finally used this design to provoke the assassination of the soldiers and horses under his command!

”

Cao Xian was stunned for a moment, "Really? ”

"Not bad!

That's it, I'm just going to do it! ”

Cao Song squinted his eyes directly, and tactically leaned back, good guy...... And that can be explained.

Worthy of my son, Mende.

If I could explain it that way when I was younger, maybe life would have been even better.

When Cao Cao said this, he hurriedly took his daughter's hand and said, "You remember, this matter cannot be known by outsiders, according to Xun Xiao's words, the reason why he returned early is to sit on this matter." ”

"The matter of Wancheng is a common plan for us and others, to capture the old and take it, so that Zhang Xiu and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command can be attached wholeheartedly."

"Oh," Cao Xian sighed, in fact, he still couldn't accept this ending in his heart, his father was a hero who stood up with an oil lamp in his hand when the Han Dynasty was in the dark.

In the eyes of their families, the princes just don't believe that there is darkness in the Han Dynasty, because they are the ones who hold the lamps in their hands.

But why is my father's lamp yellow?

"Meaning, don't you tell your mother, you don't talk to your wives, do you?"

Cao Cao nodded: "Yes, this matter should not be known, you just know, the reputation of Wancheng can be spread, and it will have a great effect." ”

"What can it do?"

Cao Song and Cao Xian both looked puzzled, I am afraid that this is not perfunctory.

"Yes! For example, Yuan Shu did not dare to act rashly. ”

Cao Cao has always paid attention to Yuan Shu, and if he has the opportunity, he wants to destroy Yuan Shu first, and then prepare for the battle between the north and the south of the river with Yuan Shao.

Because the two of them started fighting back then, it can be said that they are developing back-to-back, and they have to face more than ten forces around them.

Now it is gradually defeated, and after being absorbed, it will eventually be the turn of the two of them to fight.

Almost everyone knows that if the two of them want to be able to decide the winner, it means that they are not far from the unification of the Han Dynasty.

At least the Northland will occupy half of the Han Dynasty.

"As long as Yuan Shu doesn't dare to use troops against me easily, it means that he is already afraid of us, and the more afraid he is, the more likely it is for me to find the opportunity."

When Cao Cao said this, he looked at Cao Xian and said with a smile: "Yes, Wenbo's plan is here." ”

"In fact, he is still persecuting Yuan Shu with his strong prestige, we and Yuan Shu are close neighbors, and sooner or later we will have to fight to the death to decide the winner."

"At this time, Wancheng is attached, and the next target must be his Shouchun, so Xian'er shouldn't destroy the situation carefully laid out by Wen Bo, right?"

Cao Xian was confused when he heard it, but although he didn't understand what his father was talking about, he felt very powerful for some reason.

Coupled with the layout of Brother Wenbo, she immediately nodded, "Okay!" I won't tell my mother. ”

"Father, you are also steady, don't talk about it yourself."

"Ahem......"

Oh, young me, this female goose is so good, so for my sake.

If Xun Xiao didn't do this next time, it would be good to treat me like this.

……

Inside the house of Xi Zhicai.

Xun Xiao brought Guo Jia to visit.

The two people who had always been friends and friends in Yingshui met again, but this time they were all in Cao Ying.

A prince who has become a school minister.

The other is the military advisor of the dead soldier battalion under the command of General Wuguan Zhonglang, and both of them have a bright future.

But even so, the atmosphere was a little solemn.

"Judging from this information, the assassination is not just as simple as having internal ghosts, but the royalists must have brought in dead soldiers."

"Over the years, the caravan has entered the city, and then it is not difficult to mix in a few assassins, just like me, I came with the caravan, and I will still encounter assassinations in the middle of the road."

Guo Jia shook his head bitterly and smiled: "The so-called assassins are nothing more than robbing the road halfway, or unwilling to let talented people enter the Xu Capital. ”

"So who is out there doing such a thing? It is not difficult to guess that it is a general who is outside. ”

Guo Jia said categorically: "There is already Dong Cheng, the general of Wei, under the Son of Heaven in Xu Du, so he can issue armaments and weapons." ”

"And those who come from outside are the dead."

"For so many years, it is not surprising that the soldiers under his command have followed so many dead soldiers, just as even Wen Bo's out-of-the-box character can still have thousands of dead soldiers."

Xun Xiao: "??? ”

"In this way, Zhicai should start with Dong Cheng," Guo Jia knocked on the icon on the eucalyptus with determination.

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "That's right, but it's not easy for him to investigate thoroughly." ”

"The lord has come back this time, he is already powerful, he has won the trust of the Son of Heaven, and he has won the hearts of the people, so he will threaten General Wei at this time, for fear of provoking criticism, and the time is not right."

"You don't have to deal with it," the old man who was drinking tea in the dark suddenly spoke.

Xi Zhicai suddenly stood up in surprise and looked up.

Damn, there's someone in that corner!?

"You, who are you!? How did you get in? ”

Xi Zhicai is numb, come in and say a word to say hello, okay, gloomy in the corner! You shameless!

Jia Xu was stunned, glanced at Xun Xiao in a daze, and said blankly: "Old man, old man has always been here......

The old man's sense of presence ...... Is it really that low?

His expression was slightly resentful.

Xi Zhicai frowned and continued to ask, "What did you just say?" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "I think that there is no need to let Dong Cheng die, if the school government investigates it and reveals a little bit of news to him, Dong Cheng will of course personally track down and kill those assassins in order to protect his innocence." ”

"After all, now is not the best time to do it, and he doesn't dare to slack off."

"We just happened to see him shoot himself in the foot, which is not bad."

"Besides, Xun Lingjun asked General Cao Chun to open the city gate at that time, just to check the checkpoints, which is actually a good thing."

"After all, once an assassin has a chance to escape, he will naturally go to the person they want to see the most."

"Dead soldiers, they don't know what to do when they don't have orders, so they have to wait for orders."

"If they keep tracking, of course they have the opinion to hide themselves, but if they are released, there will be clues."

I rub, it makes sense.

Xi Zhicai nodded secretly, this old man has something.

This meticulous mind and poison of the heart are no less than those of Li Ru and other poisoners, who do not value human life but want a purpose.

In doing so, the people will inevitably be at risk, after all, the assassins have not been fully caught, and there will definitely be a hidden danger to law and order.

But it seemed to him that it didn't matter.

He didn't think about it at all, or he seemed to be expecting a mess to be better, but to make things worse.

Therefore, this can be used to exert pressure on the Han family's civil and military forces, so that the hidden people behind the scenes are even more panicked.

It's easier to show the horse's feet.

"Then how can you determine that the person behind this scene is Dong Cheng?"

Xi Zhicai subconsciously asked this sentence, but as soon as he asked it, he immediately regretted it.

I already knew that I wouldn't ask, Xun Xiao and Guo Jia...... What basis these two can have, it's all guessing.

Sure enough, Xun Xiao coughed directly and said steadily: "Make a bold guess." ”

Guo Jia nodded and said, "The next thing is to verify carefully." ”

"I dare to assert that it is him, and he is the only one who is the most convenient, but how many of them are involved, I don't know."

"Besides, you don't have to worry about the people." Guo Jia secretly glanced at Jia Xu and didn't say anything to him.

But he knew Xi Zhicai's worries, the two had known each other for many years, and they had the same heart, so they naturally knew where the trouble was.

Xi Zhicai also nodded, "In this case, after I consulted with the lord, I acted like this. ”

……

That night.

The school office secretly ordered an increase in manpower in the inner city, especially near the Wei General's Mansion.

Although I didn't do anything, the vague meaning was still detected, and the school was divided into bright and secret agents.

After the increase in the number of detectives, it is naturally easy to be noticed, including Dong Cheng, who was awakened by the doorman when he fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Deng Shi understood that he was still being targeted, and now that the checkpoint city defense was completely relaxed, the assassin had a chance to go out of the city, which meant that the trouble was even greater.

Dong Cheng secretly felt that these dead men were likely to find a way to contact him.

They have always been so enthusiastic about the country, but among this group of people, there is no such wise man who knows everything.

As long as one person is fooled, he may be burned, and Dong Cheng at this time is already in a hurry.

"What to do...... What should I do now, if it is really suspected of me, I am afraid that all the next plans will be delayed. ”

"These people are not doing things well, and they can't even kill a Xun Wenbo!"

Dong Cheng had already inquired later, and Xun Xiao was not only a Dian Wei and a Zhao Yun by his side.

In fact, Wang Er is also proficient in swordsmanship, and Xiahou En, the clan general of the Xiahou clan, was actually specially sent by Cao Cao to Xun Xiao's camp to protect him.

Moreover, Xun Xiao's dead soldier battalion is all swordsmanship masters, plus dead soldiers who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years.

has been practicing weekdays, and he has already given his life to him, and there are still too few people who go here.

If I knew this, I wouldn't have messed with Xun Xiao.

This person's status under the Cao clan may be much higher than what appears on the surface.

He Dong Cheng had just returned from Chang'an, and he didn't dare to make too much noise when he inquired about the news, and so far he had only heard rumors of a few words.

How could it be possible to know Xun Xiao's true situation, and those who knew his true martial arts were basically those sergeant captains who rode the tiger and leopard, plus Cao Chun.

"Now, only the strong man has broken his wrist."

Dong Cheng was already given the task of investigation more than ten days ago, before the war in Wancheng ended, but he had been passive and slacking off.

Now he had to urge his generals to step up their investigations, and if they found assassins or suspicious characters, they had to be killed.

If not......

If it really can't be found, in order to calm this time, only some more people can be sacrificed.

……

During the three days, the school began to inspect all parts of the country, closely monitoring the streets in the entire Xudu.

At first, no one said anything, and no one investigated the matter, but as Cao Cao's determination strengthened, more and more people were invested.

Things are starting to go wrong.

Many Han officials are in danger, and the spies found out have actually appeared in Xiliang, and even the people sent by Ma Teng to lurk in Xudu have been caught.

Within Xu Du, the real people have never been afraid, and they all know that if they are not cleared at this time, there may be more troubles in the future.

Based on this, before the arrival of the New Year, Cao Cao also asked the Cao clan to lead the army to search, door to door, and according to household registration.

However, the gates were wide open, and the Assassins could not hide, so they had to flee the gates.

Some people are smart and leave Xu Du far away and never dare to come back, while some people want to go to Dong Cheng.

After entering November.

Dong Cheng was forced to be helpless, and his allies, who were already close, began to deliberately stay away from him, and those who knew about it, such as Yang Biao and other old ministers of the hairpin family, all hinted that he had handled it perfectly.

He had no choice but to arrest the spies and send them to the school office, and his disciples also killed four or five assassins.

He also sent four or five assassins to Cao Chun, Cao Zhen and others who had been investigating and seeking merit.

After being tortured, these people never changed their words, and insisted that they were sent by Yuan Shu to assassinate Xun Xiao.

In mid-November, it began to rain coldly.

Cao Cao used the fire pit to keep warm, read the official documents in the lobby, and at the same time discussed with Xun or Yuan Shu's plan.

The next step, after welcoming the Son of Heaven back, the next most wanted thing is to occupy Yangzhou and destroy Yuan Shu.

If Yuan Shu can be suppressed, or even destroyed and Yangzhou occupied, then when he fights Yuan Shao again, he will have one more chance of winning.

But now, time is running out for him.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan seem to be about to separate the winners and losers.

No, to be exact, the winner has been decided, it depends on how long Gongsun Chan can support it.

The two were chatting, and Xi Zhicai quickly walked in, bowed in front of Cao Cao, and said, "It has been found out, more than 30 people, all said that they were sent by Yuan Shu." ”

Cao Cao immediately smiled, "Did you say that someone else sent it?" ”

"Yes, some say Xiliang Ma Teng, some say Zhang Yang, and a few people, say that it is Liu Biao of Jingzhou."

Cao Cao waved his sleeves with both hands, put his hands on the brazier to keep warm, the corners of his mouth were as if condensed, and he suddenly smiled: "Okay, report to the Son of Heaven, these assassins all confessed, all of them were Yangzhou Yuan Shu, in a vain attempt to assassinate and disturb Xu Du." ”

"He should be reprimanded in a letter, relieved of his post as a general of the Han Dynasty, and ordered him to immediately return to the edict, send his wife and children to Xudu as hostages, and serve 200,000 stone of military food to make up for the deficit of several years."

Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed down and said, "Oh, I'll do it next!" ”