Chapter Eighty-Nine: Shock!
"Click!"
Yecheng, in the palace of King Wei, accompanied by a cold sword light, a good and sturdy case was split into two pieces by Cao Cao's sword in anger.
"Hateful, thief Ann dares to betray me! Someone came, passed on Lone's order, and Xiahoudun escorted all the civil and military officials of Xu Du to Yecheng, and Lone wanted to interrogate this group of traitors in person! β
Cao Cao, who split the sword in front of him into two pieces, did not vent much anger in his heart because of this.
Therefore, in an instant, an order to arrest and escort all the civil and military officials of Xu Du to Yecheng jumped out of his mouth viciously.
"Father, please calm your anger! If all the civil and military officials of Xudu are escorted to Yecheng, is it a bit ......?"
Seeing that Cao Cao was going to take Xu Du Wenwubai
All the officials were arrested, and Cao Pi couldn't help but look at his Lao Tzu with some concern.
"Hmph, Lone was too kind to these people before. If these people had been killed earlier, how could there be today? How could the king ......?"
Thinking of the news of Geng Ji's rebellion sent by Cao Xiu and Xiahoudun, Wang Bi died of arrow sores, but the murderous aura on Cao Cao's face became even stronger.
You know, Wang Bina is an old man who has followed him since the beginning of his army. He has always been loyal to him and diligent in his work. Now that he is dead because of this, it is strange that he is not angry.
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"When Geng Ji, Danghuang and others rebelled and set fire to Xu Du, there were those who went out to fight the fire, and there were also those who did not come out behind closed doors...... If you have fought fires, you can stand under the red flag; If you haven't put out a fire, you can stand by the white flag! β
At the beginning of February of the 23rd year of Jian'an, on the stage of a school site not far from the Zhanghe River, looking at the hundreds of trembling civil and military officials in the audience, Cao Cao, who said that he would personally interrogate him, did not ask about the case, but with a cold face on his face, he took the firefighting and non-firefighting as the standard, and 'grouped' these people.
'Well, I've never heard of firefighting since ancient times, so I'll be fine if I want to stand on the side of the red flag!' β
Hearing Cao Cao's order, many of the civil and military officials suddenly secretly thought about it in their hearts.
Therefore, after only a little hesitation, a group of civil and military officials ran under the red flag. Even though many of them had not participated in firefighting at the beginning, they resolutely chose the red flag with the ideal law of firefighting that is sure to be innocent.
Therefore, in just a moment, there were more than 400 civil and military attachΓ©s, but more than 300 of them stood under the red flag.
As for the white flag, which represents the fire, there are only more than 100 uneasy officials at this moment.
"Come on, take down these rebellious thieves with Lone!"
However, just when everyone was standing still, either relieved or worried, with Cao Cao's order, hundreds of sergeants who had been waiting for a long time on the side of the school suddenly rushed into the school field like wolves and began to arrest people.
"You've caught the wrong person! Great king, your subordinates have been wronged! β
"King, the subordinate is a firefighter, and the subordinate is not guilty!"
"King, since ancient times, there has been a crime of fighting fires, and the subordinates are not convinced ......"
In just an instant, the shouts of grievances resounded throughout the school in an instant.
It turned out that to everyone's surprise, these officials who were ordered to be arrested by Cao Cao were not those who had never put out fires under the White Banner, but they were people who had meritorious firefights according to common sense.
"Huh, wronged? How can loneliness wronged good people? Thou shalt wait for the heart fruit at that time to fight fires? According to Gu's point of view, I am afraid that the firefighting is fake, but it is really true to help the thief to rebel...... All of them are pulled down with Lonely, and they are all beheaded! β
After a cold snort, Cao Cao didn't listen to these people's justifications, and directly asked people to pull them all to the Zhanghe River and behead them with a cold face.
Soon, with a burst of wailing, the entire Zhanghe River was suddenly covered with corpses, and even the river water became red.
"If you can abide by your duties and keep your duties when there is chaos in the city, you should be rewarded ......"
After killing those officials who thought they had made a contribution to fighting the fire, Cao Cao immediately became 'confused' and rewarded those who were indifferent to the fire in Xudu.
"There are many ministers...... Thank you, Your Majesty! β
Smelling the rich smell of blood that came with the wind, more than 100 officials who had escaped death dared to think about it at this moment except for rejoicing.
Since then, the great man has been exhausted! β
Looking at the officials who were sincerely frightened, Cao Cao couldn't help but nod with satisfaction at this moment.
In fact, when it comes to acting, Cao Cao doesn't know that many of those officials under the red flag have been wronged, and the white flag is not all people who abide by their duties, but is this important?
For him, it was enough to weaken and deter those loyal to the Han family.
Therefore, in line with the principle of preferring to kill mistakes rather than letting them go, what is the point of unjustly killing a few officials who are not his descendants?
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"Wenhe, how is the placement of chess pieces in Jingzhou done?"
In the palace of King Wei, after 'hearing' the fire fighting case of the hundred officials, Cao Cao, who was almost vented his anger, immediately summoned Jia Xu and asked about the 'chess pieces' that he had not asked for a long time.
is the so-called come and not be rude, through the armor used by Geng Ji and others, as well as the heavy cavalry that rescued them, it is clear that Jingzhou has a shot behind this matter, with Cao Cao's temperament, how can he not retaliate and suffer a dumb loss?
"King, the chess pieces have been adjusted, and they can be dropped when the time comes......"
"Huh? This chess piece Wenhe has not yet been played? β
Hearing that such a long time had passed and the chess piece had not been played, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning.
You must know that it has been more than a year and nearly two years since he ordered the placement of chess pieces to Liu Chan's side.
"The king, this matter is very important, firstly, the chess pieces need to be adjusted, and secondly, they have not found a suitable time...... But now there is a good opportunity, but the ministers do not dare to make their own decisions, and ask the king to show it. β
Seeing Cao Cao's displeasure, Jia Xu first explained to him the importance of this chess piece training, and then hurriedly made a report on this 'falling piece'.
"Well, Wen He's words are quite reasonable, but I don't know what this opportunity is?"
Although Cao Cao is suspicious and cunning, he is not an unreasonable person. So after hearing Jia Xu's explanation, the original unhappy expression was quickly put away.
"King, the subordinate has just received a secret report, and the family members of Jin Bao and Wei Huang are still hiding in Xu Du at the moment and have not left......"
Seeing Cao Cao's face turn from gloomy, Jia Xu hurriedly put forward his thoughts.
"Wenhe's intention is to let Gu let go of Jin Bao and Wei Huang's family and use their hands to send the chess pieces to Jingzhou?"
Hearing the timing of what Jia Xu said, Cao Cao, who had just turned his face, frowned again at this moment.
"King, the family of the traitor Geng Ji has been ambushed, and Wang Changshi has knowledge and no regrets!"
Looking at Cao Cao's frowning brows again, Jia Xu changed his words and mentioned the family members of Wang Bi and Geng Ji who were killed.