Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3310: Question and Answer in Front of the Mansion, Unilateral Humiliation

This noisy and chaotic scene in Yecheng was perhaps the grandest festival and the most gorgeous fireworks display in the summer of the ninth year of Taixing.

Before, those refugees suffered and had to watch the nobles enjoy the best of life. Now, they can get the food and utensils they couldn’t eat before by just smashing a shop or restaurant...

A large amount of supplies were looted, and no one knew whether any of the refugees in the city would thank the Cavalry Army in their hearts. Anyway, it seemed that sparks and blood were spurting everywhere in Yecheng, and it was extremely bright, with shouts shaking the sky, like a night of dance of fish and dragons.

As for who is the fish on the chopping board and who is the swimming dragon, that depends on one's opinion.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Pi walked up to the high platform with a gloomy face. He looked at everything in front of him and felt a sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.

He was the son of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. His father was under the Emperor and controlled the nine states and seventy-two counties of Shandong Province in the Han Dynasty...

Well, these numbers are just to show off their status and should not be calculated seriously. But now, in the face of the chaotic reality in Yecheng, these figures have been pulled off their horses and slapped in the face left and right, making Cao Pi's head still buzzing.

Embarrassment, shame, anger, resentment, regret...

A multitude of emotions mixed together, causing Cao Pi to shortness of breath and grit his teeth.

A guard came forward, holding a cloak, and wanted to put it on Cao Pi, but Cao Pi snatched it away and threw it on the ground, "Why are you still bothering me to wear this at this time?!"

The trusted guard immediately knelt down to apologize.

Wu Zhi, who was standing nearby, picked up the cloak from the ground, dusted it off, and handed it back to Cao Pi's guard, saying, "I've heard that many people in the world praise you for your calmness and understanding of justice. Today, I saw that you are concerned about the people of Yecheng and the concerns of the people of Yecheng... I deeply admire you, but the wind is very cold this night. Even if you don't worry about yourself, you should worry about the soldiers and civilians of Yecheng. If you catch a cold, how can you command and capture the enemy generals, resulting in chaos here?"

When Cao Pi heard this, he hummed, and then asked the guards to put the cap on him and tie it up. He then cupped his hands and said, "Sir, that's right."

Wu Zhi was born in a humble family and was not valued by his fellow villagers, but he was very talented and learned. So when Cao Cao was in Yecheng and issued an order to recruit talented people, he responded to the call and became a small secretary in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although the position was not high, he could follow Cao Pi, which was another kind of low position but great power.

With Wu Zhi's "comfort", Cao Pi finally calmed down a little, but his eyes were still fixed on the chaotic lights and fires in Yecheng. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said: "May I ask, sir, why is it so? Pi dares not slack off every day and works diligently on government affairs, but now... it is like this..."

No matter how stupid Cao Pi was, he could now realize that something was wrong with what happened tonight.

When the riot first broke out, Cao Pi was somewhat panicked because of his young age, but Wu Zhi came soon and told Cao Pi not to worry too much, and said that this riot would only end at the Prime Minister's Mansion at most.

Originally Cao Pi still had some doubts, but the reasons Wu Zhi gave made Cao Pi feel relieved all of a sudden.

There will be no problems in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and no problems dare to arise, so it is the safest place to be in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the contrary, if Cao Pi felt that the Prime Minister's Mansion was unsafe and ran away, that would be a dead end.

Cao Cao had already lost one of his children, so he carried out a bloodbath in Yingchuan, Yuzhou.

Of course, Cao Cao would not directly state that he wanted to avenge his child, but under the pretext of suppressing rebellion for the emperor, he made many officials and nobles delete their titles. So if a second person died at that moment, especially if something happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion under heavy guard, it would most likely make Cao Cao crazy, and the whole incident would be impossible to resolve.

Wu Zhi concluded that even if there were really cavalry troops coming, their number would not be large enough to capture the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Therefore, this riot tonight is more of a warning, or a backlash from the Jizhou nobles who were previously suppressed by Cao Pi...

Of course, Wu Zhi would not tell this to Cao Pi.

"Sir, don't worry." Wu Zhi said slowly, "Before dawn, the thieves will retreat!"

"Why?" Cao Pi asked.

Wu Zhi said slowly: "The night is dark and chaotic, and it is hard to tell the enemy from us. When the sky opens and the sun rises, black and white will naturally become clear."

Cao Pi narrowed his eyes, and some resentment flashed in his eyes. "I used to think that being in power is about employing people. Even though these nobles and gentry have their own selfish desires, they also have talents and abilities. So if you use their abilities more, there will always be people who can do something, and there will always be people who are willing to do things... Now it seems that I was wrong!"

"He looks so righteous on weekdays, but he is actually a ruthless person!" Cao Pi patted the railing of the high platform, "He only knows how to weigh the pros and cons of everything, and only knows how to pass the buck! This person with talent but no morals is even more harmful! A great harm!"

Wu Zhi smiled a little awkwardly.

This topic is indeed a bit difficult to talk about.

  Obviously, people without talent and moral integrity are not acceptable. Everyone knows this truth. But why is it that no matter which dynasty, there are always some people who are obviously without talent and moral integrity holding high positions?

As for having talent without morals or having morals without talent, both actually have their own disadvantages.

People are inherently flawed, and a good system can curb their selfishness. Therefore, in the feudal dynasties, once a large number of officials appeared who only cared about their own selfish desires and embezzled public power without being punished, or the benefits they obtained were obviously greater than the punishment, then naturally there would be a large number of officials who embezzled public power for their own benefit.

This is a stubborn disease that no one can change. The reason why this problem has not erupted in Guanzhong for the time being is that, on the one hand, the gentry in Guanzhong have been severely suppressed and have few opportunities to come into contact with the interests of the upper class. On the other hand, the people in the upper political group of Feiqian have greater goals, or beliefs, which makes them not pay much attention to the immediate gains.

Neither Cao Cao nor Cao Pi could do this.

The only man who can do it now is Fei Qian.

After all, Fei Qian is a cheater.

Fei Qian transcended the worldview of the contemporary Han people, influenced the outlook on life of the people around him, and thus changed their values.

Of course, there are still some people who think that knowledge and experience, history and lessons are not as useful as systems. They would rather live in the sound of ding ding ding, just like the leadership instructions in the Weixin work group, and only then will they feel at ease. This is understandable.

For the civil and military officials in Guanzhong, in a sense, Fei Qian is their faith, the "god" in their hearts.

If it weren't for Fei Qian, Li Ru might have only thought about fighting to the death with the Han Dynasty, while Jia Xu would have devoted himself to secretly taking the Han Dynasty's building blocks and coldly watched the aristocratic family go to its end.

If it weren't for Fei Qian, Lu Bu would eventually die because of his ability and ambition, and Liu Bei would have become an aggregation of all the poor and rural talents in the Han Dynasty, roaring at the corrupt system of the Han Dynasty.

  Now, those who have broader and more ambitious ideals and even dreams in their hearts are like tiny iron filings meeting a magnet, moving towards Guanzhong. Therefore, the so-called celebrities and great scholars who stayed in Shandong are just the ones who cannot be attracted and are unwilling to move, aren't they?

So what's so strange or surprising about the current situation in Yecheng?

It’s just that Cao Pi himself didn’t think of it, or he couldn’t figure it out and couldn’t understand it.

Wu Zhi obviously could not say these words, nor was he qualified to say them.

"My father, I..." Cao Pi gritted his teeth, his cheek muscles twitching, "I entrusted the affairs of state to them... Haha, how ridiculous, how ridiculous! They all pretended to be loyal ministers and good generals in front of me! In fact, they were all scheming against each other! For the sake of power, they did not hesitate to disregard the lives of all living beings in the world and slaughter innocent people! They made a good city like Ye so embarrassed and corrupt! Well, well! If it weren't for this rebellion, I would not have understood this matter, and I would have thought that the Han Dynasty had its own loyal ministers!"

"Everyone, in the court, lowered their heads and looked submissive, as if they agreed to everything and took care of everything! But now look, now look at the chaos in Yecheng!" Cao Pi clapped his hands on the railing, "Is it possible that my father treated them too poorly? Didn't give them food, clothing and salary? Didn't give them high positions and good jobs? Hahaha! Now there are only a few bandits, but they can't be wiped out no matter what, and they let these bandits invade and succeed! How dare they, how dare they? ! What are they doing? What are they doing? They think I don't understand, they are deceiving me, they are deceiving me! They are all trying to manipulate me! They all want me and my father to do things according to their wishes!"

"I was wrong." Cao Pi gritted his teeth, "These guys... these guys... one day, I will settle this account with them!"

As he spoke in decisive terms, the flickering firelight of Yecheng illuminated his face.

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When Wei Yan's attack reached the street in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he truly felt the pressure from Cao's army.

It's very simple. Near the Prime Minister's Mansion is the core force of Cao's army, the Central Commander and the Central Guard General.

At this stage in the Shandong region of the Han Dynasty, only the Cao army's commanders and guardsmen had enough military pay, complete equipment, and relatively abundant food supplies. When other soldiers, and even ordinary Cao soldiers in the barracks outside the city, had to cut back on food and clothing due to the lack of food and grass on the front line, these elite Cao soldiers near the Prime Minister's Mansion were still able to receive relatively adequate care and ensure that they had no worries about food and clothing.

What kind of effort you put in, you will get what kind of return. Those Cao's soldiers with reduced equipment outside the city, those with low equipment inside the city, and the pirated Cao's soldiers in various places in the city naturally do not have much combat effectiveness. The real core strength of the Cao family is still these Zhongling Zhonghujun.

"Go ahead!"

Wei Yan charged forward, his body covered in blood. He looked like a demon crawling out of a sea of ​​blood. He rushed straight towards Cao's defense line with agile and ferocious movements. There was no sign of physical decline from the long battle.

"Follow the General!"

Lao Ma roared from behind and followed Wei Yan closely, helping him to kill Cao's troops on both sides.

"Charge forward! Go straight for the bandit leader!"

"kill!!"

"The hussars are victorious!" 』

"Victory!"

It was not that Wei Yan was reckless, nor that he was confused, but in such a chaotic situation at night, the most important thing was the word "fast".

The Han Dynasty did not have an instant messaging system at the time, and even if there was a similar communication method, it would still take time to rush over from other places. So during the initial and most chaotic period in Yecheng, this was the only opportunity Wei Yan could seize, and it could disappear at any time.

Wei Yan naturally had to hold on, so he always rushed to the front line.

The shouts and cries of killing soon reached Cao Pi's ears.

"Really? It's really the cavalry?! It's over, it's really over..." Cao Pi's eyes widened, and his voice was a little stammering.

Wu Zhi quickly glanced at Cao Pi and pretended he heard nothing.

He was gritting his teeth just now, but now he began to tremble when he saw the hussars approaching...

Many palace guards also stood on the inner wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. When they saw the hussars appear in the night, they immediately shouted, "Shoot! Shoot!"

Many of the guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion have not yet figured out what exactly happened, but one thing is very clear: no one can be allowed to get close to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Arrows whizzed down and hit the long street with a plop.

There were also crossbows whizzing down and piercing through the bluestone slabs on the street.

Wei Yan stopped, breathing rapidly, adjusting and recovering his strength.

"General, this..." said the old horseman behind Wei Yan, "We can't get through this..."

Wei Yan panted for a moment, showing his eight big teeth, "Who said I was going to rush over?"

"Then you..." The old horse was stunned.

Didn't you just shout that you wanted to kill Cao Pi?

Wei Yan chuckled, then raised his voice and shouted, "Cao Pi, come out and answer me!"

After Wei Yan finished shouting, seeing that Lao Ma beside him did not respond, he kicked Lao Ma in the head.

The old horseman finally reacted and quickly called a few loud-voiced soldiers to the Prime Minister's Mansion and shouted, "Cao Pi, come out and answer!"

The shouting naturally reached the high platform where Cao Pi was.

Wu Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Sir, there is no need to talk to me. It is possible that they are trying to lure you out so that they can assassinate you."

In fact, Wu Zhi's statement about preventing assassination was just an excuse.

An assassination is unlikely.

Just as Wei Yan needed help from others when he shouted, it was obviously impossible for Cao Pi to shout and broadcast his reply to the whole city by himself standing on a high platform.

What Wu Zhi meant was that there was no need to argue with Wei Yan, just kill him directly.

  But Cao Pi didn't think so. Instead, he thought that if he didn't dare to answer in front of the battle, what would people say about him?

While Cao Pi was thinking about it, Wei Yan shouted again: "Cao Pi, Cao Zihuan, you are a traitor to the Han Dynasty and a descendant of a usurper. Do you dare to talk to me? !"

Cao Pi was furious when he heard this, but he remained calm and responded loudly: "You are just a thief, how dare you act so presumptuous here!"

Since Cao Pi had spoken, the guards naturally had to convey his words.

As a result, the shouting and screaming in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion gradually subsided, as if everyone was listening to the conversation between the two sides.

Wei Yan sneered as he sorted out his equipment, not caring about the blood on his hands and body. Like other soldiers, he took as much food and water as possible to recover his strength. He ordered the old horse leader to lead the others to shout: "Your father Cao Cao is called the Prime Minister, but he is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty! He has always put power and schemes first in his life, and he has done everything he can to harm the people! He has slaughtered innocent people and left thousands of miles of land barren! You, Cao Pi, and Cao Zihuan, are even more unscrupulous. You have killed loyal people and corrupted the local area, causing the people of Jizhou to be displaced and cannibalizing fathers and sons! You, father and son, are the greatest harm to the world!"

Cao Pi almost jumped up in anger when he heard this, and wanted to yell at Wei Yan for talking nonsense, but he held back at the last moment, because he knew that whoever lost his temper first in such a situation would be tantamount to admitting everything. So although his face was livid, he still forced himself to remain calm and retorted: "You are just a bandit in the mountains, claiming to be righteous, but in fact you are just a bunch of rabble. My father fought all over the world and made great military achievements throughout his life. How can you, a bandit, comment on that?"

For Cao Pi, his father had indeed fought in the north and south and conquered such a large territory in Shandong, but who should he compare this record with? Compared with the two Yuans, Cao Cao was naturally very powerful, but when it comes to the world...

When Wei Yan heard Cao Pi's words, he spit out the water he had just drunk and laughed: "Absurd! How absurd! My lord led the cavalry to fight in the south and the north, and defeated the barbarians. He recovered Yinshan Mountain, opened up the Western Regions, and destroyed the enemy countries with ease. You didn't mention these military achievements at all! So be it! Even if you, the father and son of the Cao family, have some minor merits, their crimes are too numerous to list! Not only did you hold the emperor hostage and intend to usurp the Han Dynasty, you also killed the people and caused chaos in the world! Your crimes cannot be redeemed even if you die a hundred times!"

Cao Pi heard this and finally lost his patience and shouted angrily: "You clowns! Stop talking nonsense here! I will definitely kill you today! Come! Kill this thief and take his head. I will reward you with a thousand gold coins!"

Wei Yan laughed loudly when he heard this, and while signaling his soldiers to get ready, he calmly replied: "I am just a small soldier under the cavalry, but I also know loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness! You, the father and son of the Cao family, may be extremely powerful, but you are not loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, and you will eventually be spurned by the world! Even if I die here today, I will have no regrets!"

  The talks failed, so let’s start fighting!

It's not even a negotiation, but a one-sided humiliation!

Seeing the veins on Cao Pi's forehead, Wu Zhi was speechless. Cao Pi was not a sharp-tongued person, but he insisted on answering this enemy general. Isn't this asking for humiliation? He didn't respond before. The Cavalry Army couldn't perform a one-man show anyway. Now, well, the whole world will know about you and your son Cao...

Although Cao Pi could only be regarded as a minor prince, his humiliation naturally aroused anger and dissatisfaction among the Cao family defenders in the Prime Minister's Mansion. With an order, the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion burst open, and the huge number of Cao army defenders rushed out.

  Ok?

Wu Zhi suddenly thought of something, "Oh no! Sir! No... Hey, the enemy is waiting for us to open the gate!"

Wu Zhi had always felt strange because with the number of soldiers like the cavalry, it was impossible for them to attack Yecheng, but they did. And even if they attacked Yecheng, they couldn't attack the Prime Minister's Mansion without siege weapons. Even if they used grenades to blast open the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, they would definitely be killed by the guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion!

  The guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion are either surnamed Cao or related to the Cao family. Their loyalty is almost full, and the possibility of an internal traitor is extremely low. What's more, Cao Pi is in the mansion. As long as Cao Pi does not run away, the Cao army guards in the Prime Minister's Mansion will fight to the death!

But even so, the Hussars fought their way here...

Originally Wu Zhi really couldn't figure it out, but after Wei Yan and Cao Pi had a conversation, Wu Zhi suddenly figured it out!

Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sudden loud thunder on the long street in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion!