Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3318 Someone in the city howled

It's hard to have both in this world.

Liu Xie left the Chongde Hall with a gloomy face and trembling lips.

At first glance, it seemed that he was still in the late stage of anger, but in fact he was trying his best to control himself from letting the corners of his mouth curl up.

This is so difficult...

  Cao Mengde, you have come to this day!

At present, the battle between Shandong and Guanzhong is in full swing. According to common sense, facing the pressure of foreign enemies, all forces in Shandong should unite and fight against the cavalry in Guanzhong.

However, the truth is far from that simple.

Especially when Cao Cao's current situation becomes more difficult, it becomes more difficult for the gentry children in Shandong to come together.

The children of the gentry in Shandong each have their own plans and interests to consider.

Some of them may value the long-term interests of their family, hoping to preserve their strength and not wanting to suffer too much loss in an uncertain battle; some may doubt Cao Cao's leadership ability, believing that his decisions led to an unfavorable battle situation, and thus lose confidence in him; others may have ulterior motives and try to use this chaotic opportunity to expand their influence or even seek greater power.

Under such circumstances, it was difficult for Shandong to form real unity even when facing a common enemy.

Everyone is making his own calculations, calculating his own gains and losses.

As the nominal emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie did not try to stabilize the internal emotions when faced with such internal conflicts and difficulties, but tried to expand his own rights from it...

The small peasant mentality of the feudal landlord class under the manor economy was vividly displayed in Xu County, Shandong at this moment.

One acre and three mu of land, hey!

Liu Xie was wandering around his own small piece of land. After entering the ancestral temple, he finally took off his mask. But he was afraid that the eunuchs or the imperial guards on duty outside the temple would hear him, so he covered his mouth with his hands and puffed out air.

Cao Cao's dominance was of no benefit to Liu Xie at all.

The system of the Han Dynasty is Three Dukes and Nine Ministers!

Liu Xie laughed secretly for a while, then sat cross-legged under the table where the ancestral tablets were enshrined and pondered.

Although he hated Cao Cao, Cao Cao could not fall, at least not now, at least until Liu Xie found a successor...

Xun Yu? Humph, no. This guy is almost a dog under Cao Cao. Then, Liu Ye? Not very good either. There is no problem with the scriptures, but there are big problems in the military.

Yes, the military.

Liu Xie frowned and thought about it carefully, but found that there was no one in Shandong who could command the soldiers.

  You can't go find Zang Ba, right? !

The name doesn't sound reliable.

  Liu Xie pondered over it, frowning deeply. He felt that things were not as simple as he had originally imagined. Yes, it seemed natural to deal with Cao Cao, but what should he do after he got rid of Cao Cao? What should he do with such a big mess?

Before he knew it, Liu Xie walked out of the ancestral temple again.

This time, the expression on his face was really a little upset, and his brows were furrowed.

A young eunuch at the end of the corridor raised his eyes, took a peek, then quickly lowered his head.

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It was hazy outside the window, and the light of some lanterns seemed to come from very far away.

The fine wind made a humming sound as it squeezed through the window sills and the cracks in the house, as if someone was crying secretly.

I don't know what time of the night it was. Xun Yu turned over in bed and touched his forehead which was somewhat swollen and painful.

Although Lao Cao controls the information, some of it is hidden from his subordinates but transparent to his superiors.

Guo Jia is dead.

Xun Yu felt as if a piece of space in his heart was suddenly empty.

He stood in front of the window, and after a moment of confusion, he confirmed again in the night breeze that the alcoholic Guo Fengxiao had left this world forever.

Normally, when people reach middle age, they have to start adapting to birth, aging, and death. Children are born, and elders die. Xun Yu can accept this, and is willing to accept it, but Guo Jia is not that old...

Cao Cao was eventually dragged into the decisive battle by Fei Qian. He had no advantage in terms of time, location, and people, but he had to fight. Although a lot of considerations and preparations had been made before the war, when the day really came, Xun Yu still had no idea.

Now with the death of Guo Jia, Xun Yu felt like he was walking in a thick fog, with a cliff under his feet and he could fall into the abyss at any time.

Under such circumstances, the Yingchuan area of ​​Yuzhou actually broke out the action of overthrowing Cao, which was like a basin of ice water poured on Xun Yu's head. Although these guys shouted for the Han Dynasty, for the emperor, and for the people, in fact, Xun Yu knew that they also knew that they did not care about the Han Dynasty, let alone the emperor. As for the people, as long as they had food to eat, the people would not make trouble, so most of them were still making trouble under these names.

These people made trouble during the time of Emperors Huan and Ling.

These people also made trouble when Dong Zhuo was in power.

Now that Cao Cao has welcomed the emperor, these people are still making trouble...

Cheng Yu came to see Xun Yu last night, and his attitude was very clear.

kill.

Long before Cao Cao sent out his troops, he had anticipated changes in the rear. At that time, Cao Cao said that if anyone disobeyed, they should be killed. Xun Yu felt that once someone was killed, it meant that the situation had completely deteriorated, just like Cao Cao's killing of Bian Rang and Kong Rong before. It was not without effect, but it was also very limited.

Nowadays, in Shandong, the propaganda is that Guanzhong is full of fangs and blue-faced people, who are all rude and unreasonable, and only know how to kill people without any civil governance. The people under the rule of the cavalry are in dire straits and in turmoil...

  If Cao Cao made Shandong a chaotic place, wouldn't that be like slapping himself in the face? How could he say that the system in Shandong was good and the people lived a stable and comfortable life? How could he say that he went to Guanzhong to save people from suffering for the sake of the Han Dynasty, the emperor, and the people?

Although the effectiveness of these slogans is indeed declining, it’s better than nothing, right?

As Cao Cao's steward left behind in Xu County, Xun Yu naturally knew more details.

He even knew that among those who instigated the trouble, there were people from his own family, the Xun family of Yingchuan.

Xun Yu's succession to the position of the head of the Xun family was a choice made by Xun Shuang in the turbulent situation of the court. After all, only a wise leader can save more clansmen in a dangerous situation. However, the people in the Xun family did not necessarily agree with Xun Yu, and always thought that I can do it. Therefore, when Xun Yu suggested going north to avoid disaster, some people in the Xun family were unwilling to leave Yingchuan, and they were unlucky later...

Then when Xun Yu left Jizhou again, another group of Xun's family members said that they had finally left, why should they go back again, and they were unwilling to do so, so some people split up again. As the saying goes, wealth does not last for more than three generations, that's it. All the gene chains that can still be seen in the future, regardless of gender, are the ancestors who were once rich. The real poor will not live for more than three generations and will be extinct. The big family prospers and develops, and at a certain stage or at a certain period, the distal organization begins to collapse, and it becomes a poor family, and then degenerates into the poor, and then the gene chain breaks.

Although the collapse and destruction of the Xun clan was not Xun Yu's wish, nor was it caused by Xun Yu, it was inevitable that some members of the Xun clan would attribute hatred to Xun Yu. Xun Yu originally wanted to save these people as much as possible, but now he found that he could not save them no matter how hard he tried.

The Cao clan members died, and the Xiahou clan members also died. Now if these Shandong clan members are also implicated and killed, once the seeds of hatred between them are planted, they will sprout in the slightest gap and eventually tear the clay statue into pieces.

Big man...

These scattered pieces of information are a headache, and the atmosphere in Xu County is even more sad.

Because Cao Cao kept his death a secret, Guo Jia could only be sealed in the coffin in secret, and in such weather...

The seventh day is approaching, and I don’t know if Fengxiao’s soul will come back to take a look.

Xun Yu raised his head, trying to discern some divine will from the chaotic night, but unfortunately, he watched from midnight to dawn and did not discern any divine will, but did receive the latest news from the palace.

Spies in the palace revealed that Emperor Liu Xie was not very happy about the "overthrow of Cao" incident. Instead, he looked "worried", which more or less made Xun Yu feel a little relieved.

After so many years, the emperor has finally grown up.

Whatever.

Xun Yu put down the letter.

The emperor is an evil dragon. If he wants to grow up, he must be watered with flesh and blood.

"Someone is coming!" 』

Xun Yu greeted.

The figure outside the window moved and knelt down in front of the window. "Go tell Cheng Zhongde that... you can start now."

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"Snapped! 』

A short arrow accurately pierced the slender mouth of the bottle.

"That's great!"

"Good technique!"

In the private room of the restaurant, there was a sudden burst of applause and cheers.

Xun Wei laughed, as if these were all trivial matters and not worth mentioning.

"Mr. Xun is so accurate in pitching pots!" Meiji, who was standing by, pouted slightly, pretending to be aggrieved and resentful. "If this continues, I won't dare to play with Mr. Xun..."

"Ahahaha, Xun Langjun not only throws accurately, but also shoots... ahahaha, it's accurate too!" said the comedian on the side.

"Oh, that's annoying~" Meiji said in a just right tone, and the supporting actor didn't let the words fall on the floor.

Amidst the laughter, a decadent atmosphere spread among the aroma of wine and meat.

Between men and women, it is actually a kind of human instinct for self-reproduction, but literati like to cover it with various packaging, which naturally makes it elegant. But what is interesting is that no matter which dynasty or generation, there are always some literati who are keen on getting good girls to go to the prostitutes, but also like to persuade prostitutes to become good people. This may be the source of the endless keyboard warriors.

While hugging Meiji and drinking fine wine, in the midst of all the excitement, a somewhat harsh voice broke in, solidifying the originally decadent atmosphere a little.

"Kill! The Han thieves are endless! Guanzhong! Hedong! Jiangdong! They are all traitors, traitors!"

Then there were some voices responding, and the temperature in the small private room suddenly dropped. It was like they suddenly realized that they were not sitting in a small private room in a restaurant, but were naked in the wild.

Or maybe this place with carved beams and painted buildings, bright lights and feasting, is actually just a fake made of paper, wood carvings or clay.

Xun Wei picked up the wine cup, his expression gradually faded, and finally he sighed.

Jie Yuhua, who was standing by, quickly served food to Xun Wei, "Is Xun also worried about the war in the world?"

"Alas...natural disasters and man-made disasters, how can the people be blamed!" Xun Wei drank the wine in the wine cup, shook his head, and looked very sad and pitiful.

It would be better if Xun Wei could pull his claws out of Mei Ji's arms. But there were no outsiders in the private room, so there was no need to pretend too much.

"I've heard something about it, too!" Meiji had to fulfill her duty as a supporting actor, and she couldn't leave the guest with nothing to say. "I heard that someone has filed a petition to impeach Prime Minister Cao in the past few days!"

"Is that so?" Impeaching the prime minister was a big deal, but it was nothing new to Xun Wei, so he just smiled and responded casually without elaborating on the topic.

Moreover, Xun Wei also heard that something even more terrible had happened in Jizhou...

Impeaching Prime Minister Cao was naturally very exciting in the eyes of these ordinary people, but it was ultimately just a verbal impeachment, and the real problems in Shandong were far more serious than the tip of the iceberg that was revealed.

Xun Wei has been thinking about these things for several days.

On the surface, the charges of impeaching Cao Cao for being tyrannical, monopolizing power, appointing people based on personal connections, and taking bribes and perverting the law are not the most important ones...

The important thing is that Cao Cao lost!

If Cao Cao wins all the time, there will be no nonsense, and no one will jump out to impeach him!

The scholar Zhang who thought he represented the public opinion and spoke for the people was nothing but a poor guy who was sold out and had to count money for others. He had passion but no brains, so he became an object of use by others and served as a charging pawn. Even if he died, no one would remember him.

The reason why the pawn is pushed up first is because...

Xun Wei received news that there was chaos in Ye City, Jizhou, and Cao Pi almost died in the chaos!

  If he received the message, then others would receive the message as well!

"What a pity..." Xun Wei couldn't help but mutter when he thought of this.

  If Cao Pi is really dead, that would be like thunder from heaven setting off fire from earth!

Now it's a little short of the right degree.

But it's okay.

  Yecheng is in the heart of Jizhou, but cavalry troops just happened to charge in!

When this news came, Xun Wei confirmed it again and again, but even after confirming it, he still couldn't believe it for a long time.

Meiji turned around and asked, "What's the pity, Xun Langjun?"

Xun Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's a pity that there are fewer loyal ministers and good generals in this world..."

The "loyal ministers and good generals" of Jizhou worked together to trick Cao Pi, and then fished Cao Pi out of the mud pit. This method was simply ingenious.

"That's true..." Meiji didn't doubt him and added more wine to Xun Wei's empty wine cup, "If there were more people like Xun Langjun, the world would have been peaceful long ago..."

This attracted a group of people to praise Xun Wei.

Those who come here to spend money are naturally the big guys.

Xun Wei laughed loudly, but his annoyance did not subside at all. The Jizhou guy took action, and it seemed that after beating Cao Pi, it would surely make Cao Pi quiet for a while, and would certainly share more benefits. The Jizhou guy was happy, so what about Yuzhou Yingchuan now?

  Impeaching Cao Cao is just the first step. What will these guys do next?

How can I benefit from this matter?

  How can I fight against Xun Yu?

While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard some chaotic noises coming from the street, and someone screamed at the door of the restaurant.

Xun Wei was startled, then he heard the cold sound of weapons colliding. He shuddered suddenly, stood up, pushed open the window, and looked down.

They were drinking and having fun in the restaurant, unaware of the sun and the moon. Now the red sun had risen, illuminating the entire street and also shining on the armor and weapons of the soldiers, making Xun Wei tremble with fear.

Cheng Yu, who was on the street, seemed to feel Xun Wei's gaze, so he looked up and met Xun Wei's eyes.

Cheng Yu was tall and had long legs. Sitting comfortably on the horse, he looked even more dignified. When he saw Xun Wei, he did not show any contempt for Xun Wei's disheveled clothes. He just raised his hand slightly and pointed.

  The Cao army soldiers also looked in the direction Cheng Yu pointed, and immediately shouted a few times, and rushed into the restaurant with a few soldiers!

Xun Wei swallowed his saliva, his face turned pale, and he stumbled and pushed away the beautiful girl beside him. Without even bothering to put on his shoes, he opened the door and ran towards the back of the restaurant!

Of course, Xun Wei could also bet that Cheng Yu came to him to drink and have sex with prostitutes...

But the possibility of this is really too low, so low that the sun rising from the west is more likely than Cheng Yu inviting him to drink!

Xun Wei certainly knew what Cheng Yu did under Cao Cao.

Xun Wei would rather meet Man Chong than fall into Cheng Yu's hands!

  If it falls into Cheng Yu's hands, there's no telling when it might become military rations!

Most restaurants are built in the shape of a U, with a stage in the middle and corridors and private rooms all around, so there is more than one passageway up and down.

Cao's soldiers rushed into the restaurant, startling many hangover people, and then they fell to the ground like gourds, screaming and stumbling.

Relying on his familiarity with the restaurant's terrain, Xun Wei climbed up to the roof of the restaurant next door from the window of a room at the corner. Xun Wei tried to make his steps as light as possible so as not to make any noise when stepping on the tiles, but unfortunately he forgot one thing.

It's not night now.

If it was at night and the vision was not clear, he might have sneaked away...

But now the sun had risen, and it was bright everywhere. When he walked towards the roof of the house next to the restaurant, he was immediately seen by the soldiers of Cao's army.

As Cao's soldiers shouted, several arrows flew over and hit Xun Wei's thigh!

Xun Wei wailed and rolled down from the roof...