Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3519 Wrong Thought

The night in early spring is still very dark.

Darkness can conceal all the evils and allow the conspiracy to extend, expand and spread.

In the distance, a long dragon made up of torches appeared from the darkness outside Xu County and then headed towards Xu County.

No one knew when these people appeared or when they gathered. It was as if they suddenly emerged from underground...

But if one really had a pair of clairvoyant eyes, one would be able to roughly see the footprints of these people, which were stretching out from the bamboo forest outside Xu County.

When Fei Qian built the Qinglong Temple in Chang'an, Xu County also wanted to overshadow Chang'an, so it specially selected a "elegant" place, which was the bamboo forest in the suburbs.

After all, bamboo most of the time represents the character and integrity of literati.

Then sometimes we forget that although bamboo has joints, it is hollow in the middle...

Perhaps it was a well-intentioned move to designate the bamboo forest as a place for the children of the gentry and students to discuss and gather, but under the atmosphere of Shandong, even the most well-intentioned laws would quickly be found to have loopholes.

What's more, there were many "great scholars" who were unsatisfied at that time, such as Xu You.

So this bamboo forest naturally became a gathering place for forces criticizing Cao Cao.

Later, a bloody tragedy occurred in the bamboo forest.

This so-called "bamboo forest" that was to rival the Qinglong Temple in Chang'an also fell into decline in an instant...

After the blood is shed, some people will forget and some will remember.

Most of the people who appeared in the darkness were young students.

Perhaps it is because young people are always more passionate than older people, or perhaps young people have not yet felt the pressure of family and are more accustomed to self-expression, or perhaps these students have been influenced by the classics and really feel that they have to care about everything, including family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, or perhaps they are just students who are more eager to see the light...

Anyway, when most storms are about to start, these people are always there.

At the gathering in the bamboo forest, after eating and drinking, with red faces and ears, there were inevitable discussions about understanding politics, feelings about the court, and opinions about the whole world. Then, for some reason, someone suddenly shouted that they must be loyal to the Han Dynasty and do their best for the world. They must not let Xu County sink like this, and they must not let Shandong decline like this!

Some of these people had been drinking and their heads were confused. They subconsciously followed what others were shouting. But there were also some people who had not drunk any alcohol but were trying to make things seem even more chaotic.

As these people gradually gathered and headed towards Xu County, some small villages and stocks on the outskirts of Xu County were alarmed. The sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking, mixed with the occasional shouting in the queue, made the situation seem particularly chaotic.

Some villagers and farmhands lay on the wall through the window cracks and looked out secretly.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know..."

"What are they shouting?"

"I don't know..."

While waiting for the queue to pass, the villagers and farmhands still had no idea what this group of people were shouting.

However, some older people were worried and told their families to stop watching the fun and quietly pack up their belongings, ready to escape at any time...

This kind of queue existed for a while during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then a group of people died.

Later, Dong Zhuo had another period of rebellion, and then another group of people died.

Now, here it comes again...

Why is it so difficult for ordinary people to live a more stable life?

This team appeared inexplicably, and no one knew where they came from. No one knew what the checkpoints and military camps around Xu County were used for. No news of this team was passed to Xu County at all. It was not until the team arrived outside the gate of Xu County that someone discovered it and hurriedly rang the gong to sound the alarm.

There was also a curfew in Xu County at night, and the city gate drawbridges were closed and raised, so the soldiers stationed on the city wall of Xu County were not too scared. Many of them even lay at the battlements, sticking their heads out to look around.

Big caravan?

Not like.

So they are thieves?

Also unlikely.

No guns or knives...

Are these hiding the knives and guns?

Or are there other troops coveting Xu County in the darkness in the distance?

No one knows.

When the team got closer to the city wall of Xu County, the defenders on the wall could hear clearly what the chaotic shouting in the team was saying...

"Eliminate the treacherous and protect the emperor!"

Upon hearing this slogan, the face of the captain guarding the city on the city wall suddenly turned dark.

Finished!

Is this a call for military remonstrance?!

For a captain who can defend a place like Xu County, military prowess is not the only requirement. On the contrary, if one is not politically qualified, no matter how strong his military prowess is, he still cannot be appointed!

Therefore, when he heard clearly what the troops were shouting, the captain guarding the city shuddered and immediately shouted, "Come here! Sound the gong to sound the alarm! Report to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately! Tell them that there are thieves trying to cause chaos! Please dispatch soldiers immediately to prevent any accidents!"

In this kind of situation, he couldn't directly say that there was a military remonstrance, so he could only vaguely indicate that there was a disturbance and ask the higher-level officials to come.

As the captain of the city gate, he was of course responsible for military affairs, but those were for dealing with ordinary civilians and ordinary bandits...

That’s right, they can only be ordinary thieves.

There are some big thieves in the vicinity of Xu County who are at large and are not afraid of government soldiers at all!

It is said, and it is only said, that some one-legged merchants who do not know how to pay tolls or something like that become the prey of these big thieves, and the goods of those unlucky merchants will soon appear in some stores and be sold cheaply.

So you say that the captain guarding the city does his job, but the bandits outside the city seem to see nothing. If you say that he does nothing, he usually yells at the common people coming in and out, and makes his presence felt.

what?

fighting?

If a war really breaks out, it will not be the turn of a city gate captain like him to make the decision.

The military farming camp in the far suburbs of Xu County is the real force defending the city!

"No one is allowed to open the gate!" the captain guarding the city shouted, "As long as the gate is closed, they can make as much noise as they want outside the city!"

Naturally, there were soldiers on the side who responded.

The captain guarding the city felt a little relieved.

He took another look at the city gate drawbridge, and it was indeed closed and raised properly. But for some reason, he felt vaguely uneasy, as if something big was going to happen tonight!

……

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A military camp outside Xu County.

Military farming and farming are naturally big things.

Although the temperature in early spring is not high and large-scale farming is not possible, winter wheat still needs to be organized and weeded, and we also need to prevent herbivores from finding food in the wild and eating the emerging seedlings.

The canal also needs to be inspected, otherwise the culvert may be blocked without notice, which will cause trouble when the rain comes in spring and summer.

Another thing is that the previous war took away a lot of manpower, and now they need to be redeployed. We can’t leave the fields idle, and we can’t let the people get exhausted. Otherwise, there are still a lot of things to do after the spring plowing, and if some people die, we won’t know where to deploy people!

These peasant soldiers who were stationed in the fields could barely read, but they were very calculative and would quarrel over the size of the irrigation canals, the amount of silt compost, and even the amount of weeds that were removed.

Normally, Ren Jun didn't bother to pay attention to these quarrels. As long as the work was done, it didn't matter even if the quarrel turned into a fight. There were so many people anyway...

But that is no longer possible now. There are fewer people and more work to do, and the farming work cannot be delayed. Ren Jun has no choice but to do it himself, singing, reciting, acting and fighting, to barely arrange everything. So Ren Jun is really busy, from morning until light, and he is still looking after the relevant supplies and spring farming materials.

After finishing the official business, Ren Jun thought he could finally take a break. However, he had just laid down and barely had time to snore when he heard an urgent military report from outside the tent, "There is a riot in Xu County! The city is alerting!"

When Ren Jun heard this, he was so angry that his nose almost became crooked.

He had felt that something was not right about the atmosphere in Xu County before, but after thinking about it, Ren Jun felt that even if there was a lot of commotion, it wouldn't go too far, after all, he had soldiers here!

Unexpectedly, a quarrel broke out!

The military situation was urgent and there was no time to wait for Xun Yu's second confirmation.

After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xun Yu and others are all in Xu County. If they want to wait for the Prime Minister's Mansion to issue an order, they may have to wait until the next day!

One night can be short or long, and you never know what will happen!

If Xu County really gets into chaos this evening, what will be the consequences? !

If I just sit there and do nothing in the farming camp...

As soon as this thought came to mind, Ren Jun shuddered.

Ren Jun immediately stood up and ordered his troops to go to Xu County to quell the riot. He believed that no matter what happened in Xu County, it would be right to lead the troops to stabilize Xu County!

Ren Jun didn't sleep well, and the other people in the military camp were also woken up in the middle of the night, and they immediately complained. During the day, they worked in the mud and water for spring plowing, and the cold ground froze their legs and feet. As a result, they finally fell asleep at night, but they were woken up again, saying that there was a disturbance in Xu County!

Immediately, some people started to grumble in dissatisfaction, saying that the lives of those masters and nobles had nothing to do with them. They worked hard in the fields, but those masters and nobles did not even offer to help them!

When Ren Jun heard this, he immediately realized something was wrong, and immediately ordered people to carry out the execution. Those who said strange things were whipped in public, and only then did he control the team and march towards Xu County.

The resentful and angry general and his disgruntled soldiers are a perfect match.

……

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In Xu County, inside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

These days, Xun Yu was either in the official residence of the Prime Minister's Mansion or in his own courtyard. He didn't go anywhere and didn't have time to go out.

After seeing the strange procession on the top of the city wall, someone immediately reported it to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When Xun Yu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

This team appeared in a very strange way!

Xu County might be in chaos, and almost all the upper-class people were aware of this, but no one had any idea how chaotic it would be or to what extent.

Xun Yu pretended to be ill and could not go out, but this was also to make those who opposed Cao Cao completely jump out.

Cao Cao now no longer has the patience and ability to continue to fight with these opponents. Just like Cao Cao's previous treatment of Xuzhou, it was also because of the urgent war situation that he had no way to fully deal with the Xuzhou gentry. As a result, the Xuzhou gentry, who were quite unhappy, still hate Cao Cao.

So the saying “if you can’t resist, just lie down and enjoy it” is generally said by the perpetrators, while the victims who have truly been traumatized will certainly hate such remarks.

And this time, how many people will hate Cao Cao?

Xun Yu was not sure, he just knew that it was like facing a bottle of poison in the desert, and the final choice was either death from the poison or death from thirst.

Of course, there was still a glimmer of hope, that was to find an oasis before the poison took effect, and then replace the poisonous wine in the stomach...

Never give up, even in an extremely weak situation.

This one-in-a-lifetime oasis is to completely unify Shandong before the Hussars launch a massive attack, at least on the surface, and there must be no hindrance!

If you want to defeat Qin, you must first form an alliance.

If you want to achieve unity, you need to unify!

Without unified thinking and steps, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to defeat the cavalry!

Old Cao has used the Battle of Guanzhong, the Cao and Xiahou families, and the blood of Dong Zhao and others to prove that as Shandong is indecisive and hesitant, there is no way they can compete with Fei Qian!

This is why Xun Yu knew that many people would die after the rebellion, but he still kept silent and pretended to be sick. If there were other possibilities, Xun Yu would not want to drink this poisonous wine!

The Jingzhou military reports were like a death spell, being sent here one after another...

Xun Yu let out a long breath, then asked the guards standing in the hall, "Is there any movement in the city?"

The guard knew what Xun Yu was asking, so he immediately looked up at the corner tower of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The lights in the corner tower were not dim.

"My Lord, everything in the city is in order," the guard reported.

Xun Yu frowned slightly.

This kind of thing can only be accomplished with the cooperation of both inside and outside the city. What can be done by just making a fuss outside the city gate and shouting a few slogans?

When the soldiers from the Tuntian Camp arrive...

When Xun Yu thought of this, he raised his eyebrows fiercely, "Someone come here!"

The guards became nervous when they saw Xun Yu like this, "Sir, what's wrong with this?"

"Where is Cui Jigui?" Xun Yu asked.

"It should be in Anlefang..." the guard replied.

"Should it be?" Xun Yu asked the guard, "Has anyone witnessed it?"

"This..." The guard followed closely and thought for a moment, "Envoy Cui has been staying at home these past few days... No one has seen him..."

Xun Yu sighed, "If my guess is correct... Cui Jigui is no longer in the city!"

……

……

Cui Yan had indeed run away.

The only person left in the city was his son, Cui Qin.

It was precisely because Cui Qin showed up from time to time that many people thought that Cui Yan was still in the city.

The roaring outside the city gate gradually alarmed the residents in Xu County.

Cui Qin was also awakened from his sleep, and then he pushed aside the fragrant Meiji and stood in front of the window, "What's the commotion?"

In fact, when Cui Yan left, he also asked Cui Qin once, but Cui Yan did not describe to Cui Qin what would happen in the future. He just asked Cui Qin if he still didn't want to go to Qingxu to recruit soldiers...

So Cui Qin naturally found an excuse and refused.

Cui Yan did not say anything, but asked Cui Qin to cover up and said he was going to meet a friend outside the city. Cui Qin did not suspect anything, after all, Cui Yan had often done so before.

Who would have thought that this time, things would be different...

When the steward in the corridor reported back that there seemed to be a commotion outside the city, Cui Qin did not react. After all, learning a foreign language with Meiji was too energy-consuming and physically demanding. His brain entered a calm period after being stimulated by dopamine, and its operating speed slowed down by half a beat.

When Cui Qin returned to the bed again and held Meiji in his arms again, he suddenly felt that this warm and soft jade was so beautiful that even a god would not exchange her for her!

Cui Qin became energetic again and fell into the land of tenderness. After he was exhausted and satisfied, he fell asleep again not long after, but was awakened by a louder noise!

"You guys...you guys...ah!"

A scream that seemed to be very close suddenly sounded, frightening Cui Qin so much that he shuddered and fell off the bed.

There was the clanging sound of weapons, and then the door was kicked open. Soldiers of Cao's army rushed in, grabbed Cui Qin and dragged him out of the room.

Only then did Cui Qin realize that there were quite a few people standing in the yard!

Under the torchlight, Cheng Yu stood in the middle, looking at Cui Qin coldly, "Where is your father?"

Cui Qin originally wanted to be tough, but when he saw the Cui guards lying dead in the corridor and smelled the blood, he suddenly felt his legs go weak and couldn't stand steadily. "Jia, Jia, Jia Yan... has left the city..."

"take away!"

Cheng Yu snorted coldly, turned around and left without saying anything more.

Cui Qin was only wearing a small coat, and the night wind made him feel cold to the bone and his teeth chattered. He wanted to ask why he was taken away, but a Cao soldier beside him slapped him in the face, and his face immediately became red and swollen, and he could not say anything.

After Cheng Yu left Cui's courtyard, he frowned and said to the guard beside him: "Go and report to the Lord immediately. Cui Jigui has indeed left the city!"

We clearly sent people to keep a close eye on Cui Yan, but he still managed to escape!

what does this mean?

Cheng Yu sighed.

"Report!" A military student came to Cheng Yu's side and reported, "No weapons were found in the courtyard..."

Cheng Yu frowned and looked over, then pulled out the sword from the military school's waist and threw it on the ground, clanging, "Isn't this what you found? Search carefully! Do you understand?"

The military school was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head and accepted the order, "I understand..."

Cheng Yu waved.

The military school student turned around and left in a hurry.

The flames flickered, making it difficult to distinguish between light and darkness.

Cheng Yu stood in the street, frowning and thinking.

Now that you have started, you have to kill it with one blow. Otherwise, you won’t be able to kill the tiger but will suffer from it instead!

Therefore, Cheng Yu had no psychological burden for framing Cui Shi. He just didn't understand why Cui Shi's current actions were like a child's play, with neither sufficient soldiers nor a comprehensive plan...

wrong!

Cheng Yu suddenly realized that he was wrong!

Cui Yan’s goal may not be what he originally expected!