Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 56 Hongmen Banquet!
  The petty actions of the powerful nobles were not hidden from Cao Cao's eyes, but Cao Cao also knew very well that he really could not use strong methods to deal with them.

Otherwise it will be counterproductive.

But necessary reminders are still needed, otherwise they would think Cao Ying is really weak and can be bullied.

"Cheng Yu, write some invitations for me and let the representatives of the noble families come to the banquet. Tell them that Cao Cao is going to entertain them. There must be no omissions."

Cao Cao said slowly.

Cheng Yu quickly stood up and accepted the order: "I understand, I wonder how long the Prime Minister's banquet will be in the future?"

"Seven days later, I believe they will be there if they work hard!"

Cao Cao smiled coldly, and a sense of oppression suddenly released from his body.

Seven days is not a long time. For some clans in distant places, they are absolutely pressed for time after receiving the news and rushing here.

Cao Cao wanted to give them a sense of oppression, so that they would know how powerful Cao Cao's army was before they came.

Sure enough, after receiving Cao Cao's invitation, the clans all sent representatives one after another. Among them, Cao Cao personally named the five major families in Jingzhou who wanted to attend the banquet.

Time is running out, which is a warning to them.

"The Hongmen Banquet, this is definitely the Hongmen Banquet, Cao Cao must have no good intentions!"

After Pang Degong received the news, especially when he was asked to go, he knew that this banquet would not be easy to eat.

But for the sake of his family, he had to go, and his heart was filled with helplessness.

Huang Chengyan from the Huang family also received the invitation and was also panicked.

You must know that the Huang family took the lead in making friends with Liu Bei secretly, because Huang Chengyan's son-in-law was Liu Bei's military advisor Zhuge Liang. With this relationship, the Huang family could naturally make friends with Liu Bei easily.

When the news of the banquet came, Huang Chengyan's first reaction was that the matter had been exposed.

But then I thought about it, if Cao Cao really wanted to pursue the case, what would come would not be a notice to attend the banquet, but Cao Cao's army.

So even if Huang Chengyan was unwilling and unwilling, he could only pack up and hit the road quickly.

On the other side, the Kuai family naturally received the news, and Cao Cao also named Kuai, the representative of the Kuai family, to attend the banquet.

Different from other aristocratic families, the Kuai family favors Cao Cao in their hearts. Although they are also secretly connected with Liu Bei and Jiangdong, their degree is much lighter than that of other families.

After all, Kuai Yue is now also an official under Cao Cao.

Therefore, after receiving the news, he set off without hesitation.

A few days later, representatives of the clans came to Jiangxia City one after another, and a banquet was prepared at Cao Cao's house.

Representatives of the five major families in Jingzhou gathered together again before attending the banquet.

"What do you think Cao Cao wants to do by asking us to come this time?" Huang Chengyan asked with a somewhat unnatural look on his face.

Pang Degong sighed and said helplessly: "What else can happen? It's just that our little tricks were discovered. It can't be that Cao Cao really wants to treat us to dinner, right?"

Kuai Yue sighed: "Don't discuss it anymore, just go to the banquet quickly. Prime Minister Cao doesn't like to wait for others."

Afterwards, representatives of the five major families and other major families in Jingzhou came to Cao Cao's house one after another. They even sensiblely offered some property, jewelry, etc. as gifts to Cao Cao.

In the back garden, Cao Cao sat in the top pavilion, and dozens of tables and futons were placed in the yard. After the major families arrived, they all saluted Cao Cao and greeted each other.

It has never happened many times before that almost all the families in Jingzhou have been gathered together like this.

The banquet seemed to be a happy one, but in fact everyone was worried about what Cao Cao would do to them. Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, Cao Cao clapped his hands and asked everyone to sit down on the tables. The table tables near Cao Cao were of course representatives of the five major families in Jingzhou.

"Everyone, I have no other intention in coming to see you today. I just want to get to know you."

"You must know that after our Cao army arrives in Jingzhou, we will need to rely more on you and your families. Ordinarily, I will have to visit in person."

Cao Cao spoke, keeping his posture very low, which made many people frown, but he still had to say polite words on the surface.

"What did the Prime Minister say? We should come to see you."

"Yes, the Prime Minister is blaming us for not understanding the rules. Please forgive us!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all together with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at the people below, but the smile on his face was incomprehensible.

"The entire Jingzhou needs your respective families, and you are also a pillar of talent. Please help our army in the future and quickly master Jingzhou. Naturally, I will not forget everyone's kindness, and I will toast you again!"

As he spoke, he raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.

Everyone below also accompanied him, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while, which made many people who were worried before feel relieved now.

It seemed that Cao Cao really wanted to entertain them this time and ask them to help quickly control Jingzhou.

But after drinking this glass of wine, Cao Cao suddenly changed the subject.

"I heard some news recently, saying that someone secretly befriends Liu Bei and Sun Quan, is duplicitous, and refuses to serve me sincerely. Is this true?"

As soon as these words came out, many people suddenly broke out in cold sweat.

"Prime Minister, these are all nonsense. We are loyal to the Prime Minister and will never do such a thing." Kuai Yue replied quickly.

Others also agreed, after all, no one would admit it at this time.

"Yes, Prime Minister, we are loyal to the Prime Minister."

"Prime Minister, don't believe other people's slanders!"

……

Cao Cao smiled slightly. Of course he would not go into details, but he waved, and dozens of maids immediately came forward. Each maid held a volume of the Ten Deadly Sins of the Clan and placed it on the desk of each representative.

The representatives of these aristocratic families were very confused, so they opened the bamboo slips to check. Their eyes were immediately fixed on the bamboo slips, they broke out in cold sweat, and even their bodies were trembling slightly.

Each of the ten deadly sins of this clan is aimed at them. They even regard their clan as a hidden danger to the country's turmoil. They are simply sinners.

For a moment, everyone on the field was afraid to speak out.

Suddenly, Kuai Yue, who was sitting in front, knelt directly on the ground.

"Prime Minister, our Kuai family is extremely loyal to you!"

Seeing someone kneeling down, others also knelt down one after another, fearful in their hearts, fearing that Cao Cao would chop them down now!

The people present were also smart people. They knew why Cao Cao wanted to show them this, and they were almost frightened.

When Cao Cao saw this, he immediately laughed.

He didn't plan to do anything to these people, he just reminded them that if they don't know what is good and what is bad, the ten deadly sins will be their fault!
  "Oh, I just thought it was interesting, so I asked someone to bring it to you to see. Why are you all kneeling down? Come on, come on, keep drinking!"

(End of this chapter)