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Chapter 308 The army sets out, this battle destroys Cao Cao and captures the fake emperor!

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Yuan Xi's face was full of shock. He looked at Yuan Shao who was bowing his head deeply in front of him, and was speechless for a moment.

Yuan Shao's move caught him off guard.

He never imagined that Yuan Shao would choose to confess his guilt to the emperor and bow his head at this last moment!
But when Yuan Xi came to his senses, instead of feeling happy about it, he was furious and furious!
"This damn old thing!"

Yuan Xi stared at Yuan Shao, with a strong hatred in his heart, and he had the urge to chop off his head with the Emperor's Sword in his hand.

What's the point of confessing guilt at this time?

The entire Yuan family is dead!

If they had confessed their guilt earlier, the Yuan family would not have ended up being exterminated, and he would not be the only one left in the bloodline!
What have you been doing!
At this moment, Liu Xie couldn't help but be moved.

He understood Yuan Shao's character.

It can be said that pride has reached its peak.

At the same time, he is also extremely stubborn.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Yuan Shao to refuse to admit his guilt and surrender after being imprisoned for so long after his defeat, and even to curse him in the Xuanshi Hall before that.

But how could such a proud person choose to break his persistence for so long and lower his noble head and confess his guilt at the moment of death?
All in all, it’s definitely not because of fear of death.

It is impossible for a person like Yuan Shao to be afraid of death.

When Liu Xie was puzzled, Yuan Shao said: "I, a criminal, have held the emperor hostage and committed treasonous acts. I have failed your majesty's expectations and have failed the grace of the Han Dynasty."

"I know that I have committed a grave sin, which is unforgivable. Now I can only die to apologize to Your Majesty and the Han soldiers who died in the battle!"

"My son Yuan Xi is a loyal and upright man. He has not joined the corrupt ranks with me. This is a blessing for our Yuan family. Although I am his father, I am far inferior to him."

"My son is carrying out the execution today, and I feel very relieved."

"I hope my passion can warn the descendants of the Yuan family and the people of the world not to imitate my actions and do rebellious things."

"A country has its own laws, and a family has its own traditions. If the family traditions are not right, they should be corrected by the laws of the country! The world should take my son Yuan Xi as an example, and all those who are rebellious should be killed, even if they are parents or brothers! Do not shield or condone them, or let them go along with the corrupt!"

"I, your Majesty, thank you for granting me death!"

Although Yuan Shao's hoarse and old voice was not loud, it echoed clearly in everyone's ears, like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts.

Every country has its own laws and every family has its own traditions.

If the family tradition is not correct, then correct it with national laws!
These words are truly eye-opening!

After hearing these words, Liu Xie finally understood Yuan Shao's plan and why he pleaded guilty at the last minute.

It's not about asking for life, but asking for death!

Yuan Shao put himself into the game, and in this situation where he was doomed to die, he managed to gain a great reputation for Yuan Xi!

Sons killing their fathers, although this kind of thing is not unprecedented, it is still very rare. As it is now, killing one's father in public in front of countless people is even more unheard of.

Even though he had a reputation for sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of justice, Yuan Xi would inevitably be cursed afterwards. If Yuan Shao cursed him a few more times before his death, the curse would certainly be even heavier.

But Yuan Shao was now willing to plead guilty and accept death. He also highly praised Yuan Xi's behavior and said that his death would set an example for future generations.

Then Yuan Xi's patricide will become a typical case!
Not only will he not suffer any bad reputation, but he will gain great reputation and become a role model for future generations to sing.

And this is a brilliant conspiracy.

Even though Liu Xie knew what Yuan Shao was thinking, he would still do what Yuan Shao wanted and strongly advocate and praise this behavior.

Because this can make the dynasty's imperial power more stable.

The more he rewards Yuan Xi and the better he treats the Yuan family, the more suspicious the rebels will be of their brothers and fathers, and they will no longer be close to each other because of blood ties.

"Yuan Benchu, what a great Yuan Benchu!"

"I underestimated you."

At this moment, a trace of deep admiration and respect flashed across Liu Xie's eyes when he looked at Yuan Shao. Even when Yuan Shao had lost everything, he was still able to clear the name of the Yuan family and lay the seeds for their renewed glory.

This convinced him.

After staring at Yuan Shao for a moment, Liu Xie sighed and said, "You are a loyal minister, but why do you become a thief... Sikong, execute the sentence."

Yuan Xi shuddered when he heard this.

His eyes turned to Yuan Shao.

After hearing what he just said, no matter how stupid he was, he understood the meaning of it. Yuan Shao was paving the way for him with his life!

Especially the sentence "Although I am a father, I am far inferior to my son", which made him feel mixed emotions.

This was the recognition he had always craved.

Now that he has finally arrived, he does not feel any happiness, and even the murderous intent in his heart can no longer be raised.

"Let's do it."

Yuan Shao's eyes were deep and his expression was calm and undisturbed. He said in a voice that only Yuan Xi could hear: "Don't let me down, Xianyi."

Yuan Xi pursed his lips and said nothing. He only felt that the Emperor's Sword in his hand seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds and he couldn't lift it at all.

"Do it!"

Yuan Shao glared at Yuan Xi and roared loudly.

"Ahh-!"

Yuan Xi roared, tears gushing out of his eyes uncontrollably. At the same time, he used all his strength, closed his eyes, and swung the sword down!
A dull voice sounded.

Blood dripped from the tip of the sword.

Yuan Shao's head fell to the ground, and blood spurted out from his broken neck nearly ten feet high, sprinkling all over the emperor's dragon flag that was dancing wildly in the wind!

It even covered Yuan Xi's entire body!

Yuan Xi didn't dare to look at Yuan Shao's headless body again. He turned around and knelt down in front of Liu Xie, trembling, holding the Emperor's Sword in both hands and raising it high above his head.

"Your Majesty, the traitor has been killed!"

Liu Xie looked at him deeply, reached out and grabbed the blood-stained Emperor's Sword, then with a stern expression, he waved his hand and ordered: "Pass the order!"

"The army moves out!"

"This battle will destroy Cao the thief and capture the false emperor!"

"kill--!!!"

The deafening shouts of killing came like a tide; the morale of the army reached its peak at this moment, and they marched southward in a mighty force.

……

Yuan Shao was beheaded and his head was spread throughout the country.

Regardless of whether Yuan Shao confessed his guilt before his death, the mistakes he made cannot be erased, nor will he be forgiven.

Under Liu Xie's order, Yuan Shao's head was sent to various counties for public display. At the same time, the news that the royal army was heading south to fight the enemy also spread.

Guanzhong, Chang'an.

Ma Chao looked at the information in his hand with a very excited expression. He couldn't help laughing and said, "What a great opportunity! It's a godsend!"

"The imperial court's troops are all heading south to attack Cao Cao and Sun Quan. I can take this opportunity to attack Bingzhou and seize the north!"

Ma Chao was extremely happy. He had been waiting for this opportunity. He did not expect that the emperor would be so stupid as to lead his troops south at this time!
He simply didn't take him seriously! Hearing this, Pang De on the side hurriedly advised: "General, although the imperial army has moved south, there are still 20,000 troops stationed in Bingzhou."

"Bingzhou has many passes, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Although our Xiliang army is large, they are all cavalry. It is too difficult to capture Bingzhou."

"Besides, if the general uses his troops against Bingzhou, he will be a complete traitor. How will the general's father and brothers deal with it?"

"General, if you rule one side, the imperial court may tolerate it temporarily, but if you rebel openly, you will be cut off from the world! Listen to my advice, you must not mobilize the army!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao immediately frowned and said with displeasure: "Humph! How am I a traitor? I am sending troops this time to purge the emperor's entourage! It is an act of loyalty and righteousness!"

"Now that the Xiliang Army has been basically integrated by me, and the main force of the imperial court has also moved south to the Central Plains, when should we mobilize troops if not now?"

"We should attack Jizhou while Lu Bu is away and rescue the emperor and my father!"

Facing Pound, he still used this name.

But Pang De still advised: "General, since Lu Bu dares to lead his troops south, it means that he has made full preparations in Bingzhou and is not afraid of you knocking on the gate."

"Otherwise, how would they dare to withdraw their troops?"

"In my opinion, it is wise to wait and see for the time being."

He didn't think now was the right time to send troops, as Bingzhou was a natural barrier for Hebei to contain them.

Ma Chao was very impatient when he heard Pang De's words, but these words did make sense, so he could only suppress the urge to send troops.

"You go down now."

In order to prevent Pang De from continuing to persuade him, Ma Chao could only agree perfunctorily and send him away.

After Pang De left, Ma Chao picked up a letter on the table. It was a letter from his father Ma Teng sent from Yecheng.

Ma Chao opened the letter and took a quick look.

Then he snorted coldly.

"He is just an emperor whose army is inferior to mine. Why should I go to Yecheng to apologize to him and obey his orders?"

"Father has been fighting with Han Sui for so many years. After I took over the Xiliang Army, I was able to eliminate him and integrate all 100,000 Xiliang troops. This shows that my talent is far better than my father's!"

"Only I can revitalize my Ma family!"

Ma Chao was dismissive of what Ma Teng said in the letter. Their Ma family had been openly rebelling for so long and had been traitors time and again. If they went to surrender to the emperor, they would surely end up being eaten up after the cunning rabbit died.

The best option is to have your own army and establish your own regime!

Once he finds an opportunity to capture Bingzhou and marches to Yecheng, he will be able to force the emperor to make him the King of Liangzhou, thus becoming a powerful lord with full legitimacy!

Thinking of this, Ma Chao's eyes became even more fiery, and he placed the letter in his hand over the candle flame and burned it to ashes.

……

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao Cao also received the news from Jizhou. He stared at the eight words "Yuan Shao was executed and his head was known throughout the world" in the letter with a complicated expression.

Although he and Yuan Shao were rivals, they were once good friends after all. Now, when he suddenly heard the news of Yuan Shao's death, he couldn't help but feel touched.

"Old friends gradually fade away, like leaves falling in the wind..."

Cao Cao sighed, picked up the wine prepared on the table, then stood up and walked out of the room, heading for the courtyard where Xu You was imprisoned.

Xu You was reading in the yard at this time.

Seeing Cao Cao coming over with wine, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, closed the book and smiled: "Why did you want to drink with me today?"

"As the saying goes, one does not come to the temple for no reason. If you need my help, this jug of wine is not enough... unless you want to join me in surrendering to the emperor."

Although Xu You had no worries about food and drink while being imprisoned in this small courtyard, he was quite bored. Moreover, that fool Xu Chu refused to chat with him, so when he saw Cao Cao, he seemed to talk a lot.

"Yuan Shao is dead."

Cao Cao walked to the stone bench in the yard and sat down, put the wine in his hand on the table, and spoke casually.

Xu You was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After a long while, he asked, "When did it happen?"

"It's just the seventh day since the death of Yuan Shao." Cao Cao said as he poured three cups of wine. "The emperor led his troops south and ordered Yuan Xi to kill Yuan Shao as a sacrifice and then spread his head throughout the country."

"Before his death, Yuan Shao confessed his guilt to the emperor, praised Yuan Xi's behavior and asked the world to follow Yuan Xi's example... I didn't expect that someone like him would bow his head."

He had not expected Yuan Shao's behavior before his death.

It is totally inconsistent with Yuan Shao's character.

After hearing this, Xu You couldn't help but sneer and said, "He couldn't survive anyway, but at the last minute he still made a good name for himself, allowing his son to go down in history and the Yuan family to be revived. He was really calculating."

At this point, Xu You's expression became ferocious, and his tone was filled with deep hatred.

"His death was worth it, but my poor son and wife died unjustly!"

"My family is ruined because of him!"

As Xu You spoke, he waved his hand and knocked over the glass of wine that was poured for Yuan Shao on the table - he didn't want to remember Yuan Shao with Cao Cao.

He and Yuan Shao no longer had any friendship at all!

Looking at Xu You who was in anger, Cao Cao didn't say much, but just drank a sip of wine silently.

"Why, the rabbit dies and the fox mourns?"

Xu You glanced at Cao Cao and said coldly, "Yuan Shao is dead, the emperor is marching south, and it will soon be your turn."

"Cao Aman, I have one last piece of advice for you. It is not too late to surrender to the emperor. If you continue to insist, you will only die!"

"Even I won't be able to save you then!"

Hearing Xu You talking about surrendering to the emperor, Cao Cao frowned deeply and said expressionlessly: "I have my own plans. You don't need to worry about it."

"But don't worry, if I die, I will never let you live alone. You and I will meet again on the road to the underworld."

They are friends on the run, but also enemies who will never give up.

Cao Cao never let down his vigilance and murderous intention towards Xu You. If he finally reached an irreversible situation, he would not let Xu You live to receive rewards from the emperor and enjoy wealth and glory.

Xu You snorted coldly and did not answer.

Cao Cao did not take it seriously and continued, "Liu Biao and his son are dead, and now the noble families in Jingzhou support the young boy Liu Cong as their leader."

"Once Liu Biao dies, it will be much easier for me to take Jingzhou. It is still unknown who will win in the end."

"Just wait and see."

After saying this, Cao Cao put down the wine jar in his hand, turned around and left the courtyard, leaving Xu You with a deeply frown.

"Cao Aman..."

Xu You watched Cao Cao's back disappearing in the distance, feeling worried and a little anxious.

He knew all of Cao Cao's plans, and these were all important information. Unfortunately, he was now trapped in this small courtyard and could not convey the information to Yecheng, otherwise he would definitely be able to anticipate the enemy.

After a long sigh, Xu You turned around and returned to the room.

But the moment he walked into the room, he suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and a hand suddenly covered his mouth and pressed him to the ground!
At this moment, Xu You's heart was filled with fear. He kept kicking the ground with his legs, and kicked over a wine jar on the ground.

At this moment, a voice sounded in his ears.

"Sir, calm down. I was sent by His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)