Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 473 The descendant of the Xun family, Xun Ya!
Zhang Liao's surrender is actually a microcosm.

After the news that Liu Bei captured Chang'an and recovered the old capital spread, the entire situation in the world changed.

Originally, the world was divided into three parts, and Cao was obviously the strongest.

Although Liu Bei later destroyed Eastern Wu, in the struggle between the North and the South, the North was still more powerful.

结果
As the war progressed, the situation suddenly reversed as Chang'an and Wancheng were captured by Liu Bei.

Right now everyone thinks that Han is strong and Cao Wei is weak. The people, soldiers, and aristocratic families all think that Liu Bei will win!

Especially since Liu Bei, although he did not have the imperial seal, naturally possessed the Mandate of Heaven, which made people even more attracted to him.

Why could Xing Daorong feel that Cao's military defeat was imminent?
That’s because someone else came out from Cao Wei and took the initiative to approach Liu Bei’s family.

Moreover, this person is not very old, but he has a very important background!

Xun Ya!
Xun Yu’s second son!
He is only a young man now, but he walked out of Cao Wei and came straight to Chang'an!
Seeing him going alone reminded Xing Daorong of Cui Yan back then.

But Cui Yan is an old hand!

Xun Ya is only twenty years old, but he can come here alone, which is really amazing.

Xing Daorong admired him, not only because he was Xun Yu's son, but also because of his ability to come here alone.

He stepped forward and said kindly, "Master Xun, the journey here must have been very dangerous."

"I admire you for coming here!"

When Xun Ya saw Xing Daorong, he immediately bowed and said, "I have heard of your great name for a long time. I am very happy to see you today!"

The word "joy" is not only used between men and women, but can also be used by men to express their admiration for each other.

Xing Daorong listened and smiled, "Sir, if we talk about great names, your father is the most famous."

"Not only does he have the talent to assist the king, but he is also a man of integrity who is wholeheartedly devoted to the Han Dynasty!"

"Cao Cao is a traitor. There are only a few loyal Han people who serve the Han Dynasty with all their wisdom and loyalty. Lord Wen Ruo is one of them!"

Whether Xun Yu was forced to death by Cao Cao has always been a mystery in history.

But one thing is absolutely certain, ever since Cao Cao had the intention of replacing the Han emperor and was discovered by Xun Yu, the relationship between the two has been wrong.

From this point of view, Xun Yu must have opposed Cao Cao replacing the Han emperor.

In this way, it is not wrong to say that Xun Yu is a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty!

Besides
Since Xun Ya can come here today, it must be because of his father's influence.

So to speak.
Xun Ya must be treated even better.

but
Xun Yu had so many sons, but only the second son came. Obviously, things were not that simple. We need to find out the specific situation.

Then Xing Daorong took Xun Yu's second son and talked to Zhong Yao and Zhang Liao.

So the three capable people from the Cao Wei family, plus Xing Daorong, the general of the Han army, gathered together and talked about why Xun Ya came here.

Xun Ya said: "When my father was alive, he was always angry when Cao Cao was mentioned to have usurped the Han Dynasty."

"Later, Cao Cao proclaimed himself king. My father tried to dissuade him but to no avail. He became so depressed that he became ill."

"In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao gave my father an empty food box. After that, my father became sick due to worry and died of grief and anger."

There really is an empty lunch box!

Xing Daorong had always thought that this kind of plot was created by later generations, but he never expected that it was confirmed by Xun Ya today!
just
Xing Daorong never understood why this empty lunch box could make someone die of grief and anger.

Since Xun Ya brought it up today, I'll just listen. Xing Daorong asked, "What's the story behind this empty lunch box?"

Xun Ya said: "The general may not know, others may not know why this empty food box is, but how can my father, who is full of knowledge, not know?"

Xun Ya said, and also introduced: "Father said that Cao Cao Cao also learned this move from Emperor Jing."

"At that time, Emperor Jing of Han wanted to test whether Zhou Yafu's hot temper had changed. He once deliberately did not give Zhou Yafu chopsticks during a banquet. As a result, Zhou Yafu immediately got angry and asked the waiter for chopsticks."

"The Emperor said, 'This delicious food is not enough to satisfy you, is it?'"

"Zhou Yafu was filled with shame and indignation, and he knelt down unwillingly to plead guilty."

"As soon as Emperor Jingdi of Han Dynasty said 'rise', Zhou Yafu stood up and left. This behavior made Emperor Jingdi feel that Zhou Yafu was not qualified to assist the crown prince, so he found a pretext to imprison him for treason. Zhou Yafu could not bear the humiliation and starved himself to death."

It turns out there is such a story.

Although Xing Daorong knew a lot of stories about the Three Kingdoms, he really didn't know anything about the stories during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han.

But I didn’t expect that Zhou Yafu was also forced to death.

Xing Daorong looked very uncomfortable after hearing this, and the same was true for Zhang Liao and Zhong Yao beside him.

However, these two people acted like this because of Xun Yu's death, not because of Zhou Yafu.

Then I heard Xun Ya continue: "My father once said: 'Cao Cao sending an empty lunch box is similar to Emperor Jing not giving chopsticks. They are both testing the attitude of the ministers. If the ministers submit, then the monarch and the ministers will be in harmony. If they do not, then such ministers are better off not having them.'"

"Father was loyal to Cao Cao, but he humiliated him like this. That's why father died of depression!"

"It's hateful! It's really hateful!"

As Xun Ya spoke, his whole body even began to tremble a little.

Obviously, whenever he thought of these things, he felt bad, and his mind was filled with the image of his former father.

Zhong Yao and Zhang Liao looked at each other.

I didn't expect that Xun Lingjun suffered so much humiliation in the past.

In other words, they knew they were humiliated, but they didn't know there were so many tricks involved.

I want to say something to comfort her, but I don't know what to say.

After all, given their identities, they really don’t know what to say.

Relatively speaking, Xing Daorong didn't care much.

Whatever he says is fine.

He immediately sighed, "So that's how it is! Cao Cao is indeed treacherous. He was able to force Xun Lingjun to death with an empty food box!"

"What a pity! What a pity!"

As he spoke, he even pulled Xun Ya up and said, "As the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge is never too late, and the revenge for the murder of my father is even more irreconcilable!"

"Now that we are here today, we can find a chance to avenge our father!"

Zhang Liao and Zhong Yao looked very uncomfortable.

This is obviously an attempt to deceive people!

If Xun Yu were still alive, even if he died because of Cao Cao, he would probably not want his son to harbor so much hatred in his heart.

Although these two people are clear-headed, Xun Ya is not like that!
But he was filled with gratitude and said: "It is precisely because of this that I came to Chang'an, wanting to join the Han Dynasty and avenge my father!"

(End of this chapter)