Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 490: Cruel Emperor
When Zhong Yao developed his first underground member, Wei Feng, Cao Pi's plan finally succeeded.

Generals Zhang He and Xu Huang eventually returned to Yecheng.

But this storm is destined to be just the beginning.

Why?

It was because the two generals Xu Huang and Zhang He never came out after entering the palace.

This damn palace of Cao Pi is not a tiger's mouth, how can there be no news after entering?
There is no news...either he is dead or imprisoned, there are only these two possibilities.

No matter which one it is, it shows that Cao Pi is cruel and difficult to get along with.

As a result, in Yecheng, there were fewer and fewer people who remembered the kindness of the Cao family, and most of them tried to find a way out on their own.

At Jia Xu's house, Jia Mu was talking about this matter with his father Jia Xu.

...

"Father... As expected, His Majesty claimed to be ill and sent Zhang He and Xu Huang back to Yecheng."

"It's just that... after those two generals entered your majesty's palace, they fell silent. I don't know where they went."

Jia Mu's words made Jia Xu frown.

Things happened faster than he expected.

I thought Cao Pi had a good plan and would take it slow, but I didn't expect that he couldn't wait even a moment and took drastic measures directly.

However, the fact that there was no news about Zhang He and Xu Huang was definitely not what everyone thought.

But Jia Xu said, "Your Majesty was taught by Lord Cao himself in the past. Even if you are not as good as Lord Cao, you know etiquette."

"If not, I would have personally gone to Hexi and asked Sima Yi to hand over his military power. Why would I have gone through so much trouble?"

"There is no news from these two generals. Something must have happened in the palace. We just pretend we don't know and wait and see how the situation changes."

Gou!
Jia Xu’s core idea is to survive.

Jia Mu nodded repeatedly, but then said, "Father, there is one more thing here. Some time ago, Xun Yun, the son of Xun Lingjun, was reported to have helped his brother escape and went to Chang'an."

"This matter has now been reported to His Majesty, and His Majesty has ordered that all members of the Xun family, young and old, be arrested."

Regardless of whether Xun Yu was forced to death by Cao Cao, Xun Yu himself still had a very high status among Cao's ministers.

Not to mention anything else, just the number of people who were recommended by Xun Yu to become officials was countless.

Although Xun Yu is dead now, Xun Yun is Xun Yu’s eldest son. His status is influenced by his father and he is also highly respected.

The fact that someone reported it is not simple in itself.

Not to mention that Cao Pi ordered the capture of all members of the Xun family!

"Your Majesty, this is the time to use the knife."

After listening to this, Jia Xu sighed.

There was a hint of sadness on his face, an expression that was rarely seen on Jia Xu, at least Jia Mu had never seen it before.

It can be seen that the matter is really serious!
"The Xun family has been criticized, and many people cannot bear to see it. Today they are begging for mercy in front of His Majesty. Should we go or not?"

Jia Mu asked again, and the implication in his words seemed to indicate that he wanted to get involved.

However, Jia Xu's face changed and he shouted: "No!"

"Your Majesty, if you use the knife this time, blood will be shed! Do not move!"

When Jia Mu saw that his father was so serious, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​begging and just nodded in agreement.

However, Jia Xu seemed to take this matter very seriously. After thinking about it, he said to his son, "From today on, you will also take sick leave and stay at home with me. We will talk about it after this matter is over." Jia Mu felt a sense of blood and rain from his father's words.

He responded again and prepared to leave due to illness.

And just three days after Jia Mu went on sick leave, the incident finally broke out.

"Xun Yun helped his brother escape and seek refuge in Chang'an. This was an act of rebellion."

"Considering his father's past merits, I will show leniency to him."

"From today on, all members of the Xun family will be stripped of their official positions and titles, and expelled from Yecheng!"

"As for those who pleaded for mercy, they should have been convicted of treason, but since they were all deceived by the Xun family, they should each be fined one year's salary."

Xun Yu probably never could have imagined that he had made great contributions to Cao Wei in the past, but just a few years after his death, his entire family was destroyed in an instant by the emperor's whim.

Of course, as mentioned before, the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period was an era of aristocratic families.

Since its rise, the Xun family has also become a super family.

It is not so easy to drag the entire Xun family into the water.

Therefore, after Cao Pi issued this order, all the aristocratic families in Yecheng began to resist.

This is easy to understand. Although it has nothing to do with oneself, today the Xun family is suffering, and tomorrow it may be one's own family that suffers.

Who can guarantee that their butt is clean?
As the situation of Cao Wei is not good today, there must be many people who have secret dealings with Liu Bei.

It’s just that unlike the Xun family, there were no people who immediately defected.

Therefore, many noble families resisted strongly, and some even said that Cao Pi was a tyrant and that they should choose another good ruler!

to be honest.
Cao Pi's actions had already shaken the foundation of the aristocratic family, which caused such a reaction.

But since Cao Pi had decided to take action, he had naturally made all the necessary preparations.

Generals Zhang He and Xu Huang led Cao Pi's guards and arrested people personally!

When the noble families saw that these two generals had done nothing wrong and were still loyally following Cao Pi in arresting people, they immediately realized that they had been tricked.

There was no news about these two generals in the palace. It must have been done on purpose by Cao Pi!

ruthless!
This guy is so cruel!
So the appearance of these two generals scared away some people, and then Cao Pi released the news that the matter ended there.

As for the rest, as long as they did not have any substantial contact with Liu Bei, he would let them go.

This statement is straightforward enough, and the people of the world can naturally understand it.

Upon hearing this, since Cao Pi promised not to cause trouble to their family in the future, the Xun family’s affairs were their own business.

As a result, those who had "worked hard" and "argued for the Xun family" basically disappeared, leaving them to fend for themselves.
However, it is not true to say that no one really cares.
"Mr. Yuan Chang!"

"The Xun family is like this, we must save them!"

However, when Wei Feng heard the news from the Xun family, he was extremely anxious.

He immediately went to find Zhong Yao and said he wanted to save the Xun family.

Zhong Yao's face was not very good either, he sighed and said: "Cao Pi is so cruel, it is indeed unexpected, but it is difficult to save the Xun family by relying on the two of us."

"We must report this to the general, but we must be careful about how to write the letter and how to send it to Chang'an."

Wei Feng said quickly: "I have a soldier who was going to be used when the city is in chaos. You can ask him to deliver the letter today."

Zhong Yao immediately said, "That's good. I'll tell the general about all this and ask him to think of a solution."

Xing Daorong is really Zhong Yao's complete reliance. If something happens to him now, Zhong Yao and Wei Feng will probably be doomed as well.
(End of this chapter)