The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 498 Confrontation
Cao Cao asked: "Just now Zhao Yu said that Xiahouheng threatened Ziyang with a sword first, so he taught Xiahouheng and Ziyang a lesson. Is this true?"

"My lord, what Deputy Commander Zhao said is true. If Deputy Commander Zhao hadn't been there that night, I'm afraid I would have died under Xia Houheng's sword." Liu Ye gave Xia Houheng a cold look after speaking.Xia Houheng couldn't help but look ashen, but he didn't dare to confront Liu Ye.

"I can also testify about this." Le Jin added.With the witnesses of Liu Ye and Le Jin, Xia Houheng couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.

Xiahou Dun's face was even more ugly. He turned his head and said to Xia Houheng: "Didn't you tell me that Zhao Yu did it first? Why is it you who did it first?"

"Hahahahaha, General Xiahou, isn't this obvious? In order to gain your sympathy, Xiahouheng must distort the facts. Otherwise, how could you stand up for him? I didn't expect you to be so wise in your life, but you were killed by your own son-in-law. It's really a pity to be deceived." Li Yuan added fuel to the fire and stepped on Xiahou Dun's feet.

"Hmph, I don't care about this!" Xia Houdun's temper also came up. Although he hated Li Yuan, it was indeed Xia Houheng's fault, so he couldn't interfere anymore, otherwise Cao Cao would be dissatisfied.

"Xia Houheng, now that everything is clear, you can be convicted!" Cao Cao asked sharply.

"I... I'm guilty, I'm guilty." Xia Houheng quickly knelt down and said, Cao Cao loved him very much in the past, and basically would not scold him, and it was the first time he was so strict with him. Realizing that he had made a huge mistake, even Cao Cao couldn't forgive him.

"Hmph, in order to rob women, I attacked my advisers, and led troops to attack Zhao Yu's mansion last night. Xia Houyuan really gave birth to a good son. The son is not the father's fault. I will punish him together!" Cao Cao was furious. No one can stop it.

"My lord, Xia Houheng is still young and ignorant, please forgive me. Besides, Miaocai has been going out for many years to open up the territory for the Lord, so he has no time to go back and teach Xia Houheng, so Xia Houheng made a mistake. If you want to say that I am wrong as an elder, if the lord wants to punish Miaocai, please punish me together." Xia Houdun took the responsibility on himself, hoping to reduce the punishment of Xia Houheng and Xia Houyuan.

After a long time, Cao Cao's expression eased, and he said: "You are right, Miaocai followed me in the north and south, and made countless contributions. It is reasonable that he has no time to teach his children. You two, get up. "

"Thank you, my lord!" Xiahoudun and Xiahouheng said gratefully.Seeing this, Li Yuan knew that Cao Cao would definitely not punish them, at least not severely.

"Xia Houheng, I won't punish you severely because of your outstanding achievements, but you are too arrogant in your usual actions, and you don't have the demeanor of your father at all. In order to make your memory long, I will temporarily remove you from office and let you go home. Facing the wall and thinking about your mistakes, you can accept your reinstatement after you have truly reformed yourself?"

"Xia Houheng is willing to accept the punishment." Xia Houheng said without hesitation, he knew that this punishment was already very light, and if he bargained with Cao Cao again, it would definitely backfire.

"That's good. Also, both you and Yuan Rang should remember that Zhao Yu is the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, and his status is respected. You can't disrespect him in the future. Disrespecting him is disrespecting me. If you let me Knowing that you will trouble him again, even if Yuan asks you, I will never show mercy." Cao Cao said solemnly.

Xiahoudun didn't expect Cao Cao to value Li Yuan so much, so he could only nod his head and say, "The general will know!"

"Okay, let's leave, Zhao Yu, stay here, I have something to tell you, Yuan asked you to wait for me in the study, and I have something important to tell you later." Cao Cao left Li Yuan alone, and then Ask Xiahou Dun to wait for him in the study.

After Liu Ye, Le Jin, Xiahouheng and Xiahoudun all left, Cao Cao showed a smile on his face and said, "Zhao Yu, how do you think I handled it just now?"

"Thank you, my lord. My lord has handled it very well. I will seek justice for the last general." Li Yuan was surprised that Cao Cao would talk to Xiahou Dun like this, because in his opinion Xiahou Dun was Cao Cao's confidant and general, and this relationship was far beyond his comparability. Yes, but just now Cao Cao scolded Xiahou Dun for him. It can be seen that Cao Cao didn't really value him, but wanted him to concentrate on completing the task of assassinating Zhou Yu so as not to affect his plan.

"After my lesson just now, Xiahouheng and Xiahoudun will not come to trouble you again in the future, and you can rest assured to complete the task I entrusted to you." Cao Cao has done so much for Li Yuan just now, just to let Li Yuan Assassinate Zhou Yu as soon as possible.

"My lord, don't worry, the general will definitely complete this mission, but I don't know if General Xiahouyuan will remember me when he comes back in the future." Li Yuan is still worried. After all, the influence of the Xiahou family is too great. A Xia Houyuan, who made them all very important generals under Cao Cao's command, Cao Cao's status today cannot do without their hard work, so it is impossible for Cao Cao not to pay attention to them, and sometimes it is reasonable to favor them deliberately.

"You can rest assured about this. Miaocai's personality is completely different from Yuan Rang's. Although he loves Xia Houheng, he is a strict father. He is very strict with Xia Houheng, and he has always done business and will not favor anyone. , so when he knows the truth of the matter, he will not protect his shortcomings like Yuan Rang, and maybe he will come to apologize to you." Cao Cao knew Xia Houyuan's character very well.

"If that's the case, I'm relieved. I didn't expect General Xia Houyuan to have such a personality. Xia Houheng is not at all like his father in this respect. However, if Xia Houyuan is really a strict father, why would Xia Houheng be so rebellious? I think my lord understands what he did in Yecheng." Li Yuan did not believe that Cao Cao would not know about Xia Houheng's domineering in Yecheng.

"Of course I know about Xia Houheng, and I understand it very well, but Miaocai followed me through life and death, and made countless contributions to me. At least half of the world I won is related to him. To punish Xia Houheng, as long as I don’t do things like murder and arson, I will allow him to do harm. Although Miaocai is a strict father, he has been fighting outside all the year round, so his discipline on Xia Houheng is very limited. That’s why Xia Houheng became like this. When Miaocai comes back in the future, I will mention it to him more.”

Cao Cao changed the subject and asked, "Have you already got a clue about the assassination of Zhou Yu?"

"Yes, there is already a plan. Although I no longer work for him, he is not dissatisfied with me because I was promoted to the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry. He has a very good relationship with me. I want to invite him to meet him in two days. I went to the house, and then took the opportunity to kill him," Li Yuan made a gesture of wiping his neck at this point, "I smuggled his body outside the city and buried it at night, so that the gods and ghosts can be kept alive. Sleep."

(End of this chapter)