Chapter 2780 Xun Yu Failed to Investigate and Plead Guilty, Cao Cao Pretended to Comfort His Suspicions

When Xiahou Shang was chasing Wang Chang, he looked back at Xu County.

After Xun Yu received the information, he was shocked, angry, frightened and uneasy at the same time. He, who had always been calm and calm, couldn't help but break his guard at that moment.

He was careless.

No flash...well, no calculation.

Perseverance is a very precious quality that many people find difficult to possess. Regardless of vigilance or anything else, it is undoubtedly difficult to maintain a high level.

For various reasons, the secret was leaked out, and trouble suddenly came.

The Xun clan member, the magistrate of Xinji County, was trembling with his head on the ground. But the current trembling could not make Xun Yu feel any sympathy. Everyone should have their own responsibilities, and all mistakes caused by dereliction of duties cannot be made up for by repentance afterwards.

A fault is a fault.

Even if there are fanciful excuses, it is still a mistake.

"Tell me carefully. Xun Yu said slowly, as if he had regained his original calmness.

"Your Majesty Qi..." Xinji County Magistrate trembled and said as calmly as possible, "The thief is really bold..."

"I'm just letting you describe what happened, I don't need you to comment. Xun Yu's tone still seemed calm, but it made the Xinji County Magistrate tremble again.

"Yes... yes... it snowed heavily that day..." The Xinji County Magistrate put his head close to the ground, as if he was infected by the chill rising from the ground, and said tremblingly, "I thought only There are bandits only outside the city, I didn’t expect..."

Before an accident, no one would think there was anything wrong. After an accident, everyone can point out the problem.

Is this weird?

This is normal.

Xun Yu quietly listened to the narration of the Xinji County Magistrate, and then turned his attention to some wooden boxes brought by the Xinji County Magistrate.

In the wooden box, there are human heads.

Because the weather was still cold, they were not pickled, giving these heads their original flavor.

"Is this the leader?" Xun Yu looked at the head placed at the front and asked, "Who cut off the new scar on his face?" 』

The Xinji County Magistrate still lowered his head, "It's him." 』

Xun Yu nodded.

This is indeed a cruel person.

The knife slashed diagonally from one side of the cheek to the other, turning the skin and flesh, and the large, dried blood-stained wound made the already unrecognizable livid face even more hideous and terrifying. There is no doubt that this knife is to cover up something...

Death warrior.

Xun Yu vaguely felt that he had seen this person before, and the knife mark on his face and the description of Xinji County Magistrate made him confirm this even more, but he could not immediately remember who it was. After all, There were at least thousands of people around Yingchuan and up and down Xu County whom Xun Yu had seen. It was indeed difficult to combine the twisted face of the deceased with his appearance in life.

"Weapons and instruments are all ordinary things..." Magistrate Xinji opened another wooden box, revealing blood-stained knives, clothes and other items, "These are all used by thieves..."

Xun Yu took two steps forward and took out a bloody sword from the wooden box.

There are traces of fighting and bumps on the blade of the sword, indicating that the quality of this sword is actually very average. This general quality makes it extremely difficult to obtain clues from the sword.

"This is not a sword from Guanzhong..." Xun Yu looked at the blade. There were no marks on it. "This is from an ordinary workshop... a dead soldier..."

The Xinji County Magistrate knelt aside and nodded fiercely. If he hadn't been afraid that talking too much would arouse Xun Yu's resentment, he would have wanted to howl. Look, these are all desperadoes, what can I do? I am innocent too!

But it was obvious that Xun Yu did not think there was anything innocent about the Xinji County Magistrate. He threw the sword back into the wooden box, then waved his hand to let the guards take the Xinji County Magistrate down first.

This matter is no longer something he alone can have the final say on.

Do you regret it?

If at first...

But even if the whole incident happened again, Xun Yu could only do this, he still had no choice.

Big man, this house with holes everywhere has been coveted by many people.

"A gentleman is cautious in his independence and does not bully the darkroom." Be humble enough to feed yourself, and you can be chaste if you have a chapter. 』

Xun Yu muttered to himself in a low voice.

This seemed to be his answer and his end.

When someone was sinking in the dark house of Dahan, Xun Yu was still holding on to his meager candlelight. He was born in the Han Dynasty and grew up in Yingchuan, so he wanted to save the life of the Han Dynasty and give Yingchuan a way out. No one placed these responsibilities on him, even Guo Jia was laughing at him, but he still felt that this was his business, his responsibility, and the glory that he would spend his whole life pursuing.

Because Yuan Shao had unabashed ambition, he wanted to become the second Emperor Guangwu. So Xun Yu left Yuan Shao. On the one hand, he felt that the four-hundred-year-old man could not end here. On the other hand, even if he followed Yuan Shao, Yingchuan would be squeezed out and could not find a way out. Then Xun Yu found Cao Cao.

At that time, Cao Cao was still full of enthusiasm and angrily went to attack Dong Zhuo.

It's a pity that the hot-blooded Cao Cao quickly became cold.

Cao Cao was stabbed in the back, and hot blood flowed from the wound, which quickly turned cold. The remaining blood naturally gradually lost its temperature. He was betrayed by his colleagues, his sympathizing brothers, his soldiers, and his friends. Even the emperor and ministers he brought back were plotting to kill him.

The big man has become corrupt.

People living in decay have forgotten what gratitude is and what is fundamental. These people think that Cao Cao should do this, enjoy it as a matter of course, and then blame and criticize, and naively think that they can do better.

Huge wounds need to be mended, broken relationships need to be sutured.

The rotten scales tremble, and the crossbars on the scales are full of cracks. Once the crossbars that maintain the relationship collapse, both sides of the scales will fall, falling towards the uncontrollable and irreversible abyss.

Should we just let it collapse and let Fei Qian easily take advantage of it?

Others may not be able to see clearly what the hussar general did, but Xun Yu understood that it was fatal to the nobles. It was like a slow poison. One bite might not cause death on the spot, but as time went by, Hair will fall off, teeth will detach, skin will rot, and internal organs will collapse. By that time, even if the nobles want to resist, they will no longer have a strong body and a powerful body. They can only struggle to the death or find another way. Reincarnation.

It was precisely because of this that Xun Yu had an "inspiration" at that time.

Of course, wounds caused by blood need to be repaired with blood. Otherwise, how could two parties who have lost their children temporarily put aside their old hatred and welcome a new life?

New life represents a new future, and there is also new hope.

Even though this new life is somewhat false and full of fantasy and mystery, the effect is very good.

Liu Xie believed that he was the true son of destiny, and he was still favored by destiny. All the pain and suffering became his test, and some temporary "setbacks" were not intolerable to him.

Cao Cao also stabilized his position, received blessings, and even had a longer-term potential hope. Even though he knew that this hope could be eliminated at any time, it still allowed Cao Cao to temporarily suppress his anger and become rational again.

The balance stabilized again.

Xun Yu protected it carefully, just like protecting a candle in the wind.

Only by calming down and thinking can Shandong find a way out.

Only those in Yingchuan can live, and only those who are strong can live.

But now, the old accounts have been revealed, and Xun Yu doesn't even know why he was discovered, but when he faces Cao Cao, he must be clear.

Xun Yu apologized to Cao Cao.

"Putting guilt or innocence aside, what does this hussar want to do?" 』

When Xun Yu apologized to Cao Cao, Cao Cao's first sentence was this.

Guo Jia beside Cao Cao seemed to be winking, but Xun Yu lowered his head and seemed not to care at all. Or maybe he noticed it but it didn't mean much?

"My lord, I think that Qiusi may not know the truth..." Xun Yu said calmly, just as calmly as before.

Perhaps only Guo Jia, who was on Cao Cao's side, could glimpse the mottled light and shadow from Xun Yu's eyelashes, just like looking for traces of the sun in a dense forest.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and quickly understood what Xun Yu meant, "As Wen Ruo meant...is this a test?" 』

Those who know the matter and handle it are all core personnel who can achieve both prosperity and loss.

Xun Yu didn't think that his children would go around publicizing such things, nor did the Cao clan members show off such things. But something happened. So, was it the problem of Xun Yu's children or the Cao clan members? Caused by it?

There was no point in blaming each other, and Xun Yu thought of a possibility.

Xun Yu nodded and said: "Very few people know about this matter... I have thought about it carefully and there is no reason for leaking the secret." Therefore... maybe I followed the rumors and made a mistake..."

"rumor? ”Cao Cao seemed to be chewing on these two words.

Most of the time, what the people want to know is basically what the government wants to tell. Therefore, under such circumstances, sometimes the government will selectively inform some content intentionally or unintentionally. This result ultimately leads to The generation of rumors. Just like in Shandong, the rumor that the hussars had green faces and fangs and liked to eat people's hearts and livers was very popular for a time. Regarding this rumor, the government in Shandong has never said it openly, but they have never explained it, let alone refuted the rumor. But the government will definitely arrest those who speak good words for Hussar...

Conversely, in Guanzhong, there must be rumors about Shandong.

Or there must be rumors about Cao Cao in Shandong.

As a result, a certain casual rumor, which may have been just an unfounded guess at the beginning, happened to be true.

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows, pondered, and then said slowly: "This is interesting... Could it be that something really happened to Qiusi?" 』

"Um? ” Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Guo Jia, and then he also pondered.

Guo Jia pinched the beard on his chin, "Things like this, before Qiaoqi... Well, my lord, aha... I mean..."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about being filial, just say so." 』

Guo Jia nodded and said: "According to the past habits of the Hussar, most of them are just right, but now they are expelling the strange ones... My lord, I suspect that something will happen under the rule of the Hussar. In addition, the prices of things in the Western Regions have soared in recent days." ...Although there is no accurate news from the inside of Guanzhong, I can conclude that there will be a big change in the Qiaoqi Hexi! What Qiao Qi did this time was just as Wen Ruo said, to test and use checks and balances! 』

Guo Jia's perspective is different again. He didn't care who was at fault internally. He just said that the Qiusi's behavior seemed to be somewhat different from the previous conspiracy, and there must be some reasons for this discrepancy. Judging from the recent changes, this The reason is very likely that something happened in the Western Region and Hexi, so the Hussar resorted to a method that was not commonly used.

Taking hostages is Lao Cao's specialty. Isn't Qiaoqi just trying to imitate him by doing this?

That's why Cao Cao waved his hand and asked Guo Jia to speak out.

Cao Cao thought about it and suddenly sneered, "Ha, I didn't expect that..."

The kidnapped loli is actually basically equivalent to a straw at the moment. At critical moments and important links, it will have a special role, and it depends on whether Cao Cao is willing to admit it. Just like after Liu Bei said that he was Prince Jing of Zhongshan every day, everyone else laughed. Until Liu Xie nodded and included Liu Bei's name in the royal genealogy, when Liu Bei claimed to be a relative of the emperor again, everyone else did not laugh but gave up. Show respect with courtesy.

"If what I expected is true," Guo Jia said slowly, "there will be rumors in Guanzhong that will damage the friendship between the Lord and Your Majesty!" 』

Cao Cao nodded slightly. His originally bad mood seemed to have improved a little at this moment.

Although the friendship between him and Liu Xie may not be as much as the tea in front of him.

While they were discussing, suddenly someone from the gallery came in a hurry, bowed down and reported: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister!" The foreign post office ordered the Chen family to file a complaint at the county government office, saying that he belonged to the Chang family and was a Jiang thief who had stolen property and absconded..."

"Chang?" Xun Yu suddenly remembered, "The head of the traitor sent by the Xinji County Magistrate is this Chang family!" 』

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "That's it, that's it!" 』

Amidst the laughter, Cao Cao stood up, moved his shoulders, and then walked around the hall twice with his hands behind his back.

Inexplicably, Cao Cao felt a little lighter.

The responsibilities on him became increasingly heavy, and the obstacles in his mind also increased day by day. Especially under the heavy pressure of the hussars, Cao Cao was forced to chase in small steps, fearing that he would be pulled down day and night. There was too much, and Cao Cao had nowhere to vent this kind of psychological pressure.

Cao Cao himself is a person with a rather contradictory personality. Of course, everyone actually has two sides of good and evil, and they are all in contradiction. However, due to the entanglement of various interests and the struggle for power, Cao Cao became more and more inclined to evil. side. But Cao Cao still longed for light in his heart, which made Cao Cao perform incredible operations after capturing Guan Yu in history. Perhaps at that moment, Cao Cao placed his own kind emotions on Guan Yu, and then made himself sink even more into treachery.

But now, Cao Cao seems to think that Qiusi is "no more than that"!

This made Cao Cao feel much better in his heart.

In fact, this kind of emotional transformation in human nature is very simple, just like when I was a child, I scored fifty-nine points in the exam, and then turned around and saw that my deskmate only scored fifty-eight, and I suddenly felt that my frustration was not so strong...

"Send the order!" ” Cao Cao said loudly, “In the name of arresting Jiang thieves, I am issuing a notice to arrest the Chang family!” 』

Everyone in the hall performs a courtesy and then retires.

Turning around, Cao Cao sat down again, then smiled and said to Xun Yu: "If Wen doesn't have to blame himself, since the incident happened suddenly and no one reported it, how can I be punished for this matter?" 』

"My lord..." Xun Yu fell to the ground and said, "My lord..."

"Hey, that's it! "Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand as if he didn't care, "There are so many people in the world who claim to be relatives of the royal family... Well, I won't mention Liu Xuande... How many of them are true? Filial piety..."

"I am here." ” Guo Jia responded.

"The complaint filed by Chen Guanling just now reminded someone..." Cao Cao said with a slight smile, "Since she is the missing daughter in the Cao family's house, I will respond to the prosecution to track down the robbers and arrest the thieves... As for the Hussars envoy and his party, Just let him go on this basis. After checking and registering, let him go! 』

Is the reason far-fetched?

Very far-fetched. But if there is a reason, then it is. Just like the various reasons given by officials in power and people in opposition throughout the ages, no matter whether others believe it or not, there is a reason.

"The one who was kidnapped..." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, looked around, and emphasized his tone, "She is the Cao family's daughter..."

That's right.

She's just a daughter of the Cao family.

Xun Yu and Guo Jia bowed down and took the order to leave.

This matter...

Cao Cao cannot deal with Xun Yu, at least now he cannot blame Xun Yu for what happened in Xinji, because once he does so, as Guo Jia said, he will be tempted by Hussar and it will become conclusive evidence. Otherwise, would an ordinary daughter of the Cao family deserve Xun Lingjun's apology?

Similarly, since Xun Yu is not guilty, Cao Cao cannot do anything to Wang Chang and the people under Wang Chang.

Of course, it can be framed.

But at this moment, Cao Cao felt that he didn't want to do this.

He is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and then goes to frame the deputy of the envoy under the Hussars?

This may be a reason, or seeing the same fallen person made Cao Cao feel an indescribable sense of relief.

However, the pleasure is always short-lived. After a short while, Cao Cao entered the form of a sage...well, a doubter.

rumor?

If it is true, how did it originate?

How did it spread?

who is it?

Are they from the Cao family, the Xiahou family, or...

Cao Cao gradually narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips.

After all, Cao Cao had just killed Xun Wang in the Xun family in the previous stage. Although not many people were involved, it could not be said to be few. So maybe someone among the Xun family knew something and then spread it? Does this mean that Xun Yu can no longer fully control the Xun clan? Of course, this is normal, just like Xiahou Dun is also unable to control the Xiahou clan, even his own children...

Xiahou Zizang, who happened to make a big fuss in the military camp and set fire to escape, does this mean that Xiahou...

What Guo Jia just said was vaguely trying to excuse Xun Yu. Could it be that in his heart, my lord is worse than Xun Wenruo?

Did Xun Yu really make an honest mistake in this matter, or did he take advantage of the opportunity to make a bet? The Xun family also has people in Shanxi!

The sun shines into the hall, creating light and shadow on the floor.

Cao Cao sat alone.

Solemn screens and gorgeous tables.

Everything is so beautiful, but in the light and shadow, there seems to be something inexplicable twisting and spreading...