"What did you say?" Cao Pi and Cao Zhen sat up from the ground instantly. Cao Zhen asked quickly, "Who is it? Is it an assassin sent by Yuan Shu or Tao Qian? Is daddy injured?"

"No, none." Cao Shuo lowered his head and waved his hands quickly. Heavy breathing came out unevenly from Cao Shuo's mouth and nose. Cao Pi and Cao Zhen were so anxious that they didn't know what to do. The second brother's heavy breathing was really annoying.

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"Second brother, don't be anxious. Take a sip of water and speak slowly." Cao Pi handed the water bowl to Cao Shuo, who took it and drank it in one gulp.

"The person my father killed was Bian Rang, and he rushed to Bian Rang's home and killed him in front of a group of nobles." Cao Shuo's face was full of eagerness.

"What's the big deal about killing a scholar? Second brother, you're breathing so hard... I thought my father was assassinated." Cao Zhen said disdainfully after hearing what Cao Shuo said, "I heard Brother Wen Lie say this.

Let, he knows how to seduce a group of scholars to oppose our Cao family every day. Such people should have died long ago!"

"This is really troublesome. The military policy has just been implemented in the army, and the nobles were originally unwilling to support it. Now my father has even killed Bian, a well-known member of the noble tribe. This is very detrimental to my father's rule in Yanzhou.

Ah." Cao Pi didn't expect that Cao Cao would be so decisive and decisive. Cao Pi thought that Cao Cao had no grudges about this matter, but he didn't expect that Bian Rang still lost his life because of his big mouth.

"Is it that serious?" Cao Zhen muttered, looking at the serious faces of Cao Shuo and Cao Pi.

"Let's go find the eldest brother and let him understand the consequences of this matter." Cao Pi said after thinking. Cao Shuo and Cao Ang were still angry. Cao Pi looked at Cao Shuo's reluctant look and continued, "Second brother, it's better not to talk to the eldest brother.

If there is any quarrel, my family will not be angry with me."

"I understand, let's go now." Cao Shuo said in a low voice.

While Cao Pi and others were still worried about Cao Cao's actions, Cao Cao himself was standing in Bian Rang's mansion, glaring at Bian Rang, who was already exhausted.

"It's too tyrannical to act like this. Although Wen Li said that his words were a little loose, the crime is not punishable by death. I'm afraid it's against the law of the Han Dynasty to break into a private house and commit murder!" Chen Gong said from the first meeting.

Cao Cao's panic turned into anger, and he said angrily to Cao Cao, who was holding his sword silently.

"Bian Rang has repeatedly shaken the morale of the army, spread rumors, and even colludes with bandits. He should be punished!" Cao Cao said sharply to the restless, angry, or wavering nobles.

"Since I have neither credentials nor official documents, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince everyone present." Chen Gong, who had regained consciousness, responded mercilessly.

Cao Cao remembered that when he was sleeping soundly in the morning, he received a tip from Cao Ren from the south. Cao Cao, who had not yet woken up, was furious when he saw the contents of the tip. The tip sent Bian Rang's personal letter to his old friend in Yangzhou,

There are not only evidence written by Bian Rang himself about his contact with Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, but also Bian Rang's insults and abuses towards Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao endured his anger and called Shi A and his sons to give instructions, he took Dian Wei to Bian Rang Mansion to ask for an explanation. After arriving at the gate of Bian Rang Mansion, the doorman at Bian Rang's house actually had no intention of informing him. Cao Cao really

I can't bear it anymore. Even a watchdog is influenced by Bian Rang. I, Cao Mengde, can't bear it. Shouldn't Bian Rang's master deserve to die?

Cao Cao pierced the doorman's chest with his sword. After he kicked open the door and walked straight to the backyard, the servants in the house were frightened to see two black-faced men, one tall and one short, rushing into the mansion with weapons.

The doorman's blood dripped all the way along with Cao Cao's sword.

The pungent smell of alcohol, the disheveled scholars, the bamboo slips and pens scattered on the floor, and the half-drunk Bian Rang leaning on the maid, Cao Cao's eyes were suddenly filled with anger.

"Well, you Cao Amo, you came to my banquet without my permission, get out of here!" Bian Rang stood up and cursed angrily after seeing Cao Cao.

"I must kill you today!" Cao Cao clenched his sword and walked to the side. Some of the scholars who woke up quickly spoke out to stop him, but Cao Cao turned a deaf ear.

"You still dare to kill me? Cai Bojie and He Sui regard me as their guest, and Kong Wenju and Zhang Mengzhuo are close friends with me. You are a castrated dog and you want to kill me because you have a few mud-legged men?" Bian Rang didn't know.

Whether it was because he was still drunk or because he was daring, he was not afraid at all when facing the murderous Cao Cao. He actually straightened his neck and shouted at Cao Cao.

"Are you worthy of mentioning the names of Cai Gong and Meng Zhuo?" Cao Cao kicked Bian Rang away from the wine jar in front of him. He slashed Bian Rang's neck with his sword. Bian Rang's eyes widened in disbelief.

Until my death, I never thought that Cao Cao would dare to take action.

The screams of the maid and the breaking of the wine jar sounded at the same time. At this time, even the scholars who were still sleeping just now saw Cao Cao holding the sword and giving way to death. Everyone present froze in place.

Know what you should do.

Zao Zhi and Cao Shuo happened to pass by Bian Rang's mansion at this time. He heard the commotion in the mansion and found the doorman dead at the door of the mansion.

Cao Shuo and Zao Zhi came all the way to the backyard. Cao Cao was looking around at the silent scholars with cold eyes. At Cao Cao's feet, there were people giving way to his body and head. All the scholars were unwilling to give way at this moment.

Dare to look at Cao Cao, and this situation lasted for half an hour.

Cao Shuo knew the seriousness of this matter. After meeting Zao Zhi, he rushed all the way back to the Cao Mansion. He found Cao Pi and told him about it. After all, Cao Pi's marching strategy and Zao Zhi's farming strategy were all related to the support of these noble families.

Due to the close contact, Cao Cao's move may not only make the two men's efforts come to naught, but may also seriously shake Cao Cao's own foundation in Yanzhou.

……

Cao Cao felt a little regretful at this moment. He could have allowed Bian Rang to be framed, poisoned, or assassinated. Cao Cao could have used many less extreme and ostentatious methods to allow Bian Rang to die, but Cao Cao just couldn't restrain himself.

Anger.

I, Cao Mengde, have worked hard since I started my army in Chenliu, and now I am in control of the three counties of Yan, Yu, and Xu. If Yuan Benchu ​​or the die-hard Dong Zhuo looked down upon me, it would be fine. Why do you, a corrupt scholar who only knows how to talk?

You call me a castrate like this. I won’t trouble you, but you make things difficult for me everywhere. Damn it!

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"Why are you dissatisfied?" Cao Cao slammed the letter in his arms to the ground. "Are you dissatisfied with the sword in my hand or the army under my command?"

Cao Cao's madness was obviously something that the scholars did not expect. Such words that threatened the people present would never have been spoken if Cao Cao had not lost his mind. Chen Gong thought of the elegant Cao Cao when he was chatting with him. Now he

It’s hard to connect with the person in front of you.

"This is a letter intercepted from the south. He wrote all the deeds Bian Rang did on it." Cao Cao glanced at a scholar who was about to lose his courage. "Come and read it to everyone, are these contents correct?"

Bian Rang wrote it, so you must be able to tell if you have known each other for many years."

The scholar who was called by Cao Cao had his arms trembling. He tremblingly picked up the bamboo slips on the ground and stated the contents of the letter to the scholars in a voice as thin as a mosquito. After reading the filthy words

Shi didn't even dare to speak out. After all, he didn't want to be angered by Cao Cao and end up giving way.

"It is indeed Wen Li...Bian Rang's handwriting." After reading it, the scholar said to all the scholars.

"I, Cao Mengde, will not kill the wrong person. You and Bian Rang have some friendship, so just give him a good burial." After Cao Cao said that, he turned and left. His anger was gone and things were done. Now it's a question of how to deal with the aftermath.

, thinking of the farming and military strategies that had begun to bear fruit, Cao Cao felt confused at the moment, and what he did today was still impulsive.

"That's too much!" Chen Gong looked at the dead Bian Rang on the ground and couldn't help but burst into tears. Yesterday, the talented man who was so charming and chatty with everyone, today turned into a body without warmth. Chen Gong felt sorry for his support in the past.

Cao Cao felt extremely regretful. Chen Gong kept thinking in his mind, hoping to find a way to avenge Bian Rang.

Cao Cao returned to the official office and found Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai who were reviewing documents. He told Xun Yu everything that happened today. Xun Yu did not expect that Cao Cao could not be so calm. Yesterday, the envoy told him about the sideline.

Wasn't it fine when things happened?

"Now that the matter has come to this, we can only appease those nobles." Xun Yu said helplessly.

"I'm afraid that the military policy and the field policy will be stopped. I'm really sorry for Bo Xiao, Zihuan and Wen Ruo." Cao Cao pondered while pacing.

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he gritted his teeth, while Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao without saying a word.

"No! I can't let go of these brothers who have accompanied me through life and death, and I can't let go of those who support me under the rule of Yanzhou." Cao Cao said resolutely.

"It seems that we need to take strict precautions against these people. We can give them some concessions in name. When Xuzhou is captured, these people in Yanzhou will not be our only support." Xi Zhicai finished.

Looking at Xun Yu, after all, Xun Yu was not only a nobleman, but also a leader among the noblemen.

"What Zhicai said is absolutely true, but now it can only be like this." Xun Yu smiled. He was now the spokesperson of the noble clan around Cao Cao. This kind of contradictory thing really made Xun Yu very embarrassed. Fortunately, he was close to him.

People still side with Cao Cao, otherwise they really don’t know what to do.

"I was indeed impulsive about this matter. It really cost Wen Ruo and Zhicai a lot of trouble. Taking Xuzhou is the top priority now. I will have to rely on you two for future matters." Cao Cao smiled helplessly, his

His eyes were filled with regret.
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