Chapter 443: Sima Zhongda, you are suitable to be an undercover agent
Yecheng governs Fuzhong.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing...
Xu Yuan and the entire Xu family were escorted here, and their faces were as pale as paper. It was as if the Yecheng order judge at this moment had an inviolable rule for them!
"Still not recruiting?"
The judge scolded him sternly, his eyes fixed on the accounts on the document. Over the past five years, one by one, Xu You's crime of embezzling military funds was clearly revealed.
And these made Shen Pei's chest filled with anger.
"Unexpectedly, in the past five years, your Xu family has been greedy for more than 700,000 shi... Just recently, Yuan Gong and the Cao thieves fought decisively in Guandu, and the front line has accumulated grain... Your Xu family has also been greedy for this sum.
One hundred thousand dan is simply insane!"
shocking…
Although I had doubts about the Xu family before, seeing this black account really made Shen Yu feel shocked.
This is no longer greedy for ink, this is simply digging into the bones of the four northern states and ruining the Yuan family!
"Pap..."
Finally, a member of the Xu family couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere. He immediately knelt down and said with complicated eyes: "Master Shenfu, this greedy man is greedy for military rations. We...we are also following orders!"
"You bastard, whose order are you following?" the judge said coldly: "The frontline military supply is of great importance, but you, the Xu family, are colluding together and lining your own pockets. Are you following the orders of Mr. Yuan? Let me tell you, you are doing this for yourself.
There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line, and Duke Yuan and Cao's thieves are fighting in Guandu. The only thing competing here is food and grass! If there is a loss of food and grass, then Cao Cao and Yinlin will attack Jizhou in the north, and the situation in the four northern states will be destroyed in an instant!"
"I…"
At this time, the disciples of the Xu family were all ashamed, and some timid ones reported truthfully. "Mr. Shenfu, this matter has nothing to do with us. It was all caused by the Xu clan leader seeing the war start. No one would carefully count the food and grass, so he
The grain and fodder sent to the front line were used for corruption and sold to merchants to earn gold and silver...At the same time...it was also sold to many overseas."
"Bang…"
The interrogator burst into action, the anger in his eyes becoming increasingly difficult to suppress...
He stared at Xu Yuan coldly.
"What a Xu family, but my lord is in vain and regards Xu You as the mastermind. Someone comes...immediately interrogate the Xu family, search the Xu family, and transport all the seized food and grass to the front line! Send a detailed statement of Xu You's crimes to the lord along with his testimony!
"
"Here!" all the government officials agreed.
In one day.
The whole Yecheng was in an uproar. The Yecheng Order, which mainly focused on the investigation of mating, closed down the Xu family's business, arrested the Xu family's retainers, and hundreds of party members. During the interrogation... they even punished the Xu family for the Xu family's corruption of military rations.
evidence.
After careful questioning...
Not only military rations, but also war horses, cloth, and even...slave trading, the Xu family's greedy military resources were more than double what was recorded in the accounts!
The final quantity, the quantity that was found, even the inspector was shocked.
As if...this money and food are enough to support an army of 200,000 people for a year!
It’s shocking, the Xu family is really heartbroken!
The next day!
An urgent message was sent from Yecheng to Guandu.
Of course, Sima Yi knew everything about this!
At this moment, he was also writing furiously. He had to send what happened during this period back to Guandu and to Director Lu as quickly as possible. This was the last part of his mission.
call…
After putting down the pen, the urgent document had been written, and Sima Yi opened his eyes and looked out the window.
It was as if he saw the sky about to change in Ye City!
…
…
Guandu, Cao camp and Dazhai, Cao and Yuan are in a stalemate situation in July.
The sun was shining brightly in July this year, as if... there was a kind of desire surging throughout the earth.
"good…"
Lu Yu placed an urgent letter on the desk.
This is an urgent message from Sima Yi, which details the changes that occurred in Yecheng, Jizhou in the north.
The Xu family was raided, and the inspector found more than 300,000 stones of grain and grass, tens of millions of coins, gold, silver, jewelry, and silks and satins from the Xu family's shops and granaries.
From Lu Yu's point of view, this is expected and reasonable.
And this situation has been laid out since Lu Yu ordered Zhong Yao of Guanzhong in the past to release a horse for trial.
Yuan Ying's biggest crisis has always been internal, due to the unreasonable middle-level organizational structure and the disharmony in the team of counselors.
The pairing with Xu You is like fire and water!
It is true that these people are quite talented individually, but... when they are put together, they are just three words!
"Commander Lu seems to be quite excited?" Cao Xiu asked from the side.
Lu Yu did not reply, but stretched out his index and middle fingers to draw across the map in the direction of Wuchao Valley...
He added meaningfully.
"This place is about to be completely lit up!"
"Light up?" Cao Xiu was confused.
Lu Yu walked to the other side of the map and said in a deep voice: "Go tell Cao Sikong and tell him to pay more attention in the past few days. An old friend will abandon the dark side and join the bright side!"
Hey…
Old friend?
Cao Xiu scratched his head, but still said "hey" in agreement and quickly walked out of the tent.
On the other hand, Lu Yu took a long breath, walked to the door of the tent, raised his head and looked at the sky...
"Sima Zhongda, I never thought that what you are best at is being an undercover agent!"
"If Guandu wins this time, you, Sima Zhongda, are indispensable!"
…
…
That night, Yuan Jun's camp stretched for hundreds of miles.
In a lonely tent.
There is a table with Yuan Shao and Yuan Fang sitting on the left and right... There is a pot of wine and two wine bottles on the table.
The two looked at each other, but seemed unusually silent.
"What? You want to leave?"
After a long time, Yuan Shao spoke first.
Yuan Fang took a sip of wine. "I have planned everything that needs to be planned. It is unnecessary to stay here anymore. Besides, hasn't my father already figured out the food routes of Cao Ying? I don't need to do anything else that needs to be done next.
Deployed again!”
As Yuan Fang said...
He first carefully deployed Wuchao. Now Wuchao is indeed hoarding all the food of Yuan's army, but it is connected to Zhang He and has a high view of two camps. Both camps are occupied by cavalry. If anything happens to Wuchao,
He will be able to rush to help as soon as possible.
In addition, outside the Wuchao Valley, there are countless towers rising from the ground. It can be said that... the entire map here is lit up. If there is an enemy attack, they can be reported back as soon as possible! It can be said that...
Foolproof!
It can be said...
Yuan Fang played a bright card for Yuan Shao, but unfortunately, his meaning was very clear. He was not afraid that Cao Cao would attack, but he was afraid that Cao Cao would not attack.
And...to take a step back and say...
Even if Cao Cao really doesn't attack, in a protracted war, when it comes to food reserves, how can Cao Cao compare to Yuan Shao!
"You still can't forgive your father, can you?"
Yuan Shao squinted his eyes with a complicated expression.
"Haha, does it matter whether you forgive or not?" Yuan Fang shook his head. "Besides, what can I do if I stay? Compete with my father's legitimate sons for the position of heir apparent?"
"The position of the crown prince of the four northern states, haha, this position is certainly majestic, but the child doesn't like it."
Yuan Fang and Yuan Shao have too many grudges...
Now, he came to help because he realized that the decisive battle between Cao and Yuan endangered the survival of the Yuan family, but this did not mean that he forgave Yuan Shao.
The current situation can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai. Yuan Fang does not want to have too many entanglements with Yuan Shao!
"Okay..." Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time and finally spoke, his expression looking particularly complicated. "Where are you going this time?"
"Let's go to Luoyang...go pay homage to my mother!" Yuan Fang groaned softly, then suddenly stood up and picked up the package that had been prepared.
He turned his back to Yuan Shao.
"If we win this battle, there will no longer be any hindrance to my father's domination of the world. When my father succeeds to the throne, I only hope that my father will give me an identity and an explanation for my mother and the woman I once loved deeply!"
Yuan Fang's identity is too special.
He is the illegitimate son born to Yuan Shao and his sister-in-law.
Not to mention worldly etiquette, even in the ancestral hall, Yuan Shao would be despised by thousands of people.
Even though Yuan Shao valued this son very much...
But it is impossible for Yuan Fang to be promoted as the heir apparent!
Of course, in addition to this level of entanglement, there is another woman, and that is the biggest grudge between Yuan Shao and Yuan Fang.
"Okay, I promise you!"
Yuan Shao nodded heavily.
At this moment, Yuan Fang had already walked to the main tent door.
"The child has thanked his father. Father must be careful. Cao Cao will definitely counterattack before food is cut off. That is their last chance, and it is also father's opportunity. Father must seize this opportunity!"
Speaking of this, Yuan Fang had already walked out of the tent.
He doesn't belong here, he belongs to two women, one is mother...the other is...is...
"Tap..."
The footsteps were getting further and further away. Yuan Shao bit his lip with his teeth. He looked at his son who was drifting away from him with complicated eyes. This brief reunion was like every other encounter between father and son in the past.
This is a sin...it is also fate!
Once upon a time, that night...he...why didn't he control his blood flow?
He... why did he, Yuan Shao, make the same mistake that all men in the world make?
But...why did he fall into this mistake again and again, again and again!
"call…"
With a long breath, Yuan Shao picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp, looking at his son's figure gradually disappearing into the black light, his eyes were extremely blurred.
And just then.
"Report...report...it is urgent in Yecheng. Lord Shenfu...Jun Shenfu has written in his own hand that there is something urgent to report to Mr. Yuan!"
A Euphorbia soldier delivered a letter to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao's expression turned cold and he slowly unfolded it.
It’s okay if you don’t look at it, but once you look at it…
With a "bang" sound, Yuan Shao punched the table. He was already irritable because of Yuan Fang's departure, but now... he was even more furious!
"Bold, the thief is so bold!"
"Send...to the generals of each battalion and the counselors of the three armies to...go to the central army tent to discuss...the matter!"
Yuan Shao's words came out like a roar.
At this moment, he was furious...
At this moment, he wanted to tear that man in half!
…
Yuan Jun's stronghold and the Chinese army's tent.
After hearing the discussion, Xu You excitedly stepped into the commander's tent. He was waiting for such an opportunity, because... he obtained a key piece of information.
Of course, Xu You was also a little suspicious. He obviously hadn't told Yuan Shao about this yet, so why... Yuan Shao summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss the matter in advance?
"Does the lord also know about that?" Xu You said excitedly...
For a time, countless eyes gathered.
Yuan Shao also raised his eyes slightly, but did not speak.
Xu You was quite excited and continued to speak: "My lord, my detailed work in Xu Capital City revealed that the 100,000 troops and horses that Cao Cao had previously supported Guandu were dispatched from Hanoi, Lujiang, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou. My lord... the opportunity has come!
"
"What opportunity?" Yuan Shao asked coldly.
"Hanoi is empty, Sili is empty, and the capital city of Xu is empty!" Xu Youlian chanted: "Cao Cao gathered all his troops and horses to make Guandu the place for the decisive battle. He intended to fight quickly, but the Lord Baili joined forces to build the tower.
Don't give Cao Cao the slightest chance. As a result, Cao Cao's rear will be empty. The details I have placed in Xudu tell me that the current Xudu city only has 3,000 people!"
"If we send a force of cavalry and light armor to attack all night and pass through Hanoi to surprise Xudu, we will definitely be able to capture it... But as long as we occupy the city of Xudu to welcome the emperor to attack Cao Mengde, the morale of Cao's army will be greatly reduced, and our army can capture Guandu in one go."
At this point, Xu You paused.
"If we take a step back and say that Guandu has not fallen, then...Cao Cao is in a difficult position and is exhausted. Our army can take advantage of the situation and go to Yanzhou first to tighten its defense line and expand its territory south of the Yellow River. In this way...the Central Plains is at your fingertips.
!”
As Xu You spoke, he pointed his index finger at the hanging map and drew a grand blueprint on his sleeves. It seemed that... in the next moment, he could push the army to Xudu.
Never thought...
Just then.
With a "pop" sound, a bamboo slip hit Xu You heavily.
Yuan Shao suddenly stood up and glared at Xu You... "A surprise attack on Xu Du? Huh! It's already now, and you still want me to surprise Xu Du?"
"My lord..." Xu You was a little surprised. He didn't know why, but he still persuaded him: "This is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If my lord doesn't believe it, just give me five thousand soldiers and horses, and give me a general.
Go and fetch Xu Ducheng for your lord, and make Cao Ah Ma homeless!"
"Enough!"
This time, before Xu You could finish speaking, Yuan Shao's cold voice came out one after another. "Xu Ziyuan, from the moment I, Yuan Shao, left Luoyang and entered the Bohai Sea, you have followed me, even if... Jushou, Fengji, Guo Tu
, No matter how high the status of Tian Feng and others is, you are also the mastermind in my mind, the leader of all counselors."
"I trust you. Over the years, I have always entrusted you with the important responsibility of transporting food, fodder and baggage for the armed forces. I never thought that this letter of trust would make you Xu You and your Xu family lawless. What's more,
…This is especially true in the Battle of Guandu, which determines the ownership of the world."
Ah...ah...
Xu You looked confused.
Yuan Shao's eyes became more bloody and scarlet, and he pointed to the bamboo slips on the ground. "Look at that document. Over the years, your Xu family's food and grass have been over hundreds of thousands of stones.
More than a thousand pieces of horses, gold, silver, jewelry, and rare antiques are countless, just in this battle of Guandu
The amount of food and grass that was used to enrich one's own pockets actually amounted to 200,000 dan, and was sold to merchants and overseas... It's shocking. If it weren't for the solid evidence, I wouldn't have known that you, Xu You, were so heartless! A treacherous person looks like a loyal person, and a big fake looks like the truth.
! It seems that you are unwilling to see Yuan Shao’s defeat!"
"Lord..."
"I, I really don't know about this!"
Xu You was still quibbling... "This must be framed by Shen Zhengnan. He... He has always had a rift with me. His purpose is... to disturb the morale of the army. My lord... must not be fooled!"
That's what he said...
But when he saw the figures on the bamboo slips and the ironclad evidence in the account books and records, Xu You's heart suddenly went cold. It felt so cold.
While the other counselors were gloating about the misfortune in their hearts, they were grieved on the surface.
Guo Tu sighed with emotion: "Xu Ziyuan, my lord takes you like this... you actually... do this, alas... alas... you are so greedy that a snake swallows an elephant."
Feng Ji had a complicated expression on his face. "Ziyuan, the master of this bamboo slip has been shown to me. Shen Zhengnan interrogated according to the law, and all the Xu clan members confessed, including your nephew.
They were all thrown into prison to keep company with that villain Tian Feng!"
"Hey, what is recorded on this bamboo slip alone is that the amount of food and grass found in your mansion is hundreds of thousands of stones. You are digging for the foundation of the four northern states, my lord!"
Adding insult to injury... Among Yuan Shao's counselors, Guo Tu was the best at flattering others, while Feng Ji was best at adding insult to injury.
"Lord, you...you believe me."
Xu You's eyes were filled with shock and anxiety.
You know...except for the upright Shen Zhengnan, among the nobles under Yuan Shao, who is not greedy for money and food? How could it be just the Xu family?
But...
It broke out at this juncture, especially when... Xu You offered his suggestions and was about to annihilate Cao Cao in one go. This... this was a devastating blow to the Xu family, not... to the northern border, and to Yuan's army.
"Someone, pull Xu You down and kill him with a stick."
Yuan Shao shouted angrily.
You know, his mind is as big as his little finger, and what he can't bear most is to be deceived.
Just when... Yuan Fang left, Yuan Shao thought about his past, and his mood was already stagnant... This time the punishment was even more emphatically dealt with, without any mercy.
"My lord...my lord..." Xu You hugged Yuan Shao's thigh. "My lord, it doesn't matter if you kill me, but...but now Xu Du is empty, it is...the best time to send troops, the opportunity...this opportunity is fleeting!"
"If so...if we give up this opportunity, then...then this battle will inevitably be delayed even longer. Mr. Yuan has enough food and grass, but...but the place where Wuchao stores the food has been leaked, after all...there will be changes after all!
"
Xu You was also confused. In front of so many people, he actually mentioned the place where Wuchao stored food.
You must know that this is a game left by Yuan Fang to Yuan Shao. How could he say it so openly?
"Pull it down...stick...kill with the stick..." Yuan Shao became increasingly angry.
The words came out of my mouth...
"My lord, after all, Ziyuan has followed my lord for several years. There is no merit, but... there is also hard work!"
Zhang He cupped his hands and persuaded.
Gao Lan also added: "Lord, in this season, when employing people... you must not kill the counselors. This is... it hurts the relatives but makes the enemies happy!"
"snort…"
Yuan Shao glared at Xu You coldly. "I'll worry about your head after I destroy Cao Cao... Someone comes, drag Xu You out, give him thirty punishments, and cut off all his soldiers and horses! All his food, grass, and soldiers."
Let the horse be under the rule of the public!"
"Here!" Guo Tu agreed, grinning with a pleased smile.
Previously, Jushou's troops and horses were temporarily at his disposal...
Now, Xu You's troops and horses are also at his disposal, so it can be seen that after Xu You, he, Guo Tu, succeeded in taking power. Now, in Yuan Ying, he, Guo Tu, is the real mastermind!
Thinking of this, Guo Tu's eyes narrowed and his heart became excited.
Mastermind...
Haha... He has to perform well, perform well!
Guo Tu's thoughts are changing rapidly...
Yuan Shao's cold voice came out again, he pointed at Xu You's nose and cursed: