Chapter 502 Yuan Shao's rage: Cao Agui, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!
Source City.
Furong Tower.
Third floor, elegant room.
Cao Cao stood in front of the window with his hands folded, staring at the sparse people on the street, patiently waiting for Yuan Shao to appear: "Zhongde, have all the personnel been arranged?"
Cheng Li, who was sitting in the room, sipped his tea and said softly: "General, don't worry, we have already made arrangements for that day. This Furong Tower is one of our secret holes, and we guarantee that nothing will go wrong."
The secret holes of the school affairs office will appear in various ways. They will also operate them themselves and serve as part of the bonuses and salaries, but the key point is that they are established for the collection and transfer of intelligence.
"kindness."
Cao Cao responded softly and breathed a sigh of relief: "This is the best."
Cheng Li poured tea for himself and then said: "General, I heard that you and Yuan Shaonai are good friends. If he knew the truth, wouldn't he be angry to death? Would you feel better?"
"certainly!"
Cao Cao nodded without hesitation, as if he didn't care: "If he is angry to death, it will save us the trouble of doing it ourselves. Isn't this a good thing?"
hiss-!
Cheng Li frowned, not knowing how to respond.
However, hearing Cao Cao's answer was quite consistent with his own views.
A man!
You have to be ruthless at critical moments.
All ethics and morals, etiquette and music are all nonsense.
This kind of thing can only embarrass a coward, but it can never embarrass a true hero.
Obviously, Cao Cao is a real hero, a hero who can achieve great things.
He will never delay his important affairs just because of friendship.
Cheng Li smiled and immediately accepted Cao Cao's point of view: "That's true. Now I kind of want to see Yuan Shao's expression. I guess it will be very interesting."
"he?"
Cao Cao pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and kept imagining Yuan Shao's expression in his mind: "Based on my understanding of Yuan Shao, he must be very ugly when he is angry. You have to be careful when the time comes. Don't be scared."
Already."
"Hahaha."
Cheng Li looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "I heard that Yuan Shao is tall and handsome. I have never seen him look embarrassed. But I want to see him this time. How ugly he looks."
Cao Cao smiled and said softly: "Ugly...it's not that ugly, but once he gets angry, his face and lip corners will twitch, and his nose will also move with him."
"this......"
Cao Cao thought for a long time, but could not think of a suitable adjective, and finally waved his hand: "You can imagine what a mad cow looks like snoring."
"Mad cow snorts?"
Cheng Li immediately sketched a picture in his mind.
The cattle, which were originally working diligently, suddenly began to look ferocious, with angry eyes, and their huge noses swelled and undulated rhythmically with strong breathing.
If it was just like this, he would be fine with it, but in the next moment, the image of the plowing cow in Cheng Li's mind was replaced by the majestic Yuan Shao. Only his nose remained unchanged. Cheng Li couldn't help but feel the strange sense of sight.
Ah poof—!
The sip of tea that had just been put into his mouth was spit out by Cheng Li. He laughed so hard that he couldn't stop laughing: "General, when you say that about Yuan Shao, is it a little too much?"
Cao Cao was very calm and grinned: "It's not too much. You will know later, won't you? Maybe you will think that I said it too lightly. After all, we are friends, so we have to save him some face."
"
"Hahaha!"
Immediately, there was another burst of laughter.
Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
A deep voice came from outside:
"General, people are already here."
"good."
Cao Cao responded, took a deep breath, and tried to recover.
Then, he sat opposite Cheng Li, drinking tea and waiting patiently.
Not long after.
Then I heard the clatter of footsteps in the corridor.
Cao Cao turned around and looked.
But then, the door was gently pushed open.
A familiar face wearing coarse cloth appears from the outside.
This person is none other than Yuan Shao.
"Original!"
Cao Cao hurriedly greeted him: "I didn't expect it to be you."
Yuan Shao also let out a sigh of relief and held Cao Cao's hand tightly: "Meng De, we haven't seen each other for three years since Luoyang, right? I didn't expect to meet in such a way."
"kindness."
Cao Cao nodded: "It has indeed been three years. Come on, let's come in and have a chat."
Yuan Shao didn't get what he asked for, so he nodded quickly: "Okay, let's have a good chat."
The two were seated separately as guest and host. Cheng Li had already prepared tea and filled it for them.
Yuan Shao took a sip and then said bluntly: "Mengde, I heard that you have been demoted to a groom by the little emperor. How can this be possible? You made great contributions to him, but you ended up becoming a groom. I feel for you."
sorrow."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Isn't this all thanks to you? If Ziyuan hadn't come to our camp at short notice and brought your defense plan, how could I, Cao Cao, be in this situation today."
"Well......"
After Yuan Shao paused for a moment, he said softly: "Although it is my fault, after all, it was the young emperor who gave the order, which proves that he does not trust you, Meng De."
Have to admit it.
Yuan Shao's angle is still very correct.
If this was really the case, it would be fine, but unfortunately, all of this was a drama directed and performed by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded with a smile and said softly: "You are right, but I forgot to tell you. Although it was His Majesty who gave the order, it was Cao Cao who requested it."
"kindness?"
Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment and leaned back tactically, as if he was frightened by Cao Cao's sharp eyes.
Although he didn't react for a while, a hint of uneasiness arose in his heart: "Meng De, please don't joke. Did you ask to be demoted to a groom? How is this possible!"
"Of course it's impossible."
Cao Cao immediately shook his head in denial.
call-
Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death."
Cao Cao immediately added: "The demotion to a groom was His Majesty's order, but the request for sanctions was made on my own initiative. The purpose is to lure you into taking the bait and make you take the initiative to look for me."
hiss-!
Yuan Shao was surprised and took a breath.
Facing Cao Cao's sharp eyes, sweat broke out on his forehead and his heart was shaken.
Originally, he had thought of all kinds of tricks to persuade him to surrender on the road, and even prepared many chips. At this moment, it suddenly disappeared and was replaced by fear.
quiet!
Quiet!
Deadly quiet!
It was as quiet as cicadas in the private room, you could hear a needle drop, it was so quiet that you could hear each other's heartbeats.
At this moment, Yuan Shao seemed to have lost his smile, and his anger gradually appeared on his face: "Meng De, this is not a joke. I am here to discuss important matters with you."
"Ha ha!"
Cao Cao still looked like he was not stingy. He looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. Then his eyes suddenly turned sinister and he said coldly: "Ben Chu, do you think I am joking?"
"this......"
Yuan Shao was indifferent and didn't know how to respond.
Cao Cao continued: "At first, you should also know that you are the only prince left in the north. To Zhang Liao, Xu Rong, even Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, your head is worth ten thousand gold.
"
"Although Cao Cao's army is powerful in combat, they are colleagues after all. If there is a dispute or a fight, it will inevitably lead to conflicts and unnecessary trouble in the future."
"So there is no way..."
Cao Cao spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "I can only come up with this strategy and find a way for you to take the initiative to find it. This way you can gain military exploits without hurting the harmony among your colleagues. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."
"Origin."
Cao Cao deliberately came closer, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and a hint of sinisterness emerged: "Brother, what do you think of my plan? Is it shocking to the heavens and not showing any trace?"
"Hahahahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"..."
Immediately, Cao Cao's wild laughter rang out, like a steel knife, piercing Yuan Shao's heart. In an instant, all the illusions in his heart were shattered, turning them into mirror flowers and water moons, and disappeared into thin air.
anger!
Like a fiery dragon, it suddenly surges from the depths of my heart.
Yuan Shaofeng slammed the table gum with a loud bang, his body was like a cannonball, and he was about to eject, and then he attacked Cao Cao and tore him into pieces.
But what followed was the knife and axemen who had hidden themselves in the room in advance. Their cold blades were like blooming rays of light, and they rushed towards Yuan Shao.
As if in the blink of an eye, three or four Huanshou swords were placed on Yuan Shao's neck, and seven or eight big hands directly held Yuan Shao, Feng Ji and others down, without any possibility of moving.
"Cao Ahao!"
"You bastard!"
"You must die a good death!"
"Even if I, Yuan Shao, become a ghost, I will never let you go!"
Yuan Shao gritted his steel teeth, his eyes widened in anger, the muscles on his face kept trembling, his eyes almost exploded, and his huge nose let out a heavy breath, which undulated along with the trembling muscles.
"Zhongde, look, isn't it ugly?"
Cao Cao raised his hand and pointed at Yuan Shao, then turned to glance at Cheng Li with an excited look on his face.
"It really is......"
Cheng Li frowned and looked at Yuan Shao, nodded slowly and said: "It's quite ugly."
Yuan Shao became even more angry and his face became more ferocious: "Chou uncle, Cao A'hao, you have to die a good death, and you even plot against your friends. Even if I, Yuan Shao, become a ghost, I will not let you go."
Cao Cao smiled and didn't take Yuan Shao's words to heart at all: "At first, you are still so naive, just like you were when you were a child. How can a person like you become a prince if you are not born in the Yuan family?"
"We all have our own masters. Even if I, Cao Cao, kill you, I will not go too far. This is called stance, and it has nothing to do with friends. If we are friends, I will bring some gifts to commemorate you during the holidays. This is enough."
Cao Cao has always made a distinction between public and private affairs.
They are indeed friends, but they cannot ruin their own position just because of this relationship.
Nowadays, Cao Cao is a commander-in-chief of Nanyang Hanting. As he said, even if he kills Yuan Shao, it is reasonable and understandable.
But...
Yuan Shao didn't understand this simple truth.
Even now, he doesn't quite understand where he failed.
Such a person is very sad and does not deserve sympathy, because he will always be a loser, even if the opponent is not Cao Cao, but anyone among Zhang Liao, Xu Rong, and Lu Bu.
"okay."
Cao Cao stood up slowly and waved his hand: "Take Yuan Shao into custody. Immediately send a messenger to send a message to the court. Yuan Shao has thrown himself into a trap and is now imprisoned in my camp."
Cheng Li leaned forward and raised his hands: "Here."
"Wait a minute!"
Just as Cao Cao and Cheng Li were about to leave, a voice suddenly sounded.
Cao Cao turned around and looked.
The speaker is none other than Fengji.
Cao Cao said softly: "Why, what do you have to say?"
Feng Ji had a gloomy face and asked tentatively: "Winning king or losing bandit, we have nothing to say. However, I have a question. I wonder if the general can answer it?"
"You ask."
Cao Cao was relieved and didn't mind answering more questions.
Feng Ji frowned and asked loudly: "How can you be sure that we will come to Qinghe and not go north?"
Cao Cao smiled faintly at Feng Ji and said softly: "It's very simple, because the people who are leading you are my people."
Feng Ji was stunned: "Could it be that your people..."
In an instant, Yuan Shao turned around and glanced at Xu You.
But see...
The soldier guarding Xu You let go, and at this moment, Xu You also straightened up: "Yes, it's me."
The anger in Yuan Shao's heart surged into his throat, and he opened his mouth to curse: "Xu You, you bastard, I will never let you go, you traitor!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and said softly: "Okay, you can turn it over and over. It's just these two sentences. It's annoying for you to say it, but it's annoying for me to hear it. Ziyuan is abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side."
"I bother!"
Yuan Shao took a sip of salt soda and sprayed it out. Xu You didn't dodge in a hurry, but his face was sprayed with: "Yuan Shao, you are such a bully."
"Think of me, Xu You. I have been with you for so many years. I have no merit but hard work. But in the end, my status is actually not as good as Guo Tu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the like. If it weren't for you and no one could use me, would you reuse me?"
"snort!"
"I tell you!"
Xu You's eyes widened with anger and he said fiercely: "When I went to Cao Ying, I went to surrender. The reason why the Nanyang court was able to crack the new city gate was because of the information I provided."
"After the city gate was broken, it was me, Xu You..."
"..."
One by one, these things came out of Xu You's mouth, like sharp steel knives, piercing Yuan Shao's heart.
Even Yuan Shao had to admit that he did not pay enough attention to Xu You before.
but......
Is this the reason for his rebellion?
Yuan Shao was upset, but now he had no choice but to become a prisoner.
Cao Cao glanced back at Yuan Shao and said softly: "Benchu, even without Ziyuan, do you think you can withstand the siege of an army of 500,000? Just stop making excuses for your failure."
"The ending of your Yuan family has been determined from the moment Mr. Yuan died. You are just lingering on, and now it's time to end."
Cheng Li nodded slowly: "That's right, if it hadn't been for winter, you would have been defeated last year. Why are you still hanging on to this day? You can live four more months. You should thank God."
*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Hall of Wende.
Liu Bianduan sat at the head, holding a volume in his hand. On the surface, he was reading, but in fact, he was communicating with experts from the Military Advisor Alliance and carefully analyzing the current battle situation:
"Teacher, according to the current development of the situation, Yuan Shao may not be able to reach Qinghe. It seems that Zhang Liao and Xu Rong have all improved. Zhang Liao, in particular, is quite good at using landmines."
"yes."
Even experts from the Military Advisor Alliance couldn't help but admire him deeply: "Zhang Liao was exposed to landmines for the first time, and he was able to play such a good role, which made the experts' eyes light up."
"In addition, there is Xu Rong. Judging from his current performance, he is no longer the simple general who is proficient in the art of war, but a handsome man who knows how to make judgments based on the current situation."
"honestly......"
Speaking of this, there was a hint of surprise in the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance: "The last thing experts expected was Xu Rong. If he can be twenty years younger, we can definitely keep him as one of our future commanders."
The battles over the years are not only a time to make achievements, but for the experts of the Military Advisor Alliance, it is also a time to test the abilities of the major commanders.
Needless to say, Cao Cao was the most capable man who could keep up with the times. He was also outstanding in the art of war and strategy, and was the first choice general of the Alliance of Military Advisors.
Although Zhang Liao has some military exploits, he is still too young after all, and lacks a certain degree of initiative in some big strategies. Although he is performing decently now, there is still a certain gap compared to Cao Cao.
As for Xu Rong...
As far as the Alliance of Military Advisors is concerned, there is always only one rating that is satisfactory.
Although Xu Rong did not have any major faults or military exploits, under Liu Bian's selection system, his performance was really lackluster and there were no highlights to speak of.
"Tsk, tsk."
Liu Bian thought for a moment and sighed: "It is indeed a pity."
The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Master Bian, you don't have to think this way. It is said that talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years. The old people still have to withdraw in time to make room for the young people."
"If the people in the court are all old guys in their forties or fifties, then the future of the court can be imagined. For a healthy court, the proportion of old, middle-aged and young people must be maintained at a certain ratio."
"The Shu Kingdom in history lost a pillar after the death of Zhuge Liang, resulting in a gap in talents and difficulty in connecting. This is the most fatal problem."
Liu Bianshen nodded in agreement: "The teacher is right. A big part of being an emperor is indeed employing people. We just need to make good use of people and build a good technological tree. As for the execution part, we can leave it to them."
Can."
"That's right."
The Military Advisor Alliance affirmed: "A person's energy is limited. We need to spend our energy on valuable issues instead of covering everything, which will exhaust people to death."
"After all, not every emperor can have a golden finger like live streaming. The Alliance of Military Advisors can help Mr. Bian solve most of the problems, but the emperors in history are just individuals and their energy is limited."
call-
Liu Bian took a long breath and thought to himself: "No matter how many things there are, as long as Yuan Shao is dead, it is enough. As for whether it is Cao Cao's military exploits, it will have limited impact on the court."
The Military Advisor Alliance said softly: "Taking all things into consideration, the battle achievements are for reference only."
Liu Bian nodded: "Yes, it is indeed true."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But then, Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He stepped forward, bowed and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, Xun or Guo Jia is outside asking for an audience. I heard that there are reports of the war in Jizhou."
"oh?"
Liu Bian was surprised: "Both of them are here?"
Zhu Tong nodded: "That's right."
Liu Bidan smiled: "It seems that Yuan Shao has been captured."
If it were just military intelligence, usually Guo Jia and Jia Xu came over, but now even Xun Yu came over, which is enough to prove that the final outcome has occurred.
Liu Bian waved his hand: "Let them come in."
Zhu Tong cupped his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the hall.
Not long after, Guo Jia and Xun entered the palace, stepped forward, bowed and raised their hands: "I, Xun or (Guo Jia), come to see your majesty."
Liu Bian waved his hand to indicate that the two of them were level, and asked tentatively: "But the situation of the battle in Jizhou has come out? By whose hands Yuan Shao died?"
Guo Jia bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao threw himself into a trap, entered Qinghe, and was captured by Cao Cao. Now Xu Rong and Zhang Liao are still fighting in Quliang. They demanded Xun Chen's life, so they did not dare to attack by force.
"
"Mengde?"
Even Liu Bian himself couldn't help but be stunned.
You know, according to the analysis results of the Military Advisor Alliance, the possibility of Cao Cao catching Yuan Shao is only 43.6%, not even half, but the result is such a coincidence, which does not give the Military Advisor Alliance any face.
This is enough to prove how big a role Xu You played.
"That's right."
Guo Jia nodded affirmatively: "It was indeed Meng De who caught him. According to the intelligence, it was Xu You who persuaded Yuan Shao to abandon the large army and then sneaked into Qinghe to look for Cao Cao. This led to today's result."
Liu Bian looked in disbelief: "Abandon the main force?"
Guo Jiaen said: "That's right."
Liu Bian was stunned: "Yuan Shao actually agreed?"
Guo Jia nodded: "Well, that's it."
call-
Liu Bian said in a long voice: "How stupid does it take to do such a thing? Yuan Shao's IQ is really worrying. He can be fooled like this, but he still doesn't suspect Xu You?"
Impressed!
Liu Bian is really convinced!
Yuan Shao can be called the perfect sixth man, and winning is too easy.
You must know that if there is any mistake in this process, it is impossible for Cao Cao to take advantage. However, Yuan Shaoleng was not shrewd at all and was always deceived and controlled by Xu You.
How stupid does this have to be to do this?
Liu Bian couldn't even think about it, but Yuan Shao actually did it!
ox!
It’s really awesome!
It is fitting that Cao Cao has made meritorious service, there is no other way.
Even Guo Jia himself couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, none of us expected that Yuan Shao would dare to abandon the large army at this time."
"You know, like this, even a pavilion commander can capture them, but they actually dare to cross hundreds of miles to Qinghe to find General Cao?"
"I have to admit it."
Guo Jia sighed and said loudly: "Xu You really knows Yuan Shao very well. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid it would arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion."
Liu Bien nodded: "Xu You has made great contributions to this matter, but I don't like this person. He can betray Yuan Shao now, but he may betray me in the future."
Guo Jia understood what Liu Bian meant and immediately bowed and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand what should be done."