When Cao Cao heard what Wang Tu said, he realized that what he had just said was a bit glib. Didn't he compare his father to a mouse? Thinking about it more carefully, Wang Tu's words were even more outrageous. He actually compared himself to that mouse.
"Rat" was unbearable. Cao Cao suddenly lowered his face and shouted: "Come here!"
The soldiers outside the door came in and stood aside with their hands clasped, waiting for Cao Cao's order.
Cao Cao wanted to order Wang Tu to be pushed out and beheaded, but when he thought about how hard he had followed him for so many years, he could not help but hesitate again, and said in deep thought: "Wang Tu, which hand did you use to touch that woman?"
Human?"
Wang Tu didn't understand what Liu Xin meant by asking, so he stretched out his right hand and gestured, and said: "Back to my lord, this is the hand."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Come here, push Wang Tu out and chop off his right hand!"
Wang Tu was so shocked that he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and begged Cao Cao for mercy. He touched the woman's breast, but he had already been punished by Liu Xin for this incident, and he thought he would return to Puyang.
, he would also get Cao Cao's sympathy, and even hope that Cao Cao would avenge him in the future. How could he have expected that Cao Cao would not only not sympathize with him, but also chop off his right hand. Liu Xin cut off his nose, ears, and
It didn't affect his life very much, but if one hand was cut off, and it was the right hand, wouldn't he become a disabled person? If Wang Tu knew that Liu Xin's original intention was to cut off his balls, maybe he would do it now
He felt very lucky and happily let Cao Cao chop off his hand. Unfortunately, he didn't know that he had escaped, so he was confused by Cao Cao's order and even felt a little resentful.
Cao Cao ignored him, waved his hand, and continued to look through the bamboo slips.
The two soldiers who were ordered to enter the study usually didn't like their captain, but now they wanted to add insult to injury. Regardless of Wang Tu's pleading, they dragged him away like a dead dog.
Going out, there was a scream outside the door.
Those soldiers couldn't stand Wang Tu's usual behavior and deliberately made trouble. When they saw Wang Tu, he fainted from the pain and brought a bucket of water to wake him up. Wang Tu looked at his bloody, bare right wrist and his forehead.
I broke out in a cold sweat. Actually, at this time
He had lost consciousness in his severed wrist and did not feel any pain. He just couldn't figure out why Cao Cao wanted to cut off one of his hands. Maybe he just couldn't think of it even if he thought about it. This time it was actually the bad guy who was always bragging and flattering.
on the mouth.
At this time, a bamboo slip and a severed palm were placed in front of Cao Cao. The bamboo slip was Cao Cao's reply to Liu Xin, and the severed palm was naturally cut off from Wang Tu's body. Cao Cao looked at the severed palm and said,
Suddenly I felt a little relieved, and thought to myself, "Grandma, I haven't touched it yet, but you dare to touch it randomly. If not, who are you going to kill?"
After being lost for a while, Cao Cao sighed and ordered: "Bring me a brocade bag, put the broken palm and this reply letter in, and send it to Xiangyang quickly!"
At this time, the counties in Xuzhou were gradually in chaos. Cao Song was killed in Xuzhou, and the news that Cao Cao would raise troops to avenge his father spread like wildfire. People everywhere were panicked. In the past few years, the Yellow Turbans had caused chaos, and the walls were broken.
The scene of corpses strewn across the fields is still vivid in my mind. After a few days of peace, it looks like another war will break out.
In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog. If Cao Cao's army really comes and kills them, no matter how strict their military discipline is, the people will inevitably suffer. Besides, many people have heard that Cao Cao's soldiers were originally the Yellow Turbans who were causing trouble in Xuzhou and were killed by Tao Qian.
After being kicked out of their hometown, they will definitely be even worse when they come back this time. For the people of Xuzhou, who doesn’t want to live well? When encountering such a thing, fleeing is the first choice.
The people living in the city feel a little more at ease. After all, looking at the high city walls, they always feel that they have some support. But the people living in the countryside are not at ease. When the Yellow Turbans rebelled, they started from the villages and towns.
The burning, killing and looting started, so
Almost everything they passed was a piece of scorched earth. There were always some villagers who still couldn't leave their hometown and couldn't let go of the broken pots and tiles. However, more villagers made plans to flee, and some people had already started to pack up their gold and silver, making calculations.
Went to the city to see relatives and friends.
Rumors spread to ten, to hundreds, to hundreds, and soon spread throughout the land of Xuzhou, much faster than the spread of the plague. Jian Yong heard the news on the streets of Xuzhou and hurried back.
He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I don't know who leaked the news. There are rumors all over the street that Cao Cao is coming to kill you."
There were no special circumstances. Guan Yu always stayed with Liu Bei. Seeing Jian Yong's anxious look, he stroked his long beard and said disdainfully: "Sir, why are you panicking? My elder brother already knows about this matter."
Cao Song's murder and Cao Cao's upcoming crime are still top secrets in Xuzhou. Even many civil and military officials under Tao Qian don't know about it. Naturally, the person who knows the ins and outs of the whole thing best is Liu Bei.
Even if there are many details
Tao Qian was also kept in the dark. Tao Qian was still sending people to search for Zhang Kai's whereabouts, hoping to catch this scourge and achieve reconciliation with Cao Cao. However, Zhang Kai seemed to have disappeared from the world. How did he know that Zhang Kai had been captured by Liu Bei long ago?
A fire burned it to charcoal.
Liu Bei sent someone to reveal the news to Liu Xin. Yuan Shao also did it secretly and did not tell Tao Qian. According to the itinerary, the envoys he sent to these two places had not returned yet, and the whole Xuzhou was in trouble. Moreover, he
He also sent people to check quietly. The news did not come from one place. It seemed to be spread in several counties at the same time. When he thought about it,
When he wanted to investigate the source, he couldn't find any clues. However, one thing Liu Bei was sure of was that someone deliberately spread the news. This person couldn't be Liu Xin and Yuan Shao, because they arranged this after getting the news.
If things happen, there is not enough time. Then, this person is most likely Cao Cao. It seems that Cao Cao will take action against Xuzhou soon.
In fact, Liu Bei didn't know that the day he sent someone to tell Mi Zhu the news, Mi Zhu couldn't wait to see Liu Xin, and Liu Xin quickly decided to start a chaos in Xuzhou. The soldiers stationed in Xuzhou
The Fourth Army has all withdrawn, but there are still many phantom agents left, and Li
The dozen or so carrier pigeons first trained in the Ming Dynasty were all used to deliver messages between Xuzhou and Xiangyang. Therefore, the second day after Liu Bei's people arrived in Xiangyang, the information was fed back to Xuzhou Phantom and an order was issued.
Liu Xin received Liu Xin's order. As a result, the news spread throughout Xuzhou.
No matter who spread this news deliberately, in short, such a situation is not the result Liu Bei wants.
Once Cao Cao used troops against Xuzhou, Tao Qian had no one to rely on, so he could only rely on Liu Bei. Liu Bei could use this opportunity to seize greater power from Tao Qian, and even become the real master of Xuzhou.
However, Liu Bei was not sure that he could defeat Cao Cao, so he wanted to reveal the news to Liu Xin and Yuan Shao. He believed that when Liu Xin and Yuan Shao got the news, they would not miss this good opportunity and would definitely come to the rescue.
Behind Cao Cao
Insert a sword. By then, Cao Cao will be attacked from both sides and will have no other option but to withdraw his troops, and the war in Xuzhou will come to an end. At this time, Liu Bei has already mastered the power of Xuzhou, and he will have the opportunity to compete with the heroes of the world.
The basis for the struggle.
However, once chaos breaks out in Xuzhou, the situation will become complicated. Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and Zuo Rong, who are under Tao Qian, are not easy to use. Taking advantage of the chaos in Xuzhou, they are likely to take advantage of each other. When the time comes, even if Tao Qian
If he once again proposed to give him the position of Zhou Mu, it would not be a complete Xuzhou.
Therefore, Liu Bei does not want chaos in Xuzhou, at least not now.
"Second brother, go and have a look at the manor outside the city. The most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts!" Liu Bei waved his hand and explained a few words. It was not until Guan Yu bowed and exited the hall that he said with a smile, "Xianhe, this
Someone must be causing trouble in this matter. However, don’t be afraid, as long as you make good use of it, there is still something to be done.”
He and Jian Yong had known each other since childhood and knew each other well. Therefore, in front of Jian Yong, Liu Bei did not need to make any disguise, because he knew that even if he pretended, it would be useless. However, it was different for him in front of Guan Yu. He had to maintain that
Only by having a tall image can Guan Yu work for him wholeheartedly. Therefore, when discussing some "conspiracies" with Jian Yong, Liu Bei would find an excuse to ask Guan Yu to do other things first and distract him.
Jian Yong has always been disapproving of Liu Bei's cautious behavior. Guan Yu is your sworn brother, and he is loyal. Do you still worry that he will have two intentions? However, this is just what Jian Yong thinks. A man like him is quite dignified.
, will not show up.
Seeing Liu Bei's confident look, Jian Yong raised his hands and said, "It turns out that my lord has a countermeasure, but my subordinates are overly worried."
"I've been thinking about this for a long time, and it's still a question of success or failure. Xianhe, you should go see Tao Qian now and report to him what you heard on the street." Liu Bei said this.
After a pause, he waved Jian Yong forward and whispered in his ear: "Then..."
Jian Yong nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and praised: "My lord, you really have a brilliant plan!"
News that Cao Cao was about to invade Xuzhou City was spreading like wildfire. As the shepherd of Xuzhou, how could Tao Qian not hear the news? He was rubbing his hands in the hall and walking back and forth, not knowing what to do, when he heard
The disciples reported that it was Jian Yong who wanted to see him.
Ever since Mi Zhu abandoned him, Liu Bei and Jian Yong have become Tao Qian's most trusted people. As for Guan Yu, apart from showing respect to Liu Bei, he saw everyone else looking half-dead, as if everyone else was
It seemed like he owed him a few bucks. However, Guan Yu was Liu Bei's brother. As long as Liu Bei could sincerely help him, Guan Yu's expression was not that important in Tao Qian's opinion.
When he heard that Jian Yong asked for an audience, Tao Qian quickly said: "Please come quickly!"
Jian Yong entered the hall and saw Tao Qian's expression. He understood and said, "Master, are you anxious because the news will be leaked?"