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


    After Xun Yu received the message, 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 in that moment.


    He was careless.


    There was no flash...uh, 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, secrets are leaked out and trouble comes suddenly.


    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 is a fancy excuse, it is still a mistake.


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


    "Report to your Majesty..." Xinji County Magistrate trembled and said as calmly as possible, "The thief is really bold..."


    『I am letting you describe what happened, and 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 it was only outside the city. There are bandits, I didn’t expect..."


    Before an incident occurs, no one will think there is any problem. After an incident occurs, everyone can point out the problem.


    Is this strange?


    This is normal.


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


    In the wooden box, there are human heads one by one.


    Because the weather was still cold, they were not pickled, giving these heads an 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 and said, "It''s him." 』


    Xun Yu nodded.


    This is indeed a ruthless person.


    ??This knife slashed diagonally from one side of the cheek to the other, turning up the skin and flesh. The large and 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...


    The dead man.


    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, Around Yingchuan and up and down Xu County, there were at least thousands of people whom Xun Yu had seen. It was indeed difficult to combine the twisted face of the deceased with his life appearance.


    "Weapons and instruments are all ordinary things..." The Xinji County Magistrate 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 **** sword from the wooden box.


    There are traces of fighting and bumps on the blade of the sword, indicating that the quality of the sword is actually very average. And 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 a dead soldier from an ordinary workshop..."


    The Xinji County Magistrate knelt aside and nodded fiercely. If he hadn''t been afraid that talking too much would offend Xun Yu, 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 feel that the Xinji County Magistrate was innocent. 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…


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


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


    『A gentleman should be careful in his independence and never bully the darkroom. Being humble enough to shepherd oneself can lead to chastity. 』


    Xun Yu muttered to himself in a low voice.


    ?This seemed to be his answer and his end.


    ??While someone was sinking into 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, he was still full of enthusiasm and angrily went to attack Dong Zhuo''s Cao Cao.


    ?It''s a pity that the hot-blooded Cao Cao soon 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 great Han Dynasty 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, and broken relationships need to be sutured.


    ??The rotten scales are trembling, 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?


    Others may not be able to see clearly what the hussar general did, but Xun Yu understood that it was fatal to the nobles, 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 can two parties who have lost their children temporarily put aside their old grudges and welcome a new life?


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


    Even though this new life is a little 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 pains became his tests, and some temporary "setbacks" were not intolerable to him.


    ??Cao Cao has also stabilized his position, received blessings, and even has a longer-term potential hope. Even if he knows that this hope may be eliminated at any time, Cao Cao can still temporarily suppress his anger and become rational again.


    The balance stabilized again.


    Xun Yu carefully maintained it, just like maintaining a candle in the wind.


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


    Only those in Yingchuan can live, and only those in Han Dynasty 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.


    Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, what on earth does this hussar want to do? 』


    When Xun Yu apologized to Cao Cao, this is what Cao Cao said first.


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


    “My lord, I think that the hussar 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 finding 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 temptation?" 』


    ?Those who know about the matter and are in charge of it are absolutely among the core personnel who are both prosperous and vulnerable.


    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 is no point in blaming each other, 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 to leak the secret." So... 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 once very popular. 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 happened to the 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, "Such things, before the hussar... 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 things... 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 skyrocketed over the past few 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.


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    That''s why Cao Cao waved his hand and said that he wanted Guo Jia to speak out.


    ??Cao Cao was thinking 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, "then there will be rumors in Guanzhong that will damage the relationship 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.


    During the discussion, suddenly someone came from the corridor 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’s family? 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, "That''s it, that''s it!" 』


    ?Amidst the laughter, Cao Cao stood up, stretched 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 the hussar 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 suddenly I felt that my depression was not so strong...


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


    When those in the hall perform a ritual, they will withdraw.


    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?" 』


    "Lord..." Xun Yu fell to the ground and said, "I..."


    ‘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 of the Cao family, I will personally respond to the lawsuit to track down the robbers and arrest the thieves... As for the Hussars envoy and his party, we will This is the reason for the release. After checking and registering, let it go! 』


    ?Is the reason far-fetched?


    It’s 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 is just the 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 a dignified Han prime minister, and then goes to frame the deputy of the envoy under the hussar?


    ?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 really a rumor, how did it originate?


    How is it spread?


    Who is it?


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


    Cao Cao gradually narrowed his eyes and pursed the corners of his mouth.


    After all, Cao Cao had just killed Xun Wang in the Xun clan in the previous stage. Although the number of people involved was not too many, it cannot be said to be too 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 is sitting alone.


    The solemn screen and the gorgeous tabletop.


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