Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 407 New 3 Kingdoms 47

When Sima Yi heard the noise, he was so frightened that he quickly stood up and walked forward, wiping all the saliva and food residues on the table with his sleeves.

"Gongda, what do you think about what Sima Yi did?" Liu Ye felt uncomfortable looking at Sima Yi who was groveling in the tent.

"The lord believed that all animals could be tamed. He believed that he could tame Sima Yi from a wolf into a dog, a dog of the Cao family. Unfortunately..." Xun You also became dissatisfied with Cao Cao after his uncle was killed.

"Why didn't you remind your lord?" Liu Ye asked.

"The lord is getting old and becoming more and more stubborn. He only believes in what he thinks and won't listen to other people's opinions." Xun You shook his head.

It was the consensus of everyone that after defeating Yuan Shang and occupying Yecheng, the Cao family would move here.

This was not a simple move, but from then on Cao Cao would no longer rely solely on the power of the Yingchuan gentry. More gentry would come and become the vanguard of Cao's hegemony.

Liu Ye was not optimistic at all. Having been in charge of the school affairs office for a long time, he found that he could not understand the situation in the world now. The intelligence he collected was like a fog. He could not find any rules that could explain it, nor could he summarize the language that was suitable for explanation.

"He's old, what can we do?"

Liu Ye seldom thought about these things, but now he had to think about a way out. With Sima Yi's character, those who followed Cao Cao in the future would probably have a hard time.

"I don't know either. The rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the Xun family now all depend on me, but I can't see the situation clearly. Whenever I think about it, I always toss and turn and can't sleep at night." Xun You sighed.

Liu Ye stopped talking. The emperor had been missing for so many years, and the warlords had fought each other to death. After Yuan Shao's death, everyone tacitly stopped talking about this matter. Now Cao Cao planned to take Hebei and Guanzhong and then become emperor. It was obvious that he was going to start a new round of war. I just don't know what Xuzhou's attitude is.

It can be said that the mysterious Xuzhou determines the success or failure of Cao Cao's attempt to become emperor, but Cao Cao can't wait.

While everyone was daydreaming, thick smoke rose from Yecheng, and then the city gate opened. A group of soldiers and horses swarmed out of the gate. Seeing this, Cao Hong hurriedly ordered the Cao army, who were eating, to prepare for battle. Thousands of elite soldiers rushed to protect Cao Cao and a group of high-ranking officials.

When the situation here was extremely tense, the leading scholar came to the suspension bridge, dismounted, held up the seal, bowed and shouted.

"Gao Jin and all the officials of Yecheng are here to surrender to Lord Cao!"

Cao Cao clapped his hands, stood up from his seat, and walked barefoot to the moat.

"You surrender, where is Yuan Shang?"

"Reporting to Lord Cao, Yuan Shang did not know his destiny and was unwilling to surrender. He killed his entire family in his mansion and then committed suicide. The smoke in the city was caused by the fire that Yuan Shang set before he committed suicide." Gao Jin replied loudly from the other side of the moat.

"Well, Cao Hong, pack up and let's go into the city!"

Cao Cao fired at the moat in full view of everyone before giving the order.

Upon hearing the order, Cao Hong immediately organized an advance team to enter the city to take over the city defense and maintain public order. At the same time, he ordered the surrendered Yuan army to withdraw from Yecheng for reorganization. Only after he finished his work did he notify Cao Cao to enter the city.

When Cao Cao received the news, he boarded his stylish carriage and entered Yecheng under the escort of his personal soldiers. He wanted to see if there were any traces of Yuan Shao.

Not all high-level officials went in together. For example, Xu Chu stayed at the city gate, responsible for commanding the arrangement of city defense. While he was busy, a mountain cannon was bragging.

"If you don't have me, how can you enter Yecheng? Cao A Man, don't you think so? Cao A Man, where are you?"

Xu Chu was about to get angry, but Xu You saw the man running up to him in two or three steps, pulling Xu Chu's hand and acting like a hooligan.

"Xu Zhongkang, are you convinced by me, Xu You, today? Ah! Hahahaha"

I don’t know if he drank fake wine or what, he was crazy in the middle of the day, and then he let go of Xu Chu’s hand.

"You all have to thank me, Xu You. If it weren't for me, you would still be fighting Yan Liang by the Yellow River! Isn't that right, Cao Aman?"

"Ten years ago, it was me, Xu You, who suggested the sneak attack on Wuchao and saved you, Cao A Man. Today, it was me, Xu You, who suggested getting rid of Yan Liang, so that you, Cao A Man, could successfully cross the Yellow River. How should you thank me? Cao A Man, where are you? Say something!"

"Xu You, if you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you!"

The more Xu Chu listened, the angrier he became. It was true that Cao Cao was a good-for-nothing, but he couldn't just keep it to himself instead of shouting it out in such an occasion. As Cao Cao's second-ranked lackey (the first was Sima Yi), he would have to give his all if he didn't teach this guy a lesson.

"Xu Chu, you man, you dare to kill me? Can you kill me? I am Cao Cao's number one hero in the attack on Hebei! Hahahaha"

"You want to kill me? Do you dare to do it? Kill me! Kill me! Hahahahaha"

Xu You pointed at Xu Chu and laughed while holding his stomach. Even his voice and breathing became a little irregular.

Xu Chu had never seen anyone so disgusting, so he immediately drew his sword and stabbed it into Xu You's chest.

"you……"

Xu You pointed at Xu Chu, who fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. His body twitched a few times and he died.

'General, this...' The deputy general was stunned when he saw Xu Chu killing someone.

"It's okay. I'll go and ask the lord for forgiveness. You guys continue."

Xu Chu was also a man. He arranged for the soldiers at the city gate to continue working, and he went into the city with his bloody sword to find Cao Cao to punish him.

After Yuan Shao's death, the three Yuan brothers fell out and lived in different places, but none of them had the courage to live in their father's house. Cao Cao's first stop after entering the city was Yuan Shao's mansion, which was now overgrown with weeds because no one maintained it, and the doors, windows and roof were visibly dilapidated.

Cao Cao stood in the patio, closed his eyes and felt the atmosphere left by Yuan Shao. He seemed to see how this place used to be bustling with people of all kinds coming and going.

Just when he was intoxicated, Xu Chu brought him back to reality.

"Lord."

"What's the matter?" Cao Cao turned around and looked at Xu Chu, who was kneeling on the ground with his hands behind his back, and the bloody sword in his hands.

"I just killed Xu You at the city gate. Please punish me, my lord?" Xu Chu said with his head down.

"Ziyuan? Why do you want to kill him?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.

"This man was shouting loudly at the city gate. He not only called the lord by his nickname, but also said that he was the first contributor to the lord's victory in the Battle of Guandu and the invasion of Yecheng without bloodshed. I was so angry that I stabbed him to death with a sword." Xu Chu did not want to deny it and said it clearly.

"I was able to enter Yecheng, but Ziyuan made great contributions. How could you kill him? Xu Chu, oh Xu Chu, how do you want me to punish you?"

Cao Cao said this with great sorrow, as if he was really heartbroken over Xu You's death.

"My lord, please punish me!" Xu Chu did not understand Cao Cao's painstaking efforts in saying all this.

"You..., someone come here!" Cao Cao shouted, waving his sleeves.