Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains Section 54 In the middle of July, Xu Yu got the news and fled from the camp overnight. Yuan Shao was furious and ordered to inform all the armies on the front line and the defenders of the passes, to be sure to arrest them, and urgently told Luoyang to judge and kill his clan to shock the world.

Xin Ping, Yuan Zhong and others were shocked when they heard the news and hurriedly stopped them. Yuan Zhong said that Xu Yu had a prominent position in the coalition forces and knew the deployment of troops and offensive and defensive strategies of the army, and once he defected to Hebei, it would seriously threaten the safety of the Central Plains War.

At this time, if he suddenly told the soldiers that he was rebellious, it would inevitably shake the morale of the army, affect morale, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Considering that Xu You often disobeyed military orders and went out of the camp to drink and have fun without authorization, Yuan Zhong suggested that Yuan Shao should temporarily block the news before he was sure that Xu You had indeed defected, so as not to cause a big misunderstanding.

Xin Ping also tried his best to advise, begging Yuan Shao not to kill Xu You's relatives for the time being. The specific situation is not very clear now, and it cannot be judged that Xu Yu has fled in fear of crime just because he did not return all night.

If the adult kills Xu You's family in a fit of anger, after Xu You knows, what else can he do except defect?

Xu You was wronged out of thin air, and he must take revenge madly, and it is very likely that he will flee to the Northern Xinjiang Army. His arrival in the Northern Frontier Army will have disastrous consequences for the coalition forces.

Yuan Shao didn't expect Xu You to really betray him, and he was furious, but anger is anger, and things still have to be handled properly.

Under the persuasion of Xin Ping, Yuan Zhong and others, Yuan Shao immediately calmed down and changed his order. Groups of heralds rushed out of the camp and rushed in different directions.

A group of guards, under the leadership of their respective superiors, galloped along the gallop road. Xu You, like last time, rushed to the Yanzhou Army camp near Putianze alone.

Today, Xiahou Yuan patrolled the camp, chatting with the guards on duty at the gate, and when he saw Xu You coming, he hurriedly sent someone to fly to Cao Cao, and at the same time respectfully welcomed Xu You into the camp.

He knew that Cao Cao could escape the assassination of Xu He and others this time, completely thanks to Xu Yu's warning, and he was very polite to him in words.

Before leaving the gate, he didn't forget to tell the guard Sima on duty, you haven't seen anything, don't say a word.

Xu Youtie blushed, didn't say a word, and ignored Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan thought that Yuan Shao was going to attack his eldest brother again, so he was uneasy and accompanied Xu You to walk slowly.

Cao Cao and Xun Yu hurried to greet one after the other. Cao Cao smiled happily and greeted him affectionately. Xu You gritted his teeth, his eyes widened, as if he was going to eat Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked a little hairy at Xu You, and smiled awkwardly: "Ziyuan, what's wrong with you?" Is my head going to fall off again? ”

"Hehe...... Xu You sneered twice,

"Apo, you're so ruthless. I have come to save you with all my heart, but you have taken revenge and put me to death. Cao Cao and Xun Yu looked at each other, and their faces showed a hint of pride.

Cao Cao smiled: "Ziyuan, since I know that I have already attacked me at the beginning, of course I have to fight back." You saved me once, can you save me two or three times? Let people like you stay by Ben Chu's side, I can't sleep. If you're going to kill me, can I escape? ”

"So you hung your head on the gate, challenged Yuan Shao, and told Yuan Shao that someone had betrayed him, right?" Xu You pointed at his nose and scolded,

"Cao Apu, you are too despicable. A eunuch is a eunuch and is not trustworthy at all. Well, now I'm going to die, and I'll fulfill you one more time before I die. You cut off my head, take my head and shake hands with Yuan Shao. ”

"Ziyuan, what kind of joke are you talking about?" Xun Yu took Xu Yu's hand, pointed to the military tent in front and said,

"Let's go, drink some wine, and suppress the shock." Xu You's mood was very low, he only cared about one person and lowered his head and poured it violently, and he was even more resentful of Cao Cao, and threw the wine handed over by Cao Cao to the ground several times.

Xun Yu kept comforting him, and after listening to Xu Yu finish talking about things intermittently, he was very surprised,

"Ziyuan, you hurry back, this must be the original move to test you, he didn't mean to kill you."

"Ziyuan, we and Ben are friends who have grown up since childhood, he is a very trustworthy person, and he will never regret what he says." The apology on Cao Cao's face disappeared immediately, and he teased,

"If you want to scold me, you can scold me directly, and if you want to drink, you can drink it, can you stretch your dead face so long?" Xu You smiled bitterly, and tears suddenly flowed from his eyes.

Cao Cao and Xun Yu looked at him in surprise, not knowing what to say.

"You don't know about Luoyang." Xu You stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face,

"This order is true, do you know?"

"It's just a false order to test you in the first place." Xun Yu persuaded,

"Don't you know what you were like at the beginning? Either way, you've been friends for decades, and he's not going to be out of his way to it. ”

"But that order is true." Xu You said,

"Feng Ji can hide from Yuan Shao and send the order to Luoyang with an eight-hundred-mile fast ride. After Yuan Wei and Xianbei received the order, could they not kill people? Everyone is killed, what else can Yuan Shao say? What else can he do but make mistakes? It's not like you're going to arrest and kill Feng Ji and the judge, right? Cao Cao and Xun Yu bowed their heads and remained silent.

They know a little bit about Luoyang, which involves the issue of respect for the Han Dynasty and the inheritance of the Yuan valve, and the struggle between the various forces is very fierce, and the relationship between them is very complicated and delicate.

"This time, Feng Ji and the trial team up to deal with me, one of them grabbed my weakness in Luoyang and didn't let go, and the other deceived me in Guandu and wanted to put me to death." Xu You glared at Cao Cao and shouted angrily,

"But at this time, you inserted another pole, and you also wanted to kill me. Okay, I'm going to die now, and you're all satisfied. Xu You raised his head and took a sip of wine, and yelled at Cao Cao,

"I'm dead, how long will you live? You shameless villain, you will also die, you will die soon, even if you use my head to please Yuan Shao, you will not live long. Cao Cao didn't laugh angrily,

"Ziyuan, you can stay with me. I can't stay there anymore, but I'm still here to welcome you. Now is the time when the war is fierce, and if I didn't catch you in the first three days, I won't waste any more effort to catch you. After all, your identity is not trivial, and once the news leaks, it will inevitably seriously damage the morale of the coalition forces. I believe that after calming down, I won't be able to stretch out. You're safe with me. ”

"Safety? Are you safe, or am I safe? Xu Yu scoffed,

"If you want to talk about safety, Hebei is the safest." Xu You pointed to the east and said helplessly,

"I fought with Hebei for ten years, and I fought against Li Hong for more than ten years, and the result was ......"

"Ziyuan, are you looking for death?" Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.

"Is there any difference between being alive and dead?" Xu Yu laughed miserably,

"I'm the only one left in the Xu family, what's the point of me living? I want revenge, but can you help me get revenge? Can you help me kill Yuan Shao, kill Feng Ji and judge these villains? Can you? Cao Cao sneered,

"I can't help you avenge you now, but I will never let you go to Hebei." Cao Cao also wanted to threaten Xu Yu for a few words, but Xun Yu next to him shook his hand at him.

"Ziyuan, how can you go to Hebei to help Li Hong overthrow Sheji? When you open your eyes, who rebuilt the imperial system in Changyi back then? It's Mengde. Today, only Meng De and we have been fighting for the revival of the community. Although Meng De is now in trouble, he still has a chance to make a comeback. What did you say when we were together? What are we going to do in this life? Isn't it just to revive the Dahan Society? How can you betray yourself, betray the big man? You are beyond reproach for betraying the original, because this time it is the original that loses you, and you don't lose the original, but it is wrong for you to defect to Hebei. If you defect to Hebei, you will also betray the belief that you have fought for all your life. ”

"Fuck your shit." Xu You smashed the wine lord in his hand to the ground, pointed at Xun Yu and shouted,

"Ah Pu still has a chance to make a comeback? Where is it? How can I not see it? Tell me, where is the chance for Apo's comeback? If the coalition is defeated, there will be no place for Apo to sleep. If the coalition wins, Ah Bao's life will be gone, and he will make another fart. You're playing with me like a child. As for the little tricks of Apu, Liu Jingsheng and Liu Xuande, they had no effect on Yuan Shao at all. Yuan Shao had already made arrangements for the aftermath of the war, where would it be your turn to compete with him for the community? Cao Cao was furious,

"Xu Ziyuan, what are you arrogant? Do you think that in this world, except for Yuan Benchu, there is no one else who can achieve the cause of kingship? When I go south and seize Xu and Yang, I will let you see that not only can I make a comeback, but I can also fight the Central Plains again and pacify the world. Xun Yu's face changed.

Cao Cao immediately realized that he was angry and did not hesitate to say anything, and leaked the secrets of the army.

"Xu Ziyuan, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people, this is your own death, and you can't blame me."

"Hmph...... Cao Apu's method is ruthless, and it is really different. Xu You pointed to Cao Cao's hand on the hilt of the knife and said disdainfully,

"A villain is a villain, no matter what you say, I won't believe you are a loyal man. I really can't forgive myself, how could I know such a vile and shameless butcher as you? How much has Liu Xuande helped you in the past few years? He treats you as a friend, but you want to kill people and take their homes. Your conscience let the dog eat? Cao Cao was so angry that his face turned red, his expression was hideous, and his hand holding the knife trembled violently.

I can't kill him, now kill him, Yuan Shao just found an excuse to kill me.

"Liu Bei went to Hanoi, do you think he can come back alive?" Xun Yu looked calm, and said unhurriedly,

"After we arrived in Xu and Yang, Yuan Shao couldn't take care of the two battlefields of Guanzhong and the Central Plains, so he had to let Liu Bei go south to deal with us." Xun Yu looked at Xu Yu and asked with a smile,

"You say, is this a thankful retribution? Without us, Liu Bei would definitely die. ”

"Phew......" Xu You spat fiercely on the ground,

"Shameless."

"Keep your mouth clean." Cao Cao stretched out his hand and brought the dishes on the table to the ground,

"Your mouth is not dry and spittle, can you still eat this dish?" Xu Yu was furious, turned over and jumped up, and squirted at the vegetables on the ground.

"Phew...... Bah...... Bah......" Cao Cao roared angrily, and the sword was unsheathed. Xu You sneered, tilted his head, pointed to his neck and said, "If you have the ability, you can chop, come...... You idiot, you are still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival when you die, not only shameless, but also ignorant. Cao Cao couldn't help it, his lungs exploded,

"You think I don't dare...... Lao Tzu chopped you......" Xun Yu hurriedly rushed up and hugged Cao Cao.

"You calm down, Ziyuan is retaliating. Kill him, we're in big trouble. "Cao Cao didn't know anything, he was just making a gesture to scare Xu You.

Xun Yu snatched the knife from Cao Cao's hand, and instructed the guards who rushed in to change the wine and food, and continued to drink with Xu You.

Cao Cao and Xu You, you are glaring at me, I am glaring at you, as if you are angry, you come and go, and you don't stop drinking. Xun Yu heard that Xu You had something to say, and he really wanted to keep Xu You, so he no longer concealed Xu You, and explained Cao Cao's plan to find an opportunity to go south to meet Cao Hong and Cao Chun to seize Xuzhou, and then occupy Jiangdong, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack the Central Plains.

After the decisive battle of Guandu, no matter whether he won or lost, Cao Cao's life was difficult to save, so he could only try to escape from Yuan Shao's control and go south to Xu and Yang with the intention of making a comeback.

There are only two outcomes in the decisive battle of Guandu, either the coalition forces win or the coalition forces lose, and the two sides will have a draw, and there is almost no possibility of fixing the battle line somewhere.

Because neither side can support a protracted war, if Hebei, which is quite short of money, food and wealth, fails to defeat the coalition forces within the time conditions allow, the final choice must be to withdraw from the Central Plains, but Hebei cannot delay the decisive battle until that time.

If the coalition forces win the decisive battle, Yuan Shao will need time to capture the entire territory of Yanzhou and stabilize Yanzhou, and he may also have to take care of the Guanzhong battlefield, which will give Cao Cao a short time to lead his army to capture Xuzhou.

In this short period of time, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao would help Liu Bei attack Xuzhou, so Cao Cao's situation was very difficult, but as long as he could survive this time, the pattern of the world would definitely change significantly.

If the coalition forces lose the decisive battle, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei will inevitably retreat to Luoyang and Xuchang, and at this time, the Northern Xinjiang Army has also reached its limit, and the war will definitely stop.

Cao Cao was thus able to gain enough time to occupy Xuzhou. Considering the overall situation, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao may appease Liu Bei and instead admit the fact that Cao Cao occupies Xuzhou, hoping that he can contain the Northern Xinjiang Army from the southeast and prepare for the future counterattack of the Central Plains by the coalition forces from the east and west.

However, under the condition that the Northern Xinjiang Army has firmly occupied Yanzhou, whether it is Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, or Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the prospects are very bleak.

Therefore, Cao Cao's strategy has three very important premises, one is the decisive battle in the Central Plains, which must be won.

The second is that Cao Cao must gain Yuan Shao's trust in the near future, or let Yuan Shao temporarily dispel the idea of killing Cao Cao, and instead work together to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army first.

The third is to make Yuan Shao deeply feel the threat of Liu Biao and Liu Bei to him, let him firmly control Liu Bei, and not give Liu Bei any chance to go south to Xuzhou.

"I wonder what Ziyuan thinks about this policy?" Xu You snorted twice and fell to the ground. Xun Yu turned his head to look at Cao Cao, only to see Cao Cao's black face purple, pointing at Xu You on the ground and scolding,

"Fight with me for the rest of my life." Xu You was carried down, and Cheng Yu, Mao Jue, Guo Jia, Xiahou Yuan, Ren Jun and others were urgently summoned to the big tent to discuss matters.

No one thought that the incident of hanging their heads not only did not deter Yuan Shao, but made things out of control.

Although Yuan Shao would not immediately devise another plan to deal with Cao Cao, Xu You's escape to Cao Ying's escape would inevitably anger Yuan Shao, and the grudge between the two sides would become deeper and deeper, which was very unfavorable to the seizure of Xu and Yang.

Now Cao Cao not only can't hand over Xu Yu to Yuan Shao, but wants to protect him, and Yuan Shao is forced to stabilize the coalition army because of the imminent decisive battle, so it is not good to tear his face with Cao Cao in public, so he can only hide this matter first.

But in this way, he is bound to keep an eye on Cao Cao, and it will be very difficult for Cao Cao to get out of the Guandu battlefield.

"If it is really as Xu You said, Feng Ji, trial and internal and external cooperation, kill all the clansmen of the Xu family, and uproot the power of the Xu family, then Xu You's betrayal will soon spread throughout the army." Cheng Yu said worriedly,

"At that time, the adults shielded Xu Yu and harbored rebellion, which just gave Yuan Shao a chance to make a move."

"But I can't kill him right now." Cao Cao said helplessly,

"If I kill him now, I will also give Yuan Shao a chance to make a move. If I hand over Xu You to Yuan Shao, with the virtue of Xu You, a bastard, he will definitely bite me back and wantonly slander and frame me, and I will still be unable to escape death. This time it was really unlucky, although he escaped Xu He's assassination, but it caused endless trouble. Bad luck, bad luck......"

"Since Ziyuan has arrived here, of course he intends to defect." Xun Yu said,

"Ziyuan's talent, you have all seen it. The verbal secret agreement between us and Liu Bei and Liu Biao, and our plan to plot south to Xuzhou, were all expected by him. Ziyuan guessed it, and Yuan Shao must have guessed it too, otherwise Yuan Shao wouldn't have been so eager to agree to Xu and plot to assassinate the adult inside and outside. ”

"What does Wen Ruo mean is that Xu Ziyuan has a countermeasure?" Mao Jue hesitated for a moment and asked. Xun Yu nodded, and said with a smile,

"When he came to the camp to warn your lordship, it was to get the coalition forces to work together. Now that he was cornered, he knew that escaping to the camp would make things more complicated and more detrimental to the unity of the coalition forces, but he still came, which was contrary to his original intention. With his intelligence and personality, it is obvious that he would not do such a thing, so I think he came to the camp to help the adults resolve the immediate crisis, in order to seek victory over the Northern Frontier Army and give the adults a chance to make a comeback. He wants revenge, wants to revive Sheji, and fulfills his life's wish. He desperately needs the force of the adults and us, so he must have a countermeasure. Several people in the tent looked at each other, each in deep thought.

"It's better we can figure it out, or we'll be ridiculed and insulted by him again." Cao Cao waved his hand vigorously,

"I don't want to see his stinky face and hear his arrogant voice." Cao Cao smashed his fist on the table and cursed hatefully.

"The current situation is like a dead game of chess, Xu You is like a chess piece in our hands, if we don't put it well, this game of chess will be lost. If we put it well, we can turn defeat into victory. Guo Jia cautiously looked at Cao Cao, who was angry, and whispered,

"Judging from the current situation, if Xu You can escape to Hebei, the situation will suddenly become clearer." There was silence in the big tent for a moment.

"yes, I didn't think of that." Xun Yu suddenly slapped his palm on his leg excitedly, and said excitedly,

"Ziyuan said just now, saying that Hebei is the safest, and he wants to go to Hebei. Oh my God, this old boy, he is old and fine, tall, high-......" Cao Cao also suddenly realized, grinned and said: "This Xu Ziyuan has always liked to lie, nine out of ten sentences are false, only one sentence is true, but I didn't expect it to be this sentence." The rest of the people thought of the key point one after another, and they were all very happy, and the atmosphere in the big tent suddenly rose.

"Fengxiao, keep talking, keep talking......" Xun Yu patted Guo Jia's thin shoulder hard,

"Tell us what you think." Xu You's reasons for defecting to Hebei now are very sufficient, he is cornered, if he wants to take revenge, he can only go to the opponent, and Yuan Shao has also prepared all the evidence that he defected to Hebei, his family was killed, the power was uprooted, and the imperial court ordered him to be arrested and arrested, these are all facts, and Hebei can't believe it.

Xu You mastered almost all the secrets of the coalition army, the deployment of troops, the wealth and food, the offensive and defensive strategies, and so on.

After obtaining these secrets, the Northern Xinjiang Army can quickly grasp the initiative on the battlefield and victory is within reach. Xu You can completely gain Li Hong's trust with these things, and it is even possible to follow Li Hong's side and make plans for the decisive battle in the Central Plains.

When the decisive battle came, the defeat of the Northern Frontier Army was inevitable because of the leakage of the attack strategy.

This is an impeccable anti-intermediary scheme, and adults can quickly alleviate the contradiction with Yuan Shao by relying on this counter-plot.

In any case, Yuan Shao's top priority at the moment is to defeat the Northern Frontier Army, and he will make the right choice very wisely.

At this time, the adults showed their allegiance to Yuan Shao as much as possible, and appropriately revealed the secret that Liu Biao and Liu Bei planned to hold the Son of Heaven hostage against Luoyang after the war, so that Yuan Shao could lighten his vigilance against the adults, and gradually neglect the monitoring of the adults, so that he could throw the main force of monitoring on Liu Bei and Liu Biao.

In this way, the three conditions necessary for the adults to implement the strategy of attacking Xu and Yang in the south were all solved.

"I have a question." After Xiahou Yuan finished speaking, he immediately asked,

"Yuan Shao has killed Xu You's family, the two turned against each other, and the friendship of decades broke down instantly, at this moment, what reason does Xu You have to take such a big risk to Hebei to implement a counter-plot? You must know that if the Central Plains War is won, Yuan Shao will benefit the most, and won't he make his hope of revenge even slimmer? ”

"In addition to going to Hebei now, does Xu You have any way to survive?" Guo Jia felt empathy and smiled bitterly,

"If the Central Plains War is lost, no matter if Yuan Shao or we do, we will not be able to fight Hebei alone. Under the strong attack of Hebei, the possibility of us joining forces to fight back again is even more minimal. In other words, if nothing else, our fate is a foregone conclusion. In this case, how can Xu Yu take revenge? But if we win the Central Plains War, everything is still possible. ”

In fact, in the hearts of people like Xu Yu, revenge for their families is secondary. For him, reviving the Han community is his goal. Since he was young, Xu You has formed a running friendship with Yuan Shao and others, risking his life to rescue the party members, and fighting to the death with the eunuchs. Therefore, it is well-known in the world. Later, he did an amazing move, he and Jizhou Thorn Shi Wang Fen, the former Taifu Chen Fan's son Chen Yi, Pingyuan Xiangkai Master and others conspired to abolish the Xiaoling Emperor and set up the King of Hefei as the emperor. "Xiahou Yuan has already understood.

There are not many well-known scholars like Xu Yu in the world. Like the party members in the past, he was very persistent for his beliefs, even if he killed all his relatives of the nine clans, he still continued to do it with his head in his hands.

This kind of person's thoughts cannot be measured with ordinary hearts, and ordinary people like themselves certainly cannot understand it.

"I heard that this incident was discovered by Li Hong when he was touring Jizhou." Guo Jia sighed,

"Later, Li Hong washed Yecheng in blood and quelled the rebellion."

"Chen Yi invited me to conspire with this move, but I didn't go." Cao Cao said,

"Xu You and Li Hong met, probably at that time." Then he looked at Xun Yu and said,

"When Bong Hyo talks about this, it makes me a little scared."

"Scared? Afraid of what? Xun Yu hurriedly asked.

"The relationship between Yuan Shao and Xu You." Cao Cao frowned and said,

"Yuan Shao is a tolerant person, he is very tolerant of his relatives and subordinates. With his decades of deep friendship with Xu You, how could he turn against Xu You because of such a small betrayal, and it was a well-intentioned betrayal? Yuan Shao is not this kind of person, absolutely not. Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded solemnly,

"After so many years, when have we ever heard of Yuan Shao's murderous nine clans? Yuan Shao's high prestige has a lot to do with his character. Generally speaking, he killed the most evil at most, and rarely harmed the family members within the three tribes. Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao and did not continue.

In comparison, Cao Cao is like a murderer. Today, if you talk about killing, even Cao Cao is the bloodiest.

Although everyone says that Dong Zhuo in the Western Xinjiang and Li Hong in the Northern Xinjiang are both bloody and brutal people, compared to Cao Cao, it is really a small thing, and there is a world of difference.

As for Yuan Shao, it is even less worth mentioning, he can't even punish serious offenders at most, not to mention the three clans.

"The two adults are too worried." Guo Jia said with a smile,

"It is not Yuan Shao who wants to put Xu You to death, but Feng Ji and the trial. Fu Zhu has already left Luoyang, Tian Feng was put in prison for the second time, if they put Xu Yu down again, then Luoyang is almost Yuan Shao's voice to speak. Whether it is the problem of the imperial unification of the Han Dynasty or the inheritance of the Yuan valve, it can be easily solved. I believe that Yuan Shao himself also hopes to see this situation in Luoyang. Cao Cao was suspicious, and his eyebrows were full of worry.

"My lord, after defeating the Northern Frontier Army, Xu You's affairs will be easy to handle." Guo Jia leaned close to Cao Cao's ear and whispered,

"I think in this matter, Xu You's behavior is very much in line with his usual style in the past. Please believe in Xu Yu and don't miss such a good opportunity. Cao Cao rushed to Zhongmu City overnight to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked calm, talked and laughed, and asked Xu about his assassination attempt with concern. Cao Cao was too lazy to beat around the bush with him, and directly explained his intentions.

After Yuan Shao got the fact that Xu Yu had betrayed him from Cao Cao's mouth, the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and his expression was a little annoyed and a little frustrated.

"Today, Ziyuan fled to my camp, and persuaded me to flee from Guandu immediately, go south to meet Cao Hong and Cao Chun, and take advantage of your decisive battle between Guandu and the Northern Xinjiang Army to capture Xu and Yangzhou, and fight against you." Yuan Shao's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Cao Cao secretly glanced at Yuan Shao and continued,

"I said to him, you have been friends with Benchu for decades, why did Benchu kill you? Ziyuan said, I was bent on usurping the Han Dynasty and standing on its own, but I firmly opposed it. If you don't kill me today, you will kill me in the future. He also said that you want to kill me too, and Xu and the others were privately bought by you. Yuan Shao was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he sighed and shook his head.

"Mengde, what do you want to say when you come to me today?"

"I rejected Ziyuan's proposal. I told him that if the Central Plains War was won, we all still had a way to live, and if we lost, we would all end up together. Therefore, whether Ben Chu wanted to kill me or not, I had to stay and help Ben Chu defeat the Northern Frontier Army. Yuan Shao's face was expressionless and listened quietly.

"I know you don't want to kill Ziyuan. We have been friends for decades and have a deep relationship. Although Ziyuan has a lot of vices, he is very talented and has helped you do a lot of things, and with your character, you can't be ruthless enough to kill Ziyuan's family. But ......" Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao and said solemnly,

"This time, you must kill his nine clans and drive him to a dead end." Yuan Shao shook his head, very resolute, without the slightest room for negotiation.

"I know this will damage your reputation, but you can pretend not to know, and I will secretly convince Feng Ji and the trial to kill Xu You's family." Yuan Shao smiled,

"Whether it's discipline or trial, if you want to kill, you can only kill a few main culprits, and you won't implicate the innocent. They don't kill as recklessly as you do. They are scholars, they are generations of scholars, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are deeply rooted in their hearts, and you are just a descendant of a eunuch, a descendant of a eunuch who only enjoys three generations of wealth, do you know what loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness are? You talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but what do you do, which one has anything to do with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness? Ziyuan betrayed me, that was his personal business, and I would not kill his whole family because of Ziyuan's sin alone. Cao Cao glared at him, and he was so angry that he came up.

Yuan Shao waved his hand contemptuously,

"Go back. After killing Xu You, send the head. ”

"Do you know why I killed his whole family?"

"Because you're a shameless butcher."

"Yuan Benchu, don't regret it." Cao Cao jumped up, turned around and left, and the respectful place just now disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that Cao Cao was about to arrive at the door, he hurriedly shouted: "Meng De, finish speaking." Cao Cao stopped, and a cold snort came out of his nose,

"I'm going to let him go to Li Hong."

"Li Hong? Defecting to Li Hong? Yuan Shao's face changed greatly,

"Are you crazy? He knows everything, how can this battle be fought? Cao Cao turned to face Yuan Shao,

"Think about it again. If you miss such a great opportunity, you will become a fat pig under the butcher's knife. Yuan Shao paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back, looking extremely uneasy.

Cao Cao's suggestion was too tempting. Defeating the Northern Xinjiang Army means that he will create a hegemony from now on, and his dream will become a reality step by step.

Historically, it has been uncommon to defeat opponents with counter-tactics, and they have generally been completely victorious. A complete victory means the complete defeat of the Northern Xinjiang Army and the doubling of its own strength.

Yuan Shao was a little out of breath. Xu You's betrayal was, in a sense, a betrayal of good intentions.

He fled more out of anger and disappointment with himself than out of fear. Not only have he and Xu You had a friendship for decades, but also were born and died together, treating each other with all sincerity, although the two had great contradictions over the years, they never thought of killing him.

Do you really want to kill him this time? Xu You's wife and children, Xu You's parents and relatives are very familiar to him, and they are so familiar that they are like his own family, so can he kill them like this?

Hegemony, friendship, and family affection, how to choose? Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Yuan Zhong walked in together. Yuan Shao slowly walked up to the three of them and asked in a low voice: "One is the business of the king, and the other is the friendship of more than 30 years, how to choose?" ”

"The business of the king." Feng Ji did not hesitate at all and blurted out.

"The business of the king." Xin Ping looked at Yuan Shao's obscure eyes thoughtfully.

"The business of the king." Yuan Zhong thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and let out a long sigh. Yuan Shao closed his eyes and smiled sadly,

"The business of the king." Five days later, the imperial court issued an order to arrest Xu You for the crime of treason, and his nine clans were all punished in Luoyang, Yingchuan and other places, and nearly 1,000 of his protégés and former officials were punished.

In late July, the ragged and unkempt Xu You appeared in the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army. Lu Yi and Yan Liang were surprised and delighted, and while saying kind words and comforting, they urgently reported to Yangwu City.

When the general Li Hong heard the news, he hurriedly sent Sima Yi to the front line and took Xu You to Yangwu City. Li Hong, Zhang Yan, Jia Xu and others personally rushed outside the city to greet them.

Xu You was in a trance, his expression was dull, he lay on the carriage and looked at Li Hong, and said very painfully: "For more than ten years, I have been trying to kill you, but who knows that the world is unpredictable, and I have fallen into your account to take refuge today." ”

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