I heard that Xu You also wanted to invite Li Yi to participate in that incident, but Li Yi flatly refused. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Xi Zhicai sighed, "If Li Yi had joined back then, this thing might have really been done for him." ”

"Chen Yi invited me to conspire with this move, but I didn't go." Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and said, "Zhicai talked about this, which made me a little scared. ”

"Scared? Afraid of what? Cheng 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. ”

After Cheng Yu pondered for a moment, he nodded solemnly and said, "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. ”

Cheng 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 west and Li Yi in the north are bloody and brutal, 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 lord and Zhongde are too worried." Xi Zhicai said with a smile, "It is not Yuan Shao who wants to put Xu You to death, but Feng Ji and Wen Chou." Fu Zhu has already left Luoyang, and the trial has been imprisoned for the second time, if they put Xu You 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's suspicions had risen, and there was a lot of worry between his eyebrows.

"My lord, after defeating the Northern Frontier Army, Xu You's affairs will be easy to do." Xi Zhicai leaned close to Cao Cao's ear and whispered, "I think in this matter, what Xu Yu did was very much in line with his consistent 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 was calm, talking and laughing, 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.

Cao Cao said as if he didn't care: "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 the decisive battle between you and the Northern Xinjiang Army to seize 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 told him, you have a friendship with Ben Chu for decades, why did Ben Chu 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, shook his head, and said, "Meng De, what do you want to say when you come to me today?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "I rejected Ziyuan's proposal. I told him that the Central Plains War was won, we all still had a way to live, and if we lost, we would all end up together, so no matter whether Ben Chu wanted to kill me or not, I had to stay and help Ben Chu defeat the Northern Frontier Army. ”

Yuan Shao 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.

Cao Cao said, "I know this will damage your reputation, but you can pretend not to know, and I will secretly persuade Feng Ji and Wen Chou to kill Xu You's family." ”

Yuan Shao smiled and said: "Whether it is a discipline or an ugly article, if you want to kill it, you can only kill a few main culprits, and you will not 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 came up angrily.

Yuan Shao waved his hand contemptuously and said lightly, "You go back." After killing Xu You, send the head. ”

Cao Cao didn't care, and said to Yuan Shao: "Do you know why I killed his whole family? ”

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Because you are a shameless butcher." ”

"Yuan Benchu, don't regret it." Cao Cao jumped up, turned around and left, and the respect just now disappeared in a 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, let out a cold snort in his nose, and said, "I'm going to let him go to Li Yi." ”

"Li Yi? Defecting to Li Yi? Yuan Shao's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Are you crazy? He knows everything, how can this battle be fought? ”

Cao Cao turned to face Yuan Shao and said with a calm face: "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, he is very familiar with him, and he is so familiar that he is like his own family, so did he kill them like this?

Hegemony, friendship, and family affection, how to choose?

Feng Ji, Liu Shao, 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." Liu Shao 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 cause of the king." ”

Five days later, the Xuchang court issued an order to arrest Xu Yu 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.

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The time soon turned to the late July of the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Xu You, who was ragged and unkempt, appeared in the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Lu Yi and Zhang He were surprised and delighted, and while saying kind words and comforting, they urgently reported to Yangwu City.

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

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

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Li Yi specially set up a banquet to entertain Xu You.

Xu You was immersed in extreme grief, and at the banquet, there were two or three tears like rain.

Li Yi, Xu Maogong, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others tried their best to comfort them, but the words they said were pale and weak, which made Xu You even more sad.

The people could only do their best to persuade them to drink. Xu Yu did not refuse, and poured one lord into his mouth.

"You'd better drink less." Li Yi saw his heartbroken appearance, and put down the raised wine glass again, "You are drunk like this, it hurts your body a lot." If there's nothing going on, you should rest early. The battle on the front line is too tense, and we don't have much time to take care of you, so we plan to send someone to send you to Handan tomorrow. Handan has a lot of old friends of yours that you can go and meet. Of course, if you are willing to go to Jicheng, I can also arrange it. I believe that your old friend Zhang Mengzhuo will be ecstatic when he hears the news. ”

Xu You looked up as if he hadn't heard, and drank violently.

"Maybe you want to stay on the battlefield in Guandu and want to help us defeat Yuan Shao to take revenge, but you have to take into account our concerns. The Central Plains War is related to the survival of Sheji, and we don't dare to be negligent in the slightest, so ......" Li Yi smiled apologetically and continued, "After receiving Yun Chang's letter, I discussed it with Mao Gong and Wen He, and I felt that it was better to send you away." You are very important to Yuan Shao, your defection is a very big blow to the rebels, and your arrival in Hebei is a great merit in itself, so you don't need to say anything to us, you just need to take care of your health. After the end of the Central Plains War, the imperial court will definitely reuse you. Please trust my promises. (To be continued.) )