Seeing Liu Xie's reaction, Cao Cao was quite satisfied, but also a little regretful.
It's not that he didn't think about taking Lu Bu into his own hands, but he thought that the relationship between him and the Yuan family, especially Yuan Xi, was too close. As Cao Cao's most feared enemy, Yuan Xi would definitely not let Lu Bu escape and help Yuan Xi.
According to Lu Bu's temperament, even if he was captured and took refuge, he would betray him sooner or later, so Cao Cao decided to put Lu Bu to death directly.
Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu's body and his lips trembled. He moved with difficulty and took a few steps forward. When he got closer and saw the condition of Lu Bu's body more clearly, he couldn't help but lower his head and retched.
Cao Cao felt quite proud. If Liu Xie was placed in a peaceful and prosperous time, he would have been a good emperor. Even in ordinary troubled times, he might be able to turn the tide.
But today's troubled times are not ordinary.
In today's world, those who want to fight for power and take that path are all heroes of the time who are mentally tough and resourceful. Cao Cao believes that he should be and must be one of those few people.
If he had no choice but to do so, he would not want to fall out with Liu Xie like this, but in the past few years, he was almost forced to a dead end. If he made a wrong step, he would die and his family would be destroyed, so he spent every day in fear. , I don’t even know when I started, and I haven’t had a good night’s sleep.
Cao Cao was driven almost crazy by this fear, and there was often a dull pain in his head. This pain in turn tortured his spirit. Under his calm appearance, there was a violent and ferocious heart, and he would fall into madness at any time when he was forced. personality.
Under this kind of torture, Cao Cao's desire to survive was infinitely amplified, so that he became more and more unscrupulous in his actions. The fear of life and death spurred by this instinct was so exciting that it spurred him to keep moving forward. In contrast, the goal was just happiness. Liu Xie, who lived in the Fuhan room but had never faced life and death, how could he compare with him?
Cao Cao walked forward slowly and put his hand on Liu Xie's shoulder. Liu Xie couldn't help but tremble. Cao Cao seemed to be talking to Liu Xie as if he was talking about common things. Your Majesty, please don’t think too much.”
"If you think too much, you won't be able to sleep well."
Liu Xie's face turned pale as he listened to Cao Cao's threatening words, and he clenched his hands tightly inside his sleeves. He stared at Cao Cao's toes with the corner of his eye, wondering if he could push Cao Cao away if he suddenly revolted. Going down to the top of the city?
As if aware of Liu Xie's murderous intention, Dian Wei, who was beside Cao Cao, took two steps forward with a big iron halberd in his hand and stared at Liu Xie coldly.
Liu Xie could feel the murderous intent in Dian Wei's eyes. The cold sweat oozing from his vest soaked his tight-fitting silk clothes and stuck to his back, making Liu Xie feel like he was possessed by a poisonous snake. His hands and feet were even more intense. Ice cold.
At this time, the sound of footsteps slowly came, and someone was being escorted to the top of the city. Cao Cao saw it and greeted him with a smile, "Gongtai, now that Lu Bu is dead, do you have anything else to say?"
The person who came was none other than Chen Gong. His hands and feet were not tied. When he came to the top of the city, he saw Lu Bu's body immediately, with a look of sadness in his eyes.
As if he had not heard Cao Cao's words, he walked up to Lu Bu's body, bowed three times and sighed, "It was the incompetence of the palace that harmed Marquis Wen."
Cao Cao mocked: "Lü Bu is brave and foolhardy. He is really not a qualified lord. He can't even save his own life. Gongtai made a mistake."
Chen Gong stood up straight and sighed: "Yes, when he was in Chenliu, Zhang Mengzhuo and I started a fight, but we couldn't find a suitable candidate. Finally, after looking around, we found Wen Hou out of desperation."
"What we thought at the beginning was not that upright. The reason for choosing Wen Hou was that we just thought he was simple-minded and would not turn his back on guests."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I know that Gongtai is not that simple. Gongtai prides itself on not doing anything bad, but in the end, doesn't it have its own selfish motives?"
Chen Gong said in a deep voice: "Everyone has selfish motives."
"The difference is that some people are selfish but can also serve the public good, while some people are selfish only for themselves."
"Although Marquis Wen has a bad reputation and a very suspicious character, he has been very respectful to me from the beginning to the end."
"So the palace accepts his love and remembers his kindness, and now Marquis Wen is ambushing me in the city in order to save me."
"Marquis Wen's death is really the palace's fault."
"Please go to your death today to thank Marquis Wen."
Cao Cao was stunned and lost his voice: "Gongtai, is this worth it?"
Chen Gong walked down the city wall proudly, "Mr. Cao, if you keep me here, I will avenge Marquis Wen one day."
Cao Cao looked at Chen Gong's back, and his hands in his sleeves trembled. Chen Gong had saved his life. At first, Cao Cao thought that Chen Gong was one of the few people in the world who could understand his thoughts. However, the two turned against each other. Why did this happen? To this point?
Cao Ang and Xun Yu behind Cao Cao seemed to be stunned by Chen Gong's behavior and were speechless for a while.
But Liu Xie, who seemed to have lost the courage to resist before, seemed to be touched. He suddenly turned around and stared at Chen Gong, his eyes bursting with excitement.
It’s different from what I thought!
Cao Cao has achieved great success, but even in the face of life and death, there are still people who do not agree with Cao Cao's ideals and are determined to die, unwilling to join him!
Chen Gong is definitely not the last person in the world to resist Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao uses killing to subdue people's hearts, these people will never stop being killed!
I haven't completely failed yet. As long as there is a chance, I can't give up. I have to seek help from these people. Sooner or later, I will have the opportunity to defeat Cao Cao!
Liu Xie's eyes were filled with fighting spirit again.
Looking at Chen Gong walking down the city wall step by step, Cao Cao couldn't help but shouted: "Gongtai, you..."
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Chen Gong paused, then straightened up and walked down, never looking back, leaving only Cao Cao's back.
He walked to the square below the city, where an executioner with a broadsword was waiting.
Chen Gong stood still and said to the executioner: "Come on."
Cao Cao staggered forward a few steps, held on to the wall, and pressed his fingers hard on the green bricks on the wall until his fingertips turned white.
After an unknown amount of time, Cao Cao slowly raised his hand.
In the southern part of Montenegro, behind Yuan Xi were Zhao Yunju, Lu Xun and others, and behind him were thousands of sergeants, marching on the mountain road towards Huaicheng.
Thanks to the surrender of the Montenegrin Army scouts who led the way, the team moved very quickly and smoothly. They did not encounter any enemies. It seems that they were cleaned up by Taishi Ci Xuhuang who went first.
Yuan Xi originally wanted to stay in Yecheng for a few more days to try to mediate the conflicts between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, but the day after Taishi Cixuhuang left, Yuan Xi suddenly realized that even if he temporarily mediated, what was the use?
The conflict between the two is irreconcilable and they will fall out sooner or later. What's the point of what you do then?
Everything he had done in Yecheng before was actually repaying Yuan Shao's love. He was not a nanny, so why should he wipe someone else's butt?
I am worthy of them, but who in this world is worthy of me?
Moreover, he couldn't even protect the people he was close to, and he was still meddling in other people's business. Was he out of his mind?
What about the Battle of Guandu? If you, Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shang are not willing to fight Cao Cao, why should I be hot on my face but cold on my butt?
If you fight internally, just fight internally. It's best if you beat it to pieces. At worst, you can start over from a clean slate.
Yuan Xi became even more anxious when he thought about the possible changes in Huaicheng. In his expectation, the worst case scenario was that Lu Bu lost Huaicheng and Cao Cao took the emperor hostage and escaped.
However, as long as he can join up with Lu Bu and pursue Cao Cao to Yanzhou, he will inevitably have to mobilize a large army to stop him. At that time, as long as Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are not stupid, they will definitely take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River, attack Guandu, and go straight to Xu County!
Didn’t you, Cao Cao, serve the emperor? It will be up to you where you go when the time comes!
However, Yuan Xi is already prepared to deal with Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shu at the same time. However, if Cao Cao is severely damaged in this fierce battle, the direction of the world's situation will be less variable!
He calculated that he was only one day away from Taishi Ci Xuhuang's former army. Maybe they had already joined Lu Bu?
As the team marched, gradually, a hundred miles away from the southern pass of Black Mountain, they saw scattered fleeing people. Yuan Xi asked Sun Li to call a few people to ask, and he was suddenly confused.
Cao Cao successfully attacked Huaicheng, kidnapped the emperor's ministers, and joined forces with Ma Teng and Han Sui?
Lu Bu attacked the city that night?
Yuan Xi suddenly felt that something was wrong. Lu Bu's move was too reckless. How could Cao Cao be so easy to deal with!
While he was anxious, he heard a woman's voice coming from a carriage, "Xian Yi... Young Master?"
The car curtain opened and Yuan Xi took a closer look. Isn't this Mrs. Kong Rong and her daughter?
He wondered: "Why are you here?"
"Where's Mr. Wen Ju?"
Mrs. Kong Rong talked about Huaicheng, and finally said: "My husband asked us to escape, but he stayed."
Yuan Xi suddenly felt bad. Kong Rong's temper would be worse than Cao Cao's.
He immediately ordered the soldiers to go at full speed, and at the same time said to Kong Rong's wife and daughter: "Jizhou is not safe. I will find two soldiers to escort you. You go directly north to Youzhou."
Looking at Yuan Xi who was leaving in a hurry, Kong Rong's daughter whispered to Mrs. Kong Rong: "I hope my father and son are both safe."
Mrs. Kong Rong nodded comfortingly, hoping so, but would things really be that good?
While on duty in Yecheng, Yuan Shang walked around the house. Finally, he stood suddenly and said to Pang Ji beside him: "No, we can't wait like this."
"Xian Yi rushed to Huaicheng. I can't just rely on him to defeat Cao Cao. Something must be done here!"
"Right now, as the Lord of Jizhou, if I stay in the city and watch the opportunity disappear, how can I live up to my father's trust?"
"I am prepared to give up some conditions in exchange for temporarily joining forces with Yuan Tan. At least I will kill Cao Cao first and avenge my father!"
After hearing this, Pang Ji showed a hint of relief in his eyes, "I am very pleased that the young master can think so."
"I'm going out of the city now to convince you, Master Xiansi."
(End of chapter)
