Under the instruction of Yuan Xi, Hua Tuo tried his best to rescue the dying Yuan Shang. Ma Fei San also became famous in one fell swoop. Of course, Ma Fei San was widely used and became the queen of the Central Plains.
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Yecheng, the General's Mansion.
Zhang Hong, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly said: "The chaos in Yecheng has been put down, and our army's rear has been decided. Xianyi, if you need it next, you will immediately return to the Liyang Camp to take charge, organize troops and horses to start a complete war with Cao Cao." ?”
Yuan Xi thought for a moment, sighed, shook his head and said: "If we fight Cao Cao head-on and fight him head-on, even if he is beaten back, it is still a partial victory. In fact, before I came to Yecheng this time, I had already planned with Sima Yi We have made a series of plans and informed Jia Xu and others that as soon as Yecheng is calmed down, we will immediately start to deceive Cao Cao, lure him into taking the bait, and then set up an ambush to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"
Zuo Ci chuckled and said: "Although I am a foreigner, I also know that Cao Cao is the most powerful hero in the world today. General, do you want to deceive him? I'm afraid it's not that easy, right?"
Yuan Xi raised the corner of his mouth, smiled and said: "It's not easy to cheat! There is no way, because this is the best way to minimize the loss and get Cao Cao to retreat?"
"Xianyi, what do you want to do?" Zhang Hong said calmly.
"Find a way to let Cao Cao know that in the battle of Yecheng, Xin Ping won a great victory and captured the city. Yuan Xi died. The three armies raised their troops in silence!"
"My lord, do you want Cao Cao to believe that Xin Ping won? And my lord is dead? I'm afraid this won't be that easy, right?" Liu Ye on the side couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
Yuan Xi chuckled and continued: "Our spies have gone, it will definitely not work! Cao Cao will definitely not believe it. Only by letting his own people tell him the news can he possibly lure the old thief into taking the bait!"
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Yu faked his death to deceive Cao Ren, that's it.
Zuo Ci touched his beard and wondered: "One of his own people? Who is so stupid as to do such an unreliable thing?"
Yuan Xi shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not impossible. I have a prisoner of Cao's army in my hands now! It's the young general Cao Zhen who was captured by Xu Chu during the Battle of Hanoi, so this matter needs to be solved. It falls on Cao Zhen!"
"Cao Zhen?" Zhang Hong heard this and said, "But how could you, Xianyi, let this person deceive Cao Cao for you? Persuade him to surrender!"
Yuan Xi smiled slightly, took out a piece of cloth from his arms, and said: "This is the plan that I, Sima Yi, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia worked out day and night before returning to Yecheng. Now in Yecheng Alright, it’s time to put it into practice! Teacher and Ziyang, since you two are known to be sophisticated and resourceful, why don’t you come and help me see if there are any omissions? "
Zhang Hong and Liu Ye immediately put their heads together and looked carefully at the content on the cloth. When they were young, they finished reading and couldn't help but sigh in admiration together. Yuan Xi and Sima Yi do have a lot of clever ideas.
"It is indeed a brilliant plan that has been researched by all the top smart people in Hebei. It is indeed amazing! The links are connected one after another. It is really called a chain plan. But it is a bit laborious to implement. I am afraid it will not be that easy." Liu Ye Said with emotion.
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Whether this plan will work or not, I can only estimate the number of five to five. I am not very sure! But in the end it is better than sitting in the sky and doing nothing. I will prepare to start the arrangement, Mr. Zigang." He Ziyang and you also need to give me a helping hand."
Zhang Hong nodded and said: "If you have anything to do, just leave it to us! With us here, Ye City is very safe. Xianyi, just take care of Cao Cao's place."
Soon after, Gao Yue asked me to come to her room.
She lived in the courtyard to the west of the General's Mansion, walking along a huge ancient brick road with tall trees on both sides, and the spring breeze brought with it the fragrance of grass and trees.
Across this tree-lined road is a vast cobbled courtyard. The dripping water in the courtyard tinkles and the birds chirp peacefully.
There are two peonies in front of the hall, quietly bathing in the blazing sunshine, with no intention of bowing to the cruel sun!
Seeing Yuan Xi's arrival, Gao Yue turned around and said, "Something is not right."
She was dressed in white, neat and elegant, and had a fresh fragrance on her body that highlighted her enchanting face.
There was a trace of arrogance in Gao Yue's eyes, which served as the confidence to be smart and smart, supporting and dominating those beautiful and passionate eyes.
So she is different from pure beauties and all vulgar women. In the entire Han Dynasty, there was only one pair of such spiritual eyes. Maybe Cai Yan counts as half.
After experiencing the rebellion, this arrogance not only did not fade, but became stronger.
Yuan Xi pretended to be confused and said: "Wugu, what's wrong? I can't even understand what you said."
Gao Yue stepped forward and took Yuan Xi's hand, sat on the couch, and said softly: "I can't explain it at the moment, but I miss you so much-"
Yuan Xi suddenly held Gao Yue's lips firmly, and Gao Yue's tears soaked into her and Yuan Xi's mouths, leaving a bitter taste.
Yuan Xi slowly stroked her hair and said, "Are you afraid?"
Gao Yue lightly kicked Yuan Xi and said softly: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that if you die, no one will make a punch bag for me in the future."
Yuan Xi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Actually, I'm also afraid that you will die. No one will hit me in the future."
Gao Yue snuggled into Yuan Xi's arms and said, "There is something I feel is wrong. Do you believe me?"
"Believe it or not, who else can you believe?" Yuan Xi said firmly.
Gao Yue thought for a while, then leaned into Yuan Xi's ear and said: "I think things are very strange. Yuan Shang's rebellion is so strange. There is no warning at all. It almost changes everything overnight. This is not like his character. Moreover, he How could he commit suicide by taking poison if he was greedy for life and afraid of death? Moreover, he said personally that day, even if he failed, he would be sentenced to life imprisonment at most, which is no big deal. It can be seen that Yuan Shang has no intention of committing suicide. "
"I also suspect that Yuan Shang was killed by someone, but who was it?" Yuan Xi said with twinkling eyes.
Gao Yue opened her mouth and was about to say something when she suddenly heard someone calling outside the door: "Sister, sister, I'm here to see you, my trainer."
Gao Yue swallowed the words he didn't say and swallowed them back into his stomach.
Trainer Bu pushed open the door and walked in from the outside. When he saw Yuan Xi, his face turned red and he saluted, "It turns out that my husband is here too. Did I disturb you?"
Yuan Xi then smiled and said, "No, no, I'm just about to leave. If you have something to say, come in and I'll avoid it."
The expression on Gao Yue's face was strange and indescribably complicated. She chuckled and said, "Husband, if you have something to do, go ahead. I'll look for you later."
I do have one more thing on my mind. What's the secret between Yuan Shang and Bu Lianshi, and who sent that glass of poisonous wine? Thinking about it, he got up and said goodbye and went out.
Walking out of the yard, I felt a sudden rush in my heart: Master Bu, why did she switch sides in the face of battle, and why is she still so calm until now? Did you make a mistake?
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Yecheng, Yuan Xi's Mansion, in the side hall.
Yuan Xi and Tian Feng sat high on the throne in the hall, looking coldly at the trembling Xin Pi below. A cold air filled the entire hall.
"Xinpi, your brother Xin Ping is dead!" Yuan Xi looked at Xinpi and said quietly.
Xin Pi trembled when he heard the words, and quickly nodded in agreement: "Good death, good death. A thief who betrays his master deserves this end. People like him are really hateful!"
Yuan Xi suddenly nodded appreciatively and said with a smile: "I just admire your ability to clearly distinguish between grudges and grudges... By the way, I want to tell you one more thing. Although your brother Xin Ping is rebellious now, I'm sorry, but you, the Xin family, including your wives, concubines, children, are all unscathed and living well in Ye City, with no shortage of money and food every day."
After hearing this, Xin Pi hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you so much, my lord. Xin Pi is willing to go through fire and water for your lord, no matter what he does~!"
He is a sensible person and knows that Yuan Xi has now taken control of his relatives and will not kill them. He is definitely not just selling his favors for free. He must have something to gain. Otherwise, given the serious crime of rebellion of the Xin family, Yuan Xi will The whole family was snatched out and killed eight times one by one, and they themselves couldn't tell what was wrong.
Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Very good. In fact, what I asked you to do is very simple. Xinpi, I want you to cooperate with Tian Feng and put on a big show together to deceive someone's trust. As long as you can do it , I will not only pardon the serious crimes of your Xin family, but also entrust you with important responsibilities... But if you dare to lie to me, don't forget that your entire family is now in my hands. Here, you must think it over yourself and give me a good answer!"
After hearing this, Xin Pi hurriedly kowtowed and said, "May I ask who my lord asked me to deceive?"
"A prisoner of Cao's army I captured, Cao Zhen."
The dungeon of Yecheng is located in the north of the city. It is several feet deep and one camp wide. There are thousands of prison doors in it. It is piled up on several floors underground. The odor is offensive and the dampness is cold all year round. It is isolated from the ground. It can be described as hell on earth.
But what people never thought of is that everything in the world has advantages and disadvantages, and conversely, disadvantages have advantages. Although the Yecheng dungeon is dark and lightless all year round, almost isolated from the world, it is precisely because of this unique condition that Xin The Battle of Yecheng caused by the review did not affect this place.
However, today is a very significant day for the dungeon!
The prison where Cao Zhen was imprisoned was the lowest level of the Yecheng dungeon, and it was also the layer that was most isolated and darkest from the outside world.
At this time, Cao Zhen was disheveled and sitting blankly on the corner of the damp wall, staring blankly at the flames on the torch outside the wooden fence. I don’t know what I’m thinking about.
Cao Zhen can be considered a mentally strong man. If anyone else had stayed there for a few years, he would have either committed suicide by biting his tongue or falling into madness. At this moment, although his mental strength was being forced to get married, at least he still maintained a trace of clarity. A trace of reason, this alone is enough to make people awe him!
"Let's go! Let me go in!"
The long-lost roar reached Cao Zhen's ears from the stairs of the dungeon, immediately attracting his full attention.
But they saw a group of fierce jailers escorting a middle-aged man covered in blood and in ragged clothes. Under the leadership of a young scribe, they dragged heavy handcuffs and shackles and slowly walked into the depths of the dungeon.
But seeing a cell door next to Cao Zhen being gently opened, the young scribe flew up and kicked the middle-aged man directly into prison. He sneered at the middle-aged man with a sinister look on his face: "Tian Feng, Tian Feng! I think you usually rely on the lord's favor to be domineering, with your eyes above your head, and treat my brothers of the Xin family as if they are nothing, but now you are like you? Hehe, the taste of this Yecheng dungeon is famous all over the world, Just squat here and savor it slowly for me! Hahaha~~~~"
But they saw the middle-aged man who had been thrown into the dungeon stood up tremblingly, pointed at the young scribe and said angrily: "Bah! Xinpi, don't be so arrogant! You brothers of the Xin family killed your lord and seized power, betrayed your lord, and committed such a heinous act. Unjust things! Heaven has eyes, and you two brothers will receive retribution sooner or later——!"
"Hahaha~~~! Retribution? Hehe, thank you Doctor Tian for reminding me, but before talking about my brother's retribution..." Xinbidse sneered and said: "Tian Feng. You should take care of yourself first. Come on, stop being so idle! Hahaha~~~"
In the prison not far away, Cao Zhen, with a haggard look on his face, held the door bar and stared blankly at the situation in the distance. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he knew in his heart that something big must have happened in Yecheng!
That Tian Feng is an important minister of the Yuan family, why was he suddenly escorted here? And then there is that Xinpi...who is it? But I’ve never heard of it! The Xin family? Brother Xin Ping?
While he was doubting, he saw Xin Pi taking care of Tian Feng, turned around and asked the jailer beside him: "Where is the prison where Cao Zhen is imprisoned? Take me there quickly!"
"No!......Sir, it's right over here!"
The few people moved quickly and untied the iron ropes of the wooden bars of Cao Zhen's cell in the blink of an eye. However, Cao Zhen was frightened. He trembled and ran to the corner of the wall, and looked at Xin Pi who strode in in horror.
When Xinpi entered the cell, he didn't hesitate. He stepped forward first, leaned down and bowed, saying: "Xinpi, please see Mr. Cao!"
At that time, Cao Zhen was the adopted son of Cao Cao. He was affectionate and rational, and should be treated as a son in name.
Since the Battle of Hanoi, Cao Zhen has been transferred and imprisoned in a dungeon in Yecheng for nearly a month. The claustrophobic life has caused his speech to be a bit stiff. React to the taste.
"You...who are you?" Cao Zhen asked this question hesitantly.
Hearing this, Xin Pi chuckled and said, "Reporting to Mr. Cao, I am an important official from Hebei, Xin Ping's younger brother, Xin Pi! On the secret order of my brother and Prime Minister Cao, I came here to take Mr. Cao out of the dungeon. Mr. Cao, what's the matter? Let’s talk after we go out... Let’s go!”
Although Cao Zhen was a little confused at the moment, when he heard that he could fish it out, his spirit was immediately lifted, and he didn't care much. He hurriedly got up and followed Xin Ping's guidance to follow him out of the dungeon.
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Since he stayed in the dungeon for too long, in order to prevent him from being unable to adapt to the sunlight and causing blindness when he came out, Cao Zhen's eyes were covered with a thin layer of cloth and he sat in a carriage, being carried by Xinpi along the way. , heading towards the main palace of the prefect of Yecheng.
When he arrived at the mansion, Xinpi sent people to bathe and change Cao Zhen's clothes, arranged food and drinks, and invited a group of "rebel generals" from Yecheng to drink with him.
At that time, the veil on Cao Zhen's face had been taken off, and his eyes were gradually able to see. He looked at the series of generals surrounding the hall and Xin Pi, the leader, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Mr. Xin, I am Cao Zhen. Ever since I was captured by Yuan Jun in the Battle of Hanoi, everything has been unclear since then. I am really grateful to my husband for rescuing me today and getting out of prison. But because I have been imprisoned, I have no confidence in the general situation of the world and today's Yecheng. The matter is still unclear, I hope that Mr. Sir will be a good man and will tell everyone everything. Cao Zhen is very grateful."
Xin Ping was prepared, and then he sighed. After Cao Zhen was captured in the Battle of Hanoi, Yuan Xi fought with Cao Cao and had a stalemate in Liyang. Then Cao Cao attracted Xin Ping and invited them to disrupt the rear of Ye City with promises such as official positions... ..
Xin Pi had been telling the truth until this moment. In his words, Xin Ping was not dead, Guo Tu was not rebelling, Yecheng was in the hands of the Xin brothers, and Yuan Xi returned to rescue him. Although the news of the death of the arrow has not spread yet, it is confirmed. The next step is to defend Yecheng firmly and wait for Liyang's army to cause chaos. Then they can attack from both front and back, and win with a powerful momentum like a tiger!
