After Ma Teng was executed, Cao Cao immediately sent people to recruit soldiers and horses from Anxi Liang, saying: "Ma Teng and his son rebelled and prepared to rush into Xudu to kidnap the emperor. This matter has nothing to do with anyone." In addition, Cao Cao also sent people to guard the place. At the pass, the guards were strengthened and ordered not to let Ma Dai go.
In the chaos, Ma Dai led a thousand soldiers and horses behind him. When the soldiers who escaped from Xuchang City reported, Ma Dai was very surprised. In order to cover up others' eyes and get out of the city smoothly, he had to disband the thousand soldiers and horses on the spot and dress them up as ordinary people. The businessman fled overnight.
After Ma Teng's death, the threat from Xiliang was eliminated, and Cao Cao prepared to conquer Liu Bei southward to prevent Liu Bei from growing stronger.
Suddenly someone reported: "Liu Bei is training troops and horses in Jingzhou day by day, preparing equipment, and is preparing to go to Xichuan."
Cao Cao was very surprised after hearing this. The matter in Jingzhou was already a headache. He said to everyone: "If Liu Bei takes Xichuan, then his wings will be full. What should he do?" As soon as he finished speaking, a person came out from the steps and spoke. : "I have a way to prevent Liu Bei and Sun Quan from caring about each other, and Jiangnan and Xichuan will submit to the prime minister."
Everyone saw that the person who proposed the strategy was none other than Chen Qun. He was a scholar and censor with a long writing style.
Cao Cao asked: "Chen Qun, do you have any good ideas?"
He replied: "Liu Bei and Sun Quan are now at odds with each other. If Liu Bei takes Sichuan, the prime minister can appoint a general to lead troops and horses, join He Fei's troops, and directly attack Jiangnan, then Liu Bei will definitely have the right to appeal. Liu Bei thought about taking Sichuan and was not in the mood to save Sun Quan. Then Sun Quan's side would be weak, and the land in Jiangdong would definitely be included in the prime minister's territory. After winning Jiangdong, Jingzhou could be pacified in one fell swoop. After Jingzhou was pacified, then he could Attack Xichuan slowly, and then the world will be settled."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Your suggestion is very good." So he raised 300,000 troops and marched south of the Yangtze River. He ordered Fei and Zhang Liao to prepare enough grain and grass as logistical support.
In Huangpu Village, Yuyi and others, led by a middle-aged man, finally came to the mysterious cave. They only saw that the cave was located under the ground and seemed to have some hard rocks.
Some villagers who followed saw colorful objects in the cave, thought there were treasures, and hurriedly rushed in.
Yuyi and others also followed in and found that the cave was not very big, but the rocks were indeed special. Just as Yuyi was about to further check the conditions of the cave, someone suddenly shouted: "Look, there is spring water here, it is very clear!"
Yu Yi and others walked closer, and sure enough they saw some spring water slowly emerging near a stone. The spring water was very clear and must have been very sweet. The man caught some water with his hand and put it into his mouth, then turned around When he was about to praise the taste of the spring water, blood suddenly flowed out of his mouth, and then he rolled on the ground with his belly in his hands. His expression was very painful, and he did not say a word. In the end, he became motionless and died on the spot.
Yu Yi was very surprised when he saw it. He quickly walked to the body and observed the condition of the body. He smelled the smell of garlic in the vomit next to the body. Secondly, the body was bruised all over and the corners of the eyes were black, which were obvious symptoms of poisoning. He quickly told the village chief He said: "Please let the villagers leave quickly. The water in this cave is extremely poisonous!"
When the villagers saw the dead people, they were in a state of panic. The order at the scene was very chaotic. The village chief asked some young villagers to maintain order, and Huang Shumin also mobilized soldiers to help maintain order.
After all the villagers left, Yu Yi squatted down, picked up a colorful stone by the water, and looked at it carefully.
Lei Chunze was a little surprised when he saw Yu Yi observing the stone and said, "Young Master, isn't the spring water poisonous? What are you looking at that stone for?"
Yu Yi put the stone down with a smile and said, "You don't know this. This stone has a history, and the spring water is poisonous, which is probably related to the stone." After that, Huang Shumin sent someone to bring some scraps. They wrapped the stones in cloth and carried them to the entrance of the cave.
The village chief was a little strange and asked: "Since these stones are highly poisonous, shouldn't they be destroyed?"
Yu Yi replied: "The village chief doesn't know something. I studied under the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. Just now I observed the symptoms of the poisoned person and it seemed to be caused by arsenic. Then I looked at the colored stones and it confirmed my idea. These stones It’s a special ore, the source of crude arsenic.”
After hearing this, Lei Chunze seemed to understand and said, "You moved the stones to the entrance of the cave to make a large amount of arsenic?"
Yu Yi nodded and said, "Yes, this is a good way to deal with the fish monster!"
The village chief suddenly understood and said: "Give the fish monster a large amount of arsenic to swallow and poison the fish monster to death!"
So everyone held a discussion and quickly set up a large pot outside the cave. Then the villagers found a lot of firewood and began to calcine the transported ore at high temperature. Thick smoke was seen billowing, a large amount of steam was rising into the sky, and some flying The birds that passed by smelled it and were poisoned to death. After it cooled down, they obtained a large amount of impure arsenic powder.
Yu Yi asked the village chief to find some slaughtered cattle and sheep carcasses, stuffed all the prepared arsenic into the carcasses, then carried the fish monster's "food" to the edge of the Yellow River, placed it at the designated place, and then Quietly hiding in the distance.
Or being tempted by the smell of food, the fish monster jumped out of the river. The surrounding river water also rose a lot. Some carcasses of cattle and sheep were quickly submerged in the water. When the water receded, these carcasses had disappeared. This process happened in the blink of an eye, which surprised everyone in Yuyi.
After the fish monster swallowed the so-called food, nothing seemed to happen. He only saw a whirlpool forming in the middle of the Yellow River, sinking deeper and deeper.
The village chief was a little disappointed after seeing it and asked: "Did this fish monster recognize the abnormality in the food?"
Yu Yi shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Arsenic is a poison that is colorless and odorless. The dose we put should be enough."
Lei Chunze pointed to the center of the river and said: "This whirlpool continues, proving that the fish monster is fine!"
Everyone fell into despair for a while, and suddenly they saw the fish monster jumping out of the river again. This time the height was several times higher than before. After landing from the high altitude, it did not fall into the water again, but drew a beautiful line in the sky. The parabola finally fell steadily to a shore, its tail wagging non-stop. It looked very painful, and some blood kept pouring out of the mouth, until the blood ran out and life stopped.
In order to more reliably determine the situation of the fish monster, Yu Yi suggested the village chief to observe it first, and then use some food to lure it. When the fresh cattle and sheep were moved nearby, the fish monster remained unmoved. Only then could he confirm that the fish monster was real. 's dead.
The news that the fish monster was eliminated soon spread, and Yu Yi became the hero of Huangpu Village.
The village chief mobilized the resources of the whole village and held a grand banquet. Yu Yi was treated as an honored guest. Some villagers knelt in front of Yu Yi to thank him. Countless other items were given as gifts.
After drinking for three rounds, Yu Yi remembered Huang who was being imprisoned, and told the village chief to let Huang out.
