Looking at the three familiar yet unfamiliar faces in front of him, Cao Cao's heart finally dropped.
Cao Cao has never met Yuan Shang, but Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi are very familiar to Cao Cao!
Especially Guo Tu on the side made Cao Cao feel extremely familiar.
Without Guo Tu's advice to Yuan Shao, how could Cao Cao have wiped out Yuan Shao's army in one battle?
"Thief Cao! You shameless person! Without my father, you wouldn't be where you are today!"
"You ungrateful son of a gelding, you must die!"
After hearing Yuan Shang's insults, Cao Cao suddenly became alert and immediately felt refreshed.
How could there be such a strong sense of hatred without the hatred of killing one's father and taking one's career?
Cao Cao no longer had any doubts about the identities of the three men in front of him.
Only by obtaining them can Hebei be completely labeled as Cao!
"Yuan Xianfu, shut up!"
"Prime Minister Cao and our father used to be close friends. The two of them have an irreconcilable relationship, which is incomparable to other people!"
"You and I are both juniors, how can we insult our elders? Do you even know the rules?"
Unexpectedly, before Cao Cao could speak, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan began to angrily scold Yuan Shang.
"Bah! Yuan Xiansi, you are also an unfaithful and unfilial bitch! Have you forgotten how our father died?"
"I think you are a greedy person who is afraid of death. In order to curry favor with Cao Cao, you even forgot about the revenge of killing your father!"
Yuan Shang's face was ferocious, his eyes were red, and anger was already written on his face.
He hated the enemy in front of him who killed his father and usurped the Yuan family's inheritance. He wished he could kill him immediately.
I hate my eldest brother Yuan Tan even more for being so weak-minded and not having the backbone of a descendant of the Yuan family.
"ah...!"
Suddenly, Yuan Shang looked up to the sky and roared, wantonly venting his unwillingness.
"Father, look at this spineless rebellious son of yours. He wants to consider a thief as his father!"
Anyone with any sense of integrity would refute angrily.
Who wants to be called fatherless, unfaithful, and unfilial?
But Yuan Tan was different. Hearing Yuan Shang's angry scolding, his eyes lit up!
"Cao...Uncle Cao!"
"You and my father just have different positions. There is no personal grudge. My father is dead today. Yuan Tan does not have the ambition of his late father."
"If Uncle Cao is willing, Yuan Tan is willing to be his adopted father in mind of his old relationship with my father!"
"From today on, help Uncle Cao recruit the old officials of the Yuan family and make them serve Uncle Cao wholeheartedly!"
As soon as Yuan Tan said these words, Yuan Shang was stunned.
Even Yuan Xi, who had been silent all this time, was stunned.
Can a person really be so shameless?
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Shu who had sent these people here.
"Mr. Xu, why did they appear in Guanzhong?"
"Reporting to Prime Minister Cao, it was Guo Tu who took the initiative to lead the three young masters of the Yuan family to defect."
Cao Cao nodded with some understanding, and then asked again.
"Then what does Mr. Qin mean?"
"Haha, Qin Gong and Prime Minister Cao are allies, and Yuan Shao is a mortal enemy!"
"Isn't it clear that Prime Minister Cao doesn't know?"
Xu Shu's rhetorical question made Cao Cao very satisfied.
Although Xu Huang once marched into Xin'an, he did not have any friction with Cao's army.
Regarding all of Xu Huang's actions, everything is speculation without any tangible evidence.
After all, Hongnong County belonged to Liu Zhang in name, and there was nothing unreasonable about Xu Huang's stationing in Xin'an.
Today Xu Shu publicly stated the alliance between Liu Zhang and him, which was naturally the result that Cao Cao wanted to see most.
"Mr. Xu, I wonder if Duke Qin said anything when he learned that Yuan Shao's three sons had come to surrender?"
Xu Shu pursed his lips and quickly understood what Cao Cao meant, then turned to look at Yuan Tan.
"Reporting to Prime Minister Cao, Qin Gong said that the Qin State does not collect garbage."
"Rubbish...?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then immediately burst into laughter.
While smiling, he nodded in approval.
"I didn't expect Duke Qin to describe it so aptly!"
This rhetoric made Yuan Tan so embarrassed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to slip in.
Want to recognize your father? Cao Cao doesn’t want it!
"Hahaha! Yuan Xiansi, what else do you have to say?"
"It's really embarrassing to our Yuan family!"
"Let's see how you look when you go to see your father after you die!"
Yuan Tan lowered his head and ignored Yuan Shang's insults.
Surrender was rejected, and Cao Cao did not miss his old friendship at all. How miserable will his end be?
Cao Cao ignored Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, and instead looked at Yuan Xi, who had been silent.
"Are you Yuan Xianyi? Don't you have anything to say?"
Yuan Xi did not expect that he would be questioned by Cao Cao himself, and his mind went blank in fear.
For a moment, I became a fool!
It's no wonder that since Yuan Xi was born, this is the first time that he has stolen the limelight from his eldest brother and third brother.
Although this limelight is nothing to show off.
Yuan Xi's demented portrait also misunderstood Cao Cao, and he couldn't help but ask Xu Shu.
"Mr. Xu, are you... stupid?"
For such a long time, Yuan Xi not only didn't say a word, but also acted like a demented person.
Cao Cao also heard some rumors that Liu Zhang fell in love with Yuan Xi's wife and took her by force.
I was also curious in my heart, was Yuan Xi secretly fooled by Liu Zhang?
Xu Shu waved his hands repeatedly. He couldn't let Liu Zhang take the blame.
"Prime Minister Cao, this has nothing to do with Duke Qin!"
"But there's something wrong with this kid's appearance. He probably doesn't have a very bright mind..."
At this moment, Yuan Xi suddenly woke up.
Only the word "Qin Gong" can give him such a deep stimulation!
"Xu Shu, you are the only one with the problem, your whole family is not smart!"
"Liu Zhang, this thief, took my wife by force and didn't keep his promise at all!"
"I, Yuan Xi, will never let him go even if I'm a ghost!"
Xu Shu snorted coldly and looked at Cao Cao.
This is in Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion, so it will naturally be handled by Cao Cao.
"Someone, shut his mouth!"
The soldier immediately stepped forward and stuffed all the rags he found into Yuan Xi's mouth in one breath.
Even so, Yuan Xi continued to hum and insult endlessly.
"Shut up! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut out your tongue!"
Cao Cao cursed loudly, and he was convinced by Yuan Shao's sons.
Even if he returns to the countryside, he cannot go to Liu Zhang!
What is the difference between this and throwing yourself into a trap?
Yuan Xi is known as a weakling. He will immediately stop making any sound after just one threat.
Exactly the same as before, now he looks stupid again.
When Cao Cao saw this, he felt even more sad for Yuan Shao.
With such a useless son and constant competition for heirs, can the Yuan family end well?
After remembering for a moment, Cao Cao looked at the last person Liu Zhang gave to him.
Yuan Shao's military advisor in front of the battle, Guo Tu!
The reason why I am interested in Guo Tu is that he and Guo Jia are both members of the Guo family in Yingchuan.
If it weren't for this reason, Cao Cao wouldn't even look at this kind of trash.
As a result, after Guo Tu noticed that Cao Cao was looking at him, he immediately showed off before Cao Cao could speak.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister Cao, me! Me! I am a ghost!"
