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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 689: Events in the Past

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    When Cao Cao pacified Jizhou, Yuan Shao's subordinates surrendered, some died, and some fled.  This former base of the Yuan family, "Jizhou", has actually become Cao Cao's jurisdiction.

    One day, Cao Cao led all the civil and military officials to pay homage to Yuan Shao's tomb in person. He paid homage again and cried with great sorrow. Looking at Cao Cao's state, he felt as if he had lost a flesh and blood brother.

    Cao Cao was completely unpretentious and cried sincerely. He recalled that at Wangyue Tower, he, Wen Han, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Xu You, fashionable and unknown little people, were talking loudly about why.  Drive the world.

    Cao Cao thought about it and asked the officials.

    "When we were at Wangyue Tower in the past, Benchu, Bufan, Gao Da, and Wenyuan and I came up with our own opinions on how to drive the world. Gao first said that the world is driven by blood. Ben Chu said that it is driven by power.  The world. Wen Yuan seconded the opinion. But Fan said that the world is driven by public opinion. I say that the world is driven by interests.

    More than twenty years have passed.  The highway and the origin are dead, and Ziyuan has surrendered to my command.  Today, only me and Bufan are left to prove their ways.

    Neither blood nor power can drive the world.  The things that drive the world are for interests, or for public opinion, or neither.  I don't know either.  But one day, when the world is at peace, the world will finally know.  "

    Thinking back to the past, Dong Zhuo brought trouble to the Han Dynasty, with strong soldiers and horses, and a force as big as the sea.  When Benchu ??and I raised an army together, Benchu ??asked me.  ¡®If things are not sorted out, where can we rely on?  ¡¯

    We¡¯ll ask.  ¡®What do you want from this step?  ¡¯ Benchu ??has the answer.  "I hold the river in the south, block the Yan Dynasty in the north, and conquer the desert people, and move south to fight for the world. Can I help you?"  ¡¯ I also answered.  "I promise to use the world's benefits, gain the world's intelligence, and control them with the Tao, and I can do anything."  ¡¯ I said these words just like yesterday, but now Ben Chu is dead and I can¡¯t help but shed tears!  "

    After Cao Cao finished speaking, tears streamed down his face. He had personally killed Yuan Gongdao, the fourth young master of Luoyang in the past. Yuan Benchu ??was driven to death step by step by him and died of anger.  As for Xu You, he was arrogant based on his talent, indulgent in his merits, and even ignored Cao Cao, his lord.  Cao Cao also had murderous intentions towards him.

    Cao Cao¡¯s true feelings were revealed, and all the civil and military officials sighed.  Only Xu You laughed coldly and shouted loudly from the side.

    "Yuan Benchu, don't blame me. It's actually because you ignored the old friendship and showed no mercy that I turned to Aman. Now that I help Aman seize your family property, it's all your own fault!!!"

    As soon as Xu You said these words, not only Zhang Jia, Gao Lan, Shen Pei and other former officials of Yuan Shao, but also all the civil and military personnel under Cao Cao had angry expressions on their faces.  Dian Wei hated this unfaithful person the most, and when he looked evil, he wanted to scold Xu You.  However, he was secretly blocked by Cao Cao.  Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu You, with a faint hint of murderous intent hidden in his eyes.

    After Cao Cao paid his respects, he gave Yuan's wife Liu family gold, silk, grain and rice. The reward was so large that it was enough for the Yuan family to squander it for more than a hundred years.  Then Cao Cao gave another order.

    "The residents of Hebei who suffered from the military revolution will be exempted from rent and tax for three years."

    The soldiers and civilians of Jizhou were all delighted after hearing the order, praised Cao Cao's benevolence, and all obeyed Cao Cao.  Cao Cao wrote a petition to apply for the imperial court, and at the same time he took charge of Jizhou as a pastoralist.

    A few days later, Dian Wei and Xu Chu had just returned from patrol after completing the tasks assigned by Cao Cao. They entered the east gate on horseback and were waiting for Xu You.  It is said that after the establishment of Jizhou, Xu You was arrogant and rude, and his eyes were blind. Cao Cao didn't like it and gradually alienated him.  Xu You didn't know he was wrong, but he was depressed. He drank at the east gate every day, shouted at passers-by, and talked about his merits, hoping to attract Cao Cao's attention and remind Cao Cao to remember his gratitude.

    At this time, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were passing by.  When the two of them saw Xu You drinking and indulging at the east gate, they both looked displeased. However, due to Xu You's great achievements, they held back their anger for the time being, ignored Xu You, and rode past.

    Unexpectedly, when Xu You saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the two famous men around Cao Cao, they were drunk and shouted at the door.

    "How can you go in and out of this door without me?"

    Dian Wei glared evilly, pointed his whip at Xu You, and shouted loudly.

    "We have fought thousands of lives and died, fought bloody battles, regardless of life and death, and won the city. How dare you boast? It's all your fault!"

    Unexpectedly, when Xu You heard this, he became angry and yelled at Dian Wei.

    "You and others are just common men, what's the point! If I didn't have a plan to burn Wuchao, Aman's army would have been wiped out by Yuan Shao due to exhaustion of men and food! You and other common men would have been captured by Yuan Shao!!  "

    ¡°I¡¯m not ashamed to speak out loud!!! I won¡¯t kill!!!¡±

    Dian Wei had tolerated Xu You for a long time. Xu You's curses immediately aroused the anger in Dian Wei's heart. Dian Wei became furious and wanted to kill Xu You as soon as he pulled the reins.  At this time, Xu Chu firmly held Dian Wei's reins, with a cold face, and whispered a few words quickly in Dian Wei's ear.  Dian Wei originally wanted to struggle hard, but after hearing Xu Chu's words, he gradually calmed down.

    "What! Dian evil is coming, you dare to kill me!!?"??

    Xu You was startled when he saw Dian Wei was furious, but Xu Chu stopped him later. Xu Chu must have been afraid that Dian Wei would kill him, as Dian Wei was severely punished by Cao Cao and lost his head, so he persuaded him and felt confident again.  After a few minutes, he started shouting at Dian Wei.  Dian Wei was so angry that his muscles and bones were bulging, while Xu Chu was laughing on the side, dismounted and walked towards Xu You.

    "Haha! Sir, don't blame me, you are right. Without sir, how could my lord defeat Yuan Shao and capture Jizhou. Sir, you have accomplished such a great feat. When I saw you just now, I did not dismount my horse and salute you. It was really a mistake. Come on,  Sir, I will treat you to a banquet to make amends!"

    "Hold on! Xu Zhongkang, I don't know what's good or bad, I said something rude and offended sir, I should be the first to invite you to this banquet!"

    At some point, Dian Wei also got off his horse and shouted angrily.  Xu Chuxiang pretended to be unwilling, quickly grabbed Xu You's hand, and waited for Xu You to leave.  Dian Wei hurried over and grabbed Xu You's hand, trying to snatch it away.

    "When evil comes, do you know the principle of first come, first served? I will invite you first, and you should come to my banquet!!"

    "Xu Zhongkang, don't try to compete with me. My military position is greater than yours, so you should come to my banquet!!"

    Xu Chu pulled on the left and Dian Wei pulled on the right to compete with Xu You.  Xu You was a little happy when he saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu having a banquet to apologize, but as Dian Wei and Xu Chu exerted more force, the pain caused Xu You's face to distort, and Xu You felt that something was wrong.

    "Wow!! It hurts me so much!! You are waiting for two common men, let go quickly!!!"

    Xu You screamed, causing many soldiers to rush over.  At this moment, Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at each other and shouted angrily. Dian Wei actually used 70% of the strength of the dragon elephant, and Xu Chu also used 70% of the strength. They both pulled hard, and Xu You  Another roar of pain was followed by a rapid and terrifying tearing sound, and Xu You's weak body was torn in half by the two of them!

    Silk~~~!  !  !  Silk~~!  !  !  !  !  Silk~~~!  !  !  Snapped!  !  !  !

    Dian Wei and Xu Chu each grabbed half of Xu You's body and rushed away. A large pool of blood flew away and then fell. Xu You's internal organs were scattered all over the ground. The appearance of his death was extremely horrific.  The soldiers coming from all around were frightened and motionless.

    Later, Cao Cao learned about this incident. Cao Cao heard that Dian Wei and Xu Chu wanted to invite Xu You to a banquet. The two fought over it and actually tore Xu You in half alive.  Cao Cao was furious and scolded the two men. At the same time, he asked them why they wanted to kill Xu You.  How smart Cao Cao is, of course Dian Wei and Xu Chu's little drama can't deceive Cao Cao.

    "Xu You is so rude, so we are planning to kill him."

    Dian Wei and Xu Chu told them all about the past. The reason why Xu Chu would not let Dian Wei kill Xu You openly and angrily was to put on a show to kill him.  There is no other reason, but it is just that they are afraid of disturbing people's hearts.  After all, there are many advisors and generals under Cao Cao like Xu You who came from Yuan Shao at this time. If Dian Wei kills Xu You openly and honestly, it will definitely make these old officials of Yuan Shao panic, and Cao Cao will inevitably do so in order to calm people's hearts.  Don't punish Dian Wei severely.

    "Ziyuan and I are old friends, so we are joking with each other. How could you plan to kill him just because he made a mistake! As for today's matter, I will first punish you and two of you with one year's salary, and each of you will be demoted in military rank.  If we commit any crime again in the future, we will have your heads chopped off!¡±

    Although Cao Cao said this, since Xu You's ruthless words when he paid homage to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao actually had murderous intentions towards him.  Therefore, I didn't blame Dian Wei and Xu Chu in my heart. The previous scoldings were just for show.

    After that, Cao Cao ordered Xu You to be buried lavishly.  Dian Wei and Xu Chu also gained notoriety among Cao's troops because of this incident. From then on, Cao Cao became a civilized military official. Anyone who saw Dian Wei and Xu Chu coming to a banquet at the same time would immediately run away without saying a word. It can be said that they were frightened by the news.  However, few people mourned Xu You's death.  Of course, this has something to do with Xu You's daily life.

    Later, Cao Cao sent people to visit the wise men in Jizhou.  The people of Jizhou recommend Cui Yan, the captain of the cavalry, whose courtesy name is Ji Gui. He is a native of Wucheng in the east of Qinghe River.  This number of people once offered advice to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao refused to follow it, so he was discouraged and asked to stay home.  Cao Cao immediately summoned Cui Yan to work as a special driver for the state, and called him Tao.

    "Yesterday, according to the household registration of this state, there were a total of 300,000 people. It can be said to be a big state."

    Cui Yan saw that Cao Cao was only focused on counting the population and ignored the current evil situation in Jizhou, so he gave advice for days.

    "Today, the world is falling apart, the states are divided, the two Yuan brothers are fighting, and the people are rioting in the wilderness. The prime minister is not in a hurry to ask about customs to save them from trouble, but first plans the school household registration. How can the ladies of this state hope for Ming Gong?"

    When Cao Cao heard this, he knew that he was wrong, so he changed his appearance and thanked him. He treated Cui Yan as an honored guest and asked him many questions about the stability of Jizhou.

    Cao Cao stabilized Jizhou and sent people to explore Yuan Tan.  At that time, Yuan Tan led his troops to plunder Ganling, Anping, Bohai, Hejian and other places. When he heard that Yuan Shang was defeated and fled to Zhongshan, he unified his army to attack them.  Yuan Shang had no intention of fighting, so he abandoned the city and fled.Yuzhou surrendered to his second brother Yuan Xi.  Yuan Tan surrendered all his troops and wanted to return to Jizhou.

    Cao Cao saw that Yuan Tan's ambition was not over, and he was afraid that he might change, so he summoned him, but he didn't know that Yuan Tan really refused to obey the order.  Cao Cao was furious and wrote a letter to renounce his marriage. On that day, he unified his army to conquer the plains.

    Yuan Tan heard that Cao Cao had come to unite the army, and knowing that he was defeated, he sent people to ask Liu Biao for help.  Liu Biao did not dare to offend Cao Cao lightly, so he asked Liu Bei for discussion.  Liu Bei saw that Cao Cao was attacking Hebei at this time and it was unstoppable, so he persuaded him.

    "Now that Cao Cao has defeated Jizhou and his army is at its peak, the Yuan brothers will soon be captured by Cao Cao, and there is no point in rescuing them. Moreover, Cao Cao often wants to spy on Jingxiang. When the war in Hebei is determined, he will definitely overthrow and attack. Now we are because of  Quickly gather momentum, raise troops to defend yourself, and do not act rashly."

    Liu Bei¡¯s words can be said to have touched Liu Biao¡¯s heart. Liu Biao nodded repeatedly and asked again.

    "So, how should I thank you?"

    Liu Bei thought for a while and said quickly.

    "You can write a letter to the Yuan brothers, in the name of reconciliation, and thank you politely." Liu Biao obeyed Liu Bei's words, and immediately followed his words and sent someone to send a letter to Yuan Tan.
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