Chapter 9 third quarter

When Cao Cao and his party went to the restaurant, there were many yamen servants and servants blocking the door and stairway, and they were pushed aside by Li Dian and Xu Chu.When I went upstairs, I saw the lights were brilliant, the cups were intertwined, and hundreds of people were drinking wildly. The leader, a tall and thin man in official uniform, was laughing and toasting to the left and right. Xun You approached Cao Cao and introduced, "That's Yang Diao." Cao Cao looked at the scene gloomyly wearing a black felt hat.Xun You pointed again softly: "They are all officials. Some of them seem to be from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's work." The servants who stood there also came to drive them away.Xu Chu went up, grabbed one person in each of his left and right hands and lifted them up on the ground, Li Dian also lifted them up from the ground in the same way, these minions were all shocked.There were even more managers running over there to yell, and they were stunned when they saw it.

Cao Cao went straight to the banquet, Li Dian and Xu Chu embraced each other with their left and right hands, most of the people at the banquet were shocked.Li Dian and Xu Chu knocked the person who was holding it high to the ground, and the shock made the drunken person's eyes widen sleepily.Yang Diao reprimanded half drunk: "What are you doing?" Someone in the banquet recognized him and said: "Aren't you two Li Dian and General Xu Chu?" This woke up more people.The noisy scene gradually quieted down.Li Dian, Xu Chu, Xun You, and Zhu stood behind Cao Cao. Cao Cao was still wearing a wide-brimmed black felt hat and did not show his face.Everyone looked at him suspiciously.Yang Diao was still awake, and pointed at Cao Cao: "Who are you?" Cao Cao sneered, and slowly took off his hat.Hundreds of alcoholics all woke up at this moment, and bowed down one after another: "Prime Minister!—"

Yang Diao woke up early, but still pretended to be drunk: "We don't break the law even if we drink..." Cao Cao sneered: "Not breaking the law? The ban on alcohol was promulgated last year, don't you know?" He raised his hand and said, "Please recite the ban on alcohol." Xun You immediately stepped forward and recited aloud: "It's been years of wars, and the people are struggling to survive. , all officials are not allowed to gather for booze except for banquets given by the court and military celebrations. If there is a crime, the light one will get fifty sticks for three months, the severe ones will get one hundred sticks for six months, and the more serious ones will be exempted from office if they get two hundred sticks This is the order." Cao Cao looked at Yang Diao and said, "Do you understand the prohibition on alcohol? If you are a citizen, it doesn't matter if you work as a farmer, as a worker, as a fisherman, as a hunter, as a businessman or as a peddler. How can you drink when you earn money? It's your business. You are an official, so you can't gather people to drink. If there is a crime, the light ones will be fifty sticks, fifty sticks, and three months of salary. It is obvious that you are not light when you gather people like this. The serious ones are one hundred sticks, and the salary will be taken away. June, you are enough. If you are serious, you will be dismissed from office and sentenced to a three-year sentence, and you will be imprisoned for three years. I think you are not bad."

At this time, Yang Diao could not pretend to be drunk by pretending to be drunk, and fell to his knees. Cao Cao asked again: "You drink too much here, and there are old women downstairs who can't afford to kneel. How did you startle your mount? What crime should you have for usurping a civilian girl?" Yang Diao wanted to argue.Cao Cao said in a low voice: "Take it." Xu Chu went up, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he brought him over.Cao Cao pointed to a group of people who were still kneeling in front of him: "Today, only the first offender will be punished if we gather for drinking and drinking, and the rest will be lenient. The next one will be unavoidable." Everyone apologized.Cao Cao glanced at Yang Diao: "Take him away." Then he turned and went downstairs.Xu Chu, Li Dian, Xun You, Zhu Si and the imprisoned Yang Diao followed.

When we got downstairs, the woman was still kneeling.Cao Cao asked Yang Diao: "Where is her daughter?" Yang Diao replied: "In my house, there is no harm." Cao Cao said to the left and right: "Let her follow and go to the prefect's mansion together." Xun You and Zhu went up to help the woman When the man got up, the woman saw the formation, although she didn't understand why, she knew that the situation had changed, so she got up and followed. All the way in a hurry.Under the shops on both sides, from time to time, men, women and children in ragged clothes can be seen curled up in the cold winter wind.Xun You pointed to Cao Cao one by one, and Cao Cao just nodded slightly.When we arrived at the prefect's mansion, there were two guards in front of the gate.Cao Cao picked up the drumstick and beat the drum to express his grievances.The big drum thumped.The dozing second official woke up, came up and asked, "What are you doing?" Li Dian stretched out his hand to force him back.Cao Cao continued to beat the drum again and again.Another official came running from inside: "What are you doing?" Seeing the formation, he was startled for a moment, then turned and ran back.Li Dian stretched out his hand and said to Cao Cao, "I'm coming." Cao Cao didn't give up, and beat the drum vigorously.

Kong Rong, the majestic deputy prefect, came to him under the guard of the crowd and asked, "Who is making noise here late at night?" When he recognized Xun You, he said, "Master Xun!"Xun You pointed at Cao Cao.Kong Rong was puzzled, Cao Cao took off his felt hat, and Kong Rong immediately bowed calmly: "The prime minister has arrived, and the lowly position is far away to welcome you." Cao Cao said, "I am here in casual clothes, and the gift is exempted. What are you doing?" Kong Rong Said: "The lowly job is reciting poems and admiring the moon." Cao Cao looked up and said: "The bright moon in the cold night has its own loftiness. You Kong Rong's noble man can know that the people of Li are kneeling on the street at this time, and some are suffering from hunger and cold. Crouching on the side of the street?" Kong Rong said, "Dereliction of duty." Cao Cao said, "Did you know that under your prefect Xudu's rule, there are still people who violate the prohibition of gathering people to drink alcohol and illegally seize women?" I don't know, it's a dereliction of duty." Cao Cao waved his hand: "Look." Xu Chu pushed Yang Diao forward.

Kong Rong was shocked when he saw it: "Yang..." Yang Diao raised his head and then lowered it. Cao Cao said: "Yang Diao gathered a crowd to drink, and I caught him on the spot. Tonight, I will issue it here in your prefect's mansion. It should have been dealt with as a 'heavy one'. Two hundred sticks, dismissed from office, and sentenced to three years old. Today According to the general treatment of "heavy ones", one hundred sticks will take six months of salary. You will take him to court for the stick punishment. I will leave Xu Chu here to supervise the stick. One hundred sticks, no reduction or forgiveness." Kong Rong was a little panicked, Nodding again and again.Yang Diao was about to collapse, but was stopped by Xu Chu's hand.Cao Cao went on to say: "Yang Diao still has the crime of robbing civilian women. Tomorrow, he will be handed over to the Ministry of Penalties and the Ministry of Officials for disposal. After finishing walking tonight, he will be temporarily detained at your place. After this matter, you will take people to the streets to inspect For those who live on the streets without food and clothing, they should open warehouses for relief, and they should give them livelihoods. There should be no mistakes. Let’s talk about your crime of dereliction of duty, and it’s not too late to make amends.” Xun You also He leaned close to Cao Cao and whispered a few words, and Cao Cao continued: "Also, immediately send someone to Yang Diao's house to rescue Luoyang Fu Rongmei, who has snatched the daughter of the people, and have more than five members of Yang Diao's family sign and draw to testify to this matter. Arrangement, to testify in court when Yang Diao is tried."