Chapter 43 fourth quarter

A big event happened in Xudu recently. To be precise, a major event happened in the Central Plains. The imperial court in Xudu issued an imperial edict.The imperial edict stated that Dong Cheng, the former chariot and cavalry general, intended to rebel and suffered a disgraceful defeat.The emperor was kind and couldn't bear to kill, so he asked Dong Cheng to admit his crime and escorted him back to his hometown for self-examination behind closed doors.But on the way to leave Xudu, Yuan Shao forced him to go to Nanpi.Therefore, the emperor issued an edict to question Yuan Shao and asked him to come to Xudu to explain as soon as possible.

The original copy of the edict was sent to Nanpi, and copies were distributed to various counties. Immediately afterwards, the news of Dong Cheng's death in Yuan Shao's army spread everywhere, and there was a lot of discussion all over the world. Anyone with a little bit of political savvy can see that Dong Cheng's chaos is definitely more than that simple, and it is impossible for Yuan Shao to go to Xudu to plead guilty.There must be hidden secrets behind this brilliantly written essay.Xu Du throwing out such a thing at this time has only one purpose: this is a clear signal that Yuan and Cao will start fighting again.

However, it is an undoubted fact that Dong Cheng died in Yuan Shao's territory.While people all over the world lamented Cao Cao's generosity in treating political enemies, they were all full of doubts about Yuan Shao's behavior.You know, the Yuan family lived on Hanlu for many generations, the fourth generation and the third prince, and Yuan Shao himself was the court's Hussar General.This kind of explicit confrontation with the imperial court will somewhat cause ideological confusion among the gentry and troops in the territory - ignoring the imperial power is one thing, and confronting the imperial power is another. easily removed from people's minds.

Some small-scale rebellions broke out in Qingzhou, Youzhou and other places one after another, and the big clans in Bingzhou also behaved ambiguously. Only Jizhou barely remained calm.Some potential allies and enemies of Yuan Shao wrote to ask for details.Yuan quickly fell into a passive position in public opinion. Yuan Shao was very annoyed by this, he was a person who valued his reputation very much, and he was really in a terrible mood when he was splashed with such a bucket of dirty water.When did the Yuan family, which is famous all over the world, have their spine poked like this?Yuan Shao even postponed his march because of this, and vowed to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Whose responsibility is it?Either Jushou or Chunyuqiong, the two must be one of them. Dong Cheng's body was placed on a large bluestone slab in the cave, surrounded by Yuan Shao, Jushou, Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong. They had different expressions, but they had two common expressions: disgust and shock. Mr. Fei held a strangely shaped hook knife and grapple in his hand, methodically cut open Dong Cheng's belly, hooked out a pile of viscera exuding thick blood, inspected them one by one by candlelight, and licked them with his tongue from time to time. a lick.His hands and front were stained with blood and juice, and the only red eye that was exposed outside was shining with excitement, as if a craftsman carved a pattern on a piece of high-quality wood.

People in the cave are used to killing, and are no strangers to blood and corpses.But when they saw Mr. Fei's extremely calm and precise method of dissecting the corpse, they felt a little trembling from the depths of their souls—it is one thing to kill a person, but it is one thing to disassemble a person completely. Another matter. It took Mr. Fei an hour to stop what he was doing.Dong Cheng's heart, liver, kidney, spleen, stomach, intestines and other organs were neatly arranged in front of the stone slab, leaving only a chariot general with an empty abdomen lying on the slate, like a mouthful that was emptied by bandits. wooden box.It is said that Mr. Fei once studied under the famous doctor Hua Tuo. Judging from his anatomical techniques, this rumor is well-founded.

During this hour, even the most impatient Yuan Shao just watched quietly, not daring to interrupt.It wasn't until Mr. Fei wiped his hands clean that Yuan Shao asked, "Mr. Fei, how is the investigation going?" "General Dong died of poisoning, and the poisoning time was within two to three days." Hearing this conclusion, Ju Shou next to him let out a long breath. Two to three days ago, Chunyuqiong took Dong Cheng to escape in the area controlled by Cao Jun. In any case, he couldn't get the blame for this. "Zhong Jian, what's going on?" Yuan Shao looked at Chun Yuqiong coldly.Chunyu Qiong scratched her scalp in frustration, not knowing how to justify herself.This made Guo Tu very anxious.If Chunyuqiong is reprimanded, Jushou's influence will be further expanded, and the situation of those who are not from the Hebei faction will be even more difficult.

Ju Shou added fuel to the scene without losing the opportunity: "I think the general should be innocent, and it was his mole who poisoned him." This accusation is even more severe, and it is obvious that Chunyu Qiong's army was negligent.Chunyu Qiong frowned and said, "My subordinates have followed me for many years, and their loyalty is unquestionable." Ju Shou sneered, "Where did the poison on General Dong come from? Could it be he himself?" At this time, Mr. Fei said the second sentence: "I tasted his organs just now, and it has a faint smell of cloves. It is a kind of delayed poison called Yeming. The first dose has no effect. After a period of time, the poison will invade the internal organs and cause death. As for the delay time, it can be adjusted by the severity of the medicine."

"How accurate can it be?" Guo Tu asked. "If I come to arrange, I will tell you to die in the third watch, but you will definitely not die in the fourth watch." Mr. Fei replied calmly. Guo Tu asked again: "Then, among Cao Ying, who can be as clever as Mr.?" Mr. Fei's one eye suddenly turned red a lot: "Of course it's my dear junior brother Guo Fengxiao." As soon as the words came out, the expressions of the surrounding people changed.This was the first time they heard Mr. Fei admit his relationship with Guo Jia. The two were actually classmates, and they were both under Hua Tuo's school.

Guo Tu immediately stood up: "My lord, if Mr. Fei's words are true, then Dong Cheng's sudden death may be a conspiracy by Guo Jia." Ju Shou suddenly thought of something, and his face became extremely ugly. Everyone knows Guo Jia's methods.With his participation, the whole incident would turn from an accident into a dangerous trap.If Dong Cheng accidentally died suddenly halfway, it would be Chun Yuqiong's poor execution; if the whole incident was a conspiracy from the beginning, it would be Ju Shou's ignorance. Ju Shou argued with a hoarse voice: "My lord, Mr. Guo's words are really arbitrary."

Guo Tu glanced at Chunyu Qiong, turned his face and said with a sneer, "Master Ju, I have asked Lord Chunyu about the details of the entire operation, and there are three points that I don't understand. First, why did Cao Jun take precautions so laxly when he escorted the felon Dong Cheng? Second, why did Lord Chunyu withdraw all the way?" But did not encounter any pursuit by Cao Jun? Thirdly, why did Xu Du immediately issue an edict of condemnation just after Dong Cheng died and the news hadn’t leaked out?” After asking these three questions, Chunyu Qiong's spirit relaxed a lot, but Ju Shou's face became more and more livid. "This is just a guess. It may also be that after Cao Jun found out that we had kidnapped Dong Cheng, he tried to silence us with poison on the way." Ju Shou argued. "If Cao Jun wanted to prevent us from obtaining Dong Cheng, it would be enough to directly kill Dong Cheng with poison. Why bother to use the medicine of choking? They used the time-delay plan to calculate the time when Mr. Chunyu crossed the river, so that Dong Cheng Cheng died in the territory of our army. Isn't this scheme of blaming others obvious?" Facing Guo Tu's imposing attack, Ju Shou could hardly resist it.He was very surprised, how could Guo Tu, who was not known for his words, become eloquent today with the help of a god? Listening to Guo Tu's analysis, Yuan Shao became more and more angry. The General Hussars must be innocent and correct. His decision-making cannot be wrong. If there are mistakes, it must be the people under him who made a mistake.What he needs now is not the truth, but a scapegoat.Guo Tu's analysis, the more he listened to it, the more reasonable it became, and the more he listened to it, the greater his opinion on Jushou. "...In my opinion, I'm afraid that this matter was Guo Jia's design from the very beginning. No matter who kidnaps Dong Cheng, he will definitely die." In Guo Tu's words, he not only picked out Chunyuqiong's responsibility, but also sat down. Fulfilling the responsibility of jushou. "My lord! Don't listen to the villain's words." Ju Shou shouted eagerly. "Enough!" Yuan Shao flicked his sleeves, "This is not a place to quarrel, let's go." After he finished speaking, he saluted Mr. Fei and turned to leave. Ju Shou chased after him and continued to explain, almost falling to the ground in panic .Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong looked at each other and followed, the former's eyes were full of complacency, while the latter's eyes were full of gratitude. ... Guo Tu entered the cave again, holding the torch high in his right hand.This time he was in a very good mood, and he walked lightly, as if he hadn't woken up from the joy.Even the slightly rotten air in the cave smells very comfortable at the moment. He followed the narrow and dark stone road to the end of the cave, and saw Mr. Fei writing under the dim light, still diligent. When Mr. Fei heard footsteps, he stopped what he was doing, raised his head and asked in a hissed voice, "How's the situation?" "Everything is as planned by Mr. Guo Tu." His face was full of excitement.He put the torch on the pedestal on the stone wall to make the cave a little brighter, and then continued, "My lord was very angry with Jushou, and he reprimanded him in public, which greatly embarrassed Jushou." Guo Tu licked his lips, excited.Jushou is the pillar of the Jizhou Department, and it is a very satisfying thing to be able to make him deflated.Guo Tu told Mr. Fei that after he had finished speaking, the Xin brothers, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others also stepped into the situation one after another, hammering the nails into the corner, and taking the responsibility of Ju Shou as a real one.Ju Shou trembled all over when he heard it, and almost fainted out of breath, his face was so ugly. "How did Yuan Shao deal with it in the end?" "The power of supervising the army granted by Ju was divided into three. General Chunyu and I were also promoted to be supervising the army. We stood up against him as a three-legged army, and each ruled an army. From then on, he can no longer dictate to the army." "Hehe, this is to appease Chunyu Qiong. It's a pity that the supervising army sounds nice, and may not be able to get any chance to fight. Yuan Shao respects this old colleague very much, but he just refuses to let him go to the front line to lead the army to fight. It can be seen Overtly and secretly, there are also fears. This is our chance, remember to win him over." "Understood, understood." Guo Tu admired Mr. Fei so much now.His attack on Jushou was all taught by Mr. Fei, and combined with Mr. Fei's autopsy conclusion, it can be said to be perfectly matched, Yuan Shao couldn't help but not believe it. With just a few waggles of his tongue, Guo Tu weakened the Jizhou faction, overthrew Jushou, and pulled Chunyuqiong into his camp.This kind of deal is really a bargain. "It's a pity that the lord is still too kind. Jushou made such a big mistake, and it was just cutting power. If it were me, I would drive him back to Nanpi directly, and go to jail with Tian Feng!" Mr. Fei shook his head: "Yuan Shao has already imprisoned Tian Feng, if he dealt with Jushou again, he would offend the Jizhou clan headed by Tian and Ju. What's more, for us, Jushou is reserved to check and balance trial, Yingchuan will have a chance to make a move in every season." Guo Tu repeatedly nodded and said yes, he suddenly approached Mr. Fei, and said flatteringly: "After this incident, my lord no longer trusts Jushou's ability to control. Except for the loss of the right to supervise the army, the part of the secrets he holds The power has also been transferred to my hands. Now the entire Yuan family's assassination and rape affairs are under the control of my subordinates." "So, now Xun Chen is also under your management?" Mr. Fei narrowed his eyes, and his arm under the green robe moved slightly.Xun Chen played a key role in successfully overthrowing Jushou this time.He is very concerned about such a special person. "Yes, from now on, the road of our Yingchuan faction will be wider and wider!" Speaking of this, Guo Tu's eyes shined brightly, and his grinning lips opened an angle, revealing his unabashed love. Ambitious. Among the prominent families in Yingchuan, the Xun family is the most famous, for which Guo Tu has always been full of envy and jealousy.The Guo family in Yingchuan is a descendant of Guo Quan, the Sinon of the Han Dynasty. They moved from Yangqu to Yingchuan. Now under Mr. Fei's planning, Guo Tu's status in Yuanying has been greatly improved, and the future is bright, which makes his mind active.If Yuan Shao defeats Cao Cao this time and becomes the overlord of the Central Plains, Guo Tu will have a chance to become Shangshu Ling, Jiuqing or even higher, and the Yingchuan Guo family will definitely be able to feel proud. Seeing Guo Tu dancing and dancing, Mr. Fei smiled, picked up the letter in front of him and began to review it.Fame, wealth, and family, these things are like floating clouds to him, even the success or failure of Yuan Shaojun, he is indifferent.In Mr. Fei's eyes, the land of the Central Plains is just a chessboard for him to play against Guo Jia, and the Yuan family and the Cao family are both chess pieces.Mr. Fei's only goal is Guo Jia who is sitting across from the chessboard. To destroy Cao Jun's strategy is to slap Guo Jia in the face; to assist Yuan Shao in defeating Cao Cao is to kill Guo Jia. The plan to hijack Dong Cheng presided over by Jushou, Mr. Fei knew immediately that it was Guo Jia's plan to blame others.This method cannot escape his one-eyed eyes at all.However, Mr. Fei didn't point it out. Instead, he used his tricks, killed Jushou and sent Guo Tu to a high position, fully grasping Yuan Shaojun's hidden intelligence power. "Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao, you've tried all your tricks, but you're just making a wedding dress for me." Mr. Fei leaned back with a scroll in his hand, his crimson one eye slowly closed, and the festering wound under the blue robe was faint. Pain, always reminding him not to forget hatred. "Come on, I can't wait to kill you."