Chapter 29 civet cat crying mouse

Cao Cao did have his own method, and it was a method that no one else could guess.Three days later, the dead bodies in the ditch near Yecheng had been properly dealt with, and the internal and external officials were basically settled down. Cao Cao suddenly ordered that he lead all his subordinates and Yuan's old relatives to pay homage to Yuan Shao's mausoleum. What an anecdote! The tomb of Yuan Shaozhi (currently known as "the ancient tomb of Gao Longhua", in today's Cangzhou City, Hebei Province) is sixteen miles northwest of Yecheng. Because of his prominent family and undefeated family business at the time of his death, this tomb was specially built. majestic.The seal is long and wide, more than three feet high, like a hill, surrounded by pines and cypresses, and there are many Wengzhong and stone beasts on both sides of the Shinto, which is very solemn, but for the courtiers, this scale seems to be a bit beyond the limit .

Cao Cao deliberately wore plain clothes today, and even rode a white horse instead.As for the subordinates of Cao Ying and the officials of Hebei Province, they were all in the same filial piety on foot, and even the guards had to wear filial belts.Some people held banners for summoning souls, others held incense tripods to offer fruit, and some musicians sang a mourning song: "The dew on the scallions, He Yixi. The dew will fall again in the Ming Dynasty, and when a person dies, when will he return..." mourning The aura moved the heavens and the earth, and with the bleak autumn wind blowing the dead leaves, it seemed like a new mourning for Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao had planned the worship ceremony long ago, and all his subordinates lined up on the west side to give up the position of the host to the officials in Hebei.All the people took their positions, soldiers set up the incense table and carried the livestock and fruit wine. Cui Yan and Cui Jun stepped forward and put on the spirit tablets of Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Pang Ji, Ju Shou, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others as accompanying sacrifices.Cao Cao said grimly: "Yuan Benchu's sons are all unfilial. They ruined their family fortunes and caused chaos in Hebei. Although they are alive, they are still dead. Let them also put their spiritual seats!"

Liu Dai and Lu Zhao had already made preparations, and upon hearing the order, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and even Guo Tu's spirit tablets were also placed on the altar.Yuan's core buddies are all there, but because of Xin Pi's face, he missed a comment on Xin, which will be pardoned in the future.In fact, Yuan Tan has already surrendered in name, so it is quite inappropriate to put him in the spiritual position, but at this time, Cao Cao's plan is poor, and no one dares to say anything. As soon as the objects were set up and the three cups of libation wine had been filled, Cao Cao jumped off his horse and took the lead to worship.He walked slowly towards the altar, looking to the right, Cui Yan, Cui Jun, Xun Chen, etc. were mourning as if they were concubines; looking to the left, most of the people in Cao Ying were dull-faced, and some even looked displeased - this scene is not easy to play what!In just a few steps, Cao Cao walked very slowly. While walking, he recalled the past with Yuan Shao when he was young. However, although he and Yuan Shao had cherished each other, after all, it was too long ago, and the joy of victory could not be concealed.He had no choice but to think about other things, trying to gather all the pain and grievances in his life, thinking about how pitiful he was without a mother when he was a child, thinking about the passing away of several uncles, the accidents of his father and younger brother, Bao Xin's tragic death, Betrayal in the war, Dian Wei who died in the battle in Wancheng, and Anger whose body was hard to find... I can't tell which incident touched the sadness, and tears flowed down my face.

Everyone on both sides saw it clearly, and they were stunned for a moment—who knew that there was such a sincere friendship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao? Tears rolled down his cheeks, and he just walked to the altar, casually picked up a handful of incense, lit it in the brazier, respectfully inserted it into the incense cauldron, picked up a cup of wine and sprinkled it on the ground, and then turned around. Turning around, he said to everyone: "In the past, I was an official in Luoyang with Benchu. At that time, the emperor's policy was not prosperous, the family and the country were in danger, there was a yellow scarf rebellion outside, and the eunuchs were in trouble inside. All the celebrities in the world were imprisoned, and the people of Li The people are suffering like hanging upside down..." They were all written in advance, and Cao Cao spent a lot of time reciting them during the two days when he was a director. During the festival, he made friends with chivalry, cut his liver and wept blood, and worried about labor day and night. The general He Jin was ill in the eunuch party, and his righteous heart was very angry, so he was given the title of superintendent and consulted him with strategies. When the eunuchs were in trouble, Ben Chu led his troops to break into the palace , draw Ge Chengming, tigers roaring in groups, beheading fierce and ugly, heroic deeds, known all over the world!"

In fact, these words are very whitewashed. It is true that Yuan Shao once assisted He Jinmou in punishing eunuchs, but his careless actions caused Dong Zhuo to enter the capital.But when a person is dead, he must conceal evil and promote good, not to mention that Cao Cao's purpose is to buy people's hearts, so he naturally wants to hear what is good.None of the old Hebei bureaucrats who were present at the scene thought of their master so righteously, but seeing Cao Cao talking with tears in his eyes, thinking along these words, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, the hatred that had been trapped for half a year Naturally, 20-30% has already gone.

Cao Cao wiped his tears and continued to speak generously: "Dong Zhuo entered Beijing to occupy the court, killed the young emperor and killed the queen mother. At first, his father and brother were in power, and they were not afraid of the misfortune of the family. The Han Dynasty, attracting heroes, raising millions of troops, drinking horses and Mengjin, and drinking blood in the Zhanghe River. The hateful old Jizhou Mu Han Fuhuai conspired against him, wanted to monopolize power, and cut off his army food, so that he could not win the bandits. Dong bandits poisoned the world, Yuan Kai closed the door and slaughtered them together on the same day. The love between birds and beasts is still known! How can we forget the hatred of flesh and blood! At the beginning, the festival of loyalty and filial piety could not have both, and since then I have vowed to wipe out the smoke of the wolf and revive the Han Dynasty. Combat chaos and rebellion, and become famous in history! Therefore, plan strategies, follow loyalty, seize Jizhou, and start to build a great cause!" Anyway, Cao Cao had not yet turned against him when Yuan Shao destroyed Han Fu, so it is no problem to boast to himself, "There are hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves Burning Qingyan, Heishan bandits abused Hebei. In the beginning, they attacked from east to west and fought from south to north. They were invincible wherever they went! The sages from the east and the land competed to follow each other, and the martyrs all responded! Gongsun Zan murdered Liu Yu, tigers and wolves gallop south, galloping in the starry night at the beginning, wrestling with them, brave the frost and snow, regardless of dangers, after hundreds of battles, finally conquer Yijing! All the civil and military forces belong to heroes, relying on the power of heaven, they expand the four states!" said At this point, Cao Cao picked up the second cup of wine and swung it boldly in front of Yuan Shaoling.

What the Hebei group officials are most worthy of boasting is their deeds when they assisted Yuan Shao in making contributions. Thinking about the killing of the Yellow Turban, the defeat of Montenegro, and the elimination of Gongsun Zan, who didn't make some contributions?Who has never shared joys and sorrows with Yuan Shao?Hearing that he clicked here touched the most painful part of his heart, he burst into tears immediately, and his grief shook the sky.Moreover, Cao Cao made it clear that "all the civil and military personnel are all heroes" refers to them.Since they are all heroes, it doesn't matter if yesterday is not today. Cao Cao's rule can be interpreted as the continuation of the Yuan family.Unknowingly, most of the hostility has gone.

This is the most difficult part of Cao Cao's condolence speech, because Yuan Shao will fight against him later, and the praise is neither derogatory nor derogatory.However, grief is contagious. He saw the officials in Hebei crying so darkly that he gradually fell in love with it. He suddenly recalled his chat and laughter with Yuan Shao at Hu Guang's funeral, and recalled all his efforts to save the party members. There was the soul-stirring time spent together in He Jin's mansion...Suddenly, I felt a puff of sadness, like coals trapped in a cage, surging up continuously.Cao Cao couldn't help crying: "Pity! Pity! I and you are like brothers, but in the end we are the same as Shang Shen (Shang Shen, referring to Shen Xing and Shang Xing, the two appear and disappear in the starry sky. The ancients This is used as a metaphor for confrontation with each other, disharmony, separation of relatives and friends, etc.), why is this? Why!"

As soon as these words came out of their lips, Xibian Xun You, Guo Jia and other confidantes were secretly surprised—it was wrong!This is not a pre-prepared euphemism, the original content is to lament Yuan Shao's betrayal of the court, and since then he has fallen into arrogance, why didn't he mention it? As far as love goes, how can you remember the wording of hypocrisy?Let the emperor respect righteousness, those deceitful words let it go to hell!He turned around and stared at Yuan Shao's grave mound and wailed: "At the beginning! If there is peace, you and I will be friends, but in this troubled world, there is only one overlord. If people don't kill the world for themselves, I can't do it for myself." Yes! You are gone, the past hatred has been wiped out, and today my brother sees you coming... Recalling that when you raised your troops in the past, you said to me, "according to the river in the south, blocking the Yan Dynasty in the north, and the people of the Rong and Di, and going south to the east Fighting for the world, can the common people help?' But I said, 'I will let the intelligence of the world, and use the way to control it, and I can do anything!' Today, it seems that you and I are right and who is wrong... You follow Guangwu Ye from Hebei to rejuvenate the world. Ce, who could have been invincible in the world, but insists on going his own way and despises the heroes, is where he is today. It is only because you are crazy...you are crazy...why are you crazy!" Cao Cao wiped his tears and pointed at the people in the east, "you Do you know the hardships of the officials under his command? Do you know that the people of Hebei are waiting to be fed? Do you know how many people died for you after you died? Why are you so self-willed and not accepting honest advice!" People can see clearly that others can't see themselves clearly, although Cao Cao's words It's reasonable, but he forgot that he was not inferior to Yuan Shao when he was headstrong and arrogant, "At the beginning, there is a way to know a son like a father, and I blame you for not being careful about things and not knowing how to establish an heir. In addition, the second son is arrogant and foolish, which led to the ruin of the country... I I hate you so much! I hate you for raising these two prodigal sons!" At this point, Cao Cao was in tears, "At the beginning...you and I cherish each other in this life, but we are in the same situation. My brother said bluntly, I can't let go of your flesh and blood! But I really I respect you three points, I respect you for taking the lead and daring to be the first in the world, I respect you for your wealth and money, and you are as solid as a rock for not being afraid of safety! If you talk about these things, even if you are lying on the ground, I am still standing here No way. The grievances between you and me are determined by God. If there is an afterlife, I would like to run side by side with you! Wuwuwu...Brother Benchu..." This is the end of the heartfelt words. It can be said that the ups and downs have a beginning and an end. Let go of mourning.

Telling the truth is sometimes more touching than well-planned language, and the Hebei group officials feel more sad after hearing it.Some thought of Yuan Shao's kindness, and stomped their feet and beat their chests, screaming for heaven and earth; Mrs. Liu cried so much that her almond eyes blurred, and she choked up and turned her neck for a moment. She turned her head and saw another thatched cottage (the ancients had strict etiquette during the period of filial piety, and many families built simple houses for filial piety in the cemetery, called "chalk room") standing on the ground. Tomb side.That was the place where her own son Yuan Shang lived for his deceased husband to keep his filial piety. When Yuan Shaoxin was mourned, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi kept their filial piety in the chalk room, but Yuan Tan was under house arrest in the mansion and could not fulfill his filial piety. How can there be no complaints about treating brothers so differently?She suddenly remembered Yuan Shao's words before he died, "Don't make things difficult for Tan'er!", and only now did she understand the meaning behind it. On the altar, there is no chance to meet again in this life, unless it is in the underworld.Liu was sad, regretful, angry and hated, but she felt that the tablet in her eyes was spinning left and right - she was crying and fainted beside the mausoleum. Many people in Caoying in the west cried when they touched the scene, but it happened by accident due to the situation.What Xu Chu cried was the tragic death of his good brother Dian Wei; what Xin Pi cried was the dozens of innocent souls of his family; What Li Dian cried was that Zhang Liao, the enemy who killed his uncle, was by his side, but he couldn't avenge him; Let it out. But there were also hard-hearted ones, Le Jin stood in the crowd with his hands in his hands, he didn't even bother to hum, his face was full of disdain.He is a rough warrior, so he naturally doesn't understand Cao Cao's scheme to buy people's hearts. Seeing that Deng Zhan beside him was also wiping away his tears, he said angrily, "I think you guys are all fucking sick! The one with the surname Yuan fought us for a reason Come? Tell us to pay homage to him, I really don't know what the lord thinks. You don't know Yuan Shao, why are you making fun of him!" Deng Zhannai was a generous chivalrous man who valued love and righteousness all his life. He cried like a tearful man, sobbing, "I don't know if Yuan Shao is good or bad...but I can't help seeing my lord crying miserably..." "Why are you crying? You shouldn't be offering sacrifices to Yuan Shao, don't be ashamed!" Xu Xuan also had a gloomy face, and he echoed Le Jin's words: "What General Le said is very true, and I also feel that this matter is inappropriate. Regardless of enemies and enemies, the past kings rewarded joy and sorrow, and what they did was to punish evil and persuade Be good and always be a warning. Yuan Shaosu, with a heart of treason, suggested that the divine weapon should be used for the country's discipline. My lord has come here to mourn the tomb of the rebellious minister and bestow grace on the gluttonous house. It is definitely not the right way. The human heart is not a decent thing." Standing not far from him was Chen Jiao. The pair of enemies had nothing to disagree about. If Xu Xuanruo said something, Chen Jiao had to say something. Now hearing this remark, he immediately refuted: "Bao Jian's words are wrong! The old Gaozu Together with Xiang Yu, he was ordered by King Huai to be an ally of brothers, so after Xiang Yu's death, Gaozu paid a heavy burial, isn't that the right way? Yuan Shao and his lord were old friends, and when he was seeking Dong, he was also the leader of the rebel army. What's wrong with caring about old feelings? Ask for it because of justice, cry for it because of personal favor, don't cover up righteousness with kindness, and don't use righteousness to nullify kindness, this is the magnanimity of the lord!" Everyone nodded in favor of Cao Cao. How could Xu Xuan show weakness, and immediately retorted: "Since you are in his position, you should act with caution. My lord is not an ordinary person, and he represents the imperial court. How can you kneel down to worship the enemy? What you say is full of strong words." "Officials and the common people are one body, it's human nature, and you are the one who made unreasonable words. Back then..." The louder the two of them quarreled, the louder the quarrel, the others stopped crying and turned to look at them to argue.Xun You hurriedly dissuaded: "Silent! If you have anything to say, you can talk about it when you go back. If you come, you will be safe. Don't disturb everyone!"Xun You turned his head and saw that Cao Cao was still wiping away his tears. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion - what Chen Jiao and Xu Xuan said had their own reasons, and it seemed that Cao Cao was really emotional after crying so painfully.The land that can be taken away comes to worship again. Is it true that a cat cries for a mouse?Perhaps it is true or false, there is truth in the falsehood.Just like the matter with the handmaid, Aji, did he send me this girl because he really regretted that I have no descendants, or because he has a bad reputation for robbing Yuan's female family, and wanted to slander me with him?Who doesn't know that I, Xun, have a high moral character and a good character in the army. I am afraid that after this incident, I am afraid that it will inevitably attract criticism.Perhaps it is because of my high prestige in the army that he took the opportunity to belittle my reputation. That woman... Xun You blushed at the thought of this, and it is really disrespectful for her to miss a woman when she is crying.Hurry up and keep your head down. It took half an hour for this crying ceremony before Cao Cao gradually stopped his mourning. He covered his face with his sleeves and looked sideways.Then he picked up the last glass of wine and sprinkled it lightly, and said silently: "Fu Wei Shangxiang (Fu Wei Shangxiang, the old format for writing sacrificial grass, written at the end of the sacrificial text. The general meaning is to bow down respectfully on the ground to be sacrificed. Those who enjoy the tribute)..." After saying this, he took a deep breath, and he had already returned to normal, as if the person who was crying bitterly just now was not him at all.It is expected that a good beginning will end well, and they followed each other to the foot of the hill, and bowed to the family members of the Yuan family in a serious way.Mrs. Liu passed out from crying several times, but she couldn't get up from her knees. The sisters-in-law dragged her left and right to hold her up, and returned the gift with her head held down - she holds the power of life and death, so she must return the gift no matter how unhappy she is . "Sister-in-law's condolences..." Cao Cao deliberately raised his voice when he said this, as if he wanted everyone present to hear, "Brother Benchu ​​and I are best friends, and the relationship in the past will not be difficult for you. The Yuan family in Yecheng I will not take any of the property, I will return all of it to you, and I will add three carts of silk to show my intentions..." He spoke so loudly that even the survivors of the Yuan clan to the east heard it, and sighed again.This situation was so sad that everyone forgot that Cao Cao and his sons robbed Yuan Shao's daughter-in-law; amidst the wailing, no one heard what Cao Cao said later: "Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang is the disobedient and unfilial sons, if the old man captures them, the law of the country and the family will punish them, and I hope that my wife will kill their relatives righteously. You will not have these sons!" Cao Cao gave another salute and retreated to the side, and then the officials in Hebei swarmed up and knelt down to salute.Cui Yan, Xun Chen, Cui Jun, Chen Lin, etc. were all crying like tears, and the shoving and shoving officials behind were also full of sadness.They got up and changed Cao Ying's subordinates, and those who couldn't cry had to cover their faces and howl twice - Cao Cao was crying, how could they not cry? When all the etiquette was over, many old Hebei bureaucrats were hoarse from crying and wiped away their tears.Cao Cao sat upright and looked at the group of people who missed the old master, sighed for a long time before leading the team back to the camp.After only three or four miles, I suddenly saw a horse flying towards me - it was Liu Dai, the chief clerk who stayed behind in the camp. "What are you doing here?" Liu Dai dismounted and reported: "Yuan Shang's subordinate Jizhou is engaged in recruiting and surrendering to the camp!" "I've heard of this man, and he's considered a loyal man. You came here just for this matter. Can't I just go back and meet him?" Cao Cao had heard of Qianzhao.Back in the He clan's Quan Dynasty, He Jinyi's mother and younger brother He Miao were the chariot generals, and Le Yin, a well-known Hebei scholar, was appointed as his vassal. This move was Le Yin's disciple.On the day of the coup, He Miao was killed by random knives, and Le Yin was also killed.It was a good story for a time that Qianzhao ran thousands of miles from Youzhou to Luoyang to collect the teacher's body despite the chaos. "It's not just this person..." Liu Dai clasped his fists, "The lead move came from Bingzhou." "Huh?" Cao Cao smelled something strange, "What's the secret?" "When the lord's soldiers were besieging Yecheng, Yuan Shang sent Qian Zhao to Bingzhou to seek help from the high officials. The high officials refused to rescue him but imprisoned him. He escaped secretly!" "Refusal to save...the intention is so poisonous!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.Gao Gan didn't save Yuan Shang, it seemed that he helped Cao Cao capture Yecheng, but it was not.Jizhou has been pacified, and the next step is to find an excuse to attack Yuan Tan in the east, or attack Youzhou in the north.It is still possible to attack Yuan Tan in the east. Once the distance is far north to Youzhou Mountain, Cao Jun will be farther away from Bingzhou.Moreover, the feud between Liu Biao and Sun Quan has ended, and Jingzhou can send troops to respond at any time. There is also Zhang Baiqi near Xiaoshan, who is in front of each other, and the enemies from the north and the south may meet.Once there is a loss in Guanzhong, Liangzhou's connection will also be cut off, and the west of Luoyang will lose control, and the strategy of unifying the north will be completely disrupted. "My lord, you don't need to worry." At some point, Guo Jia had already wandered over and followed, "One can't have two, the last time the high-ranking officials made a sudden surprise attack, this time Zhong Yao and Duan Yan were prepared, let's talk about the governor of Hedong The position has been taken over by Du Ji. Soldiers come to cover up the water and soil, even if the high-ranking officials go south to make trouble." "No serious problem?" Cao Cao stroked his beard and pondered, "Although the pain can be relieved, the itching is unbearable!" Guo Jia has already made up his mind: "Yuan Tan betrayed his family in order to fight for the throne. He has long since lost his support, and it is not difficult to break it. Although Youzhou is in the hands of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, it has a vast land, sparsely populated, mixed with Hu and Han. , and Gongsundu separatized Liaodong into his own faction, and there are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized. Now the hearts of Hebei are shaken, why don't you, my lord..." He only talked about this point and didn't go on. If he said everything, how could he show Cao Cao Gao Ming? Cao Cao also understood after he called him: "After returning to the camp, immediately transfer the old troops of Youzhou, such as Xianyufu, Xianyuyin, Tian Yu, to recruit and surrender. The wolf cub is looking forward to my going north, so he can sneak in while I'm at a loss, but the old man won't leave! I want to incite Yuan Xi's subordinates to rebel and help me take over Youzhou!" "My lord is resourceful and wise, and my subordinates can't match it." Obviously Guo Jia had planned to lead Cao Cao to say this, but he still sang praises. While talking, Xun You and Xun Yan also caught up. "What's the matter with the military commander?" "Congratulations, my lord." Xun You bowed deeply, "It is really a good idea to pay homage to Yuan Shao! Just now Cui Yan told me that most people are willing to follow the lord and dismiss their family soldiers, and some nobles are willing to donate part of their land to the imperial court. People Everyone knows that the lord is affectionate, righteous, and a true hero, he can clearly distinguish between public and private, and never forgets the past, and his temperament is three points better than Yuan Benchu's!" "Haha..." Cao Cao only laughed a few times, and immediately endured it and went back—there were many people behind him. There is a saying that "you don't sing when you cry", and getting carried away can be seen as fake. Guo Jia hurriedly covered it for him: "Oh... this is all caused by the lord's true feelings, so people have to be influenced." Cao Cao nodded pretendingly, seeing that Xun Yan was still looking downcast: "Xiu Ruo, is it possible that You Ruo still refuses to surrender?" Xun Yan shook his head with a sad face: "He is willing to recognize me as the third brother, but he also said that he will not protect the second master to the death, and he will not work for the court. He still wants to be sweet to Lao Linquan. How can I persuade him?" "Since this is the case, I don't want to force others to make things difficult for me. Let me go." Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed, "Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, you have so many righteous men!" There is a lie in the truth, even he himself can't tell clearly...