Can I get to the other side?

The Zhen family has now reached a desperate situation, and the only person who can save them now is Zhen Mi.

But after hearing this, Zhen Yi's expression suddenly turned cold, and he asked the second-fang clan elder: "It's not enough to harm the Zhen family, do you want to drag my sister into the water as well?"

He finally removed Zhen Mi from Zhen's case, how could he involve her again.

The elder of the Erfang clan said angrily: "If she doesn't plead to the Emperor for mercy, our Zhen family will be wiped out by our clan!"

"The people in this prison are all your relatives. Do you really want to watch them all fall to the ground with your own eyes?"

"Don't forget that you are the head of the Zhen family!"

He was angry at Zhen Yi's inaction and cold-bloodedness.

Until now, he still refuses to let Zhen Mi plead for mercy.

Even if Zhen Mi's plea to the emperor would affect the emperor's favor with her, it would still be better than Zhen's destruction.

Zhen Yi remained unmoved and said calmly: "Of course I will not just watch my people die, so I took the initiative to apologize to Your Majesty."

"I have already thought of a way to avoid the death penalty for my wife, Zhen. It depends on whether you are willing to cooperate."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over several clan elders.

Seeing Zhen Yi's gaze, the elders from all clans felt their hearts tingle and had a bad premonition.

The elder of the Erfang clan asked in a deep voice: "You can just say whatever you want. As long as it can save me, the Zhen family, from disaster, I will cooperate with you."

Zhen Yi did not hesitate and said directly: "Although the case I, Zhen, committed this time is huge, after all, we are ministers of Conglong and have made indelible contributions to the court. Your Majesty will not kill me, Zhen."

"But there must be an explanation for the murder of the imperial envoy and the corruption of ink, and this explanation must be shed with blood."

"You are the masterminds behind the murder of the imperial envoy. As long as you leave a bloody confession and then commit suicide by hitting the wall, taking all the blame, then the explanation will be there."

"And I will take the initiative to hand over all the property and wealth of the Zhen family to the imperial court in exchange for the lives of my Zhen family members."

"This is also the last chance His Majesty leaves us."

That day the emperor did not directly judge their Zhen family in the court. At that time Zhen Yi understood what the emperor meant.

This is what Zhen Mi said to him before in Wuji County.

After all, the emperor is still a person who cares about his old relationship.

Even though the Zhen family had committed such a serious crime this time, the emperor still gave them a chance to deal with it on their own.

The emperor's purpose in checking Zhen's accounts was to regain financial power.

The purpose of punishing them was to maintain the face of the court.

As long as these two points are met, the Zhen family can avoid the fate of annihilation and only lose their current power.

However, as long as Zhen Mi is not involved and is still favored by the emperor, then the Zhen family will have a chance to rise again in the future.

"Kill yourself by hitting a wall?"

The fourth-fang clan elder's face turned pale in an instant, he spoke with trembling lips, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The other elders of the clan fell into silence.

Zhen Yi said with an indifferent expression: "Since you dared to do it in the first place, you must be prepared to bear the consequences."

"I've given you the method, you can decide for yourself whether you want to use it or not."

"The lives of my entire Zhen family are in your hands."

After Zhen Yi finished speaking, the entire dungeon fell into silence, and pairs of eyes of the Zhen clan looked at the cells where the elders were.

The clan elders are the oldest, most prestigious people in the clan, and no one dares to openly ask them to die.

But no one wants to die on their own.

The second-fang clan elder looked at Zhen Yi, a deep anger flashed in his eyes, and his teeth were clenched.

He knew clearly that Zhen Yi said this method in front of all the tribesmen just to force them to agree and to force them to die!

"Are you sure this method can protect the safety of our entire Zhen family?"

The second-fang clan elder stared at Zhen Yi and asked.

Zhen Yi didn't speak, just looked at him straightly.

Seeing this, the second-fang clan elder stopped asking, took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I am willing to die for the family. I hope the head of the family can treat my family well."

After saying that, he pulled off the hem of his shirt, bit his finger and began to write a confession on it.

The elders of the third- and fifth-fang clansmen sighed and followed suit.

Only the elder of the Sifang clan cried and murmured to himself: "I did not participate in the murder of the imperial envoy, why should I die too? I am not willing to do so!"

He had not participated in the plan of the second-fang clan elder, but Zhen Yi looked like he wanted him to die together.

The second-fang clan elder glanced at him and said, "Failure to report the information is also an accomplice. Besides, you are also involved in embezzling disaster relief materials, so you are inextricably involved."

"Hurry up and write it down. Half of our bodies are already buried in the ground. It's worth exchanging our few old lives for the continuation of the family."

The fourth-fang clan elder was speechless. He could only wipe his tears while tremblingly tearing off the hem of his clothes and starting to write a letter in blood.

Soon they had written all the blood letters.

The elder of the Erfang clan arranged his clothes, stood up and bowed deeply to the outside of the prison, and said: "I was the one who harmed the family due to my confusion. I am responsible for this crime alone. I hope that all clan members will not blame me, the Erfang clan."

After saying this, he slammed into the cell wall!

Along with a muffled sound, blood splattered everywhere.

The body of the second-fang elder fell down weakly.

Seeing this, many members of Zhen's second room in the cell cried out in grief, kneeling down and crying bitterly.

Then the elders of the third-, fourth-, and fifth-fang clans followed suit and committed suicide just like the elders of the second-fang clan.

Cries echoed throughout the cell.

When Zhen Yi looked at this scene, a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes, but more of it was relief.

Mrs. Zhen, we can be saved.

…

Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

Cao Cao has been paying attention to the direction of the battle in Sizhou. He learned the news shortly after Ma Chao was defeated and Chang'an was defeated.

"Waste, simply waste!!"

After reading the information, Cao Cao was so angry that he yelled: "One hundred thousand cavalry, a hundred thousand cavalry! How did he lose?"

"Even a hundred thousand pigs wouldn't be defeated so quickly!"

"How come he didn't die at the hands of that man Lu Bu!"

Cao Cao was really surprised by Ma Chao's defeat. You must know that the Xiliang Army is world-famous for its strength, and one hundred thousand cavalry is enough to sweep the world!

Moreover, Ma Chao still occupies the important position of Chang'an. Even if he clings to the surrounding passes, he can last for three to five years without any problem!

But it had only been two months since the war started, and Ma Chao was actually beaten and fled. Not only did his 100,000-strong army suffer losses, but he was also forced to flee outside the customs.

Shameful, simply shameful!

But what he was most angry about was not that Ma Chao was defeated, but that the expected scenario of losing both sides did not appear at all, and the court did not suffer much damage at all.

Now that Chang'an has been captured, the emperor will inevitably move the capital back.

Once the imperial court occupied Chang'an, he would be in a passive position to be beaten. Although Jingzhou was geographically good, it was also isolated and helpless, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

This made Cao Cao feel as if he had returned to the time when he occupied Yuzhou and was surrounded by enemies on all sides.

It's just that the enemies he faced at the beginning were Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, etc., but now the only enemies he faces are the imperial court.

But this enemy is stronger than all the previous ones combined.

When Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others saw Cao Cao getting angry, they all lowered their heads and dared not speak. No one wanted to touch Cao Cao's bad luck at this time.

Seeing this, Cao Cao let out a long sigh, turned around, left the lobby, and walked to a small courtyard deep in the mansion.

Xu You is still under house arrest.

However, Cao Cao did not imprison him in a room with chains as before, but allowed him to move around in the courtyard.

Of course, the intensity of the security has also been strengthened to prevent the embroidered clothes user from sneaking in again.

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Xu You was drinking and reading in the courtyard at this time. He didn't raise his head when he heard the footsteps, as if he hadn't heard them.

"I'm exhausted outside, but you are leisurely, drinking and reading here."

"Looks like I have to stop drinking alcohol from you."

Seeing this, Cao Cao snorted coldly, somewhat displeased that Xu You could live so comfortably as a prisoner.

After hearing this, Xu You finally looked at him and said calmly: "It seems that we are in quite a lot of trouble this time, otherwise you wouldn't come to me."

"But I advise you to save it. You don't want me to give you any advice anymore. You can kill or cut them up as you please."

Before, he had hoped that Cao Cao would let him go free, but later he realized that with Cao Cao's shameless character, this was simply impossible.

So now he is numb, eating and waiting to die all day long, and even wishes Cao Cao would kill him.

Cao Cao sneered: "I have countless talented counselors under my command, do I need you to advise me? You think too highly of yourself."

"I was just passing by so I came in to see what you were doing."

Although he did have the idea of ​​​​discussing with Xu You, he gave up the idea instantly after hearing this guy's arrogant words.

Xu You cannot be allowed to continue to be proud.

Xu You ridiculed: "Really? It seems that the person who asked me for help before was called Cao Ah Ma, not Cao Mengde. I recognized the wrong person."

Cao Cao was immediately furious and put his hand on the sharp blade at his waist.

But Xu You still looked indifferent.

It was as if he didn't care whether he would be beheaded or not.

Seeing this, Cao Cao had to suppress his anger and asked: "If I let you go back, will you be willing to speak for me in front of the emperor?"

"puff--!"

Xu You was drinking. Hearing this, he spat out the drink in his mouth, choking and coughing.

But he didn't have time to wipe off the wine, and looked at Cao Cao in shock: "What, what did you just say? Let me go back?!"

He didn't know if he heard it wrong.

Cao Cao actually planned to let him go?

After staring at Cao Cao for a while, he sat upright, narrowed his eyes and asked, "What trouble did you get into?"

Cao Cao just asked him if he was willing to say something nice in front of the emperor, which showed that he had the idea of ​​​​surrender in his heart. He must have encountered a lot of trouble to do so.

"Ma Chao was defeated, and now the imperial court has invaded Chang'an."

Cao Cao didn't hide it from Xu You, he answered directly with a somewhat dull tone.

Ma Chao was defeated, which meant that he was the only force left to fight against the imperial court.

Although he is much stronger now than before, not only holding an army of hundreds of thousands, but also occupying territories such as Jingxiang and Jiangdong, he still feels unsure.

"Ma Chao was defeated?"

Xu You was also shocked when he heard the news.

Ma Chao's power was so powerful that he was the only one who could confront the imperial court, but now he also fell under the imperial court's attack.

Although he was very happy in his heart, Xu You said very calmly on the surface: "The emperor is a sage king who is rare in the ages. It is the general trend to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and unify the country. Ma Chao's defeat is inevitable."

"Aman, it's a good thing that you can think of surrendering, which means you are not hopeless yet."

"If I were you, I would take the fake emperor to Yecheng and surrender to the emperor right now, just like we discussed before, and say that I was deceived by the fake emperor, so that I can still save my life."

"As for speaking well for you, that's for sure. With our friendship, how can I watch you being punished by the emperor?"

"At most, I can use my own merits to atone for your sins."

Cao Cao hesitated when he heard this, and sighed: "But if I commit such a crime, how can the emperor forgive me?"

"And I am hesitating now, because the current power It is much stronger than before, and it may not be impossible to compete with the court. "

Xu You sneered: "You think too much. Even Ma Chao, who is as strong as he is, ended up being defeated. How can you be a match for the court?"

"The emperor unified the north and led the cavalry south. How can you compete with the court's troops with just Jingzhou and Jiangdong?"

"Even if you can rely on the characteristics of Jingxiang and Jiangdong with many waterways to develop a navy to compete with the court for a while, it is not a long-term solution after all."

"And the big granary of Yizhou has also been recovered by the court. The grain production in Jingzhou and Jiangdong is limited and it is difficult to support you..."

Xu You analyzed the situation to Cao Cao in a torrent of words.

But halfway through his words, he suddenly found that Cao Cao was staring at him with a sharp gaze, listening to his analysis very attentively, which made him react instantly.

"Cao Ah Man! You are so shameless!"

Xu You directly slammed the table and cursed at Cao Cao's nose, his face was extremely livid.

Cao Cao didn't want to surrender and ask for his opinion, but to use this to get him to analyze the situation!

He was paralyzed by Cao Cao's words of surrender before, so he didn't notice it for a while and fell into this guy's trap!

Seeing that Xu You saw through his intention, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart.

He did come here deliberately to get Xu You's words today, under the guise of surrender, to get advice from Xu You.

Xu You's words just now benefited him a lot, and he knew his advantages and disadvantages, and what to do in the future.

Cao Cao restrained his expression, laughed and said: "Warfare is not too bad, this is an ancient saying, Ziyuan, you are still too careless."

"But your words made me suddenly enlightened, I know how to compete with the court, and I will ask Xu Chu to send you a few pots of good wine later to express my gratitude."

After speaking, Cao Cao turned and left the yard.

Xu You was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he cursed at Cao Cao's back: "Cao Mengde! You will definitely lose!"

"The will of heaven cannot be violated, Your Majesty will definitely unify the world! In the end, you will become a dead bone in a tomb like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao!"