Three Kingdoms

The night gradually thinned, and the sky gradually became brighter.

Darkness will always pass and light will always come.

This is not wrong, but it can also be said conversely, light will pass and darkness will come, unless that day the earth will stop rotating.

The alternation of day and night, the symphony of darkness and light, the confusion between advancement and retreat, seems to have become an almost eternal theme in this world.

However, fallen heads never grow back.

Otherwise, it will become fantasy or fantasy...

Cao Cao looked at the heads displayed in front of him with a sullen face, slightly squinting his eyes, and a sneer on his lips.

The head at the front is a macro one.

Behind them are the heads of officials of all sizes in Yingyin County. Almost all of the middle-level officials and above were beheaded by Xiahou Dun and displayed here, with their teeth bared and their faces black and blue.

This time, although Xiahou Dun hesitated a little on the road, when he arrived at Yingyin County, he saw and heard Zhong Hong's words and deeds with his own eyes, and he had no reservations anymore.

A large county in Yingchuan, which can be said to be on the side of Xudu, dares to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, and commit fraud!

This made Xiahou Dun extremely angry, but it also made Xiahou Dun feel heartbroken.

This is Yingchuan!

Yingchuan, known as the pillar of Cao Cao's regime!

However, Xiahou Dun did not know that the transmission of information has been prone to loss and distortion since ancient times.

Even in later generations, there will often be some distorted information flowing freely, just like the shadows in the night. When the light does not arrive, it will spread its teeth and claws...

Especially when light and darkness meet, who can completely understand which side is light and which side is darkness? In addition, what if the person's eyes are blindfolded and his ears are blocked? Or maybe what you see with your eyes is what others painted, and what your ears hear is what others say...

The smell of blood emanating from the heads of more than twenty people seemed to remind the current world that life and death were still at stake.

Cao Cao was silent.

Xiahou Dun was also silent.

In fact, Cao Cao did not expect that Ying Yin had become so corrupted.

"Good kill!" 』

Cao Cao smiled while stroking his palms.

But after a moment, Cao Cao stopped smiling and said, "It's just that we killed him too early." 』

Cao Cao was already mentally prepared for Ying Yin's situation, but he didn't expect the situation to be worse than he had expected!

Xiahou Dun was silent for a moment, "My lord, I'm worried...it will be too late to kill, and there will be more trouble..."

Indeed.

If Xiahou Dun hadn't beheaded Zhong Hong on the spot and shocked all the Yingyin officials, he would have had to argue with these Yingyin officials, and perhaps it would have delayed how many things would have happened.

Of course, Zhong Hong probably didn't expect that Xiahou Dun would take action directly...

The original plan for farming was just two words, "Farming Season".

Farming time waits for no one. With three procrastinations and two procrastinations, everything can be delayed and ruined.

As long as Xiahou Dun's hands are a little softer, as long as Xiahou Dun feels that he can still take his time and ask carefully, then nothing will be left in the autumn harvest, and it will all rot in the ground!

Will ordinary farmers know what caused it? Coupled with the guidance of some squires intentionally or unintentionally, it will turn into a fierce trend!

At that time, people like Zhong Hong would wave their sleeves and express that they had already said certain words and done certain things. However, all of them were caused by Xiahou Dun deliberately making things difficult and delaying the farming season!

What will happen when the newly appointed Prime Minister Cao faces overwhelming public opinion and infamy?

So what?

Is it possible that Cao Cao could also arrest and kill these ordinary people?

No, maybe at that time, these people will take the initiative to arrest these suffering people without Cao Cao's orders, and then find ways to let other people know about it, in order to accumulate public anger and resentment, and dump such a huge cauldron on Cao Cao Get on it!

"You untouchables, how dare you discuss state affairs? ! 』

"How dare you criticize the Prime Minister? ! 』

If Cao Cao had an order just to prevent rumors from being spread, these people would order all the people to shut up and even their breathing would be sealed with needles and threads! Then put on different stickers, the county-level seal, the county-level seal, and the township-level seal can be sealed again. By the time the minions who are doing the actual work see the seven orifices on the front, there is no place to seal them. Just anxious...

How can this work? Not being sealed means that you have nothing to do, and having nothing to do means that you are not important!

After thinking about it, I yelled, "Come here, pull off his pants and seal my asshole!"

On the other hand, if Cao Cao did not issue an order to prohibit the people from talking to each other, these people would quietly send people to mix among the people and continue to spread rumors...

And so on.

By then it won't matter whether there is shit in Cao Cao's crotch or not.

"The killing was good," Cao Cao squinted his eyes, "I just feel like he didn't kill enough!" 』

Xiahou Dun was silent.

These heads are only the main people involved in the Yingyin incident, and have not been implicated in any expansion.

Cao Cao pinched his beard slightly, "Yuan Rang meant that the matter would stop here?" 』

Xiahou Dun was silent for a while, then he cupped his hands and said, "My lord... the autumn harvest is coming..."

"Autumn harvest..." Cao Cao repeated, and then said, "You and I are here, still worried about the country and the people, but if you and I are the only ones like this, what's the use?" 』

"Lord, calm down. Xiahou Dun said, "Now we should make big plans first to ensure harvest in autumn." 』

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "Yuan Rang, what if we use the military governor to capture him?" 』

"The soldiers collected it?" ” Xiahou Dun was stunned.

Cao Cao stood up, then walked down to the hall, looking at the heads placed in the courtyard, "Such a smell of decay fills the heaven and earth... If we don't get rid of it now, tomorrow will come tomorrow, year after year, but it will be..." In what year and month can we become pure? Supervise them with soldiers. If there is any treachery, they will be eliminated immediately! 』

Xiahou Dun stood up, walked to Cao Cao's side, and pondered for a long time, "It's not difficult to withdraw the troops in front, but it is difficult to retreat behind... Does the lord have any arrangements?" 』

Cao Cao looked up at the sky, "People's calculations...sometimes are not as good as heaven's calculations...Go away!" 』

Xiahou Dun said no more, cupped his hands and said, "Follow the order!" 』

Cao Cao watched Xiahou Dun leave, and then signaled to the guards in the hall, "Throw all these filthy things into the mass graves!" 』

Hanging on the city gate? Cao Cao thought it would not have much effect, so he didn't bother. To kill a chicken to scare a monkey, the monkey must know how to be afraid. How can a group of monkeys be afraid when their minds are blinded by eating?

The guard responded and then waved out.

The soldiers on duty outside the door filed in, each carrying a few heads before walking out, just like carrying bags of vegetables and fruits. No one felt any extra discomfort with these heads.

Zhong Hong's head was also pulled up, and then it happened to be dangling and collided with Guo Feng's head. Their faces hit each other, spinning, bumping into each other, and then leaving. It seemed that the two of them were still the same as before in life, from time to time. They gathered together and whispered...

……(⊙?⊙)(=?=)……

On this day, Guo Jia got up early.

Not long after the ugly moment, he got up to wash and dress...

This is not usually the case.

After all, Guo Jia has a privilege. He got it by pretending to be lazy. Cao Cao gave Guo Jia permission not to participate in the court meeting and not to do anything.

Of course, only Guo Jia has this privilege.

Just like the log that Shang Yang erected at the city gate, it would naturally only be erected once. It’s also like a lottery shop saying that someone insists on buying every month and year and finally wins, but it doesn’t say how many people continue to buy every month and year...

If a piece of wood were erected every day, then the whole country would go to the city gate to carry wood, so what else would they do? If you can win every time you buy lottery tickets, what else can you eat, live, and play?

Of course, Guo Jia must perform this piece of wood well so that he can always remind everyone, look and see, this piece of wood has won the prize!

Whether it's a real person or not, that doesn't matter.

Guo Jia is naturally not a fool. He has been looking forward to this grand meeting for a long time.

The reason is simple, he just wants to see the excitement.

In the past few days, Yingchuan has been extremely lively...

Fighting up and down, using moves against each other, the streets and houses are simply exciting!

Ordinary people are just watching the fun, but the upper-class people are not just having fun with each other, but more of a game at the political level. This is definitely not something that the public knows.

Although Guo Jia is an upper-level figure in the Yingchuan court, he has a heart for the people. Of course, this is related to the fact that he was basically a lower-level person from a poor family before. He is more inclined to the people.

Well, I just tend to let him be an ordinary person without drinking. Well, if Guo Jia really lived the life of an ordinary person, Guo Jia wouldn't be able to survive.

In order to avoid suspicion, Guo Jia did not go out for the past two days. Although this would make Guo Jia feel itchy, he knew that in this situation, the more he got involved, the more yellow mud he would get all over his body. If it accidentally fell into his crotch, it would really be hard to tell. , you can’t just take it out and let people get closer and smell it?

Alas……

Guo Jia felt a little laugh at this sudden idea.

After exiting the door, bypassing the square gate and entering the main road.

Guo Jia clearly felt that the officials on the main road were less active than before.

This is also normal.

The only ones who could still laugh at the moment were people like Guo Jia who had no emotional attachment to Yingchuan. When Guo Jia had not yet made a fortune, Xun Yu was the only one in Yingchuan who spoke well of him. Others said that Guo Jia was a waste, a useless snack, and could not get on the stage. Even the Guo family He didn't give Guo Jia a good look either.

Well, of course, there may be some Qingxu officials and people in Jizhou who are secretly laughing.

Previously, some counties in Yingchuan used the autumn harvest as a threat. As a result, Lao Cao directly sent troops and led the people to seize all the crops...

The local officials in Yingchuan could only stare and watch, and then they were forced to start organizing the autumn harvest in other places. After all, some of the autumn harvest organized by themselves could still end up in their own bags. If the Xiahou family of the Cao family took the soldiers, Then you really can't get anything.

Of course, Yingchuan's counterattack followed.

For example, some people were encouraged to go to the soldiers to make trouble, or they spread some rumors, or even sent people to other places to spread some specious situations...

Guo Jia and his party were walking slowly and leisurely, following the flow of people. Suddenly they turned around and saw Chen Zhong not far away, also walking forward. He patted the guardrail of the vehicle to signal to slow down, and then raised his hand to fight with Chen Zhong. Hello.

Chen Zhong is the son of Chen Chen.

Like Guo Jia, Chen Zhong is currently a branch of the Chen family. The Chen Qun branch is the main branch of the Chen family in Yingchuan.

They are all side branches, so they have a common language.

Guo Jia looked at Chen Zhong with a smile, "Brother Chen is also attending the meeting today?" This... I haven't congratulated Brother Chen yet..."

Chen Zhong is older than Guo Jia. Except for being shorter, his appearance is not bad. He is also somewhat elegant and graceful.

When Chen Zhong saw that Guo Jia had deliberately slowed down to greet him, he did not dare to neglect him. He hurriedly took a few steps forward, cupped his hands in salute and said, "Let the sacrificial wine laugh... My horse's teeth are too long, but they are not able to shine on the lintel. I have been so proud recently." Thanks to your kindness, I can fill the position of doctor..."

In fact, this is also one of Cao Cao's tricks to promote the underlings of poor families.

Therefore, a large number of people like Chen Zhong have been promoted in the past two days, and some have even taken up actual positions directly.

Although most of these temporarily promoted officials were concentrated under the Four Hundred Stones, they also had a huge impact on the old official levels. If it weren't for Chen Zhong, he would be more or less the Chen family of Yingchuan. The clan members would probably attract malicious looks from those around them.

Chen Zhong is now a doctor. Although he is not a permanent official, he is just an additional post. However, he can attend meetings and stand in front of the palace, but he cannot enter the palace to attend ceremonies. His status can be said to be high or low. It is very important. subtle.

Moreover, doctors can also go up to the table to discuss matters and discuss government affairs. If there are any gaps in the local area, they can be filled at any time. It can be regarded as a one-size-fits-all position.

Guo Jia smiled and invited Chen Zhong to accompany him.

Chen Zhong couldn't resist Guo Jia's enthusiasm, so the two of them merged together and followed the flow of people to Yujie.

As he moved forward, Guo Jia said, "The day before yesterday, I wanted to visit someone at my house, but I was afraid of being in a hurry and not being polite, so I didn't dare to come. I wonder if Brother Chen has any free time these days?" 』

Chen Zhong naturally agreed repeatedly, saying that he would definitely sprinkle water, dust and sweep the house to wait for Guo Jia's arrival.

Guo Jia smiled and nodded.

Are Guo Jia and Chen Zhong familiar with each other?

No.

But in the current situation, just like Cao Cao used Guo Jia to erect the wooden poles of the city gate, Guo Jia also expressed in this way that Chen Zhong should stand with him, and Chen Zhong obviously understood this meaning, not only He is willing to go side by side with Guo Jia, and also agrees to be Guo Jia's guest.

Every move of a political figure actually has a hidden meaning.

Not long after, we arrived in front of Chongde Hall Square.

Chen Zhong said goodbye to Guo Jia because his position was not comparable to that of Guo Jia. Guo Jia could enter the palace, but Chen Zhong could only stay outside.

After Guo Jia nodded, he slowly walked through the crowd. Although the officials in groups kept their voices down as much as possible, Guo Jia still listened to it at least.

As the initiator of the whole incident, Guo Jia couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard the chatter of these officials. Unfortunately, it was impossible to express his pride to everyone at the moment. Cao Cao's actions were all instigated by me, and he could only secretly do so in his heart. It's refreshing, expressing the bad taste of small belly and chicken intestines.

After all, it was the anger I received back then!

Guo Jia is not a tolerant person. It is impossible for the left cheek to be hit and the right cheek to stick out.

Guo Jia was walking forward when suddenly a man came out in front of him, cupped his hands towards him and said: "As a sacrificial wine, you are also a Yingchuan person, so you should share Yingchuan's worries!" Nowadays, there are disturbances all over Yingchuan, soldiers are rampant everywhere, and the people of Li are suffering unspeakably. Now at the court meeting, we should enumerate the harm to Your Majesty, so that the people of Yingchuan can return to peace. It is our unshirkable responsibility! 』

Guo Jia took a look and saw that it was Liu Yi.

Hearing Liu Yi's remarks, Guo Jia couldn't help but feel disgusted. No wonder this person is often criticized, and indeed it may not be groundless.

Guo Jiahaha laughed and said: "A certain person is a military advisor who offers wine and is in charge of the strategies and plans for attacking the enemy... Is this what Taichang mentioned about Yingchuan? I don't know much about it, so I don't dare to speak nonsense... I borrowed it." , Borrowed, Farewell, Farewell..."

Taichang Liu Yi obviously wanted to reach out to pull Guo Jia, but Guo Jia was unwilling to be entangled by him. He just flicked his sleeves to avoid Liu Yi's entanglement, and then stood behind Xun Yu who was close to the front.

"Oh... Xun Lingjun..." Guo Jia stretched out his head to look at Xun Yu's face, and said teasingly, "his brows are furrowed and his face is full of sorrow. But what are the wives and concubines at home complaining about?" 』

Xun Yu couldn't help but grind his teeth.

But before Xun Yu could say anything, he heard another voice coming from the side, adding some negative energy to Guo Jia's heart.

"Recently, I heard that all the officials, big and small, were massacred in Yingyin County? Is this possible? Among them were members of the Guo clan, a family of Confucian classics, but their homes were confiscated, the men were exiled, and the women were exiled to Goulan! I have been at home for a long time and rarely go out. Even though I heard Feng Ying's words from the street, I was still shocked... But I don't know if there is anyone who knows about it and can tell me something about it? 』

This person's voice was neither loud nor quiet, but after hearing this, everyone turned to look at Guo Jia instead of looking at the speaker.

Another voice sounded, "I wonder what the crimes of these women and children of the Guo clan are!" There is a saying that officials cannot be punished. Now, not only officials are being punished, but also old, young, women and children. Could it be that it is a crime of treason? If the Yingyin Guo family is really guilty of great treason, why not punish the nine clans? 』

"Kill the nine tribes?" How can goodness be so implicated? 』

"Goodness?" Wow, baby, what's the crime? What's wrong with weak women? I even heard that a murderer forcibly committed adultery, causing his concubine to crash and die in front of the hall..."

"oh oh? But is this really happening? 』

Everyone looked horrified, then turned their attention to Guo Jia.

After several days of turmoil, this matter was no longer considered a secret among the current high-ranking officials in the court.

Xun Yu couldn't help but take a step forward and coughed: "Everyone, how can you believe the rumors in the market?" You are all important members of the court, so you should be careful in your words and deeds. 』

"Haha, yes, yes, what you said is true..."

"Since your Majesty has not denied it, could it be that this matter is true?" It’s unbelievable! 』

"I thought that this land of Yuzhou, on the side of the Imperial Township, should be peaceful and peaceful, with peace of mind when entering and exiting. How could there be such a tragic incident?" Who is the perpetrator? Oh, oh... Alas, alas, I made a mistake, I made a mistake, I am an outsider, I really dare not make any unreasonable remarks..."

Then the group of people shrank back. Although they stopped talking, they still kept glancing at Guo Jia's face and body.

Xun Yu turned to look at Guo Jia.

Xun Yu was a little worried. He was worried that Guo Jia would be provoked and do something rude, which might even lead to irreparable consequences. However, Xun Yu did not expect that he would see Guo Jia stunned for a moment. , just laughed out loud.

That's right, Guo Jia laughed...