Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2486 Righteousness and Filial Piety

  Cao Cao sat in the room.

  Sunlight came in from the outside, forming a light spot on the wooden floor of the back hall.

Cao Cao stared at the light spot, and then saw that this little bug crawled out of nowhere, crawled into the light spot, and then seemed to feel the light, or felt Cao Cao's sight, and hesitated in the light spot , seemed to retreat a little bit, but after a while, the little bug continued to move forward.

  Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard slightly.

  The room was quiet.

   After a while, someone came in from the outside, it was Cao Cao's wife Bian. She came in with a bowl of soup and saw Cao Cao resting his eyes with his eyes closed. Mrs. Bian gently put down the soup on the table, then walked around behind Cao Cao, took Cao Cao's head in her arms, and gently Knead Cao Cao's head.

  Cao Cao breathed out a foul breath, then leaned back slightly, feeling that the soreness in his shoulder and neck dissipated a little under Mrs. Bian's kneading. After a while, Cao Cao opened his eyes and took Bian's hand.

  『I heard that Yuan Rang is here? Bian asked softly, "Do you want to stay and have dinner together?" 』

  Cao Cao shook his head slightly, let go of Mrs. Bian's hand, then picked up the soup on the table, "No, he has something to do, he's leaving..."

  Cao Cao's voice was tired and hoarse, and then he coughed lightly.

  Ms. Bian was slightly surprised, but she concealed it very well, then lowered her head without asking further questions.

  Cao Cao drank the soup in two gulps, and then put it down.

   Mrs. Bian moved over gently, put away the finished bowl, then stood up, and slowly exited the back hall. After turning around the corridor, a maid stepped forward and took the plate from Mrs. Bian.

  『Tonight, remove the mutton fish, change to some light dishes, and cook some rice porridge...』 Mrs. Bian ordered as she walked forward in the corridor.

  The servant followed behind, on the outside of the corridor, nodding and bowing, answering repeatedly.

  『Take out the embroidered Sichuan brocade from the warehouse and send it to General Xiahou’s wife...』 Mrs. Bian continued, 『There is also a cart of newly harvested corn...』

  『Yes, yes...Slaves remember...』

   Mrs. Bian nodded, "Go ahead. 』

  The servants hurried to get busy.

   Mrs. Bian turned around the corridor and looked back slightly.

   Husband has encountered a big problem, but she can't ask. Of course, even if he asks, Cao Cao may not tell her.

  Bian slightly raised his head and looked to the other side.

  The sun is struggling on the tiles of the wall and will not set, dyeing the tiles bright red...

  Xiahou Dun also returned to his home.

  The entourage at home stepped forward to help him untie his armor, but Xia Houdun stretched out his hand and pushed him away, "No, I have to go out later!" Get your horses ready! 』

   Wearing the armor like this, Xiahou Dun walked into the backyard. His wife came up to meet her, "I have seen my husband... This is my husband, you want to go out?" 』

  Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao have a very good relationship, so the wives of the two families often communicate with each other. Generally speaking, if the time to eat is approaching, the other party will stay for dinner, and the other party will not be polite. But this time, Xiahou Dun went to Cao Cao's mansion, not only did he come back so soon, but he still didn't take off his leather armor, and he seemed to be going out. "Prime Minister, Prime Minister...but how are you?" 』

  Hearing his wife's question, Xiahou Dun's eyes flashed Cao Cao's bloodshot eyes, his expression moved, and then he smiled: "Hello, my lord..."

Mrs. Xiahou smiled. She didn't seem to be in a good mood when she saw her husband. She thought it was something that happened to Cao Cao. Since Xiahou Dun said that the prime minister is well, then it's other business. Not busy.

  Xiahou Dun sat down in the back hall.

  The setting sun fell in the backyard, dyeing everything a little red.

   On trees, on stones, on boards.

   There are still people on...

   Madam Xiahou sat beside Xiahou Dun, waiting quietly. She knew he had something to say.

   Sure enough, after a while, Xiahou Dun said in a deep voice: "After you go out, you gather the house, close the door, let Xiahou's children stay at home, and send less servants..."

  Xiahou Dun raised his head and looked at the tree in the courtyard with fallen leaves, "This autumn is eventful...be careful..."

   After finishing speaking, Xiahou Dun stood up, "It's almost there, the horse should be ready. I'm leaving, and the family will be in your hands. 』

  『Husband... you, where are you going? 』

  Xiahou Dun didn't look back, "Go and kill people." 』

   Mrs. Xiahou's pupils dilated, she was stunned for a moment, but when she saw that Xiahou Dun was about to walk out of the backyard, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Husband! 』

  Xiahou Dun turned around.

  『Concubine, I will wait for my husband to come back...』 Mrs. Xiahou bowed slightly and saluted, "I have learned a new style of soup, and I will invite my husband to taste it at that time..."

  Xiahou Dun nodded, then took the bag handed over by the guard, buckled it on his head, and walked into the brilliance of the setting sun.

  …()…

  Under the setting sun.

   Dead tree.

  Residual wine.

   One person sits upright and the other lies down.

  Guo Jia groaned and smacked his lips, "How can I relieve my worries?" Only good wine! A bottle of good wine, everything is worry-free! Two bottles of fine wine, I have the world! Three bottles of fine wine, forever in the world! Fine wine... Hey, four bottles of fine wine, Wen Ruowen can't stop! 』

   Facing Guo Jia's ridicule, Xun Yu held a bottle of wine in his hand, as if facing a glass of poisoned wine, "...why do you have to kill people? 』

"why? 』Guo Jia laughed out loud.

  For Guo Jia and Xun Yu, it is actually impossible for Cao Cao's military actions to bypass them. But it was precisely because there was no circumvention that made Xun Yu and Guo Jia even more helpless, mainly because of Xun Yu.

   Sending out soldiers, could it be for autumn outing?

  The war knife is out of its sheath, if there is no blood, the knife will be blunt.

  This year, a lot of things happened.

"Poke another hole, and the house will collapse..." Xun Yu is like a diligent farmer, trying his best to maintain this leaky shed, but now, he feels that all his previous efforts seem to be coming to an end. Into bubbles.

  It is not only the outside of the house that is doing damage, but even the inside of the house is also demolishing the house.

  Things seemed to take a turn for the worse all of a sudden.

  But it seems to be another kind of necessity.

In this year, due to the overall turmoil in the Han Dynasty, on the one hand, the need to catch up with Fei Qian's armament technology and increase military expenditures, on the other hand, the foundation of farming and mulberry and transportation equipment for many years also need to be invested in repairs, although Under Xun Yu's careful planning, he dealt with the past year after year, but the current events made his patchwork completely useless.

  The conflict between Yingchuan and Cao Cao broke out completely.

  He was thinking about an order from yesterday in his mind.

  The order came abruptly, and it was about bandits nearby.

   It is said that a thief appeared near Yingshui...

However, because of Xu County, the capital of the agreement with Emperor Liu, the surrounding bandits and thieves have been wiped out again and again, and in the official document issued yesterday, there is an additional group of "bandits", saying that there is a group of The thieves who refused to accept Wang Hua had seriously disturbed the stability of Yingchuan, and because Yingchuan's field soldiers needed to take care of the autumn harvest, they took an expedient measure to drop Xiahou Dun and temporarily enter Yingchuan to suppress bandits and thieves.

  Things are incredibly weird.

   But Xun Yu realized almost immediately that this is not some bandit...

   Maybe it can be regarded as another kind of "bandit", but why use soldiers?

   Once the soldiers are dispatched, the situation will be serious.

  After all, if it is really an ordinary bandit, why use Xiahou Dun? The nearby army, the county soldiers in the counties, were more or less drawn out, and then they were commanded by a middle-level military academy. How could Xiahou Dun be called in?

   Xun Yu even felt that this was Cao Cao's last warning.

   As for who is warning...

  Xun Yu held the wine bottle and felt bitter in his mouth.

  How do you live these days?

   Xun Yu knew Yingchuan's problem, and he knew what Cao Cao wanted. He even understood what the Emperor Liu Xie wanted, but how could there be everything in this world? What's more, all these people want the same thing, profit.

   Or in other words, the authority to obtain benefits.

   Has the "banditry" in the vicinity really reached this level?

   Xun Yu asked himself.

   Then he found that he couldn’t answer, as if he didn’t know why in Guanzhong, Fei Qian was able to reconcile those desires, those interests, and related authorities...

  Xun Yu picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp. He didn't know whether it was because he had held it for too long that the wine had oxidized too much, or he was in a terrible mood. Anyway, this wine was very bitter.

   Bitters.

  …o(TωT)o…

   Yingyin.

  In the dusk, the light and shadow flickered.

  『Brother Guo, I will help you with what you told me. You said, how do you thank me? 』

  Outside, they are the county magistrate and magistrate, the superior and the subordinate, but in the private back hall, they are as close as brothers.

   half-brother.

  『Brother! How can the younger brother "account" to let the elder brother do things? Didn't this break my brother? ’Guo Feng chuckled, his mouse beard shaking wildly, ‘I’m just begging, just begging. What do you want, brother? Even if you go to the sky to catch the moon, or go to the sea to catch turtles, my younger brother will not hesitate to do so! 』

  『You are Yingyin’s God of Wealth, let’s forget about the nine-day moon and the deep-sea turtle,’ Chong Hong said with a smile, “But this autumn’s tax...but you have to pay it in full...”

  Guo Feng's eyes were fixed. "Brother, didn't you say you were going to report a deficit and suffer a disaster? 』

"right! "Zhong Hong said, "Of course you have to report the loss caused by the disaster! And let the people above know that we have been hit by a disaster, and the deficit is huge! 』

  『Then what? 』

  『It will be difficult to wait until the surrounding counties and counties are completed,』 Zhong Hong laughed, "If you can still pay taxes in full after the disaster... wouldn't it be more obvious that you and I are able to improve our abilities and surpass our virtues? Look, we have worked so hard for the sake of the court...』

   Guo Feng swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Zhong Hong smiled, and patted Guo Feng's shoulder haha, "I heard that you have bought a lot of land... Tell me, these prodigal untouchables, good-looking ancestral property, are just sold at such a low price!" How unfilial! I don't know how to cherish it! 』

  『Heh, huh. Yes, yes, brother is right. 』Guo Feng accompanied him with a smile.

   Chong Hong nodded, as if he was still expressing his emotion, "Tell me, these unfaithful, unjust, unfaithful and unfilial untouchables, will they go back on their promises, and then go back on their promises?" You see, I took your money, but after a while it was said that it was sold cheaply, so I don’t want it anymore! You said, is it annoying to meet one or two, seven or eight such guys? 』

  Guo Feng's beard was trembling, and he lowered his head, hiding the fierce look in his eyes.

  『Loyalty, filial piety, etiquette and trust are the foundation of being a human being. Chong Hong smiled and blinked, as if to eliminate the hidden things in his eyes, "We are parents, but just like parents, we can't take care of you too much. After all, a loving mother has many failures, always helping and taking care of her, so where can she be talented? Where can I know the ups and downs? What's more, Yingyin is like this, what about Yingchuan? 』

"Of course, I have also been taken care of..." Zhong Hong continued, "However, for some things, you still have to shoulder heavy responsibilities, and you have to show your ability and responsibility... I know, this tax is a bit difficult, but ...I will remember. If something big happens, I can still help out. After all, you and I are brothers, how can we sit idly by? right? 』

  Guo Feng shook his face and put together a smile, "Yes, yes, brother is right..."

  『Haha, that’s right, as long as the tax is enough,』 Chong Hong said meaningfully, 『Others are trivial matters! Take a look, who can contribute to the court from the top to bottom of Yingchuan? Who else is loyal to the country? For example, Wuyang and Yexian counties are at the bottom of the tax bracket every year, and they even have to allocate funds and subsidies from the imperial court. It's really embarrassing! If I... would die of shame on the spot! 』

"Yes, yes, brother is right..." Guo Fengying said, after pondering for a while, "Although my younger brother has collected a little bit of property, a little bit, but the manpower is still a bit insufficient... These untouchables would rather go to the wilderness to be refugees. He didn't want to be the tenant of the younger brother! I just don’t know what to do…”

  『Hahaha, this is a trivial matter...』 Zhong Hong laughed and said, 『Do you still need me to say this? Don't worry, the same sentence, as long as the tax is sufficient, everything is not a problem! 』

   The two looked at each other for a moment, and then laughed together again.

  Outside the back hall, a servant rushed over and kowtowed outside the hall.

  Guo Feng recognized him as his entourage, so he pleaded guilty, walked out of the hall, and listened attentively.

  Zhong Hong slanted slightly, seeing the change of expression on Guo Feng's face, and his heart was also slightly circling.

  Guo Feng waved his hand to let the followers back down, and then entered the back hall, pretending to be embarrassed, "Brother, something urgent happened at home... Uh, it's a small matter, I have to deal with it..."

  『Small things? 』Zhong Hong put down his chopsticks.

  Guo Feng nodded, "It's a small matter. 』

  Zhong Hong nodded, trying to stand up, "Okay! Brother send you off. 』

  Guo Feng hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "How dare you trouble your elder brother to send you off?" Brother, sit down, sit down! After the little brother's affairs are finished, come back and not get drunk with my brother! 』

"well! Don't get drunk, don't return! 』

  …|··|*~…

   Night falls.

  Everything went dark.

  Guo Feng got off his horse, walked into the courtyard, and said viciously, "Where is the person?" 』

  The entourage on the side bent over, like a piece of human skin that was so raw but folded in half, "Go back to the master, it's inside, take it." 』

  Guo Feng walked into the yard, saw a man **** in the middle of the yard, took a deep breath, "I treat you well, why did you report on Yu?" You are also a member of the Guo family, why don't you know how to protect your own clan? 』

  The people on the ground squirmed, turned their heads, and looked at Guo Feng.

  Guo Feng lowered his head and leaned forward slightly, "You are too presumptuous!" Said, what happened today, you...do you know your mistake? Who else did you tell? In this case, I will call the shots and spare your life! 』

  The man on the ground looked at Guo Feng quietly for a while, and after a while, he said, "I'm right. I...have thought it through. 』

  In the scene, there was a sudden silence.

   It was as if light and shadow were all condensed at this moment.

  『It is the fault of the father that the son does not teach. As a parent officer, and as an elder of the Guo family, I feel very sad to see you like this..." Guo Feng slowly broke the silence, "I have also been friends with your father for many years... If your father is still alive, he will definitely not condone You did such a wrong thing... Do you know that this court dispute is about life and death! This is not about you alone, it is about the whole family! You have made two big mistakes, first, not distinguishing between enemy and friend, and second, the benevolence of a woman! Which one of these two items is violated, and there is no redemption for a hundred deaths... Say, who did you give those things to? 』

  『I...』 The man on the ground paused for a moment, 『Maybe I am wrong, but you are also wrong...』

  『The son never speaks of his father’s faults, for the sake of his lord, you shouldn’t say my faults. ’ Guo Fengying said.

  『You are not my father. 』

  『But I am your uncle! He is also the parent officer of Yingyin County! ”Guo Feng stared viciously, “You think I am willing to do these things? I am also forced to! 』

  『Hehe, haha,』 the man on the ground sneered, 『Yes, I have to, I have to collect money, I have to break the law, I have to torture the people, and I have to put Yingyin around...」

"Shut up! Slap! 』

  Guo Feng roared, and immediately a servant rushed over, and then slapped the man's mouth.

  Among the loud voices in the dark night, Guo Feng clasped his hands behind his back, saying plausibly, "There must be a way to do things!" People who don't know how to cater to the officialdom have difficulty even gaining a foothold. Can they still do something practical for the people? To be a human being, you must know how to see the reality of this world clearly, you are not just a junior who can do whatever you want... just like now, even if you are eloquent on weekdays, how can you speak now? What else do you say? 』

  『Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…』

  Guo Feng bent down slowly, staring at the man, "I wanted to give you a chance... you know?" If you really make a fuss, you will become famous, but a group of people, a large group of people, we are all going to die! You know what? Damn stuff! Bury him! 』

  Several servants rushed up, and then dragged the man into the woods in the backyard.

  Some voices came over.

  Guo Feng folded his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky, "Brother, I'm sorry. Your child is ignorant, ignorant, it is your child who is not filial...don't blame me, I am also for the good of the whole family...』

   A little noise lasted for a while, and then calmed down again.

  …(:)～…

  The sun rose again.

   It was as if the darkness of last night did not exist at all.

  Xiahou Dun sat on the horseback, his scales gleaming in the sun.

  Behind him is Cao Cao's core strength.

"Set off! 』

  『Target, Yingyin! 』

  (end of this chapter)