Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 353 The one who messed up the world is actually him!

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With extremely complicated moods, Cai Yong led Ma Su into the Tingwei Hall slowly, and as far as he could see, the officials and officials holding account books were busy taking their places, preparing to record the content of the next interrogation; The yamen servants with the punishment rod are busy taking the war criminal Cao Cao out of the prison and taking him into the lobby for interrogation.

Ma Di finally followed.He wanted to see what the end of Xiongxiong looked like.

Cai Yong had nothing to do with him, so he simply let the adopted son go with him, making him a personal entourage.

"Meng De, Meng De, I hope the old man can save you." Cai Yong closed his eyes, listening to the noisy voices in the lobby, and sighed secretly.

There is no need to repeat the process of Chang'an's defeat, Cao Cao is fully responsible.The only thing that is uncertain now is whether Cao Cao still has room for defense—to be precise, whether Cao Cao can find a reasonable reason to get rid of the crime, relieve himself of some guilt, and thus avoid death.

As long as you don't die, you have a chance to make a comeback.

Otherwise, all rest!
However, according to the information Cai Yong currently has, the possibility of Cao Cao wanting to mitigate the crime is too low.Because the latter was the supreme commander of the Western Expeditionary Army at that time, and because of the latter's strong request, there were no deputy generals in the army, only a bunch of partial generals accompanied him, so it is difficult for Cao Cao to cast off the blame for the annihilation of the entire army.

How to explain to the court that this defeat was God's will, not a crime of war, not the most important general, has become the key to whether this court trial can be exonerated.

In this disastrous defeat, the Han army lost [-] elite cavalry and the entire Guanzhong area, as well as a large amount of money, food, and supplies, and gained nothing.

This result was so tragic that it was unacceptable, and all civil and military officials had considerable criticism about it. This also made Yuan Shao, who resisted all opinions and promoted Cao Cao as General Zhengxi, faced a very serious political dilemma.In order to give a reasonable explanation to the imperial court and the people of the world, the first person responsible must be punished most severely.

And the consequences don't stop there.If Yuan Shao is unable to turn the tide, defeat the Xiliang army, and recover the Guanzhong area, he may not be able to sit comfortably in the position of general.

This is also one of the disadvantages of the aristocratic family controlling the court, everything is based on political achievements.If you have political achievements, let alone a great general, you can live in the palace and sleep with the late emperor's concubine for a few times. Anyway, the late emperor has died;

Thinking about these things, Cai Yong, who was full of worries, went to the chair of the chief judge and sat down slowly. He opened the dossier that recorded the defeat process, glanced briefly, and closed his eyes to think about it.

According to the description in the dossier, the Xiliang Army had a total of 10 horses, all of which were cavalry; while the imperial court had only 5 horses, most of which were cavalry.

One hundred thousand against fifty thousand.

There is a double gap in the strength of the two sides, and the enemy is outnumbered, which is one of the main reasons for this defeat;

Ding Yuan's eight generals led 8000 troops to rebel against the water is the second;
Cao Cao made a mistake in command and chose to go out of the city to fight the Xiliang army in the field, which is the third.

Of course, because of the first and second reasons, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to defend Chang'an City in the end, no matter whether he goes out to fight in the field or not.

But if you can't hold it, you can't hold it, but it doesn't mean that the whole army will be wiped out.

In other words, Cao Cao's crime for losing the city and land is relatively small, but the crime for the annihilation of the entire army is too great, so big that it makes one's scalp numb.Not to mention being exonerated, it is a blessing to keep the whole body and not to hurt the family.

difficult!
too difficult.

At this time, a young official in green clothes walked in quickly.

"Cai Yushi, brought here by Cao Cao."

Hearing these words, Cai Yong came back to his senses, closed the file, and looked up at the hall.

Ma Su also retracted his head, rubbed his sore neck, and silently deduced the ins and outs of the whole incident.

A moment later, the 34-year-old Cao Cao walked in from the door under the escort of the yamen servants in shackles.His hair was disheveled, his beard was forked, and his bright eyes were full of unwillingness.

He went up to the hall, put his hands on the shackles slightly, looked at the elder Cai Yong who was sitting high in the hall, and sighed for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Cai Yong looked at this talented best friend and asked half helplessly and half caringly: "Meng De, do you have an argument?"

Cao Cao chuckled, and said a little angrily, "Mr. Cai, why bother to ask more questions. Everything is to be condemned according to the original meaning. Now that I have lost to the bandits, I have nothing to say. Please behead me quickly!"

After a short pause, he added: "Fuck knows that there is no way out this time, so I just hope that my family will not be hurt."

"Well, that's not the case."

Cai Yong nodded with guilt. In his understanding, General Yuan Shao asked him, Cao Cao's close friend, to preside over the interrogation, and there must be some hints.This hint is that Yuan Shao hopes that Cao Cao will survive.

So he said: "Meng De, the matter has not reached the final stage, you might as well make an excuse, or there is no way to know if there is a chance."

Hearing the latter sentence, Cao Cao snorted.vitality?How could there be?Yuan Shao asked Cai Yong to be the presiding judge to make it clear that he wanted someone Cao to die.

Not only that, Yuan Shao even blamed the cause of his death on the loyal elder Cai Yong.

Insidious and vicious!Turn your face and be merciless!
If this is Yuan Shao's true face, then the motive behind his instigating He Jin to kill the ten permanent servants, and the reason why he encouraged He Jin to call foreign soldiers to Beijing, and why the ten permanent servants "coincidentally" learned of He Jin's latest movements every time The inside story is worth thinking about.

hiss~~
The one who messed up the world was actually him!

Cao Cao gasped, and instantly understood the truth that he would only figure out five or six years later—the low-intelligence He Jin was swayed and manipulated by Yuan Shao, and he ruined the great Han country step by step.

Seeing Cao Cao's reaction, Ma Su poked his head out from behind Cai Yong and gave Cao Cao a thumbs up.

I have to say that people's political consciousness is really different.Although Cai Yong was well educated, he didn't realize such a profound level at all. He was still struggling with how to save Cao Cao.And Cao Cao, when he was about to die, suddenly realized all the conspiracies and tricks.

Even Yuan Shao's promotion of Cao Cao to the post of General Zhengxi against all opinions had other purposes. If Cao Cao defeated the Xiliang Army and regained Guanzhong, the greatest credit would be Yuan Shao's; if Cao Cao could not regain Guanzhong, Or if it fails, Cao Cao will bear the biggest consequences.

In the original time and space, Cao Cao hated He Jin very much at the beginning, and once said such cruel words as "those who mess up the world, He Jin must."But after becoming Sikong in August of the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Cao married He Jin's daughter-in-law Yin as his concubine, and adopted Yin's son, He Jin's grandson He Yan, and loved him very much.

It was probably at that time that I saw Yuan Shaoxiong occupying Hebei, acquiring Qingzhou, annexing the prefecture, advancing into Youzhou, and coercing the world; in addition, Yuan Shu also occupied Yuzhou, Huainan, and Jiangdong at that time (Sun Ce was still Yuan Shu’s subordinate at that time, in 197 In February, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he announced his separation from the relationship) and other most fertile places in the world, Cao Cao deeply realized that the artificial promotion of the Yuan family was the main reason for the rapid collapse of the great man.

After all, fools can see through the disadvantages of calling foreign soldiers into Beijing, and Yuan Shao has no reason not to see it; what's more, Yuan Shao personally led troops into the palace, killing blood in the palace, and slapped the Han Empire in the face A slap.

No matter what the reason is, when a courtier dares to lead his troops into the palace to kill, he will never have the slightest thought of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in his heart.

"Meng De, don't you really want to justify yourself?" Cai Yong looked at Cao Cao, with a slight regret in his tone, he picked up the file on the table and shook it, "Then the old man will deal with it fairly."

Cao Cao's face suddenly changed when he heard his words.The matter of pleading guilty involved many interests in the court, and even Yuan Shao himself had to avoid it, which can be seen from the fact that he asked Cai Yong, who is the censor, to try him.

——As long as Cao Cao pleaded guilty and died, this matter (Chang'an's defeat) will be over. After that, Yuan Shao will still be a general, in charge of the government, and prestige all over the world.

No, I can't let Yuan Benchu ​​succeed!
"The thieves are powerful, and our army is small. It is not a crime of war." Cao Cao raised his head and said every word.

Cai Yong just looked at him, but didn't speak. He knew that Cao Cao had more to say, and he also knew that this reason alone was not enough to get rid of the crime.

"The failure of the Western Expedition, I can hardly shirk the blame, but Ding Yuan's eight tribes will turn their backs on the battlefield, the reason is still unknown, so I hope the court will find out the matter and then convict me."

"This... tell me about the details of the battlefield that day." Cai Yong hesitated for a while, and decided to listen to Cao Cao's remarks.

Cao Cao did not ask the court to immediately pardon him for his capital crime, but only asked the court to convict him after investigating the reasons why Ding Yuan Babu General turned against the water.

If the imperial court agreed to Cao Cao's request, it would provide Cao Cao with a relatively long period of survival to manipulate the matter of exoneration. After all, the Cao family also had connections and connections.Moreover, as time goes by and new wars break out, people will soon forget the defeat in Chang'an.

So Cao Cao told Cai Yong the details of Chang'an's defeat and the eight generals of Ding Yuan's rebellion before the battle, and finally said: "The eight generals chose to rebel when the two armies were facing each other. I think there is a lot of strangeness in it. May I ask Mr. Cai, what happened in Luoyang at that time?"

When Cai Yong heard this, he couldn't help frowning, stroked his long beard, and didn't speak for a while.He hesitated what to say.

At that time, some incidents related to Ding Yuan's generals did occur in the court.Some officials believe that when Lu Bu murdered Ding Yuan, he said, "Those who wish to follow will stay, and those who do not want to follow will go." They also belong to anti-thieves and cannot be entrusted for reuse.

Even though they have been entrusted with important duties, all the family members of the eight generals should be arrested and placed under centralized custody, so as not to betray them when they fight against the Xiliang army.

This proposal was quickly approved by Yuan Shao, and all the family members of the Eight Generals were arrested.After the imperial court learned that the Babu generals had betrayed the water, they had already killed all their family members, leaving no one behind.

What Cai Yong thought about was, is there any direct relationship between the arrest of Babu Jiang's family members and Babu Jiang's betrayal?He is not good at fighting, and he doesn't know the reason for this.

Normally speaking, knowing that the family members are under control, the eight generals should work harder. How could they choose to kill and destroy?
Seeing Cai Yong's hesitation, Cao Cao directly bowed and said, "I hope Mr. Cai will tell you the truth."

Cai Yong recounted what happened in the court hall in those few days, and then expressed his own analysis, "Meng De, do you think they may have turned their backs because they were worried that the court would settle accounts after the fall of Xiliang Army? of?"

"..."

Cao Cao was so angry that his beard turned up. He suppressed his anger and asked in a low tone: "Mr. Cai, who knows who initiated this proposal?"

"Hmm...it seems to be the censor Chen Lin, and it seems to be the Yilang Xu You. I can't remember clearly."

"I would like to ask Mr. Cai to speak frankly to His Majesty about this matter, and must find out this matter, otherwise I, Cao Cao, will die in peace!"

After saying this, he took a meaningful look at Ma Di, and added: "Cai Gong, you don't want me to be murdered by a traitor, do you?"

"The old man must try his best, try his best."

Cao Cao hurriedly grasped the shackles with both hands, bowed his head and knelt down, bowed deeply to Cai Yong, then walked out of the hall under the escort of the yamen servants, and turned back to the prison.

After Cao Cao left, Ma Su flashed out from behind Cai Yong and said, "Father, I want to go see Cao Mengde in the prison."

Cai Yong was startled, looked at Ma Su up and down, and reprimanded: "Zhuzi, what kind of monster do you want to be?"

"I went to help my adoptive father to ask about the situation of the Xiliang Army. The adoptive father did not ask these key questions just now. But I heard that Han Suizhong, the coach of the Xiliang Army, has a new adoptive son. He is nine feet tall and extremely powerful. .”

Is Zhuzi teaching the old man how to do things?

Cai Yong glared, blowing his beard and saying, "So what?"

"I suspect that person is Lu Bu!" Ma Di said calmly, "If we can learn the details of the Xiliang army, it may be of great help to Cao Cao's exoneration, and at least his life can be saved."

After thinking for a while, Ma Su added confidently: "The foster father doesn't want Cao Cao to be beheaded either, does he?"

Hearing this, Cai Yong's right hand trembled, and he endured a few moments before he managed not to slap the foster son on the face.

This traitor actually dared to threaten him!
The wings are stiff.

Looking at Ma Di, who is much taller than himself, Cai Yong couldn't help but think back to his childhood, when he was often beaten by his father.Suddenly one day, his father stopped beating him.At first, he wondered for a long time, thinking that what he did met his father's expectations.

Until one day, he heard his father complaining to his mother, "The stinky boy has grown so fast, he is taller than me. Don't hit him, I don't feel well; hit him, what if he fights back? What if I Let your son beat you, how embarrassing it is to spread the word."

So Cai Yong understood the truth that he was no longer beaten, just like today, at this moment.

He controlled his trembling hands, took a visiting badge from the little official, and threw it on the ground in front of Ma Di.

Then he snorted coldly and walked away.

Ma Di was actually ready to be beaten, but he didn't expect that nothing happened in the end.He happily picked up the visitation order, and walked towards the court captain's prison with a step that his relatives did not recognize.

From Cao Cao's eyes, he saw the flame of revenge.

He wants to save Cao Cao.

It's not for the righteousness of the country, it's not for saving widows in the world, it's just that Yuan Shao doesn't like it.

After Cao Cao returned to Tingwei's prison, he was immediately escorted to the most tightly guarded cell.Generals who have violated military laws are usually detained here, so the environment is much better than ordinary cells: the cells are also large in size, the windows are well ventilated, and sunlight shines in in the morning, so they are very clean and tidy.

The only embarrassing thing is that Cao Cao is the only prisoner in the entire prison-the former emperor Liu Hong passed away a few months ago, and the young emperor Liu Zhui ascended the throne.

Ma Di had never been to Tingwei Prison, so the prison chief showed strong curiosity about this young and excessively young visitor. He carefully checked the visit token in Ma Di's hand, and only released the former after finding that there was no problem. enter.

When Ma Di disappeared through the door, the prison chief immediately said to the warden who came over: "My lord, could he be Cao Cao's brother or son? There is a regulation in the sky prison that relatives are not allowed to visit the death-row prisoner while he is in custody." ...We won't be punished, I'm so scared..."

The warden raised his hand and gave the head of the cell a big cap, and slapped the cap off his head, angrily scolded: "What's the mess? This is Cai Yong, the son of Cai Gong, who is only eight years old this year! He is Cao Cao How can such a short boy give birth to such a tall son!"

"Hiss~ He is the hero who single-handedly killed Dong Zhuo, the reincarnated Cai Su of the Red Emperor?!"

The warden slapped him with another big cap, "Shut up! Don't talk! Can you talk nonsense? Are you trying to kill Mr. Cai's son?!"

The cell boss didn't care about tidying up his messed-up hairstyle, he quickly covered his mouth, nodded violently, and spit out a few words from between his fingers, "I know... I know."

(End of this chapter)