Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 397 Frightened Cao Cao!
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In Xuchang, in the prime minister's mansion, Cao Cao smashed the letter in his hand to the ground with all his strength, making a dull sound!
"Who will tell me what's going on!"

The attendants in the Prime Minister's Mansion were all silent, not daring to approach him at all.

At this moment, Cao Cao seemed to be furious to the extreme, looking as if he would draw his sword to kill at any time.

These guards knew very well that if they were killed by the lord, they would die in vain.

Therefore, even though Cao Cao had already begun to slash the table in front of him with his sword, the guards did not dare to take a step closer, so they had to surround the door so that outsiders could not see Cao Cao's gaffe.

A smarter guard quickly winked at a companion closest to the door, telling him to invite General Xu Chu over quickly.

At present, only General Xu Chu can control the situation.

The guard didn't dare to be negligent, and ran out of the study in a hurry. Soon, Xu Chu, who was wearing a helmet and fully armed, stepped into the study. After saluting Cao Cao, he said in a deep voice, "What is the problem, my lord? , Just tell the last general, if there is a difficult matter, you can call the gentlemen to discuss it, why bother yourself?"

Xu Chu didn't speak loudly. After all, it was okay for the guards to see Cao Cao's gaffe, but outsiders could see it.

It is inevitable that there will be some strange thoughts in my heart. Now that Cao Wei's power has been greatly reduced, we must guard against it.

Hearing Xu Chu's voice, Cao Cao suddenly raised his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Zhongkang, you came just in time, go, get that kid Cao Chun back for me... No, there's no need to find him."

Clang!
Cao Cao directly pulled out the saber from his waist, threw it to Xu Chu, and said in a cold voice, "Go, take my Yitian sword, and kill Cao Chun that fellow!"

Kill Cao Chun?Xu Chu was taken aback for a moment, he had been guarding the Prime Minister's mansion these days and had no idea what was going on outside.

It’s just that Cao Cao forgave Cao Chun some time ago and ordered him to train soldiers and reorganize tiger and leopard cavalry. Why is he suddenly asked to kill Cao Chun now?
Xu Chu didn't quite understand, but Cao Cao didn't seem to be calm in the current situation, so he didn't say much.

It would definitely not work to kill Cao Chun. This decision was clearly made by Cao Cao on impulse. Xu Chu just went to the tiger and leopard cavalry station, planning to take Cao Chun back for questioning.

However, after Xu Chu went to the tiger and leopard riding camp, he immediately understood why Cao Cao was so furious.

The news that Cao Xiu will take over the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has spread. Cao Chun originally thought that since Cao Cao asked him to retrain the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, he thought that when the time came, he would let him go back to battle and lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to charge.

Who knew that Cao Xiu, a distant cousin, would be allowed to take over his class.

Cao Chun, who was unprepared for this, naturally lost his mentality. He was drunk for three days in a row, and the training of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was delayed for three days.

If it's just like this, it's fine, and Cao Cao doesn't care too much about it because there is a reason for it. It's just a symbolic punishment.

But by chance, Cao Chun was drunk and knocked over the oil lamp in his tent, and that night happened to be a windy day...

In short, after a series of coincidences, more than half of the tiger and leopard cavalry's supply camp was burned, and the loss was huge.

Originally, Cao Cao bought a batch of Xuzhou armor, and the treasury was already half empty. Now it is the time to live frugally, but Cao Chun actually made such a mess for him again.

How could Cao Cao not be furious?
Looking at the trembling Cao Chun sympathetically, Xu Chu sighed helplessly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Cao Chun, follow me to see the prime minister."

Cao Chun's face was ashamed, his elder brother had always been strict in running the army, he didn't think that he had committed this crime and had a chance to escape death.

Xu Chu actually knew this too. Originally, he thought that Cao Cao just made the decision to kill Cao Chun out of rage.

From the point of view, even if Cao Cao calmed down, the crimes committed by Cao Chun would probably be capital crimes.

But he is not going to kill Cao Chun himself, don't think that Xu Chu is just a fierce general, he is also from a wealthy family after all, so he still has some scheming that he should have.

If he really killed Cao Chun, Cao Wei's clan generals would not hold grudges against Cao Cao, and would just pin the blame on Xu Chu.

Although Xu Chu didn't care about personal life and death, he always thought about the family behind him.

Offending these Cao Wei clan relatives for no reason is not a crime.

So Xu Chu just brought Cao Chun to Cao Cao.

However, when Xu Chu returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion again, the original tense atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Mansion was gone, replaced by a flustered and bewildered atmosphere.

The guards of Cao Cao who had been guarding the Prime Minister's Mansion before were nowhere to be seen. Instead, Cao Wei's important ministers came one by one, and everyone's face was quite dignified.

When Xu Chu brought Cao Chun in front of Cao Cao, Cao Cao's face no longer had the anger he had when he left, but was replaced by a kind of bewilderment and deep hidden, but Xu Chu accurately captured it A hint of...fear?
Xu Chu's heart skipped a beat.

In his opinion, Cao Cao's character can definitely be called perseverance, no matter how difficult it is, a defeat like the Battle of Guandu.

Even the subsequent defeats on the Central Plains battlefield did not defeat Cao Cao.

But now, Cao Cao's eyes actually showed fear that could even be called panic?
What the hell is going on?
Xu Chu took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed in salute, and said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister, General Cao Chun is here!"

Only then did Cao Cao recover from his daze, and at a glance he saw Cao Chun who was following behind Xu Chu, cowering and not even daring to raise his head, and he felt angry on the spot.

I can't wait to order directly to have Cao Chun dragged down and beheaded to relieve his anger.

The fire in the tiger and leopard cavalry camp burned not only the luggage of the first battalion of tiger and leopard cavalry, but also the salary of the [-] troops standing in Xuchang for this month.

Originally, Cao Cao put it there, thinking that there would be no mistakes if there were tiger and leopard cavalry in charge.

It turned out to be his most trusted tiger and leopard cavalry commander, who burned all the supplies with a single fire!

If those luggage were replaced with equivalent property, they would almost be able to buy another [-] sets of Xuzhou armor!
However, when he thought of the news he had just received, the killing intent in Cao Cao's heart was forcibly suppressed.

Now Cao Wei is the enemy, although Cao Chun made a mistake, but his ability is there. If he is killed now, who will train the tiger and leopard rider?
Therefore, Cao Cao could only grit his teeth, glared at Cao Chun fiercely, and said in a cold voice, "You have the face to come before me! Why don't you find yourself in the barracks and kill yourself with a sword?!"

Cao Chun lowered his head and didn't dare to breathe. Looking at the trembling Cao Chun, Cao Cao slapped the table with hatred, and shouted angrily: "Let's write down this crime for the time being. You can't drink alcohol in the future. Go train tiger and leopard riders. After training , take the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to Chenliu to garrison, obey the orders of Yuan Rang, Zi Lian, and Wen Lie, and if you dare to make mistakes, you will be punished for several crimes!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Chun suddenly raised his head, and looked at Cao Cao in disbelief. Has he passed this test?
Cao Cao was too lazy to talk nonsense with Cao Chun, so he raised his hand and pointed at the gate of Xiangfu: "Get out!"

Only then did Cao Chun wake up like a dream, he saluted quickly, and ran out of the Prime Minister's mansion almost scrambling.

In the prime minister's mansion, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Xu and other important officials of Cao Wei gathered together, but at the moment no one stood up and advised Cao Cao that this move might lead to lax military law.

They all frowned, looking at the military information they just got, the shock in their hearts was no less than that of Cao Cao.

After chasing Cao Chun away, Cao Cao seemed to have finally regained his strength. He leaned on the seat with one hand resting on his forehead, and he took a long time to let out a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao slowed down and explained to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang doesn't know something. I just received the military information. Xuzhou has a bumper harvest this year."

After finishing this sentence, Cao Cao seemed to be worried that Xu Chu would not understand what the concept of a big harvest was, so he added a sentence on purpose.

"It is said that the composting method used by Yuan Tan has doubled the yield of one mu of land between the fields! Even the barren land that has been abandoned for several years, the yield per mu is the same as that of cultivated land, which is as much as two stones!"

(End of this chapter)