Zhang Xiu fled back to Xudu to plead guilty. Zhang Xiu was defeated and the pressure on Cao Cao was huge. Although he wished he could kill him and then go back quickly, the problem is here. If he is killed, many people will rebel in the future. If he is not punished,

, and could not convince the public. So how Cao Cao should punish Zhang Xiu is a question.

Cao Cao had a splitting headache when he saw all the civil servants and generals refusing to accept the request and asking Zhang Xiu to be killed.

It was extremely cold in winter, and when the wind blew, his head would get windy again. In addition, the room was warm but stuffy and breathable, and there was a buzzing sound on the other end!

Guo Jia knew that he had a headache, so he said: "Zhang Xiu's defeat was that he did not listen to the order of the lord! According to the law, he should be killed. However, Zhang Xiu came here all the time. In the end, he had merits and demerits. It would be better to punish him with a salary and demote him to a military officer. Close the door and think about his mistakes.

Let’s live up to Heaven’s grace. In this way, we can also convince everyone!”

This is Zhang Xiu's problem. Although he surrendered to Cao Cao, he refused to listen to Cao Cao's military orders. He made a sneak attack without authorization and was defeated. His entire army was wiped out. He was like a wolf without an owner, and had no integrity at all. If Cao Cao hadn't

How can you convince the crowd by killing him?! From now on, no one can disobey Cao Cao’s orders.

This is the trouble behind this matter.

But Guo Jia knew what he was thinking, and what he proposed was tantamount to killing. Killing and beheading would only lead to death.

But there are two points in what Guo Jia said: first, being demoted to a military official is almost no different from a commoner; second, being behind closed doors and thinking about your mistakes is actually a disguised form of house arrest.

Let him go, because he is afraid that he will rebel and will not correct himself after repeated mistakes, but he cannot be killed. Only in this way can we convince the public and eliminate future troubles without letting him come out and cause trouble.

This can also be described as a poisonous plan.

This will ruin Zhang Xiu's future. No one knows whether there will be another chance to use him in the future.

Can a general who no longer has the opportunity to mount a war horse still be called a general?! People will soon forget a general who has left the battlefield.

Even if Lian Po is old and strong, people don't need him anymore.

Therefore, what Guo Jia mentioned just solved the serious problem in Cao Cao's mind.

Cao Cao sighed: "Only filial piety knows my heart, so I will do it! Where is Zhang Xiu?!"

A warrior below said: "I am ashamed to ask for death, so I kneel outside to plead guilty."

"He is still guilty? How can he have the face to plead guilty again?!" Cao Cao said angrily: "No one except the leader can be exempted from his guilt! See if he has meritorious service in the first place, let's spare him from death. The chasm will stay in his head, and he will wait behind closed doors to think about it.

If you don't obey military orders like this again, you will be killed!"

The generals and civil servants below were convinced by Cao Cao and said: "I obey my lord's will, my lord is wise!"

"Go and issue an order for punishment," Cao Cao said.

After hearing this, the sergeants and soldiers went over and took Zhang Xiuguan home. They then surrounded his house with fifty sergeants.

Zhang Xiu didn't see Cao Cao. When he was imprisoned in the house, he knew he had escaped death and breathed a sigh of relief.

But looking at the house surrounded by water, my heart sank.

It is said that he is being punished, but in fact he is under house arrest. It is not unusual for him to be under house arrest until death.

He was depressed and lost his sergeants again. For a while, he could only drink to relieve his sorrow. The more than 500 sergeants he brought back were also taken away by Cao's army. In other words, he was a lonely general without soldiers, so he lived a miserable life.

Also.

His wife saw him so melancholy and felt depressed. Seeing him half sober and half drunk that day, she gave some advice and said: "For the sake of the widow, I should cheer up. The Zhang family should cheer up."

Relying only on the general, if the general is so depressed, what hope does the entire Zhang family have?!" After saying this, he shed tears.

Widow?!

Zhang Xiu was stunned, and suddenly remembered his widowed sister-in-law Zou, and his eyes rolled up for a moment.

Zhang Xiu said: "How are you, sister-in-law?!"

"I'm just a widow. How can it be considered good? How can it be considered bad?!" His wife whispered: "The general must cheer up and not be depressed. Once a person is depressed, his spirit and body will be exhausted. If time passes, how can he mount his horse and lead the army again?

?!"

Zhang Xiu said: "Of course I have to cheer up. I didn't come to vote for Cao Cao just to be coerced and stay in the house."

His wife saw that his words were not confused and she breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he is awake, he will be fine.

His wife packed up the wine jar and food and went out.

Zhang Xiu got up and went to his wife's place in the backyard. He saw his wife and his widowed sister-in-law, Ms. Zou, working on needlework with their heads down. Although Ms. Zou was not 28 years old, she was fair, plump and beautiful. Over the years, Zhang Xiu

Xiu has always wanted to marry his widowed sister-in-law to a general, or to marry an ally to help her. Now...

In this era, remarriage was not as strict as in later generations, so it was very common for widows to remarry.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu did not suddenly think about it, but just mentioned his widowed sister-in-law, and the thoughts in his heart couldn't stop.

When a person is proud, he will not entertain this idea, but when he is at a low point, Zhang Xiu will inevitably be tempted.

If you offer your widowed sister-in-law to Cao Cao at this time, it will inevitably be suspected of being flattering. Moreover, now that he has just been defeated, if you offer your beauty to Cao Cao, it will be counterproductive. Cao Cao will become angry and kill his widowed sister-in-law. Wouldn't he lose everything and be embarrassed?! Because at this time

, Cao Cao is worried about the time of the war. Although he is very beautiful, he is not a person who will miss important events because of his beauty. It is not a good opportunity to worry about the time at this time.

You have to wait for the opportunity, wait until Cao Cao is victorious, and then offer the beautiful woman to him. At that time, he can be reused, which is just around the corner. Only by taking advantage of this opportunity and adding icing on the cake after the victory can Cao Cao be happy and do as he likes.

This is the best time to choose.

If not, Zhang Xiu might never be able to use it again.

Zhang Xiu couldn't stop thinking about it. In the final analysis, he was still cunning in his heart. Beauty traps are sometimes used, but they are the best way. In the past, beauty was used to plot against Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, but sex made them faint.

, and once defeated, he left the capital.

Beauty traps cannot be used at any time. They must be effective when the person is satisfied.

When you are really worried, how can you be in the mood to take another look at a beauty?!

After Zhang Xiu thought about this clearly, he no longer felt worried.

Zou is very beautiful, and such beauty is enough for him to be used again. In this way, it is his brother Zhang Ji's contribution to the prosperity of the Zhang family.

Zhang Xiu has been stinging since then.

At this time, Cao Cao couldn't bear to worry about Zhang Xiu anymore. However, Zhang Xiu's defeat had a really bad impact. It made Xu Du even more eager to take action, which made Cao Cao extremely annoyed.

When people are worried, how can Cao Cao feel better if he adds another worry?!

Seeing that Cao Cao was upset, but unable to kill people to scare him away, he had no other choice but to keep an eye out. Guo Jiadao said: "In the current situation, the only way is to win and stabilize the situation in Xudu. However, the more it is now, the less likely it is to be impatient. Being impatient will lead to

There are many defeats. My lord, the more this time comes, the more important it is to stabilize the situation. If my lord is not in trouble, so will Xudu."

Cao Cao understood that at this time, anything could be messed up, but he must not be messed up.

Once he gets timid and shows a trace of panic, the situation in front of him will no longer exist.

Cao Cao is worthy of being a hero, and he was shocked after all.

When all the civil servants and generals saw that Cao Cao was confident that nothing was wrong and there was no danger at all, they felt at ease.

Of course, there is not much planning going on in Xudu's house arrest because of Zhang Xiu, but it has become more and more serious. It is impossible for Cao Cao not to know this, he just concealed it, or in other words, he is not doing it openly now

Timing.

They all say that thunder is the wrath of thunder, but the thunder is not about timing, it is just the sound of empty thunder, and over time, it loses its deterrence. Therefore, he needs victory and achievements to achieve this. But he has a new defeat, and the more he

At this time, the more forbearance is needed.

After Lu Bu stationed his troops in Yanzhou, Ma Teng had been keeping an eye on his movements. He was not that far away in the first place, and he had been keeping an eye on his movements. The news of Zhang Xiuxin's defeat was quickly handed to him.

Ma Teng is wandering back and forth.

I couldn't sit still, so I walked back and forth in silence.

The counselors all looked at him, looking from here to that, from there to this. Ma Teng didn't say anything, and they couldn't bring it up on their own initiative. They could only wait for Ma Teng to make a decision first.

Ma Teng was almost done, and then he sat down and said firmly: "Send a letter to Lu Bu and make an alliance with him, and don't mention asking for help. Lest he underestimate me..." Surrendering to Lu Bu will not be fun at that time.

. With a low posture, it is easy to be threatened and protected like a younger brother. After being protected, you are no longer bossed around like a younger brother.

This is not a good thing for Ma Teng.

A relationship of equality, mutual assistance, and alliance is exactly what Ma Teng needs.

The counselors all agreed and breathed a sigh of relief.

After the letter was sent, Ma Teng said: "Now let's wait and see what Lu Bu will say in reply."

The counselors then smiled and said: "This quietly wiped out Zhang Xiu's main force and severely defeated Cao Cao. After all, Lu Bu will still be the original Lu Bu."

Ma Teng smiled, Cao Cao was unlucky, and he was happy in his heart, but he didn't want to praise Lu Bu very much, so he said: "Meng Qi has not returned yet, why is he still staying in Hanzhong?! I have a very urgent matter here, but he is not in a hurry.

, being manipulated around by that kid Lu Xian is really embarrassing for me, Mr. Ma."

"It is common for young men and young men to have the same minds." The counselors laughed and said, "Fortunately, Han Sui attacked urgently, and the lord was able to cope with it. If the letter is sent, Lu Bu will definitely respond, and if he can rescue the siege,

, there is no need to call Meng Qi back in a hurry."

"My Chao'er has always acted unruly, and I don't expect him to be able to shoulder heavy responsibilities. After all, he is young and energetic." Ma Teng rolled his eyes and said, "You think that Lu Bu really wants to make Lu Xian his heir?"

?!"

The counselors looked at each other and said: "Lü Bu is destined to have no children. Lu Xian is a young hero. Now, apart from Lu Bu, she is in control of Xuzhou inside and outside, commanding the heroes, and can even be on an equal footing with Cao Cao. The power is in the palm of her hand. I'm afraid Lu Bu is here."

Even if she is not established, she can become a hero on her own. In this case, as long as Lu Bu is not crazy, he will not change his heir and cause civil strife. Therefore, we believe that if we do not destroy or establish, we are afraid that Xuzhou will fall into Lu Xian's hands...

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To be continued...