Chapter 300 Death of Xun Yu.

Chapter 300: Death of Xun Yu.

Xuchang, heavy rain.

The King of Wei went out with his ceremonial procession.

The luxurious carriage whizzed past the city center, its wheels turning and splashing rain water several feet high.

To the outside of a mansion in the east of the city,

The procession stopped in the rain...

Scratch it~

The curtain of the carriage was suddenly opened, revealing the gloomy and terrifying face of Cao Mengde, the King of Wei of the Han Dynasty. He raised his eyes and glanced at the plaque high above the gate.
【Xun Mansion】

The Xun family of Yingchuan.

The Yingchuan faction can be said to be the most powerful faction under Cao Mengde.

Among the people from Yingchuan, Xun Yu was the leader.

At that time, Yuan Shao was very powerful and had three generations of officials as ministers, making him the leader of the aristocratic families. Therefore, many people with lofty ideals flocked to join him, including Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo from the Xun family of Yingchuan.

It’s a pity that Yuan Shao would never become a powerful figure. Xun Yu, with his sharp eyes, saw this early on, so he switched to Cao Cao’s side early on.

At that time, Cao Mengde was still weak and alone. It can be said that when Cao Mengde's power was at its weakest, Xun Yu provided him with the most solid support.

Later, Xun Yu recommended his nephew Xun You to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was able to dominate the Central Plains and establish such a huge foundation. In terms of merit, if Xun Yu was ranked second, even Guo Fengxiao, who has been buried for a long time, would not dare to be ranked first.

It is said that Xun Yu is the Xiao He of Cao Mengde, but in fact, Xun Yu's importance to Cao Cao far exceeds that of Xiao He to Liu Bang...

"Greetings, King Wei!"

Seeing Cao Mengde coming in person, the guards at the gate of the courtyard were frightened and they all knelt down quickly.

"Tell Xun Yu to come see me."

After saying this coldly, Cao Mengde closed the curtain of the car and did not say anything else.

The Xun family members at the door quickly got up from the ground and ran towards the deep house in panic in the heavy rain...

Time passes little by little,

About half a cup of tea's time,
Under a large oil-paper umbrella, an old figure walked slowly.

Every step he took seemed extremely determined.

His steps were just like the steps he had taken over the years...

Xun Yu's eyes had dimmed, but his body remained straight, like a decaying pine tree, with its vitality gone but its pride still remaining.

Da da da~
Walking on the water,

Xun Yu finally arrived in front of the courtyard. Looking at the royal carriage parked on the road, Xun Yu did not make any movement. He just bowed slightly towards the chariot and then bowed deeply...

Just like back then, he abandoned the powerful Yuan Shao and came to see his fledgling master.

As if by telepathy, the people in the carriage knew he had arrived: "Wen Ruo, how did I get to know you?"

Xun Yu paused, his voice sounding a little weak: "In the first year of Yonghan, he was selected as a filial and honest official and appointed as the guard of the palace. After Dong Zhuo came to power, he resigned and returned to his hometown, led his clan to take refuge in Jizhou, and was treated as a distinguished guest by Yuan Shao. Later, he realized that Yuan Shao could not accomplish great things, so he defected to the King of Wei and was appointed as a Sima."

"Since then, I have been sitting in the rear and presiding over all affairs for decades, regardless of ups and downs."

A light laugh came from the carriage:

"Yes, it has been the same for decades."

"People also change..."

Xun Yu shook his head: "Xun Wenruo has never changed."

Inside the carriage: "Oh, yes, yes, Wenruo is right. Xun Wenruo has always been a loyal Han minister to the Han Dynasty. It is I who have forgotten my original intention."

"I am no longer the Cao Mengde of the past."

"I am no longer your father-in-law."

After he finished speaking, the field fell into silence, with only the rustling sound of the rain, which had already weakened, continuing to ring.

Just keep on doing this.

Cao Mengde in the carriage seemed to be hesitating, considering again and again, and seemed to be unable to bear it...

Finally, he spoke: "Wen Ruo, come forward."

"Only you are allowed to go forward..." Upon hearing this, Xun Yu took the oil-paper umbrella from the young man beside him, slowly walked out of the courtyard gate, stepped on the puddles, and slowly headed towards the carriage.

His face was ashen.

And with a bit of determination.

As long as Liu Wu could return as scheduled and bring with him his tremendous achievements in destroying Liang and taking over the Western Regions, the world would begin to be stable, just like after Emperor Guangwu of Han established his rule in the Central Plains two hundred years ago.

Cao Mengde's three-line strategy, which promised great benefits, and sent troops together with Sun Quan and Liu Bei, might not be able to completely defeat the King of Chu's forces, but it was enough to pose a fatal threat to Liu Wu.

With the death of Liu Wu, the emperor will once again become a puppet.

After Liu Wu's death, Jingzhou, Hanzhong, Guanzhong, Huainan and even the Western Regions that he occupied would be divided up by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

It goes without saying that a new balance will be reached, and the world will be divided into three parts for a long time...

The Han Dynasty has been divided for too many years, and the heroes have been fighting for supremacy for too many years. Enough blood has been shed, and enough heroes have fallen. Enough is enough.

Really enough.

Xun Yu was a man of great character. He could naturally see that Yuan Shao was not capable of achieving great things, and that Liu Xie was not capable of ruling the world.

After the Battle of Chibi, Xun Yu had completely given up because Cao Mengde was destined to be unable to move south.

Their generation would never be able to see the unification of the Nine Provinces, the unification of the world, and the revival of the Han Dynasty until their death.

but,

Liu Wu appeared.

The faint light in my heart, which was once dim and almost extinguished, burned up in a very short time, burning the grassland, swallowing up the mountains and forests, and burning the whole sky red...

That is so hot and bright?

Let those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty be willing to jump in even if it means death.

The same is true for Xun Yu.

Therefore, he told the secret to the emperor, first revealing Cao Cao's strategic intentions and providing a solution, and asked Liu Xie to write letters to Liu Bei and Sun Quan in his capacity as emperor.

Finally, a huge crisis was successfully resolved in the absence of Liu Wu: Wei, Shu and Wu joined forces to attack Chu!
at last,

at last,

Xun Yu walked up to the carriage, paused, and stood there silently.

Then, a big hand stretched out from the car and handed out something, a food box.

"As in previous years, I personally delivered your salary to you."

Xun Yu took the food box with both hands, and then heard Cao Mengde in the carriage speaking excitedly:
"Sad husband!"

"There is no one in this world who knows me, Cao Cao, or Cao Mengde!"

"Even you, Xun Yu, hehe..."

Then the carriage began to move,

Cao Mengde and his magnificent procession whizzed away in the heavy rain.

Xun Yu was the only one left on the street.

Snap! ~
The oil-paper umbrella was thrown away,

Xun Yu was completely exposed to the heavy rain. He held the food box in one hand and tried to open the lid with the other hand.

slap~
The lid fell to the ground and the food box was opened.

Everything is the same as in previous years, except that this year the food box is empty, completely bare.

There's not even a piece of meat in it.

There isn't even a copper coin in it...

Xun Yu was soaked to the skin. He stared at the empty food box for a long time before he said four words calmly: "The salary is gone and the life is over."

Cao Cao symbolically expressed "the end of fortune and life" by sending an empty food box to Xun Yu.

That is, Xun Yu's duty and life have come to an end, implying that he ended his own life.

That's a euphemism for saying...

According to historical records, Xun Lingjun was holding a food box and laughing in the rain, so he caught a cold. He was bedridden that day and died that night.

(End of this chapter)