In Cao Jun's camp, the muddy ground still carried the chill of autumn rain.

It seemed like this was the same weather when they beat the Yellow Turbans and Dong Zhuo in the past.Cold and clammy.It's natural to think that the soldiers can't send troops until the soldiers have harvested the grain of the year, isn't it just late autumn?

There were clusters of yellow flames dancing in the brazier in the tent, which could drive away the cold from the body, but not from the heart.

"Your Majesty is infected with the disease... Your Majesty is infected with the disease..." Cao Cao clenched his fists, "Ah Sheng is a doctor himself, can this be cured? Is there any certainty?"

The messenger from the Ministry of Spy's eyes drifted: "When the humble officer left Hedong, His Majesty's fever had subsided, and he thought he could save his life. But the master said... said, I'm afraid there will be scars on his face..."

Cao Cao slammed his fist on the table: "How to leave scars?"

"Just... there are hundreds of pockmarks on the face..."

The counselors and generals all gasped.Xiahoudun, who was the most outspoken, immediately said: "He didn't have high prestige in the first place, but now he has just started to improve, and then he got such a strange disease. Let the Yuan family brothers know, and said that he was rejected by his ancestors."

"To shut up!"

The scars on the little emperor's legs had to be covered up, but the scars on his face couldn't be covered up.Once in court, everyone saw it.If you let a person sacrifice to heaven and earth with a pockmarked face, I am afraid that the heart of the most loyal Hanchen will tremble.

"Dalang, there are more than [-] students of His Majesty's classmate who went to Hedong with him..." the messenger stood a little further away from Xiahoudun..."

Now everyone's faces couldn't hold back anymore, that's right, their own baby is also trapped in the epidemic area, fall!There are several eldest sons among them!

Cao Cao's lips trembled: "How many people are sick?"

"Just... one. It's Ah Chong from General Yuan Rang's family."

Xiahoudun felt dizzy for a while, and finally stood firm with Xiahouyuan's support, and was about to hit someone with his hand.

The messenger dodged away.

Xiahou Dun fights again.

The messenger hides again.

The two circled around the weapon rack.The messenger walked around while begging for mercy: "Master... the master said, Mr. Xiahou... Your son has a good foundation... faster than His Majesty... so...so, keep quiet."

Finally, Dian Wei and Cao Hong went up to hug Xiahou Dun.Both of Xiahou Dun's arms were restrained, so he could only kick in the direction of the messenger, kicking viciously into the air.

It sounds like a funny scene, but no one can laugh.

"My lord," Guo Jia was the first to react, "The best strategy now is to block the news. When the two armies are facing each other, the fire in the rear will shake the morale of the army the most."

As soon as Cao Cao was reminded, his eyes became shrewd immediately: "You are right. Then what? Is it better to fight quickly, or is it more appropriate to withdraw troops secretly?"

Before Guo Jia opened his mouth to respond, a soldier ran in from outside. "Report—my lord, something is wrong. Zhang Miao, Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao and others are gone."

"What?" Cao Cao was taken aback, and personally led the men onto the tallest siege engine in the battalion.Sure enough, Liu Biao's troops stationed on the hill to the northwest and Zhang Xiu's troops stationed by the water in the east had disappeared, leaving only the green mountains and green waters in the south, shaking dark green in the light rain in late autumn.

Blue sky, blue scenery, blue demons and ghosts.

What about fighting Yuan Shu together?Allies, you run a little fast.

Only Zhang Miao, who also lived in Yanzhou, had a deeper friendship with Cao Cao, and even went to Cao Cao's barracks before leaving.

"Meng De, you are not kind." Zhang Miao said after entering the gate of the village, "How dare you hide such an important matter."

Cao Cao almost jumped off the siege vehicle, grabbed Zhang Miao and entered the tent. "What's the matter? Please tell Meng Zhuo carefully."

"Hey." Zhang Miao shook off Cao Cao's paw in disgust, "Are you still pretending to be confused? The emperor caught a plague in the east of the river, such a big thing, you...you...you are trying to kill us. "

"I also just got the news, how did Meng Zhuo know?"

"Yuan Shu's persuasion letter was shot into our camp..."

"How did Yuan Shu know?"

The two looked at each other.Zhang Miao rubbed his head: "That's right, how did Yuan Shu know? Could it be... that's not right, can this plague still obey someone's orders?"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth: "My younger brother sent a letter saying that someone knew that His Majesty was patrolling Hedong, deliberately bought Yi people with disease, and shot them for fun in front of His Majesty. I said, who can instruct those aristocratic families in Sizhou who have their eyes above the top? ? Who else would there be if it wasn’t him, Yuan Shu?”

Zhang Miao was almost shocked, and found a seat to sit down in slow motion: "Yuan Gonggong is very capable. Then let's withdraw our troops now."

"Can't withdraw." The two voices shouted this sentence almost at the same time.

One is Guo Jia, and the other is Liu Bei who came in in a hurry.

Guo Jia: MMP, why are so many people cutting me off today?

"Meng Degong has also received the news that His Majesty is infected with the epidemic." Liu Bei said without even breathing, "Not to mention that there is Duke Zhonghua sitting in the rear, His Majesty is sure to be fine. Busy. There are [-] hidden soldiers in Shouchun City. If we flee in a hurry and Yuan Shu takes the opportunity to pursue them, we will be defeated with heavy casualties! Meng Degong think twice."

"Mr. Xuande has great insight." Although he had been wary of Liu Bei for a long time, Guo Jia was not stingy with praise at this time.

Zhang Miao stared: "You still want to fight another battle before leaving? The morale of the army is shaken, and the reinforcements have all retreated. How can we fight?"

Guo Jia didn't argue with Zhang Miao, but only worked hard on Cao Cao's side. "My lord, the mourning army will surely win. And the current situation—" He lowered his voice and leaned into Cao Cao's ear, "Is there a chance for Ma Ling to reduce the burden?"

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qi army led by Sun Bin showed weakness by pretending that the stove fire was decreasing, making the Wei army mistakenly think that there were people fleeing from his troops, but actually lay in ambush beside the road and waited for an opportunity. In the end, they defeated the [-] troops of the Wei state and captured the prince of Wei. The commander of the Wei army, Pang Juan Suicide, known as the Battle of Maling in history.

A textbook-like show of weakness and ambush.

Cao Cao understood in seconds, stared at Guo Jia and laughed.It was the first time he laughed since receiving news of the emperor's illness.Zhang Miao and Liu Bei were terrified by his laughter.

"Meng Degong?"

"Fight, Xuande, fight." Cao Cao pulled Liu Bei, "You lead the people, like this..."

Later, according to the "Book of Wei", in October of the seventh year of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shuyin stabbed the Emperor Han in Hedong, intending to shake the morale of Taizu's army and save Shouchun's predicament.Taizu listened to Guo Jia's strategy, withdrew his troops to Runan County, Yuzhou, ambushed and pursued them in the forest near Shen County, and captured [-] soldiers.Yuan Shu didn't dare to pursue any more, and the two sides confronted each other at the border of Henan and Yangzhou. They didn't stop their troops until heavy snow blocked the road in December.

It's winter, and the Xuxian School Palace is covered with a layer of white snow.In the empty square, there is a vast expanse of whiteness, only the black stone scriptures stand silently, undisturbed by the changes of personnel.

When the little emperor just moved back to Xu County, Xu County was under martial law for a while.The panic of the plague is one of the deepest scars in the memory of the human community.However, as time went into December, no new patients with Lupus were found from the city to the countryside, which gradually made people feel relieved.

"The emperor is really healed." In the teahouse and wine shop, there were scholars who came out to chat again, but compared to the summer scene, it was not a little bit depressed.

"It's still Zhonghua Gong's ability. I heard that before she went to Hedong, all the people who got sores there were sick and died. Yang Taiwei and the others were just about to prepare a coffin for the emperor."

"Let's not talk about the emperor, I don't know if that one can continue to be the emperor."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking nonsense? Didn't you see that the emperor didn't even show his face throughout November? The emperor didn't show his face, but someone has seen Xia Houchong's face. He was so scared that he threw up on the spot."

"Criticize the emperor, are you going against the law? Be careful and punish you for a crime of disrespect."

"That's the truth. Whether I say it or not, I can't stop those nobles from the Meibing Pavilion from running away. Dozens of inns around the Xuegong have been closed."

"Hey, it's only been a year since Emperor Han came to Xu County. Why did he go downhill like this? I don't know what to do in the future."

"If you ask me, Yuan Shu is capable of plotting poisonous schemes, and he is also a person who can do great things."

"Why, you don't plan to go south to join Yuan Shu, do you? Yuan Gonglu was suppressed and beaten by Mr. Cao. You are looking for him? You might as well look for Yuan Shao."

"You—whether the Cao family or the imperial court have treated you well! It's a difficult time now, do you want to abandon the old master?"

"This... this... something unexpected happened to the emperor, because the Cao family's guards were not good enough... Maybe the Cao family did it themselves..."

"Do you believe what you say? The Son of Heaven is just a little flawed now. Mr. Meng De almost died in the city of Shouchun, and Mr. Zhonghua's school was deserted. You don't believe Mr. Zhonghua's sincerity towards His Majesty, Believe that they are not idiots."

Rumors are raging, and Xu County is in the midst of great changes.Some stayed, and more left.The wide streets are scarred by muddy ruts, and only the silent residents will slowly clean them up with brooms made of bamboo branches.

Ah Sheng was even busier.

There are a lot of guest teachers hired from outside, so she can only go to the battle in person if she wants the students of famous schools and Mo schools to stay in school.The six-hour class a day made my throat hoarse, and now I can only use pens instead of paper.

"It's the end of the year, and another group of people from South Island should graduate." She came out of the courtyard of the Mo family with the support of the little maid, Chuantan, and her voice was as soft as a feather, "Come here, and there is also a printing machine."

"No, no. Master, stop talking and protect your throat."

So Ah Sheng shut up and walked slowly on the snow-covered square.The setting sun shines down, turning half of the snowy ground into orange, which has a warm beauty, reminiscent of the roasted sweet potatoes and frozen persimmons on the stove.

The voices of the young children came from the street outside the school palace.

"Can you get enough?"

"You can lift me up enough."

Chirping, crisp like a baby bird.Ah Sheng's brows slowly relaxed.

Chuantan looked out from the gate: "Master, look, it's the children hanging knots on the tree to pray for His Majesty."

I saw that after the glitz and bubbles dissipated, only the most simple people's hearts remained here.

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