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"Go and see him." Cao Cao said.
Not long after, the scouts came to report that Changshui Xiaowei Zhong Ji was really rebellious, and led his cronies to resist desperately, but it was of no avail, and he had been captured.
After confirming that Cao Hong was only slightly injured, Cao Cao decided to interrogate Zhong Ji himself.
At this moment, Zong Ji was tied up, very embarrassed.
"Why did you betray me?" Cao Cao asked.
Zhong Ji didn't speak, his expression was gloomy.
Cao Cao was tortured, but Zhong Ji remained silent.
"My lord, it's getting late, you'd better go to bed early and leave this matter to me," Xiahou Dun said.
Cao Cao was frightened, and now he was sleepy and tired, so he had no choice but to say: "Don't kill people."
"Understood." Xiahou Dun said, after Cao Cao left, he glared at Zhong Ji viciously.
The bloody night has just begun.
The next day, the panicked princes came to inquire about the intelligence.
Whether they know it or not, they all come.
In fact, this is also a way to remove suspicion, as if saying: I didn't do anything, don't rely on me!
Surprisingly, Liu Ke was among them.
"Dongyanghou, what happened last night?" Liu Zhang asked, he had no disputes with the world, and no conflicts with the princes present, except Zhang Lu.
"It's nothing, last night on a whim, I was playing with brother Meng Dexian." Liu Ke said.
"What do you mean? Please ask the Marquis of Dongyang to clarify!" Liu Zhang said.
Everyone gathered together.
"The banquet last night was too boring, so Brother Meng Dexian and I staged a play. Each of us dispatched five thousand soldiers and horses to compete. I didn't expect you to be so timid..." Liu Ke said.
The princes were speechless.
"Dongyanghou is right, last night was just a farce!"
Cao Cao, who was walking towards him, agreed.
In terms of maintaining order, both Cao Cao and Liu Ke are responsible.
Who made one of them so famous and the other the sponsor?
"Last night we fought in the dark, but fortunately there were no casualties." Liu Ke said.
The battlefield has been cleaned up.
"This matter, is it really that simple?" Yuan Shao said with dark circles under his eyes, the boss and the second child have dispatched troops, how could Yuan Shao be able to sleep?
Not only that, he also ordered the [-] troops under his command to watch the night...
"It's just a simple contest." Cao Cao said, Zhong Ji hadn't confessed yet, so Cao Cao didn't know whether any princes participated.
Without the help of the princes, it is impossible to have [-] more cavalry for no reason.
Cao Cao has already counted, and there is no shortage of cavalry under his command.
"Don't worry, everyone, my promise is still valid. Whoever accidentally falls in the autumn hunting, I will help him get revenge." Liu Ke said.
"..." princes.
Dare you think we hang up?
"Me too." Cao Cao also joined Liu Ke's camp.
Well, there is no excitement to watch, so everyone dispersed.
However, Dong Cheng was in panic all day long.
The foolproof assassination failed?
"It's all trash!" Dong Cheng cursed angrily.
Ma Teng on the side was not happy, and said: "The father of the country is careful."
The elite of 500 people were all dispatched from Xiliang, and they were loyal.
They are all dead?
Ma Teng's heart aches!
"Huai Lihou, I'm not talking about you, but Zhong Ji, with such a huge advantage in military strength, how could he still fail!" Dong Cheng hated that iron could not become steel.
"Guo Zhang, tell me, why did Zhong Ji assassinate Dongyang Hou? If five hundred cavalry raided Cao Cao, he only had dozens of guards, how could he fail?" Ma Teng said.
"It's an unforgivable crime to make up your own mind!" Dong Cheng said.
"Let's think about how to get out. Isn't the head of the country afraid of being arrested now?" Ma Teng said.
"Hmph, Zhong Ji's family is in my hands, he dare not." Dong Chengdao.
Without any means, how could you trust your subordinates?
