Section 10 Wei Huang

Cao Chong did not ask why. From all aspects, the Ma family's rebellious case was an unjust case. The purpose was to force Ma Chao to rebel. The reason for forcing Ma Chao to rebel was probably not that he would rebel if he had a crush on Ma Chao. He had abandoned him before he was fled, but because he could not withdraw from Jingzhou at this time, and he could not leave Jingzhou, which had just improved, and went to Guanzhong.

Then the purpose is very obvious. Some people want to compete with him for the great achievements of pacifying Guanzhong.

The timing was chosen and the condom was well taken. After seeing the cautious attitude of the Ma brothers, they used a little trick and trapped them in.

"Gao Ming." Cao Chong laughed and spit out two words.

Zhang Song breathed a sigh of relief: "It's indeed awesome, but it's not a bad thing to the young master. It's a good time to marry Miss Xun's family." He paused and said: "Jingzhou will be in good weather this year, and there will be a bumper harvest in one or two months. It's best for the young master to rush back to Jingzhou before the harvest and stay in Xiangyang. If you want to fight Guanzhong, the closest one to transfer grain is Hedong County, but the remaining grain in Hedong County is limited, so I'm afraid that the grain will be transferred from Jingzhou."

"Hahaha..." Cao Chong understood what Zhang Song and Pang Tong meant, and smiled knowingly: "Thank you for your hard work in Yongnian, go and rest first, and visit Lord Wei tomorrow."

"No!" Zhang Song retreated with a smile.

Wei Huang was not surprised at all when he saw Cao Chong, as if he was expected to come. He didn't say much and took Cao Chong and Zhang Song to the prison where Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were detained. The prison was relatively empty, with few prisoners, but the prison guards were energetic and looked around vigilantly. When he saw Wei Huang leading people in, he immediately opened the prison door.

Cao Chong listened to the iron gate rumblingly behind his back, and looked at the shaking lights in the prison. The chill suddenly rose, and his hair stood up one by one. Wei Huang looked at his slightly nervous look and couldn't help but smile. Cao Chong smiled awkwardly, "Let Lord Wei laugh."

"It's okay. Zhou Yafu was the Grand Marshal and said that he knew the power of the prisoner today. He still led his army to quell the Wu and Chu rebellion. Besides, the young master was young and there were only a few people who were not nervous when he came here." Wei Huang smiled while walking, "I'll be imprisoned here for a few years. Even if I don't die, I'll go crazy. This is not a place for ordinary people to stay."

"I think Lord Wei is safe." Cao Chong joked when he saw Wei Huang's color as usual.

"Maybe I was born to do this." Wei Huang smiled indifferently. Something he said was that he was the son of Wei Zhu, a famous cruel official from Duling, Jingzhao, and Huan Ling. When Wei Zhu was a prime minister in Donghai, he was famous for his strict governance and cruel means. He eliminated evil things. Therefore, although he killed many powerful people and did a lot of good things, he also became a bad reputation for killing. Later, he was framed and lost to the left school. Not long after he returned home, he was killed again. Wei Huang's personality is very similar to his father. He is shrewd and extremely cruel. He has been in the palace for many years and has been doing things under the command of Gao Rou. He is a capable general, but Gao Rou doesn't like his viciousness and has always suppressed him. Last year, Gao Rou became the prime minister's culprit. He should have recommended Wei Huang to succeed him naturally, but he thought about it for a long time. In the end, he could not find a more suitable candidate, so he barely reported Wei Huang.

Seeing that Wei Huang's face was a little helpless and curious. Before he could ask, he was shocked by the miserable appearance of the two brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie. Ma Xiu and Ma Tie were tied with two thumbs and hung in the cell. The toes could barely touch the ground, but they could not stand firm. The clothes on their bodies had become strips of cloth, covered in blood, and there were few pieces of good meat. There were white cervix squirming in the crisscrossing scars. Looking at Cao Chong's throat suddenly itched and his scalp exploded.

Hearing the footsteps, Ma Xiu tried hard to raise his head. His swollen eyes opened a crack and tried his best to distinguish the figure in front of him. His lips were tugging with cracks, but because the bloody skin on his mouth was stuck together, he could only make a hoarse "hehe" sound from his throat.

"They have already pleaded guilty?" Cao Chong couldn't bear to look at him again, and turned to look at Wei Huang and said.

"Young Master, I have already pleaded guilty." Wei Huang bowed and replied softly.

"Since you have already confessed, let it go." Cao Chong sighed and waved his hand to Wei Huang. Wei Huang hesitated for a moment, called someone to put down the Maxiu brothers, and called the doctor to clean the wounds for them. He briefly bandaged them, and then took a few more mouthfuls of soup.

Ma Tie was not aware of the situation, and could not even pour the soup into it, and it overflowed from the corner of his dirty mouth. Ma Xiu was still able to move. He felt that the noble man in front of him had no malice towards him. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, but did not call him wrong. He thought that he was afraid of being beaten and did not dare to shout for justice. Cao Chong looked at Ma Xiu and Ma Tie in front of him, and remembered the heroic appearance when they followed him all the way to Yecheng last year, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Zhongmei, I am Cao Chong." Cao Chong came to Ma Xiu and said loudly.

"Young Master?" Ma Xiu was surprised and happy. He raised his head and opened his eyes hard to look at Cao Chong. There was a ecstasy light in his eyes. He knocked his head several times, and was about to speak, but he was squeezed hard by Cao Chong's hand that was stroking on his shoulder, and immediately swallowed the words to his mouth. Wei Huang immediately bowed and said, "Young Master, I'm waiting for you outside the door." As he said that, he took the people out and brought the door up with a clang.

"Young Master, I...we are wronged." Ma Xiu cried loudly, all the grievances were released at this moment. He cried for a while before he stopped the crying and said with a sob: "Young Master, we are passing letters with our brother, but we didn't say anything rebellious, let alone rebellion. Zhong Sili is in Guanzhong, and his brother's every move is under his nose. What's more, Han Wen's appointment is eyeing him in the west, and our family is in Yecheng. How dare you do such a ruthless thing? Young Master, this is someone who framed my Ma family and asked my Ma family to make the decision. My Ma family will be grateful to you in the future. I will definitely repay your son's great kindness."

Cao Chong looked at Ma Xiu who was kowtowing and then looked at Ma Tie who was unconscious. Of course, he knew that the Ma family was wronged, but he didn't dare to save him easily now. The strength of the Ma family is jealous, but this is a major rebellious case. Since Cao Pi wanted to do it, he would do it thoroughly. The most terrible thing is that with his understanding of Ma Chao, he was afraid that Ma Chao would not be forced to rebel sooner or later.

He sighed: "Zhongmei, have you... taken it?"

"No." Ma Xiu shook his head firmly: "This is a disaster in destroying the family and genocide. How could Ma Xiu love all his body and cause disaster."

Cao Chong narrowed his eyes. He had just heard Wei Huang say that they had confessed, but now Ma Xiu denies it. Looking at the expression on his face, there was no false appearance. What Wei Huang said was fake. After a moment of thinking, he understood the tricks, and then stopped talking. He reached out and touched a deep wound on Ma Xiu's shoulder, and sighed: "No wonder you were beaten like this. Zhongmei, you know Meng Qi's temper better than me. You have been locked up for so long. I'm afraid he has received the news and I will send someone to notify him, but you also know it, I'm afraid that it may not be enough."

Ma Xiu's body trembled. He suddenly thought of a serious problem. Since he discovered that someone was secretly monitoring the Ma family, in order to cause less trouble, he never wrote a letter to Ma Chao again, thinking that he would not be caught in this way. Now Cao Chong reminded him. He remembered the so-called secret letter. Of course, the letter was forged, but what he couldn't explain was that the words in the letter were very similar to his handwriting. Obviously, there were experts imitating it. Since that is the case, if he didn't write to Ma Chao, wouldn't others write it?

He was cold all over. He pulled his dry and cracked lips and smiled bitterly, and his aggrieved all over his stomach also disappeared: "Thank you, young master, this is God's will. God wants to destroy my Ma family, how can human power be restored to heaven?"

Cao Chong shook his head helplessly. He knew that Ma Xiu had also come back to his mind, so he didn't need to say more: "Planning is for others, and success is for heaven. I'll send someone to see it as soon as possible. I hope it can still be reached."

Ma Xiu turned a deaf ear and didn't even look at him. He sat on the ground, holding a handful of wheat poles spread on the ground with one hand, a sarcastic smile on his face, and his cracked lips were red, which was amazing. Seeing that he was discouraged, Cao Chong had to leave the prison after he was speechless.

"Mr. Wei, did you investigate this matter?" Cao Chong walked out of the prison door and stood in the sun again. The depression in his heart finally disappeared.

"That's right." Wei Huang nodded.

"Since he has confessed his guilt, he doesn't have to treat them like that." Cao Chong looked at the high wall in the distance, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Mr. Wei thinks that even if Ma Chao rebels, the Prime Minister will not kill their entire family for a while. If the war is not over, they will die in prison, which is probably not good for the future of the Lord."

Wei Huang was taught in a stern manner.

"Master Wei is very careful and the case is handled very well." Cao Chong slowed down and said to Wei Huang with a smile: "Brother attaches great importance to Master Wei, so Lord Wei should work hard."

"Young Master." Wei Huang showed a hint of shame, shook his head, and stopped talking. Cao Chong glanced at him, feeling that his expression was a little strange. Just as he was about to ask, a tiger soldier came in and attached himself to Dian Man's ear and said a few words. When Dian Man heard this, he strode over: "Young Master, Mr. Zihuan sent someone to invite him and was waiting outside the door."

"Brother is looking for me?" Cao Chong had to say hello to Wei Huang in a hurry. When he went out, he saw Cao Pi's black carriage parked outside the door. The coachman had turned the carriage over and looked very anxious. Cao Chong hurried into the carriage. Cao Pi was waiting in the carriage. As soon as he saw him, he smiled and said, "Cang Shu, I'll know you're here as soon as I guess. How about it, are the Ma brothers okay?"

When Cao Chong saw the smile on his face, he remembered that Ma Tie was dying in prison. Ma Xiu was stunned and couldn't help feeling a chill. He smiled and said, "I am still alive now, but I am almost dead. Brother, the war in Guanzhong is about to begin, and the outcome is unknown. Brother is my father's right-hand man, and I have to plan and win a thousand miles away. Some things must be safer and I am not impatient."

Cao Pi was stunned for a moment. Seeing that he was puzzled, Cao Chong turned his head toward the prison. Cao Pi suddenly realized and laughed and said, "Thanks to Cang Shu's reminder, I almost missed the big thing. I'll let someone do this."

Cao Chong nodded, knowing that Brother Ma Xiu would not die for a while, he smiled with relief: "Brother is so anxious to come to me. What's wrong? Could it be that the things I sent yesterday are not in line with my brother's preference?"

"Cang Shu, where did you say?" Cao Pi smiled and said, "I haven't had time to see you for so many things. Your sister-in-law likes you very much. Rui'er loves the toys you sent to. They should have come to you to thank you in person, but seeing that you are busy, I can only entrust me. I said, Rui'er, a child, usually doesn't like things, but he has a special liking for that little wooden lock. He didn't want to let go after playing in the middle of the night yesterday, but his sister-in-law thought it was strange."

Cao Chong smiled and didn't answer the topic of his. He was so anxious to come to find him, obviously he wouldn't be thanking him.

Seeing that he was just laughing, but didn't say anything, Cao Pi felt a little bored, and coughed and laughed, "Cang Shu, I just received an urgent report from Guanzhong. Ma Mengqi and Han Wen made an appointment with the throne, joined forces with more than ten troops, including Cheng Yin, and more than 100,000 troops. The plan was inappropriate. Zhong Sili was not strong enough. While preparing to defend, he wrote to the court for help. The situation in Guanzhong was very bad."

Cao Chong was shocked. He had just told Ma Xiu that it was too late. Unexpectedly, there was no chance at all. Since the battle report had been sent to Yecheng, Guanzhong was probably already in chaos, and it would be meaningless to send someone at this time. He turned his head and looked at Cao Pi, who was also looking at him: "Cang Shu, can you draw people from Jingzhou?"

Cao Chong frowned and calculated: "Although Jingzhou does not have a lot of troops, if my father and brother arranged for me to go to Guanzhong, I would probably be able to draw 20,000 people."

Cao Pi was stunned, obviously a little unexpected. He hesitated and asked, "Can you draw 20,000 people in Jingzhou?"

Cao Chong smiled and said, "What's so strange about 20,000 people? General Xu Gongming of Hengye, and General Le Wenqian of the dismantled Chong, and General Zhu Wenbo of Henghai, and 5,000 people under him. Then, the troops of General Fenwei Man Boning and Xiangyang are concentrated, and it's more than enough to gather 5,000 people." He glanced at Cao Pi, who was a little dazed, and smiled and said, "I don't know anything. I still have nearly 5,000 surrendered soldiers in Xiangyang, and are in concentration training. I will be able to use it when I go back. Last time I built the Jingshan Army, the Prime Minister's Mansion only gave 1,000 places, but there were seven or eight thousand people who signed up. The mountain people all use bows and crossbows and are fierce and aggressive. I only picked one thousand people. Many people were not satisfied. Twenty thousand people were still conservative, and if necessary, 30,000 people could be taken out."

"What should you do if you take them all away? Seeing that Jingzhou is about to be harvested, will Sun Zhongmou and Liu Xuande be jealous in Jiangnan?"

"Jiangxia has literary recruitment and Jiangling has Huang Zhong, and each of them is enough to give two thousand people." Cao Chong said confidently: "Brother, do you intend to let me go to Guanzhong? I will definitely live up to my mission."

Cao Pi looked at Cao Chong, who was full of confidence and complained. He thought for a moment and smiled, "I can't decide whether you are sending you there or not. But I advise you to be careful. There are too few of your 20,000 people. Guanzhong is not Jingzhou. That is 100,000 Xiliang soldiers and there are many cavalrymen, which is difficult to deal with."

"Brother said that." Cao Chong laughed in his heart and bowed his head to receive the teachings.

As the two said, the carriage had arrived at the door of Cao Cao's office. Pang Tong was waiting at the door and chatted with Sima Yi and others happily. When he saw Cao Chong and the others coming, he bowed and stood behind Cao Chong. Sima Yi looked at Cao Chong and smiled and nodded, bowed from afar. Cao Chong smiled and bowed to his greeting.

Zhang Song did not follow him, Cao Chong gave him a wink before getting on the car. He naturally abdicated a few steps, watched the carriage go away, turned around and looked for Wei Huang again. Wei Huang was sitting in his small office in a daze. When he saw Zhang Song coming in, he quickly got up to greet him.

"What advice does Lord Zhang have?"

"You are polite, Lord Wei, I dare not take the advice, but I just have some questions to ask Master Wei." Zhang Song did not smile, his face was cold and frosty: "Young Master heard about this case yesterday and felt that there was something confused. I believe Lord Wei must have known it very much."

"Young Master..." Wei Huang sighed and sat down dejectedly: "Please speak with Lord Zhang, Huang knows everything."

Zhang Song was very satisfied with his attitude and nodded, "When did Lord Wei start taking over this case?"

"Yecheng ordered Lord Yang to find the secret letter from the deceased and reported the matter to the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister ordered me to take over the investigation of the case." Wei Huang told the story of the investigation of the case in a vain: "The Ma brothers were in prison and refused to confess, even if they used the punishment. However, there were those secret letters, and they could not escape the relationship even if they did not say them. Later..."

Seeing that Wei Huang stopped talking, Zhang Song smiled faintly and said, "Later, in order to submit a service, Lord Wei had to knock them out first, then pressed his fingerprints on the confession. Then he was afraid that they would turn the confession, so he asked someone to pretend to be the Prime Minister's envoy to ask, "If he turns the confession once, you will just call it once, right?"

Beads of sweat as big as beans appeared on Wei Huang's forehead. He stared at Zhang Song with his eyes and turned over and fell to the ground: "What the lord said is very much, but... Wei Huang was forced to do so."

"What else can you do if you have to do anything?" Zhang Song snorted.

"Sir, Wei Huang... If Wei Huang didn't scold the Ma brothers, then Wei Huang's family would die in the footsteps of his father, and the Ma brothers would still be unable to escape death. Wei Huang's plan was also out of the idea of ​​protecting the Ma brothers. If they were not beaten to death, they were afraid that they would have died long ago, so how could they see the young master?"

"Did you know the young master was coming?" Zhang Song was a little puzzled.

"As soon as the Ma family entered the prison, he knew that something was wrong, so he asked me to send a letter to the young master in private, saying that they had a deep friendship with the young master and only the young master could save them. But I knew that the eldest son had a suspicion in this prison and did not dare to act rashly. Thinking that since the young master had a deep relationship with the Ma family, there was no reason not to come to visit him after returning to Yecheng, he used the great punishment. On the one hand, it was to eliminate the suspicion of the eldest son, and on the other hand, it was also to prevent the Ma brothers from talking nonsense. Not only was it useless, but it was implicated.

Young Master." Wei Huang said anxiously: "Although my Wei family is called a cruel official, he is not a person who cares about human life. The cases of the Ma family brothers seem to be seamless, but in fact they can do many things. Wei Huang has been handling the case for many years, and he is not unreasonable. But... I don't know that if the young master doesn't return to Yecheng, I have nowhere to say. Wei Huang once reported to the Prime Minister, but he didn't expect Sima Zhongda to come to the door the next day. The words in his words threatened Wei Huang for a while. I... I can't do anything about it."

Once Wei Huang spoke, he was completely unscrupulous. He told him all about Cao Pi's instructions to deal with the case into an ironclad case. He could not help but feel creepy when Zhang Song, a sinister guy, could not help but feel creepy. He really didn't expect that Cao Pi's gentle and humble appearance would hide such a vicious means.

"Okay, give me all the evidence in your hand and protect the Ma brothers for the young master. Let me leave the other matters to the young master." Zhang Song stood up and said, "With the young master here, no one will touch you and your family a hair."
Chapter completed!