Chapter 1013: The Abandoned Emperor

Chapter 03 The Abandoned Emperor

The public opinion war has begun, and Zhang Yu's propaganda is overwhelming.

"Do you know that the Son of Heaven is so cruel that he burned hundreds of thousands of people to death?"

"Those are the people of the big man, how could he do this."

"The emperor has no way, no wonder everyone is against him."

"Yeah, even Liu Bei can kill Liu Biao, and few of the royal family with the surname Liu are good people."

"Why is the prime minister still defending the emperor?"

In Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, there were rumors everywhere. Zhang Yu did not attack Cao Cao, but attacked Liu Xie, and pushed some of them on Liu Xie.

However, this made Cao Cao even more difficult.

"This Cao Xiu is simply inhumane and deserves to be killed."

"Zhang Yu offered a reward to kill Cao Xiu."

"This Cao Xiu is from the Cao family. I wonder if the Prime Minister will kill Cao Xiu."

"They are all members of the Cao family, and they will definitely protect him."

In Cao Cao's territory, not only Liu Xie was attacked, but Cao Xiu was also attacked.

This made Cao Cao very uncomfortable.

To attack Cao Xiu, he still has to bear it in the end.

Cao Cao was extremely irritable, and he clearly publicized in advance, telling the world that Zhang Yu did this, and Zhang Yu set the fire.

But within a few days, public opinion changed.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that most of Cao Cao's propaganda channels are channels of time.

These aristocratic families actually knew what was going on in their hearts. Although they publicized it, the response was not great.

Zhang Yu is different. In the private sector, there are a large number of intelligence personnel ambushed by Zhang Yu.

They mainly use gossip and publicity in the market.

Gossip is scary.

It didn't take long for the promotion to be everywhere.

At the same time, Zhang Yu and the others like to use storytelling methods when publicizing. In addition, among some scholars, Zhang Yu's intelligence system also has a huge influence.

Many of the scholars who went out from the higher academies were classmates, and even if they were not classmates, they had received higher education together.

The huge impact and the resulting pressure made Cao Cao unexpected.

"Damn, hate."

After Cao Cao received the information, he had a very headache. Although he temporarily defeated Zhang Yu's strategy of fighting a war of attrition with him this time, his own loss was also huge.

"The current situation, how to break the situation?" Cao Cao asked the civil and military.

"My lord, I think those who spread rumors will be arrested and chopped up," Xu Chu said.

Cao Cao shook his head, it was obviously not possible, it was already too late.

The stories in the market are already very exciting.

What emperor wants to kill millions of people to sacrifice to heaven.

What emperor dreamed at night that the gods were about to send divine punishment, and the blood sacrifices of millions of people were needed.

In short, all kinds of bizarre stories spread in the market, and spread very fast and widely.

Originally, the emperor didn't have much effect, but now he has a huge negative impact on Cao Cao.

And Cao Xiu and Cao Chun are naturally the emperor's executioners, but Cao Chun is dead, and all the infamy is on Cao Xiu's body.

"I heard that the emperor eats people's hearts every day in the palace."

"Oh, no wonder so many people go missing around Xuchang every day."

"It is said that he will also catch girls, and every day he wants to court girls..."

"He is the Son of Heaven, so naturally he can do this."

"It is said that the Son of Heaven will burn another million people to death."

"It's terrible. You must not go out at night in the future."

All kinds of rumors continue to spread.

A few days later, Zhang Yu killed Xiahou Dun outside the city of Lu, in front of the graves of the soldiers.

Xiahou Dun was an important general of Cao Cao. Hearing the bad news, Cao Cao was very sad and finally fell ill.

After Cao Cao fell ill, they also retreated, and Cao Cao withdrew directly to Xuchang with a part of the army.

After returning to Xuchang, Cao Cao didn't dare to rest at all, and immediately summoned several of his counselors and Cao Ang.

"Recently, there have been a lot of rumors and rumors, and they spread quickly. What do you think can be done?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, my subordinates believe that Cao Xiu should be dismissed and punished appropriately to calm down the situation." Xun You said.

"No." Cheng Yu immediately stood up and objected: "In this way, it is tantamount to admitting our mistakes, and it will be even more detrimental to us."

But Xu You said: "Otherwise, if we have no way to change the direction of public opinion now, it will only be against us if this continues."

Everyone is arguing endlessly, and there is no perfect solution.

Public opinion is swayed by Zhang Yu, and they are passive.

At this time, Man Pang stood up and said: "My lord, if the emperor comes out to take all the responsibilities, we can silence all the speeches."

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped talking.

This thing is a little big.

That is, from then on, the emperor was abolished.

The emperor can no longer control public opinion, let alone order the princes.

The Son of Heaven has become a weak point for Cao Cao, and even, if he doesn't handle it well, it may affect himself.

At this moment, Jia Xu stood up and said, "My lord, we should let the emperor return to Luoyang."

"Ah~"

"This..."

"My lord..."

Jia Xu's words were even more explosive, and several people screamed before they could react.

There is nothing wrong with letting the emperor go to Luoyang in name.

But he went, it was a place controlled by the Xiliang Army.

Guo Si is still in possession.

The emperor is gone, and death is not far away.

Today's emperor is useless, Cao Cao is asking the emperor to die, and then get rid of the pot.

This is a big moment, with pros and cons.

After the emperor died, there would be no orthodox heir in the world, and no one could inherit the throne.

Then, the world is the world of princes, and there is no emperor in name.

Xun Yu closed his eyes, his heart was bleeding.

He may be the only one in Cao Cao's camp who is still loyal to the Han Dynasty.

He is a smart man, knowing that it is useless to say anything at this time. Once you Cao Cao makes a decision, the big man will perish.

Xun Yu didn't know where to go, he stayed here for the emperor, not for Cao Cao.

If the emperor was driven to Luoyang, would he go with him or not?

If you follow and fall into the hands of the Xiliang army, you can imagine what will happen. If you don't go, will you still be considered a citizen of the big man?

This son of heaven is already a tool, and it has become a tool for them to fight for. Now it is useless and has to be thrown away.

The princes have become kings.

The emperor did not have much authority.

Now, if the Son of Heaven bears those infamy...

Xun Yu couldn't imagine that he had the talent of Wang Zuo, but he was born at the wrong time.

Cao Cao didn't make up his mind either. The impact of this matter was too great, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Let the crowd disperse, Cao Cao said to Cao Ang: "Ang'er, there is no mercy in fighting for the world. However, we have reached the most dangerous time. If you hesitate as a father at this time, you will be taken advantage of by the enemy. But this time As a father, I really can't make up my mind."

Cao Ang said: "Father, I didn't expect that Zhang Yu's management would be so deep, and it would quickly arouse public opinion in various places. We have already lost once, and we have to pay the price if we lose."

Cao Cao shook his head and didn't know what he meant. After a long pause, he said: "You must not participate in this matter. My father is already old. Even if you bear thousands of infamy, it will disappear when you die, but you are different. .”