Chapter 1015: The End of the Emperor

"Finally we have to take this step." Xun Yu sat alone in the courtyard of his home.

He has already received news that Cao Cao will send the emperor away tomorrow, and the great man will die by then.

Once the emperor dies, no one can inherit the throne.

When Xun Yu heard someone coming, he also guessed who it was, and after a while Xun You walked beside him.

"Uncle, you already know the news. The prime minister asked me to ask about your plan." Xun You said.

"Ah~" Xun Yu sighed, and then said, "Uncle doesn't want to be an official anymore, the big man is dead, and I should go back to the mountains and forests."

In history, Xun Yu was finally killed by Cao Cao because of his loyalty to the great Han.

But now that the great man is dead, and Xun Yu has no one to be loyal to, can he escape Cao Cao's execution?

Xun You was also very helpless, but he still persuaded him: "This big man's demise is his own fault, so why bother uncle? Uncle's talent is the best in the world, and it would be a pity to go back to the mountains and forests."

Xun Yu shook his head and remained silent, and Xun You couldn't continue persuading him.

Xun You finally said, "I'll go to the prime minister and talk to you."

Xun You is gone, Xun Yu is so smart, how can he not know that the big man has perished.

It's just that he is stubborn, and he has obsessions in his heart.

Cao Cao felt sorry for Xun Yu's talent, so he asked Xun Yu to persuade him.

When Xun Yu was there, the entire territory was managed very well, especially in terms of money and food.

Xun Yu's talent is indeed outstanding, and Wang Zuozhi's talent is not an exaggeration.

However, Xun Yu is leaving now.

Cao Cao has not had time to pay attention to Xun Yu recently. One is that he is ill, and the other is that it takes a lot of courage and a lot of preparation to bury a big man himself.

After more than two months of preparation, they are ready.

"Cao Xiu, if you go this time, you may be infamous through the ages." Cao Cao said to Cao Xiu who came alone.

"Meng De, we are all in the same family. Why should I say such a thing? Anyway, my reputation is already like this. I am not afraid of adding another crime." Cao Xiu said.

Cao Xiu has not performed any duties recently, and Zhang Yu's actions have completely abolished Cao Xiu as a general.

"Go, you don't have to worry about everything at home."

Cao Xiu folded his fists and resigned. Cao Cao was very relieved of Cao Xiu, and the generals of those families were very loyal.

Cao Cao had already lost several generals from his family, and now he was about to lose another one.

Cao Cao's heart ached, but that's how it was on the road to hegemony, and there was nothing he could do.

The next day, Cao Xiu took a thousand troops and sent a dozen ministers and the emperor to Luoyang.

More than a dozen ministers are not loyal to Cao Cao, but loyal to the big man.

The emperor had a mournful face, but there was nothing he could do.

He is just a tool, a puppet, now useless and abandoned.

Along the way, the common people pointed and cursed at them.

The big man has come to an end, and this matter may become a sign, officially declaring the demise of the big man.

No one will support anyone to be in power, or be able to call himself emperor.

On the city wall, Cao Cao watched Liu Xie and Cao Xiu and his party go away, and then sighed heavily.

It didn't take long for this matter to spread rapidly.

As expected, some people who were finally big men either came out to yell at Cao Cao for being unrighteous or rose up to rebel.

But these are minor issues that do not constitute a major trend.

The big man no longer has much prestige.

After more than ten days of fighting, Cao Cao solved a group of people, and no one continued to rebel.

At this time, the emperor also arrived in Luoyang.

After arriving in Luoyang, he was brought under control.

"Hmph, what a shitty emperor, put him in the firewood room and lock him up." Guo Si said.

"First starve him for two days, and then ask him to give me the seat of emperor."

Son of Heaven, now he doesn't even have a symbolic role, and he won't be confessed anywhere.

Cao Cao completely got rid of Liu Xie, and then rearranged everything.

After more than ten days, Cao Cao and the others finally stabilized.

Cao Cao began to focus on internal affairs.

Cheng Yu replaced Xun Yu's position and was responsible for handling internal affairs.

On this day, Cao Cao summoned Cheng Yu and Cao Ang to understand the matter.

"Zhongde, it's almost done to get rid of the influence of the emperor, how much money do we have now?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, everything is tight recently. I don't have much food, so I borrowed money from various aristocratic families, which solved a lot of problems, but it seems that they are also relatively tight on funds." Cheng Yu replied.

Cao Cao believed that it was because of their several borrowings that these aristocratic families became tighter in funds.

He didn't think too much about it, it was relatively simple to ask them for a loan, as long as he was willing to pay the price.

Cao Ang said: "Father, my son will go to them again and try to raise some money and food to come back."

Cao Cao nodded, and now he had to let Cao Ang go.

Two days later, Cao Ang came back to look for Cao Cao, but his complexion was not very good, as if he was worried.

Cao Cao thought that Cao Ang was deflated, and said, "Ang'er, these aristocratic families don't show eagles when they don't see rabbits, so don't worry too much about it."

"Father, the situation is not like this. The situation is special this time. It's not that these aristocratic families are unwilling to help, but that they are really in trouble." Cao Ang said.

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then realized that the problem might be serious.

"Tell me quickly."

Cao Ang said: "These aristocratic families are indeed in short supply, or in other words, they have difficulty in funding."

"Hai'er visited more than a dozen families, and they have been hoarding a lot of goods recently, and all the funds have been spent."

Cao Ang told Cao Cao that they have recently bought a large amount of salt, tea, immortal brew and other items, and they have received a large amount of banknotes, because now Zhang Yu and the others can only use banknotes for payment.

As a result, a large amount of their working capital was taken up, and indeed there was not much money to support them. They did have some food, but in order to raise funds, some aristocratic families also sold the food.

"Go and invite Zhong De to come."

Without money and food is a big deal, how can they develop.

Cheng Yu came in a hurry, and was stunned when he heard Cao Ang's narration.

Cheng Yu said solemnly: "Master, this must be Zhang Yu's conspiracy. If we are unable to raise money and food, we must stop it immediately."

If there is no money and food, what is the use of fighting?

Cao Ang said, "It's not that simple. It's fine without white wine, but not without salt. In addition, we can't stop these aristocratic families from making money. Whoever blocks their money will turn against us."

Cao Cao relied on their support, and if they really wanted to cut off their source of income, they would not be able to support them.

Cao Cao had a headache, and then said: "Call everyone to find a way, if this continues, it will be dragged down."

He didn't expect Zhang Yu to have such a trick. For more than two months, the entire Cao family group was preparing to send the emperor out. In addition to Xun Yu's absence, no one noticed this problem.