Three Caos fighting for a bride? Zhen Ji, I, Cao Zhi, will take her!

In a small room.

The atmosphere seemed a bit depressing.

After a long time.

Just when the servants were about to change the third cup of tea.

Xun Yu said, "What do you think about the Second Young Master being confined?"

“How do you see it!”

Xun You snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly, "We have worked so hard for his foundation and put in so much effort, but I didn't expect him to be so stupid as to come up with such a foolish idea as assassination!"

"I clearly told him yesterday that we'd be the only ones who could handle everything. He just had to do nothing or do less to stay invincible. But who could have imagined he'd cause such a mess?"

Cheng Yu also said angrily at this time.

"Oh? From what you said, you don't think highly of him?"

Xun Yu glanced at the two of them and said coldly.

"Needless to say!" Xun You continued.

"You are dissatisfied, does that mean he is satisfied?"

Xun Yu said coldly, "Don't you know why he went to Baoyue Tower to get drunk yesterday?"

"I know that you all pride yourself on your talents and look down on Cao Pi. You believe that as long as Cao Pi follows your plans and orders, the final result will be good!"

"But have you ever thought about one thing? Cao Pi is a living person, a person with brains and self-respect!"

"His talent and background are enough to make him stand out from his peers!"

"But such a proud person is ordered around by you, treated like your own children or nephews. If you were in his place, wouldn't you be angry?"

"It's really bad luck for him. He just went to Baoyue Tower to get drunk, but he didn't expect to run into Zhang Yan's group of desperate criminals. What's more, he didn't expect that those desperate criminals couldn't even distinguish the truth from drunken talk. In the end, it caused a disaster!"

Speaking of this, Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh.

In his opinion, Cao Pi's experience last night was pure bad luck.

I didn't expect that those few drunken complaints were taken seriously and eventually put into practice.

"A fly won't bite an egg without cracks. If he doesn't go to Baoyue Tower..."

Xun You said dissatisfiedly.

But when he was halfway through his words, he saw Xun Yu looking at him and immediately shut his mouth.

"Xun Lingjun, what should we do next?"

Cheng Yu quickly came out to smooth things over and change the subject.

"An assassination can be a big or small matter. Fortunately, the cause and effect of this matter are easy to figure out. I think Sikong can understand the Second Young Master. A two-week house arrest is more than enough punishment!"

"As for what's next—"

Having said this, Xun Yu paused for a moment, then looked into the distance.

After a long pause, Xun Yu continued, "Next, we should do nothing and try not to let the Fourth Young Master make a fuss about this matter!"

"After the storm has died down, let Kong Rong take action against the Fourth Young Master!"

“Kong Rong!!”

When Xun Yu mentioned this person, Xun You and Cheng Yu were stunned.

They didn't understand why Xun Yu mentioned Kong Rong.

"Kong Rong is the 20th generation descendant of Confucius, and is naturally endowed with a bloodline advantage!"

"If he wins his duel with the Fourth Young Master, everyone will think that the Fourth Young Master's talent and reputation are just undeserved. If he loses, there will be those who seek fame and challenge the Fourth Young Master under the banner of seeking justice for Confucius. I don't believe that those people are no match for the Fourth Young Master!"

"Even if the Fourth Young Master defeated all those people, the more competitions he had, the more conflicts he would have with the scholars. With more conflicts, the Fourth Young Master would naturally not be able to gain the support of the scholars!"

"What a plan!"

When Cheng Yu heard Xun Yu talk about this plan, he immediately applauded.

As for Xun You, he frowned and said, "But Kong Rong is such a conceited person, would he be willing to help us?"

"In his eyes, all the scholars in the world are his Kong family's disciples. I'm afraid no one in the Han Dynasty can afford to hire him now!"

"What if the Second Young Master takes Kong Rong as his teacher?"

Xun Yu said.

"Although Kong Rong is arrogant and looks down on everyone, he is proud but not stupid!"

"With Sikong's current status and position, his future achievements are limitless, and the Second Young Master is now Sikong's eldest son in name only. According to the Kong family's concept of legitimate and illegitimate children, as long as the Second Young Master is willing to bow his head, Kong Rong will definitely be happy!"

"Once the Second Young Master succeeds in becoming his disciple, Kong Rong will stand up for him without him even having to ask!"

Xun Yu smiled.

Obviously, he had already figured out Kong Rong's character.

"In that case, I will write to Kong Rong now. However, Sikong is currently focused on befriending the Hebei gentry, and I'm worried he won't return anytime soon. Kong Rong is a good person, but he can't put out a fire from afar!"

Xun You sighed.

"Sikong will not return!"

Xun Yu pulled a secret letter from his sleeve and said, "News has come from Xudu. The Minister of Works has ordered all officials to pack their bags and prepare to head north!"

"What, how dare he!!"

Xun You stood up from his seat and snatched the secret letter from Xun Yu.

After a moment, Xun You's face turned very ugly.

"What a Cao Aman! He really wants to cross the river and destroy the bridge!"

"You're just trying to curry favor with the Hebei nobles. Do you really think we Yingchuan nobles don't have tempers?"

"Without the support of our Yingchuan nobles, Cao Mengde will never win a battle from now on!"

Although Xun You had already anticipated that Cao Cao would move the capital to Yecheng.

But when the incident really happened, Xun You still couldn't stop being angry.

"Uncle, he did all this? And you didn't react at all!"

Xun You looked at Xun Yu and said seriously.

Xun Yu glanced at Xun You and said calmly, "The reason why the Minister of Works moved his government to Yecheng is simply because he felt that our Yingchuan nobles were too much of a hindrance to him, so he fled Yingchuan to weaken us.

The purpose of having the Fourth Young Master marry into the Cui family is the same, that is, to suppress us by elevating the Hebei gentry.

The royal family and the aristocratic families ruled the world together, and this process had lasted for four hundred years.

Wang Mang couldn’t change it, and neither could Sikong!

As long as both of us strike a balance, we can live in peace!"

"Then we will take the initiative to weaken him and not offer any resistance at all?"

Having said that, Xun You was actually a little dissatisfied with Xun Yu.

In his opinion, as the leader of the Yingchuan gentry, Xun Yu should put the Yingchuan gentry first in everything.

Instead of considering the so-called overall situation, he played the art of compromise with Cao Cao.

In Xun You's opinion.

Since the Yingchuan gentry contributed countless soldiers, horses, money and food to Cao Cao's entrepreneurial journey.

Then everything that we have now is what we deserve!

"Isn't the Emperor still in Xudu?"

Meeting Xun You's gaze, Xun Yu said seriously.

"The reason why Sikong didn't bring the emperor with him, besides not wanting to be suppressed by the emperor, might be to convey goodwill to us Yingchuan nobles!"

"As long as the emperor is here, the entire Xu County and Yingchuan County will remain the center of power for the Han Dynasty!"

“Even if it’s not as good as before, it’s still incomparable to anywhere else!”

"Of course, if the Second Young Master can succeed to the throne smoothly, then our status will naturally be able to go a hundred steps further!"