HLnovel Chapter 222 Cao Cao avenges his grandfather! He digs up the Yuan family's tomb?
Chapter 222 Cao Cao avenges his grandfather! He digs up the Yuan family's tomb?
Yuan Shu recalled the scene of the clan elders angrily scolding him.
Adhering to the principle of "out of sight, out of mind," Yuan Shu chose to place the clan elders under house arrest, providing them with good food and drink, but forbidding them from dying!
Yuan Shu was surprised to find that he had to ask the clan elders so quickly.
But ever since he declared himself emperor, all pretense and substance have become meaningless.
What happened to the elders of the Yuan family?
Yuan Shu was the one who helped the Yuan family advance further and ascend to the throne!
A family tree should definitely be published separately!
It was a source of pride for the entire Yuan family!
The situation was critical. Under the protection of his personal guards, Yuan Shu entered the place where the elders of the Yuan family were being held under house arrest.
Seeing that Yuan Shu still dared to come over, the clan elders were so angry that their blood pressure soared.
"You bastard Yuan Gonglu!"
"My lifelong reputation, Yuan Lin's, is completely ruined by your hand!"
A pair of shoes suddenly hurled at Yuan Shu.
Although he was caught safely by his personal guards, Yuan Shu could still sense the resentment the elders held towards him.
Yuan Lin is of the same generation as Yuan Shu's grandfather, and is currently the highest-ranking member of the Yuan family clan.
The elders of the Yuan family wished they could strangle Yuan Shu on the spot for declaring himself emperor!
Is this the same path that my Yuan family has been planning for generations?
What you're doing is tantamount to breaking the rules and overturning the table. You are a true traitor to the aristocratic class!
However, while Yuan Lin and the others were furious about Yuan Shu's arrival, they also wanted to know the reason behind it.
"Third Uncle, I know you have some misunderstandings about me."
"I have come here today to clear up this misunderstanding."
Yuan Shu spoke to Yuan Lin with righteous indignation.
Yuan Lin looked at him suspiciously.
He thought to himself, "You've already declared yourself emperor, what misunderstanding could you possibly have?"
Everyone in my Yuan family regrets following you and abandoning our original home.
Look how stable the original team is, and then look at you.
Are you two really born from the same father?
But Yuan Lin could only keep these words to himself.
Choosing Yuan Shu and abandoning Yuan Shao was a unanimous decision made by the elders, led by him.
There's no going back now.
We can only continue to assist Yuan Shu down this dark path, hoping that Yuan Shu can really use such radical methods to overthrow the Liu Han imperial family and change the dynasty.
"Tell me, Highway, how do you intend to clear up the misunderstanding between us and you?"
Yuan Lin calmed himself down and looked directly at Yuan Shu, making Yuan Shu feel quite guilty.
Then, Yuan Shu simply stopped pretending and informed Yuan Lin that Cao Cao's army was pressing in and that the trebuchets were rendering Yuan's army unable to retaliate.
"What!?"
"How could Cao Mengde, the descendant of a eunuch, have driven you to such a desperate situation?"
Yuan Lin was so angry that he drank several mouthfuls of tea before he could barely calm down.
Who was Cao Cao?
In the eyes of the elders of the Yuan family, he was nothing more than a street thug, a rogue, a low-class hoodlum!
Back then, Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng, father Cao Song, and the elders of the Yuan family were not taken seriously at all.
What's more, Cao Cao, who once acted as Yuan Shao's lackey?
This thing actually forced Yuan Shu to seek help from these clan elders, hoping they would step in and negotiate with Cao Cao!
For an old man like Yuan Lin, who had a very strong sense of self-respect, Yuan Shu's actions had completely disgraced the Yuan family, leaving them with absolutely no face left!
However, after remaining silent for a quarter of an hour, Yuan Lin decided to step forward and negotiate peace with Cao Cao on behalf of Yuan Shu.
no way.
The family has produced a rebellious son, and the reins of the family have long since been handed over to him.
Yuan Lin and other elders of the Yuan family really had no other options to choose from.
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Cao Jun's Camp
The trebuchet halted its offensive.
The makeshift fortresses around Runan have been completely destroyed.
As for the city walls of Runan's main city, they are relatively well preserved.
After all, trebuchets aren't omnipotent; they can't simply launch a projectile from the ground directly onto a city wall tens of meters high.
But the destruction of those fortresses by the trebuchets had a deterrent effect on the Zhongchao army that they would never forget.
Leaving the city was something they dared not do at all.
"Report!"
"Reporting to my lord, the false emperor has made a move."
"It seems there was an old man who climbed up the city wall."
Li Dian personally went into the camp to report the news to Cao Cao.
"Old man?"
Cao Cao and Su Yu exchanged a glance, neither of them guessing who the suddenly appearing old man was.
"My lord, shall we go and take a look?"
"go!"
"I, Cao, would like to see for myself where Yuan Gonglu got this old man as a savior!"
Once outside the city and into a safe area, Cao Cao saw the face of the person on the city wall and was speechless with astonishment.
Cao Cao only spoke after Su Yu nudged his shoulder:
"I never expected Yuan Shu to actually bring out this old codger!"
After saying this, hatred appeared in Cao Cao's eyes.
Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, was a famous eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Unable to have children, he adopted Cao Song from the Xiahou family as his son.
Even Cao Teng, who was quite successful among the eunuchs, was once publicly humiliated by Yuan Lin.
Moreover, Cao Teng was already over fifty years old at the time, while Yuan Lin was only in his thirties.
In the dead of winter, Cao Teng was punished by being forced to sweep two entire main streets of Luoyang wearing only a single layer of clothing!
That incident left Cao Teng with a chronic illness, which led to his death from depression a few years later.
Cao Cao was still young at the time, and his memory was gradually fading.
But his father, Cao Song, could never forget this incident.
Not long ago, when Cao Song and Cao Cao reminisced about the past, they mentioned this matter.
Upon seeing Yuan Lin at this moment, how could Cao Cao not be filled with hatred?
Although Yuan Lin has been retired for many years.
But Cao Cao could never forget this hatred, nor Yuan Lin's old but still repulsive face.
but.
Yuan Lin, standing on the city wall, did not think that Cao Cao would remember such a "trivial matter".
Yes, in the arrogant Yuan Lin's view, punishing Cao Teng without taking his life was already an act of kindness.
This is such a small thing, it's clearly a favor, how could it be a grudge?
Cao Cao, this junior, was definitely intimidated by the imposing presence of Yuan Lin, the senior.
hum!
As expected, in the end, it is up to this old man to carry the banner of the Yuan family!
Yuan Lin thought to himself.
Su Yu, observing the expressions and demeanor, instantly realized that Cao Cao or the Cao and Xiahou families had a grudge against Yuan Lin.
He greeted Xu Chu:
"Go and wake up Fengxiao, who is fast asleep in the camp."
"It's time to put the grave I had him dig up three days ago to good use!"
Xu Chu's whole body trembled violently.
Guo Jia's tomb raiding team was only recently established.
But every member inside is an elite.
Their first vote was for the Yuan family tomb!
Xu Chu has been following Su Yu for quite some time now.
Seeing the mischievous expression on Su Yu's face, Xu Chu smiled knowingly.
"Hehe~ Sir is going to trick us again!"
"Who is it this time?"
"Could it be that old codger on the city wall?"
"I've lived this long, and I still get scammed by this guy."
"Sigh, let me mourn for that old geezer for two and a half seconds. He's so pitiful!"
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