I saw Yuan Shao slowly kowtowing in the direction of Liu Xie, and in a hoarse voice, he said word by word, "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao... you know your guilt."
Chapter 307 The army sets off. In this battle, Cao Thief will be defeated and Pretender Emperor will be captured!
"You..."
Yuan Xi's face was full of Shock. He looked at Yuan Shao who bowed his head deeply in front of him and was speechless for a moment.
Yuan Shao This move caught him unexpectedly.
He never thought that Yuan Shao would actually choose to bow to Son of Heaven Confess Guilt at this last moment!
But when Yuan Xi came to his senses, instead of feeling happy, he was furious and furious!
"This damn old thing!"
Yuan Xi stared at Yuan Shao, strong hatred emerged in his heart, and he had the urge to chop off his head with Son of Heaven Sword in his hand.
What is the use of Confess Guilt at this time?
Yuan Clan Entire Family are all dead!
If only Confess Guilt and Yuan Clan could have been earlier, he would not have ended up like Clan Extermination, nor would he be the only bloodline left!
What have you been doing?
At this moment, Liu Xie couldn't help but feel moved.
Yuan Shao's character is something he knows well.
It can be said that he is extremely proud.
At the same time, he is also extremely stubborn.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Yuan Shao to refuse to surrender to Confess Guilt even after being imprisoned for such a long time after the defeat. He even still cursed him in Xuan Room before.
But how could such a proud person choose to break his persistence for such a long time and lower his noble head to him before his death Confess Guilt?
All in all, it's definitely not because of fear of death.
It is impossible for people like Yuan Shao to be afraid of death.
Just when Liu Xie was puzzled, Yuan Shao said again, "The guilty minister Holding the Son of Heaven Hostage, by doing disobedient things, has failed Your Majesty's expectations, and more importantly, has failed Great Han's national favor."
"The guilty minister knows that his sin is serious and unpardonable. Now he can only die to apologize to Your Majesty and Great Han Soldiers who died in the war!"
"It is my Yuan Clan's good fortune that my son Yuan Xi is loyal and upright and does not join in the evil deeds with me. Although I am a father, I am inferior to Ziyuan."
"My son will carry out the execution today, and I feel very relieved."
"I hope that my passion can warn me, Yuan Clan Descendants, and everyone else in the world, not to imitate what I have done and do disobedient things."
"The state has the laws of the country, and the family has the family tradition. If the family tradition is not right, it should be punished by the country Fa Zheng! The world should regard my son Yuan Xi as an example. Anyone who is disobedient will be killed by his parents and brothers! Don't protect, condone, or be complicit!"
"The guilty minister, thank you Your Majesty for your death!"
Yuan Shao's hoarse and old voice, although not loud, echoed clearly in everyone's ears, like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts.
The state has national laws, and every family has its own family traditions.
If the family tradition is not right, then it will be punished by the country Fa Zheng!
These words are truly inspiring!
After hearing these words, Liu Xie finally understood Yuan Shao's plan and why Confess Guilt did it at this last moment.
Not asking for life, but asking for death!
Yuan Shao entered the situation with his own life, and in this situation where death was inevitable, he worked hard to gain a great reputation for Yuan Xi!
Zi Patricide, although this kind of thing is not unprecedented, it is still very rare. It is even more unheard of for Patricide to be disclosed in front of countless people like this.
Even though Impartiality in the Face of Family has a reputation in front of him, Yuan Xi will inevitably be burdened with infamy afterwards. If Yuan Shao cursed a few more words before he died, the infamy would definitely be more serious.
But Yuan Shao is now willing to let Confess Guilt die. He also highly praised Yuan Xi's behavior and said that his death would set an example for future generations.
Then Yuan Xi's Patricide will become a model!
Not only will he not suffer any infamy, but he will gain a great reputation and become a role model for future generations.
And this is a clever Overt Strategy.
Even if Liu Xie knows what Yuan Shao thinks, he will still follow Yuan Shao's ideas and strongly praise and praise this behavior.
Because this can make Dynasty's Imperial Authority more stable.
The heavier the reward he gives to Yuan Xi and the better he treats Yuan Clan, the more suspicious the rebels will be towards the brothers and their sons, and they will no longer be close to each other because of their blood relationship.
"Yuan Benchu, what a Yuan Benchu!"
"I underestimated you."
At this moment, Liu Xie looked at Yuan Shao with a flash of deep admiration and respect. Even though Yuan Shao was losing everything, he was able to rectify Yuan Clan's name and found the seeds for the Yuan Clan to achieve glory again.
This convinced him.
After staring at Yuan Shao for a moment, Liu Xie sighed, "I am a loyal minister, how can I be a thief...Minister of Works, let's execute him."
Yuan Xi trembled when he heard this.
Eyes on Yuan Shao.
After hearing what he just said, no matter how stupid he is, he understands the meaning of it. Yuan Shao is paving the way for him with his life!
Especially the sentence "Although I am a father, I am inferior to Ziyuan" made him feel mixed feelings in his heart.
This was the recognition he had always longed for.
Now it was too late, but he couldn't feel any happiness, and it was even difficult to mention the murderous intention in his heart.
"Just do it."
Yuan Shao's eyes were deep, his expression was calm and unruffled, and he said in a voice that only Yuan Xi could hear, "Don't let me down, Xianyi."
Yuan Xi pursed his lips and said nothing. He felt that the Son of Heaven Sword in his hand seemed to be as heavy as a stone, and he could not lift it up no matter what.
"Do it!"
Yuan Shao glared at Yuan Xi and roared fiercely.
"Ahhh--!"
Yuan Xi roared, tears bursting out of his eyes uncontrollably, and at the same time, he used all his strength, closed his eyes and slashed down with his sword!
A dull voice sounded.
The tip of the sword dripped blood.
Yuan Shao's head fell to the ground, and blood nearly ten feet high sprayed out from the broken neck, covering Son of Heaven Dragon Banner dancing wildly in the wind!
It even spread all over Yuan Xi's body!
Yuan Xi did not dare to look at the headless corpse of Yuan Shao anymore. He turned around and knelt down tremblingly towards Liu Xie, holding Son of Heaven Sword in both hands and raising it high above his head.
"Your Majesty, Rebel have been executed!"
Liu Xie took a deep look at him, reached out and grabbed the blood-stained Son of Heaven Sword, then with a cold face, he waved his hand and ordered, "Pass the message--!"
"The army moves out!"
"In this battle, Cao Thief will be destroyed and Pretender Emperor will be captured!"
"Kill--!!!"
The loud shouts of killing came like a tide, and the morale of the army reached its peak at this moment, and they marched southward in a mighty manner.
Yuan Shao was beheaded and spread throughout the world.
Regardless of whether there was Confess Guilt before Yuan Shao died, the mistakes he committed cannot be erased, let alone forgiven for them.
Under the order of Liu Xie, Yuan Shao's head was sent to various counties for public display. At the same time, the news that Royal Army went south to hunt down thieves also spread.
Guanzhong, Chang'an.
Ma Chao looked at the information in his hand with a very excited expression. He couldn't help laughing and said, "What a great opportunity, it's a godsend!"
"Imperial Court's soldiers and horses are going south to attack Cao Cao and Sun Quan. I can just take the opportunity to attack Bing Province and seize the north!"
Ma Chao was extremely happy. He had been waiting for this opportunity. He did not expect that Son of Heaven would be so stupid and march south at this time!
Simply ignore him!
After hearing this, Pang De on the side quickly advised, "General, although Imperial Court's army is moving south, there are still Twenty Thousand in Bing Province's Garrison."
"Bing Province Passes is heavy, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although there are many of us Western Liang Army, we are all Cavalry. It is too difficult to capture Bing Province."
"Besides, if the general uses troops against Bing Province, he will be completely Rebel. How should the general's father and brother deal with themselves?"
"The general's separatist rule can be temporarily tolerated by Imperial Court, but if he openly rebels, he will annihilate himself from the world! Listen to my advice and never use troops!"
When Ma Chao heard this, he immediately lowered his face and said with displeasure, "Humph! How am I Rebel? I am clearly Purge the Court of Villains when I send troops this time! It is an act of loyalty!"
"Now that Western Liang Army has been basically integrated by me, Imperial Court's main army has also moved south to Central Plains. How long will it be before we don't move troops at this time?"
"We should attack Ji Province while Lü Bu is away, and rescue Son of Heaven and my father!"
Facing Pang De, he still used this name.
But Pang De still advised, "General, since Lü Bu dares to send his troops south, it means that he has made complete preparations at Bing Province and is not afraid of the general's knock on the door."
"Otherwise, how could they dare to send troops and leave?"
"In my opinion, it is better to stay put for now and wait for the opportunity. This is a wise move."
He doesn't think now is the right time to send troops. Bing Province is Hebei's natural barrier to contain them.
Hearing what Pang De said, Ma Chao felt very impatient, but the words did make sense, so he could only suppress the urge to send troops.
"Just go down now."
In order to prevent Pang De from persuading him any further, Ma Chao could only agree perfunctorily and send him away.
After Pang De left, Ma Chao picked up a letter Letter on Table. It was Letter sent from Ye City to his father Ma Teng.