Chapter 1126 The Mastermind in the Dark?

Ren Jun probably knows the belonging of the red eagle riding, and most of them joined the Cao family with Gao Lan. Now he is waiting for Cao Gong to arrange this secret force. According to reliable sources, Cao Gong wants to integrate these elite soldiers into Cao in Jing'an to form a hidden force that can completely compete with the shadow of the Ma family.

But there are still 500 dead men among the 2,000 red eagles. Because of the great kindness of the Yuan family, they vowed to disagree with Gaolan's rebellion. A small part of them committed suicide to thank Yuan Shao, while the other part secretly sneaked into Yuan Tan's hands in Qingzhou and continued to work for the Yuan family.

After the assassination, Yuan Shao was already in the hands of Cao Gong at that time, that is to say, if Yuan wanted to assassinate Cao Gong, it could only be an order from Yuan Tan. In addition, Yuan Tan quickly sent 40,000 troops to Jizhou after the assassination, which made Yuan Tan's current suspicion rise to a high level.

Military, Yuan Tan is not very good except that he is strong and easy to kill; in terms of wisdom, he is only a Chinese person and relies more on the think tanks around him. However, when it comes to this assassination, Yuan Tan is very likely to manipulate it. After all, Wending City was once under the rule of the Yuan family, and the red eagle riders are even more familiar with the terrain. If these red eagle riders sneak into the Cao camp with the help of the former robe, they can completely achieve the effect of that day.

Thinking of this, Ren Jun's eyebrows couldn't help locking up. Everything seems logical and makes perfect sense in theory. But the more so, the more Ren Jun felt that it was too simple. What's more, during this period, a very subtle event happened: in order to repel Yuan Tan's 40,000 soldiers, Cao Gong did not send troops to resist as usual. Instead, the emperor invited Yuan Tan the titles of Qingzhou Mu and Zhendong General. At the same time, for the heart of An Yuan Tan, Cao Gong once again promised to marry his daughter to Yuan Tan and support Yuan Tan to be the orthodox of the Yuan family and openly compete with the Yuan family controlled by the Ma family.

Poor Yuan Tan is such a short-sighted person. Under the oppression of Cao Cao's restraining Zang Hong and the surrendering general Tian Kai led 20,000 troops to attack the rear of Qingzhou, he easily chose to defect to the Cao family in the face of the delicious bait set by Cao Gong in front of him. However, this kind of investment is not perfect. The multi-minded Yuan Tan retains his semi-independence state at this time, only listening to the tune, not the announcement.

Intuation told Ren Jun that the matter should be investigated here - if it continues, it is very likely to uncover the scars between Cao and Yuan Tan that no one wants to say, and will drag the situation of the whole Central Plains into an unknown whirlpool.

"Now you understand why I said you didn't know anything, right?" Xu Chu asked Ren Jun.

Ren Jun nodded with understanding. No wonder Xu Chu dared to reveal the information of today's son, and also wanted to hide Yuan Tan behind the scenes. If this detail is to be spread, the impact is too bad. Let alone whether Yuan Tan really participated in the assassination, the endless association of others alone is enough to destroy Cao Gong's hard and painstaking appeasement in Qingzhou.

Xu Chu seems to be much more shrewd than his appearance. It is really rare for a bodyguard to stand at this height to consider problems.

"Does Cao Gong know about this?"

Xu Chu shook his head: "At that time, Cao Gong was having a headache for the continuous offensive of the Ma army. At that time, I only hoped that this assassination would end as an ordinary and simple case to avoid extracurricular attacks."

"But now you find that this matter is not what you can bear at all. If I guess correctly, if Duke Cao didn't specifically order me to investigate this matter, will you tell Mr. Cao after the war in Jizhou? Ren Jun laughed. Xu Chu scratched his head with embarrassment: "Mr. Ren, Gao Ming, I really want to do this."

"But Cao Gong's sense of smell is much sharper than all of us. If you don't say it, he also made me come to investigate." Ren Jun smiled bitterly, "You also know that this assassination has contacted the Ma family, Dang Yuzi and Yuan. At present, it seems that the Ma family is the least suspected, so next..."

"I'll secretly mobilize Hu Wei to inquire about Shi A's previous activities in detail, and maybe I will find out." Xu Chu said, and then stood up.

"Well, that's good. If there is any clue that can be contacted with the army, the matter will basically reveal the most hidden disguise. However, you have to be cautious. Cao Gong doesn't want everyone to know about this.

"I know."

Invisibly, the atmosphere in the tent eased. The common pressure made Ren Jun and Xu Chu turn from hostility at the beginning to a subtle alliance. The whole guard is managed by Xu Chu, and his investigation is more efficient than Ren Jun. Unfortunately, at the next moment, Ren Jun still hardened his heart to destroy this atmosphere. Xu Chu was about to leave when he was stopped by him again.

"General Xu, there is one more thing I need to confirm with you before I leave." Ren Jun narrowed his eyes and said, "I think there is still a doubt in it."

Xu Chu turned around and unexpectedly, he did not show an angry expression.

"General Xu, I know you have shouldered a lot after this matter. But can you explain to me why Shi A obeyed Yuan Tan's orders? He has never been a member of the Red Eagle Rider. And..." Ren Jun took out the dagger given to Cao Cao and threw it to Xu Chu and said, "It is impossible for the Red Eagle to have such a weapon, so I judge that Yuan Tan can't be the mastermind of this incident."

"Hm?" Xu Chu's doubt was very heavy. He frowned his thick eyebrows, which showed that he was surprised.

"So, General Xu, as subordinates, don't have to worry too much about the relationship between Cao and Han. Although you deliberately led me to the emperor, you didn't expect that there was really a shadow of the emperor in it. Ren Jun said this and deliberately paused for a moment: "I know your expectations for Cao Gongbao. In fact, many Cao's generals also have this idea. But you have also seen that we can't participate in this kind of thing.

Ren Jun's words can be said to be painstakingly, and he said it at an absolutely appropriate time. Xu Chu's strong and burly body was slightly shocked, and then respectfully saluted Ren Jun and said sincerely, "I have written down Mr. Ren's words. Over the years, I have thought about things that I shouldn't think too much about.

"Okay," Ren Jun didn't expect that he would come to Xu Chu to untie Xu Chu's heart knot. After seeing that Xu Chu did understand those truths, he continued: "To get back to the point, I feel that neither Your Majesty nor Yuan Tan are likely to complete such an assassination independently. Boldly make a hypothesis. If this assassination is successful, who will benefit the most?

"Ma family!" Xu Chu said this almost without thinking.

"Yes, we have always thought that the Ma family has motivation and ability, but it is unlikely to know the specific location of Cao Gong. And now all the evidence also points out that this matter seems to have little to do with the Ma family. Ren Jun narrowed his eyes and fell into his own hypothesis: "In addition to the Ma family, Yuan Tan is the second beneficiary. He can make profits from it when the Cao family is in chaos. Of course, the deepest hidden thing is our majesty. There is no doubt that he may suddenly announce his separation from the Cao family when the central government is empty and the four sides can't take care of it..."

"This assassination is really confusing." Ren Jun shook his head, as if he had dispelled the previous hypothesis, but he seemed to have found a new direction: "As soon as Cao Gong dies, the whole Central Plains East will be reshuffled. And if Cao Gong narrowly escaped this assassination, all the evidence would point to Yuan Tan and His Majesty, who had nothing to do with the Ma family. The relationship between Cao Gong and Yuan Tan and His Majesty fell into a state of tension and suspicion. That is to say, whether the assassination is successful or failed, the Ma family can get great benefits.

"Yuan Tan can't be the black man who led this conspiracy. In this calculation, is it that the conspiracy of the Ma family is too perfect, or did that person really have evil intentions when Cao Gong was worried about internal and external troubles? Although Ren Jun didn't let Xu Chu care about him, he didn't realize that he was deeply involved in it at this time.

And Xu Chu seemed to catch up with Ren Jun's thoughts. He grabbed the short knife in his hand more tightly, as if to cut down the main messenger in the dark.