Everyone was fascinated by Cao Cao's speech, and even some people with high understanding, such as Wu Song, felt as if they were waking up from a dream.
At the top, they protect the country and protect the people; at the bottom, they draw their swords to help when there is injustice on the road. They look up to the heaven and the earth and know that all living beings have feelings. Such words, these self-proclaimed heroes have never been heard from anyone, but now they hear it in their ears. I feel my blood boiling.
Yes, if you live like this, you will be worthy of being born a man, and you will be worthy of being called a good man.
Song Jiang knelt on the ground, his soul shaken, and he couldn't stand up for a long time. Hua Rong couldn't bear to look down on him and helped him up.
While Cao Cao kept a straight face and maintained a serious atmosphere, he couldn't help but feel ashamed secretly: What he just said would be justified if Liu Xuande said it. Although Cao calls himself a hero, he has also committed heinous crimes. Alas, if he hadn't been reincarnated in this life and seen the tragic situation in the history books of the foreign races in the Southern and Northern Dynasties who regarded me as a two-legged sheep, how could Cao have the idea of "same culture and same species"?
Wu Song originally felt that his brother was too disrespectful to Song Gongming, but firstly, every word of what Cao Cao said struck home in his heart, and secondly, when he saw Cao Cao's serious aura, he couldn't help but be a little scared, and did not dare to say more, so he just whispered He said to Song Jiang lowly: "Brother Gongming, what my brother said is not unreasonable. I hope you will think carefully about it." Then he hurriedly mounted his horse to assemble the army.
Not long after, forty Yanggu men, five hundred Dongping Mansion soldiers, and a group of Lu Fang and Guo Sheng's minions were all lined up. I saw that the Yanggu fellow villagers, officers and soldiers, and even the minions all held their chests high and looked proud, obviously very proud to serve under Cao Cao.
But there were still dozens of prisoners captured earlier who didn't know what to do with, so everyone looked at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao pondered for a moment. If he didn't say anything else, just saying that Song Jiang was Wu Song's sworn brother, he couldn't kill him, at least not in front of Wu Song. Otherwise, wouldn't he be forcing his own brother? Moreover, looking at Song Jiang's words and deeds, he is just a reckless strongman, which cannot be seen in the eyes of the King of Wei. If today's incident spreads, there will no longer be any dispute about who is superior between Wu Mengde and Ji Yu, so he simply made it more open. Bar.
So he said: "Let them go and let them go."
Qin Ming and Huang Xin looked at each other, then suddenly stepped forward and knelt down under Cao Cao's horse. Qin Ming's eyes suddenly turned red, and he cupped his fists and said, "Brother Wu, Qin has thought about it over and over again and refuses to leave the family. Now he has nowhere to go, so please take him in."
Hua Rong saw this and shouted: "Brother Qin, if you go to Brother Wu's place, what will happen to my sister?"
Cao Cao said with a smile: "If you are not married, you will obey your father, and if you marry, you will obey your husband. Since she is the wife of Ming Matchmaker, she should naturally go with her husband. Don't worry, General Hua. Brother Qin Ming is a man who has experienced things, so he can only be more protective of the people in the house."
Hua Rong glared at Qin Ming, but Qin Ming was indifferent. After a while, Hua Rong sighed and said, "It's okay to do evil. If you marry a chicken, you can marry a dog, she will always be a member of your Qin family. My girl is pure in nature. I just hope you treat her well."
Qin Ming clasped his fists and Su Rong replied: "Brother Hua, don't worry, my wife has died. I feel ashamed and can't help her. Since your sister married Qin Ming, Qin Ming will protect her throughout her life no matter what. Will let others harm her again.”
Hua Rong looked miserable and nodded reluctantly.
Song Jiang said as if he were mourning his heir: "Brother Qin, I, Song Jiang, can't help you, and now it's too late to regret it. It's just... you are a guilty person. If you are caught by the officers and soldiers, you are not playing tricks."
Cao Cao then said: "Brother Gongming, don't worry. Although Wu is just a captain, he still has some responsibility. If he can't protect Qin Ming, he and I will go to Liangshan to find you to join the gang."
Song Jiang was startled and said quickly: "Since Brother Wu has said this, I can rest assured."
At this time, Wang Aihu walked up to Song Jiang with frowning eyes and whispered: "Brother, brother Yanshun is dead."
Song Jiang's face changed and he shed tears: "Brother Yanshun, it was me who harmed you." He hurriedly found Yanshun's body and cried while holding it.
Cao Cao said: "Well, I didn't mean to kill him. Unfortunately, he fell on his head when he fell from the horse. But that day, he was the only one who killed innocent people outside Qingzhou City? It's not a wasted death. You dwarf, follow Brother Gongming and learn how to be a good person in the future. , don’t harm innocent people again.”
When Wang Aohu saw that Cao Cao actually called him a dwarf, he was furious, but he was a good and sensible person, so he just lowered his head and said nothing, and cursed secretly.
What no one expected was that the white-faced gentleman Zheng Tianshou, the third master of Qingfeng Mountain, hesitated for a while, then walked up to Cao Cao and knelt down: "General Wu, if you don't mind, I, Zheng Tianshou, am willing to follow. The one who attacked Qingzhou that day Without me, Zheng would have had very few lives on his hands.”
Wang Xiaohu was furious when he saw it, and cursed: "The surname is Zheng, you are so shameless. Are you going to surrender to others?"
Zheng Tianshou retorted, "Zheng is a silversmith who earns a living by his craftsmanship. If you hadn't caught me and went up to the mountain to become a leader, I would have used my silver to beg a housewife and have a few cubs to live happily. Isn't it better than being a king?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Brother Gongming is the sworn brother of my second brother, and our family is not an outsider. Brother Zheng has the best intention. Since you used to do business in the world, Wu has some business in his hands, and it happens that Brother Zheng can handle it." reason."
Zheng Tianshou was overjoyed after hearing this.
At that moment, everyone parted ways. Qin Ming, Huang Xin, and Zheng Tianshou followed Cao Cao, walked to the front, and picked up Hua Rong's sister.
Song Jiang, Hua Rong, and Wang Aihu didn't want to go side by side with them. They waited for each other to go away. Three shadows fell on the ground, looking extremely desolate.
When Cao Cao walked far away, Wang Dwarf Hu cursed: "I only hate that dwarf for being rude. Since everyone made peace, why did he take away all our horses?"
This time Qingfeng Village joined forces and joined Liangshan Park. Many of the minions who did not want to go were sent away. The remaining ones were all capable. Basically everyone had a horse. This was extremely rare in Lulin of the Song Dynasty. Unexpectedly, when Cao Cao left , except for the horse that Song Jiang Huarong rode, dozens of other horses were taken away as trophies without any ceremony, even Wang Piaohu's mount was no exception.
Song Jiang Hua Rong showed no shame in competing, while Wang Aohu did not dare to say anything, watching helplessly as Cao Cao returned home with a full load.
Hua Rong smiled bitterly and said: "Unexpectedly, 'Wu Mengde' is such a luxurious and sheltered person. No wonder his reputation has spread so much in such a short period of time. In my opinion, he is not someone who can be tolerated by the world. I will stay away from him in the future." Keep him close."
Song Jiang nodded silently. He regarded himself as a hero. Even when he met big men like Chao Gai and Chai Jin, his demeanor was by no means inferior to others. But in front of Wu Mengde, he was trained to be the same as his grandson. His usual proud methods were not as good as others. There was nothing in front of me, and I couldn't help but feel short of breath for a moment.
It's just that Cao Cao and Song Jiang, one is a "predecessor" and the other is a "modern person", neither of them are descendants, so I don't know if Cao Cao robbed Song Jiang of his "luck" this time.
Originally, the three village masters of Qingfeng Mountain, the three generals of Qingzhou Prefecture, and Lu Fang and Guo Sheng of Yingshan Mountain were all eight people who wanted to go to Liangshan with Song Jiang and become his solid team members. Now Yan Shun has died, and Zheng Tianshou, Among Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng, only Hua Rong and Wang Aihu were left for Song Jiang.
In fact, Cao Cao was extremely interested in the General Divine Arrow mentioned by Qin Ming and Huang Xin. As a veteran, he certainly knew the role of a sharpshooter on the battlefield. However, seeing that Hua Rong was loyal to Song Jiang, he had to make other plans. Anyway, Hua Rong's girl is with them, so the thread is always connected.
