"But I don't know something."
Just when Fan Rui thought Cao Cao agreed to accept him, Cao Cao suddenly said.
"Your foundation is damaged and your life is only a matter of seconds. How can you do this with me?"
Fan Rui stiffened his face and forced himself to smile: "Since you have seen through it, why expose it? How can the mere injury kill me, the Demon King?"
"Are you afraid of death?"
Fan Rui put away his smile, thought for a moment, and nodded: "I'm afraid I won't die a worthy death."
"Wonderful." Cao Cao's eyes lit up. "Sit down and wait for everyone to come. I will introduce you to them."
Fan Rui didn't say much and sat down on the spot: "Don't you know your surname? What's your highest position on Liangshan Mountain?"
He thought to himself: I have offended Chao Gai before. If your seat is not high enough, you may not be able to protect me.
Cao Cao observed his words and knew what he was thinking: "Don't worry, Liangshan and I are not just traveling together, we are just friends. I am Dutou Wuzhi of Yanggu County."
"Wu Mengde?" Fan Rui opened his eyes wide, surprised, then smiled to himself, shook his head and said: "To be honest with you, brother, you have become famous recently, and I am very dissatisfied with it. If I hadn't been guarding the village and had no time, I would have wanted to go to Yanggu to learn a lesson. Return. I was so pitiful that I never set off."
To know the customs of Cao Cao's previous life, the most necessary step for children of aristocratic families to enter the world is to accumulate reputation. The importance of reputation at that time was far more important than in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, there is a lot of emphasis on how to quickly become famous. The reason why Cao Cao became famous quickly was also due to the accumulation of experience in his previous life.
Since he became famous, he has been traveling around the world in the past six months, and he is surrounded by heroes who bow down to him. Today is the first time he has met someone who is "very dissatisfied", and he can't help but be very interested.
"You and I have never met each other, why don't you accept it?" Cao Cao said with a smile.
Fan Rui shook his head: "I'm not just dissatisfied with you. King Tota, Timely Rain, Little Tornado... Hebei Tianhu, Jiangnan Thirteen, I am also dissatisfied. Just because these people are famous, but they are of no benefit to the world. , If you live up to this reputation, you might as well take it and give it to me."
Cao Cao was thoughtful and asked, "Is there anyone you admire?"
Fan Rui always maintained a proud face with a solemn expression: "There was no such thing before, so I had to build a stronghold on my own. Who wants to be the leader of this stronghold? All the troubles make me dizzy. Now I am willing to obey you, hey, Yang Hanren With such power, you can spread the Han banner all over the country. This is a career that I can't even think of! If you hadn't just said it, I, Fan Rui, would have believed it wholeheartedly. I would have died without any regrets."
His expression and words reminded Cao Cao of a line he heard sung by a certain "daughter" when he was at Yiqing Tower: "The liver and gallbladder are pierced, the hair is standing up, and we are talking together, life and death, a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold."
This is a simple and proud passionate man.
Cao Cao came to a conclusion silently and patted Fan Rui on the arm: "Okay, then I will try my best to keep you convinced."
His attitude towards Fan Rui was quite different from others. Since he came to this world, the only person he met who could foresee the troubled times in the future and prepare for it was Fan Rui. Although the various methods were beyond Cao Cao's vision, the behavior itself gave Cao Cao a feeling that he was not alone in his path. .
"What happened in Jiangzhou was also my brother's handiwork, right?" Fan Rui suddenly asked.
Cao Cao looked at him and Fan Rui smiled: "Since I have met you and King Chao Tian, it is not difficult to guess. Could it be that Liangshan has a grudge against me?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "King Tuota is a good man who can fight with his neck. Most of the good men on Liangshan are also upright and generous."
Fan Rui thought for a while and suddenly showed a surprised look: "Brother, do you want your left hand to be black and your right hand to be white, combining yin and yang to accumulate all the power you can to cope with the changes in the future?"
After saying this, Cao Cao's expression really changed.
From Mangdangshan's strength and previous confrontations, Cao Cao had already seen that Fan Rui's intelligence was not outstanding.
At least compared to smart people like Wu Yong and Huang Wenbing, it is far inferior.
But it was such a person who, just after they met, revealed his plan that he had never revealed!
Seeing Cao Cao's expression change, Fan Rui realized that he had made a mistake and smiled bitterly: "Since you have seen through it, why bother exposing it? I'm so quick to talk."
Cao Cao looked around and said in a low voice: "You can tell people everything you want. Since you want to work with me, it doesn't matter if you know it. It's just that people talk too much and leak too much. It's inevitable that someone with good intentions will take advantage of it and ruin a big thing." "
Fan Rui nodded immediately and said: "Brother, don't worry, but I'm not a talkative person. I just keep this matter to myself."
Cao Cao nodded, but he thought highly of Fan Rui.
At this time, large groups of people arrived one after another. Fan Rui saw Xiang Chong and Li Gun, stood up, raised his face slightly, as he always looked arrogant: "Two brothers, this dear friend is 'Wu Mengde' Wu Zhi, I have I regard him as my brother, and come and see him soon."
Xiang Chong and Li Gun hurriedly paid their respects and said, "See you, brother."
Cao Cao stepped forward to help the two of them up. Xiang Chong smiled and said to Fan Rui: "Brother, if I hadn't confessed in time just now and said that you could tell that chaos was about to happen by watching the stars at night, it would be a pity that Brother Wu was afraid that you would be killed. In front of Pegasus, I’m here to save your life, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to see me at this moment.”
Fan Rui swayed and was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "You two usually call yourself heroes, how come you confessed so easily?"
Li Gun said confidently: "Brother Wu said that if we recruit him, we have hope of survival. If we don't recruit him, the three of us will be lining up in front of the gate of hell."
Luan Tingyu stepped forward to smooth things over and said with a smile: "After all, it's just fate that led to such a mistake. Fan Demon King, you are a Taoist, so I think you should understand the truth better than me."
Fan Rui shook his head and smiled bitterly: "That's all, cause and effect cannot be clarified by gods. Why are you two still standing there? Go to the stronghold quickly and call that useless guy to come down and surrender."
Xiang Chong and Li Gun Nuo Nuo retreated and ran to the stronghold to call the door.
Jiang Jing counted the casualties, and found that of the 500 hob-slingers, more than 100 were killed and wounded, the 300 demon soldiers had lost more than 200, and the remaining minions had lost 200 to 300, and many were so frightened that they fled far away from Mangdang Mountain and disappeared. Fan Rui was counted. There are still more than 1,800 men under his command.
After spending two days repairing in Mangdang Mountain and sending away the minions who didn't want to go with them, the three heroes of Mangdang Mountain merged with 1,200 people, and the team already numbered around 2,000.
Cao Cao invited everyone to gather in the hall of the stronghold, and first discussed with Chao Gai: a team of this size passing through the prefectures and prefectures would attract too much attention, so it is better to divide them into groups to ensure a complete strategy.
Chao Gai nodded in agreement, and Cao Cao added: "With the turmoil in Jiangzhou and the great reputation of Liangshan, it is inevitable that countless heroes are vying to surrender. However, it will ruin the face of the court and send troops to attack sooner or later. How will the King of Heaven respond? "
Chao Gai laughed loudly and said the same old saying: "There are eight hundred miles of water, and there are many brave brothers. If the soldiers come to block it, and the water comes to cover it, there is nothing to fear."
Song Jiang looked at everyone's expressions and said: "My little brother has a plan. If the imperial court sends troops to kill him several times, he is not afraid that the imperial court will not come to recruit him. At that time, he will be able to take off this thief's skin. .”
Chao Gai was unhappy after hearing this. Ruan Xiaowu and Xiaoqi sneered repeatedly, turned their faces and looked out the door without saying a word.
Hua Rong pondered for a moment and said: "Brother Song Jiang has good intentions. Brothers, please think about it. Although we have lost the joy of our lives when we gather together in Liangshan, we will have children in the future. How can we teach them to just stay in this lake for the rest of their lives?" Can’t you survive here?”
Liu Tang said: "What's wrong with living in the water all your life? Haven't you seen those people in Jiangzhou? How many of them haven't been oppressed by the evil officials? I can't bear this birdiness. I will have a son in the future, so he must suffer too." No."
Ruan Xiaoer said: "Brother Liu Tang is right. Everyone in Liangshan is like a family and it is lively and lively. Isn't it better than being exposed outside?"
Hua Rong smiled awkwardly: "That's true, but can't the children and grandchildren I'm waiting for become officials?"
Ruan Xiaoqi jumped up and shouted: "If my children and grandchildren also become those oppressive dog officials, I would rather they spend their whole lives fishing in the pond."
Fan Rui, who had nothing to do with this matter, suddenly clapped his hands and praised: "Brother Xiaoqi, speak quickly! These words are so unkind. My dear friends, please don't watch those dog officials enjoying their glory. Don't you know that there are various causes and consequences? Retribution is not in the human world, but in the underworld. What about Cai Jiu who was slaughtered by his brothers in Jiangzhou? Although he is poor in fishing, wouldn't it be great to have a person who is physically and mentally happy and whose moral integrity is intact?"
Seeing that Wang Aohu was talking about his proud story, he jumped up and said: "When it comes to cutting off Cai Jiu, it's not just a brother's talk. That guy is already fat..."
Before he finished speaking, Chao Gai shouted: "Shut up! We are all talking about business, why are you talking like a woman?"
Wang Aihu instantly turned red, sat down angrily, lowered his head and said nothing.
Song Jiang was secretly unhappy when he saw it: Wang Ying is the person I recommended to the mountain. Even if he said it in one or two words, how could he lose face with so many people here? Haha, this seems to be scolding Wang Ying, but in fact it is me, Song Jiang, who is scolding me!
Youfenjiao: I finally know that my way is never alone, and one word reveals the desired picture. Men of all colors have different ambitions, and brothers from the same mountain have different paths.
