Song Jiang felt that his face was hurt, and his expression was a little uncertain.
But after all, he was not waiting for others. After a moment of silence, he suppressed his displeasure and laughed as if he didn't mind: "Brother Wang Ying is also a brave man. I know what he means. What he wants to say is that even if he sits in a high official position like Cai Jiu, , if you take bribes and pervert the law, retribution will still be inevitable. But brothers, think about it, why do we have to be corrupt officials and dog officials when we become officials, why can't we be upright and good officials?"
The boss stood up for himself, and Wang Xiaohu instantly recovered half of his strength and said: "Brother is right, if the Zhao Guan family allows me to be an official, I will love the people like a son..."
"A girl who loves the people is like a wife." Ruan Xiaoqi said with a wicked smile, and the whole hall burst into laughter. The hall was filled with a happy atmosphere, except for Wang Aihu, who was so angry that he suddenly became shorter.
When he was about to laugh, Song Jiang said with an earnest face: "Although Brother Wang Ying is a bit lecherous, he will not be bad to the people if he takes a few more concubines at most. Brothers are all warm-hearted men. If one of you refuses to be an official, There will be one less good official in the world..."
Seeing that Liu Tang still disagreed, Song Jiang suddenly pointed at Cao Cao and gave evidence: "If you don't believe it, look at Brother Wu! Isn't he the head of the capital? Wu Erlang is also the deputy general of Dongping Prefecture, isn't he a good official?"
Cao Cao laughed, waved his hand and said: "Brother Gongming, you are wrong. Wu doesn't dare to call him a good official..." After saying this, he pretended to count, "Nearly half of this year has passed, and Wu has four Yue is not in the county, how can he be called a good official if he neglects his duties like this?"
For a moment, everyone laughed again, but when they stopped laughing, Song Jiangqiang said with a smile: "Although Brother Wu is not in the county, the county is full of powerful people, who is not Brother Wu's help? There is no need to worry about everything in the county. This is by no means a neglect of duty."
After that, he looked at Cao Cao sincerely and said eagerly: "Brother Wu, please help me persuade my brothers. I am an incompetent person. Although I am loyal to the country, I cannot make progress, but I can't let go." With these brothers being such heroes, why can't they do something great? Even if they go to the edge of the country and shoot each other, they can also find a wife and a shadow. They will leave a good name in history for a long time, and they will live up to their lives."
His words were sincere. Cao Cao sighed after hearing this, looked at the people in Liangshan and said: "Brother Gongming wants to recruit people, but his intentions are good. Although Juxiao Mountain Forest is happy, it is not the end. It's just that in Wu's opinion , the situation may change greatly in the future, but there is no need to rush for a while. After all, the real priority at the moment is how to deal with the imperial court's suppression. Brother Gongming also said that he must first kill them several times. This is the golden rule. "
When Song Gongming heard what he said, although he was dissatisfied, he didn't directly say that he would not be recruited. He thought that this was fine. Recruitment could not be accomplished in one go. It would not be too late to analyze the pros and cons with them after they went up the mountain. Even Liu Tang and the Ruan family are used to being comfortable in the world. Is it possible that Wu Yong, a scholar, still doesn't want to be an official?
He was thinking secretly in his mind, but Cao Cao got excited and stood up and walked to Chao Gai: "Brother Chao, although the eight hundred miles of water is an excellent barrier, if the imperial court attacks at all costs, with thousands of troops and horses, the natural moat can be filled. . Brothers, we should strengthen the strength of the village, recruit heroes from all over the world, refine the armor, and train the soldiers diligently. This is the real capital. Secondly..."
He patted his chest and said: "Although brothers are the leaders of the imperial court, how can they go against all the brothers? If there are really soldiers coming to suppress, Wu will respond to the stronghold, one light and one dark, one mile and one away, how can a commoner be like this? Guaranteed nothing.”
Before Chao Gai understood, Wu Yong's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! You are worthy of being Wei...a good brother who cares for me, Liangshan!"
He looked at Chao Gai excitedly: "Brother, please think about it, if when the officers and soldiers are strong and unable to resist, Brother Wu will lead the troops to help as the head of Yanggu County. Then I will know the real and true movements of the opponent, and I will know myself and the enemy. Why worry about the officers and soldiers being undefeated?"
Chao Gai understood and was overjoyed. He stretched out his hand to hold Cao Cao's hand tightly and said, "If this is the case, why should Liangshan be afraid of the imperial court?"
Cao Cao held Chao Gai tightly with his backhand, pointed at his group of old and new brothers and said with a smile: "Aren't my brothers also the brothers of the King of Heaven? We will make detailed arrangements later. Those brothers who like to have fun can go to Liangshan first. What’s the harm if the grass falls?”
Chao Gai also loved liveliness and wished he could be together with his brothers all day long. Hearing this, he became even more joyful and laughed: "If Chao Gai wants it, it would be better to find a brother to fill the position of head of the capital, and Brother Wu will come to Liangshan to make the decision himself. With Brother Wu’s strategic skills, hundreds of thousands of troops will come to attack him, and we won’t be afraid of him!”
Cao Cao said solemnly: "Jiangzhou and our party live and die together. In Wu's heart, we are our own family, and we are all one family in Yangshan and Yanggu. You and I are the same no matter who makes the decision, so there is no difference between us."
Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others were overjoyed when they heard this, and Liu Tang and others were also happy. They all said, "With these words of eldest brother, my brothers and I are getting closer."
Huang Wenbing laughed along with everyone, his little eyes twinkling, and his heart was as restless as a cat scratching: "This person acts like cooking porridge over a slow fire. There is no smoke and smoke, but the porridge has boiled by itself. Now most of Liangshan has fallen into his palm." , everyone is still unaware that these methods are unpredictable and will be used in a big way in the future. I will use my true talents and knowledge to pay off, but if you don’t believe it, I won’t have a bright future.”
After roughly discussing the direction, Fan Rui called his minions to serve a table full of wine and meat. Everyone had a drink and parted for the time being. Chao Gai and others took half of the things captured in Jiangzhou and divided into several teams to go ahead.
Cao Cao and others decided to rest for a few days first, so that the family members who had been traveling for days could relax and recuperate, just in time to wait until Chao Gai and others were farther away before setting off on the road.
On the second day, everyone gathered in the hall to chat again. Fan Rui took out his identity as a landowner and said with a smile: "Although Mangdang Mountain is not high, there are several scenic spots that are quite worth seeing. If you brothers are interested, we might as well Let’s travel together with wine.”
After hearing this, many heroes were very interested and went to visit the mountains one after another. Cao Cao was also happy to participate. He left a few Xi Jing brothers at home to take care of him, and then took Shi Xiu and others to follow Fan Rui around the mountains.
Everyone walked to several scenic spots in succession and arrived at Chen Sheng's tomb, but it was already completely damaged. Everyone sighed and said, "What a man, but even the tomb cannot be saved." Cao Cao said, "This tomb was empty during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Yes." After hearing this, Shi Qian jumped into the tomb to check, and came out to report: "There is nothing in the stone chamber, and the stone coffin in the tomb passage has been completely damaged. Looking at the traces, it turns out that it was stolen hundreds of thousands of years ago."
Cao Cao sighed: "This man is also a person who stirred up the situation for a while. The emperor of the Han Dynasty once named him the 'Hidden King' and ordered thirty families to farm here and protect them from generation to generation. Who knows that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court no longer interfered, and those families also How can we avoid being robbed and destroyed if we all move away?”
Fan Rui suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Yes! I heard that Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao launched troops in Qiao County, robbed countless large tombs, and raised tombs to use as military supplies. Mangdang Mountain is only a hundred or two hundred miles away from Qiao County. It must have been where Wei Wu originally Evil deeds.”
When Lao Cao set up Faqiu Zhonglang and Mojin Xiaowei, they were notorious. When Fan Rui said this, many people laughed. Cao Cao's expression suddenly became strange. He was silent for a long time before he shook his head and said, "This guy is actually very unjust. When Captain Mo Jin was sent here in the past, the tomb was empty here."
Fan Rui said in surprise: "My brother is really knowledgeable. He actually knows such trivial matters very well. However, it is true that Cao Cao robbed a lot of tombs. Hey, it would be too detrimental to one's moral character to release people's tombs."
Fan Rui just sighed casually, but Cao Cao's face became more and more embarrassed. He walked a few steps silently and sighed in a deep voice: "Brother Fan's words are actually quite right. Oh, I think Cao Cao wanted to bring his parents to him to fulfill his filial piety, but unexpectedly it happened instead. He harmed his old parents and second brother, met a bad person, and killed the whole family; because he was idle and underestimated the enemy, the surrendered general revolted. The eldest son, nephew, and beloved general were all killed, and the lady also lost their friendship from then on. Haha, the white-haired parents suffered a tragic death Unexpected death, the separation of yin and yang from the flesh and blood of the beloved, these are all the fault of Cao Cao's lack of virtue. Oh, this guy is named after Cao and uses virtue as his character, but where is virtue? This is the root of this disaster."
Cao and virtue are synonymous. Mengde is the leader in virtue.
As he spoke, his voice became more and more sad: "The eldest son, Ang, was loyal, filial and brave, and died young; the youngest son, Chong, was extremely intelligent, but died of jealousy... As a result, there were no successors. The eldest son, Cao Pi, usurped the Han Dynasty, and several generations of emperors had no sons. This character was usurped by the Sima family in the mere forty-fifth year of the reign of Zuo, just like the situation in the past when he usurped the Han Dynasty. This is also the fault of Cao Cao's lack of virtue."
After a long sigh, he spoke again after a long silence, with a sad and mournful tone:
"The Han Dynasty conquered the west, the Han Dynasty conquered the west,
The imperial blood Yin Yin hides the imperial edict;
The four poles fell down and thought about re-establishing themselves,
Surabaya water does not flow with white bones,
There are no crows for thousands of miles in the north;
Han conquered the west, Han conquered the west,
Ambition gradually shifts and meaning becomes less and less;
Cao is your name with the character Deru.
If a writer has great merit, why should he die?
Moral indolence will last forever;
The Han Dynasty conquered the west and returned,
Returning to the Han Dynasty, the country is carrying the Han flag;
The long road is filled with great determination,
The blue sky above your head cannot be bullied! "
At some point, two lines of tears rolled down Cao Cao's cheeks.
If it were anyone else, he would be afraid that his subordinates would see him in a panic and helpless state, but Cao Cao was open-minded and open-minded. If he wanted to cry, he would not be afraid of others laughing. The saying that only great heroes can show their true colors is because a true celebrity comes from his own style, and that is what he means.
Fan Rui bowed deeply: "My brother is knowledgeable about the past and the present, and he has a clear understanding of Cao Cao's thoughts. Unfortunately, after thousands of years, these words have not reached Cao Mengde's ears, which made him realize the value of virtue."
Cao Cao shook his head: "It is said that heroes have no regrets, but a person can live a lifetime without regrets. Who can live without regrets? Cao Cao is in his twilight years, tossed on the sick bed, with all the past and present, do you think he really has no regrets in his heart? Deben Invisible, the world knows itself, but unfortunately, it took a lifetime to understand the truth."
Fan Rui, who was born in Quanzhen, felt the deepest about these issues and sighed: "Yes, life is short and everything is unclear. Once you understand life, your life has passed. Who can live another life?"
Cao Cao seemed to be in a better mood. He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "If that guy can live his life again, he will definitely benefit the people, accumulate virtue for his descendants, and create peace for all generations."
Everyone was too depressed to say anything before. Seeing that Cao Cao's mood had recovered, they finally lost their pressure and laughed together. Huang Wenbing praised loudly: "With the talents of Wei Wu, if he sets his ambition, he will truly be the leader of all people." Blessing, blessing to the world! But I think my brother from the Wu family is so talented and resourceful that he may not be inferior to his predecessors!"
Everyone agreed, and Cao Cao laughed loudly and walked forward surrounded by his brothers.
Suddenly, I felt something in my heart. I looked back, my eyes slightly dazed, as if I saw at the other end of distant time and space, a stocky young man holding a book and wearing a sword. He tilted his head and looked at the blue sky above his head, with a smile on his face. The ungrateful smile seemed to be imagining that after becoming the general of the Han Dynasty conquering the West, he would steal the glory of the Xianbei King's wife.
Alas!
Thousands of years ago, Wei Wu cracked his whip.
