Cao Cao glanced at Zong Yun'er lightly.
This girl has already spilled three pots of water. Although she didn't burn anyone, she extinguished the carbon twice.
He talked a lot today, and his voice was really smoking.
when! The bottle was tipped again.
Can't you make tea yourself and serve guests? Cao Cao glanced at Zongze. The old man looked expectantly, waiting for him to explain the reason. He was obviously not thirsty.
That’s all.
Cao Cao swallowed the foam and forced a smile and said: "Zong Tongpan, you are an experienced person. I'll tell you the truth. Although I am a general, I have some familiarity with many heroes in Shandong and Hebei. As far as I know, This flower monk has great ambitions!"
Zongze frowned and said sadly: "I once served as a county magistrate in Longyou, Quzhou. The people there mostly believed in evil religions. Zhejiang and Zhejiang called it Muniism, Huainan called it Erzhuzi, and Jiangdong called it The four fruits are called Vajra Zen in Jiangxi, and Mingjiao, Jiedi Zhai and the like in Fujian. Although they have different names, they are related to each other. The believers are white-robed and black-hatted. They form societies where they live. Apocryphal scriptures and monsters, as well as engravings and dissemination, Even in the military and government offices, there are many followers of him, just like a sore under the skin, although it has not broken out yet, it has gained momentum. Is this flower monk also such a monster?"
good taste! Cao Cao had seen Fang La's heroes. The words "The sores under the skin are made possible by the force" are precise descriptions, which are enough to show Zongze's farsightedness.
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Although he is a monk, he usually drinks wine and eats meat. He is not a cultist, but he is deeply aware of the corruption of officials and the difficult world. He wants to give the people of the four states of Qinglai, Dengmi and Mizhou a place to live and work in peace and contentment."
At this point, Zong Yun'er miraculously brewed tea, and just as he was pouring it into tea bowls, a big hand reached out, grabbed the teapot, smashed it into pieces, and the tea flowed all over the floor.
Cao Cao sighed in disappointment. Luan Tingyu and others were alerted by the noise and rushed to the door to take a look.
But he saw that Zongze's face was livid, his body was trembling slightly, and he was obviously very angry: "Occupy the four states! How dare he think of it! If he says that he occupies the mountain and becomes the king, he is forced by the world, and his situation is pitiable. But once he occupies it, In the state capital, raising the people and training the army, isn't this an open rebellion! He also had the salary of the Song Dynasty, how could he do this without a king or a father!"
Zongze has served as county magistrate in Ye County and Jiao Shui County in Laizhou, and now he is the magistrate of Dengzhou. How can he not know geography? If this land is really occupied by someone with intentions, with Yimeng Mountain as the gateway, it will be easy to defend but difficult to attack. With the current strength of the imperial court, if the border troops are not moved, it will be extremely difficult to get them back. Even if the border troops are moved, it will be a dilemma.
Moreover, this place is not far from the Liao Kingdom. If they are really anxious, the rebels become so cruel that they simply surrender to the Liao Kingdom, which will immediately cause disaster.
Like an angry tiger, Zongze walked around the signing room several times, stopped and shouted: "The Song Dynasty is our mother country. Even if there are bad things, we should repair them instead of smashing them and destroying them! Even if there are bad things, we should repair them instead of destroying them!" A treacherous official can be stabbed and killed, but how can he be overthrown? For example, I have been in officialdom for decades, and I dare not forget these eight words of benefiting one party during my tenure as an official."
Cao Cao listened to his words and looked at his expression, his heart gradually grew cold, and he realized that Zongze had a heart of stone, and there was no room for explanation.
He stood up and said with a slight smile: "Serving as an official for one term will bring blessings to one party. Haha, Mr. Zong is indeed an upright official and a capable minister, but I don't know how long the blessings he has created will last after he leaves office?"
Zongze was speechless for a moment, and then his eyes became alert.
Cao Cao also knew that this sentence was a bit revealing, but he didn't care much. He smiled and said: "When I met Mr. today, I realized that there are still loyal and righteous people in the world. Wu was very pleased. But in Wu's view, What Monk Hua thinks may not necessarily fall into the inferior category. He and Mr. Hua both follow the great path. The only difference is their stance. Mr. Hua is from the standpoint of the Song people, but Monk Hua is from the standpoint of the Han people. Or even just a person’s position. There is no distinction between positions, it’s all up to you and others. As for me, I’ll go back now that I’ve finished my fun today.”
After saying that, he bowed his head to the ground. After a long time, he got up and went out.
The respect he did not give to Zhou Tong was given to Zong Ze after all.
In Cao Cao's heart, he always admires doers more.
Zongze was stunned for a moment and suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Cao Cao stopped and turned around, his face calm.
Zongze looked up and down with sharp eyes: "You have such a demeanor that no ordinary person can have. Are you really Yang Gu Dutou Wu Zhi?"
Cao Cao laughed dumbly and took out his waist card to show it.
But Zongze shook his head, his eyes brightened, and he said with great momentum: "Maybe Dutou, or not just Dutou! I might as well ask clearly: Who is the leader between Monk Hua and you?"
Sure enough, you saw it, Cao Cao secretly thought.
There was a hint of calmness, a hint of surprise, and an interesting expression on his face, as if he had never expected that the other party would think so: "Mr. Zong... I'm afraid I have misunderstood. My Wu family's business is quite big, and the four states Who will take control of this land is a big deal for me, so I have to make plans in advance. I have gone to see Monk Hua, he is truly an outstanding person. If there is no master in Dengzhou, I will make peace with him first. Relationship. But after meeting my husband today, I still have to think about whether we want to have a relationship."
I am just a businessman. Without you Zongze, I am optimistic that Monk Hua can win this place, so I will make friends in advance. But with you Zongze here, I will come to see for myself whether you can stop Monk Hua. Now it seems that there is still hope.
Zongze blinked, it was just for business? However, it seems right that the world is bustling for good.
He gave a somewhat apologetic smile: "I accidentally spilled the tea, but it's hard to see off the guests. Wu Dutou, forgive me for taking the liberty to say one more thing: you are still the capital of the imperial court after all."
Cao Cao smiled and nodded: "Of course I have never forgotten it. Otherwise, why should I only think about business? Farewell!"
Zong Yun'er didn't understand why the situation suddenly changed, and her face was confused. Seeing that Cao Cao was about to leave, she subconsciously wanted to send him off, but was stopped by Zong Ze.
Cao Cao and the other five people kept walking and went straight to the backyard. When they arrived at the back door of the government office, Shi Xiu happily greeted them outside the door.
The six of them didn't say anything until they walked to a restaurant. Cao Cao reined in his horse and took the waiter to the horse gallery. He asked for a private room. After entering, he drank half a pot of tea, then asked for wine and food, and waited for the food and wine. After getting ready, they kicked out the waiter, closed the door, and chatted in low voices while eating and drinking.
Cao Cao first asked Shi Xiu how things were going. Shi Xiu smiled and said, "I made an interesting friend. He is a prisoner in the prison. His surname is Le and his name is He. I am from Jiankang, Jinling, and he is from Maozhou, so he is from Maozhou." Half a fellow countryman, this man is smart and loyal. When he heard that I was doing things for my brother, he refused to accept any money from me until he died. As a coincidence, Sun Li, brother of the Luan family, is his brother-in-law."
Cao Cao laughed after hearing this and said: "It's interesting, but it can be used for other purposes. I just talked with Zongze for a long time. Although this man is old, he is a man of far-sightedness and extraordinary means. He is also popular among the people. Senior Brother Lu is worried He makes a lot of sense. This man is loyal to the imperial court. When he heard that Senior Brother Lu wanted to occupy the four states, he became furious, which shows that he is a stubborn man. But now it is a stroke of luck. Most of the soldiers in the city were led out by Sun Li. We will cut them off as soon as possible. , directly destroy this city, capture Zongze, and hand it over to Senior Brother Lu for disposal."
Luan Tingyu said: "Brother must have made arrangements."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Although the old man was deceived by me for a while, he will wake up tomorrow at most. However, the enemy is in the light and I am in the dark. Let's see what means he can use to mend the sky."
After thinking for a while, he said: "Niu Gao and I will go out of the city at starry night to meet Qin Ming. We will first go to Dengyun Mountain to hide until the rest of the group arrives."
"Teacher Luan, the four of you, please don't stay in a big hotel. Let Brother Mu Hong lead you to find a private gambling place. Pretend to gamble and settle down. When my troops are here, if he doesn't guard against me, I will march straight in." , naturally everything will be fine. If he is prepared, I will attack his west gate openly, but secretly lead people to ambush outside the east gate. When you hear me attack the city, Shi Xiu and Zhou Tong will contact Lehe, rescue the uncles and nephews of the Zou family, release the prisoners, and commit suicide. There was a riot in the prison, so Teacher Luan and Mu Hong went to the east gate to set fire to kill people, and they cooperated inside and outside to seize the city."
After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and said, "How can there be any reason for such an arrangement?"
Now everyone had eaten their fill and went their separate ways.
On the other side, at Zongze's house, the old man was looking at the candlelight in trance.
Zong Yun'er's mouth was dry. She had already told the story of how she met Cao Cao and others three or five times at her ancestor's request. Many details that she had not paid attention to before were recalled little by little under Zong Ze's repeated inspiration.
It's just that the girl's eyes are a little confused. She doesn't know why they were catching bandits together before, and it's very interesting why Cao Cao and others suddenly became villains.
Zongze's eyes dimmed, and he said slowly: "So when they were helping you capture Er Zou, the guys shouted, 'Wu Mengde, you have no regard for the loyalty of the world.' Isn't that wrong?"
Zong Yuner nodded.
"Why did that man say that? They must have had a very happy conversation before. As soon as you showed up and saw that you were my granddaughter, you took advantage of the situation and took down the strong man to please you so that you could see me!" Zongze became more and more angry as he spoke. He slapped his thigh and cursed: "I fell for this person! Such a shameless person, he bullied me so much! What a flowery monk, he is either a chess piece or a cover. Anyone who has a disloyal heart is like this Humans too!”
Zong Yun'er blinked in confusion: "Ancestor, you... don't wrongly accuse a good person."
Zongze rolled his eyes in anger: "Idiot, don't you understand? They intended to rebel, but they were afraid that I was in Dengzhou, so they came to check the truth. Sun Li was arrested and the city was empty. What they planned was Let’s see how good I am first. If he’s just an old loser, forget about it. If he really has some skills, then find a way to persuade me to surrender. If he refuses to surrender, take advantage of the situation and eradicate him! What do you think he’s doing by running into Dengyun Mountain and befriending those bandits? ? The area around the city is where it is easiest to hide troops! Behind this person, there must be soldiers and horses."
Zong Yun'er was horrified when she heard this, and felt unbelievable: "My ancestor, when did they ask you if you would surrender?"
Zongze didn't bother to explain any more, he just shouted: "The chaos is about to break out. Haosheng is staying at home. Our ancestors are going to see the prefect! Humph, how can we let them worry in vain? This time I will take advantage of him to look down on my city." Empty, in one fell swoop, we can eliminate this serious problem for the country!"
After saying that, he got up and left in a hurry.
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