Lao Cao was about to talk to Li Kui in detail when he suddenly had a change of thought and said with a smile, "That's all. One sheep is driven, and a group of sheep is herded. Just go quietly and call all our brothers."
Lao Cao's original intention was that since he explained it, why not call everyone to explain it together. Because Li Kui could have such thoughts, others would inevitably follow suit.
However, Li Kui thought differently and said that he had revealed what Cao Cao was worried about. This brother was so broken that he wanted to make a plan to win the pass. He rolled his big eyes and offered his advice: "This pass is full of Fang La soldiers and horses. There are many people and many eyes are mixed. Since my brother wants to arrange a treacherous plot, why don't I go to the kitchen and ask for some wine and meat to bring with me? When people see me, they just say that my brothers are eating wine and admiring the moon and playing tricks."
Cao Cao smiled in surprise and said, "Tieniu, if you are so careful, you will be able to lead an army on your own in the future."
Li Kui was so happy that he was praised. He jumped up, danced with his hands and feet, and flew away.
Cao Cao nodded secretly. Li Kui was the most loyal man. Although he felt that he was not loyal enough to seize his father-in-law's property, he was still willing to think for him. This kind of loyalty is very rare.
Not long after, a group of brothers came up to Guancheng carrying wine jars and pig legs, laughing and joking. Ruan Xiaoqi raised his head and looked at the crescent moon, stretched his body, and said with a smile: "Brother is so elegant and happy, let Fang La's family I don't care about my daughter, but I come to accompany my brothers."
Cao Cao pointed at Li Kui and said, "Well, I was here to have a few words of respect with Jin Zhi, but this black guy interrupted me and sent Jin Zhi away in shame. I see that the scenery here is very beautiful, so I might as well ask your brother to come with you." have a drink."
After hearing this, everyone complained that Li Kui was indifferent and ruined Cao Cao's good deeds. Li Kui was furious, jumped up and snatched the wine and meat from everyone's hands, muttering and cursing: "I treat you with wine and meat with good intentions, but I talk about Iron Bull." No, in that case, everyone is just following the wind."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't accuse Tieniu unjustly. He bumped into him because he had something on his mind. He wanted me to clear up his doubts..."
Ruan Xiaoqi laughed when he heard this: "I only think about three things in Tieniu's mind every day. The first is whether there will be a war? Will someone be killed? The second is when will we eat? Is there wine? The third is Agua and How is his mother-in-law at home? Do you miss him? Apart from that, I just poop and sleep. How come you are so confused that you want my brother to solve it? "
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Li Kui became angry and shouted: "I don't want you to pounce on me today. You don't know how powerful Tieniu is."
Putting down the wine and meat in his hands, he went to grab Ruan Xiaoqi. Ruan Xiaoqi's body movements were like a fish, and he got behind Liu Tang and said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, spare Xiaoqi once, I will never dare to make fun of you next time." ”
Liu Tangyi stretched out his hand to stop you, and said: "Tieniu will spare him for once. This guy is just jealous when he sees you have a wife and a baby."
Ruan Xiaoqi blushed and immediately shouted: "Is it important to have a mother-in-law? My second brother also has a mother-in-law."
Ruan Xiaoer said: "Why does brother Liu make fun of my brother? He doesn't have a mother-in-law. Don't you usually only have two hands?"
Ruan Xiaowu beat the snake and put it on the stick: "No wonder Brother Liu's hands are full of calluses. Last time I asked him why the calluses were so thick, and he said they were sharpened by sword practice. It's a joke. Why can't I practice sword practice? ? Even if I'm still a boatman, I won't have such a thick cocoon."
Li Kui was confused when he heard this, and asked curiously: "How did you end up talking about my mother-in-law?"
Everyone laughed more and more when they saw that he was still so ignorant after being married for several years, and Guancheng was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Cao Cao also laughed. Seeing that he and the others had made enough trouble, Fang coughed and said, "Let's get back to business. Actually, you don't have to laugh at Tieniu. You may not have his doubts. As a brother, just tell me. Bar--"
He got up and walked around, seeing no one else around, and then whispered: "Three years ago, Xuzhou killed Zhu Xun and met the heroes Shi Bao and Monk Deng. Miss Fang Jinzhi took my sword, Mount, you invited me to come to the south of the Yangtze River. As a brother, I only treated her as a little girl making fun, and I didn't pay attention to her at first. It wasn't until the emperor wanted to conquer Fang La this time, and he didn't want these heroes from the southern country to die in vain, so I took the opportunity to take action. Unexpectedly, we met today. Only then did I learn that Miss Jinzhi has refused to marry because of me and has been waiting so long..."
Liu Tang, Xiao Qi and others all looked envious and shouted in a low voice: "When I was lying on the ground, my brother was so lucky! I saw that this girl has a cheerful temperament and is beautiful. If it weren't for my brother, how could an ordinary man be worthy of her?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Brothers, I am also a cool person. I have a good impression of this woman. Since she cares for me so much, I can't bear to let this beauty down, so I naturally want to marry you another sister-in-law."
When Shi Jin heard this, he slapped his leg and said, "Well, I understand Tieniu's concerns. My brother originally wanted to plot the Mingjiao family, but now he has become the son-in-law of the Holy Duke. , it’s easy to say or not.”
Li Kui's eyes widened and he nodded repeatedly: "That's what Tieniu has in mind! My brother is a well-known hero in the world. If this matter becomes public, it will ruin my brother's reputation."
The three men of the Ruan family looked at each other, and all smacked their lips and said, "What Tieniu said makes sense."
Fan Rui rolled his strange eyes and said disdainfully: "Those who achieve big things don't stick to trivial matters! When we set off, my brother had already made it clear that even though Fang La and his group were in trouble for a while, they would never achieve big things. That group of Jurchens were very powerful, but my younger brother was not. What you see is that with these tigers and wolves outside, how can you allow my Han family's vitality to be wasted in vain? If I said that my brother was not seeking his personal property, but keeping it for him, if I were Fang La, I would not be able to thank my brother enough. "
Shi Jin also nodded and said: "Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao are all good men with rare talents. It would be a pity if they died in the hands of officers and soldiers! Men of our generation have worked hard to learn this art, and they will die. He deserves to die on the battlefield with foreign races, so that he can be said to be vigorous and worthy of his life... But having said that, the reputation in the world must not be ignored."
"Red Bearded Dragon" Fei Bao looked at this, looked at that, and said cautiously: "The same is true for what I am worried about. Although we understand my brother's foresight, how can outsiders know much? I am afraid that we will only see the son-in-law plotting to seize the father-in-law's property. One section will damage my brother’s reputation as a hero.”
Cao Cao was secretly happy when he saw everyone discussing with him. Unknowingly, these brothers in his family were far better than ordinary men in the world based on their knowledge.
Just like when Shi Jin said "die on the foreign battlefield", it seemed to be a matter of course to him. However, most people would never have thought about these thoughts.
He immediately smiled and said: "What Brother Fan Rui said is the best. To achieve great things, don't stick to trivial matters! For example, when there is a food shortage in the world, the first priority is to let the people have food to eat, so I stole this food from the rich and powerful. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter if it was stolen by wealthy merchants, as long as the people don’t starve to death, I will have a clear conscience.”
Everyone couldn't help but nodded and listened attentively to what he said. Cao Cao sighed and said: "Wang Qing and Tian Hu started revolts one after another. Have the people under their command ever had a good life? I'm afraid the suffering of exploitation will be worse than that of the imperial court! In the future, Jin If the army comes, the world will be in chaos. I am afraid that there will be dragons and snakes everywhere. I don’t know how many people will be kings and how many will be emperors. Then the other generations will attack each other and use force to destroy the Jin Ou and suffer the people. Who will take care of it? Haha, that guy Shi Jingtang can cut off the land of Youyun, how can Wang Qingtian Hu and his like have more integrity than those surnamed Shi!"
Shi Jin sighed: "We followed my brother all the way to fight. Just looking at the conditions in Runzhou, Suzhou and other places, we know that the Mingjiao has no ability to govern. The so-called Shenggong is nothing more than a raccoon dog like Wang Qingtianhu and others."
There was a trace of ferocity in Cao Cao's eyes: "That's it! Seeing that the sun is about to fall, I want to bring the power of the heroes of the world to save it. Now that we have embarked on this road, people will kill people, and Buddhas will kill Buddhas. If my father-in-law blocks it, there will be no exception."
"We are all pragmatic people. We naturally seek practical benefits first when doing things. As for reputation..." Lao Cao poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp, with a domineering smile on his face: "But I want it too! Haha, trying to steal my father-in-law. Property, or being looked down upon by others, so after my father-in-law’s property was ruined, Wu inherited his father-in-law’s ambitions and helped him settle down a group of old brothers, so others have nothing to say, right?”
All the brothers laughed when they heard this. Ruan Xiaowu said: "This is just half a son-in-law. I think Fang Tianding is not heroic at all. If Brother Wu doesn't inherit the Holy Gong's career, doesn't it mean he has no successor?"
"Curly Tiger" Ni Yun joked: "If that guy falls into the hands of officers and soldiers, it will be difficult for him to survive."
Cao Cao said calmly: "If the officers and soldiers have killed him, his life will be short. If he has not been killed, Jin Zhi has a deep love for his sister and brother, so there is no harm in saving his life."
All the brothers said in unison: "Brother, being generous leads to magnanimity."
If Fang Tianding is not killed, taking over Fang La's tribe will inevitably lead to many twists and turns. Everyone knows this well and knows that Cao Cao's decision is not ruthless.
In fact, as far as Lao Cao is concerned, if there is no discussion in the world, he has his own means. Today he drinks and talks with everyone. However, he is afraid that some of his brothers will think that he has gone too far and will have knots in his heart, so he takes the opportunity to speak out. This is called "telling the truth." "Non-toxic" yes.
Afterwards, everyone ate and drank again and went back to rest.
In the afternoon of the next day, Lao Cao took Li Kui, Liu Tang, and two southern generals, Tang Fengshi, the "fatal scholar", and Bei Yingkui, the "White Eagle", and five hundred troops to Xiaguan to inspect the surrounding terrain.
At dusk, I walked more than ten miles away from the pass and was about to go back. Suddenly I heard people shouting and horses neighing. I quickly climbed up a hill and looked around. I saw more than a thousand Confederate troops coming, discarding their helmets and armor. Smoke and dust rose behind them. Apparently the pursuers were in a hurry.
Tang Fengshi asked curiously: "The soldiers and horses along the way have already withdrawn to Muzhou. Where did they get defeated?"
With sharp eyes, Bei Yingkui pointed at a flag that was being dragged upside down and shouted: "Isn't that flag written with the word 'Wei'? Wei Heng... Oops, I get it. It's Wu Sheng, who is guarding Dusong Pass." Jiang Yin, Wei Heng!”
When Fang Qifu retreated from Fuyang County, he sent a message to the Dusongguan garrison to retreat to Muzhou. Cao Cao was also present at that time. When Bei Yingkui said it, he immediately took the number. It must be that this group of troops was retreating. Just happened to meet Tong Guan Jinjun.
He opened his mouth and said: "Since we are our brothers, I want to save them. Now I'm afraid it's too late to go back and mobilize the troops. For the sake of loyalty, I have to take a risk. Brothers, let's do this for now, and then do this and so!" "
Liu Tang and Li Kui agreed loudly, but the two southern generals hesitated. Li Kui said angrily: "You two are shaking, what do you mean? My brother's general order is here, how dare you disobey it?"
Seeing Cao Cao's indifferent expression, the two men were frightened and hurriedly laughed and said: "I don't dare, we are just frightened by Brother Song's courage - since the general has decided on a plan, he will naturally act according to it."
There is a branch of teaching: everyone wants to achieve actual gain and false fame, but Lao Cao rarely hesitates when it comes to matters. He who has always been worried is not a hero, and he who has not been poisonous since ancient times is not a husband.
(End of chapter)
