Most of the reason for the Mingjiao uprising was that Zhu Meng's "Southeast Small Court" acted in reverse and plundered too much.
Since this man became prosperous in the fourth year of Chongning, and since the time when he was in charge of the position, he can be said to have eaten like a vicious dog with a gluttonous appetite. The people in the south of the Yangtze River have eaten him to break their bones and suck out their marrow. In the enemy's country, countless families became bankrupt and destitute because of this, and even sold their children and daughters, and their families were ruined.
This kind of behavior naturally made people angry. For more than ten years, countless heroes came one after another to assassinate this beast.
However, when this guy got rich, he followed the path of Cai Jing. Cai Jing asked Tong Guan to get a military position for him, pretending to be a military meritorious officer. Otherwise, how could he be the defense envoy of Hezhou?
Taking this advantage of his position, he searched around for those evil masters who only looked at the eyes and did not value morality. They were all appointed as military attachés to fill their wings. They killed and beheaded those hot-blooded heroes, and the blood debt was too numerous to write down. .
As the largest gang in the world, the Mingjiao was based in the southeast, so it was naturally the first to bear the brunt. Countless of the brothers in the sect died at the hands of Zhu Meng, and there was a deep hatred between them that would never be washed away by the waters of the world.
Not to mention Zhu Meng, his brother Zhu Xun became the magistrate of Xuzhou, which was far away from Zhu Meng's sphere of influence. The Mingjiao wanted to kill him, but even dispatched a Dharma King, three marshals, and relied on Lao Cao Only with help can you get what you want.
Therefore, the four words "Zhu Meng is difficult to kill" are as heavy as a mountain on the hearts of Mingjiao heroes. This is the weight accumulated by the lives of countless brothers. No matter how heroic Fang La, Fang Qifu and others talk about Zhu Meng, , but also to become distraught and frightened.
However, at this moment, Dai Zong happily said the words "take Zhu Meng's head" with a click of his mouth, so calmly that the Mingjiao heroes were shocked. You can imagine the shock in their hearts.
These people stood up suddenly, knocked over a table and chairs, ran and jumped, and immediately surrounded Dai Zong in the center. I don't know how many hands grabbed him at the same time: "Are you serious?" "You're not trying to trick me into playing tricks." Right?" "Tell me how to kill this beast!" "..."
There was so much talk that Dai Zong's head swelled several times and he was speechless, not knowing who to answer.
Lu Zhishen saw Cao Cao frowning and knew what he meant. He took a sip of Dantian Qi and shouted loudly like thunder: "Hey! The bird's beak has been clamped by the Sa family, so don't make any noise! Dai Zong only opened his mouth, how can he deal with you? Many men? Let my brother come first!"
When this voice shouted, everything fell silent. Shi Bao and others all stopped talking. You looked at me, I looked at you, and they all shouted: "Yes, yes, brother Wu should have come first."
They all stepped back to make way for Dai Zong. Cao Cao asked with concern: "Has my Erlang ever been injured?"
He didn't doubt that Wu Song died or fell into the law, otherwise Dai Zong wouldn't have such an expression, he was just worried about Wu Song getting hurt.
Dai Zong shook his head repeatedly, with a complex expression of excitement, admiration, and shock on his face: "Brother, don't worry, although the second brother has suffered a few minor injuries, it is absolutely nothing serious. Brother, Second Brother Wu, he is... a true god and man!"
When Cao Cao heard that it was just a minor injury, he felt relieved and sat back down: "Brother Dai has been working hard, so let's have some food and wine to satisfy our hunger. I will tell you what happened after I explain a few words to the Mingjiao brothers."
Shi Bao and others were eager to know how Wu Song killed Zhu Meng, but when they saw Cao Cao asking Dai Zong to eat, they were immediately anxious. Deng Yuanjue said loudly: "Brother Wu, there is no need to say more. The imperial court is attacking my Huxuan Second Prefecture partial army. It is your brother." Wu Song, I have already known about this..."
As soon as this statement came out, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others all changed their expressions.
Lao Cao, however, had a good time, and said with a smile: "It is difficult to hide this matter from others! It's just that I hid it for so long and told you that Wu has betrayed everyone. If we don't make it clear, there will inevitably be thorns in each other's hearts."
Before Deng Yuanjue could speak again, Zu Shiyuan stood up and said: "King Fa Wang Deng, Brother Wu is willing to share the same views with me. This is also a sign of our sincerity. Why don't you just drink a glass of wine in peace?"
Deng Yuanjue made a face and sat down to drink.
Cao Cao clasped his fists and said, "When I first arrived in Hangzhou, why did I take on the name of my brother Song Jiang? It's not that I want to hide it from you, I just want to hide it from Tong Guan!"
After saying this, those who had a closer friendship with him, such as Shi Bao and Pang Wanchun, naturally seemed as if nothing had happened, while those who had met him later, such as Xia Houcheng, Zheng Biao, etc., showed somewhat strange expressions.
Cao Cao saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and said slowly: "This matter is a long story. Wu Mou will make the story short. A few years ago, Ximen Qing, a wealthy family in Yanggu County, wanted to harm me. He killed me and framed him for colluding with Liangshan. Therefore, I became the head of the county. When the news spread, King Chao Tian came to question me. We didn't get to know each other without fighting, so we became close friends."
"Later I met a brother named Pei Xuan. He was persecuted by Cai Jiu, the prefect of Jiangzhou. Wu was so indignant that he went to Jiangzhou and beheaded Cai Jiu to avenge him. By chance, he joined forces with Liangshan to save the timely rain Song Jiang brothers."
The incident of beheading Cai Jiu in Jiangzhou spread throughout the world, and Liangshan became famous. Therefore, it spread to Shandong and everyone here knew about it. However, many of them did not know until now that Cao Cao was actually involved. Based on their understanding of Cao Cao these days, they could even vaguely guess that this "Wu Mengde" was probably the real mastermind of this matter.
"Because of this incident, the imperial court was furious and sent 'Double Whip General' Hu Yanzhuo to attack Liangshan. I fought among them, gathered the strength of Shandong heroes, defeated the officers and soldiers, invited Hu Yanzhuo to the mountain to gather for righteousness, and met Senior Brother Lu and Yang Make this a good man."
"Senior Brother Lu is a man that you all should be aware of. He is born with wisdom and is different from ordinary people. The two of us hit it off immediately. At that time, the Jurchens had already established their country. News came from merchants from the north. In the battle of Dagang, 20,000 Jurchen soldiers defeated the Liao army. Seven hundred thousand! Hey, they are really powerful! We all thought that the increasing power of the Northern Captives was definitely not a blessing to China. The Song Dynasty monarch was mediocre and sycophantic. If Hu Man came from the south in the future, he would not be able to protect the territory of our Han family! In the past! The misfortunes caused by the chaos in China during the fifth year of the new year are probably unavoidable."
Lao Cao looked calm and talked eloquently, and every word he said was beyond the expectations of the Mingjiao heroes. Even Zhu Meng was regarded as a terrifying demon king by all of them. When had they ever considered the existence of Liao and Jin?
At this moment, I heard Lao Cao's words, such as "the blessing of China" and "the territory of the Han family". Although I didn't fully understand what they meant, I could still hear the other party's broad mind and broad vision. Compared with myself and others, Just like the chaffinch in the forest and the eagle in the sky, it is really out of reach.
Then I heard Lao Cao say: "Why are the Five Husbands ruining China? The history books are filled with white bones, and the words are bright red! Those despicable barbarians came to the Central Plains to become emperors, but I, a dignified Han, can't even be a common people, and can only be his cattle and sheep." , the so-called two-legged sheep can eat and kill as they please, how can they have any dignity at all?"
There may not be many heroes like Mingjiao who have read history books, but they are brave and courageous. No one is lacking. When they heard this, they couldn't help but gnashed their teeth and clenched their fists, and felt that they shared the same hatred with the enemy.
Cao Cao ignored him, pointed in the direction of Bianjing, and said with a faint smile: "The Taizu of the Song Dynasty bullied orphans and widowed mothers and became the emperor. The Taizong of the Song Dynasty, with the sound of axes and candles, occupied the dragon throne. Haha, the position is not right. , naturally he felt guilty, fearing that his ministers would imitate him, so for more than a hundred years, he just stared at his own family to make fuss, with no intention of making progress, so that even the mere Khitan barbarians were actually occupied by him in their homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even feared that He comes to fight, offers generous money, and treats him as his brother! Haha, how could such ridiculous things happen in the Qin and Han Dynasties?"
Since the Mingjiao tycoons have rebelled, they naturally regard the Zhao family as their enemies. However, when everyone curses each other on weekdays, they just say "the emperor is shameless" and "treacherous ministers should be killed". It is not like Lao Cao, who, in a few words, , peeling off the cocoon, even Taizu Taizong, who was recognized as a wise warrior, whipped his corpse. He only felt so happy and dripping, and a burst of blood rushed to the sky. He wished he could break out of Bangyuan Cave and fight to the death with Tong Guan.
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "The emperor upholds the will of heaven and protects the people below. If you are promising, you must expand your territory and build a big country. Otherwise, the world will be peaceful and the people will have children. As the population increases, where will the land come from for farming? If you are doing nothing, you must cultivate virtue internally and defend yourself from the strong. Haha, even if I, the Han, are incapable of bullying others, I cannot allow others to bully me. Do you think this is true? "
Everyone, Shi Bao, have never heard someone explain the emperor's actions and inactions in this way. In their hearts, a promising emperor means that the people can live a better life and will not starve to death easily. If it is an emperor who is inaction, that is what the official family is today. So, listening to what Lao Cao said at this moment, it is the so-called inaction, which can also be called a sage and wise king. They are still common people at heart. Who doesn't hope to have a wise, compassionate, wise and brave emperor? At that moment, everyone was crazy, thinking that it made perfect sense. They ignored what Lao Cao said at this moment and what it had to do with his brother coming to attack the two states of Huxuan and Benjiao.
But I heard Lao Cao continue to say: "The Khitans have humiliated me for hundreds of years, and the Jurchen tigers roared in the northern border. When they decide the winner, the sky will fall and the earth will fall! If this emperor can't do it, how can we, the children of the Han family, be like this?" Do you want to sit back and wait for death? Haha, Wu often said to his brothers, we men should try our hands to mend the cracks in the sky, so that we can live up to this body!"
The Mingjiao leaders felt their blood boil when they heard this. Although they may not have read Fan Zhongyan's famous line "Be concerned about the world's worries first", Lao Cao's demeanor of taking responsibility for the rise and fall of the world really made everyone feel heartbroken.
Shi Bao and others, in particular, suddenly remembered what Lu Zhishen said a few days ago: "When Hu Mana comes south in the future, your flag will point to the place where our brothers and I will fight to the death." At that time, they didn't know what it meant, but now they fully understood it. A thought suddenly arose in my mind: Damn it, even if such a person died in battle for him, it would be the most happy thing in the world!
I couldn't help but look at the people in Liangshan, but I saw Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Qin Ming and other heroes. Although they were silent and speechless, they all straightened their backs. Their pride was beyond words, and it made all the heroes of Mingjiao visible. Secretly envious.
Lao Cao said he was thirsty, so he took a sip of wine and then came back to his words: "At that time on Erlong Mountain, Senior Brother Lu knew my worries and advised me to use Qingmi as my gate, Denglai as my room, and Yimeng as my home." With the seven states in Shandong as the foundation, we must cultivate military armor internally, connect Liangshan, and accumulate strength. When the time comes, we can save the world, help the people, and even re-create the prosperous age of Han and Tang Dynasties."
Among the Mingjiao people present, Wang Yin, Zu Shiyuan, and Gao Yu all thought of themselves as having a plan. After listening to Cao Cao's remarks, the three of them looked at each other across the table, and they all saw one thing in each other's eyes: Compared with others, we What is this counter-revolution?
Wang Yin even thought that it was thanks to the fact that Shenggong was injured and fell into coma. Otherwise, if he had listened soberly, wouldn't he be killed in shame?
Cao Cao ignored them, either excited or trembling, or frowning, and thought to himself: "There is an official in Dengzhou named Zongze. He is both civil and military and very capable. Unfortunately, he is die-hard loyal to the court. I keep him here because he is in my way. He wanted to kill him, but he was also a good man, so Wu took a group of brothers to Bianjing. On the one hand, he bought a way to transfer him, and on the other hand, he arranged for the brothers to serve as officials and occupy the military power of each state. Fortunately, the traitorous officials in the court They are very reputable, and they took my money and it was done properly."
Everyone had heard him speak impassionedly before, but now he suddenly made a joke and couldn't help laughing.
Cao Cao also smiled and said: "In addition, I have done two more things. The first thing is that Gao Yanei, the son of Gao Qiu, has a blood feud with my brother Lin Chong, so he was tricked out of the capital and handed over to Brother Lin to avenge him. .”
Shi Bao and the others didn't quite understand his strategy of laying out the seven states, but it suited their taste to hear that he would not forget his brother's personal grudges while doing great things, and they all shouted in unison: "What a sense of loyalty!"
Cao Cao added: "In order to trick this guy into leaving the capital, he planned to beat up the emperor too..." He looked at Wang Yin and said with a smile, "That's why I got to know your wife."
Wang Yin nodded repeatedly: "It's destiny."
Cao Cao laughed and continued: "Originally, I made this arrangement and I thought it was my intention. Unexpectedly, the imperial court refused to save trouble. Three armies came to attack Liangshan, but we were repulsed one by one. However, we got many good men to gather together for righteousness!"
Wang Yin and others heard him say that defeating the three-way army was an understatement. Thinking that they and others were beaten back by Tong Guan, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Lao Cao sighed and said: "We are saving up our strength to deal with the barbarians in the future. How can we waste it with the imperial court? I had no choice but to go to Tokyo and set up a plan to let the imperial court focus on Wang Qing. Opportunity By coincidence, he was taken seriously by Tong Guan and went with him to conquer Wang Qing. Later, he destroyed Tian Hu and granted him the position of Qingzhou Jiedushi. Many brothers also became generals because of this. The seven states of Shandong were completely in my hands. "
Wang Yin, Zu Shiyuan, and Gao Yu all shouted: "What a great trick! It's really great!"
Cao Cao smiled, shook his head and said, "Tong Guan is willing to think highly of me. He asked me to protect the envoy to visit the Kingdom of Jin in order to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin and destroy the Liao Kingdom together. I regard the Kingdom of Jin as my first priority." As a latent enemy, wouldn't it be a good idea to have this opportunity to test his true strength? So last year, I traveled thousands of miles and visited the Kingdom of Jin. As expected, the soldiers and horses were strong! I also participated in several battles with the Jin soldiers and the Liao Kingdom, hey... …”
Speaking of this, he showed a sarcastic smile.
Li Tianrun asked: "How do the soldiers of Jin and Liao compare with these Western armies?"
Cao Cao said categorically: "The Jin soldiers defeated the Liao soldiers, and they were devastated. If those Liao soldiers fought against the Western Army, the victory would be 50-50 if they fought with less than a thousand people. If there were more than a thousand people, the Western Army would be at a disadvantage. If they fought with ten thousand people, the Western Army would be defeated miserably!" "
The faces of Li Tianrun and others all changed. They had fought many battles, and they naturally understood what Cao Cao meant. The Western Army and the Liao Army had similar personal combat capabilities, but in terms of general command and fighting will, they were not as good as their opponents. Therefore, the greater the number, the more The worse the defeat.
But above the Liao soldiers, there are also the devastating Jin soldiers!
This relatively intuitive comparison made them finally realize why Cao Cao valued enemies thousands of miles away.
Cao Cao added: "I probably showed some talent in the Kingdom of Jin. When the envoy returned, Emperor Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin detained me. This man had no good intentions, so I had to wait for an opportunity to escape. I wanted to return by sea, but instead I met a powerful demon again and was forced to go to the Fusang Kingdom. I killed the leader of the Fusang Kingdom and established a new emperor. He also left a few brothers to control the power of the other country. One day, he really went to war with the Jin Kingdom. Raise an army and launch a surprise attack on the Jinren's lair!"
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, and they were all shocked by his methods, courage, and layout. They couldn't help but get excited and tremble when they thought about Lao Cao displaying his great economic skills thousands of miles away. Wang Yin drank fiercely from the wine flask, his face turned red, he slapped the table and spit out a breath of alcohol: "Hey! In this kind of career, Han champion and Ban Dingyuan are not as good as me!"
Zu Shiyuan squeezed his thighs excitedly and kept shaking his head: "What a great husband!"
Cao Cao waited for them to calm down a little, and then said: "When I returned to Qingzhou, it was already the end of last year, and I learned that the imperial court had ordered my second brother to lead three thousand troops to participate in the southern expedition."
Everyone in Mingjiao looked straight, knowing that the topic was coming.
Cao Cao spread his hands and said: "In the past few years, everything I have encountered has been so difficult! My four brothers, Monk Deng, Shi Bao, Sixingfang, and Pang Wanchun, have long been friends. Well, there is also the matter of Jinzhi. ... I was planning to come south to visit old friends after returning from my mission, but unexpectedly you turned up the flag and rebelled. But at this time, a group of brothers and I have become officers on the surface. "
When he said this, the Mingjiao people felt embarrassed for some reason, as if they had rebelled and ruined Lao Cao's great cause of restoring the Han people's former glory.
Deng Yuanjue shouted: "But it's Zhu Meng who abused the people too much and had to fight back."
Cao Cao sighed: "Yes, you have to rebel, and my second brother also has to come! Now is not the time to fall out with Song Ting, otherwise the internal strife in our family will continue, and the Jin soldiers will take advantage of them, wouldn't Wu become a sinner? Fortunately, Tong Guan didn't know that I had escaped, so he secretly hid in his second brother's army and followed him in his southern expedition——"
At this point, Lao Cao sighed: "However, as soon as I saw the battle, I knew that your family's rebellion was bound to be defeated. The soldiers and horses were not good, the weapons were not good, and I didn't even think clearly about how to fight. Forgive Wu's blunt words. , this matter is really child’s play.”
Wang Yin and others couldn't help but smile bitterly when they saw his direct words: "But I never expected that the dog court would respond so quickly."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "I originally thought that I would find an opportunity to secretly communicate with you and destroy this army. We would work together to overthrow Zhao and Song in one fell swoop, and then deal with the Hulu with all our strength... But after seeing the strength of your sect, , I had to change my mind and think about how to prevent you guys from dying in vain and keep us useful for the future."
What he said to Deng Yuanjue and others was that Cao Cao missed his old friend and was afraid that everyone would be defeated and died. Wang Yin and others heard it as another reason: I wanted to join hands with you to destroy the Song Dynasty. Not worthy.
If these words were true, Lao Cao would have said it a long time ago, not to mention fighting with swords and guns, but also to cut ties with each other. However, at this moment, on the one hand, due to repeated defeats, most of his spirit has been spent, and on the other hand, Cao Cao and the Liangshan heroes have worked hard. He shed blood and saved many people from danger several times. Who doesn’t see it and remember it in their heart?
Therefore, after listening to these words at this moment, although it is inevitable to feel a little unhappy, it is natural to feel more.
Lao Cao sighed, and then said: "So my Erlang and I went our own ways. He acted as his general, and I acted as Song Jiang's brother to see if I could turn the tide."
At this point, he bowed his hand to Jia Yuqing: "My brothers, many of my brothers were offended during the Xuanzhou war. If there is any resentment, Wu will apologize to you! If you are not happy, it doesn't matter if you cut me a few times." "
Jia Yuqing was almost beaten into a fool by Wu Song and others in Xuanzhou. There were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and less than a hundred people fled back to Shezhou with him. Now that they learned that they were Lao Cao's men, if he said he had no resentment, wouldn't he become a saint?
It's just that the situation is like this at this time, His Majesty Yongle is so big, he has never woken up from lying down, and his daughter seems to have become his wife.
Such a big Wang Shangshu, with both civil and military skills, a role like a jade pillar holding the sky, sitting silently and becoming the father-in-law——
Even though his family Yu Qing felt a thousand grievances, he could only beat his chest, look heroic, and laughed loudly: "To be honest with Brother Wu, my younger brother Xuanzhou was defeated. He was originally discouraged, thinking that the number of officers and soldiers was only a few thousand, but he I've beaten tens of thousands of people to pieces, they're so powerful, how can I hope? Now that I know he is the brother of 'Wu Mengde', I feel better!"
Then he winked and said: "My little brother is thinking privately that in the future Brother Wu will lead us to do big things, and those brothers who are like wolves and tigers will also join the little brother! Wouldn't it be great if we all beat others to pieces together?" "
After saying these words, Lao Cao was stunned, and he forced out a smile and said: "Brother Xiangjia is so magnanimous, which shows that there are many talented people in Mingjiao! If you plan well, why worry about not being able to achieve a big thing?"
The judge heard that if Lao Cao's original intention was to follow, the previous fights and rescues were all acts of kindness. At this moment, the overall situation has been settled and everything has been said, but it is time to properly establish his power to be considered complete!
He took a look at everyone present. Shi Bao and others had a close friendship. Wang Yin was the father-in-law, so Yu Qing was the only one who was suitable for this family.
In terms of status, this man once ruled a state, and in terms of actual power, he was much greater than the four kings and five commanders;
In terms of relationship, he is not from Fang Layuan's line, but a force that joined later. His backer Bao Daoyi is dead again, and the only one under his command who can use it is the commander Li Shao. If not him, who else can he control?
Unexpectedly, this guy was still a loach. What he said was so reasonable and reasonable that Lao Cao was a little moved.
He smacked his lips regretfully. He couldn't take advantage of the trap and couldn't forcefully establish his authority. He had no choice but to give up this thought temporarily and pointed at Dai Zongdao: "When I was in Wulongling, I sent Brother Dai Zong to find my Erlang and ask him to branch out. The soldiers and horses pretended to be Mingjiao heroes and went to kill Zhu Meng. At that time, who knew that Tong Guan had gone down to Qingxi County at night? There was a stalemate between the two factions. If Zhu Meng died there and Jinling was shaken, the imperial court would send Tong Guan to help, and Shenggong would be able to do his best. Raise a large army and chase after them. This change of host and guest may be able to turn the tide from extreme danger. Who knows... Alas!"
With a long sigh, everything was left in silence.
Everyone in the Ming Cult thought about the situation and found that it was indeed the case. If Shen Shou and others had not sent out troops rashly that night, how could Tong Guan have taken Qingxi so easily?
If Qingxi is not lost, with Bangyuan Cave at its back and Xin'an River in the west, the two armies of Shezhou and Muzhou will join forces and be in a stalemate with Tongguan. When the news of Zhu Meng's death comes, the situation will definitely change, and maybe they can actually turn defeat into victory.
For a moment, everyone couldn't help feeling deeply regretful, and even had a vague thought in their hearts - "Wu Mengde's" painstaking achievements are still difficult to achieve, I'm afraid... the Holy Duke doesn't have enough time...
Little did they know that Lao Cao's original intention was completely different from what they thought: if they were at odds with each other at that time, Tong Guan and others would probably be afraid of the difficulties and delay the sun and the moon. But if Jinling is in emergency, Tong Guan is a man who knows the war after all, how can he Easily retreat? He must have called the source of help urgently before he was willing to go north.
However, the original truth of the matter has never been important. What people think and what they want is what really matters.
Lao Cao's words solved the problem of this trip. In the future, he would only talk like this to the Seven Buddhas above, Fang Jinzhi, and even Fang La when he woke up.
Deng Yuanjue had already drank several bottles of wine when he heard what he said. When he saw that he had finally finished speaking, he stood up happily and shouted: "'Shenxing Taibao', Buddha sees that you are full too, please tell everyone quickly." Tell me, how did that 'Huo Dian Wei' kill the dog thief Zhu Meng!"
As soon as he said this, not only the Mingjiao heroes, but also all the heroes in Liangshan cheered up and looked at Dai Zong with twinkling eyes.
Dai Zong was also full. He wiped his mouth, stood up, walked to the middle, and told his experience of this trip——
This is exactly: the end of the hand ends here, Lao Cao Xiong talks about defeating heroes. Xiao Xiaofeng rises from Wu Songlie, and the brilliant sword shines brightly!
Six thousand plus chapters, I will be busy with some things in the afternoon, and try to finish another chapter in the evening. As the saying goes: A soldier will be impressed every three days, and an old gun will be worth tens of thousands every day!
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