At this moment, everyone has asked Luo Ruming whose cousin is Ziliang. Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan and others all call him by his cousin, while Li Zi calls him Laoshi or Shidi more affectionately.
Li Zicheng, with his status as King Chuang, actually toasted to him several times. Naturally, other people at the table also wanted to toast to him, and the atmosphere was very lively.
But when Luo Ruming was already three-thirds drunk, Li Zicheng stopped everyone from trying to persuade him to drink. He said, "We, Lao Shi, have a limited capacity for alcohol, probably about the same amount as me. You should stop trying to persuade him to drink more." .”
In addition, there are 200 Cao Ying cavalry who came to Funiu Mountain with Hu Luo Ruming. They are now resting in the military tent near Kanyun Caotang.
Li Zicheng asked Wu Ruyi in front of Luo Ruming: "Do the brothers who came with Lao Shi have wine to drink? Who is drinking with them?"
He then gave special instructions: "They have been traveling for days and it is very hard. We must let them have a good rest after lunch!"
The reason why Cao Cao Luo Rucai sent his confidant Luo Ruming from Zaoyang to see King Chuang was to express his longing for King Chuang. Love, strengthen feelings.
But everyone had already guessed that, as the saying goes, "There is no such thing as a gift-giver for no reason." Cao Cao must have other plans secretly. Everyone guessed that Luo Ruming came here just for spying, and Cao Cao was waiting for Luo Ruming's return to make a decision.
Luo Ruming was worthy of being Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's confidant. He followed Cao Cao's secret instructions, but he was careful everywhere and paid attention to everything, but he refused to reveal his sincerity in coming to the camp.
Today, from the time he arrived at Funiu Mountain, he felt that everyone in Chuangying was very affectionate to him. He did not imagine that Chuangying would underestimate Caoying because of its strong military strength. Li Zicheng did not treat him with Luo Rucai. I will keep in mind all the awkward moments I have made.
What made him particularly satisfied was that Li Zichen himself did not show the slightest arrogance due to the recent strength of his troops and the expansion of his power. Instead, he was extremely affectionate towards him as the person who wrote the letter, which he compared with Zhang Xianzhong in his heart. Than, it feels very different.
Luo Ruming was already a little drunk at this time. He saw that Li Zicheng seldom drank wine, so he tilted his head and asked him: "Brother Li has a strong army and a strong horse today, and what a good situation he has created in Henan. Why do you still drink as much as before?" Drink too much, don’t dress well, eat without seeking quality, and don’t covet beauty?”
Li Zicheng smiled and said to him: "Tenth brother, what you said is wrong. Brother Cao and I are both flesh and blood, and we all have seven emotions and six desires.
Everyone in the world loves the things you mentioned, and it’s not that I don’t want them, but I’m afraid. I’m afraid that once I indulge myself and indulge in drinking and sex all day long, I won’t be able to devote myself to our important things.
You know how many times I have stumbled, and there were times when I was almost done, and I suffered big losses, but every time, I never lost heart, nor did I indulge myself, and I gritted my teeth and refused to fall. It took hard work and hard work to get where we are today! "
Luo Ruming admired Li Zicheng in his heart, and said: "With King Chuang's current military strength, are you afraid that you will not be able to stand in Henan? How can you stumble again?"
Li Zicheng said with some self-deprecation: "If you can't even attack Kaifeng, how can you say you have a strong army! If I don't suffer any major setbacks in the past two or three years, I can say that I have a firm foothold in Henan." "
Luo Ruming nodded, and unknowingly, he drank another half cup of rice wine and said, "King Chuang is really too humble. Now, in the eyes of our Cao Ying soldiers, even if King Chuang has established a foothold in Henan, no. Cao Ying and Xi Ying are still running around."
Li Zicheng cleverly answered the question and said: "I am now able to train troops safely in the Funiu Mountains mostly because of the contributions of your Xi and Cao battalions. If you hadn't held back the army of Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu and others in Huguang, How could I be where I am today if I didn't care about Henan.
I often say in my heart: Brother Cao really helped me a lot! "
When Li Zicheng said this, he actually stood up and filled the wine glass for Luo Ruming, and said: "Today I will offer another glass of wine to the tenth brother, and I will ask the tenth brother to drink it up on behalf of Brother Rucai and all the soldiers of Cao Camp."
Everyone in the Kanyun Caotang saw King Chuang toasting, so they all followed suit. During the dinner, they all praised Cao Cao and Cao Ying. When someone mentioned Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Zongmin couldn't help but stood up and said to Luo Ruming: "Brother Ziliang. , you have to save Jingxuan!"
When Luo Ruming heard this, his heart moved, but he was so excited that he quickly said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's nothing. The water in the Xi and Cao camps is the fish, and the fish is the water. No one can live without the other."
Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Old Shi is right. If Xiying and Cao Ying had not worked together, they would not have been able to conquer Shu, escape Yang Sichang's encirclement, and attack Xiangyang by surprise.
To be honest, Jingxuan is indeed outstanding, much better than me. "
No one else said anything, but Liu Zongmin was the first to feel angry. He asked directly: "In what way is he better than you?"
Li Zicheng explained to him patiently: "As far as him and Cao Cao being able to work together to form a rope, I am not as good as him.
Brother Cao and I are not only fellow countrymen, but also good brothers who have changed their lives in Jinlanpu. It can be said that we are close friends of life and death. Who among the rebels of the various families does not know this?
But Brother Cao can join hands with Jingxuan, but he can't join hands with me. Doesn't it prove that Jingxuan does have greater strengths than me? "
Song Xiance glanced at Luo Ruming secretly at this time, and whispered to King Chuang: "This is an opportunity, an opportunity. Opportunities may come sooner or later. They come at the right time. Don't force it."
"Hahaha……"
After he said this, he burst into laughter. He wanted to ease the slightly embarrassing atmosphere.
Luo Ruming laughed uncharacteristically, but in his heart he secretly speculated: "Here he is! Here he is! If he wants to test me again, I'm not drunk yet, so don't even think about telling me what's in my heart. Gentleman If you don’t open your mouth, you won’t be able to guess what the gods are like!”
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After lunch, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng personally sent Luo Ruming to his couch to rest, and went to visit the two hundred cavalry who followed Luo Ruming. He greeted the soldiers and exchanged pleasantries for a while before returning to the old camp. The Guanyun Thatched Cottage in the west courtyard.
In fact, as early as when Luo Ruming came to submit a letter, he had thought that Luo Rucai might intend to leave Zhang Xianzhong and come to him, but he was not sure.
Li Zicheng tried all kinds of tests during the banquet, but Luo Ruming never revealed a word of truth. However, he was indeed very concerned about King Chuang's current strength, and he was constantly testing King Chuang's opinion of Luo Rucai both inside and outside his words.
Is it really just a general greeting written underground?
Won't!
Could it be that the cunning Cao Cao sent someone to send a letter of greetings just as a casual move for the future?
How can it be!
If that were the case, then he wouldn't be called Cao Cao...
