Outside Feng County, Cao Jun's camp, Cao Cao's camp tent

Cao Cao sat at the head of the desk, and the civil and military forces on the left and right sides of it stood respectively. Just from the expressions and momentum of the strategists and generals, it can be seen that this is an army that should not be underestimated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Tao Qian sent an envoy to our army, what do you think should be done with it?"

Cao Cao sat with his head held high, his shining eyes slowly swept over the civil and military bodies on both sides, and there was a rare trace of satisfaction in the depths of his eyes. Thinking that after he was a eunuch Cao Cao, he was able to get to this point, what hardships he paid, but it was not enough for outsiders!

"Lord, if the two armies are fighting, if they don't kill the envoys, we will treat them with courtesy, if Tao Qian thinks that he will send an envoy to try our army to retreat, it is a joke. ”

The person who spoke was Xiahoudun, who was the main general of the expedition, which was also Cao Cao's order to cultivate his clan brothers. If it was before, according to Xiahoudun's temperament, he would definitely directly shout to kill the envoy, and then kill Xuzhou. However, after Cao Cao's long-term cultivation and teachings, now he finally won't shout and kill.

"My lord, what the Lord will say is true. However, we can also let Tao Qian's envoy see the prestige of our army, and when he goes back, he will tell Tao Qian that it is only right to surrender as soon as possible, otherwise our army will be restless when it arrives. ”

This time it was Cao Ren who stood up and spoke, and Cao Ren was the vanguard of the army, commanding 10,000 soldiers in the vanguard battalion.

Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally surnamed Xiahou, and later passed on to the eunuch Cao Teng as his son, and since then he has changed his surname to Cao. Therefore, the Xiahoudun brothers and the Cao Ren brothers are both Cao Cao's clan brothers. Of course, the Xiahou family and the Cao family do not have the slightest blood relationship, so the Xiahou family and the Cao family also have competition, but this competition is a healthy competition, and Cao Cao will not stop it.

It stands to reason that in terms of the ability to command troops, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren are far superior to Xiahou Yuan. However, Cao Cao did not let Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren lead the army, because Cao Cao's plan was to train all the generals under his command to be able to lead the army, rather than only knowing how to charge into battle. And it turns out that Cao Cao really did it, and Xiahoudun has gradually moved closer to a qualified coach under Cao Cao's training.

Therefore, in the future, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren will all be able to take charge of one side and defend one side.

Moreover, Cao Cao's ambition is not only that, he wants to train all the generals under his command to be able to take charge of the coach. After he calmed down the world, his subordinates helped him defend one side.

Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan and Cao Ren can all be qualified coaches, and Cao Hong should have been trained next. Cao Hong and Cao Cao are clan brothers, and they have saved Cao Cao's life in battles many times, so Cao Cao naturally will not treat Cao Hong badly.

However, Cao Hong is greedy for money and has a fiery personality, which makes it difficult for him to be qualified for the position of coach. Let's talk about Cao Hong's greed for money, if a battle is over, there is a chance that the captured money will fall into Cao Hong's hands, and the remaining little will be used to reward the soldiers. When a soldier is willing to sacrifice his life on the battlefield, he hopes to gain a little benefit on the battlefield. However, after fighting with Cao Hong, most of the benefits fell into Cao Hong's hands in the end, Cao Hong ate meat and drank soup, and they could only lick the bottom of the bowl. Moreover, Cao Hong's character of greed for money is innate, and asking him to take out the money and distribute it to the soldiers is simply asking for his life, and if he can't achieve clear rewards and punishments, how can he lead an army?

In the end, Cao Cao could only give up the idea of cultivating Cao Hong to become the coach. In this regard, Cao Cao had a trace of joy in the depths of his heart. The generals who control an army, no matter what dynasty they are in, will be suspicious of those in power. Even if they are brothers, they will not be exempt, let alone suspicious people like Cao Cao, and they are only clan brothers? Cao Hong did not control the army, so he was naturally more valued by Cao Cao.

"Haha, Yuan Rang, Zilian, what you said is exactly what I want. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile, then looked at the first person on the side of the strategist and asked, "Strategist, the messenger sent by Tao Qian this time is Mi Zhu, I don't know what the Strategist thinks of this person?"

Cao Cao's military advisor, named Xi Zhicai, like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, are all Yingchuan people who learned from Yingchuan Academy.

Xi Zhicai did not appear in Luo Dada's Three Kingdoms, but there is a simple record in "Three Kingdoms". As for Xi Zhicai's ability, as long as you know that Guo Jia is his successor, then it can be inferred from this that Xi Zhicai is also among the top strategists.

In today's era, those who use two words as names are usually ordinary people, to put it mildly, even ordinary people are inferior, but untouchables.

So, what is the difference between ordinary people and untouchables?

There is a big difference between the common people and the untouchables, and the so-called common people are born poor, so they are called ordinary people. They have no other reason than to be poor. However, this is not the case with untouchables. People who are called untouchables are usually those whose ancestors have committed some serious crime, been reduced to slavery, and then changed from slavery to common people, and such people are called untouchables.

For example, ordinary people, they usually use a word as their name, just like Zhang San and Li Si, which sounds like they have no culture, but they are also the identity of the people. However, the two-word name, people know that this guy may be a pariah.

In today's era, there is also a household registration system, but it is not as strict as in the era before Yuan Chang's crossing. As long as you put some money in the officials who manage the household registration, it is not difficult to change the name. Besides, Xi Zhicai is still Cao Cao's military advisor, and it is not difficult to change his name with such an identity. However, Xi Zhicai did not do this, still holding a three-character name, looking down on the world, and letting others look at it in surprise.

Xi Zhicai, like Guo Jia, is an uninhibited and free character, and both of them are equally good at drinking. When they were in Yingchuan Academy, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu were friends.

Speaking of which, there is a big difference in the identities of the three people.

Xun Yu is the son of the Xun family, and his identity is so glorious; Guo Jia is a scholar from a poor family, a descendant of a broken aristocracy, which is not too bad; and Xi Zhicai is a pariah. However, it is such an identity, but because of the talent and insight of the three of them, they have become friends. I have to say that sometimes, a person's talent can break through the barrier of identity.

Moreover, Xi Zhicai not only had a two-word name, but also gave himself an ominous word. From this point, it can be seen that Xi Zhi is a proud person, and he wants to let the world know that my ancestors have committed crimes, so what, if I have my own talent, I can stand on a high place and look down on all beings.

If it was at home, when Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao were negotiating, Xi Zhicai was lying on the couch, without the slightest image, and he didn't seem to respect Cao Cao at all, and Cao Cao didn't care. However, at the moment, it is a discussion, and with so many people present, Xi Zhicai naturally can't be the same as at home.

Xi Zhicai stood up from his seat, bowed his hand and said: "Lord, as far as his subordinates know, Mi Zhu has a reputation for benevolence in Xuzhou, even more so than Tao Qian. This time, Tao Qian asked Mi Zhu to send an envoy to our army, and he has always been impure-minded. As a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, the Mi family has a fortune of no less than hundreds of millions, and the business is all over the place, and it is reasonable for Tao Qian to covet the Mi family's wealth. Tao Qian had a good idea, and wanted to get rid of Mi Zhu by the hand of the lord, so that he Tao Qian could sit and collect the Mi family's wealth, and the lord should not be as he wanted. On the contrary, the lord should take the opportunity to recruit Mi Zhu, Yanzhou is already short of grain, if there are hundreds of millions of Mi family wealth to help, the lord of the great cause is even more powerful. Ahem!"

At the end, Xi Zhicai coughed out with a painful face.

Xi Zhicai came from a humble background, his family was poor in his early years, and he was not cured when he was sick, and he fell into the root of the disease, which eventually made him weak and sick. Moreover, since the Qin Emperor, the art of Qihuang has prevailed, and the pill is widely known, and Xi Zhicai is also one of the people who consumes the pill. Guo Jia also consumed pills at the beginning, but later listened to Yuan Chang's words and knew that pills were harmful and unprofitable, so he quit. But Xi Zhicai was not persuaded by anyone, and he was always taking pills, which also made his body worse and worse, and he often vomited blood when he coughed. In the original history, Xi Zhicai's life was not long, and he hung up within a few years of following Cao Cao.

"The military advisor is unwell, I have said many times, the military advisor can sit and talk, why do you need to do this!"

Although Cao Cao is reproachful, his concern is needless to say, and there is no need to express the emotion in Xi Zhicai's heart. Cao Cao nodded after caring for Xi Zhicai: "The military advisor is very good, Yanzhou's lack of food is a big weakness. However, if you want to make Mi Zhu loyal to me, I am afraid it is not easy. ”

"Lord, his subordinates have a plan to make Mi Zhu loyal to the lord. ”

Just then, a man stepped forward. I saw that this person had a white complexion, triangular eyes, a slender chin, and two slender beards at the corners of his lips, but he gave people a treacherous appearance. The person who spoke was Cheng Yu, a famous man in Dongjun, and some people secretly said that Cheng Yu's talent was not inferior to Guo Jia, or that he was stronger than Guo Jia.

However, those who really read history scoff at this statement. Cheng Yu has talent, and he is listed in the past as a top strategist. However, comparing him with Guo Jia is a bit exaggerated.

Cheng Yu's talent mainly lies in his ruthlessness, and he does everything.

Why?

To put it simply, what Cheng Yu does is difficult for ordinary people to do. Just like in the original history, there was a great drought in Guanzhong and Sili, and Cao Cao was also short of food, and Cheng Yu solved the problem of grain and grass for Cao Cao, and went to his hometown of Dong'a, Dongjun, to snatch the people's food, and at the same time, he used to make human jerky as food. At the beginning, when Guo Jia followed Yuan Chang, he also recommended Cheng Yu to Yuan Chang. However, Yuan Chang refused without hesitation, this kind of person, Yuan Chang would never use it.

Moreover, in addition to this aspect, Cheng Yu will also use other people's families to threaten. Just like Xu Shu, it was Cheng Yu who suggested that Cao Cao invite Xu Shu's mother to Xuchang, which led to the death of Xu's mother.

From these aspects, we can see Cheng Yu's ruthlessness, originally according to Cheng Yu's merits, Cheng Yu was enough to rank among the three princes. However, in the end, Jia Xu, a low-key poisoner, became the third prince, but Cheng Yu failed to become a big reason, because Cheng Yu did these immoral things.

War is originally immoral, and it happens from time to time, depending on who can stick to the bottom line. Yuan Chang is obviously this kind of person, when Nanpi City was in an emergency, he refused to let the people go to the city to defend, although it seems to be pedantic, but he can get the support of the people.

"What is Zhongde's plan?"

Before Cheng Yu did those inhumane things, his reputation was still good. At the beginning, Cheng Yu stayed in Dong'e hometown in Dongjun to study, and asked Cao Cao to invite him out, and Cao Cao also valued Cheng Yu very much.

"Lord, my subordinates heard that Mi Zhu has a younger brother and a younger sister, if the two can be taken hostage, Mi Zhu will definitely be able to use it for the lord. ”

Sure enough, Cheng Yu is still Cheng Yu, without the slightest change, and he still has the idea of using his family as a hostage.

When Cao Cao heard this, his face turned pale, and he said: "Zhongde, I am the assassin of Yanzhou, how can I do such an immoral thing?

Looking at Cao Cao's expression and what he said, it made people awe-inspired. However, as long as you are a human spirit, you can hear the meaning of Cao Cao's words, I won't do it, and I won't stop you from doing it, anyway, you just look at it. That's right, that's what Cao Cao's subtext means. Maybe the generals couldn't hear it, but out of ten in the tent, nine of the strategists did.

In fact, it makes sense that history is written by the victors. At this moment, even if Cao Cao ordered people to arrest Mi Fang and Mi Zhen, and when Cao Cao ruled the world in the future, history would not accuse Cao Cao of wrongdoing, but would only praise Cao Cao's noble character, and would rather do such a shameful thing for the sake of the world. However, Cao Cao's current power is not very large, and he will not explicitly agree with Cheng Yu to do this kind of thing. And after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, the power was strong, and Cheng Yu proposed to deceive Xu's mother as a hostage, but Cao Cao also agreed.

Besides, this kind of thing is done by his subordinates, even if he is really blamed, there are people in charge who come out to top the tank, and they can't hurt Cao Cao at all.

To be able to become famous strategists, they are very determined, and they will not object to this kind of thing. If you want to win, sometimes you have to use a little means. Moreover, even if they disagree in their hearts, they will not stand up against it in front of so many people, but will only admonish them in private.

"The lord is benevolent and righteous, his subordinates are guilty, and he has fallen into the unkind and unrighteous place of the lord several times, and he asks the lord to punish him. ”

Cheng Yu certainly understood what Cao Cao meant, and consciously stood up and admitted his mistake at the moment.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and said emotionally: "I know that Zhongde is dedicated to the public and not for personal gain, how can I blame you!"

is a picture of the monarch and the minister knowing each other, if Yuan Chang is here, he will definitely clap his hands and praise him, he is a good actor of Nima, life is like a play, it all depends on his acting skills!

"Report, Tao Qian's envoy has entered within three miles of our army, please show me!"

Cao Cao heard the words of the soldiers outside the tent, raised his eyes slightly, and said loudly: "Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren listened to the order, quickly went to rectify the sergeants, and let Tao Qian's envoy know the prestige of our army later." ”

"The last general obeys!"

With Cao Cao's order issued, Cao Cao's camp was immediately busy.

Three miles away from Cao Cao's military camp, a carriage moved slowly. The people in the carriage were naturally Mi Zhu, the messenger sent by Tao Qian, and next to the carriage, six knights were guarded, and these six cavalry were naturally Mi Zhu's personal guards. Mi Zhu would not be stupid enough to use Tao Qian's soldiers to protect himself, if Tao Qian deliberately let his soldiers make some trouble in Cao Cao's military camp, he would be the one who died at that time.

"Squeak, squeak..."

The carriage moved forward slowly, but Mi Zhu in the carriage frowned and pondered. Of course, Mi Zhu was not contemplating the safety of his trip, he had already thought that Cao Cao would not attack him nine times out of ten. Now Mi Zhu is thinking about where his Mi family should go in the future. Don't look at the Mi family's current scenery, but the hidden risks are extremely great. Of course, it is not without a problem to solve, that is, to take out the Mi family's wealth and fully fund a force to fight the world. Mi Zhu also considered this idea. It's just that the person who sponsors must be right, and if he finds the wrong person, then his Mi family will definitely be doomed. Without the backing of hundreds of millions of family fortunes, who will value their Mi family?

"Hey!"

Mi Zhu sighed, in such a troubled world, being rich is also a dangerous thing.

"Family master, Cao Ying has arrived. ”

The one who spoke was a doorman of the Mi family, a swordsman named Liu Feng. Liu Feng was persecuted by traitors at the beginning, and all his family died, but thanks to Mi Zhu's help, he escaped and stabbed the enemy. Liu Feng's family is gone, so he naturally follows Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu also trusts Liu Feng very much.

Mi Zhu in the carriage sorted out the crown hat and robe, then picked up Tao Qian's peace papers, opened the curtain, and walked out of the carriage.

When Mi Zhu walked out of the carriage, a group of soldiers came up in front of the camp.

"Mi envoy, my lord has ordered me to greet here. ”

The first person walked up and saluted Mi Zhu with a fist, but this person was the commander of the army, Xiahou Dun. Xiahoudun, as the chief general of the first army, came out to greet Mi Zhu, which had already given Mi Zhu a great face. Of course, if Cao Cao came out to greet him, it would be even more face-saving. If Mi Zhu came on his own behalf and Cao Cao came out to greet him, it could be said that he was Corporal Cao Lixian. However, now that Mi Zhu is Tao Qian's representative, Cao Cao naturally will not come out to greet him. Although Cao Cao and Tao Qian are both assassins of the same state, their official positions seem to be the same. However, compared with the strength of all aspects, Tao Qian and Cao Cao are not at the same level at all. Moreover, Cao Cao is here to fight Tao Qian this time, so there is no need to be polite to Tao Qian.

Therefore, even if Cao Cao casually sent a soldier to meet Mi Zhu, it would be reasonable. Now let the first army lord greet Mi Zhu in the future, and the purpose of this solicitation is already self-evident.

Mi Zhu is also shrewd, and he only knew Cao Cao's thoughts for a moment. However, in Mi Zhu's heart, Cao Cao is not Mi Zhu's ideal candidate, so he naturally will not have any good feelings because of Cao Cao's actions.

"Drink, drink, drink!"

Following Xiahoudun into the barracks, he only heard the shouts of the mountains and tsunami, and it was Cao Cao's soldiers who were practicing. Just looking at the momentum of the soldiers, you know that Tao Qian is not Cao Cao's opponent at all.

After walking more than 100 meters, I have seen Cao Cao's big tent of the Chinese army, and I saw two rows of strong men with knives and axes in front of the big tent, both of which exuded a strong murderous aura, and the people who saw it were terrified. If you change to someone with a lower quality in your heart, I am afraid that your legs will be weak at this moment. However, after all, Mi Zhu is the head of the Mi family, with tens of thousands of customers, including some ruthless people who kill people like numbness, so he still has an indifferent and calm face.

Xiahoudun secretly observed on the side, and couldn't help but praise Mi Zhu in his heart.

"Kill!"

When Mi Zhu and the guard Liu Feng passed in front of the two rows of sword and axe soldiers, those soldiers suddenly shouted loudly, and the sword and axe in their hands were raised high.

And Liu Feng, who was beside Mi Zhu, moved his body and blocked Mi Zhu, and the sword at his waist was already lying in his hand.