However, Lu Jian didn't think that even if Cao Cao could let go of Xu Huang and Man Chong, then he would definitely let him Lu Jian go, who knows this, in fact, it is possible to say anything.

And when Cao Cao saw Lu Jian like this, he didn't like it in his heart, and said that this general, who had no impression of himself, was indeed not very good. I don't know why Li Tong sent such a person to bring reinforcements to support Fangling.

Xu Huang spoke at this time, "My lord, the responsibility for the battle in Fangling is all under his subordinates, and it has nothing to do with General Lu!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he shook his head in his heart, and said in his heart that he had to be public and generous, and he carried it all down. Who is this Lu Jian, is it really worth it? As for Manzhong, because Fang Ling's affairs have nothing to do with him, of course he won't say anything. But even so, he could see that his lord definitely didn't look down on this Lu Jian, but thought that Xu Huang was better.

As soon as Lu Jian heard Xu Huang's words, he was also a little embarrassed, originally, this matter is not in the family, so ...... -

Lu Jian said at this time, "Lord, at this time, it is not the responsibility of General Gongming, but the responsibility of his subordinates, so please punish the lord!" ”

Although Lu Jian was reluctant, he didn't dare to express his reluctance at all in his tone. After all, it's okay to say that you are so good in the face of others, but in the face of your own lord, your own lord who holds the power of life and death. He didn't dare to do that.

And Cao Cao listened to this, he felt that it was okay, and said in his heart that Lu Jian was not a general who did not understand things. But it's because you're on the wrong side. If you don't admit your mistake, that's not right. As for Xu Huang, in order not to let you be punished, he deliberately took all the responsibility on his own, can you Lu Jian see others like this?

But at this time, Cao Cao changed his words and said to Xu Huang, "I don't know your deputy general Shi Lian." Where is it now? ”

When Xu Huang heard this, he said in his heart, this is a good thing. My lord is going to reward Shi Lian. And because Shi Lian's level is not enough, it is impossible for him to participate in such an important account discussion. So as soon as Xu Huang said that Shi Lian was still outside the tent, Cao Cao just smiled, "Someone is coming." Pass Shi Lian in! ”

"No!" ――

His lord has spoken. After a while, Shi Jian arrived at Cao Cao's Chinese army tent.

This is the first time he has come here, and after seeing Cao Cao, he hurriedly gave a salute, "His subordinate Shi Lian has seen the lord!" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile, "You have made meritorious contributions in Fangling, and so far you have been promoted to one level and rewarded with 10,000 yuan!" ”

Shi Jian listened. I was happy because I was promoted. As for the reward, it was a trivial matter, and he quickly said, "Thank you, Lord for the reward!" However, the subordinates hope that the lord can exchange it for another reward, I don't know if it is possible? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he became interested, there seemed to be few people who bargained with him, so although he was not in a particularly good mood at this time, he also gave Shi Jian face, so he said, "I don't know what you want, why don't you talk about it?" ”

Shi Jian said with a straight face when he heard this, "Back to the lord, General Xu is in Fangling, although the war is unfavorable, but he works hard, and his subordinates have always been by the general's side, so they all look at it." And the subordinates are pleading with the lord to exempt the general from responsibility, I don't know ......"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said in his heart that you Shi Lian has a lot of courage, and you dare to intercede for Xu Huang in front of you? ――

And Cao Cao's subordinates, many people also said in their hearts that this Shi Lian's courage is really not small. He didn't plead for Xu Huang yet, but he said it first. If you say that your lord is in a good mood, then it's easy to say, but if you really catch up with him when he is in a particularly bad mood, then, hehe......

Cao Cao was really unhappy in his heart, you said that you rewarded the official system and money, but your subordinates actually said no, and then they wanted to intercede for others. The key is that he hasn't said what he wants Xu Huang to do, is this in his Shi Lian's eyes, he must punish Xu Huang severely?

But Cao Cao thought about it again, he was a little relieved in his heart, after all, Shi Jian was Xu Huang's lieutenant general, after so many years, if he was indifferent to the punishment of his general, then this subordinate was not a little ruthless. To be honest, Cao Cao hopes that none of his subordinates are such ruthless people, in some aspects, you have to be ruthless, but in some places, you can't-

Cao Cao forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said to Shi Lian, "Let's discuss this matter later, you can sit down first!" ”

"Thank you, lord!"

Shi Lian's sweat fell down at this time, to say that he was not afraid at all, it was false, how to say that although he had not been in contact with his lord, he had also heard about his lord. So he still doesn't know, what he said just now, if it is a good result, then everyone is happy, but if there is really no good result, then he can only be finished.

But it's okay at this time, at least my lord didn't say anything about himself. And the others thought in their hearts, this Shi Lian's luck is really good, his lord is actually not angry today, and he let him listen in the big tent, this is true, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Cao Cao no longer cared about Shi Lian's affairs, but turned his eyes to Xu Huang, Man Chong and Lu Jian, after all, the affairs of the three of them had to be handled by themselves-

At this time, I heard him say to the three of them, "Gongming, Boning, and Lu Jian, the three of you." ”

The three of them said in unison: "The subordinates are here!" ”

Cao Cao nodded. Then he continued, "Gongming was responsible for leading the troops to guard the Imperial Tomb, and then was surrounded by the Liangzhou army. And in the end, we forced our army to obey with the strategy of consuming food, although in the end Fangling was still lost, but Gongming did make a decision at that time, so that our army was relieved of some casualties, and at the time of the battle of Xiangyang, it was to rescue the defenders of Xiangyang. So in the end, although it was the enemy's plan to hide from the world, the flaws were not concealed. I know all the merits and demerits! ”

Xu Huang listened carefully and knew that in the end, it was his father-in-law who would deal with himself. As for what will happen in the end, I don't know.

But no matter what, since Xu Huang can be here, in front of Cao Cao and everyone. Bear these. He's already out of the woods, and nothing matters. However, Lu Jian's expression before, he was more disappointed, but Shi Jian's expression, he was very relieved in his heart. In Xu Huang's opinion, Shi Lian hasn't followed him for so many years in vain, it's really, it's quite interesting-

Just listen to Cao Cao said at this time. "So although Fangling was lost, Gongming was not at fault. On the contrary, there is merit, and ...... reward"

When everyone heard this, their lord actually rewarded Xu Huang with something, which is not bad. But think about it, Xu Huang can't be blamed for the war in Fangling, and then he made a quick decision, and sent someone to exchange Lu Jian, as well as the rescue in Xiangyang, it can be said that this is where Xu Huang shines, so everyone is also convinced that their lord rewarded Xu Huang. After all, Fang Ling is lost, and no one wants this, but whoever it is, it is estimated that he will lose in the end, even if it is him Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao, it is estimated that there is no way.

After all, he is not afraid of siege warfare, but when it comes to food and grass, where is he going to change it, so ......

Xu Huang hurriedly thanked his lord, "Subordinate thank you!" ”

Xu Huang was a little excited, really, he originally thought that he was going to be punished by his father-in-law, others don't know how much their lord-in-law values Fangling, can he still not know. But in the end, it turned around, and his lord actually did not punish himself, but rewarded himself with a lot of things, which was indeed unexpected by him-

And Xu Huang said in his heart at this time, he really didn't think too much, did he make so many contributions? Are there a lot of things that stand out? Thinking about it carefully, what his lord said was true, isn't it, although Fang Ling is lost, he can be regarded as hard-working, and he also tried his best, as for saying that the city is lost, then he is also powerless.

When Xu Huang's business was over, he returned to his place and sat down, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, many people have a good relationship with Xu Huang, especially generals with foreign surnames such as Guan Yu, Xu Chu, Le Jin, and Yu Ban, and like Cao Chun, they can actually have a good relationship with Xu Huang. So if he was really severely punished by his lord, they would definitely not be able to stop talking. But now it was a good outcome, or rather, the best they had ever expected.

Xu Huang is done here, so the next one should naturally be full of favors, and Cao Cao already knows the punishment of full favors-

At this time, Xu Huang also sat down, and Cao Cao looked at Man Chong, and at this time, Man Chongxin said, here, his lord is going to punish himself. The so-called "is a blessing not a curse, but a disaster can't be avoided", and now this situation is "stretching out the head is a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife", but how can he shrink his head when he is full of favor.

And since he stood up, he didn't expect anything too good for himself. To be honest, Xu Huang was able to be rewarded by his lord in the end, and this full favor also thought that he was well-deserved. What happened to Fang Ling, he was not a party and did not see it with his own eyes, so he did not comment on anything. But the battle in Xiangyang, which he saw with his own eyes, and it can also be said that he and the remaining Yanzhou soldiers in Xiangyang City at that time were regarded as inheriting the great kindness of Xu Huang, so they deserved it.

But when it comes to himself, he doesn't have any ideas. This lord let himself guard Xiangyang. As a result, I lost it, yes, there are too many people and horses. I can't resist it at all. But as a result, he still lost after all, so he was at fault, and he didn't have the credit of being like Xu Huang, so he didn't know how his lord wanted to deal with himself. But it's definitely not like Xu Huang, it's just that-

Of course, Man Chong will not compare anything with Xu Huang, after all, the actions of the two are fundamentally different, don't look at the same loss of a city. But the things that followed are still incomparable.

At this time, Cao Cao said, "Boning is responsible for guarding Xiangyang, which can be described as a hard worker. Although it was lost in the end. But not in Berning. But the responsibility for the crime is still unavoidable, so you will be fined for half a year, so you can accept it? ”

lost a Xiangyang, and lost most of the people and horses, although there is no big fault in full favor, but Cao Cao can be punished like this, in fact, it is already light.

So full of pets said at this time. "Thank you, my subordinates are convinced!"

For him. This is "luck in misfortune", so how important Xiangyang is to yourself, don't you know. Now that Xiangyang is lost, there is no way for him to retreat, to put it mildly, he is going to be defeated, where will his lord go back to Nanyang? You can only go back by taking a detour, and don't be discovered by the enemy, or the consequences will be unimaginable, this is the sadness of no retreat and no city! So if you lose Xiangyang, your lord can punish himself like this, it's really much lighter-

And Cao Cao's subordinates also understood that their lord was given a light punishment. After all, Manzhong lost Xiangyang, and there was no major negligence, so the crime was not to death, but it was no problem to beat him with dozens of military sticks. However, it is obvious that his lord is giving him face, after all, Man Chong is actually a scribe, so he beat him with dozens of military sticks, not to mention whether he can hold it or not, just a matter of face. Who doesn't know that scribes value face more than military generals, so it's best if this kind of thing doesn't happen.

As for Manzhong, of course, he was also glad in his heart, at this time Cao Cao waved his hand to him, and then he also found a place to sit down.

And at this time, everyone focused on the last remaining Lu Jian, don't look at Lu Jian neither lost Fangling, nor let Xiangyang fall, but everyone had an idea, that is, their lord did not punish Xu Huang, nor did he go to the heavy to be favored, but this Lu Jian is really dangerous. Although it is not necessary to die, it will not end well.

Sure enough, Cao Cao's gaze changed when he saw Lu Jian at this time, his face sank like water, and then said, "Lu Jian, are you guilty?" ”

When Lu Jian heard this, he piled it up directly. Can it be otherwise, who is Cao Cao, it is like the prince who is the most powerful prince today, and he is a big overlord in the north, so he said such a sentence sharply, with Lu Jian's little courage, can it still be good? ――

"Lord, Lord, Lord......"

At this time, Lu Jian couldn't understand what he said, he couldn't help it, he was scared. Cao Cao looked at it, and he didn't like this in his heart, and said that this Li Tong sent someone, even if the Liangzhou army did not attack Fangling at that time, it is estimated that if this person is allowed to guard the imperial city, he may lose the city in two days.

This can't blame Cao Cao for thinking so, the main reason is that Lu Jian is too uncompromising, so don't say it's Cao Cao, even Cao Cao's subordinates all think the same way. The heart said that how could he come out with such a person, it was too embarrassing for himself. It is estimated that in the Liangzhou Army, everyone was afraid of killing him and dirtying the knife in his hand, so he negotiated with Xu Huang and asked him to ransom people with grain and grass.

And Xu Huang looked at it, and said in his heart, Lu Jian, Lu Jian, you are too angry, this is not only your own person, but even your own face has been lost by you. I have to say that now there is no face in it. But for this, Xu Huang couldn't do anything, he could only sigh secretly in his heart-

To be honest, seeing Lu Jian like this, even Cao Cao didn't bother to punish him for anything. And at this time, what he said was thinking, why didn't the Liangzhou army kill such a person earlier, did they want to embarrass themselves, so they let Xu Huang redeem Lu Jian?

I also have to let Cao Cao think like this, as for Lu Jian, not to mention that the Yanzhou Army is full of talents, just a third-rate commodity like Lu Jian, it is really a big deal, so let alone die one Lu Jian, even if it is ten deaths, Cao Cao will definitely not be very sad. On the contrary, in his thoughts, such people are sometimes really, the more they die, the better.

If you don't die, you can only be embarrassed by yourself, Cao Cao is the prince of the first force in the world and the overlord of the north, so maybe he doesn't care about his face at all. (To be continued......)