Chapter 337: Bitter Meat Scheme
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai left Zhou Yu's handsome tent.
When the two of them arrived outside the tent, Cheng Pu asked Huang Gai: "General Huang, what are you going to do?" ”
"Won't it be a little abrupt if I go back in the evening?" Huang Gai hesitated and said: "I don't have much friendship with Feng Ji, I have to find a reason to ......"
"Unless General Huang ......" Cheng Pu said half a sentence, and then said nothing more.
He waved his hand and said to Huang Gai: "Forget it, forget it, General Huang only didn't say it." ”
"General Cheng has anything to say, just say it." Cheng Pu wanted to speak and stopped, but Huang Gai was anxious: "I'm annoyed that I don't have a chance to talk to Feng Ji, you have a way, why don't you teach me?" ”
"I didn't want to teach you, but I just taught you, can you be willing to do it?" Cheng Pu said: "Even if you are willing to do it, I don't feel good in my heart. ”
"What the hell is the solution?" Huang Gai said: "As long as I can make Feng Ji believe me, even if the method General Cheng says is difficult to choose, I will admit it." ”
"Then let me ask you, what did Feng Ji want to cross the river this time?" Cheng Pu asked Huang Gai.
Huang Gai replied: "What can he think? It was nothing more than to persuade Gongjin to surrender to Yuan Shao. I didn't say anything else, only that when it came to Pengcheng, Chu Hou sent our family members to Jianye, and this meticulousness is not comparable to Yuan Shao. He wants to convince Gong Jin? I think it's a fool's dream! ”
"I think so too, but the things that Gongjin arranged for you are not to ask you to meet Fengji like this." Cheng Pu whispered: "You have to discuss with Gong Jin how to turn against him, so that you can find an excuse to meet Feng Ji." ”
Cheng Pu's suggestion made Huang Gai not know what to say.
He frowned and thought for a moment, and then asked Cheng Pu, "You mean that I want to turn against Gongjin in public, and then find a chance to meet Fengji." Feng Ji thinks that I really have the heart to turn my back on Chu Hou, and most of them will believe me. ”
"Is there a better way for General Huang?" Cheng Pu asked Huang Gai rhetorically.
Huang Gai pondered for a moment, and arched his hand towards Cheng Pu: "I'll go and discuss with Gong Jin." ”
He turned around and returned to Zhou Yu's handsome tent, Cheng Pu looked back, and had to shake his head and leave.
Huang Gai walked into the tent, and Zhou Yu asked him in surprise: "How did General Huang go and return?" ”
"I remembered something." Huang Gai said: "You want me to see Feng Ji tonight, but I don't have a relationship with him. No matter what I say, he can't believe it, is there a way for Gong Jin to make him believe what I say? ”
The question he raised really made Zhou Yu difficult.
What Huang Gai said is not wrong, there is no friendship between him and Feng Ji, and the best way to make Feng Ji believe him is to find an excuse that can be said about the past.
But Zhou Yu didn't think of a way for a while.
In fact, he really thought of a way, but it was difficult to speak, so he could only ask Huang Gai: "What is General Huang's plan?" ”
"I'm just here to ask Gongjin what his plans are." Huang Gai said: "Since you want me to do something, you have to find a reason for me to say the past." If I don't even have a reason, how can I convince Feng Ji? ”
"I couldn't think of a way for a while." Zhou Yu said: "Or General Huang will wait a little longer." When I think of a way, I will discuss it with General Huang. ”
"Things are coming, and we have to think of a way." Huang Gai said a little anxiously: "I discussed with General Cheng outside just now, and he meant that I offended Gong Jin in public, and then Gong Jin punished me." With these festivals, Feng Ji can't help but believe it. ”
"What's at fault with General Huang?" Huang Gai's method was exactly what Zhou Yu thought in his heart, he refused to propose this method, but he didn't expect the old general in front of him to take the initiative to mention it, and was taken aback and asked, "Why should I punish General Huang?" ”
"No, why, just to make Feng Ji believe." Huang Gai replied: "If Gong Jin doesn't even agree to this condition, I won't be able to complete the task you have entrusted me." ”
"I understand what General Huang means." Zhou Yu nodded, and asked with some embarrassment: "I just don't know what the general's plan is?" How will you sin against me? ”
"Gongjin convened a court meeting, I argued with you at the court meeting, you and I turned their faces on the spot, and let people beat me with a military stick." Huang Gai didn't think about it, so he told him his way.
Zhou Yu waved his hand again and again: "General Huang used to be a veteran of Jiangdong, I am just a junior boy, how dare I hit the general's military stick?" ”
"If Gong Jin hesitates like this, what else will we say?" Huang Gai said angrily: "I am willing to bear the military stick, not because I am willing to be beaten. Yuan Shaobing has many generals, although we have Yanjin, we may not be able to resist him. As long as I can convince Feng Ji that he is really against Gong Jin, he may change his strategy. Even if Gong Jin offends him in the end, it is not completely impossible for us to plan Yuan Shao in the future. ”
What Huang Gai said was reasonable, and Zhou Yu couldn't refute it.
He frowned tightly and said to Huang Gai: "I understand what the old general means, but I still can't do anything to you......"
"Gong Jin is also a person who has led the army for many years, why is it so inkblot when it comes to the critical moment?" Huang Gai was anxious and said to Zhou Yu: "In order to keep Xuzhou, I am willing to accept the punishment, can't Gongjin even give me a chance to make meritorious contributions?" ”
"General Huang, don't be wrong about me." Zhou Yu replied: "It's not that I refuse to give the general a chance, I just want me to punish the general in public, and it's ...... to say anything."
"If Gong Jin refuses, then I can only die in front of you." Zhou Yu was still hesitating, and Huang Gai pulled out his saber and put it on his neck.
Seeing him like this, Zhou Yu hurriedly said: "General Huang, don't do stupid things, whatever you want, I just agree." ”
Zhou Yu was forced to have no choice but to agree to Huang Gai's request, and Huang Gai returned the sword to the scabbard.
Zhou Yu shouted outside the tent: "Someone! ”
Immediately, a guard walked in.
Zhou Yu instructed the guards: "Pass the order, and immediately convene a court meeting to discuss the matter of dealing with Yuan Shao's army." ”
The guard was ordered to leave, and after a while, he came back to report: "General Qiyu, I have already reported that all the people above the lieutenant colonel and captain of the army will come to the court later. ”
Zhou Yu waved his hand, and the guard retreated.
He said to Huang Gai: "General Huang, I will suffer you later." ”
"As long as you can achieve great things, what can you do if you suffer a lot?" Huang Gai said disapprerovingly: "Gongjin doesn't have to take it to heart, no one can blame what I am willing to do." ”
"General Huang is going to suffer!" Zhou Yu bowed down and bowed to Huang Gai.
Huang Gai waved his hand very generously: "Gongjin doesn't have to care, how can I blame you for my own decision?" ”
"Please also ask General Huang to avoid it first." Zhou Yu said to Huang Gai: "After the court meeting is convened, General Huang must delay his arrival later, otherwise it will not be easy for me to find a way to target." ”
"Don't worry, Gongjin, I will come back halfway through the court meeting." Huang Gai arched his hand, turned around and exited the tent.
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The court meeting was held suddenly, and everyone came early and late.
When the generals were all seated, Zhou Yu's gaze swept around their faces: "Where is General Huang?" ”
Everyone didn't see Huang Gai, they all looked at each other, and no one responded.
"It's still an old general, and he didn't come when he said that he would convene a court meeting." Zhou Yu said: "When he arrives, I want to see what he can say." ”
Zhou Yu's tone was not good, and none of the generals said a word.
Only Cheng Pu vaguely sensed something.
He, Huang Gai and others were all veterans who followed Sun Jian in the early years, and when they were in Jiangdong, even Sun Ce would humble them, and Zhou Yu was even more respectful to them, and he never said in front of everyone that any of them were not.
Cheng Pu can only think of one explanation, that is, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai have already discussed, and the two have secretly made an agreement, Zhou Yu will first vent his dissatisfaction with Huang Gai's late arrival, and Huang Gai will confront him in public, so that the contradiction between the two will intensify in public, and it is of course logical for Zhou Yu to punish Huang Gai.
Although he knew it in his heart, Cheng Pu couldn't say it.
Zhou Yu then said to the generals: "Feng Ji came to Yanjin to persuade me to surrender. As you all know, I have sent Zhou Tai to Dangshan to ask what to do with this matter. When Zhou Tai returns, with Chu Hou's feedback, the war between us and Yuan Shao will also begin. I invite you to come here to discuss how to deploy defenses along the Yellow River......"
As he spoke, Huang Gai lifted the curtain and walked in.
After he came in, he didn't feel sorry for being late, but threw his hand at everyone and said with a smile: "Generals, I'm late." ”
The generals gave Huang Gai a salute one after another, but Zhou Yu asked with a cold face: "General Huang, I just sent you an order to invite you to come to the court meeting, where have you been?" ”
Huang Gai smiled indifferently and said to Zhou Yu: "I didn't do anything, I just went to the river to take a look." It is said that the fish in the Yellow River are plump, and I also want to get two of them so that I can make a snack for the snack. ”
"The war is just around the corner, General Huang is so interested, he still has the heart to go to the river to figure out how to get a few fish." Zhou Yu's face turned blue and asked, "General Huang, let me ask you, Yuan Shao is coming, do you have a way to break the enemy?" ”
"How to break the enemy?" Huang Gai shook his head with a smile: "What can I do to break the enemy?" Yuan Shao had a large number of soldiers and horses, and although we collected all the boats on the banks of the Yellow River, Hebei had strong financial resources, and it was not difficult for Yuan Shao to get some boats. I don't think Gongjin needs to think about this, even if he does, it's better to think about how he can take us back alive. ”
"You dare to shake the morale of the military?" Zhou Yu's eyes widened, and he asked Huang Gai sharply.
Huang Gai replied: "When did I shake the morale of the army? Please also ask Gongjin to explain it to me. ”
"Yuan Shao has not yet arrived, and the two armies have not yet fought, so you dare to say that the enemy is strong and I am weak." Zhou Yu asked with a cold face: "Aren't you afraid that I will be dealt with by military law?" ”
Zhou Yu dealt with it with military law, and the generals all pinched a cold sweat for Huang Gai, and some even looked at him.
But Huang Gai didn't appreciate it at all, he also glared angrily, and asked Zhou Yu: "What did I do wrong, you want the warlord to deal with it?" I'm just telling the truth that others can see but don't dare to say. Have you become the commander and will not even tell us the truth? ”
"You can tell the truth, but you can't say anything that shakes the morale of the military." Zhou Yu said with a cold face: "General Huang, you are also a veteran in the army, don't you even understand this truth?" ”
"I don't understand the reason, you know!" Huang Gai was completely enraged by Zhou Yu's unreasonableness, and he blushed and shouted with a thick neck: "Zhou Gongjin, I also told you, today I just went to the bank of the Yellow River to watch fishing, what can you do to me?" ”
"If you disrespect military orders and confront the main general, your crime is enough to kill a hundred and ten times." Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said, "If you refuse to admit your mistake to me today, I will definitely not spare you!" ”
"Okay, you Zhou Yu, what if you don't spare me?" Huang Gai not only did not admit his mistake, but he also blushed and completely barred with Zhou Yu: "Don't say it's you, even when the old general is still there, he won't ...... me like that."
"This is not in the Jiangdong Army, but in the Xuzhou Army." Zhou Yu stopped Huang Gai with a drink: "If you refuse to give in, I will let you understand how big the sin of contradicting the general is!" ”
"Zhou Gongjin, I also told you, don't scare me just because you are the main general and the chief of staff of Raushzi." Huang Gai also shouted: "If you want to do this to me, I just ignore you." ”
As he spoke, he turned and was about to walk out of the tent.
Zhou Yu shouted: "Someone! Stop me from the yellow cover! ”
Two guards then walked in and stood in front of Huang Gai.
"What do you want?" Huang Gai turned around and asked with angry eyes at Zhou Yu.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want you to admit your mistakes in public." Zhou Yu said: "For the sake of remembering that you are Jiangdong Lao Jiang, I won't kill you today, but if you refuse to admit your mistake to me, I won't spare you!" ”
"To kill or not to kill, isn't it in your thoughts?" Huang Gai sneered and said: "I have long known that you are not a good person to get along with, since you want to kill me, my head is here, just waiting for you to take it." ”
Huang Gai looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, which made Zhou Yu completely angry.
He clenched his fists and stood up suddenly.
"What? Do you want to do it to me yourself? Huang Gai asked coldly.
"Huang Gai, let me ask you, do you admit it or not?" When questioning, Zhou Yu's tone was very stern, and no one doubted that as long as Huang Gai didn't admit it, Zhou Yu would let people push him out and cut him down.
"I just don't recognize it, what can you do to me?" The generals were all glaring at Huang Gai, but he didn't seem to see it, and he stiffened his neck and Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu's face was pale, and his hands clenching his fists were trembling.
He pointed at Huang Gai and said, "Okay, you Huang Gai, you are looking for death by yourself, don't blame me!" ”
"Drag the yellow cover out and cut it for me!" Zhou Yu gave the order to kill Huang Gai.
Knowing that the two of them did this time in order to deceive Feng Ji in order to hide people's eyes and ears, Cheng Pu hurriedly got up and said to Zhou Yu: "Gong Jin is angry, General Huang is also upright, he has a confrontation in the smoke and rain, and I hope Gong Jin will not take it to heart." ”
Cheng Pu got up to intercede for Huang Gai, and all the generals also followed suit and said good things.
"Don't stop him, what can he do to me?" Huang Gai puffed up his chest and glared at Zhou Yu angrily: "If you have the ability, you will kill me, I still put my words here, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are strong, don't say it's you, all of us have stepped forward, and they are definitely not his opponents!" If you want to forcibly resist Yuan's army, you will only take us all to death......"
"Enough!" Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and interrupted him: "If it weren't for the generals to intercede for you, even if you have a hundred heads, it wouldn't be enough for me to cut off." ”
"I don't have a hundred heads, just one." Huang Gai still refused to back down, shouting: "If you have the ability, kill me, I want to see how majestic you are in front of us Jiangdong old men." ”
Huang Gai still refused to back down half a step, except for Cheng Pu, all the generals were very worried in their hearts.
From Zhou Yu's face, they could see the anger, if they didn't suppress this emotion, they didn't know what Zhou Yu would do.
Cheng Pu said to Zhou Yu as if he was pulling a circle: "General Zhou is angry, and Huang Gai is really unreasonable. But if he is killed, it will not be good for Yu Junxin. It's better to beat him with a military stick and let him go back and reflect on it. ”
What Cheng Pu said happened to echo what Zhou Yu and Huang Gai had agreed in advance.
Zhou Yu had a cold face, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he ordered the guard: "Drag Huang Gai out and beat fifty military sticks hard." If he dares to disagree, turn it over and fight again! ”
The two guards dragged the yellow cover and were about to go out.
Surrounded by the guards, Huang Gai shouted: "Zhou Gongjin, you can't be a child." I thought that you were the chief general of the three armed forces, so I let you have a few points, but I didn't expect you to dare to be so rude to me! ”
Huang Gai shouted, but Zhou Yu didn't seem to hear him at all, just grimaced and waved his hand for the guards to withdraw Huang Gai.
The number of fifty military sticks is not small, Cheng Pu said to Zhou Yu: "General Zhou is angry, I know that General Huang's confrontation makes people unhappy, but after all, he has been in the army for many years, and he should also understand some truth." The general wanted to beat him, and he was to blame, but the fifty army sticks went down, and he was afraid that his life was gone. ”
The military stick is heavy, and if it really comes fifty times, it may not be able to withstand it with the yellow cover.
With the steps down, Zhou Yu took the opportunity to change his words: "Beat him with twenty military sticks, I don't think he dares to contradict it." ”
If Huang Gai didn't keep colliding with Zhou Yu by the neck of the cultivator, the generals would still be able to intercede for him.
But when he questioned Zhou Yu, he did not give an inch to contend with Zhou Yu, which made Zhou Yu's mood instantly become extremely bad, except for Cheng Pu, the generals did not dare to say more, for fear of provoking fire.
The two guards dragged Huang Gai away, but Zhou Yu's face was still blue and did not eliminate his resentment.
After a while, he said to everyone: "This matter has passed like this, don't think about it too much, he is also to blame for my beating of Huang Gai." ”
In the eyes of the generals, it was extremely difficult for Huang Gai to save his life.
If anyone intercedes for him more, they may not only fail to exonerate his sins, but will also provoke Zhou Yu's anger.
All the generals were silent, and Zhou Yu continued: "We continue to discuss ways to retreat from the enemy. ”
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Huang Gai was dragged to the open space of the barracks and received twenty beatings with sticks in front of the soldiers.
The beating with the military stick was extremely heavy, but after twenty blows, Huang Gai was beaten to the point that he could not get up and walk.
After receiving the baton, Huang Gai's entourage sent him to the camp.
Lying in the camp tent, Huang Gai said to his entourage: "Zhou Gongjin treated me like this, and he didn't leave me face in front of the soldiers in the army. I don't need to say anything more about friendship with him. You go to Feng Ji in the evening and invite him over, and say that I have something important to discuss with him. ”
The entourage was taken aback, and asked Huang Zhong in a low voice: "The general doesn't dare to say that, he just offended Zhou Gongjin during the day, if these words are listened to by him again, how can he get it?" ”
"It's nothing bad." Huang Gai said: "You just have to find what I tell you to do, you don't need to worry about the rest." ”
Huang Gai was determined to see Fengji, but the entourage tried every persuasion to no avail, and in the end he could only rely on him.
After Zhou Yu's court was dissolved, Cheng Pu took two soldiers to the outside of Fengji's tent.
Standing outside the tent, he shouted inside, "Is Feng Ji here?" ”
Hearing someone outside calling him by his first name, Feng Ji walked out.
Seeing that there was a general Xuzhou in front of him, and this general still looked a little familiar, Feng Ji asked: "Dare to ask the general......
"Good for you." Before he could finish speaking, General Xuzhou had already stepped forward and grabbed his collar: "What do you want to do in our army?" ”
Being grabbed by Cheng Pu's neckline, Feng Ji hurriedly asked, "What is the general going to do?" Where have I offended you? ”
"Have you offended me, you don't know yourself?" Cheng Pu glared at him angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "If you hadn't come here, how could General Huang have been beaten with so many military sticks for no reason?" How dare you ask where you have offended me? ”
"Which General Huang?" Being grabbed by Cheng Pu's collar, Feng Ji replied with a little weakness: "I don't know any General Huang......"
"I don't know a word, so I want to shirk the matter." Cheng Pu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he used more strength to hold the hand on Feng Ji's neckline.
"The general has something to say, where did I offend you......" Feng Ji was still trying to get the reason why he was provoked from Cheng Pu.
Cheng Putie's face was blue, and he clenched his fists and was about to beat him.
Several of Feng Ji's entourage had the heart to step forward, but they didn't dare, so they could only worry about the sidelines.
This is the military camp of the Xuzhou army, if they dare to come forward to help, not to mention whether they can fight or not, even if they will not suffer, the soldiers of the Xuzhou army will rush up and beat them to pulp.
Cheng Pu grabbed Feng Ji's collar and was about to drop his fist, so a general ran over and hugged him: "General Cheng, the two armies have not yet fought, and the situation is still unknown, but don't dare to beat the envoy." ”
The one who hugged Cheng Pu was Ling Cao, who had led Feng Ji and others across the river before.
Ling Cao pleaded, Cheng Pu put down his fist unwillingly, glared at Feng Ji fiercely, and turned around with the two soldiers.
Looking at the back of Cheng Pu leaving, Feng Ji was still a little flustered and asked Ling Cao, "General Ling, what's going on?" ”
Ling Cao glanced at him and said angrily, "Isn't it a good thing to do business?" ”
"What am I doing wrong?" Feng Ji said with a blank face: "I don't remember which general I have offended, I have never even seen General Zhou's face, how can I offend people inexplicably?" ”
"Fenggong is still more stable, but don't cause any trouble in the barracks." Ling Cao said: "Once you get into any trouble, with me, I can't help Feng Gong." ”
was frightened by Cheng Pu just now, and Feng Ji also knew that what Ling Cao said was not a lie.
He nodded with apprehension and said to Ling Cao: "General Ling, don't worry, I will definitely not cause any trouble." ”
"Do your own thing." Ling Cao arched his hand and turned to leave.
Inexplicably, he was threatened by Cheng Pu by the neckline, and wanted to find out some tone from Ling Cao, but Ling Cao refused to leak a word, and Feng Ji was still full of confusion.
But he wasn't confused for long.
As soon as it was dark, one of the attendants slipped into the tent.
Sui whispered to him: "Fenggong, there are people outside who ask to see him." ”
"Who?" Being in the Xuzhou military camp, Feng Ji was of course very vigilant, and he asked his entourage. “
"It is said that it is General Huang Gai's entourage." The entourage replied: "He asked me to tell Feng Gong, General Huang has an invitation, and there is an important matter to discuss with Feng Gong." ”
"Huang Gai ......" Feng Ji frowned, he remembered that when he was crusading against Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian had several tiger generals around him, and Huang Gai was one of them.
Now that many years have passed, Huang Gai's age should not be young, but he really has no friendship with Huang Gai.
The Cheng Pu who came during the day was also the tiger general next to Sun Jian.
Feng Ji was a little confused, why an old general wanted to fight and kill when he saw him, but another old general sent his entourage to invite him, and said that there was something important to discuss with him......
Not too relieved, Feng Ji said to his entourage: "You invite someone in, I'll see him." ”
The attendant retreated, and after a while led a man into the tent.
The person who came bowed to Feng Ji: "I've seen Feng Gong." ”
"Who the hell are you?" Feng Ji looked at him and asked suspiciously.
"I am General Huang's entourage, and I was appointed by the general to invite Feng Gong." The person came and said: "General Huang has something important, please don't hesitate to go with me." ”
"You know, how can I move around here at will?" Feng Ji waved his hand and said, "If General Huang really has a sincere opinion on me, please ask him to come over by himself." ”
"Our general really can't come here in person today." The person replied: "During the day, the general was beaten with a military stick because of his confrontation with Zhou Yu, and I also ask Feng Gong to be sympathetic to the general and go with me." ”
Feng Ji did hear about a general who was beaten with a military stick for confronting Zhou Yu.
But he didn't expect that it would be Huang Gai who was beaten.
If it was really Huang Gai who was beaten with a military stick, Cheng Pu would be able to say that he would be able to trouble him during the day.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai have been colleagues for many years, and their relationship is naturally not shallow.
Huang Gai was beaten with a military stick, he had nowhere to vent his anger, thinking that something would happen to Feng Ji when he came to the barracks, he would definitely be angry with him.
seemed to have a reasonable explanation, but Feng Ji was still not very relieved, and asked again: "Why did General Huang get a military stick?" ”
"The general only went a little late during the court meeting, and Zhou Yu was responsible, and the two of them collided at the court meeting." The person replied: "Zhou Yu charged the general with disobeying military orders, and at first he was going to kill him, if it weren't for the intercession of other generals, now my general's life is gone." ”
From what people said, Feng Ji didn't see any flaws.
He wrinkled his brows and thought for a moment, and said to the visitor: "You go back and reply to General Huang first, and say that I will go later." ”
"General Huang said that Feng Gong is not familiar with the military camp, and if he walks around in the military camp and causes trouble, he can't live with Feng Gong." The person replied: "The general wants me to be sure to lead Feng Gong over, and please don't excuse Feng Gong again." ”
The person who came recognized the need to take him to see Huang Zhong together, Feng Ji thought about it for a while, and said to him: "It's okay, then there will be work." ”
"Fenggong, please!" Someone retreated to make way for him.
Feng Ji stepped out of the tent first.
He looked around, only to see that the sentry posts of the Xuzhou army were not close to here, and no one noticed him, so he followed Huang Gai's entourage to Huang Gai's camp under the cover of night.
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There was an oil lamp lit in Huang Gai's tent, and he lay on the cover, turning his head weakly to look at Feng Ji who walked in.
Seeing Huang Gai, Feng Ji stepped forward to salute: "General Huang, I haven't seen you for many years." ”
"It's been years." Huang Gai replied: "I didn't expect to meet again, it would be the scene in front of me." ”
"General Huang, what's wrong?" Feng Ji asked with concern: "Why did Zhou Gongjin attack the general?" I remember that the general was a veteran of Jiangdong, and he was just a junior who later joined Jiangdong, isn't it chilling to behave like this? ”
"What else do you say is chilling." Huang Gai sighed and said: "At today's court meeting, he convened everyone to discuss how to deal with Yuan Gong's army, I just said, Yuan Gong has more soldiers and horses than us, more fierce generals than us, and countless wise men, we will not have any chance of winning." He was in a hurry and argued with me. If you can't argue with me, you can say that I disobeyed the military order and wanted to fight and kill. Fortunately, the other generals interceded, otherwise my life would not have been ruined at his hands? ”
"If you talk about it like that, Zhou Gongjin is really not very kind about this matter." Feng Ji said: "No matter what, General Huang is a veteran who once followed General Sun Wentai. Even if you argue with him for a few words, you won't use this method to deal with it. ”
"Who's to say it's not." Huang Gai sighed and said: "It's a pity that General Sun Wentai left early, we old people have long been nameless in the eyes of Zhou Gongjin and others, where will he remember this?" ”
Feng Ji sighed with emotion and nodded.
He never asked Huang Gai what he was looking for him for.
The moment he saw Huang Gai, Feng Ji actually understood.
Huang Gai invited him over, nothing more than to make friends with the Yuan family and completely break with Zhou Yu.
In this case, the tighter he asked, the more unlikely it was for Huang Gai to give him a satisfactory answer.
Instead of asking, it is better for Huang Gai to take the initiative to talk to him.
"Feng Gong should already understand what I asked you to come for." Sure enough, Huang Gai couldn't hold his breath and asked Feng Ji first.
had already guessed his purpose, but Feng Ji pretended not to understand and asked, "General Huang came to me for what?" ”
"I've become like this, why should Feng Gong knowingly ask?" Huang Gai said: "I invited Feng Gong to come over, just to ask you to introduce me to Yuan Gong." Zhou Gongjin treated me like this, could I still do things under him? ”
"What does General Huang mean......" Feng Ji pretended to be stunned and asked Huang Zhong, "Want to serve our Yuan family?" ”
"I have long heard that Yuan Gong is benevolent and righteous, and I have already planned to serve." Huang Gai replied: "When Sun Bofu led us to recapture Jiangdong, I was still thinking at that time that I would follow him in this life. Unexpectedly, the battle in Wancheng made him lose to Lu Bu. Not only that, but he actually led us all to serve Lu Fengxian. Ever since the day I arrived in Xuzhou, I've been thinking about how to leave. It's just that I've been remembering the benefits of Sun Bofu, and I can't bear to leave like this. If it weren't for Zhou Yu's behavior today, I don't know when I would have made up my mind. ”
Huang Gai's words were bleak, but Feng Ji listened to it but believed a little.
He said to Huang Gai: "If General Huang really has the heart to serve the Yuan family, I will introduce him to the lord." ”
"Thank you." Huang Gai arched his hand at him, and then said to Feng Ji: "Feng Gong's coming to the army this time is actually a mistake, maybe you may not be able to meet Zhou Yu in the end." ”
"Why?" Feng Ji asked suspiciously: "I have already sent someone to send a letter to Zhou Yu earlier, and he allowed me to come here, will he still regret it?" ”
"He never thought about surrendering to the Yuan family from the beginning, where can he say that he has repentance?" Huang Gai said: "Instead of staying here, it is better for Fenggong to leave as soon as possible and save his life." ”
Feng Ji was stunned and asked Huang Gai: "Is Zhou Yu still going to harm me?" ”
"Of course he thought about harming Feng Gong." Huang Gai replied: "Why else did you come here and he refused to see each other for a long time?" If he had sincerity in peace talks, how could he have put Feng Gong aside for a long time? ”
Looking at Huang Gai with a puzzled face, Feng Ji asked, "Since he didn't think about making peace with me, why did he let me cross the river again?" ”
"Isn't it simple?" Huang Gai said: "He planned to wait until the big war came, and sacrifice the battle flag with the head of Feng Gong, but poor Feng Gong didn't notice it at all. ”
Hearing Huang Gai's words, Feng Ji was suddenly shocked, and he hurriedly asked Huang Gai: "Dare to ask General Huang if there is a way to save me?" ”
Huang Gai shook his head: "Now that I have become like this, where is there any way to rescue Feng Gong." But I have an idea, maybe I can turn evil into good fortune. ”
"Dare to ask General Huang, what is your idea?" Feng Ji asked Huang Gai.
"The general who led Feng Gong here is named Ling Cao, and he is the only one in the army who can contact Feng Gong." Huang Gai said: "I had some kindness to him in my early years, as long as Feng Gong handed over this thing to him, he should help you cross the river and return to Hebei." ”
As he spoke, Huang Gai took out something from under the pillow and handed it to Feng Ji.
After taking that thing, Feng Ji put it in his hand and looked at it.
All Huang Gai gave him was a wooden plaque with the word "yellow" carved on it.
"It's just my waist card, and it's useless." Huang Gai said to Feng Ji: "But if Feng Gong hands him over to Ling Cao, he will let him understand that I plan to rescue him." Seeing this waist card, Ling Cao will do everything, and Feng Gong doesn't have to worry too much about leaving. ”
"Thank you, General Huang, for your rescue." Feng Ji bowed down and bowed to Huang Gai: "When I return to Hebei, I will definitely tell the lord about the benefits of the general." With the temperament of the lord, once the general is effective, he will definitely be reused. ”
"I'm not young anymore, I don't dare to think about reusing anything." Huang Gai shook his head: "As long as I don't be bullied for the rest of my life, it's enough." ”
"When I arrive in Hebei, if anyone dares to bully General Huang, they will bully me." Feng Ji said: "I will definitely make them look good." ”
"Feng Gong is in the barracks, and he will get into trouble at any time, and I am not a place to talk for a long time." Huang Gai said: "When Feng Gong leaves, my injuries should have healed." If Yuan Gong was on the verge of Yanjin at that time, I would definitely do an internal response to help Yuan Gong defeat Zhou Yu. ”
"With General Huang's words, I also have an explanation when I return to Hebei." Feng Ji said to Huang Gai: "The general is right, this is not a place to talk for a long time, I will leave first, and when the general goes to Hebei, we will drink and talk happily." ”
"I was injured and couldn't get up to see him." Huang Gai said to Feng Ji: "Feng Gong must be careful on the way back. ”
"General Huang rest assured." Feng Ji responded, and then said, "I'll leave first." ”
"It's good to go!" Huang Gai nodded, and then instructed his entourage: "Why don't you send Fenggong back?" ”
The entourage agreed and sent Feng Ji out of Huang Gai's tent.
When he returned to his own tent, Feng Ji asked the attendant who greeted him, "When I was away, did anyone come here to inquire?" ”
"Back to Fenggong, no one came to inquire." The attendant replied.
Receiving the reply that no one came to inquire, Feng Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
That night, Feng Ji slept very unsteadily.
Huang Gai's words made him full of worries about this trip.
When he came here, he still felt that it was not strange that he couldn't see Zhou Yu, after all, Zhou Yu was the chief general in the army, and many things needed to be handled, and it was not an accident that he couldn't find time to meet him.
But now that I think about it, it seems that things are not like that.
Even if Zhou Yu is the main general in the army, there is an envoy outside, and it is not completely idle to find time to meet.
No matter how busy you are, you can always invite him to say a few words during dinner.
Zhou Yu has no road, and there is only one reason, that is, he never thought about meeting Feng Ji at all, let alone talking about peace with the Yuan family.
When Feng Ji came to the Xuzhou military camp this time, he really put himself in danger.
Lying in the tent, the more Feng Ji thought about it, the more uneasy he felt in his heart, and he hated to immediately beckon his entourage to leave here.
But he also knew very well that he couldn't use any of the boats on the shore, and if he made some unusual moves, the Xuzhou army would kill him on the spot.
took out the waist card that Huang Gai gave him, and Feng Ji looked at it over and over.
The shape of the waist card is very simple, except for a codified "yellow" word, there is no other decorative pattern.
However, the materials used in this waist card are not simple.
Feng Ji recognized that the material used to carve this waist card was a unique Nanmu in the south.
This kind of wood is very expensive, and it can be used to carve and shoot, which shows that Huang Gai's status in Jiangdong in the past is definitely not low.
It's no wonder that Huang Gai secretly contacted him.
used to follow Sun Jian, and he was a figure who called for wind and rain for a long time, but now he has to suffer from Zhou Yu's idleness, and if he is anyone, he may not be able to stand it.
(End of chapter)