Chapter Ninety-Six: Dig a deep pit and wait for the tiger and leopard!
(Recommended reading: The grand state banquet starts at noon, and drinks until sunset, several open and secret confrontations, the Han monarchs and ministers laughed, and the princes and envoys forced their faces to laugh, as for the three Hun envoys, some laughed, some were sad, and all kinds of tastes were in their hearts!
At the end of the banquet, the ministers first sent the little emperor back to the harem, and then sent the prime minister back to the house, and then retired in turn, each returning to their respective homes, as for the three Hun envoys, the officials in charge of hospitality wanted to arrange a stay in the city, but they unanimously refused, Kuokuo and Uwei went out of the city directly without looking back, and they were afraid that they would go crazy if they stayed any longer, as for Zhao Yanran, after smiling at Xiao Yi's naughty and eccentric smile, he also slipped out of the palace gate, beat his horse and whipped away~~~
Xiao Yi deliberately walked a few steps slowly, and when he walked out of the palace gate, the ministers were basically gone, waved over more than a dozen personal soldiers, jumped on the back of the horse but did not return to his Wushou Hou Mansion, but the horse's head went south, and he turned around in a few alleys, and went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Prime Minister's Mansion is an important place for military and political affairs, there are many guards, the defense is strict, it is three points higher than the palace, and the idlers don't want to get close to half a step, but Xiao Yi is an exception, there is no difference between him entering the Prime Minister's Mansion and returning to his own home, after dismounting, the reins are thrown into the hands of the guards, and he goes in directly, without even reporting, the civil and military members of the Manchu Dynasty, there are only two who have this privilege, one is Xiao Yi, and the other is his drinking friend~ Guo Jia!
"The Governor of the Metropolis is well!"
"Xiao Lang is here!"
There was no obstacle, Xiao Yi carried a sword in his hand, and went straight into the prime minister's house, and the guards and maids along the way bowed down one after another, and even Cao Cao's wives and concubines did not mean to avoid it.
"Whoosh! ……”
The black shadow flashed, and the prime minister's tyrant - 'Wangtian Roar' came out of the corner, and in more than two years, it has grown from a cub to a more than five-foot-long Ao dog, with a thick mane all over its body, a big head like a fight, four claws like a knife, and two long fangs outside the lips, completely looking like a fierce beast!
In the past two years, the 'roar of looking at the sky' has been very majestic, whether it is the three princes and nine ministers in the court, or the officials of various ministries, they have been frightened by its thunderous roar, and it is not for nothing that they peed their pants on the spot, but in front of Xiao Yi............
"Wang! …… Barking! "First a few soft screams, then rubbing the big head, wagging the tail, very well-behaved, this black-faced demon who likes to play cocks, but it is a shadow in its heart for a lifetime!
With the 'Wangtian Roar' to lead the way, it is much easier to find Cao Cao in the Prime Minister's Mansion, three turns and one turn, Xiao Yi saw the tiger idiot standing at the door of the study - Xu Chu, everyone knows that he is Cao Cao's shadow, as long as he finds Xu Chu, he will definitely be able to see Cao Cao, no exception!
"The Grand Governor, the lord and the eldest prince are all inside!" Xu Chu first bowed, and then took the initiative to get out of the way, in his heart, the most loyal is Cao Cao, but the most afraid is Xiao Yi, if other generals are here, I don't understand that the sword is not going to go in half a step.
"Prime Minister!"
After entering, Xiao Yi saluted Cao Cao, who was closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, and nodded slightly to Cao Ang, without any politeness, he sat down directly with his knees crossed, put the sword on one side, and began to close his eyes and recuperate!
Cao Ang was a little puzzled, after his father came back from the palace, he immediately summoned himself, but he didn't say a word, just sat and recuperated, but he didn't expect Xiao Yi to come like this, what are they thinking about, and what are they going to do?
Before he could figure it out, as soon as the door opened, Guo Jia, who always smelled of wine on his body, walked in, this one was more casual, even the etiquette was waived, and he sat down cross-legged directly, also closing his eyes and recuperating!
Cao Ang is really a little flustered now, as we all know, Guo Jia and Xiao Yi, one writer and one martial artist, are the left and right arms of their father, and now that the three of them are gathered together, there must be military affairs to discuss, but why don't they say a word?
If you don't understand, you just don't want to, anyway, sooner or later, it will come to light, under years of strict family education, this Cao Dagongzi's qi cultivation kung fu is still good, stabilize his mind, and start to close his eyes and recuperate!
Time passed minute by minute, and the room was still quiet, during which Xiao Yi raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Cao Ang, the expression on his face remained unchanged, but he nodded tacitly in his heart!
Although this eldest prince Cao is far behind Cao Cao in martial arts, he also has his own advantages, smart, benevolent, calm and steady, such an ability, although it is not enough to forge ahead, but it is still no problem to keep this family business, but I don't know if he has that destiny?
"Report to the lord, don't drive in Xuzhou - Chen Deng asks to see you at the side door of the Prime Minister's Mansion!" When the moon was in the treetops, the tiger idiot ~ Xu Chu's strong voice sounded outside the door!
"Brush! ......" Cao Cao's eyes opened, releasing two fine lights, and a faint smile appeared on his face, "It's a little interesting to visit at night and go through the side door...... Zixiu, you go to pick up the guests on behalf of your father, be polite!" ”
"No!" Cao Ang received his father's order and immediately got up and went out, at the same time, Xiao Yi and Guo Jia opened their eyes at the same time, and after looking at each other, they all laughed 'hehe'~~
"Dig deep pits and wait for tigers and leopards, and sprinkle incense bait to catch golden turtles!"
"Tiger Dove-Lu Bu, you're dead!"
Soon, Cao Ang returned to the house, with a person behind him, not tall, in his early thirties, white skin, long eyebrows, thin lips, and three strands of beard, after coming in, without saying a word, he knelt directly on the ground~~
"Xuzhou~ Don't drive Chen Yuanlong to see the Prime Minister, Wanfu Jin'an! ~Boom! ~Boom! ~Boom! Three times in a row, the wooden planks on the ground trembled slightly.
"No courtesy, sit down!" Cao Cao's face was expressionless, but he was not angry and arrogant.
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Chen Deng bowed his head again and thanked him, and then showed a big smile to the rest of the room, and then carefully retreated to the last seat.
But before his ass could sit on the couch, Xiao Yi on the side suddenly stood up, the cold light flashed in his hand, and the sword was already out of the sheath, "Bold Chen Deng, colluding with Xiliang Yu Lu Bu, attacking Xuzhou, separating one side, and vainly trying to fight against the imperial court, this is a felony to exterminate the nine clans!" ”
"Most of the governors forgave their sins and attacked Xuzhou, all of which were forced by the situation, and the lower officials were also out of helplessness!"
Chen Deng pleaded guilty with sincere fear, but at the same time, he secretly scolded in his heart, "Da......mn, the reason why Lu Bu was able to sneak attack Xuzhou successfully, first, is that they have their Xu family as the internal response, and second, that is, you Xiao Dadu Governor took action, intercepting and killing messengers along the road, one bright and one dark, two-pronged, this is the only way to ruthlessly yin Liu Bei, and now he has pushed all the charges on his head~~
But there is no way, who calls himself bad in the light, but others are in the dark, the thick black technique, the skill is not as good as others, this black pot can only be carried by him Chen Deng!
"Xiao Lang can't be rude, Yuan Long is a famous man today, and the Chen family is a famous family in Xuzhou, how can he be confused with Lu Bu's family?" At the critical moment, it was Cao Cao who made a move and stopped the murderous Xiao Yi.
"Prime Minister Mingjian, the Chen family has always been loyal to the Han family and the imperial court, how can they be in the company of traitors, but the situation is forced to fight with Lu Bu and the snake!"
Chen Deng's words are half-true and half-false, in the eyes of their big families, they only have their own family, not a country, not to mention anything loyal to the Han family, but the Chen family and Lu Bu are really detached!
The reason why Chen Deng cooperated with the outside and helped Lu Bu attack Xuzhou was to suppress the old rival Mi family and express his resentment, and secondly, he wanted to take advantage of the situation to expand the family's influence in Xuzhou in order to strive for more benefits!
It's a pity, the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, 'tiger dove' ~ Lu Bu is extremely brave on the battlefield, can be called a generation of famous generals, but he doesn't know anything about governing the people, the government order is changed three times a day, messy, his subordinate generals and colonels are even more corrupt in military discipline, burning, killing and looting, all evil, in just a few months, Xuzhou is full of complaints!
Lu Buwei was fierce and murderous, and the officials and people of Xuzhou did not dare to resist in person, so they had to put all their grievances on the Chen family's father and son, and for a while everyone was scolded, the reputation was invisible, and relatives and friends also cut off contacts, for fear of being stained by the stench, even the ancestral tomb of the Chen family was not spared, and the surrounding area was full of 'yellow and white things', and it really stinked out of the wind for 800 miles~
Until now, Chen Deng regretted it, but the big mistake had been made, and the prestige of the Chen family not only did not rise, but fell all the way to the bottom, and was even in danger of slipping into hell!
This time he took the initiative to send an envoy to Xuchang, one is to inquire about the movements of the imperial court, and the other is to find a chance to get out, Lu Bu's broken ship will sink sooner or later, and anyone with a discerning eye knows this, so before the ship sinks, find a new big ship and lean on, and Chen Deng's goal is ~~ Cao Cao!
A big, sturdy ship that can ride the wind and waves, and has a bright future!
That's why he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion alone at night, and entered through the side door, in order to show loyalty and find a backer!
"What is the situation in Xuzhou? Where is Lu Bu's troops now? Guo Jia didn't say much, but he got to the point.
"Lu Bu personally commanded the heavy army in Xuzhou, the generals Song Xian and Wei Xu guarded Xiapi, and the strategist Chen Gong guarded Xiao Pass, and the three parties were horns for each other, watching and helping each other!" Saying that, Chen Deng stretched out a foot and carefully pulled out a roll of silk from his boots, "This is the distribution map of soldiers, horses, money and grain in Xuzhou, and the lower officials are willing to sacrifice it to the prime minister to atone for their previous sins!" ”
said that it was a picture and atonement, but Chen Deng clenched his hands, but he didn't mean to stretch out, but stared at Cao Cao tightly with a pair of eyes, his subtext was very clear, "Our Chen family can donate pictures, can be a leading party, and can even help you pit Lu Bu to death, but ......, after so much hard work, you have to have something in return, right?" ”
"Hehe, Yuanlong is really a loyal man, the old man didn't see the wrong person!" Cao Cao is a top master of playing with power, how could he not see his little abacus, and said that he took out a long prepared Jun order from his arms, "The old man has played the Son of Heaven, and you have been crowned as the Taishou of Guangling, and you will be awarded two thousand stones, and you will be the Marquis of Duting!" ”
Official, bestowed, knighted! …… This set of combination punches is beaten, and few people in the world can stand it.
"Thank you Prime Minister for your love, the lower officials will repay each other with death!"
Looking at the bright red prime minister's seal on the Jun Order, Chen Deng thanked him again and again, expressed his loyalty, and when it came to the emotional place, he also left two lines of tears to ......, and then presented the 'military food distribution map', and by the candlelight in the room, he personally explained how many soldiers and horses are everywhere, how much money and food are everywhere, who is in charge, and it is clear who handles it!
Cao Cao, Xiao Yi, and Guo Jia are all smart people, and they soon kept it firmly in mind, and began to deduce the plan to march into the army.
Half an hour later, Chen Deng got up to say goodbye, the eldest prince Cao Ang sent him off, or the side door he walked, he didn't know, he didn't know it, it was as if nothing had happened!
After that, Cao Cao, Xiao Yi, Guo Jia, and Cao Ang, who returned, carefully deduced the distribution map of the army and grain, designed several sets of feasible military plans, and asked people to send wine and meat, and several people raised their glasses to celebrate.
Drinking until the middle of the moon, Xiao Yi and Guo Jia said goodbye with a little drunkenness, Cao Cao naturally sent him off in person, and said a few more words, and then returned to the study with his son!
"Father, the child has something unclear, and I hope to teach him!" Behind closed doors, only the father and son are left, so naturally they can talk about everything!
"Wu'er can endure until now before asking questions, this ability to cultivate qi is already quite good!" Looking at his eldest son, Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, "Do you want to ask Chen Deng about it?" ”
"Father, Master Mingjian, the way of employing people, the first thing is loyalty, then Chen Deng sold Liu Bei to Lu Bu before, and now he sells Lu Bu to his father, next, who will he betray?" Speaking of Chen Deng, Cao Ang looked contemptuous, how could such an unrighteous villain give high-ranking officials a good fortune?
"Haha! …… My son is also a clear-eyed person, that's right, that Chen Deng is treacherous and cunning, left and right, he is a complete villain, but yes, a gentleman has the usefulness of a gentleman, and a villain has the usefulness of a villain, it depends on how you train ......, at least this time, he can help us take the land of Xuzhou! “
"My father is a hero in the world, wise and unparalleled, whether it is fighting on the battlefield or in the court, he is more than skilled, even heroes like Xiao Yi and Guo Jia can be collected for their own use, and children may not be able to learn such skills in their lifetime!"
Cao Ang does have some inferiority, since he was a child, he has been an idol of his father, imitating and learning everywhere, but he has never learned, at this point, the second brother Cao Pi is much stronger, people say that he is the son who is most like his father, and he is ~~
So he has never had too much confidence in whether he can succeed smoothly in the future, after all, those civil and military generals under his father's command, or brave, or wise, are all heroes among people, can they control it?
"Hehe, there are countless talents in the world, but they have their own useful methods, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, righteous men and gentlemen, can be ...... of virtue, Xiao Yi, Guo Jia, people in temperament, can be emotional, as for other civil and military affairs, or use officials, or use money, or even in-laws, you can collect them one by one for your own use!"
The traitorous male also has the feeling of licking the calf, Cao Cao unreservedly taught his son the virtue of the royal man, employing people, is the heart~~
"Dare to ask my father, how can a greedy villain like Chen Deng be controlled?"
"Hehe, my son is benevolent and friendly, that kind of treacherous villain is not something you can control, for the father in one day, naturally it will be safe, if the father is not there that day~~" Speaking of this, Cao Cao showed murderous intentions, "To those unrighteous villains,...... No mercy! ”
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