Chapter Seventy-Five: The Feast
The sun has softened in September. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info But the sun in September still wakes up early. However, when the sun showed his face, he was surprised to find that in front of the gate of Jibei City, an army with a whole army had already lined up neatly.
The moment when the sun shines on the earth. Cao De lit the incense in his hand. After Cao De respectfully bowed three times, he inserted the incense into the incense burner on the huge offering table in front of Cao De.
Then, Cao De turned to face the more than 10,000 people behind him. He cried out, "A month ago, we had six thousand brothers buried here. Among them is our General Liao Hua. I feel deeply guilty. Saying that, Cao De picked up a bowl of wine on the side, "The first bowl of wine, salute, all the heroic souls who died in battle, you all fought for your dreams and died for your dreams." With that, Cao De poured a bowl of wine on the ground. Immediately afterwards, someone stepped forward and filled the wine bowl in Cao De's hand. "The second bowl, respect, the heroic souls of our brothers who died in battle. You are all heroes, and it is your heroic spirits that inspire us to move forward. Cao De then poured a second bowl of wine on the ground. The third bowl of wine, to all of us present. The dead are gone, we, the living. And continue to fight for your dreams. We want our dead brothers to see that we are still brave and still trying. Cao De poured the third bowl of wine on the ground. Then Cao De completed the rest of the sacrificial projects.
Cao De held this sacrifice very plainly, without pride and ambition, without exaggeration. There is only plain truth. The participating Cao Dejun is the full staff of the original Cao Dejun and the newly recruited representatives of the Yellow Turban Army. The whole scene of the sacrifice was solemn and solemn. The whole festival lasted almost a morning.
It's noon. Cao De and the main members of Cao Dejun's army came to the largest house in Jibei City.
Cao De solemnly sat down in the first place, and after the rest of the people were also seated. Cao De cleared his throat and said: "The battle of Jibei City was a tragic battle, but it was also a battle that could be sung and cried. General Liao Hua was born in the Yellow Turban Army, but he fought bravely, was loyal and brave, and died heroically. I have written to the imperial court to seal General Liaohua, just waiting for the holy decree. Now that the dead are gone, we who are alive must live strongly. Before Khan Zhongjun, according to the Holy Decree, I was now the general of Anbang. Today, although the yellow scarf is not flat. However, our army has also experienced more than 20 battles, large and small, and has made outstanding achievements. Now, I have the courage to seal on behalf of the imperial court. Xu Shu, succeeded as the military division of our army. Cao Ren led Sima of the other department and unified the new military camp. Zhang Fei led the general of Yamen and commanded the heavy hammer battalion. Zhou Cang led the general and commanded the blade battalion. Xu Shu, Cao Ren, Zhang Fei, and Zhou Cang stepped forward to accept the seal.
Cao De paused for a moment and continued: "Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun took a step forward and listened quietly. Zhao Yun, although he has just joined our army, Zhao Yun has made great achievements in this battle. If Zhao Yun hadn't found out the enemy's intelligence in time and informed General Cao Ren, the heavy hammer battalion under Jibei City would probably have been wiped out, leading to the rout of the entire army. Even I will die in the battle of Jibei City. Now Zhao Yun has been promoted to Zhonglang General. Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, according to the usual practice, even if the newcomers who have just joined have great merit, it is already good to be able to become a captain. Now Cao De is giving a lieutenant general who is one level higher than the captain. And Zhao Yun looked around and found that everyone didn't have any jealous looks, and they were all throwing a kind smile at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun knelt down on one knee, "Thank you, lord." ”
Cao De stepped forward and pulled Zhao Yun up, "Thanks to Zilong who came to the rescue, otherwise Cao would have become a dead soul." For saving my life, I didn't know how to repay it, so I gave my armor to Zilong to express my gratitude. ”
Cao De gave his bright silver armor to Zhao Yun. That is a symbol of Cao De as the commander of the whole army. Zhao Yun hurriedly excused himself, but how did Zhao Yun know that this armor was specially created for Zhao Yun by Cao De, but he couldn't bear the fun and wore it first. In the end, Zhao Yun still accepted this armor. Cao De laughed, returned to the main seat again, and rewarded the rest of the generals with military exploits.
In the end, Cao De said, "The generals will take the lead in leading their duties, and when I play the court, you will be justified." ”
Cao De's reward this time is in danger of overstepping his authority. After all, Cao De's banner was the official army of the Han Dynasty, and it was under the jurisdiction of the Luoyang Imperial Court. However, these generals of Cao Dejun, large and small, have gone through a lot of hardships and sweat and blood for something, of course, they are knighted and worshipped, and they glorify their ancestors. In order to boost morale, Cao De could only cut first and then play this strategy. If the Luoyang Imperial Court does not agree, it is a big deal that Cao De is reversed, but the road in the future will be very difficult. However, as long as he can hold the hearts of these people, Cao De doesn't believe that he can't be in a corner of peace at the last time.
After the bleak sacrifice, Cao De made a lavish reward. successfully won over the heartfelt hearts of his generals. After the reward, it was time for the grand feast. Cao De gradually drank a little too much in the constant toasting. Once people drink too much, they can't help but think about it. Cao De thought that his performance today was indeed not very good. First of all, although the effect of my speeches is okay, the wording is really not good. Because Cao De has been focusing on the practice of his body and the art of war since he came to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao De has not worked too deeply on some things that literati should learn. Therefore, the words that Cao De said were somewhat nondescript. However, Cao De succeeded in achieving his goal.
The banquet soon came to an end. Cao De called Zhao Yun closer. Cao De knew that this Zhao Yunke was a person with a true temperament. Although Zhao Yun is now following him, Zhao Yun will say goodbye because of some misunderstanding. In order to firmly tie Zhao Yun's heart. Cao De could only speculate and win over Zhao Yun according to the public's evaluation of Zhao Yun in later generations.
Cao De grabbed Zhao Yun's hand: "Zilong, is the art done?" Zilong, don't be restrained, just take me or me in that grove back then. ”
It was the first time that Zhao Yun was held by a man, but when he heard Cao De's words, he couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth, "En." ”
The two chatted casually about some topics again, and gradually the two seemed to have really returned to the grove of the year.
Slowly, Cao De stepped into the topic, "Zilong, you must have seen this so-called Yellow Turban Army all the way. Cao De didn't wait for Zhao Yun to answer, and continued: "Although the Yellow Turban Army is still called the Yellow Turban Army, the current Yellow Turban Army is a group of villains who are more hateful than robbers. They fly the banner of righteousness, but they do evil things. Think about it, are the people in the places where the Yellow Turban Army passed really living in peace and really happy? After the Yellow Turbans, there was not a single city, and not a single village survived. All were burned to the ground. Then swept through the local people and continued to plunder the other people. After Cao De finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Yun's face. And Zhao Yun did nod secretly.
Cao De smiled secretly and continued: "Since such a Yellow Turban Army can only be a scourge, what should I do? Cao De paused, "You should kill the thief leader, and then let the people who made the coax return to their hometown and stay at home honestly." But the thieves won't come to your sword. So what to do? Since they don't come, we have to go to them. Cao De took a sip of wine and moistened his throat.
"Zilong. The eldest brother thinks that since something bad has happened. It would be unwise to blame each other and pass the buck. Only by settling the bad things at the lowest cost is the right way. Nowadays, the Yellow Turban Army is everywhere. If there is no one like me, come forward. So let the Yellow Turbans become more and more crazy and plague more people? No, you can't. I am willing to eliminate the Yellow Turban Army as quickly as possible, so as to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from harming more people in time. If the Yellow Turban Army is pacified as soon as possible, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people may be saved. And in the process, I can't avoid killing, and I can't do it alone. Therefore, there is Zilian, there is Yide, and there is my army. The more Cao De spoke, the more excited he became, and finally stood up directly. It is quite a majestic style to guide the country. And everyone who had been drinking saw Cao De finally say the last sentence with a roar, and they all quieted down.
Cao De didn't care about the rest of the people's consternation. Suddenly, he walked straight in front of Zhao Yun and stretched out his hand to Zhao Yun, "Zilong, you, are you willing to help me." ”
Zhao Yun was silent for a while, and then a determined gaze burst out in Zhao Yun's eyes. Zhao Yun stretched out his right hand and held it tightly with Cao De's right hand. "Cloud, let the Lord send it, there is no second heart."
Cao De stretched out his left hand and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder. Laugh. "Good, good, good, it's worth three glasses. Come, Zilong, come on. With that, Cao De picked up his wine bowl. Dry three bowls in a row. ”
After Cao De finished speaking, he drank three bowls of wine in a row. After drinking, Cao De laughed again. He fell to the ground with a thud.
It's so embarrassing that I drank it straight down. Cao De drank directly and fell asleep at the banquet!
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