These words immediately aroused the interest of the red lady, she put down the chopsticks she had just picked up, and asked curiously and nervously: "General Cao, how did you do this?" How did you defeat Jiannu? Also, how did you capture Shengjing? Can you tell the slave family about these things, the slave family is very curious? ”

"I understand, you ventured to Datong this time to find out about the Datong army, understand how Ben will use his troops, and how to defeat Jiannu, so as to help your husband Li Yan attack Datong," Cao Yue said, smiling secretly, "Red lady, did you say I guessed right?" You're just a scout who spies on Datong's military situation!"

I didn't expect Cao Yue to be so smart, the red lady didn't know how to respond all of a sudden, and she looked embarrassed.

"I don't mind discussing this with you, but the premise is that after the Jiannu is completely wiped out, or after you and Li Yan join the imperial court, in that case, I can discuss everything with you without reservation, and teach you a lot of things that you don't know," Cao Yue raised his glass with a smile and toasted the Red Lady again, "Come, beautiful Red Girl, oh, let's call you Mrs. Li, I will toast you again, by the way, I will tell you my understanding of the general trend of the world." Believe, I understand better than you see, but believe it or not. ”

The red lady raised her glass mechanically and drank the wine in the cup after Cao Yue.

"Eat something, I believe you haven't eaten for at least half a day, people are iron, rice is steel, if you want to have the physical strength to travel long distances, things always have to be eaten, I won't poison you with drugs, there is no need for this!" Cao Yue said, picked up the chopsticks and ate the vegetables, and said while eating: "General Ben is hungry, if you don't want to eat, I can eat it all by myself." ”

Seeing Cao Yue's gobbling up, the red lady, who was already hungry in her belly, had the urge to drool, and when she was even worse, her intestinal peristalsis got up at this time, and Cao Yue heard the rumbling in her abdomen. But the woman's reserve made her embarrassed to eat these dishes in front of Cao Yue, the person who captured her, which made her feel too embarrassed.

"Mrs. Li, your stomach has already protested to you, the master," Cao Yue took the chopsticks and pointed to the dishes on the plate with a smile, "If you don't eat it, it will be cold." What I hate the most is pedantic and hypocritical people, I think you are a bold and generous person, a real heroine, there is no need to worry about a meal for a long time, right? ”

"Okay, then the slave family is welcome, eat this meal for nothing," the red lady hesitated, and finally picked up the chopsticks and followed Cao Yue to eat. "Thank you very much General Cao for treating me like this, next time if you fall into the hands of my red lady, I will spare your life and treat you the same!"

"You don't have a chance!"

"This is not necessarily, there is always a time when the tiger falls in Pingyang, even your father ......" The red lady originally wanted to say that even a brave person like Cao Wenzhao committed suicide in the end, but she felt that it was inappropriate to say such things in front of Cao Yue, and swallowed the words back.

"Let's just wait and see, but I believe that we will continue to deal with each other in the future, and you will be defeated in my hands again, I hope there will be a time when you are convinced," Cao Yue smiled and raised his glass to the red lady again.

"I'm not going to despise you!" The red lady raised her glass boldly and drank with Cao Yue.

"Mrs. Li, do you think that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's power is growing now, is it really because they have won the hearts of the people?" Cao Yue put down the wine glass, looked directly at the red lady, and said very seriously: "If you think so, then you are wrong." ”

"And what do you think?"

"They're just a little bit lucky!" Cao Yue showed a serious expression: "Li Zicheng and Zhang Xian are very powerful, but because of the invasion of Jiannu, the official army is unable to divide the troops and fight in two, otherwise they would have been wiped out a long time ago." What the imperial court is most worried about now is not you rogues, but Jiannu. If Jiannu successfully enters the customs, they will not treat the people of the Han family well, Liaodong is uninhabited for hundreds of miles, this is the tragic situation after the destruction of Jiannu, the court is to prevent the people of the world from being killed by Jiannu, so the most elite people and horses will be put in Liaodong to deal with Jiannu. When Jiannu did not commit crimes in the south, the elite of the imperial court was transferred to the south, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong suffered hardship. ”

"We are not rogues, we are rebels!" The red lady stubbornly defended, "Our rebels are dissatisfied with the tyranny of the imperial court, and the purpose of our uprising is to benefit the people of the world." ”

"I don't argue with you about this!" Cao Yue smiled bitterly and waved the chopsticks in his hand to change the topic, "Let me tell me my own thoughts." The Ming Dynasty has become like this, it can be said that there are many reasons, the most important is that now the dynasty is corrupt and the people are living a miserable life; The second is that Jiannu repeatedly entered the army, and the imperial court had to increase taxes in order to raise military salaries because the treasury was empty due to war preparations, which made the burden on the people even heavier; Third, in the battle with Jiannu, the elite of the Ming border army was consumed, so that your rebels had a chance to take advantage of it. I think back then, when my father and cousin led the army to level the Kou, your rebel army was almost wiped out. It can be said that the strength of your righteous army is due to the invasion of Jiannu, and it is the most unbearable behavior for you to take advantage of the country's suffering to make a fortune!"

"It's hard for the slave family to accept what General Cao said!" Hearing this, the red lady couldn't help but retort, but before he could say anything more, Cao Yue interrupted her and continued to state his opinion.

"Jiannu invaded, the country suffered, as a hot-blooded man, the most important thing to do at this time is to enlist in the army, resist foreign captives, protect the family and defend the country, and not let his homeland suffer from misery. I believe you also know that almost all of the tragedies left behind by Jiannu are human tragedies. But you, at this time, have rebelled. Then he said in an indifferent tone: "When Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong raised their troops, the slogan was very beautiful, Juntian Fu, so that the people could eat, but their current purpose was only to seek the world for themselves and to be the emperor." In the places occupied by your rebels, are the people living better than they used to be? Has the population increased? It is also difficult for you to raise your military salaries, so don't you rob the people? ”

Cao Yue's words touched the red lady, and he heard Li Yan say some similar words, but they were not as intense as Cao Yue. Li Yan said that the generals in the righteous army were vying for power and profit, and collecting the people's fat, which was their shameless behavior, but many high-ranking officials of the righteous army were doing it. But she still stubbornly argued: "We only rob the wealth of the rich and bullies, and we will not compete with the people for profit." ”

"You don't believe that yourself, do you?" Cao Yue looked sneering, "Are those wealthy families all heinous?" Isn't their wealth the result of their own hard work and the efforts of several generations? Why can you be so bold as to snatch the wealth that others have worked so hard to create? Don't argue about anything, listen to me first!"

Hearing Cao Yue say this, the red lady had to reluctantly shut up.

"If you rebel, the court will definitely levy and suppress, Jiannu is a foreign captive, they send troops to invade, the court will definitely order the army to resist, and the war is the most expensive, the treasury is empty, the court can only levy more taxes to the people, and the continuous war makes the people suffer more, it can be said that your rebellion is a very important reason for the people to suffer. If you are righteous, in the case of Jiannu often breaking the pass, and our Ming army has been defeated continuously, you should decisively unify your war swords to the outside world, instead of fighting with the official army. ”

"The crutches in the same room, why bother with each other, you raise troops to rebel against the court, and you will eventually be reaped by Jiannu for the benefits of fishermen! If you continue to rebel, then the court will continue to conquer until the world is peaceful. Cao Yue said, suddenly drank a glass of wine, and then put the cup down heavily, "That's all I say today, if you understand the righteousness, you can surrender to the general, and the general can recommend to the imperial court, so that you can continue to lead the army and fight against Jiannu." But if you insist on going your own way, you will be wiped out and peace will be restored to the world. Your combat effectiveness is far inferior to Jiannu, the Jiannu people are all defeated generals under the general, you want to attack Datong, weigh it yourself!"

"We can't belong to the court!" The red lady was a little angry, because she didn't have time to refute Cao Yue's words, and even didn't know how to refute some words, which made her very unwilling, so she could only say it so angrily.

She actually doesn't have much scheming, where do young people in their twenties have so many scheming?

"Okay, eat more, I'll ask someone to prepare a place for you to sleep in a while, get a good night's sleep, and tomorrow you will take your men to leave Datong and return to Henan."