"Mr. Cheng, I, Cao Mengde, will toast you first." Cao Ying sat on top of the golden sword, wearing armor, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, and toasted to a middle-aged man.

"General Cao said with a smile, I, Cheng Yu, am just a small person in Mount Tai, how can I be toasted by the general?" It turned out that the object of Cao Ying's toast was actually Cheng Yu, but I saw Cheng Yu pick up the wine glass and salute Cao Ying with a wry smile.

Cheng Yu, the word Zhongde, his real name is Cheng Li, because he was praised in Mount Tai in a dream, and changed his name to Cheng Yu, in fact, Cheng Yu and Cao Ying met, it was a coincidence, originally Cheng Yu was in the area of Mount Tai, with the house slaves to resist the Yellow Turban, just Cao Ying's subordinates took a small army to leave the Tiger Prison Pass to investigate the military situation, crossed the line, and actually arrived at the Taishan generation, saw Cheng Yu's small fortress was attacked by the Yellow Turban, so he led the team to rescue and repelled the Yellow Turban Army, and Cheng Yu was grateful to the Ministry to rescue, and the Ministry of Retention will rest in the house.

This general is also a smart person, he is Cao's doorman, seeing that Cheng Yu talks extraordinary, not an ordinary person, I think of Cao Ying's instructions, after leaving the customs, we must pay attention to people of insight everywhere, such as the unpredictable situation today, Cao Ying also wants to prepare a way back for himself, in case of an accident, it is easy to deal with it, isn't it? And these scholars who eat with their brains are naturally valued by Cao Ying, as the saying goes, a good man has three helps, and more people who give advice are better than what they think about there.

There are not many soldiers and horses brought by the general, only 500 people, but the problem is that Cheng Yu's house slaves have almost lost when resisting the Yellow Turban, how can they resist the general's "invitation?" In desperation, Cheng Yu could only temporarily return to the Tiger Prison Pass from the generals.

Of course, Cheng Yu is not the only one who returned to the Tiger Prison, and there are some poor scholars who were rescued by the generals.

"Zhongde, what do you think of my tiger prison?" After a mouthful, Cao Ying wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth, looked at Cheng Yu and smiled.

"It can be called the first Xiongguan in the world, it can be said that it is a one-man pass, and it is impossible to open it, as long as there are enough materials to defend the city, it is difficult for a million troops to break the tiger prison pass." Cheng Yu said out loud without thinking. It's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's true.

Tiger Prison Pass is the eastern barrier of Luoyang, named after King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty who imprisoned the tiger here. It is connected to Songyue in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and the mountains are staggered, which is a natural danger. There is a trend of "one husband is the pass, ten thousand people are not open", and it is a place for soldiers of all dynasties.

After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Ying smiled, and did not answer directly, but stood up, walked to a military map on the left side of the lobby and said: "Zhongde, you see, although the Tiger Prison Pass is located in a dangerous location, but the east is a horse Pingchuan, if a million troops come to attack, although it can be defended, but it also needs about 100,000 troops, but it is a pity that there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Ying, and the Central Plains Yellow Turban is as many as one million, and then there will be one hundred enemies, how can this Tiger Prison Pass be defended?" ”

As the master, Cao Ying got up, Cheng Yu naturally couldn't sit down, came to Cao Ying's side, heard Cao Ying's words, shook his head, and said with a confident smile on the corner of his mouth: "Ming Gong said that he was joking, what is the Yellow Turban Army?" It's just a cropper in the crop field, not to mention the siege equipment, even ordinary sabers can't match, even if there is an army of millions, how can they attack the Tiger Prison Pass? Isn't it possible to dig tunnels? ”

"And the Central Plains Yellow Turban, there is no commander with enough authority, although Cheng Yuanzhi of Jizhou is a little famous, but he is still confronting the official army in the Bohai Sea, and it is impossible to go south in a short time, so Yu believes that the Central Plains Yellow Turban will not have a big impact on the situation in the world." Cheng Yu's face was full of confidence, as if he had already seen the current situation in the Central Plains.

Cao Ying nodded slightly, very satisfied with Cheng Yu's opinion, there was a trace of arc on the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "The Central Plains Yellow Turban is not a commander without enough ability, such as Guan Hai in Qingzhou, he is very capable, in just over a month, most of the entire Qingzhou has fallen into the hands of Guan Hai, but it is a pity that Guan Hai is not Zhang Jiao's personal disciple and cannot control the current situation in the Central Plains, otherwise Guan Hai will come to attack my Tiger Prison Pass with Guan Hai as the commander, and whether the Tiger Prison Pass can be held is uncertain." ”

"Ming Gong is humble, although Yu has only been in the Tiger Prison for three days, but he also sees that there are definitely more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and these soldiers, all of them are powerful and vigorous, and what is lacking is just a baptism on the battlefield, as long as Ming Gong is given time, Yu believes that it will not take much, two or three years is enough, Ming Gong can train a hundred battle lions, and look at the world!" It seems that Cheng Yu is very satisfied with Cao Ying's commanding ability, otherwise he would not have said these words, but unfortunately, although Cheng Yu called Ming Gong and Ming Gong, he did not express his intention to follow, what is Cheng Yu's plan?

Cheng Yu is not young now, he is forty-four years old, as the saying goes, forty is not confused, Cheng Yu already has enough judgment on his future, in Cheng Yu's view, choosing a master is like selling oneself, especially if there is chaos today, if you don't choose a master, how can you be worthy of the pen and ink in your chest? And although Cao Ying looks good now, it is not enough to be Cheng Yu's master!

In fact, the best choice in Cheng Yu's heart is Liu Tai, but unfortunately, the ancients Confucian scholars followed the principle of "rather being the head of the chicken, not the queen of the ox".

"Haha Zhongde said with a smile, these more than 10,000 soldiers and horses will be handed over to the imperial court sooner or later, how can I Cao Mengde control it for several years?" Cao Ying's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he laughed and said.

"Brother Zhongde, please take a seat." Cao Ying is still young now, not as suspicious as he was in middle age, and the most important thing is that Cao Ying doesn't have any great fame now, who is full of food to support Cao Ying?

Well, except for Liu Tai, but Liu Tai didn't really kill Cao Ying, because Cao Ying is really a rare commander and an admirable hero, Liu Tai doesn't want Cao Ying to die in his hands for no reason.

Cheng Yu is old, although he has no official position, but it is enough for Cao Ying to be called a brother, Cao Ying has already shown his talent as a commander and his ability to govern the army, and now he naturally wants to show the wind of benevolence, otherwise how can he win Cheng Yu's heart?

"Thank you, Ming Gong." Cheng Yu was not polite, he returned to the couch directly, knelt down, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and then said out loud.

Cao Ying smiled, didn't care about Cheng Yu's unkindness, returned to the first seat, glanced at the Yitian Sword on the side of the couch, and said lightly: "I don't know if Zhongde is willing to stay in the Tiger Prison Pass and contribute to my Han?" ”

Cheng Yu opened his mouth and didn't speak, his eyes looked at the teacup in his hand and smiled.

Seeing that Cheng Yu didn't react, Cao Ying frowned slightly, but still said very blandly: "Could it be that Zhongde doesn't want to contribute to the country?" ”

"For the country?" Cheng Yu glanced at Cao Ying, shook his head and said with a smile: "Dare to ask Ming Gong, is this country the Son of Heaven in charge, or someone in charge?" ”

"Son of Heaven?" Cao Ying was stunned, not understanding how Cheng Yu could talk about Emperor Ling, and said without thinking: "This world is naturally for Your Majesty to be the master, and I, as a courtier, should assist the Son of Heaven in governing the world." ”

"Haha" Cheng Yu laughed for a while, touched his nose and said: "Ming Gong is laughing, Ming Gong is embarrassed to understand, no matter whether the yellow scarf is calm or not, in the future, I am afraid that the world will listen to the edict and not listen to the announcement." ”

"Huh??" Cao Ying's eyes flashed with a look of dissatisfaction, at this time, Cao Ying is still very loyal to the Han Dynasty, although a little ambitious, but not to take the Han Dynasty, after all, the Cao family is from Xiahou, Xiahou ancestor is the founder of the Han Dynasty, has always been very loyal to the Han family, and even has always called himself the father of the Han family.

"Mr. said with a smile, although it is a bit ridiculous today, it is all caused by the ten permanent servants, as long as the ten permanent servants are removed, I can still return the world to the Han Dynasty." Cao Ying's eyes showed a strong sense of serving the country, and he seemed to be really loyal to the Han family.

Cheng Yu saw Cao Ying's loyal look, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly: "In the past, Yu heard rumors in the market, and he understood that he was a capable minister in the world, a hero in troubled times, and now"

"How's it going?" A cold light flashed in Cao Ying's eyes, and he tightened the Yitian Sword in his hand and said.

If there is chaos today, it is obvious that it responds to the saying of troubled times, Xiaoxiong! It's a good thing to say, but it's the title of a chaotic minister and a thief, if Cao Ying really recognizes the name of the hero, I'm afraid that it won't take a while, and he will be clicked by the Son of Heaven.

I saw Cheng Yu suddenly stand up, walked into Cao Ying's first case, looked at Cao Ying with bright eyes, and said coldly: "Now that the troubled times have appeared, I don't know if Ming Gong wants to be a capable minister or a hero!" ”

"Sonorous!!"

"You !!" Cao Ying got up angrily, pulled out the sword on the couch, and glared at Cheng Yu angrily, originally Cao Ying thought that Cheng Yu would not dare to say it, but he didn't think that Cheng Yu didn't hesitate at all, didn't Cheng Yu reveal the truth with this hand? That's too much, isn't it?

Seeing Cao Ying's anger and the bright sword in his hand, Cheng Yu didn't have any expression, but pressed at Cao Ying very indifferently: "Dare to ask clearly, do you want to be a hero, or!" Nengchen! ”

Cao Ying was speechless, Cheng Yu was really a bit of a strong man, but Cao Ying was Cao Ying after all, and suddenly laughed out loud and put away the Heavenly Sword.

"How is Nengchen? What about the heroes? Cao Ying squinted at Cheng Yu and said in a cold tone.

"Heh" Cheng Yu smiled, laughing inexplicably, and said with wide eyes: "If Ming Gong wants to be a capable minister, why do you need to work hard?" Please also ask Ming Gong to leave early, so as not to annoy him! ”

Cao Ying's body released a cold aura, and the entire hall was surrounded by a cold air, only to see Cao Ying's face was extremely cold and said: "What if I, Cao Mengde, want to be a hero?"

(To be continued)