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"Zhongde, aren't you optimistic about me either?" Cao Ying's eyes were like a sharp sword that could pierce people, and he felt betrayal from Cheng Yu!

"My lord, Zhongde has followed you for many years, and you still don't believe in my loyalty?" Looking at Cao Ying, Cheng Yu's face was full of grief and indignation, if Cao Ying dared to say that he didn't believe it, he would immediately die to show Cao Ying!

"I naturally know your loyalty, but..."Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said, "What you said just now made me so discouraged!" ”

"My lord, I'm telling the truth!" Cheng Yu is not afraid of Cao Ying, he lightly twisted his beard and said: "Loyal words are against the ear, good medicine is bitter, if the lord is wrong, no matter how ugly it is, I dare to say it." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf the lord kills me, I can still fight for a good reputation of loyalty, why not? ”

"You, you! Where do you want to put me? Cao Ying shook his head and said: "Zhongde, to tell you something, I admire Liu Zhang from the bottom of my heart, but I don't want to admit defeat!" Back then, I once said that I wanted to engrave 'The Tomb of Cao Hou in the West' on the tombstone. Now Liu Zhang has not only swept away the foreign tribes in the northwest, but even the foreign tribes in the south. But what am I doing? Even the people of the five states can't be governed well, and they have to rely on sending their daughters to fight the enemy. How can you embarrass me, and how will I face Liu Zhang in the future? ”

"Lord, why do you care about temporary honor and disgrace?" Cheng Yu said: "In the past, King Goujian of Yue tried his courage, and the Marquis of Huaiyin endured the humiliation of his crotch, and even Gaozu still had the siege of Baideng. As long as you dominate the world, everyone will say that you are eloquent and strategic, and you will endure to become steel! ”

"Alas...," Cao Ying sighed and said, "Only Zhongde can still talk to me like this." ”

"Lord, it's not that we've changed, it's you who have changed!" Cheng Yu said: "Who do you trust when you first followed you?" Wen Ruo won't say it, even Gongda is alienated by you for various reasons, and often dare not say anything. My lord, even if you are dissatisfied with us, you have to wait until you defeat Liu Zhang and become suspicious again! ”

"Zhongde, you..."Cao Ying said very helplessly: "You have seen it thoroughly! Well, I'll leave this matter to you. Send a messenger to see Liu Zhang, and ask him to attack Jiangdong together. After the victory, I and he half points! ”

"Yes!" Cheng Yu smiled and asked, "Dare to ask the prime minister, who is the best person to send?" ”

"Man Boning, I remember that he has an old relationship with Liu Ye and Guo Jia, so there should be no danger." Cao Ying sighed: "I heard that Liu Zhang is quite inferior, and he likes to dig people in the corners of the wall the most. Send someone else, in case he takes a fancy to it, it will not be good! ”

"What the lord said is very true, so please trouble Berning to go!" Cheng Yu bowed and said: "If the lord has nothing else to do, he will retire!" ”

"Go ahead!" Cao Ying waved his hand, feeling a little weak in his heart, the more he didn't want to show weakness, the more he had to show weakness. Liu Zhang has become a lingering shadow in his heart. In fact, it's not just him, even Sun Quan and Sun Ce are unwilling to lie in wait under Liu Zhang's silver power. It's a pity that the ** out of ten people who are unsatisfactory in life, even if they are emperors, there are a lot of helplessness!

Half a month later, Liangzhou ushered in two groups of guests, the first wave was naturally Zhang Hong's messenger, who brought Sun Quan's order and reply. The second wave is the Cao Ying envoy led by Man Favor. Hearing that Cao Ying had an envoy coming, Zhang Hong was anxious and immediately wanted to discuss with Guo Jia and Jia Xu about sending troops. The two who could accompany Zhang Hongyue were ordered to preside over the extermination of the Qiang people and Rongdi tribes in Liangzhou at this time, and they had no time to meet him! Zhang Hong knew that the extermination of the foreign tribes in Liangzhou was just an excuse, and Guo Jia and Jia Xu must be receiving Cao Ying's envoys. So, Zhang Hong gritted his teeth and ran to wander near the city guard's mansion, wanting to interview Liu Zhang.

Zhang Hong succeeded. On the third day of the arrival of the Jiangdong messenger, Liu Zhang was about to take little Jiang Wei out of the house, and he stopped Liu Zhang at the gate of the city guard mansion. Hearing that it was Zhang Hong, Liu Zhang asked with some surprise, "Hasn't Mr. returned to Jiangdong yet?" ”

"Uh..." Zhang Hong was stunned, he didn't understand what Liu Zhang meant, and thought that Liu Zhang had some dissatisfaction with Jiangdong, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Qiqi Champion Hou, the matter of your army and our army jointly sending troops to fight against Cao Ying has not yet been negotiated, so I haven't left yet." ”

"Haven't negotiated yet?" Liu Zhang calculated the number, it has been more than a month, and he couldn't help laughing: "Although there are some words, Mr. doesn't seem to be in a hurry, just talk slowly, anyway, the battle can't be finished in ten days and half a month!" ”

"Champion Hou, I also want to talk about it, but Mr. Guo Jia and Mr. Jia Xu recently went to preside over the extermination of foreign races in Liangzhou, and I really had no choice, so I came to you!" Zhang Hong hurriedly explained his intentions, for fear that Liu Zhang would send him away.

"Oh? I remember! Liu Zhang pretended to suddenly realize and said: "Recently, the Qiang people and Rong Di seem to have learned well, and they always take our army around in circles. Yuan Zhi and Zilong couldn't find their decisive battle, so they asked me for advice, and I asked the two gentlemen to go to their aid to defeat the slick foreigners. Please also be patient and wait for a few days! ”

"Wait? Wait any longer, and Koto will be done! Zhang Hong knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Zhang: "Champion Hou, save Jiangdong!" My lord said that as long as you promise to send troops to help, he will give your little sister Sun Shangxiang as a concubine! ”

"Huh?" Liu Zhang was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that he would become a prophecy, and Jiangdong would really want to send a woman to him.

"Humph!" Suddenly, a cold snort sounded, and I saw a scholar in a Confucian robe walking out of the shadow around the corner, and sneered: "What kind of person is the champion Hou, even if he wants to find a woman, he must be virtuous and virtuous, gentle and charming, Jiangdong's concubine is only worthy of being the wife of a husband, how can he be qualified to be a hero's concubine?" ”

Liu Zhang was a little puzzled when he heard this, and couldn't help asking, "Who is Mr.?" ”

"In the next full pet word Berning, I have seen the champion Hou!" The person who came bowed and saluted, and it turned out to be Cao Ying's messenger full of favor. He waited in the post house for three days and was not received, and he also learned from Zhang Hong to wait at the gate of the city guard's mansion. The road is narrow, and when he heard Zhang Hongtian shamelessly using Sun Shangxiang as a bargaining chip, he made sarcastic remarks!

"Could it be that Shanyang is full of favors and Boning?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I've heard of the big name for a long time, but it's a pity that I haven't seen it." In the past, I asked Ziyang to leave a book for you, but I didn't want you to go to Cao Ying. Why are you here today? ”

"Champion Hou, there are outsiders here, it's really inconvenient to discuss important matters of military aircraft..."Man Chong looked at Liu Zhang with a smile, and the implication was to let Zhang Hong leave!

"Yes, it's really not appropriate to talk about military aircraft at this time!" Liu Zhang ignored Manzhong's thoughts, he smiled slightly and said: "I have already handed over these things to Guo Jia and Jia Xu, if you interfere again, wouldn't it be a distrust of the two?" Please be patient and wait for the count, there will be a harvest. Today, I agreed to my son's request, accompanied him out of the house, and asked the two of you not to blame and say goodbye! ”

"Champion Hou...", full of surprise, he didn't expect to miss an opportunity like this.

"Some people just think they are smart, and they finally steal chickens without losing rice!" Zhang Hong stroked his palms and laughed, the schadenfreude on his face could be seen as long as he was not blind.

"You..."Man Pet sneered, "What are you proud of?" Jiangdong Xiaoji is arrogant and domineering, everyone knows it, you want to use her to impress the champion Hou, how is it different from dreaming? Our young daughter of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, twenty-eight years old, is in her youth, not only beautiful, but also gentle and virtuous, do you think Xiao Ji can be compared with it? ”

"You..."I know my own family affairs, Zhang Hong was shocked when he heard this, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart, and he even wanted to kill Cao Ying's messenger!

"Several, this is Wuwei!" Just when the atmosphere between Man Chong and Zhang Hong was a little tense, the general standing guard at the gate of the city guard mansion walked up to them and said: "My lord is not a Hun Shan Yu, please put away your thoughts, otherwise don't blame my lord for being ruthless!" ”

"Yes..."Man Chong and Zhang Hong's hearts tightened, they both wanted to kill each other in order to force Liu Zhang to submit. was reminded by the general under Liu Zhang's command, and the two remembered that Jiangdong and the Cao clan might not be able to beat Liu Zhang. Now, the decision is in Liu Zhang's hands, and it is not something they can force! The two immediately honestly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, and went back to the post house to think about the past.

In Liu Zhang's view, Man Pet and Zhang Hong are just a small episode, but some people don't think so. Xiao Jiang Wei was quite ashamed to hold Liu Zhang's hand and didn't speak for a long time. It wasn't until Liu Zhang asked a question that he blushed and said, "Father-in-law, the child has delayed your governance!" ”

"Uh..." Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Wei'er, you have been learning the art of war for a while, do you think I came to Liangzhou just to clean up the Qiang people and the Rongdi tribes?" ”

"The mind of the father-in-law, the child does not dare to guess!" Five or six-year-old Jiang Wei has already shown an extraordinary mind, he not only has a super memory, but also has an extraordinary learning ability and receptivity. Therefore, while teaching him to read and learn calligraphy, Liu Zhang is also instilling in him some politics, life, and even thick black learning. Liu Zhang didn't want Jiang Wei to be like Han Xin, who was obviously capable, but he didn't know how to advance or retreat, and he died aggrieved. However, judging from Jiang Wei's performance, Liu Zhang's education was very successful.

Rubbing Jiang Wei's head, Liu Zhang smiled and said, "To clean up the Qiang people and Rong Di, it is enough to send a few generals." I came to Liangzhou, and I want to clean up people's hearts! As for sending troops to deal with Cao Ying, or sending troops to deal with Jiangdong, it doesn't make a difference to me. Besides, since I handed over this matter to Mr. Guo Jia and Mr. Jia Xu, I should fully believe in them, and use people without suspicion, and do not use suspicious people! ”

"But isn't it too domineering for my father-in-law to do this?" Jiang Wei was still young, and he only felt that Liu Zhang was domineering just now, but it was far from what the teacher who taught him knowledge said.

"Overbearing?" Liu Zhang smiled: "Wei'er, in the future, you will have to be as domineering as your father!" You can be as gentle as water with your relatives, but you must be sharper than a steel knife with your enemies. Whether it's an internal enemy or an external enemy, you can't be merciful. You must know that if you fight a snake, you will not die, but you will be bitten by a snake! ”

"Father-in-law, don't you say that you must be benevolent in your life, and you must be kind in dealing with enemies?" Jiang Wei wrinkled his face, and the thoughts in his head seemed to be a little contradictory.

"Who taught you this?" Liu Zhang frowned, he didn't want Jiang Wei to become a corrupt Confucian, what he needed was the surname of aggression, otherwise how could Jiang Wei become a general? Isn't it a joke that a general wants to influence the enemy?

"Sir who taught me to read!" Seeing that Liu Zhang's face changed, Jiang Wei was startled and asked, "Father-in-law, what did I say wrong?" ”

"You're not wrong, the teacher is wrong! Let's not talk about that, let's go play! Holding Jiang Wei's hand and leaving Wuwei City, Liu Zhang was thinking about killing the teacher who taught Jiang Wei literacy. That Confucian student really couldn't imagine that just because he had one more mouth, he gave his life!

(To be continued)