Lao Cao set up a banquet, Lu Junyi accompanied him, and invited a group of prisoners, all of whom called for ropes and sat down.

After a while, the people in the house brought the wine and food at a flowing price, and Lao Cao got up with a smile, took a wine jug, and personally took the cup for everyone.

The difference in the temperament of the captives suddenly became apparent—

Such as Niu Wenzhong, Yu Yulin, and even Fan Yuming, etc., hurriedly got up, holding wine glasses in both hands and waiting for him to pour them, and said words such as "dare not dare" and "the prisoner under the stairs, how dare you work general".

Shan Shiqi, Ma Ling and the others had complicated expressions, although they never got up, they also picked up their wine glasses and nodded slightly at him.

As for Yun Zongwu and Bian Xiang, they were sitting there without moving, staring at Cao Cao with unkind eyes.

However, no matter what their reaction was, Lao Cao was always sincere, with a gentle smile, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

After pouring the wine, Cao Cao himself also poured a full cup, raised his glass and said: "In the two battles of Xijing, Wu was fortunate to see the majesty of the heroes in Jinzhong, how fortunate it was!" Ladies and gentlemen, we are all of Chinese Miao descent, and we are all our own brothers in our bones, although we have been opponents before, but the husband is his own master, how can I have a personal grudge because of this? ”

As soon as he spoke, Niu Wenzhong and the others were overjoyed, and nodded again and again: "Exactly, we have no grudges, but each is its own master." With that, they each took a drink.

Yun Zongwu rolled his eyes, Bian Xiang sneered again and again, and Cao Cao smiled: "General Yun, Master Bian, is there anything wrong with what you said?" ”

Bian Xiang raised his chin and said solemnly: "It's not appropriate to have only four words for each of them." If you are Wang Qing, or Fang La, Chao Gai, and you have a dispute with me, and you hold it, your words make sense. However, Ling is a general of the imperial court, why do we want to follow the king of Jin to rebel? I'll send you four words: the official forces the people to rebel! ”

Niu Wenzhong forced a smile on the side and said: "Taishi said carefully, in fact, the Great Song Dynasty is not bad, and the livelihood of the people of Liao is not even worse......

Bian Xiang didn't look at him, raised the wine glass and drank it all, Hadi spit out the wine, and his voice rumbled, becoming more and more deafening: "When Bian's grandfather, there were still 120 acres of land in the family, although he had to strangle his trouser belt every year, he would be able to live, just because of the Qingmiao Law and the City Easy Law, he kept saying that he wanted to benefit the world, but the government forced him to borrow, arbitrarily raise interest rates, buy cheap things, sell expensive things, forced the small people to can't, so he had to sell the fields to fill those ravines, hehe, when it was passed on to his father, there were only forty acres of land left in the family, and at some point, the acres of land were exhausted, I had to farm with others in exchange for food and food...... It's funny again, the family that Bian cultivates, the family has 17,000 acres of fertile land, three generations have made two moves, and the imperial court has reduced and exempted him from many field taxes, but he still wants the good land to be reported as wasteland, and he doesn't have to pay a penny all year round. ”

With a snap, the wine glass was slapped on the table by him, shattered, and the wine was left all over the table along his fingers.

Yun Zongwu said angrily: "Not bad! It is worthy of being a master, in one sentence. "Let's talk about it, I also smashed the cup with one palm.

Cao Cao nodded, his eyes swept over everyone, and he secretly thought in his heart: This Niu Wenzhong is a tycoon of the green forest, a thief who rebelled, and he was greedy for wealth, but his life was heavier than wealth. Shan Shiqi is from a wealthy family, and Ma Lingzhi is a warlock in the rivers and lakes, just for a momentary mood, rebelling from thieves, and he really wants to die, but he needs to be discussed. Only this Bian Xiang, Yun Zongwu, is well aware of the people's suffering, and has the ability to do it, so he really "has to rebel"!

He smiled faintly: "Recently, I have also inquired about the actions of the King of Jin - the beginning of the anti-flag, the beginning of the great cause, how many things need to be started?" However, the first thing he did as an old man was to overhaul his Jin Palace, hehe, haha, I want to ask Master Bian, who did the money and food come from for repairing the palace? Can the craftsmen who repair the palace have wages? ”

Bian Xiang's complexion changed, and Fang Cai's high-spirited momentum suddenly stagnated.

He is a straight man, he can't stare at him and tell nonsense, and the money and grain he has plundered and extorted cannot be explained by the phrase "help the rich and help the poor", and as for the workers who are hired, although they are not paid, the whip of the overseer will surely feed them.

The smile on Cao Cao's face remained unchanged: "Although Taishi Bian was born in a farmer, he is a master of art, and now he is the so-called 'Taishi', naturally rich and glorious, but Jinzhong has changed the day, and the days of Li Shu have been a little more happy than in the past?" ”

Bian Xiang's complexion changed again, and his face turned blue, avoiding Cao Cao's gaze.

Yun Zongwu's expression was not as straightforward as he was forward.

"Master Bian, you gave me four words, the officials forced the people to rebel." Cao Cao still smiled faintly: "Why don't I send you four words too?" Hehe, a raccoon dog. ”

Shan Shiqi suddenly said: "General, if it is someone else, it is difficult for Shan to say, but the incorruptibility of the Taishi, under the command of King Jin, everyone knows." ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "The Song Dynasty also had Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Xianggong and other famous ministers, strict self-discipline, can be called a gentleman, these people, if they say honest, most of them are not inferior to Bian Taishi, but their generation has worked hard to think of the way to strengthen the country, but in a blink of an eye, it has become a trick to harm the people, the suffering of the common people, day by day, Bian Xiang, do you know the truth?" ”

Bian Xiang lost his previous arrogance at this moment, thought seriously for a moment, slowly got up, clenched his fists and shook his head: "Bian is ignorant, it's really difficult to understand Sili, please teach me General Wu." ”

Cao Cao laughed, stepped forward to take a new cup, and poured a full cup for him: "Wu Mou does have some superficial opinions, but what I say to you at this moment is all empty words......

Speaking of this, he handed the wine glass to Bian Xiang and looked at the other party's eyes sincerely: "Why don't you follow Wu for a certain period of time and have what you have seen, how about it?" ”

Bian Xiang took the wine glass and said with a smile: "Hahaha, don't you want to be so empty and white-toothed, can't you deceive me?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No, no, no!" Let's try it—"

Suddenly turned around, his voice was fierce, and he shouted at Niu Wenzhong: "Iron dragonfly, now there are two roads in you, either descend or die!" ”

Niu Wenzhong was shocked, and suddenly fell to his knees in fright: "The young general is willing to surrender, just to be able to serve the general." ”

Cao Cao's eyes swept to the side, and Yu Yulin hurriedly knelt beside Niu Wenzhong: "The young general is also a general mind." ”

Cao Cao nodded, went over to help the two of them up, and said to Shan Shiqi and Ma Ling: "You two people, each with their own unique skills, naturally do not want to be obscure. But what kind of ability does the Han people have to fight the Han people? Even if you kill millions of people, you are just a lone husband, you have this ability, if you really have the liver and gallbladder, in the future, to treat Shangjin, Liao, Xixia, is a good man to show his skills, leave a name in history, if you are willing to follow me, I will teach you to get what you want! ”

Shan Shiqi and Ma Ling's eyes lit up, they glanced at each other, and left the table to bow solemnly: "Listen to the general's words today, if you see the blue sky through the clouds and mist, if the general doesn't think we are stupid, I am willing to serve under my command." ”

Cao Cao was satisfied with the two of them, looked at Bian Xiang and said: "Those who seek wealth and nobility, give them a rich road, those who seek fame, give them a green cloud ladder, it is not that Wu Mou sees people on the plate, just because now the powerful but seek extravagance, gradually exhaust the national strength, the strong man has no way to serve the country, can only end up in the rivers and lakes, everyone fights and goes, the dead are all Chinese men, and the damage is all Chinese material resources, but I don't see the strong captives from the northeast, the minions have become sharper, if no one leads the heroes, and carry them, the other day will be the tragedy of the rivers and mountains and the land, and the people will break their intestines." You have the ambition to save the people, why don't you go with me and use the means of Guanwu to save the people! ”

Lu Junyi also got up and said: "Bian Xiang, my brother respects your skills and wants to invite you to do an earth-shattering career together, this career is related to the continuation of the bloodline of the Han family, not to fight for fame and fortune." We are all fair and honest heroes, if you come in, what you see and feel, if it is not in line with your original intention, let you leave, my brother will never force it. ”

Bian Xiang nodded silently after hearing this, and turned his head to look at Yun Zongwu: "Brother Yun, what do you think?" ”

Yun Zongwu sighed: "My eyes have always been inaccurate, Tian Hu was also impassioned at the beginning, saying that he wanted to be the master of the people, but it is rare that these two brothers are sincere, and they can treat us like this if they are defeated, presumably ...... You won't lie to us, will you? ”

Bian Xiang said: "In this case, General Wu, General Lu, Bian is willing to surrender." It's just that if one day, Bian sees that your words and deeds are inconsistent, and you want to stay, please remember today's words. ”

Cao Cao Zhengse said: "The eldest husband is a daughter." ”

At this point, all the strong generals in Hebei surrendered, and those partial generals naturally had nothing to discuss, and they all surrendered with the coach.

After the feast, Cao Cao asked Bian Xiang to go to the prisoner camp to select the strong and daring fighters as the army, and the rest were all released after the Pingtian Tiger was suppressed. Bian Xiang selected 8,000 people to form the "Taixing Army", and Shan Shiqi, Ma Ling and others all served in the new army.

A few days later, the holy decree was delivered, and Cao Cao took a look, but he asked him and Lao Liu to do their best to attack Tian Hu with the Xijing army, and couldn't help shaking his head and said: "I know that it is difficult for him to recruit security, but Tian Hu is just a small area, why do you need soldiers and horses from all directions?" If it is just good-looking, isn't it a waste of money and labor? ”

At the moment, he discussed the matter of leaving the army with Liu Yanqing, and Lao Liu smiled bitterly: "I only have more than 10,000 people, and the big head is still your military horse, and the sailors are all recruited by you, but you don't let you be the commander, which embarrass me." ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "You are a senior in the army, and you are my elder brother, it stands to reason that the old general should also be in charge." ”

Liu Yanqing listened to it and said with a smile: "You have made a lot of great achievements without being arrogant, you are the only one I have seen." A few children in my family who are not successful have made a little effort, and they don't look at the eyes of the people in the world, and they are recruited on a different day, so you should give you more guidance. ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "The old general's words and deeds are enough, how can the last general be virtuous?" ”

On September 5, the 50,000-strong army of Xijing set out, boarded the warship of the Yellow River Naval Division, traveled dozens of miles eastward, and turned into Qinshui.

There are two sources of Qinshui, one is in Pingyao, Fenzhou, one is in Qinyuan, from north to south, twists and turns, successively through Hechuan County, Qinshui County, Yangcheng, Jincheng, and then cut through Taihang Mountain, and from Mengzhou, Wen County, this is the merge into the Yellow River, the total length is nearly thousands of miles.

The sailor can go up along the Qinshui and go straight to the Qinyuan.

Qinyuan, the lair of the tiger, surrounded by heavy mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you fight by land, I don't know how many difficult roads to climb, from the waterway up, but it is a flat river.

Qinshui is a famous river in Shanxi, the river channel is wide, the boat is worry-free, although it is countercurrent, but the sailor's boat is also equipped with flywheels, in the turbulent place, it is pedaled by manpower, and the speed is not slow.

They went all the way north, passing through several states and counties along the way, and were all beaten by Tian Hu, but the defenders had no water division, so they could only stare and watch the Song army wander on the river.

So stable for three or four days, this day coincided with Chongyang, the fleet passed through a town, saw the wisps of white smoke, the people in the village were making Chongyang cakes, Wen Shichong let people take a small boat, went to the town to buy more than 800 catties, a small piece of one person, teach to cut and the army to taste.

He personally served a plate and dedicated it to Cao Cao, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is ten miles of different sounds, and a hundred miles of different customs, but unexpectedly, the practice of this chongyang cake is also very different. ”

Cao Cao took a piece and put it in his mouth, chewed it, it was really sweet, nodded and smiled: "This is the stuffing of jujube paste and ginkgo, when I was a child, every Chongyang, my mother will also make it to eat, in our township, but it is made of rice kernels soaked in water to make flour, made into cakes, the filling inside, mostly made of red beans, we also call flower cakes, sometimes coincided with the courtyard in the wood rhinoceros blooming, my mother picked some sprinkled on the cake and steamed together, double the fragrance." ”

While speaking, he couldn't help frowning slightly, not that he was worried that he wouldn't be able to beat Tian Hu, but it was this bite of Chongyang cake that brought up the idea of homesickness - one is to miss those family members who are thousands of years away, and the other is to worry about the relatives in this life, especially Hu Sanniang, who originally wanted to accompany Hu Sanniang to have a child, who knew that after walking for a few months, he was a little worried about returning to the old road of his previous life - he married his daughter-in-law to fight, and when he went home, the children ran all over the ground.

But this is actually quite good, Cao Cao suddenly thought of a past incident, and laughed -

But once the younger brother Cao Hong invited him to drink, reversed four sets of his words, Cao Hong's brain, where can Cao Cao, Cao Cao immediately asked him what he meant, and in the end, Cao Hong blushed and said: "Big brother, you know women best, you know how to get pregnant, if there is no man involved, can the woman conceive by herself?" ”

Old Cao Daqi, after asking carefully, I learned that Cao Hong had been on the expedition for five years, and when he came home, the child was three years old, and he counted it with his fingers, which felt strange, but when he asked about it, his wife just said: "Since the king left, the concubine has been thinking about it day and night, and the thoughts have accumulated, so that she became pregnant." ”

Cao Cao didn't dare to say that death was impossible, vaguely past, and later Cao Hong heard that Kong Rong was a smart person, and ran to ask him, Kong Rong quoted scriptures, and talked loudly: "The emperor of the five emperors in ancient times, the second concubine Jian Di, when he went to bathe, the swallow gave birth to eggs, and fell in front of him, Jian Di was hungry, ate this swallow egg, and became pregnant after eating, and gave birth to a son named deed, the deed, and the ancestor of the soup." ”

He also said: "Emperor Yu's concubine Jiang Yuan, playing in the suburbs, seeing the footprints of giants, stepping on it, feeling pregnant, giving birth to a child without a father, abandoning in the alley, cattle and horses avoiding but not stepping on it, birds spreading their wings to shade the sun, Jiang Yuan Qizhi, hugging back and raising, this is the ancestor of King Wen of Zhou." ”

Cao Hong was very happy to hear it, it turned out that my wife did not betray me.

Thinking of this brother for a while, Cao Cao laughed for a while, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic, and sighed: "Double Ninth Festival, many brothers are still elsewhere and can't get together, come, Wenren brothers, you and I go to the top of the boat to take a look, maybe at this moment, the brothers are also looking at you and me." ”

When the other generals heard this, they also coaxed, accompanied Cao Cao to the top of the building boat, looked at it, and suddenly moved his hand and pointed at it, and exclaimed: "Oh, are my eyes spent?" The two people who came from treading water, why do they look like Li Kui and Niu Gao? ”

Everyone followed the prestige, and sure enough, they saw a big black man carrying another big black man on his back, stepping on the water waves, and they couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh, isn't it the manifestation of the god of water?" ”

A few people begging for life on the water, such as Wenren and Zhang Heng, even changed their complexions, and immediately knelt on the ground and shouted: "The water god is here, hurry up and prepare the beef and fat chickens for sacrifice, otherwise the water god will be angry and set off a big wave, not a trickster!" ”

Cao Cao fixed his eyes and saw that there was a big black man at the bottom, but it was Niu Gao, the "Black Wind Tiger", and the big man on his back, it was the "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui, he was also very surprised, rubbed his eyes and rubbed it, and said strangely: "These two rammed goods, when did they have such magical powers?" ”

Shi Qian stayed on the side for a while, howled and cried, and pulled Cao Cao's sleeve to wipe the snot: "Big brother, these two brothers must be dead, the heroic spirits are immortal, and they miss us in their hearts, so they come from thousands of miles to see you." ”

Lao Cao thought about it, if it wasn't for a fluttering ghost, how could he walk on the waves, like stepping on the ground? At that moment, tears welled up, and he cried: "Brother, which dog thief harmed you, you tell your brother, and your brother will cut him with a thousand knives and avenge you!" ”

There is a division of teaching: the song of the height of the 99 Festival, the long years are like a long river. Lovesick and brothers, two black winds treading water waves.

It's been a busy day, and the two chapters are sent in one, brothers, forgive me.

The day after tomorrow is over, try to make up the manuscript, and resume the early update during the holidays.

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