Chapter 24: Temptation

"Come, drink!"

"Drink!"

"I'm going to have to drink you stupid today!"

The lights in Zhenjiang City were bright, and the army of Yan Wangjun and Baima Yicong fought, and several of them were the happiest, threatening to drink down 100,000 troops!

Cao Xiu, the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry who came later, sat coldly in a quiet corner, as if he was out of place in the world.

Cao Xiu didn't enjoy this calm for long, Zhang Fu and a slightly blessed middle-aged general sat next to him shoulder to shoulder.

"Big brother, let me introduce you, this is the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry under His Royal Highness King Qi, Brother Cao Xiu Cao!" Zhang Fu burped and said to the middle-aged general.

"What big brother, I'm the same generation as your father!" The middle-aged general scolded with a drunken smile.

"Well, it doesn't matter." Zhang Fu waved his hand and said to Cao Xiu: "Brother Cao, this is my eldest brother Zhu Neng, the general of the Left Army, and he is so good." ”

"Hmm." Cao Xiu nodded coldly, but did not speak.

"Come, Commander Cao, I'll toast you." Zhu Neng was carrying two wine glasses and wanted to hand Cao Xiu a glass.

"No, I never drink alcohol in wartime." Cao Xiu refused.

"It's not wartime now, you see everyone is having such a good time, give me face." Zhu Neng said with a smile.

Cao Xiu still shook his head, making Zhu Neng's face a little embarrassed.

"Commander Cao, don't you look down on me?" Zhu Neng said dissatisfied.

"So what?" Cao Xiu said lightly.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Fu hurriedly pulled Zhu Neng with a smile: "Big brother, Brother Cao has always been like this, don't mind, don't mind." ”

Zhu Neng snorted coldly, pointed to Cao Xiu's nose and said, "For the sake of you, you are the person of His Royal Highness King Qi, Lao Tzu will give you face." ”

"Ahaha, big brother is really atmospheric." Zhang Fu smiled and pulled Zhu Neng away.

Cao Xiu glanced at the two of them and didn't say anything.

……

"Big brother, don't drink if you have a bad amount of alcohol, you see that you are drunk and causing trouble again, if you let His Highness know, you have to be skinned." Zhang Fu helped the drunk and coaxed Zhu Neng to complain.

Zhu Neng suddenly put aside Zhang Fu, there was no previous drunkenness in his eyes, and he was completely calm.

"No, big brother, you and I are here and pretending to be drunk!" Zhang Fu also reacted: "Then why did you provoke Brother Cao just now?" ”

"Don't ask, it's none of your business." Zhu Nengchang took a breath of wine and walked away lightly.

"Big brother, where are you going?" Zhang Fu caught up and asked.

"Find Master Daoyan." Zhu Neng said.

"What does it have to do with Master Daoyan?"

"Why are you talking so much?" Zhu Neng said impatiently.

"Yes, you're busy, I won't bother you." Zhang Fu was helpless.

After Zhu Neng got rid of Zhang Fu, he walked to a black-tiled house alone and knocked on the door twice.

"Enter." There was a flat voice in the room.

Zhu Neng pushed the door in, and there was a hay mat in the house, and there was a small table, on which were two small dishes of cold okra and garlic spinach, and two people sat on the side of the small table, an old man in a black monk's robe, and an obese young man in a gorgeous costume.

"His Royal Highness, Mr. Daoyan." Zhu Neng saluted the two.

"General Zhu doesn't have to be polite." The obese young man who looked very elegant smiled and said, "General Zhu Neng treats me like a nephew, why should I be bound by etiquette?" ”

"The last general will not dare." Zhu Neng bowed his head.

"What is the result of investigating the truth of King Qi's subordinates?" The old man in the black monk's robe asked.

This old monk known as "Mr. Daoyan" is Yao Guangxiao, the first strategist of the Yan Palace, with a high status.

"The commander of the King of Qi's tiger and leopard cavalry is named Cao Xiu, and the last general wanted to have a few glasses of wine with him and let him relax his vigilance before talking, but he just ......" Zhu Neng paused and said: "This person said that he never drank alcohol during wartime, and I forced him to drink, but he still refused, until he almost tore his face and pointed at the tip of his nose and scolded, this Cao Xiu still did not move." ”

"Well, yes, you go down first, and I'll have a few words with the son." Yao Guangxiao closed his eyes lightly.

"Then he will retire." Zhu Neng saluted and left.

After Zhu Neng left, Zhu Gaochi looked at Yao Guangxiao: "Master Daoyan, why did you let Zhu Neng test King Qi's subordinates?" ”

"It's better to be cautious." Yao Guangxiao frowned: "I don't know the ability to lead troops to fight, but if it is about the heart, I dare to conclude that Cao Xiu, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of King Qi, is a handsome talent." ”

"Is the master so highly of that person?" Zhu Gaochi, the prince of Yanwangfu, was shocked.

Before Zhu Gaochi, he had only heard Yao Guangxiao praise three people for being handsome.

First, Zhang Yu, the chief general of the Yan Army, second, Zhu Neng, the chief general of the Left Army, and the third is Zhang Fu, the eldest son of Zhang Yu.

Even the iron strings who almost smashed Zhu Di to death with an iron plate to defend Jinan, and Sheng Yong, who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, were just generals in Yao Guangxiao's mouth.

How can Cao Xiu be called a handsome talent who is not even as good as Tiexian and Sheng Yong?

"Don't drink alcohol in wartime, it's self-discipline. And Zhu Neng pointed at the tip of his nose and scolded and humiliated, but Cao Xiu was still as immobile as a mountain, which was qualitative. Yao Guangxiao said: "Now that King Qi's army is united with the army of my Yan Wangfu, Zhu Neng is the general of our army, so Cao Xiu knows this very well." Zhu Neng pointed at the tip of his nose and scolded, but Cao Xiu did not reply. In the end, it was not him Cao Xiu who was ashamed, but my Yanwang Mansion. ”

"Why?"

Cao Xiu didn't respond in the face of humiliation, this is magnanimity, because he didn't want to ruin the relationship between King Qi and His Royal Highness because of his trivial matter, so he would rather be humiliated. And Zhu Neng will only be accused by others of being arrogant and domineering, in this matter, Zhu Neng represents my Yanwang Mansion. Yao Guangxiao sighed: "What a knife that kills people without seeing blood, it looks like we have earned face, but in fact we have lost face, if I guess correctly, tomorrow Zhu Neng will be called by His Royal Highness and scolded." ”

Zhu Gaochi gasped, he didn't expect such a simple thing to hide so many doorways behind it.

"Gao Chi is ignorant, thank you Master Daoyan for your advice." Zhu Gaochi handed over to Yao Guangxiao to make a compilation.

"His Royal Highness is still young, and he can learn if he doesn't understand, but this humility that can admit himself is precious." Yao Guangxiao said.

"Master, but I have some doubts, I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Yao Guangxiao said: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"We can guard against Uncle Qi like this, isn't it a little ......" Zhu Gaochi hesitated.

"Spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?" Yao Guangxiao squinted and chuckled and said what Zhu Gaochi didn't finish.

"Gao Chi never had this intention!" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly apologized.

In this way, doesn't Yao Guangxiao be compared to a "villain"?

"The son of the world, the heart of guarding against others is indispensable." Yao Guangxiao sighed and said: "Now that the situation of Jingjing is clear, we should ...... Be more cautious. ”

Zhu Gaochi understood the meaning behind Yao Guangxiao's words: "Gao Chi understands. ”

"The old man asks for one thing." Yao Guangxiao said.

"Master Dao Yan, please say, Gao Chi will go back and do his best!"

"The old man wants to ask the prince to do what Zhu can do once, but this time it's to test it...... King Qi himself. ”

Zhu Gaochi was stunned: "Huh? ”