Dahan first prince

Chapter 256 Prospective Prime Minister: Cao Can
When the news of 'the thieves have all retreated' came out, the entire Yongcheng was immediately filled with cheers.

But tens of miles to the south of Yongcheng, looking at the camp that had been extinguished by the soldiers in front of him, but it had already been burned to the ground, Ying Bu's face was full of calmness.

"Cao Shen..."

"Your widow, the power is irrelevant to you!!!!!!"

Clenching his teeth, and gnashing his teeth, he let out a low growl. Ying Bu's empty hands and palms were already scratched by his nails due to his clenched fists.

But for the tingling pain coming from his palm, Ying Bu seemed to be unconscious, and just stared at the camp 'remains' gloomyly for a while.

A moment later, there was a sharp shout without warning, resounding through the open field.

"Where is the rear general?!"

With a stern shout, a slightly elderly figure ran out of the array of generals on the side, knelt down in front of Yingbo tremblingly, and kowtowed to Yingbo repeatedly without tears.

"Big, king..."

"No!"

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

"Your Majesty~~~"

Seeing that the guards he had arranged to stay in the camp were like a child kneeling down in front of him with tears in his eyes, Yingbu's already clenched teeth made a heart-stopping creaking sound like a cat scratching.

"Press it..."

"Ming! Zheng! Dian! Punishment!!!"

Squeezing out these four characters word by word from between his tightly clenched teeth, Ying Bu stared at the veteran in a dark mood, and was dragged down by the soldiers of the supervising army.

"His Majesty!!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!!!"

"Your Majesty~~~"

"The last general is loyal and heartbroken, Your Majesty!!!!!!"

As the veteran was pulled farther and farther away, the howling and begging cries gradually became weaker.

After another moment, the bloody head was sent to Yingbu by the soldiers of the supervising army.

"Your Majesty."

Looking at the head in front of him, Ying Bu recalled for a moment the past when the veteran was at his side making suggestions and performing pawn exercises in Huainan.

But before the picture scroll of memory is completely unfolded in his mind, the fleeting pity in Yingbo's heart quietly disappeared with Yingbo's darkened face...

"Hang the head of this bureaucrat at the gate, and show it to the public for three days!!!"

Letting another low growl full of anger, Ying Bu put his hands behind his back and strode towards a forest not far away.

——Daying has been completely burned down by Cao Shen!

Even though he is the noble "King of Huainan" and has even acted as "Tianzi Wu", at this moment Yingbu can only go to the temporary military tent in the woods and think carefully about what to do next.

Of course, the most important thing is: from yesterday morning to now, Yingbu has not closed his eyes for a day and a night...
Even though the disordered mood made Yingbo unable to feel sleepy at all, the swollen head also made Yingbo urgently need to rest.

Even if it's half an hour of sleep, it's fine...

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Almost at the same time, within Yongcheng.

When Yingbu outside the city was full of hostility and returned to the temporary military tent in the woods in a daze, Yongcheng did not relax in the slightest because of Yingbo's retreat.

Although the soldiers who participated in the battle last night were all replaced by rotation, the defense on the city wall was not even the slightest slack.

Regarding the news of "the Huainan bandits retreat" and "victory is in sight", the soldiers of the Han army guarding Yongcheng naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the military training he had experienced still allowed these Guan Zhong Erlang, who tacitly agreed that "the war is coming to an end", to maintain the most basic vigilance and sense of responsibility.

But in Yongcheng, Prince Liu Ying, who was also busy all day and night, and even went to the battlefield and shot dozens of crossbow arrows, did not choose to rest.

Because for Liu Ying now, the defense of Yongcheng is at the most critical time point...
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"Qi Xiangping Yanghou Cao Shen, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Just as Liu Yingqiang raised his heavy upper eyelids and gathered in front of a table with Li Shang, Wang Ling and other generals, Cao Can, who had secretly secured his soldiers, also appeared outside the army tent in due course.

Cao Shen's voice sounded strange, yet inexplicably familiar. Liu Ying was taken aback for a moment, then turned around with a smile on her face, and waved to the jailer at the tent door.

When Cao Shen's bloodshot face, like that of Liu Ying, Ying Bu, and every general of the Han army, appeared in this military tent, the smile in Liu Ying's eyes reached his eyes in an instant.

"minister······"

"Pingyang Hou, please get up!"

Seeing that Cao Shen had just walked into the army tent, he made a gesture to bow down, Liu Ying only hurried forward two steps, stretched out his hand before Cao Shen bent down, and kindly lifted Cao Shen from his arm.

Looking at Cao Shen with a sentimental expression, Liu Ying finally did not forget to let out a long and leisurely sigh, and then lightly patted Cao Shen's hand that was tightly held by her.

"The Marquis of Pingyang is here..."

"Gushi can be described as a long drought and rain!"

With a grateful face and a solemn voice, Liu Ying held Cao Shen's hand and couldn't help but tighten it.

"If it hadn't been for the timely source of the Marquis of Pingyang, the Yongcheng City at this moment may have been completely occupied by thieves..."

Hearing that Liu Ying seemed to be sincere, and even expressed deep gratitude from time to time, the atmosphere in the military tent suddenly became a little weird.

If it is said that the soldiers of the Southern Army standing around the military tent did not know Liu Ying's attitude towards the incident of "Cao Shen's night attack on the rebel camp", that would be fine.

But as senior generals of the Han army in Yongcheng, Li Shang, Wang Ling and others knew this well!

——Yesterday, when it was learned that the reinforcements outside the city had given up camping and chose to sneak attack Cao Shen's troops in the enemy camp at night, Liu Ying's face was almost as stinky as the golden soup scattered outside the city wall!
Regarding Liu Ying's unhappiness, Li Shang tried to persuade him last night, and Wang Ling didn't sleep for several hours, thinking about how he should intercede for Cao Shen if Liu Ying blamed Cao Shen.

But now, when Liu Ying changed her case from last night and expressed that she was "everything happy" and "grateful" for Cao Shen's actions, everyone in the tent looked at Liu Ying's back, and they all became strange by coincidence. .

"Your Highness, this is..."

"You are afraid of the holy family of Marquis Pingyang, so you don't dare to blame?"

With such guesses in mind, Li Shang, Jin She, Wang Ling and others quietly lowered their heads again, putting on a posture of 'I don't know anything, and I can't see anything'.

On the contrary, Zhang Cang, who stood one step behind the three of them, stared at Liu Ying's back thoughtfully, wondering what he was thinking.

For the thoughts in everyone's mind, Liu Yingzong didn't know, and they all roughly expected it.

But what Liu Ying would not tell these people is that the reason why she was "pretty before and then respectful" to Cao Shen was definitely not because of "dare not".

Firstly, regardless of whether Liu Ying blamed it or rewarded it, it is already an established fact that "Cao Shen gave up camping and attacked the enemy camp at night to relieve the turmoil in Yongcheng".

At this moment, Cao Shen was by Liu Ying's side, and all the Qi troops under Cao Shen's command had poured into Yongcheng.

In this situation of "cooking raw rice into mature rice", the established facts are already irreversible, instead of blaming Cao Shen, Liu Ying might as well say thank you generously.

After all, no matter how you say it, Cao Shen made such a choice, and it can't be regarded as ignorant of the overall situation.

- Factors such as being unable to get in touch with Yongcheng, not getting detailed instructions before the war, and not accepting the orders of the emperor abroad, plus the fact that Liu Ying's Yongcheng was besieged, were enough to make Cao Shen put everything aside and immediately Help Yongcheng!

After all, no matter how you say it, Yingbu, a mere rebel prince, is far less important than the "safety of the crown prince".

From this point of view, Cao Shen's structure is not not big enough, on the contrary, it is too big.

The second is that no matter what Cao Shen said, he can be regarded as the founding father of the dual identity of "Feng Pei Yuan Cong" + "Zhou Lu Bu Jiu", and he was also one of the only three founders of the Han Dynasty.

Out of respect for her father, Liu Ying can't treat 'Feng Pei Yuan Cong' too harshly; out of respect for her late uncle Lu Ze, or my mother Lu Zhi, and her own interests, Liu Ying can't treat 'Zhou Yuancong' too harshly. Lu Bujiu' is too strict.

What's more, because of the consideration of the position of the prince under his ass, the position of the emperor who will fall on his head in the future, and the dignity of Liu Han Sheji, no matter what Liu Ying is, it is impossible for Liu Ying to explicitly blame a founder of ten thousand households.

In the end, it was Liu Ying's preferential treatment for the prospective prime minister, and "preparing for a rainy day".

——According to the trajectory of history, the prime minister of the dynasty, Binghou Xiaohe, had reached the final stage of his life.

If there is no accident, after this battle, Cao Shen will follow the historical trajectory of his previous life, resign from the position of Prime Minister, and enter the court as the doctor of imperial history known as the "sub-prime minister", and start preparations for formally taking over the position of prime minister.

And the time when Cao Shen took over the position of prime minister from Xiao He, coincided with the time when Liu Ying took over the position of emperor from his father Liu Bang.

Speaking of Liu Ying and Cao Shen, they can be considered old acquaintances~
In the previous life, although the cooperation between the monarch and his ministers was not very pleasant, Cao Shen's phrase "governing the emperor and governing the emperor" still left an unforgettable and deep impression on Liu Ying.

In order to avoid Cao Shen's two reprimands in the future, and less listening to two sentences of "hanging down and governing the emperor", Liu Ying can only give the most basic treatment to this quasi-prime minister and Han Pingyanghou with 630 households in the city. respect.

Cao Shen, on the other hand, didn't seem surprised by Liu Ying's attitude. He was flattered and flattered with Liu Ying, and after a short greeting with everyone in the tent, he naturally walked behind Jin She and joined the battle. During the military discussion.

Seeing that Cao Shen 'entered the state' so quickly, Liu Ying didn't make any more detours, just turned around with a smile, and was a little bit more serious about the 'Yongcheng' on Kanyu.

Then, following Liu Ying's short words, the faces of everyone in the tent were all filled with shock and surprise...
(End of this chapter)