The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 261

In short, no matter what you do, you need to think twice.

"Hey, this matter is really annoying. What do you think those soldiers and ruffians are thinking? Unexpectedly, there will be a scene at this time, which will only increase the trouble."

Cao Ren put his head in his hands and crouched helplessly on the ground.

Surrounded by his own family, he didn't bother to pay attention to anything.

After all, this is not the first time for everyone to get along, not to mention, even though Cao Pi is the master, he has never put on airs in front of the two of them.

Therefore, the habit of speaking of several people has never changed.

"Who's to say it's not? A total of 5 people, at least millions of gold, where can we find so much money?"

This sudden millions of severance pay is not a small matter for Xu Chang.

"One million gold... Alas, Fang Caizhi has already counted it, but it is not much, but even so, we have to bite the bullet and take it out!"

That's what he said, but looking at Cao Ren who was so decadent that he sat on the ground, he could tell that this matter was quite difficult.

More importantly, even if they were able to pay tens of millions of severance pay, it would not be a preferential treatment for the [-] army. After all, these Qingzhou soldiers had made great contributions to the army.

After a while, inside the camp.

The soldiers stood crookedly, listlessly, with drooping eyebrows and eyes.

Ever since they took off their armor, they no longer regard themselves as qualified fighters, so they are all confident,
Anyway, in recent years, military and civilian farms have been practiced. Even if there is no war, everyone has to go to the field to farm. Now that the shackles of being a soldier are gone, it is no problem to go home and farm.

Listening to Cao Pi's long speeches such as thank you, thank you, remember you all in this life, etc. on the high platform, everyone just felt irritated.

"It's still over, isn't it just asking for some severance pay? If you can give it, what's the use of saying so much?"

"That is to say, now that the lord is dead, what's the use of saying so much? Everyone should disperse, and go back early to help the family plow some land and grow some food."

Several soldiers were leaning against each other, muttering softly.The words were rather disrespectful.

"Hey, how long do you think he can talk about? I guess we may not be able to get out of this big camp after the autumn harvest!"

Another soldier who joined the chat smiled teasingly, holding a small stone at his feet from time to time.

As soon as this remark came out, it caused a small circle of laughter.

After all, it is only the beginning of summer right now, and there are still a few months before the autumn harvest.

After such a commotion, the guards standing around with their heads held high became more and more unhappy.

Especially the few people headed by Cao Hong, who were already unwilling to do anything, and the hands holding the spears creaked even more.

This group of soldiers from Qingzhou was truly daring. They relied on their military achievements on weekdays, and no one took them seriously.

Nowadays, they are looking for trouble in groups.The appearance of asking for money is comparable to locusts crossing the border, it is really unreasonable!

But... they can be rampant for a while.

After sending them away with money, there were no more Qingzhou soldiers staying in the camp.

After a while, Cao Pi fought against the increasingly fierce eyes of both sides, and finally talked about the most critical point, and the most important point-severance pay.

"Thinking of your achievements in the past, the Dahan gave [-] troops a million gold as severance pay today. This is also my heart for you, and I will ask you to go to the military supply department later—"

"What? Millions of gold? If you calculate it, it's only 20 taels of gold per person. Is this considered a wish?"

"Yeah, how much credit have we made with the great man in the north and south over the years, how can you get rid of it with just 20 taels of gold?"

"Where is this intentional? This is simply a joke!"

"..."

Before Cao Pi finished speaking, the Qingzhou soldiers below were dissatisfied.

"It's really a big joke in the world! If I had known today, I shouldn't have come to the big man in the first place! Is it right to fight with someone?"

"That's right, a mere 20 taels of gold is really enough. You treat us like beggars? If you knew it was only 20 taels, who would still be listening to you talking so much?"

"Who says it's not? Bai has been basking in the sun for so long, so he's gone."

"..."

As they spoke, some aggrieved people shook their hands and left. Immediately afterwards, more and more people strode towards the gate of the camp.

However, before leaving, none of them forgot to go to the military quarter to withdraw money.

The mighty [-] army walked out of the barracks with their luggage on their backs when they left the military supplies department.

The bustling scene actually startled the people in Xuchang City, they thought it was a large army marching out and a war was about to start.

After learning the real situation, within half a day, the news that [-] Qingzhou soldiers disarmed and returned to the fields spread throughout Xuchang City.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Pi also knew the news, so he was sullen.

He didn't think about eating or talking, and lost his temper inexplicably in the middle of the night, scaring all the servants in the mansion so that they didn't dare to breathe.

"Tell me, what am I doing all this for? Hey, the severance pay I finally got was given to them a lot. Yes, I also know that the money is not much, but fighting every year It costs more money, and I think I am worthy of them."

"But what about them? Knowing that there will be another war soon, but they want to go home regardless. I agreed under pressure, but what about them? Not only are they inconsiderate, they are also ruining my reputation outside. If this continues, I'm afraid The world will say that I picked it!"

"This is really... makes no sense!"

The more Cao Pi talked, the angrier he became. Seeing this, his wife hurried forward to comfort him.

It's just that this lady is just a daughter of an ordinary clan, she is neither gentle nor intelligent, and all her persuasion has been exhausted, and it doesn't seem to be of any use.

Listening to the other party's repeated nonsense topics, Cao Pi was even more stunned.

The next day, Cao Pi, who was so angry that he couldn't sleep at night, was buzzing in his head. He hadn't slowed down yet, and he seemed to be gnashing his teeth against the Qingzhou soldiers.

If you want to control it, you can’t be too strict, and you can’t justify it no matter what. If you give too much money, you will feel uncomfortable, and it will be difficult to do it. If you don’t, you will be accused and ridiculed.

This one is not good, maybe there will be no soldiers who are determined to follow him in the future.

When Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun came to the study to discuss matters, Cao Pi was still angry.

At this moment, half of his body was trembling unconsciously, his teeth were chattering constantly, and there were deep eye bags and eye circles on his face that had not slept all night, and he looked quite terminally ill.

Speaking of it, Cao Pi has had a miserable time for more than a month.

Because of his father's death, he had to kneel in front of Cao Cao's mourning hall every day and cry for a while. Even today, he couldn't find any memories that could shed tears, so he had to cry.

There were several times before, when he was in the middle of crying, he suddenly thought of those Qingzhou soldiers who were out of control, and immediately stopped howling.

More recently.

Thinking of the disrespect in the words of those Qingzhou soldiers and the disdainful expressions when they swaggered away from Xuchang, he couldn't help but get angry.

"Ziheng, what's the matter with you? The departure of Qingzhou soldiers is a good thing for us. As for the 100 million severance pay, you have the right to treat it as a reward to the three armies."

Xiahou Dun persuaded softly.

"Yeah, those people don't obey discipline at all. In the past, they could kill a few people to intimidate the armed forces, but now, there are 5 people, and we can't just kill them. If they die, I'm afraid the whole city of Xuchang will die." It's messed up."

"That's right, if Xuchang City is in chaos, our life will be even more difficult, and those soldiers outside will be in panic all day long, and will never dare to work for us again."

"Now that they are gone, we can recruit troops again, expand the barracks, and build an army that is completely under our own control. We will step up training in the future, train these people, and then disperse them to other armies."

"Well, like this, our military strength next year may have to be a little stronger!"

"..."

Under the comfort of Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, the anger in Cao Pi's heart gradually subsided.

And with it comes burning ambition.

After weighing the pros and cons, he gradually figured it out after losing his anger.

As far as the current situation is concerned, although a lot of money has been spent and a good reputation has not yet been gained, the scope of influence is not large after all.

Furthermore, apart from the [-] Qingzhou soldiers, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the army, and their opinion of themselves is the most important thing.

From now on, as long as he is more frugal like the old man Cao Song, and at the same time makes Cao's clan members more frugal, he will be able to save a lot of money.

I can use the saved money to reward meritorious ministers.

No arrogance, indulgence and extravagance towards oneself, diligence and thrift at home, courtesy and corporal externally, and generosity towards others...
As long as he can persevere for the last year, Cao Pi fully believes that his reputation of being slandered by those [-] Qingzhou soldiers can be completely reversed!

At that time, the common people will not only know his reputation as a clean-fingered man, but also think of his great deeds of spending millions of dollars as severance pay for meritorious ministers.

In this way, not to mention that the common people will not have other ideas, even their own prestige may be raised to a higher level.

Maybe he can even get the reputation of a Mingjun!
"Actually, we just need to get through the most difficult year right now. In addition to internal thrift, we can also use the steady stream of income from all over the country to expand the national treasury..."

At this time, Sima Yi also gave Cao Pi a lot of ideas from a humanistic point of view, combined with the current situation.

"Until next year, when your prestige rises, it will be the time for you to become king of Wei and add Jiuxi!"

"At that time, you will have the soldiers and horses in the world at your fingertips, and then go north to conquer Ma Teng in Xiliang, and when your reputation rises again, Xiaoer Xi Yu will no longer be your opponent!"

Sima Yi's words won Cao Pi's heart.

He and Cao Pi are both teachers and friends, and they have the same mind, and the two of them have been together for several years, and they have been inseparable most of the time.

Therefore, the person who knows Cao Pi best must be him.

After he finished speaking, the only flame in Cao Pi's heart was also extinguished.

The follow-up affairs have been properly arranged, and it is time to go to the father's mourning hall and cry a few more seriously.

Of course, this is what he should do.

Although his father is not close to him, he is a generation of heroes. If he hadn't wiped out the culprits and helped the Han family, where would he be today?
Therefore, whether it is for gratitude, or for his own prestige and ambition, he should go to Cao Cao's mourning hall for a while.

If you're calm, everything will be fine.

But in just a few days, the people in Xuchang City lost a little prejudice against Cao Pi.

However, just when everyone thought that life could calm down like this day by day, a sudden news made Cao Pi angry again.

"Wei Gong..."

Hua Xin lingered outside the door for a long time, but still didn't know how to speak.

Looking at the generals and lords in the room, after hesitating for a long time, he finally took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

Then, step forward quickly after getting the signal.

Seeing his faltering appearance, everyone in the mourning hall looked at each other in blank dismay.

Especially the members of the clan.

Why is Hua Xin so flustered?Could it be that there are too many official documents that need to be reviewed recently?
No, even if there are too many official documents, he will not hesitate to talk like this.

"Hua Xin, what happened? Why are you so worried?"

"If you have something to say, why are you pretending to be mysterious?"

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Could it be that something serious happened in the army?"

"This... can be considered..."

Hua Xin smiled wryly and shook his head, "Today, I got a piece of news that all the [-] Qingzhou soldiers who left a few days ago went to Xuzhou. It seems that they intend to defect to Xiyu..."

"how can that be?"

"Damn, a bunch of bastards!"

"I know these Qingzhou soldiers are a bunch of scoundrels! Local ruffians!"

Before Hua Xin finished speaking, the generals present couldn't help but cursed.

All of them were so angry that they were spitting, that is to say, the [-] army is not in front of them now, otherwise they must have the idea of ​​eating their flesh and drinking their blood.

Cao Pi was stunned amidst the noisy insults, and an indescribable grievance suddenly rose in his heart that had been calm for a few days.

In an instant, the grievance swept through his body like a tide, and his face also turned livid at this instant.

Immediately, "Woo~~~" started.

Then, he turned his head and knelt in front of Cao Cao's spirit tablet, tears streaming down his face.

The silence speaks.

Although Cao Pi didn't cry loudly, he still let everyone see his broken heart.

In other words, the last time I saw Cao Pi so sad was probably the day when I saw his father die?

Oh no!
He didn't cry so heartbroken that day.

but······
Not to mention Cao Pi, the corners of Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun's mouths twitched, and tears welled up in their eye sockets.

Damn it, when something like this happens, even a burly man can hardly stop crying, okay?

Those stinky ruffians, let's go, it's not his mother who wants to steal 100 million gold.

If it's just that, it's fine, but those bastards are too shameless, they really don't recognize anyone when they lift their pants.

Turning around, he ran to Xuzhou, Xi Yu's territory.

Such a long distance, if you really have this kind of spare time, why don't you move the treasury to the enemy?

Is this something people can do?

······
Xiapi, Dayingkou.

The Qingzhou soldiers met again after a long time, each of them was so excited that his eyes were full of tears.

"I'm going to fuck you bastard, you son of a bitch, Cao Gong just left and you went to someone else."

"Haha, I already knew that you guys are not good birds, sure enough."

"Tell me, what are you rebels doing here?"

"..."

Inside the camp, the Qingzhou soldiers complained mercilessly, while the Qingzhou soldiers outside the camp did not give in.

"Go to your uncle's rebel army, can you talk? See? I have disarmed and returned to the field. Now I am an ordinary citizen. What's wrong? Ordinary people can't join the army?"

"That is, you control the world, and you still control me shit and fart?"

"Hey, that's a good point. Let me tell you, I came here today with 20 taels of gold as severance pay. Pay attention to what you say!"

"If you don't know how to talk, just shut up. We are the only ones who bring money to join the army these days, and I'm the only one with riding skills. Just have fun!"

"..."

It can be seen that although the two groups of people spoke unceremoniously and poked each other's lungs, they still had some affection for each other.

Speaking of which, the thinking of the fifty thousand Qingzhou soldiers who came from afar is quite simple.

At the beginning, I followed Cao Cao because he was not only respectful to the corporals, but also brave and resourceful in battle. Of course, the most important thing is that he was also quite a treasure to them.

An elite is an elite, not someone who can be a vanguard and send troops to death.

But others don't think so.

Especially the other generals in the Cao clan, the only favorites are the cronies and soldiers of the headquarters that they spent money to cultivate.

As for them, they are completely free-range, with no one paying attention or managing them.

This is the fundamental reason why they often make troubles and make the soldiers of other armies twitch with anger.

Of course, in the final analysis, it was because Cao Cao valued them too much at the beginning, which led to a gap in the current treatment and life, which made everyone feel unhappy.

Back then, when Cao Cao was around, the soldiers of Qingzhou could almost walk sideways in the army, and when they took advantage of it, the villain would sue first without complaining, and he would always be comforted and rewarded by the lord.

On the contrary, those soldiers who were bullied by them could only smash their teeth and swallow them every time.

But right now, Cao Cao is gone, and the biggest backer has fallen. Let alone being as arrogant and domineering as before, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to be honest and responsible.

No way, who made too many people bullied.

Under such circumstances, even if the Qingzhou soldiers were saddened by Cao Cao's death, they would never dare to stay in the Dahan barracks.

Is this a proper way to court death?

Since the Han barracks were unreliable, everyone had to find another way out.

Under such circumstances, the only one they could regard as a life-saving straw was Xi Yu, who was also a treasured Qingzhou soldier.

(End of this chapter)