When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 560: Cao Mengde, the Vanguard of the Field

Quiet.

It was unusually quiet.

It was so quiet that Lu Meng could even hear his own heavy breathing and pounding heartbeat. If it were in the past, he would never have had the courage to keep his eyes fixed on Guan Yu.

At this moment he no longer cared about so many things, he just wanted to hear the answer from Guan Yu!
Guan Yu, who had been silent for a long time, let out a long sigh. He looked at Lu Meng with a complicated expression, and then slowly revealed the answer.

"I think Lu Meng has extraordinary talent, but unfortunately no one guides him, which leads to Lu Meng's act of backstabbing others. Fortunately, the fate of the world is still uncertain, and everything is not too late. If he works hard and corrects his shortcomings, he will surely become a famous general in the future."

"The Second General is evaluated so highly?!" Xu Shu said in surprise.

Guan Yu really wanted to say, could General Xu please stop acting for a while?
Guan Yu held back the words, and changed his words to: "That's the truth."

Is this really the case?

Lu Meng stared at Guan Yu in disbelief with his eyes wide open, his hands shaking uncontrollably. He had never imagined that Guan Yu would think so highly of him.

Even after receiving the warning from the gods, he did not harbor the slightest intention of killing him.

Compared with Guan Yu, he angrily raised his sword and wanted to attack his generals just because of a few contemptuous words from them.

The gap between the two seems as far as that between heaven and earth.

Even though Guan Yu was so tolerant, he still had some resentment towards Guan Yu after completing his labor service.

Ashamed, ashamed!

The second general not only did not pursue the matter, but also gave me a chance to correct my mistakes.
My dear, the Second General is my dear!
Feelings of shame and emotion spread wildly in Lu Meng's heart. The next moment, he stood up tremblingly, and his knees softened and he knelt down to Guan Yu with a plop.

Guan Yu frowned slightly, "What are you doing?"

"I am so sorry, General!"

"I'm sorry? If an apology is useful, why do we need the thieves and the court judge? Anyone can say something, but it's hard to tell the truth from the false. Only actions can convince everyone! Do you remember the story I told you before?"

"I will never forget what the Second General said."

"Just remember."

Guan Yu said this and didn't say anything more. He then dealt with the matter of Fa Zheng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai. In view of this matter, Fa Zheng voluntarily demoted himself to the position of Lingshi in the provincial government, while Ma Chao and Ma Dai were happily imprisoned for a few months.

Lu Meng didn't care about this at all. He looked at Guan Yu's back as he left, clenched his fists and swore silently, "Second General, you are right. Words alone are powerless. I swear that I will change my bad habits, study hard, and prove it to you with my actions. If I break this oath, I will be killed by both heaven and man!"
"Changyi County, Shanyang Prefecture."

Sitting in Changyi County, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel dazed. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had fought against the Yellow Turban bandits with the help of Li Qian, a prominent family in Shanyang County, and thousands of his followers.

Now he has returned to Shanyang County and is targeting the entire Li family.
Cao Cao has always been an emotional person, and for a moment he couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

But he quickly adjusted his mentality, the guilt on his face gradually faded away, and his expression became more serious.

It’s not that I want to target the Li Qian clan, but if the problem is not resolved, the people will have no place to live!
When he thought of the refugees everywhere, the hard-to-swallow tree bark, and the oath he made to Liu Bei, he became more and more determined.

So he said to Zhang Xiu, "Captain Zhang, please go and summon all the noble families in Shanyang County and tell them that Cao has something important to discuss with you!"

"Mr. Cao, I've been waiting for you to say this!" Zhang Xiu grinned and strode out of the house.

Zhang Xiu acted quickly, and soon all the major aristocratic families gathered together under his efforts.

Cao Cao looked at the representatives of the major aristocratic families in front of him and said loudly: "Gentlemen, the court issued an edict a few days ago to conduct a land survey. Each state and county should check the number of occupied land, household registration, age, and the number of people hidden by the powerful families. Gentlemen, please don't embarrass me!" "Please rest assured, Lord Cao, we will certainly fully cooperate with the court's edict." The aristocratic families expressed their opinions one after another. No one sang a different tune. Looking around, they all supported it.

Cao Cao was not so naive as to believe whatever the nobles said. Anyway, he put his words on the table, which was equivalent to a manifesto issued when sending troops. The matter had been notified, and if they did not cooperate at that time, don't blame his men for being ruthless.

After leaving the county government, the nobles reunited privately.

"What do you think of Lord Cao's behavior? Should we really support Du Tian?"

"Emperor Guangwu failed to measure the land in the past. If you and I unite, even if Emperor Guangwu were to be resurrected, he would not be able to measure the land!"

"Good, good, good!" Everyone applauded.

Someone else asked, "Wait a minute, I heard that Lord Cao openly disobeyed His Majesty's order to station troops. Lord Cao is also a scholar. Maybe we have misunderstood Lord Cao?"

"It's reasonable and reasonable."

"What should we do?"

"Why not give Lord Cao a try?"

"How to try?"

"Let the powerful and the small families test the strength of Lord Cao."

"Very good, very good."

Changyi County Government Office.

"How about Captain Zhang?" Cao Cao looked at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu's face darkened. "Lord Cao, only some small tribes are willing to cooperate with us, and the other big tribes are making excuses. I think it's better to send troops!"

"Ahem." Cao Cao, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of water. "Captain Zhang, the nobles in Shanyang County are now united as one, and blindly sending troops will cause too much resistance. The soldiers we are waiting for cannot sacrifice in vain."

".Lord Cao has a point." Zhang Xiu decisively gave up his original idea. The big families all have private soldiers. Even if they are all veterans, there is no guarantee that they will not suffer casualties. But he always felt something was weird. There was nothing wrong with what Cao Cao said, but why did it sound so strange when it came from Lord Cao's mouth?

Zhang Xiu asked, "What do you think, Lord Cao?"

Cao Cao suddenly became excited when he said this. He stroked his beard like Guan Yu, as if he had made up his mind. "In a few days, I will invite Li Qian and Li Zheng from the Li family to go and take back the land, and then I will trouble Captain Zhang to spread the word."

"Wind? What kind of wind?"

"Just say that I vigorously promoted the land measurement in order to accumulate political achievements and return to the court. I will only take back the land outside the Li family, and I met with Li Qian and Li Zheng of the Li family just for this matter!"

"Accumulate political achievements. Li Zheng" Zhang Xiu chewed on these words again and again, and suddenly realized, "Counter-espionage plan?! If they are solid, then we can defeat them one by one?! Great, great!"

After Li Qian and Li Zheng said goodbye to Cao Cao, Li Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "Father, Lord Cao is so talented and brilliant. It's a great honor to be able to talk with Lord Cao."

"Haha, who said it wasn't?" Li Qian was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

But what is strange is why people from other big families come from time to time to ask what Cao Cao talked about with them, and when they are told that he talked about poetry, why don’t they believe it?

Weird weird.

(End of this chapter)