Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 13: Demonstrating authority in public, Meng Da cannot be Lu Bu
Seeing that Shen Dan actually asked Liu Feng to take a concubine in public, the hearts of the wealthy and famous people were in their throats.

Lord Shen, you are adding fuel to the fire!

Didn’t you see that General Meng’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot?

You don't really think you are Wang Yun, and you want to use Shen Shu to play a beauty trap and a divide between the deputy general and General Meng, right?
The more the nobles and celebrities thought about it, the more shocked they became. The more they thought about it, the more distorted the situation became. Some celebrities even speculated whether Shen Dan was pretending to surrender.

The same thought came to the minds of all the nobles and celebrities: We shouldn't have come to attend today's banquet.

While the nobles and celebrities were trembling in fear, Liu Feng was also observing their reactions.

After figuring out what was going on, Liu Feng's gaze returned to Shen Dan: "Shu Ji admires my bravery, and Shen Zhengbei loves her and sends her away with great love. How can I refuse?"

"In this case, today I also ask you to bear witness that Nashen Zhengbei's daughter Shuji will be my concubine."

Although he felt Meng Da's sinister gaze behind him, Shen Dan had no choice but to cooperate with Liu Feng at this moment.

"Shuji, hurry up and pour some wine for the deputy general!" Shen Dan called out.

Shen Shu understood and came to Liu Feng's seat, knelt down with her skirt brushed, and picked up the wine jar to pour wine for Liu Feng.

With her delicate hands, she held up the exquisite wine bottle and handed it to Liu Feng, saying softly, "Your humble concubine Shen Shu, please have a drink, General."

Liu Feng took the wine and drank it in one gulp, laughing loudly and saying, "It is a great pleasure to take Shen Zhengbei's daughter as my concubine today. From now on in Shangyong City, Shen Zhengbei's affairs are my affairs. I hope you will give me some face in the future and not embarrass Shen Zhengbei again."

Many wealthy and famous people echoed this.

But everyone's eyes secretly glanced at Meng Da.

In Shangyong City, the Shen family is the largest powerful family.

Who among the nobles and celebrities dares to embarrass Shen Dan?
There were only two people present who could make things difficult for Shen Dan, one was Liu Feng and the other was Meng Da.

Now Liu Feng has stated that he will protect Shen Dan, and Meng Da has not enforced military discipline in the past few days. It is easy to guess who Liu Feng is targeting.

Liu Feng almost said to Meng Da directly: Meng Da, Shen Dan is under my protection, so don't complain to Shen Dan in the future.

There was a reason why Liu Feng suddenly became strong towards Meng Da.

If Shen Dan had not taken the initiative to show goodwill to Liu Feng, Liu Feng would not have cared about Meng Da's military discipline.

Even though Shen Dan took the initiative to show goodwill, Liu Feng did not express his opinion immediately.

Instead, it was only after he had slept with Shin Suk and confirmed Shin Dan's position that he expressed his support for Shin Dan today.

Today's banquet is a statement of Shen Dan's position, and for Liu Feng it is a way to establish his authority in front of Meng Da.

The copper wine jar that Meng Da was holding at this moment had become somewhat deformed.

It was not until this moment that Meng Da realized that he had been deceived by Shen Dan.

In other words, Meng Da was deceived by Liu Feng.

If Liu Feng had not given Shen Dan some advice, Meng Da would not have come to the banquet today.

He would not give Liu Feng the opportunity to establish his authority in front of Shen Dan and the other noble families and celebrities in Shangyong.

Liu Feng had publicly stated that no one would be allowed to embarrass Shen Dan in the future. If Meng Da did not enforce military discipline, he would not only incur public anger but would also give Liu Feng a handle.

The most important thing is: Meng Da is still unable to confirm whether Liu Feng really has Liu Bei’s secret order, and whether he is really examining himself for Liu Bei.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

Meng Da tried hard to calm his inner anger, and his face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, gradually regained its color.

Meng Da raised his wine jar and stood up to congratulate Liu Feng: "Congratulations to the deputy general for marrying a beautiful woman today! It is a blessing for Shangyong that the deputy general can marry the daughter of Shen Zhengbei."

Liu Feng also stood up and said in return: "General Meng, I appreciate your submission. When I return to Chengdu, I will report to my father how General Meng helped others today."

After hearing Liu Feng's words, Meng Da's doubts grew even more.

Is this a warning to me? With doubts in his heart, Meng Da did not dare to quarrel with Liu Feng at this time, and only talked to Liu Feng with a smile.

Seeing that Liu Feng and Meng Da did not have a conflict, Shen Dan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the anger that had been hanging in his throat also calmed down.

Upon seeing this, all the wealthy and famous people raised their glasses to celebrate, as if they had not noticed Meng Da's sinister expression just now.

Drinking and drinking.

Liu Feng stood up again and came to the center of the field.

"It is a blessing in life that I can gather here with you all today to drink good wine."

"However, Shangyong is located in a chaotic place with many dangers. If Cao's heavy troops attack, I'm afraid you will be hurt."

"Although I have thousands of elite soldiers, I have little food and few soldiers. I may not be able to stop Cao's heavy troops."

Seeing the faces of the nobles and celebrities change, Liu Feng smiled and said, "Please don't misunderstand me. I don't want to ask you for money and food today."

"I intend to form a volunteer army in Shangyong, and grant you the title of military marquis or military commander according to the number of soldiers and horses."

"On weekdays, you will select and train these volunteers. I will not interfere. But in times of war, these volunteers must obey my command and fight against Cao Cao together with me."

"If there are any meritorious service, they will be treated equally and rewarded according to the rewards and punishments in the army."

"I wonder what you guys think?"

Liu Feng's move was actually similar to the notices issued by various states and counties to recruit volunteers during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

In peacetime, everyone goes back to their own homes, but in wartime, they are deployed together.

Liu Bei relied on gathering volunteers and following the soldiers of the prefectures and counties to resist the Yellow Turbans, and thus achieved military merit and was awarded the title of Anxi County Lieutenant.

Liu Feng's proposal successfully aroused the desires of many wealthy and famous people.

Without permission, private equity firms are considered to have ulterior motives.

But with permission, the private equity troops were called upon to help Liu Feng protect the country and the people.

In fact, all the wealthy and famous people have private soldiers, but these private soldiers are also restricted in terms of weapons, armor and number of people.

After all, you are only selecting and training private soldiers, not rebel soldiers.

For example, in terms of weapons and armor, without permission, the most you can equip are sticks and short swords; with permission, you can make swords, spears, halberds, bows and arrows, and leather armor. If you are rich enough, you can even make iron armor.

Liu Feng not only did not want the nobles and celebrities to contribute manpower, money and food, but also asked them to bring them with them to protect the country and the people.

This is really thoughtful for the wealthy and famous people.

Just as the nobles and celebrities were about to agree, Meng Da suddenly spoke up to refute: "Deputy General, I think this is inappropriate."

"You have a thousand elite soldiers, and I have four thousand elite soldiers. Together, we have five thousand soldiers."

"With the thousand-plus county soldiers from Shen Zhengbei, there are already more than six thousand people. Why should we let everyone select and train volunteer soldiers?"

"No matter how many volunteers there are, they are just a mob. We should use the money and food to support our troops."

"Only by daily training can we resist the enemy troops."

Hearing Meng Da's rebuttal, all the nobles and celebrities cursed inwardly.

You use our money and food to support your troops, and you get promoted when they make contributions. We pay for the money and food, but we get nothing in return.

Why?
Liu Feng couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Meng Da, ah Meng Da, the more you oppose me, the more you will lose the support of the people in Shangyong.

Liu Feng said solemnly: "General Meng, we came to Shangyong to protect the country and the people, not to compete with them for profit."

(End of this chapter)