The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 590: Consistent Style
Duan Qizhen stood aside helplessly. He was the only one present who was not too surprised.

He had known this would happen.

So many warriors of the Murong family who were known as the best among the Xianbei could not even last a single round against the enemy.

If you had talked to me a little longer, you wouldn't have made such a fool of yourself.

Even if you compete with him in mathematics, what's the point of competing in martial arts?

Tuoba Liwei said to his attendants: "Go and take Tuoba Wu to rest."

There was a tremor in his voice.

Wen Yang sat down beside him with a frustrated look on his face. "Don't you have anyone more capable of fighting? Can you call yourself a warrior? Are there no more Xianbei people left?"

Faced with Wen Yang's three consecutive questions, Tuoba Liwei's face turned red and he was speechless.

The generals were getting restless. Wen Yang's words were a complete humiliation to them. However, Tuoba Wu, the best fighter among them, had just fallen so quickly.
They are now angry but dare not speak out.

When Wen Yang saw the anger on these people's faces and the way they looked at him, his expression suddenly darkened.

"How about it? Do you think what I said is inappropriate? You can come together, are you willing to give it a try?"

Wen Yang stood up again as he spoke. This action made the generals lean back a little. They all avoided Wen Yang's gaze and dared not look at him again.

At this moment, Tuoba Liwei felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Is this the gap between the Tuoba tribe and the Wei Dynasty?
The Wei Dynasty just picked up a young man, and that was enough to make all its powerful generals afraid to look at each other?
Wen Yang sat down again and shouted that there was no wine.

At this moment, the people of the Tuoba tribe were unusually quiet.

When they learned that Wen Yang was coming, they had shouted fiercely and said they would fight back. But now, they were like eggplants hit by frost, without the courage to fight back. They all lowered their heads and remained silent.

Soon, Wen Yang's front was filled with wine and meat, and he began to eat with big mouthfuls.

"I came here this time to explore the various places of Xianbei."

"The Duan tribe is the kindest and has never given me any trouble. I submitted a memorial to speak well of them and have their leader stay with me."

"The Murongs were disrespectful to me, so I led over 500 men and defeated nearly 10,000 of them, beheading over 5,000. I captured Murong Shegui alive and sent him to the governor's mansion!"

"I came to Tuoba this time to see what's going on here."

"If there are bandits causing trouble in your territory, please let me know and I can help you eliminate them. I see that you are old. Although you can ride a horse, you may not be able to fight on horseback. As for the generals under your command, they don't look like men who can fight!"

Wen Yang stretched out his body completely and sat down beside Li Wei with confidence. Looking at his aura, it seemed as if he was the master of this place.

Li Wei didn't dare to confront him at this moment. He just sat for a while, then asked his son to continue to accompany him on the grounds of being sleepy, and he himself left.

He was afraid of being humiliated by Wen Yang.

In the following days, Wen Yang, led by Tuoba Xilu, the son of Tuoba Liwei, traveled among the Tuoba tribes.

The situation was not peaceful. Wen Yang was really good at stirring up trouble. He fought with several Xianbei generals and defeated them easily.

The cavalry he brought also showed the Xianbei people what true elite troops were.

Wen Yang caused numerous disturbances within the Xianbei.

Tuoba Liwei finally couldn't bear it anymore.

No, we can't let this guy go on like this. Hurry up and write a letter to Yang Hu and ask him to take this guy away! !
Yang Hu was in Yan State at this moment, very close to Tuoba Xianbei. He had been paying close attention to the situation within the Xianbei.

He knew that Tuoba Liwei did not dare to go to war with the Wei Dynasty, so he dared to let Wen Yang cause trouble.

Seeing that Wen Yang's work had paid off, Yang Hu was very pleased, but he still did not rush to send someone to bring Wen Yang back.

It was at this time that Cao Mao's reply reached Yang Hu, and Cao Mao told him in the letter.

It’s all up to you to decide!

Yang Hu finally had no worries.

Luoyang.

Shi Bao arrived at the Taiji Hall on time, waiting to be summoned by the emperor.

Shi Bao knew that the emperor did not like him.

Because of his previous corruption and indulgence of officials, he was put on Cao Mao's blacklist and could not be easily removed for a while.

Everyone thought that Shi Bao was dismissed because he and Deng Ai started the Qiang-Hu Rebellion, but in fact, Shi Bao knew very well why he had fallen to his current state.

He came to see the emperor several days in a row.

But the emperor seemed to be very busy. During these days, he always stood outside the palace and was unable to see the emperor once.

Shi Bao had no complaints about this and just waited here obediently.

Finally, Mr. Xu walked over quickly.

"His Majesty General Shi summoned me."

Shi Bao breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, feeling a little sore all over. He staggered a few times before following the eunuch into the Taiji Hall.

Cheng Ji looked at him unhappily as he watched him walk in. Shi Bao walked into the East Hall, and as soon as he entered, he hurriedly bowed loudly.

Cao Mao was still holding a lot of documents in his hands. When he heard Shi Bao's voice, he finally put them down slowly.

"General Shi is here, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Shi Bao sat aside cautiously, and Cao Mao finally spoke: "General, I once asked Minister Wang for advice on something."

"I asked him, can we trust someone who made a mistake and then changed it?"

"Situ Gong told me that once certain mistakes are made, even if they are punished, people will lose their reverence and fear, their sense of shame and fear, and thus commit the same mistakes again. Therefore, those who have made mistakes should not be used again."

Cao Mao said seriously, "I think what Situ Gong said is very reasonable. You made mistakes before, and I have certainly forgiven them. I can still use you, but every time I am ready to use you again, I worry whether you will make the same mistakes again."

Shi Bao said seriously, "Your Majesty, I have corrected my behavior."

Cao Mao then looked at him and said, "That's why I reappointed you."

"Jiaozhou is missing a governor. I thought of you first."

"Although Jiaozhou is a remote place, it has its advantages. As the saying goes, 'The emperor is far away, the mountains are high.' This place is extremely far from me. Once you, the governor, arrive here, you can do whatever you want, and no one will be able to monitor your every move."

"If you want to accept bribes and support a bunch of corrupt officials like you did before, it won't be difficult."

Hearing Cao Mao's words, Shi Bao quickly raised his head and defended himself, saying, "Your Majesty, I have long since reformed."

"I understand, Lord Shi, if you still want to serve the court, realize your ambitions, and leave your name in history, then you must restrain yourself."

"I have decided to trust you once again. This decision is not easy. If you have the same problem again, there will be no chance anymore."

Shi Bao said to Cao Mao very seriously at this moment: "I will never let your majesty down!"

Cao Mao deliberately hit the stone bag.

This guy is actually quite capable, whether it is fighting or governing, he has no lack of ability, but his personal morality is not so good.

Just look at his son and you will know that there are some minor problems with his family education.

Cao Mao had been warning him for so long this time and had also laid a trap for him. What happened in Yongliang could have been used to pull him down and beat him to death at any time.

Cao Mao decided to send him to Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou needed someone who understood warfare, was tough on foreign policy, and could handle local issues. Shi Bao undoubtedly met all the requirements.

As long as he doesn't engage in corruption.

Only after Shi Bao expressed his determination again did Cao Mao give him important instructions.

"The affairs of Jiaozhou cannot be taken lightly. Although this place is remote, it is very important to quickly destroy the Wu Kingdom. You are going to Jiaozhou this time with only one purpose, and that is to make all the people of Jiaozhou in the Wu Kingdom run to you!"

"I don't ask you to increase taxes. What can you bring back to me? Only one thing: make the people of Jiaozhou extremely prosperous, let all kinds of local construction dominate the land under the rule of Wu, and make the people of Wu flee to you frantically. If you can do this, even if Jiaozhou can't pay any taxes, I will definitely not blame you! "

What Cao Mao was saying now was the strategy of winning people's hearts that Du Yu had told him.

By providing extensive support and construction to these areas, they were trying to shake the people of Wu.

The state of Wu was currently in a state of great turmoil. Thanks to Puyang Xing's benevolent rule, the people were extremely dissatisfied with the Wu regime. When someone took the lead and began to flee to the state of Wei, it triggered a series of reactions. Even Lu Kang was the one who caused this. Faced with such a situation, what could he do?
Cao Mao couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of the letter he had commissioned Lu Kai to write.

Wu State, Le Township.

Lexiang has now become a bridgehead for direct confrontation with the State of Wei.

It's the front line within the front line.

He was surrounded by Wei troops on three sides, but Lu Kang insisted on staying here.

The generals were very confused about this. Lu Kang was now commanding the entire army on the front line. Whose headquarters would be set up on the front line within the front line? Once a battle broke out, Wei would directly surround them and orders would not be able to be passed on. Wouldn't that cause a big disaster?
But Lu Kang insisted on doing so. The generals sighed repeatedly, while the soldiers were very excited.

After all, the coach is at the forefront.

Lu Kang’s attitude was very clear: he could not lose an inch of land. If he was to lose it, he would have to die first.

At this moment, Lu Kang was sitting in the study, looking at the letter in his hand, his eyes full of surprise.

Lu Kai sent someone to deliver a letter to him, but this was not a letter written by him alone. The first half was indeed written by Lu Kai, describing his current situation.

But in the second half, it becomes the tone of another person.

And that person was the emperor of Wei.

Cao Mao.

As an emperor, he actually wrote letters to ministers of other countries. This is indeed the usual style of their Cao family. Emperor Wen of Wei was like this in the past. I didn't expect that this person also has such a hobby.

Lu Kang read the letter with great interest, and was immediately drawn into it.

ps: Brothers, I have regained my touch. Today I have carefully thought about the subsequent plot and written a detailed outline. Starting tomorrow, I will start to update a lot to repay what I owed before!

(End of this chapter)