The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 218
Cao Cao sat in the handsome tent with a gloomy face. No one could figure out what he was thinking right now, nor could he figure out what kind of attitude he had towards Zhang Liao at the moment.

In all honesty, Zhang Liao is a talented person. Whether it is martial arts, commanding ability, formation, or strategy, Zhang Liao can be regarded as a top expert in the entire Cao Ying. Only a few people such as Cao Ren and Xu Huang can compare with him. This point is quite clear to both Cao Cao and the counselors under his account.

However, Zhang Liao has been under Cao Cao's command for less than five years after all. Although he has made great military achievements, he can't be regarded as Cao Cao's confidant, especially when he thinks of Zhang Liao. For this request, Cao Cao felt an indescribable gambling feeling in his heart.

Especially in recent years, Lu Lingqi, the daughter of Lu Bu, suddenly appeared in Yuan Jun. Although he knew that it would not affect Zhang Liao's loyalty to him, Cao Cao was always worried in his heart. Every time he thought about it, there was always something to say Unclear feeling of hesitation.

This is the suspicious nature of the hero!

In this way, in the repeated thinking, Cao Cao's thoughts turned back and forth, hesitating, until Zhang Liao was tied with a rope, and was taken to Cao Cao's tent by a group of tiger guards.

"The last general, Zhang Liao, pay homage to the lord! The last general is burdened with heavy ties, and he can't be fully respected. I hope the lord will forgive me!"

Cao Cao glanced at Zhang Liao who was bowing his head in front of him without saying a word, waved his hands and ordered the tiger guards behind him to retreat, then stood up slowly, walked to Zhang Liao's side, and stared at him carefully After looking at his face for a while, he suddenly spoke.

"Wen Yuan, your face is pale...you have lost weight, did you not sleep well recently?"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao was neither humble nor overbearing, neither panic nor humiliation, just replied respectfully: "Returning to the lord, the last general has something on his mind recently, which disturbs his thoughts, makes him sleepless at night, he is exhausted in body and mind, and quite tired. My lord, forgive me!"

Cao Cao gave a soft "hmm", looked Zhang Liao over carefully, and said, "Gu also knows your difficulties, presumably what's on your mind is that Lu Bu's daughter?"

Zhang Liao didn't panic at all when he heard the words, he just echoed frankly: "My lord is wise, this is indeed what the general thinks about day and night!"

Cao Cao walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and said casually, "I heard that woman has some mentorship with you?"

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "It's true what my lord said."

"That's it... I thought I had already made a break with the Lu family, but I didn't want to flash out another Lu Bu out of thin air. The daughter of an old friend is not a grass or tree. No wonder you feel anxious. This is an act of loyalty." I don't blame you...But Wen Yuan, on the battlefield, you merged with Zihe for that woman, isn't this a bit too much?"

Zhang Liao's face remained unchanged when he heard the words, but he lowered his head deeply, and replied loudly: "The last general is convicted, and I hope to let the master deal with it!"

Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Zhang Liao for a long time before he asked in doubt, "What? Don't you justify yourself at all?"

Zhang Liao's face remained unchanged when he heard this, and he said loudly: "The last general is on the battlefield, fighting against his own generals. According to military regulations, he should be beheaded for public display. There is no excuse."

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes narrowed and he said, "So, do you regret it?"

Zhang Liao chuckled, and said: "A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he have any regrets, if the last general is re-elected, he will still do this."

Cao Cao was stunned for a long time when he heard the words, and said: "So, even if you want to kill Lu Bu's daughter, you still want to protect her?"

Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Wen Yuan, Gu Ke treats you well?"

"My lord's kindness to me, Zhang Liao will always feel deep in my heart, and I will never forget each other forever, so today I ask my lord to deal with me with military law! I hope my lord will make it happen!"

Cao Cao's complexion changed unconsciously, and his eyes flashed fiercely.

But this change was only for a moment, and Zhang Liao, who lowered his head, didn't see it.

"Hahahaha~~~~!"

When I was young, I saw Cao Cao suddenly and inexplicably looked up to the sky and laughed. The laughter contained deep praise and strong appreciation.

"Wen Yuan!" I saw Cao Cao walking behind Zhang Liao with a smile, raised his hand and brushed a few times to untie the rope for him, patted his shoulder and said: "Wen Yuan, a true righteous man! I am deeply moved Admire it!"

Zhang Liao was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Cao Cao in amazement and said, "My lord, are you going to kill me?"

Cao Cao laughed loudly when he heard the words, shook his head and said, "Wen Yuan is so loyal and loyal. If I kill you, wouldn't Gu become a fool? What you have done to Lu Lingqi today is not the same as when Guan Yunchang missed Liu Beizhi when he was under Gu Zhi's command." Righteousness is a deeply admirable act!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused for a moment, and said: "Wen Yuan, Gu promises you that if one day Gu really breaks through Yecheng, Lu Bu's daughter, Gu will not hurt, but will send people back to Xu. Du, meet her mother, choose a husband for her to marry, choose a good home for her, let the Lu family have successors, and complete the agreement between you and me in Xiapi back then, what do you think?"

"Master!" Zhang Liao burst into tears when he heard the words, knelt on the ground on one knee, bowed his hands to Cao Cao and said: "My minister Zhang Liao vows to die to repay the kindness of the lord. In this life, he will go through fire and water, and he will never say anything!"

Cao Cao raised his hand to help Zhang Liao up with a smile, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm still going to make up with these nonsense with Gu. If you have any apologies, go talk to Zihe, Gu. I forgave you, but after all, he was the one who was injured by you, if you have anything to say, you can hold it back for a while and go to his tent to talk, if you say it well or not, Gu Ke can't control you!"

Zhang Liao laughed when he heard the words, and said: "My lord, don't worry, General Cao Chun will have his last general go to take the blame."

Cao Cao nodded and smiled when he heard the words, and said: "In any case, it depends on your own ability, Zhang Wenyuan... By the way, Wenyuan, there is a nephew under Miaocai's knee, named Xia Houshang, whose name is Boren, now He has already answered Gu's call, enlisted in the army, and is currently a Sima in the army. This kid has a good background and is a good seed for a general. Gu intends to let him train in your army and learn from you. , how about you help Gu and Miaocai to mention him?"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "My lord's order, the last general dares not obey!"

Cao Cao waved his hands with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's good to understand, well, you are tired from fighting for a day, go down and rest! Don't forget to go to Zihe!"

"promise!"

After Zhang Liao said his resignation, he turned around and walked out of the handsome tent. Just as he reached the door of the handsome tent, Cao Cao called out to him, "Wen Yuan!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao stopped in his tracks, turned around and asked Cao Cao, "My lord is calling me?"

"How many years did you fight with Lu Bu in the north and south?" Cao Cao asked him with a kind smile on his face.

Zhang Liao was taken aback when he heard the words. Although he didn't understand why, he subconsciously replied to Cao Cao: "Reporting to my lord, the last general fought with Marquis Wen to Xuzhou from the north to the south...about ten years ago."

Cao Cao nodded upon hearing this, and waved his hand to signal Zhang Liao to go down.

As soon as Zhang Liao stepped out of the tent, Cao Cao's face turned gloomy instantly.

"Ten years...Ten years...It's really not long...Come here, someone, Xia Houshang will meet the orphan in the tent!" Cao Cao suddenly sent an order to the outside of the tent.

When I was young, I saw a young boy with a fair face walk into the tent, bowed to Cao Cao, and said, "My lord, did you call me?"

Cao Cao nodded, waved at Xia Houshang, and said, "Boren, come here, I have one important thing to tell you!"

Xia Houshang was stunned when he heard the words, and walked up to Cao Cao in a foolish way, and listened to him, but saw Cao Cao lying next to his ear, muttering a lot, but God knew it, and the two of them knew it. No one else knew what the two of them were talking about.

Xia Houshang suddenly broke out in cold sweat when he heard the words, his face turned pale, he looked at Cao Cao in disbelief, and said, "My lord, this, can this work? He...he is Zhang Liao?!"

Cao Cao stared at him coldly, and said: "What's wrong, I will grant you the right to make decisions on the fly. You are under his command, and you can do whatever you want... If you can't even do this well, you will have to do it again in the future." What can I get out of it?"

Xia Houshang: "..."

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Jizhou, Yecheng.

After learning that Cao Cao had indeed retreated across the Yellow River and stopped the Northern Expedition, Yuan Jun finally returned to Yecheng with his troops.

Seeing the towering city from a distance, Yuan Shang couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. Although it was not the first time to return to this city, every time he saw this towering city, Yuan Shang felt like Unknowingly, there is always a different feeling in my head that I can't explain clearly.

After all, there is your own home, with loved ones you miss, you can rest your head when you are tired, and talk to you when you are suffering.

Sima Yi followed behind Yuan Shang, saw the gate of Ye City from a distance, and hurriedly said to Yuan Shang: "Look, my lord! All the officials of Ye City have come out to welcome you!"

Yuan Shang looked up, but he was happy to see it: "Isn't it? Come on, come with me to have a look!"

When they came to the gate of Yecheng, they saw a group of generals and officials from Yecheng headed by Shenpei. When they saw Yuan Shang, they hurriedly bowed their heads and greeted each other, and shouted loudly together.

"Congratulations to my lord, congratulations to my lord! May my lord have today every year, and this day every year."

Yuan Shang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he laughed loudly: "Isn't it just a victory that is not a victory? How can you use such sloppy words, even using the words I copied in the study, okay? , but they all learn very quickly!"

The appraiser cautiously raised his head to glance at the triumphant Yuan Shang, and coughed in a low voice: "My lord, can I take a step to speak?"

Yuan Shang was stunned, but still came to the side of the crowd with the judge, only to see the judge softly whispered to Yuan Shang: "My lord, you don't seem to understand what's going on now, do you?"

Yuan Shang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "What's the situation?"

"My lord, you are getting married!"

(End of this chapter)