Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 448
"I violated the general's order and let Cao Cao go without authorization. Please punish the general." After returning to Yanzhou, Tai Shici knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty to Lu Bu.

"En." After learning that Tai Shici let Cao Cao go, Lu Bu was shocked and even annoyed in his heart. However, although Lu Bu still has a somewhat casual temper after all these years, he is not an impulsive person. Ci's words were not in a hurry to answer, but snorted and looked at Chen Gong beside him.

"General Qi, General Taishi let Cao Cao go. Although our army's plan to kill Cao Cao fell through, it was unavoidable. General Taishi and Cao Cao were old acquaintances. Even now, General Taishi can still let Cao Cao go. The way to survive is to set up General Taishi who values ​​love and righteousness. Therefore, according to my intention, I should be punished lightly." Although Chen Gong felt that Taishi Ci let Cao Cao go, such a matter was very serious, but Taishi Ci's ability was outstanding, Chen Gong also understood Lu Bu would never have the heart to kill Tai Shici, since he couldn't kill him, it meant he had to use it, so Chen Gong came forward and said.

"What do you think?" Lu Bu asked, glancing at the generals.Although Lu Bu wanted to keep Tai Shici in his heart, it was a fact that Tai Shici violated the military order. Between Tai Shici and the military order, it was difficult for even Lu Bu to choose, so he asked the generals again.

"Uh, why don't we let Tai Shici make up for it?" Dian Wei who was beside him suddenly said.Dian Wei has followed Lu Bu for many years, although he is a warrior, he has personally seen Lu Bu's efforts to get Tai Shici's approval, how can he see Lu Bu in trouble today, so he also speaks out to keep Tai Shici.

"Please calm down, general." Dian Wei's opinion seemed to be good, and several generals agreed with him.

Lu Bu stretched out his hand to stop the generals from chattering, and then said: "Tai Shici let Cao Cao go out of loyalty, which shows that Tai Shici is kind and righteous. I will reward Tai Shici with five hundred silks and satins and ten thousand money. This is a commendation." Lu Bu glanced at the generals, and what he said really caught the generals for a moment, and they didn't understand the situation at all, but then he heard Lu Bu go on to say: "Cao Cao is the enemy of our army. In killing Cao Cao, our army suffered countless casualties, but because Tai Shici let Cao Cao go, our army's success was on the brink of defeat, so Tai Shici should be killed to correct the army's law."

When Lu Bu said that sentence earlier, all the generals were a little puzzled, but now they were really surprised when they heard the second half of Lu Bu's sentence. It turned out that Tai Shici was still doomed.

"Although Tai Shici was wrong, please save his life, General." Zang Ba knelt down and said when he heard that Lu Bu wanted to kill Tai Shici.Although Zang Ba didn't intercede for Tai Shici before, it was because he felt that Tai Shici had a high status in Lu Bu's heart and was similar to himself in terms of force. Ci, then hurriedly begged for mercy.

"General calm down, please allow General Taishi to take the crime and make meritorious service." Chen Gong also said in surprise at this time, although Chen Gong also knew that the law cannot be abolished, but he knew that it is hard to find a general, let alone a general like Taishi Ci. I'm afraid this loss is immeasurable.

"You don't need to say too much, I, Tai Shici, do things alone. I let Cao Cao go, and I will bear all the consequences." Tai Shici got up, came to Lu Bu and said, "Thank you, General, for your great love for Tai Shici. , Tai Shici failed the general’s entrustment and let the general down.” After speaking, Tai Shici turned and walked away, ready to accept Lu Bu’s wrath.

Tai Shici had just turned around, but suddenly a hand stretched out from the slanted stab to stop him, Tai Shici turned around and saw Lu Bu walking towards him, and it was Lu Bu who was holding him.

"What General Taishi did violated our military order, but when we investigated it in detail, it was the result of my improper employment of Lu Bu. I knew that General Taishi had some friendship with Cao Cao, but I entrusted the task of beheading Cao Cao to the general, so this is It was my fault, and all the general's responsibilities shall be borne by Lu Bu alone." After saying this, under the shocked eyes of the generals, Lu Bu came to the crowd and said, "Just use my head to replace General Taishi's head. "

Seeing Lu Bu stand proudly in front of the crowd and say such words, everyone was shocked. They never thought that after Lu Bu killed Tai Shici, he would take the blame for Tai Shici, but everyone here belongs to Lu Bu. My subordinates, who should take off Lu Bu's head?

"General, please think twice." Dian Wei was the first to kneel in front of Lu Bu and said loudly.Then everyone came to their senses, knelt down to Lu Bu and said, "General, please calm down."

"General, the mistakes I, Tai Shici made, I have to bear by myself, how dare you let the general take the blame for me, Tai Shici will go to death right now." Seeing this scene, Tai Shici was also emotionally agitated. It's nothing to let Cao Cao go by himself. Even if Lu Bu wanted to kill him, Tai Shici still didn't realize it.When Cao Cao was let go, although Tai Shici's head was a little hot, but Tai Shici did not regret it, but at this time seeing that Lu Bu was going to die for it, Tai Shici felt a little regretful, after all, although Cao Cao was Taishi Ci People who admire him, but Tai Shici has also seen what Lu Bu has done these years, and his respect for Lu Bu surpasses everything else.

"Stop, Tai Shici, you have to figure it out, I'm not just taking the blame for you, I'm just atoning for my own mistakes. We can't kill Cao Cao today, and we will fight Cao Cao in the future. How many soldiers will die because of this, and this is all because my arrangements are not thorough enough, if I can't give an explanation to the soldiers of the three armies, how can I let those dead soldiers rest in peace." The reason why Lu Bu made so many things is that The purpose is to make Tai Shici admit his mistakes. At this time, seeing that Tai Shici has the desire to die, he already knows that Tai Shici has gradually realized his mistakes, so he speaks out and points out Tai Shici's mistakes.

"No, the general asked me to kill Cao Cao because of his trust in me. It was Tai Shici who failed the general's trust. I will give an explanation to the soldiers of the three armies." This Tai Shici is also a man of temperament. Hearing Lu Bu say so As soon as he said it, he immediately remembered the many soldiers who died in the battle with Cao Cao in the past few days. He felt a pain in his heart, reached out his hand, grabbed the saber at his waist, and wiped it towards his neck. It turned out that he was about to commit suicide.

"Dang" there was a clear sound of gold and iron clashing, but it was Lu Bu who did not know when he had already drawn his sword, blocking Tai Shici's suicide sword.

"If you know that you are wrong, then you should use your own strength to end this troubled world instead of sacrificing in vain here." Seeing that Tai Shici is going to commit suicide now, Lu Bu understands that Tai Shici has realized the mistake, and he believes that next time he and Tai Shici will be together again. When Cao Cao met, Tai Shici probably wouldn't want to let Cao Cao go, so Lu Bu took Tai Shici's suicide knife and glanced at Chen Gong next to him.

"Everyone, please listen to my words from Chen Gong." Chen Gong originally thought that Lu Bu would really kill Tai Shici for the sake of rectifying military law.However, as Lu Bu stood up to take the blame for Tai Shici, Chen Gong began to understand Lu Bu's intention, not really to punish Tai Shici, but through this incident, Lu Bu felt that Tai Shici was not wholehearted towards him, and wanted to take this opportunity to teach him a lesson Tai Shici, so that Tai Shici will not do this kind of thing again in the future.That's why Chen Gong kept watching with cold eyes. Seeing Lu Bu looking at him at this time, Chen Gong understood that it was time for him to come forward to smooth things over.

"General Taishi let Cao Cao go. It is really a heinous crime. The crime deserves to be punished. However, even if General Taishi committed suicide and apologized now, it would not help. To take the blame for General Taishi, so General Taishi should stay in the army so that he can make up for his mistakes and make meritorious service. As for General Lu Bu who took the blame for General Taishi, although this crime is not light, the law has not been respected since ancient times. General Lu Bu, as the commander of the three armies, is a big man Taiwei, who is in danger of being a great man, is incomparably honorable. So I think that General Lu Bu should follow the example of his predecessors by cutting off his hair to maintain the dignity of the military law. I don't know what General Lu Bu wants?" Chen Gong immediately understood what Lu Bu meant, and moved forward. He stepped forward and said in front of the generals.Chen Gong's words not only found an excuse for Tai Shici, but more importantly, he thought of a solution for Lu Bu's immediate problem. The ancients believed that cutting body hair from parents was an act of unfilial piety. The first can be regarded as the past, and as Lu Bu is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the meaning of the hair of the important court officials is naturally different, so Chen Gong's idea is still very bluffing. Lu Bu's image became even taller, and the most important thing was that even if Tai Shici still had objections to Lu Bu, he could only work for Lu Bu willingly.

"Chen Gong is right, and this is the right way to deal with this matter." Hearing what Chen Gong said, Lu Bu cut off a strand of his hair with a long sword in his hand without saying a word, and said to everyone: "The Son of Heaven broke the law. I should be guilty of the same crime as the common people, but now I have a heavy responsibility, so I hang my hair on the city gate to replace the head." Before everyone said anything, Lu Bu said first.

"General Lu Bu, this?" Seeing this scene, Tai Shici was startled. Tai Shici would never have thought that Lu Bu would be willing to shave his hair for himself. At this moment, Tai Shici had nothing but endless gratitude for Lu Bu.

But he said that Cao Cao was defeated and left. When he saw no Lv Bu army chasing him, he stopped and gathered his soldiers. He won only [-] to [-] soldiers. The Wan cavalry did not suffer much, and the tiger and leopard cavalry had finally seen blood and accumulated combat experience after this battle.Calculated in this way, Cao Jun's loss is not too great, but the continuous losses in the past few days have dealt a great blow to Cao Jun's morale, which made the gathered Cao Jun cry.

(End of this chapter)