Lu Dynasty

Chapter 356
When Man Chong heard that I wanted to pay Liu Xie a thousand stones as a tribute, and he kept calling Liu Xie his majesty the puppet emperor, he was immediately displeased and said: "Why is the general so rude! Your majesty is your majesty, the master of the big man. How about the general?" Can you call His Majesty a puppet? Besides, the general offered His Majesty only a thousand shi of corn, so could it be that the general’s loyalty to His Majesty is only a thousand shi of corn?"

"Bo Ning, don't tell me such nonsense! Whatever Cao wants, you can just say it!" I smiled and said, "He is coercing the emperor to order the world, but I still don't buy his account. This time A thousand stones of corn, if you want it, if you don’t want it, just grab it. The people under my rule are short of food and clothing, and there is nothing extra to pay tribute to Cao! As for whether Liu Xie is a puppet, I don’t want to go into it. There is no national jade seal, so it is a false edict. A person who is false is a person who deceives the emperor. If I don’t attack him, I will give Cao face, and I want to use chicken feathers as arrows to plot against me Lu Feng? Is it possible? Is everyone in Cao Tian's world stupid?"

"The general is wrong!" Man Chong said with a confident smile: "His Highness Xie is the only heir of His Majesty Lingdi, and it is logical for him to inherit the throne. Furthermore, His Highness Xie is intelligent, quick-witted, and very talented. Ascension to the throne is the result of everyone's expectations. How can the general say that he is a rebel who deceived the emperor? If no general had killed Ding Yuan back then, His Highness Xie would not have been able to ascend to the ninth fifth position! It can be said that His Highness Xie succeeded to the throne as a general With one hand, others can say that His Highness's name is not right, but the general can't!"

"Boning's eloquence is really good, and it's wise for Cao to choose you as an envoy!" I praised Man Chong and said, "I don't want to have any verbal disputes with you. Go back and tell Cao who he wants to plot against me." No matter, stop counting me."

I pulled Guo Jia and Xun You and said, "These two are my conspirators, Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, Xun You and Xun Gongda!" Then I pointed to Li Ru and Jia Xu and said, "These two were Dong Zhuo's conspirators. Confucianism and Jiaxu!" Finally, I pointed to Tian Feng and Jushou and said, "These two are well-known intellectuals in Jizhou, Tian Tiantian Yuanhao, Jushou Gonghe, as for Chen Gongtai, I don't need my introduction! Just look at it. I have so many advisers under my command, and Cao also wants to plot against me? You are just dreaming!" Fortunately, Liu Ye went to take charge of the equipment manufacturing, otherwise I guess Cao would cry when he heard that I have so many senior advisers under my command.

Man Chong stared at me dumbfounded and said: "The general has so many outstanding people, but they are not loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Does the General want to rebel? I will tell His Majesty the truth when I go back. When the emperor is angry, the General must not regret it." !"

"Oh! The emperor's anger? It's better to say it's Cao's anger!" I laughed and said, "Do you really think I don't know? Cao contacted the five princes to attack me, but unfortunately only Liu Biao sent troops all the way, and I beat him to death. He was so scared that Cao went around before the Hulao Pass and went back again! If he dares to provoke me again, I will directly order Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to leave Hulao to attack Xu Chang. What nonsense!"

Cao had warned Man Chong a long time ago, saying that I am a soft-hearted person and not hard-working. Man Chong saw my tough attitude and knew that Cao's wishful thinking was in vain.Man Chong asked: "If the general wants to invade Xuchang, our army is not a vegetarian. It is not yet known who will win and who will lose. How can the general be so confident?"

"The victory or defeat is yet to be known?" I laughed and said, "Cao just wants the high-yield grain that our army discovered! Just because Cao wants soldiers and no soldiers, and no food, if he dares to fight now If I make a slight move, I don’t need to do anything, Yuan Shao will annex him! But Man Boning is Man Boning, he is not timid. Go back and tell Cao that the right to speak is in the hands of powerful people Don't think that with a puppet in hand, you can cover the sky with one hand. In a few days, he will regret what happened today! Let's go, I'm in a good mood today, so I won't kill you! No need to be a human breast!"

"Then we'll wait and see!" Man Chong waved his sleeves, turned and walked out of the hall.At this time, his back was completely drenched with sweat.

Man Chong returned to Xuchang and reported the trip to Cao. Cao was shocked and said: "Bo Ning, you mean that Xun You, Li Ru, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Ju Shou are all under Lu Feng's command! There is even Wen Ruo recommend Give it to me, but I haven't found Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao!" Man Chong nodded, and Cao immediately sent someone to call Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and other advisers.

Xun Yu walked into the meeting hall and saw Man Chong standing beside the panic-stricken Cao. He asked, "My lord, why is he so panicked? Isn't Bo Ning going to Luoyang as an envoy? Why, did you bring back bad news?"

Cao smiled wryly and said, "It's not bad news, it's very bad news. Wen Ruo, you recommended Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao to me that day. We haven't been able to find him, and now we have found him!"

"Oh!" Xun Yu laughed and said, "My lord, don't send someone to invite him as soon as possible! If Guo Jia comes, his close friend Xi Zhicai will also come. Guo Jia has an unpredictable opportunity to use soldiers, Xi Zhicai Your talent in internal affairs is no less than mine!"

Hearing that Xun Yu praised Guo Jia so much, Man Chong said helplessly, "Please don't come! Guo Jia has served under Lu Feng's command for many years! I even saw someone in Lu Feng's army, that is your nephew, Xun You Xun Gongda! "

"What!" Xun Yu was shocked and said, "Gongda is also under Lu Feng's command! No, I want to write to him and let him join the lord!"

Cao wryly smiled and said: "It's useless! If Gongda didn't think about it well, how could he meet Man Chong with Lu Feng in Lu Feng's meeting room? Even if you can persuade Gongda, how can Lu Feng release him easily? When the time comes It can only kill Gongda!"

"He Lu Feng dare!" Xun Yu said angrily: "He is not afraid that the talented people in the world will lose trust in him, and he is not afraid that the aristocratic families in the world will attack him!"

"The aristocratic family, Lu Feng, won't be afraid anymore!" Cao looked at Xun Yu and said, "The aristocratic families in Sili were basically slaughtered by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si, and the others had already escaped from Sili. Liang Sanzhou. Now under Lu Feng’s rule, there are at most some merchant families, and these families have already surrendered to Lu Feng! As for the talented people, Lu Feng can be said to have full wings. His advisors include Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Li Ru , Jia Xu, plus the Guo Jia you mentioned, and Xi Zhicai, these six people are rare talents in the world. As far as I know Lu Feng, he will never let the other party know what his cards are. When he thought he knew him, he made a sudden move, making you hard to guard against. According to reliable sources, Lu Feng used Bing Yuan and Guan Ning as the principals, set up colleges in Chang'an and Luoyang, and started cultivating talents himself!"

(End of this chapter)