Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 255 Meng De, you are luckier than this old man!

——When I see soldiers in the rain, you don’t open umbrellas, soldiers don’t eat, you’re hungry, soldiers don’t pitch tents, and you don’t sleep!I finally understand how to be a real general!

When these words came out of Cao Cao's mouth, Huang Fusong felt a little sore in his nose.

He learned "people's hearts" from Cao Cao, but Cao Cao learned "what is a leader" and "what is a war!" from him...

For a moment, Huangfusong realized that perhaps... the future Cao Cao would be a handsome talent who could be used to great advantage.

He is too young and too wise... As long as he gets rid of the stubbornness and "naivety" in his bones, his future is limitless!
even…

Huangfusong felt a great humiliation for a moment. Compared with Cao Cao's open-mindedness, he was so narrow-minded, so selfish, and even boring to the point of hate.

After a long time, Huangfusong murmured: "Meng De, during the war, did your third brother Liu Yu teach you your tolerance, tenacity and fraternity?"

This…

Such a sudden question came from the mouth of the general.

Cao Cao paused, nodded, but shook his head again, "I don't know, but since... I got to know the third brother, it seems that everything has become more organized... When Qiaozi changed my name, he said that I Personality is like flames, love is like steel, easy to commit the risk of worrying and manipulating, and lacks the virtue of the mean in temperament, so it is named Mengde... Maybe, after staying with the third brother for a long time, the risk of worrying and manipulating can be alleviated One point, the virtue of the mean can make up for the slightest."

These words blurted out...

Huangfu Song laughed, "You're right..."

Actually, Huangfusong was thinking in his heart, how could his character not be like Lie Yan?Is it not like steel?And why has he... not always been guilty of being aggressive, manipulative, and lacking in moderation?
Liu Yu changed Cao Cao, why didn't he change Huang Fusong?

"Okay, the chat is almost over, the general should go back." Huangfusong got up slowly, and was about to resign.

"Will the general not sit down for a while longer?" Cao Cao got up quickly...

They obviously didn't chat for a few words, but...Huangfusong said that the chat was almost done.

"Stop sitting." Huangfusong sighed, and patted Cao Cao on the shoulder, "When I first heard that you were Prime Minister of Jinan, this general was worried about you, but now it seems that this general's worry is unnecessary... You have a good and virtuous brother, with his help, every mountain will be opened, every river will be bridged... the future is bright!"

This…

When Liu Yu was mentioned, Cao Cao frowned slightly, and opened his mouth... as if he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Huangfusong saw that Cao Cao had something on his mind, "Before I leave, you might as well speak up if you have something to say."

"Great general..." Cao Cao cupped his hands, "The last general has doubts..."

"doubt?"

"Before the third brother asked me to go to the general's command, in order to experience... Let me experience what a real battlefield is, but now... I have also experienced it, but the third brother was ordered to conquer Wuhuan in the north, such an important military operation You didn't invite me to go...instead...it was..."

Cao Cao's tone was a little stumbling... as if, he was still a little dissatisfied with the "Prime Minister of Jinan" appointed by the imperial court.

"I really can't figure it out... If the third brother wants me to help him in the Northern Expedition, all he needs is an imperial edict, but... But in the end, I was awarded the title of Prime Minister of Jinan by the imperial edict of 'rewarding for meritorious deeds'... I want to go to the country to be the Prime Minister, I don't understand why? If the last time following the general was a matter of experience, then why is Prime Minister Jinan this time?"

"Heh..." Hearing this, Huangfusong smiled, and he grinned, "I haven't been with Liu Yu for a long time, but just a few times like this, I can also appreciate his ability... He does everything with a smile on his face. With a strong purpose, he will never neglect anything, anyone, maybe he doesn't know that you are now appointed as Prime Minister of Jinan, but he didn't take you to the Northern Expedition, there is only one possibility, you...Cao Mengde's experience is not enough !"

Huangfusong's tone became meticulous, "You are an excellent handsome talent, but you are still too young and have too little qualifications, maybe Liu Yu doesn't want you to follow in my footsteps, let you have more experience in the officialdom, haha ...Speaking of which... this old man is a little envious of you. If a few years ago, this old man had a brother like Liu Yu, maybe... he wouldn't have to be imprisoned in Beisi Prison for a few years. Yingbei strikes Xianbei, maybe... this old man can follow the example of Zhengxi General Huo Qubing and enshrine Zen for His Majesty in Langjuxu Mountain!"

call…

Huangfusong's words made Cao Cao gasp again and again.

——Feng Lang Ju Xu...

— General Zhengxi!
Isn't this also his Cao Cao's dream?
With a sound of "gudong", Cao Cao cupped his hands... "The disciple has been taught!"

"You are luckier than me!" Huangfusong finally patted Cao Cao on the shoulder, "Your future achievements must be far better than mine!"

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The afterglow of the setting sun cast an extremely long shadow on a middle-aged man who was sighing.

This middle-aged man is exactly Cao Song...

In front of Zhang Rang's mansion, the Tenth Attendant, Cao Song looked up helplessly, and looked at the magnificent gate, but now it looked like it had been knocked down and rebuilt, and felt a sigh of relief.

Cao Song...Because of his father Cao Teng, he has always belonged to the eunuch family.

Of course, these years...Cao Song has made great progress and got very close to many scholar-bureaucrats, but...these scholar-bureaucrats are polite to Cao Song on the surface, but secretly they still call him the adopted son of the eunuch.

This birthright class position... runs deep.

But this time, the reason why he came to visit Zhang Rang...well, was for his son.

Unlike Cao Song waiting outside the mansion gate...

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong in the mansion were chatting, and when they saw the greeting card handed over by Cao Song, they were both very angry.

Zhao Zhong said angrily: "What kind of son of a bitch is raised by Cao Song, who thinks that he is the real hero after fighting a small battle for a few days. At the beginning, he was appointed the captain of cavalry with two thousand shi for his grandfather's sake. It's so lawless that he publicly accused Tianlu toad of embezzling the military salary!"

Zhang Rang said in a sharp voice: "If you don't let him suffer, he doesn't know how to talk and behave. Most of his father came this time because of the matter of the Prime Minister of Jinan..."

Zhao Zhong leaned forward and said: "Jinan Kingdom has changed 27 Prime Ministers in the past ten years. The one who just passed away has no news at all. He doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. It is really impossible to send anyone right now. His Majesty sent him. Go...it will save us to deal with it!"

"Then Cao Song is here?" Zhang Rang pouted.

Zhao Zhong waved his hand, "Why do you want to talk to him? Didn't his son do a good job in Dunqiu in the past, let him try it in Jinan!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong look at each other...

"Ha ha ha ha…"

The two laughed out loud as if they had let out a bad breath.

But as the laughter stopped, Zhang Rang suddenly thought of another thing.

"There's one more thing!"

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong had a perfect understanding. When Zhang Rang opened his mouth, Zhao Zhong could hear the sound, "You mean... Your Majesty asked Cao Song and Xun Yu to take care of it, to appease the 30 Black Mountain Army?"

Zhang Rang didn't answer...just nodded solemnly.

After Cao Cao made such a fuss, it was useless to build Tianlu Toad and Sifang Bronze Man.

But the eunuch...

There is no place to make money here, so naturally I have to find a way to make money elsewhere... But it happens.

"no!"

Zhang Rang thought for a long time, and finally waved his hand...

"What? Zhang Changshi...doesn't want to touch the money?" Zhao Zhong asked doubtfully...

It's too easy for them eunuchs to use this money, don't look at Cao Song as Da Si Nong, but... Cao Song is only responsible for the money coming out of the treasury, but specifically... sending it to the states and counties, and sending it to the counties... together The level of the Tao, which level... there are no people from their eunuchs?
It's very easy to set up a name and exploit it cleverly.

Can be…

"No!" Zhang Rang opened his mouth with great determination. "The money for the settlement of the Black Mountain Army was won by that kid Liu Yu for the Black Mountain Army... Others say they are greedy, but he can't..."

hiss... this...

Zhao Zhong rolled his eyes, "Are you worried..."

Without waiting for Zhao Zhong to finish speaking, Zhang Rang said first: "Don't forget how the Yuan family in Runan played a good card so poorly! Our family still said that we are not afraid of offending others, but this Liu Yu ...Even if you can't be an ally, don't be an enemy!"

Eunuchs...especially those of Zhang Rang's level...

——Sophisticated!
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...

The sun is already in the west, and the sunset glows.

The edict was issued to the Cao family—the emperor hand-picked the cavalry captain Cao Cao to resign from his original position and move to Jinan Prime Minister, and he will leave for Jinan to take up the post within ten days!

Cao Song knelt down and couldn't afford...

His face turned from sunny to cloudy, as if a raging storm was about to blow...

He was too lazy to chatter like when Sima Fang and Liang Hu recommended Cao Cao to be a lieutenant in the north of Luoyang, but this time, he made up his mind!
After the eunuch who issued the imperial decree left, Cao Cao held the imperial decree and helped Cao Song up with a happy smile, with an apologetic look on his face: "Father, look, my son has just come back and is leaving again."

Cao Cao was extremely optimistic, but Cao Song wanted to cry.

"can not go!"

It's like when he was the captain of Luoyang North, or when he was the commander of Dunqiu. Even today... Cao Song subconsciously blurted out the words "can't go".

It's just that there was no previous time... Cao Song was as worried about Cao Cao as he was this time.

Speaking of which, Cao Song seemed to resent having a son like Cao Cao on the surface...

In private, he never said that he liked him.

However, all these years of worrying about solving problems and spending money for Cao Cao was taken for granted by Cao Song... He even felt that this was what he owed Cao Cao and Cao Cao's mother.

This is just great…

Luoyang Beiwei took money to settle things, Dunqiu Ling didn't have enough money, and soldiers' pensions were not enough...

Now he is going to be sent to that purgatory in Jinan!
You know, Jinbei is the hardest-hit area where the Yellow Turban Army caused the most trouble. When Cao Cao went there, he was young and reckless, and he would do anything out of the ordinary. It's hard to say whether he can come back alive.

"You can't go... You can't go without saying anything! You don't know how dangerous Jinan is, and none of the dozen or so ministers in front of you has a good death!"

"Today I beg Zhang Changshi for my father, but he is not at home, and I will beg him for my father tomorrow... No matter what, you can't go to this Prime Minister of Jinan!"

This…

Cao Song's persistence stunned Cao Cao.

It never occurred to him that it was his father who forbade him to go to Jinan.

"Father... This is His Majesty's will. The imperial court sent the child. Since the imperial court sent the child, it must have been carefully considered ... The child has served as a soldier and served as a Dunqiu order. He can lead troops and govern the place... The more Jinan This kind of complicated and difficult place needs an official with both civil and military skills like Hai'er!"

No matter what Cao Cao says...

Cao Song just frowned, with a look of disapproval.

Cao Cao continued to persuade: "Father, you and I are both students of the Taixue, you can forget that the Taixue made great efforts to put down the eight characters of 'the Emperor's Assistant Prime Minister, the Pillar of the Country'. In this chaotic world, since we are 'unfortunately' enjoying With the highest education and the best treatment, we should dedicate ourselves without hesitation when the empire needs us most..."

Ah…

Ha ha…

Cao Song was about to be laughed out of anger by Cao Cao, are you talking about dedication to me?
Which one of the troubles you have caused since you were a child is not settled by your father. When it comes to dedication, your father... is the most concerned about dedication!
Cao Song interrupted Cao Cao violently, his eyes were full of hatred.

"Come on! You have been reading for nothing for so many years! You are so stupid!"

Cao Cao was stunned suddenly, looking at Cao Song with unspeakable complex emotions.

Cao Song was so sad and desperate that he didn't want to give Cao Cao any hints or explanations with his eyes. He stood up from the mat in a trance, walked to the door, and muttered to himself: "Go, I just think I have lost a son. "

"Don't..." Cao Cao asked subconsciously: "General Huangfu said that these are the experiences of the third brother helping the child!"

It's not that Cao Cao insisted on explaining...

It was Cao Cao who was thinking about going to Jinan...how could he make any achievements without his father's "financial resources" support?
Cao Song is his cash cow...

"Then why don't you ask your third brother, tell him... what is Jinan? See if he... dares to send you to practice!" Cao Song walked forward for the first time without looking back.

The last sentence left, even he himself didn't know...why he said that.

Uh…

Cao Cao was stunned. He looked at his father who had disappeared at the end of the porch, and shouted: "Father... we have agreed, if the third brother writes back and asks me to go, I will go... I can't go back on my word!"

Talking...Cao Cao looked at the back of his father Cao Song in the distance...but the back disappeared without knowing when!

Ugh…

Sighing helplessly, Cao Cao sat back on the mat and picked up his pen...

The first line of words——"My brother is well? Is the diet in Youzhou still a habit?"

It's like... the conversation of later generations, the first sentence often asks, "Have you eaten?"

Of course... After the simple politeness, Cao Cao expressed his feelings directly...

——Can you go to Jinan?

——Is Prime Minister Jinan extremely dangerous?
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The next day, all officials of the Northern Expedition Army in Beijing gathered...

Because Cao Cao was busy with matters before he took office as Prime Minister of Jinan, he did not come in time to attend. The generals naturally mentioned this matter.

"He, Cao Cao, is so generous, he obviously embarrasses us and makes us look down upon by his subordinates!"

"That's right, he has his father who is a big farmer to support him, so he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and we have a family to support, so he's simply burying us!"

"If he is capable, don't just make up for the pension of his own logistics army, but also make up for ours? Anyway, his Cao family guards the treasury, so it's not bad."

just like…

Cao Cao didn't even realize that his act of dissipating his family wealth was seen by some as buying people's hearts, but in the eyes of others it was making others look bad...even, he was blocking other people's money!

While everyone was talking about it...

Huangfusong stepped into the room.

Everyone knew that General Huangfu and Cao Cao had never dealt with each other. When they saw him...as if they saw a life-saving straw, they hurried over.

"General Huangfu, come and judge!"

"What Captain Cao Qi has done is really too much!"

"If everyone is like him, how will we lead our soldiers in the future?"

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(End of this chapter)