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

Chapter 261 The soldiers are strong, the wood is broken, the strong are down, the weak are up

What do you say?
This statement... must be understood from three aspects.

Cao Cao thinks these "filial piety" and "gifts" are too few?

Is Cao Cao trying to avoid suspicion?

Or does this master have other arrangements?
Zhang Liu's eyeballs rolled again and again, and finally he smiled flatteringly: "Then let them bring the gift and deliver it to your private residence..."

Qian Shan on the side quickly interrupted: "Why is it so troublesome? It's a big deal to send it directly to our Yejing City Mansion? Don't worry, the Prime Minister, Jinan's water transportation is very convenient and fast, and there will be nothing wrong with the storage!"

The eloquent Fu De echoed: "Small... it's better to be in Kyoto, and it can be done in one step. How about it, my lord?

Hey…

Their faces made Cao Cao happy all of a sudden.

It seems that being a corrupt official... is very happy, what's the matter... the people below have done it for you, and you really make money lying down!

Cao Cao turned around and looked at the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion: "Are there any vacant houses here?"

Fu De replied: "Not many, seventeen or eight rooms."

Cao Cao pretended to be calm: "Then let's pull it here first, and recruit after a while..."

He almost blurted out something like "recruiting soldiers and buying horses later"...

However, this group of people in the Prime Minister's Mansion are all good people... Zhang Liu quickly nodded and stroked his hands: "It's still the Prime Minister who is thoughtful, and it's better to put it in the back room, okay, let's do it like this!"

Can money be like this?
What about living things?Where will it be placed again?

Due to Cao Cao's sympathy, Zhang Liu's figures immediately lost their distance and became frivolous.

Leaning almost on Cao Cao's shoulder, he habitually twirled a few long hairs on the twirl, pointed to the last item in the gift list, and asked Cao Cao: "Master Guo, what should I do about the... last item in this gift list? "

Only then did Cao Cao notice...

The last item is the handmaid.

Immediately, Cao Cao understood: "Girl, I will go to Dongshi to buy it myself, no need to give it away!"

"Cough..." Qian Shan immediately continued: "Hey, how can you let the Prime Minister personally take care of this kind of thing? Besides..."

He glanced sideways from the corner of his eye...

Fu De's eyeballs rolled, and he was charming: "This is not a common thing in Dongshi. We have found out that the Prime Minister of the State is handsome, young and strong, and he is the noble son of Da Siong. You want to come to Jinan How can I let you spend the long night alone, so I selected four stunning beauties a few days in advance."

Zhang Liu continued emotionally: "They all grew up drinking Baotu Spring water."

Fu De sighed like a mineral water advertisement: "One by one, pure and lovely... that skin can squeeze out water!"

Qian Shan was relatively vulgar, so he directly gave a thumbs up and said the main point: "Master Guo, cough...hehehehehe...the key is...that they haven't opened the bag yet, hehehe."

Hey…

Cao Cao immediately realized... No wonder, so many officials choose to join forces with these local tyrants!
Thinking of this... Cao Cao couldn't help laughing bitterly.

It's just that this wry smile made Qian San and the others listen like an old pervert laughing...

Cao Cao raised his hand: "Then bring it! For the truth, let's see how beautiful the girl who grew up on Baotu Spring is!"

In fact, Cao Cao has no interest in this unopened package...

If it is not guaranteed, they have to arrange a few widows, and Cao Cao will be easily bribed.

"Okay, let's all go down,"

Cao Cao stretched himself... "I'm tired of the truth, by the way... Is the room for me and my brother arranged?"

"Okay, okay..." The servants in the yamen smiled.

"Lead the way!" Cao Cao squinted his eyes, looking like a corrupt official!

this time...

The wealthy class in Jinan exploded again...

It spread throughout the circle - the new Prime Minister has been dealt with!
Cao Guoxiang loves money and lust, is corrupt and perverts the law, and has all kinds of poisons. He is simply... the same as us!
The tyrants believe that Cao Cao is a member of the same class, and Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, is a member of the eunuch. This is not a person of his own, and he can seek common development and create wealth together.

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At night, a bonfire illuminates the entire outskirts of Jinan like daytime.

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan guarded the vicinity vigilantly...

Qiao Xuan is old, and the elderly don't like to stay up late, so they went to sleep in the tent early.

Jian Shuo was escorted by the side of the emperor Liu Hong, but Liu Hong was grilling fish with great interest, asking Jian Shuo while grilling.

"Is there any news about Yu'er in Youzhou?"

Even though thousands of miles apart...

But this majesty still cares about his eldest son!

"Your Majesty..." Jian Shuo recalled a little bit. In the morning, the Xiyuan Army reported to him...just then he said: "The eldest son of the emperor has stepped up his military training in the direction of Lulongsai... The joining of the Black Mountain Army has made the number of the current frontier army The surge... has already met the conditions for the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan."

Oh...Liu Hong nodded slightly, and he thought of something again, "Where is the food? Is it enough?"

"Enough!" Jian Shuo's answer was very firm, "The Zhengyi Business Alliance established by the eldest son of the emperor, the mining proceeds are used to purchase a large amount of food and distribute military pay. It seems... quite rich, but the minister... is most worried about... "

At the end, Jian Shuo hesitated to speak.

"What is Xiaowei Jian worried about? You might as well just say it." Liu Hong asked.

"It's infantry..." Jian Shuo showed concern, "Fighting in Wuhuan's territory, it is an open plain... No matter how many soldiers the emperor's eldest son has, the number of cavalry is still far less than that of Wuhuan. Natural disadvantages, not to mention...the Northern Expedition to Wuhuan, which is fighting on terrain familiar to the enemy, the shortcomings of infantry will be further amplified."

This is out of the way...

Liu Hong frowned slightly, but in just a split second, his face changed suddenly, from dark clouds to clear sky. "Well, Xiaowei Jian doesn't have to worry about it. My son... many times, I can't see through him, and I don't know how much knowledge and secrets he hides in his belly? Perhaps... it seems extremely difficult to you. , is it just a piece of cake for him? Haha..."

At the end of the talk, Liu Hong laughed heartily, and with the end of the discussion with Liu Yu...

Liu Hong's attention returned to the present moment.

"Lieutenant Jian? Has Cao Cao taken office yet?"

The reason why I asked this question is... Liu Hong paid close attention to Cao Cao's itinerary.

Liu Hong was also drunk... He originally thought that he was Weifu and Cao Cao was on the bright side, but... this Cao Cao didn't follow the routine at all, so he also went to Weifu to investigate...

but…

This is where it gets interesting.

What Liu Hong can see, Cao Cao can see!
——The chaos and darkness of the collusion between officials, businessmen and dignitaries has plunged the people into misery.

"I just took office today." Jian Shuo replied truthfully. "I heard that they received gifts from officials, businessmen and dignitaries here... The whole Jinan country has spread... The common people have a lot of complaints about this new Jinan Prime Minister!"

Well…

Jian Shuo's words made Liu Hong ponder over them carefully.

This kid Cao Cao?What do you mean?

Wechat private interview, investigated the truth, and now you have received money from others?What is he trying to do...

and many more…

Suddenly, Liu Hong figured out something.

He hurriedly asked Jian Shuo, "I heard that when Cao Cao went to serve as the commander of Dunqiu, he begged a lot of money from his father, Cao Song, and hired thugs to manage the chaos in Dunqiu in an orderly manner. Xiaowei Jian , this time Cao Cao asked his father for money again?"

this…

Jian Shuo recalled it carefully, but still shook his head: "Your Majesty... this time Cao Cao didn't ask Cao Da Sinong for a single thing!"

Ha ha…

At this time, Liu Hong smiled, he slowly got up, turned his back...he raised his head, and looked at the stars in the sky.

Liu Hong said with emotion: "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it's hard for him too!"

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On the steps of the Dragon Tower and the Phoenix Tower is the palace of Liu Tai, King of Jinan.

According to the rules, on the second day... the new Prime Minister Cao Cao needs to meet the king here.

"Benhou heard that the room behind Cao Guoxiang's mansion is full of treasures."

Liu Tai deliberately let Cao Cao know that he knew about the gifts given to Cao Cao by the powerful and powerful...

Cao Cao looked at Liu Tai, quickly played back the faces of the officials, businessmen and dignitaries in Jinan, and then focused on Liu Tai. It is not difficult to find the root of the chaos in Jinan.

"I heard that the Yellow River in the territory of Jinan breaks its embankment every year, but why... the lord of the country didn't order the dam to be repaired?"

This is the first question Cao Cao raised.

and this…

Liu Tai hesitated for a long time, and he finally sighed, "...the Yellow River broke its embankment and repaired the dam. This is a bottomless pit... Can it be repaired?"

"But those shrines and temples are also bottomless pits. Don't they still recruit a lot of labor every year and collect a lot of money from the people to repair them?"

Cao Cao's words smacked of tit-for-tat...

This time... Liu Tai hesitated longer.

In the end...he simply spread his hands, "This Jinan country is not decided by me alone!"

that's all…

For the first time, the meeting between Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of Jinan, and the King of Jinan ended in an unharmonious atmosphere.

And just went out...

Someone told Cao Cao that tonight... all the state-owned and respected figures in Jinan have prepared a huge celebration banquet for him...

Xia Houyuan wanted to return directly.

Cao Cao laughed, "There are delicious food, and there are so many people to meet... If you don't go, it's not worth it!"

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Cao Cao's letter had already reached Youzhou.

During this time, Lu Longsai is training the newly promoted soldiers...

Speaking of which, because the family and children have settled down, the soldiers of the Black Mountain Army have distributed the unowned wasteland in Jizhou, and the life of the family members in the rear is guaranteed. The front line... Naturally, everyone is quite hardworking.

And Liu Yu asked Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Xu Huang to train these soldiers how to use the "partial car"...

"Third Brother, the letter from Big Brother is here!"

Liu Yu, who was reviewing the training of the soldiers, turned around hurriedly when he heard Liu Bei's words. He took Cao Cao's letter, read it, and then handed the letter to Liu Bei, asking him to read it too.

Contrary to Liu Yu's calmness, Liu Bei's expression was horrified...

"I've heard for a long time that Jinan is a chaotic country, but if it weren't for the letter from my elder brother, who would have known that this place can be so chaotic? It's really appalling..."

Liu Bei has a "benevolent heart", coupled with his poor family background... he can sympathize with those poor people even more.

After expressing his emotions, Liu Bei thought of something again.

"Third brother, the elder brother's letter says that he intends to take gifts from these wealthy families...Is it true that the elder brother wants to join forces?"

"No!" Liu Yu waved his hand, "Who is our eldest brother? He can be bought with a little money, so is he worthy of being our eldest brother?"

This…

Liu Bei paused, "I'm worried, big brother will get lost in the world of luxury and money!"

"Hahaha..." Liu Yu smiled, "Don't worry... I'd be worried if the elder brother didn't accept their money and gifts this time. Now... I just think that the experience of the elder brother these years has not been in vain. He has grown and matured. Already!"

Yes…

Whether a man is mature or not depends on him... When will he know how to "detour"?
Thinking of this...

Liu Yu murmured softly: "Lao Tzu said: If the army is strong, it will perish, if the tree is strong, it will be broken, if it is strong, it will go down, if it is weak, it will go up..."

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The dignitaries of Jinan Kingdom are confused...

completely stunned...

During the whole reception banquet... everyone was dumbfounded, and they all looked like a "foolish chicken".

They thought that if Cao Cao received gifts, beauties... he would join them in taking down the common people.

But... I never expected that Cao Cao directly proposed at the welcome banquet... "Since you can prepare such a few tables of sumptuous dishes, you must all be from rich families. In fact, I have a heartfelt request. I hope you can Donate money and food for the relief of the disaster-stricken people along the Yellow River in Jibei."

This…

Naturally, the rich and powerful relatives were not very willing.

"Master... Are you kidding me? The Yellow River in Jibei breaks its embankment every year, and we provide disaster relief every year. This is simply a bottomless pit filled with injustice... Now, it's not that we don't provide disaster relief, but we can't afford it!"

"Yes, yes...the disaster victims are suffering, but we are also suffering..."

"Besides, how many places in Jinan country use money, we have already donated money and contributed... Now... Oh, the Prime Minister of the country is clearly aware!"

What Cao Cao was waiting for was their words: "The Prime Minister of this country has checked the disaster relief records of the Jinan Kingdom over the years...it seems to be somewhat different from what you mentioned!"

this time...

The rich and powerful are guilty.

Because many of them have never donated money for disaster relief, saying that participating in disaster relief is just a name for fame, who will really investigate?
But... this Cao Cao just went to investigate, what kind of trouble is this?

"Since you all said that disaster relief is done every year, it's impossible...there is no one in this disaster relief record!"

"Well, I won't embarrass you. Each family has 100 million yuan. If you pay it... the truth will fill in the disaster relief records of the past five years for you. If you don't donate, the truth will have to go and check it... report it to the court every year. , we Jinan's "great philanthropy", Xiao Lian recommended by the great philanthropy, is there anything tricky in the end!"

Uh…

Persuaded!

Now... the rich and powerful were discouraged, and they had no choice but to obediently pledge to donate according to the money and food that Cao Cao needed.

They feel that this is a routine set by Cao Cao...

It's full of tricks!

Just like that, a reception banquet turned Cao Cao into a disaster relief banquet...

When countless dignitaries and wealthy businessmen walked out.

They looked at each other helplessly, and the back molars were chattering with hatred...

I gave a generous gift before, but now I have to pledge again, so I have to admit that I am unlucky.

Qian Shan, Fu De, and Zhang Liu were also stunned...

Zhang Liu pouted... "Tell me, what does our Prime Minister mean?"

"Isn't that simple?" Qian San seems to have seen through everything, "Our Prime Minister Cao Guo is really greedy, and he is too good at greed. It is the best among corrupt officials! One corruption is stronger than six corruptions, it is almost once in a hundred years, no, it is rare to meet in a thousand years!"

that…

Fu De pouted his mouth and said worriedly: "Then, he won't do anything to... the shrine and the temple?"

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(End of this chapter)