Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 139 Taking people's hearts as meritorious service, Bowen taught well! !
"Where's Yuan Shu?!"

"Ran."

Several people's faces are not very good-looking.

Especially Dian Wei.

The medical officer next to him was bandaging his wound, grinning in pain. He always forgot the pain when he charged forward.

But when returning to the barracks to recover from his injuries, he usually yells in front of Xu Zhen.

"Oh! It's a pity, I took a step late last night, and Zi and the general rushed in like crazy, didn't they also get beaten back!?"

"Yuan Shu's elite confidants are still loyal and have not been harmed by these paper tricks. Kong Ming should bear the responsibility."

Dian Wei said abruptly.

Zhuge Liang: "???"

"Uncle Dian, I have already tried my best to break through the city. If the strategy works, it will be considered a success."

"Hey, that was your idea, didn't Yuan Shu still run away?!"

"If we continue to search, it will only increase the loss of soldiers and horses. There are still thousands of people following him. It is estimated that he can hold a certain small town and hide for several months." Cao Ang looked at Xu Zhen with a serious expression, and said: "Where does brother think it will be?"

Xu Zhen smiled wryly and said, "Your father has already asked me three times."

"I really don't know where. Jiujiang is Yuan Shu's lair. Since ancient times, the three caves of the cunning rabbit have no place to hide. Besides, although the city was besieged at the beginning, in fact, there are still many roads left for him in the north and east."

"It will take ten days for soldiers and horses to clean up the corpses inside and outside Shouchun City, repair the damaged city walls and houses, and rebuild the houses of the people outside the city."

"How can we continue to chase? If we continue to chase, Yuan Shu may not be able to find it. I'm afraid there will be disasters after winter," Xu Zhen thought for a moment.

Shen Sheng said: "How about this, Zixiu sent people to continue to chase, try to find as close as possible to Jizhou, Xuzhou and other roads, only these roads are the places Yuan Shu must pass through."

"If he scattered and fled, he might find clues. If he was with the guards, it would be easier to find the trace. Killing Yuan Shu would be the first achievement."

Xu Zhen's expression is serious. If he really wants to talk about it, there are only such achievements.

However, Cao Ang sighed, and suddenly said with a smile: "Forget it, this merit is not worth mentioning."

"Why?" Xu Zhen's eyes lit up.

Looking at him expectantly.

Cao Ang put his hands behind his back, took a deep breath, looked into the distance with rather vicissitudes of life, and then said sadly: "Brother just said that it is difficult for the people to live in peace inside and outside Shouchun. How can we put merit first and forget about it?" The people are in danger."

"It is the way of the benevolent to order the army to collect the corpses inside and outside the city gate, bury the corpses, distribute pensions, and open warehouses with grain to release grain."

Xu Zhen nodded immediately, exchanged glances with Zhuge Liang, and looked at Cao Ang with admiration.

This is the kind-hearted Cao Ang described in history.

The so-called merit is not only to make meritorious deeds under the lord's account, but to make meritorious deeds for the people. If you do it with all your heart, the common people of the gentry will all see it.

"Okay, isn't the food brought by Zixiu just right now?" Xu Zhen laughed, "Then there is no need to chase after him. Whoever kills Yuan Shu will get the merit of the marquis and be rewarded ten thousand gold." It's just glory."

"Let's go to open the warehouse and release the grain."

Xu Zhen straightened her back and said with a smile.

In the next few days, I was not busy celebrating the victory, and arranged for the soldiers to release food and resettle the refugees. First, I took materials from the nearby forests and built wooden houses to live in.

Then restore the farmland, and after the spring of next year, they can cultivate the land and earn some income.

In this way, more achievements can be made.

If you remember correctly, in the mission of truly benefiting the people, you will get more extra rewards, and the more people you get, the richer the rewards will be.

"It's not just about making achievements, but if you do it sincerely, you will naturally get more."

"War disasters are unavoidable for the common people. If compensation can be made, the real merit should come from the common people."

After leading the army in battle for a long time and governing the Lujiang River, Xu Zhen has a deep understanding of the so-called "merit".

……

at night.

Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu were walking around outside the city, looking quite relaxed.

After the capture of the city, soldiers and horses celebrated, and everything was being rebuilt step by step. Once the gate of Shouchun was repaired, the Chinese army could withdraw.

It would be good to leave tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to garrison Shouchun.

"Hefei will be handed over to Bowen to garrison."

"This time I will ask the emperor to hand over the Huainan part to Bowen and Zixiu."

"However, the two soldiers and horses are here, but the man wants to follow me back to Xuchang."

"In this battle, it is a pity that the eldest son did not come to participate in the battle, so there is no merit to be gained, but..." Cheng Yu thought about it, and then continued: "The son transported the food later, and before he took Lujiang and Hefei, and defended it. Defeating Liu Xun in Shucheng is also famous in the south of the Yangtze River."

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Not only that, the eldest son joined forces with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, two famous Jiangdong scholars, and that's why he took Hefei together."

"Actually, he made a lot of achievements for Bowen and put a lot of pressure on Yuan Shu. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to do it so easily in the frontal invasion."

Cao Cao laughed, as if he didn't feel very proud, his face was still very calm, but the corners of his eyes couldn't hide his pride, he shook his head and sighed: "Zixiu, it's just an assistant, it's not bad to be able to lead the army at such a young age, and don't make trouble. Don't expect him to make meritorious service."

"For example, Zixiu is not good at attacking cities and conquering territory. He has no merit in attacking Shouchun City, and Bowen just let Zixiu transport food."

Cao Cao's words meant something.

Both Cheng Yu and Guo Jia fell into silence.

The two secretly glanced at each other, both guessing Cao Cao's intentions.

It seems that they are not satisfied with this arrangement.

But thinking about it, Bowen's arrangement this time was indeed inappropriate, how could he allow the eldest son to escort the grain and grass behind when receiving meritorious service.

Moreover, it is said that Chen Liu was the first to transport and stock up on the grain, plus the money and grain harvested in Lujiang County this autumn harvest.

There are tens of thousands of stones in total, close to [-] stones.

Such a large amount of food was delivered slowly, and of course there would be a long delay on the way. From the perspective of others, it seemed that Xu Bowen had deliberately arranged it.

"My lord, if the young master arrives later, the tiger and leopard riders under his command are still full of energy and have long stamina, and they may be able to chase and search for Yuan Shu's location. Bo Wen may be able to guess where he is hiding, and he may be able to let him go in a few days." Zi Jiangong."

Guo Jia said calmly, expressionless.

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed three times and said, "It doesn't matter."

"Feng Xiao, look at the soldiers and horses inside and outside the entire city, who are not actively guarding and searching for Yuan Shu. There are many people who have worked hard and made great achievements. They are all for the reward promised last night. If Zixiu gets this reward, it will be said I, Cao Cao, are not generous enough to flatter my son by saying that I have soldiers and horses under my command."

"It's okay, maybe Bowen also has this consideration."

Cao Cao smiled, and looked at the ground with his hands behind his back. This smile seemed to be admonishing himself in his heart. He has always regarded Cao Cao as his own family, so he should not have too much doubt.

Both Guo Jia and Cheng Yu nodded.

Cheng Yu even laughed and said, "My lord's words are very true."

"I think, no matter what, now that the soldiers and horses are active and the people are excited, everyone wants this feat. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. If a reckless and white man can also get this feat reward, it will appear that the lord is magnanimous. , Corporal Lixian."

"That's right, it's better to let them chase after it. Anyway, there is nothing serious in Shouchun, and it is quite peaceful."

"Well, that's right," Cao Cao was noncommittal, and just gave a slight compliment. Because of this, both of them still felt uneasy, and some words couldn't be said in their throats.

But Guo Jia knew in his heart that Xu Bowen didn't look like this kind of person, couldn't he even understand such a trivial matter?If this makes the lord more humble outside, he will definitely feel dissatisfied in his heart.

Even if he doesn't blame him in the future, he will definitely let the eldest son gradually leave Xu Zhen's side.

Once there is no eldest son, Xu Zhen will not be able to do many things now, after all, it is a talisman.

And this amulet, to be honest, was also saved by himself from the fierce battle in Nanyang Wancheng.

How could he make a mistake at such a juncture?

The point is, Xu Zhen didn't take credit for it herself.

"If I remember correctly, Xu Zhen's camp did not go after him at all."

Guo Jia said frankly, "So I think that he and the eldest son should have other plans."

"Hey," Cao Cao smiled, "There's no need to guess."

"What they can do is to be magnanimous and show their magnanimity. How can I not know Bowen's little thoughts?"

Cao Cao squinted his eyes at Guo Jia, and said firmly, "Zixiu has made great achievements in the battle of Lujiang Shucheng, and it is also a check and balance to give the first victory to the generals under his command."

"I knew what he was thinking a long time ago, my son is generous."

Speaking of this, he was quite relieved.

Seeing this scene, the two of them understood that they wanted to understand this section.

Immediately he bowed his hands, "If the eldest son has such a mind, he will definitely inherit the talents of the master in the future, and he will also be a hero in helping the Han Dynasty in the world."

"Hahaha, it's nothing. To be a hero, one must not only know how to be magnanimous, but also be able to win the hearts of the people. Zixiu has something to learn!"

Cao Cao said modestly.

At this time, they continued to move forward while talking, and they had already walked outside the camp in the south.

It can be seen from a distance that the camp is busy. Soldiers and horses are transporting grain and grass outside, pulling a wagon of grain out. In the open space outside the camp, the cook is slaughtering pigs and dividing the meat, chopping all the meat into square pieces, and sending them to the camp. In the carriage.

At this time, the leader of the cavalry was Cao Ang.

"What is this doing?"

Seeing this, Cao Cao looked curiously a few more times.

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu couldn't guess either, they just muttered to themselves: "It should be food distribution."

"It's just that even the pieces of meat have to be shared, and they are so generous. Could it be that the food given to the generals in the army is what they eat?"

Cao Cao laughed dryly, "I didn't expect that Bo Wen's army was so rich that even pig meat could be slaughtered and transported. It must be used to celebrate tonight."

"Kong Ming made a plan to defeat Shouchun, Dian Wei went to the south gate alone and killed an unknown number of thieves and generals before the thousands of soldiers and horses in the south could all surrender. Be on the list."

"How can you not celebrate such a feat?"

Cao Cao glanced left and right, and couldn't help but be delighted.

Thinking that he had not seen Cao Ang for a long time, he shouted loudly, "Ang'er!"

"Father?!"

Cao Ang turned his head immediately, pulled the rein to pull the horse's head past Cao Cao's position, then patted the horse and galloped forward, and reined in front of him.

The war horse raised its front hooves, grunted a few times in dissatisfaction, and spit out white mist.

Cao Ang patted it's neck with a smile, gave a few words of relief, and then got off the horse, knelt down on one knee in front of Cao Cao, and saluted with fists clasped.

"Father, I haven't seen you in half a year. How is your father!?"

"Haha, I have a heart."

Cao Cao helped Cao Ang up, and all the counselors on both sides greeted the young master with smiles.

Therefore, Cao Cao pointed to the busy scene in front of him, and asked, "Is Zixiu preparing to celebrate? Is this the grain you brought from the Lujiang River?"

"That's right!" Cao Ang's face was full of passion, not gloomy, his eyes were still clear and bright, and he said calmly, "But it's not to celebrate."

"After discussing with my elder brother, I decided that we will not celebrate our achievements. In the land of Shouchun, the people are suffering. Since Yuan Shu usurped the Han Dynasty, they have been ruled by a tyrant. The suffering is unspeakable. I am afraid that many people have not eaten minced meat for a long time. "

"I brought ten thousand catties of hog meat with me, let Pao Ding unpack it, and transported it to the exile camp on the southeast side, let him fill his stomach, and ordered all the fugitives nearby to come and eat."

"Oh?!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up because of this, and even his face was full of surprise, "Why, don't you lead the tiger and leopard riders to collect Yuan Shu's collection for merit?!"

"There is no need for this achievement," Cao Ang smiled with his hands clasped, with a frank manner, "This achievement was obtained by the people who broke the city, the soldiers who worked hard and made great achievements, and Zixiu thought of the people of Shouchun even more in his heart."

"Father, these people have suffered from Yuan Shu's usurpation and violent expropriation, but they have not tasted the emperor's benevolent government. They have suffered for half a year without being full, and many of their families are starving. Now that my Cao family has captured Shouchun and wiped out the rebels, when In this way, it will benefit the people of the whole city and let them celebrate."

"Isn't this also an achievement?"

"Elder brother taught me last night, every sentence is still in my heart, since I am the son of the Cao family, I should consider it for my father, not only take mountains and rivers, but also take people's hearts as achievements."

"Well said, well said!!"

Cao Cao's face was shocked immediately, and he couldn't help but hugged Cao Ang's shoulders for a while, his eyes were full of love.

"That's a good sentence, it's based on people's hearts! Xu Bowen taught well!"

Cao Cao praised and said angrily!

It was as if expressing the anguish in his heart.

"You are worthy of being the eldest son of Cao Cao! The whole army should follow suit! The people of Shouchun are scattered, but they all go after Yuan Shu's bereaved dog. It seems that we have all forgotten the real merit, which lies around Shouchun."

At this time, Guo Jia was determined.

Xu Bowen, as expected of you.

He immediately bowed his hands and said sincerely: "The eldest son is benevolent and righteous, and I admire him very much. The people of Jiujiang will definitely be grateful to the eldest son."

"My son is benevolent, filial, and has the demeanor of an ancient sage. He is really a model for us to follow in the future," Cheng Yu also bowed his hands.

No words of praise are stingy.

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth could not stop rising at this time, and Cao's reputation would be more embarrassing if the reputation spread.

Lao Tzu is a hero and a hero. Among the princes of the world, how many sons can win the hearts of the people like Ang Er, and are admired by all!

Xu Bowen really had a good plan, he used military rations to win people's hearts after gaining military exploits. I'm afraid he had already calculated all of this.

Just wait for Zixiu to collect people's hearts!
Such a feat, I am afraid that it is not as simple as winning the hearts of the people of Jiujiang, but even the hearts of the scholars here!

(End of this chapter)