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Chapter 356: All three parties are in action, Sun Jian’s strange exclusive mission
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao and a group of civil and military officials were discussing how to expand the military force. Seeing that the seat belonging to Xu Chu was empty, Cao Cao whispered to Xun Yu beside him.

"Why can't I see Zhongkang? Where is he?"

"Prime Minister, Zhong Kang is in charge of patrolling the city today. I believe he is patrolling the city now."

Xun Yu whispered in Cao Cao's ear, and Cao Cao nodded.

"Well... Zhong Kang has always been in charge, so let him go."

Cao Cao ignored it and looked at Xu You's empty seat. He then discussed the expansion with the ministers in the conference room.

Not long after, Xu Chu came to the hall with a knife, knelt on the ground with a thud, and threw the cloth bag containing Xu You's head on the ground. Seeing this, Cao Cao knew that Xu Chu must have caused trouble again, otherwise he would not have come in with such an attitude.

"Xu Chu, what trouble have you gotten yourself into again?"

Cao Cao stretched out his hand, motioning Xu Chu to stand up and speak, but Xu Chu still knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cao Cao.

"This Xu You insulted the master in public! I told him to shut up, but not only did he not shut up, he even stretched out his head for me to chop off! If I didn't chop it off, I would have become his grandson, so I chopped off this dog's head in anger!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao became furious and slammed the table and stood up.

"You chopped Xu You to death! Xu You has been my friend for many years. You actually chopped Xu You to death?!"

"At worst, I'll just pay him with a head!"

Xu Chu was extremely tough and pointed at the head on the ground.

After hearing Xu Chu's words, Cao Pi's pupils constricted. He never expected Xu Chu to say that. Before everyone could react, Cao Cao overturned the desk in front of him and roared.

"Good! Well said. Come here! Take Xu Chu out and behead him in public!"

"Father, Xu Chu has been on the battlefield for many years and has made many military achievements. Please forgive him."

Cao Pi, who was standing by, quickly pleaded for Xu Chu.

"No! It is against military law and justice. Take him out and chop him off."

Cao Cao said this and turned back.

"Father, father! He was just impulsive!"

Cao Pi was so anxious that he also knelt on the ground, wanting to defend Xu Chu. However, Xu Chu not only did not appreciate it, but also refuted it.

"I'm not acting on impulse, I've wanted to chop him down for a long time!"

"Well said. I have disliked Xu You for a long time. Even if Zhong Kang doesn't kill him, I will kill him sooner or later!"

Dian Wei, who was sitting nearby, laughed.

"Ah! It's reversed! It's reversed! Everything is reversed!"

Cao Cao kicked everything around him that he could, then turned and looked at Xu Chu who was kneeling below, with an indecipherable look in his eyes.

"Prime Minister, Xu Chu is indeed guilty, but General Xu has always been loyal. He could not bear it anymore because Xu You insulted the lord in public, so he took action. Please forgive General Xu."

Cao Cao felt relieved that someone finally came out to respond to his words. He turned to look at Xun Yu and motioned him to continue. Xun Yu bowed and said.

"Prime Minister, I suggest that we bury Xu You with honor and report to the emperor, confer the title of Marquis of Dangyang on Xu You posthumously. At the same time, we should severely punish Xu Chu! Let Xu Chu apologize to Xu You!"

"No, I sent someone to kill him just because he cursed me. How will people in the world see me? People will only think I am narrow-minded. How can I survive in the future?"

Seeing that he and Xun Yu had the situation under control, Cao Cao sat down again.

"No one in the world would speculate in this way, because Xu You is full of nonsense. His insults to the Prime Minister are completely fabricated and a pipe dream!"

"Then how can you prove that he is full of nonsense?"

Cao Cao's face was full of anger, and he looked at everyone present menacingly.

"Prime Minister, I will ask a talented scholar to write a memorial to praise your merits and refute Xu You."

After hearing this, Cao Cao put away the anger on his face.

"Xu Chu, you killed my good friend of many years. This is an unforgivable crime, but I will spare your life because you were drunk and made a mistake. From today on, all your positions will be stripped away and you will be demoted to a foot soldier. Get out!"

Xu Chu then stood up and walked outside angrily.

"Also! You are not allowed to drink for three months!"

"And you!"

Cao Cao then pointed at Dian Wei, who was sitting nearby and gloating over the other's misfortune.

"You too, no drinking for three months!"

Dian Wei's originally smiling face fell in an instant.

"Hahahaha, this Xu Chu is really a tiger. That's because there was no such term as 'tiger-like' at that time. If there was, this term would definitely be used to describe him."

"Just now when Cao Lao Er defended him and said that he was impulsive, Xu Chu was stunned by what he said. How could there be such a person?"

"Cao Zhonger played this drama very well. He sang the same tune with Xun Yu and covered up Xu You's death without letting Xu Chu take the responsibility. He also used this as an excuse to punish Xu Chu and Dian Wei by not allowing them to drink for three months. It was a perfect plan."

"Compared with Xun Yu, Cao Lao Er is far inferior. None of his words touched Cao Lao Er's heart. He just begged for mercy. Even if no one begged for mercy, Cao Lao Er would find all kinds of reasons to absolve Xu Chu of his guilt." "You are right. Cao Lao Er will never let go of Xu Chu, his favorite general, even if he dies. This is Cao Lao Er's most trusted soldier. If Cao Lao Er says east, he will never go west. If Cao Lao Er says duck, he will never hit chicken."

"In the end, only Xu You was injured (fatally). He didn't know who he was after drinking some wine. If you don't die, who will? He even told others the secret that Cao Zhonger likes married women. Even if Xu Chu didn't kill him, Dian Wei would have chopped him into three pieces with two axes if he knew about it."

"Louis XVI, I have sent you a friend request. Please accept it."

"Xu You is too straightforward. He doesn't know his own weight, let alone what he should and shouldn't say. Such people, no matter how talented they are, often won't live long. They are basically like those people in TV dramas who don't live more than three minutes."

"It would be great if Dian Wei and Xu Chu were on patrol together today. Then we'll see what excuses Cao Zhonger can come up with to excuse them."

Netizens in the live broadcast room complained about the stiff acting of Cao Cao and Xun Yu, especially the tiger-like Xu Chu, and Dian Wei, which made netizens discuss it endlessly.

Qingzhou, after three days of long journey, Gu Rubing finally returned to the Qingzhou base camp with his army. As soon as he arrived in Qingzhou, several riders rushed out of the Qingzhou camp and headed towards the various military towns and cities under Gu Rubing's jurisdiction. That was a conscription order issued by Gu Rubing to the garrison personnel in various places.

Even with 260,000 Yellow Turban reserve troops who could be converted into regular troops immediately, Gu Rubing still feared insufficient firepower. You know, now actually under his control are Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, and the future Yuzhou, Liangzhou and Jingzhou, a total of eight states. Not to mention the three that are not in his hands yet, just talking about the five that are already under his control, it wouldn't be excessive to equip each state with an army of 100,000, right?

That's a full 500,000. There are 50,000 in Bingzhou, 30,000 in Xuzhou and Guangling, plus 260,000 Yellow Turban reservists. It's still a long way from 500,000. So the most important thing for Gu Rubing now is to recruit soldiers. Although he returned the territory to Sun Jian, all the wealth and fortune of the people extorted by the powerful in the military towns and cities, as well as their family assets, were taken away by Zhang Fei and sent back to Qingzhou early.

In addition to recruiting soldiers, there is another very important thing, which is to appoint Zhuge Liang as prime minister, triggering the bond of being like a fish in water, allowing Zhuge Liang to have all the strength and take charge of both internal affairs and military affairs. At that time, Gu Rubing can be at ease and be a hands-off boss.

Just as Gu Rubing had arranged everything, a letter from Liu Biao arrived. In the letter, Liu Biao was so grateful to Gu Rubing that he could only cry. He strongly invited Gu Rubing to visit Xiangyang, Jingzhou. Gu Rubing would naturally not refuse, but before going to Jingzhou, he had one more thing to do.

On the evening of their return to Qingzhou, a celebration banquet was held in the camp. It was extremely lively and almost all the soldiers gathered there. The parade ground could not even accommodate so many soldiers standing, let alone setting out wine and food and eating meat.

Therefore, with the parade ground as the center, a large area nearby was completely flattened and expanded into the parade ground. At this moment, Gu Rubing was sitting on the parade platform drinking with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others.

After all the food and wine were served, Gu Rubing stood up with the wine bowl in hand. The originally noisy military camp became quiet almost instantly. Those who were far away and could not see Gu Rubing stood on tiptoe and looked towards the platform.

"Soldiers, this cup is for our fallen brothers! These brothers have given everything for the Han Dynasty. We will take good care of their families and let them live without worries!"

Gu Rubing drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and all the soldiers drank it in one gulp. Gu Rubing then filled the second glass.

"This cup is for everyone present here. It is because of your heroic fighting that we have won this war!"

He drank it all in one gulp, and the soldiers on the parade ground did the same.

"One last toast! Let's toast to our greatest hero! He was the one who planned this battle, our military advisor, Mr. Zhuge!"

Gu Rubing turned around and looked at Zhuge Liang.

"Thank you, Military Advisor, for coming out to help me defeat the traitors when I was in danger!"

Gu Rubing drank the wine in the cup and then bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang.

"If you don't give up, I will be willing to appoint you as Prime Minister."

After Gu Rubing stood up, he took out the imperial seal and his sword from the side.

"Here are the seal and sword of the commander, please accept them, sir!"

After seeing this scene, Zhuge Liang burst into tears and knelt on the ground. Gu Rubing handed him the seal and sword, which meant that Gu Rubing had completely regarded him as a military advisor. It also meant that from now on, Zhuge Liang's status here would be second only to the emperor, and only Gu Rubing's status would be higher than his.

This is not only a transfer of military and political power, but also means Gu Rubing's absolute trust.

Zhuge Liang took the seal and sword handed to him by Gu Rubing with trembling hands.

"How dare Kong Ming disobey!"

Gu Rubing helped Zhuge Liang up and faced everyone in the parade ground.

"From today on, Mr. Zhuge will be our military advisor! He will also be our military prime minister!"

"Meet the military advisor!"

"Meet the Prime Minister!"

Everyone in the parade ground and everyone on the platform except Gu Rubing and Zhuge Liang knelt on one knee. The huge sound resounded through the heavens and earth, deafening.

Zhuge Liang raised the seal and sword in his hands high.

The next morning, Gu Rubing, along with Taishi Ci and five hundred scouts, or five hundred reserve crossbow captains, set out for Jingzhou. After these scouts were equipped with Zhuge Crossbows, each of them was as powerful as Guan Yu's Qinglong swordsmen, Zhang Fei's Eighteen Riders of Yanyun, and Gu Rubing's Baili soldiers, which was about the strength of a third-rate general.

After they are transferred to become the captain of mobile crossbows, their combat power should be increased to another level. By then, even if they cannot reach the strength of a second-rate general, they will be able to reach the peak of a third-rate general. A team of 200 third-rate peak generals will carry out various spying and assassinations. This will be a trump card in Gu Rubing's hand.

Moreover, with the successful job transfer of the first batch of roving crossbow lieutenants, the number of troops should continue to expand in the future. However, since they are roving crossbow lieutenants and scouts, their number should not exceed one thousand at most.

With their protection and that of Taishi Ci, even if 10,000 cavalrymen came, it would be difficult to threaten Gu Rubing's safety.

At this time, everyone in the live broadcast room turned their attention to Sun Jian again. Sun Jian could be said to be the busiest one. His subordinates all had work to do. Some were responsible for burying corpses, some were responsible for recovering lost territories, and some were sent by Sun Jian to lobby Shi Xie in Jiaozhou, hoping to join forces with Shi Xie to take down the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop. By then, Sun Jian would only need his own Yuzhang County, and the rest of Jingzhou would belong to Shi Xie.

At the end of the last war, Zhou Yu's indomitable attribute neither increased nor gained anything, which means that the result of the last war was not recognized by the game system. What Sun Jian needs now is to let Zhou Yu maintain the current gain bonus, even at the cost of letting Zhou Yu fail again, to make Zhou Yu's attribute higher.

Moreover, this battle made Sun Jian discover a horrible fact. The gap between the attributes of his own troops and those of Liu Bei was quite large. Only with the bonus of Zhou Yu's indomitable attribute, could they barely be on par with Gu Rubing's troops. This was the fundamental reason for Sun Jian's fear.

Although he knew that Liu Bei had obtained the imperial seal and had a huge bonus from it, the gap between the two sides was really too big. Sun Jian couldn't help but look at his panel again. Ever since he was defeated in Chengde, this exclusive task appeared on his panel, but this exclusive task was a bit strange. The name of the exclusive task was survival.

As the name suggests, this exclusive task has only one requirement, that is, Sun Jian is alive. As long as Sun Jian is alive, all the benefits received by his troops will increase as time goes by. Although he doesn't know why he will be rewarded as long as he is alive, Sun Jian still likes this task very much. After all, as long as he is alive, his combat effectiveness will be stronger, and the stronger the combat effectiveness, the longer he will be able to survive.

Sun Jian naturally didn't know that he had already died during this period of time in history. Under the torrent of history, his life would continue to be corrected, and he would continue to face various sudden murderous intentions in the future. As long as he survived, he would become stronger and stronger!

(End of this chapter)