Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 83
When everyone was envious of Bao Gong, Li Song said: "Bao Zheng!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Hearing that he was called, Bao Gong rushed out of the line and bowed his hands in response.

"From now on, I will appoint you as the Inspector of Yanzhou to manage civil affairs!" Li Song said, and Baogong responded and retreated. Everyone was curious about Li Song's move.

"Xue Rengui!" Li Song continued to call the names, and Xue Rengui hurried out to salute.

"I appoint you as the governor of Yanzhou. From now on, I will set up the post of governor to command the army of the state." Li Song said.

"As for Yanzhou's finances, I will send another person to manage them when the time comes."

In this way, a tripartite stand will be formed to supervise each other, and there is no need to worry about someone becoming stronger because of this, so that power will be highly concentrated in his hands.

After discussing some things, everyone disbanded. After everyone retreated, Li Song got up and went to the place where Cao Cao was being held.

"Brother Cao! How are you doing here?" Li Song looked at Cao Cao and said.

"I'm so concerned about my brother! It's nothing to worry about, but it saves me a lot of troubles!"

"It's just that it's just boring! It would be great if I could walk around." Cao Cao said.

"What's wrong with that! It's just that I want Brother Cao to join me, what's Brother Cao thinking?" Li Song asked.

Li Song wanted to recruit Cao Cao. First of all, he was a talent. There was no doubt about it.

The second thing is that there are a lot of talents under his command, all of which are available. If Cao Cao surrenders, they will naturally be used by Li Song. As for how to control them, he will have his own way in the future.

"I've thought about it for the past few days, and I think your suggestion is very good. In this troubled world..." Cao Cao said a lot of high-sounding words, "However, I have a few conditions, and I hope my virtuous brother can agree. "

Li Song smiled knowingly, no matter how good Cao Cao said before, it was all nonsense, only the last sentence was the point, and the meat scene came.

"Brother Cao, you might as well talk about it. If you can agree, I will definitely agree." Li Song said, what can't be promised is that you can't agree anyway, and everyone knows it well.

"Okay! It's not impossible to ask Cao Cao to submit to you. I have two conditions here." Cao Cao paused, glanced at Li Song, Li Song motioned him to continue, "First, I can send my wife and children to the By my side, serve my virtuous brother, but this Yanzhou must be governed by me, I will definitely manage Yanzhou well, please rest assured, my virtuous brother!"

I have no doubts that you can manage Yanzhou well. If Yanzhou is handed over to you, then I won’t be at ease. At that time, it will be easy for you to make a comeback. If so, why did I spend so much effort to win Yanzhou .

Li Song didn't speak, but signaled Cao Cao to continue with his eyes, Cao Cao then said, "Secondly, I only want Shi Huan and Zaoyi to stay by my side to help me manage Yanzhou, and Dianwei to guard me, and the rest People, including Wen Ruo, will be dealt with by my virtuous brother."

The people Cao Cao left behind are not his cronies, so that people can relax their vigilance against Cao Cao and help him control Yanzhou. As for the cronies he abandoned, such as Xun Yu, are his internal support in Bingzhou. If Li Song agreed, even Bingzhou would easily fall into his hands in the future.

"I don't know my conditions, what do you think, brother?" In Cao Cao's opinion, Li Song would definitely agree to such conditions, after all, he took his family as hostages and put them under his nose.

Li Song has hostages in his hands, so he should rest assured. If necessary, he can threaten Cao Cao with hostages, so that he can make him fall into the trap. As long as Li Song agrees, Cao Cao can make a comeback, and these people will not be used to threaten him. Cao Cao's hostage.

On the contrary, he will be his internal response and powerful assistant in capturing Bingzhou in the future.

Unfortunately, things did not develop as he imagined.

"Brother Cao, what you said is wrong. I also want Yuan Rang, Zi Xiao, Zi Lian and other brothers to stay in Yanzhou to assist in the management of counties and counties." Li Song said.

Cao Cao and the others were taken aback when they heard this. Li Song was such an idiot. If Xiahou Dun and others were by his side, it would be easier to control Yanzhou. Cao Cao and the others were secretly delighted.

"More!" Cao Cao and the others hurriedly pricked up their ears to listen, for fear that Li Song would do something idiotic again, but they missed it.

"I have admired Brother Cao's talent and learning for a long time. I have always wanted to ask Brother Cao for advice, but I have no time. Now that Brother Cao has surrendered to me, I naturally hope that I can ask Brother Cao for advice day and night."

"Brother Cao should go back to Bingzhou with me this time. I have already made arrangements for this matter in Yanzhou, so Brother Cao doesn't need to worry about it." Li Song said firmly, in a tone that could not be refused.

The implication is that you, Cao Cao, should stay under my nose so that I can rest assured.

As for Cao Cao's counselors and generals, Li Song had already made arrangements to break them up and distribute them to counties and counties. The counselors served as civil servants to assist the county magistrates in handling civil affairs. In normal times, military generals became the training instructors, who were only responsible for training and not commanding troops. , Wartime commissioned according to the situation.

To put it bluntly, power cannot fall into their hands, especially military power. If they control military power, they don't know what will happen.

"Brother Cao, little brother, I will invite the emperor, canonize Brother Cao as Sikong, and bestow it on Marquis, what do Brother Cao think?" Li Song continued.

Sikong, one of the three lords, was originally an official in charge of etiquette and morality, but in this era, it is even more of a void. Everyone knows that Li Song is planning to completely empty Cao Cao.

"That's fine! It's all up to my virtuous brother." Cao Cao forced a smile. He knew that if he dared not agree, he would be decapitated, and if he died, he would lose everything.

Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope in life, and it will not be too late to try to make a comeback in the future. A man can bend and stretch, so there is no reason to lose the big because of the small.

As if he was trying his best, even if Cao Cao was unwilling, he had no choice but to forcibly hold him in his heart.

"Okay! That's it. Brother Cao is good to rest. I still have things to deal with. After I hand over the affairs of Yanzhou, Brother Cao will go with me and go back to Bingzhou together."

"Presumably at that time, the emperor's edict will arrive. All the things that brother Cao needs, just ask, and I will order someone to deliver them." Li Song said, turning back to the guard, "I hope you can take care of Master Cao."

"No!" The guard clasped his fists and saluted, and Li Song nodded in satisfaction before leaving.

A week later, Li Song handed over the affairs of Yanzhou to Bao Zheng and Xue Rengui, and at the same time dispersed Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, etc., and distributed them to Yanzhou, Bingzhou, Hanoi, and Hedong.

He led the military division, generals, Cao Cao, Xun Yu, and Dian Wei, and commanded Bingzhou soldiers and horses to embark on the road back to Bingzhou.

(End of this chapter)