Chapter 249 Visiting Cao Cao
“Is there such a thing?”
Cao Cao looked shocked, and he really couldn’t be picky about his acting skills.
"Has my good nephew been injured?"
Liu Feng cupped his hands and said, "Fortunately, he was protected by tiger soldiers, and he was fine."
"That's very good."
While speaking words of concern, Cao Cao carefully tested: "The remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, when I first entered Yanzhou in the past, I also pacified millions of people, and the good and the bad were mixed. , I have also been assassinated many times. Fortunately, most of the Yellow Turbans are calm, otherwise I would not be able to appease them."
Liu Feng couldn't help but feel happy, Widow Cao, you are such a clever kid. , I just mentioned it, and you immediately pushed it all over me?
But when it comes to acting skills, Liu Feng has not impressed anyone. He frowned and said: "It's like this, no wonder."
Cao Cao knew there was a trick in Liu Feng's words. , but still couldn't help being curious and asked: "My dear nephew, what happened?"
In fact, whether Cao Cao asked or not, Liu Feng had a back-up waiting for him. If he didn't have contingency measures, he wouldn't have said this.
After all, this is an important weight in Liu Feng's hand.
Liu Feng looked solemn, with a trace of vigilance and confusion visible to the naked eye, and continued: "The general does not know something. The two thieves who assassinated me this time were named He Kui. One person is named Zhang Mang, and he claims to be the famous Qu Commander in Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and he surrendered to you when he was in Yanzhou. "
"He Kui, Zhang Mang!"
Cao Cao was shocked: "It's these two people? When did they go to Yingchuan?"
Liu Feng's face also changed greatly: "The general really knows these two people?"
The shock on Cao Cao's face instantly changed to shame: "These two people are indeed the surrendered people I accepted when I was in Yanzhou. Soldiers. "
Surrender?
It’s a close friend, right? Otherwise, I can go to Yingchuan to recruit the Yellow Turban for you?
Liu Feng couldn't help but complain a few words in his heart, but he hesitated on his face.
Cao Cao's heart was bleeding, but he had to pretend to take it seriously and said: "If your nephew has anything to say, feel free to say so. I think there may be twists and turns in this matter."
What I'm waiting for is your words. .
Liu Feng sneered in his heart, being fair and honest, and framed him and said: "These two people said that they came to Yingchuan in the name of the general to recruit rebels, and they wanted to say that the yellow scarf of surrendering Yingchuan would be used by the general. The assassination of the nephew was also because he felt that the nephew had hindered their plan and affected his uncle's deployment."
Liu Feng calmly put a blame on Cao Cao's head.
After hearing this, the latter almost jumped up.
When did I ask them to assassinate you? Could it be that He Kui and Zhang Mang were greedy for power and did their own thing?
But soon, Cao Cao woke up. Liu Feng had tens of thousands of soldiers at his side, sweeping across Yingchuan. How could He Kui and Zhang Mang dare to assassinate such an army leader?
How can they be so fierce?
Why didn’t I see it?
This little thief must have framed me and wanted to blame me.
"What, this happened!?"
Cao Cao's complexion changed drastically, his anger surged, and he said sternly: "Nephew, you don't have to worry about my face, just deal with it how you should. Assassination of the imperial court General, it's like treason, so behead him as soon as possible!"
It's not fun for you to do this.
Behead me quickly, do I look so stupid?
Liu Baofou showed his dissatisfaction and stopped talking. He just sat in his seat and looked at Cao Cao.
This put a lot of pressure on Cao Cao, because behind Liu Feng stood tens of thousands of troops from Yingchuan, and Liu Bei, the hussar general with a hundred thousand armor, crossing Xu Yu.
Liu Feng fell silent, and Cao Cao followed suit.
Liu Feng was very resentful. He knew that Cao Cao sent He Kui and Zhang Manglai to poach, but he couldn't tell him directly, otherwise Cao Cao would laugh out of his dreams.
Yes, I sent you. I sent people to help persuade the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans to surrender for the sake of the court, the Han Dynasty, and to help you.
Isn’t this a good thing?
Therefore, Liu Feng could only frame him and kill He Kui. Zhang Mang had evil intentions and wanted to incite the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans to cause rebellion, and even wanted to assassinate him, the leader of the imperial court's southern expedition.
Cao Cao also understood this truth and the reason why Liu Feng framed him.
But this does not mean that he is not angry.
I just sent people to poach people, and even if I didn’t succeed, you slapped me with such a big label backhand. If I endure it, I might be able to offer more outrageous conditions.
Therefore, the two were in a stalemate for a while.
For a moment, the sound of needle drops could be heard in the hall. Both of them were silent, but their minds were thinking about how to break the situation.
It was okay for Liu Feng. After all, he was prepared and unprepared. He had already expected it, but Cao Cao was really caught off guard by Liu Feng.
After a full quarter of an hour of silence in the hall, Liu Feng spoke.
"Since the general cannot uphold justice for me, the general can only write to the court and ask the emperor to investigate the matter thoroughly."
Liu Feng used his trump card, your widow Cao also You are just a general, but you have an adult emperor above you.
That person is not a clay sculpture, and he is trying to win over me. It's up to you.
After saying that, Liu Feng stood up and planned to leave.
Cao Cao suddenly shouted fiercely: "Stop!"
Liu Feng looked back sideways and said tit for tat: "What else can you do, general?"
" Come back and sit down!”
Cao Cao's face was dark and red, because his skin was dark and his normal blood energy could not really be seen. It can be seen that the widow Cao was really angry to the extreme.
"General, a soldier can be killed but not humiliated."
Liu Feng was furious, I am also the founding general of the imperial court, why do you dare to insult me like this.
Old thief, how dare you deceive me when I am not yet strong! ?
“Sit back!”
Cao Cao held back his anger and comforted him: "You and I are worthy uncles and nephews. We have always been in love. Why can't we discuss anything?"
Liu Feng then sat down again and waited for Cao Cao to continue speaking.
Cao Cao felt helpless, knowing that this time he had stolen the chicken but lost the rice. It seemed that this little thief would never give up unless he came up with some real money.
After hesitating for a moment, Cao Cao tried to say: "These two people are indeed my subordinates. Although this matter is caused by their misbehavior outside, it is also due to my failure to control them. I should make amends with my nephew to atone for my sin."< br>
“My dear nephew, my uncle is now very poor, with little money and food.”
Cao Cao was able to bend and stretch, and even cried to Liu Feng: "You have to save some face for your uncle."
Liu Feng sneered in his heart, and the lion opened his mouth and said: "I just happened to ask my uncle for something. , I don’t know if my uncle can agree.”
“What’s the matter?”
Cao Cao also put away his pity and said seriously: “I’ll tell you all the good nephews.”
“My nephew surrendered 300,000 Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan. Many of them were women, children, old and weak, and could not bear to move thousands of miles, so they went to Xuzhou.”
Liu Feng's eyes were fixed on Cao Cao, watching his every move: "I beg my uncle to cede the five counties of Yangzhai, Yingyin, Yingyang, Xu County, and Linying to my Xuzhou garrison. I don't know if it is possible."< br>
As expected, this little thief is really deceiving others!
Cao Cao was filled with anger and replied with a half-smile: "My dear nephew, do you think my uncle will agree?"
Liu Feng could see that Cao Cao's anger was on the verge of exploding. , and immediately offered to give in according to the original plan: "This request is indeed a bit excessive. In this case, how about asking my uncle to temporarily rent this place for three years?"
Cao Cao originally wanted to quarrel, Suddenly Liu Feng took the initiative to give in, which put him in a dilemma.
To be honest, Cao Cao is bound to win Yingchuan, and there will never be any more concessions.
If he remains trapped in Yanzhou, he will have to live as Yuan Shao's younger brother in the future.
Since sooner or later you will be Yuan Shao's younger brother, why should you take advantage of Liu Bei?
But if the loan is only for three years and it is only for five cities, then it is not non-negotiable.
After all, the most important things about these cities are population and farmland. Even if the former runs away, Liu Feng will not be able to move away the latter even if he gives it a hundred years.
"My nephew, three years is too long. My uncle has already planned for Yingchuan, and he really can't afford to delay it."
Cao Cao pretended to be generous and said: "But since it was you who proposed this matter, uncle, I can’t help but give you face. In that case, I’ll lend you a year.”
When Cao Cao said this, Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, although Liu Xin is full of heart, in fact, as long as Cao Cao is stubborn to the end, the final result can only be that Liu Feng gives in. Because Cao Cao is the one with bare feet now, and Liu Feng not only wore shoes, but even changed his clothes. How could he be willing to die with Cao Cao?
That is to say, Cao Cao was too ambitious and was unwilling to be subordinate to Yuan Shao, so he gave Liu Feng the opportunity to profit from it.
"Two years!"
Liu Feng explained seriously: "Spring plowing is approaching, and there is no time to move many people this year. If it is only one year, it is better for me to move people directly now. "
"In that case, I will agree to my nephew's request."
Cao Cao thought about it carefully and finally nodded slowly in Liu Feng's expectant eyes, but at the same time. He also made a request: "However, I also have a request. I hope my nephew can understand it."
Liu Feng said cautiously: "Please uncle, please speak clearly."
Cao Cao stared at Liu Feng like a hawk: "I also ask Zisheng to hand over He Kui and Zhang Mang to me. I don't know if this matter can be done." ?"
Liu Feng relaxed and said calmly, "Since my uncle has an order, Feng An dares not to obey."
< br>Cao Cao was also relieved that he could get these two people back and temporarily borrowed them from five counties.
In fact, Cao Cao has been worried about He Kui and Zhang Mang. When he heard Liu Feng say that these two people had fallen into his hands, Cao Cao was quite uncomfortable.
The Qingzhou Army has always been a very unique organization under Cao Cao. First of all, the Qingzhou Army has long been one of the most capable units under Cao Cao. This is due to the independence and combat capabilities of the Qingzhou Army. experience.
At this time, most of Cao Cao's troops seemed to have their own plans.
Cao Cao himself is actually more like the co-leader of various military leaders, but these military leaders are very convinced of Cao Cao's military command ability.
I won’t mention the small-scale shareholders. The largest shareholders that can be verified in history include Cao Ren’s 2,000 people, Cao Hong’s 3,000 people, Xiahou Dun’s 5,000 people, and Cheng Yu’s 800 people. There are 6,000 people from the Li family of the Cheng family, and 3,000 people from the Jinbei family who inherited Bao Xin's inheritance.
These troops are not only named Cao.
The Qingzhou Army is the only one that truly belongs to Cao Cao, except for the personal guards recruited by Cao Cao himself.
Because of the status of the Qingzhou Army as the Yellow Turban Army, they agreed to surrender to Cao Cao but not to the Han when they surrendered, which also made them an elite force loyal only to Cao Cao himself.
The combat effectiveness of these Qingzhou troops, selected from the 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans with rich combat experience, is unquestionable. The gap between their upper and lower limits is huge, and it is only because of their willingness to contribute.
But it is precisely because of their pure label that Cao Cao has always been extremely tolerant, trustful, and even a little indulgent of them.
At the foot of Puyang City, the Qingzhou Army dispersed under the charge of Lu Bu's cavalry and threw Widow Cao directly on the battlefield, but they were still not punished by Cao Cao. This was the reason.
Cao Cao needs the Qingzhou Army to strengthen his base, so as to deter other large and small shareholders.
Compared with this, even abandoning him on the battlefield is a trivial matter.
This time, Cao Cao asked He Kui and Zhang Mang to go to Yingchuan to poach people. In fact, the risk was very high.
It was Cao Cao who guaranteed the safety of He Kui and Zhang Mang, which made them agree.
If He Kui and Zhang Mang really die, then the Qingzhou Army's loyalty to Cao Cao will definitely drop. The exact amount of the drop will depend on Cao Cao's compensation afterwards.
That’s why Cao Cao would rather wait two more years in exchange for He Kui and Zhang Mang.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and said with joy on his face: "Come here, prepare a banquet! Today I will entertain Zisheng. I will not return until you are drunk."
Liu Feng also relaxed here. Although the land on the Yingchuan side is a bit of a pity, Xuzhou does not lack land now, what it lacks is people.
If nothing else, Peiguo can at least resettle hundreds of thousands of people, Xuzhou itself can continue to resettle hundreds of thousands, and Runan can also resettle hundreds of thousands at this time.
Adding this together, it is easy to house a million people. On the contrary, trying to gather this million people is extremely difficult.
So, land is not the key point at this time, population is the foundation.
If you save people and lose land, everyone and land will be gained. If you save land and lose people, everyone and land will be lost.
The teacher’s words couldn’t be more insightful when applied to the late Han Dynasty.
Moreover, Yingchuan has been easy to attack and difficult to defend since ancient times. It is a flat river with only a few rivers, but they are not big rivers that cannot be crossed.
It is not difficult to get it in the future, so why not give it to Cao Cao first to appease his mind and let him contain Hebei.
"My dear nephew, this time you went south to Yingchuan, a lot of things happened in the court."
While waiting for the banquet to be prepared, Cao Cao could no longer bear it and started talking. : "What Han Xian did is not a blessing to the imperial court."
Liu Feng did not pretend to be stupid. He had been back for two days, and Yang Feng and Zhang Yang went to his house to drink heavily yesterday. Pretending not to know is a bit excessive, and it is really unnecessary.
Liu Feng protected him without hesitation: "After all, Han Xian is a border warrior, and he has great achievements in rescuing people. The emperor is also tolerant of him. In my opinion, ethics and education should come first, and we should not punish rashly. , I’m afraid it will hurt the emperor and the heroes.”
"This..."
Cao Cao's head hurt again. Liu Feng was so young, why did he have so many cards in his hand.
He wanted to get rid of Han Xian, but instead became the driving force to force Han Xian to defect to Liu Feng.
But it was impossible not to take it. He tried to recruit Han Xian several times, but the other party did not give him any face. He was even extremely hostile to Dong Cheng and even hated himself.
How could Cao Cao endure this?
Seeing that Liu Feng wanted to protect Han Xian, Cao Cao had to reveal his trump card: "Xiannie, we have discussed it before. Sizhou will be managed by me, but I do not have the power of Sizhou's state pastor, so Sizhou Everything is not promoted well."
"If the name is not right, the words will not go smoothly. I should ask for Sizhou's authority."
Cao Cao directly showed his hand: "What do you think?"< br>
Liu Feng pondered.
Sizhou Zhoumu is the captain of Si Li. Cao Cao's request is actually reasonable and should have been given to him long ago.
Han Xian's Sili Xiaowei was actually promoted to an official position to show his favor. How could he have the ability to manage the entire Sizhou with his assistants.
Whether it is for the good of the court or for the remaining people of Sizhou, it is definitely more appropriate to let capable people serve as Si Li Xiaowei.
But Liu Feng was also afraid. Sili Xiaowei's knife was too sharp. If Cao Cao used it to cut himself, it would be really troublesome unless he turned against him directly.
Seeing that Liu Feng remained silent, Cao Cao showed a clear smile and said comfortingly: "My dear nephew, why are you so suspicious? How could the matter between you and me involve Captain Sili? My uncle is here. I guarantee that I will never attack your people."
Liu Feng remained silent, not that he didn't believe Cao Cao at all.
When the other party is sane, political guarantees are still useful. After all, this is Cao Cao, not Sima Yi.
But Sili Xiaowei was too important. Therefore, even if this official position should indeed belong to the other party, Liu Feng was not willing to hand it over for nothing.
I always want to exchange some benefits, but I really can’t think of anything that can be traded at the moment.
At this time, Cao Cao wanted to impress Liu Feng and complained in front of him: "Zisheng, you don't know that my attempt to elect a Henan Yindu was blocked in the court. This general did too much. Too frustrating.”
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many of the default rules have been broken.
First of all, in terms of military power, the general is supposed to be in charge of all military affairs in the world.
Not to mention Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and his son, among them Yang Feng, Han Xian, and Zhang Yang, who of them admired Cao Cao and obeyed his orders?
Isn’t it a matter of course that even the military side cannot be held together, and the political side’s influence has declined sharply?
What's more, the emperor Liu Xie is an adult emperor and does not need a general to assist the government. Cao Cao, a general, is really aggrieved.
No wonder he has always been obsessed with Captain Sili. Once he gets this position, it will definitely be a bloody storm.
Even if he is forced by Yuan Shao and Liu Bei's father and son, he must at least clear out some thorns to establish his prestige as a general.
"Oh, I have also heard about Henan Yin. General Xiahou is a very suitable candidate."
Liu Feng feels that it is not a bad thing to let Xiahou Dun be Henan Yin.
Xiahou Dun was actually a very good person. He had an open-minded and cheerful personality, sympathized with his soldiers, was good at communicating and mediating with the nobles, and had very high political abilities.
The fact that this clan member of the Cao family, who is far stronger in politics than military affairs and has a relatively bottom line in doing things, is in this position is beneficial to Liu Feng.
After all, the emperor was always thinking about how to sow discord between Yan and Xu so that Xuzhou could take advantage of the fire for him.
Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard that Liu Feng tended to support Xiahou Dun.
(End of this chapter)