Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty Seven: Crush Cao Tongliu
On the bed in the study room of Kanyun Caotang in Funiu Mountain, there were two quilts folded neatly.
Before Luo Ruming went to bed, he made it clear to Chuang Wang Li Zicheng that he had the habit of urinating at night since he was a child. In order to make it easier to get in and out of bed, he had to sleep on the outside side.
Li Zicheng readily agreed, so he slept inside with his head facing east, while Luo Ruming slept outside with his head facing west. Both of them followed the military habit and did not take off their underwear.
His swords and daggers should be kept within easy reach.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the fourth watch, but Li Zicheng was still not asleep. He secretly thought that whether he could bring Cao Cao to his side was indeed a crucial matter. He also thought about writing to Cao Cao himself after dawn.
A letter to express one's feelings...
Suddenly, he noticed that Luo Ruming, who was sleeping next to him, seemed to move. Li Zicheng immediately quietly grasped the dagger handle on his pillow, and all the thoughts in his mind disappeared instantly.
He focused all his attention on Luo Ruming, and whenever he made the slightest movement, he would draw out his dagger to fight against him.
However, Li Zicheng felt that Luo Ruming just sat up from the quilt carefully, his movements were very gentle, as if he was afraid of disturbing him.
Li Zicheng deliberately snored slightly, pretending that he was still asleep, but his hand secretly grasped the dagger. As long as Luo Ruming behaved slightly, he would jump up at any time and launch a counterattack.
His mind was concentrated, and with his eyes closed, he could faintly feel Luo Ruming put on his clothes gently, and then he felt Luo Ruming's hand seemed to have touched the hilt of the sword.
Li Zicheng pretended to be snoring and fell asleep while holding the dagger tightly. Just as he was about to jump up, he heard the rustling sound of putting on shoes. He couldn't help but warn himself: Hold on tight and see what he's going to do.
do what!
Luo Ruming seemed to have put on his shoes, but there was no other movement. Then there was a slight sound. Luo Ruming seemed to have turned around and was facing the bed. Li Zicheng continued to pretend to snore, but asked secretly in his heart: "Is he...
Are you going to take action?"
He quietly narrowed his eyes to watch Luo Ruming's every move, but saw Luo Ruming picking up a piece of quilt that had fallen on the ground and putting it back on the bed, then turned and walked out of the study.
Li Zicheng didn't really feel relieved until this moment. He turned around and faced the wall again, but he moved the dagger to another place and hid it secretly so that he could pull it out instantly. The hand holding the handle of the dagger still didn't relax.
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After a while, Luo Ruming quietly returned to the study, went to bed again and lay down. When Li Zicheng saw that there was no other movement from him, he quietly loosened his grip on the handle of the dagger, planning to doze off a little while it was still dark.
For a while.
He had just been asleep for a short while when he heard the sound of chickens crowing outside Guan Yun Thatched Cottage. Li Zicheng woke up as a habit. He quickly got up and was about to get out of bed, but he accidentally knocked Luo Ruming out of bed.
I woke up with a start.
Luo Ruming squinted his sleepy eyes and asked him: "Brother Li, did you sleep well last night?"
Li Zicheng smiled kindly and said: "I slept very soundly. Because I was tired, I didn't wake up once all night! It's still early, so just go to sleep, sleep for a while, and then go back to Cao Ying after breakfast."
Luo Ruming also smiled and said: "No. It's almost the fifth watch. Let's get up and eat on the mat. We'll get up as soon as the fifth watch. The journey is long and not peaceful. If you leave early, you can get home earlier. , so that Commander Cao will not miss you!"
As he spoke, he got off the bed and put on his clothes. Li Zicheng knew that he was in a hurry to go back and resume his life, so he did not stop him. A soldier brought half a basin of warm water in. Li Zicheng asked Luo Ruming to wash first, and then I also washed my face with residual water.
Li Zicheng finished washing and had just sat down to write a letter to Luo Rucai. Luo Ruming walked up to him and said with a smile on his face: "Brother Li, I see that you are really sincere in your treatment of others these days.
When I return to Cao Camp, I must tell Brother Rucai about your sincerity. He has long been interested in coming to your place to work together to create a great situation, but the generals in the camp are still hesitant.
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If Brother Rucai finally decides to come to Henan, I will come to Funiu Mountain again within the month."
Li Zicheng stood up quickly, grabbed Luo Ruming's hand tightly, and said to him: "Brother, you must tell me Brother Rucai when you go back, Li Zicheng is sincerely waiting for him to come!
I will never treat him badly, and I will always listen to his ideas in everything. The soldiers I broke into the camp are also his soldiers, and no one dares to disobey him.
Luo Shi, I will be waiting for you to come back as soon as possible in Funiu Mountain, but you must come again!"
Luo Ruming also said with some excitement: "Prince Chuang, please rest assured, I will definitely come again, I will definitely come again!"
It was already dawn, and Li Zicheng had also written a letter to Luo Rucai, and had breakfast with Luo Ruming. The two hundred cavalrymen from Cao's camp who came with Luo Ruming also had a good meal and were gathering and waiting.
Li Zicheng rode on his black horse and accompanied Luo Ruming to Desheng Village, and then sent them all the way five miles away. After Luo Ruming's repeated entreaties, he stopped seeing him off and ordered his adopted son Li Shuangxi to take his place. Sent another ten miles away.
He sent his nephew "One Tiger" Li Guo with his handwritten letter and the valuable gifts prepared in advance to go to Cao Ying with Luo Ruming to pay homage to Cao Cao on his behalf. He was accompanied by 300 cavalry as guards. .
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After Luo Ruming was sent away, Li Zicheng, Song Xiance and others were focused on the news about Li Hao in Yuzhou and Liu Xuan in Xiangcheng.
A few days later, Li Dong went to Yuzhou and Xiangcheng to send letters and gifts to repair the problem before he returned.
Fortunately, Li Cao's trip was not in vain. After Li Hao and Liu Xuan accepted King Chuang's letter, they both expressed that they would never accept the imperial court's appeasement, let alone become enemies of King Chuang's rebels.
They even revealed that if King Chuang really wanted to seize the Ming Dynasty and establish a new dynasty, they could even follow King Chuang and work for him.
This result was unexpected by Li Zicheng, Song Xiance and others. However, they were very kind to Li, and although they did not reject Liu Xuan and other gangsters, they did not dare to trust them either.
As long as they do not accept the imperial court's appeasement for the time being and remain neutral in Henan, Li Zicheng will be relieved. As for if they attack Kaifeng in the future and defeat the main force of the government and army, they will not just be casual Cleaned up.
Almost half a month later, Luo Ruming followed "a tiger" Li Guo back to Funiu Mountain.
Cao Cao and Luo Rucai have expressed their willingness to come to Henan and join forces with King Chuang, but some specific details need to be further finalized before action can be taken.
From then on, messengers between Chuang and Cao camps continued to communicate, but all of this was done quietly without Xiying's eyes and ears. Fortunately, Xiying and Cao camp had already separated their activities at this time, and were often hundreds of miles apart.
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For the sake of future plans, King Chuang followed the suggestions of Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, and Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance made arrangements in May before Cao Cao came to join forces.
Li Zicheng personally appealed to heaven and earth and announced that his official title would be "Civil and Military Marshal Fengtian Advocating Righteousness".