After Cao Cao took the emperor back, he directly asked the emperor to make him a general.
And with the seal of the imperial seal, his position as a general is justifiable.
Moreover, the reason for being named a general is also very simple: to conquer the princes and restore the imperial court for the Han Dynasty.
With the Emperor in his hands, Cao Cao can be said to have gained legitimacy.
Liu Bei was about to leave after defeating Yuan Shu, but he didn't leave when he heard that the emperor was in Cao Cao's hands.
After Cao Cao was named a general, he then led his troops to attack Lu Bu.
In the lobby.
"Lü Bu took advantage of my absence to attack Yanzhou. Now, I want him to regret it!" Cao Cao gathered 300,000 troops and lined up to wait.
"Pi'er, you did a good job in defending Yanzhou." Cao Cao praised.
"It's all the credit of Lord Sima." Cao Pi said, handing over his hand and giving the credit to Sima Yi.
He could also take all the credit, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not cost-effective.
Taking all the credit, not to mention the end of his relationship with Sima Yi, his father would be able to find out who came up with the idea later.
Even if you reward yourself now, you will hate yourself later.
And no matter how many rewards he gives, what use will it have to him? Is it as cost-effective as making friends with Sima Yi?
Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and said calmly: "Zhongda, you can't lead the army, but you can guard the home. I'm on an expedition and I can trust you to leave the home to you."
"Thanks to the lord's favor, I, Sima Zhongda, will definitely protect every lord's inheritance!" Sima Yi said with his hand in hand.
"Yes." Cao Cao nodded and rewarded everyone for their merits.
After the reward and punishment, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink and chat in his courtyard.
"The green plum wine after the autumn harvest goes well with this rainy day." Cao Cao drank the wine and listened to the rain again and again.
The six hobbies of literati are: watching the tide, listening to the rain, playing the piano, calligraphy and painting, playing chess, and drinking tea.
Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink, which was a kind of game in itself, a psychological game.
"Congratulations, Duke Cao, for being promoted to general!" Liu Bei congratulated.
"What is there to congratulate? Although I, the general, have a high and powerful position, it is difficult for the heroes to regain their lost territory." Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.
"Mr. Cao thinks about the Han Dynasty, he is really a man." Liu Bei said with his hands in hand.
"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao laughed a few times and then said:
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Lu Bu's son has taken over your Xuzhou and forced you to leave. This time I will give you a chance to beat him."
"General, do you want me to lead the army?" Liu Bei couldn't help but ask.
"I dare to give it, do you dare to take it?" Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.
"Why don't you dare?" Liu Bei stared at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's eyes and drank a glass of wine.
"I, Cao Mengde, saw the right person." Cao Cao said with a faint smile.
On the eaves.
Zhou Sheng listened to Cao Cao and Liu Bei chatting and listened to the sound of rain falling, and felt a sense of tranquility in his heart.
"Together, these two guys have more than 800 minds." Liuli said sitting next to him.
The seemingly normal chat between the two was actually filled with many factors.
Cao Cao wanted to conquer Liu Bei, but Liu Bei wanted to help the Han Dynasty and run away from Cao Cao.
Both have their own purposes.
"When the eighteen princes gathered for an alliance, I thought you and your second brother were heroes, so I was willing to make friends with you."
"All the princes are incapable of success. The only heroes in the world are the emperor and Cao Er." Cao Cao said while drinking wine.
Liu Bei smiled and nodded, drinking with Cao Cao.
The two of them were like confidants for many years and talked about everything.
"Did you know that when I was chasing Yuan Gugliu, we had a drink with each other just like now?" Cao Cao continued.
"I don't know."
"Do you know how Yuan Gongli died?" Cao Cao asked again.
"Yuan Gongli deserves to die as a rebel," Liu Bei said.
"No, Yuan Jiujiu is unwilling to surrender and submit to me." Cao Cao said.
When Liu Bei heard this, he took a sip from his wine glass and said, "But he has established himself as emperor, and the pride in his bones will not let him surrender to others."
After Cao Cao finished the glass of wine, he said: "Yes, so he is dead."
The conversation between the two seemed to fall into silence at this point.
Zhou Sheng looked at the rain that was getting heavier and heavier, and always felt that the rain was a little unusual.
Very weird.
It's like, something is going to happen.
"Bang!"
Outside the door, Captain Mo Jin and three others stumbled in, but were stopped by Xu Chu.
"Who dares to break into the lord's mansion!" Xu Chu waved his weapon and stopped Lao Hu and the others.
"Zhongkang, one of our own." Cao Cao said lightly, and Xu Chu returned to Cao Cao.
Zhou Sheng was sitting on the eaves. When he saw Lao Hu and the others coming in in a hurry, he immediately jumped off the roof and landed in front of them.
When Lao Hu saw Zhou Sheng, he was extremely excited.
"Finally, I found you." Old Hu was so excited.
He originally wanted to come back and use Cao Cao's power to find Zhou Sheng, but he didn't expect Zhou Sheng himself to appear.
"What happened?" Zhou Sheng asked directly.
He could tell that Lao Hu and the three of them were very anxious.
"Something happened." Old Hu said.
"What's the matter?" Cao Cao walked out with his hands behind his back and looked at Zhou Sheng, then at Lao Hu and the three of them.
"Sir, do you know my subordinates?" Cao Cao asked.
"Yeah." Zhou Sheng nodded.
"That's just right, let's have a drink together." Cao Cao invited.
"There's no time." Lao Hu grabbed Zhou Sheng's hand and started to leave.
"Xu Chu!" Cao Cao shouted, and Xu Chu came at him with a knife and blocked the main entrance.
"I said, have a drink before leaving." Cao Cao said again, but the smile disappeared from his face.
Zhou Sheng looked at Cao Cao, waved his hand, and opened the door instantly.
"Cao Cao, I don't want to be your enemy." Zhou Sheng said coldly.
"I couldn't figure out before why you helped Yuan Gongdao, and I hope you can give me an explanation." Cao Cao said in confusion.
"Yuan Gongli, I can only die in your hands." Zhou Sheng looked into Cao Cao's eyes and said.
Cao Cao looked at Zhou Sheng's expression and felt a little unsteady about the wine glass in his hand.
"Sir, why are you helping Duke Cao?" Liu Bei came out and asked.
He also received help from Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng looked at the two of them and said: "It's nothing to help or not, it's just a matter of convenience. I'm leaving now. If nothing else happens, I won't show up again."
Hearing this, Cao Cao and Liu Bei seemed to understand.
"Sir, where are you going?" they both asked at the same time.
"Anyway, I won't be in this world. You can rest assured that you don't have to do anything because of my appearance. Just treat me as if I've never been here." After Zhou Sheng finished speaking, he turned around and took Lao Hu and the three of them out.
Cao Cao and Liu Beileng stayed where they were, neither of them trying to stop them.
They knew in their hearts that people like Zhou Sheng could not be retained.
In their hearts, they were just curious and curious about who Zhou Sheng was.