Chapter 524: The reward and punishment are clear, Boss Cao
Originally, Pang Tong and Cao Cao did not have any deep hatred. They just discussed matters in order to display their talents and prove their abilities. Helping the Han Dynasty was actually more of an excuse.
Since Lu Yan and Cao Cao graciously let Pang Tong go, Pang Tong finally gave up his stubbornness and secretly revealed his next plan to Cao Cao and Lu Yan by asking about Xu Shu's whereabouts.
After hearing Pang Tong's question, Lu Yan naturally reacted quickly.
Pang Tong no longer had any hostility towards them in his heart, so this seemed to be a very good opportunity to persuade them to surrender.
But Lu Yan knew that Pang Tong was arrogant and would accept the soft rather than the tough, and Liu Qi and others were still there, so he gave up the plan of directly persuading him to surrender.
Lu Yan and Lao Cao looked at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes. However, they calmed down their emotions well, and Lu Yan said: "Yuan Zhi is now in Xiliang helping Ma Teng to resist Han Sui. You also know that Ma Teng, Ma Chao and his son are all loyal ministers of my great Han Dynasty, and Han Sui is so ambitious that he wants to destroy the Ma family and his son to dominate Xiliang. His heart is to be punished!"
"It is indeed a disaster." Pang Tong also nodded pretendingly and sighed: "I just didn't expect that with Yuan Zhi's help, Ma Teng still couldn't take down Han Sui. Looking at Han Sui, it's not easy!"
"The Nine Bends of the Yellow River are not in vain." Lu Yan also sighed, and then said: "With the help of Yuan Zhi and Zhang Xiu, the Ma family and his son can compete with Han Sui. At this time, they will There is a lack of an opportunity or person that can completely turn the tide of the war."
Pang Tong nodded and said nothing more.
He bowed his hands to Lu Yan and Cao Cao again, and said, "Thank you, Lu Qiaoqi, for clearing up the confusion. Pang takes his leave."
Lu Yan also cupped his hands and replied: "Take care!"
After saying goodbye, Pang Tong turned around and strode away.
Although Pang Tong is not very tall, his back is straight, and when faced with a life-and-death crisis, he can still remain calm and calm, showing that he is also a man of great understanding.
"Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan are indeed a rare talent!" Cao Cao looked at Pang Tong and couldn't help but admired him.
"That is a younger generation who is as famous as Kong Ming and Zhong Da. He is naturally a rare talent." Lu Yan replied, causing Sima Yi behind him to straighten his back involuntarily.
After Pang Tong's matter was settled, Gan Ning, Su Fei, and Xu Sheng knew that it would be their turn next.
Gan Ning had already thought about it in the short time just now, and he was ready to take the initiative to plead guilty. After all, it is better to admit his mistakes proactively than to be reported by others, and he wanted to fight the blame alone so that his brothers could get the rewards they deserved. Their blood will not be shed in vain.
Seeing Cao Cao and Lu Yan turning around, Gan Ning took the initiative and knelt down on one knee in front of Cao Cao and Lu Yan, confessing his crime and saying, "Prime Minister, you will finally be guilty!"
Seeing Gan Ning take the initiative to plead guilty, Su Fei and Xu Sheng immediately understood Gan Ning's thoughts, so they knelt behind Gan Ning, clasped their fists and said, "The last general is guilty!"
After hearing their words, Cao Cao's smiling face suddenly became serious, "You also know that you are guilty?"
"Yes" Gan Ning and the others replied dejectedly.
Lu Yan couldn't bear it, but military discipline was military discipline, and there was no room for slacking off.
"Hmph!" Cao Cao couldn't help snorting when he heard this, and then said: "On the way here just now, someone reported that your navy massacred prisoners and unarmed civilians! Do you know that such behavior violates military discipline and is a crime?
A big taboo of our army!”
Cao Cao's voice was very loud, especially on quiet nights, and his voice seemed to be lingering over the city, refusing to disperse for a long time.
Lao Cao has been in a high position for a long time, and he has also fought in and out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The pressure and evil aura he carries cannot be underestimated.
This anger caused not only Cao Cao's own soldiers to remain silent, but also Liu Qi, the Kuai brothers and Jingzhou officials, who were standing not far away waiting for Cao Cao to summon him, were also trembling with fear and did not dare to make a sound.
After all, Lu Yan still couldn't bear to have his subordinates punished in front of so many people. He felt that even if he wanted to be held accountable, he should still be concerned about the face of the soldiers.
However, just when Lu Yan was about to say something, Cao Cao took the lead and said: "But since you have formed an army not long ago and it is your first offense, I will give you a lighter sentence this time."
After hearing what Cao Cao said, Lu Yan, Gan Ning, Su Fei, and Xu Sheng couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"A certain general will accept his punishment!" Gan and Ning said in unison.
"The penalty will be a year's salary for your navy commander Lu Changsheng, plus three pieces of treasure!"
"?" Gan Ning and the others were confused.
"???" Lu Yan was also confused, and even subconsciously asked: "Eh, four mouthfuls of rice?"
Cao Cao turned to look at Lu Yan and asked expressionlessly: "Is there a problem?"
Have a question?
Of course there is a problem!
There must be a problem!!!
"When you sit at home, the pot comes from the sky!" Lu Ya roared crazily in his heart as he looked at Lao Cao's rough face.
But what's even more irritating is that this is obviously a selfish punishment from Cao Cao: "How dare you punish me with a salary and ask me to take out three treasures? This is not to enrich your own pockets. I, Lu Yan, stand on my head while eating to show you!"
Gan Ning and others were also deceived, but in the end, the shit basin ended up on Mr.’s head???
But after calming down a little, Lu Yan decided to take the blame and endure the anger for the sake of the future and happiness of his naval brothers.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yan cupped his hands and said, "Lu is lax in his command and has violated military discipline. He is willing to be punished!"
"Hahaha! In this case, the punishment has been revealed!" After hearing Lu Yan's confession, Cao Cao finally grinned and laughed proudly, then walked to Gan Ning and the other three and helped them up one by one.
Said: "You three, come, let's go to the celebration banquet together!"
Gan Ning, Su Fei, and Xu Sheng stood up, glanced at Lu Yan with shameful expressions, and then lowered their heads.
Lu Yan came to them and said, "It doesn't matter. Just remember not to make this kind of mistake again in the future."
"Yes, I will follow your teacher's instructions."
"Okay." Lu Yan patted their shoulders one by one. Xu Sheng grinned because he had an injury on his shoulder.
Lu Yan took out a bottle of constitution pills from his arms, handed them to Gan Ning and said, "You are all injured in this siege. Take these constitution pills and take them first. They will be very helpful for your injury recovery."
Effect."
Gan Ning took the small porcelain bottle, while Su Fei shouted in surprise: "Physique Pill!"
Xu Sheng was new and didn't know much about this thing, so he asked: "What does this elixir do?"
"This bottle can improve physical fitness and speed up recovery from injuries. It's worth dozens of gold!"
"So expensive?!" Xu Sheng couldn't help but exclaimed.
After Xu Sheng and others calmed down, Lu Yan suddenly added: "When you go back, each of you will copy the "Su Shu" and "Six Tao" fifty times to create a memory for this mistake."
The smiles on the faces of Gan Ning and others suddenly froze, "Fifty or fifty times?"