Cao Ren and the other three looked at Lu Yan dumbfounded.
After a long time, Li Dian came out of the shock and asked: "What...what do you mean by this?"
Although Lu Yan's words were a bit "scary", the effect was really good.
Didn’t you see that Li Dian’s title has changed from Lu Zhonglang to Mr....
Lu Yan was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, but he didn't think about it for too long. He thought to himself: "Anyway, that old guy Mao Jie will still say it soon... I'm so familiar with him, so he won't mind if I rob him."
His lines, right?”
He felt that since this layer of paper had been pierced in advance, he might as well take the plunge and tell the truth!
Lu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes sharp,
His eyes wandered back and forth between Cao Ren, Cao Hong and Li Dian, and then he asked in an unusually serious tone:
"Can I trust you?
Mr. Cao, can I trust you?"
Lu Yan's words seemed to insult the three people present. No, they were insulted.
Cao Hong and Cao Ren's faces immediately turned red.
The two brothers almost gritted their teeth and pointed to the sky and swore to the sky: "If my brothers betray my eldest brother and my husband, they will be struck by five thunderbolts from the sky, and they will die without a burial place!"
Li Dian was not so cruel. He just cupped his fists and said, "If Li Dian betrays my lord and my husband, please take my head!"
Lu Yan nodded slowly. The three in front of him should be the most trustworthy military generals in Chenliu County. As for the ban... Lu Yan felt that it was a bit difficult.
As one of the five good generals of Cao Wei, Yu Jin accompanied Cao Cao in the north and south, and made great achievements in battle.
There is no doubt about his ability and strength.
But the bad thing is,
He has a history of surrender...
Yu Jin was excluded from this conversation, not because Lu Yan was guarding against him, but because Lu Yan was still a little unsure about Jin.
Yu Jin is also considered a man of both civil and military skills, and is extremely good at military training.
In his thirty years in the army, except for the one defeat to Guan Yu, he had almost no defeats.
I just couldn't hold back that shiver in the end,
In the end, what people remember is not Yu Jin who ran the army lawfully, but the treacherous and selfish Yu Jin;
He is no longer the invincible Yu Jin, but the Yu Jin who was defeated and captured, greedy for life and afraid of death.
The human heart is the most unpredictable. Once he has a criminal record, no matter what he does, he will no longer be pure, but a tainted person...
Cao Ren and Cao Hong are Cao Cao's brothers and best friends.
Li Dian has a deep understanding of justice, does not argue with others, respects elegance, has the demeanor of an elder, and is also a trustworthy general.
Lu Yan had absolute trust in the three of them.
Now that the words have been spoken, Lu Yan said bluntly,
"Although Chang'an is temporarily controlled by Li Guo, there are still loyal people in the court.
It is certain that in a few years the emperor will escape from Chang'an with the help of loyal people.
Think about it, if the emperor escaped from Chang'an, where would he most likely flee to?"
To the north of Chang'an is the Yellow River, to the south is the danger of the Qinling Mountains, and to the west is Xiliang. It is absolutely impossible for the emperor to run towards these three.
Thinking of this, Li Dian's eyes lit up and he replied: "The emperor... can only come from the east!"
"That's right, the Emperor can only come from the east. Moreover, the princes of Guandong are the main force in joining forces to fight against Dong and have sufficient troops and supplies. Only they have the strength to accept the Emperor!"
"But to welcome the emperor, wouldn't that bring a lot of constraints to the eldest brother?" Cao Ren expressed his doubts, and this was also the first question that many people would think of.
There are always two sides to a thing. When looking at it, you cannot just focus on the good or the bad side.
"We should look at it from two aspects.
Zixiao, you are right, welcoming the emperor will definitely bring you a lot of inconvenience, and may even cause serious internal strife.
But have you ever thought that as long as the emperor is in the hands of Cao Gong, Cao Gong will be invincible in his political stance!
Not to mention that after the emperor will grant official positions to Duke Cao and you, Duke Cao will be able to legitimately expand his strength!"
When Cao Ren, Li Dian, and Cao Hong heard this, they suddenly understood.
Cao Hong suddenly had an idea and added what Lu Yan had not finished saying:
"That is to say,
No matter what we do or who we do in the future,
You can take action in the name of the Emperor!"
Cao Ren deeply believed it and said: "The righteousness is always with me!"
Lu Yan pointed at the excited Cao Hong and Cao Ren and said, "Hey! This is what you said, I never said the following words..."
"Treacherous!" Cao Hong and Cao Ren both despised Lu Yan in their hearts.
But they have completely figured it out now,
He no longer had the slightest complaint against Lu Yan or their eldest brother Cao Cao.
"That's what I said! I would say that even in front of my eldest brother!" Cao Hong beat his chest loudly and let out a burst of heroic words.
Cao Ren laughed and said: "Sir, there is no need to worry. You have never said anything about the emperor. These words will rot in our stomachs before the emperor comes!"
Li Dian bowed deeply to Lu Yan and said, "Listening to Mr. Lu's words is worth ten years of reading!"
Lu Yanjian finally mobilized the enthusiasm of these three brothers to catch him.
He decided to strike while the iron was hot and do his job...oh no, to give them more training and trust,
"That being the case, are you three still bored?"
"No, of course not! I will drill those lazy boys hard when I go back tomorrow!" Cao Ren said fiercely, and those soldiers will probably be in trouble...
After thinking about it, Lu Yan felt that he should still trust Yu Jin. After all, even if he surrendered, it would be when Yu Jin grew old and lost his ambition.
Now is the time when people are young and full of ambitions. You really shouldn’t be too petty.
"You should also take more care of Yu Jin. Don't be too indifferent to her just after she arrived."
"Listen to sir!"
Hmm... Very good! Lu Yan showed a smile on his face, and a furry tail seemed to fall out from behind...
"I'm thinking that Chenliu County has a lot more people recently.
So I plan to recruit some more soldiers, some more personal guards, and I need to visit some more talents...
But after all, my manpower is limited, so I need your help."
"Sir, just ask, we will do everything for you!" Cao Hong agreed without even thinking.
Lu Yan immediately said happily: "Okay! I like your uprightness!"
Before Cao Ren and Li Dian could ponder the taste,
Lu Yan immediately assigned tasks to the three of them and said: "Zi Xiao, Zi Lian, obey orders!"
Cao Ren and Cao Hong subconsciously clasped their fists and said, "Cao Ren (Cao Hong) obeys the order!"
"I order you to recruit 20,000 soldiers from the population of the military camp to expand the army, and train diligently without neglect!"
"Here!"
"But......"
Lu Yan knew their worries. Expanding the army privately without Cao Cao's orders was not a trivial matter...
But now there are some things that are too mysterious to talk about.
Lu Yan estimated that his idea would not be approved by Cao Cao, so he decided to kill it first and then report it.
"It doesn't matter. If Mr. Cao asks about it then, you can just say that you did it according to my request, Lu Yan." Lu Yan guessed that Boss Cao was not so narrow-minded. If he was really narrow-minded, it would only mean that he had misjudged him.
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"A true man, you share the blessings and the hardships! Your husband's business is my business, and I will never let you bear the risk alone!" Cao Hong was honest.
Cao Ren and Li Dian saw Cao Hong patting his chest again. They felt that they were all grasshoppers on the same rope now.
So they all clasped their fists and said, "We all listen to you, sir!"