Chapter five hundred and first endowment with disease
"The first thing is the main thing, so the selfish motives that arise later will eventually have some scruples and dare not succeed." [Talker Talk]
"I don't think as much as you do. The emperor is the emperor, Cao Gong is Cao Gong, and I am me." Le Jin glared at Yu Jin. His height only reached Yu Jin's shoulders, but his aura should not be underestimated: "I advise you,
You were just a centurion under Bao Xin back then, no matter from now on or in the future, without Duke Cao, you are nothing!"
Yu Jin's walking stopped suddenly. He looked at Le Jin with cold eyes, and there was anger in his tone: "In your eyes, is this the kind of person I am?"
"I'm just giving you good advice. Who knows what secrets you are hiding deep in your heart when you don't usually get close to others?" Le Jin didn't know that he had done something wrong and said to himself: "You and Chang Xi are the same.
Old acquaintance, right?"
Yu Jin's expression changed, and he seemed to have found the crux of Le Jin's suspicion of him: "So what?"
He and Chang Xi were both from Taishan County. Not only did they know each other, but they were also old friends. Yu Jin had never deliberately concealed this relationship. Even Cao Cao knew about it, but Le Jindan mentioned it with a hint: "Lian
Taishi Cidu knew how to persuade Lu Bu to turn back. You have been friends with Chang Xi for many years but you haven't said a word. Don't blame me for having doubts about you."
This implies that he has no basic loyalty to his old friend, let alone loyalty to Cao Cao.
Yu Jin couldn't imagine that Le Jin, who usually made noises, would have such a mind now. He couldn't help but look at him one more time and replied: "Zang Xuangao is closer to him. It's not my turn to talk about it."
"If Zang Ba hadn't been betrayed by him, how could he have protected our army?" This unconvincing rhetoric made Le Jin even more unconvinced. He raised his hand and patted the dust on the Forbidden Armor leaves, and said softly: "That's all I've said.
, just take care of yourself."
After saying that, Le Jin put one hand on the sword at his waist, turned around and left.
Yu Jin stood far away, and before the other party had gone far, he suddenly whispered: "I will not betray Duke Cao."
Le Jin did not stop, but raised his hand and shook it towards Yu Jin to show that he heard.
When Yu Jin saw Le Jin's indifferent attitude, he couldn't help but feel indignant. Le Jin didn't even think about it. The emperor now has a vast army, so why would he need a general like himself who defected halfway?
In the afternoon, Taishi Ci handed over the handwritten letter to Cao Cao, asking him as his commander to secretly send his men to the enemy camp.
Cao Cao took the letter from Tai Shi Ci and first praised: "I had known that the country ordered good craftsmen to improve the papermaking method. This paper is soft and white, and is more refined than Zuo Bo's paper. It's a rare sight. I will go to Chang'an the other day.
, we must buy it widely and practice writing.”
Then, he read the content of the letter up and down and said: "Although it is good to tell the story, in my opinion, the tone of the court must be the main one. So, your Lordship"
When engaged, Wang Bi immediately gave his hand and agreed.
"Please take it and revise it a little, and then ask someone to do it." Cao Cao reached out and handed the letter over, looking at Wang Bi intently.
Wang Bi was Cao Cao's earliest confidant. He lacked intelligence, but was more loyal. He understood Cao Cao's intention in advance and accepted it calmly without showing any trace.
The matter of submitting a letter was of great importance, so Cao Cao took it seriously and specifically gave it to the army commander Ma Louyi. This man was a ranger in his early years and had a strong figure. Taking advantage of the dark sky, he carefully touched the outside of Lu Bu's camp, and soon
Then he was 'exposed' in the eyes of Lu Bu's patrolling soldiers.
"Don't rush to kill me! I was invited by the general's old friend, and I have a secret message to submit to the general!" Lou Yi showed no sign of timidity during the siege. Everyone was surprised and at a loss. After all, Lu Bu had already fallen asleep at this time.
, no one dared to disturb him at the moment, if he got angry, no one present would be able to escape.
"What's going on?" At this moment, Captain Cao Xing came over. After asking about the situation, he asked rather suspiciously: "The general's old friend? Tell me who he is and see if I recognize him."
Lou Yi had already let go of his restraints and looked at the other party: "I just don't know if Beihai Taishi Ci is an old friend of General Lu?"
Cao Xing said "Oh" and suddenly remembered that there was this person back then. At that time, Lu Bu was very close to this person, and even took him and a group of his cronies out of the city to see him off when he left for Chang'an. Now these years have passed.
, I didn’t expect that Taishi Ci was still thinking about Lu Bu... Wait.
"Is Taishi Ci currently in the opposite camp?"
Lou Yi didn't answer, but the answer was obvious.
Cao Xing did not dare to neglect, nor did he dare to report the matter. Instead, he took Lou Yi to find his boss, Hao Meng from Hanoi. When Hao Meng heard about this, he quickly woke up from his vague consciousness.
After a brief thought, he sent Cao Xing to continue patrolling the camp, while he took Lou Yi to the main tent of Lu Bu's army.
Nowadays, Lu Bu has experienced several defeats and has very few soldiers left. Even though he has been operating in Langye for a short time, he only has more than 3,000 soldiers. His generals Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Hou Cheng and other generals were either seriously injured or died.
Although young but not skilled, the more than a thousand people directly under Hao Meng became Lu Bu's backbone.
Hao Meng didn't encounter much obstruction along the way. After he woke up Lu Bu and waited for him to finish losing his temper, he slowly told what happened to Lou Yi.
"Taishi Ziyi?" Lu Bu stretched out his hand and poured cold water on his face from the copper basin. The autumn weather at the end of August made Lu Bu's whole body tremble, so he quickly woke up and took a piece of silk cloth from the side of the basin to wipe it.
He walked out with a few steps, wiping the drops of water on his face. Behind him, his wife, Mrs. Wei, turned over in her deep sleep.
"Go and bring that man in." Lu Bu sat down with a sword and a golden horse. Before seeing Lou Yi, he had been muttering in his heart that he had been really confused these years. He was doing well in Qingzhou, but he was first beaten by Yuan Tan.
This kid was defeated and rushed to Langye; then he wanted to join forces with Chang Xi and plot to seize the Langye Kingdom; in the end, before the Langye Kingdom could be captured, Yuan Tan somehow sent someone to make peace.
At that time, he was very reluctant to hate the Yuan family, but who knows where Chang Xi was lobbying hard. Even Dong Zhao and Hao Meng persuaded him to see the situation clearly, even if he had to compromise. Under the circumstances at that time
, Lu Bu's power was weakened, with Changxi in the south, Yuan Tan in the north, and no good allies around him. With both soft and hard tactics, Lu Bu had no choice but to surrender to Yuan Tan.
After Yuan Tan accepted Lu Bu, he did not treat him differently at first, allocating food and grass, and giving him important responsibilities. Lu Bu also saw how powerful the Yuan family was, and the initial injustice gradually dissipated. He was originally a profit-seeking person.
He also has no foresight. Lu Bu can cooperate with anyone who benefits him the most. As for loyalty, how many people today still believe in loyalty?
So in the end, Yuan Shao proclaimed himself the king of Pingyuan. Apart from feeling a little uncomfortable, Lu Bu calmly accepted the title of General Zhennan. He thought at that time that the attitude of the young emperor of Chang'an towards him was extremely dull, and he had never heard of Chang'an in these years.
What achievements did the imperial court make in the Central Plains, and the Yuan family controlled four states and had more than 100,000 soldiers, and he was "kind" to the Yuan family. It was better to take shelter from the Yuan family than to continue to serve the court, not to mention that if things went against him, he would
If you surrender with the seal of 'General Zhennan', you can finally get a suitable price.
But he didn't expect that the person contacting him would be Taishi Ci.