Chapter 893: Temptation
The book is picked up again.
"This ......" Cao Cao's heart moved after hearing Li Zhidi's words, but he didn't dare to give this order easily.
Because, it may be a trivial matter for reason to send out thirty or forty thousand soldiers and horses, but for Cao Cao, this is an out-and-out big thing, and now all the princes in the world are ready to move, and there are only sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses under his command, even if the family, although he has now obtained more than 100,000 prisoners, but these prisoners have not been adjusted, and it will take at least one year to form an effective combat effectiveness, so if he divides 40,000 soldiers and horses, then he will only have twenty or thirty thousand people in his hands, When the time comes, what will he use to guard the states that will be in his hands?
Although he had the heart to ask Li Zhi for soldiers and horses, he did not do so.
Because he wants to take revenge on his own strength!
That's right, revenge!
At the beginning, he organized the princes to fight for Dong, but he was defeated!
Although they finally forced Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, in Cao Cao's opinion, he was defeated!
So he wanted to take this opportunity to defeat Dong Zhuo and avenge his past revenge.
If he borrowed Li Zhi's soldiers and horses, wouldn't that be equivalent to Li Zhi avenging him? Cao Cao's pride didn't allow him to do this!
Li Zhi looked at Cao Cao, who was full of hesitation, and after thinking for a while, he thought of his difficulty.
Then Li Zhi said with a smile: "If Brother Meng De can be trusted, then Brother Meng De will take over Brother Meng De's territory in a comprehensive way, and Brother Meng De will personally go out to attack Liangzhou."
After Brother Meng De coerced Dong Zhuo to promote Brother Meng De, it was not too late to take back the territory. ”
Speaking of this, he stared at Cao Cao tightly to see how he answered.
The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king!
Cao Cao tested him several times, and he planned to respond this time, to test Cao Cao and see if Cao Cao was willing to hand over his territory to himself.
"This ......" Cao Cao hesitated after hearing Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi's words are equivalent to saying that he wants to hand over his entire net worth and life to Li Zhi!
Although he believed that Li Zhi would not show any unwisdom, he still had some hesitation in his heart.
After all, Cao Cao is a little sensitive and suspicious by nature, so he is really reluctant to let him sincerely put his life in the hands of a person.
But he inadvertently raised his head, and after seeing the disappointment in Li Zhi's eyes, he "chuckled" in his heart!
He knew that if he refused, although Li Zhi would not say anything, he would definitely leave a pimple in his heart!
And if this seed of distrust grows into a towering tree, Li Zhi may not support him again!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao raised his head with a serious face and said to Li Zhi: "What did the virtuous brother say!"
The virtuous brother of the line has repeatedly helped the brother for the brother, how can he not trust the virtuous brother of the line?!
In that case, then it is decided!
The territory of the brother will be handed over to the virtuous brother of the line. ”
Speaking of which, Cao Cao's face was serious, and he looked like he was very happy.
But Li Zhi saw a trace of reluctance and worry in the depths of Cao Cao's eyes.
"Alas......" After listening to Cao Cao's words and seeing the reluctant look in Cao Cao's eyes, Li Zhi secretly sighed in his heart and thought: "It seems that Cao Cao still doesn't trust me completely!" ”
But after thinking about it, he was relieved again, "This is normal, for every monarch who aspires to the world, he can't trust anyone."
Even if that person is his parents or children, he can't trust them!
Because once he trusts the wrong person, he will lose not his own life, but the whole world!
So, they don't want to trust anyone! ”
Although Li Zhi was a little sad in his heart, he also understood Cao Cao.
So after hearing Cao Cao's words, he pondered for a while and then spoke: "However, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Guan Yu and others need to guard against other places, and there are no available generals in the hands of the subordinates.
Therefore, Brother Meng De also asked Brother Meng De to leave one of the two brothers of Xiahou behind and lead an army of 100,000 to garrison the place under Brother Meng De's jurisdiction. ”
"......" After Cao Cao heard Li Zhi's words, his face turned red.
He now feels like he's so shameless!
Compared with Li Zhi's selflessness, his little bit of caution is really too dirty!
He knew that the reason why Li Zhi was sitting like this was nothing more than to see the reluctance and hesitation in his heart, so he let one of the two Xiahou brothers lead these soldiers and horses to garrison his territory.
In this way, it is no different from Cao Cao using his own soldiers and horses to garrison.
He can't trust others, can't he still trust the two brothers Xiahou?
Therefore, Li Zhi did this to appease his heart in disguise.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't wait to find a hole to get into, it was too embarrassing!
Compared with Li Zhi's reasonableness and selflessness, Cao Cao is like a villain. Beware of others everywhere!
This strong contrast made Cao Cao embarrassed!
"The virtuous brother is really ashamed to be a brother!" Cao Cao covered his face with his sleeves and said loudly with shame.
After Xia Houdun, who was on the side of the "......", heard Li Zhi's words, he also looked at him in a daze.
He really didn't expect Li Zhi to be so generous.
If it was him, after not being trusted by others, even if he didn't show it, he would always be a little unhappy in his heart.
But Li Zhike was good, not only did he not get angry, but he thought about Cao Cao everywhere, which made him admire it very much.
Afterwards, he bowed deeply to Li Zhi and said, "The hussar general is really very human!" Admire a certain family! ”
Xiahou Dun was a coarse and fine person, and he saw that Cao Cao was in an embarrassing situation at this time, so he immediately stood up and changed the topic to relieve Cao Cao.
"Huh......" Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xiahou Dun's words.
He really didn't know how to face Li Zhi just now.
Li Zhi saw Xiahou Dun saluting him, and hurriedly raised his hand and said, "General Xiahou is what he said, please get up quickly, please get up quickly." ”
After finishing speaking, he said to Cao Cao, who had calmed down a little, "Brother Meng De, as the so-called one guest is extraordinary and two masters, since General Xiahou is here, then leave the matter of leading the army to him, right?" ”
"This ...... That's good! Originally, Cao Cao still thought that Xiahou Dun was just a reckless man who only knew how to shout and kill.
But today he found out that although Xiahou Dun was rude on the surface, he was very delicate in his heart.
Just like just now, Cao Cao could also see that the reason why Xiahou Dun saluted and praised Li Zhi was just to relieve himself.
How can a person who reacts so quickly be a reckless man who only knows how to shout and kill?
Therefore, Cao Cao also handed over the matter to Xiahou Dun with confidence.
After Xia Houdun heard Cao Cao's words, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, and said to Cao Cao and Li Zhi with a solemn face: "Please rest assured, a certain family will never live up to the trust of the two!"
After arriving in Xuzhou and other places, a certain family will definitely do its best to protect the foundation of the lord and prevent the enemy from taking advantage of it! ”
"Hmm" Li Zhi heard this, nodded, stood up and said to Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao: "In that case, then I won't stay stupid here, let's go to the barracks to pick up the army, and by the way, go to see the people of the captured family." ”
Cao Cao, who had completely calmed down, also stood up and nodded with a smile after hearing Li Zhi's words: "That's fine, to be honest, Brother Wei has always wanted to see Li Xingzhi's military camp.
But in the past, I either didn't have time, or I was embarrassed to talk to my virtuous brother, but now I have the opportunity to see the whole picture, and I can't ask for it! ”
"My lord is right!" After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xiahou Dun on the side immediately nodded approvingly, and followed his words and said: "In the past, I have always heard people say how powerful the hussar general's army is, but I have never seen it with my own eyes, and now a certain family finally has a chance to feast their eyes!" ”
After finishing speaking, he impatiently followed behind Li Zhidi and urged: "Hussar General, hurry... I'll go to your barracks soon. ”
"Hehe......" Li Zhi saw that the two were so anxious, and after shaking his head with a smile, he didn't say anything, and hurriedly walked towards the military camp with the two.