Kong Rong! It turned out to be Kong Rong! The appearance of this rumored figure who should have died out long ago really surprised Cao Bao.

Of course, Cao Bao knew Kong Rong. Before that year, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian intended to get involved in Qingzhou, and at the same time, Kong Rong, who served as the Taishou of Beihai, swore an oath to each other, and when they made friends, Cao Bao was the first general in Xuzhou, and at the same time he was the identity of the first general in Xuzhou at that time, and he knew Kong Rong.

However, although Kong Rong was considered to have known Cao Bao at that time, if he said that he had any friendship, even Cao Bao couldn't believe it. First, because he was one of the princes of the Eighteen Roads and confessed his identity, and secondly, for the first prominent gate valve of the Han Dynasty such as the sage family, the Cao family, where Cao Bao is located, can only be regarded as a local tyrant and cannot be put on the stage. That is, there can be some scenes in Xuzhou, but this is still constrained by the Chen family and the Mi family, and it is impossible to enter the eyes of Kong Rong at all. Therefore, although when connecting with the government officials of the Beihai Department of Qingzhou, Cao Bao also thought more than once that if he wanted to borrow the banner of Kong Rong, the situation might be able to be bigger, and even if he lost in the end, he would make Qin Xu throw a mouse and dare not move lightly for the sake of Qingzhou's stability. But in the end, Cao Bao was still not sure about pulling the tiger skin as a banner after all, and he was worried about bringing humiliation on himself, so he finally gave up.

Unexpectedly, Kong Rong actually found the door by himself.

Kong Rong's series of actions in Qingzhou at the beginning were turned upside down by Qin Xu, which can be said to be self-defeating. Not only did he complete his so-called duty of following Situ Wang Yun to feed thieves, but he also finally left a laughing stock in front of the world, fulfilling Qin Xu's "prestige". It stands to reason that it is common sense that Kong Rong will not appear in Qingzhou in this life. But now, Kong Rong not only appeared in Qingzhou, but also in his own mansion in Linzi, which made Cao Bao a little confused for a while what this old brother meant.

Cao Bao also knew that because of his own personal grudges, he took advantage of Lu Bu's serious illness to take advantage of his special identity to make trouble and create a huge momentum. There will definitely be all kinds of people who are already salivating for Qingzhou to come forward to "make do". However, Cao Bao knows better that now Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou have been based on Lu Bu, and the climate has become a success, and it is by no means that when he was in Xuzhou, he could hold a heavy weapon and wait for buyers. The situation in Qingzhou, even if Lu Bu is seriously injured, he can't look at things, but as long as the god of war does not die. If the morale of the army is not dispersed, there will never be chaos. Otherwise, there are more than 100,000 Lu Bu soldiers, but if one person opposes it, then the person who "stretches out his hand" will definitely face a retaliatory devastating blow. With the strength of Lu Bu's army, even if it is as strong as Cao Cao, he does not dare to cover his edge. Therefore, although Cao Bao's actions were out of line, they were also within the range that Qin Xu could bear, or on the contrary, he was happy to see it.

Although Cao Bao has a bigger heart, he is not stupid! A fool will not be mixed up under the old fox Tao Qian, and he can become an addition to Tao Qian. The person who commanded one-third of the troops under the original Xuzhou rule. Not to mention that when Xuzhou was strong and Qingzhou was weak, Burning Lengzao chose to marry his daughter to Lu Bu to marry Qin and Jin. It can even be said that except for the fact that after being rescued by Qin Xu from the Danyang soldiers, Cao Bao has always restrained his emotions to a controllable degree because of the loss of face and did not suppress the selfish desires in his heart for a while. Even if he stirs up the wind and rain in Qingzhou to calculate Qin Xu, it can make people unable to grasp the slightest handle before he succeeds.

But now, Kong Rong is here!

Kong Rong's intention is self-evident. Because before Kong Rong summoned the rebel generals of Xuzhou, the defeated soldiers from other states, and the bandits and rogues of Zhao'an to form the so-called "righteous army" with the intention of attacking Linzi in an unsuccessful attempt. This Wenkui of the time, at least in Qing Xu, or in the sphere of influence ruled by Lu Bujun, has been discredited, and there are few people who shout and fight. Linzi, for Kong Rong, is tantamount to the tiger's den in Longtan, a little careless. After Wang Yue abandoned Kong Rong and left, he would be in danger of being crushed. These, Kong Rong, who has been ruling the army for decades, will never fail to see it, but Kong Rong is still here! Combined with the chaos that emerged in Qingzhou. The intention is self-evident.

"Hole...... Ahem, dare to come here? Cao Bao still remembers Kong Rong's contempt hidden in his eyes when he met each other, so when he saw Kong Rong kneeling in front of the table and drinking tea and soup with a comfortable appearance, Cao Bao's tone was not very friendly.

"A certain person came to save General Cao's life!" Kong Rong didn't seem to care about Cao Bao's tone, got up and looked at Cao Bao's eyes, and said lightly

"What...... What saves someone's life? Nonsense! "This sentence, if Qin Xu was here, he would not be able to laugh dumbly when he heard Kong Rong's words. Most of the strategists who lack confidence in these years love this tone when they go out to be lobbyists, and Qin Xu has seen more than one. But Cao Bao obviously didn't have the experience of someone Qin, so when he heard Kong Rong say this, his heart still subconsciously skipped a beat.

It's not that Cao Bao believed Kong Rong's words so easily. It's just that since Qin Xu returned to Qingzhou, Cao Bao began to release news to disturb the people's audio-visual, as Qin Xu transferred the army to various places to strengthen the garrison in the name of Lu Bu, first there were students from the school palace who refused to cooperate, and then Sima Zanghong, the first person in the Qingzhou government affairs department, secretly helped, some rumors that still had some momentum were quickly shattered, and Cao Bao originally wanted to borrow his identity to connect, but the officials who stayed in Qingzhou before but were not as good as the previous ones were also a little wavering. This made Cao Bao, who was planning to hide behind the scenes and make plans to pick peaches at the end, was quite a bit panicked that he couldn't hide by surprise.

Cao Bao didn't know Qin Xu's plan, he only thought that if this matter was revealed, let the already boiling rumors sit on him, let alone Lu Bu's father-in-law, even if it was Lu Bu's father, it was estimated that he would be in a catastrophe. So when Cao Bao saw Kong Rong, he was already deeply trapped in it and couldn't extricate himself. And now Kong Rong's appearance made Cao Bao, who had faintly guessed Kong Rong's intentions, a little more flustered in his heart. Therefore, when Kong Rong said that he meant to save Cao Bao's life, he would show such a gaffe.

"General Cao is in a situation at this time, and he is already like a drop of water about to boil oil, I'm afraid that it won't take long for him to end up in pieces, right? Why care about Kong's safety? "Kong Rong, who came to Linzi again, is far from the Beihai who was full of kindness, radiance, and fat in the past, and was too guarded to look good, wrapped in a green robe with a body that had already lost a lot of weight, his face was sallow and haggard, and his gray hair also looked dry and dull, only a pair of shining eyes had a little bit of the majesty when the heroes gathered under the tiger prison that day. At this moment, seeing Cao Bao's expression changed greatly when he was said by himself, Kong Rong showed a faint smile on his face, under Cao Bao's somewhat stunned gaze. Facing the face of the Cao family in Linzi Mansion, he set aside the old man of the Cao family when he was in Xuzhou to take care of Cao Bao's living servant and waved his hand, and when the man respectfully shook Kong Rongchang to the ground, he looked indifferent and spoke.

"You...... This...... They? To be honest, Cao Bao thinks he has also seen the wind and waves. For their own safety, they will naturally not be sloppy at all. Otherwise, he would not have spent a year in the Danyang soldiers' nest in Xuzhou after the "feat" of selling Tao Qian to curry favor with Lu Bu, and then he lost to the rebels because of the too ruthless oppression. Even after being reluctantly repatriated to Linzi, coupled with planning this matter, it was even more cautious. And according to Cao Bao, the servants of this family knew that the three generations of their ancestors and grandchildren were all serving the Cao family, but they were Kong Rong's people. If you want your own life. Cao Bao didn't dare to think about it at all, and when he looked at Kong Rong's indifferent appearance again, he was a little restless in his heart, but he trembled a little more.

"Good birds choose trees to perch, General Cao's family style is rigorous, and he is sincerely admired by Kong!" Kong Rong didn't explain much about this, and said with an ambiguous smile. The anti-guest motioned to Cao Bao to sit down, got up and said: "It's just a pity that such a wise person as General Cao will die soon, it's a great pity!" Looking at Cao Jun's meaning, I guess I don't want to listen to Kong's remarks! And please Rong Kong pay tribute to one or two in advance, so that the fate of the previous acquaintance has been completed! I quit myself! ”

"Wait! Reunited with Brother Wenju after a long absence. Even if they are not from different genera, they still have a bit of incense, so why sit and go. Besides, what Brother Wenju said just now, Cao also wants to listen to Brother Wenju's high arguments, and see how Cao Mou's sincerity for my Qingzhou has become the way to die in Brother Wenju's mouth! Cao Bao subconsciously shouted. Boy. It's been less than a stick of incense since they met, and he is a dead man in Kong Rong's eyes? Didn't you just say that you came to save your life? Originally, Cao Bao had vaguely expected that Kong Rong would suddenly appear here, and he must have a plan, and he planned to use it even if he wouldn't be used by it. When there are some remarks to confirm the thoughts in his heart, how do you know that Kong Beihai back then did not play cards according to common sense at all, and his face was slightly different, so he immediately changed his face, and he was about to swagger away. At present, there is an undercurrent surging under Qingzhou, and the forces of all parties are tense up, God knows how many people's eyes are on him, but he is just hindering his identity, so he did not act rashly. Kong Rong went out like this, whether he would be seen or not, but whenever a little bad news came out, it would be a big trouble for him Cao Bao. What's more, Kong Rong's hints and explicit words have already made Cao Bao's heart unconsciously ripple like when he was in Xuzhou.

"Huh! Is it possible that General Cao still thinks that your actions, then Qin Xu's thief is in the game and doesn't know? Kong Rong was just making a show, but after being stopped by Cao Bao, he didn't say anything polite, sneered, and asked directly.

"Qin ......, cough cough, Brother Wen Ju, what did Cao do to provoke Brother Wen Ju to personally stay in the cold house to teach, Cao still doesn't know. And not to mention that Cao really doesn't know what you mean by what Brother Wen Ju said, and what does Cao's behavior have to do with Qin Xu? Besides, a certain is Feng Xian's father-in-law, and Zhong Ming is Feng Xian's son-in-law, so Cao and Zhong Ming are also related, how can it be like the so-called words in the mouth of Brother Wen Ju? To be honest, Kong Rong's intentions Cao Bao could guess some, and it did make Cao Bao's heart overflow, but Kong Rong's attitude made Cao Bao feel a little uncomfortable. People say that cats are stronger than tigers, and feathered phoenixes are not as good as chickens. And he Cao Bao, not to mention that he was in Xuzhou when he called for wind and rain, even if he was trapped in Linzi at this time, but because of his special identity, he did not dare to be easily offended, not to mention the repeated ridicule of Kong Rong, because of his relationship with Lu Bu, in the huge Linzi, there was no one who spoke loudly to him, it was that Qin Xu, except for the "collision" when he was in Guangling, there was no humiliating words after that. On the other hand, Kong Rong can also be called a fallen person at the end of the world, but the "treatment" is much inferior to that of Cao Bao. First, Beihai was besieged by the yellow scarf, and no one begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother to save him, so he could only eat and wait for death, but in the end, after Qin Xu forced the yellow scarf besieging the city, he was forced to sacrifice the city in white clothes, tied his neck, and suffered enough humiliation. Although he was listed by Lu Bu as the governor of Qingzhou and the head of Jixia Xuegong Mountain, everyone knows that Kong Beihai, who was born in a family of saints and has a great reputation, is known as the world's Wenkui. But he really worshiped Lu Bu, or Qin Xu, a little-known young man who was just a domestic slave. It can be said that the inside of the face has been lost! In fact, there are too many objective factors for Beihai's belonging, although Kong Rong has been blinded by these titles that are high, but not very glorious, if he goes on like this, after all, he is also a high-ranking official of the Han Dynasty. The nominal No. 3 person in Qingzhou, after a long time, the aura of the sage family has reappeared, and the impact on Kong Rong's reputation is actually not great. But this benevolent brother was unwilling to fail, and took advantage of Lu Bu's expedition to Xuzhou to try to make trouble, but he couldn't do it. has the ambition of Situ Wang Yun, but there is no time and place to help each other, and in the end he was labeled as a national thief, leaving a huge laughing stock to the world, if it is not for Wang Yue to save his life, I am afraid that even his life will be put into it. is such a tragic figure, now standing in front of him Cao Bao. Speaking conclusively, even Cao Bao knew that Kong Rong was among the government officials of the Beihai family in Qingzhou, and he actually had a lot of affection and influence, and it was difficult to bear Kong Rong's ridicule that was obviously not a joke.

"Oh? How? General Cao thinks Kong Rong is alarmist? Ha! The dissatisfaction in Cao Bao's eyes, Kong Rong naturally saw it, but at this moment, Kong Rong was not annoyed by this at all, and there was still a faint smile on his slightly clear face. After a while, he straightened out the Confucian shirt on his body and said, "Presumably, the person General Cao relies on is nothing more than the relationship with Lu Bu's traitorous son-in-law, right?" ”

"Humph!" Cao Bao snorted, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Kong Rong calling Lu Bu like this, but he didn't speak out again because of this, acquiesced in these words, and waited for Kong Rong's next words.

"Yes. Tao Gongzu did not participate in the feat of the Kwantung princes' crusade against the national thieves that day, and General Cao, you did not have such a grand event, which is really a pity! The corners of Kong Rong's mouth curled slightly, as if recalling the glory of the past. picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip of tea soup, and said slowly: "I just don't know if General Cao knew who was the one who refused the volunteers and protected the traitor of Dong Zhuo?" ”

"What does Brother Wen Ju mean by these old things?" Seeing that Kong Rong didn't talk about the topic, Cao Bao was not very good at listening to words, and there was a bit of impatience in his tone, and asked.

"Haha! The henchman of the day, the deadly king of Hades in the future! How does General Cao compare himself to Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo? Kong Rong was not annoyed by Cao Bao's impatient appearance, and said with emotion as if he was talking to himself: "Lu Bu, Hu Ye, can share hardships and hardships, and must not share happiness, the world has already made a conclusion." And Lu Bu according to Qingzhou, although there is a temporary glory, but General Cao early to vote for the Lu family, when also knowing, the north of Qingzhou is defeated and Lu Bu is defeated, the south is initially determined but the Sun family is not damaged, the situation is unstable, Xuzhou is empty, there are elite soldiers but the heart of the soldiers is unstable, the humiliated people with lofty ideals are all secretly plotting, Jixia School Palace makes the Gang Chang chaotic, heavy business and light agriculture must be the cause of trouble, it can be said that the prosperity in front of Qingzhou is just a castle in the air! Presumably, General Cao also made his recent move because he saw through this false appearance, intending to set things right, right? ”

"A certain ...... That's it! Ignorance...... I don't know what advice Wen Jugong has? Kong Rong's words were like a slap in the face, and they directly hit Cao Bao's most reluctant concern. Oh, yes! It took Qingzhou three years and a lot of effort to turn Lu Bu's bad reputation around. But the problem is that no matter how you cover up and beautify, whether you say that you are righteous and kill your relatives, or whether you say that you are loyal to the king, you can't get rid of the fact that Lu Bu is a "killer of your father-in-law"! In Cao Bao's opinion, he and the Qin Xu thief are different after all. Cao Bao was born in a big family, so he naturally knows the big Han law of "concubines through trading" in these years! If the Cao family has been nothing, there is the Yan family, who has accompanied Lu Bu for nearly 20 years, and there is Diao Chan, who can make Lu Bu angry and become a red face, and he does not hesitate to be the enemy of the world, Cao's influence can almost be said to be infinitely close to zero! His so-called father-in-law, that is, Lu Bu doesn't care, otherwise if he really investigates it, he is just a businessman who used his daughter to exchange his birth when he wanted to sell Xuzhou that day. Otherwise, why would he be in Linzi, that is, Lu Bu was injured by the villain's poisonous arrow during this time, so that he could meet his daughter a few times, not to mention seeing him on weekdays, even if he left Xuzhou and entered Linzi, he would be punished! But what about Qin Xu? Everyone knows that this guy was just a house slave before, but after "catching" Lu Lingqi, not only did Lu Bu's mansion enter and exit unimpeded, but I heard that he lived in it for a long time, and that's it, no matter how he said it, it was half a son, and this Cao Bao didn't fight with it. But as far as the people of Guangqing Prefecture know the rumored gossip that Qin Xu is disrespectful, contradicts Lu Bu, and even privately funded elite soldiers, they can almost drive a bucket gauge! Putting aside these true and false, his Cao Bao's personal experience is a clear proof! Qingzhou soldiers stationed in Xuzhou. That's a typical one who only recognizes Qin Xu, others, no, anyone is ignorant of everything! That's fine, but even the Danyang soldiers who were originally controlled by themselves, he Qin Xu also said that he would rob them! This adds up, only in Qin Xu's hands. Roughly calculated, there are 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses, and this is not counting the newly acquired Yangzhou, which has a close relationship with Qin Xu for almost all the officials and civil and military officials, it is enough to be worthy of nearly two Qingzhou and Xuzhou territory, Lu Bu didn't even ask, is it possible to be willing to let these people have the surname Qin in a daze? All these piles add up, no matter how much people can delegate power, they should exceed tolerance, right? But it's also evil. How come I don't see that Lu Bu, who has little energy in the legend, has the slightest suspicion! You really don't have that to play, do you? Is it possible that this is not a face? Is there such a big gap between people? Cao Bao was simply aroused by Kong Rong's words, and his face became ugly.

"Speaking of which, when General Cao was under Tao Xuzhou that day, in fact, Kong was also very fond of him! It's just that at that time, the general was a favorite general under Gongzu, the top beam of Xuzhou, even if Kong had the heart to make friends, he could only avoid suspicion! But what about Qin Xu, he is just a house slave. However, with a little luck, he stole his current position, used some tricks, and got some credit, and now he has ridden to the head of the general, not to mention that even if it is really calculated, Qin Xu's seniority ...... Are you willing to fail to defeat the general? Seeing that Cao Bao's face was changing faster and faster, Kong Rong smiled secretly in his heart, and his tone also changed. The words came to this point, and he felt aggrieved for Cao Bao, shook his head and nodded ominously.

"Qin ...... That Qin is Lu Bu's son-in-law, and he is a person who is used to seeing the wind and the rudder. Alas...... Brother Wen Ju didn't know that Lu Buzhi had a daughter, who was regarded as a pearl in his palm, and he loved the house and Wuxia. is quite doting on that Qin Xu. Therefore, the generals in the army secretly thought about Lu Bu's thoughts, and saw that Qin Xu got Xuzhou out of thin air because of Tao Gongzu, and they all thought that Lu Bu's move was an arrangement for that Qin Xu, so the army was in aspiration. And that Qin Xu also has some means, with the help of Na Jia Xu and Guo Jia, Qingzhou Liumin Policy and Xuzhou Anmin Policy have won the hearts of the people of the two states, and it has become the climate! doesn't hide it, Cao and Qin have not been in agreement for a long time, but there are some things that can't be done! Cao Bao was dragged by Kong Rong's words at the moment, and unconsciously regarded the enemy of Qingzhou in front of him as a close friend, sighed, as if he was ten years old in an instant, and said with a wry smile: "Indeed! Cao is unwilling! But what's the use? Even if it was like this, he actually wanted to give someone Qin some eye medicine in front of Lu Bu, and he just wanted to vent the evil anger in his chest! But even so, Cao Mou is also self-aware, but he has already prepared for the liquidation of both losses with Qin Xu, and after Lu Bu's injury is healed, he only hopes that Lu Bu will really attach great importance to his family as rumored, in order not to give my child the best inconvenience! ”

"Hahahaha! Kong just said that General Cao's catastrophe is coming, and the general still complains, but he can't imagine that he has seen through the situation of nine deaths and lives in which the general is now situated! It seems that this time Kong came, but he will not be disappointed to do useless work! The smile on Kong Rong's face gradually thickened, and in Cao Bao's eyes, it seemed that he had also returned to the original Beihai Taishou Mansion, and Kong Rong's bold demeanor when he feasted guests.

"What a good plan for Wenju! I hope I can give me advice! Cao Bao is grateful! Appreciate! If you survive this calamity, you will be rewarded! Never break your word! Cao Bao's eyes flashed a little resolutely, he got up and walked quickly to Kong Rong's side, and reached the ground with a long stroke, Kong Rong's words were ambiguous, and it sounded a little gloating, but Cao Bao could also mix under Tao Qian after all, so he naturally understood the meaning of the words of these sub-literati. A narrow escape? Isn't it ten dead and alive? That is to say, Kong Rong actually has a way to solve this mortal situation? Cao Bao actually had some regret when the uncontrollable situation began to appear in Qingzhou, but he had to send it on the string, so he could only catch up with it, but unexpectedly, in Kong Rong's mouth, there was still room for mediation, Cao Bao immediately grabbed a life-saving straw, even if he knew that it might be to drink to quench his thirst, but at this moment, he had already entered Kong Rong's plot, and had to follow Kong Rong's meaning to think about it.

"Hmm! Why should General Cao be like this! Why bother! The matter ...... Ahem, it's actually not difficult, but I dare to ask General Cao what his ambitions are? Seeing Cao Bao entering, Kong Rong had a slightly reserved look on his face, helped Cao Bao's arm, and asked indifferently.

"Ambition? What does Wen Jugong mean by this? Cao Bao's face flashed with a bit of fear that could not be concealed. Cao Bao naturally understood Kong Rong's words, but being able to understand and daring to understand are still two different things, so after Kong Rong's voice lagged behind, he almost asked with a trill.

"Huh! That's it! It's too early for Kong to say it! It's too much of a hurry! After Kong helps General Cao get through this matter safely, how about discussing his ambitions with the general? ! Kong Rong also seemed to suddenly realize that he was speechless, and changed the topic without caring and said.

"Please also ask Wenju Gong to teach me!" Although Cao Bao faintly felt that something was wrong, but now he was deterred by Kong Rong's words, and he didn't have time to think deeply, and heard Kong Rong say that there was a way to solve the current embarrassing dilemma, Cao Bao immediately asked urgently.

"Hmm! To settle this matter Yir! Kong Rong squinted his eyes and looked at Cao Bao, who was already eager at this time, and said with a smile: "Kong Rong will first congratulate the general's beloved daughter on being pregnant, this Qingzhou will have a master in the future!" ”

"What!?" Cao Bao Wen Yan was startled, and after arousing shame and anger, he seemed to realize something...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian to read. )9