Chapter 4: Liu Jun’s righteousness, Cao admires it!
Two men with similar looks stood on the street, looking at the crowd coming and going, but they felt indescribable.
"Brother, I heard that Liu Wude is not a good person to talk to. We may return without success today!" The younger one sighed and said.
"Cao Hong, you have to remember that some things are not as simple as you see on the surface!"
Cao Cao looked deeply at the orderly crowd on the street, but a cold feeling suddenly rose deep in his heart.
"The outside wants to describe him Liu Wude as if he is unforgivable, but look at the people around Yongqiu, they seem to live in fear?
Merchants value profit and have a more sensitive nose than dogs. If Liu Wude was the one who was treacherous and suppressed the caravan everywhere, would you still come to Yongqiu to do business? How could there be more caravans in Yongqiu than Chenliu?”
"I don't know!" Cao Hong shook his head.
"As the prefect of Chenliu, Zhang Mengzhuo could not suppress those caravans from coming to Yongqiu. The surrounding people would rather travel dozens of miles to come to Yongqiu to buy and sell goods. Do you think if Liu Wude just relied on the word "evil", could he do it? Look at this Yongqiu City again, where is there any evil look?"
Cao Cao looked back at the Liu Mansion in front of him and asked again meaningfully: "Have you found out what I asked you to inquire about?"
"Brother, I only found out that Liu Wude did have a guard to protect the Liu family's industry, but where? How many people are there? None of them were found..." Cao Hong shook his head. It should be not difficult to inquire about this matter, but Cao Hong asked around but couldn't find any useful information.
Cao Cao sighed. Since he couldn't find out, he could only try it later.
It happened that Liu Li walked out of the mansion and led the two brothers Cao Cao and Hong into it.
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The guest of the host greeted each other, and Cao Cao took the initiative to introduce himself and Cao Hong. Seeing that Liu Bi did not mean to introduce the people around him, Cao Cao then expressed the purpose of his trip.
"Cao had previously entrusted the Wei family to help Cao purchase a batch of grain and grass. Recently, I heard that this batch of grain and grass was detained by Liu Jun. Cao was just here and did not understand Liu Jun's rules before. Today, he specially followed Liu Jun's rules and brought gifts worth 10% of the goods to apologize. I hope Liu Jun can do it conveniently!"
Following Cao Cao's words, Cao Hong took out more than a dozen gold pieces from his chest and placed them on several tables.
Gold is not a common currency, but copper coins are not convenient for bulk transactions, so gold is only used in bulk transactions.
Liu Bi held a peach in his hand and ate it, shook his head calmly and said:
"You Cao Mengde didn't understand the rules when you first arrived. I don't blame you. Wei's family has been in Chenliu for generations and has had a lot of interactions with Liu. Don't they understand the rules either?
If you don’t want to pay this gift, you can take a detour to Yongqiu County. All caravans who have had contact with Liu know that Liu never charges any detours. Since he left Yongqiu, he also hung up Liu’s flag and enjoyed the protection brought by Liu, but he didn’t want to pay the gift. Now that the convoy has been detained by Liu, you come to the door with the gift again, which makes it difficult for me to deal with it!"
Cao Cao instantly understood that Liu Bi's meaning was nothing more than two meanings.
It’s different before and after, so you have to pay more!
This matter was taken advantage of, and Cao Mengde was also taken advantage of!
Liu Bi is not a naughty person, and this was confirmed before Cao Cao met Liu Bi.
Although Liu Bi's status is not good, his strength is real. He can do nothing about Zhang Mengzhuo. He can only stay in the county government and play house games by himself. How could he, Cao Mengde, a foreign household, do anything to him, Liu Wude?
However, Liu Bi was not afraid of the consequences of this incident, but Cao Cao could not afford it.
"I heard that Liu Jun is also a relative of the Han family? Cao was also a Han minister for generations. After the Dong thief entered the capital, the court collapsed and he acted against the enemy. The current Han Han is no longer a great man of the Liu family, but a great man of his Dong thief.
To be honest, after Dong's thief entered the capital, he promised Cao a heavy position to show his grudge, but Cao was heartbroken! How could we Han ministers be used by the thief? Therefore, they changed their surnames and changed their names and escaped from Luoyang. The first thing Cao did after coming to Chenliu was to sell his property and recruit troops. In more than a month, he would join forces with various princes to attack Dong's thief and return the power to the Han Dynasty. This batch of food and grass was used here. Cao offended Liu Jun because of his impatience and negligence. He hoped that Liu Jun would not be surprised.
I also asked Liu Jun to tell me a number. Cao must give it to you as much as possible. In any case, Cao owes Liu Jun a favor!
If Liu Jun intends to send troops to attack Dong's thief, Cao is willing to join forces with Liu Jun. Cao is willing to give half of this batch of food and grass to Liu Jun. Outside, Liu Jun can act in the name of Cao, and inside, Liu Jun and Cao have the same identities, so you and I will not interfere with each other."
Cao Cao was very moved, but Liu Bi chewed the peaches in his hand bit by bit, threw the remaining peach pits on the table, and wiped his mouth with a smile.
"It is the duty of the people of the world to fight against the thieves. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, Liu is already in a downturn, but he is the right to eliminate the thieves for the country. However, Liu has his own arrangements for how to fight against the thieves. It is clear that you, Cao Mengde, are also a personal figure. Please take the gift back. This face, Liu will give you Cao Mengde!"
Cheng Yu, who had been silent all the time, suddenly winked at Dian Wei with a crazy look.
He had wanted to talk about the issue of that batch of food and grass before he could speak, but Cao Mengde came to the door. Now it seems that Liu Bi had already known what he wanted to say.
But Yu didn't expect that Liu Bi would agree to return the food and grass to Cao Cao, and he agreed so cleanly.
"Lord, my brothers have paid three lives for this and injured more than 20 people to detain this batch of food and grass. I won't say much of the benefits. Now I don't even have the benefits I should have. How can I explain this to my brothers? What's more, if I give it this time, wouldn't the rules we finally established be broken?" Dian Wei received Cheng Yu's instructions and quickly spoke to dissuade him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! He took people to do the work, and he dug a hole and buried the dead brother himself. Even without Cheng Yu's instructions, Dian Wei would still complain a few times next.
"The Han Dynasty is in danger, and the country is in the world. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve both loyalty and filial piety. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, I, Liu Wude, did not have much ambitions, but I knew that I would do as much as I could. Mengde was willing to give up my family wealth to eliminate thieves for the country. How could I, Liu Wude, be this evil person? A lot of food and grass were returned to Mengde as much as possible. Brothers deserve it, I, Liu Wude, personally. Whether it is for the country or for brothers, I, Liu Wude, cannot do anything that makes people bleeding and cry..." Liu Bi shook his head with a righteous face and pretended to be a thug.
"Jun Liu is so righteous, Cao admires you!"
Cheng Yu's crazy gesture to Cao Cao also saw it, but even though he knew that Liu Bi was deliberately telling him, Cao Cao still expressed deep admiration.
At least compared to some people who only say but don’t do it, Liu Wude did it and did it, and he paid real money.
After the two sides agreed on when and where to hand over the handover, Cao Cao took Cao Hong to say goodbye.
"Brother, it seems that the outside world has a very misunderstanding of Liu Wude. Isn't this easy to deal with?"
Until he left Yongqiu County, Cao Hong was a little unbelievable about the things he had just experienced.
"Easy to deal with?"
Cao Cao glanced at Cao Hong gently and continued:
"I saw what a person is called a big man today. I set up a trap for him, but he didn't care about any of them. Instead, we owe him a favor and a person who can make Zhang Mengzhuo helpless. How could he be a good person?"
"If you don't believe it, just watch it. Zhang Mengzhuo will fall into Liu Wude's hands sooner or later. The Wei family is probably not far from the deceased clan. Moreover, this matter is going too smoothly. I always feel something is wrong..."
Cao Cao suddenly frowned. He was suspicious by nature and could mistakenly think that Lu Boshe killed chickens and treated him as he wanted to take him down, and thus mistakenly killed Lu Boshe's family.
Liu Bi was born in a humble family and became a prominent clan of Yongqiu in just a few years, just like the underground emperor.
The caravan he passed by had to pay gifts to pass safely. Even Chenliu's prefect Zhang Mengzhuo had no choice but to help Liu Bi hide the news.
The Wei family, a great Chenliu family, fought with Liu Bi several times, but failed to get any advantage. Cao Cao did not think that his foreign family had a greater face than Zhang Mengzhuo and Wei family, so if something went wrong, there would be a demon!
Chapter completed!