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Xin Ping had always considered himself elegant and eloquent. This time he thought he had the home field advantage and tried to hold Gongsun Ming accountable in a condescending manner. However, he never expected that Gongsun Ming not only dared to resist, but also spoke so sharply. At the loss of words, I didn't know how to deal with him.
"Well, they are all members of the imperial court. How can they be so noisy?"
Yuan Shao originally wanted to give Gongsun Ming a blow, so he didn't stop Guo and Xin from making things difficult, but he never thought that his two great advisers not only failed to overpower Gongsun Ming, but he himself was so squeezed that he couldn't get out of power. Seeing that it wouldn't be a problem if the fuss continued like this, I had no choice but to press my hand and hit each of them with a fifty-fifty blow.
"Being rude in front of an elder is just a boy's fault. Please forgive me, Mr. Yuan."
Although Yuan Shao was blatantly trying to stand up to one another, Gongsun Ming showed no trace of resentment or anger. Instead, his face was full of apologies. When he saluted, he showed his gentle and elegant demeanor.
"Well, that's all, a few minor mistakes, nothing to worry about. Come, prepare a banquet, and wash away the dust of General Gongsun."
Yuan Shao liked Gongsun Ming more and more. He didn't want to let his civil servants make things difficult for Gongsun Ming anymore, so he waved his hand. The order was followed by the servants who were accompanying them and left with a bang...
"Who does General Gongsun think Prime Minister Cao is?"
The General's Mansion had a large number of people, and it was well prepared. It was not difficult to arrange the banquet. It only took about half a stick of incense, and the guests and hosts were all seated in the back garden. Of course, the banquet was inevitable. It couldn't be a good banquet, no, just after the first round of drinking, and before the singing and dancing started, Ju Shou Jiran raised his hand to Gongsun Mingyi, seemingly casually, but actually asked a question with hidden murderous intent.
"The Cao thief pretends to be a Han prime minister, but he is actually a Han thief. Everyone will find him and kill him!"
When Ju Shou spoke like this, the eyes of everyone present immediately focused on Gongsun Ming. The pressure was so huge that most people could not bear it, but Gongsun Ming did not let go at all. In his mind, it was probably because he had already guessed the various ambushes behind Ju Shou's question.
"Buzz..."
The civil and military officials in Jizhou obviously did not expect that Gongsun Ming would answer so simply, nor did they expect that Gongsun Ming would make such an evaluation of Cao Cao. They all couldn't help but became confused for a while.
"What's the explanation?"
Although Ju Shou was known as a wise man, he obviously did not expect Gongsun Minghui to comment on Cao Cao like this. He was in a daze for a moment before he asked.
"If Cao Cao really wanted to help the Han Dynasty, he should have escorted the Holy Emperor back to the capital instead of detaining the Holy Emperor in Xudu. This move was nothing more than an attempt to hold the Emperor hostage to order the princes. He treated His Majesty as a puppet, not the Han Dynasty. Who is a thief?"
Gongsun Ming didn't have a good impression of Cao Cao at first, and the two sides were destined to be enemies, so there was no need to show mercy to Cao Cao. Besides, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were about to go to war, so speaking ill of Cao Cao in front of Yuan Shao was undoubtedly a sign of surrender. What he likes is that he can please his "future father-in-law" without spending any money, so why not do it.
"That's right. Cao A'man is ambitious and disrupts the government with his false edicts. He is undoubtedly a Han traitor. I should raise a large army to defeat this beast!"
Yuan Shao has been extremely dissatisfied with Cao Cao for a long time. The reason why he has not clashed with Cao Cao until now is just because Youzhou is undecided and he is afraid of being attacked from both sides. In fact, he is always thinking about how to defeat Cao Cao. Beaten to death, Yuan Shao was naturally very happy to hear Gongsun Ming belittle Cao Cao. He gave Jushou a high five and cheered loudly without waiting for Jushou to speak again.
"My lord is wise!"
Yuan Shao set the tone in this way, and all the civil and military officials in Jizhou had to praise him immediately. This is the intended meaning of the title, but it is not surprising.
"General Gongsun said that Cao's thieves will be killed by everyone, so he must be a loyal minister of our great Han Dynasty. Now, Gong Yuan has made up his mind and will soon cross the river to attack the thieves. Is it difficult for General Gongsun Ming to just sit back and watch?"
Despite Yuan Shao's interruption, Jushou obviously did not intend to let Gongsun Ming pass so easily. Everyone's praises faded away, and Yuan Shao was not given a chance to speak again. Jushou pointed the finger at Gongsun Ming again. bright.
"Of course not. Even though a certain person has little talent, little knowledge, and weak strength, in the face of righteousness, he will never be able to succeed!"
He knew that Ju Shou was digging a hole for him to jump into, but Gongsun Ming didn't care at all, so he made his attitude clear.
"Oh? I wonder what General Gongsun plans to do?"
Gongsun Ming's answer obviously exceeded Ju Shou's expectations again, and he was obviously stunned before he spoke in a tight voice.
"There are always people who can only sing high-profile songs in this world. Isn't General Gongsun planning to hide in Youzhou and wave the flag?"
"Don't say empty words. We are not three-year-olds."
"Yes, no matter how much you say, it's nonsense. After all, the battle has to be decided. Youzhou is known as a 100,000-strong army. It shouldn't be difficult to use 80,000 to fight against thieves?"
As soon as Ju Shou's words of questioning came out, all the civil and military personnel in Jizhou immediately became noisy. You and I were shouting incessantly. It was obvious that they were trying to force Gongsun Ming to express his stance on the spot and send troops to help the battle. In this regard, Yuan Shao could only He smiled and said nothing, not saying anything to help his "son-in-law".
"You guys are so eloquent, which shows how strong your heart is in defeating the thieves. You are all loyal ministers of my great Han Dynasty. I am deeply impressed by you. To express my determination, I swear here that I will not be at odds with Cao's thieves. In order to boost the morale of the army, I, Youzhou, As long as you have the strength, you can produce food. If you have more food, you dare not say it. Five hundred shi of grain and one thousand shi of salt will be delivered to Lecheng within a few days. Duke Yuan can just send people to pick them up until the time of war with Cao Cao's thieves. , I should personally lead my troops to help in the battle. If I disobey this, I will be killed by thousands of arrows piercing my heart!"
Regarding Jizhou's civil and military forces, Gongsun Ming had already calculated it before he came to Yecheng. How could he not have made arrangements earlier? No, when everyone was about to make a fuss, Gongsun Ming's face suddenly became serious and he raised his hand. He took off his right arm and simply made a promise.
Upon hearing what Gongsun Ming said, the civil and military officials in Jizhou who were making a fuss with themselves were all stunned on the spot, not for any other reason than because the promise made by Gongsun Ming was too unbelievable. He said that the 500 shi of grain and 1,000 shi of salt given in advance were a huge amount of materials, enough to arm an army of 50,000 men, not to mention that Gongsun Ming also promised to personally bring a large army to assist in the battle. If it can all be realized, everyone in Jizhou will not know what to find fault with...
