"Both of you are meritorious."
"Outside the city is not a place for discussion. Follow me into the city!"
Hearing this, the surrounding civil and military officials were stunned.
"Go back to the city together?"
"What kind of favor is this?"
Seeing that Cao Cao directly pulled Xun You and Bai Feng into the city, the Ministers did not say anything.
In the main hall of Xuchang.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at the civil and military officials present. His face gradually became serious.
"This time, I almost led the entire army to attack Jiangdong."
"I never thought that Zhuge Liang would actually abandon Jiangdong at this time and join forces with the Xiliang Army to take Xuchang."
"Xuchang is the place where I made my fortune. The Emperor is also here. It goes without saying what will happen if we lose it."
"Today, Xun You and Bai Feng actually managed to stop an army of over a hundred thousand with only fifteen thousand soldiers. I am very happy."
"Xun You, tell me, what reward do you want?"
Hearing that Cao Cao directly wanted to reward him, Xun You hurriedly bowed and said,
"Prime Minister, you can't do this. The credit of this battle should indeed go to Mr. Bai. If Mr. Bai did not lead the army to help, I am afraid that Xuchang would have been taken down on the second day of the siege."
"I really don't dare! Not to mention the reward. "
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials were shocked.
What Xun You said was indeed correct. Almost all the credit for this battle belonged to Bai Feng.
But Bai Feng was just an ordinary person. How could he accept such a big gift?
Moreover, the credit of defending the city should also go to Xun You.
Xun You was an aristocrat. His prestige and military achievements were far more than Bai Feng's. Moreover, he created the Twelve Strategies.
Hearing this, Bai Feng waved his hand and said in a low voice,
"Mr. Xun! You are wrong. "
"If Mr. Xun had not found Liu Bei and the Xiliang Army and defended the city, even if I led the reinforcements here, it would not have helped at all."
"Mr. Xun also has a share of the credit of this battle. Please don't refuse the Prime Minister's good intentions. "
Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded happily and said with a smile, "Gong Da has not changed.
"Gong Da really hasn't changed. He has never been greedy for credit. However, what Bai Feng said is not without reason. If you decline my reward, who will work as hard as Gong Da in the future?"
This sentence was said for the civil and military officials...
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Although Cao Cao couldn't say it out loud, he still couldn't help but diss this group of people who only took a salary but couldn't do anything.
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Although Bai Feng was originally just a commoner, after this meritorious service, his prestige in the military would definitely increase greatly. Needless to say, his status would also increase.
This person must be roped in!
Some people had already started to think about how to befriend Bai Feng...
"How about this? Since Gong Da insists on not saying anything, I will say it."
"I will reward Wen Da with a thousand fields and three thousand taels of gold. How about it?"
Hearing this, Xun You hurriedly responded:
"Thank you for the reward, Prime Minister!"
However, both Cao Cao and Bai Feng knew very well that Xun You was not a person who coveted fame or money.
The Xun family was a famous family, and their belief had always been to work for the Han Dynasty and restore it.
These rewards were not essential to Xun You.
But now that things had come to this, Cao Cao had given Xun You a way out. Xun You was not a fool and would naturally accept.
Long ago, because Xun You came up with the Twelve Strategies, each of them made great contributions. Cao Cao had always wanted to promote Xun You.
But Xun You insisted on maintaining his current position.
Although Xun You's current position was low, it was a hereditary position given to his family by the Emperor, so he had always refused to accept it.
His uncle Xun Yu was the same.
Cao Cao had always wanted Xun Yu to be one of the three officials, but Xun Yu had always refused with various reasons.
Now that he had received the reward, Xun You sensibly walked to the Civil and Military Affairs Department and left the whole position to Bai Feng.
Everyone was very curious now. Bai Feng was just a small Deputy Imperial Censor. This time, it could be said that he had made a great contribution and would definitely be rewarded with a lot of rewards.
Bai Feng did not care. He did not intend to take the position of Military Counselor by defending Xuchang. The most important thing now was to continue to attack Jiangdong.
As for what reward Cao Cao would give him, it would be nothing more than a few promotions. It was very difficult for him to take the position of Military Counselor.
Since he could not complete the task, Bai Feng did not care.
Money? He did not lack anything. It was just a piece of cake.
Beauty? This could be considered, but there were too many things to do now. He was afraid that if he rewarded her, she would only be a maid at home.
Land? He did not have time to take care of it.
As for other things, Bai Feng did not consider at all. He would just let Cao Cao give him whatever he wanted.
Just as the Civil and Military Affairs Department looked at Cao Cao and wanted to see what reward Bai Feng would get.
The smile on Cao Cao's face suddenly disappeared and he asked solemnly, "What are you doing?
"Bai Feng, let me ask you something."
"Why did you kill Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong when you were in Jingzhou?"
Hearing this, there was an uproar!
None of the Civil and Military Affairs Department present were nobles who had rushed back from Jingzhou. Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and the others were still in Jingzhou, fighting the Jiangdong Army.
Everyone did not know about this.
Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong, who were they?
They were nobles from the Chen Family! Like the Xun Family, they were also extremely powerful nobles!
Moreover, Chen Deng himself had made a lot of contributions and was highly respected in the army.
But just now, the Prime Minister said that Bai Feng had killed Chen Deng?
All the Civil and Military Affairs Department's eyes immediately focused on Bai Feng.
Xun You also looked at Bai Feng with a puzzled face.
Chen Deng had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He was a strategist who excelled in both civil and military affairs. How could he be killed?
However, Xun You had seen Bai Feng's strength before. It would be easy for him to kill Chen Deng.
However, Xun You could not figure out why.
Chen Deng was also a nobleman like himself, and he was working under Cao Cao. They must have had a lot of interactions.
Although this person was more of a Jianghu person and had a strange temper, according to Bai Feng's intelligence, he would not provoke a nobleman who had a high reputation at this time!
Seeing that all the Civil and Military Affairs Department's officials were staring at Bai Feng, and the Prime Minister's face was extremely ugly, Cao Cao could not sit still.
Cao Chun could no longer sit still. He hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands.
"Prime Minister! Mr. Bai was forced to do this! "
"As early as when he was in Jingzhou, Mr. Bai predicted that Liu Bei and the Xiliang Army would join forces to attack Xuchang. He wanted to lead the army to help."
"However, the nobles led by Chen Deng were extremely against it. The reason was that they were afraid that Liu Bei would attack Jingzhou. Without the garrison, these nobles would be extremely dangerous."
"They all wanted to protect themselves. Even though Mr. Bai took out the Tiger Tally and the Green Clover, they still tried to stop him."
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