Chapter 198 A Letter to Prime Minister Cao(1/2)
The next day, Xing Daorong and Pang Tong woke up respectively. The two looked at each other for a moment, then laughed loudly, feeling happy in their hearts.
Xing Daorong immediately found Jiang Wan and asked him to settle Pang Tong's residence.
Although it is difficult to find a place to live in Changsha, it is naturally no problem to spare a house.
The next day, in front of the civil and military officials of Jingnan, Xing Daorong appointed Pang Tong as the military advisor General, and Jingnan held a separate position to take charge of everything externally, and with Jiang Wan, both outside and inside, each with his arms.
In the future, Jiang Wan will still be in charge, but Pang Tong will be responsible for all matters such as going out to fight, even planning, and coordination of the army.
Jiang Wan's ability to do internal affairs has long been obvious to all, and he is now the leader of civil servants.
He also handed over the 20,000 newly recruited troops from Wei Yan in Luling to Pang Tong for the exercise, and there were 2,000 elite soldiers, just like the elite soldiers under Huang Zhong and other generals, and offered meat a meal a day to become the elite soldiers in the army that would fight thirty as soon as possible.
Pang Tong's ability to train troops is far above the generals, so naturally he cannot be wasted!
Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Shamoke all had only one military branch that was advanced, while Pang Tong was all advanced. Therefore, everyone brought one thousand, but Pang Tong only brought two thousand.
No one has any objection. On the one hand, everyone has heard of the name of Feng Chu. On the other hand, Xing Daorong said the same thing in Jingnan. Whatever he said was what he said.
The reason for this is naturally because the civil servants and generals in Jingnan are extremely loyal and have no other intentions.
In this way, Pang Tong quickly integrated into the civil and military system of Jingnan.
One day.
Council Office of the Governor's Office.
"How can you be righteous and righteous in the title of the lord, the governor of Jingnan and the general of Zhennan?"
"Liu Xuande is the left general, and Sun Quan is also the general of the chariot and cavalry. The lord needs at least the position of three generals!"
Pang Tong said to Xing Daorong:
"Now, Jingnan, I have a good relationship with the imperial court. Why not send people to Xudu to seek the position of governor of Jingzhou and the right general to correct his name?"
"What Shi Yuan said is exactly what I want!"
Xing Daorong nodded in agreement, so he asked Liu Ba to choose the right person, bring his own handwritten letter and Jingnan specialties, and go to Xudu to pay homage to Prime Minister Cao.
Although he had previously rejected Cao Ren's suggestion to attack Xiakou together, Prime Minister Cao, who was fighting fiercely with Jiangdong and had a restless border, could not refuse Jingnan's friendship!
In the letter, Xing Daorong wrote a lot of writings, including flattery words, praising Prime Minister Cao to the sky.
Then let’s be honest. In the previous battle with Jiangdong, how much were the losses, how much property losses were, how many casualties were there, and so on!
In short, just reading this letter, you will definitely think that Jingnan will perish in the next moment.
Of course, in addition to describing the miserable situation in Jingnan, we must also say that although he was defeated, he also gave Sun Quan and Zhou Yu a head-on blow, which brought the price of Jingnan's huge casualties to the temporary shortage of troops in Jiangdong.
In the words, there is no direct talk about the current battle between Cao's army and Jiangdong, but every sentence implies a meaning.
Prime Minister Cao, if it weren’t for my brother, I would have severely damaged Jiangdong, how could Cao Ren and Zhang Liao beat Sun Quan and Zhou Yu?
As a master of writing in later generations, Xing Daorong still has a certain level of writing skills. With the suggestions of Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and Liu Ba, the letter was written very emotionally, which made people cry when they read it, and a sympathy arose.
Finally, Xing Daorong spoke.
Instead of asking for the official matter first, he asked Prime Minister Cao to send more than ten famous scholars to Jingnan to help him regulate Jingnan's government affairs, straighten out the people's livelihood, and prepare for Prime Minister Cao's army to go south!
If Prime Minister Cao is willing, he can let any famous scholar such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu come!
Of course, Xing Daorong is still a well-educated person. It is impossible to say so bluntly, but that's what it means!
This request actually shocked Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others for a while, but with Xing Daorong's insistence, it was written on it.
Then, he cried to Prime Minister Cao that Jingnan had no horses, which led to the low combat power of the army. Even if he was willing to serve the court, he would be powerless.
As long as Prime Minister Cao is willing to borrow ten thousand good horses to allow Jing Nan to resist Sun Quan and Liu Bei, Xing Daorong will definitely be loyal and brave, and will be a stolen knife for Prime Minister Cao.
Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others have advised him that it is meaningless and that Cao Cao cannot give Jing Nan a good horse. This statement has instead reduced his reputation.
Xing Daorong said:
"Famous reputation is a cloud, what's the point of benefit? I asked for ten thousand horses, and Cao Cao was willing to give him one hundred horses, so we would make a lot of money!"
Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and others were helpless and let him write it on.
He put forward one by one of the requests he had thought about for a long time, and finally, Xing Daorong wrote:
"A certain common man was a commoner who worked in Jingnan, and lived a life of chaotic times, and did not seek to be heard and gained from the princes.
Shuxiandu Gong did not use some despicableness, but made Lingling entrusted it to the court. The court was magnanimous and promised it to Jingnan.
Prime Minister Zhou Gong was ambitious and determined to be the whole world. One day and night, he thought about it and admired it deeper.
Now that Jingnan has settled, there are millions of people and the people are happy, so I want to repay it to the Prime Minister.
However, as the saying goes, if the army is famous, it will be justified. If there is no name, it will be difficult for Jingnan to send troops to help!
Therefore, the Prime Minister asked the Prime Minister to consider that Sun Zhongbe is the General of the Chariots and Cavalry, and Liu Xuande is also the Left General. What should Jingnan be named? To respond to Jiangdong and Liu Xuande?
The first letter to the Prime Minister was sighing for a moment, not knowing what to say!”
After writing the letter in one breath, he held it in his hand and read it repeatedly several times. Xing Daorong nodded with satisfaction.
The text is simple and simple, and it is full of sincerity. The admiration for Prime Minister Cao is about to emerge. How can Prime Minister Cao not be moved?
Let’s make a few famous scholars with intelligence of over 90, thousands or tens of thousands of good horses, and high officials and generous salaries. Just throw them over!
The more, the better, I don’t mind!
After appreciating it several times, I handed over the letter to Pang Tong, Jiang Wan and Liu Ba who were beside me to browse it one by one.
But unlike Xing Daorong's complacent, Pang Tong, Jiang Wan, Liu Ba and others read the letter, but their faces were all strange. They looked at each other and no one spoke for a long time.
It took a long time.
"This, this request is sincere!"
After stuttering a few times, Pang Tong nodded reluctantly and said.
Upon hearing this, Xing Daorong looked at Pang Tong with dissatisfaction.
What does it mean to be sincere?
Is it true that my brother is very sincere?
There are also simple words and beautiful sentences that are not vulgar, and ordinary people cannot write them!
No matter what, the letter was sent out in the end.
Liu Ba selected the people in the ministry and went all the way north.
According to the route and the journey, it is estimated that you will receive a reply from Prime Minister Cao at the end of the year.
Xing Daorong is very much looking forward to whether Cao Cao will send someone to Jingnan? If someone comes, who will it be?
There is also a good horse, how much is Prime Minister Cao willing to give? I am not greedy, I can only have a thousand. Of course, I have to give two thousand, three thousand, or ten thousand or even more, not bad!
That's right, but Xing Daorong also knew that the possibility of Cao Cao sending people and horses was extremely low.
But even if there is only one person and one horse, it is still good!
Right?
If you don’t work hard, how can you know if you will succeed?
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In the evening, after finishing discussions with Pang Tong and others, Xing Daorong temporarily threw away the cumbersome affairs and came to a nearby yard in the backyard with ease.
"See General!"
Two sword-holding maids at the gate of the villa saw Xing Daorong coming, looked at each other for a moment, then took the sword and bowed.
"Yeah, no gift!"
Xing Daorong glanced at the two maids holding swords with a slanted light at the corners of his eyes and said.
She looks OK, and is slightly better than women such as Chunlan and Qiuyue.
After all, it comes from Sun's family, not comparable to the Fan family or Zhao family in Guiyang!
But compared to his appearance, the heroic spirit of the two women holding long swords was the reason why he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Forget it!"
Shaking his head, Xing Daorong no longer thought about it, and after putting his hands on his back, he walked straight into the villa.
"Ha, look at the sword!"
As soon as I entered the door, a sharp sword stabbed towards me.
The sword was extremely fast, causing the air to make a hissing sound. Xing Daorong, who had no weapons, dared not touch it, quickly jumped backward and said loudly:
"Are you crazy?"
At the same time, I thought to myself:
"Damn it, why is this girl so angry today?"
"Xing Daorong, who do you think I, Sun Shangxiang? How dare you be so despised me? If you don't tell me the truth today, I will fight you!"
A woman in tight clothes followed her with a long sword in her hand, pointed at Xing Daorong and said angrily.
To be continued...