After a bowl of yellow soup, Cao Zhen's chatterbox immediately opened up.

Then he told Cao Cao one by one everything he had encountered after the army set off, until he discovered the gold in the tomb of King Xiao of Liang.

During this period, he wandered several times until Cao Cao had no choice but to interrupt before returning to the theme.

After listening to everything like this, Cao Cao looked at Wu Liang again with more surprise and admiration in his eyes. He sighed with a smile: "I didn't expect that the process of digging the tomb would be so tortuous, let alone that there was something hidden in the small army.

We, Cao Jun, are really lucky to have such a foreigner."

"I have praised you so much that a villain cannot take it seriously."

Wu Liangzhong had already thought about how to behave in front of Cao Cao in order to win the favor of this powerful man, so he quickly stood up and paid his respects in fear.

As we all know, Boss Cao is a very complicated person.

He is suspicious, vicious and cruel by nature, and he is also a talent-based person who knows people well and is responsible for their duties.

When he became ruthless, Cao Cao would kill his favorite concubines, personal guards, and even talented counselors who had made great achievements.

But sometimes, he is so tolerant to others that ordinary people cannot understand.

Is this person very complicated?

Doesn’t it feel a little like accompanying you like a tiger?

But in fact, if you study Cao Cao carefully, you will find that he is not as capricious as you think.

Wu Liang felt that Cao Cao's code of conduct could be summarized in a simple sentence: "I would rather betray others than others betray me." This principle can be applied to almost all decisions of Cao Cao's life.

That is to say, as long as you show no ambition, have enough talent, and show a minimum of respect to Boss Cao... In short, as long as Cao Cao does not feel that your existence may threaten his power and status.

Then you can live a good life, and you can be reused, and even be pampered to protect your shortcomings.

Otherwise, you will only die.

Among the people Cao Cao killed, Yang Xiu was a typical case of committing suicide.

Among the people that Cao Cao reused, Xu Chu was a typical success story. Of course, Sima Yi could also be counted among them.

Xu Chu's success was obtained in exchange for his strength and life.

This Wu Liang does not intend to copy.

But Sima Yi’s method of “showing weakness” can be used as a reference...

"Deserve it!"

Cao Cao immediately said loudly, "You don't know how timely you appeared, and you don't know how important the gold brought back by the Hu army was... In short, you have made great achievements this time, and I will definitely reward you heavily. Come on

Tell me, what reward do you want?"

"uncle……"

Cao Zhen still remembered the promise he made to Wu Liang when he was in Dangshan, and he was about to express his idea of ​​letting Xian go.

Unexpectedly, Wu Liang was already ahead of him, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, do you know that I am a deserter?"

Cao Zhen must not be allowed to speak out this idea first, otherwise Cao Cao's temperament will probably think that Cao Zhen has already connected with him, and he will be worried that he will lose the absolute control of the Hu army.

"deserter?"

Cao Cao was slightly stunned after hearing this.

Cao Zhen also looked puzzled.

Talented and wise brother, what’s going on with you?

Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?

In this case, how can I ask my uncle to give me the favor to you?

"Exactly."

Wu Liang nodded, and continued with a low eyebrow, "When I followed Bai Yao as a black bandit in Puyang in the early years, Jun Jun's army pressed the border. During the battle, I smeared the blood of my comrades on my face and hid under the corpse to pretend to be dead.

I just escaped, but when I heard that the envoy not only refused to kill the prisoners but also gave them food to eat, I hurried back and surrendered, and from then on I became a soldier under the envoy."

"Later, when your commander sent troops to Yanzhou to attack the Yellow Turban bandits, the battle continued day and night. I also hid a broken arrow on my body. Whenever I went into battle, I would find a place where there were dead people when the supervisors were not paying attention, and dip the broken arrow into it.

I lay down and pretended to be dead while pressing the blood on my chest. When the gold medal came, I got up and went back to the camp to eat and rest. At that time, I was successively incorporated into the Sanshi. All the commanders and soldiers of these Sanshi were dead, and I was the only one alive."

"Later, when Shijun and Yuan Shu fought in Kuangting, I came up with a new method..."

"Forget it, let's not mention this new method. I only used it once and was caught. I almost had to be enforced by the military to enforce military law. Fortunately, the commander of the village at that time was a fellow villager of mine and he begged for me and saved me from death.

Since then, I have been relegated to slavery and worked as a coolie for several months, and finally joined the Hu army to continue working as a coolie..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing. Instead of blaming him, he joked with interest as if he were looking at an old unlucky man, "You can pretend to be dead in so many ways, and you can say it so freshly."

Beyond vulgarity, you are truly a wonderful person."

"Please don't laugh. As the saying goes, it is better to live than die. I don't have any big ambitions. I just don't want to die. I don't know what you know. Now I am the only one surviving in my family. I also shoulder the important responsibility of carrying on the family line for my ancestors."

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As he spoke, Wu Liang looked at Cao Cao with hope, bowed deeply and begged, "If you really want to reward me, please erase my status as a slave and arrange a life for me where I am not in danger and can support my family."

The little man is already grateful for the idle work in life."

"Wouldn't this bury your talents?"

Cao Cao finally put away his smile and asked seriously, "Besides, what kind of reward is this? All the generals know that I know rewards and punishments clearly. Now that you have done a great job, but I am so perfunctory, wouldn't it chill the hearts of all the generals?"

"this……"

Wu Liang immediately became frightened again, looking restless.

However, at this moment, he was secretly happy. Asking this question was enough to prove that Cao Cao was on the right track and at least he had let go of his wariness towards a stranger like him.

Since Cao Cao doesn't want to bury his ability, then he will definitely stay in the Hu army.

As for rewards, since they won't be perfunctory, they will certainly be generous... According to Wu Liang's knowledge, Cao Cao was very generous in rewarding his meritorious subordinates in history. Just a few sprinkles of water would make him have enough food and clothing for a few years.

"What my uncle said is absolutely true. What the Heren Army lacks most at the moment is talents like Wu Liang. With him in the Heren Army, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Cao Chen didn't expect that the conversation would turn back inexplicably. Although he didn't understand what was going on, he was surprised and quickly seized the opportunity to speak kindly to Wu Liang.

Cao Cao did not answer Cao Zhen's words. Instead, he looked at Wu Liang with a half-smile and asked, "I just heard that you want to continue the family line for your ancestors?"

This building is crooked...

Wu Liang vaguely noticed something was wrong, but he could only say "yes".

"It is a good thing to be filial! I will reward you with ten beauties. Is it enough for you to carry on the family line?"
Chapter completed!