My Father in Law is Lu Bu-Chapter 728
“Brother Benchu. How are you? It has been a long time.”
In the past, Yuan Shao was the boss, Xu You was his second and Cao Cao was the scapegoat due to his family background. The three of them used to mess around together but they were happy.
“Yes, its been many years.” Yuan Shao sighed. He was no longer the Yuan Shao that looked down on Cao Cao. Since his defeat, he had been self reflecting and realized that his defeat was not a fluke. This is because Cao Cao had always been acting the role of a loser in the past. The important thing to note is that Cao Cao was acting. He was not actually a loser. To be able to hide his abilities was also a skill. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
“Brother Benchu. Do you rememeber us kidnapping brides in Luoyang?” Cao Cao suddenly asked.
“Kidnapping brides?” Yuan Shao remembered. They were young and frivolous then and wanted to do something big. Since they did not have good reputation, they decided to become infamous and kidnapped a bride to prove themselves.
The bride was taken but Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Xu You were all punished. Yuan Shao was confined to his room by his uncle and told to reflect on his mistakes. Xu You was beaten up. Cao Cao was the one worst off. He was sent to the government for a trial. Fortunately, Emperor Ling was in power at the time. It was easy to get one's way as long as they have money. In the end, Cao Cao's family paid a large sum of money, Cao Cao was beaten and the kidnapped bride was taken home.
“Now that I think about it, it is you, Cao Aman, who gained the most from that!” Yuan Shao could not help but shake his head. Cao Cao may have suffered the most but he also proffited the most. If they were to kidnap a bride, they would naturally go for one that is beautiful. But in the end, it was Cao Cao who actually got the woman.
“Haha.” Cao Cao smiled proudly. Half of it was Xu You's fault. When running away, they were to help each person up the walls and then the two on top of the walls would help pull up the third one below. However, Xu You purposefulyl did not use much strength in pulling Cao Cao up. One reason was because Cao Cao was fat and heavy, the other was so that he and Yuan Shao would have an easier time escaping.
That being said, the other half of the reason Cao Cao was caught was because he purposefully run slower. He found a basket to protect his vitals and he was fat anyway so it would not matter as much when he gets beaten up.
The woman whose reputation was ruined only had two choices left. The first was to commit suicide and the other was to marry Cao Cao.
The more the two talked, the more pleased they were. The two of them even laughed heartily.
Meanwhile, the soldiers from both armies felt embarassed. Were they going to fight or talk nonsense? However, nobody dared to interrupt their bosses. Yue Jin could only look at Wen Chou and gave an awkward smile. Wen Chou was also blushing with shame.
Fortunately, the embarrassing moment did not last. After laughing for a while, Cao Cao finally interrupted their carefree talk. “Brother Benchu. Come with me. I cannot deal with the court alone. I need you, Grand General.” Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao and said sincerely.
“Huh?” Cao Cao's words shocked the others. Was Cao Cao actually trying to persuade Yuan Shao to surrender? The same Cao Cao who always wanted Yuan Shao to die?
“Hm…” Yuan Shao stared into Cao Cao's eyes to see what Cao Cao was scheming. Instead, he found out that Cao Cao was being sincere.
“Go with you?” Yuan Shao was also quite moved with this offer.
“Brother Benchu. Do you still remember our oath?” Cao Cao asked.
“Oath?” Yuan Shao remembered that they initially wanted to support the Han Dynasty. They wanted to be people like Huo Qubing and Wei Qing. They had played war games when they were young. Cao Cao was unlucky though. Because of his appearance, he had to play the role of the villain, the Huns. In the past, Yuan Shao said he wanted to be Grand General, Xu You would be his strategist and Cao Cao would be his valiant general. They would conquer foreign lands together. But those times are long gone.
“Mengde. If I go with you, who will be the Lord?” Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and asked with a smile.
“This…” Cao Cao was stuck. He personally would want to follow Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was strong, rich and capable. In a peaceful era, Yuan Shao's talent would outshine his own. But even if Cao Cao said yes, the Yanzhou officials would not accept it.
Being forced to take the crown. That is, your subordinates want to be rich so they have to first push you to the top so that they can rise with you. That was why there are some things Cao Cao himself have no say in.
“I understand.” Cao Cao sighed and shook his head. “Brother Benchu, please go back. I will capture Nanpi.” Cao Cao's eyes turned cold.
“Mengde. I admit that I have underestimated you before. But now I won't do so. I have been defeated by you before. It is time that I win! Your lucky streak at Guandu has come to an end. You will not have Nanpi and I will take my Hebei back!” Yuan Shao also said with a strong desire to fight.
“Goodbye!” Cao Cao and Yuan Shao both clasped their fists and returned to their camps.
Cao Cao then looked at the walls and ordered the army to attack the city.
Soldiers swarmed the city of Nanpi. Beside the city was also a battlefield where two heavy cavalries fought each other with traps littered around. Neither side was willing to retreat.
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