"King Wu asked the Taigong: 'What is the general's authority for? What is the clarity? What is the prohibition and the order?' Taigong said: 'The general will punish the big as the power, reward the small as the clear, and punish the trial as the prohibition and order.'
Therefore, if you kill one person and the three armies are shaken, kill him. If you reward one person and make ten thousand people happy, reward him. Kill the big one and reward the small ones. Killing the noble ministers on the way is the ultimate punishment. Reward the oxen and horses washing them.
Those who are raised in stables are rewarded and passed down. Punishment is extreme and rewards are passed down. This is what a person with authority does..."
Zhou Ping was studying at home, and on the desk in front of him was the "Dragon Tao" from the "Six Tao".
When he was at home in Fengxian County, he found it boring to read. Now that he was really facing military affairs, he took it out and read it carefully again, but he had a different experience.
This method of reward and punishment is indeed a science. Killing those with power can show prestige, and rewarding those with low status can show kindness. Employing people is always just a word of "favor and power".
Cao Cao was a master at controlling his heart with kindness and suppressing his will with power.
"Mr. Lang, the soup is ready. Please drink some."
Gan Qian came in with a bowl of soup.
Zhou Ping looked at Gan Qian's bulging belly and said with a smile: "The chicken soup is for you to drink."
"I can't finish the drink alone." Gan Qian responded.
"If you can't finish it, you can drink it slowly." Zhou Ping said with a smile.
Gan Qian no longer persisted, knowing that her husband was doing it for her own good, and he didn't like others to push him around and do whatever he said, so he had no choice but to go out with chicken soup.
"Sir, are you at home?"
Zhou Ping heard someone outside the house asking Gan Qian.
"Inside the house, I'll call him."
Immediately afterwards, Gan Qian came in with chicken soup and said, "Someone from your palace is looking for you."
Zhou Ping got up and went out, and saw an official from the Prefectural Mufu Mansion standing outside with an anxious look on his face.
Before he could ask, the assistant said hurriedly: "Sir, please go quickly. It seems there is something urgent."
"Do you know what is going on?" Zhou Ping asked in confusion, what could be making Liu Bei so anxious.
"I don't know, but people coming from Xuyi seems to be related to this."
Hearing that it was related to Xuyi, Zhou Ping felt that something big had happened and quickly said: "Let's go."
Zhou Ping called Zhang Wu and followed the assistant officials to the Prefecture Mufu.
Zhang Wu stood guard outside the door. Zhou Ping entered the meeting hall and saw Liu Bei pacing back and forth. Next to him were Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, and Zhang Fei. Zhuge Jin was not there.
Seeing Zhou Ping, Liu Bei rushed to greet him and said anxiously: "Sir, something happened in Xuyi!"
Zhou Ping first saluted Liu Bei and then asked: "What happened to Xuyi?"
Liu Bei can be impatient, but he cannot be impatient. He must give his lord the feeling that he is holding up the sky if it falls.
"Yun Chang will behead Xiao Sima who led the Danyang soldiers." Liu Bei said.
Zhou Ping was secretly shocked when he heard this. This was indeed something he didn't expect. Even if he wanted to kill him, he shouldn't kill him at this time.
But his expression remained unchanged and he asked slowly: "What's the reason?"
Sure enough, Zhou Ping's calmness gave Liu Bei confidence. At this time, he no longer looked so anxious. He just sighed slightly and handed the silk book sent by Guan Yu to Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping took the silk book, read it carefully, handed it back to Liu Bei, and then looked at Mi Zhu and Jian Yong. They both shook their heads at him, saying that they had no better solution.
"Sir, if Xuyi's Danyang soldiers rebel or lead their troops to retreat to Xiapi, then our plan will be in vain. What do you think we should do now?"
Liu Bei asked in a rather anxious tone.
"Brother, let me kill Cao Bao and lead the troops to surround all the Danyang soldiers, so that they will not dare to rebel."
Zhang Fei shouted, it seemed that he had already made such a suggestion just now.
This fierce Zhang Fei thinks that force can solve everything.
Liu Bei turned to glare at him, but did not curse. He turned back to Zhou Ping and asked, "Sir, will Xuyi's Danyang soldiers rebel?"
Zhou Ping shook his head and replied: "With Xuyi's presence, the Danyang soldiers should not rebel. Even if they do, there is no need to be afraid. The most important thing at the moment is Cao Bao. Only by stabilizing him can the Danyang soldiers not change."
, our plan can proceed."
"As I said just now, Cao Bao is the key. Killing him will solve all problems..."
"Yide, stop talking, listen to what you have to say."
Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei again.
"Cao Bao can't die, at least not yet. Once he dies, I'm afraid Danyang soldiers will really rebel." Zhou Ping said and glanced at Zhang Fei, seeing his dark face suddenly turned darker, and then said, "Since Yun
I have a word with Xiao Sima first, if I am killed by the other party, I will accept my fate."
"Yun Chang also said that he did not intend to kill him. He just wanted him to fear him and obey his military orders. But... I don't know how the Danyang soldiers would report to Cao Bao. If they say that Yun Chang killed Xiao Sima on purpose,
Things won’t be easy to handle.”
Jian Yong said at this time: "Why don't you... call Cao Bao to the state capital and order him to write a handwritten letter instructing Xuyi's Danyang soldiers to obey Yunchang's military orders, and then leave him in the mansion, and then ask him to order the Danyang soldiers in Pi to obey."
Listen to your orders."
Liu Bei shook his head after hearing this: "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. If this is the case, the Danyang soldiers will suspect that I harmed Cao Bao, and they will be more likely to rebel. It's easy to kill one person, but it's difficult to stabilize thousands of people!"
Jian Yong also felt that his method was not very good, so he had no choice but to stop talking and look at Zhou Ping, expecting him to come up with any good strategies.
"Sir, please speak!"
Liu Bei walked up to Zhou Ping and said to Zhou Ping, who was bowing his head in thought.
"My lord, please give me Yunchang's letter, and I will go see Cao Bao." Zhou Ping raised his head and replied.
"Meet Cao Bao? Sir, what you want is..."
"Let's see what the Danyang soldiers said to him. I also want to hear what Cao Bao is thinking. I will tell him the benefits and dangers and advise him not to act rashly. At the same time, the lord should also strengthen the security in the city to prevent chaos in the city."
"That's fine, that's all."
Liu Bei handed the silk letter sent by Guan Yu to Zhou Ping.
After Zhou Ping left, Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei to return to the camp quickly and wait for orders in the camp. He also called Xu Sheng and ordered him to lead troops to patrol the city and pay attention to the movements of the Danyang barracks. At the same time, he asked Chen Dao to strengthen the defense of the Prefecture Mufu.
This time, Liu Bei felt a sense of urgency firsthand.
Xuzhou is a place that is really plagued by internal and external troubles, making it difficult for people to live in peace!
However, as long as the internal troubles are solved and the foreign troubles are eliminated, Xuzhou will be a treasure land. Qingzhou can be captured in the north, Yangzhou can be captured in the south, and the Central Plains can be captured in the west, and troops can be marched into Guanzhong to rescue the emperor.
Liu Bei sat quietly in the hall, waiting for news from Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping took Zhang Wu to the Prime Minister's Mansion (Prefect's Mansion). He could come and go freely in the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, but he was blocked here.
I could only stand outside the gate of the mansion and wait for the doorman to report to Cao Baotong, Prime Minister of Pi.
He took off the wine gourd from his waist, took two sips, and hung it back on his waist. He looked back at Zhang Wu, who was holding a bow and an arrow, and found that Zhang Wu looked quite nervous and was paying close attention to the movements around him.
It seemed that Zhang Wu had sensed from the expression on his face that this trip was unusual.
Soon, the doorman came out and said to Zhou Ping: "The Lord will let you in."
Zhou Ping smiled at the doorman, making himself look relaxed, and stepped through the door.
"You leave your weapons behind."
The guard at the door reached out to stop Zhang Wu.
"Do not stay."
Zhang Wu said anxiously, grabbing the guard's hand and trying to follow him in.
Zhou Ping stopped when he heard the sound, looked back, and told Zhang Wu: "Wait for me here."
In this situation, Cao Bao will definitely be on guard against Liu Bei. It seems that it is impossible for Zhang Wu to go in with his bow and arrows.
"No."
Zhang Wu was obviously worried about Zhou Ping going in alone.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"I'll leave my bow and arrows behind and follow you in," Zhang Wu said again.
"If you stay here, I will be safer. This is an order." Zhou Ping said seriously.
