Cao Shuang listened to the compliments of celebrities every day and felt that in the future the Wei Dynasty would be full of talented people, and he would be the minister of the resurgence of the Wei Dynasty.

Just when Cao Shuang was trying to bribe his confidants and was preparing to use his fists, someone finally stood up to object:

"General, when the late Emperor was here in the past, he once said, 'Don't be famous for your election. Make cakes with picturesque names and don't eat them.'"

"Nowadays, not only are most of the generals employed by the former emperors, they are also selected based on reputation and not on talent. This is not an acceptable approach!"

This person is none other than General Shi Sunli.

It turns out that Cao Rui knew that Cao Shuang was weak by nature and had no independent opinions. He could only rest assured when he had a good assistant.

Therefore, after making Cao Shuang the general, Sun Li was appointed as the general's commander-in-chief to help Cao Shuang handle affairs.

Sun Li was recruited by Cao Cao to serve as Sikong's advisor after Cao Cao captured Youzhou. In this way, he can be called an old man from the Four Dynasties.

It's just because his background is not very good, but he has a bad temper, and he even let criminals go without permission.

Therefore, although he is quite talented, he has served as governor in various places and his political achievements are considerable.

But in the end, he just returned to the court and took up the position of Minister.

After finally getting the position of Minister, he repeatedly advised Cao Rui not to carry out large-scale construction projects.

Once, after Cao Rui agreed to let the people go back to farming, the supervisor asked the people to stay one more day to finish the work.

When Sun Li learned about this, he went directly to the construction site and said that the emperor had issued an edict to exempt people from labor and let the people go home in advance.

Although Cao Rui did not blame him in the end, it is simply impossible to say that he did not have any doubts in his heart.

It is precisely because of Sun Li's temper that he went through three emperors, Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui, but he never received much reuse.

Finally, by chance, Cao Rui went out to hunt and encountered a tiger on the road.

In order to protect Cao Rui, Sun Li wanted to fight the tiger alone, and then he got Cao Rui's attention.

Before Cao Rui died, he finally thought of him and asked him to serve as General Commander Shi to assist Cao Shuang.

Sun Li was upright and fierce by nature. Naturally, he couldn't get used to what Cao Shuang was doing now, so he didn't give the general any face at all:

How long ago did the late emperor pass away? As the person designated by the late emperor to assist the government, how could you, General, overturn the measures taken by the late emperor during his lifetime?

If it had been before, Cao Shuang might not have been unable to listen to Sun Li's advice.

It's just that these days, he feels so comfortable being flattered by famous celebrities that his mentality can't help but feel a little inflated.

When I heard Sun Li's words again, I felt that they were very harsh.

So he couldn't help but lower his face and scolded:

"You have only a long history. You are assisting me in doing things, not teaching me to do things!"

How could Sun Li endure this with his violent temper?

Immediately he pushed it back:

"According to the general's opinion, doesn't that mean that even the late emperor made mistakes? Or does the general want to teach the late emperor how to do things?"

Sun Li fought against mountain bandits in his early years, served as governor of various places, and then followed Cao Xiu to attack Wu. He was very courageous. How could the weak-tempered Cao Shuang withstand it?

When he heard Sun Li say this, he already felt a little guilty.

Seeing Sun Li's stern expression again, he couldn't help but take a step back.

After retreating, Cao Shuang realized that he was actually showing weakness in front of his auxiliary officers.

At that moment, I couldn't help but feel bad and angry, and shouted:

"Bold! Have you ever talked to a superior like this?"

Sun Li did not give in at all:

"The late emperor appointed Li as the general and made history because he wanted Li to assist the general in his actions."

"The general's current behavior is not appropriate. If Li still keeps silent, what is the difference between Li and those who flatter him?"

"In this way, the etiquette violates the entrustment of the late emperor and must not be done!"

Cao Shuang was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He pointed his fingers in parallel and pointed at Sun Li: "You, you, you... you are so bold!"

He talked about "you" for a long time, and finally realized that he couldn't defeat Sun Li, so he waved his sleeves bitterly and turned around to leave.

If I can’t afford to offend, I can’t afford to hide?

But when he returned to the palace, Cao Shuang became more and more angry. He immediately summoned Ding Mi and told him the previous story.

Then asked:

"I want to make a difference, but Sun Li is extremely rude! If I let him restrict me, I'm afraid things will be inconvenient."

"However, he is the general and commander-in-chief appointed by the late emperor himself. I cannot dismiss him lightly. What can I do?"

Winning the hearts of famous people in order to increase their reputation was a suggestion personally put forward by Ding Mi.

Ding Mi has always been arrogant. When he lived in Yecheng in his early years, he once borrowed an empty house from others.

Some members of the Cao clan also took a fancy to this house, but they didn't know that Ding Mi would get it first, so they entered directly.

When Ding Mi saw his clan members entering, he crossed his legs and lay down on the couch, and directly ordered his servants:

"What kind of people are they? Why don't you drive them out quickly?"

He is so arrogant.

At this time, when he heard that Sun Li was completely opposed to his idea, how could Ding Mi still hold back?

Naturally, he shared the same hatred with Cao Shuang, and he also felt resentful towards Sun Li.

But he has more ideas than Cao Shuang.

After thinking about it carefully, he said to Cao Shuang:

"Since the late emperor valued Sun Deda (i.e. Sun Li), he must be a talented person. At this time, the country was in turmoil, especially Yecheng, Hebei, which was the founding place of the Wei Dynasty."

"At this time, the Shu captives are approaching the party and want to take a peek at Ye City. This must be guarded against. Why doesn't the general order Sun Deda to go to Ye City to prevent the Shu captives?"

Can't you?

Then go to Hebei. If you can defeat the Shu captives, it will be because the general knows people well and uses them well to stabilize the situation in the Wei Dynasty.

"If Sun Deda fails to resist the prisoners, he is just a person who talks arrogantly. He is disrespectful to the general and fails to resist the prisoners. When the time comes, the general will punish him for several crimes. What can a mere long history do?"

When Cao Shuang heard this suggestion, he greatly agreed. Then he showed a ruthless look on his face and gritted his teeth and said, "That's exactly what it should be!"

At that moment, without any hesitation, he directly appointed Sun Li as the governor of Jizhou.

In order to avoid telling the truth, Cao Shuang also spent a lot of money to confer Sun Li with the title of General Fubo and the title of Marquis of Guannei.

Although Sun Li knew that Cao Shuang wanted to transfer him away from Xuchang, he had no way to refuse.

After all, the Wei State at this time has indeed reached a critical moment.

After he was appointed, he took ten blank appointment documents, led 3,000 troops, and started heading north.

At this time, Wei Yan had led his army all the way up the Fen River, passing through Pingyang County, Xihe County, and Taiyuan County, and then rested briefly in Qi County on the right side of the original Xiongnu.

After resting, they turned around and headed down the Nirvana River, breaking through several small counties and dozens of villages along the way, heading straight for Xiangyuan.
Chapter completed!