Chapter 96

Qin Feng was furious, for in his heart, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had always been the images of heroic leaders. Now, the young Cao Cao and young Yuan Shao were actually fighting over the position of commander, which made Qin Feng suddenly feel a deep sense of disappointment.

Despite the intense fight between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, after experiencing the torture in the Yellow Turban camp, they were also intimidated by Qin Feng's anger.

Thus, when Qin Feng slammed the table, it was more effective than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei trying to pull them apart. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao stopped fighting.

Cao Cao's dark face turned even darker, and he shouted, "Zijin, who should be the commander?"

Yuan Shao's large head, now swollen, shouted, "Zijin, you decide!"

Liu Bei flapped his large ears and thought to himself, if you let Qin Zijin decide, he will certainly choose himself. However, if the three of you fight and all get injured, I will become the commander. He couldn't help but fantasize about it, getting lost in his thoughts.

To his surprise, Qin Feng remained silent and sat back down.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao approached, seeking Qin Feng's help, saying, "Zijin, speak up!"

Yuan Shao had a sudden thought, "Could Qin Zijin be planning to command himself?" He was startled and came up with an idea, quickly walking to Liu Bei's side and saying, "Xuande, if I become the commander, I will certainly report your achievements."

Liu Bei, who was daydreaming about being the commander, snapped back to reality, flapping his large ears. He knew that becoming the commander was unrealistic, but he was overjoyed and said, "Liu Bei will certainly support General Yuan!"

Yuan Shao showed his delight and immediately raised his hand, shouting, "Let's vote!" He then said, "Those who agree that I should be the commander, raise your hands!"

Yuan Shao was the first to raise his hand, and Liu Bei quickly followed.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said, "Those who agree that Cao Mengde should be the commander, raise your hands."

Cao Cao, with his dark face, hesitated for a moment and then raised his short, thick arm.

Yuan Shao was even more delighted and immediately announced the result, "2 to 1, I am the commander!"

"Ah?" Cao Cao's face turned black, and he shouted, "Wait, Brother Zijin hasn't voted yet!" He then looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was exasperated, feeling as if a thousand crows were cawing over his head. He thought, Yuan Benchu is really despicable, playing this trick. Seeing Cao Cao's sincere, pitiful, and hopeful eyes, and remembering their good relationship from the previous life, Qin Feng decided to support Cao Cao. He raised his hand.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and shouted, "I have two votes, Yuan Benchu, you can't cheat!"

Yuan Shao's head swelled with anger. At this moment, Liu Bei signaled to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei enthusiastically raised his large hand, and Guan Yu, after some hesitation, reluctantly raised his hand, stroking his long beard.

Yuan Shao was delighted and shouted, "4 to 2, I win!"

Cao Cao, seeing four hands raised, was terrified and urgently sought help from Qin Feng.

Qin Feng, helpless, signaled to his subordinates, Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

"4 to 4, I won't let you get away with it!" Dian Wei and Xu Chu raised their hands, and Cao Cao laughed.

Yuan Shao, furious and embarrassed, but knowing the facts, had no choice. He said to Qin Feng, "Zijin, if you do this, we won't be able to choose a commander. The Yellow Turbans are coming soon, what should we do?"

Qin Feng thought, you ungrateful son, putting all the blame on me. He smiled and blew the dust off his fingers, saying, "Let's draw lots."

"Ah!" Everyone in the tent was shocked.

Guan Yu, with his red face, said to Zhang Fei, "Yuan Shao's voting was already a joke. I thought Qin Feng had a better idea, but it turns out to be even more ridiculous. Deciding the commander by drawing lots has never been done since the Spring and Autumn period. I believe Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu will not agree."

However, Zhang Fei scratched his head, his eyes full of anticipation.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao exchanged glances. Their ranks and salaries were equal, and there was no superior present. In this situation, drawing lots seemed the best option. They said in unison, "Let's draw lots!" and glared at each other.

Guan Yu's hand trembled, and he pulled out a beard, feeling both physical and mental pain. He thought, "Qin Zijin, this crude person, is corrupting everyone! How can a commander be decided by drawing lots? It's a joke!"

However, Guan Yu's position could not decide everything, while Qin Feng, this "crude" person, had the final say.

Thus, the only time in history when a commander was decided by drawing lots began.

To ensure fairness, Qin Feng found two pieces of cloth of the same size, wrote "appointed" on one and "not selected" on the other. Everyone looked at the two words, finding them profound, especially the term "not selected," which they had never seen before, making them "entranced."

As Qin Feng folded the pieces of cloth, Liu Bei couldn't help but say, "I wonder how Qin Zijin's mind works, it's truly different. The term 'not selected' is indeed unique and profound."

Cao Cao and the others nodded in agreement.

Qin Feng shuffled the two pieces of cloth behind his back and placed them on the table, gesturing, "Please."

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, not giving way to each other, reached out together. Their hands moved in unison to the right and then to the left, finally grabbing the same piece of cloth on the right.

Cao Cao, seeing that Yuan Shao had chosen the same piece, turned black and shouted, "Yuan Benchu, what are you doing?"

Yuan Shao, with his large head, said discontentedly, "This is mine, let go!"

Seeing that they were about to fight again, Qin Feng rubbed his face and said, "Hold on, since you both chose the same piece, let's decide by rock-paper-scissors, how about that?"

"Fine!"

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao stood a step apart, rolled up their sleeves, and showed their arms.

"Five fingers!"

"Six, six, six!"

Oh dear, Guan Yu felt his heart couldn't take it. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were very interested and came closer to watch.

Qin Feng was also shocked. He had suggested rock-paper-scissors, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shao interpreted it as the popular "hand gesture game" of the Han dynasty. Qin Feng didn't say anything more.

"Seven clever!"

"Eight horses!"

"Four good fortune, oh, you lose!" Yuan Shao laughed, "Brother Mengde, your drinking capacity has improved, but your hand gesture game is still terrible." He reached for the piece of cloth, and Cao Cao's face turned completely black.

Qin Feng was disappointed, stood up, and patted Cao Cao's shoulder, sighing, "Brother Mengde, if you had called 'good friends,' you wouldn't have lost..."

Cao Cao, with a stern face, raised his eyebrows and fiercely took the other piece of cloth, "I don't believe it, if Yuan Benchu got 'appointed,' I'll see."

When the pieces of cloth were unfolded, some were happy, and some were sad.