Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 8 How Cao Cao was made

Seeing Cai Zhaoji biting her lip, Cao Ren thought she was too excited.

After all, who wouldn't get excited about something like this?

You know, in Dahan, if you follow the usual steps, if a young man wants to stand out as an official, he must first go through the steps of studying, seeking evaluation, filial piety and so on.

In addition, family and relationship are essential...

For example, to "study", you have to be a famous person as a teacher, and you have to be recommended.

In the past, both Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei went to the "Jianshi Mountain" to worship Lu Zhi as a teacher, and Lu Zhi recommended to the court Gongsun Zan, who was not of high rank but had a prefect father-in-law. As for Liu Bei, he had no background or relationship. Where to stay cool.

Let’s talk about “reviews”. The most convincing one in the world is of course the Yuedan review. No matter who it is, once it is evaluated, it is worth a hundred times more, and it is popular in the world.

Those talents with "high moral character" are naturally more likely to be promoted to officials through the scrutiny system.

It's just that now, in the troubled times, the court is still in a precarious situation, how can there be time to promote talents?

It was for this reason that he approached Cao Cao, became Cao Cao's disciple, and gradually participated in the affairs of Yanzhou. In the end, he took charge of himself and was awarded a half-official position. This is the dream of many people!

Will Cai Zhaoji and Lu Yu refuse?

Obviously not!

The temptation of this "one step to the sky" is not too big!

"Miss Cai Yan, Young Master Lu Yu, if there is no problem, let's go to the Chenliu County Office immediately!"

When Cao Ren said this, he suddenly thought of something. "By the way, Miao Cai... Do we have a bigger carriage here?"

"Miss Cai Yan and Young Master Lu Yu probably don't know how to ride a horse..."

"This..." Xiahou Yuan frowned. "My eldest brother went to the Yellow Turbans. In order to 'escort the army', all the carriages were requisitioned. Where can we still have carriages in the Qiaopei military camp?"

In the Yanzhou period, Cao Cao was actually a poor man. He didn't have so much food and grass, but in order to confuse the Yellow Turban thieves, and to boost morale, he deliberately ordered carriages and pretended to have enough food and grass... to strengthen his momentum.

That's why there really is no carriage in Qiao Pei's military camp.

This…

Cao Ren frowned, wouldn't Lu Yu and Miss Cai Yan go to Chenliu County on foot or on horseback?

The bumpy road, Lu Yu doesn't care, can Miss Cai Yan handle it?
"I remember Lord Wei Hong's farm is nearby, Miao Cai, can you send someone to borrow a carriage from him?"

Wei Hong is the richest man in Chen Liu. In the past, when Cao Cao Chen Liu raised his army, he had received great support and help from him. Therefore, now that Cao Cao is in charge of Yanzhou, he has also become the largest businessman in Yanzhou as he wished. Double harvest, high status.

"I'll send someone there." Xiahou Yuan nodded, and immediately ordered the lieutenant to go to Weihong Grange.

certainly…

Neither Cao Ren nor Xia Houyuan knew that it was Wei Hong who had seen the "Yin Lin" side.

As a descendant of Liehou Weiqing and a well-known businessman in Chenliu County, Wei Hong originally planned to go to Luoyang to buy a mansion and settle down in Kyoto two years ago.

He gave this pair of siblings a lot of entanglements, and Yin Lin gave him sixteen words in return - "Luoyang will be in chaos, merchants will suffer, they will be impoverished, and life and death are unpredictable!"

At that time, Wei Hong was skeptical, and out of the cautiousness of the businessman, he decided to wait.

But not long after that, Dong Zhuo seized the property of wealthy merchants in Luoyang, and even set fire to the imperial capital, with mourning everywhere, bones everywhere, and the ancient capital in ruins.

Every time he thinks of this, Wei Hong is afraid for a while.

If so, at that time he settled in Luoyang, and even if he had ten thousand family wealth, wouldn't it be ... that he would fall into the hands of thieves and his life and death would be unpredictable!Doesn't this corroborate Yin Lin's prediction!

It is no exaggeration to say that Yin Lin's few sixteen words are a life-saving grace for him, Wei Hong!
After that... Wei Hong searched for the whereabouts of "Yin Lin" again, trying to repay his kindness, but... where is there any news about Yin Lin?

Later, I heard that Cao Cao was brought into Yanzhou under Yinlin's instruction, and Wei Hong did not hesitate to subsidize him, which was considered to be his own "kindness" to Yinlin.

No, because of this move, he jumped into the circle of scholars in Yanzhou, and his reputation doubled.

...

Not far from the Qiaopei military camp, Weifu Grange.

"Borrowing a carriage?" Wei Hong frowned with a beard. "Who is so precious? You want General Cao and General Xiahou to prepare a carriage to greet you?"

"It's Miss Cai Yan and his younger brother." The lieutenant reported truthfully. "This younger brother is amazing. At the age of 15, he was familiar with "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and mastered it thoroughly. He heard that Cai Yong's family had a collection of books, so he read as many and memorized as many! This is the strategy talent that Cao Gonggong is looking for!"

"What?" Wei Hong looked surprised, why did he not believe it?
Since he entered the circle of scholars, in order to be arty, he has also read some military books from time to time. Naturally, he has also read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", not to mention understanding...

If no one explains it, it means that you can't read it smoothly, let alone master it!

A 15-year-old young man, who has no experience in the battlefield, and has never deployed troops?How is it possible to understand this difficult and obscure art of war?
How can it sound a bit silly!
"General Cao Ren and General Xiahou Yuan are afraid that they don't know anything about Sun Tzu's Art of War. How can they tell that this young man is familiar with it?" Wei Hong waved his hand. "There are quite a few people pretending to be 'Yin Lin' to defraud money, but this is the first one who pretends to be familiar with "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and wants to become a high-level executive in Yanzhou."

Speaking of this, "Come on..." Wei Hong greeted the next person. "Prepare the carriage, is it true or false, and let me know it after a test!"

Speaking of this, Wei Hong suddenly thought of something again. "By the way, Xun Wenruo and Xun Gongda who came to visit today also brought them along. Listening to their conversations, it seems that they are familiar with the art of war... Before recommending them to Duke Cao, let them help to test the true nature of this 15-year-old boy. Fineness."

In a word, my servants prepared the carriage and went to invite Xun Yu and Xun You.

Speaking of which, the uncles and nephews Xun Yu and Xun You came here because of Cao Cao's "Seeking Talents Order". Today, they specially came to visit Wei Hong, the richest man in Chenliu County and a famous scholar, to find out the truth.I never thought that I was dragged to verify the authenticity of a 15-year-old boy's talents!
Xun Yu and Xun You sat in a carriage, and along the way, the two were talking about something.

"Uncle..." The elder Xun You called Xun You, who was a few years younger than him, his uncle. "Do you think a 15-year-old boy can really grasp the essence of "Sun Tzu's Art of War"? Also... Cai's collection of [-] volumes, can he really remember these books in his heart?"

"Gongda, let's not talk about that young man." Xun Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. "Let me ask you, do you know Cao Cao? Do you know when he finished his commentary on Sun Tzu's Art of War? When did he gain a deeper understanding of this art of war?"

hiss... this...

Although I don't know, what is the connection between Cao Cao and the 15-year-old boy.

But, Xun You really wanted to know?
Today, the first person to annotate "Sun Tzu's Art of War", what has he experienced!
That is to say, how did Cao Cao, who they were about to take refuge in, make it?
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(End of this chapter)