Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 100 Cao Cao Summons
On the second day after entering Xuchang, Chu Nan received the news that he was ordered to attend the court meeting tomorrow, and at the same time he received an invitation from Cao Cao, inviting Chu Nan to go to Sikong Mansion today for a talk.

"Sure enough, Lao Cao's speed of changing his face is unmatched by ordinary people." Chu Nan shook his head with emotion. Before that, Cao Cao probably wanted to lure Lu Bu here. Although he didn't use any extraordinary means to him as an envoy, he was not angry Take less, now that Nanyang is defeated, the treatment will be different immediately.

"My lord, shall we go?" Wei Yue looked at Chu Nan and asked.

"I must go." Chu Nan said with a smile. He had seen Cao Cao's talent before, but it was the first time to meet him formally. Let Cao Cao recognize it, you don't have to go today."

Although Lu Lingqi had already said that other than her, there were not many chances for anyone else to meet Cao Cao, but after all, he had chased and killed Lao Cao, and if he was recognized, it would be dangerous, so Wei Yue stayed in the area to be on the safe side. In the post house, it happened to teach the mantis to read and write.

"The last general takes orders!" Wei Yue agreed.

At that moment, Chu Nan changed into a Confucian robe, ordered two personal guards to go out with him, and went straight to the Sikong Mansion under the leadership of Sikong Mansion Ding.

The weather is good. Although Xuchang, the capital city of today, is not as prosperous as Luoyang in the past, the order has basically been restored. Pedestrians on the streets carry a leisurely feeling that ordinary people can't experience. It's just that in this city of Xuchang, almost Can't feel the breath of troubled times.

As far as governance is concerned, Xuchang is the best-governed city that Chu Nan has seen so far. Of course, he has seen not many cities.

Sikong Mansion is not far from the Imperial Palace. It is an independent mansion, surrounded by sentry guards. On the watchtower in the distance, there are soldiers with bows and arrows on their backs. Their sharp eyes will not let go of every passerby. In other words, this place is probably stronger than the current palace.

After all, Chu Nan is not a celebrity, and his importance is not very high. Naturally, he is not qualified to let Lao Cao greet him barefoot. According to the procedure, the family member notified him. After he was approved, he entered the Sikong Mansion under the leadership of the family member. Two guards were stopped at the door.

"Chunan met Sikong." Stepping into the main hall, Cao Cao was sitting on the main seat, with a scribe sitting beside him. Chu Nan let the smile on his face be more friendly, and bowed to Cao Cao.

"What an unruly young man!" Cao Cao seemed to have noticed Chu Nan just now, and when he saw that Chu Nan looked at him without fear, he couldn't help laughing: "As expected of Feng Xian's son-in-law."

Unruly?

Well, Chu Nan really lacks a sense of awe towards Cao Cao in his heart. It is not that Cao Cao is not majestic. In fact, although Cao Cao is not tall, he has a majestic spirit sitting there. But when Chu Nan saw Cao Cao at first glance, What comes to mind is the embarrassment of running away from Nanyang, and the tragic past of being almost wiped out by his own wife.

Facing such a person, no matter how respectful he is on the surface, it is difficult to be in awe, and Chu Nan knows that this time he is here to negotiate, and if he is too humble, he will be perceived as easy to bully, so even saluting is just After half a salute, the neck seemed to be rigid, but it only sank slightly along the spine, and the head was even raised all the time.

In Cao Cao's eyes, his eyes looked unscrupulous. Who is Cao Cao? Even a reckless man like Xu Chu usually behaves well when he sees Cao Cao. Up?It felt like a provocation.

"Sikong conquered riots, saved the imperial court from fire and water, liberated the people from poverty, and spread righteousness to the world. How dare I disrespect a hero like Sikong?" Chu Nan laughed.

This sounds pleasant to the ear, but...

Cao Cao raised his neck, pointed helplessly at the seat and said, "Zi Yan, sit down."

Cao Cao's stature is not considered tall, but Chu Nan is a standard handsome guy, tall and tall. Now Chu Nan is occupying, Cao Cao is sitting, although the distance is far, but Chu Nan's waist is straight, so Cao Cao always has the feeling that the other party is picking his nostrils 'See' how you feel.

"Thank you, Sikong!" Chu Nan sat down on Cao Cao's left side as he said, and nodded slightly to the scribe sitting opposite. Although he didn't know who the other person was, none of the scribes around Cao Cao was simple. Be respectful but be careful. That's right.

"Ziyan came to Xuchang for the first time, but are you still used to it?" Cao Cao asked with a smile as he signaled the servants to bring cakes and drinks to Chu Nan.

"Xuchang is now the capital, although it is not as prosperous as Luoyang, nor as magnificent as Chang'an, but in this troubled world, it has a sense of prosperity and is quite vigorous. I have traveled all over the world, but in this troubled world, no one can compare with Xuchang. Many." Chu Nan nodded.

Not much, that is, there are.

"Don't tell me Ziyan, Xiapi can also be compared with Xuchang." Cao Cao laughed.

"Thanks to Sikong, Xuzhou's population is thin now, and Xiapi is naturally not as good as Xuchang's Ding Xingwang." Chu Nan said lightly.

Xuzhou people's hatred for Cao Cao is engraved in their bones. The massacre of hundreds of thousands of people and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of families, no matter how high the evaluation of Cao Cao's later generations, as a Xuzhou native, even if Chu Nan did not experience it personally, but The resentment left by his predecessor made him feel the same.

Of course, this kind of hatred is only limited to people like him. When Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, he did not do much harm to the aristocratic families and local tyrants. These people may have pity in their hearts, but it is difficult to hate Cao Cao like the people at the bottom.

"In the troubled times, many things have to be done. The benevolence of a woman cannot smooth the troubled times." The scribe sitting opposite Chu Nan sighed slightly: "My lord also has to do it as a last resort."

"But what Nan sees is only personal grievances." Chu Nan held up his glass of wine and said with a smile, "Maybe it's because of his humble background that he can't see the so-called big picture."

"It seems that Ziyan has a deep prejudice against Sikong." The scribe raised his glass and smiled.

"Your body is like an ant, your life is like a mustard, what are you talking about? When people trample an ant to death, most of them won't feel any emotion. I just express my feelings, and I don't mean any disrespect. Please don't blame Sikong." Chu Nan drank a drink He smiled at Cao Cao.

"Zi Yan is really a man of temperament." Cao Cao also raised his glass of wine. He obviously didn't want to talk about the massacre of the city. Fengxian was appointed General of Pingdong in order to commend his achievements, but I don’t know why Fengxian wanted to garrison Xiaopei instead? Could it be that he was dissatisfied with the imperial court’s award?”

"How dare you?" Chu Nan shook his head, and said solemnly: "Although father-in-law is a martial artist, he may seem vulgar to Sikong, but father-in-law has always cherished the Han Dynasty. Recently, he heard that Sikong was defeated in Nanyang and was bullied by that embroidery. Fearing that Zhang Xiu would commit a crime, he stationed Xiaopei, not because he was dissatisfied with the imperial court, but because he was really worried that the imperial court would be difficult to deal with. If the imperial court was in trouble, he could provide support at any time. Although Xuzhou is thousands of miles away, as long as Sikong said a word, Then my father-in-law can bring [-] volunteers from Xuzhou to help Xuzhou, and with my father-in-law's ability, he can reach Xuchang in one day to help Sikong put down the rebellion!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao turned to look at Chu Nan, who smiled back.

"Haha, Fengxian is loyal and brave, Cao Cao knows it well. Although Zhang Xiu is based in Nanyang, he is not to be feared. Although he had a small victory before, it was a fluke. I can tell Fengxian that there is no need to worry." Cao Cao looked at Chu Nan deeply. glance.

"The matter of the imperial court, how can it be a trivial matter. Although Sikong is strong, there are also defeats in Puyang and Nanyang. The defeat of Puyang and Nanyang, there are still maneuvers, but if there is a loss in the imperial court, it will be in danger of turmoil in the country. Sikong must investigate! "Chu Nan shook his head and said seriously.

This kid is really annoying, his words are thorny, and he only stabs people's hearts.

"Forget it, these matters will be discussed at the court tomorrow. Zhao Ziyan is here today, not for official business, so I don't mention these things." Cao Cao could see that Chu Nan didn't see the benefit this time and didn't let go. How about Chu Nan, not to mention his reputation, just as Chu Nan said, Lu Bu is really capable of attacking Xuchang one day, this thorn must be removed as soon as possible!

Chu Nan held up his glass of wine and smiled in response.

Next, Cao Cao didn't mention Xiao Pei's matter, and Chu Nan didn't feel uncomfortable anymore, and he knew that the scribe in front of him was Cheng Yu.

After not discussing political affairs, the atmosphere on both sides relaxed a lot. It was not until the afternoon when Chu Nan saw that it was getting late, did he get up to leave.

"What does Zhong De think of this person?" Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu after seeing off Chu Nan.

"A person with a small talent but not a wise person has limited learning." Cheng Yu said with a smile: "The learning is quite complicated, but he has quite a lot of insights in business, and the rest is mediocre."

No matter how good a person pretends to be, in front of real professionals, a few words will reveal his secrets. Judging from today's exchanges, apart from Chu Nan's extraordinary business knowledge, the rest of his opinions and performances in governance and military affairs are very good. It's quite childish, and it has something to do with his background. According to Chen Deng, before he became Lu Bu's son-in-law, Chu Nan was just a traveling businessman. To put it bluntly, a so-called traveling businessman means buying low and selling high for small profits, although most businessmen are like this , but the real wealthy businessmen play monopoly and look down on the petty profits of upstream businessmen.

"It's a pity." Cao Cao sighed. Some of Chu Nan's views made him feel bright, but they were all fragmented and unsystematic. Maybe Chu Nan was really talented, but his background limited him. He has no systematic knowledge and cognition, and he has no experience in governing, so he cannot truly turn those things into his own: "If this person was born in a family, maybe he may not be weaker than Yuanlong."

"Everything is determined, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to recruit this person." Cheng Yu laughed.

Judging from Chu Nan's previous performance, he has a strong sense of repulsion towards Cao Cao, which has something to do with his background. Furthermore, he is Lu Bu's son-in-law. It is not impossible for Cao Cao to recruit Chu Nan, but the price is too high and it is not worth it, at least Chu Nan is not worth it. .

Cao Cao nodded. He naturally cherishes talents. Judging from Chu Nan's speech today, he is more eloquent, but he doesn't have much real talent and learning. He is most proficient in business matters, which may be very useful. Potential, but potential is only potential before it is transformed into ability. Coupled with the irreconcilable contradictions caused by the Xuzhou incident, this talent who may have some achievements in the future is destined to be impossible to use for himself. Thinking of this, Cao Cao also has some regrets. As for regret, even if there was, it was not because of Chu Nan.

"It seems that this time, if he doesn't give Lu Bu some benefits, he won't give up." Cao Cao looked outside the door and sighed. He really regretted this matter. If he was not so dazed when he was in Nanyang , Why is it being manipulated by a reckless Lu Bu now?
"My lord has a countermeasure?" Cheng Yu asked with a smile.

"Tell me, how about making that Chu Nan the prefect of Xiapi?" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and smiled.

"Good advice, my lord!" Cheng Yu heard this, with a knowing smile on his face...

(End of this chapter)