Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 38 The Huanhai is like a boat on the waves, the public wants to cross the river?

Cao Jie and Cao Cao withdrew their thoughts from afar.

Cao Jie put down what he was doing, and walked in front of Cao Cao, he put his hand on Cao Cao's shoulder and patted it.

"Your Brother Yu writes well, and the article is also clear. As he said, we, the eunuch, are just obedient dogs to Your Majesty!"

"When you need to do dirty work that cannot be seen, His Majesty will think of us, and your Majesty just turns a blind eye to our greedy ink. After all, our private treasury will sooner or later become His Majesty's second. That’s all for the treasury! Hehe…”

Speaking of this, Cao Jie sneered. "Flying birds are gone, good bows are hidden, cunning rabbits are dead, lackeys are cooking... Haha, I, Cao Jie, have been up and down for decades, but in the end I am a fan of the authorities, and I still need to rely on your brothers to guide me! Hehe...hehehe...money, power, Status is nothing but a fleeting moment! Ridiculous, ridiculous!"

"Cao Da Changqiu..." Cao Cao wanted to open his mouth to say something.

Cao Jie waved his hands. "Don't call me Da Changqiu, I'm just an ordinary farmer!"

While talking, Cao Jie went to fiddle with the wine cellar in his farmhouse.

It seems that he has fully devoted himself to the identity of a "farmer".

Farmers in July need to make koji and autumn clothes to prepare for cooling down;
Farmers in August have the task of harvesting and planting in autumn;

Farmers in September need to repair the "threshing ground", "grain storage" and "cellar" to better preserve various harvests;

Farmers in October will use the koji made in July to make wine!
tread…

Cao Cao also followed Cao Jie into the wine cellar.

Cao Jie was puzzled. "Didn't you always look down on us eunuchs since you were a child? Have you always wanted to get rid of your status as the eunuch's foster grandson? Have you always written to His Majesty to get rid of us treacherous people?"

"Now, you have succeeded... You, Cao Cao, knocked on the Dengwen drum twice, let Wang Fu be executed, and I, Cao Jie, left the stage sadly. Everyone in the world will remember your name, Cao Mengde! You are a hero who eliminates traitors and sycophants...You have succeeded."

Cao Jie's tone was a little sad, a little regretful, but also full of expectations for the younger generation!

He watched Cao Cao grow up, even though he was always against him and against eunuchs, but it was destined that there was some kind of fetter between them!

It's just that, now, one person's reputation is notorious, and the other person's reputation is rising.

"Cao Da Changqiu, I want to thank you for coming this time!" It was the first time Cao Cao had such a peaceful conversation with Cao Jie.

"Thank you?" Cao Jie couldn't understand.

"That's right." Cao Cao nodded. "If Brother Yu hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known. In the past, I sneaked into Zhang Rang's mansion to assassinate. On the second day, you told Zhang Rang not to touch me; you were the one who secretly planned Ju Xiaolian, without your nod." Why did the magistrates recommend me? As for later, I cast a five-color stick to beat the dignitaries, promulgated ten crimes in Dunqiu, punished the powerful, and offended countless dignitaries. It was also because of you that I was safe and sound, and I was not retaliated against. !"

Cao Cao's tone was not heavy, but every word, every sentence made Cao Jie silent...

It is true that he helped Cao Cao because Cao Song colluded with him both internally and externally to collect money.

But... more or less, there are other reasons.

For example, Cao Cao is the most beloved adopted grandson of his master Cao Teng...

What's more, Cao Cao's fortitude and integrity always make Cao Jie feel a kind of inexplicable throbbing in his heart, even, sometimes, he will have a strong feeling - this kid will be able to shake the sky in the future!
"So you know it!"

"Brother Yu told me a long time ago!"

"Then you are still against our family!" Cao Jie stared at Cao Cao...

Cao Cao didn't answer this question, he let out a soft breath, "Brother Yu said, if I want to completely get rid of the shackles and shackles of the eunuch's grandson, I, Cao Cao, must climb over the mountain of Cao Da Changqiu!"

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Hearing this, Cao Jie laughed instead of anger.

"You really listen to your 'brother Yu'!"

"Because what he said is always correct!" Cao Cao's answer was quite firm.

"Hahaha..." Cao Jie laughed again, the laughter resounded through the sky, shaking the rubble in the wine cellar trembling and making noise... "Cao Man, our family suddenly likes you a little bit!"

After a brief moment of meditation, Cao Jie was filled with emotions. "Our family envies you. If our family has a good brother of yours, who can tell our family this "imperial mind" in advance, why did our family end up in this state! Haha, Cao Cao, our family really envies you ! You have a guiding light!"

Speaking of this... Cao Jie shook his head helplessly, he turned around and turned his back to Cao Cao...

He whispered softly while doing his own thing.

"You don't have to cross the river, but you cross the river! How can you die by crossing the river! A person in the officialdom is like sailing a boat on the waves. Maybe any wave will capsize the boat!"

"Let's see if your brothers can cross the river in this complicated and chaotic world! Let's wait and see!"

After finishing his sentence, Cao Jie turned his back to Cao Cao, walked slowly away with heavy steps...

Looking at his back, Cao Cao was in high spirits.

He groaned softly.

——"The Lord did not cross the river, but the Lord actually crossed the river!"

——"Brother Yu, with you, I, Cao Cao, will surely be able to cross this 'Gong River'!"

——"Crossing the river to die? Why not 'Nirvana rebirth'?"

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Shu County, Heming Mountain!
After three months of traveling, Liu Yu and Zhang Yulan's convoy had just arrived at Heming Mountain.

Along the way, through the window, Liu Yu saw that the farmers were quite busy...

It turns out that today is the Winter Solstice Festival, the most important festival in November.

On this day, farmers need to use millet and lamb to sacrifice to ghosts and gods next to the well, and then sacrifice to their ancestors.

Families with conditions will use five jars to seal the grains separately and bury them behind the north gable. After fifty days, that is, in the first month, they will be dug out and weighed separately.

When buried, each grain is one liter.

When you dig out and weigh, which kind of grain increases in weight, it means which kind of grain is suitable for planting this year!
at this time…

On the top of the towering Heming Mountain, a bell rang loudly, and the person who struck the bell wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve while striking it.

Then the bells all over the mountain rang.

"Boom, boom—"

"Boom-thump-"

The mighty bells made the bells of the entire mountain rise in unison, as if they were going to shake the sky and break through the sky!

The farmers who were participating in the "Winter Solstice Festival" sacrifice heard the continuous bells, turned around one by one, faced the direction of the Heming Mountains, knelt down and bowed their heads!

The whole foot of the mountain couldn't hide the crying...

What followed was countless tears that frosted and icy their cheeks!
"Miss, son..."

A ghost soldier quickly reported: "Today is the 49th day since the old celestial master returned home with a crane. The celestial master's way has been completed for 49 days. Today is the day when the old celestial master's coffin is buried!"

Hearing this, Liu Yu and Zhang Yulan, who were already heavy-hearted, looked even more dignified.

Along the way, they learned that the master (father) was driving west...

But... even if it was the sacrificial ceremony of the master (father), didn't they fail to catch up?
Large flakes of snowflakes began to fall...

Zhang Yulan's eyes were dull, her teeth bit her lips hard, and the tears falling from her eyes quickly condensed into ice crystals, hanging on her haggard face.

Her hand firmly grasped Liu Yu's hand, Liu Yu could feel her hand trembling constantly!

The bells continued.

After countless farmers bowed their heads, they raised their heads in surprise and looked towards the mountains...

They knelt down in tacit understanding and cried out in unison under the leadership of a group of ghost soldiers.

"Master Zhang through the ages—"

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(End of this chapter)