Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 179 Come to boil the old man at night, right? !
There have been a lot of things going on recently, and Zhong Yao was so busy that he didn't eat until evening. At this time, the prime minister went straight into his mansion without notification. He was eating snacks, his mouth was full of food, and Doctor Zhong, who was a bit old and half white-haired, quickly got up. , From the back of the copy to the front, he vaguely said that he had seen the prime minister.

Cao Cao looked worried, as if he was in great pain to help him up, and at the same time leaned closer to stare at his face, and sighed: "As expected of Doctor Zhong, the atmosphere of self-discipline and public service is becoming more and more upright now. How can I make you work too hard if you don’t eat until late at night after working so hard.”

"It's okay, it's just right!" Zhong Yao swallowed the snacks in his mouth, passed the plate to Cao Cao, picked up one at the same time and prepared to eat, and showed a kind and gratifying smile in front of Cao Cao, "too hungry gone."

He should be really hungry. This kind of freedom will never appear in the past. How can people from a noble family not follow etiquette?Confucianism and Taoism for many years, even when you die, you must stand upright, and you must be polite when you see officials and lords. However, Zhong Yao's calligraphy can be elegant, which shows that he is also a wild person at heart, but he is older. It's all about checks and balances, and now I find a chance to show a little bit of my nature.

"You look rough at first glance. You haven't learned dim sum skills at all, and you don't have any intentions. Eat this one I brought." Xun Yu took a box and put it on the case, but Zhong Yao's expression at the moment was a little bit Dazed, he murmured, "This is what my wife did."

Don't you have any thoughts?Have the pillows been in vain all these years?

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "It's okay, there are no outsiders, let's talk quickly."

"Eat this. This is a shortbread sent from my hometown. The workmanship is very fine. It tastes sweet and delicious, and it is much more delicate."

Xun Yu opened it right away, and the three of them sat on the floor without paying attention. Zhong Yao probably was really hungry, and he didn't want to wake up the cook at night, and his wife had also rested. After eating some dim sum, he just opened it on the plate, and he carefully looked at Cao Cao a few times, "Prime Minister, did I really eat it?"

"Eat it, eat it, it's delicious," Cao Cao smiled, his face was kind, and he waited for Zhong Yao to eat a piece and went in, and then said: "Tingwei has been a doctor for three years, and I have to be a doctor, is this job too busy?" It seems that there are endless things to do every day, but they are all irrelevant, why not give you some credit to establish them? How about you become a person with real power in the future? Do you know that Bo Wen didn’t even want this official position back then.”

This is like saying "Dogs are not needed", but this position is already very high. Doctor Yushi, Yushi Zhongcheng, etc. are all changed back and forth by Sangong, maybe they will be changed back to Sangong someday up.

"No, no, no." Zhong Yao didn't move his head, and continued to eat the shortbread, "Wen Ruo told me last time, how about going in a few years? Wait until I have another one." After the calf, these two are probably the same Deliberately come to boil the old man at night.

"Oh, I thought so too at first, but now, alas! It's all because of Bowen, the bastard, for doing anything wrong!"

Cao Cao's complexion changed immediately, and he frowned and took out the military newspaper from his arms. Without even reading it, he opened it for Zhong Yao and threw it on the copybook. Coincidentally, there happened to be another crisp smacking sound.

This made Zhong Yao and Xun Yu look at each other while eating peach cakes, trying to see something in his eyes, but Xun Yu has always been serious and serious, and it is the same now, you can't see anything from him , "Already mobilized troops?"

Zhong Yao glanced at it, and found that the battle report was beautifully written. He won the two ferries of Baima and Guandu, and the situation opened up immediately, and he had to send troops to cross the river to build a big camp, so as not to be caught when the real army crossed the camp in the future. There is a precedent for people attacking. In the Battle of Kuangting, Yuan Shu tried to forcefully cross the river to make a surprise attack. As a result, he was ambushed while crossing the river. Most of the bows and arrows were shot, and most of the cavalry chased him. The tens of thousands of troops were all buried in the river.

"It's true, the battle is coming..."

"That's right!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice, with a dignified look on his face, "Now we are nothing more than stabilizing Sun Ce in Jiangdong. Liu Biao is also guarded by Zhang Xiu, but although the princes outside the pass are still standing still, they are still watching. Han, Ma There are probably 20 soldiers supported by the two."

Zhong Yao looked up at him, and said vaguely: "How can there be so many? If they add up to 20, they will burn incense. If they have [-], they will not directly rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate." ?”

That's not going to go that far.

Cao Cao chuckled, "I know sir... you are very famous in Chang'an, and those princes respect you very much, why don't you set off soon? To be honest, if it wasn't for Xu Zhen who left his post with Yuan Rang and suddenly attacked , How could I force you to take the emperor's edict to Chang'an immediately?!"

"Prime Minister... I really can't go at this time. I'm sick and winter is about to begin. When I arrived in Chang'an, the princes would not listen to me."

"Aren't you going?" Cao Cao approached and asked, the smile on his face was already stiff, but it was still a smile, so it wouldn't change his face immediately. Unexpectedly, after thinking about it, Zhong Yao still couldn't say it, and even looked left and right Taking a look at the two of them, he took another piece of cake, raised his head and asked, "If you don't go...can I continue to eat this shortbread?"

Cao Cao rolled his eyes at him, "Eat, can I let you eat what I brought?"

"Well, if you really don't go, this time you will have to go to war. If the thieves outside the pass take the opportunity to occupy Chang'an, and then step into the Central Plains, they can even directly attack Luoyang. If I remember correctly, Dong Cheng said before his death Among the feudal lords, there is one named Ma Teng and Han Sui."

After hearing this, Xun Yu also said with emotion: "There are really many people who died, and the common people will suffer. It is even more likely that they will rob the emperor with Yuan Shao, and the princes outside the pass will mess with our Central Plains, but I am powerless to resist , There will be no eggs under the overturned nest."

Zhong Yao glanced at Xun Yu, and stopped talking. The hand holding the pastry was suspended in the air, and he was a little dazed, obviously stunned by these words.

Cao Cao then sighed and said, "I'm afraid I can't even keep Xuchang, and I can't protect myself, let alone many civil and military ministers, huh? If that day really comes, who can survive? Just like Bowen once As I said, if there is no self in the world, I don’t know how many people will be called kings and how many people will be called emperors.”

"That's right." Xun Yu nodded and said yes, mainly because he also came to persuade Zhong Yao last time. After thinking about it, only a humerus veteran like him and a leader of the gentry went there, and the princes outside the pass had never returned to the east before the emperor. At that time, the most docile person was this doctor Zhong. Although he was not good at martial arts, besides his reputation comparable to that of a great Confucian, he was fair, honest and wise, so he was quite fond of him.

And his words are also very important. Those people outside the customs respect the gentry. This is the instinct of hundreds of years, and it will hardly change. There are not many great Confucians, and Zhong Yao, whose calligraphy has been handed down to the world, must be counted as one. Moreover, when Zhong Yao won the title of marquis for these princes outside the customs, he fought hard every time, and the promises must be fulfilled. have to trust.

But Zhong Yao still refused to go forward, and now Cao Cao had to personally persuade him, Xun Yu couldn't persuade him any more, since both of them belonged to Yingshui's famous clan, if they kept urging them too much, they might be criticized and made a fool of themselves. It was as if Xun Yu was relying on his status to force Zhong Yao away. Although the ministers of the Han Dynasty have been suppressed so much that they dare not make trouble, they still have their mouths and can still speak.

Speaking of this, Zhong Yao also sighed. The shortbread was no longer fragrant. After putting it down on the copybook, he stared at Cao Cao and chewed the rest of his mouth, then bowed slightly with his hands in his hands. He smacked his lips and said, "Well, I still have to thank the Prime Minister."

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this. What is there to thank? If he really went to find the princes outside the pass and set up Chang'an, he could only give thousands of soldiers to protect him. If someone broke the city at that time, he would be a prisoner. Yes, maybe a defeat in a certain battle when fighting Yuan Shao will immediately attract princes to rebel, so why not.

"What are you thanking me for?"

"I must thank you." Zhong Yao looked at Cao Cao, smiled at Xun Yu, and finally turned to Cao Cao with a rather peaceful expression: "You can put the knife on your lower neck and force it, but I still brought the shortbread here to persuade you. Don’t you thank me? Tonight I’m afraid I have to go if I agree, or I have to go if I don’t agree. I sigh for the kindness of the prime minister. ?”

"Give it all, give it all!" Cao Cao suddenly laughed, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and his expression suddenly became more relaxed. If Yao refused, he would use necessary means. For example, his youngest son and his wives and concubines could be used as threats, and then he would personally issue the emperor's edict. He dared not go, but it would be too ugly to do so It's better than having a relaxed conversation with each other like this now, and asking him to help with sincerity to settle down outside the gate.

"Then, set off as soon as possible? This is really not me urging you. Zhong Jun should understand that this is Xu Bowen's fault! If he didn't attack Yuan Shao, he would have at least two years of military preparations. Now he suddenly attacked, and he didn't talk about rules at all. You have to deal with it all over again, breaking the originally balanced situation, I will punish him later?!"

Zhong Yao was surprised, his face was full of disbelief, "Have you not been punished yet?"

"It's cured!" Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao, "Give me [-] shi of grain and [-] catties of meat, and go to Puyang to let Bo Wen solve the basket he poked."

"Oh, such a punishment," Zhong Yao felt old. It was the first time he had heard that someone was punished like this. No wonder you came to me non-stop, prime minister, and urged me, an old fellow, to go to Chang'an non-stop. Well, I'm afraid I don't know how long I've been waiting for this day, and Zhengchou has no reason to tell me to hurry up.

He had just spent a few years of leisure in Xudu, he was not involved in party struggles, and he was not harmed by Dong Cheng's backbiting before his death. Pull to do big things.

"Then, let's go the day after tomorrow."

"Okay! I personally ordered the most elite tiger and leopard cavalry to send you away. The soldiers and horses in the eastern part of Yuzhou will be dispatched by you. There are a total of 8000 people who can be stationed at the three passes outside Chang'an. You can only discuss with those princes. It is up to you to write the memorial letter and send it to the Marquis and General."

"Then this power is really powerful. After returning, will there be shortbread to eat?" Zhong Yao asked a very practical question, and Cao Cao came directly in front of him, with a sincere smile on his face, and said: "Ling Zhongjun's family There are shortbreads to eat, and meat soup and venison delicacies can also be shared.”

venison!

Zhong Yao trembled in his heart, but in the end he licked his lips like a glutton, nodded and said: "It's delicious, I ate it a lot decades ago, but now I don't have anything to eat, I hope I can eat a few mouthfuls in the future .”

"Then, I wish you a smooth journey," Cao Cao bowed deeply. This bow was made out of sincerity. Asking him to help with sincerity is a completely different result from forcing him to do so. However, Zhong Yao Quickly helped him up, even lifted his buttocks, stood together, held Cao Cao tightly with both hands, and said: "I will definitely have a smooth journey, but I don't need the prime minister's blessing. Whether I live well in Chang'an depends on the prime minister's stay in Jizhou." Whether the battle goes well or not."

"Hmm... That's a good sentence. Whoever said that you, Doctor Zhong, can't understand the military situation, isn't it because you have a clear mind and a good hand?"

This is right to the point, if the war is completely defeated, it will be useless to allow Zhong Yao to bloom lotus flowers in Chang'an. The princes outside the pass are not fools, and they can naturally understand the situation. They still want to attack the Central Plains, which makes Cao Cao's west and north quite difficult. It might even cause Liu Biao to break through Zhang Xiu's defenses and attack the south as well, so his defeat will become more obvious. How can he use his troops safely when he is attacked by the enemy?The current situation would affect the whole body, but if the other princes did not move, the situation would of course be much simpler.

"I really don't understand, but this involves my own safety, but I ask the Prime Minister to be invincible and to do things for the world."

This sentence is even more earnest.

By the way, he patted the back of Cao Cao's hand.

Coming out of Zhong Yao's mansion, Cao Cao let out a deep breath, and smiled at Xun Yu: "Determined another party, now all foreign enemies are nothing to worry about, Yizhou and Jingzhou are nothing to worry about, Xuzhou has enough food and grass, and Zang Ba will take his place." I defend Mount Tai and reject Yuan Tan in Qingzhou with natural dangers, but he, Yuan Shao, can only defeat me in the front, go down to Guandu and enter Dongjun, so Xudu will have a smooth road, I should go up to meet the army."

"So early?!"

Xun Yu's mind moved, but he could wait for a while, and wait for the soldiers to practice for a few months before going.

"Of course I don't fight, it's just a garrison."

The old god Cao Cao smiled, "I must wait for Yuan Shao to act first. That boy Bowen provoked an incident, so I can't be unresponsive. When the garrison marches in, I will naturally not help him! Just go to the garrison." Keep an eye on him so there won't be any trouble."

"When Yuan Shao can't bear it anymore, he will naturally make a real call to heaven and pray to send troops to invade. At that time, I will raise the emperor's banner to attack him. The people's hearts will be more stable according to the direction of the soldiers."

"Yes," Xun Yu sighed.

If I don’t help Xu Bowen, I really don’t believe a word. Let him mess around, I’m even worse than my beloved son Xiu. When Zixiu is wayward, he will always urge and scold. Zhen is like this, everyone applauds and applauds in amazement.You can always think of countermeasures to expand your advantages.

This is true favor.

(End of this chapter)