Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 127 Falling asleep

"I met Marquis Shen."

Xu Shu's salute was very regular.

Although Pang Tong was paying his respects, his eyes kept looking up, trying to see He Yan's true face in Lushan.

After looking at each other, Pang Tong found that Marquis Shen was indeed young and heroic, with straight eyebrows.

The most important thing is that Pang Tong didn't see any disgust or curiosity about his appearance from He Yan's eyes.

People who can leave their appearances in the history books that cherish words like gold must all be talented.

It's like He Yan, who is no longer handsome, but the kind who is so handsome that he is astonishing as a heavenly being.As He Yan grew older, Zhang Yuzhuo's face not only showed no signs of fading, but became more and more radiant.

The same is true for Pang Tong, his outline and facial features are not too ugly, but his cross-eyed appearance doesn't look very smart...

When ordinary people see Pang Tong like this, they will more or less think of the second idiot at the entrance of the village.Even Pang Tong's acquaintances couldn't help but look strange when they saw Pang Tong's appearance, which hurt Pang Tong's fragile heart.

However, Pang Tong didn't see anything strange in He Yan's eyes today, and this kind of respect undoubtedly warmed Pang Tong's heart.

He Yan naturally looked at Xu Shu and Pang Tong from above.

Because he had made preparations in advance, He Yan did not have the slightest change in Pang Tong's appearance, but only looked at the behavior of the two of them.

Xu Shu is like a frustrated swordsman, although he hides the edge of the sword, he does not break his bones.

On the surface, Pang Tong did escape a bit, but He Yan could still see the arrogance hidden under his skin, as if it was really like a phoenix conceived in his body, and the name of "phoenix chick" was well deserved.

"I have heard the names of Mr. Shui Jing and Mr. Pang De, but I never thought that I would meet his two disciples today. I am truly lucky."

Unlike being neglected by the Xun family, He Yan's attitude made both Xu Shu and Pang Tong feel like a spring breeze, which greatly satisfied their vanity.

"For Marquis Shen, I have admired him for a long time..."

As long as there is business mutual bragging, the topic is often easily opened.

He Yan not only agreed to introduce Chen Qun for the two of them, but also let them stay overnight in Hewu.
With this supposedly smooth visit, the subsequent contacts will naturally be more diligent.

Not only did Xu Shu and Pang Tong meet Chen Qun and ask for new lessons, they were often called by He Yan to play cards with Guo Jia and Liu Ye.

Guo Jia and Liu Ye also noticed the extraordinaryness of Xu Shu and Pang Tong in several gatherings with them, so they wanted to recommend them to Cao Cao.

Guo Jia has a straightforward temper, and also sent out an invitation to the two of them: "Both of you are talented in managing the world, so why should you be wronged by Liu Biao in Jingzhou? Why don't you join the Sikong shogunate, use what you have learned all your life, and ask for a title as a marquis." Will?"

Although Guo Jia is mainly responsible for formulating strategies, if he really encounters talents like Xu Shu and Pang Tong, he will not let them go.

Moreover, both Xu Shu and Pang Tong are descendants of famous families, with clean family backgrounds and no miscellaneous forces behind them, which undoubtedly suits Cao Cao's appetite.

As for Xu Shu's previous dark history, is it a matter for Cao Cao?

"This……"

"If it can be put under Sikong's account, it will be great."

Xu Shu was still hesitating, but Pang Tong had already agreed.

"Shi Yuan!"

Xu Shu blamed Pang Tong for making such a hasty decision, but Pang Tong didn't care: "Yuan Zhi, anyway, didn't you have the idea of ​​becoming an official? In this world, besides Sikong, how many choices are there?" ?”

Cao Cao, who won the Battle of Guandu, is definitely the most handsome boy today.Coupled with the blessing of the emperor's righteousness, it has almost become the first choice of all wage earners.

If Xu Shu and Pang Tong came here dryly and started from the bottom, Pang Tong might not be very willing.

But if he Yan and Guo Jia are recommended by Boss Cao's brawny ministers, then it's another matter.

Not surprisingly, the lowest starting point of both of them were members of Cao Cao's shogunate.

And as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao continue to compete for hegemony in the future, as long as they have real talents and learning, they will not worry about making military exploits on Cao Cao's side and getting ahead.

Such a bright future, it is really hard for people to say no!

Seeing that Xu Shu was still hesitating at this time, He Yan asked "unintentionally": "Yuan Zhi is so worried because of any relatives in his family? If there are, why not bring them here to Hewu, so that he can feel at ease."

Xu Shu was worried about his mother.

If it is possible to bring his mother here... Xu Shu felt that it would not be a difficult task for him to stay.

Both Xu Shu and Pang Tong are willing, and the rest is up to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's meritocracy, coupled with He Yan's reminder, naturally did not despise Pang Tong because of his appearance. Instead, he was more eager to ask the two of them for advice.

In history, Liu Bei is not the only one who loves to sleep with his ministers. Cao Cao is also an expert at sleeping with his ministers.

Sleeping from Xun Yu to Guo Jia, and then from Guo Jia to Guan Yu... Everyone is not surprised by his old man's habit.

This time, Xu Shu and Pang Tong also became Boss Cao's lucky objects. The three stayed on the bed for two full days before walking out of the house weakly leaning on the wall.

Cao Cao praised unsatisfactorily: "Xu Shu, you are really a gentleman like the ancients!"

"Pang Shiyuan, as he claims, is good at 'discussing the remaining strategies of kings and overlords, and seeing the key points of relying on them'. He is really a great talent!"

Xu Shu is the main assistant, and Pang Tong is the odd assistant.

The two, like Xun You and Guo Jia who haven't grown up yet, are upright and strange.

If it is used properly, it will really be a perfect match, and it can become a king and overlord!
The key is……

As Guo Jia expected, Cao Cao liked the innocence of the two very much.

Although Jushou, Tian Feng, Zhang He, Gao Lan and other surrendered generals were also quite talented, Cao Cao dared not reuse them for fear of arousing resistance from Yingchuan's troops.

But Xu Shu and Pang Tong are different, even if Pang Tong is Duke Pang De's servant, it doesn't hurt too much, after all, Duke Pang De is just a hermit in meditation and doesn't have so many power entanglements.

"good!"

"Feng Xiao has the power to detect it! It is also a reward!"

Guo Jia didn't care about the credit, but gave it all to He Yan.

Compared with Guo Jia's humility, He Yan was completely blunt and directly asked Cao Cao to send troops to Lujiang.

"Father, once the Lujiang River is conquered, you can go directly to the Yangtze River. Don't miss this opportunity!"

He Yan still didn't want Cao Cao to miss this opportunity.

Once Lujiang County is included in his own control area, it will be a dream for Sun Quan to make it bigger.

"Lujiang County? Li Shu?"

After Cao Cao heard this request, he also recovered from the emotion of being overjoyed before, and became calm again.

"This Lujiang County is located in the south, so it may not be appropriate to mix it in now."

Cao Cao still has some resistance to attacking the south now.

Now Yuan Shao in the north is still a giant, and he must deal with it wholeheartedly, without distraction, let alone opening up a second battlefield.

Lujiang County is important to the Jiangdong area.He Yan knew this, Cao Cao knew it, and Sun Quan naturally knew it too.

Just like Cao Cao would rather go to Nanyang and Xuzhou to pacify Nanyang and Xuzhou first under the pressure of Yuan Shao, this Lujiang County is Nanyang in Jiangdong.

If he occupies Lujiang County this time, then he is not allowed to wait until Sun Quan suddenly comes to steal his ass when he is fighting Yuan Shao in the north.

Rather than having one more thing, it is better to use this matter as a personal favor and sell it to Sun Quan in order to seek stability in the south for several years.

In addition to considering the overall situation, Cao Cao personally is very displeased with Li Shu, the current prefect of Lujiang.

It turns out that since Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu and occupied Huainan, he appointed Yan Xiang as the governor of Yangzhou.

(Yuan Shu's master Bo called Yan Xiang, and Yan Xiang was not the same person)
Yan Xiang is a native of Jingzhao, Sizhou, with little talent and learning, and is also a great talent recommended by the socialite Xun Yu to Cao Cao. He has a very high status in the Cao Cao Group.

Cao Cao appointed such a person as the governor of Yangzhou, no doubt he wanted to govern Yangzhou with the ability of Yan Xiang and suppress the Sun family.

It's just a pity that Yan Xiang was killed by Li Shu before he made a name for himself, and died young.

With this thorn buried in the bottom of Cao Cao's heart, it would be good if Cao Cao didn't add trouble, but how could he still help Li Shu?
Besides...

The terrain of Lujiang County is complicated, and there are a large number of bandits hiding in the mountains.These people are all unstable factors that disrupt law and order. It will take a lot of energy to calm down. It is impossible for Cao Cao to leave the rich Hebei and not attack. On the contrary, he will compete with these mountains. A choice that a wise master should make.

After hearing this, He Yan felt that Cao Cao's consideration was correct, but he still wanted to fight for it.

"If you have a child, you won't hate the Sun family, and you can take down Lujiang County's plan?"

After Cao Cao heard what He Yan said, he finally felt a little moved: "It's He Liangce?"

After He Yan whispered to Cao Cao the plan to capture Lujiang County, Cao Cao didn't pick out any faults: "If it really succeeds, it really is not evil for the Sun family."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao just stared at He Yan like this, making He Yan feel a little scared.

"Yes, it's rare that you care so much about one thing."

Cao Cao's words made He Yan vaguely have a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "You will lead the troops on this expedition to Lujiang!"

"I?"

He Yan felt as if his tail had been stepped on: "Father! I'm not ready yet!"

"When do you want to prepare?"

Cao Cao glared at He Yan: "Do your own thing! You just want to get things done, which is beautiful! Now that the war in the north is tight, since you want to take care of the affairs of the south, you should take care of it yourself. Do things better!

If it was someone else, Cao Cao might have to practice for a while longer.

The problem is that He Yan is not lacking in courage, ability, and even reputation in the army. If he continues to hide, maybe he should be abolished.

"It just so happens that I will take Cao Chun as the commander and form the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Originally, all his soldiers were handed over to Cao Ren. Let Cao Ren assign [-] soldiers to you this time, which will save you training."

"So, is there any objection?"

　Follow-up:
　　Those women not only played with the eldest brother, but also took other people's orders when they had time.

　　It's outrageous...

　　I went to save a wave of food reserves today, the update should be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)