Wei Ni

It's mid-autumn, mid-August.

Xia Houhui's battle report has spread back to Huainan, and it also prompted Emperor Cao Rui to go to the north bank of the Huai River to have a look.

Because the battle report is quite detailed.

Said: "The last general was ordered to lead troops to Huaiyin, but the city has been lost. It happened that the thief general Zhu Ju had captured the people, and there were two thousand thief soldiers left in the city. The last general then fought with the thief in the field, and killed the thief generals Tang Zi and We beheaded more than 500 people and captured more than 1,300 thieves in Huaiyin. We also captured more than 400 large and small warships with little baggage. We lost more than 100 people and injured more than 200."

Facing two thousand Wu soldiers who had a city to rely on, the new army of three thousand Shijia was able to seize the city and wipe it out in one battle. Not only the emperor Cao Rui was amazed, but even Man Chong couldn't help but praise: "Child power has a plan, and Shijia is good at fighting." ”

Emperor Cao Rui ignored Xia Houhui's words of praise, but the following sentence, "Scholars are good at fighting", touched him deeply.

He has met the Shi family.

I also know how powerful the Shi family is.

If he could be worthy of the praise of being a good warrior, considering the number of scholars in the Wei State, he would have destroyed Shu and swallowed Wu as early as the time of Emperor Cao Cao, and accomplished the great cause of the world. How could he have three points in the world today?

He was praised for being good at fighting.
It's nothing more than a rebirth.

With this in mind, Cao Rui ignored the fatigue along the way and asked Li Changshi to arrange for someone to take him to the north bank of the Huai River.

Li Changshi understood what he meant, and directly summoned Wu Gang, who was left by Xia Houhui in the scholar's wall to supervise the harvest of the scholar's family, women, children, the old and the weak, and reminded Wu Gang to call the emperor who had changed into ordinary clothes a nobleman, so as not to reveal his identity. .

Chen Jiao also followed.

Coupled with the four and five Huben who also took off their armor, seven or eight people dismounted outside Shijiabiwu, walked across the Huai River Floating Bridge, and slowly walked into one of the small villages.

Let’s call it a village.

Although Xiahou Hui planned the settlement of scholars' wives and children according to the layout of the military camp, as the surrounding fields were gradually opened up, dug ditches, and planted mulberries and fruit trees, the originally not far apart Multiple military camps turned into a series of connected villages.

I don’t know if it’s just because of the autumn harvest, but as soon as Emperor Cao Ruifu entered, he felt a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

Under the not-so-big tree, an old man was weaving bamboo baskets, an old woman was peeling hemp silk, and a strong peasant woman was sitting at the door of her house, sewing and mending with a needle and thread.

The happiest people are the children.

Some groups of small and medium-sized people use long sticks to look for the few autumn cicadas, but what they knock down are often unripe fruits, and then they look around quickly to pick them up and hide them in their clothes; some ride bamboo horses. You chase me and run around happily; others are lying under the shade of the trees, holding wooden sticks horizontally and vertically on the ground, as if they are practicing writing?

I was not surprised when I saw them walking over.

The adults waved and smiled at Wu Gang from a distance, while the children looked at them curiously, but continued to joke and play as if they didn't exist.

"Shidu seems to be quite popular among scholars, old and weak~"

Walking on the dirt road in the village, seeing Wu Gang constantly waving to women and children in response, Emperor Cao Rui couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

"Ashamed."

Wu Gang bowed slightly, tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, and answered carefully, "I am a staff member of General Xiahou. I interact with them in most common affairs, so we are familiar with each other."

"Ah."

Cao Rui, who was looking around, kept walking, nodded slightly, paused, and then added, "Very good."

It also made Wu Gang's face glow slightly red.

As a commoner, he had only worked as Xia Houhui's staff for half a year, and he had the opportunity to accompany him and was praised. This made it difficult for him to maintain his usual demeanor of neither being humble nor overbearing.

"scholar"

Cao Rui seemed to want to ask something else, but before he said a word, he stopped because there were three or four children riding bamboo horses running towards him in front of him.

"gentlemen!"

"Hey."

"Mr. Wu~"

"Hey. Slow down, don't fall."

Accompanied by the uneven greetings and Wu Gang's smiling response, the children kept running happily, raising a puff of dust as they passed by. The sun was still blazing at this time, and they had been walking and stopping for a long time. There were sweat stains on their temples, so they were all covered in sweat.

But Cao Rui didn't mind this.

After casually wiping a handful on his face, he thought of the children lying on the ground practicing calligraphy with wooden branches under the shade of a tree, and couldn't help but ask, "Those children just now seemed to call Shidu sir?"

"Back to my lord, yes."

Perhaps he was infected by the child's joy, Wu Gang's expression became much calmer, "General Xiahou paid for Mr. Xiahou to teach young scholars, and many of them purchased literature and ink as gifts. Now it has been established. Servant Master Wen Mo, I also give lectures when I have nothing to do. I don't want to be called a teacher by these children. "

Is this the reason why Zhiquan always strives for money?
Cao Rui didn't answer, thinking to himself.

Chen Jiao, who was following him around, couldn't help but twirled his beard and said in praise, "When I am in the army, I still think about promoting culture and education, but the child's power is superior to countless people. It is also beautiful for a scholar to teach children. thing."

That is!

Don’t you see that I don’t hesitate to use any evil weapon against my childish power?
With a sense of respect and honor, Emperor Cao Rui's smile was bright.

Just as he was about to move on, he saw a child rushing out of a house on the side with a bamboo horse on his shoulders, shouting, "Wait for me! Wait for me~"

It must have been that he saw his playmate riding a bamboo horse passing by in the house just now.

He almost didn't run into Cao Rui and his party.

"ah!"

He stopped abruptly and exclaimed, then dropped his bamboo horse, stood up straight and bowed to Wu Gang.

"Wu Bian has met Mr. Wu."

The child is about five or six years old. Although he is a little thin, his eyes are sharp and his braids are thick and black. He looks very healthy and lively. What is even more rare is that he knows how to salute at this age.

Emperor Cao Rui also became interested. He lowered his body and asked softly, "Your name is Wu Bing? How old are you?"

He is very fond of children.

Especially among his many children, only Princess Qi is still alive today; and after the adopted son of the clan, Cao Xun and Cao Fang, was banned from the palace, the older Cao Xun became often sick. But the child didn't answer him.

Instead, he looked back at his house. After seeing that there was no one in the house, he turned his eyes for help to Wu Gang.

"No need to be afraid if you are not sick."

Wu Gang spoke wisely, nodded and encouraged, "This is a noble man. Like General Xiahou, he comes from the north."

"Oh~"

After hearing this, the child became bolder, "Well, my name is Wu Bing and I am five years old." After saying this, he said with a hint of pride, "I will be six years old soon!"

"Haha~"

The childish words made everyone smile.

Emperor Cao Rui also liked it, and he touched his waist out of habit, but found nothing. For a moment, I forgot that I was wearing regular clothes and there was no jade or pendant on my waist.

However, fortunately, there is Wu Gang beside him.

He quickly took out a small money bag from his lapel, poured out a dozen five-baht coins and handed them to the emperor.

Cao Rui nodded approvingly, handed all the five baht coins to Zhidong Wubing, and said with a smile, "Hey, it's for you."

"My mother said you can't just take other people's things."

But the child didn't take it and shook his head.

"Oh? What else did your mother say?"

"My mother also said that when my father comes back, she will make me new clothes!"

"anything else?"

"Also, when you see your husband, you must bend down to say hello. When you see General Xiahou, you must remember to bow. Do you know how to bow? Just like me."

"Haha~ I know."

After some exchanges, Cao Rui's face was filled with a smile, "General Xiahou and I are relatives, well, we are a family. When I give you something, it will be the same as General Xiahou gives you."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, the child blinked, then smiled, stretched out his hand and took out a five-baht coin.

"Hahaha~"

Cao Rui stuffed all the five baht coins into the child's hands, stood up and left laughing.

And Wu Bing looked at the five baht money in his hand, then looked at the backs of Cao Rui and his party, tilted his head and thought for a while, then turned around and ran back to the house. After a while, he rushed out of the house and chased after Cao Rui and his party. He seemed to be holding something in his hand, "My lord, wait a minute~ Hey, my lord from the north~"

At this time, Cao Rui walked more than ten steps away.

Hearing the call from behind, he stopped and turned around, waiting for the child to run over with some novelty.

"Na!"

Wu Bian stopped in front of him, raised his head and stretched out his hand, "It's for you."

On his open palm, there was a piece of maltose as big as a fingernail. It must have been stored for a long time, and the original bright yellow color had darkened and deepened.

Cao Rui was a little stunned.

After a moment, he suddenly smiled and reached out to pick up the maltose.

"Hee hee~"

Zhingtong Wuyi also smiled happily at him.

Then he turned around and trotted to pick up the bamboo horse that he had just thrown on the dirt road, and ran away without looking back.

It also made Cao Rui stop for a long time.

Her eyes sometimes fell on the maltose in her hand, sometimes on his back.

"Just go back."

After a while, after the innocent figure of the child disappeared into the mulberry trees, he held the maltose in his hand and shouted for everyone to go back.

When I was young, I went to Shijiabiwu.

Wu Gang, who had finished his duties, stopped and bowed down, respectfully seeing off his chariot.

Along the way, they found out that he was Li Changshi's son-in-law and the emperor Cao Rui, who had been Xia Houhui's staff for half a year. Before leaving, he left a message of encouragement, "A scholar is a good scholar and should not be clothed in civilian clothes."

After galloping for a while, the imperial driver returned to the Chinese army camp in Luoyang outside the city.

In front of the tent, Emperor Cao Rui waved away the tiger and Ben. When Chen Jiao was about to say goodbye, he suddenly asked, "Chen Qing has experienced many things, but has he ever seen or heard of anything like the situation on the north bank of the Huai River?"

Chen Jiao opened his mouth.

After hesitating for a moment, he answered truthfully, "Your Majesty, I have it. Previously, Governor Chen was in Guangling, and Li Shu was very pleased. Your Majesty, I am not arguing for the old plan of Governor Chen."

Cao Rui believes this.

After all, Chen Deng was in Guangling just like Liu Fu was in Hefei.

It's a pity that the two of them's hard work was ruined by Wei Wu and Cao Cao.

"Ah."

Cao Rui nodded.

He picked up the maltose that he had been holding in his hand and broke it in half. He handed half to Chen Jiao and put the other half into his mouth. After sipping it for a few times, he smiled and said, "It's so sweet." (End of Chapter)