Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 182: Intelligent and Unrivaled

When Zhong Ping left Cao's mansion, he was already close to his childhood.

Cao De had already ordered the carriages and horses to wait at the door. The powerful horses snorted and exhaled clouds of white mist.

"Don't worry, sir, there is still some time before the curfew."

Cao Ang took Cao Pi out to see him off. He could faintly see Zhong Ping's expression of concern, so he explained with a smile.

Zhong Ping nodded slightly, but he didn't look very relaxed: "I'd like to ask the eldest son to keep an eye on Zhicai for me, and tell him to take good care of his body, drink less, and go less... to those romantic places."

"Ang knows."

Cao Ang was a little confused that Zhongping asked him to say such words of advice to Xi Zhicai, but after thinking about it, he realized that Zhongping wanted him to convey this to his father, who would supervise Xi Zhicai.

He secretly thought that his husband really had a soft-spoken temperament, and if he wanted to win over his husband, he could start with Xi Zhicai. However, the waiters were known for their stubbornness, so it might not be easy to impress him.

Cao Ang felt a headache.

Apart from being friendly with Xun You, Zhong Ji rarely interacted with Zhong Fu and his son.

...It was really hard for him to think of what he could say to Zhong Ji.

If you can't impress Zhong Ji, you can't make Zhong Ping change his stance.

"Tonight, my mind is very weak... Although I advised him to take care of his health at the banquet, I didn't take it to heart based on his expression. I also asked the eldest son to give me more advice."

Before getting on the carriage, Zhongping couldn't help but tell him again: "Second Young Master has been reading the "Xueer" chapter of Xu Ben's "The Analects" for the past few days, just read the sentences."

Cao Ang retracted his thoughts and responded seriously. He remembered that Zhongping had cared for Tan Nu during the dinner, and he wanted to mention the gift of the maid again, but he also knew that Zhongping would definitely not agree, so he didn't say anything.

This maidservant was originally supposed to be given to Zhongping in Dongjun, but unfortunately Zhongping had no intention of doing so. He just wanted to free Tannu and let her go home.

He secretly thought that Zhong Ping's concern for Tan Nu might not be completely without friendship, but that his feelings were not yet fully realized. There was no telling if there would be a day when... he would send her away.

With a few more thoughts in his mind, Cao Angfang retracted his gaze from watching the carriage leave and pulled Cao Pi back.

Zhong Ping chatted with Cao De all the way in the car, and Cao De could not do without the life-saving grace that day in his words.

He said that before his death, Cao Song told Cao Cao that Zhong Ping had done a great favor to the Cao family, so he must thank him deeply and not be disrespectful.

Before, Cao Cao suffered the sudden loss of his father, and he only thought about revenge. Later, the situation in Yanzhou became chaotic again, and the written confession was never submitted.

There should be news during the court meeting in the past few days. I hope Zhongping will not have a grudge against Cao Cao because of this. He also said that his Cao family and Xiahou family both value love and kindness. If Zhongping needs it, he will definitely repay each other.

Zhong Ping knew the intention of his words, so he just listened silently, nodding occasionally, and didn't express much, except to say a few words about Cao Ang and Cao Pi's lessons.

The carriage and horses stopped leisurely, and Cao De got out of the car behind Zhong Ping. They greeted each other warmly. Zhong Ping declined several times before letting him get back in the car and leave.

Wu Zhi waited at the door for a while. When Zhongping said goodbye to Cao De, he welcomed Zhongping into the front hall and served him warm soup.

Zhong Ping's eyebrows were a little tired. He took the bowl and took a sip: "I can do this myself. How about father? Can I rest?"

"Your Majesty is still in the study. He must have something to say to Taishi."

Wu Zhi keenly smelled the smell of alcohol on Zhongping's body, and secretly remembered that he would go to the kitchen to prepare sobering soup for Zhongping later.

Zhong Ping probably understood what Zhong Ji was going to say to him. There was charcoal burning in the room and it was much warmer than outside. He took off his fox fur and looked at his new clothes. He hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't change them and went to the study.

On the copper lamp stand in the study room, the candle flame was as bright as a bean. It must have been burning for a long time, and it was almost extinguished. It was not particularly bright, but it was still possible to see everything in the room clearly.

Zhong Ji was sitting at the table, still sitting with the same expression as before. Seeing Zhong Ping enter, he first asked: "Can you have some wine at the table? Hu'er's cold has not healed. I'm afraid I'll have a headache after drinking wine. Let's eat first." Some tea."

Zhongpei sat down opposite his father, looked at the tea in front of him, his eyebrows almost twitched, and he held his breath and took a deep breath.

Fortunately, only ginger and Sichuan peppercorns were added to this tea. Although it was harsh to the nose, it was not unacceptable compared to the cup of tea I had at the table.

Zhong Ji waited for Zhong Ping to drink tea and saw that some energy had returned to his tired eyes before he turned around and flicked the candle at his hand.

The firelight jumped once, dimmed suddenly, and brightened again quickly.

"Today I..."

The lanterns "crackled" fell into the copper lamp.

Zhong Ping explained in detail his arrangements for Zhang Yan and the incident of being invited to be Cao Pi's teacher at the banquet.

This was the first time that he had told his possibly immature plans in front of his father, and it was also the only time that he had so frankly revealed his dependence on seed collection.

Zhong Ji listened quietly. Under the candlelight, his face showed a calmness as calm as water, which made Zhong Ji feel in a trance.

In fact, Zhong Ping's eyebrows and eyes followed Zhong Ping's. When the father and son calm down, they always have the same detached feeling of "they are no longer in this world".

However, Zengji rarely remains calm in front of others. Most of the time, he leaves the impression of a stubborn old man who only accepts death. His actions always remain at the level of excitement and impulsiveness. It is difficult for people to understand how he behaves. To be able to be in this position today.

"There is nothing wrong with this arrangement for Zhang Yan to return to Montenegro."

Zhong Ji stroked his beard and pondered for a moment: "Since Hu'er dared to let him go, he must be relying on someone. I heard that Uncle Liu Huang had a man named Guan Hai, who was also a Yellow Turban?"

"This person is the Yellow Turban Qushuai who originally besieged Beihai."

Zhong Ping remembered that Guan Hai was a fanatical believer of Zhang Niujiao, and he was able to persuade him to surrender when he was in Beihai, largely because he borrowed Zhang Niujiao's name.

But I didn't expect that such a fanatical believer would lead the remaining troops after going to Qingzhou and Xuzhou with the emperor's uncle, and sincerely belong to the emperor's uncle's command. Zhongping thought for a while and figured out what Zhongji meant.

Since Zhang Yan can be used to contain the Black Mountain bandits, then Guan Hai can also be used to contain the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.

Zhong Ping knew that Dong Cheng had wooed Zhang Yan. Let’s not mention whether Liu Xie was behind it. He only said that as soon as Dong Cheng showed his favor to Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan returned to his hometown in Montenegro. After all, he fell into Dong Cheng’s disfavor. It also revealed the closeness of the same species.

Even if Zhang Yan pretends to be loyal to Dong Cheng again in the future, given Dong Cheng's temperament, he will probably have a grudge against him, and not only will he not believe Zhang Yan's surrender, but he will also engage in hidden deeds to harm him.

But if Guan Hai is transferred at the same time...

The two of them were both born in the Yellow Turbans, and they both came to Xudu to suppress the Yellow Turban bandits, so they didn't look out of place.

Furthermore, Guan Hai is now Liu Bei's man. This move obviously reduces Liu Bei's military strength. Dong Cheng must be happy to see this happen. It is uncertain whether Liu Xie attaches great importance to Liu Bei and ignores Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng will also add fuel to the flames.

"The Yellow Turbans are flooding in Qingzhou. I can designate Guan Hai as a brave cavalry general and distribute Zhang Yan's weapons, troops and horses to Guan Hai."

Zhongping pushed down the idea of ​​​​Zhongji.

"In this way, if I ask Zhang Yan to surrender to Dong Cheng, Dong Cheng will definitely treat Zhang Yan favorably when he sees Zhang Yan being slighted by me, and he will be very wary."

"Although I asked Your Majesty to increase Guan Hai's troops in the name of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, Dong Cheng definitely didn't believe it. He only thought that I was wooing Guan Hai to get closer to Uncle Liu Huang. The more I paid attention to Guan Hai, the more soldiers and horses he had for Guan Hai. Soldiers, in order to check and balance the emperor's uncle, Dong Cheng had to rely more and more on Zhang Yan."

"In this way, the remaining seven points of alert should be reduced to three points."

When Zhongping said this, he stopped talking.

At this time, he and Zhang Xi's retainers reached a strange consensus, and they all hoped that Dong Cheng could climb higher.

If you want to take it, you must first give it.

Apart from considering Dong Cheng, Zhong Ping's important plan to pave the way for Zhang Yan in Hanoi was to persuade the Zhang Miao brothers to take the initiative to return to Yanzhou to plead guilty to Cao Cao through Zang Hong.

At that time, he was still worried about how to contact Zang Hong. If Guan Hai went to Qingzhou, he would have many ways.

What's more, Zhang Yan manages Montenegro for him.

Guan Hai can also manage the plains for Liu Bei in Qingzhou.

Although the situation is far from being exhausted, if there are multiple escape routes, how can it be a bad thing?

Zhong Ping made up his mind and silently organized the content of tomorrow's statement in his mind.

"Hu'er, how are the second sons of the Cao family?"

Zhong Ji was not surprised that Cao Cao would ask Zhong Ping to be Cao Pi's teacher.

After all, Confucian classics also pays attention to the inheritance of masters. The "students test family methods" during the public examination refers to the Confucian classics theory of a certain Confucian master.

The mainstream Confucian classics in the world are only the theories of Liu, Xu, Ma, and Zheng. Among the four schools, Zheng school is the best. Looking at the entire Xudu, everyone can be said to be proficient in one of the four schools, except Cai Yong. , only Zhongping, the "disciple of Zheng Cai", is left.

Serving a master is like a father.

The relationship between master and disciple is so close.

Cao Cao asked Zhong Ping to be Cao Pi's teacher. The meaning behind it is obvious.

Zhongping thought again of Cao De's words on the way back.

"The second young master... is extremely intelligent and intelligent."

Now Cao Pi is only five or six years old after all, and Zhongping has not been with him for a short time, so he can only vaguely conclude with the word "clever".

"Teacher prefers Jinwen. When I first entered the teacher's school, I started with "Jinwen Shangshu". If I teach the Second Young Master... I'm afraid I can only teach "The Book of Filial Piety", and the rest should be replaced by wise men."

Zhong Ping's words are not false. After all, he has twenty years of Chinese language study in his previous life. The order of study when he became a teacher of Cai Yong was Fu's "Shang Shu", Lu's "Poetry", Liang's "Book of Changes", and Dai's "Book of Changes". His "Li" and Gongyang's "Spring and Autumn".

For example, the "Book of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" are used for enlightenment. Although I have read several commentaries on the scriptures, because Cai Yong did not make any requirements, I have only dabbled in them, and my thinking is still stuck on what I learned and memorized in my previous life. content.

This is why when he first taught Cao Ang, he almost taught Cao Ang astray.

Zang Ji nodded.

He still knows which subjects his son is good at.

"Hu'er has a plan in mind, so I feel relieved. I still don't want to bear the name of this teacher. If it's just enlightenment, it doesn't mean anything."

He was also helping Zhongping figure out in his mind, if Cao Pi had to change his teacher later, who should be the more suitable teacher.

Zhong Ji never wanted Zhong Ping to have too close contact with Cao Cao.

If Zhongping goes to this banquet today, there will inevitably be another disturbance in the court hall tomorrow.

He sighed, vaguely regretting that he had agreed to Xun You's idea of ​​sending Zhong Ping to Dongjun when Chang'an was in chaos.

When he first entered Yanzhou, he only hoped that Cao Yanzhou was Wang Yun.

After a while, he felt that no matter how bad Cao Cao was, he could become Yuan Wei.

Now...he just hopes that this person will not be Dong Zhuo in the future.

(End of this chapter)