Kuangfu Han Dynasty

Chapter 15

After being dragged into the tent by Xia Houyuan, Zhang Shao realized that the space inside was not small. The right side was filled with black-robed civil servants wearing crowns and ribbons. Only Xu Shu, wearing a Gejin cloth robe, was at the bottom of the table.It seems that he passed the test and sneaked into Cao Cao's shogunate.

Zhang Shao was overjoyed. What a good thing. It seems that Xu Shu will be taken to Jiangling by Cao Cao along with other subordinates?Do you have to find a way to follow?Only in this way can I have the opportunity to connect with Mr. Xu again.

On the left are the Eredivisie generals and the crimson-robed military ministers, whose faces are generally a bit more fierce than those on the left. Cao Ren, who is wearing black light armor, is in the first position on the left, looking at Xia Houyuan and Zhang Shao with eyes full of amusement.

Looking further forward, Cao Cao lowered his head, and there was a huge warrior with a huge waist and abdomen standing by his side. He stared at a pair of tiger eyes, checking the distance between all comers and Cao Cao's bed. If there was any abnormal movement, he seemed to be He can kill people with his bare hands without the need for weapons.

Zhang Shao guessed in his mind: "Is this Xu Chu? Or Dian Wei?"

Then he remembered, oh, Dian Wei had already knocked on the widow's door in Wancheng, Cao Cao, but the door was gone, so it must be Xu Chu, right?
At this time, Xia Houyuan had walked to the middle of the curtain and kicked Zhang Shao first, making him kneel down.He also fell to the ground and kowtowed to Cao Cao: "Xia Houyuan is guilty, please punish him, Prime Minister!"

Just kneel down, but Zhang Shao was dishonest. He raised his head and secretly observed Cao Cao, for no other reason than to satisfy his curiosity in his past and present lives: Does Cao Cao himself look like Bao Guoan?
Zhang Shao's look didn't matter. He happened to meet Cao Cao's eyes as he looked at him. The old traitor's eyes were still narrowed. It was not clear whether he had murderous intent?
Zhang Shao secretly thought something was wrong, and in desperation suddenly shouted: "Oh!" Then he lay on the ground and trembled.

How dare you lose your composure when meeting the Prime Minister?For a moment, everyone around the curtain was focused on Zhang Shao.

Xia Houyuan turned his head and looked at Zhang Shao as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Cao Cao's hand that was touching his long beard stopped and asked, "Boy, why are you screaming?"

Zhang Shao then slowly raised his head and said tremblingly: "Just now, Prime Minister's eyes were like lightning, which stung my eyes!"

"God's eyes are like lightning? Ha."

Cao Cao was amused by Zhang Shao's words and laughed at the table. Seeing that the prime minister seemed to be in a good mood, everyone around the curtain also laughed together, and even Xia Houyuan managed to squeeze out a smile.

But soon Cao Cao's laughter stopped suddenly, as if a switch had been touched, and everyone in the tent stopped laughing immediately. However, Cao Cao asked Xia Houyuan: "Miaocai, did you teach these words?"

"Prime Minister, Yuan... Yuan..." Xia Houyuan was not good at words at first, but at this moment he was speechless and could not explain clearly at the moment.

Cao Cao waved his hand and spared him: "That's right. Miaocai has always been slow in words but quick in action. Over the years, you have relied on your actual military achievements and resume, rather than clever words and pretense. It is really hard work and Miaocai. ”

Cao Cao stood up, came to Xia Houyuan, and comforted him softly: "Actually, I heard about your Ajuan being kidnapped in Qiao County in the early years. I only put the blame on Liu Bei and went to Runan to pursue him fiercely. Kill. I never thought that A Juan would be occupied by Zhang Fei while she was still alive! What a pain, I originally wanted to find a junior from the Cao family as a good match for her."

The Cao family and Xiahou family in Qiao County have been related by marriage for hundreds of years. Their blood has long been fused together, so they are as close as one family.Cao Cao also cultivated Xiahou's children as his nephews and supported the continued marriage between the two families. As early as before Guandu, he married his niece to Xiahou Yuan's eldest son. This was true.

Cao Cao helped Xia Houyuan up: "Miaocai always pays attention to family tradition. He must regard this as a scandal, so he keeps it secret, right? How could I suspect that you deliberately married Zhang Fei and secretly communicated with Liu Bei? Not only are you innocent, you and your son are also innocent. Great work!"

"Your meritorious deeds will be rewarded together with the generals after Jiangling. When we set off tomorrow, your army will be the vanguard to clear the way for me. There is also Zhongquan of your family. I just met him. He has a dignified appearance and has been in the army for a long time. His demeanor is quite different from the past. Now that he has been captured with merit, he should be put to great use. In this way, starting from tomorrow, he will be transferred to my side, join the Chinese army, and serve as the resident guard of the Wuwei camp. "

Xia Houyuan's originally worried heart was calmed down by Cao Cao with a few words. He was even more happy when he heard this: "It is Zhong Quan's blessing to be able to listen to the teachings by the Prime Minister's side!"

In Cao Cao's camp, the size of official positions and the weight of power depend on how close and trusted Cao Cao is.And the Su Wei who follows Cao Cao at all times is undoubtedly the one who gets closer to the water and the tower first.

The new generation Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, and Xiahou Dun's son Xiahou Mao all first joined the tiger and leopard cavalry to fight for a few years, then were transferred to the Suwei, and then were released as officials.Therefore, serving as a guard has become a good way for the young sons of the Cao and Xiahou families to gain official positions and become nobles.

It seemed that Xia Houyuan and his son would also go to Jiangling together. Zhang Shao heard this and suddenly had some concerns in his heart.

After taking care of Xia Houyuan, Cao Cao looked down at Zhang Shao on the ground: "Boy, stand up."

Zhang Shao deliberately looked up at Xia Houyuan and said, "Although my uncle asked me to kneel down, the prime minister ordered me to stand. I dare not not stand."

When he stood up, Cao Cao looked at him and said, "Boy, are you really Zhang Fei's son? This short and weak figure is nothing like Zhang Fei, who has the body of a bear and a tiger."

"Cao Amo, you're not that tall. How dare you laugh at someone else's shortness?" Zhang Shao muttered in his heart, but he replied obediently:
"I dare to tell the Prime Minister that I look more like my mother." Zhang Shao emphasized: "I look more like Xiahou."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Did you hear that? Why are you still standing there in a daze? Quickly let your grandson loose."

Xia Houyuan agreed and then untied the rope for Zhang Shao, while Cao Cao was still there praising the enemy general: "When Xuande was in Xudu, Zhang Fei often stood by his side, looking at him as mighty and majestic, much like my Zhongkang (Xu Chu). "

"Later, when Guan Yunchang Yu Wanjun beheaded Yan Liang, at the celebration banquet, I asked him, 'How brave is Zhang Fei next to Xuande?'"

"Yun Chang actually said: If compared with the command of troops, Fei Yu is inferior to Yu, but in terms of personal bravery, Fei is not inferior to Yu!"

"I didn't believe it at the time. It wasn't until Nagasaka that I realized that Yun Chang's words were unkind."

Cao Cao's next words were to the several tiger and leopard cavalry commanders in the tent who were ordered to chase Liu Bei east that day: "The tiger and leopard cavalry are not weak soldiers. We carefully select the Youji knights, one from a hundred, all of them are strong and fast." , capable of riding, shooting, and maneuvering forward and retreating. Therefore, he was able to pursue Yuan Tan in Nanpi, Jizhou."

"When I went on the northern expedition, the army arrived at Bailang Mountain in western Liaoning. I saw a large number of bandits and captives, and everyone on the left and right were afraid. Only the tiger and leopard cavalry were in order, and followed Wen Yuan (Zhang Liao) and Zihe (Cao Chun) to charge against the powerful enemy. We fought fiercely with the Wuhuan Hu cavalry from three counties and won a great victory. We captured Tadun and dozens of famous kings, and more than [-] people were surrendered! It shocked Beizhou!"

After praising the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's past achievements with great joy, Cao Cao suddenly frowned, and his words had a hint of criticism: "But why did Zhang Fei frighten the thousands of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry when they arrived in front of Changban Bridge? Don’t you dare to go forward to fight? The power of Yide is so great!?”

Hearing this, several tiger and leopard cavalry commanders bowed down one after another to plead guilty and bowed their heads.But Cao Cao only pointed it out, and sighed: "The Art of War says that if you are fifty miles away, you will gain half the army, let alone you three hundred miles a day and night? The end of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu's silk. Although there is more heart, the strength is insufficient. Flaws cannot be concealed. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is still the first contributor to this battle, I don’t blame you, I just regret that it made Zhang Fei famous.”

After the lecture, Cao Cao turned around, stared at Zhang Shao, and asked with a smile: "Boy, how brave are you compared to your father? You should also roar a few times, so that we can listen."

Zhang Shao has probably figured out the rules of Boss Cao's words and deeds, and he controls his subordinates to reward and punish him at the same time. For example, he gave Xia Houyuan a slight beating and then immediately compensated and comforted him, making his subordinates obedient and willing to die.Other than that, he seems to be an old guy who loves to joke around.

Seeing that Cao Cao was teasing him, Zhang Shao, who wanted to show off, boldly replied: "Prime Minister, my bravery far exceeds that of my father!"

"Oh?" Cao Cao was surprised: "Why did you say that?" Zhang Shao ignored Xia Houyuan who was winking at him from behind Cao Cao, and said seriously: "What my father faced was just a thousand tigers and leopards."

"And what I am facing now is you, Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao pointed at himself and said with a dumb smile: "Me? Cao Mengde is more terrifying than a thousand cavalry?"

Zhang Shao shook his head: "That's natural! I heard people say that Duke Cao alone can defeat millions of soldiers. Isn't it more terrifying?"

He raised his head proudly: "But in front of the Prime Minister, not only was I not scared to the point of peeing, but I was also able to answer questions fluently, so my bravery far exceeds that of my father!"

"Hahahaha." This statement made Cao Cao laugh and said to Xia Houyuan: "What a talented man, this son has such a clever tongue. I don't know who he inherited it from."

When Cao Cao returned to the bed and sat down, he added: "Generally, when a child hears the name of Cao Mengde, it is enough to stop crying. When the younger generations of the Cao family and Xiahou family see me, they are also trembling with fear and their tongues are tied. But this boy dared to joke with me. He is indeed brave. Not small."

Cao Cao pointed at Zhang Shao and commented: "Zhang Fei is a tiger general. You are also a tiger!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was in a good mood, Zhang Shao took the opportunity to pay his respects again: "Prime Minister, I have an unkind favor."

Cao Cao glanced at him: "Oh? Let's talk about it."

Zhang Shaodao: "My uncle and my second uncle are my elders. They love me very much these days. I can't bear to be separated from them. Can the Prime Minister take me to Jiangling with you? This way, I can pay my respects to my uncle day and night." It’s filial piety!”

Xia Houyuan's face changed greatly when he heard this. Every time Zhang Shao opened his mouth today, Xia Houyuan's heart stopped. He was afraid that this little guy would say nonsense. Fortunately, he seemed to have a sense of what he said. What he said made the prime minister laugh again. It seemed that his son Xia Houba praised him. It is true that Zhang Shao is young but smart.

But Zhang Shao still didn't like Xia Houyuan at all. He originally planned to throw Zhang Shao in Dangyang afterwards and be guarded by Cao Bing like Liu Bei's two daughters. At least out of sight and out of mind, his safety could be guaranteed.Unexpectedly, this little troublemaker actually blackmailed the Xiahou family and insisted on following him to Jiangling.

But Xia Houyuan couldn't stop him with words, because Cao Cao seemed to be very interested, nodded and said: "It's okay for you, but we don't have idle people in our army. If you go to Jiangling with the army, what can you do?"

Zhang Shaodao: "No matter what the Prime Minister arranges for me to do, I will obey it!"

Cao Cao actually started to think seriously, remembering his comments about Zhang Shao, and murmured: "The general is a tiger, a tiger..."

He suddenly turned around and asked Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, did one of my servants die of illness in Xiangyang?"

Xu Chu was like a silent mountain. Everyone in the tent had laughed several times just now, but he was the only one with an indifferent look on his face. He worked hard to protect Cao Cao and never left. Only now did he speak: "Prime Minister, this matter should be asked to the servant Cao Cao, not to the ministers."

"That's fine." Cao Cao didn't care whether the boy was dead or not. He pointed at Zhang Shao and ordered: "Let this boy go out with the army, serve as a boy, and guard the tiger for me!"

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When he left the tent, Zhang Shao was no longer bound. He could wave his hands freely and chased Xia Houyuan and asked, "Uncle, what is a tiger?"

Xiahou Yuan ignored him. Today's incident was a surprise. Now the prime minister named Zhang Shao as a page boy. He seems to like this boy very much... Hey, I really don't know whether this is a blessing for the Xiahou family. Is it a disaster?What else can you say about going to Jiangling to pay filial piety to yourself?Are you here to collect debt?
Xia Houyuan kept a dark face and took Zhang Shao out and handed him into Xiahou Ba's hands. After telling him to report to the Wuwei camp tomorrow, he returned to the tent without looking back.

So Zhang Shao could only turn around and ask Xiahou Ba.

After hearing this, Xiahou Ba was very happy for Zhang Shao. When he was a child, he also worked as a waiter in Sikong Mansion, and then he became familiar with Cao Gong. This would be good for Zhang Shao in the future, and for Zhang Shao's The question was quite surprising: "A Shao, when you were in Xinye, you peed in the toilet. Didn't you use Huzi?"

No, Zhang Shao desperately searched for memories. When he was a child, this body would stand outside and urinate anywhere, and when he couldn't hold it in, he would urinate in a dirty bucket...

Seeing Zhang Shao shaking his head, Xiahou Ba looked at him with a trace of pity, and cursed: "Zhang Fei is one of the best generals around Liu Bei, how can he be so poor that he doesn't even have tiger cubs in his family? You and A Juan have lived a miserable life." What a hard life it is!”

Zhang Shao came to his senses, good guy, this so-called tiger is not a urinal!Boss Cao wants to carry the urinal for him?What kind of perverted hobby is this?

Fortunately, after Xiahou Ba explained clearly, Zhang Shao realized that although the tiger was a kind of utensil, it had two uses: a chamber pot and a water container. Cao Cao named him to hold the Qinghuzi, and it should be the latter.

Zhang Shao suddenly said: "Isn't it just carrying water?"

Zhang Shao is good at this. In his previous life, he was a master of Duan Shui in the company...

While sitting on Xiahou Ba's horse back to Dangyang City, Zhang Shao thought to himself: "Today I successfully won Cao Cao's favor and allowed me to join his camp as a servant. This way I will set out with the army to Jiangling tomorrow, but it also means that, I will be separated from Mrs. Xu and Sister Liu Ruyu in two places."

Human beings are not like grass and trees. After spending several days with them, they were taken care of by Mrs. Xu. He was somewhat reluctant to part with them, but Zhang Shao knew very well that he could not just sit back and wait.

"If I stay in Dangyang as a prisoner, I will definitely be under strict guard and unable to do anything. By following Cao Cao to Jiangling, I can act according to the situation and continue to be taken care of by the Xiahou family. The most important thing is that Mr. Xu As an official of the shogunate and also in the camp, the two of us have many more opportunities to meet, and we can even exchange information and make plans together."

It's the end of September now, and I don't know how long it will be before the war in Chibi begins and ends.Zhang Shao still wanted to use his foresight of history to actively participate and give Xu Shu more necessary tips to make his plan more successful.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shao was in a good mood. Looking back on this meeting with Cao Cao, he felt that he had done a great job!The identity of an eight-year-old child has many inconveniences, but as long as he plays well, he can turn waste into treasure.

By the way, does Cao Cao look like that person?

Zhang Shao couldn't tell. He only knew that he was not like Chen Jianbin of the New Three Kingdoms.

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