Cao Thief

Chapter 272 My Family Wanlihou (23)

In late spring and March, peaches and apricots wither.

The crimson pink and white sprinkled on the ground, adding a bit of melancholy.

In February of the fourth year of Jian'an, the war in Youzhou came to an end.After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he occupied Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, and his strength skyrocketed.There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of generals under his command.Coupled with the bumper harvest in Jizhou in the third year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao also alleviated the shortage of money and food, which can be said to be sufficient for soldiers and food.Therefore, Yuan Shao guarded Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou with his eldest son Yuan Tan, second son Yuan Xi, and nephew Gao Gan. He led Jizhou to be herdsmen, and in the name of the great general of the Han Dynasty, he crazily expanded his army and horses, eyeing Cao Cao.

Speaking of which, Cao Cao should have panicked.

But that day when green plums were boiled in wine, Cao Peng's words made Cao Cao see the sun as if he had seen the sun through the clouds.

Yuan Shao, what are you talking about?

It was Liu Bei who escaped the tiger and leopard cavalry, making Cao Cao choke.He remembered Cao Peng's words that day: Jinlin is not a thing in the pool, it will turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm.Where is Liu Bei's "Fengyun" now?If it cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, once it transforms into a dragon, it will become a confidant's trouble.But Cao Cao also had to admit that Liu Bei was as slippery as a loach, making it quite difficult to deal with.

This guy is very alert and quite approachable.

Now that he has won the title of Emperor Uncle, his reputation has skyrocketed...

Cao Cao ordered the tiger and leopard riders to chase and kill him, which has already made many people in the court dissatisfied with him.What's more, attack directly in the court.

These people all have ulterior motives!
The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more he regretted it. In the past, he only cared about being a corporal, but he didn't want to be a tiger.

When he was in xiapi, Cao Peng clashed with Liu Bei because of robbing food, so he should have taken the opportunity to clean up Liu Bei; later Liu Bei contacted Zhang Liao in private, and he could also take the opportunity to attack.

A moment of soft-heartedness made the big-eared thief escape.

More plainly, Liu Bei's brothers became famous: Liu Bei became the emperor's uncle, and Guan Yu became famous for beheading Lu Bu...

I am really in a cocoon!

However, it's not all bad.

Yuan Shu lingered on in Shouchun, unable to hold back the momentum.Sun Ce was in Jiangdong, eyeing it... At the beginning of the year, he captured Danyang and surrendered the general Tai Shici; then he wiped out Yan Baihu, captured Wucheng, and beheaded Xu Gong, the former governor of Wujun.Immediately, Sun Ce designed and captured Lujiang.So far, the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River have all belonged to Sun Ce, and his momentum has become increasingly powerful, and he has launched an attack on Yuan Shu.

Today's Yuan Shu can be said to have betrayed his relatives.

The generals under his command died and surrendered, and they had no strength.

Therefore, Yuan Shu ordered people to surrender to Yuan Shao.He and Yuan Shaoben were brothers, although one was born as a descendant and the other was born as a concubine, but after all, they had some kinship.Yuan Shu expressed that he was willing to submit to Yuan Shao and offered the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.Yuan Shao then ordered his nephew Gao Gan to lead his troops in Qingzhou to support Yuan Shu.

Although Yuan Shao expressed his willingness to accept Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu had to go through Xuzhou if he wanted to think of Qingzhou.

During this journey, Yuan Shao couldn't help him and could only rely on himself.So Yuan Shu led his troops to leave Huainan and advance towards Qingzhou.Unexpectedly, when Cao Cao heard the news, he immediately sent Zhonglang General Zhang Liao to lead his troops and horses to guard the white horses. Guangling prefect Chen Deng sent troops to ambush Yuan Shu's troops.

After Deng Ji received the order, at the end of February, he sent Quyang Chief Pan Zhang and Haixi Wei Zhoucang to lead the attack; at the same time, Chen Deng also sent Dongyang Chief Chen Jiao to join hands with Pan and Zhou Zhou to attack Yuan Shu in Tongxian County. He was defeated and left, and finally had to return to Shouchun again.

One of Yuan Shu's subordinates was named Xu Wei, and his style name was Meng Yu.

This person is a descendant of the Xu family in Haixi, his father Xu Shu, who was once a general of Du Liao.When Xu Wei was young, he was famous for his erudition. Later, he was confiscated into the government and promoted Xiaolian.Later, Xu Qi moved to Jingzhou governor.The governor at that time was far from the astonishing power of the governor today.

At that time, Empress Dowager Dong's nephew Zhang Zhong was the prefect of Nanyang, and he was greedy for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Xu Qiu wanted to punish Zhang Zhong for his crime, so Empress Dowager Dong immediately dispatched an attendant to intercede with Xu Qiu.

But Xu Wei refused... Empress Dowager Dong was furious, and immediately conscripted Zhang Zhong as the captain of Sili, trying to threaten Xu Wei.But Xu Wei was not afraid at all. After taking office, he impeached Zhang Zhong.Later, because of Zhang Zhong's incident, the prefects of the five counties were dismissed from office, and Xu Wei became famous and praised by the world.

In the first year of Zhongping, Xu Yu and Zhonglang General Zhu Jun joined forces to destroy the Yellow Turban Bandit in Wancheng.

But because he offended the eunuch, he was punished and dismissed from office.When Emperor Han moved his capital to Xu County, he enlisted Xu Wei as Ting Weizheng.Unexpectedly, he was hijacked by Yuan Shu on the way to his post.Yuan Shu wanted to confer the title of Shanggong on Xu Wei, but was forced by Xu Wei to die, and Yuan Shu finally dared not persecute him.

When Yuan Shu was defeated in Tong County, Xu Wei stole the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and came to Xudu.

The return of the jade seal also made Cao Cao's orthodox name more prominent, and it was also a happy event in the fourth year of Jian'an.

After Cao Cao entertained Xu Wei, he felt a little tired, so he took a rest at home.In the afternoon, he hugged his son Cao Chong, writing and drawing in the study, intending to teach Cao Chong how to read.Although Cao Chong is only two years old, he is still more talented than Cao Zhi, the fourth son of Cao Cao.

Holding a Cangjie book, Cao Cao taught Cao Chong word by word.

As Sikong, Prime Minister Chaotang.

Cao Cao rarely has free time to spend time with his son.

Now that the opportunity is rare, he naturally does not want to let it go.When he was in full swing, he suddenly heard a report from his retainers, "Liu Ye, the Shaofu, is seeking to see you outside."

Cao Cao frowned, and looked at Cao Chong who was learning to read with great interest.

"Please Liu Shaofu come to the study to talk."

"Here!"

The retainers left immediately, and after a while, Liu Ye walked into the study excitedly.

"Sikong!"

"Shh."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said to Liu Ye, "Wait for Cang Shu to finish writing this word."

Cao Chong grabbed his chubby little hand, finished drawing a word, and then giggled non-stop, which made Cao Cao laugh out loud. He hugged Cao Chong, pressed his beard against his little face, and ravaged him fiercely, which also made Cao Chong laugh so hard. louder.

Holding Cao Chong in his arms, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Zi Yang, what's the matter? See how excited you are."

"Sikong, I came here today to offer you a present."

"A gift?"

Liu Ye said: "I went to Zhuye Mansion today, and found a good thing at Junshi."

"Junshi? What good things can he have? Could it be some kind of sword again?"

"No, no!"

While talking, Liu Ye took out the booklet from his bosom, and presented it to Cao Cao with both hands.

In Cao Cao's impression, Cao Ji was indeed talented, but after all he was a rough man, even illiterate.It was for this reason that Cao Cao still hesitated.Cao Ji's talent is only in smelting and making knives.Wouldn't it be a bit hasty to make him return to his clan and recognize his ancestors?

After all, the Cao family in Qiao County is the family of officials.

Although it can't be said to be a famous family, it can be regarded as a high-ranking family.

If such a family is introduced, Cao Cao really has to consider the pros and cons.

After all, it is not a trivial matter to return to the clan and recognize the ancestors.Sometimes, you can't return to the clan and recognize your ancestors just because you are a relative, and the considerations of the clan cover all aspects.

"Eight hundred characters?"

Cao Cao looked at the four words on the cover and smiled slightly.

"I heard it in the morning, but I can die in the evening... well said!"

When he saw the row of small characters, he couldn't help admiring.Immediately, Cao Cao opened the cover, revealing the title page inside...

Giggle...

Cao Chong suddenly laughed.

He pointed to the tearful picture above, "Cang Shu."

Then he pointed at the bearded head, "Father!"

Cao Cao was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing.But after laughing, he read the nondescript five-character quatrains, showing a knowing smile.

"Is it written by Youxue?"

"Exactly."

Cao Cao suddenly became a little interested, so he opened it.

"The sky and the earth are yellow, the universe is prehistoric..."

Cao Cao read aloud at the beginning.But gradually, his reading voice became smaller and smaller, and a dignified look gradually appeared on his face.

"This, is it really written by Youxue?"

"That's right!" Liu Ye said, "According to what Jun Shi said, Captain Cao specially wrote this [-]-character essay in order to urge him to read. I didn't pay attention to it at first, but later I discovered that the [-]-character There is not a single repetition. Moreover, the book covers a wide range of topics, and it is a shocking and strange text. This kind of writing seems to be easy to understand, but it has a long meaning after reading it again. How can the lord let go of this gifted talent?"

Cao Cao, take a deep breath.

Knowing [-] characters is not difficult.

But to combine these [-] characters into a good article without repeating a word, even Cao Cao himself may not be able to do it.

He read it carefully again, and couldn't help but praise it again and again.

"Zi Yang, are you sure that this is written by You Xue?"

"Sikong, I can't be wrong... Junshi said that Youxue copied three copies in total, and they were originally in Youxue's own hands. This one, I asked for it from Junshi, and lied to him that he would go home and copy it. But after thinking about it, I feel that I should inform Sikong first."

Cao Chong stared aside, looking at the [-]-character text curiously.

"Father, God...Hong, Hong..."

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.

Cao Chong is telling him that he can recognize the character for 'Tian' and also the character for 'Hong'.He recognized two of the eight characters "Heaven, Earth, Mystery, Universe, Great Desolation".

"Zi Yang, can you keep this book?"

"This one……"

Liu Ye showed a look of embarrassment.

"In this way, you stay here, and I will exchange it with you for twenty pieces of Zuobo paper. And I will transcribe it myself, and I will give you the transcribed article tomorrow."

Since Liu Ye came here, he already intended to offer a book.

The embarrassment just now was just done on purpose.One piece of Zuobo paper is one hundred pieces; twenty pieces of Zuobo paper is two thousand pieces.

In this day and age, paper is still an extremely scarce commodity.

Generally speaking, hemp paper is relatively common, while Zuo Bo paper is a unique item for wealthy families.Even like Liu Ye, he valued Zuo Bozhi very much.However, the [-] Zuo Bo papers are not important, what is important is that he took this opportunity to get closer to Cao Cao.

"But, Junshi's side..."

Cao Cao waved his hand, "I will explain it to you at Junshi, don't worry about it."

"In that case, then respect Sikong's will."

Cao Cao chatted with Liu Ye for a while, and Liu Ye tactfully said goodbye and left.

Immediately, Cao Cao sent Cao Chong to Mrs. Huan, and then took the [-]-character essay to Mrs. Wu's residence...

"Ah, is there something wrong?"

Cao Cao presented the [-]-character text in front of the old lady.

The old lady could read, and after receiving it, she squinted her eyes, read it carefully, and couldn't help praising it again and again.

"Who wrote this?"

"Grandmother, you also know this person, the Cao Youxue who sent you back to Xudu."

"Captain Cao?"

Cao Cao nodded and looked at the old lady without saying a word.

The old lady picked up the booklet, read it again carefully, put the book beside her, and looked up at Cao Cao.

"Ah, what do you want?"

"Grandmother, the father and son of the Cao family are not idle, especially this Cao Youxue, who has a lot of insight and has a big picture. He is capable of both literature and martial arts. He can be regarded as an all-round talent. I want him to return to the family and recognize his ancestors, but the old man in the family Not necessarily willing to agree, but grandma still needs to speak out.

I thought that Cao Peng is undoubtedly high-strength and has a big picture.

I never thought that his literary talent would be so outstanding... In time, this person will become my Marquis Wanli. "

The old lady's hands trembled, and her eyes suddenly brightened.

The Marquis Wanli mentioned by Cao Cao is actually Banchao, the Marquis of Dingyuan during the Yongping period.Ban Chao was originally a scholar, but later he joined the army and became a powerful man in the Western Regions.It can be said that Ban Chao's influence ran through the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.Even Cao Cao admired Ban Chao very much.

According to legend, before Ban Chao joined the army, he once looked for a physiognomy.

The minister said: "Swallow jaws and tiger necks, flying and eating meat, this is the prime minister of Wanlihou."

This Marquis of Wanli originally referred to the feudal marquis who was granted ten thousand miles away.Later, Ban Chao was granted the title of Marquis of Dingyuan and protected the Western Regions, just as the prime minister said.

Therefore, Wanlihou became another synonym for Banchao.

The old lady nodded slightly, "Cao Youxue is a great talent, the Cao family in Zhongyang, you can return to the clan and recognize your ancestors. I can discuss this matter with the elders of the clan... But, Meng De, how are you going to use him? He returned to Xudu, It will be more than a month, and it will not be possible to put it on hold forever, which is a pity."

Cao Cao thought for a while, "Ah Fu is very talented, and the overall situation is unparalleled.

He is also proficient in martial arts, and has outstanding literary talent.It stands to reason that he can be the head of any county.But I think, even if you have this talent, why rush to become an official?The better the talent, the more training is needed.With his level of qualifications, if there is no one who understands to point him out, it is hard to guarantee that he will not go astray. "

The old lady said: "In this case, why did you disagree when Xun Yan recommended Xun Zhongyu?"

"This one……"

"Since you don't agree with Xun Zhongyu, you need to find a better teacher for him. But I agree, if Xun Zhongyu is the teacher of Youxue, there will be no trouble in the future. But this teacher must be well thought out, Mo Delaying Youxue's future."

Cao Cao thought for a while, "I do have a favorite person in my heart."

"Who?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "Grandmother thought, what about Mr. Kong Ming from Luhun Mountain?"

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"Mr. Kong Ming?"

Cao Peng put down the scroll in his hand and looked at Cao Zhen suspiciously.

Cao Zhen was ordered by Cao Cao to come to inform Cao Peng.

Unexpectedly, after Cao Peng heard the word "Mr. Kong Ming", he was shocked.

Kong Ming?

Did Zhuge Liang take refuge in Cao Cao?

Then this little butterfly of my own is too powerful to summon Zhuge Liang... No, Zhuge Liang should be about the same age as me now.He should be studying now, how could he come to Cao Cao's side and be valued by Cao Cao?

"Brother, which Mr. Kong Ming are you talking about?
(End of this chapter)