Cao Thief

Chapter 498

The spring of the ninth year of Jian'an came unknowingly.

The ice and snow have melted, the fresh water is surging, and the weeping willows on both sides of the river have given birth to tender green branches and buds, revealing vitality.In the wilderness, the earth is full of energy, heralding the arrival of the new year.As the rain approached, the otters began to catch fish and placed the caught fish on the shore, just like offering sacrifices, thanking God for the gift.And then enjoy it slowly.

In the middle of the first month, there is water in the sky.

The arrival of rain has injected vitality into the earth.

After a night of light rain, Cao Cao walked out of the bedroom in cloak, full of energy.

Baigou has been excavated.

The attack on Yecheng is also well prepared.

Next, it will be the beginning of his sweep of Hebei.Last winter, Cao Cao always felt palpitations.Although Liu Bei is not yet a climate in Xinye County, his glory has been revealed.This person seemed to have changed after he went to Jingzhou.Especially after being assisted by Zhuge Liang who doesn't know where to be, I have a completely different feeling from before.

In the past, Liu Bei said that he would not attack Nanyang in order to expand his territory.

But in Xianza, Liu Bei was silent...

But the quieter it was, the more nervous Cao Cao became.He had a hunch: Liu Bei had been reborn and entered another realm.If it is said that Liu Bei in the past was a little flamboyant and showed his sharpness, the current Liu Bei has become extremely restrained.According to Jia Xu's report, Liu Bei's strength has been expanding.Although Xinye County is small, it is a place with fertile land.Based on this fertile soil, Liu Bei gathered the people together and managed this small county in an orderly manner.In one winter, the population of Xinye increased by more than [-] people, which shocked Cao Cao.

He, from only focusing on military affairs, has gradually evolved into a hero who takes both military and government into account!

No one can deny Liu Bei's military talent, whether it was fighting against the Yellow Turbans when he was a fledgling, or he was in Xuzhou when he was in both directions.In the Battle of Runan, the great detour of thousands of miles is the pinnacle of Liu Bei's military talent.

It's a pity that after defecting to Yuan Shao, he can only be a pawn, so it is difficult to display his talents...

Now, this guy is starting to settle!
From a guy who only knows how to fight, to a hero who knows how to restrain himself and learn to hide his edge.

But the more so, the more worried Cao Cao was!
The battle of Hebei must end as soon as possible... Otherwise, once Liu Bei's wings are full and he captures Jingzhou, there will be a catastrophe.At the same time, Cao Cao was a little scared.If you continue to stay in Xudu, once Liu Bei breaks through the Nanyang defense line, he will be able to face Yingchuan.At that time, Xu Du will face his opponent directly, which is too dangerous.At the beginning, Cao Cao established his capital in Xu County because he avoided Yuan Shao's edge; now, he has to consider Liu Bei's threat... If Hebei can be wiped out, Yecheng is a good choice...

As soon as this thought arose, he suppressed it.

Forget it, after thinking so much, it is better to think about it, if Jizhou is conquered.

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"Wang Shengyin, Sha Shou, Li Wugeng, returned with Jizi, and wrote "Hong Fan".

But there are three sacrifices out of ten, and the king visited Jizi.Wang Naiyan said: "Woohoo! Jizi. But the sky is cloudy and the people come down to live together..."

From the green plum garden in the distance, there was a sound of reading aloud.

The voice was a bit childish, but full of vitality.When Cao Cao heard that voice, he couldn't help but feel happy immediately.He could tell that the person who read the book was his precious son Cao Chong, but what he was reading was "Shangshu-Hong Fan".

"Junming, Zhongkang, let's go and have a look."

Cao Cao suddenly dismissed the idea of ​​dealing with government affairs, and smiled to Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were closely behind.

The two looked at each other without making a sound, just nodded vigorously.

The three of them went straight to the green plum garden along the path in the courtyard.The morning dew wet Cao Cao's clothes, but he didn't realize it.Walking into the green plum garden, I saw three teenagers sitting in a small pavilion, reciting articles.Mrs. Huan closed her eyes, as if she was asleep.But in fact, he was listening to the content recited by the three teenagers.

Cao Chong is reciting "Hong Fan".

Xun Mata read "Book of Huainan".

However, what Deng Ai recited was a bit weird, it seemed to be a book of war, but Cao Cao had never heard of it.

The sound of footsteps alarmed Mrs. Huan, but did not alarm the three children.Mrs. Huan opened her eyes, saw Cao Cao, and hurriedly wanted to get up.But Cao Cao put his finger on his mouth, signaling her not to disturb the children's reciting, and then stood outside the gazebo, smiling, listening quietly... Seeing this, Mrs. Huan gave up, and then closed her eyes again.

After a while, several children finished memorizing the book.

Only then did Cao Cao laugh and applaud.

"Father!"

Cao Chong turned his head to look, saw Cao Cao, and immediately ran forward excitedly.

Cao Chong, who is more than eight years old, looks very strong and is much taller than his peers.Xun Yu and Deng Ai hurried forward to salute, and then respectfully stood aside with their hands down.

"Cang Shu read it just now, but "Hong Fan"?"

"Exactly."

"But I remember, you learned it last year, why re-read it today?"

Cao Cao walked into the gazebo and sat down, beckoning the three children to come forward.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu stood outside the pavilion, arms crossed.

Cao Chong scratched his head, and said with some shame: "Mr. sent a letter saying that reading should not be swallowed whole, and he asked my son about the Eight Politics. My son couldn't understand it, so I decided to reread "Hong Fan" and "Huo Zhi Biography" according to what Mr. said. " and "Shi Huo Zhi". After reading it in the past two days, I feel that I have gained a lot, so I read it again and again."

"gentlemen?"

Cao Cao thought that the gentleman Cao Chong was talking about was a teacher of official studies.

Mrs. Huan said softly at the side: "Cangshu only recognizes one gentleman, and that is Youxue."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao was startled, then smiled.

"Is Cang Shu still seeking advice from Youxue?"

"It has never been interrupted. Whenever this child encounters a problem, he always thinks of going to Youxue to explain it. But before Youxue was busy with government affairs, he entrusted Yueying and Xiaozhen to explain it for him. Occasionally, he would write to ask about Cangshu's schoolwork, and made some suggestions. Let Cang Shu think about the problem. Sometimes, he will introduce some books for Cang Shu to re-read."

"is it?"

Cao Cao has been busy with the war in Hebei this year, but he has neglected to check Cao Chong's schoolwork.

He lowered his head, glanced at the few books placed on the desk, and frowned slightly.

"Shang Shu", "Biography of Huo Zhi", "Shi Huo Zhi"...

He found that the books Cao Chong read seemed to be in the same line, all of them were about food and goods.Raising his head, Cao Cao glanced at Cao Chong suspiciously, and asked in a deep voice after a while: "Cang Shu, why do you care so much about food and goods?"

Cao Chong thought for a while, and said loudly: "Guan Zi said, the storehouse is solid and knows the etiquette. Since ancient times, the people regard food as the sky, and the king regards the people as the sky. From this, we can see that food is the root. The master said: If you don't know food, you can't rule the world. My boy is very sentimental... When my boy was in school last year, my husband wrote a poem: At noon on the day of hoeing, the sweat dripped down to the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard work. My boy didn't quite understand it at the time, so I can re-read it After eating, you will know the weight of the food."

Cao Cao's eyes showed joy, and he nodded again and again.

When conquering the world, one may not know food and goods; but if one governs the world, how can one not know food and goods?

Today, he is fighting the world; in the future, those who rule the world must understand the people's livelihood economy.Cao Chong began to pay attention to Shihuo, which shows that he has begun to pay attention to the future.He is only eight years old, but he has such vision?

However, Cao Cao's heart trembled.

Cao Peng seems to be focusing on cultivating Cao Chong's ability to govern the world. Could it be that he is...

Once this idea appeared, it could never be erased.Although Cao Cao had a smile on his face, he was a little muttering in his heart.

"Well, what Cang Shu said is very reasonable."

While talking, Cao Cao picked up another book, "Xiao Ai, who wrote this?"

"Back to Sikong, this is written by my uncle."

"is it?"

Cao Cao opened it, but saw the four characters "36 Strategies" written on the title page.

What a big breath!

He opened the title page and looked down, only to see the general outline of 36 strategies.According to the type of strategy, it is divided into six types: victory strategy, enemy strategy, attack strategy, melee strategy, merger strategy and defeat strategy.The opening chapter of this book is Strategies for Victory, which records six strategies, namely crossing the sea from the sky, besieging Wei and saving Zhao, borrowing a knife to kill, waiting for work with ease, taking advantage of the fire to rob and attacking the west.Below each strategy, there will be corresponding notes, as well as some case notes.

For example, behind the four words "Crossing the sky and crossing the sea", it is written: If you are prepared, you will be lazy, and if you are familiar, you will not doubt it.Yin is within yang, not within yang.The sun, the moon.

Further down, there are three battle examples dedicated to explanation.

Most of these battles come from the wars in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. In addition, there are also the Chu-Han disputes, as well as several classic battles since the Han Dynasty.It doesn't matter if you look at it, Cao Cao's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded repeatedly.

However, this book only notes the winning strategy, and there are no records of the other five types.

Cao Cao couldn't help but asked, "Xiao Ai, why didn't you have other strategies?"

"My uncle is busy with business today, so I haven't written it yet. These six strategies were sent by my uncle last year for me to study in my spare time."

After hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"That means your uncle hasn't finished the book yet?"

"No way... Aunt Yueying said that if my uncle finishes it, he will definitely send someone to bring it back. Since there is no movement now, it seems that it has not been completed yet."

Cao Cao couldn't help feeling, "Youxue, what a genius."

Mrs. Huan said softly: "Cang Shu has been studying in a government school for the past year. When he comes back, he often says that what Mr. explained is boring, and he is not as active as You Xue. My concubine feels that since You Xue has this talent, why not let him come back and continue Professor Cang Shu? It's better than those pedantic teachers who mislead the students. Besides, Hexi is bitterly cold, where should he stay..."

"Women, what do you know?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but scolded, "Hexi is an important place to control Xiliang, and it is also a barrier to the north of Guanzhong.

At the beginning, Youxue suggested to establish a foothold in Hexi, which was also his own choice... Now, he has just established a firm foothold, how can he leave easily?However, Madam has a point.Cangshu is smart, and Youxue was enlightened earlier, so he is no longer comparable to his peers.That being the case, in the future, it is not better to go to a government school, and let him develop on his own according to his temperament...

By the way, Xiao Ai! "

"Here!"

"If your uncle has a new work in the future, you must copy a volume and give it to me."

Deng Ai quickly agreed, and was about to retreat when Cao Cao said, "Wait a minute!"

He turned his head and whispered a few words to Mrs. Huan. Mrs. Huan smiled, patted Cao Cao lightly, got up and left.

After a while, Mrs. Huan brought someone back.

In the hands of the servant girl, she was also holding a tray with several scrolls of bamboo slips placed on it.

"Xiao Ai, take it back and read it slowly."

"This……"

"This is my "Annotation to the Thirteen Chapters of Sun Wu" (that is, the prototype of Meng De's new book), which has not been completed yet. I see that your uncle's 36 tactics are quite similar to my new book. Since you are good at military science, take it back Read it slowly. If you have any doubts, you can ask your uncle. But you must copy his reply letter and give it to me, how about it?"

Deng Ai was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly bowed to thank him.

Mrs. Huan rolled her eyes at Cao Cao, but saw an unfathomable smile on Cao Cao's face, which moved her heart.

Sikong's move, does it mean something else?
(End of this chapter)