Cao Thief

Chapter 718 Who is the motor (22)

Cao Cao did not say that he would no longer conquer Jiangdong.

However, all signs indicate that he has changed his mind!

Chibi is no longer there. I don’t know if there will be poems such as Da Jiangdong going to the waves in the future. It must also make many literati and poets lose their sentimental allusions.Back in the day, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time...haha, Gong Jin was so high-spirited, how could she wear a feather fan?
When Cao Peng walked out of the gate of the state, he felt relieved for no reason.

The stone that had been pressing on his heart was finally let go, and the threat of the Chibi War was gone. Although he could no longer control the context of history, he did not feel lost.This damn war can end soon!The so-called Hundred Years Three Kingdoms may never come back from today... However, there is still a doubt in my heart: who is that damned motor?

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Town Fu Jingzhou, plot Xichuan.

It can be said to be the opposite of Cao Cao's earlier plan to pacify Jianghan and swallow Jiangdong.

As a result, many changes are bound to occur.For example, the various arrangements made earlier must be adjusted and changed. The movement of the 20 troops must also be re-planned.For example, Cao Cao's goal was Jiangdong before, so the soldiers and horses gathered in the Wulin area.

In addition to Pang Dele's entry into the department, there are also road tricks.The three armies of Feng Kai and Zhu Ling stationed in the area.

That is to say, the east is heavy and the west is light.

The military arrangement in the western part of Jingzhou is relatively weak. For example, in the western part of Nanjun, Wang Wei is stationed at Yiling, and Wenpin is stationed at Yidao.Except for these two soldiers and horses, Cao Cao did not invest more troops, and even released Zigui and Wu County without arranging any soldiers and horses to garrison.

Now, the plan has changed, so the troops in the west must be resettled.

In addition, Liu Bei is sitting in Wuling, Changsha, and Xiang Lang is the prefect of Wuling, and Chen Dao is stationed in Chongxian, which may threaten the safety of Yidao at any time.

In addition, the change in the attitude of the Wuxi barbarians is also a variable.

In the southwestern part of Jingzhou, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, with undulating stretches.The Wuxi barbarians hide in the mountains, they can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. They are a huge threat.Just relying on Wang Wei and Wenpin alone, I am afraid they will be a little bit overwhelmed.So after thinking twice, Cao Cao decided to move into the army and station in Linju.

At this time, Cao Jun also continued to enter Jingzhou.

The arrival of Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren's troops further strengthened Cao Cao's troops.

Cao Cao immediately appointed Liu Xian as the prefect of Nanjun, and Lai Gong as the prefect of Wuling.This Lai Gong, courtesy name Boqian, was once the governor of Jiaozhou.Later, he was dismissed from office because of his feud with Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, and settled in Jiangling.Liu Bei tried to capture Jiangling after failing to capture Xiangyang.Unexpectedly, Cao Peng secretly ordered Huang Zhong to rush to Jiangling, persuaded Lai Gong, and he came forward to gather the manpower to take Jiangling in one fell swoop.

After Cao Cao entered Jingzhou, he recruited Lai Gong.

Now that the defense is adjusted, he ordered Zhu Ling to station in Jiangling and take charge of protecting Jiangling's luggage.

However, the appointment of Lai Gong as the prefect of Wuling made many people feel a little bit confused.

Outside Xiangyang City, Shuijing Villa.

Sima Hui ushered in a distinguished guest, and it was Lord Pang De of Lumen Mountain.

Originally, after Cao Peng had an accident and Huang Chengyan left, Pang Degong was a little disheartened, unwilling to pay attention to the world of mortals, and hid himself in the mountains.Unexpectedly, later, Cao Peng rose up and became the prefect of Nanyang County. Duke Pang De came out of the deep mountains and silently observed Cao Peng's every move.Cao Peng was in Nanyang, resting the people's livelihood, starting a newspaper, resisting Liu Bei...everything he did made Duke Pang very satisfied.Now, Jingzhou has been subordinated, which makes Pang De both sad and happy.

He came to Shuijing Villa today for another matter.

what's up?

That is Cao Peng, who will formally enter Lumen Mountain today and become Duke Pang's disciple.

This is something that Mr. Pound has always cared about.

If Huang She hadn't intervened back then, Cao Peng might have already joined his sect now.But it was Huang She's shot that made Cao Peng leave his hometown.Ten years later, Duke Pang De finally got what he wanted, and it was also a regret in his heart.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were not many restrictions on apprenticeship.

Confucian scholars in this era have not yet been fully finalized, and they are very different from the rules of later generations who worship teachers and follow them to the end.

The so-called rulers are short and inches are long, everyone has different research directions, and the categories they are good at are also different.For example, Pang Degong’s research in Shangshu is very strong, but in other fields such as poetry and spring and autumn, it is slightly insufficient.A famous scholar needs to learn from the past and the present, and dabble in various knowledge.In addition, in this year, books are not as developed as in later generations, so many times, you can learn from many teachers.

Cao Peng has learned from Hu Zhao, but it does not mean that he cannot learn from Pang Degong.

In fact, as early as when he was still in Jiyang, he had shown himself as a student of Lumen.

It's just that this good fortune tricked people, which made him leave his hometown in the end.Now that I have returned to Jingzhou, although I have achieved success and fame, my gratitude to Lumen Pangzi has never diminished.It was also for this reason that after Cao Peng asked Cao Cao for instructions and wrote to Hu Zhao with Hu Zhao's consent, he asked Sima Hui to come forward, hoping to formally learn from Pang Degong and fulfill a long-cherished wish he had made when he was in Jiyang.

Lord Pang De hasn't gone out for many years...

Hearing this news, he was overjoyed.

He immediately agreed and was willing to accept Cao Peng as a disciple.

This is not only his wish, but also for Pangmen's consideration.Once the emperor and the courtiers, as time goes by, Cao Cao's control over Jingzhou will inevitably increase.Then, the power of the Jingzhou family will also be reshuffled.As a veteran family in Jingzhou, the Pang family needs a strong support.If the teacher-student relationship with Cao Peng is solid, Ponzi will be able to stand still.

Look at Kuai's, you can see the clue.

Nowadays, many members of the Kuai clan have entered official careers, and they have a bright future.

The Deng family and the Cen family in Jiyang, two aristocratic families that have been in decline for many years, are now rising again.With Pang Ji gone, Duke Pang De will assume the responsibility of the head of the family.He had to think about Pangmen's future, so he would not refuse such a request from Cao Peng.

The apprenticeship ceremony at Shuijing Villa was very grand.

Cao's direct descendants came to congratulate him one after another.And those who were burdened with heavy responsibilities and couldn't come, sent envoys to send congratulatory gifts.

Cao Cao even came to watch the ceremony in person, which revealed Cao Peng's current status.

After the grand apprenticeship ceremony, Cao Peng officially became a disciple of Lumen, which made Mr. Pound smile all over his face.

After the banquet, all the guests and friends left, and Cao Cao returned to Xiangyang because of his busy work.Company Pang De, Sima Hui, and Cao Peng were able to relax and talk freely in the hut.Pang Degong is in the middle, Sima Hui is at the top, and Cao Peng is sitting at the bottom as a disciple.

On the side, there are still boys cooking wine.

Pang Shanmin and a young man knelt behind Duke Pang De.

The young man's age was about the same as Cao Peng's.He is eight feet tall, with long and delicate features.

He was looking at Cao Peng curiously, whispering to Pang Shanmin from time to time.Cao Peng didn't pay attention to this young man, but just listened to Lord Pang De's teaching.

"Mr. De, this scene suddenly made me feel a lot of emotions."

"Oh?"

"Ten years ago, my elder brother and I met Youxue on a snowy night when we passed by the Chemayi Station in Yangcian Town.

At that time, Youxue was still a child, weak and weak, but he was able to talk to us... Ten years later, his elder brother passed away, and Youxue became even more famous and became a famous person today.I often feel that this world is impermanent.Watching Youxue today, I really feel old. "

Sima Hui was only in his early forties, and his face was a little pale.

At the beginning of the year, he suffered from a serious illness. Fortunately, Dong Xiao came in time to save his life.

Little did he know that in history, it was precisely because of this serious illness that he lost his life a few months later.Dong Xiao discovered that Sima Hui's illness originated from a plague.And the birthplace of this plague is Liqiu not far from Xiangyang.After Zhang Zhongjing and others arrived, they quickly quelled the emerging epidemic.And Cao Peng ordered people to collect medicinal materials before, which really played a huge role.

Sima Hui's body was still a little weak, but he exuded a bit of aloofness.

In those eyes, it seems that life and death have been seen through...

He had already decided that after his body fully recovered, he would go to Zhongnan Mountain to seek immortality and ask.This is probably the last time I get together with my old friends, so naturally I feel a little bit emotional.

Pang Degong suddenly asked: "Youxue, why did the prime minister make Lai Boqian the prefect of Wuling?"

"what happened?"

"I'm not saying that Boqian's conduct is bad, in fact, this person has extraordinary talents, is also extremely benevolent, and is a gentleman.

However, he is rigid, ignorant of current affairs, and likes to quote scriptures... Sometimes, he doesn't even know that he has offended people.When he was the governor of Jiaozhou earlier, it was certainly a factor of Wu Ju's arrogance and domineering, but it is possible that he did not know how to adapt, and was eventually dismissed from office. "

If he is governing the world, Lai Gong may be able to become a prefect.

But now Wuling is in constant war, with Liu Bei at the front and Sun Quan at the side, it is a time of extreme chaos.It is not the best choice for Lai Gong to be the prefect of Wuling.Duke Pang and Lai Gong also had some friendship, so when he talked about this matter with Cao Peng, he also hoped that one day Lai Gong would get into trouble and Cao Peng would help him.To put it bluntly, this Lai Gong is a nerd who doesn't understand the world.

"Teacher, don't worry, I will take care of myself."

Sima Hui smiled, "Mr. De, can't you hear it?

I'm afraid that in a few days, Youxue will go to Wuling to take up his post... Although Lai Gong doesn't know the current affairs, he wanted to make him the prefect of Wuling, not because of his talent, but because he wanted him to stabilize people's hearts.Don't forget, Lai Gong was born in Jingnan, and he is quite famous in Wuling. "

"Are you going to Wuling?"

Pang Degong looked at Cao Peng suspiciously, and suddenly showed a dazed look.

There is already a candidate for Wuling prefect...so it is impossible for Cao Peng to be the prefect of Wuling.If you don't go to Wuling for the prefect, there is only one purpose.

Cao Cao wants to seize the four counties in southern Jing.

Cao Peng laughed but didn't answer, but Pang Degong was filled with emotion.

After hesitating for a while, he suddenly said, "You can learn from others, what is the arrangement of the mountain people?"

He stuttered when he asked this sentence, which was quite difficult to say.However, Pang Degong had to ask... This time Cao Cao entered Jingzhou and promoted fifteen Jing people.But Pang Shanmin was originally working for Jingzhou Biejia, so far there is no arrangement.Seeing Kuai Zheng, he has gone to Xudu to take up his post; the Cai family has Cai Mao as the commander of the navy.The original Jiangxia Huang family has now declined.But Huang Chengyan is still there, and the relationship between Huang Shuo and Cao Peng is still there, so there is no need to worry too much.Originally, the Pang family didn't need to worry. After all, there were brothers Pang De and Panglin, one was the prefect of Hexi, and the other was working for Liangzhou, with a bright future.It's just that Pang Shanmin is the son of Pang Ji, and Pang Degong has to spend his thoughts on him.He was mainly worried that Pang Shanmin would be suppressed by Cao Cao because of his wife.

Who is Pang Shanmin's wife?

It was Zhuge Liang's elder sister, Zhuge Ling.

Cao Peng smiled, nodded with Pang Shanmin, and then said to Pound: "Teacher, you don't have to worry about Brother Shanmin.

There is no doubt about the talent and learning of Brother Shanmin, but the time is not right now, so there is no arrangement yet.How about this, after a while, I will go to Linyuan.Brother Shanmin, come with me, you can be my guest, and you can also help me pick up the omissions and give me some ideas. "

Cao Peng will not let Pang Shanmin be his staff, but ask him to be a guest.

In the words of later generations, it is a consultant.

Ask if you can, don't ask if you can't...

After all, he is Duke Pound's nephew, if he is allowed to be a staff member, it will be dishonorable to Duke Pang De.

Before Pang Shanmin could answer, Sima Hui suddenly said, "Youxue, I have something to ask, and I hope you don't refuse."

"Huh? Please sir, but it doesn't matter."

"Shuquan, come here."

The young man sitting next to Pang Shanmin hurriedly stood up.

Sima Hui took a deep breath, and said to Cao Peng: "You Xue, after a while, I will go to Zhongnan Mountain to seek immortality and ask... I have no regrets in my life. Except that Mr. De was faster than me at the beginning, so I accepted you. He is his disciple. Now, after I was born, I am no longer in the world of mortals, and I still have a concern in my heart, which is Shuquan.

The ten-year establishment of Shuijing Villa is the most proud thing for me.

However, many of my disciples have been taken away by you. Leaving aside Shi Yuan brothers, Yuan Zhi, Guang Yuan and Gong Wei have all served you, and now they are outstanding. With their careers, I don’t need to spend my thoughts .Only Shuquan, I have been hesitant.

His identity may be a bit embarrassing, but he really doesn't know how to arrange it. "

"Oh?"

Surprised, Cao Peng looked at the young man.

Pang Shanmin smiled bitterly and said, "Shuquan is the third younger brother of Kongming."

"Zhuge Jun?"

"Exactly!"

After Cao Peng occupied Xiangyang, he ordered people to search for the whereabouts of Zhuge Liang's family.

However, Zhuge Liang sent his wife to Jiangdong for refuge in advance.Cao Peng originally thought that Zhuge Jun would also leave with Zhuge Liang, but he didn't expect that he was actually in Shuijing Villa.

Historically, Zhuge was the captain of Changshui in the Shu Han Dynasty and did not leave much deeds.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, only Liu Bei appeared when he visited the thatched cottage, and he did not appear after that.

However, looking at Sima Hui's attitude towards Zhuge Jun, it seems that he attaches great importance to it.Cao Peng couldn't help wondering why Sima Hui was like this?
Also specially entrusted!
Sima Hui said: "If you talk about regrets, there is one.

The only disciple under my sect who can get my true biography is Kong Minger.Kong Ming is intelligent, tolerant and mind-boggling.However, he was born early, which made me somewhat disappointed.Shu Quan's talent is far inferior to that of Kong Ming, but he has one advantage, that is, he is willing to work hard.In the past few years, he has been by my side and has done his best.Originally, he was going to Jiangdong to join Ziyu, but in the end, I still kept him.

Youxue, do you know why? "

Cao Peng was puzzled and shook his head to express his ignorance.

In fact, he can guess a general idea, but it's hard to say it out.

The so-called don't put all your eggs in one basket, this is also the way of survival for all aristocratic families.Zhuge Jin went to Jiangdong, and now he is Sun Quan's guest, and is highly valued; Zhuge Liang defected to Liu Bei, and is Liu Bei's number one schemer; however, no one values ​​Cao Cao, which is a bit strange to say.Sima Hui thought for a long time, and persuaded Zhuge Jun earnestly.

He had a premonition that Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang might not be able to achieve great things.

In other words, although they understand the Lord, it is difficult for them to succeed...

the reason is simple!
Cao Cao's general situation has been established, and the north is unified.

As long as he doesn't make a fatal mistake, then the general trend of the world will belong to Cao Cao in the future.

He hopes that the Zhuge family can leave a bloodline, and Cao Cao is the best choice.Historically, when the Shu Han perished, the offspring of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin did not end well.Only Zhuge Jun's lineage survived.However, as a price, Zhuge Jun's branch split Zhuge's surname back into two branches, Zhu and Ge.Perhaps it was a premonition that Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun had the eldest son Zhuge Wang, Zhuge Liang's adoptive second son Zhuge Qi was Zhuge Jun's second son, and Zhuge Jin's adoptive second son Zhuge Qian was Zhuge Jun's third son.

Among them, many conjectures are naturally left to future generations.

Now that Sima Hui wants to recommend Zhuge Jun to Cao Peng, he must also hope to leave a bloodline.

Cao Peng hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Shuquan, I have always admired Brother Ling, and I heard that Brother Ling was extremely talented a few years ago.

But good fortune tricks people, and now he and I have to fight each other...

If one day, you and your two elder brothers confront each other on the battlefield, maybe you will be ruthless? "

Zhuge Jun's cheeks trembled slightly, and he fell silent!
After all, they are brothers, how can they say that they are ruthless?
At this point, the gap between Zhuge Jun and Zhuge Liang is revealed.In history, Sun Quan detained Zhugejin's family in order to reclaim Jingzhou, and asked Zhugejin to ask Zhuge Liang for it.As a result, Zhuge Liang clearly agreed, but in private he still played Zhuge Jin severely.

Zhuge Liang can clearly distinguish between public and private, and Zhuge Jin can also see the importance.

However, looking at Zhuge Jun, he might not be able to make it clear, and it also made Sima Hui secretly anxious.

"Well, you stay here first.

I believe, Shuquan, you are talented and learned, not inferior to your brother.

However, I also know that you don't want to fight your brother on the battlefield.Let's go to Hexi, Shi Yuan is there too.The current development of Hexi County has reached a bottleneck, and it will expand to Mobei in the near future.The original five counties in Hexi may add three more counties, and will continue to expand in the future.Now Shiyuan is the time to employ people, and he will be very happy if you can pass by.The environment may be a bit bitter, but it can expand its territory and make great achievements.If Shuquan is interested, I will just write a letter and I can go to Hexi at any time.

Sir, what do you think? "

Sima Hui thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

But Zhuge Jun stood up and saluted respectfully, "Thank you, my lord, for all my brother's righteousness."

(End of this chapter)