The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 5 Luoyang Prodigy
A majestic city wall is towering, and the huge city gate that can accommodate three carriages is enough to surprise Wei Tao.

Although when he was in Chenliu and Qiao, Wei Tao knew that the city of this era was very magnificent, but he was even more surprised when he saw Luoyang.

"This is Luoyang!"

Wei Tao really had to lament the wisdom of the Chinese nation. Standing in front of this city gate, Wei Tao only felt his insignificance.

"Hehe...Indeed, this is Luoyang, the center of my man!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, and there was a kind of pride in his words.

"Ziyu, let's go, you still have enough time to watch slowly."

Ziyu was the word his father picked for Wei Tao this time when he passed by the house before he was about to come to Luoyang.

Stepping into it, Luoyang really deserves to be the capital of the Han Dynasty. The crowds are constantly coming and going, everyone is dressed in gorgeous clothes, and there is a kind of self-confidence that is not found in other places. In comparison, Chen Liu is just a A dilapidated small town.

"Luoyang, I, Cao Mengde, are back!"

Having just stepped through the city gate and seeing such a bustling scene, Cao Cao paused slightly, but whispered something excitedly.

Yes, it's excitement, not sighing, it's more like saying to myself: Now that I'm back, I'm going to make a big career!

Yilang, with a rank of six hundred shi, can only be appointed by a virtuous and upright person, which is already considered a not small official position in the Han Dynasty.

With the abilities of the Cao family and the Wei family, naturally they had set up property in Luoyang early on, so they followed Cao Cao and directly led Wei Tao to move in.

Although a lot of people were hired, it was obvious that Wei Tao was the only person next to Cao Cao who could be regarded as a confidant at this time, so Wei Tao directly took over the job of managing the affairs.

In the blink of an eye, it was more than two months.

"Bullshit! Bullshit!"

Cao Cao slapped the table fiercely, yelled angrily in his study, and suddenly dropped the bamboo slips in his hand.

After walking back and forth in the room for a few steps, Cao Cao sighed and turned to look at Wei Tao.

"Ziyu, do you think I made a mistake in applying to return to Luoyang this time?"

Yilang is a consultant, so he doesn't need to take turns to guard the door and other things, but Wei Tao also knows that Cao Cao has been more like a display for more than two months.

With Cao Cao's ability, he has excellent suggestions for many matters, but it's a pity that he said what he said, but he didn't see the slightest effect of implementation.

Although Cao Cao can be regarded as a descendant of the eunuch, but after offending the eunuch several times, although the eunuchs in the court would not target him in particular, it is not difficult to ignore him.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao was naturally extremely depressed, and almost every time he returned from the court, he was more or less angry.

It's just that it has never been the same as it is today.

"Brother, what the hell is going on?"

"The waters of the Huaihe River are flooded, which should be treated, but the result is that this year's harvest on both sides of the Huaihe River is reported, and they are rewarded for their merits in flood control. I wrote a letter to see it, but I was responded with 'I have never seen it myself, so how do I know'. From then on, the road to the Huaihe River is not close. It seems that there is some truth, but this year's Huaihe River flood, you and I have seen and heard about it a while ago, what a pity! What a pity!"

Cao Cao vented his anger and obviously calmed down. He only let out a long sigh at the end, but Wei Tao could tell that he had recovered.

It can only be said that it is indeed Cao Cao.

"Brother, I don't know that much, I just know that I have a clear conscience."

Naturally, Wei Tao didn't really know, but Cao Cao couldn't help being taken aback for a moment after hearing the words 'with a clear conscience', and then smiled again.

"It's not enough to have a clear conscience. I, Cao Mengde, hope to revive my prestige for my big man and let the Quartet come to congratulate me!"

Wei Tao also smiled, Cao Cao really didn't need to be persuaded.

"Brother, the weather is fine today, why don't we go out for a visit?"

"So good!"

Although the anger in his heart was relieved, Cao Cao didn't have the heart to take care of the affairs, so he agreed immediately.

In the past two months, Wei Tao actually didn't spend much time in Luoyang, but spent more time practicing literature and martial arts in the courtyard.

Luoyang is prosperous and there are countless vendors of various colors, but both Cao Cao and Wei Tao are well-informed people, so naturally they will not be fascinated by them.

Especially Cao Cao, although he had relieved his knot, he still frowned slightly while walking, obviously still thinking about the affairs of the court.

"Hey, why are you dragging me? I have already said that this burden is mine. If you insist on accusing me of stealing, be careful that I am rude to you. Don't think that you are a child and I won't beat you!"

At this moment, there was a noise coming from the front, and I looked carefully at the many people inside and outside.

Both Cao Cao and Wei Tao were somewhat curious, and immediately pushed aside the crowd and stepped inside.

Surrounded by the circle were an old man who fell to the ground, a boy around five or six years old, and a man who was just holding a burden.

"What happened here?"

Wei Tao asked directly, although Wei Tao was young and only dressed in casual clothes, he was so imposing that he dared not ignore it at first sight.

What's more important is that Cao Cao had never changed his clothes when he returned from court.

This is Luoyang, and those who have lived in Luoyang can naturally tell that Cao Cao is a member of the official family.

"My lord, please come and comment. I was walking on this road before, but I didn't know that this old man bumped into me. I kindly helped him up, but I didn't want this kid to rush out all of a sudden. Catch me and say that my burden belongs to that old man. Isn't that unfair!"

That man was the sharpest, and he said it first.

"Among the burden is that I am going to go to the shop to exchange some money turnover things. How can it be the old man's things? It is clear that they want to blackmail!"

"You bullshit!"

At this moment, the boy shouted loudly.

But what is surprising is that even at this time, the young man did not show any signs of anxiety, and first bowed his hands to Cao Cao and then said.

"I have never met this old man before, but just now when I was walking on the road, I saw that man looking around. After seeing the old man, I bumped into him on purpose, knocked down the burden that the old man was holding in his arms, and then After lifting the old man up, I directly took the burden into my arms. I couldn't get angry for a while, so I stepped forward and pulled him back."

This young man is handsome and well-mannered, making people feel good about him at first sight. Obviously he is at least the son of a wealthy family.

The old man's statement was consistent with the young man's.

On the surface, Cao Cao and Wei Tao were naturally more inclined to what the young man said.

But not to mention that both of them are cautious people, just because there are so many people gathered around, it is necessary to give an explanation.

"Is there anyone who has heard of what happened at that time?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and then looked at the people next to him.

It's a pity that not everyone pays attention to this kind of thing, and every passerby shakes their heads.

"I, Ma San, have a name and surname in the city of Luoyang. How can I stand up to your slander? The thing is mine. Do you believe the nonsense of this wild hairy boy who came from nowhere?"

The man named Ma San immediately became angry when he saw other people shaking their heads.

"Can you believe what a brat says?"

Despite being so satirized, the boy was still able to remain calm after taking two deep breaths.

At that moment, the boy saluted Cao Cao again.

"My lord, I am the son of Luoyang Ling Zhou Yi. I use my father's name as a guarantee. This burden belongs to this old man. This matter needs to be carefully investigated, and I hope that my lord can verify it in detail."

"The son of Luoyang Ling? Are you the prodigy Zhou Yu of Luoyang? I heard your name at the banquet two days ago. I never thought that I would see you today. It is indeed extraordinary."

Cao Cao was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, compared to how he treated Wei Tao at the beginning, it was much worse.

In fact, this is also a matter of course. After all, Cao Cao is almost [-] years old, so naturally he would not praise a kid casually.

At that time, he fell in love with Wei Tao because Wei Tao's ambitions matched him, and the Wei family had a good relationship with the Cao family, which made Cao Cao pay special attention to Wei Tao.

Of course, if you look carefully, you can still see Cao Cao's approval of Zhou Yu's ability.

On the other hand, Wei Tao was a little dazed. This young man is Zhou Yu. In the future, Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, Zhou Gongjin?

"It's Zhou Yu, who dare not be called a child prodigy. However, Yu has been taught very strictly since he was a child, and he dare not lie. I hope adults will clearly observe."

According to historical records, Zhou Yu was a "restored character", and now the young boy has begun to see his tolerance.

"I don't care if you are a child prodigy or a young man, don't think you are slandering me! I have something urgent to do, so I won't accompany you!"

Hearing that Zhou Yu signed up, Ma San panicked and wanted to leave immediately.

"This matter is not settled, how can we go?"

Cao Cao's face straightened. In fact, the authenticity can be judged from the two people's words, but in this large audience, he still has to give some proof.

"My lord, how can you frame someone without evidence in this big court, at the feet of the emperor? Although I am a commoner, I still know that I am a man with my own laws, and I am innocent. How can this be the case?"

This Ma San is a rogue in the market, and he was forced to be anxious, but he said so, but it made Cao Cao, the future unworldly hero, helpless for a while.

In fact, Cao Cao also understands that if such a character is tortured a little bit, he can let him confide the truth, but if he is allowed to leave now, it will not be easy to get him back.

"you!"

Zhou Yu was indeed precocious, and also quickly figured out the reason for this, and was immediately angry and anxious.

"Haha, I have something urgent to do, let's go first!"

Although Ma San used words to trap him, he knew the difference in identities between the two parties after all, so he immediately turned around and wanted to escape.

But at this moment, a figure blocked his way.

"Wait a minute, I have something to say."

Wei Tao stopped Ma San with an inexplicable smile.

(End of this chapter)