Xu Shao felt panicked for no reason.

A bad omen?

Xu Shao frowned. He believed in his feelings. Today... nothing good will happen?

Somehow, he remembered that when he was in Nanyang a few years ago, someone held a sword to his neck. That was the past he least wanted to recall, but Luoyang is the imperial capital, so no one should mess around, right?

"Come here!" Xu Shao stood up. No matter what, this feeling was not a good sign, so it was better to be careful.

"Master!" A steward came over, saluted Xu Shao, and said with a smile: "Many Taixue disciples have gathered outside the door. The old servant has ordered someone to record the roster. Can the master take a look at it?"

"I feel unwell today. The first-month review is cancelled. We will wait until the middle of the month. You go and inform everyone and apologize to them." Xu Shao frowned.

"Master, this..." The steward was a little confused: "Yang Xiu, the son of Weiwei Yang Biao, is also here today. Is the master really missing?"

"This..." Xu Shao hesitated when he heard the words. Yang Biao was not just a guard. Nowadays, the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers can be bought, so his status is naturally not what it used to be. But the Hongnong Yang family

But the same fourth generation and three princes just left people outside the door for a long time, and then thanked the guests directly. For ordinary scholars, they disappeared when they didn't see them. But Yang Xiu, not to mention being a prodigy, he didn't care about the Yang family's face alone.

It's really smooth.

"In this way, let Mr. Yang come in first, and after finishing the evaluation, we can thank the guests behind closed doors." Xu Shao thought, he didn't want to offend the Yang family, but the sudden feeling of panic today made him feel that it would be better not to do the evaluation today.

.

"Here!" The steward heard the words, agreed, and was about to call someone, but saw another steward hurried in and said to Xu Shao: "Master, something bad has happened, Cao Mengde is here again!"

"Who is it?" Xu Shaoteng, who had just sat down, stood up and said with an incredulous look on his face: "Why is he here again?"

At this moment, Xu Shao finally understood what the ominous omen was. Cao Mengde, wasn't it an ominous omen? He turned around and left, saying at the same time: "Tell the outside world that he is sick and tell Mr. Yang that we are scheduled to evaluate him today, but

If you suddenly feel cold, your fortune-telling may be inaccurate at this time. Please try again another day."

"Where are you going, Mr. Xu?" Before Xu Shao could enter the back hall, Cao Cao's hearty voice came from the door, and Xu Shao's progress suddenly froze.

"Meng De? Why are you here?" Xu Shao turned around and automatically ignored Chen Mo who was standing next to Cao Cao. He gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Back then, I already made a comment for you."

"Of course I remember." Cao Cao nodded and said: "But today Cao Cao is not here for himself, but for the reputation of my good brother Xu Gong, who has been here for a long time. He comes here to pay a visit today. The rules of this month's review have not changed, right?"

Xu Shao was silent. It seemed that the rules of the Yuedan Review should be changed.

His eyes finally fell on Chen Mo's face, he straightened his clothes and said, "Of course not, it's just that this young man is quite unfamiliar. I wonder which family he belongs to?"

"Xia Qiu, Chen Mo, I have met Mr. Xu." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Ha~" Seeing that Chen Mo was polite and not as vulgar as Cao Cao, Xu Shao felt a lot more relaxed: "Xia Qiu? I have heard of the Chen family in Huaipu, and I had met Han Yugong several times in the past, but Xia Qiu

But you’ve never heard of Qiu Chen?”

"You will hear about it later." Chen Mo said with a smile: "My grandfather Chen Qiongong is the younger brother of Chen Qiugong, but his reputation is not obvious."

"I just became a young boy not long ago." Cao Cao added.

"Oh, bastard?" Although Xu Shao still had a smile on his face, he was obviously a little more arrogant: "Young man, there are rules for Yuedan Criticism, and Xu will not make comments for others easily."

"Junior knows." Chen Mo said, taking off the Chengyuan Sword from his waist and slowly pulling it out.

As the sword was unsheathed, Chen Mo's expression gradually became serious, a ferocious aura emerged spontaneously, and the entire hall seemed to feel a lot colder.

"Young man, don't do this nonsense!" Xu Shao was startled by Chen Mo and couldn't understand how a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy could have such evil energy in his body.

"This sword is named Chengyuan. It was a gift from my master Zang Hong. Although it is not a famous sword, it was used to kill Hu bandits on the border." Chen Mo looked at the sword with a faint indifference in his voice.

"So what?" Xu Shao took two steps back and said calmly. Although Zang Hong is a famous scholar, he is only a county magistrate. Not to mention his disciples, even if Zang Hong comes in person, Xu Shao will not take it seriously.

Go and see.

"I was born in a poor family. In the first year of Zhongping, rebels and thieves were everywhere in the Taiping Sect. At that time, Mo was only ten years old. He killed more than ten Yellow Turban thieves among them. Fortunately, I was taken in by my tutor. My tutor said that I was too violent.

Although he was gifted with a stabbing sword, he clearly ordered that the sword should not be withdrawn lightly." Chen Mo raised his head and looked at Xu Shao with a cold gaze: "Before coming here, Brother Meng De fully informed me of the rules of the Yuedan Criticism, although I don't know why Xu Gong established this.

Rules, but Mr. Xu is a famous person in the world, and his thoughts must be different from those of ordinary people like us. The name of the sword is Chengyuan, does Mr. Xu really want this sword to be stained with blood today?"

"This..." Xu Shao swallowed. He finally understood. This young man was deceived by Cao Mengde. When did Yuedan Ping have the rule of using a knife?

Cao Cao stood with his arms crossed and looked at Xu Shao's embarrassment. The smile on his face was a little gloating. At the same time, he was speechless at Chen Mo's words. He didn't say that just now. This little brother looked at him as a gentleman, but his bones were slippery.

Cruel.

But now that the matter has come to this, Cao Cao doesn't mind helping Chen Mo, and said leisurely: "Mr. Xu, be careful, my good brother is outstanding in martial arts. He once led ten guards to wipe out hundreds of bandits. His archery and sword skills are extremely powerful.

, and don’t look at his young age, he is quite straightforward when he kills people, so don’t be accidentally injured.”

"Cao Mengde!" Xu Shao felt like vomiting blood when he heard this. At the same time, he was sure that this young man was very skilled in martial arts, but his brain must not be very good. Otherwise, how could he be deceived by Cao Cao so easily.

He is not afraid of smart people, he is afraid of these idiots. If he really takes all this as a test and accepts death no matter what he says...

"Not bad!" After a moment, Xu Shao nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chen Mo with admiration: "He is brave and determined. Although he is young, he will be my great general in the future. It is rare. I

It’s convenient for you to meet me today, young man, sheath your sword and come forward.”

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Chen Mo's sword and knelt down with a serious face.

When Chen Mo heard this, he smiled slightly, turned his head and looked at Cao Cao, and he could see the smile in his eyes.

"Thank you, sir." Chen Mo put away his sword and handed it to Cao Cao. Then he came to Xu Shao and knelt down.

"Looking at your face, your eyes are deep and lively, and your expression is smart. You don't look like a stupid person." Xu Shao looked at Chen Mo's face carefully and suddenly frowned.

"Mo was studying with his mentor when he was ten years old. Although the emperor is not smart, but to say he is stupid would be a bit too much." Chen Mo heard this, smiled and shook his head: "Why did Mr. Xu say this?"

Xu Shao understood that he had been tricked by this boy and Cao Cao. If he had been tougher just now, this unlucky boy might not have the courage to do anything. But the evil spirit on this boy just now was too strong, and he came with Cao Cao.

,Xu Shao was blinded.

"Xu Gong?" Cao Cao looked at Xu Shao and called.

"Oh~oh!" Xu Shao reacted, looked at Chen Mo's face carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Not bad, not bad."

"How good is it?" Chen Mo became interested.

Xu Shao looked at Chen Mo and then at Cao Cao before saying, "This son's fate is quite similar to Meng De's. He is a capable official in peacetime and a hero in troubled times."

It sounds good.
Chapter completed!