"Seriously! With the talent of Gongtai, a mere county magistrate has wronged you. I also thought that when you were serving as Zhong Mou Ling, you caught an important criminal wanted by the court. When the time comes, you must not be soft-hearted and directly arrest him.
Kill this person. If so, your career will be smooth in the future, and you may even be able to become the third Duke in the future!" Zhou Yuanfu said mysteriously, deliberately concealing Cao Cao's name.
As the saying goes, people make plans and God makes things happen. There is a famous story in history called "Catch and Release Cao". Let's see if it will happen again.
"If a certain person is a Dunqiu order, he will naturally deal with the important criminals of the imperial court impartially!" Chen Gong said with high spirits.
"Now and then, Magistrate Chen at that time must not show favoritism, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life."
Zhou Yuanfu was afraid that Chen Gong would let Cao Cao go again, so he added another word.
"General, don't worry, if it really comes true one day, I will not bend the law for personal gain!"
Chen Gong clasped his fists and said, bowed again and rode away.
Zhou Yuanfu looked at his back and sighed deeply. He still felt a little sorry for Chen Gong. He hoped that when he raised an army in the future, he could come and serve again. Or he could kill Cao Cao and he would lose a powerful opponent.
"Bah, shameless villain! When I heard that he was the county magistrate, his eyebrows flew up, and he looked ignorant. If he follows his elder brother, he will not be able to choose the counties in Yizhou at will in the future." Cui Niubi said bitterly.
Zhou Yuanfu frowned and said: "Let's not talk about others, let's talk about your structure first. You are too stingy now. You are in charge of millions of taels of silver. If you are asked to take out 500 taels of silver, you will feel distressed. How can you do big things in the future?"
"Brother, I feel sorry for you. This Chen Gong has taken hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from us for more than a year. Why doesn't he hide it himself? You think so, Fourth Brother?" Cui Niupi said plausibly.
Zhang Yan nodded, "That's true. According to eldest brother's instructions, whenever he comes to get money, I will give it to him. However, I really don't know if he has any secrets. We still have a lot of silver, so Brother Cui doesn't want it."
I regard money as my lifeblood.”
"I regard money as my lifeblood, I can't help but regard it as my lifeblood, my grandfather, and my ancestor!" Cui Niupi said reluctantly.
"What I need is talents. Money is nothing. Money is a bastard! Let's go to Yingchuan to see Master Yuanzhi!" After Zhou Yuanfu finished speaking, he urged his horse to leave.
"Brother, are you scolding me? I just said that the money is from my ancestors, and he said that the money is a bastard. This is a big deal." Cui Niubi muttered.
The brothers laughed loudly and followed Zhou Yuanfu together.
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Yingchuan is adjacent to the imperial capital Luoyang. It is rich in resources and people, has a prosperous academic style, and has talents like crucian carp crossing the river. More than half of Cao Cao's think tanks came from here.
"Yuan Zhi, what kind of person is Mr. Shui Jing?" While walking, Zhou Yuanfu chatted with Xu Shu.
Xu Shu thought for a while and said: "Sir is very good. He never speaks ill of others. He is very knowledgeable and knows all the military and tactics."
Zhou Yuanfu nodded, "Then you go to study. Sir, he didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
"No, after I went there, Mr. just nodded and said: OK, OK, I'm early, OK, OK." Xu Shu replied.
"Are you here early?" Zhou Yuanfu was a little confused. Xu Shu was indeed a little early to study. He should have been a few years later before becoming a disciple of Mr. Shui Jing.
"Maybe I went too early that day." Xu Shu didn't quite understand, so he could only explain himself.
Zhou Yuanfu nodded and asked, "How many disciples does Mr. Professor have now?"
In fact, he wanted to ask Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, but he couldn't do it so directly.
"It's just me."
"Are you alone? Where are the others?" Zhou Yuanfu asked curiously.
"Sir said he was destined to be with me. I came early and accepted me as his disciple first. I didn't see any other disciples." Xu Shu explained, then pointed to the front, "It's just ahead. Master knows that you are coming, so he will definitely do it."
Very happy."
During the spring plowing season, farmers in the fields were busy plowing the land, creating a prosperous scene.
Before reaching the entrance of the village, Xu Shu had already dismounted and walked towards a field. From a distance, he saw an old farmer shouting at the plowing cattle plowing the field.
"What did Brother Xu do?" Cui Niubi asked in confusion.
"Have you gone to say hello when you meet an old friend?" Pei Yuanshao joked.
Zhou Yuanfu was shocked to think that this old farmer must be Sima Hui.
Xu Shu talked to the old man for a while, then walked towards this side with the old farmer carrying the rake and the ox.
Zhou Yuanfu quickly dismounted, straightened his clothes, and stood on the roadside with a very respectful look. When the old farmer approached, he quickly bowed and said, "I'm a junior at school. Come in and pay homage to Mr. Shui Jing."
The old farmer waved his hand and said with a kind face: "Okay, okay, it's still early, it's still early, I can't do it, I can't do it..."
With that said, he walked towards the village.
Xu Shu came over and asked in confusion: "Brother, who is Mr. Shui Jing? My master's name is Decao, and people nearby call him Mr. Decao."
"Brother Xu, is your master exhausted from farm work? The sun is already setting in the west, and he said it's still early. You and he won't learn farming every day, right?" Cui Niupi joked.
Xu Shu's expression changed, he raised his hands and said, "Brother Cui, please don't make fun of me. Master taught me my lessons very carefully. We can build formations with earth in the fields and use rubble as soldiers. It's not what you think."
"These master hermits all have their own unique abilities. Brother Cui must not be too dissolute." Xu Huang also said.
Cui Niubi curled his lips, obviously unconvinced.
Zhou Yuanfu was confused. Isn't Sima Hui Mr. Shui Jing? Why did he say it was too early to be accepted?
The small courtyard where Sima Hui lived was not big. There were several vegetable plots in the courtyard that had already grown tender seedlings. A few chickens were pecking at the courtyard. An old woman brought a wooden basin for everyone to wash.
Xu Shu respectfully called out, "Master's wife."
Then he went to the side yard and invited his mother over. Zhou Yuanfu and others quickly saluted.
Sima Hui also changed into his robe and came out. He pointed at the tables and chairs in the courtyard and said, "Sit down!"
Zhou Yuanfu hurriedly returned the courtesy and said he was disturbing them. When Xu's mother and his wife saw that they were about to talk, they went out together, probably to talk to Xu's mother's courtyard.
The old man poured a bowl of water each, and everyone sat and drank without saying anything. Zhou Yuanfu felt a little embarrassed. The old man asked him to come, but he didn't say anything. This was too enigmatic.
"Mr. De Cao can teach Yuan Zhi carefully, which is really a blessing for my third brother." Zhou Yuanfu said when he was speechless.
Sima Hui nodded and said: "Okay, okay, no problem, no problem."
Seeing how kind Sima Hui was, Zhou Yuanfu added: "I didn't prepare any gifts for this visit. I am willing to give my brother a hundred taels of silver as a gift."
Sima Hui still nodded and said: "Okay, okay, no problem, no problem."
Cui Niupi did not hesitate this time, took out two ingots of silver and put them on the table. The old woman came and took them away.
The scene fell into an awkward atmosphere again.
"Isn't this old man only able to say these two sentences?" Cui Niupi said without hesitation, "Old man, please lend me your bed for the night."
Before Zhou Yuanfu could stop him, Sima Hui did not feel dissatisfied and still nodded and said: "Okay, okay, no problem, no problem."
"Then you also want to accept me as your disciple?" Cui Niubi pushed further.
Sima Hui looked at him seriously for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, okay, no problem, no problem."
"Your daughter..."
Before Cui Niupi could finish his words, Zhou Yuanfu covered his mouth. This kid deliberately tried to tease the old man, and he didn't know what embarrassing words he would say if he continued.
"Yuan Shao, Yuan Zhi, you guys go to the nearby villages and towns and buy some wine and meat. Let's have a drink with the old man. Take this stuff with you as well." Zhou Yuanfu ordered to the other brothers.
Xu Huang cupped his fists and said, "Brother, let the other brothers go. I'll stay to protect you."
Zhou Yuanfu deliberately dismissed the crowd, waved his hand and said, "Let's all go, I won't be in any danger with the old gentleman."
After everyone left, Zhou Yuanfu said with a smile: "There were so many people just now, so it was inconvenient to say something. Isn't the old gentleman known as Mr. Shui Jing?"
"I haven't met Mr. Pang yet." Sima Hui replied very simply.
Zhou Yuanfu suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it, haha, I thought..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yuanfu was stunned. What happened? Did he get this nickname after meeting Mr. Pang De? Will he meet Mr. Pang De in the future?
"Have you also traveled through time?" Zhou Yuanfu asked somewhat nonchalantly, feeling a hundred thousand herbivorous animals trample him in his heart.
"Time travel? I don't know." Sima Hui said calmly, his face calm, obviously not lying.
"Then how did you know you would meet Mr. Pang De in the future?" Zhou Yuanfu's little heart was beating loudly.
"Forget it." Sima Hui said straightforwardly.
Zhou Yuanfu was full of suspicion and looked Sima Hui up and down with an uncertain look in his eyes.
"Where is Zhuge Liang?" Zhou Yuanfu asked the question he wanted to ask the most.
"Five years old, Xuzhou."
"Where's Pang Tong?"
"Seven years old, Xiangyang." Sima Hui did not hesitate.
"Calculated?" Zhou Yuanfu felt a little confused.
Sima Hui nodded, picked up the large porcelain bowl and took a sip of water.
"Where is Zhou Cang?" Zhou Yuanfu asked deliberately.
"Drink water." Sima Hui raised the bowl.
Zhou Yuanfu subconsciously picked it up and took a sip, then he woke up and asked, "Hey, what if I didn't drink just now?"
"Always drink." Sima Hui said calmly.
"Actually, I'm not Zhou Cang." Zhou Yuanfu said again.
"Now you are." Sima Hui said with certainty.
"Can Zhou Cang be the emperor?" Zhou Yuanfu asked bluntly when he saw Sima Huiyan being aggressive.
"No." Sima Hui answered bluntly.
"Then I want to be the emperor, can you stop me?" Zhou Yuanfu became a little angry.
Sima Hui spoke quickly: "The Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties are divided into two parts, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which unified the Qin and Han Dynasties, divided into three parts: Wei, Shu and Wu, and the two Jin Dynasties extended forward and backward..."
"The Southern and Northern Dynasties stood side by side, passed down through the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties. After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dynasty was completed."
Zhou Yuanfu answered unhappily, "What's this?" He knows how to sing Chao Dynasty himself. This old guy is probably a person who has traveled through time and space.
Sima Hui took a few deep breaths and suddenly realized: "I've memorized it wrong, Zhou Cang will be the emperor."
.Well, we’re on the right track this time.” Then he opened his mouth and gasped again.