In the sound of ritual music, everyone has their own thoughts.
Some people pretend to be confused, and some people are really confused, but no matter what kind of situation it is, it is difficult to break out in situations like this. Therefore, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty did not continue to sit for long after the beginning, and soon he
After fluttering his sleeves and leaving, Cao Cao turned around like a host entertaining guests, holding up the wine baron, and came to Yang Xiu and Marcus.
"How are you, General Hussar?" Cao Cao asked with a smile, as if he was asking about his old friend. Speaking of which, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are indeed somewhat related. Although such a question is a bit abrupt,
But it's not really a big problem.
"Reporting to Sikong..." Yang Xiu raised his hand and said, "General Hussars is wearing armor and walking across the mountains and rivers... everything is fine..."
Cao Cao's eyes flashed, he laughed twice, nodded and said: "Dezu is now serving as an official in Hussar? What do you think your Majesty wants?"
Yang Xiu smiled and said: "The hussars recovered the Yin Mountains, settled Xiliang, opened up the Western Regions, and stabilized the Sichuan River. They are dedicated to serving the public and have the world in mind. It is my great fortune to have such loyal ministers as my assistant..."
Cao Cao still smiled and nodded, then raised the wine baron and said: "This is so good! I wish the hussar his loyalty will not change, and his merits will increase again! Drink in victory!"
Yang Xiu naturally raised his glass in response.
After Cao Cao finished drinking the wine, he nodded, Yang Xiu cupped his hands, and the two of them parted in harmony.
"What did Ni Gancai say?" Marcus didn't realize that he was so sharp, he came to Yang Xiu's side and asked.
Yang Xiu laughed, patted Marcus on the shoulder, and said, "It's okay, we just greeted each other... Don't drink too much, there will be a royal minister tomorrow..."
Although the credentials Marcus brought were fake, the credentials given to Marcus were genuine...
Of course, for many people, the authenticity of a single credential is not that important. Things other than the authenticity of the credential are more important.
Cao Cao walked forward, walked around in circles, and returned to his seat, his face somewhat unhappy.
"Yang Dezu..."
Just now, Cao Cao conducted some tests on Yang Xiu, but he didn't expect that they were all blocked by Yang Xiu. His mood suddenly became very bad, and he ate two mouthfuls of food in a dull mood. Even Xiahou Dun came to propose a toast, but he didn't get excited.
.
"Lord, what are you unhappy about?" Xiahou Dun asked.
Cao Cao didn't hide much in front of Xiahou Dun, but he just didn't want to say it at this time, so he shook his head slightly and said, "Nothing...have all the military matters been arranged?"
Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "The rewards of cattle and wine have been sent, and the meritorious achievements are also being logged in to be verified... Don't worry, my lord..."
Cao Cao nodded, feeling slightly relieved, and smiled and had a drink with Xiahou Dun. Cao Cao knew that in the current situation, military power came first, so no matter what, he must first settle these soldiers.
Well, this way you can ensure that you are invincible.
Xiahou Dun saw that Cao Cao was not enjoying the conversation, so he did not sit there for long and left. When he saw Xia Houen, who had just followed Cao Cao and held a wine bottle for Cao Cao, passed by, he grabbed him and asked: "What happened to my lord just now? What's the matter?"
You look a little unhappy?"
Xia Houen was stunned.
"Say it quickly! If you don't tell me, I won't beat you!" Xiahou Dun threatened. As an elder, if he finds any excuse or does any family trick, no one else can protect Xiahou En.
Xia Houen thought for a while and felt that this matter was not a top secret, so he repeated what Cao Cao and Yang Xiu had just said...
"That's it?" Xiahou Dun asked.
"Yeah." Xia Houen nodded.
"So...what do you mean?" Xiahou Dun stared.
Xia Houen also stared.
"Hey! Gungun, don't get in my way!"
Xiahou Dun waved his hand, shooing Xiahou En away like a fly, and then sat for a while, feeling that his buttocks seemed to have become pointed, and it was not stable no matter how he placed it. He really couldn't sit still, so he stood up and came
Xun Yu sat down in front of him, and in a low voice repeated the words he just heard, and said, "What do these words mean?"
Xun Yu glanced at Xiahou Dun and said: "In the Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan, in the thirteenth year of Chenggong's reign, Prime Minister Lu defeated Qin."
"Ah?" Xiahou Dun was dumbfounded. Does this mean that you want me to go back and read the book? Damn, if I can read the book, why would I come to you?
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious..." Guo Jia on the side put a wine cup into Xiahou Dun's hand, then filled up the wine, "Have a drink, have a drink and then talk..."
Xiahou Dun looked at the wine prince, and then said to Guo Jia: "I drank, can you explain to me?"
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Guo Jia laughed.
"It's done!"
Guo Jia glanced at Xun Yu, and then said: "It's not a big deal... I haven't used it before..."
"Well, well..." Xiahou Dun nodded.
"So Yang Dezu responded with the eight words 'Bow down the armor and walk on the mountains and rivers'..." Guo Jia laughed and said, "This is about Jin Wengong... And Jin Wengong back then... Haha, still
There are four words of 'repaying old virtues'... This Qin, this Jin, it's really wonderful..."
"Ah, ah?" Xiahou Dun became more and more confused as he listened.
"Alas..." Xun Yu nodded and said, "This Yang Dezu is really a person... Quoting this classic is both suitable for this situation and also implies a threat. No wonder the lord is displeased..."
"Qin and Jin are fighting, just like now." Guo Jiayi said. Qin and Jin were both big countries competing for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. The relationship between the two countries is quite delicate. They are close neighbors and have a marriage relationship. They have frequent exchanges, but due to political interests
Thinking about it, sometimes they were friendly and sometimes they were at war with each other, which is very similar to the current relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian.
"Let's put it this way, Yang Dezu is saying..." Seeing that Xiahou Dun seemed to understand but not understand, Guo Jia further said, "If you want to fight or make peace, you can only think about it..."
Xiahou Dun was furious and immediately turned around to stand up, but Guo Jia quickly grabbed him with his sharp hands. He lost his center of gravity and failed to stand up immediately, so he sat back down.
"Just now Wenruo didn't give you a direct explanation because he was worried that you would be like this!" Guo Jia did not let go and shouted in a low voice, "Is Yuan Rang trying to ruin something important for my lord?!"
In terms of strength, Xiahou Dun was unprepared just now. If Xiahou Dun really wanted to struggle, even ten Guo Jia might not be able to hold him down. However, after hearing the second half of Guo Jia's words, Xiahou Dun did not dare to move.
"Prime Minister Lu defeated the Qin... this time it was Dezu who defeated the Jin..." Xun Yu said, "Now that the Hussars have great righteousness, if we start the war lightly, we will definitely lose our popularity... Yuan Rang, please don't harm your lord."
Great cause, now that Hebei Qing Dynasty is not at peace, we must not harm Guanzhong..."
Xiahou Dun was silent for a while, dodged the wine cup in Guo Jia's hand, added a cup of wine himself, raised his head and drank it down...
...This is the dividing line between having enough food and wine...
On the other side, just when Xiahou Dun was depressed but had no choice but to do anything, Xu You wandered around and found Cao Cao.
Xu You drank a little too much. After all, when he switched to Cao Cao before, it was completely a risky investment and he might lose everything at any time, but now Cao Cao has won!
Haha, Cao Cao won!
Xu You was so beautiful in his heart. It was like betting all the remaining bets on "00" in roulette, and then the lucky ball really landed on "00"!
Such beauty in Xu You's heart...
"Ah, if you can't do this, you can't win like this!"
After Xu You sat down, he patted Cao Cao's arm and muttered.
The corner of Cao Cao's left eye twitched, but he still smiled and said: "Your words are very true! Come on, drink, drink!"
Xu You didn't refuse anyone who came. He drank a gulp and breathed out a breath of alcohol. "If you win someone, you can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers!"
Cao Cao: "..."
"You are trapped there, and when you arrive, your power will break like a bamboo! Break a bamboo!"
Xu You waved his arms, revealing some skinny arms. Xu You did not do it entirely to show off his achievements, but because he had lost a lot of the wealth he had saved with great difficulty before, and now that he is here with Cao Cao, he has everything on hand.
After all, he had no income and no specific errands to be responsible for, so he thought of asking Cao Cao for some benefits.
If you want benefits, you naturally have to talk about how much you have done and how much credit you have contributed. Just like in later generations of companies, during the Chinese New Year, there are always groups of people going to report to their bosses...
Is it really just for reporting work?
Xu You is not like other people under Cao Cao. Others, even if they did not go to the battlefield, have worked hard in the rear. For example, logistics managers like Xun Yu have some contributions that cannot be denied, but Xu You
Apart from coming up with ideas and providing some information, You now had nothing to praise, so exaggerating the idea and exaggerating the information to make it more important naturally became Xu You's way of gaining benefits.
What else?
It doesn't matter if you say your own ideas, it's all the boss's decision-making. If you meet a sensible boss, you will be more or less polite. If you meet a shameless person like Cao Cao, you might laugh and take the polite words seriously.
, haven’t dealt with it yet...
Xu You was naturally a little worried that Cao Cao would come to fight with him and renege on the benefits he had promised before, so he took advantage of today and the drunkenness to come up and try to finalize the benefits.
However, as a boss, you naturally feel that no matter how much work your subordinates do, it is all due. Didn’t I pay you a salary, so isn’t it also okay to work overtime? Wash the toilet and carry a bucket.
, it is also appropriate to walk the dog and take care of the children...
The last time I asked you to carry a bucket of water, you refused to do it. Now you have the nerve to come to me and ask for money? Want a salary increase?
Cao Cao laughed loudly, but did not answer Xu You's words.
But to be honest, Cao Cao was tired of being talked about so much, so he hesitated and said: "Jizhou is not at peace, it's too early to discuss merits... Haha, haha, if Ziyuan has any other clever ideas, why don't you tell me?"
Cao Cao originally thought he would just deal with it, but he didn't expect Xu You to take it seriously. He sat there stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Someone also has a plan..."
"Oh?" Cao Cao said with a smile, "I would like to hear the details!"
Xu You looked at Cao Cao, laughed a few times, then turned to look at the singing and dancing in the square, but did not speak immediately.
Cao Cao laughed loudly, pointed at the singer who was singing and dancing in the square and said: "There is no one to serve in Ziyuan's house yet? After the banquet, I can choose one or two, so that I can take care of Ziyuan's daily life..."
Xu You cupped his hands, thanked him first, and then said: "Mr. Cao didn't know... In the past, there were nursery rhymes sung in Jizhou..." Xu You also saw singing and dancing before, and suddenly remembered something,
I thought it could be used now, so I said it.
"Nursery rhyme?" Cao Cao frowned slightly, "Tell it and listen..."
"When nursery rhymes were sung in the past, I didn't take it seriously, but now that I think about it... I feel even more frightened..." Xu You stroked his beard and his face became more serious, "... Yan Nanchui, Zhao Beishang. Huang Ju
Luo, Zhuang He was desolate. Under Zhang Tai, the warehouse was full of bones. There were magpies, who lost their nests and perished..."
"This 'Yan Nan Chui, Zhao Bei Shang'..." Xu You stretched out a finger and made imaginary gestures in the air and said, "Yan Yan flies, builds a nest on the eaves, goes south, and dies on the way.
This is the Han Festival... This Zhao Beishang is naturally Gongsun who burned himself in Yijing..."
"Gongsun died in Zhaobei..." Cao Cao nodded.
"Huang Ju falls...this is Qu Xiping..." Xu You couldn't help but sigh a little. Qu Yi had asked him to explain this nursery rhyme back then, but he didn't expect that Xu You's casual words at that time turned into a true prophecy.
"That makes sense, but who does this 'Zhuang Hehuang' refer to?" Cao Cao said.
"Both crops and crops are grown in the fields, so it's the Tian family..." Xu You sighed.
Cao Cao opened his eyes slightly, a little surprised.
"The bones of Zhangtai..." Xu You continued, "I originally thought that Zhangtai refers to Chang'an, but I never thought that it refers to the palace of Yecheng... Now it is also full of bones..."
"Come here!" Cao Cao suddenly called a guard to come closer, pondered for a moment, and said, "...go and ask General Lian, is there a name for the burial place?"
After a while, the guard turned back and whispered: "General Cao said... that place is called 'Cangshan'..."
"Cangshan... Cangshan..." Cao Cao muttered and repeated.
Xu You stroked his beard and said: "Now this nursery rhyme has been fulfilled one by one, and now is the last sentence... Mr. Cao, there is Que Mountain in Ye City. Yuan Benchu built a pavilion on Que Mountain... Wei Que
There is a nest, and Weijiu lives in it... Someone also heard that Yuan Benchu wanted to have an heir to his third son..."
"Wei Que has a nest, and Wei Jiu lives in it... Wei Magpie has a nest, and Wei Jiu lives in it... Someone will send people to Ji to spread this song!" Cao Cao recited it several times, and suddenly burst into laughter and patted it.
He patted Xu You's arm and said, "Zi Yuan's strategy is really wonderful! It's wonderful! Come on, I'll give you a title of respect for Zi Yuan! If this strategy is successful, I will count on Zi Yuan to make a great contribution!"
