Cao Su took charge of himself as a general, and no one in the court was dissatisfied.
Nowadays, the four states in the north are all referred to as generals. Cao Su's reputation is far-reaching, and countless people come to the general's mansion every day to see the general.
Most of the time, you can't see the general. You can even see some of the generals and staff in the general's mansion, which is pretty good.
Since Cao Su took the post of General last year, the General's Mansion has undergone a round of expansion. Today's General's Mansion occupies a very large area and is located in the middle of Jizhou Mansion. Countless people come to the gate.
There are many guards in the General's Mansion, and the guards in the inner courtyard are particularly tight.
After the Spring Festival, many generals never saw the general again. Even when many sects from the four states gathered in the city, no one was able to meet the general.
After Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping were relieved yesterday, they came to visit again today to try to meet the general.
Whether you can see it is one thing, but whether you can show such a positive attitude and signal is another thing.
The two of them came hand in hand. Apart from the two of them, they did not bring anyone else with them, not even the disciples from their own sect.
Mu Xiuyuan saw that Wan Buping had brought a lot of gifts and gave them to a deputy general manager outside the general's mansion.
The deputy general manager was still young, with a fat head, big ears, broad arms and round waist. When Wan Buping gave him a gift, he did not refuse. He accepted the gift in front of many soldiers, and then took Wan Buping and Mu Xiuyuan away.
Go inside.
"Although we, as managers, can often meet with the general, I haven't seen the general very often since the Spring Festival."
"The general never does useless things. I have summoned you martial arts sects to gather together on this spring festival day. I must have something important to discuss with you."
"I can inform you on your behalf, but the chief manager of the mansion is not here today, so you have to wait for a few more days."
Some fat deputy general managers are honest people, accept extremely generous gifts, and speak clearly.
When Wan Buping and Mu Xiuyuan heard this, they immediately felt bored. Well, they couldn't see the general again.
Wan Buping was moved in his heart and asked: "Brother Li, who is the current chief manager of the General's Mansion?"
"The general manager's surname is Zhao, and his last name is a Western character."
Zhao Xi?
Both Wan Buping and Mu Xiuyuan silently remembered this name, and it seemed that it was not very famous.
Many generals in Cao's army are top-grade warriors. It can be said that there are many top-grade warriors in Cao's army, and they are much stronger than any Jianghu sect in the four states today.
The names of some generals are familiar, and they are even famous masters who have been on the Phoenix Ranking and the Dragon and Tiger Rankings.
For example, Ma Chao, Shi Yong and other young generals in Cao's army are all young talents on the Phoenix Young List today.
The name Zhao Xi was quite unfamiliar, and they had never heard of it.
Mu Xiuyuan said in disappointment: "Manager Li, where did the general go? When can we see the general?"
As soon as these words came out, the expression of Li Biao, the deputy general manager of the General's Mansion who was very kind just now, instantly changed. He glared at Mu Xiuyuan and said, "What does Palace Master Mu mean? Is it possible that the general's itinerary has to be reported to me?"
Do you report?"
His tone was quite serious, and he said it all at once, with the intention of calling for an attack.
Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping both changed their expressions. Wan Buping said solemnly: "Brother Li, that's not what Brother Mu meant."
Mu Xiuyuan also said hello quickly: "Manager Li, I made a mistake."
Li Biao rolled his sleeves and said, "No, I brought you into the general's mansion because we have been friends for many years. Don't make things difficult for me!"
"Even the general manager is not very clear about the general's traces. If we can contact the general, we will definitely help you two pass on the request as soon as possible, but this is by no means a reason for us to speculate on the general's movements.
.....”
He lectured the two men, who were obviously younger than Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping, but at this moment the two sect leaders could only nod their heads.
Even if the deputy general manager of the general's residence is only a low-level warrior, they are not someone they can offend.
This makes people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Now that the two of them stepped into the majestic General's Mansion, they were deeply impressed by the solemnity of the General's Mansion, and even their voices couldn't help but become quieter.
When Li Biao was about to say something, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
His expression suddenly changed, and he was stunned on the spot.
"Um?"
When Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping saw Li Biao stop walking, they also stopped.
"Brother Li?"
Wan Buping frowned, so what?
If you can't see it, then you won't see it. He has already made preparations. At worst, he will stay in Jizhou Mansion for a few more days. Anyway, according to the current rumors in the world, the battle between the general and the grand master should be coming soon.
Already.
Li Biao turned around stiffly, sweat dripping from his forehead.
He shook his facial fat in embarrassment and forced out a smile: "You two, we have to change roads, please come this way."
"Um?"
Both of them were preparing to leave this great general's residence, but they suddenly changed paths?
What does this mean? Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping looked at each other, both confused.
The two of them followed Li Biao and changed paths, heading deeper into the General's Mansion.
This huge General's Mansion has walls several feet high and is as heavily guarded as a palace. Of course, the two of them have never been to the palace, but they feel that there is a long and deep aura either overtly or covertly in the General's Mansion.
The two of them looked stern, stopped looking left and right, and followed Li Biao forward quickly.
Li Biao led the two of them through several yards, and then they both heard the sounds of children playing.
"watch out!"
A six- or seven-year-old child with pigtails jumped directly over the high wall.
The two of them looked up and saw this horrifying scene.
"what is this?"
Before the two of them had time to think, they saw an old servant jumping over the high wall: "Oh, little master!"
The child's movements were agile. After jumping from the high wall, he was like a monkey, leaping up the tall tree and then falling down. The old servant was not as agile as the child. He just relied on some inner strength and body skills to manage to remain steady.
Landing.
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The child made a face at the old servant behind him, and then ran forward quickly. When passing by Li Biao, Li Biao quickly pulled Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping out of the way.
Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping immediately understood.
Within this high wall, whose heir could be so naughty? It must be the heir of the great general.
The two couldn't help but take another look. The child looked as big as a six or seven-year-old child.
"This is......"
Wan Buping couldn't hold it back and asked anyway.
Li Biao said in a deep voice: "This is the eldest son, Cao Mingxiao."
Sure enough, he is Cao Su's eldest son!
Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping took a second look at the child's back. They remembered the rumors that the general's eldest son Cao Mingxiao was only four years old. Why did he look so old? Sure enough, the general's son was different and extraordinary.
.
The two of them watched the old servant and the child disappear into the corner, and then continued to move forward with Li Biao.
After passing through two courtyards, we finally came to a high court.
There were only two soldiers guarding the outside of the high court. The two soldiers had obviously received the "notification" in advance and turned a blind eye to the three people who came over, allowing them to step into the courtyard.
In this courtyard, there are pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and running water. White and red apricot flowers hang on the branches, and the faint fragrance of flowers fills the courtyard.
After walking around the rockery, I saw two figures sitting and playing chess under the octagonal pavilion.
One is Cao Su, wearing a black brocade robe, with two green jade pendants hanging on his waist, holding a black chess piece in his hand, frowning, seeming to be in a tangled situation.
The person playing chess with him turned out to be a woman.
The woman wore a long Xiuhe dress with a flying cloud bun, revealing skin that was as fragile as jade.
She is graceful and graceful, with extremely beautiful appearance, noble temperament and extremely tall figure. Even when she is sitting opposite Cao Su, she does not look too petite.
"I have met the general and Princess Anyang."
Li Biao bowed first, and Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping behind him followed suit.
Cao Su smiled and put the chess piece in his hand down on the board: "If you can't play, you can't play. Madam is so good at chess. Cao is ashamed of herself!"
Seeing that Cao Su surrendered, Anyang also put away the chess pieces and smiled lightly.
The servant who had been watching the whole thing hurriedly came over to help clear the chessboard off the stone table.
Later, Cao Su and Anyang met with the two martial arts sect leaders who came to see them.
"Li Biao, please step back first."
Cao Su waved his hand, and Li Biao understood, so he backed away first.
"Let's show our seats to the two heroes."
Cao Su gave another order, and the clever maid came over with two chairs and placed them behind Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping. The two smiled awkwardly and sat down.
Cao Su looked at Mu Xiuyuan and then looked at Wan Buping.
Wan Buping is now a middle-aged man in his forties, but people who practice martial arts generally have good looks. Wan Buping pays special attention to his own image, so even in his forties, he still looks very handsome.
He is handsome, and even has a bit of the vicissitudes of a middle-aged man who has seen the world, and has a unique charm.
"Brother Wan, we haven't seen each other for a few years, but you are fine again."
Just one sentence made Wan Buping feel deeply sad. Time flies so fast, so many years passed by in a flash.
A few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Cao Su quickly got down to business.
"Cao also knows the purpose of your visit."
The two of them were refreshed. Li Biao looked hurried just now and suddenly changed his direction and brought the two of them to the house. He must have received orders from Cao Su.
But Cao Su seems to have been playing chess here, as if he has not moved. How did he pass the message to Li Biao at such a distance? Can the message be transmitted a hundred feet away if it is secretly transmitted?
The two of them did not dare to say anything and could only listen to Cao Su's words quietly.
Cao Su sighed: "To say that this Jianghu sect is indeed full of talents."
"Not to mention that the two of them have already reached the top level of the power realm and become the leaders of the sect at such an age. The others who were younger in the past, such as Yao Potong, are also well-known genius disciples. Looking at the entire world,
There are so many masters who are at the middle level of the strength realm and the top level of the strength realm. It’s really crouching tiger, hidden dragon, unfathomable.”
Cao Su changed the topic and suddenly turned to the Jianghu forces.
If we consider the actual strength of the Jianghu sects, when unified, they will definitely surpass the imperial court.
But if the entire imperial court is regarded as a force, then looking at the entire world, the imperial court is the well-deserved number one sect in the martial arts world.
Of course, just as the entire world is complicated, disputed, and ever-changing, the imperial court is also now torn apart.
In the four states under Cao Su's command, if Jianghu forces are counted, the Jianghu sect in Jizhou should be the strongest, followed by Guangzhou, then Youzhou, and the entire Liaozhou can be almost ignored.
Cao Su said bluntly: "There are so many young talents in the world, but they fall away every year because of the competition for martial arts resources, and they cannot grow into true top masters. It is really a pity."
When the two of them heard this, they were already confused.
Wan Buping gritted his teeth and showed a wry smile: "This is Jianghu. Many disciples of our Chiyun Sect have had some...competition with many disciples of Dingtian Palace in the past. It is precisely for the competition for martial arts resources.
.”
Mu Xiuyuan could only agree: "Yes, as a sect, we still encourage these healthy competitions, and after restricting the high-ranking ones from participating in the fight, the number of fallen disciples every year has actually been gradually increasing.
reduce."
"Reduced? I don't think so."
Cao Su shook his head and denied the data given by Mu Xiuyuan.
He said rather regretfully: "For example, when Brother Yao and I worked together to suppress the Sun Eclipse Sect, Brother Yao was such a genius. Such geniuses would never appear often in the history of Dingtian Palace, right? It is said that it happened in a hundred years.
Talent, no exaggeration at all.”
"What's the result? It's still an unfortunate death, which is a huge loss to Dingtian Palace."
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The death of Yao Potong meant that Dingtian Palace lost a successor. In the following years, it was impossible to produce a young talent who could compete with Wan Buping. It was not until Miao Hongji gradually gained power, but now he He has also joined Cao Jun as a representative of the previous outstanding disciples.
Cao Su looked at Anyang: "Madam, what do you think?"
Anyang remained silent the whole time, maintaining the nobility of an imperial princess. When Cao Su suddenly called her name, she nodded: "It is indeed a pity. If Yao Potong had not died, he would have reached the Mysterious Realm."
People who were expected to reach the Mysterious Realm ended up falling halfway. What Cao Su wanted to express was that such meaningless competition for martial arts resources consumes the life of a genius too much.
He smiled and said to the two of them: "So, it is okay to fight in the rivers and lakes, but as the lord of the four states, I have not done enough to protect the genius disciples."
"This is my fault."
Cao Su suddenly made a "sin" move, which made Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping even more confused.
The two of them repeatedly said, "Don't you dare, don't you dare", "The general is not guilty, this is fate"...
Cao Su smiled and said: "Since I have become the Lord of the Four Prefectures, I have the obligation and responsibility to provide effective protection for the talented disciples of the Four Prefectures' martial arts sects, so as to promote their normal growth and at least achieve the achievements they should have achieved."
Mu Xiuyuan and Wan Buping looked at each other. They were completely confused and didn't understand what Cao Su wanted to say.
But Wan Buping felt something was wrong in his heart. Cao Su seemed to have been talking about his responsibility until now.
What responsibility can he have? If it were placed on the former court officials, we would wish that all these martial arts sects were closed down overnight, right?
Cao Su said with a smile: "So, I plan to open a comprehensive school to improve the abilities of the genius disciples of the four states sects. I will spend a certain amount of time to protect the genius disciples on the one hand, and on the other hand, let these geniuses Disciples have a platform to get to know each other, compete healthily, and make progress together."
"It's not that we shouldn't let everyone compete, but healthy competition should be a reasonable allocation of resources under certain constraints."
"I think this matter is meaningful, what do the two sect masters think?"
Cao Su said with a smile and revealed his ultimate goal.
He turned out to be preparing to establish a school to accept talented disciples from the four states' sects.
The two of them were shocked and stood up from their chairs at the same time.
The first instinctive reaction was that something was wrong. Since he had already become a disciple of their respective sect, why should he go to the school opened by Cao Su?
You haven't mastered your martial arts yet, so you're going to be embarrassed when you go out?
But when they saw Cao Su's smiling eyes, that deep and oppressive gaze, both of them felt their hearts sink.
If you want to open your mouth to refute, the words will only come out when it reaches your throat.
Wan Buping faced Cao Su's gaze and asked with a dry mouth: "General, this school..."
"I opened it, and the enrollment target is the outstanding disciples of the four states sects and the young generals in our army. Anyone under the age of twenty-five who has not yet broken through to the top level of strength can enroll."
Mu Xiuyuan also asked bravely: "General, the teacher of the school..."
"I came to see you. After the school was established, Cao was the first principal of the school, so Cao will also teach occasionally. Don't worry about the teaching staff. Cao has his own way."
Cao Su had already thought carefully about it and asked the two of them to come here just to inform them and at the same time mobilize them to become the first teachers of the school.
So Cao Su continued to invite with a smile: "Both of you are well-known masters in the world. After the school is established, if you are interested, you can also work in the school. Cao can provide valuable services to the teachers who serve in the school.
Martial arts resources for one year of cultivation at the third level of Li Realm.”
Before the two of them could react, Cao Su revealed the essence of the school: "The two teachers who are expected to become genius disciples of various sects do not seek to pass on unique skills, but some martial arts training and duel experience are enough to make many
Genius disciple, study hard."
After Cao Su said this, the two of them swallowed the words they wanted to refuse again.