With Cao Ren helping, and Ma Chao taking the initiative to admit his mistakes, Xiahoudun and others were really not the kind of stingy people, so they just waved their hands and let it go. Xiahoudun frowned and said to Cao Ren: "Zixiao, where is the lord?"
There was such a big commotion in the Prefect's Mansion and Cao Cao hadn't even shown up yet. Obviously Cao Cao was not in the Prefect's Mansion, so Xiahou Dun asked this question.
Cao Ren laughed bitterly. If Cao Cao was in the house, how could he let Ma Chao make such a fuss? He even replied: "My lord and the eldest son left the house early in the morning, saying they were going for an outing! And they only brought them with them."
Some of the soldiers have gone out, and even I don’t know where the lord is!"
"Uh!" Hearing Cao Ren's answer, Xiahou Dun also smiled bitterly. In the eyes of others, Cao Cao was a cautious traitor, but in the eyes of Xiahou Dun and other companions who had played with Cao Cao since childhood, Cao Cao was always the unruly one.
A nervous boy who might go crazy at any time! Then Xiahou Dun could only helplessly shake his head, waved his hands to a large crowd of people around him, and said: "My lord is not here, and it will be useless for us to stay here! Let's go! I'll treat you to a drink."
go!"
"Oh!" They are all fighting men, how can they not like drinking? As soon as Xiahou Dun said that he wanted to invite him to drink, Xia Houyuan was the first to shout, and the remaining Yan Liang and Wen Chou also responded one after another. But that
Ma Chao seemed a little unwilling and wanted to stay here to wait for Cao Cao.
When Cao Ren saw it, he immediately guessed what Ma Chao was thinking. He smiled and said to Ma Chao: "General Ma! It's okay for you to wait here now! Things have reached this point, and there is no shortage of time! Let's go.
!Getting drunk might help your mood!"
Hearing what Cao Ren said, Ma Chao was a little hesitant, but in the end he had to admit that Cao Ren was right, and nodded helplessly and agreed. Seeing Ma Chao agree, Cao Ren also laughed, but simply stretched out his arms and covered him directly.
He grabbed Ma Chao's neck, pulled him and followed Xiahou Dun out of the house. In this regard, Ma Chao also knew that Cao Ren meant well, so he could only smile helplessly and let Cao Ren go.
At the same time, on a high mountain to the west of Dongjun City, Cao Cao and his eldest son Cao Ang were standing on the top of the cliff, looking at the rivers and mountains in front of them. The soldiers Cao Cao brought were also received by Cao Cao at this moment.
Halfway up the mountain, it can be said that they are the only two people left on the entire mountain top!
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao now showed an expression that he had never shown in front of Cao Ang before. Cao Ang felt surprised and doubtful in his heart. Cao Cao chuckled and got off his horse, because Cao Cao's mount was already standing on the ground.
He was on the edge of the cliff. His movement almost caused the hooves of the war horse to slip off the cliff, which also frightened Cao Ang! He quickly shouted: "Father! Be careful!"
But Cao Cao was not worried at all, he landed firmly on the ground, and with a backhand pull, he stabilized his mount. He smiled at Cao Ang and said: "Zixiu! Are you scared like this? Hahahaha! That's terrible!
It’s not what my son, Cao Mengde, did!”
Seeing that Cao Cao was fine, Cao Ang was relieved. But when he heard Cao Cao's words, Cao Ang blushed, gritted his teeth, and imitated Cao Cao, standing on the edge of the cliff and dismounting! But Cao Ang was a young man after all.
, his skills are half a generation older than Cao Cao
The veteran who was fighting on the battlefield was much worse. Just when Cao Ang was about to land, suddenly the front hooves of his mount slipped and it slid off the edge of the cliff! Cao Ang, who was still in the air, had no way to use his strength and was caught.
The mount flicked like this, and the whole person actually flew out!
Cao Ang, who was flying in the air, was completely blank for a moment, with only one thought in his mind: Are he going to die? It turns out that dying is so easy!
Seeing that Cao Ang was about to fall off the cliff, a hand suddenly grabbed Cao Ang's back collar and pulled Cao Ang back firmly! Only after Cao Ang's feet landed on the ground did he react.
At that very moment, I experienced
After escaping from death! After finally regaining his composure, Cao Ang turned his head and saw that his father was grabbing his back collar with one hand, and the other hand was grabbing the reins of Cao Ang's mount.
Help Cao Ang stabilize his horse.
Looking at Cao Cao's half-smiling look, Cao Ang's cheeks turned red again. He was a young man, but he was even worse than his middle-aged father just now! Cao Ang bowed to Cao Cao with a face full of shame: "Thank you, father."
Help me! My child, my father has been embarrassed!"
"Haha!" Cao Cao just patted Cao Ang's shoulder hard and said with a smile: "Young man, it's a good thing to be motivated! There's nothing to be ashamed of!"
After saying that, Cao Cao turned his head again and looked at the great river and mountains beyond the cliff. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu! Do you think this country is beautiful?"
Hearing Cao Cao's question, Cao Ang couldn't help but be startled, and then turned to look at the scenery in front of him. A vast forest was divided into two by a river like a silver belt, and the green mountains in the distance were looming, surrounded by clouds and smoke.
It is indeed a wonderful scenery. Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh: "This situation and this scenery are indeed beautiful! I wish I could draw this scenery and take it back to the room to enjoy it day and night!"
"Yeah!" Cao Cao opened his eyes and smiled faintly. From Cao Ang's words, Cao Cao heard a different kind of emotion. It was an ambition for beautiful things, an ambition to always occupy all good things! But Cao Cao
I didn't find it strange, because this
He also has this kind of ambition. Cao Ang is his eldest son, so it is normal to inherit this kind of temperament from him! Cao Cao stretched out his hand, but he pointed at the country and said: "The country is picturesque, but it does not belong to me! What a pity! What a pity.
!Zixiu, do you have such thoughts?"
"Uh!" Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned. It was obvious that Cao Cao's words touched his mind. He looked at Cao Cao in surprise, but he didn't know how to answer, so he could only remain silent.
Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at Cao Ang, but as if he had seen through Cao Ang's thoughts, he said with a smile: "Zixiu! This country is not our country! It is the country of the Han Dynasty! And the Han Dynasty now has the equipment.
Such a country? From the late emperor to the young emperor who was deposed by Dong Zhuo! And then to the current emperor! What have they done for this country? Under their rule, this country has only fallen into pieces! Could it be that this is the so-called emperor?
"
"Uh!" Cao Ang is not like Xiahou Dun. Cao Ren and the others have as much contact with Cao Cao. In fact, although Cao Ang is Cao Cao's eldest son, it was not until Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo and fled back to Chenliu that Cao Ang saw this person for the first time.
A father! After that, Cao Cao was busy with conquests here and there, and had no time to talk to his son, so in Cao Ang's heart
, the image of Cao Cao is still very unfamiliar! Today was the first time he saw Cao Cao so arrogant, and he was even more surprised by the arrogance in Cao Cao's mouth! He looked at Cao Cao with wide eyes. Just now, he didn't know how to answer. Now,
He didn't dare to answer! If what Cao Cao just said were spread, I'm afraid everyone in the world would point at Cao Cao's spine and curse him!
But Cao Cao didn't care at all. He suddenly stretched out his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the picture of the country in front of him, and said: "Zixiu! Ever since we were outside Hulao Pass, Luo Zihui told me After saying those words, I suddenly seemed to wake up! Before that, I did not hesitate to join the bandits and take risks to assassinate Dong Zhuo! Now it seems that I was really stupid at that time! I actually did it for Such a corrupt court has done so many things at the risk of life! What a fool!"
Hearing what Cao Cao said seemed to be getting more and more outrageous, Cao Ang, who was next to him, was frightened. He couldn't help but wonder, is his father planning to openly commit rebellion? This is not a good idea! Now the Han Dynasty still belongs to the world. If people want to rebel, I am afraid that my father will be immediately besieged by all the princes in the world! But seeing Cao Cao's madness, Cao Ang didn't know how to dissuade his father, so he could only stay silent. It seems that what made his father change like this was what Luo Yang said to Qing at the beginning. But I don't know what Luo Yang said to his father at that time?
Cao Cao cursed in the air for a long time, then stopped, and then laughed again: "But it's not useless at all! You see, I am able to achieve such achievements now, thanks to the past. What an experience!”
As he spoke, Cao Cao suddenly put his hand in front of him, clenched his fist hard, and then released it. He turned to look at Cao Ang and said with a smile: "Zixiu! Do you know! I began to understand why Luo Zihui was able to climb from a humble family to a wealthy family. Now he has the most powerful position in the world! Because he has never taken the Han Dynasty to heart, he can put aside this burden and think completely from his own perspective! That's why he can see the situation in the world so clearly !”
Hearing what Cao Cao said, Cao Ang seemed to understand the purpose of Cao Cao suddenly bringing him here today. When he said tentatively: "Father, do you hope that the child can also learn from Luo Zihui and put aside those burdens?"
"Not bad!" Cao Cao showed approval, nodded, and said: "Zixiu! Your ability is no worse than mine! I believe that your achievements in the future will not be weaker than mine! All you have to do is Like Luo Zihui, you must put aside all burdens! What a Han Dynasty! What a world! As long as it hinders you from climbing up! Then you must kick them away without hesitation! Zixiu! Can you do it? "
Putting aside all burdens, this sentence is easy to say, but for Cao Ang, who has been exposed to the ways of kings and ministers since childhood, this is undoubtedly a subversion of his thinking! But Cao Ang is Cao Ang after all, the son of the traitor Cao Cao! I hesitated After a while, Cao Ang suddenly raised his head, nodded firmly, and said word by word: "Father! The child can do it!"
"Okay!" Cao Cao's purpose of bringing Cao Ang here this time was achieved, and he couldn't help laughing. The laughter resounded throughout the top of the mountain. Immediately, Cao Cao patted Cao Ang's shoulder hard, turned around and got on his horse. He shouted to Cao Ang: "Zixiu! Remember! We only have five years! In five years, our Cao family will make this country ours forever!"