Why Wang Can got acquainted with Wei Xi is a relatively simple matter.
A month ago, Wei Xi came to Xiangyang, inquired about Wang Can's residence, and paid a visit.
Although Wei Xi was originally from Qingzhou, his family members were all in Chang'an after all. As he came and went, he developed a relationship with Wang Can.
When a fellow countryman meets a fellow countryman, Wang Can himself is a person who likes to make friends with heroes. Although he was unhappy in official circles before, now that he has been reborn, his character is more forthright and mature than before.
However, Wei Xi said that he wanted to make friends with Wang Can, but after Wang Can got in touch with him, he found that Wei Xi always showed some disgust towards Cao Cao - not only that, he also tried every means to give him some
The precious treasure was used as an excuse to lure him to Chang'an, which was Wei Xi's base camp.
Wei Xi did these things quite covertly, so Wang Can only felt a little uncomfortable.
Moreover, after he clearly showed his dissatisfaction with Wei Xi's behavior of slandering Cao Cao, the other party seemed to rarely mention this matter again. And because he was an official, it seemed that the other party was figuring out his temper.
Knowing that he could not leave his post without authorization and give up his official status, he turned to make friends with celebrities who were familiar with Wang Can.
Although these... seem to have a sense of evil intentions, when really placed in Wang Can's own busy environment, this sense is actually not very obvious.
Therefore, this did not arouse much suspicion in Wang Can.
But this time, when Wei Xi heard that Wang Can was acquainted with Pang Degong, who was highly regarded by countless celebrities in Jingxiang and Yingchuan areas, Wei Xi went crazy and begged Wang Can to arrange a meeting for them.
The final result, just like the scene of three people drinking in the pavilion, finally fulfilled Wei Xi's wish.
"Zijing, you are really thirsty for talents. Could it be that you also want to take Mr. Pang De to Chang'an?"
Wang Can looked at Wei Xi's excited expression and joked helplessly from the side.
"Going to Chang'an? Who? Me?"
Pang Degong was a little confused. He first looked at Wang Can, then turned to look at Wei Xi, casting doubtful glances in his eyes.
"Zhongxuan, you are tearing me down again. I, Wei Xi, like you all, like to make friends all over the world, but this place in Xiangyang is only my temporary residence after all. I will return to Chang'an soon to deal with some matters at home.
trivial matters——"
"In this way, I have just met Mr. Pang, but I can only put it aside for the time being. I am afraid that Mr. Pang will forget about my existence before long..."
Wei Xi said that he was a little aggrieved. When Pang Degong heard this, he had an obviously troubled expression on his face.
It's not that he really wanted to go to Chang'an with Wei Xi, whom he had just met. Even if Wei Xi boasted about all aspects of his family's presence in Chang'an, Pang Degong didn't care much.
Things outside the body, things outside the body, Pang Degong takes wealth very lightly.
Compared with Wei Xi's current interest in making friends, in fact, Pang Degong is a true lover of talents.
Not being able to communicate more with Yi Xiaotian, whom he admired very much, was the thing he regretted most in recent days.
Therefore, the source of Chang'an's attraction to him obviously comes from what Wang Can said before - Yi Xiaotian is in Chang'an.
"What the hell, Pang is not so ruthless yet, Mr. Wei, just rest assured."
Pang Degong politely responded with a few words, but when these words fell into Wei Xi's ears, a twisted jealousy arose in his heart.
——
How could Wei Xi be so honest and honest on the surface?
Everything is just the tip of the iceberg of his acting skills.
Seeing Mr. Pang De's absent-minded look, Wei Xi gritted his teeth:
"Haha, that's beautiful. I'm afraid that Mr. Pang De is not interested in me, a newcomer here, at all, is he?"
The words can only be said in the heart, but once they are spoken, they will only make Wei Xi more anxious.
He is a man of great talent. In his self-perception, as long as there is anything he wants to do, there is nothing he cannot do.
From when he was a child, he dominated the streets of Chang'an and became the king of children from all over the country. When he was young, he was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song. He was absolutely ahead among his peers in everything. Later, he took over the family business and led
The Wei family got out of the predicament and became the most popular top wealthy family in Chang'an.
All these make Wei Xi full of confidence.
But precisely because he has never suffered setbacks and has equally good abilities, Wei Xi's ambitions are not at all like those of ordinary people - just be an official? Just be a rich man?
These are not enough.
The goal he had set for himself from the beginning was to become a person like General Huo Guang - to turn the tide before it fell, to help the building before it collapsed, to become a being who was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people...
As for whether he would become Duke of Zhou or Wu of Zhou after reaching that status... he only planned to follow his own desires.
However, when he had such an idea, and gradually broke out of the small constraints of his family and Chang'an, and began to see the world with his own eyes, he discovered that there was already such a person in the world.
Cao Cao——
Cao Cao's legendary experience allowed him to be one step ahead of everyone and achieve a position that others could not achieve.
He has conquered territory that many people could not conquer in a lifetime or two - and has a group of civil servants and generals who follow him wholeheartedly and protect him to the death.
Moreover, when Wei Xi had just given his family a wealth that could not be eaten up by generations, and was finally able to free himself to practice his rich ideals - Cao Cao abolished the three princes, named him Prime Minister, and added Jiuxi - completely
shattered his illusions.
When he escaped from the small environment of Chang'an City, he thought he would be the protagonist in this troubled world. When he opened his eyes, he found that someone had already arrived first.
This... was the first blow that Wei Xi suffered in his life.
And this blow was more fierce than imagined, the abuse and trauma that fell directly on Wei Xi - this gap spanned decades, an unimaginable distance behind, which made Wei Xi feel...
despair.
So he almost gave up - that's what a genius who has never encountered setbacks is like.
He chose a path that was different from ordinary people, but also led to the same goal - getting married, starting a family, having children...
However, before he could marry the woman he loved, blows came one after another. His wife died in an unknown way——
This almost destroyed Wei Xi.
For a long time, the name Wei Xi disappeared from the chatter of people in Chang'an. Later, he still made a marriage contract. He said he was a childhood sweetheart, but in fact she was a woman he didn't have much feelings for.
until…
In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao commanded millions of troops and crossed the Yangtze River. However, they were burned to ashes by Zhou Yu.
Even though Cao Cao miraculously regained a lot of losses in the subsequent battle at Xiangyang, no matter what, it seemed to give Wei Xi a reason to cheer up again.
Cao Cao is old - he still has a chance -
As a practical person, Wei Xi quickly formulated a huge strategy, and recruiting talents and winning over people's hearts was obviously his first step.
However, after putting this first step into practice...he didn't seem to go smoothly.