Chen Denggao lay on the bed and did not get up until daybreak.
"Yuanlong, what are we going to do today?"
A man dressed as a scholar opened the door and walked into the room. Chen Deng turned his back to the door, frowned slightly, and then slowly sat up.
"I'm just resting in the post house today and have nowhere to go."
"What about the matter that Marquis Wen entrusted..." the man asked quickly: "You and I have been here for many days, and we still haven't been able to see Duke Cao. That day you told Marquis Wen that you would cooperate with Duke Cao and refuse to marry me.
Yuan Gongli. But now, Mr. Cao has not summoned us, so why?"
Chen Deng stood up unhurriedly. When he turned around, he curled his lips slightly and flashed a disdainful sneer.
But when he turned around, his smile had returned.
He said with a smile: "Zhongjie, what's the use of being anxious? You should know that the Xuzhou pastoralist requested by Marquis Wen this time is extraordinary. The document has been delivered, and everyone who should be visited has also been visited... This
You have been following me for two days, so you should have seen clearly."
"But……"
"Zhongjie, there are some things that you can't rush!" Chen Deng said with a serious look and taught the man a few words. Then he said softly: "Seeking for an official position is not like fighting. It relies on relationships and patience.
The people who should be visited have been visited in the past few days. Wen Ruo and Gongda, not to mention Zhong Yao, Kong Rong, and Liu Ye, you have already seen them all, what else can I do?"
The man was a little stunned, and he cupped his hands and said: "Yuanlong, Wei Xu is a rough man. If there is any disrespect in what you just said, please be patient.
If we just keep waiting like this, how long will it take?"
Wei Xu was a relative of Lü Bu and one of the eight best generals under Lü Bu.
Chen Deng said with a smile: "Don't worry about Zhongjie. It's just like these days. Duke Cao is about to send troops to attack Yuan Shu, and he will definitely give Marquis Wen a satisfaction. I heard that today is a competition between Dian Wei and Xu Chu under Cao Gong's account.
, It’s a pity that we can’t go, otherwise we can also find out the truth.”
Xiyuan, on the side of the imperial city, is a forbidden area.
The Tiger Guard Army and the Tiger Guard Army are basically stationed in this area and are responsible for the defense of the imperial city.
Wei Xu smiled coldly, "What's there to see? It's just the defeat of Marquis Wen's men... Since Yuan Long said so, let's wait for two more days.
I'm looking for a place to drink, is Yuan Long interested in going with me?"
Chen Deng held up his hand and said, "Zhongjie's kindness is appreciated by Chen Deng. However, Chen Deng has an appointment with Zixu today and plans to go to Longshan to enjoy the maple leaves. I'm afraid he won't be able to go with him. Zixu will go to Chang'an with Yuan Chang in a few days. I
I just want to take this opportunity to ask Zixu a favor."
Zi Xu is Du Xi.
Wei Xu and Chen Deng had visited Du Xi before, and they knew Du Zixu and were not interested in him.
When he was a guest at Du Xi's home, Du Xi was not even willing to host a banquet. Although a meal was later arranged at Yuxiu's upstairs, Du Xi, as the host, did not show up. The reason is very simple! Du Xi looks
He didn't go to Lu Bu, and he didn't even bother to sit with Wei Xu at the same table. It is estimated that if Chen Deng hadn't been there, Du Xi would never have let Wei Xu enter his door... Chen Deng also wanted to accompany Wei Xu that day, so he went to Yuxiu together
We were having dinner upstairs. When they were about to leave, they almost got into a fight, which made Wei Xu very angry.
Wei Xu felt sick when he thought of Du Xi's dead face.
After saying polite words to Chen Deng, he left the inn by himself...
After Wei Xu left, Chen Deng washed up and dressed up. Wearing a short-breasted jacket and a moon-white Zen robe, he took the others away.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, scholars generally had certain rules for dressing.
Dress according to the five seasons throughout the year. Cyan is used in spring and red in summer; yellow is the main color in summer; white is mostly used in autumn and black is worn in winter. Ordinary people do not pay so much attention to their clothes. Many times throughout the year,
There may be one set of clothes for the four seasons. But scholars must follow these habits. If you wear the wrong color of clothes, it will be regarded as rude...
When he left the city gate, Chen Deng saw Du Xi standing not far away.
"Zixu!"
He quickly dismounted and stepped forward to say hello.
Du Xi also smiled slightly, and when the two approached, he said softly: "I have made an appointment with Yuan Chang, and we will meet at the Fengyu Pavilion at noon."
"Zixu, thank you very much!"
Du Xi waved his hands repeatedly, then mounted his horse and rode away with Chen Deng.
Not long after the two left, they saw Wei Xu emerging from the city gate. He looked at Chen Deng's back, nodded secretly, and then turned around and walked into the city gate.
Before coming, military advisor Chen Gong warned Wei Xu: Chen Deng should not be trusted easily.
Chen Deng is from Guangling. He is not only a large local wealthy family, but also one of the most prestigious families in Xuzhou. Chen Deng’s great-grandfather is named Chen Qiu, who was the Guanglu doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. And Chen Deng’s father Chen Gui
, whose nickname is Han Yu, was acquainted with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others when he was young, and he was also very famous. Chen Deng was twenty-eight years old, alert and well-read, and he was a very elegant and talented person.
At the age of twenty-five, he was promoted to Xiaolian and served as the head of Dongyang. He also had outstanding political achievements.
Lu Bu is a foreigner.
Moreover, he was not able to occupy Xuzhou justifiably. The opposite was true... Xuzhou was not his territory. Before his death, the former Xuzhou Shepherd Tao Qian entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Later, Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao in Yanzhou and was like a lost dog.
So, he went to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei took him in!
But Lu Bu immediately took Xuzhou away.
This is also the reason why Lu Bu is eager to obtain the title of Xuzhou Mu.
He needs a justifiable identity! So the most justifiable one is the Xuzhou Shepherd granted by the Han Emperor...
This position was very important to Lu Bu. He knew that Chen Deng was well-connected in Cao Ying, so he asked him to come and ask Cao Cao for an official position.
However, Chen Gong, Lu Bu's counselor, was not worried about Chen Deng from the bottom of his heart.
He ordered Wei Xu to secretly monitor Chen Deng's every move. After arriving in Xudu, Chen Deng behaved normally, which gradually made Wei Xu feel relieved.
Longshan maple red?
How beautiful it is...
Wei Xu muttered to himself as he walked.
Looking up, he saw cloth hanging outside the door of a restaurant not far away.
Wei Xu was immediately overjoyed: Instead of going to the barren mountains and ridges to see the red maples, it would be better to have a great time here, drinking from a big bowl and eating large pieces of meat!
Thinking of this, Wei Xu stepped into the wine shop.
Woo-woo-woo...
Over the Xiyuan campus, the horn sounded long.
Flags were fluttering and ribbons were fluttering. There were heavily armed soldiers guarding the school grounds. As groups of vehicles drove into the school grounds, the atmosphere suddenly reached its climax.
There is a watchtower in the center, with Cao Cao perched high on it.
On both sides, there are small watchtowers, and most of the people sitting inside are Cao Jun generals.
Starting from the east, the generals of the Cao clan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Dun and others, all gathered in one place.
Xia Houyuan, the governor of Chenliu, did not come back because he was busy with official duties.
But Cao Cao still set up a watchtower specifically for him. But there was a curtain hanging on the window of the watchtower. Standing outside, you can vaguely see the figures moving inside, but you can't see clearly. Most of Xia Houyuan's family members stayed in Xu Are they all his family members?
To the west of the main watchtower, there are mostly generals with foreign surnames.
The core members of Cao's army, who are not descendants of the Cao family, all gathered here.
When I return to the capital to report on my duties, Li Dian, who is about to succeed his clan brother as the governor of Lihu, General Xu Huang, Pinglu Colonel Yu Jin and others are all sitting here. In addition to these generals, Xun You, Guo Jia, Zao Zhi, Mao Important members such as Jie also gathered here to watch the battle.
However, several of Cao Cao's most important advisers were absent.
Xun Yu had official duties and could not escape; Cheng Yu was stationed in Dongjun and was not in Xudu. What about Zhong Yao? He was preparing to go to Chang'an, so he did not come to watch the battle. Zhong Yao himself was also proficient in the art of war. Maybe in his eyes Here, the dispute between Dian Wei and Xu Chu is meaningless. In fact, looking at Cao Cao's account, there are only a few people who can be valued by Zhong Yao. Dian Wei, Xu Chu...
Cao Cao was wearing a black shirt and sitting in the main building.
Logically speaking, he should be wearing white clothes.
But because Cao Cao's skin color is slightly darker, he will look very eye-catching if he wears white clothes.
Wearing black Zen clothes can highlight his unique temperament and majesty. When people reach the stage of Cao Cao, they can no longer worry about some things.
On the contrary, the lower the level, the more attention is paid to details.
Cao Cao attaches great importance to dignity, and celebrities attach importance to etiquette... It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this kind of thing. It can only be said that the different identities and statuses have different priorities. Cao Peng felt that if Cao Cao were to change into white The clothes sitting there are truly nondescript.
Cao Ji is sitting behind a small case below the main building.
Today's Cao Ji's identity is also different.
This time, Cao Cao asked him to come to Xiyuan to watch the battle. Moreover, he was assigned a guest seat below the main building, which showed that Cao Cao valued him.
Cao Peng and Cao Zhen walked into the school grounds, but did not go over to sit with Cao Ji.
I know my own affairs well...
Cao Cao valued Cao Ji, not Cao Peng. In other words, Cao Peng was not qualified to sit there.
If you don't see Cao Zhen, you can only watch the battle in front of the watchtower, and you are not even qualified to sit upstairs. This is a school ground, and everything is in accordance with military rules. If you have no title, no military exploits, and no prestige, you can only stay here. Down below, Cao Peng was able to enter the school grounds. To be honest, it was thanks to Cao Zhen. If it weren't for his reputation as a little boy... he probably wouldn't even be allowed to enter the school gate.
Boom-boom-boom-boom...
The rapid beating of war drums made people's blood boil.
"Afu!"
Cao Peng was watching the battle attentively when he suddenly heard someone calling his name above his head.
Looking up, he saw Cao Hong's stern face. He was waving to Cao Peng, gesturing for Cao Peng to go up to the watchtower and watch the battle with him.
Cao Zhen, laughed!
"Afu, please go up...I guess my uncle has something to ask you."
Cao Peng nodded, dismounted, and handed the reins to Xia Houlan.
Then he nodded to Wang Mai and Deng Fan, telling them to follow Cao Zhen and not wander around.
Wang Mai and Deng Fan expressed their understanding.
Cao Hong's call to Cao Peng naturally attracted the attention of many people.
Cao Cao couldn't help but feel strange.
As we all know, Cao Hong's popularity is not very good.
Especially because of his stingy temper, even the generals of the Cao clan did not like him much. Moreover, Cao Hong never formed cliques and rarely interacted with others. His purpose was: I make money from you.
Money, if anyone dares to stop me, I won't be polite.
Greedy and stingy, this is evident in his popularity.
However, despite Cao Hong's shortcomings, he was loyal to Cao Cao.
The more greedy and stingy he is, the more it shows that he has no ambition, and the more Cao Cao believes in him and tolerates his many shortcomings...
But I have never seen Cao Hong greet a child so proactively.
Even Cao Ang, Cao Pi, and Cao Hong would not show much enthusiasm.
Now, Cao Hong greeted Cao Peng warmly, how could Cao Cao not pay attention?
"Gongren, whose descendant is that?"
Cao Cao straightened up and looked up at Cao Peng.
There's nothing I can do about it, he's short. If he doesn't sit up straight, he might not be able to see what's going on outside.
Next to Cao Cao, stood a man in his late fifties. He was very tall, probably around 180cm... Well, at least standing next to Cao Cao, he looked very tall.
He has a handsome appearance and a long beard under his chin.
After hearing Cao Cao's inquiry, the man looked outside.
"Lord, that child should be one of the Xiaobayi."
"oh?"
"Looking at his age, he seems to be the son of the Cao family. I heard that the son of the Cao family is the youngest, but he is very smart. Zi Dan treats him very well."
The man’s name is Dong Zhao.
He was originally Yuan Shao's subordinate and had many merits.
However, because Yuan Shao had many plans and few decisions, and the counselors under his account were not all aligned, they formed cliques and fought against each other. Dong Zhao was forced to leave due to slander and turned to Zhang Yang. Later, he accompanied Zhang Yang to welcome the Han Emperor and was worshiped.
He was Yilang. It was Dong Zhao who suggested that Cao Cao move the Han Emperor to Xu County. After that, Cao Cao worshiped Dong Zhao as Sikong Tu, and Dong Zhao became Cao Cao's counselor and was highly trusted by Cao Cao.
This can be seen from the fact that among Cao Cao's many advisers, only Dong Zhao can stay in the main building.
Of course, it doesn't mean that Cao Cao doesn't trust others except Dong Zhao. For example, Guo Jia, such as Cheng Yu, Cao Cao trusts them far more than Dong Zhao. It's just that Cheng Yu is not in Xudu, and Guo Jia is lazy
I have a bad temper and don't want to be noticed in the main building.
So Dong Zhao went upstairs to accompany him.
Mr. Cao’s son?
Cao Cao couldn't help but look at the guest seats in the side building next to the main building.
Cao Ji looked nervous and was watching with confusion as Cao Peng climbed up to Cao Hong's watchtower. Judging from his expression, he might not even know who was sitting in that building. In other words, Cao Ji didn't know why Cao Hong was there.
Looking for Cao Peng. This also made Cao Cao even more curious!
Dong dong dong dong...
The drums are getting louder and louder!
Cao Cao withdrew his mind from Cao Hong, got up and walked to the watchtower window.
"Junming built a new tiger guard to compete with Zhongkang's tiger guard.
It is a battle between Su Wei, the winner will join a certain family to attack the traitor Yuan Shu, and the loser will stay in Xudu... All the generals can make judgments to determine the outcome.
Now, the martial arts performance begins!"
The winner will attack Yuan Shu, while the loser will stay in Xudu?
For both Dian Wei and Xu Chu, it was difficult to accept the result of failure.
As for Dian Wei, Cao Cao did not take him with him when he attacked Huyang. If he could not go with him this time, even if he became the brave general, Dian Wei would not be able to continue fighting with Xu Chu; and what about Xu Chu?
, and cannot accept failure. If he fails, it will be equivalent to losing the first battle of the Tiger Guard War. It will be very difficult to compete with Dian Wei in the future... or even hopeless.
Xu Chu did not take what Cao Peng said to Xu Yi in Yuxiu Tower that day seriously.
In fact, Xu Chu didn't pay much attention to Cao Peng. What he valued was Deng Ji... As for the responsibility and the glory... Xu Chu didn't listen to a word. As a general, if he can't get into the battle first, what kind of general is he?
If you can't kill the enemy, how can you make achievements?
His situation is different from Dian Wei's.
Behind Xu Chu, there is also a huge clan.
In other words, every achievement he makes will be related to the development of the clan behind him. Isn't the reason why he defected to Cao Cao just to strengthen the clan? If he shrinks back in the face of war and cannot build achievements, how can he strengthen the clan? It is better to stay in his hometown.
comfortable.
Dian Wei, on the other hand, does not have this pressure.
With the rumble of war drums, the Tiger Guards rushed into the Xiyuan Campus and quickly took up their positions.
In comparison, the Tiger Army seemed a bit slow. After the Tiger Army entered from the north gate of the school ground, one column after another, they immediately formed a square formation amidst the sound of drums and moved with the drum beat. Dian Wei sat astride a
A war horse slowly entered the school grounds with the team. Behind him, followed two young men. The young man who was relatively tall and slightly thin was named Xia Houheng, also known as Boquan, and was the eldest son of Xia Houyuan;
A young man who is slightly short and sturdy is Cao Xiu, the son of Cao Cao!
The three people lined up behind the formation and did not immediately launch an attack.
Cao Cao could see clearly from the watchtower that Xu Chu had set up a conical formation, which was better at attacking; Dian Wei's square formation was a balance of offense and defense. In other words, if the square formation was mainly defensive, it would be insufficient for offense. In the center, eight
One hundred spearmen; on both sides, there were two hundred swordsmen and shieldmen guarding the flanks. The rear army was cavalry, ready to fight at any time. However, the uniforms of the cavalry seemed a little different from what Cao Cao had in mind.
"Gongren, why do Huben's cavalry look a little weird?"
Dong Zhao squinted his eyes and looked at it intently.
Cao Cao was not the only one to discover this.
All the generals in the watchtower were keenly aware of the difference between the Tiger and Ben cavalry.
Their saddles are a bit weird. The two ends are tilted up, and the knight sits in the middle, which seems to have a fixed function. Moreover, under the saddle, one on each side, there are two triangle-shaped things with ropes. The knight's feet are inserted there.
In the triangle, instead of relying on the legs and clamping the horse's belly as before, there is such a powerful character. Seeing these two things, my eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ah Fu, what is the thing that Jun Ming is equipped with right now?"
Cao Hong, who was discussing business with Cao Peng, also noticed this and asked softly.
"That's a gadget my dad designed earlier. That saddle is called a high bridge saddle. Do you think the raised parts on both sides of the saddle look like the guardrails of a bridge? People can feel more comfortable sitting on this kind of saddle.
And it is more stable. The two under the saddle are called stirrups. They can lend strength to both feet and reduce the burden. If there is a battle on the battlefield, it can greatly enhance the rider's combat power..."
"This was designed by your father?"
Cao Peng said: "If it wasn't my father who designed it, who else could it be?"
Cao Hong couldn't help but praise: "The Cao family is worthy of being a wonder in the world... If it weren't for Yin Mo Juzi, how could he have such fantastic ideas? Jun Ming is so damn lucky! Hehe, in this battle, I think Zhong Kang is afraid
It’s going to be bad luck! Ah Fu, do you know who I bought will win?”
Cao Peng shook his head, indicating that he was not sure.
"Ha, I bought Junming Shengsheng! Do you know why?"
Cao Peng shook his head again...
Cao Hong had a proud smile on his face, "After I went back that day, I read your manual carefully... Ah Fu, how do you think you have such a brain? You can actually come up with so many weird ideas! Hehe, I
I just feel that if you are so powerful, how can your father be just a mediocre person? Your father and son have such a good relationship with Jun Ming, they will never sit back and watch Jun Ming's defeat, and they will definitely make suggestions for Jun Ming.
Zhong Kang's brain is probably no match for you... So the next day, I asked someone to increase the bet and buy Jun Ming to win."
Cao Peng looked at Cao Hong and was speechless for a long time!
If this guy lives in the future, he will definitely be a moneymaker...
At this time, the second drum sounded in the school grounds, and the Tiger Guards suddenly moved amidst the sound of the drums!
