After returning to his residence, Cao Peng really couldn't sleep!
The elf-like figure of the girl appeared in his mind from time to time. Her charming face and cold eyes made him feel strange. But what was the reason? Cao Peng couldn't tell. He always felt that he had forgotten something.
, but can’t remember it.
I tossed and turned like this until the sky turned white, and then I fell asleep.
However, Xia Houlan got up after just a moment of sleep. After another period of tossing, Cao Peng woke up and could not fall asleep again.
He turned over and sat up, rubbed his face hard, and finally cheered up.
Cao Peng changed into his clothes, and after washing up, Xun Yan also got up...
After breakfast, Xun Yan bid farewell to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun seemed a little depressed, but on the surface, he still maintained thoughtful etiquette. After a symbolic attempt to persuade him to stay, Lu Xun said: "Seventeen days later, it will be the wedding day of my nephew. If my uncle is still in Wuxian, please invite me
Come to watch the ceremony. Gu Shifu will also come, and my uncle can have a drink with Shifu and talk about parting."
Xun Yan readily agreed to Lu Xun's invitation.
When Cao Peng got into the carriage, Lu Xun was still standing on the doorstep.
The two people's eyes met inadvertently. Lu Xun smiled slightly, put his hands together and saluted Cao Peng.
Cao Peng's heart skipped a beat...
He was just a little book boy, why did Lu Xun salute him? Could it be... When he looked at Lu Xun again, Lu Xun had already turned around and walked into the mansion.
After coughing twice, Cao Peng got ready in the carriage.
Could it be that Lu Xun saw the flaw?
But when I think about it again, a young man who can conquer more than a hundred Japanese families at the age of twelve, a man who will burn down the whole camp in the future and beat Liu Bei to death from vomiting blood, cannot be looked at with ordinary eyes.
Although Lu Xun is only fifteen, he should not be underestimated.
"Afu, what do you think of Boyan?"
On the carriage, Xun Yan asked softly through the thin curtain.
Cao Peng thought for a while and replied: "This is a handsome man from Jiangdong."
"Well, I think of him the same way. So yesterday I let it out and invited him to Yingchuan... Ah Fu, do you think he will go?"
"Sir, if Lu Boyan invites you to go from Yingchuan to Jiangdong, will you come?"
"this……"
Xun Yan laughed dumbly in the car and did not answer.
But his answer was clear: It was absolutely impossible for Lu Xun to move to Yingchuan.
His ancestors have lived in Jiangdong. For more than a hundred years, the Lu family has already taken root in Jiangdong. If there were no special circumstances, it is estimated that Lu Xun would be unlikely to leave. This special situation basically means that the Lu family cannot survive in Jiangdong...
...The possibility of this situation happening is really too small. What a pity for such a talented man! Xun Yan suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. There were so many talented people in the east of the Yangtze River as there were crucian carp crossing the river, which really made him worried. Now there are people like Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who are so unscrupulous.
Shi Junjie, surrounded by celebrities like Gu Yong and Zhang Zhao...
In the future, when Lu Xun grows up, he will probably become Cao Gong's personal thorn in his side.
There are so many heroes and talents emerging one after another. If Xun Yan said he was not worried, it would definitely be against his will. But in the face of such a situation, he seemed to have no more options. In fact, the heroes of the Central Plains
There are just as many, just hidden in the dust.
So, how should I select talents for Duke Cao?
His eyes unconsciously fell on Cao Peng. Cao Youxue is indeed talented, but I don't know if he can rival Lu Boyan in the future!
Thinking of this, Xun Yan fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Cao Peng was also comparing himself secretly.
He did not compare Lu Xun with himself, but compared Zhou Yu and Sun Ce with Lu Xun.
Zhou Yu was a great talent... In terms of talent, learning, and demeanor, Zhou Yu far surpassed Lu Xun. But Cao Peng knew that Zhou Yu was definitely not as accomplished as Lu Xun. The Zhou family was also considered a wealthy family in Jiangdong, but when Zhou Yu was killed, his descendants
There is nothing outstanding; but Lu Xun is not like that! After Lu Xun died, there was still Lu Kang. He was in charge of the Jiangdong navy for many years, guarded Jiangling to compete with the Sima family, and prevented the Sima family from crossing Jiangling during his lifetime. About Yang Hu and Lu Kang
The story of Cao Peng is taken from "The Condor" by Jin Daxia.
After Lu Kang's death, the Lu family had five more sons, all of whom were extraordinary.
Among them, the third son, Lu Ji, and the fourth son, Lu Yun, were both well-known celebrities in Jiangdong.
In comparison, although Zhou Yu had the reputation of being the best at Red Cliff, Lu Xun was not inferior to those behind him because of his burning of the entire camp.
The Lu family's background and family tradition were probably destined to a hundred years of glory and splendor at the moment Lu Yi changed his name to Lu Xun.
Zhou Yu was talented and looked down upon Liuhe.
It is an open one, as bright as a summer flower, but difficult to last.
Lu Xun's talent is restrained. Although not as brilliant as Zhou Yu, it has influenced Jiangdong for hundreds of years...
Which one is better or worse, Cao Peng has his own mind.
In Cao Peng's heart, Zhou Yu was inferior to Lu Boyan.
Should he be eliminated?
This thought briefly passed through Cao Peng's mind.
He immediately smiled bitterly: He was still walking on thin ice with trepidation, so what qualifications did he have to falsely claim to get rid of Lu Xun?
Thinking of this, Cao Peng sighed lightly.
It was already afternoon when we returned to Wu County.
When Xun Yan got out of the car, he saw Wang Lang hurriedly coming to greet him.
"Xiuruo, something happened!"
"Mr. Jing Xing, what happened?"
"Hey, I just got the news that Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, killed Mi Heng twenty days ago."
"ah?"
Xun Yan was also surprised and frowned slightly.
However, he didn't seem to show too much dissatisfaction. He just nodded, sighed, and walked into the inn.
"Xiuruo, Zibu invited me to go and write an article against Huang Zu. Do you want to come?"
"Well, let's forget it." Xun Yan looked very indifferent and nodded towards Wang Lang, "I'm a little tired. Mr. Jing Xing can go on my behalf."
"That's fine!"
Wang Lang seemed to have remembered something, but he didn't force it anymore.
Cao Peng followed Xun Yan into the inn, while digesting the news of Mi Heng's murder in his heart.
Mi Heng is from the Qingzhou Plain. He is rarely talented in debate, but he is brave and arrogant. To put it more simply, this person feels good about himself. He is very eloquent and is indeed talented and learned. But he is too conceited and even says
, has become so conceited that no one can look at it.
If a person is so arrogant, he is actually useless.
In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao ordered the princes to move the capital to Xu County.
Ni Heng Shi Shiran came here at the age of twenty-four. He wanted qualifications but not qualifications, status but not status. But because he was a little talented and learned, he thought that there was no one in the world. In such a big Xudu, he only valued two people. One was Kong.
Rong Kong Wenju, the other is Yang Biao's son, Yang Xiu.
Gentlemen, what will happen to these two people in the end?
Kong Rong thought Ni Heng was talented and learned, so he mentioned this person to Cao Cao several times.
Cao Cao was curious, so he summoned him several times and wanted to talk to Mi Heng. However, Mi Heng took it upon himself to claim that he was crazy and refused to go. He also criticized Cao in private several times.
**. Think about it, who is Cao ***? How can I be happy in my heart?
I invite you sincerely, but it’s fine if you don’t come, and why are you scolding me?
Regardless of which angle he looked at, Cao Peng believed that Ni Heng was more famous than he was, and he didn't even understand the most basic principles of life.
I think I wanted to use this method to improve my reputation.
But he didn't expect that Mr. Cao had a grudge against him...
Later, when the Xu capital was built, Cao Cao held a banquet and thought of Ni Heng. Of course, Cao Cao also wanted to humiliate Ni Heng and wanted to dampen his spirit. So he appointed Ni Heng as drummer.
...What did Cao Cao think? Cao Peng didn't know. But this led to a scene that was very popular in later generations, in which Mi Heng naked, beating drums and scolding Cao, scolded everyone in the Cao Wei camp.
All over.
Even Guo Jia and others were not spared.
It is precisely because of this incident that Xun Yan does not like to see people like Ni Heng who are trying to please others by grandstanding.
Later, Mr. Cao sent Mi Heng to Liu Biao. Liu Biao and the Jingzhou scholar-bureaucrats initially treated Mi Heng like a distinguished guest, writing articles and making comments. If Mi Heng nodded, it would not be regarded as wrong. Mi Heng might have become arrogant because of this.
, he slighted and humiliated Liu Biao several times, which made Liu Biao very angry.
So Liu Biao sent Mi Heng to Huang Zu's side.
In Liu Biao's view, the Huang family in Jiangxia both belonged to a famous family. They had the Taiwei Huang Qiong a long time ago, and now there are Huang Chengyan and other Jingxiang heroes. Presumably Mi Heng would be more restrained. As for Huang Zu, he did respect Ni Heng very much at the beginning. Including that one
Huang She, who had tried to kill Cao Peng at the beginning, treated Mi Hengruo as his teacher. Mi Heng was a bitch. If you treated him well, his bitch would be itchy.
Twenty days ago, Huang Zu held a banquet on a stern to entertain his friends.
During the dinner, Mi Heng spoke rudely again, which made Huang Zu very embarrassed. So, Huang Zu scolded him... In fact, this is a very common thing, and it is reasonable. Maybe Mi Heng drank too much, and unexpectedly
On the boat, he cursed loudly. He thought that Huang Zu was also the governor of Jiangxia after all. The Huang family was the ancestor of many officials and had three families. Huang Zu also drank too much and killed Mi Heng in a rage.
Huang She learned the news and swam from the shore to the boat to stop it, but it was too late...
You Heng, the head fell to the ground.
People in later generations often say that you are upright and proud.
But in Cao Peng's opinion, this guy is just a fool.
But no matter what, Mi Heng is also famous for scolding people. Just like Song XX in later generations, he relies on scolding to attract people's attention.
The killing of Mi Heng still caused a shock in Jingxiang.
Jiangdong scholars may not be able to like Ni Heng, but if Mi Heng died in Huang Zu's hands, the nature would be different.
Sun Jian was killed by Huang Zu...
So Zhang Zhao summoned Jiangdong scholars and prepared to write an article against Huangzu Liu Biao.
Xun Yancai didn't bother to get involved in this kind of dispute. He didn't like Ni Heng in the first place, so even if Wang Lang invited you, he declined politely.
In the study, Xun Yan sneered three times.
"Fengxiao once said that you, Zhengping, will not die a good death, and now he is indeed right."
Cao Peng couldn't help but asked: "Sir, Ni Heng was killed, why did Zhang Zibu mobilize so many troops?"
Xun Yan smiled and said, "Zhang Zibu is nothing more than that, greeting Wu Hou'er."
Zhang Zhao's crusade against Huang Zu was actually just following Sun Ce's wishes...
Cao Peng heard this and remained silent.
It must be said that Zhang Zhao's actions indeed triggered a debate among Jiangdong scholars.
I think back then, Cao Cao killed Bian Rang and ordered the Yanzhou scholars to fight. Ni Heng, naturally, could not be compared with Bian Rang, but more or less, it still had a certain influence. In the next few days, Wu County
People in the streets and alleys were discussing Huang Zu's murder of Ni Heng.
"I have known for a long time that Liu Biao is a man of fame and reputation, but now it seems that he is indeed not bad at all."
"That's right, although you Zhengping is also crazy and rebellious, but the crime is not worthy of death... He is not bad at learning, why did he end up being beheaded?"
"If you ask me, Marquis Wu is still magnanimous."
"That's right, although Marquis Wu is not very old, his magnanimity cannot even be compared to that of Mr. Cao..."
Discussions like this can be found everywhere.
After Zhang Zhao issued the payment, there was no more noise or movement.
He seemed to agree with this kind of private discussion among the people, and this kind of discussion, to some extent, did enhance Sun Ce's reputation.
Cao Peng, dressed in casual clothes, sat in the wine shop and listened quietly to people's discussions.
Beside him, Kan Ze seemed to be deaf, drinking wine and tasting dishes, showing a contented look.
It had been six days since he returned from Huating. Xun Yan seemed to have returned to the same state as before. He was very busy visiting relatives and friends every day.
However, he no longer takes Cao Peng out with him, and is basically accompanied by Xia Houlan.
This also makes Cao Peng very leisurely these days. When he has nothing to do, he chats with Kan Ze, and sometimes goes out to have a glass of wine. Where is Kan Ze? He seems to have forgotten what Cao Peng said that day, and he stays with Cao Peng.
Friends were walking through the streets and alleys of Wuxian County, introducing the people and customs of Wuxian County, or tasting fine wines and delicacies in such humble wine shops, and their lives were equally happy.
"Brother, what do you think of Mi Heng's matter?"
Kan Ze was drunk and dazzled, and shook his head, "Afu, do you know him?"
"who?"
"It's you Zhengping."
"Uh, I don't know."
"That's it, who cares what he does? If he lives, it has nothing to do with you and me; if he dies, it has nothing to do with him." As he spoke, Kan Ze suddenly opened his eyes and said softly: "Do you think that Zhang Zhaozhen just aggrieved you?
?After all, isn’t it just to attack Liu Biao?”
Kan Ze was not drunk at all and was even very clear-headed.
He saw it very clearly, which also made Cao Peng more determined to win over Kan Ze...
The two of them sat in the wine shop for a while, then paid and got up and left the wine shop.
The weather in April is unpredictable.
When we came out at noon, the sun was still shining brightly.
During this meal, the clouds became overcast and it started to rain lightly.
Kan Ze picked up his bamboo hat and said with a smile: "Ah Fu, you see, I had the foresight... to bring rain gear, otherwise I will get wet again."
Cao Peng nodded and started playing with his bamboo hat.
The two of them walked out of the alley and saw a group of carriages and horses approaching slowly.
"Huh?"
Kan Ze quickly pulled Cao Peng aside and watched the carriages and horses passing by in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"How come these Jingzhou chariots and horses are here?"
"Are they Jingzhou chariots and horses?"
Cao Peng couldn't help but look at it curiously.
I saw a line of chariots and horses, surrounded by more than two hundred soldiers, walking slowly along the narrow long street of Wuxian County. Among the soldiers, the leader was a young man in brocade robes, with a tall horse on his hip, majestic
He was dignified and quite handsome. His body rose and fell with the horse's back, accompanied by the faint sound of bells. But if you didn't listen carefully, it was really hard to hear. Cao Peng couldn't help but shook his head gently.
Non-mainstream?
And with a bell!
Just as Cao Peng was thinking about it, a carriage passed by him, and a pretty pink face that could be broken by a bullet was revealed behind the window...
His eyes, as bright as autumn water, passed over Cao Peng's body, and a strange color suddenly flashed across his pink cheeks.
Cao Peng didn't pay attention, but followed Kan Ze forward.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar call: "Ah Fu!"
The sound passed through the long street and reached Cao Peng's ears. Cao Peng's body suddenly shivered for no reason, and he suddenly turned around and looked back.