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Today, Monday, the top rankings are very important, but Cao Cao has been hanging around at the bottom of the rankings, and even fell out for a while. Old and new players are also frightened.
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Cao Zun came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
The gathering in Chongjiu did not bring much joy to Cao Peng, but more of a kind of inexplicable melancholy. Two years ago, they became sworn sworn friends in prison, and Xiaobayi first appeared. However, two years later, Zhu Peng
Zan is no longer in the world, and Xiaobayi has become an illusory name.
Cao Zun looked not in good spirits.
As Yuan Shao's troops entered Liyang, Cao Cao ordered Wei Jian to strengthen the pacification of Guanzhong.
At the same time, in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, Cao Cao also sent Zhong Yao and Xinfeng Ling Zhang Ji as envoys to visit Liangzhou to appease Ma Teng.
Even if he knew Ma Teng was on the belt edict, Cao Cao could do nothing.
The situation at this time did not allow him to start a war against Ma Teng. He could be sure that if he started a war against Liangzhou, Yuan Shao would definitely use troops against Xu Du. At that time, Sun Ce from Jiangdong and Liu Biao from Jingzhou would most likely send troops. Based on Cao*
**'s current strength is not yet able to open up several battlefields at the same time. For this reason, Cao Cao's strategy is to concentrate his forces and deal with Yuan Shao first. After defeating Yuan Shao, the others will not be afraid.
Cao Zun returned to Xudu this time just for this matter.
He returned with Zhong Yao, and after a hasty meeting with Chongjiu, he hurriedly returned to Chang'an...
"Everyone is very busy!"
Sitting in the courtyard of my home, watching the storm.
Cao Peng couldn't help but sigh, causing Deng Fan to nod repeatedly.
"Sikong has a destiny. When my father comes back, I will accompany him to Qiao County to return to the family and recognize his ancestors."
"This is a good thing."
"Is it a good thing?"
Cao Peng scratched his head and said softly: "Big Xiong, do you know what people outside say about me?"
"this……"
Deng Fan hesitated a little and kept silent.
"They all say that I am helping the emperor to do evil, and that I am a little thief.
The teacher also sent someone to deliver a letter asking me the reason for the incident. But how can I explain it? In this kind of thing, no one is right or wrong. If Sikong had any mercy, he would have fallen into a place of no return... Presumably, Sikong's situation at this time
The pressure is probably even greater than mine."
"Um!"
Deng Fan is the same as before, not very fond of talking.
When he was with Cao Peng, he mostly listened.
"By the way, how is the situation over there?"
"Everything is normal in the Yueqi camp. Colonel Xi is also very responsible. It can be seen that he is really attentive."
Cao Peng didn't know much about Xi Lu. Even in his memory, there was no trace of Xi Lu at all.
But since he can serve as a lieutenant and hold the position of captain of the Yue Cavalry School, it is enough to show Cao Cao's trust in him.
In fact, at this stage, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can provide little help to Cao Peng. Many times, he must use his own judgment to re-understand the figures of this era. For example, Liu Bei, Chen Qun, Guo Jia...
Thinking of this, Cao Peng couldn't help but sigh secretly. He leaned on the pillar, looked up at the sky, and said nothing for a long time. Although he had a very good relationship with Deng Fan in Xiaoba Yi, he could not compare to the kind of talk he had with Wang Mai.
There seems to be some estrangement in our friendship...but I can't explain clearly...
"Afu!"
"kindness?"
"Can you help me get a spear?"
This is also the first time Deng Fan has made a request since becoming sworn friends.
Cao Peng sat up straight and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"If I don't take advantage of it...it feels a bit floating.
This situation occurred at the beginning of the year, but you have been busy running around, and I can't find a suitable opportunity to explain it to you."
"stand up."
Cao Peng frowned, stood up and said to Deng Fan.
"Practice the Eight Opening Postures and let me see."
Deng Fan agreed, got up and moved around for a while, practicing the Eight Vajra Postures in the yard.
Faintly, Cao Peng noticed that Deng Fan's boxing skills had improved greatly.
He observed it carefully and then nodded slightly.
When Deng Fan finished practicing his fists and kicks and walked up to him, Cao Peng said: "No wonder you feel that you are not taking advantage of me. Your fascia is already mature and your strength is growing too fast.
Big Bear, it seems that you have been working hard recently and you seem to be about to break through.
Let's do this, after you completely break through, I will ask my father to forge a spear for you. I guess this time, it will basically be finalized."
"Um!"
Deng Fan returned to his previous state of silence and sat down aside.
At this moment, a retainer suddenly came to report that someone had sent two dogs outside the house and asked Cao Peng to check and collect them.
Cao Peng couldn't help being startled and asked in confusion: "Who sent it?"
"The man didn't say anything. He only said that he would explain the situation after meeting the young master."
"Is the person still there?"
"Just wait at the concierge."
"Big Bear, let's go over and take a look."
Cao Peng got up and walked out with Deng Fan.
On the way, he met Buluan who was about to go out, so he followed Cao Peng and came to the door together.
I saw a young man standing in the concierge. He was quite tall, about 170 centimeters tall, with a bronze complexion and a strong build.
He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tiger-like head.
The gray cloth is a bit white after washing, but it is very clean.
He had messy hair and a suede knife pouch under his ribs. At his feet, there was a box containing two white puppies that had not yet opened their eyes. They seemed to be just born.
"Sir, what a cute little dog."
Cao Peng smiled slightly, but couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.
He didn't know much about dogs, but in his previous life he had a friend who was the leader of the police dog team and had a good nature as a dog. When the two of them were together, they would often talk about this matter. So although Cao Peng didn't understand, he had some understanding.
.These two white puppies seem to be purebred Snow Mastiffs. In later generations, this kind of Snow Mastiff has almost become extinct... A Snow Mastiff with impure blood can be sold for at least millions.
If it were a pure-blooded Snow Mastiff, it would be priceless.
"Who are you……"
The young man looked at the people in the room.
Cao Peng understood immediately and waved his hand to signal the slave to go out.
He was not afraid that the young man would suddenly assassinate him. With Cao Peng's current level, this young man was not his opponent yet.
"The villain's name is Wang Shuang, and he is the dog slave of the Marquis of Linyi's mansion.
The Marquis of Linyi said that he owed the young master a pair of dogs, so he asked the villain to send them over. The two mastiffs were born from Bailong, the Marquis of Linyi's pet dog, and were just born. The Marquis of Linyi was afraid that the young master did not know how to raise dogs, so he gave them to him.
The villain comes here to train the white mastiff for the young master..."
"Marquis of Linyi?"
Cao Peng couldn't help being stunned.
He really couldn't remember when Liu Guang owed him two mastiffs.
Looking at Wang Shuang blankly, Cao Peng suddenly nodded after a moment, "In that case, then you can stay.
Xiaoluan, go and open a separate courtyard for Wang Shuang and let him be responsible for raising dogs. By the way, since the Marquis of Linyi gave you to me, he must be a good dog raiser too."
"To be honest, young master, I have been raising dogs for three generations.
My father is also a top dog breeder. He was known as the King of Dogs in Chang'an back then. Marquis Linyi's white dragon, as well as several more famous fighting dogs, were all trained by my father... However, my father left Chang'an after His Majesty
At that time, he was injured by a stray arrow and passed away last year.
I don’t dare to say anything else about my villain’s abilities, but when it comes to raising dogs, if I say second, no one will be the first.”
"Yeah?"
Looking at the confident Wang Shuang, Cao Peng smiled.
"In this case, I will ask someone to hand over all the fighting dogs in the house to you, and you will help me train them well."
"Here!"
Wang Shuang picked up the box and walked out of the concierge under the guidance of Bu Luan.
"Ah Fu, this guy is sent by the Marquis of Linyi."
In his mind, an outstanding figure appeared. In those dark eyes, there was a hint of prayer and desire...
Cao Peng said softly: "It doesn't matter, Liu Guang didn't have any evil intentions in giving me the snow mastiff.
In fact, that guy is quite pitiful. He is fighting in the palace and scheming with others... Although we are not in the same camp, but... It's okay, I will let people keep an eye on Wang Shuang. If he has any evil intentions,
I will order someone to kill him as soon as possible."
"That's it, that's fine."
Deng Fan suddenly smiled and said: "But those two mastiffs are pretty good."
"How about we go over and have a look?"
Cao Peng said something and took Deng Fan out.
Deng Fan followed with a smile, and the two of them caught up with Buluan...
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It was getting late, and Liu Guang was sitting in the flower hall reading a book in the Linyi Marquis' mansion.
When Lao Mo walked in, Liu Guang quickly put down the book and asked, "Old Mo, has he accepted it?"
"Take it!"
"oh?"
"The old slave saw with his own eyes that Wang Shuang entered Cao's mansion and never came out again."
Liu Guang's slightly pale face showed a smile.
He nodded and said softly: "Just accept it."
"But Lord Marquis...that little thief is obviously the old thief's henchman. I heard that this man is ruthless and very resourceful. He will become our enemy sooner or later. Why do you have to be so close to him? If the news reaches His Majesty's ears,
I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the Marquis."
Liu Guang was silent!
After a while, he whispered: "I know we will become enemies sooner or later.
But before we fight to the death, I hope to become friends with him... This has nothing to do with what happened between us and Cao Sikong, it's just my personal feelings. Lao Mo, I really want to find a friend. I don't know why, it's just that
Hope to be friends with him.
Even if one day, I meet him life and death, I will not regret it!
If Your Majesty doesn’t believe me because of this...then let him be."
Lao Mo looked at Liu Guang and said nothing more.
He understands Liu Guang and understands Liu Guang's personality.
This young man, who had been with the Han Emperor since childhood and was responsible for protecting the Han Emperor, shouldered too many responsibilities.
Lao Mo had never seen Liu Guang smile happily, and he also knew that Liu Guang did not have any friends. Even the Emperor of the Han Dynasty used his thoughts far more than the family ties of the same clan. Perhaps, having a friend would be a good thing for Liu Guang.
It's a good thing. No matter whether that friend will become a life-and-death enemy in the future, at least for now, he has a friend, and this life can be regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
For some reason, Lao Mo felt sad in his heart, and his eyes suddenly became moist...
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In October of the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao sent people again to recruit Zhang Xiu to surrender.
Zhang Xiu also intended to join Yuan Shao, but did not want to be thwarted by his adviser Jia Xu.
"Military advisor, now that Yuan Shao is powerful and sincerely recruits us, why don't you surrender to him?"
Jia Xu said: "Yuan Shao thought that even his brother Yuan Shu could not be accommodated at the beginning. If the general surrenders, can you guarantee that Yuan Shao will use you again?"
"this……"
"Yuan Shao looks magnanimous, but he has no tolerance for the world's nobles.
The general has a great talent, so instead of joining Yuan Shao for the sake of flattery, it is better to surrender to Duke Cao. I know what the general is worried about! It is nothing more than killing Cao Ang, the eldest son of Duke Cao, on the banks of the Yushui River. But the general's surrender is a state matter; Cao Ang
Being killed is just a personal grudge. If Cao Gong couldn't even distinguish between state affairs and personal grudges, he wouldn't be able to achieve what he is today. Therefore, he will definitely accept the general."
Zhang Xiu couldn't help but hesitate.
Jia Xu saw Zhang Xiu's move and hurriedly tried to persuade him again.
"Gong Cao serves the emperor and orders the princes, which is the orthodoxy of the world.
When the general surrenders, he surrenders to the Han Dynasty. This is justified and no one can blame him. Although Duke Cao is now less powerful than Yuan Shao, it is precisely because of this that he is more likely to accept the general and even reuse him. On the contrary, if the general comes to Yuan Shao's tent, he will
If Yuan Shao has a strong army and countless generals, how can he be led by a general? Thirdly, Duke Cao has great ambitions and needs a reputation... That is why he will accept the general... If the general is willing, Xu is willing to go to Xu
Capital, lobby Cao Cao for the general, so that the general can be freed from worries."
Zhang Xiu pondered for a long time and finally nodded in agreement.
Later, Jia Xu packed up his luggage and rushed to Xudu with his eldest son Jia Mu and adopted son Jia Xing.
Jia Xu has two sons. The eldest son, Jia Mu, has always followed Jia Xu; the second son, Jia Fan, is now serving in Zhang Xiu's army. The adopted son, Jia Xing, also named Tuizhi, is eighteen years old and a native of Wuwei. His father is originally Jia
Xu's friend was later killed when his family was attacked by Qiang people... Jia Xing was hidden in a well by his father and escaped. After Jia Xu got the news, he led his people to rescue him, but it was too late.
Later, Jia Xing was found by Jia Xu and stayed with Jia Xu. Although he was not his father and son, he was as if he were his biological son.
Jia Xu did not even take Jia Fang with him this time. On the one hand, he wanted to appease Zhang Xiuzhi, and on the other hand, it was clear that he loved Jia Xing.
Man Chong received Jia Xu and immediately flew to report to Xu Du.
After Cao Cao learned the news, he quickly asked Man Chong to send Jia Xu there.
He personally led his troops out of the city to greet him, took Jia Xu's arm and said, "Wen He is here to help me make my reputation famous all over the world."
Everyone knows that Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu have a sworn hatred.
Now that Zhang Xiu has come to surrender, Cao Cao can take this opportunity to show his magnanimity and at the same time eliminate the influence of the previous killing of Dong Cheng and others.
Jia Xu said with shame on his face: "I am just a nobody, how dare I be so valued by Sikong.
This great righteousness is not due to Xu. Before Xu left, General Zhang repeatedly told me that when I saw Sikong, I would definitely accuse him."
The implication is: Zhang Xiu wants to surrender to you, but he is worried that you will seek revenge from him.
Cao Cao said: "The two armies are facing each other, and casualties are inevitable, but Boluan is too worried... Now that Boluan has come to vote, Cao has added wings to a tiger. Cao wants Boluan to continue to control Wancheng, and he has soldiers and horses under his command.
, is still at his disposal. I will immediately send someone to notify Boning and ask him to contact Boluan."
After saying that, Mr. Cao suddenly laughed.
"Wen He, you are not honest."
"ah?"
"Just now you said you were a nobody, but I already knew Wenhe was famous."
"oh?"
"Someone once said in front of me that Wen He and you have a plan of ghosts and gods, and that there are no plans left. He also said that what he hopes most is to have Wen He as his teacher."
When Jia Xu heard this, he couldn't help but shivered.
Because when Mr. Cao said these words, he clearly felt that a pair of eyes were staring at him with provocation.
"Haha, Sikong was joking.
There is no conspiracy of ghosts and gods in the claim, it is just a rumor in the market, it cannot be taken as true, it cannot be taken as true."
Mr. Cao's eyes narrowed to a narrow slit, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
"If it's just a rumor in the market, I don't believe it.
However, the person who said this is also quite famous. But I have to believe what he said... Haha, Wen He knows who said it."
"This... I don't know."
Cao *** gave it up and smiled.
He glanced at everyone in the hall and said, "Do you know who said this?"
Everyone shook their heads!
"That's my nephew Cao Youxue."
There was a gasp of air in the hall.
Guo Jia's cheek twitched, he looked at Jia Xu, and suddenly said: "If it is what You Xue said, it must be true. Mr. Wenhe must be a great talent, Jia is not talented. If Mr. Wenhe has some free time, please give me some advice."
One or two.”
You know, Guo Jia is one of Cao Cao's four major conspirators.
Xun Yu was good at internal affairs and was good at commanding the overall situation; Cheng Yu was resolute and did not panic when encountering difficulties, and could take charge of his own affairs;
famous, and his abilities are among the best.
What he just said was full of provocation.
Jia Xu's reputation is not very good either.
At first, he served under Dong Zhuo, but later in the Chang'an Rebellion, Dong Zhuo was killed. If the Xiliang army was defeated, maybe the Han Dynasty would have a chance to breathe. At that time, Situ Wang Yun and Taiwei Yang Biao were all ministers of Humerus.
Moreover, Lu Bu obeyed Wang Yun's advice.
Unexpectedly, it was Jia Xu's plan that led the Xiliang army to besiege Chang'an, forcing Wang Yun to death and even defeating Lu Bu.
According to historical records, Jia Xu destroyed the Han Dynasty with one plan.
But to be honest, Jia Xu's advice at the time was just to follow the trend and to protect himself.
So later on, even if Li Jue and Guo Si occupied Chang'an, Jia Xu could not gain much fame. Many people even didn't know that it was Jia Xu's self-protection strategy that caused the Han Dynasty to deteriorate like this.
Si. But Cao Peng's evaluation of him is indeed too high...
Who is Cao Peng?
The famous scholar who wrote the "Eight Hundred Character Essay" and left behind two articles, "Essay on Love of Lotus" and "Inscription on the Humble Room", was of high moral character.
He is Cao Peng's nephew. He once solved a major case in Luoyang and was trusted by Cao Peng. Although he is not in Xudu now, everyone knows that Cao Peng has a bright future. He became a disciple of Hu Zhao and became famous.
But when Cao Peng said, "I would like to learn from Jia Wenhe as my teacher," how could everyone not be surprised? If it were another person, it would definitely not have this effect. But it was Cao Peng who said such words, which surprised many people.
Jia Xu couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
He came back here with the idea of keeping a low profile and did not want to be too eye-catching.
After all, he has done bad things before, and some things are better not to be known. But who knew that as soon as he arrived, he would be praised on the stage.
The most troublesome thing is that Guo Jia also has dissatisfaction with him.
If you fight him, you defeat your original intention.
If you give in, you will only be looked down upon.
As low-key as he is, Jia Xu doesn't want to be looked down upon.
"If you have the intention to be filial, how can you not obey the filial piety?"
Being forced into this situation, Jia Xu had no way out and could only smile bitterly to himself.
Cao Cao immediately announced that he would appoint Jia Xu as the Marquis of Duting, and he would serve as the commander of Jinwu, leaving him to participate in the military affairs of Sikong.
That night, a banquet was held in Sikong Mansion to entertain Jia Xu.
During the banquet, Jia Xu finally couldn't help but ask: "May I ask, does Mr. Cao have any position under Sikong's account now?"
