After the party dispersed.
Among the side halls and courtyards, only the core figures with the surnames Cao and Xiahou were left.
Everyone saw Cao Ang leading a tall, strong, and handsome young man to come quickly, and they couldn't help but become curious for a moment.
But he hadn't waited for Cao Cao to ask.
Cao Hong, who was mixed in the crowd, suddenly emerged from the crowd and exclaimed.
"Wen Lie, is it Wen Lie?"
When he heard someone calling his cousin, Cao Xiu was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes wide and carefully identified the man who was walking quickly towards him.
After two or three seconds of slight recollection.
Cao Xiucai suddenly woke up.
He also walked up to Cao Hong with quick steps, and when he came to Cao Hong, he bowed down and bowed down.
"Don't pay your respects to your uncle!"
Cao Hong and Cao Xiu's fathers are brothers, and the relationship between the two will obviously become closer.
When the Great Chaos in Guandong began and the Cao clan was dispersed in all directions, the Cao Hong brothers fled together at first, so Cao Hong could still remember some of Cao Xiu's appearance.
Cao Cao and others standing aside, after hearing the uncle and nephew reminiscing about the past, they realized that this young man was also a nephew in the family.
They immediately gathered around him.
Among them, Cao Cao is the direct descendant of the Cao family. He can still remember some of the more important men in each house for several generations.
So after looking at Cao Hong and recalling for a while, Cao Cao showed a kind smile on his face and asked with a smile that was quite a bit like an elder.
"Wen Lie, if I remember correctly, you are a child of the Ziqian family. How is your father now?"
Cao Xiu first bowed to Cao Cao.
After calling him uncle respectfully.
He replied with a hint of sadness on his face: "After we parted ways with Uncle Zilian in Xiapi, my father took our family and lived in Jiangdu County for a while."
"But then my father contracted the disease, and the doctors in the city were helpless. Not long after, my father died of the disease."
"My nephew was worried that his mother would be hurt if she stayed in the old place, so he took his whole family across the river to Wu County and has been living in Wu County ever since."
…
After hearing Cao Xiu say that his father had passed away.
A trace of compassion flashed across everyone's faces, and Cao Cao even reached out and patted Cao Xiu on the shoulder.
He said with gentle comfort: "Since you have come here, you will treat this place as your home from now on. Everyone here is basically your uncle and elders, so you don't have to be restrained when things happen in the future."
at the same time.
As Cao Cao finished speaking.
Cao Ang also stepped forward in time, grabbed Cao Xiu's arm with one hand, and smiled at Cao Cao.
"Wen Lie was far away in Wu County. After he learned about your father's army to attack Dong Zhuo, he brought his family with him and traveled all the way here. It took several months. During this period, he traveled over mountains and ridges, which was quite difficult!"
After listening to my son's description.
Cao Cao nodded repeatedly with emotion.
"Wujun is far away on the border of Yangzhou. It is really thousands of miles away from here. Wen Lie can transfer all the way here, which is a great achievement for my Cao family!"
Cao Cao and Cao Ang have an amazing tacit understanding. Both father and son gave Cao Xiu the evaluation of "a thousand-mile horse".
This actually made Cao Xiu, who had always been cheerful, smile slightly embarrassedly and stand there scratching his head.
…
After exchanging a few words.
Cao Cao suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.
He patted his forehead gently with his right hand, and then quickly waved to the crowd.
"Zixiao, what are you hiding there? Come and meet your nephew!"
Following Cao Cao's greeting.
A tall and powerful man with a chiseled shape stood out from the crowd. He had rough eyebrows and a beard on his chin. He looked very fierce.
It's just that he looks quite young.
At first glance, he is not much older than Cao Ang.
When the man came up, Cao Cao first patted Cao Ang's arm and introduced with a smile on his face: "This is my son Xiu. You have seen him before. I wonder if you, my uncle, recognize him now?"
After saying something with a smile.
Cao Cao turned to Cao Ang and introduced him.
"Ang'er, this is your son's filial uncle. His last name is Ren, and he is also Zihe's biological brother."
"I have been living in the Huaisi area before. I had planned to come here earlier. However, when I received the news that my father had launched an army, he still led a group of people, and many of them had not been properly resolved."
"It wasn't until a few days ago that your uncle Zixiao led three thousand soldiers and horses to Jinxiang County, ready to help me."
…
Following my father's introduction.
Cao Ang just realized this.
It turns out that this guy is Cao Ren!
That is, the fierce man known as the Iron Wall of Cao Wei, who is good at attacking and defending. Whenever he fights based on the city, the enemy will be unable to make any progress for two or three months due to energy consumption.
When Cao Chun came to defect before.
Cao Ang once asked when his brother Cao Ren would come over, but Cao Chun said at that time that Cao Ren was gathering his soldiers in the Huaisi area, so it would take some time.
It's quite a coincidence.
Except for some scattered Cao family members who were left behind, the two most important capable generals in the Cao family family all arrived at this time.
It can be regarded as the entire clan territory.
After listening to my father’s introduction.
As a junior, Cao Ang bowed to Cao Ren first and saluted respectfully.
"My nephew has met his uncle. He hasn't seen him for many years, but his uncle is still as heroic as ever."
Faced with Cao Ang's flattery.
Cao Ren didn't even dare.
While returning the salute to Cao Ang with cupped hands and fists, he said with a smile on his face and a tone full of admiration.
"On the way back from Jinxiang County, I heard Zihe say that Zixiu is a genius, capable of both civil and military skills, wisdom and bravery, and he is considered to be an unparalleled Qilin son of my Cao family."
"When I saw it today, it turned out that it really lived up to its name. Only then did I know that what Zihe said was true!"
Cao Ren was not stingy with his kind words.
He directly engaged in a business exchange with Cao Ang.
The uncle and nephew were so complimentary to each other that the scene was extremely harmonious for a while.
Cao Cao and others on the side looked happy and couldn't help stroking their beards.
…
This small gathering consisting of the Cao and Xiahou clans lasted for about half an hour before they left one after another.
Only Cao Cao and his son were left in the entire side hall.
After seeing everyone on the left and right leaving.
Cao Ang then stood up and stretched, looking quite relaxed.
"Father, the matter here is over. I plan to take people back to Dingtao County in the next few days, and then go from Dingtao to Puyang, Dongjun."
Originally, because of the arrival of the clan children, the number of trustworthy and available people under him became stronger and stronger, and Cao Cao was quite relieved and delighted.
After hearing his son's words.
The joy on his face was instantly overwhelmed.
Instead, there was a hint of sadness.
Naturally, he was reluctant to let Cao Ang leave his side and go to work in a local area alone, but this was something that their father and son had discussed before.
Therefore, after his expression dimmed for a moment, Cao Cao still nodded and said, "Okay, you can arrange everything by yourself. Be careful when you get there. If you need help as a father, don't hide it."
Feel the care in my father's words.
Cao Ang had a slight smile on his face.
Then he said abruptly: "Father, there is one more thing I want to tell you. I am also going to take Uncle Zixiao to Dongjun, so you don't need to arrange an official position for him."
…
"Um?"
Cao Cao blinked in confusion at first.
Then he reacted.
He couldn't help but tap Cao Ang with his hand, and at the same time laughed and scolded: "You stinky boy, it's only been a few days since your son's filial uncle came here, and your father hasn't even covered him to warm him up, so you're asking for it again?"
There was no blame in Cao Cao's words. The people under him were the people under his son. The power of father and son was universal.
Now it's just a few jokes.
After Cao Ang heard his father's laughter and scolding, he quickly handed over his hands and begged for mercy.
"Father, you are not at a loss. Didn't I bring you our Cao family's Thousand Mile Horse?"
"I'm going to take away my son and uncle as well. The cavalry battalion under your command is short of capable generals, and now Wen Lie is needed to fill them."
"With his ability to travel thousands of miles from Wu County to Shanyang County, I think he will be able to lead the cavalry on his own after a few years of experience."
When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded happily.
He quite agrees with Cao Ang's point of view. He likes Cao Xiu at first sight. The only flaw at present is that he is too young and his seniority is not high.
Therefore, it will take a few years before entrusting him with important tasks.
…
Perhaps it was because after the son went to Dongjun, it would be difficult for the father and son to communicate with each other.
Therefore, Cao Cao simply came up with several things one after another, hoping to take advantage of the last moment before Cao Ang left Changyi County to make a basic decision on these things.
It's not that Cao Cao's advisers such as Chen Gong can't be put to use.
Instead, Cao Cao habitually discussed with his son and listened to Cao Ang's suggestions, so that he had a good idea of these matters.
Among them is the Yanzhou mineral development business.
After completely accepting Ying Shao, the governor of Taishan County, Cao Cao naturally allowed Cao Cao to intervene in the many resources possessed by Taishan County.
According to the information provided by Cao Ang.
Most of the minerals in Yanzhou are concentrated in Taishan County, of course the main ones are charcoal and iron.
Cao Cao next planned to take over the official iron mines and organize manpower to mine the few undiscovered minerals.
After obtaining resources.
Then transport back to the central base camp.
Among them was a large sum of minerals that needed to be transported to Dongjun and allocated to his son Cao Ang.
In addition, there are also a series of issues such as food production in military villages, the continued recruitment of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and preparations for the formation of new legions.
We discussed it back and forth for more than an hour.
We have just decided on a basic charter.
And just when the matter was almost discussed, Cao Ang was about to say goodbye to his father and leave.
Cao Cao suddenly took out a piece of brocade and silk letter from a pile of slips on the desk.
"Ang'er, there is one last thing. This is a letter sent from Nanyang County. The letter is written by General Yuan Shu. Please read it first."
…
I heard this long-lost name.
Cao Ang suddenly raised his eyebrows.
What does the Big Skeleton King want to do again?
Cao Ang asked casually while taking the silk book from his father's hand.
"Father, has Yuan Shu been staying in Nanyang County since the coalition forces against Dong Zhuo were disbanded?"
Cao Cao nodded.
"During this period, Yanzhou has been in chaos. My father doesn't know much about the affairs of other states and counties. He only knows that Yuan Shu has been entrenched in Nanyang County."
"Together with his general Sun Jian, they seem to be fighting against the local aristocratic families in Nanyang County and the other counties in Jingzhou."
"But I think the situation must not be good, otherwise with his temperament, it would be impossible for him to stay in the north of Nanyang without continuing southward to swallow up the entire Jingzhou."
After knowing a general situation.
Cao Ang nodded slightly.
Then he unfolded the silk book.
There is not much text on it, only a few eloquent lines, and the amount of information is pitiful.
Therefore, at one glance, you can see through it.
…
"laugh!"
As soon as he finished reading this letter, Cao Ang couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but sneered, his face full of mocking smiles.
"Father, am I reading this correctly? Yuan Gongli actually threatened our father and son with words in his letter?"
That's right, Yuan Shu only wrote one thing.
That is threatening Cao Cao.
Warn him not to get too close to Yuan Shao after he captures Yanzhou, otherwise he may be regarded as an enemy by himself and receive a violent blow from him.
In the letter, the words between the lines are full of condescension. The blunt words and threats without any concealment make it even more arrogant.
It seemed that Yuan Shu was showing mercy by warning of the threat in advance instead of directly leading his troops to kill Cao Cao.
To this.
Cao Ang really couldn't complain.
No, bro, what are you pretending to be?
For those who don’t know, they would think that you are already dominating the world, staking out the world, and destroying anyone who is displeased. In the final analysis, you are still a scumbag.
…
Don't look at Yuan Shu, who has many soldiers and supplies, and is powerful.
But Cao Ang was still true to him.
If Yuan Shao is placed in Yuan Shu's position and the resources are equal, then Cao Ang might really have to pay more attention to such a threat.
But Yuan Shu really can't do it.
It's not that Cao Ang belittled him.
But this guy's combat effectiveness is really poor.
With the same strength, others may be able to exert a one-to-one combat effectiveness, or even a higher ratio.
Yuan Shu can't.
With the 100,000-strong army in his hands, his combat effectiveness would be reduced. I don't know if it's because he doesn't have famous generals at his disposal, or because his strategies and tactics are not very good.
In short, when it comes to fighting, this is Yuan Shu's shortcoming.
Although his father Cao Cao was not a top battlefield commander in the late Han Dynasty, if he faced Yuan Shu, he could beat him three times.
These are all proven by examples in history.
Therefore, Cao Ang didn't take Yuan Shu's straightforward threat to heart at all in this letter.
There is even a hint of contempt and ridicule.
Just the opposite of his son.
Cao Cao, who didn't know much about Yuan Shu's background, felt vaguely worried.
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(End of chapter)
