"Hahaha... I didn't expect that the battle in Wancheng could be won without bloodshed... This time the emperor made a miscalculation!"
In early February of the first year of Jian'an, Cao Dawenhao, who had an extremely accurate understanding of "widows", was proudly riding his horse into the city gate of Wancheng. In front of him, there was a man from the northwest with a simple and honest smile on his face, helping to lead the horse. It was Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ji's eldest nephew.
To Cao Cao's surprise, Zhang Xiu refused to resist... and surrendered!
What kind of bloody disaster, what kind of staying away from widows...this doesn't exist at all!
Zhang Xiu did not dare to fight against General Cao's 50,000-strong army, so he directly led more than 10,000 Xiliang troops under his command to surrender. He was extremely respectful and even personally held the reins of Cao Cao's horse Jueyingma and led Cao Cao Enter the city.
This attitude...can't be better!
After so many years of military service, this is the first time that Cao Cao has won so easily, and he is inevitably a little proud!
Dian Wei, who was escorting Cao Cao into the city, heard Cao Cao's words and replied with a smile: "Mr. Cao, the emperor is still young, so he must be telling you jokes to coax you to play!"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "I actually believed it...even those in the back house..."
Cao Cao suddenly stopped mid-sentence. Dian Wei on the side felt strange and turned around to look at Cao Cao. He found that Cao Cao was staring in one direction intently. He quickly followed Cao Cao's gaze and saw at a glance the side of the street inside the gate of Wancheng. Among the people who were eating pots of juice to welcome the king's master, stood a stunningly beautiful woman who looked like a fish and a goose...
Dian Wei is the one who knows General Cao’s preferences best, otherwise he wouldn’t be where he is now!
Xu Chu, who led the Suwei Hushi, was not as trusted as Dian Wei. Xu Chu was responsible for Cao Cao's peripheral defense, while Dian Wei was responsible for Cao Cao's personal defense.
With just one look from Cao Cao, he knew what to do. At that time, a smart soldier was sent to inquire. The soldier often did this, and he quickly found out the background of the beautiful woman.
So not long after Cao Cao settled down in the military camp in Nanyang City, Dian Wei came to report with a smile: "Mr. Cao, my subordinates have inquired clearly..."
Halfway through his words, he saw that Cao Cao's son Cao Ang was there too! This is the first time Cao Ang has sent troops with Cao Cao, so he naturally has to be a filial son.
Unlike Cao Cao who doubted Liu Xie's words, Cao Ang, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was not so courageous - a bloody disaster! Not to mention dead, even if your hands and feet were chopped off by Zhang Xiu's people, it would still hurt! If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to be more confident so that he could take over from Cao Cao in the future, he wouldn't have wanted to come here.
Even now that he had entered Wancheng, he did not dare to take it lightly. At this moment, he still asked the Suwei Hushi sent to him by Cao Cao to hold two horses and guard outside the yard. He himself was still wearing a carefully crafted black suit. The iron armor guarding Cao Cao was not too heavy.
It was not convenient for Dian Wei to tell the news in front of Cao Ang, so Dian Wei could only tell half of it.
Cao Cao had no intention of hiding it from his son. He smiled and waved his hand: "No, just tell me. There are no outsiders here."
"Mr. Cao," Dian Wei said with a smile, "My subordinates have already inquired about it. The woman's maiden name is Zou... and she is a widow at home!"
When Cao Ang heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Father, that's a widow..."
Cao Cao smiled and shook his head: "My son, how about the widow... Alas, you still don't understand!"
Cao Ang said: "Father, have you forgotten what the Tian family said? They want you to stay away from widows!"
Cao Cao frowned, but still explained to his son seriously: "Zixiu! As long as Zou becomes his father's concubine, she will no longer be a widow!"
"this......"
Now Cao Ang was speechless. When it came to explaining Chinese characters, how could he compare to his traitor and literary father?
Moreover, it is generally accepted that a widow is not a widow after remarrying! But Cao Ang always felt that there was something wrong with his father's principles.
Seeing that he was speechless, Cao Cao continued to inquire: "Where does Widow Zou live?"
"Live in... Zhang Gongshu's mansion!" Dian Wei replied.
"What? Zhang Gongshu? Zhang Xiu?" Cao Cao was stunned, "I didn't expect Zhang Gongshu to be a widow? This is a bit difficult to handle. Taking someone's favor is not what a gentleman does!"
"That's right," Cao Ang quickly agreed, "Father, you can't imitate Grand Master Dong!"
"No, no," Dian Wei quickly shook his head, "She is not Zhang Gongshu's woman, but Zhang Gongshu's aunt."
"Zhang Gongshu's aunt? Zhang Ji's woman? Is she... his wife or concubine?" Cao Cao was immediately interested.
"It's my wife!" Dian Wei said.
This is a bit difficult to handle!
Zhang Ji's wife was Zhang Jiajun's "mistress" not long ago, but now she has been taken by Cao Cao as his concubine. It's really not dignified! Moreover, the Zou family is most likely the daughter of a certain Xiliang army leader, which means her family has influence. If Cao Cao wanted to take Zhang Ji's wife as a concubine, it would be a bit of poaching from Zhang Xiu.
Cao Cao then thought again: That Zhang Xiu looks like a useless person, so he shouldn't dare to do anything, right?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang will host a banquet for me in the mansion tomorrow... Then I will take the opportunity to meet the Zou family for a while. If you don't agree, please help me make arrangements."
"Wei!" Dian Wei cupped his hands, turned around and wanted to go out.
"Wait...Father!" Cao Ang was a little anxious, "What if the official document doesn't allow for this to be reversed?"
After hearing what he said, Dian Wei did not dare to go out, but turned around and looked at Cao Cao.
"Hahaha," Cao Cao laughed, "How is this possible? I think Zhang Gongshu is useless, and I have 50,000 troops inside and outside Wancheng. Even if I accept his aunt, he will not dare to rebel!" As he spoke, his face darkened again, "But there is some truth in what my son said! Although Zhang Xiu did not dare to rebel, he would definitely want to rebel in his heart, and maybe he would collude with Liu Jingzhou or Yuan Benchu because of this! This is also You absolutely shouldn’t!”
The filial son Cao Ang whispered: "Father, it's better to strike first!"
Cao Cao nodded approvingly: "I have my own arrangements!"
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Wancheng, Zhang Xiujun camp.
"Kill me with anger, kill me with anger..."
The day after Cao Cao used his "general charm" and got Zhang Ji's widow, Zou, as he wished, the honest-looking Zhang Xiu rushed into Jia Xu's residence aggrievedly, shouting as he walked, as if The person who was violated by Cao Cao last night was not his aunt, but his wife.
Jia Xu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, with a small table in front of him and a piece of paper spread on the table. He had a paper and brush in his hand and was writing on the paper. He should be writing to someone.
Hearing Zhang Xiu yelling there, he didn't even raise his head. He just asked lightly: "Gongshu, I didn't expect you also like Auntie?"
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he quickly silenced and approached Jia Xu: "Mr. Wenhe, what are you talking about? How could I..."
Jia Xu interrupted him with a smile: "Your aunt is a famous beauty in the Xiliang army. You don't like such a woman... There is nothing wrong with your body, right?"
Zhang Xiu blushed and became angry: "Sir! How long has it been? Are you still making such a joke with me?"
Jia Xu had finished writing the letter at this time, put down the brush in his hand, looked at Zhang Xiu who was a little angry, and said with a smile: "Gong Shu, you can really pretend! Okay, what do the people in Liu Jingzhou say?"
Zhang Xiu stopped blushing when Jia Xu said this, and the anger on his face disappeared. He leaned towards Jia Xu again, stretched out his two palms and gestured, saying: "Wen Mr. He, Liu Jingzhou has already added to this number... Let's take action quickly. If we can kill Cao, we can double it! You see... we can also get Liu Jingzhou to add a little more. ?"
A slap on his left hand represents five hundred thousand grains! The palm of the right hand represents fifty thousand pieces of Jiangling silk!
This was all the price Liu Biao paid for Zhang Xiu to pretend to surrender and attack Cao Cao... If Zhang Xiu could kill Cao Cao, Liu Biao was willing to pay twice as much!
Liu Biao is not a good person! His Jingzhou Army specializes in "precise beheadings" in history. One is Sun Jian, one is Zhang Ji, and one is Sun Quan's eldest cousin and father-in-law Xu Kun - that is a figure with a status no less than that of Zhou Yu. He is a lieutenant in the Sun Army Pay homage to the Commander-in-Chief of the Governor’s Army! And Cao Cao was almost beheaded in the first Battle of Wancheng in history...
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "I could have added a little more, but now I can't...Who is Cao Mengde? If he takes your aunt, he will definitely be suspicious of you, and maybe there will be another one." Strike first and gain the upper hand! If you delay it any longer, you will have no chance."
"What?" Zhang Xiu looked incredulous after hearing Jia Xu's words, "He wanted my aunt to be his concubine, and I sent her out with a smile on my face, and he wants to harm me? Why is this?"
Jia Xu smiled: "Do you think Cao Mengde is Lu Fengxian? When he gets the woman you gave him, he treats you as one of his own? Besides, that woman is your aunt... In Cao Mengde's view, you either have to endure the humiliation. If Auntie sent him away, he was either plotting something big. Anyway, you definitely don’t agree with him, and you have a lot of troops! How can he tolerate you? He will definitely try to eradicate you! This is called I would rather bear the consequences of the world, Hugh Teach everyone in the world to betray me!"
"Ah..." Zhang Xiu was shocked. How could there be such a person? Auntie, is this a gift for nothing? If I had known earlier, I would have kept it for myself!
Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu with an annoyed look on his face, and said to him with a smile: "Gongshu, your aunt is not given away for nothing... Now you have become famous for challenging Cao Mengde! Even if you can't eradicate Cao Mengde in one fell swoop, It can also ruin his reputation and clear you of the charge of betraying the Lord and causing rebellion!"
"Okay!" Zhang Xiu clapped his hands, with a ferocious expression on his honest and honest face, "Then what should we do?"
Jia Xu said: "Cao Mengde must be plotting against you now, so you can use a trick to get the warrior Hu Che'er under your account to pretend to surrender... Let Hu Che'er tell Cao Mengde that all the soldiers under your account are here." I feel that you are a loser, and you are underestimated by Cao Mengde. In addition, the emperor once cursed your uncle to death, so people's hearts are wandering and many people flee. Even he wants to find another wise master.
And then you go to Cao Mengde to request to move the camp, and move some of the shaken and powerful Xiliang soldiers into Cao's camp, and let Cao's army help watch them to prevent them from escaping... Among them is Hu Che'er's troops. Two thousand people! Cao Mengde will definitely get carried away now and will definitely fall into the trap. When the time comes..."
As he spoke, Jia Xu used his hand as a knife and swung it hard!
Zhang Xiu nodded vigorously and said honestly: "Okay, everything will be according to Mr.'s arrangement!"
