In this way, in the repeated thinking, Cao Cao's thoughts turned over and over again, hesitating, until Gao Shun was tied with a rope and was half-carried and half-escorted by a group of sergeants to Cao Cao's commander's tent.
"The last general, Gao Shun, pays homage to the Prime Minister! The last general is heavily bound, so he can't do all the generals' courtesy. I hope the prime minister will forgive me!"
Cao Cao glanced at Gao Shun, who had his head lowered in front of him and remained silent. He waved his hand and ordered the guards behind him to retreat. Then he slowly stood up, walked to Gao Shun's side, and stared at him carefully. After looking at his face for a while, he suddenly spoke.
"Gao Shun, you are looking a lot paler...and you have lost weight. Have you not been sleeping well recently?"
Hearing this, Gao Shun was neither humble nor arrogant, but replied respectfully: "Replying to the Prime Minister, I have something on my mind recently, which has disturbed my mind and made me unable to sleep at night. My body and mind are exhausted, and I feel quite tired. I hope you will forgive me!"
Cao Cao softly said "hmm", looked at Gao Shun carefully, and said, "Gu Yi knows your difficulties. I guess what you are thinking about is that Zhang Liao?"
Gao Shun didn't panic at all when he heard this, but responded calmly: "The Prime Minister is wise, and what the general is thinking about day and night is indeed here!"
Cao Cao walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, and said casually, "I heard that Zhang Liao had a fateful relationship with you?"
Gao Shun nodded and said, "That's what the Prime Minister said."
Gao Shun lowered his head deeply and said in a loud voice: "The general will finally realize his crime, and I am willing to let the Prime Minister handle it!"
Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, looked at Gao Shun for a long time, and then said in confusion: "What? You don't defend yourself at all?"
Gao Shun's expression did not change when he heard this, and he said loudly: "The last general is on the battlefield and fighting with his own generals. According to military regulations, he should be beheaded in public. Is there anything worthy of justification?"
When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes narrowed and he said, "So, you regret it?"
Gao Shun chuckled and said: "A man is born between heaven and earth, how can he have any regrets? If the general is asked to choose a new one, he will still do this."
Cao Cao was stunned for a long time after hearing this, his face changed color unconsciously, and his eyes flashed fiercely.
But this change was only for a moment, and was not seen by Gao Shun, who lowered his head.
"Hahahaha~~~~!"
When I was young, I saw Cao Cao suddenly and inexplicably laughing up to the sky. His laughter contained deep praise and strong appreciation.
"Gao Shun!" Cao Cao walked up behind Gao Shun with a smile, raised his hand and untied the rope for him a few times, patted his shoulder and said: "Gao Shun, you are truly a righteous man! Let me I deeply admire you!"
Gao Shun was stunned when he heard this, looked at Cao Cao in surprise and said: "Prime Minister, are you not going to kill me?"
Cao Cao laughed loudly when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Gao Shun, you are so heroic and loyal. If I kill you, wouldn't you become a fool? What you did to Zhang Liao today is really admirable!"
At this point, Cao Cao paused and said: "Gao Shun, Gu promises you that if one day Gu really captures Yecheng, Zhang Liao will not be harmed by Gu, but he will be sent back to Xudu. what do you think?"
"Prime Minister!" Gao Shun couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and bowed his hands to Cao Cao and said, "Gao Shun swears to die to repay the kindness of Prime Minister. He will go through fire and water, no matter what!"
Cao Cao smiled and raised his hand to help Gao Shun up, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "Okay, I have to deal with these empty things with Gu Gu. If you have any apology, you'd better go and talk to Zihe. I have forgiven you, but after all, he is the one who was injured by you. If you have anything to say, hold it back for a while and go to his tent to say it. If you say it well or not, I will not be able to control you!"
Gao Shun laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, General Cao Chun has a general who will go to plead guilty."
Cao Cao nodded and smiled when he heard this, and said: "No matter what, it depends on your own ability, Gao Shun... By the way, Gao Shun, Xia Houyuan's nephew who died in battle had a nephew, named Xia Houshang, whose courtesy name was Boren. Now he has accepted the call of Gu and joined the army. He is currently serving as a Sima in the army. This boy has a good foundation and is a good candidate to be a general. I would like to let him join your army to train and learn from you in culture, Taoism and martial arts. Lue, how about you help me give him some advice?"
Hearing this, Gao Shun hurriedly raised his hands and said, "How dare you disobey the Prime Minister's orders!"
Cao Cao smiled, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "As long as you understand, okay, you are tired after a day of fighting, go down and rest! Don't forget to go to Zihe's place!"
"promise!"
After Gao Shun said his resignation, he turned around and walked out of the commander's tent. As soon as he reached the door of the commander's tent, he suddenly heard Cao Cao calling him, "Gao Shun!"
Gao Shun stopped when he heard this, turned around and asked Cao Cao: "The prime minister called me?"
"About how many years have you been fighting with Lu Bu in the north and south?" Cao Cao asked him with a kind smile.
Gao Shun was stunned when he heard this. Although he didn't know the reason, he still subconsciously replied to Cao Cao: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, I will accompany Marquis Wen in the end and have been fighting in the north and south until now... It must have been more than ten years."
Cao Cao nodded upon hearing this and waved his hand to signal Gao Shun to go down.
As soon as Gao Shun stepped out of the tent, Cao Cao's face instantly turned gloomy.
"Ten years...Ten years...it's really not that long...Come here, tell Xia Houshang to come to the tent to see the orphan!" Cao Cao suddenly issued an order to the outside of the tent.
After a while, I saw a young general walking into the tent, bowing towards Cao Cao and saying, "My lord, are you calling me?"
Cao Cao nodded, waved to Xia Houshang, and said, "Bo Ren, come here, I have something important to tell you!"
Xia Houshang was stunned when he heard the words. He stupidly walked up to Cao Cao and leaned over, only to see Cao Cao lying next to his ear. No one else knew what the two of them were talking about.
Xia Houshang suddenly broke out in cold sweat after hearing this, his face turned pale, he looked at Cao Cao in disbelief, and said: "My lord, this, is this possible? He...he is so docile?!"
Cao Cao stared at him coldly and said: "If there's anything you can't do, Gu will grant you the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises. Under his command, you can do whatever you want... If you can't even do this, you will still be able to do whatever you want in the future." What can I achieve?"
Xia Houshang: "…………"
Yecheng, General's Mansion
Entering the house, as soon as he entered the inner gate, Yuan Xi saw Mrs. Liu, supported by Gao Yue and others, slowly coming here.
"Mother." After not seeing her for a long time, the graceful and noble woman before seemed to have aged ten years, and Yuan Xi suddenly felt deeply moved in his heart.
"Hey, my son, you are finally back." With a smile on her face, Mrs. Liu stepped forward and stroked Yuan Xi's face, her eyes full of kindness.
"Well, I'm back. How is mother lately?"
"Okay, as long as you come back, everything will be fine." Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "During the days when you went to Liyang, your wives missed you so much and were looking forward to your return all day long."
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, glanced at Gao Yue on the side, and saw that she kept winking at him. How could he not understand? He immediately smiled and said: "Cao Cao in Henan seems to have an internal problem. He has sent all the troops to his side." Withdrew, otherwise I still won’t be able to come back, but although it’s a bit harder over there, it’s still very safe, so mother doesn’t have to worry.”
Mrs. Liu didn't say anything, she just kept stroking his face back and forth. Yuan Xi didn't know what to do with this affection.
After being watched carefully by Mrs. Liu for a while, Yuan Xi was released. Mrs. Liu seemed to be in a bad mood recently. After meeting Yuan Xi, she looked exhausted and was helped into the room by the maid Qing'er to take a rest.
"Husband." When Gao Yue helped Mrs. Liu into the house, Diao Xiuer jumped into Yuan Xi's arms and muttered: "What's the matter with you? You left in a hurry and came back in a hurry, which shocked our sisters. You can't do anything in the future." Don’t leave quietly.”
Yuan Xi held Diao Xiuer in his arms, walked inside, and said with a warm smile: "Okay, I promise you won't be like this again in the future. I was too eager this time and didn't have time to say goodbye to you. Didn't I tell General Gao , did you ask him to tell you?"
"Well, I should tell Sister Wu Gu." Diao Xiuer didn't know these things. Seeing Yuan Xi's return, she no longer thought about other things. She put her arms around his neck and said coquettishly: "Good husband, when will we go back to our own house?" Ah, I’m so bored here.”
"Wait a while, let's go back." Yuan Xi kissed her hard on her pretty face and said fondly.
The girls were sent on horseback, and Gao Yue's personal maid Luzhu was led under the carriage with the girls from the family, while Yuan Xi rode the horse and led the way.
He hurried back slowly. There were quite a lot of people in his group. It was inevitable that some people would come out to watch on the road. Yuan Xi didn't care. Coming out of Li Yang made him feel like he was in another world, and his mentality also changed a lot. History has finally been reversed by himself, the Yuan family world is no longer a dream, and the worry of the past twenty years can finally be temporarily relieved.
That night,
Yuan Xi was drunk this time. The pressure brought by Cao Cao for more than 20 years was so great that he couldn't breathe. He finally made a comeback, so he got drunk.
With wine burping in his mouth, Yuan Xi felt hot all over and staggered back. , arrived at the door of the house in a few steps.
When the concierge saw Yuan Xi returning drunk with a red face, he quickly came up to support him, and then asked someone to call his wife.
"Husband." Gao Yue came over from afar with Luzhu and several maids.
"Madam." Yuan Xi broke away from the servant's support, stepped forward, hugged Gao Yue's waist, and kissed her on the face.
"It smells like alcohol. It stinks to death." Gao Yue frowned and muttered. Greeting Lu Zhu on the side and supporting him together, she said: "Okay, why did you drink again? Don't think that I won't settle the score with you. Help him to the bathroom first."
Yuan Xi laughed and said, "I washed it before I went to pick you up. It's better not to leave it. Just get some hangover soup. My head is a little bloated."
Gao Yue thought for a while, stretched out her nose and sniffed his clothes, and immediately said: "No, my whole body smells of alcohol. You are not allowed to enter the room until you are clean tonight."
Yuan Xi muttered: "Should we go to Xiuer's room tonight, madam?"
The little maids on the side suddenly laughed, and Gao Yue's face turned red. She pinched his ribs hard and said, "You think I want you to come into the room? If you don't wash, I won't wash. Watch the show." Will I let you into the room later?"
Gao Yue said angrily to Lu Zhu: "Send him to Mrs. Xiu'er's room and leave him alone."
"Don't bother me." Yuan Xi grabbed Gao Yue and said with a smile: "It's late at night, one..."
Gao Yue directly blocked his mouth, gritted his teeth and said, "If you talk again, I will kick you out immediately."
After saying that, Yuan Xi didn't wait to speak, and said to Luzhu: "Why are you still stunned? Hurry up and take a shower. It stinks."
Lu Zhu pursed her lips and snickered, but Gao Yue didn't exert any strength at all, causing Yuan Xi's whole body weight to rest on her. She had to reach out to greet the two maids beside her, and pressed her hands against Yuan Xi from behind as she slowly moved forward. Walk.
Arriving outside the bathing room, Gao Yue said with red cheeks: "Luzhu, please take good care of his bathing. I'll go back first."
Luzhu was so embarrassed that she said anxiously: "Miss, miss..."
Gao Yue didn't care about her. Normally, Yuan Xi was not drunk or under other circumstances. She was still willing to have a pleasant bath with Yuan Xi. Now Yuan Xi didn't know anything and was in a daze.
Besides, there was her own maid following her outside, and she didn't know what she would do for a while. If she stayed, she would be looking for trouble for herself, and she didn't want that.
Lu Zhu looked at the rogue young lady in her family with an unusually speechless expression. I couldn't help but smile for a moment.
Now there were still two little maids who were supporting Yuan Xi with her, and the rest ran away with the young lady. She rolled her green eyes because she couldn't bathe Yuan Xi alone. You have to get both of them into the water together.
At that moment, he said maliciously to the two little girls who were blushing and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh: "You can laugh if you want to, but the young lady asked me to serve my uncle. You two can't escape. Please help me carry my uncle." Go in, and you'll be responsible for washing my uncle's body in a few minutes."
The two little girls are still pure and white. Although they are extremely willing to serve, Lu Zhu directly said this, how could they bear it? One of the cute maids with a round face said: "Sister Lu Zhu, this is not okay, you She is the young lady’s most caring maid, and she is also related to my uncle. You just need to accompany him to bathe. Let’s just forget it between the two of us?”
"Where does all this nonsense come from," Lu Zhu tried hard to keep her face straight, "Quickly stop the ink stains and stop pretending in front of me. I don't know what you are thinking."
The two girls' faces turned redder, they looked at each other, and had no choice but to follow Luzhu and carry Yuan Xi in.
Although everyone was a maid and had their thoughts revealed, they still couldn't stand the shame of really having to take off Yuan Xi's clothes and take a shower.
The maid Zi Rui said: "Sister Lvzhu, please take it off, we have never taken it off."
Lu Zhu immediately blushed. She had really helped Yuan Xi take off his clothes, but how could she have the nerve to say it in front of the two of them? She spat and cursed in a low voice: "What are you being serious about? You haven't taken off your clothes before." , I can still get away with it, but I can tell you, it is a rare opportunity for me to do this, so you two don’t know how to cherish it."
Another maid, Zi Qing, covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister Lvzhu, don't fool us. This bucket is small. If we can go in and wash together, we can take off our clothes. Now besides scrubbing my uncle, what else can happen?" No? Now we can divide the work. We are scrubbing, and you have to do the undressing work, otherwise Zi Rui and I will have to run away."
"What are you arguing about?" Yuan Xi's head was already in a daze, and he muttered: "Do you want to wash it? If not, I will go to bed."
Lu Zhu glared at the two of them and cursed Hu Meizi.
Blushing, looking at Yuan Xi with half-closed eyes, she stretched out her hand to undress him...
