Xun Yu pondered for a moment and then sighed: "If I go to Jingzhou, I'm afraid it will affect my family and bring disaster to innocent people. I can't bear to live alone and bring disaster to the whole family."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ming Dynasty. Liang has his own arrangements for this matter. Can we talk while we walk?"
Xun Yu sighed helplessly and went ahead with Zhuge Liang, while Liu Qi followed like a child who found a treasure.
When planning in Xiangyang before, Zhuge Liang said that in dealing with Xun Yu, one must be both skillful and clumsy, and use the most direct and sincere method to rescue him.
With Xun Yu's status and wisdom, sweet words and clever plots are counterproductive. Only by first receiving the person, then treating him with sincerity, and dispelling all his concerns can he gradually change.
Therefore, Liu Qi took advantage of Xiahou Mao's death and used his caravan to kidnap the person first. As long as he persuaded him not to be obsessed with death, after this thought, everything turned around.
When everyone walked down the mountain, Chen Dao had already led others to wait. He rode out of Xiong'er Mountain and took the road from Luyang directly to Longzhong, where he arranged for Xun Yu to stay at Zhuge Thatched Cottage in Wollongong.
This place is isolated from the world and has a quiet environment, which is most suitable for meditation and cultivation. Huang Chengyan, Sima Hui and others are invited to come and stay with them occasionally to open up Xun Yu's heart. Even if he does not want to participate in the destruction of Cao, there is always use in living.
Although Cao Cao went north, this small test revealed that Zhang Liao's defense in Runan was very tight and almost watertight. It was already solid. Liu Qi also gave up the plan of sending troops and waited for Zhou Yu to succeed first before waiting for an opportunity to march into the Central Plains.
The entire territory of Jiaozhou surrendered, Jiangnan was stabilized, and the number of caravans heading to South Vietnam doubled, including those from Yizhou, Hanzhong, Jiangdong and other places, all heading south.
However, the situation in the Central Plains is rising again. Seeing that the situation is not good, the wealthy families have begun to transfer their property secretly. It is naturally the most convenient way to go to Jingzhou, and a large amount of resources are pouring into Jingzhou through caravans.
Xiangyang, Jiangling, Changsha and Jiangxia connect the east, west, north and south and are developing very fast. Jiangling even has a tendency to catch up with Xuchang.
After a rare moment of leisure, Liu Qi couldn't help but be overjoyed when she found out that Xixuan was pregnant. At that moment, she felt like she had taken root in this world.
In the days that followed, we worked even harder. Wouldn’t it be a waste if so much fertile land is not filled with seeds?
However, he also had a doubt in his mind at this time. Did he cheat on Liu Qi, or did Liu Qi cheat on him?
But no matter what, it is every man's duty to start a family and start a business, and to continue the family life. The descendants are the continuation of life.
If you work hard all your life but have no inheritance, it will feel like you have walked through this world in vain. No matter how famous you are, in the end there may not even be a handful of loess to build it.
In Liu Qi's view, the so-called carpe diem and DINK freedom in later generations were all caused by drinking too much poisonous chicken soup. When they regretted having nothing, they were too late to regret it.
Although I feel sad in my heart, I still have to act carefree and happy, continue to make chicken soup, and drag others into the water.
Liu Qi was immersed in the joy of passing on the family line, but Cao Cao was worried about his successor.
After Cao Ang's death, Cao Cao believed that among his disciples, only the talented and intelligent Cao Chong could inherit the great cause. Unexpectedly, Cao Chong also died young.
Nowadays, among the several heirs, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are the most prominent. Cao Pi is good at coping, but a bit intolerant. Cao Zhi is extremely smart, but lacking in politics.
The purpose of ascending to the throne of Wei Gong this time is to consolidate his foundation, but the delay in determining the position of the heir apparent has become Cao Cao's heartache.
The army marched to Youbeiping. The former army had arrived at Qinglong Fortress and was about to fight Xianbei. Suddenly Cao Chun came to report urgently. Xun Yu received the food box and died in a fire at the inn that night.
"Wen Ruo - why are you doing this?" After hearing the news, Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly felt regretful. Maybe he had done this too hastily.
Cao Chun also sighed: "Xun Gong devoted himself to serving the country, but he was buried in the sea of fire, with his body incomplete. It is really a pity."
"Huh?" Cao Cao's eyes gleamed slightly, and he immediately restrained his sad expression and said in a deep voice: "Wen Ruo cherishes fame the most and will never feel guilty.
If I go, there may be something fishy about this matter. "
Cao Chunyan said: "This is what my close confidants said with their own eyes. There is no lie."
"Absolutely impossible!" Cao Cao shook his head and said: "If Wen always strives for perfection in his life, if he wants to commit suicide, he will only take poison or hang himself to preserve the body. There will never be any flaws left. How can he set fire and hurt innocent people?"
Cao Chun's face changed slightly: "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
"Immediately send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter!" Cao Cao quickly calmed down and ordered: "The people Xun Yu came into contact with at the inn and the things he did must be investigated; in addition, Xun Yu's relatives should be closely monitored, including guests, letters and official documents; No matter how many more people are invited to conduct autopsies, if it cannot be confirmed that it is Xun Yu's body, the matter must not go undisturbed."
Cao Chun immediately went to make arrangements. Cao Cao went out of his tent and looked at the majestic waves of the East China Sea, suddenly feeling small and powerless.
Riding the horse to the coast, I looked back at the ups and downs of Yanshan Mountain, like a strange python entrenched, and looked at the boundless sea with the roaring waves crashing on the shore.
Standing on the bank with his back on his back, Cao Cao said to himself: "The golden cicada's escape from its shell cannot be done by Wen Ruo. Is it an accident or a conspiracy?"
While he was thinking about it, Cao Zhang sent someone from the front to report, and the Murong tribe of Xianbei in the east sent an envoy to negotiate with Cao Cao.
Without thinking, Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "I will kill the envoy to sacrifice the flag and send the troops out of the fortress."
Dong Zhao said: "Murong's tribe came to see him first. He may want to seek peace. Why not comfort him?"
Cao Cao snorted: "Hu people are capricious. If they are comforted a little, their ferocity will spread and they will become arrogant. When a large army approaches, they will be afraid to ask for peace. If they don't send troops, they will not be able to establish their authority."
Dong Zhao suggested: "Murong's tribe's request for peace can be used to divide the Xianbei tribes and make them kill each other. Wouldn't it be more convenient?"
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The Hu man is like a jackal. If I use tactics, he will be dissatisfied and will rebel again in the long run. This time he leads his elite troops straight to Mobei and flattens the Xianbei Mountains, so that he will not dare to look at the Central Plains again!"
Dong Zhao was shocked and said: "If the Prime Minister goes deep into Mobei, he is afraid that the people of the Central Plains will be unrest. If Gongsun Kang of Liaodong takes the opportunity to cut off my return, what should I do?"
"Since I have sent out troops, I have already made arrangements!" Cao Cao looked at the sea with his hands behind his hands, looking at the thousands of dazzling waves, and said loudly: "If I go to Xianbei Mountain in person, can I compare to Shi Yanran?"
Dong Zhao bowed and said: "If the Prime Minister accomplishes this extraordinary feat, it will be compared to sealing a wolf as a vassal, and it will surely shine throughout the ages."
"Although my ambition has not been fulfilled, I can still be famous forever!" Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed. At this moment, he felt that his mood was enlightened, and all his worries turned into smoke, and he walked along the bank.
Suddenly I saw a sea turtle crawling slowly on the beach, swimming leisurely. I couldn't help but get excited about poetry and chanted loudly:
"Although the turtle has a long life, it still has its time.
A soaring snake rides on the mist, but ends up in ashes.
The old man is brave and ambitious, and his ambition is thousands of miles.
In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition.
The period of profit and contraction is not only in heaven;
The blessing of nourishing happiness can lead to eternal life.
Fortunately, even singing praises one's aspirations. "
"What a poem, what a poem!" Dong Zhao praised, stroking his palms.
Cao Cao turned around and asked, "How does my poem compare to Liu Qi's The Crow Magpie Flying South?"
Dong Zhao said with a smile: "Liu Qi's poems are flashy and unrealistic. They are just moaning in pain to gain fame. Only the prime minister can understand the secrets of life by saying this. It is difficult for a hero who has experienced many things and endured many hardships to say this." "
"Your words have won my heart!" Cao Cao laughed and walked back to the tent with brisk steps.
He immediately wrote down the poems he had just written, and wrote three secret letters in a row, and ordered them to be sent to Xuchang and handed over to Cao Pi, Cao Ren and Jia Xu respectively.
