Yuan Shao saw that Cao Cao was still a little depressed, so he invited him to go to his tent to have a drink to relieve his boredom and say goodbye before leaving.
Cao Cao did not refuse, so he came to Yuan Shao's camp. Wen Chou had already sent people to prepare wine and food.
I have to say that the alcohol content in the Han Dynasty was very low. Being used to drinking modern high-alcohol wine, it's really a bit uncomfortable, but fortunately I'm used to it. It is worth mentioning that in this era, all grain wines were pure grain wines, with a mellow and sweet taste. It was popular to cook wine and drink it at the same time.
After a few drinks, Cao Cao was freed from his depression and invited Yuan Shaosheng to drink with his wine glass. Yuan Shao had not finished drinking since he came to the Three Kingdoms. Today, his old friend is here and it coincides with the separation, so he might as well get drunk. .
Just like that, you have one cup and I have one cup, and we start drinking, and we are all a little tipsy without realizing it.
Cao Cao took advantage of the wine and asked, "From today's point of view, the princes' joint attack on Dong Zhuo has failed. What is Brother Benchu's plan?".
Yuan Shao was also drunk, and finally uttered the truth, saying proudly, "I will take Jizhou as my home first, occupy the land of Yanzhao, and annex the people in the desert. I will cultivate politics internally, connect with the princes externally, and compete for the world in the south. What does Mengde think? ".
Cao Cao was surprised when he heard this. He already knew that Yuan Shao was ambitious, but he didn't expect it to be so ambitious. He wanted to conquer Hebei and conquer the barbarians, first from the north and then from the south, and unify the world. And in my own opinion, with the influence of the Yuan family, this can still be achieved, but it is only a matter of time. It's good to have a good background.
Thinking about it, Cao Cao envied and said, "I have good ambitions, but I am not as good as me."
"Meng Deshu, please don't be too modest and tell me your thoughts, right?" Yuan Shao asked curiously.
Cao Cao knew that he could not compete with Yuan Shao, so he secretly changed his concept and said, "I will let the world's intelligence and control it with morality, so there is no need to worry about the uncertainty of the world."
Oh, relying on morality, that is, relying on weather and timing, which is exactly the opposite of relying on one's own geographical advantages. The right time is not as good as the right place. As long as you don't make fatal mistakes like in history, you won't lose. Let's wait and see.
Yuan Shao was thinking in his heart, but he said, "Yes, Meng De has great ideas, Shao admires him." As he said this, he stretched out his thumb to express his admiration.
Cao Cao was so embarrassed that he picked up the wine glass and drank several gulps to cover up his embarrassment.
Yuan Shao smiled, stopped irritating Cao Cao, held the wine glass, and drank together.
After drinking for a while, Cao Cao seemed to have thought of something and wanted to regain his place.
Knowing this, he asked, "Today, most of the princes are gathered like this. Who do you think can be called a hero?"
Isn't this an old plot, Liu Bei's plot to brag about himself? Who doesn't know this?
Yuan Shao deliberately asked, "Who does Meng De think is the hero?".
Cao Cao muttered in his heart, I asked you why you asked me back, so I'll just say a few things by the way. When you agree, I will refute and put forward my own point of view, and I will definitely be able to regain my place.
So Cao Cao deliberately said, "Dong Zhuo from Xiliang has a strong army and a brave general. Can he be called a hero?"
Yuan Shao said contemptuously, "Dong Zhuo is cruel and ungrateful, and will inevitably lead to chaos in the long run. What's the point?"
Cao Cao asked again, "Nanyang Yuan Shu is fully equipped with troops and food, can he be a hero?" Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Why bother with the dead bones in the grave, he is not a hero."
Cao Cao said, "There is a man named Bajun, who has great power in all nine states: can Liu Jingsheng be a hero?" Yuan Shao replied, "Liu Biao has only a false reputation and has no real talent and learning. He is not a hero." If he still doesn't agree, Cao Cao had to continue, " Is there a man with strong blood, the leader of Jiangdong - Sun Wentai, a hero?"
Yuan Shao said amusedly: "Sun Jian will be killed by random arrows in the long run due to his bravery. Why bother talking about him?"
What, he will die from random arrows. Cao Cao was surprised and interrupted Yuan Shao's words, saying, "Why did Benchu say that? Do you know how to tell fortunes?".
Yuan Shao said mysteriously, "Of course, we will know this later. Does Meng De want to know his fate?".
Isn't this obvious? Do you think that the oath is so easy to make? Besides, when Sun Jian returns to Jiangdong, Liu Biao's territory in Jingzhou must pass through. Do you think that as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, he will let Sun Jian return home safely? As for whether he will He will not die like he vowed. I believe that if Liu Biao is not stupid, he will know how to do it. Of course, he cannot tell Cao Cao this.
Cao Cao quickly shook his head and said, "No, Benchu, let's continue the topic we just talked about." However, he kept this matter in his mind. When Sun Jian really died as Yuan Shao expected, Cao Cao was very frightened and felt in his heart He was extremely afraid of Yuan Shao, but of course this was something for later.
Cao Cao changed the subject and asked, "Can Liu Youzhou of Yizhou be a hero?"
Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "Although Liu Yan is from the clan, in my opinion he is just a dog guarding the household. Although he is very scheming, how can he be a hero if he is the first to occupy Yizhou!"
Yuan Shao denied all these, and the answer was ready to come out. Cao Cao refused to give up and said, "What about Han Sui, Gongsun Zan and others?"
Yuan Shao clapped his hands and laughed and said, "What a shame for such a mean person!".
When Cao Cao saw that he had finished speaking and did not find his place, he said dejectedly, "Other than this, I don't know what's going on."
Yuan Shao used Cao Cao's original words to stimulate, "A hero is one who has great ambitions, has a good plan, has the opportunity to hide the universe, and can swallow the aspirations of heaven and earth."
Cao Cao was startled and said, "Who can be worthy of it?"
Yuan Shao pointed his finger at Xuande, then pointed at himself, and said: "Today's heroes are no more than Meng De and my ears!".
When Cao Cao heard this, he was startled and the wine glass he held in his hand fell to the ground. Cao Cao couldn't help but be surprised. Wasn't this what he thought? Could it be that Yuan Shao could predict all this? This was too terrifying, and the fear of Yuan Shao in my heart increased by three points.
This was when the rain was approaching, thunder was loud, and soon it started to rain heavily.
Suddenly, two people were seen running into the back garden. They were holding swords and rushed to the front of the camp. Wen Chou blocked them.
Cao Cao regarded them as the Xiahou brothers. It turned out that the two of them were waiting around in the camp to see Cao Cao come back. When they heard that Sun Jian and his lord had a dispute, they asked Cao Ren and others to keep an eye on the camp and they came to respond.
Later, I heard that I was invited to drink by Yuan Shao. Although I was very grateful to him for sending people to save everyone's lives, I still had to be on guard against others, especially in these troubled times, and I should pay more attention to it. The dead Qiao Mao taught me a lesson.
He hurriedly came to inquire outside the camp and heard that he was behind. He was afraid of missing something, so he entered in a conflict, but was blocked by Wen Chou.
Yuan Shao asked Wen Chou to let them in and asked them what their purpose was.
Xia Houyuan's reaction was quick, "I heard that the alliance leader and my brother were drinking, so I came here to dance with my sword to make them laugh."
Yuan Shao laughed and said, "This is not Hongmenhui. How about using Xiangzhuang and Xiang Bo?" Cao Cao also laughed.
After being disturbed by the two of them, they naturally couldn't drink any more wine, so they broke up and Cao Cao left.
Yuan Shao stared at Cao Cao's back for a long time before turning around and leaving to find Tian Feng and the others to discuss setting off back to the Bohai Sea. He should leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
Neither Yuan Shao nor Cao Cao expected that the next time they met, it would be many years later. At that time, they would not be accompanied by fine wine, but by gold and iron horses. Maybe he is aware of it, who can say for sure.
