[Extra chapter: Era, late Eastern Han Dynasty]
"Ah Hao, Ah Hao, wake up."
A man in gray gently shook the arm of a man in black next to him.
The man in black slowly opened his eyes, saw the person in front of him, and said anxiously: "Chen Gong, let's, oh..."
The man in gray is named Chen Gong, and he is a county captain of Chen Liu.
"Ah Ma, don't move. Just now we hid at the edge of the valley to avoid Dong Zhuo's pursuers. You accidentally slipped and fell into the bottom of the valley. It seems you sprained your ankle." Chen Gong said.
Only then did the man in black recall what had just happened. He tried moving other parts, but it seemed to be nothing serious.
"Damn that Dong Zhuo. I was dissatisfied with the officialdom in Luoyang and resigned. He actually accused me of assassinating him and sent people to hunt me down." The man in black said angrily, "Thankfully I met Brother Chen, otherwise Cao's life No guarantee."
The man in black is named Cao, named Cao, and given the courtesy name Mengde.
"Ah, what are you talking about? We grew up wearing the same pair of pants. Now that you are in trouble, how can you ignore it as a brother?" Chen Gong said.
"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed, "Now that I injured my foot, I'm afraid I won't be able to run out. Brother Chen, you'd better go on your own and don't let me drag you down."
Chen Gong just smiled, then took out a kettle from his arms, handed it to Cao Cao, and said, "Drink some water, don't be impatient, our reinforcements will be here soon."
"Reinforcement?" Cao Cao took the water suspiciously and took a big sip.
"Well, as long as someone helps us get through the forest in front of us and find the horses, we can be out of danger." Chen Gong said.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard slight footsteps coming from the side and behind him. If he looked carefully, he could see that there should be two people slowly approaching here.
Cao Cao held his breath vigilantly and touched the saber in his hand with his right hand.
"Disciple, are you here?"
A deep and old voice came from the direction of the footsteps.
Hearing this voice, Chen Gong was overjoyed and quickly looked up.
"Master!" Chen Gong jumped up and ran in front of the visitor.
"Haha, you are indeed here." The old man who spoke before said.
"Master, it's so nice to see you." Chen Gong looked at the other old man next to him and asked, "This must be the Uncle Lu that Master once mentioned."
Another old man smiled and said, "That's right, it's the old man."
"Junior has met Uncle Lu." Chen Gong bowed his hands in greeting and said to his master, "Master, in order to avoid pursuing soldiers, Ah Man accidentally fell into the valley and sprained his ankle. Now he has difficulty moving. Can you help? help him?"
"Let's go and take a look." The old man walked towards the direction where Cao Cao was.
Chen Gong led the way and shouted, "Ah Hao, it's my master who is here to save us."
Cao Cao had already heard the conversation between the three people just now, and knew that he was in no danger, so he sat up and tried to stand up by himself, but his ankle hurt, so he sat back down.
Chen Gong came to Cao Cao and introduced: "Ah Man, this one is my master, known as Mr. Shui Jing Sima Hui, and the other is the master's close friend, Senior Lu Boshe Lu."
Cao Cao cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Cao Cao has met the two seniors. I am currently unable to move. I hope you will forgive me."
At this time, Lu Boshe leaned down and said, "Now that I know some medical skills, let me show you."
"Thank you, senior." Cao Cao moved his injured leg in the direction of Lu Boxe.
Lu Boxe first touched Cao Cao's knee, and seeing that there was no reaction, he moved it down little by little.
"Ouch." When he touched his ankle, Cao Cao grunted in pain again.
"Be patient, I'll check if the bones are okay," Lu Boshe said.
Cao Cao nodded, then closed his mouth tightly and stopped making any sound.
Lu Boshe carefully took off Cao Cao's shoes, then followed his feet
I touched the area around the ankle carefully again.
"The bones are not broken, it looks like they are just dislocated." Lu Boshe said, "However, before treating my nephew, I have a question to ask you."
No consultation fee, just ask questions?
Cao Cao nodded inexplicably.
"Haha." Lu Boshe smiled and said, "Since you are a descendant of the Cao family, have you ever heard of this saying, "I would rather teach me to bring down the world"? "
"Huh?! Ouch!"
The first sound was from exclamation, and the second sound was from a cry of pain.
Lu Boshe took advantage of the gap between talking to Cao Cao to pull Cao Cao's foot hard and push it sideways.
"Okay, your feet have been reset. After a short rest, you will be able to move freely." Lu Boshe patted the dust on his hands.
However, Cao Cao still stayed there and did not move for a long time.
"Ah Ma, are you still in pain?" Chen Gong asked with concern.
Cao Cao did not answer Chen Gong, but said to himself: "I would rather teach me to betray the people of the world... my surname is Lu..."
"If you know this sentence, can you pronounce the second half of it correctly?" Sima Hui asked.
Cao Cao came back to his senses, looked at the two old men in front of him, and said very seriously: "The last part of the sentence is, don't let the world betray me!"
"Hahaha..." Lu Boshe laughed and took out a kit from his arms, and then took out a dark and shiny token from it and handed it to Cao Cao, "Do you recognize this thing?"
Cao Cao was startled and quickly took out a brocade bag from his pocket and opened it. Inside was a brocade handkerchief, and on the brocade handkerchief was a picture that was exactly the same as the token in the old man's hand.
Cao Cao quickly knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Cao Cao pays homage to my senior!"
"Haha, get up quickly, the injury on your foot is not fully healed yet." Lu Boxe helped Cao Cao up and handed him a pill, "Take some medicine."
Cao Cao stood up, took the pill, raised his head and swallowed it, and then said: "The Cao family has ancestral teachings. If one day, someone comes with the token painted on the brocade handkerchief and says the code word, then Cao Cao The clansmen with this surname will follow him and do whatever he wants."
"Then do you know why your ancestors left such ancestral precepts?" Lu Boshe asked.
"It is said that it is to uphold the Qin Emperor's aspirations, pacify the world, rectify the mountains and rivers, and calm the people and help the world." Cao Cao replied.
"Yes." Lu Boshe said, "That's it. So, can you recognize this thing?"
Lu Boxe raised the black token in his hand.
"This thing is called Taigong Zuling. It was made by Jiang Taigong himself and is reserved for the descendants of the Lu family." Cao Cao replied.
"Then do you know what the code word means?" Lu Boshe asked next.
This time, Cao Cao shook his head.
"This sentence, I would rather teach the world to betray me than teach the world to betray me, is also the message left by Emperor Qin." Lu Boshe said, "The "I" in this does not refer to ourselves. It was a magical weapon unique to Emperor Qin at that time. Because of its great power, Emperor Qin was afraid that it would fall into the wrong hands, so he destroyed all of them. Later, in order to commemorate the help of the magical weapon to Emperor Qin, Emperor Qin erected a stone tablet for him. "
"The inscription on the stone tablet is this sentence, I would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me."
"This is the origin of this secret phrase. Later, my ancestors and your ancestors used this as a secret phrase, because outsiders did not know this phrase at all."
Cao Cao suddenly realized that the two sentences he had memorized since childhood actually meant this, and they were also two sentences from the inscription.
"In that case, the juniors just have to obey the orders of the seniors." Cao Cao said with his hands in hand.
Everything is right, the ancestors’ orders cannot be violated.
"Haha, I came to you not to give you orders." Lu Boshe said, "Besides, in this whole arrangement, the Lu family has always been a supporting role. The Lu family has fulfilled its obligations. I have no wishes or requests anymore, you, Uncle Sima, is the one who will cooperate with you this time."
Cao Cao looked towards
Sima Hui cupped his hands and said, "Senior Sima, it is mentioned in the ancestral training of the Cao family that the person holding the Grand Duke's ancestral order may be a member of the Lu family or a member of the Sima family. Now that you are here together, you must have something. Make a big move."
Sima Hui smiled and said: "Now that the world is in chaos, all the heroes are rising up, and the people are suffering unspeakably, it's time for us to take action to stabilize the world."
"What to do is what our seniors tell us." Cao Cao said.
"What else can we two old guys do? We can only come up with ideas behind you. The only one who can really charge into the battle is you." Sima Hui said slowly, "So, the only way to save the common people is , which is to cause trouble
! "
Cao Cao was shocked and said: "Senior, are you asking me to raise troops to fight against the Han?"
Sima Hui shook his head and said: "It is not to oppose the Han Dynasty, but to support the Han Dynasty. The reason why you left Xianyang is not because you are dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's actions. Don't you want to drive Dong Zhuo out of the capital and protect the Han Emperor in your own country?" Side?"
Cao Cao clenched his fists, and what he was thinking was revealed.
"In today's world, you can only stand firm if you have your own army and territory. If you want to achieve something, you have to rely on the right time, the right location, and the right people." After saying that, Sima Hui took out the bag from his arms. A book was handed to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao took it and read it. The book was called "Secret Book of Touching Gold".
"This "Secret Book of Touching Gold" was written by Meng Yi, the then Shangqing. It is said that in order to build the royal tombs, the Emperor of Qin asked Meng Yi to dig up ancient tombs everywhere. Later, Meng Yi discovered many ancient tombs in many ancient tombs. The treasures, and the experience of breaking into tombs and hunting for treasures was compiled into a book by him." Sima Hui said, "If you start an uprising, you will definitely use a lot of money, and this secret book can help you."
"Thank you, senior." Cao Cao carefully took the secret book and put it in his arms.
"In addition, I want to give you a talented man." Sima Hui said, "This man's name is Guo Jia. He is very smart and wise, and he is familiar with the art of war. With him by your side, he will definitely help you solve a lot of troubles. After a while, After you see him, take him with you."
"Okay!" Cao Cao frowned and felt happy.
"However, you have to remember one thing. If one day, Guo Jia dies and you suffer a big defeat, it means that you cannot force the unification of the world. You need to retreat in order to advance, and then use people from my Sima family to take over. Guo Jia is here to assist you." Sima Hui said.
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Cao must remember the words of his predecessors, but the future is dangerous. What if Cao fails accidentally?"
"If you fail, you have to start all over again. I believe that you can't be defeated." Sima Hui paused and said, "If you unfortunately die, then the Sima family members will come out of the mountain in advance."
Cao Cao nodded and asked, "Senior, I would like to ask, which member of the Sima family is it that is cooperating with me in my great cause?"
Sima Hui shook his head and said, "We haven't decided yet. When the time comes, he will come to find you."
"Okay, junior, I have taken note of everything." Cao Cao said with cupped hands.
Sima Hui turned to look at Chen Gong and said, "Disciple, come here."
Chen Gong walked up to Sima Hui.
Lu Boshe also came over, handed the Taigong Zuling in front of Chen Gong, and said: "You must keep this token and try your best to deliver it to Lu Bu. Lu Bu is the young hero of my Lu family. , after he sees this token, he will know that I asked you to find him. You will assist him in the future and let him wait for an opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo. Then you will help him find a way to instigate civil strife between Li Jue and Guo Si. , take the opportunity to rescue the Han Emperor, and then find a way to deliver the Han Emperor into the hands of Cao Cao."
Sima Hui then said to Cao Cao: "After you rescue the Han Emperor, you must ensure his safety. If this happens, the world will be unified. However, during your lifetime, do not touch the Han Emperor in the slightest, and do not abolish him. Do you remember it?"
Cao Cao and Chen Gong nodded at the same time: "I remember."
"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask Guo Jia in the future. If he can't make the decision, he will ask me." Sima Hui said.
"Yes, Guo Jia has prepared it in the front house.
After the banquet, you have finished repairing and then hit the road. Lu Boshe said with a smile.
Cao Cao looked suspicious and said, "Seniors, what happened today is so secret. If the outside world knows about it, how can we explain it?"
Lu Boxe laughed and had already prepared his excuse: "It's easy to say, just say that I met your father's old friend Lu Boxe on the road, but while staying overnight, I heard the sound of sharpening a knife outside the door, so I thought it was the Lu family who wanted to kill him. Because you asked the officials for some reward money, they killed the whole Lu family, and when they left, they said, "I would rather teach me to betray the people of the world than teach the people of the world to betray me." After that, he walked away. When Chen Gong saw that you were so cruel and unkind, he turned around and went to Lu Bu. "
Cao Cao knew that there were many loopholes in this argument, but there was no good solution, so he had no choice but to accept it.
After the four people discussed everything, they headed in the direction of Guo Jia.
A vigorous story of the Three Kingdoms has just begun.
