Once a person has a reputation, status will follow.
In the beginning, it was only local "heroes" such as county magistrates, county magistrates, county captains and even local wealthy businessmen and wealthy people who made friends with him. They kept having banquets every day, and sat and talked with him every day. As time went on, the businessmen and celebrities who came and went also heard about this person's reputation. Whenever you come to Yanggu County, you must visit him at his door.
More than a month later, the news that Wu Zhi, the heroic "Broken Gate Sword", was born in Yanggu County, Dongping Prefecture, has spread throughout Shandong and Hebei.
There are rumors in the world that this Duanmenjian is not only majestic and generous, but also more rare is his extraordinary knowledge and broad-mindedness. He knows everything from governing the country, literature, military, and even business and farming.
Many things that others may find difficult to understand can be clarified in just a few words by him, making those who talk to him feel a sense of complete enlightenment. He was especially fond of talking about Cao Cao. Every time he opened his mouth, he would say, "If Duke Cao does this," "If the King of Wei comes to take care of it," or "Gong Cao has a precedent for this, it only needs to be like this." So he soon got another one. Nickname: "Wu Mengde".
One is that his surname is Wu, and the other is that in the hearts of Song people, Cao Cao was not good at martial arts, but Wu Dalang had extraordinary swordsmanship, so he was called Wu Mengde.
It should be noted that there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.
Nicknames are very important to people in the world. It is not only a code name, but also has the functions of instructions and advertising slogans. A good code name has a huge bonus to a person's reputation in the world and society.
In the world of martial arts, it is not easy to have a nickname. Many people have their own nicknames, and they are not known by others. Every time they have to introduce themselves aggrievedly, I am that so-and-so, and people in the world of martial arts call them whatever they call me.
Real gangsters will not be so embarrassed. For example, Mr. Song Jiang, every time he introduces himself, he always says humbly: "Xiao Ke's name is Song Jiang." The person on the other side jumps up and screams: "Oh, could it be that people call Bao Righteous and timely brother Song Gongming?"
This is called a share.
Song Jiang is the prestige ceiling for many people in the world, so he has multiple code names.
Hu Baoyi, timely rain, and Xiaoyi Heisaburo.
Now Wu Dalang played by Cao Cao also has two nicknames, Broken Gate Sword and Wu Mengde, which shows his prestige in the world.
And unlike Song Jiang, who only relied on his willingness to spend money and be generous to have an outstanding reputation among the lowest groups in the world, Cao Cao was generally willing to spend money and was generally generous. Anyone who came to ask for money would never leave disappointed. At the same time, he was broad-minded, knowledgeable, and conversational. Wisdom is also highly valued among the middle and upper classes. Often a penetrating analysis can bring immense help to others. As a result, there are too many people who are willing to make him famous.
On this day, as usual, more than ten well-dressed idle men were surrounding, helping the drunk Cao Cao home like a father. Two of them each picked up a basket, hey hey hey. For Shen Shi.
As soon as I set foot on Zishi Street, I was greeted by cordial and sincere greetings from the neighbors.
"Da Lang, where did you come back from drinking?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "There is a man from Chai Daguan in Cangzhou. Hearing my name, he asked someone to send some gifts. He came here from a long distance and treated them to a drink."
"Hey, could it be Chai Jinchai, a high-ranking official? That's a luxurious person."
"Yes, I have heard his name mentioned many times. I should go and meet him if I have the chance." Although Cao Cao drank wine, he was not drunk. His face was red, and he answered questions with a smile.
There are also those who take advantage of the opportunity to sell: "Oh, why can't we say something? I didn't see Da Lang drinking, let him go back quickly, don't get cold again."
"Thank you for your concern. I'm still strong down there. See you tomorrow..."
Just saying hello all the way back home, Pan Jinlian heard the noise early, opened the door and stood in front of it waiting.
Looking at her dress, she is covered in brocade from Chengdu Prefecture, silk from Hangzhou Prefecture, embroidery from Suzhou Prefecture, and tailors from Jinling Prefecture. The ones that are white are gold, the ones that are white are silver, those that are warm are jade, those that are shiny are treasures, what kind of hairpins, hairpins, pendants, hairpins, grates, rings, rings, chains, bracelets, rings... all of them are available in all kinds of colors. , the warm light of the setting sun shone, and it was so bright and eye-catching that not even the empress in the palace was so brilliant.
Her appearance is also outstanding, with a March peach blossom face, early spring willow leaves on her eyebrows, a pair of beautiful moonlight eyes, snow-white skin as white as jade, a graceful slender waist and a wide arm, a light sandalwood mouth with a slight fragrance, and then Coupled with the clothes she is wearing now, it is like a beauty walking out of a painting.
In front of such beautiful women, none of the idle men who helped Cao Cao back dared to look up. They all lowered their heads. The two burden-bearers lowered their heads and smiled: "Madam, this is the famous Xiaoxuanfeng Chai Jinchai official in Cangzhou." The gift for Brother Wu will be placed in the main room for you."
Pan Jinlian nodded slightly and rushed forward to help her. Her face was full of care and tenderness: "Ah, you, I heard that there is a butler here, so you can let the little brothers drink with you, but you want to drink this by yourself." Panda, you really think your body is made of iron..."
The idle men around him nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Madam Sister-in-law, Brother Wu is just too loyal..."
Cao Cao put his arms around his mother-in-law's slender waist and said with a slight smile: "Don't you know whether I am made of iron?"
Pan Jinlian blushed instantly, bit her lips, and stamped her feet: "Damn it, can you say such things in public?"
The idle men all looked up at the sky: "I didn't hear you, I didn't hear you. My ears are broken. Madam-in-law, brother, let's go first and come back tomorrow to entertain my brother."
"Wait a minute!" Cao Cao stopped everyone, with his eyes half-opened and half-closed. He felt in his arms and found out a large piece of ten taels of silver: "Just now I saw that you were just joking and persuading people to drink, and you didn't even finish the meal. After a while, Find a place to have a good meal.”
The rest of the idle men refused to stretch out their hands, and kept talking: "On weekdays, those who eat and drink from my brother are not reaching out to take it."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "We are all brothers. If you talk nonsense outside the world, you don't want to wait, so I will throw it away." After saying that, he threw the money away, and the idle men quickly picked it up, and each of them bowed and said: "In that case, thank you brother for the generous gift."
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Brothers, please don't talk nonsense or nonsense outside of yourselves."
Pan Jinlian said quickly: "Let's all disperse, your brother is going to bed." He helped Wu Da into the house and closed the door.
The idle man waited respectfully until the door was bolted, and then left. He kept talking to himself, and one of them said: "Two days ago, there was a blind man in front of the Lion Tower who told fortunes and had efficacious fortunes. He said that our Ziqidong in Yanggu County Come, a hero must emerge from here, and as expected, it should be my brother from the Wu family."
Another said: "Isn't that right? No one has ever loved me in my life, except my brother from the Wu family, who took care of me as if he were his own brother. He passed by my house that day and bought ten pounds of meat and told me to eat more of it. Meat, it’s so big.”
Another one said: "Hey, my brother from the Wu family is fine in every way, but he is a bit shorter. Otherwise, wouldn't he be a god-like figure?"
All the idle men were furious, and a man flew up and kicked him, saying viciously: "Liu Ping, if you let me hear you say a bad word about Brother Wu again, I will kick your teeth." A man is ambitious, tall and short. Beauty and ugliness are nothing."
The man named Liu Ping cried out: "I didn't say anything bad about brother Wu. Damn it, I had a knife sore that day. If brother Wu hadn't seen me and gave me twenty taels of silver to ask for medical advice, I would have been lying in bed long ago." He is in a mass grave. He is my Liu Ping's reborn mother-in-law. How can I say that he is not good? I mean, wouldn't it be better if he was taller?"
Someone shouted: "How can things in this world be perfect? Besides, Zhou Langtou is right. He is tall, short, beautiful and ugly. Even if the brother of the Wu family is short, his sister-in-law doesn't love him so much."
…
The group of idle men were talking excitedly, but they didn't notice that behind them there was a tall and timid man with a long life and a look of confusion on his face.
