When Xun Yu and Zhong Yao came looking for it, they saw that the road at the city gate was empty. There was a one-armed man standing in the middle. At the man's feet was an old man kneeling facing south.
The kneeling scholar Kong Rong took a hard bite of a pear. There was a basket of pears in front of his knees, and four or five of them had already been eaten by him.
Normally a person of this age would be full after eating all this, but he was still eating.
Zhong Yao snatched the pear from his hand and said curiously: "Wenju, what are you doing, how about harming Cao Wu?"
Kong Rong lowered his head, took another pear, and continued eating.
Xun Yu glared at Zhang Xia, the one-armed man next to him. Zhang Xia chuckled and said, "The pears were given to me by my general. He said that Kong didn't eat pears when he was a child, so he can eat more now."
After hearing this, Zhong Yao threw the pear on the ground with a bang and said angrily: "It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others!"
Kong Rong waved his hand: "Don't blame him, it's my incompetence."
"What's the meaning of this statement?"
"When General Beifu left, I asked him some questions, asking him if he could learn from me and other young men and restrain their own behavior. But he said that I didn't understand Confucianism."
"Young boy, what do you know about Confucianism?"
Zhong Yao stepped forward to help Kong Rong, but Kong Rong couldn't live or die.
When he was talking, Xun Yu and Zhong Yao discovered that Kong Rong's teeth were already bleeding, but he was eating pears with blood in them.
Now even Xun Yu was curious: "Mr. Wenju, what did General Beifu say that caused you to hit you so hard?"
"He said... what is Confucianism is nothing more than four words."
"What four words?"
Zhong Yao pulled his sleeve and asked curiously.
Kong Rong said slowly: "Knowing and doing are one."
"Unity of knowledge and action..."
Xun Yu and Zhong Yao, two people who were well-read in poetry and books, savored these four words carefully. This word that everyone in the future would talk about appeared more than a thousand years in advance. It was like a wake-up call, which made the two of them intoxicated. in.
"He said that Confucian scholars have three immortalities, but they should pursue four."
"Which four pursuits are they?"
Zhong Yao asked impatiently.
But Kong Rong actually smiled bitterly and said: "He didn't say... He said that I will die this winter. There is no need to know."
Xun Yu and Zhong Yao were both disappointed, especially Xun Yu. His eyes flickered and he didn't know what he was thinking. He opened his mouth several times but finally said nothing.
Kong Rong noticed his expression and sighed: "Wen Ruo, a Cao Cao, is already a super hero. Why is this Cao Wu so extraordinary?"
Xun Yu shook his head: "I have warned you a long time ago not to quarrel with General Beifu, but it's a pity that you have to go to Beifu to provoke him. You can't compete!"
After thinking for a while, he added: "I can't compete in any aspect!"
"With these two Cao Cao, my big man is really going to die from heaven!"
Kong Rong repeated the poem that Diao Chan recited word for word: "Thousands of households are sad and purple smoke arises. When will hundreds of officials turn to the sky again? Was it also written by Cao Wu? Well written, well written! It turns out that there is still seven-character rhyme in the world. Poetry. Are these two Cao Cao born evil?"
He cried out in pain, but Zhong Yao pulled him and said: "Be careful with your words, be careful with your words!"
After hearing the words "Heavenly Man Dies", Xun Yu lowered his head and remained silent, with a hint of gloom on his face.
He took a step back and unexpectedly bumped into Zhang Xia next to him.
Zhang Xia sneered: "My general is an all-rounder, what do you poor scholars know?"
After a while, he suddenly remembered something, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xun Yu: "Sir, my general asked me to wait here to give you this."
Xun Yu took the letter and said with a wry smile: "It seems that General Beifu already knew that I would come."
He opened the letter and saw the crooked words. He shook his head and understood that this letter was definitely a fake and was definitely written by Cao Wu himself.
After just reading the first sentence, all the gloom on his face disappeared, and he smiled again.
The first line reads: "Good morning, brother Gou."
Yes, I haven’t heard such a bizarre name as Gou or for a long time.
Xun Yu thought of those years, the days when he started his own business and conquered the world. It was this young man who could predict events and turn disaster into good fortune.
But only those closest to Cao Cao knew about Cao Wu's existence. In this small circle, Cao Wu and the stern Xun You were arm in arm, competing with the short Le Jin to see who could pee farther, and encouraging Dian Wei and Xu Zhu to dress strangely. He killed them with his bare hands, hid the medicine bowl Guo Jia prepared in front of the fence, pulled out Cheng Yu's pitiful hair, drew a picture of a bird on Xiahou Dun's blindfold, drank Cao Ren's treasured wine, and snatched Cao Hong's money. money……
At that time, they didn't have the world, they fought every day, but they lived a happy life.
Now they own nine of the thirteen states in the world, but everything is different.
Fortunately, in this world, the boy who would call Xun Yu Gou He is still the same.
"Xiao Wu..."
Ever since Cao Wu accidentally mentioned Xun Yu's future one time when he was drunk, he had rarely called Cao Wu like this.
He continued reading the letter.
"I know my brother's temper, and no one can stop it. Since this battle must be fought, I still have to explain a few words to my brother, and ask me to send someone to the front line."
"Brother must try his best to make me remember him."
"Jiang Qian and Huang Gai cannot be trusted, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun cannot be touched."
"Beware of fires on the water surface, and you can also take advantage of the east wind in winter."
"There are a few more random thoughts. First, don't use the serial boat if you can. Second, if you can't do anything, flee north in time. Third, use Zhang Liao more to deal with the old Sun family. Fourth, if you encounter difficulties, don't laugh. , at least we have to understand it before we laugh."
The first four sentences of greetings and the so-called broken thoughts, with Xun Yu's intelligence, can more or less guess the intention. Only the last two sentences, about using Zhang Liao more and don't laugh, make even a smart person like him confused. .
"Wen Ruo, what did that guy write to you?"
Zhong Yao wanted to come over to read it, but Xun Yu had already received the letter. He remembered the few words of greeting he heard from Cao Wu before, and said perfunctorily: "Brother Yuan Chang, General Beifu said that you will have a son when you are old. This young son will be famous." The world is here!"
"Young son?"
Zhong Yao was also confused. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure it out, so he could only go back to Xudu with Baiguan.
…
On the other side, Cao Wu and Ada galloped on the official road. After a day of travel, they found a post station to stay at night.
Ada went to ask for two bowls of noodles. He took one bowl first and threw it hard to Cao Wu, then went to get his own bowl.
Cao Wu knew that she was still angry at him for not pursuing fame, and he didn't explain it. He had already traveled through time, so naturally he wanted to be happy with his grudges and reputation. My brother's reputation was bad enough. With him taking care of it, what should he be afraid of?
He lowered his head and took a few mouthfuls of noodles, then smacked his lips and said, "Have you brought the seasonings at home?"
Ah Da frowned and took out a small bag from his slender calf. It was a bag of ingredients unique to Beifu. Only Beifu in the world had this secret recipe. According to Cao Wu, it was a kind of condiment with various ingredients. Ah Ba studied It took a long time to copy it.
She stood up and leaned over again, revealing some of her good figure, and handed all the ingredients to Cao Wu, not wanting to use them herself.
"Cao Wu, be careful, I didn't bring much with you. It's still a long way."
Cao Wu said helplessly: "Female military advisor, why don't we go in a carriage? Why do we have to ride a horse? My waist will be broken."
"Hurry up the horse. We will reach Luyang not long ahead. If we take a carriage, how long will it take to get here?"
Hearing the name Luyang, Cao Wu couldn't help but think of that man, so he asked: "Was the former headquarters of Emperor Mi Shui in this Luyang?"
"Who is the Honey Water Emperor?"
"Yuan Shu, the emperor drank honey water before he died."
Ah Da's forehead jumped wildly: "We are all heroes of the moment, can't we bear these messy names? What kind of big-eared thief is this? Who is Sun Shiwan? I don't know where these names come from. You said it?" Those people who are called keyboard warriors are really boring. Eat some noodles and rest quickly, and continue heading south when the sun comes up."
"That……"
"It's a suite. You stay in the inner room, and I'll stay outside."
Ah Da directly interrupted Cao Wu's words, and then sighed: "You can't think of anything else. Aren't Ah Jiu and Ah Qi enough to cause you trouble?"
"I'm just curious about you..."
"This is the one hundred and twenty-third time I've asked, no comment!"
"It doesn't matter, my Cao family has blood. If it weren't... wouldn't it be better!"
Ada put the bowl down vigorously and led the horse to the stable.
If Kong Rong were here, he would definitely be surprised by the changes in A Da. The last time he saw Diao Chan, Diao Chan was dancing in the banquet, and the eternal romance was just around the corner.
Now, she is still the same Diao Chan who is both beautiful and talented. She can also do menial and tiring work such as leading and feeding horses.
Not to mention, the tone of her conversation with Cao Wu was completely different from others. The "concubine" she usually spoke of one by one was gone. When talking about the shyness of the girl's family, she didn't feel restrained at all, as if she was bombarded with pornographic jokes. A young woman of ten years can send and receive clothes with ease.
Only the flowing voice and the eyebrows exposed by the veil have the same charm.
A night of silence.
When the two woke up and had breakfast at the inn, Zhang Xia caught up with them. Without saying a word, he sat directly next to the two of them, holding the bowl with one arm and drinking porridge.
Ah Da hesitated for a long time and didn't even take out the new packet of seasonings.
Cao Wu took a sip of the tasteless rice porridge and asked, "Has Lao Xun received my letter?"
Zhang Xia's porridge-drinking head nodded along with the porridge bowl.
"Brothers, are you ready?"
Clicked again.
"Then take them with you...just go to the mountains in the north of Jiangxia, and wait for my news there."
It was impossible to march on a large scale on mountain roads, but there was still no problem hiding his small elite.
"Here!"
Zhang Xia put down the porridge and stood up. In fact, there was still some porridge in the bowl, but when he heard the order, he stopped drinking.
"Drink up, drink up."
Cao Wu pulled his empty sleeves and asked him to sit down again, and glared at Ada again.
Ah Da then reluctantly took out another ingredient bag, sprinkled a few grains on Zhang Xia, and then poured the rest into Cao Wu's bowl, leaving none for himself.
These few spices made Zhang Xia feel that the porridge was very fragrant. After a few sips, he wiped his mouth with one arm and took the order.
Only Cao Wu and A Da were left.
Cao Wu sighed: "Is our family so poor?"
He exchanged his bowl with Ah Da's, and Ah Da smiled: "I only brought so much."
Cao Wu looked at her slender legs and suspected that her legs were too thin and could not be tied up. Such legs could only be played with by animals, so how could they carry things.
After Ada finished drinking the soup that was filled with seasonings, he felt it was so delicious that he was still unsatisfied after taking the last sip.
When she put down the bowl, Cao Wucai said, "I drank from the bowl you drank from just now."
That day, Cao Wu's little red horse was listless, as if it hadn't been fed breakfast.
…
It was still this early morning, and Ah Jiu woke up in a daze. It was already the second day after the general left. As soon as the general left, the entire Beifu became a lot deserted, but everyone had their own responsibilities and could not rest idle.
Ah Da and Ah Er have been away for a long time. Ah San and Ah Liu have gone on a mission. Ah Si followed the big ship to the south. Ah Wu looked at the account book. Ah Ba was cooking. Ah Shi went out carrying the medicine basket. Ah Qi He hesitated while holding a long radish, wondering what he was practicing.
Here, every sister at home has a class to serve the general, but only she and Ah Qi are a little different from everyone else, and she can't explain why.
But in her heart, the general is everything to her. She is happy when the general is happy. She is troubled when the general is troubled. The general’s three views are her three views. If she supports the wall, the general will also support the wall.
She has forgotten other relatives. She only remembers that one year she was taken away from her home and locked up in a magnificent palace.
There, she and her young sisters were forced to learn singing, dancing and other skills every day. Those days were very hard, but at least they could still eat well, especially when the sister named Diao Chan came to teach dancing. They will definitely bring a lot of good things. It is a festival for their little sisters.
Later, the palace was broken into. For the first time, a general with three characters in his name came in and killed all the stewards. They were hidden by the stewards in advance and were not discovered. From that point on, food was no longer guaranteed.
The second time, two generals who looked like foreigners came in, the older sisters were kidnapped, and the younger ones were hidden in the basement by their sisters.
They stayed in the dark basement for a long time. All the little sisters were very hungry and cold.
Then the general arrived.
The general at that time was not that big, but it was this child who led them to escape from the ruins.
It’s been a rough and tumble journey.
Finally arriving in the East, Ada said that they were free, and their family members were basically dead, but they were no longer anyone’s hostages or tools, and they could choose their own destiny.
Ninety-seven sisters, including Ada herself, all chose the infamous little general.
They no longer kept their names, they were reordered by age.
The general said that they are women of the new era who have to hold up half the sky and cannot box.
Isn’t boxing good for keeping fit? Besides, they are all women. Except for the third sister who has developed extraordinary martial arts skills, none of them know how to box.
She doesn't understand, she just likes to play ball.
Ah Liu also liked to play ball before, but Ah Liu went to the south a few years ago to find someone. It is said that this is an important task that ranks among the top three in all tasks in Beifu.
On the same morning, Ah Liu woke up from a thatched cottage in the south, and the husband next to him also woke up.
The gentleman stretched himself and recited calmly: "I know who wakes up first from the big dream. I know it all my life. I sleep enough in the spring in the thatched cottage, and the sun gets late outside the window."
