With a "boom" sound, the three great counselors' boats docked at Chibi Dazhai.
The three of them couldn't see the wind, but they couldn't lose etiquette and not go to see Cao Cao, so they wrapped themselves tightly and got off the boat.
Before he landed, Yang Xiu had already grabbed Xun You's sleeve and complained: "Commander of the Central Military Commission, it's already late at night, and many of our men are still out rescuing and haven't returned. We're so tired, I'm afraid something will happen in the army!"
He and Cao Wu had already had a dispute about the rescue, and now that they saw the person in charge, they couldn't help but want to get things right.
Xun You just looked up at the sky. It was raining continuously. Tonight was the first sunny day. The moon was high in the sky, so it was not like he could not see his fingers.
Xun You asked: "How is the morale?"
Yang Xiudao: "The troops fought fiercely from morning to noon, chasing each other back and forth. They are already exhausted and their morale is weak!"
Xun You opened his sleeves and said, "Dezu, it's better to go to the front line and see for yourself."
Yang Xiu noticed the repulsion in Xun You's tone and looked at Cheng Yu and Jia Xu in confusion.
Jia Xu lowered his head and said nothing.
Cheng Yu sighed: "Dezu, I and a few others just went to see the rescue. The morale of the soldiers is very high! We can only speculate on morale in the army, but we can't see the truth."
"What?"
Yang Xiu took a few steps back, unable to understand.
Cheng Yu said leisurely: "If it wasn't extremely difficult, who would look down on human life!"
It turns out that the morale of the soldiers is low, but no one can be ruthless. When they see a person being rescued, and when they see the people of Jiangxia treating themselves as benefactors, these soldiers who lick blood from their swords have long been melted in their hearts. They have endured so much hardship. It was over as soon as it passed, but the morale was getting higher and higher.
Their rescue footprints have extended from nearby to Shiyang and Anlu, and they will soon contact the army in Miangkou.
Yang Xiu refused to believe that his judgment ability was not as good as Cao Wu's. He didn't believe in these human natures, so he stalked and said, "Please teach me, three gentlemen!"
Xun You looked at this young man and knew that he was indeed talented and learned, but he was too arrogant.
However, Xun You himself was from a noble family, and he knew that these children of noble families could not change their arrogance.
So he only said one sentence: "Today the people of Jiangxia return home, and tomorrow Jiangxia will be our Great Wall of the South! You need to learn more about General Beifu's foresight."
Yang Xiuru was struck by lightning, and most of the confidence in his heart was destroyed, and he froze on the spot.
After the three counselors left, Cao Zhi brought one person over, patted Yang Xiu on the shoulder and said, "Dezu, you and I used to make friends through articles, but now we might as well do something together."
Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and Cao Zhi introduced him: "This is the Ding family from Pei Guoqiao County, Ding Zhengli. He was framed a few days ago and has no way to appeal, so he stayed in the army."
Of course Yang Xiu knew Ding Yi, but when Cao Zhi introduced him, everything changed.
He knew clearly who killed Ding Yi and who killed a former military captain of the Ding family.
Cao Zhi pulled the person over at this time, with an obvious purpose: the three of them all had a common enemy, and they were on the same rope.
Yang Xiu was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. His ancestors were all Taiwei for four generations, and he was called the Fourth Taiwei. Even the Yuan family of the Four Generations and Three Dukes could not compare with them. In his generation, although he can still find an official position, compared with the glory of his ancestors, it has declined.
Now if you want to rise again, you must either make great achievements or just...
He deeply realized that this was the time when the Yang family needed a team.
He made a decisive decision, looked at Cao Zhi with burning eyes, and suddenly said something that seemed to be treasonous.
"Zijian, if things in Jiangxia are settled and Jingzhou surrenders, it's time for the Prime Minister to persuade him to become a public servant!"
Cao Zhi chewed his words and felt happy.
Nowadays, Cao Cao is honored as Prime Minister, but Prime Minister is an official position and cannot be hereditary.
Cao Cao's title was Marquis of Wuping, "Four counties were entrusted with 30,000 food households", but he was only a Marquis of a county with more food towns, and there were many people in the court who were granted the title of Marquis.
But it's different when you change your waiting position to a public position.
The Han Dynasty only had twenty ranks of marquis, and there was no duke system.
During the three hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the only person with a different surname who became a duke was Wang Mang.
…
On the other side, the three counselors arrived outside Cao Cao's military tent. The young Cao Chong was guarding here, kowtowing and taking a nap. When he saw the three people coming, he quickly got up and said: "You three princes, my father is talking to his uncle, and he is about to fall asleep."
The three of them looked at each other, and Xun You said: "Since General Beifu is here, we don't have to go."
After they left, Cao Chong regained his shrewd expression and put his ear to the tent to listen to what was said inside.
But Cao Wu was still bragging to Cao Cao and said: "But Lu Bu shouted loudly and shouted, a man was born between heaven and earth, how could he live in depression for a long time! He was one foot tall, with two red caltrops on his head. It was really majestic, and the generals were extremely impressed. However, Lu Bu turned around and saw Dong Zhuo coming, so he hurriedly said, "If I don't give up, I will worship you as my adoptive father!"
Cao Chong laughed. The image of the peerless warrior he had heard about since childhood was completely destroyed.
Cao Cao's laughter also came from the tent, and while laughing, he blamed Cao Wu for making the arrangements.
After a while, Cao Cao's snoring came from the tent again, and it seemed that he really fell asleep.
Cao Cao was suspicious by nature and had many enemies. No one except Xu Chu was allowed to approach him when he was sleeping, not even Cao Pi. Cao Chong knew this, but he only found out today that Cao Cao was unguarded against his uncle.
But this night, Cao Wu made jokes and kept telling stories about right and wrong, which made Cao Cao happy and made him forget about being scolded by Zhang Song during the day, and his symptoms were relieved.
Cao Chong felt that although his uncle was unfathomable, he was still a kind man and had a deep brotherly relationship with his father. He was not as moody as his father, so he was a person worth getting along with.
There were footsteps in the tent, and Cao Chong quickly sat up straight.
Cao Wu opened the tent door and closed it gently. When he saw Cao Chong, he nodded and said, "Cang Shu, are you feeling better?"
Cao Chong nodded heavily: "Miss Ah Shi has been cured by the medicine. I'm much better now."
When he said this, Cao Chong had a child's smile on his face, but the next second, Cao Wu stopped him from laughing.
Cao Wu knelt down so that his eyes were level with Cao Chong's, and asked calmly: "But Ah Shi said that you showed signs of poisoning. Did anyone poison you when you were in Yecheng and Xudu?"
For a moment, Cao Chong had the same feeling he had when facing his father, with chills running down his spine, as if the man in front of him knew everything.
"Cang Shu doesn't know..."
Cao Chong frowned. He was the victim, but he didn't find out who it was.
Cao Wu nodded, stood up and said, "Sima Yi from Hanoi came with you, that's him."
Cao Chong was startled and stood up and said: "Zhongda has a stable character and would never do such a thing! Besides, I have no enmity with him. How could he harm me?"
Cao Wu patted him on the shoulder and said calmly: "Please help me send a message to your two...three brothers. Just tell me that I am a coward. Sima Yi insulted my maid and I want him to die. I don't care about anything else." That's it."
After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
Cao Chong was confused. How come Cao Wu, who had always been joking when talking to his father, could suddenly say such arrogant and domineering words, but he didn't take a wealthy family seriously at all.
Cao Chong hurriedly chased after him, but he was afraid of attracting the attention of the guards next to him, so he slowed down and whispered: "Uncle, I heard that you and Zhongda have no grudges at all..."
Cao Wu stopped suddenly and almost bumped into Cao Chong.
He didn't turn around and said directly: "Cang Shu, a big man. Most people can't be literate until they are over 20 years old. Why did you become literate when you were more than ten years old?"
Cao Chong didn't expect him to ask this, and said unnaturally on his face: "My father knew that I was in poor health and was afraid of me... afraid that I wouldn't live to get the calligraphy, so he gave me the calligraphy in advance."
Cao Wu nodded and said: "That's it. In my impression, you probably haven't seen Yecheng next year."
These inexplicable words stunned Cao Chong. Even with his intelligence, he had no idea what Cao Wu was talking about.
Cao Wu walked forward silently, wrapping his clothes tightly.
He had just talked with Cao Cao and learned that before his death, Kong Rong had a night conversation with Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao uneasy.
I don’t know what Kong Rong said to him, otherwise how could a mere Zhang Song scare the mighty Prime Minister of Han Dynasty.
In this history, some things have not changed. For example, Kong Rong still did not survive this year, but some things have changed. For example, Cao Chong is likely to survive until the next year.
Then, let's try killing Sima Yi and see if we can succeed. Let’s see if the historical trend is reversible.
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On the hillside, Man Chong and Du Xi looked at Cao Wu's leaving figure. Man Chong said coldly: "Niege!"
He did not go into battle with the army, and did not see Cao Wu going retrograde and hitting the river embankment.
He only saw that Cao Wu had been deliberately trying to please Cao Cao since he met Cao Chong, leaving Cao Cao with no time to deal with business matters.
Du Xi sighed and said: "Those who achieve great things must be this kind of people. I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would also know the wrong person sometimes."
Man Chong snorted coldly: "The first crime of keeping maids in the army is to indulge the maids and let the enemy generals go privately. The second crime is to trap Sima in Hanoi. The third crime is to return to the court. I will not do it." Don’t get involved with him.”
After saying that, Man Chong left.
Du Xi nodded, but did not leave with Man Chong. He looked up at the moonlight and said with a smile: "There are many people who want to persuade them to join, so who am I? Why offend General Beifu. In this army When will it be necessary to walk on thin ice?"
While Zhuge Liang and Huang Chengyan were still busy rescuing, the people in the Chibi Camp were already discussing matters behind the class.
There was no blood in the court battles, but they were murderous. After the class teacher, the excitement begins.
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In Miangkou City, the Seventh Army finally assigned tasks and planned to take advantage of the flood to surprise Xiakou with ships.
The city of Xiakou is high, and now that the water is rising, the height of the building boat is equivalent to a siege ladder, which can get twice the result with half the effort. If you attack the city in the middle of the night, you will definitely be able to catch the opponent off guard.
All the generals agreed that this strategy was worth a try.
It was scheduled to set off the next night.
After everyone's discussion, the scouts suddenly came to report that there was news about the main force of Cao's army.
Zhao Yan quickly stood up, and the generals were also excited and said in unison: "Say!"
