"What are you doing?"
Ada was laid down on the bed by Cao Wu. She felt cold and warm again, and a quilt covered her straight body.
"The Hefei offensive and defensive battle is over. The war here is over. You promised me before that you would return to Beifu to find your name."
Ada blushed with embarrassment and said angrily: "But I haven't returned to Beifu yet, and it's not like I can find my name, it's not..."
As a result, the more I spoke, the quieter my voice became.
"Before returning to Beifu, you must verify your identity."
Cao Wu smiled and took action, placing her in eighteen different shapes.
Ah Da tried to resist at first, but then he simply covered his face and stopped moving.
Cao Wu leaned into her ear and said, "I'm very happy. You should know why I'm happy. How about you stay happy with me for a while?"
Ada's body trembled.
She had been with Cao Wu for almost ten years, so of course she knew what Cao Wu meant.
Cao Wu has been talking about something called timeline closure. Ah Da does not understand the whole story, but he understands that it is the fundamental reason why Cao Wu stays away from the court and lives a semi-reclusive life.
Cao Wu has done many things over the years, but they only slightly changed historical events, but did not really change the big ending.
Dian Wei will still die, Guo Jia will still die.
But this time it is different after all.
Cao Wu spent too much preparation to fight the Battle of Chibi. Although Zhou Yu finally waved it off, the history of this time, and what Cao Wu didn't know, still had too many changes.
Although Cao's army suffered a tragic defeat, they won the Battle of Chibi and gained the upper hand in the three major battlefields.
Jingzhou surrendered, and the entire history became different.
After this battle, Cao Cao had the strategic fulcrum to unify the world, and Cao Wu also had the courage to change history.
Today was the time when news of the war in Hefei came, so Cao Wu said that he was very happy.
Ah Da, who covered his face and blinked, felt something strange in his body and mind, and his breathing was rapid.
"Ada, do you think I'm conflicted?"
Cao Wu asked.
Ada nodded lightly. The Cao Wu in her eyes was indeed contradictory.
Cao Wulan didn't want to get too much power, but he kept doing many things and saving many people.
Ada has seen too many heroes, such as Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan. They were in a situation where they could not give up all kinds of temptations. They were restrained in their words and deeds.
But Cao Wu was different. Cao Wu's goal from the beginning was to stay aloof.
Whether it is rescuing people, fighting wars, or recruiting talents, the fundamental purpose is not for power, but to not be constrained by power.
In short, although it is too early to say this, Cao Wu wants to be the Supreme Emperor rather than the Emperor. He wants power that can be taken back at any time, but he can be free and unrestrained.
Ada endured it for a long time before he finally spoke out: "Well... Cao Wu, when we first met, you were probably older than Deng Ai. At that time, you went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, but secretly you did You committed many major crimes. Among the hundreds of officials, many people died without knowing that all this was the work of a young man, and they never imagined that...well...you could actually cause so much bloodshed."
"yes……"
Cao Wu also remembered the adventure at that time. He went to Chang'an because he knew that Dong Zhuo would die and that a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. He wanted to win over more forces for Cao Cao before Dong Zhuo died and contact the Emperor of the Han Dynasty in advance. The kid who has been a puppet all his life.
He did it and rescued the daughters of the officials from Chang'an and brought them to Beifu.
"Who would have thought that a child would actually contribute to the good show in Fengyiting."
"Yeah, adding fuel to the flames."
Cao Wu nodded, and Ah Da said shyly, "I'm here to talk to you about business!"
As soon as she claimed to be my concubine, Ada got really angry, but today Cao Wu felt confident and said with a smile: "The business is, I admire Wen Hou and what he said."
"Well, tell me, it's definitely not a good thing..."
"He said, how can a man live in heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time under others?"
"Um...what's wrong with that?"
Ada was curious, and then she was suppressed by someone.
"I am a man, so I am not inferior to others."
…
On this day, Zhao Yan was busy until midnight. It was his first time to take charge of a state. Everything he did was very unfamiliar. Maybe he would be more familiar with it in the future.
On this day, Ah Si organized people to salvage the wreckage of the Five-Tooth Ship. There was a halberd stuck in the torn keel, and it took a long time to pull it out.
The iron is not sold even though it is broken and sinks into the sand.
Ada is Diaochan from now on.
…
In the morning, Cao Wu took a bamboo pole to test the degree of water level drop today. While working, he said to Diao Chan beside him: "I will never ask you that question again. I really didn't expect it."
Diao Chan's hand holding the bamboo pole was trembling, and she resisted the urge to hit: "Cao Wu, you are so disgusting!"
"Beauty is in the bones, not the skin, and I have learned the lesson."
"Cao Wu! It's outside now!"
"Hey, can it be done inside?"
Usually when Cao Wu said this, Diao Chan would reply, but today she was so embarrassed that she covered her face and chased Cao Wu for a few steps. Due to her inability to move, she failed to catch up and finally stomped away.
After making Diao Chan angry, Cao Wu put away his cynical smile, came to the hillside, and pulled Lu Xun up from the ground.
"Young master from the aristocratic family, how was your day yesterday?"
Lu Xun's hands were soaked with blood, and he raised his head with a look of despair on his face.
Cao Wu stared into his eyes and asked, "Have you seen it?"
"See you, see you..."
Lu Xun murmured to himself.
"The mother holding up her daughter, the father holding the child, the old man taking the initiative to let go, the collapsed houses, the flooded farmland. This is what the people of Jiangxia have experienced, and it is the good deeds you have done!"
"I, I saw..."
"Without Cao Jun's rescue, all the people in Jiangxia would have faced disaster! Is this the price you pay for protecting Jiangdong?"
Lu Xun lowered his head and said, "Compassion does not control soldiers." Zhou Yu could do it, but he couldn't.
He was born into a noble family, grew up studying scriptures, and received orthodox Confucian education.
However, within a few days, his faith collapsed.
In order to protect Jiangdong, whether the people of Jiangxia should be drowned is a matter of opinion. Before last night, Lu Xun did not hesitate to support Zhou Yu.
But now, after a night of rescue, he suddenly understood a lot of things.
He just soaked his hands, but some people were so soaked that they couldn't even distinguish their faces.
All this was because of what they did. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the operation, he, Lu Xun, even took the initiative to direct the embankment digging operation.
Lu Xun's eyes were confused. He had not received any water for two days and was dragged back and forth by horses. He was still soaked in water.
With his own willpower, he survived these things, but the corpses of the victims still crushed him.
He is no longer the handsome young master of the Jiangdong Lu family, but a crushed young man.
Cao Wudao: "Now you should understand that in the battle formation, everyone relies on their own abilities, but if innocent people are implicated, they are unjust masters. How dare you call others traitors?"
Lu Xunru was struck by lightning and muttered to himself: "Yes, who are the thieves?"
"The person who killed your grandfather is a thief. You should not consider the thief as your master! You dug the embankments privately and drowned tens of thousands of people. The crimes are too numerous to describe, and you should not do it!"
Lu Xun's face was ashen, and his tied hands were clenched into fists. He knew that he had no way to survive. He thought he could bear any humiliation for the Lu family, but now he realized that his life was gone, and everything was gone.
However, he had no way to refute it. From the stuttering child Deng Ai, he already knew that the order to rescue Jiang Xia also came from Cao Wu. Although Cao Wu did not go to the front line for rescue in person, he took charge of the overall situation and pioneered flood rescue, which can be said to be of immeasurable merit.
In comparison, he seemed very humble. Apart from being famous for his literary and military skills, he had never personally commanded a battle and was inferior to Cao Wu in all aspects.
"However, I think you were instigated by others and not the main culprit, so I give you a chance to do ten years of hard labor. Are you willing?"
"Reeducation through labor?"
Lu Xun didn't know what this meant, but he only knew that Cao Wu didn't want to kill him, and his fists were slightly loosened.
Cao Wu had already pointed at Deng Ai, and Deng Ai got on his horse and pulled the confused Lu Xun away.
Cao Wu took the bamboo pole and measured the water levels in several more places, and came to the conclusion that the water level dropped quickly.
Cao Wu was very worried about the speed of the water level falling. The climate in winter is not as hot as in summer, and the water evaporates very slowly. Fortunately, this is the Yangtze River Basin, which is not prone to freezing, otherwise it would be impossible to rescue him.
Huang Chengyan was really talented. After planning the first batch of rescue operations, he asked Zhuge Liang to organize manpower and dig several simple water conservancy facilities to let the water flow to the uninhabited land.
Cao Wu listened to the report and learned that Huang Chengyan even found the entrance to an underground river and introduced the water.
As a result, the flood dispersed much faster than Cao Wu expected.
In two days, when the water level in Jiangxia is as low as people's calves, the rescue will be completed and the "relief for work" plan will be implemented.
At that time, except for some local soldiers from Jingzhou who were left to guard Xiakou, most of the generals of Cao's army, including Cao Cao, had to return to their troops.
Cao Wu also planned to go back at that time.
He had discovered that Cao Zhi was hanging out with brothers Yang Xiu and Ding Yi.
When pretending to be Cao Cao, Cao Zhi, whom Cao Wu had deceived, took the initiative to beat Ding Yi. Unexpectedly, they ended up getting closer together.
One Cao Zhi is nothing to worry about, but adding another Cao Pi is very troublesome. Cao Wu doesn't like trouble, and he likes to settle things once and for all.
Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, the only two ministers with separate biographies, are in his hands, and all he needs to do is be reckless.
…
In a corner of the slope, Diao Chan leaned against a tree in a daze.
After more than ten years together, how could she really be angry with Cao Wu? She was just a little shy and worried.
Cao Wu suddenly covered her eyes and asked, "Guess who you are!"
Diao Chan had already reached the word "Cao Wu" on her lips, but she couldn't say it immediately.
"What do you mean, guess who I am? I am who I am!"
Cao Wu said with a smile: "Yes. Situ Wangyun has a righteous daughter, Diao Chan, who pledged her body to the country, and the country is ruined. She has worked hard for this world!"
Diao Chan was stunned, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she sobbed to prevent tears from flowing down.
"Seventeen years after Fengyiting, Jingzhou was conquered, and the unification of the world was just around the corner. Beifu General Cao Wu wanted to marry Diao Chan through the matchmaker, is it okay?"
Diao Chan's tears finally burst into tears.
"Is it possible?"
"Can."
Seventeen years ago, that young girl finally found a husband who truly cared about her.
"Cao Lang."
Diao Chan's tone was soft and she called softly. Before she finished speaking, she was hugged by someone and dragged to the tent with a struggle.
