"I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be in a hurry. Take a breather before talking."
Cao Wu looked at his cheap apprentice. Deng Ai's tenacity was far superior to that of his twelve-year-old peers. However, compared with Deng Shizai who was only picked up from farming for thirty years in later generations, he still lacked a lot of experience.
Recently, Zhuge Liang has been teaching on Cao Wu's behalf, and Deng Ai's academic progress can be seen every day, but his stuttering problem has not changed.
Deng Ai stumbled for a long time before he finally understood what he wanted to say.
It turned out that Ah Jiu and the others were cleaning the house when they suddenly saw the carriage of Prime Minister Cao Cao. They quickly wanted to report it, but Mrs. Huan brought by the Prime Minister held her there and refused to let her come over.
Deng Ai was young and no one paid attention to him, so he came to report the news in vain.
Cao Wu smiled and said, "Mrs. Huan doesn't mean any harm. Just let Ajiu play with her. By the time you are talking, my brother should have already arrived."
Deng Ai's face turned red and he chuckled. He wanted to say that he would change, but he knew that it would be difficult to change, and he felt a little embarrassed.
Cao Wudao: "It's just a joke. I have poetry and calligraphy in my belly. When we grow old, the world will be yours."
Deng Ai was immediately in high spirits, and there were seven words of poetry and calligraphy in his belly, which made him suddenly enlightened, and his gratitude to the master increased.
Cao Wu's words also caused Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun to nod.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The title of Seven-Word Sage is true as Wen Ju said."
Cao Wu was speechless at these ignorant ancients and said quickly: "They are all nonsense."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said nothing. He didn't know whether he believed it or not. When Cao Aliu first brought Cao Wu's battlefield poems to him, he was shocked. Now it seems that Cao Wu actually said it successfully. poetry.
In this era, poetry was a minor topic, but it reflected a person's literary attainments, which Zhuge Liang would not dare to look down upon.
However, besides this incident, Zhuge Liang also noticed what Deng Ai said.
Mrs. Huan followed Cao Cao. Apparently Huan Liang framed Sima Yi and did not make Mrs. Huan fall out of favor. Perhaps because Cao Cao liked Cao Chong, the mother took her son with her when he came out.
While they were discussing, Cao Cao had already arrived.
Before entering, hearty laughter could be heard outside.
Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun did not dare to neglect and stood respectfully.
Lu Xun, the former enemy of Jiangdong, had scolded Cao Cao countless times before, but when Cao Cao was about to come, he looked solemn and very nervous.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Xiao Wu, are you talking about Gu Gu again behind your back?"
Cao Cao stepped over the threshold and laughed again. Cao Wu came up to him and said, "In the 12th year of Jian'an, my brother defeated Wuhuan in the north. In the 13th year of Jian'an, he conquered Jingzhou in the south. In the 14th year of Jian'an, he scared off the Xiongnu in Bingzhou. From the north To the south, and from south to north, China is under our feet, and the world is surrendered. Doesn't it mean that Cao Cao has arrived?"
After saying this, Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, Deng Ai, and Jia Xu and Xi Liu, who had just followed Cao Cao in, were all shocked.
Especially Xi Li, he was born as a sycophant and was the best at observing Cao Cao's behavior, but he never expected that there was someone who was better at flattering Cao Cao than him.
Everyone looked at Cao Cao, wondering how he would react to this flattery.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao actually put his arms around Cao Wu's shoulders and laughed loudly: "You are worried that Gu is too tired from fighting in the south and north, and you are worried about Gu. Gu. You almost lost your life in Bingzhou. Do you want to hear it?"
Cao Cao is not very tall, but Cao Wu is taller than him. When he pretended to be Cao Cao, he still bowed his body. Now that Cao Cao wanted to stop Cao Wu, Cao Wu let him take hold of him without bowing his body, which looked very disharmonious.
So the two of them sat in the hall like no one else, and the imageless Dama Jindao sat and talked.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the room realized that Cao Wu was not flattering. He was just teasing between brothers. It was full of worries about Cao Cao being so tired. Cao Cao also understood instantly and talked about Bingzhou.
Xi Lu felt a huge shock in his heart. He had been in Cao Ying for many years. He had seen Cao Cao greeting famous people, but he had never seen Cao Cao so relaxed.
After meeting Cao Wu, he seemed to have lost all his pretensions. He had never been like this in front of Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, or even his beloved Cao Chong.
Everyone just listened quietly to Cao Cao's retelling of what he had seen and heard in Bingzhou. After leaving Lishi City, he met people three times and laughed three times. Cao Cao did not shy away and told them one by one.
Cao Wu couldn't help but laugh, thinking that this famous scene was finally performed here again, and at the same time he was worried about Cao Cao.
He said: "The Chinese military system will still have to be implemented in the future."
Cao Cao nodded: "After this time, I realized that the Central Army system you mentioned is indeed valuable. When I go on an expedition in the future, the Central Army will definitely accompany me."
Jia Xu said: "My lord is wise."
Xi Lu recovered from his daze and said quickly: "My lord is wise!"
Cao Cao was not happy: "You are not my staff. The imperial censor is a dignified official. Who should I call my lord?"
The implication is that Jia Xu can call him Lord, but Xi Lu cannot.
Seeing that Cao Cao had always been easy-going, Lu Xun thought that he had such a personality. However, when Cao Cao said this, the officials immediately fell silent. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn just for the time he said the words.
He couldn't help but compare Cao Cao to Sun Quan. He had never met Sun Ce, but he witnessed that it took Sun Quan eight or nine years to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong. At the beginning, only Zhou Yu treated Sun Quan with the etiquette of serving his lord. Later, Sun Quan gradually learned to check and balance, win over some groups and suppress others. With the support of Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, Cheng Pu and other veterans, the situation improved. During this period, although the ministers listened to his words, there was still a lot of noise and noise during the discussions. Sun Quan did not have the authority of Cao Cao, at least not yet.
Xi Lu felt sweat on his face at Cao Cao's words. He felt that accompanying the king was like accompanying a tiger, which was really difficult.
In fact, Jia Xu is a Taizhong official, and he is not Cao Cao's staff. Except for ordinary members of the Prime Minister's Palace, Chinese military advisors like Xun You are the staff.
But what Cao Cao said was what he said. Xi Lu survived because of Cao Wugui's strategy, but he did not gain Cao Cao's trust again.
While he was searching for excuses, Cao Wudao said: "To achieve great success is for the Lord, and for the world to return to its heart is for the public. This is called "Lord" by everyone in the world, and of course the imperial censor can be called "Lord".
Cao Cao was stunned and then laughed.
He knew in his heart that Cao Wu was trying to excuse Xi Lu, but Cao Wu's words were pleasant to his ears and he felt comfortable listening to them.
For him, Kong Rong, an old scholar who had no ability but liked to point out the country, was dead, and died of illness. He originally wanted to kill Xi Lu to bring peace to the world, lest people in the world say that he was jealous of talents and talents. But after he came back, he heard that Xi Liu had begged Xun Yu and Cao Wu, and some people spread his intentions. He didn't like people guessing about him, so he deliberately didn't kill Xi Liu, but went against the rumors and gave Xi Liu his life. Think of a way to survive.
Now that Cao Wu was willing to protect Xi Xi, it was nothing to Cao Cao, so he talked about other things and exposed the matter.
Xi Lu broke out in a cold sweat. The problem he couldn't solve by himself was covered up by Cao Wu's understatement. He couldn't help but feel ecstatic and cast a grateful look at Cao Wu.
He has decided that in the future, Beifu will take the lead. If Beifu has anything to ask for, he will do his best to help.
Cao Cao and Cao Wu chatted a few more times, and the atmosphere was no longer so solemn. Lu Xun sighed again. Sun Quan still had a lot to learn from Cao Cao's free and easy kingly spirit.
He patted his thigh and said: "After I come back, I will reward the ministers who have made great contributions to the south. You are the hero of this battle. Tell me what reward you want. Three Dukes and nine ministers, governor of the state and animal husbandry, four expeditions and four towns, it's up to you."
One sentence made the atmosphere in the hall stagnant again.
Ordinary people, like Hua Xin, are talented and learned, and work hard all their lives. At the age of over fifty, they are only Cao Shangshu.
Even if he is a direct descendant of a very large family, thirty-year-old Chen Qun is the best among his peers, but he only manages books and serves as the censor. There is still the position of censor Zhongcheng in censor Taichung that needs to be climbed. As for Yang Xiu, who has been the three masters for many generations. His descendant is still a member of the Prime Minister's palace and has not yet been released to the outside world. The three ministers and nine ministers are even more out of reach.
The positions of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, which were beyond their reach, were mentioned by Cao Cao, allowing Cao Wu to choose at will, as if they were worthless.
Only then did they realize that the so-called Cao Cao loved Cao Chong was a useless statement. It was obvious that no matter how much Cao Cao loved Cao Chong, he could not compare with his love for his younger brother Cao Wu.
Everyone looked at Cao Wu, wondering how he would choose.
