About a quarter of an hour after the female soldier's announcement, Cao Ang came, one man, one horse, and a carriage.
Only some maids and servants followed behind.
In the countryside, Cao Ang dismounted after seeing Lin Ze, hung all his weapons on the horse, took off his armor, and walked towards Lin Ze.
Lin Ze looked at him from a distance. Cao Cao's eldest son was really majestic and regal.
The further forward, the faster Cao Ang walked. When there were still more than ten steps away, he had already clasped his fists with both hands. When he reached the outside of the court, he knelt on the ground and said: "My nephew Cao Ang, I have admired my uncle for a long time. I can see you today. What an honor!”
The child's etiquette was very good. Lin Ze stood up and walked into the rain, helped Cao Ang up, and said: "Nephew, please get up quickly. Your father and I have a close relationship, but your father is unreliable and never takes me with you." I’ve seen you guys, it’s true that a tiger’s father has no dogs! We’re thousands of miles away, why don’t we lead troops?”
Cao Ang was flattered and lowered his head and said: "Uncle, my father said that from Xuchang to Yangzhou, the government is clean and clear, no luggage is picked up on the road, and the houses are not closed at night. There is no danger. You have just captured the north bank of the Yangtze River, and the army is here, so there will be no danger."
Lin Ze said with a smile: "My nephew, I'm honored! Come into the pavilion and take a seat!" Lin Ze led the way and secretly sighed in his heart, Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son, is known for his talent. This time he came in person. It seems that Cao Cao has the talent. A big move is either to ask for help or to stop yourself from doing anything.
In the distance, Zhang Liao came over. He originally wanted to sit down with the generals, but when he saw that his lord had guests, he found a place to stand. Hearing that his lord and Cao Cao's son, uncle and nephew were commensurate, he felt a little awkward and said: "My lord, He looks about the same age as Cao Ang, but a generation older."
A soft voice came from beside Zhang Liao, "Who makes the overlord that even Cao Cao respects so young?"
Zhang Liao suddenly turned his head and saw Ma Yunlu. He only took one look at her and didn't dare to look at her again. "Don't look at anything inappropriate. No one else dares to look at my lord's woman."
But Madam is right, who made our lord so young? Even the traitor Cao Cao is afraid.
After Lin Ze and Cao Ang took their seats, he said: "Uncle, my father knows that you can use a pen to draw on paper and has been learning. He drew a picture for you and asked you to evaluate it."
Lin Ze took the scroll and unfolded it. It was a landscape painting. It could be seen that Cao Cao worked hard, but the painting gave people the impression that it was just a child's graffiti. The calligraphy and painting in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was still on the rise. It was only during the Wei and Jin Dynasties that Gu Kaizhi gave the paintings the charm, and Lu Tanwei gave the paintings the bones and muscles. However, he is here, and he is the originator.
Lin Ze looked at it for a long time and said: "That's almost true. My dear nephew, go back and tell your father that ink and wash paintings should be left blank to give people a sense of daydream."
Cao Ang whispered: "To tell you the truth from my uncle, I think it's almost funny. My five-year-old brother Zhi'er says every day that my father's paintings are rubbish."
Lin Ze and Guo Jia looked at each other for a second and laughed heartily.
Lin Zedao: "My dear nephew, I don't know that we are thousands of miles away. Is there anything you can do?"
"To be honest with my uncle, my father is looking for traces of Li Jue recently. We found Li Jue in Luoyang City, and Zhang Ji under his command seems to have gone to Nanyang. The war north of the Yangtze River has ceased. My father hopes to join forces with my uncle. Destroy Li Jue and Zhang Ji."
Guo Jiadao: "Now that Li Jue has completely become a lost dog, Duke Cao can kill him at will. Why should he join forces with us?"
Cao Ang met with Guo Jia and said, "To be honest, my father is now restrained by Yuan Shao on the white horse and cannot be distracted. He is worried about Li Jue's sneak attack on Xuchang, and still hopes that his uncle will take action."
Guo Jia and Lin Ze looked at each other again, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes. Cao Ang really didn't hide his appeal at all, nor did he hide his father's current situation.
In fact, before coming here, Cao Cao told Cao Ang that he could not hide anything from Lin Ze and Guo Jia and must be sincere, otherwise with their brains, if you open your mouth, they can see what you ate last month.
Guo Jiadao: "Nanyang is our foundation. We are united as one. Zhang Ji dares to go to Nanyang. It's a shame! The Tigers Regiment reorganized by Luo Tu want to avenge their shame. Zhang Ji has very little room for survival."
Lin Ze nodded and said, "Yes, I expected Zhang Ji to come to Nanyang. After all, I blinded one of his eyes."
Guo Jia poured a cup of tea for Cao Ang and said: "In the battle of Qu'a, we not only lost 300,000 soldiers, but also countless money and food, and our vitality was severely damaged."
Lin Ze and Guo Jia were acting strangely, not because they were embarrassing the child, but because they wanted to deceive Cao Cao. After all, they and Cao Cao were not comprehensive strategic partners. They did not distinguish between each other. He joined forces with Yuan Shao to attack Beihai and the other. He hasn't explained what happened in Xuzhou yet.
Lin Ze really wanted to get Xuzhou City back, but he couldn't completely break up with Cao Cao, it just depended on what he said.
However, Cao Ang did not panic at all and said: "Uncle, my father wants to marry you as his son and daughter, so he brought his little sister here to see him."
As soon as he finished speaking, two women got off the carriage, a master and a servant, and slowly came forward.
The woman was young, with bright pupils, a crystal complexion, and a skin as smooth as snow. There was a small dimple on her oval face, and she looked slightly shy. She bowed to Lin Ze and said, "Little girl Cao Ting, meet your uncle." .”
Cao Ting?
Lin Ze knew history, but he was not a historian. He knew several of Cao Cao's sons, but of his daughters, he knew that one married the emperor and became a queen, and he didn't know the rest.
But Cao Cao's intention is very obvious. If he wants to be his uncle, wouldn't this mess up the seniority?
Cao Ang introduced: "My maid is the daughter of Dong Cheng. Everyone in the world knows that Dong Cheng and his concubine rebelled against each other. My father rebelled against their three tribes. However, my father protected Dong Cheng's little daughter. She changed her name and became her sister-in-law." He married a maid as a dowry."
Lin Ze said with a smile: "My dear nephew, marriage also depends on human relations. Your father and I are equals. If I marry his daughter, I will be ridiculed by the world."
As Lin Ze spoke, Ma Yunlu stepped forward and stood beside Lin Ze, giving Cao Ang an obvious signal that there was no shortage of beauties around his lord.
But at this moment, Lin Ze accidentally saw the way Guo Jia looked at Cao Ting and Dong Cheng's little daughter. It was like a thief seeing money. Was it love at first sight?
Cao Ang brought Cao Cao's beauty trap, but which of the women around Lin Ze was not the most beautiful in the world? Even Ma Yunlu, who was standing not far away, was not necessarily worse than these two women. Cao Ang was a little flustered.
Lin Ze said: "Xiannephew, let them stay. Go back and tell your father that Li Jue and I were looking for him when I was in Guanzhong. If we don't get rid of him, Dong Zhuo's rebellion will not be over. Let him rest assured." When fighting Yuan Shao, I swear by the 20 million people under my command that I will ensure the stability behind him."
Cao Ang was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Uncle, Bo Yuntian is really righteous. No wonder my father often said that Lin Ze is the best person in the world!"
"Okay, stop saying compliments. If you stay here a few more days, the situation here will stabilize. I will return to the Central Plains with you."
Cao Ang clasped his hands in his fists, bowed to the end, and said, "My nephew, I obey."
This matter was done, and Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief. If his father wanted to compete with Lin Ze, he had to capture Hebei and annex Yuan Shao's land.
Why didn't Lin Ze know? But he had no choice. He couldn't control the rise of Sun Ce and Cao Cao. To suppress Sun Ce would be to let Cao Cao go. Instead of being attacked on both sides, it would be better to make friends with each other and fight each other.
Looking at Cao Ang, Lin Ze always felt that he had forgotten something very important, related to Cao Ang, but he couldn't remember what it was. No one can predict what will happen in the future.
Right now, the most important thing is the spy battle with Jiangdong.
Although Lin Ze's men were almost wiped out in the battle at Qu'a Plain, Zhou Yu was definitely defeated. He returned to Jiangdong and met Sun Ce who was assassinated. With Zhang Zhongjing's treatment, he recovered well.
Now Sun Ce can eat by himself.
Zhou Yu didn't dare to say anything to Sun Ce. He took one look and left first. He went to see Zhang Zhongjing, but saw Zhang Zhongjing packing the medicine box and said: "Sir, I have great kindness to Jiangdong. Jiangdong should serve you. Where do you want to go?" go?"
Zhang Zhongjing said: "The Governor's words are serious. It is the bounden duty of a doctor to treat illnesses and save people. Bo Fu is no longer seriously injured. I will travel around the world to save people in need."
Zhou Yu said: "I see that there are talismans posted everywhere in the Lord's house. Is it because the Madam is excluding the Sir?"
Zhang Zhongjing did not respond, but said: "Although Bo Fu is not seriously injured, he has not recovered after all. He still needs to rest for a hundred days before he is safe. If he is angry, the injury will be difficult to cure."
At this point, Zhou Yu already knew that Wu Guo believed in Yu Ji's ability to cure diseases and did not believe in Zhang Zhongjing, a miracle doctor.
Bo Fu has an impatient temper. Don't be angry. How should you tell him about the frontline matters?
Zhou Yu no longer tried to persuade Zhang Zhongjing to stay, but ordered people to prepare countless gold and silver, and went to Sun Ce's mansion again. Sun Ce sat on the couch and said, "Gong Jin, how is the battle on the front line?"
Zhou Yu said: "Lin Ze came and fought a big battle with us in the Qu'a Plain. Lin Ze personally commanded it, but our Jiangdong warriors killed their 300,000 soldiers. It's a pity that General Gan Ning's Jinfan The army was destroyed in this battle, now we just wait for the master to recover and compete with Lin Ze again!"
Sun Ce was injured on his cheek and could not speak fluently. He said: "Lin Ze has so many powerful generals that even Gan Ning sacrificed his life. His energy is really too great. We must learn from it. There is a natural chasm in the Yangtze River. Within a few years, Lin Ze will fight However, we must cultivate people's livelihood and work hard to train troops. Taishi Ci and Xu Ziwu are generals from Lin Ze. They will not fight Lin Ze with all their strength, but it should not be a problem for them to train troops. Fei Bin of the Eagle Group Army Isn't it on our territory? It just serves as our whetstone."
Zhou Yu was deeply convinced and said, "I captured several female soldiers from Lin Zeyue's Shadow Regiment. What will your lord do with them?"
Sun Ce said: "Lin Ze must have a secret weapon to deal with our Jiangdong, but our scouts on the Jianghuai side are completely unable to survive. They were tortured and asked to tell them what Lin Ze's trump card was! In addition, Jiangdong must work together to There can be no such variable in annihilating the Shanyue tribe."
Zhou Yu nodded and said, "I'll do it right away. My lord, take a good rest. With me here in Jiangdong, you can sit back and relax..."
