[Three Kingdoms] Carnival
Chapter 173
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the white fox howls in the wild.
Pedestrians hurry.
She is a "woman", she shouldn't have gone out late at night, let alone hugged a baby who was still in swaddle.
But she has no choice.
will catch up.If she doesn't run away at night, she will definitely catch up.
The wind blew a corner of the cloth, and suddenly, a loud cry sounded.She was so frightened that she quickly covered the baby's mouth and looked around vigilantly.
Except for the rustling of the grass being blown by the wind, everything is silent, and even the baby's eyes are closed, and it seems to be sleeping soundly.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly lowered her hands.
The fox barks, the fox barks.
Wrapping the child tightly in her arms, she continued to walk forward.
A few miles ahead, there is a small village.
rustle.
Her back felt cold and her pace quickened a lot.
rustle.
But the sound didn't stop.The half-person tall grass shook more and more violently.
rustle.
In approaching, many things are approaching.
rustle.
Not far away, not far away.When she got home, she was safe.
rustle.
right behind.
She dared not run away.At such a short distance, running is only tantamount to death.
There was no other way, she had the courage to turn around, thinking how to get these people to spare her life.
But no one.
The grass is only half the height of a person.If there is someone, no matter how dark the night is, she won't be able to see him at such a close distance.
Her body was stretched like a string that was about to break, and she looked around, looking for the source of the abnormality.
Then she found an eye.
The will-o'-the-wisp flickers.
More eyes, motionless, in the dark grass.
They are watching her.
"Wow!"
The string broke.
She ran forward, and they were chasing after her.
The fox barked again and again, one after another.
Finally, at the last moment when they were about to catch up, she rushed into the village, banging on the door of a house like crazy.
"Open the door! There are ghosts! There are ghosts!"
The door opened.
People inside and outside were stunned, but a question came from inside the room.
"what happened?"
"No, no, someone is here." The tall man replied repeatedly, and then said to her, "If you have anything to do, let's go into the room and talk about it."
She glanced at the stranger suspiciously, and then thought of what happened outside the village just now, hesitated again and again, and walked into the house.
"boom."
She was startled, her eyes widened in horror.
"Close the door, close the door, no effort."
With his hand away from the door, the tall man chuckled, and the lamp in his hand shook, only half of his face was illuminated.
When she got to the back room, she realized that besides the big man who opened the door for him, there were four other people in the room.Among them, a man and a woman are the man's younger brother and younger sister, while the other two are men. Through their introduction, they originally planned to go to Langya County, but seeing that it was getting late, they had to travel for several days. I plan to stay here for one night.
She noticed that the clothes the two of them were wearing, one black and the other blue, although there was no embroidery, they were all made of good materials.Combined with the faint demeanor in their speech and demeanor, they are by no means ordinary people.
"What about you?" the big man asked.Perhaps the lights in the back room were much brighter, and the face with a scar didn't look so scary, but rather simple and honest.
"I, my child fell ill today. I took him to see a doctor. I didn't expect to encounter some troubles on the way back and delayed him until it was dark... I, I also passed by here and wanted to stay overnight."
"You seemed to be yelling outside the house, 'There's a ghost'? Did something happen?"
Her heart tightened and she became alert.It can be seen that the man in blue who asked this question just looked at her calmly and curiously.She couldn't help feeling that she was thinking too much.
So, with lingering fear in her heart, she told all about what happened just now.
"Now that I think about it, I might be scaring myself. It's just a group of wild foxes."
"Don't think about it any more. All in all, you're fine."
She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and secretly thanked the man in Qingshan for his understanding.
"However, is your child okay when something like this happens? Hasn't it been woken up?"
"No, no." She forced a smile, "He drank the 'medicine' from the doctor and slept soundly all the time."
"That's it, that's good."
The man in the blue shirt smiled at her, but she became more and more uncomfortable.
"The meal is ready." The sister of the owner of the house poked her head over from the stove, "Girl, why don't you put your child on the couch in another room, it will be more convenient for you to eat later. Well, over there, the poor house at home Little, I can only wrong you to sleep in the same room with me at night."
"Okay, okay, it's okay."
Hearing this, she felt as if she had been pardoned, and she didn't feel wronged at all.But he suddenly realized something, forced himself to slow down, forced himself to look normal, and walked towards the house.
The moment the door closed, she breathed a sigh of relief, threw the swaddle on the floor, and turned around to open the window.
Run away, run away, you can't stay here for a moment!
"Where is the girl going?"
At this time, no matter how gentle the voice was, it was nothing more than a thunderbolt to her.
She looked at the man in the blue shirt standing in the room, even though he had a good face, she couldn't feel any good feelings for him.
There is only one feeling - haunting.
"I want to open the window to get some air."
"So that's how it is," the man in the green shirt said lightly, "I'm still thinking of a girl because I'm planning to run away. That's right, if a girl wants to run away, she shouldn't leave her child behind. Unless—" He followed the words and bent down to reach out his hand To swaddle.
"do not move!"
As soon as she yelled, she knew it was bad.
In the man's clear eyes, there was a trace of understanding.
"Unless, this is not your child."
"My son, what are you talking about. How could this not be my child, I..."
"You have calluses on your hands, your sleeves are frayed, and the clothes on your body are not made of good materials, but this child's swaddle is made of moiré brocade. Even if you love the child, you can't afford such expensive clothes." But the most obvious thing is your attitude towards your child. The child is sick, and you encounter strange things. The first reaction of an ordinary woman is to check the safety of the child when she arrives at a safe place. Until now, I dare not even look at this child."
"I just forgot..."
"It's not that you forgot, but it's unnecessary." He said, "There's nothing to check for the safety of a dead baby."
"Dead, a dead baby? Then if it's a dead baby and it's not my child, why should I take him with me at the risk!"
"Well... I heard that many babies have been lost in this area recently, and the body of the old lady of the Langya Yu clan is becoming stronger and stronger. Do you know what is related to this?"
She was speechless.
This person clearly knows everything.
"My lord, just let me go." She burst into tears suddenly, "I did this kind of thing because I couldn't live anymore, and this is only the first time, so just let me go."
"Well, then what?"
"what?"
She was not sure what this man meant.The few tears she just squeezed out were crumbling, coupled with her stunned appearance, I didn't feel pity at all, I just thought it was a little funny.
It can be seen that the other party looks like he has been persuaded by himself.
"I will definitely change my past in the future, and never do such an outrageous thing again. Please let me go, my lord!"
"You." The man in the blue shirt shook his head as if he hated iron for being weak, "You only want to survive yourself, but you don't leave me a way to survive, so I have no excuse to convince myself to let you go."
"What are you talking about, I didn't..."
"Aren't you going to remind me one more thing?" The man in the green shirt came closer, lowered his head and looked at her with a smile, "For example, those three people who live here are not good people or something?"
"Don't say you don't know anything anymore." Before she wanted to deny it, he stopped her one step further, "In this village, this house is not very close to the entrance of the village. You met a ghost in the forest. , knocking on the door of this room in despair, obviously not in a panic, but just like ordinary people, subconsciously wanting to hide back to the place that you think is the most familiar and safest, which is your home. But you didn't expect that when you knocked on the door, The people standing at the door were not family members, but a few strangers who claimed to be the owners of this room. I think you realized from then on that the three brothers and sisters were either bandits or mountain thieves, so you lied that you were just Passing by, I wanted to take the opportunity to escape just now. But—”
The man in the blue shirt lowered his head an inch, so that she could see the clear smile in the other's eyes.
Just like he can also hear her thundering heartbeat.
"However, have you ever thought that if only your family met bandits, how would they dare to live here openly, without fear of being discovered by other villagers? Unless, it is not only your family members who were killed by bandits, but also There is an entire village. If you escape through this window, I believe you will be caught by other bandits in the village within a few steps. These rough people are not as kind-hearted as I am."
How much she hoped that this person was just trying to scare her so that she would not dare to run away.But she couldn't do it, she was so clear that every word this person said lightly was not wrong.
When death was approaching, her fear suddenly faded.
"You're right, this is my home. I did find out early on that there was something wrong with those three people."
"And you keep silent, are you planning to use us to delay those three people from escaping?"
"Is it still useful to say this now?" She smiled wryly, taking it for granted, "I'm afraid they killed my husband and children a long time ago. We are all dead too. The old people say that doing this is harmful to Yin and morality, no Thinking of this retribution coming so quickly."
"You are the one who is going to die, not us." The man in the green shirt straightened up, blinking innocently, "Think about it, if these bandits were really vicious, we should have been stopped at the entrance of the village, but me and that My friend, not only came to this house, but also lived to this day. That means that these bandits must have encountered some problems themselves. Seeing our extraordinary clothes, they thought we might be descendants of aristocratic families, so they pretended to be villagers. Tomorrow morning Send us away safely. These bandits don't dare to provoke the family, so they plan to let us go, but if they are just a village woman, do you think they will be so kind?"
Her eyes widened suddenly.That's right, even if they can live in peace until tomorrow morning, only this person and his friends can leave.And before she took a few steps out of the village, she would be caught up by bandits and killed.And it is impossible for her to follow this person all the time, because he already knows everything and will definitely send herself to the government.That is also a capital offense.
A raging rage suddenly ignited in her heart, and she forgot even her fear.
Why!Why is she the only one who is going to die!
Yes, as long as she tells those bandits that these two people already know the identity of the bandits, even if they are descendants of aristocratic families, the bandits will have no choice but to kill them!
Since no matter what she chooses, it will lead to a dead end, so she can die and let this person and that person outside the house come and be buried with her!
The extreme injustice aroused extreme anger, and she didn't know where the courage came from, but she pushed away the person in front of her who had driven her to a corner, and strode out of the house.
But the man in the blue shirt didn't stop him, he just straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes unhurriedly, looked at her back, smiled and shook his head.
"However, this woman thought she was going to die anyway, so she planned to tell the bandits everything and die together. But when she opened the door, she saw more than a dozen bandits lying in the room. , blood was flowing all over the ground. There was only one person, sitting on the table calmly and drinking warm wine. She was so frightened that she felt that this person was very heroic. The person who single-handedly killed more than a dozen bandits was actually the friend of the man in green shirt. At this time, the man heard the sound, put down his wine glass, glanced at it lightly, and immediately frightened the two of the women. Fighting with each other, almost fainting..."
"stop!"
"Young Master Yu, why are you yelling stop, I just got to the point!"
"Miss Boss, I just wanted to ask you how the case was finally tried by the government, but you have been talking to me for more than half an hour."
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I'm just telling you the woman's confession."
"...Can you tell me the result directly?"
"Oh, it's too boring to just talk about the process. I can't tell the customer directly. In the end, the woman was beheaded, and the blood was bloody. I can't do this business."
When you said that the blood flowed all over the place just now, I didn't see how embarrassing it was.
Guo Jia secretly slandered, and heard the proprietress say: "But there is something that I didn't tell you, so you must not know."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Well--" the proprietress swallowed her words, deliberately whetting his appetite.Guo Jia had no choice but to say a few words of flattery to her before she was willing to continue, "The baby that was stolen was actually not dead, it was just too weak so it was temporarily out of breath. This child belongs to the Gu family. I heard that the Gu family Because of this incident, Madam was almost overwhelmed with grief, and she was about to die, but at noon the next day, the child was sent back safe and sound, and there was an extra wooden sign in the swaddle, guess what the word was on it?"
"..."
Guo Jia didn't want to guess.Because the wooden sign was put in by himself.
"The inscription on it turned out to be—"Zhengxi"!" The proprietress became excited, and her voice suddenly became louder, "The person who wiped out more than a dozen bandits and rescued Huihui's children was actually the famous General Zhengxi! Thinking that he came to our Langya! The Gu family is paying a lot of money these days, so I want to invite General Zhengxi to come to our house and thank him in person. I heard that they plan to build a temple for him in the suburbs and offer incense forever!"
"... I guess, no matter how much gold you have, you won't be able to invite this General Zhengxi."
"Of course!" The proprietress's voice just now clearly attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant. As soon as Guo Jia's words came out, there was a drinker beside him. When it was cold, he killed the Qiang King Rong with his own strength; in Jingzhou, when he met someone who was sick and destitute, he gave him a thousand gold; a few years ago, he seemed to have just wiped out bandits in several counties. As for what? Drawing swords to help each other, donating righteousness to donate money, and heroes saving beauty are countless, such heroes are not something that the Gu family can meet casually, even the King Wei of Yecheng might not be able to invite him."
"It is really a blessing for Langya that General Zhengxi has come to Langya County!"
The drinkers gathered together and shared the information they had learned about General Zhengxi.Naturally, Guo Jia would not gather there, so he continued to listen to the proprietress chatting with him: "But it's a pity, because General Zhengxi is too difficult to recruit. Up to now, except for those prisoners, few people have seen his true face. Well, not many of those prisoners survived, so that until now, everyone doesn’t know what General Zhengxi looks like. They only know that every time he does a righteous deed, he will leave a wooden plaque engraved with "Zhengxi"... Oh, I really want to see him."
"Boss, you look like this..." Guo Jia looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but teased, "No
It seems that he wants to see the General Zhengxi, and it seems that he wants to see his sweetheart. "
"Oh!" The proprietress gave him an angry look, her eyes sparkling, "I do this too often. Didn't you listen to the nursery rhyme sung by the children in the streets, 'Everyone strives to marry Zheng Xilang', such a hero, who knows? My daughter doesn't expect him to be her husband."
"Pfft, I will definitely tell you this."
"what?"
"Cough, it's nothing." Guo Jia covered his face with a fan and tried to warn himself not to laugh too exaggeratedly.Just at this time, the people in the restaurant delivered the wine he ordered, and he got up with the wine, "The wine is ready, so I'll go back first, so that the family members won't be in a hurry."
"I know, it's the young master's wife, right? I don't know how beautiful it is, so that people like the young master can think about it all the time."
"The Zhengxi General you've longed for is He Zi'se, and he is He Zi'se."
"Young master, you are really! You just know how to tease me!" The proprietress was angry, but her face was half red.She quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Young Master just promised me that I will tell you about Langya, and you will tell me how to make this folding fan next time you come, don't forget."
"Understood, I will remember." Guo Jia responded, and couldn't help being a little curious, "Why are you so interested in folding fans?"
"Ordinary feather fans are both troublesome to hold and break quickly, so they can't compare to this folding fan." Speaking of this, the proprietress suddenly paused, hooked her hands, and let Guo Jia listen to her.Then she said in a low voice: "Besides, I heard that Mr. Guo Jiaguo in Yecheng has a folding fan like yours. Many young scholars in Langya, especially those of the great masters, admire his flair. , I want to match the same fan, if I know how to make it, wouldn’t I be able to earn a lot of money.”
"I've only heard of Lin Zongjin, but today there is a Guogong fan." Guo Jia was a little bit dumbfounded, "But, do Xuzhou people not mind?"
"Huh? Mind what?"
"Back then, this Mr. Guo slaughtered Pengcheng and flooded Xiapi, have you forgotten?"
"Ah, this... It's been more than 20 years, and I don't know very well. Besides, everyone can live a peaceful life now because of King Wei's campaigns in the north and south. Wars always kill people. Well, that's... no wonder that Mr. Guo."
After finishing speaking, the proprietress couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She didn't understand the important affairs of the court, but what she said was true, so she didn't feel guilty.But this Mr. Yu, after hearing her words, kept looking at her with complicated eyes.Until she couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to ask more questions, but saw the person in front of her smiling.
"You're right. Next time, next time, I will definitely tell you how to make this folding fan."
"A word is settled!"
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Yecheng Tongque Terrace
"The counties of Beihai, Gaomi, and Le'an in Qingzhou haven't rained for months, and the water has dried up. The prefect made a petition and asked whether this year's tax can be reduced or exempted."
"The taxes in these counties are all exempted, and some food will be transferred from other places to relieve the disaster. If the state is a shepherd, although the drought is a natural disaster, it is often caused by people in the end. Let him handle the disaster relief himself. If he does well, even if he is not guilty, the imperial court will reward him heavily; if something goes wrong, the crime will be aggravated."
"Hanzhong Wudu wrote a letter, and asked to bring 5 people from the tribe to move to Tianshui County and Fufeng County."
"The terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous, and the matter is of great importance. It is difficult to rely on the Han army alone to be infallible. It is still necessary to rely on Qiang Di... I wrote a letter in the tone of my father, comforting the Di people in Wudu, and rewarding them generously. Regarding the relocation, the chief will understand the meaning of the court."
"This is a letter from Liu Shizhong. He asked you to pay more attention to Ji Yin and Wei Tie. He said that this person is good at talking, accustomed to hypocrisy, not based on learning, and only makes friends as a career. He may cause catastrophe. Take precautions."
"Wei Xi? What did Zi Yang say—?"
"It's the one recommended by Zhong Xiangguo."
"Oh, it's him. I've met a few times. I don't know the art of war if I don't understand the current affairs. It's just better to have a bit of literary talent and eloquence. It won't make a difference. After all, he was recommended by the prime minister, so it's not good to punish him for no reason. Let's wait and see for a while. Bar."
"Liu Chan, the son of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang..."
"Zhongda!" Cao Pi called with his face crossed, "How many more?"
"Not many more." Sima Yi flipped through the bamboo slips on the verdict, "There are more than forty copies left, so it's gone."
"Forty or so copies?! Just?!" Cao Pi's face was full of bitterness, "Can you..."
"I can't." I had expected what Cao Pi was going to say, and before he could finish, Sima Yi categorically rejected him, "Hunting friends, writing poems, and meeting friends, we have to wait until you finish handling these official documents, my son."
Seeing that he had no hope of convincing Sima Yi, Cao Pi had no choice but to save the country: "Ji Zhong, help me persuade Zhong Da."
"No, you won't be able to persuade Zihuan, let alone him." Wu Zhi suppressed a smile and tried to comfort him, "Actually, Zhongda just came to read it, and Zihuan you approved it, which has saved a lot of time. Four A dozen or so is not too much, within two hours, Zihuan should be able to deal with it, and if it is still dark at that time, we will go out with Zihuan to play."
"..."
"Your Majesty, you must not be contemptuous of the important affairs of the country." Chen Qun also persuaded him earnestly, "Besides, when the King of Wei was not in Yecheng, he was willing to rest assured that he would hand over the full power of state affairs to the Majesty. Take it seriously, don't let King Wei down."
Don't let King Wei down...
What Chen Qun said reminded Cao Pi of many things.Six years ago, that is, in the 18th year of Jian'an, Ma Chao, who was a hostage in Yecheng, fled back to Liangzhou. Outside Yizhou, Han Sui and other Liangzhou generals were beheaded, and they moved to Qiangdi to live with the Han people, completely realizing peace on the western front.Taking advantage of this great victory, Emperor Han issued an order to allow Cao Cao to pay homage without being named, and to go to the palace with his sword on his shoes, just like the story of Xiao He.Soon after, Cao Cao was canonized as the king of Wei, with [-] households in the city and Yecheng, the camp capital.
What surprised everyone was that Cao Cao, who was so powerful, not only did not proclaim himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but saw that the world was peaceful, and there would be no more wars in a few years, so he simply took Guo Jia away. Going to Yecheng is called visiting the people, but in fact it is a trip to the mountains and rivers. I only go back to Yecheng every few months or even more than a year.Cao Pi still remembers that at the very beginning, Cao Cao sincerely entrusted him with full power of state affairs, how excited he was by his father's trust.However, six years have passed, and now, when Cao Cao handed over the Seal of King Wei to him, he felt so still that he even wanted to cry.
But there is no way, he is the crown prince, he can't lead the army to kill a bandit like Cao Zhang today, find someone to hunt tomorrow, and he can't travel around like Cao Zhi.He still remembered that day, when the poems and fus written by Cao Zhi had just been delivered to him, Cao Zhang walked into the hall with the roe deer he had hunted, looked around at the piles of official documents, and looked at the book holding the brocade silk. With a bitter face and deep hatred, he said bluntly:
"Second brother, you are too miserable."
"...It's okay, the second brother is used to it."
Even if he is not used to it now, with his father's irresponsibility in the past few years, he will get used to it sooner or later.
"Zihuan, Zihuan?" Wu Zhi called out two or three times, before Cao Pi came back to his senses.He took a few deep breaths, and when he was about to ask what was the matter, he listened to Wu Zhizhi, "This official document is quite interesting. It was written by Xuzhou Mu. He said that a ranger known as 'General Zhengxi' came to Xuzhou, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Please show me, King Wei."
"Pi, the general who conquered the West, has heard of it, and there are many rumors about him among the people. But in Xuzhou..." Cao Pi frowned slightly, "Zhongda, before father and Mr. Fish? I remember this fish is only found in the East China Sea, could it be—"
"It shouldn't be them." Sima Yi said.
Cao Pi was puzzled: "How do you know?"
"Because it was written in Xuzhou Mu's memorial that it is said among the people that General Zhengxi is tall and tall, and he is eight feet tall. Come to think of it..."
"Ji Zhong!" Chen Qun said lightly.This kind of joke is too rude for His Holiness, even though in practical terms, it does work.
"Okay, okay, Ji Zhong, this time it's your slip of the tongue, don't make an example." Cao Pi smoothed things over and gave up his guess, "Since it has nothing to do with my father, let Xuzhou Mu handle it according to his discretion. But you might as well tell him more In a word, a chivalrous man violates the prohibition, but if he does not violate the prohibition, there is no need to be too nervous."
"Yes."
"Liu Chan, the son of Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, wrote a letter..."
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In the 24th year of Jian'an, autumn is full of vibes.Ordinary alleys, hometown people, see the maple leaves are all dyed, and the begonia flowers are like fire.
"Why have you been here for so long?"
"Chat with the proprietress, I forgot the time." Putting the wine on the table, Guo Jia took the opportunity to sit down next to someone, "Guess, what did we talk about?"
"Let's think about it... If you want to inquire about a good place to find flowers and ask willows, it won't take so long; if the proprietress of the wine shop is dead, you are reluctant to come back so early. It seems that the proprietress can only tell about the famous Zheng The deeds of General Xi made Feng Xiao so fascinated and fascinated, he delayed going home until this hour."
Shameless old.
Guo Jia secretly rolled his eyes.Thinking back when he just left Yecheng, it was Cao Cao who tried his best to reject his proposal, saying that doing righteous deeds and doing good deeds is the responsibility of human beings, and one should not seek fame or seek fame, but now he is boasting all day long.A few days ago in Yangzhou, when Cao Cao saw Hunger and Cold donated more than a hundred dollars, he turned around and used the rest of the money to make a wooden sign with Zhengxi engraved on it. After drinking for a while, he might not even have a drink.
Of course, Guo Jia's complaints are only temporary, and it's not even clear whether they are complaints or not.After all, in the past few years, he has traveled all over the world as a hero and a hero. He has fun all the way, and his interest is no less than that of Cao Cao.Hearing others praise General Zhengxi as a great hero, he was indeed as Cao Cao said, he was fascinated and in a great mood when he heard it.That's why he listened with interest even though the proprietress had told him what he had known for a long time, until later when he saw that it was really late, he could only interrupt the proprietress with unsatisfactory intentions.
When he persuaded Cao Cao to leave Yecheng, he said a word:
"If you have perfected the people of the world, then Jia will perfect you."
No matter whether it is power over the world or being a hero, a prince, a general or a knight in the rivers and lakes, you can't have both, but he wants to let Cao Cao have both.
At this time, a little white fluffy fox suddenly appeared from the pile of fallen leaves under the tree.It squinted its eyes half-closed, as if it had just woken up, suddenly saw a touch of blue, ran over quickly and jumped into the wine jar beside Guo Jia... which Cao Cao had just opened.
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing: "It seems that this little thing, like its owner, is a complete alcoholic."
"It's not that you fed it wine back then!" Guo Jia lifted the little white fox out of the jar, and for a moment didn't know whether to feel sorry for the wine or the little guy who had gone astray.
This white fox was picked up by them more than ten days ago.At that time they had just dealt with the group of bandits who slaughtered the village, Guo Jia enthusiastically proposed to go to the forest where the peasant woman said there were ghosts.As a result, they waited all night and saw nothing supernatural. Instead, they encountered this injured little white fox when they were about to leave, and Guo Jia kept it by his side to raise it.As for the wine, one day when we were having dinner, the little fox came to the table just in time. Cao Cao fed it some wine on a whim, but unexpectedly it snatched the bowl and drank it all. .Since then, whenever he sees wine, this little guy runs very fast.In Cao Cao's words, if Guo Jia hadn't been standing in front of him, he would have thought that this white fox was Guo Jiacheng.
The little fox was soaked in wine, and did not forget to lick the wine left on his front paws.However, the wine was still a bit strong for it, and after a while, it became dazed, Guo Jia hugged it in his arms, wrapped it with its tail, and fell asleep.
"Speaking of which, we haven't given it a name yet." Guo Jia gently wiped the little fox's fur with his sleeve, "What do you think of Meng De?"
Cao Cao propped his chin and thought for a while: "Why don't you name it 'Fengze'?"
"Fengze?" The name is Ya, but it doesn't seem to resemble the drunk fox in Guo Jia's arms, "What does this mean?"
"There is a wind in the lake, which is Zhongfu. It is said that 'the singing crane is in the shade, and its son is with it.'"
"I have a good jue, and I will share it with you."
Cao Cao is not naming the white fox.
Guo Jia hated herself for being a fox all the time.Just a word, and he was almost drunk before drinking.
"Jia heard an interesting story from the proprietress today." He tried to win back the whole city, "Nowadays folk children are spreading the word, 'everyone is competing to marry Zheng Xilang'. Unfortunately, Mengde can't bear the favor of these beauties. "
"Why?" Knowing that Guo Jia wanted him to say that although General Zhengxi was a hero, he already had a sweetheart, so he had no choice but to disappoint the hearts of women all over the world.But Cao Cao wanted to pretend to be confused. After all, there were not many opportunities to get cheap from Guo Jia.
Unexpectedly, Guo Jia was not as embarrassed as he expected.After listening to his words, he was like a prey hooked, his eyes rolled, and there was a deep smile between his brows and eyes:
"There is a folk proverb that a man is based on the eighth month, and the teeth are born at the age of eight, and the teeth are destroyed at the age of eight. At the age of two, 86, the yang path is clear, and at the eighth, 64, the yang path is perfect. The general is now 65 years old, this yang path—"
Before he could say more words, Cao Cao resolutely closed his glib mouth, but he didn't know that the words were not finished, but they were more meaningful.
It seems that he was too soft-hearted last night to let this fox demon have the leisure to stir up trouble here.
The little fox was awakened by this movement, and jumped aside from Guo Jia's arms.There was still some drunkenness in its eyes, and it took a long time before it gradually saw the scene in front of it clearly. It blushed suddenly, shrank into the scattered clothes, and buried its head tightly in the fluffy clothes. in the tail.
It's just a baby.
The wind is light and the sun is warm, the falling petals are colorful, the willows are pink and the willows are green, and the singing of warblers is melodious.It's full of autumn, but it's just the right time for spring.
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"It's finally over."
After processing the last official document, Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief. The more than 40 official documents took much less time than he expected, mainly because several of them were all about what auspiciousness appeared under Chen's rule, how the country's fortune was prosperous, and a bunch of criticisms against Cao Cao. ’ hypocritical flattery.Cao Pi doesn't need to read such memorials carefully, he just needs to ask Wu Zhi to write down the names of these people, and when Cao Cao returns to Yecheng in the future, he will be rewarded or punished.
"It's still early, where does Zihuan want to go?"
"Go to visit Zhongxuan first. I heard that he was ill a few days ago. Unfortunately, there have been too many things recently, and I have not had time to visit him. I don't know if he is well. If he is well, let him come with us tomorrow. Go out to hunt." After speaking, he did not forget to say to Sima Yi, "Zhongda will go with us."
"Yi..."
It's a pity that this time Cao Pi didn't give Sima Yi an opportunity to make an excuse to decline like the previous few times. Before Sima Yi could say anything, he walked out of the room with Wu Zhi.Sima Yi had no choice but to stand up reluctantly.
Chen Qun was sent to deal with other important tasks half an hour ago.If he is still there, he will definitely comfort Sima Yi, he is regarded as a close friend by his son, how lucky and rare he is for his ministers and his family.
But he really didn't want to comment on those sad and tactful poems anymore!
When he got up, there was a ringing sound in his waist.It was the jade ring that Mrs. Zhen gave Cao Pi as a farewell, and Cao Pi sent someone to give it to him later.After the matter was over, he wanted to return the jade ring to Cao Pi, but Cao Pi insisted on asking him to accept it.He wanted a jade ring, it didn't matter, so he didn't make any further excuses.Unexpectedly, one day later, when Cao Pi saw him wearing a jade robe around his waist, he would look unhappy again.He wanted to take it off, but Cao Pi refused even more, and ordered him to take it with him every day from that day forward, and refused to leave his body for a moment.
In Sima Yi's eyes, Cao Pi's temper was sometimes the same as the poems he wrote, with twists and turns, which was very troublesome.So much so that until now, he has not figured out exactly what Cao Pi's actions meant.
Let him be happy.
Putting the jade robe back on his waist, he sighed deeply, and followed up.
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Pedestrians hurry.
She is a "woman", she shouldn't have gone out late at night, let alone hugged a baby who was still in swaddle.
But she has no choice.
will catch up.If she doesn't run away at night, she will definitely catch up.
The wind blew a corner of the cloth, and suddenly, a loud cry sounded.She was so frightened that she quickly covered the baby's mouth and looked around vigilantly.
Except for the rustling of the grass being blown by the wind, everything is silent, and even the baby's eyes are closed, and it seems to be sleeping soundly.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly lowered her hands.
The fox barks, the fox barks.
Wrapping the child tightly in her arms, she continued to walk forward.
A few miles ahead, there is a small village.
rustle.
Her back felt cold and her pace quickened a lot.
rustle.
But the sound didn't stop.The half-person tall grass shook more and more violently.
rustle.
In approaching, many things are approaching.
rustle.
Not far away, not far away.When she got home, she was safe.
rustle.
right behind.
She dared not run away.At such a short distance, running is only tantamount to death.
There was no other way, she had the courage to turn around, thinking how to get these people to spare her life.
But no one.
The grass is only half the height of a person.If there is someone, no matter how dark the night is, she won't be able to see him at such a close distance.
Her body was stretched like a string that was about to break, and she looked around, looking for the source of the abnormality.
Then she found an eye.
The will-o'-the-wisp flickers.
More eyes, motionless, in the dark grass.
They are watching her.
"Wow!"
The string broke.
She ran forward, and they were chasing after her.
The fox barked again and again, one after another.
Finally, at the last moment when they were about to catch up, she rushed into the village, banging on the door of a house like crazy.
"Open the door! There are ghosts! There are ghosts!"
The door opened.
People inside and outside were stunned, but a question came from inside the room.
"what happened?"
"No, no, someone is here." The tall man replied repeatedly, and then said to her, "If you have anything to do, let's go into the room and talk about it."
She glanced at the stranger suspiciously, and then thought of what happened outside the village just now, hesitated again and again, and walked into the house.
"boom."
She was startled, her eyes widened in horror.
"Close the door, close the door, no effort."
With his hand away from the door, the tall man chuckled, and the lamp in his hand shook, only half of his face was illuminated.
When she got to the back room, she realized that besides the big man who opened the door for him, there were four other people in the room.Among them, a man and a woman are the man's younger brother and younger sister, while the other two are men. Through their introduction, they originally planned to go to Langya County, but seeing that it was getting late, they had to travel for several days. I plan to stay here for one night.
She noticed that the clothes the two of them were wearing, one black and the other blue, although there was no embroidery, they were all made of good materials.Combined with the faint demeanor in their speech and demeanor, they are by no means ordinary people.
"What about you?" the big man asked.Perhaps the lights in the back room were much brighter, and the face with a scar didn't look so scary, but rather simple and honest.
"I, my child fell ill today. I took him to see a doctor. I didn't expect to encounter some troubles on the way back and delayed him until it was dark... I, I also passed by here and wanted to stay overnight."
"You seemed to be yelling outside the house, 'There's a ghost'? Did something happen?"
Her heart tightened and she became alert.It can be seen that the man in blue who asked this question just looked at her calmly and curiously.She couldn't help feeling that she was thinking too much.
So, with lingering fear in her heart, she told all about what happened just now.
"Now that I think about it, I might be scaring myself. It's just a group of wild foxes."
"Don't think about it any more. All in all, you're fine."
She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and secretly thanked the man in Qingshan for his understanding.
"However, is your child okay when something like this happens? Hasn't it been woken up?"
"No, no." She forced a smile, "He drank the 'medicine' from the doctor and slept soundly all the time."
"That's it, that's good."
The man in the blue shirt smiled at her, but she became more and more uncomfortable.
"The meal is ready." The sister of the owner of the house poked her head over from the stove, "Girl, why don't you put your child on the couch in another room, it will be more convenient for you to eat later. Well, over there, the poor house at home Little, I can only wrong you to sleep in the same room with me at night."
"Okay, okay, it's okay."
Hearing this, she felt as if she had been pardoned, and she didn't feel wronged at all.But he suddenly realized something, forced himself to slow down, forced himself to look normal, and walked towards the house.
The moment the door closed, she breathed a sigh of relief, threw the swaddle on the floor, and turned around to open the window.
Run away, run away, you can't stay here for a moment!
"Where is the girl going?"
At this time, no matter how gentle the voice was, it was nothing more than a thunderbolt to her.
She looked at the man in the blue shirt standing in the room, even though he had a good face, she couldn't feel any good feelings for him.
There is only one feeling - haunting.
"I want to open the window to get some air."
"So that's how it is," the man in the green shirt said lightly, "I'm still thinking of a girl because I'm planning to run away. That's right, if a girl wants to run away, she shouldn't leave her child behind. Unless—" He followed the words and bent down to reach out his hand To swaddle.
"do not move!"
As soon as she yelled, she knew it was bad.
In the man's clear eyes, there was a trace of understanding.
"Unless, this is not your child."
"My son, what are you talking about. How could this not be my child, I..."
"You have calluses on your hands, your sleeves are frayed, and the clothes on your body are not made of good materials, but this child's swaddle is made of moiré brocade. Even if you love the child, you can't afford such expensive clothes." But the most obvious thing is your attitude towards your child. The child is sick, and you encounter strange things. The first reaction of an ordinary woman is to check the safety of the child when she arrives at a safe place. Until now, I dare not even look at this child."
"I just forgot..."
"It's not that you forgot, but it's unnecessary." He said, "There's nothing to check for the safety of a dead baby."
"Dead, a dead baby? Then if it's a dead baby and it's not my child, why should I take him with me at the risk!"
"Well... I heard that many babies have been lost in this area recently, and the body of the old lady of the Langya Yu clan is becoming stronger and stronger. Do you know what is related to this?"
She was speechless.
This person clearly knows everything.
"My lord, just let me go." She burst into tears suddenly, "I did this kind of thing because I couldn't live anymore, and this is only the first time, so just let me go."
"Well, then what?"
"what?"
She was not sure what this man meant.The few tears she just squeezed out were crumbling, coupled with her stunned appearance, I didn't feel pity at all, I just thought it was a little funny.
It can be seen that the other party looks like he has been persuaded by himself.
"I will definitely change my past in the future, and never do such an outrageous thing again. Please let me go, my lord!"
"You." The man in the blue shirt shook his head as if he hated iron for being weak, "You only want to survive yourself, but you don't leave me a way to survive, so I have no excuse to convince myself to let you go."
"What are you talking about, I didn't..."
"Aren't you going to remind me one more thing?" The man in the green shirt came closer, lowered his head and looked at her with a smile, "For example, those three people who live here are not good people or something?"
"Don't say you don't know anything anymore." Before she wanted to deny it, he stopped her one step further, "In this village, this house is not very close to the entrance of the village. You met a ghost in the forest. , knocking on the door of this room in despair, obviously not in a panic, but just like ordinary people, subconsciously wanting to hide back to the place that you think is the most familiar and safest, which is your home. But you didn't expect that when you knocked on the door, The people standing at the door were not family members, but a few strangers who claimed to be the owners of this room. I think you realized from then on that the three brothers and sisters were either bandits or mountain thieves, so you lied that you were just Passing by, I wanted to take the opportunity to escape just now. But—”
The man in the blue shirt lowered his head an inch, so that she could see the clear smile in the other's eyes.
Just like he can also hear her thundering heartbeat.
"However, have you ever thought that if only your family met bandits, how would they dare to live here openly, without fear of being discovered by other villagers? Unless, it is not only your family members who were killed by bandits, but also There is an entire village. If you escape through this window, I believe you will be caught by other bandits in the village within a few steps. These rough people are not as kind-hearted as I am."
How much she hoped that this person was just trying to scare her so that she would not dare to run away.But she couldn't do it, she was so clear that every word this person said lightly was not wrong.
When death was approaching, her fear suddenly faded.
"You're right, this is my home. I did find out early on that there was something wrong with those three people."
"And you keep silent, are you planning to use us to delay those three people from escaping?"
"Is it still useful to say this now?" She smiled wryly, taking it for granted, "I'm afraid they killed my husband and children a long time ago. We are all dead too. The old people say that doing this is harmful to Yin and morality, no Thinking of this retribution coming so quickly."
"You are the one who is going to die, not us." The man in the green shirt straightened up, blinking innocently, "Think about it, if these bandits were really vicious, we should have been stopped at the entrance of the village, but me and that My friend, not only came to this house, but also lived to this day. That means that these bandits must have encountered some problems themselves. Seeing our extraordinary clothes, they thought we might be descendants of aristocratic families, so they pretended to be villagers. Tomorrow morning Send us away safely. These bandits don't dare to provoke the family, so they plan to let us go, but if they are just a village woman, do you think they will be so kind?"
Her eyes widened suddenly.That's right, even if they can live in peace until tomorrow morning, only this person and his friends can leave.And before she took a few steps out of the village, she would be caught up by bandits and killed.And it is impossible for her to follow this person all the time, because he already knows everything and will definitely send herself to the government.That is also a capital offense.
A raging rage suddenly ignited in her heart, and she forgot even her fear.
Why!Why is she the only one who is going to die!
Yes, as long as she tells those bandits that these two people already know the identity of the bandits, even if they are descendants of aristocratic families, the bandits will have no choice but to kill them!
Since no matter what she chooses, it will lead to a dead end, so she can die and let this person and that person outside the house come and be buried with her!
The extreme injustice aroused extreme anger, and she didn't know where the courage came from, but she pushed away the person in front of her who had driven her to a corner, and strode out of the house.
But the man in the blue shirt didn't stop him, he just straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes unhurriedly, looked at her back, smiled and shook his head.
"However, this woman thought she was going to die anyway, so she planned to tell the bandits everything and die together. But when she opened the door, she saw more than a dozen bandits lying in the room. , blood was flowing all over the ground. There was only one person, sitting on the table calmly and drinking warm wine. She was so frightened that she felt that this person was very heroic. The person who single-handedly killed more than a dozen bandits was actually the friend of the man in green shirt. At this time, the man heard the sound, put down his wine glass, glanced at it lightly, and immediately frightened the two of the women. Fighting with each other, almost fainting..."
"stop!"
"Young Master Yu, why are you yelling stop, I just got to the point!"
"Miss Boss, I just wanted to ask you how the case was finally tried by the government, but you have been talking to me for more than half an hour."
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I'm just telling you the woman's confession."
"...Can you tell me the result directly?"
"Oh, it's too boring to just talk about the process. I can't tell the customer directly. In the end, the woman was beheaded, and the blood was bloody. I can't do this business."
When you said that the blood flowed all over the place just now, I didn't see how embarrassing it was.
Guo Jia secretly slandered, and heard the proprietress say: "But there is something that I didn't tell you, so you must not know."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Well--" the proprietress swallowed her words, deliberately whetting his appetite.Guo Jia had no choice but to say a few words of flattery to her before she was willing to continue, "The baby that was stolen was actually not dead, it was just too weak so it was temporarily out of breath. This child belongs to the Gu family. I heard that the Gu family Because of this incident, Madam was almost overwhelmed with grief, and she was about to die, but at noon the next day, the child was sent back safe and sound, and there was an extra wooden sign in the swaddle, guess what the word was on it?"
"..."
Guo Jia didn't want to guess.Because the wooden sign was put in by himself.
"The inscription on it turned out to be—"Zhengxi"!" The proprietress became excited, and her voice suddenly became louder, "The person who wiped out more than a dozen bandits and rescued Huihui's children was actually the famous General Zhengxi! Thinking that he came to our Langya! The Gu family is paying a lot of money these days, so I want to invite General Zhengxi to come to our house and thank him in person. I heard that they plan to build a temple for him in the suburbs and offer incense forever!"
"... I guess, no matter how much gold you have, you won't be able to invite this General Zhengxi."
"Of course!" The proprietress's voice just now clearly attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant. As soon as Guo Jia's words came out, there was a drinker beside him. When it was cold, he killed the Qiang King Rong with his own strength; in Jingzhou, when he met someone who was sick and destitute, he gave him a thousand gold; a few years ago, he seemed to have just wiped out bandits in several counties. As for what? Drawing swords to help each other, donating righteousness to donate money, and heroes saving beauty are countless, such heroes are not something that the Gu family can meet casually, even the King Wei of Yecheng might not be able to invite him."
"It is really a blessing for Langya that General Zhengxi has come to Langya County!"
The drinkers gathered together and shared the information they had learned about General Zhengxi.Naturally, Guo Jia would not gather there, so he continued to listen to the proprietress chatting with him: "But it's a pity, because General Zhengxi is too difficult to recruit. Up to now, except for those prisoners, few people have seen his true face. Well, not many of those prisoners survived, so that until now, everyone doesn’t know what General Zhengxi looks like. They only know that every time he does a righteous deed, he will leave a wooden plaque engraved with "Zhengxi"... Oh, I really want to see him."
"Boss, you look like this..." Guo Jia looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but teased, "No
It seems that he wants to see the General Zhengxi, and it seems that he wants to see his sweetheart. "
"Oh!" The proprietress gave him an angry look, her eyes sparkling, "I do this too often. Didn't you listen to the nursery rhyme sung by the children in the streets, 'Everyone strives to marry Zheng Xilang', such a hero, who knows? My daughter doesn't expect him to be her husband."
"Pfft, I will definitely tell you this."
"what?"
"Cough, it's nothing." Guo Jia covered his face with a fan and tried to warn himself not to laugh too exaggeratedly.Just at this time, the people in the restaurant delivered the wine he ordered, and he got up with the wine, "The wine is ready, so I'll go back first, so that the family members won't be in a hurry."
"I know, it's the young master's wife, right? I don't know how beautiful it is, so that people like the young master can think about it all the time."
"The Zhengxi General you've longed for is He Zi'se, and he is He Zi'se."
"Young master, you are really! You just know how to tease me!" The proprietress was angry, but her face was half red.She quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Young Master just promised me that I will tell you about Langya, and you will tell me how to make this folding fan next time you come, don't forget."
"Understood, I will remember." Guo Jia responded, and couldn't help being a little curious, "Why are you so interested in folding fans?"
"Ordinary feather fans are both troublesome to hold and break quickly, so they can't compare to this folding fan." Speaking of this, the proprietress suddenly paused, hooked her hands, and let Guo Jia listen to her.Then she said in a low voice: "Besides, I heard that Mr. Guo Jiaguo in Yecheng has a folding fan like yours. Many young scholars in Langya, especially those of the great masters, admire his flair. , I want to match the same fan, if I know how to make it, wouldn’t I be able to earn a lot of money.”
"I've only heard of Lin Zongjin, but today there is a Guogong fan." Guo Jia was a little bit dumbfounded, "But, do Xuzhou people not mind?"
"Huh? Mind what?"
"Back then, this Mr. Guo slaughtered Pengcheng and flooded Xiapi, have you forgotten?"
"Ah, this... It's been more than 20 years, and I don't know very well. Besides, everyone can live a peaceful life now because of King Wei's campaigns in the north and south. Wars always kill people. Well, that's... no wonder that Mr. Guo."
After finishing speaking, the proprietress couldn't help but feel embarrassed. She didn't understand the important affairs of the court, but what she said was true, so she didn't feel guilty.But this Mr. Yu, after hearing her words, kept looking at her with complicated eyes.Until she couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to ask more questions, but saw the person in front of her smiling.
"You're right. Next time, next time, I will definitely tell you how to make this folding fan."
"A word is settled!"
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Yecheng Tongque Terrace
"The counties of Beihai, Gaomi, and Le'an in Qingzhou haven't rained for months, and the water has dried up. The prefect made a petition and asked whether this year's tax can be reduced or exempted."
"The taxes in these counties are all exempted, and some food will be transferred from other places to relieve the disaster. If the state is a shepherd, although the drought is a natural disaster, it is often caused by people in the end. Let him handle the disaster relief himself. If he does well, even if he is not guilty, the imperial court will reward him heavily; if something goes wrong, the crime will be aggravated."
"Hanzhong Wudu wrote a letter, and asked to bring 5 people from the tribe to move to Tianshui County and Fufeng County."
"The terrain in Hanzhong is dangerous, and the matter is of great importance. It is difficult to rely on the Han army alone to be infallible. It is still necessary to rely on Qiang Di... I wrote a letter in the tone of my father, comforting the Di people in Wudu, and rewarding them generously. Regarding the relocation, the chief will understand the meaning of the court."
"This is a letter from Liu Shizhong. He asked you to pay more attention to Ji Yin and Wei Tie. He said that this person is good at talking, accustomed to hypocrisy, not based on learning, and only makes friends as a career. He may cause catastrophe. Take precautions."
"Wei Xi? What did Zi Yang say—?"
"It's the one recommended by Zhong Xiangguo."
"Oh, it's him. I've met a few times. I don't know the art of war if I don't understand the current affairs. It's just better to have a bit of literary talent and eloquence. It won't make a difference. After all, he was recommended by the prime minister, so it's not good to punish him for no reason. Let's wait and see for a while. Bar."
"Liu Chan, the son of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang..."
"Zhongda!" Cao Pi called with his face crossed, "How many more?"
"Not many more." Sima Yi flipped through the bamboo slips on the verdict, "There are more than forty copies left, so it's gone."
"Forty or so copies?! Just?!" Cao Pi's face was full of bitterness, "Can you..."
"I can't." I had expected what Cao Pi was going to say, and before he could finish, Sima Yi categorically rejected him, "Hunting friends, writing poems, and meeting friends, we have to wait until you finish handling these official documents, my son."
Seeing that he had no hope of convincing Sima Yi, Cao Pi had no choice but to save the country: "Ji Zhong, help me persuade Zhong Da."
"No, you won't be able to persuade Zihuan, let alone him." Wu Zhi suppressed a smile and tried to comfort him, "Actually, Zhongda just came to read it, and Zihuan you approved it, which has saved a lot of time. Four A dozen or so is not too much, within two hours, Zihuan should be able to deal with it, and if it is still dark at that time, we will go out with Zihuan to play."
"..."
"Your Majesty, you must not be contemptuous of the important affairs of the country." Chen Qun also persuaded him earnestly, "Besides, when the King of Wei was not in Yecheng, he was willing to rest assured that he would hand over the full power of state affairs to the Majesty. Take it seriously, don't let King Wei down."
Don't let King Wei down...
What Chen Qun said reminded Cao Pi of many things.Six years ago, that is, in the 18th year of Jian'an, Ma Chao, who was a hostage in Yecheng, fled back to Liangzhou. Outside Yizhou, Han Sui and other Liangzhou generals were beheaded, and they moved to Qiangdi to live with the Han people, completely realizing peace on the western front.Taking advantage of this great victory, Emperor Han issued an order to allow Cao Cao to pay homage without being named, and to go to the palace with his sword on his shoes, just like the story of Xiao He.Soon after, Cao Cao was canonized as the king of Wei, with [-] households in the city and Yecheng, the camp capital.
What surprised everyone was that Cao Cao, who was so powerful, not only did not proclaim himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but saw that the world was peaceful, and there would be no more wars in a few years, so he simply took Guo Jia away. Going to Yecheng is called visiting the people, but in fact it is a trip to the mountains and rivers. I only go back to Yecheng every few months or even more than a year.Cao Pi still remembers that at the very beginning, Cao Cao sincerely entrusted him with full power of state affairs, how excited he was by his father's trust.However, six years have passed, and now, when Cao Cao handed over the Seal of King Wei to him, he felt so still that he even wanted to cry.
But there is no way, he is the crown prince, he can't lead the army to kill a bandit like Cao Zhang today, find someone to hunt tomorrow, and he can't travel around like Cao Zhi.He still remembered that day, when the poems and fus written by Cao Zhi had just been delivered to him, Cao Zhang walked into the hall with the roe deer he had hunted, looked around at the piles of official documents, and looked at the book holding the brocade silk. With a bitter face and deep hatred, he said bluntly:
"Second brother, you are too miserable."
"...It's okay, the second brother is used to it."
Even if he is not used to it now, with his father's irresponsibility in the past few years, he will get used to it sooner or later.
"Zihuan, Zihuan?" Wu Zhi called out two or three times, before Cao Pi came back to his senses.He took a few deep breaths, and when he was about to ask what was the matter, he listened to Wu Zhizhi, "This official document is quite interesting. It was written by Xuzhou Mu. He said that a ranger known as 'General Zhengxi' came to Xuzhou, and he didn't know how to deal with it. Please show me, King Wei."
"Pi, the general who conquered the West, has heard of it, and there are many rumors about him among the people. But in Xuzhou..." Cao Pi frowned slightly, "Zhongda, before father and Mr. Fish? I remember this fish is only found in the East China Sea, could it be—"
"It shouldn't be them." Sima Yi said.
Cao Pi was puzzled: "How do you know?"
"Because it was written in Xuzhou Mu's memorial that it is said among the people that General Zhengxi is tall and tall, and he is eight feet tall. Come to think of it..."
"Ji Zhong!" Chen Qun said lightly.This kind of joke is too rude for His Holiness, even though in practical terms, it does work.
"Okay, okay, Ji Zhong, this time it's your slip of the tongue, don't make an example." Cao Pi smoothed things over and gave up his guess, "Since it has nothing to do with my father, let Xuzhou Mu handle it according to his discretion. But you might as well tell him more In a word, a chivalrous man violates the prohibition, but if he does not violate the prohibition, there is no need to be too nervous."
"Yes."
"Liu Chan, the son of Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, wrote a letter..."
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In the 24th year of Jian'an, autumn is full of vibes.Ordinary alleys, hometown people, see the maple leaves are all dyed, and the begonia flowers are like fire.
"Why have you been here for so long?"
"Chat with the proprietress, I forgot the time." Putting the wine on the table, Guo Jia took the opportunity to sit down next to someone, "Guess, what did we talk about?"
"Let's think about it... If you want to inquire about a good place to find flowers and ask willows, it won't take so long; if the proprietress of the wine shop is dead, you are reluctant to come back so early. It seems that the proprietress can only tell about the famous Zheng The deeds of General Xi made Feng Xiao so fascinated and fascinated, he delayed going home until this hour."
Shameless old.
Guo Jia secretly rolled his eyes.Thinking back when he just left Yecheng, it was Cao Cao who tried his best to reject his proposal, saying that doing righteous deeds and doing good deeds is the responsibility of human beings, and one should not seek fame or seek fame, but now he is boasting all day long.A few days ago in Yangzhou, when Cao Cao saw Hunger and Cold donated more than a hundred dollars, he turned around and used the rest of the money to make a wooden sign with Zhengxi engraved on it. After drinking for a while, he might not even have a drink.
Of course, Guo Jia's complaints are only temporary, and it's not even clear whether they are complaints or not.After all, in the past few years, he has traveled all over the world as a hero and a hero. He has fun all the way, and his interest is no less than that of Cao Cao.Hearing others praise General Zhengxi as a great hero, he was indeed as Cao Cao said, he was fascinated and in a great mood when he heard it.That's why he listened with interest even though the proprietress had told him what he had known for a long time, until later when he saw that it was really late, he could only interrupt the proprietress with unsatisfactory intentions.
When he persuaded Cao Cao to leave Yecheng, he said a word:
"If you have perfected the people of the world, then Jia will perfect you."
No matter whether it is power over the world or being a hero, a prince, a general or a knight in the rivers and lakes, you can't have both, but he wants to let Cao Cao have both.
At this time, a little white fluffy fox suddenly appeared from the pile of fallen leaves under the tree.It squinted its eyes half-closed, as if it had just woken up, suddenly saw a touch of blue, ran over quickly and jumped into the wine jar beside Guo Jia... which Cao Cao had just opened.
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing: "It seems that this little thing, like its owner, is a complete alcoholic."
"It's not that you fed it wine back then!" Guo Jia lifted the little white fox out of the jar, and for a moment didn't know whether to feel sorry for the wine or the little guy who had gone astray.
This white fox was picked up by them more than ten days ago.At that time they had just dealt with the group of bandits who slaughtered the village, Guo Jia enthusiastically proposed to go to the forest where the peasant woman said there were ghosts.As a result, they waited all night and saw nothing supernatural. Instead, they encountered this injured little white fox when they were about to leave, and Guo Jia kept it by his side to raise it.As for the wine, one day when we were having dinner, the little fox came to the table just in time. Cao Cao fed it some wine on a whim, but unexpectedly it snatched the bowl and drank it all. .Since then, whenever he sees wine, this little guy runs very fast.In Cao Cao's words, if Guo Jia hadn't been standing in front of him, he would have thought that this white fox was Guo Jiacheng.
The little fox was soaked in wine, and did not forget to lick the wine left on his front paws.However, the wine was still a bit strong for it, and after a while, it became dazed, Guo Jia hugged it in his arms, wrapped it with its tail, and fell asleep.
"Speaking of which, we haven't given it a name yet." Guo Jia gently wiped the little fox's fur with his sleeve, "What do you think of Meng De?"
Cao Cao propped his chin and thought for a while: "Why don't you name it 'Fengze'?"
"Fengze?" The name is Ya, but it doesn't seem to resemble the drunk fox in Guo Jia's arms, "What does this mean?"
"There is a wind in the lake, which is Zhongfu. It is said that 'the singing crane is in the shade, and its son is with it.'"
"I have a good jue, and I will share it with you."
Cao Cao is not naming the white fox.
Guo Jia hated herself for being a fox all the time.Just a word, and he was almost drunk before drinking.
"Jia heard an interesting story from the proprietress today." He tried to win back the whole city, "Nowadays folk children are spreading the word, 'everyone is competing to marry Zheng Xilang'. Unfortunately, Mengde can't bear the favor of these beauties. "
"Why?" Knowing that Guo Jia wanted him to say that although General Zhengxi was a hero, he already had a sweetheart, so he had no choice but to disappoint the hearts of women all over the world.But Cao Cao wanted to pretend to be confused. After all, there were not many opportunities to get cheap from Guo Jia.
Unexpectedly, Guo Jia was not as embarrassed as he expected.After listening to his words, he was like a prey hooked, his eyes rolled, and there was a deep smile between his brows and eyes:
"There is a folk proverb that a man is based on the eighth month, and the teeth are born at the age of eight, and the teeth are destroyed at the age of eight. At the age of two, 86, the yang path is clear, and at the eighth, 64, the yang path is perfect. The general is now 65 years old, this yang path—"
Before he could say more words, Cao Cao resolutely closed his glib mouth, but he didn't know that the words were not finished, but they were more meaningful.
It seems that he was too soft-hearted last night to let this fox demon have the leisure to stir up trouble here.
The little fox was awakened by this movement, and jumped aside from Guo Jia's arms.There was still some drunkenness in its eyes, and it took a long time before it gradually saw the scene in front of it clearly. It blushed suddenly, shrank into the scattered clothes, and buried its head tightly in the fluffy clothes. in the tail.
It's just a baby.
The wind is light and the sun is warm, the falling petals are colorful, the willows are pink and the willows are green, and the singing of warblers is melodious.It's full of autumn, but it's just the right time for spring.
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"It's finally over."
After processing the last official document, Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief. The more than 40 official documents took much less time than he expected, mainly because several of them were all about what auspiciousness appeared under Chen's rule, how the country's fortune was prosperous, and a bunch of criticisms against Cao Cao. ’ hypocritical flattery.Cao Pi doesn't need to read such memorials carefully, he just needs to ask Wu Zhi to write down the names of these people, and when Cao Cao returns to Yecheng in the future, he will be rewarded or punished.
"It's still early, where does Zihuan want to go?"
"Go to visit Zhongxuan first. I heard that he was ill a few days ago. Unfortunately, there have been too many things recently, and I have not had time to visit him. I don't know if he is well. If he is well, let him come with us tomorrow. Go out to hunt." After speaking, he did not forget to say to Sima Yi, "Zhongda will go with us."
"Yi..."
It's a pity that this time Cao Pi didn't give Sima Yi an opportunity to make an excuse to decline like the previous few times. Before Sima Yi could say anything, he walked out of the room with Wu Zhi.Sima Yi had no choice but to stand up reluctantly.
Chen Qun was sent to deal with other important tasks half an hour ago.If he is still there, he will definitely comfort Sima Yi, he is regarded as a close friend by his son, how lucky and rare he is for his ministers and his family.
But he really didn't want to comment on those sad and tactful poems anymore!
When he got up, there was a ringing sound in his waist.It was the jade ring that Mrs. Zhen gave Cao Pi as a farewell, and Cao Pi sent someone to give it to him later.After the matter was over, he wanted to return the jade ring to Cao Pi, but Cao Pi insisted on asking him to accept it.He wanted a jade ring, it didn't matter, so he didn't make any further excuses.Unexpectedly, one day later, when Cao Pi saw him wearing a jade robe around his waist, he would look unhappy again.He wanted to take it off, but Cao Pi refused even more, and ordered him to take it with him every day from that day forward, and refused to leave his body for a moment.
In Sima Yi's eyes, Cao Pi's temper was sometimes the same as the poems he wrote, with twists and turns, which was very troublesome.So much so that until now, he has not figured out exactly what Cao Pi's actions meant.
Let him be happy.
Putting the jade robe back on his waist, he sighed deeply, and followed up.
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