burning beans

In March of Yangchun, everything recovers.Tender and lush willow leaves sprouted from the willow branches outside the window, and the shadows of wild animals foraging for food appeared from time to time in the forest on the outskirts of Yexi.Cao Pi reined in his horse, turned his head and smiled at Cao Zhen beside him, and said, "Zidan has found a good place."

Cao Zhen smiled, and before he could answer, Cao Zhang who was behind the two couldn't wait any longer: "It's rare that we brothers can go hunting together, second brother, don't talk too much, let's start quickly. Let's talk about it in advance, if you lose to me I want to win the lottery."

Cao Pi had no choice but to say, "I know that you must be bored after staying in the city for a few months."

Cao Zhen laughed loudly: "Zhang'er will definitely be another fierce general in the future."

Cao Pi also smiled: "Zidan, you appreciate him." Cao Zhi turned to the side after saying that: "Is Zhi'er okay?"

Cao Zhi couldn't help but tighten his grip on the rein. It was his first time hunting with his brothers. He was somewhat nervous, but he tried to calm himself, raised his face, and said, "Well, second brother, don't underestimate Zhi'er."

Cao Pi originally planned to bring Cao Zhi with him, but he had no choice but to give up, so he nodded and said, "Then be careful yourself, don't force yourself." Then he turned to Cao Zhang: "Then let's go in."

"Okay." Cao Zhang roared, and rushed into the forest first.

Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhang's back and shook his head: "This temper..." Then he turned to Cao Zhi and said, "Let's go, Zhi'er."

Cao Zhi nodded.With a long hiss, the three horses spread their hooves and ran towards the forest separately.

Travel and hunt, and hunt in the south corner of the road.Bend my bird's bow, gallop my weaving horse.Those who walk go through the front, and those who lie down are worth the death.The day has not moved in time, and more than [-] hands have been obtained.

There was a sound of strings, and a running wild deer staggered, then rolled to the ground in a forward momentum, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.

Throwing the deer's carcass to his attendants, Cao Pi looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had gradually shifted to the west, so he turned his horse's head and prepared to go back, but he asked, "Is the fourth son there?" What's unusual?"

An attendant leaned back on the horse and replied: "I haven't seen the emergency signal from over there, I think the fourth son is all right."

"That's good, let's go back." After saying that, Cao Pi drove his horse to a trot.

When he was about to step out of the woods, he heard Cao Zhang's hearty laughter: "I don't see Zhi'er, you are quite good, but you are still not as good as your third brother and me. Hahaha, in the future, you can follow me more. Third brother learn."

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and Cao Pi couldn't help speeding up a few steps.Stepping out of the forest, I saw Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi standing in front of their horses.On the side are the two people's daily harvest.There was already a hill piled up beside Cao Zhang, and on the top of the hill was an adult-sized roe deer. Cao Pi couldn't help but secretly praised "Amazing!" in his heart.Although Cao Zhi's prey also had two wild deer, most of them were small animals such as hares and birds, which were indeed inferior to Cao Zhang's.Seeing the envy and unwillingness in Cao Zhi's eyes, Cao Pi felt infinite love and pity in his heart, so he immediately stepped forward and said: "Our Zhi'er is a Confucian scholar, how can you be a reckless man? Besides, Zhi'er is only 14 years old. Do you have the nerve to do this comparison?" He completely forgot that he and Cao Zhang had already gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy at Cao Zhi's age.

Cao Zhang pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "A man, of course, has to gallop across borders like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, kill enemies and make meritorious service. How can he be a doctor?"

Cao Pi felt unhappy when he heard the words. Seeing Cao Zhi lowered his head slightly like a child being taught by his parents, he felt a little pain in his heart, and his face darkened: "Zhang'er..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a commotion in the forest.The three of them were taken aback for a moment, then they all turned their heads and looked into the forest.

Turning his head, he saw a rider galloping out of the forest, and the man on the horse shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly."

Before everyone could react, they heard the roar of an enraged beast in the forest. Countless birds fluttered their wings and flew up, even the ground seemed to shake.Cao Pi's expression froze, and he subconsciously stood in front of Cao Zhi, took the bow in one hand, and went to the quiver to take the arrow with the other hand.Cao Zhang also picked up the special big bow, but there was a flash of excitement in his eyes, and he murmured: "It seems that he is an incredible guy."

Before the arrow was wound, there was another light tremor under his feet, and with a roar, a big spotted tiger rushed out of the forest, and rushed towards the person and horse that had rushed out earlier.The faces of the Cao family brothers all changed drastically, they bent their bows hastily and wanted to shoot but saw that it was too late, and it was too late and then too fast, only to see the man on the horse turn around quickly, there was a sound of strings, followed by an angry and mournful cry The tiger roared, and the tiger body weighing two to three hundred catties fell straight down from mid-air, stirring up dust all over the ground.

When the dust and smoke cleared, everyone could see clearly that the tail of an arrow was still trembling slightly on the neck of the tiger.The tiger's body twitched twice, Fang stopped moving, but the tiger's eyes still had a frightening stern light, staring unwillingly at Cao Zhen who had shot himself through the throat with an arrow.

The crowd was intimidated by the scene, and forgot to react for a moment. Suddenly, Cao Zhen laughed and said: "Zidan is reckless, scaring everyone. Please forgive me."

Only then did everyone come back to their senses. Although Cao Pi had been through the battlefield for a long time, he was still terrified when he remembered the moment of the close call, but his face quickly recovered, and he said with a smile: "Zi Dan is really brave!"

Cao Zhen hurriedly gave way.Cao Zhang also came back to his senses at this time, remembering that he was stunned for a while in shock just now, he couldn't help but feel hot on his face, and secretly made up his mind to train himself more in the future.

In June of the tenth year of Jian'an, good news came from Zhongshan. Zhen's family successfully gave birth to a baby boy, but due to postpartum weakness, both mother and child stayed in Zhongshan temporarily.In August of the same year, Cao Cao marched north, and Karasuma rushed out of the fortress. Yuan Shao's nephew, who was then a high-ranking governor of Bingzhou, took the opportunity to rebel.

In the first month of the 11th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao recruited high-ranking officials, and in March, defeated high-ranking officials.Since then, the entire territory of Bingzhou has belonged to Cao Cao.

Different from the previous times, this time, Cao Pi did not go out with the army, but stayed in Yecheng.

In Yecheng in February, the snow has not completely melted, and the wind blows on the face, still bringing a bit of chill.A sword light flashed across, rolled up a few snow particles, carried the cold wind, and came straight to the chest.In the vast courtyard, Cao Pi stood intently, as motionless as a mountain. Seeing that the point of the sword was less than a foot away from the skirt of his clothes, the hand that had been pressing on the hilt was only able to move. Shocked, he took a few steps back to stabilize his figure.The tip of the sword pointed to the ground, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in the smart and beautiful eyes.

"You're backing up, Zhi'er." Cao Pi retracted his sword back into its sheath, a little dissatisfied.

Cao Zhi remained silent, looking down at his hand holding the sword.

Seeing that Cao Zhi seemed to be angry, Cao Pi couldn't help being a little amused. He stepped forward and rubbed Cao Zhi's hair like he did when he was a child: "Afraid of hurting me?" shoulder height.You have to raise your hand to rub it... Cao Pi couldn't tell whether it was regret or emotion.

Cao Zhi glared at Cao Pi and muttered, "Second brother lied to me again..."

Cao Pi smiled, then quickly put on a serious face, and said seriously: "Zhi'er, on the battlefield, if you are soft on the enemy, you will die."

"But the second brother is not an enemy." Cao Zhi's eyes widened instantly.

The sweet feeling spread in his heart, and Cao Pi felt his heart flutter, just wanting to just pull his Zhi'er into his arms, and then hug him tightly.Well, his Zhi'er... But it was only for a moment, and his mind quickly converged, Cao Pi sternly said: "Didn't I tell you, just treat me as your enemy."

Cao Zhi dissatisfied: "But the second brother is the second brother. No matter how you imagine it, as long as you see the face of the second brother, you can't be regarded as an enemy."

The heart obviously missed a beat, Cao Pi tried hard to put on a sullen face and wanted to say a few more words, but he couldn't restrain the corners of his mouth from rising.Just as he was thinking about how to do this today, Cao Zhi suddenly added: "Why don't you cover your face, second brother?"

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On the white cloth strip, the ink was still wet, dripping with a large word "enemy". Cao Pi was extremely helpless, but Cao Zhi couldn't help it, so he had to change into the uniform of an ordinary soldier, put on that ridiculous mask, and accompany him in the courtyard. Cao Zhi continued to practice swords.When the swords met, Cao Zhi's eyes flickered, and there was a faint flash of narrowness in his eyes. Cao Pi was stunned, but was almost scratched by Cao Zhi's sword.

It turned out that this little villain was teasing himself!Cao Pi was slightly annoyed, and took off his mask, thinking that this naughty brother must be caught and taught a lesson.Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Cao Zhi dropped his sword and ran over in a panic. He grabbed his wrist and examined it carefully. He kept asking, "Second brother, are you okay? I'm not hurt." Waiting for you? Let me see..."

My heart suddenly softened, and I couldn't bear to scold Cao Zhi for his prank anymore. Instead, I patted my brother and said, "Fool, how can your second brother get hurt so easily?"

Cao Zhi was relieved after repeatedly confirming that Cao Pi hadn't scratched his skin at all.Seeing that the worried expression on that handsome face did not fade away, Cao Pi only felt that some unknown emotion in his heart was full, he could not help but pinch that tender cheek, and said with a smile: "You kid is too overestimating yourself Right? Just because you want to hurt your second brother, me?"

Cao Zhi jumped instantly: "Zhi'er is concerned about the second brother!"

"Okay, okay, the second brother knows that Zhi'er is the best for the second brother." Cao Pi comforted Cao Zhi, and the smile on the corner of Cao Pi's mouth could not be concealed.

"Hey, second brother, what are you drinking? It smells so good." As soon as he entered the room, Cao Zhi asked in surprise, his nose flaring, and he kept sniffing.

"You have a good nose." Cao Pi joked, beckoning to Cao Zhi.

He rushed to the table in a few steps, and the rich aroma of wine penetrated his nose. Cao Zhi squinted his eyes and sniffed it very well, and felt a little stupefied in an instant, and said with a smile: "Second brother, you stole father's wine again."

With his index finger in front of his lips, Cao Pi lightly "hush": "Zhi'er has to keep this secret for the second brother."

Cao Zhi nodded, but at the same time moved his head: "Let me try it too."

Cao Pi hurriedly covered the wine jar: "This is wine that has been cellared for more than ten years, and you can't drink it now."

Cao Zhi quit: "Second brother can drink well, so can Zhi'er."

Cao Pi refused to give in: "No, Zhi'er is still young. Wait a few years for Zhi'er to grow up before drinking, be good and be obedient."

"If you don't give me a drink, I'll tell my mother to go." Cao Zhi cheated.

Cao Pi didn't know what to do, and said helplessly: "It's good, but I can only drink a little." After that, the bowl reached a shallow bottom and handed it to Cao Zhi.

Cao Pi picked up the bowl, first took a sip, closed his eyes, savored the lingering fragrance between his lips and teeth, opened it after a while, and said, "It's delicious." One sip after another, there wasn't much wine in the bowl, and it didn't take long. All entered Cao Zhi's belly.