[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

When Yang Xiu arrived, Cao Cao had already ordered someone to serve another pot of wine.Seeing that the person was already in front of him, he casually said, "Come, Dezu sit down."

Yang Xiucheng bowed in fear and sat down while Cao Cao smiled.

At this time, it is the moment of the end, neither early nor late; the location is in the garden pavilion, which is very comfortable.Cao Cao also had Guo Jia and Xun Yu by his side, presumably they were just talking about themselves.

Yang Xiu already had some calculations in his heart, and his expression was very confident.

In today's troubled times, heroes stand side by side.Most of the sons of aristocratic families like them have great ambitions.Some people rise up and become kings by themselves; some people run around, only seeking a virtuous lord... But no matter what the means are, the purpose is the same.

——It doesn’t matter whether it’s rich and powerful, or endless power, who wouldn’t want it?

After he sat down, he heard Cao Cao ask, "How is Cao Zhi doing with his studies recently?"

Yang Xiu got up and said respectfully: "Fourth young master is young but intelligent, sensitive and eager to learn. He has finished studying "Book of Filial Piety", "Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", etc., and recently he is studying "Book of Songs", with a lot of experience."

When Cao Cao heard this, his face was gentle and he waved his hands to order Yang Xiu to sit down: "Oh, it's just chatting today, why do you need to be so cautious, Dezu?"

Yang Xiu sat down as he said, and handed Cao Zhi's previous article to Cao Cao.

While Cao Cao was reading, there was a smile in his eyes first, then a slight frown after a while, and then a little surprise.He finally handed the paper to Xun Yu, and said meaningfully: "Wen Ruo also come and take a look."

For any article, the first thing you see must be words.

Cao Zhi's handwriting is very beautiful, and the distance between the lines is also very appropriate. It is pleasing to the eye at a glance, and it is the control that ordinary ten-year-old boys never have.

Xun Yu couldn't help but said, "Good words."

Cao Cao nodded and smiled.

"In the five years of Jian'an, there were wars and disputes. The prices were high and people's livelihood was greatly damaged..."

This article was written not long ago when Yang Xiu asked Cao Zhi to think about the reasons for the price changes in the city due to the lack of food caused by the war.The rhetoric of this article is flat and not brilliant, and even the first few sentences are boring to read.

However, the views expressed by Cao Zhi later caught everyone's attention.

Cao Zhi said in the article that the root of the price lies in its value, such as coarse cloth no matter what is more expensive than brocade; but it also changes according to the needs of the people, for example, more food is needed for marching and fighting, and less food is grown by the people, which is unavoidable There is a shortage of things, so the supply exceeds the demand, and the price of food remains high.Just like people, those who can meet the needs are valued, so they are expensive; otherwise, they are cheap.

Xun Yu was surprised.

Yang Xiu asked a child who was only ten years old to do this article, which was obviously his ambition.The second is that Cao Zhi wrote hundreds of words in an eloquent manner, and his central point of view is even so rational and clear.

——Is such a young boy really as ordinary as he remembered?

He thought for a moment and praised: "Wen Ruo is willing to bow down to such an article at the young age of ten."

Xun Yu's words are naturally very modest, but such a situation requires modesty.

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to belittle yourself." Cao Cao smiled all over his face. He patted Guo Jia on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao, I understand why you lost. It seems that I, the fourth child, am not inferior to ordinary people!"

Guo Jia smiled wryly and remained silent.

Although the point of view is good, Cao Zhi's literary talent is not good after all, so Cao Cao ordered Yang Xiu to teach him the Book of Songs and others.Then he stopped talking about Cao Zhi, and started drinking with Yang Xiu instead.

At this moment, he has suppressed all murderous aura in his body. If it weren't for the brilliance in his eyes, almost no one would have seen that this gentle middle-aged man was actually Cao Cao who could cover the sky in the north with one hand.

It was the first time for Yang Xiu to drink at the same table with Mr. Cao today.But his demeanor was calm, without the slightest restraint, and without any arrogance, Cao Cao's eyes became more and more appreciative.

As Guo Jia said, he appreciates Yang Xiuzhi's talent very much.In fact, Cao Cao has an advantage that the world likes to talk about-he loves talents, loves talents very much.

Even before Yuan Shao attacked Xuchang in the past, he ordered Chen Lin, a clerk under his command, to draft an appeal.Chen Lin wrote a thousand words, scolding Cao Cao and even his ancestors almost bloody, and now Chen Lin can become Cao Cao's scribe.

With Cao Cao's love for talents, how can he miss Yang Xiu?

But Yang Xiu is somewhat different from these people.Because he sent Yang Biao to prison in a fit of anger six years ago, which made Yang Biao's official career no longer brilliant, he couldn't be sure whether the Yang family held resentment.

If Yang Xiu has no complaints in his heart, everyone will be happy; if Yang Xiu still has pimples in his heart, he will be a teacher forever.

After drinking for three rounds, Cao Cao suddenly said, "Is your father okay?"

Yang Xiu snapped his fingertips.

He put down his wine glass without any trace as a cover, and looked up at Cao Cao, but only found concern and melancholy on his face, as if Yang Biao was his bosom friend, and he was purely worried about it at the moment.

He didn't observe for a long time, he only took one look, and then he closed his eyes and said: "Xiu thanked Mr. Cao for his concern on behalf of my father. Now my father's body is still quite strong, but he is old and always suffers from some old diseases."

Cao Cao sighed and said slowly and heavily after a long time, "Speaking of which, it's still my fault!"

"How can it be?" Yang Xiu said these three words, paused for a while, and there was a smile in his eyes, "When Xiu was young, he often heard his father say that his wish since childhood was to read a lot of books and understand the principles of the world. It's just that he was an official in the court and was always very busy. He stayed at home for four years and finally got what he wanted. If not for the repeated invitations from His Majesty and Master Kong later, I am afraid that my father would rather be idle for the rest of his life. "

What he said was not indignant or excited, but very calm, such as what to eat after talking about it.All the aloofness and sarcasm have been suppressed from his eyes, only this majestic and unmoving poise remains.

This demeanor alone is enough to impress.

Sure enough, Cao Cao felt even more guilty: "It was Gu who did something wrong back then, and Dezu doesn't have to excuse Gu anymore."

When Yang Xiu heard it, a slight touch appeared in his eyes just right.

Now Cao Cao's position in the court is unshakable, and it is only a matter of time before he recovers Jizhou occupied by Yuan Shao.With such a status, life and death are just a thought away.

——No matter how depressed my father is, no matter how resentful he is, he must hide it, hide it, and even forget it.I forgot that even if Cao Cao saw Yang Biao, he would not be able to think of this incident.

This feast of wine was almost a feast for the guests and host.

Cao Zhi naturally didn't know that his father had a good chat with his teacher, and made a decision to order him to learn more literary rhetoric.He is currently in the school grounds, practicing the sword technique taught by Wang Qi.

He practiced for an hour before stopping.Seeing two figures standing not far away, he approached and bowed and said, "Master Sima is inspecting the school grounds?"

One of them is Sima Lang, the chief officer of Sikong.

"Fourth Young Master." Sima Lang bowed slightly, saw the sweat on the young boy's forehead, and smiled, "Is Fourth Young Master practicing martial arts?"

Cao Zhiwu followed Wang Qi, he had heard about it.It's just that he spends most of his time studying at Wang Qi's home, and rarely sees Cao Zhi on the school grounds.

Cao Zhi nodded obediently.

Then his eyes fell on the person beside Sima Lang.

This is a very handsome man, somewhat similar in appearance to Sima Lang.Looking at the age of the crown, his eyes are full of radiance, and he stands with his hands behind his back, and his demeanor is indescribably elegant.

Sima Lang said: "This is Sima Yi, my brother-in-law, named Zhongda."

Sima Yi bowed slightly.

His expression was very gentle, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised, as if mocking.

Sima's family is in Wen County. A few days ago, Sima Lang's father suddenly had something important to do, so he ordered his second son, Sima Yi, to come to Xuchang to discuss with Sima Lang.After the discussion between the two brothers was over, Sima Lang suddenly realized that he had been persuading Sima Yi to become an official in Cao Ying to no avail, so he proposed to lead him to the school grounds to have a look at Cao Ying's elite soldiers.

However, Cao Zhi suddenly heard the name, and the words "big winner" suddenly appeared in his mind.

"The big winner..." Cao Zhi gasped for breath, and he muttered to himself, "Sima Yi...?"

Not long ago, he was sure that he knew the important things in this troubled world, and then suddenly another person appeared, and he was even labeled as a "big winner" by him...

Cao Zhi's heart was turbulent, and he subconsciously clenched his iron sword tightly.

Sima Lang looked at the young man who seemed to be lost in thought, and was about to bow and leave when Cao Zhi suddenly said, "Are you fighting crickets?"

"...?"

As soon as this remark came out, there was only embarrassing silence between the three of them.

Sima Lang was stunned and subconsciously went to see Cao Zhi.I saw the little boy holding the sword in one hand, looking up at his second younger brother with his handsome face, there seemed to be a hint of treachery in his eyes, but when he looked closely, there was nothing.

Sima Lang couldn't help coughing lightly: "Why is Fourth Young Master asking such a question?"

Seeing Sima Yi's unchanging expression, Cao Zhi's heart beat faster.He tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled cutely: "Because he looks like the uncle who fights crickets in the vegetable market."

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi actually laughed.

People often say that he has few unique features, is smart and generous, knowledgeable and well-informed, and often has a heart of worrying about the world.With such a great reputation, he naturally thinks highly of himself.Now Cao Zhi's words can almost be regarded as an insult.

"Uncle?" Sima Yi smiled for a moment, looking down at the young boy calmly.For some reason, Cao Zhi felt that there was an inhuman ferocity in his expression: "Yifang and Guan, how old are you?"

"..."

Seeing the young boy's smile froze instantly, he said contemptuously: "Yi lives in Wen County, and now he is ordered by his father to visit his elder brother. How can he be like the person the fourth son said?"

"Ah... did Cao Zhi admit his mistake?"

Sima nodded slightly, and his smile deepened: "I guess the fourth son must have read it wrong."

Cao Zhi lowered his head in embarrassment, his eyes flickering.

What is a big winner?Anyone's first impression is probably a gamble.But how does a ten-year-old boy get in and out of the casino? Only Dou Cricket can match his age.However, Sima Yi's reaction like this probably has nothing to do with ordinary gambling.

This can almost be regarded as his first test of a labeled character, but unfortunately the answer is not what he guessed.

So, what did he win?

Cao Zhi thought about it, but Brother Sima didn't know.Sima Yi just stared at Cao Zhi's leaving back with his hands behind his back, with ridicule and disdain in his eyes.

"Leaving aside what you did at your age, brother, it's just me who has already read poetry and books. From what he said, you can tell that he often goes to that kind of dirty place to fight crickets... huh." He swayed slightly Pause, and then continued in Sima Lang's melancholy, "The fate of the Han Dynasty is now in decline. Although Cao Gong is a hero, it is unfaithful and unrighteous to coerce the emperor to make the princes. Goodbye to such a stubborn son, it seems that Cao Gong is a father. It’s just mediocre.”

After he finished speaking, he chuckled lightly.

"Why do people like this make me, Sima Yi, inferior?"

In September of the sixth year of Jian'an, the county magistrate of Wen County named Sima Yi as the top strategist.At that time, Cao Cao heard of his name and ordered him to go to Xuchang to serve.Sima Yi refused to take office on the pretext of being ill with Fengbi.Cao Cao sent people to investigate at night and saw that Sima Yi was really paralyzed by the wind, so he didn't mention the matter.

Five days later, Cao Cao personally conquered Liu Bei.