[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

If it is said that in the fight with Yuan Shao, everyone is desperate, then this time the personal conquest of Liu Bei can be regarded as very easy.

At this time, Liu Bei was stationing troops in Runan, and heard that Cao Cao had led an army of [-] to Jingzhou without fighting.Now the general situation, Yuan Shao's decline, Jiangdong civil strife does not stop.Liu Biao was a suspicious person, so Cao and Yuan fought against each other and refused to send troops, but according to Jingzhou, they loved the people and supported the soldiers, and calmly protected themselves.

Since Liu Bei came to take refuge, Liu Biao ordered Liu Bei to station in Xinye to guard against Cao Cao.

Now that Yuan Shao was defeated, tens of thousands of troops were still gathered in the battalion, so Cao Cao's trip was to deter him, and he would never go to war with Liu Biao at this time.

After Cao Cao left, the huge mansion fell into warmth and silence again.Most of the wives that Cao Zhi met by chance this month lived in their own small courtyard and rarely came out; the brothers who were not close to him also went to school separately, so there was no need to deliberately pretend.

Cao Zhi continued to study and practice sword day after day.

Since ancient times, the sword has been the ancestor of the short weapon, the holy weapon among soldiers.The sword is profound in Taoism, so it entered the legend of Xuan.It is light to carry, attractive to wear, and quick to use.Therefore, princes, princes, literati and knights, merchants and ordinary people in all dynasties are all proud of holding it.

Cao Zhi has practiced drawing and retracting the sword for more than two years, and he has almost perfected the speed of drawing the sword to the extreme, and even the sword can be drawn and put into the sheath in silence.Moreover, his smooth holding of the sword and quick response are also rare.

But he was still young after all, he and Wang Qi practiced against each other, in the end they could only defend but could not attack.

Wang Qi's sword is very fast, and Cao Zhi is often unable to react and block.He stared at Wang Qi's sword hand intently, capturing the traces of his hand.

At this moment, the trend of Wang Qi's sword is actually going to the right.However, Wang Qi actually broke the silence and said quickly: "Right shoulder."

When Cao Zhi first heard this, he suddenly withdrew from the state of concentrating and was surprised.He subconsciously froze for a moment, watched the sword hit his right shoulder along the original trajectory, and heard a slap in his ear, and then felt a tingling pain.

Wang Qi sneered, "I told you."

Cao Zhi could only rub his shoulders and smile wryly.

That's right, Wang Qi told him.It was this unexpected exclamation that made him forget to react.

Naturally, the sparring still needs to continue, Wang Qi stabbed with his sword, and said again: "Head."

Cao Zhi raised his sword to block, and watched as the sword deviated from its original trajectory and hit his thigh.

"..."

Wang Qi said again: "Head."

Cao Zhi was extremely angry, he swept his legs and wanted to trip Wang Qi, but Wang Qi seemed to know his movement and immediately blocked it, but Cao Zhi himself was hit on the forehead by the wooden board again, leaving a not deep and not shallow mark.

This hit really hurts.Cao Zhi took a few steps back, covered his head, and stared pitifully at his shameless teacher.

Wang Qi calmly faced these gazes, and said calmly: "When fighting against others, don't trust others."

After Wang Qi said this sentence, he ordered Cao Zhi to continue practicing swords, while he picked up the wine gourd and drank it leisurely.

Cao Zhi swung his sword at the side, seeing his teacher's happy face, he couldn't help reminding: "Teacher, you have already drunk a gourd today."

Wang Qi took a sip, closed his eyes and savored for a long time before he thought about dealing with Cao Zhi: "Can't I have another gourd?"

"But if you drink it today, it will be gone tomorrow."

"Go buy it for me."

Cao Zhi paused, lowered his head and said sadly: "The students have no money..."

"Where did it go?"

"..." Speaking of this, Cao Zhi burst into tears again. "Tricked away by a bad guy."

Wang Qi hugged his chest and sneered: "A man, what is it like to cry and cry. If you are cheated, then go and cheat back."

The words were so light, Cao Zhi twitched his mouth - if he could cheat Guo Fengxiao out of a year's worth of wine, he wouldn't need to learn like this.

He stopped talking and practiced his sword seriously.

After Wang Qi finished drinking, he pinned the wine gourd to his waist.He looked at Cao Zhi's immature and firm face, and thought of the night when he first met him, this pampered child was able to climb out of the city with his frozen hands on the bottom axle of Yexiang's car, so he lowered his eyelids and said casually: " Kid, I always feel that you are not a ten-year-old kid."

Cao Zhi's heart almost missed a beat: "Why did you say that, sir?"

"Ordinary kids at your age should be having a good time catching chickens and fishes up and down the mountains and rivers and wilds," Wang Qidan said, "but you can endure loneliness all day long, studying and practicing swords - so young and mature. And you It's too boring to stay with children."

Cao Zhi was silent for a moment, and then said quietly: "So, is this the final reason why you keep bullying me?"

"Hehe," Wang Qi stood up, walked to his side, bent down and touched his head with a pleasant smile, "You know too much."

"..."

Although Cao Zhi didn't care about Wang Qi's words, he felt quite uneasy in his heart.

Although he has the memory of his previous life, but it is incomplete, and it doesn't make much difference whether he has it or not.He found that he was always calm in situations, and sometimes used this calmness to make various disguises, so that his mother, Bian, never suspected the reason for his change of habits after the fall from the horse.

Calmness is good, but it is also a kind of weirdness.Perhaps it was this kind of weirdness that made Yang Xiu and Guo Jia notice him.

Cao Ang died in battle at the beginning of Jian'an, and the second brother Cao Pi naturally had the heart to fight for the son.With the current status of his father Cao Cao, the competition among the sons is probably no less fierce than the prince's fight for the throne.And he lost all the memories before, so he naturally hid himself first and observed silently.

It was for this reason that he approached Cao Pi quietly.

Now that Cao Chong has shown his sharpness, Cao Pi should be more vigilant against him, and in order to show respect to his brother and friend, he should continue to treat himself well.So at this time, what should I do?

Show a little difference, or continue to watch the situation?

Cao Zhi naturally chose to plan slowly.

——No one can guarantee that he will remember anything in the future, and no one can guarantee how long Cao Chong will be loved.That being the case, why are you so impatient.

So, should he develop an additional interest-show others?

He thought for a moment, and he was already in the downtown area.There are a few children chasing and laughing about a bamboo dragonfly on the street, they are very innocent.

Cao Zhi frowned.

After Cao Pi practiced his sword, he strolled back to the small courtyard when he suddenly saw the bushes on the side of the road trembling, and there seemed to be something big hidden in the salsa.

He pointed his sword and said coldly: "Who? Come out to me!"

The bush froze.Cao Pi saw a small hand stretched out from it, and then Cao Zhi's messy head was revealed.

"..." Cao Pi withdrew his sword silently, "What is fourth brother doing?"

A little embarrassment appeared on Cao Zhi's slightly red face, "I, I'm catching crickets..."

Cao Pi's face was a little strange: "...to catch crickets?"

Cao Zhi removed a vine hanging in front of him: "Well, I'm going to fight crickets."

The corner of Cao Pi's mouth twitched: "Who do you want to fight?"

Cao Zhi thought for a long time.He suddenly thought of the proud man in the lavender gown, and continued to pretend the innocence that a child of this age should have: "A big brother named Sima Yi."

Twenty days have passed since Cao Zhi met Sima Yi.In the past [-] days, he often thought about the person he met for the first time, and what the subconscious "big winner" meant.

It's just, as always, puzzling.

Cao Pi looked at him silently for a long time, and then said slowly: "The Sima Yi you are talking about can't be Master Sima's younger brother... right?"

Cao Zhi nodded, his expression serious and cute.

Cao Pi took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly.His brows were raised high: "Sima Yi...is he fighting crickets?"

Cao Pi had heard of Sima Yi's name.Before Cao Cao left, he ordered Sima Yi to come to Xuchang to serve, and Cao Pi also knew about it.It's a pity that he suffered from wind numbness at that time, so he had to give up regretfully.Listening to what Cao Zhi said now, have they seen it?

Cao Zhi blinked, then bent his eyes and smiled, with a pure and impeccable expression: "That's right, that day Zhi was practicing swords in the school grounds, and he and Master Sima came to inspect. That Sima Yi even chatted with me about crickets."

Cao Pi's complexion became brighter.

——It is rumored that Sima Yi, who is high-spirited and virtuous, would actually talk about how to fight crickets with a ten-year-old child?Why would he chat with a ten-year-old boy about fighting crickets?

... No, Sima Yi actually likes fighting crickets? !

The autumn wind was bleak, and Cao Pi felt that something was broken and dissipated in the wind.

He was stunned for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he saw that the young boy was poking his buttocks and carefully pulling the bushes. He couldn't help touching his forehead and said, "It's almost October, and all the crickets have disappeared. If you want to, you have to wait until April or May next year." gone."

"Huh?" Cao Zhi sat down on the ground with a dull expression on his face.

"So there are no crickets now, and I have been busy all afternoon for nothing..." After a long time, Cao Zhi sighed sadly, as if depressed that the great opportunity had slipped away, and then seemed to think of something, and added, "Second brother really Very knowledgeable."

Cao Pi frowned.

He reached out to pick off the leaves on the young boy's head, and said solemnly: "I know you have always been calm, and it's hard to have a child's heart. But with our identities, we must not lose our minds by playing with things."

Cao Zhi hesitated for a long time, then nodded in response.

Cao Pi's heart moved, could there be something hidden in this matter? "Talk to the second brother why you suddenly want to fight crickets."

Then he heard Cao Zhi whisper: "I heard that fighting crickets can make money..."

Cao Pi raised his eyebrows slightly: "You want money? Don't you have it every month?"

The young boy was dejected: "Teacher Wang Qi has run out of wine recently, I want to buy him some wine..."

Wang Qi is addicted to alcohol, and Cao Pi certainly knows it.Hearing this, he slowly laughed.

His fourth brother is indeed just that well-behaved and cute kid.

He said gently, "Actually, I do have some spare cash."

Cao Zhi's eyes lit up, and he stared at his second brother: "Can second brother lend me money?"

"Yes, yes." Cao Pi felt that his gaze was about to blind him.He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly, "But if you want the second brother's money, you have to meet one condition."