[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

Cao Zhi and Cao Chong immediately bowed and saluted: "Father."

Cao Cao signaled them to stand up: "There is no need to be polite."

Only then did Cao Zhi realize that there was a kind smile in Cao Cao's eyes at this moment, and his demeanor was not as majestic as he used to face Emperor Xian and ministers, but like an ordinary father who was approachable.Perhaps in front of his favorite children, he is always the most kind and loving.

He walked up to Cao Chong, looked down at him for a while, and slowly laughed: "Cang Shu said that because he heard that the saddle hanging on the post was bitten?"

Cao Chong smiled shyly.

Cao Cao is not at home all the year round, the warehouse guards are not good at guarding, and it is normal for the saddle to be bitten.Although Cao Cao has been back for less than five days, he has already heard about it.According to the criminal law, the guard should be executed.It's just that he has been punishing the merchants for the past five days, and he has no time to deal with the guard for the time being.

Now that I heard Cao Chong begging for mercy, I naturally have to forgive him.

Cao Cao patted Cao Chong's head and said with a smile: "Next time, I will advise my father again, Cang Shu, please don't cut your own clothes again!"

Cao Chong was seen through by Cao Cao's little trick, blushed slightly, and nodded obediently.

And Cao Zhi stood quietly by the side, watching the interaction between the father and son, with a little envy and joy in his eyes.

——As Cao Cao's son, he couldn't help being envious when he saw his father only caring about his brothers; as Cao Chong's elder brother, he couldn't be unhappy seeing his father caring about him.

Sandwiched between these two people, only this kind of expression is the most suitable for Cao Cao's thinking.And if this feeling is too strong, it will appear fake.

It's a test of acting skills.

Simply Cao Zhi's acting skills in this area have always been good, and he was slightly appreciated by his father who secretly observed him.

Among his sons, Cao Pi is more than loyal, but not enough in strategy and martial arts; Cao Zhang is more than brave, but can only go rampant in the face of conspiracy; Cao Zhi is more than modest, but not sharp and intelligent.He can become a competent and good minister in the future, but it is difficult for him to rule the world...

Only Cao Chong, who was smart and benevolent since he was a child, was different from others.

Cao Cao already had a conclusion in his mind, so he patted Cao Zhi's head in the same way, and praised in the latter's surprised eyes: "You are so respectful as brothers and sisters, I am very pleased as a father. As for the fourth child, I am a father. I remember that your article is well written. I will learn more from your husband in the future and make persistent efforts!"

Cao Zhi looked a little excited, and said loudly: "Yes! I will work hard!"

Cao Cao nodded happily, turned and left.

Seeing that his son is smart and friendly, he is naturally very satisfied.

Cao Chong got Cao Cao's assurance that he saved the guard, and he was satisfied and went back to the courtyard to change his clothes.

Cao Zhi had a conversation with Cao Chong, which not only left a little impression on Cao Cao, but also made sure that no one could shake Cao Chong's edge for a while, and left to practice swords in satisfaction.

Anyone would think that he was only happy when his father praised him.

—Who said no?

Cao Cao's life at home was actually no different.It's just that Cao Zhi met more wives in the garden every day, and chatted and ate more with his brothers.

The wives are all gentle and tender, and the brothers are all kind of brotherly and respectful.Obviously everyone at this big table is acting, the difference is only whose acting skills are more refined.

Cao Zhi has always been used to treating people with humility, and his acting skills have long been perfected.It's just that it's inevitable that you will feel a little bit painful when you face the half-hearted concerns of these elders who are not familiar with you more than ten times a day.

Fortunately, Cao Cao is by no means a person who indulges in pleasure, and he soon devoted himself to the great cause.

Before that, he called all the children in the family who had been enlightened to school to the study room, first asked what they had learned, and then tested a few questions according to their level.After just this question and answer, Cao Zhi discovered that Cao Cao had learned a lot, and his literary accomplishment might not be inferior to that of his teacher.

When he thought of this, a poem suddenly flashed in his mind, "Mountains never tire of being high, and seas never tire of being deep. The Duke of Zhou vomits his nourishment, and the world returns to his heart." It must have been written by his father.

Recently, there are always some messy little things that come to my mind, which may seem insignificant, but may have hidden deep meanings.

In the question and answer this time, Cao Cao expressed his satisfaction with Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and expressed his great satisfaction with Cao Chong. As for Cao Zhang, he directly ordered him to study hard these days.The remaining ten children were reprimanded to varying degrees due to their talent, nervousness and other reasons.

Cao Cao no longer accompanied his wives, and after more than ten days, they finally let Cao Zhi and the others go, and the daily visit to the garden became a visit every other day or two.

Cao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Chong should have been the most popular people for the wives to show their love.It's just that Cao Pi is seventeen years old, and the wives can only abandon him and turn to his beloved fourth brother Cao Zhi; while Cao Zhang is 13 years old, he followed Cao Cao to charge into battle, so he naturally needed to curry favor; and Cao Chong was obviously Cao Cao's most beloved. My beloved son, the wives have to care even more.

Therefore, in the past few days, Cao Zhi and others have not been very troubled.Cao Zhi and Cao Chong are actually better, but Cao Zhang is almost crazy to be entangled by his younger brothers.

He has not been at home for nearly a year and a half. This time, he wanted to act like a baby by his mother's side, and chat with his second and fourth brothers about his military career.How could there be four or five little buds around seven or eight years old calling him "third brother, third brother" every day, just to hear some interesting stories in the army!

——Where did a group of old men in the Nima army get any bullshit anecdotes? !

Cao Zhang was about to explode!Fortunately, he has spent more time with his father these years, and his self-cultivation is much better than before.What's more, these are his own younger brothers, how can they be enemies and kill them at will?

Cao Zhang collapsed!

It's a pity that the more miserable he was made, the more Cao Zhi and Cao Pi liked it.

I don't know if it was the guy who said that happy people are all alike, and every tragic person has his own tragedy.Cao Zhi deeply understands this maxim at this moment.

If he is a cup, then Cao Zhang is undoubtedly a coffee table.

The corners of Cao Pi's lips curled up slightly, and he said with a smile that was not a smile: "Father has gone to the main hall to discuss state affairs with Mr. Xun and others. With Xuchang's current appearance, I think he will not hang around the backyard in a short time. Fourth brother, you are relieved. I'm sorry for your third brother."

Cao Zhi sighed in disappointment.

But being a poor Taoist is not as good as a dead fellow Daoist, third brother, you can go at ease, we will all mourn for you!

Cao Zhi thought happily, while humming an unknown tune, he rushed to Wang Qi's house to practice sword.

He sang: "The little monk went down the mountain to go to Huazhai, and the old monk has an explanation~ The women at the foot of the mountain are like tigers, and you must avoid birds when you meet~ Oh! Do escape!"

Cao Cao found out about Guo Jia's drunkenness with Cao Zhi within a few days.Cao Cao didn't notice anything at first, but when he saw Guo Jia's relaxed face, he finally said angrily, "I told you that day, don't bother with Gu's Xiaosi, are you talking like a fart?"

If someone else heard Mr. Cao's words, he would probably kneel down in fear and beg for mercy.But Guo Jia poured Cao Cao a cup of tea without changing his face, and persuaded him: "Now that summer is coming, the sky is dry and everything is dry. My lord should drink a cup of herbal tea first, so as not to get angry."

There was a slight smile on his face, as calm and unhurried as ever, as calm as ever.

His demeanor is already unique in thousands of miles.

Cao Cao drank it all in one gulp, feeling cool and clear all over his body: "Gu is talking to you about business, don't distract Gu from the topic."

Unexpectedly, Guo Jia asked back: "Where did Jia trouble the Fourth Young Master?"

"Where did you get your wine?"

"The fourth son invited you."

"This is not bullying the fourth child!"

"No, no. This is the four young masters who felt guilty a year ago after hearing that Jia lost the bet for him, so they invited him in every possible way."

Cao Cao took another sip of tea and almost spit it out.Based on his understanding of Guo Jia, he naturally knew the problem in his language: "Good job, Guo Fengxiao! I didn't expect you to have prepared your wine for a rainy day a year ago! No, Gu must tell Wen Ruo and let him see it. You rascal."

Guo Jia grinned.

Cao Cao had to admit that at that moment, the corners of his mouth were twitched by the smile, and he coughed lightly and said, "Come on, you can find whoever you want to drink with, don't worry about it! Little Four should drink better, don't make him feel ashamed by pouring another drink!"

Guo Jia smiled deeper.

At this moment Cao Zhi was sneezing, and then continued to bully A Min in fear.He asked Amin earlier if he wanted to practice martial arts, and he got an affirmative answer.So Cao Xiaozhi was forced to happily share the experience of being under Wang Qi's hands and feet in these years, and let Amin experience it from head to toe.

Hearing Amin's painful groan, Cao Zhi's expression became more and more enjoyable.

Seeing this, Amin was instantly terrified!

——His benefactor, doesn't he have some kind of eccentricity...?

The joy in the backyard did not spread to the front.

In May, Cao Cao ordered the court to think of ways to revive Xuchang.Get a lot of gibberish advice these days, and very little that really matters.He ordered Xun Yu, Jia Xu and others to delete and select the measures, and finally bound the ones they thought were feasible into a book and sent them to him.

In June, Cao Cao finally saw more than twenty golden and jade words.

Among them, what Yang Xiu said was the first to bear the brunt, and Cao Cao was very impressed after seeing it.

He suddenly laughed loudly, and said to the left and right: "De Zu is a talent, Gu is right. I put him next to the fourth child in the past few years, and I didn't do anything wrong! It's time to use him!"

So Cao Cao ordered the promotion of "five baht coins" to the five counties around Xuchang, severely punished those who neglected their duties while carrying out the new policy, and then ordered each county to build a literary school, and select handsome men from their villages to teach...

All of a sudden, the court finally changed from being idle and boring, and almost everyone was too busy to do their work.

When Cao Cao rejuvenated Xuchang, something happened in Jiangdong.

Sun Quan attacked Huangzu in the west and defeated the ancestor's boat army.But the city was not conquered and the mountain bandits moved again, so they retreated.

Previously, Sun Quan followed Zhou Yu's words and felt that Jiangdong was rich in products, soldiers and food, and people's hearts were stable, which was enough to dominate one side, so he refused to send his son.

Everyone thought that Sun Quan had tiger and wolf ambitions, but it is a pity that Cao Cao has not yet recovered Yizhou, and he cannot separate his mind to deal with Sun Quan for a while.Instead, he was given the opportunity to suppress Shanyue, Lujiang prefect Li Shu, and the major gentry, and get elite soldiers and food to fill the warehouse.

This matter was taught Cao Zhi by Yang Xiu as a typical case.

He finally said: "The Sun family is a rare hero, and Sun Quan has inherited intelligence and strategy and abandoned frivolity and recklessness. Now he has Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong in charge, and Zhou Gongjin outside to assist, not to mention that Jiangdong is full of talents. Sun Wu will have no choice but to be happy... However, if the right time, place and people are so favorable, if it is due to you, will you be able to grasp it?"

No one is short of opportunities.But when it approaches, how many people can hold it tightly in the end?