[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

Now Sun Quan occupies most of the land in the southeast of Jingzhou according to Jiangdong, while Liu Bei occupies Gong'an and lives next to Cao Cao and Liu Zhang.The general situation in the world seems to be peaceful, but in fact, both of them are eyeing one place - Yizhou.

Yizhou lived next to Jingzhou and Hanzhong, and although Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, had the ability to rule the world, he was weak and had little opinion.It has been dozens of years since he served as the shepherd of Yizhou, and the people of Yizhou live and work in peace and contentment. He can be called the second Liu Biao.

Now that Liu Biao is dead and Jingzhou has been partitioned, Yizhou will compete for the target of the three parties.

As early as the completion of Tongque Terrace, a news came from the southeast: In December last year, Sun Quan was preparing to attack Yizhou, but Zhou Yu died of illness in Baqiu before launching his troops.

After the news came, many people in Cao Ying applauded and laughed, some laughed it off, and some felt lost.

Most of those who clapped their hands and laughed were soldiers who participated in the First Battle of Chibi.Although they are alive, they will never forget the fire between Huang Gai and him, how many brothers were easily burned to death.

Cao Cao was also missing for a few days.

The Battle of Chibi was a battle to prove Zhou Yu's talent, and Cao Cao is a man who is thirsty for talents, and a talented person like Zhou Yu is exactly what he needs.It's a pity that he sent people to persuade Zhou Yu several times, but Zhou Yu refused all of them.Although Cao Cao was unwilling, he was also moved by Zhou Yu's friendship.

A daughter is easy to get, but a famous general is hard to find.In this troubled world, there are many heroes, but a Confucian general like Zhou Yu is hard to come by in a hundred years.

Now that Zhou Yu is dead, how can he not sigh?

He swung back to the left and right, and said to Xun Yu, "Among these lonely sons, do you think they can train generals comparable to Zhou Yu?"

Xun Yu thought for a long time before he said in the midst of Cao Cao's urging: "Mr. It can also be persuaded by the counselors, and he will be a fierce general in the future; the fourth son is humble and intelligent, so he can do it."

Cao Cao said slowly, "Wen Ruo, among the orphaned sons, who do you think will be a great success?"

Xun Yu remained silent for a long time.

At this time Cao Zhi was drinking with Guo Jia.

Guo Jia's health has improved a lot, and he can only have a light drink now and then.This is almost unimaginable for a person who is addicted to alcohol!

But how can a person who has been infinitely close to death be unable to bear it?

Guo Jia naturally could bear it.Not only did he hold back, but he never drank alcohol for three consecutive years.But at this moment, he just wanted to drink to relieve his worries.

Cao Zhi drank with him.

After drinking for three rounds, he heard Guo Jia say sadly: "Unexpectedly, I lost to him last time, but I have no chance to win back."

Cao Zhi was silent.

Although Guo Jia and Zhou Yu are in two camps, they cherish each other and are both enemies and friends.Guo Jia has been looking forward to the battle between him and Zhou Yu, and when they confront each other, Guo Jia is slightly inferior in the end.

How could he know that that battle was their only and final battle, but he has no chance of winning in this life!

How could Guo Jia not be disappointed?

Even if Cao Cao annexes Jiangdong in the future, he will not have any sense of accomplishment.

——Because Zhou Yu is dead!

In many cases, the death of a person may not be able to defy the torrent of history, but it is enough to change the situation of this era.Without Zhou Yu in Chibi, it would be impossible for Soochow to win more smoothly.If Sun Quan and Liu Bei had to pay a higher price, I am afraid that in whose hands Jiangling is now, it would be a big question.

Cao Zhi sighed slightly, and could only say: "Sir, why should you be sad, there is still one person in the world, who is not inferior to Zhou Yu."

Guo Jia looked sharply: "You mean Zhuge Liang?"

Cao Zhi nodded.

Guo Jia smiled.When he smiles, he always has a restrained and powerful self-confidence, but no one ever doubts whether he is too conceited.He finally said: "That's right, Zhuge Kongming's talent really makes me look sideways!"

There are so many regrets in this life.Some regrets can be made up for, and some regrets even have to follow the master into the grave.But no matter what, you can't keep the day of yesterday, and what you can do in this life is to minimize future regrets as much as possible.

Cao Zhi thought of him and Guo Jia, and suddenly felt an indelible melancholy in his heart.

I am not born, but I am old.

Regardless of whether he can be with Guo Jia in the future, this has become a regret that can never be made up.

In March in Yecheng, the weather is still very mild.

Perhaps because Cao Cao is no longer young, many families in Ye County began to allow the younger generation to contact Cao Cao's heirs.

Since ancient times, the gentry officials have been most in need of arty people. Therefore, Cao Zhi, who wrote poems in Tongque Terrace and was greatly praised by Cao Cao, has become the object of invitation of many gentry children.For more than a month, Cao Zhi received invitations from them every day, such as viewing flowers, or cockfighting, or drinking and playing, and even the most exaggerated, someone entertained him in a brothel.

Most of Cao Zhi complied.

Although he has become famous now, he has nothing in his hands except fame.Don't you see that people in the world make trouble, or choose to establish a religion to confuse the world; or directly recruit soldiers, and then ascend to the top, and the world is shocked.

In the current position, Cao Zhi lacks both people and money.

That being the case, it is only natural for him to make friends with the children of the gentry.In fact, there are many idiots in the gentry, and it is much easier to get along with them now and drive them in the future.

What Cao Zhi has to do is not only to make friends with them, but also to try to discover talented people among them.

There are quite a lot of capable people in Cao Ying, and there are not a few of them, whether they are counselors or people who rule the world.But most of these people are already old. Once they retreat, even if Cao Zhi really takes the position, he will have to face the scene of talent vacancies.

So what he has done in the past two years is not only to make friends, but also to think about the characteristics of these people.Then combine it, showing the character they admire.It can't show off its sharpness, but it must also impress them.

When Cao Zhi received the invitation to go to the brothel for a banquet, his head was almost full of black lines.

At that time, he was watching Yang Xiu and Guo Jia play chess in Yang Xiu's mansion.As soon as he saw this post, he threw it together with the attendants behind him, and said calmly: "Tell this Mr. Li that I have something important to do today."

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? The Fourth Young Master actually has something important to do, so why are you still here to watch me play chess?"

Cao Zhi was a little dazed, and asked back: "Isn't the most important thing for students is to watch the gentlemen play chess, and then learn from it?"

Yang Xiudao: "Oh? As a teacher, I want to hear what you have realized."

Cao Zhi showed a mouthful of white teeth: "I'm still comprehending, but I haven't come to a conclusion."

Guo Jia, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and glanced at Cao Zhi: "In Yecheng, there seems to be very few nobles with the surname Li."

Yang Xiu rested his chin on one hand, thoughtfully: "Feng Xiao's words remind me of something."

Cao Zhi suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Yang Xiu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Tsk, there is a very famous Mr. Li in Ye City, I don't know if he is the one who invited you?"

Cao Zhi's whole body tensed up intuitively, and a cold air kept rushing up from the soles of his feet to his forehead.

He heard Guo Jiadan say: "Young Master Li, I have heard about him. I heard that he is unrestrained and has many confidante. If you want to come to this banquet, he must be very... oh, fragrant."

Cao Zhi was dripping with cold sweat.Before he had time to explain, he heard Yang Xiudao: "Oh? Hearing Feng Xiao's words, even I am a little moved. The Fourth Young Master is willing to watch two old men play chess here instead of going to the banquet?"

Cao Zhi swallowed his saliva, and said with a chuckle: "Actually, the students like to watch you two play chess the most. They are not interested in this kind of banquet at all!"

"Really?" Guo Jia smiled slightly, like a spring breeze blowing on his face.He paused, and then said slowly, "The fourth young master only glanced at it and said that he was not interested. Could it be that he has seen more glamorous scenes?"

Cao Zhi laughed loudly: "Mr. is joking again."

Yang Xiu frowned and said lightly, "Where's the joke?"

Cao Zhi's laughter stopped abruptly.

He lowered his head and said weakly, "The students have been in Yecheng for less than two months, how do they know why these people gave invitations to students..."

Yang Xiu sneered.

He flicked his fingertips, and there was a joke in his eyes that often made Cao Zhi embarrassed: "Actually, there is another problem."

Cao Zhi said in horror: "Actually, I don't have answers to many questions. Sir, it's better not to ask students!"

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "But the Fourth Young Master must have an answer to this question."

Cao Zhi's ominous premonition grew deeper.

He could hear the crisp sound of chess pieces falling on the board, and Guo Jia's gentle voice: "Listen carefully."

Yang Xiu said slowly: "Since the Fourth Young Master doesn't know him, why did his expression change drastically when he saw this invitation and even discarded it directly?"

Cao Zhi was speechless for a long time.

On the contrary, Guo Jia glanced at him with a smile: "Hehe."

Of course, these small episodes were not enough to affect the deep relationship between the master and the apprentice, and the three of them soon became busy.

——The source of busyness is the word "world".

Since both Liu Bei and Sun Quan wanted Yizhou, how could Cao Cao stand by and watch?Regardless of solving internal worries or conquering Liu Zhang in the south, both Ma Chao and Zhang Lu have become thorns in Cao Cao's eyes.It is imperative to conquer these two people.

At the beginning of March, Cao Cao discussed with everyone how to send troops.

Cao Cao finally decided to first order Zhang Liao as the chief general and Cao Ren as the deputy general, respectively lead [-] cavalry and [-] elite soldiers pretending to be merchants to go to Tongguan along the hollowing out journey, and take Tongguan by night.

The situation in Tongguan is dangerous, with the Qinling Mountains in the south, the Forbidden Valley in the southeast, and the Twelve City Links in the south of the valley;Surrounded by mountains, peaks and peaks, deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads, there is a narrow narrow path in the middle, which can only accommodate one car and one horse.

Even if there are not many soldiers in Tongguan now, the task of Zhang Liao and others is the top priority!

Furthermore, Lejin sent Lejin to lead [-] cavalry on a remote mountain road to the north of the border between Yongzhou and the Yellow River, where they were stationed until Ma Chao fled to Hanzhong.

Then, he ordered Zhong Yao to lead [-] troops to attack Zhang Lu and take Yongzhou directly.

In the end, Cao Cao led 20 troops to conquer Ma Chao himself!

Among them, Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhang to follow Zhang Liao and others to Tongguan, Cao Pi led [-] troops to garrison Yecheng to prevent Ma Teng's rebellion, and ordered Cao Zhi to follow him to Xiliang.

This arrangement is not unexpected. After all, Cao Pi has guarded Xuchang for many years and has his own way.Cao Zhang's bravery made it very important for him to occupy Tongguan with Zhang Liao and others.And Cao Zhi, who had never participated in any war except the disastrous Battle of Chibi, was naturally brought by Cao Cao's side.

Before dispatching troops, Cao Cao called Cao Zhi into the hall to discuss one matter with him.

It's called consultation, but it's actually a notification.

He said: "My father has already discussed with Master Cui Yan and Cui to marry his niece to you as his wife."

When Cao Zhi heard this, it was like a thunderbolt!