[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

When Cao Zhi's son was full moon, he got his name-Cao Yu.

After he was born, Xu Shi's whole body was wrinkled and exaggeratedly red due to dystocia. Anyone who saw him would frown. Then he thought about the looks of Cao Zhi and Cui Shi, and came to the conclusion that the child was really ugly.After more than ten days, all the wrinkles and spots gradually faded away, and the white and clean skin is very cute, which has attracted many people's attention.

Especially Guo Yi.

He is seventeen years old, and he will be able to marry a wife and have children in two or three years, so he is naturally curious about this.He often visits Cao Yu on the pretext of visiting Cao Zhi, and occasionally pokes Cao Yu's Xiangxiang's soft cheek with his finger behind others, and when he can't help it, he will pinch his finger, never tired of it.

Sometimes Cao Yu felt unwell and woke up from his sleep, crying loudly.Guo Yi changed his probing look in his eyes, and hugged and coaxed him solemnly, which made the nanny suspicious.

After Cao Zhi found out, he stroked his forehead and couldn't laugh or cry.

When Yang Xiu came to visit, he seemed to inadvertently ask: "You took this name?"

Cao Zhi nodded suspiciously.

"Yu, safe or leisurely, the meaning is good." Yang Xiu took a sip while holding the tea bowl, and said leisurely, "Do you think grass carp sounds good?"

There are three black lines above Cao Zhi's head.

He paused for a long time before the corner of his mouth twitched and said: "...Then in my opinion, the student should change Yu'er's name?"

Yang Xiu slightly frowned.He stroked his chin with one hand, and lazily said: "Not really. It's just that the teacher is worried about your ability to appreciate beauty."

"..." Cao Zhi stared at him silently for a long time, "Sir, your ability to appreciate beauty has surpassed the sky, and students are naturally far behind..."

Yang Xiu glanced at him, then raised his lips: "Hehe."

Cao Zhi said helplessly: "Mr. came to visit, just to despise my son's name?"

Yang Xiu's frown deepened: "Of course not. I just heard that something is wrong with you recently. You play the piano all day long. It doesn't look like you."

Cao Zhi was silent.

Yang Xiudan said: "Now that I have seen it, it seems that what the outside world said is not true."

Cao Zhi sighed in disappointment upon hearing this.Cui's family passed away within a year after marrying him, and many couples were sweet during their one-year marriage.If it wasn't for Cui's marriage to Cao Zhi, I am afraid that with her character, she would definitely get a lot of likes in her husband's family now.

It's a pity that one drink and one peck has already been predetermined.

So Cao Zhi felt sad, but not very sad.

Yang Xiu flicked his fingertips: "Tsk, I asked you to write a poem when you were young, it seemed more uncomfortable than killing you. Why are you playing the piano and composing poems in the courtyard all day, your so-called inspiration is still Didn't abandon you?"

Cao Zhi touched his nose: "Sir, you are joking, the students have grown up after all."

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows even higher, and half-sarcastically said: "I don't know that I am a teacher. After I grow up, my writing style can suddenly change from rigorous and weird to agile."

Cao Zhi's eyes flickered, and he smiled for a while without saying a word.

Yang Xiu frowned.

Many years ago, he felt that Cao Zhi was very interesting, so he wanted to investigate further.Unexpectedly, after so many years of research, it was all in vain.

On the contrary, the other person, as if he had done nothing at all, easily understood what he had been thinking about for so many years.Even if he, Yang Xiu, is well versed in world affairs, he would feel unbalanced for a moment.

But seeing Cao Zhi was not all smooth sailing... He slowly outlined a smile.

Looking at his smile, Cao Zhi always had an ominous premonition for some reason.

He looked at the sky outside the window and saw that it was getting late, so he ordered his servants to carry Cao Yu away, and said to Yang Xiu, "Sir, why don't you stay and have lunch with the students."

Yang Xiu responded.He paused, and suddenly there was a little joke in his eyes: "Do you have fish for lunch?"

"..."

In the 17th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan sent troops to rescue Liu Bei.Liu Bei went up the river to capture Baidi and Badong, and then Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and other generals went all the way to the northwest and captured Brazil and Deyang.

Potential like a broken bamboo!

Liu Zhang regretted it long ago.

Before that, he didn't understand the overall situation of the world, and thought that he could stand on the mountain and watch the tiger if he stayed in Xichuan, and even if the war outside was raging, he wouldn't be able to burn him at all, but he didn't know that he had already become a fat sheep in the eyes of others.These years, the Xichuan army lived in peace and contentment, and perhaps they could no longer even know how to fight.

Even if Zhong Yao and Zhang Lu lead [-] troops to help Liu Zhang, the situation cannot be reversed.

Liu Zhang's distress letter and envoys have come to Yecheng no less than three times before Cao Cao decided to conquer Sun Quan in the southeast.

In fact, Cao Cao didn't want to send troops to confront Sun Quan, he just wanted to stand by and watch Liu Zhang and Liu Bei fight.It's a pity that Sun Quan also wanted to get involved, so Cao Cao had to make a move.

Because Liu Bei must die!

Even, if this dispatch of troops can capture Jianye in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be more perfect for Cao Cao?

He was thinking like this, and was about to open his mouth to integrate the army, but he heard Guo Jiajin say: "Although Liu Bei is unable to protect himself and support Sun Quan, Sun Quan's climate is over. Even if the lord can really capture Jianye, he must be strong. hurt."

Just this one word made Cao Cao's pupils shrink suddenly.

He suddenly thought of what Guo Jia said to him after the Battle of Chibi in the past, that within ten years, he would not be able to rule the world.Even if he killed Liu Bei and annexed Xichuan, he would not be able to kill Sun Quan in a short time.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and waved his hands to order everyone to retreat.

But Cao Cao finally decided to send troops.The dispatch of troops this time was definitely not to threaten Sun Quan, it was just a warning.

Before he sent troops, he said to Cao Zhi: "Fourth brother, you are 21 years old this year. Not only have you grown up, but you have also married and had children. Your second brother is already helping to manage Xuchang for his father at this age; your third brother is at this age , to gallop on the battlefield for his dream of being a great general. Tell me as a father, what do you want to do?"

Cao Zhi's heart jumped suddenly.

After Cao Chong's death, the topic of heirs seems to have faded.But everyone knows that Cao Cao's heart has not faded away, but he no longer likes whoever he used to, and he praises whoever he likes.

Later, he changed his methods and made Cao Zhi appear in front of the world with an almost eye-catching posture, but in the end it ended hastily.Later, Cao Cao ordered him to follow the army to fight, but he did not let him enter the court as an official... So what is the meaning of today?

Cao Zhi thought for a few times, but in a flash, many thoughts had passed by.

He quickly bowed and said: "Father, the world is full of wars and chaos, and the people's lives are miserable. In the past, when I was in Xuchang, I saw that the people had no clothes and no food. When I was with you, I also saw the sea people Living in the grasslands, I have seen that the walls of Luoyang are full of collapses, and the thorns are towering to the sky... son - born in chaos, grows like an army!"

Cao Cao closed his eyes and nodded.He could hear Cao Zhi's tone of voice was calm and calm, with a very indifferent expression on his face, and he couldn't peep into his thoughts at all.After Cao Zhi finished speaking, he finally sighed deeply: "It's a good thing that you have such thoughts."

Cao Zhi's expression changed.

Cao Cao said: "Now, we are going to conquer Sun Quan in the east. This battle will not be long, nor will it be short."

Cao Zhi frowned imperceptibly.

Everyone thought that Cao Cao still ordered Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang to follow in this battle, but Cao Cao didn't think so in his heart.

So... what does his father want him to do?

Cao Zhi bowed slightly, and waited for Cao Cao's order, but he didn't want Cao Cao to change the subject: "Zijian, you have something that my father has seen. But what you lack, do you know?"

Cao Zhi thought for a long time, his eyes flickered and said: "Son...sometimes, it's too much love for children."

Cao Cao sighed: "Not bad. What else?"

Cao Zhi thought for a long time, then bowed his head respectfully and said, "I don't know."

Cao Cao said indifferently: "You are very smart, and you have wonderful strategies occasionally. If things go on like this, maybe you can become people like Cheng Yu and Guo Jia, and be your father's right and left hand. Being a father is also very happy. But for my father, I appreciate this feature of yours. I have to make my father helpless."

"Why?" Cao Cao said lightly, "Because the road you want to take is different from theirs."

The voice fell, and there was silence in the hall.

Cao Zhi couldn't even hold his breath.

Although the reforms in the past were praised and killed at the beginning, they also created momentum for him.With such a person in front, and Tongque Terrace reciting poems behind him, Cao Zhi, a rising star, was never wooed by everyone because he couldn't figure out Cao Cao's intentions, but no one underestimated him.

now……

Cao Cao continued: "Now, my father plans to let you manage Yecheng."

Cao Zhi's pupils suddenly tightened.

What did Cao Cao mean by handing Yecheng over to him?

Are you still probing, or are you signaling to him—Cao Zijian, cultivate all the things you lack, and at the same time have your own power, go and compete with Cao Pi! ?

Cao Zhi's eyes were fixed.

Cao Cao looked at him with an unpredictable look in his eyes: "Although Xun Yu is gone, there are still Cui Yan and Sima Lang who will help you. Whatever you want to do, just do it."

He stared at Cao Zhi almost for a moment.Seeing both surprise and joy in Cao Zhi's eyes, as well as vague contemplation, he said slowly, "Let's do it!"

Just these four words made Cao Zhi suddenly wake up.

He bent down and bowed, and said loudly: "My son takes orders!"

Cao Cao has ordered Cao Zhi to retreat.He came out of Cao Cao's study, step by step, his gaze became sharper.

Few of the superiors would have guessed which heir to appoint as the reserve.As authorities, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are naturally even more unpredictable.

All they can do is to fulfill their father's order to the best, and at the same time, grasp the "speed".

Cao Zhi stood on the Tongque Terrace, overlooking Yecheng.

The sunset in the afternoon of September was a bit dim, and the cool breeze was blowing, which was very comfortable.The slightly tired city in front of me, bathed in the sunset, is vivid in my eyes.

Eight years ago, Cao Cao conquered Yuan Shao and thus regained the north.Then, Cao Cao occupied Yecheng and slowly shifted the entire center of Cao Ying from Xuchang to this place.As for today, although the strategic or political status of Yecheng to Cao Ying cannot surpass that of Xuchang, where the emperor lives, it is not much less.

It can be said that Yecheng will eventually fall into the hands of Cao Cao's favorite heir.

Cao Zhi took a deep breath.

A few years ago, Cao Cao ordered Cao Pi to manage Xuchang, and now Cao Cao ordered him to manage Yecheng.

What does it mean, there is no need to explore.Because everything has just begun.

So……

Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes slowly.

So in the future, start here!

In October of the 17th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led Cao Pi and Cao Zhang to conquer Sun Quan.At the same time, Cao Zhi was ordered to manage Yecheng.

All the officials in Yezhong were shocked.