Chapter 42: Cao Cao's First Strategist
Not long after Xiang Xu and Cao Chun went out, Xiang Qing suddenly shivered, and woke up from his sleep, and just woke up and felt that the wind was a little cold, so he put on a coat, pushed open the door, and saw Liu Hu holding a weapon in his hand, standing at the door like a door god, which startled Xiang Qing.
"Huzi, what kind of wind are you smoking? Scared me. β
Liu Hu replied without replying: "It is my duty to protect the safety of the second master, you can sleep at ease, I will guard you." β
Xiang Qing slapped Liu Hu's brain: "I will do this every day, how good it is to practice martial arts when you have time, you can't even catch my move, and you still protect me." β
Liu Hu immediately replied: "No! Then he ran to lift the stone lock, and Xiang Qing couldn't do anything about him.
In the past few days, Xiang Xu and Cao Chun have been in the backyard, and the first time the rooster crows, the two of them got up to practice martial arts.
Xiang Qing called Wang Shu, who was cleaning, over and asked, "Have you seen Xiao Xu and Cao Chun?" Why is there no movement in the backyard at all. β
Wang Shu replied: "The second master will rest when he comes back, I am afraid that they will disturb the second master, so I let the two of them go out to play." β
Xiang Qing smacked his lips and pointed at Wang Shu and said, "You are really good, these two boys are cute and cute, you still let the two of them go out alone, you go and watch them, don't let them get into trouble." β
Wang Shu scratched his head and asked suspiciously: "Second master, what do you mean: cute?" β
Xiang Qing kicked him on the buttocks: "What's the matter, let you go to them, run forward, fast!" β
Wang Shu ran out as soon as he slipped away, and after a while, he disappeared, Xiang Qing tugged at his clothes, and looked at where Liu Hu was humming and lifting the stone lock, and he had nowhere to get up and show his anger, so he had to aggrieve the tiger.
"What are you doing! You call this martial arts, this stone lock is too light, are you perfunctory to me? Come on, change this, that's right, what's the point! You can't hold on to this weight, huh? Pingju, let's take an hour first, what? Why are you looking at me with this expression? Two hours......"
Liu Hu was sweating profusely, his hands were trembling, although he had great strength, but his strength was nothing compared to Xiang Qing, Xiang Qing's stone lock was ten times the weight of his stone lock, how could this be played? But he didn't dare to refute, Xiang Qing would not get up under normal circumstances, even when he was not sleep-free, this resentment was extraordinarily heavy, and whenever this time came, it was also the time when Wang Shu and Liu Hu were unlucky.
Just when Liu Hu was being tortured, he suddenly heard a hearty laugh from outside the door, and then Xiang Qing saw a familiar figure, followed by a ranger-like person.
"Hahahaha, what's wrong with Junhyuk today? Such a big resentment. β
The person who came was none other than Cao Cao, who had returned from Dunqiu.
"Big brother, why don't you write a letter to inform me when you come back, I'll pick you up in advance."
The two have been separated for several months, Cao Cao is also one of Xiang Qing's few friends in this era, at this time, both of them are elated, Xiang Qing's resentment disappeared at once, and the coat slipped off his shoulders without noticing, giving Cao Cao a big hug.
"Big brother, why are you getting darker and thinner after being this Dunqiu Order, are the conditions of Dunqiu so difficult?"
Originally, when he was in Qian County, Xiang Qing saw Cao Cao for the first time, and he felt that his skin was a little dark, but this time when he came back from Dunqiu, he didn't expect Cao Cao to become even darker.
Before Cao Cao could speak, he saw the man following behind him speak: "Brother Cao is in Dunqiu, that is to share the suffering with the people, personally go down to the river canal to build water conservancy, clean up the riverbed, and rectify corrupt officials and corrupt officials. β
This man, although he is a ranger in terms of dress, and the calluses on his palms are also sharpened by practicing swords all year round, but in terms of temperament, he has a very bookish anger, always has a smile on his face, and his hair is tied with a green ribbon, but he has a bit of Confucian demeanor.
Xiang Qing asked suspiciously, "I don't know who this is?" β
Cao Cao stepped aside and introduced Xiang Qing: "Come, let me introduce you, this is Yingchuan people, surnamed Xi, Mingchuan, the word Zhicai, it is my best friend Zhang Miao who introduced the two of us to each other, at first sight, we hated to see each other late, it is my friend, I am fortunate to have him to help me give advice, those wealthy families are in front of him, all of them have become rats, frightened, and they are also a hero." β
After that, Cao Cao stood beside Xiang Qing again and said: "Zhicai, this is what I often mention to you, my righteous brother, surnamed Xiang Qing, the word Junhe, the strength can lift the crown, the heroic spirit, is definitely a hero who can take the head of the general in the army of ten thousand as if he was probing the bag, you are both people I Cao Cao admires, you are really unreasonable if you don't see each other." β
Xiang Qing arched his hand: "There are talented people in Sichuan, the name is called Zhicai, a good name, I can help my eldest brother, not hesitate to offend the landlord, but also let the people live and work in peace and contentment. β
In fact, Xiang Qing is talking clichΓ©s, he is not familiar with this drama Zhicai, that is, for Cao Cao's sake, this person is also a few strokes in historical records, but unfortunately he is a person who died young, Cao Cao also asked Xun Yu, after Zhicai's death, there is no one who can discuss major matters, who else can help me? Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, who was known as the "ghost plot", but Xi Zhi could help Cao Cao do things, and Xiang Qing still had a good impression of him.
Xi Zhicai still said with a smile: "I have been admiring Brother Xiang for a long time, when I was in Dunqiu, Brother Cao respected Brother Xiang, every time I mentioned Brother Xiang, the words of praise are always endless, I also heard that in Luoyang North City, Brother Xiang and Brother Cao together, banned the casino, and killed Jian Shuo, but also admired the five-body throw, I can't work with the two to rectify those arrogant traitorous party ministers, I have always wanted to meet with Brother Xiang, I don't want to get my wish so soon, I saw it today, it is really extraordinary, in the next drama Zhicai, polite. β
Cao Cao laughed: "Since the two of you are like-minded, then why should we be polite, let's go to the Drunken Immortal Building to have a drink, talk about the world's major events, and drink endlessly!"
Xiang Qing was dumbfounded when he heard about drinking, his amount of alcohol has been proven several times, this Cao Cao is too good to drink, he can't stand it at all, and he persuades the wine one by one, he is not drunk, he does not stop if Xiang Qing is drunk.
Xiang Qing had a bitter face, but he didn't expect Xi Zhicai to also have a bitter face, the smile on his face was gone, Xiang Qing immediately understood, it turned out that this Xi Zhicai couldn't drink it, Xiang Qing felt funny in his heart, he couldn't drink Cao Cao, but he couldn't stand Cao Cao's enthusiasm, Cao Cao dragged one with one hand and walked to the drunken immortal building in Dongcheng.
Before leaving, Liu Hu still wanted to follow, but Xiang Qing turned around and shouted: "You give me a thousand strokes, let's go drink, what are you doing with it, you stay and watch the house." β
Liu Hu drooped his head, this second master didn't take me when he went out to drink, every time he was drunk, he came back to Sahuan drunk, Sahuan was to supervise my martial arts, I don't know what you are like when you are drunk, why don't you let me go, Liu Hu can only draw circles in the courtyard by himself and complain.
The three of them walked all the way, the more they chatted, the more speculative they became, laughing loudly from time to time, the three of them were all people with status, a person from the Yingchuan family, a son of a lieutenant of the dynasty, and a general of Zhengxi, completely ignoring the image, just like three wayward rangers, and even Cao Cao hummed a little tune.
Unconsciously walked to the Drunken Immortal Building, and Xiao Er at the door saw these three people at a glance.
"Yo, Cao Gongzi is back, hey, the second master is also here, let's have two drinks here today?"
Xiang Qing and they haven't come to this Drunken Immortal Building many times, but this Xiao Er can accurately remember their appearance and title, I have to say that the business of Drunken Immortal Mansion is not without reason.
Xiang Qing asked, "Ah Er, is there any room upstairs today?" There were three of us. β
Ah Er bent over and replied, "Look at what you said, the second master and Cao Gongzi are here, even if there is no place, they have to vacate a seat." β
Ah Er made a gesture of please, turned around and shouted, "You three upstairs, please." β
Cao Cao casually took some reward money and threw it to Ah Er, Ah Er held it with both hands with a smile, he led the way in front, Cao Cao followed behind, and found a private room by the window to sit down.
When the drinks and dishes were ready, Cao Cao let Ah Er go down, except for asking for wine, he didn't need to serve the rest.
Xiang Qing crossed his legs and asked, "Big brother, why did you come back all of a sudden?" Is there a problem in Dunqiu? β
Talking about this, Cao Cao sighed and said, "Hey, let's talk about this matter." β
The three of them are like-minded and commensurate with each other, which is also etiquette between peers.
Xi Zhicai said: "When Meng De first arrived in Dunqiu, there were homeless people everywhere, the land was barren, because the upstream river was blocked, the riverbed of Dunqiu was dry for many years, and the previous Dunqiu Ling was a well-dressed beast, not only did not help the people solve the water problem, but connived at those landlords who were strong and strong, and used all kinds of despicable means to seize the people's land, the people were hungry for many years, hungry, complaining, and he also looted the people's fat and ointment, and was deposed and exiled after offending the officials. β
"At the beginning, Zai and Meng De had no way to start, and then they came up with a way, wanting to do something for the people, offending those landlords and heroes is inevitable, just don't do it endlessly, one by one to rectify those bullies, must be fast and ruthless, the attitude must be tough, be sure to surprise, and when they react, it is already too late, but these landlords are strong, and they actually ran to other counties and counties, and continue to do evil, Meng De is also beyond the reach of the whip, but after all, the scourge of Dunqiu is in addition to a seven, seven, eighty, eight."
"What Ling Zai really admires Meng De is that in order to dredge the river and irrigate the farmland, Meng De personally took the pickaxe and worked with the people, and the people were also happy, Meng De also borrowed grain to help the people like Brother Zhang Miao, as long as he waited for the autumn harvest, he would naturally let the people eat their stomachs, so he always lived up to expectations and changed the past style of Dunqiu."
Said a little too much, Xi Zhicai took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, Xiang Qing listened attentively, now it seems that Cao Cao is really a capable minister who can rule the world, in such a short time, he can solve such a complex problem, Xiang Qing asked himself, this matter is left to him to do, he can't do it.
Xiang Qing asked: "In that case, why did you go back to Luoyang, this is not yet the day of the imperial court's debriefing?" β