Chapter XVIII Tasks

The stars changed, and the time soon reached the end of the third year of Chuping.

Gao Shun has traveled to this era for more than four years, and he is now twenty-two years old. In later generations, most of the boys of his age have just graduated from college and are struggling to find employment opportunities, but Gao Shun is already a general who has been in battle and killed decisively.

Of course, Gao Shun is still single......

Twenty-two years old, in later life, is only at the age when marriage is legally permitted. In ancient times, it was common to start a family at the age of fifteen or sixteen. A twenty-two-year-old unmarried man can definitely be regarded as a super-old young man.

Until last month, in addition to Gao Shun, there was another super-aged young man in Cao Ying, and that was Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun is three years older than Gao Shun, and he is twenty-five years old this year. In terms of appearance, Zhao Yun's heroic demeanor can definitely be called a girl killer; In terms of personality, Zhao Yun treats others easily on weekdays and never puts on any shelf. If Zhao Yun really intends to start a family, I am afraid that those who come to kiss can break the threshold of the Zhao Mansion. It's just that what Zhao Yun wanted, one is to improve his martial arts, and the other is to establish a meritorious career to repay Cao Cao's kindness. As for the major events in life, Zhao Yun has never considered it, and there have been several matchmakers who came to say goodbye, and Zhao Yun also thanked him politely, so he has not been married for a long time. And Cao Cao loved Zhao Yun a lot, and even personally said a family affair for him, the object was a woman in the Xiahou family, and in terms of seniority, he was Xiahou Xuan's niece.

Since the lord himself was the matchmaker, Zhao Yun, who only had the word loyalty, could not refuse, and his gratitude to Cao Cao was even deeper in his heart. In this way, among the generals of Cao Ying, those over 20 years old who are unmarried, now only Gao Shun is left.

Of course, there are also many people who have approached Gao Shun to say goodbye, but Gao Shun has also refused. Unlike Zhao Yun, Gao Shun was deeply influenced by the ideas of later generations, so he never decided to marry. It's not that he's against early marriage, if he could possibly get rid of the virginity of these two lives. It's just that for Gao Shun, who has always advocated free love, he must not be interested in this kind of arranged marriage at all. The bride who sat opposite him on the night of the candle in the cave room was the girl he met for the first time, and this kind of thing was unacceptable to Gao Shun.

At this time, it has been three months since the night conversation between Guo Jia's brothers and sisters, although Guo Jia intends to make Gao Shun his sister-in-law, but Guo Cui insists on being unwilling, so Guo Jia no longer mentions it. Gao Shun is still the same, focusing on military training every day, and he drinks with Guo Jia every once in a while.

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One day, Cao Cao approached Gao Shun and issued him a task.

"Although I have been in Yanzhou for a long time, my father has avoided trouble in Taishan Hua County because of my unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo. I want to take him and dwell with me, that I may fulfill the filial piety of the Son of Man. However, if there is chaos in the present day, and there is no peace in all directions, I would like to ask the chief to lead a hundred enlisted soldiers to meet him as a guard. ”

Gao Shun's trapped camp was the elite of Cao's army, and Cao Cao knew that only the battlefield with flames was the most suitable place for them to dispatch. Let the soldiers trapped in the camp go to greet their fathers and use them as bodyguards, which is suspected of killing chickens with knives. Cao Cao didn't want to use such a big battle before, but now the world is extremely unpeaceful, and I heard that last month, there were Yellow Turban remnants in charge of Hai, gathering nearly 10,000 thieves to attack Beihai County. Cao Cao was afraid that his father and his party would be attacked by some thief army halfway. With this hundred trapped tiger soldiers, if they encounter a large-scale thief army, even if they can't match it, it should be no problem for Cao Song's family to escape.

Gao Shun was stunned at first when he heard this, but then he promised loudly.

This is really pie in the sky, give yourself a chance to make meritorious contributions in vain.

As a traverser, Gao Shun of course knew what the original result of Cao Song's trip would be, but on the way, he was killed by Tao Qian's generals for money, and his whole family was killed. In the eyes of many people, Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou in order to avenge the killing of his father, but in fact, it was not. In addition to Cao Song, his wife Zou (Cao Cao's mother), his second son Cao De (Cao Cao's brother) and his concubine Zhao are all dead souls under Zhang Min's knife.

Originally, in history, Cao Cao asked Taishan to escort Cao Song back to Yanzhou at the beginning, but this Ying Shao not only did not protect Cao Song when Zhang Min was in trouble, but took the lead in escaping. After leaving Cao Song's family to escape, Ying Shao also knew that Cao Cao would definitely not let him go, so he simply gritted his teeth and went to Yuan Shao.

And now, since Cao Cao has assigned Gao Shun to meet him, the tragedy of history will never be repeated again. A hundred trapped camp sergeants as guards, a small group of thieves is not to be afraid at all, if the experience of his own line of work really coincides with the original history, Tao Qian sent Zhang Min to escort him, and that Zhang Min really has evil intentions, then he can behave well in front of Boss Cao and his father. When he succeeds in protecting Cao Song's family, then Cao Cao still won't thank him for his kindness? At that time, Cao Song will say a few words in front of Boss Cao, and his future will definitely be dazzling to the extreme.

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"Meet the old lady and the lady." Cao Song, who is in his sixties, has a big belly and looks quite blessed. His wife, Zou, was a kind and dignified old woman.

Facing Cao Cao's parents, Gao Shun did not dare to slack off. You must know that Cao Cao is quite filial, even if one of these two says half a bad word about himself in front of Cao Cao, the bad impact caused by it should not be underestimated.

"The general has worked hard all the way, and he still asks the general's name?" Cao Song served as one of the nine kings in his early years, and it became a common practice to sell officials during the Ling Emperor period, and Cao Song spent 10,000 gold to donate to the captain, which can be said to be a very popular minister. At this time, although he has resigned for many years, his words and deeds still reveal a lot of official authority.

"The end will be Gao Shun, and the word will be long and congratulatory. Guarding the old lady and the lord's father and son to meet each other is the responsibility of the last general, how to talk about the word hard work? ”

"My son Mengde, how are you doing now?" After all, it was father and son who were connected, and soon Cao Song pulled the topic to Cao Cao.

Cao Song didn't like Cao Cao's son very much at first, Cao Cao often liked to cause trouble when he was young, and he was reckless and uninhibited, which always made Cao Song angry. And when Cao Song taught him, he always showed a disapproving expression, so over time, Cao Song took care of him and adopted an attitude similar to laissez-faire.

It wasn't until Cao Cao became the lieutenant of the northern part of Luoyang, sacrificed a five-color stick to severely punish the capital, and even his uncle Jian Shuo, who was often the servant, was beaten to death mercilessly for violating the curfew, that Cao Song took a fresh look at his son and decided that he was the great weapon of the country, so as to support him. After Cao Cao became one of the eight captains of the West Garden, his own talent was part of the reason, but there was also Cao Song running around behind the scenes.

Cao Cao's career is getting bigger and bigger, and now he is a prince. And Cao Song also pinned all the hopes of the Cao family on his son, and his attitude was naturally no colder than before, and he was very concerned about his situation.

"The good ministers and fierce generals under the lord's account are complete, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the establishment of a great cause is just around the corner." Gao Shun came as soon as he opened his mouth with polite words, but this is not flattery, after all, these are also facts.

Cao Song stroked his beard lightly, Gao Shun's words were still very comfortable to listen to, after all, who doesn't like to hear others say that their son is good. However, Cao Song didn't pay much attention to Gao Shun's words, although he had changed a lot of views on Cao Cao over the years, he definitely didn't expect what heights his son would reach in the future. At this moment, in Cao Song's eyes, Cao Cao can develop well in Yanzhou in peace, fulfill the responsibility of guarding the land, and it will be very good to build the lintel of Cao's light. If you say to Cao Song at this time that your son can divide half of the world, be crowned king, lay the foundation for the Cao Wei Dynasty, and be one of the most dazzling figures in the entire late Han Dynasty, then the old man will definitely think that you have lost your mind.