Chapter 22: The Heart
"Shechen." When the discussion was over and everyone left, Guo Jia walked up to Gao Shun and spit out these two words softly.
Of course, Gao Shun knew that Guo Jia was joking with him. Although it is undeniable that he bewitched Cao Cao's troops to send to Xuzhou, firstly, to obtain the opportunity to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, secondly, there is some flattery and good intentions in it. However, Gao Shun thinks that his acting skills are excellent, and when he expounds that long speech, the tone is called a righteous and strict word, and he will never be seen through all his thoughts by others so easily, even if that person is a ghost in the world.
"What 'our army has become stronger, so has the enemy's army, and the situation has not changed'? If it is the same two years of development, can Tao Qian's two years be compared with the two years of our army? Guo Jia seemed to be very dissatisfied with Gao Shun's suggestion to Cao Cao to send troops, and whispered in his ear, "Although Tao Qian has Danyang soldiers, there are no generals in his army who are good at training, and it is already his limit to be able to make such a brave army." However, there are many good generals under the lord's account, and the lord himself is even better at military strategy, and two years is enough to make our army's strength soar. If the strength of our army is now better than that of the Xuzhou army by 30%, then in two years it will be able to surpass it by 50% or even 70%. And the lord went to Xuzhou at this time, most likely he might cause trouble. ”
Gao Shun was stunned, he didn't expect Guo Jia to oppose Cao Cao's dispatch of troops to such a point, presumably several other strategists had similar ideas. But why is there no relevant record in the original history that Cao Cao's advisers opposed his sending troops to Xuzhou? However, after a cursory thought, Gao Shun found that this was not surprising. After all, in the original history, Cao Cao's family was wiped out, and in addition to his ambition to annex Xuzhou, he had more anger in his chest bent on revenge. Presumably, Cao Cao's anger was extremely strong at that time, and these strategists were all smart people, so naturally they would not be so bored that they had nothing to touch Cao Cao's scales. At this time, although Cao Cao was also unhappy because of the attack on his family, the situation was still much better than the situation in the same period in the original history, so these advisers raised objections one by one.
"Blessings and misfortunes are lurking, misfortunes and blessings are leaning on, and the fight has not yet begun, why should Fengxiao be too pessimistic?" Facing Guo Jiadi's chatter, Gao Shun smiled and casually prevaricated.
"This Gao Changgong ......" In the face of such a Gao Shun, Guo Jia didn't know what to say, so he could only smile helplessly in his heart.
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"Child Cao Cao, meet your father and mother." Although he is now a state pastor of the Han Dynasty, he still has to correct his attitude at all times in front of his parents. After all, now you can be naughty than when you were young, and now your every move is a little out of line, in this era of paying attention to filial piety, maybe it will bring a negative reputation and influence to yourself.
"Okay, okay...... My son is now also a prince, which makes me happy. Originally, Cao Song still wanted to show the majesty of being a father, but Cao Cao's mother, Zou, couldn't help it and stepped forward to hold Cao Cao's hand. After all, there are few mothers who don't feel sorry for their son, Cao Cao is running around for his career, and the mother and son haven't seen each other for several years, how can they not make Zou miss him a lot. Although Cao Cao personally went to greet him when he entered the city in the morning, at that time, in full view of everyone, Zou could only hold back the excitement in his heart, and could not do anything gaffe to make his son lose face in front of his subordinates. After his family's residence was settled, Cao Cao was already listening to Gao Shun's report on his trip, and it was not until near noon that Cao Cao came to visit his parents that Zou was finally able to release his feelings without reservation.
"The child is not filial, and the mother is worried." For his mother's concern, Cao Cao can only apologize. Since the time he chose to embark on this path, he was destined to bear the unspeakable loneliness alone most of the time.
Cao De and Cao Ming immediately stepped forward to meet their brothers. The last time we met, Cao Ming was still an innocent and cute little girl, and now, she has been so moving.
The family chatted casually for a while, and Cao Cao had business to do again, so he got up and said goodbye. At the moment when he was about to step out of the door, Cao Ming suddenly quietly grabbed the corner of his clothes and said, "Big brother, I have something I want to ask you for help, can I?" ”
"Oh? What's up? As long as it is mentioned by Ah Ming, there is no disapproval for the brother. For this little sister who is twenty years younger than herself, Cao Cao is also quite fond of her. Since Cao Ming was a child, her requirements for Cao Cao, as long as they are not too difficult, Cao Cao will help her complete them.
"I want you to give orders...... Promise me to that Gao Shun...... Gao Changgong ......" Cao Ming blushed and said in an inaudible voice. Almost every time he said a word, his voice became lighter, and at the end of the day, his voice was like the chirping of a mosquito. However, Cao Cao stood very close to her, so he listened to it completely.
So, Cao Cao was embarrassed......
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Gao Shun was confused at this time, and only said goodbye to Cao Cao in the morning, why did Cao Cao summon him again only a few hours later?
Entering the conference hall, Cao Cao was sitting on the couch, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's falcon.
Gao Shun secretly said that it was not good, although Cao Cao's gaze sometimes seemed very sharp, but under normal circumstances, he would rarely show such a gaze in front of his subordinates. It seems that my situation is not very good.
Cao Cao stared at Gao Shun like this, seeing the other party from head to toe, and from foot to head.
stood up, slowly paced to Gao Shun, and circled around Gao Shun twice, Cao Cao's eyes never left Gao Shun.
"Why? How could Ah Ming fall in love with him? Why is that? ”
As soon as he remembered the sentence that his little sister said in his ear, "Marry me to that Gao Shun", Cao Cao felt bored for no reason. Gao Shun is a good person, and he is planning to focus on cultivating him, but it does not mean that Cao Cao will accept him as his sister-in-law.
It's not that I don't like each other, on the contrary, I still appreciate them. But if he wants to marry his little sister Cao Ming to Gao Shun, his father Cao Song will definitely not be able to get through. Although he knew that Cao Song had a good impression of Gao Shun, it was just good. If he knows that his beloved little daughter has fallen in love with that Gao Shun, I am afraid that his perception of Gao Shun will immediately plummet, until he is disgusted.
You must know that Gao Shun is only a general now, although he has the rank of general, but in the eyes of his father, who has a high vision, it is still not worth mentioning. If Gao Shun could accumulate merit and be promoted to General Si'an (Andong, Annan, Anxi, and Anbei, higher than General Siping and General Zhuza, second to Sizheng and Sizhen), perhaps his father would agree to marry his little sister with him. But how many years will that take? In Cao Cao's opinion, no matter how much he takes care of the other party, it will be impossible in ten years. Ten years later, my little sister will be twenty-eight years old, and she can be regarded as a grandmother in other families who gave birth earlier.
Whenever Cao Cao thought about how to convince his stubborn old father, he would feel a headache. Although he is a Yanzhou pastor, and Cao Song is just a white body at this time, it is precisely because of this that he cannot ignore his father's opinion in the name of unfilial piety.
"Grandma, you've been staring at me for two minutes. Although I think I'm a little handsome and a little chic, I don't think I'm so much missed by a man. Gao Shun was uncomfortable by Cao Cao, and he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, "This guy doesn't really have any habit of breaking his sleeves, and he is unfortunate enough to take a fancy to me, so he is going to make any undue demands on me......"
"Changgong, you haven't married yet...... right" After a long time, he finally heard Cao Cao take a long breath and asked Gao Shundao.
"My lord, yet, I haven't ...... yet" Hearing Cao Cao's question, Gao Shun chuckled in his heart, is it difficult, do you really want to think about what you are worried about...... This is too bad.
"Oh, Changgong, you look like you're in your twenties this year, right? Why don't you take a wife? Cao Cao asked in a flat tone.
"The world is undecided, and there is no home." Gao Shun replied righteously. Although it is not clear why Cao Cao suddenly cared about his marital status, regardless of his reason and purpose, Gao Shun felt that it was the best answer to put everything in the general sense.