Chapter 52: Cao Cao and Yuan Shao
Zeng Yu and Yuan Shao walked forward side by side, followed by their respective guards. Zeng Yu felt that Yuan Shao was heading towards the west of the city, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Benchu, I don't know where we are going?" ”
"Zirui, don't worry, we're going to a good place, you'll know when you get there." Yuan Shao said mysteriously.
"Oh, then the little brother will wait and see." Zeng Yu heard that Yuan Shao also sold Guanzi, so he let him go, anyway, with Zhu Wen and two guards, there should be no major incident. Moreover, now Yuan Shao is still one of the most outstanding talents launched by the Yuan family, with him, there are few places in this huge capital that they can't go.
After a while, the two of them arrived at an extremely luxurious place, and the area was not far behind the hero building, but it didn't look like that grand momentum. Zeng Yu looked up, this building is called Baihualou, he looked at the few young women standing at the door, and immediately knew what kind of place this was, no wonder Yuan Shao had such an inexplicable smile when he heard him ask where to go just now.
Zeng Yu didn't expect Yuan Shao to be like this when he was young, completely different from the image of the alliance leader in his mind. He looked at Yuan Shao, and saw that he was happily looking at the old bustard who came out to receive Baihualou at this time, where did he look like the temperament of a prince in the future. However, he thought that there was no entertainment at this time, Yuan Shao, as a child of the Yuan family, had his back to the mountains, and it seemed that it was not wrong to be romantic when he was young, after all, this was the best entertainment and communication activity for the children of wealthy families at that time.
"Oops, it turns out that Lord Yuan is here, please come in quickly." The bustard who came out to greet Yuan Shao was a middle-aged woman who still had a lingering charm, and he giggled at Yuan Shao.
"Bustard, has Meng De arrived?" Yuan Shao asked the bustard.
"Lord Cao has just arrived for a while, and he is already waiting in the box set by the two adults." The old bustard replied with a smile.
Zeng Yu heard Yuan Shao's words and knew that he had not guessed wrong, and it was Cao Cao Cao and Cao Mengde that Yuan Shao was about to introduce. Although Yuan Shao is a fourth family and three dukes, Cao Cao's father Cao Song is a lieutenant, so there is not much difference between the two families, and they are both talented people among the many noble children in Luoyang, and they have a great friendship. The two of them are frequent visitors to Baihualou, and even chartered a wing room in Baihualou for a year, and the bustard was naturally very happy to see these two gods of wealth coming.
Yuan Shao heard the words of the old bustard, and took Zeng Yu and walked inside. The old bustard glanced at Zeng Yu in surprise, he rarely saw Yuan Shao bring other people over before, but now when he saw Zeng Yu's face, he naturally felt very curious, she secretly paid attention, thinking that if Zeng Yu came over in the future, he would definitely take good care of it.
When Zeng Yu came in, he saw that the decoration of Baihualou was very exquisite, and it was from everyone's hands at first glance. Entering the hall, there is a stage in the center, on which a singer is performing the piano, and next to a group of singers is dancing to the sound of the piano. In front of the stage, there were some seats on the first and second floors, which were not yet full at this time, and they were all children of the world.
Yuan Shao looked at Zeng Yu, only to see that Zeng Yu's eyes were clear, and he was not confused by the scene in front of him. Zeng Yu felt that Yuan Shao was looking at him, smiled at him and said, "I didn't expect that there is such a wonderful place in Luoyang, but Brother Benchu has opened my eyes." ”
"Now these singers are just average, the real beauty of Baihualou is in their respective boudoirs, if you want to see the true face or even kiss Fangze, you still need to see Zirui's ability."
"Oh, why is that?" Zeng Yu asked.
"This Baihualou is not an ordinary place, the really famous girls in it are one of the best, and they are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their talents are no less than most scholars. They have their own problems, and in order to enter their boudoir, they must be able to complete their requirements. ”
"With the talent of Brother Ben, this must not be difficult for you." Zeng Yu quipped.
"Haha, of course, Meng De and I have each become the guests of a girl, and as for the rest, it will be left to others." Yuan Shao listened to Zeng Yu's words, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, he was lucky to pass a girl's task before, otherwise he would not have been able to get off the stage when asked by Zeng Yu. He laughed and replied proudly, feeling that Zeng Yu was really getting more and more appetizing for him, and every sentence could tickle him
Although Zeng Yu listened to Yuan Shao's words, he also noticed the expression of the old bustard next to him, and guessed that Yuan Shao must be bragging. After all, the two children of the family who have been in and out of Baihualou all the year round, if it is possible, it is estimated that they will visit all the boudoirs, where will they be left to others as Yuan Shao said.
Yuan Shao was afraid that Zeng Yu would continue to ask, so he hurriedly said: "Let's go to the wing room first, don't let Meng De wait for a long time." Zirui, your three guards might as well stay here with my two subordinates, and the safety in the Baihua Building can be assured. ”
Zeng Yu looked at Zhu Wen, nodded to him, and said, "Brother Benchu, you are the landlord, of course I listen to your arrangement." ”
"Old bustard, you go and arrange a seat for a few of them, and Brother Zirui and I can go over by ourselves." Yuan Shao said to the old bustard beside him, and without waiting for him to reply, he pulled Zeng Yu and walked upstairs.
Yuan Shao took Zeng Yu up to the third floor, the third floor is an independent large wing room, and there are several singers standing in the corridor, and their posture is comparable to that on the stage. Yuan Shao walked straight forward until he came to the door of a wing room at the end, pushed the door and walked in, Zeng Yu naturally followed.
"Okay, you Cao Mengde, you suddenly slipped away just now, and I was almost arrested." Yuan Shao came in and said to a young man sitting in the wing.
"Aren't you okay at the beginning, come on, drink a glass of wine to suppress the shock." The young man stood up and handed a wine glass to Yuan Shao's hand.
"I can't stand you,!" After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he drained the wine in the cup in one gulp.
"Okay, it's massive. I don't know who this brother is? The young man also knew Yuan Shao's character, and knew that he was just complaining and was not angry. Seeing Yuan Shao happily dry this glass of wine, knowing that the time had passed, he asked Yuan Shao about Zeng Yu's identity.
"I almost forgot, this is Zeng Yu Zeng Zirui, a friend I met on the road, I had a good conversation with him, so I brought Zirui over to introduce you to you." Yuan Shao introduced to him.
"Zeng Zirui, good words, good words! In the lower Cao Cao character Mengde, I have seen Brother Zirui. Cao Cao made a common salute to Zeng Yu.
"Brother Meng De is polite!" Zeng Yu also returned the salute. He looked at this hero in history, and saw that he was not tall, but his eyes were shining with shrewdness, even if he stood by Yuan Shao's side, he would not fall behind at all in momentum, and would not become Yuan Shao's background.
At this time, Cao Cao was also looking at Zeng Yu, and he was also surprised by Zeng Yu's performance. You must know that he and Yuan Shao are both outstanding disciples cultivated by the family, and they have the momentum of a superior person, and both of them are in official positions. Not to mention the arrogance cultivated by Yuan Shao's own background, as far as he Cao Cao himself, currently as the lieutenant of northern Luoyang, holds real power, and now even the children of ordinary families in Luoyang will be nervous when they see him, and Zeng Yu, who has never heard of many people before, is standing in front of the two of them without shame.
"Zirui, don't underestimate Meng De, his father is the current lieutenant, and he himself is the northern lieutenant of Luoyang, and the five-color stick in one hand makes the children of the Luoyang family grit their teeth but are helpless." Yuan Shao introduced at this time.
"The little brother has heard a little about it in Luoyang, but I didn't expect to see a real person today, it's really an honor." Zeng Yu said.
"Haha, Zirui has won the award, let's do it, let's have a drink first?" Cao Cao laughed, did not quibble and boast, and opened the topic.
The three of them sat down facing each other, and the singer in the wing room poured wine for everyone, which was naturally dry as soon as it was finished. The three of them are all people with extremely high IQs, and when they have a good relationship, they naturally talk happily with each other. Originally, Cao Cao wanted to call his good friend, but was dissuaded by Zeng Yu. Cao Cao thought that Zeng Yu felt that he didn't have a suitable singer, so he was embarrassed to call it, so he didn't force it, and the three of them communicated with each other, but they were also comfortable.
After some conversation, Cao Cao felt that Zeng Yu seemed to be hiding clumsily in front of the two, although Zeng Yu was almost always praising him and Yuan Shao, but a person can praise just right, that also requires ability. And Zeng Yu has always been observing and understanding them, and every time he wanted to inquire about Zeng Yu's situation, he was diverted from the topic by Zeng Yu, and he only knew that Zeng Yu had just donated an Anping County Order, and he didn't know anything else.
Zeng Yu also felt Cao Cao's temptation of his own nothingness, but Yuan Shao did not have any abnormality, so he regarded himself as his admirer. He thought in his heart, sure enough, Cao Cao was even better, and he put a certain amount of pressure on himself when they met for the first time, although every time Cao Cao's temptation was diverted by him, he was also worried about being discovered by Cao Cao.
His strength is still very weak now, if he is really regarded as an opponent by Cao Cao, then with Cao Cao's current status, it is quite easy to deal with himself, and his development will be greatly limited at that time.
Zeng Yu thought of this, so he said: "I think Ben Chu and Meng De are both talents, and their family backgrounds are outstanding, I don't know what their ambitions are?" ”
Yuan Shao drank the wine in the cup, looked at a few people with a terrifying glint in his eyes, looked up at the sky and said: "The eldest husband was born in the world, when he has hundreds of thousands of armor, he attacks the desert in the north, and the internal shock is small. Shao is willing to be Zhou Yafu! ”
As soon as these words came out, several people present took a deep look at the high-spirited Yuan Shao, and a touch of admiration flashed in their hearts. Yuan Benchu's ambition was indeed extraordinary, when Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty Zhou Yafu led the Xiliu Battalion, broke the Wu-Chu coalition army, and pacified the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
The military achievements are brilliant, and there is no one else in the world!
Later, Zhou Yafu went one step further and became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. It can be said that Zhou Yafu has achieved the extreme dream of a courtier, leading hundreds of thousands of troops as a general, and becoming a prime minister to lead hundreds of officials to assist the Son of Heaven in governing the world.
It can be seen that the ambition in Yuan Shao's heart, coupled with the fact that Yuan Shuen IV, ranked as the third duke, such a powerful political force, Yuan Shao's energy is far stronger than Zhou Yafu.
Although Zeng Yu guessed that Yuan Shao's ambition must be great, he was also shocked after listening to Yuan Shao's words, but this topic was brought up by him, so it was naturally up to him to take it over. He took a deep look at Yuan Shao and commented: "Brother Ben Chu has great ambitions, and he will be another Marquis one day."
"Mengde, I don't know if you have any ambitions?" Yuan Shao's demeanor was arrogant at this time, and the son of the Yuan family, the fourth and third dukes, asked with a high spirit.
Feeling that Yuan Shao and Zeng Yu's eyes were gathered on his face, Cao Cao was not in a hurry, poured a glass of wine, took a sip slowly, and a light shot out of his small eyes, slashing across the faces of the two of them one by one, and his eyes flashed with a touch of heat: ", what I wish in my life, lead hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, crisscross the Western Regions, and expand the territory for my Han Dynasty." , I hope that after death, the tombstone is engraved with the tomb of Cao Hou, the general of the Great Han Dynasty's expedition to the west! ”
"Okay, Meng De, when the time comes, you and I will be two brothers, one inside and one outside, and we will work together to support the Han family, do it!" Yuan Shao listened to Cao Cao's ambition and was excited. Because Cao Cao's ambition is to expand outward, and it does not conflict with him, he feels that when the two of them work together, they will definitely be able to set things right, become a famous minister of the Han Dynasty, and leave their names in history.
At this time, Zeng Yu, he looked at Cao Cao with a hint of surprise, and at the same time with a hint of true looks. He knew that Cao Cao was rated as "the able minister to rule the world, the traitor of the troubled times", and Cao Cao must have had a dream of serving the country when he was a teenager.