A few days later, news came from Wancheng, Anzhong's Jingzhou soldiers and horses had indeed slowly retreated, returning to Jingzhou, seeing the military horses returning in vain, presumably Liu Biao must have dared to have a headache, thinking of this, Cao Ang couldn't help but be a little happy, after all, he was in the heart of the heart this time, helped Cao Cao a big favor, and it can be regarded as a filial piety for "Cao Ang".

Liu Biao's army retreated, Cao Ang immediately sent someone to Xudu, reported the matter of Wancheng to Cao Cao, and asked him to write a manual to seal the Jingzhou wealthy Tu clan.

In this way, Cao Ang became a big idler, wandering the streets of Wancheng in his spare time every day, of course, including Sima Yi, Dian Man, and Xu Yi, just like a child who had nothing to do.

“... General, let's do this every day, isn't there something sorry for General Xu..."Thinking of Xu Huang, who worked too hard every day, Dianman seemed to be a little worried, Cao Ang smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Xu has the talent of Yafu, and some small things to deal with the aftermath, it is enough to have him, and I will add chaos if I go." Right, Xu Yi? I saw Xu Yi, who was indifferent, casually said 'En', and then stopped talking.

Tired of leaving, the four of them immediately found a restaurant, Cao Ang called for a pot of tea, but Sima Yi and the three asked for a jar of wine, and then drank freely, Cao Ang looked at the three of them who drank with relish, and secretly said in his heart: Guy who can't experience life, what is there to drink about horse urine.

"Alas, Zhongda, I always thought that you were a gentleman and a gentleman, and I liked tea as much as I did, but who would have thought that you were also a greedy drinker." Sima Yi said with a smile: "Drinking needs to be hearty, and tea tasting is suitable for elegance, tea is a thing, and it is conceived by the aura of heaven and earth. However, compared with the strength of wine, tea is precisely because of its lightness to make people cleanse their hearts and lungs, wash away the world, and drink it at home, and it is not suitable for this noisy market. Cao Ang snorted when he heard this, and sneered at what Sima Yi said.

But when the tea called by Cao Ang was on the table, he regretted it, the ancient tea ceremony had not yet taken shape, only some officials, the children of the big clan liked this way, and the shops in the bazaar like this were just empty on the surface, and the way to make tea was extremely weird, all kinds of strange things were put in it, what green onions, ginger slices, and even oil and salt, looking at a turbid "tea", Cao Ang suddenly lost his mood, where is this tea, this is clearly porridge!

Sima Yi, who was unconscious on the side, looked at the flashing brilliance in his eyes, and knew that this kid knew what was going on from the beginning, he deliberately didn't tell himself, thinking of this, Cao Angqi's teeth itched, and he had to mention this kid well when he went back, I don't know how thick the sky is!

"General, look at that." Cao Ang looked angrily along the fingers of Dianman, only to see a big man who was gritting his teeth angrily and walking quickly, followed by a beggar-like dirty man behind him, saying something to him with a straight face, the big man seemed to be extremely impatient, just blindly left, and the beggar did not give up, followed behind the big man, pinched a piece of bamboo slip, and kept chattering to the big man. The big man Cao Ang recognized that it was Zhang Xiu's deputy general, Hu Che'er.

"Huh? He wasn't in the army, how could he come here? Dian looked at Hu Che'er with an impatient look on his face in confusion, and said suspiciously. And Cao Ang was quite curious, got up and said: "As Deputy General Zhang Xiu, how can he be involved with beggars?" Let's go, let's see! ”

After paying the bill, several people immediately left the shop and walked towards Hu Che'er, and when they got closer, they faintly only heard Hu Che'er shouting in a rather angry voice: "Go away!" As I said, I'm already a lieutenant general and I won't have anything to do with you people anymore! ”

But I heard the beggar laugh sarcastically: "Hu Xiashi, no, I should call you General Hu!" Since you insist on this, I can't force it, but you can't forget your roots! I hope you can accept this letterhead, so that I can live up to my errands, and I can have an explanation when I go back. As for whether to go or not, it's up to you. Hu Che'er turned around and grabbed the bamboo slip in the beggar's hand, and said fiercely: "Okay! I received this letter! You're good to go! The beggar glanced at the cart with disdain, then turned and strode away, disappearing into the noisy crowd in an instant.

"General Hu, who is that?" Hu Che'er's body was shocked, and he hurriedly turned his head, only to see Cao Ang looking at the beggar who had disappeared in the distance with a curious face, and asked suspiciously, Hu Che'er's face turned red, and he quickly bowed his head and said: "It's an old man, come and send something to the last general, so that the eldest prince can smile." ”

"Oh?" Cao Ang looked at Hu Che'er with an unnatural face hesitantly, then turned his eyes to look at the book in Hu Che'er's hand, and wondered, "What is this?" Hu Che'er said unnaturally when he heard this: "This... Family.. It's just a family letter, don't be suspicious. ”

"Huh? Suspicious? Ben Jiang just asked casually, how could it be related to 'suspicion', or is General Hu himself weak-hearted? Hearing this, Hu Che'er hurriedly said, "No! No! ”

"Oh." Cao Ang smiled, and then said: "Since it is a family letter, I don't know where General Hu's relatives are?" Is it the father's house or the mother's house? Why don't you come to Wancheng to live with you? Faced with Cao Ang's cannon-like questions, Hu Che'er was speechless. Cao Ang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said: "General Hu, I just asked casually, but you are secretive, like this, but it makes Cao Mou not suspicious!" ”

Hu Che'er's face flushed, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "The eldest prince wants to be like this, in fact... This.. This is just a letter written by Hu's friends before he came to serve under General Zhang Xiu..."

"Oh?" Cao Ang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "General Hu said it earlier, why did he hide it, what did General Hu do before joining the army?" Hu Che'er's face was slightly red, and he replied hesitantly: "The last general was originally wandering in the Yingshui area. ”

Listening to Hu Che'er's vague answer, Xu Yi, who had followed Xu Chu and the local tyrants in the clan to travel in Qianxian, Runan and other places, knew it in his heart, and whispered to Cao Ang: "General, the so-called 'wandering' refers to chivalrous. ”

"Ahh General Hu turned out to be a chivalrous man! Why are you hiding it? "In Cao Ang's later life, when he read some miscellaneous books, he also read the chapters about rangers in the "Historical Records", such as the drama Meng and the Zhu family in the early Han Dynasty. Guo Jie, the hero of Guanzhong during Emperor Jing and Emperor Wu, is even more well-known, I really don't understand why Hu Che'er is so afraid that others will know, and it's not a big deal.

Hu Che'er has his own reasons for hiding his identity, but Cao Ang doesn't understand. During the Han Dynasty, the folk still had the legacy of the Spring and Autumn Period, the chivalrous man emphasized righteousness and light death, even friends gathered in the people, and traveled back and forth in the counties and state capitals, even the big families, local tyrants and magnates did not dare to provoke easily, in the eyes of the famous family, it was a well-known bane.

Even now, it is even more difficult to avoid, such as today's chaos, in the troubled times in Kyushu, the people of Kyushu are displaced, and now these self-proclaimed knights are chivalrous, and to put it bluntly, they are thieves! For example, Guo Tai, the head of the Baibo army thieves in the past, Zhang Yan, the first thief of the Black Mountain today, Zang Ba, the leader of the Taishan group of thieves, Chang Xuan, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others all proclaimed themselves as "chivalrous". Therefore, in the troubled times, those who pretend to be chivalrous are basically not bandits or water bandits. This is the real reason why Hu Che'er concealed his identity.

But Cao Ang didn't know much about these, and subconsciously, the martial arts novels he read in his previous life made him distort the word 'chivalrous', just patted Hu Che'er on the shoulder, saying how much he longed for the pride of fighting the sword rivers and lakes, and how much he longed for a happy life. made Hu Che'er stunned.

"Childe doesn't think that the last general was born... Not good? Seeing Cao Ang's respectful face, Hu Che'er couldn't help but ask suspiciously. Cao Angzheng said: "General Hu, it's too late for me to respect you, how can I still hate you!" ”

Zhang Xiu used himself because he was good, but he was not as sincere and respectful as Cao Ang, and he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart: "The son is so broad-minded, Hu Che'er is sincerely grateful!" ”

Cao Ang shook his head and smiled: "General Hu doesn't have to be so polite, it's just that the beggar just now is also a ranger?" Hu Che'er shook his head and said: "No, his person is a thief under the command of the head of Anfeng Huangshi Mountain, and this time he came to send a post to the last general and invite the last general to participate in the Yiyang Heroes Meeting." ”

"The head of the mountain? Thieves? Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand how this 'Hu Daxia' had anything to do with them, but he didn't care, he just said: "Then what will happen to this Yiyang Hero?" ”

I saw Hu Che'er say softly: "This is a gathering of famous thieves and prime ministers from Yingchuan, Jianghuai, Yangzhou and other walks of life to negotiate, and it is not very clear what the specific generals want to talk about." In the past, when he was in Yingshui, because the last general was quite famous, he was also invited, and the person who posted this time was Zhou Cang, the owner of Woniu Mountain, Pei Yuanshao. ”

"Zhou.. Week.. Zhou Cang? Cao Ang stammered a little when he heard this, "Isn't he a yellow turban thief?" Hu Che'er said in surprise when he heard this: "The eldest prince also knows this person?" ”

It wasn't until this time that Cao Ang knew that he seemed to have misunderstood this "Hu Daxia", and then he talked to Hu Che'er for a long time, then turned around and left. After being some distance away from Hu Che'er, Cao Ang hurriedly asked Xu Yi for advice, only to know that the real meaning of the so-called "chivalry" now is "thief", no wonder Hu Che'er began to look so bad and secretive.

"What kind of righteous yang chivalry will be, it's just a gathering of thieves from all walks of life!" Cao Ang said indignantly, but when he saw Dianman, he smiled and said: "Praise him as a general, and belittle him as a general." You are still looking forward to the life of a chivalrous man who is happy and revengeful, how can you change your mind now? ”

Cao Ang's face was slightly red and said: "What do you know, the way of the husband's life, that is, the art of adaptation, how can you be paranoid at one end." Looking at Cao Ang, who was strong and reasonable, Xu Yi couldn't help laughing, only Sima Yi patted Cao Ang lightly: "What the general said is good, and the same is true for the way of using soldiers, it is all about improvisation." ”

Cao Ang was patted by Sima Yi to regain some face, and then walked casually, thinking about it: "Yiyang Xia will... Zhongda, that Woniu Mountain is quite far away from Yiyang, why do you have to choose to gather there? ”

Sima Yi touched his smooth chin and guessed: "I listened to what General Hu said, there are quite a lot of thieves gathered this time, Yingchuan, Jianghuai, and Yangzhou are all there, so it is calculated that Yiyang is connected to Jingzhou in the west, Runan in the north, and Huaishui and Lujiang in the south. ”

Cao Ang smiled when he heard this: "I see... Zhongda, in fact, after thinking about it carefully, I still want to see what these bandits' reckless Juyi looks like. Not only Sima Yi, but also Dianman, Xu Yi was shocked when he heard this. Dian Man hurriedly said: "General, that class of thieves and grass cowards are very good-looking, if the general's noble body is bad, how can it be good!" The gains outweigh the losses. ”

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I will go to see the excitement this time." In fact, among these recklessness, there are also heroes, just like I said Zhou Cang, who is a loyal hero, no less than a warrior... I've made up my mind, so you don't have to say more. ”

Dian Man wanted to dissuade him, but he saw Sima Yi gently stretch out his hand to block Dian Man, and then bowed down and said: "The general knows people very well, since he is going to go, I should accompany him, but I should be the prophet of General Xu Huang and others to make a plan to help." ”

Cao Ang raised his head when he heard this: "Yes, what should be arranged should still be arranged, in case something happens, it is better to do it cheaply..."

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