At the end of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and the Chinese army set up a new organization "Instrument Captain's Mansion", which was in charge of the deployment of new equipment, with Liu Ye as the instrument captain, in charge of all matters of fine instruments, and Ma Jun as the deputy lieutenant, in charge of the Meteor Hall, which specializes in the design of equipment and military supplies. In the long war that followed, the Commander's Mansion and the Meteor Hall became the right-hand man of the Cao family, making the princes of the world and the foreign races of the Han Dynasty all look sideways.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, in the large main hall of Sikong Mansion, there was a huge pitch-black case, and the red and yellow bird pattern carved honey candles were smooth and graceful, lifelike, and during the period, they revealed a fresh and simple appearance. Dozens of tables are lined up on both sides of the lacquer case, and the delicious dishes are placed on the table by the maids who shuttle back and forth.

On the side seat in the west, it is the young handsome of the sect master of the Cao family, headed by the elder Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Hou En, Xia Hou Shang, and the younger Cao Zhi and others talk about words and music, the atmosphere seems to be extremely harmonious, Cao Pi is full of spirits, and the exit is to talk about poetry and papers, which attracts all the clan brothers to turn their heads to look at each other, Cao Pi sees this, and speaks more elated and high-spirited. Cao Ang, who had been silent, couldn't help but smile and shake his head, this stinky boy really has some qualifications to be a leader.

I saw the singing and dancing in the hall, a group of dancing girls in Cao Cao's concubine to Ying'er finally finished the dance, to Ying'er is Cao Cao's concubine, in the past in the Eastern Han Dynasty imperial capital Luoyang, is a famous song and dance prostitute with good color and art, to the United States. The wonderful singing voice and beautiful and graceful dancing conquered Cao Cao's heart.

"En" After the crowd retreated, Cao Cao stood up slightly drunk, raised the lamp in his hand, and said with a smile: "Hehe, another year has passed, since the lonely army, the yellow scarf, the thief, the culprit and the harm, for many years, fortunately, all the clansmen and friends have helped each other, and there is the Cao family, the glory of the Xiahou clan today!" ”

Cao Cao smiled and drank a sip of wine with everyone, then turned to the young people of the clan, looked at him for a long time and said: "Now I am lonely in my forties, although I can't call myself old, but I have also passed the age of youth. As a member of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan, you should take it as your responsibility to sweep away the four seas, level the world, and protect the country and expand the territory. If this can be done, then we will be happy as parents. ”

I saw that when the Cao clan heard this, their eyes were shining, their bodies were flying, and their faces were full of excitement. Only Cao Ang seemed to have slipped away again, his eyes were erratic, making it difficult to figure out.

"What Ming Gong said is very true!" I saw Xiahoudun in the banquet on the opposite side slowly get up: "In the future, the world will ask you to wait for thousands of miles of horses to gallop across the country and protect your family and country." Now, thou shalt follow the example of your brothers. Recruit thieves and build military achievements! In this way, we live up to the name of our athletes! ”

Cao Ang didn't react much at first, and then suddenly realized that what Xiahoudun said was himself, so he hurriedly got up and shook his hand and said, "Uncle is too good, uncle is too good." ”

Hearing this, Xiahoudun shook his head and smiled: "Why is it too praised? Now you think that you are a general of the Han Dynasty, not under your uncle, if you don't have real talent and learning, even if you are the son of Ming Gong, you will never be able to accept this knighthood. ”

Cao Ang knew that what Xiahoudun said was indeed the truth, but he didn't talk to him, just nodded and smiled. I saw Xiahou Dun glance at Cao Ang a few times, and then turned his head and said: "Ming Gong, now Zixiu is now the general of the official worship and the champion Hou." If you don't have a trusted guard around, it's always not good."

Cao Cao heard the words and glanced at Xiahou Tang deeply, and instantly understood his meaning, although Cao Ang was now named the champion county marquis, although he is famous, but at the same time, he is also on the cusp of the waves, if he goes out without intimate guards in the future, it is indeed not very safe, and he is a post-general, if there is no staff in the house, it is too shabby.

Cao Cao didn't answer Xiahoudun directly, but slowly raised his hand and said, "Today is the New Year's Guan Jia, and we will drink this wine together!" Then while laughing, he walked to Xiahoudun's table seemingly casually, and said lightly: "After the year, you can let people collect a brief case of talents from famous families and send them to the Hou General's Mansion for Zixiu to make his own Zhen."

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After the New Year, Cao Ang began to get busy again, according to Shi Lian, because the spring of the new year is generally a busy time for military training, just after freezing, the spring is the most lazy season for soldiers, during this period as a general, the training of soldiers must not be relaxed, with the assistance of Shi Lian, Cao Ang began the new year's training.

Now for Cao Ang, hard training and strict gun practice has become an indispensable part of his life, practicing Xiahou Yuan's marksmanship has been eight months, and now he is quite familiar with marksmanship, after all, there are famous generals to teach, in addition to Cao Ang's innate advantages, I don't know how much better than others, especially a move back to the pistol, Cao Ang is extremely familiar with practice, even Xiahou Yuan, who has always rarely praised him, can't help but praise him a few words.

"Yes, yes, yes." Watching Cao Ang fiercely pull and fold the two Dan bows, Xiahou Yuan nodded lightly, walked over and said: "Your strength has increased a lot, although it is not the best, but it is also a lot of computing power." Cao Angxin said, if you TaMa knew about the inhuman training I do at home every day, you wouldn't say that.

For Cao Ang in later generations, in order to survive, it is essential to exercise his physical strength, and he has almost never broken off the daily weight-bearing running and muscular system training.

Looking at Cao Ang, who was sweating profusely, Xiahou Yuan said lightly: "That's all for today, you can go home." Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this: "Huh? Uncle, why is it so early today? ”

Xiahou Yuan said happily when he heard this: "What's the matter, I'm not happy to let you go early?" Hmph, don't worry, you have to make up for it tomorrow, but Ming Gong has arranged some good things for you to make you happy and happy. ”

Cao Ang looked at Xiahou Yuan with a smile on his face, although he didn't know what he meant, but he also obediently went back. When I was young, I just arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion, and I saw Yang Yuan running out with a nervous face and said, "General, you can come back!" Something big is wrong, come in and take a look! ”

Cao Ang couldn't help but be curious when he heard this, and after turning over and dismounting, he immediately strode into the mansion, only to see that in the main courtyard, ten gray-armored warriors with swords stood steadily, standing upright one by one, with a solemn expression.

Among the ten people, two of them took three steps forward and stood, looking like they should be about the same size as Cao Ang, but their burly and sturdy bodies and rough faces were far beyond Cao Ang's ability. If Cao Ang didn't admit his mistake, the armor and costumes worn by these ten people belonged to the Tiger Guards!

Cao Ang stabilized his mind and frowned, "Who are you?" Why did you come to the General's Mansion after me? I saw the two men at the head of the group glancing at each other, and then one of them stepped forward, bowed down and asked, "I don't know who your Excellency is?" Can you tell me where General Hou is now? ”

Cao Ang heard this: "Far away in the sky, close in front of me, I am the master of this general's mansion." I saw that the ten people knelt down neatly when they heard the words, and the person who was the leader clasped his fists and said loudly: "See the general!" And another young man also bowed his head and said: "Xu Yi see the general!" ”

Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned, stood for a long time, and then hurriedly helped the two of them up: "Please get up, please get up!" I saw ten people rise up when they heard the order, and they said to Cao Ang on their foreheads: "General, according to the military order of Lord Sikong, I will appoint ten of my people to guard the general's side to ensure the safety of the general's entry and exit. ”

Cao Ang suddenly realized when he heard this, and only then did he understand what the "good thing" Xia Houyuan was talking about. Then he hurriedly smiled: "I see, I see." Wait a minute... Pawn Man, Xu Yi? Seeing Cao Ang reading his name, Dian Man immediately bowed his head and said: "Dian Man has one in twenty this year, and my father is Dian Wei, the captain of the Tiger Guard, in the battle of Wancheng in the past, the general's kindness to my father, my father often said." When I heard that Lord Sikong was the general, he chose to protect him, and my father specially recommended him to come! ”

And Xu Yi on the other side also said softly: "Xu Yi is sixteen this year, and my father Xu Chu is fortunate to protect the general." It seems that this Xu Yi seems to have a bit of a taciturn taste.

Cao Ang was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he was stunned, Dad must have done it on purpose! He used Dian Wei, Xu Chu was the commander of the Tiger Guard, and he also brought their son to be the head of his bodyguard, where is this?

But in any case, since he is a tiger general, he has succeeded in family martial arts since he was a child, and he is definitely not far behind, the problem is that this Xu Yi is sixteen years old, and he looks like thirty, which is really unbearable.

"Good, good. With the protection of Brother Dian and Little Brother Xu, Cao Ang will be much more down-to-earth in the future. Dian Man was so frightened that he hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Don't be like this, how dare we call the general a brother and a brother." ”

"Haha" Cao Ang chuckled and shook his hand, "In my place, Brother Dian doesn't have to be so restrained, when he enters the General's Mansion, we are a family, you see..." ”

Dian Man, Xu Yi glanced at each other suspiciously, and then saw Dian Man take out a bamboo slip from his arms, and Chen Yan said: "This is before Dian Man came to the General's Mansion, General Xiahou Duan entrusted me to transfer it to the General Hou, and asked the general to inform the general that all the books in it are handsome and heroic in today's family, and if the general's subordinates are lacking, they can choose from them carefully, and also privately let the general tell the general that there are not many people under him." ”

"Is there much in the essence?" Cao Ang muttered two sentences silently, and then realized that this was telling himself that even if he was Cao Cao's son, he should not be too public, after all, his father is the real master of this Xu Du, and he has to be more leisurely.

When Cao Ang heard this, he immediately opened the bamboo slip and looked at it carefully, the records in it were still very complete, including name, family background, age, and resume, Cao Ang couldn't help grinning, Dad was really interesting to himself.

"Wu quality, the word Ji Chong, Dingtao people, talented and learned Su stationed in Tongbo, twenty-year-old Yang Xiu, the word is the ancestor, twenty has two, the son of Yang Biao, brilliant, very wise... Hey, no matter how smart you are, you can die on your own debt..."

Looking at Cao Ang looking through it, he muttered nonsense, and he was full of curiosity, what kind of person is the master who must be protected by his own life in the future? It's weird.

Just when Dian was full of doubts, Yang Yuan was wronged, and Xu Yi was silent, Cao Ang's eyes suddenly fell on a name on the bamboo slip, and he could no longer move half a minute, and when he was young, he only heard Cao Ang read softly with some trembling: "Sima Yi, the word Zhongda, eighteen years old, Hanoi Wenren, the second son of the former Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang, the former Zhishu Yushi Sima Lang's brother, a young scheming, smart and wise"

(checked Xu Yi's age and found that he died in 263, no matter how he shrunk, the age specified by Ha Qi for him was a little too old, but for the sake of the plot, I had to overdo Xu Yi's age, I hope you don't blame it.) And here to ask for tickets and collections, Ha Qi grateful)

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