Chapter 22 Entering the Shouchun
In the second year of Han Jian'an, Cao Cao led tens of thousands of horsemen into Shouchun City, leaving more than half of the army Matun and Shouchun four gates, thinking that it was the trend of horns. In Shouchun City, I saw a yellow and white horse named Claw Huang Feidian standing with its head neighed, immediately alone, the face is charitable and not lacking in might, wearing the Xichuan Shu brocade robe, the cloud boots on the feet, wearing a golden crown of hair, hanging the red sword bag is the famous Yitian Sword, it is Cao Cao.
Several streets in Shouchun City were filled with Tiger Guards early in the morning. I saw the people standing on both sides of the street, but listening to the sound of the horn, the Cao soldiers and horses began to slowly enter the city, and the leader was Cao Cao Mengde, the chief secretary of the court, and the generals behind him and the civilian officials of the accompanying army marched in turn, inspecting and patrolling the city in the name of the Han dynasty to appease the army and the people.
The sky is clear and the sun is warm. Such a good weather seems to have also made Shouchun City, which has been suppressed for a long time, a festive atmosphere, after all, the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Yuan Shu's usurpation of rebellion is extremely untimely.
However, danger is always accompanied by the most festive moments, I don't know whether it is the crowd or their own unsteady heels, a figure suddenly crashed out of the crowd, fell to the ground, unfortunately, fell in front of Cao Cao's horse.
Cao Cao was just a little distracted, and in an instant, a sudden change protruded, only to see that the person who fell instantly rose up, and suddenly pulled out the short sword from his arms, and with a flash of cold light, the short blade stabbed like a flash of lightning towards Cao Cao, who was standing still immediately.
It was just a moment of astonishment, Cao Cao stabilized his mind, and his eyes stared coldly at the sharp blade floating towards him, with a cold disdain in his eyes. I saw that the short sword had not yet reached the horse's body, and a huge hand suddenly stretched out. out, and grabbed the assassin who was already jumping and mid-air.
I saw that the giant hand was a little stronger, and a crisp sound of broken bones and tendons instantly resounded in the ears of everyone next to him, followed by the assassin's painful wail, only to see that the big hand was slightly loosened, and the assassin immediately fell to the dust, rolling on the ground over and over again, whimpering and hissing in his mouth, obviously hurting into the heart and tearing the liver and intestines.
Cao Cao turned his head slightly, and saw that the owner of the giant hand was dressed in military uniform, with a yellow helmet and armor, holding a long iron blade, and the white horse under his crotch was very majestic. The brass helmet obscured most of his face, revealing only a pair of shining eyes, coldly scanning the crowd around him.
"Zhongkang, thanks to you this time." That giant man is the other commander of the Tiger Guard Army in addition to Dian Wei, the tiger idiot Xu Chu. I saw that Xu Chu just shook his head lightly when he heard this, and said in a humble voice: "Lord, the thieves in the city have not been eliminated yet, and it is not appropriate for the lord to stay in the hustle and bustle of the city for a long time." ”
Cao Cao only lightly bowed his head when he heard this: "Yuan Shu has occupied Shouchun for many years, and it is normal that his henchmen in the city have not been eliminated for a while. Then he laughed and continued to move forward, Xu Chu did not speak, but glanced at the tiger warrior behind him, took the assassin down, and then beat the horse and continued to follow Cao Cao.
After the afternoon tour of the city, Cao Cao immediately convened the civil and military and Shouchun temporary mansion to discuss the matters after the stability of Huaibei, Huaibei is rich in resources, densely populated and rich, Cao Cao got such a big granary out of thin air, he was very happy.
"Wenda, the land of Shouchun is adjacent to Xuzhou in the east, and Luhuai in the south. Be careful not to fail me. "The person entrusted by Cao Cao is his general Li Tong, whose art of war and strategy are first-class, but he is a person who can be entrusted with important tasks.
"Don't worry, Li Tong will definitely live up to the lord's kindness." Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, and then raised his head and said sadly: "Shouchun is a city with high moats and deep moats, as long as you pay a little attention, it is not a problem to defend against the enemy." Jianghuai water and grass are abundant, there are many uncultivated land, Yanzhou land is decreasing, and now it is possible to send people to Huaibei to reclaim agriculture as a long-term plan. ”
"What Ming Gong said is very true." I saw Guo Jia hurriedly pick up and said with a smile: "The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass go first, but Huaibei is an important place for our army to store grain in the future, as for the important task of sending people to reclaim, in Yijia's opinion, it must be Xun Gongda!" ”
Xun You over there couldn't help glaring at Guo Jia when he heard this, this prodigal son is really cunning, he actually pushed this troublesome thing on others! It's infuriating. Although he had thoughts in his heart, Xun You was still diligent and willing to bow to Cao Cao and said, "Xun You is willing to worry about the Lord." ”
Cao Cao smiled and nodded, then turned his head to look at Cao Ang over there, but saw that his eyes were sloppy, and he had already wandered elsewhere, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned, and then raised his voice: "Zi Xiu!" ”
Cao Ang was thinking about what to eat at Shouchun's market when he had nothing to do for a while, when he heard Cao Cao call him, he immediately subconsciously said, "Ah? Who called me? Got out of class? ”
As soon as the words came out, Cao Ang regretted it, just because he was not the pair of bean eyes of the homeroom teacher in his previous life, but Cao Cao's cold and stern eagle eyes, only to see Cao Ang's face turn red, and then he hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look again.
"What about the knights? (Class is over)" Guo Jia over there sighed, "I didn't expect the eldest prince to love this, and even said it in the court meeting, interesting, interesting." Cao Ang glared at Guo Jia angrily, and scolded in his heart: "Interesting your grandmother!" ”
"Huh, knight? Child's move. Cao Cao glared at Cao Ang dissatisfied, and then said in a deep voice: "You offered advice to defeat the rebel thief of Yuan Shu this time, and also killed Ji Ling, which is quite meritorious. ”
"Thank you, father." Hearing this, Cao Ang hurriedly bowed down to thank him, Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ang lightly, and then continued: "Look at your soullessness, it's useless to stay here, there is nothing for you to do here for the time being, just go for a few days." If something happens, Lone will send someone to call you. ”
Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Cao Cao, whose face was still dark, this was obviously a fake for himself, it seemed that his performance was still satisfactory to his father, and after thinking about this, Cao Ang immediately thanked him: "Thank you father, the child will retire for the time being." ”
"Ming Gong.. Public. This one... Guo Jia doesn't seem to be of much use here. Guo Jia saw that Cao Ang was fake, and then quickly bowed his head to express his position, only to see Cao Cao glance at him indifferently, and said slowly: "These days... There's a lot to do with you. ”
Guo Jia couldn't help but look abrupt when he heard this, and glared at Cao Ang with a look of jealousy and bitterness, Cao Ang squeezed his eyes at this Guo prodigal son unconsciously, and then turned around and withdrew from the house, only to make Guo Jia's face blue and purple with anger, as if it was full of color.
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"Tofu, tofu, eat tofu." Cao Ang hummed a tune and walked on the streets of Shouchun City, in his previous life, when he watched Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the TV series said that tofu was made by Liu Bang's grandson, Liu An, the king of Huainan, and whether this thing is true or not, at least when he arrives in Shouchun, he should taste local specialties.
After some careful inquiry, Cao Angfang learned that under the 'Bagong Mountain' five miles north of Shouchun, the villages and towns within a radius of dozens of miles are known as the hometown of tofu.
After some detailed inquiry, Cao Ang immediately led Shi Lian to ride a horse to Bagong Mountain in casual clothes, when he saw Bagong Mountain in the distance, Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh secretly, but saw the green green mountains, a torrent sloping from the peaks and surging, the sharp rocks between the cliffs and cliffs were like blades, so that the rapids fell and fell, and the collision place rumbled, and the momentum was extremely compelling.
The two came to a small market town at the foot of Bagong South Mountain, with a population of only a few hundred. However, this place is unique, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the villagers cultivate the land and eat the mountains, but it has gradually become a scale.
Cao Ang and Shi Lian came to a shop to rest, asked for a few tofu snacks, Huainan's tofu is artificially brewed, although not as smooth and delicious as later generations, but there is a smell of grass and green nectar in the countryside, after tasting carefully, Cao Ang pursed his lips and sighed lightly: "Yes, yes, I haven't eaten tofu for a long time, but it's a pity that they don't know how to make mapo tofu, otherwise this trip will be perfect." ”
"Mapo tofu?" Shi Jian was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The adults are very knowledgeable, and the villains really don't understand what they say." Cao Ang patted his stomach and explained with a smile: "The so-called mapo tofu is to use tofu, chili, and shallots in a pot."
"My lord, what is 'pulling feet'?" Cao Ang was speechless when he heard this, "Ah.. It's not pulling feet, it's chili peppers..."Speaking of this, Cao Ang vaguely remembered that chili peppers seemed to be in the fifteenth century, Columbus brought back to Europe from the American continent and spread the world's plants, carefully calculated, how to Ming Dynasty to be introduced to China, thinking of this, Cao Ang couldn't help sighing, waved his hand dejectedly and said: "Forget it, we will not see each other in this life." ”
Seeing that Shi Lian was still inexplicable, Cao Ang no longer looked at him, but just turned his head to look at the nearby village of FengQing, only to see the busy farmers walking back and forth, smelling chickens and dogs, and there was also some paradise scenery.
I saw that not far from Cao Ang, several village women sat in a circle, sewing fabrics around a large loom, obviously it should be the mercenaries of the big clan in Shouchun City, watching these women laughing and gossiping, while sewing and weaving, Cao Ang couldn't help but think about the world, once upon a time, he had watched the older generation of people spend time so much in his childhood, enjoying his health, unconsciously, the corners of Cao Ang's mouth hung a slight smile.
"Auntie, there are fifty feet for those who have fifty warp threads, isn't it too tiring and troublesome?" I don't know when, I saw a young man dressed as a literati walking behind those women, this scribe seemed to be not as old as Cao Ang, those women turned their heads to see a white-faced boy pointing at them, they couldn't help laughing, one of them also smiled at the writer: "Whose doll are you, you learned to come out to flirt with a good family girl at a young age?" ”
The young man's face turned red, and he touched his head and said embarrassedly: "Don't misunderstand, I just look at the fifty warp threads of this loom, and the sixty warp threads are sixty feet, which is really troublesome, I don't know if it is changed to twelve shoes, but it saves effort?" ”
When the women heard this, they all laughed, which made the young man's face turn red again, and after a while, he saw the village girl who had just answered: "What fifty, twelve, where do we women know this, little brother, you should go and ask somewhere else." ”
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Excuse me, excuse me." Then he turned around and was about to leave, when he heard a hearty laugh in the distance: "Where is that brother?" ”
When the young man heard this, he couldn't help but look around, but he saw a young man of his age waving to him in a restaurant not far away, and when he turned his head, Cao Ang got up and said with a smile: "This gentleman, I just listened to your talk about the loom and reduced the tiptoe, and I found it very interesting. ”
The young man couldn't help but hesitate slightly, but saw that Cao Ang had already strode forward, stretched out his hand to him, and asked, "Sir, please take a seat." The young man had been poor since he was a child, and he was not good at talking, so he rarely received such courtesy, so he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Please, please." ”
After taking a seat, Cao Ang immediately asked for a jar of wine, and then put the lamp up for the young man, and said with a smile: "I listened to what Mr. said, and wanted to change the fifty feet to twelve feet, and I was curious in the next moment, so I asked, what is the reason for such changes?" ”
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's just that the loom has fifty warp threads, which is a waste of people, and the speed is too slow. I came here today, just to ask casually, but it made my brother smile. ”
Cao Ang's eyes couldn't help but flash when he heard this, and then he gently played with the cup in his hand and said softly: "Oh? Can a weaving machine take care of all the warp threads of weaving? Hearing this, the young man hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes!" Cao Ang laughed and said: "I don't want Mr. to have such a magic skill, admire it?" I don't know Mr. Gao's name? ”
When the young man heard this, he hurriedly shook his hand and said, "This is just some tricks that are not in the stream, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, and the name of the divine skill is not daring." Under the surname Ma, the name Jun, the word Deheng, Yongzhou Fufeng County. ”
Cao Ang's face was still full of smiles, and he didn't see any waves, but a message flashed in his heart in an instant: Fu Feng Ma Jun, Wei Dynasty gave things, wisdom and skill, and good at mechanics!
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