"Yo, I'll see which of my friends is here? Let's have a drink upstairs. ”

At this moment, a black-faced man about seven feet tall, about twenty years old, was in his early twenties, and although he was not wearing armor, he could tell that he was a person in the barracks. Then his face changed when he saw it, this really means that Cao Cao Cao has arrived.

That's right, this black-faced man is Cao Cao. Cao Cao's character Mengde, an auspicious, small character Apu, was a native of Peiguo County (now Bozhou, Anhui). He was an outstanding politician, military strategist, writer, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, Cao Cao conquered the Quartet in the name of the Son of Emperor of the Han Dynasty, eliminated the separatist forces such as Eryuan, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, and Han Sui internally, and subdued the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc., unified northern China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, laying the foundation for Cao Wei's state.

When Cao Cao was alive, he served as the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, later the king of Wei, and after his death, he was called the king of Wu. Cao Cao was fine with the art of war, good at poetry, expressed his political ambitions, and reflected the suffering life of the people in the late Han Dynasty, with majestic spirit, generosity and sadness; The prose is also clear and tidy, which opened and prospered Jian'an literature, leaving a valuable spiritual wealth to future generations, known as Jian'an style and bones. At the same time, Cao Cao is also good at calligraphy, especially Gong Zhangcao, and Zhang Huaijun of the Tang Dynasty rated it as a "wonderful product" in "Book Break".

Cao Cao walked up to the gentleman, stared at him as usual, and only spoke after a while: "Say, how to deal with this matter, and go upstairs with me after it is handled." ”

In fact, Cao Cao was upstairs early in the morning, originally he made an appointment with Yuan Shao to drink in this Furong Pavilion today, but there was something in the military camp that Yuan Shao needed to deal with, so he came over first, and just went upstairs and saw the scene in front of him.

Since the stick killed Jian Shuo's uncle, the security in Luoyang has indeed improved a lot, but Cao Cao also knows that he has offended many people, although his father Cao Song is also an official to the captain, but because he worshiped the eunuch Cao Teng as his father-in-law, so that many families look down on him, so after being removed from his official position last year, Cao Cao wandered in Luoyang and began to constantly contact the young people of the family and the righteous people of the rivers and lakes to expand his influence. He believes that he will be able to make a comeback with his own ability, if he doesn't have any ability, then Xu Zijiang will not give himself such an evaluation as 'a capable minister who rules the world and a traitor in troubled times'.

Today, I saw that Su Xiu's skills were good, and he was righteous for the people, which was very similar to his own temperament, and that bastard boy was involved with himself, so he went downstairs to deal with it.

When he saw that Cao Cao himself had appeared, he was so frightened that his face turned dirty, and he quickly apologized and was about to leave, but was stopped by Cao Cao: "Don't be in a hurry to go, come upstairs with me to catch up on the old days, and this brother will also be with you."

Su Xiu didn't expect to meet Cao Cao on such an occasion, but since he met by chance, it was not a bad thing to make friends with him, so he took Wang Hai upstairs with him, followed by the gentleman with a bitter melon expression.

After some inquiry, I learned that this gentleman is not so bad as he imagined, but he has a little power in the family, and he has a little status in Luoyang City, and he is the only son in the family, so he has developed a little arrogant temperament. Today I was going to go out of the city to play, I heard the servants at home say that there is a peony pavilion in the west of the city, the scenery is very good, many of the ladies and young masters like to go there, so they are happy to go to the west of the city, and the result is the scene just now.

Cao Cao didn't embarrass himself after figuring out the whole story, after all, he didn't have an official position now, and he originally came out of his sense of justice and this person borrowed his name.

After dealing with the matter, Cao Cao began to talk to Su Xiupan: "Brother Pingdi is anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is really a model for my generation, which is admirable. I heard that Brother Pingdi was in the limelight in Yingchuan Academy, and he even wrote a famous sentence of "but make Longcheng fly and don't teach Hu Madu Yinshan", which makes people feel proud, and now it is widely recited in Luoyang. ”

"Brother Meng De praised it falsely, speaking of which, Brother Meng De's behavior in Luoyang is even more admirable, and now the children of the family in Luoyang are talking about the five-color stick. Although Meng De has now been unjustly dismissed, I believe that he will definitely come back in less than a year. ”

This is not Su Xiu's compliment in order to befriend Cao Cao, historical records record that Cao Cao will be recruited by the imperial court to be appointed as a councillor in the third year of Guanghe, that is, next year, since then, Cao Cao began to emerge and gradually laid the foundation of Cao Wei.

Cao Cao heard Su Xiu say that he would come back soon, and he was also overjoyed, but he didn't show it, and said: "Borrow Pingdi's words, but I look at Pingdi is also very human, and the literary and martial arts are all the best choices, this time in Luoyang shouldn't be a game, right?" Although Cao is white now, he has been in Luoyang for some years, and there is still a little bit of the way, if Pingdi needs anything, but it doesn't matter. ”

"Thank you Mengde for your generosity, Xiu came to Luoyang to ask for an official, but he has already found Zhang Rang to help, so I won't bother Mengde." Originally, Su Xiu didn't plan to say anything about him looking for Zhang Rang to donate officials, but after careful consideration, he still said it, and he also wanted to see if Cao Cao was like others.

Sure enough, when Cao Cao heard that he had something to do with Zhang Rang, he frowned at the time and said: "I didn't expect that Pingdi and Zhang Rang had a connection, but I don't know Taishan with my eyes." ”

Su Xiu smiled and said, "Meng De thinks that the knife is evil? ”

"I want to hear about it."

Su Xiu shook his head and said, "Brother Meng De doesn't want to test me, how can you not know with Meng De's intelligence?" There is no distinction between good and evil in all things, and what is right is right, and what is used is evil, and good and evil exist in the original heart and not in external objects. Today, I seek to be with Zhang Rang, but not with Zhang Rang. Zhang let Zhao Zhong and other eunuchs bring disaster to the country and the people, and everyone in the world wants to get rid of them quickly, but now is not a good time, Emperor Ling is loyal and treacherous, and there is no distinction between good and evil. If we use their help, let me and others have a foundation to accumulate strength, and when the time is ripe, the ten permanent servants will inevitably be all ambushed, and then the Han will be returned to a bright future. ”

"Is Pindy really thinking so?"

"If I had spoken half a lie today, I would surely die with ten thousand arrows piercing my heart one day."

When Cao Cao heard this, his brows furrowed: "I misunderstood Pingdi, I don't know if Pingdi has a complete plan?" If you can get rid of them earlier, you will be willing to be a pawn and be sent by the horse. ”

"The plan is not of much use now, and Meng De doesn't need to be too anxious, I have already said that the time has not yet come, and we can't startle the snake. Counting the time, my appointment and dismissal order should be almost there, and I will go to Taishan County to recruit troops to suppress bandits, and then I can accumulate strength, and when the time is ripe, Xiuzi will be able to act. ”

Su Xiu looked at Cao Cao in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, originally a Zheng Zheng man who cared about the Han Dynasty, but after assassinating Dong, he said "I'd rather teach me to bear the world, than teach the world to bear me", which shows how many people are chilled by the current Han. Su Xiu also knew that Cao Cao's ambitions were not small, but when the world was not in chaos, Cao Cao was still dedicated to helping the Han family, even if he later coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he was crowned King of Wei, but he still did not take the last step. Some people say that he is paving the way for future generations, although this is true, but it is not true, he was able to become the emperor himself, but he still did not do so, there are more or less still he never thought of abolishing the idea of self-reliance.

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After saying goodbye to Cao Cao, Su Xiu took Wang Hai back to the Hero Building. Early the next morning, Su Xiu received a message from the palace, asking him to enter the palace immediately to face the saint and accept the appointment and dismissal. After all, it is a county guard, and it is an official position bought with donations, and the façade of the court still has to be done. So Su Xiu followed the eunuch to Chongde Palace, and Zhang Rang accepted Su Xiu's money, and indeed did not disappoint Su Xiu, and successfully asked for the post of Taishan County Keeper for him.

After Su Xiu left the palace gate, he quietly handed Zhang Rang some jewelry, chatted with thanks, and also hoped that Zhang Rang could say a lot of good words in front of the saint.