The wonder of fate lies in the fact that we don't know what will happen tomorrow, so we are full of hope for life, which is also the source of human happiness, and conversely, if you tell a person that tomorrow will lose his head, that feeling must be terrible, there is no hope, there is no life!

Very unlucky, Xin Bi is an 'unlucky ghost', the day of visiting the Prime Minister's Mansion has come, for him it is equivalent to going to the ghost gate to take a walk, after getting up, dressed neatly, taking care of himself in front of the bronze mirror, and constantly stroking his head and neck, maybe today is the day when they separate!

"Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, and men are born in the world, how can they be cowardly?"

When the grief was finished, Xin Bi took out two letters and handed them to the two most reliable old servants, the letters had been written last night, and one was handed to the lord Yuan Shao, which recorded some information that he had painstakingly gathered after crossing the Yellow River; The other letter to his brother Xin Ping, telling his analysis of the general situation, warned him to leave Hebei, don't become a martyr for others!

Before leaving, Xin Bi repeatedly told the two servants that going to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet him today was a matter of nine deaths, and once he learned that his head had fallen to the ground, he should not cry, let alone collect the body, and immediately escape from Xuchang City and send the letter to the place; If you come back safely, destroy the two letters and forget about today!

"Long! …… Prosperous! Prosperous! ”

Everything was explained clearly, Xin Bi got into a luxurious carriage and drove towards Suzaku Street - Prime Minister's Mansion, the wooden wheels crushed the bluestone road, making a 'rumbling' sound, both sad and strong, there is really a feeling of 'the strong man is gone'!

As the saying goes, 'ants still steal life, let alone people', when the assassin Jing Ke said goodbye to his friends and entered the dynasty to assassinate the King of Qin, he was not afraid in his heart, but with a mighty atmosphere, he overcame his fear, this is the true meaning of a warrior!

Xinbi is the same, knowing that it is dangerous to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, he still set off without hesitation, first, as a Hebei envoy, he must complete his mission, which is also the discipline of a Confucian student; Second, Lao Tzu once said a famous saying - blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and the most dangerous places in the world often contain huge opportunities!

The post station is not far from Suzaku Street, after two pillars of incense, the carriage stopped in front of the Xiangfu Gate, at the same time, Xin Bi was also ready, mustered the greatest courage, jumped off the carriage, and walked towards the gate of the Xiangfu, whether it is life or death, resigned to fate!

"Hebei envoy-Xin Gezhi, come to meet the Prime Minister, and ask a few captains to say back!"

As a messenger, he naturally understood the rules of entering the door, Xin Bi shook his right hand slightly, and a few big golden beans slipped out, padd a few times, to say the least, there were seven or eight taels, and handed it to the soldiers guarding the door, plus a big smile!

"Smack! …… Please wait at the door of the messenger and go to the passage at once! ”

Unexpectedly, the soldier guarding the gate didn't take the golden bean at all, and stopped him directly, looked at Xin Bi a few times, and after groping carefully on him, and after making sure that there was no sharp blade, he turned around and went in...... The prime minister's pro-soldiers, military discipline is like iron, accepting bribes, and beheading all over the house!

"Is it Mr. George, my second son has already confessed, Mr. is a distinguished guest, please go to the side hall to rest for a while, and wait for the summons of the Prime Minister!"

After a while, a general walked out of the gate of the mansion, nine feet tall, ten girths wide, wearing iron armor, holding a steel giant sword, and his demeanor was extremely powerful, it was the commander of the Xiangfu pro-army - Xu Chu!

Xu Chu is known as 'Tiger Hou', is a famous brave general in the Cao army, only in terms of martial arts, can be ranked in the top three, and Dian Wei is not comparable, in addition, the two people still have something in common, that is, the appearance is vicious, laughing can scare people a heel, launch anger, and even more ghosts and gods retreat!

"Thank you for the kindness of the second prince, thank you Huhou for coming out to greet me personally, I am grateful!"

Such a ruthless character, he actually called 'sir', and his attitude was extremely polite, Xin Bi was really a little flattered, of course, he also understood in his heart that this was the face of the second son of the Cao family, otherwise, people would know that they were the green onion?

At the moment, Xu Chu led the way in front of his head, and the two entered the door, walked through the corridor, and passed through the doorway, until they came to the side hall of the Xiangfu, which is a place for visitors to rest and wait, according to the different grades, it is divided into four halls of heaven, earth, Xuan and Huang, which are divided into several small living rooms.

"Sir, sit here for a moment, and the Prime Minister will summon you in a moment...... Come on, good tea! ”

After entering the house, Xu Chu said goodbye and left, and instructed a few maids to serve tea, not to neglect the distinguished guests!

There is a round couch in the living room, next to it is the square Nanmu table, the maids send the brewed tea, the fragrance is fragrant, refreshing, Xin Bi gently tasted a sip, suddenly felt very comfortable, just now I was worried that it was 'wine and hospitality', then it really wanted his little life!

"It's worth the trip to be treated with such courtesy, but there are many examples of 'courtesy for the court, and dusk for the prisoner', so I don't dare to take it lightly...... If only I could see the second son! ”

While sipping fragrant tea and enjoying rare happiness, Xin Bi pondered the problems he might encounter, as well as the countermeasures, even if there was little hope, he had to try his best to live, Cao Cao was domineering and insidious, at least he was a reasonable person, as long as he didn't deliberately provoke him...... But the three conditions are extremely harsh, so why don't people get angry?

"Huh? …… Someone talking? ”

I didn't think of a countermeasure, but I heard some sounds, which came from the living room next door, the sound was relatively loud, and I could hear it clearly through the partition, and the conversation was in full swing, and it was estimated that there were a lot of people?

"The children of the poor family can also enter and exit the Prime Minister's Mansion, accept the selection, and become a feudal official, which is really a big eye!"

"Thanks to the Prime Minister's 'Talent Seeking Order', regardless of background, only talent moves, and we have a bright future!"

"The cold door has been suppressed by hundreds, and now that we have the opportunity, we should be loyal to the service, diligent in our work, let the people of the world take a good look, the mountains and fields hide the unicorn, and the cold door has a countryman!"

"That's a great word! …… That's right! …… That's right! ”

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From the conversation, I learned that next door were several children of the poor family, because of their outstanding learning, they were appreciated by Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and they were ready to be promoted and reused, so that they could govern one side, and it was estimated that they would appoint a 'county guard' or something, which was a high-ranking official of 2,000 stones!

Since the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the official positions of the imperial court have been held by the nobles, unless they learn from Chen Sheng and Wu Guang to raise their banners to rebel, otherwise the children of the Han family have a chance to rise!

The two Han Dynasty are even more so, the selection of officials all depends on their origins, even if the children of the scholar clan are stupid and stupid like pigs, they can also sit on high-ranking officials, and horses have to ride, on the other hand, the children of the Han family, even if they are geniuses, they have no use, at most they are just guests to others, they think about their own plans, they suffer by themselves with knives, and their merits belong to others, which is really chilling!

Since the beginning of his reign in Yanzhou, Cao Cao resolutely promulgated the 'Talent Seeking Order' despite the opposition of the world, declaring that the four seas should recruit talents, regardless of their background, but only look at the level of ability, giving the children of the poor family a chance to get ahead!

It is said that there is still a kind of 'imperial examination', as long as it is a scholar, regardless of origin, regardless of school, you can sign up to participate, everyone sits in the examination room, answers the test papers uniformly, and selects talents according to the quality of the results, which can be described as fair and strict!

"Cao Gong has a heart all over the world, and the world's poor talents are all under his command, with the help of these talents, the Cao family may have a snake and dragon change in the future?"

Looking at Cao Cao's meritocracy's way of employing people, and then thinking about the darkness of Hebei officialdom and the unfair treatment he received, Xin Bi was really emotional......

"If I didn't travel to Hebei, but joined Cao Ying with Mao Jue and Manzhong, with my own ability and talent, as long as I work hard, I am afraid that I would have been in a high position long ago, not to mention the county guard, don't drive, etc., it is the state pastor of the ruling party, and I dare to reach out enough!

"Your envoy has been waiting for a long time, the Prime Minister has summoned, please see you in the study!"

Just as Simbi was falling into a fantasy, a Tsing Yi attendant walked in--- and after a thousand obstacles, he was finally about to meet the traitor!

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"The envoy from Hebei has seen the Prime Minister, and here is a letter from the general, please take a look!"

In the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xin Bi finally saw the traitorous male in the troubled times - Cao Cao, who was wearing a plain crown, wearing regular clothes, and the surrounding furnishings were also extremely simple, compared with the style of the general Yuan Shao, it was really a world of difference!

To make an image analogy, Yuan Shao was born noble and lived a luxurious life, like a richly decorated sword, full of jewels, and when people all saw it, they all praised it with a thumbs up--"What a priceless treasure!" ”

As for Cao Cao, he was born from the grassroots, simple and unpretentious, like a war knife that has captured the Quartet, the long knife is directed, and the blood flows like a river, and when the world sees it, he will only feel deep fear - "What an invincible blade!" ”

The sword is used to see, and the knife is used to kill, this is the most essential difference between the two!

After the secret comment, Xin Bi took out a letter from his arms, handed it over with both hands, but his waist was quite straight, it stands to reason that he has a small master book of seven grades, and when he saw the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he should kneel down to offer the book as a sign of respect!

However, he also has another identity - the envoy of Hebei, in a sense, he also represents Yuan Shao himself, therefore, he must not kneel down and salute, losing the face of the four states of Hebei, of course, this move is also easy to provoke the other party and cause death!

Fortunately, Cao Cao was magnanimous and didn't care about anything, just asked people to present the letter, and after opening it, read it carefully, but it was Yuan Shao's handwriting, domineering words, arrogant attitude, and directly put forward three terms, one more harsh than the other, and finally wrote a sentence in cinnabar: "If the court does not agree, the millions of troops in Hebei will cross the Yellow River and set foot on Xuchang City, and all the jade will be burned!" ”

"Yuan Benchu relied on his strong soldiers and horses, despised the authority of the court, and wanted to be a rebel minister and thief of the Han Dynasty, did he think that the old man's sword was not sharp?"

The envoy refused to kneel, Cao Cao didn't care, some false courtesy, flashy and useless, as long as he leveled the princes and unified Kyushu, everyone in the world would kneel and worship, this is the mentality of the superior!

The other party's letter, or 'war letter', is different, this is a contest between the two groups, and it is also a decisive battle between Cao and Yuan, since you are arrogant and rude, I can only reply with rudeness!

"Go back and tell Yuan Benchu that if you want land and cities, you will send troops to get them, and if you want Your Majesty to go to Hebei, you will bring people to grab it, he wants to meet each other, and the old man will accompany him to the end, let's fight on the battlefield - the winner is king!"

In addition, the head of your envoy is good, can you borrow it from the old man to perform a blood oath and set the date of the decisive battle? “

As he spoke, Cao Cao's eyes widened slightly, exuding bursts of murderous aura, and the guards around him even pulled out their swords and unsheathed them, surrounded them on all sides, and with an order, the head fell to the ground!

"The two armies are fighting, and they don't kill them, the prime minister acts like this, aren't you afraid that the world will laugh at you?"

The so-called 'blood oath gift' is that when the two sides confront each other, cut off the head of the messenger, stuff a war letter into his mouth, and send it back in the wooden gate to show that he will fight to the death, and will never compromise.

"Brush! …… Brush! ”

It's a pity, no matter how sensitive the tongue is, it can't resist the fist, the guards are holding swords, pressing step by step, seeing that the head is about to fall to the ground, and at the moment of life and death, a figure rushed in!

"My father is slow and slow, Mr. George is talented, he is a rare talent, and he has a good friendship with his children, and he still wants to keep people under the knife?"

It was Cao Pi who rushed in, begging bitterly, hoping that his father would retract the order to kill, and on the other hand, he protected Xin Bi behind him and blocked the soldiers who surrounded him, and he had the posture of blocking the knife with his body!

"This is a militaristic matter, what do weak children know, don't get out quickly!"

Tiger poison still doesn't eat children, seeing his son pleading, Cao Cao's tone can't help but soften, and the guards around him don't dare to act rashly!

"Although the world is big, it is difficult to find a confidant, and now that friends are in trouble, the child can't sit idly by, and after he comes back, he will accept his father's family law!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Pi pulled Xin Bi and ran out, until he came to the façade of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the two turned over and got on their horses, and under the escort of several personal soldiers, they ran all the way out of Xuchang City, and no one dared to stop the patrol soldiers along the way!

At the same time, Cao Pi sent his men to pick up several of Xinbi's servants at the post station and went to the city to meet!

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North of Xuchang City - Fifty Miles - on a high slope!

Send you a thousand miles, there will be a farewell, this is the personal sword of this son, and there is a pass document, with these two things, Mr. Bao returned to Hebei safely, thousands of miles away in the future, it is difficult to ask for teaching, it is really a big regret in life!

After the group came to safety, Cao Pi took out a copy of Guan Wen from his arms, untied his sword, and gave it all away, as the second son of the Cao family, treating the enemy-messenger so favorably, it can really be said that he has done his best!

"Woohoo! …… Childe is so generous, George will never forget, but unfortunately in Hebei, it is difficult to do things to betray the master, if there is an afterlife, I am willing to follow Childe around, serve with all my heart, and die without regrets! ”

If it were an ordinary person, he would have fallen to his knees and taken refuge with his heart, but unfortunately, Simbi is a principled person, with a clear distinction between public and private, and will never do anything to betray the Lord and seek glory, but the gratitude is indescribable!

"The family law is ruthless, son, please go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"It's a long way to go, take care of your husband all the way!"

"Confidant in life!"

"It's hard to find a confidant!"

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After saying goodbye, Xin Pi turned over his horse with tears in his eyes, and took a few servants all the way to the north, leaving Cao Pi standing on the high slope and staring at the ...... for a long time

"The prince is so kind, this person still refuses to stay, why not kill him on the spot, but let him go back!"

One of the soldiers urged his horse forward, waved his saber a few times, signaling that he could catch up and come back with his head!

"No need, since ancient times - it is easy to keep people, but it is difficult to pay attention, so why force it...... This son treats each other sincerely, and it must be open, this person returned to Hebei, but a heart stayed in Xuchang City! ”

Staring into the distance, Cao Pi's mood was agitated, and at the same time he remembered what his father said - "The dragon and snake rise to the land, the princes compete for hegemony, and those who win the hearts of the people can win the world!" ”

(End of chapter)

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