"General Cao, the things have been delivered, Luo Cheng will stay soon, and he will go back to Youzhou today." Luo Cheng said.

"Why is General Luo in such a hurry to leave, General Luo's life-saving grace Cao Cao has not been properly thanked that day, plus this gift, he should thank General Luo well, General Luo still stays, let Dad Cao Cao do his best to be a landlord." Cao Cao said.

"No, General Cao Youzhou still has important matters, Luo Cheng should go back." Luo Cheng said in a firm tone.

"Well, in that case, let it be as the general wills." Cao Cao said helplessly.

"Thank you General Cao for your understanding, cotton seeds and others will be sent when they change, General, Luo Cheng will leave." After speaking, Luo Cheng arched his hand and left Cao Cao's mansion.

Not long after Luo Cheng left, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and others also arrived.

"Big brother, is Luo Cheng still in the future?" Cao Ren asked.

"Luo Cheng is gone." Cao Cao replied.

"What has gone, has the quilt been clarified?" Xiahoudun said.

"That quilt is really extraordinary, and this gift is really good, it's my mistake." Cao Cao sighed.

"It's extraordinary, it's just a quilt on the left and right." Xiahoudun said disappreciatively.

Cao Cao didn't care about him.

"Someone will send something later, you can collect it, and then follow this bamboo slip to do it." Cao Cao said to Cao Ren, and handed him the bamboo slips that Luo had given him.

Cao Ren took the bamboo slip and looked at it, and asked, "That thing is a seed?" ”

Cao Cao nodded

……

On this day,

Cao Cao's Zhaoxian Pavilion came to a person, a slightly sickly young scribe to be exact.

"The grass people are called Xizhong, and they are students of Yingchuan College, and when they heard about the recruitment order, they came to find an errand." Xi Zhong said.

The officials in this recruitment hall heard that the person was a student of Yingchuan College, and immediately chatted with Xi Zhong, you must know that Yingchuan is talented, and Yingchuan College is a gathering place for talents.

The official chatted with Xi Zhong for a long time, and found that he and Xi Zhong were not on the same level at all, so he hurriedly reported to Cao Cao.

……

"Xi Zhong Xi Zhi has only seen Cao Gong."

"Sir is polite." Cao Cao returned the salute.

"I heard from the little official, Mr. has great talent, originally it seemed that he was a small official who could see what great talent, but now that he saw Mr., he realized that he was a certain underestimated." Cao Cao said.

"Xi Zhong, thank you Cao Gong for lifting up."

"When Cao Cao was in Luoyang, he talked about the world with the Hongnong Palace, and now he also wants to talk to Mr. about the situation today." Cao Cao said.

"Solid wishes!" Xi Zhicai nodded.

"What does the gentleman think of this big man now?" Cao Cao asked

"Today, the Han Dynasty has been in chaos, the princes have risen together, and all localities have troops to respect themselves, divide the city, and dominate one side." Xi Zhicai replied.

"What does that gentleman think of the princes of this world?" Cao Cao continued to ask.

"Although there are many princes in the world, in Xi Zhong's opinion, there are only a few people who have the ability to dominate the world." Xi Zhicai replied.

"Then what is the future of Dong Zhuo."

"Dong Zhuo, when the Han Dynasty was in turmoil, he could enter Luoyang in the east, abolish the young emperor and establish a new emperor, but he has the capital of a hero, if he holds the Son of Heaven, the treasury, and hundreds of thousands of troops, and fights for the world in the east, no one will be able to stop him. But after entering Luoyang, it is drunk and dreaming all day long, sleeping in the dragon bed at night, mutilating Zhongliang, causing chaos in the dynasty, tyranny and no way, not knowing how to forge ahead, resulting in the opportunity to be missed in vain, and for himself to attract countless enemies, and the coalition army is even more unbearable, although the coalition army is twice as large as the Xiliang army, but the coalition army is not fully armored, the bow and arrow are insufficient, there are few war horses, and the soldiers are even more ineffective, if Dong Zhuo can fight head-on with the coalition army, he will be able to win a big victory, but he is fleeing west to Chang'an, dare not fight, since then Dong Zhuo has no heart and ability to fight for hegemony. Xi Zhicai replied.

"What Mr. said is exactly what he means, that Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, makes people angry, and will even be harmed sooner or later." Cao Cao said.

"Sir, are you talking about Xiliang Mateng?" Cao Cao continued to ask.

"Xiliang Ma Teng, there are Qiang people outside, Han Sui inside, such a big enemy, and the land of Xiliang is bitter cold, food is scarce and sparsely populated, although there are strong soldiers, but there is nothing to do, even if Ma Teng has the heart to fight for hegemony, but there is no power to fight for hegemony. No worries. ”

Cao Cao also nodded when he heard this.

"What about Yuan Shu Yuan Highway?"

"Yuan Shu, but it's just a joke, he is narrow-minded, although he has a big heart, he is incompetent, although he has a rich land in Nanyang, but he is incompetent, but he is useless. Although he has the name of the four worlds and the three princes, but he is incompetent, but there is no virtuous person to help, this Yuan Shu will fail quickly, and he will take the road of self-destruction. Xi Zhicai smiled.

"Haha, what Mr. said is exactly what he wants, this Yuan Shu, it's a joke." Cao Cao laughed.

"Then let's talk about Gongsun Zhan."

"Gongsun Zhan, his own martial arts and bravery, the commander of the army is also outstanding, the corporal under his command is a good fighter who fights with foreign races all the year round, and the three thousand white horses in his hands are invincible in the world, but although he has the ability to lead the army, he has no ability to govern, and he has a big enemy such as King Hongnong in the west, and an accidental change will be destroyed, so Gongsun Chan can't last long." Xi Zhicai replied.

"Yes, this Gongsun Chan is also unfortunate when he meets King Hongnong, and he will be destroyed sooner or later." Cao Cao sighed.

"Then how about this Sun Jian."

"This Sun Jian's ability to command the army is not inferior to Gongsun Zhan, and other talents are afraid that they are also above Gongsun Zhan, the most important thing is that now he has entered Yangzhou, although there are many princes in Yangzhou, but there is no outstanding talent, with Sun Jian's ability, I am afraid that he will soon be able to stand on his feet, if he occupies the entire territory of Yangzhou, he may have the power to dominate the world in the future with the wealth of Yangzhou." Xi Zhicai replied.

Cao Cao also nodded in agreement.

"What about Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Yan in Yizhou?"

"Jingzhou Liu Biao is powerful and courageless, but he is a good hand at governing one side, but he is powerless to lead the troops to fight, and Jingzhou is almost controlled by the family, and he is also powerless. Liu Yan of Yizhou is dying of old age, and he has no intention of fighting for hegemony, so how can he compete for hegemony, and his heirs have no talent. This Jingzhou Yizhou can only be a guardian dog, it is good to guard the family business, but it is incapable of dominating the world. Xi Zhicai said. In fact, Xi Zhicai didn't know that because of Liu Wei, Yizhou Liu Yan had an additional heir, Liu Pang, who was Liu Bang, but now he is pretending to be good, so no one has found out that he can do it.

Cao Cao didn't say anything and continued, "How is Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai? ”

Xi Zhicai shook his head, "In Xi Zhong's opinion, except for those people that Cao Gong said, except for Yuan Shao, Cao Gong, and King Hongnong, no one else should say it, such as Liu Dai, Zhang Yang, Zhang Chao, and Zhang Ying's generation are not capable people. ”

Cao Cao nodded and continued to ask, "What does that gentleman think of Yuan Shao." ”

"This Yuan Shao is also a man of both civil and military talents, the name of the fourth and third dukes, for which he has recruited a large number of talents, fierce generals, although now he succumbs to the land of the Bohai Sea, but it seems that within a year, this Jizhou is afraid to come into his hands, and when the time comes, with the fruitful land of Jizhou, Yuan Shao will have the power to dominate the world, but this Yuan Shao's character is indecisive, and narrow-minded, and indecisive. I'm afraid I'll be defeated. Yuan Shaozhi's personality may be better understood by Cao Gong than me. Xi Zhicai said.

"Haha, yes, Yuan Shao, although he has talent, but as Mr. said, his heart and character are destined for him not to make great achievements." Cao Cao laughed.

"Then sir, let's talk about King Hongnong."

Xi Zhicai hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "This Hongnong King, but he can't see through it, saying that he is incompetent, he can escape from the land of Luoyang, and he can lead the coalition army to fight Dong Zhuo can only flee west to Chang'an, which can't say that he is incompetent, say that he has talent, then how can Dong Zhuo abolish the throne and be imprisoned in Luoyang." But this Hongnong King is powerful, and the generals have Pei Yan, Luo Cheng, Yu Chigong, Xu Da, Lu Zhi, Cui Hao, and many others who stay in Youzhou and I don't know. And I have two friends who went to serve the king of Hongnong a few days ago, one is called Xun Yu, who is Wang Zuozhicai, and the other is Guo Jia, who has a plan for the ovary. ”

"This King Hongnong can't see through it, he doesn't have a deep relationship with him, but he also finds that he is a person with great ambitions." Cao Cao sighed.

"Mr. is here to talk about so-and-so, what does Mr. think." Cao Cao asked.

"A capable minister who rules the world, a traitor in troubled times. This sentence can't be better described, it depends on Cao Gong's ambition. Xi Zhicai said.

“…………”