At noon, Gu Nan sat in front of the flower garden in the yard, holding a pair of scissors in his hand and trimming the flowers and plants.

The morning papers had been put away by her and put them in the room, but she was not in a hurry to mark them, it should be the habit of walking during the day and writing at night in these years, and she is more suitable for doing things at night.

Lingqi sat in the courtyard holding a book of military treatises and reading, if Gu Nan called her to eat in the evening, she would not wake up.

But today, she always looked up at Gu Nan from time to time, looking like she wanted to say something.

"Master ······" Lingqi closed the book in her hand again and said to Gu Nan.

Gu Nan glanced back at her and smiled helplessly.

"The paper won't be judged until tomorrow, Qi'er, it's the third time you've asked, don't worry."

Lingqi still seemed worried, but she still nodded, lowered her head and opened the book in her hand to continue reading.

Gu Nan looked at her frowning appearance, and suddenly said with a smile.

"By the way, Qi'er, you wait a minute."

Lingqi was stunned for a moment, and watched Gu Nan get up and walk into the room.

After half a ring, Gu Nan walked out of the room, holding an iron sword in his hand.

This iron sword is not a standard style, it is much shorter than a normal iron sword, and it is lighter and thinner. The outer sheath is covered with a black sword, and the sword grid at the grip is engraved with tiger stripes, which is a relatively common style.

It can be seen that this sword is not a famous sword, but it is made in a relatively common blacksmith shop.

Gu Nan handed the sword to Lingqi, raised his eyebrows and said.

"The last time I saw you on the street, you looked at the sword in the blacksmith, and there was nothing too good, so I bought one and used it first."

After speaking, he put the sword in Lingqi's hand and sat down on the edge of the flower garden again.

The master didn't have much money, so Lingqi wanted a sword but never said it to Gu Nan.

A sword costs tens of dollars, and it is not appropriate to spend this money.

Lingqi held her sword and was silent, it felt like she knew at that time that the three copper coins her master gave her were her last three copper coins.

The master always doesn't feel at ease about anything, even her own business, and she always smiles faintly when she looks at people. Although it is a laugh, it always makes people feel friendly but there is a distance, and it cannot be approached.

But in fact, she should have taken many things to heart and was always good to others.

Lingqi raised her head and looked at Gu Nan, the man in white was holding a pair of scissors and trimming the extra branches and leaves in the flower garden.

After living here, the master will sit there and trim the flowers and plants when he has nothing to do.

"Master."

Lingqi called softly.

"Huh?" Gu Nan replied without looking back.

"Does the master like flowers and plants?"

Lingqi was holding the sword in her arms, and it was impossible to tell whether it was warm or cold.

The scissors in Gu Nan's hand stopped, and after a while.

Turning to a blooming flower in the flower garden, he asked softly.

"Qi'er, how do you look at this flower?"

Lingqi looked at the blooming flower, she didn't know the variety of this, but it should be a winter flower, and it was in full bloom at this time.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The flowers are beautiful." ”

Gu Nan nodded, and suddenly said with some cluelessness.

"I see that the flower will die and die."

Her eyes were fascinated by the flower, as if she were watching the branches wither and eventually fall into mud.

"Qi'er, you say, are there any flowers that bloom undefeated, and the scenery is as old as a thousand years?"

Lingqi didn't understand what Gu Nan meant, and shook her head.

"There is no such thing as an undefeated flower."

After a pause, he said, "Just remember what it looks like when it's best to drive." ”

"yes, just keep remembering the best."

Gu Nan chuckled, curled the corners of his mouth and said.

Raised the scissors: "But what if you read too much, remember too much, and can't forget, what should you do?" ”

The scissors were placed under the flowers, and with a gentle force, the flowers were cut off.

Gu Nan took the cut flowers, turned around, put his hand on her head, and brushed her hair.

She put a light white flower in her hair and said with a light smile.

"It's so pretty."

Lingqi sat stunned, and then her face popped red.

"I, I'll go tidy up my room."

As he spoke, he stood up with his sword in his hands and fled to the room.

"Hehehe."

Gu Nan stood there and smiled, and after laughing, he sat down next to the flower garden again.

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The paper was graded on the second day, and Lingqi did well. But Cao Ang, in the words of later generations, did not pass, and scored forty-five points in the 100-point paper.

Cao Ang came back from the barracks, and on the way back to the courtyard, he saw his second brother Cao Pi, who was only six years old.

Cao Pi saw Cao Ang worriedly asking Cao Ang not to go back to his father, and Cao Ang didn't take it seriously at first.

But when he walked into the hall at home, he happened to see Mr. Gu sitting in front of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was holding a roll of paper in his hand with a dark face.

At this time, Cao Ang wanted to run, but it was too late.

On that day, sixteen-year-old Cao Ang felt the pressure from his family for the first time.

In the first month of the year, the heroes of various places negotiated and raised the banner of suppressing Dong thieves.

For a time, the cry was raised, countless people gathered, and the princes rose together.

Among them, Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao, Later General Yuan Shu, Jizhou Mu Hanfu, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang, Chen Liutai Shou Zhang Miao, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Changsha Taishou Wucheng Hou Sun Jian, Youzhou Zhonglang General Gongsun Zan (did not participate in the official history), etc., the princes of the 18th Route were the most important, raised troops in the Kanto, and became a crusade against the coalition army.

Yuan Shao and Wang Kuangtun were initially determined to be soldiers in Hanoi; Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi and Bao Xintun Bing sour jujubes; Yuan Shu stationed troops in Luyang, and Sun Jian rushed from Changsha to join Yuan Shu; Kong Lingtun Bing Yingchuan; Han Fu stayed in Yecheng and gave the coalition army rations. Yuan Shao was named the leader of the alliance, and he called himself the general of the chariot cavalry, and everyone else was falsely awarded the official title, and Cao Cao was awarded the rank of general of Fenwu.

"Bang!"

A hand slapped heavily on the large desk, making a dull and rough sound.

A burly man sat there, fat and strong, as wide as two people combined, and with his slap it seemed as if the whole table was shaking.

The man looked like a ferocentric, with a rough countenance, and the beard on his chin stood upside down. His eyes were round, his nose was heavy with a wheezing sound, and his expression was hideous. As he breathed, his shoulders rose and fell slightly.

The maids and attendants on the side were so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.

The man on the main seat gritted his teeth, grinned, and finally squeezed a sentence out of his mouth.

"These rebels and thieves!"