Ah Cover, is Cao Cao's nickname, Cao Cao has long been famous in Beijing for the "five-color stick", and his nickname has also spread.

Seeing Xu Yu so affectionately called, everyone in the wine shop secretly said that this person really had a good relationship with Cao Cao, and they all retreated, losing their previous enthusiasm for helping others.

Cao Cao came at this moment, it was reported that there were people in the wine shop who made trouble, and for the jurisdiction under his new management, Cao Cao's new official had already shown his talent under the three fires of taking office, and he was shocked to hear that someone dared to make trouble at this time, how could he tolerate it, so he led people to come.

Seeing that the person making trouble was his friend Xu You, and he bluntly said his nickname, for fear that others would not know, he was really angry in his heart, but he couldn't deal with it, because he knew that his young friend had a temperament, and he didn't live a good life, and he liked to talk nonsense after drinking.

"A-gou, A-gou, help me quickly." Xu You didn't seem to know the scene at this time, and still shouted.

Cao Cao didn't say a word, and looked at the left and right, how could his subordinate officers not know Shangguan's intentions, stepped forward and took Xu You away, no matter how he shouted to stop him, he didn't pay attention to it.

After a while, I heard Cao Cao say: "Everyone, my friend is drunk and talking nonsense, misbehaving, which makes everyone laugh." 'Luoyang Shuangqin' is a master of piano art, and today he was disturbed by it, and he asked the two for guilt. After that, he saluted and apologized to the two women of "Luoyang Shuangqin".

The two women looked at each other, and then one of them said, "Don't be like this, my sister is fine, I think it was your friend who was drunk and confused." "Cao Cao's name is known to Luoyang at this time, and he gave face to the two of them, of course the two of them will not be uninteresting, as soon as this statement comes out, it can be regarded as revealing the matter.

Cao Cao was also relieved when he heard this, although he claimed to be impartial in law enforcement, but this is also just for people. Thinking of the three generations of the Cao family's fathers and ancestors, and working hard for three generations, isn't it just to integrate into the scholar group?

His grandfather Cao Teng is actually not a real grandfather, Cao Teng is a eunuch and will never have children, but he just raised Cao Song. Cao Teng is a typical officialdom old fox, comparable to the officialdom tumbler Hu Guang, with high political sensitivity and skill, he has been banned in the palace for more than 30 years, and has never experienced four emperors.

And unlike other eunuchs, Cao Teng was not hostile to scholars, but recommended a lot of talents to the imperial court, the most famous is that Emperor Huan had not yet been promoted to the position of the apprentice of the three companies to impeach him, but he was not angry, but called Chong Hui a capable official, so as to make a name for Chong Hui in one fell swoop.

Of course, regardless of whether this is Cao Teng's original intention or to leave a road for himself, anyway, his reputation among scholars is still good. But compared to other eunuchs, in the hearts of scholars, they still look down on him, after all, there is a clear distinction between scholars and eunuchs, and in the final analysis, they are just using each other.

When his father Cao Song knew that there was no one who could survive the eunuchs, he grew up to be very close to the scholars. At the age of twenty-two, he was promoted as filial piety by Zhao Zhi, the Taishou of Dunhuang, and was appointed as the commander of Xingyang.

Zhao Counselor paid homage to the East China Sea Minister, and passed through Xingyang when he went to the East China Sea from Dunhuang, and Cao Song greeted him with the grace of his recommendation, but Zhao Zhi turned a blind eye. In the face of Engong's cold reception, he was not ashamed, but said: "Zhao Donghai is expected by people at home, but now he has passed my realm but has avoided it, if outsiders know that I have not paid homage, they will definitely laugh at me for neglecting my benefactor." ”

Later, in order to thank the lord, Cao Song abandoned the official and chased him to the East China Sea alone. It wasn't until after meeting Zhao Shi that Cao Song returned to his hometown, and his life to get closer to the scholars could not be said to be without effort, but in the end, just like Yang Ci and his joint disaster relief were lukewarm to him, or because he was not valued by the scholars after the eunuchs.

For three generations, Cao Cao also suffered greatly from his identity, and his time when he went to Taixue coincided with the outbreak of the party's rebellion. Taixue is the base camp of scholars, and he is naturally isolated by the students as a "eunuch and ugly", and he can't make a friend at all, until the appearance of Qiao Xuan.

Qiao Xuanzi Gongzu, a native of Suiyang of Liang State, was already the third prince at that time, and was an important minister of the government and the opposition, he valued Cao Cao very much, thinking that he had the talent of the world, and said, "The world will be chaotic, and the talent of the world cannot be helped. ”

However, Qiao Xuan has always had a low reputation because of his "impatience and impatience", and his words did not help Cao Cao much, so he suggested that Cao Cao see Xu Shao and Xu Zijiang.

Xu Shao came from the Runan clan and was famous for his appraisal of characters, and it is rumored that he had to evaluate the characters at that time once a month, known as the "Yuedan Commentary".

Cao Cao asked to see him with "humble courtesy", but Xu Shao looked down on him and repeatedly turned him away. Comments.

Regardless of whether this is a good word or a bad comment, anyway, Cao Cao has been famous since then, and he can finally use this as a basis to approach a person, that is, Yuan Shao, who is not "famous at home" and cannot be seen.

Of course, it's one thing to get close, how to enter or even integrate into Yuan Benchu's circle, Cao Cao also took great pains and went through many tests.

First of all, in order to test his martial arts and courage, Yuan Shao sent an assassin into Cao's house at night and threw a sword at Cao Cao, the first sword was too low and missed, and the second sword Cao Cao estimated that the next sword would definitely be high, so he lowered his head and lay on the bed, and hid again.

Later, in order to investigate his loyalty, Yuan Shao's ability to break into private houses, and Cao Cao saw someone on the street to marry, so he secretly hid in the garden of that family, slipped out in the middle of the night, and robbed the bride by force, but soon Yuan Shao deliberately lost his way, and he fell into the bushes and could not get out, and he was about to be caught. Cao Cao saw it and shouted: "The thief is here!" ”

Yuan Shao jumped out of the bushes and walked away. After experiencing other tests one by one, Cao Cao completely entered Yuan Shao's party circle.

Although there are many tests, most of which are thrilling and abnormal, these are also worth it, not to mention his growing reputation, and since then, he has relied on Yuan Shao to have unimaginable interpersonal resources.

Of course, entering the circle is not the same as integrating into the circle, integrating into the circle is a slow process, not overnight, he knows very well that the reason why Yuan Shao tested himself so much is that he hopes that he will use his identity as a eunuch to assassinate the eunuch, after all, Yuan Shao's purpose of raising many dead people in captivity is known to everyone.

Therefore, he did not wait for Yuan Shao's order, and chose Zhang Rang, a middle-ranking servant in the eunuchs at that time, who made trouble in Zhang's mansion with a halberd on his back, in order to show his determination.

The reason for choosing Zhang Rang was also considered, if one of the three most powerful Wang Fu, Cao Jie, and Yuan Yu was chosen at that time, as the three eunuchs who had worked with their grandfather Cao Teng, if any of the three of them made a big fuss, he would have no way to live after success. However, Zhang Rang is not, his power is still low, and it is unlikely that he will stop pursuing the matter because of the presence of his grandfather Cao Teng, and it turns out that he won the bet, so he can be regarded as famous among the scholars.

But these are for Cao Cao. Far from meeting his needs, after he became the northern lieutenant this year, the killing of Uncle Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo is also his name for moving closer to the scholars again, although he has repeatedly touched the bottom line of the eunuch, which may ruin his career and even his life, but it is also worth it.

On the one hand, he completely told the scholars that he broke with the eunuchs, and on the other hand, he also made a name for himself.

Therefore, he can't let Xu You be arrested for Xu You, Xu You is not only his friend, but also an important person in Yuan Shao's circle, but at the same time, he can't let Xu You be convicted and ruin the reputation he has established after taking office.

It is to ask for guilt with "Luoyang Shuangqin", in order to let these two parties take the initiative to expose the matter, so that there is no need to punish Xu You, after all, it is common for acquaintances to quarrel with each other, otherwise Xu You will be punished for the crime of "making trouble", and under the "five-color stick", how can he live?