Cao Chong's request to see Xun Gang was directly rejected by Lu Bu before it was reported to Xun Gang.

After receiving the news of Xun Gang's impending death, Cao Chong sent people to feel Wancheng on different topics, indicating that he wanted to meet Xun Gang; This is understandable, Lu Bu originally agreed, but Xun Gang has already died and been reincarnated, and Cao Chong's arrival has no meaning.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Cao Chong wished that Xun Gang would die, and even if he came here, he came to see Xun Gang's jokes, but it was inconvenient to refuse due to etiquette. Now that Xun Gang has come back to life, why let him go for nothing?

This is obviously a prejudice against Cao Chong, what good is Xun Gang's death for Cao Chong, the puppet King of Wei? At the beginning, Cao Cao was alive and could not take that step, but as soon as he died on the front foot, his son usurped the Han and became self-reliant. Cao Chong is not a fool, could it be that he would be better off if he changed to the king of Wei and the auxiliary ministers?

To see Xun Gang, Cao Chong wanted to see him from the bottom of his heart. In any case, he was also his own teacher, the closest person to his father and himself; Don't talk about your own brothers, now that their brothers have long been brothers, where is there any affection at all? All of them are eager to kill them and then hurry!

In fact, Xun Gang came back to life, Cao Chong was happy from the bottom of his heart, but what was the use of being happy? Others don't want to see themselves, they almost see themselves as a thorn in their side, and they still treat themselves as students?

As a prince, the only prince with a different surname after the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in the Han Dynasty, Cao Chong has to say that he is very down.

"Really, rejected again?"

Cao Chong looked at the eunuch who returned, and in his hand was the edict of King Wei that had not even been opened, and his eyes darkened silently: "This is the fifth time this month...... How did he respond? ”

The eunuch was obviously very old, about fifty or sixty years old, but he was loyal to Cao Chong, and after a long journey, he didn't have time to rest, so he ran to Cao Chong's bedroom.

He replied in a trembling voice: "Qi Wei Wang, the old slave failed to see Xun Hou, then Lu Bu stopped the edict of King Wei, only saying that there is no King Wei's seal on the edict, and it must not be played!" ”

"Wei Wang Xishou ...... Hehe, isn't the Wei Wangxi ribbon in their hands? This is clearly difficult for strong people! ”

Cao Chong slapped the table, and the eunuch hurriedly knelt on the ground, but Cao Chong immediately softened, he could be angry with a small eunuch, but how many other people could bear his own anger?

"That's it, you go down first, and I'll think of a way......"

Cao Chong stroked his forehead and waved his hand helplessly, but he seemed to be much older, and a few strands of white hair had grown on his sideburns. The old eunuch felt distressed, but he had no choice but to slowly retreat.

"That's right......"

The old eunuch suddenly turned around, arched his hand and said, "King Wei, speaking of which, the Venerable is almost at the age of marriage......

"I'm not in the mood to say this right now!" Cao Chong was slightly annoyed, and expelled the old eunuch to let him leave quickly.

The old eunuch hurriedly said: "The old slave is not urging King Wei, but this matter is a big matter, and there is no room for a little difference, presumably Xun Hou also knows." If King Wei recalled Xunhou in such a name, presumably Xunhou would have no reason to push back! ”

It sounded like a good plan, but Cao Chong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "What if you call him back?" At this time, at the moment of the Northern Expedition, forcibly calling him back can only cause his disgust! What's more, he has just recovered from a serious illness, and he is really not suitable for long-distance travel. ”

"What does King Wei mean?"

Cao Chong got up slowly, but he didn't know that it had only been a few years of hard work, and the little hairy boy had grown into a big boy, and when he stood up, he had a seven-foot figure, very handsome, and he was afraid that walking outside was also Pan An's level of treatment.

"I'm going to find him......"

Since ancient times, it is almost unheard of for a king to find a courtier to go on an expedition, and even if it is, it is to reward the troops, and he has to swagger to show the king's bearing, so that the courtiers can assist themselves and make the army grateful, which is what a king should do.

But Cao Chong went the opposite way, visited the micro-service, and went to Wancheng, which is not far away, to look for Xun Gang, which can be said to be unprecedented. I was afraid that no king would be willing to show softness to his courtiers, but Cao Chong did it.

Taking advantage of the repair of the south wall, Cao Chong disguised himself as a laborer under the noses of the guards, and slipped out with the old eunuch, until two days after leaving, the guards who had missing a tendon in their heads found that the king of Wei had disappeared.

This is a big event, and a cavalry hurriedly traveled a long distance to Wancheng to report the situation; Cao Chong's footsteps are slow, and he doesn't know the road very well, so he is naturally not as fast as the cavalry.

Because Xun Gang was recovering from a serious illness, all things were handled by Lu Bu in the division of labor. When he learned that Cao Chong had escaped, he was shocked, if Xun Gang knew about it, maybe something would happen! He secretly ordered people to look for Xun Gang all the way north, while suppressing the matter.

It is also said that Cao Chong escaped from Xiangyang City and traveled all the way north, and he had no leisure along the way to see what Xiangyang City under Xun Gang's governance had become, but he could only see the Nanyang City that had just been laid in ruins, and he couldn't help but sigh lightly.

It is good to disguise yourself as a laborer, others will not think that you have too much money, but this is also a fact, Cao Chong came out in order not to be conspicuous, and tried to bring as little gold and silver as possible, so as not to be targeted by the gangsters. Coupled with his identity, he is deeply rooted in the people, and he will soon be able to speak out of many people's mouths.

A teahouse in Nanyang, built next to a dilapidated inn, is much more luxurious than that inn; Cao Chong and the others were in a hurry, so they sat down here and called the tea seller.

Before Cao Chong could speak, the old eunuch asked in a shrill voice: "Let me ask you, do you have barbarian Pu'er here?" ”

The tea seller was stunned for a moment, and drank: "What the hell Pu'er?" Haven't heard of it! I have a lot of fungus here, do you want to drink it in pickled tea? ”

The old eunuch was just about to scold, but Cao Chong hurriedly stopped him, this Pu'er tea was originally an imperial tribute, where did this small place come from? What's more, it is not easy to have a teahouse in a small county town, and what kind of tea can be drunk there?

The old eunuch was also too anxious, he forgot that this time he was on patrol in Weifu, where did anyone know that he was the dignified King of Wei? However, Cao Chong disagreed, and went deep into the lower classes to observe the people's feelings, so he should eat and live with them and experience their hardships.

"My colleague is a little impatient, this brother should not be remembered, I can't compensate for him!"

The tea seller smiled: "How can I? This person has read books at first glance, and his words are different! Ay...... In this world of great controversy, reading people have little effect! I was originally a filial piety, but unfortunately the court was dim, the world was chaotic, and I had to come to Nanyang to sell tea. When these laborers are tired, they come to me to drink two bowls, and I will symbolically collect a few of them...... Looking at your appearance, I have read a lot of books, and I must have been desperate, so I became a migrant worker! ”

The tea seller saw that Cao Chong was polite and polite, and he instantly talked more, Cao Chong also smiled and nodded and shook his head, but he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart. It's just a little bit better, if it's bad...... What does it look like?

As he spoke, the tea seller served two bowls of tea, and Cao Chong offered the money, but the tea seller said that he would not accept anything, Cao Chong smiled bitterly, and drank with the old eunuch. The tea is very bitter, and there are magazines in the tea bowl, which is completely different from the tea I drink on weekdays, and the taste is even inferior to light salt water.

The old eunuch secretly regretted in his heart, why did he bring out the King of Wei and let the King of Wei suffer with these poor people!

But Cao Chong didn't think so, and it happened that the teahouse was idle, but he talked with the tea seller; The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and they had the feeling of seeing each other late, and the man introduced himself: "My name is Deng Kui, and I am the twenty-eighth general of Yuntai Pavilion, after Deng Yu, but unfortunately I am the son of the outside of the door, and I can't afford my hereditary title." Emperor Xiaoling was elected by the county as filial piety, but it coincided with Dong Zhuo's rebellion, I only resigned and returned to my hometown after only three months of petty officials, I don't know who your surname is? ”

Cao Chong didn't dare to say his name, after all, who doesn't know that he is the hereditary King of Wei today? can only pretend: "My name is Cao Jie, after the first Han Cao Shen, my family was in the middle of the road, and I had to live in all directions and do some work to support myself." ”

"It turned out to be after Cao Shen! Disrespectful and disrespectful," Deng Kui smiled, "I heard that Cao Cao is also Cao Shen, and now that he is dead, his power is still there, why don't you go to one place, so you can find a place to stand!" ”

As soon as this person mentioned the Cao family, Cao Chong remembered his brother's wall, but sadness came from it, and he couldn't help but shed tears; The man was shocked, thinking that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly persuaded: "I lost my words, and I don't know how to touch Your Excellency?" ”

"No, no, no, Your Excellency didn't lose his words, he just remembered his dead father!"

Cao Chong didn't lie, if Cao Cao was still there, where would his family become like this?

Deng Kui said: "Rude...... Ah, did you come to Nanyang for permanent residence, or did you pass through? He hurriedly changed the subject, after all, this young man didn't look very old, and he was not good at dealing with people of this age.

"I'm just passing by!"

"If it's getting late today, can you find a place to live?"

Cao Chong looked at the sky, the sun was shining high at three o'clock in the afternoon, why was it getting late? However, he also understood that this was a polite remark, and replied: "I haven't found it, and this side is the inn, although it is dilapidated, it can also be used as a place to stay." ”

Deng Kui smiled: "Your Excellency is a scholar after all, how can you wronged yourself?" There happens to be a vacant room in the house, and if you do not give up, I will lead you there. ”

"What's so embarrassing?"

"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it, I died of illness, there is only a little nephew and an old mother in my family, the old mother is old and lonely, and there are few people to accompany me, if you can help me coax the old mother, I would be grateful!"

When Deng Kui said this, Cao Chong was not easy to refuse; Besides, it's not good to live in someone else's house for nothing, this is based on the relationship of equivalent exchange, and Cao Chong can breathe a sigh of relief. Deng Kui also said this in order not to make Cao Chong suspicious, after all, everyone is a little defensive when he goes out, if he lets Cao Chong live in vain, he will be uneasy if he is himself.

"Please lead the way!"