Chapter Twenty-Four, the Rising Days
What is Cao Cao's appearance? According to historical records, Cao Cao was not handsome, nor mighty, and may even be a little obscene. So later, the Southern Xiongnu sent an envoy to come, he was afraid that outsiders would look down on him, so he wanted to find the dignified Cui Yan to pretend to be a servant, and he stood next to him with a knife. Afterwards, I sent someone to ask the Hun envoys, what was the impression? The Xiongnu envoy said: "The King of Wei is indeed graceful, but the 'knife catcher' beside him is even more heroic. That's how the word "knife catcher" came about.
But after Shixun met Cao Song and Cao De, he felt that according to the general laws of heredity, Cao Cao's appearance would not be too bad, unless his wife was a dominatrix. Cao Cao's word Mengde, so some people guess that he is a concubine, because according to the etiquette law, the eldest is called "Bo", and the chief is called "Meng", but this is not a dead rule, and "Meng" has other meanings, such as reluctance, so Cao Cao is a concubine or a concubine No one knows Lu Dao - if it is really a concubine, then the wife and concubine Rong, with Cao Song's identity, it will not be difficult for the concubine to see where to go, right? Were Cao Cao and Cao De born to the same mother? If you have the same father and mother, there is no reason to be too inferior to Cao De.
After all, Cao De's appearance is basically palpable, except for being a little weaker, his son Cao Zheng is just thirteen or fourteen years old, and he looks three points more handsome than his father.
Now it is Xun who looks up at Cao Cao, well, it is indeed Cao De's brother, and it is likely that he does have the same father and mother. Because these two brothers look too similar, of course, they are not without difference, after all, they are not twins - first, Cao Cao is shorter than Cao De, about 1.6 meters; second, his shoulders are a little wider, and his waist is a little thicker, so he is not a weak scholar, but a man who can ride a horse and fight; the third is that Cao Cao's complexion is darker than Cao De's, and his skin is rougher; Fourth, the beard is not long enough, and even a little sparse, neither majestic nor elegant.
Of course, the biggest difference has to be said in terms of presence. Cao De is wearing a "stone hat" Nobita, the aura value is infinitely close to zero, if Cao Cao is replaced by Cao De, it is estimated that Xun will only notice the person next to him - that should be Cao Cao's staff officer, or the record room - even if you glance out of the corner of your eye, you will completely ignore the person standing in the front.
Needless to say, Cao Song's aura is absolutely strong, not to mention the arrogant FEEL cultivated by high-ranking officials in the imperial court for many years, just that tonnage, can be replaced with a sense of existence. In comparison, Cao Cao's sense of existence is also very strong, where is it reflected...... Well, it's Xun who takes a closer look, and it is reflected between his eyebrows!
Cao De is an ordinary bent eyebrows and big eyes, as the so-called one point is too powerful, and one point is too charming, just right, just follow the ordinary people seen on the street without difference, and it can't leave the slightest impression at all. What about Cao Cao? It is estimated that his eyebrows are inherited from the maternal gene, which is different from Cao Song and Cao Dequan, the eyebrows are thick and thick, and he makes two bends and is raised high, his eyes are thin and long, and he always squints as if he can't wake up......
I'll wait, isn't this a silkworm eyebrow and a single phoenix eye?! You are Cao Cao, you are the second master of Guan!
It was Xun who was looking at Cao Cao here, and Cao Cao was also looking at him. To tell the truth, Xun's body is really not ugly, when he was still in the poor ditch at the age of twelve or thirteen, he inevitably smoked like a little mouse, and his nutrition kept up with it over the years, and he gradually grew up, not to mention that he was heroic and upright, and he was also dignified. He was close to one meter seven at this time, with well-proportioned limbs, broad shoulders and a thin waist, his face was neither fat nor thin, his facial features were upright, the only flaw was a single eyelid, and his lips had just revealed a little trace of hair.
It is estimated that Cao Cao didn't expect Shi Xun to be so young, so he couldn't help frowning slightly, his eyes narrowed into a slit even more, and he asked, "Qing is Yingling or Hongfu?" ”
Shi Xun noticed his expression, pretending to be calm and smiled faintly: "Yingling is Xun, meet the elders." "How old are you? Lao Tzu is young, what's wrong with you!
Before Cao Cao could answer, the man on the side raised his hand and invited: "Yes, sir, please sit down, sit down and talk." Shi Xun glanced at the man, and saw that he was in his thirties, with a white face and no beard, and only a short mustache - well, Liu Bei is not "the only scorpion", it turns out that there are really a lot of "dew peck" in these years.
"This is ......"
"It's a drama sage."
Yes Xun has never heard of this drama sage, or Xu Xian, it is estimated that it is just Cao Cao's ordinary writing room, so his name is not passed on to the world. He bowed his hand, saluted, and then walked to the other side, took off his shoes, and stepped onto the straw mat. The three of them bowed their hands again, and then sat down together.
Cao Cao asked: "I don't know if Mr. is here, why do you teach me?" "Why are you here, what do you want to say?
Shi Xun smiled faintly: "I heard that Runan Xu Zijiang once said that Cao Mengde is 'the capable minister of the world, the hero of the troubled times'......" In fact, there are two versions of Xu Shao's sentence, one is "the capable minister of the world, the traitor of the troubled times", and the other is "the traitor of Qingping, the hero of the troubled times", but the first time they met, of course Shi Xun couldn't point at Cao Cao's nose and shout "traitor" and "traitor", so he had to mix the two versions and pick the best words.
Sure enough, Cao Cao was very happy to hear this, and stroked his beard slightly. Then, I heard Shixun continue: "Therefore, the hero is dying and has come to hang himself. "Zhilu said that you are old and about to hang up, so I came to pay tribute.
The corners of Cao Cao's mouth had just piled up a smile, and when he suddenly heard this, his expression froze, and he was about to have a seizure when he saw that his eyebrows were raised. On the side, Xi Xian hurriedly came out to play a round: "Yes, Mr. I'm afraid I misheard people's words, my lord is still in the prime of life, who is dying?" ”
It happened that a soldier brought hot water, and it was Xun who picked up the cup and blew it, sold it, and replied with a smile: "If Cao Gong is in Dongjun, he is naturally not old, but he came to Yanzhou, but it is the so-called 'waning Xishan'." ”
"The day is thin" is an idiom produced in Li Mi's "Chen Qing Table" in the Western Jin Dynasty, which has not yet been in this era, so although Cao Cao and Xi Xian can roughly understand the meaning of this word, they are somewhat vague, for fear of misunderstanding it, so they asked: "What does it mean?" ”
This is exactly the effect Xun wants, if he says bluntly: "If you come to Yanzhou, then you are not far from death." Cao Cao understood it as soon as he understood it, maybe he was furious on the spot, and it was inconvenient to lead to the following words. He comes up with a new word, so that the other party seems to understand but does not understand, and he will ask a question, and he will answer it easily - of course, not directly explaining the idiom "the day is waning".
"Cao Gong was in Dongjun in front of him, and the only enemy in front of him was the Liangzhou soldiers...... "The so-called Liangzhou soldiers here refer to the Western Liang warlords such as Li Dao and Guo Yan who occupied the western part of Sili. At the beginning of this year, Dong Zhuo, who controlled the government, was slaughtered by Lu Bu, and then Li, Guo and other Dong Zhuo's old generals joined forces into Chang'an, expelled Lu Bu, and pinched the little emperor Liu Xie in the palm of his hand. I heard this news when Xun was still in Tancheng, but the specific situation, causes and consequences, it is estimated that he is the only one in Xuzhou.
“…… The Yuan brothers competed, Yuan Jizhou used Cao Gong to protect the flank, if the general (Yuan Shu) wanted to enter Yanzhou, he would inevitably send additional troops and horses to aid Cao Gong. Although Cao Gong has no rock, he also has no instant disaster. ”
Cao Cao stroked his beard and didn't speak, but Xi Xian helped and asked: "So now that my lord has won Yanzhou, and the soldiers and horses are more prosperous, shouldn't it be more stable?" He Yun's 'waning mountains' also? ”
It was Xun who picked up the cup and took a sip of water - in fact, when it comes to eloquence, he may not be very tall, but he has heard too many commentaries in his previous life, how to sell guanzi, how to attract audiences, but his strengths, no one in these years and months has no such ability, without it, there are no commentaries in this year - and then he gestured his fingers unhurriedly and continued: "Yanzhou was in front of the yellow turban, the city was ruined, and the shishu was centrifugal, although Cao Gong got Yanzhou, without a year or two of life and gathering, I am afraid that the strength is not as good as in the past, only Dongjun, and the grain and grass will be even more stretched...... ”
Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his voice and quickened his speech: "However, the situation around us has changed! The Liangzhou soldiers were still in front of him, and there was Xuzhou behind him, and the general was afraid that Cao Gong would sit big, so he would raise troops into Yan in a few days. And the most worrying, now Yuan Jizhou is the governor of a state, Cao Gong is also the governor of a state, can fight against each other, if the general enters Yan, then Jizhou will inevitably sit on the mountain to watch the fight, in order to seek the benefit of the fisherman - if Cao Gong wins, the Jizhou soldiers will also enter Yan, if defeated, Jizhou can annex Yanzhou. The land of the four battles in Yanzhou, according to this, is surrounded by enemies on all sides, as the so-called 'sunset is infinitely good, but it is just near dusk'. ”
Shi Xun's words are not untargeted, and if someone who doesn't understand and is not familiar with Yuan Shao really can't say it. Because according to the original history, Yuan Shao basically did this, and as soon as he saw that his little brother Cao Cao began to grow, he pondered stabbing him in the back. Later, Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, Cao Cao was fighting with him, Yuan Shao was good, not only did he not send reinforcements - Lu Bu was blasted out of Jizhou by him, whether in terms of the enemy camp or from a moral point of view, he had no reason not to send rescue troops - but said to Cao Cao: "Brother, just in case, you send all your family members to Yecheng, and I will take care of it for you." ”
Don't say it, Cao Cao was precarious at that time, his head was dizzy, and he almost agreed, but fortunately Cheng Yu advised, saying: "General, you are confused, are you the kind of person who is willing to condescend to others?" Are you willing to be someone else's minions, just like Han Xin and Peng Yue under Han Gaozu? Besides, what happened to Han Xin and Peng Yue after the most reluctance, you don't know the way! Cao Cao then dispelled his thoughts.
Yuan Shao wanted to use the method of receiving his family members to completely annex Cao Cao's power step by step. He is such a person, Cao Cao grew up with him when he was a child, don't you know his temperament? Listening to Shi Xun's words at the moment, the hand that stroked his beard couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his brows furrowed even tighter.
Xi Xian arched his hand and said: "It's Mr. Gao." But the gentleman is not here just to warn, right? Besides, since the sages of Yanzhou have elected my lord as the assassin and can no longer resign, can the gentleman have a good plan to solve the current crisis? ”
It's Xun Xin who said it, and the preface has been described, and this is about to get to the point. At present, it seems that the situation is still in Lao Tzu's grasp, and I hope that there will be no leaks in the future, and Cao Cao can be led to the dark one by one, so that Lao Tzu's two major theses can be passed safely. "As for the good policy...... he deliberately sold a pass, glanced at Cao Cao, and then glanced at Xi Xian, that means-"The Tao law does not pass on the six ears, and the light can talk to Cao Gong alone." ”
Cao Cao waved his hand, blasted all the guards in the tent out, and then pointed at Xi Xian: "Zhicai is a henchman of a certain person, but it doesn't hurt to say anything." ”
Zhicai? Drama Drama Talent...... Damn, it turns out that this guy is Xi Zhicai!