Text Chapter 12 Imprisonment and Filial Piety (I)
At this time, Cao Cao was obviously in a very good mood, because of the wine, but also in the words that praised him, and he had a domineering heart.
In the past, Zhang Chao traveled among the major forces when he was in the Golden Triangle, and the so-called seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts, that set was extremely skillful. Naturally, there will be no difficulty in dealing with Cao Cao, who knows his mood. He saw that the other party had drunk the wine in the glass, and he also raised his glass and drank it all.
Zhang Chao's heroism and heartiness made Cao Cao appreciate it very much. He found that when he looked at the young man, he liked it more and more. couldn't help but say: "Meng Zhuo, your younger brother is really amazing, and when he serves the imperial court in the future, he will definitely be able to shine and glorify his ancestors for the old Zhang family." ”
Zhang Miao's favorite thing is that others praise his younger brother, and now Wenzhizi is also very happy to say: "What Brother Meng De said is extreme, this younger brother of mine is much stronger than me." You don't know that he not only can speak well, but he also has some construction skills in martial arts, especially archery. ”
"Oh, isn't that both civil and military? Such a talent should be recommended to the imperial court immediately. Cao Cao said with a very surprised look.
Zhang Chao knows very well that his martial arts style may be passable in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is really nothing for the period when the famous generals are full of the Three Kingdoms. Especially when thousands of enemies and 10,000 enemies were born, his martial arts were even more innumerable. So he said modestly, "Brother Mengde, brother, you have lifted me up." ”
"Look, such modesty and prudence, and such respect for my brother, with this kind of heart, is enough to be worthy of a great responsibility. In this way, when the time is right, I will recommend Zhiyuan to General Huangfu, and how about he to ensure that he enters the office in a filial and honest way? Maybe he really liked Zhang Chao, or maybe it was because of alcohol, or he wanted to show favor to Zhang Miao, in short, these words were said by Cao Cao's mouth.
Finally said it, Zhang Chao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and then looked at his brother Zhang Miao with some hot eyes.
It has always been Zhang Miao's wish to be able to give his younger brother a good career. He also thought about asking Cao Cao to help, but he couldn't speak, after all, Zhang Chao was still young. But now that the other party took the initiative to open his mouth, how could he let go of such an opportunity, and immediately laughed and said: "Okay, so good, then everything will be troublesome Brother Meng De." ”
"Haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say." Cao Cao laughed and raised another full glass of wine.
With Cao Cao's wisdom, he couldn't see Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao's thoughts, but he still took the initiative to say it, in order to let the two brothers confess their love. If you want to do something big, it will be much easier with the help of these two brothers.
The three of them had their own thoughts, each achieved their goal, and the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic, and even Cao Cao took the initiative to talk about some things in the current court, as well as the situation in General Huangfu.
For these, Zhang Chao only listens and doesn't speak, he just listens to everything seriously with one ear, and at the same time confirms some of his memories in his heart and strives to meet with reality, and from time to time the corners of his mouth will show a smile that is not easy to detect.
From the dialogue between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, the names of Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun appeared many times.
That is, in 184, due to the traitor Tang Zhou's informant, Zhang Jiao spread the stars in all directions and launched an uprising, which was known as the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" in history. Wherever the Yellow Turban Rebels went, they burned the official mansion and robbed the townships, and for a while, the state and county were lost, the chiefs fled, the world responded, and the Beijing division was shaken.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty appointed Lu Zhi as the general of Beizhonglang, Huangfu Song as the general of the left Zhonglang, and Zhu Jun as the general of the right Zhonglang, each holding the festival, and dispatched the elite soldiers of the whole country to attack the Yellow Turban Righteous Army.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun recruited strong men, totaling more than 40,000 people. The two of them each led a unit to jointly suppress the rebel army of Yingchuan (Junzhi Yangzhai, now Yuxian County, Henan).
Zhu Jun first fought against the Yellow Turban Army's Bocai Department and failed. Huangfu Song retreated to Changshe (now northeast of Changge County, Henan Province).
Bocai led a large army to surround the long shrine.
Immediately, there was now the matter of Cao Cao being sent by the imperial court to Chenliu to urge food and troops, and asked to rush to the aid of Huangfu Song with Zhang Miao.
It is precisely this matter that the two discussed together, that is, they can relieve the siege of the long society, and they can win at the lowest cost, and at the same time take the opportunity to expand their influence.
Because of the spirits, the two of them only discussed for a while and then fell asleep. Overlord drunk is no better than other low-alcohol wines, and if they can last up to now, it must be said that the amount of alcohol of these two people is still good.
Zhang Chao called the attendants in the palace and arranged to help Cao Cao and Zhang Miao to the backyard to rest, he did walk out of the Taishou Mansion alone and went towards the courtyard of his second son.
When the spring breeze hit, Zhang Chao only felt that his mind had become very clear. He seemed to have lost most of his wine, and as he rode on the white horse, he began to think about what he was going to do next.
What Cao Cao and his brother thought of, Zhang Chao naturally thought of earlier, but what is wrong is that he does not have any military power in his hands now, only these orphans who have been levied, although it is said that after strict and systematic training, most of these people can already come in handy, but when it comes to making meritorious contributions, it is still a little worse. The main thing is the lack of generals in their hands.
To say that Zhang Chao was a general who led troops before, and he has experienced a lot of battles of life and death, but that war is different from now. Now it's completely a cold weapon, the two sides face each other, you give me a knife, I give you a sword, it belongs to the kind of people who don't die, and if you don't get it right, you will lose an arm and a leg, this kind of war is absolutely terrifying, cruel, and what he doesn't like.
The more he thought about it, the more he had a headache, Zhang Chao felt a little helpless. Although he has a gap in his heart and has a certain understanding of the overall situation in the future, he lacks a major general in his hands, and so far except for a somewhat decent Zhang Jiaban, there is only Hua Tuo as a miracle doctor, which is sad to think about.
Thinking of this time, Zhang Chao suddenly remembered Guo Jia, who was still in prison, who was a talent whose wisdom could be ranked among the top five in the entire history of the Three Kingdoms. Later generations have poems agreeing that they say: Guo Fengxiao was born, and he was a hero; The history of the scriptures is hidden in the abdomen, and the hidden armor soldiers in the chest. It's a pity that he was the first to die, and the Central Plains Liang Dong.
Such talents must be used for their own use, and with Hua Tuo by his side, he will never allow such a person to die first. Of course, as for how to use it for yourself, it needs to be carefully planned.
Stay in the dungeon.
The humid air, the gloomy vision, even if you are a good person, if you stay here for a long time, you will inevitably become turbid, and your face will be angry.
Guo Jia is just an ordinary person, and now he has not yet reached the age of the weak crown, he learns astronomy and geography every day, books and tricks, travels south and north, increases knowledge, lives in luxury inns, drinks fine wine, eats delicious food, and where can he adapt to such an environment?
Not to mention, staying here for nearly twenty days, I can't bear it in my heart. It's just that no matter how talented you are, there is really no chance that you can show your abilities in an environment like a dungeon. At first, he was shouting that he was wronged, but after finding that no one was paying attention, he simply stayed honestly.
Fortunately, Zhang Chao had already instructed that the cell where Guo Jia lived also enjoyed the treatment of a single room, and no other prisoners were imprisoned here. But that's all, the food is still the same as that of other prisoners, and as for the drink, there is nothing but water.
This is naturally a great torture for Guo Jia, who can't leave the wine for a day, and he feels that the bird is about to fade out of his mouth.
couldn't get all this, Guo Jia slowly adapted, and when he was usually fine, he was napping in a corner of the prison.
"Whoa." The chains that had been memorized were opened, and a young man in a rough coat walked in.
There was also a slight noise in the cell, which also caused Guo Jia, who was sitting in the corner, to open his eyes and look over.
I saw that the person who came seemed to be full of indifference, and when I entered here, I didn't have any fear, but looked left and right, and then turned to the jailer behind me and said, "Go and get me some drinks." As he spoke, a large white silver fell into the hands of the jailer.
The cell door was closed again, and the rough-clothed young man looked at Guo Jia in a corner, and saw that although he was young, his eyes were bright, and his eyebrows were extremely clear, and he looked extraordinary.
After just looking at it, the rough-clothed young man found a place in the center of the prison and sat down, and even kicked the weeds under his feet when he sat down, as if he was very hygienic.
Guo Jia didn't speak, just stared at the rough-clothed young man, and he didn't know why, this person who seemed to be only a year or two older than him really made him feel a strange heart. Just feeling it, he could almost conclude that this young man who grew up to him was not simple.
The door was pushed open again, and this time four jailers entered, two of whom carried a long table, two of whom held wine and meat, and placed them in front of the rough-clothed boy.
"Very well, you all stand down, whatever you need, I'll greet you." As he spoke, two more pieces of silver were thrown out of his cuffs.
The jailer took the silver tael, and then retreated after a snort, which made Guo Jia's eyes widen. Is this still a prison cell? How do you look like a restaurant?
Ignoring Guo Jia, the rough-clothed young man began to tear the pork knuckle in front of him, adding a large piece of meat to his mouth, and then a strong wine began to float in the cell.
Just eating, Guo Jia can be determined, but as soon as he smells the aroma of wine, his body strikes first.
With a light sniff of his nose, Guo Jia, who was sure that this was not only wine, but also good wine, stood up from a corner and slowly came over.
The rough-clothed young man sitting there naturally saw all this with his spare eyes, and couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart, as long as the other party is willing to move, it is equivalent to half of the success, and then everything will be done.
"This son, unknown name." Guo Jia cautiously approached the coarse-clothed young man's side and asked politely, but his eyes were indeed fixed on the long table.
"Huh?" The rough-clothed boy snorted as if he hadn't heard.
"Oh, I'm Guo Jia, the word Fengxiao, Yingchuan Yangzhai people, I don't know the name of Brother Tai." Guo Jia said closely.
"Li Chuang." Just after simply replying to these two words, the rough-clothed young man continued to drink and eat meat in large chunks.
The answer was so cold that Guo Jia's face couldn't help but change. The other party's answer was too simple, and he had never heard of the name, so he didn't know what to say. Fortunately, he himself is extremely smart, and his embarrassed face quickly returned to normal, "Hehe, Brother Chuang, it's too boring for you to drink alone." ”
The implication in this statement is very obvious, that is, you will definitely not be able to eat enough food and drink alone. As you say, good things are tasteless for one person, so why not find someone to share them with you?
There is one such person in front of me, and that is me, it is me. Look at me, look at me, I can drink wine and eat meat with you.