Chapter 155: Cao Cao's Request
"My lord—General Cao asks to see you!" Zhou Yu's body was a little unbearable after the banquet, so he returned to the mansion and slept beautifully until dawn. At last night's banquet, Gonggong Li tried his best to please Zhou Yu, and Cao Cao frowned a little when he saw it, how did this Zhou Yu do it? He hadn't seen the smiling face of this Gonggong Li along the way, in order to get rid of his identity after being eunuchs, Cao Cao didn't dare to get too close to these eunuchs now, it can be said that he drew a clear line. In this way, he was still looked down upon by the children of the scholar clan in the capital, so he could only devote himself to the general's mansion to find a way out. Since he met Zhou Yu, he felt that some of Zhou Yu's practices were really imaginative, and for a while people felt that he was an ignorant and reckless man who didn't know the height of the sky, but after a long time, he found that there was always a deep meaning behind Zhou Yu's practices. On top of this banquet, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and Zhang Zhao were all three of them, and Cao Cao admired them very much, and he couldn't wait to talk to them at night, but in Zhou Yu's realm, everyone was polite on the surface, and completely ignored his own hints. But Cao Cao looked back and thought about it, Zhou Yu is now guarding the feudal officials of Yangzhou, and he is just a small lieutenant of a general's mansion, how can he get the favor of others if his identity is not equal, he can't help but be a little jealous of Zhou Yu, with Cao Cao's eyes, he can see that Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Zhang Zhao are all talented people who have passed through the heavens and latitudes, and Dian Wei, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and others all have the courage of ten thousand people, it is a pity that they can't work for themselves. However, Cao Cao was only decadent for a while, and he was immediately ambitious, and now he has the help of the Xiahou brothers and cousins, and he believes that he will definitely be able to stand at the top of the Han Dynasty in the near future.
The most enjoyable on the banquet is Dian Wei, Xiahou Tang them, in Luoyang Dian Wei, Zhou An, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren has already met, today is also a long time away reunion, they will drink the good wine in Zhou Yu's mansion as water, and then Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Huang Zhong, Ding Feng, Jiang Qin also joined in, and finally all became a puddle of mud lying on the ground unconscious. This scene is a little tongue-in-cheek in Zhou Yu's eyes, these people are too able to drink empty wine jars and throw them on the ground, the most impressive thing is that there are ten of the most famous generals in the Three Kingdoms era who sit together and drink with themselves, and there is a generation of heroes Cao Cao sits under him like a little brother, he really can't think of something before, it really looks like a dream!
"Zhou An-let someone arrange for General Cao to go to the study to wait for a while, and I will come later!" Hearing Zhou An say that Cao Cao came to him early in the morning, Zhou Yu couldn't think of what Cao Cao would do except catch up with himself, after returning last night, Cheng Yu sent a secret letter from Biyuexuan to the general He Jin, which asked him how to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army while preserving his strength, and now Liu Hong, the son of heaven, kicked this ball to himself, does he have any ideas, and wants Zhou Yu to help him come up with an idea, because since Zhou Yu left Luoyang, money and horses will be sent to his house every month, He replaced his army with elite equipment, so that He Jin would never worry about money again, and Luoyang Ling did not return because Zhou Yu's father was ill, and he was successfully replaced with his own people, and now the security of Gyeonggi in Luoyang City and the military camps outside the city are all in He Jin's hands, and he firmly believes that Zhou Yu must think about him again and have the same heart with him.
In addition to asking Zhou Yu's opinion, the secret letter also roughly wrote about the situation of several armies sent by the imperial court to encircle and suppress. is similar to the history that Zhou Yu knows, now that the Yellow Turban Army is huge, the lax armament of the Han Dynasty is not the opponent of the Yellow Turban Army at all, even if Huangfu Song and Lu Zhi and other battlefield veterans come out, they will not have much chance of winning for the time being. What He Jin said was similar to the news from the shadow on Zhou Yu's side, but what was missed was that Dong Zhuo had become the assassin of Xiliang and concurrently served as the Taishou of Hedong, in charge of all the military and political powers in Xiliang, and had begun to gather soldiers and horses to Longxi. Because Zhou Yu left several names for Shi A when he left Luoyang again, it was this Dong Zhuo that he paid special attention to. Dong Zhuo has not made an inch of merit as in history, relying on bribing the position of the Ten Standing Attendants to rise all the way, it seems that Dong Zhuo is not as domineering as in history, his strategic vision is still very accurate, at least he also relied on himself to get to the position of Xiliang Thorn History. Zhou Yu seemed to have to work harder on his side, rubbed his sore skull, washed his face with cold water, got dressed, and went to the study.
The cadres in the Taishou Mansion are all single men, and Zhou Yu did not ask someone to find some maids to serve, and all the men in the Taishou Mansion are men, and Zhou Yu, who is from later generations, is not used to having women to serve him every day, so it will make his bones lazy, and it is better to have enough food and clothing by himself.
"Why hasn't Zhou Yu come yet?" Cao Cao had drunk almost three cups of tea in Zhou Yu's study, and he hadn't seen Zhou Yu coming, so he was a little anxious to wait, and couldn't help but sit there and mutter.
Zhou An, who was sitting on the side with him, also found that his young master was indeed a little late today, but the day before yesterday, he was already very tired from running around and attacking at night, and he drank a lot of wine last night, and he was also afraid that the young master would have something to find himself to get up, who knew that he met Cao Cao to ask to see Zhou Yu, and now he felt that his body was light and fluttering, if it wasn't for Cao Cao in front of him, he would have climbed down and fallen asleep. He also saw that Cao Cao was sweating a little on his head, and knew that Cao Cao was also a little anxious, so he said: "General Cao-my young master drank a little too much last night, and the night attack on the Yellow Turban Army was too tired, and he slept a little deeply!" Wait a minute, he'll be right there—"
"It's okay - I just took the liberty of visiting, and it was a bit rude! It's my inconsiderate consideration-" At this juncture, Cao Cao was also woken up by Zhou An's words, he hurried to ask Zhou Yu to come forward in front of He Jin to intercede, and let himself go out to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army and make some meritorious deeds, this is a rare opportunity, if you don't grasp it well, I don't know what year and month it will be.
"Brother Meng De - I've kept you waiting for a long time, my little brother is really too strong to drink, please forgive me if I'm late!" Zhou Yu was still dressed in white, with a jade belt wrapped around his waist, and a piece of jade pendant hanging on it, dressed in regular clothes. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the conversation between Cao Cao and Zhou An, and hurriedly went out to apologize to Cao Cao. It's just that when he saw that Cao Cao was not wearing civilian clothes but a suit of armor, he was obviously stunned for a moment, it seemed that Cao Cao had official business to do with himself.
"Lord Zhou-it's the last general who has taken the liberty of asking for forgiveness!" When Cao Cao saw Zhou Yu come in, he hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists and saluted.
"Brother Mengde - don't be so polite, now it's not in any lobby, you don't need to be an adult, this is not like your Cao Mengde's style! Zhou An - Brother Meng De's tea is cold, go and change it to a new tea! Zhou Yu knew that Cao Cao had something to say to him, so he asked Zhou An to withdraw by changing tea. After Zhou An retreated, Zhou Yu asked Cao Cao with a smile: "Brother Meng De - what is the matter with coming this time?" Anyway, it's your first time to come to Yangzhou, so it's better to stay for a few more days and take a good look around Yangzhou City, all the expenses are my brother. What Yangzhou thin horse is the most famous, how about Brother Meng De try it? ”
"Zhou Da - Gong Jin - I really want your help this time, but I am a little difficult to say these words!" Cao Cao was about to call Lord Zhou, but he immediately changed his words when Zhou Yu stared at him, but he suddenly remembered that Zhou Yu seemed to have offended the He family by beating He Miao, but from the first Oiran Contest and Talent Contest in Luoyang, he was keenly aware that although the He family was behind the promotion, but when the Oiran was selected, He Yun's attitude towards Zhou Yu was a little ambiguous, indicating that the relationship between them was not as bad as it seemed, but this was just Cao Cao's speculation, so he didn't know whether to say it or not.
"Brother Meng De, when did you become such a mother-in-law, did someone trouble you in Yangzhou? Or you don't have a comfortable time in Luoyang, now the little brother here is short of people like you who have both cultural relics, at least here the little brother will definitely not treat the brother badly! Zhou Yu still didn't guess Cao Cao's intentions, seeing Cao Cao so twisted and pinched, he could only think of one thing if it was related to the Yuan family, since he was in Luoyang, he and the Yuan family brothers were not at the same time, from a small bump into an unresolved hatred, and it was also a world like chess to make people!
"Gong Jin, I want to ask you to help write a letter of recommendation to the general, so that I can lead the troops to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban thieves after I go back, because my lifelong goal is to kill the enemy and serve the country, and now the anti-thieves are raging and shaking the country, how can I watch the Han Dynasty fall into decline, and I hope that Gong Jin will be fulfilled——"