Faced with Cao Cao's question, Shi Xin just smiled and did not answer. Cao Cao didn't ask any questions about this, but smiled and said, "Okay, just do as you say, Brother Shi!"

"Haha, Brother Cao!" The change of title brought the relationship between the two into a lot, and Shi Xin continued the topic just now, "Brother Cao, what is the mystery of this Tongque Terrace?"

Cao Cao put away his smile and sighed: "After killing Dong Zhuo in Chang'an, I returned to Chenliu when I was full of ambition and planned to show my skills. One night I dreamed that a golden light rose from the ground, and the next day I found a bronze finch in the golden light. Xun Gongda said: Xi Shun's mother dreamed of the jade bird in her arms and gave birth to Shun. Today's bronze finch is also an auspicious omen. I was overjoyed, and I was going to build a bronze finch platform and put the bronze finch in it for the purpose of fulfilling dreams. But then I thought about it, since I have fulfilled the mandate of heaven and am destined to be the emperor, why should I be in a hurry for a while? Wouldn't it be better to build an even more brilliant bronze bird platform in the national capital after the four seas have been leveled and the people have been overwhelmed, and will be admired by all people?"

Shi Xin thought to himself: Ying Meng dug up the bronze sparrow, and I don't know if it's true or not, there are many ways to deceive the world in history, Liu Bang also beheaded the White Snake Uprising, I won't be easily fooled by you.

I only heard Cao Cao continue: "At that time, I was crusading against Yuan Shu, and you just happened to pass through Yanzhou, to be honest, I really didn't look down on you at that time, so I sent people to chase and kill all the way, and finally returned with a feather." ”

Cao Cao didn't have too many emotional fluctuations when he said this, as if he was only expounding on one thing from the past, and Shi Xin didn't know the purpose, so he just listened quietly.

"Later, Yuzhou was divided into half by Liu Bei, I poured all my anger on you, and decided to flatten Qingzhou with Yuan Shao first. There were many changes along the way, and my hopes were disappointed, and I watched you get Jizhou and Youzhou, and I was almost wiped out, hiding back in Chenliu. The other half of Yuzhou was annexed by Liu Bei, and with Sima Yi, I was attacked on three sides. ”

"At that time, I had doubts about my own ability, and I hated you even more, why did I lose in your hands every time? Even my cultivation was always overpowered by you, and I was very unwilling. At that time, I thought, maybe the Tongquetai incident is just a fantasy of feeling good about myself, and I can't even keep Yanzhou, so how can I talk about unifying the world?"

At this time, Liu Bei died, and Liu Chan and Sun Quan joined forces to attack Qingzhou. Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou were empty, and I decided to do my best to capture Sanzhou, and even Yanzhou, which I had worked hard for all my life, was gone. You don't know how painful it was when I made this decision, but this time I got it right!"

When Cao Cao said this, his eyes glowed with a strange brilliance, this battle was the highlight of his life, even Shi Xin had to admire, this not only required the courage to break the cauldron, but also the superhuman strategic vision, and he couldn't do it if he asked himself.

"Brother Cao's battle is enough to go down in history!" Shi Xin sighed.

Cao Cao was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"

"Really!" Shi Xin replied sincerely.

Affirmed by his lifelong rival, Cao Cao's face flushed, and he looked very excited, and even the hand that had been holding Shi Xin trembled slightly.

"Huh, strange ......"

An indescribable feeling welled up in Shi Xin's heart, making him a little uncomfortable, and his breathing became difficult.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he felt depressed and even a little sad.

I heard Cao Cao say again: "At that time, I began to fantasize again, the appearance of the bronze bird must have its reason, as the so-called good things are more grinding, I will soar to the sky sooner or later, the past tribulations, but God tested me." ”

"When I quickly stabilize the military and political affairs of the four southern states, another major test for me will begin, that is, I will face a breakthrough in the ninth rank. Cao Cao's hand shook again, "Do you know, I have no one to guide or help, everything is on my own, and only I know the pain and suffering of this process." ”

Shi Xin remembered the breakthrough scene, if it weren't for the talent to "get a glimpse of the leylines", he would have fallen into the demons in his heart. Although Cao Cao did not say the hardships of the upgrade next, he was sick, and it is estimated that it was serious at that time.

"Then what is Brother Cao's intention in building Tongque Terrace near the military camp?" Shi Xin looked at Cao Cao with considerable interest, "Could it be that Tongque watched how you won this big battle, and then swept away the unai and ascended the throne as emperor?"

However, Cao Cao didn't think it was a joke, and he didn't even hear the second half of the sentence at all, his eyes drifted into the distance, and a sentence came out:

"Always useful ......"

"Look, we're here!"

Shi Xin followed Cao Cao's gaze and looked into the distance, and there was indeed a tall and majestic building erected in the distance. As Fa Zheng described, the base is very wide, narrow from bottom to top. About ten zhang later, the construction of the railing began. A five-storey building is enclosed by a railing, and from the base there is a straight staircase leading to the entrance to the building. The building is brightly lit, with railings, windows, and carvings, which are very exquisite. The bronze finch statue on the top floor is surrounded by torches, becoming the brightest star in the dark wilderness.

Shi Xin let out an exclamation as he stepped in, even though he knew that it was a virtual building, but its scale and sophistication had to be admired.

Shi Xin said: "Brother Cao, although it is only built of wood and bamboo and rattan, it has also taken a lot of manpower and material resources, right? There is neither water nor mountains here, and there is not a big city nearby, the transportation is inconvenient, and the people are inaccessible, isn't it too wasteful to build here? ”

"Hehe, I, Cao Cao, have always been thrifty and have never worked hard to waste money, so this time I should be regarded as my willfulness. The entrance is here, Brother Shi, please!"

Cao Cao led the way, followed by Shi Xin and Zhao Yun and Zhou Tai. Turning to the front of the bronze bird platform, two burly men stood on both sides of the stairs with fierce looks.

It was Xu Chu and Dian Wei.

They first saluted Cao Cao respectfully, then stared at Shi Xin with a pair of bronze bell eyes, and shouted, "Shi Xin, do you really dare to come?"

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As soon as these two people had a seizure, hundreds of elite soldiers came out of the shadows, surrounded them, and they had a posture of rushing up.

"Who dares to do it!"

Zhao Yun had already prepared, shouted loudly, and sacrificed his gentian gun to protect Shi Xin's back. A pair of tiger eyes shot a terrifying light, and the enemies were terrified.

Zhou Tai roared angrily, jumped in front of Shi Xin, and blocked Dian Wei and Xu Chu alone, awe-inspiring and fearless.

Cao Cao stood in the crowd and observed Shi Xin, only to see him standing with a grin, suddenly turning his head to himself and grimacing.

"Is this kid so calm?"

Cao Cao didn't know whether he was angry or funny, coughed, came out and said, "Don't misunderstand, Brother Shi is a guest I invited, don't hurt the harmony." ”

Shi Xin hid behind Zhou Tai, and he could guess with just his toes that Cao Cao just wanted to give himself a dismount, and it was more likely to be a test to see if he really had the guts.

smiled at the moment and said: "Dian Wei Xu Chu, if you hear it, don't hurry up and retreat." Otherwise, your lord will be angry. ”

In just one breath, the soldiers around him receded like a tide, as if they had never appeared. Dian Wei and Xu Chu were honest and not good at hypocrisy, and after being recognized by Shi Xin, they showed embarrassment, their faces turned red, and they stood back where they were.

"Zilong, Youping, take back the vein, Brother Cao is just joking with us. ”

"Haha, exactly, exactly!" Cao Cao snorted and revealed the matter, "Brother Shi, please!" Be the first to step on the ladder.

Shi Xin followed closely, and Zhao Yun and Zhou Tai followed the whole box, but they were stopped by Dian Wei and Xu Chu reaching out.

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Yun shouted with a cold face.

Xu Chu faced Zhao Yun's pressure and shouted that he couldn't stand it, but his duty was that he couldn't leave half a step. Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he said, "You can't go up, there will be more people and it will collapse." ”

Zhao Yun frowned and looked at Shi Xin, listening to his instructions.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Zhong Kang is right, it will collapse." Without much explanation, he stretched out his hand to Shi Xin and said "please".

"Zilong, Youping, you stay down and wait for me to come down. Shi Xin calmly commanded and hurried to catch up with Cao Cao.

Somehow, Cao Cao's arrangements made him confirm that he would not be unfavorable to him, but felt that something was wrong. This also has something to do with his self-confidence, last time Cao Ying's ten generals sneaked up on Beibi Mountain, and he was beaten to the ground, even if there was an ambush here, Cao Cao was a little threatening, like Cao Ren, Shuangxun, Pang De, Zhang Xun Jiling and others, even if they were all ambushed on it, it didn't matter, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

Walking on the stairs leading to the floor, the night breeze was fierce, and the sound of Cao Cao and his own footsteps was all around except for the crackling of torches.

After walking more than a dozen steps, Cao Cao spoke: "Brother Shi, in my ideal plan, Tongquetai occupies an extremely wide area. The foundation must be deep, and the wind and rain will not knock it down, even if there is an earthquake, it is not afraid. Moreover, it is piled with good rocks, which is not damaged by water erosion and can be preserved for hundreds of years. The foundation is like the people of the country, and only when the people's hearts are stable will the country be stable. Do you remember?"

Shi Xin nodded. He was a little stunned, why are you telling me this? You don't think you can really defeat me and arrest me as the overseer, do you?

didn't interrupt, just quietly listened to Cao Cao.

"The steps must be neat, and each step must be accurately measured, otherwise it is easy to step on the wrong step and fall on a big heel. It's the same as governing a country, every decision has to be thought about and counted. Don't rush forward, and don't be timid. Do you remember?"

Shi Xin's heart sank, Cao Cao was not only introducing the construction method of Tongquetai, but also teaching the way of governing the country.

"Remember!" He replied like a good boy.

Cao Cao said as he led Shi Xin to the top of the class.

This floor is square, about 200 square meters in later generations, and the five-story building is built in the center.

"This floor undertakes the base and floor, it must be flat and empty, and there can be some fences or decorations around, carving dragons and phoenixes and other patterns, but it should be simple. It's like governing a country, where the people are above the officials. Officials must be selfless and upright, otherwise they will oppress the people and deceive the king. Do you remember?"

Shi Xin nodded mechanically, "Remember." ”