Zhang Meng has only been in this era for a few days, but because he inherited the mind and body of the original owner, he was able to quickly adapt to the environment. Just said that at present, if it weren't for the fact that the original owner had a good personal relationship with Cao Cao, Cao Cao would never easily confide in all kinds of inside information he knew, and combined with Cao Cao's narrative and what he knew in his previous life, Zhang Meng believed that Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing to control the government was a foregone conclusion.

Everyone wants to reach the pinnacle of power, and Zhang Meng, who has been a man in two lifetimes, is even more so. It's just that the reality is cold, and now he is just a little-known little official, in chaos, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, he will be doomed. He had to think carefully about every decision he made next.

The current situation is already very clear, Yuan Kui will win over Dong Zhuo nine times out of ten, and Dong Zhuo will officially ascend to the center of the imperial court's political arena without accident, and if he is close to Dong Zhuo, he will have a great chance to ascend to heaven.

"We need a talent like you in our army."

Dong Zhuo's words were still echoing in his ears, Zhang Meng thought for a moment, and then shook his head with a smile. Do you want to be attached to Dong Zhuo? It seems feasible in the short term, but is it wise to take a long-term view?

One question after another was intertwined in Zhang Meng's mind, and he soon fell asleep after a long day's work.

The next morning, the clouds disappeared.

Zhang Meng got up and went to the well in the backyard to fetch water to wash up a little, the sword light in the courtyard was scattered, it turned out that Cao Cao and Min Gong were competing, and Shi A and Shan Zhong were watching the battle.

Although the two of them are fighting, they have a decisive fighting move and no fighting strength, coming and going for a few rounds, only to see the figure shuttling, but the blades rarely intersect, occasionally touching, but also like a dragonfly dotting water, just a clear sound.

Since the pre-Qin period, due to the influence of the idea of "gentlemen are armed with weapons, so they defend themselves", the society advocates martial arts, and people with excellent swordsmanship can often be respected and have a prominent reputation, and compared with knives, halberds and other weapons, the taste of the sword is elegant and noble, and the atmosphere of practicing swords is very popular among scholars, such as Dongfang Shuo, Sima Xiangru and other scribes are good at swordsmanship.

Nowadays, Min Gong looks thin and thin, but in the face of Cao Cao, who has been a martial artist for a long time, he still does not fall behind.

Zhang Meng said with a smile while drinking water: "Min Gong picked up the sword and became a dragon and a tiger, and he didn't see yesterday's malaise at all." ”

Shi A gave Zhang Meng a salute and said: "Min Gong suffered a skin injury, not as good as flesh and bones, and he recovered a lot after resting for a night. He also said, "The gun is on the first line, the sword is biased, Cao Jun's swordsmanship moves are changeable, more clever, more than smart, not enough calm, and easy to expose flaws." ”

Cao Cao thought that he heard Shi A's comments, took two steps back, and said-for-tat: "Zhuangzi's "Speaking of Sword" has a cloud: 'The husband is the sword, show it to be false, open it to benefit, and then to send it, and then to the first', it can be seen that the key to swordsmanship is to show the enemy weakness first, lure the enemy to advance, and then try to counterattack. "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period" also said that fencing is 'the art of 'short to long, and the art of vertical and horizontal', which shows that swordsmanship is like the art of war, virtual and real, real and virtual. Five years ago, I was a cavalry captain, following the Duxiang Marquis to fight the Yingchuan Yellow Turban thief, the enemy was outnumbered, and the Duxiang Marquis used a strange trick to win more with less, which was secretly in line with the swordsmanship. The "Duxiang Hou" here is the current left general Huangfu Song, who is a famous general in the world, and is the target of many warriors in the suppression of the Yellow Turban.

When Min Gong heard this, he said: "This is a good word, the sword that has been on the battlefield should be sharper than the sword in my pavilion." As he spoke, he put his sword back into its sheath.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao rushed forward quickly at this time and put his sword on Min Gong's shoulder.

Min Gong spread his hands and said embarrassedly: "Cao Jun, the sword competition is over, why do you need to do this." ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Once the war starts, whether it ends or not is never up to one party alone. Then he raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Min Gong, you lost this competition." ”

Min Gong didn't care, nodded, and walked to the side.

Cao Cao was quite proud, saw Zhang Meng, picked up the blade of the sword, and said to him: "Chengying, come, two moves." ”

Zhang Meng didn't want to fight with Cao Cao, so he came out with a sentence: "The Book of Rites" cloud 'The sword is enlightened, the cover is attacked, and the sword is sharpened', Brother Meng De, since the legs and feet of Min Gong are active, you and I should fight another day." ”

The sword is the instrument of the gentleman, and after the exclusive respect for Confucianism, the sword and the sword carry the Confucian concept of integrity and benevolence, and have a new meaning, representing the integrity and self-cultivation that a gentleman and scholar should have. Zhang Meng's quote from the "Book of Rites" is a family motto handed down by his grandfather Zhang Huan, which refers to the fact that when showing his sword to outsiders, he should first open the lid of the sword and put it on his back, and then put the sword on the cover, so that the sword in the sword will naturally be revealed, implying the spirit of being upright and modest, sharp and not revealing.

Cao Cao was originally full of interest, and when he heard him say this, he pouted and said, "It's not refreshing, it's not refreshing." "I don't mention the sword anymore.

The weather is improving, and it's time to go. Min Gong knew that Zhang Meng and the others were going to Luoyang City, and they were going to go with them. Although he said that his legs and feet were a lot sharper, after all, he was old, so Zhang Meng gave him his horse to ride and walked by himself.

Min Gong praised: "Zhang's son, the future is terrifying. ”

Cao Cao said: "Chengying, didn't you say that the most disgusting Shuo Ru sour man in his life is serious, if he has the opportunity, he will definitely kick two feet on their pouting butts to be comfortable." But look at your behavior in the past two days, it's very different from before, haha. After saying that, he smiled at Min Gong with bad intentions.

Zhang Mengxin said: "This Cao Mengde really lives up to the comments of Meng Lang and loves arching fire." After thinking for a while, he replied: "I don't know how to be polite, I don't know how to speak out, and now that I have grown up, I should know how to advance and retreat." ”

Min Gong sat on the horse, stroked his beard lightly, nodded and said, "It can be changed after that, and it is very good." It is rare that you can wake up at the age of a weak crown. It's better than standing up when you arrive, not confused, and still unobtrusive. As he spoke, he looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao sneered twice, said nothing, and walked in front of the horse.

Zhang Meng led the horse for Min Gong, and the horse's hooves tossed in the mud, splashing a lot of muddy water and falling on him.

Min Gong couldn't bear it and said, "Chengying, I'll drive the horse myself." ”

Zhang Meng shook his head and said: "Duke Min and Zujun are classmates, that is, my elders, and it is within the scope of the younger generations to guide the elders." ”

Shan Zhong said on the side: "I thought that the officials of the DPRK and China were arrogant and self-controlled, and disdained to be with the people, but I didn't expect that as Zhang Jun, he would be willing to walk with a subordinate like me." Zhang Jun's bearing is really unheard of. ”

Shi Ah also showed respect.

This simple thing was really insignificant in the eyes of Zhang Meng in his previous life, but in this era of extreme respect for dignity and humility, it is a rare scene. Even if the children of the scholar clan can sympathize with the subordinates, it is also the mercy and leniency of the high-ranking people, but if they want to sincerely share the weal and woe with the lower-ranking people, it is not only a physical discomfort, but also driven by self-esteem, the psychological obstacle is the real difficulty to break through.

Being able to treat people more easily is a big advantage that his thinking in his previous life brought to Zhang Meng.

There was no wind and rain, and the two or three miles were quickly completed.

Cao Cao, who took the lead, suddenly reined in his horse and raised his whip, shouting: "Haha, the ninety-six city has arrived!" ”

Zhang Meng looked up, the city of Luoyang in the distance stood majestically, the city wall was as long as a giant dragon lying on the land, the gatehouse towered like a rock cascading, after hundreds of years of wind and rain baptism, majestic and reckless.

The layout of Luoyang City is an irregular rectangle, and it is commonly said that it is six miles from east to west and nine miles from north to south, so it has the name of "Nine Six Cities". A total of 12 city gates were opened in the whole city, and the valley gate and the summer gate were opened from east to west in the north. Zhang Meng and his entourage arrived at the north of Luoyang City from the north of Beibi Mountain, so they prepared to enter the city from the nearest Gumen.

However, to get to the valley gate, you must first pass through the Guanxiang area outside the city. As far as the eye can see, under the high city walls, there are large areas of residential settlements, which are distributed outside the city walls, and the roofs are overlapping one after another, and the city is surrounded like the stars and the moon. And the closer you are to the castle, the more houses are located, and the outer parts are mostly dilapidated.

Zhang Meng walked along the official road in the direction of the city gate, the scene did not become prosperous with the shortening of the distance, as far as the eye could see, the surrounding weeds were overgrown, desolate than the wilderness, and occasionally the ragged people could be seen in groups of threes and twos, staggering aimlessly.

The low earthen walls are also dilapidated, and on both sides of these ruins, you can still see simple huts made of grass and trees, and in them are the poorest hungry and homeless.

On the nose is a strong stench, which is emitted by years of filth, and living in this place where dung heaps are everywhere and swill flows, almost no different from a pigsty and cowshed.

Min Gong sighed and said: "This chaos in the palace, these people outside Guo will inevitably be affected. Originally, it was just a difficult life, but after this experience, it seems that all of them have become homeless. ”

Cao Cao said disapprerovingly: "Before the chaos, this place was not much better. Stuck like this, it is no wonder that when the yellow scarf raised his arms, the followers were like mountains and seas. And said, "Gong Min, you went back to the city this time to report on your work, and you saw Gong Zhu, don't forget to remind him to prevent bullet pressure as soon as possible, otherwise there will be chaos at the feet of the Son of Heaven, hehe, the basket will be bigger......"

As a Peng in central Henan, Min Gong has the responsibility of supervising the livelihood of the people in the counties around Beijing, and his Shangguan is the current Henan Yin Zhujun who is "full of prestige" in the war to pacify the Yellow Turban, like Huangfu Song.

At this moment, a horse-drawn carriage came from a distance. The carriage was drawn by two white horses, the railing carriage was exquisitely carved, inlaid with gold and jade, wrapped in pale yellow tulle, and the windows were covered by a curtain of pale blue crepe.