Chapter 109: The First Meeting with Yuan Cao

After He Bai said goodbye to He Jin and the third duke, he walked out of the palace gate, and not long after, he saw an official with a height of 1.75 meters, a beautiful beard, a handsome face, and a radiant forty red military attache uniform, and an official with a beard and a black civil official uniform about 1.6 meters tall walking towards him. He Baixin said, I don't know which two court officials are these?

I saw that the forty-year-old military attache with a beautiful beard and a handsome face, and the extraordinary military attache first bowed to Xi: "Runan Yuan Benchu, meet Mr. Tianming." ”

He Bai was shocked, he didn't want this person to be Yuan Shao. He also asked Ding Yuan to write a letter, saying that his admiration for Yuan Shao was as straight as the surging river. I didn't want to come to Luoyang for more than a month, but I had never taken the initiative to see Yuan Shao, let alone come to meet him. In the future, at least for a few years, he may need Yuan Shao's support, and he must not be neglected now.

He Bai pretended to be panicked, but instead bowed and said: "Ah, it turned out to be the world's model Ben Chu Gong in person, Bai was rude, rude." Since He Bai knew the world, he has admired Ben Chu Gong and often hoped to get Ben Chu Gong's personal guidance. Originally, I thought that after arriving in Beijing, I would go to Yuan's Mansion to meet Ben Chugong. But He Bai has no relatives in Beijing, let alone old knowledge, and no one can introduce him to me. He Baisheng was afraid of disturbing Ben Chugong, so he didn't dare to go to see him. Unexpectedly, today I was so tired that my father-in-law came to see each other. He Bai is really a sin, a sin. ”

Yuan Shao laughed, very satisfied with He Bai's respectful attitude towards himself, and hugged He Bai and said: "Tianming should have come a long time ago, you are afraid of disturbing me, and I still hate that I can't know you early." Today in the morning, Shao saw that the sky was bright and full of spirits, the instrument was lofty, erudite and talented, and he was also very respectful to Jun in his heart, and he hated Jun too late. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, in the future, the original prince has a need, just call the life from the person, He Baiding rushed to listen to the teachings."

After He Bai and Yuan Shao praised each other for a while, He Bai looked at the smiling man on the side. I saw that he had a big beard, a high nose, coarse eyebrows, and slender eyes, which were not good-looking, but a pair of slender eyes always showed wisdom and essence. It seems that he is Cao Cao, who has always been inseparable from Yuan Shao at this time.

He Bai deliberately asked, "Ben Chu Gong, I don't know who this adult is?" ”

Yuan Shao introduced with a smile: "This is Cao Mengde of Qianjun, the current speaker and the captain of the Xiyuan Military Academy. He is the eldest son of the former Taiwei Jugao Gong. ”

Sure enough, it was Cao Cao, the future overlord of the northern overlord Emperor Wei Wu, but at this time, Cao Cao's reputation was not big, and it was far from being comparable to Yuan Shao, the model of filial piety of the world's corporals, so He Bai was now just a faint and polite arch of his hand: "It turned out to be Cao Yilang, the captain of the military academy, fortunately, fortunately." ”

However, Cao Cao respectfully bowed his hand and said: "The name of Mr. Tianming has been heard a lot recently." First, there were rumors in the market about the major events that Mr. Tianming did in the three states of Youhe and Hebei, and then there was the article "The Fu of the Gods" written by Mr. Tianming, and today Mr. Tianming has taught a lot. Cao Cao is not talented, and hopes to be taught by Mr. Tianming day and night. ”

He Bai was greatly surprised when he heard this, Wei Wu Cao Cao now wanted to get his own guidance, and for a while, He Bai couldn't help but feel a little drunk without drinking. But soon after, He Bai immediately woke up, this was just a means of Corporal Cao Cao Lixian, but it was very different from Yuan Shao's former and later respects. Relatively speaking, Cao Cao's performance is more sincere and sincere. However, Yuan Shao's performance is a little done, just a faΓ§ade.

He Bai secretly remembered the method of the two Lixian corporals in his heart, so that he could emulate them in the future. I wanted to praise Cao Cao's five-color stick when he was the captain of northern Luoyang, and what happened to Jinan, but I thought that Cao Cao should be his enemy in the future, but I couldn't be too close to him.

Yuan Shao was too friendly with Cao Cao when he was young, and Cao Cao saw through his temperament, so he defeated him in the Battle of Guandu. It is better for oneself or to show oneself in front of him, so that when he fights with him, he will make wrong judgments because he does not know his true nature.

He Bai just replied lightly: "If Meng De wants to ask for advice, just come over, and when I have time, I will teach you." In front of Cao Cao, He Bai looked like a reserved and self-respecting sage, and did not despise himself because Cao Cao's official position was higher than himself, but treated him as a teacher.

When facing Yuan Shao, He Bai looked like a dog, which made Yuan Shao proud. Like a shallow scholar who is bent on pursuing fame. However, Cao Cao's face did not change, and he had an indifferent and respectful attitude. He Bai was secretly surprised, this is the real one who has achieved great things.

After bidding farewell to the two, He Bai returned to the house, and after being hungry for a day, he could finally eat a hot meal. Jerky was only eaten a little in the early morning. Later, in full view of everyone, where did I have time to eat.

This is also strange for the ancient custom of eating only two meals, generally the morning court will retire at about eight or nine o'clock, so as not to affect the daily official business in the morning, nor affect the consumption of breakfast. The 10,000-person pilgrimage once a month is usually one morning, and rarely lasts nearly a whole day. Today is because I made an exception.

But fortunately, according to Cai Yong's teachings, when he was discerning, he tried his best to answer with a similar statement to Huang Lao. Therefore, instead of the originally imagined fierce arguments, he took a full day of materialism lessons similar to Huang Lao's with the courtiers. In the final "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory", although it was not approved by the people of the time, "Nine Products in the Positive System" once again made himself famous and profitable.

Promoted to Taizhong Doctor, this is a middle-level courtier who can discuss matters every day. Being able to witness with his own eyes how this great dynasty went into chaos step by step until it perished on top of the court, He Bai suddenly felt his heart surge.

In the later "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", He Bai was most interesting about the history from the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to the group of heroes fighting Dong. The later heroes will compete for hegemony, because of the addition of He Bai, they will inevitably become unrecognizable, which is very different from history. At that time, there will be no such quiet spectators as at this time.

Fifty-six female slaves had been sent in the afternoon, and He Bai had not returned in the early morning at that time, and after being inspected by Diao Chan and Gongsun Fu, they were all accepted. He Bai looked at a few people, all of them were beautiful women in a hundred, but at this time they became slaves, which was really unfortunate. And he ate the food they had made, and was satisfied, and settled down.

He Bai had dinner, went to Cai's Mansion again, and met the people who visited Cai Yong at the gate of Cai's Mansion. It's better to wait for Uncle Zhong to send people away first, and He Bai will come forward to meet him again. Today's Zhongbo is not as sad as yesterday, after all, he only pretended to know about the old master's illness last night. But when He Bai saw it, he felt that it was so bad that it was difficult to hide it from others.

After He Bai greeted Uncle Zhong, he was admitted to the hospital again and came to Cai Yong's bedroom. As soon as the door was opened, Cai Mingji shouted at He Bai: "It's all your fault, teaching my father to pretend to be paralyzed, and my father was so tired that he lay on the couch every day and pretended to be sick." My sister and I were constantly receiving visitors, and I was tired and tired. ”

In the Han Dynasty, when there were no men in the house, women were able to receive visitors, which was different from later. He Bai smiled: "I came here for this purpose. Mr. Bo's illness is known to most of the people in Luoyang City, and those who should ask about his illness are almost here. Cai's small mansion is not conducive to Mr. Bo Jiao's pretending to be sick, and he is honest and honest, and he is not good at falsification, for fear of being seen through by those who have a heart. Therefore, I would like to invite Mr. Bo to stay in my house for a while. I can stop the people who visit later. ”

After Cai Yong thought about it, Cai Wenji's marriage still needed He Bai to help shirk it, and if she lived in Cai's mansion again, she might be seen through by the people of the Wei clan in Hedong, so she agreed. He also asked, "Is it going well this morning?" ”

Cai Mingji shouted: "And see that he is proud, you will know that it is smooth." ”

He Bai bowed his hand and said: "Fortunately, thanks to Mr. Bo's advice, Bai can easily get out." Today's court-central defense was very smooth, and Bai tasted the books "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory" and "Nine Grades of Zhongzheng System", so he was appreciated by the emperor and promoted to Taizhong doctor. ”

Cai Yong sighed: "Tianming has achieved the high position of Taizhong doctor at a young age, and you need to be cautious in your words and deeds in the future, don't be arrogant." ”

He Bai knew Cai Yongzhi's sigh, whether he was in his forties or the position of a councilor, and then wandered the rivers and lakes for 12 years, wasting a lot of time in vain, and failed to do anything practical for the country and the people of the world. And Cai Yong's guidance is also a good word, I am afraid that I have won a high position, and I will become arrogant. So I thanked Cai Yong again.

Cai Yong asked about "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory" and "Nine Grades of Zhongzheng System", and after listening to He Bai's explanation, he immediately praised He Bai's talent. In particular, he was deeply saddened by Emperor Ling of Han's reckless actions, if he really did the Son of Heaven break the law and commit the same crime as the common people, how could the emperor be as reckless as Emperor Ling of Han.

It's just that Cai Yong is noncommittal about the five elements. Although Cai Yong is broad-minded, uninhibited, and easy-going, he is a man of the world after all, and he has been accustomed to seeing inequality in the world since he was a child. Therefore, he does not think that the five types of people in the five elements should be treated equally, and they must be valued and despised for the rest.

Of course, He Bai also knows this, not to mention that the world's views are difficult to change. Even if he is not as great as those in later generations, he likes the servants of others and the feeling of superiority. It's just that for governing the country, it is still necessary to try to achieve the equality of the five elements, so as to make the world peaceful. It's just that no one is happy at the time, He Bai is helpless, and "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory" can only be done.

As for "Nine Products Zhongzheng System", Cai Yong also has a very high praise for it after careful inquiry. But in the end, he was too honest to see the loopholes contained in "Jiupin Zhongzheng System".

But yes, any policy in the world is good at the beginning. But later it was clever to find a loophole, so it became worse and worse, and the final result was something that no one could have imagined. However, there are loopholes in the "Nine Grades Zhongzheng System", which is countless times smarter than the already corrupt inspection system at this time. Naturally, you can get praise from others, not make it difficult.