Chapter 95 Chapter Thirteen: Meng De’s Laughing Call to Wenyun’s Three Affairs (1)

Cao Mengde led his army forward slowly, and it took a long time to reach Liyang, about a hundred miles away from Yuan Shao's army. "Who led the army to station Liyang?" Cao Mengde asked. "Xu You, Shen Pei, and Ju Shou, who is very scheming." The spies reported. After hearing this, Cao Mengde smiled with relief: "There is no need to worry!" It turned out that Xu You was dissatisfied with the trial and assignment of leading troops, and Ju Shou also resented Yuan Shao for not using his strategy. In this way, the two armies were always about a hundred miles apart, and each deployed their own troops to defend themselves. They neither fought nor communicated.From midsummer, when the red sun was scorching, to early autumn, when the sky was high and cloudless, the two armies held each other for two months.

Seemingly aware of something, Cao Mengde ordered Lü Bu to send Zang Ba to guard the Liyang pass, and Yu Jin and Li Dian stationed troops on the river. At the same time that Cao Mengde led the army into Liyang, a team of about 50,000 people headed for Xuzhou under the banner of the prime minister. "Liu Dai and Wang Zhong are Liu Bei's opponents." Cheng Yu said. "How do you know?" Cao Mengde asked solemnly. "I saw that the hands of these two men were shaking when they took over the military flag." "I know that Liu Dai and Wang Zhong are not Liu Bei's opponents. I am just bluffing. After I defeat Yuan Shao, I will turn around and deal with Liu Bei." Cao Cao said proudly.

This conversation took place when Wang and Liu were on their way to Xuzhou. Cao Mengde saw from a distance that the big flag embroidered with the word "Cao" was so eye-catching and solemn in the morning light. I saw it, Cao Mengde saw the golden fields outside Xudu, and saw the smoke curling up above the farmhouse. I heard it, Cao Mengde heard the sound of the rooster crowing. I heard it, Cao Mengde heard the sound of the red sandalwood piano. Who is that, Zaozhi, standing on the small bridge watching the roaring river.Rubbing my eyes, ah, it's not Zaoyi, but a farmer carrying water.

The moon is like a silver plate, and a row of chirping geese flies in the sky. "The bones are exposed in the wilderness, and there is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles..." Cao Mengde was thinking about the scene of writing that poem. Xiao Xiao and birdsong awakened Cao Mengde, he raised his whip vigorously, and his horse's hooves beat on this familiar land, as well as on the dawn that exudes the fragrance of rice. What if Liu Bei found out that he was bluffing and came over from Xuzhou to cover up the killing.His own army is in Liyang, if he fails to defend in time, Xu Chang's lair may be taken away.This is why Cao Mengde quickly returned to Xudu from Liyang.Cao Mengde felt a kind of fear.

After several months of traveling and working hard, Cao Mengde fell ill the second day after returning to Xudu, suffering from migraine, which was his old problem. "Prime Minister, you'd better go back home and rest, I'll take care of the affairs here." Xun Yu said with concern. Cao Mengde shook his head. "You go to the mansion and bring Hong Tan to take care of me." Cao Mengde thought for a while, and then added: "Don't forget to ask her to bring that guzheng, I want to write lyrics and compose music again." Cao Mengde is not used to loneliness.After leaving the horseback and taking off the military uniform, his heart was empty.Under the careful treatment of Physician Ji, his condition improved, and he read books, danced swords, composed poems, took walks...

On this day, Cao Mengde, dressed in plain clothes, followed by several skilled plainclothes guards, came to the suburbs in the north of Xuchang City. In Tianba, which is full of golden light, there is a small hill slightly protruding from the center of Tianba, which is the cemetery of Zaozhi. After crossing a curved field ridge and climbing a gentle slope, we arrived in front of Zaozhi's tomb. The tomb of Zaozhi is surrounded by a green maple forest. In autumn, the light red leaves have all fallen, and the sharp branches rustle in the cool wind. The tall and straight trunks guard the tomb of Zaozhi, like a man in armor. Soldier.On the tombstone, the large red characters "Tomb of Zaozhi, the captain of Tuntian" are particularly eye-catching in the shade of the forest, which was inscribed by Cao Mengde himself.

One year spent similar, each year is different.For three years, this piece of green maple forest has turned lush and withered and yellow, and the weeds on the graves have turned green and yellow.And what about Zaozhi? The industrious and shrewd Zaozhi fell ill due to overwork, and died prematurely in this quiet green maple forest.The head of his tomb faces the golden field and the winding ridges.Cao Mengde seemed to see that Zaoyi who was running on the ridge of the field again in the cape and hat. "The king is virtuous, and the prime minister is loyal. The people are courteous, and the people have nothing to dispute. Three years of farming and nine years of storage, the barn is full, and the gray is not loaded..." Cao Mengde stood in front of Zaozhi's tomb for a long time, looking at the sight in front of him Looking at the field where the harvest is imminent, the lyrics of the song I created floated in my heart again.

The sound of the piano, what a familiar sound of the piano. Through the window, Cao Mengde saw a vivid and beautiful figure, that is red sandalwood, the red sandalwood he had been thinking about day and night, in that ecstatic night, in the night of Liudi, he obtained vitality and vitality from her. Huanyu, this is not found from Mrs. Ding and several other women, including Qiuniang. Too long! The sound of the piano, the sound of the piano like weeping, seems to be expressing a mellow feeling, and it seems to be telling an ancient and touching story.Oh, I can hear it, beside the grassy river, Boya waved the five strings, groups of small fish swimming happily, gathered at the feet of Boya...

Cao Mengde stopped outside the door and listened until the end of the song. Seeing him coming in, Hong Tan went up to meet him and threw herself into his arms. Overnight, the streets and alleys of Xudu were covered with plasters condemning Cao Mengde.It says: Gai Wenming's main plan is to control change by danger, and loyal ministers worry that it will be difficult to establish power.Therefore, there are extraordinary people, and then there are extraordinary things; there are extraordinary things, and then extraordinary achievements are made.If the husband is very special, it is solidly not what people want to do.

Sikong Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, minor courtesy name Aman, his grandfather was Cao Teng, a regular servant of the Central Committee, and Xu Huang and others committed crimes in the court at the same time, corrupt and bribed, specialized in the court, harmed enlightenment, and abused the people.His father, Cao Song, was even more shameless. He worshiped Cao Teng as his adoptive father, and bribed him with money to buy official positions.Cao Cao is the descendant of these eunuchs. He has no good nature, so he is cunning and insidious, and he likes to make trouble.