Chapter 19 Section VI

That night, Cao Cao was pacing in the living room.Bai Shao quietly painted on the sidelines.Cao Cao stopped, and said to Bai Shao: "Are you still upset about the afternoon?"Cao Cao comforted and said: "The suspicion of the two military advisers on you is not too much..." Bai Shao still ignored it, and after a while, he repeated while drawing: "It's not too much." Cao Cao looked at it and said, "Your today It really made everyone look at me with admiration, and I showed my hand." Bai Shao continued to concentrate on painting, and after a while, he repeated: "I showed my hand." Cao Cao saw that Bai Shao's face was still expressionless, and said with a smile: "It's really a daughter of gold. It’s hard to buy a smile.” Bai Shao drew two strokes and said: “The daughter of King Zhou You bought a laughing beacon tower and the country perished.” Cao Cao laughed: “I can’t…” At this moment Cao Pi hurried in.

Cao Pi reported: "Father, the imperial physician Ji Ping came to treat father's arrow wound." Cao Cao said, "Why don't you just invite him in?" Cao Pi stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Ji Ping is an imperial physician of the dynasty, mainly serving the emperor. As for the father-in-law and the uncle of the country, is it safe for my father to always use this person?" Cao Cao said, "I used to suffer from a headache and asked him for treatment many times." Cao Pi said, "The situation has changed, and the hunting ground is so dangerous today." Cao Cao said. Said: "He is a famous doctor, and he will not be involved in power schemes unless he is particularly involved or instigated by someone. If there is no suspiciousness today, he will still use it today, and if he sees suspiciousness tomorrow, he will not use it tomorrow." Cao Pilue nodded hesitantly and said: "Follow orders." " Then summoned outside: "Please come in, the imperial physician Ji Ping." Cao Cao said to Bai Shao: "You go to the study and wait alone, you can't see the bleeding from this injury." Bai Shao looked at Cao Cao's bandaged left arm, tidied it up Pick up pen and ink and stand up.

Imperial physician Ji Ping came in with a medicine box, met Bai Shao face to face, and paid attention to each other. Cao Cao said to Ji Ping, the imperial physician, "Here comes the cure and life-saver." He waved his hands and said, "You don't need to salute, you are a doctor, and you are just a wounded person waiting to be treated." I don’t know how it is because of the injury?” Cao Cao said, “There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and there are unforeseen misfortunes and blessings in people.” Ji Ping stepped forward and unwrapped Cao Cao’s left arm to examine.Cao Cao said to Cao Pi: "Pour wine." Cao Pi filled a glass of wine for Cao Cao, and Cao Cao said: "Use a big bowl." Cao Pi changed the big bowl and filled it with wine and handed it to Cao Cao.Cao Cao took a sip from the bowl, stretched his left arm and said to Ji Ping, "Ren is an imperial physician." Then he picked up the bowl again, and drank slowly and calmly.Imperial physician Ji Ping tore off the adhesive bandage and underwear, caught the dirty blood with a large plate, looked at the wound and said: "This arrow was shot hard, half of the bone was shot through. You must take out some broken bones, and the prime minister must hold back the pain. ’” Cao Cao said: “A hero can still do this.” As he spoke, he drank slowly and let him treat him.Ji Ping picked up the broken bones from the wound with tweezers and put them into the plate one by one.Once it was really painful to touch, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning and humming.Ji Ping put another broken bone on the plate and said, "Take it all out."

Bai Shao had been standing outside the screen, heard this, and heard Ji Ping's doctor say: "Apply the medicine and bandage, and it will be cured in half a month." Then she went out. After Cao Cao treated the arrow wound, he sent away the imperial physician Ji Ping and went to the study.He walked across the courtyard to the study and heard the sound of a piano inside.He stood still and listened for a while, then opened the door and entered.Seeing Cao Cao coming in, Bai Shao calmly stopped Qin.Cao Cao approached and said: "Listen to the piano, you don't have much resentment, you have a pensive ear."

Bai Shao lowered her eyes lightly, changed the subject and said, "The prime minister's arrow wound has been healed?" Cao Cao paced around the room a few times and said, "I really don't know why you are unhappy, well, I won't ask any more questions. How do you feel when Tianhun sees the emperor today?" Bai Shao said absent-mindedly, "It's very good for the emperor." Cao Cao Smiling, he asked again: "What about the Empress and Concubine Dong?" Bai Shao glanced at Cao Cao and said, "Empress, you have a strong city; " Bai Shao said: "I also said about my entry into the palace, and said that it is never too late to enter the palace." Cao Cao smiled sarcastically: "This must be the words of the queen, she has a big belly; Concubine Dong I'm so small. Your "deep city" and "little temperament" are very appraised." Bai Shao sighed deeply.Cao Cao asked: "Why such a long sigh?" Bai Shao was thoughtful and silent.

Cao Cao said, "What's wrong with being alone?" Bai Shao shook his head and sighed again, and said: "The prime minister handles everything very well, which is amazing." Cao Cao asked: "Is this the truth?" I won’t say everything, but I will never tell a lie.” Cao Cao stared at Bai Shao for a long time before saying, “A word of praise is worth a thousand pieces of gold.” Bai Shao glanced at Cao Cao, looking a little tired and said: “Prime Minister A hero, maybe I just want to say 'good' to the world." Cao Cao was greatly moved, took a few steps, and chanted: "It can be said that the moon and stars are rare, and the black magpies fly south. Keyi..." Bai Shao said: "I hope that the Prime Minister will finally have a branch to rely on." Cao Cao said: "Maybe you are also a lonely branch to rely on?" Bai Shao shook his head.Cao Cao said: "People live in the world, the country is rare, and the good is hard to meet. Gu is like this, just said that the emperor must be the same as Gu in this point. Or it should be said that mortals are the same. Fame and fame are rare, but close friends are hard. Seek." Bai Shao said nothing.

Cao Cao looked at Bai Shao and said, "Why don't you show your face?" He walked a few steps and stopped, waved his hand and sighed: "You are just unhappy because of their questioning about your father's death at the hands of Cao Jun. These circumstances are lonely. I already knew, and I still use Li Dian and others to ask you?" Bai Shao looked up at Cao Cao.Cao Cao went on to say: "You are right. If you want to doubt you, Mr. Gu is also suspicious. Whether you are here to be a spy or an assassin, these orphans have already thought of these, and you still need them to remind you? Gu tells you, when the time comes Today, Gu no longer thinks about this matter. Jiangshan and good fortune are not easy to come by, and you must take risks, and you must not look forward and backward, and hesitate too much. Rather than dying from Yang Diao's arrow, Gu is better than dying from a wrong love, right? "

Bai Shao was obviously a little shocked, after a while he said: "Prime Minister should be more careful." Cao Cao sat down and said, "Gu is not blindly reassuring and bold. You don't know, I have strengthened my defenses after I came back from the field hunting today. From now on, not only the field hunting, but also the court will be lined with armor. Not only that, I also deployed secret guards for Cao Pi and you." Bai Shao raised his eyes: "Give it to me?" Cao Cao said: "Yes, I'm afraid you will be harmed too." Bai Shao shook his head: "Cao Pi is Your beloved son, I'm not worthy..." Tears flowed down slowly as she spoke.Cao Cao was a little at a loss: "What's the matter? Worrying about you being hurt is no less worrying about Cao Pi..." Bai Shao still closed her eyes and shook her head: "Prime Minister is really not worth doing for me..." Cao Cao stood up Handing a silk scarf to Bai Shao, he said, "Okay, let's not talk about it, otherwise my great general will have a long-term relationship." Cao Cao went to the couch and took out the fish intestine sword from under the pillow. , went to Bai Shao and put the sword on the piano table, saying: "Last time I handed you the Yuchang Sword left by Goujian, the king of Yue, and you put it back under the lonely pillow. This time I will hand you the sword again as a For self-defense." Bai Shao said nothing.Cao Cao said: "Although I have ordered Cao Pi and Zhang Liao to check the left and right sides, and also arranged to check the Cao Mansion, I'm really afraid that if someone hurts you." Bai Shao shook his head again.Cao Cao said: "The last time you returned the sword to me, it was to show that you had no intention of harming me, and the second was to fear that I would still have doubts about you. So, you accept the sword this time, to show that you believe that I am at ease with you." Undoubtedly." Bai Shao looked at Cao Cao.Cao Cao said: "You don't shake your head anymore, this is a deal." Cao Cao picked up the dagger again and said: "Before you put away this sword, I will play with you the truth spoken by the previous sages."

Cao Cao carefully pulled out the short sword from the scabbard, and the Yuchang sword immediately shot out a cold light.The study room was awe-inspiring and quiet.Cao Cao took the sword and went to the couch and sat down, and said: "You play the piano, the sound gradually increases from low to low." Bai Shao looked at Cao Cao, lowered his eyes and adjusted his expression, and began to play the piano one by one, the sound changed from deep valley From low to high and agitated.Suddenly, Cao Cao stretched out his hand to signal "stop", the sword in his hand resonated with the sound of the zither, and there was a clank and buzz.Holding the sword, he approached Bai Shao cautiously: "Play the same note again." Bai Shao looked at the shining sword in front of him, played the piano again, and Cao Cao said, "Listen."

The sound of the piano and the sound of the sword resounded together, and the whole study room was filled with cold light. Cao Cao said: "This is what Confucius said in the book of 'response to the same voice, seek the same breath'." He carefully inserted the sword into the scabbard and placed it on the piano case in front of Bai Shao, then walked to the couch and sat down, saying : "Thousands of qin sounds, only one tone resonates with the sword; although there are many ladies in the world, perhaps only one person resonates with the solitary. It is rare to ask for it, and it must be treasured. This is the sentiment of the solitary." Cao Cao said here Lie down: "Okay, the arrow wound is bleeding a lot today, and you are tired. You still play the piano. I will take a short rest and get up to give instructions to all parties. When you fall asleep alone, you can take your sword and go back to rest." Said Sleep with eyes closed.Just as Bai Shao was about to play the piano, Cao Cao was already snoring.She listened.After playing the piano lightly for a while, Cao Cao was snoring steadily and evenly.Bai Shao stopped the piano and looked at the sleeping Cao Cao from a distance.Looking at the fish intestine sword on the piano case again, he stood up and prepared to leave.He stopped again and looked at the sword on the piano case.She hesitated for a moment, picked up the sword, and gently pulled out a small section, and the sword immediately shot out a cold light.She turned her head to look at Cao Cao who was sleeping soundly. Cao Cao's chest rose and fell with the even snoring.She shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes.She put the sword back into its sheath, took it in her hand, and walked out of the study.

Outside the study, there were several people standing in the shade of trees under the moonlight.As soon as Bai Shao came out, there were two figures following her.As she walked across the courtyard to her apartment, she seemed to feel someone behind her.I looked back and saw nothing.When he was about to reach his small courtyard, he saw two people dancing swords against each other lightly and vigorously under the moonlight, and when he looked closely, they were two young female soldiers.Discovering Bai Shao's arrival, the two immediately inserted their swords into their sheaths and bowed to Bai Shao, and said softly: "Master, I'm sorry." Bai Shao asked: "Why?" The guards have been strengthened both inside and outside, and special internal guards have been dispatched to the Chief Registrar and General Cao Pi." As he spoke, the two black shadows following Bai Shao also came up and bowed their hands together, and they were also two heroic female soldiers. Bai Shao nodded, and the four of them dispersed silently, standing silently in the dark around the small courtyard. Bai Shao entered the small courtyard, came to the brightly lit house, Xiao Cui, a personal maid brought from Xuzhou, opened the door: "Miss is back?" Bai Shao nodded.Xiao Cui supported Bai Shao to sit down in front of the dressing table, and said: "It's getting late, Miss, let's go to bed early." Bai Shao nodded and let Xiao Cui remove her makeup in front of the bronze mirror.She gently placed the Yuchang Sword on the dressing table.Xiao Cui asked: "Gift from the Prime Minister?" Bai Shao said nothing, and gently pulled out a small part of the sword, the sword clanked and shot out a cold light, Xiao Cui said in surprise: "This sword is very cold." Bai Shao held it in one hand Sword, in one hand, picked up a nobile that had just been unloaded and lightly passed it towards the edge of the sword, the nobile was split in two.Xiao Cui was stunned: "So sharp?" Bai Shao remained silent, and inserted the sword into the scabbard again.Seeing that Bai Shao was in a trance, Xiao Cui asked: "What do you think, Miss?" Bai Shao was silent for a while, and then replied: "I think of my father." Xiao Cui said: "Everyone in the family knows that Miss has been my father's favorite since childhood. " Bai Shao was full of worries and remained silent. Xiao Cui comforted her, "Father is gone, and he will never get back." Bai Shao thoughtfully replied casually: "Really?" He said without saying a word, and stroked the scabbard of Yugu sword with his hand.Xiao Cui said: "Why did the Prime Minister give you this sword, for self-defense? Is it necessary to use it in such a deep house?" Bai Shao shook his head: "I don't know." Ting Ting continued: "Grandfather once said that the appearance of a person and a thing is not accidental. What is the purpose and use of this sword when it appears?"