Chapter 62 Make a full set of acting (thanks to [Jing Chu Feilong]'s
Xia Houyuan led the army to hunt down Zhang Kai.
Although he overtook and killed hundreds of Zhang Kai's soldiers,
But in the end he escaped with nearly two thousand people.
Xia Houyuan saw that Ying Shao was leading the army to protect Mr. Cao, so he went back to Juancheng, Yanzhou to return his orders to Cao Cao.
After leaving Taishan County,
Ying Shao lent his five hundred soldiers to the old man Cao as bodyguards, and Zhao Yun and Tai Shici led the group of soldiers to escort the old man Cao to Juancheng.
When escorting Mr. Cao and his family to Juancheng, fifty miles away,
Zhao Yun suddenly met someone from Juancheng.
After meeting the leader of this group,
Zhao Yun then safely handed over the old man Cao to them, and together with Tai Shi Ci, he said goodbye to Cao Song and led the remaining guards of less than seventy people back to return to Cao Cao.
According to Mr. Cao’s original idea,
Before entering Juancheng,
He must have asked his family to clean up their messy appearance, so as not to embarrass Cao Cao in front of the people after entering the city.
However, one of these people, a scribe who looked young and had a sallow complexion, persuaded Mr. Cao, saying:
"Mr. Cao, I think you should act more miserable when you enter the city."
"Why?" The scribe's words made Cao Song a little stunned.
"The news that you were chased by Tao Qian's men on the way has spread throughout Yanzhou, and will soon spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
If you act more miserable and embarrassed when you enter the city, then Tao Qian's sin will become more serious."
Cao Song was an old man. When he heard the scribe's words, he suddenly understood and immediately understood what this guy was planning, "This is to pave the way for the attack on Xuzhou!"
After understanding the key points, Cao Song stroked his slightly messy beard, nodded and said: "Yes, your suggestion is very good and pertinent!"
Then he immediately turned around and shouted to the servant behind him: "Come here, bring me the knife!"
"This..." Cao De and Cao Song's concubine were both a little confused. How could they be so good and want to use the knife again?
Cao Song's servants were still very capable of execution, and soon someone sent a short knife in front of him.
Without saying anything, Cao Song picked up the knife and pointed it at his beard, making a "click" sound!
"Ah!" The concubine was so frightened by Cao Song's actions that she screamed.
Later, Cao Song cut off his tied hair with a knife!
"Dad! You can't do anything stupid!" Cao De was so frightened that he burst into tears. Together with his concubine, who had come to his senses, they each pulled Cao Song's hand hard to prevent him from having the chance to do anything to him again.
Cut something...
In this era,
The hair and skin of the body are received from parents and dare not be damaged. This is the beginning of filial piety!
What it means is that everything on your body is given by your parents and must not be damaged at all. Taking care of your body is like respecting your parents. This is the beginning of obeying filial piety.
Therefore, in the eyes of Cao De and others, Cao Song's behavior of cutting off his beard and hair was an extreme act of self-mutilation!
Cao Song's movements were restricted by his concubine and Cao De, who was in tears.
So he ordered to his servants: "Put on the dirty clothes you had before. You'd better make a few more holes in the clothes!"
Many servants don't know why Mr. Cao changes his orders every day.
I just ordered them to clean themselves up so as not to embarrass Duke Cao.
Why do you suddenly want them to make yourself more embarrassed now?
Although most people don’t know what Old Mrs. Cao’s intentions are,
But there will always be some smart servants who can quickly understand the meaning of Mr. Cao's words.
This is not,
After listening to Mr. Cao's order, a spirited young man
Without saying a word, he stretched out his hand and made a few "squeaky" noises, tearing the clothes he was wearing into rags.
He even despised himself for not being miserable enough,
So I picked up a stone from the roadside and hit my forehead hard like this, "Pop!"
"ah!"
The young man's behavior scared the surrounding servants into silence, "Do you need to risk your life like this?"
After hearing the exclamations from everyone, Cao Song turned around and followed the sound.
Seeing the young man still holding the stone, with a line of blood slowly flowing down his face, he asked loudly and happily:
"Not bad, promising. What's your name?"
When the young man saw that Cao Song actually asked his name, he immediately grinned and replied with a silly smile covered in blood:
"Back to the old man, my name is Cao Fei, and he has been your most loyal servant for three generations!"
"Okay!" Cao Song was extremely satisfied when he heard this. He waved his hand and said, "Reward Cao Fei with a thousand coins!"
Cao Fei didn't expect that he would receive a reward unexpectedly.
Surprised, he immediately bowed to Cao Song and said gratefully: "Thank you, old master, for the reward. Thank you, old master, for the reward!"
During the Han Dynasty, one pound of silver was equivalent to approximately two thousand to three thousand coins.
Mr. Cao's move turned out to be a thousand dollars, he was really extremely heroic!
(PS: By the way, one tael in the Han Dynasty is almost equal to 15.6 grams today. One pound in the Han Dynasty is calculated based on 16 taels, so one pound is almost equal to 250 grams today.)
"Aye? There is such a good thing?!" Someone suddenly discovered something.
"Damn it, that guy Cao Fei got the upper hand!"
"Hmph, it's just a little trick, look at me!"
Others saw that Cao Fei had obtained rewards in this way, so more and more servants joined in the act of self-mutilation and began to follow suit.
on site,
Immediately, blood splattered everywhere, and screams continued. Cao Song was so excited when he saw it, "Reward! There is a reward for everyone! Anyone who sees blood will get a thousand dollars each! Hahahaha!"
The corners of the yellow-faced scribe's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He advised Cao Song: "Too much is not enough, Mr. Cao, that's about it."
"Well..." Mr. Cao also listened to the advice,
After watching the excitement for a while, he immediately stopped the servants who were fiercely competing to harm themselves.
Then he looked at the scribe and said:
"Young man, what's your name? Do you have any position under Meng De?"
I see you have some ideas, tell me about it and I can put in a nice word for you in front of Mengdi."
The scribe smiled and cupped his hands to Cao Song and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Cao! My last name is Xi, and my last name is Zhong."
"What's the name?"
"It means Zhicai."
"Oh, Xi Zhong Xi Zhicai, I have written it down." Cao Song nodded, waved to Xi Zhicai and said:
“Since it’s a show, you have to do it more realistically.
Juancheng is ahead, and there will be no more danger. You go ahead and don't let anyone see you."
"Here!" Xi Zhicai bowed his hands and then called his people to leave together.
When Xi Zhicai's figure was about to disappear, Cao Song suddenly remembered that he had heard the name Xi Zhicai somewhere.
"Huh? Wait!"
It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Cao Song's mind, illuminating his dark thoughts.
"I remembered, isn't Meng De's mastermind named Xi Zhicai!!!"