Chapter 18: Cao Cao's spiritual re-sublimation (thanks to [Meng Yu Qiu Tong]'s
In Puyang City, the seat of East County, Cao Cao sat in his room and skillfully and naturally took out the Diary of Heaven's Destiny from his arms.
read diary,
Now it has become an unshakable daily routine for Cao Cao.
When he left Chen Liu and came to Dongjun, even during the days when he was fighting the Yellow Turbans, he still kept his daily diary.
Cao Cao was angry and amused by Lu Yan's "complaints" about the daily heavy work in his diary.
Others are eager to do more things so that they can show their abilities to their bosses, and then be promoted to a higher position and reach the pinnacle of their lives.
Lu Yan is good,
Why 996 is not a blessing but an exploitation?
Why is Boss Cao so inhumane, squeezing employees’ surplus value and so on?
Although Cao Cao didn't understand many words,
But he knew it without guessing,
Lu Yan must be complaining about the important task he entrusted to him...
However, the content of today’s diary is a little different.
The first sentence at the beginning of it is not a complaint, but a sentence: "I picked up a treasure when I went out today!"
This sentence suddenly aroused Cao Cao's curiosity.
"There is actually someone who can be called a 'treasure' by the Great Immortal of Lu?"
With this teasing and curious mood, Cao Cao began to look down carefully.
The following diary content is actually a profile of a person,
[Xizhong, whose courtesy name is Zhicai, is from Yingchuan County.
Since there are very few records about him, I only know that he was one of the most important counselors in Boss Cao’s early days.]
"One of the most important counselors I was destined to have???"
Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but stretched his neck and widened his eyes, wanting to take a closer look.
[When I got off work today, I actually met Xi Zhicai outside the pub.
This is simply like picking up a mountain of gold when you go out!
But the brother looked like a down-and-out scribe, which made people feel a little uncomfortable...]
Cao Cao asked in confusion: "Meet him outside the tavern? A down-and-out scribe? A humble man from a poor family?"
[The ability to play Zhicai is not what later generations have touted. His strategy surpasses that of Guo Jia, and his strategy surpasses that of Xun Yu and Zhuge.
But he is undoubtedly one of the top counselors in the world.]
"War... strategy... surpass Xun Yu???" Cao Cao's expression was stiff at this moment.
"Fuck! Except for Lu Yan, the prophet and cheater,
Is there anyone who can surpass Xun Yu in terms of strategy?
How is this possible?!" Cao Cao felt that Lu Yan was bragging again...
"Also, who are Guo Jia and Zhuge?
But Mr. Lu, you are really,
Since we know that there are great talents like them, why can't we reveal more information about them in the diary?" Cao Cao sighed with regret.
[Xi Zhicai was supposed to be recommended to Boss Cao by Xun Yu, but now he came to Chen Liu because of the order to seek talents...
I don’t know what these subtle changes portend, either.
But I still have to be careful,
If you accidentally lose it and something happens, it will be difficult to deal with...]
"Xi Zhicai was originally recommended to me by Xun Yu? But now I came to Chenliu because of the order to seek talents?"
Cao Cao frowned, thinking about the information revealed by this sentence.
"So, what Mr. Lu means here is that history has changed, right?
It was supposed to be a talent recommended to me by Wen Ruo, but I went to Chenliu in advance and was picked up by Mr. Lu..."
Cao Cao knew what the changes in history would mean,
Change may be a good change,
But most of them should be unpredictable and bad situations.
"History has changed...how is that going to affect me?"
Cao Cao naturally wanted to know his future and was often worried about his future situation.
And today,
After seeing Lu Yan say that history has changed,
Cao Cao's fearful mood suddenly changed.
That kind of change,
It's like there was a thin layer of film in front of you,
At this moment, it was as if he had accidentally stabbed him!
As this membrane was pierced, Cao Cao felt as if he had realized something!
"history,
It’s just what another ‘I’ did in another time and the path I took.
Although I, Cao Mengde, respect history, I should not be afraid of history.
I believe that with my hands and my unwavering determination,
I, Cao Mengde, will definitely be able to walk out of a world of my own!"
Cao Cao's self-realization allowed his soul to complete a certain sublimation.
History is respectable, but not fearful.
Dare to break history, break the rules and even break the rules, this is Cao Cao, the real talent of a hero!
"But I should still respect history. Your Majesty must seize the advantage of foresight to accumulate strength.
But I shouldn't be afraid to change history,
As long as I am strong enough, even if I change history, it is not necessarily a bad thing for me!"
At this moment, Boss Cao's heart was boiling. He even clenched his fists and roared with suppressed voice:
"I control my own life!"
A very passionate transformation,
Ever since Cao Cao learned that Lu Yan was a bystander in history,
It had been a long time since I had felt this way, and it took a full hour for Cao Cao to calm down.
Lu Yan's diary today gave Cao Cao a lot of inspiration, and Cao Cao's mood also changed for the better.
If anyone looks at Cao Cao now, they will find that there has been some subtle change in his temperament.
To put it simply, the pattern has become bigger!
Cao Cao gained a lot from Lu Yan's diary today.
Not only did he know that he had gained another top strategic talent,
Moreover, it also resolved a long-standing doubt and concern in my mind, which improved my ideological realm.
Tonight is destined to be another wonderful night...
the next day,
Boss Cao, who was originally in a cheerful and beautiful mood,
At this moment, his face looked a little solemn when he was sitting in the main seat.
Without him, it would still be the Yellow Turban.
Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans in Montenegro,
Under the leadership of Yudu and Suigu, Dongwuyang has been defeated and is slowly heading towards Puyang!
Hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves,
Just hearing this number has scared most of the former Dong County officials into panic.
It is obviously unrealistic to rely on them to resist the Yellow Turbans.
Cao Cao's two counselors, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, obviously had the same idea as Cao Cao at this moment. "The officers and soldiers of Dongjun are unreliable. We can only rely on ourselves to solve everything."
Xun Yu and Cheng Yu exchanged glances calmly for a while,
In the end, it was Cheng Yu who stood up and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, the Yellow Turbans are powerful and their numbers are ten times that of our army. My lord, you need to make plans early."
After Cheng Yu spoke, Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and asked, "Can Zhongde have a good plan?"
Cheng Yu naturally had already thought of a countermeasure, and he handed over to Cao Cao and replied: "Yu believes that our army cannot defend Puyang City, but should station troops outside Puyang City to observe the situation and respond flexibly."
"This...is not allowed, my lord!"
"Without the protection of the city wall, wouldn't it mean to die if you go out?"
"It's not advisable, Mr. Cao, it's not advisable!"
...
Cheng Yu's words caused quite a stir among Dongjun officials.
They all believed that Puyang should be defended with tall city walls.
The best way is to wait until the Yellow Turbans run out of food and retreat on their own.
But in this way,
The people in and around Dongwuyang, Puyang, will suffer a disaster!
Of course Cao Cao, Cheng Yu and Xun Yu didn't want to end up with a mess.
That's why Cheng Yu came up with the idea of stationing outside the city and taking advantage of the situation.
In addition to the above reasons,
Cao Cao also had another reason, that is, he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Xi Zhicai, the [top counselor] he was about to meet.
so,
Cao Cao finally agreed to Cheng Yu's proposal and decided to send troops to Dunqiu between Puyang and Dongwuyang!