Behind the generosity was helplessness. It wasn't that Cao Cao didn't want to stay in the Central Plains, but that he couldn't.
After becoming an eunuch, Yuan Shao's old tribe was now burdened with the evil deeds of massacre. Cao Cao was unable to gain a foothold in the court and could only choose to go into self-exile.
He had indeed thought about pacifying the Qiang rebellion and becoming a general for the Han Dynasty in the West. But now that Liangzhou had been pacified and even the Western Regions had candidates, Cao Cao could only go to farther and more difficult places.
Jiaozhou is far away in the south, and serving in Jiaozhou is akin to exile. What's more, most of Jiaozhou is surrounded by high mountains and dense forests, making it extremely difficult to fight.
Whether it was the 500,000-strong Qin army marching into South Vietnam or the cavalry campaign to conquer the country, it was a narrow escape.
This may be a separation between life and death.
"Boy, why do you have to do this?" Cao Cao patted Cao Ang on the shoulder. "Don't you always say that the emperor's ambitions are in all directions, and Naigong is just taking the first step to advance for the emperor."
"Yes." Cao Ang gave a strong laugh, raised his arm, and wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes with the corner of his sleeve. "Let's go and see the emperor. Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhao seem to have left."
"Cai Lingshi is still here." Cao Cao turned around and looked at him, and whispered: "The emperor has no intention of accepting Cai Lingshi into the palace? I think they are very close."
Cao Ang was startled. "Aweng, this is a place, so you can't be presumptuous. Ling Shi is a role model for female officials. The emperor has high expectations for her. How can the love between men and women be comparable? Besides, there is no shortage in Tian's womb." There are countless beauties who want to enter the palace, and the emperor is extremely troubled."
"Really?" Cao Cao stared into the distance and looked again and again. "I don't think it looks like it."
"Aweng!"
Seeing that Cao Ang was anxious and might change his face, Cao Cao shook his head. "Zixiu, don't blame me for talking too much. Only after meeting your mother, you know what it means to talk too much. Her biggest wish now is for you to marry a wife and have children." , start a family and start a career. You said you are really useless, there are so many women around you, but there is no one you like? "
Cao Ang's face turned red.
Cao Cao thought for a while and then said: "You think they have a bad background? You are also true. With our family's background, do you still want to marry a woman from aristocratic family? Even if you marry, how can you..."
Cao Cao suddenly stopped and smacked his lips, looking embarrassed.
Cao Ang pretended not to hear and looked away.
Mrs. Ding is a daughter of a noble family, but after she married Cao Cao, the relationship between husband and wife was not harmonious. In her heart, Mrs. Ding always looked down on Cao Cao and was not satisfied with the marriage. The two of them felt very little emotion, so Concubine Bian was very favored by Cao Cao. , has always handled affairs as a mistress.
This is Cao Cao's true words. If he were not his biological son and the eldest son who had high hopes for him, Cao Cao would never say it.
But he treated Mrs. Ding like his biological mother, so it was difficult for him to answer such words, so he could only pretend not to hear.
"I heard that there are many women from Liangzhou's rich families among the female cavalry, but you don't like them?" Cao Cao took the initiative to change the subject. "Even if you don't have enough family to be a wife, it's okay to have concubines. You don't either. When you're young, there must be someone around you. If that doesn't work, you can just pick one from Guanzhong..."
"Thank you for your concern, Aweng. I understand." Cao Ang interrupted Cao Cao's ramblings and signaled to Cao Cao that the emperor was not far away and he should be careful with his words.
Cao Cao put aside his old father's urge to get married, calmed down his mood, and came to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie kept watching Cao Cao and his son talking, feeling something indescribable in his heart.
In his previous life, he didn't have a good relationship with his father. In an era of fighting for his father, his father was just an ordinary worker who was laid off in his middle age. It was difficult for him to make a living, and he had almost no help at all. The admiration I had for my father as a child turned into disgust as an adult.
In this life, he had a father who was an emperor, and he loved him very much, but this father also failed to bring him any happiness, and could not even protect his biological mother, making him an orphan at the age of nine.
Looking at Cao Cao and Cao Ang, he felt inexplicably sympathetic and a little envious.
Cao Cao is also an unreliable father, but his love for Cao Ang is real.
Who says a pity for a son is not a husband?
"Your Majesty." Cao Cao came to him and bowed his hands in salute.
"Are you satisfied with Zixiu?" Liu Xie said with a smile, "Did the imperial court mislead anyone?"
Cao Cao smiled. "Your Majesty carries out enlightenment, and the dog has benefited a lot. I am grateful."
"This is not my arrangement, but your protection. Swordsman Wang taught him swordsmanship for your sake, and Shizhong Jia also liked his loyalty, so he taught him the art of war."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "If Your Majesty didn't think he was stupid and stayed with you, how would he have such an opportunity?"
Liu Xie did not continue this topic. "You are familiar with the terrain so quickly?"
"Cavalry drills can be arranged by Cao Chun. I don't need to do it myself."
"So confident?"
"It's an honor to be able to face off against the Wolf Cavalry, even if you lose."
Liu Xie burst into laughter. Seeing Cao Cao being so calm, he thought that Cao Cao had the ticket to victory, but it turned out that he had surrendered from the beginning.
Cao Cao also laughed and said in a low voice: "In Yanzhou, Cao Chun defeated Marquis Wen many times. Losing once now is nothing. Even if he loses, he will lose to Wolf Cavalry, not to Marquis Wen."
Liu Xie's eyes flashed slightly. "Today's Marquis Wen is not the Marquis Wen of Puyang."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Cao Cao said: "Marquis Wen of Puyang is a lone wolf who has traveled thousands of miles alone, and he is my mortal enemy. Even though I am powerless, I will fight him to the death. Now Marquis Wen is in front of your majesty.
Wolf dogs are the claws and claws that devour the world. Even if I hate the overthrow of the state, I will not fight against him."
Liu Xie secretly praised it.
Although Lu Bu has made great progress recently, compared with Cao Cao, there is still a big gap.
Look at people's attitudes, how big the situation is.
Liu Xie and Cao Cao chatted about the war in Suiyang and learned some details that were not mentioned in the military newspaper. Cao Cao did not mention a word about Zhang Xi's remarks.
Liu Xie saw this in his eyes and didn't ask any more questions.
He knew what Cao Cao meant. He just showed his fangs to Yang Biao and others, asking them not to push too hard. Personally, he did not intend to be disrespectful to the deceased.
He himself has nothing to do with him, but his son Cao Ang still wants to serve as an official in the court.
Being so presumptuous in front of Yang Biao and others, and not saying a word behind their backs, Yang Biao and others would be somewhat relieved after such things reached their ears, and they were sorry to go too far.
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"Yuan Shao withdraws his troops and Shandong is at peace. What are your plans? Will you be in court or in opposition?"
"I would like to be by my side."
"Which side do you want to be on?"
Cao Cao was silent for a moment. "Only what your Majesty wishes."
Liu Xie smiled and looked at Guo Jia aside. "If my guess is right, your plan should be to the south, right?"
Guo Jia raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded slightly. "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as lightning, and the world is in your chest. There are Liu Bei in the east, Yan Xing, Cheng Gongying, and Cheng Gongying in the west. Xun Gongda is in the north. Only in the south there is no general."
Liu Xie was noncommittal. "Has anyone told your fortune?"
"No."
"Then let me do the math for you. The south is humid and hot, and miasma is rampant in the jungle. If you go to the south, you may not live to be forty."
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said: "There are still ten years left, which is enough."