Chapter 4 My name is Lu Yu, I am fifteen years old this year!
Yanzhou, Chenliu County, Qiaopei Military Camp.
Early in the morning, Cao Ren walked into it.
This is the legion that has followed Cao Cao for the longest time and is directly commanded by Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.
These brave soldiers... have followed Cao Cao since the past when he was fighting against Dong. Most of them are the children of Cao Cao's hometown, Peiguo Qiao County, and they can be called Cao Cao's most trusted regiment!
This time, Cao Cao wants to select some young people with intelligence to train them personally to enrich Cao Ying's future intellectual talents.
Cao Ren did not dare to be careless and took the lead in making the selection among this most trusted army.
The lieutenants in the army received the news early in the morning, and all formed their military formations, waiting for Cao Ren's arrival.
"The last general will see General Cao."
"My brothers, there is no need to be polite." Cao Ren waved his hand. "I have been ordered by my eldest brother to come to the military camp to find some trustworthy and intelligent young people. I hope you can help me!"
"Where to say..." The deputy general looked polite. The two Xiahou generals had both confessed that resourcefulness and talent reserve are related to the future of Cao Ying. They must cooperate with General Cao Ren!
"General Cao, tea and water have been prepared in the tent! Please..."
Tea was not long popularized in the Han Dynasty, and only those with high status could taste it.
"I'd better take a look at the young people in the military camp first!" Cao Ren waved his hand and said with a smile.
When it comes to governing Yanzhou, the eldest brother Cao Cao has no skills at all.
The desire for resourceful talents has reached the point where he can't wait to see more of them, and Cao Ren doesn't dare to waste a moment!
"Understood..." the deputy general said. "I have followed your instructions and called all the literate children in our Qiaopei military camp to the school ground. General Cao, please come here!"
"Hard!"
Under the guidance of a group of lieutenants, Cao Ren visited every literate Qiao Pei disciple.
It seemed that these fellow villagers had disappointed him.
If you think about it carefully, this disappointment is understandable. After all... In troubled times, there are very few people who are educated and literate, and most of them are children of aristocratic families. How can they be the lowest pawn in the military camp?
The Qiao Pei disciples selected by the deputy general can only recognize a few words, and at most they can write their own names!
This is far different from the talents that elder brother Cao Cao wants to select who have intelligence, spirituality, and are worth cultivating.
"well…"
He raised his head and looked around at everyone in front of him.
Most of them are sallow and thin, and there are also a few middle-aged people in their forties with gray hair on their temples who have attended private school for half a year and can recognize dozens of Chinese characters!
But...these...cannot be a reserve of talents in terms of intelligence, nor can they be the disciples of eldest brother Cao Cao.
Cao Ren shook his head helplessly and muttered in his heart, "It seems that brother is just wishful thinking this time."
etc!
Suddenly, Cao Ren's eyes spotted a place, which was in the direction of the kitchen. Sitting at the door of the kitchen was a young man of fourteen or five years old.
This is not the point. The point is that he is not burly, not tall, and extremely handsome... He holds a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, and there are as many bamboo slips and books as tall as a person beside him.
This... can't be found even after wearing iron shoes. Doesn't it take no effort at all to get there?
It was like dew coming out of a long drought, Cao Ren's eyes suddenly straightened!
Can…
Observe carefully…
Cao Ren discovered that this young man could read the bamboo slips very quickly, changing one in less than half a quarter of an hour.
He muttered something from time to time, and occasionally thought for a moment.
You know, the bamboo slips of the Han Dynasty were very heavy and contained a lot of information!
How is it possible to finish reading it in less than half a quarter of an hour? Read it thoroughly?
Cao Ren, who was originally excited because he thought he had found a suitable candidate, suddenly turned dark again!
Isn't this nonsense?
What can you remember by reading bamboo slips and books so quickly?
In other words, this young man is really studying, isn't he just fooling around?
In the Qiao Pei military camp, among countless burly soldiers, this delicate, thin young man seemed...not very present.
But... ever since Cao Ren discovered him, almost all the attention has been on him.
Qingjun’s cheeks are particularly conspicuous;
Holding the bamboo slips, her thin figure is particularly eye-catching...
The most important thing is that he doesn't look like a soldier at all, right?
Even if he is a fire-headed soldier, he cannot be so thin and frail, right?
This is going to be a battlefield, isn't it a waste of lives?
"Generals." Cao Ren's face darkened. "This young man is also our soldier? How can he charge into the battle with such a thin body? Aren't he dying in vain?"
"Is it your intention to recruit him into the army? Or is it the intention of the two generals Xiahou?"
The tone was extremely low, and Cao Ren's restrained eyes were full of cold light.
Cao Jun was particularly strict in recruiting troops in Qiao Pei...
When selecting soldiers, you have to choose those who are tall and capable of charging into battle. Why choose a cannon fodder?
"General Cao..." the deputy general raised his eyebrows and explained repeatedly. "This young man is not a soldier in our army, but the younger brother of Cai Zhaoji, the daughter of Cai Yong, the general of Zuo Zhonglang!"
"The two siblings had no choice but to join Duke Cao. Cao Gong had an old relationship with Cai Lao, so he took them in... To keep them safe, Quan temporarily placed them in the Qiao Pei military camp!"
Well?
The daughter of Cai Yong, the general of Zuo Zhonglang? Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji? She also has a younger brother?
Cao Ren raised his eyebrows. As the closest clan brother to Cao Cao, how could he not know about the relationship between Cai Yong and his eldest brother.
However, I only heard that Cai Yong had two daughters, but never heard that he had a son?
Who is this young man?
Cao Ren asked, "Are you really Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji's younger brother?"
"Absolutely true."
Hearing this, Cao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly and his expression became solemn.
After all, Cai Yong and Cai Zhaoji were famous enough, which made Cao Ren more curious and expectant of the young man in front of him.
"Miss Cai Yan's younger brother, interesting..."
Cao Ren repeated, then waved his hand. "I'll go over and take a look."
As he spoke, he walked quickly towards the kitchen.
The rest of the cadre will rush to follow...
Because Cao Ren deliberately suppressed the sound of his footsteps, each of his generals stepped very softly.
Even when he walked behind the young man, he didn't know it at all and was still scanning the bamboo slips and books in front of him!
Half an hour, a quarter of an hour...
Cao Ren just observed quietly for a quarter of an hour.
He was shocked to find that the book this young man was reading was a book on war...
You must know that military literature has always been famous for being unpredictable and difficult to understand, and it requires repeated scrutiny based on certain experience.
At that time, the eldest brother Cao Cao spent three years behind closed doors to complete the annotation of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
But this young man, with his quick glance, would deliberately pause for one or two breaths only at key points in the book of war, as if thinking for a moment.
This way, Cao Ren was completely confused!
It’s not like you can’t understand it if you read it so carefully.
"Master, what's your name? What book are you reading?" Cao Ren couldn't help but ask.
This sentence finally pulled the young man out of his book immersion.
He raised his eyes and saw a group of people, blinked his eyes, and immediately closed the bamboo slips.
"General, the volume I'm reading is "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu!"
The words are sonorous, neither humble nor arrogant, and there is no tension at all.
The whole person shows a maturity beyond his age.
hiss…
The Art of War?
Cao Ren was startled. It was no exaggeration to say that he had read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is...if it weren't for the explanations from his eldest brother Cao Cao, Cao Ren would have been completely blind and unable to understand it!
But... the volume the young man in front of him was reading was the original version, with obscure text and no annotations.
The key is that he watched it with gusto and was immersed in it...it didn't look like he was reading a heavenly book at all!
Darling, this is the work of Sun Wu, a great military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. It can be called a classic of military strategists. A young boy, with no one to guide him, the professor is reading it with relish alone? Are you reading?
If he could really understand it, he would really be a rare smart person!
"General, my name is Lu Yu, and I am fifteen this year!"
At this moment, the young man's voice sounded again.