When the soldier saw that Cao Zhi's situation was a bit complicated, he asked kindly: "Captain, are you okay? Do you want to find a doctor? There are some ready-made ones in the camp."
"Ahem, uh-huh, it's okay, I'm okay." Cao Zhi hummed to cover up, and looked around. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Fat Pig were running away and had already disappeared.
When Nabingwei saw that Cao Zhi's expression had returned to normal, he bowed and held his hands in his hands and said: "Prefect Gongsun, please speak to me in the big tent, please!"
"Ah, thank you."
Cao Zhi dressed up and followed the guard to the center of the military camp. When he arrived in front of a large tent, Cao Zhi saw from a distance a majestic old man with a curly yellow beard and a blue robe, standing with a full smile.
The entrance to the main tent.
Cao Zhi thought to himself that this person must be Gongsun Zan. He cheered up and walked a few steps closer to the old man. He bowed and bowed his hands in front of his nephew and said, "Cao Zhi of Qiao County pays homage to Uncle Gongsun Zan." Cao Zhi called himself Cao Zhi of Qiao County.
This is learned. If he applied for an official position directly, Cao Zhi would not be much younger than Gongsun Zan, but it would be different to call himself a junior, which makes people feel comfortable.
Cao Zhi's move was really effective. The old man laughed loudly and said, "Nephew Cao Xian, why do you need such a big gift? Please get up quickly. Please get up quickly." Gongsun Zan felt that it was very honorable.
Gongsun Zan said this and helped Cao Zhi up. Only then did Cao Zhi see Gongsun Zan clearly at close range. Although Gongsun Zan was in his fifties, he was still energetic and strong, and the palms of his hands supporting Cao Zhi were strong. Gongsun Zan's appearance was that
Cao Zhi was not surprised. He was handsome and exuded an aura of calmness and dignity. Gongsun Zan was obviously very happy that Cao Zhi came to see him as his nephew, and he kept holding Cao Zhi's hand with a smile all the way.
Walking into the tent side by side with him.
Cao Zhiyuan was a guest, and Gongsun Zan invited him to sit in the upper seat next to Gongsun Zan, which was a great courtesy. He then introduced Cao Zhi to his civil and military officials one by one. Cao Zhi also had the opportunity to look around, and he had been standing behind Gongsun Zan just now.
A group of civil and military officials.
From Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan to Liu Weitai, Li Yizi was happy. When Gongsun Zan introduced the second to last person on the left and announced "Liu Bei, magistrate of Pingyuan County", Cao Zhi immediately became energetic, concentrated his eyes, and fiercely
Take a look at the "Liu Zhizhou" who was said to be a good talker in later generations.
Due to Liu Bei's short stature, Cao Zhi had not noticed him just now. Now he looked closely and saw that County Magistrate Liu was wearing a purple robe, wearing earrings on his head, and big Confucian trousers. His ears were particularly big, and his shoulders were drooping.
Not quite yet, but he can stick out his ears a lot, his hands are very long, his palms are directly on his knees, and there is not a hair under his chin. It is probably Guan Yu's craftsmanship, and he looks lean. Because of his loose clothes, if Liu Bei
If you squat on the chair again, you will definitely look like a giant monkey.
Alas! Another character who has been distorted by history, Cao Zhi sighed in his heart!
Liu Bei was not the most flattering person. When Gongsun Zan reported to him, he just bowed slightly, cupped his hands and said lightly: "Captain Cao." After Cao Zhi returned the greeting, he sat down quietly.
Say one more thing.
People who don't talk much are often the most insidious. After watching Liu Bei, Cao Zhi came up with this sentence. At this time, Cao Zhi had given up on future generations' evaluation of Liu Bei. Looking at his sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, he probably has a lot of bad things. After all, Cao Zhi is Cao Cao.
Those who belong to the same camp will sooner or later become Liu Bei's enemy in a few years.
After Gongsun Zan introduced his officials, he enthusiastically asked Cao Zhi about the war in Xingyang. Cao Zhi answered each one respectfully.
Gongsun Zan and all the officials in his tent listened very carefully. After hearing what Cao Zhi said, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but sigh, and he was a bit clinging to his elders and said: "My dear nephew, if you call me uncle, I won't be polite to you anymore. Really?"
, your eldest brother is really fooling around this time, more than 10,000 troops were lost in vain, what a pity!"
Although Cao Zhi is not satisfied with Gongsun Zan’s teachings, it is not difficult to see that Gongsun Zan is a cheerful person. This kind of person is relatively less scheming and easy to deal with. "Who doesn’t know that this Dong Zhuo is not a piece of paper? If it weren’t for all of you, you would not send troops to help.
Brother, can the whole army be wiped out?" Of course, Cao Zhi could only keep these words in his heart, and on the surface he still agreed with Gongsun Zan's words: "Yes, what my uncle taught me is, and my brother also regrets it, but the matter has come to this, and he regrets it too.
It’s useless.”
"Well, speaking of it, Nephew Cao is really kind and righteous. He came all the way from Yangzhou to lead troops to rescue his brother. It's a beautiful story. I admire young men like Nephew the most in my life." Gongsun Zan obviously felt for Cao Zhi.
very good.
Cao Zhi immediately pretended to be flattered and said humbly: "My uncle praised me too much. There is nothing about my nephew that deserves my respect. On the contrary, my uncle is a polite corporal and leads the troops well. This is rare in the Kwantung Allied Forces. My nephew will do it in the future."
I have to ask my uncle for advice in many places."
"Hey! Haha! It's easy to talk. From now on, my nephew can come here often and talk to me, an old man. Your eldest brother and his gang and I can't talk to each other. I think you are the most suitable for me."
"Why don't you say there is a generation gap between you and young people?" Cao Zhi slandered in his heart. However, Cao Zhi's modesty just now was very good, and Gongsun Zan was so happy when he took the photo, he felt a little carried away. Everyone agreed with Cao Zhi's words and clapped their hands.
Flattery made Gongsun Zan laugh proudly.
Cao Zhishun climbed up the pole and continued: "Uncle Gongsun, my nephew came here late and missed several battles. I heard that my uncle's troops fought bravely and made extraordinary achievements many times. My uncle told me about the situation at that time.
situation."
"Aha! My nephew, I guess you asked the right question. My uncle started the uprising in Hanoi and fought all the way to Luoyang. It can be said that he has personally experienced dozens of battles, large and small. Let me tell you..."
Cao Zhi's question obviously scratched Gongsun Zan's itch, and his interest suddenly became high. He talked about it vividly, describing all the major and small battles since Hanoi, with special emphasis on describing his personal heroic deeds.
Gongsun Zan was very interested in talking, and even talked about the history of his fortune when he was young, "My uncle told you that one time he took dozens of cavalry out to patrol the pass. When he saw hundreds of Xianbei cavalry, he retreated first.
He went to Kongting and said to the accompanying soldiers, "If you don't take the initiative to attack, you will be killed." After saying this, the uncle held a spear in his hand and rode into the Xianbei army, killing dozens of people. Although he also lost more than half, the Xianbei people
Taking this as a warning, I will not dare to cross the pass easily again, so my uncle was promoted to the county magistrate of Zhuo County."
Cao Zhina wants to hear this. It seems that this old man likes to talk about his bravery in the past. In fact, Cao Zhina wants to know how great Gongsun Zan is. His main purpose is to confirm the heroic deeds and facts told in movies and books.
How much difference.
What disappoints Cao Zhi is that most of them are discrepant. When Cao Zhi asked indirectly about Guan Yu's killing of Hua Xiong, Gongsun Zan obviously looked unhappy. He glanced at Liu Bei, who was at the bottom of the table, and dealt with it vaguely. Cao Zhi didn't add anything.
He asked, secretly thinking, "It seems that the military guard I met on the road didn't lie."
Through conversation, Cao Zhi learned that the Three Heroes fought against Lu Bu. The leaders of several rebel armies saw that Lu Bu was powerful and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to destroy him, so they sent eight or nine of their soldiers to swarm him. It happened that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all