No matter how much Cao Zhi complained, Yuan Shao had already grabbed one of his arms and pulled him back to the hall. It seemed that he could not escape this time.
As Yuan Shao's throat sounded, the people who were chatting in small groups in the hall immediately stopped their pretentious talk and focused their attention on Yuan Shao and Cao Zhi who was forcefully grabbed by him.
Yuan Shao may have taken advantage of the spotlight, waving like a boss to Ju Shou and other officials who were chatting with Zhang Miao.
It wasn't that Cao Zhi couldn't bear the spotlight, he was afraid that Yuan Shao would lose his temper and publicize his romantic history to his subordinates, so he kept avoiding it.
As soon as Yuan Shao felt that Cao Zhi was twitching his hand, he pulled him tighter and said unsatisfied: "Hey, brother Zhi, what's wrong with you today? Let me introduce you to some generals you will work with soon. Why are you making a fuss?"
What’s awkward?”
When Cao Zhi heard "Introduce colleagues!" he immediately changed his mind about retreating and asked curiously: "What colleagues?"
Yuan Shao said: "Didn't your elder brother tell you that he wanted to bring troops to help me put down that old bastard Gongsun Zan?"
"Yes!" Cao Zhi said.
"That's incredible!" Yuan Shao pointed to the three men who had arrived and said: "First of all, I would like to introduce to you my professor, I have appointed him as the military commander in charge of this expedition against Youzhou."
Jushou took a step forward, bowed and saluted, and said: "I have met Governor Cao. Governor Cao was successful at a young age. He was favored by the emperor at a young age and was awarded many official positions. It is really commendable. Governor Cao is a role model for our generation to learn from!"
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Cao Zhi quickly supported Ju Shou. His first impression of this Ju Shou was that he was very good at talking and must be a very smart person. He could not help but cautiously replied: "Ju don't kill me, I will be the governor of Ju next."
"Subordinates, please take good care of me, Governor Ju!"
Ju Senna heard this modern language and was stunned for a moment. Then he understood the meaning of Cao Zhi's words and thought to himself: "I have always heard that this person is very unconventional, but I didn't expect that his words are so novel."
Jushou slandered Cao Zhi in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face: "There, there, this real battle with real swords and spears relies more on the generals. Jushou is just a copycat sitting in the military tent.
"One more is not too much, one less is not too much!"
"Haha!" Yuan Shao was very happy to see the two of them talking so harmoniously. "You two hit it off so well, we have already won half of this battle. As long as you cooperate sincerely, Gongsun Zan will be like a tiger made of paper."
It will break if you don't poke it. Alas! Brother Zhi, you can't do the same thing again this time!"
It was true that the pot could not be lifted. When Cao Zhi heard that Yuan Shao had exposed his scars again, he could not help but tighten his face and became unhappy.
Yuan Shao noticed it in time and said with an embarrassed laugh: "Oh, I said the wrong thing, I said the wrong thing, haha... I won't mention it anymore, I won't mention it anymore, come on, I will introduce you to my account.
The two tiger generals."
Yuan Shao first pointed to a military general on the left who had a purple face, a short beard like a halberd, and sideburns and said: "This is Gao Lan!" Then he pointed to the tall man standing on the right who was as majestic as a mountain and said: "
This is Sima Zhang He of our army, who will lead the troops with you to conquer Youzhou, and there is also Ju Yi who has already gone to garrison the border of Youzhou."
Gao Lan and Zhang He were both authentic military generals, and their behavior was quite straightforward. As soon as Yuan Shao introduced their names, they uniformly clasped their fists and saluted Cao Zhi, and said in a loud voice: "See Grand Administrator Cao!"
While Cao Zhi looked at the two of them carefully, he returned the greeting: "Two generals, no courtesy, no courtesy. Cao Zhi has admired the names of these two generals for a long time, and he is really happy to meet them today. The two of them even brought troops here some time ago.
Yanzhou, right? I really want to thank you two for your generous help, so that Yanzhou can be safe and sound!"
Gao Lan and Zhang He were both stunned when they heard the words, and thought to themselves: "What does this Governor Cao mean? Is he pretending to be polite, or is he mocking them? Everyone knows that during the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, he was afraid that the soldiers sent by Yuan Shao would withdraw them.
They are the back legs, so they are rarely really used. Their trip to Yanzhou was just in the name and process of the alliance, and they did not make much contribution to defeating Yuan Shu! "
Gao Lan and Zhang He both looked a little embarrassed at this time.
Cao Zhi did not notice that these two generals were not very famous in the history of the Three Kingdoms. He only paid a little attention to their physiques during the greetings.
Cao Zhi noticed that Gao Lan was tall and strong, and seemed to have endless energy. He was born with a purple face, and when he smiled, people felt that he was full of courage, righteousness and pride.
Cao Zhi looked at his rough arms and thought to himself: "This person must be a strong martial artist. He often wields guns and clubs and fights on the battlefield. That's why his arms are so rough."
The other Zhang He was about ten years younger than Gao Lan, and half a head taller than Gao Lan. He had a handsome face, long dark hair flowing down his shoulders, a steel hoop around his forehead, deep eyes, and a divine light.
, immeasurable, with a straight back, you can tell at a glance that he is a representative of the Young Man faction among Yuan Shaojun.
Cao Zhi hurriedly looked at the two people in front of him and asked Yuan Shao with great interest: "That Ju Yi, General Ju, is he the one who defeated Gongsun Zan's tens of thousands of troops with a surprise force in the Battle of Jieqiao?"
When Yuan Shao heard Cao Zhi mention the glorious battle deeds of his subordinates, he felt that his face was very proud, and he laughed and said: "Exactly!"
Cao Zhi continued to ask: "I heard that Brother Benchu also has two powerful generals, Wen Chou and Yan Liang, under his command?"
This time, Yuan Shao's itchy spot was not scratched. Yuan Shao's eyes were bright and he said: "Yes!"
"Are you coming today? I really want to see the two powerful generals under my brother's command." Cao Zhi said and looked directly at the door.
Yuan Shao slapped his palm and said: "Unfortunately, I didn't come. Knowing that Brother Zhi admires these two people so much, I brought them here so that they can show off their skills. But it doesn't matter. When you go to Youzhou this time, you will always
I have to go to Yecheng first, don’t worry about not seeing them, then I will let them show off their martial arts skills. I am not bragging to you, my two tiger generals, there are not many opponents in the world!"
Cao Zhi thought to himself: "How can it be possible? Haven't these two generals been defeated by Guan Yu alone, and they are still invincible? Your hide is almost blown by you Yuan Shao!"
Cao Zhi was just curious about celebrities from the Three Kingdoms whom he didn't know much about, not an admirer. But when he saw Yuan Shao's bullshit, he quickly changed the subject and said: "Oh! Brother Benchu, please tell me how you did in the Battle of Jieqiao."
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Cao Zhi asked with great interest, but did not notice the disdainful expressions of Gao Lan and Zhang He, and was very disgusted with Cao Zhi's enthusiasm in questioning Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and Ju Yi. They were all dissatisfied that Cao Zhi only knew Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
, Ju Yi doesn’t know if there are Gao Lan and Zhang He among them? They think that they are also good at fighting in Yuan Shao’s tent. How can they be worse than Yan Liang and Wen Chou? After listening to a few words, the two of them both showed jealousy.
He took two steps back and planned to turn around to sit down, but was stopped in time by Jushou, who had many high-ranking officials, coughed lightly.
"I tell you, the scene that day was an exciting one. I led the butcher Gongsun Zan and drove straight in, while Ju Yi led eight thousand people..." Yuan Shao pulled Cao Zhixing to the main seat and talked eloquently.
Looking at the grand scene of the Battle of Jieqiao that day, Ju Shou, Gao Lan, and Zhang He slowly followed them, pacing slowly.
Although the hall is now buzzing with people as if nothing unpleasant happened just now, the generals are talking loudly about the glorious battles, and the civil servants are watching and listening from all directions.
Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao's clothes were all torn, and Zhang Chao was even more distraught. As soon as the meeting ended, Ju Shou and Zhang Miao had a quick chat, and then went back to their residence to change clothes and heal their wounds. He probably would not come back again.
Dined with Cao Cao and others.
Now, the group of people in the hall were chatting in random directions, but in fact they were all absent-mindedly peeking at the overly intimate conversation between Yuan Shao and Cao Zhi. There were some who cared about Cao Zhi, and some who wanted to spy.
After communicating with several of his close men, Cao Cao arranged for Chen Gong to restore the power of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao and the freedom of some of their subordinates. At the same time, Le Jin was also assigned some tasks and did not have time to eat.
He left quietly.
After Cao Cao finished explaining the necessary matters, he heard the steward come to report that the food and wine had been prepared. Then Cao Cao glanced at Cao Zhi and Yuan Shao, who were chatting happily, and said, "Let's have a banquet at Benchu!"
"Oh! Brother Zhi, let me tell you, you will have a chance to meet this Ju Yi soon. You should get close to each other and try to capture Gongsun Zan as soon as possible. I will celebrate your success when the time comes, ah! Haha!"
Yuan Shao patted Cao Zhi's shoulder affectionately, said the last sentence, and replied to Cao Cao without hesitation: "Here we come!" He walked to the main seat. After sitting down, he looked around with his hands pressed, and pointed at a shot.
Yanzhou and his Jizhou officials shouted: "Sit down, everyone, sit down!"
At this time, many more banquet tables were set up in the hall. Military officers such as Dianwei, who were originally only qualified to stand, also set up banquet tables in the outer circle to facilitate banquets together.
Cao Zhi was about to walk towards Xia Houyuan's seat, but Cao Cao stopped him: "Azhi, come here, come and sit with me."
Cao Zhi was stunned when he heard this, but then he walked over. When he bent down to sit down, Cao Cao suddenly gave Cao Zhi an arm affectionately, and at the same time, he came slightly closer to Cao Zhi's ear and said: "The explosives are gone."
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When Cao Zhi heard this, he immediately paused, then immediately regained his slightly stunned expression, said "Oh!" and sat down naturally.
At this time, there were two state shepherds and governors in the main hall. This banquet was no longer the usual sit-down and eat-you-can-eat. After Cao Cao sat down, Yuan Shao slightly glanced at the officials, big and small, who were already seated, and asked casually, hypocritically.
He finished: "Where are the Meng Zhuo brothers?"
Jushou, who was still sitting sideways to Yuan Shao, immediately continued: "Prefect Zhang went to change clothes. He asked me for leave before leaving, so there is no need to wait for them!"
Yuan Shao said "Oh!", waved his hand briefly, picked up the wine glass and announced the start of the dinner.
In fact, when he asked the Zhang Miao brothers, it was just a formality. He also knew that the two brothers would never come to eat with Cao Cao again, but as the peacemaker between them, he had to ask this question.