Chengdu.

Xi Zhicai stood in the courtyard, looking at the writhing figure on the window, his eyebrows tightened, and he shouted: "Get out!" Cao Anmin, who stopped in front of him, was just about to speak, but Xi Zhicai raised his arm, picked up the bamboo slip in his hand, and slapped it on Cao Anmin's face with a "snap". Cao Anmin was caught off guard, subconsciously covered his face, screamed, his face was hot, and quickly swollen.

The figure on the window stopped, and after a while, the door opened, and Cao Cao walked out while lifting his pants.

"Go and prepare supper, I have something to discuss with the sacrificial wine."

Cao Anmin answered and hurriedly slipped out. He also felt ashamed, but what could he do. Among these people around Cao Cao, he was the only one who was suitable for doing this. Others either don't want to, or Cao Cao is embarrassed.

Cao Cao led Xi Zhicai to the hall, asked people to light a few more lights, and took the opportunity to stabilize his mood, and then invited Xi Zhicai to take a seat, and said with a smile: "Zhicai, what's the emergency?" ”

"General, do you want to change your clothes first?" Xi Zhicai stood still, and glanced at the silent inner room again. "The autumn harvest is approaching, the Central Plains War is about to break out, the edicts of the imperial court and Yuan Benchu's letters are coming one after another, don't you take this opportunity to rectify the soldiers and horses to wait for changes, and make meritorious contributions, but you are doing this absurd thing, aren't you afraid that the soldiers will be discouraged?"

Cao Cao's face changed, and he patted his knees, very helpless. "What can I do? Yizhou is new, the people's hearts are not stable, Ding Chong is eyeing Hanzhong again, it is impossible to get out of Xiangyang, it is easy to go through the Three Gorges and difficult to return, in case it is unfavorable, it will be difficult to return again. Besides, my wife and daughter are in the hands of Sun Ce, what if I send troops and he really kills them? ”

"You can rescue Mrs. Ding by hiding in the room, and you can relieve Ding Chong's anger?"

Cao Cao smiled wryly: "I'm also here to stabilize Yizhou......"

Xi Zhicai unceremoniously interrupted Cao Cao. "It is the Yizhou scholars who can represent the hearts of the people in Yizhou, not these foolish men and fools who bewitch the public. If the general wants to follow in Liu Yan's footsteps, he might as well continue your cultivation, but if he wants to make a meritorious deed, then you should make a decision in time. Zhou Yu has already captured Jingzhou, if Yuan Benchu cannot win after this autumn, Sun Ce will inevitably point his sword at Yizhou. ”

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he threw the bamboo slip in his hand to Cao Cao and left without looking back. Cao Cao held the bamboo slip in his hand, the smile on his face dissipated, and he looked at it by the light. The bamboo slip is a letter written by Ding Chong, and the tone is very impulsive. He said to Cao Cao that if you want to marry the Wu family, please write a piece of paper and divorce documents first, and make sure to reconcile with Mrs. Ding, and then what you want to do has nothing to do with the Ding family. Otherwise, you can only take the Wu family as a concubine.

Cao Cao grinned, tapped his palms with bamboo slips, and rolled his eyes. Xi Zhicai had already left, Cao Anmin didn't dare to come back, a few personal guards were hidden in the dark, and the courtyard was very quiet, so quiet that it was frightening. Cao Cao thought for a while, then got up and went back to the inner room. Mrs. Lu has already dressed, wearing a Taoist crown, wearing a Taoist robe, with a jade face and frost, she looks like she is rejecting people thousands of miles away, but she is not cold.

Only the messy pillow mat on the couch could tell Cao Cao how this cold woman was just now. He knew that Xi Zhicai's words had hurt her self-esteem, and he had to make a decision now, whether to choose Heavenly Master Dao or Yizhou Shi Dafu, he could only choose one of the two, not both.

"Will Madame forsake me too?"

Mrs. Lu looked at Cao Cao quietly, was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Although the general has the heart of Taoism, he is not suitable for cultivating the Tao because he has not finished his mundane affairs. ”

Cao Cao let out a long sigh. "Why does Madame say that? Could it be that I also dislike my stupid qualifications and am not worthy of cultivation? ”

Madame Lu stared at Cao Cao for a moment. "General, cultivating the Tao is to be brave and diligent, not to indulge in desires, let alone to escape, but if there are distracting thoughts in the heart, they will fall into the inferior position, not only will they not be able to practice the Tao, but they will not benefit the body and mind, but will harm the body. Haven't you noticed, these few times you can't hold on for a few breaths before your heart shakes and you leak a thousand miles. If you continue like this, even if you marry the Wu family, I am afraid you will have an heir. ”

Cao Cao's face was red, and he was a little annoyed and angry. "What do you say, I'm just...... It's just a little tired. He roared twice, and felt short of breath again. I...... There's been a lot of worry lately, don't mind. ”

"It doesn't matter, I serve the Tao by my own example, and I am not afraid of the gossip of the laity. It only affected the general's reputation, and I was very uneasy. Mrs. Lu stood up and bowed. General, don't say goodbye here, I hope the general can work hard. When the world is peaceful, I will wait for the general in Qingcheng Mountain. After speaking, he walked briskly and floated past Cao Cao. Cao Cao stretched out his hand and wanted to grab her, but he only touched the belt. The belt slid through his palm, and the tactile sensation was still there, and Mrs. Lu was gone.

Cao Cao sighed, sat down cross-legged, supported his cheeks, hunched his waist, looked at the bamboo slip in his hand, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he broke the bamboo slip into two pieces and threw it far away. Ren Jun happened to walk in, saw clearly, walked to the front of the steps, picked up the bamboo slip and glanced at it, and walked quickly to Cao Cao. Cao Cao rolled his eyelids and glanced at him.

"Lady Heavenly Master is gone, you don't need to persuade me anymore, right?"

"Lady Heavenly Master is gone?" Ren Jun was taken aback, and then showed a relieved smile. Cao Cao saw it really and was in a bad mood, but he didn't want to have a conflict with Ren Jun, so he changed the topic and said, "What's the bad news?" ”

Ren Jun hurriedly handed over the copper pipe in his hand. "General, the drought in Guanzhong is serious, the winter wheat harvest is almost gone, many people have fled to Hanzhong, and some people are entering Yizhou. The grain storage of the plank road pavilion is urgent, and Bajun and Guanghan will soon be affected, we must prepare in advance, otherwise there will be a civil uprising. ”

Cao Cao didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly took the copper pipe, took out the paper roll inside, and spread it out to read carefully. After reading it, he thought about it with a frown. "Is there an envoy in Jizhou in Chang'an?"

"Yes, it's the general's old friend, Nanyang Xu You."

"Does Jizhou plan to send grain to Chang'an?"

Ren Jun pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I didn't receive similar news, I only heard that Xu Yu bought it in Chang'an, which raised the price of horses very high."

"Oh, ignorance." Cao Cao stomped his feet. "The original is to attack, Sun Ce is to defend, how many war horses can he need? Raising the price of horses will only cheapen Han Sui and Ma Teng, and it will affect us. Han Sui and Ma Teng used the money to buy grain in Jingzhou, and finally cheapened Zhou Yu. immediately wrote to the imperial court, saying that Yizhou was willing to send grain for disaster relief. Six hundred miles urgently, quickly! ”

Ren Jun looked at Cao Cao in surprise. "General, Yizhou...... Is there so much food? Send grain to Chang'an, and we can't send troops to Jingzhou? If it's the leader of the Yuan League......"

Cao Cao glanced at Ren Jun and grinned. "I'm just worrying about Lord Yuan. He just squeezed Yang Biao and Xun Yu down, and asked Huang Wan to replace Zhu Jun, isn't it a warning from heaven that there is a drought at this time? He can't spare food to support Chang'an, I'll give it, help him stabilize Guanzhong, isn't it good? If he still complains that we didn't attack, it will be difficult for the strongman. ”

"But we don't have that much food."

"The lesser of two evils, if we can buy time with food, it will be in our favor." Cao Cao paused, and then said, "It would be better if we could take this opportunity to drive Ding Chong away and control Hanzhong in our hands." Come, and I will consult with him. ”

Ren Jun was just about to leave, but Cao Cao stopped him again, scratching his head. "Well, forget it, I'll go by myself."

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