Chapter 126(1/2)
"Then Fengxiao thought, what's the time?"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, with a little bit of school entrance exam in his eyes and a smile on his face.
Guo Jia seemed very relaxed, "I once talked about this with Wen Ruo. Now the lord is in charge of the emperor to command the princes to occupy the two states. It seems powerful, but in fact it is surrounded by enemies. Although Yuan Chang went out to guard Guanzhong, he saved the lord from the worries of the northwest, there were Yuan Shao in the north, Lu Bu in the east, Liu Biao in the south, and Zhang Xiu in the Wancheng, which was a confidant. Under such circumstances, no war must last for too long. If you fight for a long time, you will attack them... Therefore, the lord must be cautious in every battle, and it is best to achieve his full success in one battle.
Only in this way can the lord rest assured and shock the princes.”
The battle was a complete success?
Cao Cao took a deep breath in secret, then nodded gently, "What Fengxiao said is very true."
He immediately said, "But Fengxiao has not yet been said, when will he conquer Lu Bu?"
Guo Jia smiled slightly, "Why should you be anxious? Let's make a decision after the attack on Yuan Shu? When the time comes, Jia will tell the lord."
"You are filial to you..."
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile and pointed at Guo Jia, and then stopped asking.
At this point, it can also be seen that Cao Cao’s love for Guo Jia.
Guo Jia used his plan and made no choice.
Cao Cao believed Guo Jia even more deeply.
After the matter is left to Guo Jia, he will not ask again.
When Guo Jia said it was OK, Cao Cao would follow him, which could be said to be a model for the understanding between the king and the minister.
Since Guo Jia said that the time had not come, Cao Cao simply stopped thinking about Lu Bu's affairs.
He even sent people to invite Lu Bu to attack Yuan Shu together.
However, Lu Bu rejected Cao Cao's invitation by using the excuse of the great war and the exhaustion of the troops...
History, when Liu Chuang entered Xia Pi, a turn happened.
Liu Bei's raid on Xia Pi this time did not exist in historical records. If this trend continues, it is not impossible for Lu Bu to take the opportunity to seize Guangling and drive away Chen Deng. Even if Cao Cao would raise troops to attack, Yuan Shu would definitely take this opportunity to make trouble.
Unfortunately, Lu Bu did not conquer Guangling.
After turning a corner, history returned to its original track.
Cao Cao attacked Qiyang, but Zhang Xun fled without fighting. After several days of hard fighting, Qiao Rui finally lost to Cao Cao's army. Qiyang was defeated and Qiao Rui was killed.
However, after Cao Cao captured Qiyang, he did not continue to advance.
He ordered Xiahou Dun to station in Qiyang, and then returned to Xudu.
When Liu Bei saw Lu Bu withdraw his troops, he did not dare to continue to station in Wu County... He was very disappointed because Cao Cao did not help him in Xuzhou at this time.
Without Cao Cao's help, how can he withstand the tiger and wolf army of Lu Bu?
Therefore, Liu Bei quickly withdrew from Wu County and led his troops back to Xiang County. However, while withdrawing troops, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to lead his troops to guard Fuli to prevent Lu Bu from attacking. In May, Xiahou Dun evacuated Qiyang and returned to the camp in Qiao County. The battle in Runan came to an end.
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"Fatty, fat, hurry up, did Zhu Yingtai really marry Ma Wencai in the end?"
In the garden of Xiapi Wangcheng, Lu Lan pulled Liu Chuang's arm and looked at Liu Chuang with tears in his eyes and asked.
In the pavilion, there were Mrs. Yan, Diao Chan and Cao. The three of them had red eyes. They obviously had just cried and looked expectant.
"I don't care, I don't care... Zhu Yingtai can't marry Ma Wencai.
Fatty, if you dare to let Zhu Yingtai marry Ma Wencai, I will, I will, I will kill you."
Lu Lan held Liu Chuang's arm with one hand and touched the sword at her waist with the other hand. However, she remembered that she was having fun with her mother and others today, so she didn't wear weapons. But she was full of reluctance and still stared at Liu Chuang with her swollen eyes.
"Belly, don't be rude."
Although he was not satisfied with Liang Shanbo's tragic ending, Mrs. Yan finally remained rational.
Diao Chan stepped forward and pulled Lu Lan to the side, held her in her arms, and asked in a gentle tone: "Young Master Liu, can't Zhu Yingtai really be with Liang Shanbo?"
Since the end of the Battle of Xia Pi, Lu Lan would often come to Liu Chuang to play.
But this girl is tricky and weird, which often makes Liu Chuang have a headache.
So Liu Chuang started telling stories to him. At first, it was just a few short stories circulating in later generations. After they were told, they disappeared... But Lu Lan became addicted to him and would come to pester Liu Chuang every day to tell stories. As a last resort, Liu Chuang took out Liang Zhu's story in advance.
But he underestimated the women of this era.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was an era when there were not many entertainment projects.
Mrs. Yan and the others were really bored when they stayed at home. After accidentally hearing Lu Lan talk about this story, they became interested.
Later, they simply called Liu Chuang to the royal city and asked him to talk about "Liang Zhu".
Liu Chuang smiled slightly, cleared his throat and said, "Shan Bo became depressed and died soon.
Later he was buried in Jiulongxu. It is said that it was the only way for Yingtai to get married. Shanbo wanted to see Yingtai for the last time, but he didn't know that Yingtai had made up his mind to die for his life when he heard the bad news about Shanbo... On this day, it was finally the day when Yingtai got married.
Ma Wencai arrived with great enthusiasm and was full of pride.
Yingtai was forced to get on the carriage, and Ma Wen learned that Liang Shanbo was buried in Jiulong Ruins, so he deliberately took a detour to avoid Liang Shanbo's grave.
But no matter how he detoured and went around, he still came to Jiulongxu and Shanbo's tomb.
Yingtai told Ma Wencai that if she did not pay homage to Shanbo, it would be difficult to pass. In desperation, Ma Wencai could only agree... Yingtai got out of the car and came to Shanbo's grave. She cried bitterly in front of Shanbo's grave, and even took off her auspicious clothes, revealing the mourning clothes inside. Perhaps because of Yingtai's touch, she saw wind, rain, thunder and lightning in an instant, and the strong wind was pouring raindrops on earth. Shanbo's grave suddenly violently and a passage was cracked, but Yingtai laughed... She looked back at Ma Wencai who was struggling in the wind, and then jumped into the grave. The tomb closed...
Ma Wen died. The wind stopped and the rain stopped. The rainbow hangs high.
People saw two butterflies appearing on Liang Shanbo's tomb... They danced in the sunlight under the rainbow... People said that it was transformed by Shanbo and Yingtai... This is exactly what I wish to be a pair of birds in the sky and a branch on the ground. Haha, the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It ends here."
Liu Chuang's mouth was so exciting that he was very happy.
Although he was not a person with great eloquence in his previous life, he had read a lot of books.
After a few words, I actually told the story of Liang Zhu very wonderfully.
So much so that when he stopped, everyone, including the maids, were stunned, as if they were still savoring the scene when they turned into butterflies.
"Okay, that's great!"
Diao Chan couldn't help but praise her. She stroking her hands with tears in her hands.
"I wish to be a bird with wings in the sky, and I wish to be a branch on the ground?"
Lu Lan's eyes were desolate. There were still tears on her face, and she muttered to herself in Diao Chan's arms.
Mrs. Yan couldn't help but stroking her hands and compliment, "Meng Yan's good book is so wonderful and memorable.
But I didn’t expect that Meng Yan looked big and thick, and she had such delicate thoughts. It was really amazing to think of such a good book.”
As she spoke, her eyes looked at Lu Lan, who was huddled in Diao Chan's arms.
Liu Chuang looks like he really loves Ling Dinger.
Perhaps as Erniang said, the saying of fame is nothing. As long as he can pamper Lingdanger for a lifetime, I will be satisfied.
If Liu Chuang knew, his story would make Mrs. Yan make up her mind and feel unsure of what she would feel.
He just stopped Lu Lan's face with tears, and cried and laughed like a little cat. He couldn't help but laugh, "Ling is so cute."
"ah?"
Lu Lan was stunned when she heard this, her face suddenly blushed, but she was a little confused.
She didn't understand why Liu Chuang suddenly praised her. But Mrs. Yan and Diao Chan and Cao saw the clues and couldn't help laughing. A maid took a bronze mirror and came to Lu Lan. Looking at the little flowery face in the mirror, Lu Lan screamed in surprise.
"Fatty Liu!"
She screamed hatefully, turned around and ran out of the pavilion.
It's so ugly, so ugly...how did it look like this?
Liu Chuang couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He stood up and bowed to Mrs. Yan and the other two, "Madam, then I'll say goodbye first!"
"Meng Yan, what story will be told tomorrow?"
"this……"
Liu Chuang thought for a while, "Tomorrow, let's talk about the legend of the White Snake."
"The Legend of White Snake?"
Even Mrs. Cao, who has always been taciturn, became curious, "What's that story? If it weren't compared to "Battle of Liang", Ling Ding'er wouldn't have agreed."
"This...will be known at that time."
Liu Chuang exchanged a few more greetings and said goodbye and left.
Seeing his back disappearing outside the moon gate in the garden, Mrs. Yan suddenly said, "Young Master Liu is both civil and military, but he is a good person!"
Cao smiled and said, "But then I want to congratulate my wife."
Diao Chan murmured to himself: "I wish to be a bird with wings in the sky, and I wish to be a branch on the ground... A person who can write such a poem must be a kind of infatuated person."
After hearing this, Mrs. Yan nodded repeatedly.
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After leaving the royal city, Liu Chuang headed straight to the post station.
As soon as Fang walked into the gate of the station, he saw Chen Jiao and Zhuge Liang hurriedly coming up.
"Young Master, Chen Gong sent someone to deliver the letter just now, saying that Wen Hou was preparing to return."
"ah?"
To be continued...