Chapter 88: Drinking, solving doubts, and discussing the world (Part 2)

Seeing Adou's puzzled expression, Cao Cao replied: "Although Zijian is a little indecisive, he is tolerant. Zihuan is different. Although Zihuan is talented, his mind is too narrow. It's okay when I was there. If I was gone, Zihuan may not be able to tolerate his brothers!"

After hearing this, Adou sighed, "The so-called son is better than father." This is true. Cao Cao really knew Cao Pi's nature very well. When Cao Cao died, Cao Pi did start to attack his brothers. Cao Pi first forced his younger brother Cao Xiong to death on the name of not attending Cao Cao's funeral. Later, he wanted to kill Cao Zhi, but fortunately, Cao Zhi was alert and saved his life in seven steps. Later, Cao Pi put Cao Zhang under house arrest in Xudu, but not long after, Cao Zhang died suddenly, nearly thirty-six years old.

Cao Zhang, a military general, had no illness at ordinary times. He died at the age of 36 or suddenly died suddenly. If he said that this was not Cao Pi's move, Adou would not believe it.

Cao Cao continued, "If it were Zijian, at least he wouldn't have attacked them. But it was a pity! If it was a peaceful and prosperous era, I would definitely choose Zijian. However, now in a chaotic era, the blue-eyed man in Jiangdong is quite ambitious, and you, Liu Adu, are both civil and military. Zijian cannot support such a large foundation at all. That's why I chose Zihuan!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed again. Even Adou could feel the helplessness in Cao Cao. Who in this world wants to watch his son kill each other?

However, Cao Cao is really worthy of being Cao Cao. His generation of treacherous heroes are indeed not ordinary people. Although he knows that they may be tragic, he still resolutely chose Cao Pi.

"What do you think is going as far as today?" Cao Cao asked.

"Three points of the world!" A Dou replied straightforwardly.

"Then when do you think the world will be unified?" Cao Cao continued.

"The so-called separation will lead to long-term separation, long-term harmony will lead to division. I think it will be clear after thirty or forty years." A Dou answered. For A Dou, a future person, there is nothing difficult to judge. This is what it was written in history. More than forty years later, the Shu Han was destroyed, and two years after the Shu Han was destroyed, the Wei Kingdom was usurped by Sima Yan. After more than ten years, the Eastern Wu was also destroyed, and the last three families returned to Jin. There were still sixty years from now to that time. A Dou said that thirty or forty years was only considered to be the destruction of Shu Han.

"Thirty or forty years? Is it so long?" Cao Cao frowned. For Cao Cao, thirty or forty years was indeed too long. Since Cao Cao started his army, it took only more than ten years to unify the north. It took only one or two years for Sun Ce to unify Jiangdong. As for Liu Bei's transformation from a poor and homeless homeless man to a large warlord occupying Jingshu, it took only seven or eight years.

In Cao Cao's opinion, he could unify the north in more than ten years and destroy more than a dozen princes, just Jiangdong and Bashu, but it would take thirty or forty years.

"Maybe it will be longer!" A Dou replied casually, and then A Dou turned his head to look at Cao Cao again. Looking at Cao Cao's white temples, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Maybe after today, he would never have the chance to see Cao Cao again.

The two fell into silence again. After a long time, Cao Cao spoke, "You said it well. It really takes 300 to 40 years! Although I occupy the eight states of the Central Plains, I have many loopholes and need defense everywhere. The blue-eyed son of Jiangdong lies in Jiangdong to establish three generations. With the natural danger of the Yangtze River, he can stop our army for ten years. Now there are the benefits of Jingzhou's important roads, and he has occupied all the attacks and defenses. Your father has seized Bashu, and he has the advantage of the geographical advantage. He has brought 50,000 troops from both Sichuan, and his subordinates are all enemies of Guan, Zhang and Zhao. Zhuge Liang and Pang Shiyuan are even more resourceful. Now you are a little monster. Shu has been worry-free for fifty years..."

When he heard Cao Cao say that there were 500,000 or 600,000 troops in Shu, Adou felt a little incredible and asked, "Can we have so many soldiers in both Sichuan?"

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter: "It seems you don't know how rich your father's family is! In the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Hebei lost millions of people, but later Yuan Benchu ​​was not able to produce millions of soldiers! Yuan Shu could also raise 500,000 soldiers with just one place in Huainan. Now, the two rivers, whether in terms of population or area, is still above Hebei controlled by Yuan Benchu, and I would like to say less about 500,000 soldiers and horses!"

After hearing Cao Cao's words, A Dou suddenly realized that Liu Bei's family background is so rich now. But when Zhuge Liang left Qishan, he only brought 300,000 troops at most, which is less than half of it now. It seems that Liu Bei lost all his wife's coffin in the Battle of Yiling.

Cao Cao continued, "Sun Quan's son has been coveting Jingzhou for a long time. Now that your father Liu Bei has lost Jingzhou, do you think your father will send troops to take back Jingzhou?"

"It should be." A Dou answered, but A Dou was unsure. After all, Guan Yu was not dead. A Dou couldn't be sure whether the battle of Yiling would happen.

"What should you do if you are Liu Bei?" Cao Cao asked.

"The troops left Yangping Pass and took Chang'an directly, and then I hoped to do it!" A Dou answered without thinking.

Cao Cao nodded. Yongzhou plus Bashu Hanzhong was the old place of Qin. Later, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, also built a plank road and secretly crossed Chencang. He first went to the land of the Three Qins in Yongzhou and then planned the world. Therefore, the Han Dynasty always used Yongzhou and Hanzhong plus Bashu as the land of Longxing.

From a strategic perspective, Jingzhou's geographical location may be more important, but compared with Jingzhou surrounded by enemies on three sides and is difficult to defend, while Yongzhou is different, with Hangu natural danger. Therefore, if you want to win and lose in the short term, it is a good choice to take Jingzhou, a transportation location, but if you make long-term plans, it is more in line with Liu Bei's interests.

In the conversation just now, Cao Cao was actually testing Adou to see what Adou was capable of. Speaking of scheming, Adou definitely couldn't compare with Cao Cao. Adou felt that this was just a chat between the two friends, so Adou didn't want to directly answer Chang'an. This also made Cao Cao's fear of Adou again three points.

"Prime Minister, I have always had a question in my mind and I need Prime Minister Cheng to answer it." Adou said.

"What's the matter?"

"Why didn't the Prime Minister depose Liu Xie and become the emperor himself?"

After hearing this question, Cao Cao was slightly stunned. Liu Adu asked too directly!

However, Cao Cao also got a message from A Dou's words, that is, A Dou called the emperor "Liu Xie" instead of "Your Majesty". Unexpectedly, A Dou dared to call Emperor Xian directly. This title can reflect A Dou's heart and disrespect for the emperor Liu Xie. It seems that A Dou is very ambitious, and he probably has the desire to be the emperor long ago!

In fact, Cao Cao misunderstood A Dou. A Dou is a time traveler. Unlike the people in the Three Kingdoms era, A Dou has never seen Emperor Xian. In A Dou's eyes, Emperor Xian is just a character mentioned after dinner in later generations, so A Dou naturally has no respect for Emperor Xian, but more of it is viewed from the perspective of an onlooker.

Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes for decades. Logically speaking, Emperor Xian has no use to Cao Cao in recent years. Especially after Cao Cao was named King of Wei, he went in and out to take the emperor's ceremonial guards. His intention was already obvious. In everyone's opinion, Cao Cao usurped the throne, which only took one or two years.

But Adou knew that until his death, Cao Cao did not rush Emperor Xian to step down, but was the "King Wen of Zhou" all his life, which made Adou very puzzled.

Cao Cao said, "I, Cao Cao, was filial and honest at the age of 20, and later was appointed as the Northern Territory of Luoyang. At that time, I was determined to serve the court and support the foundation of the Han Dynasty with what I learned throughout my life! Even if I couldn't be Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, I would still be the Dingyuan team once! Unfortunately, the eunuchs in the Han Dynasty were in power at that time, and the late emperor was very rich, and only knew how to use all methods to plunder the people's wealth. However, Yuan Wei and Yang Biao and others were addicted to party struggles all day long! The entire Han Dynasty was already in a state of twilight and full of holes."

Adou nodded and said in his heart that you in the future are much more famous than Huo Qubing and Ban Chao.

He heard Adou continue, "I heard that the Prime Minister set up a five-color killing stick in Luoyang and killed many powerful ministers!"

"A powerful minister? Hahaha, just kill a Jian Tu!" Cao Cao smiled and said, "Actually, I know this big secret now. Do you want to hear it?"

"I hope to hear the details."

"The story starts with Jian Shuo. Jian Shuo was originally a farmer. His parents died since childhood. Jian Shuo's parents only left a few acres of thin fields for Jian Shuo. Originally, Jian Shuo could only survive with these few acres of thin fields. However, Jian Shuo's uncle Jian Tu deceived Jian Shuo at his young age, occupied his family's land, and drove Jian Shuo out. Jian Shuo had no choice but to attack and become a eunuch." Cao Cao said.

"Jian Shuo should hate Jian Tu very much?" A Dou asked.

"Yes, Jian Shuo does hate Jian Tu very much, but Jian Tu is Jian Shuo's uncle after all. If Jian Shuo killed Jian Tu, it would leave a name for being unkind and unfilial, so Jian Shuo found me. So I found an opportunity to kill Jian Shuo. The nobles in Luoyang City really thought I was a naughty man, not afraid of the sky or the earth. From then on, no one in Luoyang City dared to cause trouble within my jurisdiction." Cao Cao said with a smile, looking a little proud.

A Dou suddenly realized that no wonder Cao Cao killed Jian Tu at that time, and Jian Shuo did not react at all. It turned out that all this was arranged secretly by Jian Shuo.

Cao Cao continued, "Emperor Ling is unkind, and the people are living in poverty in the end. Zhang Jiao raised his arms and shouted, and half of the Han Dynasty smoke came everywhere. I thought this was a good opportunity to serve the court, so he asked General He Jin to be appointed as the cavalry commander and go to fight against the rebels. Later, Emperor Ling appointed the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan and appointed me as the lieutenant of the palace army. But in fact, the military power of Xiyuan was all on Jian Shuo, and the remaining seven of us were just a foil!"

"At this time, I think that the Han Dynasty has reached such a point, not because the late emperor could not bear it, but because the court was controlled by eunuchs and the late emperor was deceived by villains. So I surrendered to the general He Jin and decided to kill the ten regular attendants and reorganize the Han Dynasty. But He Jin was just a butcher after all, he believed in the words of the eunuchs and eventually had a different body and head!"

"Later, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing. I thought Dong Zhuo was a loyal and righteous man who could support the great man, but I didn't expect that Dong Zhuo was bloody and cruel, disrespectful to the emperor, raped the princess, and killed ministers indiscriminately, causing panic to the people. So I assassinated Dong Zhuo, unfortunately failed. So I fled home, spent all my family property, recruited righteous soldiers, and attacked Dong Zhuo!"

"I was too naive at that time. I thought that as long as the army of princes gathered, I would be able to eliminate the traitor Dong Zhuo, but I didn't expect that the eighteen princes had their own ulterior motives. Yuan Benchu ​​only wanted to become the commander of the coalition army and command the world; Yuan Gonglu was jealous of the virtuous and capable, and what was even more outrageous was that Sun Wentai was actually inscrutable and had privately kept the jade seal!"

"After the failure to attack Dong Zhuo, I returned to Chenliu. Fortunately, I received the support of Zhang Miao and gathered tens of thousands of troops to achieve a prince. Later, I fought south and north, occupied Yanzhou to attack Xuzhou, and attacked Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu three times. I even welcomed His Majesty to Xudu, hoping to reorganize the court and reappear my great Han Dynasty's prestige!"

"But unexpectedly, before external troubles emerge, internal troubles come first. After Prince Fu and others arrived in Xudu, they encouraged Your Majesty all day long to be unfavorable to me... At this time, I guessed that the entire Han Dynasty had been extremely corrupt. The king was not like the king, and the minister was not like the minister! This Han Dynasty was no longer saved!"

For some reason, Adou felt that Cao Cao's tone was mixed with endless helplessness and desolation!

Is this the "Cao thief" that Liu Bei kept calling him all day long? Unexpectedly, Cao Cao had such an unknown side.

"The Han Dynasty cannot help it!" Cao Cao sighed, and then took a sip of wine.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Adou couldn't help but think of the words "A Dou who can't pay." Thinking about it, isn't the Adou who can't help himself? Thinking of this, Adou smiled self-deprecatingly.

Cao Cao swallowed the wine in his mouth and sighed to the sky: "I have always been willing to support the Han Dynasty, but I didn't expect that this Han Dynasty could not be supported at all. At that time, I was really sad, very unwilling, very confused, and at a loss!"

A Dou nodded. At this time, A Dou could fully understand Cao Cao. When a person suddenly realized that his goal of striving for half his life was nothing, the feeling was conceivable. The moment A Dou was killed by a musket in his previous life, he had been confused and suspicious, and he had just figured it out. So A Dou could fully understand Cao Cao's mood at that time.

Cao Cao took a big sip of wine: "Supporting the Han Dynasty is my greatest wish! As a Han minister, I should end up together. Even if the court really can't help it, as long as I am still alive, I want this court to exist! As long as I still live for one day, I will never allow anyone to offend the power of the Han Dynasty, and I will never allow the Han Dynasty to fall in my hands!"

At this time, Adou finally understood that Cao Cao had always been in his heart to support the Han Dynasty. In Cao Cao's eyes, the Han Dynasty was no longer as simple as a court, but the hope that Cao Cao protected in his heart. Although Cao Cao was disrespectful to the emperor, although everyone said that Cao Cao was a powerful minister, and although Cao Cao was the actual emperor of the Han Dynasty, there was always a bottom line in Cao Cao's heart, that is, Cao Cao was a minister of the Han Dynasty!

Adou sighed, and he didn't expect that this so-called treacherous hero was such a person. At this time, Cao Cao was no longer mysterious in Adou's eyes, nor was it so unattainable. Adou felt that Cao Cao was just a person, a slightly extraordinary old man!

In comparison, perhaps only Cao Cao is the real man of his heart!

Adou shook the wine bottle and found that there was no wine inside. Then he smiled helplessly. At this time, Cao Cao looked at the sky and said that Guan Yu and the others should have gone far, so his mission was also completed.

A Dou suddenly bent down and fumbled into the soil next to the riverbed. Then A Dou pulled hard and took out a long oil paper bag from it. A Dou opened the oil paper bag and found that the Leng Ye Jian, Baibao Bag, and an oil-skin umbrella inside.

Seeing A Dou take out the sword from the ground, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun became nervous behind him. The archers had already put down their bows, but they raised them again at this time, and countless arrows chased A Dou.

Cao Cao watched A Dou take out the sword. At this time, Cao Cao realized that no wonder this boy kept talking to the riverside. It turned out that the weapon had been buried here long ago.

The sword and treasure sack were buried here by A Dou. A Dou knew that taking weapons to Cao's camp might be in his hands, so he simply hid it here. The capture of Cao had been practiced countless times in his mind, including the process and his retreat, including how he would deal with it if Cao's army dispatched a large number of archers, and even how Cao's army dispatched cavalry and how he fought against the enemy. It was all in A Dou's calculations. It was just that the imaginary target at that time was Cao Ren.

"Why, are you leaving?" Cao Cao asked.

"I'm finished drinking, and I should say goodbye!"

Cao Cao looked around and found that he was full of his own soldiers, and the only direction without anyone was Xiangjiang in front.

"Are you going to walk from the river?" Cao Cao asked.

Adou nodded, and Cao Cao continued calmly: "I should have thought of it long ago. When you are about to come to the riverside, I should have thought of it. However, crossing Xiangjiang is all my territory, so you are so confident that you can escape?"

"If I want to run away, no one in the world can stop me!" Adou smiled confidently.

"It is a good thing for young people to be confident, but too confident is just a conceit!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and continued, "I will remind you first that I have been in the Daxing military farm for many years. From north to Youzhou, south to Huainan, east to sea, and west to Yongzhou, all of them are my military farms. There are many military farms, which means that you will be hunted by thousands of troops whenever you go to a place."

"Prime Minister, look, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers on this riverside, you can still not stop me. With the military military soldiers from all over the country, can you keep me?"

"Yeah..." Cao Cao was speechless by Adou. Liu Chan captured himself among tens of thousands of troops, and now he has to escape in front of these tens of thousands of troops. With the local military farm soldiers, he really can't stop Adou.

"Hey..." Cao Cao sighed and said to Adou: "You'd better kill me!"

"Why?" A Dou asked.

"Do you know that when you leave, I will definitely send someone to the sea to arrest you and capture you everywhere! If you kill me now, my sons will definitely be busy fighting for power. When Xu is in chaos, my sons will definitely not be able to take care of you, and you will have a greater chance to escape back to Shu!"

"I didn't expect that you, Cao Cao, would have a day when you don't want your own life!" A Dou smiled and was about to turn around and leave.

The moment A Dou turned around and left, Cao Cao finally let go. Cao Cao knew that killing him and disturbing Xu Du created the opportunity to escape. With A Dou's talent, it was impossible to imagine that Cao Cao was really scared. At the end, A Dou gave him a sword, so Cao Cao decided to test it with words. When A Dou turned around, Cao Cao knew that A Dou would not kill him.

"I'm old, and your father is old too! It seems that the world will belong to you young people!" Cao Cao sighed as he looked at A Dou's back.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Adou stopped and said without looking back: "Is the world? What's the use of coming? How troublesome!"

"Trouble! Is it troublesome? Hahaha... It's well said, it's well said!" Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter.

I saw Adou jumping and jumping into Xiangjiang River. Splashes of water splashed and ripples swept around.

"Shoot the arrow!" At the same time, Sima Yi shouted, and countless sharp arrows flew towards the water.

At this time, A Dou had already dived into the deep water. He saw A Dou set up an oil-skin umbrella, blocking her body, and starting to rotate.

Those archers were originally far away from the riverside, and after the arrow was shot into the water, it was subject to resistance from the water, which reduced the power and speed of the archers. When A Dou turned the oily umbrella, a small vortex formed under the water, which also increased the resistance. It can be said that even if the archers on the shore were standing in the front row, when the arrow shot to A Dou, they would have less than 10% of their power left.

Finally, A Dou sneaked to the other side, and saw A Dou gently scattering to the other side, then turned around, bowed slightly to Cao Cao, and walked forward regardless of the infiltration of his body.

Looking at A Dou's back, Cao Cao sighed softly, then turned around and said to Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun: "This son is both wise and brave, and must not be kept, otherwise it will become a future trouble in the future. He immediately sent someone to block the entry into Shu barriers, and then notified all prefectures and counties that anyone who discovers Liu Chan will be killed at all costs! If someone can take this son's life, reward a thousand gold and be awarded a title!"

"I will obey the order!"

Adou sat by a fire, carefully baking his clothes.

Looking at the sky in the distance, Adou couldn't help but whistle to the sky, and now he is finally free!

A Dou in his previous life was a Wudang hero. He was used to the freedom of the sword in the world. He had been restrained by Liu Bei for so many years, but he really made A Dou feel so tired. It was precisely because he wanted to return to the life in his previous life that A Dou did not plan to go to Yongyong with Guan Yu at the beginning. Now A Dou finally has the chance to be able to walk around the world again, and an indescribable pleasure appeared in A Dou's heart.

Adou counted with his fingers. Liu Bei still had the opportunity to become the throne for two years. So I will play outside for two years before going back!

In the setting sun, Adou gently put on his cloak and walked towards the distance...
Chapter completed!