Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 73: Those who are capable do not flatter
Xiahou Dun looked at Wei Xiaobao riding on someone else and asked, "Sir, what's this?"

Before Wei Xiaobao could say anything, the general under his crotch had already said: "I fought with him and lost to him."

Xiahou Dun laughed heartily and said, "What a misunderstanding! What a misunderstanding! I never thought you were not only so resourceful, but also such a skilled martial artist. Even Dian Wei couldn't match you."

Wei Xiaobao tilted his head, stared at the man under his crotch and asked, "Are you Dian Wei?"

Dian Wei hummed with a shy look.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "One Lü, two Zhao, three Dian Wei, four Guan, five Ma, six Zhang Fei. Now I have not only snatched Lü Bu's Diao Chan, but I can also ride on Dian Wei's neck and use him like a horse."

Xiahou Dun said, "Dian Wei, why don't you let the master down?"

Dian Wei said: "He asked me to send him away."

Xiahou Dun had already seen that the dagger in Wei Xiaobao's hand was pointed at Dian Wei's eyeball. He was afraid that if he slipped, Dian Wei would be reduced to an eye. He said these words just to give Dian Wei a way out. After hearing Dian Wei's words, he quickly stepped forward to hold Wei Xiaobao's hand and said, "Sir, you left without saying goodbye that day. My master has been searching all over the world for you. I didn't expect to meet you today. Sir, please don't leave. I will go and inform my master to come and welcome you."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "I came here to find Cao Cao, why would I leave?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Don't bother running around. I'll go with you to see him."

When Xiahou Dun saw Wei Xiaobao put away the dagger, he quickly helped him to turn over from Dian Wei's head and onto his horse's back. He then led the reins to his own horse. After mounting his horse, he said to Dian Wei, "Leave the rear army to the deputy generals. You come with us."

As Wei Xiaobao and Xiahou Dun rode side by side, he pondered, "I only know Dian Wei was a fierce general under Cao Cao, but I've never seen him at the meeting of princes. Could it be that he joined Cao Cao later? I'd rather ask now than go to the teahouse to listen to the story later."

Wei Xiaobao asked, "Why didn't I see Dian Wei go with you to attack Dong Zhuo last time?"

Xiahou Dun said, "Dian Wei is a subordinate of Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu. He is accompanying the army on this expedition and is only temporarily in charge of guarding the rear of the army under my command."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Could it be that Zhang Miao is going to rebel, and then Dian Wei will defect to Cao Cao? No wonder Lü Bu suddenly has so many troops. They must be the soldiers brought by that traitor Zhang Miao. He is the prefect of Chenliu, and now he has defected to Lü Bu. If Cao Cao goes to Chenliu to welcome him, won't he have to fight with Lü Bu? The gentlemen in the teahouse keep talking about Yanzhou, Yanzhou. What exactly is this Yanzhou? Lü Bu went to Yanzhou to raid Cao Cao's lair, and later Cao Cao chased Lü Bu to Xuzhou to kill him. It's a pity that I don't know where Yanzhou is. Otherwise, if Cao Cao went to Yanzhou to fight Lü Bu, I would have the chance to take Zhang Jue, Shuang'er and the others to Shouchun."

Yanzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Yanzhou in the Qing Dynasty are no longer the same concept. Since Wei Xiaobao did not know where Yanzhou in the Qing Dynasty was, he did not understand that Yanzhou in the late Han Dynasty was probably the area of ​​western Shandong, northeastern Henan and southeastern Zhili in the Qing Dynasty.

Wei Xiaobao didn't want to show his weakness in front of Xiahou Dun, so he asked, "Is Yanzhou now your master's territory?"

Xiahou Dun said, "Lü Bu has occupied Puyang, and he has Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others under his command. I'm afraid it will take some effort for him to seize the entire territory of Yanzhou."

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "Yanzhou is so big! No wonder Chen Bai was the commander of Yangzhou, and Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou was mainly to capture Xiapi City. It seems that Yangzhou and Xuzhou in the Han Dynasty are quite different from those in the Qing Dynasty."

Although Wei Xiaobao had never been to school, he learned things quickly. By this time, he had already understood that Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou were four large regions, not just one city like in the Qing Dynasty.

The two men and two horses soon caught up with Cao Cao's guards. Xiahou Dun shouted, "My lord, my lord, come quickly, who am I bringing back?"

Cao Cao, on horseback, was wearing a white robe over his military uniform. He turned around and saw Xiahou Dun waving at him, and then saw Wei Xiaobao beside him. He rubbed his eyes quickly, and after confirming, he immediately turned his horse's head to meet him.

Before Cao Cao's horse even reached Wei Xiaobao, he had already dismounted, clasped his fists, and said, "Sir, I miss you so much." Wei Xiaobao was puzzled: "Why is this old fellow so attentive? Is he cheating on me? Pah! Pah! My three wives are probably still in the mountains of Shanggu County, and the others will be gone for over a thousand years. But this old fellow doesn't owe me any money, so why is he so attentive?"

Cao Cao took Wei Xiaobao's horse reins and said, "It's been a while since we last met. I hope you are well, sir."

Wei Xiaobao chuckled dryly and nodded, then glanced at the men following Cao Cao. He had seen Xiahou Yuan and several of his generals, but not Xun Yu. One of them, dressed as a counselor, must have been Cao Cao's replacement. However, when he saw Cao Cao holding Wei Xiaobao's horse, he looked disdainful.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "This man's expression is very similar to the expression on Zhao Liangdong's face when I met him in Tianjin. It seems that this man must be truly capable. After all, truly capable people don't like flattery."

Xiahou Dun stepped forward and helped Wei Xiaobao off the horse.

Cao Cao suddenly asked, "Where did you get your horse?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "I still have to give you Lu Zhi's letter, so I can't lie to you."

Wei Xiaobao said, "This is the BMW of the Minister Lu Zhi. He just lent it to me for traveling."

Cao Cao laughed heartily and said, "As expected, as expected! Everyone, this is Jueying."

Everyone praised him, and some flatterers praised him as a match made in heaven, but the strategist only smiled faintly.

Wei Xiaobao was curious about who this person was. Just as he was about to speak, Cao Cao pointed at the counselor and said, "Fengxiao, come quickly. This is the Mr. Wei Xiaobao I've been talking to you about."

Wei Xiaobao and the counselor were both stunned.

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself, "No wonder you don't flatter me. You are Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao! If I had your ability, I wouldn't even need to flatter Xiao Xuanzi."

When Guo Jia heard that this person was Wei Xiaobao, he took three steps forward, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Guo Jia Guo Fengxiao greets you, sir. Thank you for your recommendation."

Wei Xiaobao cursed in his heart, "I was just praising you for not flattering me, why are you kneeling down to me now?"

Cao Cao laughed heartily and said, "Sir, you are truly a god. Since I received Feng Xiao's assistance, my wings have grown stronger and stronger. I even wiped out the Yellow Turban rebels in Yanzhou and accepted the surrender of 300,000 Yellow Turban soldiers to form the Qingzhou Army."

Wei Xiaobao understood: "So you're thanking me for recommending Guo Jia to you. No wonder you're so polite and attentive. It seems Cao Cao treats Guo Jia well now. Otherwise, why would someone as capable as Guo Jia be willing to kneel before me? Hahahaha, I didn't expect that listening to stories in a teahouse could bring such good fortune. This business is really profitable. No, I never paid for listening to stories before. This is called making a huge profit without any investment."

Wei Xiaobao helped Guo Jia up and said, "I just did what I should do. You don't have to be so polite."

Cao Cao said, "Sir, please don't be so modest. Without your recommendation and Feng Xiao's previous contributions, how could I have marched into Xuzhou today to avenge my father?"

Only then did Wei Xiaobao notice that the soldiers in Cao Cao's army were all wearing white robes over their uniforms. He thought to himself, "Dian Wei isn't Cao Cao's subordinate yet, so he's not wearing mourning clothes. Otherwise, I would have guessed this was Cao Cao's army. Damn it! I fought with him, and he even rode on his neck and mocked him. I'm afraid I've made another enemy. Forget it, this is what's most important. I'll write off everything else once I return to the Qing Dynasty."

Wei Xiaobao said, "You have made great efforts, but if you continue to attack Xuzhou like this, I'm afraid all your efforts will be wasted."

(End of this chapter)