The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Xun Yu also nodded: "Yes, don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead, everyone in the world knows you."

"As long as Captain Yuan sticks to his original intention, even if his people don't understand, people of insight will gather around him."

"Oh?" Cao Cao thought to himself after hearing this: "Don't worry about having no friends on your future path..."

"I didn't expect that Wen Ruo would be able to write poetry after spending so much time with Zhao Qing?"

"This was done by Zhao Qing." Xun Yu denied and answered with a smile, which surprised Cao Cao, and he then fell into pondering over these two sentences.

Afterwards, after drinking at least fifteen cups of tea, Yuan Shao finally figured it out. After saying goodbye to Xun Yu and Cao Cao, he went home to discuss the matter with his uncle Yuan Wei. Even if Yuan Wei disagreed and was unwilling to confront the powerful Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao would do what he thought was right.

After Yuan Shao left, Cao Cao asked Xun Yu about the full text of the poem. Unfortunately, Xun Yu didn't know it clearly. It seemed that Cao Cao would have to ask Liu Zhaoqing in person later.

"The situation in Luoyang is changing so fast. Last month, I was still thinking about how to achieve success, but now I have to consider my retreat." Cao Cao leaned back in his chair, supporting his cheek with one hand and holding a wine jug in the other.

Xun Yu also agreed with this point. Not only Cao Cao, but everyone who has paid attention to the situation in the world would feel that everything happened too quickly and too suddenly.

"After all, what can be done in Luoyang is still too little and too small." Cao Cao continued, "That's why Zhao Qing left. Without the supreme imperial power, it would be impossible to kill the eunuchs at once, and naturally he would not be able to overthrow Dong Zhuo on his own."

"Is General Cao ready to go back?" Xun Yu asked.

"Otherwise, we can't go to Zhao Qing, right?" Cao Cao asked casually, then raised the wine jug and took a sip.

His face flushed slightly: "Besides, my ability is not limited to that of a lieutenant or a lieutenant general."

"Zhao Qing is in the North. Although he can survive with his abilities, it will take many years for him to develop. When I return with thousands of soldiers, I will be able to bring him back in style."

"Take it back?"

"It means that we can be on equal footing with him." Cao Cao said calmly, "After all, with force, we can gain everything, right, Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu felt that there was something else behind Cao Cao's words, but Cao Cao did not give her a chance to ask further questions.

He said again: "What Zhao Qing lacks in the northern frontier is not only food and soldiers, but also military commanders and counselors. Although he has talent, governance is not something he can learn immediately by himself."

"And I'm not much different. Without good generals to assist me, what can I do even if I return home?"

Cao Cao looked depressed, but Xun Yu knew that she was trying to recruit him.

It just so happened that Xun Yu came here for the same purpose.

She paused for a moment and said to Cao Cao, "If General Cao is short of talent, I have someone I can recommend."

"Oh?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, his eyes moved: "Could it be... a member of the Xun family?"

"General Cao is talking about Gongda? Gongda should have contacted General Cao a long time ago, so he doesn't need my recommendation, right?" Xun Yu asked puzzledly.

Then he continued, "When I was in Yingchuan, I had a good friend named Xi and his courtesy name was Zhicai. I often marveled at his wisdom and strategy. He was half a step to heaven."

As soon as Cao Cao heard the word "half-step to heaven", his eyes lit up.

The depressed mood caused by Xun Yu's playing dumb was swept away, and the drunkenness on his face disappeared. He immediately asked: "Where is this person now? Can I see him immediately?"

"Don't worry, General Cao. I have already informed him of General Cao's situation. He has already headed towards Pei State."

"Pei State?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu in surprise, and then said helplessly: "Wen Ruo, you really know what I want to do."

"Okay, okay, I am satisfied with having Gongda and Zhicai." After Cao Cao said this, he began to have doubts about Xun Yu.

"But... Wenruo, does Zhaoqing know that you did this?"

"Zhao Qing?" Xun Yu didn't understand why Cao Cao talked about Zhao Qing.

"That's right, considering your relationship with Zhao Qing, why don't you recommend Zhicai to him?"

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "General Cao is overthinking. Zhicai is my good friend, not my subordinate. I will naturally recommend him to the most suitable person for his future."

"As for Zhao Qing... I have a good friend named Renjie who is more suitable for him now. I will talk to him in a few days and listen to his thoughts before making a recommendation. Could it be that General Cao wants to exchange him with Zhao Qing?"

Cao Cao was speechless, and could not help rubbing his forehead and sighing:

"Wen Ruo, you really learned bad things from Zhao Qing. You weren't the kind of person who would joke around before."

After chatting with Cao Cao for a few words, Xun Yu returned home, called the servants to prepare pen and ink, and began to write down what had happened in the past few days on paper. Then he found a falcon with a small piece of white ribbon on its claws and put the letter into the tube.

After watching the letter falcon leave, Xun Yu said, "Bring me another piece of letter paper and I'll write another one."

Sitting at his desk, Xun Yu organized what he wanted to say to his friend in his mind, and then put pen to paper.

"Fengxiao, how are you these days..."

Chapter 167 Single Name Yi Zi Jia 3.7K

In Changping City, the stone bricks in the corridor of the county magistrate's mansion had long been dented by wind, sand and rubble, and many small holes had not yet been filled.

The disturbance in the shabby room was not what Liu Zhaoqing cared about most. What he cared about was the development and future path of the city, and whether those who followed him or whom he cared about could live well.

The eagle with sharp eyes stood on the column of the stone railing beside the corridor, looking at Liu Zhaoqing and Lu Hong with his head tilted.

As a specially trained messenger falcon, the instructions it received this time were to wait until the recipient tied up the reply letter before leaving.

But the falcon had been standing there for half an hour, and the recipient had not finished reading the letter, so it could not help but open its sharp yellow beak and cry softly.

This voice also brought Liu Zhaoqing back to his senses, and he slowly put down the three pieces of densely written letter paper from his chest.

After a long silence, he sighed softly, "I didn't expect so many things to happen in less than half a month after I left Luoyang."

The crisis of the princes coming to Luo that Dong Zhuo faced after entering the capital was resolved so easily.

He also gained good generals such as Jia Xu and Lu Bu.

It can also be guessed that after Dong Zhuo has completely consolidated his power, the subordinates of the court and those provincial governors who wanted to gain benefits but were beheaded by Dong Zhuo will also serve Dong Zhuo.

Just talking about Lu Bu and Jia Xu, if they could be used well, Dong Zhuo might be able to unify Liang, Yi, and Qin, and even take over Yu and Yan, until all the princes were wiped out.

This was not a good thing, and Liu Zhaoqing also knew from the letter that the most terrifying thing for Dong Zhuo was not that he had gained strategists and generals, but those princes who originally wanted to take advantage of him.

There were many people like Ding Yuan who were directly executed, and many more were forced to "surrender to" Dong Zhuo on the spot, either actively or passively.

The number of soldiers Dong Zhuo currently possesses is undoubtedly the most powerful in the world.

Fortunately, there was no name of the Sun family in the letter. It should be that Sun Ce, as the advance team, saw that the situation was not good and advised his father to retreat.

This is not so bad. If Dong Zhuo accepted another gift package from the Sun family, it would be really bad.

After Liu Zhaoqing recalled what Xun Yu told him in the letter, he felt fortunate that he did not stay in Luoyang, otherwise he would really be regarded as a "henchman" of the tiger.

After putting away the letter paper, Liu Zhaoqing prepared to find pen and ink to write another letter back to Xun Yu.

But when he turned around, he found that Lu Hong beside him had an uncertain expression, as if he had encountered something horrifying and difficult to decide. He stood there with his fists clenched, biting his lips, his eyes switching between stunned and lifeless.

When Liu Zhaoqing was reading the letter just now, he did not ask Lu Hong to leave. After all, the fact that Lu Hong could come with him to this desolate Changping City was enough to show her intentions and beliefs.

At this time, when Liu Zhaoqing saw Lv Hong's appearance, he easily assumed that Lv Hong was missing and worried about Wang Yun who had appeared in the letter.

He immediately spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry, Hong'er. Situ Wang already knows that you are here with me. He is also quite safe. Situ Wang is very famous and knowledgeable. Such a person is highly appreciated by Dong Zhuo. You don't need to worry too much for the time being."

Lv Hong was silent for a moment, then looked at Liu Zhaoqing: "Sir... I said before that I had something to tell you."

"Things?" Liu Zhaoqing recalled and remembered that Lv Hong did have something to tell him, but he saw that she was in a difficult situation so he asked her to wait until she returned to Changping.

"Tell me what it is. If I can help, I will." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile.

Lu Hong shook her head slightly: "This matter does not require your help... On the contrary... You need to pay attention to your own safety."

"I pay attention to my safety?"

"Yes." Lv Hong nodded, and then her eyes showed the same dull look again, and she said, "Just now, in the letter you received, Miss Xun said: Ding Yuan was killed by... Lv Bu?"

"Yes." Liu Zhaoqing nodded.

"And that Lu Bu...does the young master know about it?"

"Of course I know." How could Liu Zhaoqing not know about Lu Bu? "His martial arts are unparalleled in the world. He is truly a man who can defeat ten thousand troops alone. Otherwise, why would Dong Zhuo give her his Red Hare?"

"Sir, have you ever met Lu Bu?" Lu Hong asked again.

"Hong'er, you're joking. I've never seen that before."

"Young Master has seen her." Lv Hong suddenly said with certainty. She looked into Liu Zhaoqing's eyes and said, "On that occasion on the Chenliu Road, Young Master had a conversation with her."

Liu Zhaoqing was silent, then frowned: "Are you talking about that... girl with red eyes and red hair in a ponytail?"

"Yes, she is Lu Bu." Lu Hong nodded, paused for a moment, and continued: "She is also my sister."

"I told you before, Sir—Xian'er."

"..."

Lu Bu, whose courtesy name was Fengxian, was also called "Xian'er" by his sister. It turns out that it was not "Xian" but "Xian"?

Liu Zhaoqing guessed at the time that Lv Hong had a relationship with the red-tailed woman, but he never imagined that the girl he met casually on the street was actually the famous Lv Bu.

And...if that's the case, if Lu Hong is the "Diao Chan" in previous life history, then how did this Diao Chan... become Lu Bu's sister?

When Lu Hong saw Liu Zhaoqing's slightly surprised look, she felt that it was a little too late for her to say this.

With a dejected look, he said, "Hong'er, it's a little too late, but..."

"I didn't expect Xian'er to do such a thing... patricide... how could it be... she shouldn't be that kind of child..."

Lu Hong's expression gradually became a little confused. She was wondering if it was her rash departure that made her sister become a completely different person.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing also came to his senses from the fact that "Sister Lu Hong is Lu Bu" and said immediately:

"Since Lu Bu is...your sister, do you think your sister is the kind of person who would kill her father and join the enemy just for a good horse?"

"Of course not! Father taught us many times that we should put filial piety first, do good deeds, assist wise rulers... and be patriots who serve the country and the people." Lu Hong said immediately.

"I think... Xian'er can't be the kind of person who would do something like that."

"Yes, so this matter is definitely not as simple as you think." Liu Zhaoqing comforted, "You have to believe in your sister who has been with you day and night for many years. I can still keep in touch with Xun Yu. After I communicate with him more and understand the matter, I will definitely find the reason."

"Hong'er, you have to believe in yourself and your sister, and you have to believe in me too."

After Liu Zhaoqing finished speaking, he looked at the girl hiding in the corner of the corridor not far away.

"Zhen Mi."

"Ah." Zhen Mi didn't expect to be seen, and stepped forward in panic, "Sir, what can I do for you..."

"Please Zhen Mi, bring me some paper and pen." Liu Zhaoqing said, and then he stretched out his hand to Lv Hong, "Hong'er, you should also have a good rest..."

"Don't worry about me being in any danger. I'm not Ding Yuan, let alone Dong Zhuo, and I have no conflict with your sister."

After comforting Lv Hong, Liu Zhaoqing asked Bo Cai to take Lv Hong away. Then when Zhen Mi came over with paper and pen, Liu Zhaoqing put them on the ground and began to write a reply to Xun Yu.

The letter also described what he had encountered from Weijun to Changping until now, and he also asked him a few questions. After writing and folding it, Liu Zhaoqing inserted the rolled up letter paper into the tube on Xin Falcon's ankle and tied it up.

At this time, the falcon also cried out, then flapped its wings and flew away.

"It would take four to five days to send a message from Luoyang to Changping, even if it was carried by a falcon." Liu Zhaoqing looked at the falcon in front of him and analyzed quietly, "So, Dong Zhuo may have already started to melt the twelve golden men."

This was just his guess. To know exactly what Dong Zhuo had done, Xun Yu's reply was needed.

Although Liu Zhaoqing is far away in Changping now, he can still control the situation in Luoyang, which is naturally all thanks to Xun Yu.

"Cao Cao, Yuan Shao..." Liu Zhaoqing muttered these two names, "It seems that they will not become Dong Zhuo's running dogs. I don't know if this is a good thing."

"And Wen Ruo's letter also said that Cao Cao mentioned me repeatedly. Why is that?"

Liu Zhaoqing frowned. He didn't feel that he had much contact with Cao Cao, but he didn't think much about it.

He picked up Xun Yu's letter again and looked at the end.

"Wen Ruo finally said that he recommended Xi Zhicai to Cao Cao... He is a great man..."

"She also said that she has a good friend from Yingchuan named Renjie who she wants to recommend to me. Even though it's just Ren, she was able to guess what I'm missing at this time. She really knows my heart..."

Liu Zhaoqing sighed, and then didn't take the matter to heart.

After all, although the civil servant with the name "Ren" was recommended by Xun Yu, she didn't know when he would come to Changping.

Not to mention that Liu Zhaoqing didn't think that a civil servant with outstanding character could make any difference to Changping's current predicament.

Just like that, in the following days, Liu Zhaoqing called Jiao'er and Bao'er and began to try to reclaim the wasteland outside Changping City.

Zhang Jiao used her divine gift to brush away the yellow sand, and then Baoer led Liu Pi, Deng Mao and others to turn over the wasteland and irrigate it.

This measure worked, but only for a short while.

In less than two days, the reclaimed land was covered by a large layer of yellow sand again.

Although Zhang Jiao can control the yellow sand, the crops cannot mature in one day, and Zhang Jiao cannot stand by the fields every day and cast spells at the sky.

Liu Zhaoqing had thought about and actually used a greenhouse, but the earthen greenhouse outside the city was torn to pieces by unknown ferocious beasts after only one night. There were even quite a few green-eyed wild boars rolling around and building nests in it, tearing up the newly reclaimed fields. Liu Zhaoqing was so angry that he asked Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun to catch all the pigs on the spot, slaughter them and distribute them to the people.