Chapter 24 The first time with Cao Cao
Fei lurked in the yard and dug out the bamboo slips that had been buried for two days. This was a preparation he made as a precaution.
“I hope I can get through it…”
Fei Qian wiped off the dirt on the bamboo slips, looked at the layers of corrosion on the bamboo slips, and thought to himself, "Am I the first person to make fakes? There should be no fakes in the Three Kingdoms now, right?"
Fei Qian gently held the tortured bamboo slips that were first polished, then soaked in acid water, exposed to the sun and burned, and buried deep in the ground, and walked towards the room.
Today is one of the opportunities for Fei Qian, a registered disciple, to visit the Cai Mansion twice a month. He is going to hand this forged bamboo slip to Cai Yong. If he can pass this test, it means that he accidentally wrote it before. Letters and numbers have a place.
?After processing the bamboo slips a little more, Fei Qian felt that it was almost done, at least in his eyes he couldn''t see any flaws.
Fei Qian thought about the whole process again - the one he chose was an ancient bamboo, which he removed from another ancient fragment. After a series of treatments, it now looked extremely dilapidated. The only flaw was that it still had It smells a little earthy, but the excuse to cooperate with Fei Qian is acceptable.
Let’s do it this time, it’s too much trouble. It is absolutely true that a lie told once must be followed by a thousand lies.
? Okay, just like that, Fei Qian carefully put the bamboo slips into a brocade box and walked towards Cai Mansion with the brocade box.
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In the Cai Mansion, Cai Yong was chatting happily with Cao Cao.
Cai Yong actually feels that Cao Cao, a direct disciple of Cao Cao, is pretty good. At least in his opinion, Cao Cao is still a good young man of the Eastern Han Dynasty who has ideals, ambitions, ethics and culture.
?Different from Fei Qian’s so-called named disciples, Cao Cao was Cai Yong’s real direct descendant. To put it simply, Cao Cao can use Cai Yong''s name for publicity, or he can bring Cai Yong up when something happens. As a teacher, Cai Yong is obliged to help, but Fei Qian can''t. Fei Qian can only help. If you can say "I learned from Cai Yong" but cannot say "I learned from Cai Yong", if you are in trouble, the teacher can help or not depending on the situation.
Personal disciples can inherit the mantle, and only named disciples have this person.
There has been a distinction between closeness and distance since ancient times.
After chatting for a while, Cai Yong saw that Cao Cao seemed to be worried, so he couldn''t help asking: "What''s bothering Meng De? Why is he so frowning?"
??Cao Cao sighed: "The times are difficult, the government and the opposition are in turmoil, and I am just worried." - It means that the competition for power between the government and the opposition is fierce now, I am in trouble, I can''t handle it, and I feel irritable.
?But it is a pity that Cai Yong failed to understand Cao Cao''s subtext. Cai Yong said sincerely: "Meng De, you are enough to have this intention, and relax your mind. There are still disciples and Wenxian in charge. Although the emperor is young, it should not be a serious problem." - Cai Yong comforted Cao Cao, God If it collapses and there are tall men like Wang Yun and Yang Biao holding it up, don''t worry about it.
Cao Cao said: "How can we eat the emperor''s salary and be loyal to the emperor? Now Dong Zhongying, Ding Jianyang and Chen Bing are on the side. If they stay for a long time, there may be changes." - I am still a national official here, but now Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan are watching covetously outside the city. Yes, I don’t know how long I can stay as an official.
Cai Yong is really an honest gentleman. After listening to Cao Cao''s words, he felt that it made sense, so he said: "Meng De''s words are reasonable, but this is a military matter. I will write a handwritten letter to you and give you a few pointers."
??Cao Cao sighed secretly, I am a good teacher, but I am too dull. If Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan can be persuaded to retreat by talking to Yang Biao, then why should I come to you?
However, he couldn''t speak directly, so Cao Cao had to make indirect remarks again: "The teacher is well-known all over the country. At the time when the government and the public are in chaos, we urgently need the help of the teacher to stabilize people''s hearts." - You have such a great reputation, why do you come out to show off? , also support me as a disciple. Cai Yong shook his head and said, "I am dying, and my time is running out. Why should I care about my position and worry about writing documents?" I don''t want to be a servant anymore, let alone a bigger official position.
For this reason, Cao Cao had nothing to do. He couldn''t tie Cai Yong to become an official, right, so he had to change the topic and said: "I recently got a volume of ancient chapters. Cao Cao learned that my junior sister has been depressed recently, so he brought it here Ease your worries."
Just as Cai Yong was about to decline, a servant stood down in the hall and handed over his famous thorn, saying that Fei Qian had come to see him.
?The words were finished and the gifts were given. Although it failed to achieve the expected effect, it could only be like this for the time being. Others happened to come, so Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and left.
??When Cao Cao came out of Cai Mansion, he saw Fei Qian waiting at the side. He suddenly remembered that he was Cai Yong''s new registered disciple, so he stepped forward to say hello.
?Fei Qian never expected that he would meet Cao Cao here, and he would greet me with a smile and quickly bow his hand to Cao Cao.
This is the first time Fei Qian has seen Cao Cao so close. I didn''t expect that Cao Cao was actually quite short. He was probably only about 1.6 meters tall. He had a square face and slender eyebrows. When he smiled, he could only see a line and no eyeballs. Fei Qian only dared to glance at it briefly and did not dare to take a closer look. After all, it is very impolite to stare at people in this era.
Cao Cao took a few steps forward, helped Fei Qian up, took Fei Qian''s hand, put it in his hand and patted it gently, smiling like a big bad wolf: "But the new disciple Fei Qian and Fei Ziyuan? He has been famous for a long time, and he didn''t expect to get it today. When we meet, he is indeed a talented person!”
If Fei Qian had not been tested in the workplace for a long time, but was a newbie in the workplace, there is a high probability that he would have been moved to tears by Cao Cao''s behavior - my name can be remembered by all the central bosses. , what a glorious thing this is!
??It''s a pity that Fei Qian has been bombarded many times by the big frying pan of the workplace. He is quite immune to this kind of heat.
??It’s just that the boss is acting, and the one who tries to expose it is a fool.
?So Fei Qian also showed a look of gratitude and loss.
??Cao Cao held hands again and asked a few questions eagerly, just how is your life recently? What are you doing? Any questions?
While Fei Qian answered respectfully, he cursed in his heart. Chinese culture has a long history. At such an early time, these big guys understood the three questions at the grassroots level. Seeing that Cao Cao asked questions so smoothly, I guess he didn''t do it twice at once. It’s been a while since I became proficient in the business.
?When he learned that Fei Qian came to ask Cai Yong for knowledge about ancient books, Cao Cao nodded and said that he would not waste Fei Qian''s time and let Fei Qian enter Cai''s mansion.
But when Fei Qian had only taken two steps, Cao Cao stopped Fei Qian again and said with a smile: "Cao has also been fond of ancient books since he was a child. Hearing that Zi Yuan just mentioned the newly obtained fragments, he was worried and unbearable. Please take a look and enjoy it." ?”
Of course he could not refuse this request, so Fei Qian asked his servant to open the brocade box and let Cao Cao see it.
?? Cao Cao gently took a piece, looked at it from side to side, and held it to shine in the sun.
Fei Qian lowered his head, his heart pounding. Cao Cao seemed to have dug ancient tombs in history. Shouldn''t he see any problem?
(End of this chapter)