Chapter 1647: Wei Magpie’s Nest


    Amidst the sound of ritual music, everyone has their own thoughts.


    ?Some people pretend to be confused, and some people are really confused, but no matter what kind of situation it is, it is difficult to break out in situations like this. Ever since, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty did not continue to sit for long after "Mo Xia Sang" at the beginning, and quickly walked away. On the contrary, Cao Cao was like a host entertaining guests, holding up the wine cup and turning around. Then, he came to Yang Xiu and Marcus.


    "How are you, General Hussars?" Cao Cao asked with a smile, as if he was asking about his old friend. Speaking of which, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are indeed somewhat related. Although such a question is a bit abrupt, it is not a big problem.


    "Reporting to Sikong..." Yang Xiu raised his hand and said, "The hussar general is wearing his armor and walking on the mountains and rivers... everything is fine..."


    ??Cao Cao''s eyes flashed, he laughed twice, nodded and said: "Dezu is now serving as an official in Hussar? What do you think your Majesty wants?"


    Yang Xiu smiled and said: "The hussars returned to the Yin Mountains, settled Xiliang, opened up the Western Regions, and stabilized the Sichuan River. They are dedicated to serving the public and have the world in mind. It is my great fortune to have such loyal and loyal ministers as my assistant..."


    ??Cao Cao still nodded with a smile, then raised the wine cup and said: "This is so good! I wish the hussar his loyalty will not change, and his achievements will increase again! Drink victory!"


    ?Yang Xiu naturally raised his glass in response.


    ??Cao Cao finished his drink and nodded. Yang Xiu cupped his hands, and the two of them parted in harmony.


    ??"What did Ni Gancai say?" Marcus didn''t realize that he was sharp, and he came closer to Yang Xiu and asked.


    ??Yang Xiu laughed, patted Marcus on the shoulder and said, "It''s okay, we just greeted each other... Don''t drink too much, there will be a royal minister tomorrow..."


    ??Although the credentials brought by Marcus are fake, the credentials given to Marcus are genuine...


    ?Of course, for many people, the authenticity of a single certificate of credence is not that important. Things other than the authenticity of the certificate of credence are more important.


    ?Cao Cao walked forward, walked around in circles, and returned to the seat, with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.


    “Yang Dezu…”


    Just now, Cao Cao conducted some tests on Yang Xiu, but he didn''t expect that they were all blocked by Yang Xiu. His mood suddenly became very bad, and he ate two mouthfuls of food in a depressed manner. Even Xiahou Dun came to propose a toast, but he didn''t get excited. .


    “Lord, what are you displeased about?” Xiahou Dun asked.


    ?? Cao Cao didn''t hide much in front of Xiahou Dun, but he just didn''t want to say it at this time, so he shook his head slightly and said: "Nothing...have all the military affairs been arranged?"


    Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "The reward of cattle and wine has been sent, and the meritorious achievements are also being logged in for verification... Don''t worry, my lord..."


    ??Cao Cao nodded, feeling slightly relieved, and drank a cup of wine with Xiahou Dun with a smile. Cao Cao knew that in the current situation, military power came first, so no matter what, he must first settle the soldiers under his command, so as to ensure that he is invincible.


    Xiahou Dun saw that Cao Cao was not enjoying the conversation, so he did not sit there for long and left. When he saw Xia Houen, who had just followed Cao Cao and held a wine bottle for Cao Cao, passed by, he grabbed him and asked: "What happened to my lord just now? What''s the matter?" Looks a little unhappy?"


    Xia Houen was stunned.


    "Say it quickly! I won''t beat you until you tell me!" Xiahou Dun threatened. As an elder, if he finds any excuse and does whatever he wants, no one else can protect Xiahou En.


    Xia Houen thought about it and felt that this matter was not a top secret, so he repeated what Cao Cao and Yang Xiu had just said...


    “That’s it?” Xiahou Dun asked.


    “Yeah.” Xia Houen nodded.


    “So...what do you mean?” Xiahou Dun stared.


    Xia Houen also stared.


    “Hey! Go get out of my way!”


    Xiahou Dun waved his hand, shooing Xiahou En away like a fly, and then sat for a while, feeling that his buttocks seemed to have become pointy, and it was not stable no matter how he placed it. He really couldn''t sit still, so he stood up and came Xun Yu sat down in front of him, and in a low voice repeated the words he just heard, and said, "What do these words mean?"


    Xun Yu glanced at Xiahou Dun and said: "In the Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan, in the thirteenth year of Chenggong''s reign, Prime Minister Lu defeated Qin."


    “Huh?” Xiahou Dun was dumbfounded. Does this mean you want me to go back and read the book? Damn, if I can read books, why would I come to you?


    “Don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious…” Guo Jia on the side put a wine cup into Xiahou Dun’s hand, then filled up the wine, “Have a drink, have a drink and then talk…”


    Xiahou Dun looked at the wine prince, and then said to Guo Jia: "I drank, can you explain to me?"


    “Easy to say, easy to say…” Guo Jia laughed.


    "It''s done!"


    ??Guo Jia glanced at Xun Yu, and then said: "It''s not a big deal... Didn''t I use "Mo Shang Sang" before..."


    “Hmm, um…” Xiahou Dun nodded.


    "So Yang Dezu responded with these eight words: ''Bow down the armor, walk on the mountains and rivers''..." Guo Jia laughed and said, "This is about Jin Wengong... And Jin Wengong back then... Haha, there is also ''both The four words "repay old virtues"...this Qin, this Jin, are really wonderful..."


    “Ah, ah?” Xiahou Dun became more and more confused as he listened.


    "Alas..." Xun Yu nodded and said, "This Yang Dezu is really a... Quoting this classic is both suitable for this situation and also implies a threat. No wonder the lord is dissatisfied..."


    “The conflict between Qin and Jin is just like now.” Guo Jia also said. Qin and Jin were both great powers that competed for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period. The relationship between the two countries was quite delicate. They were close neighbors, had a marriage relationship, and had frequent exchanges. However, due to political interests, they were sometimes friendly and sometimes fought with each other. They were very similar. Now the relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian.


    "Let''s put it this way, Yang Dezu is saying..." Seeing that Xiahou Dun seemed to understand but not understand, Guo Jia further said, "If you want to fight or make peace, you can only think about it..."


    Xiahoudun was furious and immediately turned around to stand up, but Guo Jia quickly grabbed him with a sharp hand. He lost his center of gravity and failed to stand up immediately, so he sat back down.


    “If Cai Wen didn’t give you a direct explanation just now, it’s because he was worried that you would be like this!” Guo Jia did not let go and shouted in a low voice, “Does Yuan Rang want to ruin something important for the Lord?!”


    ?In terms of strength, Xiahou Dun was unprepared just now. If Xiahou Dun really wanted to struggle, even ten Guo Jia might not be able to hold him down. However, after hearing the second half of Guo Jia''s words, Xiahou Dun did not dare to move.


    "Prime Minister Lu defeated the Qin... this time it was Dezu who defeated the Jin..." Xun Yu said, "Now the Hussar has great righteousness. If we start the war lightly, we will definitely lose the popularity... Yuan Rang must not ruin the great cause of the Lord. At this moment Hebei Qing Dynasty is not at peace, so he must not do evil to Guanzhong..." Xia Houdun remained silent for a while, dodged the wine cup in Guo Jia''s hand, added a cup of wine himself, raised his head and drank it down...


    …This is the dividing line between having enough food and wine…


    ?On the other side, just when Xiahou Dun was depressed but had no choice but to do anything, Xu You wandered around and found Cao Cao.


    ?Xu You drank a little too much. After all, when he switched to Cao Cao before, it was completely a venture capital investment, and he might lose everything at any time, but now Cao Cao has won!


    Haha, Cao Cao won!


    Xu You was so beautiful in his heart. It was like betting all the remaining bets on "00" in roulette, and then the lucky ball really landed on "00"!


    This kind of beauty in Xu You''s heart...


    “Ah Hao, if you don’t do something, you won’t win this way!”


    After Xu You sat down, he patted Cao Cao''s arm and muttered.


    ??The corner of Cao Cao''s left eye twitched, but he still smiled and said: "You are right! Come on, drink, drink!"


    Xu You didn''t refuse anyone who came. He drank it and breathed out a breath of alcohol. "If you get something, you can win a hundred thousand soldiers!"


    Cao Cao: “…”


    "You are trapped there, and when someone comes, your power will break like a bamboo! Break a bamboo!"


    ?Xu You waved his arms, revealing his somewhat thin arms. Xu You didn''t do it entirely to show off his achievements, but because he had lost a lot of the wealth he had saved with great difficulty before, and now that he was here with Cao Cao, he had no income on hand and no specific errands to be responsible for. Then he thought about asking Cao Cao for some benefits.


    When it comes to benefits, it is natural to talk about how many things you have done and how much credit you have contributed. Just like in later generations of companies, during the Chinese New Year, there are always groups of people going to report to their bosses...


    Is it really just for reporting work?


    Xu You is not like other people under Cao Cao. Others, even if they did not go to the battlefield, still worked hard at the rear. For example, logistics managers like Xun Yu always have some contributions that cannot be denied, but Xu You Apart from coming up with ideas and providing some information, You now has nothing to praise, so exaggerating the idea and exaggerating the information to make it appear more important naturally became a way for Xu You to gain benefits.


    Otherwise?


    ?It doesn’t matter if you say your own ideas, it’s all the boss’s decision-making? If you meet a sensible boss, you will be polite to some extent. If you meet someone as shameless as Cao Cao, you might just laugh and take the polite words seriously without even explaining it...


    Xu You was naturally a little worried that Cao Cao would come to fight with him and renege on the benefits he had promised before, so he took advantage of today and the drunkenness to come up and try to finalize the benefits.


    ?However, as a boss, you naturally feel that no matter how much work your subordinates do, it is their due. Didn’t I pay you a salary, so isn’t it also your right to work overtime? It is also appropriate to wash the toilet, carry a bucket, walk the dog, and take care of the children...


    ?The last time I asked you to carry a bucket of water, you still refused to do it. Now you still have the nerve to come to me and ask for money? Want a salary increase?


    Cao Cao laughed loudly, but did not answer Xu You''s words.


    ?But to be honest, Cao Cao was tired of being talked about too much, so he hesitated and said: "Jizhou has not yet been pacified, and it is too early to discuss the merits... Haha, haha, does Ziyuan have any other clever ideas? Why don''t you tell me?"


    ??Cao Cao originally thought he would just deal with it, but he didn''t expect Xu You to take it seriously. He sat there stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I also have a plan..."


    "Oh?" Cao Cao said with a smile, "I would like to hear the details!"


    ?Xu You looked at Cao Cao, chuckled a few times, then turned to look at the singing and dancing in the square, but did not speak immediately.


    ???Cao Cao laughed loudly, pointed at the singer who was singing and dancing in the square and said: "There is no one to serve in Ziyuan''s house yet? After the banquet, you can choose one or two, so that you can take care of Ziyuan''s daily life..."


    Xu You arched his hands, thanked him first, and then said: "Mr. Cao didn''t know... In the old days of Jizhou, there were nursery rhymes sung..." Xu You also saw singing and dancing before, and suddenly remembered something and felt that now It could be used, so he said it.


    "Nursery rhyme?" Cao Cao frowned slightly, "Tell it and listen..."


    "When nursery rhymes were sung in the past, I didn''t take it seriously, but now that I think about it... I feel even more frightened..." Xu You stroked his beard and his face became more serious, "... Yan Nan is hanging down, Zhao Bei is in mourning. Yellow chrysanthemums are falling, Zhuang. There is a shortage of crops. Under Zhangtai, the warehouse is full of bones. There are magpies that have lost their nests and died..."


    "This ''Yan is hanging down in the south, Zhao is mourning in the north''..." Xu You stretched out a finger and gestured in the air and said, "The swallow is flying, building a nest on the eaves, heading south, and dying on the way. It''s the Korean Festival... This Zhao Beishang is naturally Gongsun who burned himself in Yi Jing..."


    "Gongsun died in Zhaobei..." Cao Cao nodded.


    "The yellow chrysanthemum falls...this is Qu Xiping..." Xu You couldn''t help but sigh a little. Qu Yi had asked him to explain this nursery rhyme back then, but he didn''t expect that Xu You''s casual words at that time turned into a true prophecy.


    “It makes sense, but who does this ‘Zhuang Hehuang’ refer to?” Cao Cao said.


    “The crops and crops are all grown in the fields, and that’s the Tian family…” Xu You sighed.


    ?Cao Cao opened his eyes slightly, a little surprised.


    "The bones of Zhangtai..." Xu You continued, "I originally thought that Zhangtai refers to Chang''an, but I never thought that it refers to the palace of Yecheng... Now it is also full of bones..."


    “Come here!” Cao Cao suddenly called a guard to come closer, pondered for a moment, and said, “...go and ask General Lian, is there a name for the burial place?”


    After a while, the guard turned back and whispered: "General Cao said... that place is called ''Cangshan''..."


    “Cangshan…Cangshan…” Cao Cao muttered and repeated.


    Xu You stroked his beard and said: "Now this nursery rhyme has been fulfilled one by one. Now is the last sentence... Cao Gong, there is a Que Mountain in Ye City. Yuan Benchu ??built a pavilion on the Que Mountain... Wei Que has a nest. , Weijiu lives there...someone also heard that Yuan Benchu ??wanted to have an heir to his third son..."


    "Wei Que has a nest, and Wei Jiu lives in it... Wei Que has a nest, and Wei Jiu lives in it... When someone is ready, he will send people to Ji to spread this song!" Cao Cao recited it several times, then suddenly laughed and patted it. Xu You''s arm said, "Zi Yuan''s strategy is really wonderful! It''s wonderful! Come on, I will give you a title to Zi Yuan! If this strategy is successful, I will count it on Zi Yuan!"


    “Haha, easy to say, easy to say...”


    Happy New Year! Happy New Year to all book friends!


    I wish you all good luck, good luck and good health in the new year!


    (End of this chapter)