Although the outside world was turbulent, Wei Zhongdao still hid in Hedong County and did not participate in the changes in the world. He read, wrote, and traveled every day. He was always accompanied by a young and beautiful woman, Cai Wenji, a truly talented woman. Cai Yan was influenced by it from below. Influenced by Cai Yong, he is well-read and plays the piano well. He is versatile and smart. As the uncle of Wei Zhongdao, the patriarch of the Wei clan is extremely satisfied with Cai Wenji. He once wanted to bring the two of them together, but Wei Zhongdao never expressed his stance. It was only three years since Cai Yong's death, and Cai Yan was still in his filial piety period, so it was left to nothing.

Cao Cao defeated the Black Mountain bandits Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others in Dongjun. Yuan Shao reported this to the court and recommended Cao Cao as the governor of Dongjun. He even defeated all the major forces in Yanzhou and became the shepherd of Yanzhou. He had many heroes and talents under his command. The most famous counselors were Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Chen Gong and others, as well as generals such as Zhao Yun and Xia Houyuan. His power expanded rapidly. . The following year, Cao Cao sent troops to Qingzhou, defeated hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop, gathered the elite among them, and formed the Qingzhou Army. Their strength greatly increased, they developed rapidly, and they became famous for a while.

Even the descendants of the Wei family, many people have joined Cao Cao's army, which reminded Cao Cao of Wei Zhongdao. Knowing that he still has not served as an official to this day, he couldn't help but think of what Wei Zhongdao said back then. He finally understood the power of This is the root of the troubled times, and everything else is unreliable. He had the idea in his mind that he wanted to ask Wei Zhongdao to serve as an official.

Cao Cao wrote three letters in a row, trying to invite Wei Zhongdao out, but in the end there was only a simple reply from Zhongdao, not agreeing to become an official, which made Cao Cao a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Wei Zhongdao was not a person who was ignorant of the world. He made many suggestions for Cao Cao in his heart, including people's livelihood, military, farming, water conservancy, and even the general trend of the world. He analyzed them one by one, so that Cao Cao could I got a valuable treasure and read it many times. I gained a lot and yearned for Wei Zhongdao even more.

Another year later, because Cao Cao recruited talented people regardless of their origins, and promoted people from poor families, the Yanzhou family became resentful. In addition, Chen Gong and Cao Cao had different political views, and Cao Cao took advantage of Tao Qian's subordinates When he attacked Xuzhou because of killing Cao Song, he led Lu Bu into Yanzhou, which made Cao Cao be attacked from both sides and greatly reduced his strength.

Cao Cao was in trouble for a while, and even Xi Zhicai died of a serious illness. For a time, Cao Cao went through hardships and became a lot decadent. If he hadn't gone through hardships and setbacks, he might have completely lost his fighting spirit.

At this time, Yuan Shaoxiong was in the north and sent a letter stating that as long as Cao Cao is willing to send all his family members to Yecheng as hostages and join his command, he will send troops to help Cao Cao attack Lu Bu and help him Retake Yanzhou.

Cao Cao was shaken and somewhat tempted. Now he was surrounded on all sides and was in a precarious situation. If he was not careful, his power would collapse and he would not be able to care about the future.

Under the cover of night, Cao Cao walked alone, looking up at the starry sky. The moon and stars were sparse, but his future was bleak and confused. In his powerlessness, Cao Cao thought of Wei Zhongdao again. It would be great if he was here at this time. I should be able to teach him how to break the situation, but now that he is at the end of his rope, how can Wei Zhongdao turn to him?

Wei Zhongdao stood outside the camp, looking at Cao Cao whose luck was unstable, his eyes gleaming, he looked back at Cai Yan, and said helplessly.

"Why do you need to come with me? Marching and fighting are extremely difficult. Isn't it good to stay in Hedong County?"

Cai Yan shook his head slightly. Although he was weak, he was extremely firm. His beautiful eyes were full of affection and sparkling, and he said softly.

"Brother, I want to follow you and don't want to stay in Hedong!"

Wei Zhongdao knew the beauty's affection, so he stopped persuading him. He came to the camp and handed the name card to the soldiers guarding the camp, asking him to help him report it.

"Brother, why did you come to seek refuge with Mengde at this time?"

Cai Yan knew that before, Cao Cao had written many times to invite Wei Zhongdao to become an official, but Wei Zhongdao rejected them all. Now that Cao Cao was in a desperate situation, why did Cao Cao suddenly leave Hedong County and come here to prepare for his official career.

When Wei Zhongdao heard this, he smiled, shook his head slightly, turned around and looked at the vast night sky, his voice was low and faint.

"Cao Mengde is at a low point at this time. As the saying goes, it is better to provide help in the snow than to add icing on the cake. It is at this time that I can show my ability!"

When Cao Cao heard that the messenger had come to report that Wei Zhongdao had arrived, he was ecstatic and ran towards the camp gate crazily, making everyone watch in shock.

"Zhongdao, why are you here?"

Cao Cao was inexplicably excited. He held Wei Zhongdao tightly with his hand and refused to let go. Wei Zhongdao tried his best to pull out to no avail. He couldn't help but rolled his eyes. This is not a good thing in this era. Big men often hold hands with each other. Sleeping on the same bed and talking all night long made Wei Zhongdao very uncomfortable.

"I came here to seek refuge with General Cao. I also ask the general not to be stingy with his salary!"

Cao Cao suddenly released his palms, dug his ears, and looked at Wei Zhongdao in disbelief. Did he just have an auditory hallucination? Now he was already in a precarious state and was about to sink. Wei Zhongdao came to seek refuge at this time. , is it because you have lost your mind and gone crazy?

"Zhongdao, are you kidding?"

Wei Zhongdao smiled lightly, his eyes full of seriousness, and said in a deep voice.

"Zhongdao never makes fun of such important matters, but General Cao doesn't want to take him in?"

Cao Cao's body trembled slightly, and his heart was complicated and inexplicable. He did not expect that Wei Zhongdao would actually help him in times of need and serve as an official when he was in the most difficult time. He was also very moved, and he firmly grabbed Wei Zhongdao's hand and promised.

"Zhongdao treats me like this, and I will definitely live up to Zhongdao in the future. If I violate this oath, the sky will strike with thunder!"

Wei Zhongdao's expression was still calm, his eyes were clear, he took his hand back from Cao Cao's, cupped it and said.

"General Cao, wait!"

"I have a few more requests, and I hope General Cao will agree!"

Cao Cao was not angry, he just nodded calmly and said cheerfully.

"Zhongdao can ask for anything he wants!"

"First, no more killing of people. Second, let me come and go in the future without any obstruction!"

Cao Cao graciously agreed and was not unhappy. Wei Zhongdao then entered the camp with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao told Wei Zhongdao about the difficulties he encountered during this period, hoping that he could give him some advice and help him get out of trouble.

After listening to Cao Cao's story, Wei Zhongdao had a detailed understanding of the current situation, became confident and calm, and talked eloquently.

"What Yuan Shao said is absolutely impossible. Is General Cao willing to live under him and become his vassal in the future?"

Cao Cao shook his head. Naturally, he did not want to be second to others, but now that the situation was pressing, he had to compromise.