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However, what really surprised Xun Yu was that his lord Cao Cao accidentally quoted Li Li's words, and seemed to admire Li Li quite a lot.This made Xun Yu secretly amazed, and he couldn't help being touched in his heart, thinking of many things.

I don't know when, Cao Cao stopped calling Li Li's name directly, and replaced it with Li Thief.It is not difficult to see how deep the hatred between Cao Cao and Li Li is.Therefore, Xun Yu never mentioned Li Li's name in front of Cao Cao, and often replaced him with Li Thief.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was always thinking about Li Li in his heart, but this kind of thinking may not be a good thing.But at this moment, Cao Cao's words fell into Xun Yu's ears, but it had a different taste.

"My lord, why did you bring up Li Bandit at this time? Lu Bu is brave, and the world knows it. Li Bandit's words are just picking up the wisdom of others, so what's the point?"

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xun Yu when he heard the sound, and said solemnly: "Wen Ruo's words are wrong. Lv Bu is brave in the world and has always been arrogant, but in front of Li Thief, he has another face. He consciously restrains his heart and shows no trace of arrogance." It seems that I am very afraid of Li Thief. Therefore, it doesn’t matter what others say, but Li Thief’s comments on Lu Bu are worthy of my deep thinking.”

Chapter 853

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Seeing Xun Yu's expression of disapproval, Cao Cao said solemnly: "Wen Ruo's words are wrong. Lv Bu is brave in the world and has always been defiant, but in front of Li Thief, he has another face. He consciously restrains his heart and shows no trace of arrogance." Angry, it seems that he is very afraid of Li thief.

Looking around the world, there are as many brave generals as a cow's hair, but there are very few generals who can catch Li Thief's eyes and be greatly appreciated by him.However, Lu Bu was called "虓虎" by Li Thief. What is a "虓虎"?Everyone in the world thought that Li Thief's words meant to praise Lu Bu's bravery, but they didn't know the deep meaning hidden in it.

Don't you hear that if you kill a tiger, you will be injured by the tiger?It can be seen from this that the intentions of Li Thief's words are so sinister! "

"Ugh!" Xun Yu was stunned when he heard the sound. After thinking for a while, he nodded respectfully and said, "My lord's words are very true. Li Thief's words are indeed flattering at first glance, but upon careful scrutiny, there are hidden evil intentions , extremely sinister."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu sneered and said: "The tigers in the world are extremely ferocious, and no one can control them. Once you kill a tiger, you must kill it, otherwise you will suffer from it. This sentence is to remind us, now Besiege Lv Bu in the territory of Dongjun, and you must not let the tiger go back to the mountain, so that you can catch him and kill him here. I don’t know if the lord mentions this at this time, does he have the intention of killing Lv Bu?”

"Well, that's exactly what I mean." Cao Cao nodded slightly.

However, before the words fell, Cao Cao frowned, his eyes were erratic, and his expression was quite worried.

"If you want to kill Lu Bu, it's easier said than done? This thief is extremely brave, with a painted halberd in his hand, and a horse with a red rabbit in his crotch. If he wants to leave, no one in our army can stop him. Right now, Zixiao and Zilian have joined forces to fight against him. Against Lv Bu, we fought fiercely for more than 80 rounds, but still couldn't help him. Looking at this posture, if there are more than a dozen rounds, I am afraid that Lv Bu can turn the tide of the battle and defeat the three of Zixiao one by one. Once Lu Bu defeats the three of Zixiao, our army Although there are many soldiers and horses, no one can defeat Lu Bu. If he is allowed to return to the wolf cavalry army, he will be like the king of wolves. From this point of view, our war cavalry may not be the opponent of the wolf cavalry army, and will definitely lose. Waiting for a fierce enemy, what can I do? It's a pity. Yuan Rang and Miao Cai were killed. If there is one person here, why fear Lu Bu?"

When he said the last two sentences, Cao Cao couldn't help but think of Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers, and suddenly his expression was melancholy, his eyes were lonely, and he seemed to be lost.

After Xun Yu heard the words, his expression darkened, and he tried to comfort Cao Cao with kind words.But when the words came to his lips, he held back.

As Cao Cao said, if the brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahouyuan are still alive.These two people can fight against Lu Bu, and with the help of brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong, they will surely be able to kill Lu Bu.A year ago, Cao Cao's generals gathered together, and the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren and Cao Hong were called Cao Cao's right-hand men; but in case of war, these four people can take on important responsibilities, and they are always disadvantaged and rarely defeated.It is no exaggeration to say that these four people contributed a lot to Cao Cao's rapid rise and becoming a rather powerful vassal force among the vassals of the Central Plains.It's a pity that Brother Xiahou had died for a long time. After Cao Hong was released by Li Li, he seemed to have been greatly shocked and became submissive, far less brave and fearless than before.

In addition, there are not a few generals who fell into the hands of Li Li, or directly died by the sword of Xiliang generals.Li Dian and Yu Jin fell into Li Li's hands one after another. Cao Ang, Cao Anmin and other generals of the Cao army totaled more than a hundred, and all of them were killed by the Xiliang generals one after another.

Today, although there are still many generals under Cao Cao's command, there are not many who can truly be called capable warriors.At least most generals cannot be compared with Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers. There are only a handful of generals like Li Dian and Yu Jin who are strict with themselves, lenient towards others, and deeply loved by soldiers.

Therefore, the enmity between Cao Cao and Xiliang Li Li was extremely deep, and it seemed that water and fire could not be tolerated.Fortunately, Cao Cao has a great mind and a broad mind, and he will not ignore the overall situation because of personal hatred and resentment.This is exactly what Xun Yu valued Cao Cao the most, and it was also what Cheng Yu and other civil servants admired the most.For this reason, they are willing to follow Cao Cao. No matter how difficult Cao Cao's situation is, they will never leave and share weal and woe.

And Cao Cao's magnanimity is not just talking, the best evidence is the secret alliance with Li Li under the Hangu Pass before.He and Li Li have an irreconcilable "national hatred" family feud, but he can take the initiative to show favor to Li Li and form an alliance with him.No matter what his original intention for doing this is, this kind of generosity alone is enough to amaze countless people and feel ashamed.And this is the mind of a hero, who truly achieves big things without sticking to small details, can endure what ordinary people can't bear, and can reach what ordinary people can't; only in this way can he achieve unattainable fame.

While his thoughts were racing, Xun Yu couldn't help shaking his head to wake himself up and return to the battle in front of him.At this time, he suddenly remembered a person who was overshadowed by Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, but this person's martial arts and martial arts were not inferior to Xiahou brothers, and his strategy was not weaker than Cao Ren. His martial arts were probably better than Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. He is actually the number one expert in the Cao clan.This person had been unknown before, and he was willing to take the place of the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong. He devoted himself to his duties, never exceeded his authority, and did not show himself well.Therefore, although he won the trust of Cao Cao, he did not attract enough attention from Cao Cao, and naturally he did not have the opportunity to take on important responsibilities.However, since the foundation of Yanzhou was seized by Lu Bu in a sneak attack, he was ordered in the face of danger, and finally got the opportunity to fully demonstrate his talents.

Immediately, Xun Yu turned his head to look at Cao Chun, who had reined in his horse and stopped on the right side, and said softly to Cao Cao, "My lord, if you are worried that our army does not have a brave general who can win the three armies, then you can rest assured. Our army is not without power Warlord, on the contrary, this general's martial arts is far superior to that of the late General Xiahou Dun, even if he can't defeat Lu Bu, he can still fight sixty or seventy rounds without losing."

"Oh?" Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao interjected, "Where is this person now, please come and meet me!"

Xun Yu laughed when he heard the words, originally he didn't want to play tricks, but now he changed his mind.Since the lord is so eager.Then he would simply add fuel to the flames, and the good man would do his best to push him directly to the position of Cao Jun's number one general.Anyway, this position should have belonged to him in the first place, and this time it was just to get back what should belong to him.

"My lord, don't worry. It's very easy for my lord to meet this person. You don't need to go down and invite him. He is in the army right now, and he has always been a general under your lord's command, but he hasn't been reused."

"Uh, is it right before the formation?" In astonishment.Cao Cao turned his head to look at the group of generals on the right, skipping Cao Chun, Le Jin, Cao Zhen and others, scanning and observing carefully.In the end, he stayed on the veteran Cai Yang who was nearly fifty years old.Because he heard that Cai Yang has a very domineering name. He once beat the invincible rangers in the Central Plains, and was honored as the "Sword God" by the rangers in the green forest.

Seeing this, Xun Yu smiled and said: "It seems that the Lord really doesn't know who this civil and military general is. If that's the case, I will tell you directly. This person is the Lord's brother of the same clan, General Cao Chun!"

"Ah, Zihe?" Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this.Turning his head to look at Cao Chun beside him, his expression was astonished, and he looked at Cao Chun with suspicious eyes, as if he suspected that Xun Yu was playing tricks.But he was well aware of Xun Yu's nature, he would not easily recommend a talented person, let alone a military general, but once he valued and recommended him, he must be a talented person who can be used; for example, Cheng Yu who was recommended by him and Mao Jie.They are all people who are well versed in strategy.

Seeing that his lord still had doubts, Xun Yu said very firmly: "It is Cao Chun, Cao Zihe General. Zihe General Wentao Wulue. He is very courageous. Last year Lv Bu attacked the county city, it was Zihe General The injured General Xia Houyuan fought bloody battles, during which he fought Lv Bu for more than ten rounds, finally broke through the siege, and led his army back to Dong'a City. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would not have known that Zihe General was so brave, and he was calm and courageous Conspiracy, can be called the talent of a general!"

Cao Cao looked shocked, staring at Cao Chun with burning eyes, and the clan brother Cao Chun in his mind appeared in his mind.

Cao Chun is Cao Ren's younger brother. He was fond of learning since he was a child, respected and loved literati, and was humble and courteous. He was deeply loved by his father.However, his elder brother Cao Ren preferred martial arts, disliked learning, and despised literati, so the two brothers lived in separate families after they became adults. His father did not pass the family business to Cao Ren, but left it to Cao Chun.Since then, although Cao Ren has not turned against his younger brother Cao Chun, he has complained a lot, and the rift is deep;And Cao Chun is a humble man, he practiced literature and martial arts, he can be regarded as both civil and martial arts, but he is not superior, at least compared with Cao Ren.

Therefore, in Cao Cao's impression, Cao Chun is humble and polite, and his martial arts are among the first-class, but he is far inferior to Cao Ren.However, Cao Chun was upright by nature, respected discipline, was strict in running the army, treated soldiers generously, was especially good at training soldiers, and was deeply loved by the soldiers under his tent.Other than that, Cao Chun seemed to have nothing to excel at.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered him to replace Xiahou Dun to stay in the county, not because he valued his talent, but because he was his own clan brother, absolutely loyal to him, and completely trustworthy.That's all.

Because of this, Cao Cao didn't think highly of Cao Chun, only thought that he was a younger brother of the same clan, and his loyalty was not a problem, so he often took him by his side to listen to him.

Only now, after hearing Xun Yu's respect for Cao Chun, did Cao Cao realize that maybe he really didn't know this brother of the clan, so he had misjudged him.From this, he couldn't help thinking that Cao Chun and Cao Ren were at odds, while Cao Ren had a deep friendship with the Xiahoudun brothers and were brothers in brotherhood, while Cao Hong was a person of extravagance and pleasure, and he was narrow-minded, and he was incompatible with Cao Chun.From this point of view, Cao Chun's obscurity is not due to his character, but because he has been squeezed out invisibly, which forced him to be cautious, not to be conspicuous, and to restrain himself deliberately, so as to avoid internal strife among brothers of the same clan.

Under the watchful eyes of Xun Yu and Cao Chun, Cao Cao smiled and nodded at Cao Chun, but smiled without saying a word, noncommittal.

Immediately, he turned his eyes to the battlefield ahead, looked up at the gloomy sky, and ordered Cao Chun: "Mingjin withdraws troops, and this is the end of today. After recovering the counties of Dongjun, we will fight against Lu Bu again!"

"Ding Ding Ding"

The clear sound of gold ringing spread throughout Puyang City, and at this moment, light rain began to fall from the sky, sending the dust flying in the air back to the earth.

Chapter 854

Chang'an, Sikong Mansion.

In the evening, the gate of the mansion was wide open, a group of cars parked in front of the gate, and Sikong and Li Jue went back to the mansion.

"My husband is back."

Seeing Li Jue striding towards the main hall, the Yang family who had been waiting on the jade steps in front of the hall walked slowly, and greeted him with a smile.

"Huh?" Upon entering the door, she saw Mrs. Yang standing at the entrance of the main hall, Li Jue was slightly startled, her brows were slightly wrinkled, and a sullen look appeared in the corners of her eyes.

"Madam seems to be waiting here on purpose, is it possible that father-in-law is here again?"

Yang's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but the smile on Qiao's face did not change at all, and he said with a smile: "My husband was joking. In recent days, my father has never come to the house. My husband is tired all day and leaves early. Returning late, I can't bear it, so today I personally cooked the food and drink that my husband loves most, and I am worried that my husband will be involved in official business, so I am here waiting for my husband to return home."

Li Jue was stunned when he heard the words: "Oh? Madam waited for her husband to come back on purpose, this is hehehe!"

Halfway through the words, Li Jue laughed loudly. The reason for this was that there were a group of servants and soldiers around him.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Yang personally came to wait for Li Jue to return to the mansion in front of the jade steps in the main hall today. It happened before, but at that time, Mrs. Yang was still a concubine, and she would wait for Li Jue to come back every night, for fear that Li Jue would stay in the main room at night. In the dowager's room.However, after the Yang family gave birth to a son for Li Jue, she immediately replaced the position of the main wife, and since then she has not welcomed Li Jue back to the house.

After careful calculation, it has been more than ten years.During this period, the Yang family did not interfere with military and political affairs.All major and minor matters in the mansion must be approved by her, including the fact that Li Li and Li Xian were kicked out of the house by her.And Li Jue's complaints about Yang's family began from this.

After many years, Li Shi, the son of Li Jue, has grown up.Unexpectedly, for the first time, the Yang family took the initiative to welcome him back to the mansion.This is indeed a new thing, and it has not been seen for many years.

Although Li Jue was not sure why Mrs. Yang was so "gentle" today, he was indeed very happy.This time, Yang showed an empathetic side, at least it showed that she had seen the situation clearly, had corrected her attitude, and could be so obedient in front of her, and she will see her nephew Li Li again in the future.She naturally knew what to do and had to formally apologize to Li Li.

It is true that Li Jue has been brooding about Yang's driving Li and Li brothers out of the house behind his back all these years.This directly led to his indifferent attitude towards Yang Shi, and he no longer pampered her like before, and followed her in everything.Before that, he and Yang Shi were very affectionate.The relationship between husband and wife is extremely harmonious.But because of the Li Li brothers, the husband and wife had a rift, and there was a grudge.However, after all, they are husband and wife for nearly 20 years.Although Li Jue was quite dissatisfied with Yang Shi, he cared about the relationship between husband and wife and did not punish her excessively.

When Li Li went to Wuwei County to serve as the prefect for more than half a year, Li Jue had temporarily put this matter behind him, and his love with Yang was still the same as before.But he returned to Chang'an with Li Li and took over the Xiliang Army.Li Jue felt that there was always a vague barrier between his uncles and nephews, which invisibly opened up the distance between his uncles and nephews.They are no longer as close as father and son like before, talking about everything.

For a long time, Li Jue thought that the estrangement between himself and Li Li was due to the power struggle, and both his uncle and nephew wanted to become the lord of Xiliang and hold the power in the world.However, after two years of running-in and secret contests, Li Jue finally let go of his fighting spirit, corrected his attitude completely, and wholeheartedly assisted his nephew Li Li to achieve supremacy, but then he found that the gap between himself and his nephew Li Li still remained. still.

The most direct proof is that Li Li never set foot in Li Jue's mansion during the three years in charge of Xiliang; Wu together for the festival.At first Li Jue didn't take this matter to heart, and mistakenly thought that Li Li had many wives and concubines, and it would be inconvenient if they all came to his house, so he took his family to Xi Wu to spend the festive season together.But this phenomenon lasted for three years, each time, which made Li Jue have to ponder the hidden secrets and speculate why Li Li did this.

When Li Jue realized that Li Li's move must have a deep meaning, the fact that Yang drove Li and Li brothers out of the house behind his back and left the house clean immediately came to mind.From this moment on, he finally knew why the gap between himself and his nephew Li Li had arisen.It turned out that the root cause was Yang's body. No wonder Li Li sent people to invite his family to Meiwu for a reunion every year, but Yang refused with excuses, and Li Li laughed about it and never said a word.

After knowing the whole story, Li Jue immediately sent someone to secretly track down what other things Yang had done behind his back, especially the things related to the Li and Li brothers.After the investigation was clear, Li Jue was furious. In his rage, he decided to execute Yang Shi to pay for his sister-in-law Yan Shi, so as to eliminate the gap between uncles and nephews.However, after he calmed down, the past gluey love between husband and wife resurfaced in his heart, and he couldn't help but soften his heart, so he put the matter on hold and executed all the servants and servants who knew about it.In his heart, the relationship between husband and wife has virtually overshadowed the relationship between uncle and sister-in-law, so he erased all traces and tried to cover up the truth, pretending that this never happened.