If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

Cao Cao built crenels in the border town of Linxian County for the defenders to shoot bows and arrows, dug grooves for rolling stones to fall down, and built many traps at the secret doors of the original enemy buildings for emergencies.

Before the battle of barbarians came to attack the city aggressively, a large number of cavalry caught off guard and fell into the trap dug in advance by Cao Cao's order. The sword, a battle of defending the city was played by Cao Cao in a variety of ways, and he used almost all the crooked ideas he could think of.

During the autumn harvest season, the reason for the barbarian invasion is self-evident. Winter is coming, and this group of barbarians who turned into rebels and stopped farming have no food and grass, and gather to rob the nearest county town.

The scouts went as quickly as possible to inform Jiujiang prefect Lu Zhi that Cao Cao took advantage of the fact that the barbarian advance troops were on their backs and their own morale was soaring, so he drew his sword and led the cavalry to rush out through the aisles left on both sides, forming a formation. Fight with the barbarians.

Cao Cao is like a sharp sword out of its sheath, becoming the most dazzling new star on the battlefield with his unstoppable sharpness!Whether it is fighting or arranging troops, he is at his fingertips, he knows the art of war, and he is like a fish in water in actual combat. When Lu Zhi received the news, he sent reinforcements to come. Get a piece of armor without leaving it.

If Lu Zhi hadn't stood on the enemy tower and ordered the soldiers to beat the drums to retreat, Cao Cao might have rushed all the way like a mad dog to the county where the barbarians were located, causing a massacre.

With a condensed face, Lu Zhi got angry at Cao Cao for the first time: "You are really very good. As the leader of an army, you actually charged forward in person. Have you ever thought about your own safety? Have you ever thought about your safety? Injury will affect the morale of the entire army?"

Cao Cao thought he would be praised, but he was taken aback by Lu Zhi's stern questioning. He argued: "It is precisely because I charged forward and was not afraid of life and death that the soldiers I led could have the morale of going forward. As the leader of an army , You should dare to be the first, and those who hide behind and command are cowards! If even the general dare not face the enemy head-on, how can you expect the soldiers under him not to fight for life and death?"

"As a general, you should consider all aspects, and you should not be arrogant. You are shouldering the lives of thousands of soldiers! If the two armies are fighting, if the general is killed or wounded, why should you win? You are the general, not a soldier, nor a vanguard! Fight fiercely and bravely But if you don’t protect yourself, have you ever thought that once you are killed by the enemy, this war will end in failure?” Lu Zhi severely criticized Cao Cao: “You don’t call it taking the lead, you call it a bravado!”

"No, I charge ahead because I have the ability to protect myself, and I can guarantee that nothing will go wrong," Cao Cao said loudly: "General Duan Ying taught us that if we charge under the premise of being safe, our morale can reach its peak! "

Lu Zhi was speechless, pointing at Cao Cao, speechless: "You kid, don't you die? I've never seen anyone tougher than you."

Cao Cao poked his neck and said, "If the general is afraid of death, don't even expect the soldiers to give their lives for the battle. Fighting on the battlefield is a real sword and gun. A little bit of morale will not do it. As long as there is a trace of retreat and cowardice, the battlefield will be defeated. It will end in failure!"

Lu Zhi was speechless. He found that he could not refute Cao Cao's words, and even felt a little persuaded by him.

He shook his head hastily and said sternly: "Before you make a decision, you should think about your wife and children at home, think about your old parents!"

Cao Cao had no wife and children, only his father, who was in his prime, and his mother, who had just given birth to a younger brother.His father doesn't need him to worry about, and he doesn't need to worry about family affairs. He is single and has no worries, and he can devote all his heart and mind to displaying his political ambitions.

He even asked Lu Zhi: "The next step, should we attack the county town occupied by the barbarians?"

Lu Zhi shook his head, and said to Cao Cao: "Blindly relying on force to quell a rebellion is what a third-rate general would do. A clever general knows how to use both soft and hard methods, and knows how to use the smallest sacrifice in exchange for the greatest benefit." !"

Lu Zhi began to make preparations to quell the rebellion. He sent people to survey the terrain, inquire about news, disintegrate the barbarians, bribed some people to surrender voluntarily, and used strong methods to attack those who would never surrender.

During the whole process, Cao Cao acted as a general and followed Lu Zhi all the time. They discussed countermeasures in the camp and ambushed soldiers in the valley.

Lu Zhi never hesitated to teach Cao Cao, whether it was the way of being an official, the way of being a general, or all his personal experience, he taught Cao Cao one-on-one.

Even how to become a prefect, how to balance the relationship between the wealthy family, the government, and the common people, patiently broke it down and told Cao Cao.

The barbarian rebellion lasted from winter to spring of the following year. During the process, three barbarian leaders were persuaded to surrender, two were killed, and nearly 2000 barbarian warriors were captured!

"After the rebellion is quelled, it's time to resettle the captives." Lu Zhi began to teach Cao Cao again: "We can't slaughter them all. As long as there is a woman in the barbarian tribe, the blood will not be cut off, and the real pacification of the alien race The method of rebellion is not to kill, but to educate."

"Education?" Cao Cao murmured, "Why education?"

"Teach them to work at sunrise and rest at sunset, to farm, work, and harvest food like the common people. After the past few generations, all of Jiujiang County will become Han people."

Lu Zhi's patient and delicate teaching made Cao Cao a little uneasy. He didn't think he was Lu Zhi's disciple, nor his descendant. Why did he get his love and take the trouble to teach him?Cao Cao couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only ask Lu Zhi why?

Lu Zhi was silent for a moment, and then replied gently: "Just treat me as an addiction to wanting to be a husband!"

He obviously didn't want to tell Cao Cao the reason, so Cao Cao could only guess wildly: Maybe, prefect Lu appreciates my talent?

Lu Zhi quickly spread the news of the quelling of the rebellion to Luoyang, followed by a lawsuit against him for killing innocent people indiscriminately and slandering the local powerful families!

The rest of the powerful families were afraid of being killed by Lu Zhi, so they didn't dare to act rashly, so they could only secretly send people to Luoyang for help, and colluded with the officials in Luoyang City along the connections of the ten beheaded powerful families.

Overnight, the memorials to impeach Lu Zhi's indiscriminate killing of innocents and reckless disregard of human life were piled up on the imperial case.The eunuchs, who had lost their relatives, were angry that Lu Zhi had robbed them of all the property collected through embezzlement. They wanted to drive him down from the position of Jiujiang prefect, and even wanted to send killers to kill him in office.

During his reign, Lu Zhi taught Cao Cao all the affairs of the prefect of Jiujiang, and took him with him almost every day. Whether it was communicating with the remaining tyrants, or reporting with subordinate county magistrates, or reporting to his superiors, Cao Cao never left him. His left and right.

Under Lu Zhi's governance, Jiujiang County in Yangzhou ushered in its first bumper harvest year. Last year's green and yellow fields have been dyed golden this year. The harvest scene of the people bursting with joy excited the young heart of Cao Cao. Looking at the endless wheat fields and the people working in them, he was full of emotion: "To be an official is to be like Prefect Lu!"

Nothing encourages government more than the joy of the people in a good harvest!

Lu Zhi was unassuming as an official, pragmatic and hardworking, and even his subordinates followed him to learn. One person is clean and the government is clean. He always taught Cao Cao: "The people are rich to make the officials rich, and the officials are rich to make the people richer. The two complement each other. "

People in all counties of Jiujiang County supported Lu Zhi and regarded him as a savior and the master of Qingtian. No matter where Lu Zhi went, he would meet excited people and come to give him eggs and pancakes.Those rough palms after hard work were dark and simple. Seeing those eyes full of hope, Cao Cao was also moved.

On this day, the governor of Yangzhou invited Lu Zhi and six eunuchs to a banquet. When they entered, all the eunuchs presented treasures, gold, silver and antiques.

During the whole banquet, there were a lot of wine and wine, and the high-ranking officials exchanged pleasantries. Lu Zhi took Cao Cao and introduced him to the prefects of various counties.

The governor of Yangzhou summoned Lu Zhi in person, implying that he gave too little congratulatory gift and that more filial piety should be given.

Cao Cao's unstoppable head could understand the implication of the governor's words, but Lu Zhi talked about him from left to right, pretending to be stupid.

The governor was a little annoyed, and threatened with words: "Yangzhou is under my governance, you need my support if you want to live a better life, now you don't even contribute basic filial piety, don't expect me to give you support in the future. "

Lu Zhi said strangely: "Yangzhou is indeed under the governor's rule. As the governor's subordinates, what I have to do is to assist the governor to govern Jiujiang, my jurisdiction. Since I took office, I have never been less The tax paid to the national treasury, who is this filial piety to? The governor supports my governance for your own sake. Something that money bought?"

Lu Zhiming's sarcasm made the Yangzhou governor's face a little uneasy. He announced the end of the banquet with a livid face, and drove Lu Zhi and Cao Cao out.

Cao Cao was still a little dazed, and he felt incredible: "Someone would speak out about bribery and corruption openly. Isn't he afraid of being found out by the censors, and he would be shameless?"

Lu Zhi said lightly: "It's rare to see, but it's more strange. It's a phenomenon that happens everywhere."

Another pot of cold water was poured by Lu Zhi's hands for Cao Cao from the beginning to the end.

Everywhere? !

Has corruption and bribery become a blatant thing across the country? !

Cao Cao was shocked: "However, if the officials have no money to bribe, they will search for the people's fat and anointing instead!"

Lu Zhi smiled and mocked: "It's not just that some people get promoted after they bribe and bribe. An honest official like me is not ashamed to be with them, and he will lose his official title soon."

Cao Cao was startled: "Prefect Lu, don't scare me!"

Lu Zhi glanced at him, with a deep meaning: Is it scaring you, you will know after a while.

Cao Cao became more and more uneasy, and a guess emerged in his mind: Prefect Lu tried his best to teach him to be a magistrate. Could it be that he knew that he would not be able to be the prefect of Jiujiang? !

Lu Zhi's military exploits in pacifying the rebellion were widely spread in Jiujiang County, but once he arrived in other counties, he became the governor of Yangzhou.

Cao Cao didn’t know it until he went out. He had to pass through two neighboring counties when he was transporting and paying taxes to the Governor’s Mansion in Yangzhou. After hearing people’s stories about how the Governor of Yangzhou suppressed the Jiujiang Rebellion, he was pulled back by his deputy Jiang Qin out of righteous indignation. Jiujiang.

After returning to the prefect's mansion, Cao Cao rushed to find Lu Zhi and complained for him: "This is obviously your credit, but the governor of Yangzhou did nothing and tried to fool the people to get credit. How could he have the face to do that?" Do it, why should he do that, Prefect Lu, you were sent by Luoyang, you should come forward to protect your reputation! So many ministers in Luoyang know that you are sent by His Majesty to Jiujiang to suppress the rebellion, so many people testify! "

Lu Zhi had already seen fame and fortune, but it was Cao Cao, a silly boy who made him both fond of and worried about him.

"You," Lu Zhi sighed softly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "I have no relatives or reasons in Luoyang, and there is no one above me. The governor of Yangzhou has connections with the eunuch Wang Fu, and there is a great eunuch who holds great power under his supervision. How can you do that?" Shake him? Even if the credit is taken away, there is no way to sue him."

Cao Cao was so angry that his face turned red: "Obviously it is your credit, I saw it with my own eyes! When I return to Luoyang, I will testify for you!"

Lu Zhi looked at him quietly, and said gently: "Meng De, sometimes, patience is the right solution. As I taught you to be an official, a politician should think about how to use the smallest sacrifice in exchange for greater interests. After thinking about it, only patience can let me retreat!"

Lu Zhi would not easily tell other people such pertinent and caring words, only the younger generation who admired him and the successor who worked hard to promote him would speak his heart out.

Cao Cao immediately wrote a memorial, explaining what he had seen and heard, and wanted to hold the injustice for Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi pressed his bamboo slips and shook his head: "Perhaps you have a strong background and you have backers to back you up, but you have to understand that what you are going to do must not offend the interests of the entire group, otherwise your life and death will be uncertain, and you will also have your backing." It will hurt your backer, and it will hurt your family."

Lu Zhi persuaded Cao Cao again: "Because of me, a poor man, who will harm the people behind you, you are still too young to understand the dangers of officialdom. Don't get hotheaded because of momentary anger. Remember that disasters come from writing. If you don't write, you won't be in trouble." .”

"That's being wise and protecting one's life," Cao Cao said, "If being wise and protecting one's life is the only way to be a good official, then I would rather not wear the black hat on my head and be a person who spends time at home."

"But if you stay at home with free money, the people will have no one to govern. If you meet a corrupt prefect, you will live in dire straits."

Cao Cao was speechless.

Before the court's questioning and transfer was issued, Lu Zhi resigned from his position as the prefect of Jiujiang on the grounds of physical discomfort.

The governor of Yangzhou was very excited, and immediately arranged his own manpower to take over Jiujiang County, which had become much more prosperous under Lu Zhi's governance. He wrote a letter to recommend his own people, and asked the imperial court to appoint him as the new prefect.

Before that person arrived in Jiujiang County, he was immediately driven out of the city by the local guard Cao Cao, without giving the governor of Yangzhou any face.

The governor of Yangzhou is determined to win Jiujiang County, and he has even prepared to bribe eunuch Wang Fu's treasure.

The letter of impeachment sent to Luoyang and the letter of recommendation sent by the governor of Yangzhou were all delivered to Cao Jie.

And Lu Zhi's memorial was unique. He wrote in the memorial: "The minister recommends Cao Cao, and Cao Mengde will be the next Jiujiang prefect."

Cao Jie was thoughtful, put down Lu Zhi's performance, and picked up the bamboo slips sent by the governor of Yangzhou.

The eunuch sneered, turned around and went to look for his partner Wang Fu, and warned him: "When you are greedy, you have to leave a little retreat, don't ruin your life because of greed, you should think about this before reaching out your hand." Is something you can get your hands on."

As he said that, Cao Jie threw the Yangzhou Inspector's Prelude to Wang Fu's feet, and flung his sleeves away.

Wang Fu was baffled by his warning, and when he picked up the bamboo slips, his expression turned ugly.

These idiots!

While the governor of Yangzhou was waiting complacently, Luoyang's imperial decree was issued to dismiss the governor of Yangzhou from his official position and send a new governor to take up the post. Cao Cao was also promoted to be the next prefect of Jiujiang County.

When Cao Cao received the imperial decree, people all over the country praised him for his contribution to quelling the rebellion. Even the emissary who delivered the decree praised Cao Cao's youth and promise. He praised: "Cao Taishou is young and promising. As a role model for officials, without you, the Jiujiang Rebellion would probably last for several more years."

Cao Cao was taught to be patient by Lu Zhi, and he was on the verge of rage when he heard the emissary say a lot of nonsense in praise of him.

Cao Cao was not happy to become the magistrate of his dreams. All the credit should be due to Lu Zhi, but under the control of someone with a heart, it became his credit!

Hearing this, Lu Zhi laughed loudly: "Wonderful, wonderful!"

It was exactly as he expected.

In Lu Zhi's heart, Cao Cao's succession to Jiujiang is tantamount to keeping Jiujiang!

What the governor of Yangzhou did was really a waste of money, losing his wife and losing his army!

He's afraid he can't figure out why he lost his job.

Lu Zhi didn't expect that he was just giving it a go. He didn't expect that behind Cao Cao there was someone more powerful than Wang Fu.

Lu Zhi happily invited Cao Cao to drink, as if he didn't feel angry at being robbed of credit at all. His open-mindedness made Cao Cao feel guilty.

Maybe seeing Cao Cao's guilt, Lu Zhi said with a smile: "What is Mengde feeling guilty about? Since you came to Jiujiang, how many days and nights have you not slept well? I don't know? They said that the suppression of the rebellion in Jiujiang was yours." The credit is the greatest, and this is not wrong, if you hadn't recruited soldiers and rescued me from surveillance, this situation would not have happened."

"It's clear that everything was arranged by you, so why do you attribute it to me?" Cao Cao said guiltily: "I was just a thug and followed your orders to do things. You are doing all the arrangements. It doesn't make sense, sir. If there is no credit, let me be promoted by my subordinates!"

Lu Zhi waved his hand: "The Tao is one foot tall, and the devil is one foot high. That's good. You are my successor. I can rest assured that you are guarding Jiujiang. As for the merits, I really don't care." Those ones."

He can almost predict the undercurrent of "fairy fighting" in Luoyang for this credit. No matter what kind of thoughts those ghosts and ghosts have, he only needs to know that the foolish boy sent by the court to "get credit" is a real talent for governing the world. And a young man of good morals is enough.

Lu Zhi left a bunch of stalls for Cao Cao that he cleaned up almost. After so many months of teaching, when Cao Cao took care of the management, he was not only handy, but even his subordinates used it smoothly.

The prefect of Jiujiang County was replaced by Cao Cao, the general who has been guarding the people. The hearts of the people are still united, and there has been no riot or panic.

In the minds of the common people, Cao Cao and Lu Zhi are one, and Lu Zhi always takes this young man with him wherever he goes, which has already become commonplace for the common people and officials.

After Lu Zhi resigned as the prefect, he learned that the new prefect was Cao Cao. Instead, everyone was relieved by this, and what to do next.

The handover of power between the prefects was also unusually harmonious. Cao Cao accepted the official seal handed over by Lu Zhi with guilt, and his dundu teachings were in his ears: "Don't feel guilty, Meng De, I believe you can do better than me." Even better. I only hope that you can learn to be tactful, and you will be easily broken if you are too rigid. I don’t want a young man with a conscience and ability like you to fall into an overly rigid character.”

Too straight!

More than one person has persuaded Cao Cao in this way. His father tried to persuade him not to listen, but he remembered Guo Jia's harsh message, but he couldn't do it.But now, his respected and guilty elders came to persuade him again, and Cao Cao knew that it was time for him to wake up.

Before making any changes, Cao Cao planned to struggle one last time. He wrote a private letter to Liu Hong, telling his experience in the form of a story. The whole letter was like a letter from home. From his perspective, feel what he has experienced, and understand his mood.

Soon, the imperial court issued a reward, appreciating Lu Zhi's main achievements in quelling the rebellion, making him Marquis of Fei Ting, and rewarding him with two thousand stones.

The unexpected joy was like a pie from the sky, it hit Cao Cao and Lu Zhi as well.

After the handover of prefect duties was over, Lu Zhi bid farewell to Cao Cao and planned to return to his hometown Zhuojun to live in seclusion.

He also smiled and said to Cao Cao: "I originally wanted to go back to my hometown and open a school to make a living, but I didn't expect the reward from the court to solve my worries."

With Marquis Fei Ting, he would not have to worry about his reputation being lost, nor would he have to worry about recruiting students.

With two thousand stones, he has a lot of money and can have a good start in life.

Cao Cao no longer wanted to keep Lu Zhi. He bowed deeply to Lu Zhi and said sincerely: "Please also accept my worship, sir. You are my mentor. I will never forget your teaching and kindness in my life."

Lu Zhi supported him, and laughed heartily: "Call my name, Zigan, we are friends of the same generation. Talking about the teacher who teaches you, I also learned a lot from you. In the future, we will often correspond and keep in touch , if you have any questions about the scriptures and classics, you can also come to me to discuss it.”

After bidding farewell to Lu Zhi, Cao Cao devoted himself to the further construction of Jiujiang County. His way of being an official was exactly the same as that of Lu Zhi. He defied power, enforced the law impartially, and hated corruption and bribery.One year later, Cao Cao still had nothing to lose, and he didn't have any wealth. The schools in Jiujiang County were like mushrooms in the future, and one after another was opened after Cao Cao's investment.

Every three months, there will be a letter from Zhuojun sent by messenger.

Cao Cao knew that Lu Zhi opened a school in his hometown, and his life was very good. He also mentioned in his letter that he had accepted a group of students, of which two were the best, one was a local boy named Liu Bei from Zhuo County, the other One is from western Liaoning, named Gongsun Zan...

Time passed in a flash. Cao Cao was like a weed growing in the wilderness, thriving in the natural rain and dew. Under the influence of Lu Zhi, he grew a mustache for himself, which looked particularly masculine. The first time he left Luoyang Three years later, the system ding ding dong dong sent a congratulatory message.

[Congratulations, player, your nursery is ready. 】

At the same time, a transfer order from Luoyang urgently called him back.

Sikong Qiaoxuan recommended Cao Cao as one of the Nine Ministers, Zhong Da Fu Ling (Wei Wei) to be in charge of the palace gate guards, and ordered Cao Cao to return to Luoyang immediately to take up the post!