[Three Kingdoms] After offending Wei Guoquan, I went to the peak of my life

After Zheng Ping left, he didn't wander around and went straight back to the tent to catch up on sleep.

He sent Cao Pi to the account just now, not only to lift a finger, but also to confirm one thing.

——Whether the big fire tonight was directed and acted by Cao Cao himself.

He swayed around in front of Cao Cao himself, and based on a series of reactions from the other party, he came up with an affirmative answer.

Cao Cao's ability to become a well-known hero in later generations and become the overlord of three parts of the world, indeed has a courage that ordinary people can't match.

Go back to the cage and sleep until dawn.

Because of the movement last night, everyone in the camp was awakened, fighting the fire, making trouble, and countering the rebellion.The generals led Cao Cao's personal soldiers to suppress the camp overnight. Cao Cao himself and his advisers and generals were not idle.

When it was dawn, everyone's eyes were red, and they didn't dare to relax at all.

The gang leader started to set up the stove, set up firewood and make a fire, and prepare breakfast.

Cao Cao listened to the movement outside, and looked at the staff who had been with him in the camp for most of the night without even having to drink, feeling a little guilty in his heart.

The autumn morning was a bit chilly, so he asked the soldiers to prepare some hot soup and bring it to each person. First, drink some hot water to cover your stomach.

After a while, the aroma of breakfast wafted into the tent.Although the food in the army is simple and not a delicacy, for the people who have worked hard all night and have already suffered from famine in their stomachs, the aroma is very attractive, and even Cao Cao, who is concerned about the army/machine, can't help but pause. He paused and clapped his hands happily:

"I'll talk about this later. It's been a night of chaos, so it's time to take a good rest. Everyone will go out with Gu to share the morning meal, and go back to the tent for a good night's sleep..."

Cao Cao signaled his soldiers to open the curtain of the tent, and personally led a few people out:

"We need to be faster, move slowly, maybe this first pot of cooked porridge will be eaten by others—"

What Cao Cao said was just a joke, originally to enliven the atmosphere and let the staff who stayed with him all night and overworked their brains feel relaxed.

But when he stepped out of the tent, the lively joke got stuck in his throat.

Beside the boiler set up by the gang leader, a familiar figure was sitting there drinking porridge.

Seeing this, Guo Jia, who was closest to Cao Cao, couldn't help laughing.

"What the lord said is true. We were a step too late, and we were really 'snapped first'."

Zheng Ping sat beside the boiler happily drinking porridge, took pancakes, broke them and put them in the porridge.His actions didn't look like eating a simple breakfast in the military camp, but like a master's outing in a beautiful mountain forest.

Xu Huang and Le Jin glanced at Zheng Ping, stood behind Cao Cao, and said nothing.

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother. Although he is very stingy with money, he is a solid supporter of Cao Cao.

Seeing Cao Cao's expression changed, he thought it was because of what he said just now that he couldn't get down.I also saw "Ni Heng" sitting here eating breakfast refreshed after beating the drums and scolding Cao. Not to mention bags and dark circles under the eyes, there was not even a single red blood in the eyes, which inevitably gave rise to a little indignation and imbalance.

"Those of us planners kept our eyes open all night in the tent, working hard for the safety of the entire camp. But some people did nothing, slept like dead pigs, and ran the last time when it was time to eat. Hurry up. I don’t know where he got his face from, it’s actually thicker than the walls of the city.”

Although no names were named, anyone could tell from Cao Hong's insinuations who he was satirizing.

Xun You couldn't help but frowned, and said softly, "General Cao, he is not the lord's aide."

After Cao Hong heard Xun You's words, he didn't say anything worse, but he still looked at Zheng Ping unkindly.

Guo Jia also smiled and said: "The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest. If it wasn't for the lord not letting me go, Jiading would also be the first to come here at the meal time."

Cao Cao seemed to have just noticed the confrontation between the few people, so he smoothed things over and said, "One glass of wine is enough for Gu Huan to serve as a filial piety."

Then he said to Cao Hong, "You are upright by nature, no matter what others do, you will never lose your share of food."

He seemed to be teaching Cao Hong a lesson with a smile, but there was no meaning of a lesson in his words. He just exposed the matter peacefully and tried to erase the verbal confrontation.

Zheng Ping ignored Cao Hong's provocation at first, and continued to eat all his breakfast in a leisurely manner.

He took out the white silk to clean the non-existent stains on the corners of his mouth, and brushed off the fine cake crumbs from his fingertips, then slowly got up, and said with a soft smile:

"This place is far away from the imperial city, how can there be the cry of the palace's resentful woman?"

Cao Hong didn't understand what he meant, but he could understand that Zheng Ping was mocking him.

He was ready to fight back.But thinking about it, he didn't even know the meaning of Zheng Ping's words just now, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

If you bypass this point and continue to insinuate Zheng Ping with the topic just now—that would be slapping Cao Cao in the face.Cao Cao had just smoothed things over, if he continued to talk about what he said before, and insisted on holding on, it would not only look ugly, but also disrespect Cao Cao.

Immediately, Cao Hong, who wanted to fight back but couldn't, blushed and stared at Zheng Ping, speechless.

It's not that he doesn't want to be sarcastic... But he doesn't know what Zheng Ping is scolding him, and he can't find a basis for fighting back.

After a while, Cao Hong said, "What do you mean!? Who are you talking about!?"

Zheng Ping brushed off a wisp of grass on the hem of his clothes: "Heng Fei, Sima Xiangru, doesn't know how to write Nagato Fu, so why don't General Cao cry with someone else?"

who cried! ?

Cao Hong stared wide-eyed, and before he could reprimand angrily, Cao Pi, who came out of the tent next to him, gave him a sideways glance.

"Uncle Cong, why are you crying so early in the morning? It's outrageous." Cao Pi seemed to mutter inadvertently, saluted Cao Cao and others, and bypassed Cao Hong to have breakfast.

Cao Hong's back stiffened, and just as he was about to explain, Cao Pi didn't even look at him, and was already sitting by the boiler, eating rice porridge.

"I do not……"

He swallowed the rebuttal he was about to say, not sure whether Cao Pi really misunderstood something, or whether he was resentful for not lending him money.

After Zheng Ping finished speaking, he didn't look at Cao Hong again.

He walked up to Cao Cao and the others, nodded slightly with a few acquaintances, and said to Cao Cao:

"Don't disturb Sikong's eating. It's just that the smell of vinegar is pungent. No matter how much Sikong likes aged vinegar, he should also remember to close the lid tightly before eating. If you let it emit a sour smell, it will be bad for people."

Cao Cao has experienced the lessons of the past and has deeply mastered the secret of dealing with Zheng Ping.

Regarding Zheng Ping's words, he just pretended that he didn't hear it, and nodded calmly: "You are a gentleman."

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't fight with him, Zheng Ping seemed to be aware of it, raised his eyebrows with interest, and strode away.

Cao Cao has increased his defense in many duels.Anyway, it wasn't him who got the scolding this time. Cao Cao simply listened to Zheng Ping's words with his left ear and his right ear, pretending nothing happened, and called everyone to dinner.

When everyone started to eat breakfast, Cao Hong approached Cao Cao eagerly, and asked hesitantly and cautiously:

"Sikong, what exactly do you mean by Miheng's words?"

"Without him." Cao Cao didn't raise his eyes, and drank his porridge calmly, "You just don't mess with him in the future." To save yourself from humiliation.

After this little episode, everyone near the main tent knew that a "non-staff member" came to Cao Yingzhong, dressed in regular clothes, eating and sleeping in the tent every day, and Cao Cao was extremely indulgent—even if the clan brother Cao Hong was in front of this person After suffering a dull loss, I didn't see Cao Cao defending him at all.

By the time Cao Cao got the news, there were countless versions of the rumors, even saying that Zheng Ping was his illegitimate son.

"If Gu had such a rebellious son, wouldn't he be so angry that he would die young?"

Cao Cao did not expect that in order to save some face for Cao Hong, his behavior of avoiding the battle with Zheng Ping would be misinterpreted like this.He wanted his soldiers to issue an order prohibiting slander, and those who violated the military order would be punished, and he was worried that doing so would be regarded as a place without 300 taels of silver. He banned public rumors and private speculation.

This rumor spread to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia, who was drinking, immediately spit out his drink.

Cao Pi, who was sitting opposite him, also fell into a bewildered silence. After a while, he took the initiative to clean up the mess on the table, but his hand holding the cloth trembled slightly.

“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…”

Cao Pi looked expressionlessly at Guo Jia, who was laughing wildly, and saw him laughing wildly on the table, laughing all the way to the ground.

After waiting for a while, seeing Guo Jia still laughing, Cao Pi took a deep breath, lifted the curtain and came out.

He left the tent quickly, and—

"Pfft."

Everyone who heard this rumor reacted differently, but Zheng Ping laughed it off and remained as unmoved as a mountain.

Two days later, Lü Bu's army attacked Cao's army.