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

Cao Cao's people came earlier than he thought.

Zheng Ping didn't make unnecessary entanglements, and followed the group of soldiers to the Sikong mansion. When he entered the middle hall, he saw Cao Cao writing at the lacquered table.

The guards left Zheng Ping here and retreated in an orderly manner.

Zheng Ping stood with his sleeves tied.Cao Cao didn't look up, he just stood in the distance without saying a word, secretly looking at the furnishings in the room.

I don't know how long it took, in this silent contest, Cao Cao was the first to break the silence, put down his brush, and glanced at Zheng Ping:

"Why are you so quiet today?"

Zheng Ping knew that if he softened at this time, not only would it be useless, but it would also cause people to despise him.But if he continued to hold his neck and choke, he might further irritate Cao Cao and bring himself into more trouble.

So he chose to act in a compromise way, and spoke neither humble nor overbearing:

"Yesterday, Sikong once said, 'Killing Heng is like killing a bird'. No matter how unscrupulous Heng is, he cherishes the life of this lonely bird, so he has to be 'silent' and dare not make trouble in the hall."

Seeing that Zheng Ping showed no signs of fear, Cao Cao couldn't help but snorted coldly, and scoffed at what he said.

If he really cherishes life as "Ni Heng" said, why would this person play tricks and insult him again and again?

"Don't you dare? I can't believe you are very brave! You 'bird', you are born with the courage of a tiger and a leopard, you are so bold."

Seeing Cao Cao yelling and cursing, Zheng Ping sighed, and sincerely said:

"Sikong said so."

Cao Cao choked suddenly.

The originally prepared speech was interrupted by such an interruption, and it fell apart completely.

Seeing that Zheng Ping looked happy, he couldn't help wondering if the other party was holding back his big move.

Thinking about it again, "Ni Heng" just now admitted that he was aggressive, he was so arrogant that he even dared to admit such a thing.

For some reason, Cao Cao's anger that had been boiling all night was calmed down a little.But he still remembers how many times Mi Heng gave him shame, and he didn't want to let it go lightly:

"Do you think that if you admit it and agree with Gu uncharacteristically, Gu will not care about your many times of teasing and scolding?"

"Where did Sikong say that?"

Zheng Ping answered politely, but his tone gradually became sharper.Although he wants to take the peaceful route, it is obvious that the current situation does not allow it.What's more, blindly giving in is not his style.

"Heng's words come from the bottom of his heart. If Sikong is not used to Heng's words and deeds today, but prefers the old 'Mi Heng', Heng can also compose a 'Curse Fu' on the spot, [-] words without repetition, until Sikong is in a state of mind." until comfortable."

Cao Cao was almost shocked by Zheng Ping's sentence "Loving Mi Heng in the past" and threw away the pen in his hand.

In his opinion, the non-crazy "Ni Heng" makes people less urge to step on their faces head-on, but their words are more shameless, deceitful and disgusting.

He didn't want to experience the "pleasure" that Zheng Ping said, so he simply bypassed the topic:

"Do you know why Gu asked you to come here today?"

"A little speculation, but before Sikong made it clear, I didn't dare to make a judgment."

It was rare for Cao Cao to see "Ni Heng" speak well, and he was really not used to it for a while.

He thought of the other party's "love the past" statement just now, and goosebumps danced on his back. He immediately suppressed this incomprehensible thought and asked Zheng Ping to come closer to the case.

"Come here and read this word."

Zheng Ping stepped forward according to the words, bypassed the table case, and looked at the wooden tablet on the table case.

I saw the word "殂" written squarely on the large wooden tablet.

殂, literally means to forcefully cut the flesh, which means "death".

Zheng Ping reasonably suspected that Cao Cao was intimidating himself personally.

Cao Cao, who seemed to be intimidating him personally, asked in an unclear tone: "How is this word written?"

"Those who die, kneel down on the corpse (the oracle bone inscription on die is a person kneeling next to the corpse), the word '殂' in Sikong, the person on the left is not kneeling enough."

Cao Cao, who got an unexpected answer: "...what is emotional?"

"It's just that there is no sincerity." Zheng Pingran explained, "It's not sincere to mourn the dead. I think it's a hypocrisy, and it's just pretending to regret after killing someone."

The intimidation failed, but he was vaguely connoted instead. Cao Cao smiled angrily, and wrote another word on the wooden tablet: "How about this word?"

The blade stands in the heart, which is exactly the word "forbearance".

Cao Cao said: "I don't like this character. I want to take away the blade on the 'heart', but I don't know how to take it. Why don't you teach Gu?"

When it comes to the last half of the sentence, the ending sound is suddenly raised, which vaguely hides a bit of murderous intent to kill decisively on the battlefield and cut off people's heads at any time.

In the end, it was the hero who fought for many years, with one knife and one footprint, and used his blood to kill a way out. As soon as he finished speaking, the attendants who were serving as the background board in the hall gave up their knees and knelt on the ground.

Zheng Ping did not kneel.

He faced Cao Cao's ruthlessness and sharpness honed from the battlefield, and couldn't help but think of another thing.

Cao Cao may have killed too much to be called a good man, and later generations have mixed reviews of him.But he did break out of a world in the troubled times, protect a land, and let the county people under his jurisdiction have a little respite, so they don't have to live a life of precariousness, changing their sons, and being harassed and invaded by bandits and rebels all the time.

Such a hero in troubled times, Mi Heng came to other people's territory, lived a stable life in the city, and enjoyed the relatively peaceful environment they gave him. It stands to reason that he shouldn't embarrass Cao Cao by finding faults every day without making any achievements.

But the fact is that Ni Heng excluded the factor of madness, and when he was not ill, he was never polite to Cao Cao, and his words were often derogatory.

This is also what Zheng Ping couldn't figure out the most after understanding the situation.

If you really can't get used to Cao Cao, Ni Heng can serve him elsewhere. Why is there a need to fight Cao Cao/death to the end, and eventually invite death?

Could it be... there are some personal grievances and secrets in it?

The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Cao Cao saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, and the chill in his voice was even more serious: "You Heng, why didn't you answer?"

Zheng Ping thought about the proposition that Cao Cao handed over, and realized that the other party's killing intent just now was not fake.He already harbored a grudge against Mi Heng's many offenses, and wished he could get rid of them quickly.

So Zheng Ping didn't need to think hard at all to find a solution to "holding the blade".Because the crux of this problem is not to take away the knife in his heart, but that Cao Cao regards him as the knife in his heart.

Zheng Ping didn't answer and asked instead:

"Dare to ask Sikong, how much does a knife enter the heart?"

"Only cut into the skin."

Zheng Ping let out an "oh" and said firmly, "Then keep plugging it in."

Cao Cao's reaction froze for a moment, as if he didn't expect Zheng Ping to say such a stupid answer.

He held back his breath and said, "If Gu insists on taking it out?"

"Taking out the blade will inevitably cause bleeding and pain. Fortunately, the insertion is not deep, so it is better to keep it inserted and maintain the status quo."

Cao Cao laughed angrily at his "as it should be" remarks: "A knife enters the heart, how can there be no reason for it not to hurt? Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. If it is not appropriate to pull out the blade, Gu would rather smash the knife to take the arrowhead than a blunt blade to cut the flesh." .”

Threatened again, Zheng Ping can basically be sure that the moment in front of him is exactly when Cao Cao is going to kill someone with a knife, and give Liu Biao this annoying stabbing head as a New Year's gift.

It's just that Cao Cao is still entangled and undecided, and has not yet made a final decision.

On the one hand, he really couldn't bear "Miheng".Several times of roller coaster-like solicitation experience cast a shadow over Cao Cao, no matter how talented Mi Heng is, he can't change his bad behavior towards others.And yesterday he pretended to ask Kong Rong to apologize, and finally ran to the door to beat the drums and scold him. The act of stepping on his inverse scale—you know, the last celebrity (Bian Rang) who dared to step on his face like this was dragged away by him and beheaded. , Even the grass on the grave has grown three feet high.

On the other hand, he is also concerned about Mi Heng's talent and reputation.It is not difficult to kill a little scholar who offends him, but if he loses reputation and causes future worries because of killing him, the gain outweighs the loss.

After experiencing Chen Gong's betrayal, he almost lost all his foundations; Zhang Xiu "surrendered and rebelled" because of indulging in his own desires, and Cao Cao, who lost his eldest son, nephew and beloved general, no longer "followed his heart" in the past.Back then, he could beat the powerful with five colored sticks, and kill famous people to warn the family, but now he has to consider many factors: popular opinion, the attitude of the scholars and the family, the authority of the emperor, the tense situation...

Due to all kinds of constraints, even if Cao Cao wished to chop off the unsightly madman on the spot, he had to restrain his murderous intentions and only fight with him.

After making some half-truth and half-fake threats, Cao Cao suddenly slowed down his tone, and said to Mi Heng:

"Since you and I hate each other, why not separate the two places and stay far away from now on, wouldn't it be good for each other?"

Zheng Ping said something in his heart: finally here.

He could almost guess what Cao Cao said next, but pretended not to know.

"Why would Sikong think like this?" Zheng Ping looked at Cao Cao "sincerely", with deep emotion and sigh in his tone, "I feel refreshed and able to walk with Sikong every day. Shengfeng. If one day we don't see Sikong again, I'm afraid that Heng will lose his mind, forget about food and drink, and even swear at people will lose some fun."

Cao Cao: "........."

In the end, Cao Cao failed to say anything to let him find another job, and only drove Zheng Ping away with a dark face.

Zheng Ping turned a blind eye to those inexplicably terrified, monster-like eyes. He strode out of the central hall leisurely, and when he passed the pavilion by the water, he suddenly noticed a strange movement behind him.

He turned around and moved half a body to the side, only to hear a splash, and a five-foot-high object fell into the water quickly, causing a large splash of water.

Zheng Ping stopped and looked calmly at the bubbling lake.

After a while, a scream came from not far away:

"It's not good! Mr. Xi Lang fell into the lake! Save people!"

A guard came running from his post and was surprised to see Zheng Ping standing by the lake.They ignored Zheng Ping and jumped into the water to save others.

Zheng Ping looked at the lake for a while, and was about to walk away.All of a sudden, a clear and resounding, youthful voice came from behind:

"Why don't you go down and save people?"