Chapter 41: The Talents of the Great Masters [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

"I'll wait for you in the study." Cao Cao went to the study.

When Yu Qing turned around, she couldn't help but feel happy. Her steps became lighter and she quickly changed into a yellow and white cross-collared Han skirt.

She thought about it and added a palm-wide waist belt, which made her waist look slimmer and her legs longer, making her look more graceful.

Feeling quite satisfied with himself, he walked out of the bedroom in small steps and went to the study to find Cao Cao.

"lady!"

Xiao Xiang and Dian Wei greeted on both sides of the door.

Yu Qing was somewhat happy, nodded in agreement, and entered the study. Seeing Cao Cao buried in writing, he did not dare to say a word, and subconsciously slowed down his steps. When he got closer and took a few glances, Yu Qing was immediately surprised, and a thought flashed through his mind: His handwriting is even better than my father's.

She had a little surprise.

The impression Cao Cao gave her was that of a military commander. When she came into contact with him, she discovered that Cao Cao's attainments in calligraphy were surprisingly high.

During the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the most famous calligraphers were Wei Ji, Zhong Yao, Huang Xiang and seven or eight others from the Wei family.

Among them, Zhong Yao later became a famous official of Cao Wei. He was good at regular script and was revered by Wang Xizhi as Zhong Wang, the ancestor of regular script.

Later generations believed that his calligraphy was a divine work.

Other great calligraphers include Cai Yong and several people from the Zhuge family.

Cai Yong had a more famous daughter named Cai Wenji.

Cao Cao's calligraphy style varies. He is proficient in many fonts, especially cursive script, and is revered as the ancestor of regular cursive script.

His level is comparable to the top three or five most famous calligraphers of the time.

With his talent and ability, he was able to reach a master's level in almost every hobby he touched, and his skills could be passed down to future generations.

Judging from his comprehensive abilities, Cao Cao was a rare talent.

Due to his family background, Yu Qing was exposed to calligraphy and painting since childhood.

She was quite knowledgeable about calligraphy and had copied the works of many masters, so when she saw Cao Cao's handwriting she was amazed and her mouth opened slightly.

Cao Cao was writing a letter to Huangfu Song.

Cao Cao and Huangfu Song jointly judged that Dong Zhuo would not put all his reinforcements in one place, and that more troops would arrive later.

If all the reinforcements are blocked, Dong Zhuo will be desperate.

Luoyang will also face the most dangerous impact.

He finished writing the letter, asked someone to secretly send it out of the city, then stood up and walked out with Concubine Yu.

In the backyard of the mansion, the two men boarded a large carriage.

Dian Wei, Xiao Xiang and other personal troops accompanied him.

When the carriage left the mansion from the back door, Concubine Yu could not help but open the curtain a little to look at the scenery and people along the way.

If Luoyang was not completely occupied by Dong Zhuo, there would not have been the several evil acts in history where the entire city was looted to support troops.

Currently, only the North City has suffered a severe impact, while other places are still barely maintaining their vitality.

There are quite a few pedestrians on the street, and in some areas there are vendors hawking their wares.

Yu Qing leaned against the car window, watching with great interest.

Due to her posture, her waist and back present a clear gourd shape, slender and round, and her unintentional charm is the most charming.

Cao Cao smiled. This Concubine Yu was actually very good at protecting and showing off her strengths, and she was always thoughtful.

Yes, the environment in the palace forced her to learn these things.

However, Cao Cao has personally tested it and found that she is not a bad person and has some little tricks. Cao Cao just treats it as a spice of life and it is quite fun to watch.

When they arrived at a place, Concubine Yu lifted her nose slightly and smelled the smell of food with a hint of smoke.

She turned around and looked at Cao Cao.

"You said yesterday that you wanted to eat osmanthus steamed cakes. There are some outside. Why don't you go down and take a look?" Cao Cao said.

Yu Qing pursed her lips, feeling a little greedy, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Cao Cao became much softer.

She even remembered that she wanted to eat osmanthus steamed cake yesterday.

She wanted to get off the car, but she shook her head and said, "No, if I go out and people see me, I'll get you in trouble."

Cao Cao raised the corner of his mouth, did not force it, and asked his personal guards to buy it and send it to the car.

The so-called osmanthus steamed cake is made of flour and osmanthus.

From the perspective of future generations, it was done very crudely.

But there is a scent of osmanthus.

Add some animal fat into the noodles and steam them, and they will be fragrant.

Concubine Yu took the cake handed to her by the servant and ate it in small bites.

Dian Wei, who was outside the car, smelled the fragrance and went to buy twenty-two osmanthus steamed cakes. He ate one at a time and gave them to Xiao Xiang and the other two, and ate twenty for himself.

Being Cao Cao's personal guard is different from before, because I have money.

Dian Wei felt that his salary was too much to spend. He could buy more than 20 steamed buns with less than one day's salary.

He worked for Cao Cao and felt very happy.

[Dian Wei's loyalty to you +0.1, 72.2]

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and an entry suddenly popped up: Eating cakes can increase loyalty?
There were some oil stains on the corners of Concubine Yu's mouth. She pursed her lips lightly, and her lips actually bounced very noticeably.

Cao Cao motioned for her to sit over there. Yu Qing rolled her eyes and reluctantly prepared to move.

Unexpectedly, when she was halfway through moving, Cao Cao reached out and grabbed her.

Yu Qing let out a low cry and fell on his legs, but did not struggle. She just gave Cao Cao another sidelong glance.

After a while, Yu Qing's face turned red as rouge, and she whispered, "There are people outside."

At this time, the carriage moved forward, preparing to return home, and turned a street corner.

Leaving the bustling long street, Cao Cao moved his ears slightly and caught sight of another team on the same street.

Zhen Yu of the Zhen family, the Zhen sisters, several other people, and their attendants.

One of the young men caught Cao Cao's attention.

The other person had a straight figure, and his temperament was like a long sword unsheathed. He had an innate sharpness and fighting spirit. He was wearing light armor and was a military general.

Zhang Liao!

[Zhang Liao, courtesy name Wenyuan. A military strategist and a great general...]

[Recruit him, train him, he will become your confidant, kill Tadun for you, and defeat Wuhuan; fight against Eastern Wu, lead 800 soldiers, attack Wu's army of 100,000 brave warriors, charge into the front line, shock Jiangdong, and make Jiangdong people cry when they hear his name]

Tsk... my general is still strolling in the street, Cao Cao thought after reading the entry.

Zhang Liao was born in Yanmen, Bingzhou. His hometown was located in the northern border. The people there were familiar with military affairs and raised livestock in the wild.

When he was born, the Hu people outside the Great Wall had already become very powerful.

Yanmen County was often looted by the Hu people, causing heavy casualties.

Zhang Liao experienced a lot of border wars since he was young. He was born brave and fearless on the battlefield.

Last March, Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, was defeated and killed while resisting an attack by the Hu people.

Ding Yuan, who succeeded him as the governor of Bingzhou, summoned Zhang Liao to be his assistant because Zhang Liao was famous for his extraordinary martial arts and ordered him to lead his troops to Luoyang to accept the leadership of General He Jin.

After He Jin died, Zhang Liao became a scattered general.

He was not very famous at the moment. After He Jin died, he returned to Ding Yuan.

If we follow the historical line, he will follow Lu Bu and surrender to Dong Zhuo.

After Dong Zhuo was killed, he continued to follow Lu Bu, conquering the south and the north. He took a detour and only got back on the right track after he surrendered to Cao Cao.

Zhang Liao is not known for his personal fighting ability, but his personal fighting ability is not weak at all.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to lead 800 soldiers to attack the Wu army camp, kill their way under the general's flag, and escape unscathed.

Sun Quan was almost frightened to death by him.

Zhang Liao's ability to command troops is even higher than his personal martial arts ability. He is a true general and deserves to be enshrined in the Temple of Martial Arts.

Cao Cao moved Yu Qing to the side and said, "I'm going to discuss something. You wait for me in the car, or go shopping by yourself. I'll have a team of people protect you."

Yu Qing took a bite of the biscuit and put it in her mouth.

She knew how to prioritize. "Go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back."

Cao Cao got out of the car.

When his carriage passed by, he was protected by layers of soldiers and horses, and the scene was astonishing.

Zhen Jia, Zhang Liao and others had already seen it.

Cao Cao got off the car, and Zhang Liao was the first to greet him: "I am Zhang Liao, an officer of the Imperial Guards, and I am honored to meet you, General."

Most people have no idea what Cao Cao has been doing in the dark over the past few days.

Because Zhang Liao was always with Ding Yuan, he understood some of the inside story.

Cao Cao captured the city gate and then gave it to Ding Yuan, Lu Bu, and Zhang Liao knew it very well.

With his intelligence, he was able to guess something deeper.

On the night Dong Zhuo first arrived, Cao Cao led his troops to block outside the city gate.

It is obvious that Cao Cao judged at that time that Dong Zhuo had the ambition to control the world by holding Luoyang hostage.

Connecting the several times of cooperation between Cao Cao and Ding Yuan after Dong Zhuo came to Luoyang, Zhang Liao began to have some vague ideas.

Cao Cao used his own strength to mobilize all parties.

The amazing thing is that not only were all parties willing to be used by him, such as Ding Yuan and Lu Bu, but they were also very grateful to him.

Zhang Liao was not sure whether his judgment was correct, and even his thoughts were not clear.

But Cao Cao was right in joining forces with Ding Yuan and being the first to see through Dong Zhuo's rebellious intentions.

When Cao Cao got off the car, he took two steps forward and paid him a solemn audience.

"Zhang is engaged."

"General, you can call me Wenyuan!" Zhang Liao said loudly.

Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu on the other side also bowed respectfully when they saw Cao Cao.

Within a few days, Cao Cao had taken over the Xiyuan Army and his power was growing.

"General." Zhen Yan greeted softly.

Cao Cao agreed, glanced at the others, ignored them, and turned to Zhang Liao and said, "Let's talk."

Zhang Liao was overjoyed and stepped forward happily.

Ps: Tomorrow Monday, please ask for a ticket in advance and ask for a follow-up reading. It is very important. Thank you.
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