Chapter 72: The one who is close to the water gets the moon first [Seeking follow-up reading]

[Bao Xin was from Pingyang, Taishan. He was the governor of Jibei in the late Han Dynasty and one of the troops that fought against Dong Zhuo]

[Personality: Calm, resolute and strategic, family background is Confucianism, joins the army when chaos occurs, can be used but not killed, it will damage luck]

The moment Cao Cao saw Bao Xin, the entry emerged on its own.

Historical records say that Cao Cao initially gathered 5,000 men and raised an army in Jiwu, preparing to attack Dong Zhuo.

Bao Xin then and his brother Bao Tao led troops to respond.

Bao Xin was originally recruited by General He Jin to serve as a commander in Luoyang. After He Jin's death, Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang. Bao Xin saw that Dong Zhuo had evil intentions, so he went to Yuan Shao and gave him advice on how to deal with Dong Zhuo.

But Yuan Shao hesitated and lost the opportunity.

Bao Xin returned home in disappointment and recruited more than 20,000 soldiers, 700 cavalry, and more than 5,000 carriages for transporting food and supplies.

This man's strategy, foresight, and execution are all top notch.

After the alliance against Dong fell apart, Bao Xin advised Cao Cao to wait and see. When the Yellow Turbans attacked Yanzhou, the governor Liu Dai rashly went to fight, was defeated and killed. Bao Xin immediately welcomed Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou.

Luoyang has undergone many changes because of Cao Cao's presence. Bao Xin has not left yet, but it is the eve of his departure.

In the evening, he was packing up his things at home when he received a message from his family saying that a large group of people were coming to visit.

When he came out of the house, he saw Cao Cao coming in with one hand behind his back, led by his family, with Dian Wei and Xiao Xiang beside him.

Diao Chan followed beside him, curiously looking at the person Cao Cao had come all the way to see.

"Captain Bao."

At this time, Bao Xin was about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, in the prime of life, with a square face and firm eyes. He was wearing a reddish-brown Hanfu and looked very clean.

The two had met before and knew each other.

"General Cao."

Bao Xin was somewhat surprised by Cao Cao's visit.

The group came to the main hall.

"Don't blame me for coming to your house, Captain Bao. I really have something I want to discuss with you."

Cao Cao had great ambitions, but he did not scheme against everyone:

"Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang, and the country was lost. I know the commander has seen that the thief Dong controls the inner palace and can threaten your majesty's life and death. The matter of deposing and enthroning the emperor is no secret, and no one is able to change it."

"Luoyang is now a dangerous place, and it is difficult to achieve anything.

Benchu ​​has already left Luoyang, preparing to join forces with all parties to denounce the thief Dong. Is the commander also planning to leave Luoyang?"

Bao Xin was even more surprised that Cao Cao knew about his departure even though he had not announced it.

So he avoided the question and said, "I already knew that you led the troops to stop Dong Zhuo's troops from entering Luoyang, and later you repeatedly protected the palace and the city. Is there anything you can teach me?"

He used to be He Jin's man. After He Jin died, he knew some of what Cao Cao did through Yuan Shao, and he used a tentative tone.

Cao Cao expressed his meaning very directly.

If Bao Xin wants to achieve something, he might as well unite with others and echo each other.

In today's world, rebellions are frequent.

It is common for local tyrants to gather together.

Cao Cao planned to first unite those who could be united and grow stronger quickly.

The stronger he becomes, the shorter the duration of chaos in the world will be. He will quell the turmoil as quickly as possible and restore the strong and unified situation of China.

Bao Xin is a trustworthy, capable person who can be a strong helper. They must unite so that both sides can avoid detours.

Bao Xin had a good impression of Cao Cao.

But he remained cautious and did not dare to talk too much with people he had just met.

However, as they talked, he discovered that Cao Cao had a very clear and unique understanding of the current situation, and they had many similarities.

Bao Xin was thinking about this and slowly let down his guard, and his conversation with Cao Cao became increasingly in-depth.

As it was getting dark, Cao Cao got up and said goodbye after agreeing to contact each other later.

Bao Xin saw Cao Cao off from the mansion. Seeing the carriage going away, he thought: Given his status, he came to discuss things with me personally, which shows his sincerity. Judging from his behavior and conversation, he is different from He and Yuan. During the conversation at Bao Xin's mansion, Diao Chan listened quietly.

After leaving the house and getting on the carriage, she asked with great interest: "Does the general usually run around like this, uniting people with aspirations and working together for the government?"

Cao Cao thought to himself, you think too highly of me. I am not worthy of working for the court.

But the general direction is the same.

"It's not all for the sake of the government. The world is in turmoil. Living in troubled times is more for ourselves."

Cao Cao pondered and said: "In order to survive in troubled times, it is better to do what I want and pursue my own goals rather than pretend to be righteous.

In my opinion, there are only two rules in troubled times. One is to trust yourself and not others. The second is to protect yourself first and then consider others.

The girl smiled and blinked her eyes. After Cao Cao finished speaking, she reached into her sleeve and took out a pear she had eaten that afternoon: "General, you have been talking with Captain Bao for most of the hour and you haven't even had a sip of tea. Why don't you eat a pear?"

Diao Chan's hand holding the pear was as white as jade, and even if you looked closely, there was no flaw to be seen.

The pink nails are crystal clear and have a warm color.

Cao Cao glanced at the shoes under Diao Chan's skirt.

The skirt was thin and light, and the silk shoes under the skirt were exquisite and small, embroidered with cloud patterns. The back of the foot was faintly visible through the white silk stockings, and above it was a small section of well-proportioned calf.

Diao Chan noticed that Cao Cao was looking at her, so she subconsciously pulled back and hid her embroidered shoes under her skirt so that no one could see them. However, her face was even more charming, beyond compare.

She suddenly let out a low cry, her voice soft.

It was Cao Cao who took the opportunity to catch the pear and held her hand in his big hand.

Diao Chan struggled back and found that Cao Cao was holding her tightly. Her face turned red like the sunset and felt hot as if it was burning.

This is called "the one who is closest to the water gets the moon first."

It was quiet in the car.

Diao Chan lowered her eyebrows, and Cao Cao played with her little hands all the way. She was gentle and delicate, yet soft as cotton, and he felt an extremely wonderful feeling in his heart.

After returning to Cao's residence, Diao Chan got off the carriage, her face blushing and her heart beating fast, and she quickly ran back to her house.

After entering the house, I still felt like my heart was going to jump out of my mouth.

Cao Cao returned to his mansion and went to the study again.

Night has fallen.

He came back and looked at the entry again.

【Reputation 18297/20000】

In just a short period of time, his reputation increased by nearly two hundred.

During this period, his reputation continued to accumulate and was approaching the 20,000 mark.

[In your hometown Qiao County, your father is buying a large amount of grains and other seeds. He wants to choose a valley in a hidden place to build a new settlement to store troops.]

[The Cao family in Qiao County has already reached saturation in terms of the number of people it has recruited, and it is difficult to continue to increase the number of people.]

[Your father planned to choose a place to build a mountain city, sow grains, open up the wilderness, hide soldiers in the mountains and fields, and avoid the attention of many people]

Cao Cao also wanted to urge his father to choose a place to gather people, which was the direction of development in the next stage.

But he was even bolder. Instead of building just one place, he raced against time and built three or four at the same time.

Once Dong Zhuo's edict to depose the emperor is issued, signs of chaos in the world will become more apparent.

The current period is the most critical one. Cao Cao feels that there is no need to be conservative and should move forward in big strides to seize the initiative.

It's getting late, so I can only discuss it with Cao's father tomorrow.

Xiao Xiang came in from outside: "I have completed what the young master asked me to do in the evening."

He held a cowhide bag in his hand and handed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao then carried the leather bag and walked towards the inner house.

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