Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

When Ma Teng arrived, he saw only Cao Ang's lonely figure standing under the sunshine of early spring. I don't know why the original warm sunshine was slightly cold at this time.

"I've met Uncle Ma." Cao Ang cupped his hands at Ma Teng calmly.

"..." After Ma Teng was silent for a while, he suddenly realized that he really didn't know what to say to Cao Ang.

"Have you seen Yun Lu?" Ma Teng said with a sigh.

"See, I'm just a latecomer, Zhao Zilong is more suitable for her." Cao Ang's face showed a look of disappointment and a little loneliness, but then he smiled heartily, "That's good, it's always better than the future." Only disappointment, missed life is better."

After finishing speaking, Cao Ang turned his horse's head and prepared to return to Chang'an, "Uncle Ma, don't chase her anymore, Zhao Zilong is indeed a good match."

Ma Teng was silent, but after Cao Ang drove his horse back, he seemed to follow Cao Ang's words and chose to return to Chang'an. A group of people surrounded Ma Teng and Cao Ang and returned to Chang'an.

When Sima Yi saw Cao Ang returning to Chang'an surrounded by Ma Teng's gang, he couldn't help but lamented that he was blind before and underestimated the heroes of the world. He didn't expect Cao Ang to have such a heart.

Cao Ang had always appeared in front of Ma Teng as a junior in the past. Although he appreciated it, Ma Teng never really paid attention to it. But this time, Cao Ang's behavior after encountering this emergency, whether he calmly let Ma Yunlu leave, Whether he quickly cleaned up his mentality afterwards, or Ma Teng's ingenuity when he changed the subject on the road, made Ma Teng really start to pay attention.

For Cao Ang, Ma Yunlu's departure was more of a loss and a harvest. His original goal was not Ma Yunlu. He invested in Ma Yunlu just to make the union of the two parties have a stable relationship. basics, and now there's a better way.

From the official road all the way to Chang'an, Ma Teng's perception of Cao Ang has completely changed.

Because of his admiration for Cao Ang, the younger generation, he opened the door for Cao Ang to get acquainted with his daughter. Later, because his daughter betrayed himself and Cao Ang, Cao Ang, who was deeply affectionate, chased him alone, and the guilt was born from this.

In the end, it was because Cao Ang would stop when he stopped, and he could still pack up his mentality even when he was heartbroken, and he didn't show the slightest thought of himself in front of others. In addition, the talent shown in words and conversations along the way completely conquered Ma. Teng.

Originally, Ma Teng had the heart to fall to the Cao family, and he didn't want this to happen. His guilt was mixed with admiration for Cao Ang. Ma Teng finally made a decision. With this person in the Cao family, he would surely prosper and strive for hegemony. But not just one generation, but future generations.

Ma Teng naturally went down the donkey along the slope. Although he didn't give Cao Ang a clear answer, Cao Ang, who seemed to have no ups and downs, already knew that he had succeeded.

[This is also good, the Cao family's wife who is vacant can also think about recruiting another one. 】Cao Ang silently thought that from the very beginning, his goal was not Ma Yunlu, it was just his ladder to success.

[It seems that it is necessary to get married with Cao Ang, I didn't expect it. 】Sima Yi looked at Cao Ang's back and thought silently.

After Cao Ang returned to Cao's house, he was reprimanded by Cao Cao without incident, and then asked him to stay behind closed doors for a month to study at home, and Cao Ang also made a dispensable promise.

Just as Cao Ang stepped out of the main hall of Cao's house, Cao Cao suddenly asked, "Are you always preparing?"

Cao Ang gave a slight pause to his stepping foot, then slowly retracted it, then turned around and looked at Cao Cao, "Father, what is preparation and what is unpreparation?"

Cao Cao looked at his eldest son. Cao Ang, who had thought for so many years that he hadn't grown up, couldn't help but look directly at him at this moment. Maybe he had never cared about this eldest son before, but only demanded him harshly.

"You've grown up." Cao Cao said after being silent for a while. Originally, he was still thinking about whether he should go back and talk to Mrs. Ding to appease Cao Ang's concubines, but he noticed the calmness in Cao Ang's eyes.

Cao Ang suddenly sat in the main hall and just looked at Cao Cao. He felt that Cao Cao should have a lot to tell him.

"You really surprised me by being so good." Cao Cao said after a long silence, "When exactly did this happen?"

"Probably when I was imitating you." Cao Ang said with a smile on his face. Compared with Cao Cao's short stature, his handsome face and tall figure made him imitate.

"Sure enough, I have excellent eyesight, and I miss a lot of times." Cao Cao said with a smile, "Only when I see the excellent growth of my sons and daughters, I feel that I am aging."

"You are not old yet, at least my imitation has not been perfected. Before that, you are still my shelter from the wind and rain." Cao Ang looked at Cao Cao's expression and was silent for a long time. How long has it been? The last time the father and son spoke like this When did it happen.

"What if I said that I was just asking casually before?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang majestically and said, "What if I am defrauding you?"

"It's time for a showdown." Cao Ang said with a smile, "Being sheltered under your wings will not be disturbed by wind and rain, but one day you will no longer be able to protect me. I am also growing, and the little tiger has also become At the time of the big tiger."

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang, who had already shown the aura of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers when he set up the five-color stick, "You are still far behind, you are still a little tiger, you are at most a calf now!"

Cao Ang looked at Cao Cao proudly. He wanted to look directly at his father a long time ago, but when he was able to look at Cao Cao without fear, Cao Ang wanted to return to the original state of awe. He grew up and his father was old. up.

"That's right." Cao Cao praised, even Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan couldn't help turning their heads when they looked at him.

"After working behind closed doors for a month, I will go to Shangshu Mansion to learn how to deal with common affairs with Zhong Yuanchang." Cao Cao signaled that Cao Ang could leave. While his son's excellence made him feel relieved, he couldn't help but make him wonder if he was getting old. .

Cao Ang nodded, and then backed out. He knew what Cao Cao wanted him to learn, not to deal with government affairs, but to make decisions. After Cao Cao noticed this outstanding eldest son, he finally cultivated him as his heir, instead of conducting investigations .

"I didn't expect it to be like this. Ding must be very happy." Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang's back with a smile on his face. As a father, he watched his son grow up and had no choice but to grow old. It's probably more of a relief.

Compared with Cao Cao's relief when he learned that his eldest son was excellent, Liu Bei's side is about to turn the world upside down. It is basically determined to borrow troops from Li Jue and others, but how to persuade Liu Bei to borrow troops and who to send as supervisors are all important. a trouble.

"Borrowing soldiers, borrowing soldiers, borrowing soldiers, it's easy to say, how to pass!" Liu Ye knocked on the table to refute Chen Xi's words, not because he didn't want to borrow, but how to get through from Liu Bei's side.

"You can't borrow troops without going through Duke Xuande!" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said with a displeased face, "And I don't think Daqin will be a fuel-efficient lamp!"

A look of solemnity flashed in Liu Ye's eyes, and he suddenly found that there were two people present who could lend soldiers without going through Liu Bei. One was Chen Xi, who had the power to transfer troops, and the other, if Li You adjusted accounts left and right, it would be difficult for anyone to notice. arrive.

As soon as Chen Xi said this, the audience fell silent. This group of people noticed a problem. If Chen Xi and Li You joined hands, they could transfer troops directly without going through anyone present or anyone in the military, and it would be easy to transfer troops to any place. Someone needs to supervise.

Li You's power is very complicated, but the core power is actually the work of the ceremonial supervisor in the late Ming Dynasty, because Liu Bei does not actually interfere in government affairs, and Chen Xi will remember to give Liu Bei that power in order to show that he is not arbitrary. Make a copy.

That is to say, after Li You approves the transfer of money and food, it can be distributed to Chen Xi, but Chen Xi himself has the power to transfer troops, which leads to Chen Xi's first step in dispatching troops, and does not need to be responsible to anyone. Afterwards, the money and grain were adjusted, and Li You approved it, and the money and grain soldiers embezzled it.

"Suddenly found that our functions are somewhat confusing." Chen Xi also found out his slip of the tongue, and then said a little embarrassingly.

"It's like this when you rise up." Liu Ye said after a moment of silence. He also knew where Chen Xi's military power came from. As for Chen Xi's power in the regime, it didn't matter. Liu Ye also admitted that Chen Xi should be given enough power in the regime. .

"How about this? Let's divide people into three parts. Some people only formulate policies, some people review policies and can reject them, and the other group only implements policies." Chen Xi said immediately after being silent for a while, "This way no one can avoid it. "

"No, it's too slow." Li You pointed directly at the Achilles heel of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries System. If there is no arbitrary power, or if the review is only for the sake of rejection, then it will be fatal.

"In fact, if there is no military power involved, our current situation is actually very good. Although Zichuan has arbitrary power, most of the time we review and issue powers in exchange for checks and balances. This is Zichuan's earliest It will be done in time." Lu Su stood up and said a fair word.

In fact, it's not that Chen Xi and Li You have too much power among this group of people, it's just that some of them unfortunately hold military power.

When Chen Xi assigned the government affairs, he designed checks and balances. The planners and reviewers are definitely not alone. Only when the process is too slow, Chen Xi, the top-level process designer, will intervene and quickly pass the execution.

Therefore, Chen Xi is equivalent to the prime minister above the six departments of the three provinces. The main value is to return to Chen Xi when the process of the three provinces is too slow or controversial, and directly pass the process or directly veto the process.

No one thinks there is a problem with this power. It should be like this. High efficiency and strong execution are very important in troubled times. Even if checks and balances are very important, besides, there is a prime minister above the Sangong in the Han Dynasty. not used to.

"Even if I want to return this military power, I don't have the ability." Chen Xi said after being silent for a while, this military power is in Chen Xi's hands, it's not Chen Xi's trump card for himself, but Liu Bei's for Chen Xi .

Not taking back the military power not only shows that he trusts Chen Xi, it is also a guarantee for Chen Xi. If Liu Bei himself wants to take Chen Xi down one day, then Chen Xi is not without the power to fight back, so it is impossible for Chen Xi to return this military power. .

Of course, Liu Bei, as a monitor of military power, actually doesn’t need a soldier talisman. Sword orders can mobilize troops. This is Liu Bei’s self-confidence. It is said that any prince who can know all the generals above the commander of the village is not afraid of rebellion. .

If this is the Son of Heaven, as long as he is willing, even if someone steals the Tiger Talisman, it doesn't make any sense at all, it's just so willful, to this extent, he is a living soldier Talisman, and he is not afraid of any accidents at all.

Therefore, Chen Xi can indeed deploy troops without notifying Liu Bei, but Chen Xi is very clear that his power to deploy troops is still under supervision. If the military power in his hands was originally his own ability, it is basically bestowed by Liu Bei now. Him, used to keep him safe.

Guarantee that one day if Liu Bei loses his mind and wants to kill Chen Xi, the military power in Chen Xi's hands can protect Chen Xi safely until Liu Bei calms down, or protect Chen Xi's family to leave safely, although that day will never come.

Although Liu Bei also knew that Chen Zichuan, who was planning for a rainy day, definitely had his own trump card, but Liu Bei still gave Chen Xi this power, and this kind of trust also needs to be maintained.

"Hiss..." Everyone present took a deep breath, none of them were idiots, Chen Xi had made it clear to this extent, how could they not know what it meant.

"Then let's expose this." Although Liu Ye didn't like playing the role of the tenth person, an organization must have a high-level person to stand up as the tenth person.

"So you don't need to mention the military power. Duke Xuande will never take it back. This is the last layer of protection he gave me." Chen Xi was silent for a while and said, "Forget it, I can't talk about it with you. Going to talk to Mr. Xuande is just borrowing troops!"

"Are you sure you want to tell Lord Xuande these things?" Li You said after a moment of silence, "What if Lord Xuande, who has always felt good, suddenly finds that his hard work is just the beginning and shrinks back?"

"Then I will drag him to the right path. Besides, people are forced out, either others force you, or you force yourself. Otherwise, no one present will have today's achievements." Chen Xi said with a sneer , "Besides, Duke Xuande may not be there yet!"

"Then it's up to you. If something goes wrong, it's up to you to solve it. Besides, what you promised us at the beginning is 'a hero who overlooks the world', 'a courage to tolerate everything', 'just and strict, impartial', 'drunk Lying on the rivers and mountains, wake up and take care of the world', 'Heroism, wisdom, diligence, humility, and love for the people, what the ancient sages asked, and today all the people's wishes are fulfilled' have not been achieved!" Li You suddenly laughed.

"Then make it happen together this time!" Jia Xu slowly put his hand in his hands, "I am willing to believe in the lord, and I am also willing to believe in Zi Chuan!"