Chapter 1145
The two of them went to the hall and said a few words. Cao Cao was straightforward and explained his purpose. He represented Wu Yi as the governor of Hanzhong as the governor of Yizhou, and arranged five thousand troops to accompany him to Guanzhong to prevent Jingxiang. In addition to military forces, Cao Cao would also provide Wu Yi with two aspects of help: one is intelligence. He would provide Wu Yi with geography and connections in Hanzhong; the other is that the generals of the Tianshi Dao cooperated with Wu Yi's actions to ensure that he could quickly seize Hanzhong.
Cao Cao did not say that he would expel Ding Chong, but Wu Yi knew it. Between the Ding family and the Wu family, Cao Cao decided to choose the Wu family, provided that he would marry his sister to Cao Cao as his wife, and would also be a thug for Cao Cao and drive Ding Chong away so as not to take action by himself. Wu Yi was still not optimistic about Cao Cao, but he cherished this opportunity very much. Occupying Hanzhong, he could not only solve the survival problems of the family, but also the opportunity to make achievements. This is not only due to Hanzhong's strategic position, but also the opportunity to become a representative of outsiders.
Cao Cao was a guest general, and he had no foundation in Yizhou. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Yizhou, he had to cooperate with the Yizhou family, but he could not rely entirely on the Yizhou family, otherwise he would have to be the Yizhou family. It is a normal choice to gather foreign families and balance Yizhou family. The sources of foreign families are different, and it is difficult to gather together. When facing the squeeze of Yizhou family, he will inevitably rely on Cao Cao.
In this way, both of them have a foundation for cooperation. If the Wu family marry Cao Cao and take the lead, they will have a greater chance. Now it is Cao Cao who takes the initiative to ask them, not them to ask Cao Cao. If they help Cao Cao, Cao Cao will naturally look up to them.
There is only one problem now: Is Cao Cao worthy of the Wu family's investment and becoming a wise ruler in troubled times? If not, then he is likely to be like Liu Mao, who cannot bear the noble appearance of his sister and has inexplicably sacrificed his life. It doesn't matter if he dies, it will affect the reputation and future of the Wu family.
Wu Yi did not agree to Cao Cao immediately, and he wanted to consider it. Cao Cao did not urge him. Xi Zhicai analyzed that Wu Yi did not have many choices. He looked down on the Yizhou family and was delayed by Liu Yan for a while. Now he has survival difficulties and has the self-expectation of making achievements in his heart. After considering several factors in combination, he could only accept it.
After seeing Cao Cao off, Wu Yi and Wu Ban sat together and invited his sister Wu Zhao out. The three of them discussed for a long time, but in the end, Wu Zhao made a decision to accept Cao Cao's invitation and cooperate with Cao Cao. As for Wu Yi's concerns about Cao Cao's character and ability, Wu Zhao had different views.
It is true that Cao Cao's grandfather was an eunuch party, but Cao Teng's reputation is not bad. From the fact that he can see that this person is still principled. Although Cao Song is not a famous minister, he has never done any traitors or evil things. When Cao Cao first entered the officialdom, he killed Jian Tu and intended to break with the eunuch party. He could not always treat him as an eunuch party because of his background.
As for his ability, not to mention his previous experience as an official and his military service, Cao Cao was able to capture Yizhou so quickly, which is enough to prove that he has talent in the field and can at least protect one side and wait for changes in the world.
Regarding Cao Cao's character, Wu Zhao and Wu Yi agreed that Cao Cao was lustful and was not a gentleman. But this is a common problem for men and it is not a serious shortcoming. Now it is a chaotic world, and we cannot ask for full blame, so we can only take a rough idea. There is a typical example in front of us: Sun Ce. Sun Ce took three concubines at a young age. He was too lustful than Cao Cao. He did not sit in the southeast?
Finally, since God destined her to be a noble person, she would definitely bless her. As for whether Cao Cao could withstand it depends on his virtue.
Wu Yi felt it was reasonable, so he immediately visited Cao Cao and officially accepted Cao Cao's expulsion. He served as the governor of Hanzhong. He took the 5,000 people assigned by Cao Cao to set off and rushed to Hanzhong.
Wu Ban stood at the door, tidied up his clothes, touched the seal on his waist, and walked up the steps.
Gao Jing, the commander of Shu County, stood at the steps and waited with a waiter. Seeing Wu Ban come in, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and then he showed a polite smile. "Brother Yuanxiong, congratulations."
Wu Ban caught two steps, bowed and smiled and said, "Brother Wen'an, I heard that you are sick. Have you been better recently?"
Gao Jing originally relied on Cao Cao and wanted to do something, but he received a letter from his son Gao Rou not long ago. He knew that Gao Rou had accepted Sun Ce's extermination and was highly valued, so he had no intention of staying in Shu County. Shu County was too far away from his hometown and was mixed with barbarians, so there was no way to live in Yanyu. Cao Cao was a defeated general under Sun Ce and lived in Yizhou. It was hard to say whether he could gain a foothold. Even if he could stand firm in Yizhou, he was still in a corner and could not compare with Sun Ce. Just as he felt a little uncomfortable, he resigned from his post and prepared to return home. Cao Cao also knew the inside story. He was kind of polite and sent some Cheng Yi, which was a good time to part.
"Thank you, Brother Xie, care is nothing serious."
"Although it's a small ill, you can't be careless." Wu Ban politely held Gao Jing's arm and went to the hall together. Gao Jing had already summoned officials to hand over official duties. The two chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious, and they had a reluctant friendship with the village party. Most of the officials were natives in Shu County, and they didn't want these Shu County people to see their disagreement, and there was no fundamental conflict between them. Wu Ban was younger and was a successor, so he was very polite. "Nanyang Bencaotang gathered famous doctors in the world, and the disease was cured. Brother Wen'an could stay in Nanyang for several days to take care of it."
Gao Jing nodded repeatedly. He was also thinking. As a few officials in Shu County, he has never been adapted to the dietary climate of Shu County and often gets sick. This time he returned home, he really wanted to go to Nanyang to take a look. As Wu Ban said, Nanyang Bencaotang is a place where famous doctors in the world gather, with excellent medical skills and complete medicines. Many merchants in Chengdu buy medicine from Nanyang to resell, making a lot of profits.
The two of them made some polite decisions and handed over official duties. Gao Jing refused Wu Ban's farewell on the grounds of being unwell and having no appetite, left the official hall and left the city. He had packed his luggage and got on the boat and set off.
Wu Ban sat in the hall and watched the officials come forward to pay their respects one by one, and was in a good mood. Gao Jing, a child of the Gao family in Chenliu, only became the commander of Shu County when he was middle-aged. He took over Gao Jing's position as soon as he was in a weak position, and he would not be able to stop in the future. As long as Cao Cao could control one side, the Wu family would have taken the right step. If Cao Cao could go further and win the world and his sister Wu Zhao's great destiny became a fact, then the Wu family could take a big step forward and be promoted to a first-class family.
If there really is one day, I must kill Yuan Yao, let Yuan Shu kill his son and grandson, and avenge his father.
Can Cao Cao defeat Sun Ce? When he thought of this problem, Wu Ban's originally brilliant mood suddenly became dark. Of course, he knew why Gao Jing resigned from office. He was an excuse to recuperate, and he had a better place to go. Anyone would make such a choice. Cao Cao and Sun Ce were not a little bit worse, and being an official in his hometown was more comfortable than being in Shu County.
But the Wu family cannot, so they can only settle for the second best. They cannot go back to their homes, and they live in this southwest.
Chapter completed!