Chapter 26 Using tea as a metaphor to talk about Pei Xuan

At that time, Cao Cao and Pei Xuan met, and they all went to the mountain stronghold together. Deng Fei repeatedly urged his minions to kill sheep and deer to entertain the distinguished guests. Pei Xuan invited Cao Cao to sit down, washed the kettles and tea sets, and cooked the pots himself.

He poured some tea into the boiling water, held it in his hand and said, "Brother Wu, we are in a remote place and there are only wild teas in the mountains. I pick and roast them with my own hands. Although it is not a famous species, it does have a unique taste."

Cao Cao took it and smelled it, only to feel the fragrance. He took a sip and his mouth was full of fragrance. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I heard that Liu Yuxi in the Tang Dynasty once wrote that 'the mountain is not high, but the immortal will be famous'."

"It can be seen that good tea is like a famous person. Even if he lives in the wilderness and no one knows him, he can't conceal his youth."

His words were compared to others. Pei Xuan was greatly moved when he heard this. He cupped his fists and said: "You are a guilty little official, how dare you be praised as your brother."

Cao Cao said: "Brother Pei, why should you be too modest? In the Song Dynasty, the etiquette was broken, the officials were immoral, and they did not care about serving the country and benefiting the people. They only knew how to bend the law and take bribes. Those who could not join in the corruption while living in it can be said to be 'out of the mire but not stained'."

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Pei Xuan was so moved that he couldn't help but shed tears and said: "What's the use of not being stained? I will inevitably be persecuted by others. It's hard to return to my country, hard to escape my home, and I'm just a wandering soul in a foreign country."

Cao Cao gently put down the tea and said solemnly: "Brother Pei, a man has gone through many difficulties, but his ambition remains unchanged. He is as proud as a plum and a chrysanthemum, and he is proud of the snow and frost. You are just a temporary setback, why should you be depressed for a long time? Tell me,

Who is the person who harmed you?"

Pei Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Wu doesn't know something. The person who harmed me is very powerful. He is Cai Dezhang, the ninth son of Grand Master Cai and the governor of Jiangzhou Prefecture!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "What about the son of Grand Master Cai? I am a man who is happy with his grudges. After my brother and you drank this meal, we went to Jiangzhou and cut off his head, Cai Jiu, and vented his anger on you."

When he said these words, Deng Fei walked in through the curtain and said with great joy: "Brother Pei Xuan, what do you say? I said before that I would help you avenge, but you said that the enemy was too powerful and refused to fight to the death. Today, the Wu family

Brother, are you talking to me in the same way?"

Then he paid homage to Cao Cao: "The family named Cai is a generation that brings disaster to the country and the people. If the elder brother of the Wu family wants to kill Cai Jiu, the younger brother is willing to be the vanguard!"

Meng Kang also said: "Brother Pei Xuan, Brother Wu and Brother Deng Fei are right. When we kill Cai Jiu, it is not just your personal enmity. How many good people has this guy killed in Jiangzhou? Kill him to save the people."

Harm, and let other corrupt officials who harm the people have a word of fear in their hearts.

"This..." Pei Xuan hesitated: "Not to mention that Jiangzhou is thousands of miles away, if we kill the imperial official, wouldn't it be tantamount to rebellion?"

As soon as he said these words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing in unison, almost tearing down the roof.

When Pei Xuan saw people laughing at him, he was neither anxious nor annoyed. He looked at Cao Cao calmly and ignored others, as long as he knew what he meant.

Cao Cao stopped laughing and looked at Pei Xuan: "Brother Pei, since he has made a hole in the eye, he must study. Since he studies, do you know what the situation was like in the Northern and Southern Dynasties when the Five Husbands were in chaos?"

Pei Xuan's expression changed suddenly after hearing this. How could he not know the tragedy of the Han people being treated as "two-legged sheep" and being killed to the last resort?

"How is that possible!" Pei Xuan blurted out: "Although the Song Dynasty has some problems, its foundation is stable. Besides, the Song and Liao Dynasties have been in peace for a long time..."

"Jurchens." Cao Cao said calmly: "The Liao and Song dynasties are all the same thing. Now that powerful enemies have arisen from the north, the nobles only know how to enjoy themselves. If countries like this don't rebel against them, will they wait until the foreign tribes come to kill them and repeat the great war of the past?

What's wrong?"

Pei Xuan's calm expression disappeared, and he said to himself in panic: "Why is this, why is this..."

Cao Cao laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Maybe it's not that, but it is true that killing people like Cai Jiu is beneficial and harmless. Brother Pei, a real man should live with his heart in mind when he lives in this world."

Pei Xuan nodded slowly but firmly, stood up, turned to Cao Cao and bowed down: "Brother Wu, there are many soldiers in your chest. I, Pei Xuan, am willing to drive you."

Deng Fei shouted: "Me too!" Meng Kang and the three heroes of Yinmachuan all bowed their heads.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and pulled the three of them together and said: "We are all brothers, there is no hierarchy between them."

At this time, the roasted mutton and venison were served. Everyone raised their glasses and drank, and everyone talked about their thoughts. Cao Cao used the wine to point out the country, and his remarks were surprising and thought-provoking. Pei Xuan and others became more and more convinced.

The next day, Pei Xuan and others sent out the minions who were unwilling to follow, burned the stronghold, and then went to Jiangzhou Prefecture to kill Cai Jiu.

Leaving Yinmachuan and heading south, in the afternoon of the same day, when he arrived at Jizhou, Pei Xuande said: "This is a big city in the Liao border. We will enter the city to rest for the night." The hundreds of people in his group were so powerful that he divided them into more than ten groups for fear of alarming the officers and soldiers.

They went into the city separately and agreed to meet outside the city the next day.

Cao Cao, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Pei Xuan, Deng Fei, and Meng Kang entered the city alone. They had a lot of property with them, so they walked towards the bustle, hoping to find a big shop to rest in.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a noisy group of people in front of him. Deng Fei wanted to watch the excitement, so he said: "Hey, what happened there? How about I wait and see?" Without any explanation, he separated the crowd with two arms and squeezed out a way.

, let Cao Cao and others go in.

When I went in, I saw seven or eight Liao soldiers, kicking and beating a cake vendor. The leading soldier was tall and strong, with legs as thick as an ordinary person's waist. He stood aside and yelled: "

I eat a few pieces of cake from you just to give you face, but you still dare to ask me for money? Why don’t you ask me who Zhang Bao is?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but get angry and was about to get angry. Suddenly, a big man jumped out of the crowd, punched and kicked the soldiers who were kicking the vendors until they stumbled. He shouted loudly: "It is only natural to give money to eat, but to bully others."

If you are young, you are not considered a true man."

The soldier Zhang Bao was furious when he saw this. He pointed his hand at the man's nose and asked: "Whose crotch is not fastened tightly, and you come out? If I beat you to death, it will only kill an ant."

Unexpectedly, the big man smiled coldly, suddenly took action, grabbed Zhang Bao's finger, twisted it with a crack, and punched Zhang Bao until he fell seven or eight steps. Then he said slowly: "I have never been bullied by anyone in my life."

Man, if you want to fight, I will accompany you."

Zhang Bao's finger was broken, and his face was covered with tears and runny nose in pain. He howled: "Hit your mother on the head, I will kill you."

He pulled out his waist knife with his left hand and struck the big man head-on. The big man dodged sideways and kicked his wrist, causing the knife to fall to the ground immediately.

Zhang Bao stood up and kicked him in the air. The big man stepped back and grabbed Zhang Bao's ankle and pulled him. Zhang Bao screamed and hit the ground with a cross. The big man raised his foot and kicked him in the face.

On the way, Zhang Bao tilted his head and fainted.

The remaining soldiers couldn't help but feel frightened. They carried Zhang Bao with all their hands and feet and ran away.

The big man turned his head and saw that the hawker was crying bitterly, his burden was knocked over, and the cakes were scattered all over the ground, and most of them were trampled into shape.

The big man pondered for a moment, took out a handful of copper coins from his arms, put them all in the man's hands, and said gently: "Stop crying, let's go quickly, use these money as capital, don't come here to sell them again."

The hawker clutched the copper coins tightly, kowtowed to the big man, picked up the load, and flew away.

The crowd of people watching had lost sight of the excitement and gradually dispersed. The big man stood there with his head down, waiting for the crowd to disperse. He suddenly leaned over, picked up a few clean cakes from the ground, put them randomly in his arms, and turned to leave.

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Chapter completed!