Cai Manor, pavilion.
Cai Yan's eyes flashed with intelligence as he looked at the zither on the table and asked,"This is the zither that the Northguard Marquis used just now. What's its name?”
"Roundabout Beam!"
The soldier said solemnly.
Cai Yong's eyes widened." That's impossible! King Zhuang of Chu smashed Raoliang with his iron ruyi!"”
"Ding!"
Cai Yan strummed the strings, and the sound curled up and circled between the beams and bones of the pavilion, circulating endlessly.
The reason why Roundabout the Beam was famous in the world was that its sound could ring around the beam for a long time. For thousands of years, there was only one such zither that was handed down.
"It's really a detour!"
Cai Yan's heart palpitated, he took out a double phoenix jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Cai Yong, saying: "General, I'll take the zither. My father's jade pendant will be given to the Northguard Marquis as a gift from Zhao Ji!”
"Here!"
The soldier took the jade pendant and walked out of the Cai Manor.
Cai Yong's eyes twitched,"Zhao Ji, that jade pendant is a token of your father and mother!"”
"Yes!"
Cai Yan's fingers brushed across the strings, his eyes filled with love.
Cai Yong sighed,"It's good that you've decided on him. It can be considered as resolving one of my worries!"”
Cai Yan put away the zither score that he had returned to bid farewell to, and left the pavilion with the zither in his arms, saying faintly,""Parents 'orders, matchmakers' words, and today's matchmaker, how can Zhao Ji not obey!”
"Hey!"
Cai Yong sighed and left the pavilion.
At the same time.
In the Martial Arts Practice Field of the Northguard Prefecture!
Cao Cao bowed to Chen Mu and said,""Northguard Marquis!"
Chen Mu nodded." I didn't know that Advisor Cao had come. It was my fault for not welcoming you!"”
"I wouldn't dare!"
Cao Cao shook his head and sighed,""I happened to pass by and was attracted by the song. It actually made me feel the tragic and solemn feeling of the battlefield even when I was far away in the bustling capital. Although the later part of the song contained the joy of victory, it was filled with killing and despair. It's really hard to imagine how you all endured it back then!”
"Perhaps it's hatred!" Chen Mu laughed self-deprecatingly.”
"Yes!"
Cao Cao's expression changed. He thought back to the defeat of the expedition army, the vanguard trapped in the grasslands two thousand li away. They were chased by countless Hu cavalry, but no one came to their rescue. How could they not feel hatred?
This wasn't just hatred for the Hu, but also for the crafty sycophants within the Great Han!
Chen Mu looked at Cao Cao's ever-changing expression and said in a deep voice,""Meng De, is there something important you need to do in the residence?”
"Ask about the name of the song!"
Cao Cao took a deep breath and dismissed the speculations in his mind.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and said," This song is called Ambush on All Sides. I've been fighting in the grasslands for many years. I was surrounded and could only save myself. That's why I composed this song according to the situation at that time!"”
"Ambush from all sides?"
Cao Cao sucked in a breath of cold air as he recalled the meaning of the zither song. Then, he thought about how Chen Mu had led hundreds of troops and struggled in the grasslands for years. Wasn't that an ambush from all sides?
"Wenyuan, pour some wine!"
Chen Mu shot a glance at Zhang Liao before sitting down on the ground to meet Cao Cao in the huge martial arts arena.
Cao Cao was not reserved. He waved his robe and sat opposite Chen Mu.
After a while, Zhang Liao and his men carried the table and placed it in front of the two of them before slowly retreating.
The two of them looked at each other in silence.
They were all smart people. Cup after cup of turbid wine entered their stomachs, but no one spoke.
After a long time, he finished the jar of liquor and stood up. He said with a red face,""Northguard Marquis, I'm glad that the Great Han Dynasty has a brave general like you. I'm worried that you'll succeed in conquering the three tribes, but I still hope that you can expand your territory.”
"I won't send you off!"
Chen Mu stood up and watched as Cao Cao staggered out of the manor.
Lu Bu stepped forward and asked curiously," My lord, the words he said after drinking don't match. Could he be a crafty official of the court?"”
"A crafty official?"
Chen Mu did not know whether to laugh or cry.”
Lu Bu said in a deep voice," My lord has treated us with generous gifts. He has also gone to the northern borders to guard the mountains and rivers, and his troops have reached the foreign lands. However, he said that he is worried about our victory and is preventing us from expanding our territory and taking revenge. If he is not a sycophantic minister, then what is he?"”
"Haha!"
" You're worrying too much. He's worried that we'll expand in the northern border and become like those vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. We won't be dispatched by the court of the Central Plains, and we'll become kings in the territory of the Great Han Dynasty. It's not surprising that such things happen in history. He's not a sycophantic minister, but a minister who worries about the country!”Chen Mu smiled.?
"Then he's still considered a good person?" Lu Bu said helplessly.”
"A good person?"
Chen Mu stood with his hands behind his back as he watched Cao Cao disappear from the manor's entrance. He said in a deep voice,""A capable subject of governing the world and a fierce hero of chaotic times. He can't be considered a good person.”
"Here!"
Lu Bu could not understand Chen Mu's words, so he could only agree!
"Rest!"
Chen Mu patted Lu Bu's shoulder and turned around to head back to his room.?
He knew that Cao Cao was here to test if he had any rebellious thoughts.
Unfortunately, Meng De, you're afraid that I'll be conferred the title of Duke, but in this life, I'll be the one who holds the emperor hostage and commands the vassals!
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