Chapter 356: Damn, it seems to be getting more and more unclear
In the end, Cao Ang did not have the chance to speak his mind, because the imperial edict brought by the emperor's envoy diverted Cao Cao's attention elsewhere.

"Grand Herald!"

"Jiu Qing!"

"Hahaha!"

After sending the emperor's envoy away, Cao Cao could no longer contain his joy. He stroked his forehead and laughed wildly towards the sky. He was so excited that he stretched out his arms towards Cao Ang, hugged Cao Ang under his armpits, and tried to lift Cao Ang high up.

Cao Ang's face suddenly changed. He was about to say, "Father, I am no longer a child."

But before he could finish his words, Cao Cao slipped and fell to the ground.

Cao Ang hurriedly pulled Cao Cao up and asked with concern: "Father, are you okay?"

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. Your father is just too happy, haha!" Cao Cao rubbed his buttocks, not caring at all. How could a mere stumble dilute his joy?
Even though the Grand Herald is different from the expected General who Expedites the West, he is still one of the Nine Ministers. Relying on his merits during his tenure as the Grand Herald, it would not be a luxury for him to be promoted to General who Expedites the West!

"Master, General Wei is here to visit!
The servant's voice brought Cao Cao back to the present. He smiled and said, "Please come in quickly, please come in quickly!"

After saying this, Cao Cao felt that something was still missing, so he simply walked towards the gate and went to meet Liu Bei in person.

"Meng De. No, it should be the Minister of Rites." Liu Bei waved the gift in his hand towards Cao Cao.

"Hey, Brother Xuande, you address me like this and send me a gift. Doesn't it make us seem distant?" Hearing Liu Bei addressing him, Cao Cao felt very pleased at first, but his friendship with Liu Bei still prevailed. He shook Liu Bei's hand with his backhand, "Brother Xuande, please!"

"Please." Liu Bei nodded with a smile and entered Cao's mansion with Cao Cao.

With Liu Bei's visit, Cao's mansion was like a dam that had been opened. Officials came one after another to visit and congratulate Cao Cao on his promotion.

No matter the size of the official position or the high or low title, Cao Cao always greeted them with a smile and responded with a fist.

During this period, he discovered that even Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who had been missing all day, had come here.

What puzzled Cao Cao was that Chen Dao came to visit, but Zhao Yun was not there?

It should be noted that Zhao Yun is highly praised in the Popular Romance of Liangzhou. If it were the words of a novelist, Cao Cao would have just regarded it as a joke and laughed it off. However, he had long since confirmed from Liu Bei that the high praise for Zhao Yun in the book was indeed written by Zhang Fei.

If this is the case, Zhao Yun must be a great general of the time. How could one not want to talk to such a great general?
Of course, Zhao Yun ranks even lower than Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others in Cao Cao's heart. The key point is that Guan Yu and Zhang can be met from time to time, but Zhao Yun is like a mysterious dragon that is hard to find. It is really curious and makes people want to find out the truth.

"May I ask the three generals where General Zilong is now?"

Cao Cao didn't think much about it. He found Zhang Fei and told him his doubts.

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It really gave me a scare

Fortunately, as I expected, Cao Mengde did not grab me and ask me to talk about poetry in public.
Zhang Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

This surprised Cao Cao. Why did he feel that Zhang Fei was afraid of him like a wolf or a tiger?
However, before Cao Cao could think more, Zhang Fei's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Are you talking about Zilong?" Zhang Fei glanced at Liu Bei, asking through his eyes if he could tell him. Liu Bei nodded slowly.

After receiving a positive answer, Zhang Fei put his mouth close to Cao Cao's ear and whispered, "Zilong will be conquering Rinnan County from now on. That's why I can't come to congratulate the Minister of Rites."

"Conquer Rinan County" Cao Cao stroked his beard. In his impression, Rinan County was associated with a wild land. Although he didn't know who suggested it, neither Liu Bian nor Liu Bei rejected it. What's more, Liu Bian and Liu Bei were not people who only cared about their own interests. There must be something in Rinan County.

That's it, that's it.

Cao Cao shook his head and decided not to delve into it further. Instead, he focused his attention on Zhang Fei and said something that made Zhang Fei overly nervous. "Third General, I heard that you wrote a poem when you were in the Western Regions. The poem fits the scene right now. I wonder if you can give me the music score?" Huh?
Zhang Fei was struck by lightning. If he just wanted to copy poems, he would have racked his brains and borrowed a few from later generations.

If he asked about the music score, it would be a difficult problem. After all, the poem at that time was just recited by him on the spur of the moment, and there was no music score at all. More importantly, which song was Cao Mengde asking about?
"Meng De, the poem that Third Brother recited in the Western Regions is a thing of the past. Why should we cling to the past?"

Just when Zhang Fei was about to throw the jar into the air, a familiar voice came into his and Cao Cao's ears.

Zhang Fei looked in the direction of the sound and was filled with surprise.

"Big brother!"

"Brother Xuande," Cao Cao asked with a smile, "what's your opinion? Can you do it on the spot?"

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Meng De, I heard that you are good at writing poems and composing music. You have great talent. How about letting my third brother read the poems and you compose the music?"

"Good." Cao Cao nodded and agreed without even thinking about it. After he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something. He looked at Liu Bei with burning eyes and said, "When the three generals have finished their poems, please ask Brother Xuande to write them on white paper. I will have someone frame them!"

Liu Bei nodded.

诗.
Zhang Fei frowned slightly, and searched his mind, not knowing where to start.

"Third brother" Liu Bei pointed at the grass at the corner of the courtyard wall. He saw that the weeds were lush and as tall as weeds, while the grass in the rest of the courtyard was trimmed short and neat.

In addition, a pine tree in the courtyard is also particularly eye-catching.
!

Zhang Fei suddenly realized and blurted out, "I have been a thorny tree in the grass since I was young, but now I am gradually emerging from the weeds. People don't think it is a towering tree until it reaches the sky. Only then do people think it is high!"

The guests were amazed, and countless eyes were cast towards Zhang Fei. Even Zhang Miao, who was the Minister of Rites and one of the Eight Chefs, was murmuring and was the first to slap his thigh fiercely, "Excellent! Very wonderful!"

Cao Cao raised his head and laughed loudly, "The three generals are very talented! Whether it is a five-character or seven-character poem, it still depends on the three generals!"

Cao Cao became more and more excited as he spoke. He strode forward and held Zhang Fei's hand. "This poem is about me! No matter how I helped Yuan Benchu ​​before, even when my advice was ignored by the general, Yuan Benchu ​​refused to speak up for me, and then he even tried to let Meng Zhuo come to kill me! I guess Yuan Benchu ​​never regarded me as a friend, and now I am also a Nine Ministers!"

"Just as the three generals said, people don't realize that a tree is so tall that it will never be known until it reaches the sky!"

"Someone, bring some wine. I want to compose music for the three generals!"

"This poem was not written by me!" Zhang Fei emphasized.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Third General, don't be too modest. You used the metaphor of grass and trees, but the facts are right in front of us. How can you say it wasn't your doing?"

People are talking a lot
"Not bad."

"I heard earlier that the cavalry general is an extraordinary poet. Now it seems to be true!"

"Haha, third brother, why should you be so modest?!" This voice came from Guan Yu who was stroking his beard.

Zhang Fei glanced at Guan Yu in annoyance, "Second brother, you!"

He was groaning in his heart, if he had known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place! How come he was speechless in the blink of an eye?
"It's done."

After finishing writing the poem, Liu Bei patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and lowered his voice, "Third brother, now that things have come to this, you should study more poetry when you have time."

Zhang Fei also lowered his voice, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, I have been trying hard to learn, but...but it is difficult! It is much more difficult than fighting in a war!"

"This thing is different from fighting. If you can't learn it, you really can't learn it!"

(End of this chapter)