"Sir Changshi must not be too polite." The middle-aged scholar who was honored as Mr. Kong Ming by Yang Changshi left the seat and returned the ceremony. He smiled gracefully and said: "I didn't expect that Yang Changshi also knew that he had a reputation. Zhao was really honored."

Everyone knows our Yang Changshi's temper, who is more than the top and extremely snobbish, but in front of this simple-dressed Mr. Kong Ming, our Yang Changshi really dare not act like an important official in Xuzhou. He just bowed and said respectfully: "Mr. Kongming is too humble, and he is very talented and well-known in the world. Even Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, who is the fourth generation and third generation, has repeatedly begged for Mr. Yuan Benchu, but he has not been able to become an official. Hong's two lords, Tao Envoy and Yuan Gonglu, also respect Mr. Kongming in front and behind, and only regrets that he has no chance to see Mr. Guanming, and often regrets. Hong was lucky to see Mr. Guan today, and he has no regrets in this life."

"Eunuch Tao also knows how to give a name?" Mr. Kong Ming was a little surprised.

"My lord not only knows the name of a gentleman, but also often says that he is a master of great wisdom and ability. He is the only one in the world who has both virtue and talent." Yang Changshi's words were not flattering, but Tao Ying did say such things - of course, Yang Changshi did not know that the Kongming that Tao Ying said was not this Kongming.

"The envoy Tao has been awarded too much, and Zhao really dared not take it." Mr. Kong Ming continued to be modest and said with a smile: "In fact, I have met Tao Jun once, but I have no chance to know each other. Therefore, although I have met Tao Jun once, I do not know each other."

"Mr. Kongming has met my lord? Hong is arrogant. Why has the lord never mentioned this?" Yang Changshi was a little surprised. He thought to himself how is it possible? With Mr. Kongming's reputation, Tao Ying, a little traitor who was a good person, had met Mr. Kongming. How could he not show off his words?

"This is the thing." Mr. Kong Ming explained: "More than two years ago, Zhao went to Xuzhou to study. He wanted to visit Zheng Xuangong, a great scholar in Xuzhou, to ask for teaching questions, but he never thought that Cao's army had invaded Xuzhou and was trapped in Xuzhou. Almost all the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou were massacred by Cao's army. Later, the envoy Tao sold his life to jump out of the oil pan in exchange for Cao Cao's withdrawal and returned to the city. Zhao saw the envoy's favor among the crowd, but he had no chance to talk to the envoy, so the envoy did not know that Zhao had seen him before."

"So that's the case, why didn't the gentleman take the initiative to reveal his identity at that time? With Mr. Kong Ming's name, my two generations of lords in Xuzhou must have greeted him?" Yang Changshi was regretful and secretly happy, and said yes, just because Tao Ying's little traitor indirectly rescued Mr. Kong Ming's kindness, it would be absolutely fine if I had a meal tonight.

"At that time, the two generations of envoys from Xuzhou were busy entertaining Duke Xuande and his entourage, and the government was busy. Zhao Yijie's rural villager was determined to farm and study, so he did not take the liberty to come to the door to disturb him." Mr. Kong Ming smiled and explained, and our Changshi Yang kept stamping his feet and sighing. He kept saying sorry for Tao Ying, as if he was really loyal to our Deputy Director Tao.

After saying a few more gossips, Mr. Kong Ming went to the table and personally brought a simple meal to treat Yang Changshi with his student Ayi. Our Yang Changshi was worried for a day, and it was almost a day without water and rice. This would be a little safe and naturally the appetite was wide open. Therefore, although the meal prepared by Mr. Kong Ming was simple and pitiful, our Yang Changshi still ate very sweet. He swallowed the sorghum rice and pickled cucumbers and wiped them away. Mr. Kong Ming observed his words and expressions and smiled and said, "Sir Changshi is really lost here? Zhao didn't see it. He took the liberty to ask, is there any danger in Lord Changshi? In fact, he fled here?"

Mr. Kong Ming's observation was very detailed. Yang Changshi did not dare to be too traitor in front of him, so he nodded honestly and said, "Mr. Kong Ming's eyes are as sharp as a torch, Hong dared not deceive him. Hong did escape to this point. He wanted to borrow Mr. Kong Ming's treasure house to stay overnight, and then go to Hanoi prefect Ya's uncle."

"Changshi Yang is an important official in Xuzhou. Even if he is in trouble, he can return to Xuzhou to seek help from the envoy Tao. Why should he join Uncle Zhang Ya?" Mr. Kong Ming asked curiously: "In addition, Xuzhou is very far away from Hanoi. As the Chief of the General of Xuzhou, why did Mr. Zhongming come to this small county in Hanoi?"

Yang Changshi had already considered the answer to this question and was ready to deal with Zhang Yang. This would be used to deal with Mr. Kong Ming. So our Yang Changshi soon started to make excuses he had prepared long ago, saying that he was ordered by Tao Yingzhi to lead a team to Luoyang to pay tribute to the emperor. He never thought that he suddenly found that Cao thief was named King of Kings and was actually a robbery. As a Han minister, he was so angry that he reported the matter to Yang Feng, the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the news leaked. The boss Cao had the idea of ​​killing people to silence him. He took the opportunity of leaving the team to send envoys to assassinate him. He was lucky enough to get rid of Cao thief killer and fled to the bank of the Yellow River. He wanted to return to Xuzhou to report the information and was controlled by Cao Cao's army. He had no choice but to temporarily surrender Zhang Yang to the Qingfeng Ridge and meet Mr. Kong Ming, who is famous all over the world.

Yang Changshi's explanation was half true and half false, but fortunately, there were not many flaws in preparation. Mr. Kong Ming was not the person involved and did not know the truth or false, so he could only choose to believe Yang Changshi for the time being. He also sighed and sympathized with Yang Changshi, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and was quite dissatisfied with the boss Cao who attempted to rob the enemy. However, Mr. Kongming's young student Ayi suddenly spoke: "Mr. Zhongming, it is very difficult for him to go to join the county government. After receiving the news, Zhang Fujun of this county has also led his army to Luoyang to serve the king. He has not yet returned to Huai County (Hanoi County)."

"Ah! Uncle Zhang Ya is in Luoyang?" Yang Changshi was a little stunned and thought to himself, how could Zhang Yang not be in Huai County? He is not in Huai County, who will I go to Huai County to join? Let's live there for the time being?

"Mr. Zhongming, don't worry. If Mr. Zhongming does not abandon him, he can stay in this thatched cottage for the time being and find another way out in the future." Mr. Kong Ming was very enthusiastic. Seeing Yang Changshi's embarrassment, he took the initiative to invite Yang Changshi to stay at his home for a while, and said, "Sir, don't worry, this place is remote, and it is difficult for Cao Mengde's assassin to find this place. Even if he really comes here, he will come forward to deal with the teacher."

Yang Changshi, who had no way to go, was overjoyed and thanked Mr. Kong Ming again and again. A Yi, a young man in the gorgeous clothes, was anxious and said: "Teacher, although Qingfeng Ridge is remote, it is too close to the Yellow River. The Cao army and the generals of the rioters may not come here to harass him. Please also ask the mentor to move and go to the students' homes to avoid the fire. No matter what, the students' homes are protected by family soldiers, and a few rioters dare not invade at will."

Speaking of this, Ayi turned to Yang Changshi very carefully and bowed, saying, "Of course, please let Mr. Zhongming move to Wansheng's house. Wansheng will do his best to entertain his husband."

Yang Changshi was even more happy and quickly thanked Ayi again. Yang Changshi was a smart man. Just looking at Ayi's entourage and luxurious clothes, you can tell that his family must be poor, so he stayed at his family for a while. At least in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, he was countless times better than in this broken thatched house. Unexpectedly, Mr. Kong Ming shook his head firmly and said, "Ayi, you don't need to persuade him. You will not cause trouble for you. You are used to living in the mountains and fields. I don't want to disturb you at your home."

"Teacher, how can you say that you can cause trouble for the students?" A Yi was anxious and hurriedly left the seat and knelt down to Mr. Kongming, saying sincerely: "Not to mention the teacher's life-saving grace, it is difficult to repay the students. Just say that the teacher's grace to teach students, and the students are also tied up. It is difficult to repay the students! The students dared to ask the teacher to leave here with the students and go to the students' homes to avoid the war. When the war in Dongdu stops, it is not too late for the teacher to return here to live in seclusion!"

After saying that, Ayi kowtowed to Mr. Kongming repeatedly, with a sincere affection. But Mr. Kongming still shook his head repeatedly, refused repeatedly, and refused to go to the student's house to avoid the war. He smiled and said, "Ayi, if you must do something for your teacher, it's just right. Mr. Kongming has something to ask for your help."

"What does the teacher need the students to do? Please give me instructions and the students will do their best." Ayi asked happily.

"Send a few soldiers to Luoyang to find out what is happening there." Mr. Kong Ming's face seemed to always smile calmly, and said, "If the teacher expected it, the situation in Luoyang will be even more chaotic, and the fate of the Emperor of Han will be more illegitimate. A Yi, you carefully investigate the movements in Luoyang for your teacher. If you have the chance, I want to find a place for the emperor to stay and do my best to the subjects of the Han Dynasty."

"This is fine, the student will immediately arrange his family soldiers to go to Luoyang for detailed investigation." A Yi agreed and asked curiously: "Mr., have you always ignored the common affairs of the temple? Why did you suddenly care about the safety of the emperor this time? Also, forgive the students for their presumptuousness. Although you are only pursuing heaven and man, and your virtue is in the world, you have no official position, and no power. How can you find a place for the emperor to live in peace?"

"Don't ask, you will understand in the future." Mr. Kong Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "It's too late, Ayi, you can't go back. Ask your servants to come in and stay in. Take the opportunity to ask Mr. Zhongming for more knowledge. Mr. Zhongming is not only very accomplished in calligraphy, but also has a very gorgeous literary talent. "The Fu of He Yangdi Hou's Received the Famous", "The Fu of He Xiangrui's Received to Huainan" and "The Newly Married Poems of He Liyang Hou" are all from Mr. Zhongming's wonderful writings. You are young and have a strong aura and too sharp. You should ask Mr. Zhongming for advice and learn from Mr. Zhongming's way of dealing with people."

Yang Changshi's face was definitely one of the best in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but now after hearing Mr. Kong Ming's words, he couldn't help but feel a little fever and his expression began to be embarrassed. Yang Changshi's calligraphy is good - just like Gao Qiu, Cai Jing, Qin Hui and Yan Song's calligraphy is also good, and he is a little qualified to guide a late junior. However, the several proud works of Yang Changshi mentioned by Mr. Kong Ming are recognized as the first-class flattery articles recognized by Huainan and Xuzhou. Except for Xiao Yuan Sangong and Deputy Director Tao who were flattered by Yang Changshi, no one is not ridiculed behind his back. Now Mr. Kong Ming calls on his favorite disciple to learn these articles from Yang Changshi. Yang Changshi, who is still a little self-aware, naturally has no longer any thick-skinned face.

What surprised Yang Changshi was that when the young man named Ayi heard Mr. Kong Ming's order, he not only did not feel disgusted at all, but also bowed to Yang Changshi and said with great respect: "Mr. Zhongming, I am not talented. I have long admired Mr. Ming and I really want to ask Mr. Ming for advice. I hope Mr. Xu will give me advice. I will definitely listen to the advice and thank Mr. Xu for his teaching."

"It's easy to say, please come up. Since the young master is so eager to study, Hong must do his best to teach his life to the young master." Seeing that Ayi's words were sincere and there was no sarcastic meaning, Yang Changshi, who was a little embarrassed, breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "By the way, I've just been in a hurry. Hong had not had time to ask the young master's name, where is the home?"

Ayi respectfully answered Yang Changshi's question. It turned out that Ayi was a native and came from a scholarly family. His elder brother is still a working official. He heard that the famous Mr. Kong Ming lived in seclusion here and was sincerely studying. Mr. Kong Ming also admired Ayi's intelligence and studious interest. He accepted this student and saved the student's life by chance. Therefore, Ayi simply regarded Mr. Kong Ming as a filial piety like a reborn parent. The day before yesterday, Ayi heard that the war in Luoyang was about to begin, and was worried that it would affect Mr. Kong Ming's seclusion, so he led his family soldiers to persuade the teacher to go to his home to escape the war. Then he met our Yang Changshi.

As for A Yi's name - anyway, his name is just an unknown rat in front of our superior Yang Changshi, so there is no need to waste ink here. Let's not mention it.

After listening to Ayi's self-introduction, our Yang Changshi was even more happy and said in his heart: "Very good. It seems that this kid is a very filial and polite child. As long as he can treat me as respectful and filial as Mr. Kong Ming, it's nothing to teach me all my flattery skills. Many wealthy students may have another way of living."

So, when he was desperate, our Yang Changshi accepted Mr. Kong Ming's invitation and temporarily lived in Mr. Kong Ming's thatched cottage. He talked about poetry, songs and essays with Mr. Kong Ming every day, and exchanged some calligraphy skills. His life was peaceful and free. Ayi was also a good child who was diligent and motivated. Not only did he respectfully ask Yang Changshi's advice and guidance, he also held the etiquette of Yang Changshi, and even lived in Mr. Kong Ming's thatched cottage. He kept asking Mr. Kong Ming about his teachings and questions every day, and asked Mr. Yang Changshi about how to deal with people. He also sent his family to get wine, meat and clothes from his home to please our Yang Changshi, which made us, who were used to being rich and well-dressed, and loved this temporary student very much.

During this period, the scouts of Cao and Yang Feng both found the Qingfeng Ridge through clues provided by the fisherman. However, no one of our Yang Changshi dared to see each other. They hid in the bamboo forest behind the thatched cottage twice. Mr. Kong Ming and Ayi were also loyal and did not betray Yang Changshi, and the excuse that Yang Changshi had never seen him sent away the scouts of Cao and Yang Jun. Therefore, Yang Changshi's hiding place was never exposed, and he was able to live a few days of free life in Mr. Kong Ming's thatched cottage.

After more than ten days like this, one morning, just as our Yang Changshi was enjoying bamboo in the bamboo forest behind the thatched cottage, Mr. Kongming sent Ayi to invite Yang Changshi, and also explained that there were important things to do. Yang Changshi did not dare to neglect, so he quickly followed Ayi back to the thatched cottage and met Mr. Kong Ming in the thatched cottage study.

When Yang Changshi entered the study, Mr. Kong Ming was sitting beside the desk, closing his eyes to rest. His fingers were tapping the desk gently with rhythm, as if he was thinking. After Yang Changshi bowed forward, Mr. Kong Ming first politely asked Yang Changshi to sit down, then sat upright, and asked with a gentle smile: "Prespondent, may I ask Lord Changshi, was he really forced to leave Cao's army because of the assassin's pursuit?"

"What did Mr. Kong Ming do for this?" Yang Changshi was stunned and replied with guilt: "Hong dared not deceive Mr. He. At that time, it was indeed because of the Cao thief assassin who was chasing him. Hong was desperate and was forced to cross the river and flee here."

Mr. Kong Ming smiled and stared at Yang Changshi. His clear eyes were like two sharp swords, which directly penetrated Yang Changshi's internal organs. Yang Changshi was even more panicked and looked away with some timidity, not daring to look at Mr. Kong Ming's clear eyes. Fortunately, although Mr. Kong Ming had guessed that Yang Changshi had not told the truth, he did not go into it. He also took the initiative to say: "Mr. Changshi must have misunderstood. The assassin must have been not sent by Cao Mengde. The gentleman exposed Cao Mengde's attempt to rob the car to Yang Cheqi, and the news was absolutely not leaked. Cao Mengde sent people to look for the master everywhere, not to kill people to silence him."

"What?" Yang Changshi was completely stunned and exclaimed: "Mr. Kongming, what did you say? Cao Thief sent people to look for me everywhere, not to kill me? There was no news of what I told Yang Feng about it?"

"It's true." Mr. Kong Ming Zheng pointed his head, and rarely put away his gentle smile, and said seriously: "Ayi sent his family to Luoyang to inquire about the news, and brought accurate information. The envoys of the Xuzhou Governor's Office have successfully met with him. The emperor praised Xuzhou Xinming Ham, which was tributed to Xuzhou Governor's Office, and issued an edict to formally confer the title of General Andong of Xuzhou Governor's Office, as well as General Anton of the Tao, who was also named the Left General. In addition, you, the missing Lord Changshi, who was also issued an edict to be named Cao Shilang, Han Louting Marquis. Even the deputy general Li Lang, who was on behalf of the Lord, was named the Cavalry Commander by the Emperor, soaring into the sky."

Poor Changshi Yang opened his mouth so that he could stuff three eggs into it. He never expected that the emperor would give Xuzhou such a generous gift when he was not present. Even the personal soldier Li Lang, who washed his feet, had obtained a position as a cavalry commander personally granted by the emperor!

"There is another news. You must have never expected it." Mr. Kong Ming's next words shocked Yang Changshi even more. "Cao Mengde was miserable by Yang Feng. Cao Mengde, Yang Feng and Han Xian formed a coalition force to fight against Li Jue and Guo Si in the Gucheng area. Unexpectedly, that night, Yang Feng and Han Xian suddenly led their troops to rebel. They set fires and killed people everywhere in Cao's camp, and responded to Li Jue and Guo Siong into the camp. The four armies joined forces to defeat Cao's army. Zhang Yang and Dong Cheng also led their troops out of Luoyang City. Behind the sneak attack on Cao's army, Cao Mengde's 50,000 army suffered an unprecedented defeat and has retreated to Gong County!"

"Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Jue, and Guo Si joined forces to defeat Cao's army?" Yang Changshi screamed like a pig killer, "Mr. Kong Ming, are you kidding? Yang Feng is a rebel general under Li Jue's tent, how could he join forces again? Also, what a treacherous person is Cao's thief? How could he be easily attacked by Yang Feng and Han Xian?"

"Of course it's not a joke." Mr. Kong Ming's expression was even more serious, and he said, "I don't know how Lord Changshi knows. Why did Yang Feng, Han Xian, Zhang Yang and Dong Cheng, who were in conflict with each other because of the struggle for power and profit, abandon their past grudges and join forces to fight against Cao? Why did Li Jue and rebel Yang Feng work together to defeat Cao Mengde?"

"Why?" Changshi Yang asked nervously.

"Because of one person." Mr. Kong Ming smiled, and suddenly pointed at Yang Changshi and said, "Because of you, Lord Changshi, they abandoned their past grudges and worked together! Or was it because of you, Lord Changshi, Cao Mengde was not wary of Yang Feng, Han Xian and others suddenly made trouble, and was attacked by Yang Feng, Han Xian and others by chance!"

"Because of me?" Yang Changshi was stunned again.

"Is it unbelievable? Let me hear Zhao tell you in detail for you." Mr. Kong Ming smiled and said, "Ruo Zhao expected it. The cause of the whole thing was because you reported to Yang Cheqi. After the report, the news did not leak. Yang Cheqi was still suspicious at that time, but your sudden disappearance made Yang Cheqi suspect that Cao Mengde was killing people to silence him and believed in your complaints completely! Then, in order to stop Cao Mengde's ambition to rob, Yang Fengcai urged Han Xian, Dong Cheng and Zhang Yang abandoned their past grudges, and secretly contacted Li Jue and Guo Si, and decided to join forces to defeat Cao's army."

Looking at the speechless Yang Changshi, Mr. Kong Ming smiled again and continued, "As for Cao Mengde, he didn't know that you had already informed Yang Feng, and did not know that Yang Feng had become hostile to him. In order to win Yang Feng's support for his transfer to Yanzhou, he was tolerant of Yang Feng and asked for food and weapons, alleviating the urgent need for Yang Feng and Han Xian to lack military rations. He also made an exception to allow Yang Feng and Han Xian to lead his army into his camp, giving Yang Feng and Han Xian the opportunity to attack suddenly, but he did not expect that Yang Feng had already decided to join forces with his old rivals to defeat Cao! Being caught off guard, Cao Mengde couldn't do it."

Looking at Mr. Kong Ming for a long time, our Changshi Yang finally trembled and said, "Mr. Kongming, are you really not joking? Things will really be like you guessed. My anonymous letter of escort caused such a big deal?"

"Anonymous whistleblow?" Mr. Kong Ming raised his eyebrows and smiled again on his face, saying, "Although Zhao is not very sure, he dares to assert that the truth of the whole thing should be like this."

Speaking of this, Mr. Kong Ming frowned and said, "The only thing Zhao doesn't understand now is that with Yang Feng's ability, it should be difficult to figure out such a clever way to defeat the enemy. Also, how did Yang Feng gain such trust from Cao Mengde? It seems that behind the whole thing, there may be a master who is giving advice and helping Yang Feng deceive Cao Cao's trust. Who is this person? Such a clever person cannot come from Yang Feng or Han Xian and others?"

"Maybe there is another master who is giving advice? Who is this master?" Yang Changshi felt more and more incredible as he heard it, and the more he heard it, the more and more fantasy it felt.

"I don't know." Mr. Kong Ming shook his head and stared at Yang Changshi and said, "If Lord Changshi can tell the whole thing truthfully and no longer hide anything from Zhao, then Zhao may be able to guess more inside."

"This..." Yang Changshi's face turned red again, and then he realized that Mr. Kong Ming knew from the very beginning that he had not told the truth.

Seeing that Yang Changshi was hesitant, Mr. Kong Ming vaguely guessed the reason and said, "Sir Changshi, if you really cannot tell me, then Zhao will never force me. But you can rest assured. If you can confess and tell me, Zhao can also guarantee that you will never disclose a word or a half of the sentence. Whether you can tell me the truth, please ask Lord Changshi to decide for yourself."

After hesitating for a long time, Yang Changshi finally made up his mind and said with a red face: "Mr. Kongming, don't blame me. Hong concealed something from him, not because he was afraid of his husband's disclosure, but... he was actually afraid of his husband's ridicule. Since things have come to this point, Hong has also made up his mind and is not afraid of his husband's jokes. In fact, Hong is narrow-minded and afraid of death..."

At this moment, Yang Changshi did not hide it, and finally told Mr. Kong Ming the truth about the whole story, saying that he deliberately stole the boss Cao because he was dissatisfied with the contempt and ridicule of the generals of the Cao army, and wrote anonymously to believe in Yang Feng's tactics against the Pili Che. As a result, he used real handwriting in a daze. Then Cao Yang was forced to stop the battle, and he accidentally discovered the handwriting by Yang Feng. It was also when Yang Feng said that he was writing a letter to Jia and was discovered by Yang Feng, Mr. Kong Ming's eyes lit up and he slapped the table and shouted happily: "So it's him! I just said that, how could such a wise man be silent in the world?"

"Who is Mr. Kongming talking about?" Yang Changshi is still confused.

"I will explain to the adults later. Please continue to speak, the more detailed the better." Mr. Kong Ming shook his head and did not answer Yang Changshi's questions, but only urged Yang Changshi to continue speaking. When Yang Changshi blushed his face and said everything in detail, Mr. Kong Ming suddenly raised his head and laughed wildly, "Hahahahaha! Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, God's will make you unable to succeed. Such a coincidence, if it were not for God's arrangement, how could it be such a coincidence, and how could it be such a coincidence?! God's will! God's will make you defeat!"

"Mr. Kongming, what are you talking about? Why don't Hong understand at all?" Yang Changshi's head naturally couldn't catch up with the famous Mr. Kongming, and he still felt like he was in a dream.

"Let's talk about these things later." Mr. Kong Ming still refused to answer them, but asked Yang Changshi mysteriously: "Mr. Zhongming, I have another sentence to ask you below. I hope you can answer truthfully - your lord, Envoy Tao, does it mean to welcome the emperor to Xuzhou?"

"I don't know." This time, Yang Changshi shook his head and said, "My lord has never mentioned this in front of Hong. He sent a delegation to lead an envoy to pay tribute to the emperor. He just wanted to get a share of the matter of serving the king and gain some official positions."

Mr. Kong Ming stared at Yang Changshi's eyes again and found that Yang Changshi did not panic this time, Mr. Kong Ming began to think about it, "Would you help this? You should help. No matter what, with Tao Envoy's character and style... at least you won't be too much of it."

After thinking about it, Mr. Kong Ming did not hesitate and immediately smiled at Changshi Yang and said, "Mr. Zhongming, go to Luoyang. Now you will not only be safe to go to Luoyang, but I also have a contribution to you, a great contribution!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!