Wu Liang's ability was confirmed with his own eyes. Cao Zhen felt as if he had found a treasure, and his anxious heart finally calmed down.

Knowing that he still had to wait for two hours, he ordered a few of his close associates to take care of him where he was, and then invited Wu Liang to return to the military tent to "discuss important matters."

Wu Liang asked what the important matter was, feeling a little strange in his heart.

As a result, after placing the curtain of General Cao Zhen's tent, he showed an aunty smile, then turned around and took out an unopened small jar from the wooden box that came with him.

"Hehe, although my lord has expressly prohibited drinking during the expedition, I must make an exception and have a drink with you tonight, otherwise it will be difficult to calm down the excitement in my heart. However, the conditions are limited, and the wine is not lukewarm. Let's make do with it first, and wait for the teacher later.

I will host another banquet and invite you to drink."

Putting the small jar on the table, Cao Chen opened the seal and poured the wine, while suppressing his voice and laughing.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the brewing process of distillation and purification had not yet appeared, so the wines at this time were still low-alcohol rice wine, which was the ancestor of rice wine in later generations.

When the wine is put into the bowl, the aroma is overflowing, mixed with the unique sweetness of rice wine.

After Cao Chen poured the wine, he personally picked up a bowl and presented it to Wu Liang with both hands. He bowed in a very formal manner and said, "You have made great achievements tonight. On behalf of your envoy and the army, I offer you a bowl."

"If you are loyal to your position, you don't have to be so polite as a military commander."

Wu Liang also stood up, took the wine bowl with both hands, bowed to Cao Zhen, and drank it all in one gulp.

This wine is sweet with a slight rustling taste. It should be the unique corn wine in the north, not the glutinous rice wine in the south.

"Ha--so happy!"

After a bowl of wine, Cao Zhen moaned intoxicated.

Seeing that Wu Liang had already taken the initiative to pour the wine, the admiration on his face became stronger and he asked with a smile: "A man with a twenty-year crown has a Chinese character, you should have already picked a Chinese character, right?"

Wu Liang knew that in this era, people who were familiar with each other usually called each other by their first names, which was both a sign of intimacy and a kind of respect. Cao Chen suddenly asked this question because he meant to make friends with him, so he laughed.

He said: "When I returned to the army, I had a good character and a talented character."

"You have talent, you have unparalleled talents, and you have good words!"

Cao Zhen was also a good talker. Hearing this, he immediately picked up the wine and said in a solicitous manner, "I'm a little older than you, and you and I hit it off right away. From now on, I'll call you my dear brother in private, and so will you."

Don't worry about life, just call me Brother Anmin, how about that?"

Peace of mind?

Wu Liang felt that these two people were very familiar when he first heard it. After reading it twice in his mind, Cao Zhen's identity was already clear.

"Anmin...Cao Anmin...could he be that Cao Anmin?!"

The person "Cao Anmin" only appears twice in historical documents.

One time is in Cao Pi's "Automatic Preface": "At the beginning of Jian'an, he went south to conquer Jingzhou and reached Wan. Zhang Xiu surrendered and rebelled in ten days. The deceased brother was filial and honest, Zixiu, and his brother Anmin was killed."

The other time is in "Three Kingdoms: Chronicles of Emperor Wu": "In the spring and first month of the second year, the Duke went to Wan. Zhang Xiu surrendered, regretted it, and rebelled. The Duke fought, the army was defeated, and was targeted by stray arrows. The eldest son Ang and his disciple Anmin

Killed."

This all points out the identity of "Cao Anmin". He is the son of Cao Cao's younger brother Cao De, so he is Cao Cao's nephew and Cao Pi's cousin.

However, both documents only mentioned his character, not his name.

So that later generations had no way to verify it, so they could only write in his biography: "Cao Anmin, courtesy name Anmin, name unknown."

However, the date of Cao Anmin's death is very clear in historical documents, even accurate to the month - the first month of the second year of Jian'an (AD 197).

In the second year of Jian'an, four years later, Cao Cao led his army to march south, and Wancheng defender Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender.

As a result, after entering the city, Cao Cao suffered from "Cao's disease" again and forcibly took Zhang Xiu's aunt, Mrs. Zou, as his concubine. Zhang Xiu held a grudge for this.

Cao Cao also knew that Zhang Xiu had a grudge in his heart, so he planned to secretly kill Zhang Xiu to eliminate future troubles. Unexpectedly, the plan was leaked, and Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's plan and launched a sneak attack first. Cao Cao was defeated and fled in panic.

Cao Anmin died in this war.

Also dead with him were Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, and the famous general Dian Wei, known as "the evil from the past"...

Who would have thought that this little military commander in front of me could actually be an extraordinary second-generation official?

However, if we recall the previous details, it is not without traces.

Although Cao Cao was not the only family named Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the officers named Cao in Cao's camp had some relationship with Cao Cao.

In addition, raising military pay is the foundation for marching and fighting.

Stealing the tombs of the Han Dynasty royal family is a matter of great public disapproval, and it is easy to be criticized.

With Cao Cao's temperament of "I would rather let the world betray me than the world betray me", he would definitely not hand over such an important and sensitive matter to someone he could not trust.

It can be inferred from this that this Cao Zhen must be a person deeply trusted by Cao Cao, and naturally cannot be as simple as a military commander on the surface.

It's just that the name Cao Zhen was not passed down to later generations. Wu Liang had never heard of it, so he didn't think much about it.

But it’s not too late to know now.

Wu Liangliang was pleasantly surprised.

Now, as long as you have a good relationship with Cao Chun, you have already hugged Prime Minister Cao's toes. No matter how hard you work, you are not far away from hugging him to his thigh and robbing the tomb.

"A talented and wise brother?"

Seeing Wu Liang looking at him with a strange expression and saying nothing, Cao Zhen shouted in surprise.

Wu Liang finally came to his senses, quickly smiled, picked up the bowl and said, "Brother Anmin, I respect you."

"Hahaha, my talented and wise brother has something on his mind, right? You and I have become brothers now. If you have something on your mind, you don't have to hide it. Maybe I can help you as a brother."

After drinking this bowl of wine, Cao Cun actually had some facial expressions. However, the alcohol content of the wine was not high, and he had only drank two bowls now. He should not be too drunk, but this guy was born with an alcohol allergy.

"I'm not worried at all. I just feel that the tomb of King Liang Xiao is not simple."

Wu Liang wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said calmly.

"how do I say this?"

Cao Zhen's expression immediately became solemn.

"Brother Anmin, have you ever read "Tai Shi Gong Ji"?"

"Tai Shi Gong Ji" is what is later known as "Historical Records". It is a biographical general history of the Western Han Dynasty. This work was completed only a few hundred years ago.

However, looking at Cao Chen's confused expression, Wu Liang already knew that this guy must have never seen it, so he continued: "It is recorded in "Tai Shi Gong Ji": In the sixth year of the Zhongyuan Dynasty, Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu went to Liangshan for hunting.

He sent a strange cow with legs on its back. Unexpectedly, Liu Wu seemed to have lost his soul after seeing the strange cow. Not long after returning home, he contracted fever and died suddenly six days later.

"

Hearing this, Cao Xun's hand when pouring wine stopped, and he frowned slightly and said, "I only know that King Xiao of Liang, Liu Wu, was favored because of his merits. His treasury has nearly one trillion yuan, more jewels and treasures than the capital, and he has built a three-hundred-mile Sui Palace."

The garden is more luxurious than the palace, and all the capable people in the world are fascinated by it. This person had this name during his lifetime, and he will definitely be buried with him in the mausoleum after his death, but I have never heard of such strange things... Is this a talented and wise brother?

What’s the moral of this?”

"Hard to say."

Seeing that Cao Zhen could not get any information that could confirm the "Historical Records", Wu Liang shook his head and said, "But since it is recorded in the "Tai Shi Gong Ji", this matter may not be groundless.

You have to be careful, lest extreme joy leads to sorrow."

"My dear brother, what you said is very true. This is my first time digging a grave. I really don't know the depth of it. My dear brother, I need to pay more attention to it."

Cao Zhen asked thoughtfully.

"If I can help Brother Anmin, I will be ashamed of myself."

Wu Liang stood up and cupped his fists.

"Well said! What I want is my dear brother's words, come on, come on, let's drink!"

Hearing what Wu Liang said, Cao Cun was overjoyed. He picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and said, "You are a talented and wise brother. I see that your conversational skills are extraordinary. You must have read many sages."

The book, but why did you hide it and not publish it before, and were willing to be enslaved and driven by others?"

"It's just some heresy, it can't be put on the stage."

Wu Liang looked at his nose and heart, and then said with a modest smile, "Brother Youcai" really has never read a book, and he is the one who has read a lot of "books of sages".

"otherwise."

Cao Xun shook his head and said, "Now that the princes are in troubled times, it is time to hire people. With your knowledge, no matter where you go, you should be able to become a disciple."

"Brother Anmin is so complimentary. I am just a small person with no ambition at all. I just want to live a stable life in the Hu army for a few days. I hope Brother Anmin will understand me."

Wu Liang said again.

In fact, he knew better than Cao Zhen that there was no nine-year compulsory education in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the cultural level of most people was not high. People who had read a few books were considered talents. If Wu Liang was willing to take the initiative to go to a certain prince

Mao Sui recommended himself. With his understanding of history, it is not easy to make a living.

It's a pity that he doesn't have this ambition. Fighting is not as fun as robbing tombs...

"My talented and wise brother is really a wonderful person."

Cao Chen smiled and then said seriously, "In that case, after stealing the tomb of King Xiao of Liang, I will take you to meet the envoy in person and ask for an official position for you so that you can show off your talents in the army. How about that?"

"

"Thank you, Brother Anmin. Actually, it doesn't matter whether you want to be an official or not. The main thing is that I admire the conduct of the envoy and Brother Anmin, and I am willing to do what I can for heroes."

This was what Wu Liang wanted, and he was pleasantly surprised. He just declined it slightly and agreed.
Chapter completed!