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Chapter 22: The Hero Died (Seeking a Monthly Pass)

Today, the Prime Minister's Mansion is very lively. Almost all the Cao family members in Xuchang City have come, and they have hundreds of people with their families.

It has been a long time since the Prime Minister's Mansion has been so lively. Cao Cao looked at his children and grandchildren with a smile on his face.

"Father, the mahjong is on, so play eight rounds first." Cao Chong put Cao Pi and Cao Zhi together and called Cao Cao to play mahjong together.

Since Cao Chong obtained the identity of the prince, Cao Pi has given up everything. Cao Zhi was disheartened and gave up his career, turned to the literary market, and focused on studying poetry and songs. He is now the top talent in the world. Cao Chong ignored Cao Pi's poisoning back then, but he still respected Cao Pi and assumed that it had never happened.

Because of this, the relationship between the three brothers is much more harmonious than before, which makes Cao Cao very pleased.

"Haha, I'm a little itchy, come on!"

The father and son were playing mahjong there, but Zuo Xiaoyou walked into the kitchen to prepare today's meal.

Cao Cao, Cao Chong, and even the others from the Cao family would go to Zuo Xiaoyou's house to have a meal whenever they had the chance. Zuo Xiaoyou's cooking skills can be imagined. At this time, it was rare that the Cao family had all gathered together, and Zuo Xiaoyou took on the task of cooking.

It is not easy to prepare meals for hundreds of people. It is equivalent to a rural family getting married and having a lot of relatives and friends. Just preparing in advance will take a whole day. Today is too hasty and it is definitely too late for a whole day. Zuo Xiaoyou had to use the simplest method. He slaughtered ten sheep, and with the help of the Prime Minister's servant, he roasted the whole sheep.

The Prime Minister's Office is big enough to make ten ovens at the same time, and there is no problem at all.

But roasting the whole lamb is too hot, and a lot of cold vegetables are prepared. Of course, mung bean soup that clears heat and removes the heat is indispensable. Now it is summer, and it is already evening when roasting the whole lamb is ready. The Prime Minister’s Mansion is brightly lit, and the people of the Cao clan are eating the whole lamb and drinking the mung bean soup with ice. It is so refreshing.

"My father-in-law, my son-in-law toast you." Zuo Xiaoyou held a bowl of mung bean soup and used soup instead of wine: "The road ahead is long, and even if there is no opponent, you must move towards the set goal. My father-in-law should not forget his ideals. Before the iron bird appears, my father-in-law cannot fall down."

Cao Cao looked at him and laughed. Although Cao Cao was a hero of a generation, if it were a strategy, Cao Cao was also the top-notch. Of course he knew what was going on today. The descendants of the Cao family could not think of such a way, and only Zuo Xiaoyou, a son-in-law who was free from thinking, did such a thing. To be honest, Cao Cao was very moved.

"Son-in-law, do it."

...

After the Cao clan's children gathered together this time, Cao Cao regained his full mental state, which also made Cao Chong breathe a sigh of relief. Although the better Cao Cao's health, the later it would be, Cao Chong was happy to do so. It would be a good thing to have an old family like a treasure and a big tree above his head. If it was his turn to be the pillar, although he was in control of power, he would be very stressed.

After Cao Chong took over this, he had a deep understanding of this. He was really... very tired.

Father, I wish you a hundred years of life.

...

Thirty years have passed without realizing it. In these thirty years, the population of New Han has exceeded 300 million. The domestic transportation is well connected and the people are rich. Not only are there no one who starves to death, but they even have stewed meat.

As the medical level of Xinhan has been improved, the average life expectancy has exceeded 50 years, and the mortality rate of newborns has dropped to less than one thousandth. With the popularization of universal education, illiteracy has become very rare, and has also brought countless talents from all aspects to Xinhan, which has also minimized the influence of the aristocratic families and basically cannot cause trouble.

In terms of industry, New Han has reached the level of the mid-1990s in New China, and has made great progress and breakthroughs in science and technology. Now phone calls have appeared all over the country, color TVs have appeared in thousands of households, and the people's spiritual entertainment is becoming more and more abundant.

This year, the first helicopter in China was successfully developed. Prime Minister Cao Cao, who was over 100 years old, boarded the helicopter and flew in the air for two hours. After getting off the plane, Cao Cao laughed and then suddenly fell down, causing panic.

Cao Cao was sent to the hospital for medical treatment. After examination, Cao Cao actually had no major health problems, but he was too excited and fainted. But Cao Cao was over 100 years old and his body was exhausted, so he was afraid he would not live long.

As the doctor said, Cao Cao had reached the deadline and had only lasted for one month and was about to fail.

On that day, Zuo Xiaoyou rushed to the hospital and met Cao Cao for the last time.

At this time, Cao Cao was much older than a month ago. His eyes were blurred and he could not speak clearly. However, after seeing Zuo Xiaoyou, Cao Cao forced himself to sit up, grabbed Zuo Xiaoyou's hand and said, "Son-in-law, I'm afraid I won't do this time."

Zuo Xiaoyou did not comfort him, but said one sentence: "My father-in-law, you have been sitting on the iron bird for an hour. What do you feel?"

Cao Cao smiled: "I don't think that a joke back then will come true today, and I will die without regrets."

"That's good." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled and said, "My father-in-law is over 100 years old and has experienced all kinds of life. It can be said that the merits are complete. People will only envy them, and Master-in-law can also pass away with a smile."

"Haha, you are the only one who dares to talk to me like this." Cao Cao cursed with a little laugh, laughing happily.

"Does my father-in-law have anything else to say to your son-in-law?" Zuo Xiaoyou asked softly.

Cao Cao put away his smile and said softly: "Son-in-law, please help Chong'er. I hope the new Han energy will last forever."

Zuo Xiaoyou nodded: "Don't worry, father-in-law, my son-in-law will do his best to assist me."

"And..." Cao Cao suddenly asked: "Son-in-law, do you say that after a person dies, he will really become a soul?"

Zuo Xiaoyou looked at Cao Cao and shook his head: "No."

"That's good." Cao Cao sighed: "I have no regrets in my life. If there is still spirit after death, if Zixi asked me where his mother was, what would I answer!"

Zuo Xiaoyou: "..."

Unexpectedly, history has changed so much. Cao Cao still said this before his death. It seems that Mrs. Ding is really important in Cao Cao's mind.

Cao Cao is an unusual person. His last words did not say anything about national affairs at the end of his life, and they were basically all about family matters. In the eyes of ordinary people, Cao Cao's last words did not conform to his identity, but Zuo Xiaoyou felt that Cao Cao was only real enough.

When a person dies like a lamp, of course he says whatever he wants. After I die, no matter how much the flood is over.

Cao Cao left peacefully. After his death, he was not buried in Chang'an, but transported his body back to his hometown Qiao County, Peiguo for burial. It can be regarded as a fallen leaf returning to his roots!

Although Cao Cao offended many people during his lifetime, the world had long been unified, and now the New Han Dynasty has taken 30 years to conquer the entire Asia and even some parts of Europe. If it weren't for stopping and digesting, Europe would have been defeated long ago. Therefore, Cao Cao was not worried that his grave would be stolen by traitors, so he did not make any suspicious tombs.

After Cao Cao's death, Cao Chong succeeded to the position of prime minister. As early as decades ago, Cao Cao began to pave the way for Cao Chong, so there were no twists and turns in Cao Chong's succession. After all, Cao Chong is almost 60 years old, and no one will have any objections to succeeding to the throne at this age.

It’s true that Cao Chong has been practicing Changchun Gong since he was a teenager, so Cao Chong’s appearance now looks only in his thirties and very young. This is actually Cao Chong’s intention to govern. If he lets him do whatever he wants, his appearance can be maintained even in his teenager.

Zuo Xiaoyou's appearance has not changed at all over the past few decades, and Cao Xian is the same. He still looks like a beautiful woman in his twenties, and Ma Yunlu is the same.

Time flies very quickly, and they are all over 60 years old. Although their appearance has not changed, their internal mechanism has still aging and their voices are old. Fortunately, they are still okay at the age of sixty. If they are just retired, they can still be alive in the square.

Driven by Ma Yunlu, Cao Xian has been exercising regularly over the years, so the two women have maintained a good physique and their figure is the same as before.

Zuo Sansi started a family and started a business after the twentieth crown, moved out of Xiaoyao Hou Mansion, and now works in the scientific research institute.

Zuo Sansi is a very smart child, but this child is not interested in politics, but is interested in invention and creation. So Zuo Xiaoyou trained Zuo Sansi in this regard. When Zuo Sansi was in his twenties, he had mastered science and technology beyond this era, and then naturally became the president of the scientific research institute, responsible for military industry research.

Unlike Zuo Xiaoyou, Li Sansi is a very capable person. Now he is 32 years old, but he already has three sons and one daughter. It can be regarded as a way to create a family for the Zuo family. Cao Xian and Ma Yunlu both liked the three boys very much, and Zuo Xiaoyou liked his granddaughter even more.

In this era of boyishness over girls, it is difficult for girls to get the love of their elders. Zuo Sansi didn't like this daughter very much, but this little girl was very lucky and got the love of Zuo Xiaoyou. She was brought by Zuo Xiaoyou since she was very young. Now the girl is nine years old. Under Zuo Xiaoyou's training, she has a certain level of poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Zuo Xiaoyou even told the girl when she was eight years old that her granddaughter would become the top talent in the new man in the future.

Because of Zuo Xiaoyou's words, those who have legitimate sons and are of the same age come to propose marriages. However, these people were stumped by Zuo Xiaoyou's test.

Actually, it’s nothing. Zuo Xiaoyou published an upper couplet, saying: Whoever can match the corresponding lower couplet can marry his granddaughter away after his granddaughter has the word “Two”.

But the first couplet that Zuo Xiaoyou has published is really difficult. A year has passed, and no one can give a symmetrical second couplet. But there are always some people who are not qualified enough, but they claim to be talented and want to reach the top of the first couplet. This incident has become a scene in the Xiaoyao Marquis' Mansion, but no one can come up with it right.

In fact, Zuo Xiaoyou himself cannot give a perfect second couplet, because no one can give a perfect second couplet even in later generations. It can be said to be absolute forever.
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