Chapter 53: The Omnipotent Mr.

  Because of the violation of military discipline, Xiahou Dun beheaded several people in a row. The entire central camp's 10,000 soldiers became more disciplined and training also became much easier; afterwards, Xiahou Dun mysteriously obtained over a dozen Tiger Guard warriors from Cao Cao, ordering them to teach the soldiers how to stand at attention. Xiahou Dun was determined to make a name for himself and have others look up to him with admiration.

  However, his actions were leaked by Cao Hong's loose mouth, causing his plan to fail.

  "I say, Zi Liang, what's going on these days? It's all so mysterious. When I went to investigate his camp, he wouldn't even let me in! Hmph! Are you going to give your brother a hint?" Cao Ren asked with a sneer.

  "This... is not easy to say!" Cao Hong's face was difficult, he was warned by Xiahou Dun, grabbing his ear - not allowed to leak the news! Otherwise, I'll beat you up! However, this guy has one bad habit, which is being greedy for wealth, almost everyone knows about this behavior of his;

  Xiahou Yuan's generals, Wei Hong, Wei Wangcai and Wei Dena rummaged through their pockets for a few times, took out a gemstone: "This is the authentic South Sea Pearl, worth tens of thousands of guan! General Zi Liang, if you give us a hint..."

  Cao Hong's eyes lit up, and while carefully rubbing the gemstone to examine it, he secretly whispered to Xiahou Dun: "Yuan has been inviting Mr. Huai De over for the past few days, with Mr. Huai De planning strategies, this is him holding back his breath to suppress you all!"

  "Hiss! ——, this guy, without a word, actually invited Mr. Wai to go with him!", Xiahou Xuan suddenly stood up: "This won't do, if Mr. Wai helps him, this guy will definitely overwhelm us, and we'll be left with nothing but shame! We have to think of something! Can't let Mr. Wai help just one person!"

  "That's right! I had this idea too! Didn't expect him to beat me to it!", Cao Ren thought, and Xiahoudun was really not good at all. They were all brothers, but he actually wanted to suppress them, how could that be okay?

  It so happened that Cao Cao was accompanying Zhang Hong, who had just surrendered to him, on an inspection tour of his territory and passed by this place.

  Cao Ren's plan came to mind. Isn't Xiahou Dun not allowing me to enter his military camp? If Big Brother goes, can he refuse? At this point, he said: "Heh heh! Let's tell Big Brother, Yuan Rang has been mysterious these past few days, let him take the lead and go with us to investigate Yuan Rang's place, how about it?"

  A few people together, pulled and dragged Cao Cao away. Cao Cao hadn't seen Li Yu for several days, and when he heard that Li Yu was at Xiahou Dun's place, he followed along too.

  "Halt! What are you doing?" Just as Cao Cao and his party arrived at the entrance of the military camp, they were stopped by a guard who stood upright with his long spear held horizontally, shouting loudly.

  Xiahou Dun's army camp was set up in the center of Chenliu, Xiahou Yuan's on the west side, and Cao Ren's on the east side, forming a straight line to monitor, guard against, and intimidate certain people with ulterior motives within the city.

  "Haha! Zizizi!", Cao Cao licked his tongue and laughed: "See? This is what it should be like!", Cao Cao was not only not annoyed by the little soldier's behavior, but also praised him a few words with joy: "Well done, soldier! I am Cao Cao, Cao Mengde! Go tell your Yuan Rang general that I have arrived!"

  "Sorry, Lord Cao, the army has its rules, please wait a moment!" Who doesn't know the great name of Cao Mengde? The soldiers stood up respectfully and then ran off in a hurry to call Xiahou Dun.

  "Long time no see, my lord!", As the Cao Group was officially going to make a move in this world, they also became more strict with each other. Privately, they still called each other brothers, but in official matters, they used formal titles, except for that eccentric Li Ye, of course.

  Seeing Cao Cao's back, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and Wei Hong were smiling and joking. Xiahou Dun didn't understand what was going on, so he glared at Cao Hong and said in a low voice, "Just you wait!" Cao Hong's face froze, and he forced a smile: "Heh heh heh! Brother, don't be angry! I'm not doing this by choice either!"

  As soon as Cao Cao entered the military camp, he saw row upon row of soldiers standing like wooden stakes on the drill ground. Each one had their feet slightly apart, with one hand behind their back and the other resting on the hilt of their sword, chest out and head held high, full of spirit!

  They stood at a distance of one arm's length, neither more nor less. From time to time, someone would walk back and forth in the square formation, pointing at them. Those people were precisely the ones borrowed from the Tiger Guard Battalion.

  "Wow! Alright! Yuanrang! You little rascal, you've already invited Mr. Huaide over so early! ", Cao Ren said with a hint of jealousy as he looked at the soldiers trained by Xiahou Dun, who had some combat effectiveness, but at least their visual impact was not bad;

  "What is that?" Xiahou Yuan asked, pointing at the white cloth in the center of the school field. He clearly saw that it was covered with writing.

  "It's nothing! The general just set the military rules for me!", Xiahou Dun unconsciously puffed out his chest a bit higher, looking very proud.

  "Go! Let's take a look!", Cao Cao waved his hand and everyone followed him.

  "Good writing! Good writing!", Cao Cao clapped his hands, praising without end, and Zang Hong also clapped his hands: "Good military order! Good military order!"

  It is often said that a good handwriting represents one's face, Li Yu had once practiced hard on the national school of Chinese calligraphy with brush pen, and it was useful now! What he learned was the standard reference for modern Chinese handwritten font - Kai script.

  Li Yu's handwriting is strong and powerful, with a silver hook and iron painting, making people feel that this person is a stubborn and unyielding person, adding a lot to his impression score. The regular script originated from the clerical script, and the earliest regular script was Zhong Yao and Zhong Yuanchang of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

  In the Eastern Han Dynasty, famous calligraphers were Cai Yong and Zhong You. Cao Cao had also seen their calligraphy before. Li Yu's handwriting was compared to theirs, each with its own unique style. It seemed that Li Yu's handwriting was derived from them, yet formed a new school of its own. The beauty of his handwriting was truly delightful, and Cao Cao suddenly had the idea of becoming his apprentice;

  Zang Hong, who regarded Li Yu as his main rival, couldn't help but admire him. Although he thought this kid was extremely cunning, the man's writing skills were impressive and the content left him in awe! These fifty-four cuts and seventeen forbidden laws are absolutely a treasure for governing the army! He couldn't help but praise him!

  Cao Cao, who had come to his senses, also took a look at the military order and was even more overjoyed. He had truly struck gold! Military campaigns, battles, handling government affairs, understanding people, governing the army, and training soldiers - he seemed to be proficient in every aspect! Li Yu, what a great talent indeed!

  "Ah! I've seen the master! I've seen Mr. Zang Hong and all the generals!", Li Yu, in a daze, greeted everyone, and after they returned his greeting, Cao Cao hastily pulled him: "Mr. Huide, whose calligraphy is this? Which school of calligraphy does it belong to? Why haven't I ever seen it before?"

  "Ah! Whatever...", Li Yu pinched his nose and thickened his skin: "Idle and useless, just practiced it..."

  Cao Cao was greatly shocked: "Sir, you are indeed a divine man!"