Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 26

When Cao Cao and Pei Xuan met each other, they all went to the village together. Deng Fei repeatedly urged his young men to kill sheep and deer to entertain the distinguished guests. Boiling water poured down the tea, held it in front of his hand and said: "Brother Wu, the location is remote, there is only wild tea in the mountains, my brother picks and roasts it himself, although it is not a famous variety, it has a special taste."

Cao Cao took it and smelled it lightly, only to feel the strange fragrance. He took a sip, and his mouth was full of fragrance. He couldn't help laughing and said: "I heard that there was a Liu Yuxi in the Tang Dynasty, who once wrote a good poem "The mountain is not high, but there are immortals." In this sentence, it can be seen that good tea is like a famous person, even though he lives in the wilderness, no one knows him, and it is difficult to hide his youth."

His words compared tea to others, Pei Xuan was greatly moved when he heard it, and clasped his fists and said: "The guilty little official, dare to be a big brother and have a great reputation."

Cao Cao said: "Brother Pei, why should you be too modest? In the Song Dynasty, the etiquette was broken, the officials were immoral, and they didn't want to serve the country and the people. "

When Pei Xuan was moved, he couldn't help touching his heart, and said with tears: "What's the use of not being stained? In the end, you will inevitably be persecuted by others. If you have a country, you can't return, if you have a home, you can't leave. You are just a wandering soul in a foreign country."

Cao Cao gently put down his tea, and said solemnly: "Brother Pei, the man has gone through all kinds of hardships, and his ambition will not change. He is like a plum like a chrysanthemum, proud of snow and frost. You are only frustrated for a while, why should you be depressed for a long time. Tell me, Who is it that killed you?"

Pei Xuan smiled wryly and said: "Brother Wu doesn't know something. The person who harmed me is very powerful. He is Cai Dezhang, the ninth son of Taishi Cai, the prefect of Jiangzhou Prefecture!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "What about Cai Taishi's son? The man is happy with his love and hatred. After drinking this meal with you, brother, he will go to Jiangzhou, cut off his head Cai Jiu, and vent his anger on you."

When he said this, Deng Fei happened to enter through the curtain, and he was overjoyed: "Brother Pei Xuan, what do you say? I said earlier that I would avenge you, but you just said that the enemy is powerful and refused to die. Is my brother talking like me?"

He also bowed to Cao Cao: "The family surnamed Cai is a generation that harms the country and the people. If the brother of the Wu family wants to kill Cai Jiu, the younger brother is willing to be the vanguard!"

Meng Kang also said: "Brother Peixuan, Brother Wu and Brother Deng Fei are right. Let's kill Cai Jiu not only because of your personal enmity. How many good people have been killed by this fellow in Jiangzhou? Kill him to save the people. Harm, and let other corrupt officials who harm the people have a fear in their hearts.

"This..." Pei Xuan hesitated: "Not to mention that Jiangzhou is thousands of miles away, but if we kill the imperial court official, wouldn't it be tantamount to rebellion?"

When he said these words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing unanimously, almost toppling the roof.

When Pei Xuan saw people laughing at him, he was neither anxious nor annoyed. He looked at Cao Cao indifferently and ignored others, as long as he knew what he meant.

Cao Cao laughed, and looked at Pei Xuan: "Since Brother Pei has done Kongmu, he must study. Since he has studied, do you know what it was like in the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

Pei Xuan's complexion suddenly changed when he heard this. How could he not know that the Han people were regarded as "two-legged sheep" and killed to the point where there were no survivors?

"How is it possible!" Pei Xuan blurted out: "Although the Great Song Dynasty has some problems, its foundation is stable. Besides, Song Liao has been in peace for a long time..."

"Jurchen." Cao Cao said indifferently: "The great Liao and Song Dynasties are all the same. Now that powerful enemies rise from the north, the gentry only know how to enjoy themselves. If this kind of country does not oppose him, will it wait until the aliens come to kill them and repeat the old days? Is it a disaster?"

Pei Xuan's calm expression disappeared, and he said to himself in panic: "Why is this, why is this..."

Cao Cao laughed, and patted him on the shoulder: "Maybe it's not the case, but it's true that killing people like Cai Jiu is beneficial and harmless. Brother Pei, a man lives in the world, so he should have his heart."

Pei Xuan nodded slowly but firmly, stood up, turned to Cao Cao and bowed down: "Brother Wu has a magnificent armor in his chest. I, Pei Xuan, would like to be your encouragement."

Deng Fei shouted: "I am the same!" Pulling Mengkang, the three masters of Yinmachuan bowed their heads together.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and he pulled the three of them together and said, "We are all brothers, there is no respect."

At this time, the roasted mutton and venison were served, and everyone toasted and drank, expressing their hearts. Cao Cao pointed out the country through the wine, and his remarks were strange, and every time they were thought-provoking, Pei Xuan and others were more impressed.

On the second day, Pei Xuan and others sent away the young men who didn't want to follow, set fire to the cottage, and then went to Jiangzhou Mansion to kill Cai Jiu.

After leaving Yinma River, we headed south all the way. When we arrived in Jizhou that afternoon, Pei Xuan said, "This is a big city in the Liao territory. I will enter the city and rest overnight." Dial, go into the city separately, and agree to meet outside the city the next day.

Cao Cao, together with Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Pei Xuan, Deng Fei and Meng Kang, came into the city alone. They had a lot of property on them, so they kept walking in the bustling area, full of desire to find a big shop to rest.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a group of people in front of him, and Deng Fei wanted to watch the excitement, so he said, "Ah, what happened there? How about I wait and see?" Without any explanation, he separated his arms from the crowd and squeezed out a way , Let Cao Cao and others go in.

I went in and saw that there were seven or eight soldiers from the Liao Kingdom, kicking and beating a pastry vendor. The leader of the soldier was tall and strong, with two legs that were as thick as the waist of an ordinary person. He stood aside and shouted loudly: " The master eats some cakes from you for your face, how dare you ask me for money? You don't want to ask who I am, 'Kick and kill the sheep' Zhang Bao?"

Cao Cao couldn't help getting angry when he saw it, and was about to explode when suddenly a big man jumped out of the crowd. He punched and kicked the soldiers three times and kicked the peddlers to the ground. Less is not a good man."

Seeing this, Zhang Bao, a soldier, was furious. He pointed to the man's nose and asked, "Who's crotch is not fastened, and you came out? I killed you, and I just trampled an ant to death."

Unexpectedly, the big man smiled coldly, and suddenly shot out, grabbed Zhang Bao's finger, twisted it with a bang, and punched Zhang Bao seven or eight steps away. People, if you want to fight, I will accompany you."

Zhang Bao broke his finger, tears and snot all over his face in pain, and howled: "Slap your mother on the head, I will kill you."

He pulled out the waist knife with his left hand, and slashed at the big man head-on. The big man dodged sideways, kicked his wrist, and the knife fell to the ground immediately.

Zhang Bao straightened up his body and kicked him in the air. The big man backed away, grabbed Zhang Bao's ankle and pulled it. Zhang Bao screamed, a cross fell to the ground, and the big man raised his foot and kicked him in the face. On the next day, Zhang Bao tilted his head and passed out.

The rest of the soldiers couldn't help being frightened, they lifted Zhang Bao and ran away.

The big man turned his head and saw that the peddler was crying bitterly, the burden was overturned, and the cakes were scattered all over the ground, most of them were trampled in disgrace.

The big man pondered for a while, took out a handful of copper coins from his bosom, put them all in the man's hand, and said softly: "Don't cry, let's go, use the money as capital, don't come here to sell it in the future."

The peddler clutched the copper coins tightly, kowtowed to the big man, picked up the burden, and flew away.

Seeing that the excitement was gone, the onlookers gradually dispersed. The big man bowed his head and stood there, waiting for the crowd to leave. He suddenly bent down, picked up a few clean cakes from the ground, randomly put them in his arms, and turned to leave. .

(End of this chapter)