Chapter Seventy-Three: Knocking the Stick
Cao Fu
Cao Wei was lying on the recliner, his eyes staring at the clouds in the sky, the more he looked at it, the more it looked like a piece of silver, I don't know how long it took, he sneezed, and quickly pulled the thin quilt on his body up, rubbed his nose, it was past the New Year, even if he was lying under the sun, it was still a little cold.
Qian Ning hurriedly took the teacup and handed it to him, and said with a smile: "My lord works hard for the country, but you have to be careful of your body." ”
Cao Wei took a sip of tea slowly, then swinged up the recliner and said leisurely: "What do you think of the assassination of Lord Ben last night?" ”
Qian Ning pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, the person who came is not good......
Nonsense! Everyone who came greeted them with knives, can it be goodwill? Master Ben stabbed you a few times, do you think I'm good?
Qian Ning saw Cao Wei looking at him with an unkind expression, and hurriedly continued: "My lord, the person who committed the assassination seems to be ...... It doesn't seem to be for adults, the real target should be the son surnamed Zhu next to the adult.
Although the first person to be assassinated was an adult, his subordinates thought it might be a cover to attract everyone's attention, and when everyone thought that the assassination was over, the fatal blow appeared.
When the subordinates entered the mansion, they found that there were elite soldiers around the Cao Mansion, and after checking the teeth cards of the subordinates, they searched their bodies twice, and finally put down the knives, so that the subordinates came in.
The guards at the gate know their subordinates, he is Yang Caiguo, the head of the guard of Old Man Xu, and I heard that he used to be a partial general. The subordinate said something unpleasant, as an adult, it seems that he doesn't need such a high standard......"
Although Qian Ning's words were not good, he was telling the truth, and Cao Wei didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Do you know what the name of the prince is today?" ”
"Zhu ......" Qian Ning was about to answer, when his heart suddenly jumped up, Cao Wei saw Qian Ning's appearance, knew that he had understood, and said jokingly: "Those people at the door were sent by Old Master Xu, Old Master Xu is now in the mansion, and the commander Master Mu is also in the mansion now, and he also ordered everyone who knows about this matter to be killed!" ”
Qian Ning broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said, "My lord, my subordinates are deaf and can't hear anything." ”
"If you are so timid, how can you entrust the life and death of Lord Ben to you in the future, otherwise you will be too irresponsible for yourself! Do you know the son of the prefect Yang Hong? ”
Qian Ning saw that Cao Wei was just scared of him, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "My subordinates know that Yang Hong's only son is named Yang Xing, and he is also a celebrity in Nanjing City. ”
Cao Wei muttered: "Lord Ben doesn't dare to do anything to rob the people's daughters, and I don't know if I feel good or not, this Yang Xing is so bold, God should also send a righteous angel to accept him, Qian Ning ......"
"Yes."
Cao Wei said coldly: "Find someone to lure Yang Xing out, find a place where no one is around, knock him out, and then place him secretly, remember, prepare the chili water and bamboo sticks." ”
"My lord, Yang Xing doesn't need to deliberately lure him out, this Yang Gongzi is merry by nature, he has to visit the kiln once a night, and it is common to spend the night outside, I heard that he also had an affair with his father's fifth concubine who just accepted a few days ago."
Cao Wei muttered: "This guy is really alive and well, even Lord Ben is a little envious, I really want to kill him......"
In fact, Yang Xing is far from being as relaxed as he seems today, when he learned that Cao Wei was assassinated and unscathed, he was so scared that he didn't dare to go out, but he was worried that others would think he was a thief, so he came to Cuiyun Tower to find an old friend to drink at night.
I drank two glasses and was about to go home, which made the girl next to me very angry, the old lady's pants were taken off, but you came to this with the old lady!
Yang Xing hurriedly walked to the prefect's yamen, always feeling that someone was following him, but when he looked back, he didn't see half a figure, his heart was a little calmer, he couldn't help but laugh secretly that he was suspicious, and he was just about to turn his head and feel a sharp pain in the back of his head, and he lost consciousness when he rolled his eyes.
"Sun Ergou, why do you put so much effort into it? If you kill him, how can you explain it to the adults! Qian Ning glanced at Yang Xing, who had fainted on the ground, with a worried face, just listening to the sound just now made him feel a pain in his head.
A sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man, holding an arm-thick wooden stick in his hand, spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm on Yang Xing's body with hatred: "Lao Tzu has long seen that this grandson is unhappy, and the old man next door died early, leaving only a daughter, who was just turned sixteen years old and was ruined by this grandson, and the girl couldn't think about it, so she committed suicide by jumping into the well."
Wang Laohan went to complain, but he couldn't even enter the prefect's yamen, and he was almost beaten to death by this kid with a wicked servant afterwards, and now the whole person is crazy, and when he sees a young girl, he calls him a girl. ”
After the man finished speaking, he kicked Yang Xing's feet fiercely, and Qian Ning smiled cruelly: "This kid can't live for a few days, since Lord Cao has made a move, he will definitely not leave him alive, quickly put him in a sack, move quickly, don't miss the adult's business." ”
The man nodded yes, put Yang Xing into a sack, and then carried him and disappeared into the streets and alleys in a blink of an eye.
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Yang Xing felt a pain in the back of his head in a dazed state, his head seemed to explode, he just wanted to touch it, but found that his hands couldn't move, he woke up suddenly, and found that he was tied to a pillar, and was about to call for help, when he saw two people staring at him, looking extremely eerie and terrifying in the dim light.
Yang Xing quickly closed his mouth, his eyes revealing deep fear.
"Yang Gongzi can be regarded as awake, and I am afraid that the official will wear out his patience after waiting for two more moments, and he will stab Yang Gongzi to death with one knife."
Only then did Yang Xing realize that there was still a person standing in the dark, and he looked over with wide eyes, and his face changed drastically: "Cao Qianhu, what do you mean by this?" There must be some misunderstanding in this, I have admired Cao Qianhu for a long time, and I have long wanted to invite Cao Qianhu to drink and eat. ”
Cao Wei looked at Yang Xing with a smile: "Misunderstanding? Don't Yang Gongzi know why I invited you here? ”
Yang Xing's eyes flashed, unwilling to speak, Cao Wei's face was gentle, as if he had seen an old friend, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, the official met Yang Gongzi at the gate of Baihualou, it can be said that they talked harmoniously and had a strong friendship, and when he left, Yang Gongzi also said that the official may die in a few days, and the official naturally didn't believe it at that time, Yang Gongzi must be joking......"
"yes, I'm kidding......"
Cao Wei didn't seem to hear it, and said to himself: "Who knew that this official really almost died on the street last night, it may be that this official does good deeds and accumulates virtue on weekdays, so if he needs divine help when he is in danger, not only is he unscathed, but he also killed two assassins."
And Yang Hong, who has always liked jumping up and down afterwards, was silent, and didn't even ask, does Yang Gongzi know why? ”
Yang Xing hurriedly said: "My father has been busy with official business recently, so he neglected Cao Qianhu. ”
"Does Yang Gongzi know what Jinyiwei is best at?" Cao Wei didn't wait for Yang Xing to answer, and said: "The best thing is naturally the prison, there is a kind of punishment called scrubbing, which does not refer to washing clothes, but to press the prisoner naked on the iron bed, pour boiling water on the prisoner's body, and then use an iron brush full of iron nails to scrub the scalded part while it is hot, brush until the white bones are exposed, and finally until the prisoner dies......
Yang Xing's eyes widened, swallowed a mouthful of spit, and Cao Wei continued: "There is also a punishment called frying, which makes people drool when they hear it, but this does not refer to pancakes, but after heating a flat iron plate, put the person on it, and in less than a moment, the prisoner will be charred, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, fat but not greasy...... Hey? Where's the smell? ”
Qian Ning stepped forward and said, "My lord, Yang Gongzi is scared to pee!" ”
Cao Wei covered his mouth and nose, and saw that Yang Xing was already swaying in fear, so he gave Qian Ning a look, and Qian Ning took something similar to a soldering iron and walked slowly towards Yang Xing.
Yang Xing screamed, as if he had been ruined: "Master Cao, I said!" It was my father who sent someone to assassinate you, and it has nothing to do with me! ”
Cao Wei smiled again, but in Yang Xing's eyes, he was like a demon: "It's over if you don't say it a long time ago, Master Ben used to be a scholar, and he is most unaccustomed to seeing the scene of flesh and blood, how did you know that your father was going to assassinate me?" ”
"I'm going to talk to my fifth aunt that day......"
Cao Wei interrupted him rudely: "Cheating is cheating, what to talk about!" ”
"Yes, yes, it's cheating, I wanted to go to the fifth aunt to cheat that day, but I heard my father and the fifth aunt talking about assassinating adults at the door. Master Cao, I really didn't get involved, so you just let me go! ”
"Why did your father stab me?" Cao Wei took out a bronze mirror from his arms and said softly: "Isn't it jealous of Lord Ben's handsome appearance......
"I don't know much about this, but I vaguely heard some Great Elder......"
Cao Wei was shocked, killing the little one attracted the old one, and I am afraid that the future days will not be very peaceful.
"Young Master Yang, how does your fifth aunt look?"
Yang Xing was stunned for a moment and said: "Weak and petite, I still pity ......"
Cao Wei sneered and said, "Young Master Yang, although some flowers are beautiful, they are very dangerous, such as man-eating flowers. If my expectations are correct, this fifth aunt of yours should be from the White Lotus Sect! ”
"Ahh