Chapter 36 The Cao Family's Heritage

Many times, things are not at all the same as previously thought.

The trip to Nanyang envisioned by Zhang Xuan was not at all like this, and he could die at any time.

Zhang Xuan sometimes secretly thinks that if Cheng Wenying doesn't care about the Hou family at all, doesn't care about Zuo Liangyu, and wants Zhang Xuan to disappear in Nanyang County, it is not a difficult thing to do, after all, going out this year and never going back is the most normal rhythm.

Zhang Xuan is afraid, and he is afraid.

Nanyang County alone is like this, he still wants to rush to Jiangnan alone, not to mention how to gain a foothold in Jiangnan, this road alone is definitely not something Zhang Xuan can do.

"I'm still honest and mixed in the righteous army, anyway, Li Ziyuan has the hope of occupying the world, even if it doesn't work, he will go south in the future, although it looks disgraceful, and it is not too late to go to Nanyang when the time comes." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

Although Zhang Xuan thought so in his heart, he had a feeling of unwillingness in his heart.

Nanyang will be reduced to the land of Westerners in the future, and being a dog under the command of the Manchurians is tight and loose under the command of the Westerners, but they are all dogs, what is the difference?

It was as if something had sprouted in his heart.

"Knock knock." A hurried knock on the door came, and he said, "The eldest prince is me?" ”

"It's Cao Wu." Cao Zongyu said while opening the door a hundred times to let Cao Wu in, and while letting it in, he looked left and right to see that no one was following him.

Cao Wuyi saw Zhang Xuan and said, "The eldest son, he is the prince of Hou." ”

Obviously, there are no secrets hidden in the county government.

Cao Wu had long heard that he, Hou Maosheng, was Hou Gongzi.

Cao Zongyu said: "Exactly, this is my sworn brother. ”

Cao Wu said: "The eldest prince, there is an opportunity today, the county lord wants to lure the rogue henchmen in the city to set up an ambush at the south gate today. Most of the officials went, and at this moment the county government was empty, and they just fled. ”

"What?" Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu said in unison, their faces changed. 、

Cao Wuyi saw that the two of them immediately understood, and said in a low voice: "The eldest prince has a connection with Liukou? ”

Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu glanced at each other, and Zhang Xuan said, "Exactly." Brother Cao, your mother was starved to death, and now you are mixed in the county government and can beg for a mouthful of food, but how long can you eat this mouthful of food? A year? Two years, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat for three months, right? If what is it like today, can people starve to death in Nanyang Mansion? I think it's out of town. Moreover, the rebel army has swept the world and repeatedly broken the fortified city, even if it can't beat Nanyang City now, it will definitely take Nanyang City in the future, the reason is very simple, that is, the hungry people in the world want to live. Now where there is food, in the hands of the government, the vassal king, and the gentry, everyone will not survive without robbing them. ”

"But the Eight Kings, when they enter Nanyang City, won't the people suffer?" Cao Wu was still a little hesitant.

Zhang Xuan said: "The Eight Kings will suffer if they can't defeat Nanyang City, if the official army insists on holding Nanyang, then what will it look like, they will requisition all the strong men in the city to go to the city, and the Eight Kings will also drive the hungry people outside the city to attack the city." In this way, it was the rebels and the official army that were fighting, and all the dead and wounded were the people, not to mention how much food reserves there were in the city, only that if the red eyes were killed in the end, would the rebels slaughter the city? ”

Let's talk about the slaughter of the city. Cao Wu's face suddenly turned pale.

"Cao Wu." Cao Zongyu said: "The rest of the Cao family? ”

"The eldest prince, most of them are dead. The Cao family was swept away, and many of them were left of the house, penniless, homeless, and then there was no news, how can this world survive? Cao Wu said.

Cao Zongyu actually knew that this would be the end, but when he really faced it, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and said forcibly: "Not many people survived, only Uncle Cao Tie took care of each other to survive, but," Cao Wu's tone was a little low. "I haven't seen them in days."

"Kill." Suddenly, the sound of shouting and killing came from a distance.

Zhang Xuan suddenly opened the window and saw that there was a firelight rising at the south gate, and the firelight reflected half of the sky. Coupled with the sound of shouting and killing, if Zhang Xuan didn't know in advance, he would definitely think that it was the rebels who came over.

In this era, military coordination has always been improvised, because there is simply no too accurate time.

"Eldest Prince, Hou Gongzi, shall we remind them?" Cao Wu asked.

"Nope." Zhang Xuan said: "It's too late. ”

Zhang Xuan had no contact with them at all, even if he contacted them at this time, how could he contact them. The only thing Zhang Xuan is glad about is that these people don't know that they don't know at all, and they won't be implicated, and even in a sense, they have also washed away Zhang Xuan's own suspicions.

It's also a good thing for Zhang Xuan.

It's just that the thought that many of his own people are going to die tonight makes Zhang Xuan feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Cao Wu, he knows where Cao Tie and they are, you can take me there now." Cao Zongyu said: "At this time, the county government is not strictly guarded, and the attention of the officials and soldiers is on the south gate, at this time I just left to contact them, and when the south gate is over, I will come back immediately, and I will talk about it when there is anything." ”

Zhang Xuan had an urge to call Cao Zongyu, without him.

As soon as these people died, Zhang Xuan's suspicion was cleared a lot, Zhang Xuan was sure to play the role of Hou Maosheng, and when the rebels left, he could leave Nanyang City, and at the same time leave the rebels.

Wasn't that the original plan?

Cao Zongyu was about to leave, suddenly remembered something, reached out and took away a package, which contained hundreds of taels of silver, it was the funds that Luo Ru gave this time, and it was also the target that Zhang Xuan was preparing to embezzle.

Cao Wu was born as a servant of the Cao family, even if he subconsciously regarded Cao Zongyu as his master now, although he was unwilling in his heart, he did not dare to resist Cao Zongyu's approach.

Zhang Xuan watched them go, not knowing what to say, only a long sigh.

He hesitated.

As Cao Wu said, the county government really lax its vigilance, and under Cao Wu's guidance, the two of them climbed out from the top of the county government wall.

Walking in the middle of Nanyang City in the middle of the night, there was no one in the camp, except for the fire outside the city gate in the south. It's like a ghost town.

Nanyang City is not big after all, and the place Cao Wu is looking for is not far away. It didn't take long to walk into the dark alleys.

Cao Wu pushed open a door. Immediately, there was a sudden sound, and he shouted: "Who." ”

The voice was very weak, although this person tried his best to make a fierce momentum, but the lack of qi in the voice still brought out his sense of weakness.

Cao Wuyi was relieved when he heard this, if it wasn't for Cao Zongyu's presence, he would never dare to walk at night on his own, and said, "Uncle Tie, who do you think is coming?" ”

Cao Zongyu opened the fire fold, and when he saw Cao Tie, his eyes suddenly became sore, and he almost burst into tears.

Cao Tie is the general of the Cao family, and Cao Zongyu likes martial arts and hates literature since he was a child. Cao Zongyu is to learn martial arts with Cao Tie, the relationship between the two is far deeper than the feeling between Cao Wu, in Cao Zongyu's impression, Cao Tie is an iron man, following the ancestor to let go of the horse in the side plug, killed people, but now the weak is almost out of shape, and the wind will fall. How not to make Cao Zongyu sad.

"Master, it's my Zongyu." Cao Zongyu said.

When Cao Tie heard the voice, he immediately became excited, and tried his best to look at Cao Zongyu through the light of the fire fold, and said, "Little brother? Thankfully, the old man can be regarded as a queen, and I am under Jiuquan, and I also have the face to meet the old man. ”

The old man Cao Tie said was not Cao Zongyu's father, but Cao Zongyu's grandfather Cao Lin.

The two big men were teary-eyed, and Cao Wu went to light a fire, but there was no lamp.

Cao Zongyu said: "Uncle Tie, this time I came back to seek revenge on Cheng Lao, and I asked Uncle Tie to help me." ”

"Okay, as long as the eldest prince has orders, even if I want my old life Cao Tie, I will do it for the eldest prince." Cao Tie said: "It's just that the eldest prince is going to do it?" ”

This is the essence of a big family, and the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen. A big family is by no means something that can be eradicated by killing a few leaders.