In the palace, in the study.

Shi A stood respectfully below, with a humble expression, and said, "Lord, Hu Bo has sent news that Fu Zhi and Hua Xin have contacted the merchant and are ready to negotiate the purchase of weapons. ”

Wang Can waved his hand to signal Shi A to sit down, and said slowly: "Regarding the matter of weapons, I have asked Pu Yuan to take the craftsmen of the craftsman's workshop to work with all their might, forging 30,000 new-style Han swords. They sell their weapons as high as they can. How to sell these 30,000 Han knives, they are experts, decide for themselves, just tell Hu Bo the news. ”

Shi Ah hugged his fists and said: "Lord, the minister has a word, don't spit out or be unhappy." ”

Wang Can smiled: "Ask!" ”

Shi A said solemnly: "The weapon forged by Master Pu can be called sharpened like clay, and the forged Han knife is blown and broken. Although selling to Cao Cao can make a lot of money, Shu is not short of money. If Cao Cao's soldiers are equipped with 30,000 Han swords, it will definitely be a big trouble, and it will not be good for us! ”

Wang Can showed an intriguing smile on his face and said, "You come here." ”

Hearing this, Shi A hurriedly walked in front of Wang Can.

Wang Can picked up a knife on the bookcase, pulled it out of its sheath, and said: "This knife is a new style of Han knife forged by Pu Yuan with craftsmen, and it was specially sold to Cao Cao. There are also two most ordinary war knives next to it, you take an ordinary war knife, show the blade, and I will chop it, so that you can see the situation of the new Han knife. ”

"No!"

Shi Ayi did as he said, pulling out his sword and standing intently.

"Look!" Wang Can raised his knife and slashed it down.

"Click!!"

The silver-white sword light slashed down, and the ordinary war knife in Shi A's hand broke in response.

Shi A's face changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Lord, even if it is the Han sword we use, it is only at this level. If the new Han sword forged by Pu Yuan was sold to Cao Cao, wouldn't it have boosted Cao Cao's strength, no, absolutely not. Even if we have a Han sword to block, we can't sell it to Cao Cao. ”

Wang Can ignored it and said, "You pick up another ordinary war knife and try again." ”

A thought flashed through Shi A's mind, thinking that the problem might be with the second ordinary war knife. He picked up the ordinary war knife, showed the blade, and stood beside Wang Can.

"Bell!"

Wang Can swung his knife again, and the new Han knife collided with the ordinary war knife, but did not break the ordinary war knife.

"Click! Click! ”

On the contrary, it was a new style of Han knife, and cracks appeared on the blade and became several pieces.

When Shi A saw this, he was dumbfounded and said in disbelief: "Lord, such a new style of Han knife is amazing. The first ordinary sword can be easily slashed, but when it collides with the second sword, it is broken. Selling such a weapon to Cao Cao is definitely of great use, and the lord is wise. ”

At this time, Shi A felt that it was too wonderful to sell weapons to Cao Cao.

Once on the battlefield, it was enough for Cao Cao to eat a pot.

Wang Can said with a smile: "Such a new style of Han knife is not what Pu Yuan immediately thought of, it is one of the countless tests before Pu Yuan forged the Han sword. It has the sharpness of a Han knife, sharpening iron like clay, but it does not have the toughness of a Han knife and cannot withstand collisions. ”

Shi A frowned and said, "If it's time for delivery, wouldn't it be easy to be discovered?" ”

Wang Can said: "Tell Hu Bo about this and let them figure it out by themselves." If you can't sell these fragile new Han knives to Cao Cao, you will directly arrest Hua Xin and Fu Zhi. But Hu Bo is a businessman, and I believe he can succeed. ”

Shi Ah hugged his fists and said: "Yes, the minister will go and inform Hu Bo immediately." ”

Wang Can waved his hand, and Shi Ah retreated.

……

Two days later, a group of people came from a mountain village thirty miles north of the city. These people were the three merchants under Hu Bo's command, and they came to the mountain village under the guidance of spies.

Entering the village, the three of them came to the grass house where Fu Zhi and Hua Xin lived.

Hua Xin waved his hand and said, "Three of you, please take a seat!" ”

The three merchants sat down politely, neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Fu Zhu smiled and said, "The three are smart people, they must have guessed our identity, we are indeed the people sent to Chengdu by the King of Wei." This time to buy the Han knife used by the Shu army, it is with sincerity, please introduce the three, mainly to talk about how the three can get weapons, this is the problem we are most concerned about. ”

Frustrated, his eyes were like knives, and he roamed the three of them, trying to see the flaws of the three of them.

The three of them are people who have been in the mall for a long time, thieves and thieves, and all kinds of people have seen it.

It was extremely difficult for Frustration to find flaws in the three of them. Hua Xin also stared at the three of them intently, but unfortunately the three of them looked calm and did not change.

The first of them sat on the left side snorted and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to buy weapons?" I still want to find out our details! If our details are revealed, you can threaten us, and that's not good. ”

Fu Zhu shook his head and said with a smile: "Three gentlemen, you are in Chengdu, and we are also in Chengdu. I can have three people denounce us, and you can accuse us, all of you are in the same boat. Moreover, we are ready to cooperate for a long time, not overnight, so the three of you don't have to worry. Let the three introduce their identities, I want to see if the three have the ability to get weapons, and if they offend, please forgive the three gentlemen. ”

Hua Xin looked at the three of them, and a touch of coldness flashed in his eyes.

It is disgusting that three profit-seeking businessmen should speak wildly!

The first merchant thought for a moment and said generously: "Everyone cooperates with each other, you need weapons, we make money, and we benefit each other." I will introduce myself, my surname is Wu, I am a distant relative of Mrs. Wu in the palace, and a relative of my uncle Wu Yi, you can call Mr. Wu. As for the way to get weapons, it is not from the place where the weapons are forged, but directly from the army. ”

Frustrated and stared at Mr. Wu, his eyes flashed, and his heart smiled.

Wu Yi's distant relatives are definitely good chess pieces worth using.

The second person merchant spoke: "Under the surname Xun, the Xun clan is from the Xun clan, and the way of getting weapons is the same as Mr. Wu. ”

Hua Xin's eyes lit up and asked, "Mr. Xun, does Xun Yu know about your affairs?" ”

"Idiot!"

Mr. Xun looked serious and scolded loudly: "The patriarch is in charge of the military department and is loyal to the King of Shu, if he knows that I sell weapons to make money, he will definitely pick my skin, can you agree?" Hmph, how can King Wei send a stupid person like you, it's stupid. ”

Hua Xin's face turned red, and he glanced at Mr. Xun resentfully.

It was only when such a thought flashed through his mind that something happened to him.

Instead of getting angry, he looked at the last person and asked, "Who is the gentleman?" ”

The third merchant said in a deep voice: "My surname is Pei, and my brother Pei Yuanshao." The rest of the things are similar to Mr. Xun and Mr. Wu, they are all the same as getting weapons from the army. ”

Hua Xin was much more secure and asked, "Is there an official surnamed Pei under Wang Can?" Who is Pei Yuanshao? ”

"Idiot!"

Mr. Xun scolded again, and said in a deep voice: "You are the person sent by King Wei to Chengdu to preside over the overall situation, and I don't know what ability you can do." To investigate the news, I don't even know the basic things about the King of Shu. Pei Yuanshao and Zhou Cang were the earliest generals to follow the king of Shu, who was assassinated by court officials in Chang'an, and Pei Yuanshao was killed to protect the king of Shu. You don't know anything that everyone knows, and you don't know what to say about you. “

Hua Xin's face was red, and he wanted to be angry on the spot.

However, at the thought of having to beg others and buy weapons, Hua Xin had to suppress his anger. But Hua Xin remembered Mr. Xun, and he must make Mr. Xun look good when he has the opportunity.

Thinking about it, he vaguely remembered this incident.

Fu Zhu and Hua Xin looked at each other, nodded slightly, and recognized the identities of the three of them.

It's a pity that Fu Zhu and Hua Xin didn't know that Mr. Wu, Mr. Xun and Mr. Pei only had their names true, and the backgrounds of the three were all compiled by Hu Bo. The three people are indeed surnamed Wu, Xun, and Pei, but they have nothing to do with Wu Yi, Wu Amaranth, Xun You, and Pei Yuanshao, and they are made up for the purpose of getting weapons.

Mr. Wu said: "Dare to ask the two, how to call them?" ”

Fu Zhu said: "Under the surname of Fu, you can call Mr. Fu." This surname is Hua, and you can call Mr. Hua. Fu Zhi stretched out his hand and pointed at Hua Xin and introduced directly.

Mr. Wu said solemnly: "It's the first time to come, let's make friends." I brought fifty Han swords, and I gave them to them as a tribute. You two went out with me to try on weapons. ”

Mr. Wu got up and walked outside, and Fu Zhu and Hua Xin hurriedly got up and followed out.

In the courtyard, there are a total of three boxes.

The three boxes are Mr. Wu, Mr. Xun and Mr. Pei.

Mr. Wu didn't speak, Mr. Xun opened the box, interjected and said: "Mr. Hua, the right to pay respect, I also brought some gifts below, there are a total of ten Han knives here, give Mr. Hua as a gift." ”

As if to disgust Hua Xin, Mr. Xun spoke again.

Hua Xin secretly said in his heart: Damn, this guy is so thick-skinned, he can handle ten Han knives.

Mr. Pei followed and said, "Mr. Hua, I also brought ten Han knives below, let Mr. Hua check the authenticity." As he spoke, Mr. Pei personally opened the small box containing the Han knife, revealing ten bright Han knives. These Han knives are not new Han knives forged by Pu Yuan, they are all genuine.

Hua Xin glanced at it, and said in his heart: This Mr. Pei's face is also very thick-skinned, wilted and wilted.

Frustrated Professor looked at Mr. Wu's fifty Han knives, and then at Mr. Pei and Mr. Xun's ten Han knives, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said in his heart: He is worthy of being a businessman, and he will not pull out a hair.

However, Fu Zhu believes in the identities of the two even more.

ps: Three more completed;