Chapter 269: Lights
The news of Gongsun stopping entering the city spread on the evening of this day, and the west gate of Xudu had been temporarily blocked, and caravans and pedestrians could only reopen it after the army entered.
Soon after, countless horses' hooves stepped on the floor tiles from the west gate, in order to ensure that no one took the opportunity to assassinate, the street has been controlled and cleared by soldiers, and most of the people and merchants on this street can only wait and see from their own homes or the second floor of the wine store, waiting for the street to be lifted.
The big white wolf flag was hideous and terrifying, and the people in the city of Xudu did not know whose army it was, and boldly showed their eyes on the second floor or in the street shops, and some pedestrians who had nowhere to hide clinged to the street edge, watching the three-horse procession pass in front of them.
“.…… Cao Sikong has such cavalry under his command? ”
"I heard that it came from the grassland, it shouldn't be the cavalry of the Huns and Xianbei."
"It should be the one who killed Xianbei, last year I heard that there was a son of General Baima in the north, and the Xianbei and Xiongnu who were killed surrendered have surrendered, it should be this person, these are really elite."
On the long street, the people were probably not cowardly enough to be afraid, and they were talking in a whisper, probably discussing the young men who entered the city side by side with Cao Sikong, and which side the hundreds of horsemen under his command belonged to. On the second floor of the nearby wine shop, the literati and elegant guests knew the news early and gathered here to see what kind of character the white wolf in the north could greet Cao Sikong in person.
In such an atmosphere.
Upstairs in a wine shop, at the desk near the window, two young people sat opposite each other and drank, laughing from time to time during the conversation, Wei Qi added wine to the person opposite, "Qian first congratulated Brother Gongzhen, but he added a little to the family, and was promoted by Sikong to be a waiter of the Yellow Gate. ”
"What did Bo Ji say, didn't your wife also give birth to a son for you last month?" A young man named Wei Zhen snatched the wine jug from the opposite side and filled it for the other party, "At that time, my brother was still on the way to Xudu, and he couldn't congratulate Bo Jiao, so he drank together." ”
The two of them toasted each other, and then burst out laughing.
"It's a pity...... Zhongdao is gone, he didn't listen to my persuasion that day, he got into trouble, he had to be entangled with the Gongsun wolf, a woman, and he ran away to find another one, what was the result? Until now, the government doesn't even let out a fart, and the people are gone. Wei Zhen put down the empty bowl, thinking back to that night, if he had left late, it was estimated that he would have ended up in a different place, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother Gongzhen, don't talk about it." Wei Qi pinched his chopsticks, and then laughed, "...... It's been a long time since Nakado did, so don't mention the events of that day anymore, it will only make me, an elder brother, blame myself, if I had taught him more, I wouldn't have ended up like this........"
As he was about to say something else, the sound of horses' hooves trampled on the street outside the building...... came downstairs here, Wei Qi got up and looked close to the window, his eyes narrowed, and his fingers pressed on the window frame: "Brother Gongzhen, that's Gongsun Zhi." ”
His eyes were focused on the two figures talking to each other, one of the young figures whispered, and next to him, Wei Zhen walked over: "Bo Jiao, this is the White Wolf King of the Northland?" It's really young, the same age as the two of us, and the cavalry behind that person really has the style of Huo Hussar. ”
"The son of a lowly servant, just a horse thief." Wei Qi snorted disdainfully.
"...... who will die sooner or later"
He didn't say that.
At the same time, on the opposite side of this wine shop, a tall and sturdy old man pushed away his son beside him, held on to the fence and looked at the cavalry array below, and muttered: "What a real tiger and wolf ride." ”
"Father, although there is a tiger and wolf riding below, it is close to Cao Mengde after all, and has nothing to do with the imperial court."
The old man didn't seem to listen to his son's words, his eyes looked at those cavalry without blinking, and his fingers trembled and pointed over: "Jianshou, you see, these cavalry, control the horse with both legs, and hold the weapon in both hands, can control the horse so accurately to advance, maybe this cavalry, only forward, Wuhan time, the horse body has many mottled wounds, the armor is dark, but the blood stained red has not been washed, it is really elite." ”
"But it's a pity...... old man's name is Huangfu Song, now he is just too often, probably has no real power, and he is also older, he was excited for a while, sat back, closed his eyes and sighed: "Since Zhang Wen and Zhu Jun passed away one after another, there is no one to lead the troops in the court, you might as well contact this white horse general, the matter is up to people." ”
"Yes! The kid finds a way to try it. Huangfu Jianshou nodded.
Soon after, the light fell.
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In the grand atmosphere of Cao's mansion, the lanterns are colorful, rows of lanterns are hung on the eaves, more than ten maids carry dishes, wine and meat to give alms, the bright lights of the main hall illuminate a huge mottled cast on the stone steps, there is a boiling voice inside, the sound of silk and bamboo, intertwined, between the staggered seats, Xiahoudun stood up and fought with people, shouting loudly.
The seats of the whole banquet are distinct, and most of the important generals in the armies on both sides can participate in such a banquet, in addition to the clan generals surnamed Cao and Xiahou on the left, there are also strategists such as Guo Jia, Xun You, Xun Yu, Chen Yu and so on. On the right side are the generals led by Gongsun Zhi this time, Pan Feng, Yan Rou, Zhao Zhao, Gongsun Xu, Dian Wei and others, strictly speaking, here is a group of people who can stand at the top of half the world.
From time to time, the generals on both sides greeted the courtesans dancing in the middle, raised their glasses and laughed. The first Cao Cao and Gongsun stopped chatting for a while, looking at the slender figures with long sleeves waving in the middle, and turned his head to talk about women, "Gongsun, for my son's business, I came thousands of miles away, and I also slept in the open on the way, which is quite hard, what do you think of that woman?" It was a courtesan who was rescued in Luoyang back then, grew up in the house, and learned a lot of skills, so he called Ying'er......"
In the noisy hall, the sound of silk and bamboo still has a beat at the feet of the group of women, a pink long sleeve flying, only a touch of white figure as a flower bud in the middle, under the rhythm of the vocal music, the woman stretched her arms and danced sleeves, the skirt of the mopping floor swirled and sprinkled, the pink flowers embroidered on it seemed to be really budding to be released, the arm dragged the smoke Luo Zi light silk, and the lotus step danced with the vocal music.
The long black hair sometimes slides between the snow-white fingers, sometimes flutters lightly with the dance, and on the coiled bun, a bead with a golden step swaying swaying between the temples. The exposed skin is as white and greasy as fat without applying powder, and the lips are pursed, like a danguo, which makes people salivate.
The cold and bright eyes slid past the corners of the eyes, and when they looked at it in a seductive way, it made the surrounding group of rough men tremble a little.
“…… On the bed, there is quite a novelty, if the grandson is interested, I will give her to you. ”
"Come to Ying'er......" Gongsun stopped chanting this name, and suddenly thought that there was a guard named Wang Tu next to Cao Cao, who didn't care at first, but when they were connected at this time, he now remembered that he had heard an opera from the radio...... It seems to be the entanglement between Ying'er, Wang Tu, and Cao Cao.
After thinking for a moment, Gongsun Zhi shook his head and put down the meat-cutting dagger: "Sikong said that I laughed, I don't want to wear a green hat on my head, and by the way, kill Wang Tu." ”
"Cuckold? What does this have to do with Wang Tu, this person is loyal to me, how can he say that he will kill him. Cao Cao waved his hand, as if he understood something, and tilted towards Gongsun Zhi, "Do you think this woman is not finished, so don't you?" That's fine! There are still teenage girls in my house, and they are all of good looks, so I will send you a few to the room later. ”
"Sikong is really generous, but my energy is not on this." Gongsun Zhi cut off a large piece of meat and handed it to the giant man standing next to him, who took a bite and ate it, chewed it twice and swallowed it into his stomach.
Cao Cao smiled and pointed at him: "It's not a woman, and it's not a hero." Immediately, he looked at Dian Wei and the pair of iron halberds, and said enviously: "This heroic man beside Gongsun is really like the evil of the ancients, and he will be safe and sound wherever he stands." ”
"Thank you Sikong for the name." Gongsun Zhi beckoned, and over there, Dian Wei stared at Xu Chu, who was also standing opposite, before arching his hand to Cao Cao: "Dian Wei Xie Sikong gives the name." ”
"Hahaha, your grandson has always had this temperament, and he is really skilled in beating snakes and sticks." After Cao Cao took the wine and drank with Gongsun Zhi, he put it down: "After seeing Your Majesty tomorrow, just go outside the city and let me take a good look at the wolf riding in the north." ”
This sentence made the generals below shout, and Xiahou shouted with a red face: "What else do you want to see, eldest brother, it is better to directly join forces and attack Wancheng quickly, cut off Zhang Xiu's head, and comfort Ziyu." On the other side, Pan Feng slapped the table and drank red eyes: "And his family, by the way, they will be chopped together." But in the end, it was the first two people who decided, Cao Cao and Gongsun Zhi were probably unwilling to make a decision on this matter easily, and no one spoke, just raised their hands to let everyone sit down.
Soon after, late at night, the banquet dispersed, and everyone walked out of the main hall in twos and threes, leaving only Cao Cao, who was already drunk, and Gongsun Zhi were still sitting there, and after a while, Cao Cao poured wine and handed it over: "The matter of Ziyu, please run this trip, but Wancheng can't fight now, and you can't fight in winter." ”
"I know."
Gongsun Zhi took a sip of wine and looked at the flames on the lamppost.