Chapter 088: Imperial Relatives
Xu Laohu, Xu Chu?
This young man is Xu Chu's son?
Cao Peng was puzzled, and the young man had already walked over, "Aman, it's rare lately, I heard that you are busy helping your father make knives?" ”
"Xu Yi, why are you here?"
"Nonsense, why can't I come?" As the young man spoke, he pulled the pawn man and squeezed forward, and said as he walked: "My father got me a good dog, and I have won thirteen games in a row...... Hey, hurry up, it's time for it. ”
It seems that Xu Yi and Dianman are quite familiar.
In fact, before the Battle of Wancheng, the relationship between Dian Wei and Xu Chu was quite good.
At that time, Xu Chu had just defected to Cao Ying, and he was not as good as Dian Wei in terms of qualifications, and he was also a subordinate of Dian Wei in terms of official positions, so he got along very well.
It's just that after the Battle of Wancheng, Dian Wei's life and death were initially unknown, so Xu Chu replaced him.
How do you know that Dian Wei is back again, which is a thorn in the hearts of the two. After all, Xu Chu was the one who replaced Dian Wei, Dian Wei came back, and there was no competition, but he suddenly sat on the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, and once again became Xu Chu's boss, pressing Xu Chu's head.
And there are many other factors involved.
For example, the pawn sold the Tiger Ben Mansion, although it was not Xu Chu who was persecuted, but in the eyes of many people, it was Xu Chu who forced the pawn to sell.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu didn't say anything on the surface, but they were not very comfortable in their hearts.
Xu Yi is Xu Chu's only son, with infinite strength, and he is also a brave and ruthless person. Previously, he had a very good relationship with Dianman, the two were about the same age, and they were both martial artists. Xu Yi's background is good, but Dian Wei's official position is higher than Xu Chu's, and the two are even, so there is no difference between superior and inferior. To be honest, there are many reasons why Dian Wei and Xu Chu are in such an embarrassing situation now. Among them, there are artificial fuels, and there are also Cao Ying's acquiescences in private. Cao Ying loves Dian Wei and Xu Chu very much, but on the other hand, he likes Dian Wei more. But this does not mean that Cao Ying can tolerate Dian Wei's dominance in the Guards.
Cao Ying needed someone who could restrain Dian Wei, and Xu Chu became the most suitable candidate.
Whether Xu Chu wants to or not, Cao Ying will push him to the front and sing against Dian Wei. It's not for him to change.
The opposition between the two has also caused the estrangement of the next generation.
Xu Yi was originally very close to Dian Man, but because of the contradiction between Dian and Xu, Dian Man unconsciously distanced himself from Xu Yi.
This is not to say that Dian Man is much smarter than Xu Yi.
It's just that after experiencing the 'pain of losing his father', Dianman is much more mature than before, and has begun to learn to think.
What about Xu Yi?
Xu Chu is in the limelight, and the Xu clan is also huge.
Therefore, it is impossible for him to experience the heart of the fullness...... In the dog ring, a scarred Shar Pei fighting dog proudly retreated.
On the sandy ground in the field, a dying fighting dog was twitching slightly, and a low whimper came out of his mouth. Blood soaked the sand beneath it, and it looked particularly glaring. Around the dog ring, some people cheered and some cursed, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.
Cao Peng frowned and sighed in his heart.
Man is born a bloodthirsty animal, and no matter how weak and elegant a person is, there is a tyrannical factor hidden in his bones...... For the sake of one's own pleasure, ignoring the suffering of other beings.
Cao Peng looked at the Shar Pei fighting dog, and suddenly had endless emotion.
"Aman, let me tell you, my fighting dog is called Black Stoat, and it is very powerful. Thirteen wins in a row...... Ha, I'm sure I'm going to win big today. How, do you want to gamble? The fighting dogs here are of your choice, as long as they can outperform my black ferret, I will give you a good horse. But if you lose, you'll have to give me a good knife...... Hehe, I've heard that your dad made a lot of good knives. ”
I remember that when Li Su said about Lu Bu for Dong Zhuo, he once said such a sentence: Lu Bu, a heroic man at that time, loved nothing more than high-ranking officials and generous people, beautiful women, gold and silver. In addition, the only things that can make his heart move are BMW and good horses, and magic weapons...... BMW, treasure knife!
Doesn't sound like a big deal.
Dian Man couldn't help but feel a little moved, his eyes were rolling and his eyes were looking at Cao Peng.
"This is ......" Xu Yi At first, he thought that Cao Peng was a pawn entourage. Because Cao Peng's clothes are too ordinary. But when he saw the appearance of Dianman, he immediately understood. This slightly thin looking teenager is probably not an ordinary person.
"Under Cao Peng!"
"Cao Peng?"
"The good knife that Brother Xu just mentioned was made by my father."
"Huh?" Xu Yi's eyes lit up, "You are the son of the Cao family?" ”
I don't know when Cao Ji went from 'grandmaster' to 'everyone'. In fact, there is not much difference between the two, but 'everyone' sounds more affectionate in terms of title. At the same time, it also represents a unique status.
For example, Cai Yong, a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was excellent in books and music, and had profound knowledge, so he was called Cai everyone.
Not everyone can deserve the word 'everyone'. It has to be the best among them to be worthy of the name of 'everybody'.
Xu Yi's simple title also reflects the attitude of most people in Xu Capital towards Cao Ji.
How long has it been? That's how many knives have been created...... It is said that each one can sharpen iron like clay, and it also corresponds to the stars in the sky.
Although no one has seen the thirty-six Tiangang knives yet, the name of the Tiangang knives has spread all over Xudu.
Cao Peng returned the courtesy, "Brother Xu, it's not that Brother Aman is stingy, but the Tiangang knife created this time has an important use, even Brother Aman, it's rare to get a bite." If Brother Xu doesn't mind, when my father makes another knife in the future, he will definitely leave one for Brother Xu. ”
"Really?"
"Once the word is spoken, the horse is hard to chase."
Xu Yi suddenly grinned happily and nodded again and again.
There is a contradiction between Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and Cao Peng is from Dian Wei's side.
But Cao Peng can see clearly that the contradiction in this is very man-made. There is really no need to have too stiff a relationship with Xu Chu, after all, this is also a general after Cao Wei. Even if Dian Wei is still alive, Xu Chu's ability is there, and no one can change it.
When you meet, why bother fighting for others?
Things between elders are sometimes forced to do so, but there is no need to implicate the next generation.
It can be seen that this Xu Yi is also a cool person...... Cao Peng didn't want to deliberately make friends, but he didn't want to hurt each other for trivial things.
"It's on, it's on!"
A black shar pew walked into the dog ring.
Xu Yi suddenly shouted loudly, dancing excitedly.
Cao Peng patted Dianman's arm and whispered in his ear: "Brother Aman, you and I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the world." It's no big deal...... Uncle Dian may not really want to fall out with Xu Laohu in his heart, let's see. ”
Pawn Man, nod slightly.
I have to say that Xu Yi, the Shar Pei fighting dog, is indeed very fierce.
It is obvious that he has been trained by a master, and his every move is full of rules. Its opponent was a strong, brownish-yellow Shar with a fierce appearance and a scarred body, apparently having experienced countless tragic fights. The two fighting dogs fought extremely well, one fierce and fierce, and the other was flexible and deceitful.
"Ah Fu, who do you think can win?"
Cao Peng has been secretly watching, and through his understanding of fighting dogs in his previous life, Cao Peng also saw the clues.
Xu Yi's swarthy swarthy seemed to have the upper hand, and he kept pressing the brown sand skin and biting it. But if you look closely, you will see that although the brown Shar Pei is embarrassed, it does not show the slightest chaos. On the contrary, intentionally or unintentionally, it consumes the power of the black ferret, or moves and dodges, or retreats and rolls...... In short, it has always retained its strength, like a battle-hardened master, silently accumulating strength, waiting for a fatal blow.
"Brother Xu, the black ferret is dangerous!"
Cao Peng suddenly shouted loudly, Xu Yi was stunned, and then smiled: "Impossible, my black ferret, I will definitely win." ”
Before the words fell, the brown fighting dog suddenly pounced silently, and its huge body was extremely agile at this time. The black ferret had just made a mistake in his pounce, and before he could stabilize it, he was knocked to the ground by the brown fighting dog. The black ferret howled, rolled on the sand and tried to stand up, but the brown fighting dog did not give it a chance, and its front paws suddenly buckled the black ferret's waist and crotch, and the sharp claws went straight into the rough skin and flesh of the black ferret, and the black fur suddenly turned dark purple...... The black ferret howled violently, the brown fighting dog's front paws were forceful, and the hind limbs kicked forward, opening the bloody mouth, and biting the black ferret's neck fiercely. The black ferret roared, and immediately prostrate in a pool of blood.
"Damn ......"
The black ferret still had the upper hand just now, and in the blink of an eye, it became a dead dog.
The change was so sudden that Xu Yi didn't even have a chance to shout surrender.
"Whose fighting dog is that?"
Dianman asked suspiciously.
Xu Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the other end of the dog ring.
Looking in the direction of Xu Yi's finger, a young man in a fancy costume was looking this way with a smile on his face.
Behind him, there were quite a few retinues, who looked quite extraordinary. The teenager should be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with sharp eyebrows, a high nose bridge, white teeth and red lips.
"Who is that person?"
Dian Man saw the young man in Chinese clothes clearly, his thick eyebrows frowned, and he twisted them in the center of his eyebrows.
"Xu Yi, how do you fight dogs with him?"
After speaking, Dian Man turned his head and explained to Cao Peng: "His name is Liu Guang, he is the queen of Liu Jing, the king of Langya's filial piety, and now he is the general of Wei and the Marquis of Linyi." ”
King Langya Xiao, who is it?
To be honest, Cao Peng also knows a little about the Three Kingdoms, but when it comes to the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is really a black eye.
King Langya Xiaowang is a serious Eastern Han clan, and it has nothing to do with Liu Bang's branch in the Western Han Dynasty. He was the youngest son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was named King of Langya. There are many heirs, and it has been passed down to this day, but it seems that only the young man Liu Guang in Chinese clothes is left.
Liu Guang's family lives in Luoyang.
When the Han Emperor was coerced by Dong Zhuo and moved the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, Liu Guang's parents were killed in the rebellion, and Liu Guang was only nine years old at the time. Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty saw that he was pitiful, so he kept Liu Guang by his side. Dong Zhuo couldn't care about a nine-year-old child, so he didn't pay attention to it. After the Han Emperor fled Chang'an, Liu Guang accompanied him all the way, did a lot of things for the Han Emperor, and helped him solve many troubles.
Therefore, after the Han Emperor set the capital of Xu County, Liu Guang was named General Wei.
said that he was General Wei, but Liu Guang did not have any military power in his hands, it was just an empty shelf...... Xu Yi said: "It's not that I want to fight him, it's that he took the initiative to come to the door." I didn't expect this little cub to have such a good dog. ”
Cao Peng stopped talking!
This seems to have involved the struggle for imperial power, and if you are not careful, your head will be broken and your family will be ruined.
Although Xu Yi didn't say it, Cao Peng could roughly guess a clue. After the Han Emperor moved the capital to Xu County, it was nominally better, but in fact, it was not much different from in Chang'an. Cao Ying is not Dong Zhuo, but he has a monopoly on power, and Emperor Han is just a puppet. In the court, there is no voice of the Han Emperor Liu Xie at all, and the so-called greeting of the Son of Heaven is just a disguise.
The monarch is weak and the minister is strong, which is basically the case.
What Cao Ying needed was only in the name of Emperor Han, and of course he didn't want Emperor Liu Xie of Han to interfere in court politics.
Thus, there was the so-called royalists. Those Han ministers who followed the Han Emperor to Xu County may not really want to be loyal to the Han Emperor. But in the case of Cao Ying's dominance, they have no choice. For their own interests, they rallied around the Han Emperor.
After the Han Emperor set the capital of Xu County, it didn't take long for the case of Taiwei Yang Biao to occur.
Externally, it was Yang Biao who tried to depose the emperor, but in fact, it was because Yang Biao tried to separate power from Cao Ying in the name of Emperor Han. In addition, Yang Biao and Yuan Shu have an in-law relationship, which also makes Cao Ying extremely disgusted with Yang Biao. When the two are combined, there is the matter of petting Yang Biao...... In the end, Yang Biao was acquitted, and Man Chong was driven out of Xu County and served as the Taishou of Runan.
The royalists seem to have won!
But at the same time, the battle between Emperor Han and Cao Ying also kicked off silently...... This kind of thing is not something that Cao Peng and his people can participate in. Whether Xu Yi or Dian Man, he is undoubtedly a supporter of Cao Ying, and Liu Guang, as a member of the Han family and the most trusted brother of the Han Emperor, has invisibly become a representative of the royalists.
Again, this is not something that can be transferred by personal will.
"Xu Yi, did you bet with him?"
"Hmm!"
"How big is the bet?"
"That's it, it's the black dragon my dad gave me!"
At this time, Dianman couldn't care about the contradiction between Xu Yi and him. If there is an enemy, we must unite with the outside world...... These guys are usually idle and fierce. However, in the face of major rights and wrongs, they can hold their positions, distinguish the situation of the enemy and us, and join forces.
Black Dragon, is the name of a horse.
In the first year of Jian'an, Xu Chu and his family defected to Cao Ying. Cao Ying loved his bravery, so he gave his favorite horse to Xu Chu.
At that time, Xu Yi was born when he was fifteen years old, so Xu Chu gave the horse to Xu Yi again.
It is said that the black dragon is the sweat and blood of the Western Regions, and it is not inferior to Lu Bu's red rabbit hissing wind beast. He was tall, slender and straight, with strong limbs and black fur that shone like satin. The black dragon is jet-black all over, with only brownish-yellow hair on its four hooves...... That horse, I don't know how many people envy and hate it!
"You actually bet on the black dragon?"
"I thought, I thought I could win......"
Xu Yi was obviously anxious, and said viciously: "That kid is yin me." ”
"What's yin and not yin...... It's not that you don't know, Liu Ziyu's father was good at teaching dogs before his death, this guy is in Chang'an, and the trained fighting dogs are said to be invincible, and even Dong Zhuo's thief's pet dog was bitten to death by his fighting dogs...... You actually bet on the black dragon with him. ”
"I ......"
Xu Yi was a little flustered.
At the beginning, Liu Guang raised a dog and bit Dong Zhuo's dog to death, so he got the name of 'Han Family Dog'.
In a sense, no matter who Liu Guang fights with, he represents the royal family. Xu Chu is Cao Ying's guard, and the black dragon is Cao Ying's former favorite horse. Even Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was full of praise for the horse. If he loses to Liu Guang, doesn't it mean that there is no one under Cao Ying's account? But on the contrary, this willingness to gamble and lose is justified. Xu Yi remembered that she was at a loss, and Dianman turned her gaze to Cao Peng.
"Ah Fu ......"
At this time, Liu Guang had already walked over.
I saw him dressed in a gorgeous costume, with elegant manners and a warm smile on his face.
"Xu Yi, you lost!"
Xu Yi gritted his teeth, "I lost and admitted, what do you want?" ”
"Hehe, what else can I do? Just wanted to remind you, since you lost, don't forget our previous bet, I'll go back and wait. ”
"You ......"
"You're not trying to pay off, are you?"
"The eight lambs of the king are only in debt......" Xu Yi scolded.
The smile on Liu Guang's face was even stronger.
Cao Peng sighed, and walked out in his expectant gaze.
"Linyi Hou stays."
Liu Guang was stunned and turned to look at Cao Peng.
"Little brother, what kind of kid is that again?"
Cao Peng hesitated, "I'm Aman's brother, named Cao Peng...... I shouldn't have stopped you from making a bet with Brother Xu Yi. But there's one sentence I don't know whether to say or not. ”
Cao Peng?
Liu Guang had never heard of this name.
But instinctively, he thought that Cao Peng was a disciple of the Cao family, and his face sank slightly, "Dare to ask what you have to say?" ”
At this time, the people around the dog ring are paying attention to this direction. What will be the result of this collision between Cao Ying and the royal family?
Cao Peng stepped forward, "Please order someone to guard Linyi." ”
Liu Guang was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Cao Peng meant, waved his hand, signaled the people around him to step aside, and opened up a space.
"Linyi Hou, do you want to harm Your Majesty?"
Liu Guang's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean by this?" ”
"I don't know what the purpose of Linyi Hou is, but whether Linyi Hou wants it or not, in the eyes of outsiders, you represent Your Majesty. Your Majesty is fortunate to have finally stabilized since Chang'an broke away from the tiger's mouth, traveled thousands of miles...... If you really take away Xu Yi's black dragon today, it will inevitably exacerbate the contradictions in Xu Capital City. Today, Cao Sikong is busy revitalizing the Han Dynasty, and your doing so is tantamount to disturbing the peace of Xu Du. When the time comes, no one dares to say what will happen...... Do you dare to take on this responsibility? ”
Liu Guang's face changed, "You threaten me? ”
Cao Peng shook his head, "I'm just telling the truth, as for whether it is alarmist, with the wisdom of Linyi Hou, I think I can see it thoroughly." ”
Liu Guang fell silent.
Cao Peng stretched out his hand and untied the saber from his waist.
"My dragon-headed dragon bird may not be as good as Xu Yi's black dragon, but it is indeed made by my father's hand.
Linyi Hou, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, and everyone has room to negotiate when you take a step back...... If Linyi Hou likes it, give it to Linyi Hou, how about it? ”
Cao Peng's saber was made by Cao Ji himself.
It adopts the same style as other skulls, and is specially designed to match the characteristics of Cao Peng.
The knife is four feet eight inches long, extremely sharp, and can break twelve times.
Liu Guang pulled out his knife, his face moved slightly, "Ling Zun is...... Cao everyone? ”
Cao Peng smiled slightly, but did not speak.
Liu Guang stared at Cao Peng, and after pondering for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll take this knife." Brother Cao, if you have the opportunity, we are drinking and talking. ”
With that, he gave up his hand and left with the people.
Cao Peng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, only to feel a cold chill on his back, except for a cold sweat.
This guy is a person who knows the importance clearly...... "Ah Fu, why did you give him the knife?" ”
Dian Man grabbed Cao Peng's arm, "That knife, but Uncle Cao specially created it for you to defend yourself, how can you ......?"
"If you lose, you have to pay something." Cao Peng smiled slightly, "Is it difficult, do you want to lose Cao Gong's face?" ”
"Brother Cao......"
Xu Yi couldn't help but feel excited.
Although he didn't know the origin of Cao Peng's knife, he knew that the knife must be worth a lot of money when he looked at it. Xu Yi didn't know how to thank him, but after hearing Cao Peng's words, he took a step forward and waved his hand, "If you can use Xu Yi in the future, you will never refuse." ”
Cao Peng smiled......
(To be continued)