Cao Cao helped Xiahou Hu up, only to feel the joy in his heart, like a breeze coming slowly, blowing open the lotus flowers all over the lake, indescribably satisfied.

He took Xiahou Hu's hand and laughed at Wu Song: "I don't know why, with the Xiahou clan under the account, I feel stable in my heart." ”

Wu Song said with a smile: "It must be that the eldest brother thought of the situation in the past years with Miaocai and Yuan Rang generals who dominated the world." ”

Xiahou Hu felt Cao Cao's intimacy from his heart, and couldn't help but be moved, and said with a smile: "Since you follow Brother Ren, the younger brother still has a gift to give." ”

Cao Cao was curious: "Oh? But what is it? ”

Xiahou Hu smiled: "Brother Ren will know in a moment." After that, he called the guys in the store and untied the jade pendant on his waist: "Twenty-eight masters of Iron Lane, let them come here to see me." ”

Seeing the guy hurrying out with the jade pendant, Cao Cao and Wu Song glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise and expectation in each other's eyes.

After a short time, a stout man of tall or short, old or young, hurried over, a total of twenty-eight people, gathered in the garden of the sword qi sky, looking at their expressions, their faces were full of surprise, it was obvious that such an experience of being together had never been experienced even by them.

Seeing that all the craftsmen came, Xiahou Hufang invited Cao Cao and Wu Song out of the flower hall, he walked alone in front of those men, looked around, and said loudly: "In the sixth year of Xianping, your ancestors were unbearable to be oppressed by the Liao people, and fled south to the Song Dynasty, and the Liao army was very urgent. ”

The west wind hunted, and everyone was moved, but they did not say a word.

Cao Cao was slightly surprised in his heart, in the sixth year of Xianping, that was the year name used by Song Zhenzong, it has been one hundred and fifteen years so far, it seems that Xiahou Hu's ancestor is also a great hero.

Xiahou Hu paused for a moment and continued: "After returning to the Song Dynasty, your ancestors had no nationality and no property, so they had to be oppressed by officials, wealthy households, and even scoundrels. ”

Cao Cao, Wu Song and others suddenly realized: It turns out that this iron alley still has such a history! These twenty-eight iron shops, fundamentally speaking, should be the property of the Xiahou family, but listening to Xiahou Hu's tone, for more than a hundred years, the Xiahou family has never regarded itself as the master.

When Xiahou Hu said this, he smiled faintly and looked at everyone: "Your ancestors have sworn to be loyal to my Xiahou clan for generations, but for more than a hundred years, the Xiahou clan has never used you and others for a single bit, let alone asked for a penny, just get along like neighbors." Therefore, I don't know if your descendants are still willing to obey the covenant of their ancestors. Today, the head of the family invites you to wait, and there is only one sentence I want to ask-the oath of the ancestors, is it still effective? ”

And so it was! Cao Cao roughly understood Xiahou Hu's plan, and he should want to transfer these twenty-eight iron shops to himself! For more than 100 years, I don't know how many magic weapons have come out from here, if these masters and even the iron line behind them have been owned by themselves, the future of their own armor is sharp, it is not a problem.

Thinking of this, Rao is old Cao's heart, and he can't help but be slightly nervous: the so-called human feelings are complicated like waves, he believes that more than 100 years ago, those craftsmen who received the life of Xiahou Hu Gaozu and established a great favor wanted to repay the kindness, but more than 100 years later, whether these descendants are willing to give up the familiar peaceful days and accept that there is suddenly an extra master on their heads is a big unknown.

Cao Cao couldn't help but look at the men who were striking iron, only to see that everyone had different expressions, but they were all silent, and Xiahou Hu finished asking, and he didn't say much, just looked at everyone expressionlessly, waiting for them to give an answer.

In the middle of the night, in the crowd, an extremely old man took half a step forward.

The old man was stout, his hands were covered with thick calluses, he wore only an apron, and his exposed flesh was covered with old marks from the flames of the fire.

When he stood silently in the crowd before, he was like a quiet stubborn stone, but at this moment he suddenly moved, but he had a compelling demeanor, Cao Cao nodded secretly - this style is no stranger to him, and several top craftsmen under his command back then, when talking about the way of forging soldiers, or standing next to the stove, they can't help but show such a confident and even proud side.

I saw the old man raise his head, his voice was hoarse, but he was extremely firm: "Although the old man is not a Confucian or a gentleman, he also knows that knowing kindness is the duty of being a man, keeping promises, and it is the responsibility of a man, my father taught me since I was a child, a mouthful of foam and a nail, and the words spoken are not spilled water, I am so, my father is so, my grandfather is like this, and my grandson's family has been like this for generations!" My father also taught me that the Sun family has ancestral teachings, and when I see the jade pendant of the head of the Xiahou family, I must obey all orders, that is, I want the life of the Sun family, and I should also give it with both hands! Mr. Xia Hou, Sun Bo'an, the third generation master of the old Sun clan's iron shop, is willing to fulfill Zu Nuo and obey your Xiahou clan's order. ”

He said that he would report his fist heavily, and Wu Song shouted movingly: "Good duty, responsibility!" The eldest husband is a daughter, and Master Sun is really a good man! ”

Another big man took a step forward, clenched his fists, and shouted in a rough voice: "Not bad! Lao Sun's tutor is a good son, and my Lao Ma family will not lose to him. The ancestor of the Ma family, see the jade pendant of the head of the Xiahou family, all orders must be obeyed! Mr. Xia Hou, Ma Tao, the fifth-generation master craftsman of Ma's Iron Company, is willing to fulfill Zunuo and obey Xiahou's order.

Immediately, several people spoke at the same time: "Xiangdong Zhangjiazu Xun ......", "Liu Jiazu Xun......", "Xiangxi Zhangjiazu Xun............" "Xu Jiazu Xun ......"

"Zhang Tiehammer, the sixth generation master of the Zhang family in Xiangdong", "Liu Meng, the fourth generation master of the Liu family............", "Zhang Gui, the seventh generation master of the Zhang family in Xiangxi......"

"Xu Dahai, the fifth generation master of the Xu family......"

"Follow the orders of the Xiahou clan." "I am willing to fulfill Zunuo and obey the orders of the Xiahou clan." "Follow the orders of the Xiahou clan." “…… Order! ”

More people took a step forward and shouted: "You Family Ancestor ......", "Zhou Family Ancestor ......", "Peng Family Ancestor ......", "Xia Family Ancestor ......"

"I am willing to fulfill Zunuo and obey the orders of the Xiahou clan."

The voice is generous, the voice is iron, the words are magnificent, and the words are steel!

Not long after, twenty-eight families with the inheritance of the art of striking iron and casting soldiers, twenty-eight iron shops, and twenty-eight master craftsmen, without exception, all expressed their willingness to obey the promise made by the ancestors of each family more than 100 years ago and follow the order of the head of the Xiahou family.

Shi Qian and Wang Zuo were stunned on the side, Wu Song's eyes were bright, laughing, Cao Cao clenched his fists: "The blood is continuous, the oath is not regretful, and I will not lose the character of the man of my Han family." ”

Xiahou Hu's weak face was also full of pride at the moment, and he said three good words in a row: "Good, good, good!" It's rare for you to make such a promise! I, Xiahou Hu, the contemporary head of the Xiahou family, tell you today that I have now served the Qingzhou Festival to make Wu Zhi the main, vowing to help him revive the Han family. ”

Cao Cao knew that it was time for him to come forward, so he immediately walked to Xiahou Hu's side and said loudly: "In Wuzhi, Xiayanggu County, the people in the rivers and lakes are called 'Wu Mengde', and now Ping Wangqing and Tian Hu are meritorious, and they are the envoys of the Qingzhou Festival!" I return this time, I want to train the army, the inner peace is not subordinate, the outside sweeps the Hulu, if you get the help of all the masters, it will be like a tiger with wings! ”

"You go to Qingzhou with me, you don't need to think about livelihood and industry, you are all believers in the world, and I will also meet you today for four things: first, the loss of moving, and the expenses on the road are all paid by me; Second, after going to Qingzhou, all the shops and residences will be reset for you, and it will not cost a penny; Thirdly, the equipment produced by you and others in the future will be paid according to the good rating, so as to ensure that you and others have a good surplus of money; Fourth, if there are outstanding people among your children, or they are studying and entering the army, or practicing martial arts and joining the army, I will take care of these four things, I will say it, you will listen to it, and heaven and earth will prove it! ”

Although Cao Cao's promise was not generous, each one by one was the most concerned about the livelihood of the proposition, and the twenty-eight craftsmen listened to it and cheered in unison.

According to their original thoughts, this time it was just to repay the great kindness received by the ancestors of the family, even if they wanted to go bankrupt because of this, they simply put it out of the way, but after listening to Cao Cao, not only did they not have to pay so tragically, but there were many cheap and easy to make, and they couldn't help but smile for a while.

These masters have stunts in hand, who doesn't have a few good friends on the rivers and lakes? Therefore, the three words "Wu Mengde" are really like thunder, coupled with the blessing of the official rank, no one doubts Cao Cao's words and can't do what he promised.

Three days later, more than two or three hundred large and small vehicles, from the iron alley out of Bianjing, in the past, the sound of gold and iron clashes was unconscious, and the green smoke and fire continued to hit the iron alley, and it was suddenly empty.

Out of the city to join the army, looking east for a few days, a clipper boat chased along the big river, but it was Yuan Lang, Liu Yuan, Shan Shiqi, Yun Zongwu four generals who had been lent to Lao Liu, and they retreated, looking for a boat to go to Shandong, and happened to meet Lao Cao's brigade.

The reunion of the old people was naturally happy, and Lao Cao ordered to camp early to entertain the four generals to return.

During the banquet, the four generals said that they were hand-drawn, and when it came to cooperate with Liu Yanqing's surprise attack on Jinning Prefecture, Tian Bao fled, but was blocked by Wang Wende, Wang Wende, and Jing Zhong, the Qinghe Tianshui Jiedu, led by Jing Zhong to block the road, Liu Yanqing chased and killed, a big battle, killed more than ten members of the rebel army, and Tian Bao himself was also shot off the horse by Liu Yanqing with an arrow with a fate, but Jing Zhong robbed the merit, and took the head first, the two armies were almost united for this, Liu Yanqing was angry and took the headquarters, returned to Xijing, and his four generals said goodbye to the old Liu Donggui.

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this: "Lao Liu is also a general of the Western Army, and they are all their own brothers, and they are so embarrassed to fight for credit, it can be seen that Jing Jiedu will not be happy." ”

After a few days, they caught up with the army led by Du Yan and others, and they arrived in Shandong, walking slowly step by step, just waiting for Cao Cao to come to join the division.

Another day, seeing the territory of Liangshanbo, suddenly a gong and drum sounded, shouting around, shaking the earth, Du Bai, Yuan Lang and other new generals Zuo Qiqi were startled, each took out their instruments, and waited to fight, Lu Junyi laughed, and hurriedly stopped everyone: "What are you panicking, don't you listen to the shouting?" ”

A few people listened carefully, and it turned out that they were all over the mountains, and they all shouted a sentence: "Congratulations to Brother Wu on his proud return!" "It's just that there are too many people shouting, and the echo is heard everywhere, so it's hard to hear.

Du Yan and the others were shocked: "Brother Wu is in Shandong, how can he be so powerful? Turning his head to look, he saw Cao Cao's face full of ecstasy, and laughed: "My Liangshan brother is here!" ”

As he spoke, the dust in front of him was chaotic, the earth shook, and thousands of horsemen galloped over, led by dozens of heroes, with distinct clothes and armor, and different descriptions, but they were all full of joy, and an eight-foot man in the center laughed: "Brother Wu, you want to hurt me!" ”

Cao Cao laughed, and Pegasus greeted: "Heavenly King, farewell for half a year, has always been good?" ”

I heard a general shouting: "Brother Wu, you hide it from your brother!" ”

Cao Cao laughed more and more: "Han Wu, brothers on the mountain, can you all get along?" ”

At this time, a horse rushed out of the spur and shouted: "Master, Xiao Yi has never slept well when he heard that you have returned these days." ”

As soon as Lu Junyi heard the voice, he couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Yi, you are also a good man, what are you doing like this little girl?" ”

At this time, the two sides met, and everyone jumped off their horses, hugged each other, called their elder brother, called their younger brother, and laughed endlessly.

Du Yan, Yuan Lang and others also discovered acquaintances, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Oh, Mr. Jin Jian, the last generals have seen Mr.!" ”

Li Zhu and Wu Yong, Zhu Wu and the others were in one place, with a faint smile on their thin faces, and beckoned: "You are all good!" Under the command of Brother Wu, with your skills, you will have a great future, and everyone must work hard. ”

For Wang Qing's old department, Li Zhu's prestige was higher than that of Wang Qing himself, and the fierce generals all nodded again and again, listening to the teachings.

At this time, a few suddenly saw a fat figure flashing by, and hurriedly went up to greet him, and the words came to his lips, but he didn't know how to match them: "Ah, the king, the king......"

"Quickly caught the bird's beak!" Duan Sanniang saw that he was about to shout out the word princess, her flesh shook, and her eyebrows raised: "The old lady has already broken off with Wang Qing's dog, if anyone uses the old name, it will cause my husband to be jealous, hum, the old lady recognizes the old man in her eyes, but the old lady's mace does not recognize it!" ”

Seeing that Du Yan and the others were embarrassed, Han Shizhong turned his head and shouted: "You, what nonsense, I, Han Wu, am that kind of jealous man?" A few of them respect you, and they are also loyal, if you cold the hearts of your brothers, I will only sleep in the hall tonight. ”

When Duan Sanniang heard this, she blushed, jumped off the horse and stomped her feet: "Dead ghost, if you say such things on such an occasion, don't you want to lose face for the slave family." ”

Looking back, the spring breeze was full of faces, and he made a laborious blessing to Du Yan: "Brother Du family, brother Yuan family, two brothers of the Teng family, brother of the Liu family, everyone will be brothers in the same mountain in the future, you are all older than Sanniang, Sanniang will be commensurate with his brother, Huaixi all kinds, all of them should be a dream." ”

Du Yan, Yuan Lang, Liu Yuan, Teng Ji and Teng Ji hurriedly returned the salute, looking at Sanniang blankly, remembering her posture of chasing and killing Wang Qing with a mace, as if she was in a different world, and then looked at Han Shizhong, although he knew that his martial arts might not be able to defeat him, he still gave birth to a high mountain admiration: "This fifth brother Han, good appetite and good means!" Such a female demon king can also be subdued, and his ability in men and women is even better than that of the second martial brother in the field! ”

After Cao Cao and everyone gathered happily, he saw several generals in Jinzhong at a glance, all of them were full of envy, laughed, waved his hand to summon his family, and hugged him one by one: "These are all my brothers of Wuzhi, and they are all your brothers!" Bian Xiang, you love to make big axes, Suo Chao, Zhou Ang, you two come to talk to the 'Bull Demon King' about the axe method, Ma Ling's magic and magic are extraordinary, Fan Rui, Dai Zong brothers, and come to know this 'divine horse', Shan Shiqi, don't you want to learn guns? Brother Lin Chong, come here, entertain this 'smashing mountain' for me, and this Yun Zongwu brother, the Qimen blade is extraordinary, but it has some similarities with Huang Xin and Bao Xu's mourning swords......"

He is familiar with everyone's temperament and martial arts, and many brothers accompany him one by one, and even Niu Wenzhong and even a partial general have not been missed, and many people can't help but sigh for a while: Wu Mengde is at the end, and he is a brother in his heart, and there are countless heroes here, and no one can hide his brilliance!

Everyone was happy and lively for a while, Chao Gai said loudly: "Brothers and return to the mountain together, pigs, cattle and sheep have been slaughtered countless times, and the wine is piled up like a mountain. ”

When everyone heard this, they cheered in unison, and the sound shook the four fields, and they went to Liangshanbo.

There are teachings: Hebei Haojie is all over the world, Huaixi Hushi Wuhu Qin, Shandong Haohan Shanxi General, a piece of righteousness and a heart.

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