Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 519 Old Hate
"Hey, isn't it possible that Great Xia Cao is going to kill someone!" The tall man pretended to be scared: "He Wu, I'm afraid you and my brother are going to die in this alley today!"

"Don't be afraid, Seventh Brother, we are not the only two brothers who are here. Although Cao Daxia is highly skilled in martial arts, he is not born with three heads and six arms. Otherwise, how could he have run away from home in the first place?"

Accompanied by He Wu's sharp laughter, seven or eight people came out from behind the two of them, all holding bows and crossbows, all of them aimed at Cao Wenzong.He Wu smiled triumphantly and said, "Daxia Cao, have you seen it clearly? Five yellow birch bows and two crossbow arms. Our brothers know that you are very skilled, so how dare you touch your tiger's whiskers if you haven't made enough preparations? What do you want? Blame Han Gong, he promised you a reward of [-] guan! I will wait for my brother to take your head, and it will be enough for a lifetime!"

"A reward of three thousand strings?" Cao Wenzong sneered, "Han Wenju hasn't forgotten me yet?"

"I don't know if Mr. Han has forgotten you, but the bounty is still there, and with Mr. Han's reputation, he will never rely on our brothers!" At this point, He Wu's face changed suddenly and he shouted: "Let's go!" Arrow, shoot this guy to death!"

As soon as the words fell, the seven men fired their bows and crossbows at once. The two thought that there was nowhere to hide in this alley, and no matter how powerful Cao Wenzong was, he would die. Although the other four arrows hit the target, they couldn't penetrate the body. Two of them bounced off, and two of them just stuck on it, so it was obvious that they didn't hurt the opponent.

"What's going on here! Cao Wenzong, what kind of tricks are you playing?" Zhao Qi's face changed drastically. Although they didn't use strong bows with him, they still had at least four strengths. The distance between the two sides was only seven or eight steps away. , this distance as long as it is a mortal body, it can't be stopped anyway.

"It's a trick!" Cao Wenzong sneered, and opened the front of his front, the moonlight shone on his chest, shining brightly, just like the moonlight on silver.

"What are you wearing!" Zhao Qihe and Wu's faces were already white, as if they were dead. Of course, they had seen that the reason why Cao Wenzong was able to take a few arrows without getting hurt was because of the thing he was wearing. , but judging from the appearance, it is just a thicker silk dress. Could it be that this thing can also block arrows?

"You don't recognize it?" Cao Wenzong patted his chest lightly, and said with a smile: "It's as cold as ice, as soft as hemp, and as hard as steel. How can you recognize such a god?" As soon as the words fell, Cao Wenzong's right hand suddenly shook, and a person behind Zhao Qi suddenly fell to the ground, and it turned out that the person was hiding behind Zhao Qi and wanted to draw his bow again, but Cao Wenzong caught a glimpse He threw a knife and cut his throat, resulting in his life.

"Let's go together, kill this guy to survive!" Zhao Qi shouted, drew his sword and stepped forward, and the others also rushed forward. As soon as the two sides fought, Zhao Qi's side collapsed like Tang Woxue.No matter who Cao Wenzong encounters, he will not fight or fight. He slashes with a knife. It was to avoid the face and neck at the beginning, and to connect with the less critical parts of the torso, but they all bounced away, as if nothing happened.But within a short breath, he fell to the ground, half of Zhao Qi's neck was cut off, and he had already exhaled more air than breathed in, He Wu's thigh was stabbed, and he wailed endlessly.

"Shut up, shouting again will end the lives of both of you!" Cao Wenzong shook his right hand, flicked the blood off the blade, and walked to He Wu's side: "Tell me, what are you two doing in Luoyang?"

"Master Cao, spare your life!" He Wu was terrified by the sudden turn of events, and he looked at Cao Wenzong in horror: "It's not me, it's not me, it's Zhao Qi who wants to kill you!"

"Both of you are of the same class!" Cao Wenzong grabbed He Wu's chest and said, "Tell me, how is Han Wenju doing?"

"How are you doing recently?" He Wu was stunned, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Seeing this, Cao Wenzong sneered and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you this time. Go back and tell that Han Wenju to slap his neck quickly." Wash it clean, wait for me to go back and take his life!"

He Wu was overjoyed when he heard the words. He didn't even feel the pain on his leg anymore. He kowtowed and was about to get up and run away, but was stopped by Cao Wenzong: "Why, just leave like this? Have you even forgotten the old rules? ?”

He Wu gritted his teeth, cut off his ear and threw it on the ground: "Don't worry, the villain will definitely bring the words to you!"

Cao Wenzong snorted coldly and got out of the way. As soon as He Wu was about to pass, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, he felt a chill in his right wrist, and then a sharp pain, but Cao Wenzong chopped off a hand: "I don't have enough ears, I will replace it for you." You add some!"

When Cao Wenzong returned to the post house, it was getting late. He washed off the blood on his body and went to Wang Wenzuo's residence.At this time, Wang Wenzuo was flipping through a book, and looked up at Cao Wenzong: "Why have you been here for so long? That child's home is far away?"

"Not far, only one street away! It's just that I met a few old acquaintances on the way!"

"Oh?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land? It's rare, Wen Zong, why don't you let them have a few more drinks, and just send someone to send a message. It doesn't matter if I have other people here!"

"Thank you, Mr. Ming, for your kindness!" Cao Wenzong smiled wryly, "But no need, these old acquaintances of mine are the ones who want to kill me. If it weren't for this lockup, my subordinates would have died tonight!"

"What's going on? You explain the matter clearly from beginning to end!" Wang Wenzuo's face changed drastically, and he threw the book in his hand aside and asked.Cao Wenzong recounted from the beginning to the end how he met the trap set by his former enemies in the alley and successfully fought back.Wang Wenzuo asked Cao Wenzong to untie his coat, looked at the traces on the lock curtain, and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, it's not in vain. I spent so much money on making iron armor, today I saved your life."

"Yes, today is thanks to this lock curtain. They probably thought that I had no armor under my clothes, so they dared to kill me in the alley. I have followed Minggong in Haidong for the past few years. I forgot this matter, but I never expected to meet this group of people again in Luoyang, it really lingers!"

"Well! The advantage of this lock is that it is close-fitting and soft, and you can't see it when you wear it inside or outside the clothes! Although it is not good for blunt weapons and spears, it is enough to block arrows and swords!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "But the man has a grudge. Revenge, repaying kindness with kindness, that Han Wenju or something has such a big enmity with you, it's better to settle it as soon as possible, there is always something hanging in the province's heart, it's not good!"

"Yeah!" Cao Wenzong nodded: "What Duke Ming said is that I want to ask Mr. Ming to grant me a half-month leave and reward me with a few good horses. I will take a few apprentices for a trip and end the matter." Let’s go to Jiannan to work for Duke Ming!”

"Pfft!" Wang Wenzuo laughed when he heard the words: "Wen Zong, Wen Zong, what do you want me to say about you? Do you think you are still a knight-errant and evil young man now? You are now a dignified sixth-rank military officer of the imperial court. How can the commanders and envoys in front of the yamen take a knife and go in and out with a white knife? Isn't this too disgraceful?"

"What Duke Ming said is true!" Cao Wenzong blushed slightly: "This subordinate really didn't think carefully. Doing so will not only lose face, but also implicate Duke Ming and insult Ming Duke's reputation!"

"No, no, no! I'm not saying that if you do this, you will implicate me. A person like Han Wenju is a dog. If you kill him, you will kill him. How can you implicate me? I'm talking about you, all of you now You must consider your own identity in your words and deeds, killing Han Wenju is fine, but you can’t do it yourself, you have to punish him with the laws of the country, understand?”

"what do you mean?"

"It's very simple. Today I went to the palace to face the saint and proposed to His Majesty to recruit one thousand Xuanrun crossbowmen and one thousand Danyang rattan players. Your Majesty has already agreed! I will leave this matter to you! Wait until the Ministry of War Once the paperwork is ready, you can take [-] people to the south to recruit troops!"

"Yes, yes!" Cao Wenzong was stunned. He didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to change the subject and suddenly mention the matter of recruiting soldiers. It has nothing to do with killing Han Wenju.Seeing his appearance, Wang Wenzuo knew he hadn't figured it out yet, so he asked, "Let me ask you, where is Han Wenju from?"

"It's from Luzhou!"

"Is Luzhou not far from Xuanzhou and Runzhou?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"This——" Cao Wenzong was stunned. The Luzhou mentioned by Wang Wenzuo is today's Hefei, Xuanzhou is today's Xuancheng City, and Runzhou is today's Zhenjiang area in Nanjing. These places are hundreds of miles away from each other. , If you say that it's not close, it's not far, and I don't know how to answer for a while.

"I asked if you could recruit Xuanrun crossbowmen and Danyang rattan players in Luzhou?"

"It's not impossible!" Cao Wenzong had followed Wang Wenzuo's train of thought: "You mean you want me to take this opportunity to get rid of Han Wenju?"

"Nonsense, what else would I ask you to do?" Wang Wenzuo snorted coldly: "At that time, I will give you the title of recruiting envoy. When you go there, you are an official and he is a citizen. After recruiting soldiers You have 2000 people. Is it difficult to find someone to kill him? If you don’t know how to use those knives and pens, I will pick another old official who is proficient in grammar to go with you. Listen to him a few more words. Take care of you and finish that fellow with ease!"

"Thank you Minggong!" Cao Wenzong was convinced by Wang Wenzuo's words, and he knelt down and said, "Avenge me!"

"You and I are the robes in the army, thank me for what!" Wang Wenzuo helped Cao Wenzong up: "But revenge is revenge, and the business of recruiting soldiers must be done well, otherwise I will not spare you!"

"Don't worry about this, I will definitely finish the recruitment of soldiers first, and then go to the trouble of Han Wenju!"

"It's good that you understand!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "I will find a way to urge the Ministry of War, you get ready to pack, and you will set off as soon as the official documents come!"

Facts have proved that the Ministry of War did not need Wang Wenzuo's urging at all. On the fourth day after entering the palace, all kinds of official documents, seals, and rewards Wang Wenzuo needed had already been sent to the post office.Of course Wang Wenzuo knew what this meant. He immediately packed up his luggage and went down to Nanyang from Luoyang, then entered Wuguan and Lantian. By the end of August in the second year of Zongzhang (669), he had already arrived at Jianmen Pass.

"Sure enough, the world is extremely dangerous!" Seeing the sword-like mountain peaks leaning against the sky and the narrow valley road with only one line of twists and turns, Wang Pu couldn't help sighing: "Liu Chan has such an extraordinary danger, how did he be destroyed by Deng Ai in the first place?" ? Really unimaginable!"

"Liu Chan? Deng Ai?" Acton on the side looked at the mountain in front of him, but he was confused: "Wang Pu, what is the relationship between the two people you mentioned and the mountain in front of me? Why have I never heard of it?" Pass?"

"Nonsense, you are sleeping when the teacher is in class, of course you don't know!" Wang Pu snorted coldly: "You should remember Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Lu Bu, right?"

"Remember, remember!" Acton raised his head immediately: "There are also Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, what's wrong? What's the relationship between those two people and these people?"

"Of course it has something to do with it!" Wang Pu said, "Liu Chan is Liu Bei's son, and Deng Ai is the general of Wei after Cao Cao's death!"

"Oh, oh!" Acton replied twice: "What did you mean when you said that Liu Chan was killed by Deng Ai?"

"It was destroyed!" Wang Pu pointed to the valley in front of him and said, "Deng Ai led his troops to attack the Shu Kingdom from here. Liu Chan couldn't beat him and had to surrender, so the Kingdom of Shu was destroyed! Let's go this time. The place where it is located is the territory of the former Shu Kingdom, and the master is going to become an official there!"

"But I heard that Mr. Ming wants to take us to Jiannan Road? Why did you go to the territory of Shu again?"

"Idiot, Jiannan Road is the Kingdom of Shu, and the Kingdom of Shu is Jiannan Road!" Wang Pu said angrily, "This place used to be called Yizhou, but after this dynasty it was renamed Jiannan Road!"

"Hey, don't I know if you say Yizhou? The people of Tang are really troublesome. It's good to call it this name, but it's not too troublesome to change it to another name!" Acton suddenly had an idea when he said this: "Hey, By the way, Liu Bei became king after he went to Yizhou, will Duke Ming also go to Jiannan this time—"

"Shut up!" Wang Pu was startled, quickly covered Acton's mouth, and cursed: "Are you crazy? You can talk nonsense like this, and you will die!" He looked around and confirmed Just now, no one paid attention to the two of them, so he let go of his hand and said in a low voice: "Akton, you must not talk nonsense from now on, and you must not compare the master with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, or they will kill many people." A lot of people!"

"Why not?" Acton asked puzzledly: "Cao Cao and Sun Quan are not good people, I know it's not good to compare them with the master, Liu Bei is obviously a good person, why can't we compare!"

"If you can't, you can't!" Wang Pu became more and more annoyed, and shouted angrily: "It's not possible anyway, just remember it, otherwise if this word spreads, no one will spare you, and then don't regret it!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Acton had never seen Wang Pu like this before, and said angrily, "I'll just not say anything from now on. You people from Tang Dynasty are so boring, you will kill someone if you say a few words!"

　Thank you for the reward of someone who loves to read books, life is so lonely!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)