At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 24
Seeing that Cao Cao condescended to invite him in person, Xiahoudun was ready to explode immediately because the young man downstairs didn't show any face.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Cao is condescending.

Zhou Qi and the two of them didn't dress well, and it was obvious at a glance that they were not from a wealthy family.

On the other hand, Cao Cao's family background is extremely prominent, and the Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao and others he made friends with are also the children of top honors. In later generations, they are all the second generation of top officials in the capital. go.

Fortunately, Cao Cao knew Xiahou Dun very well. When he saw the change in his expression, he hurriedly held him back. Then he smiled at Zhou Qi and said, "You have something important to do, so go ahead and do it. I look forward to having a drink with you next time!"

With Cao Cao's city, it was naturally impossible for him to be dissatisfied because of such a trivial matter, and instead seemed very free and easy.

Zhou Qi was impressed by the other party's move, and he immediately apologized and saluted Cao Cao again, saying: "If we are destined to meet again, I will definitely live up to what I said today!"

On the first floor of the restaurant, Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong sat down by the window, ordered the shopkeeper to serve some wine and meat, and then began to observe the Guoxiang Mansion from a distance through the window, with extremely serious faces.

Cao Cao and others returned to the house. Xiahou Dun's face was still a little aggrieved, and he said: "That guy is too self-righteous. My brother even dared to refuse the invitation in person!"

Cao Cao's face was a bit dignified, and he said, "Didn't Yuan Rang realize that both of them have sharp knives hanging from their waists?"

Xiahou Dun asked with some confusion: "The imperial court does not prohibit the carrying of weapons. Isn't it normal for them to have sharp swords hanging on their waists?"

However, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "If the children of aristocratic and powerful families go out to wear swords, it's reasonable. However, these people's clothes are not gorgeous, and the sharp blades they wear are all unusual things, which do not match their identities."

Only then did Xiahou Dun discover the clue, and immediately his expression became slightly concentrating, and he said, "Could it be that they are trying to plot something wrong?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Yuan Rang just watch it for now!"

Time passed slowly, and soon the sun was setting. At this time, thick smoke was suddenly seen billowing from the location of the south gate, and many people in the city shouted in horror.

After Lieutenant Pei Guo learned about the fire at the south gate, he hurriedly led the county soldiers to put out the fire.

Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong, who were pretending to drink on the first floor, put down their glasses when they saw this, and stared at the location of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

According to the original plan, Zhou Qi originally planned to let Xiang Hong hold a bow to help secretly.But after thinking about it again and again, he finally rejected the idea.

Since his grandfather Zhou Yufu risked his life for this chance of killing Wang Ji to become famous, Zhou Qi must do it to perfection.

Not only did he want to kill Wang Ji, but he also killed him in public, with justification and evidence, with vigor and vigor, so that no one in the city knew about it.

Only in this way can he be worthy of his grandfather's righteousness of sacrificing his life!

In this way, Zhou Qi must have a brave man who is good at fighting and is willing to fear life and death.

Zhou Qi searched the audience and found that only Xiang Hong met the requirements.

Shi Huan's martial arts skills are indeed good and he can take on this important task.It's a pity that he is a good ranger and is more or less a minor celebrity. In order not to involve the family and not be exposed to the public, he can only hide in the dark.

Although the rest of the people are heroic, their martial arts skills are not as good as Xiang Hongyuan's.

Even though most of Wang Ji's family members had already left, there were still more than [-] servants he brought with him from the clan.Even if these people are not very good at martial arts, if they take up weapons and risk their lives to protect Wang Ji, they will be very difficult to deal with.

Of course Zhou Qi could call all the people under his command and rush to kill Wang Ji.

However, Zhou Qi is not Yang Qiu, and Wang Ji is not the county official who was exterminated by Yang Qiu. If Zhou Qi really wants to do this, then the rangers who follow him into the Prime Minister's Mansion will inevitably be wanted.

Yang Qiu may come forward to protect Zhou Qi, but he may not protect the rangers.

So after much thought, Zhou Qi still decided to let these people disperse and act secretly. They would only do it in an emergency. Only Xiang Hong and himself would show their faces and kill people in public.

Zhou Qi avenged his grandfather by himself, so it goes without saying that he killed someone himself.

Xiang Hong is alone, has no worries, and is deeply favored by the old man. If he can sacrifice his life and forget his death to follow Zhou Qi in this righteous deed, it will be a good talk.

In that case, no matter for Zhou Qi or Xiang Hong, even though this trip is extremely dangerous, it will also be of great benefit
As the thick smoke rose, chaos had already begun in Xiangxian County.

Cao Cao also put down his wine glass at this time, opened the window upstairs, and looked at the thick smoke billowing in the distance, with a curve drawn at the corner of his mouth.

"got windy."

He murmured in a low voice, but his eyes glanced towards Zhou Qi's location from time to time.

Zhou Qi was slightly alert and turned to look at Cao Cao on the second floor. His eyes were slightly narrowed and his expression was a little solemn.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, smiled, raised his wine glass and said in a loud voice: "A strong man wants to do great things, but there is nothing he can do to help him. I will give you two good horses outside the gate. I hope you will have a smooth trip!"

When Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

Horses were a rarity in ancient times, no matter which dynasty they were in, they were all worth a lot of money. Even a poor horse used to plow the fields for the first time was worth at least [-] renminbi, and a good plowing horse was worth as much as [-] renminbi.

The two horses ridden by Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun are worth at least [-] yuan.

Especially Cao Cao's snow-white war horse. Just the way it looks is comparable to the luxury cars of later generations, and it can even be sold for a sky-high price of 20 yuan.Even if Zhou Qi sells all his property, he may not be able to afford such a good horse.

In fact, he did need two horses.

Only in this way can we quickly get rid of the pursuit of officers and soldiers after killing Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji.

Zhou Qi originally prepared two plow horses.

However, this kind of horse is mostly used for plowing. It is not safe to run on the battlefield. If you are not careful, it may frighten the owner and throw him off.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qi was short of money and could only find two plow horses.

So when Zhou Qi came to the entrance of the restaurant and saw the two fine horses, he brought Xiang Hong into the restaurant.

On the one hand, he did it for the convenience of observing the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the other hand, Zhou Qi didn't want to meet the owner of the horse. If the other party was the kind of person who acted insanely, he wouldn't mind killing Wang Ji and then taking the horse and running away.

After all, since he dared to kill even Prime Minister Pei, so what if he took two horses?

But after seeing Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun, Zhou Qi gave up this idea.

Cao Cao is a bold man, without the arrogance of an official's son, and Zhou Qi's initiative to invite him to drink has also made Zhou Qi feel good, and naturally he will not snatch the opponent's horse again.

As for Xiahou Dun, he seemed to have extraordinary martial arts skills and was not easy to mess with. Zhou Qi did not want to cause trouble.

However, he did not expect that the other party, who was a stranger to him, would actually take the initiative to give two good horses to him. Such a magnanimity and magnanimity would make even Zhou Qi feel unworthy of him in his two lifetimes.

He took a deep look at Cao Cao, then stood up and said: "Next week, Qi and Zhou Ziyi, dare to ask your brother's name!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, the smile on his face became brighter, and he immediately returned the salute: "Cao Cao Cao Mengde of a certain Qiao County, this is a brother of a certain family, Xiahou Dun of Qiao County, Biaozi Yuanrang!"

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