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

Chapter 25 When riding a horse with a sword

When Zhou Qi heard these two names, he took a deep look at Cao Cao.

Three years later, Zhou Qi has been living in Xiangxian County, and the only historical celebrities he has met are Wang Ji, the Prime Minister of Pei State, and Shi Huan of Xiaoxian County, whom he has just met.

Although these two people are recorded in history books, they are not well-known. It is impossible for people who are not very familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms to know about them.

Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun are different.

The former was the most glorious prince in the late Han Dynasty, and became almost a household name in later generations. Xiahou Dun, as a general of Cao Wei, was also very well-known.

Zhou Qi thought that he would continue to meet historical celebrities in the future, but he didn't expect to meet Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun in this way.

After knowing Cao Cao's identity, most of Zhou Qi's doubts disappeared immediately.

During the Three Kingdoms period, few people could match Cao Cao in terms of mind and bearing. Although the opponent was not good-looking, the calmness and confidence exuded in his behavior were often convincing.

For others, it may be difficult to give two valuable war horses to strangers, but to Cao Cao, what does this mean?
First of all, the Cao family is extremely wealthy and is not short of money.

Secondly, Cao Cao was a generous man and liked to make friends with heroes all over the world. He may have seen Zhou Qi's purpose, so he gave horses to make friends with him.

For Cao Cao, horses, money and the like are things outside of him. If he can make friends with the heroes of the world, what's the point of mere war horses?

"He is truly worthy of being regarded as a hero through the ages. He was able to make countless people sacrifice their lives in history. It is definitely not a fluke!"

Although the two parties did not communicate much, Zhou Qi even felt impressed after feeling Cao Cao's magnanimity and heroism.

However, as a time traveler, he also has his own arrogance and ambition, so he quickly suppressed that thought.

After learning the identity of the other party, Cao Cao, Zhou Qi did not say any hypocritical words about "no reward for no merit", but solemnly bowed: "Brother Meng De's gift of a horse today, Qi will definitely remember it in his heart!"

Cao Cao didn't say anything more, but the smile on his face became brighter.

Xiahou Dun hesitated to speak, but remembered what his brother usually did, so he didn't say much in the end, but felt somewhat displeased.

In any case, war horses are rare treasures, especially for a warrior like him, he loves horses like his life.

As if he could see Xiahou Dun's unhappiness, Cao Cao brought him into the house and said, "Does Yuan Rang have any doubts in his heart?"

Xiahou Dun said with some annoyance: "Elder brother invited that man to have a drink with him before. Since he ignored elder brother's kindness, why did elder brother give him a horse?"

"I don't care about a certain mount, but my elder brother's mount is very expensive, and it is difficult to buy it if you have money. Wouldn't it be a waste to give it to someone who has never met before like this?"

Cao Cao said seriously, "Doesn't Yuan Rang know the identity of that person?"

After hearing this, Xiahou Dun frowned and pondered for a long time before saying, "He is called Zhou Qi. Could it be that he is the grandson of Zhou Shifu who generously sacrificed his life for righteousness?"

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Not only is he the grandson of Zhou Shifu, but he is also very likely to marry Gong Liu's sister in the future. We have a close relationship with Gong Liu. Since they happened to be assassinating Wang Ji, how can we not help him?"

Xiahou Dun immediately felt relieved when he heard the words: "Since he is the future brother-in-law of Gong Liu, it is natural for my brother to give me a horse."

Gong Liu in their mouth is the pseudonym of Shi Huan.

Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun are good knights, and they have been friends with Shi Huan for a long time. Even though they don't live in the same county, they often have contacts.

They were originally looking for Shi Huan this time. After arriving at the historian's house, they learned that Shi Huan had come to Xiangxian County to visit Zhou Yufu, so they turned around and came to Xiangxian County.

Cao Cao drank a glass of wine and said: "Gong Liu is very loyal and heroic. Since he knows that Zhou Ziyi wants to avenge his ancestors, he will definitely help him. I just hope that he will not reveal his identity to avoid causing trouble for the Shi family."

Cao Cao had a little worry on his face.

He had previously explained to Xiahou Dun that except for the catastrophe of genocide, a large clan was particularly taboo about privately assassinating frontier officials and important ministers in the court, otherwise the entire clan would be dragged down after the incident.

Xiahou Dun comforted him and said: "Gong Liu acted steadily and was not a reckless person. And there were only two people here. Gong Liu didn't show up. I guess he had some calculations in his mind."

"I'm very curious, how can Zhou Qi assassinate Wang Ji, Prime Minister of Pei Kingdom, with the mere two of them."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Although there are only two people here, there may not be only two people."

Xiahoudun just pondered for a while, then suddenly realized, and said: "Just now I heard that the south gate was full of smoke, and Lieutenant Pei Guo led the county soldiers to investigate. Could it be Zhou Ziyi's order?"

A look of admiration appeared on Cao Cao's face and he said: "I usually advise Yuan Rang to read more military books. It seems to be very effective."

"Waiting for the sky to trap him, using people to lure him, and driving him back and forth. Zhou Ziyi first spread the news in the city, letting everyone know that Wang Ji was gone, and his followers would be panic-stricken when they heard about it. He then sent people to shoot him in full view of everyone Killing Wang Ji's disciples caused all the disciples to be shocked and dispersed in panic, leaving the entire defense force in the Prime Minister's Mansion completely empty."

"If another assassination attempt is carried out like this, Wang Ji will definitely die."

"However, after all, this place is the administrative center of the Pei Kingdom, guarded by the lieutenant of the Pei Kingdom. If you know that Pei Kingdom is assassinated, you will definitely close the city gates and hunt and kill them on a large scale."

"Zhou Ziyi may have considered this a long time ago, so he ordered people to set fire to the south gate and lead Lieutenant Pei Guo and the county soldiers away."

Xiahou Dun heard this and sighed: "It's really easy to scheme. If these schemes are all Zhou Ziyi's ideas, this son is definitely an extraordinary person!"

"Go to the water!"

"Go to the water!"

At this moment, a raging fire suddenly ignited in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a woman's terrified cry came from inside.

Upon seeing this, Cao Cao smiled and said: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is too big, and Zhou Ziyi and others are not familiar with the internal environment. If they rush in rashly, or if Wang Ji hides in the secret room, the assassination attempt will fail."

"Setting fire to the Prime Minister's Mansion is the most direct strategy!"

Sure enough, as the fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion became more and more intense, people kept running out in panic.

When Cao Cao saw this, instead of smiling as I expected, he frowned and said, "Setting fire to the Prime Minister's Mansion is of course the most direct, but it will also quickly attract the county soldiers transferred to the south gate. This seems a bit unwise. .”

"rub!"

At this moment, Zhou Qi and Xiang Hong drew out the sharp blades in their waists, strode out the door, rode on two black and white horses, and rushed straight towards the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Look, brother, they are really going to attack!"

Xiahou Dun was filled with excitement when he saw this. He came to the window, looked down, and greeted Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also stepped forward and watched the two men rushing towards the Prime Minister's Mansion with 30 people. His long-lost blood suddenly boiled and he couldn't help but take a few sips of wine in his mouth.

He sighed with some regret: "I wish I could kill the thief together with Zhou Ziyi!"

(End of this chapter)