Cao Thief

Chapter 102
Xu Tiger, Xu Chu?
Is this young man Xu Chu's son?
While Cao Peng was wondering, the young man had already walked over, "Aman, it's rare to see you these days. I heard you're busy making knives for your father?"

"Xu Yi, why are you here?"

"Nonsense, why can't I come?" The boy was talking, pulling Dianman to squeeze forward, and said as he walked, "My father brought me a good dog, which has won [-] games in a row... ...Hey, hurry up, it's time for it to appear next."

It seems that Xu Yi and Dianman are quite familiar with each other.

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 Cao, he was inferior to Dian Wei in terms of qualifications, and was also Dian Wei's subordinate in terms of official position, so they got along very well.

It's just that after the Battle of Wancheng, Dian Wei's life and death were unknown at first, so Xu Chu replaced him.

Unexpectedly, Dian Wei came back again, and this caused a thorn in the hearts of the two of them.After all, Xu Chu replaced Dian Wei. When Dian Wei came back, he didn't fight for it, but suddenly he became the general of Huben Zhonglang, and once again became Xu Chu's boss, overwhelming Xu Chu.

Moreover, there are many other factors involved.

For example, although Xu Chu did not force Dianman to sell Huben Mansion, in the eyes of many people, it was Xu Chu who forced Dianman to sell it.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu didn't say anything on the surface, but inside they were both uncomfortable.

Xu Yi is Xu Chu's only son, with great strength and a ruthless fighter.Before that, he had a good relationship with Dianman, they were about the same age, and they were both warriors.Xu Yi's family background is good, but Dian Wei's official position is higher than Xu Chu's, so there is no distinction between superior and inferior.To be honest, there are many reasons why Dian Wei and Xu Chu are in such an embarrassing situation.Among them, some people fueled the flames artificially, and some Cao Cao privately acquiesced.Cao Cao liked Dian Wei and Xu Chu very much, but relatively, he liked Dian Wei more.But this does not mean that Cao Cao can tolerate Dian Wei being the dominant family in the Guards.

Cao Cao needed someone who could restrain Dian Wei, and Xu Chu became the most suitable candidate.

Regardless of whether Xu Chu is willing or not, Cao Cao will push him to the front and sing against Dian Wei.It's not something he can change.

The confrontation between the two also caused the alienation of the next generation.

Xu Yi was originally close to Dianman, but because of the conflict between Dianman and Xu, Dianman unconsciously distanced himself from Xu Yi.

This is not to say that Dianman is much smarter than Xu Yi.

It's just that after going through the 'pain of losing a father', Dianman has matured much more than before, and has begun to learn to think.

What about Xu Yi?
Xu Chu is in the limelight, and the Xu clan is equally powerful.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to realize Dianman's thoughts...

In the dogfighting arena, a Shar-Pei fighting dog with many scars proudly backed down.

On the sandy ground in the arena, a dying fighting dog was twitching slightly, with a low whimper.The blood soaked the sandy ground under it, making it look particularly glaring.Around the dog fighting arena, some people cheered, some cursed, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.

Cao Peng frowned and sighed inwardly.

Humans are born bloodthirsty animals, no matter how weak and elegant a person is, there is a tyrannical factor hidden in their bones...

Only for their own pleasure, while ignoring the pain of other living beings.

Cao Peng looked at the Shar-Pei fighting dog, and suddenly felt endless emotions.

"Aman, let me tell you, my fighting dog is named Black Weasel, and it is very powerful. It has won [-] games in a row... Ha, I will definitely win a big victory today. What, do you want to take a gamble? Here You can choose your fighting dog, as long as you can beat my ferret, I will give you a good horse. But if you lose, you have to give me a good knife... Hehe, I heard it, your father Makes quite a few good knives."

I remember that when Li Su talked about surrendering Lv Bu for Dong Zhuo, he once said this sentence: Lv Bu was a hero at that time, and his lovers were nothing more than high-ranking officials and rich salary, beautiful women, gold and silver.Other than that, the only things that can make his heart move are BMW horses and magical weapons...

BMW, treasure knife!

It sounds like there is nothing to lose and take advantage of.

Dianman couldn't help feeling a little moved, his eyes rolled around, and he looked at Cao Peng.

"This is..." Xu Yi initially thought that Cao Peng was Dianman's follower.Because Cao Peng's clothes are really ordinary.But seeing Dianman's appearance, he immediately understood.This young man who looked a little thin was probably not an ordinary person.

"Under Cao Peng!"

"Cao Peng?"

"The good knife Brother Xu mentioned just now was made by my father."

"Ah?" Xu Yi's eyes lit up immediately, "You are Master Cao's son?"

I don't know when, Cao Ji has been respected as "everyone" from the "grandmaster".In fact, there is not much difference between the two, but "everyone" sounds more intimate in terms of address.At the same time, it also represents a unique status.

For example, Cai Yong, a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was known as Master Cai because of his superb calligraphy and profound knowledge.

Not everyone can be called the word 'everyone'.It must be the best among them in order to be worthy of the name of 'everyone'.

Xu Yi's simple title also reflected the attitude of most people in Xu Capital towards Cao Ji.

How long is this?Just forged so many treasured swords... It is said that each one can cut iron like mud, and it also corresponds to the stars in the sky.

Although no one has seen the 36 Tiangang swords, the name of the Tiangang sword has spread throughout Xudu.

Cao Peng bowed to return the gift, "Brother Xu, it's not that Brother Aman is stingy, but the Tiangang knife he created this time is really useful. Even Brother Aman, it's rare to take a bite of it. If Brother Xu doesn't mind, wait until the future When my father remakes knives, he will definitely leave one for Brother Xu."

"Really?"

"As soon as a word is spoken, it is difficult for a horse to chase."

Xu Yi immediately grinned happily and nodded repeatedly.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu had conflicts, and Cao Peng was on Dian Wei's side.

But Cao Peng could see clearly that the contradictions involved were largely due to human factors.There is really no need to make the relationship too rigid with Xu Chu, after all, this is also a general of Cao Wei in the future.Even if Dian Wei is still alive, no one can change Xu Chu's ability.

Why bother fighting to the death for others?

Things between the elders are sometimes unavoidable, but there is no need to involve the next generation.

It can be seen that this Xu Yi is also a straightforward person... Cao Peng didn't want to make friends deliberately, but he didn't want to hurt the other party because of trivial matters.

"It's started, it's started!"

A black sharpie, walked into the dog ring.

Xu Yi shouted loudly and danced excitedly.

Cao Peng patted Dianman's arm, and whispered in his ear: "Brother Aman, you and I don't want to participate in the affairs of adults. Just do what you want, it's no big deal...Uncle Dian may not really want to If we want to fall out with Xu Huhu, let's wait and see."

Dianman nodded slightly.

It has to be said that Xu Yi's Shar-Pei fighting dog is indeed very fierce.

It is obvious that he has been trained by an expert, and his every move is full of rules.Its opponent is a strong brownish-yellow sand skin with a fierce appearance and many scars on its body. It is obvious that it has experienced countless fierce fights.The two fighting dogs fought extremely well, one was fierce and aggressive, and the other was agile and cunning.

"Ah Fu, who do you think will win?"

Cao Peng has been watching in secret. Through his previous life's understanding of fighting dogs, Cao Peng has also seen the clues.

Xu Yi's blackness seemed to have the upper hand, pressing down on the brown sandy hair and biting.But if you observe carefully, you will find that although the brown sand skin is in a mess, it does not reveal the slightest chaos.On the contrary, it was intentional or unintentional, consuming the strength of the ferret, or dodging and dodging, or retreating and rolling... In short, it has always retained its strength, like a seasoned master, silently accumulating strength, waiting for the fatal blow.

"Brother Xu, the black weasel is in danger!"

Cao Peng suddenly yelled loudly, Xu Yi was taken aback, and then smiled: "Impossible, my black weasel will definitely win."

Before the words were finished, the brown fighting dog suddenly jumped out without a sound, and its huge body seemed extraordinarily agile at this moment.The black ferret just made a mistake in the pounce, and was knocked to the ground by the brown pitbull before he had time to stabilize.The ferret wailed, rolled on the sand and wanted to stand up, but the brown fighting dog didn't give it a chance. Its front paws suddenly grabbed the ferret's waist and crotch, and its sharp claws sank into the ferret's rough flesh. The fur suddenly turned dark purple... The black ferret howled mournfully, the brown pitbull kicked its front paws hard, kicked its hind legs, and rushed forward, opened its bloody mouth, and bit the black ferret hard on the neck.The black ferret let out a roar, and immediately crawled into a pool of blood.

"damn it……"

The black weasel had the upper hand just now, but in the blink of an eye, he became a dead dog.

The change was so sudden that Xu Yi didn't even have a chance to shout for surrender.

"Whose pit dog is that?"

Dian asked suspiciously.

Xu Yi stretched out her hand and pointed to the other end of the dog fighting arena.

Looking in the direction of Xu Yi's finger, a young man in a fancy dress was looking this way with a smile on his face.

Behind him, there are quite a few followers, who seem to be quite extraordinary.The boy should be around sixteen or seventeen years old, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a straight nose, white teeth and red lips.

"who's that person?"

Dianman saw clearly the young man in fine clothes, and frowned his thick eyebrows, twisting them between them.

"Xu Yi, why did you fight the dog with him?"

After finishing speaking, Dianman turned his head and explained to Cao Peng: "His name is Liu Guang, he is the descendant of Langya Xiaowang Liu Jing, and now he is General Wei, Marquis of Linyi."

Langya Xiaowang, who is he?

To be honest, Cao Peng only knew a little about the Three Kingdoms, but he was really blind to the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Langya Xiaowang is a serious Eastern Han clan, and has nothing to do with Liu Bang's branch in the Western Han Dynasty.He is the youngest son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was named the King of Filial Piety in Langya.There are many descendants, and it has been passed down to this day, but it seems that only Liu Guang, the handsome young man, is left.

Liu Guang lives in Luoyang.

When Emperor Han was coerced by Dong Zhuo and moved his capital to Chang'an from Luoyang, Liu Guang's parents were killed in the rebellion. Liu Guang was only nine years old at the time.Han Emperor Liu Xie saw that he was pitiful, so he kept Liu Guang by his side.It was also impossible for Dong Zhuo to care about a nine-year-old child, so he ignored it.After Emperor Han fled Chang'an, Liu Guang accompanied him all the way, did a lot of things for Emperor Han, and helped him solve many troubles.

So after the Han Emperor established Xu County as his capital, Liu Guang was named General Wei.

Said it was General Wei, but Liu Guang didn't have any military power in his hands, it was just an empty shelf...

Xu Yi said: "It's not that I wanted to fight him, but he came to the door on his own initiative. I never thought that this little brat would have such a good dog."

Cao Peng stopped talking!

This seems to have involved the struggle for imperial power. If one is not careful, one's head will be broken, and even one's family will be ruined.

Although Xu Yi didn't say it, Cao Peng can generally guess a clue.After the Han Emperor moved the capital to Xu County, it improved in name, but in fact it was not much different from Chang'an.Cao Cao is not Dong Zhuo, but he has the power alone, and Emperor Han is just a puppet.In the court hall, there was no voice of Han Emperor Liu Xie at all. The so-called welcoming the emperor was just a cover.

The monarch is weak and the minister is strong, which is generally the case.

All Cao Cao needed was the name of Emperor Han, and of course he did not want Emperor Liu Xie to intervene in the government.

Ever since, there were so-called royalists.Those Han officials who followed Emperor Han to Xu County may not all really want to be loyal to Emperor Han.But in the situation of Cao Cao's dominance, they have no choice.For their respective interests, they united around Emperor Han.

After the Han Emperor established Xu County as his capital, the case of Taiwei Yang Biao occurred not long after.

It was said to the outside world that Yang Biao was trying to depose the emperor, but in fact, it was because Yang Biao was trying to separate power from Cao Cao in the name of Emperor Han.In addition, Yang Biao and Yuan Shu are related by marriage, which also makes Cao Cao extremely disgusted with Yang Biao.When the two were put together, Man Chong tortured Yang Biao... In the end, Yang Biao was acquitted, and Man Chong was expelled from Xu County because of this, and became the prefect of Runan.

The Royalists seem to have won!
But at the same time, the battle between Emperor Han and Cao Cao also kicked off silently...

This kind of thing is not something Cao Peng and Dou Sheng can participate in.Whether it is Xu Yi or Dianman, he is undoubtedly a supporter of Cao Cao, and Liu Guang, as a clan member of the Han family and the most trusted brother of the Emperor Han, has become a representative of the royalist party invisibly.

This is also not something that can be transferred by personal will.

"Xu Yi, did you bet with him?"

"Ok!"

"How big is the bet?"

"That's right, it's the black dragon that my father gave me!"

At this time, Dianman couldn't care about the conflict between Xu Yi and him.If there is an enemy, we must unite with the outside world... These guys usually idle around and fight fiercely.But in the face of big right and wrong, they can hold their ground, distinguish the situation between the enemy and ourselves, and join hands.

Black Dragon is the name of a horse.

In the first year of Jian'an, Xu Chu and his family defected to Cao Cao.Cao Cao loved his bravery, so he gave Xu Chu his most beloved horse.

It was Xu Yi's 15th birthday, so Xu Chu gave the horse to Xu Yi again.

It is said that the black dragon is a bloody horse from the Western Regions, not inferior to Lu Bu's red rabbit and hissing wind beast.Tall, slender and straight, with strong limbs, and shiny black fur like satin.The whole body of the black dragon is black, only the four hooves have brown hair...

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 in a hurry, and said viciously: "That kid is pissing me off."

"What's so shady... It's not like you don't know that Liu Ziyu's father was good at teaching dogs when he was alive. This guy was in Chang'an, and the fighting dogs he trained are said to be invincible. Being bitten to death by his fighting dog...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 killed Dong Zhuo's pet dog, so he got the name of "Hanjia Dog".

In a sense, no matter who Liu Guang fights with, he represents the royal family.Xu Chu is Cao Cao's bodyguard, and Black Dragon is Cao Cao's former love horse.Even Han Emperor Liu Xie was full of praise for that horse.If you lose to Liu Guang, doesn't it mean that Cao Cao has no one in his account?However, it is only right and proper to be willing to gamble and admit defeat.Xu Yi remembered being at a loss, Dianman turned his gaze to Cao Peng.

"Ah Fu..."

At this time, Liu Guang had already walked over.

I saw him dressed in fine clothes, with elegant demeanor and a warm smile on his face.

"Xu Yi, you lost!"

Xu Yi gritted her teeth, "I admit defeat, what do you want?"

"Hehe, what else can I do? Just want to remind you, since you lost, don't forget our previous bet, I'll go back and wait."

"you……"

"You don't want to renege on your debt, do you?"

"You son of a bitch..." Xu Yi cursed.

The smile on Liu Guang's face was even wider.

Cao Peng sighed, and stepped out under Dianman's expectant eyes.

"Marquis of Linyi stay here."

Startled, Liu Guang turned around and looked at Cao Peng.

"Little brother, is that family's child again?"

Cao Peng hesitated for a moment, "I am Aman's brother, named Cao Peng... I shouldn't have stopped you from making a bet with brother Xu Yi. But there is one sentence that I don't know if I should say it or not."

Cao Peng?

Liu Guang had never heard of this name.

But instinctively, he thought that Cao Peng was a descendant of the Cao family, and his face darkened slightly, "What advice do you have?"

At this time, the people around the dog ring are all paying attention to this side.What will be the result of this collision between Cao Cao and the royal family?
Cao Peng stepped forward, "Please order the Marquis of Linyi to be on guard."

Liu Guang was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Cao Peng's meaning. He waved his hand and signaled the people around him to step aside, opening up a space.

"Marquis of Linyi, do you want to harm His Majesty?"

Liu Guang narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean by that?"

"I don't know what the purpose of Marquis Linyi is, but whether or not Marquis Linyi thinks about it, in the eyes of outsiders, you represent His Majesty. Fortunately, His Majesty escaped from Chang'an, traveled thousands of miles, and finally stabilized...you If Xu Yi's black dragon is really taken away today, it will definitely intensify the conflicts in the city of Xudu. Today, Cao Sikong is busy to revive the Han Dynasty. If you do this, it is tantamount to disturbing the peace of Xudu. At that time, something will happen No one dares to say what the situation is...do you dare to take this responsibility?"

Liu Guang's expression changed, "Are you threatening me?"

Cao Peng shook his head, "I'm just telling the truth. As for whether it's alarmist or not, with the wisdom of the Marquis of Linyi, I'm sure he can see through it."

Liu Guang fell into silence.

Cao Peng stretched out his hand and untied the saber from his waist.

"My finch-headed sparrow may not be comparable to Xu Yi's black dragon, but it was indeed made by my father.

Marquis of Linyi, you have to be forgiving and forgiving. If you take a step back, you can discuss it... If Marquis Linyi likes it, you can give it to Marquis Linyi, how about it? "

Cao Peng's saber was made by Cao Ji himself.

It adopts the same style as other Jushou knives and is specially designed to match the characteristics of Cao Peng.

The knife is four feet eight inches long and extremely sharp, capable of breaking twelve slivers.

Liu Guang pulled out his knife, his expression flickered slightly, "Your Honor is...Master Cao?"

Cao Peng smiled slightly, but said nothing.

Liu Guang stared at Cao Peng, pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "In that case, I will accept this knife. Brother Cao, if there is a chance, let's have a good time."

After all, he cupped his hands and left with the people.

Cao Peng couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, only feeling the coldness on his back, except for the cold sweat all over his body.

This guy is a person who knows the importance...

"Ah Fu, why did you give him the knife?"

Dianman grabbed Cao Peng's arm, "That knife is specially made by Uncle Cao for your self-defense, why do you..."

"If you lose, you have to pay something." Cao Peng smiled slightly, "Could it be that you want to embarrass Duke Cao?"

"Brother Cao..."

Xu Yi couldn't help feeling excited.

Although he didn't know the origin of Cao Peng's saber, but from Dianman's appearance, he knew that the saber must be of great value.Xu Yi didn't know how to thank her. After hearing Cao Peng's words, he stepped forward and bowed his hands, "If Xu Yi is needed in the future, I will never refuse."

Cao Peng, laughed...

(End of this chapter)