Cao Thief

Chapter 158

Its daybreak!
Although the sun is shining brightly, there are a few traces of haze floating in the sky, giving people the feeling that it may change face at any time.

Due to the constant thoughts throughout the night, coupled with the noise of Dianman and Xu Yi's snoring, Cao Peng didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock, that is, when it entered Yinshi.This time, he didn't sleep well. In his dream, Cao Peng encountered all kinds of strange things, which made him even more tired than if he didn't sleep.He didn't sleep soundly until dawn, but it didn't take long before he was woken up by someone.

"what happened?"

Cao Peng sat up in a daze, feeling very tired.

I had a lot of weird dreams last night... But after waking up, I couldn't remember anything, my head was empty and I was still in a daze.

Outside, it was very lively.

Cao Peng got up and walked out of the room.

Chenshi has passed!
The sun was shining brightly and it was warm.

Cao Peng yawned and stretched.

"What are you doing?"

When he saw Dianman and Xu Yi staring at him under the porch, he couldn't help asking in doubt.

"Ah Fu, hurry up!"

"Quick what?"

"Lv Bu just sent someone over, saying that there is a celebration banquet in the government office, and all officials must attend, including you."

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked, "What time is it?"

"The time has passed!"

"Why didn't you call me earlier."

Cao Peng became anxious when he heard this, and hurried into the house to prepare.

A house slave had prepared green salt and warm water. Cao Peng took out clean clothes from his luggage and put them on after a hasty wash.Standing in front of the bronze mirror, he asked his servant to comb his hair. After putting it in a bun, he put on a green silk scarf, put on his shoes, and hurried out of the room.

"Aren't you going?"

Dianman and Xu Yi shook their heads, "We are not his subordinates, why join in the fun?"

Thinking about it, Dianman and Xu Yi are not imperial officials, so naturally they don't need to participate in such activities.To put it bluntly, the so-called banquet was actually a means for Lu Bu to show his power.No matter what, his reputation in Xuzhou is not right, and he must seize this opportunity to show that he is the real master of Xuzhou and Xiapi, so as to win more support.

Cao Peng dressed neatly, thought for a while, changed into a five-foot scorpion head, and walked out of the courtyard.

That nine-foot broadsword is really eye-catching.It's not about going to war, a head is enough for self-defense.

The domestic slaves have prepared horses outside, and Cao Peng stepped on Zhao Yebai and went to the post station.When going out, Cao Peng met Sun Qian again.He is also in brand new clothes, but instead of riding a horse, he is going to ride a car.Seeing Cao Peng, Sun Qian was slightly taken aback, then smiled at Cao Peng, and got into the carriage.

On the surface, Sun Qian was gentle and gentle.

But Cao Peng read a cold killing intent from his eyes.

This old thing is killing me!

It is not difficult for Sun Gan to know Cao Peng's identity, he just needs to ask the postman.Moreover, this kind of thing is very common, and it is impossible for the postman to hide anything for Cao Peng.After all, it is very normal to inquire about a post station.

After Cao Peng took Sun Qian into the car, he turned his horse and left.

The moment he turned around, his complexion suddenly darkened.

I hope Sun Qian knows the seriousness, otherwise I won't mind and take his life!

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Walk along Long Street towards the inner city.

After passing through the Xiapi Zhongmen Gate, you can see the small town.

To be precise, the small city of Xiapi is similar in nature to the imperial city of Xudu.During the reign of King Xiapi, this was actually the royal city.

"Who is coming!"

When entering the small town, Cao Peng was stopped.

A young general, wearing a helmet and wearing armour, sits astride a black horse.

He stared at Cao Peng and asked coldly.

Cao Peng cupped his hands on the horse, "I'm the official Haixi soldier Cao Cao Peng, at the invitation of the lord, come to have a banquet."

When the young man heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he said in a cold voice: "Little soldier Cao, dare to come to the door. Don't you know that today's emperors and lords are all high-class people. If you are not a gentry, you are a brave man. No matter how bad you are, you are a county." Ling. You, a soldier, dare to come here, so shameless."

The young man jumped off the horse and should be eight feet tall.

The body is not considered burly, a little thin, but even more impressive.

The appearance is also very handsome, which can be regarded as a good-looking talent.Judging from his appearance, he is not a pure Han Chinese, but should be of mixed Hu-Han blood, so he has a kind of alien temperament.The accent is not like that of Xuzhou, but more like the dialect of the Northland.It's just that the words were very rude, as if they were deliberately trying to find fault.You know, Cao Peng didn't want to come here, but Lu Bu sent someone to deliver a letter, he should know.But now, he is blocking the gate, obviously to trouble Cao Peng, because Cao Peng saw earlier that this young man did not obstruct others.

His eyebrows raised slightly, and Cao Peng's face suddenly turned cold.

His tenet has always been: People respect me a foot, and I respect others.If you want to come looking for trouble, I'm not welcome.

"Whether I am qualified to visit the door, it seems that it is not your turn to ask."

"Bold!"

The soldiers behind the young man shouted sharply.

"This is my family's young prince, you are a soldier, and you have not dismounted to pay respects."

Shao Junhou?
Cao Peng was taken aback.

But no one has heard that Lu Bu has a son!

He looked towards the young man, but saw that the young man was even more arrogant.

This guy doesn't look like Lu Bu at all.

Lu Bu is so handsome!

In later generations, that is definitely a handsome uncle.

This "handsome" is not just about appearance, but also includes various factors such as temperament.

The young man is handsome in appearance, but it has nothing to do with Lu Bu's handsomeness.To put it bluntly, in later generations, this young man belongs to the class of creamy niches.Cao Peng felt that in the new version of Three Kingdoms in later generations, He XX, the actor who played Lu Bu, was somewhat similar to this young man.

Is he really Lu Bu's son?
When Cao Peng was wondering, he saw two people walking out of the small town.

One of them was Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan. Beside him was a very strong man.

The age is about 30, and there is a sense of integrity and strictness in every gesture.That demeanor is more like a soldier than Zhang Liao.

Although he is not as tall as Zhang Liao, it is about 175 or so.

He is plain-looking, and belongs to the kind of person who is thrown into the crowd and can't be found immediately.

However, there is a fighting spirit between the steps, and every step is taken, the distance is almost the same.

After Zhang Liao came out, he saw Cao Peng and greeted him.

"Why don't you go in? The banquet is about to start, and Junhou just asked if you've arrived."

"Ah, General Zhang, it's not that I don't want to go in, it's really... this young prince stopped me and wouldn't let me in, saying that I'm not qualified."

Zhang Liao frowned and looked at the young man.

The young man seemed to be a little afraid of Zhang Liao, so he hurriedly got off his horse and bowed his hands in salute.

"Lu Ji, what are you messing around with?"

"I……"

"Young Master Cao is a guest specially invited by the Marquis. You don't want to cause trouble, otherwise even your mother can't protect you."

The young man's name is Lu Ji.

Is he really Lu Bu's son?
Otherwise, how could Zhang Liao give up if he pretended to be Lu Bu's son.Zhang Liao did not deny his title of "Shaojunhou", which shows that he is indeed Lu Bu's son.However, Zhang Liao's words did not seem to be the attitude he should have towards a "shaojunhou".

Cao Peng couldn't help feeling a little confused...

"Deqian, I'll leave the matter of the outer city to you."

After Zhang Liao reprimanded Lu Ji, he didn't pursue it further, but told the man beside him.

It sounds like this 'Deqian' should be Zhang Liao's subordinate.However, Zhang Liao's attitude towards him is obviously more respectful than Lu Ji's.

Cao Peng also got off his horse at this time and walked to Zhang Liao's side.

"Oh, Deqian... forgot to introduce."

"I know who he is, isn't it Haixi Bing Cao, Cao Peng?"

The voice of 'Deqian' is hoarse, with a kind of golden and stone air.

He glanced at Cao Peng and said in a deep voice, "I was not on duty yesterday, otherwise I would have made it easier for you. How decent is it to fight in the street?"

"Hey, it's not like you don't know the reason, Deqian."

"Clarity is clear, but the law is still the law. Fighting in the street should not have happened.

Even if the blame is on Hou Cheng and the others, he shouldn't be like this... Forget it, I'm too lazy to worry about it, I still have something to do, Wen Yuan said goodbye! "

Zhang Liao choked a little on 'De Qian', so he could only shake his head and smile wryly.

"This Gao Deqian..."

He turned his head to Cao Peng and said, "Mr. Cao, don't blame him. Deqian has this kind of temper. When he is serious, his relatives don't recognize him. But he is a very nice person. When he was drinking yesterday, he even praised you as a young hero. It is not easy... Hehe, follow me in." , the banquet will begin immediately."

At this time, Lu Ji didn't know where he had slipped.

"General Wen Yuan, which general is Gao Deqian?"

"Uh, don't you know him? He is Gao Shun, the general of the Zhonglang. His subordinates are in the camp, but he is the most elite man around the king."

Gao Shun?

Cao Peng's heart skipped a beat.

There was a saying in later generations that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were several elite soldiers.

Liu Bei's white-eared elite soldiers, but who is the main general?It is not well known; Yuan Shao's men entered the camp first, and once defeated another elite cavalry army, Gongsun Zan's white horse righteous follower, the leader's name was Qu Yi.Later, because of his arrogance and dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao, he was punished and killed. He first boarded the camp and was replaced by a euphorbia warrior; Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry was led by Cao Chun, Cao Ren's brother.In addition, Lu Bu has two elite troops in his hands.An army called Flying Bear Army, originally Dong Zhuo's elite, was later handed over to Lu Bu's command. It was all cavalry, and it was said to be overwhelming.

It is strange to say that since Gao Shun is the coach of the team, he is not among the eight masters.

It turns out that Gao Deqian is Gao Shun?

Cao Peng scratched his head, ordered Zhao Yebai to be settled, and walked into the small town with Zhang Liao.

"General Wen Yuan, the young prince just now..."

"Did you say it was Lu Ji?" Zhang Liao smiled disapprovingly, "Don't worry, he won't do anything to you."

"No, no, it's not that I'm afraid of him... It's just that I've never heard of it, that Junhou has a son under his knees."

"Uh……"

Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment, seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Actually, this Lu Ji is not the prince's son."

"Oh?"

"Lu Ji's biological mother was originally from Wuyuan, and she knew each other well since she was young.

Later, Kou Bian, a Xianbei native, took his mother away and gave birth to a son, Lu Ji.His original name was Tajiji, and his father was a Xianbei hero.Later, Junhou served as the Sima of the other tribe, led his troops to destroy the tribe, killed the Xianbei hero, and kept his mother and son by his side.After that, he changed his surname from Junhou to Lu Ji.His mother is now a prince and concubine, and she loves him a lot.

It's just that Junhou thinks he has a heavy beard, so he doesn't particularly like him.

This child...how should I say it!It's still progressive, but it's a little narrow-minded, and..."

Zhang Liao didn't say any more, obviously he had something to hide.

Naturally, Cao Peng didn't want to ask more questions, so he changed the subject.

But I still feel a little strange in my heart: This is so good, why does Lu Ji bother me?
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The small city of Xiapi is four miles in circumference and built in a fan shape.

After entering the small town, there is a big hall.At this time, a banquet had been set up in the hall, and many people sat there.

Cao Peng sat down in the corner near the entrance of the hall and quietly looked at the people around him.

There were quite a few people who came, as many as four to fifty people.All of them are dressed in gorgeous costumes, and they are in groups of three or four, whispering and whispering.

Cao Peng didn't know anyone.

Just listen to what they call each other, either the county magistrate, or some kind of 'gong'.

Cao Peng sat alone in the corner, as if separated from the world.No one came to pay attention to him, and no one spoke to him.

"Marquis Wen is here!"

Following a shout from the inner hall, the people in the main hall immediately fell silent.

Everyone stood up, and Cao Peng also stood up, followed the shouting voice, and saw Lu Bu walking into the hall in a brocade gown.

He clasped his hands with everyone, and then sat down on the main seat.

"You guys are here today, Bu is very fortunate."

"Marquis Wen fought against rebellion and returned in triumph. I will come to celebrate from now on."

Hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to signal for everyone to sit down.

Afterwards, some servants offered wine, vegetables and running water. Cao Peng looked down, but it was nothing more than some river fresh wine and meat, and he was not very interested.

The wine is made from Yishui, a specialty of Xiapi.

If it is paired with river fresh food, it will also complement each other.

But Cao Peng has always had no love for alcohol, and he would not drink alcohol unless he had to.

As for the seafood... He always felt that people of this age were very poor at cooking seafood, especially the fishy smell of the seafood could not be removed, so they had no appetite.However, he is not interested, and it does not mean that the people seated here are not interested... On the contrary, these local gentry eat with gusto.Cao Peng sat in the corner, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Young master, why don't you use wine?"

Just when Cao Peng was feeling bored, he suddenly heard someone talking beside him.

Turning to look, it was a young man.At the age of 28, with a handsome appearance and handsome features, he is quite aristocratic.

He looked at Cao Peng, seeming very interested.

Cao Peng rubbed his nose, pointed to the clam on the plate in front of him, and said softly, "It's a bit smelly, I'm not used to it."

"Hehe, it looks like you are not a local, little brother."

"Oh... I'm from Zhongyang Mountain."

"Zhongyang Mountain? Wuyin's Zhongyang Mountain?"

This young man actually knew the location of Zhongyang Mountain, which surprised Cao Peng.

"Sir, do you know Zhongyang Mountain?"

The young man smiled, "How could I not know..."

He glanced to the left and right, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "Actually, I can't get used to this, but most of the local people like fresh river fish and clams, so I can only endure it. But this wine is pretty good, let's drink it." Pi's Yishui brew was also a tribute to the imperial court."

Young people are very talkative and kind.

Cao Peng's earlier feeling of loneliness faded a lot.

"Actually, this thing is cooked well, and the taste is not bad."

"Uh?"

"For example, this river clam must be fresh and alive. Then add garlic and light wine to get rid of its fishy smell, and then steam it in a pot to give it a strong taste."

"Little brother can cook river fish?"

"How can I, I just know how to do it."

Cao Peng would not be so stupid as to admit that he can cook.In these days, the concept of a gentleman staying away from the kitchen is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which is what the inferior people do.Although Cao Peng said he didn't care, he couldn't be careless about other people's opinions.Even if I do it secretly at home, I will never admit it to the outside world.

Hearing this, the young man seemed to be interested, and asked Cao Peng for advice on the specific method of He Xian.

In fact, steaming clams with minced garlic is very common in later generations, and the method is not particularly difficult, the main thing is to master the heat.

But the young man listened with gusto.

It can be seen that he is a glutton and has a great interest in eating.

Anyway, I'm idle, and there is someone who can talk to me, so I can sort it out.

Cao Peng became interested, and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. is also a fellow...Actually, I think it takes a lot of effort to eat. For example, cattle and sheep go back and forth, not roasted. Roasting is cooking, and there is nothing new about it.”

"No grilling, no cooking, what else?"

Ha, this dude is definitely better than you guys.

Cao Peng said: "If I eat beef and sheep, I must choose lamb, which must be fresh. Then slice it into thin slices, so there are two ways to eat it."

"Appreciate further details."

"It can be eaten raw, supplemented with seasoning, and it is delicious.

Cooked food is also available...but there are many ways to cook food.Me... I prefer to rinse. "

"rinse?"

Cao Peng said: "Let's make an iron pot first, which is hollow and surrounded by a soup pot. Fill it with clean water and put green onion and ginger in it. Then put charcoal into the hollow, and when the water boils, put the sliced ​​meat in boiling water. After rinsing, take it out of the pan and serve with dipping sauce, then you can eat it.”

The young man's throat rolled, and there was a very obvious movement of swallowing saliva.

"Where is the best place for the lamb?"

As the saying goes, the same rice feeds all kinds of people.

It seems that this young man also understands the truth.

Cao Peng thought for a while, "If I had to choose, I would choose Hetao sheep."

"How should the pot be made?"

"Hey, this one... I'll ask someone to make a bite and give it to Mr. when the time comes."

The young man was overjoyed and nodded again and again.

"My virtuous brother is indeed a wonderful person!"

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Changwen, why are you sitting here?"

A middle-aged man came over and grabbed the young man's arm, "I've been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to choose a good place."

As he said that, he turned his head to see Cao Peng, and couldn't help being taken aback.

"You are Cao Peng?"

The young man said in amazement: "Yuanlong, do you know each other?"

At this moment, Cao Peng also recognized the identity of the middle-aged man, he quickly got up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty Cao Peng, I have seen the prefect Chen!"

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Second update today!
Nine thousand have been changed, and there are still eleven thousand.

Old and new need fire support! ! ! ! ! !

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