Cao Thief

Chapter 190 Thinking back in the past, the feather fan scarf

The rain was lingering, and it fell all night.

The Jiangdong side did not send any more people to harass, and the mission also significantly strengthened its defenses.Nothing happened that night until dawn the next day.

The rain finally stopped before dawn.

As before, Cao Peng and Xia Houlan got into the carriage, one drove the carriage, and the other sat in the deputy seat, and slowly drove out of the gate of the post station.At the gate of the post station, Xun Yan got off the car and met Zhang Zhao with Wang Lang.Afterwards, the chariots and horses of the mission set out slowly.

Zhang Zhao glanced at Xun Yan's carriage intentionally or unintentionally from the corner of his eye.

But when he saw Xun Yan getting off the carriage, he immediately stopped observing.

Zhang Zhao knows the children of the family very well.These people's eyes are over the top, and they are extremely proud.Not everyone can drive with Xun Yan.If the status and status are not equal, but sitting in the same carriage, then it is tantamount to humiliating the children of the family.

Zhang Zhao learned from Han Zong that he was ordered to hunt down the thieves, but Han Zong didn't know the exact reason.

The thief was an idler in Wu County, so there was no need to worry, Xun Yan and the thief would be sitting in the carriage.Therefore, Zhang Zhao's attention was immediately focused on the other chariots and horses. Under his instructions, soldiers kept blocking the chariots intentionally or unintentionally for inspection.However, this kind of small action could not hide from the eyes of Xun Yan and Wang Lang, both of them frowned slightly.

Cao Peng noticed that someone seemed to be staring at him.

Looking back, Han Zong was behind Sun He, looking at him fiercely.

But Sun He, as if nothing had happened, stood aside with a smile on his face, listening to the conversation between Zhang Zhao and Wang Lang Xunyan...

However, the corner of his eye always vaguely glanced at Cao Peng.

Is it remarkable that the eyes are fierce?
Cao Peng showed a sneer.

He raised his hand suddenly, patted the knife pouch beside him, then pointed at Han Zong, and cut his throat at Han Zong.

Han Zong's face flushed red at the gesture of disdain he showed.

Although he had never seen the throat-cutting ceremony, he could feel Cao Peng's humiliation towards him.

Han Dang can be said to be a veteran of the two generations of Jiangdong.

When Sun Jian was alive, Han Dang followed Sun Jian in the conquest of the East and the West, and also participated in the battle of the princes against Dong Zhuo.After Sun Jian's death, Han Dang began to follow Sun Ce, crossing the river and conquering the east, helping Sun Ce to win today's great situation... There are not many people in Sun Ce's tent who can be compared with Han Dang.Except for the veteran Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu, the son of the former Nanyang County prefect Huang Zilian, there are really not many people who can surpass Han Dang in terms of seniority.It is precisely because of this that Han Zong can be regarded as spoiled and spoiled, even proud of being favored.

Ever since he was a child, Han Zong had never been humiliated like this.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Cao Peng, writing a poem and was about to rush out.

Sun He stretched out his hand and held Han Zong firmly.

Smiling towards Cao Peng, Sun He shook his head lightly again.

That means to warn Cao Peng: Enough is enough, if you do some things too much, then you will be in big trouble.

Cao Peng also laughed, turned his head, and ignored Sun He.

"This Sun Bohai is not simple."

He lowered his voice and said to Xia Houlan.

Xia Houlan stretched out her head in surprise, and glanced at Sun He, "Not only two eyes, but one nose. It seems nothing special."

Sun He's appearance is not very outstanding.

His original surname was Yu, and he followed Sun Jian to fight everywhere since he was a child, and he was valued by Sun Jian.Later, he crossed the river with Sun Ce to conquer the east. Sun Ce gave the surname Sun and included Sun He in the genealogy, which is to recognize Sun He's status in the family.This man is loyal and straightforward, and he is sensitive to words and deeds. He is quite prestigious among the generals in Jiangdong.Even old ministers like Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang were full of praise for Sun He.

Cao Peng said: "A person who looks good doesn't necessarily have a talent."

As he spoke, he glanced at Sun He again.

But at this time, Sun He was saying goodbye to Xun Yan and others, so he didn't pay attention to Cao Peng.

This procrastination, until almost Chen Shi, the mission was considered to be on the road.Zhang Zhao asked Wang Lang and Xun Yan to drive with him, but Xun Yan refused.

"I didn't sleep well last night, so I need to go back to the car and take a nap."

Xun Yan's answer was very tactful, so Zhang Zhao didn't insist.

However, Wang Lang and Zhang Zhao were old acquaintances, so they got into the carriage together with Zhang Zhao.

Xun Yan returned to his carriage, Cao Peng jumped out of the carriage and helped Xun Yan up.The two looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Sun He kept looking at the two of them with a smile on his face.

"Ah Fu, Sun Bohai seems to be very interested in you."

"Oh?"

"Hehe, otherwise he wouldn't have been making indirect remarks and inquiring about your affairs."

"Ask me?"

"Yeah, I think he wants to recruit you."

When Cao Peng heard this, he couldn't help laughing...

Xia Houlan raised her whip to drive the carriage, and the carriage followed the group of people and horses, moving slowly.

It can be seen that Sun Ce should attach great importance to this mission's visit.Not only ordered Zhang Zhao to come to Dantu to meet him in person, but also sent hundreds of fine horsemen to follow.Cao Peng looked relaxed, sat in the carriage, and Sun He nodded again, and then put away his smile.

"Bo Hai, just let them go?"

Han Zong gritted his teeth and asked.

Sun He looked at him and said softly, "Then what do you want?"

"The thief must be hiding inside, and I'm sure it must be related to that Xun family boy."

"You saw it just now, everyone passed by in front of you, and you didn't see any clues, let alone evidence. What else do you want?"

"It's better if I'm on the road..."

"Han Zong, don't be presumptuous." Sun He's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "If you hadn't trespassed on the posthouse last night, why would you have caused so many troubles? Why didn't you report it to me first? I can also discuss with Wang Lang Xunyan. Wouldn't that be justified?
But you decided to make your own way, and led people to rush in, and you lost the face of the lord for nothing.

Do you know how eager the lord is to look forward to the imperial edict?If the imperial edict is obtained, the lord can justifiably conquer Jiangdong.

I tell you, Hugh is going to play with the embassy. "

After Sun He finished speaking, he took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then said: "I will send someone to watch over the mission. You return to Wu County immediately and report to the lord... You are also a majestic thief in the county, how can you arrest him?" Little thief, is it so troublesome? You, you..."

Sun He shook his head, turned and left.

Only Han Zong was left standing there blushing, looking at Sun He's back, with a savage look in his eyes.

Sun Bohai, you are too deceitful!

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As Xia Houlan said to Cao Peng last night, although the rain stopped, the road became extremely muddy.

The convoy traveled all the way, but it hadn't reached Qu'a by the evening.But the bumps were so harsh that even Wang Lang felt a little uncomfortable.

Having no choice, Zhang Zhao had no choice but to order people to stop and set up camp on the spot.

At the same time, he sent people to Qu'a and ordered Qu'a Chang to build the road overnight to avoid further delay.

After Xia Houlan drove the carriage into the camp, a mud monkey rolled out from under the carriage, and it turned out to be Luo Kedi.This guy was indeed able to bear it, hiding under the car for almost a whole day.But after getting out of the car, he looked very energetic, changed into a suit of clothes, and left quietly.

"Ah Fu, why should you pay any attention to such bastards?"

"I heard that there was a man who had a lot of retainers. Later, he offended the king of Qin and had to flee. When he passed Hangu Pass, the city gate was locked. Everyone was helpless. Only by opening the gates of the city did he escape from Shengtian."

"It's Lord Mengchang!"

Xun Yan couldn't help laughing.

I know it's Mr. Mengchang!
Cao Peng murmured in his heart: If I am not like this, how can I give you a chance to show it?

However, he used this story of chicken crowing and dog robbery to leave Xun Yan speechless.Luo Kedi is in the south of the Yangtze River, so he probably has no shelter.Even if he went to Jiangbei, he would still do that sneaky thing.Cao Peng felt that he was not weak, so it would be a pity if he was just abandoned in the market.Therefore, Cao Peng introduced Luo Kedi to Haixi. Anyway, Deng Ji was short of helpers.

Chicken crowing and dog robbery may be cheap, but if they are usable, they may be of great use.

On this point, Cao Peng believed in Deng Ji.

At least Deng Ji is not too bad in employing people...

"Ah Fu, you usually read books when you have nothing to do. What kind of books are you reading?"

"Oh, the students are reading "On" now."

"Reading "Lun"?" Xun Yan expressed his appreciation.

"How did you read?"

"It's just a cursory reading."

"Well, the "On" has great questions, but it is worth studying...By the way, who did you learn about "On"?"

"Mr. Hui, it's Mr. Puyang."

"Chen Liu, Puyang Kai?"

"Exactly!"

Xun Yan nodded, "Puyang Kai is a bit rigid, but his knowledge can be called solid. Especially "Lun" and "Spring and Autumn", they are quite insightful. If it weren't for the reason of being a thief back then, it would be impossible to say Now it can be a success.”

Even Xun Yan said that Puyang Kai is good at learning, so Puyang Kai's knowledge is very good.

Xun Yan said: "Ah Fu, I heard that you will be crowned this year?"

"Uh, my brother has this plan."

"Then are you ready to seek fame?"

"This..." Cao Peng was a little confused about Xun Yan's true intentions.He thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "The student has thought about it, but I'm afraid it's difficult to do it. My family is originally in Nanyang, so I'm afraid it's not so easy to ask for fame."

"Nanyang!"

Xun Yan scratched his head, and suddenly said: "I remember, isn't Zilian in Nanyang?"

"Uh!"

"You and Zilian seem to have a friendship, and I heard that Zilian set up a casino in Luoyang, and you and Zidan seem to be involved."

Cao Peng was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Speaking of which, Shengshi Casino officially opened at the beginning of the year after half a year of preparation.

It is said that the business is good, and it is quite profitable every day.In particular, those gadgets in the gambling workshop have also quickly spread among the people.

Games like Mahjong and Pai Gow are very popular.

It's just that Cao Peng is in Guangling County, so he doesn't know much about the situation there.

As for how much profit?Cao Peng was even more unclear.To put it bluntly, he was doing this thing because he wanted to have a relationship with Cao Hong.If there is anything in the future, Cao Hong can speak up for him.As for making money... Cao Peng felt that the profit he made from cooking sea salt in Haixi County might be far greater than that from the gambling house.After all, food is the most important thing for the people, and farming and salt making are serious things.

"Forget it, although Uncle Zilian and I have friendship, but this kind of thing is better to rely on yourself.

Otherwise, if it spreads out, even if you get fame, you will be looked down upon by others... If you don't make it right, you won't be able to eat mutton, and it will cause a commotion instead. "

"Uh……"

Xun Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The words are not rough, but if you think about it carefully, it really makes such a truth.

Xun Yan has a little more affection for Cao Peng, and at the same time, he has made up his mind.

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This night, everything was calm.

Started again the next day, the road has become much better.

Especially after passing Qu'a, the road becomes even smoother.So the speed of travel also increases.In about five or six days, Cao Peng and others passed Wuxi.Further south, it took about a day and a half to reach Wu County, and everyone felt much more relaxed.

After a heavy rain, it was sunny for several days.

On this day, the convoy drove to the bank of Zhenze and stopped suddenly.

Zhang Zhao sent someone to inquire, but learned that the road ahead was blocked.

The two carriages suddenly overturned in the middle of the road, so that the road was different.However, the other party is moving the vehicle and will soon give way.

"Going out, there will inevitably be mistakes."

Xun Yan seemed very magnanimous, "Since they said they would give up the passage soon, we don't have to worry. I often hear people say that Zhenze has a beautiful scenery, but I have never seen it. Since I passed by today, although I can't go boating on Daze , but you can also enjoy the scenery by the lake?"

"Uh……"

Zhang Zhao thought about it, and felt that Xun Yan's request was not too much.

Zhenze, that is, Taihu Lake in later generations.

At the same time, it is also the cradle of Wuyue culture.

Zhang Zhaojue thought that he could take this opportunity to show the beauty of Jiangdong.

So I readily agreed to go to the lake with Wang Lang and Xunyan...

"Ah Fu, you come too."

Xun Yan took two steps and waved towards Cao Peng.

Cao Peng was startled, jumped out of the car, and followed quickly.

"Xiu Ruo, your Ah Fu is a lovely person."

Cute?
Damn you can really complete words!
Cao Peng cursed secretly in his heart.

It turned out that this Wang Lang was a child molester and liked beautiful men.

At first Cao Peng didn't know about his hobby, but later Xun Yan mentioned it by accident.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many scholar-bureaucrats had eccentricities.

The wind of Longyang rose from the Warring States period, and child prostitution was a social trend.

Later, Cao Peng also heard that Wang Lang proposed to Xun Yan several times intentionally or unintentionally, wanting to ask Cao Peng to go there.

This old rabbit...

When Cao Peng knew about Wang Lang's habit, he immediately became wary.

Fortunately, Xun Yan found an excuse to shirk the incident.But Wang Lang always looked at Cao Peng with a bit of obscenity.

Anyway, Cao Peng was very uncomfortable.

Xun Yan ignored the hint in Wang Lang's words, talked and laughed happily, pointing to the scenery of Zhenze.

But seeing Zhenze, misty waves, and magnificent waves... Standing on the shore of Taihu Lake always makes my heart fierce.This is different from the magnificence of the sea, and has a unique color in the south of the Yangtze River.

"I have heard for a long time that Xiuruo is quick-witted, but now I am watching Zhenze, why don't you make a commemorative poem?"

Xun Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Zhang Zhao.

This old boy has held back for so long, is he finally ready to make a move?

When he came this time, he knew that there would be a contest.Jiangdong has outstanding people and outstanding talents.Zhang Zhao himself is also a man of profound talent and learning.It is said that it is a mission to Jiangdong, but in fact it is inevitable that there will be a verbal contest with Jiangdong's heroes, and Xun Yan has long been prepared.

Since ancient times, there has been no first in writing, and no second in martial arts.

Sun Bofu dominates Jiangdong. Although he appears to submit to the Han Dynasty, his ambition cannot be underestimated.

It is a contest of poetry and prose, but it is a game between the Jiangdong gentry and the Central Plains aristocrats.Since getting off the boat, Zhang Zhao has been very restrained.But in his mind, he probably already had a calculation in mind.Today's shocking shore is just a trial.

Xun Yan's mind immediately turned.

If he doesn't accept the move, Cao Cao's face will definitely be weakened; but if he accepts the move...

"Sir, why don't you let me try?"

"Afu?"

Xun Yan turned around and looked at Cao Peng.

Cao Peng giggled and said, "Mr. used to tell me about Wuyue's past. Standing by the Zhenze today, I couldn't help but feel emotional, so I wrote a poem, and I ask you to give me some pointers."

Cao Peng's interruption immediately attracted Zhang Zhao's attention.

"Ah Fu is good at martial arts, I didn't expect that he could also compose poems?"

"Ok!"

Cao Peng made a nervous look and nodded vigorously.

"However, this poem, my boy, is just a random composition. If there is something wrong, please advise me."

"In that case, why don't you recite it and listen to it?"

Xun Yan felt a little nervous in his heart.

He knew that Cao Peng was trying to save him...but the problem was, how could he know how to compose poems at such a young age?In case he...

While Xun Yan was thinking, Cao Peng had already opened his mouth to chant.

The poem said: The mighty waves in Juqu are boundless, and the vast lake is full of green.The green hills look slightly in the middle, and the cold sky invades the sky.

It has been thousands of years since the Yiyi left, and Gaoyun people have been passed down to this day.The rise and fall of Wu and Yue paid for the flowing water, leaving the moon to shine on the Dongting boat.

Cao Peng's voice was very loud, with the high-pitched voice unique to that young man.

Xun Yan's heart skipped a beat, and a faint smile immediately appeared on his face.

Ah Fu, great poem!
Although at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the five-character and seven-character style of poetry had just emerged, it was not popular and promoted.But after all, although it is not mainstream, it is not unacceptable.Besides, Cao Peng's current identity is just a little book boy.It is enough to make such poems.

Zhang Zhao's complexion was cloudy and uncertain.

Although he wanted to point out the fault, he didn't know how to speak for a while.

This poem depicts the vast and beautiful scenery of Taihu Lake, and at the same time praises Fan Li's noble character and integrity when he retires.The first four sentences describe the beauty of the lakes and mountains, the best mediation, clear and beautiful; the last four sentences use flat tones and rhymes, praising Fan Li for escaping the five lakes, nostalgic for the past and cherishing the present.

Zhenze, also known as Juquze.

Cao Peng's use of this seven-character poem also seems to show his personal noble quality.

Zhang Zhao looked at Cao Peng with a complicated expression, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled, clapped his hands and praised...

"The Xun family in Yingchuan has a long history of family education.

When I saw it today, it was indeed a well-deserved reputation. "

At this moment, a series of applause came from a distance.

"I don't know where the elegant scholar wrote poems. It turned out to be Zhang Zibu."

Zhang Zhao quickly turned around and looked over.Seeing this, Zhang Zhao was overjoyed, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.

It was him?If he makes a move, the event will be settled!

(End of this chapter)