Cao Thief

Chapter 192 The Sun Family Has a Daughter
The shedding of golden cicadas is a biological phenomenon.

In "Historical Records - Biography of Qu Yuan Jia Sheng", it once appeared: cicadas slough out of filth, to float outside the dust.However, the term "golden cicada escaping its shell" did not appear in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.So most of the time, people use 'cicada slough' to explain.

Undoubtedly, Xun Yan said the words "golden cicada escapes its shell" from Cao Peng.

Historically, this idiom officially appeared as a military strategy, and it should have originated from the "36 Strategies" of the Song Dynasty.However, its meaning is not difficult to understand.Lu Su is a smart man, he immediately understood what Xun Yan meant, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Lu Su, born in a rich family, is a wealthy family in Huainan.

When the world was in turmoil, he not only did not manage family affairs, but instead gave a lot of money and sold land to help the poor and make friends with virtuous people. He was very prestigious in the Dongcheng area.For this reason, even Yuan Shu respected him and made him the mayor of Dongcheng, that is, the county magistrate of Dongcheng.Because of this, Lu Su became famous in Huainan, and even Zhou Yu had heard of his name and attached great importance to him.

Last year, Zhou Yu visited Lu Su and asked Lu Su for food.

As the largest grain merchant in Huainan, Lu Su's situation at the time was not very good.There are only two hunks of rice left in the family, and one hunk is about [-] hu.Without hesitation, Lu Su pointed at a hunk of rice and asked Zhou Yu to take it away.Because of this, the two formed a deep friendship, which was very strong.

As early as last year, Yuan Shu was defeated and fled to Huaibei, and the laws and regulations under his rule were abolished.

Lu Su saw that Yuan Shu was not enough to accomplish great things, so he felt rebellious.

But the Lu family has a big business, and it is not easy to evacuate all at once.So Lu Su bought Yunshan Rice Shop in Xuyi, making a gesture that the Lu family was going to expand Huainan's industry.At the same time, through the Yunshan Rice Bank, the family's assets were secretly transferred to Jiangdong.Then he defected to Zhou Yu and crossed the river eastward with Zhou Yu.He thought it was a secret, and even Zhou Yu didn't know about it.

But Xun Yan's words 'the golden cicada escapes its shell' suddenly disturbed Lu Su's mind.

"Zijing, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Yu saw that Lu Su was restless, so he stepped forward and asked softly.

Lu Su watched Xun Yan board the carriage, and the mission set off slowly.He suddenly took a deep breath, "Gong Jin, Xun Xiuruo is definitely not someone who is waiting for you."

"Of course!" Zhou Yu laughed and said, "After the eight dragons of the Xun family, the three Ruos and one Yu are the most outstanding. If Xun Xiu is one of the three Ruos, how can he be idle?"

"No, I mean, he's not as simple as you and I seem."

"how do I say this?"

"Do you still remember that I sold the land in Dongcheng? It was actually a preparation for me to go east... I used the excuse of opening a rice store in Xuyi and hoarding grain and rice to secretly transfer the family property to Qu'a through Xuyi. I thought I was doing it. It was very secretive, but this Xun Xiuruo actually saw the flaw. He said just now that I'm "golden cicada escapes its shell", these four words are the most appropriate and vivid."

Zhou Yu was taken aback, and nodded slightly.

He was really not very clear about Lu Su's behavior of transferring assets.

The last time I went to Lu Su's home to borrow grain, as the largest grain merchant in Huainan, Zhou Yu was surprised that there were only two rice at home.

However, Zhou Yu didn't think deeply about it at the time.

Now it seems that Lu Su was ready to transfer his industry at that time and was ready to defect.

Compared with Lu Su, Zhou Yu's eastward crossing of the Yangtze River seemed very hasty this time.From this point alone, it can be seen that Lu Su is bold, careful and resourceful.He is very thoughtful and thoughtful about things.This was also what Zhou Yu valued most about Lu Su.

The golden cicada escapes its shell...

Really vivid!
Set up a shell in Xuyi, and then quietly escaped.

However, Xun Yan was able to see Lu Su's plan, which made Zhou Yu wary.

Xun's three ruo, friend ruoxiu, wen ruo, wen ruo is the strongest.In contrast, Xun Chen and Xun Yan, overshadowed by Xun Yu, seemed somewhat mediocre.Zhou Yu has always regarded Xun Yan as an elder, but in fact, it is really hard to say how much Zhou Yu attaches importance to Xun Yan.

Maybe, I misread it?
The corners of Zhou Yu's star-like eyes twitched, and a gleam of light flashed across them.

"So what if you see through it?" He chuckled softly, "Xun Xiuruo is not so narrow-minded, it's a good thing for bad people."

Lu Su nodded, "Let's follow quickly and ask Zhang Zibu by the way."

"Just to my liking."

Zhou Yu and Lu Su flew on their horses and caught up with Zhang Zhao's chariot and horse.

Afterwards, the two boarded the carriage and had a serious conversation with Zhang Zhao in the carriage...

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Wu County has a very long history.

As far back as the last years of the Shang Dynasty, in order to avoid the throne, the eldest son Taibo and the second son Zhongyong of King Tai of Zhou combined with the local aborigines at the foot of Qishan Mountain and established Gouwu.At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, after King Wu conquered the Shang Dynasty, he named Zhou Zhang, the grandson of Taibo V, as the son of Wu, and the state of Wu began to rank among the vassals.In 514 BC, which is the first year of Helu, Wu Zixu built the Great City of Helu, which is today's Wu County.

After the War of Wuyue and the change of the Warring States period, Wu County gradually evolved from a small frontier town to the most prosperous place in the Jiangdong area.

Initially, Wu County belonged to Kuaiji County.

In the fourth year of Yongjian, that is, 129 years, Kuaiji County was divided into two.

To the west of Qiantang, Wu County is set up, with Wu County as the governing place.But Kuaiji County moved the Shezhi Office to Shanyin County, forming Jiangdong Second County from then on.

Here, in later generations, is Suzhou, known as the paradise on earth.

When we arrived in Wu County, it was already late.

Sun Ce led the ministers from the east of the Yangtze River out of Wu County ten miles to meet each other, showing that he attached enough importance to the mission.

However, Cao Peng did not see Sun Ce.Because Xun Yan left the carriage long before arriving, and traveled with Wang Lang and Zhang Zhao on horseback.

This is also a kind of respect for Sun Ce.

Cao Peng and Xia Houlan sat in the car and entered the gate of Wu County with the brigade.

Immediately, the envoy sent by Sun Ce arranged to rest in the most gorgeous post house in Wu County.However, Xun Yan and others did not stay in the post house together because they attended the banquet.In the first battle of Dantu, Cao Peng Xiahoulan established enough prestige among the missions.

Therefore, the mission consciously arranged a very spacious cross-court first.

In this courtyard, there are independent stables, corridors and courtyards... the environment should be perfect, and there is a bamboo forest behind the house, which looks very quiet.

Cao Peng and Xia Houlan drove the carriage into the courtyard by themselves, and called several generals to carry the luggage on the carriage.

A small official of the post house followed closely.

This is also the importance Jiangdong gave Xun Yan.

A small official was specially arranged to wait for the call at any time.If you have any dissatisfaction or shortcomings, you can pass it on through the small officials.

The young official is not very old, about twenty.

The figure is not particularly tall, but it gives people a capable feeling.

He has dark skin and thick palms, which seem to be caused by long-term farming work.But the temperament is very good, there is a trace of bookishness, the conversation is respectful and cautious, quite organized.He followed Cao Peng to stand on the porch, seeing that several masters were busy on their own, but Cao Peng didn't go to help, so he couldn't help being curious.

At this moment, two family members will get out of the car carrying a box.

Perhaps due to the long journey, the bottom of the box was a little loose.In addition, the box was heavy, and as soon as they got out of the carriage, there was a sound of "hula", and the scrolls in the box were scattered on the ground.Xun Yan likes to read, even if he is on a mission to Jiangdong, he will bring a box of books with him.

When Cao Peng saw it, he ran over quickly.

"Hurry up and put the book away, or the husband will definitely blame you when he comes back."

Then, he turned around and said to the little official: "Can you please work hard, sir, to find a box?"

"Here!"

The little official quickly agreed, ran out quickly, and came in with a wooden box after a while.

Looking at the scrolls all over the place, Cao Peng also had some headaches, "Put all these books in the house first, and then I will sort them out."

Every book is particular about what book it is placed with.

Cao Peng put the box into the room, and together with his family, he picked up all the scrolls on the ground and put them on the floor of the room.

The little official cleverly brought two more sticks of wax and lit them in the room.

Then he stood at the door and watched Cao Peng tidy up those scrolls.

But after watching for a while, he suddenly frowned, stepped forward and said, "How about I help you clean up?"

"Ok?"

"You put the volume in the wrong place. This volume of "Han Shi" is not put together with "Poetry". There are also these volumes, which are all wrong."

"You can read?"

Cao Peng couldn't help asking curiously.

"Well, read some books."

The little official spoke with a heavy accent, but generally speaking, Cao Peng could understand.

Immediately he moved away and asked the little official to come forward to help.

The little official was not polite either, and sat down beside him, helping to arrange them while eagerly looking at the scrolls, his eyes sparkling and flickering.

"Do you like reading?"

"That's natural..."

The little official and Cao Peng talked without saying a word.

"Since you can read, why do you stoop to be an official in this posthouse?"

"This..." The little official glanced at Cao Peng, showing a sad look, and said softly: "My ancestral farmer, in my generation, prefers to study. In addition, I have many brothers and sisters, so I don't have so many fields. Distribution. Last year, Marquis Wu captured Kuaiji and collected corvée locally. The big households in my village were unwilling to apply for it, but they dared not refuse to come. So I recruited people from the neighbors to replace the corvee. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so I Go sign up... Hehe, for this reason, the big family gave me two volumes of books."

There was a sense of ease in the little official's words.

It seems that instead of other people's corvee, two volumes of books are enough, with a satisfied expression.

"What book?"

"Hmm... one volume of "Qianxiang Calendar", and another volume of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic."

Qianxiang calendar?
Cao Peng had never heard of it.

But he knows the name of Nine Chapters Arithmetic.

"So you are proficient in arithmetic?"

The little official scratched his head and smiled, "That can be called proficient, just a little knowledge."

With the help of the little official, Cao Peng finished tidying up quickly, and together with the little official, placed the wooden box in the corner of the room.

"My name is Cao... Oh, Xun Peng, I haven't asked for advice yet."

Cao Peng bald and almost missed the point.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, so he corrected the words again.

The little official smiled, "I'm from Xiakanze, and I'm from Shanyin, Kuaiji.

During this period of time, I am responsible for greeting Mr. Xiuruo. If there is anything, please tell me.I will try my best to help you solve the problem. "

"So, I will trouble you..."

Halfway through Cao Peng's speech, he suddenly closed his mouth.

Kan Ze?

Is this little official in front of you Kan Ze?

In Romance, Kan Ze appeared in the Battle of Chibi and was Sun Quan's adviser.

He was also the first to see through Zhou Yu's bitter trick of beating Huang Gai, and volunteered to offer Cao Cao a letter of surrender.Later, Cao Cao saw through it, but he could not change his face, and used some witty words to make Cao Cao believe in the letter of false surrender.This person is also a key figure in the Battle of Chibi.

Later, when Liu Bei avenged Guan Yu and personally conquered Soochow, it was Kan Ze who recommended Lu Xun.

Afterwards, there was the drama of Liu Bei Baidicheng Tuogu...

Cao Peng really did not expect that such an important adviser of Soochow in the future would now serve as a small official in this post house, and even replace others.

For a while, Cao Peng was a little confused.

Is this Kan Ze the Kan Ze who was caught in the bitter scheme later?

"Little brother Xun, little brother Xun?"

"Ah, what's the matter?"

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first... Oh, I'm staying at the concierge of the post house. If there's anything else, just send someone to greet me."

Kan Ze smiled and took his leave.

Cao Peng took a moment and glanced at the bookcase in the corner.

"Brother Kan."

"Ah?" Kan Ze stopped, turned around and looked at Cao Peng suspiciously, "Did you call me?"

"Hehe, you're older than me, so it's only natural to call you Big Brother Kan... just wait a minute." After speaking, Cao Peng turned to open his package, took out a volume of books from it, and then walked a few steps quickly. When it came to Kan Ze, it was stuffed into Kan Ze's hands.

"This is……"

"This is the book I read on weekdays. I read that you are a good book, Brother Kan, and you have helped me so much just now. I can't repay you. I will lend you this book. When you don't want to read it, return it to me. ...If you usually want to read books, you can come to me. As long as my husband is away, you can just read the books here. But, hehe, you have to help me tidy up a little bit more. "

"Can I read all the books here?"

Kan Ze's eyes shone brightly, revealing surprise.

Cao Peng smiled and nodded vigorously.

Kan Ze excitedly took the volume of Cao Peng's book, and then put his hands on the ground to express his gratitude.

Looking at his back as he staggered away, Cao Peng suddenly had a feeling in his heart... It has never been difficult for an adult to be poor and innocent without being hit.Since ancient times, heroes have come out of purgatory, and have always been rich and noble.This is a text message he received in his previous life, and now that he thinks about it, it does make sense.Poverty, for some people, is a kind of pain; but for some people, it is a precious wealth.

But I don't know if the current Kan Ze has entered the mortal world from purgatory?

Thinking of this, Cao Peng sighed lightly.

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That night, Xun Yan and Wang Lang returned to the post house very late.

Xun Yan was a little drunk, so when he came back, he took a rest early without even talking to Cao Peng.

Today is just a cleansing wine, the two sides did not conduct substantive negotiations.Tomorrow is the beginning of the game...

Nothing happened all night, Cao Peng got up early the next day.

Kan Ze had already prepared the utensils for washing. Cao Peng first rinsed his mouth with green salt, and then washed his face with saponins.

After tidying up, he woke up Xun Yan and waited for Xun Yan to wash up properly.After breakfast, Cao Peng followed Xun Yan to Wuhou Mansion.

This is the first day to discuss matters, and both envoys and deputy envoys must attend.

Wuhou's Mansion is actually the former Wujun Taishou's Mansion.

There was already a neat line up outside the gate of the mansion, and Sun Ce, wearing a bright red Zen robe, greeted him outside the gate of the mansion.According to Zhou rituals, it is red in early summer.

So not only Sun Ce, but Xun Yan, Wang Lang and others also dressed like this.

Cao Peng is now a book boy, so he doesn't need to care about these rules, and only wears a gray robe.

He stood behind Xun Yan and looked at Sun Ce carefully.

But seeing that the little overlord of Jiangdong is also about eight feet tall, but slightly lower than Zhou Yu.However, compared with Zhou Yu's body shape, he seemed stocky and stout.The appearance is extremely beautiful, the face is like uncut jade, and the eyes are like bright stars.As expected, Sun Lang is as famous as Zhou Yu, and his appearance is not inferior to Zhou Yu's.Moreover, compared with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce is more masculine, showing a heroic spirit in every gesture.

After welcoming Xun Yan and others into Wuhou's mansion, Cao Peng automatically stayed in the vestibule.

I have my own family members in the mansion and make proper arrangements for them.One should gather together in groups of three or four, whispering and whispering.

Cao Peng seemed a bit out of place, sitting alone on the corridor of the wing.

He was playing with the iron meteor in his hand, but he was thinking about another thing in his mind.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone shouted, "Which one is Xun Peng? Which one is Xun Peng? How dare you treat me as no one in Jiangdong?"

It's a girl's voice!

Cao Peng raised his head, showing doubts...

(End of this chapter)