Cao Thief

Chapter 194 Guiding the maze
It was dark, and the Wuhou Mansion returned to silence.

Sun Ce sat alone in the room, carefully applying a layer of ointment to his hands.I saw signs of slight redness and swelling on the phalanges on the back of his hand.

tuk tuk -
There was a knock on the door.

"Who!"

"Bo Fu, it's me."

Sun Ce got up and walked to the door, and opened the door.

Zhou Yu stood outside the door and saluted slightly.

The two were of the same age, but in terms of birth month, Sun Ce was older than Zhou Yu, so he was the elder brother.

He didn't show courtesy to Zhou Yu either, and turned around and sat down at the original place.Zhou Yu walked into the room, his nose moved slightly, and his brows furrowed.

"Bo Fu, are you feeling unwell?"

"Heh, I am very strong, how can I feel uncomfortable?"

"Why is there such a strong smell of medicine?"

Sun Ce pointed to the ointment on the desk, and then stretched out his hand.

"I punched Xun Xiuruo's boy today. I didn't feel anything at the time, but I found my palms a little uncomfortable during dinner."

By the light, Zhou Yu clearly saw the redness and swelling on the back of Sun Ce's hand.

"That kid is so powerful?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help being a little surprised.He knew exactly how powerful Sun Ce was. When the two met at the age of 15, they were about a dozen strong men, and they were not Sun Ce's opponents.After nearly ten years of fighting, Sun Ce's martial arts became more and more sophisticated, reaching the level of a super-class general.At least in Zhou Yu's view, there are only a handful of people in the world who can meet Sun Ce.Unexpectedly, I was injured today.

Sun Ce frowned and shook his head.

"That Xun Peng's skills are a bit weird, and his grasp of power is almost perfect. But it is impossible to say that he can hurt me. No matter in all aspects, he is only second-rate... But you have also seen that, That kid did hurt me. But he won't be too happy. My punch at least messed up his blood, and within a few days, he probably won't be able to fight anyone again."

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened today?"

"Ok?"

"I don't know much about Xun Xiuruo's boy.

He is good at poetry. He once wrote a poem with seven words in Zhenze.His poems are clear and beautiful, giving people the feeling that he is not the kind of arrogant person. "

"Ha, to be praised by Gongjin, that poem should be pretty good.

I asked Ah Xiang, and according to Ah Xiang, Han Zong had conflicts with him in Dantu before, and Xun Peng once said that there is no one in Jiangdong.But I reckon it was Han Zong who couldn't afford to lose, so he was talking nonsense and telling stories.I have ordered Yu Zhongxiang to take over the thief Cao, and let Han Zong go to Shanyin to accompany He Bomiao to conquer Shanyue... The man is alive, and he will stand upright.If you are not afraid of losing, you can follow the example of the villain and tell stories. You are definitely not a kind person.Yigong, the old general who was a hero for the first time, was completely defeated by Han Ziheng. "

Sun Ce sighed, somewhat hating that iron cannot be made into steel.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yu said softly, "Why did Han Ziheng go to Dantu?"

"Uh, I'm really not very clear about this. During this period of time, I was busy with envoys from the imperial court, and preparing to seize Danyang. Presumably you also know that Zu Lang was provoked by Yuan Shu and wanted to be my enemy. And Tai Shici Occupying Wuhu is a worry in my heart.

Without Danyang, there will be no peace in Jiangdong.

It's just... Zu Lang sits in the local area of ​​Danyang and is quite prestigious; Tai Shici is also a brave man, no one can fight against him except me.These two must be calmed down as soon as possible, otherwise disaster will happen.Han Zong is the thief Cao of Wu County. He went to Dantu to arrest the thief. I haven't asked about it yet.Why, did Gongjin hear something?I don't think it's anything if you don't say it. What you said just now... I'm surprised. "

Zhou Yu fell silent.

But Sun Ce was keenly aware that Zhou Yu seemed to have something to hide.

"Gongjin, what's going on?"

"I... Zhongmou told me something when I was passing by Yangxian."

"whats the matter?"

"This, I said, don't get angry."

Sun Ce felt even worse, and a serious look appeared on his face.

"Gongjin, don't hesitate to talk, but it's okay."

Zhou Yu sighed and whispered in Sun Ce's ear.Sun Ce's complexion gradually changed from solemn to livid, his tiger eyes widened, his hands clenched into fists, and suddenly slammed on the desk with a bang.

"How can Shuzi do such a thing?"

"Bofu, restrain your anger!"

Sun Ce stood up and wandered around the room.

After a long while, he roared in a low voice: "Li Yifeng stimulates the poison, it hurts the harmony of heaven, it hurts the harmony of heaven... If this matter is spread, how can my Sun family stand in Jiangdong? Such things, such things I was sick when I heard it, how could Zhongmou do this?"

Zhou Yu didn't speak, just looked at Sun Ce quietly.

"Then... have you ever caught that person?"

"Never."

"Han Ziheng is incompetent!"

Sun Ce was so angry that he kicked over the desk.

The maid outside the door hurriedly opened the door, "Marquis Wu, what happened?"

"Get out!"

Sun Ce sternly shouted, "Pass down the order. Without my order, no one is allowed to approach within thirty paces."

The servant girl was so frightened that she quickly closed the door and left in a hurry.

Sun Ce closed his eyes, pondered for a moment and asked, "So, Xun Xiuruo took in the thief?"

"That's not necessarily true." Zhou Yu said softly, "Zi Bu said that he and Bo Hai had checked and checked carefully later, but they hadn't found any trace of the thief. And along the way, Zi Bu had been keeping an eye on Xun Xiuruo. You know, Xun Xiu Ruo is aloof and arrogant, and has no interaction with Wang Jingxing. Even the meals are arranged alone... Except for the ten generals around him, that is, Xun Peng and Xun Lan, there has been neither an increase nor a large number of people. So it’s really hard to say, it’s Xun Xiuruo who left behind the culprits.”

"Who is Xun Lan?"

"It is Xun Xiuruo's driver.

It is said that Xun Lan's skills are also very good, probably even higher than that of Xun Peng. "

"The Xun family of Yingchuan, the fruit is not waiting for nothing."

Sun Ce calmed down and sat down slowly.

Zhou Yu got a glass of wine and handed it to Sun Ce.

"Bo Fu, don't blame Zhong Mou...he is also thinking of you.

His worries are not without reason.The gentry in Jiangdong have a lot of trilogy, if they can't use it for themselves, it will become a disaster sooner or later.The Lu family and the Gu family are not only the noble families of Wu County, but also representatives of the Jiangdong gentry.If these two are in-laws, the harm is really not small. "

Sun Ce raised his head and said grimly, "What about the Jiangdong gentry?
If he dares to make trouble, I will kill him all over the house.It's not like I haven't killed the Lu family before, so am I still afraid that they won't succeed? "

"Bo Fu, with your temper... that's right, you can kill the Lu family and the Gu family. But have you ever thought that Zhu Zhi, Quan Rou, Lu Fan, He Qi, are not the children of the scholar family? Can you kill everyone? There is nothing wrong with Zhongmou. It is the best policy to split up and draw them together, make them work for you, and then slowly eat away at them. Bofu, you have to control your temper."

If someone else had said that, Sun Ce would have punched him out long ago.

But when Zhou Yu said these words, Sun Ce had to seriously consider...

"Then what do you say?"

"Xun Xiuruo must continue to monitor. At the same time, he secretly ordered Bohai to conduct a strict search from Dantu. If the thief hadn't been taken in by Xun Xiuruo, he must still be hiding near Dantu. However, Bohai might not be able to catch him alone. You can order someone who is careful to go there, just cooperate with Bo Hai.

By the way, Zijing, you have seen it too.

He happened to be going to Qu'a to rectify his family business, so he might as well give him a secret order to help Bo Hai.

Zijing is bold and careful, and he is known for his strategies, so he can entrust important matters... With him assisting Bohai, you don't have to worry about it anymore. "

Sun Ce hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

He did know Lu Su, after all, he was also working under Yuan Shu back then, and the Lu family in Dongcheng was the largest grain merchant in Huainan, how could he not know?However, he was not familiar with Lu Su, but since Zhou Yu recommended him, Sun Ce was also happy to do favors.

"Since that's the case, Zijing is wronged to be the Sima of the other department of Bohai temporarily. What do you think?"

"good!"

Zhou Yu nodded in agreement.

At this time, the maidservant's voice came from outside the door, "Marquis Wu, the old lady invited you over, saying that she has something to discuss with you."

"Hmm...it must be Ah Xiang, complaining to mother again."

Sun Ce smiled wryly and stood up.

Zhou Yu also got up and walked out of the room with Sun Ce.

"Bo Fu, there is a sentence that I don't know if I should say it or not."

"You said."

"You're a little too conceited with Xiaoxiang."

"Ok?"

"I know, you are a filial son. The old lady is also gentle and temperamental, and she treats you very well. But Xiaoxiang doesn't practice female reds like this, and instead dances with knives and guns all day long. I'm afraid it's not proper. You have now been canonized as Wu Hou, you should be more careful, don't be ridiculed by others."

Sun Ce thought about it for a while, and quite agreed.

"Well, after I calm down Danyang, I will definitely discipline Ah Xiang well."

"there's one more thing……"

"Gongjin, you're talking nonsense today."

"This is a serious matter!" Zhou Yu said solemnly, "Your heart is sad when my sister-in-law passed away. But it has been a few years, and Shao'er has grown up and needs someone to teach. You are busy fighting all day long, and you always need someone to take care of your family. No, have you been bothering the old lady?"

"This one……"

Sun Ce's cheeks were slightly red, showing a bit of embarrassment.

"I'll talk about it later, I'll talk about it later."

After speaking, he walked away in embarrassment.

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce's back and shook his head helplessly.

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puff!
Cao Peng sat in the room, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Afu, are you okay?"

Xia Houlan looked at him nervously, with a look of concern on his face.

After returning to the post house, Cao Peng felt a little uncomfortable.He knew that when he punched Sun Ce in the Marquis of Wu's mansion, he still caused some damage.On the surface, Cao Peng is only slightly disadvantaged.But Cao Peng himself understood that he had used all his strength, but Sun Ce still had stamina.This guy's strength is too great, no wonder he is called Jiangdong Little Overlord.The so-called "one strength down ten times", although Cao Peng is proficient in all kinds of strength, but in the face of absolute strength, skills are not omnipotent.At least from Lu Bu and Dian Wei in the early days to Sun Ce today.They may not have the skill of mastering strength like Cao Peng, but they can still defeat him easily.

ten years……

That's the difference of ten years.

Cao Peng laughed suddenly, wondering if Sun Ce could live for ten years?

"Ziyou, I'm fine... I just held my breath and spit out the blood, so I'm fine."

"That's good."

Xia Houlan breathed a sigh of relief, went back to the couch and sat down.

"This Sun Bofu, is it really that powerful?"

"Compared to you and me, he is naturally powerful. But..." Cao Peng thought for a while, "If he competes with Lu Bu or Dian Wei, he may be slightly inferior. He and Uncle Xu are about the same size, but if the two want to separate It will take at least a hundred rounds to win or lose. Under Duke Cao's account, there should not be too many people who can compete with Sun Bofu. Except for Uncle Dian and Uncle Xu, General Xiahou can compete with him. "

"I don't know what will happen if he fights with Zilong?"

"This, it's really hard to say."

One is the ever-victorious general, who is said to have never been defeated in his life; the little overlord of Jiangdong made Cao Cao feel afraid of him.

It's really hard for these two people to say who will definitely win. After all, they haven't played against each other, so it's hard for Cao Peng to say clearly.

Unless Sun Ce can live forever, he will be able to fight Zhao Yun sooner or later.But the question is, can Cao Cao tolerate Sun Ce's survival?

Both Sun Ce and Sun Quan were praised by Cao Cao.

For example, Sun Ce, Cao Cao praised him as "a lion should not compete with him"; for Sun Quan, Cao Cao used the compliment of "having a son is like Sun Zhongmou".On the surface, there seems to be no difference.But if you think about it carefully, you will find that Cao Cao is far more afraid of Sun Ce than Sun Quan.

"A lion can't compete with it" is to put Sun Ce on an equal footing.

"Being a child should be like Sun Zhongmou", but he regards Sun Quan as a junior.This point can be seen from the later words of Cao Cao and Liu Bei Qingmei cooking wine on heroes.In Cao Cao's eyes, Sun Quan was able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong only by relying on the shadow of his father and brother.

Of course, it was this contempt that caused Cao Cao's disastrous defeat in Chibi.

Cao Peng sat on the couch, closed his eyes and meditated.

And Xia Houlan didn't bother, and lay down to rest.

Sun Ce's fist and Lu Bu's astonishing halberd kept appearing in his mind.

Cao Peng had a vague realization that he seemed to have begun to touch the way of a first-class general.What is the difference between first-class generals and super-first-class generals?In fact, Cao Peng has been thinking about this issue since the first battle with Lu Bu.

At this moment, he seemed to understand.

The difference lies in one word: Potential!

Think about Lu Bu's astonishing aura, looking at the world with disdain.

Sun Ce has the bravery of an overlord, and he punched and bombarded Cao Peng, making it difficult for Cao Peng to dodge.

The reason for such a result lies in the word 'potential'.But how to have that kind of 'potential', Cao Peng really doesn't know.

At this time, I heard 'Tuk Tuk Tuk' and someone knocked on the door.

"Ah Fu, are you resting?"

It's Xun Yan!
Cao Peng opened his eyes, got up, walked to the door, and opened the door.

"Sir, haven't you rested yet?"

Xun Yan showed a gentle smile, looked at Xia Houlan who was standing behind Cao Peng, and then asked softly, "How, do you feel better?"

"Uh, it's all right."

"Come to my study... Ziyou, please wait at the door."

"Here!"

Xia Houlan hurriedly put on her clothes and walked out of the room, while Cao Peng followed Xun Yan all the way to the study.

"Sir, it's so late, do you have anything to say?"

Xun Yan hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "If you think about it, you also know that there is one more thing about my mission to Jiangdong this time. Originally, I shouldn't have said this to you. But after thinking about it, I think I should make it clear to you , so as not to cause another incident in the end."

When Cao Peng heard this, his heart was shocked, and he quickly knelt down on the mat.

"Please sir, give me some pointers!"

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