Cao Thief

Chapter 86

Engagement, also known as engagement, is the assistant official of the governor, who appointed himself through the governor.

Man Chong was not the first person to follow Cao Cao, but as Cao Cao's assistant officer and staff, he was definitely the person Cao Cao trusted the most.And Dian Wei is Cao Cao's personal guard, and he is also very important.So as early as in Yanzhou, Man Chong and Dian Wei had a very deep friendship.

Man Chong can be regarded as a celebrity in Yanzhou, but he is not a descendant of a family.

Dian Wei, who was born as a commoner, won the favor of Cao Cao by virtue of his bravery.

Although the paths are different, the journeys are very similar.Man Chong was dismissed from office because of strict law enforcement and outspoken temperament. Dian Wei was envied by his colleagues because of his courage and superior force, and almost lost his life.So when they were together, it was quite reasonable.After Cao Cao's defeat in Wancheng, Man Chong heard the news of Dian Wei's death in battle. He passed out at that time, and then fell seriously ill.

It was not until three days ago that I recovered and was able to stay in bed and walk.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he recovered from his illness, he received a report from Langling County, saying that a group of children from aristocratic families had murdered wantonly in Langling County, lawless.

When Man Chong heard this, he immediately became angry!

He has a strong temper and is jealous of evil.Moreover, he has studied the law since he was a child, so he is extremely strict in his behavior.

It's not that all the children of the family are doing evil, but there is indeed a group of people who are ruining the reputation of the children of the family.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the court system has been chaotic and the law has collapsed.

For a person who studies the law and aims to clean up the law, punish the evil and promote the good, the harm caused by the children of the family who break the law is far greater than that of ordinary people.The reason is simple. The aristocratic family is the main body of the high-rise buildings in the late Han Dynasty, and the descendants of the aristocratic family often have great influence.If they violate the law, the result will inevitably be that more people will ignore the majesty of the Han law and act recklessly.

Therefore, Man Chong is more strict with the children of the aristocratic family.

After receiving the report from Langling County, Man Chong immediately brought soldiers and horses to intercept him without saying a word.

But he didn't expect that he would meet Dian Wei here...

Dian Wei was also pleasantly surprised. He was about to ride the horse, but he suddenly thought of something. He lifted the rein and reined in the horse: "Bo Ning, are you here to catch me?"

After experiencing the initial surprise, Man Chong also calmed down.

The smile on his face gradually faded away.Man Chong twisted his sword eyebrows together, sighed and said, "Jun Ming, could it be that you did it?"

He was very strange, Dian Wei was in danger in Wancheng, everyone thought he was dead.

But why, became the entourage of the children of the family again?Which aristocratic family is it?Why is Dian Wei willing to help the tyrant?

His gaze, inadvertently, passed Dian Wei and looked behind him.

I saw a carriage drawn by three horses standing quietly more than ten meters behind Dian Wei.Around the carriage, more than a dozen strong men with weapons stood guard.Man Chong glanced across the row of people, and finally landed on Cao Peng and Deng Ji.It's not because Cao Peng and Deng Ji have domineering aura, but because the temperament of these two people seems to be a little different from others.

Deng Ji was missing an arm and his face was pale.

Thin cheeks, like a knife and an axe, have sharp edges and rough lines.

Sometimes, temperament is really mysterious, and it is hard to explain or understand.Some people have a handsome appearance, but they are often disgusting, while people with the same appearance may be respected, and even make people feel kind.Deng Ji's appearance was not particularly handsome, but he was not bad either.In the past, Deng Ji always made people feel a little weak, but after experiencing a series of changes, Deng Ji's temperament is quite different from before.The body seems to be a little weaker than before.But in terms of temperament, people can't help but respect it.

This is a strong man!
Man Chong secretly sighed in his heart.

However, when his eyes fell on Cao Peng, he couldn't help being taken aback.

This is also a very interesting little guy, who looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, but what he reveals is a calmness that doesn't match his age.Man Chong has seen a lot of children from aristocratic families, but he has never seen a boy like Cao Peng.

how to say?

There was an indifference in the child's eyes that could see through life and death.

It's a bit cold, but it's not the indifference that rejects people thousands of miles away, but a kind of coldness that can't be resisted, and will give birth to pity and love.

Man Chong, stunned!

A look of anger flashed across Dian Wei's face.

"Bonin, do you still remember what you said to me back then?"

"what?"

"You said, you want to clean up the government, so that people in the world will abide by the law and dare not commit minor offenses."

Man Chong looked back, and said seriously: "I have been working hard for this until now, when have I forgotten? What does Jun Ming mean by this?"

"Since you want to clean up the administration of officials, why do you expropriate and extort money under your rule?"

"Excessive taxation?"

Dian Wei said angrily: "I remember, my lord once said that we must ensure that the commercial roads between Runan and Nanyang are unblocked. But there are people under your rule who set up checkpoints in Langling privately and force taxes. Bo Ning, ten yuan per person, one person Fifty yuan for a horse, five thousand yuan for a cart, and additional taxes for carrying weapons. This is your purge of officials, is this your way of serious law? Are you blind?"

Man Chong was taken aback, "Jun Ming, are you serious?"

Dian Wei snorted and said, "Everyone behind me can prove it. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to ask if it is true."

Man Chong's cheeks twitched, and then a bitter smile appeared.

"How about we go back and talk about this matter?"

This large group of people blocked the main road, and some things were really hard to say.

Dian Wei was about to get angry, but Cao Peng urged him to go forward immediately and stopped Dian Wei: "Uncle Dian, there are a lot of people talking here, why don't you go to Pingyu and explain it to Uncle Man."

According to Man Chong's understanding of Dian Wei, there will definitely be an explosion at this time.

Dian Wei didn't like to be interrupted. Except for the lord Cao Cao, even Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren would not easily speak in front of him.

Unexpectedly, Dian Wei was not angry at all, thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

Man Chong glanced at Cao Peng meaningfully, then waved his hand and shouted, "Go back to the city!"

The five hundred healthy soldiers behind him all lined up and turned around.

Man Chong is a civil servant, but looking at the movements of those healthy soldiers, one can tell that he is also quite good at training soldiers.Wei Yan couldn't help but his eyes lit up, revealing a strange look.Others didn't notice Wei Yan's almost imperceptible reaction, but Cao Peng noticed it.

He was stunned for a moment, then as if he understood something, he looked at Man Chong, then at Wei Yan, and nodded slightly.

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Pingyu County is located at the junction of two provinces (Henan, Anhui) and three cities (Zhumadian, Zhoukou, Fuyang) in the southeastern part of Henan Province.

During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Pingyu County was called Zhidi, and it was a vassal state.

During the Zhou Dynasty, Pingyu County was merged into Shen Ziguo.It was named Pingyu because of the inscription "Pingyu arrived" in the family letter of King Wen's mother, Tairengui.

The terrain here is flat and fertile, and it is the seat of Runan County.

After Man Chong brought Dian Wei and others back to the government office, he sent people to guard outside.He ordered his family to arrange a banquet to welcome Dian Wei and his party.During the banquet, Dian Wei told Man Chong all about his escape from death in Wancheng, and said that he would take Cao Peng and others to live in Xudu together.

After Man Chong listened, he saluted Wei Yan and Cao Peng deeply.

"Jun Ming is my good friend, thanks to the righteousness of the two of you, saving him from danger, Man Chong is extremely grateful."

In the words, the kindness has been revealed.

Cao Peng and Wei Yan hurriedly got up to return the salute, Cao Peng asked: "Prefect Man, on the way, do you seem to have something to tell Uncle Dian?"

Dian Wei immediately remembered the previous scene, and quickly leaned forward to ask.

Man Chong hesitated for a moment and sighed, "Master Lang Ling set up a checkpoint privately in Langling. He really deserves death. This person was originally the county magistrate of Wuyin County in Nanyang County. Before the lord conquered Wancheng, Cheng Yao offered the checkpoint. Surrendered, and was appreciated by the lord. However, it is not clear how much the lord really values ​​him. The reason why the lord uses him is that he has the intention of buying a horse bone with a thousand gold, and wants to use it to attract Jingxiang scholars; The second point...is because someone recommended him in front of the lord. Junming, it's not because I indulged this person's actions, but..."

When Dian Wei heard this, his face darkened.

"Who?"

Man Chong smiled wryly, "It's Zi Lian!"

Dian Wei was silent for a while, but his face became even uglier.

Cao Peng couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Who is Zilian?"

Xia Houlan whispered beside him: "He is the younger brother of the lord, Cao Hong, Cao Zilian, who advised the court... It is said that this Cao Zilian was the first group of people who followed the lord to rebel. Back then, the princes conquered Dong Zhuo and forced Dong Zhuo to move the capital. Chang'an. My lord led his troops to pursue, but was almost killed by Dong Zhuo. Fortunately, General Cao Hong gave up his mount and fought on foot to protect our lord from danger, so he was favored by our lord."

If you talk about Cao Zilian, Cao Peng really doesn't know who it is.

But Cao Hong's name, he couldn't be more familiar with it...

Behind Cheng Yao, is Cao Hong?

Comments on Cao Hong in history, in addition to his talent, also said that he was greedy for money.

It is self-evident that Cheng Yao's expropriation and extortion is so self-evident... What kind of suppression of bandits is just an excuse.I'm afraid Cheng Yao wanted to use this method to collect money and curry favor with Cao Hong.Cheng Yao is also an outsider, and he has no foundation in Cao Ying.If there is no backer behind him, with Cheng Yao's ability, he may not be able to gain a firm foothold.He is not a capable person, but he is really good at drilling.

Dian Wei slapped the table with a slap, "With Zi Lian's backing, is it possible that we should sit idly by?"

Man Chong couldn't help showing embarrassment, his mouth opened, but he didn't know how to explain this to Dian Wei...

He is indeed a strong point, but it's not that he doesn't know the importance.When he was in Xu County, Man Chong had already offended Cao Hong once in order to clean up the law.Although Cao Hong didn't care about it, it was obviously impossible to say that he had no grudges in his heart.If he used tyrannical means again, Cao Hong might lose face.After all, Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother, and I am afraid that even Cao Cao will not be able to mediate the relationship.

Being full of pets is also a dilemma.

Seeing that Man Chong didn't speak, Dian Wei was even more annoyed.

"If you dare not get rid of this person, then let me do it."

"Jun Ming, what are you talking about?"

"What are you talking about? To be honest!" Dian Wei said angrily, "It is not easy for my lord to have today's foundation. I don't want to see my lord's great reputation ruined by such a young man. You Man Bo Ning is afraid of Cao Hong, I, Dian Wei, am not afraid to offend Cao Zilian!"

"Who said I'm afraid of Cao Hong..."

Full of love and anger!

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Attending a friend's wedding outside, I don't know if it will be updated in the early morning.

If it can't be updated in the early morning, it will be posted in the afternoon... The time is slightly delayed, and brothers and sisters can forgive me.

(End of this chapter)