Cao Thief

Chapter 96 The name is beyond words ([-])

Xudu, Huben Mansion.

Deng Ji escorted thirty carriages into the mansion, and dumped the thirty carts of stones into a pond in the backyard.

"Ah Fu, what trick are you doing?"

Dian Wei frowned as he looked at the pond full of rocks.

The stones fell into the pond and immediately stained the water in the pond black.It turns out that the so-called black stones are just ordinary stones dyed black with ink.

Looking at the dark pond, Deng Ji was also at a loss.

After he waited until Zhoucang in Langling, he received a letter from Cao Pengyi.The letter stated that he was asked to bring thirty carts of stones back to Xudu, and that the stones should be dyed black.

At the same time, Cao Peng was still in the letter, teaching Deng Ji a statement.

To be honest, Deng Ji couldn't figure out what Cao Peng was thinking. He always thought that if you make a knife, you can make a knife. What are you doing with these tricks?
But Cao Peng has an inscrutable smile.

"After dark, fill up these [-] cars, send them out of the city, and transport them to Wubao."

"what?"

"There is no need for these stones, as long as they look full... In short, we want to create an illusion so that everyone thinks that Uncle Dian wants to use these black iron stones to make knives. As long as this goal is achieved, you can That's it, you don't have to worry about anything else."

Dian Wei waited for Cao Peng and shook his head, expressing that he didn't understand at all.

Cao Peng said with a smile: "I guess by this time, the outside world has already spread the word. Next, someone will ask you who hired to make the knife.

Uncle Dian, please don't say anything, no matter who asks you, you just need to say: No such thing. "

"what?"

"This is called playing hard to get. Thirty carts of black iron stones are placed there. Even if you deny it, no one will believe it."

"Then why deny it?"

"Because the more you are like this, the more they don't believe it. The more you don't believe it, the more you want to know... Then you can pretend that you accidentally slipped your mouth after a certain drunkenness. Uncle Dian, play you Could it be? You can just say that you have invited a recluse expert from Nanyang, and that’s enough... Apart from that, uncle don’t say anything. If Duke Cao asks, you can answer like that.”

"Don't you want me to deceive the lord?"

Cao Peng said seriously: "Uncle Dian, does my father want to make knives?"

"Uh, yes!"

"Did he tell you that within three months, he will make thirty good knives that are broken?"

Dian Wei thought for a while, "Yes."

"After those three months, my father only needs to hand over thirty good knives, isn't that all right? This is the truth, so does that count as deception?"

Dian Wei scratched his head, what Cao Peng said seemed to make sense.

Deng Ji couldn't help asking: "But what do you mean by playing that black iron stone trick?"

"Uh, I just think that Xuan Tieshi sounds more majestic." Seeing the depressed expression on Deng Ji's face, Cao Peng smiled very happily, "Brother-in-law, you have to do enough acting. Besides, I'm So such a big fanfare is actually for the performance of martial arts four months later."

"Oh?"

When Dian Wei heard this, he immediately became interested.

"What are you going to do?" He looked at Cao Peng curiously, "Even if you make thirty good knives, it's still not enough for our army to distribute?"

"Well... the heavenly secret must not be leaked!"

Cao Peng's mysterious smile made Dian Wei even more confused.

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That night, Cao Peng followed Deng Ji, pressed an empty cart, and left from Xudu North Lixu, and settled in Wubao.

Zhou Cang also entered with more than 100 heroes from Tufushan.This time he returned to Tufu Mountain and explained the situation to the heroes of Tufu Mountain.Most people are willing to go to Dianwei with Zhou Cang, after all, they always have the name of a bandit, which is not very nice.It is a dream to have a decent background.It's just that some people can't leave their homeland, and they don't know much about Cao Cao, so after thinking about it for a long time, they finally decided to stay in Tufu Mountain and continue to work as a bandit with a bright future.

The leader is Du Fei, from Runan.

There are more than 80 people following Du Fei.And some family members also stayed in the mountains.

Everyone got together and parted ways, and Zhou Cang didn't force it.

"Du Fei wasn't originally Qu Shuai's part, so he didn't trust Qu Shuai."

"Uh?"

Zhou Cang said: "This person was originally a Taoist in Runan, Zhang Zhangba's subordinate. Later Zhang Zhangba died in battle, and the Taoist people in Runan dispersed...Speaking of it, this person was the first to occupy Tufu Mountain. Later I brought a group of brothers over there, and I was taken in by this person, and I was stable. He didn't want to come, so I can't say anything... After all, if I don't become a brother, I will kill him, right?"

Wang Meng was full of admiration, nodded his head and said: "Old Zhou is righteous!"

He thought for a while, and said to Zhou Cang: "Dian Zhonglang is now promoted to Huben Zhonglang General, and he is recruiting troops. I value Zhonglang General, and now he is a general in Huben Army, and he has a future. Old Zhou , why don't you go to Huben with me and fight for his fame, how about it?"

Zhou Cang pondered for a moment, "I'm still waiting.

I haven't figured out what happened in the imperial court until now, so I might as well stay here for now and see the situation.Moreover, the Huben Army has great responsibilities, and there must be a lot of rules.My temperament is also a bit wild, I'm afraid I can't stand the restraint.But for those brothers, if Qu Shuai looks available, he might as well find a future for them.I'll wait and see for now, if it doesn't work, I'll go to Runan to find Brother Wei. "

Zhou Cang is unwilling to be a tiger ben?

Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, secretly looked at Zhou Cang, but did not speak.

Wang Meng didn't force it, but just smiled, "Since brother has plans, then I won't force it!"

After speaking, put this matter aside.

After all, people have their own aspirations, and it is human nature that Zhou Cang does not want to stay in Xudu and be restrained.It's just that Wang Meng felt a little pity, Zhou Cang's good martial arts.

Zhou Cang, looks normal...

"Ah Fu, your father has already cast the iron furnace, and all the materials are ready, ready to start work tomorrow."

Wang Meng turned around and said to Cao Peng, "What about you, now that you have stabilized, what are your plans?"

Cao Peng smiled, "Help my father prepare the knife first, and then talk about other things after this matter is over. In my spare time, I read books with my brother-in-law. I haven't finished reading the few books Master Pang gave me. Everything was entangled before, and now I can just savor it slowly.”

"Reading is good, reading is very good!"

Deng Ji had a look of relief on his face.

To be honest, he was quite worried about Cao Peng.

In Deng Ji's eyes, Cao Peng has an extraordinary view of the overall situation, even worse than himself.

For example, during the Battle of Wan, when everyone thought that Cao Cao would win, only Cao Peng said that Cao Cao would be defeated.

And it is also very appropriate to grasp all kinds of subsequent ones.

If you study hard, you will definitely be able to achieve greatness in the future.What Deng Ji was most afraid of was that Cao Peng would be complacent and would not seek to make progress in the future.It now appears that such concerns seem unnecessary.Since Cao Peng is willing to continue studying, it shows that he is very clear-headed.

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Dian Wei is preparing to make a knife, and he is ready to perform martial arts four months later!

In just one day, the news spread throughout Xudu, and even Cao Cao heard about it.So that the next day Cao Cao asked Dian Wei with a smile, but got an accurate answer from Dian Wei.

How would Dian Wei make a knife?

Who made the knife for Dian Wei?
For a while, there were different opinions...

Those thirty cars of Qiwu from the Western Regions put tremendous pressure on Xu Chu.

Among other things, if Dianwei's Huben army is really equipped with high-quality knives, then when performing martial arts, it will definitely face a huge threat.

"Zhongkang, I heard that Dian Junming invited Nanyang Qishi to make knives, did you hear about it?"

Xu Chu's elder brother, named Xu Ding, styled Mengkang.

After hearing the news, he rushed to Xu Chu's house immediately, and asked anxiously as soon as he entered the door.

Xu Chu grimaced, nodded and said: "My lord also asked today, and Jun Ming did not deny it. However, it is only four months away from the martial arts performance, and it is impossible for him to make any good knives. I think the key to this problem lies in the on the man who made the sword for him."

"How to say?"

"He narrowly escaped death in Nanyang this time, did he really meet some kind of expert?"

Xu Ding scratched his head and sat down in front of Xu Chu.

"Tell me, could it be Dian Wei's trick?"

"That's impossible!" Xu Chu shook his head immediately, "I understand Jun Ming's temper somewhat. He is a straight-hearted person, and he is not very good at playing tricks. Besides, even if he deceives anyone, it is impossible for him to deceive My lord. So I think, [-]% of them want to make knives."

Maybe, many people don't understand, isn't it just making knives?Why such a big battle?
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Fushou knife had indeed become popular, but most of the Fushou knives were crudely made, and the quality was not high.

A good knife can increase combat effectiveness by 20.00%.

But the problem is that such a good knife is hard to come by...Dian Wei has brought so many 'black iron stones', it seems that he wants to make a large number of knives.You must know that Xuantieshi, also known as "Qiwu of the Western Regions" by others, is an excellent material for making knives.This point has been affirmed by others, and Dian Wei has admitted that he wants to make knives, so it will naturally attract the attention of many people.In fact, what they are concerned about is, who makes the knife?

If there is such a person in this world who can produce good knives in batches in a short period of time, he will definitely be wooed by people from all walks of life.

But who is this person?
No one knows yet...

While Xu Chu and Xu Ding were discussing, a family member came to report back.

"Uncle, Second Master, the villain has already found out.

Last night, Dian Zhonglang ordered Qiwu from the Western Regions to be sent to the Wubao outside the city... According to the villain's inquiries, the Wubao was originally vacant, that is, not long ago, a group of people lived in it.It is said that they are those who saved Dian Zhonglang.And one of them seems to be a blacksmith. "

"blacksmith?"

Xu Chu's eyes lit up.

Xu Ding hurriedly asked: "Can you find out the name of the blacksmith?"

"It seems that the surname is Cao. I haven't found out what it's called for a while. The people in Wubao are all sent by Dian Zhonglang, and the guards are strict. The reason why the villain can find out is because someone went into Wubao not long ago. The people inside build an iron furnace. It is said that the shape of the iron furnace is very strange, but it is used to melt iron, which is absolutely true... The villain is going to wait a few days before trying to find out the news."

"Surname Cao?" Xu looked at Xu Chu.

Xu Chu thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It seems that among the people who rescued Junming, there was indeed someone with the surname Cao. It's my fault, I didn't pay attention at the time, and now I can't remember the name...Brother, so to speak, There will never be a fake about Jun Ming making knives.

This guy was really lucky, not only did he not die, but he also found a good knife maker.

Brother, if the Huben Army is equipped with a batch of good knives, I am afraid that my Tiger Guards may not be the opponent of the Huben Army!what to do? "

Xu Ding, silent in thought.

"First find out, what is the name of this Cao."

Xu Ding said softly: "As for performing martial arts, there are still some days. Let's inquire slowly and see if Dian Jun can make a good sword!"

(End of this chapter)