The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 42 Assassination of Zhang Rang
"Brother Mengde, you and I have known each other since we were young. Dian Wei and Zhang Liao are also trustworthy people. If you have any questions, you may as well say something. There are many people and strength, and there is a way to solve everything."

This time Wei Tao spoke very clearly, looking directly at Cao Cao with piercing eyes.

"Hehe... I underestimated Ziyu."

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then chuckled, his eyes swept over Zhang Liao and Dian Wei, and then he nodded.

"Both of you are heroes, and since Ziyu can be trusted, then I, Cao Mengde, can also be trusted. Now that the court is dark, it's probably the result of those ten servants who deceived the saints."

"That's true, but what can I do if this is the case?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly. He didn't know why Cao Cao said such things again. This matter is not something that Cao Cao can interfere with today.

"As the saying goes, a snake can't do without a head. The reason why the Ten Permanent Attendants are able to deceive the Holy One is due to the power of concessions. If there is no concession, how can many other people be able to compete with the rolling princes in the court?" Compete?"

Cao Cao's words did have some truth. Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was fatuous, and he listened to the words of the ten permanent servants in many things, even to the point of believing what the ten permanent servants said.

Among them, Liu Hong was especially fond of him, and he often said that "Zhang Changshi is my father", which is evident from this.

But when he heard this, Wei Tao felt a little understanding in his heart, but he still asked tentatively.

"I don't know what Brother Mengde means?"

"I would like to do what Jing Ke did, and assassinate Zhang Rang, in order to return the court to peace, and the world will be peaceful!"

"what!"

Even Wei Tao couldn't help blurting out something in his heart, let alone Zhang Liao and Dian Wei.

Even a rough man like Dian Wei knows that Zhang Rang can be said to cover the sky with one hand. If someone dares to assassinate him, if things fail, then there is no need to say anything about the result.

But it was precisely because of this that even Wei Tao felt a little admiration in his heart at this time.

Although tens of thousands of people are going to do it, this is easy to say, but when it comes to doing it, how many people can really do it like this?
"Brother, why would you risk yourself so much? I would like to give tens of millions of dollars to raise courage to act bravely! That Zhang Zhang is nothing more than an eunuch, why take the risk with an eunuch?"

After all, the relationship between Wei Tao and Cao Cao is very good, subconsciously blurted out.

"Don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself. Why do such dangerous things cost others their lives?"

Regardless of whether Cao Cao is an unworldly hero who "would rather let the world suffer than teach the world to defeat me" in the future, at least at this time, his words are sincere.

Wei Tao was silent for a moment, thought for a moment and said seriously.

"Since this is the case, I would like to go with Brother Meng De!"

This statement is Wei Tao's self-confidence that has been tempered in the frontier. No matter how dangerous Zhang Rang's mansion is, can it be more dangerous than the Huns who turned light?
And Wei Tao also believes that with Cao Cao's ability, even though he is going to assassinate, he will be prepared, so there is no danger of his life.

"May I go with the young master!"

Zhang Liao and Dian Wei are also not timid people, but they don't have much relationship with Cao Cao, so naturally they don't speak up, but after hearing that Wei Tao wants to do the same, they naturally want to go together.

"Hehe... Ziyu has two good followers!"

Cao Cao smiled, then waved his hand and said.

"I don't want to implicate others in this matter, let alone Ziyu. As long as I can escape in time after killing Zhang Rang, then even if all ten servants want me, I will be safe and sound."

Hearing this, Wei Tao nodded slightly.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the law was abolished, corrupt officials were rampant, and the incompetent occupied high positions. Under such circumstances, it was naturally difficult to arrest those who murdered illegally and had power.

What's more, Cao Cao seems to be ready.

"Since that's the case, I'll take it as an aid outside. If Brother Mengde is in any danger, I'll help."

Cao Cao is not an arrogant person, and he didn't refuse too much, but explained how he planned to do things one by one.

Ordinary eunuchs naturally want to live in the palace, but Zhang Rangde's ten permanent attendants are different, they all have their own "outside houses".

Of course, for a powerful eunuch like Zhang Rang, even having a foreign house is not so unusual.

But the most different thing about Zhang Rang and others is that if there is no special event, apart from the palace, most of them will go back to the outer house to rest.

This is not because Zhang Rang and the others are proud of their favor. After all, the power of the eunuchs comes from the emperor. If they alienate the emperor, it will be the greatest punishment for these eunuchs.

But for Zhang Rang and others, this is necessary.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, sold officials and nobles.

In order to obtain money for his own squandering, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty can be said to have presided over the matter himself.

But Han Lingdi is the emperor after all, no matter how impossible it is impossible to put this matter on the bright side, come here to ask for money, right?

In this way, this matter was naturally handed over to Zhang Rang and other ten servants who were trusted by Emperor Han Ling.

Because of this, it is very easy to confirm the whereabouts of Shi Changshi.

As for entering the mansion of the ten permanent servants, it was not difficult for Cao Cao, and it was very easy for Cao Cao to mix in with the visiting people.

As for Wei Tao, there was nothing he could do.

This can also be said to be the reason why Cao Cao did not intend to let other people do this. After all, not everyone can see Zhang Rang.

Wei Tao and the others waited quietly outside, and they waited for more than an hour.

"Come on..."

"Catch him! Don't let him run away!"

All of a sudden, there was a commotion from Zhang Rang's mansion. If you look carefully, you can see a figure rushing out of it.

If not Cao Cao, who else?
"Have you got it?"

Zhang Liao asked very softly, but it was obviously just his subconscious self-talk. At this time, all his attention was focused on the bow and arrow in his hand. Once Cao Cao couldn't hold it anymore, he would shoot the arrow immediately. kill.

"Probably not..."

Naturally, Wei Tao didn't know that Zhang Liao was talking to himself, so he just answered subconsciously, not to mention why Zhang Rang was so easy to assassinate, but Wei Tao knew that Zhang Rang lived to the time of Dong Zhuo's chaos.

"Clang clang clang..."

Needless to say, Cao Cao's martial arts skills, although Zhang Rang's family also set up a lot of people to protect him, but every time Cao Cao swung his sword, no one could stop him.

Fighting and retreating all the way, Cao Cao soon rushed to the wall.

One must know that Zhang Rang is extravagant, but the wall is so tall that ordinary people can't climb it at all, but Cao Cao was obviously prepared for it, and with a violent swing, he immediately inserted two long swords into the wall, entering without a handle, Obviously, these two swords are not ordinary.

Obviously, Cao Cao wanted to use these two footholds to cross the wall.

But being able to be selected by Zhang Rang as the guards, those people naturally couldn't let Cao Cao escape so easily. At this moment, the two who rushed the fastest were already brandishing their weapons and slashing at Cao Cao!

"Huh! Huh!"

At this moment, two arrows hit the throats of the two people, and they immediately fell on their backs.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Cao jumped over the wall with a strong kick, and jumped out of the wall.

"drive!"

At this moment, Cao Cao saw another carriage rushing towards him. Without any hesitation, he ran two quick steps, jumped into the carriage, and disappeared into the darkness.

Not long after, Wei Tao and Zhang Liao also rushed over.

The man driving the car was naturally Dian Wei, and with the help of three people, Cao Cao was safe this time.

"Brother, what's going on now?"

Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao were naturally reluctant to speak, but Wei Tao had no such scruples and asked directly.

"Sigh... I originally planned to do this when Zhang Rang summoned me, and it would be successful in one fell swoop, but who knew that I missed the auxiliary car and just killed a little eunuch who followed Zhang Rang. "

Cao Cao was originally the kind of character who would assassinate the king, so it would be impossible to do this in person, but Cao Cao had obviously thought about it.

"Some time ago, He Shizhong asked me to come to the mansion for help, no matter whether he was sincere or not, I just took advantage of it. Although the ten permanent servants have power in the government, they are very jealous of He Shizhong. As long as I am in his mansion, he will not dare to act rashly. "

Only then did Wei Tao understand that it is true that Cao Cao is not the one to assassinate the king, but Cao Cao is Cao Cao, and even if he fails, he has a backup.

Such an action is to alienate the relationship between He Jin and Shi Changshi, and make He Jin fall to the side of the important court officials.

"You just entered Luoyang. Even if someone wants to check, it can only find out how much friendship you have with me in the past. At most, you have come to visit these few days. People who have this relationship with me in the court have Quite a few."

Cao Cao said slowly, with a trace of light in his eyes.

"So you are still safe, not to mention that His Majesty called you to Taixue this time. You are someone who is remembered in His Majesty's heart, so there is no need to worry too much."

Only then did Wei Tao understand why Cao Cao acted immediately.

"I'm really ashamed that I can't help my brother to punish the country's thieves."

Wei Tao's words were against his will. After all, he didn't have deep feelings for the Han Dynasty, and his ambition to protect the family and the country was to protect the people of the Han Dynasty from being bullied by foreigners. Wei Tao had no interest in paying attention to whether the Han Dynasty would fall or not.

Fortunately, Cao Cao's attention was not here. He just shook his head subconsciously and remained silent for a while.

"Brother?"

Now the relationship between Wei Tao and Cao Cao is even closer, and he knew that it was unusual for Cao Cao to be so silent, but after a little hesitation, Wei Tao still asked.

"Brother, what's the matter? But if there is something Tao can do, Tao will do it."

Wei Tao could see that Cao Cao still had something to say.

"Hehe, there is still something I want to ask Ziyu to do now."

When Cao Cao heard Wei Tao's words, he finally said with a smile.

"This matter is quite difficult. Although I have thought about it, I don't know who should be entrusted to do it. I wanted to give up. If Ziyu is willing to help, it is naturally the best."

"Dare to ask brother to speak out."

(End of this chapter)