Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 73
Wang Yun got up and walked into the back hall, and after a while, he handed the brocade box to Cao Cao. "This is my family's treasured sword. It's called the Seven Stars Sword. It is said that it was made of meteoric iron left over from the sword made by General Mo Xie. It can cut gold and iron."

As Cao Cao took the sword, he thought that your family is not from a family of military generals, so where did the family heirloom sword come from? It was clearly premeditated.The scabbard and handle are inlaid with seven gemstones, in the shape of a Big Dipper. When the knife is pulled out of the sheath, the knife is one foot and one inch long and three inches and three minutes wide. It shines coldly and is very sharp.Cao Cao touched the knife and said, "A good knife, a good knife. I will live up to this knife, and let Thief Dong die under this knife."

When Cao Cao returned to the mansion and lay on the bed at night, he began to feel scared, so he shouldn't agree to Wang Yun easily.Assassinating Dong Zhuo was not easy. He was a military general, he was fat and strong, and there were countless guards around him, including Lu Bu, so he was captured before he could get close.Even if the assassination is successful, it will be difficult for him to escape. The assassination of King Liao of Wu is a precedent; even if he escapes by chance, can he get what he wants?Can the Yuan Brothers allow themselves to rise above them?Will Dong Zhuo's men be caught without a fight?He didn't think through a series of questions clearly, and got on Wang Yun's bandit ship as soon as his head got hot.However, I have promised Wang Yun that it is impossible to stop, I just have to fight hard, and if I fail, I will escape from Luoyang quickly.

The next day, Cao Cao began to arrange intensively. First, his confidantes would keep an eye on the city gate, and once he succeeded, he would take over the guards. He also sent someone to secretly watch the Taiwei's mansion to see when Lu Bu was away.On the other hand, he frequently went to Dong Zhuo's mansion to greet him, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but it was difficult for Lu Bu to accompany him all the time.The guards around Dong Zhuo were very strict, and no one was allowed to bring weapons into the mansion.The only gratifying thing is that Dong Zhuo trusts him so much that he can enter the inner hall.

One day, Cao Cao heard that Li Jue had sent thousands of good horses from Xiliang, and he expected that Lu Bu would go to receive and test the horses.Cao Cao felt that the opportunity had come. On the one hand, he sent someone to inform Wang Yun that he would come to him as a gift, and on the other hand, he came to Dong Zhuo's mansion with a brocade box containing knives, and told his servants to come and offer the precious knives.As expected, Lu Bu was not in the mansion, and Dong Zhuo was still sleeping in his cage.Cao Cao waited for a while, and the servants said that Dong Zhuo let him in. Cao Cao went in and saw Dong Zhuo lying on the couch, sleepy.

"Meng De is here." Maybe Dong Zhuo drank too much or was overworked the day before, and he still didn't wake up.

"Yes, Taiwei. I have a new treasured sword that I don't dare to keep privately. I'm here to present it to the Taiwei." Cao Cao didn't dare to draw out his sword and rush forward right now. Dong Zhuo is fat and strong, Kong Wu is powerful, and he will definitely not be able to defeat him. He wanted to attack Dong Zhuo when he was off guard.Dong Zhuo's belly is still thick, so he needs to find a suitable place to cut the knife.Alas, the knife is a good knife, but a little short...

"No hurry, no hurry. Just sit down and I'll rest for a while." Dong Zhuo yawned and closed his eyes again.

Cao Cao felt his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest.During Cao Cao's painful struggle, Dong Zhuo's snoring sounded.Cao Cao first listened carefully and heard that there was no movement outside, then slowly leaned forward and called out "Taiwei, Taiwei" in a low voice, and then pretended to cover Dong Zhuo with a quilt. Dong Zhuo didn't respond, and seemed to have fallen asleep.

Cao Cao said to the servants next to him: "The Taiwei must be thirsty when he wakes up later, you go and prepare honey water, and then bring a basin of water for the adults to wash." The servants did not have any doubts, and agreed to reincarnate and leave.

Now that there was no way out, Cao Cao made up his mind. After the servants left, he carefully opened the brocade box, drew out the treasured sword, and fixed his eyes on Dong Zhuo.At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside, "Father, father." Immediately after opening the door curtain, a person came in.

When Cao Cao heard the sound of footsteps, Cao Cao's heart rose to his throat, his hairs stood on end, he petrified in an instant, and in an instant he put the knife back into its sheath, just in time for Lu Bu to come in.

"Why are you here?" Lu Bu asked suspiciously when he saw Cao Cao.Then he looked at Cao Cao repeatedly, and finally fixed his eyes on the knife in Cao Cao's hand.

Dong Zhuo had already been woken up. "Feng Xian is back. Well, Meng De is here to present the precious sword, let me see it."

Lu Bu looked at Cao Cao viciously, snatched the knife from his hand, and handed it to Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo looked at it, he played with it for a while and praised, "It really is a good knife." After speaking, he took off the jade pendant on his body and handed it to Cao Cao. "Meng De has a heart. This is a beautiful jade produced in the Western Regions. It has been with me for many years, so I will give it to you."

"Thank you Taiwei, then don't disturb Taiwei, Cao Cao said goodbye." Cao Cao got up quickly, and said to Lu Bu: "General Lu has worked hard, don't hinder the general to report the matter, and leave."

Dong Zhuo waved his hand, indicating that Cao Cao could go.

Cao Cao went out, rode Huang Feidian on his claws, and went straight to the east gate without going home, shouting along the way: "Pedestrians get out of the way."He held the jade pendant Dong Zhuo had given him and shouted loudly, "Get out of the way, I am on urgent business by order of the Taiwei."

"Father, this knife is a good knife, but I think Cao Cao's offer of the knife is fake, and it is true that he imitated Jing Ke's intention to assassinate." Lu Bu said to Dong Zhuo.

"Why did Feng Xian say that? When he came, he said he was offering a knife."

"Cao Cao wanted to assassinate his adoptive father, so he had to offer a knife as an excuse to bring the knife into the mansion and enter the inner hall." Lu Bu was really a professional, and he saw the flaw at a glance. "When I entered the door, I saw that Cao Cao was pretending to be calm, but the posture of holding the knife in his hand was wrong, and his eyes were wandering. Moreover, he was very close to the couch of his adoptive father at that time, so he must have been hit by me back, so he failed."

"Give him the guts. Fengxian immediately go find Cao Cao, don't hurt his life, and let me personally investigate." Dong Zhuo said angrily.

"Here." Lu Bu took the order and left.After a meal, Lu Bu came back and reported, "Father, Cao Cao didn't go home. I heard from the guards that he took the jade pendant you gave him and fled directly from the east gate. It seems that the thief wanted to kill the father." There is no doubt about it."

"Hmph, Feng Xian immediately led his troops to surround Cao Cao's mansion, arrest his family, and then send people to chase and arrest him, regardless of life or death." Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, "I have treated Cao Mengde well, but he is so ungrateful. Those who disobeyed the old man ordered Li Ru to strengthen the monitoring, and if they found any co-conspirators with Cao Cao, they should be killed and there was no need to report them. Those who were dissatisfied, complained, and formed cliques in private should be arrested immediately."

"Give this knife to Fengxian." Dong Zhuo gave the knife to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu led the order to surround Cao's mansion, and found that Cao Cao had no family members in Beijing, only a few servants who didn't know.He also ordered Gao Shun to lead fifty cavalry to chase after him. After chasing for more than a hundred miles, Gao Shun returned without finding any trace of Cao Cao.Upon receiving the report, Dong Zhuo was furious, and sent letters to various state capitals, arresting Cao Cao, and rewarding Cao Cao with a hundred gold.

(End of this chapter)