Dong Zhuo's grand master's palace was magnificent and magnificent, not much worse than the imperial palace. Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Li Ru, and Li Su were drinking. A group of geishas were dancing gracefully in scanty clothes, and they were all pretty.
She is extremely beautiful, with fair skin and handsome appearance. Any man would be fascinated by her. Dong Zhuo collected these from all over the world for his own pleasure.
Cao Cao walked into the hall holding the wooden box. Dong Zhuo waved to Cao Cao hurriedly: "Mengde! Why are you late! Sit down quickly!"
"Thank you, Grand Master!" Cao Cao took his seat at the bottom.
After the song ended, the singing girls retired. Several people in the hall kept staring at the group of singing girls until they disappeared behind the curtain. Dong Zhuo laughed: "Look at you, you don't look like courtiers? Haha.
Haha, if you like it, I can give it to you!"
"Thank you, Grand Master!" Several people quickly thanked him.
"Mengde! I heard that there was an assassin in your house last night! Is this possible?" A smile appeared on Dong Zhuo's distorted face, which surprised several people.
Cao Cao stood up in a hurry: "Reply to the Grand Master, they are not assassins, just a few thieves!"
"Oh!" Dong Zhuo nodded.
Li Su said: "Master Cao must have left a lot of good things for Master Cao before he left! Otherwise, how could he provoke the thieves?"
"Don't make fun of Meng De!" Dong Zhuo waved his hands repeatedly: "Meng De's ancestors were all important ministers of the imperial court and were loyal to the Han Dynasty. How can there be any inventory? What is in the box just now?"
Cao Cao slowly took out the wooden box he had brought with him, bent down and raised the wooden box above his head with both hands: "Master, I bought a treasure a few days ago. I came here to present it to the master! Please take a look at it."
Someone took Cao Cao's wooden box and brought it to Dong Zhuo. He gently opened the lid of the box, revealing the seven-star sword inside. Dong Zhuo took it in his hand and observed it carefully. Dong Zhuo had also been on the killing field for many years. What is a sword?
Clearly. Seeing the knife glowing green under the light, with the cloud pattern flowing like a flow, I kept nodding: "Good knife! It really is a good knife!" With a slight wave, a corner of the large nanmu case in front of him was cut off.
Everyone exclaimed. Dong Zhuo's face was full of smiles: "This knife cuts iron like clay. If I guess correctly, it must be made of black iron from Tianshan Mountain. It is rare in the world! Meng De came late just to find it for me.
This knife?"
"No, I got this sword by chance a few days ago! I'm late today because the official's horse is sick!" Cao Cao explained.
Dong Zhuo loved this knife so much that he never left his eyes from the first time he saw it. He lowered his head and said, "I just got some horses from Xiliang. I would like to ask you to pick one in person and give it to Mengde. It is considered a gift."
My return gift!"
Lu Bu turned around and went down. Li Ru and Li Su stood beside Dong Zhuo and watched the sword with Dong Zhuo. After a while, Li Ru turned his eyes and looked at Cao Cao standing below. The corners of his mouth moved but he didn't say anything.
Lu Bu led a good horse to the front of the palace. It was indeed a good horse. Cao Cao looked at it and said, "Marquis Wen, does this horse know how to live?"
Lu Bu smiled and said, "I don't know about that. I'll know if Meng De tries it!"
Someone put a saddle and bridle on the horse. Seeing Li Ru looking at him constantly, Cao Cao quickly said: "Master, this horse is a superb horse. I want to try riding it. Is it okay?"
Dong Zhuo didn't even raise his head, and waved to let Cao Cao go. He got on the horse, took the reins with Cao Cao, clamped his legs, and the horse neighed and went out of the house. As soon as Cao Cao left, a guard came to report, Long
Fei and Zhao Yun asked to see him. Dong Zhuo had just obtained the sword and was very happy. He was eager to show off in front of others, so he immediately ordered them to come in.
Lu Bu saw it from a distance, snorted coldly and turned around and entered the hall. Dong Zhuo smiled and waved, letting the two of them pass. He took out the seven-star sword and said with a smile: "You two are here at the right time. How about taking a look at the sword I just got?"
Long Fei took it with both hands and pretended to look at it carefully. He nodded repeatedly while looking at it: "Good knife, good knife! It is indeed a good knife! The Seven-Star Sword is indeed unique."
"Seven-star sword? This sword is called the seven-star sword?" Dong Zhuo asked quickly.
Long Fei nodded: "Exactly, Grand Master, please take a look. The handle of this sword is inlaid with seven different gems according to the directions of the seven stars, so it is called the Seven-Star Sword, but..."
"Just what?"
"This knife is the family heirloom of Wang Yun and Wang Situ!" Long Fei said in surprise: "When I was in Situ's mansion, I heard about this knife. I asked Wang Situ to borrow it several times, but Wang Situ refused. I didn't expect it.
Today I took the initiative to offer it to the Grand Master. It seems that Wang Situ respects the Grand Master so much that he even offered it as a treasure passed down from his family! Congratulations to the Grand Master, Wang Situ is very respected in the court. With his help, the Grand Master is even more powerful!"
Dong Zhuo laughed loudly: "You are wrong this time. This sword was presented by Meng De. He knew that I love swords, so he specially found it for me and dedicated it to me. It has nothing to do with Wang Yun!"
"That's it!" Long Fei suddenly realized.
Dong Zhuo put down his sword, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked: "If you two don't train soldiers in the West Garden, why are you here with me?"
Long Fei quickly raised his hands and said: "Grand Master Rong, last night we were patrolling outside the city and found a group of thieves, all of whom were very skilled, so we followed them. Unexpectedly, this group of people actually climbed over the city wall and entered Cao's Mansion. I and I
My brother and Zhang Liao sent troops to arrest him, but Cao Cao refused to let him in. However, we found this outside the back wall of Cao's mansion. We don't know what it is. I heard that Mr. Li Su is well-informed, so we came here to show Mr. Li Su!" Long Fei said from Huai.
He took out Wang Qiang's piece of jade and handed it to Li Su. Li Su was shocked when he saw it.
"Father-in-law! Cao Cao wants to rebel!" Li Su suddenly said this with his eyes widened.
Before he finished speaking, Xu Rong came in a hurry: "Grand Master, Cao Mengde rode out of the city. Seeing that he was in a daze, the general stepped forward to ask. He said that the Grand Master sent him to do something, but he did not bring the card, so the general did not dare to let him go.
, I came here to ask the Grand Master to make a decision!"
Before Xu Rong could finish his words, another urgent report came from outside the mansion. The messengers scrambled: "Grand Master, something bad happened. Cao Cao injured the guard and left the city. His horse ran very fast. We are chasing him."
Not as good as that."
"What on earth is going on? Why didn't you report it earlier?" Dong Zhuo was so angry that he threw the seven-star sword to the ground. The sharp blade penetrated into the green bricks and he stood there in a daze.
"Father-in-law, calm down! This Cao Cao has been rebellious for a long time!" Li Su hurriedly supported Dong Zhuo: "I don't think Cao Cao is here to offer his sword today. If we weren't here, Cao Mengde would definitely be disobedient to his father-in-law. Father-in-law, please look, Long
The thing the school captain found is called White Dragon Wall, and it is a token used by a mysterious organization called Black Ice today. It is rumored that this Black Ice originated from the pre-Qin Dynasty and survived through the Qin and Han Dynasties. They specialize in collecting money to kill people.
Most of them are made up of strong men and swordsmen. There are so many masters that no one dares to compete with them. It is even said that Zhang Rang invited these people when he killed He Jin."
"Oh?" Dong Zhuo seemed to be very interested in this: "Do you know who their leader is?"
Li Su shook his head: "This organization is very mysterious. Even people inside the organization don't know how big it is, let alone its leader. No one has ever seen it. It is said that the leader of Black Ice is highly skilled in martial arts and has extraordinary wisdom unparalleled in the world. He is known as
White dragon! The white dragon represents clear water, and the black ice is the thin layer of ice condensed on the surface of the water. Black ice comes from clear water, so that’s probably what it means!”
Most of the people present heard about such an organization for the first time. Although Li Su's speech was not vivid and expressionless, it was still fascinating. The meaning of the white dragon and the black ice was also the first time for Long Fei.
I heard that Li Su knew so clearly. He not only asked: "Then how do they do business? How did Cao Cao contact them?"
Li Su smiled slightly: "Although this black ice is mysterious, it is not isolated from the world. As far as I know, this black ice has several places to attract business in Luoyang, one is the Huifeng Grain Store in the west of the city, and the other is in the north of the city.
Tailai Building, there is also the Ping'an Inn located at the entrance of Zhugan Lane. Cao Cao's home is in Zhugan Lane. He doesn't need to look for it. As long as he shows a little bit of interest, those people will find him naturally!"
Xu Rong immediately clasped his fists at Dong Zhuo and said, "Master, this kind of organization that makes money by killing people must not be allowed to stay. Please allow me to take people to level these three places right now!"
"Why should Lieutenant Xu be anxious!" Li Su waved his hand and turned to Dong Zhuo: "If my father-in-law really wants to find Hei Bing's people, I can contact them. Isn't it just money? Now the princes of Guandong are all salivating over us, saying
Maybe this black ice is a sharp sword in our hands!"
Dong Zhuo did not express his position immediately, but turned around and looked at Li Ru. Li Ru closed his eyes slightly and twisted his beard with his hand. Seeing Dong Zhuo looking at him, Li Ru said: "Hei Bing has already set up a line with Cao Cao to deal with us. We are now
If you go to them, they may not agree."
"You are wrong. Hei Bing's purpose has always been to not ask about right or wrong. They will help whoever gives more money!" Li Su smiled slightly: "Speaking of being rich, my father-in-law controls the treasury. If my father-in-law does not
If you have money, there will be no rich people in the world!"
"No! The money and food from the treasury are the lifeblood of the imperial court. Giving this money to Hei Bing might cause some trouble!" Xu Rong said quickly: "In my opinion, it is better to eradicate Hei Bing as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble to the world. Please invite the Grand Master
Think twice!”
"What Xu Rong said is different! Hei Bing only cares about money and not fame! As long as he gets money, he will never interfere with us!" Li Su said: "Hei Bing has been here for hundreds of years, and I have never heard of them rebelling. My father-in-law can rest assured about this.
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Li Rudao: "With the current situation, it's not that we never take money from the treasury, but how much money there is in the treasury. I went to see it a few days ago. There is not much left in the treasury. If all of it is taken out, the salaries of all officials will be gone."
Methods are distributed, and the lands in Guandong are vast and rich in resources, so it is easy to raise some money and food. Since we can think of using black ice, everyone in Guandong can naturally think of it too!"
"Then let's borrow it again!" Long Fei suddenly interrupted: "There are so many dignitaries and dignitaries in Luoyang City, and a little money from each person is a huge sum of money. Although Guandong is rich, the people who have been suffering from war for years will not have much money!"