Chapter 424 The man will never be in the company of orphans! (3
Chapter 424 A real man will never associate with an orphan! (Three in One)
"A filial son should not act on impulse!
Liu Cheng is a traitor and has great power.
On the way to Chang'an, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and all the land in Guanzhong is already in Dong Zhuo's hands.
Recently, Liu Cheng's fellow led troops and horses to attack Yizhou.
The forces under your command are becoming more and more powerful. Zixiao, if you go forward at this time, you may be in trouble.
If you don’t hurt Liu Cheng, your life will be in vain!"
Someone spoke up to stop the reckless behavior of the young man who cut down the tree.
"Brother Yuan Rang, do you also want to prevent me from taking revenge with my brother?!
Brother Yuan Rang, when you were fourteen years old, because someone insulted your teacher, you came to your door with a knife and chopped that person down.
Now, I want to avenge my brother, why do you stop me so many times?
Could it be that in the heart of brother Yuan Rang, I, brother Meng De, am actually not as good as your teacher?!"
Cao Ren is in his early twenties, he is completely like a ranger, and he likes to hang out with the rangers on weekdays.
He has a hot temper and a strong Ren Xiaqi.
At this time, when he heard that Xiahou Dun once again stopped him from going to kill Liu Cheng, he couldn't help but become a little angry, and even spoke a little carelessly.
Xiahou Dun's face became ugly, and some anger welled up.
"Do you think that when Brother Meng De was beheaded by that thief, only you, Cao Zi, feel uncomfortable in your filial heart, but others don't feel uncomfortable in their hearts?
You just want to avenge Brother Meng De, but the rest of you don’t want to avenge Brother Meng De?!
How can I compare to now when I killed people who insulted my teacher?
He was just a wealthy family with only some useless slaves. When they saw me killing someone, their hands and feet became weak and they couldn't even hold a knife.
Can you do the same thing as that thief Liu Cheng?
Liu Cheng, the traitor, was extremely skilled in martial arts, not to mention that he had a large army in his hands and was Dong Zhuo's prospective grandson-in-law!
How easy is it for you to get close to such a person?
Even if you can get close to him, with Liu Cheng's martial arts skills, are you sure you can kill him?
Aren’t you going to die in vain?!”
"I don't want to wait any longer!
I don’t want to endure it anymore!
Before, when I wanted to avenge my brother, you said that Liu Cheng was a traitor and was too powerful to be reckless. I needed to endure my anger for a while and try again in the future.
But what’s the result?
As a result, Liu Cheng is getting stronger and stronger!
It’s getting harder and harder to subdue!
And what about us?
Although our strength is stronger than before, the difference between us and that traitor Liu Cheng is even greater!
At this time, if we don't take action, I'm afraid Liu Cheng, the traitor, will become even more powerful.
There is nothing I can do against him!
I don't want to wait any longer!
You are afraid of death, but I, Cao Ren, am not afraid of death!
I, Cao Ren, will go by myself!
Brother Meng De treated me so well before, I can't do nothing!"
As Cao Ren said this, he took off the knife that was chopped on the tree, bypassed Xiahou Dun and headed forward.
"Brother, please wait a moment, don't act rashly!"
Someone stopped in front of Cao Ren and refused to let him go.
This man is Cao Ren's younger brother, Cao Chun.
"You're even here to stop me?!"
At this time, Cao Ren was already filled with anger, and he couldn't help but become furious when he saw this.
He shouted loudly, then stretched out his hand to push Cao Chun aside and walked forward on his own.
Cao Chun reached out and took his arm.
Cao Ren became impatient, punched Cao Chun in the face, and shouted: "Get away from me! Stay at home!"
After knocking Cao Chun aside, Cao Ren continued to move forward.
It was at this person that a loud shout rang out.
"Cao Zixiao, you are so capable! You are so majestic!"
The man shouted loudly, then came to Cao Ren's side, and punched Cao Ren twice in succession.
One punch hit him in the face, and the other hit Cao Ren in the stomach.
Cao Ren didn't dodge or fight back, and let the two punches fall on him.
There was some blood on the corners of his mouth, and he looked a little crazy.
He squinted at the man and sneered: "No matter how powerful you are, it's not as powerful as Cao Hong!
You, Cao Hong, have devoted your whole heart and soul to doing business.
Brother Meng De was killed, but you didn't care, but your business became even more prosperous!
The family is richer!
You have always disagreed and prevented me from seeking revenge against Liu Cheng. This is not because you said Liu Cheng should not be easily provoked, but because you were afraid that if I provoke Liu Cheng, your business would be affected!
I’m afraid that Cao Hong will lose all his wealth!”
Cao Hong's face turned red because of Cao Ren's words.
"What you said is bullshit!
You, Cao Ren, are the only husband who co-authored it, and we are all cowards!!"
Cao Hong pointed at him and yelled, then punched Cao Ren twice.
Cao Ren did not fight back and let the fist fall on him. He just stood there and looked at Cao Hong and sneered.
After Cao Hong punched Cao Ren five or six times in a row, he stopped.
Suddenly he squatted on the ground holding his head and started crying.
"Brother Meng De was killed by thieves. If he is killed, I feel good.
It feels so good!
I, I, Cao Hong, don’t want to avenge Brother Meng De!
Am I doing business for myself?
No, if you don't have money, where can you recruit soldiers and where can you get clothes and armor?
Take, what can you take to get revenge on your brother?
Just, with a few of Cao Ren's men and a knife in your own hand?"
Cao Hong's cry made Cao Ren freeze in place.
He has seen Cao Hong who is high-spirited, he has seen Cao Hong who is full of anger, he has seen Cao Hong who will compete with others for a little money...
But I have never seen Cao Hong break down and cry like he is now.
"Since Brother Meng De was killed by a thief, look at what has become between us brothers.
If, if Brother Meng De was still here, he would definitely not let things become like this!
We have already followed Brother Meng De and made a name for ourselves..."
After hearing Cao Hong's words, everyone present fell silent.
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun and others all had their eyes turned red and burst into tears.
They all thought of Cao Cao, and were touched by Cao Hong's words that if Brother Meng De was still here, he would definitely not let things become like this.
All of them are pretentious, and if you take them alone, any one of them can be on the stage.
However, without Brother Meng De, things became loose and without a backbone...
If Brother Meng De is still here, why are they doing this?
"Then what do you think we should do? I really can't bear it anymore!
If you continue like this, Liu Cheng will become king!"
After being silent for a while, Cao Ren spoke up and said this, his voice softened a lot.
"Liu Cheng is a traitor. He is so powerful that three or two people can destroy him from time to time.
If you want to kill him and avenge Brother Meng De, you won't be able to do it without a large number of soldiers and horses.
I received a letter from Yuan Benchu a few days ago, inviting us to go and seek refuge with him.
Yuan Benchu was a man of great ambition and talent. He and Brother Meng De had known each other since childhood and were childhood playmates.
Later, they worked together under General He Jin.
Brother Meng De was killed by the thief Liu Cheng.
If he had not been killed, he would have definitely raised troops to defect to Yuan Benchu and join forces with Yuan Benchu to do things and attack the Dong thief.
At this time, Yuan Benchu had already captured Jizhou, his troops were strong, and his reputation was unparalleled, far surpassing that of Liu Biao and others.
I think it's okay to lead troops to defect to Yuan Shao and follow Yuan Shao to do things.
If there is anyone in today's world who can destroy thieves Dong and Liu, I think it can only be Yuan Benchu.
Other than that, no one has such ability.
If you want to avenge Brother Meng De, you have no other choice but to defect to Yuan Shao...
Moreover, as far as Yuan Shao is concerned, the traitor Liu Cheng also has a blood feud with him.
His uncle's family was killed by Liu Chengjian, and his uncle Yuan Wei was killed by Liu Cheng's traitor.
He is on the same page as us in seeking revenge against traitor Liu Cheng!"
Cao Hong held back his cry and spoke to everyone with a nasal voice.
He admired Yuan Shao very much.
"I think Yuan Shao is not good, he is too selfish.
Brother Meng De once said during his lifetime that Yuan Shao was not a person capable of doing great things. Although he had ideas, he was indecisive and easily wasted a lot of time when he actually implemented them.
When Dong Zhuo went to Beijing and did all kinds of things, he, Yuan Benchu, had to bear a lot of responsibility.
We have seen Yuan Benzhu's ability before.
Call on all the people in the world to send out troops to defeat Dong.
So many soldiers and horses gathered.
But what's the result?
Such a large number of people cannot take a step beyond Sishui Pass.
Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and abandoned the pass, but he did not dare to pursue him.
Instead, he brought his troops and horses back without saying a word to seize the territory.
When he failed to beat Liu Cheng, he came back to grab things, and he seemed to be in good shape.
This person has been scared out of his wits by Liu Cheng, and has no intention of beating Liu Cheng. I hope he will follow him and avenge his brother, but I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Cao Ren shook his head and disagreed with Cao Hong's proposal.
He had great distrust of Yuan Shao.
"I also think Yuan Shao exaggerates and likes to do nonsense.
This can be seen from the fact that he did not dare to pursue the retreating Dong Zhuo.
This person, facing Dong Zhuo and the traitor Liu Cheng, is already frightened in his heart. He is afraid that it will be difficult for him to muster the courage to compete with the traitor Dong, Liu Cheng and others..."
One person spoke up to express support for Cao Ren's words.
It was Xiahou Dun.
"I also think Yuan Shao is a bad guy.
This guy has a bad personality and has too many people under his command.
We went over at this time and came to his hands without being conspicuous.
won't be taken seriously
It is extremely difficult for him to listen to our advice, attack Liu Cheng, and avenge his brother."
Another person stood up to oppose Cao Hong's proposal and looked down upon Yuan Shao.
This person is Xia Houyuan, who has never spoken a word.
"Then who do you think you should go to seek refuge with at this time?"
Cao Hong looked at Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and others, and asked.
Xiahou Dun said: "Bao Xin, the Prime Minister of Jibei, is bold and courageous.
Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng fled. Yuan Shao and others were watching, but he organized his men and took the lead in pursuing them.
Although defeated, it is still glorious!
Moreover, he has a close relationship with his brother Meng De, and the two of them are mutual friends.
I have always been brooding over the murder of Brother Meng De by Liu Cheng's thieves, and I feel very unjust in my heart.
This man's soldiers and horses are elite and energetic.
With the relationship between brothers, we will definitely not be treated badly in the past.
He wrote that he had an irreproachable relationship with Pingyuan County Magistrate Liu Xuande, and that he was a true hero with great ambitions.
Furthermore, his sworn brother Zhang Fei was killed by the traitor Liu Cheng, and he had a strong desire to kill the traitor Liu Cheng.
With the help of these like-minded people, it will be safer for us to kill Liu Cheng as the traitor.
These people should not think that they are not as powerful as Yuan Benchu now.
But in the long run, Yuan Benzhu will inevitably become inferior.
Doing things together with such people is the right way."
As soon as Xiahou Dun finished speaking, Cao Ren shook his head again and said, "No, although Bao Xin and others are heroic, their strength is too weak.
I don't know how many years it will take for them to develop and fight against that traitor Liu Cheng.
By that time, the daylilies will be cold!
Then Bao Xin's judgment of people is not accurate.
I, Brother Meng De, am naturally a first-class hero, but who is Liu Xuande, who weaves mats and sells shoes?
In front of Sishui Pass, my sworn brother died in battle, and one of his own eggs was shot out.
Can Liu Cheng be called a hero in front of the dog thief?
Are you worthy of being compared with my brother Meng De?
Moreover, this person also claimed to be Queen Jing of Zhongshan, and he was from the same clan as the dog thief who killed Brother Meng De.
How can we rely on what kind of thief to avenge Brother Meng De?!"
Cao Ren spoke, and in his words, he looked down upon Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the queen of Zhongshan King Jing.
"A true man will never associate with an orphan!"
He added.
At this time, Cao Ren was in his early twenties and had a strong chivalrous spirit. He was far from transforming into a general with strict military discipline and strict orders.
A person with a hot temper is a mess.
After saying this, Xiahou Dun's face darkened.
He looked at Cao Ren and said, "Has Zixiao made up his mind to go to Guanzhong to fight with Liu Cheng personally?"
Cao Ren nodded and said, "That's true.
After thinking about it, I feel that the methods you are thinking of are not effective, are too slow to produce results, and are too uncertain.
It's better to go directly to Liu Chenglai, who is neat and tidy.
Brother Meng De is so kind to me, I can't wait any longer.
If I wait any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to muster the courage to do this...
I don’t want to be such a person…”
Hearing what Cao Ren said, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun, and Cao Hong, who were originally dissatisfied with Cao Ren's attitude, all seemed a little silent for a moment.
After this silence lasted for a while, Xiahou Dun said: "Zixiao, if you really want to go, I won't stop you. You are right. Waiting for too long can easily make people lose their courage.
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You are no longer a teenager, you are an adult. You have your own ideas. If you really want to do this, then do it.
However, I have some suggestions for you."
Cao Ren did not speak, but turned to look at Xiahou Dun.
Xiahou Dun said: "Liu Cheng is extremely difficult to deal with now. It will be extremely difficult for you to kill him under such circumstances.
My suggestion is that after you come to Guanzhong, don't rush to fight Liu Cheng.
You can start by spreading rumors, saying that Liu Cheng is openly aligned with Dong Zhuo, but actually has ulterior motives.
Dong Zhuo's surname was Dong, and Liu Cheng's surname was Liu. They were the queens of Prince Jing of Zhongshan.
Today, I personally recognize the emperor's uncle as an upright clan member of the Han Dynasty. How can he sincerely follow Dong Zhuo?
This is an ambitious man. Dong Zhuo wants to tie him down with a granddaughter. It is really fantastic!
After a long time, he will definitely turn against Dong Zhuo and kill him.
Liu Cheng was difficult to deal with. In addition to his own strength, the most important thing was Dong Zhuo's trust in him.
If his trust in Dong Zhuo could be broken, Liu Cheng would become much easier to deal with.
It would be best if this incident can make Dong Zhuo have great doubts about him and let the two of them fight each other.
It's not easy for us to kill Liu Cheng, but if Dong Zhuo really takes action, he will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die!
It would be best for him to die because of this. If he cannot die because of this, it will be affected to some extent and his power will be reduced.
Zixiao, your actions will become easier as time passes."
"What a great idea you have!
As soon as he came, he caught Liu Cheng's weakness.
Liu Cheng was able to grow up quickly because he knelt and licked Dong Zhuo all the way, but he happened to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
This is indeed a good attack point!
Moreover, it had not been long since Dong Zhuo's general Lu Bu rebelled. Dong Zhuo was probably worried about this in his heart.
It would be best to go to Guanzhong at this time and release this rumor!
You really thought of a good idea!
Thanks to your method, I don’t have to worry about this trip to Guanzhong!
If we go there, we will definitely cut off the head of traitor Liu Cheng!"
Cao Ren looked at Xiahou Dun and said happily.
"That's all I can think of, and I don't have any more professors for you.
Even so, your trip is still full of dangers.
You should take more care of yourself.
If you can save your own life, save your own life.
If Brother Meng De knew anything, he would probably disagree with what you did."
Xiahou Dun looked at Cao Ren and said.
Cao Ren smiled: "Haha, it doesn't matter, it's already very good."
After saying this, Cao Ren suddenly remembered something.
After hesitating for a while, he turned to look at Xiahou Dun and said: "Brother Yuan Rang, tell me...is this traitor Liu Cheng really a supporter of the emperor as you said, secretly lurking around Dong Zhuo?"
, waiting for the right time to save the Han Dynasty?"
Xiahou Dun was stunned when he heard this. It was obvious that he had been asked.
Before, he was only thinking about how to deal with Liu Cheng, treating him as Dong Zhuo's loyal lackey, and didn't think too much about anything else.
At this time, Cao Ren asked this question, and when I thought about it further, I suddenly felt that it was not impossible.
"I don't know either. Nowadays, people's hearts are separated from each other, and no one knows what is going on in anyone's heart.
If people like Liu Cheng and the traitors want to do something, they can hide it better so that no one can see it."
Xiahou Dun shook his head and said this.
Cao Ren hesitated for a moment and said: "If all this is true, then if I act like this after arriving in Guanzhong, wouldn't it be a major disaster for the emperor?
Ruined a big thing for a big man?"
Xiahou Dun hesitated and said: "No matter what, this thief killed Brother Meng De. If you think too much, there is no way to take revenge on Brother Meng De.
It's not just you, we can't take revenge either.
Whether he really has any connection with the emperor, I don't know.
All I know is that this bitch killed Brother Meng De!
Even if he really means this, it can't change this matter. To us, he is still an enemy!"
After hearing this, Cao Ren stood silent for a while, then stamped his feet on the ground and said loudly: "Brother Yuan Rang is right!
No matter what, he killed Brother Meng De. He is our enemy, so killing him is not wrong!
As for the rest, I don’t care too much!
A big man, without a pig-killing dog thief like him, there will still be others who will stand up, and we will not be able to collapse!"
After Cao Ren finished speaking, he looked at the people present.
"I have decided to leave, but I wonder what you are going to do?
Should we join together and go to the same place, or should we go to different people separately?"
Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun and others looked at each other. After a moment of silence, Xiahou Dun took the lead and said, "Let's go to the place we like.
Now is the time to make a big difference.
Just like what Zi Lian said, if Brother Meng De is still here, he will surely be able to achieve great things with us and our brothers.
At this time, Mengde was killed by a thief. Although we are very human, we have no backbone and cannot gather together.
If they are forced to be tied together, they will feel uncomfortable.
It would be better to separate each other.
Go to different places, work hard, and avenge Brother Meng De in your own way."
After Xiahou Dun spoke, Cao Hong sighed and said: "Now, this can only be the case.
I went to join Yuan Shao, and Yuan Rang went to look for Bao Xin.
Where are you and Miaocaizi going?"
He looked at Xia Houyuan and Cao Chun and asked.
Xia Houyuan thought for a while and said: "I'm going to go and join Liu Biao. I had some contact with Liu Biao before.
If Liu Cheng doesn't die, he will have a battle with Jingzhou sooner or later.
It may be the earliest battle.
Liu Biao is more benevolent and righteous than Yuan Shao..."
Cao Chun saw that everyone was looking at him,
Then he said: "I want to go and seek refuge with Sun Jian and Sun Wentai.
Sun Wentai is the fierce tiger from Jiangdong.
He fought extremely bravely.
Be courageous.
Leading the troops alone, he dared to collide with Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng's thieves three times.
Before, everyone united to attack Dong, if everyone had used their lives as hard as this man, Dong's thief would have been destroyed, and Liu Cheng's thief would have been killed."
After saying this, everyone seemed a little helpless again.
Because at this moment, Sun Jian is not at odds with Liu Biao and Yuan Shao, and there have been many frictions.
Even now, after Yuan Shu and Liu Biao fought, Sun Jian, who was taking orders from Yuan Shu, began to move towards Jingzhou.
Some of them went to Liu Biao, some to Yuan Shao, and some to Sun Jian.
In this case, wouldn't it directly become a hostile force?
"We'll talk about the future.
With Dong Zhuo's guy here, these people still can't fight too fiercely.
Our goal is to avenge Brother Meng De, not anything else.
For now, the first thing to do is to take revenge.
As for whether we will meet him on the battlefield in the future, let’s wait and see.
We are all brothers, even if we really meet each other, can we really kill them?"
Xiahou Dun said.
Cao Hong also said: "That's good, let's go and seek refuge with different people, so that we can have someone to take care of us in the future.
No matter which side wins, we will all have our own people."
After some discussion, Cao Hong brought some wine and everyone sat here and drank for a while.
