To be honest, he didn't know this guy. A low-status Tingwei like this had as many as eight hundred under his rule.
Of course, the imperial officers have been in a lot of trouble recently, and Cao Cao knows that.
A large group of "big shots" who are arrogant and arrogant always cause trouble in Xudu City. They dare not arrest or punish them, and they are extremely frustrated.
It’s not their fault, not to mention the little Tingwei, even their immediate superiors, their immediate superiors’ immediate superiors, who dares to arrest and punish Qiao Peiwu? The emperor’s close ministers? What about the family members?
"Brother Yi, you are just a court lieutenant? It seems like there is nothing more than a serious face, right?"
Cao Cao lowered his voice.
Yi Xiaotian, however, narrowed his eyes and replied in a deliberately lowered voice. "Brother Hiding? Do you know who he is?"
"Who is it?"
"Tingwei Man Chong, named Boning, is from Changyi, Shanyang." Yi Xiaotian gave a brief introduction first, then raised his hand slightly. "He often comes to the wine shop to drink during this time."
Hmm? Drink?
Cao Cao was a little confused. He just came to a wine shop to drink. What's so special about this?
He himself often comes to drink with Brother Yi!
"Brother Yi? This Man Chong is just an ordinary court captain? Why do you think so highly of him? Is it just because he comes to a wine shop to drink?"
Cao Cao joked.
Yi Xiaotian waved his hand and remained silent. Instead, he pointed at Man Chong's position with his eyes.
Cao Cao followed Yi Xiaotian's gaze and looked over again...
It turned out that while we were chatting, five shirtless burly men rushed in from outside the wine shop. They looked around the wine shop, and immediately walked directly in front of Man Chong without stopping.
"What are they?" This sudden change made Cao Cao a little curious...
"Brother Hiding, don't make a sound and keep watching!" Yi Xiaotian reminded in a low voice. "There is going to be a good show."
In a nutshell…
The two of them stopped talking and quietly observed what happened to Man Chong!
…
"Are you Tingwei Manchong?"
A rather heavy voice came out.
Then, with a "bang" sound, a long knife was placed in front of Man Chong.
The steel knife collided with the table and made a violent noise, attracting the attention of many surrounding guests.
Cai Zhaoji, who was at the counter, was afraid that someone would cause trouble. As she rushed over slowly, she didn't forget to send someone to call Lu Lingqi from the blacksmith shop.
In the past, there have been cases of customers acting violently in wine shops, but under Lu Lingqi's punches and kicks, the final results were often tragic.
Walking room.
Cai Zhaoji subconsciously turned her eyes to Yi Xiaotian...
But she saw Yi Xiaotian waving his hand towards her, indicating that it was okay and that she didn't need to worry about it.
Cai Zhaoji didn't know why, so she could only spread her hands and stop moving forward to see what was going on here.
…
"I am Man Chong, who are you?"
Faced with being surrounded by five naked men, Man Chong remained calm and seemed to disdain the long knife in front of him...
"Does Cao Ning know?" The big man at the head directly threw out a name.
While talking, he and several other big men cracked their knuckles.
Click, click, bones collide, and the clear and crisp sounds are heard continuously. Anyone can detect that the person who comes is not good.
"It turns out it's because of him!"
Man Chong drank a full bowl of wine, minding his own business. Then, his eyes suddenly raised, and his eyes were like lightning, and he coldly glanced at the people in front of him. "If it is him, I advise you to leave as soon as possible.
Otherwise, there will be consequences at your own risk!”
The tone was sonorous, full of ridicule and disdain for the visitor.
"snort."
The leading man let out a cold snort, and immediately took out a bag of coins from his back. Then, he put one hand on the coins and the other on the broadsword.
"Here are ten thousand five-baht coins! Let Cao Ning go, and these will be yours! Otherwise..."
When the word "otherwise" was mentioned, the big man's eyes slowly moved to the position of the steel knife. The meaning was very clear...either you take the money and let him go, or we won't let you go!
…
Um...Cao Ning.
Hearing this name, Cao Cao not far away didn't notice anything, but Cao Ren next to him trembled...
He knows Cao Ning!
He was a retainer of his younger brother Cao Hong, and he was also a member of the Cao clan. How could he commit a crime in the hands of a little Tingwei?
Thinking of this... Cao Ren lowered his voice and reminded Cao Cao. "Brother, this Cao Ning is Zi Lian's disciple and a member of our Cao family..."
this…
Cao Cao was slightly startled. He was not surprised that the Cao clan committed a crime. He just found it unbelievable. In this sensitive period, someone dared to capture the Cao clan in Xuchang City? How brave!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao turned around and asked Yi Xiaotian.
"Brother Yi? This Man Chong is a bit interesting!"
"Haha! Brother, the exciting part is yet to come!" Yi Xiaotian smiled slightly. There are many records about Man Chong in history books and documents.
Naturally, Yi Xiaotian knew Man Chong's temperament very well.
A member of the Cao clan has committed a crime. It would be better not to come looking for him, but if we really have to come looking for him... that would be a toad crawling on the incense burner - it would be a shame!
"Brother Yi? Are you familiar with Man Chong?" Cao Cao was a little curious...
"Not familiar." Yi Xiaotian waved his hand gently. "I just heard some stories about his deeds!"
"Tell me about it?" Cao Cao suddenly became a little curious about Man Chong...
"Man Chong served as the postal inspector of Shanyang County when he was eighteen years old. At that time, there was a group of strongmen in the county who harmed the people. Man Chong, the postal inspector, went to picket the police. Guess what happened next?" Yi Xiaotian asked with great interest.
Talking...
"how?"
"When those strongmen heard that Man Chong was coming, they actually took the initiative to plead guilty. They even knelt down and kowtowed to promise that they would never do anything wrong again! From then on, no strongman ever did anything wrong in Shanyang County!"
Huo...Yi Xiaotian's words surprised Cao Cao!
An eighteen-year-old boy can make a group of strong men take the initiative to plead guilty? This...
Before Cao Cao could think about it carefully, Yi Xiaotian's words came next.
"Also, a year later Man Chong became the magistrate of Gaoping County. There was a postal supervisor in the county who took bribes and corrupted the administration of officials in the county. Guess what Man Chong did after he found out?"
"What?" Cao Cao put his ear to Yi Xiaotian's mouth... "It's nothing more than torture? What else can it do?"
"If it's just torture, then it's not Man Chong." Yi Xiaotian shook his head. "In front of the people, Man Chong whipped the postal governor to death, and he didn't hesitate to resign for this!
Tell me, is it cruel enough to dote on this person?"
Ah...this...
Cao Cao was shocked. If these words were said by someone else, Cao Cao would definitely have reservations. Who would sacrifice his official title for solving the case? But, it happened that Brother Yi said these words, so there is no doubt about their authenticity.
doubt…
Let’s think of the story of a strongman taking the initiative to subdue the law when Man Chong was appointed postal supervisor.
Judging from this...this Man Chong must be a ruthless person! Not only a ruthless person, but also a wolf killer!
call…
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Yi, I originally thought that in this wine shop, you, the owner, was the only hidden dragon. I never thought that in this wine shop, even among the guests, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
Cao Cao sighed...
Just like that, there was a crackling sound in my ears.
Go in search of reputation.
Man Chong moved, not only did he move, but the staff on his waist also moved.
No one could see how he raised his hand or punched. In the lightning flash, all five big men were knocked to the ground without exception!
Look at the cheeks of these big men. They all have bruises and swollen faces, and their facial features are densely packed together.
Fast... too fast!
From taking action to completely defeating five big men, it took almost an instant.
On the contrary, Man Chong clapped his hands and patted the dust on his body at this time, with a normal expression, and began to tie up these big men one by one, chanting to himself.
"I, Tingwei Manchong, can't get rid of the dust in his eyes! Bribing me? You are doing it for yourself!"
Huo…
Just by saying this, Cao Cao felt elated. He liked Man Chong so much! Man Chong's style of doing things was so similar to his own.
In fact, Cao Cao felt that even he himself would not be as outstanding as Man Chong...
It is not difficult to enforce the law like a mountain, but it is completely unreasonable to enforce the law like a mountain. Deep in Cao Cao's heart, at this time, he just said one sentence - I love you to death!
Sure enough, Brother Yi has a keen eye, and the talents he recommended shine brightly!
