The moonlight shines through the square prison window and into the prison.
The refreshing fragrance of peach blossoms blew into the prison with a wisp of breeze, dispersing the damp and putrid smell in the cell, making me feel very comfortable.
Two 20-centimeter-long, arm-thick, slightly twisted wooden sticks were erected on the window. There were small green buds growing on the wooden sticks, which made people feel very comfortable just looking at them. The size of the cell was not small, about
It was sixty or seventy square meters. Originally, this was supposed to be a large prison, but due to the arrival of Noriman and others, the guards hurriedly moved the prisoners in the prison to other cells, cleaned them, and welcomed them.
The yamen moved in. There were eight beds inside, and the haystacks originally laid on the ground were thrown out.
It's midsummer and the weather is hot.
Sitting in this cell, it feels very cool.
"Nian Zhonglang, when will you let us out?"
Xu Yi looked at Dian Wei with a dark face.
In all his life, he has never been to a place like this...
Dian Wei scratched his head, looked around at the seven young faces in the cell, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Kids, I guess you'll have to stay here for a while."
"ah?"
Dian Wei sighed, "I just came out of Shizhong's Mansion. Your uncle Xun said that this matter has become a bit complicated now... It is no longer a simple street fight. Fu Jun's legs are crippled and he will probably be injured for the rest of his life."
Don’t take it too seriously. Also, you injured more than thirty people, a dozen of them were seriously injured, and six people died. The emperor has heard about this and sent someone to investigate."
Dianman said angrily: "It's clearly Fujun's fault, why should we be imprisoned?"
"That is, if he hadn't caused trouble with his horse, injured people, and refused to be reasonable, how could we have done anything? Mr. Dianzhong, I'm waiting for this to be called injustice on the road."
Xu Yi shouted loudly, and the cell suddenly became lively.
The jailers hid far away, no one dared to come close...
None of these young masters are easy to mess with. Not to mention Dian Wei Xuyi's bad temper, even Cao Zhen, Cao Zun, and Zhu Zan are not easy to mess with.
The three most provoking ones seemed to be very silent.
And I heard from people that these people were very vicious and killed several people.
When the jailers heard this, how dare they come over to cause trouble? They wished they could worship these people as their ancestors, and they didn't dare to show any slights.
"What's the fuss about?"
Dian Wei roared in anger, the sound was like thunder.
In an instant, there was silence in the cell, and no one shouted anymore.
Who doesn't know that Dian Wei has a bad temper and a master who doesn't recognize his relatives when provoked? It can be seen that he is not in a good mood. If he is provoked now, he might fall out. Even Cao Zhen and others will
He closed his mouth and looked at Dian Wei timidly without saying a word.
"Uncle Dian, it's nice here!"
Cao Peng had been taking care of Deng Fan, so he did not participate.
Deng Fan helped him block the knife, but the injury was not very serious.
In the situation at that time, although Fu Jun's generals wanted to kill people, they were also a little afraid. Therefore, the sword was not very powerful and did not hurt the bones.
Xiao Kun, a famous gynecologist in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was indeed not good at trauma, but he was very careful in bandaging.
After Deng Fan entered the cell, he fell into a deep sleep...
Seeing that his breathing was even and his life was not in danger, Cao Peng was able to speak.
"Haha, although this place is a bit small, it is still clean. It's good to stay away from the wind for two days. I guess it must be very messy outside now."
Dian Wei laughed, "It's not just chaotic, it's almost going to explode."
"Then let's blow it up. If you don't blow it up, there won't be any clues..."
Cao Zhen didn't know Cao Peng, but he saw that Dian Wei and Xu Yi were very affectionate towards him, so he thought that Cao Peng was the young master of some family. Although his clothes were not very flashy, his demeanor was unusual. Dian Wei was kind to Cao Peng.
, even more friendly than Noriman, and more confused in his heart. But after hearing Cao Peng's words, Cao Zhen couldn't help but be slightly startled, showing an expression of understanding...
"You kid, you are really smart."
Dian Wei didn't understand it at first, but soon after thinking about it, he understood the key point.
As he said, this fight was no longer a simple street fight, but a battle for power.
Emperor Han wanted to take this opportunity to test Cao Cao's bottom line.
Those Han officials hoped to suppress Cao Cao's prestige and gain some power.
In fact, this fight has already existed. It has not stopped since the moment Cao Cao punished Yang Biao last year. Before that, everyone maintained some restraint and no one tried to stir things up. Now the second generation of Cao's party,
The fight with the second generation of the Han Dynasty, or the second generation of the royalists, was like a fuse, bringing to the table many things that no one had ever wanted to explain clearly before.
Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he was also loyal to Cao Cao.
Under this situation, Xun Yu was not good and could not make a decision. He could only wait for Cao Cao to withdraw his troops and return to Xudu, and then let Cao Cao take action.
After all, the final decision on this matter rests with Cao Cao.
After understanding this truth, Dian Wei suddenly felt relaxed.
"Afu, then you stay here for a few days. If you need anything, just ask someone to send me a message. My wife is fine, she was just frightened and has woken up. I ordered her to be sent back to Wubao.
And send people to garrison the fort so nothing will happen again."
"Well, please bother uncle."
"Hahaha, what does this mean?" Dian Wei rolled his eyes, walked to Cao Peng, squatted down and asked in a low voice: "Ah Fu, I have already seen the military training minutes you gave me... you
Do you have any other explanations? Tell me once."
The affectionate gesture made Cao Zhen and others stunned, and Dian's face was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Cao Peng laughed, "I'd like to trouble my uncle to go back and tell my father that he must make the Tiangang Sword before Cao Gong returns... Also, we can start making those gadgets I told him before."
and production, not much else.”
"It's that simple?"
Cao Peng nodded, "It's that simple!"
"Okay, I'll tell Lao Cao so he doesn't have to worry."
Dian Wei stood up and yelled at Dian Man: "Take good care of Ah Fu and don't let others bully him."
As he spoke, he glanced at Cao Zhen and the others with a pair of ferocious eyes.
Cao Zhen trembled in his heart and quickly smiled, "Dian Zhonglang, put it down, I will definitely take good care of this...oh, little brother!"
He didn't know Cao Peng's name yet, so he had to use "little brother" instead.
Dian Wei nodded with satisfaction...
"Uncle Dian!"
"What else?"
Cao Peng glanced at everyone in the cell and said, "I guess we have to live here for a while. Uncle Laodian can help me make some gadgets outside, and we can play here to relieve our boredom."
"What gadget?"
"Uh... do you have a pen and paper?"
Dian Wei immediately shouted to the jailer in the distance: "Is there anyone alive? Get a pen and paper."
Two jailers hurriedly looked for paper and pen, while two other jailers walked into the cell carrying a black nan solid wood case.
Cao Peng thought for a while, drew a few pictures, and then made detailed annotations.
"Uncle Dian, just give this to my brother-in-law and let him make it according to the drawing... After it is finished, send it to you as soon as possible, otherwise it will be very boring."
"I know I know!"
Dian Wei flipped through the drawing and saw that there were squares, red hearts, and strips on it, some of which he couldn't understand clearly.
He shrugged his shoulders and put away the drawings, "Then I'll leave first... You all, please listen to me and serve them well. Don't be negligent."
"I would like to obey Dian Zhonglang's orders."
The jailer was a low-ranking official, so naturally he did not dare to go against Dian Wei.
Dian Wei left cursing, and the cell suddenly seemed very quiet...
Cao Zhen looked at Cao Peng in confusion. Before he could speak, Cao Peng raised his hands to him and Cao Zun and Zhuzan, "Cao Peng, I haven't asked you about the names of these three people."
Huh?
Cao Zhen is a little confused!
Is it possible that this person is also a descendant of the Cao family? Why haven't I seen it...
"I'm Cao Zhen!"
Although Cao Zhen was confused, he still answered politely.
Is he Cao Zhen?
Cao Peng was suddenly shocked!
This is an amazing big guy... But his real rise was in the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms. In the 84th chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Zhen appeared on the stage and attacked Nanjun, but was defeated by Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin. Later, when he attacked Shu, he was defeated by Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin.
Zhao Yun stopped him and finally returned without success.
After Cao Pi's death, Cao Zhen was ordered to assist Cao Rui and become a general.
After being defeated continuously by Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi came out of the mountain, which was considered a successful defense...
Generally speaking, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Zhen was a stupid, arrogant, conceited and incompetent guy. In the end, he was humiliated by Zhuge Liang's letter and died in anger.
The above is what is said in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
But what is the real situation?
When Cao Peng first read the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he also felt that Cao Zhen was incompetent.
But later, as he grew up and experienced more, he began to doubt some things in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Pi was also a very powerful character! Being able to be assisted by Cao Pi's posthumous edict shows that this person is definitely not simple. How could it be possible?
Is he an incompetent person?
So Cao Peng took a serious look at Baidu.
The answer I got was completely different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Cao Zhen seems to be a tragic figure who was deliberately vilified and belittled by Master Luo in order to praise Zhuge Liang. This man is a son of Cao Cao and is very popular with Cao Cao. He once commanded Cao Wei's elite tiger and leopard cavalry and made outstanding achievements in battle. Later he became a partial general.
Participated in the Battle of Hanzhong, moved to the center to lead the army, and protected the army in Shu. After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhen was promoted to the general of Zhenxi, and the governor of Yongzhou and Liangzhou military...
How could such a person be incompetent?
Cao Zhen did fight Zhuge Liang, but he did not fail.
He and Zhang He, the only remaining member of the five great generals at that time, successfully resisted Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition and quelled the rebellion in the three counties. Then he ordered Hao Zhao to repair the city in Chencang in advance and resist Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition. He was later promoted to Grand Sima and supervised the Wei army.
Fenglu launched a large-scale attack on the Shu Han, but was forced to withdraw due to heavy rain. After this dispatch, Cao Zhen returned to Luoyang and died of illness soon after.
Is there any relationship between Mao and Zhuge Liang?
At this time, Cao Zhen did not have the spirit of the later Wei generals and Sima, and even looked a little immature.
Cao Peng still doesn't know Cao Zhen's current official position, but he knows that he has not yet commanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry... because the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has not yet been formed.
"It turns out to be Mr. Cao."
Cao Zhen waved his hands repeatedly, "We all live in the same cell and have fought together, so we can be considered as brothers. Why should we imitate the courtesy of outsiders? By the way, which family are you from? Why haven't I seen you?"
"Uh... I'm not a descendant of Mr. Cao, my only surname is Cao."
When Cao Peng heard this, he knew that Cao Zhen had misunderstood!
Cao Zhen suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Ah... they have the same surname."
He didn't know what to say, so he had to say haha...
Dianman laughed and said, "Zidan, you are really interesting. Could it be that your surname is Cao, so you are from the same clan as Duke Cao?"
Seeing that Cao Zhen was a little embarrassed, Cao Peng quickly explained to him, "Brother Aman, you can't say that. Mr. Cao and I have the same surname. Maybe we were the same family five hundred years ago."
"Yes, that's right... we were the same family five hundred years ago. That's right." Cao Zhen glared at Dianman and said with a smile: "Aman, I usually ask you to study, but you are not good at studying... Hehe, what's going on here?
He is very knowledgeable, and even if I explain it to you, you won’t be able to understand it. Mr. Cao..."
"Just call me Ah Fu. Everyone calls me that. This is my nickname."
"Okay, I'll call you Ah Fu!" Cao Zhen didn't pretend to be pretentious and said cheerfully: "By the way, where are you from?"
"Uh... I'm really not sure about this. I was born in Nanyang County and came here with Uncle Dian... If you want to ask about your ancestral home, I'm afraid you have to ask my father."
"Nanyang County?" Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said loudly: "Then I dare to ask Yinmo Juzi Cao Jicao, who are you?"
Huh?
It seems that Dad is really famous!
Yinmo Juzi... This is not a story made up by Cao Peng. It is purely a rumor. I don’t know who exaggerated it, so that it was mistakenly believed to be true. Cao Peng did not deliberately defend this kind of thing, rumors
The more, the more clutter, the better.
"Cao Ji is my father!"
"Haha..." Cao Zhen shouted excitedly and grabbed Cao Peng's hand, "I was just looking for you."
"Find me?"
"I heard that Master Cao made a good knife. I really yearn for it, but I don't know how to get to know him... Ah Fu, you have to help me, I want a good knife."
Cao Peng was amused by this guy!
This guy really doesn't know how to deal with life, he just climbs along the pole.
Cao Ji's current worth is different. It's quite difficult to get the sword he made.
Before Cao Peng could speak, Dianman immediately refused, "Zidan, everything has to come first. Ah Fu and I got to know each other first. Even if you make a knife, you should make it for me first."
"Yeah, yeah, I'm second!"
Xu Yi also came to join in the fun.
Wang Mai chuckled while taking care of Deng Fan.
The nervousness of being imprisoned suddenly dissipated.
It's just that he doesn't know how to join it...
I was secretly envious: Ah Fu was so popular, he could make friends wherever he went... I can't learn this from him.
Wang Mai was not jealous, but was happy for Cao Peng.
In his heart, Cao Peng is his brother, a brother for life. Cao Peng can know so many people, and he will definitely be successful in the future...
"Hutou, where are we?"
At this time, Deng Fan woke up.
At first glance, he felt a little uncomfortable with the dimly lit cell, and it also looked a bit familiar.
When Ji Yang was idle, he was often imprisoned for fighting. However, the previous cell was not so comfortable.
"Brother Big Bear, you wake up!"
Cao Peng came over quickly, and Wang Mai helped Deng Fan sit up.
"Big Bear, thank you..."
"Ahem, my brother, what are you thanking for?" Deng Fan said softly, looking around suspiciously.
Cao Peng said: "This is Xudu Prison, I guess we have to live here for a while... But don't worry, everything is fine at home."
"Prison?"
Deng Fan finally woke up.
The wound on his body was so painful that he couldn't help but grimace.
Noriman also ran over and sat down next to him, "Big Bear, he is a good man."
Dianman and others respected Deng Fan's behavior of blocking the knife for Cao Peng. In his eyes, only true good brothers would do such a thing, regardless of life and death. Cao Zhen and the others were also young and vigorous.
At an age where I admire heroes, I was very kind to Deng Fan.
Put yourself in his shoes, if you were yourself, would you defend your brother from a knife?
Cao Zhen subconsciously looked towards Cao Zun and Zhuzan. The three people's eyes met, and they could see the answers in each other's eyes.
"Brother Deng Fan, don't worry. No one here dares to embarrass us... The war in Nanyang County is going very smoothly. It is estimated that the lord will be able to return to the court early next month. At that time, we will go out. If you want revenge
, we will go with you."
Dianman heard this and nodded repeatedly, "A dog-like Fujun doesn't need to be beaten...but Ah Fu, you are really ruthless."
Cao Zhen did not see Cao Peng beating people with his bare hands, but he saw him slashing people with a knife; Xu Yi saw with her own eyes that Cao Peng beat a big man who was much stronger than him with his bare hands until his bones and tendons were broken.
, and it was very relaxed, naturally I was also secretly frightened.
Among these people, Wang Mai and Deng Fan were obviously a little restrained.
Cao Peng saw what they were thinking and couldn't help but feel a headache.
In his previous life, he dared to fight against a huge group single-handedly. Who hasn't seen him? People like Cao Zhen are indeed of noble birth, but in Cao Peng's eyes, it's not a big deal. He has the bowl of old wine in his previous life as the bottom.
Naturally, they are calm and unhurried... But Wang Mai and Deng Fan are different. They live in this era, and they are all exposed to the arrogance and domineeringness of aristocratic families.
To be honest, Wang Mai and Deng Fan have been in Xudu for a few months. Although they haven't gone out much, they have seen more important people than they did in the previous fifteen years combined.
Dianman is better, after all, he has been in contact with Dianwei for a while.
But Cao Zhen...
That is the clan of Lord Sikong Cao!
What kind of official is Da Sikong? They now have some understanding.
Compared with Cao Cao, the officials I had met before... Kuai Zheng, Cheng Yao, including Huang She and his ilk... were all in vain!
This made Wang buy Deng Fan, how could he not feel nervous?
"Brother Tiger Head, Brother Big Bear..."
Cao Peng frowned, thinking about it.
He smiled and said, "Let's become sworn brothers."
"Sworn sworn homage?"
"Yes, Brother Hutou and I grew up together, and Brother Big Bear met in Jiyang, so it's not even acquaintance. The old Taoist who taught me once said to me: Five hundred lifetimes of friendship can be exchanged for
Brothers in this life. When my mother was bullied, Brother Hutou was not afraid of the overwhelming number of people and defended her to the death; when I was stabbed with a knife, Brother Big Bear did not hesitate and blocked the knife for me... This is not a brother, or what?
?”
Wang Mai and Deng Fan were stunned immediately!
The five Dian Man, Xu Yi, and Cao Zhen stood silently aside...
If this is not considered a brother, then are there any brothers in the world?
