Chapter 146 It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to take revenge.
Diao Chan, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a respectable woman who sacrificed her life to serve her country.
At that time, Dong Zhuo took power and the world was in chaos. The princes joined forces to attack, the wise men offered their suggestions, and the fierce generals risked their lives, but they failed to eradicate Dong Zhuo. But a weak woman, offering her innocence, went around between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo, and used the beauty trick to alienate Dong Zhuo.
The two of them finally eliminated Dong Zhuo.
Wonderful story, respectable woman!
But in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, there is no record about Diao Chan.
It is only said that Diao Chan is the title of a female official in the Han Dynasty, not a person's name. Is there really such a strange woman? Cao Peng does not know.
However, Mr. Cai Dongfan, the later author of "Chinese Historical Romance", confirmed the existence of Diao Chan with an extremely positive tone.
Situ Wangyun's numerous plans failed, so he sent Diao Chan, who had no fists and no courage, and used his voice and color as a spear to kill the culprit. The pink hero is really awesome. He also said: For the sake of a country, the way is right.
Tongbian. All the loyal ministers and righteous men in the world, the fierce generals and brave men cannot eliminate Dong Zhuo, but Diao Chan alone can eliminate him. How can we be so pedantic and despise him? Diao Chan, Diao Chan, I love them and value them!
Mr. Cai Dongfan also did not make it clear whether there was really a woman named Diao Chan who eradicated Dong Zhuo.
But he believed that there was indeed such a strange woman who stepped forward to destroy Dong Zhuo when the heroes of the world were helpless.
Perhaps, it is precisely because what the men in the world have not been able to do has been accomplished by a little woman.
Chen Shou, who wrote "Three Kingdoms", either intentionally or unintentionally ignored the existence of such a woman, thinking about the face of a grown man.
Diao Chan, whether it is an official position or a person's name, it doesn't matter.
The important thing is that in the long history, there does exist such a strange woman... This is enough!
Cao Peng couldn't help but feel in awe, and even more ashamed of the dirty thoughts he had before. He deserved to die for having blasphemed a strange woman.
After changing into women's clothes, Qi'er gave Cao Peng a pony bun, put away Cao Peng's clothes, found something to wrap up, and walked out of the bathroom.
At this time, there was no trace of anyone in the courtyard.
On the other hand, in the wing opposite, laughter could be heard from time to time. It seemed that it was Lu Bu's daughter who was having dinner with Diao Chan.
Cao Peng already knew that the young general who stopped Lu Bu in the restaurant that day was the girl who was laughing in the room.
Her name should be... Lu Lingqi?
I don’t know if she is the girl who was carried on Lu Bu’s back in history, trying to break out of the Cao Wei alliance and give her to Yuan Shu’s son. Listening to her silver bell-like laughter, Cao Peng suddenly felt a conflict: This
Such a kindness, I will definitely repay it sooner or later.
The banquet in the main hall has ended, and the guests have dispersed in small groups.
However, the small town was still heavily guarded. Cao Peng followed Qier out of the small town gate and saw two familiar people standing together.
One was Lu Ji who had blocked him before.
The other one, who is no stranger, is Liu Bei's counselor, Sun Qian.
"Qier, do you want to go out?"
Lu Ji said hello from a distance.
Qi'er, however, had a straight face, took Cao Peng's hand, and left, leaving Lu Ji very bored.
"Sister Qi'er, that's all Lu Ji wants to do is harm me, why would you..."
"It's not because of that bitch!" Qi'er gritted her teeth and said: "The woman who disliked Junhou was later captured by the Xianbei people and gave birth to that beard. After Junhou rescued her, the woman pestered Junhou,
He also asked Hu'er to change his surname to Lu. The eldest lady was also generous and didn't care about it. After the young lady got married, the woman didn't know what was good or bad and kept competing with the young lady for favor... Hu'er was even more ambitious and wanted to inherit the throne.
His mother and son have often caused trouble here. The young lady is also a good person and does not want to argue with his mother and son. But the more this happens, the more arrogant his mother and son are. They have set such a trap this time, and their intentions are to be punished.
, His heart is worthy of death!"
Cao Peng heard a general idea, but couldn't say anything.
"Hu'er, are you familiar with Liu Yuzhou?"
Liu Bei was now worshiped as the pastor of Yuzhou, so people at that time called him Liu Yuzhou.
Qi'er turned his head and glanced at Sun Qian with a look of disdain, "I don't know that, but every time Liu Bei sends someone over, he will give Hu'er a gift. That Sun Gongyou, don't look at his loyal face. Like, actually... he's very poisonous."
Cao Peng didn't ask any further, but he generally understood the whole story.
There was one more thing that he wasn't quite sure about.
Lu Ji, why are you so hostile to him? Putting aside this frame-up, the two of them didn't seem very friendly when they first met.
"correct!"
Cao Peng suddenly remembered something, "My horse..."
"Don't worry, I will go back and talk to the young lady about the horse, and I will find a way to return it to you then."
"But……"
"But what?"
"My horse is still in the house, but I am not here, isn't it..."
Qi'er stopped and thought for a moment, then pulled Cao Peng into a clothing store.
After buying another outfit based on Cao Peng's previous attire, Qi'er took Cao Peng around the street in front of the main entrance of the small town and entered through a small gate.
After finding a secluded place, Cao Peng changed his clothes.
Qi'er smiled and said, "Mr. Cao, I think it looks better if you pretend to be your daughter's family."
With such words, if it had been anyone else, he would have turned against Qi'er at that time. As for Cao Peng, he was just a little embarrassed and smiled.
"Sister Qi'er, don't make fun of me again!"
Qi'er chuckled, and as expected she didn't say any more.
However, his attitude toward Cao Peng is a bit better. At least, Qi'er feels that Cao Peng doesn't have that kind of machismo, and he has a gentle temper. He also respects girls and speaks slowly. Tuntun, occasionally blushing like a girl.
"Mr. Cao, you haven't left yet?"
Just when Cao Peng was about to say goodbye to Qier, he suddenly heard someone calling him.
He turned around and saw Cao Xing walking towards him with a group of soldiers.
"Well……"
Before Cao Peng could speak, Cao Xing had already come over.
When he saw Qi'er clearly, he couldn't help but be startled.
Immediately, a strange smile appeared on the face.
"What I'm saying is, your horse is still there, but you're gone...it turns out you were having a secret meeting with a beautiful woman here."
"Uh, don't get me wrong, General Cao."
"Haha, I didn't misunderstand. I didn't expect you and Miss Qi'er to be very..."
Qi'er's face darkened, "General Cao, I have something else to do, you guys can talk about it."
After that, she ignored Cao Xing and left along the small path.
"General Cao, you really misunderstood."
"Okay, I misunderstood..." Cao Xing looked at Qi'er's back with an expression of 'Who are you kidding? I am born by myself. In name, I am a master and servant to the eldest lady, but in fact, I am as close as a sister. It’s just that she is cold and cold-blooded, and she has practiced martial arts with the prince, so it is difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with her."
Cao Peng knew that this matter was getting darker and darker.
Just act like you can say whatever you want and say nothing again.
"Let's go, I'll take you out of the city."
"General Cao, you... look like you are facing a formidable enemy. What is going on?"
"It's not that nonsense... Well, it was the Young Lord who told the Lord that there were thieves making trouble in the city. The Lord ordered an investigation, so the city was heavily guarded. Just now I saw that your horse was still there, but I couldn't see you. People thought... Haha, forget it, I'll give it to you."
When Cao Peng and Cao Xing walked out of the city gate again, Lu Ji and Sun Qian were no longer there.
Cao Peng sat astride Zhao Yebai and said goodbye to Cao Xing.
On the way back, he was still thinking about today's incident.
It was a bit baffling that Lu Ji was hostile to him.
Then they tried to frame him, or it could be said that it was his mother's fight for favor, but it was a bit sudden and strange to involve him.
Recalling that he just saw Lu Ji and Sun Qian talking together, Cao Peng slightly understood.
Sun Gongyou, are you going to take action now?
Last night, Sun Qian talked with the man named "Zi Ai" in the restaurant, which exposed the close relationship between Liu Bei and Haixi.
In fact, everyone is well aware of this connection.
The Mi family belongs to Liu Bei, and the people behind the Haixi Salt Owl are also from the Mi family. Liu Bei's role in it is naturally highlighted. He relies on the Mi family's private salt in exchange for military supplies and weapons, and at the same time, he Haixi retains a power that can influence Xiapi at any time.
In later generations, many people believed that Liu Bei conquered the country by crying.
But as a former fan of Liu Bei, Cao Peng knew very well that Liu Bei's ability to divide the world into three parts and stand on a foothold with Sun Wu and Cao Wei could not only be obtained by crying. This man has means and knows how to package himself. He is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. ... Just as Li Zongwu, the later leader of Houheixue, said, Liu Bei, as a descendant of the Liu family, learned the "thickness" of his ancestor Liu Bang so deeply that he could penetrate into wood and become as innocent as fire.
However, as long as you don’t offend me, if you do…
Murderous intent loomed in Cao Peng's eyes.
It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to take revenge... Sun Qian, since you dare to frame me, I will definitely cut off your lord's financial path.
An idea suddenly appeared in his mind, Cao Peng's eyes couldn't help but narrowed, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
When he returned to the inn, Sun Qian was about to leave.
The carriage and horses were ready, and he walked out of the inn. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he heard someone shouting: "Mr. Gongyou, please stay."
He turned around and saw Cao Peng coming over with a smile and cupped his hand towards him.
Sun Qian was startled at first and hurriedly returned the gift with his hands.
"Master Cao!"
"Haha, does Mr. Gongyou recognize me?"
"This... the young master was asked to toast three glasses of wine by Marquis Wen at Marquis Wen's banquet. How could Sun Qian not know about this?"
Cao Peng smiled brightly, "So that's it. I, Mr. Gongyou, also know my nickname, and I was secretly happy just now."
"Well……"
Even though Sun Qian was clever and eloquent, he didn't know how to answer Cao Peng's words.
This guy is so shameless!
Are you, a small soldier, worthy of my acquaintance?
But this etiquette is here, so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Sun Qian really didn't know how to speak.
"Mr. Gongyou, are you leaving?"
"Oh, exactly."
"Be careful on the road and don't get into any accidents."
Sun Qian couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart. Cao Peng's words sounded full of concern, but they didn't sound like it.
Could it be said that he knew something?
Looking at Cao Peng's young face, Sun Qian was a little undecided.
"If you see Liu Yuzhou, I hope you can congratulate him on my behalf."
"congratulate?"
"I heard that Liu Yuzhou obtained the soldiers and horses of Yang Feng and Han Siam. Now that the soldiers and horses are strong, isn't it worthy of congratulations?"
"This... Mr. Cao is joking."
"Really?" Cao Peng chuckled, "Mr. Gongyou, please take care of yourself."
After saying that, he went back to the inn.
Sun Qian stood beside the carriage, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Cao Peng's words sounded affectionate, but after thinking about them, I felt that they were hidden secrets. What did this guy mean? Is he congratulating me, or... maybe, my previous actions were a bit... Reckless, was this guy aware of it?
The more I think about it, the more awkward I feel.
After Sun Qian boarded the carriage, he was very nervous.
"Quick, let's go back to Xiaopei right away. Don't delay the journey."
"Ah Fu, I just saw you and Liu Bei's envoy talking at the door. Do you know him?"
"do not know!"
"I don't know him. You talk to him so much?"
Sitting in the living room across the courtyard, Xu Yi and Dian Man took Cao Peng and asked.
Cao Peng replied: "It's just a small talk, just for the sake of face."
"Oh!" Dianman nodded, and suddenly lowered his voice and said: "You don't need to be polite to him. Listen to my father, Liu Xuande is a very bad person."
"Yeah?"
Noriman nodded vigorously, indicating that what he said was true.
Cao Peng was not surprised: people like Dian Wei like to go straight.
Liu Bei may be good at packaging himself, but in the eyes of people like Dian Wei, he may not be able to please, and may even have counterproductive effects.
"Whatever, let's get ready, it's time to go back."
Dianman and Xu Yi quickly agreed, and the three of them ordered to go down and let the servants prepare their luggage.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of people shouting and neighing outside the post house. The post officer hurriedly followed him. When he saw Cao Peng, he hurriedly came forward to greet him.
"Mr. Cao, there is someone looking for you outside."
"oh?"
Cao Peng was a little strange, so he quickly walked out of the post station with the post officer.
I saw a group of sergeants parked on the long street outside the inn door.
These sergeants were obviously different from the ones Cao Peng had seen before. They were all silent and stood quietly on the long street, carrying a strong evil aura.
"Mr. Cao, we meet again!"
Cao Xing saw Cao Peng and waved hello with a smile.
"You still said you have nothing to do with Miss Qi'er?"
"What's wrong?"
"Haha, are these the soldiers and horses that Miss Qi'er asked for for you?"
"ah!"
Cao Peng opened his mouth, looked at the soldiers in front of him, and then at Cao Xing.
"The young lady said that Haixi is in chaos right now. It will definitely not be easy for you as a child to work there, so I just asked the Lord to help you. Well, this is a soldier picked out from Wenyuan's subordinates. , they can go to Haixi County with you...Hao Zhao!"
"The end is here!"
A young man walked out from among the sergeants.
Judging from his age, he was probably sixteen or seventeen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a strong back and strong waist.
From the accent, he sounds like he's from the North.
Cao Peng couldn't tell where it was.
"From now on, you will follow Mr. Cao."
Hao Zhao had no expression on his face and cupped his hands and said: "I will obey your order... I will meet Mr. Cao."
"Ah, no gift!"
Cao Peng was still a little dizzy at the moment, but generally he seemed to understand the mystery.
Not Qier!
He and Qi'er haven't had such a deep friendship yet.
"Your Majesty, do you have any instructions?"
"The Lord doesn't have any instructions, but the young lady said that you should do your job well. If you succeed in the future, don't forget the kindness of the Lord."
No, it’s not the kindness of the king!
But her kindness...
Cao Peng seemed to understand a little bit.
Diao Chan...oh, let's call her Diao Chan.
She hopes that she can help Lu Bu one day in the future!
Let's not ask whether Diao Chan has any selfish motives. But no matter what, these sergeants in front of him are undoubtedly a help in times of need for Cao Peng.
He hesitated and said, "Please report back to me, little madam, just tell Cao Peng. I will never forget today's kindness!"