Cao Peng and Chen Qun traveled in a hurry and finally arrived in Guangling County before Chen time.
In fact, Dongling Pavilion is not far from Guangling County, but due to the continuous rain, the road is muddy and rugged, making it particularly difficult to travel.
After not sleeping all night, Cao Peng couldn't help but look tired.
However, he did not dare to delay for even a moment. After arriving in Guangling, he went straight to the Chen Mansion.
Chen Qun also looked very tired, but he still followed Cao Peng over. Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao did not come over, just because they were drunk yesterday and could not wake up for a while. In front of the Chen Mansion, Cao Peng got off his horse.
Chen Qun also got off his horse and climbed up to the doorstep with Cao Peng.
After being called up by Chen Deng, Cao Peng made arrangements overnight.
He ordered Wang Mai to take over the military affairs of Donglingting. Bu Zhao and Hao Zhao were Wang Mai's deputies, and Xia Houlan accompanied him.
This arrangement naturally has Cao Peng's reasons. In fact, it stands to reason that Xia Houlan is the oldest, has rich experience, and has the strongest martial arts skills. He is the most suitable candidate to stay at Dongling Pavilion. But Cao Peng did not do this.
Arrangement. Firstly, he trusted Wang Mai the most; secondly, he didn’t know what Chen Deng was looking for. If he couldn’t come back in a while, Wang Mai could get more money from Zhendong Ling Pavilion.
Lian Bu Zhi and Hao Zhao are both talented people, so there is no need to worry about Wang Mai making mistakes.
It's not that Cao Peng didn't trust Xiahou Lan, but that he trusted Wang Mai more than Wang Mai.
But if this happens, Xia Houlan may have some ideas.
Cao Peng took him with him as a means of comfort: Look, I don't even take my brother with me, but I take you with me. I value you very much!
Moreover, Xia Houlan's martial arts was also a guarantee for Cao Peng.
Arriving outside the Chen Mansion, Cao Peng asked Xia Houlan to wait outside the door, while he followed Chen Qun and walked directly into the Chen Mansion.
Chen Qun was also a resident of the Chen Mansion, and the servants were all familiar with him, so they walked all the way without anyone trying to stop him.
The two of them went straight to the main hall, and heard voices coming from the hall in the distance.
Chen Qun was the first to step into the hall.
Cao Peng then saw Chen Deng talking with a man in his forties before he entered the hall.
The two of them were sitting on the same couch, looking very affectionate.
Just looking at this situation, you can tell that this middle-aged man has a lot of background.
As a child of a noble family, Chen Deng generally has a high self-respect. Sitting on the same bed is an extremely close and equal relationship.
Unless you have an outstanding background or are of average status, it is generally difficult for this phenomenon to occur.
During the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the opposition between the children of aristocratic families and the common people of poor families became more and more obvious.
Even if you are a high-ranking official, even if you are one of the three nobles, if you are not of the same background, it is impossible for you to sit on the same bed or talk at the same table.
I can’t remember who he was, I just remember that during the Jin and Jin Dynasties, an official visited a famous person.
At first, the two sat at the same table and talked cordially. But when the official left, the celebrity ordered his servants to burn the mat.
The reason is that the officials' background is too poor.
Cao Peng couldn't help but wonder: Who is this middle-aged man?
But before he walked into the hall, he heard Chen Qun shouting in surprise: "Is it Xun Xiuruo?"
As soon as Chen Qun came in, Chen Deng and the middle-aged man stood up.
"Long article, I have been away from Yingchuan for many years, but you are well."
The middle-aged man looked at Chen Qun with a smile on his face and nodded in greeting.
Chen Qun took two steps forward, clasped his fists with his hands, raised them above his head, and then bowed deeply, "Chen Qun, meet my brother..."
"Hahaha, how can my dear brother get such a gift?"
The middle-aged man stepped forward, supported Chen Qun, and the smile on his face grew wider.
"When did brother come to Guangling?"
Chen Deng smiled and said: "You just left yesterday, and Xiuruo arrived just now."
"Ah...I don't know, brother came here, but I couldn't cleanse him. I hope you can forgive me."
The middle-aged man chuckled, took Chen Qun's arm, and talked very cordially.
Cao Peng stood at the door of the hall, feeling a little embarrassed. It was neither right for him to enter nor not to enter, and it was even worse for him to speak and disturb the greetings of the three of them.
Fortunately, Chen Qun still remembered Cao Peng. After a few words of greeting, he said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, why did you rush to find Youxue?"
Chen Deng also saw Cao Peng, but did not say hello.
When Cao Peng heard Chen Qun's words, he quickly bowed and said, "Cao Peng, who is visiting Dongling Pavilion, has been ordered to come and pay homage to the prefect."
This is a rule!
Chen Deng was a superior officer and a master, so he couldn't speak first.
Only after the lower official speaks first can Chen Deng respond.
"Youxue, come in."
Chen Deng waved to Cao Peng to come in, and then said to Chen Qun: "It's not that I'm looking for friends to learn from you, but I want to see you to learn from friends."
"ah?"
Cao Peng and Chen Qun couldn't help but be startled.
Chen Qun asked in confusion: "Brother, what did you learn from your friend?"
The middle-aged man put away his smile, looked at Cao Peng seriously, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Are you Cao Peng?"
"Exactly."
Cao Peng was a little confused.
He didn't know the middle-aged man in front of him, and he didn't know what the reason why the middle-aged man was looking for him was.
Fortunately, Chen Qun was smart and saw Cao Peng's confusion, and introduced him continuously: "Youxue, please come and meet the third brother first."
Third brother? Whose third brother?
Cao Peng was even more confused!
However, since Chen Qun said so, he still had to step forward to salute, imitate Chen Qun's example, put his hands together and salute, "Cao Peng pays homage to the third brother."
"puff-!"
Chen Qun couldn't help but laugh.
The middle-aged people couldn't help but be happy.
"Youxue, Third Brother is my title, how can you... However, it is not rude for you to call Xiuruo Third Brother. Wen Ruo and Shusun also have a close friendship, so you can call me Third Brother."
That makes sense. Come, come, I will introduce you to Xun Wenruo, the third brother, Xun Yan."
Cao Peng was stunned when he heard this!
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xun family was full of talented people.
Starting from Xun Shu, he got the name of "Shenjun" and was praised as one of the four leaders of Yingchuan. Xun Shu had eight sons, named Xun's Eight Dragons, all of whom were famous for their talents. Under the eight dragons, there were Xun Yu, Xun Yan and Xun.
The three brothers Chen, as well as Xun Yue and Xun Zhongyu. Under Xun Yu, there are people like Xun You and Xun Gongda. It can be said that there are no mediocre people in the four generations of the Xun family. Xun Yan did not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so Cao Peng was not impressed deeply. But
It had been more than a year since I was reborn in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and I had stayed in Xudu for half a year. Most of the people I met were extraordinary.
Cao Peng had heard of Xun Yan's name and said that he was eloquent and full of wits.
Xun Yu's second brother, Xun Chen, is now serving under Yuan Shao and is also an outstanding person.
As for Xun Yu’s eldest brother, he is actually not Xun Yu’s biological brother. He is talking about Xun Yu’s cousin, Xun Yue and Xun Zhongyu...
This person was elegant in nature, noble in character, and talented in learning. During the reign of Emperor Ling, the eunuchs were monopolizing power, so they lived in seclusion and did not serve in official positions. In the first year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, he recruited Xun Yue as the Huangmen Minister, and moved to the Secretary Supervisor to serve as the minister.
Among them, his official position is not inferior to that of Xun Yu in the slightest.
However, Cao Peng really didn't know Xun Yan, and he didn't know what Xun Yan was looking for.
Seeing Cao Peng's confused look, Xun Yan was happy.
"Cao Peng, I will give you a piece of parallel prose.
The first couplet is filled with the sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading."
Cao Peng was startled and replied instinctively: "Then I care about everything about Xia Lian's family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs... Hey, how do you know this?"
This couplet was written by Cao Peng at the door of his study when he was a guest in Dianjiawu.
Since couplets had not yet appeared at this time, they appeared more often in the form of parallel prose in articles. He also entertained himself, and of course he did not rule out the desire to show off.
But when he first heard Xun Yan say this couplet, he was still shocked. He even instinctively thought: Xun Yan also traveled through time?
Xun Yan couldn't help laughing when he saw Cao Peng's frightened expression.
"Brother, what you just said..."
"Oh, this Yingchuan game has been quite interesting since last year. At first, it came from Wen Ruo, and Yingchuan Academy rushed to imitate it... Later I found out that this game was actually played by a fourteen-year-old boy
.Wen Ruo only saw it by chance at someone else's residence."
Except for Cao Peng, who among the people in the main hall is not a well-read poetry and talented person?
Chen Qun and Chen Deng immediately understood the mystery of this game.
"Third brother, are you saying that this game was created by Youxue?"
"Haha, exactly."
Chen Qun suddenly turned around and glared at Cao Peng fiercely.
"Youxue, if you have such a wonderful idea, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Uh...I forgot!"
Cao Peng thought to himself: How did I know that you like pairs?
Chen Deng frowned and looked at Cao Peng with a slightly different look.
Yesterday, he listened to an "Inscription on a Humble Room", and today he learned that parallel prose can be used in this way.
His views on Cao Peng also changed a lot, and he even felt that it was wrong to drive Cao Peng to Dongling Pavilion two months ago?
If I had known that this boy had such talent, it would have been better to have stayed with him.
What a shame, I've talked to him several times before, but I don't seem to realize that he has such a talent...
For a moment, Chen Deng couldn't help but feel a little worried about gains and losses.
Xun Yan motioned for Cao Peng to sit aside, and then said in a deep voice: "This time, by the Emperor's order, I am accompanying Wang Lang, the commander of the Dian Military Academy, on an envoy to Jiangdong. Before leaving, Wen Ruo told me that you were in love;
Tatsuya said, if possible, let me take you to Jiangdong... Even Guo Jia also asked me to marry you, which made me feel strange. Your brother-in-law and Fengxiao studied in the same school, I have heard people say that
.
Wen Ruo and your brother Ling also have friendship, which is not surprising.
It's just that I've always been confused, why do Wenruo, Gongda and Fengxiao value you so much?"
His eyes were like swords, looking directly at Cao Peng.
But Cao Peng was very confused...
He roughly understood what Xun Yan meant: Xun Yan was going to Jiangdong as an envoy, so Xun Yu and the others reported to Xun Yan. Wait, Xun Yan just said that he was accompanying the Dian Military Academy Lieutenant Wang Lang on an envoy to Jiangdong?
In other words, Xun Yan is not the leader, but a deputy...
But what does your mission to Jiangdong have to do with me?
Cao Peng was confused and couldn't understand Xun Yan's intention.
He was even more confused about Xun Yan's question and didn't know how to answer it.
In fact, Cao Peng had no contact with Xun Yu, Guo Jia or even Xun You. He had met Xun Yu but had not spoken to Xun Yu; he had met Guo Jia, but even though they had exchanged words, they had only a few words. And at that time,
The topic also involved Guo Jia's health. Guo Jia didn't seem very happy... As for Xun You, Cao Peng had never met him, let alone had any special friendship with him.
What is the purpose of these three people suddenly joining forces to attack themselves?
Cao Peng was confused and shook his head blankly.
After Xun Yan stared at Cao Peng for a long time, he suddenly waved his hand and said, "You are here this time, do you have any entourage?"
"Oh, there is only one general, waiting outside the door now."
"Let's do it this way. You and your family will stay at the Chen Mansion tonight, and you will join me and my troops tomorrow morning to go on an envoy to Jiangdong."
"Here!"
Cao Peng stood up and intervened to answer the order.
He can't do this kind of thing.
Although he is now conquered by Chen Deng, he belongs to Chen Deng.
But seeing what Chen Deng meant, there was no objection, indicating that he had agreed.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
Cao Peng was about to go out when Xun Yan called him to stop him.
"I heard that you are not weak in martial arts?"
Before Cao Peng could answer, Chen Qun spoke first: "This is indeed true. You are proficient in swordsmanship and horsemanship. He once single-handedly fought Song Xian, one of Lu Bu's eight best generals, in Xiapi City, and almost killed Song Xian. His skills
, very outstanding, and his generals are not ordinary."
Xun Yan nodded and shouted to the people outside the main hall: "Come here, bring the box."
Then he said to Cao Peng: "When I came here this time, your father asked Zidan to give you something."
"My dad?"
Cao Peng was confused and didn't know what Cao Ji asked Xun Yan to bring.
At this time, a family general walked in from outside the main hall, holding a long black lacquered wooden box in his arms, and came to Cao Peng.
I took the wooden box from the general's hand and it was heavy. I estimated it weighed fifty or sixty kilograms.
Cao Peng frowned and looked at Xun Yan.
Xun Yan looked surprised, "You can open it and take a look."
Cao Peng nodded, lowered the long box to the ground, and pressed the spring buckle. There was a soft click, and the lid of the box immediately popped up. The long box was about nine feet and five inches, nearly ten feet long. It was made of red silk and satin, with a buckle on the top.
Wearing a pair of large knives. The pair of large knives are about eight feet and five inches long. The handles are ring-free. The handles are made of black lacquered mahogany, and the stems are locked. There is a black lacquered knife the size of a baby's fist in the mouth of the knife.
Papaya hand guard.
This pair of broadswords are slightly different in length, width and width.
One blade is six feet long, and the other is only five feet five inches.
And one is wide and the other is narrow, the wide one is about the size of a palm, and the narrow one is only about three fingers.
There is an inscription engraved on the spine of the sword: In the first month of Wuyin, I made my son and my crown.
This means that these two swords were made by Cao Ji to congratulate and crown Cao Peng, and were completed in the first month of the year.
Wuyin year, that is, the third year of Jian'an.
Last year, Deng Ji mentioned to Cao Peng that he was going to hold an adult ceremony for him this year, the third year of Jian'an. Presumably he also informed Cao Ji about this, so Cao Ji specially made this pair of long knives as Cao Peng's adult ceremony.
Gift.
Cao Peng reached out and picked up the two swords.
But I found that there was an inscription on the other side of the sword's spine: In the first month of Wuyin, Jizuoheyi.
Heyi means Heyi Workshop, and it is also the name of these two swords. Cao Peng weighed it. The long and wide sword weighed about twenty-eight kilograms, and the short and narrow sword weighed about twenty kilograms, totaling forty-eight kilograms. If it is
When Cao Peng left Xudu last year, he definitely couldn't use the pair of swords. However, after a series of experiences, especially the battle with Lu Bu, Cao Peng had made another breakthrough.
The weight of this pair of broadswords was just in hand.
He stood in the hall and waved his swords gently, but saw the light of the swords flashing and the clouds of swords missing.
Although Xun Yan and others were separated by a distance, they could still feel the coldness coming from the pair of broadswords, and they couldn't help but cheer at the same time.
Cao Peng secretly sighed: Dad's knife-making skills seem to have improved a lot compared to before!