Chapter 399 Talking about Cao Peng, Cao Peng is here!
None of the traitor's followers survived.
When Malen's inevitable blow failed, the farce had come to an end. Cao Peng squatted next to Hu Bai's body and looked at the man who had lost his breath quietly. For a moment, he couldn't help but wonder.
Emotion.
I have to say that today's drama was full of twists and turns and was extremely exciting.
Dou Lan's calmness and sophistication left a deep impression on Cao Peng. But the most profound impression was that of Hu Bai lying in a pool of blood. He was even sure that today's play was from the beginning to the end.
Hu Bai's handiwork. Ma Chao is indeed not an ordinary person, but this murderous plan and interlocking plan cannot be planned by Ma Chao. If Ma Chao really has such ability, he will not be beaten later.
His family was ruined, and he finally defected to Liu Bei, and died in depression...
At the beginning, Ma Chao came to Hongshuiji and called it cooperation. In fact, he had made a complete plan to annex Hongze.
If Dou Lan hadn't been prepared and buried the chess piece Suo Eqing, Ma Chao might have been caught off guard. But Dou Lan showed unusual calmness and continued to hold the alliance meeting as if nothing was wrong.
But at the same time, he secretly asked Li Qi to help Geng Jia Muyuan and smashed Liang Yuanbi's sneak attack plan. From this point of view, Dou Lan has the style of a general, is calm and sophisticated, and is indeed a descendant of the former general Dou Xian.
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The two sides exchanged words with each other, and finally came to an end.
And the most exquisite move came from Hu Bai's hand.
Presumably he also anticipated the possibility of failure, so he asked Ma Lun to stand on his opposite side from the beginning to win Dou Lan's trust.
But in fact, every word Malen said was directed towards the Ma family.
Ma Lun said that his ancestors had a will and hoped to return to the imperial court. So there were Ma Chao's remarks that "the Ma family is a Han official, Cao Cao is the emperor, and surrendering to the Ma family means surrendering to the imperial court". And Ma Lun's words
The words echoed secretly.
Fortunately, Dou Lan reacted quickly and came up with the words "Submit to the imperial court, but not to the Han Dynasty".
It has been nearly a hundred years since Hongze left the Central Plains. How much affection does Hongze have for the Han Dynasty? I am afraid that even they themselves cannot explain why.
Therefore, Dou Lan saved the situation.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Hu Bai used his last resort.
Perhaps, he was unwilling to use this last resort, but at that time, he had no other choice.
That's assassination!
It can be said that if Cao Peng had not taken action in time, Dou Lan would have died. Once Dou Lan died, the tribal leaders who were loyal to the Hongze Oath would also be leaderless and would inevitably bow to Ma Chao. It can be said that Hu Bai thought of almost all the situations.
However, I did not expect that there was a variable like Cao Peng in it. Otherwise, Ma Chao would be the victor today.
Cao Peng turned Hu Bai's body over, and saw that his eyes, like dead fish, were still wide open.
Did Hu Bai exist in history?
Or is it the butterfly effect caused by the appearance of Cao Peng?
Nothing is known.
But Cao Peng knew that Hu Bai's methods would surely gain a firm foothold even under Cao Cao's account...
Pity!
Cao Peng sighed in his heart.
At the same time, he secretly rejoiced: If Hu Bai continues to live, with his strategy and Ma Chao's bravery, he may have some setbacks if he wants to occupy Hexi.
A good death, indeed a good death!
At this moment, the battle between Dou Lan and Liang Yuanbi came to an end. With a loud roar, Dou Lan chopped off the short knife in Liang Yuanbi's hand, and then kicked him to the ground. Liang Yuanbi was about to fall to the ground.
After Dou Lan's sword fell, Cao Peng stood up quickly and shouted to stop.
Dou Lan's long knife was only one finger away from Liang Yuanbi's head.
When he heard Cao Peng shouting, he turned the blade of the knife, turned the back of the knife downwards, and slapped Liang Yuanbi on the shoulder.
This knife went down and shattered Liang Yuanbi's shoulder.
Liang Yuanbi screamed and curled up into a ball on the ground...
The crowd cheered and parted, and Dou Lan looked towards Cao Peng.
He recognized Cao Peng, who was Li Ding's subordinate. Ma Lun had just assassinated him. Fortunately, he took action, otherwise he would have narrowly escaped death.
In my heart, I am quite grateful.
But Dou Lan's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Originally, you are just Li Ding's subordinate, and Li Ding is just my nephew. With so many people here, how can you be qualified to speak. Before this, Dou Lan had not looked at Cao Peng carefully. But when
When he paid attention, his heart couldn't help but he couldn't help but his eyes narrowed to a slit, and he secretly said: This boy is definitely not taking it easy.
The same person will have different temperaments due to different status and environment.
Cao Peng has a very unique temperament!
He is not a person of this era, but he was reborn in this era, occupied a body, and then walked step by step.
From being the son of a small blacksmith to assisting his brother-in-law in governing Haixi.
He went to Jiangdong as an envoy, fought a fierce battle in Quyang, became a disciple of Hu Zhao, solved the case in Luoyang, and survived two narrow escapes on the Yanjin battlefield, all of which brought unusual changes to him. The biggest change was the confinement in the past three years.
He started studying at home. In his continuous learning, Cao Peng has completely adapted to this era, and at the same time, he is vaguely detached from this era.
He governed local areas and led troops in battles.
The mixture of iron-bloodedness and elegance, some pride, some self-confidence, and even a bit of majesty from being in a high position for a long time, are enough to make Cao Peng reveal an unusual temperament. Younger people, such as Li Ding and Dou Hu, may not be able to feel it.
Come out. But how could someone like Dou Lan, who has experienced countless ups and downs, not see the clues.
This can never be Li Ding's retinue.
At least, if I were Li Qi, I would never let such a person follow my grandson.
It's not that Cao Peng is not worthy of Li Ding, but that Li Ding is not worthy of Cao Peng. Such a person cannot be recruited by a mere tribal leader.
Dou Lan put away her long knife and suddenly raised her hand, "Who are you, sir?"
Just as Li Ding was about to come out to explain, he saw Cao Peng wave his hand towards him, then put his hand towards Dou Lan and bowed, "A certain Cao Peng is the little thief Ma Chao mentioned just now. I am in charge of the town of Hexi in the name of Sikong. I would like to invite General Dou to do more."
Take care of it."
Talk about Cao Peng, Cao Peng is here!
Dou Lan was immediately stunned, his eyes widened, and he stared at Cao Peng with an incredible look, silent for a long time.
Master Geng came to his senses and suddenly shouted: "You little thief, you are so brave.
If it weren't for you, I, Hongze, wouldn't have suffered such a disaster. I was just about to look for you, but you came, I..."
"Brother, shut up."
Dou Lan quickly stopped Master Geng, and then looked Cao Peng up and down.
Suddenly, he turned to look at Li Ding, "Uncle Li, have you decided to join the imperial court?"
Li Ding waved his hand quickly, "Uncle, please don't misunderstand me. Our ancestors once said that my uncle's wishes are my Li family's wishes. Before, when Ma Chao was here, my nephew said so; now in General Cao's face, my nephew does the same, absolutely nothing."
A little false."
"That……"
Before Li Ding could speak, Cao Peng burst into laughter.
"General Dou, let me speak."
He stepped forward and walked towards Dou Lan. But before he had taken two steps, he saw several tribe adults shouting and blocking the way.
Cao Peng laughed dumbly, "Gentlemen, if I have malicious intentions, you can't stop me."
While speaking, Cao Peng stepped on the yin and yang, turned around with a wrong step, and an iron meteor flew out, passed through the gap between the two tribal adults, and hit the pillar of the big tent. The pillar suddenly appeared
There are clearly visible cracks.
Dou Lan had no expression on his face and waved his hand, "My dear brothers, please step aside."
Several tribe leaders hesitated for a moment, but although they were reluctant, they still followed Dou Lan and gave way to a passage.
Cao Peng handed over his hand and said, "General, you are indeed worthy of being a great general."
Dou Lan also regained his composure at this time. He only smiled lightly and said in a deep voice: "Cao Zhonglang does not need to be praised. Dou Lan is not worthy of praise as a general after he is a sinner."
"Wrong, I praise the general, not as a general, but as a champion."
The champion in Cao Peng's mouth was Dou Xian, the general of that time. In the second year of Yongyuan, Dou Xian came to Yansai and defeated the Northern Huns in Jinwei Mountain (today's Altai Mountains). The Northern Xiongnu Chanyu fled and his whereabouts are unknown.
From then on, the Northern Xiongnu dispersed and could no longer threaten the northwest. It was precisely because of the defeat of the Northern Xiongnu that the rise of Xianbei and Qianghu came. After Dou Xian defeated the Xiongnu, Emperor He was afraid that his great achievements would shock the emperor, so he and Zhong Changshi
Zheng Zhong conspired to recall Dou Xian in the fourth year of Yongyuan. Emperor He first took away the seal and ribbon of Dou Xian's general, and then changed the title of Dou Xian to "Champion Marquis" and ordered him to return to the fiefdom.
As soon as Dou Xian returned to the fiefdom, Emperor He's edict arrived, forcing Dou Xian to commit suicide...
Champion Hou had special significance in the Han Dynasty.
Huo Qubing in the Western Han Dynasty once won the title of Champion Marquis. From then on, no one can be awarded the title unless he has made great achievements.
Although the title of Champion Marquis cost Dou Xian his life, Dou Xian was still proud of the title of Champion Marquis until his death.
Dou Lan's face looked much better.
Dou Xian was his ancestor, but after his death, Dou Xian became a representative figure of negative teaching material.
Cao Peng's praise of Dou Xian made Dou Lan feel very comfortable and even more proud. She nodded gently to express her gratitude.
Cao Peng said: "Cao was originally a man to be punished, but because of Sikong's great love, he was ordered to go to Shuofang at the beginning of the year.
When I returned, I learned that Sikong had ordered me to supervise the town of Hexi, and I was appointed Beizhonglang General. Peng also took up the post in a hurry, but did not know much about Hexi. It was even more accidental that I met Captain Li Qi. Lieutenant Li cherished his homeland, but he had no interest in Hongze.
The oath of alliance was kept in mind. I also persuaded him to help me, but Lieutenant Li said that if General Dou agreed, he would agree...
I also learned about General Dou from Lieutenant Li, so I became curious and followed Li Ding.
General, don’t blame Li Ding, he had to listen to my orders because he had a bet with me and lost at my hands."
Dou Lan's face suddenly softened.
"My dear nephew, is this really the case?"
Li Ding gritted his teeth, blushed, and nodded slightly.
I cursed secretly in my heart: Didn’t I tell you this? How could I lose face in front of so many people?
However, he also knew that Cao Peng had good intentions.
So he only glared at Cao Peng fiercely and did not refute.
Dou Lan felt much more comfortable!
He regards the Li family as his confidants. If Li's ancestors and grandchildren betray him, Dou Lan's heart will naturally not be too comfortable.
There was no betrayal from the Li family, so he was relieved.
After all, Dou Lan knew Li Qi, and also knew that Li Qi had always missed his hometown in his heart and hoped to serve the court again.
"So, why did Cao Zhonglang stop me from getting rid of Liang Yuanbi?"
After calming down, Dou Lan stared at Cao Peng and asked word for word. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at ***(***.***)
