Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly, groaned, and stood up.
Ignoring Cao Peng, who was still in a daze, he went upstairs. After a serious illness in Jingzhou, his body and bones were indeed worse than before. It seems that the year before last, he didn't feel tired after deliberation for a whole day. But now, he only has one morning meeting, and then
It makes him feel tired. There are still many things to do today, so let's go upstairs and take a rest first.
"Marquis Wuxiang, please come back."
The chamberlain came forward and said respectfully.
Cao Peng finally came to his senses and was surprised to see that Cao Cao was gone.
Did this old guy come for me early in the morning just to ask me to date Mrs. Qiao? If so, he would be too free.
"May I ask, what is Gao's surname?"
"Ah... the Marquis of Wuxiang is so polite, but his servants are so humble, so what's the point of having a low name?"
"Oh, Mr. Yue Chang... I have something to ask. How has the king been sleeping recently and how is his diet?"
Yue Ban sent Cao Peng out of Zichen Pavilion. On the way, Cao Peng asked in a low voice.
A golden cake fell quietly into Yue Ban's hands, and Yue Ban beamed with joy.
Cao Cao was very wary of eunuchs. He had learned from the experience of the Ten Constant Attendants in his early years, which also made him inexplicably wary of eunuchs. But as the king of Wei, these people were indispensable. Therefore, Cao Cao also had very strict management of them.
.Those civil and military officials who came to China never had a good look on these eunuchs.
Cao Peng, on the other hand, acted extremely cordially.
Yue Ban thought for a while and said softly: "The king is sleeping very alertly now. He often wakes up in one or two hours and cannot fall asleep again. During this time, the king mostly rests in Zichen Pavilion. His diet is normal, but his appetite is small.
It’s very small. A small bowl of food is enough for one meal, and the slaves are very attentive to it.”
Cao Peng couldn't help but frown slightly.
Cao Cao's behavior is not a good sign...
"The servants are always troublesome and take great care of themselves. They must take good care of their food and drink, and they must also let the king sleep well and be refreshed."
"That is, this is the duty of a slave."
When we left the royal capital, it was already noon.
Cao Peng was worried and a little confused.
Cao Cao's physical condition seems to be very bad... We can roughly tell the clues from his sleep and diet.
I remember there was such a plot in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
After Sima Yi asked about Zhuge Liang's daily habits, he concluded that Zhuge Liang was not going to die soon... but in fact, Zhuge Liang did die from overwork in the end as Sima Yi expected.
Zhuge Liang's daily life at that time was very similar to Cao Cao's today.
Cao Peng thought for a long time and suddenly changed his route and went to Zhang Zhongjing's residence. Although Zhang Zhongjing has no official position, his status is extremely detached. There were originally three names in the court, Zhang Ji, Hua Tuo and Zhi Xi. However, Zhi Xi has passed away.
This made Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo become more and more important. Many ministers in the court would come to them for diagnosis and treatment. Although they had no official positions, the house was still busy with traffic.
Cao Peng and Zhang Zhongjing were old acquaintances, and Zhang Zhongjing was very excited when he suddenly paid a visit.
The two talked for a long time in the study room, and the topic mainly focused on Cao Cao's physical condition.
Zhang Zhongjing was Cao Cao's full-time doctor. If anyone had a headache or fever, Cao Cao would go to him.
According to Zhang Zhongjing, Cao Cao's physical condition is not optimistic. The main reason is that a serious illness in Jingnan made him weak. Originally, it would have been fine if he could recover. However, as the king of Wei, Cao Cao had many affairs. In addition, he was in charge of the Xiongnu River last year.
The battle has left him exhausted, which is quite worrying.
"Sir, if you have free time, please move around more and check the king's health regularly to avoid accidents."
"I can spare this!"
Cao Peng and Zhang Zhongjing chatted for a while, then said goodbye and left.
Originally, Zhang Zhongjing wanted to persuade Cao Peng to stay for dinner, but Cao Peng had something on his mind, so he declined.
After leaving Zhang's Mansion, Cao Peng walked home with a lot of thoughts on his mind.
However, it suddenly occurred to him that when he met Cao Cao this time, it seemed that the family members were short-term and did not say anything else. Logically speaking, Cao Cao would at least tell him what arrangements he would make for him next. But thinking about it carefully, today
During this meeting, it seemed that nothing in this regard was involved...
Could it be said that Cao Cao was afraid and wary of him?
It shouldn’t be!
If Cao Cao was really wary of him, he wouldn't talk to him about Tongque's purdah locked up with Er Qiao.
In other words, Cao Cao hasn't figured out how to arrange it yet?
Well, this is quite possible.
Otherwise, go ask Guo Jia?
As Cao Cao's mastermind and military strategist, Guo Jia must know some inside information. Cao Peng thought of this and was about to order a diversion when he saw a horse galloping towards the end of the long street and arrived in the blink of an eye.
"Junhou, something happened!"
"Um?"
Cao Peng looked down and recognized that the person was the housekeeper of the mansion.
The Marquis Mansion in Wuxiang is different now. One Deng Juye can manage it. There are nearly a thousand people in the entire Marquis Mansion, not to mention the farm outside the city, the courtyard in Xingyang, and the family property in Xudu. All things considered.
Later, Cao Peng had accumulated an astonishing wealth without knowing it.
Such a large amount of wealth does require a lot of people to take care of it.
For example, the Wuxiang Hou Mansion in Yecheng has two general managers and dozens of housekeepers.
The visitor's name was Cao Liang, and he was also a close confidant brought by Cao Ji from Xingyang.
"Cao Liang, what happened to make you so panicked?"
"Madam, madam, they were playing at the Tongque Terrace, but a frivolous person who didn't know where they came from blocked the way of the ladies. The young madam taught them a lesson, but those frivolous people attracted a group of rogues...
Seeing that the situation was not good, the eldest lady asked the villain to come and inform the prince and ask the prince to make the decision."
When Cao Peng heard this, he immediately became angry!
Without saying a word, he picked up the reins, reached out and grabbed a pewter pole from a family member's hand.
"Lead me the way."
"Here!"
Cao Liang quickly mounted his horse and led the way.
Cao Peng led more than thirty flying camel tooth soldiers. The group galloped on horseback and rushed out of the gate of Yecheng in the blink of an eye.
Tongque Terrace is located seventeen miles away from Yecheng.
As described in the Tongquetai Fu, it is magnificent and spectacular.
The Tongque Terrace, the Golden Tiger Terrace and the Yulong Terrace are connected together, forming a very eye-catching landscape in Yecheng.
Ten miles out of Yecheng, Cao Peng saw two groups of men and horses confronting each other on the official road.
On one side, there were his wife, children, and family members. Sun Shangxiang led a convoy of hundreds of maids, armed with swords and guns, and stood ready. Opposite them, there was a group of people dressed as villagers, about two to three hundred people, also holding sticks.
, was shouting loudly, uttering all kinds of obscene words, quite arrogantly.
Cao Peng took the lead, without saying a word, and arrived in the blink of an eye.
The white wax pole as thick as an arm in his hand swung around, picked up a stick flower, and stabbed a villager in the chest. The huge force caused the villager to fly up and fall to the ground with a thud.
He was vomiting blood. The white wax pole in Cao Peng's hand transformed into numerous stick shadows, and there was a constant popping sound. When Cao Peng came to Cai Yan and others, dozens of people behind him fell to the ground and wailed.
His bones were broken and his tendons were broken, and he could no longer stand up.
"Husband!"
"what happened……"
Cao Peng asked sharply.
But Sun Shangxiang pointed at the villagers and said loudly: "My sisters and I were about to go back, but some frivolous people who didn't know where they came from blocked our way. Originally, the sisters didn't want to cause trouble, so I just gave them a small lesson.
.Unexpectedly, they actually gathered a group of people to take us away."
Cao Peng's face suddenly darkened.
He turned the horse's head and looked at the villagers...
The cold gaze only made people feel frightened.
"We are members of Huan Zhonglang. You beat my young master and you still want to leave?"
A retainer dressed as a leader jumped out, holding a knife in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Do you know who my Huan Zhonglang is? He is the uncle of the crown prince, and he pays homage to General Zuo Zhonglang. Anyone who knows the situation will immediately dismount and tie up his horse and come to my house.
Please apologize before me. Otherwise, your family will be ruined and you will die without a burial place."
Huan Zhonglang?
Cao Peng immediately remembered that the name of the man in the ring was Huan Lang, and it was said that he was the brother of Mrs. Huan.
He had served in Haixi before and was later transferred back to Xudu. After Cao Cao paid homage to the King of Wei last year, he named this Huanlang General Zuo Zhonglang. Although it was only a false position, it also had a salary of two thousand dan, so his status was quite high.
Cao Peng frowned slightly and narrowed his eyes.
He glanced at the flying camel soldiers outside, and suddenly said sternly: "What are you doing standing there? If you don't want me to drive these dogs away, don't you want me to do it myself?"
Before he finished speaking, the flying camel-tooth soldiers shouted in unison and rushed over on horseback.
It's just that they don't just have white wax poles in their hands, most of them have swords unsheathed. The swords are shining, and flesh and blood are flying everywhere. These flying camel tooth soldiers are not only well-trained, but also experienced bloody battles in Hehuang.
They are ruthless characters who came out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Now that they have taken action, who else is there? Those villagers are just a bunch of rabble. Although there are many people, how can they withstand those flying camel-toothed soldiers? Blink of an eye.
Suddenly, they were killed and they were so scared that they ran away with their heads in their hands, each one shouting for mercy.
Sun Shangxiang was eager to try and wanted to go and join the battle.
But Mrs. Qiao stretched out her hand, grabbed her sleeve, and shook her head at her.
At this moment, a group of cavalry came galloping from a distance.
"Mother, what happened?"
But it was Sun Shao who came over with his men.
When Cao Peng saw Sun Shao, he was furious. When Sun Shao came to him, he hit the white wax pole in his hand and turned a giant python over, knocking Sun Shao off his horse. Although Sun Shao was very skilled in martial arts, he also had the real Ma family spear.
.But in front of Cao Peng, he didn't have the slightest strength to fight back, he only fell dizzy.
"teacher……"
"You bastard, I asked you to accompany your mother to relax, but where did you go?"
"I……"
"If your aunt hadn't led someone to protect you, your mother would have been snatched away... If that were true, how could you, a bastard, stand here? You are really a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved. You have learned a lot of skills.
, but you can't even protect your mother, and you still dare to say that you want to make contributions? Those people are right there, I will give you thirty breaths, if there is still one person standing, you can kill yourself to apologize."
Sun Shao's face turned red after being scolded. He looked in the direction of Cao Peng's finger and without saying a word, he rushed forward with a stick.
To be honest, Sun Shao is really not to blame for this kind of thing.
As a young man, he was not used to being accompanied by a group of women. So after arriving at Tongque Terrace, Mrs. Qiao saw that he was restrained, so she asked him to take others to play. However, she did not expect that when he left, he would end up like this
Sun Shao was so ashamed and angry that he rushed into the crowd, the stick in his hand was rounded, and he beat them hard.
Cao Peng had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Sun Shangxiang was also a little scared at this time and stood aside without daring to say anything.
"Junhou, Xiao Shao is not to blame for this."
Cai Yan said softly: "It's us..."
"Sister Cai, don't interrupt.
I am teaching this child what responsibility is. Before going out, I specifically told him to protect you. Regardless of whether you want him to leave or not, he has forgotten his responsibilities... Now he is fine at home.
If Japan is in the army and he ignores military discipline, he will be punished by death in the end."
For some reason, Cao Peng's attitude toward Sun Shao changed.
If it was yesterday, he would have given him a few words at most, but would never have taken action. But today, especially after Cao Cao's words, Cao Peng unknowingly became more strict with Sun Shao.
In less than thirty breaths, Sun Shao and the flying camel tooth soldiers beat the more than 200 villagers until they lost arms and legs, and they all kept wailing.
Cao Peng glanced at the leader and suddenly said: "Go back and tell Huan Lang that he will not destroy my family. If he doesn't hand over his son and come to the door to apologize before noon tomorrow, I will beat him at his house and beat him."
From now on, I won’t be able to see anyone... Just say, this is what I, Cao Peng, said, if you have the ability, let me go."
After saying that, he glanced at Sun Shao and shouted sternly: "If you don't get on your horse yet, come back with me."
Sun Shao was frightened, but he did not dare to resist at all, so he quickly got on his horse.
"go home!"
Cao Peng shouted in a deep voice, turned his horse and left.
At this time, I saw a team of officers coming from the direction of Yecheng.
The leader is a middle-aged man in his forties. He is tall and strong, with sharp eyebrows and a beautiful beard. He is described as quite majestic.
When he saw Cao Peng, the man was startled and quickly dismounted.
"Yecheng ordered Cheng Yan to pay homage to the Marquis of Wuxiang."
This Cheng Yan is Cheng Yu's youngest son, and he is now the magistrate of Yecheng.
Before Cao Peng returned the courtesy, he heard the sound of horse hoofs again, and a group of people came from a distance. It was indeed the prefect of Wei County and the Yecheng school captain. This Yecheng school captain was originally just a commanding officer.
Title, position is not high. But as Yecheng became Yedu, Yecheng's school captain also rose with the tide...
It is similar to the city gate captain of Xudu, who also has a salary of two thousand stone and is in charge of the defense and public security of Yecheng.
When Cheng Yan saw Bu Zhi coming, he immediately complained secretly.
He heard that someone was fighting outside the city, and one of the parties involved Zuo Zhonglang and General Huanlang.
Cheng Yan and Huan Lang had no friendship, but they were colleagues, so they came to investigate.
Unexpectedly, the other party had a greater background and turned out to be Cao Cao's most favored minister, Cao Peng, the Marquis of Wuxiang.
Cheng Yan and Cao Peng had never crossed paths, but his father admired Cao Peng very much.
Especially in recent years, Cao Peng's reputation has risen, which has forced Cheng Yan to deal with him carefully. Bu Zhao is not only Cao Peng's disciple, but also Cao Peng's brother-in-law. Once he comes over, things will become more complicated.
You know, the Yecheng school captain is responsible for public security.
Bu Zheng should be responsible for handling such matters.
If Bu Zhi hadn't come, Cheng Yan would have tried his best to make the matter as trivial as possible. But if Bu Zhi came, I'm afraid things would be complicated.
Cao Peng was not polite to Bu Zhi and cursed him all over.
"Zishan, is this Yecheng under your jurisdiction?
How can there be such a frivolous person who can be so tyrannical and rob civilian girls? He is just a shitty Zuo Zhonglang general, so arrogant? Do you still want to be a captain in Yecheng? If not, I will go and see him right away.
Your Majesty, please give up your position as the captain of Yecheng and go back to Xingyang to farm."
Bu Zhao's face suddenly turned red!
He shouted angrily: "Come here, why don't you take all these bitches away and give me a good greeting?"
Then, without saying anything, Bu Zhi bowed to Cao Peng and said, "Master, please be assured that Zishan will explain this matter to you."
Cheng Yan secretly complained in his heart, knowing this, he was afraid that he would not be able to do anything right.
Cao Peng glanced at him and suddenly said: "Cheng Yecheng, don't say that I won't give you face... Please report this matter to the king. If the king lets me ignore it, I will let it go; but if the king doesn't speak, I advise Cheng Yecheng not to do it."
Intervene in this matter. I know it's difficult for you. If that Huan Lang comes to you, let him come to me."
After that, Cao Peng urged his horse and passed directly by Cheng Yan.
His words blocked Cheng Yan's path to plead for mercy.
It seems that King Cao of Hell is really annoyed... Also, you, Huan Lang, are so tyrannical on weekdays, but you want to provoke this murderous king? This is a man who even the head of the country dares to confiscate his family and exterminate his clan. You are the only one who dares to do so.
What can I do, little Zuo Zhonglang? Well, I can’t control this matter, and I don’t dare to. If you piss off this King of Hell, Cao, maybe even I will get involved... Forget it, out of sight, out of mind.
!
Thinking of this, Cheng Yan hurriedly raised his hands and said: "This matter is no longer under the jurisdiction of the lower officials, it is all under the control of Bu Xiaowei.
Now that Bu Xiaowei is here, there is no need to resign.
Sir, please rest assured that this city of Ye is the capital of the king and is by no means a lawless place. This matter will never happen again."
I didn't look at this Cao King of Hell, and scolding Bu Zhi was like scolding his grandson.
Although I am the order of Yecheng, it is best to keep a low profile...
Cao Peng turned to look at Cheng Yan and cupped his hands, "When I say hello to the boss, I will pay you a visit one day."
After saying that, Cao Peng led the people away!
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Cao Peng left, but Cheng Yan and Bu Zhi could not leave.
Looking at the wailing villagers, Cheng Yan waved his hand and motioned for the officers to come over and help Bu Zhao arrest everyone.
"Step Colonel..."
"If Cheng Yecheng is begging for mercy, please don't open your mouth.
Zishan has never been so blamed since he returned to the Young Master. If he doesn't handle this matter today, Bu Zishan will have no face to see the Young Master again. I also know that it is difficult for you, so if the ringmaster asks, just push it.
This is where I am. Ever since the king established his capital in Yecheng, this man has been so arrogant that he needs to be punished."
This sentence comes out, which means that there is absolutely no room for reversal in this matter.
No matter who is behind Huan Lang, Cao Peng cannot let it go... There is going to be a disturbance in Yecheng!
Cheng Yan smiled slightly and said, "Bu Xiaowei, please don't misunderstand me. I also intend to rectify Yecheng.
Although it is said that the security of Yecheng is the responsibility of the Bu Xiaowei, as a subordinate, I am the order of Yecheng, how can I stand by and watch?"