The air is filled with the fragrance of peach and apricot, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Dian Wei and Cao Peng were walking in the third courtyard, admiring the spring scenery. This is the front garden of Huben Mansion. It is not too big, covering an area of about 6,000 square meters. In the garden, there are
A small pavilion. Peach and apricot trees are planted around it, and the garden is full of flowers.
"Afu, something is not right when I come back this time."
Dian Wei sat down in the pavilion, picked up the wine bottle, took a sip of wine, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Under the shade of trees and in the sea of flowers, a path connects the back house. In fact, this mansion, which was renamed Huben Mansion, can only be considered as truly entering the central hall when you enter the fourth courtyard.
However, due to the small number of Dian people, the house was almost empty for the next few steps.
Dian Wei had an older brother named Dian Ai, who lived in his hometown because he was not good at business and had no children. Dian Wei had four sons, the eldest of whom, Dian Man, was fifteen years old and had just been worshiped as a doctor by Cao Cao.
The son Diancun is only six years old; the third son Dianfu and the fourth son Dianyou are still in their infancy. In addition, Dianwei also has a nephew named Niu Gang, who is about the same age as Dianman and is said to be extremely powerful.
, has the courage of an overlord. Apart from this, there is no one else in Dianwei's family. Counting his wife, there are a total of fourteen people in Dianwei's family.
If compared with the thousands of people in the clan behind Xu Chu, Dianwei's family is really nothing.
Cao Peng put on a thin robe, sat in the pavilion, and listened quietly.
"Uncle, what's wrong? Could it be that Duke Cao doubts you?"
Dian Wei laughed loudly, "How is that possible? My lord still trusts me, but...do you still remember the man who greeted us outside the city today? That guy's name is Xu Chu, whose courtesy name is Zhongkang, and he is from Qiao County.
He was extremely brave and good at fighting, so he was praised by the lord as a tiger fool. He once told people that Xu Chu was the current Fan Kuai. Before, the lord thought that I was dead, so he asked Xu Chu to take over as the guard... But now I am back, Xu Zhongkang.
The position seemed very awkward. My lord had no choice but to make me the Tiger and Lieutenant General."
I thought Dian Wei didn't know clearly, but now it seems that this guy understands very well.
"Isn't this great?"
Cao Peng pretended to be puzzled and asked doubtfully.
"Okay?" Dian Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Xu Chu's situation is different from mine. He has the support of the clan and is powerful. You may not think of him as a rough and tumble man, but he is very refined. In the past, he was suppressed by me because of his seniority.
Not enough... Now, he may not accept me. Even if Xu Zhongkang accepts me, the family behind him will definitely not give up. Xu Chu has always been known for his boldness since he defected to his lord, so he has deep friendship with many people... here
In one aspect, I am indeed much smarter than Xu Chu."
Cao Peng was silent!
Did Dian Wei want to ask himself for advice?
When he was confused, he heard Dian Wei say: "Afu, what I am asking you for is actually very simple. My son's temperament is similar to mine, and he is very irritable sometimes. He is young and energetic, and I am worried that someone will treat him badly.
Come on... I want to ask you to help me take care of him."
"How to take care of it?"
"Xu Du will definitely not be calm these days. When Aman comes back, I'm afraid he will be instigated by others and cause trouble."
"Not calm?"
Dian Wei nodded, raised his head and drank all the wine in the jug.
"Do you think Xu Chu will really be willing to be my helper? My lord ordered me to reorganize the Tiger and Ben Army. He or the people behind him will never let me do anything. That guy may not do anything openly, but secretly he will
I do tricks, but it's easy."
"how do I say this?"
Dian Wei said softly: "The great families of Xu Chu and Yingchuan have close contacts.
The Xun family, the Chen family, and even the Zhong family all have deep friendships with him. But in Xudu, except for my lord, I have no one to turn to."
"Is it Duke Cao's intention to reorganize Huben?"
Dian Wei was startled and nodded.
Cao Peng smiled and said: "Then what are you afraid of? With the support of the lord, it is enough! Although Xu Chu has the Yingchuan family behind him, Uncle Dian, you can also win over allies."
"Me?" Dian Wei shook his head repeatedly, "That's absolutely not possible. Your lord trusts me because I never make cliques. If I change, it will definitely affect your lord's trust in me. Ah Fu, you don't have to worry about me.
.Although Xu Zhongkang is powerful, I am not afraid."
"I'm not asking for your cronies, but I'm asking you to recruit Huben through the lord."
"Recruited by the lord?"
Cao Peng said with a smile: "There are many people in Duke Cao who are capable of fighting. Not to mention the many elite soldiers under General Cao Ren and Cao Hong, there are also countless capable people under the generals of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. Xu Chu and Hu Wei are all with
The main ones are people from his clan; and Uncle Dian, if you want to suppress him, you must start with the people around Cao Gong. Recruit the elite soldiers of Yuzhou and select Huben among them. Even if Xu Chu has the support of the Yingchuan family behind him, what will happen? Moreover, you
You can also use this recruitment of troops and horses to take the opportunity to draw closer to Cao Gong's people.
I don’t think Mr. Cao will suspect that you have selfish motives, and maybe he will be grateful to you for this..."
Dian Wei heard this, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly.
"However, I'm still worried that something might happen to Noriman. After he comes back, I want you to take care of him. How about that?"
Cao Peng's eyes widened, "Should I take care of him?"
Cao Peng had not been in Xudu for a long time, but Cao Peng had heard some things about Master Dian.
He was a bad-tempered, aggressive and aggressive master.
If you anger this guy, wouldn't you be causing trouble for yourself?
But the problem is, Dian Wei proposed it, and Cao Peng couldn't refuse. After hesitating, he said softly: "Since uncle thinks highly of me, I will do my best."
"That's good, that's good!"
When Dian Wei saw Cao Peng agreeing, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"By the way, I plan to live with my father in Wubao. Is that okay?"
Dian Wei did not answer, but asked instead: "Ah Fu, tell me honestly, can your father...Brother Cao really be able to make swords?"
Cao Peng smiled and said, "My father has a secret technique passed down from his ancestors, but he has never dared to expose it because he was afraid of people's jealousy.
Uncle Dian, just don't worry, my father can not only make knives, but also make good knives... But to make good knives, Uncle Dian needs your cooperation."
"That's no problem!" Dian Wei assured him, patting his chest. When Cao Ji mentioned the knife-making thing to him, Dian Wei didn't quite believe it. But now, hearing Cao Peng say the same thing, he immediately felt relieved. The reason?
Dian Wei couldn't tell. Anyway, he was willing to believe Cao Peng, "What do you want me to do? In fact, if Brother Cao can really make a good knife, there will be no problem in anything."
"No, making a knife is easy, but becoming famous is difficult!"
"What's the meaning?"
"I want my father to be admitted to the Zhuye Prison, but due to his lack of reputation, even if he is admitted, it is rare for Duke Cao to take him seriously... Even if Uncle Dian recommends it to Duke Cao, I guess the effect will not be too great. Since that is the case.
So, I want to take this opportunity of making knives to make my father famous.
My father will take care of the matter of making knives.
But for some off-site matters, I would like to ask my uncle to help and cooperate... If this matter can be accomplished, my uncle can also make great achievements in front of Cao Gong."
Dian Wei's eyes lit up, "How to do it?"
Cao Peng stood up and whispered in Dian Wei's ear.
"Tomorrow, you will be like this..."
Dian Wei frowned at first, then gradually a smile appeared on his face.
He narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly. After a long time, Dian Wei suddenly laughed and said, "Ah Fu, your idea is really brilliant."
Cao Pengshi sat back down with a bright smile on his face.
Isn't it just to make dad famous all over the world... so why is it so difficult? Although he didn't study advertising in his previous life, he knew the overwhelming hype by heart. He hasn't eaten mutton, and hasn't he seen a goat running around? This
The hype techniques of later generations are still prevalent in this era.——
At the same time, in the lobby of Cheqi Mansion.
Cao Cao was lying on his side on the couch, his eyes half-closed, listening to people's reports.
"The group of people who came with Dian Zhonglang sounded like they were from Nanyang County, but not from Wancheng. When Dian Zhonglang was having a banquet in the mansion, they went to Dian Zhonglang's house. Then several people drove out.
, I exchanged two gold cakes for a total of more than 720 gold cakes at a merchant in the west gate of the city... There was nothing wrong with that merchant. It was originally a property of Doctor Cao's family, and the person in charge was also a guest of Doctor Cao's family.
"Six pieces of gold cakes weigh about nine kilograms, which is not a big problem. They are gold cakes circulating in the market."
"That means there are no problems with this family?"
"It should be nothing serious... There are three families in total. Among them, the lord's family name is the main one. The father's name is Cao Ji, who is said to be a blacksmith. He has a son named Cao Peng, who is very smart... In addition, his son-in-law Deng Ji
, is from Jiyang Deng Village, and was originally a small official in Jiyang County. According to Man Boning, this person is very talented. In addition, there are two father and son, surnamed Wang, who are neighbors of the Cao family. But I heard that,
The father and son named Wang seem to be quite capable, and they have more than a dozen retinues accompanying them."
"The entourage? A neighbor of a blacksmith, where did the entourage come from?"
"People in Man Boning said that Wang Meng originally worked as a bandit in Nanyang County, but later quit. This time, for some reason, he met up with those bandits again and followed Dian Zhonglang to Xudu."
Cao Cao gently twirled his beard with his fingers, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Immediately send someone to Jiyang to inquire about the origins of these people."
"Then do we still want to give the Cao family a reward?"
Cao Cao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Why not? Send someone over tomorrow and give them a hundred yi of gold, thirty pieces of brocade and silk, and three hundred dendrobium of millet. Whether it is true or not, they finally rescued Jun Ming. I
With your wisdom, from now on you can sleep soundly at night and no longer be alert."
"That Dian Zhonglang..."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Jun Ming, there is no need to check anymore.
I know that Jun Ming will definitely not do anything that betrays his master...but there will eventually be a distinction between him and Zhong Kang."
"Here!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for the man to get down.
He sat up from the bed, picked up a book, and read by candlelight.
After a while, Cao Cao put down his book again, stood up, and walked slowly to the door.
In the darkness of the night, he twirled his beard with his hand, as if saying to himself: "Jun Ming, if you don't let me down, I will definitely not let you down..."
