Deng Ji escorted thirty carriages into the mansion and dumped the thirty carriages of stones into a pond in the backyard.
"Afu, what kind of trick are you doing?"
Dian Wei looked at the pond full of stones and frowned.
The stone fell into the pond and immediately dyed the water in the pond black. It turned out that the so-called black stone was just an ordinary stone dyed black with ink.
Looking at the dark pond, Deng Ji was also confused.
After he waited for Zhou Cang in Langling, he received a letter from Cao Pengyi. The letter said that he was asked to bring thirty carts of stones back to Xudu and that the stones should be dyed black.
At the same time, Cao Peng also taught Deng Ji an explanation in his letter.
To be honest, Deng Ji couldn't figure out what Cao Peng was thinking. He always thought that if you make knives, just make knives. What are you doing with these tricks?
Cao Peng, on the other hand, had an enigmatic smile.
"After dark, fill these thirty carts and send them out of the city to Wubao."
"ah?"
"There is no need for these stones, as long as they look full... In short, we have to create an illusion to make everyone think that Uncle Dian wants to use these black iron stones to make knives. As long as this goal is achieved, it will be enough
Now, you don’t have to worry about the rest.”
Dian Wei waited for Cao Peng and shook his head, expressing that he didn't understand at all.
Cao Peng said with a smile: "I guess by this time, the news has spread outside. Next, someone will ask you who you invited to make the knife.
Uncle Dian, please don't tell anyone. No matter who asks you, you just need to say: It doesn't happen."
"ah?"
"This is called playing hard to get. Thirty carts of black iron stones are placed there. Even if you deny it, no one will believe it."
"Then why deny it?"
"Because the more you act like this, the more they don't believe it. The more they don't believe it, the more they want to know... Then you can pretend that you accidentally let it slip after you were drunk. Uncle Dian, you are just making a fool of yourself.
Is that possible? You can just say that you have invited a hidden master from Nanyang...other than that, uncle, don't say anything else. If Cao Gong asks, just answer like this."
"Doesn't this mean that I am deceiving my lord?"
Cao Peng said seriously: "Uncle Dian, does my father want to make a sword?"
"Uh, that's right!"
"Did he tell you that in three months, he would make thirty good knives that can cut off three strands of hair?"
Dian Wei thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Then after three months, my father only needs to hand over thirty good knives, isn't that enough? This is a fact, does that count as deception?"
Dian Wei scratched his head, what Cao Peng said seemed to make sense.
Deng Ji couldn't help but ask: "But what do you mean by doing that black iron stone trick?"
"Well, I just think that Xuan Tieshi sounds more majestic." Looking at the depressed look on Deng Ji's face, Cao Peng smiled very happily, "Brother-in-law, you have to do your best when it comes to acting. Besides, after all, I
So the big fanfare is actually for the martial arts performance four months later."
"oh?"
When Dian Wei heard this, he immediately became interested.
"What are you going to do?" He looked at Cao Peng curiously, "Even if you make thirty good swords, it won't be enough for our army to distribute?"
"Well...the secret must not be revealed!"
Cao Peng's mysterious smile made Dian Wei even more confused.
That night, Cao Peng followed Deng Ji, packed his empty chariot, left Xudu Beilixu, and stationed in Wubao.
Zhou Cang also entered with more than a hundred heroes from Tufu Mountain. This time he returned to Tufu Mountain and explained the situation clearly to the heroes from Tufu Mountain. Most of them were willing to defect with Zhou Cang
Dian Wei, after all, is always known as a bandit, which doesn't sound good. It's a dream to have a decent background. It's just that some people can't leave their hometown, and they don't know much about Cao Cao, so they are thinking about it.
After a long time, I finally decided to stay in Tufu Mountain and continue my promising job as a bandit.
The leader is named Du Fei, a native of Runan.
Du Fei was followed by more than eighty people, and some of his family members also stayed in the mountains.
Everyone got together and dispersed easily, and Zhou Cang didn't force it.
"Du Fei was not originally Qu Shuai's subordinate, so he didn't quite trust Qu Shuai."
"Well?"
Zhou Cang said: "This man was originally a Taoist from Runan and a subordinate of Zhang Zhangba. Later, Zhang Zhangba died in battle and the Taoists from Runan dispersed... Speaking of which, it was this man who occupied Tufu Mountain first. Later,
I took a group of brothers over there and was taken in by this person, and then I stabilized. If he didn't want to come over, I couldn't say anything... After all, in a brother-in-law relationship, I couldn't do this and kill him, right?"
Wang Meng was full of admiration and nodded in praise: "Old Zhou is righteous!"
He thought for a while and said to Zhou Cang: "Dian Zhonglang has been promoted to General of the General of the Huben Army, and he is recruiting troops. I am favored by the General of the General, and now I am a General of the Army in the Huben Army. I have a bright future. Old Zhou
, how about you come with me to Huben and strive for fame?"
Zhou Cang pondered for a moment, "I'd better wait.
I still don’t understand much about the affairs in the imperial court, so I might as well stay here for the time being and see what’s going on. Besides, the Huben Army has a heavy responsibility and must have a lot of rules. I’m also a bit wild in temperament, so I’m afraid I can’t stand the restraint.
. But for those brothers, if Qu Shuai seems to be useful, I might as well find a future for them. I will wait and see for the time being, and if it really doesn’t work, I will go to Runan to find Brother Wei."
Zhou Cang is unwilling to be Huben?
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment and secretly looked at Zhou Cang, but did not speak.
Wang Meng didn't force it, he just smiled and said, "Since my brother has a plan, I won't force him!"
Having said that, put this matter aside.
After all, everyone has his own ambitions, and it is human nature for Zhou Cang not to want to stay in Xudu and be restrained. But Wang Meng felt it was a pity because Zhou Cang was so good at martial arts.
Zhou Cang, looks as usual...
"Afu, your father has already made the iron furnace and has all the necessary materials ready to start work tomorrow."
Wang Meng turned around and said to Cao Peng: "What about you, now that you have stabilized, what are your plans?"
Cao Peng smiled and said, "I will help my father prepare to make the knife first, and then we will talk about other things after this matter is over. In my free time, I will read with my brother-in-law. I have not finished reading several books that Master Pang gave me.
I was busy with everything before, but now I can slowly savor it."
"It's good to study, it's very good to study!"
Deng Ji looked pleased.
To be honest, he was quite worried about Cao Peng.
In Deng Ji's eyes, Cao Peng had an extraordinary view of the overall situation, which was even inferior to his own.
For example, during the Battle of Wan, when everyone thought that Cao Cao would win, only Cao Peng said that Cao Cao would lose.
And the various grasps after that are also very appropriate.
If you study hard, you will surely achieve great things in the future. What Deng Ji feared most was that Cao Peng would become complacent and not strive for improvement in the future. Now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. Since Cao Peng is willing to continue studying, it means that
His mind is very clear.
Dian Wei is preparing to make swords for the martial arts performance in four months!
In just one day, the news spread throughout Xudu, and even Cao Cao heard about it. So the next day, Cao Cao smiled and asked Dian Wei, but got an accurate answer from Dian Wei.
How does Dian Wei make a knife?
Who made the sword for Dian Wei?
For a time, there were different opinions...
Those thirty carts of exotic birds from the Western Regions put tremendous pressure on Xu Chu.
Apart from anything else, if Dian Wei's Hu Ben army is really equipped with high-quality swords, they will definitely face a huge threat when performing martial arts.
"Zhong Kang, I heard that Dian Junming invited Nanyang Qishi to make swords. Have you heard about it?"
Xu Chu's elder brother was named Xu Ding and given the courtesy name Meng Kang.
After learning the news, he immediately rushed to Xu Chu's home and asked urgently as soon as he entered the door.
Xu Chu solemnly nodded and said: "My lord also asked today, and Jun Ming did not deny it. However, it is only four months since the martial arts show, so he cannot make any good swords. I think the key to this problem lies in
On the person who made the sword for him."
"How to say?"
"He escaped death in Nanyang this time. Could it be that he really met some master?"
Xu Ding scratched his head and sat down in front of Xu Chu.
"Tell me, could this be a trick played by Dian Wei?"
"That's impossible!" Xu Chu immediately shook his head, "I have some understanding of Jun Ming's temper. He is a straightforward person and is not very good at playing tricks. Besides, even if he deceives someone, he cannot deceive anyone.
Lord. So I think 90% of the time he wants to make a sword."
Maybe, many people don’t understand, isn’t it just about making swords? Why such a big battle?
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Ganshou knives had indeed begun to become popular, but most of them were crudely made and not of high quality.
A good knife can increase combat effectiveness by 20%.
But the problem is that such good knives are hard to come by... Dian Wei got so many 'black iron stones', and it seems that he wants to make knives in large quantities. You know, black iron stones are what others call the 'Western Region'
Qiwu' is the best material for making knives. This has been affirmed by others. In addition, Dian Wei has admitted that he wants to make knives, so it will naturally attract the attention of many people. In fact, what they are paying attention to is, who makes the knife?
If there really is such a person in this world who can make good knives in batches in a short period of time, he will definitely be attracted by people from all walks of life.
But, who is this person?
No one knows yet…
While Xu Chu and Xu Ding were discussing, a family member came to report back.
"Uncle, Second Master, I have already found out everything.
Dian Zhonglang ordered people to send Qiwu from the Western Regions to the Wubao outside the city last night... According to the villain's inquiry, the Wubao was originally vacant, that is, a group of people lived in it not long ago. It is said that it was to save Dian
Those people from Zhonglang. And one of them seems to be a blacksmith."
"blacksmith?"
Xu Chu's eyes lit up.
Xu Ding hurriedly asked: "Can you find out the name of the blacksmith?"
"It seems that his surname is Cao. I haven't found out what his name is for a while. The people at Wubao are all sent by Dian Zhonglang, and they are heavily guarded. The reason why the villain can find out is because someone went into Wubao not long ago to help
The people inside are building an iron furnace. It is said that the style of the iron furnace is very strange, but it is used to melt iron. It is absolutely correct... I plan to try to find out more information in a few days."
"Surnamed Cao?" Xu looked at Xu Chu.
Xu Chu thought for a while, nodded and said: "It seems that among the people who saved Junming, there was indeed a person named Cao. It's my fault that I didn't pay attention at the time, and I can't remember his name right now... Brother, let's put it this way,
There is absolutely nothing false about Jun Ming's making of knives.
This guy was so lucky. Not only did he not die, he also found a good knife maker.
Brother, if the Tiger Guards are equipped with a batch of good knives, I am afraid that my Tiger Guards may not be the opponents of the Tiger Guards! What should I do?"
Xu Ding, thinking silently.
"First let's find out what the name of this person named Cao is."
Xu Ding said softly: "As for martial arts, there are still some days. Let's slowly inquire and see if Dian Junming can make a good sword!"
