Su Ding said: "I have heard for a long time that Wu Mengde is a capable hero. I just hate that the Zeng family does not know the superiority and offends the heroes. The so-called disobedience to the superiors is a crime. He is seeking death and the destruction of his family. It's just that when I was studying with my master, I , I once swore a great oath to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and not to do anything rebellious. I see that Brother Wu is not a thing in the pond. One day, the storm will happen, and I am afraid that he will fly straight into the sky, so I don’t dare to break the original oath. "
After hearing what he said, Cao Cao couldn't help but wonder: "Who is your master?"
Su Ding said: "My master is just an ordinary man in the world. He has been idle all his life and has no name. This rule is not made by him, but by the master. If you want to learn the skills of my lineage, you must swear like this." .”
Niu Gao heard this and exclaimed: "I don't believe that the five tigers of the Zeng family are willing to swear this oath."
Su Ding said matter-of-factly: "Of course he refused, so I didn't teach him my true skills."
Niu Gao asked curiously: "So, your master is an expert?"
Su Ding said: "My ancestor was a general in front of Yang Gong Yanzhao's tent in the past. His upper name is Yue, and his lower name is Sheng. He was nicknamed 'Huadao Taisui'!"
"Huadao Taisui?" Niu Gao read it twice and shook his head: "I've never heard of it!"
Shi Wengong said: "General Yue was a famous general under Marshal Yang at that time. Countless Liao generals died under his sword. Later, Marshal Yang was murdered by traitors and sent to Yunnan. General Yue saw through the world and became a monk."
Su Ding said: "Yes, my ancestor also fell into the grass in his early years. Later, he never forgot the kindness of Marshal Yang's teachings throughout his life, so he established this rule of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism."
After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded and said: "This General Yue is very loyal and courageous! He is just a patriot. He loves China. Those who are loyal to the emperor should be loyal to the emperor who loves the people and has a promising future. People like Zhao Ji are now allowed to use The traitor has succeeded in killing the people. If you still want to be loyal to him, you are either a bad person or a fool. But having said that, you don’t have to worry. Wu has no intention of rebelling against the Song Dynasty now, and he will not let you rebel. .”
After hearing this, Su Ding said: "If you don't rebel, I, the Flower Sword General Su Ding, am willing to serve in front of Ma Qian."
Cao Cao said happily: "The most valuable thing about this Zengtou market is not the gold, silver and food, but the help of two teachers."
Immediately he got up and untied his clothes. Seeing that Su Ding's clothes were thin, he untied his cloak and put it on Su Ding. He took his hand and said, "Come, brother, let's sit down and drink together." Su Ding was immediately moved to tears. .
After the banquet, Shi Qian, Zheng Tianshou, Yang Lin, and Li Yun said goodbye to Cao Cao, escorted dozens of carts, and headed straight for Bianjing.
Cao Cao also asked Zhou Tong to join Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, and escort more than 2,000 horses to Erlong Mountain to deliver them to Lin Chong for his use in training the horse army.
He himself stayed in Zengtou City for two more days, sorted out some relationships, left Fan Rui and Meng Kang behind, and led the 500 Yanggu Army to manage it temporarily. He would hand over it when Zheng Tianshou and others came back, and he took the The rest of the old and new brothers returned to Yanggu County to celebrate the New Year.
As for the money obtained, in addition to the millions of coins from rewards and bribes, another 100,000 taels of silver and one million coins of copper coins were left in Zengtou City as the capital for running the horse market. The remaining gold, silver, gems and other items were all stored in Zengtou City. Take the car and take it back to Yanggu.
Everyone was eager to return home, and finally returned to Yanggu County on December 29th.
Hu Sanniang and Pan Jinlian were overjoyed when they saw him returning victoriously and rushing back to their mansion before the Chinese New Year. Cao Cao took out two boxes of gems and gave them to the two women and said: "We got a lot of gold and silver from this expedition. I have looked carefully and found that only these two boxes of gems are of the best quality. You two can make jewelry or decorate your clothes." , they are all useful and should be collected properly."
The next day was the 30th day of the New Year, and Cao Cao stayed at home with his two ladies to tidy up the courtyard, and he was quite happy.
In the evening, Cao Cao brought his wife and gathered with his brothers in the Hero Building. Brothers who had family members also brought their family members, such as Li Kui's mother and daughter-in-law, Taishan's mother-in-law, Zhu Fu's mother-in-law and children, Mu Chun's father, Niu Gao's mother and others gathered together and spent the New Year's Eve happily.
There was another coke place that day, but it was Niu Gao who made a fuss about drinking with Li Kui. Li Kui drank a few drinks, saw that his wife didn't look good, smiled, and put it down and refused to drink anymore.
Unexpectedly, Niu Gao was so entangled with each other that Li Kui said in a hurry: "Ah, can it be that I can't drink you? It's just that this New Year's Eve person, Ruo Xun got drunk and vomited all over the bed when he came home, wouldn't he teach your sister-in-law Aggrieved? How can you, a man without a wife, know such a thing?"
After Niu Gao heard this, he was immediately sad. He turned to pull Cao Cao and said: "Brother, this time we defeated Zengtou City, my brothers must have done a lot of credit?"
Cao Cao was also a little drunk at this time, and his mood was high. After hearing his words, he stood up and said with a loud smile: "This time we attacked Zengtou City, if we want to talk about merits, Zhou Tong endured the torture with iron bones and gave up his life." , without leaking any information and without damaging the reputation of our brothers, should be ranked first; Guan Zhong plans strategies and adapts to the changing times, which can be discussed as the second one; Lu Yuanwai, who fights with generals outside and is invincible, can be considered the third one, down Even brothers, you and everyone else are brave and heroic, and everyone is worthy of a reward."
After hearing this, everyone cheered in unison.
But Niu Gao didn't care, and only asked: "Since I have made meritorious service, how can I reward my brother?"
Cao Cao said happily: "Isn't it easy to give a reward? There is countless gold and silver in the cellar of my house. Brothers can use it and withdraw it at will. We brothers are all one body. Whatever I have is yours and the rest of the brothers' possessions." .”
Niu Gao shook his head and said: "Brother, I will follow you, and there is no shortage of gold and silver to use. No matter how much you give me, Xu will not be able to give birth to babies. I, I only want someone who can give birth to babies."
Jiao Ting listened and said seriously: "If you hadn't told me earlier, my brother has sent all the captured horses to Erlong Mountain. If you had told me earlier that I would give you a mare, wouldn't it be good at giving birth to calves?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Yan Qing cheered: "Brother Niu, don't worry, Xiao Yi's horse is a female. It runs fast and has a docile personality. If you like it, I can switch with you."
Everyone laughed more and more wildly, and Niu Gao jumped to his feet in anger: "What do I need from the mare? Will the mare and I give birth to cows and horses? I want a wife!"
When Niu An saw his son making a fool of himself at the other table, he was immediately embarrassed and wanted to come over to twist his ears, but Mrs. Li Kui grabbed her and said with a smile: "Old sister, don't go, let Xiao Niu'er make trouble on his own." After all the trouble, his brother still won’t give him a wife?”
Lu Junyi had drunk eighty-nine points of wine, and was holding Shi Wengong and talking about guns and sticks. He was disturbed by Niu Gao's quarrel. He drank the wine in one gulp and taught him: "You silly brother, you still think of your wife when you have nothing to do." Here you come? Wife, what’s the use of a wife? Brother, please be a good boy. In this world, the best are brothers, the second best are martial arts, and the third best are horses... Eh. ? Why do you look down on my little b’s mare? That horse is really good. When I first picked it, I said it was a good horse..."
Cao Cao clapped his hands on his head and said sadly: "How can I give you a wife in such a hurry? Otherwise, who will call the old lady..."
While he was talking, a fat girl was carrying a tray for the boss, which was filled with layers of vegetables. She walked up the stairs effortlessly like a willow in the wind, and placed plates of large elbows and prawns on the table.
When Niu Gao saw it, he immediately raised his eyes and stared at the fat girl intently until the fat girl finished the dishes and came downstairs. Fang Meng wiped his saliva and said happily: "Brother, I, I want her!"
Cao Cao frowned: "Brother, don't you see that she looks like a pig..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Fu suddenly jumped up and pointed at Niu Gao: "Wow, you are so good Niu Gao! I regard you as my brother, but you actually set your sights on my sister. If I don't get along with you today, how can you be worthy of your parents?" ?”
He jumped up and started fighting with Niu Gao. Jiao Ting quickly got up and hugged him.
Zhu Fu couldn't get away and came to Cao Cao angrily: "Brother, make the decision for me!"
Cao Cao exclaimed: "It turns out she is your sister, brother. Let me tell you, she is round, plump and cute. If this were in the Tang Dynasty, brother, you would never be able to escape the position of uncle."
Zhu Fu stumbled and sighed: "Brother, you know what my little brother is suffering, right? Because of my sister's beauty, I have never dared to let her show up in public. Today, the waiters all went home to celebrate the New Year, so I asked her to come to help. Sure enough, this guy took his fancy!" "
Niu Gao was dissatisfied and shouted: "I'm not a bad person. You and I are brothers. I married your sister and we kissed her. What's wrong?"
Zhu Fu shook his head and said: "What do you know? When my parents died, I was the only one who couldn't bear to worry about my little sister, and only then would she close her eyes if I promised to find a gentle man who could read for her. If I marry her, I will marry you. , but you are just as rough as me, why don’t my parents scold me in my dreams?”
Li Kui laughed after hearing this and said: "Brother Zhu Fu, don't worry. If you want to marry a gentle man, what's the problem? When Tieniu passes on the ability to write poems to Niu Gao, won't he be gentle?"
Niu Gao said happily: "My mother also taught me how to write poetry. Why bother with brother Tieniu's guidance? Brother Zhu Fu, you didn't tell me earlier. Brother Niu Gao and I are just gentlemen who can write poetry."
Zhu Fu didn't believe it: "If you can compose poems, why don't I marry you? Okay, I'll give you a topic - don't say it's difficult for me as a brother, so you compose a poem with the full moon as the theme. Come!"
Niu Gao was stunned and frowned: "Today is the New Year, where is the full moon? Your question doesn't make sense."
Zhu Fu sneered: "My sister's maiden name is Zhu Manyue, what's wrong with that?"
Cao Cao thought of the girl's fair, round face, and nodded: "This is a good name."
Niu Gao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and imagined the scene of the bright moon in the sky. He frowned and thought hard for a moment, and suddenly he was overjoyed: "Oh! Oh, I got it! Just listen carefully - the moon is round and round, Well, it may be round or missing. Well, well, that’s right – add the head and tail, and you’ll have a big white turtle!”
After reciting a poem, Li Kui jumped up and said happily: "As expected of me, I recognize my brother. This kind of poetic talent is as good as mine!"
Zhu Fu was stunned: "You guys really know how to write poetry?"
Cao Cao covered his intestines and laughed: "Isn't this just destiny? Otherwise, how could this guy be able to write poetry?"
There are different teachings: The flowing water is shining brightly with the moon body today, carrying the gaze of the stars and singing songs. Bai Bie's poem tells the story of a rich girl. After the New Year, it will be spring.
Mu la today.
Then, a big white turtle was written either by my younger brother or by Niu Gao himself in "Shuo Yue".
(End of chapter)
