Southwest of Qingzhou, in front of Qingfeng Village.
The road is long and winding, with swaying mountains in front and behind. If merchants and travelers come here, they will inevitably feel chilled by the scenery and worry that a group of mountain kings will appear somewhere.
However, if you want to go faster from Laizhou to Bianjing, this is the fastest way.
It was almost noon, and I could hear the clatter of hoofbeats. Two men and four horses were galloping vigorously.
As I was walking, I suddenly heard someone shouting in front of me: "Yeah! I opened this mountain! Grandpa also planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, don't worry, I'll leave you with four horses and two pairs of shoes." fiscal!"
Oops! This accent was crisp and loud, and a few Jie Dao slogans barely came out as Hua'er.
The two men were angry when they heard this: I have never seen such a shameless bandit. I don't care if I want the horse, but will I give you the shoes? Let's walk barefoot to Bianliang, Tokyo? It’s true, it’s tolerable and intolerable!
The two men really wanted to ignore him. They galloped their horses to force their way through, but they were afraid that the other party would have a stumbling rope or a crossbow. They had no choice but to hurriedly hold their horses and shouted, "Hero, come!" law"!
With a neighing sound, all four horses stopped.
The Fool of the Sand cannot help but ask: Who are these two men?
It’s not just anyone else, including “Desperate Saburo” Shi Xiu and “Moyun Golden Wings” Ou Peng!
Ou Peng was impatient. He looked around and saw no one around, and immediately got angry. Bang! De ShengGou took off his iron spear and yelled: "You little thief, hiding your head and showing your tail is not the behavior of a man. Come out if you have the guts and talk like grandpa's spear!"
The "big king" who shouted was also unambiguous. He immediately rode out and blocked the middle of the road: "Come out when you come out. Are you afraid that you can't do it?"
Ou Peng took a look and saw that this guy was riding on a green-maned horse, wearing a hundred-flower war robe, a red cloak, and a square halberd. On his head were four pheasant feathers, two colored and two white, swaying. How majestic!
Ou Peng was about to scold him when he suddenly felt that this person looked familiar. When he took a closer look, he was shocked: "Ah? Zhou Tong! Why are you here!"
Zhou Tong laughed loudly: "It's just to rob you two, what else could it be?"
Shi Xiu reacted faster and frowned: "Brother is here?"
Then I heard Cao Cao laugh and say: "Brother, you know me as a brother!" He led a group of brothers to fight out.
"Ah, brother!" When the two saw Cao Cao arriving in person, they rolled off their saddles, dismounted, and ran over quickly.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao hit him with a horse whip!
Shi Xiu didn't dare to hide, so she turned slightly to the side, and bang, the whip hit her back firmly.
With just this whip, Shi Xiu immediately knelt down.
Ou Peng quickly knelt aside and thought to himself, my brother is really angry. In such a long time, I have never heard of him whipping anyone.
Cao Cao was about to give Shi Xiu a few more whips to vent his anger, but when he saw Shi Xiu's eyes filled with tears and a sad look on his face, his heart softened and he couldn't take the second whip.
He threw the horsewhip angrily: "Shi Xiu, you are so bold! In terms of public affairs, my brother wants to take these four states as his foundation, so Laizhou will be entrusted to you; in terms of private matters, you will follow me from Jizhou and live with me." How many things have we gone through together? As far as our friendship is concerned, what things can’t be discussed or discussed face to face? It would be better for you, just play the game of 'hanging the seal and sealing the gold' with me!"
When Shi Xiu followed Cao Cao through thousands of mountains and rivers, he heard a lot of stories. The story about Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang in the late Han Dynasty "hanging a seal and sealing the gold" was really a sigh from his own brother. So after hearing what Cao Cao said, Shi Xiu became even more panicked and hurriedly He took two steps on his knees, hugged Cao Cao's legs, and cried loudly: "Brother, I have been wronged. I never thought of surrendering to someone else!"
Seeing his true feelings revealed, Cao Cao was filled with emotion, but he still kicked him over and scolded him with a smile: "Bah! Aren't you going to go to your father-in-law Zhao Guan's family? It's okay for you to go, but you also kidnapped Ou Peng for me. Walk!"
When Ou Peng heard this, he waved his hands quickly: "Brother, that painter... Oh no, that official, how can we like him? I am here because I am afraid that something will happen to Shi Xiu. If something does happen, there is someone who can help report and ask for help. ! We can’t let him go into the dragon’s pond and the tiger’s den alone, right?”
Cao Cao glared and cursed: "You have the nerve to speak! You are afraid that something will happen to him, so don't you know how to retaliate against me? You also know that there is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. What's the difference between him breaking in alone and the two of you?"
Ou Peng blinked: Yes, what's the difference?
Shi Xiu got up and said aggrievedly: "Brother, who is going to defect to Zhao Guan's family? That guy, Wu Xuexiu can play football, is he worthy of Shi Xiu to join me? I, I am afraid that Emperor Kangfu will be married by someone else. ”
Cao Cao nodded: "Oh, that's it - then why don't you come and talk to me? Do you think that my brother will ignore you because he is greedy for life and afraid of death? Or will he advise you to put the overall situation first and put aside your children's love affairs? Give up?"
"Ouch!" Shi Xiu stomped his feet and told the truth: "Brother, I said I'm just afraid you'll be angry - in your words, what's the difference between a dozen of us going and me going alone? Isn't it just a drag? Brothers."
Zhou Tong was not happy to hear this: "Brother Shi Xiu, what you said is very disrespectful. Unless I am boasting, even if Brother Shi Qian and I go to Bianjing, we can steal your wife out for you."
Jiao Ting shook his head and said, "If you can't do it, Brother Shi Qian and I must handle this matter."
Cao Cao waved his hand, and Zhou Tong and Jiao Ting hurriedly stopped. Cao Cao said: "Shi Xiu, between us and others, if we want to say whether we are involved or not, we are really letting down our brothers. To tell you the truth, the Song Dynasty will be peaceful for a hundred years." , The decay is deep, and the millions of forbidden troops in Bianjing are certainly like dragons and tigers' dens to others. Brother Fool regards them as chickens and dogs! If it weren't for the fear of chaos in the world and the advantage of foreign races in vain, there wouldn't be many brothers, and they would only take them from Liangshan. Ten thousand elite soldiers, sneaking and attacking in surprise, are enough to overthrow Bianjing and smash the imperial city! You want ten emperor concubines, and I will get them for you."
Shi Xiu said hurriedly: "I only want Kangfu."
Cao Cao showed a smile and said: "It is precisely because you don't want much, so I don't make a big show of it. Here, these brothers can take the mother-in-law as you wish."
Shi Xiu glanced over and saw some familiar ones and some unfamiliar ones: Xu Guanzhong, Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Sun An, Yan Qing, Shi Qian, Zhou Tong, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Jiao Ting... all of them looked at them with smiles on their faces. The eyes towards myself are full of care and encouragement.
Shi Xiu let out a long sigh, clasped his fists and said, "For my personal affairs, I let you brothers run around and take risks. How can I feel sorry for you?"
Cao Cao waved his hand: "Stop being such a childish act! I can't wait to go to Bianjing, so I'll just return it. Since I'm going to go, I might as well do something big. The first thing I want to do this time is to get the Emperor Kangfu for you, and the second Well, I've benefited a lot from catching up with Gao Qiu before. This time, I'm going to catch up with the old thief Cai Jing and get some more benefits. There is only one crucial thing, which is that everything you do will be absolutely impossible. Don’t be willful and reckless, I have my own arrangements for everything.”
After everyone heard this, they all clasped their fists and said, "I definitely don't dare."
Now Shi Xiu and Ou Peng merged into the team, and both parties hurried on their way without having to sleep in the open air or overnight in the morning. In four or five days, they covered half of the distance of more than a thousand miles and arrived at the shore of Liangshan Lake.
Chao Gai heard about it and hurriedly came down the mountain to see Cao Cao. Hearing what Cao Cao said, before Chao Gai could say anything, Lin Chong couldn't help but speak first: "Brother, the trip to Bianjing should not be underestimated. Lin must ask the two brothers An order from the general to ask for support - Forty miles east of Bianjing, there is Dongming County. There is a dense forest adjacent to the Yellow River in this county, which can hide thousands of troops and horses. My younger brother is willing to take 500 heavy cavalry and camp in this forest. If nothing happens, Not to mention it, if something happens, I should be able to help you and make peace."
As soon as he said this, Yang Zhi immediately responded: "What Coach Lin said is a mature statement. In this case, I will also bring five hundred flying cavalry to help Coach Lin."
Qin Ming followed closely and said: "If you talk like this, wouldn't it be safe for me to bring five hundred leopard riders with me?"
Seeing that Monk Hua and others were about to speak, Cao Cao quickly stopped him: "Brothers, there is no need to say anything else. If we keep talking, the whole mountain will be dispatched to attack Bianjing! This matter will come and go quickly, and there is no need to go to war. The king, most of them are still normal. For training, let the three brothers Lin, Yang, and Qin each lead 500 cavalry and accompany the younger brother."
Chao Gai nodded and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Shi Jin's anxious face. He laughed, nodded and said, "Shi Dalang, what do you have to say?"
Shi Jin was very grateful and immediately said something.
There are different teachings: A flash of anger turns beauty into a beauty, and our brothers will remain young forever. When Da Nei rises, everything will be stained with blood, but Bianjing will be filled with smoke.
(End of chapter)
