Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1987 Polished Nails, Masked Man

"Taixing four years, spring.Sikong gave armor.The bright light will be given, and the school will give you two gifts, and they will all be happy. 』

The spring is bright and beautiful, and it is another early morning.

But as a rule, it is a big deal to take it out on the court hall and cut it off for His Majesty, after all, the emperor Liu Xie is still in charge of the world!
It's just that at the moment, it's all trivial things, so there's no need to bother the emperor...

So the early morning pilgrimage came to an end soon.

Smiling, Cao Hong sat on the horseback, nodded to the other court officials who gave way, and walked slowly.The shining bright armor on his body glistens in the sunlight.

Mingguang armor is to polish every piece of armor like a mirror.The technology of bronze mirrors in the Han Dynasty was already well established, so it is actually not that difficult to polish the nails to be as bright as a mirror.

It's just that bright light armor like this is usually used to show force, and there are more etiquette utensils. If you really want to go to the battlefield, it is rare to actually wear this kind of armor. After all, the target is too obvious...

In the era of cold weapons, armor is almost the second life of soldiers, so in order to boost morale and show their own strength, Cao Cao also invested a lot in the development of ordnance, and this time The armor that was awarded to many generals in the fourth year of Taixing is such a proof.

Every armor scale on Cao Hong's body is as bright as a mirror. When he wears it and walks around, he looks like, um, the Elvis Presley of the 70s and [-]s of the later generations. How eye-catching.

Cao Hong was in charge of the research and development of the armor. With such a result, he naturally gained the limelight. He even met some colleagues in the army on the road, and they all expressed their admiration to Cao Hong and expressed their gratitude for obtaining such an armor...

If it was before, Cao Hong would have stopped and listened to these people's flattery.Although they knew they were flattering, but the comfortable shooting would make Cao Hong feel better, wouldn't it?

But when he heard these words again today, Cao Hong smiled forcedly, and then he didn't have much interest in listening, so he interrupted after a few words, and then he left and returned home.

Cao Hong was smiling, but when he entered his mansion and got off his horse, his face darkened. He pondered for a long time, and then he didn't let the guards help him take off his armor. He moved a horse and sat in front of the hall, and said, Come beforehand...」

Cao Hong's hand trembled slightly, because what he was holding in his palm was a piece of armor that Xun Yu quietly slipped into his hands.

Xun Yu usually rarely took the initiative to talk to Cao Hong, but today he did not know why he found Cao Hong, and after talking about Cao Hong's exquisite armor, Xun Yu showed some intriguing expressions, and when the two were about to separate, Cao Hong stuffed such a piece of armor from his sleeve.

Cao Hong knew something was wrong, so he took a quick look at it under cover, and suddenly felt that the world was turned upside down. If it wasn't for his psychological quality, he might not even be able to hold on to the Dachaohui!
The armor piece in his hand seemed to be still cold, maintaining the temperature just held in his hand, it was as cold as bone, making Cao Hong feel chills all over his body.

This piece of armor doesn't weigh much, and it seems to be light in the hand, but Cao Hong dare not put this piece of armor on the scale, because once it is on the scale, it may exceed a thousand catties...

"Report! ’ The soldiers who went to tell the workshop steward came back soon, and said, ‘General, the workshop steward left the city yesterday and hasn’t returned yet! 』

"what? ! ”Cao Hongteng stood up abruptly, driving the Mazha under him to the side with a click, “Where did he go?Why are you out of town? 』

Sure enough, there is a problem!

"It is said that he took his family out of the city for an outing..." Bing Ping reported.

"Outing!" 』The flesh on Cao Hong's face twitched, he was silent for a while, and waved his hands, letting the soldiers go down first.

Cao Hong was in front of the hall, like a tiger that had reached the estrus period and had no one to vent his anger on. With a bristling beard, he was circling anxiously, exuding an aura of bad luck for anyone who encountered it.

After a while, Cao Hong stopped and said, "Call Fu Er to come here!" 』

Cao Fu arrived soon, greeted the ceremony, "I have seen my lord... My lord, this is..." When Cao Fu saw that Cao Hong had not removed his armor after returning home, his heart skipped a beat, guessing that something must have happened .

Cao Hong beckoned to Cao Fu and said, "Fu'er, come forward..." Then he whispered in Cao Fu's ear, "But you understand? 』

Although Cao Fu was not very clear about the ins and outs, but seeing his father's face, he also knew that this matter was no small matter, so he nodded in response, and then greeted him. He left the mansion with more than [-] guards of the Cao family, and went straight to the outside of the city. go.

Cao Hong watched Cao Fu leave, then helped the overturned Maza up again, sat down, closed his eyes, and waited quietly, like a statue.

A sudden gust of wind blew the flagpole in Cao Hong's front yard, pulling the flag straight. Suddenly, the rope tied to one side of the flag broke, and the flag hit the flagpole with a snap, and fell crookedly!
Cao Hong suddenly opened his eyes.

This is a warning!
Perhaps, it is also a harbinger before the next wave of storms strikes!

Suddenly there were some voices of soldiers in the front yard, a guard of the Cao family trotted in with sweat on his face, prostrated himself in front of Cao Hong, "Report to General, we found it!"Young Master asked, should I bring it back...or...』

Cao Hong stood up, but after sitting for a long time, his lower limbs inevitably felt a little numb. He shook his body before he stabilized his body, "Come on!"Prepare your horse! 』

...(〃dish`)q...

"General Cao... has left the city..."

A small official reported softly in front of Xun Yu.

Xun Yu nodded slightly, signaling the little official to step back.

Man Chong cast a sideways glance, but seeing that Xun Yu didn't say anything and also lowered his head, he acted as if he didn't hear or see anything.

Cao Hong is making a big splash today, but many people are actually waiting...

In fact, the research and development of armor was not that complicated at first, but because of some people and some things, it became complicated.

Because of the different standpoints, the direction of looking at things is different.

It’s like piracy. In the era when Nanshan was engaged in Antarctica, it could not be called piracy, it was called “localization”, but now who dares to “localize” Nanshan, regardless of whether he is an old godfather or an old godfather, first seize and freeze it Get up and talk!
Do you need to imitate the armor of the hussars?need.Is it correct to stand on Cao's standpoint?is correct.But what if you stand in the position of Feiqian?If you can't say it, you will mutter about this despicable and shameless bastard. You stole the method of tea eggs before, but now you want to steal the armor technology?
So, pirating things from other countries is called skill, but pirating things from your own country is scum.

In Xun Yu's opinion, pirated hussar's armor should be a good thing, but if even the pirated version has to be fake...

That may not be a gratifying and pleasant thing to look forward to.

What Xun Yu gave Cao Hong was a piece of armor, and on that piece of armor was the logo of Hussar General Fei Qian's workshop.In other words, Cao Hong's so-called successful imitation of hussar armor and the development and production of various advanced armors are actually just purchasing a batch of armor from General Hussar's workshop, and then removed the marks and logos on the armor. Then he claimed that he had researched it by himself...

Time is tight and tasks are heavy, mistakes are made in the busy schedule, and occasionally some nails are not cleaned, which is natural.

Xun Yu looked at the writing and slowly replied, as if nothing could affect him.

Man Chong was at the side, almost doing the same thing.

In the Shangshutai, there were only the slight sounds of colliding letters and wooden slips, or the friction of scraps of paper sleeves, and occasionally whispered words, but overall it was very quiet, completely different from the noisy military academy...

...(╯-_-)╯~╩╩...

Cao Hong kicked up and kicked the bundled workshop steward over.

"Bastard thing!You actually lied to someone! 』

The workshop manager was trembling, his face was bleeding from the rubbing because he hit the ground, "General... small, small, I don't know... General..."

"Still pretending to be stupid? !Take a look, what is this! 』

Cao Hong let go of his hand, and a piece of armor that was shiny and covered with Cao Hong's sweat fell in front of the workshop steward, and then bounced on the ground, quickly covered with dust.Even so, there are still some special marks that can be clearly seen on the nail plate...

The workshop steward trembled for a moment, then collapsed immediately.

"Not to be honest! ”Cao Hong asked in a low voice, “What is going on with this armor! 』

Seeing that the matter was exposed, the workshop manager also told about the fact that he used the armor of the hussar general to pretend to be his own imitation armor, how he bought it, how he polished the armor, and so on.

When Cao Hong heard this, he couldn't help shaking, and then he stood still.In fact, in Cao Hong's heart, there is still this last bit of hope, just like he was holding on to the armor before, hoping that this is just a misunderstanding, and that the workshop manager can really research the armor...

But reality is reality after all, defeating Cao Hong's hope.

"How dare you! Cao Fu, who was standing by the side, finally understood what was going on, and couldn't help being furious, and went up to kick and kick the workshop manager.

"Fu'er... let him go..." Cao Hong calmed down his emotions, and said in a deep voice.

"My lord father! 』Cao Fu was carrying the workshop steward who had been beaten to the bone like a pig's head.

"Someone told you to let him go!" ’ Cao Hong repeated, his voice low.

"Humph! 』Cao Fu knocked the workshop steward back to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Cao Hong stepped forward and squatted in front of the workshop manager, "Say, why are you doing this?"Was it ordered by someone? 』

"Laughing... I'm not willing to laugh..." The workshop manager had two of his teeth knocked out, his mouth was full of blood, and he said in a leaky manner, "Ji Bipo Deqi..."

In the midst of the interlude, the workshop steward who looked like a pig's head was crying.In fact, this is indeed the case. In fact, the imitation is almost the same in general, but there is no special steel supporting the structure, but this is not a very big problem. Either bear the original weight first, or see if you can find some that can alternative method.

Perhaps, after some time, the steward of the workshop really found alternative materials and methods, and the imitation might be successful.

However, Cao Hong must be fast and good, and must produce products at the beginning of the fourth year of Taixing...

The workshop steward babbled and narrated, somewhat aggrieved.

"Someone is asking you...why did you do this?"Was it ordered by someone? 』Cao Hong rolled his eyelids and stared blankly at the workshop steward.

"Ah...ah? 』The workshop manager rolled his eyes twice.

"Why are you doing this?Was it ordered by someone? ’ Cao Hong asked again in a low voice.

The workshop manager shivered, "Hiss!Hiss, Lengzi hiss...』

Cao Hong nodded slightly, "Then, who instigated it?" 』

"what?He Leng... He Leng..." The workshop manager looked at Cao Hong eagerly.

"You don't know who it is? ’Cao Hong asked, ‘Then do you always cover your face when you come to your house?Then threaten your family's life...』

The workshop manager nodded repeatedly, trembling with snot, tears, sweat and blood on his face: "Hiss!If you ask for hiss, you will raise...」

Cao Hong nodded, "Very good, very good."You have finally told the truth...Since you have told the truth, I will not offend your family...』

The workshop manager struggled and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and collapsed on the ground.

Cao Hong stood up and walked out.

Cao Fu signaled to the guards around him, and then followed Cao Hong.

"Father..." Cao Fu hesitated, "Are you looking for "that person" now?" 』

Cao Hong shook his head and said, "No, it's my fault... I will explain everything to the lord...but..." After saying that, Cao Hong looked back, then turned to Cao Fu and said, " What do you think about this matter? 』

"I think it must be caused by the corruption and incompetence of the workshop manager..." Cao Fu replied, "The blame must be on him, so how can it be related to my father?" 』

Cao Hong chuckled, "You... think again..."

After walking two more steps, Cao Hong looked at Cao Fu's confused expression, and said, "If it's one or two, maybe no one knows what this damned guy did, but there are so many people who dealt with it up and down. I don't know how many, why didn't any of them speak?Um? 』

"Think about it, inside the workshop, maybe this person can deceive others, but what about outside the workshop? Cao Hong continued, "To buy these armors, could it be that the manager of the workshop went to the land of the hussars himself?"What about transshipment all the way?You know, these things are not small utensils... Could it be that everyone is blind along the way? 』

Cao Fu's eyes widened.

"Think about it again, since it is necessary to polish the nails, it will not take three or two days. During such a period of time, the workshop is acting strangely, why no one reported it?"Since this piece of armor can be leaked, it means that someone must have tampered with it..." Cao Hong said with a sneer, "Hehe, hehe... If this matter is inappropriate, report it to someone early, just like what people say, What's the harm in spending some more time with the workshop craftsmen?At most, it's just to blame this person, it's just that some masters scolded him!What can outsiders get? !As for this time, the armor is scattered outside, and even a little remedy can't be done, you will know this!Don't you think this is weird...」

Cao Fu was stunned for a moment, and said after a while: "Could it be...Could it be...Xun Lingjun..."

Cao Hong shook his head and said, "It's not necessarily... maybe, he was also kept in the dark... I just learned about it recently..."

"what? 』Cao Fu didn't understand.

Cao Hong frowned a little, but facing his son, he felt that he had to make it clear: "One is that Xun Lingjun did this, what good is it?"Second, if it is true, how can it be so superficial?The three of them, with Xun Lingjun's ability, if they don't move, it's fine. If they move, I'm afraid it will be... Hehe, at this time, the government and the public are already hustle and bustle, and no one knows it!How could you and I easily hunt down this person? 』

"It should be noted that Xunlingjun is Xunlingjun, and Xunshi is Xunshi..." Cao Hong said in a deep voice, "My lord ordered the collection of grain and grass in the two prefectures of Hebei and Henan for the purpose of preparing army rations... here, there are not only Xunshi, but also all ethnic groups in Yingchuan. Ah...just at this time...hehe, hehe, I heard that in Jizhou, the county magistrate of Qinghe, hehe...』

"Understood?This time... what these guys are staring at is actually not the armor... or rather, it's not exactly the armor..." Cao Hong looked at Cao Fu and continued, "I told you to stop dealing with those guys who talk pretty every day. You are still not willing to listen... Let me ask you, if being a father is like what your so-called friends want, treating money like a dude, and leaving money matters aside, then... who will take care of it?Um? 』

Cao Fu was stunned, looking at his father.

Cao Hong also looked at Cao Fu calmly.

Cao Hong was greedy for money, and even made it very obvious at the expense of it, but many people didn't notice that when Cao Cao really needed money, Cao Hong spent it very happily.

"Hussar generals are strong and have the advantages of armor, but their craftsmen are useless? ”Cao Hong patted Cao Fu on the shoulder and said, “If this matter is publicized, these craftsmen will follow the law... If my lord needs armor again, who will I turn to?If it is true that one day, Cao's money and food are controlled by others, and the craftsmen's workshops will also need to rely on others, hehe, you said that Cao's children spilled blood on the battlefield, for whom?Who wins? ! 』

When Cao Hong said the last sentence, his brows and eyes stood up.

"Father..." Cao Fu looked at Cao Hong and lowered his head guiltily.He murmured a lot before, because Cao Hong's money-greedy behavior caused him to be ridiculed by the second generation of Cao's Xiahou family sometimes, so he sometimes resented Cao Hong, thinking that if Cao Hong was not greedy for money, he would not care about those things , naturally there will be no such ridicule...

"Let's go!"Take this person and go home first! ”Cao Hong got on his horse and looked forward, “I’m afraid this matter has only just begun…”

(End of this chapter)