Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 123 Walk in the Dark and Serve the Light! (The first update of Chapter 4000)
Leading the Huren Army...

These five words gave Wu Liang a reassurance in an instant. There is no doubt that from now on, Huan Renjun will be his voice!
As for Cao Teng, he can definitely get his wish and leave the Huren army to lead the army to fight, but what kind of official position will be given to him, and how many soldiers and horses will be given to him, it still depends on Boss Cao's intention.

But this is out of Wu Liang's control.

"Thank you, envoy, I will live up to the envoy's trust in the end!"

Wu Liang was overjoyed, and thanked him with cupped hands.

However, Cao Ting still didn't understand what Boss Cao meant. When he heard that Wu Liang had been promoted to be the captain of Mojin, he immediately winked at Wu Liang and looked at Boss Cao eagerly, his eyes full of " Me, me, me! And me!", for fear that Boss Cao might accidentally forget him.

"Anmin."

Boss Cao glanced at him, and finally gave him a happy sentence, "You have also made some contributions this time. You were brave in the battle with Zhang Liao, but your qualifications are still young. From now on, you will be temporarily included in the Zixiu army. , give him a lieutenant general (deputy general) to experience some experience, I have other arrangements when you have enough qualifications."

"Thank you uncle, I will definitely follow brother Zixiu to practice well!"

Cao Tin's eyes widened a little when he was refreshed, his joy was beyond words, he almost laughed out loud and said this sentence, this guy wants to lead the army to fight, even if he is asked to go back to the army, he can't ask for it, let alone Second only to Cao Ang's assistant general?

"Take care and use your brain more when you encounter problems. Zixiu still has a long way to go in the future. As his assistant general, you must make progress in order to make contributions."

Boss Cao pressed Cao Ting's shoulder very affectionately on a rare occasion, and said earnestly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

But these words are definitely not just for Cao Ti alone.

On this occasion, this tone of voice is a very heart-to-heart private conversation, since Xi Zhong and Wu Liang are both present, this speech is also for them two.

It can be seen that this time Wu Liang really walked into Boss Cao's heart, and the trust he gained was unparalleled.

"Yes! My nephew will definitely work hard in the future and dare not live up to my uncle's expectations!"

Cao Ting responded quickly.

"..."

Although Xi Zhicai and Wu Liang didn't speak, they both bowed and saluted Boss Cao at the same time.

Seeing that Wu Liang coincided with him, Xi Zhicai gave him a sideways glance after saluting, and then a knowing smile appeared on his face, which meant he was officially regarded as a colleague...

"Ah."

Boss Cao patted Cao Ting on the shoulder twice, turned his head and looked at Wu Liang again, and said with a smile, "You are talented, the Xuzhou war has not yet completely ended, and the Yanzhou rebellion has not yet been completely put down. This time our army gained a lot, not only took half of Xuzhou, but also surrendered many soldiers and horses along the way with the help of momentum."

"It's a pity that it's winter now. I'm afraid the battle will have to be postponed for a while, and we will make plans in the spring of next year. The tens of thousands of extra soldiers and horses will be tens of thousands of mouths to eat."

"Although there is still some surplus in food and salary, it should be no problem to spend the winter, but when we fight again next year, I am afraid that we will be stretched again..."

Speaking of this, Boss Cao's meaning is very obvious.

Huan Renjun, Huan Renjun, Wu Xiaowei, Wu Xiaowei, there is not much rice in my bowl, and Cao Jun's milk is also running out, how much?Not much!
Beg for milk, beg for milk, please milk me in advance!
"The last general is willing to share your worries for you!"

Wu Liang bowed decisively.

"Oh? You have a plan?"

Boss Cao cheered up and asked immediately.

"May I know that Yuzhang County once had a Haihun Kingdom?"

Wu Liang asked.

"I know that it used to be the territory of Liu He, the deposed emperor of the former Han Dynasty. This person was deposed as the emperor after only 27 days, and was later moved to Yuzhang County as the Marquis of Haihun. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Haihun Kingdom With no successors, he was expelled from the country by the imperial court."

Boss Cao is a well-informed person, as long as Wu Liang raises his head, he can tell a thing or two about the reason.

"Exactly, the general had previously heard that the deposed emperor Liu He was not reconciled after being deposed, and secretly conspired with the prefect named Sun Wanshi to restore him, so he prepared a large amount of property in advance, but it was a pity that the incident was reported later. He will die soon, and those belongings will probably be buried in the tomb along with him."

Wu Liang said half truth and half lie.

"I know a little bit about this. If it's true, as long as there are talents who have to endure some hardships, our army will have no worries if we fight against Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others next year!"

Boss Cao's eyes flashed brightly, and he said immediately.

"Wish to relieve your worries!"

Wu Liang immediately responded with his chest raised.

"But this Yuzhang County is far away. How many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring, and what kind of support do you need from me?"

Boss Cao thought about it and asked again.

"The Huren army marches in the dark and serves the light. If there are too many people, it will be easy to be exposed, which will be disadvantageous to the operation. Therefore, this time, the final general only plans to bring a hundred people with him, and he will carry the 'flying slave' with him. In case of special circumstances, he can also report the news in time. Send it back to Juancheng to ask the envoy for help, and besides..."

Wu Liang pondered for a while, and finally bowed and said to Boss Cao, "...the final general has the courage to ask the envoy to borrow the Suihou beads. Most of the soldiers have to enter the underground where they can't see their fingers. Sometimes the underground environment is special, and open flames cannot be used for lighting. , the Suihou Pearl has become an indispensable lighting item, which can greatly increase the success rate of operations."

This is something that Wu Liang had thought about a long time ago. Suihou Zhu also sent a Suizhu man, who must come back.

Wu Liang was willing to give the Suihou Zhu to Boss Cao, even if he felt sorry for him, he would not feel sorry for him, but the Suizhu people can't do it. In Wu Liang's view, it is a rare treasure.

"Okay! What a 'walk in the dark and serve the light', this 'light' is temporarily entrusted to you, take it!"

Boss Cao was even more generous than he imagined. Without even thinking about it, he rewrapped the Suihou beads that he had put aside just now, handed them to Wu Liang and said, "Although the Suihou beads are treasures, they are precious to me. It is only useful for the moment when it is announced to the world, as long as you bring it to me at that time, what's the point of using it for the rest of the time?"

Don't say anything else.

Just Wu Liang's sentence "I only plan to bring a hundred people" can make Boss Cao feel relieved 10,000 times.

The most suspicious thing in this era is when the generals under his command come to borrow troops when they are traveling far away...

Liu Bei is one of the best. According to statistics, he betrayed his boss the most times in the history of the late Han Dynasty. Whether he borrowed soldiers or land, he never returned the goods. The famous Lao Lai of the Three Kingdoms is not just talking .

Why should people return what they borrowed with their ability?
"Thank you for your trust, I will be grateful in the end!"

Wu Liang was delighted to thank him.

He came to Boss Cao's place to offer beads tonight, but he didn't dare to let Bai Jingjing know. What if the girl insisted on following her, not to mention whether Boss Cao would be caught for breaking into Cao's mansion? If you collect people and beads together, it will be a big loss.

but.

Bai Jingjing is not yet a married woman, nor is she a woman from a noble family, and she may not be able to catch Boss Cao's eyes, anyway, let's take precautions before it happens.

Especially after what happens with Bai Jingjing in the future, you must guard against death!

"I don't know when you plan to leave?"

Boss Cao pondered for a moment, then asked again.

"A few days later, the general will still need to make some preparations before leaving, and he will set off immediately after the preparations are complete."

Wu Liang said.

"Don't worry, I'm planning to hold a celebration banquet in the next few days. I will call all the generals who have made contributions in this battle to celebrate. As the biggest hero in this battle, you must have a few glasses of fine wine with the banquet. I also want to pick a few achievements that can be made public and tell everyone to listen, and tell these people not to underestimate you and teach you to be wronged!"

Boss Cao smiled and shook his head, and said again.

Although Boss Cao is not an easy leader to serve, if you study the history carefully, you will find that as long as you are sincere enough to gain his absolute trust and have enough ability to be used by him.

He is a rare good leader who protects his shortcomings.

For example: Guo Jia has the three most criticized problems of being greedy for money, drinking, and lustful, and his life is very disorderly;
Another example: when Cheng Yu was old, he became a stubborn old man with a stubborn personality, and often had conflicts with others;

Another example: Xiahou Dun was hijacked by Lu Bu and lost Cao Jun's face, and he lost more than he won in every battle. He patted his chest to lobby a friend for Boss Cao, but he couldn't lobby;

Another example: Dian Wei was not born well, always eats and drinks like no one else, regardless of the occasion and disregards his image.

These people and these things often have officials rushing to Boss Cao to complain, but Boss Cao never takes it seriously, condoning it as much as he likes, and sometimes even convicting the person who complained when pressed.

Therefore, Boss Cao's move is reasonable. Regardless of whether he wins people's hearts or not, he has always done a good job in this regard.

"Thanks to the envoy's great love, I will do my best to serve the envoy in the end."

Wu Liang bowed his hand and thanked him.

"You don't have to thank me, I'd rather thank you, hahaha."

Boss Cao laughed heartily, and while laughing, he brought up the words Wu Liang said just now, and praised Xi Zhicai beside him, "Unexpectedly, Youcai still has some poetic talent at such a young age. This phrase 'walking in the dark and serving the light' really won my heart, my heart..."

……

Since he came out of Cao's residence, all Wu Liang's ideas have been realized smoothly, and he is in a good mood.

So when he got home, Fu Ouduan called Dian Wei, Liu Jinshui and others together, cooked meat and drank wine to celebrate, and tossed and tossed until midnight before returning to rest.

When he woke up the next day, another flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

So he got up immediately, fetched charcoal pencils and linen cloth and sketched for a long time, and then took the drawings to the city to find a cobbler's shop.

"Master Jun, what is this? Why does it look like a grimace?"

Holding the blueprint brought by Wu Liang, the cobbler looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was.

Wu Liang smiled, pointed to the blueprint and said, "Don't worry about what it is, just help me make it, and the reward will be yours. By the way, the part near the mouth of this grimace is hollow. Look carefully, don't let it go. Get me wrong."

"Okay, how much?"

the cobbler asked again.

"Let's get twenty copies first, and I'll come to you again if necessary."

Wu Liang thought for a while and said.

What he has made now is actually a gas mask, and it will come in handy if he encounters a tomb with bad air or even uses poisonous gas to prevent theft.

Of course, also limited by the materials and technology of this era, Wu Liang was unable to make such a sophisticated gas mask as later generations.

But you can still try something a little simpler, and it will always play a role.

For example, he designed the position of the "ghost face" near the mouth to be hollow.

At that time, you only need to burn some charcoal, then crush the charcoal, wrap it in linen, and stuff it into the hollow grimace tightly. Wearing it on your face like this, you can still resist the poisonous gas as much as possible in a short period of time. .

And the charcoal bag can also be taken out and replaced, and reused.

Think back.

Snare drums of unknown use, Luoyang shovels, engineer shovels, Suihou beads, Yin-Yang stones, flying tiger claws... Now there is another gas mask.

The tomb-robbing tools have become more and more comprehensive, and this is officially on the right track.

……

Three nights later.

The Cao Mansion is brightly lit, and a lobby has been transformed into a banquet hall after a simple renovation.

Wu Liang came to Cao Mansion with a very formal invitation card made of bamboo slices, and was quickly invited into the hall and arranged in a central position.

Boss Cao is also interested.

As a newcomer, he was not allowed to sit too far in front, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among others.

They didn't let him sit too far back, lest others despise him as an insignificant character.

At this time, there were already some people in the banquet hall.

Although these people dare not say that all of them are Boss Cao's confidant generals, most of them should also be famous generals in history.

It's a pity... Wu Liang couldn't recognize any of them without knowing their identities just by looking at their faces.

These people were greeting each other and chatting with each other, but when they saw Wu Liang being introduced, they sat in the middle seat, and they all showed curiosity.

Some people even whispered, without even thinking about it, they must be discussing who this strange face is?

And how can He De be able to sit in this position.

In particular, some people who were placed under Wu Liang seemed to be slightly dissatisfied besides being curious.

Wu Liang didn't take the initiative to talk to them, but was a little uncomfortable being stared at by these eyes, so he simply closed his eyes and recovered.

After a moment.

"Lieutenant Wu, are you safe?"

A familiar and slightly teasing voice sounded, and it was Cao Ting at first glance.

Wu Liang opened his eyes, and saw that standing in front of him was not only Cao Ting, but also a young man with sword-like eyebrows and a cold and arrogant demeanor, who was about the same age as Cao Ting.

This person is none other than Boss Cao's eldest son Cao Ang Cao Zixiu.

When Wu Liang met Boss Cao for the first time in Daying on the outskirts of Tan County, he had met Cao Ang once, but at that time it was just a simple meeting, without even saying a word.

"Captain Wu."

Cao Ang clasped his fists to signal to Wu Liang that although he was still a little born, he should already know his identity and what he did, so he showed more respect.

"I have seen the eldest son."

Wu Liang also stood up to pray.

Seeing this scene, everyone undoubtedly became more suspicious of Wu Liang's identity, and their eyes became more curious.

Cao Ang just felt these gazes from the corner of his eye, then moved closer, and whispered to Wu Liang: "Captain Wu, you'd better prepare a few toasts in advance, they will definitely be useful later..."

　Thanks to the bosses of [Qingya in the Western Regions] and [Seven Nights Xuelie] for their support with 100 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)