Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 680 The Death of Xi Zhicai (4000)

Wu Liang knew a little about children.

It is often difficult to communicate with such mature children because of their birth status. If you want to quickly get closer to them and make the communication smooth, the easiest way is to eat delicious food.

Later generations generally use candy.

In this era, there are few candies that can be bought, and for children from such poor families, meat is a rare delicacy, and children have no resistance at all.

really.

Taking the chicken leg in their hands, after taking two bites carefully, the three boys immediately regarded Wu Liang as a generous and kind uncle, and they naturally let go of their words a lot.

Wu Liang held a piece of chicken neck in his hand, and while chewing carefully, he smiled and looked at the three boys who had finally let go of their courage to gobble it up: "Eat slowly, there are a lot of them, and we will eat them together when we get home later." Bring some, and give your parents a taste when you go back."

"Really? Master Hou is the best person I've ever met!"

The three boys had their mouths taken up by the chicken, and expressed their thanks in a surprised but vague manner.

However, they obviously completely forgot what their parents said before they came, and they didn't respectfully kowtow to Wu Liang, and they didn't even intend to get up.

What Wu Liang wanted was this effect, so he naturally didn't care about it, so he finally asked: "I heard that you met a strange person a few days ago, and that strange person was able to turn his head around completely when his back was turned to someone. real?"

"It's true. We were all frightened at the time, and the two of them were so frightened that their legs went limp. If I hadn't held them and ran together, the two of them might have been captured by that strange man!"

Immediately, the oldest boy patted his chest proudly and said loudly, there was no element of showing off in his tone.

Hearing this, the boy from CUHK was reluctant, swallowed the chicken in his mouth, and defended himself: "Don't talk nonsense in front of Lord Hou, I didn't have weak legs at that time, and I ran away!" Hurry up!"

And the youngest boy glanced at them, still gnawing on the chicken leg in his hand, although he was a little dissatisfied, he didn't say anything more in the end.

It seems that boys of their age are just like this, they especially like to express themselves, and they don't know what death is. In the saying of later generations, they are actually "people come crazy".

Wu Liang smiled, and said again: "So, you must have seen the face of that weird man clearly, right?"

"I'll say it, I'll say it!"

The oldest boy immediately rushed to say, "That weird guy's hair is about a foot long, and it's not tied up or tied up. The disheveled hair looks very careless, and the face is gray. It doesn't look like a man. A living person, but his eyes are focused, and he doesn't look like a dead person... Oh, by the way, that person's mouth is a bit big and his lips are a bit thick, it looks like two mouths of Lord Hou So big!"

"Eyes, you forgot to mention eyes!"

The boys from CUHK then rushed to add, "The weird man's eyes are red, he looks very different from ordinary people, like a murderer, I was just scared by those eyes!"

"There's still blood."

It was only then that the youngest boy finally said, "Master Hou, I saw a lot of blood on his neck, which soaked the skirt of his clothes."

"Anything else?"

Wu Liang secretly remembered all these details in his heart, and then asked.

"..."

The three boys looked at each other, finally shook their heads, and then buried their heads and began to gnaw on the chicken legs in their hands, as if they were afraid that Wu Liang would take them back if they couldn't say more.

"Did that weirdo ever chase you?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"I didn't see him chasing him, maybe we were too busy running away and didn't pay attention."

replied the oldest boy.

Then there should be no catching up...

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such three children to run faster than an adult, and they are still a strange person who seems to be difficult to get along with.

Looks like that's all there is to it...

However, these few details were enough for Wu Liang to confirm one thing, that strange man's face was not the "Wang Mangtou" he had seen before and had been identified by Emperor Xian.

And although Yongqiu has been uneasy recently, in fact, there have been no incidents and witnesses that fully fit the characteristics of "Wang Mangtou".

Therefore, these things may not have been done by Lu Bu.

It's just that Wu Liang is more sensitive to Lu Bu's affairs recently, so when encountering something related to the head, he will immediately think about Lu Bu.

But even so.

Wu Liang still couldn't ignore these things when they happened in his territory, otherwise the army and people in the village would be panicked and it would be difficult to settle down.

After questioning the three boys in this way, Wu Liang didn't actually get any particularly useful clues, so he didn't have any clues for the time being.

"Yin Jian, in the past few days, you have taken some time to bring more people to patrol. If anything unusual happens, please report to me as soon as possible."

In desperation, Wu Liang had no choice but to make such an arrangement.

"promise!"

Yin Jian clapped his hands in response.

Then he looked at Chen Jinshui again, and instructed: "Recently, Chen Liu's mansion must also strengthen its guard, especially when the female family members are going out, at least four soldiers should be arranged to follow them, and there must be no mistakes."

"promise!"

Chen Jinshui also responded, but couldn't help asking, "My lord, do you suspect that the person who did these things may not be targeting these villagers, but you?"

"It's hard to say, let's take precautions before they happen."

Wu Liang said noncommittally.

He did not completely let go of his doubts about Lu Bu.

But thinking about it in another place, he felt that Lu Bu's suspicion was very low.

Because if Lu Bu really wants to take revenge on him, and if he arrives in Yongqiu ten days earlier, he can do many things before Wu Liang and Boss Cao's army come back, such as kidnapping his family members, or attacking the Huan army .

In short, there is absolutely no need to take action against those irrelevant villagers. Not only will there be no way to achieve the purpose of revenge on Wu Liang, but it may also expose oneself in advance. This is really not a wise approach.

……

the next few days.

This matter had to be temporarily put aside by Wu Liang, and Yin Jian did not report any new news, that is to say, nothing happened in Yongqiu County in the past few days. Based on the clues known so far, there is really no clue If we continue to investigate, we can only put it on hold temporarily.

Maybe it's because the villains have to go through three dynasties...

Therefore, Wu Liang and Huan Renjun also lived a very stable three dynasties. Everyone enjoyed a rare leisure time. In addition, the three dynasties are already an extremely important festival of the year at this time. Not too much, not too little, it should be a little bit extravagant after all, and the Tuan army is not short of money or food, so it is natural to drink and have fun all day long.

So on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the Wu Mansion finally welcomed a regular visitor.

This person is no one else, Cao Ting, the former leader of the Huan army.

You don't need to guess to know that this guy must have come to beg for wine, but he also knows some etiquette, at least he didn't come empty-handed, and ordered his soldiers to bring a few bolts of cloth and dozens of catties of venison he personally caught as gifts.

Wu Liang accepted it happily, and ordered someone to bring a few jars of recently distilled shochu to entertain him, and prepared to have a good time with him.

"Brother talented and virtuous, there is actually one more important thing that I am here this time."

Seeing that the shochu had already been poured into the glass, Cao Ti picked up the wine glass with bright eyes, but he didn't drink it down immediately, but said seriously, "In order to prevent this matter from being forgotten after drinking too much later, let me talk about it first. "

"Brother Anmin, please speak."

Seeing that Cao Ting was getting serious, Wu Liang also sat up straight.

"That's what happened. Before I came to Chenliu, Aunt Ding called me to give a lecture. Although she didn't say it clearly, I could hear it clearly. She wanted to teach me to ask you now that three dynasties have passed, what are you going to do?" Time to come to propose marriage?"

Cao Ting gave Wu Liang a sympathetic look, and finally raised his neck after saying these words, and drank the little wine in the cup in one gulp.

"..."

Wu Liang was slightly stunned.

It goes without saying who Aunt Cao Ting's Aunt Ding is. She is Boss Cao's official wife, Mrs. Ding, the adoptive mother of Cao Ang and Cao Ni who treat her as their own, and the speaker of Boss Cao's "harem".

When he was still in Yanshi before, Boss Cao specifically mentioned this matter, and said that he wanted him to marry Cao Ni around the three dynasties.

Now Mrs. Ding asked about this again.

In fact, Boss Cao may not mean it, but as Boss Cao, chasing after such a small fact of love between children is a bit humiliating, so it is natural for Mrs. Ding, the "harem" talker, to ask. It couldn't be more appropriate.

And this is already...

Wu Liang also didn't remember that this was the first time Boss Cao had forced him into marriage.

Naturally, it has reached an unavoidable situation. If it continues, Boss Cao and Mrs. Ding will definitely feel dissatisfied with him. Unless he is ready to go far, otherwise, he can only respond as soon as possible.

"Gollum!"

Wu Liang picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

"It's hard for you too..."

Cao Ting patted Wu Liang's shoulder to comfort her, and said, "My younger sister is used to being arrogant, and only Aunt Ding can control her in the whole family. If you marry her, the family may have a few days of chaos. gone."

"Brother An Min, although you are not Cao Ni's real brother, you are better than one."

Wu Liang looked at him disdainfully.

"What's the meaning of this?"

Cao Bin showed doubts on his face.

"It's not that my brother can't say what you say."

Wu Liang smiled wryly.

"But don't worry too much. When I saw you and her before, she was very considerate and obedient to you. Maybe you are the only one who can control her besides Aunt Ding. "

Cao Ti didn't care about it, and then expressed his relief for Wu Liang.

"Since the marriage was bestowed by Duke Ming, I must show face to Duke Ming, so Cao Ni can only be his wife."

Wu Liang said helplessly, "Brother Anmin, you have also seen that I already have Jingjing, and recently I have an extra Mier, and those ten beauties who treat me like a father, Cao Ni is a latecomer no matter what. She may not be able to convince the public when she comes, and it may be difficult for the Wu residence to have a peaceful day in the future."

"I know Jingjing very well, that Mi'er... You are really lucky, you can meet such a rare beauty in the world, and you even ran all the way back to Chenliu with you. I really envy others. As for Well, those ten beauties of yours, they were originally here to be your maids, but you still want to treat them as wives and concubines, it is actually unnecessary."

Cao Ting continued to persuade, "But speaking of my little sister Ni'er, although she is a bit arrogant, she is also a rare beauty. How many people can't ask for it, and it's not that I've treated you badly... I I think you don't need to take this matter too seriously. I often hear people say that a woman's temperament will change after she gets married. Maybe after coming to you, she will restrain her temper and make peace with the women in your house. Get along with each other, after all, Aunt Ding has been strict with her since she was a child, and she still knows those etiquettes."

"I hope so."

Wu Liang also didn't want to continue talking, so he exhaled the turbid air in his chest and raised his wine glass to respect Cao, "Brother An Min, please tell Duke Ming and Mrs. Ding after you go back. Bring the betrothal gift and go to Juancheng to propose marriage, and then I will ask Brother Anmin to thank Duke Ming and Mrs. Ding for their wrong love."

"That's right, take a closer look, a man should put his career first, how can he be dragged down by family affairs, if the family really becomes a mess in the future, it's a big deal to cut the mess quickly."

Cao Ting smiled very freely, clinked glasses with Wu Liang and drank it down.

Wu Liang knew early in the morning that this guy was a master who didn't know how to behave, otherwise, when he first came into contact with Bai Jingjing and slapped each other, this guy wouldn't have kept calling him "my role model".

After drinking the glass of wine like this, Cao Tingcai went on to say: "But you don't have to go to Juancheng to propose marriage. Now Emperor Xian is in Chenliu, and my uncle is also in Chenliu. In a few days, my uncle's family will have to move again." Going back to live in Chenliu, brother Zixiu has already gone to take care of the matter, and he will arrive in three or five days at most."

Sure enough, the historical line changed when Boss Cao ushered Emperor Xian into Chen Liu.

For a long period of time to come, Chen Liu will surely become the political center of the world, and Boss Cao will also become a thorn in the eyes of the world's heroes, especially Yuan Shao. Today, Boss Cao has become a threat that he can no longer remain indifferent to.

look.

The Battle of Guandu in the original history, I am afraid it will come earlier...

……

The result was within a few days.

Before Boss Cao's family members came to Chenliu, Wu Liang received another bad news that was unexpected but not unexpected. At least for Boss Cao, this was definitely a huge blow.

Xi Zhicai... is dead!
Boss Cao sent his most trusted Tiger and Leopard Cavalry leader Cao Chun to inform Wu Liang of this news, and he didn't give him any time to react. He almost dragged Wu Liang to Xi Zhicai's residence.

"Go and have a look first."

Boss Cao was waiting in the courtyard. He didn't show much emotion when he saw Wu Liang, but pointed to a sun room in a low and hoarse voice.

"promise."

In this situation, Wu Liang naturally didn't dare to be sloppy, and trotted over to push open the door.

And the moment the room was opened, a strong smell of blood rushed over... Wu Liang's heart tightened, the matter was far more serious than he imagined!

(End of this chapter)