Chapter 28 stick killer

Qiao Xuan accidentally proposed to pay homage to Xu Shao, which became Cao Cao's major concern.I thought it was not a difficult task, but when I arrived at the gate of Xu's mansion after preparing the presents, I found out that there was a lot of traffic, and the people seeking to see me blocked the street for half a trip, and some people even waited for several days with their bedding, only then did I know that something was wrong. Easy to handle. Xu Shao, courtesy name Zijiang, was born in Pingyu County, Runan County. He had no official position. When he stopped in Luoyang, he lived in the home of his elder brother Xu Qian.The wind of comment actually originated from Jia Biao and Guo Tai.Jia Biao's style name is Weijie, and Guo Tai's style name is Linzong. They were originally the leaders of the Taixue. They commented on the court's praise and criticism with Chen Fan and Li Ying in their spare time.Originally it was just chatting, but because of its accurate judgment, it gained fame and was respected by the world.Later, Jia Biao died in the disaster of being imprisoned by the party, Guo Tai was hit and stayed behind closed doors, and the leader of the review fell on Xu Shao's head.

Xu Shao and his cousin Xu Jing gathered scholars and scholars at Qinghe Bridge in Pingyu to make a big discussion. Because it was always on the first day of each month, they were called "Runan Yuedan Review". Yuedan comments on the township party, praises and criticizes current affairs, does not pretend to be beautiful, does not hide evil, and openly debates the good and bad of people.No matter who it is, once it is inscribed, it is worth a hundred times, and it is spread in the world.In particular, Xu Shao's fame is well-known to everyone, and he is called "Xu Guo" together with Guo Tai, and the younger generation ranks in front of the famous scholars of the Taixue, which shows his extraordinary talent.

But for some reason, the Xu brothers suddenly had a conflict, and Xu Shao left Xu Jing in a fit of anger and came to Luoyang to find his brother Xu Qian.Originally, he wanted to leave his cousin and fellow countrymen to live a peaceful life, but with such a great reputation, how could peace be easy?Someone leaked the news, rumors of Xu Shao's arrival in Luoyang spread like wildfire, and there were a lot of guests in front of the mansion, officials, eunuchs, students, writers, relatives, old friends, and admirers , Those who are in need almost squeezed through the gate. Even though these people blocked the gate and refused to leave, only a few of them could actually see Xu Shao.Seeing that many people who are a hundred times more famous than himself are waiting in good order, Cao Cao's heart is half cold. With his little fame, he will not see Xu Zijiang in the year of the monkey!

Since he couldn't solve it with his own ability, Cao Cao had no choice but to bow his head and ask his father for help.Cao Song also felt that it was difficult to deal with, so after much deliberation, he found Xu Xiang who "keep his mouth shut".That Xu Xiang and Xu Shao are brothers from the same clan, he thought that inviting him out of the mountain would definitely succeed.Unexpectedly, Xu Xiang's head shook like a shopkeeper's drum: "No, no! It's not that I don't speak up, but I really can't help this. My younger brother is so arrogant that he never takes me seriously. I will go too." Go for nothing."

Cao Song and his son said three good words, and prepared two generous gifts respectfully, Xu Xiangcai reluctantly accepted them.I thought it was all right, but Xu Xiang sent back the two gifts six days later, and kept bowing and bowing: "Xu is incompetent, Xu is incompetent... Not only did the matter not come to fruition, but it was also rejected by him." I was reprimanded. I am ashamed to death! It is better not to speak in the future." After speaking, he left with a face full of shame. Since the matter could not be settled, Cao Cao had no choice but to go to see him again with a shy face.Unexpectedly, Xu Shao picked up the airs, and all the people who visited him disappeared.He just let everyone shut the door dryly.Cao Cao was aggrieved and angry, and he couldn't beg his father anymore, so he simply asked his family to pack up the bedrolls and get them in the yamen, and read a book by candle at night to relieve boredom.

On this day, he happened to get a volume of Cai Yong's masterpiece "Interpretation of Instructions", and felt that it was very suitable for his state of mind.In the evening, light the lamp and read carefully. "If you use it, you can do it, and you can do it. If you let it go, you can hide it, and it will be smooth. If you have nine rivers overflowing, you can't defend it; if you have a million armors, you can't resist it. Today, I blame everyone to clear the universe. How dare Yao and Tang be exhausted by floods and droughts? Fearing the destruction of smoke and flames, how dare the light shine!"

This article was written by Cai Bojie when he fled the government halfway. It is written with great momentum, but it feels somewhat joyous and indignant in frustration.Cao Cao unconsciously contacted himself while reading, and his mind became more and more confused. He closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, but he was so annoyed that he couldn't sit still.So he put on a cloak and summoned his long followers to patrol the streets. In fact, there is nothing to inspect at this moment. There are not many people living in the north of Luoyang City, and it is even more stable after his rectification.After autumn, it gets colder every day, and when it gets dark at night, no one will go out at this time for no reason.

Cao Cao didn't ride a horse either, he just wandered around outside for a while, and before he knew it, he came to the gate of the gate, and saw a few soldiers on night duty chatting around. "Yilu, what are you talking about? Eunuchs also have sons?" "That's it!" The man named Yilu curled his lips, "Do you think they are born without dicks? Today's Wang Fu and Cao Jie were all born in Xiyuanqi, and later they cut off that thing before entering the palace. Fu's son, Wang Meng, is now in Changle Shaofu, and he has an adopted son, Wang Ji, the famous Prime Minister of Pei, who kills hundreds of people without blinking an eye. Do you know that?"

"Hey! Are you the only one who is amazing? Let me ask you, people who have no dick have wives and children, why can't you even get half a wife with your so much ability? Are you almost thirty years old and still a bachelor?" "Don't be scolded! Is there anyone in the world who asks for half a wife? I ask for half, and the other half is yours? I don't care for women, and I don't have the heart! Wait until I have the heart someday." , ask for thirty wives, sleep with one a night, and they are all the same for a month, and some of them can't be touched when they catch up with Xiaoyue!"

"Then it may be too heavy to catch up with the leap month! Just brag!" Several soldiers smiled and bent over.As soon as Yilu looked up, he suddenly saw Cao Cao standing not far away covering his mouth and laughing. If he was clever enough to do something, he quickly fell to his knees and shouted: "The little Qin Yilu sees the adults!" , all fell to their knees.Qin Yilu knelt and crawled two steps forward deliberately, and shouted at the top of his voice: "My lord, you care about the country and the people with the spirit of dragon and tiger. You come to inspect at this hour. You are a good and honest official. Your lord has worked hard, and I hope you will be promoted!"

Cao Cao pursed his lips and smiled: This dog is really good at flattering, but he has a good mouth!He paced forward and said: "Don't put a high hat on me, I just can't sleep and walk around casually. You all get up." The soldiers stood up, but Cao Cao was quite restrained in front of him, and he stood on the edge of the city gate in an orderly manner and did not say a word. "What's the matter? Didn't you talk very vigorously just now? You all became dumb when you saw me?" Cao Cao knew that they were afraid of him, "Where did you just say? That's right! Your name is Qin Yilu?" "It's a petty nickname." "You said just now that you want to get thirty wives, you have a lot of ambition!" Cao Cao joked. "You're just kidding." Qin Yilu said with a naive face, "I'm a poor soldier. I have no real estate and no land. I even do jobs like black and white. The money I earn is not enough to buy wine to fill my stomach. , whose daughter is willing to give it to me!" "Well. Your life is hard! Not to mention the earning, you have to watch the night in such a cold day. It's not the coldest time yet, and it's not a good job in winter! From now on, I will reward all night watchmen A drop of wine money, from my salary... But the ugly words are up front, and it is not allowed to drink in terms of value." "Thank you, sir!" Qin Yilu thanked quickly. "If there is a chance, I will help you find a wife, even those who don't have that kind of thing have wives, how can you be idle if you have that thing?" Cao Cao said with a smile to everyone: "Who else doesn't have a wife, just talk about it now! " This kind of question makes the atmosphere lively, and every word you say and I have opened up the conversation box.A young man dared to ask, "Are you married, my lord?" "Married!" Cao Cao stretched out three fingers, "One wife and two concubines!" "My lord is blessed, my wife must be as beautiful as a fairy!" "Don't mention her! My lady in the first room...that face is like a cowhide drum!" He said and drew a big circle with his hand, which caused all the soldiers to burst into laughter.But he continued to jokingly say: "Don't have fun! It's a treasure to have an ugly wife in a family! Don't look at ugly, virtuous ones are not picked. You have to find such a person to live at home. To tell you the truth, I accept the head All the concubines were arranged by her. One day she said to me: "My husband! I know that the slave family will hinder your view, but I can't do anything about it! But the maid I married is still Yes, you grew up with me again, so you can take over the house! It’s like you bought a persimmon and accidentally bought a rotten one, let’s give you a pomegranate!’” Cao Cao's wife, Ding, is plain-looking, and his concubine, Liu, is Ding's servant girl. These are all true facts.But when he added fuel and jealousy, how could these soldiers be unhappy?A few were so happy that they burst into tears: "Oh! Your wife is really virtuous and can speak! What about the other side wife? It was also made by Mrs. Zun?" "Isn't that... I snatched that one!" Cao Cao fell silent, recalling Bian's clear and moving singing at the banquet in his hometown Huan's that night, recalling that he killed the housekeeper of Huan's house and rescued them The situation of the siblings, recalling the night before entering Beijing, the two told each other about their love in the thatched hut in the barren mountain, privately determined for life... "My lord, you also rob marriage? I thought it was like this in our hometown. There is still a joke! There is a man in our neighbor who has an engagement with someone. Unexpectedly, the family is so poor. He is afraid that the daughter's family will be too poor. So I led a group of our friends to snatch the bride. As a result, it was dark and the wrong one came out with my sister-in-law on my back. The woman's family chased after him and shouted: "Wrong! Wrong!" Unexpectedly, my sister-in-law liked him in her heart and answered on the back :'That's right! Don't listen to them, brother-in-law, let's go!' In the end, I didn't want a daughter-in-law, I married my sister-in-law!" Everyone laughed again after hearing this.Cao Cao also laughed, but said, "I'm not this kind of robbing method! Don't go out and yell at me! Otherwise, I won't help you find wives!" "How dare we...haha...who is that?!" Qin Yilu suddenly paused, pointing to a dark shadow not far away. Everyone looked around, only to see a person wearing a thick coat looking furtively in this direction. "Who? Come here! What are you doing out in the middle of the night?" Qin Yilu immediately scolded. "The little one... the little one is passing by." The man replied slowly and came over.This man looked to be in his fifties, dressed like a commoner, with a messy beard and two small eyes that wandered around. "Passing by? What road did you pass in the middle of the night? Don't you know that the city gate is closed?" "The villain went out to collect debts. Unexpectedly, the owner who owed the money refused to pay, so he didn't come back until midnight. I don't live in the city, I just pass by here." The man said with a playful smile. Qin Yilu walked up to the man and looked him up and down: "Is what you said true?" "Everything is true, don't dare to lie! In addition..." The man suddenly lowered his voice, "How much money does the villain have to honor the military masters to buy wine..." "Fart! Who do you think we are?" Qin Yilu sternly reprimanded him. In fact, he would have accepted Cao Cao if he wasn't in front of him. Naturally, his superiors would not dare to accept bribes here. Be careful, I will tell you to eat a stick! Get out of here!" The man responded, turned around and was about to run away. "Wait!" A strong young soldier next to him stopped the man, and he stepped forward a few steps and tore off the man's shirt.With a whoosh, he pulled out a shining steel knife from his bulging arms, "What is this? Tell me!" Cao Cao and the others were also startled, and hurried forward, and two quick hands, Qin Yilu and the others, pushed the man to the ground.The man shouted loudly: "Not guilty! Not guilty! The knife is what I use to guard against thieves at night!" "Nonsense!" The young soldier knelt down and slapped his face, "Follow the truth!" "It's the truth!" The man argued, "It's for self-defense!" "Still talking!" The young soldier waved his hands and slapped him twice again, "Yejing has already violated the prohibition to go out with a knife in the depths of the night! What kind of thieves do you carry a steel knife to guard against in peacetime? I think you are a thief!" to fight. "I'll tell you what I'll tell you!" the man said honestly, "I'm really here to collect debts. Xu, a hunter in Beishan, owes me ten tangs and hasn't paid me back for half a year. I went there a few times and he refused to pay. This time I'm afraid he'll come back again To prevaricate, I brought a knife to his house. I lit the steel knife and said that if I pay back the money, I will chop him up. But he was afraid, so he dealt with me five times. If you don’t believe it, just go ahead. Go to the Xu family and ask!" "Even if what you said is true, it is forbidden to carry a knife at night. Besides, it is very inappropriate for you to force someone with a knife." Qin Yilu shook his head and said, "Follow the law and beat him twenty sticks!" A few soldiers carried him to the door, and each took five colored sticks to beat him. The man shouted: "Slow down! Slow down! Where are you adults? I have something to tell him!" "Shut up! What kind of bastard are you! You still want to see our lord, be careful I'll beat you up..." Qin Yilu shouted. "Wait!" Cao Cao could see and hear clearly, "Call me later... I am Cao Cao, Chengbei County Captain, what do you want from me?" "So you are Mr. Cao, you really have an extraordinary bearing!" the man said innocently. "What do you want to say?" "This... this..." He stammered and looked at the soldiers on both sides. "Say it quickly! They have nothing to hide...don't they say it? Execution!" "Don't! Don't! Let me tell you... the young one's name is Jiantu, he lives in the west of the city, and is the uncle of Jianshuo, the little yellow family next to Wansui today. I hope the adults will forgive me for the sake of being an official in the same dynasty as my nephew. Let’s suffer this time! Don’t dare to do it next time.” Everyone didn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it, it seemed true: Huangmen Jianshuo did have an uncle who lived in Luoyang, and he was a well-known scoundrel in the west of the city.This man originally had a few mu of land, but he was idle all day long and loved to play with money, and sold all the good land for fun. Later, his nephew got favored in the palace and asked others to help him with open arms.Jian Shuo was decent, he just gave him a little money and told him to keep his head.Jian Tu was not willing to listen, and within two days he lost all his money, and Jian Shuo would not give it any more.He had no choice but to live by sneaking around, and the neighbors guarded him, so he simply went around with a steel knife to blackmail and ask for money.The government prevented him from being a relative of a favorite minister, so he turned a blind eye and didn't intervene much.Unexpectedly, it would run into Cao Mengde's hands today. Cao Cao listened to his words with a blank expression, and smiled slightly: "Since you are an official, you should abide by the law. I never shy away from powerful relatives and friends in law enforcement. Don't say such things—beat!" Several soldiers couldn't help Jian Tu telling him to push him to the ground, Qin Yilu swung his stick and was about to drop him, but changed his mind: Is it easy to offend Jian Shuo?Although he is an eunuch, he supervises the guards of the Habayashi. He is a very popular figure around the emperor today.No matter how far or near this guy is, he is also an official relative. Mr. Cao can afford to offend, how can we afford to offend?So I played a trick in my hand, the stick was raised high and dropped quickly, but it didn't stick to the skin, but it didn't hurt the muscles and bones when I heard the crackling sound. Cao Cao is the son of an eunuch, so how could he know the means of this yamen gate.The young soldier on the side couldn't see it anymore, he grabbed the stick from Qin Yilu's hand and swung it up to beat him. This kid is strong and strong, with broad shoulders and a round waist, his fingers are as thick as a mallet, and when he swung the big stick, he whistled in the wind, is it normal to hit him?All of a sudden, Jian Tu screamed like a pig in pain.The boy didn't relax at all, just after the ten sticks came down, Jian Shuo's buttocks and legs had a large amount of blood. "Ouch! It hurts me..." Jian Shuo stared and cursed, "Little bastard! How dare you beat me! I... Oh! I told my nephew to kill your whole family!" When Cao Cao heard him swearing, he was furious: "Don't pay attention! Hit! Hit hard!" "Oh! God damned little bastard, shame on your face! You really use yourself... oops! Can't you be an upright official? Someone with the surname Cao! I'll scold... scold your eighth-generation ancestor..." The more Jian Tu scolded, the worse it sounded , the soldiers hit harder.In a blink of an eye, the twenty sticks were about to be beaten, and Jian Tu couldn't keep his mouth shut. Cao Cao sneered and said, "This scoundrel has no intention of repenting for insulting this officer, so continue beating! Another twenty sticks!" "Good boy! You have kindness! Oh my god! We are all slaves all the way... Oh, grandma! Isn't your grandfather also a eunuch? I am the eunuch's uncle, and you still... Oh ancestor! Don't call me grandpa ! This great-grandson of the tortoise... ouch, what a great ancestor!" Jian Shuo screamed after being beaten, but he didn't change his words. "Hit! Hit hard!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth, "Let's see if he dares to talk nonsense!" "Promise!" The strong soldier swung his big stick fiercely in response, only a "bang" was heard in the helix, and his bones and tendons were broken.Even if that rascal's mouth is tougher than a duck's, there is only air that comes out but not in, and his mouth can no longer complete a sentence: "Wait, wait... just wait... I'll call my nephew... I'll waste you... ...The whole family...we...white, white knife...in red...the knife...out...out, out...out...can't come out..." Before he finished speaking, he rolled his eyes and passed out. The strong soldier refused to let him go, and continued to beat him with his stick. Qin Yilu hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "No! Don't beat him!" "There are still four sticks left!" The soldier ignored the obstruction, panting, and beat the remaining four sticks firmly. Qin Yilu saw that the servant was already like a gourd of blood, he hurriedly lowered his body to touch it, sat on the ground in fright, and exclaimed: "Killed to death! My lord!" Cao Cao kicked Qin Yilu to the ground: "How does the dog talk, who killed him?" Qin Yilu couldn't take care of the pain: "This rascal was beaten to death! He was...he was..." "What are you panicking about?" Cao Cao yelled, "If you die, you'll die. You'll kill this rascal! Look at your bear...and you too! Why are you attacking so hard?" "I'm just following orders." The executive soldier knelt down and said. "What a follower! Did I tell you to beat him to death?" Cao Cao was annoyed when he saw him contradicting his words, "You beat him to death even when he was knocked out. Why are you so vicious at such a young age?" Unexpectedly, the soldier was not afraid at all, he said sonorously: "Even though he is cruel and merciless, he understands that this fellow deserves death for four crimes!" "Oh?" Cao Cao was taken aback, "Which four crimes deserve death? Tell me about it." "No! This Jian Tuye has violated the ban by carrying a steel knife. After being caught, he made many clever claims and sophistry. He even tried to collect debts, but it was not true. This is death. Jian Tu has no regrets when he is taken away Jue resignation to ask for pardon, not only has been punished, but also despises the adults, insults the chief, and even talks about revenge in the future. There is no father, no king, and lawlessness, and the two should die! In addition, this person usually relies on his officials to oppress his neighbors, steals and blackmails, and the officials can't do anything. Ask about his crime, today the crime is in the hands of the lord, the lord should eliminate this scourge for the people, and he should die three times. Please think about it, since you took office, you have clearly stated the law and set up five-color sticks to avoid the powerful. Who doesn’t know? Who doesn’t know? ? Boldly trying to defy the law, adults should use this madman to show off their prestige and punish others. This is four times to kill! In addition, you...you..." "Just say it!" "No! You agreed to hit another twenty sticks. It's up to you whether you beat him to death, but if you don't hit enough, isn't it my fault?" Cao Cao was so choked that he couldn't refute a word, and he was secretly surprised: there are such people among the little gatekeepers!After looking at him carefully for a long time, he walked to the corpse and looked at it for a while and said, "Forget it! You guys drag this corpse away and show it to the public tomorrow... What's your name?" "The little one is called Lou Yi!" "Aren't you afraid of killing your favorite minister's relatives?" "Adults are not afraid, but a poor soldier, what is there to be afraid of!" Lou Yi raised his head. "Okay! Lou Yi, and Qin Yilu, listen up, you two, I don't want you to work here. From tomorrow on, you two will be transferred to the yamen to be my followers, and you will follow me wherever I go!" "Thank you, sir!" The two kowtowed to thank each other, their excitement was already beyond words.