Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 326 Gold Iron Silent Fireworks Empty

Cao Cao helped Xia Houhu up, and felt the joy in his heart, like a gentle breeze blowing away lotus flowers all over the lake, he was indescribably satisfied.

He took Xiahouhu's hand, laughed at Wu Song and said, "I don't know why, but with the Xiahou family under my tent, I feel at peace."

Wu Song said with a smile: "Brother must have thought of the time when he and Miaocai, Yuanrang and other generals ruled the world in the past."

Xia Houhu felt Cao Cao's closeness from his heart, and couldn't help but be moved, and said with a smile: "Since I follow my dear brother, I have another gift from my younger brother."

Cao Cao asked curiously, "Oh? What is it?"

Xia Houhu laughed and said, "I'll find out later, dear brother." After finishing speaking, he called the clerk in the shop and took off the jade pendant on his waist: "28 master craftsmen in Blacksmith Lane, let them come here to see me."

Seeing the clerk hurried out holding the jade pendant, Cao Cao and Wu Song looked at each other, and both could see the surprise and expectation in each other's eyes.

Not long after, a stout man, tall or short, old or young, hurried over, a total of 28 people gathered in the garden of Jianqi Chongxiao Hall, seeing their expressions, they were all surprised, Obviously, even they have never experienced such a gathering experience.

Seeing all the craftsmen coming together, Xiahou Hufang invited Cao Cao and Wu Song out of the flower hall. He walked up to those men alone, looked around, and said loudly: "In the sixth year of Xianping, your ancestors could not be squeezed by the Liao people, so they fled south. Returning to the Song Dynasty, the Liao army pursued very urgently. In the desperate situation, it was my family's great ancestor who was single-handed with more than ten wounds on his body, so he defeated the Liao army and rescued your ancestors."

The west wind was blowing, making everyone's beard and hair move, but they didn't say a word.

Cao Cao was slightly surprised, Xianping six years, that is the reign title used by Song Zhenzong, so far it has been 15 and years, it seems that the great ancestor Xia Houhu is also a great hero.

Xia Houhu paused for a moment, then continued: "After returning to the Song Dynasty, your ancestors have no nationality or property, and have to be oppressed by officials, wealthy households, and even rogue idlers. I couldn't bear to see it, so I gave all I had, bought property here, and distributed it to you and other families, and then there is the inheritance of the 28 families in Blacksmith Lane!"

Cao Cao, Wu Song and others suddenly realized: So this blacksmithing alley has such a history!These 28 iron shops, in essence, should be the property of Xiahou's family. They just listened to Xiahou's tone. For more than a hundred years, Xiahou's family has never regarded itself as the master.

When Xiahouhu said this, he smiled faintly, looked at the crowd and said: "You and other ancestors swore to be loyal to my Xiahou clan from generation to generation. , just get along like neighbors. Therefore, I don’t know if you and other younger generations are still willing to abide by the covenant of the ancestors. Today I invite you to come here with the patriarch’s jade pendant. In fact, there is only one question I want to ask—the oath of the ancestors is still valid. Are you there?"

Sure enough!Cao Cao roughly understood Xia Houhu's plan, and he probably wanted to donate these 28 iron companies to himself!Bianjing Blacksmithing Alley is famous all over the world. For more than a hundred years, I don’t know how many magical weapons have been produced since then. If these master craftsmen and even the iron shop behind them belong to me, it will be no problem to have sharp soldiers under my command in the future.

Thinking of this, Rao could not help being a little nervous because of Lao Cao's heart: the so-called human relationship is complicated like waves, he believed that more than a hundred years ago, those craftsmen who received the life and founding of the great ancestor Xia Houhu wanted to repay their kindness. Sincerity, but whether these younger generations after more than a hundred years are willing to give up the familiar peaceful life and accept the sudden addition of a master on their heads is a big unknown.

Cao Cao couldn't help looking at the blacksmiths, and saw that everyone had different expressions, but they were all silent. After Xia Houhu finished asking, he didn't say much, just looked at the people blankly, waiting for them to give an answer. .

After a while, an extremely old man in the crowd took half a step forward slightly.

This old man has a stout figure, his hands are covered with thick calluses, he only wears an apron, and his exposed flesh is covered with old marks left by flying flames.

When he stood silently in the crowd before, he was like a quiet and stubborn stone. Now he suddenly moved, but he had a compelling demeanor. Cao Cao nodded secretly-he was no stranger to this kind of demeanor. Several top craftsmen under his command back then , When talking about the way of casting soldiers, or standing by the stove, you can't help showing such a confident and even proud side.

I saw the old man raised his head, his voice was hoarse, but he was extremely firm: "Although this old man is not a Confucianist or a gentleman, he also knows that it is the duty of a man to repay his kindness. Keeping promises is the responsibility of a man. My father Taught me since I was a child, spit out a nail, say the words, not the splashed water, I am like this, my father is like this, my grandfather is like this, my grandson's family has been like this for generations! My father also taught me that the Sun family has ancestors Xun, see the jade pendant of the Xiahou clan's patriarch, and obey all orders, even the lives of the Sun family should be offered with both hands! Mr. Xiahou, Sun Bo'an, the third generation master craftsman of the old Sun's iron company, is willing to fulfill his promise, Obey your Xiahou clan's order."

After he finished speaking, Wu Song retaliated heavily, and Wu Song shouted with emotion: "What a duty, take on the responsibility! A man with a thousand gold promises, Master Sun is really a hero!"

The other big man took a step forward, clasped his fists, and shouted in a rough voice: "That's right! My old Ma's family is not inferior to Hao Erlang taught by Lao Sun's family. The ancestors of the Ma family taught Yupei, the head of the Xiahou family, to follow all orders. Mr. Xiahou, Ma Tao, the fifth generation master craftsman of Ma's Iron Industry, is willing to fulfill his promise and obey the order of Xiahou's family.

Immediately, several people spoke at the same time: "Longdong Zhang family's instruction..." "Liu's family's instruction..." "Xiangxi's Zhang family's instruction..." "Xu's ancestor's instruction..."

"Zhang Tiechui, the sixth-generation master craftsman of the Zhang family in the east of the lane..." "Liu Meng, the fourth-generation master craftsman of the Liu family..." "Zhang Gui, the seventh-generation master craftsman of the Zhang family in the west of the lane..."

"Xu Dahai, the fifth generation master of the Xu family..."

"Follow the order of the Xiahou family." "I would like to fulfill my ancestral promise and obey the order of the Xiahou family." "Follow the order of the Xiahou family." "The order of...!"

More people took a step forward and shouted loudly: "The ancestors of the You family..." "The ancestors of the Zhou family..." "The ancestors of the Peng family..." "The ancestors of the Xia family..."

"I would like to fulfill Zu's promise and obey the order of the Xiahou family."

The voice is generous, the voice is iron, the words are magnificent, and the words are steel!
Not long after, 28 aristocratic families, 28 iron firms, and 28 master craftsmen who inherited the art of forging iron and casting soldiers, without exception, expressed their willingness to abide by the promises made by their ancestors more than a hundred years ago, and to carry out Order of the Patriarch of the Xiahou Clan.

Shi Qian and Wang Zuo were stunned for a long time, Wu Song stared and laughed, Cao Cao squeezed his fist: "The blood is continuous, and the vow is not regretful, so as not to lose the character of a man of the Han family."

Xiahouhu's weak face was also full of pride at this moment, and he said three good words in succession: "Okay, good, good! It's rare for you masters to make such a promise! I, Xiahouhu, the current Patriarch of the Xiahou Clan, today expressly inform you that I Now, Wu Zhi, the envoy of Qingzhou Jiedu, is the master, and he vows to help him revive the glory of the Han family. Since you don’t forget the previous agreement, you may as well go to Qingzhou with me to help my lord succeed.”

Cao Cao knew that it was time for him to come forward, so he immediately walked up to Xia Houhu and said loudly: "In Wuzhi, Xiayanggu County, people in the Jianghu are called 'Wu Mengde', and now he has made great contributions to Wang Qing and Tian Hu, and he is the governor of Qingzhou! I hereby The next time I return, I want to build a strong army, I will not be a minister at home, and I will sweep the barbarians outside, if you have the help of the master craftsmen, you will be like a tiger with wings!"

"Follow me to Qingzhou, you don't need to worry about your livelihood and property. You are all believers in the world. I will make four appointments with you today: first, I will pay for the loss of moving and the road expenses; second, to go to Qingzhou. After Qingzhou, all the shops and residences will be replaced by you without spending a single penny; third, all the equipment you will produce in the future will be paid according to the high-quality grades, so that you will have a good profit; fourth, If any of your children are outstanding, whether they study to become officials, or practice martial arts and serve in the army, I will take care of them all. For these four things, I will tell you, listen to it, and the world will prove it!"

Cao Cao's promises, although there are no generous words, but each and every one of them are the most concerned propositions for livelihood. The 28 craftsmen cheered in unison after hearing this.

According to their original thinking, this time it was only to repay the great kindness received by the ancestors of each family, even if it caused them to lose their family property, they simply ignored it. After listening to Cao Cao's words, not only did they not need to make such tragic sacrifices, but they also had a lot of benefits. They couldn't help but smile.

With these masters' skills in hand, who doesn't have a few good friends in the world?Therefore, the word "Wu Mengde" is really like thunder, and coupled with the blessing of the official title of Jiedu envoy, no one doubts Cao Cao's rambunctious words and can't do what he promised.

Three days later, more than to vehicles, large and small, left Bianjing from Datie Lane. In the past, there was no sound of gold and iron clashing, and the green smoke and lights were constantly emptied in DaTie Lane.

Going out of the city to join the army, looking eastward for a few days, a fast boat chased along the river, but it was the four generals Yuan Lang, Liu Yuan, Shan Shiqi, and Yun Zongwu who had been lent to Lao Liu before. When the boat went to Shandong, it happened to meet the old Cao brigade.

The old man was reunited, and he was naturally happy. Lao Cao ordered to camp early and entertain the four returning generals.

During the banquet, the four generals talked about their plans. When it came to cooperating with Liu Yanqing's surprise attack on Jinning Prefecture, Tian Bao fled, but was blocked by the Western Army led by Jingzhao Hongnong Jiedu envoy Wang Wende and Qinghe Tianshui Jiedu envoy Jing Zhong. Yanqing pursued and killed more than a dozen famous generals of the rebel army in a great battle. Tian Bao himself was shot off by Liu Yanqing's random arrow, but was robbed by Jing Zhong and took his head first. Because of this, Liu Yanqing was furious and took his headquarters back to Xijing, and his four generals bid farewell to old Liu Donggui.

Cao Cao shook his head when he heard this: "Old Liu is also a veteran of the Western Army. Speaking of which, they are all brothers of the same family. They are so embarrassing because they are fighting for credit, which shows that Jing Jiedu must not be happy."

After walking for a few more days, they caught up with the army led by Du Po and others. Since they arrived in Shandong, they walked slowly step by step, and were about to wait for Cao Cao to join the army.

One day later, when I saw the territory of Liangshanbo, suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums, shouts from all directions, and the earth shook. Du Po, Yuan Lang and other new recruits were all startled. Laughing loudly, he quickly stopped everyone: "Why are you panicking, don't you guys listen to what you are shouting?"

Several people listened carefully, and it turned out that all over the mountains and plains, everyone shouted one sentence: "Congratulations to Brother Wu for his triumphant return!" Because too many people shouted, echoes echoed everywhere, so it was hard to hear.

Du Po and others were shocked and said: "Brother Wu is in Shandong, how powerful is he?" Turning his head to look, he saw Cao Cao's face full of ecstasy, and laughed loudly: "My brother Liangshan is here!"

While talking, the dust in front of him was chaotic, the ground shook, and thousands of horsemen came running wildly. The leaders were dozens of heroes, with distinctive armor and different descriptions, but they were all full of smiles. In the middle was an eight-foot man, laughing loudly: " Brother Wu, you want to kill me too!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly, and the flying horse went to meet him: "Heavenly King, after a while, how have you been?"

Then a general shouted: "Brother Wu, it's hard for you to hide it from my brother!"

Cao Cao laughed more and more: "Han Wu, the brothers on the mountain, can they all get along?"

At this time, a horse dashed out and shouted: "Master, Xiao Yi has heard that you have returned these few days, and he has not slept well."

When Lu Junyi heard the voice, he couldn't help smiling: "Xiao Yi, you are also a hero, why are you still acting like a child?"

When the two sides met, everyone jumped off the horse, embraced each other, called elder brother, called younger brother, and laughed endlessly.

Du Po, Yuan Lang and others also found their acquaintances, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Oh, Mr. Jin Jian, the last generals have seen you!"

Li Zhu, Wu Yong, and Zhu Wu were waiting together, with a faint smile on his thin face, he waved his hands and said, "You are all good! You are here under Brother Wu's command. With your abilities, you will have a bright future. Everyone must work hard Fang Hao."

For Wang Qing's former troops, Li Zhu's prestige was higher than Wang Qing himself, and those fierce generals nodded repeatedly and listened respectfully to their teachings.

At this moment, they suddenly saw a big fat figure flashing past, and hurriedly went up to say hello, and the words came to their lips, but they didn't know how to match them: "Ah, Wang, Wang..."

"Quickly clamp the bird's beak!" Duan Sanniang saw that everyone was about to shout out the word "Wangfei", her flesh twitched, and her eyebrows were raised: "My old lady has already made a clean break with that dog Wang Qing, whoever uses the old days The address made my husband jealous, hehe, I recognize the old man in my eyes, but I don’t recognize my mace!"

Seeing the embarrassment of Du Po and the others, Han Shizhong turned his head and shouted: "You bitch, what nonsense are you talking about? I, Han Wu, are such a man who eats vinegar indiscriminately? They respect you, and they also have a heart of loyalty. You If the hearts of the brothers are cold, I will only sleep in the main room tonight."

Duan Sanniang blushed when she heard the words, jumped off the horse and stomped her feet vigorously: "Damn ghost, you don't want to lose face if you say such things on such an occasion."

Looking back, with a spring breeze on his face, he gave a laborious blessing to Du Po and the others: "Brother Du's family, brother Yuan's family, two brothers of the Teng family, and brother Liu's family, from now on everyone will be brothers from the same mountain, and you are all older than Sanniang Long, Sanniang will be addressed as elder brother, Huaixi and everything, it's all a dream."

Du Po, Yuan Lang, Liu Yuan, Teng Jian and Teng Jian hurriedly returned their salutes, staring blankly at Sanniang, remembering her attitude of chasing and killing Wang Qing with a mace, as if she had been chasing and killing Wang Qing back then. Being able to defeat himself, he still gave birth to a heart of admiration: "This fifth brother Han has a good appetite and good means! Such a female devil king can also subdue him. His ability in matters of men and women is probably better than that on the battlefield. Brother Wu too!"

While Cao Cao was having a good time with everyone, he caught sight of several generals who had surrendered in Jinzhong. They were all full of envy. He laughed and waved his hands to call him to his side. They hugged each other and said, "These are my brothers from Wu Zhi. They are all your brothers! Bian Xiang, you like to use big axes, Suo Chao, Zhou Ang, you two come to chat with the 'Bull Demon King' about the axe technique, Ma Ling's strange magic, extraordinary magic, Fan Rui, Dai Zong Brother, let's get to know this 'Shen Juzi', Shan Shiqi, don't you want to learn how to shoot a gun? Brother Lin Chong, come and entertain this 'Smashing Mountain' for me, and this brother Yun Zongwu, Qi The door weapon is very capable, but it has something in common with Huang Xin and Bao Xu's Sangmen Sword..."

He is familiar with everyone's temperament and martial arts, and he pointed out many brothers to accompany him one by one, even Niu Wenzhong and even some partial generals did not miss it. For a while, many people couldn't help feeling: "Wu Mengde is here, and everyone is brothers in his heart. There are countless heroes here. No one can hide his brilliance!

The crowd cheered for a while, and Chao Gai said in a loud voice: "Brothers, let's go back to the mountain together. Countless pigs, cattle and sheep have been slaughtered, and the wine is piled up like a mountain. Today, heroes from all over the world gathered together, and the cottage has added countless brilliance. We will wait until we are not drunk. also!"

When everyone heard the words, they cheered in unison, and the sound shook the whole field, and they went to Liangshanpo in a mighty way.

There are different teachings: heroes from Hebei are admired everywhere, warriors from Huaixi are admired from all over the world, heroes from Shandong are generals from Shanxi, and they all have loyalty and heart.

(End of this chapter)