Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 377

Seeing that the strange man easily allowed Shi Shi to attack, Lao Cao couldn't help but secretly frowned: This fellow jumped more than ten feet, obviously his movement is extremely light, which is equivalent to offsetting most of the advantage of Shi Shi's speed.

Shi Qian, however, became more and more courageous as he fought, and when he saw the opponent jumping back, he threw the sickle with his hands, and stretched out his left hand, holding the iron mound in his hand.

The strange man had just stood firm when the scythe was coming towards him, so he turned sideways to avoid it, but this move caught Shiqian in his arms and shouted: "Come on!" He pulled the iron mound violently, the chain straightened instantly, and the scythe suddenly fell horizontally , cutting towards the side of the monster's neck.

The strange man reacted very quickly, he pushed the iron staff with his left hand, and with a bang, it caught the curved blade of the sickle, and when Shi Qian was about to forcefully pull it back, the strange man raised his right hand, and the round fan whirled and shot out, grabbing the iron chain pull.

Shi Qian intuited a strong force coming from him, shuddered in his heart, and hurriedly let go. At this time, the tuanfan had reached the door, Shi Qian turned a somersault, avoided the tuanfan, jumped back, retreated to Cao Cao, looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly : "Brother, little brother is incompetent, I can't test the depth of this person."

He thought to himself that this series of attacks was as quick as sparks, interlocking with each other, but in the end he was robbed of the weapon in vain. Obviously, the gap with the opponent was too far, and he couldn't help feeling annoyed.

The flying round fan did not make any achievements, and flew back in an arc. The strange man abandoned the lock sickle, took the fan in his hand, and shook it triumphantly.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes slightly, and said in his mouth: "It's okay, I will deal with this person for my brother, and it will be good for my brother to sweep the battle for me."

After all, he held Hualong Dao in his hand, and strode forward to fight that strange man himself.

The strange man stepped back quickly, fanning the fan in his hand continuously, and suddenly there was a whistling sound, a ball of flame burst out from the fan, and when he raised his hand, a flame shot out.

Cao Cao didn't care about his playing tricks, he kept walking, cut the round fan in two with a knife, and the fire extinguished itself on the ground.

The weird man screamed, his retreating figure froze, he jumped up, and slammed Cao Cao heavily with his iron staff in both hands.

Cao Cao stepped aside, and when the iron staff was old, he slashed at the staff with his backhand, and with a sneer, it was like a hatchet cutting rotten wood, and the iron staff broke in two.

The bamboo hat covered the strange man's face, and the Ruo clothes covered the strange man's figure, so he couldn't see his expression, but his whole body trembled, as if startled by the sharpness of old Cao Bao's sword, he hurriedly threw a small half of the iron rod, and retreated in embarrassment. back.

Cao Cao hurriedly followed, just as he was about to strike with his saber, suddenly the opponent did not know what tricks he used, Ruo Yi suddenly left his body and covered Cao Cao head-on.

Cao Cao lost his sight and was shocked in his heart. He swung his knife vigorously and cut it like a piece of paper, and then a bright knife light came directly.

"What a quick knife!"

Lao Cao exclaimed in his heart, and was eager to return the sword to parry, but felt a pain in his chest, the point of the opponent's sword had already torn through his shirt, and was blocked by the fish scale armor.

Lao Cao cut off the opponent's long knife with a smooth stroke.

"Cunning! You not only have a treasured sword, but also a treasured armor!" The strange man's voice was sharp, and he flew back.

After thinking about it, Lao Cao already understood the cause and effect: the traitor under Ichiro Sakabe was left in the dense forest at that time, and he never saw himself fighting, so he didn't see the scene where arrows were difficult to enter. It was only after he saw the battlefield, from those weapons, At the broken part of the armor, he guessed the sharpness of his sword.

This strange man was worried about the old Cao Baodao, so he lured the enemy with a fire fan and an iron staff, and at the critical moment, he threw his clothes and used the sword, hoping to win with the speed of the sword.Unexpectedly, Lao Cao was wearing a precious armor, which was hard to break without a sword or sword, so it fell short.

Thinking of the incomparably piercing light of the saber just now, Lao Cao's empress was frightened, her anger increased, she let out a low growl, and stepped forward quickly, intending to kill the opponent.

The weird man had no equipment at the moment, he took off the bamboo hat and threw it out, Lao Cao chopped the bamboo hat into pieces with a single knife, but he saw that the opponent had a red face, bulging cheeks, and a half-foot long nose that turned up high, he was in the shape of a ghost, he couldn't help being surprised. The action is also stagnant.

The strange man took the opportunity to turn around and fled, his speed was very fast, and he shouted in his mouth: "Why does a real sword master rely on the strength of his armor? Wait for me to find a magic weapon, and then I will fight with you."

Cao Cao was not as long as the opponent's legs, so he couldn't catch up with him, but Shi Qian picked up the scythe and swept over like a light smoke. The two ran for tens of feet. Seeing that they were about to catch up, the man suddenly jumped up to the edge of the lake A small boat, under the force of his leap, the boat shot towards the center of the lake like an arrow. When Shi Qian wanted to jump, the distance was too short. The strange man put his hands on his hips and laughed: "Hahaha, Sword Master of the Tang Dynasty, you If you want to avenge this knife, I will wait for you in Fumidang."

Shi Qian was so angry that he gritted his teeth, took out the slingshot and hit him indiscriminately. The man danced and swayed to the left and right, his movements were as agile as an ape, and he kept laughing strangely.

"Stay with Shi Qian!" Cao Cao knew he would miss him, so he immediately called Shi Qian, but saw the strange man bent down, took out a penny from the boat, and sailed away leisurely, singing a hymn:
"I am proud and mad,

Do not respect the Buddha, do not respect the king,
The mountains are hot and cold.

The wine bag is hung on the handle of the sword,
Intoxicated with the lake light and floating Mido. "

Cao Cao and Shiqian stood by the lake, watching the boat drift away. I don't know when, Ichiro Sakabe and others also came to the front. When the singing faded away, Ichiro Sakabe sighed: "I think he is the big tengu that those samurai said. He has a discerning eye, listening to the artistic conception in his songs, he is really a remarkable character."

Cao Cao sneered and said, "His songs are neither fish nor fowl. If you talk about literary talents, you can only pick up the wisdom of China, and literate children in our country can make such nonsense. If you talk about artistic conception, hehe, since he doesn't respect the Buddha or the king, he doesn't respect the king. Why do you want to work for Emperor Baihe to kill us? Say one thing, do another, just put on airs."

Sakabe Ichiro blushed, and nodded repeatedly: "After all, he is a person from the upper country, with a vision and heart, which is not comparable to my small country. After listening to the adults, I can see that this ghost is really not a very clever person."

But Shi Qian didn't understand the quality of the poems, he only felt that what his elder brother said was probably exaggerated - he heard the man sing a few lines, he seemed to be better than Li Kui and Niu Gao.It's just that he wasn't interested after all, but the so-called tengu made him curious, so he couldn't help asking: "Brother Sakabe, I've only heard of the tengu eating the moon, could it be that day dog?"

Sakabe Ichiro shook his head and said: "No, no, the tengu clan is all powerful monsters. There are big tengu, tengu, and crow tengu. The big tengu has a red face, a high nose, and can fly. It is very arrogant. It is said that those who do not respect Buddhism The arrogant monk will turn into a tengu after death."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Cao Cao with admiration and said, "Although I know that Lord Wu is the Wushuang Sword Master, I really didn't expect that even such a terrifying big tengu would be easily repelled by the Lord."

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "What kind of dog is it? It's just a mystery. I was taken aback when I first saw it. After thinking about it, it must be a mask. After all, I have a mortal body. If I am really a ghost, how can I defeat him? But this man's sword skills , is really amazing! Hmph, where is Fumido?"

Ichiro Sakabe was startled when he heard that it was a mask, and then he replied respectfully: "At the eastern foot of the Anma Mountain, on the south bank of Lake Pipa, there is a monk capital called Huixin, who used to practice in a hut there. He fished out a pure gold Amitabha Buddha statue, and Huixin monk carved another thousand Buddha statues based on this statue, which was famous in Heianjing. The Buddhist hall in the lake is used to enshrine Buddha statues, which is Fufu Mido."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Since that ghost is going to Fuyutang to wait for my decisive battle, let him wait! I will meet your master as soon as possible and accomplish a big event. I will borrow a soldier from the emperor and march on land and water to surround you. Then, shoot random arrows and see if this big dog can really fly into the sky."

Shi Qian laughed loudly when he heard this, and praised with a thumbs up: "Brother's clever plan!"

Ichiro Sakabe was in a daze when he heard that, and he faintly felt that Lao Cao's behavior was not like the aloof and majestic sword master he imagined.

They walked along the lakeside for another two days, and they were only two or three days away from Heianjing.

On this day, when I was on the way, Shi Qian flew back when I was on the outpost, and reported: "Brother, there are Fusang soldiers and horses blocking the way ahead. There are about five or six hundred samurai and ashigaru. My brother stole one of their flags and put them on the road." this."

Immediately took out the flag, with a few Fusang characters written on it like ghostly symbols: たいらのただもり.

Ichiro Sakabe saw it, and turned pale with shock, and shouted: "Ah, it seems that Emperor Shiratori already knew about the defeat of Otengu, and sent this monster out!"

Cao Cao frowned and said, "What kind of monster again?"

Sakabe Ichiro pointed at the flag and said anxiously: "This name is Hira Tadamori. He is the youngest samurai in the North. The official position of the envoy is also a warrior in the north, and his father and son are both pillars of the courtyard administration!"

His words contained a lot of information, and Lao Cao couldn't help frowning.

Yuzao sighed in front of the sedan chair, and said softly like an oriole: "Lord Wu, let me clear up your doubts. The royal family has always intermarried with the Fujiwara family. The heads of the Fujiwara family are often the emperor's father-in-law. With the power of regent, Guan Bai was also the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. In the past one or two hundred years, anyone who was not from the Fujiwara family could not serve as Guan Bai. "

Cao Cao nodded and pronounced the words like iron: "The foreign relatives have power."

"It was the foreign relatives who took power." Yuzao continued: "Emperor Shirakawa was very intelligent, so he was naturally unwilling to be a puppet. Therefore, at the age of 34, he passed on the throne to the prince, went to the temple to become a monk, and called himself the Emperor. Announcing the decree to the various departments in the country is called "court announcement", which bypasses Guan Bai's power."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "It was so easy to evade the emperor, and then he was evaded by the emperor in a blink of an eye. The Fujiwara family must not be reconciled."

Tamamo sighed softly: "My lord's words are right, so Shirakawa's Emperor Hirohira and Minamoto's children set up armed forces, and the best of them were named warriors of the north. The two Hirano clans were born in the royal family. The clan status of some princes will be cancelled, the so-called "reduction of subject status" to reduce expenses. Some of the descended princes will be given the surname Genji, that is, "from the royal family", and some will be given the surname Pingshi, which means The peace of 'Ping An Jing'."

He said again: "Let's talk about Ping Zhengsheng, Danma Kingdom, Tanghou Kingdom, and Biqian Kingdom are all on the banks of Heianjing, which shows the meaning of Baihe Fahuang's trust."

Cao Cao nodded: "Cultivate the power of the clan to fight against the relatives, hehe, the clan will be bigger in the future, and it will be more difficult to deal with than the relatives. Fusang Kingdom has learned from China, so doesn't it know the allusion of the 'Eight Kings Rebellion'?"

Yuzao said in a low voice: "When things are urgent, drinking poison to quench thirst is unavoidable, let alone the future? This is the nature of people."

This woman's vision and insight are extraordinary, Cao Cao couldn't help talking, shaking his head and laughing: "Little people behave according to their nature, and there is still a risk of ruining their families, let alone a king? In order to deal with this eunuch, General He Jin wanted to recruit a border general to Beijing. I... Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, who I have always admired the most, advised him at that time that if he wanted to kill the eunuch, he could do it with just one jailer. Later, He Jin was defeated and died, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing to disrupt the court, and Han Zuo disappeared."

Thinking about the past life, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, took a few steps, and said in a loud voice: "Baihe is the emperor, although the power is lost, the righteousness still exists, just recruit a few loyal and brave people, Xuan Na Fujiwara Patriarch, nephew Enter the palace, and just kill him. It's ridiculous that this person, despite his good and righteous ways, wants to engage in some ghostly business, so he abdicates to become a monk, and seizes power like a petty family. For this reason, he gives the power to another person This is not to drive tigers and devour wolves, it is actually a strategy of raising tigers to devour wolves—if you want to devour wolves, you must raise a tiger to become a tiger, and if the tiger becomes a threat, it will eat its master!"

Speaking of this, Lao Cao shook his head again and again, looked at the lake, as if he saw the future of Fusang, and said loudly: "I have predicted that within a hundred years, catastrophe will happen, and the chaos of Fusang should be initiated by the government .”

Hearing Cao Cao's eloquent words before Yuzao, he seemed to see the important affairs of the country as clearly as he could read the lines in his palm. I feel that this person is not only decisive in his actions and strong in martial arts, but also has the opportunity to hide the universe and the ambition of the world. For a while, he feels that his tall body is actually getting taller.

at the same time-

Oni Yifayan sat in the Fuyutang, wearing a tengu mask, looking at the shimmering lake indifferently.

Kneeling behind him was the envoy who came to invite him, the envoy looked solemn and solemn: "Did you lose with such skill as your lord?"

Gui Yifayan laughed twice, and said lightly: "Your information is inaccurate. He not only has a precious sword, but also a precious armor. He is invulnerable to swords and guns, and the Buddha can hardly hurt him. If you want me to deal with him, go and tell the Emperor, take seven Come to me with a sword before you can fight him decisively!"

There are different religions: the administration of Baiheyuan is as chaotic as hemp, and the tengu sits in meditation and the sword is like a cloud.Yuzao's mind suddenly turned, how can Fusang compare with Zhonghua?

(End of this chapter)