Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 422 Wu Mengde writes poems near the lake

General Lu joined Lao Cao's command, and the two sides turned their fighting into friendship.

The four masters of Taihu Lake also showed smiling faces, urged the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and held a banquet in the village to entertain Lao Cao and Wu Song.

Lao Cao pointed to the lake: "On my boat, there is a brother called 'Black Wind Tiger' Niu Gao, who escaped from your island during the day."

Sijie nodded again and again: "I remember, I remember, that is a strange person, crossing the water is like walking on flat ground, it's amazing!" He hurriedly sent someone to invite Shangdao to come to his village, surrounded by others, and even rowed the oars. The sergeant also gave him good wine and meat, and asked the clever little leader to accompany him to entertain him.

His island is famously called Xishan Island. It is the largest island in Taihu Lake. It is twenty miles from north to south and thirty miles from east to west. It has mountains, forests, fields, streams and ponds. Blessed by the Four Masters of Taihu Lake.

After walking for three or five miles, they arrived at a place surrounded by hunchbacked willows, surrounded by a Zhuangzi. Under the mountains and forests, it is open-minded and free from vulgarity.

Inside and outside Zhuangzi, lanterns, torches and oil lamp candlesticks were lit, and the warm light was shining brightly. There were three men standing in front of the door, not the other ones, they were the three heroes of the Ruan family, but they sent the fast-footed Zhuang Ding to run back After putting it away in advance, he took some warm water to wash off the dirt, and gave each of them a brand new jacket to put on.

Seeing Cao Cao approaching, San Ruan quickly stepped forward to meet him and knelt down on the ground: "Brother, why are you taking risks for the three of us alone? If there is a mistake, my brother will not be at ease even if he is a ghost."

The three of them are good men with daring spirits. Seeing Cao Cao taking risks for them like this, six lines of tears fell down his face, the excitement in his heart is indescribable, and he wished he could die for Cao Cao immediately.

Cao Cao wiped his three tears with his hand, pulled himself up and said with a smile: "A hero who stands up to the sky, what are you doing like a child, if I fall into it, don't you come to save me?"

Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "If my brother is in trouble, even the Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Palace, Xiaoqi will also punch him hundreds of holes."

The Four Masters of Taihu Lake could not help seeing his brother's utter sincerity, and they looked at each other in dismay: Aren't these gangsters all cheating hot-blooded men to work for their lives with sweet words?Why does this "Wu Mengde" really come to him when something happens!

General Lu stepped forward and made a bow, and said respectfully: "Three heroes, Xiaosheng General Lu, because they offended Fang La and were not tolerated by the court, they hid on this island. Guaranteed that the four of them are here to find out my whereabouts, so there is a lot of offense, and I ask the heroes to be generous, and forgive me."

Wu Song laughed and said: "Mr. Lu is a resourceful man. Seeing that my eldest brother Shezhe is now my brother, but we don't know each other."

Ruan Xiaoer smiled and said: "Second brother is right. If there is no fight today, how can brother get many heroes under his command? The four of them are also amazing. I don't hate him for catching me, I only hate fishing For half a lifetime, he was beaten like a fish today."

Ruan Xiaowu looked fiercely at the four masters of Taihu Lake: "Since they are all brothers of our own family, the grievances and grievances from the past should be wiped out. It's just that my three brothers refused to accept the loss today. After a while, we will compete in drinking capacity. Our three brothers are against you. Four, do you dare?"

Those four knew that this was a step up, so why didn't they go down?Fei Bao immediately said with a smile on his face, "I've heard for a long time that good men from Shandong are good at drinking, but I'm not inferior to men from Jiangnan, but we don't want to take advantage, so I asked Second Brother Wu to be a team with you, four for four. "

Niu Gao laughed loudly: "You are so brave, don't you know that my second elder brother drank eighteen bowls of wine and even killed a big worm. One may not be able to beat him, let alone the brothers of the Ruan family?"

Fei Bao was startled and said, "If you say that, don't you drink eighteen catties of wine? Back then, the hero Xiao Feng drank tens of catties, Second Brother Wu was no less than him."

Niu Gao was dissatisfied and said: "Back then when my elder brother 'Black Tornado' got married, how many heroes came? Second brother Wu helped him hold back the wine and drank thirty or forty bowls before he passed out. This is what I saw with my own eyes. It’s a person from decades ago, if he can drink, who really saw it?”

The fourth of the four heroes, "Slim Faced Bear" Di Cheng, heard this, and said in a broken voice: "This is not a lie of Brother Fei, you don't know, there is an old Lvlin living on our island, who just died of illness the year before last. His name is Bao Qianlin, nicknamed 'No Capital', he was a well-known snitch in Jianghu back then, he participated in the battle of Juxian Village 20 years ago, Xiao Feng and other heroes drank fifty bowls of wine , and then he fought against all the heroes alone, fighting with hundreds of masters in the Central Plains martial arts alone, he saw it with his own eyes, when did he not brag when drinking?"

Niu Gao is a person who is used to messing around, so I will talk about it later, but Wu Song stopped him and said seriously: "Senior heroes are not suitable for us juniors to talk about. Besides, I have also heard about the reputation of the hero Xiao. In order to prevent the Liao soldiers from going south, he killed himself. Shi is a first-class hero in the world, if Wu Er is not as good as him, Wu Er will only feel happy in his heart."

Hearing this, General Lu took a deep look at Wu Song, and said to Cao Cao, "Second General is worthy of being my lord's younger brother, and he is truly an upright and honest man!"

Cao Cao was reincarnated in this body, and the most proud person in his life was a brother like Wu Song. After hearing this, he was more happy than boasting about himself, and said with a smile: "Mr. A rare and strange man."

"Taihu Jiao" Bu Qing said: "That's right! The four of us are really confused. We lost to Second Brother Wu in a fight. If we drink and lose again, wouldn't we be defeated again and again? Forget it, let this brother Niu fight with us. The three brothers of the Ruan family are in a group, and it's best for me to compete four-on-four."

Niu Gao puffed up his chest and folded his belly, and said in a lively manner: "This is the match between the opponent and the good talent. Hurry up and go to the table, and let General Niu show you a tiger obliteration first, and then show you the best whale swallow!"

Everyone laughed, you pushed and I gave way, and the guests and hosts were seated in the hall, Fei Bao straightened his back, clapped his hands, and the wine and dishes were served like flowing water.

Cao Cao waited to see that although it was a banquet prepared in a hurry, it was also very rich: calves were roasted over fire, lambs were steamed with honey, tender chickens, fat ducks and geese had wings, hares, hedgehogs and small frogs were without wings. There are also steamed white fish, white shrimp choked with wine, and fresh whitebait boiled with leeks. Especially the last two fish and one shrimp are the famous Taihu Sanbai.

In addition to meat and meat, there are also various vegetables and fruits, red, green and green, which can directly whet one's appetite.

During the banquet, Sijie and San Ruanjia Niu Gao put together wine, and they drank the famous local Qingruokong. At that time, Li Taibai wrote in a poem: "The qin plays the green tung tree of Longmen, and the jade pot of fine wine is as clear as empty." Wine too.

As expected, the eight of them met their opponents, got very drunk, dragged each other, and went to the lake to compete in Fushui. Niu Gao's wave-breaking shoes were still on Wu Song's feet, and he also clapped his hands to go to the competition. Two more, two round trips back and forth, all taken to the house to rest.

The next day, Cao Cao ordered Niu Gao to go back on the water first, and informed Han Shizhong of his plan, and stayed on the island himself. The four masters of Taihu Lake sent more than ten fast boats to inquire about the whereabouts of Fang La's fleet.

Accompanied by Wu Song and General Lu, Cao Cao boarded Piaomiao Peak for a view. It happened that there was no wind that day, and the lake was as flat as a mirror for eight hundred miles, reflecting the shadows of clouds and the sky.There is even a little bit of cloud and mist wrapping around the peak, as if it is at hand, and I feel free to write a poem.

Poetry:

"The clear light is like a jade reflecting the clear sky, and the clouds are in the center of the lake and in the waist.

If Fan Li could meet my generation, why should Xi Shi hide from the waves? "

General Lu was shaking his head while listening to his poem, when he heard the last two lines, he understood in his heart: This is a hit on me.Knowing that this is Lao Cao's statement, he is not a man who is as good as a bird.

With a smile in his eyes, he nodded and said: "Master, this poem can comfort the hearts of courtiers throughout the ages. When Xiaosheng returns home, he will record it and hang it on the wall as a family heirloom."

Lao Cao also understood what he meant: Hey, I've written down what you said, you have to keep your word!Can't help laughing: "Whether Wu believes in people, there should be lessons for future generations."

The two were chatting and joking, when they heard footsteps, the "curly-haired tiger" Ni Yunfei came up to the peak and reported: "Brother Wu, Second Brother Wu, Mr. Lu, the brothers below have heard the news. There are more than ten people in Pingwang Town. There are only five or seven people on each ship, and there are yellow flags on the stern, which say "construct the armor of the royal family". forward."

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Wonderful! Mr. Lu's calculation time is exactly right, breaking his city is only on these boats."

There are different teachings: look at the lake for eight hundred miles, thousands of years of history across the chest: the bow hides the bird to do ordinary things, ask how many people can be good forever?
(End of this chapter)