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As soon as a bucket of cold water was poured, Du Gao woke up and looked at the grim smile on the corner of Lao Zhao's mouth, Du Gao's calves were cramped. He quickly shouted loudly: "I confess! I confess! My elder brother not only sent him to assassinate Cao Ang, but also sent Liao Hua to attack your Cao family courtyard with thirty elite soldiers!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

However, Old Zhao immediately laughed: "What a thief, he actually said wildly. He really deserves to be beaten! Every time my Cao family goes out to hunt, the scouts are spread all over fifty miles. If you have any abnormal movements, the scouts will notice them and report them to the master. It is a dream to sneak attack on my Cao family's courtyard! Besides, just thirty thieves attack our Cao family? They are just going to die!"

Du Gao seemed to be frightened by Lao Zhao, and saw him kowtow repeatedly and said loudly: "The little one is not rude. This time Cao De withdraws the scouts and leaves us a way to assassinate Cao Ang. The boss decided to use the trick and send Liao Hua and others to sneak attack the Cao Mansion as vanguards, leading three hundred elite troops to surrender. Anyway, the scouts of the Cao Mansion have been withdrawn, and the Cao Mansion has no information at all."

"What? How can Cao De do this?" Cao Ren said angrily: "He actually dared to withdraw the scout, it's really..."

Cao Ren did not continue. Since Cao De wanted to collude with the bandits to murder his nephew, he had to transfer the scouts away to avoid revealing the whereabouts of the bandits. However, Cao De did not expect that the bandits' appetite was endless, and his rash act of transferring the scouts away would bring a catastrophe to the Cao family!

Cao Ren whispered: "For this hunt, Cao's mansion drew more than 200 elite servants. Less than 100 people left in the mansion, and they were distributed everywhere, with extremely scattered power. If they were attacked by the enemy, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Xiahou Wei, who had arrived at the scene at this time, shouted: "We can warn Cao De by Pegasus and ask him to gather his servants immediately to intercept these bandits!"

Lao Zhao didn't say anything, but Cao Ren shook his head: "Cao De was determined to kill A'ang, and would not admit his collusion with the bandits! If we warn him, he might gather his servants to resist; but it is most likely that he would kill our messengers first, and then mobilize his confidants to siege us! After all, his collusion with the bandits has been exposed. If I were him, I would just fight to the death with us, and finally the crime of killing us will be blamed on the bandits!"

Everyone sighed in unison, but Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "You can't delay what's happening now! Let's do this, Xiao Yi, immediately ride your horse back to our Cao family, warn your wife, and ask her to report the inside story to my grandfather and make her prepare. The bandits have no horses, so they should not be able to escape. When the bandits arrive in front of the Cao Mansion, I believe our mansion is ready.

Zhao Bo, this Du Gao is a witness, which is very important. Please escort him back to the house for your grandfather to judge. Xiahou Wei, Xiahou Shi, you two are not skilled in martial arts, and it is too dangerous to stay on this battlefield. You pack your luggage immediately and leave with Zhao Bo and Lingshan! As for your uncle, son Xiao and me, go to Lijiazhuang to go to Cao De for a while!"

"No!" Cao Ren was the first to stand up to object, and he shouted: "Cao De regarded you as a thorn in his eyes. If you go to Lijiazhuang, you would be throwing yourself into the trap!"

Everyone also expressed their agreement and expressed their opposition. Cao Ang shook his head and said, "This time going out to hunt is a major event for my Cao family. I believe my grandfather must have arrangements and will not let Uncle Mingshan (referring to Cao De) cover the sky with one hand! There are not only his confidants in the Li family village, but also my grandfather's loyal subordinates! Moreover, I am visiting openly, even Cao De will not dare to start openly! At that time, I seem to be in danger, but in fact I am as stable as Mount Tai!"

Cao Ang’s statement also makes some sense, but Lao Zhao said loudly: “Before leaving, my wife asked me to protect the young master’s safety. Since the young master is willing to go to Lijiazhuang, then I, Lao Zhao, must follow me. Leave the matter of escorting Du Gao to Mr. Xiahou. Anyway, he has no room for resistance to tie up Du Gao and tied up Du Gao!”

Cao Ang shook his head, "Brother Zhao, we are now referring to proof that Uncle Shan colluded with the bandits. If no one proves, why should my grandfather believe us?! Du Gao's affairs are of great importance, and only a steady person like you can reassure me. Moreover, the bandits attacked the Cao Mansion, I am also worried about my mother's safety. I also hope that Uncle Zhao, you can protect her for me!"

After hearing this, Lao Zhao solemnly bowed to Cao Ang: "Young Master, please don't worry. As long as I, Zhao De, have a breath, my wife will not be damaged at all! Xiao Yi, Mr. Xiahou, time is precious, let's go!"

Watching them leave, Cao Ren gently patted Cao Ang's shoulder: "Aang, sometimes I really doubt your age. You are only so old, but we always treat you as an adult! Let's clean up and it's time to set off!"

Cao Ang stretched, "Uncle, don't say that. I am only ten years old now, and I am still in the age of bright spring. Don't be said to be old by you!"

"It's still bright in spring? I'm bah!" Cao Ren patted his chest and said proudly: "Uncle, I am the age when everyone loves everyone and flowers bloom. You are so young, let's go aside!"

The two were talking and laughing, and their nervousness was swept away. After Lao Zhao and the others left, Cao Ren and Cao Ang cleaned the battlefield again, tied the bandits' weapons into a ball, wrapped them in cloth, and then got on the horse and left.

The two of them rode their horses toward Lijiazhuang. Sure enough, no scout of Cao's mansion was found along the way. It seemed that Cao De was quite trustworthy to the bandits and retreated them all. However, the bandits were not kind this time and secretly cheated him.

When Cao Ang and his two men approached Lijiazhuang, they were discovered by the sentries sent by Lijiazhuang. However, these sentries from the lower level did not understand the internal struggles of the Cao family. When they heard about Cao Ang's identity, they lay on the side of the road and kowtowed repeatedly, and did not dare to stop them.

When Cao Ang arrived in the village, Cao De's confidant went to the lobby of the village to report the news. After hearing the announcement, Cao De was very surprised and couldn't believe his ears: "What did you say? Cao Ang and Cao Ren came here alone?!"

The servant nodded repeatedly, "Second Master, there are indeed only two of them. I heard that Second Master is very concerned about Cao Ang's actions recently, so I came to tell Second Master about this matter!"

Cao De took a small inch of gold from his arms and threw it to the servant. He kowtowed repeatedly without caring about the man's gratitude, but just walked around the hall and thought nervously.

Cao De knew that among the more than 100 people in his hands, there must be many people who are more loyal to his father, and Lijiazhuang must also have his own father's eyes and ears, so his idea of ​​attacking Cao Ang was immediately eliminated by Cao De. But what did Cao Ang come here? Could it be that his case for finding bandits have been exposed?

It shouldn't be so, Cao De immediately comforted himself: Cao Xing made a deal with them tomorrow at noon and had not traveled yet. Even if Cao Ang captured some bandits, some of them confessed to this matter, it was just a plan for the thieves to alienate them! Moreover, in Cao De's opinion, Heifeng Village also has certain strength and should not be defeated so easily!

No matter what, the soldiers came to block the water and soil, and the two furry children didn't need to be so nervous! Cao De cleared his throat, knelt on the bed, took a book casually, looked carefully, but couldn't see anything clearly.

Not long after waiting, Cao Ren and Cao Ang strode in. Cao Ren casually saluted Cao De and stood aside; Cao Ang could not be careless, and bowed respectfully and said, "Nephew Cao Ang, I have seen my uncle!"

In public, Cao De was not in a difficult situation. He smiled and stood up, threw the downed book aside, helped Cao Ang up in person, and said with a smile: "Why should you be so polite to me, please get up quickly!"

Cao Ang stood up with the flow and refused repeatedly: "How dare you bother your uncle to help me, and your nephew will do it yourself."

Although Cao De wanted to strangle him to death, he couldn't help but feel a little envy and jealous when he saw this smart and well-educated Cao Ang: How could Meng De, a lazy and naughty guy, have such a good son?!

Cao De coughed lightly and asked in a deep voice: "I don't know if there is something important to you in my nephew here? Now is a big day for hunting. As the general judge, my uncle must also pay attention to influence! Do you want to withdraw from the competition? My uncle knows that you are not good at this matter of swords and guns. It's just that our Cao family emphasizes both civil and military affairs, and should not value civil and military affairs!..."

Cao De put on the airs of his elders and began to preach with great thoughts. Cao Ren was too lazy to see the hypocritical scene of his uncle, Ci and Nephew Xiao, and said loudly: "Brother Mingshan, in fact, A'ang and I came here for the thief in Heifeng Village!"

Heifeng Village? Cao De was shocked. He clenched his fists hard in his sleeves, tried to keep calm, and forced a smile to squeeze out a smile, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong with this Heifeng Village? They don't have any trouble with us. Could it be that they have any abnormal movements recently?"

Cao Ren had already discussed with Cao Ang along the way, and everything was up to him. After all, he and Cao De were of the same generation, and even if there was any dispute, it was not considered a violation of the emperor.

Cao Ren said loudly: "Today, A'ang and I were hunting, and suddenly we found more than a dozen sneaky guys trying to steal the camp. As soon as A'ang and I asked, they waved their weapons to attack, claiming to be the rebels in the Black Wind Village, and were ordered to kill us. Fortunately, A'ang and I were surrounded by Lao Zhao, Xiao Yi, and all the arrows were all there, and there were some enthusiastic hunters nearby who came to reinforce after hearing the news. After a hard battle, they repelled them! Someone among them confessed that the Black Wind Village team had taken the opportunity to set off and were ready to sneak attack our Cao Mansion!"

"What happened?!" Cao De looked surprised: "Is the thief soldiers in Black Wind Village tired of life? They actually wanted to attack my Cao Mansion! I wonder where the thief who confessed was escorted, could he call him for me to ask?"

Cao Ren sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that the only prisoner was too seriously injured. After barely explaining this, he bleeded too much and died of excessive bleeding. Aang and I did not dare to neglect, so we hurried to report the news. We did not find any scouts along the way, and we didn't know where they ran?!"

When Cao De heard that the prisoner was dead and did not reveal himself, he breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Cao Ren and said in a deep voice: "November ago, someone reported that a thief was found in the southeast corner, so I will call them over and investigate carefully. Since Zixiao said that Heifeng Village intends to attack, you can't be careless. I will order people to go and investigate. Let's do this, Zixiao and A'ang are resting in the village first. After the situation is discovered, I will discuss this matter with everyone! Come, send Zixiao and A'ang to the backyard to rest!"
Chapter completed!