I am an anchor in the Three Kingdoms

On the way, I also met Dianman, the deputy commander of the army.

Dianman can now have the position of deputy commander of the army, thanks to the promotion of the fifth son Cao Xiong.

When he saw Cao Xiong, he gave a big gift.

Cao Xiong helped him up, and then exchanged some polite words with Dianman.

When Dianman learned that Cao Xiong was going to make siege equipment, he slapped his chest and said that he would help the fifth son.

Cao Xiong just told him to take good care of the government soldiers, and he and Cao Lin quickly returned to Jingxuan Pavilion.

The two of them carefully read the "Manual for Making Ladder Cars in the Song Dynasty".

The production of the ladder car in it is very detailed, which can be regarded as a fool's teaching. Until this time, Cao Lin finally put down the stone raised in his heart and slowly put it down.

In my heart, I admire the fifth son Cao Xiong very much. It turns out that my fifth elder brother had a plan early in the morning!

However, Cao Lin was very curious about the name, and asked, "Song Dynasty? Why did the dynasty of this ladder cart have Song characters written on it?"

Cao Xiong rambled and explained indiscriminately, and now he has no time to instill historical knowledge into his younger brother.

Afterwards, Cao Xiong made a list of materials, and arranged for Cao Lin to bring a few soldiers to the warehouse to find these materials.

In order to prevent the officials in charge of the warehouse from causing trouble, Cao Xiong simply gave Hao Zhao's "craftsman's order" to his younger brother Cao Lin.

In Jingxuan Pavilion, I sorted out the steps of making the ladder car in detail.

The time required for each step and the manpower required are roughly calculated, and the calculation is not completed until the last step!

According to the time calculated by Cao Xiong, it took three days to complete, but it was just right.

Chapter 123

Early the next morning, after Cao Cao participated in the early morning church meeting as before, he made a special trip to stay with Liu Ye, the 'Cang Cao'!

"My five sons didn't cause trouble to 'Cangcao'!"

Cao Cao originally wanted to ask about Cao Xiong's situation in the workshop.

If his fifth son, Cao Xiong, lost face in the workshop because of Liu Ye.Presumably Liu Ye would kneel down and plead guilty, saying that he had neglected the Fifth Young Master!

Cao Cao has always been generous to his opponents, so naturally he would not blame Liu Ye for this trivial matter.

Originally, the plan was to let Cao Xiong go to the workshop to have a good time!It can be regarded as Zhang Zhang's experience.

Put away some days high and ground thick.

But Liu Ye's answer surprised Cao Cao!

"Fifth Young Master is talented and intelligent, and he is very skilled in carpentry repairs, but it's a shame for the lower officials!"

Liu Ye's words were full of grievances, as if he had really suffered a lot of grievances.

Cao Cao smiled "hehe"!

This kid, I planned to let him touch his nose!Unexpectedly, this Liu Ye failed to subdue him!

This is Liu Ye. When he took refuge in him back then, he was a ruthless character who killed a bandit leader with a knife in his hand, and he couldn't deal with his five sons!

However, Cao Cao is still a little proud that his son is so powerful!

Recently, the five sons Cao Xiong brought him a lot of surprises!

"Cang Cao, don't get angry. When Dai Dai sees this kid, I, Sikong, will definitely punish him severely!" Cao Cao's tone became severe.

Liu Ye shook his head, "There is no need to punish him. Yesterday, the lower officials made the decision and set a question for the Fifth Young Master to compete with Hao Zhao from the workshop!"

Cao Cao originally wanted Liu Ye to retreat, but when he heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Hao Zhao? Isn't that the young carpenter who improved the catapult into a thunderbolt?"

Cao Cao is no stranger to this name. "As a reward, I even gave him a 'Craftsman Token'! Could it be this Hao Zhao?"

Liu Ye nodded and replied, "Exactly!"

This is where it gets interesting!The competition between the best carpenter in the whole north and his fifth son Cao Xiong!

Cao Cao carefully evaluated the strength of the two in terms of wood.

Although Cao Xiong also made wooden cows and horses, he was still a child. He went to compete with Hao Zhao, who was known as a "genius carpenter" and had improved and created more than ten marching and siege equipment for Cao Cao's Northern Expedition.

How do you feel, a little overwhelmed?

"The fifth son is still young, and he is still a little ignorant!" Cao Cao sighed.

According to his criteria for selecting a son, self-knowledge is also an important criterion.

If Cao Cao's successors overestimate their own capabilities in future strategies, the country that has finally been conquered will be in great danger.

Listening to Cao Cao's tone, Liu Ye didn't seem to have too much hope for Cao Xiong.

Knowing a son is like a father, presumably Cao Xiong's chances of winning in this competition are already very low.

Liu Ye was very happy. Once the fifth son, Cao Xiong, lost to Hao Zhao, he would have a hundred ways to regain his position in charge of the workshop.

Farewell to Cao Cao, Liu Ye went directly to Lingyan Pavilion!

Lingyan Pavilion is the courtyard where the fourth son Cao Zhi lives.

Because of the assassination of Cao Cao by Qilin Pavilion three days ago, Cao Zhi was fined to kneel in the ice storage room for three days.

Count the days, it should come out today.

After walking to Lingyan Pavilion, Liu Ye discovered that the chief bookkeeper Yang Xiu had already appeared in the courtyard of Lingyan Pavilion, waiting for the biography of the fourth son Cao Zhi.

Chapter 124

Liu Ye walked into the courtyard and greeted Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu got straight to the point: "I heard that the fifth son, Cao Xiong, went to the workshop to take over your post? Is Ziyang so willing to throw the workshop out?" "Liu Ye, Ziyang"

"Master Yang, please don't laugh at me. It's not yet concluded that the coffin is in charge of this workshop." Liu Ye smiled and continued: "But the fourth son, I don't know how you are after staying in the military storage room for three days?"

At this moment.

A servant slowly walked out from Lingyan Pavilion.

"Fourth Young Master, please invite Liu Ye and Yang Xiu!"

Liu Ye and Yang Xiu looked at each other and walked into Lingyan Pavilion together!

But it can be seen that in the pavilion, the windows are closed tightly, and there is not even a beam of extra light!

There was only one candle burning by the side of the bed.

"Fourth son?"

Taking advantage of the dim light, Liu Ye and Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi's pale face. Indeed, he stayed alone in the ice room for three days.

Where can there be a little bit of blood!

The quilt on Cao Zhi's body was covered layer by layer.

Even so, Cao Zhi was still shaking.

"You... are you here?"

Seeing Liu Ye and Yang Xiu, Cao Zhi seemed to have a trace of blood in his eyes.

"Fourth son, take care of your health!" Liu Ye was very worried about Cao Zhi's physical condition.

"It's okay, it's just...ahem"

Cao Zhi's mood fluctuated slightly, and he couldn't stop coughing and began to fight.

Yang Xiu signaled Cao Xiong not to speak, "Fifth Young Master rest at ease, Dezu will speak for you, you just need to nod." "Yang Xiu, the word Dezu"

Cao Zhi nodded.

"Does the Fourth Young Master think that the assassination of Qilin Pavilion that night is very strange?"

Cao Zhi nodded.

"Does the fourth son think that the fifth son framed you for your house-filling maid!"

Cao Zhi nodded again. Cao Zhi listened to the servants of the ice room tell the whole story of the Qilin Pavilion incident in detail. He would never believe that his house-filling maid would have the courage and ability to assassinate his father Cao Cao !

Seeing Cao Zhi's reaction, Yang Xiu continued: "That's right, I'm investigating this incident recently. The fourth son just wait for the good news!"

Cao Zhi said softly: "Then there is Lao Dezu! I am not reconciled! Our painstaking efforts for several years have come to nothing!"

Yang Xiu said: "Fourth Young Master, don't worry, you just need to take care of yourself. Recently, Fifth Young Master has been in the limelight, so it's not appropriate to confront him head-on."

Liu Ye smiled "haha" and interjected: "Now, there is a good opportunity to hit him!"

Cao Zhi stared sharply.

Is there anything more exciting for him than being able to beat the Fifth Young Master Cao Xiong?

Yang Xiu urged: "Brother Ziyang, don't hide it, tell me quickly!"

Therefore, Liu Ye told them how he provoked the five young masters Cao Xiong and Hao Zhao to compete in wooden equipment.

Hao Zhao's reputation is not only resounding in the workshop, but also in the entire army.

Both Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu have heard of it.

The fifth son, Cao Xiong, competes with the "genius carpenter" for wooden tools beyond his control, and he will definitely lose!

After Yang Xiu listened, he thought carefully for a moment, "We need to work harder, just in case!" After finishing speaking, Yang Xiu called Liu Ye to come closer, and whispered all his plans.

After hearing this, Liu Ye clapped his hands and applauded, "What a clever trick to control barbarians with barbarians!"

『Using Barbarians to Conquer Barbarians: Use the internal contradictions of others to make them conflict with each other and weaken their strength. 』

Cao Zhi also seemed to be smiling. On the road to competing for the position of the son, having these two capable assistants made him feel at ease.

Chapter 125

After Liu Ye and Yang Xiu left Lingyan Pavilion, the news of the duel between the Fifth Young Master Cao Xiong and Hao Zhaoqi spread throughout Ye City that afternoon.

Hao Zhao had already gained fame in Cao Cao's army, and he was quite famous in Ye City. After all, he had the halo of a "genius carpenter" and the "craftsman order" bestowed by Cao Sikong. Moderate, has long been the perfect match in the minds of many boudoir women.

The fifth son, Cao Xiong, has become a blockbuster in recent days. He even shocked everyone by virtue of his answer "Prime Minister" in the hall meeting, stirring up the situation in the whole north.

"Miaocai (Xiahouyuan's name is Miaocai), you are betting on it. Is it Hao Zhao who is more skilled this day? Or is our five sons winning a move?" Xiahoudun asked Xiahouyuan beside him in the mansion.

"When it comes to siege equipment, how can anyone in Yecheng be the opponent of Hao Zhao? It's just..." Xia Houyuan replied, but his tone was not very firm.

"Miao Cai recalled the arrow that Wu Gongzi shot through 150 steps?"

Hearing what his brother said, Xia Houyuan looked back at Xiahou Dun and laughed.

Fifth son Cao Xiong has brought too many surprises recently.

Even if the opponent is the genius Hao Zhao, the two always feel that this kid Cao Xiong might really be able to create a miracle!

Apart from Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, other Chinese officials and military generals in Yecheng also talked about it.

These two guys are going to have an equipment competition?

Is this very interesting?

A genius meeting an unexpected Fifth Young Master is really something to watch.All of a sudden, the streets and alleys of Yecheng, mansions and pavilions were full of topics about their equipment competition.

Some casinos even offered odds.The people of Yecheng were happy to place their bets one after another, but Hao Zhao's odds were lower, at [-] to [-]; when it came to Fifth Young Master Cao Xiong, the odds were [-] to [-].

For a while, this competition of siege equipment added a little adjustment to the busy Yecheng.

The news naturally reached the ears of the second son Cao Pi and the third son Cao Zhang.