After Gao Xu left, Cao Jiao lay alone and closed his eyes and thought for a long time, he opened his eyes and ordered Luo Zhen: "Go and invite the imperial doctor!" ”

"No!"

The imperial doctor soon came, "The general is unwell?" ”

"Definitely!" Cao Jiao waved his hand gently, "I just want to ask the imperial doctor, when will I be able to recover?" ”

The imperial doctor couldn't help but glance at Luo Zhen when he heard this, didn't he already say it yesterday? Seeing Luo Zhen lowering his head, he had to consider his words, "The general's injury is relatively serious, as the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones, and the general's injury may take more than half a year after passing the diagnosis and treatment!" ”

Cao Jiao also had a little bit in his heart, and he said in a deep voice: "Imperial Doctor, please tell the truth to the general, can the general's injuries be healed?" ”

"This ······ The general doesn't have to worry too much, the general's injuries will be fine, at most he will be able to be like a normal person for more than half a year, but ······ Because of this, the general lost too much blood before, injured his lungs and spine, suffered an extreme loss of qi and blood, and his vitality was greatly damaged. ”

Cao Jiao couldn't believe that he wouldn't be able to dance knives and guns, ride horses and shoot arrows in the future, he trembled his lips: "This, how is this possible?" I only hurt some bones, why can't I lead troops to fight? ”

The imperial physician explained: "The general's qi and blood loss is too great, it is not easy to make up for it, whenever gravity is used, the follow-up will be weak, and it is difficult to heal the injured lungs, and he will usually be out of breath when walking, let alone dancing with knives and guns and riding horses and archery; Another general has injured his spine, do you feel numb in your fingers and toes now, and you don't feel anything? ”

Cao Jiao nodded: "Yes, does this have any effect?" Won't it be better? ”

"Xiaguan has also encountered this kind of case in the past, the general is just numb and unconscious in his hands and feet is already very lucky, many people are the entire lower body is unconscious, unable to move, this situation can return to normal The chance of this situation can be very rare, but it depends on the willpower of the person, the general is injured in the heart, can not be strenuous activities, so it is difficult to rely on his own exercise to restore the normal function of his hands and feet······"

The imperial doctor didn't say the rest of the words, he was afraid that Cao Jiao would not be able to stand the blow if he continued to speak, and if a person who became famous by his own martial arts and was a great general in battle was completely abolished, he was afraid that he would not be able to accept this reality if he was replaced by anyone.

Cao Jiao didn't sleep all night, and the next morning, Mrs. Cao Lin walked into the room and couldn't help but complain in a low voice when she saw her son lying next to him sleeping soundly, and then looked at Cao Jiao, opened his eyes, but his hair was white!

"Ahh

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Cao Ting jumped up and shouted sleepily.

Cao Jiao slowly turned his head, also surprised: "Madam, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Husband, your hair?"

When a servant girl brought a bronze mirror, Cao Jiao saw his image in the bronze mirror and was silent.

After a full hour, Cao Jiao drove out the busy wives, children and maidservants, leaving only Luo Zhen.

"Luo Zhen!"

"What does the general command?"

Cao Jiao said: "Liquidate all the illegally obtained properties and property of my Cao family, and draw up a list; In addition, you will write a letter of guilt for me, and write out all the illegal things I have done since I Cao Jiao took the first property that should not be taken, and the process should be written in detail, and no ambiguity is allowed! ”

Luo Zhen was shocked: "General······ If you do this, it will be completely pointless for the general to risk his life to save the driver! ”

Cao Jiao shook his head: "I did this after careful consideration!" Although An Dashi is dead, he still has his wife, children, and cronies alive, and these people are all arrested now, who knows if they know something! An Dashi is not an honest person, I suspect that he also has ulterior ties with some other ministers in the court, if An Dashi's matter is completely revealed to the world, the court will definitely pursue it, the matter is too widely implicated, if it is just a few people, the more people involved, the greater Your Majesty's anger will be, and the more fierce the means of punishment will be! If we do not use thunderous means to stop this unhealthy trend, will there not be a day when the officialdom of the great cadres will never be clear? Your Majesty is not a ruthless person, but for the stability of the world and the stability of the country, he will not care if he kills a few more people! ”

"But the general is the founder of the country, and he is one of the first people to follow His Majesty!"

Cao Jiao showed a bitter look on his face, "I deserve it the most, in fact, Your Majesty has given us a lot of founding heroes, but I am too greedy and too dissatisfied!" Thinking of the original intention when we followed His Majesty to fight the world, at that time we did not think about the future to be glorious and rich, and to bless future generations, what we originally thought was to establish a country that could allow Han people to stand and speak, straighten their waists and be people, and let the people of the world live a good life. ”

"I Cao Jiao can only follow His Majesty in this life to have some interest, now I have abolished, if I think I am the founder of the country, have the merit of the dragon and arrogant and indulgent, there are mistakes and do not change, I am afraid that it is really not far from death! My two sons, the eldest is a complete waste, you can't be so used to him anymore, you send him to the army, don't let people know about him My son, just like an ordinary person to enlist in the army, hoping that entering the army can wash away his impetuousness; As for the second child, at most it is only a life that is too guarded, but someone has to escort it······"

Luo Zhen quietly listened to Cao Jiao's words, sighed in his heart, bowed down and agreed: "Don't worry, general, your subordinates will get these things done soon!" ”

······

A carriage drove down the street at a normal speed, and the driver drove the mules and horses without hurry, and the curtain of the carriage was opened by the fingers of the people inside, and one eye watched every pedestrian passing by the carriage.

There is still a person sitting next to the owner of the eyes, but it is Zhao Ping, the king of Shu, Zhao Ping said: "Li Suifeng, it's been five days, this king has been walking around the street with you for five days, and people who don't know still think that there is something wrong with this king's brain!" But these five days have passed, and you don't even have an assassin······"

"Found it!" Liu Suifeng looked out of the car window and whispered.

"What? I really found it, where is it? Zhao Ping leaned over.

Liu opened the curtain of the car a little with the wind, and pointed to a man wearing a linen short suit and a hat on his head, "See?" He had it on his back, and though he was wrapped in arrowroot, I was sure it was the kind of knife I had drawn! ”

Zhao Ping saw that the shape of the long strip on the man's back was indeed very similar to what Liu Suifeng had drawn, and he immediately whispered a few words to the coachman, who nodded, stretched out his hand and made a few gestures, and immediately two spies followed behind the man.

The carriage stopped on the side of the street, Zhao Ping jumped out of the carriage and leaned in front of the window and asked, "How many assassins do you think Yang Xiao's descendants will have?" ”

Liu Suifeng in the carriage shook his head: "It's hard to say, if it's excellence, it shouldn't be too much, but if it's only quantity, it's hard to say!" ”

It didn't take long for a spy dressed as a civilian to walk over and report to Zhao Pingyu: "That person entered a mansion, the house is not big, only one acre in size, that person is very vigilant, we dare not get too close for fear of being discovered!" We asked the neighbors about the left, and according to the neighbors, the owner of the house was called Deng Xiong, who made a living from chariots and horses, but the person we followed was not Deng Xiong, the person who opened the door for him was a woman, who should be Deng Xiong's wife, and Deng Xiong should not be at home! ”

Zhao Ping looked at the sky, thought about it and ordered: "It's not too early now, then Deng Xiong should go back soon!" From now on, keep an eye on that house and find a neighbor to keep an eye on it! Send people to mobilize people and horses, prepare crossbowmen to occupy high positions where they can monitor the surrounding streets and alleys, and once Deng Xiong appears and enters the house, he will immediately fence the house and wait for orders! ”

"No!"

Before it got dark, a middle-aged strong man drove the carriage to the front of the house and shouted a few times, and soon someone came to open the door, the middle-aged strong man drove the carriage into the courtyard, and the woman who opened the door closed the door again.

Soon, a toothed armor soldier surrounded the house, and some archers climbed to the heights.

Zhao Ping came to the door of the house with Liu Suifeng with shackles, and the leader of the team stepped forward to hold his fists: "Lord Wang, people have already entered, what to do now please show the Lord Wang!" ”

Zhao Ping said: "Don't call the door, it's too troublesome, find something and rush in after knocking the door open, remember to catch the mouth as much as possible, this king wants them to confess the news of other accomplices, understand?" ”

"Understood!" The tooth owner clenched his fists and agreed, and waved his big hand: "Find a knocking log!" ”

Several armorers carried a piece of wood as thick as a man's waist, "One, two, three, rush—"

The wooden "bang" slammed into the door of the house, which was not very strong, and the gate was broken on the spot.

"Up-" The tooth lord drew his sword and pointed at the mansion, and the armor soldiers rushed into the mansion in a group of three or five armed with shields, spears, or swords.

The shouting, roaring, and clashing of swords soon came out, and the work of tea stopped in less than a moment.

A soldier ran out and reported to Zhao Ping: "Lord Wang, everyone has been caught, the tooth master invites you in!" ”

Zhao Ping waved his chin to Liu Suifeng: "Let's go, go meet your senior brother's disciples and grandchildren!" ”

The two of them walked into the house, and at a glance they could see the traces of the battle, when the armorers walked in with three people, and a teenage child.

Zhao Ping's gaze swept over the faces of the two men and a woman, and he turned his head to look at the tooth master who led the soldiers: "Bring their weapons!" ”

A soldier came over with two knives, Zhao Ping took it and looked at it, and looked at Liu Suifeng: "Is it this kind of knife?" ”

Liu Suifeng took a knife and observed it, weighed it again, looked at the figures of the two men, and nodded: "Yes, it's this kind of knife!" ”

Zhao Ping's eyes looked at the two men and one woman, "As an assassin, you are even your own son, I really admire you, you still want to live a normal life while killing people and taking money?" You'd better tell your accomplices about their whereabouts! ”