The few strong men who accompanied Cao Zhang were all elites selected by Lu Bu from the army.

Their task is to be a sparring partner for Cao Zhang.

Sitting in the small courtyard, Cao Shuo watched Cao Zhang and the strong men do it.

Compared with the last time, he found that Cao Zhang's martial arts had improved a lot.

Knocking down a few strong men, Cao Zhang put down his weapon, walked up to Cao Shuo and saluted: "Martial arts are unfamiliar, I'm afraid that I will stain my brother's eyes." ”

"It's not that exaggerated, it's much better than the other day." Cao Shuo said with a slight smile: "Follow this process, it won't be long before you can go back and forth on the battlefield without an opponent." ”

"If it weren't for my brother, I wouldn't be where I am today." Cao Zhang said: "It's all the benefits that my brother gave me. ”

"I've come here to discuss something with you." Cao Shuo asked, "In the past few days in Shouchun, have you felt depressed and want to go out for a walk?" ”

"Practicing martial arts all day long, I really don't feel how boring." Cao Zhang said: "But when my brother said this, it seems that I have indeed been in Shouchun for many days. ”

"Would you like to go out for a walk with me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Where are you going?" Cao Zhang asked.

"Yizhou and Zhuya." Cao Shuo said: "It's just that it's almost summer now, and it's definitely too hot to stand there!" ”

"My brother is not afraid of heat, can I still be afraid of heat?" Cao Zhang smiled: "As long as my brother is willing to take me, I will definitely follow." ”

"There are some indigenous people in Yizhou and Zhuya Prefecture." Cao Shuo said: "Whether they are friendly or hostile to us, I still don't know very well. This time I didn't go out to fight, so I will only take General Deng and General Zhu with me......"

"Take me with you, why do you need to bring other generals." Cao Zhang took over and said, "Although I can't compare with the other generals under my brother's command, it's still more than enough to deal with a few natives. ”

"Don't overdo it." Cao Shuo stood up and patted him on the shoulder, and said to him, "Father hand you over to me, and I will send you back in good condition." ”

"Eldest brother, there's something I want to discuss with you." Cao Zhang said.

"What do you want?" Cao Shuo asked: "Do you feel that you don't have a weapon in your hand and want to change it to a new one?" ”

"The weapon is lighter." Cao Zhang said: "But that's not what I'm talking about. ”

"You say!"

"I want to stay in Shouchun and follow my eldest brother in the future." Cao Zhang said: "The eldest brother has never been defeated in the southern and northern wars in the past few years, and I can learn more by my brother's side." ”

Cao Shuo shook his head: "You still have to go back to Yecheng." ”

"Why?" Cao Zhang asked puzzled.

"You are the son of the Cao family, and if you have military exploits in the future, your father will definitely have a reward." Cao Shuo said: "When you also have soldiers and horses under your command, wouldn't it be more able to make contributions to the Cao family?" ”

Cao Shuo's words are also reasonable.

But Cao Zhang still looked a little lost.

He said to Cao Shuo: "Actually, it's not that I don't want to follow my father, I'm afraid that my father will transfer me to the second brother." ”

"What's wrong with going to him?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's not that the eldest brother doesn't know that the second brother is a person." Cao Zhang said: "Last time, you said that he coveted the Cao family, and I am close to my eldest brother, with the temperament of the second brother, can he spare me?" When he came to his command, he didn't know when he found a reason to kill him. ”

"You are the son of the Cao family, how dare he?" Smiling slightly, Cao Shuo patted him on the shoulder: "I really don't want to go, when you see your father in the future, tell him that you are willing to stay in Shouchun, and your father should agree." ”

"With the words of the eldest brother, I am also relieved." Cao Zhang responded.

"I still have some things, and it will take a few days to go to Yizhou." Cao Shuo said: "These days, you prepare and bring all the things you should bring." If you don't have a weapon, I'll ask the craftsman to build you a new halberd. ”

"Thank you, eldest brother, for building the halberd, and ask them to make it a little heavier." Cao Shuo said that he would build a new halberd for him, and Cao Zhang hurriedly thanked him.

The halberd he uses now is the standard of the army, and it weighs enough for ordinary soldiers, but it is a bit light for him.

Leaving from Cao Zhang's residence, Cao Shuo did not go anywhere else, but went straight to Guo Xin's residence.

Guo Xin had just come back from outside, and when he heard that Cao Shuo was coming, he hurriedly greeted him at the door.

"Husband is here!" Guo Xin bowed and greeted Cao Shuo.

"What to do?" Cao Shuo asked, "Why are you still wearing the official uniform of the Fire Dance Camp?" ”

"I just got home, and I haven't had time to change it yet." Guo Xin said: "I picked up my husband first, and then I just went back and changed into clothes at home." ”

"Fengxiao will come to Shouchun in a few days." Entering Guo Xin's courtyard, Cao Shuo said to her: "I plan to take him to Yizhou, and if I have time, I also want to take a trip to Zhuyazhou." ”

The Yizhou in Cao Shuo's mouth is today's Taiwan, and Zhuyazhou is today's Hainan Island.

Guo Xin had only heard of these two places, but he had no chance to go there at all.

She didn't have any idea about Yizhou and Zhuyazhou, but she knew that in order to get to those two islands, she had to pass through the area where the Baiyue people were entrenched.

"If you want to go to Yizhou and Zhuyazhou, you have to go through the land of Baiyue." Guo Xin said: "The Sun family in Jiangdong has a very close relationship with the Baiyue people, and the husband passes by there, will the Sun family get in the way?" ”

"There has been no real conflict between us and the Sun family so far." Cao said: "There is no reason for them to obstruct it. What's more, I didn't plan to pass by where the Sun family belongs. ”

"A few days ago, Shouchun came to Fu, and he hasn't left until now." Guo Xin asked: "Could it be that the husband wants to go from the sea?" ”

"Exactly." Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "You are still smart, I just said that I didn't plan to go from the Sun family's place, and you guessed that I was planning to go to sea." ”

"Although the navy has been to Izumo, it is much farther to travel from today's harbor to Yishu." Guo Xin said: "I think my husband is still safe......

"What better way?" Cao Shuo said: "To go to Yizhou, if I go by land, I will have to pass through the Sun family and the land of Baiyue. It is really not as safe to walk from those places as it is to the sea. ”

"But the warship hasn't gone this far after all." Guo Xin said: "In case ...... It's at sea again, what should the husband do? ”

"The Navy's warships are used for long-distance voyages." Cao Shuo said: "The world is very big, and we are not the only ones who know about these places. At the end of the ocean, there are places we don't know. If the warships can't even reach Yizhou, how can I lead the navy to fight in all directions in the future? ”

"My husband does know more than I do." Guo Xin said: "But I still feel a little uneasy. ”

(End of chapter)