Heavy rain in July extended to Yan and Henan, for the war north of the Yellow River, Xu Du from the emperor to the people, eyes are focused on Cao's mansion, whether it is the court or the people, Cao Cao's serious illness has become the biggest thing, but whether the news is accurate, everyone has to watch, no matter how sick the tiger is, there is also a time when he is dying to fight back, no one dares to make an unwise temptation at the first time.

The rainstorm slowed down slightly, turning into a continuous drizzle falling, the maid walked through the eaves of the side courtyard with wine, and the faint indignant words mixed with the sound of the piano came from the room, and then, gently opened the door and went in to add wine, Cao Zhen's voice became clear, "The news of my father-in-law's serious illness is very likely to come from Gongsun Zhi lurking in the city to spread carefully...... Xun Shizhong probably also knew it, but he was worried about his father-in-law's illness so he didn't say it. ”

"These people should be damned, notify Manfu Yin to arrest them!"

“.…... Brother Xiahou is right, but once he is caught, it is true that his father-in-law is seriously ill, and when the time comes, the soldiers and horses in the north will be pressed, and the people in Xu Du City will be panicked, not to mention, those families have always been people who are beneficial to which side, and the ministers and generals they have introduced will also defect. ”

"That grandson is shameless!"

When the maid added wine to the copper tripod and exited the door, Xiahou Nan couldn't help but scold again, he pressed his fists on the desk, his eyes were slightly red: "Don't say that you are forcing Qinghe to die, and you still use this disgusting method, it is very disgraceful, wait for my father to go into battle and capture him, see how Nan slashed this person one by one!" ”

"Although the words are good, but there are so many soldiers under Gongsun Zhi who can fight habitually, it is not something that Brother Xiahou can do if he really wants to fight on the battlefield, the gap between the enemy and us is too big, and he can only rely on geography, people and people to resist. What's more, the other party in this Xu Capital City doesn't know how many details are hidden, a few years ago, he was kidnapped by the other party on the way back at night, and now he doesn't know if he is dead or not, and any bit of wind and grass in the city, even if the other party is far away on the battlefield in Jizhou, he will probably know it clearly in less than a month. ”

After hearing Cao Zhen's words, Xiahou Nan suddenly put down the wine lord heavily, and let out a bang, and he scolded again: "What a shameless person." ”

The rain curtain hung outside the window ticking down, on the other side of the noisy talking, the bead curtain rolled, Cao Pi smiled at the woman who was stroking the qin inside, and then walked to the brothers, "Zidan's analysis is good, but my father is still recuperating, and everything is not serious." ”

"But the second brother still made more preparations, not in this mansion, but in the court and those wealthy families, if it is in case of a father-in-law...... They are bound to be in chaos. ”

"yes." Cao Pi sat down and looked at the ripples of the wine poured in front of him, "Gongsun thief forced my sister to death, tired my father was overly sad, sick and couch....." His voice choked, and he quietly reached out and wiped the wet stains from the corners of his eyes, "If ...... captures this person alive in the future, he will definitely bring it to his sister's spirit to pay respects, and also comfort the people of Jizhou affected by this war." ”

Xiahou Nan took a deep breath, the corners of his eyes turned red, he picked up the bronze jue and saluted: "Second son, don't worry, Nan is on your side, my father is on your side, and Uncle Xiahou and Uncle Cao, they ..... hey, anyway, that's what it means, if those civil and military ministers in the court dare to make trouble, Mao will cut it for you!" ”

Cao Zhen also nodded.

"Then Pi will thank the two brothers first!" Cao Pi raised his head in return, raised his head and drank it all, and then the three of them talked for a while before leaving. The sound of the piano in the room stopped, and a woman named 'Zhen Mi' came out from behind the bead curtain, sat down softly beside Cao Pi, and rested her head on his shoulder: "No matter how much my father's illness goes, the concubine will also stand behind her husband, but the concubine heard that the father-in-law likes the third son Cao Zhi very much, he has outstanding literary talents, has a wide range of friends, and is surrounded by literati and writers, and even many scholars in the court are close to him." ”

"My father loves Zijian's talent, and he knows it as a husband, but after the death of my eldest brother, I am the eldest son.

'Zhen Mi' looked at the ticking rain curtain, the corners of his mouth were vaguely curled, and his red lips opened slightly next to his ear: "But my father-in-law is seriously ill in bed now, and his consciousness is not necessarily sober......"

Cao Pi stopped abruptly, he looked straight at the opposite window lattice, and hesitated for a moment: "...... Does that lady have a plan for me? ”

"The third prince is wandering, it is better to ruin his reputation in the father-in-law's heart, and the concubine is willing to be this bait......"

The soft sound mingled into the cold rain that filled the courtyard, and the wind blew, and the straight rain lines swayed in the wind, and this side fell silent.

Lang Yuan turned, there was a cold confrontation in the backyard, Ding took the soup from the opposite Bian family, handed it to the maid beside him, and narrowed his eyes: "Take care of the husband's business, naturally I will come, how can the concubine room come and go at will, you give birth to children for the Cao family, you will naturally enjoy happiness in the future, and you will stay in the backyard at this time." ”

Bian lowered his head, and waited until Ding left before he recruited a henchman: "Keep a few more eyes." ”

"Yes!" The servant was also a person who understood, and immediately understood the meaning of the short words, and quietly followed in the direction that Ding had just left. The woman stood under the porch and did not leave immediately, looking at the eaves of the verandah where Ding had disappeared and snorted: "My husband is seriously ill, but you suddenly changed sex...... Hmph, I'd like to see what you're going to do behind the scenes. ”

The clammy and cold wind swept through the voice of the woman under the eaves, and on this rainy day in the afternoon, there was a mysterious atmosphere above the entire Xuchang City.

This city with a huge population, countless people live in it, forming all kinds of pictures, but during the period when Cao Cao was seriously ill, there were many, bright and dark thoughts poured and intertwined, forming an indescribable complex silk thread, binding people to each other, involving the states of the Central Plains, large and small families, small circles of the court or ordinary people are in a state of nervous tension, once there is any wind and grass on it, the head will be changed, and the people on the opposite side will be cleansed, It has to be very stressful.

On the sickbed filled with the smell of medicine, Cao Cao's cheeks were emaciated, lying on the bed, the temperature brought by the red stove burning not far away drove away the damp moisture in the room, and his eyes listened to Cao Chun's news from outside every moment without blinking, even if he couldn't get out of bed, he had to take this city into his own hands.

After a while, his eyes that may have been dry blinked twice, Cao Cao raised his hand, Cao Chun hurriedly approached, and heard a weak voice sound: "Zihe...... When, do these people dare to jump up and down? ”

Cao Chun hurriedly put his hand down, covered it with a quilt, and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Naturally don't dare, the majesty of the eldest brother is placed there, these rats dare to come out, when the eldest brother is well, scare these people half to death, pure come to hold the knife!" ”

"And Chu!" The big fat man screamed at the copper furnace.

“…… Hehe..... cough ....." Cao Cao smiled and looked at the top of the house: "Then when will my body be better?" I'm afraid it's going to be a ........"

During the period of time when he came back to raise, on the surface, Cao Cao seemed to be in better spirits, and he could even eat a few mouthfuls of gruel, but only Cao Chun and Xu Chu knew best that his body was actually getting weaker and weaker day by day, and sometimes he would cough in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep......

"Sub and ....."

With emaciated cheeks and gray hair turning around with a faint voice, Cao Cao stretched out his hand from under the quilt to hold Cao Chun: "...... brother, I want to see Gongsun and let him come to Xudu." ”

Cao Chun frowned, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

…….

The sky is hazy, outside the heavy courtyard wall, the street is filled with water vapor, on the third floor of a wine shop two streets away from Caofu, a person stands on the wooden fence and looks at the gate of the mansion over there, Cao Ang's face is full of scum, his expression is decadent, not long after he entered the city, he learned the news of his father's serious illness from the message from Zhu Gongdao, but at this moment he did not dare to go over easily, even Yu Ban could not come forward at will at this time, after all, the news of his surrender had not yet been conveyed here.

Soon, several fast horses came out of Cao's mansion, Cao Ang tightened his hand to grasp the wooden fence, and sighed: "Wait a little longer..... the time has not yet come." ”

Yu Ban, dressed in civilian clothes, nodded and agreed with what he said.

This day was the seventh day of the seventh month of July, Cao Cao's words reached Gongsun Zhi's hands, it was the end of the month, and Yecheng was almost crumbling-