Sending Cao Zhi away, Cao Shuo was planning to go to Yuan Fang to see if Ma Yunlu was still used to it.

After walking not far, Cao Zhang hurriedly greeted him.

Seeing Cao Shuo, Cao Zhang's face was suddenly full of smiles.

Cao Zhang's days in Shouchun are not short, and his relationship with Cao Shuo is also very close.

With this expression, Cao Shuo asked, "What?" Something to ask me? ”

"It's still the eldest brother who understands me." Cao Zhang smiled, leaned over to Cao Shuo and asked in a low voice, "I heard that the eldest brother is going to go with his father on the expedition?" ”

"You don't go out much, who do you listen to?" Cao Shuo asked him.

Hehe smiled, Cao Zhang said: "Zijian has been here for a few days, can he still know about this?" ”

"My father just told me, Zijian actually knew in advance." Cao Shuo said: "It seems that my father has been planning for a long time. ”

"That's it." Cao Chang asked Cao Shuo, "Can I ask the eldest brother to agree to a request?" ”

"I can't." didn't listen to his request, Cao Shuo refused.

"Don't......" Cao Zhang said with a bitter face: "Eldest brother has to listen to what I have to say." ”

"I know what you want to do." Cao Shuo asked, "Do you want to go with me?" ”

"Yes." Cao Zhang said: "I have been in Shouchun for so long, except for the last time I accompanied my eldest brother to Yizhou and Zhuyazhou, I almost never even went out. If you go on like this, don't you want to suffocate people? ”

"Do you really want to go with me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I really want to." Cao Zhang said: "I am willing to pioneer for my eldest brother......"

"You'd better forget it." patted his arm, Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Jiangdong is not Yizhou, there are also fierce generals." ”

"What happened to the Yuan family at the beginning?" Cao Zhang straightened his chest and said to Cao Shuo: "Haven't you been killed by the eldest brother?" ”

"The Yuan family was not destroyed by me." Cao Shuo glared at him: "There has to be a degree of sycophancy, the Yuan family is destroyed in the hands of my father." ”

Grinning, Cao Zhang said: "If it weren't for the eldest brother cooperating on the side, how could my father destroy the Yuan family so easily?" ”

"Do you really want to go to Jingzhou with me?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I really want to." Cao Zhang's chest straightened: "I am willing to do whatever my eldest brother wants me to do, as long as I can go." ”

"Done." Cao Shuo finally agreed.

Cao Zhang was immediately overjoyed and asked him, "When will I report to the army?" ”

"I'll report to the army early tomorrow morning." Cao Shuo said: "Be a firehead soldier with the army." ”

"Huh?" Cao Zhang was stunned: "Be a ...... of the firehead army"

Gently pushing his head, Cao Shuo said with a smile: "I promised to let you go, and I also asked when I would report to the army." You just follow me, I don't need you to conquer Jingzhou, I just let you go and observe. ”

"Eldest brother......" Cao Zhang said with a bitter face: "I have learned all the skills in Shouchun, if I don't make a move on the battlefield, I always feel that learning is useless......"

"If I have the chance, I will definitely recommend it to my father and let you go into battle to kill the enemy." Cao Shuo said: "Don't worry about this kind of thing, now that Zijian is in charge of Xu Du, it will be difficult for you to be idle." ”

"Actually, I don't care what I'm in charge of." Cao Zhang replied: "I just want to follow my eldest brother into battle." After learning a skill, isn't it just to serve the court and the Cao family one day? ”

"What did the court give you, worthy of your service?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to him, "You just need to serve your father." ”

Cao Zhang looked at Cao Shuo in amazement.

Since coming to Shouchun, he has never heard Cao Shuo say such a thing.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked Cao Shuo, "What does the eldest brother mean...... The court doesn't need to repay? ”

"You're not like me." Cao Shuo grinned: "Now that each other has canonized me as the king of Wuzhou, and I have been appointed as a general and a great horse, I am in a high position, and I can't do it if I don't think about the court." You are different from me, you are still white, and it is your work to be able to repay your father's nurturing kindness. ”

"The eldest brother startled me." Cao Zhang smiled, and then asked, "I don't know when I will go on the expedition?" ”

"Up to a month." Cao Shuo said: "My father led the army to the expedition, and he will send someone to Shouchun to inform me in advance, and you will go with me when the time comes." ”

"How many soldiers and horses will our Cao family send this time?" Hearing that it would only take a month, Cao Zhang's eyes lit up and asked Cao Shuo.

"Count my 30,000 men, 830,000 troops." Cao Shuo said: "When the time comes, you will watch the mighty army go down to Jingzhou." ”

"It's uplifting to think about." didn't know that 830,000 was just a claim, and thought that there were really so many, Cao Zhang grinned and said: "Except for our Cao family, who can mobilize so many soldiers?" ”

"Go back and rest, and I'll have someone call you when we leave." Cao Shuo patted his arm and said.

Cao Zhang responded and watched Cao Shuo leave.

When he came to the door of Yuan Fang's residence, Cao Shuo heard the voices of many women inside.

Apparently the ladies haven't left yet.

Entering the courtyard, Yuan Fang's personal maid greeted him.

"Childe." The maid bowed: "I'll go and report to Madame." ”

"Are the ladies there?" Cao Shuo asked.

"The new lady is here, and the ladies are talking to her." The maid replied.

"Stand down." Cao Shuo waved his hand: "No need to report." ”

The maid withdrew, and Cao Shuo walked to the room where the woman's voice was heard.

He gently pushed the door open, and the women who were talking turned their heads.

Seeing that it was Cao Shuo who walked in, the ladies got up one after another to salute.

Ma Yunlu, who had just entered the back house, also stood up.

"It's all my own family, so I don't have to see each other like this." Cao Shuo smiled at them: "Sit down." ”

"My husband came here to find the sister of the Ma family." Yuan Fang said: "We are also an eyesore here, it is better to retreat first, and wait for the husband and the sister of the Ma family to finish talking, and then it is not too late to come to the lively scene." ”

Yuan Fang's words reminded the ladies.

The ladies got up one after another and said to Cao Shuo: "Husband, the concubine will retire first. ”

"Sisters...... "The ladies are leaving, Ma Yunlu hurriedly greeted them, wanting to leave them behind.

But where would Yuan Fang and the others listen to her, they all laughed and retreated.

"They've always been like that." After sending the ladies out of the house, Cao Shuo returned to the house and said to Ma Yunlu.

Ma Yunlu lowered his head and did not say anything.

Cao Shuo asked again, "How?" Can you get used to it here? ”

"The ladies are all very nice." Ma Yunlu finally answered.

"I'm afraid our marriage can't be done recently." Cao Shuo said: "In a few days, I will have to lead the troops to the battle. You follow Lu Meng first, her young lady of General Lu's family, like you, is the queen of the gate, responsible for the safety of the back house. In the future, the back house will be handed over to you. ”

Ma Yunlu lowered his head and answered softly.

(End of chapter)