At night, the cool breeze blows through the long street, waving the wine flags on the roadside.

Cao Xin was still riding on horseback, still carrying the big iron gun of more than 100 catties in his hand, he practiced marksmanship for a long time today, and ran around the city again, bumpy all the way, and came back to confront Cao Hong, he was really a little tired.

At this time, he just wanted to send Mrs. Zou back as soon as possible and go home early to sleep.

"General... General..."

Suddenly, there were a few soft calls in his ears, the voice was as gentle as water, tickling people's hearts, and he couldn't help but think of Gan Yuniang who was far away in Xudu.

Yu Niang is a gentle woman like water, the whole body is gentle, sometimes in the morning he is bedridden, Yu Niang will lean in his ear and gently call 'General, General...'

"General, Madame Zou is looking for you."

Liao Hua stepped forward and shouted.

Cao Xin reined in the war horse, "Is there something wrong with Mrs. Zou?" ”

"General!"

The window curtain of the carriage was lifted by a white jade hand, revealing a beautiful face, with fair skin, bright and moving without powder.

The woman was in tears, her eyes were red, and her expression was sad and sad.

I feel sorry for you!

It is worthy of being a face that can lead tens of thousands of men to fight, because of this face in history, Cao Cao lost several cities, confidant generals, eldest sons, nephews, and tens of thousands of lives, it is no exaggeration to say that the country and the city are overwhelmed.

"Concubine Zou Liniang, thank you for the rescue."

"Haha, you don't have to be polite, Madame, General Zhang is my friend, my friend is in trouble, how can I stand by? Besides, the blame for tonight's incident lies with Cao Hong, that guy is a reckless person, and he is very rude to everyone, and when I meet the prime minister tomorrow, I will definitely ask him to give Zhang Fu and his wife an explanation. ”

Cao Xin said.

The woman sighed faintly, the evening breeze stirred her hair, and there was a more seductive smell in the air.

"Is the general going to send me back to Zhang's mansion?"

"Exactly, I have sent someone to Zhang's mansion to spread the word, they should come over soon to welcome Madame back to her home, Madame don't have to worry."

"Thank you for the kindness of the general, but... It's just that General Cao Hong said that he would go to Prime Minister Cao Cheng to ask for a warrant, and when Cao Hong got the warrant, Zhang Fu dared not accept the order? Can the general not take the order? ”

The woman looked up at Suli's face, and her moist eyes were full of helplessness and sadness.

Cao Xin touched his chin, Cao Ang also followed, can Cao Hong get the warrant from Boss Cao? Boss Cao is so?

Seeing that he didn't respond, two tears slipped from the corners of the woman's eyes, put down the curtains and choked softly,

"The general doesn't have to be embarrassed, the concubine is a surviving person, her life is like a mustard, it is not worth the general's embarrassment, and please ask the general to send someone to return the concubine to Cao Hong, so as not to hurt the friendship between the general and Cao Hong's colleagues."

The girl's voice came faintly, as weak as flowing water that couldn't be lifted.

"Madam, I said I would return you to Zhang's Mansion safely, and I did what I said. Cao Hong brought the prime minister's warrant, it is not difficult to do, I will contact the generals and strategists in the city, and go to meet the prime minister together. As a courtier and brother, I have the responsibility to persuade him to be a good prime minister, if the prime minister does not listen to the advice, I will go to Xudu to invite Mrs. Cao and my sister-in-law, and let them judge the reasoning, I don't believe that the prime minister will be wrong to the end. ”

"Concubine, thank you for the general's protection."

The woman's voice said softly.

"It's okay, General Zhang and I are friends, and my wife and I are also friends, everyone is a family, don't be too polite."

Cao Xin waved his hand.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves in front, it was the knight who had gone to Zhang's Mansion to deliver the letter and came back.

"General, the housekeeper of Zhang's mansion thanked the general for saving his wife on behalf of the head of the family, but General Zhang fell ill, and the house was in chaos, and there was no way to protect Mrs. Zou for the time being, I hope the general can take care of him for two or three days."

The knight returned.

"Alas, the Zhang family's face has been lost by the concubine, and it is useless to go back."

The woman sighed softly.

Cao Xin raised his brows and asked the knight, "How is General Zhang's condition?" ”

"The housekeeper only said that the heart was depressed, and the old wound recurred."

The knight said.

Cao Xin instructed Liao Hua to take two portions of old mountain ginseng to Zhang Xiu, and he looked at the carriage again and asked,

"Madam, the Zhang family is inconvenient, if Madame doesn't dislike it, I will temporarily live in the general's mansion tonight, I have seven or eight side rooms there, and it is not a big problem for many people."

"Bothering the general."

The woman said softly.

"Let's go! Go home! ”

Cao Xin shouted, turned his horse's head, and galloped down the street.

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Night, Wancheng.

City Lord's Mansion, Cao Cao's temporary residence.

In the study, the oil lamp danced in the night, blurring an orange space, Cao Cao put a warm wet towel on his forehead, held a book of the art of war in his hand, and half-squinted his eyes as if he was not sleeping.

The two maids sat on their knees, resting their feet on their laps and gently squeezing them, while warm water curled in the tub beside them.

"Prime Minister! Prime minister! ”

Suddenly, there was a shout outside, Cao Cao immediately opened his eyes, took off the towel on his forehead, and ran out of the study in his shoes.

"Zi Lian Zi Lian, can Mrs. Zou be invited?"

"Prime Minister, Cao Ziyu has rebelled."

Cao Hong said angrily.

"What? Ziyu rebelled? Whose rebellion did he make? ”

Cao Cao said suspiciously.

"Prime Minister, I was ordered to go to Zhang Xiu's Mansion to pick up Mrs. Zou, and asked Mrs. Zou to come over to accompany the Prime Minister to drink and recite poems, and after Mrs. Zou heard about it, she took the initiative to come out of the backyard, saying that she liked the Prime Minister's poems, admired the Prime Minister very much, wanted to see the Prime Minister earlier, and urged me to leave quickly."

"Really?"

"Prime Minister, if Hong has a lie, the sky will thunder."

Cao Hong raised his finger and shouted.

"It doesn't have to be that way, Ben believes you, you go on."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled.

"That Cao Ziyu is hateful!"

Cao Hong shouted angrily, "I left with Mrs. Zou, Zhang Xiu didn't say a word, and he didn't send anyone to obstruct it, but Cao Ziyu, who killed a thousand knives, didn't know where to get the news, and took the Langya cavalry to intercept me halfway, and I was not allowed to take Mrs. Zou away, I said it was the prime minister's order, but he didn't believe it, and he had to see the prime minister's warrant before releasing him, so I had to run again and come back to get the prime minister's warrant." ”

"Why did Ziyu come to intercept people?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly.

Cao Hong snorted coldly, "Prime Minister, you also know that Cao Ziyu is a hungry ghost, he snatched the woman I fancied in Xiaopei the year before last, for the sake of my colleagues, I didn't care about him." This time, he was a thief, and he actually came to rob the prime minister's woman, which was simply mad. ”

Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said.

Cao Cao's brows furrowed.

"Prime Minister, I also heard that Cao Ziyu already knew Mrs. Zou's good name, he went to Zhang Xiu's Mansion every day as a guest, in fact, he approached Mrs. Zou in the name of learning guns, but Mrs. Zou admired the Prime Minister's literary brilliance and the mind of governing the world and the people, and ignored him.

Hmph, he Cao Ziyu thought that with a little white face and full of muscles, he could conquer a woman, but unfortunately he was wrong about Mrs. Zou.

Compared with a superficial man like Cao Ziyu, Mrs. Zou obviously admires a man like Prime Minister who is literate, powerful, and connotative.

Today, I went to Zhang's Mansion just to say that the prime minister had summoned me, and Mrs. Zou immediately ran out and agreed, very happy. Zhang Quan, the son of Zhang Xiu, wanted to stop him, but was slapped by Mrs. Zou, Mrs. Zou said that she was voluntary, and she was happy to follow the prime minister to enjoy happiness, and she was not happy that Zhang Quan stopped her. ”

Cao Hong paused, raised his finger and said, "Prime Minister, many people have seen this matter, there are two hundred armor soldiers, and there are housekeepers and guards in Zhang Xiu's mansion, Hong Zhiyan will never be fake, Hong swears to the sky." ”

"The appearance is understood, the appearance is understood!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and frowned, "How can Ziyu be like this, treat women gently and politely, and slowly figure it out, in order to get a woman's sincerity, why does he always like to rob women, and rob other people's women, this is not good." ”

"Hmph, Prime Minister, don't forget that he was born as a bandit leader, and even if he becomes a general, his thief nature is difficult to change."

Cao Hong said disdainfully.

"Don't talk about the past."

Cao Cao waved his hand.

"Prime Minister!"

The housekeeper in the mansion outside the door announced, "The eldest prince asks to see!" ”

Cao Hong's eyes rolled, "Zixiu is with Cao Ziyu, he must have come to persuade the prime minister to take care of his body and not to indulge in women." ”

"Say that the original phase is resting, let Zixiu come back tomorrow if he has something."

Cao Cao instructed the butler.

The housekeeper stepped back, and it didn't take long for him to come in again, this time someone was looking for Cao Hong.

Cao Hong went out for a trip, and when he came back, he snorted, and the expression on his face was very complicated, six points of anger and three points of disgust, and one point of joy that was not noticed by outsiders.

"Zilian, what happened?"

Cao Cao asked.

Cao Hong took a deep breath and said in as calm a tone as possible, "Before coming over, I asked Cao Ziyu to wait in place, and I came back to get the prime minister's warrant, but my hand came down to report, Cao Ziyu took Mrs. Zou directly back to his mansion, instead of sending it back to Zhang's mansion, which obviously wanted to take Mrs. Zou for himself." ”

Cao Cao frowned.

"Prime Minister, it's my fault, I shouldn't have left Mrs. Zou there, Mrs. Zou is so beautiful, her figure and her appearance are in no way inferior to Diao Chan."

Cao Hong praised it, and drew a gourd shape with his hand, "To say something rude, a peerless stunner like Mrs. Zou, even I can't help but be moved when I see it, not to mention Cao Ziyu's hungry ghost, hey, it's all my fault, I didn't expect Cao Ziyu to be so bold and dare to snatch the prime minister's woman in front of so many armorers." ”

"Humph!"

Cao Cao's face was dark, he dragged his shoes and walked back to the study quickly, picked up a piece of bamboo slip, and wrote four words - 'send people here'.

"Zilian, go and come back quickly."

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

Cao Hong excitedly took the bamboo slip and quickly disappeared into the night at a speed that was extremely inconsistent with his body.

Cao Cao walked around the study with his hands behind his back, slightly restless.

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