In the back garden of Sikong Mansion in the afternoon, there was laughter.

Cao Cao and Mrs. Huan were coaxing young Cao Chong in the garden to practice walking and learning to speak.

Cao Chong was a bright child, and his every move drew laughter from Cao Cao.

Cao Cao stood aside, smiling as Mrs. Huan took Cao Chong's little hand, guiding him step by step to take a steady step.

"Come, Chong'er, take one more step, my mother is waiting for you in front." Mrs. Huan gently encouraged.

"Chong'er, one more step, one more step, my father will give you a piece of candy!" Cao Cao's eyes were full of encouragement and tenderness, and he knew that as long as Cao Chong had a little encouragement, he could make great progress.

Cao Chong's eyes flashed with curiosity and anticipation, and he took a small step effortlessly, and then, with Cao Cao's encouragement, took a second step.

Cao Cao's face was full of joy and anticipation, because he knew that Cao Chong possessed extraordinary intelligence.

Cao Cao was fascinated, and a feeling of love rose in his heart: "Good job, Chong'er!" You're walking awesome! ”

Cao Cao's voice was full of approval.

He squatted down and stretched out his hands: "Come here, let Daddy hug me." ”

Cao Chong heard Cao Cao's voice, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

He walked cautiously and steadily to Cao Cao's side, and then stretched out his little hand for Cao Cao to pick him up.

Cao Cao picked up Cao Chong, feeling his soft body temperature, and the joy in his heart was overflowing.

"Chong'er, you are really your father's pride, you will definitely become a big man in the future." Cao Cao said, gently stroking Cao Chong's little head.

Cao Cao hugged Cao Chong, jumping up like a dancer, his smile was as bright as the sun, at this time he was no longer a powerful traitor, just a simple father, his heart was full of happiness.

At this moment, a subordinate of Sikong Mansion came from a distance with Guo Jia and stopped a little farther away.

When Cao Cao saw Guo Jia coming, he stopped his originally cheerful dance steps.

"Madam, take Chong'er to play for a while, I have something to discuss with Fengxiao." Cao Cao nodded to Mrs. Huan and motioned for her to leave the room with Cao Chong.

Mrs. Huan smiled and took Cao Chong from Cao Cao's hand, and said to him gently: "Come, Chong'er, let's go to the garden to play together, don't disturb Daddy to talk about things!" ”

Cao Chong blinked his big eyes and nodded expectantly in agreement.

Madame Huan carried Cao Chong to the far side of the garden, and Cao Cao watched their backs, a wave of pride and pride surging in his heart.

"Lord, just now I saw you and Mrs. Huan teaching Chong Gongzi together, what a happy picture. Chong Gongzi's toddlers and speech have improved so fast that it is unbelievable. Guo Jia said, looking at Cao Cao with a smile.

Cao Cao nodded, smiled and said, "Chong'er is a smart child, I want to teach him well and make him an outstanding talent." ”

Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Lord, your love is beyond words. I believe that Mr. Chong will be up to the task in the future and become your right-hand man. ”

"Hehe, can Chong'er become my right-hand man in the future, at least for more than ten years, you should first talk about the current situation of these three sons, what are their movements in the past few days?"

"Lord, Zijian Gongzi gets together with Yang Xiu and others every day, reciting poems, and there is no special action. He still seems to be obsessed with literature, but he does not want to do anything special in political affairs. ”

Cao Cao nodded, he knew Cao Zhi's character very well, so he didn't seem surprised by Cao Zhi's performance.

Then, Guo Jia continued to report to Cao Cao about the situation of the others: "After Ziwen Gongzi arranged for someone to go to Chang'an to investigate the clues, he only went to the paper mill to visit Guo Zhao once a day, and stayed at home for the rest of the time, without any other action. He also seems to be very down-to-earth. ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, but he didn't have too many mood swings for Cao Zhang's comfort, but said lightly: "He is also very calm." What about Zihuan? How is he doing? ”

"Zihuan Gongzi is in prison, very relieved, without any complaints. Every day, he was given a pen and paper to write poems in prison. ”

Cao Cao was a little surprised that Cao Pi had accepted captivity so calmly, which gave him some new ideas about Cao Pi.

Guo Jia continued: "As for Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, they are also very down-to-earth. There was no unusual behavior. ”

Cao Cao nodded and withdrew his gaze in satisfaction.

He pondered it all. He never imagined that his sons would be so calm and cautious during this special period.

Suddenly, Cao Cao's gaze became sharp, and he asked, "What about Dong Cheng?" Have you made any moves? ”

Guo Jia responded calmly: "Dong Cheng doesn't seem to care about the 'disappearance' of a subordinate like Dong Ji at all, he looks like normal and doesn't have any special actions. ”

Cao Cao chuckled, I see. He didn't think that this matter had anything to do with Dong Cheng, and Dong Cheng didn't take any special moves, which was in line with his expectations.

"Fengxiao, what do you think of Ziwen's performance?" Cao Cao opened his mouth to ask Guo Jia's opinion.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's confusion and explained with a smile: "Maybe this is not a bad thing, lord. Maybe they just approach the current situation differently. After all, everyone has their own unique way of facing adversity. ”

Cao Cao nodded, he understood what Guo Jia meant, this was actually the original intention he agreed to let Cao Zhang deal with this matter, he wanted to observe how his sons would behave in this matter.

Now they are all very calm, which is enough to show that their psychological endurance and ability to resist pressure are very strong, which also indicates that everyone can take on heavy responsibilities and take the lead in the future.

Cao Cao's eyes showed a hint of deep thought, nodded and smiled: "It makes sense, not moving is also a kind of movement." Only by watching the changes can we not make mistakes easily. In this process, we can also take a good look at who is more anxious and who is more willing to act in the whole thing. Today's situation is actually about seeing who can't hold their breath first and who is in a hurry to take action. Things will change with that. ”

Guo Jia asked Cao Cao with a solemn face: "Lord, having said that, does this matter really have to drag on like this?" It takes almost a month for Zhongquan Gongzi to go back and forth to Chang'an, and if you add the investigation, it may take up to 50 days, isn't it too long? Aren't you going to give Zihuan Gongzi a deadline and try to let him end the matter as soon as possible? ”

Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's words, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile: "Fengxiao, why are you in such a hurry to end this matter?" The current situation is not in our favor. At the very least, we can make a lot of arrangements during this period, and we can also have enough time to think about how to deal with foreign enemies. ”

"Think about it, since Ziqi's death, have we had a day of down-to-earth life? Don't you watch all kinds of open and secret battles every day? The current situation can be stabilized for at least two months, and there will be no fighting. Once this matter has a result, I may have to face new troubles, and I don't want to focus on the children every day! ”

Guo Jia nodded in admiration, indicating that he agreed very much with Cao Cao's opinion. Sure enough, Cao Cao's thinking was always so transparent, carefully considering every possible situation. At present, this kind of short-term balance is indeed very rare: "The lord is thoughtful, and it is indeed superficial that I think about it. ”

Cao Cao smiled slightly and said to Guo Jia: "I can think of cherishing the peace of these two months, do you think Ziwen won't think so?" Perhaps, he is also actively planning something. Probably soon he will surprise us with some amazing results. ”

Cao Cao has his own judgment and thinking about the various changes in Cao Zhang in the past six months, and he firmly believes that Cao Zhang will not waste his time, and he must be holding back his big moves.

Guo Jia nodded again and again after listening to Cao Cao's words, Cao Zhang is indeed constantly bringing unexpected results to everyone, and he is even a little looking forward to what Cao Zhang will do next.

At this moment, a subordinate hurriedly walked over and reported to Cao Cao: "Sikong, Ziwen Gongzi asks to see!" ”……