Chapter 234: The Heart of Contempt

When Man Chong first left Xiling City, he avoided people's eyes and took a carriage toward Xiakou.

But when Man Chong arrived at Xiakou and took a boat to cross the river to the north.

Man Chong immediately changed into a fast horse and galloped towards Wancheng with a few followers.

Wancheng is undoubtedly a big city. It has a long history. It was the former capital of Jingzhou. Liu Biao moved the capital to Xiangyang not because Wancheng was not good, but because Wancheng was too close to the Central Plains. There was no danger to guard.

Zhang Xiu has stationed troops here and served as a prince for several years. He has not made any contribution to the development of Wancheng. He has only strengthened the city wall and raised the city wall. Zhang Xiu did a good job.

Cao Ren, who then took over Wancheng, strengthened the city every year.

Therefore, Wancheng is not only a large city with a large population and a wide area, but also an extremely sturdy fortress.

At this moment, in front of the majestic city gate tower, a flag with a large "Cao" embroidered on it, dancing in the wind, very majestic.

Although it was not during the war, Wancheng's awareness of defense was still relatively vigilant. At this moment, some soldiers were patrolling the city walls.

There were also soldiers holding hands at the city gate. These soldiers all opened their eyes and looked at the people entering the city with fierce eyes to prevent spies from entering.

When a team of knights who came from afar appeared in the distance, the soldiers were very alert.

"Who is coming?" The head of the gatekeeper took a step forward, and his spear in his hand faintly pointed at the visitor, shouting.

"Man Chong. is the envoy who is on the envoy to Jiangxia." Man Chong, surrounded by many knights, said loudly.

When Shi Chang heard this, he was immediately surprised and waved his hand and said, "Distract."

With Shi Chang's order, the soldiers guarding the gate immediately dispersed on both sides. They left the road for free and let Man Chong pass by.

After entering the city gate, the speed of the plump was slightly reduced, but at a faster speed, he rode his horse to the general's mansion.

Although Cao Ren was stationed in Wancheng, the prefect of Wancheng was another person. The two of them divided and ruled them. There was a general's mansion and a prefect's mansion.

Soon, Man Chong came to the gate of the prefect's mansion and got off the war horse neatly. Man Chong handed the horse over to the guards in front of the door and walked in.

At the same time, Cao Ren also received news in the study of the General's Mansion, put down the military book in his hand, smiled slightly, and stood up.

Cao Ren was about forty years old, with an ordinary face. He could not tell anything special when he sat there, but when he stood up, his tall and straight figure and strength were revealed throughout his body.

It is like a sharp sword straight towards the sky, extremely sharp.

After standing up, Cao Ren walked out of the study room, but after walking a few steps, he saw Man Chong rushing towards this side.

"General." Man Chong first bent over and saluted.

"Come in and talk." Cao Ren nodded, said, and then turned back to the study.

After entering the study, Cao Ren invited Man Chong to sit down, and he sat in the main seat. After kneeling down, Cao Ren showed a smile on his face and praised Man Chong: "Boning did a good job, and the knife he brought back was good. Although it had great shortcomings, it had great advantages. If you can use small-scale equipment, your combat effectiveness will be even more than three points."

"That knife was given by Liu Feng, and it is not a credit." Man Chong shook his head and said, "It was not a humble word, bringing the Chu knife back is indeed not a credit."

After a pause, Man Chong said again: "The most urgent thing now is that person Liu Feng."

"Oh? How about that person?" Cao Ren put away his smile and asked in a deep voice.

"Be brave but not wise, and do not know how to govern prefectures and counties, it is not considered a great enemy." Man Chong said first, and then gave Liu *** Liu Ba in detail, and finally killed cows and ate meat to Cao Ren in detail.

"According to Boning's analysis, although Liu Feng had outstanding force and could defeat Zhou Yu, he did not know how to use plans and did not know the administration of the government." As he said that, Cao Ren touched his chin, with an extremely shrewd light in his eyes.

"If such a brave but unscheming person is sent to attack the five cities of Jiangxia, then he has a 70% or 80% chance of leading all the troops to be stationed in Jiangbei. He has a 20% or 30% chance of retreating to the Yangtze River."

Cao Ren came to the conclusion.

"Isn't this the ending that the general wants to see the most? If Liu Feng really resists, there will be heavy casualties. At that time, even if the general goes south, he can attack Jiangxia. If the Northern Army crosses the Yangtze River and occupy the city, the southern princes, Sun Quan, and Liu Biao are not afraid at all." Man Chong smiled slightly and said.

For Cao Ren, seizing the city is second to the next. If Liu Feng's vitality, or even the navy, is the best.

"Hehe." Cao Ren smiled and did not deny it.

When they heard that Liu Feng was completely brave but not resourceful, they were both very relaxed. After sitting for a while, Man Chong felt a little tired, but there was one thing that even a headache for Man Chong.

"Liu Ba is dead, how should I explain to the emperor?" Man Chong asked.

"If you die, just die. It's just a royal family. There are so many dead royal families in the world. Moreover, this person is naturally mean and quite brainless. Except for the name of a famous scholar named Liu Ba in Lingling, Jingzhou, there is nothing else. Forget it. The emperor will not mention it." Cao Ren said confidently, and did not take the emperor Liu Xie seriously at all.

Seeing this, Man Chong breathed a sigh of relief and raised his fist and said, "I will hand over the information about Jiangxia and Liu Feng to Xu Du in this way. I will leave it to the general. My subordinates will go down and rest first."

"Yes." Cao Ren nodded.

Immediately, Man Chong said goodbye and went to rest. Only Cao Ren was left in the study.

It is said that knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy will never be defeated. What kind of person can use what kind of person?

To deal with brave but unscrupulous people, you only need a large army to face the brink of the enemy. Cao Ren thought in his heart, but he felt contemptuous.

Xiangyang City, in the hall of Cai Mansion.

Cai Mao was wearing white clothes and sat in the main seat with a wry smile on his face. Huang Chengyan knelt casually on the side seat, with an impatient look on his face.

"Hey, it's been several days, what do you mean?" Huang Chengyan said unhappily.

He had been to Xiangyang excitedly for several days, but Cai Mao never replied.

Regarding the fact that the daughters of the Cai family and the Huang family married Liu Feng together. Cai Mao first learned from his sister Cai Yu's letters.

At first, Cai Mao was unhappy. How could two noble ladies in his family marry a man?

This is impossible.

But on the one hand, Cai Mao was forced to make a strong desire to get in touch with Liu Feng, so he couldn't make up his mind. If Liu Feng took Huang Yueying, the marriage would have been ruined.

Just when Cai Mao was having a hard time making a decision, Huang Chengyan came and persuaded him to marry Cai Da to Liu Feng, his brother-in-law, who was extremely thick-skinned.

Cai Mao was still hesitant and sighed, saying, "Why does brother-in-law value him so much?"

"It is true to see it, and it is a dragon or an insect, and you can tell it at a glance." Huang Chengyan said meaningfully. He is also a smart person and will not say something to Cai Mao.

Cai Mao surrendered to Cao's faction. If Cai Mao knew in advance, Liu Feng would be so scared that he would not even care about the alliance. He would not marry Liu Feng even if his daughter was locked in the mansion.

It can be broken by a dragon or a worm at a glance. This sentence made Cai Mao feel itchy. Huang Chengyan's eyes were cruel. Everyone in Jingzhou knew that Jiang Wan was discovered by Huang Chengyan himself.

Cai Mao believed that Huang Chengyan's vision would even surpass himself.

Like a dragon or a tiger, if such a person is a son-in-law, he will be very helpful to the Cai family. Cai Mao was so itchy.

"Haha, these two women will not only not touch the Cai family's secret marriage, but will also make the Cai family's signature brighter and brighter until it is dazzling. I have invested, so you can rest assured a hundred times." Huang Chengyan saw Cai Mao's expression revealing, and knew that it was time to work harder at this time, so he couldn't help but smile.

Cai Mao thought about it, the sign of Huang's family is not much worse than that of Cai's family. Since this old man is brave enough to move forward, Liu Feng should be a dragon.

Cai Mao's heart became even more itchy. He hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

"Haha, you guys have some courage." Huang Chengyan laughed. Then, Huang Chengyan asked again: "When will you give Liu Feng news?"

Cai Mao thought for a while and said, "The last time my sister came, she said she was borrowing thirty-five merchant ships from me, and the slaves would accompany the merchant ships and bring the news. Let him give him a betrothal gift."

"It's time to give a betrothal gift." Huang Chengyan agreed, and then said, "However, this wedding date has to be discussed later. Jiangxia has been busy recently, so Liu Feng may not have time."

After the betrothal gift was given, Cai Mao would not regret it. Cai was not Fei. When the news of Liu Feng defeating Cao Ren came, even if Cai Mao wanted to surrender to Cao, he had to grit his teeth and marry his daughter out.

Of course, Cai Mao didn't know that his brother-in-law and sister were united and deceived him. Instead, he agreed happily: "This is okay, as long as it's within the year."

"Okay, I'll go home and prepare. Even if I sell the badge this time, I will overwhelm you on the dowry." Huang Chengyan said twice, then said viciously.

Both families are high-level families with a strong foundation, but the Cai family's financial resources and influence are stronger than the Huang family.

This time the two families married together, Huang Chengyan decided to spend a lot of money and never let the Cai family lead.

"You can discuss and discuss, just be the same for the two families." Cai Mao said helplessly. Although the Cai family has had a huge influence over the years, he will never look down on Huang family because of this.

In terms of long history, the Huang family was a high-ranking clan that existed since the Chu era.

Cai Mao thought to himself that now that two girls are married together, they should give Huang some face and discuss together that they can just go on a business trip and dowry.

"You guy is a little conscientious." The moment before, Huang Chengyan, who seemed to have a fierce look on the war, smiled at this moment.

He was plotted again. Cai Mao was amused and crying.

But I didn't feel much displeasure. Huang Yueying was also his niece. At that time, even if she gave her one more dowry, Cai Mao would take action happily.

At the same time, in the backyard of Cai Mansion, Huang Yueying's face was flushed, while Cai Da, opposite her, looked joking.

The person who took off his veil showed a beautiful face, beautiful facial features, and a snow-colored complexion.
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