Chapter 28: Book collection

Cao Chong still felt that it was inappropriate and persuaded him a few more times. Cao Zhang followed him and persuaded him, but Cao Cao insisted on leading his troops south personally. He did not dare to take Liu Bei lightly. Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Cao Chong had to respond and pulled Cao Zhang aside.

"Brother, this is a dangerous place. You must not just fight and forget your father's safety."

Cao Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Cang Shu, I will definitely not leave my father."

Cao Chong nodded, reached out to pat Cao Zhang's breastplate, and whispered: "If you go to Jiangling, if you encounter an ambush on the way, you must analyze it more. Safety first, and you must not advance rashly. Liu Bei has many powerful generals. Don't show off your courage for a while."

Although Cao Zhang was his brother, he admired Cao Chong in the past few months. He heard what Cao Chong said. He nodded repeatedly when he saw Cao Chong speak solemnly. Cao Cao was very satisfied with his clothes and armor, and took Cao Ren and others to go south quickly. Five thousand iron cavalry whistled away on the official road south of Xiangyang City. The dust on the horse's hooves pedaled like a yellow dragon, soaring into the sky. The sound of horse hooves echoed on the edge of Xiangyang City for a long time. The defenders of Xiangyang City saw the power brought by the five thousand iron cavalry and their faces were pale. It took a long time to reply. They couldn't help but be glad that they didn't have to face this unstoppable enemy in the dark.

Cao Chong stood for a long time until there was no more people in front of him, so he followed Han Hao and others into the city. Someone in the city arranged to greet him. Although the Prime Minister was not there, the Prime Minister's most proud young master was there, and the show was quite a bit. When Cao Chong followed Cai Mao to the provincial governor's mansion vacated by Liu Cong, he saw that inside and outside the mansion were very lively, and people were coming and going, and they all bowed their hands to greet each other. No matter who they were, they smiled, as if they had encountered some great joy.

Cao Chong is the host and guest, so of course he cannot come out and show up first. Cai Mao took him straight to the backyard and led him into a side room. He pushed open the door and smiled and said, "This is the residence of the young master, right next to the Prime Minister. Since the Prime Minister is heading south and cannot move in for a while, the young master will try whether it is appropriate. If there is anything wrong, the young master will ask for it and I can repair it before the Prime Minister returns."

Cao Chong smiled humbly, even claimed his gratitude, and glanced at the room and saw that the curtains were all new, and the walls around him were surrounded by plain silk, with bright and elegant colors. A large shiny-painted bookshelf stood against the wall, and was filled with various scrolls. The whole room was neat and full of book fragrance. Cao Chong was very satisfied and walked to the bookshelf and picked up a roll of bamboo slips and said, "Thank you for your trouble, my nephew is grateful."

Seeing that he was very satisfied, Cai Mao said proudly: "Where are all arranged by the sisters and the little girl. I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. If the young master likes it, that's best."

Cao Chong was stunned and immediately understood that what he was talking about was Liu Biao's second wife and Liu Cong's wife. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. I wonder what Cai Mao meant to mention them at this time. Could it be that he knew that the Prime Minister had a hobby of taking wives and wanted to offer it to the Prime Minister?

He laughed a little for a moment, and quickly turned his head to look at the books in his hand. When he looked at them, he was shocked. There was actually Cai Yong's mark on the booklet. He quickly opened it and looked carefully, and immediately knew where the books came from. The volume in his hand was written by Cai Yong. He had read Cai Yong's handwriting on the manuscript collected by Cai Yan. The elegance of the font is not imitated by ordinary people.

"Is this?" he asked Cai Mao in surprise.

"It was all presented by Wang Zhongxuan. He knew that the young master was a student of Cai Boji's daughter. He thought that these books should be returned to the original owner. He heard that this place would be the young master's residence. No matter what, they would send all of these books here." Cai Mao smiled and said, "Young Master doesn't know that Wang Zhongxuan can be a treasure in these books. My little girl asked him several times, but she never saw a single word. For these books, Wang Zhongxuan offended almost everyone in Jingzhou. Hahaha..."

Cao Chong was overjoyed. He was thinking about how he asked Wang Can to come to Jingzhou to get all the books of Cai Yong. Unexpectedly, Cai Mao prepared all the books for him. No wonder he had filled a whole bookshelves. This was all Cai Yong's efforts back then. He didn't believe that Wang Can would give him all the books because he was Cai Yan's student. There was a lot of violence in it. However, since Cai Mao liked to be a villain, there was no need to reject his kindness.

"It's rare that Wang Zhongxuan has good intentions. I will thank him in person when I have the opportunity." Cao Chong said happily.

"It's not difficult. He will naturally come when the banquet begins later." Cai Mao looked at Zhou Buyi who was following him and said with some confusion: "Why didn't the young master bring the maid?"

"The military is exhausted, so I didn't bring them here." Cao Chong only looked at the book, and then he remembered that Mrs. Bian and her female relatives were still there, and hurriedly said, "Uncle doesn't need to take care of this place. Just ask someone to call me. My eldest mother's place is not stable yet, so I'd better go and do it."

Cai Mao smiled and said, "It's okay, the wife of Zhuo Jing and Kuai Yidu are accompanying her. She is also there, so I don't have to worry about it with clumsyness." Cao Chong smiled and felt that he was a little rude. Of course, Mrs. Bian was not something that Cai Mao could see casually.

Seeing that Cao Chong was in the book, Cai Mao didn't keep much, so he went to work hard. Cao Chong and Zhou Buyi looked at Cai Mao's back outside the door, and both breathed a sigh of relief and laughed softly.

"Young master, your love luck is coming." Zhou Buyi picked up a book and joked with the catchphrase he learned from Cao Chong. When Cao Chong thought of Cai Mao mentioning his daughter repeatedly, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Old Cao has this hobby, but I don't have this hobby, so I respect Xie Bumin."

"Don't worry, if there is a beauty, I will give it to you." Cao Chong smiled wickedly: "You are not young anymore, it's time to get married. I just happened to take the beauty back to see your parents, so I told them not to worry about you anymore."

"Young Master doesn't have to worry about this matter." Zhou Buyi suddenly blushed, lowered his head and pretended to read a book. Cao Chong laughed at him. I was just a joke. You even thought it was real. This woman is not a gift. I said that I have to see if someone agreed to it. Can Cai Mao's daughter give it casually?

Listening to them joking inside, Xu Yi and Dianman also laughed at the door. Xu Yi squeezed his eyes at Dianman. Dianman remembered that Cao Chong in Wancheng that day and said that he wanted to marry his wife for him. He knew Xu Yi's intention to wink his eyes. His face turned red for a while, and several tiger soldiers followed him with heartlessness and laughed at the big and small.

"Why are you laughing? You are polite to you. You can't take it seriously. It makes people laugh at the people in our Prime Minister's Mansion for not understanding the rules." Dian Man was so angry that he was too jealous of his smile. He cursed with a tiger face, then turned his head to Xu Yi and said, "How many days have the lieutenant been dealing with you? Is your butt itchy again?" After saying that, he couldn't help laughing. When Xu Yi heard about his father, he immediately felt bitter, smacked his lips a few times but didn't dare to say anything.

The two of them laughed for a while, and a maid came in outside. She had a pretty face, dressed in an elegant manner and behaved appropriately. When they saw Dian Xu and the others, they quickly gave a gift and said softly: "I am here to invite the young master to the table. Please inform me."

Dian Xu and the others quickly stopped laughing and went into the room to report. Cao Chong had heard it inside. He walked out while talking and laughing with Zhou Busi. Seeing the girl dressed in particular, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He thought that Jingzhou was really rich, and even a maid was dressed so beautifully. He didn't say much and followed the maid forward.

The woman took them around the corridor and entered the front hall. The front hall was already full of seats, and there were sounds from all over the place. The literati and military generals dispersed, chatting and laughing. Seeing Cao Chong coming out, Han Hao, who was sitting beside him, hurriedly greeted him. Cao Chong was not polite, and greeted the maid and followed the maid to the chief. The maid did not leave, but sat beside him, stretching out her small hand like a jade onion to help him arrange the tableware. After a while, a team of maids came to the hall with wine and food, and in a short while, they filled the table tables in front of everyone. The wine was fragrant and the meat was charming. Everyone stopped for a while, looking at Cai Mao and Kuai Yue sitting beside Cao Chong, waiting for the master to speak first.

"Everyone." Cai Mao stood up first and raised his glass, "I, the scholars and people of Jingzhou, have been looking forward to the king's army for a long time. Today, the Prime Minister is really lucky for me to come to Jingzhou. It's a pity that the Prime Minister personally led his army to chase Liu Bei's thief and could not come to the banquet in person. However, you don't have to be disappointed. With Mr. Cang Shu here, you are worth this trip. Please raise your glasses. We will first to honor Mr. Cang Shu with a glass of wine, and then you can show your knowledge and ask Mr. Cang Shu for advice."

After Cai Mao said that, he laughed, and the people below laughed. Cao Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly. The people sitting below were all talented people. Cai Mao said this, wouldn't he push himself into the fire pit? Don't say that he is not a genius, even a genius, a tiger can't resist the wolves. He turned his head and looked at Zhou Buyi, but Zhou Buyi smiled and nodded, showing that I was very confident in you.

It seemed that this kid could not count on him. Cao Chong thought sadly. He glanced at the people sitting in the hall. Except for those from his own camp, there were many Confucian scholars dressed up on the other side. One of them was not tall, thin, and a little... a little sorry for the audience, which attracted Cao Chong's eyes. He signaled Zhou Buyi for a moment. Zhou Buyi shook his head and said he didn't recognize him. He had to turn around and lean into the little maid's ear and asked softly: "Who is that person?"

The little maid saw Cao Chong sitting properly and not doing anything else. She was curious, but now she saw Cao Chong suddenly leaning into her ears, and the heat from her mouth sprayed onto her face, spraying it into her ears. Her jade face, who had never had such close contact with a man, immediately turned red, and even her ears were as red as fire. She gave in a little nervously. She looked at Cao Chong's eyes, and her hot face became colder again. She curled her lips unhappily and said, "He is Wang Can and Wang Zhongxuan."
Chapter completed!