"The king means..."

"Um!"

Cao Cao closed his eyes slightly, groaned, and stood up.

Ignoring Cao Peng, who was still in a daze, he went upstairs. After a serious illness in Jingzhou, his body and bones were indeed worse than before. It seems that the year before last, he didn't feel tired after deliberation for a whole day. But now, he only has one morning meeting, and then

It makes him feel tired. There are still many things to do today, so let's go upstairs and take a rest first.

"Marquis Wuxiang, please come back."

The chamberlain came forward and said respectfully.

Cao Peng finally came to his senses and was surprised to see that Cao Cao was gone.

Did this old guy come for me early in the morning just to ask me to date Mrs. Qiao? If so, he would be too free.

"May I ask, what is Gao's surname?"

"Ah... the Marquis of Wuxiang is so polite, but his servants are so humble, so what's the point of having a low name?"

"Oh, Mr. Yue Chang... I have something to ask. How has the king been sleeping recently and how is his diet?"

Yue Ban sent Cao Peng out of Zichen Pavilion. On the way, Cao Peng asked in a low voice.

A golden cake fell quietly into Yue Ban's hands, and Yue Ban beamed with joy.

Cao Cao was very wary of eunuchs. He had learned from the experience of the Ten Constant Attendants in his early years, which also made him inexplicably wary of eunuchs. But as the king of Wei, these people were indispensable. Therefore, Cao Cao also had very strict management of them.

.Those civil and military officials who came to China never had a good look on these eunuchs.

Cao Peng, on the other hand, acted extremely cordially.

Yue Ban thought for a while and said softly: "The king is sleeping very alertly now. He often wakes up in one or two hours and cannot fall asleep again. During this time, the king mostly rests in Zichen Pavilion. His diet is normal, but his appetite is small.

It’s very small. A small bowl of food is enough for one meal, and the slaves are very attentive to it.”

Cao Peng couldn't help but frown slightly.

Cao Cao's behavior is not a good sign...

"The servants are always troublesome and take great care of themselves. They must take good care of their food and drink, and they must also let the king sleep well and be refreshed."

"That is, this is the duty of a slave."

When we left the royal capital, it was already noon.

Cao Peng was worried and a little confused.

Cao Cao's physical condition seems to be very bad... We can roughly tell the clues from his sleep and diet.

I remember there was such a plot in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

After Sima Yi asked about Zhuge Liang's daily habits, he concluded that Zhuge Liang was not going to die soon... but in fact, Zhuge Liang did die from overwork in the end as Sima Yi expected.

Zhuge Liang's daily life at that time was very similar to Cao Cao's today.

Cao Peng thought for a long time and suddenly changed his route and went to Zhang Zhongjing's residence. Although Zhang Zhongjing has no official position, his status is extremely detached. There were originally three names in the court, Zhang Ji, Hua Tuo and Zhi Xi. However, Zhi Xi has passed away.

This made Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo become more and more important. Many ministers in the court would come to them for diagnosis and treatment. Although they had no official positions, the house was still busy with traffic.

Cao Peng and Zhang Zhongjing were old acquaintances, and Zhang Zhongjing was very excited when he suddenly paid a visit.

The two talked for a long time in the study room, and the topic mainly focused on Cao Cao's physical condition.

Zhang Zhongjing was Cao Cao's full-time doctor. If anyone had a headache or fever, Cao Cao would go to him.

According to Zhang Zhongjing, Cao Cao's physical condition is not optimistic. The main reason is that a serious illness in Jingnan made him weak. Originally, it would have been fine if he could recover. However, as the king of Wei, Cao Cao had many affairs. In addition, he was in charge of the Xiongnu River last year.

The battle has left him exhausted, which is quite worrying.

"Sir, if you have free time, please move around more and check the king's health regularly to avoid accidents."

"I can spare this!"

Cao Peng and Zhang Zhongjing chatted for a while, then said goodbye and left.

Originally, Zhang Zhongjing wanted to persuade Cao Peng to stay for dinner, but Cao Peng had something on his mind, so he declined.

After leaving Zhang's Mansion, Cao Peng walked home with a lot of thoughts on his mind.

However, it suddenly occurred to him that when he met Cao Cao this time, it seemed that the family members were short-term and did not say anything else. Logically speaking, Cao Cao would at least tell him what arrangements he would make for him next. But thinking about it carefully, today

During this meeting, it seemed that nothing in this regard was involved...

Could it be said that Cao Cao was afraid and wary of him?

It shouldn’t be!

If Cao Cao was really wary of him, he wouldn't talk to him about Tongque's purdah locked up with Er Qiao.

In other words, Cao Cao hasn't figured out how to arrange it yet?

Well, this is quite possible.

Otherwise, go ask Guo Jia?

As Cao Cao's mastermind and military strategist, Guo Jia must know some inside information. Cao Peng thought of this and was about to order a diversion when he saw a horse galloping towards the end of the long street and arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Junhou, something happened!"

"Um?"

Cao Peng looked down and recognized that the person was the housekeeper of the mansion.

The Marquis Mansion in Wuxiang is different now. One Deng Juye can manage it. There are nearly a thousand people in the entire Marquis Mansion, not to mention the farm outside the city, the courtyard in Xingyang, and the family property in Xudu. All things considered.

Later, Cao Peng had accumulated an astonishing wealth without knowing it.

Such a large amount of wealth does require a lot of people to take care of it.

For example, the Wuxiang Hou Mansion in Yecheng has two general managers and dozens of housekeepers.

The visitor's name was Cao Liang, and he was also a close confidant brought by Cao Ji from Xingyang.

"Cao Liang, what happened to make you so panicked?"

"Madam, madam, they were playing at the Tongque Terrace, but a frivolous person who didn't know where they came from blocked the way of the ladies. The young madam taught them a lesson, but those frivolous people attracted a group of rogues...

Seeing that the situation was not good, the eldest lady asked the villain to come and inform the prince and ask the prince to make the decision."

When Cao Peng heard this, he immediately became angry!

Without saying a word, he picked up the reins, reached out and grabbed a pewter pole from a family member's hand.

"Lead me the way."

"Here!"

Cao Liang quickly mounted his horse and led the way.

Cao Peng led more than thirty flying camel tooth soldiers. The group galloped on horseback and rushed out of the gate of Yecheng in the blink of an eye.

Tongque Terrace is located seventeen miles away from Yecheng.

As described in the Tongquetai Fu, it is magnificent and spectacular.

The Tongque Terrace, the Golden Tiger Terrace and the Yulong Terrace are connected together, forming a very eye-catching landscape in Yecheng.

Ten miles out of Yecheng, Cao Peng saw two groups of men and horses confronting each other on the official road.

On one side, there were his wife, children, and family members. Sun Shangxiang led a convoy of hundreds of maids, armed with swords and guns, and stood ready. Opposite them, there was a group of people dressed as villagers, about two to three hundred people, also holding sticks.

, was shouting loudly, uttering all kinds of obscene words, quite arrogantly.

Cao Peng took the lead, without saying a word, and arrived in the blink of an eye.

The white wax pole as thick as an arm in his hand swung around, picked up a stick flower, and stabbed a villager in the chest. The huge force caused the villager to fly up and fall to the ground with a thud.

He was vomiting blood. The white wax pole in Cao Peng's hand transformed into numerous stick shadows, and there was a constant popping sound. When Cao Peng came to Cai Yan and others, dozens of people behind him fell to the ground and wailed.

His bones were broken and his tendons were broken, and he could no longer stand up.

"Husband!"

"what happened……"

Cao Peng asked sharply.

But Sun Shangxiang pointed at the villagers and said loudly: "My sisters and I were about to go back, but some frivolous people who didn't know where they came from blocked our way. Originally, the sisters didn't want to cause trouble, so I just gave them a small lesson.

.Unexpectedly, they actually gathered a group of people to take us away."

Cao Peng's face suddenly darkened.

He turned the horse's head and looked at the villagers...

The cold gaze only made people feel frightened.

"We are members of Huan Zhonglang. You beat my young master and you still want to leave?"

A retainer dressed as a leader jumped out, holding a knife in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Do you know who my Huan Zhonglang is? He is the uncle of the crown prince, and he pays homage to General Zuo Zhonglang. Anyone who knows the situation will immediately dismount and tie up his horse and come to my house.

Please apologize before me. Otherwise, your family will be ruined and you will die without a burial place."

Huan Zhonglang?

Cao Peng immediately remembered that the name of the man in the ring was Huan Lang, and it was said that he was the brother of Mrs. Huan.
To be continued...