Although their morale was high, now was not the time to send out the army.
Although Jingzhou was temporarily put on hold, there were still some places that required Bai Feng to personally take care of.
Cao Cao allowed Bai Feng to set out in three days and settle the matters in Jingzhou.
"What is General Cao's battle report?"
Bai Feng narrowed his eyes and whispered to the messenger that had just arrived.
The messenger cupped his hands and said:
"General Cao Ren has already divided his forces into thirty-six counties, with an average of two thousand soldiers in each county.
"However, we still do not know where Zhou Yu's army is. They have not appeared yet."
Hearing this, Bai Feng narrowed his eyes.
"What about Liu Bei Army? How is the investigation going?"
The messenger continued:
"Liu Bei Army has been taking small paths ever since Xu Chang's army was defeated. Our scouts have already grasped their general whereabouts."
"However … we still have not found their hiding place. Compared to Zhou Yu, finding Liu Bei is even more difficult."
"General Cao Ren has already sent out several scouts to investigate many hidden places, but they have not found anything."
Bai Feng coldly laughed and said:
"Zhuge Liang is extremely cautious. The harder it is to investigate a place, the less likely it is to fall into his plans."
"Go and tell General Cao to send troops to Jiangxia to investigate, but do not alert the enemy."
"Yes, sir!"
The messenger received the order and immediately left.
Bai Feng stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the Dark Sword in his hand.
From the movements of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, it did not seem like they were planning to attack.
However, this was also good. It had bought him a lot of time.
However, he could not take the initiative to attack now. Cao Ren and Cao Chun had limited forces. Although the Ferocious Cavalry was good at offense, the enemy was too strong. If he rashly attacked, it might backfire.
Bai Feng had absolute trust in Cao Ren and Cao Chun. They would not disobey his orders.
… …
At this time, in the Prime Minister's residence:
Cao Jie was in a daze as he stared at the book in his hand.
Just a few days ago, her father suddenly asked her what she thought of Mr. Bai.
To Cao Jie, Bai Feng was like a gentle older brother, but he showed no mercy to Yang Xiu and the others.
However, he was quite handsome …
"Miss? What are you doing? "
Just as Cao Jie was thinking about Bai Feng's handsome face, a voice suddenly broke her train of thought.
"Sister Diao Chan?"
Cao Jie looked in the direction of the voice and smiled sweetly.
"I've said it many times, Big Sister Diao Chan, don't call me Young Miss. Call me Little Sister Cao Jie or Jie 'er."
Diao Chan smiled.
"The fact that I'm still alive is all thanks to the Prime Minister's favor. Now, I don't dare to go against my superiors. Besides, calling me Young Miss sounds pretty nice."
"Speaking of which, you've been painting all this time?"
"Let me see. What are these paintings?"
With that, Diao Chan walked to Cao Jie's side.
Cao Jie hurriedly protected the portrait in his hand, unwilling to let go no matter what.
"If I'm not wrong, you should be painting Mr. Bai Bai Feng, right?"
Diao Chan was not in a hurry and smiled slyly.
Hearing this, Cao Jie's pretty face immediately flushed red.
"No … no."
Diao Chan had already gotten the answer and smiled.
"Miss, you still don't want to admit it. The Prime Minister has already promised you and Mr. Bai's marriage.
"If you don't agree, the Prime Minister definitely won't force you, given how much he dotes on you."
Cao Jie opened her small mouth and was about to say something when a person suddenly appeared at the door.
"Mother!"
Cao Jie hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Diao Chan also nodded slightly and bowed.
"Madam."
The person who came was Cao Jie's official mother, Madam Bian.
Although Madam Bian was not Cao Jie's biological mother, she treated Cao Jie better than her sons.
Cao Jie lost his mother when he was young, so he was deeply doted on by Cao Cao. However, Cao Jun was not spoiled because of this. Instead, he was very sensible.
He knew that in the future, his sons would definitely fight for the position of Crown Prince.
Therefore, Madam Bian poured all her love into Cao Jie.
"Jie 'er, did you draw this?"
As Cao Jie stood up and bowed, Madam Bian noticed the portrait on the table as soon as she entered.
Diao Chan stole a glance. She had guessed correctly.
Cao Jie had drawn Bai Feng.
"Jie 'er's drawing skills are getting better and better. This is just like Mr. Bai himself!"
Madam Bian praised without holding back.
Cao Jie's originally flushed face turned even redder. She muttered in a low voice,
"I … didn't …"
Madam Bian waved her hand and said,
"It seems that Jie 'er also admires Mr. Bai. Mother, you can rest assured."
"Yesterday, the Prime Minister told me that he was going to marry you to Mr. Bai. I thought he would force you, so I specially came to visit you."
"If you didn't love Mr. Bai, I would definitely persuade the Prime Minister to withdraw his order."
"Now, it seems that this is a good marriage."
Diao Chan, on the other hand, was quite surprised.
Although the Prime Minister didn't treat Madam Bian with respect, he would definitely listen to Madam Bian's advice.
It wasn't that Madam Bian's talent was above Cao Cao's, but that she was extremely smart and usually wouldn't speak lightly in front of Cao Cao.
Previously, when Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and the others made mistakes, Madam Bian never spoke up for them and let the Prime Minister punish them.
But now, for Cao Jie, Madam Bian was willing to disobey and persuade the Prime Minister.
This showed how much Madam Bian loved Cao Jie.
"In that case, I won't disturb you anymore. Miss Diao Chan, take good care of my family."
Madam Bian saw that Cao Jie's face was so red that she couldn't speak. She stopped teasing her and left with the servants behind her.
When Madam Bian just left Cao Jie's room, there was a trace of loneliness in her eyes.
A grown woman couldn't be kept at home!
This sentence was not wrong at all.
Compared to now, Madam Bian actually hoped that Cao Jie didn't like Bai Feng.
Right now, the Prime Minister wanted to betroth Cao Jie to Bai Feng. Madam Bian was well aware of his intentions.
It was nothing more than a marriage alliance to stabilize Bai Feng, who was currently at the peak of his power and talent.
Even if Cao Jie didn't marry Bai Feng, she would definitely marry someone else in the future because of a marriage alliance. The most likely person would be the current Emperor.
Madam Bian didn't want Cao Jie to get married so quickly.
But compared to the incompetent and powerless Emperor Xian of Han, Bai Feng was an excellent choice.
Emperor Xian of Han had seen all kinds of people in the world since he was young. Although his status was high, he had no power and had always been a puppet.
Although Madam Bian hadn't seen Emperor Xian of Han many times, she could vaguely feel that this person's character wasn't good.
This kind of person would definitely not have a good personality. What if he didn't treat Cao Jie well in the future?
A married daughter was like spilled water. After all, he was the current Emperor. Moreover, Cao Jie's character was very good. Even if she suffered, she wouldn't tell her.
"It seems like this is a good thing for Jie Er."
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