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Huang Yong has been spoiled by Huang Zu since he was a child. He is very similar to Huang Zu in terms of appearance and personality, and is favored by Huang Zu. In addition, he has been diligent in practicing martial arts since he was a child and has developed a strong martial arts skills, which makes Huang Zu look at him differently.

Although Huang Yong has a bad temper and ruthless heart, Huang Zu didn't care at all. He was the same when he was young. After this age, after he reached ten years old, he would gradually become sensible and control himself.

Therefore, Huang Yong pursued Tao Zhan like a madman, and Huang Zu never interfered. As long as Huang Yong did not marry Tao Zhan as his wife, he would not care about it.

But today, Huang Zu regretted it for the first time. He shouldn't be so indulging in this way, resulting in him being scrupulous and ignoring the consequences. His foundation may be destroyed in this counter-hand.

Seeing that Huang Zu saw that his stare was blood-red and fiercely like a wild beast, he swung his arm again and slapped Huang Yong hard again, roaring like thunder, "If you dare to touch a hair of him, I will peel you."

Huang Yong had never seen his father be so angry, and finally felt a little timid in his heart. His arrogance was knocked down, and he lowered his head deeply and said nothing.

Huang Zu knew that Yi'er's mind could not understand the complex official struggles, and he didn't want to explain it to him. He waved his hand and ordered his subordinates to take him away.

"Lord, do you want to continue to detain your husband?" asked the personal soldier Bo Chang in a low voice.

Huang Zu was a little upset. He wanted to rush to Xiakou immediately and urge Xiakou to station troops. How could he feel relieved to put this troublemaker in Chaisang? After thinking about it, he said, "Send him to Wuchang and let his brother take good care of it. It was my order and he was not allowed to go out."

Several personal soldiers took Huang Yong down, and Huang Zu took Cai Mao's letter and read it again. Liu Biao was ready to go, but he didn't know what action he would take against Jiang Xia next. At this moment, Huang Zu was anxious and wanted to rush to Xiakou to make arrangements immediately.

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Liu Jing’s residence in Tao Mansion is located in the northwest corner of the East Courtyard. It is a small courtyard. More than a dozen subordinates, including Wang Tai, live together in this courtyard. There are not many distinguished guests who can enjoy the treatment of a single courtyard. Apart from Liu Jing, there is only Liu Cong, who represents the provincial governor to celebrate his birthday.

Liu Cong lived in the courtyard not far away, only a few dozen steps away from Liu Jing's courtyard. After lunch, Liu Jing took a nap for half an hour and was fully nourished. He was about to start practicing martial arts in the evening. He had been delayed in the past few days and was already anxious.

"How long will you stay in Tao Mansion this time?" Xu Shu sat aside and asked with a smile.

Liu Jing stretched his waist and smiled, "I don't know how long I will stay. The key is when my uncle will allow me to return to Xiangyang."

"Actually, what I mean is that if you can, the husband should try to stay longer and establish a friendship with the Tao family."

Liu Jing looked at Xu Shu with some surprise. He knew that Xu Shu was not the one who spoke casually. This morning, he was in a tit-for-tat way with Huang Yong, and he didn't say anything. Now that he suddenly mentioned the Tao family, he must have some advice.

"Yuan Zhi might as well say it clearly."

"I talked with Manager Zhao for a while this morning, and then I realized that the Tao family is so powerful. He may have said that he has revealed his words. The Tao family has more than ten large warehouses along the riverside area of ​​Jiangdong. The food and salt business is large. Although the specific number is unknown, it still shocked me deeply."

Liu Jing nodded, "From the Tao Mansion alone, I think they are just an ordinary wealthy family. They are very low-key, making people unable to believe that they are the richest people in the south, and are as rich as a rival to the country. This is also their intelligence and helplessness."

"Mr. I mean, one day in the future, the official will take Jiangxia as its foundation. So what benefits can the Tao family have with such a strong family business bring to the official?"

Liu Jing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, staring out of the window without saying a long time, Xu Shu continued: "The Tao family is very smart and spreads its wealth all over the place. Even if it occupied the Tao family, it would not be able to get the wealth. He had to let the Tao family take it out willingly. This is why I advised the public to establish a friendship with the Tao family."

Liu Jing still didn't say anything, but his eyes became deeper.

In the afternoon, a carriage drove out of the North Gate of Chaisang, and then turned around and headed west. On both sides of the carriage, in addition to Liu Jing's dozen subordinates, there were also famous Taoist servants from the Tao family. Tao Zhan had been protected by the Tao family. Since Huang Yong was still in Chaisang in the morning, the Tao family was particularly careful.

Liu Jing followed Tao Zhan's carriage on a horse. As soon as he left the city, Tao Zhan remained silent. Liu Jing also felt Tao Zhan's emotional changes. Her emotions seemed to be very low. Liu Jing did not disturb her. He felt that her bad mood seemed to be related to her mother. Liu Jing had already learned the details from Xiaobao at noon.

A maid who served Tao Zhan's mother returned from her hometown to visit relatives and soon fell ill. Tao Zhan's mother and two other maids also fell down one after another. The maid who fell ill at the earliest was dead. The Tao family now isolated Tao Zhan's mother and two other maids in time.

But these days it was Mr. Tao's birthday, and there were many people who worshiped him. The Tao family was afraid that something would happen, so they sent a patient to a monk temple in the west of the city to isolate him. It was a monk temple supported by the Tao family. Tao Zhan's mother had practiced in the temple more than once.

This time, I also hope that she can get the blessing of the Buddha.

Once in peace, there was no harassment. After walking for about ten miles, a Buddhist temple appeared in a bamboo forest ahead. Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains during the Eastern Han Dynasty and gradually became popular. However, it was not completely accepted by the people at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was only believed by the upper class. It was not until the Southern and Northern Dynasties that Buddhism began to be widely popularized.

The Tao family is also one of the few Buddhist families in Chaisang. They built two temples in the area of ​​Chaisang, one located in the south of the city, and worshipped the rest of the monks.

Another one is located in the west of the city. It is a monk temple where Yu Ming, a Buddhist monk, practiced here, but did not become a monk, nor did he stay in the temple for a long time. He only came here to stay for a while while practicing. Including Huang Zu's mother, sometimes she also came here to practice. Usually, there were only a few female believers guarding the temple.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the temple. Tao Zhan came out of the carriage and whispered to Liu Jing: "My mother is sick and lives here temporarily and has someone to take care of."

Liu Jing sighed in his heart. He probably had some kind of infectious disease and isolation was the right thing to do, but as long as the isolation was effective, it would be okay to live in the mansion. Moving out of the mansion will have a great physical and mental blow to the patient.

The Tao family should be afraid of infecting the customer, so they moved her out. Moreover, Liu Jing knew that as long as she did not contact her directly and washed her hands in time, there was actually no big problem.

Tao Zhan whispered again: "I didn't agree, but my father said it was my mother's intention. My mother believed in Buddhism and she hoped to get the blessing of the Buddha, so I agreed."

Liu Jing changed his mind and said that this was not bad. Restoring illness in a Buddhist temple is also a psychological comfort for believers.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Liu Jing accompanied Tao Zhan into the Buddhist temple and came to a small courtyard where seven or eight maids were serving him. They happened to meet a doctor. Tao Zhan hurriedly asked, "Mr. Li, how is my mother's condition?"

The doctor smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The situation has not worsened, but I suspect it is typhoid fever. I have suggested that Ling Zun go to Changsha County to invite Zhang Shou as soon as possible, so I don't know if Zhang Shou has time."

Zhang Shou of Changsha County, also known as Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in the late Han Dynasty, had a high medical skills and was especially unique in treating typhoid fever. Last fall, he became the governor of Changsha County.

It was Zhang Zhongjing's efforts that made the people of Jingzhou understand some common sense, such as the existing infectious diseases that should be isolated immediately, which invisibly saved many lives.

Liu Jing said from the side: "Would you like to go to Changsha? He should give me this face if he invites Zhang Shou."

"It's not necessary. My grandfather was an official in Nanyang County in his early years and had a deep friendship with the Zhang family. As long as his father wrote a letter, he would definitely come." Speaking of this, Tao Zhan looked at Liu Jing gratefully.

"Please wait outside, I'll go see my mother and come back."

Tao Zhan walked quickly to the yard, and Liu Jing walked outside the yard with his hands behind his back. After a moment, Tao Zhan walked out quickly, his eyes red, and he whispered: "Master, can you come in? My mother wants to see you."

Liu Jing nodded silently, walked into the yard, followed Tao Zhan into the room. The light in the room was dark, full of the strong smell of medicine and pungent lime. The corners and the ground were covered with lime. Two maids stood against the wall, trying to endure the stimulation of lime.

The window was deliberately covered with cloth, and a thin layer of gauze curtain was covered on the bed beside the window. A woman lay in the gauze curtain, with a thin face, her eyes were deeply sunken, her face was sallow and yellow without a trace of blood. Although she was in serious condition, she could still see her beauty when she was young.

Tao Zhan took two steps forward, knelt down in front of her, held her hand, held back tears and whispered: "Mom, he is here."

When Huang saw Liu Jing, he showed a happy smile in his eyes. Liu Jing also walked forward and knelt down in front of the woman to salute, "Auntie"

The woman's hands trembled and reached out to him. Liu Jing hesitated for a moment and held her hand. The woman patted the back of his hand, pulled Tao Zhan's hand, and held the two of them tightly together, tears poured out from her eyes.

At this time, Tao Zhan was shy, sad, and a little embarrassed. She just told her mother what she thought, and did not say what Liu Jing was like, but her mother didn't care about so much and forced their hands together.

Tao Zhan suddenly understood her mother's heart. She knew that she could only like people soon after she was alive. No matter who she was, she would entrust herself to him. This is the biggest wish of being a mother. At the last moment, she didn't want to feel wronged by her daughter.

Tao Zhan came from the sadness, tears rolled down, "Mother"

The woman touched her daughter's face again, and she suddenly looked at Liu Jing. A kind of light burst out from her turbid eyes, with endless expectations. Liu Jing understood the woman's gaze. He nodded slowly and gave her a solemn promise.

Huang smiled, his eyes full of love. Liu Jing bowed to her, got up and slowly retreated.
Chapter completed!