A clever story about Cao Chong's childhood.

Once, Cao Cao's saddle was bitten by a mouse in the warehouse. The official guarding the warehouse thought that he would die, and negotiated to tie himself up and surrender, but he was still afraid of death. Cao Chong knew about it and told them to wait for a few days. Cao Chong cut his clothes with a knife. He looked as if he had been bitten by a mouse, pretending to be depressed. His face looks anxious. Cao Cao met him and asked him, "secular people think that clothes have been bitten by rats, which is unlucky for the owner of the clothes." Now that my clothes have been bitten, I am very worried. " Cao Cao said, "This is nonsense. Don't worry. " When Cao Cao heard that the saddle was bitten soon, he smiled and said that my son's clothes were bitten by him, not to mention the saddle hanging on the post. So I didn't pursue this matter. Many people have committed crimes and should be put to death according to the criminal law, but they are treated leniently by Cao Chong. Cao Cao told these things to his minister, indicating that he intended to tell Cao Chong about them.