When the Son of Heaven on the throne asked Cai Ji, "Qing is twenty-two, I don't know when I will get married", Zhao Yun, who was sitting next to Cai Ji, couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. Because he had heard a little about the conversation between the Son of Heaven and Kong Shaofu yesterday, Zhao Yun at this time naturally would not be naïve to think that Liu Xie was taking the opportunity to dissolve the marriage contract between Cai Ji and Cao Pi. Thinking that his lord had repeatedly rescued the Han family from fire and water, the Son of Heaven did not care about the lord's loyalty to the Han family, but instead pressed the lord in public to urge the lord to complete the marriage, and disappointment arose spontaneously in Zhao Yun's heart. Speaking of which, Zhao Yun actually didn't hate Cao Pi, he just couldn't get used to Cao Cao's arrogant, brutal and unkind style, and he couldn't understand why the Son of Heaven repeatedly matched his own master to marry a tyrant like Cao Cao.

Compared with Zhao Yun's astonishment, Cai Ji, who is the party concerned, is obviously much calmer. It is said that the last time Cai Ji was asked in public about his age, marriage and other questions was when he was a bank clerk in his previous life. Who would have thought that after the second became a man, he would still be urged to marry. It's just that this time it was not the aunt and aunt who urged her to get married, but the dignified king of a country. Speaking of which, in the long river of history, it is not uncommon for the emperor to protect the media for his subordinates. And in this life, Cai Ji is already a prince, so her marriage is destined to be unrelated to love.

Through the news from Guò's previous eyeliner, Cai Ji judged that Cao Cao and Liu Xie obviously had the intention to urge her to marry Cao Pi. The difference is that Cao Cao wants to use Cao Cai's marriage to contain Cai Ji and buy time for Cao Jun to recuperate. Liu Xie's attitude is more complicated. On the one hand, as the initiator of Cao Cai's marriage, it was inconvenient for him to take the initiative to dissolve the marriage. After all, the Son of Heaven said that Chrysostom. Repenting of the decree would damage the royal prestige. On the other hand, Kong Rong's previous remarks on the parade ground also seemed to have a certain impact on Liu Xie. Cai Ji was not at the scene at the time, and he couldn't figure out Liu Xie's thoughts at that time based on the few words that were transmitted back from the details. But what she can be sure of is that both Cao Cao and Liu Xie have the intention to use marriage to contain her, the female prince.

According to Cai Ji's current strength, of course, he can forcibly push off this marriage. But this means that she will completely tear her face with Cao Cao. Cai Jiyouran remembered that the last time she tore someone's face was when she broke with Yuan Shao. The result was the defeat of Yuan Shao. The last time he tore people's faces, he swallowed five million from President Wang, and that time in exchange for President Wang's life. It is true that Cai Zimei died on Long Street and crossed into Cai Ji. Cai Ji didn't think that she would be so lucky to encounter such a miracle as crossing and rebirth next time. So in this life, she is not 100% sure, and she will never tear people's faces lightly. Once you tear someone's face, you must be ready to fight for your opponent's life and completely beat your opponent into hell and never turn over. Of course, if someone takes the initiative to tear Cai Ji's face, Cai Ji will also do whatever it takes to take his life, whether it is the already ambushed Badun and Wang Ling, or the fugitive Guo Tu and Yuan Tan.

The current Cao Cai marriage is like a face. Although it is as thin as a piece of paper that can be broken with a stab, it maintains the unbroken relationship between Cao Cao and Cai Ji. At the same time, Cao Cai's marriage is also Liu Xie's face. After the partition, Cai Ji planned to implement the equalization system on a large scale in the prefectures and counties under his rule. During this period, she had to check the household registration, measure the land, and even plunder some people. Powerful and powerful households, both public and private, imposed severe sanctions and nationalized their land. In this way, Cai Ji is bound to become the target of the attack of the wealthy family. And to deal with these forces, Cai Ji not only needs to hold the barrel of the gun, but also needs to occupy the moral high ground, so the banner of honoring Han cannot be fallen either.

In fact, it is no wonder that Cai Ji calculates his own life's events without personal feelings. It's really a woman who has always done great things. Nine bitter and one sweet. Without a ruthless, strict, and desperate Saburo's ruthlessness, it is impossible to stand out from the male-dominated power system.

It's just that Cai Ji himself doesn't care about his marriage, which doesn't mean that others can watch it. No, seeing that Liu Xie was urging marriage in public, Sun Ce spoke out for Cai Ji and said, "Your Majesty, the son of the Cao family is too young, how can Qi Hou marry Huangkou Xiaoer at the age of ten years?" ”

Cao Cao saw Sun Ce come out halfway to stir up the situation, and couldn't help but sneer with a sinking face. "The lonely son Huan has passed the age of learning, why can't he get married? Or does Wu Hou have the heart to protect Qi Hou? ”

Sun Ce just felt that Cai Ji took action to rescue Liu Xie from the tiger's mouth. Liu Xie forced a young girl like Cai Ji to marry a teenage doll, which is really not kind enough. But if you really want to protect the media for Cai Ji, this Jiangdong little overlord will be insensitive to thank you. At least Sun Ce completely dispelled the idea of marrying Cai Ji after communicating with his younger brother Sun Quan. So at this time, I listened to him sarcastically mock Cao Cao and said, "If you can't plan as many as Cao Gongzi's heirs, how dare you take away the beauty of people." ”

Cao Cao saw that Sun Ce was sarcastic about his sending his son as a hostage, and his face suddenly turned red and black, and he was about to have a seizure for a while. Seeing this, Kong Rong on the side was afraid that Cao Cao and Sun Ce would turn their faces on the spot and ruin tonight's banquet, so he hurriedly stepped forward to tear away the topic and asked Cai Ji in a concerned tone, "Does Qi Hou think that Cao's second son is young?" ”

Ignoring the monarchs and ministers with different expressions around him, Cai Ji lowered his eyes and shook his head, "Definitely." Just because the world is undecided, there is no time to talk about marriage. ”

As soon as Cai Ji's words came out, everyone present was moved. Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei certainly heard the grand ambition of this female prince from Cai Ji's calm tone. Liu Xie himself was also moved by the selfless integrity of Grand Duke Cai Ji, and involuntarily felt a trace of guilt in his heart. But this guilt did not change his decision to urge marriage. Because in a sense, Liu Xie has inadvertently begun to look at the problem from the perspective of the princes. In his eyes, whether it is Cao Cao or Cai Ji, they are all opponents who hinder him Liu Xiezhong's revival of the Han Dynasty. And yesterday's words made Liu Xie realize that once the marriage contract between Cai Ji and Cao Pi was dissolved, this ambitious female prince would inevitably take the opportunity to marry the wealthy families in the north.

In fact, compared with the cruel and tyrannical Cao Cao, Liu Xie was more afraid of the self-denying and calm Cai Ji. Because there has never been a woman like Cai Ji since ancient times, Liu Xie can't predict what Cai Ji will do in the future. He didn't know if the woman in front of him would really be as loyal to the Han family as he had promised, or if she would betray him like she betrayed Yuan Shao. After all, before Cai Ji turned against Yuan Shao, he also had a hundred obedience to the Yuan family. Just like Cai Ji said himself, "Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors." Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Xiang Xiang died at the beginning, and who knows the truth of his life. "At the moment, Liu Xie really can't tell whether Cai Ji is Zhou Gong or Wang Mang.

So in line with the principle of preferring to be in vain rather than indulge. The young Han Tianzi was determined to continue to use Cao Cai's marriage to contain Cai Ji. Anyway, according to the personalities of Cao Cao and Cai Ji, it is impossible for these two to merge for a marriage. As long as the Cao and Cai families fight and do not break, Liu Xie can mediate the disputes between the two families as the son of Han Tianzi and reap the benefits from it. On the contrary, if either Cao and Cai were allowed to unify the north, then Liu Xie and his small court in Xiangyang would not be far from extinction.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie immediately calmed down, smiled at Cai Ji and said, "The Book of Rites. "University" has clouds: The ancients want to be clear and virtuous in the world, and govern the country first; He who wants to rule his country. Gather his family first; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts; Those who want to correct their hearts. Be honest with your intentions first; If you want to be sincere, you must first know it, and you will know it in Gewu. The character is then known, and then the sincerity is known. Sincerity and then righteousness. The heart is right and then the body is cultivated, the body is cultivated and then the family is united, the family is united and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful. Cai Qing can also rule the country and level the world after marriage, why bother to call himself a champion. ”

After hearing that Liu Xie dropped his schoolbag all the way, Cai Ji immediately bowed respectfully and bowed, "Your Majesty's teachings, the minister should keep it in mind." Ranchen has an uninvited request. Please also ask Your Majesty to fulfill it. ”

Cai Ji's attitude was so respectful, Liu Xie naturally couldn't refuse in front of so many people. I had to nod again and again, "Cai Qing said it's okay." ”

Cai Ji, who already had a draft in his heart, hugged his fist and said, "Your Majesty, your parents died since you were a child, your younger brother died early, and only one of the ministers remained. In order to continue the incense of Caimen, the minister implored the son of the Cao family to join the Cai family. ”

As soon as Cai Ji's words fell, an uproar suddenly sounded in the banquet. Not only did Sun Ce find it difficult to hide his schadenfreude, but even Liu Bei lost no time in saying to Cao Cao, who was pale, "Your Majesty, what the Marquis of Qi wants is reasonable. ”

Of course, Liu Xie was also happy to see Cao Cao deflated. However, considering that his Wangji borders Cao Cao's territory, Liu Xie still asked Cao Cao quite politely, "What does the prime minister think?" ”

Facing the dazzling gaze around him, Cao Cao couldn't help but secretly clench his fists in his sleeves. Whether it was sending Cao Pi to Cai Ying, or later sending Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi's two sons as hostages, Cao Cao did not feel so deeply humiliated as he did at this moment. For a moment, he even had the urge to leave the table angrily, but when his gaze intertwined with Xun Yu, reason finally prevailed over impulse. In the final analysis, if it weren't for the two consecutive defeats of Chibi and Dangyang, why would he Cao Cao have to endure such a shame here. Anger without strength is meaningless.

Today's shame will be repaid in the future-Cao Cao slowly loosened his fist and coldly threw out a sentence, "The minister has no objection." ”

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and turned to Cai Ji and asked, "The prime minister has agreed to the second son of the Cao family to join Caimen, is Cai Qing willing to get married?" ”

"It's all up to your majesty." Cai Ji happily bowed his head.

Liu Xie obviously enjoyed this feeling of acting as a mediator, and after nodding with satisfaction, he further spoke, "Since the two ministers have no objections, it is better to choose a day than to collide with the day, and the day after tomorrow is suitable for marriage, and the two of them can hold a banquet to get married." ”

"Your Majesty!" Liu Bei hurriedly agreed.

Sun Ce also raised his glass and coaxed, "This is a good story!" ”

At the beginning of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, the ministers of civil and military affairs nodded in agreement. Cai Ji and Cao Cao bowed their heads in gratitude amid the blessings of everyone. For a while, the atmosphere at the scene was so warm that it seemed to be holding a wedding banquet for Cao Cao and Cai Ji. As for the thoughts of the two parties, it is like a person who knows how to drink water and know it.

On the other hand, Liu Xie achieved his goal, naturally Longyan Dayue, and the ministers of civil and military affairs frequently drank during the toast and banquet. After drinking to the hearty place, Kong Rong improvised a piece to commemorate tonight's royal banquet, which attracted Liu Xie's praise on the throne. With Kong Rong starting up, other ministers naturally did not dare to lag behind, and they all spread out the collection of texts and physical objects. In the blink of an eye, the banquet became a literary meeting. However, Cai Ji, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei are not good at this, and of course they will not be bored to join in this fun. And Cao Cao has just been humiliated, and it is impossible for him to have the heart to flatter the Son of Heaven by chanting poetry in public. So, the four princes drank by themselves, while watching Kong Rong and the others dance and write, until Liu Xie announced the end of the show, and then thanked each other and returned to the camp.

It was midnight when Cai Ji and his party returned to the camp. As soon as they saw Cai Ji get out of the car, Guo Jia, Xin Bi, Cai Yan and others, who had been waiting in front of the gate for a long time, hurriedly took three steps and two steps to meet the front, "The lord can be regarded as returning to the camp." ”

Cai Ji saw that Guo Jia's wind was covered with snowflakes, so he couldn't help frowning and said, "After returning to the camp alone, I will send someone to inform Mr. Yu, why should Mr. be here to wait." The snowy night was freezing cold, and if Mr. Fengxiao caught a cold, let Gu explain to Doctor Hua. ”

Guo Jia waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay." Let the Lord return to the camp. ”

Seeing this, Cai Yan on the side hurriedly explained to Cai Ji for Guo Jia, "The lord doesn't know, Guo Junshi saw that the lord had not returned to the camp for a long time, for fear that there would be changes in Xiangyang, so he sent several spies to inquire about the news. Knowing that the lord was already on the way back to the camp, he and his concubine were waiting here. ”

Hearing that Guo Jia was so concerned about his safety, Cai Ji's heart suddenly warmed, and he blamed himself, "The Son of Heaven left Gu and drank a few more glasses." Let Mr. Bonghyo worry also. ”

Guo Jia was mainly worried that other princes would suddenly turn against each other at the banquet, or that other people with ill intentions would disrupt the situation. After all, there is no shortage of people who harm others and do not benefit themselves. Now seeing Cai Ji returning safely, Guo Jia naturally smiled and quipped, "It's Yu Duoxin." Tonight's royal banquet must be fun? ”

Thinking of Cao Cao's elongated black face like an eggplant at the previous banquet, Cai Ji had to smile bitterly, "The Son of Heaven is in a good mood." ”

Guo Jia heard Cai Ji's words, and saw Zhao Yun's gloomy expression, and suddenly had a plan in his heart, "But the Son of Heaven urged the Lord to complete the marriage?" ”

This time, without waiting for Cai Ji to speak, Zhao Yun had already taken the lead in answering for her, "The Son of Heaven wants the Lord to get married the day after tomorrow." ”

"The day after tomorrow!" Cai Yan couldn't help but exclaim. Regardless of whether Cai Ji is as compatible as Cao Pi, how can he arrange a marriage between the princes who are in line with Cai Ji's identity in less than two days. No wonder, Xin Bi on the side also lowered his head and muttered, "It's too hasty!" ”

Cai Ji's gaze swept over the surrounding ministers who either felt sorry for her or were unworthy for her, and finally fell on Guo Jia. saw Guo Jia standing there as usual as if she had been prepared, waiting for her to make a decision. For a moment, Cai Ji felt that she was not alone, so the next moment she ordered in an unquestionable tone, "All the gentlemen listen to the order, and marry the second son of the Cao family one day after tomorrow." (To be continued......)