Cao Miao came to Princess Qinghe's mansion, not only to seek the protection of Princess Qinghe, but also to ask Xiahou Mao for help.

This pursuit of Wang Ji made him realize a problem: the strength of the Yongqiu Royal Mansion was too weak, and he had to recruit troops.

The matter of recruiting troops is not in a hurry for the time being, and it cannot be done too publicly, but the matter of buying horses can be put on the agenda first. Regardless of whether Cao Zhi has the opportunity to lead the army in the future or not, knights are always needed. People are easy to find, horses are difficult to buy, and you must find Xiahou Mao for help.

The three kingdoms are at war, and the strategic resource of war horses is too scarce. He has been to the horse market several times, and the horses in the horse market are not only few, but also expensive, the price is ridiculously high, and the high-quality war horses are even more difficult to find, and they will not appear in the market at all, and they have been bought early.

Xiahou Mao has just left Guanzhong for less than half a year, and his connections are still usable. Cao Miao wants to buy dozens of good horses through him for Cao Zhi to fill up the façade when he travels, and at the same time take responsibility for safety. In case those people are in a hurry, buy murderers like Wang Ji, and kill Cao Zhi, he will lose a lot.

This matter is not difficult, Xiahou Mao asked Cao Miao again, and readily agreed.

Cao Miao divided half of the spoils to Xiahou Mao, and asked him to think of a way to see if he could get more war horses and exchange some weapons from Shu Han. The divine sword in Ah Hu's hand proves Shu Han's superiority in armaments, and it is also necessary to buy some to use or use as samples before achieving self-reliance.

When it comes to making money, Xiahou Mao is full of energy, and he is very honest, and he has made arrangements for many things that Cao Miao didn't expect before.

Cao Miao praised him. "Uncle, you should go to Shaofu and manage money for the country."

Xiahou Mao was a little fluttering, stroking his beard and laughing, looking forward to himself. "To tell you the truth, when it comes to making money, Sima Fu is far worse than me. If it weren't for Sima Yi, would he be able to do Duzhi Shangshu? He rolled his eyes and said, "Do you still have an impression of Sima Fu?" ”

Cao Miao shook her head and didn't speak. He really didn't have any impression of Sima Fu, he only knew that this person was Sima Yi's younger brother, who had been hiding in Sima Yi's shadow, and had no sense of existence in the Cao Wei era. really stepped onto the stage until after the coup d'état in Gaopingling.

"He used to be your father's literary master."

"And what's going on?" Cao Miao looked confused.

"Hahaha......" Xiahou Mao laughed proudly, reached out and hugged Cao Miao's shoulder, shook it vigorously, and squeezed his eyes again. Do you want to him? When your father was in trouble, he did a lot of bad things behind his back. ”

"Uncle, tell me more." Cao Miao warmly invited.

The two came to the small courtyard and went to the hall, and Xiahou Mao told Cao Miao about Sima Fu while instructing people to clean up.

Sima Fu Xingsan, whose name is Shuda, is the younger brother of the hussar general Sima Yi. Of the eight brothers, the two of them have the best relationship. During the Jian'an period, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi competed, Sima Yi was attached to Cao Pi, and Sima Fu was attached to Cao Zhi, betting at both ends. Later, because of Cao Zhi's misbehavior, Sima Fu admonished him many times, spoke fiercely, and even argued with Cao Zhi in public, which made Cao Zhi very faceless.

In doing so, Sima Fu not only won the reputation of daring to admonish, but also showed loyalty to Cao Pi. Later, Cao Pi was made the crown prince, and Sima Fu naturally changed the court and became the prince's concubine. Cao Pi died, Cao Rong succeeded to the throne, in order to appease Sima Yi, who was exiled, and promoted Sima Fu to be the secretary of the Duzhi Shangshu, in charge of finance, which can be said to be in an important position.

Recently, it was rumored in Luoyang that Sima Yi was passive and sat back and watched Lu Xun, who was sitting in Jingzhou, appear on the battlefield in Yangzhou, resulting in a fiasco for the great Sima Cao Xiu. The Son of Heaven was very unhappy because of this, but because Cao Xiu suffered heavy losses and the border was uneasy, he could not easily dispose of Sima Yi, so he turned to Sima Fu and questioned the expenditure of this military expenditure several times in succession. Sima Fu took the blame and resigned, although it has not been approved for the time being, but there are rumors that he may be released.

Not only that, but the Son of Heaven also intended to introduce the clan into Shangshu Province to balance the family.

Cao Miao understood, Xiahou Mao wanted to do this degree of support book.

Although the Duzhi Shangshu is only a Shangshu in Shangshu Province, it is far less noble than the Shangshu of later generations, but its importance is self-evident. Duzhi Shangshu is in charge of finance, and the funds in his hand are in hundreds of millions, and he will make a fortune with a little oil and water, and Xiahou Mao, who regards money as his life, is naturally red-eyed.

At present, the Son of Heaven trusts Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhi has the right to make suggestions even if he does not have the right to decide. If the Son of Heaven really intends to introduce the clan into Shangshu Province, with Cao Zhi's recommendation, Xiahou Mao will undoubtedly have a great opportunity.

Of course, the premise is to get Sima Fu down and vacate the position of Duzhi Shangshu.

Looking at Xiahou Mao, whose eyes were as warm as Grande, Cao Miao patted his chest and said indignantly: "This person is so shameless, it's no different from Wang Ji." Uncle rest assured, if I have the chance, I will kill him. If you don't take revenge, you swear not to be a man. ”

"Well, that's right." Xiahou Mao thought he had a plan, and stroked his palms and smiled. "This kind of hypocrite is the most hateful, and he can't be let go."

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Cao Miao stayed in Princess Qinghe's mansion, took a hot bath, and slept beautifully all night.

Early the next morning, Cao Miao chose a few gifts and prepared to go to Princess Deyang's mansion. Out of politeness, he spoke to Princess Qinghe. Princess Qinghe thought about it and sent her eldest son, Xiahou Xu, and Cao Miao to see Princess Deyang together.

Princess Deyang once brought Zhang Chunhua, the wife of the hussar general, to see Princess Qinghe, hoping that Princess Qinghe would come forward to match, and now that Sima Yi has done such a thing, of course Princess Qinghe has to show her attitude. She didn't care what Cao Miao herself thought, but she didn't approve of this marriage.

Xiahou Xu is a few years older than Cao Miao, he is a standard gentleman, even more wasteful than his father Xiahou Mao, he can't even make money, he can only spend money.

I have to say that Xiahou Yuan's bloodline is not good, it is much worse than Xiahou Yuan, there are a large number of sons and grandsons, and none of them are useful.

With such a son, Princess Qinghe is somewhat short of breath in front of Princess Deyang, and she rarely takes the initiative to contact her. Cao Miao was in trouble this time, and took the initiative to ask her for protection, instead of seeking the protection of Princess Deyang as before, which not only swept away her previous depression, but also faintly gained the upper hand, so she took the initiative to send Xiahou Xu to accompany Cao Miao to inform Princess Deyang to show her right to protect Cao Miao.

Cao Miao knew it, and even got it right.

He has been acting for many years, and he is good at figuring out people's hearts, so he knows too well the careful thoughts of these middle-aged women. Brocade clothes and food, life is worry-free, every day is very empty, just need a little thing to kill time, no matter what trivial things, they can compete for a big drama here.

For most noble ladies, the achievements of their husbands and children are the main content of their show-off battles, but for Princess Qinghe, these have no advantage, they can only watch others brag, and they have long held back their resentment. Now he took the initiative to give the opportunity, no matter how small the opportunity is, Princess Qinghe will not let it go.

Xiahou Xu was outside yesterday until midnight, and before he woke up, he was called up, and he agreed in a daze. When he went out and got into the car, he lay down in the car and dozed off. It wasn't until he arrived at the door of Princess Deyang's mansion that he reacted with a frightened expression.

"Why am I here? What am I here for? What do I say when I see the beginning? ”