Zhong Miao owed his body and laughed loudly: "Deru, what are you doing?" Hurry up, hurry up. ”

Cui Lin got up and smiled awkwardly, but it was more ugly than crying. The inappropriate metaphor and comparing the Son of Heaven to the young emperor of unknown origin is a great disrespectful crime. If this is spread out, not only will he be finished, but the entire Qinghe Cui clan will be finished.

Of course, Zhong Xuan will not spread it, but he must stand firmly on Zhong Xuan's side. In terms of interests, he should have chosen this way. Coupled with this slip of the tongue, he had no choice but to use it for Zhong Xuan.

said some dispensable gossip, Zhong Miao ordered someone to lead Cui Lin down to wash, arrange a place to stay, and not return to Luoyang City today, and stay in the village for one night.

Cui Lin bowed and retreated.

Cui Liang followed suit, and he didn't even dare to come out. After he became an adult, he followed Cui Lin to apprentice officialdom, and he saw countless powerful people with Cui Lin, and it was the first time he saw Cui Lin so respectful to people, even fearful.

After staying in the guest house, the Zhong servant retreated, and Cui Liang asked Cui Lin for the reason. Cui Lin sighed and explained to Cui Liang.

He has a deep relationship with Zhong Xuan.

When the Wei State was first established, Zhong Xuan first served as Dali and then as Xiangguo. He served as the middle of the imperial history and often had contact with Zhong Xuan. At that time, Zhong Xuan had just finished his military career in Guanzhong for more than ten years, and he still had some martial arts, and many civil servants despised Zhong Xuan. But he has already seen Zhong Xuan's old spiciness from Zhong Xuan's way of handling affairs, and he has been very careful to maintain the relationship with Zhong Xuan.

His judgment proved to be correct. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Cui Lin participated in the trial of Wei Yan's case, and the hidden facts were far clearer than ordinary people. Zhong Xuan's figure loomed, but no one could grasp his handle, only knowing that those who were disrespectful to him at the beginning had become traitors and suffered.

Some are even extinct, such as Wang Cang.

After another ten years, Zhong Xuan's methods must be more sophisticated, and his opponents are the milky Tianzi and Cao Miao, and the victory or defeat is self-evident.

"Emperor Wu has pacified Jizhou for more than 30 years, and Jizhou's strength has indeed recovered a lot, but compared with Yuzhou, especially Ruying, the gap is still very large. Your uncle (Cui Yan) was killed, in Jizhou, in my Qinghe Cui family, it is tantamount to a heavy blow, and it has not been able to recover so far. We have no other choice but to support Taifu. ”

Cui Liang looked at Cui Lin, who looked depressed, and said cautiously: "Father, although Taifu was once an important minister, he has retired for many years, and now the Ruying system has been suppressed by the Son of Heaven. ”

Cui Lin thought for a moment and nodded lightly. "Yes, that's why Sima Yi dared to close the door on the grounds of recuperating from his injuries. He's waiting for your Ying to ask him for help. Shiwen, you see, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the court, you must have strength. If you have strength, someone will take you seriously. ”

Cui Liang was thoughtful.

——

The smile on Zhong Xuan's face dissipated, his gray eyebrows trembled slightly, and his eyes became colder and colder.

"Uncle Zhi, I just received the news that Zhuge Liang couldn't attack Chen Cang and retreated."

Zhong Yu was taken aback and subconsciously straightened up. "When?"

"It should be before and after you left Luoyang. Cao Zhao appeared here, most likely sent by the Son of Heaven to summon him. ”

Zhong Yu suddenly realized. No wonder Cao Miao is so arrogant. If Guanzhong is stable, the imperial court can concentrate on internal affairs. ”

"There is no suspense in this victory, but in the battle of Chencang, Xiahou Ji made a meritorious contribution when he first entered the battle array, which was a bit unexpected. I remember you said that this Xiahou Ji went to Guanzhong to join the army, it seems to have something to do with Cao Miao? ”

"It's just a rumor, not a corroboration."

"There is Xiahou Xuan first, and then there is Xiahou Ji, it seems that the Son of Heaven has made up his mind to continue the habit of commanding troops in the clan when Emperor Wu was in charge."

Zhong Yu nodded and said, "What my father said is very true. The son thought that Cao Miao spread rumors and tarnished his father's name, which was probably because of this. After all, after Sima Yi gave up his military power, the person who had the deepest influence in the army was his father. ”

Zhong Xuan sneered twice. "Have you been to see Sima Yi?"

"Yes, he was so badly injured that he couldn't get up."

Zhong Xuan nodded. He knew that when Zhong Yu went to visit Sima Yi, he followed Chang Lin. Although Chang Lin has no door, he is Sima Yi's fellow villager, and he is a few years older, Sima Yi respects Chang Lin in order to show his respect for the old and virtuous. In front of Chang Lin, he couldn't hide it.

It doesn't matter how he was injured, the important thing is that now Sima Yi is recuperating behind closed doors and can't follow orders.

"Uncle Zhi, you go back to Luoyang first and report what Cao Miao said to the Son of Heaven."

"Father?"

Zhong Xuan raised his hand and waved it slightly. "Don't worry, even if it's for show, the Son of Heaven will send someone to Yanzhou. When the time comes, Wang Chang will naturally come to me. Since Sima Yi is unwilling to contribute, I have no choice but to choose someone else. Wang Chang is very good, young and promising, ambitious, and has a blood feud with Cao Miao. ”

Zhong Yu nodded. He understood what Zhong Xuan meant. Compared with the treacherous and cunning Sima Yi, the young Wang Chang is easier to control. When Cao Miao said Wang Ji's name, he knew what to do. He just didn't expect Zhong Xuan to use the edict of the Son of Heaven to put pressure on Wang Chang.

It has to be said that it is more effective to do so.

The corners of Zhong Yu's mouth provoked a sneer. Cao Miao thought that it would be okay to put the blame on Wang Jiji, but he didn't know that he was in more trouble.

——

Three days passed in a flash, and Cao Zhao and Cao Su failed to get any news from Zhong Tai's mouth.

Cao Miao said that he could not be killed or maimed, which could be regarded as setting a line of defense for Zhong Tai's life. But he didn't say he couldn't fight. In the past three days, in order to torture the news, Cao Zhao was responsible for moving his mouth, Cao Su was responsible for doing it, Zhong Tai still suffered a lot, and there was hardly a piece of good meat on his body.

Standing in front of Zhong Tai, who was covered in bruises, Cao Miao was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect you to persevere." Cao Miao said.

"At the end of the road, you can only survive in a desperate place." Zhong Tai hoarsely voiced, but a relieved smile appeared on his face. "Besides, even if I did, they wouldn't believe it. In this case, why bother to humiliate yourself and be looked down upon by the townspeople? ”

Cao Miao smiled, with a little smugness. Zhong Tai is a smart man, at least smarter than Cao Zhao. He knows when to do it.

"What do you say? Why did you recruit it, and we didn't believe it? Cao Su yelled angrily.

Cao Miao waved his hand, and Qingtao handed over the box. Cao Su hurriedly took out the key, opened the box, took out the bamboo slip, looked at it, and was stunned. He stared at Cao Miao again and again, smacking his lips.

"Yunliang, you ...... It's too bad. ”

Cao Zhao took the bamboo slip and twitched the corner of his mouth. "It's a good plan, but it's just a suspicion of tricks, and it's not martial. Yunliang, I heard that you are very good at torture, can you show me this? ”

Cao Miao nodded, smiling brightly. He rubbed his hands together with some excitement. "Who are we questioning? That's you, HiSilicon. ”