There is meat to eat, and there is meat to eat every day in the future, and the guards and slaves of Yongqiu Wangfu have greatly boosted their morale and their mental outlook has been renewed.

Only Lao Song knew that this was Cao Miao's idea, and no one else knew it, so it was Cao Zhi or Cao Zhi's decision, rolling up his sleeves one by one, patting his chest, and vowing to protect the king and the prince.

Lao Song picked out some guards who were sound in their hands and feet, under sixty years old, and could still carry knives in battle, organized them to train, recover their strength, and pick up the skills that had been lost for nearly ten years. There were also some thirteen or fourteen-year-old teenagers in the team, and Lao Song was even more attentive, not only giving priority to providing them with food, but also arranging for Ah Hu, who was skilled in martial arts, to take them to train.

After all, they are the future of the Yongqiu Palace.

There is no doubt that Ah Hu is already the number one master of Yongqiu Palace, and his loyalty is exemplary. Even if the eldest prince whipped him with a stick every day, he never abandoned the eldest prince and was loyal.

After a day's journey, the guards, who had eaten well for the first time, refused to sleep, some got together to practice, and some got together to brag.

Cao Miao washed up early and went to bed.

He lives in a first-class room in a small building in the backyard of Qiting, which is usually supposed to entertain high-ranking officials, and the conditions are good, but the key is that it is free. With the imperial edict in hand, they can live all the way to Luoyang for nothing. Of course, there are fixed standards for the entourage, and they can only pay for additional meals.

After the sun set, the heat dissipated a little, and with the ice cubes sent by the pavilion chief, the room was quite cool.

Cao Miao hurried up and took an early nap. He had a hunch that after leaving the palace, the two threads he had placed outside would find a way to contact him and bring him the news he needed.

When going out, unlike having so many rooms in the house, Qingtao and Hongxing do not have their own rooms, so they can only lay on the floor in Cao Miao's room. Qingtao was worried that Hongxing would wake up in the middle of the night, so she deliberately pulled Hongxing to play Liubo, and lost two dollars to her from time to time. Hongxing was originally a playful age, and there was money to be gained, and the interest was high, and she played until she couldn't open her eyes, yawning for a long time, and then she fell asleep with the money she had won, and she couldn't wake up no matter how she screamed.

Sure enough, not long after Hongxing fell asleep, Han Dong came.

Han Dong was very busy during this time. He first rushed back to Luoyang from Yongqiu, reported the results of his trip to Yongqiu to Yin Mo, and then accepted a new task and rushed to Shou County to review the liaison between the Great Sima Cao Xiu and the Wu people. This time I was passing by, so I stopped deliberately to find a chance to meet Cao Miao.

was guessed by Cao Miao, and the person who asked the great Sima Cao Xiu to surrender was Yuzhang Taishou Zhou Yi. But it's not a scam, it's hard to say now. One is that this matter is highly confidential, not many people know about it, and Yin Mo's identity is not enough, so he doesn't know the specific situation. The second is that regardless of whether Zhou Yi surrendered by fraud or not, the great Sima Cao Xiu will send troops. This time, it was not the great Sima Cao Xiu who sent troops alone, but joined forces with the hussar general Sima Yi and Yuzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kui, and marched in three directions.

Even though Cao Miao was mentally prepared, she was still taken aback. He couldn't figure out what Cao Rong was trying to do.

What kind of operation is this, is Soochow so easy to fight?

Han Dong couldn't tell the intentions of the imperial court, but he provided a piece of information: Yuzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kui led one alone.

According to the previous practice, the assassination of Yuzhou should be controlled by the generals who guarded Jingzhou, or cooperated with the generals who guarded Yangzhou, and rarely acted alone. This appointment of Jia Kui is unusual and seems to have a deep meaning.

What is the deep meaning, Han Dong doesn't know. He just thought that this news might be useful and informed Cao Miao.

Cao Miao was very satisfied, and ordered Qingtao to take a golden cake and stuff it to Han Dong.

Han Dong refused to accept it. Cao Miao said that the war is imminent, prices will inevitably rise, Han Dong's status is too low, and he is not even qualified for extortion, and the allowance from the school affairs department is definitely not enough. Bring more money and do things more conveniently, so as not to waste time and energy by worrying about food and accommodation every day. If you want to give a bribe or something, it won't be too shabby.

Han Dong was very grateful and went away again.

Han Dong left, but Cao Miao couldn't sleep. He couldn't understand Cao Ei's intentions. In his opinion, although there are many opponents, the real boss is none other than Cao Rong. All of his plans were designed with Cao Ei as an imaginary enemy, and if he didn't know what Cao Ei wanted to do, these plans would be meaningless.

Cao Miao and Qingtao discussed a few words, but they didn't get any valuable advice. Qingtao has limited knowledge of the affairs of the imperial court, and has no experience in this area.

Cao Miao was helpless. Their father and son are the commanders of the light poles, and when they encounter things, they don't even have a person to give advice. In the face of this kind of unexpected thing, the only person who is most qualified to speak is Cao Zhi, who is half-witted. But he really couldn't believe Cao Zhi's political intelligence.

A person who can play a good hand of cards, in the face of this bad hand, can he still play flowers?

You can't rush this matter, take your time.

Fortunately, I don't have anything else, but time.

Cao Miao thought about it and felt that it was necessary to urge Cao Zhi to exercise and live a few more years. If he can survive Sima Yi, even if he can't turn the tables, the result will not be much worse, after all, the identity of the emperor's uncle is there. As long as he doesn't die, no one dares to touch him easily.

Early the next morning, Cao Miao got up, didn't wash his face, and came to Cao Zhi's room next door with the stick he usually used to help Ah Hu practice the golden bell jar and iron cloth shirt. Mrs. Xie got up early and was directing the slaves and maids to sweep in the courtyard, and when she saw Cao Miao coming in with a stick, her face was not very good-looking, and she ordered her personal maid Cuiyu to enter the house to wake up Cao Zhi, and she stepped forward to salute.

"Good morning prince, are you here to see the king?"

Cao Miao pointed at Mrs. Xie with a stick. "Get out of the way! Dare to stand in my way, who gave you the guts? ”

Mrs. Xie was slightly stunned. Cao Miao rarely spoke to her, but she had never been so vicious and rude, at most she was just indifferent. She didn't react for a while, Cao Miao flicked her aside with a stick, and strode into the house.

Cao Zhi had just been woken up by Cui Yu, and before he could understand what was going on, Cao Miao had already walked in. Seeing the stick in Cao Miao's hand, Cao Zhi snorted, jumped up, and threw himself at the bookcase on the side. Cao Miao's eyes were quick, and the stick "snapped" on the case, which frightened Cao Zhi and quickly withdrew his hand.

Cao Miao picked up the stack of papers on the case, glanced at it, and then looked at Cao Zhi, his eyes became more and more unkind.

"Sure enough, it doesn't change, no wonder Emperor Wu gave me a dream, let me take a look." Cao Miao said, the stick in his hand dancing loudly. "Hands out! I won't break your hand today, I'll take your last name. ”

Cui Yu was a little confused. "The eldest prince, you originally had the surname of the eldest king."

"Mouthy!" Cao Miao's eyes widened. "Tomorrow, I will match you to Ah Hu as a concubine, and let him beat you three times a day. Get lost! ”

Cui Yu was frightened, turned around and ran. Cao Zhi also reacted, rushed over with an arrow step, rushed out of the room in front of Cui Yu, and was so flexible that Cao Miao was ashamed.

It seems that the foundation is still there. Cao Miao was happy in her heart, carrying a stick, and chased after her with a shout.