Cao Miao agreed to Xiahou Xuan's request, but he told Xiahou Xuan not to worry.

Even if the Son of Heaven agreed to his request, in a short period of time, it would be impossible for him to have the opportunity to go into battle and cut people, and he would have enough time to practice martial arts.

It is imperative to report to the Son of Heaven the results of the investigation in the past few days. Wang Ji was not caught, but it does not mean that the investigation is fruitless. Wang Ji can enter and leave Luoyang City freely, which has a lot to do with Wang Chang's former Luoyang pawn farmer. Even if Wang Chang himself didn't know about these things, it was enough for the Son of Heaven to be vigilant and strengthen his control over the Tuntian soldiers, including the Luoyang Diannong Department.

The Tuntian soldiers around Luoyang were a forbidden army system controlled by the imperial court and could not become private armies.

In terms of this alone, Xiahou Xuan's achievements are remarkable, which is enough to impress the Son of Heaven. He may take this opportunity to further gain the trust and respect of the Son of Heaven, and pave the way for going out of the town in the future.

The overall situation of the expedition to Wu will be decided, and it is when Xiahou Xuan can share the worries of the Son of Heaven, and he can't stay in the middle of things.

Listening to Cao Miao's words, Xiahou Xuan was surprised. Cao Miao in front of him is not only not naïve or crazy, but is calm and wise like his peers, even if he expands the range of choices to his elders, few can surpass him in insight and determination.

It's a pity that he's a madman and doesn't wake up all the time. Otherwise, he is the real pillar of Great Wei and the biggest threat to the Son of Heaven.

Xiahou Xuan was both sorry and a little lucky.

Cao Miao felt Xiahou Xuan's strange eyes and secretly woke up. I was excited for a moment and talked too much.

"By the way, the ugly words are in the front, I can teach you martial arts, but you have to collect money." Cao Miao said very seriously: "Eat and live, plus ten gold pocket flowers every month, and give gifts for New Year's holidays." A teacher for one day, a ...... for life Uh, that's it. My own family, don't talk about this. ”

With a "snap", Cao Miao's glorious image in Xiahou Xuan's mind shattered. Xiahou Xuan arched his hand, turned around and left.

I've seen shamelessness, but I've never seen such shamelessness.

At this moment, Xiahou Xuan was extremely eager to seize the royal opportunity, end this case, and let Cao Miao hurry back to Yongqiu Mansion.

But Xiahou Xuan was destined to be disappointed.

The next day, Xiahou Xuan entered the palace with a well-written recital to report to the Son of Heaven the results of these investigations. The Son of Heaven was very satisfied, and praised Xiahou Xuan a few words, but asked him to put this matter aside for the time being and focus on the aftermath of the Yangzhou battlefield.

News came from the front that Cao Xiu was not only defeated, but also defeated, with tens of thousands of elites suffering heavy losses, baggage, and ordnance almost completely lost. In order to save him, General Jianwei and Yuzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kui took the lead and was seriously injured. Cao Xiu himself fell ill due to anger and was unable to preside over the military, and urgently needed the imperial court to appoint a general to clean up the mess.

The Son of Heaven was as if nothing had happened on the surface, and the wind was light and light, but in fact, he was already the same as Cao Xiu in his heart, and he was almost fainting with anger.

Fools know what kind of doubts the Son of Heaven will face once the news of the defeat is announced. No matter what he does in the future, as long as it does not conform to the opinions of the ministers, this matter will be used as an example, intentionally or unintentionally.

For several days in a row, the Son of Heaven was discussing countermeasures with Liu Ye, Cao Zhi and others. Xiahou Xuan entered the palace to resume his life, and he asked Xiahou Xuan if he had any good suggestions.

Xiahou Xuan knew that this was not a good time, the Son of Heaven was under a lot of pressure, and he should not be pressured again. But he had no other choice. Compared with Cao Xiu's defeat, Sun Quan's claim to the emperor hurt the prestige of the Son of Heaven more. If you don't prepare in advance, you will inevitably be helpless.

After listening to Xiahou Xuan's relayed Zang Ba's opinion, the Son of Heaven collapsed even more, and he couldn't wait to immediately send someone to the prison to kill Yang Wei.

But he couldn't. It was not wise to provoke Sun Quan at this time.

The Son of Heaven sat for a long time, and suddenly said, "Is it possible to provoke an incident within Jiangdong and prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor?" Even if it's to delay him for a year and a half. ”

Xiahou Xuan was slightly stunned, and then understood what the Son of Heaven meant. On the occasion of the Han and Wei dynasties, Emperor Wu had nearly 30 years of great military exploits, and there were still people who opposed the Wei dynasty and the Han dynasty, and even did not hesitate to rebel. If these opposition forces can be nurtured and Sun Quan is prevented from becoming emperor, even if it is delayed for a period of time, the pressure on the Son of Heaven can be reduced.

I have done this kind of thing before, but the main thing is to support some bandits and water bandits, so that they can contain Sun Quan's forces and not go north with all their might. Now he wants to stir up trouble in the court of Wu and prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor.

Moreover, this time, Zhou Yi deceived Cao Xiu, if he could disrupt Jiangdong with spies, or even take the opportunity to get rid of Zhou Yi, he would also be ashamed.

"I think it's possible." Xiahou Xuan bowed and saluted. "The minister asks himself to be a little eloquent, and he is willing to go to Jiangdong."

The Son of Heaven glanced at Xiahou Xuan, shook his head, and smiled. "In the beginning, you were willing to share my sorrows, and I was very happy, but you were not the right person. The head of the four congs, and after the clan lords, you are in Jiangdong, who believes it? Besides, you have a lot of use, and you can't sacrifice for these little things. ”

Xiahou Xuan was also impulsive, knowing that he was not suitable for the industry. Seeing that the Son of Heaven said this, he had no choice but to push the boat down the river and thank the Son of Heaven for his wrong love. Seeing Xiahou Xuan's progress in this way, the Son of Heaven was happy in his heart, and his mood was finally relieved. He thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was a good plan to send people to Jiangdong, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while.

He accompanied Emperor Cao Cao to conquer the world, so he naturally knew the importance of spies. Spies are used well, and the effect is no less than that of tens of thousands of troops. However, the selection of spies is also extremely important, and not everyone can be a spy. It is even said in the book of war that only the wise can be a spy.

Wise people are rare. Is there really such a person, and how many are willing to be sent to be spies? Therefore, most of the action effects are not very ideal, and legends like Yi Yin and Nu Ai in history are just legends after all and cannot be replicated.

The Son of Heaven's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Xiahou Xuan didn't dare to speak easily, so he could only wait quietly.

After a while, the Son of Heaven said, "Taichu, how is Yunliang's condition, has it improved?" ”

Xiahou Xuan was shocked, quickly weighed the pros and cons, bowed down and said, "Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad." Wang Ji's whereabouts are unknown, and there are assassins watching in the dark, he is nervous and sometimes crazy. ”

The Son of Heaven said "oh" and didn't say anything more, he played with the school gold medal that Xiahou Xuan had just handed back, and ordered Liu Ci, Yin Mo and others to come to see him. Seeing this, Xiahou Xuan got up and wanted to retreat, but was stopped by the Son of Heaven.

"Let's hear about it." The Son of Heaven said: "Speaking of which, this time the imperial court saw through Zhou Yi's deception, and Han Dong is a meritorious person. It seems that it is not enough to rely on the assassins in the army to find out the enemy's situation. The generals are working separately and are not unified, and it is inevitable that there will be misjudgments and omissions. It may be more effective if we can act in unison. ”

Xiahou Xuan heard this, and involuntarily glanced at the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven is worthy of being a talent trained by Emperor Wu, and even in the face of such a big setback, he can still find opportunities from them and take advantage of them.

Cao Xiu's defeat and Sima Yi's sabotage were a good opportunity for the school to intervene in the armies and unify the command.