Sima Shi held his head in his hands and lay on the bed, thinking back to the process of the negotiation just now, and secretly sighed.

He has always felt that he has become an adult, and he has achieved success in his studies, just waiting to make a career and shine. Now I know that I don't understand anything, I am still a naïve child, and the so-called Sicong is just a false name.

No wonder Xiahou Xuan will stay away from his old friends and devote himself to training in the Diannongzhi Institute.

The Cao family is a clan, and no matter how much the Son of Heaven trusts him, he will not really reuse it. The Xiahou clan is different, although they enjoy the same wealth as the clan, and are even regarded as a clan, but they are not a clan after all, and the threat to the imperial power is close to nothing, and they are the objects that the Son of Heaven can safely appoint.

With Xiahou Xuan's qualifications, it is almost inevitable that he will enter the phase in the future. In contrast, Cao Miao can only be a rich idler. He pretended to be crazy and stupid, didn't he realize this and did it on purpose.

But not everyone can be as self-aware as Cao Miao. Once the Son of Heaven lifts the ban, those gentlemen will inevitably make trouble.

For him, on the one hand, he must seize this opportunity to enter the office, and on the other hand, he must be obscure and low-key, just like his father Sima Yi served Emperor Wu and waited for the situation to change. The father became a lieutenant, and the possibility of regaining military power was very small. The hope of the family rests on the shoulders of their generation. Sima Zhao and others have not yet been weakly crowned, even if the weak crown is an adult, it is uncertain when he will be able to enter the office, and he must take on this responsibility as the only one who has entered the office.

Therefore, for a foreseeable period of time, it is very important to get along with Xiahou Hui.

This is indeed difficult, but compared to Sima Zhao, who is going to be close to Cao Miaotao, he is obviously not the most difficult.

Thinking of Sima Zhao's expression at that time, Sima Shi was a little gloating while sympathizing. After he was humiliated by Cao Miao, Sima Zhao laughed at him behind his back, although it was a common ridicule between brothers, it still made him very uncomfortable, and now he was a little happy to see Sima Zhao embarrassed.

"Husband, what are you laughing at?" Xiahou Hui walked in, saw Sima Shi lying on the bed and smiled, so he naturally asked.

Since that conflict, they have been in a cold war for many days.

Sima Shi hurriedly put away his smile and sat up straight. "Yuanrong, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to crown the second son of King Yongqiu as the township, are you going to congratulate him?"

Xiahou Hui asked rhetorically, "Should I go?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that. Although you have entered the door of my Sima clan and become my wife, you are still the daughter of the Xiahou clan after all, and you are also related to the king of Yongqiu. Besides, Cao Miao regards Princess Deyang as her mother, and she is the same brother as Taichu, so you are naturally a brother and sister. He was promoted to the rank of townsman, and it is normal for you to congratulate him. ”

Xiahou Hui sat down beside Sima Shi. "And when are you free?"

"I'm not going." Sima Shi smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that he has too deep prejudices against me, and I'm afraid that if I meet, I will make an unpleasant scene, but it's not beautiful." You go first and try to explain it to me, how about it? ”

Xiahou Hui thought for a while and agreed. She also wanted to find an opportunity to meet Cao Miao and ask Cao Miao why she had such a deep prejudice against Master Sima. Even if Cao Miao is right, now that Sima Yi has no military power and the threat to the imperial court has disappeared, he may be able to turn enemies into friends and clear the way for Sima Shi's career.

In any case, Sima Shi is her husband after all.

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Sima Yi returned to Beijing, Cao Xiu's condition improved, the turbulent court situation finally had a moment of calm, and Cao Zhi, who had been in the palace, also had time to return to the house to rest.

said that it was a rest, but in fact, it was a situation, Cao Zhi was so comfortable in the palace, how could he not have the conditions to wash his hair and take a bath. I'm afraid that if I wash it too hard, my skin will be bald. Cao Zhi is not a person who is poor and extravagant, but he is not an abstinence. Since the Son of Heaven arranged for the palace maid to wait for him, it was impossible for him to refuse, and he did not dare to refuse.

So the first task after returning home was not to wash, but to communicate with Cao Miao. The situation of the court is stable, but the face of the court has been lost, and it must find a way to earn it back. Moreover, I got news from various sources that after Sun Quan's victory, he was full of pride and was preparing to become the emperor.

Sun Quan was a vassal of the Great Wei Dynasty, and the emperor was tantamount to rebellion. In any case, the imperial court has to say something. However, considering that after Cao Xiu's defeat, the losses from troops to ordnance and baggage were very amazing, and they would not be able to make up for a while and a half, and it was obviously not a good choice to send troops to levy.

Moreover, the situation in Jianghuai was such that the imperial court had no certainty of victory, and the best result was just to watch the troops in the river, and the work was fruitless.

Therefore, there was a proposal to put forward the idea of interline Koto. sent spies into Jiangdong, provoked civil strife in Jiangdong, and prevented Sun Quan from becoming emperor. This kind of thing has been done before, and the harvest is big or small, and the key is that the cost is low. Even if it doesn't work, it will be Jiangdong people who will die, and the imperial court will lose a few seals at most.

After Cao Zhi finished speaking, he looked at Cao Miao. Cao Miao rolled her eyes. "See what I'm doing? You're not asking me to go, are you? ”

Cao Zhi smiled awkwardly. "Of course not. You are a royal family of the clan, how can you sacrifice your life. Your Majesty has already found a candidate, made corresponding arrangements, and will not set off. I just wanted to hear from you. Your Majesty is going to put the School Affairs Department in charge of this operation, don't you still have the position of a school affairs captain? Moreover, Han Dong, who has recently made meritorious contributions, was also appointed by you, and His Majesty thinks that you are talented in this area. ”

Cao Miao interrupted Cao Zhi's explanation. "Who is Your Majesty arranging?"

"A young Lang official named Yinbo was originally an old minister of His Majesty's East Palace."

Cao Miao's heart moved, thinking of someone. Zhong Tai once said that the person who bought him to spread rumors was surnamed Yin, and he only knew that it was this sound, but he didn't know which word it was. Could the person Zhong Tai said be this Lang official named Yinbo? If so, then the nature is completely different.

"What are the two words for Yinbo?"

"The hidden hidden, the rich and the rich."

"I can see him, but I can't help him much." Cao Miao was cautious. "My school lieutenant is just an ornament, to facilitate killing, but he is not talented."

Cao Zhi nodded, thought for a while, and said, "You didn't kill Cangji, it's good." As a person, you should learn from Han Xin, not from Li Guang. ”

Cao Miao glanced at Cao Zhi, the swear words came to her mouth, and she swallowed it back.

"There is one more thing, Your Majesty agreed to Zhen Xiang's request, and only waited for Yun Gong to turn thirteen next year, and then let him marry Zhen Xiang's daughter. Until then, I'm going to get married for you. Before, Princess Deyang spread the word that Taiwei has a daughter, who is the same age as you, and her appearance and virtue are also excellent, so I want to ......"

Cao Miao immediately interrupted Cao Zhi. "Who is Sima Yi and who is his wife Zhang Chunhua, you still don't know? Their daughters are very virtuous, do you believe it? I don't believe it anyway. ”

"You can't say that." Cao Zhi waved his hand again and again. "That's what Your Majesty meant."

"Your Majesty? Does he care about this? Cao Miao immediately understood. I understand, he's using my happiness to appease Sima Yi, right? ”

"Sima Yi is just this one concubine, if she doesn't marry you, she will definitely marry other big clans. Let you marry Sima Yi's daughter, killing two birds with one stone. You see......"

"Don't even think about it."