In the second year of heaven, the ninth day of the third month.

The Ninth Division of Xuanjia drove to Dunhuang, and in the name of supporting the construction of Dunhuang, it asked to garrison Dunhuang City.

As a result, he was blocked outside the city by Chen Mu.

Cao Xiang, the lieutenant general of the Ninth Division of Xuanjia, was furious and wanted to enter the city to reason with Chen Mu.

was stopped by Wang Caotian with troops.

Wang Caotian's reputation was known to the whole army, and Cao Xiang did not dare to argue with him, so he retreated ten miles and set up camp.

But it was not a matter to camp like this, Cao Xiang took a gift and asked to enter the city again, only saying that he would enter.

This time, Wang Caotian was not easy to stop, so he took Cao Xiang to see Chen Mu.

Chen Mu saw Cao Xiang, who was a veteran, and heard that he was one of the top ten generals under the first emperor. When he was young, he was a fighter of the eighth grade, and looking at his resume, he had great achievements. Although he was over the age of six, he still followed Zhang Yunlong on his expedition to Hexi and personally participated in the Second Hexi War. Thousands of troops and horses, nine deaths and lives, accompanied Zhang Yunlong to carry the Hungarian cavalry head-on, and persevered until the end.

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a strong veteran can be called a pillar of the country.

In terms of personality, Chen Mu respects the old general, but both sides are their masters, but they will inevitably become enemies.

Chen Mu invited General Cao to rest in the hall.

The eighth division of Shence supervised the army, and the old eunuch Xiang Dangyang came to greet Cao Xiang with a spring breeze. - They are all members of the Queen Mother, and they are naturally warm when they meet.

At the table, Chen Mu set up a banquet for the old general.

Cao Xiang said with a smile: "I am old, and after pulling the troops to Dunhuang, I will leave here." Thanks to the favor of the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor, let my son Cao Zhi take over the position of the decrepit and become the general of the Ninth Division of Xuanjia. I came this time, mainly to worship the mountain on behalf of my son, and to meet the generals of the Eighth Division of Shence. ”

Xiang Dangyang said with a smile: "General Cao is old and strong, and now there is a shortage of capable people around the Queen Mother, so it is best for your old man to work with him for a few more years." ”

Cao Xiang laughed and said: "Old, old, people don't use their muscles and bones as their ability." Should I give way or should I give way. Look at General Chen Mu of the Eighth Division of our Shence, he is only eighteen years old, how enviable. ”

Xiang Dangyang smiled and said, "Old General Cao, your title to General Chen doesn't seem to be appropriate. ”

"Oh? Why? Where is the offense? ”

"He is the deputy general of Zhengsanpin Anxi, but he is not an ordinary Zhonglang general."

Cao Xiang laughed dryly twice and said: "I can't hide it, this time the Queen Mother also named my son Cao Su as the deputy governor of Anxi." In this way, they are still on the same level. However, the position of deputy governor of Anxi is only a temporary appointment. Sooner or later, it will have to be transferred. If you leave this position, you will no longer be a third-rank official. So there's nothing to be proud of. ”

In fact, Chen Mu's deputy general Anxi is also a truth. If there is no such title, Chen Mu is the official position of the fifth grade, and he is the official position of the fourth grade. Compared with the three products, it is far from the same.

Listening to Cao Xiang and Xiang Dangyang singing and harmonizing, Chen Mu was silent at first. He knew that Xiang Dangyang must be very dissatisfied with this matter by keeping Cao Xiang's troops out.

But Xiang Dangyang is a person who will not tear his face easily. However, Chen Mu can't tighten the strings too tightly, in case he can't get off the stage if he provokes Lao Mink Temple, his life will not be easy. At that time, there was a miasma of fighting in the division headquarters, and everyone couldn't get over it.

Give the Ninth Division of the Xuanjia Army a dismount, and then allow the headquarters of the Ninth Division and the First Brigade to enter the city, and the other troops will be stationed in Putao City and Jimo City.

Veteran Cao Xiang did not raise any objections to this arrangement.

But Xiang Dangyang was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't blatantly say anything, but said to Chen Mu: "In the future, if the two cities of Putao and Jimo are besieged by the enemy, I will definitely give full support to Dangyang." If you don't support it, you're a bad seed. ”

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Cao Xiang sent the Ninth Division to Shazhou, and then sent the division headquarters to Dunhuang City, and he completed the last task of his military career, and he handed over the rest to his son Cao Sui.

When Cao Su met Chen Mu for the first time, he felt quite stressed.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Cao Xiang couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw it in his eyes.

Cao Xu's personality is actually not suitable for being a full-time general, because Cao Xiang himself said that his son has many conspiracies and few conspiracies.

Although the yin and yang schemes on the battlefield are very important, Cao Xiang believes that being a general is mainly based on yang schemes.

Before leaving, Cao Xiang told his son to try his best to have a good relationship with Chen Mu. If it's really bad, don't get too close to Xiang Dangyang. Don't think that we are all the Queen Mother's people, so we don't defend ourselves. You think you're a master of conspiracy, but in the eyes of those eunuchs, your methods are nothing more than petty tricks. The reason why those eunuchs were able to become such high-ranking officials was also from the slow competition among countless people, and they were not good at stubble. And if you cooperate too closely with the eunuchs, not only will you offend Chen Mu, but you will not benefit much. Remember, remember.

Then Cao Xiang left, and that night, Cao Su had a private meeting with Xiang Dangyang to seek a big plan.

The two sat opposite each other, and there was no one else in the secret room.

Cao Su sneered and said slowly: "My father is too old. That is, there is really no capable person around the Queen Mother, so she asked him to lead troops out to fight. Last time in Wuwei, Zhang Yunlong asked our Ninth Division to fight head-on. At that time, I said that there should be at least one regimental queen left behind in this battle. But my father said, what is the regret of dying when you fight for your country? Alas, pedantic, really pedantic. ”

Xiang Dangyang listened, smiling silently.

Cao Zhi smiled bitterly and sighed, and said, "When I heard that sentence, I knew that the Ninth Division would not end well. As a result, in the end, the army was almost wiped out. Only a few hundred people remained. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's huge amount of money to rebuild the Ninth Division, I think the number of the Ninth Division would have been removed. ”

Xiang Dangyang smiled dryly and said: "The old general Rong Ma has been famous all his life, whether it is the first emperor or the current queen mother, they all trust him very much. It's just that, as you said, the old general's personality is a little bit less tactful, so he hasn't been able to go any further. Otherwise, General Yunlu, who supported Hexi this time, would not be nineteen-year-old Zhang Yunlong, but Ling Zun. ”

Cao Zhi sneered: "He finally introduced me to the Queen Mother before he was discharged from the army." I used to think he would never do such a thing in his life. In the past, as soon as I mentioned this to him, he said to me, "What are you capable of?" I told him that what the Queen Mother needs now is not someone who can fight, but someone who has the same heart as her. But my father never listened to such words. ”

Xiang Dangyang smiled dryly and did not speak.

Cao Su waved his hand, sighed again, and said, "Let's not talk about him." Before coming to Dunhuang, my father once told me about the deeds of my father-in-law. You have really had ups and downs in your life, and in the end, after many hardships, you can still become the supervisor of the deputy general of Anxi. I have a lot of admiration for people like you. If my father and father-in-law had been replaced, I guess he would have collapsed and been trampled underfoot. ”

Hearing this, Xiang Dangyang smiled and said: "General Cao is falsely praised, how can the old man be able to compare with General Cao." ”

Cao Su said: "Why should my father-in-law be polite. I'm not here to hear you say kind words this time. I have important things to discuss with you. ”

"Oh, let's hear it."

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