In recent years, several cronies under Cao Shuang, who have been the most beautiful in the court, are He Yan, the secretary of the ministry, Deng Yang of the soldier Cao Shangshu and Ding Mi, the secretary of the Duzhi Shangshu.

It stands to reason that among these three people, the most famous is naturally He Yan, after all, he is Cao Cao's adopted son and son-in-law, plus his identity as a metaphysical leader, so in the Taiwan Pavilion, He Yan is naturally the first leader and the first celebrity under Cao Shuang.

Of course, others have no opinions, but Ding Mi is not convinced. Ding Mi is the son of Ding Fei, the captain of the military academy, although Ding Fei is also a minister under Cao Cao, but his status is obviously not as prominent as the wealthy families of the Chen family, the Xun family, and the Sima family.

The dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, the son of the mouse will make a hole, hit his son Ding Mi here, it is the peak, Ding Mi sees himself as talented, his eyes are higher than the bottom, no one in his eyes, when he was in Yecheng, he was imprisoned because of the fight with the princes and kings, and later because of the relationship with Cao Shuang, he was appointed as the secretary of the Duzhi Shangshu, and soared to the sky.

After Ding Mi became Shangshu, his tail was raised higher, and his eyes were empty, except for Cao Shuang, who could lower his eyebrows and be obedient to any other person, he was a high-spirited appearance, although the people of the time called Ding Mi and He Yan and Deng Yang as "Taichung Three Dogs" behind their backs, but in fact, the relationship between Ding Mi and He Yan and Deng Yang was not harmonious, except for business trips, there were few contacts in private.

"There are three dogs in Taizhong, two dogs can't be used as firewood, and one dog is silent." This nursery rhyme refers to He Ding and Deng, and Ding Mi is particularly powerful, and he can be called the mad dog among the vicious dogs.

The reason why Ding Mi is called a mad dog is because he gave Cao Shuang the most tricks, including respecting Sima Yi as the Taifu and setting up Sima Yi's idea, which was made by Ding Mi, who was in Shangshu Province at the time, often impeaching and refuting officials and government decrees, so Shangshu Province could not function normally.

Sima Yi was silent on the surface, but in fact, he hated Ding Mi so much that he bit his teeth, if Cao Shuang Group picked a person Sima Yi wanted to get rid of the most, it would undoubtedly be Ding Mi.

Of course, at this time, Ding Mi didn't care about Sima Yi's opinion at all, he was planning how to completely cut Sima Yi's power and expel him from the court.

Hearing that Sima Shi intended to marry his eldest daughter to Empress Dowager Guo's nephew Zhen De, this unusual marriage obviously attracted Ding Mi's attention, and the Sima family relied on Empress Dowager Guo's power to compete with the general Cao Shuang.

Think beautifully! Ding Mi showed a gloomy smile, now Cao Shuang is already in power, even if Sima Yi hugs the thigh of the Empress Dowager Guo, what can it do, Ding Mi is planning to suggest to Cao Shuang that the Empress Dowager Guo be moved to Yongning Palace, separated from the Son of Heaven, in this way, the Empress Dowager Guo's power is lost, and the bamboo basket of the Sima family is empty.

After writing a good note, Ding Mi was in a good mood, and was about to pack up his things to sleep, when he suddenly heard a report from the doorman that a guest was visiting.

Ding Mi couldn't help but be a little stunned, since he entered the pavilion, the house is naturally full of people, and there is an endless stream of people visiting every day, but all the visitors come during the day, I haven't heard of anyone visiting in the middle of the night, Ding Mi wanted to refuse, but looked at the name on the worship post, Zhong Hui, so the son of Taifu Zhong Xuan, the Zhong family and the Ding family were originally world friends, and this face still had to be given, so Ding Mi ordered someone to invite Zhong Hui in.

Zhong Hui has just been promoted to Zhongshu Shilang, and after he came in, he saluted Ding Mi with a smile on his face, and said, "Brother Yanjing, I took the liberty to visit late at night, and I was bothered. ”

Ding Mi let Zhong Hui come in just because of the face of his friends in the world, but this does not mean that Ding Mi and Zhong Hui have a good relationship, in fact, because Zhong Hui is not a member of Cao Shuang's family, and Ding Mi's usual life is quite far away, the so-called Tao is different and does not conspire with each other, Ding Mi did not have a good face for his arrival, and said coldly: "I don't know if Brother Shi Ji came to visit late at night, what are you doing?" ”

Zhong Hui didn't feel any embarrassment, he smiled slightly: "Today in the court, Taiwei Jiang proposed that Cao Pingbei should be appointed as the hussar general Lu Shangshushi, I don't know what Brother Yanjing thinks?" ”

Ding Mi couldn't see any expression on his face, and said very plainly: "Cao Pingbei has meritorious service in pacifying the Xiongnu, and he deserves this position." ”

Zhong Hui's face was different, and he said, "Brother Yanjing really thinks so? Cao Pingbei has made great contributions in the state, and if he enters Shangshu Province this time, he is afraid that Brother Yanjing's status will be in danger. ”

Zhong Hui's words suddenly fell into Ding Mi's heart, and his face became a little gloomy, but he didn't let go: "It's so natural and good, on the top of the pavilion, there is a person with military achievements like Cao Pingbei in charge, and it also saves someone from chewing his tongue behind his back." ”

Ding Mi is also telling the truth, after Cao Shuang's defeat in Shu, he was unanimously criticized by the government and the opposition, the most important thing is that Cao Shuang does not understand the military, even in today's cabinet, there is no one who can afford to take on military responsibilities.

Now that Cao Liang has been born, it can more or less ease the emotions of the government and the opposition, and can block the mouths of the people.

Zhong Hui smiled faintly and said, "I'm afraid it may not be." ”

Ding Mi was stunned and said, "Shiji, what do you mean?" ”

Zhong Hui said neatly: "According to what I have heard, this time Cao Liang raised the army privately when he merged the state, supported the army and respected himself, and wanted to coerce merit into the imperial court, and even bribed the senior members of the court with a lot of money, so there was a matter that was strongly recommended by the Taiwei Jiang Ji above the court." ”

"If that's the case?" Ding Mi squinted and said.

"That's natural, otherwise with the identity of Captain Jiang, why would it be like this? In the court, there are not a few people who have taken bribes from Cao Liang, and it is said that even Deng Shangshu has people secretly going in and out, presumably giving valuable gifts. Zhong Hui is determined.

Ding Mi obviously believed Zhong Hui's words, nodded and said: "It's strange today, Taiwei Jiang has no friendship with Cao Pingbei, why do you desperately recommend him, so it is, so it is." ”

Regarding Deng Yang's bribery, Ding Mi is naturally even more convinced, with the greedy nature of the goods, how can there be a reason why the fat meat sent to his mouth can't start, Ding Mi is arrogant, and naturally looks down on people like Deng Yang who are greedy for money, so he has always had a general relationship with Deng Yang.

Zhong Hui smiled slightly, and continued: "Cao Liang relied on meritorious deeds, wantonly won over the powerful in the DPRK, and created public opinion for his return to Beijing, this son is ambitious, and he is also the queen of the clan, after returning to Beijing, he must be plotting for a higher position, I am afraid that when the time comes, let alone Brother Yanjing, even the general will have to give way to Xian." ”