The news of Cao Chong's entry into Shangshutai did not spread, although Cao Pi was a little dissatisfied with this, but he could not stop it, Cao Cao never interfered with their choices when teaching them, nor did he intentionally guide their political tendencies, therefore, the five sons of the Cao family have almost nothing in common, Dalang Cao Ang is a staunch old party, that is, he opposes all kinds of innovations in the DPRK, of course, this is also influenced by Xun You, who served as the minister of state.

He was opposed to Cao Cao's blind innovation, according to the words in his letters, it can be summed up in one sentence, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and if my father is in a hurry, there will be great difficulties.

Cao Cao did not reprimand and abuse the eldest son's words, but was very happy, thinking that he could not be afraid of the current wind of innovation and stick to his heart, which was really for the sake of gain.

The second son, Cao Pi, is a radical reformist, not long after he became the guard captain, but he has already completed the innovation of the royal guard, and has gradually become the gold-plated place of the disciples of the family to clean up the guard captain, kicked many people out of the palace, and more chose the soldiers who retired from the northern and southern armies to be responsible for guarding the palace inside and outside the palace and protecting the integrity of the Son of Heaven.

As for the third son... Ahem, don't say it, the warmonger, now he is still studying in military science.

The fourth son, Cao Zhi, and the fifth son, Cao Chong, both supported the reform, but Cao Zhi was against the New Tax Deal, while Cao Chong supported the New Deal.

Cao Chong has his own choice, even if Cao Pi is a brother, there is no way to reprimand, after all, even his father won't say anything, Cao Pi thought about it for a long time, and finally wrote a letter to inform his father about Cao Chong.

In the Hall of Virtue,

Liu Xi sat in front of the desk and listened carefully.

Yuan Shang stood in front of him, the melancholy on his face had not yet dissipated, the death of his father and brother made Yuan Shang mature in a very short time, the original frivolity, that childishness, disappeared without a trace, he frowned, and whispered: "Yesterday, at three o'clock in the morning, Guo Jia arrived at Cao's mansion, Cao Pi led Cao Chong out to visit, the three of them gathered in the guest room, and there were two servants of the Cao family..."

Guo Jiayan: I heard that Lang Jun won all four subjects? Cao Chongyan: It's just a fluke...", Yuan Shang said slowly, almost repeating all of Guo Jia's words and deeds yesterday, Liu Xi was not surprised by this, nodded, and asked: "So, Guo Jia will come to me soon?" ”

"It shouldn't be, he went back to Shangshu Mansion, probably to write a letter to His Majesty... He's very busy these days, and he hardly has any opportunities to go out..."

"Hmm... Xianfu, you did a very good job...", Liu Xi nodded, and asked again: "The news of Zhongda and Kong Ming, you will also send it to me later...", Yuan Shang nodded, much less than before, Liu Xi looked at him, suddenly stood up, took Yuan Shang's hand, pulled him to the front of the case, and asked him to sit down too, Liu Xi sat opposite him, looked at him, and said: "Xianfu... I know you've been suffering lately... If there's anything you need, you can find me, and I'll help you..."

"In the temple, I and you are kings and ministers, but in private, I am still your friend... If someone embarrasses you, you can find me..."

"Your Majesty, there is no one to embarrass the ministers, but the hurry of Father's departure... Many things in the family have fallen on me, and there are some twists and turns in the clan, but the ministers can control it... Thank you, Your Majesty. Yuan Shang said, looking a little lonely, Liu Xi sighed and said, "Okay, then you go and get busy..."

Yuan Shang got up, bowed to the Son of Heaven, and turned to leave.

Liu Xi watched him leave, shook his head, and didn't say anything, the bigger the clan, the more complicated the interior, when Yuan Shao was there, he could still control it, but when Yuan Shao died, all the burden fell on Yuan Shang, his second brother, who is still in Taixue, has not been able to help Yuan Shang share some of it, and within the Yuan family, to be honest, there are also many people thinking about the position of the head of the family.

This young man, suddenly, seemed to be more than ten years older, and his back looked a little vicissitudes.

It seems that he still has to think of a way to help him, Liu Xi thought in his heart, and thought of the two people in this assessment, the first one is naturally Cao Chong, for this four-subject champion, Liu Xi is still extremely happy, Yankang's first examination, there is such a talent, doesn't this just show that God blesses Yankang? He was able to promise Guo Jia to enter Shangshutai, which also surprised Liu Xi, and he felt that he still had to meet this all-rounder in person.

The other person is his cousin Liu Yi... He still remembers the first time he saw Liu Yi, that kid was still a skinny, weak child, and his temperament was also a little weak, and later worshiped the great Confucian Cui Yan as a teacher, and he rarely saw him again, it is said that he has been studying too much, and he is studying back and forth between military studies, Liu Xi really didn't expect that this cousin could become the second champion of agriculture and mulberry.

Moreover, Liu Xi has also read his other assessment test papers, among them, classics, agriculture, and law, he is very good, logically speaking, his attainments in scriptures and laws can also enter the top three, but he is not familiar with arithmetic, and he has not inherited Emperor Xiaokang's arithmetic talent at all, you know, Emperor Xiaokang was a great sage who could study mathematics with Liu Zi, why didn't one of his children and grandchildren inherit his talent in this area?

Liu Xi felt that there was some trouble, it stands to reason that if they pass the assessment, they should be given an official position, Cao Chong's position, he was originally going to be released for a period of time, and then brought back to the palace, to replace Jia Xu in the future, but he didn't expect Guo Jia to take the initiative to find Cao Chong, Liu Xi thought seriously for a long time, and felt that this was not bad, Shangshutai is a very important place, if Cao Chong can show enough talent to replace Guo Jia or Xun Yu, it is also good.

However, Liu Yi... It's going to be troublesome, he is the eldest son of King Chen Liu, and he will inherit the throne in the future, of course the princes and kings can no longer hold official positions, think about a prince king who serves as the third prince, then who can sit still!! However, Liu Xi didn't quite understand what Liu Yi thought, if he wanted to inherit the throne, he should know that he couldn't get an official position, so why should he participate in the assessment?

If you don't want to inherit, you haven't heard of this until now...

What did he think?

Liu Xi thought about it, but decided to meet this cousin first, Cao Chong was not in a hurry to see him, anyway, his location had already been thought of.

Liu Xi instructed Qi Yue, Qi Yue immediately sent someone to find Liu Yi, Liu Xi sat in the Houde Palace, and looked at Liu Yi's test papers seriously, mainly to read the scriptures, from the scriptures, he can probably see his tendency, but, the more Liu Xi looks, the happier he is, and sometimes he laughs out loud, because this guy's test papers are really interesting, his master is the ruler of the ram, and he has also embarked on the road of the ram, compared to his Cao Chong's answers, his answer is the real ram!

"The people are not rich, how about it?"

"Kill the people and help the people."

Liu Xi didn't say whether Liu Yi's answer was correct, but he could think of how angry the officials who reviewed Liu Yi's test papers at that time were, and they didn't give it to him, which was enough to prove the fairness of these officials, after all, in the previous basic questions and answers, his answers were impeccable, and it was only when he expressed his political opinions in the end that he revealed the feet of the real ram.

After nearly an hour, Qi Yue led Liu Yi to the Houde Palace.

"Meet Your Majesty!!" Liu Yi said.

Liu Xi raised his head with a smile and was about to speak, but he was taken aback, Liu Xi's eyes widened, and his mouth couldn't be closed, who is this? ? What about my clear-eyed cousin??

In front of him, stood a human-shaped Keju .... Very terrifying, this body size is almost three times that of Liu Xi, Liu Xi is not thin, Yuan Shu's disciple, who has practiced swordsmanship for many years, is just a little thinner than his predecessor, but this Liu Yi, standing at the door, the Son of Heaven can't see Qi Yue behind him, he can only barely see Qi Yue's exposed legs, Liu Yi doesn't seem to notice, just grinning.

The flesh on his face has inherited a lump, and he looks extremely happy.

"Damn!!" Liu Xi shouted.

"What's wrong with you??"

Liu Yi smiled a little embarrassedly, and said embarrassedly: "I've gained a little weight..."

Some?? You fat don't even recognize your grandmother!

Liu Xi stood a little dazed for a long time before squeezing out a smile and said, "Sit down... Don't be so polite to me... I am your brother, you just call him a brother..", Liu Yi touched his head, came to Liu Xi with a smile, looked at the seat on the ground, he sat down with some difficulty, kneeling in front of the Son of Heaven, but it was extremely uncomfortable, Liu Xi saw his discomfort, and said helplessly: "Take the Hu chair..."

Qi Yue hurriedly moved the Hu chair, and Liu Yi was better.

Liu Xi finally understood why his father always had to sit on the Hu chair, indeed, for slightly obese people, kneeling is not so comfortable, it will press his stomach...

"Ahem.... Let's talk about it.. Why are you all of a sudden... Well, a little bit of meat? Liu Xi asked suspiciously, but he still remembered that when Liu Yi first arrived in Luoyang, he looked like King Chen Liu, the same thin, and looked like he had been sick for a long time. Fatter than Emperor Xiaoxian..

Liu Yi rubbed his stomach a little sadly, and said: "Brother, I don't know, I don't overeat, I read every day, read and read, I became like this, Shijun said that this is because I have pen and ink in my belly..."

"Hahaha..."Liu Xi couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and asked solemnly: "Okay, don't say this in advance, why did you suddenly participate in the assessment??" Why, you still want to be a king and an official at the same time?? ”

Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Brother, I have already written a letter to my father, I don't want to inherit the prince, let my younger brother go..."

"Oh? Don't inherit it? Why, you don't want a big Chen Liu? You have to think about it, even if you are an official and become a third duke, your fief will not exceed one county, and you can't compare with King Chen Liu..."

"Brother, I've thought about it a long time ago.. What good is it for princes and kings? It's mediocre all day long, you can't do anything, you can't even get out of your own fiefdom..."Liu Yi said, realizing that he was speechless, he quickly covered his mouth and looked at Liu Xi, Liu Xi didn't blame him, just looked at him helplessly, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, if you want to be an official, then be an official... It's just that you don't regret it in the future, as long as you become an official, you don't have to think about this prince anymore..."

"Brother, don't worry, I know where King Chen Liuwang is worthy of the position of the third duke..."

"Hey, still the third public?? You're not bad."

"Brother!" Liu Yi gradually became solemn and said: "As a child of the clan, you should not live on one side, for the king's affairs, for the country's affairs!" Liu Xi looked at him with some surprise, Liu Yi patted his stomach again, and said, "I am the grandson of Emperor Renzong Xiaokang!" This action destroyed all the solemnity he had just now, Liu Xi rubbed his forehead, and had a headache.

was about to speak, but when he heard a click, the chair suddenly cracked.

Liu Yi fell to the ground, covered Hou Jiri, and quickly stood up.

Liu Xi's eyes widened, looking at the Hu chair left by his father....

"Brother... Don't be angry, I didn't mean to... I pay... I pay...."