Recently, Cui Huan returned to the dynasty, Cao Jue arranged the affairs of the six towns in full swing, although he was tired, but when he entered the Shuyi Pavilion, he was still in a much better mood. Seeing that Cao Hong's mother and son were talking, they entered the hall with a smile.

"What are you so happy about? Do you want to celebrate? Cao Qi said with a smile.

The mother and son saw that the emperor was coming, and hurriedly saluted. After everyone sat down, Cao Hong told his father about today's events.

When Cao Jue heard about the signing and holding of the book of the Shuntian Mansion, his expression became serious: "According to what you say, this Yeluxi is not a good minister who keeps to himself." I thought that this Yeluxi was not a party or a group, he was a pure minister, so that you could follow him, so you could not be overwhelmed by the party struggle between the court and the central government, but I didn't expect that you found a silverfish. ”

Cao Hong saw that his father was unhappy, so he said: "Erchen has just arrived in Shuntian Mansion today, and there are not many people in contact, and the things he sees are also superficial. Please calm your father's anger and wait for his sons to observe one or two. ”

"Well, maybe it's Liu Shaoqi's revenge, but I don't know, let's take a look for the time being. Shuntianfu is the important land of Gyeonggi, if there is chaos in the yamen, my capital will be unstable, Hong'er, you don't move, listen to his words and watch his deeds. Cao Jue thought for a moment and said.

At this time, Cao Hong would apprentice in Hanfu, and Xu Yan also told his father about the "three musts" of the Southern Expedition.

When Cao Jue heard this, his face turned blue and white for a while. After being silent for a long time, he said to Cao Hong's mother and son: "Xu Yan is indeed a genius in the sky. When he was in the Qin State, he helped Fu Jian get rid of the Hao chieftain, set the hearts of the people, and ranked in such an important position as the servant, this time he escaped from the Qin State, presumably the Qin Lord must have done something unacceptable to him, otherwise the monarch and the ministers would not escape to our Great Wei. ”

Cao Hong saw that Cao Jue also felt that the master was a great talent, so he took the opportunity to say to his father: "Father, today I heard that the master said that the third must not go to the southern expedition, and the son felt very insightful. ”

Cao Jue looked as usual at this time, he looked at Cao Hong's eyes and said, "Hong'er, do one thing, you can't listen to what others say, you have to see where this person's ass sits." ”

"Xu Yan, who was born in the Jizhou family, has few talents, and later joined Fu Qin. Although he has a broader vision than the average Han Chinese, his family determines that he will always look at everything from the perspective of the world. Needless to say, I requisitioned grain and grass in Jizhou, and the Xu family must have blood, what do you think Xu Yan will think? ”

After hearing this, Cao Hong hurriedly said, "But the master has been cut off from the family for a long time. ”

After hearing this, Cao Jue laughed and said, "Do you know what Han people are?" Because home lives in their hearts. ”

Cao Hong listened and was silent.

Cao Jue saw Concubine Han go out to arrange a meal, so he whispered to Cao Hong: "Do you know why my father must establish Six Towns?" ”

Cao Hong shook his head.

"We have too few Huns, since the former Han Huns moved north, after so many years of recuperation, the population of the Huns is only tens of thousands, but what about the Han people of the entire Great Wei? When our Xiongnu are strong, it's good to say, if one day, a mutation protrudes, what do we do to control the Han people whose population is much larger than ours? When the time comes, our end will be the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species! Cao Jue looked at Cao Hong with a stern expression.

Cao Hong was puzzled: "However, what does this have to do with the establishment of the Six Towns?" ”

Cao Jue said confidently: "First, move the Han people to the north, so that the two ethnic groups will intermarry, and within ten years, a new group of Huns will grow up and become our new Xiongnu warriors; Second, since Cao Wei and Sima's time, the Han people have shaded the population and privately raised their tribes, which is really a great disaster for the country. I don't move people to the north, that is, to send troops and tenant farmers to those Han people. When the power of those Han people swelled to the point that we could not control it, that is, the time when our Great Wei Dynasty would die. ”

The more Cao Hong listened, the more confused he became, he felt that what the master said was very reasonable, but what his father said was also good.

Cao Qi saw that his son was puzzled, so he said: "Of course, some of Xu Yan's words are still very reasonable. The tail of the six towns is too big, and I have thought about it for a long time, I am sure of this matter, if they dare to rebel, I can make them die and be wiped out. As for Shen Liangyu's matter, no matter what the conspiracy is, as long as I control him in the capital, no one will want to make any trouble. ”

Cao Jue's eyes flashed, and he clenched his fists and said fiercely.

"Your master said that the Han soldiers were too weak, which is indeed a heart disease of mine. Abida and the others are respectful to me now, but if I don't support the Han army to fight against me, sooner or later something big will happen. It's a pity that there is no veteran to train these four armies for me! Speaking of this, Cao Jue looked at Cao Hong and suddenly laughed "haha".

Cao Hong saw Cao Jue suddenly laughing, and couldn't help touching his face, thinking that there was something wrong with his face, only to see Cao Jue say: "I really rode a donkey to find a donkey." Your grandfather guarded Jizhou when he was in the former Yan, and he was a famous general in the world. It couldn't be more suitable for commanding the four armies. ”

Cao Hong was stunned, he and his grandfather discussed the reason why he was left idle. But recently, my father used my grandfather again, why is this?

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Hong probably guessed what his father was thinking, first, of course, he couldn't do without his mother being favored by his father, and by the way, his father's impression of his grandfather also improved. Second, Han Shineng has been idle for many years, and many of the parts of the year have withered, and the rest are either old or leading an army alone, and are no longer controlled by Han Shineng. Third, the father and emperor very much needed to establish a new force in the court to balance the Hanchen and the Xiongnu. Han Shineng was born in the Han people, and it is impossible to fall to the Xiongnu; and never interacted with Cui He and other Hanchens. Over the years, I have been alone. Isn't this the best person to check and balance the various factions in the DPRK and China?

Thinking of this, Cao Hong was secretly happy for his grandfather, so he deliberately asked Cao Jue: "Father, my grandfather never clings to him, and he never forms a party, except for a little bit every day, he goes home to study." Is he up to the task of commanding the four armies? ”

Cao Jue heard Cao Hong say that his grandfather was not a party or a group, and he was even more satisfied, and said to Cao Hong with a smile: "It is your grandfather that I use." Let him temporarily take control of the Crane Army and the Southern Army, and then hand over the Buyan Army and the Northern Army to him in the future. ”

"The son of the grandson thanks his father's credit for his grandfather." Cao Hong slammed to the ground.

Cao Jue was also very happy and said, "What I said to you today, don't tell anyone, do you know?" ”

"Erchen understands. Today it is all private talk between father and son, and the son-in-law will not reach the ears of others. ”

Cao Jue nodded with satisfaction.

Cao Hong suddenly thought of what the prince had entrusted him, and saw that his father was very interested, so he said: "Father, there is one more thing for the son, please ask my father to agree." ”

"You, I know I'm in a good mood today, what's the matter, let's hear about it." Cao Qi said with a smile.

"Father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once asked his ministers to make a statement to his father, and he also wanted to go out of the palace to watch politics and share his father's worries."

After hearing this, Cao Qi frowned and said: "The prince has something to ask me for, and if you want to say something, just take care of yourself, and let him find me by himself if he has something." ”

Cao Hong saw that his father was displeased, and he didn't dare to say any more, at this time, Han Concubine came in to set up dinner, and Cao Hong took the opportunity to withdraw from the hall.

Cao Hong walked out of the hall, only to see Yue Le under the corridor, waiting there, thinking of what Master Xu Yan said today, so he stepped forward and said to Yue Le: "Lord Yue, Cao Hong is polite." ”

Yue Le saw that it was Cao Hong, and hurriedly replied: "Fourth Highness, you're polite, is there anything wrong with calling the old minister?" ”

Seeing Yue Le's straightforward question, Cao Hong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Lord Yue, I have a friend named Li Zhen, who is the chief of Yulindu, I want to ask Lord Yue to help transfer him to Shuntian Mansion, you know, I am watching the government in Shuntian Mansion, and there is no personal person to take care of him." Please also ask Lord Yue for help. ”

Yue Le thought for a while, then looked at Cao Hong and said, "This is a trivial matter, the old minister will take someone to do it tomorrow." ”

"Then thank you, Lord Yue." Cao Hong gave a salute and was about to leave, when Yue Le said behind him: "Fourth Highness, counting this time, the old minister can help you twice!" After saying that, he laughed.

Cao Hong turned around, looked at Yue Le's meaningful eyes and said, "Lord Yue helps the kid, and the kid remembers it in his heart." ”

A few days later, Cao Hong got out of the morning class and came to the Shuntian Mansion, and as soon as he entered the cross-courtyard where the government clerks worked, he heard Li Zhen making a loud noise inside.

"Does Tianxianglou know? Does Miss Qin Wan know? The fat man Li Zhen was surrounded by a group of scribes, and he was looking at the scribes around him triumphantly and asked.

One of the scribes, under twenty, asked blankly, "Fatty, which restaurant are you talking about?" ”

The people around laughed, and the fat man seemed to be standing with the scribe and losing his identity, so he hid in the distance, and said disdainfully: "At first glance, it is a tender chicken, and even the largest Qinglou in our capital does not know, boy, you just entered the government after drinking milk, right?" ”

The people around laughed again.

I saw that the fat man saw everyone laughing, and he was even more energetic, and said: "Let me ask you again, do you know which casino in Beijing is the most unruly?" ”

The scriven, who was ridiculed, said unconvinced: "What? You know? ”

The fat man glanced at the little scribe and said, "Cut, you don't inquire, our fat man went to the casino, which casino shopkeeper didn't politely wrap the silver and send the fat man out." ”

Some of the people were amused, and they hurriedly asked, "Fatty, why is this?" ”

Seeing that the man was sensible, the fat man raised his head proudly, and said proudly: "It's not that our fat master has excellent gambling skills, and those shopkeepers are afraid that the fat man will win all their casinos." ”

The fat man was talking happily, when he saw the palm book Kang Xianzhen coming over, and when he saw everyone surrounding the fat man, he shouted: "It's all okay, right?" What are you doing here? ”

Seeing that it was Kang Xianzhen, the scribes hurriedly dispersed, and in a moment the fat man Li Zhen was left standing alone in the courtyard, Kang Xianzhen walked over, frowned and said: "Li Zhen, although someone begged me to come here and stuffed you into this mansion, but you grandiose on the first day, don't you want to eat this meal of the yamen?" ”

Seeing that it was Kang Xianzhen, the fat man hurriedly walked closer, bowed down with a big gift, and shouted in his mouth: "Engong." ”

Kang Xianzhen was startled by the fat man, and hurriedly helped him up and said: "You, you, let me tell you what is good, you don't know what it looks like in the yamen, there are many people, the relationship between the two of us, don't let others know." ”

The fat man smiled and smiled, handed over a dime of silver, and said: "Lord Kang, the fat man is naturally reckless, this is a little bit of heart, and the adult forgives." ”

That Kang Xianzhen took the silver, pinched it lightly with his hand, and immediately said to the fat man with a smile: "You kid is a piece of material for eating yamen rice, not bad, follow me in the future, I will naturally take care of you." Then he left.

At this time, Cao Hongcai shouted: "Fat man, here." ”

When Li Zhen saw that it was Cao Hong, he ran over, and when he saw Cao Hong, he said with a big grin: "What's the matter, Xiao Cao, what do you need the fat man's help, so much silver is given to the man surnamed Kang, it's a waste, give the fat man me, ask him to go to Tianxianglou for a trip, and do everything for the fat man!" ”