"Brother Han... What is in the waiting, it is no longer so. Xu Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Han Shineng also heard this news for the first time, and frowned and asked, "What happened to the Qin State?" ”

Xu Yan said: "The Qin State is fine for the time being, but it will be difficult to say in the near future. ”

It turned out that Fu Qin was a branch of the Zahu people, and because of the chaos in the world, he took the opportunity to occupy Chang'an, Yongzhou, Qinzhou and Jingzhou. It is a big country in the north, and the current emperor Fu Jian killed the previous absurd and unscrupulous emperor Fu Sheng and established himself as the emperor.

Fu Jian advocated Confucianism, reused Han ministers such as Wang Meng and Xu Yan, and the country was thriving. But this put a lot of pressure on the neighboring Wei State. Cao Hong's father, Cao Jue, was restless because of this, and once there was a little turmoil at the border, the whole country would be nervous for a long time.

And Xu Yan, a "capable minister" who helped Fu Jian govern the country, stood in front of him like this, and Cao Hong felt unreal no matter how he thought about it. Cao Hong was puzzled: "Mr. Xu, what do you mean when you just said that the Qin State is fine now, but maybe it will be in the future?" ”

Xu Yan sighed and said, "Since the death of Wang Meng and Wang Jingluo, the Lord of Qin is no longer the Lord of Qin who is diligent and loves the people. ”

Wang Meng is the prime minister of the Qin State, this person grew up in a poor family, and the Jin State sent people to recruit Wang Meng as an official, but Wang Meng knew that the Jin State was already declining and refused to go out of the mountain. Later, when I met Fu Jian, the two talked about the abolition of the big event, and they were very deed. Fu Jian ascended the throne, served as the Zhongshu Shilang, and was promoted to Wang Meng five times in a year, and the official was promoted to the prime minister, the middle book supervisor, and the Shangshu Ling, and was named the Marquis of Pingyang County, becoming Fu Jian's main adviser.

Seeing Cao Hong's puzzled face, Xu Yan sighed again and explained the reason to Cao Hong carefully.

Qin is the same as Wei, the people and nobles have a tendency to be big, the difference is that Wei is still under control, of course, this is also related to the fact that Wei is still very weak, but Qin is different, Qin's domestic chieftains are constantly making trouble in the country, pressing the gourd to float the scoop, which really makes Fu Jian have a headache. And Prime Minister Wang Meng died of illness in the army during the crusade against the rebellion of the Shangjun Hao Chieftain. This time Fu Jian's southern expedition, Xu Yan and Wang Meng did not approve of it, they both felt that after stabilizing the interior, they should first unify the north, defeat the Wei state, and then go south to defeat Liu Song. Before Wang Meng's death, Fu Jian trusted Wang Meng very much, although he did not agree with Wang Meng's strategy, Fu Jian still respected Wang Meng and was dedicated to stabilizing the country.

Now that Wang Meng is dead, although Xu Yan tried every means to dissuade Fu Jian, Fu Jian not only did not listen, but also was suspicious of Xu Yan, thinking that Xu Yan had accepted a bribe from Liu Song to dissuade him. Xu Yan saw that things were no longer good, not to mention the outcome of this battle, that is, Fu Jian no longer trusted him, so he could take his life at any time. So after Fu Jian commanded the army south, Xu Yan fled to Wei and defected to Han Shineng.

Cao Hong asked Han Shineng suspiciously: "Grandpa, did you know Mr. Xu before?" ”

Han Shineng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and Xu Yan's face was unnatural. Seeing this, Cao Hong knew that there must be a reason, so he changed the topic and turned to Xu Yan to ask for advice on the customs and customs of Guanzhong.

Xu Yan saw that Cao Hong was thoughtful, and he also had a good impression of Cao Hong, the prince of Wei, and told Cao Hong in detail about the customs in Guanzhong.

When he returned to the palace, it was getting late, and when he saw his mother Han Concubine waiting for him to eat, Cao Hong said: "A-Niang, don't wait for me in the future, don't be hungry." ”

When Concubine Han saw her son coming back, she hurriedly asked the rough palace man to bring the meal, Cao Hong sat down, and saw that her mother was much more cheerful and radiant these days, so she asked, "Is there anything happy about me lately, Ah Niang." ”

Concubine Han's face turned red, touched her face and said, "What a radiant face, eat your meal well." ”

Cao Hong saw that his mother didn't say anything, so he didn't ask anymore, as long as his mother was happy.

After eating, Cao Hong asked his mother: "A-Niang, do you know Xu Yan?" ”

Concubine Han was stunned and asked, "Why did you ask about Xu Yan?" ”

Cao Hong told Concubine Han about today's events one by one, and Concubine Han was silent for a long time. After a long time, Concubine Han said: "Mr. Xu has a relationship with our Han family, to be precise, Mr. Xu is your elder. ”

It turns out that Xu Yan is a person from Jizhou, the Xu family is a prominent family in Changle County, he has been a prodigy since he was a child, and he is a famous person in Jizhou when he grows up. Maybe a person can't have a smooth sail forever in his life. Xu Yan met the fate of fate after marrying the daughter of the Cui family, Xu Yan once visited the Han family and met the daughter of the Han family, Han Shineng's little sister, and the two made a private decision for life. After that, Xu Yan clamored about getting out of the marriage. The Cui family naturally did not allow it, and Xu Yan's father later saw that Xu Yan was stubborn, so he expelled Xu Yan from the Xu family. The old lady of the Han family also married his daughter early. From then on, Xu Yan was disheartened and left the Qin State, and there was no marriage match. And learned that Han Xiaomei, who was in love with her, died depressed after getting married, and no longer contacted her old friend. Dedicated to serving the Qin State.

After hearing this, Cao Hong realized that the personable Mr. Xu still had such a relationship with his family.

Concubine Han sighed: "Poor Mr. Xu and sister-in-law should have had a beautiful marriage, but the world is impermanent, so we can only blame them for meeting too late." ”

Cao Hong saw that his mother was a little sad, and gaged: "Auntie, Mr. Xu and his aunt and grandmother have no fate, so I can only blame the Xu family for marrying Mr. Xu early, otherwise, this kind of sad thing that everyone will not be sad will happen." Therefore, I will make my own decisions about my marriage! ”

When Concubine Han saw Cao Hong talking about her marriage, she smiled: "You, you have to wait for two years, but I can't control your affairs, then I have to ask your father." Mother can help you find a match, of course, in the end, it is up to your father to decide. ”

This time, Cao Hong's bitter gourd face has been changed.

Cui Huan will not come back so soon to patrol the border, but the princes' homework can not be delayed, the emperor found a well-educated Confucian in the court to teach the prince, temporarily replaced Cui Huan, the master who came is an old man, deaf and dazzling, every day is the son of the son said that the book is a book, the princes asked him questions, he did not pay attention, just said to the princes: "Read a hundred times, its righteousness is self-seeing." "It annoys the princes, Cui He used to teach them to read, and after reading, they will interpret it, and then explain and extend it. The princes learned with relish. In addition, Cui He is strict with himself, and his schoolwork requirements for the princes are even stricter. The princes never dared to make any small moves in class, but after the old gentleman came today, first a few young princes couldn't sit still and began to talk to each other, and seeing that the old gentleman didn't react, they even made a fuss below.

The third prince was still recuperating from his injuries, and after saying that, he just helped Cao Fan to take leave from his master every day, but although the prince still had a blue nose and swollen face, he still insisted on coming to class. Since that day, the prince has been even more reticent, and only when he saw Cao Hong, he barely gave a smile.

Cao Hong heard that the court had made a fuss because of the Six Towns, and the Han and Xiongnu people were arguing, and the emperor Cao Qi had to deal with the government every day, and he was also busy summoning the ministers to appease him. On the go. Of course, this has nothing to do with Cao Hong. Every day, Cao Hong only cares about his own reading and practicing riding and archery. Life is also fulfilling. If there is one problem to find out, it is that Cao Hong has discovered the secret of his mother's happiness.

My father will go to Shuyi Pavilion every once in a while. Sometimes it was still early, Cao Hong could still meet his father, and Cao Jue occasionally took the school exam Cao Hong, or asked what scriptures he had studied, or what history he had studied. Every time, one or two of them are picked out and let Cao Hong elaborate. I also occasionally give me some pointers and talk about my understanding of this. Seeing this, Concubine Han was even happier in her heart.

One day, Cao Jue arrived at Shuyi Pavilion early and saw that Cao Hong was reading Hanshu, so he smiled and said to Cao Hong: "The Bohai Sea is in chaos, and I am very worried. Why do you want to stop your thieves and praise me?"

Cao Hong was stunned for a moment, knowing that this was his father's question to test him.

Then he replied: "The sea is far away, and it is not sanctified, and its people are trapped in hunger and cold, and the officials are not sympathetic, so your majesty has made your majesty's son steal your majesty's soldiers in the middle of the pond." If you want to make the ministers overcome the evil now, will you be safe?"

Cao Jue was very happy to see that his son was well-read and strong. The interest was higher, so he continued to take the school examination and said: "Choose virtuous and good, and you want to be safe." ”

This passage is from "Hanshu Gong Sui Biography", which is about Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty because of the famine in the Bohai Sea, thieves rose together, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty wanted to enable Gong Sui to quell the rebellion, Gong Sui saw the emperor and asked: "Bohai County is located in a remote area, there is no grace and education of the saints, the people there are trapped by hunger and cold, and the officials do not know how to provide relief, so that His Majesty's people steal His Majesty's weapons and play tricks on the Bohai Sea." Now are you going to let me exterminate them, or do you want to pacify them?"

Cao Hong was very interesting because of Gong Sui, an old man, when Cui He taught the "Book of Han", Cao Hong once recited it seriously. So he said: "When the ministers hear that they are in chaos, they are still in chaos, and they should not be in a hurry; Only slow it down, and then it can be cured. The minister is willing to be the prime minister and the minister is free to grammar, and everything is cheap. ”

Cao Jue nodded with satisfaction and said, "You can answer fluently, it can be seen that you have worked hard." But learning without thinking is reckless, in today's world, there is Fu Qin in the west, Liu Song in the south, although I have all the opportunities, I dare not have to be self-eased, sincerely think about the great cause of the world to obtain it with difficulty, and must keep it with difficulty. I am not Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and I want to be peaceful. ”

Cao Hong knelt down and said, "Although the son is still young, he also has the heart to worry about his father. ”

Cao Jue smiled and said: "Okay, seeing that you speak very methodically, and you do things in a very orderly manner, what you lack is experience, after a while, I will arrange for you to go to the court to observe politics, are you willing?" ”

When Cao Hong heard that he could go out of the palace to watch the government, he almost jumped up happily at the thought of not having to be in this palace all day long, and hurriedly replied: "I am willing to share my father's worries." ”

After hearing this, Cao Jue waved his hand and said, "I don't want you to share your worries, as long as you listen more and watch less outside." Got it? ”

Cao Hong thought in his heart: "It's okay, it's better than getting up early every day to read." ”

Who knew that Cao Jue said again: "You can't lose your homework, you still need to get up early every day to read with Master Cui." ”

Cao Hong's face collapsed, and he said, "Yes, father." ”

When Cao Jue and Concubine Han saw each other, they laughed "haha".

At this time, Yue Le hurriedly came in and said to Cao Jue, "Your Majesty, Shen Liangyu is back. ”

When Cao Jue heard this, his face turned solemn, and he stood up and said to Yue Le, "Call him in." After saying that, he left Shuyi Pavilion.