Cao Shuo stayed at the palace all morning.

Liu Xie listened to him talk about the process of crusading against the Xiongnu, and he listened with relish.

After listening to Cao Shuo's description of the process of fighting with the Xiongnu, Liu Xie said with admiration: "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has suffered from the disasters of the Xiongnu. At the beginning, Li Dao and Guo Yan rebelled, and the Huns took the opportunity to enter the Central Plains. I also heard that they burned, killed, looted and did all kinds of evil in the Central Plains, but I didn't expect Zirong to go to Hetao this time and return all the things they did at the beginning. Not only that, but he was able to persecute the Huns and relatives. ”

Without waiting for Cao Shuo to respond, Liu Xie then asked: "I don't know which prince Cao plans to make peace with the Xiongnu?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty." Cao Shuo said: "The one who is close to the Xiongnu is my third brother Cao Zhang. ”

"Cao Zhang." Liu Xie pinched his chin and thought for a while and asked, "Was it born to Mrs. Bian?" ”

"Exactly." Cao Shuo said: "I didn't expect Your Majesty to be very familiar with the Cao family brothers. ”

"There are more than 20 sons under Cao Gong's knees, I can't say that I remember all of them, at least I remember most of them." Liu Xie said: "If it weren't for the Cao family, the Han court would have fallen into the hands of thieves. If I don't remember the Cao family, wouldn't I have been this emperor for nothing? ”

"Your Majesty is serious." Cao Shuo smiled and said, "Although I have more than 20 brothers, except for me and Zihuan, the other brothers are still young. Cao Zhang, who married the Xiongnu, was only twelve years old, and Cao Quan, who married Yuan Tan's family, was only ten years old. It is only expedient to let them marry. For the sake of the Han court, the Cao family had to do this. ”

Liu Xie sighed softly and said: "The Cao family is full of loyalty, but unfortunately the world has a lot of criticism of the Cao family. ”

"Has Your Majesty heard of anything?" Cao Shuo asked.

After being stunned for a moment, and realizing that he had said something that he shouldn't have said, Liu Xie pretended to smile calmly and said, "Although I am in the palace, I can also hear some things outside. Zirong has made so many contributions, and there are not many people who say bad things about you. ”

"I also know that there are a lot of people who speak ill of me." Cao Shuo smiled indifferently and said to Liu Xie: "They say theirs, I still do what I have to do." If everything is based on those people's ideas, do you still want to be in the Han Dynasty? Do you want to rule the world for Your Majesty? ”

"Zirong is really a loyal person." Liu Xie said: "This time, I failed to make you a general, and my heart seemed to be blocked by something, and I was embarrassed. ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to take it to heart." Cao Shuo said: "Your Majesty can only keep the position of a general for his ministers." When the minister can become a general, it is not too late for His Majesty to reward him. ”

"Since Zirong said so, I don't insist anymore." Liu Xie said: "When you return to Xudu in the future, don't forget to come and sit here." ”

Having said that, Cao Shuo knew that there was no need to continue chatting.

He bowed to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has a lot of affairs to deal with, so I will retire first, and please cherish Your Majesty." ”

"I'll send Zirong!" Liu Xie stood up and personally sent Cao Shuo out of the hall.

Outside the main hall, Cao Shuo bowed to Liu Xie again, and stepped on Cai Ji and the others to leave.

Walking out of the palace, Cai Ji said to Cao Shuo: "Every time Your Majesty sees Gongzi, I don't feel like an emperor. ”

Glancing at Cai Ji, Cao Shuo asked, "What do you think the emperor should look like?" ”

"I can't tell." Cai Ji replied: "But I just feel that Your Majesty is too humble in front of Gongzi." How can there be a half-point ninety-five respect? ”

"If you live in the palace like him, although you have the mind of Kuang Fu Han, but you don't have half a soldier and horse in your hands, and you can only rely on others for everything, you will understand that he doesn't want to do this to me, but has to do this to me." Cao Shuo said: "So you still have to have real power to be a man." ”

Cao Shuo's words, Cai Ji listened to it as if he understood it.

Although he still didn't understand it in his heart, he didn't ask any more questions and followed Cao Shuo back to his residence.

Not long after arriving home, Cai Ji, who was guarding outside, ran to Cao Shuo's room.

"Childe." Standing at the door, Cai Ji said: "When everyone in Xudu heard that Gongzi was crowned king, they came to congratulate him, and dared to ask Gongzi, what do they plan to do?" ”

"Everyone?" Cao Shuo asked, "What are they?" ”

"It's too much." Cai Ji said: "Not only the officials of Xu Du, but even the gentry in the city have come to congratulate, and the outer courtyard is already full of people. ”

"How many are there?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"To say the least, there are three or five hundred." Cai Ji said: "The outer courtyard is already full of gifts they sent, and I have specially ordered a few people to send them to the backyard. Do you want to look at it? ”

"Which people were sent to the backyard on purpose?" Hearing that so many guests had come, Cao Shuo asked with a grin.

"Guo Gong, Xun Gong, Cheng Gong and others have all had people send them to the backyard." Cai Ji said: "There is also the ...... of the eldest lady and Mrs. Bian."

"Mrs. Bian's was also sent to the backyard?" Cao Shuo frowned slightly and asked Cai Ji.

Seeing that Cao Shuo's face was not very good, Cai Ji asked, "Do you want to take the things she sent to the outer courtyard?" ”

"Isn't it embarrassing that it has been sent to the inner courtyard and brought to the outer courtyard?" Cao Shuo said: "It's okay to send it to the inner courtyard, some things haven't surfaced yet, and the scene still has to be passable." ”

Cai Ji didn't dare to ask Cao Shuo if he wanted to take a look at those gifts, and stood aside with his head bowed.

Cao Shuo asked him, "What did the eldest lady send?" ”

"The gift from the eldest lady is very strange." Cai Ji said: "What she asked the maid to send was just boxes of preserved fruits. ”

"My mother still understands me." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Go back and wrap these preserved fruits for me, and when I return to Shouchun, I will carry them with me." As for other gifts, just let Lingyun Pavilion help me deliver them to Shouchun. ”

"Don't worry, Childe, I'll arrange it." Cai Ji responded.

Cao Shuo stood up: "Those things will be arranged when the guests disperse, and the most important thing now is that you personally go to Lingyun Pavilion and tell there that tonight's banquet is not allowed to be booked out." Whether it's a private room or a hall, I have it all for entertaining guests. ”

"I see." Cai Ji responded, and then asked Cao Shuo, "Do you want to ......?"

"Women are a major feature of Lingyun Pavilion, since guests are invited, there is a reason why not all of them are entertained in place." Cao Shuo said: "But I only provide them with hugs, and if they take them away, they have to pay for them themselves." ”

"I understand what Childe means." Cai Ji responded and said to Cao Shuo: "I'll go to Lingyun Pavilion." ”

After Cai Ji left, Cao Shuo walked out of the room and went to the front yard with a few guards.

(End of chapter)