Early the next morning, Cao Shuo took Cai Ji to the palace.

Hearing that Cao Shuo was coming, Liu Xie hurriedly summoned him into the front hall.

The front hall of the palace was supposed to be a place for the ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss important military affairs, but the main hall of Xu Capital was extremely deserted.

In the main hall, in addition to Liu Xiehe and the two permanent attendants, there was only Cao Shuo.

Standing facing Liu Xie, Cao Shuo bowed and said, "The minister knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

"Zirong is exempt." Liu Xie owed, and asked with a smile on his face: "I heard that Zirong went to the Xiongnu this time and killed hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

"The army of hundreds of thousands of Huns is a bit exaggerated." Cao Shuo replied: "There are still more than 100,000. ”

"More than 100,000 counting the number of prisoners?" Liu Xie asked.

"The minister did not leave any prisoners." Cao Shuo said: "More than 100,000 Huns were only killed by our army. ”

Liu Xie was stunned: "Isn't that corpses all over the field?" ”

"War is meant to kill people." Cao Shuo said: "There are only more than 100,000 people, and the Xiongnu invaded the Central Plains in a big way, and there may be more than so many people killed. ”

"That's what Zirong said." Liu Xie nodded and asked, "I heard that yesterday Zi Rong returned to the city, and someone proposed to write to me to promote you as a general." What do you think about this? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I can't be a general." Cao Shuo said: "Don't talk about military exploits, just talk about my age, and if you become a general, you can't convince people." ”

"Zirong is not right to say that." Liu Xie said: "The general commands the soldiers and horses of the world, of course, the military merits shall prevail. I feel that with Zirong's military merits, he is fully qualified for the position of general. ”

Cao Shuo didn't say anything.

Cao Cao just asked him to express his military exploits to Liu Xie, but he didn't expect Liu Xie to take the initiative to ask him to be a general.

Although the generals of the Han court are only famous, the heroes from all walks of life still want to do it.

Although he does not have any real power to be a general, for the heroes, it is the best bargaining chip for supporting the army and respecting themselves.

"I've made up my mind." Liu Xie said: "Canonize Cao Zirong as a general......"

"Please retract your order." Before Liu Xie's words were spoken, Cao Shuo said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui led the army to come to help, and the two of them were just sealed as generals before and after, I am still young, and it is obviously unreasonable to be a general." ”

Cao Shuo refused to be a general, and Liu Xie thought at first that he was just pretending to shirk.

He once again reiterated his refusal to be a general, and Liu Xiecai believed that what he said was not a lie.

"Outstanding military achievements, if I don't canonize a general, I always feel ......" Liu Xie hesitated for a moment, and asked Cao Shuo: "If I canonize a king, will Zirong refuse?" ”

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, where do you plan to place my fief?" Cao Shuo asked.

"King Huainan!" Liu Xie said: "At the time of Emperor Wu, Liu An, the king of Huainan, once set the calendar for the world, compiled the "Legend of Honglie", and asked Lei Shu and other eight people to refine the elixir of immortality for Emperor Wu. Although he later rebelled and ambushed, his exploits were indelible. Huainan people are outstanding and it is indeed a good place. Shouchun was also the former capital of the Chu State, and I only hope that Zirong will sit there and make more contributions to the imperial court. ”

Liu Xie mentioned Liu An, the king of Huainan when Emperor Wu was the emperor, and Cao Shuo certainly understood what he meant.

Sending troops to the Huns, he mobilized an army of 80,000.

Counting the people who transported grain and grass, the total number was more than 200,000.

With such a huge army, except for the Cao family, no one can make up now.

No wonder when he saw Liu Xie, he couldn't wait to be canonized as a general.

It turned out that he wanted to use these false titles to make Cao Shuo grateful for the emperor's grace and not make trouble with the Han court.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will definitely do his best to manage Huainan and other places for the Han Dynasty." Cao Shuo clenched his fists and bowed down and thanked Liu Xie.

"Zirong refuses to be a general, Your Majesty gives you a big boss, you can't shirk anymore, right?" Liu Xie asked.

Cao Shuo was stunned.

Da Sikong is one of the three princes, and it can be said that he is a very human minister.

If you don't become a general, you will be a big general, Liu Xie seems to have to give away this official position today, otherwise he will definitely not feel at ease.

"Your Majesty is gracious, and the ministers are inexplicable." Cao Shuo said: "Previously, His Majesty had canonized his vassals as General Zuo, and his official position was already extremely high. Da Sikong is one of the three princes, and the minister can't afford to take on such an important position. ”

"The general doesn't do it, and the big Sikong doesn't do it either." Liu Xie was a little anxious: "Is it difficult for me to let this emperor be made for you?" ”

"Your Majesty can't talk nonsense!" Before Liu Xie's words came out, Cao Shuo hurriedly said: "When it spreads, people who don't know the inside story still think that the ministers are forcing the palace." ”

Liu Xie also realized that what he said was wrong, and sighed dejectedly and said, "That's it, if I let you choose for yourself, what official position will you choose?" ”

"I wonder if Your Majesty can give it to Captain Ting?" Cao Shuo said: "Then lead Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou to the history of thorns." ”

"Zirong can't look down on the general and the big sikong, but he can actually look at the position of court captain." Liu Xie said: "That's it, that's it, I'll give you a court captain." Then lead Yangzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places. ”

Cao Shuo was about to thank him, but Liu Xie continued: "Remember, it's just other places, not just Yangzhou, Xuzhou and Qingzhou. ”

In fact, there is no need for Liu Xie to remind him, Cao Shuo also knows what he means.

What Liu Xie gave was just a fictitious title, but for Cao Shuo, with these fictitious titles, he could justify the whole set of Quartet.

The Tingwei Mansion of the Eastern Han Dynasty is actually Dali Temple.

During the Han Dynasty, Tingweifu and Dali Temple changed their names many times, and the two names changed many times as different emperors controlled the government.

No matter how the name is changed, the functions of the Tingwei Mansion and Dali Temple have not changed.

Holding the Tingwei Mansion in his hands, Cao Shuo had the opportunity to hear the case.

In particular, some officials committed crimes, and they were all handed over to the Tingwei Mansion for disposal.

With such power, Cao Shuo will also have a justifiable excuse to rectify the officials he does not deal with in the future.

Although Cao Shuo did not worship the position of general or great sikong, he accepted the title of king and became a court lieutenant, and also received the post of assassin in several places. felt that the relationship with him was a little closer, and Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the incident of the edict, Liu Xie obviously felt that Cao Cao's attitude towards him was different from the past.

At the beginning, Liu Xie really didn't know about the edict, and he didn't know until the matter came out.

I want to explain to Cao Cao, but the clothes and belts are indeed his......

has offended Cao Cao, and if he wants to live a stable life in Xu Du, Liu Xie must find another backer.

Cao Shuo is undoubtedly his best backer.

Although it is impossible for Cao Shuo to turn against Cao Cao because of him, but with Cao Shuo blocking him, Cao Cao will not blatantly do anything to him.

Liu Xie and Cao Shuo both calculated their own interests, and many things were of course easy to reach a consensus.

Cao Shuo accepted the reward, and the satisfied Liu Xie said to him: "Zirong might as well tell me how the battle was fought on this expedition against the Huns." ”