It has been almost half a month since Cao Cao returned to Chang'an. After returning to Shun, Liu Xie gave him the post of a local envoy to observe the wind, and sent Chang'an to various places to observe the people's situation and see if the officials in various places were favoritism and irregularities and abused power for personal gain. Cao Cao was accompanied by Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, and Cao Ren.

In the past two years, Cao Cao has experienced the internal changes of the Han Dynasty, and he knows that the Han Dynasty has now become strong again. But why this can be so, Cao Cao has always been puzzled before, and this field trip made Cao Cao finally understand where he lost.

Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and others, who went out with Cao Cao, were originally a little unconvinced by Liu Xie, thinking that Liu Xie was just taking advantage of the righteous name, but as Cao Cao turned around along the way, everyone's mentality finally became normal, and they understood that Liu Xie's ability to become the final winner was not just based on the righteous name.

The Great Han is being revived, and there are signs that it will surpass the past. At this time, Cao Cao and others couldn't help but ask themselves, how do they deal with themselves in this general trend of reunification of the world? Judging from the current attitude, Liu Xie seems to be difficult to arrange the positions of Cao Cao, Xiahoudun and others.

Cao Cao is a prince, and Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and others are also generals of the first army, such a person is arranged to be a deputy, which seems to be a bit condescending, but if he is allowed to lead an army alone, it is difficult to convince the public. Why should the newly-descended be treated so favorably? Before returning to Chang'an, Cao Cao and others were apprehensive, and even discussed the matter in private, but unfortunately the result was not satisfactory.

When they arrived in Chang'an, after Liu Xie informed Cao Cao and others of the arrangements made by the imperial court for them, Cao Cao, Xiahoudun and others invariably breathed a sigh of relief. Led an army alone, but not in Guanzhong or the Central Plains, but in the Western Regions. Replacing Lu Bu in the Western Regions, Cao Cao and others are about to take office.

Once he went to the Western Regions to take office, Cao Cao would not be able to return to Chang'an for at least three years, and Cao Cao, the general of Zhenxi, succeeded Lu Bu as the imperial court in the Western Regions.

Cao Cao was very grateful to Liu Xie for his arrangement. When he was young, his dream was that after his death, he could engrave the words General Han Zhengxi on his tombstone. Although it is Zhenxi at the moment, I believe that when the Han Dynasty completes the unification and the country is rich and the people are strong, it will definitely begin to expand externally. I went to the Western Regions at this time, just to take this opportunity to understand the Western Regions, as the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing the other, a hundred battles will not be defeated, Cao Cao is not afraid of hardship, afraid of being raised in Chang'an like a pig until he dies of old age. Originally, I was worried that I would not have any achievements in my life after returning to the imperial court, but now I am relieved, even if I don't have the opportunity to go to the west in person, my son can go on his behalf.

Among the adult children around Cao Cao, except for Cao Pi, who was sent back to his hometown to guard the ancestral business, Cao Ang, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi were all arranged by Liu Xie in the court. Cao Zhang entered the army of the Son of Heaven and became the personal guard general of Liu Xie's side, Cao Zhi Situ Xunyu asked for the past and was responsible for assisting in handling government affairs, and the eldest son Cao Ang was ordered by the Son of Heaven to go to the Western Regions with him this time.

Liu Xie's arrangement not only satisfied Cao Cao, but also those generals under Cao Cao were also satisfied with this arrangement. Let them go to the former opponents, they always have some resistance in their hearts. And let them go to the Western Regions with Cao Cao, firstly, they are all acquaintances, and they will not feel embarrassed to get along with each other, and secondly, they can show their strengths and are not afraid of uselessness. Moreover, Liu Xie has already recruited their descendants into the army of the Son of Heaven, and there is no need to worry about the future of the family, it can be said that Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and others have put down their burdens at this time, and they only need to concentrate on assisting Cao Cao.

Liu Xie was not worried that letting Cao Cao go to the Western Regions would give Cao Cao a chance to become big again. After several population raids, the Western Regions are now sparsely populated, and if Cao Cao really has the ambition to re-divide one side, then he will face the dilemma that the population under his rule is too small to support himself. Second, the position of the protector of the Western Regions is changed every three years, and at this time, the protector of the Western Regions is actually the second time that Lu Bu has taken office, and Ma Teng has also succeeded Lu Bu for a term before him, Cao Cao wants to start an incident for the second time, and three years will not allow him to complete the arrangement. The third is that the army stationed in the Western Regions is not a local in the Western Regions, but drawn from the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Bashu, and the families of these soldiers are under the rule of the Han Dynasty. Fourth, there is the problem of supply, due to the sparse population, a large part of the material supply of the Han army stationed in the Western Regions needs to rely on the Han to transport, as long as the Western Regions has a rebellion, as long as the Han holds the danger, starvation can also starve to death those who want to rebel.

With no fear, Liu Xie was naturally not afraid to give Cao Cao a chance to lead the army alone. Liu Xie, a person like Lu Bu who left a notorious name in history, can give a chance, let alone Cao Cao. As for the arrangements after Lu Bu returned to Chang'an, Liu Xie did not think about it for the time being, and the initial plan was to arrange Lu Bu in the army of the Son of Heaven.

With Dian Wei, Pang De, Ma Chao, Gan Ning, Tai Shici and others leading an army to sit on one side, the Son of Heaven's pro-army directly under Liu Xie is lacking in generals, and there are fewer people who can support the scene in terms of fighting generals. It's not that the Son of Heaven's pro-army has no generals available, but in terms of fighting alone, there is no one with enough deterrence.

Cao Zhang, Guan Ping, Xiahou Heng, and Xu Yi's martial arts are all good, but their fame is still a little smaller, and they lack enough proud records, but Lu Bu's addition is like a Dinghai God Needle, so that the Son of Heaven's army no longer has weaknesses.

Let Lu Bu lead the army alone? Lu Bu's ability is sufficient, and sitting in the Western Regions twice is enough to wash away the stigma he had back then, and let the world prove his loyalty to the Great Han. But the problem is that Lu Bu is not handsome, his most effective position is the vanguard general, and he is one of the best in the battle, but in terms of arranging troops, it is a little worse. The same two armies are facing each other, the same number of people, the same weapons and equipment, Lu Bu will often only take advantage at the beginning, as long as the opponent can withstand his first wave of offensive, then there is a chance that Lu Bu will lose in the end.

And letting Lu Bu join the army of the Son of Heaven can show Liu Xie's trust in Lu Bu, and secondly, it can also avoid the losses caused by Lu Bu due to improper command.

Liu Xie is not worried that Lu Bu will be dissatisfied with his arrangement, and now Lu Bu is no longer the stunned young man who was ambitious and thought that he could lay down a piece of his own world with a halberd in his hand and a horse in his crotch. The tempering of the years, especially the concern for his family, has made Lu Bu know how to make trade-offs, and it can also be considered that Lu Bu has matured and learned to adapt to the environment.

Today's Lu Bu has a son and a daughter under his knees, and the eldest daughter Lingqi is now twenty-two and has not yet found her in-law's family. It's not that there are no people who come to the door to propose marriage, but Lu Lingqi doesn't look down on them. She has only one requirement for her future husband, and he must be better than his father. That Lu Bu was called a flying general back then, and his martial arts were comparable to ordinary people, so the marriage was delayed.

Lu Bu returned to Chang'an this time, firstly, to reunite with his family, and secondly, he wanted to marry Lu Lingqi out as soon as possible. Twenty-two, they have become old girls, and it is really easy to find a suitable in-law if you don't marry.

Liu Xie, who understood the purpose of Lu Bu's return to Chang'an this time, had already started to prepare, and the roster he had prepared for Sun Shangxiang could come in handy again. Sun Shangxiang got her wish and entered the Luanwei camp, and not long after Sun Ce and Zhou Yu left Chang'an to go to Qingzhou to train the navy, Sun Shangxiang also moved into the military camp of the Luanwei camp, so that her marriage could only be put on hold temporarily.

Usually the Luanwei camp has its own daughter-in-law Zhao Yu in charge, and Liu Xie does not plan to send the all-female Luanwei battalion to fight, not machismo, but Liu Xie believes that if a country is reduced to the point that it needs to rely on women to go out to fight, it is not far from the end.

Liu Xie is not opposed to letting women serve in the army to do some ambulance work, but it is better to keep women away when they go to the battlefield to play with others, that is the work of the old man.

But when he inadvertently wandered to the Luanwei camp one day, Liu Xie found that the Luanwei camp, which he usually didn't pay much attention to, had now become a concentration of women in the families of the powerful in Chang'an. Yingying Yanyan is like a daughter country, Liu Xie only went there once, and never went again.

Liu Xie didn't want to expand his harem, and the magnates of Chang'an wanted the women in their family to join the Luanwei camp, so Liu Xie could guess a few points. It's just that Liu Xie doesn't go to Luanwei Camp, and those who have illusions in their hearts have to dispel their delusions and find a woman's in-law when they reach adulthood.

However, in this way, Luanwei Camp has also become the base camp of unmarried women in Chang'an. Liu Xie didn't want to ask for trouble, but some people wanted to go but were not allowed to enter.

"Husband, shouldn't you take care of the people around you?" Just after dinner on this day, Liu Xie was chatting with his daughter-in-law Zhen Mi, and another daughter-in-law, Zhao Yu, walked over to Liu Xie with a helpless face.

"What's wrong? Who messed with you? Liu Xie was puzzled when he saw this, there were a lot of people around him, but no one would be stupid enough to make his daughter-in-law angry.

"Who else could it be? It's that Cao Zhi. ”

"Cao Zhi? Did he mess with you? ”

"He didn't mess with me, but he always ran to the Luanwei camp and pestered my subordinate generals?" Zhao Yu explained with a snort.

"Huh? Commanders? Who is it? ”

"Lingqi."

"Lingqi? …… You just said that Cao Zhi was pestering Lu Lingqi during this time? ”

"Uh-huh."

"No, Cao Zhi is only sixteen, and Lu Lingqi is twenty-two, and these two people are not very compatible."

"That's right. But do you know what that Cao Zhi said? ”

"How?"

"The female junior hugs the gold bricks, can't he want to hug the two?"

"Poof~" Liu Xie couldn't help but puff, nodded and smiled: "Talented, this kid is really talented." ”

"Don't be happy, hurry up and help me think of an idea, so that he can dispel this idea." Zhao Yu said angrily when he saw this.

Liu Xie scratched his head when he heard this, and asked, "Uh...... What is Lingqi's attitude? Other people's families are happy with each other, but we have become wicked people. ”

"Lingqi is also having a headache about this. His father is about to return to Chang'an, and one of the purposes of coming back is to solve Lingqi's marriage. ”

“…… Xiaoyu, does Lingqi have a sweetheart? If there is, let her tell me first, and when Lu Bu comes back, I can tell Lu Bu about it, so as not to mess with Lu Bu's mandarin duck score. Liu Xie thought about it and asked Zhao Yudao.

"This ...... Lingqi doesn't seem to care much about her own affairs, except for practicing military and martial arts every day, she doesn't see her have any contact with any men. ”

“…… Then do you think she is a woman she has a crush on? Liu Xie had a whim and asked coldly.

"Huh? …… No way? Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, didn't understand, and then reacted and said in disbelief.

"Since there is the good of Longyang in this world, why can't there be the love of lilies?" Liu Xie said with a smile.

"Impossible, right?" Zhao Yu still didn't believe it.

Liu Xie just said it casually, but he didn't take it seriously. Seeing that Zhao Yu's attention was successfully diverted by himself, he did not continue the topic, but instead discussed with Zhao Yu how to solve the problem that there were many school-age women in Luanwei Camp.

"People took the initiative to send their daughters to the door, how can you let me refuse." When Zhao Yu heard that Liu Xie intended to reduce the establishment of the Luanwei battalion, he immediately said unhappily.

"Then you can't ask for everyone, right?"

"Husband is worried that the Luanwei Battalion is not strong enough? Don't worry. The Luan Wei battalion has a clear division of labor, and the soldiers in charge of the battle have skills that are not inferior to those of men. If you don't believe it, it's a big deal to pull out a team of people and let's have a try. ”

"Pull it down, your proposal is unrealistic. If you have a little backbone, who will really fight for your life with your Luanwei battalion. ”

"That's what they don't dare." Zhao Yu said unconvinced.

"Chengcheng, I won't argue with you about this. If you don't mention it, I forgot, there is something I want to say hello to you in advance, Lu Lingqi in your Luanwei camp or Ma Yunlu, these two people will be ready to get married when they turn around, don't let them go when the time comes. ”

"What? You're going to draw my general? Zhao Yu was a little anxious when he heard this. Lu Lingqi, Ma Yunlu is his right-hand man in the Luanwei camp, and if he transfers both of them away at once, then he will not become the commander of the light pole.

"What are you anxious about? The male should get married, the female should get married, those two are not young, you can't ignore their lifelong events for your own convenience. Be careful of being complained about behind your back, saying that you are full and you don't know that hungry men are hungry. Besides, I don't believe that without Lu Lingqi and Ma Yunlu, you won't be able to find a replacement. Xun Xiaomei in Guo Jia's family and Sun Shangxiang, who has just joined, can't it. ”

"Can that be the same? Xun Xiaomei has to take care of the children, and she can come in her spare time, but she has a vacant position in Luanwei Camp, and Sun Shangxiang has only been here for a few days, so what qualifications are convincing? ”

"So what do you say? You can't help but let people go on a blind date, right? Liu Xie spread his hands and asked Zhao Yudao.

“…… Otherwise, husband, you will take them, right? In this way, they don't need to fade out of the Luanwei camp for the sake of getting married. ”

“…… In order to keep your confidant, are you planning to contribute your husband? A black line appeared on Liu Xie's forehead, and he glared at Zhao Yudao helplessly.

"Husband~ You see, Lingqi and Yunlu are both old men in Luanweiying, and they know us well, and they are both beauties......"

"Shut up! You brainless, why did I marry you in the first place? Where is the jealousy that a woman should have? How can you be so generous and willing to share your husband with others? ”

"It's not an outsider...... Zhao Yu replied with a smile. was so angry that Liu Xie simply gave up preaching, grabbed Zhao Yu and pressed it under his leg and raised his hand to fight.

Sometimes force is indeed more effective than preaching, Liu Xie slapped him a few times, but Zhao Yu was honest and no longer mentioned this tempting proposal.

"Husband, why don't you just want to let the harem add people to import? It's not like you're not good, are you? Zhao Yu rubbed his ass and hid from Liu Xie, his words full of malice.

“…… If the husband is okay or not, I'll let you know at night. Liu Xie glared at Zhao Yudao.

It's normal for husband and wife to talk about hooliganism, Liu Xie is not a gentleman, but he has his own principles of life. With the person next to him, he can say anything, and there is nothing to hide. And Zhen Mi and Bu Luan's two daughters were also used to Liu Xie's hooligan words, and they didn't take it to heart, but just smiled at Zhao Yu, who made Liu Xie's words blush.

"You're not good people." Zhao Yu covered his face and ran away, and dropped a sentence before leaving.

Liu Xie and the others also knew that Zhao Yu was shy, but he would come back after a while, so he didn't take it to heart. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders around, Zhen Mi also asked Liu Xie curiously, "Husband, since Xiaoyu mentioned it today, then the concubine will ask more, why do you resolutely refuse to accept other women into the palace?" If you don't draft a draft girl, you can also be unfamiliar with it, but Lingqi and Yunlu have been in the Luanwei camp for a long time, and they are also familiar with you, why don't you want to admit them into the palace? ”

"Mi'er, why do you even ask that? If that's the case, then it's normal for me to include all the women I know in the palace? ”

"The concubine body doesn't mean that, the concubine body is just a little curious."

"What's there to be curious about? I didn't admit them to the palace, just because of two words, respect. I see them as human beings, not as tools for the benefit of the family. Indeed, if I want them to enter the palace, I only need a will, but I don't want to do that. I hope that they can be independent of their own marriage, instead of following the orders of their parents and the words of matchmaking, to choose a person they do not love as their lifelong partner. ”

“…… How did the husband know that they didn't have any thoughts about the husband? Bu Luan on the side suddenly spoke.

"Uh......" Not to mention, this question really reminded Liu Xie that he really didn't notice this. But it's impossible to think about it, Luan Weiying has always been taken care of by Zhao Yu, and he rarely asks. Liu Xie is not so narcissistic that he thinks that he sees flowers and is loved by everyone.

"Xiaoluan, did you hear something?" Zhen Mi asked.

“…… Two days ago, when the little sister was chatting with someone, I heard someone mention it, it seems that Lingqi has some thoughts about her husband, and Yunlu still doesn't know about it. ”

"Really?" Liu Xie was surprised and asked subconsciously. As soon as the words came out, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly explained to Zhen Mi and Bu Luan, who came over: "I just feel a little surprised. ”

“…… We were also a little surprised. Zhen Mi and Bu Luan glanced at each other and said to Liu Xie in unison.