The arrival of the Xianbei people did not cause any uproar in the court, although some people thought that the Xianbei people's proposal should be agreed to show the demeanor of the Han Dynasty, but Liu Xie was not interested in this kind of remarks that wanted to be graceful and not warm, and those people saw that Liu Xie ignored their opinions, and they also understood Liu Xie's attitude, so they also followed and stopped.

The Great Han was not interested in forming an alliance with Xianbei, which made Shamadhan anxious as he waited for news. It's just that the initiative is in the hands of the Han, and Sha Mohan is in a hurry no matter how anxious he is, in order to make the Han agree to form an alliance with Xianbei, Sha Mohan jumped up and down for a while, visiting the Chang'an magnates and sending heavy gifts in the hope of winning the support of these people, especially those important ministers who have a good relationship with Liu Xie, which is the object of Sha Mohan's great efforts to win over and curry favor.

It's just that Liu Xie respects Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, who helped him a lot at the beginning, but it doesn't mean that Liu Xie will obey these people, Liu Xie is a very righteous master, not to mention that Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others can't be bought with a little gold and silver, and Sha Mohan's efforts during this time are destined to be useless.

Seeing that his actions were in vain, Shamahan had to start lowering the price himself. His original purpose in coming to Chang'an was to drag the Han into the water and join forces with Xianbei to deal with the rising Qianren. To put it mildly, they came to ask for help, and they were desperate for help.

And after Liu Xie rejected the proposal to form an alliance in person, it was naturally impossible for Sha Mohan to go back in such a gloomy manner. Since the alliance can't let the Han send troops, then there is only a vassal. became your big brother's little brother, and that little brother was bullied, shouldn't you, the big brother, come out?

Sha Mohan thought it was simpler, Liu Xie was not a fool, let alone a character who wanted to save face and suffer crimes, how could he stand up for Xianbei because Xianbei was willing to be a minister to the Han Dynasty. However, since Sha Mohan put forward a new proposal, Liu Xie naturally did not directly refuse, and still used the need to discuss with the ministers as an excuse to stabilize Sha Mohan first.

When Sha Mohan went back to the post house to wait for the decision of the Han, Liu Xie immediately found Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others again, this time not only the officials who held important positions in the court at this time were on the spot, but even Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other old ministers who had retired at home were invited by Liu Xie to discuss the matter together.

"It seems that the Xianbei people are in a hurry." After listening to Liu Xie's story, Lu Zhi said. The people present are all human spirits, and there is almost no need for Liu Xie to analyze them for them, they can analyze the results themselves. I think that the Xianbei people had a tough attitude towards the Han people, especially after the defeat of the Han army in Danhan Mountain, the arrogance of the Xianbei people reached its peak. Fortunately, at that time, Tanshi Huai died suddenly, otherwise Dahan and Xianbei would have already fought a lot. And over the years, the Han Dynasty has been unstable, and Xianbei has been fighting endlessly for the next Shan Yu, and the two families have not bothered to look for each other's troubles. By the time Kebi could gradually become the spokesperson of Xianbei and challenge the Han, Liu Xie on the Han side had also developed his strength to the extent that he had the strength to fight with Xianbei.

The war between the Han and Xianbei ended in the crushing defeat of Kebineng, and the Xianbei people also turned from strong to declining. The strong rise of the Xianbei people has caused a crisis for the survival of the Xianbei people. The current leader of the Xianbei people, Su Li, had to bow to his former enemy Dahan for the survival of the Xianbei people.

But the question is, why did Dahan help the Xianbei people? Dahan is not wronged! Why do you want to help your former enemies tide over the difficulties, is it just that Xianbei is finally willing to bow to the Han and be a vassal? This kind of just a formal face-saving project, Liu Xie has always disdained. There is no practical benefit at all, and a fool will agree.

What kind of master there is, what kind of courtiers there are. is the so-called upward and downward effect, under the pragmatic Liu Xie, there are a large number of pragmatic officials, and Sha Mohan wants to let the Han send troops just by virtue of the word "minister", which is wishful thinking!

"I don't know what price the saint thinks Xianbei will pay before he sends troops?" Yang Biao opened his mouth and asked Liu Xiedao.

"It is not uncommon for us to be a minister, if you are willing to belong and obey the arrangement of the Han, then you can consider it then." Liu Xie did not hide these humerus and said his bottom limit. Hearing Liu Xie's answer, Lu Zhi frowned slightly, "Shengshang, Xianbei is not exhausted yet, and it may not be easy to let them belong to you." ”

"It's okay, the Karma people will help us." Liu Xie said with a smile. "The teachers don't know what is happening on the grassland today, Xianbei is already declining, and the people are like the red sun. A generation of new people replace the old people, the Xianbei people want to dominate the grassland, the Xianbei people are a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, the fate of the Xianbei people, either by the Qianren extinction, or to join the Han to become a part of my Han, just like the Xiongnu, Qiang, Di and other tribes in the past. ”

Hearing Liu Xie's confident answer, Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others nodded slightly. They have no regrets now, when they were young, they watched the Han gradually decline, and they were anxious but had nothing to do. There is no blood, but the problem is that the emperor is not uncommon, but thinks that they are the source of trouble. Fortunately, when they were about to be disheartened, Liu Xie appeared, which gave them a glimmer of hope, and the Han gradually revived again.

In feudal society, imperial power is supreme, and the quality of an emperor directly determines the rise and fall of a country. Liu Xie still has a good life, although the Han is in decline, there are still many people who are loyal to the Han. Moreover, the Han Dynasty at that time only had internal worries but no external troubles, using the identity of the emperor, Liu Xie, who had the memory of later generations, could find available people more directly than others.

Talent is the most important thing at all times. It is precisely because of having a large number of available people that Liu Xie was able to successfully complete the initial layout, so as to revive the Han Dynasty again little by little.

Liu Xie usually has no shelf, and even gives people a feeling that he is not like a man. Which emperor calls himself mine when he has something to do, Liu Xie doesn't care about this, and only calls himself me when facing people who are not very close to him or on formal occasions such as the Great Imperial Conference.

It doesn't matter what Liu Xie calls this kind of thing, no matter what Liu Xie calls himself, he is the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty and the master of the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty, and others can also see his attitude towards the people around him from Liu Xie's self-title. When dealing with old ministers like Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, Liu Xie always called him Mr. or teacher, and when he treated close ministers like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, the title became a direct call for the table, and the self-proclaimed name became me.

Since the emperor of the Han Dynasty was not deceived by the appearance of the Xianbei people, then Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and other old ministers naturally did not need to worry about anything, and quietly listened to the discussions of Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other court backbones, and a feeling that there were successors spontaneously arose.

"Master Lu, Master Cai, don't just listen, but also express your opinions." Liu Xie looked at Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and the others speechlessly.

"Holy Lord, there are Wen Ruo and Fengxiao who give advice to the Holy Lord, so why do you need the old minister to say more." Lu Zhi replied with a smile.

"Yes, Holy Lord, Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao and others have already said what the old minister thinks in their hearts, so why should the old minister do more. If there is nothing to do, please allow the old minister to retire. Cai Yong also said on the side.

“…… Master Cai, others can go, but you can't go, there are some things that need to be told to Master Cai. Liu Xie originally promised to let Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, the elderly ministers, leave first, but since people are unwilling to speak, it is a waste of people's time to stay, but he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said to Cai Yong.

"Oh? What's the matter? Cai Yong asked puzzled.

"Uh...... It's inconvenient to say it here, and I'll ask Master Cai to go back to the harem with me for a detailed discussion later. ”

"Oh, then the old minister will wait a while." Cai Yan nodded, sat in his seat and said no more.

In fact, Liu Xie and others don't have much to discuss. At the moment, the Xianbei people have not recognized their heads, and it is useless to think more. The things that Liu Xie discussed with Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others were mainly the preparations that the Han needed to make in advance if he decided to send troops. Of course, the premise of sending troops is that the Xianbei people are willing to join the Han Dynasty, otherwise the Han Dynasty will never send troops. Unless the people are full of food, they choose to take the initiative to provoke the big man at this time.

When the matter was almost discussed, the details were carefully considered by Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other advisers, and Liu Xie took Cai Yong to the harem.

"How has Master Cai been doing lately?" Liu Xie poured a cup of tea for Cai Yong and asked Cai Yong.

“…… Holy Lord, if you have something to say, please speak directly, you don't have to come to these vains. "Now Cai Yong does not hold any real positions except for a few idle jobs on his body and eating the court's fortunes, so he is more casual to talk to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie smiled when he heard this, and went straight to the point: "Since Master Cai asked, then I will tell you the truth, I invited Master Cai here today, not for anything else, but for Sister Cai's marriage." ”

"Huh? Could it be that the Holy One wants to let Zhao Ji enter the palace? Cai Yong frowned when he heard this.

"No, no, Master Cai, don't misunderstand, it's not a proposal, it's a matchmaker." Liu Xie hurriedly explained.

"Talking about the media? Why do people say matchmaking? What is the other party's family background? How old is it? ......" Cai Yong asked several questions in a row when he heard this, and Liu Xie hurriedly interrupted when he saw this: "Master Cai, Master Cai, calm down, listen to me slowly." ”

If you want to say that Cai Yong can still feel worried about in this world, it is the lifelong event of her daughter Cai Yan. Wei Zhongdao, who married his daughter to the Wei family, turned out to be a short-lived ghost, and his daughter became a widow as soon as she got married.

Not only did he not choose a good match for his daughter, but he gave his daughter more notoriety. So for her daughter, Cai Yong has always felt guilty in her heart, and she has never persecuted her daughter in marriage matters, so that Cai Yan has now become an old girl in the family.

Cai Yan himself didn't mind, but Cai Yong attributed the responsibility for this matter to himself, which was almost a piece of his heart, so much so that when Liu Xie mentioned that someone wanted to marry Cai Yan, Cai Yong was very excited.

"Holy Lord, who entrusted you to tell the old minister? Is it Bonghyo? Cai Yong couldn't help but ask.

"It's not Bonghyo. Didn't Master Cai know that Sister Cai had rejected Fengxiao? ”

"Uh...... Who is that? Cai Yong didn't answer Liu Xie's rhetorical question, and continued to ask.

“…… Cai Shike still remembers Meng De? Liu Xie asked tentatively.

"Mengde? Cao Mengde? ”

"Well, it's him."

"How could he ......" Cai Yong was a little unconvinced. In terms of age, the difference between Cao Cao and Cai Yan is a bit big, even if it is a father and daughter, it is no problem.

“…… It was Sister Cai who begged me to say it. ”

"Zhao Ji ......" heard Liu Xie say that his daughter Cai Yan took the initiative to invite him to come and talk about it, and Cai Yong had to believe it. It is impossible for Liu Xie to talk nonsense about this kind of thing, because it is too easy to confirm the truth or falsehood, as long as you ask the person concerned, the truth will be revealed.

It's just that Cai Yong still can't accept his daughter's fall in love with Cao Cao. After all, Cai Yong and Cao Cao are also old friends, and in Cai Yong's eyes, Cao Cao is equivalent to his little brother. Now that the little brother is about to become a virtuous son-in-law, the identity change is a bit big, and Cai Yong can't accept it.

“…… So what is Mengde's attitude? Cai Yong was silent for a moment and asked Liu Xiedao.

"Uh...... Meng De seemed to have some scruples. ”

"What? Does he still have scruples? Cai Yong was immediately unhappy when he heard this, he didn't care about Cao Cao's age, this Cao Cao still dared to pick fat and thin?

"Master Cai didn't misunderstand, Meng De's scruples were like this, first, he felt that he was much older than Sister Cai, and he was not a good match; The second is that he has a lot of wives and concubines in his family, and if Sister Cai marries, it is not easy to give a name. Seeing this, Liu Xie hurriedly explained.

"Hmm...... Count him Cao Cao's acquaintance. Cai Yong was deflated after listening to the explanation, and nodded slightly.

"But here's the problem, Sister Cai doesn't care about these." Liu Xie said again.

“…… Holy Lord, can you finish the sentence in one sitting? Cai Yong looked at Liu Xie dissatisfiedly and asked.

Liu Xie hurriedly replied: "It's over, it's over, what I want to say about this is this question when I look for Cai Shi, Cai Shi, what do you dare to do about this matter?" ”

"I didn't choose the right match for Zhao Ji back then, and now that she has a heart, then I shouldn't have objected. It's just that Mengde's concerns also have some justification...... Not...... It's a bit of a tricky thing to do. Cai Yong said with a headache.

Liu Xie didn't squeak, this is the Cai family's housework, and he is a messenger. No matter what he says, it is easy to get into trouble, and it is wise to remain silent, unless Cai Yong takes the initiative to ask him, Liu Xie will not express any opinion on this matter.

Cai Yong finally didn't ask Liu Xie and retired from the palace. However, as soon as Cai Yong left on the front foot, someone came to report on the back foot, saying that it was Cai Yan's request to see.

Liu Xie really didn't want to see Cai Yan at this time, but he couldn't find a suitable reason for a while, so he had to let Cai Yan in. As soon as they met, Liu Xie said to Cai Yan: "Sister Cai, what kind of wind blew you here today?" ”

“…… Holy Lord, please see. Cai Yan didn't answer, but took out a letter and handed it over.

Seeing this, Liu Xie wondered, if there was anything he couldn't say in person, he had to use letters. If you really plan to communicate by letter, then Cai Yan, what are you doing today?

After taking the letter and reading it, Liu Xie understood the reason. The letter sent by Cai Yan was not written by Cai Yan, but written by Cao Cao to Cai Yan, and the general meaning of the content was that Cao Cao advised Cai Yan to consider lifelong events, and mentioned to Cai Yan a few men who were more compatible with Cai Yan, among which Guo Jia was among them.

"Sister Cai, what do you mean......" Liu Xie, who couldn't guess Cai Yan's thoughts, didn't dare to say anything, and asked Cai Yan tentatively.

"The falling flowers are intentional, the flowing water is ruthless, the thing I told you a while ago, let's stop it." Cai Yan said softly to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, and said depressedly: "My sister Cai~ Why didn't you come earlier?" ”

The Cai family's parents are really tricky, Liu Xie just mentioned this matter to Cai's father, and Cai Nu came to say that the matter would stop, so that Liu Xie would end up in a situation where he was not human inside and out.

"Why did the Holy One say that?" Cai Yan asked puzzled.

"Just now, I just told Master Cai about this." Liu Xie explained with a sad face.

“…… How can the Holy One inform my Father of this? Cai Yan was also a little anxious when he heard this, and couldn't help but complain about Liu Xiedao.

"You can't blame me, Master Cai is Sister Cai's father, and if Sister Cai wants to get married, she can't hide this from him. Rather than letting him know at the end that he was, tell him first to prepare him a little mentally. ”

“…… What is my Father's attitude? ”

"Uh...... Cai Shi also felt that this matter was a bit difficult to handle. But Sister Cai, why did you fall in love with Lao Cao? He's old enough to be your father. ”

“…… Confidants are rare. Cai Yan bowed his head and replied when he heard this. Cai Yan's words Liu Xie understands, Lao Cao's talent is very outstanding, there are Lao Cao's masterpieces in the classics that have been handed down in later generations, and Cai Yan is also a talented woman, the same sex repels each other, the opposite sex attracts, two equally talented people meet, it is normal to attract each other, and it is easy for both parties to ignore external factors such as age and family background.

"Sister Cai, confidants don't necessarily have to be two." Liu Xie couldn't laugh or cry.

"......" Cai Yan didn't speak, Liu Xie scratched his head a little when he saw this, "Anyway, things are already like this, there is nothing to do with Lao Cao's side, I believe that Sister Cai will not seek death and life in order to marry him." The key is Cai Shi's side, how to explain? ”

"Since it is the saint's fault, of course it should be solved by the saint."

"Oh~ Sister Cai, you want to stay out of the matter. No, it's easy to solve this matter, as long as Sister Cai tells Master Cai in person that she doesn't plan to get married, then Master Cai will probably not worry about this matter anymore. Liu Xie hurriedly said when he heard this.

"If you don't bother the two masters, this matter will trouble the saint more." Cai Yan gave Liu Xie a salute and said softly.

“…… I really owe you father and daughter in my last life, Cheng, I'll go and say it to Master Cai. But Sister Cai, after all, your marriage is a piece of Cai's heart, what do you think about this matter? Liu Xie sighed and asked Cai Yan.

"I don't know." Cai Yan lowered his head again. Guo Jia also beat Cai Yan's idea before, but Cai Yan has always only regarded Guo Jia as a younger brother, so he politely rejected Guo Jia's pursuit. And now Cao Cao politely rejected Cai Yan, this is really the retribution of the present world.