Cao Cao's reception banquet for Ma Teng and Han Sui was held in the front yard of Cao's house.

After the feast, the crowd dispersed.

Cao Cao instructed Jia Xu to settle the two of them well.

When most of the people attending the banquet dispersed, Cao Cao said to Cao Shuo, who was about to leave, "Zirong, you stay." ”

Cao Shuo stopped, faced Cao Cao, and waited respectfully.

Coming to Cao Shuo's side, Cao Cao said, "Accompany me to the backyard." ”

Father and son left the front hall and walked into the back garden.

Although the Cao family occupies an area not as large as the Yuan family in Hebei, it is also the most spacious mansion in Xudu City except for the imperial palace.

When Cao Shuo returned to Xudu, it was already in the middle of summer.

On the trees in the back garden, the singing of knowing that you are playing with your life is more likely to make people feel bored in the hot climate.

accompanied Cao Cao to the back garden, Cao Shuo didn't say a word.

"How many Huns did you kill when you went to Hetao this time?" Cao Cao asked.

"Back to my father." Cao Shuo said: "Together with the slaughter of the war dead, there are more than 100,000 people in total. ”

"The Hun Da Dan was killed by Ma Chao?" Cao Cao asked, "Are you sure that the one who died was the Xiongnu Da Danyu?" ”

"I wasn't sure at first." Cao Shuo said: "But it didn't take long for King Zuoxian to inherit the throne of Da Shan Yu, and it was only then that I was sure that it was the Xiongnu Da Shan Yu who was killed by Ma Chao. ”

"Can you tell me why you thought of crusading against the Huns?" Without waiting for Cao Shuo to answer, Cao Cao said again: "I just want to hear the truth." ”

Of course, Cao Shuo would not say that he was trying his best to avoid the chaos that would happen in the future.

He asked Cao Cao, "Could it be that father forgot the sad and indignant poem written by Cai Zhaoji?" ”

"Just because of a woman's poem, you are going to use a sword against the Huns?" Cao Cao asked in amazement.

"Father Mingjian, that's not a poem." Cao Shuo said: "That is the complaint of the Central Plains people who suffered from the Huns. In recent years, we have been fighting every day, every month, and every year. Fighting back and forth, it is still us Han people who are fighting each other. The more our people die, the population of the Central Plains is getting smaller and smaller. But the Huns took advantage of these years to recuperate, and took advantage of our mutual attack to come to the Central Plains to massacre the people, rob our wealth, and rob our women......"

"That's why you asked the Huns to send you 20,000 war horses?" Cao Cao asked suddenly.

Cao Shuo smiled, scratched his head and said, "I really can't hide anything from my father." ”

"20,000 war horses, how do you plan to distribute them?" Cao Cao asked.

It was clear that Cao Cao wanted to get a piece of the pie, Cao Shuo said: "Actually, the Xiliang army has already asked me for war horses, and it is because of this that I asked the soldiers to bring the horses back to Shouchun first." Father if he wants to ......"

"It's not easy for you to spit out what has already fallen into your hands." Cao Cao said with a smile: "The tiger and leopard riders on my side are indeed short of war horses, and the next time the Huns send you horses, you can select 100,000 strong horses and send them to Xudu." ”

"100,000 horses?" Cao Shuo was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "The tiger and leopard can't ride thousands of people, what does my father want so many horses for?" ”

"Two tigers and leopards each, and one ordinary cavalry." Cao Cao said: "The extra ones, I can use them to plow the fields and plough the land?" ”

Cao Shuo's head was full of black lines.

Horses are used to plough the fields, and they are also good horses sent by the Huns......

If people who don't know the inside story come to Xudu, they don't know how rich the Cao family is, and they actually use good horses to do what cattle should do.

"Father......" Cao Shuo smiled and said with a shy face: "Ploughing the fields with the horses sent by the Huns, and being seen by outsiders, it must be said that my father does not attach importance to horses?" If my father really wanted to do these things with horses, I could have sent some of those who had retired from the army to Xudu......"

Cao Cao glared at him: "Just back to Xudu, you want to play tricks with your father?" ”

"How dare I play tricks on my father?" The smile on Cao Shuo's face was put away, and he said to Cao Cao with a bitter face: "I just think it's ...... to use good horses to do those things."

"I'm just saying, you really do those things with horses?" Cao Cao said: "Tell me the truth, how many benefits did you ask for from the Huns?" ”

"Actually, it doesn't do much good." Cao Shuo looked bitter and bitter: "Although I asked the Huns for some horses, they stuffed me with all the women who couldn't support me. I'm still worried about returning to Shouchun, how can I feed so many people. ”

"The Huns stuffed it for you?" Cao Cao sneered: "I remember that the Huns never gave women to others. ”

"They can't beat us, and all the men in the tribe are dead, leaving only the women." Cao Shuo said: "It's not that my father doesn't know me, my character has been very pure since I was a child, and I can't see women, children and the elderly being wronged. How could I see those women helpless, so I could only bite the bullet and accept them all and send them to Shouchun to do some consideration. ”

"It's okay for you to talk nonsense in front of others." Cao Cao said: "Actually, there is no truth in front of me." ”

"Actually, it's not like I didn't bring anything back to my father." Cao Shuo said: "I went to Bei to be a big Dan Yu of the Huns, and I told him that if you don't want to be beaten, you have to make peace with our Cao family." ”

"Are you crazy or stupid?" Hearing the word "harmony", Cao Cao's eyes widened: "Could it be that you want to send your sisters to the Huns?" ”

Cao Cao's face was not good, and Cao Shuo hurriedly said: "Father misunderstood what I meant, the so-called harmony is nothing more than becoming a family. When we marry our daughters, they marry their daughters actually mean the same thing. ”

Looking at Cao Shuo suspiciously, Cao Cao asked, "Could it be that you still let the Huns promise to send Ju Ci to the Cao family as a daughter-in-law?" ”

"Really." Cao Shuo grinned and said to Cao Cao: "There are too few daughters around Qubei, only two. I took both of them, and as for which brother they marryed, it was up to my father to decide. ”

The news that Cao Cao got was already what Cao Shuo was already doing.

Qubei hadn't sent his daughter out of the Hetao yet, and of course he didn't know the specific details of Cao Shuo's proposal to make peace with the Huns.

Looking at Cao Shuo suspiciously, Cao Cao still couldn't believe that the Huns would actually send Ju Ci to the Central Plains, and it was two at a time......

"How many daughters do you want to be?" glared at Cao Shuo fiercely, but Cao Cao's heart was dark.

It has become customary for the Han people to marry the princess.

Now the Huns have sent Ju to the Central Plains, which is really the first time in the world.

Cao Shuo has done such a great thing, as his father, Cao Cao will of course be proud of this son.

PS: Chapter 9, and one more chapter today

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