"It turned out to be Lord Cao!"

Xiao Mo smiled, stopped and turned around to look at Cao Gang. （）

Cao Gang said: "Ziheng, find a place to have a drink with the old man!" ”

Xiao Mo looked at the sky and said hesitantly: "It's not early, Lord Cao, look?" ”

Cao Gang shook his hand at Xiao Mo, stopped his words, and then said, "If Ziheng is in a hurry to go home, the old man will go home with you!" ”

It's all like this, if Xiao Mo can't see that Cao Gang is looking for something for himself, then he will be in vain, so Xiao Mo said to Cao Gang: "It just so happens that Xiao Mo has no accompanying people, you can take a ride on Lord Cao's carriage, why not?" ”

The two left the Ji Mansion, got into Cao Gang's carriage, and then returned to Xiao's house.

The courtyard of the Xiao family was quiet, this time because Meng Qiuxiang's funeral needed manpower, Yun Xue simply transferred some Zhao Ziji's trusted servants and maids from the Yu Wangfu to help the Xiao family.

The servants and maids were cleaning the yard, some were busy loading some things to bring to Luzhou tomorrow, Xiao Mo took Cao Gang directly to the study, and then ordered Lin Jia to serve tea, before saying to Cao Gang: "Lord Cao, I don't know what to do with Xiao Mo?" ”

Cao Gang said: "Ziheng, don't hide it, Your Majesty has changed his temperament greatly after this incident, and he has become more and more silent!" ”

After finishing speaking, it happened that Linjia came with tea, Cao Gang and Xiao Mo were silent for a while, and after Linjia left, Xiao Mo closed the study, looked at Cao Gang and said, "Lord Cao is saying...... His Majesty...... Worried about the affairs of King Qin? ”

Cao Gang shook his head and looked at Xiao Mo and said: "It should be said that he is disheartened, the emperor has experienced too much in his life, and now he is in his last years, and his hair is full of sideburns, but he has no ambition at all!" ”

Xiao Mo finally understood, and asked Cao Gang, "Did Lord Cao mean...... The emperor intends to give way to the crown prince? ”

Cao Gang shook his head and said: "That's not it, it's just that the old man is worried, this is the time when my An Dynasty is now rich and the people are strong, and the White Lotus Sect has been defeated, and the three armies are in full swing, so they could have ......"

Speaking of this, Cao Gang's voice lowered, and he said in a low voice: "Originally, I could, take advantage of this momentum, go north to Yanyun, with Ziheng and Master Li here, maybe we can recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop!" ”

Xiao Mo frowned when he heard this, and said to Cao Gang: "Lord Cao is not joking, right?" This Shandong has not yet settled down, how to start a war with the Liao army at this time? ”

Cao Gang smiled when he heard this: "Ziheng's words are wrong! I want to be rich and strong, and there is plenty of food and grass. Shandong's affairs are no longer significant. I still have 400,000 troops in the northwest to defend it, and if we want to deal with the Liao State, we have soldiers and food, so why be afraid? ”

Depend on! Lao Cao is relying on the An Dynasty to have a lot of money, and it is clear that he is bullying the Liao State!

Xiao Mo thought for a moment and asked, "What's the name of that teacher?" ”

Cao Gang smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "I knew that Ziheng would have this question!" ”

After that, the vice chairman of the Military Commission of the An Dynasty took out a report from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo read the report, and then asked Cao Gang: "Lord Cao, the border is in an emergency, when is this happening?" ”

Cao Gang saw Xiao Mo standing up excitedly, and hurriedly motioned to Xiao Mo to be soft, and then said: "The report I received in the afternoon said that the Liao State has Yelu Aluhan as the head coach this time, Xiao Dingyuan is the deputy marshal, and the famous Liao general Huyan Liancheng is the striker!" With 300,000 troops, the border pass is already a big soldier pressing the border! ”

Xiao Mo's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "Such a big thing, why didn't Lord Cao report it to the emperor?" ”

Cao Gang said: "Ziheng is not in a hurry, the border is very safe!" Do you think it is so easy for the Liao State to gather an army of 300,000? This time, the people who came to my Anchao border pass to knock on the pass were only the 80,000 troops of Huyan Liancheng, and with General Liang here, the border pass was still very stable! A day of delay is nothing of a big deal! ”

Xiao Mo understood, and said, "It turns out that Lord Cao plans to report to the emperor tomorrow when he goes to the court......

"Definitely!" Cao Gang shook his head.

No?

Xiao Mo was speechless and asked, "Lord Cao...... It's not going to be Xiao Mo......"

Cao Gang didn't plan to report to the imperial court, what does this mean?

He is a privy envoy and holds the power of the soldiers and horses of the An Dynasty, but he can't privately withhold the information of the border pass!

Don't Cao Gang want to do it?

No...... Of course not, Xiao Mo won't be so stupid, Cao Gang said before, he wants to fight this battle with Liao!

It's just that...... Zhao Quan is no longer ambitious now, so Cao just detained the report from the border pass.

Because Cao Gang knew that with Zhao Quan's current state, if he was told that the Liao State had 300,000 troops to attack, Zhao Quan would definitely seek peace again!

Cao Gang didn't want to make peace with Liao!

As a bloody Han man, Cao Gang, especially Cao Gang, who sat in the position of privy envoy of the An Dynasty, always had an inexplicable anger towards the Liao State in his heart!

This anger, in the past, when the entire court and even the soldiers of the An Dynasty were weak, Cao Gang has been trying his best to suppress his heart. But now, especially after Xiao Mo and Li Zhun fought so beautifully in Shandong, Cao Gang finally saw the dawn of the strength of the An Dynasty, and at this time, the Liao State actually sent troops to the An Dynasty to knock on the pass, which was simply to send a pillow to Cao Gang!

If you want to sleep, someone will send a pillow, and Cao Gang, who is worried about being a teacher, has seized the opportunity, where will he give up so easily?

Even if he knew that Zhao Quan was disheartened now, Cao Gang didn't give up, so he found Xiao Mo and wanted Xiao Mo to find a way!

This is the smartest person in the An Dynasty, everyone recognizes!

Isn't the White Lotus Sect a cow? Isn't he playing casually?

Cao Gang is full of confidence in Xiao Moke!

So after Cao Gang heard Xiao Mo's words, he nodded and said, "Not bad!" The old man just wants Ziheng to do him a favor and persuade the emperor to send troops! ”

Xiao Mo was silent for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "Lord Cao, I forgive Xiao Mo for not agreeing!" Xiao Mo will help the spirit tomorrow and send his mother back to his hometown for burial, this matter in the court, I am afraid that I can't help! ”

Seeing this, Cao Gang thought that Xiao Mo was unwilling to help him, his heart sank, and he said, "Ziheng, don't you want to build this immortal achievement for the An Dynasty?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "Lord Cao, it's not that Xiao Mo doesn't want to, but now Xiao Mo really can't be separated......

Cao Gang said: "Ziheng only needs to tell the old man the way to persuade the emperor!" ”

"So?" Xiao Mo frowned when he heard this, and then pondered in the study.

To convince Zhao Quan, it is not so simple. Especially after Zhao Quan experienced Zhao Zixuan's incident, he was disheartened, what could others persuade him?

After thinking about it, Xiao Mo said to Cao Gang: "Instead of letting the emperor speak, it is better to let the prince make this decision!" The emperor is now disheartened, and he will definitely let the prince supervise the country, you might as well wait for two more days, and then submit this report when the prince is in charge of the country! ”

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