Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang in Xinyesan, and Cao Cao issued a recruitment order in Xudu. Sima Min's case came to an end, and Cao Cao also made a conclusion on the case, Sima Min was sentenced to death, Sima's family was not strict in teaching, and a large number of fields and properties were returned to the treasury.

After Sima Min's case, Cao Cao issued three recruitment orders within three months, recruiting talented people from all over the world to serve the imperial court, and many celebrities from all over the world came to serve Cao Cao.

"Okay, Ji Jue is out of the mountain!" Seeing the expression handed over by Cheng Yu, Cao Cao couldn't close his mouth happily, and some of the celebrities that Cao Cao had been looking forward to for a long time went out of the mountain to serve Cao Cao.

"Lord, the general trend of the world has become clear, if there are only a few people who can confront the lord today, as long as the lord grasps the opportunity, within ten years, he will be able to unify the Han Dynasty!" Cheng Yu was so happy to see Cao Cao, and also complimented Cao Cao, this is the opinion of most Cao Jun's resourcefulness, as long as Cao Cao fights steadily, within ten years, he can unify the chaotic Han.

"Well, Zhongde, settle these talents, these people will be the pillars of our army in the future." Cao Cao was very happy about the long-admired celebrities, but more importantly, there were many down-and-out scholars and officials who also came to serve Cao Cao, which is what Cao Cao really wanted!

Although the top strategists are good, it is impossible for the outstanding people to deal with trivial matters. Governing the country requires Wang Zuozhicai, and even more so, the people, especially the officials at the grassroots level. For a long time, the officials at the grassroots level of the Han Dynasty have been controlled by the family's doormen, but after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the family's strength was greatly damaged, and many doormen became ownerless people. It was very beneficial for Cao Cao's rule.

"Don't worry, my lord. You know! Cheng Yu naturally understood Cao Cao's thoughts. It has always been Cao Cao's wish to reuse the cold door and suppress the family, but sometimes the general trend forced him to make compromises, such as the Sima Min incident.

"Fengxiao, execute Sima Min tomorrow, and you will personally supervise the beheading!" Cao Cao nodded, then turned his head and ordered Guo Jia.

"Yes. Lord! "Sima Min's death has become a foregone conclusion, although the Sima family was not uprooted this time, but Cao Cao also reaped a lot of benefits, Sima Yi became an obedient prime minister to join the army, and the Sima family was deprived of a lot of land.

"Bufan, how are the preparations for the Xuanwu Pool?" The inertia of history still affects the world, and Cao Cao, after stabilizing the north, began to prepare to accumulate strength and go south to seize Jingzhou.

"The lord can rest assured, Rui has ordered people to step up the construction of the Xuanwu Pool, and it is estimated that it will be available for use next month. As long as you practice it properly, it won't take three years. You can go south to quell the chaos. Lu Rui arched his hand and replied to Cao Cao. Now there are two counties in Jiangdong in the hands of Cao Jun, plus the territory of Huaisi, it is not difficult to form a naval army that is good at water warfare, and the water system of Jingzhou is not generous compared to the Yangtze River, as long as the command is appropriate, it is definitely not a problem to annex Jingzhou and the area of the Chaisang Lujiang River.

"Okay, this matter will be handed over to the extraordinary, today's deliberations are here, the prime minister has prepared a dinner in the mansion, you all come together to celebrate!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Subsequently, everyone attended the dinner party in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the final result was, of course, one by one drunk and unconscious.

"The villain has seen Master Hou!"

"Hmm!" Lu Rui pinched his forehead, and there was a trace of labor pain, it seems that the culture of fighting wine is from ancient times to the present, and it was done by several juniors of the Cao family last night, and it is still a little uncomfortable.

After last night's dinner, Lu Rui and Cao Jie stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Jie's boudoir courtyard in Cao's Mansion was still kept, and Lu Rui and Cao Jie came back to save their relatives and lived here.

"Master Hou, this is something given to you by Sima Min in prison, saying that this thing can answer Master Hou's confusion." A jailer from Xudu Prison came to see Lu Rui with a grass horse.

"What is this?" Lu Rui was not awake yet, so he asked again.

"Master Hou, this is what Sima Min handed over to the villain before his execution in prison, saying that it was something that Master Hou needed." The jailer reported again, Lu Rui had instructed that if Sima Min had anything left, he must hand it over to himself.

"Ben Hou understands!" Lu Rui nodded, this should be a clue that Sima Min told Lu Rui about the person behind him.

Lu Rui took the grass horse and observed it carefully, this is a grass horse woven mainly from straw and bamboo, and this horse is also stained with some yellow mud all over its body.

Grass mud horse? Lu Rui was suddenly stunned for a moment, Sima Min is trying to scold himself? After thinking about it, no, the word grass mud horse is a modern word, and there is absolutely no such word in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sima Min will not know! So what does this muddy horse represent? Lu Rui was very puzzled.

"Master Hou?" Seeing that Lu Rui was deep in thought, the jailer asked tentatively.

"Oh?"

"Go get some bounty!" Lu Rui reacted and didn't give the reward, so he asked the maid next to him to lead the jailer to get the reward.

"What the hell does this mean?" After the jailer left, Lu Rui took the grass horse and began to look at it carefully, and even dismantled the interior, but still found nothing.

"Husband?" Suddenly, Cao Jie walked in with several maids. Originally, Cao Jie had already arrived at the door, and when he saw Lu Rui thinking about the problem, he was embarrassed to disturb, but after a closer look, his husband was actually holding a grass horse and looking left and right, so it was not an important matter, Cao Jie pushed open the door and entered the study.

"Jie'er?"

"Husband, what is this grass horse?"

"This is sent by Ma Jun, mainly to improve the power of our army's war horses." Lu Rui saw that Cao Jie was coming, so he had to use Ma Jun's research to cover it up.

"I see!" Ma Jun is a master of weapons in Lu Rui's mansion, and sometimes he also improves weapons for Cao Jun, so Cao Jie has no doubts.

"Jie'er, it's time for lunch?" Lu Rui suddenly remembered that he got up this morning and asked Cao Jie to inform himself when it was time for lunch. After all, this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Rui can't be as presumptuous as in his own mansion, so he came to the study in the courtyard to read in the morning.

"Husband, look at the water leak next to you, it's still early for lunch!" Cao Jie covered his mouth and smiled, Lu Rui rarely got up so early, if it weren't for the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Rui would probably still be asleep.

"yes, it's still early!" Lu Rui looked at the water leak and scratched his head, there was still an hour before it was time for lunch.

"Husband, the concubine came here to discuss something important with you." Cao Jie, under the service of the maid, sat down.

"Something important?" Lu Rui looked at Cao Jie, feeling a little itchy in his heart, but he still held back, after all, this is the Prime Minister's Mansion, and there are so many subordinates.

"Husband, do you remember An'er's marriage?" Cao Jie didn't know what Lu Rui was thinking, and continued to explain to Lu Rui the reason for coming to the study, it was rare to go back to his mother's house, and he should catch up with his mother.

"An'er's marriage?" When Lu Rui heard this, his heart was furious again, alas, he still can't pass this level, he has a daughter who is older than himself, what is this called?

"Yes, husband, An'er belongs in his heart, and his husband also knows, these days, the husband has business, and the concubine is inconvenient to disturb, and the concubine has already probed the wind from the female relatives of the Zhong Xuan clan, and An'er's matter can be done!" Cao Jie explained to Lu Rui unhurriedly.

"Can it be?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, how did he become an aunt in his little section, he is not very old, he has not yet arrived in his twenties, and he is so old? Alas, but the women of the rich and noble families in ancient times were like this, gossiping and caring about the marriage of their children.

"Well, husband, I've already found out, Zhong Xuan has no intention of continuing the strings now, but I still want someone to serve by my side, and I've asked what An'er means again, Zhong Xuan can be trusted, please ask your husband to be the master!" Cao Jie seriously asked Lu Rui to go and propose marriage.

"Ahem!"

"This matter, since Jie'er has heard about this matter clearly, the husband will definitely go to the Yuanchang Mansion for An'er, and An'er's marriage can't be delayed any longer." Lu Rui replied to Cao Jie seriously, Lu Bu's daughter's marriage really can't be delayed any longer, and if it is delayed any longer, it will be a guilty leftover.

"Husband, Zhong Miao is in the house at the moment, his father invited him to discuss military affairs, his father has something temporary, and he only summoned Zhong Xuan in the afternoon, and the husband can go and mention this matter to Zhong Xuan now." Cao Jie knew Lu Rui's character, lazy, although he promised himself, but if he wanted to do it, he would definitely drag it out again.

"Huh? An'er's marriage is also a big event, how can it be so hasty? Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, now let Lu Rui go and say kiss, Lu Rui is not sure, this is the first time this kind of thing.

"Husband, you just went to find out Zhong Xuan's tone, and most of the courtship was done by the concubine." Cao Jie smiled slightly and pulled up Lu Rui. The matchmaker and the dowry must be arranged by Cao Jie, and Lu Rui is just going to find out, after all, if he is officially hired, Zhong Xuan will not accept it, and Lu Rui's face will be lost.

"This?"

"Husband!" Cao Jie frowned and looked at Lu Rui expectantly.

"Good, good! Let's go for the husband! Lu Rui shook his head, he was a dignified marquis, a general of Zhengbei, and now he looks like an old bustard! (To be continued......)

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