"Chong'er!" Cao Cao was very happy to see his smartest son coming, and his face showed affection.

"The boy has seen his father!" Cao Chong made a serious salute to Cao Cao.

"Well, why did Chong'er say that it can prove that what Rui'er said is true?"

"Father, Brother Rui allows the child to go to Brother Rui's study to study and ask for advice at all times, and Chong'er found these bamboo slips and silk cloth in Brother Rui's study!"

Damn, Xiao Chongchong, do you know that you have gone to my study to protect your privacy? And to put it so nicely, I just promised you to come and ask me all the time, when are you allowed to enter the study? It's so good at timing!

"Yes, yes, Rui'er needs to teach Chong'er more." Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, touched his beard, and looked at Lu Rui.

"The child must teach Brother Chong and the younger brothers and sisters of the Cao family." Lu Rui arched his hand and replied to Cao Cao.

"My lord, this is not the time to teach the children in the house, and the matter of the little sister of the Xiahou family still needs to be decided." Ding Laohu looked at the three living treasures of Cao Mansion, and wanted to mess around again, perfunctory?

"Yes, yes! Chong'er, bring those bamboo slips and silk cloth. ”

"Yes, Father!" After speaking, Cao Chong's scholar presented the bamboo slips and silk cloth.

Cao Cao looked at the bamboo slips and silk cloth, and then circulated them to Cao Song and the generals of the Cao clan.

"Big brother, Rui'er's analysis makes us very worried!" Cao Ren said to Cao Cao worriedly.

"Yes, now Xu Du's defense is weak, out of the city, basically out of the control of our army, if according to Rui'er's analysis, many places outside Xu Du City will become the location of the thieves and thieves, our clan juniors often go out, if something happens, I'm afraid the gains outweigh the losses!" Cao Cao analyzed the situation near Xudu, the juniors of the Cao family and the Xiahou family are the hope of the two families in the future, if they are not yet adults, they will be lost, then it will be sad.

Cao Cao's words made everyone discuss, who has no children, whose children don't have to go out to work now, subsidize the family, although it is a big family, but the money is used to fight the world, and every family is in financial crisis!

"My lord, what about our little sister?" Ding Erhu saw that everyone had shifted their attention to Lu Rui's file, and hurriedly reminded everyone that there was still one matter that had not been resolved.

"My lord, Mrs. Xiahou is right, the matter of the little sister of the Xiahou family has not been resolved." Ding Laohu also reminded Cao Cao, you three living treasures, you want to fool the past like this?

"Ahem! Mengde, how about leaving this matter to me? Cao Fatzi spoke.

"This is a family matter, and my father should be in charge!"

"In this way, Rui'er has no malice in sending someone to follow the little sister of the Xiahou family, what do you think?"

"Yes, old lady!" Cao Fatzi has spoken, there is no solid evidence, no one dares to say that Lu Rui wants to engage in the Xiahou clan.

"Secondly, Zhang Fei is watching the little sister of the Xiahou family, we can't be sure whether it's true or not, since that's the case, Rui'er can't blame it!"

"As for the protection?"

"Old lady, my grandson has a method that everyone can refer to, I don't know the grandfather?" Cao Chong tried to ask Cao Song.

"Oh? What is the method of Chong'er, let's listen to it, it doesn't matter if it's wrong! Cao Song is also very fond of this smart grandson, who is less than five years old and has the wisdom of an adult.

"Master, since Brother Rui said that Zhang Fei is interesting to Sister Xiahou, then we will give Brother Rui a year and let Brother Rui send someone to protect Sister Xiahou, if Zhang Fei does not act after a year, it will be Brother Rui deceiving us, and then we will treat Brother Rui's sins, in this way, everyone should be convinced, right?"

Cao Chong looked at everyone, Cao Cao nodded and said, "What Chong'er said is reasonable, madam, Mrs. Xiahou, what do you think?" ”

Cao Chong proposed a one-year buffer period, Cao Cao agreed, Ding Laohu and Ding Erhu didn't agree, wouldn't they even be as good as children?

"Your Excellency is wise!" Both Ding Laohu and Ding Erhu agreed to Cao Cao's suggestion.

"Genius?" Cao Fatzi asked Xiahou Yuan.

"Everything is subject to the arrangement of the old lady and the eldest brother."

"Okay, Rui'er, the safety of the Xiahou clan will be handed over to you, if something goes wrong with the Xiahou clan, you will explain it to Miaocai yourself!" Cao Song said loudly to Lu Rui.

"Yes, old lady!" Hey, hey, Cao Fatzi is still facing himself!

"Old lady, my grandson thinks that Sister Xiahou should live in Brother Rui's courtyard to facilitate protection!" Cao Cheng suddenly burst out of a sentence.

"Oh? Chong'er, what do you mean by that? When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned, what did his son want to play?

"Father, the child not only found the file analyzed by Brother Rui in Brother Rui's study, but also this bamboo slip, please check it out with my father!"

Damn, Xiao Chongchong, what are you going to do? Unleash your infinite intellect again?

Cao Cao took the bamboo slip, then looked at it, smiled, and said: "Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island, my fair lady, the gentleman is good." ”

Isn't this a love poem? Found in my room? When did I write this kind of love poem?

"Miaocai, you all take a look!" Then Cao Cao showed the bamboo slips to everyone, and then everyone looked at Lu Rui, showing an expression that we all understood.

No way! What did you do with Chong Chong, this expression?

"Okay, in that case, Rui'er, the little sister of the Xiahou family will stay in your yard for a year, and you are responsible for protecting her safety, if something goes wrong, you are the only one who asks!" Cao Fatzi spoke, and designated the Xiahou clan to live in Lu Rui's courtyard and be protected by Lu Rui.

"Yes, sir!" What the hell is going on, why did the Xiahou clan come to my yard!

"Alright, in that case, let's all go back, Rui'er, come in with us!" Cao Song ordered everyone to go home, and then recruited Lu Rui into the inner hall.

"Middle father, master!" As the inner hall, Lu Rui saluted the two.

Looking at Lu Rui's puzzled look, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Rui'er, do you know the content of the bamboo slips you handed in to your younger brother?" ”

"I don't know!"

"See for yourself!" Cao Cao threw the bamboo slip to Lu Rui.

Lu Rui looked at it, there were not only love poems on it, but also a portrait, and the person on the portrait was Xiahou's! I see, everyone misunderstood, Chong Chong, you slandered me!

"Middle Father!"

"Although this bamboo slip imitates Rui'er's handwriting, it is by no means written by Rui'er, and there are bamboo crumbs on it, so it should be regarded as a gift from Chong'er to Rui'er!" After speaking, Cao Cao patted the crumbs on his hands.

Grandma's, it turns out that Lao Cao has long seen through Cao Chong's spoof and slander, and he actually cooperated in a scene!

"Rui'er, you don't need to worry, Chong'er gave you a year, and after a year, things faded away, and there was nothing to do. Cao Song gave Lu Rui an affirmative answer.

"Thank you, sir!" It's still Cao Fatzi who feels sorry for himself.

"Mengde!"

"The child is here!"

"The family affairs of the Xiahou family this time are also a vigilance for our Cao family, Meng De! Pay attention to the spurs. ”

"Father? This? Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, how could Cao Song suddenly ask this question.

"Father, the Xiahou family and our Cao family are one, do we still need it?"

"Meng De, you haven't experienced the struggle of the court, and you are still inexperienced."

"Rui'er, listen to it too!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Meng De, if my Cao family is promoted to the Heavenly Family, then what will happen to the Xiahou family?"

"Xiahou's family?" Cao Cao touched his beard and thought about it.

"Rui'er, you say! What will happen to the Xiahou family? ”

"The Cao family and the Xiahou family are originally one family, and the name of the Xiahou family is not a royal family, but a royal family!"

"Well said! Rui'er can recognize it like this, Meng De is still not clear? ”

"Father means to limit the power of the clan?" Cao Cao asked tentatively.

"Meng De, it's easy to restrict the Cao clan's relatives, but it's difficult to restrict the Xiahou clan!" Cao Song narrowed his eyes and glanced at Cao Cao very meaningfully, hoping that Cao Cao could understand the mystery.

Cao Cao took a sip of tea and fell into deep thought.

Lu Rui's head also began to spin at a high speed, Xiahou Clan? I see! Lu Rui turned over the history of the Xiahou clan and immediately understood the truth. Since ancient times, emperors have relied on two forces to balance politics. One is a relative of the emperor, and the other is a courtier, but neither side can make it bigger, otherwise the imperial power will be unstable.

Although the Xiahou family is not surnamed Cao, everyone knows that the Cao family of Qiaojun is from the Xiahou family, a real royal family. Since he did not have the surname Cao, Emperor Cao Wei's rules restricting the Cao clan's relatives could not be used on the Xiahou clan, and the Xiahou clan could expand their clan power by virtue of the advantages of being a non-royal family and actually a royal family.

In history, Cao Rui did not use Xiahou as an auxiliary minister, is there no candidate? I'm afraid not! Even a mediocre talent like Cao Shuang could suppress Sima Yi in the early stage and challenge the imperial power. If it is replaced by Xiahou Ba or Xiahou Wei, I am afraid that the imperial power will be hollowed out.

The Sima family used the Jin dynasty to Wei, and the Cao family declined, but the Xiahou family did not decline. Xiahou Yuan's great-granddaughter Xiahou Guangji is the biological mother of Sima Rui, the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! It can be seen that the power of the Xiahou family is so great that even the Sima family has to win over. Why can the Xiahou family have such a foundation, in Cao Wei's name is not a royal family, it is really a royal family!

Thinking of this, Lu Rui suddenly admired Cao Fatzi, worthy of being Cao Teng's adopted son, and the power scheme can be a few levels of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, if it is not for early death in history, it may be a help to Cao Wei. At least you can teach Cao Pi a trick, don't always use tricks to trick people, that's a very stinky trick!

"Thank you, Father! Got it! Cao Cao is not himself, after thinking for a while, he immediately thought of the crux of the problem, if he waits until that time to deal with it, I am afraid it will be too late.

"Rui'er, you also have to help the middle father more, you will be an indispensable person for our Cao family in the future!" Cao Song Zhengse warned Lu Rui.

"Rui'er understands that she will definitely help her middle father and revitalize the Cao family!" Lu Rui arched his hand and showed his heart to Er Cao. Want to use me to suppress the Xiahou family? Cao Fatty, so clever!

"Good, good! Stand down, I have some things to discuss with your middle father. ”

"Leave the child!" Since there is nothing to do with yourself, it is better not to stay here, Cao Fatzi and his wife Cao must have more important things.

"Mengde, do you know what I was thinking just now?" After Lu Rui left, Cao Song spoke.

"Father, is thinking about the future of my Cao family?" Cao Cao pressed his head over and asked cautiously.

"Meng De, is it possible that the heir of our Cao family cannot be fixed on one person?"

"Father! Zixiu?"

"It's not that Zixiu can't inherit the Cao family's foundation, but Mengde, think about it, you are not young anymore, Zixiu is already an adult, if we wait for the day when our Cao family arrives, how old is Zixiu? Chong'er's intelligence and age, think about it. After speaking, Cao Song walked on crutches and left, leaving Cao Cao alone to think quietly.

"Brother Rui!" As soon as Lu Rui arrived in front of his yard, Cao Chong rushed out.

"Brother Rui, how about it, I gave you a beautiful woman! How can I thank me? Cao Chong looked at Lu Rui with a grin.

Damn, Xiao Chongchong, who told you to get a beautiful woman over? There aren't many women in my yard yet? Looking for a fight!

"Brother Rui! Brother Rui don't! The little brother is wrong! ”

The turmoil of the Xiahou family has temporarily subsided, there is another woman in Lu Rui's courtyard, and the heir of the Cao family has one more choice, the historical trajectory of the Xiahou family has slightly deviated, and the Xiahou family has a new situation: challenges and opportunities coexist! (Thanks to Sanjiang for recommending, the first update!) ）

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