Chapter 20: Hanoi County
"Well, extraordinary, this matter is well done, the Sima family actually has such a character. Sima Bada really lives up to his reputation. After Cao Cao got Lu Rui's reply, he was not too surprised, it seems that Cao Cao has already made a decision.
"Father, what do we do next?" Seeing Cao Cao's expression, Lu Rui seemed to have some scruples, and asked tentatively.
"In the next step, I will hand it over to Fengxiao to do, if you make this contribution, I will definitely be rewarded by the court, Ziwen, Zihuan and others will also be rewarded, you go and tell them and get ready." Cao Cao's meaning is obvious, there is no need for Lu Rui to take care of the next step, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang will also be promoted, so that they are ready to exercise.
"Yes, middle father, the child understands!" After years of edification, Lu Rui also knows Cao Cao's temperament, and since Cao Cao has decided, there must be his reason.
"Extraordinary, Sima family, what do you think? How do fathers face the Sima family? Cao Cao stroked his beard and glanced at Lu Rui meaningfully, the Sima family is not just a family, and the attitude towards him determines the reaction of the family.
"Father Zhong, the child thinks that Sima Min's evidence is conclusive, and if he is executed, the family will not have an opinion, and it is reasonable, and the Sima family, we can also try our best to use this matter as an opportunity to weaken the strength of the Sima family, but we can't wipe out the Sima family, especially the defense of the public, he still has a lot of appeal." Sima Fang is a difficult character, he has a lot of connections in the government and the opposition, has a good relationship with the family, and is basically the same generation as Cao Cao, so he can be regarded as an old man.
"It's not just Sima Min! There may be one more. Cao Cao nodded and said to himself.
"One more?"
"Not bad. Extraordinary. Do you know the second son of Fang Gong? Sima Yi, Sima Zhongda? ”
Sima Yi, grandma's, Tsukasa Hu, of course I know this, there is Sima Yi in history who looks like a wolf, and Cao Wei's gravedigger. Of course, Lu Rui can't say that your old Cao's country was taken away by Sima Yi's descendants.
The child had heard of him. This person is quite prestigious in Shilin, and it seems that his intelligence is also the best among the Bada. Lu Rui had no choice but to retell the usual rumors about Sima Yi to Cao Cao.
"Well, the father has also heard of this son's ability, and he has been recruited many times, but he shirked it because he was sick, and he thought that this situation was true or false?"
"Of course it's fake!" Lu Rui told Cao Cao categorically that Sima Yi was sick, how could it be, his body was the pine and cypress in the Three Kingdoms.
"Why?" Cao Cao saw that Lu Rui was so sure. smiled, wanting to hear Lu Rui's analysis.
"Middle Father. If you are a sick person, how can you be famous with Shilin? Even if there is a disease, how can there be a secret in Shilin? But the child didn't hear the rumors of Sima Yi, and when he said that he was sick, it was just his words! Lu Rui told Cao Cao his analysis, and took a step back and said, even if Sima Yi was sick, how could the literati's chatter not be involved.
"Yes, this is exactly what my father thinks, this time, Zhicai's intelligence shows that Sima Yi has participated in Sima Min's planning, and even he is the final planner, what does he think his father should do?" Cao Cao threw the bamboo slip in his hand, and behind his hands, he seemed to be thinking about this problem.
"Father Zhong wants to use Sima Yi?" Lu Rui saw Cao Cao's expression and guessed Cao Cao's intentions.
Cao Cao didn't deny it, just looked at the scenery outside the window, didn't say a word, and Lu Rui hadn't answered Cao Cao's question yet.
"Middle father, the child thinks that once disloyalty, a hundred times will not be tolerated, if Sima Yi is really the mastermind behind the scenes, he should cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and there can be no future troubles. Don't forget, if the world bears me, I don't like the world! "This is an opportunity, if you can take advantage of this matter to kill Sima Yi, it would be great, anyway, Cao Wei has to be a talent, there are many less Sima Yi, and there are not many more Sima Yi, although this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is very useful.
"Hehe, Bufan is reasonable, you go down first, I will let Feng Xiao do this matter, and, in a few days, I will let Cang Shu go to Hanoi with Bufan, Feng Xiao is a knife, and Bufan is sugar, understand?"
"The child understands, the child retires!" Lu Rui arched his hand and exited Cao Cao's study. Cao Cao wants to sing red-faced by himself, so he will sing red-faced, maybe he can get some benefits.
The sound of glamour, around the beam for three days! From Lu Rui's return to his mansion, it was already the third day, Sima Min was caught, Xu Du was also lifted, and some of the pests hidden in the hundred officials were also cleaned up by Cao Cao one by one.
Lu Rui has been very idle these days, accompanying the women of the family to play in the house, watching them dance and play the piano, eat and eat fruits transported from Lingnan, and live happily.
"Master Hou, Master Chong is here, and he asks to see him outside the mansion." Lu Rui was watching the fish by the pond with his family, Xu Shu came to report, and Cao Chong came.
"Brother Chong is here? Let him come here. When Lu Rui heard that Cao Chong was coming, he knew that he was about to leave for Hanoi in the near future, Guo Jia took the first step to arrest Sima Yi, and Lu Rui wanted to follow to appease the Sima family.
"No!"
"Husband, Brother Chong is here?" Cao Jie glanced at Lu Rui suspiciously, although Cao Chong often came to visit the door, but there was no serious report, they were all rampage, this time the report, it seems that there is something special.
"My father asked me to take Brother Chong out for a trip to experience experience." Lu Rui patted Cao Jie's jade hand and smiled. "Experience? Brother Chong followed his husband to experience at such a young age? "Cao Chong has just arrived before he was ten years old, Cao Cao asked Lu Rui to take Cao Chong to practice, it seems that Cao Cao has high hopes for Cao Chong in his heart, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang are nearly twenty years old before following Lu Rui to practice.
"Jie'er, are you worried that Brother Chong's talent will bring him trouble?" Lu Rui saw a little uneasiness in Cao Jie's eyes, Cao Chong was too smart, too outstanding, in the Cao family, no, he was an uneasy teenager in the entire Han Dynasty.
"Alas, husband, the power of our Cao family is getting bigger and bigger, and my mother is often worried that power will make the family intrigued, it seems."
"Jie'er rest assured, Brother Chong is talented and intelligent, and he is in harmony, so there will be no problems. Blessed are the wise men. ”
"Brother Rui! Sister. I'm coming! Cao Chong was wearing a military uniform. Carrying a few big bags on his back, he ran in front of Lu Rui and Cao Jie.
Although he was doing business, Cao Chong entered Lu Rui's Hou Ye's mansion and became presumptuous, after all, he was still a child's playful age.
"Brother Chong? Why are you dressed like this? Cao Jie beckoned and let Cao Chong come to his side.
"Sister!" I saw Cao Chong wearing a pair of homemade small armor, a short sword tied to his waist, and the strangest thing was that he also carried a few hemp bags that were not very commensurate with his age. Where does this look like going out to practice?
"Hehe, sister, don't you know what my father sent me and Brother Rui to Hanoi for? This time I went to take bribes, maybe my brother will have a lot of things when he comes back, and then he can build a small town in his sister's yard! Cao Chong danced excitedly to Cao Jie about his vision.
"Bribes?" Cao Jie glanced at Cao Chong suspiciously, and then looked at Lu Rui, what kind of task did Cao Cao assign to the two of them this time, and he actually went to take bribes?
"You're all waiting thirty meters away!" When Lu Rui saw Cao Chong say this, he just tested Cao Chong, so he let his subordinates withdraw from the pavilion.
"Brother Chong. Don't talk nonsense, what is a bribe. You make it clear to me! ”
"Hehe, Brother Rui, don't lie to me, I have inquired clearly, this time Guo Jiajun went to Hanoi first, and I went with Brother Rui later, it seems that my father is asking us to sing red face, singing red face, the Sima family must bribe us, and speak well for them in front of my father, Brother Rui, you say, a big family like the Sima family, there will be fewer good things? I'm afraid I don't have enough of these bags! Cao Chong pouted and shook the burlap bag.
"Brother Chong?" Cao Jie stared at Cao Chong with wide eyes, this is what a child under the age of ten can say?
"Brother Chong, why are we going to sing red face, not black face?" Lu Rui touched Cao Chong's head and handed a piece of pastry to Cao Chong.
"Brother Rui, are you going to test me? I'll tell you. ”
Subsequently, Cao Chong told Cao Cao's plan.
First of all, Sima Min committed a big crime and will definitely die, Cao Cao will use this to hit the Sima family, but he will not kill him, the main reason is the power of the Sima family in Hanoi County.
Hanoi County is an important strategic location in Hedong, and the Sima family has lived in Hanoi County for generations, which is very influential in Hanoi and the area around Hedong, and almost all local officials are inextricably linked with the Sima family.
The area east of the river is now the only stronghold of the Cao army north of the Yellow River, if the Sima family is ruthless, in case the Sima family surrenders to the Yuan family, then Chang'an and Luoyang will be exposed to the attack of the Yuan army, and Cao Cao will not rush to kill them for the sake of the overall situation.
Secondly, it is the influence of the Sima family in the family, since Cao Cao agreed to Lu Rui's nine-product Zhongzheng system, it means that Cao Cao has changed his attitude towards the family, and he can slaughter the family, but Cao Wei will still leave room for the family, which is also the reason why Cao Cao does not kill the Sima family, the family has been in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, not to say that it will be eradicated.
In the end, it is Enwei and Enwei, of course, outsiders like Guo Jia do it, and Enwei wants the people of the Cao family to do it, and he and Lu Rui are the most suitable candidates.
"How is it, Brother Rui, does I have any sense?" Cao Chong ate the last bit of pastry and looked at Lu Rui and Cao Jie proudly.
"It makes sense for you kid, okay, you let Yuan Zhi take you to rest first, and we'll leave for Hanoi tomorrow."
"Okay, Brother Rui!" Cao Chong grabbed a piece of pastry from the plate and ran to find Xu Shu.
"Husband, Brother Chong?" Seeing Cao Chong so smart, Cao Jie became worried again, it may not be a good thing to have such an opinion at a young age.
"Jie'er, don't worry, the middle father wants to train my brother with me just to hide my brother's edge, so that I can rob my brother of the credit." Lu Rui smiled, Cao Cao's intention of sending Cao Chong to come, Guo Jia had already analyzed it to Lu Rui.
Cao Chong is Cao Cao's son, under Cao Cao's teaching, all the sons of the Cao family have the idea of serving the court and winning glory for the Cao family.
Succumbing to Lu Rui's aura, it is a good strategy to make Cao Chong's talent not too conspicuous, and when Cao Chong becomes an adult, it is not too late to establish meritorious deeds on his own.
"Husband, having said that. Merely. ”
"Don't worry. I'll look at Brother Chong. My husband is going to Hanoi tomorrow, and I have to worry about my wife's clothes. Lu Rui saw that Cao Jie was going to be sentimental again, so he hurriedly asked Cao Jie to help him prepare the burden.
"Yes, husband!"
On the second day, when the genius was bright, Lu Rui took the sleeping Cao Chong to Hanoi in a carriage.
"Ahh The carriage drove for an hour, and Cao Chong woke up.
"Brother Rui, are we leaving?"
"It's gone. Little lazy worm, only now get up. Lu Rui picked up a piece of silk cloth and helped Cao Chong wipe his face.
"Hey, Brother Rui, you know, I'm just a little lazy. My sister used to wake me up at home. ”
"Okay, okay, I know that you are the treasure of the Cao family, only you can go to bed late and get up late, Ziwen. Zihuan, when did Zijian have this kind of treatment? Even if it's Brother Rui, I. used to be lazy, and he would also be reprimanded by his middle father. Lu Rui touched Cao Chong's head, Cao Cao is a person with a true temperament, and partiality towards Cao Chong is also obvious, which makes Lu Rui very worried, partiality is a situation that every parent will have, but Cao Cao did it too obviously, which made the other sons of the Cao family more or less jealous of Cao Chong.
"Hey, hey!" Cao Chong scratched his head and smiled at Lu Rui.
"By the way, Brother Rui, my middle father asked me to tell you that Guo Junshi arrested Sima Yi to prevent someone from firing cold arrows, so we just asked for money when we arrived in Hanoi, and didn't do anything else about attacking the Sima family." Cao Zheng suddenly remembered Cao Cao's instructions before leaving, and hurriedly told Lu Rui.
"Prevent cold arrows?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, and began to savor Cao Cao's words, release cold arrows, who will release cold arrows? And if it's a cold arrow, what is the purpose?
"Brother Rui, what's the matter, you don't know what your father means?" Cao Chong looked at Lu Rui proudly, as if he knew what Cao Cao meant.
"Father Zhong told you?"
"No, I'm just guessing, Brother Rui, I think my father was worried that Sima Yi was not so easy to deal with, so he asked Guo Junshi to arrest him, even if there is anything, it has nothing to do with Brother Rui." Cao Chong smiled at Lu Rui, as if he was saying, am I right?
"Oh?" When Lu Rui heard Cao Chong's words, he was stunned in his heart, and suddenly remembered something. I'm afraid Sima Yi is not so easy to deal with.
"Master Hou, it's very strange, all the wine tanks are highly poisonous!" Lu Rui suddenly remembered Wang Er's death, the wine in the cellar was poisoned, but Wang Er only drank one of the jars.
With Sima Min's resourcefulness, if you want to kill Wang Er, I'm afraid you don't need to poison all the wine, if it wasn't Sima Min who poisoned it, then it is very likely that Sima Min was also calculated, someone not only wanted to kill Wang Er, but also borrowed the wine in the wine cellar to kill Sima Min!
If this is the case, Sima Min has also been calculated. The person who can calculate Sima Min is probably Sima Min's accomplice, Sima Yi is the biggest suspect so far, could it be that Sima Yi has already left a way back, and this arrest will be successful, or even fail?
"Brother Rui? Brother Rui? What happened to you? Cao Chong saw Lu Rui's surprised look and shook Lu Rui.
"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Rui just thought of the middle father's intentions." Lu Rui smiled and gave Cao Chong a perfunctory look.
After a few days of travel, Lu Rui and Cao Chong arrived in Hanoi County, and Du Qi, the Taishou of Hedong, was already waiting for Lu Rui at the city gate with his soldiers.
"Hedong Taishou Du Ji has seen Hou Ye, Chong Gongzi!" Seeing Lu Rui's carriage, Du Ji hurriedly led his subordinates to meet Lu Rui and Cao Chong.
"Bohou doesn't have to be polite, you and I are old acquaintances, don't be restrained, please get up quickly." Lu Rui hurriedly helped Du Ji up, the Great Wei Shenji is Cao Wei's important minister in the future, and his son is also very powerful, Lu Rui wants to have a good relationship.
"Thank you Master Hou, Master Chong!" After Du Ji saluted Lu Rui and Cao Chong, he returned to Hanoi Taishou Mansion with Cao Chong and Lu Rui.
"Bohou, has Guo Junshi arrested Sima Yi?" As soon as he arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Lu Rui didn't waste time and asked Du Ji directly.
"Back to the Hou Ye, Sima Yi has been taken away by the military advisor, the people of the Sima family did not resist, and Sima Fang personally tied up Sima Yi and sent him to the prisoner car." Du Yi arched his hand and replied to Lu Rui.
"Tie up in person?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, Sima Fang is really a character, he actually tied his son to the prisoner car, this is easy to say, but I am afraid that there are not many people who can do it. But this is good, it also shows the attitude of the Sima family, they are not willing to fight with the Cao family, they will still compromise with the Cao family, Sima Yi is just a child of the Sima family for the entire Sima family, at least for now.
"Yes, Master Hou, the Sima family has sent people to come many times and sent generous gifts, I hope I will say a few kind words in front of Lord Sikong, I know that Lord Hou is coming, so I accepted the gift and asked Lord Hou to execute."
"Bohou is really careful, since it is something sent by Sima's family, it must be for Bohou, Bohou will accept it, Hedong is poor, and Bohou also has to subsidize some family." Anyway, Sima will definitely bribe himself, and these things will be given to Du Ji, and Lu Rui will not lack them anyway.
"This?"
"Bohou doesn't have to refuse!" Seeing that Du Ji was still hesitating, Lu Rui hurriedly interrupted Du Ji and motioned for Du Ji to accept it.
"This? Subordinates, thank you. ”
"Report! Taishou, Sima Fu of the Sima family asks to see! "As soon as Lu Rui entered the Taishou Mansion, Sima Fu came.
When Lu Rui heard it, hehe, the Sima family is really powerful, as soon as he arrived on the front foot, he sent someone on the back foot, it seems that in Hanoi, the Sima family is really omnipotent! (To be continued......)
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