When Qin Mu and the others dispersed, Ran Cao, the king of Chu, who went out with the army, wanted to enter the palace and meet Ran Min.

met the secretary Lang Sima Xu head-on.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Sima Xu bowed to Ran Cao.

Ran Cao also hurriedly replied, "Lord Sima." ”

Although Sima Xu is a small secretary, he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven and a figure next to His Majesty the Emperor, so Ran Cao has to respect him. In addition, Ran Cao himself has the name of Corporal Lixian, and he naturally respects a wise man like Sima Xu who has the talent of heaven and earth.

Sima Xu saw that Ran Cao was followed by two beautiful and exotic poisonous women, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Your Highness is here to present a beautiful woman to His Majesty the Emperor, right?" ”

"Makes the adults laugh." Ran Cao said with a wry smile: "The army has been on the expedition for more than half a year, and I want to come to my father and the emperor is lonely, and there is no beauty around to serve me." The lonely king, the son, has an unshirkable responsibility, so he specially selected two beautiful women from the people and wanted them to serve their father well. ”

"Your Highness has a heart. But I'm afraid that it's a good intention to do bad things! Sima Xu shook his head and said.

Ran Cao was taken aback: "Why did the adults say this?" ”

Ran Min's lustful name is known to everyone in the world, Ran Cao wants to please him, so he selected two stunning beauties from the folk to present to him, how can this be said to be "good intentions doing bad things"?

"Your Highness, with all due respect, Your Highness's move is really inconsiderate. His Majesty used to strictly enforce military discipline every time he went out on an expedition, and ordered the soldiers not to commit adultery, take a stitch or thread from the common people, and achieve no crime between the army and the people. And every time someone breaks this military law, they will be severely punished! ”

Sima Xu said solemnly: "Right now, we are out on the march, although Your Majesty did not explicitly prohibit the soldiers from committing adultery and plunder, and even connived at the soldiers under his command to rape and plunder in the local area, but Your Majesty still does not allow the soldiers to bring the captured women to the military camp, and Your Majesty does not allow the existence of military soldiers in the army, so it is very likely that His Highness will do this, which is very likely to backfire." ”

"Your Majesty is the father of the people of the world and the commander of the soldiers of the three armies, if even he can't set an example and don't stay with beautiful women, how can he ask the soldiers to abide by this military law? Your Highness, you must know that the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked. ”

The strength of an army often lies in whether its military discipline is strict, and whether the officers and soldiers can abide by military orders and enforce prohibitions.

If Ran Min stays with beautiful women, the soldiers under his command will definitely follow suit, and even intensify it. That's human nature!

If you want your soldiers to be convinced of you and the military law you have promulgated, you must first do it yourself not to violate it.

How can there be a reason that only the governor is allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps?

And Ran Min connived at the Wei soldiers under his command to rape and plunder in the poisonous land, yes, but this is necessary. Because the Wei army does not bring any logistical supplies, it must be taken from it to replenish grain and grass, as for whether it rapes women, Ran Min turns a blind eye to this.

After all, the soldiers are on expeditions, they don't go home all year round, and they often fight on the battlefield, and the anger on their bodies is too heavy, and they must be nourished to a certain extent. It's like a sword must be maintained, otherwise with the passage of time, no matter how sharp the sword is, it will eventually become broken copper!

Ran Min did this just to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Wei army.

But staying in the army is different.

You can have a great time, but you can't go overboard!

Indulging in feminine sex can easily make people languid and unmotivated. This is not what Ran Min wants to see, so Ran Min can't tolerate these things, and many soldiers have already been beheaded by him because of this matter!

And hearing Sima Xu's words, Ran Cao couldn't help but change color: "Lord Sima Xu, according to what you say, then I'...... Isn't it dangerous? ”

"It's dangerous."

Sima Xu bowed slightly: "But it's not dangerous." Your Highness, after all, you are the son of Your Majesty, Your Majesty is lenient and loves your descendants, and he will not do anything to you. From what I know about Your Highness, if Your Highness is so blatant in presenting a beautiful woman to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not only not be happy, but will not reward Your Highness if you are not indifferent, but may feel angry and alienate Your Highness. ”

"In order to strictly enforce the law, Your Majesty may also kill the killer and execute all the beauties you have sacrificed to set an example. And at that time, Your Highness, the good reputation and good reputation that you have accumulated over the past ten years will stink like this! ”

Hearing this, Ran Cao's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly saluted Sima Xu: "Sir, what should the Lone King do?" Please give me some advice! You see...... Otherwise, this beauty and lonely king will not be offered! ”

Ran Cao asked this, naturally he still wanted to ask Sima Xu, otherwise he would directly take these two poisonous beauties away, it was a. In the final analysis, he still wants to win Ran Min's heart.

At this time, Sima Xu, who was originally white and beardless, touched his chin, looked at Ran Cao, who bowed his head to him, and suddenly refracted a gleam in his eyes, and said: "What to do, it all depends on Your Highness." If His Highness just wants to win His Majesty's favor and ask for some rewards, he can give His Majesty a stunning gift in private, as long as it is kept secret. If Your Highness has great ambitions, there is another way for Your Highness to win His Majesty's favor here! ”

"Ambitious? I don't know what kind of ambition Mr. is referring to? ”

Seeing that Ran Cao was pretending to be confused, Sima Xu smiled faintly and said: "What kind of ambition it is, His Highness knows it in his heart." ”

Ran Cao's eyes rolled a few times, and then said: "Sir, in fact, the purpose of the lonely king is not to please his father, but to see that his father has been too tired for most of the past six months, and there is no one to serve around, so he wants to offer two women to serve by his father's side, and he has no other intention." ”

Ran Cao didn't show his ambition to himself, Sima Xu didn't mind, but looked at him with an appreciative gaze and said, "Your Highness's wishes, Zai Xia probably already understands." I wonder what Your Highness thinks Your Majesty's hobbies are? ”

"Good girl?"

Sima Xu smiled faintly: "This is already a well-known thing. But to be precise, His Majesty also has a special fetish for women, I think Your Highness should know, right? ”

Originally, Ran Cao didn't want to say it, but Sima Xu repeatedly pressed him to ask, so he had to answer: "This ...... The father is a good woman, but he prefers a wife. Sir, I don't know yes or no? ”

"Exactly."

Sima Xu said with a smile: "This is the uniqueness of Your Majesty. Your Majesty once said such a sentence - 'The greatest joy in life is to defeat the enemy, chase the enemy, take all his possession, see his dearest wash his face with tears, ride his horse, and accept his wife and daughter.' 'In His Majesty's harem, there are more than 500 concubines, and most of these concubines are snatched from conquered tribes and nations! Therefore, it is true to say that Your Majesty is a good beauty, a better beautiful woman, and Your Majesty should like that kind of feeling of conquest. ”

Hearing Sima Xu say this, Ran Cao suddenly realized: "Sir, I understand." After I returned, I sent people to search for the concubines and princesses of various countries who were poisoned, and let them serve their father and emperor together. ”

The children can be taught!

Sima Xu is much younger than Ran Cao, but in Sima Xu's eyes, if Ran Cao plays tricks with him, ten Ran Cao are not as good as one Sima Xu!