When Cao Chao left from the middle library and returned to the Taiji Palace, there were already people waiting in front of the hall gate.

The person who is guarding here is Bae Xiu.

This capable minister, who used to always be scattered and naked, has performed well during this period of time, and has always been normal.

At first, Pei Xiu was forcibly pulled to his side by Cao Chao and forced to become a confidant, but when dealing with Sima Zhao, he cooperated with Zhong Hui and made a great effort, and He Zeng was taken by him to subdue the army.

Cao Chao's attitude towards him has also undergone subtle changes.

Maybe he really started to treat him as a confidant.

"Your Majesty!!"

Cao Chao helped him up with a smile and took him back to the West Hall directly, Cao Chao sat down, and the eunuch had already prepared tea.

Cao Chao held the tea and looked at Pei Xiu on the side.

"Ji Yan, this is the tea specially sent by Xun Gong, I heard that it is produced in Bashu, you can taste it."

Hearing this, the corners of Pei Xiu's eyes jumped.

The brocade and tea of Shu are very popular in Dawei, and they are priceless.

His Majesty's words seem to have something else in mind.

Pei Xiu took a sip of tea and said with emotion: "Good tea, Xun Gong has spent a lot of energy in order to let His Majesty eat such good tea." ”

Cao Chao likes this person's yin and yang weirdness.

Pei Xiu looks very cold, and he feels like a lonely and arrogant celebrity, but he will not suffer with this mouth, and he is extremely shrewd.

He was recommended to Cao Shuang by Biqiu Jian, and later assisted Sima Yan to take the position, after serving as Shang Shuling, he was known as having no fault for four years, and the world was governed in an orderly manner, which won Sima Yan's love, and was called Ming Gong by the people at that time.

His name was also very famous in the eyes of people in certain industries in later generations.

Pei Xiu was the most famous cartographer in ancient China.

His book "Map of the Yugong Region" pioneered ancient Chinese cartography and is known as the "father of scientific cartography in China".

He is one of the two most remarkable figures in the history of ancient maps of the world.

The highest award for cartography in China is the "Pei Xiu Award", which is selected every two years.

There is even a crater on the front side of the moon that is named "Pei Xiu Crater".

However, at this moment, Pei Xiu has not yet started his own writing.

The two of them ate tea quietly, looking very leisurely, and only after enjoying it did Pei Xiufang speak: "Guo Zhang came to me, saying that he wanted to marry his own woman to His Majesty. ”

Cao Chao sneered, "Is this because I know that I can't beat the ministers in Shangshutai, and I want to take the path of my relatives and soar to the sky?" ”

Relatives are definitely the best way to rise now, once they become relatives, the marquis is the most basic, if you are lucky, you can be directly promoted to the general of the chariot cavalry, no matter how good your luck is, it may not be impossible to be a general, even if you can't get these, the clansmen will be quickly promoted because of the identity of their relatives, and the chances of entering the Shangshutai and Zhongshutai, and even guarding the palace will be greatly increased.

After Guo Huai's death, Guo Zhang has always wanted to take this path to improve his own power.

Cao Chao was very disdainful of this.

Pei Xiu continued: "Your Majesty, it seems that Guo Zhang has had such thoughts for a long time. ”

"Yes, Guo Zhang, Guozhang, this person is iron-hearted"

"Your Majesty, the people who have such thoughts are not only Guo Zhang, there should be other ministers, mainly this time General Wei returns, the ministers think that you and General Wei join forces, naturally they are unwilling to let the daughter of the Sima family be the queen."

"Guo Zhang will definitely use this matter as an excuse to actively win over the ministers and find a way for His Majesty to accept the women of his family."

Cao Chao hesitated for a moment and asked, "What's the harm to me in this matter?" ”

"In any case, the queen should not be selected from the family, otherwise there will be big problems."

Pei Xiu said seriously: "Even if there is no problem now, it is difficult to say in the future." ”

"Your Majesty should have determined this matter earlier, the daughter of the Sima family is beneficial to you, but she can't become a queen either, not just his family, a woman from any family can't become a queen, and the queen had better be from a poor family."

Cao Chao glanced at Pei Xiu, Pei Xiu had written to Sima Yan and asked him to complete the reunification as soon as possible, just like Wei Qian, he was a child of a big clan with some conscience.

Pei Xiu said something reasonable, the position of relatives is too important, look at those relatives of Anshi, you can know how far their influence can reach.

I don't need to form an alliance with the family, so why bury hidden dangers for myself?

Pei Xiu said: "There is a candidate here. ”

Cao Chao looked at him, "Who?" ”

"The granddaughter of Gong Zheng in the service."

Cao Chao's eyes narrowed.

Zheng Xiaotong's granddaughter?

Pei Xiu said seriously: "Zheng Gong is the grandson of the gods, and he is a great Confucian known to the world, his family's style is definitely worthy of the position of the queen Moreover, Zheng Gong's clan is extremely weak, he has no brothers and distant relatives, and his son has not been in good health since he was a child, and he has never been a leader."

"If Your Majesty thinks it is impossible, then Shangshu Ling Zheng Gong is also a good candidate, his background is very low, there are not many relatives, and his son is just a grassroots county official, and he is kind."

Do you want to choose one of the two Zheng?

Cao Chao pondered.

At this moment, Pei Xiu said again: "The minister still thinks that it is better to serve Zheng Gong, after all, Zheng Gong looks dignified."

Cao Chao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"You've been looking at the daughters and granddaughters of the ministers these days?"

Pei Xiu said solemnly: "This is not a trivial matter, Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven has no family affairs, and private affairs are state affairs." ”

"It's best not to delay this matter for too long, don't give the ministers any chance to make trouble, and all aspects must be prevented."

Cao Chao nodded, "Okay, I will talk to Zheng Gong about this matter." ”

Cao Chao instructed again: "You still have to pay more attention to the affairs of Shangshutai, Shangshutai can't go on like this anymore, you have to do something!" ”

Pei Xiu immediately got up to receive the order.

Seeing off Pei Xiu, Cao Chao sighed.

Pei Xiu's warning is not unreasonable, instead of waiting for the ministers to suppress it after the incident, it is better to directly gag their mouths so that they have no chance to make trouble.

It seems that I still have to talk to Zheng Gong about this.

But now, Cao Chao still has a lot to do, and this matter still has to be postponed for a few days, so he hurriedly called Zhang Hua in and ordered something big to happen

"Brother!!"

Inside the Mansion of General Wei.

Sima Gan bowed down to Sima Zhao, and Sima Zhao hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, his eyes red.

"It's good if you're okay, it's okay!"

Sima Zhao almost burst into tears.

Sima Gan didn't dare to look his brother in the eyes, he choked up and said, "Brother, I have betrayed your trust, I have been deceived by them."

"Alright."

Sima Zhao interrupted him, and then looked at Li Touch in the distance, "Our brothers meet, and you are waiting at the door." ”

Li Feng said seriously: "General, your younger brother has come from afar, I should stay and serve, how can I leave?" ”

Sima Zhao gritted his teeth and wanted to have a seizure, but Sima Gan grabbed him.

"Brother"

The two brothers sat directly in the house, and Li Yan stood at the door, staring at them directly, without any concealment of his surveillance.

Under his gaze, the two brothers obviously had a stomach full of words to say, but they couldn't say a word at the moment.

The two brothers just looked at each other, and they both saw the grief and sadness in each other's eyes.

They had never missed their big brother so much.

If the eldest brother is still there

Sima Zhao forcibly forced himself not to look at Li Touch at the door, and asked, "Are the clansmen all right?" ”

"The middle father was sentenced to exile, and now he is still in prison, and he will go to Youzhou in a few days."

"The rest of the people are fine, but they have been dismissed as officials, except for Jun, who is still serving as a captain"

When he talked about this brother, Sima Gan's eyes were obviously a little angry.

Everyone has been caught, and as long as you are still mixed up under the emperor, it is difficult not to doubt his position.

Sima Zhao didn't say anything, he wanted to tell Sima Gan not to force Sima Jun to stand in line, it was not a bad thing to have a younger brother who could continue to mix under the emperor's command, but he didn't dare to say so.

If the emperor heard this, he might think that his younger brother had colluded with him and directly dismissed Sima Jun.

The two fell silent again.

Sima Zhao held back his words, and was full of scheming, he originally thought that he would talk to his younger brother after seeing him, but when his younger brother really came, he found that he couldn't do anything.

Sima Gan said: "Brother, we have received your orders, please don't worry. ”

"Order?? What command? ”

"Didn't you order us to return home?"

Sima Zhao's face darkened and asked, "What other orders did I order?" ”

"Let An Shi be responsible for the next overall situation, and let Deng Ai and others return to the temple"

At this moment, Sima Zhao couldn't hold back any longer.

"It's too much of a deception! It's too deceitful!! ”

"Even if you want to give an order, why should you ask me? Tell me! ”

He looked directly at Li Yan in the distance, "I have never given such an order!! ”

Li Touch immediately grimaced, his eyes cold.

"When the general issued an edict on behalf of His Majesty, did he ever inquire or inform His Majesty?"

Sima Zhao was speechless for a moment, he glared at Li Yan angrily, his body staggered, and he fell headlong suddenly.

"Brother!! Brother!! ”

Even when he saw Sima Zhao fall to the ground, Li Touch never panicked, he still remembers his father's tragic appearance before he died, and he was tortured all over his body.

What are you compared to my father?

You're going to have to try everything you've done to others before you die!

When Sima Zhao opened his eyes again, the two imperial doctors were sitting on either side of him, and when they saw Sima Zhao wake up, the imperial doctor got up, refused to say anything, turned around and left.

Sima Zhao only felt extremely weak, he wanted to say something, but the voice was very weak, and no one could hear it at all.

Sima Zhao just lay straight on the bed, and for a while, he was in tears.