Looking at Deng Ai, who suddenly fell silent, Cao Chao shook his head.

"At the beginning, the general dared to lead his army over the mountains and mountains to attack Shu, but now he doesn't even dare to talk about Shu?"

Deng Ai only felt that the emperor was nodding himself, lowered his head, and still didn't dare to speak.

"General Deng, I want to send you to Shudi."

At this moment, Deng Ai finally didn't calm down, he raised his head suddenly and looked at the emperor in front of him.

"Your Majesty!"

Deng Ai was really stunned this time, he didn't understand what the emperor wanted to do.

Cao Chao opened his mouth and said: "I believe that Shizai has no idea of rebellion, and the previous punishment was only because Shizai transgressed, which set a wrong example. ”

"I have always been suspicious of people, and I am not suspicious of employing people."

"Shudi Tianfu, can be a granary, I let Mao Xian go over there, or to supervise the local officials, restore the local officials, after the government is restored, someone still has to replace Mao Xian, govern the local agriculture, and let it become a granary again."

"I thought that only Shizai could accomplish such a great thing."

Hearing Cao Chao's words, Deng Ai didn't know what to say for a while.

Although Deng Ai has always had the idea of coming back to do big things, he never felt that he could gain the trust of the emperor again.

After Deng Ai returned to Luoyang, he also recalled his behavior in Chengdu.

When the feverish head calmed down again, Deng Aifang realized his mistake.

Even if you don't say anything, sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven and give orders, you should be grateful for Your Majesty's benevolence if you survive.

And hearing that the emperor was willing to use himself again, or even send himself to Shudi, Deng Ai's heart was complicated, and he didn't know what to say at all.

This is Cao Chao's idea for a long time, Deng Ai can no longer be used to fight, he has to let him do something he is good at, such as farming.

Shu is the best place in the world to farm, starting from the pre-Qin period, planted for thousands of years, among which the status has declined, but it is still one of the best.

In addition, in the future, the north will become colder and colder, many areas will become unsuitable for farming, and there will be many food disasters, in this case, preparing the granary in the south in advance is also a backup solution to the problem.

Cao Chao has no way to change the climate and solve the climate problem, but he can be as prepared as possible.

As for whether Deng Ai will rebel against Cao Chao again when he goes to Shudi, he is not worried about this issue at all.

Cao Chao would definitely not let Deng Ai enjoy the same treatment as Zhang Hua, and besides, Deng Ai really did not meet the requirements of the rebels.

If you want to rebel, you must have a large group of people around you to support you.

Deng Ai has no friends at all, he is not even very friendly to the soldiers, the rewards and punishments are fair, but they are definitely not close, and people who are respected by the soldiers like Zhuge Dan may rebel.

If Deng Ai had the idea of rebellion, he would have his head cut off at night, which is not an exaggeration.

And when it comes to farming, no one says that he can win Deng Ai steadily, this guy is doing quite well in Yanzhou, if it weren't for his original problem, Cao Chao could have given him Yizhou Mu and let him be fully responsible, but it's a pity.

Cao Chao glanced at Deng Ai and asked, "Could it be that the general is unwilling?" ”

Deng Ai woke up and hurriedly said, "Ai, Ai, Ai Bai Xie Your Majesty!" ”

He saluted again, his voice trembling.

Cao Chao personally helped him up, took his hand, and sighed helplessly: "The general is the first famous general of my Great Wei to destroy the country, but this is not measured, and he will definitely cause trouble for himself." ”

"I pity the general's talent and don't want to deal with it, but this group of ministers is staring at the general, and I hope that the general can remember the past in the future, and don't do it again, otherwise, I'm afraid that I won't be able to protect the general."

Deng Ai's eyes were red, "Ai, Ai will never live up to His Majesty's high expectations!" ”

Cao Chao pulled him to sit down again and continued to talk about Shudi.

"Today, the officials I sent to Shu have almost arrived, and Mao first wrote to me before, saying that the local clans had to gain an inch, so Zhuge Taiwei arrested those people, dealt with them for the crime of attempting rebellion, killed many people, took their land, and Shu was calm again."

"Mao Xian wrote to me, asking for ways to govern."

"I only gave him nine words back, and I took the land of the powerful to serve the people."

"Shu is strong, in the past, they relied on bribing Huang Hao to sit big in Shu, although their power is far inferior to those big clans, but they are numerous and widely distributed, relying on making dogs for the big clans, fish and meat people, hateful to the extreme."

"If you can get rid of the powerful people in various places, take back their land to the temple, and then rent it to the local people, then you can get the support of the people of Shu."

"If you want to cure Shudi, the attitude of Haoqiang and the big clan is not so important, as long as you can get the support of the people, then the rest of the people will not be able to get into trouble."

Cao Chao talked eloquently, his thoughts were completely different from those of the temple ministers.

In the eyes of the ministers, Cao Chao is a typical "pro-villain and far-reaching sage".

The ministers believed that the people's hearts were the hearts of the scholars, that is, the landlords of the big clans, who proposed to pacify Shu after the war, and also wanted to appease these people.

They think that the people at the bottom are not important, their ideas, and their inclinations are not important, as long as the scholars support the Great Wei, then the Great Wei can gain a foothold in Shu.

In this regard, Cao Chao can only express helplessness.

Even his great-grandfather, who slaughtered the city, knew to appease the Li people, but these people who were full of benevolence and morality didn't care.

Thinking about it, Zhang Hua should have already made a move at this moment.

And Deng Ai is one of the few people who can understand Cao Chao, because Deng Ai has endured hardships, and this family has been rolling and crawling in the mud for a long time.

"Your Majesty, what Your Majesty said is very true."

"If it is a minister who governs the local area, the people of Shu will no longer think about Liu Chan"

They didn't think about Liu Chan in the first place, what did they think about him? Constant taxation or sending them to death year after year?

Cao Chao thought in his heart, but he still agreed with Deng Ai.

The two of them talked for a long time in the mansion, until it was a little dark, and Cao Chao came out of here.

He asked Shi Bao to come to the palace to see him again tomorrow, and left.

Sitting in the carriage, Cao Chao was still thinking about many things.

But when he stepped out of the carriage, he saw Zheng Xian in front of him and the hall where she lived.

Cao Chao looked at Cheng Ji in astonishment, "What are you bringing me here for?" ”

Cheng Ji was very aggrieved, "Didn't Your Majesty let me come here?" ”

Cao Chao was stunned, oh, yes, it seems to have mentioned such a sentence.

Zheng Xian's face was extremely ruddy at the moment, she was so excited.

Although many people say that her position as queen is stable and there is no need to worry, she will inevitably feel uneasy when she has not been established as a queen for a long time.

What's more, although Cao Chao, a "ruthless person", has a husband and wife with her, he always gets along with him with some indifference and alienation, and there is no emotional communication at all.

It's as if he is one of his partners, and the two of them are doing big things together.

But when she learned that she was pregnant, Zheng Xian's heart finally stopped worrying.

Her position as queen is stable, and the most important thing is that no matter what Cao Chao says, there is finally a bond between them, maybe they will become a real husband and wife in the future, the kind that can communicate feelings.

Sure enough, it was obviously not the time to be in the same room, but Cao Chao had already found the door.

Cao Chao looked at Zheng Xian in front of him and subconsciously looked at her abdomen.

Of course, her abdomen was still very flat, without any bulge.

But Cao Chao has an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

The two looked at each other and were silent for a moment, then Cao Chao suddenly said, "It's cold outside, let's go in first." ”

Zheng Xian almost burst into tears.

The two have known each other for so long, and this is the first time I have heard Cao Chao care about himself!

Cao Chao and Zheng Xian entered the hall.

Sitting down together, Cao Chao thought about it, what should he say?

Congratulations don't seem appropriate

"Ahem, I heard you're pregnant."

"Yes, our child."

Zheng Xian smirked and gently stroked her abdomen.

Cao Chao's eyes immediately fell on her abdomen.

It's time for Zheng Xian to be the queen.

Although Zheng Xian also has character flaws, she has few people in the clan and will not be a trouble, and she gets along well with everyone in the harem.

Over the years, she has improved a lot, and she is no longer as reckless and active as she was at the beginning, and she can still help herself.

I want to continue to make progress in the future.

Besides, she is pregnant, if it is a son, and the mother is not the queen when he is born, it can only be regarded as the eldest son, not the eldest son, and in the future, Zheng Xian became the queen and had another one, then there would be a big problem.

None of these things can be left unconsidered.

Only then did Cao Chao speak: "I am ready to make you the queen. ”

Zheng Xian had been looking forward to it for a long time, but when Cao Chao said it herself, she was not as happy as expected.

She nodded.

Cao Chao continued: "Previously, you were asked to interact with the concubines of the princes and kings and the ladies of the big clans, and it was still a little inappropriate to be a concubine after all, but the queen was justified. ”

"Xian, since the beginning of the former Han Dynasty, the emperor is outside, the queen is inside, the two help each other, only to have a prosperous world, this queen is different from the concubine, what you have to consider is not only yourself, but also to be prepared for the mother of the world, you must be thoughtful, you must be calm, I didn't let you be the queen before, because you are too immature, your personality is unstable, I am afraid that you will cause trouble."

"You have finally become calm now, and I dare to hand over a lot of things to you in the future, you have to keep this harem calm, don't make trouble, and at the same time, you have to help me a lot, many things, you are much better than me to come forward."

Cao Chao gave a lot of instructions so calmly, and Zheng Xian listened very carefully.

The two didn't know how long they had been talking, and Zheng Xian's eyes were a little sleepy.

"Your Majesty, why don't you rest together?"

"Well, you're pregnant."

"The Imperial Doctor's Order said, it's okay at the beginning and in the end"

"Ahem, Hugh is still going to break his body, and I will go back to the Taiji Palace"

Looking at Cao Chao, who was leaving in a hurry, Zheng Xian chuckled again.