Soon after the end of the court, the whole Beijing Division, especially the hairpins and stacked wat two squares where the powerful people gathered, became lively, and the major mansions were bustling and noisy, especially in Bailu Lane, where Cao's house was located.

The forbidden army and the entire circle of Beijing officials have been spread, Cao Xianzhi's Cao Hutou was worshiped by the Son of Heaven as the doctor of the six divisions, the prime minister Teng, Gan, Liang, and the four states of Pingrong, Xu Kaiping Rong shogunate, ordered to select and train the Chinese army of the Western Expedition, so Xuanhe authority, can be called only seen in 200 years, compared to Qi Ding before the Iron Cavalry Western Expedition.

Regardless of the civil officials, many of the intricate generals in the camp of the Northern Army immediately moved when they heard the news, and without waiting for Cao Shuai to summon them, the heads of the families had already brought the talents of the younger generations of the clan to the door to ask for a meeting.

Not to mention that the original Privy Council Prime Minister Teng, Gan, Liang, and the four states of Pingrong The big military aircraft He Tingwei actually fell silently, and a large group of relatives and friends under his door, disciples and grandchildren have long been in panic, and some people who are not strong-minded and tend to be inflammatory, also rushed to the door, hoping to bow their heads and soften or even change the court as soon as possible, so as to avoid this catastrophe.

Even if Cao Xian returned home, he ordered his family to close the door tightly, and no one was allowed to enter it, and the adults outside the door who were either hot in their hearts or full of cold refused to leave, and they simply crowded the entire alley.

At this moment, in the study of Cao's house, Yu Da, who had changed into civilian clothes, was in addition to Cao Xianzhi.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the old Huaidehou just changed his court clothes, covered up slightly, and got into Cao Xianzhi's carriage in a secluded place.

Outside the window, there was a faint noise of people shouting horses and neighing in the alley, Cao Hutou put the gaiwan teacup in his hand on the table, and said angrily: "These brainless killers!

The beating words of the Son of Heaven at the court meeting are still in my ears, and Cao Xianzhi cannot be cautious in his words and deeds. After all, Wucheng King Qi Ding Yinjian is not far away, and the meritorious king with a different surname died and his clan was destroyed, isn't it because of the two major crimes of "domineering" and "forming a party"?

Yu Da ignored him, just smiled and held up a roll of quite old bamboo slips in his hand, half-squinted, and read it with relish.

When Cao Xianzhi saw it, he was even more angry, and he was about to grab it, but as soon as his hand was halfway out, he reacted suddenly, and took his hand back again.

He said angrily: "What I have here is a famous manuscript with fragrant paper and exquisite calligraphy, but I want to see this old antique with blurred handwriting, we can say it first, this is my heart's meat, and I will never be a person!"

Yu Da raised his head and pretended to be abrupt and said: "Ben Hou just understood, you are scolding and unwilling to cut love, obviously you want to drive me away! This friendship is not big, but it is not small, it has become a taboo in the military, and no one was willing to mention it decades ago. ”

"Today, the old man came to the door with a cheeky face, and you Cao Hutou didn't know how to scold me in your heart. Do you think that this old fellow of mine is too uninteresting to cause you trouble, and far more trouble than those people outside?"

Cao Xianzhi snorted: "Where can I be, Yu Hou came to the door, and Cao couldn't ask for it." The Western Expedition is complicated, and it is very difficult to do things such as military resources, grain and grass alone, and if there is no help from the Qingzhou sailors of the Yu family, there is no reason to succeed. Even if Yu Hou doesn't come, I will make a special trip to visit. It's just ......"

He followed the conversation: "It's just that we have to talk about it first, what benefits does the Hou Ye want, but whatever is within my purview, as long as it is not excessive, I can agree to it for Your Majesty first." If you fancy any good things in my house, you can just take them! But only this book is not good, Hou Ye is rich in the world, and he can't find any good things, and a volume of the military book of the ancient soldier Sima Shi is really nothing, not to mention that although this book looks old, it may not be the real one, so Hou Ye shouldn't take love with a knife, right?"

Yu Da suddenly said unhappily: "I don't want to give a single book, and I still want military food, grain, and grass, it's okay, Ben Hou turned around and asked my grandson, how about I help you make up 200 catties of bran to feed the horses." ”

"By the way, before the court meeting, Murong Sheng's old puppet threatened that in this expedition to the west, the descendants of his family's inspiration realm can only produce at most five. He is also your senior, and his prestige among the Zhou Tianmen valves is extremely high, so you just treat Ben Hou harshly, and I don't believe that you are not convinced. ”

Cao Xianzhi was furious when he heard this: "I, Cao Hutou, am afraid of who will come, if Murong Sheng dares to perfunctory me, I will dare to ask Your Majesty to redeem the remaining fief of the Murong clan and let the old man sleep on the street!"

Understated and stabbed Murong Sheng, Yu Da was in a very happy mood, and the old god was saying: "Not bad, tiger head, among those little characters in the army back then, I liked you the most like the second fool who no one cares about, even Qi Ding said that you are brave and brave to fight, and you will become a great weapon in time." Looking at it today, Qi Ding really has the ability to know people. ”

Cao Hutou immediately shook his head, and cooperated with Yu Da, the old man who did not cultivate, to bury the head of the Murong family, but he could never have anything to do with Qi Ding, and hurriedly cleared up: "If it weren't for Qi Shuai's comment back then, I, Cao Xianzhi, would not have been promoted in the four towns in the north where birds don't. ”

"Later, I finally returned to Beijing, and I spent 80 years as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and watched my colleagues change one after another, and later, the new envoy took office, but he first asked my subordinates to say goodbye, and also learned the rules of the eunuchs in the palace, and called me...... Call me Ancestor!"

"Look at Ge Shu Donghuang again, a miscellaneous lieutenant who can't be found in the roster of the military department, he first added the title of commander in one day, and then he showed a big face in front of the Son of Heaven, and then added the rank of squire, and Pingbu Qingyun was appointed as the envoy in charge. How old is he? Lao Tzu, it took me nearly 160 years to climb this far!"

Yu Da sighed: "Why, you have to die immediately and the strong man die before the battle to fulfill your wishes?" If you go to the inner courtyards of several ministries of the cabinet, the corners of the departments of the Privy Council, the deserted courtyards of the inner court, and even the gates of the major sects, you may not be able to find one or two ancestors who are as infamous and hard-working as you were back then, and this is where the essence of each family lies. ”

"Besides, if you Cao Hutou didn't have the experience on the cold bench for those years, you could really sit firmly in the position of the military plane of Pingdi, and you would have been sitting for decades? How could you have the day to open the government and build teeth and preside over the great plan of Pingrong? In my opinion, Your Majesty has polished you for 200 years, firstly, because I hope that you can make up for your shortcomings diligently, accumulate enough prestige and ability over time, and finally achieve this immortal achievement, and secondly, I don't want you to repeat the mistakes of Qi Ding and destroy the righteousness of the monarch and ministers. If you can't appreciate the painstaking efforts of the Son of Heaven, you might as well go home as soon as possible to recuperate and ask for a good death!"

"As for Geshu Donghuang, if he doesn't make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, he will reach the top in this life, and if he really makes meritorious contributions, the sins made by Geshu Lintai back then, I am afraid that they will continue to harm their descendants. ”

Cao Xianzhi smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Yu Hou's words are a little wrong, Your Majesty may really want to polish me, or maybe not, after all, after nearly two hundred years, who can know what changes will be made in the middle? I only know that if Your Majesty wants to use Cao Hu's head to level Rong from the beginning, then I should have been to the four towns in the northwest and the Pingrong Division all these years, and now it is clear that He Tingwei has lived up to the holy will, and this is the ......."

Cao Xianzhi saw that Yu Da's eyes were raised, so he stopped mentioning the matter of He Tingwei, waved his hand and said: "Today, Yu Hou came to the door, he should have come to relieve my heart knot for His Majesty, right? Yu Hou rest assured, Cao Xianzhi first watched coldly for many years, and then really ranked in the center and held power for decades, what else could he not see through and figure out? The little resentment he once had had long since disappeared. ”

Yu Da nodded, smiling kindly, but asked coldly: "Xianzhi, if I'm not mistaken, you are from the Qinghe Cao clan, right?"

Cao Xianzhi was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Exactly, it's just that there are not many outstanding brothers of my generation, and now they have all passed away, and the younger generations are even more unscrupulous, especially when I saw that I was affected by Qi Ding, and there was no more way out, so I broke off contact." When I joined the military plane, I sent people to climb relatives, and I knocked them all out of the door! Hey, by now, the once huge Qinghe Cao clan is no longer in the dust. ”

Yu Da shook his head: "Not necessarily, tiger head, the descendants of your relatives are not very peaceful, it doesn't matter if you want to restore the glory of your ancestors, but don't forget, today's Qinghe is the fief of a descendant prince, especially this prince, who once had the hope of winning the heir, but there was an accident, and His Majesty's anger can be imagined." ”

Cao Xianzhi was shocked and shocked: "Qinghe Cao's family is so bold and reckless, and he actually went into the middle of the heir?

He was silent for a moment, then looked at Yu Da's expression, and he already knew it in his heart, and said miserably: "Yu Hou, is this what Your Majesty meant?"

"What do you say?"

Yu Da sighed: "I didn't want to be this wicked person, but the matter of Xizheng is big, Your Majesty is unwilling to take half a risk, and there are really not many old guys who are qualified to tell you this." ”

"Oh, Your Majesty also said that the same surname is Cao, Shuofang has a family of swordsmiths Cao, who has always been diligent and loyal, and dedicated to serving the Great Zhou, and the famous embroidered spring knife is from this family, and it should be praised. ”

Hearing this, Cao Xianzhi was already sweating on the top of his head, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Shengming has no past Your Majesty, Shuofang Cao's clan is indeed a branch of the Qinghe Cao clan." Ministers of the Cao Clan, thank Your Majesty Longen!"

Yu Da nodded: "Shuofang Cao's people are thin, and a single seedling is now in the Imperial Prison Crow Army, being a hundred cavalry commanders. ”

Cao Xianzhi secretly wrote down this matter and bowed his hand to Yu Da, which can be regarded as an acknowledgement.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "That descendant of the Gongxi clan sent someone to pay a tribute yesterday, saying that he would meet him at my house after today's court meeting. If you see him, I am afraid that he will be criticized by hundreds of officials, and someone will definitely impeach, if he is not seen, the matter of the Western Expedition will definitely not be able to go around the Gongxi clan, Yu Hou, do you think I will see it?"

"Oh? Gongxi's news is also well-informed, and he knew before the Great Dynasty that his family's life and death would fall into the hands of your Cao Hu? That's right, if there is no such way, Gongxi's family will not be able to earn today's family business. ”

Yu Da laughed and said, "Do you know why I can't put down your Sima Clan's military book?"

He also did not sell it, and then explained: "Everyone in the world praises Your Majesty for his generosity and gentleness, but everyone knows that when His Majesty was young, he loved to read military books the most, especially this sentence in this book......"

"Those who want to enrich the country should expand their land, those who want to strengthen the army should enrich their people, and those who want the king must win their virtues." The three capitalists are prepared, and the king follows. ”

"Rich country, strong army, king of the world! This is Your Majesty's lifelong wish, which has been diligently pursued since he ascended the throne, and he has not forgotten it for a single day!"

"Your Majesty has polished your Cao Hutou for two hundred years, and he himself has worked hard for two hundred years, if he doesn't have this ambition and foresight, how can he flatten the domineering gate valve mountains and meritorious ministers during the reign of the emperor, and how can you have this day when you Cao Hutou shows his ambitions?"

Cao Xianzhi got up slowly, facing the direction of the forbidden city, with a solemn expression, and bowed to worship.

"Minister, Cao Xian's first hundred bows, he will be smeared with his liver and brains, in order to repay His Majesty's kindness!"