Cao Ce returned to Beijing and brought back Temur, the great Tatar national advisor.
At noon, Lu Yunhong came back from the court and described the scene he saw to Wang Xiu.
"The hall was full of blood, and there was a stench. The ministers who went to see Temur thought he was dead, but when they got closer, they discovered that Temur's legs had almost been dragged off, but he was still alive.
You're still alive, but you're still awake."
"Cao Ce rode his horse and dragged him all the way. His legs were worn away by the earth and rocks like this."
Wang Xiu could imagine that scene, but when she thought of Marquis Yong'an being killed by Tatars, she could understand Cao Ce.
So she said: "If Temur's life hadn't proved that Cao Ce had not collaborated with the enemy, maybe Temur would have died more miserably, but I'm not sure?"
"It's not your turn to speak up about this matter. You'll just be mute in court."
Lu Yunhong smiled and said: "Why didn't I know that you still have the potential to be a politician?"
Wang Xiu glared at him and said angrily: "Don't be poor with me. Aunt Lu came over and said that the eldest princess had a fever last night and didn't sleep well all night. I think the bleeding scared her when King An hit the pillar.
I'll go over and take a look."
Lu Yunhong said: "I will accompany you there."
Wang Xiu shook his head, straightened his official robe, and warned: "No, Grandma Lu sent the eldest princess's car to drive here. No one will provoke me."
"It's you, please remind them about General Cao Ce's affairs, such as relatives and your students, so they don't get confused and bump into each other."
Lu Yunhong knew the stakes and nodded immediately, watching Wang Xiu leave.
Soon, Song Muting, Huang Shaoyu, and Ji Yunwei came to see Cao Ce.
They were worried that Wang Lin was Lu Yunhong's brother-in-law. Lu Yunhong was not easy to talk to in court, so they came here to ask if he wanted to help?
Lu Yunhong invited them to go to the study to talk, but he saw Pei Shan waiting there at the door of the study, and beside Pei Shan stood a group of students from Wuxi.
When Huang Shaoyu saw it, he immediately joked: "Oh, Mr. Lu has too many helpers, we are all here to make up the number."
Pei Shan smiled shyly and explained in a low voice: "No, we are just here to pay my respects to my master. Since all the adults are here, let's make tea first."
After saying that, he called Xie Cheng, Chen Anbang, Dong Zheng and others to the waiter.
After they left, Huang Shaoyu said to Lu Yunhong: "I didn't know the friendship between family and the relationship between teachers and students before, but now I know a little bit more about it."
After saying that, he glanced meaningfully at Song Muting and Ji Yunwei.
The three of them had just sat down and had not even had a cup of tea when they saw Qian Liangcai rushing over and said, "Dong Guo Ding and my fifth uncle are here. Are they in the front hall?"
Lu Yunhong said: "You guys sit down first and I'll go greet you."
Huang Shaoyu said to Song Muting and Ji Yunwei: "Are we worried about him? Haha, what a joke!"
Song Muting said: "The Wang family still has many connections in the capital, mainly because my sister-in-law is very popular. She saved Duke Ding Guo's son. Their family will always remember this kindness."
Ji Yunwei said: "Isn't it? Not to mention what Cao Ce wants? This matter alone has nothing to do with the Lu family, but he is afraid that Yun Hong will be caught in the middle and it will be difficult for him to be a good person, so he asked me if he can help.
Just help. If I can’t help you, I won’t meddle in other people’s business.”
Huang Shaoyu said: "If I were Cao Ce, everyone had better not meddle in other people's business. Otherwise, if you can't do anything for a while, you will definitely hold a grudge in your heart."
Song Muting glanced at Ji Yunwei and felt that Huang Shaoyu was right, and he thought the same way.
Ji Yunwei said: "I don't care, and I don't want to pursue it. I will do whatever Yun Hong tells me to do?"
Huang Shaoyu: "..."
Song Muting: "..."
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Princess's Mansion.
Wang Xiu arrived at the gate, changed into a soft sedan and went in.
When they arrived at the place where the eldest princess lived, they saw Zhao Annian walking back and forth beside the bed. The little guy was already walking very steadily, but occasionally he would grab his mother's hair and pull it, which made her complain a few times.
When Wang Xiu saw this, he smiled and said, "I don't want to be hugged, so just accept it."
After hearing this, the eldest princess angrily pulled her son in for a kiss and asked Aunt Lu to carry him down and play with him.
Wang Xiu sat by the bed and took her pulse, and then said: "I guessed it, I was scared. It's a good thing you held on until now and didn't catch the fever while you were in the palace, otherwise you would be very embarrassed this time."
The eldest princess said: "Try to ask him to die again next time. I will definitely not be afraid anymore."
Wang Xiu laughed and gave her the acupuncture immediately.
After a while, Grandma Lu came, but her expression was a little strange, and she looked outside intentionally or unintentionally.
The eldest princess took a look, lowered her head, and asked Wang Xiudao: "I heard that Cao Ce returned to Beijing and brought back half-dead Tatars?"
Wang Xiu nodded: "I heard from Lu Yunhong when I went out that General Cao Ce is really powerful."
The eldest princess looked at Wang Xiu in surprise and asked, "Aren't you worried?"
Wang Xiu asked strangely: "Why should I worry?"
The eldest princess reminded: "The position your eldest brother occupies now was originally his."
Wang Xiu smiled and said: "How long has Cao Ce been at the border? Didn't he know that after he disappeared, there would be a general to take his place to defend the enemy? Even if it wasn't my eldest brother, it would be someone else."
"If you want to hold grudge against my elder brother because of this incident, then he has no feelings for his family and country, and such a person is no longer worthy of going to the battlefield."
"What's more, my eldest brother was entrusted with the important task by the emperor only after the news of his disappearance reached the capital. In other words, it was not my eldest brother who put their father and son in danger, but their father and son who entered the danger first. Yong'an
Hou died tragically, and Cao Ce was determined to avenge his father, so he gave up his position as general. For this matter, if he wants to blame it, he should blame himself."
"But I think General Cao Ce is not that kind of person, so there is nothing to worry about."
The eldest princess felt relieved to see Wang Xiu's thorough analysis, but she was still worried that Cao Ce would be confused and blame the Wang family for this matter.
She said to Wang Xiu: "I heard that his bloody methods have aroused the dissatisfaction of many ministers in the court. Please tell Lu Yunhong to ignore this matter for the time being, so as not to be resented."
Wang Xiudao: "I told him before I went out, but it was not because of General Cao Ce's methods against the enemy, but because we had no room to talk about this matter."
"The ones who died were his subordinates, his bodyguards, and even his own father. If I encountered such a hatred, it would be light to cut the enemy into thousands of pieces, so I don't think General Cao Ce's
What’s wrong with the means?”
"On the contrary, the veterans in the court, they really stand up and talk without pain, and relying on their old age, they will not be allowed to intervene in peace talks, let alone wars. They talk about their seniority all day long, and they don't know what to do.
Do you think they are discussing some major national affairs?"
"A general like General Cao Ce who has shed blood for the country and the people, in the end, actually said that his methods were ruthless? They have the skills to fight with words. They should be sent to the front line to try to scare away the enemy."
"If you can't, don't rescue them."
"Pfft." The eldest princess couldn't help but laugh and hit Wang Xiu with her hand.
Outside the door curtain, the prince curled his lips, thinking that this would be a good idea to deal with those old ministers who were making trouble for nothing.