As everyone knows, Fu Shou's fate was much more tragic than that of Liu Zhang. He was only ten years old when he married Liu Xie and was conferred as a nobleman. The ten-year-old girl was kidnapped along with the weak Liu Xie.
Later, she was kidnapped by Cao Cao. As a young girl, she spent her youth in a dark palace. Everyone can imagine the desolation.
Later, the Fu family was exterminated by the entire clan.
Perhaps before, Xia Houyuan, Zhang Liao and others could have thought that Fu Shou was already coupled with Liu Zhang, so they tolerated it, but now they faced Fu Shou directly and listened to Fu Shou's words. For some reason, they could not bring up this idea at all.
When you don't meet a person directly, you can make inferences based on some fixed logic, but when you meet the person directly, the impression this person gives you becomes an important consideration in logical analysis.
The feeling that Fu Shou now gives to these Cao Jun generals is obviously not what was previously speculated, and it also echoes Fu Shou's previous image in Cao's camp, which is corroborated by two factors, especially when his eyes linger on the vivid map of broken mountains and rivers,
No one thinks that Fu Shou ignored the destruction of his family because of his affair with Liu Zhang.
This picture of broken mountains and rivers is obviously filled with emotion, and Fu Shou is also a victim of troubled times.
Xia Houyuan could no longer bring up his hatred and knelt down to Fu Shou: "Xia Houyuan thanks the Queen Mother for her advice. From now on, he will no longer care about past hatred and will focus on helping the great man."
"The Queen Mother is a thousand years old, and the King of Shu is a thousand years old." All the civil and military officials, including the former Cao Jun, bowed down together.
"Everyone is safe." Fu Shou raised his hand slightly and nodded to Xiahou Yuan: "General Xiahou, please get up. As long as Miaocai and General Yuanrang's family agree, I will ask General Huang Hansheng to visit General Yuanrang's grave. General Xiahou thinks
How is it?"
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Xia Houyuan kowtowed again and stood aside.
Later, Li Dian was conferred the title of Zhonglang General again. He was transferred to the command of Fazheng in Jingzhou and organized the northern army.
Except for the infantry in Bingzhou, the cavalry stationed in the Shanggu area in the north of Hebei Province are all under the command of Zhe Lanying. Except for Zhang Liao who sent 20,000 troops to station at Yanmen, the rest of the army, including Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Zhang Jiao, Xia Houyuan, etc., are all in the Shanggu.
Training troops, while training, while looking for opportunities to attack the Hebei border. Prepare for the general offensive a year later.
Liu Zhang walked out of the hall and took a deep breath. After settling the border affairs of all parties, there are still many things to explain, especially internal affairs. Liu Zhang has always felt that internal affairs are more important than military affairs. This is a major matter of great concern. In the end, military strength alone is just a matter of great importance.
A flash in the pan.
"Yueying, you go down and make arrangements. In three days I will meet with businessmen from major merchants in Chang'an. All the influential ones will be called over."
"Three days? So fast?" Huang Yueying was slightly surprised.
"It's better to do many things early. We made a one-year plan before and took military considerations into account, including food and army. However, I feel that many internal affairs issues have not been resolved. And they must be resolved before launching a general offensive.
Time is very tight, so it’s best to do it early. If you delay any longer, you’ll be busy later.”
"That's true." Huang Yueying smiled and said: "A lot of black wood vines from Gaochang have been shipped back. The first batch of vines has been soaked several times and should be formed in the first half of the year.
Stations from Dawan to Xiliang have been established. The Dawan horses are coming soon. In addition, there are many production plans, including the expansion of red potato and pumpkin plantings, all of which need to be controlled by the lord."
"Always causing trouble for me." Liu Zhang said dissatisfiedly. He hadn't thought so much at first, but when Huang Yueying said this, Liu Zhang really felt that there were so many things wrong.
No, we have to find a helper. Liu Zhang said to Wang Xuda: "Call Cao to rush over."
Cao Chong, Zhou Buyi, and Zhuge Ke were both known as the three great prodigies of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Buyi had seen it before, but he was not a human being. Zhuge Ke was also famous in history. Liu Zhang wanted to meet Cao Chong, who stood alongside Zhou Buyi and Zhuge Ke.
He is only eleven years old and has a bright future. He may be of great use.
Liu Zhang returned to his mansion and enjoyed Huang Yue's massage while watching Liu Kang write. Liu Zhang found that although Liu Kang was in poor health, he was much smarter than Liu Xun. He was less than six years old and his handwriting was much better than what Liu Xun had written back then.
There are more, the sentences are smooth, and there is hidden literary talent.
"Kang'er is good, but don't be like your brother. When he was a child, he knew how to write poems and compositions all day long. Reading morning and night made people stupid." Liu Zhang said with a smile, and Liu Kang nodded vigorously.
Seeing Liu Zhang's relief, Lian Hua interjected: "Young Master is amazing. He usually reads a lot of books. Last time Mr. Jiang Wan asked several questions in the test, and Young Master answered them all. Moreover, Young Master also found a martial arts master.
, my body is also getting better, I will definitely..."
"Lotus." Huang Yue glanced at Lianhua, with a stern tone in his tone. Only then did Lianhua realize that he had said too much and quickly shut up.
Liu Zhang smiled nonchalantly, touched Liu Kang's head and said, "Well, it's good as long as your health is good. The most important thing for us is our health."
Huang Yue behind him was slightly stunned. The reason why she scolded Lotus must be clear to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang's words "As long as you are in good health," were obviously intriguing. Although Huang Yue didn't think much about it, Liu Kang was his son after all.
, I still can’t help but think about it a lot.
At this moment, a soldier came in, and Huang Yue quickly resumed the massage with a calm expression.
"Report to the lord, Mr. Cao wants to see you."
"please."
The small Cao Chong came in from the door and bowed to Liu Zhang: "Cao Chong, a common man, pays homage to the king of Shu and the queen." He moved his hands and feet in a very polite manner.
Liu Zhang waved his hand, and the servant next to him immediately brought a chair. Cao Chong saluted and sat down.
"I heard that Mr. Cao Chong was called an elephant at the age of seven. He is really a child prodigy. When I saw him today, he really has outstanding appearance and temperament." Liu Zhang said with a smile.
Cao Chong saluted and said, "Thank you very much for the compliment, King Shu. However, Cao Chong was already nine years old when he called the elephant, so he is really not a child prodigy."
Only then did Liu Zhang realize that he had said the wrong thing, because before Jiangdong formed an alliance under the coercion of the Sichuan army, Sun Quan offered the elephant to Cao Cao two years later than historically, but he still said it smoothly, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"No matter what, you are also an extremely smart person for your age. I intend to appoint you to a position in the Sichuan Army. What do you think?"
Cao Chong glanced at Liu Zhang in surprise, stood up and bowed: "I have long heard that His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a man of merit. He has countless female generals in the army and local female officials. Today, Cao Chong, with his childlike body, has been favored by the King of Shu. Cao Chong is really flattered.
, but Cao Chong really can’t bear it.”
"Why?"
"Cao Chong is only eleven years old and is not as good as the weak crown."
"Gan Luo is only one year older than Mr. Cao when he is the Prime Minister of Twelve."
"Gan Luofei is the son of the royal family of Yan and Zhao."
Cao Chong's brief refusal surprised Liu Zhang slightly. Such sharp words. Gan Luo was not the son of the Yanzhao royal family. He immediately made it clear why he refused to serve as an official. At the same time, he kept it secret and did not explain it. He was very skillful in language.
Just from this point alone, Liu Zhang felt that Cao Chong was definitely a talented man, not to mention that Cao Chong was the leader of the Yecheng coup. Although Liu Zhang didn't know whether Cao Chong really had military talents, he could tell from Cao Cao's appointment that Cao Chong
There should be.
Regarding the ability to recognize people, Liu Zhang still believed in Cao Cao's vision.
"Young master Cao is eleven years old. He refuses to serve as an official for these reasons. Don't you feel that he is buried?"
"As long as the King of Shu eradicates the noble families in Hebei and rescues his father and members of the clan, Cao Chong will be grateful. What's more, if the King of Shu shows his love, after a few years when the King of Shu rules the world, Cao Chong will be able to seek a county when he reaches adulthood.
Let the pavilion chief support his family."
It was the county magistrate again. Liu Zhang thought of Zhuge Liang. Do these talented people like to make a living as county magistrates? But from here we can also see the biggest difference between Cao Chong and Zhou Buyi.
Zhou Buyi dared to say anything, dared to contradict himself, bluntly stated his shortcomings, dared to talk nonsense about the crown prince, and made preparations for Liu Xun's position as heir apparent in advance.
These actions would be a serious crime for an ordinary king, and even in Liu Zhang's case, if Liu Xun could not become the heir in the end, Zhou Buyi would be the first person to be killed.
It’s not that Zhou Buyi didn’t understand this, he just believed that he was destined to die young.
In contrast, Cao Chong was much more restrained. Because he was Cao Cao's son, in order to avoid suspicion, he directly refused to serve as an official. If he wanted to be replaced by Zhou Buji, he might not be polite at all in order to take revenge.
Just when Liu Zhang was still thinking about how to arrange Cao Chong, the five-year-old Liu Kang suddenly said: "Father, I have also heard about the reputation of brother Cao Chong. In the past, I had no doubt that my brother had become his elder brother's teacher. I can let brother Cao Chong do the same."
My teacher?"
Liu Kang looked at Liu Zhang seriously. Liu Zhang did not expect Liu Kang to make this request. It seemed that his son was definitely not a little smarter than Liu Xun, but Liu Zhang did not agree and fell into silence.
After a while, he raised his head and said to Cao Chong: "Master Cao, are you willing?"
When Liu Zhang was deep in thought just now, Cao Chong had been looking at Liu Zhang and calmly replied: "Cao Chong knew that Zhou Buyi was just reading with Master Xun at the beginning. Cao Chong would never dare to call himself a master. Not only did he not dare to call himself a master, he would not even read with him
I can’t do it, thank you young master for your kindness, and ask the King of Shu and young master to take back your life.”
Liu Kang frowned and asked Cao Chong, "Why?"
Cao Chong pondered for a moment and said: "Young Master Young Master and Young Master Xun are both related to the future of the Han Dynasty. Zhou Buyi had already lived in the Chengdu Mufu before the King of Shu sent troops to Hanzhong. It can be said that he witnessed the entire implementation of the New Deal of the King of Shu.
The new policy of the King of Shu is the core of the Han Dynasty in the future and must not be violated or deviated from.
It is natural for Zhou Buyi to be Master Xun's mentor, but Cao Chong knows nothing about King Shu's new policies, so he is misleading Master Xun. If he arbitrarily exerts influence on Master Xun, it may affect the development of the Han Dynasty in the future, and Cao Chong cannot bear the blame."
"This..." Liu Kang was obviously reluctant to give up and turned to look at Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang smiled slightly and said to Cao Chong: "In this case, I will not embarrass Young Master Cao. Young Master Cao can rest assured that our army has sent a large number of special forces into Hebei. There should be great hope of rescuing King Wei."