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Chapter 160 Marriage
After General Cao Shuang quieted Empress Dowager Guo in Yongning Palace, Grand Tutor Sima Yi said he was sick and retired to the mansion.

The power of Cao Wei fell into the hands of the Cao brothers.

Cao Shuang is powerful and powerful for his own use, his brothers are in charge of the imperial army, and his cronies act recklessly.

All the courtiers left, Fu Gu and Lu Yu offended He Yan and were dismissed, Lu Qin, Xun Xu, Pei Xiu, Wang Hun and other rising stars were alienated.

The advice of Huan Fan, Lu Zhi, Yang Wei and others cannot be used either.

Cao Shuang drank and feasted with Deng Yang, Ding Mi, He Yan, Bi Gui, Li Shengzhi and others all day long, indulging in sensuality.

The treasures in the palace can be stolen at will.

The royal family Muyi invaded and occupied at will.

Cao Shuang's diet, daily life, carriage and horse costumes were similar to those of the emperor, and the concubines of the Ming emperor slept at will.

He also fraudulently made an imperial edict and sent 57 talented people from the palace to Yetai, so that the former emperor Jieyu would teach him to be a trick, and he thought it was lewd pleasure.

However, Cao Xi, Cao Shuang's younger brother, persuaded him many times and was also alienated.

All the officials in the court, the generals inside and outside, are disgusted by the hearts of the people.

Inside the city of Chang'an, Xia Houxuan looked east and sighed, "Uncle Zhao is in power alone, and he could have tried his best to govern and turn back the decline of the Great Wei. How could he be so domineering, so different from Mang and Zhuo?"

Xia Houzhi said in a low voice: "In the past, the Emperor Wu had hidden schemes inside and held a powerful army outside. He served the Emperor Han tremblingly and respectfully. The general had no merit to the country, no kindness to the people, and no virtue to the world. Defeat is imminent."

Xia Houxuan lowered his brows and remained silent.

Why doesn't he know this?
Since Emperor Wen established the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the power of the country has gradually declined.

There are no mistakes in the nine-rank Zhongzheng version, and it is full of current disadvantages since the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The key lies in Zhongzhengguan, who is gradually controlled by the gentry.

That's why Xia Houxuan and Cao Shuang initiated the reform of the system, suppressing the powerful, suppressing the gentry, restricting Zhongzheng officials, reviewing officials, changing the service system, and so on.

Every dose is strong medicine.

There are countless people offended.

However, most of the power in the court at that time was in the hands of Sima Yi, and Xia Houxuan's claims were resolved one by one by the senior officials of the gentry headed by Sima Yi, and finally nothing happened.

So Xia Houxuan and Cao Shuang planned a war against Shu to increase prestige and power and reduce Sima Yi's influence.

However, the war against Shu was inexplicably lost.

He didn't even touch Hanzhong, and collapsed directly in the Tangluo Road.

Seven out of ten of the elite Luoyang Forbidden Army from Yongliang, Xiahou Xuansui and Cao Shuang became the laughingstock of the world.

Although Xia Houxuan was very dissatisfied with Cao Shuang's confinement of Queen Mother Guo, Cao Shuang had only this way to go.

Xia Houxuan also recognized it.

However, his original intention has not changed, and Cao Shuang is not the former Cao Shuang.

A wordless anger surged in my heart, "Bold! How can you criticize the general?"

Xia Houxuan has a calm and gentle temperament. Xia Houzhi hasn't seen him get angry for more than ten years, "Father..."

"Since you have been betrothed, you will be married in ten days." Xia Houxuan said with a flick of his sleeves.

Xia Houzhi's tears rolled down, but not because of being scolded, but knowing his good intentions.

According to the Wei system, the heirs of foreign ministers must be officials in Luoyang.

Wang Guang, the eldest son of Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou, served as the captain of the Tunqi School in Luoyang.

Wang Hun, the son of Wang Chang, the governor of Xuzhou, was the subordinate of the general.

Hu Wei, the son of Hu Zhi, the governor of Jingzhou, served as the censor in the court.

Xia Houxuan's two sons are regular servants of Sanqi in Luoyang.

Xia Houzhi respectfully kowtowed three times to Xia Houxuan, "My daughter has gone..."

Xia Houxuan closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

In Xidu, when Yang Zheng was busy, he received a letter from Xiahouba, saying that the wedding originally scheduled for the end of this year had been brought forward.

The advance is a bit overwhelming.

But this marriage was not in his hands.

Can only be submissive.

But he was a little worried in his heart, if Xia Houxuan's daughter turned out to be a crooked melon, it would be something bad.

If the family is harmonious and everything is prosperous, the relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, and the impact will be great.

With anxiety, Yang Zheng decorated the mansion.

After entrusting the affairs of the city to Du Yuzhangte, Yang Zheng led a thousand guards and cavalry to greet the bride.

Xia Houba, the governor of Qinzhou, personally brought two thousand cavalry to see off his relatives.

The two armies met at Poqiang City.

The Poqiang guard general Wang Mai came out of the city to welcome him, and he also awarded many gifts.

"Subordinate Yang Zheng greets the general!" In front of Xiahouba, Yang Zheng was still respectful.

Xiahouba laughed in a trademark manner on the horse: "From now on, Xingyun will call the family a different name."

Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. At first he was regarded as an elder brother, and later he was regarded as an uncle. In a blink of an eye, he became a grandson directly.

This generation is really falling fast.

"Uncle, uncle..."

"Haha... good nephew and son-in-law." Xia Houba smiled very proudly.

So much so that Yang Zheng felt that he was taking revenge for refusing to be his adopted son.

Xia Houba seemed to be living a good life, his face was radiant, and the knight behind him was extremely strong, with tall horses and heavy armor, guarding a carriage tied with red silk.

After the carriage, there were dozens of vehicles, large and small, and there were dowry servants and maids under the vehicles.

As Cao Wei's top clan, Xiahou's family really made extraordinary moves.

Yang Zheng became even more curious about the people in the carriage.

It stands to reason that Xia Houxuan is so handsome, her daughter should not be too bad.

Just as he was looking into the carriage with treacherous eyes, Xia Houba hurriedly said, "Why are you so impatient when you are young?"

How loud is his voice?

The surrounding cavalry held back their smiles.

But there was a chuckle of "puchi" in the carriage.

Yang Zheng looked embarrassed. He didn't know what to say in front of so many people.

The fact that Xiahou's family can take a fancy to him can be regarded as smoke from the old Yang family's ancestral grave.

I was really grateful for Xia Houba's praise in my heart.

This "uncle" is also appropriate.

After a while, Xia Houba and Yang Zheng rode side by side. Yang Zheng remained half a horse behind quietly, and everyone was twenty steps behind, allowing them to chat freely.

The joy on Xia Houba's face dimmed at this moment, "There is a big event in the court, Xingyun knows?"

Yang Zheng was taken aback. Could it be that the Gaoping Mausoleum incident broke out earlier at this time?

It seems impossible, otherwise Xia Houba would not have the leisure and elegance to send off his relatives.

"Could it be the great general..." Xiping is more than 2000 miles away from Luoyang, and there is no news to pass, so Yang Zheng can only guess.

Xia Houba looked a little sad, "The general confines the empress dowager to take the emperor with him, and the power is for his own use. I'm afraid... it won't last long."

He was originally a son of the rich and powerful, and he had been fighting in the frontier for many years, so he had an extremely keen sense of crisis.

Yang Zheng couldn't help but feel worried, what was supposed to come was finally coming soon.

Cao Shuang was not a person of great talent and generality, and was pushed to a high position. Even if there was no Sima Yi, the gentry would recommend someone else to replace him.

But there are some things that are not easy to say to Xiahou Baming.

Even if Yang Zheng said on the table that Sima Yi would launch the Gaopingling Change, would Cao Shuang believe it?

"The general made preparations in the morning." Yang Zheng said.

"How to prepare?" Xia Houba's eyes were burning.

Yang Zheng hesitated to speak.

But Xia Houba said: "You and I are now a family, what's wrong with Xingyun?"

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, the general is the general, the Marquis of Xia is the Marquis of Xia, the root of Yongliang and Qin Dynasty is in Chang'an, and the safety of the Marquis of Xia also depends on the governor, if you keep the governor, you can keep the Marquis of Xia!"

It is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and to keep Xiahou is to keep Yang Zheng himself.

(End of this chapter)