Wei Ni

Chapter 11

Xia Houhui, who has been a man for two lifetimes, is of course not a reckless man with a stubborn personality that makes people speechless.

On the contrary, he is quite scheming.

Of course he knew that Emperor Cao Rui had no intention of bestowing a horse.

But knowing this, there are four reasons for still prostrating and expressing gratitude.

One, it is a rare opportunity.

For such a handsome horse, he really likes it very much and wants to keep it for himself.

It just so happened that the words of the Son of Heaven were ambiguous, so he took advantage of the opportunity to be shameless once.If you can get what you want, it is an extra joy. If you don’t get what you want, then there is no loss, so why not do it?

Secondly, it is the indignation accumulated in my heart in recent days.

It hasn't been ten days since he was appointed as the servant of Sanqi, but he has already ushered in the repeated testing and investigation by the emperor Cao Rui!
And there are also some small tricks that can't be put on the table, which annoys him very much.

Simply, take this opportunity to reveal your "upright" temperament and fight against the emperor's army, so that if you want to play games again in the future, you have to think carefully about whether you will "lose your wife and lose your army"!
hum~
Again, even he wanted to spy on the emperor through this.

In his heart, he has already made up his mind to continue the life of the Cao Wei regime, so naturally he has to work hard to accumulate strength to prepare for the future.But at present, there is no better way than obtaining the emperor Cao Rui's weapon.

Therefore, he also wanted to see the emperor Cao Rui's temperament.

Because everyone's starting point is different, and their views on things will be different.

For example, Xia Houhui can only be used as a reference, not as a basis for deciding how to "keep simplicity in the emperor's heart" based on the evaluation and opinions of the princes in the temple, Xia Houheng, and Wang Su on the emperor.

In the end, it was what he felt he deserved.

In the past when the Cao Wei Dynasty inherited the destiny of the Han Dynasty, the Xiahou family used their lives and made great contributions. Now that the Cao family is honored as the Son of Heaven, they are already rich all over the world. As a member of the Xiahou family, I am not worthy of being given a horse Is it a horse?

There is not only one divine horse in the emperor's stable!
Furthermore, since he came to this world, he has been wholeheartedly planning for the continuation of Cao Wei Sheji's life!

I originally yearned to be a dandy, but I have to study military books and practice bow and horse hard every day, and even have gray hair. Well, I don’t have gray hair yet, but it can barely be considered "exhaustive", isn't it?

But it's just a trick to ask for a horse, what's wrong with it!
Xia Houhui felt that her actions were not excessive at all.

After Xie En, he walked towards the steed with a calm and excited face, ignoring the astonishment of the other courtiers after hearing his shameless words, and the emperor Cao Rui who was stunned by choking and then showed hesitation. .

Of course, there will be no shortage of satisfactory people by the side of the emperor.

The much-loved Cao Zhao, after a moment of astonishment, sneaked a glance at the emperor, and when he saw that the emperor's eyebrows were a little unhappy, he pulled his horse closer to the imperial chariot, and comforted him softly, "Your Majesty, this steed and good horse has always been rebellious. If Xiahou Zhiquan wants to control it, it will not be possible for a while. According to my opinion, it is not as easy as Rong Zhiquan for half a quarter of an hour, just to see if he can control it."

These words seemed to be buying time for Xia Houhui to control the good horse, but it was not.

Cao Rui, the wise son of heaven since he was a child, immediately understood that Cao Zhao was cryptically claiming that if Xia Houhui could not ride this good horse within half an hour, he could "give it to me, but you can't control it." The reasons for taking the horse back!
And in doing so, there will be no suspicion of going back on promises.

After all, Xia Houhui, who was traveling with him, couldn't let the emperor and other colleagues wait here for him to train the horse.

"What Chang Si said is very good."

To this considerate playmate, Emperor Cao Rui affectionately called him, "However, half a quarter of an hour is too little, let me let Xia Houqing give me a quarter of an hour."

After saying that, a smile appeared on the face of the emperor, and he cast his playful eyes on Xia Houhui.

Gein, a good horse from the Western Regions, has proved in the past that even if someone who is good at taming a horse wants to tame and ride it, it takes more than a day's work.Xia Houhui wanted to ride a horse, how could he achieve his wish in a quarter of an hour?

It's just that sometimes things are so bizarre.

Only a moment later, the emperor Cao Rui put away his smile, waved his hands expressionlessly to let the emperor drive on, and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

That's right, that unruly steed, which even the emperor couldn't ride several times, somehow didn't resist Xia Houhui at all!

When Xia Houhui took the reins of the horse from the attendant, and looked at it for a while, he gently scratched its ears and stroked its mane, and then it was very docile and willing to be ridden.

The process went smoothly, as if it had been waiting for Xiahou Hui to be its master.

This scene also surprised everyone.

But no one was surprised.

Didn't the emperor who was forced to give him a horse look expressionless and closed his eyes to rest his mind?
Cao Zhao, who didn't see the suggestion just now, pursed his lips in a bit of annoyance at this moment, and consciously slowed down the speed of the horse to get a little farther away from the emperor's driver?

Who will touch the reverse again at this time!
And when they rode their horses and followed the emperor's driver slowly, they also quietly distanced themselves from Xia Houhui.

Even Xia Houxian, who was originally in the middle to supervise the imperial guards, rode his horse to the front to act as a pathfinder without knowing when.

Sometimes, well-dressed people are so cool.

Well versed in the way of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

For this, Xiahou Hui felt a little bit in his heart, and he didn't have any grievances. He also slowed down the speed of the horse and hung far away at the end of the team.

Not that he was conceited.

It's about knowing that there are many people who are icing on the cake and few people who give charcoal in the snow.

Some people are doomed to be vain and submissive. If you want to find someone who is sincere, you still have a long way to go. I will search up and down.

Exiting from the Daxia Gate in the north of the imperial palace is Xuanwu Temple, where the troops in Gyeonggi were stationed.

Going north again, you will find Beimang Mountain.

Therefore, in the north of the imperial palace, there have never been any common people living together in huts, and there are no nobles or nobles who dare to occupy land under the eyes of the emperor, which makes this place quite quiet.

There are a lot of low hills extending from Beiman Mountain, none of which are large, but they also undulate the terrain, making the trails opened up here twist and turn.The trees on both sides of the road are staggered like a cover. Although it is not very cool, it also covers the scorching sun. The fragmented sunlight that is divided by the intertwined branches falls on the procession, covering people and horses with a layer of mottled clothes. Such a dreamlike scenery makes the occasional mountain breeze gentle.

If there is no slight sound of horseshoes breaking Lin Jing, perhaps it can be said that people are swimming in the painting.

chirp~
A bird spread its wings and flew by, protesting that it was disturbed by people and horses.

It also awakened Cao Rui, the emperor who kept his eyes closed to rest his mind.

He opened his eyes, following the sound and chasing the birds flying freely in the vast sky, with a hint of envy in his expression.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Gein, who has been on the throne for several years, does not have the distant hope of becoming the Emperor of Qin and Han Wu, but just wants to take the first step and have the power and influence of his grandfather Cao Cao.

Even after Xun Yu, whose achievements were comparable to Xiao He's, was forced to die, the officials under his command had no choice but to keep silent about his power!

The reason is that Wei Wen and Cao Pi delegated too much power in order to replace the Han Dynasty and to allow the gentry to endorse Cao Wei Nai's destiny, which also brought hidden dangers to the community.

Although he doesn't need to worry about treasoners coming to Cao Wei Sheji now, but he doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't take back his authority~
For the sake of long-term peace and stability, and for the destiny of the third generation to be the king forever, it must be taken back.

It's just that he doesn't have such power now.

Unless, he can restore the situation in the Wei Wu Cao Cao period that the clan, Qiao Peiyuan and his cronies all controlled the military power.

However this is not possible.

At least, it is absolutely impossible within ten or eight years.

Ten or eight years later~
Thinking of this, Cao Rui couldn't help but glanced at Xia Houxian in front, Cao Zhao and Qin Lang who were half a horse behind on both sides, and couldn't help sighing quietly in his heart.

Ugh.
Their talents are acceptable, but none of them are outstanding!

However, Xiahou Zhiquan was a little different.

His heart moved, and he turned his head to look at the team behind him, but he couldn't find Xia Houhui's figure for a while.

After squinting his eyes and searching carefully, he found that Xia Houhui was hanging far away at the end, separated from other close officials by a long distance, almost shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers guarding the periphery.

Why so far away?

Cao Rui, who looked away, couldn't help asking himself.

Immediately, my heart came to my senses, and I closed my eyes again with a hint of sarcasm.

At this moment, he has a heart of disdain for the accompanying ministers.

Because in his heart, he was not angry at Xia Houhui for winning the horse, but these close officials who were trained as the pillars of the society had already figured out his thoughts on their own, and alienated Xia Houhui.

Yes, he wasn't bothered.

His size is not like that of Wei Wen Cao Pi!
And as a herdsman on behalf of the sky and a widow in the north, when looking at things, he first weighs the pros and cons, and then weighs the pros and cons, and then the right and wrong and personal happiness and anger.

Whether Xia Houhui has an upright temperament or is scheming and cheeky, he is nothing more than a fine horse!

If you give it, you will give it. Why does he want to be stingy?
The Xiahou family, who was married to the Cao family, have long been prosperous and shared weal and woe with each other.At the moment when the clan superintendent and Qiao Pei are withering, and when the power of the gentry is in the hands, he can't wait for Xia Houhui to have scheming!
So what if you act perversely and don't care about your appearance?
People who are obsessive and abide by the rules are mediocre and difficult to entrust important responsibilities.

Just like Qin Lang, Cao Zhao and others.

He lacked a sense of heroism in his bones and lacked the courage to act fearlessly, so he naturally couldn't be entrusted by him to break the situation where the gentry held power and take back Wei Wen Cao Pi's hope of decentralizing power!
Yes!

They have been driving together for a long time~
He didn't realize what the monarch wanted and wanted, and he didn't have the consciousness and responsibility to worry about the monarch's worries and to do what he wanted to do.

Alas, it is useless to think too much.

I hope that Xiahou Zhiquan's actions today are not due to his blunt temperament.

(End of this chapter)