Wei Ni

The night conversation between Xia Houhui and Fu Gu was roughly the same as the conversation between Chen Tai and Xia Houhui.

After the two chatted about their long separation, Fu Gu also used the Northern Expedition to Xianbei to provoke a debate between them about matters such as official affairs and governance. The difference is that Fu Gu is more inclined to strategy, such as specific implementation or preparation for the obstacles encountered during the period, etc., and is not as thorough as Chen Tai.

Perhaps it's because he is still just a lieutenant and has not yet broadened his horizons.

However, he is more proficient than Chen Tai in weighing pros and cons and considering people's hearts. From this, it can be inferred that he should be more talented like an aide and counselor.

To put it bluntly, Xia Houhui's feelings for Chen Tai are that he can fight side by side in the future.

Fu Gu, on the other hand, was a confidant who relied on him to make suggestions and fill in gaps.

Naturally, the prerequisite is that Xia Houhui must first be in control before Fu Gu is willing to devote himself to his service.

This is where Xia Houhui's doubts lie.

Obviously, he is just a backbone general on temporary duty, his duties are still in Huainan and his real power is not obvious. Why are Chen Tai and Fu Gu, who are both well-known in the world, now vaguely showing their thoughts?

Chen Tai can still understand it more or less.

After all, when Wei Wu and Cao Cao started their business, Qiao Peidu and the Yingchuan scholars performed their duties and cooperated seamlessly. With this foundation, now that both sides are in decline, it is understandable to have the mentality of staying together for warmth.

But why is Fu Gu!

Is it possible that it was just because he did not want to make friends with He Yan, Deng Yang, and Xia Houxuan before, and also asserted that it would be difficult for them to succeed in the future?
Such a reason cannot be justified.

If Xia Houhui's knowledge stops here, then he should run to Yongliang now to flatter Sima Yi.

What else is the great Spring and Autumn dream of extending the life of Cao Wei Sheji?
Perhaps, it is because providing help in times of need is more appreciated than the icing on the cake.

Although I am still insignificant and have little power, I am at least favored by Emperor Cao Rui. Compared with others like Qin Lang or Cao Shuang, I am still young and have many uncertainties about my future career. There is no lack of "promising potential" for me.

At this time, Fu Gu, who was still just an assistant in the Sikong Mansion, would be wise to plan ahead and give himself multiple choices in the future.

After being puzzled for a long time, Xia Houhui could only attribute the reason to this for the time being.

However, has Fu Gu ever thought that once something gets on it, it can never be washed off?

Not to mention that now is the time when Xia Houhui laments that he is alone and is looking for like-minded people; the only person who is friendly to him in the government and the public is Du Shu, but he has not yet developed to the point of "Weisi people, who should I go back to?"

How could he turn a blind eye and do nothing in the face of Fu Gu's sudden kindness!
No matter how hard it is, we can't let him stand beside Master Sima and wave the flag in the future!

Huh~
Two days later.

The eighth day after Xia Houhui returned to Luoyang.

Just when he was thinking about how to enhance his friendship with Fu Gu and deepen the bond between them, the steward Sun Lou brought a letter from Xia Houhe back to Yangquwu Fort.

To be precise, it is a letter from his eldest brother Xia Houheng.

The handwriting was indeed Xiahouhe's, but when Xiahou Huifu took a look, he knew that it was dictated by his eldest brother and recorded by his seventh brother.

The letter is quite long and rambles throughout, showing a deep understanding of the temperament of his eldest brother Xia Houheng.

The content is to tell the whole story of the relationship between Wei Wu Cao Cao and his father Xia Houyuan and the Ding surname in Qiao County.

Yes, it is related to the surname of their mother's family, Qiaojun Ding.

Qiaojun Cao, Xiahou and Ding have been related by marriage for generations, but Ding belongs to a distinguished family and has a higher family status.

For example, Ding Gong became Sikong in the fourth year of Zhongping reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and he got the position based on his political performance and qualifications. Cao Song bribed the lieutenant and spent 100 million to buy the post of Taiwei. The difference.

The Dante surname has bad luck.

It is obvious that Cao Cao's biological mother was Ding, and his wife also married Mrs. Ding. However, the Ding family not only failed to prosper in the process of Cao's transformation into a dragon, but also lost their identity as relatives.

First, it was Mrs. Ding who divorced Cao Cao.

In the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Ang died because of the death of Cao Cao's widowed aunt Zhang Xiu. Mrs. Ding, who had no children and regarded Cao Ang as her own, became resentful and divorced her husband.

This incident directly led to the estrangement between Cao Cao and the Ding family.

For example, Ding Chong was Cao Cao's bedfellow in his early years, and he served as a Sili captain during the Jian'an period. However, after Mrs. Ding's divorce, Ding Chong became mad with grief, and Cao Cao no longer slept with him. .

But it was fine then.

As the grandson of the Ding family and knowing that he was at fault, Cao Cao still felt nostalgic for the past.

When his daughter grew up, Cao Cao still planned to maintain the friendship with the Ding family for many generations and thought of marrying his daughter to Ding Chong's son, Ding Yi, without even knowing what Ding Yi looked like.

It's just a pity.

Because Cao Pi interfered and dissuaded him, Cao Cao eventually married his daughter to Xiahou Mi.

Later, Cao Cao recruited Ding Yi as his assistant. After seeing his demeanor and talent, he regretted it and said with emotion: "Ding Yi is a good scholar. Even if he is blind, he is still a woman, let alone Dan Xian? He is my son." Mistake me."

Ding Yi therefore hated Cao Pi, and together with his younger brother Ding Gong, they attached themselves to Cao Zhi and actively planned for Cao Zhi during the Wei Dynasty.

This also led to the second blow to the Ding family.

When Cao Pi won the throne, he killed all the men of Ding Yi and Ding Gong as soon as he succeeded to the throne.

When he was about to be executed, Ding Yi knelt down to Xiahou Shang, who was the leader of the army at the time and was highly trusted by Cao Pi, and asked for help. Xiahou Shang only shed tears and did not dare to plead for mercy.

no way.

Xia Houshang knew that he could not save her even if she interceded.

Even if Xia Houyuan, who was more senior and had more meritorious deeds, was still alive, he could not be saved by begging for mercy.

After all, as far as Cao Pi was concerned, even Cao Hong, the uncle of Cao Cao's clan who had saved Cao Cao, wanted to kill him quickly, let alone his grandmother's relatives.

After these two blows, the power of the Ding family in Qiaojun was already declining, but it was not at the point of collapse. Ding Chong is not the only one in the huge Ding family.

For example, the other Ding Fei, although his official position was limited to Dianjun Xiaowei, he was also favored by Cao Cao in his early years. He did not participate in the Wei Dynasty's seizure of heirs and was implicated. There is still a chance of a comeback.

Now that Ding Fei has died long ago, his son Ding Mi is the hope.

First, he is smart.

After seeing Cao Pi's character, during Cao Pi's reign, he hid in the mountains and lived in seclusion, not interacting with others.

Secondly, he is quite scheming.

When today's son Cao Rui succeeded to the throne and showed his ability to accommodate people, he deliberately provoked the prince of Cao Wei in Yecheng to make Cao Rui famous. Later, he showed his talents and made Cao Rui feel that he had a fatherly style and taught him. He was appointed as a doctor, and thus entered his official career.

But he still took a wrong step.

He did not choose to continue to be patient and down-to-earth in making achievements in order to regain his reputation. Instead, he made friends with He Yan, Zhuge Dan, Deng Yang, Xia Houxuan and others, and shared the honors and invitations to the world.

Because of this, Cao Rui dismissed him from office and was dismissed in the name of "the leader is flashy".

Ding Mi's official ups and downs originally had little to do with the Xia Houhui brothers, because the two families are now far apart.

For example, when Ding passed away in the early years, Ding Mi, who was still living in seclusion, did not come to express condolences.

Moreover, the brothers Xiahou Hui were the sisters-in-law who were related by blood to Ding Mi. However, after he was appointed and came to Luoyang, he never came to visit the Anning Tinghou Mansion, but got closer to Xiahou Xuan.

Nowadays, Xia Houheng wrote a book about Ding Mi. It was Xia Houheng who "accidentally met" him on the way to the palace that day.

That is to say, when Xia Houhe returned from the banquet, he claimed that he needed to report to his eldest brother before telling Xia Houhui.

"I seem to have heard that Zhiquan has returned from Bingzhou. Is that true?"

That's what he asked Xia Houhe.

It was very direct that he wanted to interact with Xia Houhui.

Therefore, after thinking about it for two days, Xia Houheng directly recorded the ties between the three families of Qiaojun Cao, Ding and Xiahou in a book, allowing Xiahou Hui to make a decision on his own whether to meet with Ding Mi after reviewing the details.

The reason why he did not directly help Xia Houhui make the decision was because he still missed his maternal love, but he was also afraid that his sixth brother's career would be implicated. In any case, Ding Mi's identity was already sensitive, but he was deposed and imprisoned by the emperor.

After reading the letter carefully, Xia Houhui threw it into the fire pit, eyes drooping and his beard twisted in thought.

He was also very confused about whether to see Ding Mi.

It was not that he was worried that his career would be implicated by Ding Mi, nor was he thinking about the blood ties of his mother's family, but that he once again felt that he had neglected something - Ding Mi suddenly wanted to interact with him, just like Fu Gu suddenly wanted to interact with him. He was very kind to him, which made him puzzled and didn't know the reason.

Furthermore, Ding Mi has always been friendly with Cao Shuang!

Because of Xia Houxuan's relationship, Cao Shuang interacted with most of the people imprisoned due to flashy cases, and got along quite harmoniously.

Therefore, for what reason and what purpose did Ding Mi, who had not been in contact with each other before, suddenly come to look for him?

Everyone in the capital knew that Cao Shuang was at odds with him. Didn't Ding Mi worry that after meeting him, he would be dissatisfied with Cao Shuang, causing the friendship between them to break up and part ways?

How amazing!
Xia Houhui, who had pondered for a long time, still couldn't figure out Ding Mi's intention.

I don't even understand why I suddenly became a person that others wanted to be "friendly" to.

In other words, the world is inherently cold, but as long as you become stronger, you will find that everyone around you will become amiable, friendly and friendly.

But he is still a man of few words today!

"What do you think, husband?"

A soft question interrupted Xia Houhui's thoughts.

When he followed the sound, he discovered that Xijun Wang Yuanji was standing next to him, looking at him with some concern.

It seemed that she had been in the study for some time.

"It's nothing important."

Smiling, Xia Houhui stretched out his hand to pull her to sit shoulder to shoulder. Xia Houhui did not hide it, "A cousin whom I haven't met for many years suddenly invited me to get together. I couldn't figure out what he meant, and I was a little undecided."

"Brother?"

Hearing this, Wang Yuanji turned her head and thought for a moment. After her eyes flickered a few times, she smiled and asked.

"Can he shake my husband's will?"

Just him? How can it be!

Xia Houhui immediately shook his head.

"Will it harm my husband's career?"

That’s not the case. Emperor Cao Rui does have some magnanimity.

Xia Houhui shook his head again.

"If he asks for anything, will your husband give it to you contrary to your wishes?"

Of course not, they haven't been in contact with each other for so long.

Xia Houhui's eyebrows relaxed, and he smiled and shook his head while wrapping his arms around the person beside him.

"So, why are you so confused, husband!" (End of this chapter)