Wei Ni

He lives high in the temple and never speaks to other people.

Now he was obviously talking about Xia Houhui, but Liu Fang suddenly said, "Xia Houheng makes a living by selling horses", which made people confused.

But Sun Zi, who has worked with him for half his life, can definitely understand——

In fact, Liu Fang had already proposed how to win over Xia Houhui, and used this to ask him what he thought.

Well, this kind of old fox’s words need to be peeled apart layer by layer.
Xiahouheng made a living by selling horses, so he naturally had to go through Xiahouhui's route, relying on the accommodation of Tianyu outside Yanmenguan in Bingzhou to make the trade route smooth. In addition, not long ago, Xiahouhe showed off the paper produced at Xiahouhui's house. Work hard and show off your strength.
It reminds people that Xia Houhui was struggling to make a living and desperately seeking wealth.

Yes, Xia Houheng's family was not rich, and Xia Houhui, who started his own business, was even poorer.

Because among the old Xia lords Cao and others, excluding Cao Chun who died young, Xia Houyuan was the one who had the worst life during his lifetime and left the smallest property to his descendants after his death!

Just look at the food households of Cao, the lord of Xia, and you will know.

Xiahoudun had 2,500 households, Cao Ren had 3,500 households, Cao Hong had 2,100 households, Cao Xiu had 2,500 households, Cao Zhen had 2,900 households, and Xiahou Shang had 1,900 households. Cao Hong was imprisoned by Cao Pi for his crimes. At that time, the title was abolished and all the family property was confiscated. However, after the emperor Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he was conferred and restored to the title, and there are still a thousand households!

And they are either county marquis or township marquis.

And what about Xia Houyuan?
Bochang Tinghou, eight hundred households!
During his lifetime, he was the lowest ranked Tinghou among many old friends, and after his death, he was the general of Baidi.

Sometimes people in their spare time talked about this matter, and there was no shortage of people who couldn't stop thinking about Xia Houyuan's dismal end.

Moreover, Xia Houyuan had many sons and his daily expenses were also large.

After the eldest son, Xiahou Heng, was moved to the title of Anning Tinghou, his livelihood did not improve except for the Tinghou mansion he was given to decorate his family. His family background was indeed much poorer than that of other veterans during the reign of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen.

Therefore, when Liu Fang mentioned that Xia Houheng made a living by selling horses, he was asking Sun Zi whether he wanted to win over Xia Houhui by ennobling him with titles and increasing food households.

Although, Xia Houhui had already been granted the title of Marquis and Food Household for two hundred years due to his military exploits.

But who would think that there are too few titles and food households that can be passed down to future generations?

And according to the imperial merit recording system, based solely on his merit of shooting Sun Shao, the general of Wu Zhengbei, it is inevitable that he will be promoted to a noble title and have a household.
The most important point is that Liu Fang and Sun Zi saw through Xiahou Xianjian's thoughts when they were at Beimang Mountain Manor. It can even be guessed that Emperor Cao Rui actually wanted to keep Xia Houhui in the Chinese military system.

Even if it's like this now, it's okay to be a member of the Chinese Army and have responsibilities in Huainan!

In this way, they certainly would not offend the emperor by suggesting that Xiahou Hui be promoted to an official position or transferred to a local government.

Moreover, Xia Houhui is now a backbone general. If he stays in the central army and continues to be promoted, there will be no suitable position~
There is a saying that Xia Houhui cannot hold positions such as General of the Central Army, General of the Fu Army, and General of the Zhenjun based on his current achievements and resume.

Xia Houxian, the leader of the Central Committee, had just taken office not long ago, and his authority had long since faded.

As for the Central Guards~
Although they were at odds with Jiang Ji, they had not yet reached the point of suggesting that the emperor should remove Jiang Ji from his post and make way for Xia Houhui.

He just wanted to win over Xia Houhui.

It's not like he's planning for his nephews, so there's no reason for them to go into battle naked.

Therefore, after Sun Zi pondered for a moment, he asked softly, "Move to Bochang Tinghou and increase the number of households by three hundred?"

"good!"

Liu Fang raised his hands and praised.

Yes, there is no better way to win over.

As a descendant of Qiao Pei, there is no need to worry about promotion in official positions, but titles and fiefs require military merit.

The restoration of Xia Houyuan's title to Xia Houhui during his lifetime showed that Emperor Cao Rui was not stingy with his ambitions, and it also made Xia Houhui feel grateful to them - as a son of a man, he has regained his father's title, how could he not facilitate this? Are people grateful?
Killing two birds with one stone, great!

It was just a compliment, but Liu Fang's face darkened and he said with some worry, "Mr. Sun, I have little contact with Xiahou Zhiquan, and I don't know his character. Is he as disdainful as Duke Hui of Jin and me?"

Duke Hui of Jin, Yiwu, is a typical example of treachery.

He relied on the support of the Qin State to ascend to the position of king, but he failed to fulfill his promise; he also relied on the food and fodder donated by the Qin State to survive the domestic famine. However, during the famine in the Qin State, instead of providing food supplies, he even sent troops. attack.
Ungrateful, despicable and shameless, his legacy will last for thousands of years!
It is inevitable that Liu Fang has this worry.

After all, the clan and the descendants of Qiao Pei, who share weal and woe with the Wei State, are the ones who resent their dictatorial power the most.

But Sun Zi disagreed with this and chuckled, "Mr. Liu, why don't you meet Ding Yanjingxie?"

uh~
Ding Mi!
Hearing this, Liu Fang immediately felt relieved.

The reason for the break between Cao Shuang and Ding Mi cannot be said to be a household name in Luoyang, the capital, but it is known to everyone on the road.

Ding Midu had lost all contact with the Xiahou family for so many years, but Xiahou Hui still thought about his old friendship and talked with him and reconciled with him after he was imprisoned. This is enough to show Xiahou Hui's character.

It’s not always necessary to repay a favor, but it’s definitely not ungrateful.

Therefore, Liu Fang has nothing to worry about.

They are just monopolizing power, and they are not plotting to usurp the throne!
He thought of trying to win over Xia Houhui, but he just thought that when he would step down from power in the future and his children and nephews would face malicious revenge from others, Xia Houhui would be able to mediate in today's friendship.

Let’s give it a try, it won’t hurt anything at all.

It is no coincidence.

At Xiahou Xuan's residence, He Yan also came to visit. When Sun Zi showed up at the banquet at Beimang Mountain Manor with a Huainan watch, Emperor Cao Rui did not let him avoid the banquet, so he heard a little bit about it.

He has always been close to Xia Houxuan, and therefore very close to Cao Shuang.

And after Ding Mi left Luoyang and went back to Sangzi to live in seclusion, he and Xia Houxuan became Cao Shuang's first choice for discussing matters. Now that I have learned the news, I naturally have to come over to the mansion to discuss things with Xia Houxuan and unify their opinions, and then go together to Cao Shuang for detailed information.

There are just some impure intentions.

He lived luxuriously and was lustful, and he was never liked by Cao Pi.

Therefore, he was not awarded an official position until Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, and he was still a redundant official with little power and oil; and because after marrying the princess of Jinxiang, he could not be given a title and a household like Qin Lang, so he was often short of money. So he came to visit Xia Houxuan, hoping to take the opportunity to ask Xia Houxuan to join him in persuading Cao Shuang to raise a retainer so that talented people could be hired.

The reason given was that Cao Shuang, Qin Lang, and Xia Houxian were friends and could not suppress Xia Houhui.

What I saw today at Beimang Mountain Manor proves this point - in the heart of Emperor Cao Rui, Xiahou Xian and Qin Lang combined are not as important as Xiahou Hui.

When the two of them were playing tricks, the always smart Cao Rui saw through it.

Without commenting, he went back to the palace.

what does this mean?
Isn't it just that Cao Rui started to show his dissatisfaction with Qin Lang and Xia Houxian~
If Cao Shuang continues to clique with them, he may not get any benefits, but may be implicated instead!

In this case, it would be better to pretend to be a coward with the two of them and secretly recruit handsome men to treat them generously and feed them to prepare for their own plans in the future!
And who is a talented person?
Apart from him, who dares to be the first?

Due to the trust accumulated in his early years, Xia Houxuan did not see through He Yan's little thoughts.

In other words, he didn't think about it at all because he came from a wealthy family.

Therefore, he felt that He Yan's thoughts were quite advisable.

After accepting He Yan's suggestion, he also said, "In terms of scheming, Ding Yanjing is far better than you and me. Uncle Ping, if we don't persuade Uncle Zhao again, we will see if things can turn around and recall Yanjing." Come?"

If Ding Mi is persuaded to come back, will Cao Shuang still push me for food?

Oh, no!

Even though Cao Shuang is usually polite and courteous, as his sister-in-law, don't you know that he also has a stubborn side?

There is nothing to persuade, but it is just a waste of words.

"So best."

He Yan agreed with a smile, and said quite eagerly, "Taichu is very thoughtful, and I am not as good as him. If Uncle Zhao changes his mind, then I will personally rush to Qiao County to invite Ding Yanjing back."

"good!"

Xia Houxuan held up his palms and praised, but smiled sternly, "With Uncle Ping's words, why worry about things not going well!"

That's natural!

One meal contains ten kilograms of meat, and three arrows are lost in a matter of seconds. Why worry about not doing anything good?

He Yan also smiled happily.

Compared with Liu Fang, Sun Zi, He Yan and others, Chen Jiao, who also returned from the banquet in Beimang Mountain, was much calmer.

After he returned to his mansion, he found Chen Qian, the second son of Shangshu Lang.

This second son of his is quite resourceful and well versed in logic.

For example, when he was serving as Shangshu Ling, he was frequently slandered and slandered by his attendant Liu Yejin, which made him feel uneasy. Chen Qian, on the other hand, persuaded him that there was no need to worry, as Cao Rui was too smart and would not slander Liu Ye; and even if he was punished for being slandered, the impact on him would only be that he would not be able to hold the position of Three Dukes in the future.

Later, things turned out as Chen Qian expected, and Cao Rui had no doubts about his intentions.

Now Chen Jiao has brought his second son here to ask him how much he knows about Xia Houhui.

Because the current situation of Xia Houhui's command of the three thousand new soldiers of the scholar family is the key to his plan to revive Chen Deng's old plan - the white land in Guangling County is the place where the emperor can change the new policy of the scholar family. !
"Father, although my son was a guest at Zhiquan's wedding in the past, we did not interact with him afterwards."

When asked, Chen Qian answered truthfully, but he was also able to draw inferences from one case to another, "But your son is close to Chen Xuanbo, and Xuanbo is close to Zhiquan. If my father needs it, I can go to see Xuanbo and Xiahou." Yiquan sat at a banquet to inquire."

"That's very good. Well, you have to hurry up."

"only."

Two days later.

The princes in the temple agreed on the rewards for the battle of Guangling.

Man Chong, Zhai Dan and the three new soldiers of the scholar family were each given a reward. Wang Li Liu Yu, a native of Wu, was also given a title and painted land to settle down.

However, Emperor Cao Rui rejected Liu Fang's and Sun Zi's suggestions during the court meeting that Xiahou Hui should be moved to Bochangtinghou and increase the number of households by 300. To be precise, it was temporarily shelved.

"Zhiquan Lu has not completed his work yet, please wait."

This is how he explained the confusion of the temple princes. (End of chapter)