Wei Ni

Not only were the three thousand-man governors under his command to be transferred, but also the staff that had only been recruited for half a year were not spared. If this situation happened to any general, he would inevitably feel self-doubt and feel that he was being suspected by the emperor. .

But obviously, Xia Houhui is not among this list.

Needless to say the reason.

He could feel the emperor Cao Rui's affection and love for him, and he would never be suspicious.

At least not now.

In addition, he also knew the character of Emperor Cao Rui very well.

Knowing that Cao Rui will definitely comfort and compensate him, and he will give him twice as much.

Of course, Xia Houhui still felt a little regretful that the small team that he had worked hard to build in Huainan for several years was wiped out in one fell swoop.

However, there is no way around this.

You can truly establish a team only when you are given the authority to open a government and have the authority to recruit subordinates. Second-level pursuits also have to be those such as prefects and state shepherds who can appoint their own subordinates.

Now he is just a backbone general with little actual authority and the governor of the new army of the scholar family, which is too far behind.

There is no need to daydream unrealistically.

However, although he did not doubt himself, Emperor Cao Rui was worried that he was too worried.

After all, the minister had just returned from defeating thieves and making military exploits. He immediately thought of splitting up all the subordinates of the minister, which was a bit unethical anyway.

"Zhiquan, the night is just right, come with me for a walk."

Therefore, after asking about the situation of everyone under Xia Houhui's command, the emperor Cao Rui stood up and walked out of the imperial tent, and waved his attendants not to follow him, which was enough to show the sincerity of the emperor and his ministers.

"only."

In response, Xia Houhui, who knew it well, quickly stood up and followed closely behind.

Shoushan is not a towering mountain.

In addition, in recent years, Xia Houhui and his family have frequently visited the place. Not only have there been no wild animals and wild hogs, but even ordinary rabbits have been hard to find. However, there are still many small nocturnal birds and beasts hidden. Occasionally, they are disturbed by the garrison's fire and the neighing of war horses, and they call out a few times. The sound is quite penetrating. Coupled with the disaster caused by Yuan Shu in the early years, the people of Huainan cannibalized each other and piled up bones. Looking down on the south bank of the Huai River on the mountainside, it is really a ghostly fire, eerie and terrifying.

Xia Houhui, who didn't even remember how many lives he had taken, was naturally not afraid.

However, Emperor Cao Rui, who was guarded layer by layer by the night guards holding torches, felt that the star-studded night was no longer beautiful at all after about twenty or thirty steps out of the camp.

Simply, he stopped and looked in the direction of the Shijia wall dock, looking at the dim light of the night watch, and said leisurely, "Although the results of the Shijia reform are gratifying, the Shijia system is the government of Emperor Wu, which is related to the stability of the country and cannot be achieved overnight. Today The old thief Wu has invaded Xuzhou, and I intend to recruit more scholars to defend Xuzhou. The common people in Xuzhou are in great turmoil. Zhongquan should be aware of the causes and consequences. Therefore, I do not use Zhenquan to go to Xuzhou because I do not want to see what happens to Zhongquan. It’s difficult to ask questions in the temple.”

"Your Majesty's love and care are deeply felt by me, and I cannot repay it with my life."

Xia Houhui, who also stopped, bowed sincerely to thank him.

But a sigh flashed through his heart - if he knew that Jiangdong invaded Xuzhou this year and killed General Gao Qian, he would not have invited himself to leave Huainan before~
After all, it would be great if I could go to Xuzhou!

According to Sun Quan's hatred for him, as long as he knew that he was in Xuzhou, why would he not be able to go back and forth to show off his military exploits?
I don't want to be able to build a food town with more than 9,000 households like Manchong, but I am satisfied with adding 2,000 households!
Since ancient times, Qing and Xu have been called together.

Emperor Cao Rui asked Tian Yu to build ships and train navy in Qingzhou in his early years. If Gongsun in Liaodong was to conquer Liaodong in the future, he would have a chance to request that he go with him in Xuzhou~
Alas, what a pity.

It's too late to say anything now.

"Haha, not really."

With a chuckle, Cao Rui waved his hand and warned again, "Have a chat. There is no need to restrain yourself."

"only."

"Previously, Zhiquan wrote a letter stating that he would not return to the capital for the time being. I did not agree with you. However, Zhiquan was asked to go to Youzhou to take up a post. Today, there are frequent attacks from Shu and Wu. Before the invasion of Liaodong, I do not want Zhiquan to go to Bitter Cold. This is a place where time has been wasted. Now, I will change my childish power wherever I go."

Having said this, Emperor Cao Rui fell into silence.

He had just thought of transferring Xia Houhui away from Huainan today, so he really hadn't thought about where to transfer him.

After all, Huainan cannot stay, which also means that Jingxiang cannot go.

It was too early to go to Youzhou, and it was too early to return to Luoyang. As for Yongliang, in the early years Xia Houhui served in Guanzhong as his brother Xia Houba, and he did not want to compete with him for credit.

Suddenly, Cao Rui discovered that there was really no suitable place for Xia Houhui to work in the huge Wei State.

You can’t throw it away to Liangzhou or the Western Regions outside of Yumen Pass!

"Well, I will make a decision after I return to Beijing."

When he was young, Cao Ruicai turned his head and looked at Xia Houhui and said with a smile, "In short, I know Zhiquan's ambition to serve the country, and I also know that Zhiquan wants to experience many things in the hope that he can be a governor in the future. I will live up to it."

This also moved Xia Houhui extremely.

There is a saying that Emperor Cao Rui has been really good to him in recent years. It is so good that if it is given to any minister, it is a favor worthy of the minister's death.

Therefore, he also took a step back and bowed, "If not, Your Majesty will transfer Chen Hui to Luoyang. But as mentioned before, Chen Hui does not dare to hold a position as important as the Central Guards. It is not because of ignorance of His Majesty's kindness, but it is true that Chen Hui I dare not take the position if I am weak in virtue and power, so please forgive me."

Do you want to go back to Luoyang?
Hearing this, Cao Rui was a little surprised and couldn't help but feel happy.

Now that Xiahou Hui is willing to return to Luoyang, it means that he does not doubt himself because one of his subordinates was transferred.

In this way, Cao Rui was naturally happy.

But after reaching out to help Xia Houhui up, he did not express his position immediately, "I've said it all, let's chat without restraint. Well, I will decide this matter after I return to the capital."

"only."

Xia Houhui responded and stopped bowing, "Your Majesty, I, Hui Fu, has made the final decision."

"Well, let's walk again."

Cao Rui raised his head and looked at the bright stars in the sky. He suddenly felt that the will-o'-the-wisps flying in the distance were as ordinary as fireflies, so he continued walking on the mountain road, and also revealed the topic, "The Thousand-Man Supervisor who wrote "Jihe Lun" Chen Qing, one of the talented servants of Deng Ai, also praised him generously. He actually turned his talent into a small official in the field for more than ten years without anyone noticing. It can be seen that Zhiquan has the ability to understand people."

Well, inevitably.

I dare not say that in terms of simply knowing people, no one in the world can be better than me.
Xia Houhui secretly laughed in his heart and suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly said a few words of humility before saying softly, "Your Majesty, there are many talents in the world, but most of them have no opportunity to display their talents and knowledge. For example, if Deng Shizai's reputation is not known, his talent cannot be used. , I don’t know how many there are in the world.”

After saying that, before Cao Rui could say anything, he put a smile on his face and asked in a joking tone, "Since your majesty said that I know people, how about I raise one more person for your majesty to drive?"

"Oh, seriously?"

Suddenly, Emperor Cao Rui's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but smile and said, "Zhiquan, come quickly. If he is really virtuous, I will give him a high rank in the capital to commend him!"

"only."

Xia Houhui smiled brightly and said, "Your Majesty also knows this person. He is an old man from Sangzi, Ding Mi and Ding Yanjing."

Unexpectedly, Cao Ruifu, who was smiling at first, immediately frowned and refused without thinking, "Tsk, what Zhiquan did was inappropriate."

Because he suddenly felt that Xia Houhui really didn't know anything about temple matters.

However, he did not feel bored.

Instead, after thinking about it, he suppressed his thoughts and explained patiently, "If only Ding Mi is imprisoned, I cannot pardon Ding Mi alone. Do you understand Zhiquan?"

Of course I understand!

Hearing this, Xia Houhui was slightly startled, and quickly explained, "Your Majesty has misunderstood the meaning of Chen Hui. What Chen Hui is asking for is not to ask your Majesty to pardon Ding Mi's imprisonment, but to ask for your Majesty's approval. I want to use Ding Mi as a gift." It’s for the staff.”

Let him serve as your staff. What's there to ask for?
Didn’t Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan and others often come in and out of Cao Shuang’s mansion, and didn’t I often invite He Yan to have banquets with me?
Xia Houhui's explanation made Cao Rui raise his eyebrows.

But he reacted quickly.

He, who had always been smart, suddenly understood what Xia Houhui meant - Xia Houhui wanted to take Ding Mi with him. In the future, Ding Mi would show signs of reforming, and Xia Houhui would also make great achievements. Then he gave Ding Mi his share of the credit, in order to free him from the imprisonment of Ding Mi's official career.

"Well, I know what Zhiquan means."

After making a nasal sound, Cao Rui nodded gently, put his hand on his chin with drooping eyes and twitched it in thought.

After a while, he opened his eyes and cast his gaze on Xia Houhui. He lingered for a long time before asking, "It's just, Zhi Quan, is it worth it?"

"Your Majesty, I have never thought about whether it is worth it or not."

After bowing first, Xia Houhui raised his head and said with a very sincere expression, "Chen Hui just knows that among the nephews of the Ding family of his mother's family, Ding Yanjing has the best talent and learning, and he is also the one most likely to regain the reputation of the family."

"Ugh"

Emperor Cao Rui sighed loudly.

The three families of Cao, Xiahou and Ding have a constant relationship with each other.

As Xia Houhui said, because Ding Mi was born into his mother's clan, he was willing to share his own merits so that he could restore the family name. But thinking about it on the other hand, Emperor Cao Cao's biological mother also came from the Ding family. It would be too unkind for him to refuse Xia Houhui's invitation.

However, if Ding Mi was released from official career imprisonment, what about the sons of Sun Zi, Liu Fang, Sima Yi, Wei Zhen and others who were also imprisoned due to the flashy case?

With the status of these people, it is also easy for them to give credit to their nephews.

He really didn’t want to open this mouth~
Therefore, after sighing, he did not comment and just returned to the camp silently.

Xia Houhui still followed suit.

He couldn't and didn't dare argue on this matter.

However, when Cao Rui was about to reach the camp gate, he suddenly thought of something and stopped. After a moment, he looked back and smiled at Xia Houhui, "It's up to you." (End of Chapter)