Just a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Cao Rui, who entered the Shijia camp, walked out with a gloomy face.
Regardless of the fact that he was disguised as Qin Lang's attendant, and regardless of whether it would make the landowner suspicious, Xia Houhui walked out of the official office without waiting for Xia Houhui to go through the motions of claiming to Qin Lang that there was no suitable candidate for the scholar family here, and jumped out. Get on your horse and gallop back to Xuchang Palace.
After taking the throne for many years and experiencing ups and downs, he still lost his composure because he was shocked.
According to common sense, the late autumn season just after the autumn harvest is very leisurely and there is no war. Scholars should relax and enjoy the tranquility of the years.
However, the first thing he felt after entering the camp was deathly silence.
It's just too quiet.
No one was walking around, no one was chatting, no one was busy, and even some ignorant children were not chasing each other to play. The whole camp was as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
It also made Cao Rui feel a kind of depression.
Because when he walked around and looked around, the scholars showed a kind of indifference that had nothing to do with them. They were not even interested in taking a novel look at the arrival of strangers.
And Cao Rui is very sure, that is not the calmness of dealing with it indifferently, but the numbness of lifelessness!
The numbness of losing hope in everything.
They are like cattle and sheep that are kept in captivity, waiting to be slaughtered.
Oh, no.
The cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered would occasionally call out, but the scholars were so numb that they didn't even want to make a sound.
But silence is better than sound!
It’s a great sound!
Cao Rui felt enlightened and enlightened.
Because this silent despair of life overturned his previous understanding, tearing away the gorgeous coat of Wei's growing national power and the common people living and working in peace and contentment, allowing him to see the suffering, injustice, bullying and the people's desperation!
So, he didn't want to read any more.
It was also an extremely rare gaffe.
He had no interest in chatting with Qin Lang or Xia Houhui on the way back from riding the horse. After returning to Xuchang Palace, he went directly into the Felt Hall. After a long time, he asked the eunuchs to come out and claimed that they were very sleepy today, and asked Qin Lang and Xia Houhui to go back and rest on their own. Down.
Qin Lang was very confused about this.
From following the emperor's instructions to leading everyone to Fugou County, to seeing the emperor returning with a gloomy face, he still couldn't figure out what happened.
I just vaguely felt that something bad had happened.
However, he was not troubled.
He has always been cautious by nature, and he is quite experienced in accompanying the emperor. He never asks about things that he should not know, and he never comments on things that he already knows.
If you remain silent, you can be alone.
Therefore, after the eunuch delivered the edict, he just exchanged a few casual words with Xia Houhui and then returned to the camp to rest.
No coincidence.
Xia Houhui also had no intention of guessing the emperor Cao Rui's thoughts.
For some things, time will give the answer.
He had already let the emperor see Wei's long-term malaise, but he could not control what the emperor thought or did. He could only wait and see what happened and wait for the answer.
Besides, he is also very sleepy~
After traveling all the way from Huainan and traveling hundreds of miles with Emperor Cao Rui, how could I still have the energy to care about all this?
Let's wait until the next day to discuss everything.
Therefore, he asked the soldiers on duty and found Xia Houhe's temporary residence. After eating something to satisfy his hunger and taking a bath, he fell into a deep sleep.
Emperor Cao Rui has no sleep.
After he returned to the Feather Palace, he didn't even use the evening meal. He sat alone for half the night. No one knew what he was thinking.
Only the eunuchs on duty at night knew that in the middle of the night, several school officials were called into the felt hall. About half a quarter of an hour later, they came out with solemn expressions, and hurriedly left Xuchang Palace with dozens of soldiers with the emperor's order, and disappeared. In the night.
The next day, it was almost nine o'clock.
After a deep sleep all night, Xia Houhui woke up on time, stood up and stretched, making a burst of noise in each joint. He suddenly felt comfortable and energetic.
When he stepped out of the military tent, he found that Xia Houhe had already laid out a few cases outside and was eating slowly and orderly.
Seeing him come out, he pointed directly to the left and said, "Brother Six, you can wash up over there."
"good."
After washing up, Xia Houhui also sat cross-legged in front of the table, holding chopsticks and taking big mouthfuls.
He is as rude as a soldier in the army.
Xia Houhe shook his head and laughed bitterly a few times. He had no appetite, so he simply put down the bamboo chopsticks and stood up to clean his mouth. Then he came over and said nothing.
"Sixth brother, the servant Wu Jizhong died of illness in June, and his posthumous title was designated as 'Chou' by the minister. Because the sixth brother had previously impeached Wu Jizhong in the court, Wu Wenshu thought that his father's death from depression was related to the sixth brother, so he often slandered him The words of the Sixth Brother. However, what is quite interesting is that although Sima Ziyuan was on good terms with Wu Wenshu, he often criticized him for his insincere words and deeds, and there was no shortage of words to defend the Sixth Brother."
Master Sima spoke out to defend me?
Unexpectedly, since I stopped exchanging letters with him after I went to Huainan, he still wanted to have a friendship with me.
Hearing this, Xia Houhui raised his eyebrows slightly and just said "hmm" softly.
As for Wu Ying's slander, it's nothing more than a clown and not worth mentioning.
"His Majesty once chatted with the eldest brother and asked him not to exclude the sixth brother anymore. However, the eldest brother still did not let go. When talking to others, he often accused the sixth brother of being unworthy and disgracing the family."
Uh, eldest brother is still thinking about breaking up with me~
fine.
"According to Sixth Brother's request before leaving Luoyang, Wang Changshi gave me some unique copies a few days ago. If Sixth Brother meets Wang Changshi, please don't forget to thank him."
Amidst Xia Houhe's chatter, Xia Houhui finished his morning meal and took some water to cleanse his mouth. He was thinking about whether to go to the carpet hall to wait for the summons of Emperor Cao Rui. However, he didn't want to. At this time, an eunuch was coming quickly. .
Before the person arrived, the voice came first, "Your Majesty has summoned me. Please ask General Xiahou to follow me and then you can resume your order."
After saying that, when he saw Xiahou Heye, who was serving as Sanqi's servant, he was getting dressed and was planning to go with him to accompany him. The eunuch then added in a low voice, "Xiahou Sanqi, Your Majesty will not be involved in any political affairs today. You have your orders." There is no need for a close minister to accompany you."
Uh~
All right.
Xia Houhe nodded and watched the sixth brother's retreating figure, not knowing what to do for a moment.
After pondering for a moment, he strode towards Xuchang Palace.
This time the emperor visited the east, and both Zhongshu Sheng and Shangshu Tai were accompanied by his assistants, and the place of administration was Anzai Xuchang Palace.
The person Xia Houhe wanted to find was Wang Ji, the minister of Zhongshu.
In order to debate the classics.
The reason is that Wang Su, a regular servant of Sanqi, often changed Zheng Xuan's teachings when he wrote annotations on Confucian classics. As a Qingzhou native, Wang Ji was a supporter of Zheng Xue, so he often argued with Wang Su on the basis of reason when he was in court. During the debate, Xiahou and Qingbian had a good argument, and because Wang Su's eldest daughter was already engaged to Xiahouhui, they often looked for opportunities to argue with Wang Ji.
The difference is that the dispute between Wang Su and Wang Ji vaguely showed signs of quarrel, but the debate between Xia Houhe and Wang Ji was a purely academic discussion.
Although the two had different understandings of the meaning of the scriptures, they cherished each other and had a good friendship.
Naturally, these have nothing to do with Xia Houhui.
He was summoned hurriedly and when he rushed to the Felt Hall, he happened to see Emperor Cao Rui, surrounded by Qin Lang and Tiger Guards, about to inspect the Xiaoqi camp. When he saw him arriving, he didn't hesitate and waved for him to follow.
Xiaoqiying, formerly known as Hubaoqi.
Since the Cao Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have become the emperor's personal army, and a part of it has been expanded into the Xiaoqi Camp, which is subordinate to the Central (Forbidden) Army.
It can be said that Xiaoqiying is the most elite cavalry in Wei today.
But when Emperor Cao Rui inspected the palace, there was not much joy on his face.
After he issued an edict to honor the soldiers of the Xiaoqi camp and decided to let Qin Lang lead his troops back to Luoyang the next day, he sighed to Xia Houhui beside him and found out the reason, "Well, although Wei has thousands of troops of cavalry, compared with Shu and Wu, It’s useless.”
I see.
Indeed, the Wei State almost occupied all the land for raising horses, and its horses dominated the country.
But whether it was to conquer Shu or Wu, due to the terrain limitations, it was really difficult for cavalry to be put to use.
As for the useful infantry, mainly composed of scholars, he had witnessed it with his own eyes yesterday.
Therefore, after Xia Houhui heard this, he also took the opportunity to put forward his own idea, "Your Majesty, Hui Zeng has thought about it on his own and gained a little, which may make the scholar's family die for the country."
"oh?"
Cao Rui, who was about to drive back to the felt hall, heard this and immediately waved his attendants and soldiers away, urging him, "Zhi Quan, please speak quickly!"
"only."
After respectfully accepting the order, Xia Houhui lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, what Hui is thinking of is that during the Warring States Period, the people of Qin and the ministers were all happy when they heard about the war."
What was the law of redeeming the lives of subordinates (slaves) during the Qin Dynasty?
Cao Rui understood immediately.
Under the Qin State's system of conferring titles on military merit, ministers could change their status based on their military exploits.
For example, a vassal can be given a two-level title in addition to one of his parents' status as a vassal. If he returns to a first-level title, his wife can be exempted from the status of a vassal. He can also go to the border to serve as a soldier for five years to redeem his mother or sister's status as a vassal.
As expected, Xia Houhui spoke up immediately, "Your Majesty, Hui thought that if the temple issued an imperial edict to reform the system, beheading the Xu family could redeem the family and the people and give them acres of land. They would be happy to hear about the war!"
This is also a good idea
With a thought in his heart, Emperor Cao Rui felt a little moved.
But he soon thought of the shortcomings, "If we follow what Zhiquan said, we may be running out of soldiers in Wei."
"Your Majesty, the military recruitment system can be resumed at that time."
Xia Houhui continued to admonish without thinking, "Given the number of scholars in our country of Wei now, if we can redeem ourselves as citizens by beheading people, even if Shu and Wu are not destroyed, they will not have much time left!" The reason why the DPRK stated that "everything the sun and moon shine on, and wherever rivers reach, is Han" is due to the fact that thousands of common people in the country have ambitions to become marquises and join the army! Your Majesty, after all, the world is poor and despicable, and there is no shortage of people who seek military merit. To establish a lintel, as long as the rewards and punishments for military achievements are clear, there will be no shortage of soldiers and generals!"
"good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Cao Rui raised his palms and praised him, with a happy face on his face and said, "What Zhiquan said is true."
But he seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly stopped talking and looked gloomy.
Is there anything inappropriate in allowing the scholar family to redeem themselves by beheading them?
Still difficult to implement?
It also made Xia Houhui doubtful.
Just as he was about to hesitate whether to ask, he heard Emperor Cao Rui sighing loudly and saying: "Alas, Grand Sima has already conquered Shu. What Zhiquan said today is too late!"