Cao Miao agreed to Xiahou Xuan's request, but he told Xiahou Xuan not to be anxious.

Even if the emperor agrees to his request, he will not have the chance to go into battle and kill people in a short period of time, and he will have enough time to practice martial arts.

The most urgent task is to report the results of the investigation in the past few days to the emperor. Wang Ji's failure to catch it does not mean that the investigation has failed. Wang Ji's ability to enter and exit freely in Luoyang City has a lot to do with Wang Chang's former member of Luoyang Diannong. Even if Wang Chang himself did not know these things, it would be enough to make the emperor be vigilant and strengthen the control of military farm soldiers, including Luoyang Diannong's Ministry of Agriculture.

The military farm soldiers around Luoyang were the imperial guards controlled by the imperial court and could not be privately armed.

In this alone, Xiahou Xuan's achievements are remarkable and enough to make the emperor admire him. He may take this opportunity to further gain the emperor's trust and respect and lay the foundation for his future placement.

The overall situation of conquest for Wu was about to be settled, and it was when Xiahou Xuan could share the worries of the emperor, and he could not stay in the matter.

After hearing Cao Miao's words, Xiahou Xuan was shocked. Cao Miao in front of him was not only not naive or crazy, but was as calm and wise as his peers. Even if he expanded his choices to his elders, few people could surpass him in their knowledge and decisions.

Unfortunately, he is a lunatic and is not always sober. Otherwise, he is the real pillar of the Wei Dynasty and the greatest threat to the emperor.

Xiahou Xuan was both regretful and a little grateful.

Cao Miao felt Xiahou Xuan's strange eyes and woke up secretly. He was excited for a moment and said too much.

"By the way, the ugly words are mentioned in front. I can teach you how to practice martial arts, but you have to collect money." Cao Miao said very seriously: "Please eat and stay, plus the pocket money of ten gold every month. You have to give gifts during festivals. One day, you will be a teacher for life... Well, that's all. My family will not talk about these."

With a "click", Cao Miao's glorious image in Xiahou Xuan's mind was shattered. Xiahou Xuan bowed his hand and turned around and left.

I've seen shameless, but I've never seen such shameless.

At this moment, Xiahou Xuan was extremely eager to seize Wang Ji, end the case, and let Cao Miao go back to Yongqiu residence immediately.

But Xiahou Xuan is destined to be disappointed.

The next day, Xiahou Xuan entered the palace with a carefully written memorial and reported to the emperor the results of the investigation these days. The emperor was very satisfied and praised Xiahou Xuan for a few words, but asked him to put this matter temporarily and focus his energy on the aftermath of the Yangzhou battlefield.

News came from the front that Cao Xiu was not only defeated, but also suffered a crushing defeat. Tens of thousands of elite soldiers suffered heavy losses, and almost all the supplies and weapons were lost. In order to save him, General Jianwei and the governor of Yuzhou Jia Kui led the way and was seriously injured. Cao Xiu himself fell ill due to anger and was unable to preside over the military. He urgently needed the court to assign a general to clean up the mess.

The emperor seemed to be nothing on the surface, and his wind was calm and gentle. In fact, he was already the same as Cao Xiu, and he was almost so angry that he fainted.

All fools know that once the news of the defeat is announced, the emperor will face any doubts. No matter what he does in the future, as long as it does not meet the opinions of the ministers, this matter will be used as an example intentionally or unintentionally.

For several days in a row, the emperor was discussing countermeasures with Liu Ye, Cao Zhi and others. Xiahou Xuan entered the palace to report his life, and he asked Xiahou Xuan what good suggestions he had.

Xiahou Xuan knew that this was not a good time. The emperor was under great pressure and should not put pressure on him anymore. But he had no other choice. Compared to Cao Xiu's defeat in the war, Sun Quan's prestige on the emperor was more harmful to the emperor. If he did not prepare in advance, he would definitely be helpless.

After listening to Zang Ba's opinion conveyed by Xiahou Xuan, the emperor was even more dismayed and wanted to send someone to the prison to kill Yang Jian immediately.

But he can't. It is definitely not a wise move to stimulate Sun Quan at this time.

The emperor sat down for a long time and suddenly said, "Is it possible to provoke trouble within Jiangdong and prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor? Even if it is delayed for a year or two."

Xiahou Xuan was slightly stunned and then understood the emperor's meaning. During the reign of the Han and Wei dynasties, with Emperor Wu's great military achievements for nearly 30 years, some people opposed the Wei State's replacement of the Han Dynasty and even rebelled. If Sun Quan wanted to proclaim himself emperor in Jiangdong, there would inevitably be opposing forces within him. If these opposition forces could be supported and Sun Quan was prevented from proclaiming himself emperor, even if it was delayed for a period of time, it would be able to reduce the pressure faced by the emperor.

I have done this before, but it was mainly to support some bandits and river bandits, so that they could restrain Sun Quan's troops and could not go north with all their might. Now they wanted to provoke trouble in the court of Wu and prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor.

Moreover, this time Zhou Feng surrendered and deceived Cao Xiu. If he could use spies to disrupt Jiangdong, or even take the opportunity to get rid of Zhou Feng, he could also avenge his previous shame.

"I think it's feasible." Xiahou Xuan bowed and bowed. "I asked myself that I have a little eloquence and I hope that Jiangdong will be in the middle of my actions."

The emperor glanced at Xiahou Xuan, shook his head and smiled. "Taichu, you are willing to share my worries. I am very happy, but you are not the right candidate. The leader of the Four Cong and the descendants of the royal family. Who believes in Jiangdong between you? Besides, you have great uses and you cannot sacrifice for these small things."

Xiahou Xuan was also impulsive and knew that he was not suitable for the line. Seeing that the emperor said this, he had to go with the flow and thank the emperor for his wrong love. Seeing Xiahou Xuan's progress, the emperor was happy and his mood finally relieved. He thought about it carefully, and the more he thought that sending Jiangdong in the line was a good plan, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being.

When he was with Emperor Wu Cao Cao to conquer the world, he naturally knew the importance of spies. If spies were used well, the effect was no less than that of tens of thousands of troops. However, it was also particularly important to choose spies, not everyone could be spies. The military books even said that only the wise man could be spies.

It is rare for a wise man. There are really such people, and how many people are willing to send them to be spies? Therefore, most of the operations are not very effective. Legends like Yi Yin and Nu Ai in history are just legends after all, and cannot be copied.

The emperor's eyes flashed and he had not spoken for a long time. Xiahou Xuan did not dare to speak easily, so he could only wait quietly.

After a while, the emperor said, "Taichu, how is Yunliang's condition improved?"

Xiahou Xuan was shocked, quickly weighed the pros and cons, and bowed and said, "It's good and bad sometimes. Wang Ji's whereabouts are unknown, and there are assassins watching him secretly. He is nervous and sometimes crazy."

The emperor said "Oh" and said nothing. He played with the school gold medal that Xiahou Xuan had just returned, and ordered people to come to see Liu Ci, Yin Mo and others. Seeing this, Xiahou Xuan stood up and wanted to take his leave, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Let's listen together." The emperor said: "Speaking of this time, the court discovered Zhou Feng's false surrender, and Han Dong was a meritorious person. It seems that relying solely on the assassination of the enemy in the army is not enough. The generals are in charge of their own affairs and are not unified, so there will inevitably be misjudgments and misjudgments. If they can act uniformly, it may be more effective."

When Xiahou Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but look at the emperor. The emperor is worthy of being a talent trained by Emperor Wu. Even when facing such a big setback, he could still find opportunities and make use of them.

Cao Xiu was defeated and Sima Yi was lazy in the battle, which was a good opportunity to let the school affairs intervene in the army and command unifiedly.
Chapter completed!