Cao Miao came to Princess Qinghe's mansion not only to seek the protection of Princess Qinghe, but also wanted to ask Xiahou Mao for help.

This time, the pursuit of Wang Ji made him realize a problem: the strength of the Yongqiu Palace is too weak and he must recruit soldiers.

The recruitment of soldiers is not urgent for the time being, and it cannot be too ostentatious, but the buying of horses can be put on the agenda first. Regardless of whether Cao Zhi has the opportunity to lead troops in the future, knights are always needed. It is easy to find people but hard to buy horses, so we must ask Xiahou Mao for help.

When the Three Kingdoms were at war, the strategic resources of war horses were too short. He had been to the Horse Market several times. The horse market was not only few, but also expensive, and the prices were ridiculously high. The high-quality war horses were hard to find. They would not appear in the market at all and were bought by others early on.

Xiahou Mao had just left Guanzhong less than half a year and his connections were still useful. Cao Miao wanted to buy dozens of good horses through him to serve Cao Zhi as a storefront when traveling, and at the same time assumed safety responsibilities. If those people were anxious and bought murderers like a king machine, and killed Cao Zhi, he would lose a lot.

This matter was not difficult. Xiahou Mao asked Cao Miao for help and agreed readily.

Cao Miao divided half of the spoils to Xiahou Mao and asked him to think of ways to see if he could get more war horses and then exchange some weapons from Shu Han. The magic sword in Ah Hu proved the advantages of Shu Han in terms of weapons. It is necessary to buy some to use them before achieving self-reliance, or serve as samples.

When talking about making money, Xiahou Mao was full of energy and said it very well. He made arrangements for many things that Cao Miao had never expected before.

Cao Miao praised him, "Uncle, you should go to the Shaofu and manage the country's financial affairs."

Xiahou Mao was a little fluttered, stroking his beard and laughing, looking at himself. "I'm going to say that Sima Fu is far inferior to me when it comes to making money. If it weren't for Sima Yi, could he be the Minister of the Duzhi?" His eyes rolled and he said, "Do you still have an impression of Sima Fu?"

Cao Miao shook his head and didn't say anything. He really had no impression of Sima Fu, he only knew that this person was Sima Yi's younger brother, who had been hiding in Sima Yi's shadow and had no sense of existence in the Cao Wei era. He really walked onto the stage until after the Gaopingling coup.

"He used to be the literary peddler of your father."

"There is still something?" Cao Miao looked confused.

"Hahaha..." Xiahou Mao laughed proudly, reached out to put his hand around Cao Miao's shoulder, shook it hard, and squeezed his eyes. "Do you want to mess with him? When your father was in trouble, he did a lot of bad things behind his back."

"Uncle, let me tell you in detail." Cao Miao invited him warmly.

The two of them came to the courtyard and went to the hall. While Xiahou Mao ordered someone to clean up, he talked about Sima Fu to Cao Miao.

Sima Fu Xingsan, whose courtesy name was Shuda, was the younger brother of Sima Yi, the general of Cavalry. Among the eight brothers, they had the best relationship. During the Jian'an period, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi fought against each other, and Sima Yi attached to Cao Pi, and Sima Fu attached to Cao Zhi and bet on both sides. Later, due to Cao Zhi's misconduct, Sima Fu made many suggestions and spoke fiercely, and even argued with Cao Zhi in public, which made Cao Zhi feel embarrassed.

Sima Fu did this not only gained the reputation of being brave to advise, but also expressed his loyalty to Cao Pi. Later, Cao Pi was appointed as the crown prince, and Sima Fu naturally changed his family and became the concubine's son of the crown prince. Cao Pi died and Cao Rui succeeded to the throne. In order to appease Sima Yi, he promoted Sima Fu to be the Minister of the Duzhi and in charge of finance. He can be said to be an important position.

Recently, there is rumors in Luoyang that Sima Yi was passive and lazy in the battle. Lu Xun, who was sitting in Jingzhou, appeared on the battlefield in Yangzhou, resulting in the defeat of Grand Sima Cao Xiu. The emperor was very unhappy because of the heavy losses of Cao Xiu and the border was uneasy, so he could not easily deal with Sima Yi. He turned to Sima Fu and raised questions about the military expenditure this time several times. Sima Fu resigned, but although he had not yet approved it, there was a rumor that he might release him.

Not only that, the emperor also intends to bring the royal family into the Secretariat to check and balance with the aristocratic families.

Cao Miao understood, and Xiahou Mao wanted to be the Minister of the Duzhi.

Although the Duzhi Shangshu was just a Shangshu Province, it was far less prominent than the Shangshu in later generations, its importance was self-evident. The Duzhi Shangshu was in charge of finance, and the funds he had passed were in units of billions, so he would make a fortune by just taking some money. Xiahou Mao, who regarded money as his life, was naturally jealous.

At present, the emperor trusts Cao Zhi, and even if Cao Zhi does not have the right to decide, he still has the right to suggest. If the emperor really intends to bring the royal family into the Secretariat, with Cao Zhi's recommendation, Xiahou Mao will undoubtedly have a great chance.

Of course, the premise is to continue Sima Fu and free up the position of Minister of the Duzhi.

Looking at Xiahou Mao, who looked as enthusiastic as Grandet, Cao Miao patted his chest and said indignantly: "This person is so shameless, it is no different from Wang Ji. Don't worry, if I have the chance, I will kill him. If I don't avenge this, I will not be a human being."

"Oh, that's right." Xiahou Mao thought he was planning to do so, and smiled. "This kind of hypocrite is the most hateful, and he can't be let go."

——

Cao Miao lived in Princess Qinghe's Mansion, took a hot shower, and slept beautifully all night.

The next morning, Cao Miao chose a few gifts and prepared to go to Princess Deyang's Mansion. Out of politeness, he spoke to Princess Qinghe. Princess Qinghe thought for a while and sent her eldest son Xiahou Xu and Cao Miao to meet Princess Deyang.

Princess Deyang once brought Zhang Chunhua, the wife of General Cavalry, to meet Princess Qinghe, hoping that Princess Qinghe would come forward to get along. Now that Sima Yi has done such a thing, Princess Qinghe should of course express her attitude. She doesn't care what Cao Miao herself thinks, but she does not agree with this marriage.

Xiahou Xu was a few years older than Cao Miao. He was a standard playboy. He was even more useless than his father Xiahou Mao. He couldn't even make money and could only spend money.

I have to say that Xiahou Dun's bloodline is not good, it is much worse than Xiahou Yuan. There are a large group of sons and grandsons, and none of them are useful.

With such a son, Princess Qinghe was somewhat short of breath in front of Princess Deyang and rarely contacted her on her own initiative. This time, Cao Miao came to ask her for protection, rather than seeking Princess Deyang as before. Not only did she let her previous depression go away, but she also vaguely gained the upper hand. Then she took the initiative to send Xiahou Xu to accompany Cao Miao to inform Princess Deyang to show her right to protect Cao Miao.

Cao Miao knew it well, even rightly thought about it.

He has been acting for many years and is good at scrutinizing people's hearts. He is very clear about the little thoughts of these middle-aged women. He is well-off and has a worry-free life. He lives a very empty life every day. He needs little things to spend time. No matter what trivial things, they can compete for a big show.

For most noble ladies, the achievements of husbands and children are the main content of their flaunts and struggles. However, for Princess Qinghe, these are not at all advantages, and they can only see others bragging, and they have long been filled with resentment. Now he takes the initiative to give him an opportunity. No matter how small the opportunity is, Princess Qinghe will not let it go.

Xiahou Xu was wandering outside until midnight yesterday. Before he woke up, he was screamed and agreed in a daze. After leaving the door and getting in the car, he lay down in the car and dozed off. It was not until he arrived in front of Princess Deyang's mansion that he realized, with a look of horror on his face.

"Why am I here? What am I here? What do I say when I see Taichu?"
Chapter completed!