Xiahou Yan stood in the corner of the courtyard for a long time, calmed down before coming to class to reply.

It’s not that Cao Miao refused to serve his family and country, but he had no goals and didn’t know who he sacrificed for. You hope that Jiangdong would always find a goal that he would be willing to fight for.

Sima Guo is obviously not enough.

When saying this, Xiahou Yan was very nervous, afraid that his mother would see the flaws.

However, Princess Deyang did not care about Xiahou Yan's reaction. After discussing with Cao Zhi, she felt that Cao Miao's reaction was reasonable. It was obviously not enough to let him take risks based on his identity as a royal family. There are so many royal families, why don't you send others to him?

Moreover, as far as the royal family is concerned, their father and son are the most afflicted, and Cao Miao is even more crazy and can't find a reason to work for the court.

The real purpose cannot be expressed in words, and other suitable goals cannot be found, so it will be a dead end to persuade Cao Miao to obey orders.

No profit can get up early. Without real benefits, who is willing to take risks and fight to the death?

Cao Zhi thought about it and said goodbye to Princess Deyang and came to the backyard with a thick face.

He made a reason that Cao Miao could not refuse.

If Cao Miao could complete this task and help the emperor overcome this difficulty, he would submit a memorial to the emperor, restore his reputation to Cao Miao's biological mother, Mrs. Cui, and posthumously award him the title of princess. If the emperor did not agree, he would never establish a princess in his life, and this position would always belong to Mrs. Cui.

Although Cao Miao had no actual feelings for Mrs. Cui, he could not refuse this reason. Of course, he did not intend to really refuse. This was just a routine bargaining procedure, and at this time it was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation.

So, Cao Miao agreed "rudely", but he put forward two conditions:

First, the funds must be sufficiently supplied. The expenses between the industries are very large. This time, I have to do something like preventing Sun Quan from becoming emperor. The people who want to buy are all big names with families and careers, and less money is not enough. Chen Ping was in Chu during the Han Dynasty, but he brought 100,000 gold to the industry. This time I went to Jiangdong, at least I also need this number, the more the better.

Second, I need the cooperation and support of the Yangzhou War Zone, but I don’t listen to their orders, especially the orders of the Grand Sima. The man was unreasonable, I saved his life, and he told me to get out. I want to form a capable team myself, independent of the Yangzhou War Zone.

Of course, all the expenses of this team must be paid by the court.

Cao Zhi thought for a moment and in principle agreed to Cao Miao's request. Cao Miao's request was not too much. One billion is not a small amount, but it is still reasonable compared to the goal of preventing Sun Quan from becoming emperor. Not to mention anything else, Cao Xiu lost a battle, and the arms of the baggage he lost were more than one billion.

Cao Zhi is more concerned about the team Cao Miao wants to form, and this requirement is likely to cause suspicion. "How large is your team and who do you need?"

"The scale will not be too large, at most about a hundred people. As for whom it is, it is hard to say now. If you have the right one, you can recruit them. If you don't have the right one, you can stay empty. You can't just fill in the numbers."

Cao Zhi understood what Cao Miao meant, and he wanted to be a vacant salary openly. Fortunately, his appetite was not big, just one hundred people, only one or two hundred million, and he was able to die of 100 million, which was far less than the cost of bribing the ministers of Jiangdong. The emperor should be able to satisfy him.

Cao Zhi finally asked a question: "When will you follow me to the Taiwei Mansion to propose marriage?"

Cao Miao couldn't help rolling his eyes. "Sima Yi has already said it very bluntly. Marriage is just a way to protect himself and not what he wants. Now I'm going to go to Jiangdong in the industry. I don't know if I can come back alive. Will he rush to marry my daughter to me?"

Cao Zhi nodded. "It is precisely because of this that Your Majesty hopes to make this marriage and not give him a chance to go back on his word."

Cao Miao was furious. "Then you just marry Sima Guo, why bother me? You are only thirty-seven. After marrying Sima Guo, you still have time to have a few obedient sons." After saying that, he shook his sleeves and turned around and left. "Boyuan, send him to King Yongqiu."

Cao Zhi couldn't help laughing. Xiahou Xu, who was standing aside, couldn't hold it in his arms and burst out laughing out loud. Cao Zhi glared at him fiercely, got up, got out of the hall, stood in the yard, looked up at the sky, and sighed.

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The emperor soon learned about the process of the conversation between Cao Zhi and his son.

When he learned that Cao Miao was angry and suggested that Cao Zhi marry Sima Guo, he couldn't help laughing.

I have to say that this is really a good choice. Anyway, this family is a bondage. As long as the goal is achieved, there is actually no difference between whom the rope is tied to.

Of course, this sentence cannot be said directly to Cao Zhi.

The emperor told Cao Zhi that Yunliang's words made sense, and he should not force him too much, so he should put urgent matters first. It is not too late to talk about marriage when Jiangdong comes back during the journey. Uncle, go to Guanzhong first, and I will deal with the rest.

Cao Zhi felt relieved and set off immediately and rushed to Guanzhong.

The emperor immediately summoned Cao Shuang and asked him to take the edict to Buzhou Villa and tell Cao Miao. The court can agree to the request you made, with a total of 2 billion, and 300 million will be allocated first. The rest will take time to raise it, and it will be delivered one after another after you arrive in Yangzhou. The marriage matter will be suspended, and I will talk about it later in the future.

The emperor told Cao Shuang that immortal arts are related to the life and death of the general, and you must complete the task. If you can’t get the immortal arts, don’t go back to the city. Go directly to Guanzhong and go to the general’s command to obey orders.

Cao Shuang wanted to cry but didn't dare to refuse, so she had to find a way by herself. He had no direct kinship with Cao Miao. After thinking about it, there was nothing else but to ask his aunt Princess Deyang.

Fortunately, Princess Deyang is in Buzhou Villa and it is convenient to meet Cao Miao every day.

The emperor gave Cao Shuang another task: to let him pass through the mouths of He Yan, Deng Yang and others, and to publicize several questions about Cao Miao's examination of Sima Guo, saying that it was not that Cao Miao refused to marry Sima Guo, but that Sima Guo's performance was too poor and was disliked by Cao Miao.

Cao Shuang understood the truth. The emperor was preventing others from marrying Sima Guo, especially Xun Hu. Xun Hu was born in a high school and always regarded himself very well, and did not take Cao Miao seriously. Can he look down on someone who Cao Miao looked down on?

Xun Shi was also a scattered cavalry and was on duty in the palace. He saw the test questions at the first time and knew the process of the assessment. He was anxious at that time.

Xun Shi denied that he had the idea of ​​marrying Sima Guo. In order to prove his innocence, he claimed that this was just Sima Yi's kindness to repay Xun Yu's official position, and he did not get his recognition. He and Cao Miao were cousins. Although he was not close and had no conflicts, it was impossible to have a conflict for a woman.

Hearing Xun's reaction, Cao Shuang was very satisfied and rushed to Buzhou Villa with a lot of money. In addition to the 300 million yuan allocated by the court, he brought another 100 million yuan, intending to bribe Princess Deyang. In any case, he wanted to get the magic tricks in Cao Miao's hands to support Cao Zhenzhi and prolong his life.

One hundred million is a lot, but compared with Cao Zhen’s life, it is still too cheap.
Chapter completed!