"If you give rituals to others, you will have something to ask for." Qingtao helped Cao Miao take off his coat. "Prince, this Han Dong is not trustworthy."

Cao Miao smiled. How could he believe Han Dong? He just used Han Dong. Since Han Dong was not dead and returned, he didn't mind using Han Dong again. Although this man is not a good person, he has good martial arts skills and a school official position. He is well-informed and convenient to act. He can help him do things that he is inconvenient to do or even cannot do at all.

For example, taking the blame. This person is born with a good physique, and it is okay to bear Wang Tai's life. It would be a waste not to use it.

Cao Miao walked to the desk and sat down, and opened "Five Thousand Words of Lao Tzu". The inner alchemy technique has spread in the capital. In the future, he will inevitably face more tests. It is still necessary to make more preparations when he still has time.

Thanks to that era when Chinese studies were prosperous and even a bit overflowing, he was not unfamiliar with "Laozi" and "Zhuangzi", and even watched several different versions. Of course, the most common version is the version compiled by Wang Bi, and that version has not appeared yet. It is a powerful tool he can use to show off.

In more than a month, he had memorized "Laozi". "Zhuangzi" was too long and was very different from later versions. He had only memorized most of it. He was not familiar enough, but the basic content was already mastered. What he had to do now is to be familiar with the process of debate. The 21st century entertainment culture was developed, and there were many debate variety shows, and he had watched several episodes. What he had to do was to connect those techniques with the metaphysics of the past and prepare.

Although he has no opponent, he is used to acting in one-man show and once played two roles alone. It is not difficult to act in his mind.

After a while, Ahu came back, climbed up in front of Cao Miao, and muttered a few words. Qingtao saw it from the side and stood a little farther away. She knew that Cao Miao had not told her some things, but she did not dare to inquire easily, so as not to violate the taboo.

Cao Miao was very satisfied. Qingtao was worthy of being the most stable of the three people around him.

"Qingtao, take the wooden box from the pillow."

Qingtao responded, turned around and entered the inner room, climbed onto the bed, opened the pillow, and took out a wooden box from it. The wooden box was not big, and it looked like it was filled with jewelry, but it was locked. She took the wooden box back to the study room, placed it in front of Cao Miao, and stood up to retreat.

"Qingtao, stay." Cao Miao took out an exquisite and compact key from his waist, opened the wooden box, and took out a jade seal from it. "Do you know what this is?"

Qingtao shook her head.

"The school jade seal used to command all school affairs is also called the Jade Owl Seal. However, this Jade Owl Seal has been missing for a long time and has lost its function and has become a waste." Cao Miao gently knocked his finger. "A month ago, this jade seal suddenly appeared beside my pillow."

Cao Miao talked about the jade seal, but the time for obtaining the jade seal was adjusted. It was not that he could not believe Qingtao, but that there was no need to tell Qingtao everything. The less she knew, the safer she was.

Qingtao was a little excited, but he was not confused. "So, did Han Dong print it for this?"

"It's very likely." Cao Miao said: "Next, we may have to work with Han Dong to do something, but I'm not convenient for me to come forward. Some things may require you and Ah Hu to do. You must be mentally prepared."

Qingtao was a little surprised. She glanced at Cao Miao, then nodded and agreed. "I understand."

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With Ahu and Qingtao, Cao Miao immediately arranged for Ahu to find Cao Zhi. He needed to confirm some information with Cao Zhi.

For example, Wang Chang.

Cao Zhi arrived soon. Seeing Qingtao and Ah Hu were on his side, he didn't find it strange. During this period, he knew that these two people had proved their abilities and loyalty and were Cao Miao's indispensable confidants.

Cao Miao told Han Dong about his purpose and asked about Wang Chang's situation again.

Cao Zhi said he was not very clear. Although he did not always close himself like Cao Miao, he was not much better. The entire Yongqiu Palace was under the strict monitoring of the essays of the state-supervised, and his contact with the outside world was very limited. He was not familiar with Wang Chang, so he had to ask Cao Zhi himself for his talent.

In order to cover up, Cao Miao was not suitable to meet Cao Zhi, so he made an outline of the information he wanted to know and brought it to Cao Zhi.

In addition to the Yanzhou Governor Wang Chang, Cao Miao was more concerned about another person: Cao Xiu.

If his memory is good and history has not changed too much by his arrival, Cao Xiu's life has entered the countdown. Shortly after Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Cao Xiu was ambushed by Lu Xun because of Sun Quan's plan, and lost the loss and was angry to death. The Cao Wei royal family's practice of commanding troops was broken, and it became a helpless choice for a different surname to control military power.

This may be Cao Zhi's opportunity.

Although Cao Miao didn't know much about real politics, he had acted in many costume dramas and historical dramas after all, and knew the importance of military power. Only by mastering military power can he be able to control his own destiny. At this point, he could not do it, and Cao Zhi could not do it, only Cao Zhi could do it.

Don’t think that you can lead the army to fight after reading a few military books. Is Zhao Kuo’s defeat because he didn’t read enough military books?

Cao Zhi quickly gave a reply, which was detailed and even exceeded Cao Miao's expectations.

Wang Chang was from Jinyang, Taiyuan. His father, Wang Ze, whose courtesy name was Jiyou, was appointed as the prefect of Dai County. Wang Ji's father, Wang Rou, whose courtesy name was Shuyou, was Wang Ze's third brother. Wang Chang and Wang Ji were brothers with very close blood. Wang Chang became famous when he was young and entered the official position in Jian'an. He was a close minister of Emperor Wen when he was in the Eastern Palace. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, Wang Chang had a prosperous official career and was moved to the governor of Yanzhou for several years.

Wang Chang's predecessor was Wang Qing. Wang Qing was from Qi County, Taiyuan, and was a few years older than Wang Chang. Wang Chang regarded Wang Qing as his brother. Wang Chang joined the officialdom and was promoted by Wang Qing and took over as the governor of Yanzhou. It was also related to Wang Qing's recommendation.

Wang Yu is currently the governor of Qingzhou. Like the Sili lieutenant Xu Xuan, the governor of Yanzhou, and the governor of Yuzhou, Jia Kui, they are all trusted ministers of Emperor Wen.

In addition, Cao Xiu, the Grand Marshal who was the governor of Yangzhou and was in charge of military affairs in various states, was also the confidant of Emperor Wen.

Cao Zhi had a low evaluation of Cao Xiu. He said that although Cao Xiu was praised by Emperor Wu as a Thousand Mile Horse and was brave in fighting, he was competitive, stubborn, and had some famous people's habits, which were not as steady as Cao Zhen.

Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen were of the same age, had similar abilities, and had similar experiences. The two followed the battle together, and later they were both the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, one was the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and the other was the Leopard Cavalry. In the 23rd year of Jian'an, the two followed Cao Hong to attack Ma Chao and Zhang Fei in Wudu. Cao Zhen made a little contribution and first became the leader of the Central Army. Cao Xiu was one step slower. Later, Xiahou Yuan died in the battle, and Cao Zhen and the military commander of Yong Liang were the generals of the front line. Since then, Cao Xiu has fallen into a knot and has always wanted to prove himself.

When Cao Zhen led his troops to repel Zhuge Liang's offensive, Cao Xiu might take the initiative to attack in order to compete with Cao Zhen. However, the terrain in the Jianghuai area was special, and Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen failed to make achievements several times in the Eastern Expedition. It would be even more difficult to rely on Cao Xiu's power alone, and it is likely that the hard work of the army was ineffective.

After reading Cao Zhi's detailed and almost verbose reply, Cao Miao smiled bitterly. It's really a character that determines fate. It's not an accident that Cao Xiu was angry to death. But Cao Zhi still thought things simple. How could Cao Xiu be as simple as having no effort in his training? He would die.

Of course, he has read countless scripts and is well aware of the wonderful lines, and he understands Cao Zhi’s implications: Cao Xiu, Wang Chang, Jia Kui and others are all the confidants of the late emperor Cao Pi, so don’t do anything randomly.
Chapter completed!