"Report to Your Majesty, Miao'e." Cao Miao'e was too shy to look at Wu Nian, and her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
"Good name." Wu Nian praised, and then started to untie her clothes.
The belt becomes wider and the curtain falls.
The maids in the outer room heard the movement in the room, looked at each other, and sighed in unison.
It was really Cheng Yaojin who showed up halfway.
When can we climb onto the dragon bed?
Shanxi is very mountainous, but among the mountains there are four large plains. There are three plains south of Yanmen Pass.
The plains are dotted with rivers.
This morning.
Wu Nian brought his newly favored concubine Cao Miao'e to the river to watch the scenery. He was accompanied by a large number of ministers, imperial guards, eunuchs and maids.
Because Wu Nian brought his concubine, all the ministers followed him from afar.
Wu Nian, wearing a tiger-skin cloak, stood by the river and faced the wind, looking at the water and said: "Shanxi is also a place that is dying of drought and dying of waterlogging."
"The land on the plains is fertile, but the land on the mountains is barren."
Cao Miao'e was confused and had no idea what Wu Nian meant. He could only bend down slightly and said, "Your Majesty is right."
Wu Nian turned to look at her, then shook his head.
Cao Miao'e is Cao Duan's daughter. Although she was a concubine, she was regarded as the apple of Cao Duan's eye because she was so beautiful.
Life is better than that of her direct sisters.
Talk to her about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she understands everything.
Talk to her about the sufferings of people's livelihood, and she won't understand.
Shanxi is a place like this. The mountain people are suffering, but the farmers on the plains are doing reasonably well.
Wu Nian looked at the river ahead and suddenly wanted to eat fish. He asked the Ouchi guards to find a fishing boat and catch some big fish.
Not to mention the emperor traveling with his beloved concubine.
In recent days, Cao Duan has been living a happy life.
Wu Nian was not an impulsive person and did not grant Cao Duan an official position to enter the officialdom.
But Cao Duan's son was sent to the Imperial College to study.
There are also many rewards for the Cao family.
The emperor's favor made the Cao family famous throughout Shanxi.
Cao Duan was also very proud.
The Cao family is in the small hall of Beppu in the city.
Cao Duan made an appointment with his friends Qiao Yun and Lu Gong to have a drink together.
It's spring cold outside, but it's warm inside the house.
Four beautiful maidservants stood by and served attentively.
The table is filled with delicacies from the mountains and rivers, as well as Fenjiu, which is beloved by Shanxi people.
Cao Duan was slightly drunk and felt very comfortable. He smiled and said, "Two worthy brothers. I plan to take advantage of this trend to live in the capital."
"Congratulations, brother." Qiao Yun and Lu Gong put down their wine glasses and said with fists in their hands.
Since then, the Cao family has transformed from Shanxi's wealthy family into powerful people in the capital. As long as you manage it well, you will be prominent for generations.
Sharing weal and woe with the Han Dynasty.
Qiao Yun and Lu Gong said they were not envious, but that was a lie.
But there is nothing we can do. Who knows that this brother has sufficient financial resources and a beautiful daughter.
"Haha." Cao Duan pinched his beard and smiled broadly. Then he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, my dear brothers. I am not an unloyal person. When I have established a foothold in the capital, I will take my two dear brothers to live in the capital."
"Thank you, brother."
Qiao Yun and the Communist Party of Lu both looked happy and thanked him.
This person is going to higher ground.
Who doesn’t want to work hard in the capital?
The three brothers were very drunk. The strong slave came in and helped the three brothers to their rooms to sleep.
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Taiyuan City.
Located in the central area of Shanxi Province, it lies on the third plain from north to south. Taiyuan has been a majestic city since ancient times, a battleground for military strategists.
Now Chu general Zhu Zhongguo has 30,000 elite troops and is separatist in Taiyuan.
Because of this big tree standing in front of them, some county magistrates, prefects, and military generals divided the city and occupied half of Shanxi to fight against the Han army.
morning.
The gates of Taiyuan City are open, but they are guarded by soldiers. Strict searches will be conducted on people and vehicles entering and exiting the area. If anyone is found carrying a sword privately, he will be severely punished.
The soldiers on the city wall were arrayed neatly, with strong soldiers and horses.
The heavily guarded general's mansion.
Zhu Zhongguo's staff Chang Congfeng walked along the corridor and came to the door of Zhu Zhongguo's study. After tidying up his clothes, Chang Congfeng entered the study, bowed to Zhu Zhongguo and said, "General. Cao Hua, the envoy and lecturer of the Han Dynasty, will be arriving soon."
Zhu Zhongguo has a fair face and a thin figure. He looks like a scholar rather than a military general.
He is also known as "Confucian General" in the army.
Zhu Zhongguo is writing with his head down, and his handwriting is very good.
"Receive with courtesy." Zhu Zhongguo put down his brush and nodded.
Chang Congfeng opened his mouth to speak, but in the end said nothing. He sighed, turned around and walked away.
Taiyuan is very important.
For the Han Dynasty, the existence of Zhu Zhongguo cut away half of Shanxi. This caused loopholes in the Han Dynasty's Yellow River defense line.
For Chu State, Zhu Zhongguo was like a nail piercing deeply into Hebei.
Moreover, the terrain of Shanxi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is really possible for Zhu Zhongguo to defend Taiyuan.
This Shanxi general is known as a Confucian general. He is a very independent and shrewd person on weekdays.
But in the current situation, Zhu Zhongguo behaves like a faggot. He not only accepted official positions and rewards from the Chu State, but also communicated with the Han Dynasty.
In Chang Congfeng's view, this is a very unwise behavior.
The wallflower seems to offend no one, but in fact everyone is offended.
At this time, either the Han Dynasty or the Chu Dynasty took refuge. Indecisiveness leads to disaster.
As Zhu Zhongguo's staff, he couldn't guess what Zhu Zhongguo was thinking.
Zhu Zhongguo saw it and didn't explain. He just stood up and held the handrail behind him, looking at the door in a trance.
soon. The envoy of the Han Dynasty, Cao Hua, arrived in Taiyuan. Zhu Zhongguo's people welcomed Cao Hua into the general's mansion and came to the lobby.
Zhu Zhongguo, wearing formal clothes, greeted Cao Hua in front of the lobby.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they entered the lobby and sat down together. Cao Hua clasped his fists and said: "General Zhu. Now the two countries are competing. Han is strong and Chu is weak. Han attacks and Chu defends. The general has a heavy army and Taiyuan is critical. It is very important."
"If the general can accept the land and surrender, the emperor will promise that the general will be the prince of the county, worshiped as a general, and lead thousands of households."
"The title is hereditary and cannot be taken away by future emperors."
After talking about the benefits, Cao Hua advised again: "General, if you continue to break up, you will suffer chaos. If the general wants to surrender to the Chu Dynasty, please kill me immediately and send my head to Nanjing."
"The emperor has stationed troops in Qizhou, so he will naturally avenge me."
"If the general wants to surrender to the Han Dynasty, please act immediately. The emperor's tens of thousands of troops and horses are fed and consumed every day. He will not have too much patience."
Zhu Zhongguo didn't say anything about Cao Hua's words. Instead, there was a look of amusement on his face and he asked: "Master Cao. I heard that the emperor was in Qizhou and took Cao Duan's daughter Cao as his concubine."
"You come and go with your entourage, and you are very pampered?"
"Uh!!!!" Cao Hua was stunned, and then showed an awe-inspiring expression.
