The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 499 Volume 7: A Terrible Dad

Chapter 499 Volume : A Terrible Dad
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

Chang'an New City, East Market.

There were pen shops, wine shops, iron shops, butcher shops, printing shops, etc., as well as people renting donkeys, buying huqin, performing arts, famous pipa players, and selling brocades and silks, all of which hawked their wares in the street shops.

It is a little quieter near the northeast corner, because this restaurant is owned by the Zhen family and many dignitaries used to drink here, so it has a somewhat elegant atmosphere.

There is a separate elegant pavilion on the third floor, with green bamboo at the door and orchids on the window.

The current Minister of the Interior, Yang Xiu, the only son of the Three Dukes, had his eyes turned red by the alcohol and he was crying particularly sadly.

Cao Zhi, who was standing beside him, stepped forward to comfort him, "Why did Emperor Dezu do this?"

"Today, Ziping pacified Qingxu and defeated Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan in Liaodong. The world is now stable and it is a time for the whole country to celebrate. Why are you crying so sadly?"

Although the Western Regions have not yet been recovered, Sun Quan has only nominally submitted to the Han Dynasty.

But many people like Cao Zhi thought that the emperor had completed the restoration! The Han Dynasty had completed its revival!

Unification in name only is still unification!
As the heads of Gongsun Du and Yuan Tan fell to the ground, it symbolized that the nearly twenty years of war in the Han Dynasty since the Yellow Turban Rebellion had gradually subsided!

In the past twenty years, not only are nine out of ten houses empty, but even no one has ever heard of them.

Especially for the generation of Yang Xiu and Cao Zhi, since they were born, there have been constant wars in the Han Dynasty, and they have no idea what a peaceful world is like.

Just as Cao Zhi said, now we should drink wine from golden cups and indulge ourselves! Let's celebrate this hard-won prosperity!
Cao Zhi was not sure: "Could it be that you, Dezu, did something wrong in government affairs and were punished by the emperor?"

"How could I, Yang Xiu, make mistakes in government affairs?"

Yang Xiu glared at Cao Zhi with his red and swollen eyes: "The probability of me, Yang Xiu, making mistakes in government affairs is lower than that of you, Cao Zijian, failing to compose a poem in seven steps!"

Ever since Cao Zhi was brought to Nulu by Cao Pi to grow up, he has been reluctant to leave!

Once, after Cao Zhi cheated on his girlfriend again, he felt guilty, so he wrote a poem in seven steps, left a calligraphy, and declared that this poem alone could be worth a thousand gold!
Later, the shop owner hung this poem in the shop. Countless poets and writers came here to admire it, and the profit it brought to the shop owner was more than ten thousand gold.
Since then, Cao Zijian's reputation of being able to compose a poem in seven steps has become a beautiful story in Chang'an!
But Yang Xiu was also puzzled: "Didn't your father beat you to death when he came back?"

In the eyes of a true bloodthirsty hero like Cao Cao, wouldn't these romantic affairs be considered a waste of time?

Cao Zhi laughed heartily: "What do you think, Dezu, why would I hang out with you in broad daylight? Isn't it because I have a home to return to?"

"So what are you going to do tonight?"

"I live in a brothel! It doesn't cost any money!"

"I admire you!"

"..."

Cao Zhi started crying while laughing, and then he drank alone, looking so miserable...

"Let's not talk about my sad story. Anyway, Brother Zihuan said that my father will be heading to the Western Regions soon. He will be fine once he gets through this situation... But Dezu, what's going on with you? I remember that you didn't take a day off today, so why did you invite me here for a drink? Aren't you afraid of being impeached by the censors of the Censorate?"

Yang Xiu waved his hands and said, "It's all because of my treacherous father that he ruined a huge undertaking for the Hongnong Yang Clan!"

"what's up?"

Yang Xiu carefully looked around and confirmed that they were all acquaintances, then he reluctantly squeezed out four words from between his teeth:

"Establish a state and establish a nation!"

"Snapped!"

Cao Zhi was so shocked that he knocked over the wine cup in his hand and looked at Yang Xiu in shock: "Isn't this just a rumor?"

"If there is a rumor, someone has to spread it."

“And who among the Han people today would dare to spread such rumors?”

"hiss--"

Cao Zhi also realized something and quickly climbed up from the couch to Yang Xiu's side: "Grandpa De! This is not a joke! Are you sure it's true?"

"The emperor said it himself, how could it be false?"

"Because of this, the first thing the emperor did after returning was to quarrel with Xun Lingjun. In the end, the emperor said, "There are countless barbarians in the four wildernesses who have claimed to be kings and emperors. Why can't the nobles of China become princes?" Xun Lingjun was so angry that he left..."

Cao Zhi sat there blankly: "Is it true?"

its not right!
Cao Zhi poked Yang Xiu's waist and said, "Is Dezu so sad because of this? This is not Dezu's style!"

"Bullshit! What does this have to do with me?"

Yang Xiu grabbed Cao Zhi's hand and kept shaking his head.

"There is nothing that the emperor cannot accomplish."

"No matter how much Xun Lingjun objects, this matter of establishing a state will definitely be accomplished!"

"Zijian, why don't you guess, what kind of person can establish a state?"

Cao Zhi was naturally very familiar with the establishment of states.

"In the past, Zhou Dynasty established the state and granted the descendants of Yu, Xia and Shang the three states of Chen, Qi and Song. These are the nobles of the previous dynasty."

"Fifty-three families with the surname Ji were also considered as minor clans with the same surname, such as Jin, Wei, Lu, and Yan."

"After that, ministers with meritorious service became princes, such as Jiang Shang of Qi."

"Finally, the descendants of the ancient country paid tribute to the Zhou emperor and were established as princes by the Zhou emperor... The ancient Deng State in Jingzhou was established in this way."

Descendants of the previous dynasty.

Same surname and clan.

A meritorious minister.

Descendants of an ancient country.

Four ways of enfeoffment by the Zhou royal family.

Yang Xiu pointed at himself and cried again: "Zijian, do you think people like you and me have a chance to establish a state?"

Cao Zhi immediately shook his head.

These four paths have little to do with them.

Article 1…

Neither of them has the surname Ying, and they have nothing to do with the previous dynasty.

The same goes for the second point, their surname is not Liu either.

Article 3...

Cao Zhi had not accomplished anything at all, and although Yang Xiu worked diligently, the achievements of a civil servant were not as significant as those of a military general.

Article 4: When the emperor was in Liaodong, he demoted the status of Goguryeo, Buyeo and Wa to the rank of marquis.

But neither Yang Xiu nor Cao Zhi had a throne to inherit in their families, so it was impossible for them to become princes of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Zhi also realized something at this moment: "Is Emperor Dezu angry that he did not get any credit?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing that Cao Zhi had finally hit the point, Yang Xiu couldn't help but burst into tears again.

"You know, I've accompanied the emperor through life and death every time before! I even went there when the Battle of Anyi was so dangerous! But this time the battle is so easy, but I can't go there to make a contribution because of my bastard father's obstruction!"

"Now that the world has been basically pacified, who knows when Sun Quan, that bastard who sold his brother for fame, will rebel? With my current merits, I can never get a position as a vassal!"

understood!

Cao Zhi seemed indifferent.

For those who had experienced hostility with the Han Dynasty, life now was already wonderful to the extreme! How could they still want to establish a state?
"My bastard father..."

"You have screwed all my ancestors for eight lifetimes..."

"I'm done! My life is over! I will definitely be suppressed by Sima Zhongda and Zhuge Kongming for the rest of my life..."

"..."

Cao Zhi stepped forward to comfort him: "It's alright! And Dezu, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

"If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now! I will continue crying after you fart!"

"..."

Cao Zhi finally spoke out his true feelings -

"Grandmaster De, your Yang family's status is already high enough now."

"Your father is one of the Three Dukes who are role models for the whole country, and he is ranked alongside Liu Jingsheng, and can be said to be the most powerful official in the country."

"And Dezu, at such a young age, you have already become the highest official in the Ministry of Personnel, and a minister who holds the emperor's confidential information..." "Sometimes, you have to know when to stop. If your family really produces a general who can establish a state, do you think it is really appropriate?"

Cao Zhi is already advising Yang Xiu to be prudent and protect himself!

But Yang Xiu didn't care: "Suitable! Of course it's suitable!"

"Zijian, you have never been with the emperor. If you had followed him for some time, you would never have said these words!"

Yang Xiu lay drunkenly on the couch, stretching out his hand and drawing circles in the air.

"Your heart is probably this big."

Yang Xiu drew a circle the size of a quail egg.

"My heart is this big!"

This time Yang Xiu drew a circle the size of an egg.

"But the emperor's heart is so big!"

Yang Xiu was no longer drawing circles with his fingers, but instead he swung his arms with all his strength to draw a big circle!
"What the emperor is worried about is never that your achievements are not great, but that you don't make any achievements!"

"If the emperor had any suspicion towards Grand Tutor Dong at the beginning, the court would probably still be in a state of half-death now!"

"Later, the Xiliang army leaders were suspected of self-reliance, but the emperor did not blame them. Instead, he gave them high positions and generous salaries. To this day, he has entrusted important tasks to Generals Niu Fu, Lu Bu, and Xu Rong!"

"And Kong Ming... Although that guy is indeed a monster, without the support of the emperor, how could he mobilize the resources of the entire Shu land and establish such a large Annan Protectorate in the Southwest Yi!"

"Including this attack on Liaodong, Your Majesty asked your father and Sun Ce to be the vanguard!"

"In the future... Zijian, do you believe it or not? If your father can make enough contributions when he arrives in the Western Regions, he can be honored as a pillar of the country, or even be the ancestor of a country. Do you believe it or not?"

……

Cao Zhi felt dry mouth at this moment.

There is no other reason.

What Yang Xiu said was really too tempting!
In the future, is it possible that Cao Cao will become a pillar of the Han Dynasty, or even establish a state and become the founder of a country?
Can this really be accomplished?

Moreover, Cao Zhi also realized at this time that it was unlikely that the emperor would take precautions against the Yang family of Hongnong.

If Yang Xiu had followed the emperor to Liaodong this time and captured Xiangping, he might have made great contributions!
From Yang Xiu's perspective, it is indeed a pity!

"Alas, our father is always a worry to us! Come! Dezu, I toast you! Don't go back tonight, I'll treat you!"

"Okay! Then I want Miss Ruyan!"

"One thing at a time..."

……

In Weiyang Palace.

Liu Xie woke up from the soft bed.

Looking at the beam above his head, Liu Xie also had a sense of unrealistic fantasy.

I slept on the hard beds in the military camp so many times that I almost forgot how comfortable the beds in the palace were...

My abdomen just feels a little uncomfortable, as if something heavy is pressing on it.

When he lowered his head, he found that it was Cai Yan lying on his straight eight-pack abs, with saliva at the corners of her mouth.

Liu Xie reached out and wiped the corners of Cai Yan's mouth.

"Well?"

The slightest movement was enough to wake Cai Yan up.

Cai Yan opened her blurry eyes, and the hair on her temples was slightly messy, scattered towards her cheeks, like peach blossoms hidden behind willows, about to be blown by the spring breeze.

"Your Majesty has awakened..."

This was a very common sentence, but now when it came to my lips, I felt choked up.

"Your Majesty wakes up much later than before..."

It's only been three days since I came back.

I slept all day on the first day.

The next day the sun was high in the sky again.

It was not until the third day that I woke up at the hour of Si, which could barely be considered morning...

Before Liu Xie could say anything, his stomach started to cry out on his behalf.

When we are fighting, we spend too much of our mind and energy.

Otherwise, Liu Xie wouldn't have even exhausted his abdominal muscles.

But Liu Xie's physical reserves are not as good as those of Lu Bu, Guan Yu and other strong and muscular generals. His foundation is a little weak, and now his body is already crying out for nourishment.

Cai Yan turned around and brought a plate from the table.

"This is a hen that has been raised for two and a half years. It is the best for replenishing qi and blood."

Liu Xie took a look inside and immediately felt a little dissatisfied.

"How can it be called a tonic if it doesn't even have wolfberries and kidneys?"

Cai Yan rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Haha, Miss Cai is becoming more and more charming!"

Liu Xie recalled the interesting things that happened in the past.

"At that time, Mr. Cai always said that I couldn't be touched because the mourning period had not yet ended. But when the mourning period ended, I was really shocked..."

"Ahhhh!"

Cai Yan interrupted Liu Xie and quickly placed a spoon full of chicken soup in front of Liu Xie, trying to pry open his teeth.

Liu Xie also accepted all the food offered to him. The two of them were like an old couple, taking turns to feed him a bite, and soon they finished the chicken soup.

"Mr. Cai."

Liu Xie stepped forward and shook Cai Yan's wrist.

"No, Your Majesty has just returned from the battle..."

"Don't talk! Turn around!"

……

An hour later.

Cai Yan snuggled in Liu Xie's arms and told him what happened after she left.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has been unhappy since you left. It's all your fault. You always tell her interesting stories and eat delicious food. As a result, the Queen has no interest in anything else. Your Majesty should comfort the Queen more when you come back this time."

"Sisters Fu and Dong are quite decent, but Zhen is always playing with indecent toys. I hope Your Majesty will come forward and criticize them."

plaything?

Liu Xie obviously focused on the wrong point.

"Has everyone played it before?"

"Hmph!"

Cai Yan kept twisting her body to protest Liu Xie's arrangement of her.

However, after struggling for a while, Cai Yan gradually became motionless.

When Liu Xie climbed forward and took a look, he discovered that Cai Yan's breathing had become heavier and she had actually fallen asleep.

"I haven't gotten much sleep since I went on the expedition, and it seems that Mr. Cai is the same."

Liu Xie lay down and closed his eyes slightly.

When palace servants came in and wanted to help her get dressed, they were also intimidated by Liu Xie's eyes.

presumptuous!