Great Wei Nengchen

"Mother, when will my brother come back? He agreed to bring Hui'er the mechanical toys of the Mo family, such as small wooden horses and wooden cows, which can advance and retreat on their own, just like living things!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, your brother will be back when the school is on summer vacation!"

Cao Xi comforted her little daughter, but she frowned slightly. It was true that her son was mischievous. After all, it was the flesh that fell from her body. How could a mother not care?

In the past, when my son was in the Zhengming Academy, he could go home every month to reunite with his parents, but a few days ago, the grand master sent his troops to the west and took away all the children from the academy. The ten-year-old son also Among them, traveling thousands of miles, the battlefield is dangerous, just thinking about it makes people feel restless!

In addition, Cao Xi was still a little curious, what method did the Grand Master use to abduct tens of thousands of students, and they left without a sound, and it took six or seven days for the outside world to discover the incident?

You must know that the students of Zhengming Academy have a complex composition. About [-]% are from poor families, [-]% are from military families, and [-]% are from noble families. Their positions are completely different!

It was reasonable for the former two to follow Xiao Yi, but why did the latter follow, and why did they follow without leaving behind? Isn't this incredible?

I heard that because of this matter, the Taifu boss vomited blood in anger, and sought medical treatment in many ways to no avail. I am afraid that the time is running out, and there are discussions from the ruling and opposition parties, but no one can tell the reason!

"Teacher, so preaching and accepting karma to solve doubts..." The answer may be in this "Teacher's Talk", which is said to be a masterpiece of the Grand Master, used to persuade students. It is open and elegant, but it has the charm that people will follow to the death!

"Da da da!"

"Father has returned from court, Hui'er pays respects to Father!"

"Well, good!"

Amidst the sound of low footsteps, a middle-aged man in a court uniform came in. He was tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back, and he had a calm air. It was the male owner of this mansion—Xia Houshang!

Xia Houshang, courtesy name Boren, whose father was the younger brother of the former Hussar General Xiahou Dun, died young and did not make any achievements. Later, Cao Cao took pity on this nephew and let him live in the prime minister's mansion with his sons After studying, when he grew up, he led the army to fight in all directions, and made a lot of military achievements!

Xia Houshang is still a low-key and modest person. He never grabs the limelight, so his sense of presence is relatively low. However, his ability is not inferior to Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, and he is even better in the overall situation. Therefore, after Cao Pi became emperor, he was named As General Anbei, he often discusses military and state affairs with him, and his degree of favor far exceeds that of other clan generals!

"Welcome my lord to return home. Is there any news of the army's expedition at today's court meeting?"

"Master Taishi's team has entered the Guanzhong area. People from all walks of life have gathered. There are about 30 to [-] people, enough to resist the invasion of the Shu Han. The student army is just following the experience and will not fight easily. Madam, you can rest assured. Yes, I will send someone to Guanzhong again in a few days to bring some food to Xuan'er!"

"God bless, this is the best!"

Cao Xi and two maids stepped forward to help Xia Houshang take off his court clothes and put on the ordinary clothes he wore at home. After he was seated, he served him a cup of refreshing strong tea. The service was quite thoughtful!

Logically speaking, it is not good for women to interfere in military and state affairs, but Cao Xi pondered for a while, but couldn't help asking. Xiahou Shang knew that he was worried about his son, so he patiently answered and comforted him!

To be honest, the fact that Xiao Yi took away the students from the school was indeed unexpected, and caused a great shock in the court. Cao Pi summoned the clan generals to discuss secretly many times, but there was no good solution!

After all, Cao Pi personally agreed to let the students go out with the army (but he didn't expect that they took all the students away), and the army had already entered Guanzhong, and it was too late to send people to chase, so it could only be done!

"Report to the general and madam, to advise the doctor-Master Sima, to visit with his eldest son, Sima Shi!"

"Sima Zhongda is here, this is a rare guest!"

The husband and wife were talking, when a servant came in from a small trot, knelt down and saluted, and presented a greeting card and a gift list!

Xia Houshang opened it to watch, and his brows furrowed. It was normal for officials to visit each other, but Sima Yi brought his son here, and the gifts they gave were quite heavy. Maybe there was another purpose?

Among them were gifts such as tea leaves, wild geese, red silk, gold bracelets, etc., which are usually given by the man to the woman's home to propose marriage. Could it be that the Sima family intends to marry?

Even if you intend to get married, you should invite a matchmaker to come forward, but Sima Yi personally brought the son to the door. This is not polite, and there is a hint of forced marriage. After all, it is easy to reject a matchmaker, but it is very troublesome to reject a thousand-year-old family , Maybe they will turn against each other!

"I'm a guest at the door, so let's meet my husband. There must be no shortage of etiquette, so as not to make enemies in the court, and the rest will just adapt to the situation!"

"Madam is right, let Sima and his son come in!"

"Concubine avoid it!"

It is inconvenient for the hostess to meet outsiders, so Cao Xi took her daughter and hid in the back hall. Xia Houshang thought for a while, got up and came to the entrance of the hall, waiting for Sima and his son to arrive.

According to the rules, if a junior or a subordinate visits, the host can just sit in the hall; if it is a friend or an official of the same level, stand in front of the hall to greet him!

Only when officials and elders visit, the host will come to the door to greet the visitor. According to the status of the visitor, there are several types: standing inside the door, walking outside the door, and descending to greet each other. The Chinese etiquette culture is extensive and profound!

Xia Houshang's official position and title are far higher than Sima Yi's, and he is the favorite minister of the current emperor. It is very polite to stand in front of the lobby to greet him now.

"How can you, the next official, dare to trouble your lord general to welcome you in person? I'm really ashamed!"

"Hehe, you and I are ministers in the same palace, why should Zhongda be so polite? Is this your son? He really is a good-looking talent!"

"Boy, I pay my respects to the general--good luck, good luck and good health!"

"Okay, okay, please sit down and drink tea!"

"General first please!"

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After a while, Sima and his son appeared, well-matched brocade and jade clothes, apparently carefully tidied up, followed by dozens of servants, carrying a lot of gifts, stacked up like a hill in front of the lobby!

Xia Houshang greeted them with a smile on his face, invited the father and son to sit down in the lobby, and asked the servant to offer tea. After a few gossips, Sima Yi finally expressed his intention--hope that the two families will become good friends of Qin and Jin!

A matchmaker should be invited to propose a marriage, but Sima Yi went out in person. It's not because he doesn't understand etiquette, but because he has other secrets:

For one thing, the Sima Clan has been at a disadvantage in the last few court games, and urgently needs to marry the Xiahou Clan so as to consolidate his political position and infiltrate the military!

Second, because of the dispute over the academy, Sima Fang vomited blood out of anger, and he could live for a few days. Once there was a funeral at home, he could not talk about marriage within three years, so Sima Yi brought his son to the door to propose marriage, and tried Make this happen as soon as possible, lest it will change later!

"The poor family of Chaimen, the rough girl, how dare you be favored by this... Haha!"

After figuring out the intention of the other party's visit, Xia Houshang didn't agree or refuse. He laughed and analyzed the pros and cons...

In all honesty, the Sima family has been an official for many generations, and is a first-class noble family with great influence in the political arena. It is a good thing to marry such a family, and Sima Shi, a child, is not handsome , but has a kind of noble air, and is the eldest grandson of the Sima family. His future is limitless, and it is more than enough to match his own daughter.

But recently, several parties in the imperial court have been fighting fiercely, and Sima is the first to bear the brunt. If he marries with him, will he be involved in it and cause disaster?

In addition, His Majesty seemed to be wary of Sima Yi in his speech, and he was reluctant to promote and reuse this person. If he became an in-law with him, would he lose the favor because of this, and the gain would outweigh the loss?

"Report to the general, there is a guest at the door!"

"Didn't you see me talking to Master Sima? The rest of the guests today are not...no...ah, why is she here? Hurry up and open the middle door, and the general will go out to greet her in person!"

"promise!"

While hesitating, the servant sent another greeting post and a gift list. Xia Houshang wanted to wave his hand to refuse, but when he saw the signature under the greeting post, his face suddenly showed horror, and he stood up for a while. When he got up, he had the intention of turning around and running away!

Then he realized that he was in his own home, so he smiled embarrassedly, and then asked the servants to open the middle door to welcome the guests, and walked out with big strides, for fear of neglecting the guests outside the door!

Xia Houshang was one of the sixteen generals, and he was also the emperor's favorite minister. There were no more than ten fingers in the world who were qualified to let him go out to greet him. Sima Yi also became curious, and quietly asked his servants who came?

The answer was: 'A woman with a boy! '

Chapter 1652 The Xiao family came to grab a kiss!

"Inside, please raise your legs higher and lower your feet slowly. The yard is a bit uneven. I'll send someone to ram it again tomorrow!"