Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your Majesty has analyzed it very thoroughly! It's just that many people are just afraid that they don't want to agree with this! ”

Cao Cao smiled happily, "Don't care about these people!" It is enough for those of us in power to do what we need to do for the country and the people! ”

Then he said with emotion: "Survival is not an easy and comfortable thing, the country and people are the same!" Fear of war, and the result of avoiding war is to be destroyed by the enemy! ”

"Alright, let's not talk about that! Now that the war is over, the first thing to do now is to pay for the soldiers! Gongda, you're in charge of this! ”

"The minister commands." Xun Yu agreed.

"The internal affairs can be done step by step! By the way, how is the imperial examination in this session? ”

According to the regulations of the Great Wei Dynasty, the imperial examination is set in the middle of January of each year, divided into three rounds, and the final winner participates in the palace examination, which is generally set between March and April, but this year due to Cao Cao's leadership outside the country, the palace examination has not yet been held.

"Your Majesty, although there is no shocking talent this time, the overall level is quite high! The minister thinks that it should be able to alleviate the dilemma of insufficient local officials to a large extent! Xun Yu said happily.

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, "The palace test is scheduled for five days later!" ”

"Yes." Xun Yu promised.

Cao Cao pondered: "In this battle of Wolf Mountain Fortress, our army could have captured Kukan to expand the results, but at the critical moment, the thirteen eastern tribes allied forces raided the grain road and lost all their efforts!" ”

The four exchanged a look.

Cao Cao continued: "I think these thirteen tribes are very interesting! Maybe we can make a fuss about them! Cao Cao smiled.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ·······"'

Cao Cao asked, "If these thirteen tribes become an independent state, what do you think of the Jin Kingdom?" ”

The four of them were stunned for a moment, and Chen Gong pondered: "The territory of the Jin State is extremely extensive, and this eastern territory is actually not important to the Jin country, in other words, even if all the eastern territories are lost, the strength of the Jin country will not suffer much substantial loss!" However, if this eastern territory becomes a country, then it will definitely involve a considerable amount of strength and energy of the Jin State, which will be beneficial to our Great Wei! ”

The other three nodded.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "The public station is extremely right! That's what I'm trying to achieve! ”

"But Your Majesty, is this possible?" Xun Yu asked in disbelief.

Cao Cao smiled: "I'm not sure, but it should be possible!" The first thing we need to do is send an emissary to probe the bottom of these thirteen tribes! Who do you think is a good fit? ”

The four of them pondered for a moment, and then Xi Zhicai suggested: "There is a subordinate official under the Northern Protectorate, named Zhang Yi, who is loyal to the Great Wei, and has a flexible mind, is articulate, is not afraid of death, and is not confined to the classics, so he is worthy of this position!" ”

"Zhang Yi!"

Cao Cao nodded, "I remember this person, the Tanhua of last year's imperial examination!" Hehe, he's a hot-blooded young man! ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Zhang Yi's impassioned scene during the palace examination that day.

"It's him, grant him the scepter to represent the Great Wei to envoy the thirteen tribes!"

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this envoy should be a secret envoy!" Chen Gong suggested.

"Well, what the public station said is extremely true!"

Subsequently, Cao Cao consulted with the four cabinet ministers on the deployment of the army, and finally decided to transfer the First Army Corps and Xuanjia Cavalry to Dingbei Fortress and Wolf Mountain Fortress, and the Fifth Army Corps of the Second Army Corps remained in Chang'an as the general reserve.

After these transfers were completed, the deployment of the Wei army should be that more than 300,000 troops of the First Army Corps, the Third Army Corps, the Xuanjia Battalion, and the Northern Protectorate Garrison Army were stationed in the area of the Wolf Mountain Fortress and the Dingbei Fortress, while the 550,000 troops of the Fourth Army Corps, the Sixth Army Corps, the Xianbei Legion, the Wuhuan Legion, the Western Regions Legion, and the Xiongnu Battalion were stationed in the Western Regions.

The Seventh Army was still stationed in Linhai County, the Eighth Army was still stationed in Fusangzhou, the Second and Fifth Army Corps were stationed around Chang'an, and the 50,000 Barbarian Legions were stationed in Jiaozhou.

Cao Cao's return to the harem inevitably led to another exciting scene.

Chang'an Welcome Restaurant is the largest in Chang'an City, and it is also very famous in the country, because in recent years, the Welcome Restaurant has almost become a place for students of all genres to talk about state affairs and debate with each other.

In the lobby on the second floor of the Chang'an Restaurant, there was another big debate, which was about the pros and cons of the Great Wei Empire's expedition.

The argument was very intense, and the students on both sides quoted the scriptures and the classics to hold each other, and the students who held the supporting views on the scene seemed to be somewhat disadvantaged, mainly because the Great Wei Empire not only failed to get much practical benefit in this war, but paid an unprecedented price in terms of personnel and financial resources.

It is interesting that the old Confucianists no longer mentioned the cliché that a gentleman does not speak of profit, but instead refuted the views of his concurrence from the perspective of profit.

The debate lasted for more than two hours before it came to an end in an atmosphere that was still full of gunpowder, and in this debate, the opponents had a slight advantage, but it was foreseeable that the debate was far from over!

While discussing with their friends, the students left the restaurant, and there was a very conspicuous figure in this group of people, wearing a robe and a square scarf like all the students, a handsome young man with a graceful posture followed closely beside him, and there were more than a dozen warriors in civilian clothes with tigers on their backs and waists vigilantly looking around.

Coming out of the restaurant, the handsome young man said a little playfully: "Husband, those people are so ignorant, aren't you angry?"

The middle-aged man smiled, "The truth is always clearer and clearer, and no matter what the motive of deliberate suppression, the final result is always the opposite!" ”

The handsome young man nodded thoughtfully, and said with a look of admiration: "Husband, your words are always so reasonable!" ”

The middle-aged man winked at the handsome young man and teased, "Isn't it particularly admired?" ”

The handsome young man wrinkled his good-looking Qiong nose, his delicate face turned red, and then he raised his smooth chin and said boldly: "You're right!" ”

The middle-aged man couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, and when he was about to tease again, a personable young student came over from the side and arched his hand: "This brother, what you said just now is really thought-provoking!" I want to invite my son to talk, but I don't know if my brother has time? A look of hope. (To be continued.) )