Chapter 2294 is honored only if it brings benefits
The minor official was still wondering whether Cao Heng was the real prince of the Great Wei.
The Yicheng glared at him: "What do you know? The King of Wei has been performing the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai these two days. In a short time, there will be an order to declare that the Great Wei Dynasty is established. What's strange about the prince appearing at this time?"
"The postmaster knows a lot." The little official quickly agreed.
"Serve me well." Yicheng said, "If he only brought others here, it would be fine. I just saw the Great Khan of the Huns Huchuquan behind him. How many people in the entire Great Wei Dynasty can be respectful?"
When he heard that the Great Khan of the Huns was there just now, the minor official was shocked and covered in white-haired sweat.
Fortunately, he only showed ignorance and did not do anything particularly out of order, so he should not have caused any disaster of killing.
The eldest son of the Great Wei has always been very popular. It is rumored that the King of Wei will ascend the throne and appoint the eldest son as the crown prince.
The prince who came here was really the eldest son, and at least he would not lose his head on his neck.
"Don't cause trouble for me anymore." The official chief glared at the little official: "No matter whether it is true or false, I will send someone to Taishan overnight to report. If it is really the prince's arrival, we will neglect it, which is a serious crime!"
"I'll find someone to come over now." The little official quickly agreed.
That night, a fast horse ran towards Mount Tai at the inn.
The official secretary and the little official who opened the door to Cao Heng and others almost slept all night.
Three or four hours later, it was already dawn, and Cao Heng and others' rooms were still not moving at all, so they probably hadn't left yet.
The people who went to Mount Tai brought back the news that the King of Wei had sacrificed his sacrifice to heaven and announced the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty and also enthroned the eldest son as the crown prince.
More importantly, in order to fight against the Huns, the prince was leading a team of people to the direction of Yanmen Mountain.
When they heard the news, the postmaster and the minor official were shocked.
The two of them instantly recognized that the one who came here the night before was the Prince of Great Wei.
Especially the little official, thinking of the rudeness that night before, his legs were trembling violently.
When the prince came here, he dared to doubt the truth. If Cao Heng competed with him, even if he had a hundred lives, it would not be enough to kill him.
"Have the prince got up?" The official secretary was also scared and thought to the little official to ask.
"Not moving yet." The little official replied: "It shouldn't be up..."
"Since I was rushing to Yanmen Pass, how could it have not yet been set up?" Yicheng said: "Go and see if their horses are still there."
The little official agreed and hurried to see if the horses of Cao Heng and others were still there.
But for a moment, he came to Yicheng in a panic: "The horses are all gone, they must have left..."
The Yicheng breathed a sigh of relief and said to the little official: "Your life has been saved..."
The little official swallowed: "What should I do next?"
"What should I do?" Yicheng said: "Do nothing. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, you can settle it first and then send someone to inquire about the news."
He was scolded by the postmaster, and the minor official lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.
He asked the postmaster timidly: "Do you want to send someone to the next postmaster? Let them know that the prince is heading towards Yanmen Pass?"
"Have anyone told us?" Yicheng said angrily: "I haven't figured out my own affairs yet, but I think about others. I think you are really idle."
The postmaster seemed to be about to get angry, and the minor official lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Cao Heng led his team to Yanmen Pass. The next morning, Cao Shu also led everyone on the road back to Chang'an.
Sitting in the carriage with Yuan Fang, he lifted the curtain and looked out: "It's far away from Mount Tai, and you can still see the mountains."
"My husband just sacrificed to heaven yesterday, so he left without a break." Yuan Fang asked, "Is there still a lot of important things to do when returning to Chang'an?"
"Of course there are many important things." Cao Shuo said: "The crown prince has been enthroned, but all the officials in the world have not yet established official positions. The Qiang people in Xiliang are also constantly causing trouble for us. I have to solve them all."
"I thought that the Great Wei Dynasty would be established and the world was stable, so my husband could be more leisurely." Yuan Fang sighed softly and said, "But unexpectedly, with the Great Wei Dynasty, my husband seemed to be busier than before."
"Fortunately, Heng'er and the others have grown up," Cao Shu said: "At least I can share some of it. Last night, Heng'er brought people to the inn on the road. The people in the inn didn't believe that he was the prince, and they specially sent someone to inquire."
"I haven't issued my husband's edict yet, so it's normal for him to be the crown prince." Yuan Fang said: "I'm worried that Heng'er is too young. My husband gives him so much glory, and I'm afraid that he can't afford it..."
"He is my son, so there is nothing I can't afford to take on." Cao Shu replied: "When I led the army to fight everywhere, I was younger than him now. I have never seen anyone worry about me."
"If he can learn half of his husband's ability, I won't be worried." Yuan Fang said softly: "I'm not worried about anything else. What I worry most is that he became the prince at such a young age, and I'm afraid he can't control the temptation of power for a long time."
"Power is a good thing." Cao Shu said: "I am the only one who is the only one. As the prince, he is indeed inferior to one person, but if he can't even control this, what qualifications are there to inherit the Great Wei? The battlefield is still very shallow in tempering him. The one who really tempers him the most is actually the identity of the prince. I have given him supreme power and glory, and he has to learn how to use it himself."
Yuan Fang replied: "I understand what my husband means."
Holding her in his arms, Cao Shu said, "I unified the world and established the Great Wei Dynasty, but the establishment of the Great Wei Dynasty was just the beginning. What we think is the world is just a small corner in this world."
"How did you know that there is such a big place outside the world?" Yuan Fang said: "It seems that the envoys of the Han Dynasty only reach the Qin Dynasty at the farthest..."
The Qin Dynasty mentioned by Yuan Fang was not the Qin Dynasty established by Qin Shihuang, but Rome far away in the West.
The commercial exchanges between the Han Dynasty and Rome have been around for hundreds of years.
The Romans liked silk and ceramic products from the Han Dynasty, while the Han Dynasty preferred Roman beauties.
Back then, he was also a lady from the Yuan family in Hebei, Yuan Fang must have some understanding of these.
"There are also mountains and rivers outside the Great Qin Dynasty." Hugging Yuan Fang, Cao Shu said: "This world is very big and there are many kinds of people. The Jie people, Xiongnu, barbarians, etc. we have seen are not all alien species. It is difficult to travel now, so we have never been to a farther place. When the road is easy in the future and we can go further, you will know that there are many places we have never known about outside thousands of mountains."
"How do you know so much about your husband?" Yuan Fang asked Cao Shuo: "I remember your husband has not gone that far..."
Cao Shu smiled slightly and muttered in his heart, I am a person who came here two thousand years later. In the Information Age, what is the small earth?
Not to mention that most of the places in this world have heard of it, even the universe outside the earth knows that there are many names of planets.
He wouldn't say it out loud when he muttered so much in his heart.
Holding Yuan Fang, Cao Shu didn't say anything, but just lifted the curtain and said, "We are getting farther and farther away from Mount Tai."
Cao Shu returned to Chang'an from Mount Tai and would not mention it. He only talked about Cao Heng, who took his master out of the building early in the morning and headed straight to Yanmen Pass.
After leaving the post station, Zhang Bao asked Cao Heng: "Crown Prince, why didn't you get the postmaster and the guy last night before leaving, so that they could have a memory after sending them a ride."
"Last night, they had sent people to Mount Tai." Cao Heng said: "Father sacrificed to heaven. For Yicheng and his men, the news could not be obtained immediately. The Great Wei Dynasty will be established at least one or two months before the whole world will receive news. Along the way, we will definitely meet many people like them. If everyone is so serious, wouldn't it be too tiring to leave?"
After hearing this, Zhang Bao just nodded and didn't say anything more.
As Cao Heng said along the way, they all doubted his identity as the prince.
It was not until he entered Yanmen County that the postmaster finally recognized Cao Heng.
At the inn, which was not far from Yanmen Pass, Cao Heng summoned everyone to his room that night.
He had an absolutely high prestige in Yanmen County, and the official secretary of course ordered his subordinates to deliver the best food.
In addition, the inn also brought some wine from other places.
Yanmen County belongs to Bingzhou. Xinghua Village in Bingzhou has good wine, so it is not too difficult to transport it here.
"If we go on a long journey tomorrow, we can reach Yanmen Pass in the middle of the night." Cao Heng said to everyone: "If we go on a slow journey, we will arrive the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. I just asked the postmaster that after the Huns occupied Yunzhong, they did not launch an attack on Yanmen Pass, and we still have plenty of time to go."
"After walking for so many days, everyone was a little tired." Cao Yi said: "Brother, there are only two days to go next, so I think it's safer to walk slowly."
No one objected to Cao Yi's opinion.
Everyone felt that it was necessary to slow down a little, after all, the distance behind was not long, and the Huns did not march towards Yanmen Pass.
"The official secretary sent a few jars of fine wine. Since we are not in a hurry to rush, we will be drunk tonight before we can stop!" Cao Heng ordered Zhang Bao: "General Zhang, open all the fine wine."
"Elder brother." Cao Heng wanted to drink with everyone. Cao Yi reminded: "This is already Yanmen County. You will be able to go to Yanmen Pass for another two days. Although the Huns did not launch an attack, don't hangover."
"It's only a few jars of wine, so it's not enough to want a hangover." Cao Heng said: "It's just a few days to go, it's just a little relaxing. Let's have a good night' tomorrow, and it's noon, so it's not too late for us to set off again."
After Cao Heng said this, Cao Yi would not be able to say anything more.
Zhang Bao picked up a jar of wine and patted Kaifeng mud. Zhang Shaoze got up and walked out, instructing the guards to ask the inn to deliver dishes.
When they came, the Yicheng had already asked someone to prepare the dishes.
He was always hot on the stove and was greeted by Cao Heng. The official secretary hurriedly brought someone to deliver the dishes to him.
He personally brought people to Cao Heng and others' rooms. The postmaster ordered his subordinates to serve the food, and said to Cao Heng with a smile: "I don't know that the prince is here, and there is nothing to prepare here, but some of the wild game I sent earlier can be taken out. Please don't be too shabby, the prince and all the generals."
"It's good to have wild game." Cao Heng said: "I remember that there is not too much wild game in Yanmen. It should have cost you a lot of money to receive these."
"Return to the prince." The Yicheng said: "There was not a lot of wild game in Yanmen before. After the Jie people were destroyed by the prince, there were fewer people who were forced to go into the mountains to hunt wild animals. Recently, there have been more and more."
Looking at a plate of sliced meat on the table, Cao Heng asked, "What is this? Why is the skin so thick?"
"Crown Prince Mingjian." said the postmaster: "This is wild boar meat. Recently, there have been many wild boars in the mountains. When hunters entered the mountain, few people were willing to eat wild boars. So they sent them to the postmaster. I also thought that the prince and generals had few opportunities to eat, so I sent them on it. This plate is really unavailable..."
"For those who are tired of eating, they really can't get it." Cao Heng said with a smile: "For us, this plate of wild boar meat is extremely expensive."
He pointed to another plate of game that looked like rabbit meat and asked, "Is this plate a hare?"
"Not." Yi Cheng replied: "The plate next to it is, this plate is bobcat meat."
"Boncat meat?" Cao Heng was stunned for a moment: "Boncat is very clever, and I heard that the thing holds grudges. If it fails to capture it, it will not be harmed by it in the future. How can you have Booncat meat here?"
"Even if it is a disaster, it will not harm us." The official replied: "Bombcats can only be hunted by hunters. As the prince said, if you provoke a bobcat, you will definitely be harmed by it. But hunters generally do not attack them, and once they take action, they will not let the bobcats run away. Therefore, they are not afraid."
"I didn't expect that after coming here, I could still eat bobcat meat." Cao Heng nodded: "There are already a lot of dishes, I'll record your benefits."
"The prince doesn't need to remember my benefits." The official chief lowered his head and replied, "I have at least a dozen people in my family who have been harmed by the Jie people. The prince avenged us. Not to mention wild animals, even if you cut off meat from me and give wine to the prince, it is still necessary."
Cao Heng laughed and said to him, "I don't eat human flesh. You go down first, I have something to say with the generals."
"I dare not bother the prince and the generals, I will retreat first." The postmaster bowed and gave a big gift, then retreated.
When the postmaster left with several minor officials, Cao Yi said, "I didn't expect that the emperor's brother had such a high prestige in Yanmen County."
"Prestige is what I have brought them benefits," Cao Heng said: "If I had led the army to attack the Jie people, I would have lost one battle, and they would not have treated me like this."
"What the emperor said is." Cao Yi replied: "Only they can be respected by them if they can bring benefits to the people, otherwise they will not know what they will be said."
Chapter completed!