The next day, Cao Shuang slept until three o'clock in the morning before waking up.

He lay on the couch, and it took him a while to remember what happened last night.

Look at the messy clothes all over the room, with gorgeous palace costumes mixed in among them.

Although he still had a sense of awe for the imperial power, his heart subconsciously tightened and he was actually a little nervous.

However, when he saw the beautiful girl lying next to him with her eyes tightly closed, he thought again of the madness last night.

The slight tension in his heart actually made him secretly feel a sense of excitement, and then a sense of joy of conquest.

That feeling is just like its name: cool!

It’s good to have the power!

After getting up and washing up, Cao Shuang felt that his waist was sore and his knees were weak, but nothing could replace the satisfaction in his heart.

He just felt that his whole body was peaceful and refreshed.

After having breakfast under the service of the palace servants, Cao Shuang smiled at Deng Yang and said:

"I know the bliss of this world!"

Deng Yang replied:

"Now is the time to clean up the palace people left behind by the late emperor. If the general is interested, Yang will pay attention to it for the general."

"Oh?" Cao Shuang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he pretended to ponder, "Isn't this... not good? Logically speaking, those palace servants should ration soldiers with meritorious service."

"If I do this, wouldn't I be robbing the soldiers of their wives and concubines?"

Seeing Cao Shuang's expression, Deng Yang knew what he meant, but he just couldn't lose face for the time being.

So he came closer and whispered:

"General, if you keep those who are released from the palace, you will naturally compete with the soldiers for wives and concubines."

"But how many people in the palace were left behind by the late emperor? As long as the late emperor can take a fancy to them, their appearance is the best choice."

"If there is no accident, these palace people can only die of old age in the cold palace. How miserable is it? Therefore, everyone in the family who has some wealth will ask me for mercy and want to leave the palace."

When Cao Shuang heard this, he was immediately shocked:

"This...this...this...and such things?"

He looked at Deng Yang with a look of horror on his face.

Deng Yang smiled slightly:

"The death of the late emperor was too sudden. In addition, the current situation has been chaotic for more than a year. The late emperor rushed to visit Xuchang. Therefore, it is inevitable that things in the palace will be somewhat chaotic."

"And everything in the palaces in the city is now under the control of the general. Which of these palace people was favored by the late emperor, and which one should be released from the palace, is not a matter of a word from the general?"

After explaining, Deng Yang said in a low voice:

"I've eaten deer breasts, but it's hard to swallow vegetable bran. How did the general feel about last night? Compared with the people who come out of the palace, is it possible for an ordinary woman to be able to catch the eye of the general?"

What a taste of last night...

Cao Shuang swallowed involuntarily.

"I don't care much about the palace maid's outings. You have to be more careful and don't follow the truth."

Cao Shuang swayed left and right for a while before he said something.

This was not the sentence Deng Yang was waiting for. He said happily:

"General, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

The person who releases the palace must be careful when leaving the palace.

When the time comes, it is reasonable for them to gather together and let the general go to have a look and check!

After talking about the main business, Deng Yang mentioned another incident from last night:

"General, someone from the General's Mansion came to report last night, saying that someone from the Shu captives defected to the Wei Dynasty. I wonder what the General will do?"

"Shu captives are fleeing? At this time, someone is actually escaping from Shu captives?"

Cao Shuang couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Over the years, not to mention Shu officials and ordinary people, all those who came to seek refuge with the Wei Dynasty were almost extinct.

To be honest, with the current development momentum of Shulu and the decline of Wei Dynasty, anyone who has a promising future will choose Shulu.

"It is said that he was persecuted by Feng thief, so he ran away in anger and came to join the Wei Dynasty."

Deng Yang explained, "He wanted to see the general last night and claimed that he had something important with him."

"Something important?" Cao Shuang was immediately interested, "Could it be important military information?"

Deng Yang laughed and said: "The general is probably going to be disappointed. The important things he mentioned are just some drawings of objects in the Shu army."

"Drawings of military objects?"

"Exactly, in fact, from Yang's point of view, they are just some weird and cunning things."

"Fantastic skills and tricks?"

Deng Yang nodded and said in an understatement:

"This person only said that the Shu captives were able to defeat me, the Wei Dynasty, all because of these things. In my opinion, this is just a pretentious statement in order to show off one's official position."

"If it is true as he said, wouldn't Feng Thief be a person with a false reputation? Back then, Xiao Guan..."

Having said this, Deng Yang paused silently.

The two pillars of Cao Rui's era were Cao Xiu in the east and Cao Zhen in the west.

Cao Xiu was defeated by Shiting, and Cao Zhen was defeated by Xiaoguan.

If the battle at Shiting was the result of a trick by the Wu people to set up an ambush, then the battle at Xiaoguan was the result of Feng thief defeating Wei in the front.

At the same time, it also defeated the great Wei Dynasty's belief that Jingqi could dominate the world.

As the son of Cao Zhen, even if Cao Shuang did not witness this battle in person, he remembered this battle far more deeply than others.

But no matter how unconvinced he was, Thief Feng's illustrious reputation had gradually been engraved into the bones of Cao Wei.

From Jieting to Jincheng, from Jincheng to Xiaoguan, and then from Xiaoguan to Guanzhong.

Even Sima Yi's defeat and retreat from Guanzhong had a great relationship with this person.

These things all prove:

Thief Feng is the most ferocious thief among the Shu captives.

Now someone told Cao Shuang that Thief Feng was just a person with a false reputation, so what about his own master who was defeated by Thief Feng?

Could it be said that adults are just defeated by some ingenious objects?

Who do you think the general of Wei is? He can be fooled at will?

Cao Shuang's face suddenly darkened:

"Who is this person?"

"Yang Yi Yang Wei Gong, he claims to be the long history of Ge Thief."

Cao Shuang snorted:

"Afraid he's not a hypocrite, risking his life to gain wealth?"

Deng Yang nodded in agreement:

"What the general said is not unreasonable. It's just that the general has taken on a big task for the first time. If Shu captives really come to seek refuge, it proves that the general has great prestige and can make thieves surrender."

Cao Shuang's brows relaxed a little and he asked:

"Then what does Chang Shi think I should do with this person?"

"Since his identity has been verified in advance, if his identity is true, then he can be given an honorary title to show that the general is magnanimous."

"However, if you look at him, his language is exaggerated, and he has no real talent or knowledge, so he must not be reused."

Although Cao Shuang was slightly unhappy, he also knew that what Deng Yang said made sense.

As a general of the Wei Dynasty, if someone really abandons the Shu captives and goes to the Wei Dynasty, you must not abandon them.

But regardless of whether Yang Yi's words came from him or not, Deng Yang told Cao Shuang that way and had successfully caused Cao Shuang's displeasure.

So he had no intention of meeting this so-called Ge thief, Mr. Changshi.

If Thief Feng comes to surrender, it will be almost the same.

Being able to accommodate Thief Feng is the magnanimity a general should have.

"What Xuan Mao said is very reasonable. I will leave this matter to you."

"promise."

Deng Yang responded with a smile.

Even if last night's incident was over, the general didn't care whether the fleeing Shu captives wanted to see him.
To be continued...