BSI Chapter 186 Indulging in family happiness
Chapter 186 Indulging in family happiness
Chapter 186 Indulging in family happiness
Zhang Ju called himself the Son of Heaven, and Xuzhou and Qingzhou responded with great momentum, reminiscent of the momentum of Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army back then. The news spread and the Central Plains shook.
Although the Central Plains suffered from the flames of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and were riddled with holes, Qiao County, the seat of Yuzhou, was guarded by elite soldiers and was not affected.
Peiguo, as the place where Gaozu started the incident, has been taken care of by the imperial court in the past dynasties. There are many wealthy families in each county, and most of them are officials in the court, with great power.
If we talk about the most powerful wealthy family in Peiguo today, it belongs to the Cao family in Qiao County.
Cao Song was ranked among the nine ministers and had been an official for many years. He was not as clean and honest as his adoptive father Cao Teng.
One month ago, Taiwei Cui Lie was dismissed, Cao Song took the opportunity to donate [-] million yuan to Xiyuan, and bribed middle officials to worship Taiwei, ranking among the three princes, second only to General He Jin. There is an endless stream of people who come to visit.
When Xu You came to Qiao County, he didn't need to inquire at all, and soon found Cao's house along the crowd of horses and horses. Cao Cao's second brother, Cao Bin, was in charge of receiving Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was not at the house.
It turned out that after Cao Song bought an official and became a captain, Cao Cao was not proud at all. Just as his wife Bian gave birth to a son, he moved out of Cao's mansion and went to Dongyuan, ten miles away, to accompany his wife, reading and hunting with friends all day long. , do not ask about family affairs and state affairs.
Xu You knew very well that Cao Cao was jealous of evil, always had great ambitions, and hated eunuchs and buying officials. Seeing that he was so dissatisfied with his old father's behavior, he was very happy. It seemed that it was easy to persuade Cao Cao.
When I came to the East Garden, I saw that there were not many family members here. There was a stable outside the manor, which kept seven or eight fine horses, and there were also a few empty stalls, probably ridden out.
Stepping into the gate, there is a huge martial arts training ground. There are a few strong men who are five big and three thick, and they are practicing martial arts with their shirts off.
Especially the archers, from a distance of seventy or eighty paces, were able to hit the bull's-eye with every arrow. Xu You was secretly surprised. Only these few people are all powerful generals who can command troops.
His eyes passed over the pergola next to him, and he saw a thin green-clothed scholar lying inside, about thirty years old, when he saw Xu You coming, he glanced at him lightly, turned over and lay on his side inside.
"Hmph, what?" Xu You was stunned, then furious, and scolded in a low voice: "How dare you act like a mere poor Confucian scholar? Later, I will let you know that my friendship with Ah Man is not comparable to that of you. also!"
Flicking his sleeves, Xu You tidied up his collar a little, coughed lightly and walked into the compound with his hands behind his back and his head held high. Based on his friendship with Cao Cao, isn't it as easy to come here as to enter his own house?
"Aman, where is Aman?" Walking into the compound, Xu You yelled loudly, "Cao Aman, an old friend is visiting, why hasn't he come to pick him up?"
"Shut up, who are you?" Just as he was leaving, a big man came out from the porch, glared at Xu You angrily, and said sharply: "Brother's baby name, how can you call it casually?"
Xu You looked at this man with raised eyebrows, and smiled proudly with his beard: "I am an old friend from my childhood, and I have been called that for decades, what's wrong?"
The man thumped down the steps in two steps, his eyes flickered fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Presumptuous, report your name!"
"Zi Lian, don't be rude!" At this moment, another person walked out from behind.
Xu You stared, this man was wearing a purple gown, not tall, about seven feet, with thin eyes and long beard, it was Cao Cao whom he had not seen for a long time, but he was still holding a baby in his arms, he was no longer the same as before. Heroic attitude.
Xu You was startled, then stepped forward and laughed: "Ah Ma, it's me, Xu Ziyuan from Nanyang. We haven't seen each other for many years, so we don't know each other?"
"Oh? Oh... so it's Brother Ziyuan," Cao Cao frowned indistinctly, stepped down the steps, nodded and smiled, "Forgive me for having a young son in my arms, so I can't give you the full gift."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me!" Xu You stepped forward and clasped his fists, glanced back at the person who had just scolded him, and sighed, "It's just that you, brother, don't seem to know how to treat guests!"
"This is Cao Hong, brother of the family. I don't know Ziyuan, so don't blame me for being rude." Cao Cao smiled and said to the man, "Zi Lian, why don't you apologize to Mr. Xu?"
"Hmph!" Cao Hong snorted slightly, cupped his hands towards Xu You, and strode out the door.
Xu Yi didn't take it seriously, she just wanted to let them know that she and Cao Cao had a deep friendship.
Looking at the baby in Cao Cao's arms, it was very white, tender and cute, and asked, "Congratulations to Meng De for having a queen. I wonder if you ever named it?"
Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes showed kindness, and he said with a smile: "Dog Cao Pi."
Xu You praised a few words, and then stroked his beard and sighed: "Meng De had great ambitions in the past, but now he has a son under his knees, could it be that he is sunk in family happiness, lost in the farmhouse, and forgotten his grand ambitions?"
"What do you mean by Ziyuan's words?" Cao Cao frowned slightly, beckoned to a maid, handed the baby over, asked Xu You to go to the inner hall, and sighed: "The court is in chaos now, and I don't want to be with him." The same stream, stay at home and wait for the time!"
Xu You laughed and said: "Living in the countryside, I always have the ambition of a thousand miles. This is Cao Mengde!"
After the two sat down, Cao Cao asked, "I heard that Ziyuan was an official in Jizhou, why did he come to Zhongyuan again?"
Xu You asked: "I heard that the imperial court enlisted the Duke to be the prefect of Dongjun County, and worshiped Yilang. Since the ambition is still there, why not serve the country, but stay at home instead?"
Cao Cao Nianxu sighed: "Nowadays, the powerful ministers rule the court, the nobles are arrogant, and my nature is upright. If I go to the court, I am afraid I will offend the powerful ministers again. In the past, it was a fluke to offend Jian Shuo and save the day. How can I do it again and again? If this continues for a long time, I will definitely It will lead to family disasters, and it is better to entertain yourself at home than to be frightened."
Xu You nodded slightly, and said slowly: "It's just that the world is at stake, Meng Deshang is avoiding disaster at home, and secretly thinks it's not a hero's work!"
"Could it be that what Ziyuan said meant something?" Cao Cao frowned, then turned his head and asked, "National affairs cannot be done by someone like Cao. If eunuchs are in power, they will perish sooner or later. It's just that the time has not come. Go against the trend!"
"No!" Xu You shook his head and said, "It's true that Shi Changshi deceived the emperor and harmed the people, and slandered the ministers, but the root cause is not here. Waiting for the eunuch to destroy itself is tantamount to raising the tide to stop the boiling!"
"Oh?" Cao Cao squinted his eyes slightly, stroked his beard and asked, "Could it be that brother Ziyuan has other ideas?"
Xu You nodded slightly, got up and looked around the door, and saw no one in the courtyard, then turned around and came to Cao Cao, and said slowly: "The disaster of eunuchs has happened in ancient and modern times, how can we seal it when the ten servants are rampant today?" Do you recognize him as the father of the country? This is actually caused by the ignorance of the world lord and the incompetence of the emperor, and the current situation... cannot be broken or established!"
"What did you say?" Cao Cao stood up in shock, his eyes brightened, he looked at Xu You who was kissing a sneer at the corner of his mouth in astonishment, and said in a deep voice, "You dare to do something rebellious?"
(End of this chapter)