Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 270 Herdsmen live by grass, farmers live by good ministers
nausea!

This is Cao Cao's most intuitive feeling for Zhang Rang.

He couldn't figure out why a big man would have such a person.

Zhang Rang narrowed his eyes and stared at Cao Cao, thinking that the reckless young man who climbed over the wall and was admitted to the hospital to assassinate him in name, but actually cooperated with Yuan Benchu ​​to steal the secret documents, has now grown into a bone-hard official who is harder than his gaze.

I didn't expect that the small account back then could be settled today.

Of course... Zhang Rang didn't need to directly conflict with Cao Cao. He held Cao Song's handle in his hand. Then Cao Song... was his pawn, a member of the eunuch, and no one could change it.

Zhang Rang shifted his gaze to Cao Song: "Siong Cao, why haven't you returned to Luoyang for so many days? We miss you so much, no... our family can't wait any longer, so we come to Jinan to find you."

Cao Song ignored Zhang Rang's ambiguity and raised his head: "I will take responsibility for my crimes, and they have nothing to do with my son."

"Hehe... Can you get rid of the relationship?" Zhang Rang had an expression of victory, and he raised his orchid finger in his hand, like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered: "You are an old official for decades, you should know that I am in the law... For such a large amount of coins, there is no one in the treasury that can be matched, hehe... Do you think you, Cao Dasinong, can bear this alone?"

A little Huangmen found out from somewhere the "confession letter" written by Cao Song himself and handed it to Zhang Rang.

After Zhang Rang saw it, he smirked and said, "That's amazing. Our family's Cao Da Si Nong, you are really talented! Our family doesn't understand, what's so good about being the Prime Minister of Jinan? It attracts you father and son so much, Are you still hanging on? As long as our family is happy, we can give you an official position of two thousand shi... Why do you have to choose such tragic self-destructive behaviors as 'confessing your sins and submitting to the law'? Our family is a benevolent person, and we miss the past very much. Regardless of your father's 'Cao Da Changqiu', grass has already grown on your Cao family's grave!"

As soon as this statement comes out…

Cao Cao couldn't bear it anymore, he pointed at Zhang Rang's nose and cursed: "For my grandfather's sake, I don't need you, Zhang Changshi, to see him. You don't even know what face to see him with!"

Speaking of it, Cao Song's father, Cao Teng, is a grandfather-level figure in today's eunuchs. After careful analysis, Cao Teng's qualifications are especially ahead of the five princes. Wang Fu and Wang Fu were all single-handedly picked up by him. Speaking of it... the ten permanent servants are far behind.

Sure enough... Zhang Rang also became angry with embarrassment, but he didn't get angry... but took out an imperial edict from his arms. "Your Majesty has a decree. Today there is Cao Cao, a student of the imperial court. He is endowed with integrity and can understand ancient learning. He is actually the emperor's assistant minister and the country is worthy of use... He is ordered to be removed from the post of Jinan Prime Minister. this!"

"Hehe..." Zhang Rang said with a smile: "Didn't you always want to be an official in the court? Like Xun Wenruo, you can participate in the early court and be a close minister of the emperor. Our family will satisfy you!"

Holy decree?

Cao Song looked directly at the imperial decree, shook his head, and told Zhang Rang that it was just a fake imperial decree.

It is impossible for the Son of Heaven to issue such an imperial decree at this time.

Zhang Rang shot Cao Song viciously...

The atmosphere here suddenly became more tense.

Cao Cao didn't know, and was full of doubts.

What does it mean?
Zhang Rang, the head of the ten permanent attendants, came here in person, just to say a few good words, and then "demoted" him as Yilang?

Cao Cao's heart was completely cold.

Originally thought that the emperor would know his hard work in Jinan, and the emperor would reward himself and affirm his efforts as in the past.

But now a scroll of dismissal bamboo slips completely abandons him!

Cao Cao resolutely refused to kneel down to accept the order. He shouted: "Even if I am no longer the Prime Minister of Jinan, I will take care of the chaos in Jinan to the end. Don't think that someone will turn this place into a chaotic country!"

Zhang Rang waited for Cao Cao: "Okay! Have a backbone! Our family will ask you one last time, are you still a good Yilang?"

"improper!"

Cao Cao's tone was firm, "There is only Jinan Prime Minister who fought to the end here, and there is no Cao Yilang who compromised and compromised with the evil!"

When he said these words, Cao Cao thought of the letter from his third brother Liu Yu.

——"The ten permanent servants have been in chaos for too long, and many courtiers choose to turn a blind eye... There are also many ministers, like Qiao Xuan and Yang Qiu, who try to defeat the ten permanent servants by themselves! Fight to the end! At such a critical juncture, what will Eldest Brother choose? Yudi doesn’t know, but... Yudi remembers that when Eldest Brother’s grandfather Cao Teng faced the same problem, he would choose—stand up and fight!”

Stand up and fight?This time Cao Cao... is about to rise up and fight.

"Success, you have the guts!" Zhang Rang's brows almost turned into a slit, "Our family will not quarrel with you, a junior, you can wait here, waiting for your father to be greedy for money from the Mexican treasury, and waiting for your Cao family Get hacked by the whole family! Hmph... fight with our family, fight with our family!"

At this moment, Zhang Rang has completely forgotten...

Cao Cao is not only the son of Cao Song, but also the eldest brother of Yulin Liulang...

There is a bottom line in Zhang Rang's original dogma, that is, he must not be an enemy of Liu Yu...

Lessons learned from the past...I can vividly remember it!

But... Now, it's not that he wants to be an enemy of Liu Yu, but he has to be an enemy of Liu Yu.

The chaos in Jinan has involved too much...

If a great achievement is really made, then His Majesty will order a dispute over the chaos of the empire, then... that eunuch will completely collapse.

The foundation of eunuchs...is...the "corrupt officials" in these places...small but numerous, messy and miscellaneous corrupt officials!
"I, Cao Cao... stay with me to the end!"

Cao Cao stared at Zhang Rang with an indomitable gaze.

"Ok, ok, ok..."

At this moment, even Zhang Rang's hand that raised his orchid finger began to tremble, trembling violently...

When this unhappy meeting ended and Zhang Rang left, it was already light.

The strange thing is that the conversation between Cao Cao and Zhang Rang, for some reason... quickly spread throughout Jinan. Those dignitaries who were dismissed by Cao Cao were stunned, but countless people blocked the road along the way... Bringing their wives and children, they knelt in the street, and the people cried and cried , Said that he would petition the emperor to stay Cao Cao in Jinan.

The more the people are like this, the more regretful Cao Cao is.

He just did what an official should do, but he got so much gratitude from the people.

If there were more responsible and good officials, I believe that the people would never be so sad about his departure... Sure enough, as the third brother said, the official administration of the big man has been corrupted to the root, and must be... uprooted!
"Ugh…"

Cao Song let out a long sigh.

Cao Cao knew what he was thinking...it was nothing more than that, when Zhang Rang returned to Luoyang this time, he would definitely reveal Cao Song's embezzlement of Mo's treasury money and food.

Cao Cao was about to speak to persuade Cao Song...

I never thought that some people would speak first.

"Cao Guoxiang, why don't you... just compromise once! Who doesn't know... the ten servants are like tigers..."

It's hard to imagine that people would say that...

Some people even took Cao Cao's hand, "Cao Guoxiang, in this way...you compromise with the ten permanent servants, the most important thing is to keep your family. In the future...wherever you go to be an official, we...we the people will chase after you!"

Living with Ming officials is a unique folk custom in the era of "rule by man" in the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The common people have no household registration and fixed land, and they rely on their strength to eat. As long as they meet good officials, they want to follow them.

Even...if it develops according to the original trajectory of history...

During the history from the end of Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, for example, Chen Lin, the prefect of Guangling, Du Ji, the prefect of Hedong, Sima Lang, the commander of Chenggao, etc., because they loved the people, a large number of people followed them when they were transferred.

——The herdsmen live after water and grass, and the farmers live after good ministers.

"This is a way!" Cao Song turned to look at Cao Cao...

For his son, for his family...he was able to compromise.

As long as... the son can pass the test in his heart.

never thought...

Cao Cao immediately waved his hands, "No, if you want to fight, then... fight to the end!"

"You..." Cao Song didn't understand.

However, Cao Cao handed the letter from Liu Yu to his father Cao Song, and Cao Song unfolded...the words in it were tit for tat...Of course, these are not the point, the point is...Liu Yu is coming...

He He…

At this moment, Cao Song was silent.

He couldn't imagine that Yulin Liulang, who was originally in Youzhou, who was honored because he defeated Wuhuan in the First World War, and Liu Dahonglu, who was dealing with various problems in Liaodong, would come to Jinan for his son Cao Cao...?Come to this muddy water?

"father…"

Cao Cao led Cao Song into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he said earnestly, "Father, have you forgotten that when the Empress Song's case implicated the Cao family, he was also the third younger brother... to help the child through the difficulties, and successfully let father separate himself from Empress Song. Is it involved in a case?"

This…

Cao Song stared blankly at Cao Cao, if it was him...

Maybe... maybe, it can really turn the tide!
Jewels come first...

——Knowing the road of heroes all over the world, there is a willow man in Yulin who bows his head!

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Luoyang, the suburbs.

Early summer is full of sunshine, and the afternoon is leisurely. Cao Jie, the former Shangshu Ling, lazily walks out of the house...

He asked someone to move the low couch to the atrium, lean on the couch, and sleep in the sun, with a pot of bad tea and a few plates of snacks beside him, including his favorite Luoyang sesame crisp.

Cao Jie remembers... Cao Cao also likes to eat this stuff.

never thought...

In this pleasant afternoon, an "uninvited guest" came suddenly.

"Hey...what gust of wind brought Captain Qiao here!"

With Cao Jie's exclamation, Qiao Xuan slowly walked into it, "There are also Luoyang's sesame crisps, this trip is worthwhile!"

who ever thought...

Qiao Xuan, Cao Jie... these two guys who used to be at odds in the court, after Cao Jie's retirement, they can... be so peaceful.

Of course...political disagreement is political disagreement...

Qiao Xuan and Cao Jie admired each other very much.

At this moment, Qiao Xuan looked at Cao Jie, and Cao Jie also looked at Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan's hair was all white, only a few places were slightly gray, and his beard was also completely white.His face was sunken, his cheeks protruded sharply, his white teeth were missing a few, and his shoulders were too thin to support his clothes.

Cao Jie is full of energy... It seems that he has become much more energetic after staying away from the court.

"The water level of the Yellow River in summer is high, and the water body is like hanging in the air of the fertile fields on both sides. It may fall down at any time. It is like a knife hanging on the heads of the people on both sides of the river, and it may swallow lives at any time."

Qiao Xuan opened his mouth suddenly, and said something for no reason...

Cao Jie immediately understood, "Mr. Qiao is here for Cao Cao, right?"

Speaking of this, Cao Jie smiled knowingly, he had no beard, and touched his chin, "It's strange to say, since the case of Empress Song ended, anyone who has anything to do with Yulin Liulang has a foothold in the court. Right? The only thing missing is Cao Cao... It seems that Yulin Liulang's eldest brother is not so easy to be."

"Perhaps..." Qiao Xuan stopped playing around, "Perhaps Liu Yu knew about Cao Song early on..."

"Are you talking about the muddled account in the treasury?" Cao Jie narrowed his eyes all of a sudden...

Qiao Xuan said with emotion: "You have been the head of the eunuch family, you know how difficult it is to get rid of it once you enter the eunuch family, how much Cao Cao has suffered all these years in order to get rid of the identity of the eunuch's foster grandson, let alone... Jiangmen kill with a knife, Confucian scholars use a pen to kill, eunuchs kill without a knife, without a pen...but they cannibalize people without spitting out their bones!"

"It seems..." Cao Jie understood Qiao Xuan's intentions, "Did Captain Qiao know that Zhang asked that kid to go to Jinan, right?"

"Let's go, I'm afraid we will break up unhappy." Qiao Xuan continued to sigh...

Cao Jie laughed and said, "You want me to help him?"

Qiao Xuan's eyeballs condensed: "Is it okay?"

Cao Jie shook his head: "I can't help. Cao Song is a fool. As the eunuch's adopted son, he didn't behave like an eunuch in the party prison several times. He has read books and has justice and conscience in his heart." I really can't help him with this matter!"

"But this matter..." Qiao Xuan focused his eyes, "The treasury's money and food are at least average, and Cao Song gave it to you!"

This…

Cao Jie paused slightly, but soon, he spread his hands... "So what? I didn't ask him for it, but he insisted on giving it to me!"

"You're not afraid of being implicated?" Qiao Xuan gritted his teeth...

"Heh...haha..."

Never thought that Cao Jie laughed at this time, "Qiao Taiwei, Qiao Taiwei, you, the bigger the official is, the less courageous you are, hehe... Don't you look at who Cao Cao's third brother is? With him here...the Cao family will be fine, the Cao family will be fine, and I, Cao Jie, will be fine too! Haha...what are you afraid of?"

fearless...

Cao Jie's relationship with the Cao family, no... To be precise, it was Cao Jie's trust in Liu Yu that surprised Qiao Xuan!

Can…

"you…"

"What are you, eat sesame crisps, if you don't eat them, go back to your Taiwei's mansion!" Cao Jie was not polite at all.

"You..." Now, only Qiao Xuan was left stunned!

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Jinan State, State Prime Minister's Mansion.

Rare...Cao Cao and Cao Song sat together again, chatting about something.

Cao Cao suddenly remembered something he always wanted to ask but always forgot: "Father, why do you always have abdominal pain?"

Cao Song looked at Cao Cao, and his son's cheeks also grew two inches long beard, thick and strong.

The slender eyes have changed from ignorance and recklessness in the past to perseverance and wisdom.

He seemed to feel a little comfort, stroked his stomach, and said leisurely: "It only hurts when you make trouble and I make mistakes."

Cao Cao was shy and scolded Cao Song: "Father is timid. We have overcome so many difficulties. Aren't we all doing well?"

Cao Song nodded: "I remember the first time my stomach hurt, it should be because you hurt Bozi."

Cao Cao pursed his lips and nodded deeply, putting his arm around Cao Song's shoulder: "Son, I promise, I will never do it again."

Cao Song's expression suddenly became stagnant, and he suddenly asked, "Can our Cao family pass this level?"

It's not as good as Cao Cao's answer.

Sudden…

"Boom, boom!"

There was a sudden rhythmic knock on the door.

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(End of this chapter)