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

Chapter 5 "Sheep" county magistrate, just out of the tiger's den, and into the wolf's den

Luoyang City.

As the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, this place is extraordinarily prosperous!
And its urban construction pattern has maintained the model of those metropolises in the Warring States Period, that is, "the ancestors on the left and the society on the right, the city in the front and the city in the future".

To put it simply, the emperor faces south, the left is east, the ancestral temple is located in the east, and the shrine is on the right!
Then it is centered on the imperial city in the middle, with the imperial court in the front and the market in the back!

The imperial palaces, royal gardens, platforms, temples, pavilions, and pavilions built by Han imperial palaces for many generations, as well as the dignitaries, high-ranking officials, wealthy and powerful people who moved from various places, all live in the southern part of the city.

Both... the south bank of the Luoshui River passing through the city.

And those obstinate common people, crafty merchants, and Lifang in the market all gathered in the north of the city.

Luoyang South Street, the ninth mansion, this is the mansion of Da Honglu Cao Song.

The eighth building next door is the residence of Yuan Feng, the Yuan family of the fourth generation and third father!

Cao Song and Yuan Feng are old neighbors, and it is precisely because of this that when they were young, Cao Cao often fought with Yuan Shu in the streets and alleys. Yuan Shu was tall and had a loud voice, while Cao Cao was known for his short, sharp and life-threatening fights!

now…

In the Cao Mansion, in a study room.

Cao Song was staring at the three bamboo slips on the table with frowned eyes...

"—My lord father, I want to borrow a hundred catties of gold today, and the money is 300,000!"

"—My lord father, I want to borrow seventy catties of gold today, and the money is 25!"

"—My lord father, today I want to borrow 45 catties of gold, [-] yuan!"

Cao Song is very familiar with these words. They are the handwriting of his son Cao Cao. They are not the standard official script or Xiaozhuan, but have a taste of Cai Bozhe's original "Feibai Script"!

When Cao Cao was in Taixue, his mentor was Cai Yong, so...the pen and ink also have a three-point "feibaishu" flavor.

It's just... the words are good words, but when it comes to asking for money, this kid is not ambiguous at all!
"Ha ha…"

Cao Song sneered, his eyes moved down, every letter asking for money is always surprisingly consistent.

"—Borrow money to save your life, sign the money: the unfilial son Meng De bows his head!"

Save your life?Unfilial?obeisance?
Cao Song really wanted to punch this son on the head. People go to be officials to make money to supplement their families. Cao Cao is lucky. He has been an official for a year and a half, and the family has lent millions of money and three hundred catties of gold!
This is enough for thousands of families to live a lifetime without worrying about food and clothing!

But my son Cao Cao threw it out without even making a sound. As for the "borrowing"...of course the "borrowing" has no repayment!
And every time Cao Song not only raised all the money, but also added a letter-"Now that I have all the money for my son's life, the family is in ruins, and there will be no next time!"

Every time there will be no next time, but more money will be sent each time.

Cao Song was also drunk...

He felt that giving birth to a son like Cao Cao was a debt he owed in his previous life.

"Alas..." With a faint sigh, Cao Song looked at Cao Cao's handwriting and said with emotion: "I'm here for you, hehe, father will have to be more courageous in the future!"

This "be bolder" naturally refers to corruption, which is a power-for-money transaction... If you are not too greedy, it is not enough for this son to do it, what a crime!

Can be…

Looking at these handwritings, Cao Song missed his son very much. He hadn't seen him for more than a year, and the number of times he dreamed about Cao Cao became more and more frequent.

"You boy, going to Dunqiu to be a 'sheep county magistrate', is this entering a wolf's den? But, hehe..."

Suddenly, I thought that my son Cao Cao had made some achievements.

Tribute food to the imperial court, the empire is a sensation!

Under the great joy of Longyan, he actually rewarded Cao Song with a plaque of "teaching children well", and issued an edict to commend him, asking all county magistrates and county magistrates in the empire to learn from Dunqiu Order Cao Cao. Now... the son has become a model .

It's just... the plaque of "teaching children well" made Cao Song blush a little bit!

"Ha ha…"

Thinking of this, Cao Song couldn't help laughing again.

However, he couldn't figure it out, the so-called knowing son is like a father!

What is your son like?I know best when I am a father!
From Cao Song's point of view, his expectation for Cao Cao...is that after the death of his old man, it would be good for this kid not to ruin his family fortune.

"Hey... Mengde, why is he in Dunqiu? Can he make such an achievement? Is it possible that there is an expert to guide him?"

Cao Song knocked on his forehead...

It's too late to think about it.

"Master, Mengde is back..."

The sound of the door resounded outside the study...

What?
Cao Song was a little dazed, but soon, he realized that his legs went limp with a "click", and his legs staggered, almost falling to the ground.

I don't know if it was the excitement when I heard my son came back, or the fear that my son would come to borrow money in person...

"Cough cough..."

After coughing several times in a row, Cao Song just stood up. "Come back? Mengde is back?"

"Already entered the door." Menzi said hastily.

Subconsciously, Cao Song stepped out of the study door to meet him, his eyes were extremely eager.

This heartless boy finally knows to go home!
From a long distance from the main hall, I heard the servant talking with Cao Cao.

"My little master, you are back, the master is almost blind..."

Cao Cao scratched his head and asked back. "My father? Will he expect me to come back? Don't be afraid... I'm here to borrow money?"

This is out of the way...

Originally excited, Cao Song, who was walking to the door, stopped in his footsteps, and his heart became cold. He stood in front of the door of the lobby, and his earnest and expectant eyes suddenly turned cold.

An inch-long beard flutters in the wind.

"You kid still knows to come back, have you brought back the salary of the past two years?"

Hey…

Cao Cao lowered his head abruptly, and said embarrassedly, "The baby is all spent!"

Cao Song stared at Cao Cao in disbelief. "What can I say about you? How do you become an official? People make money when they are officials, but you lose money when you are an official. I have raised you so much and now I have to pay back. I have borrowed a lot of money from outsiders. Bring the salary back to resist for a while! Now it’s all right, there is no hope! You are generous, you don’t care about the old, you don’t care about the young, and your wife, concubine and son want me to support you!"

Cao Song's words are half true and half false.

It is fake to borrow a large amount of money from outsiders. Just kidding, Dahonglu is in charge of the local area, and the princes pay tribute to the emperor. How can it be short of money?

But he said that it is true that Cao Cao doesn't care about the old ones and the young ones.

After all, Cao Cao is married now, with his wife Ding Hui, his concubine Liu Chun, and a concubine Cao Ang... But, from being a Luoyang Beiwei to now being a Dunqiu Ling, this kid... brought back a big son to his family what?

Cao Song was convinced too...

"Hey!" Never thought, Cao Cao scratched his head again and said with a smile. "Father has hidden so much, but I still lack this. I'm still thinking about borrowing some more from my father this trip!"

Cao Cao thought of Brother Yu's words, in today's world, if you are rich, your father is ranked second, no one dares to rank first!

For such a fat sheep, it would be useless not to slaughter it!
"you…"

Cao Song was speechless, he didn't know who told Cao Cao about his family!
Never thought, at this moment...

"Master..." Menzi saw that the atmosphere was a bit stern, and immediately changed the subject: "Master, the Song family sent a gift box... It's still the same!"

"Oh..." Cao Song wanted to order to accept it, but as usual, he sent a copy to the Zhongchang Attendant Cao Jie, and he kept a copy for himself.

Never thought.

Cao Cao suddenly became extremely excited and grabbed Menzi's hand.

"Song family? Which Song family?"

"How many Song families can there be?" Cao Song asked coldly.

"Song Qi?"

"That's Marquis Yin Qiang!" Cao Song reminded.

Cao Cao became even more agitated, and he coldly ordered the disciples, "Return, all gift boxes from the Song family will be returned!"

ah... ah...

Menzi looked bewildered.

"I'll let you go back!" Cao Cao's eyes seemed to be soaked in ice for a thousand years, more like they could kill people.

Although he didn't know why Brother Yu proposed to cut off the Cao family from the Song family, but... since Brother Yu mentioned it, Cao Cao must do it!
This is the unconditional trust between brothers!

"Meng De, are you crazy? Do you know that doing so will offend Lord Yin Qiang and Empress Song!"

Cao Song's tone was hoarse.

At this moment, the surprise of seeing his son has all turned into fright!

"My son has offended a lot of people since he was a child, so I don't want him to support the Song family!"

Uh…

Cao Song seemed to be choking, and he stared with rare anger...pointing at Cao Cao...but he didn't know what else to say except for the word "you"!
In other words, Cao Song knew...he couldn't stop this son at all!
Who did this son learn from?

This son has come to collect debts from him since he was a child, right?
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(End of this chapter)