Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

"Ahem, why didn't Sima Gong say a word?"

Yang Biao still smiled and leaned forward to chase after Sima Fang.

He was speechless, his face was embarrassed for a moment, he looked around and smiled, "I'm so confused, I don't know what you are talking about?"

"Sima Gong, don't you have any ambitions? Both your son and mine are now officials in Xudu."

Yang Biao smiled cheerfully. Of course he was happy to talk about this topic with others. After all, Yang Xiu was not only in the sky, but also famous. Who among the three princes and nine ministers didn't know that Yang Dezu was a celebrity beside Xu Zhen and Xun Yu.

After following Xu Zhen's governance every day, he actually had to stay up late at night with Xun Yu. This painstaking effort was well known, and everyone praised his hard work.

Coupled with Yang's background, he is so popular that he is going to be purple, and it is of course no problem to become a top scholar in the future.

On the other hand, Sima Fang, the eldest son Sima Lang is not considered prominent in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Sima Lang is dull and has no creative ideas, so it is impossible for him to make any new policies in the future.

Basically, follow the experience of the predecessors and do your job well, even if it is hard work, when people evaluate it, they always feel that he will be about two thousand stones in the future.

There are also high grounds among the two thousand stones. For example, if you go to Bingzhou and Liangzhou to make two thousand stones, it looks like a high-ranking official with a generous salary, but in fact it is difficult to achieve political achievements.

But it would be completely different if you were making two thousand stones in Wei County. In that year, I didn't know how much oil and water went into your pocket, and people would even praise you for your integrity.

Yang Xiu is different from Sima Lang. According to other people's evaluation, he is limitless. He has Taiwei's father and Shu Chenghou Xu Zhen to bring him, and the eldest son Cao Ang favors him. In the future, as long as he keeps his mind, he must be named as a Marquis.

"My son, I can't..." Sima Fang shook his head, "It's okay to keep his career, but he is not aggressive enough. I just hope that he can live out his life in peace, free from illness and pain."

"You can't say that. Although Boda is not young, but he does things carefully, and you, Sima Gong, are supporting him, so there is room for him."

"Where's your second son, boy?"

Sima Fang also shook his head after hearing this, "Second son is dull and stubborn, he was out of luck during the last conquest, his legs were crushed and he couldn't get up."

"That's why I gave up."

"Ugh."

Yang Biao was also silent. Speaking of this, it was Sima Fang who slapped him with force.

Everyone keeps saying that the old Hanchen is loyal to the emperor Han Dynasty, has no second thoughts, and does not do things that are ashamed of his ancestors.

Everyone here must know why my son was not expropriated, but you are also a young scholar, but your son has become a celebrity under Cao Cao's command.

Isn't that ironic enough?
Yang Biao coughed and cleared his throat.

So today's tea party basically ended in depression, basically they didn't talk much to each other, and the rest of the people came out of the Taiwei's mansion, and they all bowed to Sima Fang and said hello.

The flattering and flattering smiles in the backyard were no longer on their faces, and they all got into the carriage and left with cold faces as if they were unhappy.

Needless to say, this meeting will basically be known to Cao Cao, and what he also knows is that these people can't do anything big anymore, they can only get together like this, chat about the past, and remember the heroes of the Han Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, it is to give them some space to shout "Ouch, hello", so as not to push them too hard and let the civil strife recur.

Sima Fang memorized what Yang Biao said, and when he got home, he saw Zhong Da alone in the house.

So I went over to discuss with him, "I'm sorry for you."

"If you can't avoid the latest conquest, you really should go to the official position, even if you are under Xu Bowen's command, you will definitely be able to stand out with your talents."

"Don't go, this is equivalent to betraying the gentry, and being reviled by others." Sima Yi's complexion was still a little pale, his legs were stained with blood, his eyes were quite firm, and he continued: "My son must not be an official at this time, I would rather do nothing. "

Also can't stand wrong.

In the court hall, more than half of the gentry stood, even Xun Yu was a member of the gentry, and no matter how close he was to Cao Cao, he could not escape this background. It is unknown what he should do in the future, whether he will be let down.

"Son, Taiwei Yang said today that when he got the news, Xu Zhen will be the host, and the Yuedan Review will be re-opened, and it will be used by the Cao family to appraise and promote talents for the great man."

"Ah!"

Sima Yi sneered at first, then slumped on the recliner and widened his eyes, as if he was in a daze.

After watching for an unknown amount of time, he suddenly said, "Xu Zhen, let Yang Xiu go!"

Sima Fang immediately clenched his sleeves, turned his head and looked at his son inexplicably, "What did you say?"

"Xu Zhen, I want Yang Xiu to go!"

"Yang Xiu presides over Yuedan Review, recruiting talents from all over the world!"

"In this way, the Yang family will have to stand with the Cao family and be attacked by the gentry!"

Sima Yi beat the armrest a few times, his expression became a little crazy, and he kept saying in a low voice, "Yang Xiu is a fool! Stupid man! He only knows about petty profits, but he doesn't see long-term benefits!"

boom!Boom!

Sima Yi beat him several times in succession, his expression was quite manic, but he couldn't move.

"You mean...Xu Zhen has been so kind to Yang Xiu in the past month, and he mentioned his fame just to recommend him?"

"Not bad! Not bad! Yang Xiu is too popular now, and he is the son of the Yang family. Everyone knows about it! In half a month, or if he hosts several monthly reviews, everyone will know!"

"Will Yang Xiu agree?"

"I will definitely, I don't know why, I understand, Xu Zhen will definitely force him to agree!"

……

Snapped!
Inside Xu Zhen's government office.

Yang Xiu just came back from work, and with a smile on his face, he went to Xu Zhen to salute like a spring breeze, intending to talk about what he got today and ask for advice.

But he suddenly discovered that the three generals were all there in the main hall.

Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun.

And Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu.

Xu Zhen's civil and military affairs are just that, the largest five people are here, and the atmosphere is quite dignified.

And there was no smile on Xu Zhen's face at all, which made Yang Xiu's heart skip a beat.

He didn't know what happened, and he was very anxious, the mood just now had disappeared and left behind.

Immediately glanced left and right, he hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, may I ask what happened?"

Xu Zhen was chewing the fruit mechanically, and looked up at Yang Xiu. During these few breaths, he could only hear the sound of him chewing, which invisibly made Yang Xiu feel even more stressed.

"Xiuer."

Xu Zhen used a serious and earnest Lianduerhua tone, looking closer, and sighed: "Since you and I have known each other, how have I treated you? Do you know?"

"Of course!" Yang Xiu stepped forward eagerly, with an extremely sincere expression, "Your Majesty took me as a teacher and a friend, taught many things about officials, increased my knowledge for me, talked about the heroes of the world, chatted about human conditions and landscapes, and Xiu remembered it clearly in his heart."

"Oh, that's right. Today Zhongkang came back from the front line and planned to hand over something. He heard that you are under my command recently, so he told me about it first."

"I planned to go to you immediately, but I didn't think about what to say. You know, you are my brother. Of course I won't cheat you."

"But I don't know how to help you. I'm afraid this matter will cause fury."

Xu Zhen sighed again, picked up a scroll of letters from the desk case, and threw it in front of Yang Xiu.

There was a clack, and there was a loud sound.

And Xu Chu's eyes were instantly unkind, and his majesty was pressing down like a mountain of knives, making Yang Xiu break out in cold sweat just by looking at it.

He quickly picked up the letter, and after reading it, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he prostrated himself on the ground, lowered his head on all fours and begged, "Mr. Hou Mingjian! This is definitely not Yang's work. Someone pretended to be his father's handwriting and wrote this letter with unknown meaning. His letter is definitely a frame!"

"Humph!"

Xu Chu immediately let out a low growl, his majesty spread out, and he said angrily, "You mean I framed your family?"

"No! Where did the general get this letter?" Yang Xiu reacted quickly. He subconsciously wanted to ask for more information so that he could argue.

In fact, with his calligraphy attainments, he has long seen that this must have been written by his father.

The possibility of imitation is very low. At this moment, I am already cursing in my heart. Others are young scholars in the family cheating on their fathers. How can my Yang family be cheating on my son by my father!
Sin!Why are you writing this letter!

She still wants to cling to her in-laws!
What was said in the letter made Yang Xiu blush. Yang Biao actually asked Yuan Shao to capture Xudu in the name of discussing important matters together and supporting the Han Dynasty together, leaving him a high-ranking position to help the Han Dynasty together.

He also said that all these years of helping each other in Xudu are not in vain.

It's too bad, the news you sent to Yuan Shao back then was false, saying that Xu Zhen's wine bag and rice bag caused the general Yan Liang to be beheaded and killed, and Yuan Shao didn't give you a knife in the back when he arrived, it was because of the in-laws .

He also went to write these letters with righteous words.

At this time, Xu Chu glanced at Xu Zhen, saw the latter nodded slightly, and immediately said: "This is found in Yuan Shao's Wei County Government Office, because I entered the city first and was the first to clear up the war profits, so I just bought it." It can be seen that there are many other ministers' letters, all of which are similar."

"This will not be fake, you should know it in your heart."

Xu Chu glanced at him coldly, if Yang Xiu continued to quibble a few more words, basically he couldn't help yelling at others to do it.

Following Xu Zhen's side all these years, he still sees clearly when to lose his temper and who to lose his temper with.

Yang Xiu immediately held the letter in his hand. At this moment, he even wanted to throw it into the brazier and destroy it directly. Of course, this was just nonsense, and Xu Zhen would never give him this chance.

To be reasonable, he was willing to tell me before sending it to the prime minister's mansion, which is enough to show his kindness, because even if he is a prince, he is the most powerful and trusted minister with a foreign surname under the Cao family. The prime minister acted secretly.

This is contrary to the conduct of a prince, so he is already very difficult, and he has done his best.

Yang Xiu was still deeply moved.

"Your Majesty! I implore you, Lord Yang, to save my Yang family!"

Yang Xiu immediately chose the simplest and most direct method, asking Xu Zhen for help.

If he tried his best to save him, maybe he could really save Mrs. Yang out of this chaotic vortex.

"I'll save you, how can I save you?" Xu Zhen immediately smiled wryly and shook his head, sighing on his back, "Oh, I can't do anything, your father's behavior is colluding with the enemy and betraying the country... this crime..."

"How can I bear it? The only thing I can guarantee is that you will not be implicated. This is the best of humanity."

Both Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang nodded secretly, Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm really afraid that you will pay more attention to friendship for a while, and just blurt out your guarantee. This matter is really not something you can solve."

"It's no less than that when Dong Chengzhi was in chaos, the prime minister must have killed rivers of blood to punish those who secretly betrayed and sought glory."

Yang Xiu's body trembled suddenly, and he sat on the ground weakly, muttering to himself.

"Junhou, is there another way? Can you say a few words for my Yang family...my father has no intention of defecting."

"We're going to discuss the big fellows together!?" Xu Chu sneered, handed out the saber, and put it on Yang Xiu's neck. I really can't help you!"

"I help."

Xu Zhen said in a deep voice.

The words were so loud that everyone turned their heads to stare at him in astonishment, with an incredulous expression.

Especially Zhuge Liang, with his hands lined up, his expression was extremely surprised, and he said loudly, "Why!?"

"Why did the Lord agree!"

"No, master, you really can't agree to this matter. If you go help and say it, then you will be scolded."

"This matter is likely to affect you, Junhou!"

Zhuge Liang's sincere tone was so sincere that he could even imagine how furious Cao Cao would be when he saw these slips.

What can you say even if you are a prince?
Xu Zhen's face was still calm, staring at Yang Xiu, said: "You really ask me, I can help you, but I'm not sure, you remember, Yang Dezu."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Yang Xiu immediately cupped his fists.

The demeanor is very touching, if this can be saved, it doesn't matter if you are so heartbroken!He understood how much it would take to bring Yang back from hell, even at the expense of Xu Zhen's interests.

It is very likely that when he goes to protect his own family, he will also be affected, and may be considered as forming a party for personal gain.

So disreputable.

"Even if I can save you, you Yang family must not be lucky. From now on, you must dedicate all of your money to the Cao family. You must not be proud and have no side. The previous situation is absolutely not applicable."

"Okay! I understand!"

As soon as Yang Xiu heard this, he knew that Xu Zhen was definitely helping him seriously, because he was even advising Yang Xiu on what to do next.

"Also," Xu Zhen approached and asked, "No matter who asks, you must never talk about today's events, just pretend that you have never seen these letters."

"I understand, I understand!"

Yang Xiu nodded in response, not daring to disobey in the slightest, and he really couldn't tell anyone what happened today, this was also to protect Xu Zhen.

Otherwise, if Xu Zhen also joins forces with their family, the Yang family will be able to wipe out the roots in half a month.

It is impossible to shake Xu Zhen. This is the conclusion that Yang Xiu came to after following Xu Zhen's management this month.

Not to mention that Cao Cao favored and trusted him like his own heir, Cao Ang respected this elder brother even more.

The people in charge of the two generations have treated Xu Zhen so well, so how could it be possible to shake his position.

"Thank you, Monarch!"

Yang Xiu bowed deeply, his body dropped to the ground, his expression was worried and he was so afraid that he couldn't calm down. Even if Xu Zhen agreed to help, he still felt that this was a situation that must die.

……

In the evening, Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang came to the prime minister's mansion with Xu Zhen.

The two of them walked on the road, one left and one right, but they couldn't understand his intentions. They used to be picky, but now they eat too much and take care of these things. Do you still think that Yang Xiu is a talent?

"Your Majesty is ready, how do you persuade the lord?" Jia Xu couldn't help asking.

"That's right," Zhuge Liang blinked, "How does Master plan to speak?"

"Huh? Don't you just have to talk about it?" Xu Zhen stared at the two of them blankly, "I thought you all knew what to say."