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

Chapter 263 Are you going to attack your brother? !
Inside the ancestral home of the Liu family in Zhuojun County.

The elders of the Liu family specially packed a wing room for Xu Zhen and Cao Ang. It was inconvenient for them to go back to the inner city at night, so they stayed here overnight.

The candles were lit, and there was no one else in the house. Dian Wei and the rest of the generals were sleeping peacefully in the other rooms in the courtyard, only a dozen or so guards from the armored cavalry battalion stood guard outside the door.

At this moment, without the presence of members of the Liu family, some things can finally be said.

This is what Cao Ang has held in his heart for too long. No one can give him an answer, and he himself can't figure it out in the middle of the game.

It is necessary for someone else to soberly tell him how to make a choice and how to plan.

"Brother, you know that since you became the shepherd of Jizhou, the gentry have gradually stopped being close to me, but to the second brother. No matter how benevolent and virtuous you are in the court, you can't be as good as the eyes of the minister."

"For many years, the gentry have been intertwined and intertwined with each other, weaving a big net that covers the sky and the sun. Even though they seem to be losing power now, in fact, they just buried their power deep in the ground, and they can't stop showing it to others."

"And they don't get close to me, but they make friends with Zihuan more. What's the point? Now that Zihuan is about to come of age, what should he do in the future?"

"This, is it because they acted secretly, using this as a plan to divide my next generation of Cao brothers in vain."

"For example, if I have a suspicion because of this, care about this matter, and feel jealous of Zihuan, wouldn't I always have conflicts. Fortunately, I am clear-headed and broad-minded at this moment."

"Tsk, there's already a rift. There are no outsiders. Zixiu, be honest."

Xu Zhen immediately leaned back, and glanced at him with insightful eyes.

Cao Ang blushed.

"Yet, there is no quarrel yet."

"Stop carrying it."

"I just don't understand, why didn't father stop him!?" Cao Ang suddenly became emotional, "If he stopped him, it would definitely not be the case now, he can definitely let Zihuan go to the army to practice, instead of making friends with Gongqing in Xudu. "

"Brother, the nobles are not close to me, but my brother and I have always been in the same spirit, so we have just reached this level."

"Yes," Xu Zhen didn't deny it, and nodded expressionlessly.

What I have done these years, I have never shown any good looks to these public officials and celebrities of the big man, unless he himself has the qualities that Xu Zhen respects.

For example, Xun Yu, Xu Zhen has always respected him, it can be said that he only secretly ruined his reputation a little bit.

"Yes, brother thinks, what should the situation be like now? How should I deal with myself?"

Speaking of this, Cao Ang suddenly leaned back, supported the ground with both hands, and his movements became a little loose. He smiled wryly at Xu Zhen and said, "My father said in the past that I am the eldest son in the family. In the future, my younger brothers and sisters will be treated as the eldest son." I prevail."

"I'll tell you the truth, brother, I'm so trembling like walking on thin ice, for fear of setting a bad example for my younger brother, how can it be so easy, I'm so tired!"

"So tired!"

"My father gave birth more and more!"

Xu Zhen: "..."

The pressure does seem to be quite high.

The main reason is that if they don't deal with it well, they may become more violent than Yuan's three sons in the future.

Cao Ang is both civil and military.

Cao Pi is outstanding.

Cao Zhang and Huang Xuer are brave and good at fighting, with great strength and fierce martial arts.

Cao Zhi is good at writing poems.

How exciting it was to fight.

"Zixiu, be happy."

Xu Zhen patted him on the shoulder.

"Why are you happy?"

Cao Ang shook his shoulder, somewhat aggrieved.

At this moment, Xu Zhen suddenly thought of some bad situations.

But he didn't tell Cao Ang.

For example, most of these gentry now support Cao Pi who is quite close to them.

Then the scholars gathered behind them and made friends with them secretly.

It's even safe to do so.

Because Cao Ang is still here, no matter which son they have a good relationship with, it seems that the order will not be messed up, but what if Cao Ang dies one day?
Is everything in order?
"Oh, but I just vomited my unhappiness with my brother, but I couldn't tell anyone about it, and I have been consoling myself, don't be too suspicious."

"But after a long time, I will still think more after all. I really don't know where my slightly suspicious temperament comes from."

Heredity.

Xu Zhen kept silent, secretly smiling beside him.

"Brother, let's just treat it as me talking nonsense here today, and don't take it to heart. It's my own narrow mind... that's why I worry about gains and losses."

"You don't have to say that."

Xu Zhen put his hand on his shoulder, and said softly: "Sometimes, it's not so easy to set an example. When you're tired from sticking to it, you naturally need to relax and get drunk to indulge."

"Just tell me these things, and Chong'er, you are indeed a rare talent, but your reputation is better than all the people in the world, and you have both civil and military skills in the world?"

Cao Ang laughed, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly, and took another sip of the wine on the desk, and then he expressed his heart at the moment, "Brother, when Chong'er showed his talent three years ago, my father was very happy and excited, and he said to everyone he met. He was precocious and gifted."

"I don't have any qualms about letting Chong'er show off her talents in front of outsiders. Every time I am shocked, my face will show complacency and satisfaction. Since I was a child, how have I ever let my father show off like this? Why should the eldest son be talented if he is talented?" Of course."

"Brother, do you think this is like the story you and Kong Ming once told?"

Xu Zhen squeezed his shoulders, and said solemnly: "Those stories are just to pass the time, and they really don't have any deep meaning."

"There's a lot of meaning! My brother said that Zhongyong was lost in the crowd because he lacked a good father and didn't go to school, but Chong'er has a prime minister father who can cover the sky with one hand! Wouldn't his status be aloof in the future?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhen fell into silence. After a long time, she slowly said: "Your father and I follow the counselors, and there are actually two battlefields in this life."

"Compete with the world, compete with the gentry."

The intricate gentry is like the roots of a giant tree that has been hundreds of years old, buried deep in the ground. Even if the giant tree withers, those roots are difficult to pull out, and they can absorb nutrients again when there is spring rain in the future.

"Zixiu, when your father pushed you to me, he pushed you to the opposite side of the gentry. Why don't you go all the way to the end, and besides, you must speak to your father about Chong'er."

Cao Ang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he cupped his hands and said, "Listen carefully, brother teach me."

"You need to reprimand and blame, and love Chong'er. How can such a talent not be envied by others? It is better than Xudu, and everyone fears it. I am afraid that the descendants of the Cao family will last for hundreds of years. First, remind the prime minister to protect Chong'er." stand up."

"That's right! That's how it should be!" Cao Ang's eyes lit up suddenly, and at the same time he was afraid, and then he narrowed his eyes, and said solemnly: "What my brother said is enlightening, I am already contrary to the way of the gentry, so it is better to manage Suppress."

"In the future, whether it is inheriting the family business by myself or benefiting my brothers, it will be a great achievement."

"It can also let my father see my painstaking efforts."

Xu Zhen suddenly smiled at this time, "Zixiu didn't have such a big grievance at first, did he? He deliberately lost his composure in front of me while drinking today, but he actually wanted me to advise you on how to plan for the long-term future. Bar?"

After saying this, Cao Ang blushed, and was stunned for a moment, then turned his face away and didn't know where to look, and the murmur sounded as soft as a mosquito flapping its wings, "Not really."

"Oh, speaking from the bottom of my heart, my heart is indeed a little... dissatisfied."

Xu Zhen sat up straight, put his hands in his wide sleeves, then leaned forward slightly to support the copybook, and said: "In the future, you will be very powerful in both military and political powers. What my lord wants to see is not that you use this to intimidate brothers." , but may be able to protect the brothers."

"Zixiu, you are different from them. You should have the bearing of a king. When younger brothers fight, you will fight. You can try to be like a master, looking down from a high place. What's there to argue with them?"

"Actually, Zixiu still wants to say something from my brother... Brother Ji and Bingzhou now have 30 troops, will they stand behind Zixiu in the future?"

"At will."

Xu Zhen said solemnly.

After Cao Ang heard this, he immediately returned to normal, no longer twitching his words, and his smile became more sincere, "That's all right, brother, wake up after sleeping, and tomorrow I will go back with him."

"Tsk, it's not good to be too real," Xu Zhen gave him a helpless look, Cao Ang smiled and said, "I have prepared gifts for Kong Ming and Dian Wei, and I have prepared a few more. If you divide it up, there is nothing you can do to reward the army. Now follow the example of your elder brother and distribute money to the people. Youzhou is waiting for prosperity, and all the money will be used for people's livelihood."

"now it's right."

Xu Zhen nodded in praise, but he didn't know whether he was talking about the extra gifts he had prepared, or the distribution of money to the people.

……

The next day Cao Ang really returned to Xudu with Xu Zhen.

The army marched for ten days, and first went to Wei County to inspect the mansion government office that was built. It was as gorgeous as a palace and cost a lot of money.

Even the walls of the government office are several feet high and nearly ten feet thick, covering an area of ​​more than ten million, which can accommodate hundreds of courtyards, during which there are school yards, several gates, and countless courtyards.

Leading a river into the hospital, it is graceful and luxurious, just like a fairyland, luxurious and magnificent like a towering palace wall, if it will be decorated and expanded in a few years, it will be carefully built.

Its momentum and appearance should directly catch up with the prosperity of Luoyang in those days.

After watching it for a day, they went back to Xudu. After all, Cao Ren, the chief general, was not there in the garrison in Yecheng, Wei County. Only Xiahou clan and Cao clan clan generals were leading the troops.

Xu Zhen is not very familiar with these people, and Cao Ang is also familiar with one or two people, so it is boring.

In Xudu, the army was stationed outside, and Xu Zhen, Dianwei, and Zhuge Liang walked together to report to the prime minister's mansion.

As Jizhou Biejia, Zhuge Liang did have official duties. He had to report to the emperor what he had gained from the people over the years and the situation in Jizhou.

Xu Zhen just returned to the government office where he used to live, and now it has been converted into a deep courtyard mansion, which is not as gorgeous as his in Qinghe, but it is not affordable for ordinary officials.

When he first arrived in Xudu, everything was calm as usual, Xu Zhen accepted the emperor's award, and added a household reward, and recorded the credit in the book.

At the same time, he sent money and food to Bingzhou to relieve the disaster caused by this year's severe drought, listened to Xu Zhen's opinion to appease the people of Bingzhou, granted the official position of the clan, and allowed all parts of Bingzhou to recommend local people who were not pure Han families as minor officials.

The situation in Bingzhou is quite complicated. Because it is close to Yongliang, some people from other clans slowly entered into existence many years ago. Several emperors were unwilling to drive them away, so the clans gradually increased and became a family.

With these rewards and conveniences, Xu Zhen has nothing to ask for. He lives in Xudu for the time being and does not plan to go back to Jizhou immediately. After all, there is still one issue that has not been resolved.

All kinds of information on Jingzhou, as well as local topographical drawings, need to be gathered together. In addition, the Confucian scholar in Xinye, Jingzhou and Xu Gong from Jiangdong, both of whom are spies Xu Zhen sent to Cao Cao.

These still need to be related. Now that the war in the north has stabilized, there is no need to rush to Jizhou to maintain health.

In Xudu, he became Cao Cao's military adviser again for a period of time, waiting to lead the army to march south together.

So Xu Zhen simply stayed in Xudu with Dianwei and Zhuge Liang, resting and having fun for a while, anyway, Xu Zhen never stopped doing government affairs every day, practicing martial arts at night and so on.

In the prime minister's mansion.

Cao Cao felt relieved like never before, and both Zixiu and Xu Zhen came back.

The governor of Youzhou and the Mu of Jizhou are all within Xudu, and the north is extremely stable in terms of internal affairs and military affairs. Cao Cao is more and more pleased to see his eldest son who is very satisfied now.

"Zixiu, I already have a general understanding of the feelings in Youzhou. You are just like your elder brother Bowen. You spend your money day and night with your loved ones."

"To my relief, since ancient times, people gather when money is scattered, and people who gather money are scattered."

"Money, food and salaries should be given to the people. It is useless to hide them at home. If they are scattered among the people, they can win the hearts of the people and save countless lives. We, the princes who support soldiers, are not just villains with butcher knives," Cao Cao said sonorously. Can save the world and the people."

Cao Ang thought it was right, but at the moment his eyes were on Cao Chong who was sitting and reading in the distance.

The brocade robe covers his body, his hair is tied behind his head, his face is fair and clean, and his features are exquisite. Although he has not yet grown up, he is only eight or nine years old, but he can tell that he will be a handsome scholar in the future.

He has a firm mind every day, never impetuous, and reads day and night, quite like a brother.

Moreover, there are endless whimsy, good thinking, smart and pleasing.

Cao Cao also noticed Cao Ang's gaze, his smile froze suddenly, his heart ached, and he felt guilty for a while.

"Chong'er has been doing well recently. He has learned a lot and is very smart. He should be a great help to Zixiu in the future."

"Wait for another ten years of study, maybe you can get the head of the family, and you will not stop in civil and martial arts, and you will also be a descendant of the Cao family with God's help."

Cao Cao said pointedly.

These words are also to comfort Cao Ang's mind. Back then, Cao Ang was asked to personally take care of his younger brother Cao Pi, and taught him a lot, and told him all his feelings about the soldiers and horses in the general camp.

As a result, Cao Zhi grew up within a few years and showed a rare literary talent.

Later, Huang Xu'er was born again, and Cao Ang was also allowed to practice martial arts with him. The more talents the brothers showed, the more love they got from Cao Ang.

Now that Cao Chong has grown up, his talent and talent are far above the rest of his brothers. If he can learn to be mature and sophisticated in the future, the descendants of the Cao family will have their own style in the future.

Cao Cao was afraid that his Ang'er had a grudge in his heart.

Cao Ang said calmly: "Brother is in Jizhou, and there is a Tongque Tower. Some time ago, I obtained permission for Chong'er to enter the Tongque Tower and read thousands of volumes of ancient books."

In that place, Confucian scholars are rumored that once they enter, they will be able to govern half of the world, with knowledge in their hearts and strategies in their stomachs.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Cao Cao's face froze for an instant.

"You want to take Chong'er away?"

Cao Cao felt the hair on his forehead tremble, and the originally kind eyes in his eyes suddenly showed a little sharpness.

(End of this chapter)