Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 384: Ordinary Cao Zixiu

Lujiang, Qiaojia.

After Qiao Guolao learned that Cao Ang came to the door with a gift, he hurried out to greet him.

"I've met the young general."

Qiao Guolao cupped his fists and bent down to salute Cao Ang and said hello.

Although Qiao Guolao belongs to a famous family and his local prestige is high enough, he does not have an official position after all.

Although Cao Ang is a junior, he is a hussar general and a marquis!
Under one person, above ten thousand people!All armies in the world, including the Northern Army, were mobilized by Cao Ang.

No matter how prestigious Qiao Guolao was, he would not dare to show off to Cao Ang.

Of course, if Qiao Guolao is so polite, Cao Ang will not bully others.

Cao Ang hugged Master Qiao Guo and returned the salute without bending down because it was not necessary.

"Junior Cao Ang has met Mr. Qiao Guo."

"Major General, it's really wonderful to see you in this humble abode. Come on, please come inside."

"Please!"

Cao Ang, an old general from the state of Qiao, invited Cao Ang into the house and ordered his servants to serve tea.

Afterwards, Qiao Guolao looked Cao Ang up and down, smiled and praised: "The young general is young and promising, and he has a dignified appearance. He is indeed a worthy man despite his great reputation!"

Cao Ang smiled and waved his hand: "Old Qiao Guo was so complimentary."

Then Cao Ang waved his hand and asked someone to bring over the gift he had prepared in advance.

There are not many gifts, but they are relatively rare. They were rescued from Yuan Shu's palace.

Thanks to Yuan Shu's greed for money, when he built the palace, he made the inner treasury of marble and fine iron, so that these treasures would not be burned in the fire.

The gifts Cao Ang brought were nothing more than some rare treasures such as corals and crystals, some rare jewelry, and some calligraphy and paintings.

"This junior is here to visit me. I'm going to prepare a small gift, but I hope Mr. Qiao will accept it."

"Young General is interested." Qiao Guolao responded with a smile. He was a scholar, had high local prestige, and his family was not short of money, so he only liked some rare treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

The things Cao Ang sent had just been delivered to his heart.

As for those jewelry, Qiao Guolao saw that they were given to his daughter.

After all, the name of Xiao Qiao has always been very loud.

Qiao Guolao asked people to put the gifts away, and then asked with a smile: "Young General, why did you come to my home today?"

When faced with Qiao Guolao's inquiry, Cao Ang had nothing to hide and went straight to the point: "Ang Su heard that Qiao Guolao is a righteous man and has high prestige in the local area."

"The pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Yangzhou, but has been wiped out by Ang, and all the officials of the puppet regime, big and small, have been imprisoned. As a result, except for the governor, the remaining officials in Yangzhou need to be reappointed."

When Cao Ang said this, he stopped.

Qiao Guolao is not a fool. After all, someone who can live safely to this age and has a certain prestige cannot understand these words.

He knew that Cao Ang was asking him to recommend officials and also selling him a favor.

It's just that Qiao Guolao couldn't figure out why Cao Ang came to him. After all, they had no intersection before.Qiao Guolao then thought that among the gifts Cao Ang gave just now, there were some precious jewelry, and he immediately understood that this was an attempt on his two daughters!
Thinking of this, Qiao Guolao smiled proudly.

This young and old Qiao is the pride of Mr. Qiao. He is good at playing, playing, chess, calligraphy and painting. In addition, his two daughters are very beautiful. Although they don’t show up much, the name of these two Qiaos has long been spread out.

"Young General, allow me to be arrogant. In Yangzhou, even the disciples of the aristocratic families also want to see my face. If you, Young General, are short of officials, I can certainly recommend them."

"I just have a question, who is the governor of Yangzhou? Is he a young general who you can lead from afar?"

Cao Ang has not yet reported to the court the matter of letting Sun Jian lead the governor of Yangzhou, but since he has said it, it is a definite matter, but it has not been publicized.

"It's Sun Jian. He helped me defeat Yuan Shu and capture Shouchun City without a single blow. I have promised him that I will give him the position of Yangzhou Governor."

"But in fact, he only has four Jiangdong counties under his jurisdiction, and it is impossible for him to arrange all the officials in these four Jiangdong counties. The court needs to arrange some people to serve."

"As for the two counties of Lujiang and Jiujiang, all the officials are appointed by the imperial court. However, the imperial court is also short of manpower now. There are not so many people who can be transferred to Yangzhou, so I can only come to visit Mr. Qiao Guolao and ask you to help solve this problem."

When Qiao Guolao heard this, he felt even happier.

He knew that Cao Ang was selling favors to him.

So he waved his hand: "Don't worry, Major General. This talented man from Yangzhou will give me a little favor! How about I write a letter now and ask them to go to Shouchun to find you?"

Cao Ang smiled slightly: "Old Qiao Guo was joking. My father often taught Zixiu to treat virtuous corporals with courtesy. How can I let talented people come to me? Zixiu should visit them personally."

"Okay, if the young general does this, he will definitely bring home the talents of the world!" Qiao Guolao complimented, and then started to be polite.

After all, the business talk was over, and Cao Ang didn't feel well enough to just leave like this, which seemed too purposeful, so there was still some small talk.

After some small talk, Qiao Guolao changed the topic: "Young General, I wonder if you have heard of the name of Lao Guolao's daughter?"

Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to say that he had heard of it before, in his previous life.

It’s just that I think it’s hard to say it.

"Old Qiao Guo was joking. Of course Zixiu has heard of Er Qiao's reputation."

Cao Ang took a sip of tea as he spoke.

Qiao Guolao also smiled and said to the servant: "Let the two ladies come over and meet the young general."

In fact, Qiao Guolao knew that Cao Ang was already married, but it didn't matter to him. After all, there was only one such outstanding figure in the world as Cao Ang.

If you can marry your daughter to him, it will be considered as finding a good home for your daughter.

While Cao Ang and Qiao Guolao were talking, a curtain was lowered on one side of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, two figures appeared behind the curtain.

"Young General, my family and my sister will present a song for the Young General. I hope the Young General likes it."

As the words fell, the harmonious sound of the piano and harp sounded from behind the curtain.

Cao Ang could tell that the music played by the two sisters was Spring and Autumn Snow, and the effect of the two of them playing together was much better than that played by the court musicians.

After the song was played, the two women stepped back from behind the curtain.

Cao Ang couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "Mr. Qiao, it seems that the two young ladies don't like me."

(End of this chapter)