I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 373 I, Cao Shou, can learn from the great ancestor’s legacy

The banquet broke up unhappy.

When leaving the Prefect's Mansion, Wei Qing felt a lot of cold, venomous snake-like eyes clinging to his back, giving him a sticky and disgusting feeling.

It seems that he should not go out in the evening these days. He should lock the doors and windows at night, he thought with a sigh.

Bad people's way of making money is the easiest way to arouse jealousy.

Never underestimate the villain's various machinations.

Especially since these people were originally planning to make money through other means, but now that I know that if they really dislike me, there is a high possibility that they will choose to cause an "accident".

Even if you are Marquis Wenzhen of Yangxia, haven't you encountered assassination by thieves?

Officially labeled as a rebellion, the King of Wei jumped over the wall in a hurry, but various wild histories among the people have always had different opinions. There are only unexpected ones, but not wild enough.

What's more, Wei Qing's status is ordinary, and those people will not be afraid when they take action.

"Ah Qing, come here, let's take a carriage back to the inn." Walking outside the prefect's house, Cao Shou waved to Wei Qing and shouted loudly.

"Wei." Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, then trotted over, stepped into the same carriage, and sat next to Cao Shou.

However, as the curtains were drawn, the air became slightly dull.

"You, you, why bother with these local snakes when you have nothing to do?" Cao Shou lightly rubbed his brows, his tone a little helpless.

Obviously, the prefects of Lujiang County have been operating in the local area for three to five years. As outsiders, they can barely be regarded as a dragon crossing the river, but if they really have to compete with each other, it is really not sure how much benefit they can get.

But verbal complaints are one thing. When it comes to actual behavior, Lao Cao is still very protective.

Feeling that the last expressions of those people were a bit unkind, after he came out, he chose to ask Wei Qing to ride in a carriage with him - this was also a statement of attitude.

Wei Qing said something to offend you, not because of his personal likes and dislikes, but because of Boyu's reputation.

I stood up to show my attitude and showed that he is with me and I have my protection. Don't think about it.

Even though this group of people were not afraid of Cao Shou in the Lujiang area, Cao Shou arrived in Chang'an a few months later and had the qualifications to go to court. If he really wanted to write down what happened here exactly in the document, they would never be able to bear it. Walk around.

Wei Qing pursed his lips and said with a slightly stiff neck, "Thank you, Mr. Cao."

"Hey, what a big deal." Cao Shou waved his hand and leaned on the back cushion of the carriage, with his eyes half-closed and shaking his legs comfortably, "Back then, I also had the idea of ​​traveling to Kanto as a ranger, wielding a sword and killing injustice with a smile. How could you be collaborating with these people?"

Of course, he didn't say the second half of the sentence.

Unfortunately, before the sword was properly worn, he was captured by his father from Dongshi. He was still working out the details of the sword hilt with the merchant.

"I didn't expect Mr. Cao to have such a heroic past." Wei Qing sighed with emotion.

His dream when he was shepherding sheep, but not being scolded every day and having a warm room sheltered from wind and rain, was already a luxury. Back then, he met a prisoner wearing a torture device who said he had the appearance of a feudal prince.

Wei Qing only thought it was nonsense.

How many generals are depressed and frustrated, how could it be their turn to have a son as a slave to obtain the title of nobility?

The last prince who was born into a humble family probably dates back to the early Han Dynasty, right?

What's more, if that person is really good at face recognition, he won't end up in jail.

The reason why the other party said this was probably because he was greedy for the piece of dough in his hand.

Over the years, when Wei Qing thought about his young self, after listening to that person's analysis, eagerly sending out the noodles, trying to get a few more pointers from the "master", Wei Qing would slap his own thigh with regret.

I was confused by other people's good words.

When people are young, they will always make mistakes several times. Every time they realize that they are making mistakes, it can also be said to be a period of growth.

However, Wei Qing understood that with his family background and background, there was not much cost of trial and error.

This time I was stupid and I only lost half of the gnawed noodles, but if I was stupid again in the future, I might have to fill it with blood and tears.

Therefore, he grew up quickly and no longer easily shaken his heart.

As for hearing Cao Shouyan talk about his experiences back then, Wei Qing felt a bit envious of his former master.

Dressed in brocade, carrying a sword at his waist, drinking heavily, and eating meat without having to gnaw the bones clean, such a ranger lives a happy and generous life.

It's a pity that I don't even dare to imagine such a life.

With a smile on his lips, Cao Shou raised his head and said: "Back then, I heard about the name of Guo Gongbo Weng, and wanted to go and join him. We would punish rape and eliminate evil together, drink together on a high platform, and watch swordsmanship together, just like Emperor Gaozu did. .

I said the same thing in front of my father. I didn't expect that the old man had no ambition and insisted on leaving me to inherit the family's land and property.

Tell me, I've been in Chang'an City for more than thirty years, and I really can't see anything good about it. It's not as interesting as the things and people I've met in the past few months. "

Wei Qing tilted his head slightly.

Sure enough, he drank too much at the banquet and is now drunk.

But Cao Shou’s wine is pretty good.

When we got on the carriage, we just chatted about past events. We didn't vomit everywhere, let alone smash things indiscriminately.

Of course, it is completely impossible for Wei Qing to empathize with the past events that Cao Shou said.

There is no title in my family to inherit, and the cattle and sheep grazing belong to other people's families.

Wind chimes shook Cao Shou's past memories along the way. Wei Qing helped him out of the carriage, avoiding the water on the road, and helped him into the resting room.

Let’s wait until he sobers up tomorrow to formulate words to persuade.

Wei Qing looked back and told his attendants to take care of him in the room. Then he walked back to his room, ordered a cup of tea, and sat there for half the night with the sound of rain.

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The next day.

Wei Qing, who had not slept too peacefully, had already woken up when the sky was just getting dark.

When he felt that his head was still on his neck, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the title of Pingyang Marquis still has a certain deterrent effect, which makes those people extinguish their desire to take action, but it cannot be ruled out that they did not arrange it so quickly, and I still have to be vigilant in the next period of time.

At 4 o'clock, Wei Qing went to ask the attendants outside Cao Shou's room, and found out that Cao Shou had fully woken up, washed up, and had breakfast. Only then did he choose to let the attendants pass the message, intending to continue to say what he had not been able to express last night.

"Good morning, can you have breakfast?" Cao Shou greeted Wei Qing when he saw him entering the room. He was still a little dizzy from a hangover, but he was basically awake.

"Good morning." Wei Qing saluted to Cao Shou first, and then responded, "I've used it. Thank you Mr. Cao for your concern." After rubbing his chin, Cao Shou asked: "I seemed to have drank a little too much last night. I'm not here." Did you make a mistake on the carriage?"

"No, Mr. Cao has seen some of his past ambitions, and I feel yearning for them." Wei Qing lowered his eyes slightly.

Under such circumstances, he would naturally not tell Cao Shou so bluntly that he had told Cao Shou wrongly yesterday that he wanted to be a hero, but was forced to inherit the family property and seemed to have been beaten by the old Marquis Pingyang at home. .

I'm afraid Cao Shou will reach a consensus with the Lujiang Prefect.

Regardless of cooperation or not, let's silence Wei Qing first.

"Yeah, it's just some past events, nothing to mention." Cao Shou nodded. The last impression he had left seemed to be that he was talking about his former dream of being a knight-errant. There was nothing shameful about the first half of this topic.

So he felt relieved, looked at Wei Qing and said, "You came to me early in the morning. You must have something to discuss."

"Yes." Wei Qing agreed softly, "I hope you don't agree to the suggestions at yesterday's banquet. The benefits are as small as a grain of rice, but the consequences are endless."

"Tell me about it." Cao Shou raised his eyebrows, looking interested.

Without much thought, Wei Qing directly said all his thoughts last night, "Mr. Cao, this disaster relief task was personally appointed by the emperor, so it must have attracted the attention of the officials in the court.

As the main person in charge of disaster relief, if you handle this matter properly, your majesty will reward you afterwards, which will certainly not be small, and you can leave an impression in your majesty's mind that you are capable of doing things and worthy of entrustment.

Compared to these, what does a thousand stones of grain mean?

Besides, our house is not really short of this food.

And if you cooperate with this group of people in Lujiang, if any of them are impeached for corruption and imprisoned in the future, the trouble that will cause may not be like what they said yesterday and have nothing to do with you. No.

Moreover, Mr. Chen has left the affairs here to you. You must not betray such trust. "

There was no long speech, but Wei Qing's words after careful consideration were almost from the other party's point of view and touched all of Cao Shou's thoughts.

First, the errand they are doing now is arranged by the emperor himself, and most matters go to the Holy See.

If Cao Shou chose to embezzle this disaster relief food together with the Lujiang County people, if the incident happened, I am afraid that the image of Pingyang Marquis Mansion in His Majesty's mind could not be lowered.

Secondly, if these hundreds of dan of grain were to be spent, it would indeed be a huge sum of money for the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, but it was not to the point of having to risk everything for it.

The annual taxes of Pingyang Marquis are also very high, and as long as there are no disaster years, they are quite stable.

If what happened in Lujiang County is revealed, the emperor's punishment will definitely reduce the fiefdom of Pingyang Marquis. The long-term income affected by then will probably exceed a thousand stones of grain.

Thirdly, these people in Lujiang County vowed that they would shoulder the responsibility and would not be able to affect Cao Shou.

These words are like a scumbag swearing, not even a sentence is true.

When they were actually in prison, in order to reduce their crimes, this group of people confessed things as quickly as pouring beans through a bamboo tube. They even confessed all the things they had done when they were children in the village. It was a dream to expect them to protect Cao Shou.

After hearing these words and thinking for a moment, Cao Shou suddenly understood everything that happened at last night's banquet.

I had only had a few glasses of wine, and I was in the trap of those people, and I almost got coaxed onto the pirate ship.

"It's a blessing to have you here, it's a blessing to have you here." Cao Shou said with a hint of joy, and nodded to Wei Qing with emotion.

Wei Qing waved his hand and said, "It is my duty to dissuade you from developing in a better direction."

"Well, what should we do next?" Cao Shou frowned slightly, worried about what to do next, "Rejected their invitation, I guess even if these people don't cause trouble during disaster relief, they won't. He will help us wholeheartedly.”

Wei Qing, who was sitting in the middle of the night, also considered this issue.

To be honest, Cao Shou didn't have the ability to handle disaster relief.

Although he was capable, he was limited by his status. When the local government was not very cooperative, he could not handle all aspects properly. Moreover, he was stuck at a certain link, and he could not command Cao Shou to come forward to help again and again. He solves it.

Then their identity must be against Tiangang.

If the two can be combined into one, disaster relief in Lujiang County will not be difficult, but there is no doubt that inviting foreign aid is the best way to break the situation at the moment.

Wei Qing slowly raised his head and said: "Mr. Cao, in my opinion, the water in Lujiang County is too deep. It may not be easy for these people to succeed, but if they want to do bad things, it is really easy.

So I suggest that writing a letter to Mr. Chen to explain the situation here and asking him to come and solve it is the best way to solve it. "

Hearing this, Cao Shou hesitated and said, "Is this too much trouble for Boyu?"

As one of the people in charge of this disaster relief, it would be a bit embarrassing for me to ask for help if I encountered the slightest problem.

But if he really wanted to bring peace to him, Cao Shou felt that he had no way to do it.

Wei Qing hurriedly added, "I learned the tactics of Yu Xian from my great ancestor. What can others say?"

Cao Shou's eyes suddenly lit up.

I didn't learn from Emperor Gaozu, who traveled around the nine states as a knight-errant in his early years. Isn't it also a beautiful thing to imitate the middle-aged Emperor Gaozu and ask wise men for advice?

"Okay, I'll write to Boyu right now." He agreed loudly.

I have learned a bit from the legacy of the great ancestors, and I am sure that all my ancestors will praise me in the future, saying that I have given honor to Mr. Cao.

As he prepared to study the ink happily, when he saw Wei Qing Shang standing in the room, Cao Shou suddenly remembered something.

So he smiled and asked: "Are you trying to take over the job of delivering letters?"

"The letter is urgent and cannot be missed. As a party concerned, I can personally explain to Mr. Chen to avoid misunderstandings." Wei Qing admitted openly without finding any euphemistic words.

After thinking for a while, Cao Shou replied: "Okay, just pay attention to safety on the road."

His words were not without purpose.

After Wei Qing offended the prefect, he chose to leave Lujiang and hide far away, which was undoubtedly the best choice.

After all, in other people's territory, I couldn't take care of Wei Qing all the time. Two grown men couldn't sleep in the same room at night, and the dark moon and high winds were the time when gangsters were out and about.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Wei Qing understood what Cao Shou meant, but compared to the dangers he might encounter on the road, he was more likely to have an accident if he stayed in Lujiang.

After finishing writing the letter at his desk, Cao Shou wrote out the general situation in a vague way, then found a box and put it away.

Anyway, with Wei Qing here, as long as the letter is delivered to Boyu, if there is anything unclear, just ask the person involved directly.

After bidding farewell to Cao Shou, Wei Qing found five followers, mounted fast horses, and left Shucheng in the rain.

(End of this chapter)