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Chapter 566 Cao Cao's Concern

"mad Men?"

Cao Cao drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, looked at Yuan Shao with great interest, and asked: "How crazy are you? Are you crazier than a certain person back then?"

Opposite him, Yuan Shao saw the unruly and unwillingness in Cao Cao's eyes, and knew that his childhood playmate was reminded of his past experiences.

In the third year of Xiping (174), Cao Cao was promoted to Xiaolian and entered the sacred capital "Luoyang" as a minister.Soon, he was appointed as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang.

"Luoyang" was the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, where the emperor's relatives and nobles lived together. You can imagine how difficult it was to govern.As soon as the young and energetic Cao Cao took office, he affirmed the prohibition and strictly enforced the law. He made more than ten sticks of five colors and hung them around the yamen. He clearly stated that "anyone who violates the prohibition will be killed with a stick."

At first, everyone thought Cao Cao was just talking.

Until, the uncle of the eunuch Jian Shuo broke the ban and walked at night, and was executed by Cao Cao with a five-color stick.

From this, the whole city was shocked by Cao Cao's courage.

With Emperor Liu Hong's favor towards Jian Shuo, Cao Cao dared to strike at his uncle. Others who thought they had some powerful background didn't want to risk their lives to try the power of the dragon spirit of the "Great Han Empire".

After all, as long as a family with some background knows that, let alone a physical training warrior like Uncle Jian Shuo, even an extraordinary Gang Refining powerhouse or a Soul Refining Realm master can face a dragon in the divine capital of Luoyang. If the Qi is suppressed, the person will become no different from ordinary people.

Just say that two months ago, Duan Jiong, one of the "Three Mings of Liangzhou", was exposed for the crimes of the powerful eunuch Wang Fu and was implicated by him. Duan Jiong, an unparalleled general in the sixth level of the Mysterious Weapon Realm, was still suppressed by the Dragon Qi. He was captured without mercy and then imprisoned.

It is a pity that Cao Cao, who is still passionate and determined to leave his name in the history books of the Han Dynasty, was poured cold water on him one after another after dealing with Jian Shuo's uncle.

First, he was promoted and demoted secretly, and was transferred to Dunqiu Order.Last year, in the first year of Guanghe (178), Cao Cao was dismissed from his official position because his cousin-in-law Song Qiang, the Marquis of Jianqiang, was killed by eunuchs.Afterwards, the depressed Cao Cao left "Luoyang" and returned to his hometown Qiao County to live idle, drinking, feasting and hunting with Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and other clan brothers and clan brothers all day long.

Until not long ago, Cao Song, currently serving as one of the Nine Ministers of Agriculture, was doing a lot of planning in the court, preparing to serve his son Cao Cao as Yilang later in the year.

Only then did a letter call Cao Cao back to "Luoyang" from Qiao County.

The past of his friend was running through his mind, and Yuan Shao did not forget to reply:
"Aman, you know about His Majesty's move to sell his official position in Xiyuan, right?"

Cao Cao played with the ear cup in his hand and nodded: "Of course."

Unlike Yuan Shao, who did not hide the ridicule and contempt in his eyes when he mentioned the word "selling official", Cao Cao's expression was extremely calm.

In Cao Cao's view, whether he is buying an official position or being appointed as a filial and honest person, as long as he is talented and can do practical things, then he has not dishonored that position.

Yuan Shao, who knew his friend's character, didn't care about Cao Cao's performance.After all, Cao Cao's origin meant that he was naturally on the side of the aristocratic family.

Whether Cao Cao admits it or not.

"What? Then Lin Yi, can't you buy the position of Three Dukes?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"I remember that the three princes and even the nine ministers in the court have not changed much——"

Facing Cao Cao's teasing, Yuan Shao just said calmly: "He bought the position of governor of the six counties."

"what?!"

Although Yuan Shao said it plainly, Cao Cao was startled when he heard it. He sat up suddenly and looked at Yuan Shao with piercing eyes.

"The land of six counties?! Is this Lin Yi going crazy because of his success?" Cao Cao's narrow eyes widened.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was still drinking wine leisurely, Cao Cao's expression gradually calmed down, and a look of thinking appeared in his eyes:

"That's not right. If he really has a disobedient heart, he shouldn't act so openly..."

"If the six counties he bought are together, neither His Majesty nor the princes in the court will tolerate him."

"So, the six counties he bought are not together, but are even distributed in different states and counties that are quite far away?"

"Furthermore, he is incapable of multitasking, so it is naturally impossible for him to hold the position of six county governors at the same time. He can only hand it over to others..."

"Hiss—" Cao Cao said, his eyes suddenly became interested, and he said, "What an interesting guy, I, Cao Mengde, want to know such a character!"

"So~" Yuan Shao's eyes flashed and he continued: "We just said he is a madman."

"The six counties he bought are Dai County, Shanggu County, and Lelang County in Youzhou, and Nanhai County, Cangwu County, and Gaoliang County in Jiaozhou."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Sure enough, not only is the land south and north, but it is also a deserted place."

Yuan Shao: "Except for the drama Zhicai who is the governor of Rendai County, who is a student from [Yingchuan Academy], the other five county governors are all white people."

"Even Li Jiancheng of Shanggu County and Gao Xianzhi of Lelang County are actually Hu Zhong with the blood of [Xianbei] and [Goguryeo]!"

"Wait!" Listening to Yuan Shao's disdainful words, Cao Cao interrupted with a frown and asked: "Benchu, you mean, Lin Yi doesn't hold the position of governor of one of the counties?"

"That's right~" Yuan Shao curled his lips and said: "Not only did he not hold the post of county governor, he even established a village named [Qinglin Traveling Merchant] in "Jizhou-Changshan Kingdom". Why did his subordinates call him Qinglin? gentlemen."

"It's inappropriate to leave a dignified county guard alone and actually become a mere merchant. It's really..."

Speaking of this, Yuan Shao shook his head with an inexplicable expression.

"Haha~" Hearing this, Cao Cao raised his hand to fill up the wine for himself and said: "Perhaps Mr. Qinglin Lin Yi wants to learn from Lu Buwei and find a strange place to live?"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Shao for a while, and then they both laughed loudly.

……

At night, Yuan Shao, who had spent the day hanging out with Cao Cao in restaurants, Zhangtai and other places of debauchery, returned to the Yuan family's mansion in Luoyang, smelling of alcohol and makeup.

As soon as he returned home, Yuan Shao saw his father Yuan Feng, who now held the position of Sikong in the Third Company, talking to Yuan Shu.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao's soul power from the eighth level of nourishing the soul gushed out from the center of his brows, dispelling the alcohol in his body in an instant, stepped forward, bowed to Yuan Feng, and said, "Father~"

Then, he turned to Yuan Shu and nodded: "Brother Shu~"

"Benchu ​​is back~" Yuan Feng looked at the eldest son with a smile, and his every move was full of nobility.

Although his mother was a concubine, the son was also a concubine.But after he was adopted by his elder brother Yuan Cheng, who died young, he became the eldest son in the Yuan family.

In addition, he has been smart since he was a child, has good talent in the soul path, and has an extraordinary handsome appearance, which makes him well-liked by everyone in the [Yuan Family].

　Don't wait any longer tonight. Someone at home has a fever. I can't calm down to type now. I'll see what happens tomorrow.

　　Oh, it’s so hard to guard against
　　
　
(End of this chapter)