Lord Yuan

Chapter 5 15-year-old Cao Mengde (please follow up)
At this time, even the man in white, who had been urging Yuan Shu not to say anything, shook his head sadly.

How does such behavior qualify him to sit in the position of the head of the Yuan family? It seems that it is a complete mistake to put the treasure on him.

Then, he turned his attention to Yuan Shao who was standing aside.

He was wearing a plain plain clothes without any lines, with a snow-white belt tied around his waist. He had long, thick black hair, and his dark and deep eyes were shining with strange light at this time. He was tall and strong, and he was really majestic.

Why didn't I notice that the concubine Yuan Shao had such magnanimity? The man in white unscrewed the wine gourd on his waist, tapped it a few times to shake the aroma of the wine inside, and drank it all.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, today I, Xu You, am going to put my treasure on you.

Yuan Feng said no more and just pulled out a knife from the soldier beside him.

Yuan Shu was stunned. He never imagined that his father would point a knife at him for a concubine. He never expected that it was the concubine Yuan Shao who broke the Yuan family's rules and lost face, but in the end it was him who had to bear everything.

Xu You stood at ease, and he could naturally see that Yuan Taipu was just trying to scare the monkeys, trying to use force to force Yuan Shu to shut up.

After all, if Yuan Shu is allowed to continue to perform, I really don’t know how many gossips will be circulated in the market.

Yuan Feng pressed forward step by step, his face was like stagnant water, but the sword in his hand was eager to try.

Yuan Shu retreated repeatedly, feeling despair. He didn't dare to bet whether his father really wanted to chop him or was trying to scare him. He could only choose to save his life.

"Uncle, wait a minute." Yuan Shao said, then grabbed the long knife in his hand and threw it aside. The iron weapon fell to the ground with a harsh scream.

"Brother Shu is just confused for a moment. There is no need to use this sharp weapon. If uncle wants to punish Brother Shu, it is better to wait until the mother's funeral is over." Yuan Shao followed the concept of watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously.

Anyway, the more Yuan Shu suffers, the more his own status will rise.

Why did Yuan Shu keep making trouble for nothing? He never thought that Yuan Shu's hostility to him would make him lose his mind and ignore him.

Yuan Feng was naturally happy to be on this step, but he still had an unyielding attitude on his face and glared at each other: "If Shaoer hadn't persuaded you today, I would have made you peel off your skin! Get out of here."

He really made Yuan Shu angry and almost lost his mind. Fortunately, Yuan Shao came to the rescue in time.

For what happened today, Yuan Feng felt that he owed too much to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu was saved by the sword, so he naturally wanted to escape the scene quickly. He didn't care to continue roaring, but before leaving, he gave Yuan Shao a sharp glance and disappeared from sight in a hurry.

"I wonder when he will grow up to be like you." Yuan Feng sighed, and his eyes showed a lot of love for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao smiled and stopped talking, but still carried out the previous actions.

Seeing that the excitement had dissipated, the guests present tacitly began to enter the mansion slowly, keeping silent about what happened just now, as if it had never happened.

The funeral is still going on in an orderly manner, and the little episode just now has passed.

"Cao Mengde of Peiguoqiao County comes to pay tribute."

The guards outside the palace gate shouted, and the guests had different opinions. Only Yuan Shao, who had already arrived in front of his mother's coffin, was shocked.

Cao Cao?Yuan Shao was a little unclear as to what he was doing.

Peiguo is more than [-] miles away from here, and the roads are intertwined during this period. If you are not careful, you will go astray.

Yuan Shao had never seen Cao Cao's true face. As for the unofficial history of later generations, it was said that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were debauched when they were young and had no moral character. There were even rumors that Yuan Shao and his younger brother Cao Cao specialized in the boudoir of married women.

Yuan Shao just wants to say that this is a naked slander.The two people's family backgrounds are also far apart. The distance of more than [-] to [-] miles has meant that they have not interacted with each other for a long time in the Han Dynasty. Under such circumstances, how could the two people intersect? It is purely fictitious.

Because of this, Yuan Shaocai was particularly puzzled by Cao Mengde's sudden arrival.

In addition, Cao Mengde should be roughly fifteen or sixteen years old at this time. Now he is in the green forest ranger stage.

The news of Cao Mengde's arrival actually did not cause too much commotion. After all, he was not Prime Minister Cao who would be the emperor and a minister in the future.

Perhaps his biggest dream now is to carve the inscription of the tomb of General Han Zhengxi on the tombstone after his death. His current passion has not been destroyed by this ridiculous social order.

Soon, Yuan Shao met the real master.

He was not as described in later generations with a big dark face and a posture of being silent all the time.

On the contrary, Cao Mengde gave Yuan Shao the impression of being more like a young boy, seven feet tall, with a face like a crown of jade, eyes like stars, and lips like greased lips.

He looks like a frivolous young man. With such an appearance, it is no wonder that he was dissolute and did not cultivate his moral character when he was young.

After Cao Mengde sent someone to deliver the gift, he crossed the threshold of Yuan's Mansion with a big stride, and stepped into Yuan's Mansion majestically regardless of the surprised looks of others.

It was obvious that some of the guests present knew Cao Mengde's family background, but seeing that he had an extraordinary bearing, entering the Yuan Mansion felt like entering a deserted place.

Xu Yan was well-informed, and after a moment's thought, he said in front of his brother: "This Cao Mengde is from the Qiaojun family. His ancestor, Cao Song, became an official and won over a large number of scholars. His prestige is very high. In addition, Because of Cao Song's adoptive father, Cao Teng, the status of the Cao family in Qiao County has been advancing rapidly."

Xu Na was a little surprised: "It's just said that Cao Mengde doesn't like studying Confucian classics. He only likes to make friends from all walks of life and act as a green forest ranger. Why is he here to attend Yuan's funeral today?"

Xu Zhen said that Cao Teng was born in Qiao County, and when he entered the palace, it happened to coincide with the great changes in the country. He changed three or four people back and forth in a year. Cao Teng served one by one at this time. There is no corruption or bribery in appointing talented people.

Many of the governors and governors recommended by him performed their duties conscientiously, resulting in a large number of ministers.

The emperor commended him for his achievements, but Cao Teng never praised himself. He only praised the emperor for his wisdom. Everything was done under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor.

Cao Teng adopted Cao Song, a member of the same clan, as his heir. Naturally, political rights began to be gradually passed on to Cao Song. With the political resources of his adoptive father and the efforts of the Cao family behind him, Cao Song lived up to expectations and served as the Sili school successively. Lieutenant, Hongluqing, are all the positions of Jiuqing.

Although a huge corruption incident occurred later, and he spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the position of Taiwei among the three princes of the dynasty, it has to be said that sometimes money can really make the world go round.

Cao Song was not like his adoptive father who cultivated his moral character and promoted talents. On the contrary, Cao Song preferred worldly money, and he was there wherever he could find benefits.

After serving as an official for many years, due to their power and leadership, the Cao family in Qiao County soon became a prominent local family.

Gradually, as the power of the Cao family grew stronger, a rumor spread among the people. It was said that Cao Teng was the successor of Cao Shen, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

The Cao family also boasted that they were descendants of Cao Shen and flaunted this.

It's just that Cao Teng's status as an eunuch made the Cao family always have to maintain a balanced attitude in the officialdom. On the one hand, they wanted to be close to the scholar's family, and on the other hand, they wanted to connect with the eunuchs to seek benefits.

Cao Cao often wanted to get rid of the title of eunuch.

If a eunuch is missing a leg, he can't act as a knight-errant.

That's what he thought anyway, so Cao Cao gloriously became a knight-errant.

(End of this chapter)