Lord Yuan

Chapter 75 Agree
After a while.

Cao Song sat on one side with a sad look on his face.

Opposite him, Cao Cao was sitting upright, with an irrepressible smile on his face.

Cao Cao smiled happily.

Cao Song looked unhappy.

What he said before was like a hard slap on the face.

He just said it casually, how could Taifu really send the recruitment documents.

This seemed almost impossible to Cao Song.

When would a scholar leader choose to recruit eunuchs?

Cao Song's eyes were solemn. He was used to being in a high position and always had to go back and forth to determine the source of the incident so as to prescribe the right remedy.

But Cao Cao didn't have as many thoughts as his father.

In other words, he has not yet experienced the severe beatings from society, and his mind is relatively pure, not as cunning as Prime Minister Cao.

Before the recruitment documents had been opened, he had a feeling that came from nowhere, as if he had a prophecy.

Maybe this is the confidence Yuan Shao gave me, Cao Cao thought in his heart.

"Father, the Grand Tutor has now issued a document not to treat me as a eunuch, but to make exceptions for hiring me. How do you think Cao should be treated?"

Facing this fork in the road related to the future of his official career, Cao Cao also rarely chose to listen to his father Cao Song's opinions.

After all, he has been a high-ranking official in the imperial court for many years. He has a much longer-term view of the situation at hand than he does, and he can see the stakes more clearly.

He knew that his father had a good relationship with the eunuch.

but now.

The eunuchs were in decline, but the scholars were rising.

For Cao's sake, and for his own sake, changing his thinking may bring about different changes to the family.

Cao Song, whose face was full of sorrow, also pondered for a moment, and glanced sideways at Cao Cao, who was eager to try.

He understood that his son had always had great ambitions and was not like ordinary people, so he spoke with sincerity.

"When Cao'er knew that his father had a good relationship with the eunuch, he could understand for whom his father did what he did. Now, although the eunuch is hidden behind the scenes and has never interfered in the government affairs, his father always senses signs that a storm is coming. "

Cao Song sighed.

"The eunuchs control more than ten thousand people. Now if they all fall, no one will choose to fight to the death. After the tranquility, there will be a storm."

Cao Cao listened to the wind and rain for a while, wondering what his father meant. Unable to calm down, he whispered: "Then father doesn't want Cao'er to answer the call?"

In fact, he doesn't want to become an official so early now. He is used to a lazy and comfortable life, but he is really reluctant to part with this happy life.

However, the happy days in front of him are only for the present and are of no help to the future. Cao Cao, who is accustomed to looking at the long term, still wants to follow the vision deep in his heart.

"That's not necessarily the case. My son is under the command of Taifu, so he has no worries as a father."

"Why is that?"

"It's really the fog in front of me that makes it impossible for a father to do anything, let alone a young boy like you."

"So what, don't be afraid. Father always says that everything is easy, it's all about human effort."

Cao Song sighed helplessly and saw Cao Cao's fearless face, full of the youthful innocence of his youth.

"When Cao'er has grown up, my father can't stop me. In this case, my father will go with you to the Taifu's Mansion, and by the way, I can contact my friends who I haven't seen for a long time."

When he learned that his father actually agreed, Cao Cao was instantly overjoyed and couldn't help but said happily: "My father's friends are none other than those eunuchs."

Cao Song glared angrily at Cao Cao, who looked indifferent: "Is my father the kind of person who only knows how to work with eunuchs? After all, I also served as the captain of the Kyoto Sili school, and my personal connections are far beyond your imagination. .”

This is true. Cao Song succeeded Li Ying, who was imprisoned, and became the Sili Colonel at that time.He is not as flexible as Li Ying, and his relationship with the surrounding officials is on the same level.

At that time, the officials and even the eunuchs huddled together when they learned that the ministers under Li Ying's command did not dare to overstep the mark at all, so they had to stick to their duties.

But he was different.

As soon as he took office, he opened the door to convenience. He would often choose to turn a blind eye to any crimes within his scope of authority after receiving enough money.

At the same time, in order to prevent people with malicious intentions, such as those censors and censors who looked at death as if they were going home, or famous celebrities from the Qing Dynasty from admonishing the emperor, Cao Song also chose to use a small part of his own treasury to get through The eunuch's mouth above.

As such.

Cao Song received it with great joy below.

The eunuchs were also smiling happily.

Those officials who committed crimes were released after paying some money, and they were naturally very happy.

Only those pieces of advice that were presented to them fell into disarray and there was no news.

It can be said that Cao Song's Sili Xiaowei was much more stable and safer than anyone else.

It can be said that the top and bottom dots are watertight.

As time went by, naturally, the relationship between superiors and subordinates became quite good.

Cao Cao sneered twice, and suddenly recalled that he was able to be recruited by the Taifu, and it seemed that it was all because of Yuan Shao's strong recommendation.

For a moment, he felt a little lost and had a look of helplessness on his face.

Cao Song was smiling just now, as if he was afraid that others would not know his current mood, why did he suddenly become so depressed again.

Then he asked: "Why is my son like this? Is there something wrong with what my father said?"

Cao Cao shook his head, recalling Yuan Shao's demeanor when he helped him, plus the three conditions he agreed to.

As a result, now that his conditions have not started to be implemented, he is still spending a lot of thought on his official career.

Such people are hard to find even with a lantern.

Why did I just let myself meet him?

Meeting someone like him makes me feel happy or sad.

"Father, does he know about Yuan Shao?"

Cao Song nodded: "I know, it was Yuan Feng who became a concubine, and he adopted Yuan as his son. Why do you want to do this?"

"It was all thanks to Yuan Shao that Cao Cao was able to get Xu Shao's comments before. Now, when Taifu recruits me, it is all because of Yuan Shao who gives me advice in front of Taifu. If not for this, how could I be appreciated by Taifu as a eunuch who has not yet reached the rank of eunuch? "

Only then did Cao Song remember the letter sent by Yuan Shao.

But after all, he has matured with age, and his expression has not changed much.

Intersecting with the Yuan family may be a good thing for the current situation where eunuchs are losing power.

After all, the Yuan family is a rare top family in the Han Dynasty.

"Then why did Yuan Shao treat you like this? Although my Cao family was famous for a while, compared with the Yuan family, my father is still more self-aware."

This is exactly what Cao Song felt puzzled about.

Cao Cao has not yet reached the senior level, and he does not have much power. On the surface, he has no real talents and knowledge. He is only known for his deeds as a flying eagle and a green forest ranger.

In this case, what exactly is Yuan Shao plotting against Cao Cao?

Cao Song was puzzled.

(End of this chapter)