Lord Yuan

Chapter 80 Yuan Shao’s Advice
"I don't know, I don't know." Yuan Shao bowed his hands and replied respectfully.

Immediately, he said eloquently: "But even if Zhao Pushe has a huge backing, since he is a court official, he has to do everything in his power."

"If you are a low-ranking official and you are not talented, you should still ask the Taifu to criticize you."

Yuan Shao argued hard, and his firmness on his face did not diminish at all.

Seeing this situation, Chen Fan was not too surprised.

He was already familiar with Yuan Shao's character.

He didn't know it today, but even if he knew that Zhao Pushe was planted by the eunuch, I'm afraid Yuan Shao would still choose to get involved in this matter.

just.

Standing in front of him was Cao Song, the great minister of Honglu, who had always had a very good relationship with the eunuchs.

Naturally, he had heard about Zhao Pushe. Now that he heard Yuan Shao's words, Cao Song suddenly understood.

Why did the Tutor always turn his gaze towards me indifferently before?

Taifu, Taifu.

I have a good relationship with the eunuch, but that doesn't mean that Zhao Pushe is with me. You can do whatever you want without worrying about me.

But Cao Song couldn't just say this easily.

Officials all pay attention to roundabout tactics.

Although he managed the affairs from top to bottom and cultivated relationships everywhere, he made all the officials in Luoyang court have good relations with him.

But he also understands that this relationship can only be maintained when there is no thunderstorm on both sides.

If Cao Song wanted to continue to rise, he would naturally need those eunuchs who were in charge of power at the beginning.

Now the eunuchs are weak, but he doesn't think that the eunuchs will give up here. It is impossible to say that they are discussing how to overthrow Dou Wu and Chen Fan's scholar group in that corner.

Cao Song naturally didn't want to fall into this trap that was obviously a bottomless pit.

At least for him and the Cao family, the contents of this document were a bottomless trap.

Seeing that the Tutor was already a little dissatisfied, and since his son had just been recruited by him, he must take a stand.

"The Tutor has always been busy with work, and now even the paperwork for this new position needs to be approved personally. It's really hard work."

Cao Song put on a smile and complimented.

Then he looked at Yuan Shao who was standing aside and said, "You are from the Yuan family in Runan. It is not convenient for me to give you any advice. But now that I am sitting in front of the Taifu, I will give you some advice as a person who has been here. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it."

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao's somewhat dissatisfied face, signaled to relax and nodded calmly: "Cao Honglu, please speak, I am all ears."

Cao Cao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. However, the status of the few in front of him was obviously much higher than that of him who had not yet become an official. Naturally, he did not dare to praise him, and could only watch his father with his words. A kind of not very friendly words to admonish Yuan Shao.

"So, does Mr. Yuan know what kind of people are the most popular in the officialdom?"

Yuan Shao looked at Cao Song thoughtfully, obviously.

The typical representative is standing in front of him.

But Yuan Shao couldn't say it so nakedly, so he shook his head and said, "Please tell me, Cao Honglu."

As for Yuan Shao's restraint, a man like Cao Song could clearly see it, but he didn't ask too many questions.

"Being able to rationally utilize the relationship between superiors and subordinates and then perform one's duties well is the ideal state that a minister can achieve."

"In everything, you bite off more than you can chew. Since you are a minister, you should fulfill your duties to the fullest. You don't have to suffer humiliation for temporary fame and fortune. This gain is not worth the loss."

Of course Yuan Shao understood the truth behind this.

But he was too late.Those eunuchs hiding in the dark didn't know how far they had come.

The enemy was snooping wantonly in the dark, but the scholar group in the open seemed to have forgotten this most terrifying meat grinder.

The previous scourge of party imprisonment had suppressed the scholars for too long, making them take it for granted that now that the party imprisonment had been lifted, it was the turn of the scholars to take charge of the world.

Little did they know that what could be called the second disaster of party corruption was about to begin like a raging fire.

Yuan Shao nodded, but he agreed with Cao Song's point of view: "What Cao Honglu said is true." But he changed the topic and said.

"But Zhao Pushe disrespected his superiors and bullied his subordinates. The people in Shangshutai were angry and resentful. As the minister's minister, the subordinate should stand up."

"Aren't you afraid that someone behind you will cause trouble for you?" Cao Song whispered quietly.

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and nodded: "Afraid."

"But fear doesn't mean that lower officials can't stand up and argue."

"What's more, the world today belongs to His Majesty the Emperor, not to any one person. Therefore, if you dare, I will ask the Grand Tutor to make a decision."

Yuan Shao was so majestic that he did not back down at all because of Cao Song's exhortations.

For Yuan Shao, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand his reputation.

If it succeeds once, half of the people in the Han world will regard me, Yuan Benchu, as a role model for the world.

Everyone speaks.

Yuan Benchu ​​is the world's model.

Chen Fan looked at Yuan Shao, who looked astonishingly handsome, and felt even more delighted.

The more such scholars there are, the more prosperous the Han Dynasty will be in the future.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao came from a well-known family, was so talented, learned, and arrogant. In the future, he would have a place among the nine ministers and even the three princes in the world.

At the moment, he already had the answer in his mind on how to deal with Zhao Pushe in front of him.

Immediately, Chen Fan looked at Cao Song, who still had a serious face, as if nothing had happened, and said: "What Yuan Shilang said is very worthy of my thoughts. If all the big men are like Yuan Shilang, there is no need to worry about the big man. If there is no prosperity, why worry about those eunuchs harming the country and taking power."

"What do Cao Honglu think?" Chen Fan asked Cao Song calmly.

Cao Song's expression tightened. Following Taifu Chen Fan's words about eunuchs harming the country and gaining power, he understood that this was not only aimed at Zhao Pushe, but also to beat him, who was very close to the eunuch. Da Hongluqing.

Chen Fan's few words put him on the fire.

If you agree to Chen Fan's words, you are stating your position at this time. Although it will not completely break up with the eunuchs, after all, if word gets out, who knows where those weird eunuchs will think of.

But if we should not do so, it would be equivalent to turning a blind eye to the scourge of party supervision that swept the country by the eunuchs in front of us, and not caring about the eunuchs' manipulation of power that harmed the country.

Of course, Chen Fan knew what Cao Song was struggling with at this time, but he did not point it out. Instead, he looked at Cao Cao with great interest behind him, who had an expression of deep understanding.

It was obvious that Cao Cao greatly recognized what he said.

I don’t know how Cao Song, who was always cunning, taught his son to hate evil so much, as if he was about to forget his ancestors.

Fortunately, Cao Song could keep his composure and could still see the situation in front of him clearly.

Then he said: "What the Grand Tutor said is true. That Zhao Pushe didn't know the inferiority of his seniority and bullied his subordinates wantonly. This is what he deserves."

Chen Fan did not delve into Cao Song's words of avoiding the important and taking the easy. He only tried to test it out.

Fortunately, at present, it seems that Cao Honglu is not a piece of cake towards eunuchs.

(End of this chapter)