Lord Yuan

Chapter 98 The collision between eunuchs and scholars, the eunuchs were defeated

Cao Jie and his entourage were a mighty one. As the Marquis of Chang'an, and now also an angel, their arrival at the Taifu's residence naturally caused a stir.

When the Taifu learned about the imperial edict, he glanced at Cao Jie, who looked aloof and aloof, with some confusion, then took the edict and opened it in front of Cao Jie.

Cao Jie, who had always been surrounded by officials and would be greeted by local officials wherever he went, was left out in the cold for the first time by Chen Fan.

Looking at Chen Fan who looked completely distrustful of him, Cao Jie sneered, forced himself to stand upright and said sharply: "Does the Grand Tutor think that Cao is pretending to pass the imperial edict?"

Chen Fan waved his hand and said: "That's not the case, it's just that I always do things myself and don't like others to teach me. Now that I'm here, I should strictly abide by His Majesty's orders."

Cao Jie squinted at the inexperienced Taifu in front of him.

In fact, Cao Jie was almost completely uninvolved in the first disaster of party imprisonment. He was only regarded as a reserve official.

The Cao Jie family has been a family of officials for generations, and hereditary officials with two thousand stones were involved in the interests of the family. They had just entered the palace and worked tirelessly to reach their current status.

This was his first time dealing with Chen Fan head-on. He originally thought that he came with the emperor's will to kill him for his majesty, but he never thought that the Taifu would show his indifference.

Fortunately, Chen Fan did not protest, and Cao Jie had no intention of arguing with him. Now it was important to arrest Yin Xun first.

"Taifu, when do you plan to go to the Chancellor?" Cao Jie reminded from the side. He put on a smiling face, but his face was full of dark spots. Even with a full smile, it still made people shudder.

Chen Fan shook his head coldly: "I still have important matters to attend to. If I'm not in a hurry, I can come into the house and sit around. It won't be too late to leave after the affairs are settled."

After saying that, Chen Fan entered the mansion without waiting for Cao Jie's reaction.

"The master is in such a hurry, it seems that the rumors are true." Cao Jie was rejected and did not get angry. He still nodded with a smile.

"It is said that the Grand Tutor is recruiting righteous men from all over the world," all of whom are loyal, righteous and courageous people. "

"I just don't know what the master's actions are for, so that there are almost no thieves in Luoyang City?"

Cao Jie seemed to have something on his mind. In his opinion, his words were almost a clear sign telling Chen Fan that he already knew about your little tricks behind the scenes, so don't do any more useless things.

Hearing this, the Grand Tutor stopped with great interest, turned around and said with a smile: "Servant Zhongchang has a keen eye for scriptures. He even knows whether there are thieves or bandits in Luoyang."

Chen Fan suddenly paused, glanced at Cao Jie with a meaningful look, and then said: "I just don't know when the thieves who stole from the big man will be eliminated, and the world will be restored to peace."

"On the contrary, if you are determined to serve as a thief, you will realize that there will be no thieves in the world."

The Taifu sneered, laughed heartily, and then walked easily through the gate of the mansion and went straight inside.

When the remaining officials saw that the powerful person, Taifu, had left, and then looked at Cao Jie, the official's face, who had turned the color of pig's liver, they suddenly felt that it was neither good nor bad to leave, and their worries increased sharply.

The two big guys were so uncomfortable arguing with each other, and their words were full of struggle.

The master can laugh, but they dare not.

Although the Taifu's words were not stated clearly, the officials present had experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and had been familiar with this for a long time. They still did not understand what the Taifu meant.

Cao Jie is the biggest thief in the world.

As long as he is here, this big man will never be able to achieve a state without thieves.

Therefore, the Taifu would make insinuations, and Cao Jie went to the thief Cao as an errand. There would definitely be no thieves in the world.

Even these giant thieves have gone on duty to catch thieves, who would dare to be a thief?

Obvious things.

But no one said anything, leaving only Cao Jie and his entourage standing at the door with a very unhappy look on their faces as if they had been rejected.

"Attendant, the Grand Tutor has gone to deal with government affairs. We have important matters to attend to now, so we will take our leave first."

With one person taking the lead, many officials, big and small, followed closely, and one after another they stood up and resigned.

When Cao Jie saw this, he forced a smile and said, "That's natural. Don't miss the official business."

After all these people left, the front door suddenly became much cleaner.

The first time he collided with Chen Fan, it was obvious that Chen Fan was fully prepared, but he was at a disadvantage.

Unsurprisingly, in the past few days, there will be news in the Luoyang market that Cao Jie came to Taifu's Mansion with His Majesty's decree, but was rejected and was regarded as a greedy thief.

Although Cao Jie didn't care about his reputation, he still felt unhappy after being humiliated.

Then he raised his head and glanced at the well-decorated Taifu's Mansion, and said to the servants beside him with deep meaning: "This Taifu's Mansion is a bit shabby after all. After a while, the Japanese Central Attendant will find a good place for the Taifu to live, so he won't have to worry about food." Wearable, and quiet and pleasant.”

The servant didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only sneer and nod in response.

The master returned to the house.

"Then Cao Jie is still outside the door?" He continued to process the memorial in his hand without raising his head. Although he was surprised by Cao Jie's visit, he was not too touched.

In the final analysis, he was just a eunuch. Although he succeeded for a while by following the trend, it was not a long-term solution. What's more, he had made sufficient arrangements. No matter how big the storm Cao Jie caused, the Taifu Mansion could not take over.

"It's still outside the house. Why don't I invite him in to have a rest? After all, he is an angel now, and he also holds the title of mayor of the country, minister of the country, etc. If he neglects him, he may be jealous of him."

Liu Changshi's lips moved with difficulty, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead worriedly. He turned his head and could vaguely see Cao Jie standing outside the door with a dark face.

Chen Fan raised his head and glanced at the nervous Liu Changshi, and said calmly: "Everyone who achieves great things cannot express his joy or anger in words. Compared to Yuan Benchu, you are far behind."

He did not continue speaking, but was slightly absent-minded, focusing his entire attention on the letter in his hand.

Liu Changshi laughed repeatedly: "What the Taifu said is true, but the subordinate was a little negligent."

"Then since Cao Jie is willing to stand there, let him stand. People like him have been bent down for too long and have almost forgotten how to straighten up. This happens to be an opportunity."

Liu Changshi smiled helplessly when he heard this. Regarding the Taifu's words, he always felt that his hatred for the eunuch was revealed both inside and outside the words. Although he was smiling, he felt like a hungry tiger pouncing on food. Such fierce eyes.

He didn't dare to think any further, but then asked again: "The minister is here today for what he is doing today, and it seems that Yuan Pushe is involved. Could it be that this edict is here to accuse him?"

Liu Changshi thought for a while and felt that there was nothing wrong with his views.

Although the edict did not mention Yuan Shao's name, it revealed his anger about Yin Xun's private appointment as a servant.

As for Pushe, it would naturally involve the newly promoted Yuan Pushe.

Could it be that Cao Jie didn't know that Yuan Shao came from the Yuan family in Runan?Or maybe his goal is this Yuan family.

Liu Changshi was an expert at handling political affairs and sorting out documents, but when it came to the calculations behind it, he seemed a little stretched and could only guess at the surface.

The Taifu just said lightly: "Whether it is Yuan Shao or Yin Xun, they are both scholars. In Cao Jie's eyes, Yuan Shao and Yin Xun are both a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh."

"In addition, Zhao Pushe, whom he installed, is now marginalized. Cao Jie, who has not benefited, will naturally end up overturning the card table."

"His purpose is far beyond our imagination. Yin Xun just happened to stand in front of him."

Liu Changshi is a little unpredictable. What does not getting benefits have to do with overturning the card table? Could it be that by doing this, he can get his own benefits?

Seeing Liu Changshi who was still confused, Taifu immediately shook his head.

After all, he has not experienced too many ups and downs in officialdom, but he has been under his own sect for a long time, and his vision and foresight are not as good as those of Yuan Shao, so he cannot understand such simple principles.

But Yuan Shao had already written a letter in person, with a tactful reminder.

Beware that Cao Jie took the plunge and overturned the card table to rewrite the rules.

When Chen Fan saw him for the first time, he was impressed. At such a young age, he not only studied scriptures and dabbled in many things, but also often drew inferences about other cases. He was also well aware of the various secret contests in the officialdom. He was completely different from entering a high-level official position for the first time. Official look.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but become interested in Yuan Ji, who had always had high hopes for the Yuan family.

Compared with Yuan Shao who used his own fame to study hard and then seize the opportunity to turn around, it is hard to see which successor is stronger and weaker among such a large and famous family.

But the Taifu understands that although Yuan Shao is now a minister and has a high rank, he is still a wandering duckweed. Without the help of his family, it is difficult for him to make further progress.

"Go and invite the regular attendant in, I will have a good discussion with him." Chen Fan waved his hand.

Liu Changshi was relieved. He had already felt that the regular servant was so neglected. He had come with a decree, but was ignored again. Coupled with the implicit sarcasm of the Taifu before, Cao Jie must have had a grudge.

Over time, it will eventually be detrimental to the Taifu. It is better to invite him in politely, so as to show the Taifu's magnanimity.

After receiving the order, Liu Changshi did not dare to stop at all and ran away quickly.

Chen Fan glanced at himself and sighed: "If he had half the character of Yuan Shao, he wouldn't be able to make progress for a long time."

Then he continued to look at the letter sent by Yuan Shao in his hand.

The strategy mentioned in the letter, even though he is so sophisticated, can't help but be a little worried about it.

Soldiers make dangerous moves, but they often win by surprise.

And Yuan Shao's biggest reliance is that he needs to prop up a backer behind him that will never collapse.

"It would be great if Yuan Shao was my student. Li Yuanli, Li Yuanli, you are really lucky."

Chen Fan sighed repeatedly, looking at Yuan Shao's preemptive strategy, he suddenly felt a little jealous of Li Yuanli.

Fortunately, now Yuan Shaonai is from his sect. Although he has not taught the classics, he still has some feelings of recommendation.

(End of this chapter)