Chapter 24 Divide into three groups

When Cao Cao came to Luoyang, the first hurdle he had to pass was his father. Since he resigned in Jinan, Cao Song sent letters three times ordering him to enter the court before making plans. At that time, he was disheartened and rejected all the letters.The two insisted on each other's words, and there was no quarrel. At the beginning, the father and son kept their balance in their writings. Later, when the father's aggressive words were exhausted, and the son's vows and arguments were fierce, the conflict between father and son became more and more intensified.At the end of last year, Cao Song mobilized hundreds of millions of family resources to buy the Taiwei, and Cao Cao even pledged his money to the capital pavilion and returned, not far from Luoyang.Now that he has come back to be an official with a disheveled face, how can old Cao Song spare him lightly?

Taiwei is the head of the three princes, in charge of military affairs in the world.Every son of heaven sacrifices to heaven and earth in the suburbs, and the Taiwei acts as a sacrifice, and state-owned government affairs can be discussed and admonished at will.The so-called major events in the world are only Sacrifice and Rong, both of which are held in the hands of the Taiwei. Although it is called the Three Dukes together with Situ and Sikong, in fact its glory far exceeds the two.Under his rule, there is one Shi, twenty-four subordinates, and another twenty-three Shi are responsible for guards of honor, transcripts, and gate guards.Such a cumbersome institution is definitely not something that an ordinary official's rest house can accommodate.According to the custom, Cao Song moved to live in the Taiwei Mansion specially set up near Nangong. In fact, only a few concubines live in the house in the east of the city.

Cao Cao understood his father's temper, and he must not rush to Taiwei's mansion.So the car turned to the mansion in Yongfu Lane in the east of the city, and ordered people not to get out of the car and not to move things out. He and Cao Chun stood respectfully at the gate, waiting for Lord Taiwei to go home. Sure enough, when Cao Song heard that his son was coming, he was so angry that he didn't even take off his official uniform, and brought Ling Shi with him and killed him. Mrs. Bian was the first to enter Beijing, so she didn't dare to move around in the car, when she heard a commotion, she opened the curtain of the car to watch.I saw a two-wheeled soap-covered safety car coming out of Yongfu Lane, with big red lacquered wheels, black two flags, gold carved deer handrails, and lacquered bear painted crossbars.

The person sitting in the car is wearing a black and beautiful deep suit and a sapphire crown on his head.Wearing purple ribbons, hanging jade rings, and hanging white silk ribbons.In his waist is a pure black majestic saber, pinned to an ivory wat board, with double seals - one is Taiwei, and the other is Han Feitinghou.In a short time, the car came to the front, and Mrs. Bian could see it more clearly. He saw that this person was about sixty years old, thin and dry, with a terrifying appearance, with temples cut like knives, triangular eyes staring, eyebrows raised, and nose raised. , with his mouth curled up, and his full gray beard pouted with anger... Mrs. Bian guessed that it was the father-in-law, knowing that something was wrong, she hurriedly winked at Huan'er, and hugged her son who had just passed a hundred days into her arms.

Cao Song touched the crutches, got out of the car angrily, and shouted at his kneeling son, "Kneel down, don't get up!" "My son is late, please appease the old man." Cao Cao kowtowed quickly. "Old man? It seems that you really don't know who I am." Cao Song became angrier when he heard that he didn't even call his father, "Bah! You don't know what to do!" The officials who came with Cao Song and the subordinates were all dumbfounded: How can there be a Taiwei who trains his son in the street?But it's not easy for them to say anything when they encounter such a thing.

Cao Chun knelt forward and climbed two steps: "My nephew pays homage to..." At this point, he realized that something was wrong, Cao Song came in a court dress and came in a chariot. In this case, should he call Cao Gong or uncle?Looking back at Cao Cao, he suddenly realized that his "old man" just now was not an exaggeration!This is a quick mind, but Cao Song misunderstood. Although we haven't seen each other for many years, Cao Song still recognizes Cao Chun: "It's none of your business to reconcile." Cao Chun got up, leaned forward and whispered, "Uncle, the family ugliness must not be publicized."

"Huh?" Cao Song felt impolite, coughed twice in embarrassment, and said to his son: "Get up first, go in and settle accounts with you! You don't want to live here." After saying that, he walked in with a cane.Cao Cao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, got up and followed with his brother.Seeing this, Mrs. Bian hurriedly raised the curtain of the carriage, got out of the carriage with her son in her arms, and followed behind silently. After all, Cao Song also knew how to be ugly, so he was afraid that the people accompanying him would hear it outside, so he didn't go into the main hall and went to the back garden, ordering Lou Yi to bring a bed.He sat up with a golden sword on his horse and shouted: "Kneel, kneel, kneel!"

Cao Cao knelt down on the ground, lowered his head and said, "My son is unfilial, which made Daddy angry." "Hmph! How dare you deny your father when you become a prime minister of Jinan? Resigning from office is such a big deal, if you say you don't want to do it, you won't do it! A few good words from others will make you feel uncomfortable, so it's okay to provoke you when you are idle. What do eunuchs do?" "It's really helpless." "Fart! It's fine to resign, why don't you come when I ask you to come?" "My son is..." Cao Cao really couldn't answer this question correctly. He was already kneeling here, so what qualifications did he have to say that he wanted to retire in peace.

Cao Song sneered for a while: "You are really promising, do you still know your last name? I will take out the letter you wrote in a while, and you will read it to me in front of me! Listen for yourself, is there a sentence in human language? How can I raise a letter?" What about a disobedient person like you?" Cao Cao was also quite unhappy. Although he said his words were too aggressive, it was his father who insulted him first.He was very shrewd when he gave advice to Cui Jun, but he didn't know how to deal with his father when things came to an end, so he just drooped his head and said, "I know I was wrong. I just thought about you saying that I should choose the boat by myself, so Just act boldly..."

"I mean you picked the boat yourself, but I didn't ask you to go down the river!" Cao Song became even more angry, "Did I allow you to resign? It took a lot of effort to bring you up, and finally made some military achievements. Don’t do it if you say you won’t do it. Don’t mention that I’m sorry for me, I’m sorry for my ancestors, are you worthy of yourself?” These words are indeed reasonable, and Cao Cao has nothing to say. "If I don't beat you today, you won't be able to grow your memory! You won't take me as a father seriously! Listen carefully, I'll beat you with fifty lashes to improve your memory, and then get out of here." , there is no place for you to live in this mansion, don't be an eyesore to me! Zihe, bring me a whip!"

Cao Chun hurriedly stopped him and said, "Uncle, don't get angry. It's not worth getting angry. Let him have this trouble." "It's not your business to deal with me! Go get the whip, won't you go?" Cao Song growled, "Where's Lou Yi? Get the whip!" Lou Yi had already hidden behind the rockery, and he could not afford to offend either of the father and son.The correspondence between them was passed on by him, and both parties received a lot of training.I had expected that today would be like this, if not, Cao Song would ask him to act for the experts, and he would not be right to fight or not to fight, so he simply hid and did not show his face.Cao Song yelled for a long time and saw no sign of Lou Yi, so he raised his crutches and was about to smash them on the head.Cao Chun quickly grabbed hold of it: "Uncle, for my nephew's sake, let's avoid Meng De's incident." "Let's go, if you don't let go, I'll beat you too. Get out of here, and you won't be an official anymore." How could he stop Cao Chun when he said that?Mrs. Bian could see clearly from behind, quickly opened the swaddling baby in her arms, and squeezed her son's butt hard—"Wow! Wow! Wow!" The child burst into tears. Mrs. Bian coaxed loudly on purpose: "Son! Don't cry! It's all right, it's just grandpa and daddy playing around." He hugged the child and moved forward. The crutch in Cao Song's hand was almost hitting Cao Cao. When he heard the child crying and being coaxed by the adults, he stopped involuntarily: "Yes, is it my grandson? Hurry up and hug him!" Mrs. Bian took two quick steps and stuffed her son into his father-in-law's arms. She took two steps back and saluted, "Daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bian, greets you, Dad." Cao Song hoped that his grandson was going crazy. He threw away his crutches long ago. He didn't even look at his daughter-in-law after hugging his grandson. He patted the crying Cao Pi and said, "Get up, get up... This child is really fat, with a tiger head and a tiger brain." Yes. It will grow strong in the future, so ask grandpa to give it a kiss." As he spoke, he pouted his beard and rubbed the child's face, before asking, "Is this Pi'er?" "Yes." Mrs. Bian stood up and helped her father-in-law to sit down. Cao Song breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked up and down the Bian family.The father-in-law can't squeeze his daughter-in-law, knowing that she is born as a singer and snatched, it is not easy to say clearly, so he just said: "Are you the wife my son took in Dunqiu?" "Yes." Mrs. Bian saluted again, "my son follows Meng De, and always looks forward to meeting your father-in-law. My son knows that you are a loyal and good man who has served the country for generations. You are old and have worked hard for the country, but your son has never had a chance. Come to Beijing to serve your old man. The daughter-in-law is not good, and she is guilty and guilty." The father and the father like to eat soft food but not hard food. Hearing some good words from his daughter-in-law, Cao Song was as sweet as eating bee droppings, and said with a smile, "I don't blame you! I don't blame you! It's because my son is useless!" Cao Cao took a look. "Father! It's still too cold. In my opinion, it's better to carry Pi'er into the house." Mrs. Bian tentatively said. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Cao Song hurriedly returned the swaddle to Mrs. Bian. Mrs. Bian took a look at it, frowned and said, "Oh, Daddy, Pi'er seems to have peed." "Hahaha..." Cao Song looked up and laughed, "Then let's change his clothes." Mrs. Bian turned her head and shouted: "Huan'er, hurry up and look through the box in the car to see where Pi'er's diapers are kept. There are too many things in a mess. Look carefully." "Huh! You husband and wife really don't know how to do things." Cao Song showed displeasure, "You still haven't moved your things in when you get home, and you can't even find a diaper. What do you need me to say? Why don't you ask someone to take all your things away?" Carry it in. Where is Lou Yi? Don't you want to help move things?" "Yes! I'll take someone to move it right away." Lou Yi jumped out from behind the rockery with a smile, sighed secretly at Mrs. Bian's wrist, and confused the old man with a few words.As long as the things are moved into the house and the sky is full of clouds and mist, it is considered to be living in! Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mrs. Bian hurriedly said to her father-in-law: "Father, you know who your son is. You know best in your heart. He has his filial piety, but sometimes his words and actions are extreme. For example, the matter of depositing money to go to Beijing." Now that the world is not peaceful, Meng De was afraid of mistakes, so he personally escorted people for several days and nights. Although he went back to Duting, after all, he was not less troubled. Confucius still said 'sex is difficult', do you think This reason?" "A virtuous daughter-in-law..." Cao Song clicked his tongue again and again, looked at his kneeling son, and sighed, "I'm not an example! You are also in your thirties, don't you look good kneeling in front of your wife? Get up quickly!" "Thank you, dad, for your forgiveness." Cao Cao kowtowed and got up, this test is finally over! Cao Cao and his wife packed up their things and clothes, settled down in their places, and arranged a place for Cao Chun. It took more than an hour of work before it was done.Cao Song went to court clothes, changed into plain clothes, and sent Anche and Lingshi away.Only then did the father, son, uncle and nephew sit down to discuss business. The first thing Cao Cao did was to ask what kind of officer the Dianjun Colonel was. Cao Song explained: "In the past, when the Yellow Turban incident occurred and the Northwest Qiang rebelled, the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion and Seven Departments were stretched. The emperor ordered that all the soldiers temporarily requisitioned in Henan were not allowed to disperse, and the soldiers were given their salaries. Two cavalry generals, He Miao and He Miao, are in charge. Over the years, rebellions have been quelled everywhere, relying on this team. Although the He brothers are at odds, they are a family after all. Now there are swordsmen everywhere, and He Jin and He Miao are famous for their military power. The emperor is also very worried." "Actually, there is no need. How could Dad not know what He Jin is like?" Cao Cao laughed. "Although He Jin is mediocre, he has the backing of party members and celebrities entering the government. There are Dou Xian, Deng Zhi, Yan Xian, and Liang Ji in my dynasty. The emperor himself came from Dou Wu's time. How could he not be on guard? The resurgence of foreign relatives?" Cao Song stroked his beard, "So now we need to re-establish officials to control these soldiers and horses, and we need to combine these soldiers with Huangmen Jianshuo's guards in the West Garden, and set up eight school lieutenants to resolve the situation. The military power of the He family. You, the captain of the Dianjun, are one of them." Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Is it because of my father that my son is recruited this time?" "It has nothing to do with me," Cao Song seemed a little dissatisfied, "I am now a captain, how can I have any reason to seek military power for my son first? What should I do if someone catches me? This matter comes from the Sacred Heart, maybe There is also a little credit for the He family. But in the final analysis, it is you who made great contributions to fighting the chaos back then, and the court thinks you are a useful person." Sure enough, it was He Jin's strength, Cao Cao already understood about eight or nine points, and said: "If Xiyuan cavalry are mixed with these soldiers, then our eight battalions will be under the emperor's personal command from now on?" "That's right. The emperor's original intention was to add Xiyuan's confidantes to these troops, so that you will not be associated with He Jin in the future, and only listen to his orders wholeheartedly. It's a pity..." "What a pity?" Cao Cao asked. "Tomorrow morning, you go to see General He Jin, and you will understand everything when you go to his mansion." Cao Song put down these words, and looked back at his nephew, "Zihe, you know that the Huang you want to be What does the door servant care about?" Cao Chun was very upset when he saw the two of them talking about trivial matters in the officialdom, and he was already absent-minded.Hearing my uncle's sudden question, I was a little caught off guard: "Huh? Ah... The servant of the Huangmen led the king to sit at the court meeting. To put it bluntly, he was just a small official who took the seat. Uncle, I am the eunuch of the servant of the Huangmen. There are many scholars, but there are few scholars, how can you find this position for me? Why don’t you let me go out to be a county magistrate.” "Huh! What do you know at such a young age?" Cao Song sneered, "The army is in chaos, and when you go out to be a county magistrate, you don't know how to die!" "Aren't my brother and Cao Hong both county magistrates?" Cao Song glared at him: "How many years have they been officials? They have confidants and are familiar with local snakes. You dare to go as a newborn calf? If someone rebels, your life will be ruined. Then I will Are you sorry for your dead father?" "Uncle taught me that." Cao Chun didn't dare to talk back. "I let you be the servant of the Huangmen for a purpose." Cao Song got up and paced, "The biggest advantage of this servant of the Huangmen is that he can communicate with China and foreign countries. He is beside the emperor, and he can enter and leave the palace gate at any time. Don't worry, I I have dealt with Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong for a long time, and they will never embarrass you. But you have to do one thing!" He looked directly at Cao Chun with his hands on the table, "But what is the trouble around the emperor? Get out of the palace and tell me, especially about our father and son, and about He Jin, and you must always pay attention and tell me in time." Cao Chun was taken aback: "Isn't that... a leak?" Cao Cao was afraid that his father would embarrass him, so he interjected, "Zihe, what my father says, just do what you want for now, don't think too much about it." "Oh, I see." Cao Chun replied sullenly. Cao Song calmed down his anger and sighed: "In the past, I was in court with your father and your fourth uncle. Your father Cao Chi was the captain of the Northern Army, and your fourth uncle Cao Ding was the official residence. The position of Jiuqing. The three of us worked together, how prosperous our Cao family was in those years! But now they are all dead, and only my old bones are left. .You must understand my uncle's painstaking efforts." Cao Chun studied with Cao De since he was a child, and he learned etiquette, morality, loyalty to the emperor, benevolence and righteousness, and he hated the officialdom.But what can he complain about in the face of his uncle who has found an official position for him?So he cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, the child will definitely live up to your old cultivation." "Okay!" Cao Song pressed the shoulders of his son and nephew, "From now on, I will serve as Taiwei to participate in the government affairs, Meng De, you are in the army and assist He Jin, and Zihe communicates with China and foreign countries to observe the holy face and monitor the eunuchs. Let's go back to the old way of the three of us, divide the troops into three groups, and each take responsibility. We must let our Cao family continue to prosper, and let's plan for the future of the next generation!" Cao Chun kept talking nonchalantly, but Cao Cao was thinking: Dad asked me to "assistant" He Jin, and Rang Zihe to "monitor" the eunuch. Could it be that the old man has changed the ship without saying a word?It seems that the east wind has turned to the west, and the current court situation has been turned upside down...