Chapter 27 Cao Song resigned

Cao Song's life can be described as troubled.Because he is the adopted son of the great eunuch Cao Teng, his official career is smooth and safe.Ten years ago, he encountered some setbacks due to the abolition of Song Empress, but he himself had no loss. Instead, he escaped Liu Hong's liquidation of Wang Fu as a victim because of a blessing in disguise. He has been an official in the capital since he became an official, not to mention luxury enjoyment, and he has made a lot of big and small money.Later, he served as the captain of Sili, and he also got involved with Da Si Nong and Da Honglu in Jiuqing for many years. Although he did not make much achievements in serving eunuchs, no one can deny that his qualifications are still very old, not even inferior to Famous ministers such as Zhang Wen and Cui Lie.What's more, he still has the title of Marquis of Han Feiting. Although this is just a vacant title that has not inherited the fiefdom, it can also be regarded as a kind of honor.Therefore, many people in the DPRK only feel contempt or incomprehension of him, but not hatred.

The big man admired by the little man, the little man looked down upon by the big man, this is how most of his colleagues feel about him.Therefore, Cao Song's pursuit is to be able to aspire to the top of the Sangong, to make those who despise him value his existence, and more importantly, to leave a glorious identity for future generations. He spent 100 million yuan to buy the Taiwei, but this didn't change anything. It's just that those who admired him before admired him even more, and those who despised him before despised him even more.In any case, the glorious title of Taiwei finally fell on him, and this is also the biggest official among the eunuch's children since the beginning of Han Dynasty.

However, Cao Song's good luck came to an end when he bought the position of Taiwei. In the first month of the fifth year of Zhongping (188 A.D.), the Xiutuge tribe raided Bingzhou and killed Xing Ji, the prefect of Xihe.Immediately afterwards, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Uprising regrouped again in Baibo Valley, Xihe County, Bingzhou, setting off a large-scale armed uprising, and invaded Taiyuan and Hedong in just a few days.There are seven prefectures in the Han Dynasty: Jingzhao, Fengyi, and Fufeng, with the old capital Chang'an as the center, are Sanfu; Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong counties, with the new capital Luoyang as the core, are Sanhe; Among them, Hongnong County is the seven counties of Sili.Therefore, when the rebels hit Hedong, it was tantamount to hitting the emperor's feet.

According to the old system of the Han family, if a rebel army invaded the land of Sili, the Taiwei must be dismissed for dereliction of duty.But after all, Cao Song spent 100 million yuan to buy an official. Not only is it unreasonable to dismiss him so hastily, but the people behind him will definitely not want to pay for it.So Liu Hong discussed with the ten permanent servants, and decided to reject the memorials of many courtiers, and let Cao Song continue to serve as Taiwei. But the bad luck didn't stop.Since Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju in Yuyang colluded with the Karasuma rebellion, the imperial court was out of reach. In order to control the situation, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, suggested asking the Huns to send troops to help, and Liu Hong did so.However, in recent years, the Huns have been in civil strife. The tribal kings strongly opposed sending troops.To make matters worse, the Baibo uprising invaded Hedong and blocked the road to the north, and the court could not rescue at all.In the end, Qiangqu was killed, the Xiongnu rebels rebelled against Bingzhou's rebellion Xiutuge Zahu, and the Baibo army's three-way rebel soldiers and one place, and the situation in Bingzhou became more and more troublesome.They even killed Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou, and forced the new Xiongnu Shanyu Fuluo to flee to Luoyang to ask the court for troops to recover the lost land.

Faced with such a serious crisis, Liu Hong changed Ding Yuan to be the governor of Bingzhou, and cooperated with the former general Dong Zhuo to suppress the rebels; Captain.Although Cao Song was not dismissed this time, according to Cao Chun's report when he left the palace, the emperor had already started to complain about him to the eunuchs around him.Cao Song realized that he, the Taiwei, was in danger. The so-called things were only three things. If there was any trouble again, his position would be lost. Cao Cao didn't have so much time to think about his father's troubles, all his thoughts were spent on managing the army.The biggest problem with He Jin's troops is that good and bad are mixed.The five armies and seven departments of the Han family are all children of the Gongqing family, and the order prohibits the army to be neat; but this army is really chaotic. The worst thing is that there are people everywhere, and soldiers sometimes use several accents to pass orders.It's no wonder that there are rebellions all over the world, and these people are the elite who have put down the chaos for years.He Jin didn't know how to run an army, the army had been handed over to Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and other vulgar people to rule, and the more he indulged these soldiers, they had no rules.Therefore, the first thing Yuan Shao, Bao Hong, Cao Cao and other seven people did after taking office was to readjust the organizational system after differentiating their hometowns.

Every morning, the seventh school lieutenant trains his men and horses in Duting, and reports to the General's Mansion after noon.It was said to be a report, but He Jin couldn't understand anything. The seven captains were actually discussing their experiences with each other.After two months, Cao Cao seemed to have an illusion, as if he was not an official of the court, but more like holding an armed force belonging to the scholars themselves.And behind this sense of freedom there is still a variable, that is, the Xiyuan Yuqi, who had promised to join, has not joined so far, and the most important captain among the eight captains is still vacant!

This is the busiest period of time since Cao Cao became an official, and it was already dark when he returned to the mansion after finishing all his work every day.Usually, the first thing after returning home is to go to Mrs. Bian to see her sleeping son. That day, he was holding his son's little hand lightly, Bian said: "My father-in-law came back this afternoon, and he never let me go and serve him." "Oh?" Cao Cao was a little surprised. Since the Xiongnu rebellion, his father has hardly returned home, and he has always worried about the country and the people in the Taiwei's mansion.Of course, he was also afraid that the captaincy would not last long, so he wanted to put on airs in that mansion for a few more days.

"It's not too late, go and see the old man!" Mrs. Bian said to her son while patting him to sleep. Cao Cao kissed her on the forehead, put on his clothes and went to the courtyard over there.Unexpectedly, my father was not in the bedroom, so I strolled to the front hall. As expected, the light inside was still on.Cao Cao is no stranger to this kind of scene. When he was a child, he often sneaked out to play in the middle of the night, and every time he passed by his father's study, the lights were always on. government affairs.Later, things turned out to be unfavorable, and my father was still busy until very late, but all he was busy with was currying favor with the eunuchs and crowding out dissidents.What is he busy with this evening?

Cao Cao quietly walked to the entrance of the hall, and wanted to open the door to enter, but he heard another voice from inside: "Brother Jugao, why are you doing this? You are already old, what are you doing with such unnecessary worries?" Woolen cloth?" Cao Cao could tell that this was Fanling, the young mansion of Yongle. He was nicknamed "Smiling Tiger" in official circles, and he could be regarded as a good friend of his father.No wonder he was coming back tonight, because he had something confidential to discuss with Fan Ling.Cao Cao didn't listen to thieves once or twice. He loved to listen to gossip behind people's backs since he was a child, as if only this kind of news source was the most reliable.

"Hey... I've been doing it for myself all my life. When have I really worked for the court? But these past few months, I've really paid attention to the battle reports in Bingzhou. I think Dong Zhuo is a wolf cub, and he can't be allowed to continue fighting chaos in Bingzhou , He has recruited all the barbarians into his subordinates!" Cao Cao was stunned outside the door, did his father see something wrong in the battle report? "You said he wanted to rebel, do you have any evidence?" Fan Ling asked. "I don't dare to say if I want to rebel, but at least I want to support my own strength and recruit Hu people to establish my authority! How many troops did the court give him? How many does he have now? Except for Huangzhong Yicong, who is Xiqiang miscellaneous Hu. Let these bandits go to suppress the bandits, will there be any good results? The days are long and the tail will not be lost!"

Fan Ling was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Brother Jugao, I know you want to make some contribution to keep your position. Anyone can understand, but... we are all old, and when it is time to let go, we will naturally let go .” "What do you mean?" "What else can I mean?" Fan Ling kept laughing, "Da Shanyu is dead, and the emperor didn't say anything about you. You should be a little more interesting when you are old." "Am I a little more interesting?" Cao Song's voice was very surprised, "Old Fan, why do you say such things to me?" "Human affairs are here!" Fan Ling raised his voice, "Although you have spent 100 million yuan, there must be a limit to everything. You can't expect this 100 million yuan to keep you as a captain for the rest of your life. Anyway, you should You have shaken the prestige of shaking, and the person who should say something good has said it, no matter whether he accepts you or not, you have to salute you when you meet. That's all right!" I don't know if my father was thinking or was stunned by Fan Ling's anger, Cao Cao didn't hear him reply for a long time. "Actually, what's so good about this captain? It's said to be the leader of the three lords. He doesn't record official affairs, so he's useless." Fan Ling was still muttering to himself, "Don't say it's your brother, Zhang Wen, Zhang Yan, Cui Lie So what? You have to leave as you should, and you still have to think about it a little bit. Because the loss outweighs the gain if you can’t eat or sleep. We are all at this age, what else can we be dissatisfied with? We have to do something earth-shattering Are you willing to give up on things? Even if you have the heart, you don’t have the strength!” "Who told you to tell me these things?" Cao Song's voice was a little annoyed, "You insist on coming to me at night, for whom are you spreading gossip?" Fan Ling chuckled: "You don't care who I pass the message for, it's for your own good anyway." Unexpectedly, after finishing this sentence, Cao Song smiled and said, "Don't play tricks on me. No one asked you to pass the message. It's because you didn't have good intentions. If you want to learn from Cai Ze and talk about Fan Ju, let me make room for you." Right?" Fan Ling seemed to have been exposed, he hesitated and said: "You...you are suspicious." "I'm suspicious? Hehe... I don't know about your tricks. In terms of the ability to harm others, who can compare with you, Fan Deyun, who is famous for smiling like a tiger!" Cao Song sarcastically said. , "I know you covet my position, but you can tell it clearly and don't play dirty tricks with me. If it is not spread, you, the Taiwei, started from nothing, playing tricks, wouldn't it ruin you The reputation of the old Fan family? Damage to your reputation is a trivial matter. Your grandfather Fan Jiqi is a generation of high sages, and even Chen Zhonggong was his student. He was proficient in alchemy and secret methods during his lifetime. Your attachment to eunuchs in this life is enough to discredit him. If you tarnish your reputation again, be careful that he has a spirit in the sky, and a thunderbolt will kill you, a worthless thing!" "You, you..." Fan Ling was furious. "It doesn't matter if you are hacked to death. This is a day of human beings, and you will have to implicate the other three men before resigning. Then you will be scolded when you die." Cao Cao was angry and funny when he heard his father taunting him like this: What is angry is that the old man The best sarcasm in my life, because this problem has offended many people, and it is really out of measure for the third man to talk like this regardless of his status; but the funny thing is that Fan Ling is a villain, so he owes such bitter sarcasm . Fan Ling has always been known for being "friendly and amiable", but today he was scolded into anger: "Cao Song! Let me tell you, you don't know what is good or bad. I just want to be a captain! Speak with conscience, Ren Sangong, you are so qualified ?" "I'm not qualified enough, are you enough?" Cao Song sneered. "Since you can do it, I can do it! Don't you just rely on money to talk? I also go home to prepare money, isn't it just to buy an official? Don't laugh at anyone these days!" "It's up to you? How much can you afford?" Cao Song continued sarcastically, "Ten million is enough for you to vomit blood." "You don't care how much I pay, what's wrong with 10 million? Our emperor eats fish, no matter how big or small, if you run out of money, I'll tell you to get out sooner or later!" Cao Cao was annoyed after hearing this for a while: How could this old dog swear at the Taiwei? "Get out? Get out of here first! Is it because I and Xu Xiang supported you that you have survived to this day? This is my home, and if you don't have your turn to yell or swear, I will tell my family to tear it up." Your mouth. Tomorrow you will be accused of insulting San Gong in the palace, and you will not be the young man of Yongle, go home and live your dream of being a prince!" Cao Song issued the order to expel the guests. "You, you..." In terms of the sharpness of words, ten Fanlings tied together could not be worth one Cao Song. He was trembling with anger, "Okay, I'll get out! Let's wait and see!" Cao Cao was right outside the door, Hearing that he was going to leave, he hid his body by the door and stretched out one leg quietly.Fan Ling snorted and opened the door, and didn't pay attention to the sole of his foot. His foot was lying on Cao Cao's lap—this one stumbled over the steps, fell down and gnawed on the mud, and he couldn't get up for a long time. . "Hey! Who is this? Did it break?" Cao Cao pretended to go up to help him, "Uncle Fan, why is it you? This is really... blame me, blame me, walking too fast!" a mouth. Fan Ling's wooden clogs were broken, his clothes were torn, and he couldn't find any of the hairpins. His hair was loose and muddy.He stood up in a panic and touched it - the front tooth was knocked out!Clutching his bleeding chin, he pointed at Cao Cao: "You...you...you guys are not good people!" After speaking, the old guy cried angrily, clutching the broken wooden clogs, one foot deep and one foot shallow . Cao's father and son, one inside and one outside the door, held their stomachs and laughed. I am afraid that the two fathers only look alike when they are playing tricks on people.After Cao Song laughed for a long time, his face suddenly became serious: "It's all about talking and laughing, it seems that I, the Taiwei, have come to an end." Cao Cao felt distressed for a while, after all, it was a whole 100 million yuan!Thousands of exhortations and ten thousand orders were thrown out in vain, and he was afraid that his father would be sad, so he said: "Anyway, you have already won the championship, what regrets do you have? It would be better not to go to the Taiwei's mansion, it is deserted and lifeless. I will be free in the future Yes, you can hold your grandson at home every day." Cao Song leaned against the door and sighed, "Yes...you can hug your grandson every day." Fan Ling's visit really caused a lot of trouble. He, Xu Xiang and Cao Song were originally in the same party, but now because of this trivial matter, their faces are torn apart.He first went to Prime Minister Situ Xu to sow discord, and then complained to Shi Changshi for his grievances. Finally, he managed to scrape together 10 million yuan from the pawn sale of the property, and respectfully sent it to Wanjintang in Xiyuan. Everything was ready and only one battle was owed.Coincidentally, just as the Runan Yellow Turban rebelled again, Emperor Liu Hong finally found an excuse and immediately dismissed Cao Song and turned him into an admonishing doctor. Half a month later, Fan Ling succeeded as Taiwei as he wished.Cao Song served as Taiwei in November of the fourth year of Zhongping, and was dismissed in May of the fifth year of Zhongping, a total of seven months.His predecessor Cui Lie also served as Taiwei for seven months and invested five million yuan; while Cao Song spent twenty times more! After Fan Ling took office, Cao Cao thought that his father must be very disappointed.But unexpectedly, he really sat at home holding his grandson every day, and he didn't even bother to go to Dongguan Yingmao.A few days later, Cao Cao came back from the General's Mansion and saw his father sitting in the hall talking and laughing with Lou Yi. "Father, why are you so happy?" "Zihe came back and told me that Fan Ling is going to be dismissed." "Huh? Less than a month?" Cao Cao was surprised. "That's right, let this old bastard compete with me! He will be finished within a month." Cao Song gloated. "Because of what?" "The emperor is going to hold a military parade ceremony! He canonize himself as the 'Supreme General' in public. How can Fan Ling get it then? Not to mention the popularity, he doesn't even have front teeth. The emperor wants to use the most prestigious Ma Rijun as a pawn." Taiwei, make this grand ceremony perfect." "Where is the emperor who canonize himself as a general?" "He wants to establish his majesty and suppress He Jin's momentum. In addition, he will formally confer you Xiyuan Eighth School Lieutenant in public, and there may be rewards." At this point, Cao Song suddenly stopped smiling, "Go to the military academy The candidate for the lieutenant has been confirmed." "Who?" Cao Song's face darkened: "Jian Shuo." "Jian Shuo? How can you use eunuchs?" Cao Cao was quite dissatisfied. "Who else can we use without him? The emperor is the only one who is absolutely loyal to him." Cao Song played with his crutches, "These words were all discussed by the emperor and the minister, and even the queen didn't know. How fast are you going? Remind him there, Jian Shuo is a stupefied young man, he doesn't buy into any of the generals, ten servants, or queens. This man only knows that there is an emperor, and he doesn't know who else is. There will be more troubles in the future Let’s go! Captain Xiyuan, this is a life-and-death job. You must be prepared. If you pass this test, our Cao family will prosper. , lost a wife in middle age, lost a child in old age, I will be mixed up in this life!" Cao Cao felt more and more uneasy: I was the captain of Luoyang North, but I personally ordered Jian Shuo's uncle to be killed!