Chapter 18 Bribe Wang Fu

After Dong Zhongshu wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to promote the "relationship between heaven and man", whenever there was a rebellion, a famine, or a major negligence in governance, the three princes, Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, would be replaced. In March of the third year of Xiping (AD 174), Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, sat on the Dragon Throne for only seven years, and the ministers involved in the Sangong included Hu Guang, Zhou Jing, Xuan Feng, Wang Chang, Liu Ju, and Liu Chong. , Wen Renxi, Xu Xun, Liu Xiao, Guo Xi, Qiao Xuan, Lai Yan, Xu Xu, Li Xian, Yuan Kui, Zong Ju, Yang Ci, Duan Jiong and other eighteen people have been replaced by ministers since the Later Han Dynasty. The most frequent.After you sing, I will appear on the stage, and there are many factions, wise and foolish, it is like a revolving lantern, which also shows the turmoil of the situation.

One day, Cao Cao was practicing sword in the back garden. Just as he was practicing swordplay, his younger brother Cao De ran over and said, "Meng De, father asked you to meet guests in the front hall." Cao Cao wiped off his sweat and said, "What kind of Laoshizi's character, Fan Ling and Xu Xiang, two veterans? I'm almost sick of seeing it." "Wang Fu is here." "What is he here for?" Cao Cao's ears were already filled with Wang Fu's bad deeds, but he never thought that he would appear in his home. "You don't know if you haven't been here these years. Wang Fu often comes to our house, and every time he takes a small car, secretly."

"It's no good to carry someone back—then what did he see me for?" "I think you're going to be lucky. He met Fan Ling in our mansion back then. In a few days, Fan Ling was promoted from a Sanzhilang official to Jingzhaoyin; the same is true for Prime Minister Xu. He wants to meet today. You must be a blessing, not a curse." "It's a disaster that can't be avoided." Cao Cao immediately thought of He Yong. "You just go to see him generously, and let the old eunuch see the demeanor of our Cao family's descendants." "That's natural."

Having said that, when he really saw Wang Fu, Cao Cao couldn't be unrestrained.As an incomplete man, an eunuch ages rapidly after the age of thirty.Wang Fu was nearly sixty years old, with a fair face wrinkled, but kind-hearted, pleasant, and gray-haired, just like a kind old lady.Cao Cao was even a little skeptical: Could such an amiable person really be a domineering, arrogant and traitorous minister? "Boy Meng De has become more and more respectable." Wang Fu smiled more and more wrinkles, "When you were one year old, I came to hug you!" Cao Cao really didn't know how to reply: "Xiao Ke vaguely remembers , vaguely remember."

"You really know how to climb vines. You were only one year old at that time, what can you remember?" Cao Song joked. Wang Fu was amused and burst out laughing.The laughter was shrill, high-pitched, yin and yang, like the cry of a night owl: "Today is my rest day, and I came to see Brother Cao. You are so polite, and you even asked your son to come to see me. I am very honored..." When he said this, he suddenly changed the subject, "We are old friends, if you have any questions, you can speak directly." Cao Song touched his son's shoulder: "My boy is ninety-nine this year. He has studied poetry and books since he was a child, and he has a little knowledge of the art of war. He aspires to serve the court. You can always see if you can clear it up a little so that he can How about entering an official position early?"

Cao Cao now understood why everyone who met Wang Fu in his mansion was lucky. It turned out that his father had always "recommended" talents to him in this way.In fact, he was not in a hurry to become an official, because the influence of his seventh uncle Cao Yin even had a little resistance, but now he couldn't help himself. Wang Fu nodded, but said: "As the saying goes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't be a sinner for your children and grandchildren. Nowadays, Mingjing, Xiaolian, who is fifty years old, and a nephew who is less than twenty, you are busy. Are you too impatient to work hard for his official career?"

"It's not impatient. Although the child is small now, he will grow up in a short while. While our old brothers are here, give him a good support, not for him, but for the reputation left by my ancestors of the Cao family! What do you say? Isn't that the reason?" Cao Song smiled, "I don't ask for high officials and rich salary, I just hope that he will become a filial and honest man as soon as possible, and the future will depend on his own ability." Wang Fu ignored his complaints, and sighed to himself: "According to me, the investigations in recent years have been too hasty. It doesn't matter whether they are capable or not, as long as they have connections, anyone can become an official. It’s too disrespectful to the imperial court. Do you know what the common people say in the streets and alleys? To be a scholar, you don’t know the book; Are these all good words? In our position, there are human favors everywhere, so it’s inappropriate to ignore it, it’s difficult..."

Isn't it rooted in you that the imperial court employs unknown persons?Cao Cao listened to his official accent, and knew that his father was going to waste his efforts. "Brother Cao, I don't mean anything else. It's not that Meng De is a bad boy. Let's just talk about the facts and talk about the bad government in these years." Wang Fu remained calm, looked Cao Cao up and down again, and suddenly said: "Nephew, the sword you wear under your ribs looks good." After saying a word, Cao Cao almost fell to the ground.He only knows that his uncle Cao Chi is thoughtful and has the ability of photographic memory.Could it be that Wang Fu also knows this sword?

But Wang Fu laughed and said, "It must be the sword that cut off Duan Jiming's weapon, right?" He seemed to glance at Cao Song indifferently. Cao Song now understands that he is inseparable: now Duan Jiong is much more popular than himself, and he dares to do things for Wang Fu regardless of face.Duan Jiong was humiliated in the previous episode, he must have gone to Wang Fu to slander himself, that's why Wang Fu deliberately ignored his son's affairs.Thinking of this, he secretly scolded Duan Jiong in his heart, and also regretted that he had become an enemy on the spur of the moment without reason.Seeing that Wang Fu could not be shaken by something real, he smiled and said, "Master Wang, you are right, our Mengde is filial piety. If he hadn't rescued me that time, my old life would have been ruined in the future." Duan Jiong's hand. If such a child can't be Xiaolian, wouldn't he die of injustice? Let's just say a few good words, so what's the point of spending thousands of dollars on me?"

The reason why Wang Fu pushed back and forth was because of his words! Cao Cao witnessed bribery for the first time in his life.I saw this old eunuch who had just sworn to be filial, suddenly stopped smiling, and said with a serious face: "Oh? Listen to you, this child is really worthy of being a filial piety, and the old man also cherishes his filial piety." It's amazing, it's amazing...I'll try to do it for you." When dealing with eunuchs, as long as the money is handed over, it will immediately come to fruition.Cao Cao was still surprised, how could this person change his face so quickly, but Cao Song hurriedly urged: "What are you still doing there? Don't you thank Mr. Wang?"

Cao Cao hurriedly knelt down and bowed against his will: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your cultivation!" "You are too polite, what kind of friendship are we?" Wang Fu laughed. What friendship?The friendship of money!If it wasn't for the fact that Lao Cao was so rich that he left behind this inexhaustible family wealth, how could he, Wang Fu, support his Cao family with good intentions?Cao Cao now understood the situation in the officialdom.But before becoming an official, it is really sour to rely on the support of notorious eunuchs like Wang Fu. Cao Song was born after many years of hard work, but he is not as thin-skinned as his son: "Friendship is friendship, and hard work is hard work. Since you helped our boy, you are my family's great benefactor. I will forget the kindness of your old man. If there is anything that goes wrong, we father and son will take care of it." Wang Fu nodded: "This is the kindness of your father and son... My nephew must still have some homework, so let's do your work first!" Cao Cao knew that they were going to talk about money, so he hurried out again, but found his old place and squatted down to listen to their conversation. I just listened to my father's eloquence: "Now Liu Kui is also dead, and the unsightly Tai student has also been killed. Can you rest easy, old man?" "Well... even though that's the case, it's still difficult for me." Wang Fu's tone seemed to be a lot more relaxed than before, "You don't know, those little bastards in the palace are restless now, beating me and me. Cao Jie's banner is bluffing and defrauding and receiving money from people, but it has caused me a lot of trouble. Just a few days ago, a few boys stole some treasures from the palace and sold them on the ground in Henan, and they committed a crime. They locked it in prison. These villains are too unkind, insisting that I ordered them to steal it, and even said that the money sold should be filial to me. Isn’t this an injustice? The thief bites to the bone three times Minute……" "That's right, your old man is the pillar of the country, why would you do such lowly things." Cao Song said along with him, "Why don't you tell people to kill these villains quickly?" "Oh, why did Brother Cao say that? After all, those boys have just entered the palace, and they are all children of poor families. At least call me Grandpa, and I can bear to kill them?" Wang Fu pretended to be merciful, "So, I think it's better They bailed out, so it doesn’t matter how much money you spend.” Cao Cao heard it clearly from under the window, and thought to himself: "The little eunuchs must be instigated by him, otherwise how could he have such kindness? As the head of the palace, he sold the national treasure privately, this old thing is really greedy ’” Cao Song, however, was sincere and fearful, and said, “Your old man is really kind-hearted. "Don't admire me. Although I think so, I am powerless. Brother, think about it, is it normal that a national treasure is involved here? At least I have to spend some time with the officials of Jingzhao, and I can't let people say that I am bullying others. Prisoners. Besides, there are so many people who handle the case. They have suffered and shouldered the responsibility, and they are working for the court. Why do they have to mix shoes? Tens of millions of money?" Of course Cao Song understood that this was "prescribing a prescription" for himself, and took up the quarrel: "You don't need to say anything, just for your kindness, I will pay you 30 million, we have to make this good thing come true. " "Yo, yo, yo," Wang Fu pretended to decline, "is it appropriate to take your money?" "What's inappropriate? Wouldn't it be my blessing to relieve your old man's worries? Isn't this what you keep mentioning here today? If it were normal, would it be my turn to do something for you?" Cao Song asked Refreshingly, "Besides, your old man has such a big heart for our Meng De, so it is right to help you." Cao Cao was dissatisfied for a while: his father was also a member of the Jiuqing, and he was too flattering to Wang Fu, which lost the majesty of a minister.At this time, I heard Wang Fu say again: "It's hard for my brother to be completely sincere. I will accept that old man with a smile. Let's still follow the old rules, you just send someone to my Xiumu house." "Don't worry!" Cao Song hurriedly agreed, and the matter of Ju Xiaolian was finally over, "My lord, what have you heard in the palace recently?" "Empress Dowager Dong is angry!" "What's wrong?" "It was all provoked by that old man, Qiao Xuan. The Empress Dowager Dong's elder brother, Dong Chong, was impeached by Qiao Xuan for being greedy for a small amount of money. In fact, he is the emperor's uncle, why should he be so strict? The Empress Dowager Dong was originally a concubine. , the status is a bit wrong, if he stirs it up like this, where is the Empress Dowager's face going?" Wang Fu snorted, "We must not let Qiao Xuan know about our matter, otherwise we will cause trouble again. .” "Are you still afraid that he will fail?" Cao Song laughed. "Of course I'm not afraid, but now Wansui relies heavily on this old man. He is old, has made great achievements, and has deep qualifications. He relies on the old to sell the old, but the civil and military courts have to give him face. Even Cao Jie and I can't shake him. No matter what else, just talk about Duan Jiong's search for He Yong. Which official inside and outside the capital would dare not allow the search? Didn't the Yuan family and the Yang family also search? Who knew that when they arrived at the Qiaofu, the old guy stood I stared at the door, but no one dared to take a step inside." Cao Cao shouted secretly: "What a powerful old minister, he should have such courage when dealing with villains like eunuchs and Duan Jiong!" "There are quite a few perverted people like this at present." Cao Song took advantage of the topic, "For example, the current Prime Minister Pei Qian, this person's bones are very hard. Now my family's Meng De is going to be a filial piety. If the affairs of the county It’s hard to do without someone nodding.” "What is Shiqian? If I can't cure Qiao Xuan, I can't cure him?" Wang Fu sneered for a while, "You just send someone to pass a message to him. If he cares about the nephew's affairs, let him take care of him. If he doesn't, pay attention to him. Head on the item!" "Okay! With your old words, I feel at ease." Cao Cao really felt that this matter was disgraceful. His filial piety was obtained in exchange for money, and he had to use his power to suppress others.When I become an official, I don't know how much scolding I will receive!Hearing them talk about other people's right and wrong again, some words were really unbearable, so I simply stopped listening, got up and tiptoed back to the room. Cao De smiled and waited for his elder brother: "How is it? You have been away for so long, are you going to be lucky?" Cao Cao shook his head: "Alas... there is good luck, but it is not so glorious."