Chapter 26 Congratulations to Cao Mansion

After Cao Cao was taught by Qiao Xuan, he put a lot of effort into his missions. He specially ordered people to forge red, purple, blue, yellow, and green torture sticks, which were clearly arranged on both sides of the grain gate. responsibility.After a few days, there were really great results, not to mention cases of theft and robbery, but there were fewer noisy and disputes on the street.Cao Cao no longer dozed off in the yamen, and led his soldiers to patrol the streets all day long, paying attention to everything.But he was still worried, he always cared about Qiao Xuan and his old man, it was a great misfortune to lose his beloved son at such an early age.But how many times I wanted to visit him, but I backed off, fearing that he would be reprimanded by the old man again, and I was even more concerned about getting close to him and causing people to gossip.

When he was in a dilemma, Wang Jun suddenly ran over and said that Mr. Qiao invited him to go on an outing with him.It sounds like Lou Gui and the others' idea, clearly to coax the old man to relax.Cao Cao immediately agreed, and even asked for leave in advance, but when the day came, something happened. Early in the morning that day, Cao Song called him to him: "Someone from Cui's family posted a post, Cui Lie got an old man and gave birth to a son, and Cui Junju Xiaolian released the county magistrate, Double Happiness held a banquet at the door, please come over too. You have nothing to do today, go do favors for me."

One sentence disrupted Cao Cao's plan.Father's speech has always been fixed and cannot be changed. He dared to ask: "Why don't you go to such an important matter in person?" "Today, some familiar old eunuchs in the palace are going to retire and return to their hometowns. I have to go there for a farewell party. Your second uncle had a party with Sima, the lieutenants of the Northern Army, and your fourth uncle was visiting Song Feng's house, so I had to ask you to go. "After finishing speaking, without waiting for his son to explain anything, he packed up the presents.

Cao Cao thought about it for a long time, and none of the three elder brothers are serious!But as a junior, what can I say, I have to go to the Cui Mansion first to meet the scene and try to leave as soon as possible. He arrived at Cui's mansion absent-mindedly, and as soon as he entered, he saw Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Yang Biao, Yang Qi and other officials' children crowding the yard, so he inevitably exchanged pleasantries. "Meng De came at the right time, I was just looking for you!" Yuan Shu grabbed his arm when they met. "Oh? Is there something wrong with the highway?" Cao Cao didn't like this person very much, so he just prevaricated indifferently.

"You sent a set of Sun Wuzi's thirteen articles that you annotated at the beginning, when will you give me a set?" Yuan Shu smiled and pointed at Yuan Shao, "It's fine if there are any other articles, but this art of war is indeed my favorite. I like it. I know you gave him a set, so I’ll borrow it from him. My brother is very stingy, so he gave me two volumes after wearing out his tongue. Open the door and ask for it back." "Don't listen to his nonsense!" Yuan Shao grabbed his brother's wrist, "I made it clear to him that Meng De lent me this book, and I have to return it after reading it. He didn't believe it, so he picked up two volumes and ran away, then I Can you not block the door? Today is just right, you can ask Meng De whether he borrowed it or gave it away. If you don’t believe me, go ask Xu Ziyuan, and our new county magistrate!"

The "county magistrate" Yuan Shao was talking about is naturally today's protagonist Cui Jun. Cao Cao could see it coldly. The Yuan and Yang families were at odds. Pie bickering.He had no intention of provoking these people, and then hurriedly asked where the "County Magistrate" was, followed his servants to leave the place of right and wrong, and went to the guest hall to look for Cui Jun.When he arrived at the entrance of the living room, he saw Cui Jun standing in the hall in a dignified manner—he was listening to his father Cui Lie's instructions!Sitting on both sides are Liu Kuan, Zhang Wen, Fan Ling, and Xu Xiang, all colleagues who are familiar with Cui Lie, and they are all frequent guests of the family.

Fan Ling's eyes were very sharp, and he saw Cao Cao at a glance. He turned to Zhang Wen and said humorously: "Today is really a lively day, and I wonder why there are so many rays of light and thousands of auspicious lights in this hall? So how many of us An old guy is here to visit the new county magistrate, and another iron-faced county lieutenant sneaks up outside. Promising young talents are here, and the younger generation is awesome! Come in quickly! My county lieutenant, Mr. Cao! There is no stranger , if I offend you, what will happen to me if you hit my old bone with a five-color stick in the future!"

Cui Lie had always liked Cao Cao, and he understood it as soon as Fan Ling said it: "Is Nephew Meng Dexian coming outside? Come in! There are no outsiders today. You are both a guest and an official, so just come and sit with us." "It's a sin! All the elders are here, where can I have a seat?" Cao Cao came in and made a bow, "I heard that my elder brother released the head of a county, so naturally I will come to congratulate him, and I will also pay a visit to the uncle and all the adults. " "Okay, okay!" Fan Ling stroked his beard habitually and smiled innocently. This is his usual style. No matter what he thinks or does, he always has a smile on his face. Soon you, Cui Shibo, have another son, and the county magistrate has a younger brother, don't you know?"

"Congratulate Shibo again!" Cao Cao bowed again as he spoke. Cui Lie stood up and helped him personally: "Thank you, nephew, for caring, but unfortunately I have a son when I am old, and the youngest son Cui Zhouping is very weak, so I can't carry it out for you to see." Fan Ling laughed even wider: "Brother Cui, I think this kid from the Cao family has rules, and he's good at being an official, so he can show his father's face. I can see clearly with a cold eye that Meng De and our Jun'er are very good." He knows etiquette and knowledge, unlike those boys in the outer court who know current affairs, relying on Lao Tzu's reputation to yell and drink all day long, there are a lot of good and ugly cronies..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Xiangsheng, who was nicknamed "Silence" sitting next to him, was afraid that the "smiling tiger" would say something about the Yuan family, so he kept pulling at his sleeve. "Fan Deyun's praise is justified." On the other hand, the old Liu Kuan who sat firmly on the side was quick-witted, and immediately changed the subject, "Meng De is very accomplished as a captain in the north of Luoyang, especially in making five-color sticks to maintain law and order. Like this, he does not avoid the powerful Even people with five ribbons must be punished according to the law, it is really following the officials..."

Cao Cao was puzzled when he heard this: Do you mean I am a follower or a cruel official?Liu Kuan is as famous as he is, and it is said that the maid scalded his court clothes with hot tea. He always asked if they burned his hands first. How could he get used to law enforcement like this? But Cao Cao pretended not to hear the smell, turned to Zhang Wen and said, "My lord, Brother Degui was ill a few days ago, and I couldn't go to visit, please forgive me." Zhang Wen's wife is the sister of Cai Xi, a wealthy family in Xiangyang. , Cai Xi's son Cai Hao and Cai Degui almost grew up in his uncle's house. They were Cao Cao's best playmates when he was young, and both of them were notoriously mischievous. "Too polite." Zhang Wen nodded endlessly, "Now that you are an official, you are busy with many errands. These trivial matters are nothing." Cui Jun had already realized that the conversation of these adults was not very natural.Liu Kuan is a loyal elder, Zhang Wen is a capable minister, and Fan Ling and Xu Xiang are not the same people at all, but they both have acquaintance with Cui Lie, and they sat together by chance today, and the four of them got together without speculation .He found an opportunity and hurriedly dragged Cao Cao out of the living room. "My God! You called me early in the morning to talk about the truth. Liu Kuan, a slow old man, repeated a few words for more than an hour, and my legs were numb... Are you guys here?" "Benchu ​​and the highway are ahead! Zibo and Ziwen may not be able to come. To tell you the truth, I have something to do in a while. I originally agreed to go out with Mr. Qiao for a walk. Something happened at his house. We A few to accompany him to entertain him. You don't mind, do you?" "Huh? You are about Qiaoqiao? Then you just go." Cui Jun was very reasonable, "But Mengde, have you heard anything about what happened to Qiaogong's family this time?" "No!" Cao Cao saw him with a mysterious look on his face, "But I was at his house at the time, and I always felt that there was something strange about this matter, and the captain of the Sili school, Yang Qiu, went there in person." "Smiley Tiger came to the door this morning, and started talking about it as soon as he sat down. He said that Wang Fu secretly dealt with the officials in Gyeonggi, and he passed something to Luoyang Ling. Even Song Feng didn't say a word. The matter was vague. We've dealt with it. Yang Qiu originally wanted to investigate the remaining party's accomplices, but he can't do anything about it." Cao Cao was no longer surprised. Over the years, as long as he searched for the source of a little bit of trivial matter in the court, he could more or less see the shadow of Wang Fu. This old eunuch is said to be rich and honored, and his descendants, but he is still greedy. Unwilling to stop. "Meng De, have you thought about it carefully, don't you feel scared?" "Scary?" He didn't understand why Cui Jun suddenly said such a harsh word, "What is there to be afraid of?" "You still don't know?" Cui Jun shook his head, "This is really related to the honor and disgrace of your Cao family. Now Wang Fu is already a battle of trapped beasts, and his hornet's nest is too big. If you want to die safely, you have to take the risk of stabbing a bigger one." Hornet's nest! King Bohai is dead, but there is still..." "Hey! Big red face! What are you muttering to Ah Man over there?" The sharp and sudden voice startled Cao Cao and Cui Jun, but Xu You shook his head happily after a quick look.The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but what they had just said was interrupted. "Ugly ghost! What unclean food are you eating? This voice sounds like a night owl! Why don't you accompany your master?" Cui Jun rubbed his chest and gave him a blank look. "I was ordered by my teacher to congratulate you old man. Zibo and Ziwen won't be here. I can represent the three of us alone. I will eat three of us at the banquet later!" Xu You turned around and said to Cao Cao, "That's right! Two days ago I sent Yuan Shao your art of war. He was not at home. I asked Yuan Shu to pass it on." "I just realized! The skinny guy came to bother me as soon as I met today, insisting that I give him a set. It turned out that you provoked it." "Hey! Don't look down on people, Yuan Gonglu knows more than his brother." Xu You curled his lips, "Don't look at him as ugly and careless, but you must know that he drank water from the whetstone—— Those who are talented, like "Grandson", "Sima", "Three Strategies" and "Six Secret Teachings", know more or less, and they are not necessarily worse than you." "Oh? Really?" Cao Cao was dubious. "All right, all right! Don't waste your time, the master is still waiting for you!" Xu You said with a half-push, half-push and smiled, "At worst, I'll be wronged, and I'll just eat another portion for you!" Cao Cao is still thinking about the topic just now, what is related to the honor and disgrace of his Cao family?Ask again if you want to, but you see that Xu You has already taken Cui Jun to go.