In the crowd, Cao Cao sighed.
As the Commanding Officer, his position was not high.
However, he was one of the advisors of Great General He Jin.
Therefore, he knew everything about Chen Xiao.
This included buying officials with huge sums of money and bribing Zhang Rang, He Jin, and the others, causing more than half of the imperial court to fall. Only Lu Zhi, Zhu Rong, and a few others dared to stand up and oppose it.
Such a huge expenditure reminded Cao Cao of his father, Cao Song.
Back then, Cao Song had spent money to buy the position of finance minister. Then, he relied on years of plundering and the Cao family's many years of savings to gather 100 million yuan and buy the position of Grand Marshal from Liu Hong.
Thus, he reached the peak of his career in the officialdom.
Unfortunately, the Grand Commanders of the Han Dynasty were cursed. As long as something bad happened in the world, whether it was a natural disaster, an earthquake, or a rebellion, the Grand Commanders would be held accountable and then dismissed.
Cao Song did not escape this curse either.
Last year, he was dismissed from office and returned home.
But no matter what, that was the most worthy stroke of his father Cao Song's life.
At this moment, it seemed that he was completely incomparable to Chen Xiao!
"Giving such a big gift to Cai Bo, that live-in son-in-law wouldn't really fancy Cai Yan, right? But he already had a wife, could it be that he wanted Cai Yan to be a concubine?”
With this question in mind, Cao Cao walked straight into Cai Yong's residence.
He had a very good relationship with Cai Yong. Although there was a difference of more than twenty years between the two of them, they were good friends regardless of age. The servants at the door recognized him and did not stop him at all.
Instead, it led him directly to the main hall.
Before they reached the place, Cai Yong's voice could be heard from afar,""Are those Zhen Family people still outside?”
"Yes, Father."
A cold voice that was like a trickle of water said.
"Humph! Is it so difficult to deal with?"
Cai Yong's voice was suddenly mixed with a trace of anger: "Although this old man doesn't look down on merchants, it has nothing to do with the Zhen family. He sent people to block the door early in the morning to give gifts.”
"He spent money to buy an official position, and most of the officials in the court fell under his money attack. However, I, Cai Bo, am a scholar. Would I welcome him just because of the wealth of the Zhen family?!”
Hearing this, Cao Cao knew that Cai Yong did not have a good impression of Chen Xiao.
"Hahaha…"
He laughed loudly and strode into the main hall."Brother Bo Nai, it seems that someone has already told you about Chen Xiao buying an official position with a huge sum of money!”
"Why is Meng De here?"
Cai Yong was frowning when he heard Cao Cao's voice. He was overjoyed,"Meng De, you've always been resourceful. Hurry up and think of a way to get rid of the Zhen family.”
Cao Cao laughed.
He ignored Cai Yong.
Instead, he looked at a beautiful, dignified, and graceful woman in the main hall."It seems that the matters outside have really affected the mood of you father and daughter. Zhao Ji (Cai Yan's handwriting) actually doesn't even have the mood to play the zither?”
A zither was placed in front of the woman.
Her slender and fair fingers rested on the strings, but she did not play.
She smiled lightly and bowed to Cao Cao,""Greetings, brother!"
In terms of seniority, she was of the same generation as Cao Cao, but Cao Cao and Cai Yong were friends regardless of age. They didn't have a proper form of address, so they directly addressed Cai Yong.
This caused the way the three of them addressed each other to be a little strange.
Cao Cao did not care about this.
After greeting Cai Yan, he looked at Cai Yong and smiled,"Brother Bo Nai, he came to visit with good intentions. Why do you have to be so distant? Could it be that you prefer Wei Zhongdao of the Wei family in the east of the river?”
" What?!"
Cai Yong was stunned at first, then he was shocked,""Could it be that the Zhen family is also here for Zhao Ji? What should we do?"
"This is indeed not good!"
Cao Cao nodded his head." Although Chen Xiao's methods are amazing, he is still the son-in-law of the Zhen family. Zhao Ji is a rare woman in the world. How can she marry him and be his concubine?"”
He spoke without restraint, making Cai Yan feel embarrassed and annoyed.
A blush crept up her cheeks.
"Meng De, you still have the mood to joke at a time like this!”
Cai Yong stared at Cao Cao speechlessly.
Seeing Cao Cao's serious expression, he couldn't help but sigh."" In fact, I do like Wei Zhongdao. The world is in chaos now, and the capital is a place where the wind and clouds meet. The Great General and the eunuchs are fighting for power. I don't know when they will fight. At that time, Luoyang will be the center of all the whirlpools..."
She glanced at Cai Yan, her gaze filled with love and reluctance."The Wei family has a deep foundation in the east of the river. If Zhao Ji can marry over, she might be able to stay away from danger…"
"Father…"
Cai Yan looked at his father with dissatisfaction.
Cai Yong immediately shut his mouth, obviously doting on his daughter.
Seeing this, Cao Cao laughed even more happily.
"Brother Bo Nai loves his daughter so much that I admire you. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that Wei Zhongdao won't be your son-in-law…"
Halfway through his sentence, he deliberately kept people in suspense until Cai Yong revealed a dissatisfied expression before he finally said,"He felt that the betrothal gifts he brought were too poor and he had no face to face you. At this moment, he has already left, ashamed and in a sorry state!”
"Gone?"
Cai Yong and Cai Yan were stunned.
Cao Cao then told him everything that had happened outside the door.
Cai Yong and his daughter were dumbfounded!
"Three thousand bamboo slips? Many of them were copies of the only books left in the world?!”
As a person who loved books as much as his life, there was nothing else that could make Cai Yong lose his composure like this. He was so excited that he forgot everything and actually lost his composure on the spot."Meng De, don't make such a joke!”
"Even if you want me to make up such a thing, I can't!”
Cao Cao was speechless." Besides, I wanted to wait for you to receive those books before coming to your residence to copy them. Why would I use such a thing to deceive you?!"”
Cai Yong gasped.
The next moment, he rushed out of the hall almost instinctively.
However, after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.
His body trembled, and a struggling expression appeared on his face.
Cao Cao's eyes were sharp, and he could tell at a glance that he was experiencing a battle between heaven and man. He couldn't help but laugh,"What's wrong? He was afraid that if he went out and saw those bamboo slips, he would not be able to resist agreeing to Chen Xiao's request and really marry Zhao Ji over to be a concubine?”
This time, Cai Yan was not angry.
Like her father, she was in a state of shock, excitement, and confusion.
Cai Yong stood in place and didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, he suddenly stretched out his right hand and pressed down on his trembling left hand. He turned his body with great difficulty and faced Cao Cao again."Although I love books as much as my life, I can't use Zhao Ji's marriage as an exchange!”
Cao Cao was shocked, his eyes filled with admiration,""The only book passed down from generation to generation, billions of wealth, a vassal, all rejected?”
"No!"
Cai Yong gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I'll have to trouble Meng De to help me inform the Zhen family!”
Cao Cao stared at him.
Suddenly, he sighed deeply.
"Cai Bo Xin is indeed the role model of our generation of scholars!”
After sighing, he slowly shook his head.""However, I can't help you with this matter. It's best if you meet the Zhen family outside!”
His words were sincere and did not have the slightest intention of joking.
Cai Yong and Cai Yan were both surprised."What does Meng De mean by this?"
"Didn't you ask me to help investigate what exactly happened when the Imperial Court pardoned your crimes and recalled you back to Luoyang?”
Cao Cao's eyes flashed as he slowly said,"" I just received news yesterday that someone used extremely secretive methods and spent a lot of money to get through to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Zhong, so that he would plead for mercy for you in front of His Majesty…"
"Before this, I didn't know who did this…"
" However, after what happened today, I have a rough guess…"
"And I am confident that this guess will not be wrong!”
Cai Yong's expression changed again.
"You mean…"
He widened his eyes in disbelief and pointed outside the hall.""The person who saved me is Chen Xiao?!”
"How is this possible?" Cai Yan cried out involuntarily.”
No wonder Cao Cao said that he couldn't shut the Zhen family out.
If the person helping behind the scenes was really Chen Xiao, then he had no choice but to meet her.
However, this person was not related to his father, so why did he go through so much trouble?
This was completely unreasonable!
"I'm afraid Brother Bo Mang will have to ask him personally what he wants to do.”
Cao Cao was also puzzled, but he was very confident in his guess.
"This…"
Cai Yong's mind was in a mess. Just as he was about to ask again, a servant's voice suddenly came from outside,"Master, there's a young man outside who claims to be the new Overseer of Youzhou Province.”
The three people in the hall looked at each other.
Chen Xiao actually arrived.
Another big chapter ~
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