Since Chen Xiao had personally come to visit, she naturally would not be rejected like Zhen Tian and the others.
Cai Yong pondered for a long time and opened the middle door to welcome him.
Before this, he specially let Cai Yan enter the back hall to avoid being seen by Chen Xiao.
Cao Mengde's joke made him wary of Chen Xiao's intentions.
"Brother Bo Mang has a distinguished guest visiting, so I won't disturb you from receiving guests. I'll leave now!”
Cao Cao was a very tactful person and immediately stood up to leave.
"Thank you, Meng De, for informing me of today's matter!" Cai Yong bowed and sent him off.”
Cao Cao waved his sleeves and left.
When he walked out of the door, he happened to brush past Chen Xiao.
He cupped his fists and bowed with a smile on his face."I am Commanding Officer Cao Cao. Greetings, Young Master Chen!”
Cao Cao?
Chen Xiao's eyes flashed. She didn't expect to see Cao Mengde in Cai Yong's residence.
"So it's Brother Meng De. Greetings!”
The thought flashed through his mind as he returned the greeting with a smile.
He actually recognized me!
Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed.
However, he immediately recovered and bid farewell to Chen Xiao.
The moment they brushed past each other, he glanced at the two people behind Chen Xiao from the corner of his eye, and the shock in his heart grew stronger."The famous Grandmaster Wang Yue of Luoyang is actually following behind this person like a subordinate…"
"You can really do whatever you want with money!”
……
Unlike Cao Mengde, Chen Xiao smiled.
Cao Cao called himself Commanding Officer, but addressed himself as Young Master Chen.
"It seems that Boss Cao thinks that I won't be able to hold the position for long.”
Chen Xiao was not surprised at all.
Although he had caused a sensation in the capital because of buying an official position, in the eyes of those true aristocratic families, he was just a nouveau riche who threw money everywhere.
The time limit for buying an official position was only one year.
A year later, not to mention Liu Yu, Lu Zhi, and the other loyal and upright people, even the officials of the court, including Yuan Kui, and the other real big shots, would not let him continue to be the Overseer of Youzhou.
Even Liu Hong was no exception.
Although Liu Hong was greedy, he was not stupid.
What if a merchant's son-in-law was allowed to sit steadily on the position of Youzhou's herdsman? What if he really rebelled?
Emperor Ling of Han was a shrewd person. He would never do such a loss-making business.
Therefore, Liu Hong's wishful thinking was to let Chen Xiao be the Prefecture Overseer of Youzhou Province for a year. He would collect some money and contribute it to him next year. Then, he would transfer Chen Xiao to another province to be the Prefecture Overseer.
In this way, he would not be threatened by his empire, but he would be able to earn a lot of money.
With Cao Cao's talent and knowledge, it was not strange that he could see through these people.
Unfortunately…
Not even Cao Cao, Yuan Kui, and the other officials knew…
Emperor Ling of Han was about to die!
The capital was about to fall into chaos!
At that time, it would be the time when Chen Xiao truly roamed the sea like a dragon and soared into the sky!
And before that, what he needed to do was to accumulate power!
He came to find Cai Yong for this reason!
"Greetings, Counselor Cai!"
"Greetings…Chen Youzhou!"
Cai Yong hesitated for a moment, but still called Chen Xiao by his Youzhou name.
This was undoubtedly a form of respect.
Just like Liu Bei in history, because he was once the herdsman of Yuzhou, he was called Liu Yuzhou.
Cai Yong was a scholar with deep knowledge, but he didn't have many shrewdness.
After both parties took their seats, he didn't even look at Wang Yue and Shi Ah, who had come with him. He only stared at Chen Xiao with a burning gaze."Dare I ask Chen Youzhou, the Imperial Court has pardoned my sins and brought me back to the Imperial Court.”
He knew?
Cao Cao told him?
Chen Xiao's eyes flashed, and her heart instantly became clear.
He had no intention of hiding anything and nodded."It was indeed my doing."
"It's really you?"
Cai Yong's breathing quickened, and his body unconsciously leaned forward.""You and I are not related to each other, nor do we have any friendship. We have never even met before…Why are you helping me like this?!”
If things are abnormal, there must be something strange.
If Cai Yong couldn't even see this, then he would have lived for decades in vain.
Therefore, when he said this, other than shock, there was also an indescribable anger.
No one liked to be schemed against.
Even for his own good.
But what Cai Yong didn't expect was that Chen Xiao didn't look ashamed at all. Instead, she said calmly,""Naturally, I have a favor to ask of Councilor Cai!"
He was so honest about his purpose, which made Cai Yong's anger disappear.
"I won't hide it from you, Counselor Cai."
Chen Xiao paused for a moment before continuing," I was the one who plotted in secret to get the Imperial Court to recall you back to the Imperial Court.”
"After he was dismissed from office, this residence of Councilor Cai was occupied by the eunuchs. It was me who spent money to buy the residence back.”
"I even pretended to be someone from the Imperial Court and escorted Councilor Cai back to the capital!”
Cai Yong's expression darkened with every sentence he said.
Poor Cai Yong was an honest man, devoted to studying knowledge. He actually didn't notice or suspect anything that happened around him.
He had always thought that Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong had found his conscience and that the Imperial Court needed him again!
Who would have thought that it was all Chen Xiao's doing?
This inexplicable feeling of owing a favor made Cai Yong extremely uncomfortable.
No matter how honest he was, he knew that the more he gave, the more he wanted.
At this moment, looking at Chen Xiao who was speaking with confidence, it was needless to say how awkward it was.
Could it be that it was as Cao Mengde said, that this son-in-law of the Zhen family was so lustful that he really wanted to take my daughter as a concubine?!
But this person had never seen Zhao Ji before!
This was simply preposterous!
" I'm just a scholar. I don't have any official position, so my abilities are limited. I'm afraid I can't help you much…"
Cai Yong was unhappy and his tone turned cold.
Chen Xiao did not care at all.
"You don't have to care about these things, Councilor Cai. In fact, if you didn't ask, I wouldn't have told you.”
His expression was extremely sincere and his voice was extremely natural. He did not have the slightest intention of using these things to threaten Cai Yong."In fact, my request this time is very simple. I will never let Councilor Cai do anything against his conscience.”
Cai Yong was stunned.
Thinking about it carefully, from the moment Chen Xiao entered the door until now, her words and actions were indeed very open and aboveboard.
He didn't seem like someone who had a dirty heart.
Thinking of this, Cai Yong's anger subsided slightly.""Since that's the case, what do you want me to do?”
"It's very simple. I want to take Councilor Cai as my master!”
Chen Xiao smiled and suddenly stood up, bowing deeply to Cai Yong,""The 3,512 Cheng Yu scrolls outside the door are a gift from a student to a teacher!”
Cai Yong was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
He thought he had misheard.”
Such a grand ceremony was the only one in history!
Where did he get so much face?
"Of course, I would also like to invite teacher to follow me to Youzhou to be the Chancellor of Youzhou Academy.”
Chen Xiao's voice was sincere, and the smile on her face was like a spring breeze.
However, he had another thought in his heart.
After spending so much money, doing so many things, paying such a huge cost, how could it be just to borrow Cai Yong's reputation?
He still wanted Cai Yong!
Just like back then, Shang Yang moved Mu Lixin and Prince Zhao of Yan bought a horse bone with a thousand gold coins. As long as Cai Yong was in Youzhou Academy, he would be a fame reaper!
All the scholars in the world would swarm over!
This was a business that was no less cost-effective than buying an official position with a huge sum of money!
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