Xuchang, Chancellor Guo's mansion, in the main hall of the courtyard.
Cao Cao was the host, and there were two guests.
One was Mi Zhu of Xuzhou, and the other was Chen Deng of Xuzhou.
The two of them were a little surprised to be invited today.
The Emperor had decreed that the sister of the Mi Family should marry Guo Yu, but in reality, Cao Cao had summoned the two of them.
Even if Liu Bei was in charge of Xu Prefecture, he could not stop them because he did not dare to disobey the emperor's edict. Moreover, he was marrying his sister to the Mi family. How could he stop Mi Zhu from staying at home?!
As for Chen Deng, he had never had much interaction with Liu Bei. When Liu Bei lived in Xiapi, Xuzhou, he had wanted to meet Chen Gui, one of the local aristocrats, who was also Chen Deng's father.
But they were all rejected.
He had never met Liu Bei, and because of this, Chen Deng did not interact much with Liu Bei.
The two of them had only met before.
"Duke Cao has asked the emperor to bestow a marriage for his advisor. This matter is truly unexpected. I…sigh, I have nothing to say.”
Chen Deng drank a few mouthfuls of wine and immediately cupped his fists in greeting.
When he saw Guo Yu today, he knew that this person was too young and shouldn't be someone of high prestige. He wasn't Cao Cao's biological son, so why did he have to be so favored?
The emperor bestowed marriage? That was the favor that only the descendants of the emperor should have.
Why would he give it to a scholar from a poor family? It was nothing more than Guo Jia's younger brother. Who was Guo Jia?
Although the people of Yingchuan were famous and arrogant, there were no actual examples.
Then, was Cao Gong's effort really to reward a bookkeeper?
It was impossible!
He is definitely doing this for me, Chen Yuanlong, for Xu Prefecture!
I, Chen Deng, am from the aristocratic faction, while Mi Zhu is from the commoner faction. I am also the only two wealthy merchants in Xu Prefecture. The other Sun Qian has already mixed up with Liu Bei.
The intention of calling us here to rope us in should be obvious.
He wanted Xu Prefecture!
Now, after the death of the former lord Tao Qian, Xuzhou was divided into three factions. Outsiders were not easy to govern. The gentry were one faction, Danyang was another faction, and the commoners were another faction.
At this moment, almost all the commoners and representatives of the gentry were here. If they could reach an agreement, Xu Prefecture would be extremely peaceful in the future.
"Mi Zhu, you were originally a wealthy merchant in Xu Prefecture. I have also heard of your family's deeds. Your family raised more than 3,000 people, all of whom were slaves. Moreover, there were thousands of fields and shops, and food and grass could support more than 10,000 soldiers. With such a family background, why not exchange it for an official position?”
After three rounds of wine, Xun Yu finally spoke.
These words were not meant to be spoken by Cao Cao, so Xun Yu had spoken in advance.
Mi Zhu looked like an honest person. He was fair and fat, and there was always a smile on his face. He gave off a festive feeling, and his eyes were like crescent moons when he smiled.
" Sir, I do have some ideas. The family business was originally accumulated for three generations, so it can't be casually handed over to others..."
"Hehehe…"
Cao Cao laughed and said to Xun Yu,""Wen Ruo, today is Guo Yu's big day, why are you saying this…"
"Oh, then I have overstepped my boundaries."
Xun Yu immediately bowed deeply and smiled.
When Mei Zhu heard this, the topic slowly turned cold.
However, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Because he was still hesitating.
Sun Qian had already placed all his bets on Liu Bei. The loyalty of Liu Bei to the Great Han Dynasty was almost visible on the surface. After all, he had always been benevolent and benevolent to the people.
As a result, he had accumulated a large amount of fame. Behind him, there was a group of brave warriors who followed him.
For example, the second brother Guan Yunchang and the third brother Zhang Yide.
These two people had courage that ten thousand men couldn't match. If they were scholars, it might seem like they were lacking, but in reality, there were proud talents like Jian Yong who had good judgement of the situation and could come up with ideas.
However, compared to Cao Gong…he was far too lacking.
Cao Cao had easily taken down Wan City, shocking Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Who in Xuzhou didn't know about this?
If she submitted to him, she might be promoted in the future…
After all, he had already suppressed Yanzhou, and Xu Prefecture would be his sooner or later.
Mei Zhu's mind was filled with thoughts. Now that his little sister had married the official registrar under him, her relationship with the Mei Family seemed to have become much closer.
Yes, the most important thing was…to see how Chen Deng would choose.
"Lord Cao."
At this moment, Chen Deng spoke.
Cao Cao rolled his eyes and turned to look at him.
Chen Deng was beautiful and had a loud voice. He was fair and clean like jade and looked quite likable.
"Oh, whatever Yuanlong has to say, feel free to say.”
" My father ordered me to come here and have a chat with Lord Cao. In fact, he wanted to express his respect and welcome. Lord Cao's previous orders were to recruit talents for the Great Han Dynasty," Chen Deng said. His meaning could not be clearer.
"Therefore, my father asked me to ask Cao Gong how you will collect taxes if you obtain 500,000 stones of grain in Xu Prefecture.”
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile,"Hahaha, these words are too direct.”
"Right now, the tax is naturally 30 - 70. If I take down Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou, the tax will be 20 - 80.”
Chen Deng thought for a moment, then stood up and bowed deeply." Since that's the case, I, Chen Deng, can surrender to you. The scholars can also belong to you.”
"I just don't know how the plebeian faction is.”
F * ck!
The corner of Mei Zhu's mouth twitched. If you want to vote, then so be it. Why are you pulling me along?!
If I don't vote today, I might not be able to get out.
"Ahem…"
" Lord Cao," Mei Zhu immediately added," I have heard that Liu Bei and Lu Bu seem to have some conflicts. Perhaps they will be fighting each other in the near future…"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth curled up. He sat up straight and asked with interest,""Is the news true?"
Mi Zhu nodded," That's right, it's true. Lu Bu has Chen Gong behind him, and he has many brave men under him. Why would they submit to Xiao Pei?”
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