"Good!"
Cao Cao praised.
However, his eyes inadvertently flashed with a bright light.
If it was in the past, he would definitely be very happy to hear Sima Yi say this.
However, ever since he heard Cao Miao say that the Sima Clan would destroy the Cao Clan, he had been extremely wary of the Sima Clan and was looking for an opportunity to get rid of them all.
Now that Sima Yi was so cooperative, he immediately knew that things were not that simple.
No matter what Sima Yi said or did, he was definitely up to something.
"I wonder how much rations the Sima Clan is willing to donate?”
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and asked leisurely.
"My Sima Clan is willing to donate 30% of the grain collected this year for military use!”
Sima Yi said passionately.
"3%?"
Hearing this, everyone present could not help but be shocked. Wasn't this Sima Clan too generous?
Donating so much at once?
Then what should they do?
Those aristocrats who had discussed this with Sima Yi could not help but be stunned. Was Sima Yi going to change his mind?
"The Sima Clan is indeed worthy of being called a preeminent clan in Hanoi!”
When Cao Cao heard this, he remained calm and collected," I wonder how the Sima Clan's harvest this year is?”
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"Sigh!"
When Sima Yi heard this, he immediately sighed, looking as if he was pitying the state of the universe and the people." Years of war have caused the people to lose their homes!”
"Coupled with the frequent natural disasters, the grain production this year is really not high!”
"This year, our Sima Clan's land production added up to fifteen thousand dan!”
"My Sima Clan is willing to pay 5,000 dans to repay our country's kindness!”
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When they heard Sima Yi's words, the aristocrats present were stunned at first, but then they started laughing secretly.
Sima Yi had made such a big deal out of it, but in the end, he only donated 5,000 stones.
What a thief!
However, since Sima Yi had started, they knew what to do.
"My Wang Clan is willing to donate one-third of this year's harvest for the thief!"”
"Three thousand stones!"
……
"My Zhao Family will also donate one-third, 2,500 stones!”
……
Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and almost crushed the cup in his hand.
As expected, it was just as Cao Miao had said, this Sima Clan was truly treacherous beyond compare!
If it wasn't for Cao Miao's reminder, Cao Cao could only accept it even though he was angry.
But now, he knew that the Sima Clan was clearly plotting something big.
In the future, their Sima Clan would conserve their strength and nurture their forces to the point where they would steal the empire that he had painstakingly built.
Cao Cao hated the Sima Clan to the bone and hated Sima Yi so much that he wanted to kill him on the spot.
However, on the surface, he laughed out loud and said,""Gentlemen, you are indeed thoughtful!”
"All of you are loyal and patriotic!”
……
Now, the opportunity was not here, so Cao Cao could only endure the humiliation.
In this era, the strength of the gentry clan was still very huge. He could not kill all of them just because he had military power.
That would cause big trouble!
However, Cao Cao had already made up his mind to eradicate the Sima Clan and all the other aristocrats.
"Bah, all of you keep saying that you're the ministers of the Han Dynasty. Now that the country is in trouble, all of you are offering such a small amount of food.”
At this moment, a childish voice suddenly sounded above his head.
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. They looked up and saw two people sitting on the beam.
One of them was a 13 - 14-year-old beautiful girl in a light green dress, and the other was a boy who looked to be five or six years old. He had red lips and white teeth, and he looked like a porcelain doll.
"Whose child is this?"
"How dare you spout nonsense here?"
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Some of the gentry immediately flew into a rage.
They were all people of status, yet they were actually insulted by a child like this. They really couldn't put themselves down.
Especially since this child was right!
Indeed, they all appeared to be Han officials, but in reality, they were selfish and shameless.
This made them even more furious!
"This is my son Cao Miao, also known as Ziyu!”
Although Cao Cao was a little angry at Cao Miao's sudden appearance, he still couldn't help but feel angry when someone scolded his son.
"So it's Young Master Cao. No wonder you're so delicate and smart!”
When everyone heard that he was Cao Cao's son, they quickly changed their words.
"Miao Miao, why did you go up there?”
"Come down!"
Cao Cao also knew that it was not appropriate for Cao Miao to come out and cause trouble since it was a formal occasion, so he berated him.
"I originally came to offer wine to father and the loyal officials of the Great Han Dynasty, but now it seems that there aren't many Han officials!”
"The country is in danger, and all they know is selfishness!”
"If we don't let them contribute, they won't even be willing to contribute food!”
"How shameless!"
……
Cao Miao continued to curse.
When everyone heard Cao Miao's words, their faces turned even uglier.
"Nonsense!"
Hearing this, Cao Cao was furious. He pointed at Cao Miao and scolded,""You're just a child. Why are you always telling the truth?”
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