"So it's Brother Cao. What can I do for you?”The three of them cupped their hands politely.
Cao Cao also returned the greeting.
"The Great General didn't listen to my advice. I am also worried about the matter of taking down the bandits.
The three of you seem to have extraordinary knowledge, please come to my room to drink and chat.”
Thus, they boarded Cao Cao's carriage and went to the Cao Residence.
At the entrance, Li Tian and Liu Bei looked at the imposing Cao Residence and were secretly shocked.
Once he entered, the luxurious decorations left Liu Bei dumbfounded!
Wasn't he too rich?
It was at least more luxurious than the mansion of Great General He Jin!
Li Tian finally reacted,"
The current Cao family was a legitimate wealthy family!
Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was still one of the nine ministers!
In the past few years, he had served as a minister of the Chamberlain of Dependencies and a finance minister. Those were all lucrative positions!
Especially the finance minister, he was in charge of the country's grain reserves and other official trades!
All these positions were bought by Cao Song!
Li Tian thought to himself,"
"Cao Song hasn't bought a Grand Marshal yet, but he can buy one anytime!”
"That means that the Cao family's cellar has at least 100 million copper coins or the equivalent amount of gold!”
"He's so f * cking rich!
"If we don't buy the Grand Commandant and lose this money, Cao Cao might not even need Wei Zi to sponsor the 5,000 troops he needed to take down Dong.”
……
Li Tian thought for a while.
The servants of the Cao family had already served good wine and delicacies.
Cao Cao invited the three guests to sit down and personally drank wine and talked.
He was the most respected.
Cao Cao first chatted with Jushou and asked him about the follow-up arrangements.
Qiushou would definitely return to Jia Cong to report, so Cao Cao would no longer bother.
Then, he asked about Liu Bei and Li Tian's arrangements,"
"County Officer Liu, what arrangements do you have after this matter is over?”
"If County Lieutenant Liu wishes to serve the court, it is not a problem for him to recommend you to be the commander of another division.”
Liu Bei downed the wine in the cup and then politely declined,"
"Thank you Brother Cao for your kindness, but I have already made up my mind before I went to Luo City.”
"This time, we have to report Zhang Chun's betrayal to the Imperial Court.”
"I've done my job well and finished it well.”
"I plan to give up my official position and return to my hometown. I will organize the local soldiers to guard my parents and neighbors.”
"The Imperial Court granted me an official position in Jizhou, but my ancestral home is Zhuo County in Youzhou.”
"I saw Zhang Chun harm Bei's hometown, but because of his duty, he was unable to protect his parents.”
"What's the difference between being born as a human and a beast!"
"Moreover, from what I heard from Yuan Benchu, he didn't care about the lack of military strength.”
"Every day of emptiness is a day of danger. How can I sit idly by?”
Speaking of grief and indignation, Liu Bei personally picked up the copper horn inlaid with gold from the wine jar beside him.
He didn't even use a wine cup, he directly poured a whole three cups of wine and drank it in one gulp!
Li Tian, who was standing beside Liu Bei, quickly explained,"
"County Lieutenant Liu's uncle, Duke Yuanqi, lives in his hometown in Zhuo County.”
"County Lieutenant Liu lost his father in his early years. Ten years ago, he relied on his uncle's financial support to travel to Luo to study under Minister Lu, so he treated him like a father.”
"If it wasn't for the urgent military situation that needed to be reported to the Imperial Court, County Lieutenant Liu would have given up his position and flown back to Zhuo County to save Uncle.”
Cao Cao did not mind at all. Instead, he felt that Liu Bei was a person with a happy temperament.
"I didn't expect Brother Liu to be such a forthright and filial person!”
"Since I received Uncle's kindness, I naturally would not hesitate to pay a price to visit my relatives and save them. A mere official position is nothing!”
"Come, come, come. I'll toast you three more times for my brother's heroic journey!”
"Ha!" Liu Bei finished his wine and stood up to say goodbye. He only left one sentence to Li Tian.
"Boya!"
"You don't know martial arts and you don't know how to battle formations.”
"I'm visiting my relatives to save them. I can't serve the Imperial Court anymore, so you can stay.”
"If the Great General and Deacon Yuan still have other military matters to ask, you can help me deal with them. It won't delay the matter.”
"Just take it that you're representing me and serving the Imperial Court loyally.”
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and then at Li Tian,"
"Distinguish public and private, be loyal and filial, and be a true righteous man.”
Li Tian cupped his hands." Lord Cao, County Officer Liu is drunk. I came with him to send him off. We'll drink until now. I'm sorry."”
Cao Cao replied,"It's fine. I'll send a carriage to take you to Mengjin Ferry."”
"Men, quickly prepare the carriage!"
Along the way, Cao Cao asked casually,"
"What are your plans after County Lieutenant Liu leaves?”
"What plans can I have? I'm just following the orders of the Imperial Court.”
Li Tian's words were very firm and did not leak any water.
I am a brick of the imperial court. I can move it wherever I need to.
Cao Cao laughed and proudly taught,"
"Not willing to say everything, looks like you have a grudge against the Imperial Court.”
"No wonder. When I was twenty years old, I was a captain of the north side of Luo Yang. When I saw the lawless tyrants, I couldn't help but be jealous.”
"However, there are seven or eight out of ten things that don't go your way in the world. You can give up your official position, but you can't blame others for your self-cultivation.”
Li Tian was just afraid that he would say too much.
However, he did not expect Cao Cao to interpret it this way and even point it out in an offensive manner.
He really dared to speak. He wasn't polite at all.
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