Chapter 47: Twists and Turns
"The last general (minister) sees the lord." Gao Shun, Xiahoudun, Xun Yu and others lined up and bowed to Cao Cao in front of them.
"You have worked hard, you are all meritorious ministers who protect Yanzhou, and I will not hesitate to reward you!" After Cao Cao entered the Dongjun City, he was in a good mood, patted everyone's shoulders in turn and smiled.
"Thank you, lord!" The crowd replied in unison.
Gao Shun won the first merit in the battle of defending Dongjun this time, and was named the general of Wuwei by Cao Cao's imperial court, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei. In addition, Cao Cao expressed Xiahou as the general of Yamen and awarded the rank of marquis. Moved Xun Yu for a long history, awarded the Hou of Guannei. The rest of the civil and military forces were all promoted.
"Gao Shun, Gao Shun, you are now the highest-ranking general under my account. Wait a few days for me to persuade my father to marry my sister to you, this honor is difficult for others to do, you must behave well in the future. When Gao Shun was honored and thanked, Cao Cao thought silently in his heart.
It's a pity that only one day later, Cao Cao heard a big bad news......
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"What did you just say?"
"The subordinates said that General Gao Changgong went to Mr. Guo Fengxiao's house this morning to propose marriage and marry Mr. Fengxiao's sister, and Mr. Fengxiao has agreed." Cao Cao's incredible tone made the waiter feel very strange, it stands to reason that General Gao Shun is also in his twenties, the boss is not small, and it is normal to find a girl to marry. This time, he has meritorious service in guarding Yanzhou, worshiping the general and sealing the marquis, and Guo Jia is one of Cao Cao's most trusted advisers, and the two families can be regarded as the right family. But why was Cao Cao's face so ...... when he heard the news? Nervous?
"Gao Shun, this guy...... Gao Shun this guy ...... "Cao Cao kept pacing the room, if his face was nervous before, now it was close to annoyance.
Originally, Cao Cao had planned to deal with business today, just like his father Cao Song mentioned that he would marry his little sister to Gao Shun, but now that such a major change has happened, how can he be embarrassed to speak?
How to mention? If he went to tell his father to let him marry his sister to someone else as a concubine, his old man would definitely beat himself out with a cane. Even if it is said to be a flat wife, the old man will never agree. If he said that he went to discuss with Guo Jia to let his sister be a concubine, this does not seem to be appropriate, it is very inappropriate......
One side is his sister, and the other side is the sister of his peerless advisers, what should I do now, Cao Cao paced back and forth without coming up with a reason, but let his head, which already had a head disease, extremely painful.
"Ah, Gao Shun is really hateful, he is so distracted!" Cao Cao covered his swollen head and shouted angrily.
The waiter on the side was really shocked when he heard this. It seems that I heard rumors that the boss in front of me has a short-sleeved fetish, but this shouldn't be true, if so...... The waiter shuddered, and a thin layer of goosebumps broke out all over his body.
"Do you know when they will get married?" After venting, Cao Cao asked the waiter.
"My subordinates don't know." The waiter hurriedly lowered his head to the lowest and replied respectfully. Just kidding, I just finished hiring today, how can I set a good day so quickly? And listening to the meaning of the boss, it seems that there is a bit of a sense of wanting to rob relatives...... The goosebumps on the waiter's body increased a little.
And Cao Cao's sister Cao Ming is also in a bad mood at the moment. Gao Shun and Guo Cui, one is a big hero who just saved Dongjun City from fire and water, and the other is the sister of the military advisor Guo Jia, there must be a close relationship between the two of them, how can this news be kept secret, and it immediately spread throughout the entire Dongjun City, although our Miss Cao is in the depths of the boudoir, she is not ignorant of this matter.
She even complained a little in her heart about her brother, and it had been several months since she made that request to him, but there was no movement at all. It's good now, but it was preempted by other girls. In this way, what should I do about my own business? Even if you marry into the Gao family, what kind of status is it?
Of course, if Cao Cao knew that his sister was complaining about him, he would definitely be greatly aggrieved in his heart.
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"Meng De, your sister is almost nineteen years old this year, it's time to find someone's home, what candidate do you have in mind?" never thought that after dinner, Cao Song would take the initiative to find Cao Cao and talk about Cao Ming's life.
But it's no wonder that Cao Ming is already nineteen years old, and he definitely belongs to the level of a big girl in this era, so it's no wonder that Cao Song is in a hurry. If Cao Song was still avoiding disaster when he was in Mount Tai in the past and failed to take care of Cao Ming's marriage, then now that the family in Yanzhou is well fed and warmly dressed, and his son is the boss of the entire Yanzhou, he naturally has to think more about his daughter's happiness.
Well, as the saying goes, it's better to pick up the sun than to hit the sun, since I was the first to mention it, then I just take advantage of the time to talk about Cao Ming and Gao Shun.
However, before Cao Cao could speak, Cao Song took the lead in saying: "Xun Nian, a son of the Xun family, is the nephew of Xun Shilang (Xun You), who is from a famous family, has outstanding appearance, is familiar with poetry and books, and knows etiquette. I like it very much......"
Cao Cao didn't listen to Cao Song's words much, he only felt that his head was a lot bigger. Dizzy, there is already a candidate in the mind of his father, so it is even more difficult to convince him, it is simply boundless!
"In other words, that Xun year, this year is only sixteen...... "Even if it is difficult, Cao Cao has to fight for it." Xun Nian has also met a few times, with beautiful writing and elegant appearance, to be honest, he is a pretty good young man. But it's just not bad, although he has a good literary style, but in terms of wisdom and political strategy, he is not as good as his uncle's Yicheng, as for governing the army and fighting wars, let alone talking, I'm afraid he is not as good as a pawn in the army.
As a scribe, Cao Song naturally hopes that his daughter can marry a literati, and Xun Nian is from the Xun family, which deepens Cao Song's heart to marry a daughter. But Cao Cao doesn't think so, putting aside Cao Ming's subjective wishes, what is the benefit of marrying him to Xun Nian? Woo Xun's? Xun Yu and Xun You, the two best talents of the Xun clan, are working under him, it can be said that it is not an exaggeration to tie the entire Xun clan to his own forces, what is the need to win over? Of course, although his sister told him about his affection, if marrying him to someone else would make his own forces greatly profit from this marriage, Cao Cao could also ruthlessly ignore his wishes and persuade his father to force him to marry. It's a pity that Xun Nian doesn't have this kind of value, or marrying Cao Ming to a literati who can only dance and write is far less valuable than marrying him to a general who can fight well.
But the big question now is, how do you convince your stubborn father?