Shi A wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, his tone was a little unnatural, and said: "I don't want Jiang Jun to know such a good wine, it is indeed from that Cao Song!" ”

"Oh?" Jiang Hyun was also drunk, and he didn't hear Shi A's tone of voice, so he sandwiched a piece of honey lotus root between the two of them before asking, "Zitai knows Dasi Nong?" ”

"Cao Song is in a high position, a market ranger, how did you meet? It's just that the people in Beijing also know about this person. ”

Jiang Hyun guessed that Shi Ah felt that Cao Song's reputation was not good, and he was a little unhappy in his heart. There are a lot of officials in his clan, and most of the senior officials in the DPRK only know, not to mention that Cao Song and Jiang Tong know each other, and Cao Song himself is also famous, although it is not a good reputation. But Jiang Hyun still wanted to hear what the people in Beijing had to say about him, so he asked, "Tell me about it, how is this big Si Nong?" ”

"Cao Song, after the eunuch, corruption and power, according to the situation, can be said to be rich and rival the country, it is really a huge corruption in the DPRK, and no one in Beijing knows it."

"Ahh When Jing Wei heard that Cao Song's reputation was so bad, he said, "Jiang Jun's father, why is he still in contact with this kind of person?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Jiang Xun didn't care about it, Shi Ah scolded Jing Wei first, and said: "Jiang Gongshi is also involuntarily on the way, how can I blame him?" What's more, Jiang Gong is an upright official and benefits Yuzhou, and he is a model for the world! Moreover, if today's son sells officials and eunuchs are in power, how many people are not greedy for officials? Alas! Speaking of this, Shi Ah sighed, eased the resentment in his heart, and turned to sing: "The city is black, and the tail is over." The public is the official, and the son is the apprentice. One dies, a hundred rides. The car is in the middle of the river. The female workers in the river counted the money. With money as the room, gold as the hall, and the stone is sorrowful for the spring sorghum. There is a hanging drum under the sorghum, and I want to hit it. This is a popular nursery rhyme in Luoyang, which talks about the death of Liang Ji and the betrayal of the Son of Heaven, so that corruption became common in the world.

Jiang Xun nodded and said, "Zitai is reasonable, but it may not be all right. ”

Shi A asked, "Dare to ask Jiang Jun, how is it wrong?" ”

"Yes," Jing Wei also asked on the side: "Everyone in the world says that it is because the Son of Heaven sells officials and favors eunuchs that the world suffers!" ”

"The Son of Heaven is selling official beards in the West Garden, which is indeed a chaotic government. However, eunuchs are not necessarily corrupt people, and if there are no eunuchs, the world may not be clear. ”

Shi A was puzzled, this was different from what he heard and thought on weekdays, and hurriedly asked, "What is the evidence for Jiang Jun's statement?" ”

"Let's just say that the great Sinong, his father Cao Teng, after the former Han Dynasty minister Cao Shen, entered the palace as the middle and regular servant Da Changqiu, and was the Marquis of Fei Ting. He has served the province for more than 30 years and served the four emperors. Later, Sun Chengding established the merit of Shun, Cao Teng participated in the strategy of Jianhuan, and continued to conspire with the five marquis, Liang Ji was punished, and the traces were just, and the main heart was solidified, so the Chinese and foreign obedience, up and down held their breath. During his time in power, he was able to be honest and self-controlled, so that he could be virtuous and competent, and he was not damaged in the end. How is this person compared to today's Qingliu celebrities? "Cao Teng in Jiang Xun's mouth is the adoptive father of Cao Song, the great farmer.

Shi A Moran nodded, thought for a while, and then said: "If it is as Jiang Jun said, this Cao Teng is better than today's celebrities, and there are no more than him. After listening to this, Jing Wei pondered and nodded.

Jiang Xun poured himself a drink, and said: "Let's talk about Cao Mengde, the son of Dasi Nong, do you know this person?" ”

Shi Ah recalled slightly, and said: "But I have heard that this person was born in filial piety and was once the captain of the northern part of Luoyang. When he first arrived, he set up more than ten five-color sticks in the four gates of the county, and those who violated the prohibition did not avoid the nobles, and they were all responsible, which was quite strict. That Jian Shuo from his father did not avoid the curfew, carrying a knife at night, this person patrolled the night and took it, so he was blamed, Jian Shuo personally came to his division and ignored it, so that the stick was killed. Because of this, the prestige is quite shocking, and since then, the Beijing master has collected traces, and no one dares to offend. I was a young child, but I knew about it. ”

"Eh......" Jing Wei interjected, "Who is this Jian Shuo?" Why did the rod kill him, and no one did not admire him from his father? ”

Jiang Xun said: "Jian Shuo is also a eunuch in the palace, and now Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who are almost as powerful as the heads of the ten permanent servants, are also high and powerful in the past. ”

"Oh," Jing Wei nodded and said, "I see." ”

Jiang Xun continued: "What Cao Mengde did was not only that, he was almost killed after he killed the plot, and it was only because of the relationship between Fei Tinghou and Dasi Nong that he was spared, but he also rose and fell secretly, and was transferred to Dunqiu Order, and during his tenure, he also severely punished lawlessness, resulting in the great governance of the county." However, such a good official was eventually dismissed for some reason. ”

When Shi A and Jing Wei heard this, they looked at each other, and they also shook their heads and sighed, sad and indignant.

Jiang Hyun asked again: "If the two of you have this experience, what should you do?" ”

Jing Wei slapped the table and said angrily: "If it were me, I would turn against my mother, kill me in the palace, and behead all those who don't have long hair!" ”

Jiang Xun laughed when he heard this, Shi Ah also patted Jing Wei's thigh, and sneered: "How can the word 'anti' be easily said? I'm still in this official house! As he spoke, he restrained his smile and said, "If it were me, I would go back to my home, farm when I am busy, practice swords in my spare time, and never again." ”

"Well," Jiang Hyun nodded appreciatively and said, "You are both noble people, and you are unwilling to fall from now on and be with that eunuch." However, there are many mediocre people in the world, and if they do not merge with each other, they will be crushed to pieces, and after these two tribulations, they will not die, and most of them will be willing to fall. But guess what happened to Cao Mengde? ”

"Isn't it also in the same boat?" Shi Ah asked.

"Definitely. A few years ago, that is, in the third year of Guanghe, the Son of Heaven revisited Yilang with his ability to learn from the Ming Dynasty. Previously, the general Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan plotted to punish the eunuchs, but they were victimized. Cao Mengde wrote a letter to defend himself, saying that Chen, Dou and others were upright and framed, treacherous and evil, and good people were congested, and his words were very serious. However, the Son of Heaven cannot use it. Since then, he has continued to admonish many things, and he continues to do so today. What do you two think of this? ”

Jing Wei didn't feel anything, and even felt that this Cao Cao had been dismissed repeatedly and had repeatedly responded to the dismissal, which was quite unhappy. But Shi A saw Cao Cao's strengths, and said angrily: "Cao Yilang is upright, indomitable, and really a hero!" ”

Jiang Hyun also nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes." This Cao Mengde is also the queen of eunuchs, and he is the son of Cao Gong, who is a huge greedy and great farmer in your mouth, but he is a stupid worm who endangers the society in the imperial court? ”

Shi Ah shook his head and said, "No, if the officials in the court are all like this Cao Mengde, then why can't the imperial court be clear?" How can the world not be governed? ”

Jing Wei didn't speak on the side, and poured a full meal for himself, Jiang Xun, and Shi A. The three of them drank their mouths, and Jiang Xun said: "Indeed, as Zitai said, in the past, Nanyang celebrity Xu Zijiang was on the top of the Yuedan evaluation, and he also said that Cao Mengde was 'a traitor of Qingping and a hero of troubled times'!" ”

Speaking of Cao Cao, Jiang Xun and Shi A have never seen him in person, but they are also leisurely fascinated, hoping to see his demeanor one day, only Jing Wei does not think much of Cao Cao's character of repeated defeats and battles.

Jiu Yuchun was about to drink up, Shi A picked up the Zhongshan winter brew and filled it for the three of them, and said to himself: "It's a pity that now the eunuch dictatorship and the party are in trouble, like a hero like Cao Mengde, if he meets the lord of the world, he may be able to make a difference, and if the world is in chaos, he can also help the community." But now the situation is difficult! Don't talk about Cao Mengde, just say that Dou Wu and Chen Fan are now safe? ”

"Well," Jing Wei also nodded affirmatively, and said: "A person like Cao Mengde, no matter how good his virtue and ability are, but those eunuchs suppress it in every way, they will never come out!" ”

At that moment, there was a knock at the door, and a messenger brought in two jars of wine and a large plate of roasted dog's feet. The wine is still a can of Zhongshan Winter Brew and a bottle of Jiu Chun, and the dog's feet are said to be feet, but in fact, it is mainly a piece of hind leg meat. Han people like to eat dog meat and also like barbecue. After entertaining Jiang Xun and the three of them to live in the pavilion, Zhi Qiangfu instructed someone to prepare dog meat, and chose a fat big yellow dog, cut and slice it well, so it was quickly baked, and it was this roasted dog's feet that were roasted and served first.

If you eat too much meat, you will get tired, and the same is true for dog meat, so this dish of roasted dog feet is accompanied by large sunflower leaves and sauce, and the sunflower is sweet and greasy, and it is best to wrap dog meat to eat. This sauce is also quite exquisite, mainly dog meat, supplemented by a large amount of soybean paste, accompanied by salt, vinegar, large and small fennel, pepper, green onion, ginger, dogwood, Fuliu vine, cinnamon, mustard seasoning, quite salty, spicy and refreshing.

The pawn withdrew, and Jiang Hyun picked up a sunflower leaf, smeared it with sauce, and put a piece of golden and crispy dog meat on top of the sunflower leaf, rolled it up and put it in his mouth. Shi Ah has eaten dog meat, and he often eats it. Although Jing Wei's family is poor, he has eaten many times when the ranger is away, but neither of them has ever seen this way of eating. Watching Jiang Hyun eat with relish, Shi A and Jing Wei also did the same, and they rolled a roll and ate it.

Shi Ah nodded after eating, pursed his lips, and said with a smile: "It's really delicious!" ”

Jiang Xun turned his head again and asked Jing Wei, "What does Yi Zhi think?" ”

Jing Wei licked his lips and said, "Delicious is delicious, but it's too unsatisfying!" As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed two fat slices of meat, dipped them in the sauce plate, dipped a lot of meat sauce and stuffed them directly into his mouth, and the meat in his mouth was not chewed and swallowed, so he said vaguely: "Hehe, like this, it's enjoyable." ”

Shi A sat on Jing Wei's right, but because of the injury on his right shoulder, he had been using his left hand to make the chopstick, and when he saw Jing Wei, he grabbed it directly with his hand, knocked it on Jing Wei's head, and scolded with a smile: "You rammer, in front of Jiang Jun, why are you so rude?" ”

"Alas!" Jiang Hyun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Haha, Yi Zhi's bold person should be like this." Besides, there are only three of us here, and we don't need to be restrained by each other, just be casual. ”

Seeing that Jiang Hyun had spoken, Shi Ah no longer cared about Jing Wei. The three of them drank wine and ate meat, and the topic returned to just now, Jiang Xun said: "Zitai just said that if the world is in turmoil, a hero like Cao Mengde will be the time for him to rise. When I watch the rise of this hero, it is not far away, I am afraid that it is right in front of me! ”

Jing Wei was still eating dog meat with his head bored, and he didn't react, Shi A was taken aback when he heard it, and he was extremely frightened when he thought about it, guessing in his heart what Jiang Hyun knew, and hurriedly asked: "Jiang Jun is saying that this world is in chaos, just around the corner?" ”