In the fourth year of Zhongping, the first day of the first month, that is, the first day of 188 A.D., this day has special significance in ancient times, which is equivalent to the Spring Festival in later generations.

Although there are no firecrackers and firecrackers in later generations, and there are no red and joyful couplets, many people in Bianyun County are still living happily, reuniting with their families, walking around each other in ten miles and eight towns, and taking out all the savings of this year, just for the sake of the New Year, to be comfortable and happy.

However, in a certain mansion, this scene is completely invisible, but it is still a depression, if it is accurate, it should be solemn.

In the huge courtyard, all of Cao Xing's men were sitting in the courtyard, they looked at the people in front of them with blazing eyes, and the people in front of them were of course Cao Xing, but in front of Cao Xing, there were twenty-two boxes, all of which were ashes.

Qiu Zhanshan attacked Cao Xing's big courtyard, although Cao Xing's courtyard was a copper wall and an iron wall, and there was an artifact such as a bow and crossbow to help, but twenty-two brothers still died.

At that time, Cao Xing's order was to kill all those bandits, leaving no one behind, and as for the corpses, he found a barren mountain and burned it to the point that there were no ashes left.

Cao Xuan slowly picked up the wine glass, and the guys before his death, including Chen Hu and others, secretly wiped away their tears, and also picked up the wine jar next to him, and poured a full bowl for himself, and they raised it above their heads with Cao Xing in the future. The first glass of wine was spilled on the ground as a tribute to the twenty-two brothers who had died.

Cao Xuan poured a full glass of wine again, and the others also followed Cao Xing's movements, but Cao Xuan raised the glass of wine above his head and did not move for a long time, everyone did not understand what Cao Xuan meant, and after a while, Cao Xuan finally spoke.

"This time the bandits attacked us and lost our troops, who do you say is responsible!"

Listening to Cao Xuan's cold voice, everyone's hearts were shocked, many people watched Cao Xuan kill Qiu Zhanshan with his own hands, and poked countless holes in Qiu Zhanshan's body with an arrow, blood splashed on Cao Xuan's face, Cao Xuan looked like a bloody demon god.

What does Cao Xing mean by saying this now?

After three breaths, Che Wu put down the wine bowl, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Big brother, you are out of the house, but I am unable to take care of the homeland, and the twenty-two brothers who were harmed died because of this, you have always told us that there are no rules, this time it is my Che Wu who is not doing things well, please punish you!" ”

Listening to Che Wu's generous voice, Cao Xuan didn't move, and then Feng Yun also put down the wine bowl, knelt down on one knee and looked at Cao Xuan and said: "Big brother, Che Wu is not wrong, the wrong person should be me, if I didn't panic at that time, but sent a guy who is proficient in equestrian skills to find you, maybe you can arrive earlier, and those twenty-two brothers don't have to die, the one who should be punished is me!" ”

Chen Hu, who was standing on the side, watched his two brothers do this, his heart was a little moved, and he just wanted to say something, but a click sounded in everyone's ears, and he saw Cao Xing's blood-red eyes shattered directly, and he looked at everyone and said.

"Brothers, thanks to you this time, we can keep our home, this time the wrong person is not you, but me Cao Xing, I am here today to make amends for you!" Cao Xing's eyes were full of tears, and he made a deep gesture at everyone with both hands in his fists, and when he saw that all the guys here couldn't help but stand up.

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The next day in another mansion, Qin Ye looked at Cao Xuan in front of him with a smile on his face, and asked, "Nephew Cao Xian, I don't know why I came to find the old man today!" ”

"I, Cao Xing, am a junior, and I only came to pay New Year's greetings to Qin Ye today!"

"This, what is this New Year's greeting!"

"A new year and a new beginning, the younger generation wishes Qin Ye good health, longevity than Nanshan, four years in Zhongping, and can maintain a relaxed and happy mood every day."

As soon as he heard this, Qin Ye felt that it was a little interesting, although he didn't understand the meaning of New Year's greetings, but Cao Xing said this, it seemed to be quite meaningful.

So Qin Ye nodded, he understood it, seeing this, Cao Xuan also showed a smile, he waved his hand, and Che Wu, who was standing at the door, directly carried two boxes and walked in.

Cao Xuan directly placed a small box in front of Qin Ye: "Qin Ye, this is a little bit of the junior's heart, I hope you will accept it!" ”

Seeing this box, although Qin Ye's facial expression still hasn't changed much, it can be seen from his pupils that the smile in his eyes has gradually disappeared.

"Hehe, nephew Cao Xian, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, say, what is the matter with me!"

Cao Xuan glanced at Qin Ye, and pushed another box that was twice as large as Qin Ye in front of Qin Ye, and then opened it directly, and it was full of five baht coins.

"I implore Qin Ye to help me nominate me, I want to be an official, but my status is humble, and I need Qin Ye's help, there are 150,000 taels in this box, and it is troublesome for Qin Ye to be able to make a point up and down, and there are 50,000 taels in the other box, which is considered a thank you to Qin Ye!"

As soon as these words came out, Qin Ye and Cao Xuan were silent, and the atmosphere in the room seemed to have dropped quickly, and Cao Xing's heart was also a little uneasy.

However, Cao Xuan remembered that he had been to the county government a week ago, and he wanted to find Duan Ke, because the bandits were attacking such a big thing, why didn't the government help, and there was a more critical question, how did those bandits get in?

This case is full of suspicions, and all the people in Bianyun County see it, so Cao Xing applied for promotion to handle the case, but Duan Ke turned a blind eye to Cao Xing, and it was the county lieutenant You Tie who came to see Cao Xing.

Looking at Cao Xing's blood-red eyes, You Tiehe seemed to be a little weak-hearted, but in the end, he still showed a helpless look, waved his hand at Cao Xing and said: "The thieves entered Bianyun County, it was from the small road, they had no way to guard against it, as for why they didn't help kill the thieves in time, it was because the place where Cao Xing lived was too remote, and they didn't receive a report from others at all, so they were powerless!" ”

When Chen Hu heard these words, he directly drew his knife and walked towards it, as if he was going to kill this dog official with one sword, so that his heart could be at peace, but in the end he was stopped by Cao Xing, who looked at You Tie with bloodshot eyes, and finally nodded. So that day, Cao Xing said in front of everyone that the responsibility was all caused by him Cao Xing.

As for why this is so, the reason is very simple, that is, because of the broken rules of Shinong Industry and Commerce, there is a legend in the feudal dynasty, that is, there is no thousand-year-old dynasty, but there is definitely a thousand-year-old family. The family was not only the landlord class, but also the officials who colluded with the landlord class.

Cao Xing is just a businessman, if he wants to get ahead, if he wants to survive in this troubled era, there is only one way to become an official, fortunately, this is a troubled era, the ruler of the dynasty is Emperor Ling of Han, and Emperor Ling of Han likes to do the most is nothing more than selling official beards, so Cao Xing finally made this decision.

As for why Cao Xing didn't do this before, the reason is also very simple, selling the official mantle seems very simple, as long as you give the silver, the official uniform will be in hand, but in fact, even if you have enough silver in your hand, but if you want to buy an official and a half-job, you also need to go through some special relationships. At least someone has to introduce you.

Cao Xing has too many enemies in Bianyun County, as for the official government, those who can speak must at least be county commander-level figures, but Duan Ke's guy, just like a person who learns Huang Lao's technique, generally practices inaction and does not provoke others, but he will not meddle in things, so it is impossible for Cao Xing to go up through Duan Ke's relationship, and in the end he can only think of Qin Ye.

However, Cao Xuan always felt that the Qin Ye in front of him, although he was over sixty years old, he was definitely not as simple as he looked, so he couldn't make up his mind before, but thinking of all the anger he suffered in the county government, Cao Xuan was also out of the way today, even if Qin Ye was really in the abyss, he had to come once.

After a while, Qin Ye touched the two boxes, and finally showed a smile, he looked at Cao Xing, and said lightly: "Two hundred thousand taels and five baht, I can guarantee you a county order!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Cao Xuan felt that it was not right, what Qin Ye meant was that he was going to take all the 200,000 years up and down, so that means that Qin Ye would not receive any benefits from Cao Xuan, so this favor seemed to be owed. This is the last thing Cao Xing wants to see, and the unclear human affection is the most terrifying. After all, Cao Xuan didn't know the details of Qin Ye at all now.

However, before Cao Xuan could say this, he quickly thought of another question, and he hurriedly asked Qin Ye: "Dare to ask where the county order is!" ”

"200,000 taels to buy a county order, the price is expensive, if I guess correctly, it should be around Jiuyuan County!"

However, Cao Xing shook his head resolutely when he heard this: "Qin Ye's words are wrong, my foundation is in Bianyun County, and I am also a native of Bianyun County, maybe I will leave Bianyun County in the future, but now I can't leave!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Ye laughed twice again, and then waved his hand to Cao Xuan and said, "Cao Xing, I already know what you mean, you can wait for the news at home, and I will finish this matter as soon as possible!" ”

Although Cao Xuan has always respected Qin Ye very much, but the matter has come to this point, Cao Xuan had to secretly scold the old fox in his heart, Cao Xuan came to this trip, Qin Ye refused to confide half a word to Cao Xing, so he let Cao Xuan go home and wait, this is a torment.

But the matter has come to this point, Cao Xuan has no choice, nodded and went home with Chen Hu. That night, Cao Xing tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep. He had been thinking about who Qin Ye was sacred, but he couldn't think of a clue until the third watch in the middle of the night, when Cao Xuan finally fell asleep groggily. And the next day it was business as usual.