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The undercurrent of Wu'an has not only affected big families like Guo, Wang, and Wu, but some medium-sized families will undoubtedly be affected.

And the most special thing among them is Wei Wuji's father-in-law's family.

When they learned that Wei Wuji was in the north, they were a little different from the rest of the clans, because it was their uncle after all.

Fortunately, the Cao family is not a big family in Wu'an, otherwise someone would come to persecute them immediately, but being isolated is definitely not a good thing.

But it's not all without benefits, for example, Cao Xin's father, Cao Rui, has now become an enviable Shaoqing, just because his daughter married Wei Wuji.

Of course, this kind of title is only a title, and it does not mean that Cao Rui really has much right to speak.

Therefore, many things that Cao Rui can find someone to talk about can only be to his old father.

Like his son, although Cao Yun's granddaughter is married to Wei Wuji, his position is still unchanged, and he is still in the position of Dasi Nongcheng.

"Father, I'm afraid there will be another dispute in the court this time, you saw it with your own eyes that day, those people actually said under the eyes of the monarch that the Lingbei battalion was wrong about the military report!" Cao Rui said angrily.

Now that Wei Wuji has become Cao Rui's son-in-law, then Cao Rui is naturally in the same trench as Wei Wuji, and he naturally favors his son-in-law at this time.

Cao Yun, whose hair was already gray, didn't say a word, and he was roasting the fire by himself, and the elderly may be more afraid of the cold.

But the longer the old man lives, the more he sees the problem, and he will not have the impulse of a young man, although his son is no longer young.

"Father, the son is soft-spoken, but after all, you are an old minister, so you must be able to say something!" Cao Rui said slowly.

Hearing this, Cao Yun shook his head even more, and after thinking about it, he still said: "What are you anxious about, doing a good job in the Prime Minister's Mansion is the right thing, and the court has its own judgment on major affairs!" ”

Seeing that his son still wanted to speak, Cao Yun said again: "Our Cao family can't afford to make any waves in Wu'an, so why do you need to drag yourself in, do you have to let the clan push us to the enemy's position?" ”

Faced with his father's questioning, Cao Rui did not mean to stop fighting, but retorted: "Father, do you still think that we are still the same as before?" ”

"You want to stay out of the matter, but it's easy to take it for granted there, we don't deal with others, and others still see us as a nail in the flesh!" Cao Rui said.

Cao Yun couldn't help but be stunned, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly, secretly saying that he was really old, and his thinking was still stuck in the previous stage.

"Yes, Xin'er has married a woman, and we are no longer the original Cao family!" Cao Yun sighed.

Seeing his father like this, Cao Rui couldn't bear it in his heart, and secretly said that he shouldn't embarrass his father, who has worked hard all his life.

I only heard Cao Rui say: "If Xin'er hadn't married the fifth prince at the beginning, there would be no worries today!" ”

But speaking of this, Cao Rui also knew that he was speechless, so he closed his mouth and stopped talking, after all, his daughter is now the daughter-in-law of the Wei family.

"You're wrong, although marrying Xin'er is a last resort, it's not without benefits!" Cao Yun's eyes slowly glowed.

Seeing his father like this, Cao Rui wondered: "What does my father mean?" ”

Cao Yun said: "The reason why we agreed to this family business at the beginning was not also for this!" ”

Cao Rui was woken up by his father at once, and then said: "What does my father mean, that person still has a chance to ascend to that position?" ”

The closer he got to Wei Wuji, the more Cao Rui knew how difficult the situation his son-in-law was facing, and even Cao Rui gave up his previous extravagant hopes.

Cao Yun said: "After the assignment to Lingbei, the old man also broke off this extravagant hope, but this battle feat of killing 30,000 heads is indeed appalling!" ”

Seeing his father's exaggerated expression, Cao Rui smiled and said, "So my father changed his opinion again and thought that the fifth son could succeed!" ”

Cao Yun nodded, and said: "Now the biggest enemy is the Shi clan, if the two can eliminate the antagonism, then who can fight with the entire Wei State?" ”

Cao Yun is right, the best way to destroy the enemy is to turn the enemy into his friend.

But there is a premise here, either you let your enemy stand together, or the enemy stands with you, and there will always be one side that has to give up its own position.

And it is precisely the contradiction between Wei Wuji and the clan that is difficult to reconcile, which means that the two cannot become friends at all.

Thinking of this, Cao Rui said, "Father, this ...... Easier said than done! ”

Of course, Cao Yun also understood that this was almost impossible, so he listened to him: "This is really difficult to climb to the sky, but there is still a glimmer of hope, which requires this son to let go of his attitude, so ...... Anything is possible! ”

Although his father said it lightly, Cao Rui still said: "Father, although what you said is reasonable, but Gongzi will listen to us, after all, there is still a sea of blood feud between him and the clan!" ”

Glancing at his son, Cao Yun said, "You mean, the matter of the Tang clan?" ”

Cao Rui nodded, the original unrivaled Tang clan was washed by the blood, and now some of the remaining Tang clan people are still in the extreme north, I don't know if they are dead or alive.

Cao Yun said: "The sea of blood and hatred are all fleeting, and if the husband has the ambition to carry everything, he should have the courage to let go of everything!" ”

Cao Yun's words are more ugly, that is, "small amount is not a gentleman, no poison is not a husband".

This seems a bit cruel, but it is also a quality that must be possessed by those who achieve great things.

Just like the Marquis of Wei at the beginning, for the sake of his own status and the stability of the Wei State, he can't knock the pampered father and daughter into the clouds.

Cao Rui was silent, and he realized that he was far worse than his father at this time.

Looking at himself, he now understands why his career is not going well, it turns out that it is all because of himself.

Seeing that his son's face was changing, Cao Yun asked, "What's wrong?" ”

After asking three times in a row, Cao Yun woke up his son, making him a little confused.

"The son is thinking, I'm afraid it will never be able to reach his father's vision, and it will be difficult to lead the family to prosper!" Cao Rui said helplessly, with a little bitterness in his tone.

Seeing his son like this, Cao Yun didn't want to say too much, so he said slowly: "You don't have to blame yourself, the Zhongxing family is a difficult thing!" ”

But Cao Yun's tone changed, and he said: "But as long as that person can sit on the crown prince as he wishes, our Cao family may not be able to become the top family in Wu'an like the Xie family!" ”

Cao Yun's words made Cao Rui cheer up a little, at least he now has a goal again.

So Cao Rui said: "Then father, the great court meeting in two days will ......."

Cao Yun smiled, and then said: "You don't need to say it, the old man will contact his colleagues, after all, there are a lot of officials in Wu'an!" ”

Cao Rui couldn't help but smile, because he found that he could also exert his strength in this area, so that more people's voices could appear in the court.

"By the way, what is that kid doing Cao Jun?" Cao Yun said suddenly.

As soon as he heard the old father mention his unsuccessful son, Cao Rui said helplessly: "I'm afraid I'm going out to drink with a bunch of fox friends again!" ”

So Cao Yun's face was also gloomy, and then he said: "Since he wants to run around, let him go to Yanshan, after all, he still has a sister where to suffer!" ”

After Cao Rui thought about it, he said, "Father asked him to contact that son?" ”

Cao Yun said: "We always want to tell that son, it's better to let Cao Jun go on a trip, he should also do some serious things!" ”

Cao Rui nodded, sending Cao Jun to kill two birds with one stone, that is, he is trustworthy, and he can also train him.

They were speechless, and only after a long time did they hear Cao Rui say: "Father, the year is approaching...... When will the second brother and the third brother come back......"

Subsequently, the Cao family was in charge of chatting about some family affairs, and the topic was really a little heavy.