Chapter Seventy-Two: Cao Chong's Case (II)
When Chen Qun saw Cao Chong pointing to the crime, but said that not all the records were true, he felt that it was a big mistake to treat Cao Chong as a naughty boy before, the other party was obviously very smart, and knew that even if it was a lie, if it was a good move, then it must be nine true sentences and one false, as long as the fake is crucial.
And now Cao Chong said that the accusation was a little untrue, and the implication was naturally that he had done a lot of investigations, and he didn't accept everything casually, so Cao Cao was naturally more willing to believe it.
Cao Chong saw that Cao Cao finally slapped the charge on the table, and knew that the big thing had basically been decided, that is, the Zhongshan Chen family was probably not guaranteed.
Sure enough, I saw Cao Cao's eyes flashing coldly, and then shouted at Cao Zhuang who was waiting outside the door: "I passed the old man's order, and Xun Yu thoroughly investigated the Chen clan in Zhongshan, and once the evidence of the crime is conclusive, it will be exterminated!" ”
Chen Qun is now in his heart, what he wants to do most now is to send someone to Zhongshan quickly, and then go to Chen's house to prepare for extermination, after all, she instructed the other party to encroach on Zhen's coal mine, but it was written on letterhead, no matter what, this thing must be taken back.
Cao Chong saw that his Lao Tzu had finished issuing the order, and immediately looked at Chen Qun with a smile and said: "Mr. Changwen, this time the Chen family in Zhongshan in order to rescue their eldest son, but they have not sent good things to Yecheng, I heard that there are 50,000 stones of wheat alone, but after I arrived in the city, I completely lost the whereabouts of these grains, I don't know where the Chen family transported it?" ”
Chen Qun broke out in a cold sweat on his back, he thought he was a good trick at the beginning, and he collected all the things sent by the Chen family into the private house, but now he found that these things are simply hot potatoes, who doesn't know that Cao Cao's most hated is private bribery, if this is investigated, he is afraid that he will be unlucky.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Qun smiled indifferently, and then said: "Before, the Chen family only said that Cao Chong's little son went to Zhongshan, in order to show that the Chen family in Zhongshan welcomed the little son, so they specially sent these things to your mother, Mrs. Huan. ”
Cao Chong nodded, and immediately said with a smile: "But on the way back to Yecheng, Chen Xiao, who was caught by me, said that after we conquered the four northern states, you have always been accepting their offerings, and there have been a lot of things over the years." ”
Chen Qun's face twitched slightly, and he smiled: "I receive some sustenances every year, I don't know what the little boy is referring to, but these things?" ”
Cao Zheng laughed and said: "Chen Xiaoke has made a very detailed record, and the explanation is also very clear, it turns out that Zhongshan also produces precious coral trees, and this native product is really ......very tight."
"Chong'er doesn't need to say it anymore, Mr. Changwen occasionally accepts some gifts, which is also human nature, since he is ready to exterminate the Zhongshan Chen family today, it is more or less equivalent to exterminating Mr. Changwen's relatives, since he did not help to get rid of the crime, it is not easy, as for the rest, there is no need to check." Cao Cao finally reassured Chen Qun.
After hearing Cao Cao say this, Chen Qun's heart calmed down a little, but at the same time, he was also very frightened, because Cao Cao had made it clear that Zhongshan Chen was his Chen Qun's relatives, and such a timely grace was also a warning, and Cao Cao's warning was not a joke.
With a deep bow, Chen Qun wiped the cold sweat from his head, and then replied sincerely: "The lord is wise, this time it was the old man Chen Qun who was wrong, so I went back to count everything, and the things I received from the Zhongshan Chen family before will be handed over truthfully, and I will never hide my secrets." ”
Cao Cao hummed in satisfaction, then waved his hand and sent Chen Qun out of the study.
After Chen Qun left, Cao Cao looked at Xiao Cao Chong with a smile, and then blew his beard and said, "It's all Yuan Yun's kid who asked you to do this, right?" ”
Cao Chong's eyes rolled, and he didn't quibble, and immediately nodded back: "What Daddy said is that these are all mentioned by my brother-in-law, but the process is all in Chong'er's own hands, but I didn't add the hands of others, and my brother-in-law didn't take care of it, so I let me make my own decisions." ”
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Then the Zhongshan Chen family has always asked Chen Qun for help, did you start to return?" ”
Cao Chong nodded again and replied: "Daddy guessed it, that's right, Chong'er knew that Mr. Changwen would be making trouble behind his back, so he came back early to confront him, hehe, or I'm afraid he would have turned black into white today." ”
Seeing Cao Chong's smug appearance, Cao Cao shook his head helplessly, and then said angrily: "Chen Qun is a wise man no matter what he says, if he hadn't been blinded by your naughty age for a few days, how could he be forced by you step by step, I think this is also what your brother-in-law taught you, right?" That bastard was like this when he was a child, just relying on his young age, others looked down on him, but he swallowed a lot of tigers in one bite, and I don't want to teach you this trick again now. ”
Thinking of this, Cao Cao was suddenly stunned, and laughed in an instant, he had always felt that Yuan Yun was extremely smart, and Cao's children were inferior, and he was deeply worried about this, but now it seems that he found that his children still have a lot of outstanding children, no worse than Yuan Yun's brain.
Thinking like this, Cao Cao was naturally very pleased, so he turned his face to Cao Chong and said: "Your brother-in-law's careful eye, you must not learn it, the Chen family just delayed the operation of his coal mine, he is good, for this reason he has to kill all the other people's families, or through the old man's hands to do it, I really don't want to suffer." ”
Cao Chong heard what his Lao Tzu said, and immediately shook his hand and replied: "I'm afraid what Daddy said is a bit biased, Chong'er thought the same thing before, but my brother-in-law said that revenge is incidental, and the most important thing is the grain and grass that the Chen family hoards, these things are very secret, especially in the court, there are people to cover them up, so this time we are collecting grain, and the Chen family is simply not pulling out a dime." ”
Cao Cao was slightly stunned, and wondered: "How much grain can a Chen family have, can make your brother-in-law so worried?" ”
Cao Chong rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, then replied: "All kinds of grain are no less than a million stones. ”
Cao Chong was taken aback and said, "What? How can there be so many? How could a mere Zhongshan Chen hoard so much food? ”
Cao Chong pointed to the charges placed in front of Cao Cao, and then said: "Although some of these charges seem ridiculous, but some of them are shocking, the Chen family has always been the largest clan in the Zhongshan area, and they get back more benefits every year through clever snatching and robbery, more than Zhongshan handed over to the imperial court, so over the years, they have naturally gained a lot, nothing strange." ”
Cao Cao heard his son say this, a cold light flashed in his eyes again, and he said to himself after a long time: "It seems that it is necessary for these families to thoroughly investigate all of them, and hoarding food like this is not equivalent to what they are doing against the imperial court?" ”
Cao Cao had already left his seat as he spoke, and then walked back and forth in the study twice, and finally instructed Cao Zhuang outside the door: "Go and call Guo Jia and others, we seem to have too much of a policy in the four northern states, but I didn't expect that these did not benefit the people, but fattened these useless people." ”
Cao Chong heard Cao Cao say this, his heart jumped, knowing that soon the clans in the four northern states would set off a monstrous wave, which reminded him of Yuan Yun, and then he reacted, he turned around and was still used as a gunman, Yuan Yun's purpose is probably to use the hands of the imperial court, and then go to clean up those big families, because everyone in the world knows that Yuan Yun does not deal with these people.
With a wry smile, Cao Chong did not choose to continue to stay in the study, but greeted his father from Cao Cao, and then went to the back house with his little short legs, he had not seen his mother Mrs. Huan for many days, and now he can be anxious to be tight, as for the life and death of those clans, in fact, he Cao Chong is also like Yuan Yun, these people had better die more.
After Chen Qun left the Cao Mansion, his whole face was strained, and he was very nervous now, not nervous about the property that would be confiscated from his family, but nervous Yuan Yun seemed to have pointed the finger at him.
The reason why he kept a low profile in his dealings with Cao Ren before was that he didn't want to be pointed at by Yuan Yun's sharp sword, but now who doesn't know how powerful Yuan Yun is, plus the other party is a personality that must be reciprocated, and any little thing will be chased and beaten by him.
Now the Chen family he represents has just gained a foothold with Yecheng, and he took refuge in Cao Ren in order to be strong, and in order not to offend Cao Ang, Chen Qun chose to keep a low profile, and the reason why he didn't choose to take refuge in Cao Ang was that he felt that the other party was a brainless young man.
Luoyang is simply a miasma, being an official does not rely on family background, but on what assessment, this is simply a big joke, there is no good background, can such a person be used? In the end, it's just some clowns jumping off the beam.
To be an official still needs a background, this is already a tacit understanding between clans in the world, and now Cao Ang wants to break this rule, which is equivalent to not giving the children of the clan a way to live, which can make the other party succeed, so it is the safest to stand on Cao Ren's side, at least the other party is like himself, pay attention to background, pay attention to background, pay attention to a hierarchy.
Looking at the sunset gradually setting in the sky, the corners of Chen Qun's mouth twitched twice again, he was treated like a fool by Cao Chong just now, which made him very uncomfortable, a little naughty boy actually deceived the door, it seems that he is too low-key, should he also show his teeth a little, so that these young people know that they are powerful?
Chen Qun thought so, and immediately instructed his entourage: "You go and invite Wang Lang to the mansion, just say that the old man needs to have two drinks with him." ”
The attendant immediately nodded in agreement, turned around, and rode out on horseback.
Chen Qun touched the beard on his chin at this time, and then snorted coldly: "It's just a shaft, and it depends on the old man's means." ”