Chapter 47: Confidant

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Cao Cao has only been in Beijing for a few days, he came to serve as a speaker, it stands to reason that it is a glorious thing to enter the court as an official, but for Cao Cao, this is a move to rise and fall. Originally, he did a good job in Jinan, and several major things were good things for the benefit of the country and the people, but the things he did not only offended the eunuch party, but also offended the local heroes and powers.

He Jin was in the capital, he didn't know the local situation, he still trusted Cao Cao, but the news brought by waves of people in Jinan made him very troubled, and gradually doubts arose in his heart, and finally Yuan Shao's words made him make up his mind to transfer Cao Cao away from the position of Jinan Minister.

Yuan Shao's family is prominent, and he has also created a reputation for being honest and capable as the magistrate of Puyang County, but after his mother and father died one after another, Yuan Shao has been idle at home in the name of mourning, and the court has found a reason to refuse to accept it several times, although he has not held any important official positions over the years, but he has not been idle.

Yuan Shao made friends with famous people in the world, and during his seclusion in Luoyang, he also helped the party to take refuge several times, and Chen Fan, Li Ying, Zhang Miao, He Hao, the successive leaders of the party have a deep friendship, so Yuan Shao can be said to be very appealing among the party, and he has raised a lot of strange people as his disciples over the years, including some outlaws, who are already very powerful in the local heroes, and even Zhao Zhong once said angrily: "Yuan Benchu raised his own worth, should not be recruited by the imperial court, and raised his life, did he want to rebel?" ”

Yuan Shao's ambition is naturally not small, he only responded to He Jin's expedition not long ago, and came to He Jin's side from Runan's hometown, he also valued He Jin's strength here, and wanted to use He Jin's hand to get rid of the eunuch party, and He Jin also intended to compete with the eunuch party, the two hit it off, and soon Yuan Shao was introduced by He Jin as a confidant.

Cao Cao's matter has already reached Yuan Shao's ears, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have known each other for a long time, and they were also close friends, and those bad things of stealing chickens and touching dogs when they were young were not less done together, but as they grew older, the relationship between the two with different experiences gradually became a little estranged, different from Yuan Shao's pretentious Qinggao, Cao Cao has been mixed in the court, although he has risen and fallen several times, but every time he is used, the rank is steadily improving, and now he is already a big official (Jinan is equivalent to the county guard).

Yuan Shao's heart is not very broad-minded, he has made friends with Cao Cao, he has always been high, Cao Cao's identity after the eunuch, has always made him look down on a little, even if he had a good time before, Cao Cao has always played the role of a follower, and now a follower is walking ahead of himself in the officialdom, plus Cao Cao's outstanding achievements have been spread for him to earn a good reputation among the people and scholars, Yuan Shao can't help but feel a little jealous in his heart.

When He Jin and Yuan Shao talked about Cao Cao, Yuan Shao said under the banner of He Jin's worries: "The general has now got the support of the nobles and scholars to have such prestige in the court, and now Cao Cao's governance concept is suppressing the local nobles and scholars, they came to the general out of trust, if they don't help them out, they will inevitably lose their support, although Jinan is not a big place, and it is nothing to lose, but this crowd is gold, In the future, if they spread rumors in other places that the Great General helped Cao Cao suppress the nobles and scholars, it would inevitably have a very bad impact on the Great General. ”

Yuan Shao's words ruined Cao Cao's future as prime minister of Jinan, these were the results of He Jin and Yuan Shao's private discussion, and Cao Cao naturally didn't know. He is bitter in his heart, and who knows, since the age of twenty filial piety, Cao Cao's career has had several ups and downs, although he has done a lot of good things for the benefit of the country and the people, but has not been able to be reused, showing his ambitions, and now he has just made some achievements in Jinan's tenure, and he was transferred out in just half a year, and the governance could not be continued, and all the efforts of the past were put into water, Cao Cao's heart can be described as very aggrieved.

Today, the god of flowers will feel that Liu Hao is not the only one who is lost, Cao Cao accompanied Cai Yong to attend the meeting, although people sat in front, but they were a little absent-minded, in addition to coming to Ying'er's appearance to make him feel bright, more often it was to sit and drink. Cai Yong and Cao Cao are both talkers, the two have known each other very early, and they have always been friends with peers for this talented descendant, and they know some of Cao Cao's psychological trends, but he doesn't know how to persuade a frustrated person, so he can only pull Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan to drink with him.

Liu Hao caused a lot of movement in the rear position, which attracted Cao Cao's attention, and the bored Cao Cao then pulled Cai Yong and others to come to find out, Liu Hao's song "Laughing Red Dust" simply sang to Cao Cao's heart, and his mood was quite suddenly enlightened, so he came up to see what kind of person he could sing such a tune. All of this made Cao Cao curious.

The face is met, and the dramatic scene is over. But Liu Hao wanted to slip Cao Cao but didn't leave, Cao Cao swept away the decadence just now, and he seemed to be full of interest. He pulled Liu Hao to talk about poetry and songs, in his opinion, Liu Hao, who can sing such a meaningful song as "Laughing Red Dust", must be blessed with poetry and songs, and Cao Cao has also been immersed in this road for many years, with profound attainments, Cai Yong and Lu Zhi who came with him also thought the front desk was boring, so they sat down and participated in the discussion together.

Liu Hao's bitterness in his heart couldn't be said to anyone at all, discussing how these were the opponents of these great Confucian celebrities, it was not a good rank at all. So Liu Hao could only brace himself up and deal with it well, for fear that one would accidentally say something that they didn't understand, and that explanation would be enough of a headache when they investigated it.

Liu Hao is also smart, he doesn't talk to them about any classics, it's purely death. He has two thousand years of accumulation of poetry, this is not false, if you are in a hurry, you can also calm the scene, the music does not talk about music theory with them, only about singing skills, his singing style is unique in this era, and the performance just now is also real, and it is respected by them. Under the guidance of Liu Hao's intention, the topic has always revolved around these, Cao Cao, Cai Yong, and Lu Zhi are worthy of their profound skills, even if they just discuss these, they are not left behind at all, I have to say that their knowledge is really broad enough.

Cao Cao intended to make friends with Liu Hao, so the two of them went back and forth, and the joy they drank was really exciting. Cao Cao's amount of alcohol is very good, but in front of Liu Hao, it is a little insufficient, Liu Hao has a bad taste in his heart, we are the people who poured down Wei Wu Cao Cao, this awesome is enough for me to blow for a lifetime. Cao Cao didn't know what Liu Hao had in his heart, he just felt that this little brother was very good in terms of knowledge and drinking, and talents were really rare.

Cao Cao soon got drunk, he stood up, held the wine cup and sang to the sky: "For the wine song, in peacetime, the officials do not call the door." The king is virtuous and wise, and the prime minister is loyal and good. Salty and courteous, the people have no disputes. There are nine years of storage in three years of ploughing, and the barn is full of grain. Spotted white is not loaded. The rain is like this, and the hundred grains are used. but they walked away from their horses, and dung their fields. The prince and the marquis are male, and they love their people and dethrone the gloom. The son is like a father and a brother. Violation of the law of etiquette shall be punished according to the severity of the punishment. There is no selfishness left behind. The prison is empty, and the winter festival continues. People are old and old, and they all have to die. Kindness and insects are widespread. ”

Cao Cao's poems, Cai Yong and Lu Zhi praised it for their beatings, this poem can be said to have exhausted Cao Cao's political ambitions at this time, Liu Hao couldn't help but be in awe when he heard it, no matter how it develops in the future, at least Cao Cao's compassionate political concept at this time is still admirable, and everything he does is also moving towards this ideal, and it can be said that he has done his best for this dynastic dynasty that is about to decline.

Liu Hao also stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Cao, and then said in a sincere tone: "Brother Mengde has noble ambitions and has both ability and political integrity. But with this poem, please accept my Liu Hao's worship. ”

Cao Cao was a little surprised by Liu Hao's worship, he listened to Liu Hao's sincere words, and his eyes when he looked at Liu Hao changed a little, it was the eyes of his confidant, he was drunk, grabbed Liu Hao's arm and laughed: "I didn't expect it!" I didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected joy tonight, and it was really comforting to be able to have a confidant like Brother Hao. Come on, come on, you and I will make another 300 cups. ”

"Brother Mengde is invited, dare not accompany him! If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home! Liu Hao was full of pride and responded loudly. Unexpectedly, at this time, a discordant voice suddenly came.

"Yo! I said, who is making a noise here, making the whole venue smoky, and ruining people's interest. It turned out to be Cao Mengde, you! ”