Cao Cao felt that not only would he be happy, but his people would also be ecstatic, and he celebrated it for three days and three nights.

And he himself was almost lost in such excitement, and it was easy to control his emotions, he still felt that something needed to be released, otherwise he would explode.

"Xuande, what should I repay you with such kindness? What do you want? You said! ”

Cao Cao clenched Liu Bei's hand excitedly, and stared at Liu Bei with a pair of eyes, as if he was looking at some peerless beauty.

For Cao Cao's thanks, Liu Bei just smiled.

"When I first entered Luoyang, only Meng De treated me kindly, let me learn a lot of things, and gave me a year's spices, so that I could eat fragrant barbecue at every meal. This is my reward for Mengde, and Mengde has no need to worry. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately couldn't hold back.

His expression was suddenly very confused, and his people were also confused.

He grabbed Liu Bei's hand tightly.

"This ...... This...... What is this? What is that spice? Even if all the spices that Xuande needs for the rest of his life are mine, and if you count the meat, I will give it, then it is not worth this kindness! Money can buy spices and meat, but it can't! Xuande, Ling ......"

His anxious state of mind was very normal in Liu Bei's opinion, barbecue and spices were valuable, and his identity as Liu's personal disciple was priceless, the two did not exist on the same level, and should not be compared together.

But Liu Bei did it.

"No more."

Liu Bei shook his head and said with a smile: "If Meng De takes me as a friend, don't talk about this matter again, you and I tacitly know it, it's enough, now is just the first step in our journey, and in the future, I still need to support each other with Meng De." ”

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's calm smiling face, his expression slowly changed from excitement to calm, as if he had made up his mind, and nodded seriously.

"If Xuande says so, I will know, you and I tacitly support each other, even if there are all difficulties, we will never turn our backs, if I turn my backs, I will not die well, and I will not be allowed to enter the ancestral grave after death!"

Cao Mengde is not Sima Yi, he will not point to Luoshui and break his oath, before Sima Yi, such an oath is still very deterrent, Cao Cao dared to make such an oath, in Liu Bei's opinion, it is some kind of determination that represents the Cao family.

Is this good?

This is good.

"Why did Mende have to be like this? I never doubted Mende's words. ”

Liu Bei smiled, and then invited Cao Cao to eat and drink together, indulge in pleasure, and be unhappy.

Sure enough, Cao Cao went home and told his father about it privately, that is, Cao Song, the current dynasty's great farmer, and Cao Song was also very surprised.

He thought about whether he should come to the door in person to thank Liu Bei for his great kindness, but Cao Cao dissuaded him.

"Xuande and I tacitly support each other, as long as we know about this matter, it is not appropriate to make a public announcement for the time being, so as not to cause others to have opinions about Xuande."

Cao Cao was seriously thinking about Liu Bei.

Cao Song nodded again and again after hearing this, thinking that Cao Cao was reasonable, so he kept silent, just hiding his joy in his heart, not wanting to cause any trouble to Liu Bei.

As Cao Cao said, there are some things that the Cao family can't exchange for no amount of money.

Even if they give the huge wealth accumulated by their families over the years to those high-ranking scholars, they will not be treated differently at all, but will be taken for granted by them, and sent them away like a dog.

The scholars possess too many things, and they do not lack many things, and they have a great appetite, and even feel that all the good things in the world belong to them, and belong to them.

The input-output ratio is pitiful.

Cao Song himself didn't know how the Cao family should continue to walk the road.

As a result, in a state of confusion, another village was opened.

Liu Bei, the son of luck, broke out, and the Cao family followed with the "chicken dog ascending to heaven".

Liu Bei didn't say a word, and directly promised Cao Ang a future, and this kindness cannot be measured by money.

Therefore, as a high-ranking official of the current dynasty, Cao Song felt that his future self should have the opportunity to repay Liu Bei's kindness to the Cao family.

In the future, whenever he encounters official affairs related to Liu Bei, he will inevitably open the door of convenience, give whatever he wants, never eat and take cards, and try his best to help him make achievements and ascend to a high position.

In the future, the wealth and escape of the next generation of the Cao family may depend on him.

Cao Cao and Cao Song were happy, and Liu Bei was not unhappy.

It is still beneficial to charge into battle and risk their lives for this extremely fierce battle between the ancient and modern literary schools, and the benefits are particularly great.

At a time when the ancient literature school was in the ascendant, he made such a great achievement, and was directly promised the position of the future Gaomen clan!

And the experience of these days also made Liu Bei realize why the Yuan family can be the fourth and third dukes, protégés and old officials all over the world, and he really felt what it was like to "raise your arms and shout, the world gathered to respond, win food and Jingcong".

This is a strong binding between the community of interests, one is prosperous, one is lost, everyone must work in the same direction, so that the whole large group is beneficial, the large group has benefits, and the small individuals in it are more beneficial.

Moreover, it is unimaginable that a family heirloom and classic family that has mastered the nature of government and education can leverage political resources.

At the very least, this family has the energy to push its protégés and disciples to become officials, and they are almost invincible in academics and politics, and in the field of public opinion.

Follow me to learn, do things for me, and work hard for me, I can make you an official, I can make you rich, and the stability of the family's inheritance will also be greatly improved.

Who is not impressed by such political resources?

At the top of the chain of social contempt, Liu Bei deeply realized what such a political and academic status meant.

Not to mention anything else, Zhen Yan has already gotten up and returned to Wuji County, ready to bring the news home, let the family know that their family has hope of prosperity again, and is ready to promote the family to fully surrender to the Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, and deeply bind Liu Bei.

Not to mention the Cao Cao family, the sad wishes of the three generations of the entire Cao family are about to be realized in the next generation, they have obviously decided to cooperate closely with Liu Bei, and even in this state of cooperation, Liu Bei is still faintly in the dominant position.

In addition to the Cao family and the Zhen family, there are also several children from the third-rate scholar clan who have always had a good relationship with Liu Bei in several ancient schools of literature and classics, and they have also received Liu Bei's promise.

The outstanding core children of their various families will become Liu Bei's disciples, follow him to learn "Zuo's Spring and Autumn", and will receive his political support and follow him upward.

With such a commitment, these families will inevitably exert their family strength, serve as his backing behind Liu Bei, provide him with enough motivation, and do their best to help him reach a high position, at any cost to this.

When Liu Bei chooses the families to be included in his own sphere of influence, he will also consider the political background and economic strength of these families, and he will not casually any family can enter his circle, which will make his resources too cheap.

Add money!

Although his ultimate goal is not to create a family entity with protégés and former officials, he needs to put on such a posture and gather the power that can be used by him so that he can attack the path he never conceived of in the future.

He needs such a force.

Of course, Liu Bei's biggest reliance at present is not his unformed family power circle, but the emperor Liu Hong.

Relying on the identity of the Han family, Liu Bei has the trust of Liu Hong, which is very important.

Liu Hong is the one who can give him a high position, and his own power is the existence of consolidating a high position.

If you can't get Liu Hong's trust and appointment, even if you have a high academic status, you won't get a political status, which is the reason why many families have many protégés but no political status.

Liu Bei never felt that he would become a simple scholar, this was just a stepping stone for him to achieve his ultimate goal, and he needed this position to leverage political resources.

Whether political resources can be used perfectly depends on whether Liu Hong and Liu Bei can make enough contributions.

(End of chapter)