Chapter 6 The Difficult Road to Promotion [Seeking to Pursue a Monthly Pass]
As a time-traveler, in fact, there will be some spiritual estrangement with the aboriginal parents who have been crossed the world.
But Cao Ang has not encountered this problem so far.
Cao Cao doesn't need to say much here, he and he share weal and woe, and the fate of the father and son is basically bound together, where can they go if there is a gap?
As for Mrs. Ding's words, Cao Ang's respect for her overweighed the so-called estrangement.
Ding is not Cao Ang's biological mother, but only the adoptive mother who raised him as a main family, and there is no blood relationship between the two.
But Mrs. Ding treats Cao Ang as her own, and treats him like a son, in addition to the material foundation since he was a child, there has never been less maternal love and care.
For Cao Ang, who is familiar with history, there is one thing that impresses him even more.
That is, according to the original world line, in the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Ang unfortunately died in battle to cover Cao Cao's retreat.
Mrs. Ding, who learned the news, was furious, thinking that Cao Cao had killed her son, and resolutely announced her break with Cao Cao, packed up the bedding and went directly to her parents' house.
At that time, Cao Cao was still in the rapid rise of his career, and Mrs. Ding was able to be so resolute, which shows that in her heart, Cao Ang's status is no less than Cao Cao's.
Before he was born, it is not surprising that Cao Ang has respect for him.
At this moment, the family is sitting on a soft couch, and the table in front of them is full of food, and there is no shortage of exquisite pastries.
"It was so chaotic last night, you two have to go out for everything, and I don't understand your family and country affairs as a woman, but I am really worried, and I didn't sleep much all night."
"I just got up before dawn, and ordered the kitchen to prepare some pastries and snacks, thinking that when you came back, you could eat them directly, and they were always hot on the cage drawer."
The simple words, Cao Cao and Cao Ang were full of shame, and hurriedly picked up the chopsticks and ate, and the conversation was diverted in a few words.
After finishing the meal, Mrs. Ding said to Cao Ang with some unintentional expression while cleaning up the table.
"Ang'er, you are not young now, and my mother thinks it is time for you to find a family affair, after all, when your father was your age, he and I have been married for several years."
"It just so happens that in this Luoyang City, where the official eunuch family gathers, it is much easier to find a family affair that is the right person, and my mother thinks about it, do you think about it?"
"Is there a girl you particularly like, or have you heard of the reputation of a young lady, if not, my mother can inquire for you."
Ding's words made Cao Ang a little crying and laughing.
Good guy, my hundred-year plan, the Cao family's prosperous career has just been launched for a day, and the one who urged the marriage came first.
Scratching his head, Cao Ang didn't know how to respond.
Of course, he is not resistant to marrying a wife, after all, if he marries a wife, he can still take a concubine, as long as he marries someone who has a negative impact on him, or any arrogant wife, there is no big problem with anything else.
It's just that the timing is not right.
Others may not understand it, but Cao Ang is very clear, at the moment Luoyang City is just stuffing explosives under the buttocks, and the calm before the storm.
As long as Dong Zhuo figured out the situation, he would immediately stand up and make trouble, and when the explosive barrel was ignited, Luoyang City, which was not very calm, would instantly fall into even greater chaos.
Internal and external strife, factional strife will ensue, and there will be bloodshed and even a political crisis such as the abolition of the emperor.
At this time, it would be too unwise to engage in any serious talk about marriage.
First, it is protracted, time-consuming and laborious, and secondly, it is inevitable that you will be forced to stand in line because of this marriage, which is the source of trouble.
Let's talk about it for now, and then we'll talk about the rest.
So after rolling his eyes twice, Cao Ang cleared his throat and said perfunctorily.
"Mother, don't be busy first, the child will take care of himself, if you have a favorite woman, do you still need to urge?"
Mrs. Ding snorted.
"You just perfunctory your mother, don't tell you about it now, and wait for your mother to find a suitable one, and then let you go to the right eye."
After that, Mrs. Ding turned her head to look at Cao Cao again, and said quite solemnly: "Husband, you have many acquaintances in the court, and you also inquire more on weekdays. ”
Cao Cao didn't dare to say more, and even claimed that it was.
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After Mrs. Ding packed up the pastries and left the room, the father and son breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at each other tacitly, and then laughed happily.
"You kid, such a big Luoyang City, so many good-looking official ladies, you really don't have anyone to look up to?"
Cao Ang waved his hand helplessly.
"Later, later."
In order to get away from the topic, Cao Ang got up and brought the tea soup, and after filling a bowl for Cao Cao, he asked with some curiosity.
"Dad, this time you welcome back the Son of Heaven and save the first merit, can the reward you receive make your official position rise by a level?"
When it came to business, the playful look on Cao Cao's face immediately retracted and turned to think carefully.
After deducing for a while, Cao Cao said with some hesitation: "It's hard to say, as a military attaché, my promotion to the top involves a change in military power." ”
"It's okay if someone pushes me, but if no one comes forward to support me, it's probably going to stay put."
The historical context, the overall situation, and the relationship between the characters are all understood by Cao Ang.
But when it comes to practical operations, he is a little rusty, after all, he is not the aboriginal of this era, and he is not like Cao Cao, who has experienced many years of ups and downs in officialdom, and he really doesn't understand some rules.
Therefore, when Cao Cao said this, Cao Ang asked with some doubts: "If you let people push it, a level like Lu Shangshu and Yuan Taifu should be enough, right?" ”
"Of course it's enough, but how can they stand up for me."
Cao Cao sighed with some emotion, and then explained to his son.
"Lu Shangshu is a great Confucian in the world, and his reputation is famous all over the world, and there are only two possibilities for him to come forward to recommend me."
"One is that I come from an orthodox Confucian school, and the other is that I have a close personal relationship with him, and it is worth him to vouch for me at the risk of damaging my reputation, and I don't have either of these things."
"Then there are Taifu Yuan Kui and Taizhong Doctor Yang Biao, the weight of these two people's words is enough, but they are both from the top families in the world, and their status is a bit high."
"The fourth generation and the third duke, the ancestors have been officials for generations, and the protégés and officials are all over the world, and there is no shortage of pawns like me, so if you want them to speak, I am afraid that you will have to pay a lot of price."
All of these individuals are not hard enough or have an extremely low success rate.
After counting the circle, it is either equal to the above few, or the right to speak is too low, and there is no qualification for recommendation.
Only Situ Wang Yun, who is also the third duke, has enough right to speak, and his shelf is lower than that of Yang Biao and others, and he is not as difficult to deal with as Lu Zhi.
Perfectly suited candidate.
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