The whole Qingzhou has been very lively recently, and there have been many bandits looting everywhere, and Cao Hao has been chasing and killing the state army everywhere. Many Confucian articles criticizing Cao Yun and the Cao family continued, and people were reading these articles on the streets and alleys. Many poems mocking Cao Yun kept emerging, and children were reciting and singing together.

These articles and poems all have one thing in common, that is, they try their best to flatter Cao Yun's traitor and the rebel of the Cao family. Cao Yun now has an extremely loud name, Tsing Yi traitor.

Xuzhou Prefecture Pastoral Government Office.

"Who is this Tsing Yi traitor, and why are so many articles attacking this person recently?" Cao De, who was sitting on the main seat of the mansion, asked the civil official standing in the mansion.

"Lord Qiyu, this Tsing Yi traitor is named Cao Yun, and he is the grandson of Qingzhou Mu Cao Xian. The former Qingzhou Mu was killed by this person who broke into the State Pastor's Mansion. Its words to become Confucian are 'for heaven and earth, for the people, for the saints to continue learning, for the eternal peace', the crown ceremony in front of Confucius did not kneel, and later in front of the Qingzhou famous Confucian Pang Gong and Huang Cheng said that there is no ambition in this life and does not cultivate Confucianism, so it was sarcastically called Tsing Yi traitor by the Confucian students in the world. The civil official told Cao Yun's deeds.

"Oh, I heard that there has been something recently in Luoyang where Confucian scholars knelt in front of the Great Guozi Academy, and implored Zheng Xuan to cancel the identity of a Confucian student surnamed Cao, could it be Cao Yun?"

"It is precisely that earlier, many Confucian students in various parts of Qingzhou knelt in front of the local academy, imploring the dean of the academy to cancel Cao Yun's Confucian status, and now it has spread to Luoyang. ”

"Hmph, these Confucian students are really stupid, they don't care about the world's major affairs, but they get together every day to criticize a little Confucian student, and the Ming Dynasty is really going to die. Cao De said coldly.

Qingzhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion.

"Yun'er, you can come with me to visit Pang Gong tomorrow!" Cao Xian said to Cao Yun.

After a few days of recuperation, Cao Yun's body has recovered, and all three arrow wounds have healed, and there is not even a single scar mark. That Zhang Zixi was also appointed by Cao Xian to be the bookkeeper through Cao Yun's recommendation.

Cao Yun pondered for a while when he heard this, and then replied: "I'm afraid that my grandson will not be treated by the Duke of De!"

"Regardless of whether Duke De is waiting to see you or not, you can go with me to see you, now it is difficult for Qingzhou government affairs to operate, and I hope that Duke De can recommend some Confucian students to be officials." Cao Xian stroked his beard as he spoke.

"Tomorrow, my grandson will go with my grandfather. ”

"Well, tomorrow you and I will visit early in the morning. By the way, Mr. Wang is leaving, and you can send Mr. Wang down then. Cao Xian smiled slightly after speaking.

Cao Yun was a little surprised when he heard this, "Is Mr. Wang leaving?"

"You have broken through to the sixth level of the day after tomorrow, and Mr. Wang has nothing to teach you. Cao Xian said casually.

"Grandpa, Mr. Wang can teach me some martial arts, I don't know many martial arts now!" Cao Yun said eagerly, obviously not wanting Wang Yue to leave.

"Okay, okay, you really should be Mr. Wang, your martial arts master, it's not bad that someone else can teach you for so many days, I'll find someone to teach you those martial arts." Cao Xian frowned and said.

Cao Yun heard this, but he didn't reply anymore.

"Mr. Wang should be leaving at noon, you go to meet Mr. Wang, thank you for Mr. Wang's teaching to you for so many days!"

"Okay, grandson, let's go. After Cao Yun finished speaking, he turned around and left Cao Xian's study.

After Cao Yun left Cao Xian's study, he walked out of the State Pastoral Mansion and rode towards Cao's Mansion. Wang Yue did not move to the state pastor's mansion, but still lived in the Cao mansion. Now there is only one housekeeper and a few housekeepers left in the Cao Mansion.

Dismounted and arrived at the Cao Mansion, Cao Yun went straight to the room where Wang Yue was.

"Mister"

Cao Yun knocked lightly on Wang Yue's room three times, and it didn't take long for the door to open.

"You're here. Wang Yue asked with a smile.

"If I don't come, won't my husband leave? Cao Yun said and walked into the room with a smile and sat down on a chair casually.

"If you don't come, I'll leave now, you see, I've packed all the baggage. Wang Yue walked to Cao Yun and sat down and said, after speaking, he pointed his finger, Cao Yun looked at his finger and saw a black baggage.

"Sir, do you really want to leave?" Cao Yun asked in a deep voice.

"You have broken through to the sixth level of the day after tomorrow, and I have nothing to teach you, if you want to go further in the future, you have to exchange blood. Either you completely refine your blood, or you go to find the demon beast essence blood to exchange it in your body, these methods are very simple, but it is difficult to complete. But it's not too hard to do it with your talent. Wang Yue said.

"Sir, is it better to refine the blood of the whole body into essence blood, or is it better to find the essence blood of the demon beast and exchange it directly into the body?" Cao Yun asked.

"There are pros and cons to each other, refining one's own blood takes a lot more time, and the increase in all aspects of the body is not very large, the only advantage is that it will not have an impact on the realm after cultivation. Refining the essence blood of demon beasts will be very fast, and the stronger the demon beasts you refine, the greater the increase in all aspects of your body, the disadvantage is that it will have an impact on martial arts cultivation in the future, and if it is not good, it will permanently stay in the realm of innate first grade. Wang Yue elaborated.

"Then how did the gentleman break through?"

"I broke through the essence blood of a demon beast that I refined, and the demon beast is an innate one-grade Di Qitou, so it is too difficult for me to go further in the martial arts now. I'm going to travel around and see the vast world out there in the hope of getting some opportunities. Wang Yue said with a light smile.

"I really envy Mr., in the future, I should also go out to see the great world. Cao Yun said yearningly.

"Let's get out of the world, only when we get out of the world will we see more magic in this world, and we will get more and greater opportunities. ”

The two said a few more words, Wang Yue got up to leave, and Cao Yun sent Wang Yue out of Qingyang City. At this time, the sky was somewhat clear, but there were no birds streaking, and the red sun hung high in the sky, and there was no cloud smoke around. It's not lonely. The breeze stirred some grass, and the grass seemed to be a little excited, but who could notice the happiness of the grass!

Every few steps out of Qingyang City, Wang Yue asked Cao Yun to go back.

"Go back, there is no banquet in the world, this Qingzhou Qingyang is a good place, maybe I will come here to retire in the future, and then I will have to take care of you, the master of Qingzhou!" Wang Yue said with a smile.

"The future is so far away," Cao Yun said leisurely, his expression a little sad, "I hope I can really see Mr. again in the future." ”

"There are always opportunities in the future, Cao Yun, you are the most persevering student I have ever taught, you will definitely do something great in the future, I firmly believe that your great name will shine in the sky of this world. Wang Yue looked at Cao Yun and said.

"Ha Luha, Mr. Cheng Ji Yan!" Cao Yun said with a wave of his hand at Wang Yue.

"You and I are destined to see each other again, I hope that when I return to Daming in the future, your reputation will spread all over Daming. After Wang Yue finished speaking, he whipped his horse and left.

Cao Yun thought in his heart: "Mr. I don't know that I am now famous, but unfortunately it is not a good reputation." ”

Cao Yun looked at Wang Yue's figure on horseback, and Cao Yun felt a little sad in his heart. Cao Yun knew that he was a sensual person, although he had not been with Wang Yue for a long time, but he had a lifelong relationship as a teacher in one day, who could easily forget a person who taught him carefully? Cao Yun looked up at a white cloud floating in the sky, and the sky happened to be a bird flying all the time, and the bird drew a beautiful arc in the sky. Wang Yue's horse's hooves could no longer be heard, and feeling the silence around him, Cao Yun felt an indescribable loneliness.

I looked at that day in amazement, there were no white clouds that day, and the birds were gone. He closed his eyes, and then turned his horse with a whip and rushed into Qingyang City.

Cao Yun had made an appointment with Pang Shiyuan earlier to meet at the Laikexian Hotel, and he galloped into the city and turned a few streets to the Laikexian Hotel.

After handing over the horses to the hotel junior, Cao Yun walked into the hotel, and as soon as he walked into the hotel, another junior arrived at him, and Cao Yun asked for a private room. After following Xiao Er to the private room, Cao Yun told Xiao Er Pang Shiyuan's name, and Xiao Er could bring it up directly when Pang Shiyuan came. Cao Yun slightly described Pang Shiyuan's appearance, anyway, he looks black and is very recognizable.

Xiao Er served a pot of tea, and Cao Yun drank hot tea and waited. There are still some times before the appointed time, so I can only wait patiently.

Suddenly, there was a sound of the piano, and Cao Yun listened attentively.

The sound of the piano is tactful and low, like a drizzle hitting a plantain, like a stream slowing down a flat stone. It seemed to ring in the distance, and it seemed to ring in the ears. Slowly, Cao Yun reveled in the slow sound of the piano. Thinking back to the old Taoist master, recalling the years on the earth, I felt a sense of sadness in my heart.

I don't know when the sound of the piano stopped, Cao Yun slowly came back to his senses, and the sound of the piano sounded again, this time becoming much more cheerful.

Cao Yun got up and wanted to walk out of the private room to see who was playing the piano.

As soon as I got up, the door of the private room opened. Xiao Er led Pang Shiyuan in.

Pang Shiyuan walked in with a chuckle, and Cao Yun hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Brother Pang, I'm waiting!"

"Ha Lu Ha, sin and sin. Pang Shiyuan laughed a few times when he heard this, and also handed out a public hand to Cao Yun Highway: "Now Brother Cao is a famous person, and it is really Shiyuan's sin to let Brother Cao wait for a long time." ”

Cao Yun and Pang Shiyuan looked at each other and sat down with a smile, and Cao Yun beckoned Xiao Er to bring a pot of wine.

"If all the Confucian scholars regard me as a traitor today, how dare Brother Pang sit at the same table with me?" Cao Yun asked with a smile.

"The name of the Tsing Yi traitor is quite loud now, but most of the Confucian scholars who call Brother Cao so are pedantic, how many people know the general trend of the world? Pang Shiyuan said sonorously.

Cao Yun was a little happy when he heard this, this Pang Shiyuan is really a person with great ambitions, far different from ordinary Confucian scholars, and has a magnanimity.

"Confucian scholars in the world regard themselves as reading poetry and books, and learning all the articles of sages, thinking that their words are the correct law of heaven and earth, and they want to do justice in the world. They only saw me break into the state pastor's mansion and kill Liu Shan, and only saw that my Cao family controlled Qingzhou, but they didn't look at the cause and effect, and immediately criticized me. Cao Yun snorted coldly after speaking.

"The Confucian scholars in the world think very highly of themselves, Brother Cao didn't just kill Liu Shan, Brother Cao still has a lot of deeds in front of him!" Pang Shiyuan said sarcastically, obviously referring to Cao Yun's words that did not bow down in front of the statue of the master and said in the Yellow Mansion. Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and sometimes many things that I think others can't know will spread inexplicably.

At this time, Xiao Er sent the wine up, Cao Yun wanted to pour wine for Pang Shiyuan in person, but Pang Shiyuan was the first to stand up and take the wine glass from the small second-hand to pour wine for Cao Yun.

"Brother Pang is polite. Cao Yun said with a smile.

"I can pour wine for the traitors in Tsing Yi, if this thing spreads, won't my reputation also rise significantly?" Pang Shiyuan said as he poured a full bottle of wine.

"Brother Pang, you just look at my reputation, it's not good for Confucians in the world to crusade against you, if you hear all the articles and poems scolding you wherever you go, I think even the great Confucianism has to make some waves in his heart, right?" Cao Yun said helplessly.

"Hahaha, I saw that Brother Cao was all in the clouds, and I thought that Brother Cao was not afraid of the words of people in this world!" Pang Shiyuan said with a hearty smile.

At this time, the wine glass was full, Pang Shiyuan put down the wine jug gently, and then made it, and the two raised their glasses. The aroma of the wine is strong, and the room is full of mellow wine.

Shi Yuanshen was shocked by Brother Cao's inducement to Brother Zhang's invasion of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion to kill Liu Shan, looking at today, Brother Cao can already be called a hero. Pang Shiyuan said in a positive voice.

Cao Yun's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, this Pang Shiyuan is really a wise person, saying that Brother Zhang is not Zhang Zixi, which indirectly broke the brotherhood between me and Zhang Zixi. Cao Yunke rushed into the state pastor's mansion because of brotherhood, and it was not at all the anger of the crown as ordinary Confucian students thought.

"How can I be called the heroes of the world, there are so many heroes in the world today, I really dare not call the heroes the world's shame. Of course, Cao Yun doesn't think of himself as a hero, at least not yet.

"Brother Cao is modest, Brother Cao can already be called a hero, and he may not be a hero in the future. Pang Shiyuan said sincerely.

When Cao Yun heard this, a sense of pride rose in his heart, now that the troubled times are coming, there will inevitably be a lot of war. Together with the war, raising troops to level the world and making immortal military exploits is enough to be called a hero, even a hero!

"Come, Brother Pang, you and I will drink it all. The two of them then clinked glasses and drank all the wine in their glasses.

After drinking, Pang Shiyuan got up again to pour wine for Cao Yun, and at the same time said loudly: "Brother Cao, you can call me Shiyuan in the future." ”

"Na Shiyuan can just call me by name. Cao Yun said.

"How dare Shi Yuan, Shi Yuan still calls Brother Cao better. Pang Shiyuan said and sat down after pouring the wine.

Cao Yun heard some of the voices outside the strings, you must know that in this world, it is generally the elders or elder brothers who call a person's words, this Pang Shiyuan asked me to call him by his name, what I want to show is not to come to my state pastoral mansion as an official, right? Cao Yun pondered for a moment, various thoughts turned in his mind, and his heart was slightly happy. This Pang Shiyuan is one of the best young heroes in Qingzhou, if he can go to the state pastoral mansion as an official, it will be a great blessing for my Cao family!

"Nowadays, there are many officials in Qingzhou, who are sick at home, and there are many who directly ask for resignation, and most of the remaining officials are my grandfather's protégés, otherwise I am afraid that more officials will resign. Now the entire Qingzhou government affairs are really a little unsustainable, and this has caused thieves and thieves to rise everywhere, and the people's hearts are gradually chaotic! My grandfather asked me to visit Degong with him tomorrow, hoping that Degong can recommend some young heroes to be officials. It's just that I have contradicted Degong many times, but I am afraid that the visit will not lead to anything. ”

Cao Yun sighed after speaking, and at the same time, the corner of his eye paid attention to Pang Shiyuan's expression.

Pang Shiyuan's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light when he heard this, and he said: "Most of these officials are Confucian students, and I am afraid that they will have a bad impression of the Cao family due to the influence of Confucian remarks here. Brother Cao should persuade the state pastor to detain some Confucian students by thunderous means, punish them for the crime of cholera, and kill these Confucian anger. At the same time, a general was sent to clear out the big and small bandits in Qingzhou. Then give the family preferential policies, so that the family can send the children of the clan as officials, and at the same time widely select the children of the poor family, there are many heroes in the poor family, and a little guidance can be an official. ”

Cao Yun's mind brightened up when he heard this, isn't the selection of children from poor families a good way to supplement officials? Nowadays, in the Ming Dynasty, most of the officials are children of families, and there are very few people from poor families who are officials. If the children of the poor family can be selected as officials, not only can the problem of insufficient officials be solved, but also the support of the Confucian students of the poor family may be won. However, this needs to take into account the reaction of the family, which has many exclusions from these poor children.

"Shi Yuan is really a talented person, Shi Yuan has such a talent, why can't he become an official in the state pastor's mansion?" Cao Yun looked at Pang Shiyuan and said, his eyes showing anticipation.

"My talent is really shallow, how dare I go to that court. Pang Shiyuan said lightly.

Cao Yun knew in his heart that Pang Shiyuan didn't want to be a small official, and he was afraid that he didn't have enough qualifications to be a big official, so he was unwilling to get involved in the official road.

"Today, it is really an extraordinary time, Shi Yuan should be an official earlier, hold the power of one side, and wait for the great world. Cao Yun said to Pang Shiyuan in a deep voice.

"I don't know what about Brother Cao in today's world?" Pang Shiyuan asked Cao Yun, paying attention to Cao Yun's reaction as he spoke.

Cao Yun thought for a while when he heard this, and then slowly spoke: "The troubled times are coming, I should take Changying to conquer the world and clear the world." ”

"Brother Cao is so ambitious. Pang Shiyuan praised.

"Can Shi Yuan go to the state governor's mansion as an official?"

"I still need Brother Cao's recommendation. Pang Shiyuan said to Cao Yun.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then laughed at the same time. Cao Yun knew in his heart that this Pang Shiyuan's willingness to go to the state pastoral mansion as an official was probably due to his own reasons. In the future, I am afraid that I will have to do something to make Pang Shiyuan completely convinced of himself, otherwise a Qingzhou will not be able to keep Pang Shiyuan.

At this time, the sound of the piano outside the house sounded again, first low and majestic, and then passionate and tragic, as if there were thousands of iron hooves trampling, and hundreds of millions of soldiers would rush together.