If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

Cao Man was speechless when Liu Hong said this: he really didn't understand Liu Hong's situation, but from what he saw and heard during his study in Taizhou, the difficulties Liu Hong said were not groundless.

"Of course I have the same feelings for you," Cao Man's momentum suddenly weakened a bit, and the excitement he had just now flew away like a punctured balloon.

"I have been working hard to learn the way of governing the country, the way of being a general, so that I can stand in the court and be a capable minister in the future, and assist you in creating a peaceful and prosperous world."

Liu Hong's expression softened, and he smiled slightly: "I knew that Aman is still the same as before, and it will not change at all."

Cao Mo opened his mouth, feeling a little heavy for a moment, no, he has actually changed, if he didn't know that Liu Hong regards him as a good brother who can confide in him, he would not come here, offend His Majesty, and point at him Nose scolded and shook him.

To put it bluntly, it was not because of the deep relationship between Liu Hong and him, that he would not care about him.

Cao Man couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He could no longer treat Liu Hong as a good brother who used to sleep in the same bed. Liu Hong became His Majesty, and he will be a subject in the future. There should be a gap between Your Majesty and the subject, a moderate period distance.

Cao Menghui thinks this way, which stems from the story of his grandfather Cao Teng. When Cao Teng talked about the story of Xiao Tengzi, he once said this sentence: There has always been a difference in status between Xiao Tengzi and the little prince. To maintain a deep friendship, you need to exchange a sincere heart for a sincere heart, and it also requires Xiao Tengzi to know current affairs and know his own role.If there is no degree in everything, sooner or later it will touch the bottom line, and the emperor's bottom line has always been his rule and authority.

Liu Bao talked about Cao Teng's kindness until his death, so why is it not the friendship that Cao Teng painstakingly managed?There are too many close people around the emperor, and there are too many people who can influence the emperor. Cao Man is not like Cao Teng, who cannot be with Liu Hong like Cao Teng has been with Liu Bao.Cao Man is not Cao Teng, he yearns for a wider world, not a square inch of sky in the palace.

Cao Man doesn't know whether he can maintain his friendship with Liu Hong in the future, but at least he will do the best he can, not forgetting his original intention, and keeping in mind the agreement with Liu Hong.

Liu Hong saw that Cao Man was unhappy, with complicated moods, Shengshi Meiyan was so pretty even when he was unhappy, he even wanted to go against his original intention and take back the order he had given before, just wanted to see Ah Man's smile.

Liu Hong shook his head, fearing that he would become King Zhou You of the lords of Fenghuo Opera, he once again lied to Cao: "Ah, next time you come, you don't have to make it like this...beautiful, ugly is fine, the people around you won't recognize it. You come."

Cao Man was stunned, and nodded slightly: "I don't know how to make up ugly, but if the powder is thicker, the rouge is more used, and the eyebrows are thicker, maybe it will be ugly."

The two haven't seen each other for a long time, if they let go of the past, I'm afraid there will be a lot of things to talk about with good friends, but now, the two have just had a dispute, and they are not very interested in communicating.

He has made it clear enough about the party members, and I hope Liu Hong will not kill the courtiers at will. If he doesn't listen, Cao Mo has nothing to do.

Liu Hong changed the topic and asked about Cao Man's study in the Imperial College. When he heard that he had won the first place in several courses, the smile on his face became more real.

He solemnly said to Cao Man: "A man, I will wait for you to grow up, and I will grow up too."

Cao Mo felt even more guilty towards Liu Hong, just as Qiao Xuan asserted, Cao Mo valued friendship.

As for Liu Hong, his mind is so big, he puts on his mother and good brother, and nothing else. He may be cruel and selfish to his courtiers, but he treats his "own family" with unreserved trust and kindness.

Empress Dowager Dong is used to being poor. After becoming Empress Dowager, she loves luxury and pleasure. She builds palaces, collects treasures, plunders money, buys and sells official positions...Liu Hong knows everything, but so what, as long as mother is happy, there are so many treasures in the treasury Every year, there are filial piety and taxes from the princes and states around the country. As long as the Queen Mother likes it, it doesn't matter to take a few.

If Cao Mo liked power and wealth, let alone the title of a prince, Liu Hong would be happy even if it was given to an official with real power.However, this silly boy was stubborn, his mind was still on the axis, and he couldn't turn around, until Liu Hong was both amused and at ease.They are still young, he can afford to wait, let Cao Mo learn more, be a capable minister, and stand in the court for a longer time, why not do it?

"Your Majesty, I want to see Cao Jie," Cao Man said suddenly, looking at his angry eyes, it seemed as if he wanted to beat Cao Jie severely: "His influence on Your Majesty is too great."

At this moment, Liu Hong was deeply aware of the importance of Cao Jie. This great eunuch usually does not show off his mountains and dews, but he did not expect that he could be used to block Ah Man's anger at critical times!

Seeming to have opened another way to order Cao Jie, Liu Hong replied with a smile on his face: "He may not come back until after dinner, why don't you stay and eat with me?"

Cao Man responded, pictured the scene of cutting Cao Jie to pieces in his heart, and held his breath to have dinner with Liu Hong.

Liu Hongyu kept a secret from Cao: "Cao Jie is getting old. After all, he is from the same family with the same surname as you, and he is considered half an uncle. You...be gentler. He is still useful, at least as much as the ability to assist the government. In other words, Cao Jie may be on par with your grandfather."

"He is the apprentice my grandfather brought with me to teach him. His ability may be the same, but his moral character is far worse." Cao concealed his words, and when he talked with Liu Hong again, the initial feeling of being thorny all over his body was gone. Soft as a cat with its hair smoothed.

At night, when Cao Jie returned to the palace, he heard His Majesty's urgent call and hurried to Chengde Hall.

When he saw the eunuchs and maids guarding outside the Chengde Hall, his heart skipped a beat, and when he entered the hall, he saw Cao Man in disguise sitting in the lower seat, staring at him covetously.

The corners of Cao Jie's eyes twitched: How did this little ancestor learn from Tai Xue?

The emperor's eyes were full of meaning, and he ordered Cao Jie and Cao Man to go to the side hall to chat alone. Cao Jie felt Cao Man's angry gaze, and his heart sank, thinking that there was going to be more trouble.

Cao Mo has the backing of Liu Hong, and is also the beloved son of his partner Cao Song, so he can't move easily, he is like a fishbone, like a stick in his throat.

Cao Jie and Cao Man went to the side hall, thinking about what they had done in recent days, what would be the reason why Cao Man glared at him with eyes that wished to bite him to death, could it be Li Ying?No, it's impossible, Li Ying is dying of illness, so it is impossible for him to have the opportunity to disclose information to Cao Mo.

Cao Jie thought about ways to deal with Cao Man and fool him, but Cao Man didn't give him so many opportunities to think of countermeasures. He stretched out his hand as soon as he entered the door, and asked him coldly, "Where's the antidote?"

Cao Jie's heart moved, and his smile was impeccable: "The antidote? Why can't I understand what A Man is talking about?"

"The poison you put on my husband," Cao Man snorted coldly, "Where is the antidote?"

A cold light flickered in Cao Jie's eyes, and his back was stiff: It's broken!Who on earth leaked the news and let Cao Cong know about it!

"Who is your husband? Is there some misunderstanding?" Cao Jie's smile remained unchanged, and his palms were quietly clenched.

"Stop pretending, and don't try to beat yourself to death without admitting it. I've already seen your true face. Is it interesting to pretend?" Cao Man was furious, and he stood on tiptoe and grabbed Cao Jie's collar: "You Mr. Li Ying who wanted to kill me, I have already been to the Li Mansion, if Mr. is really dead, I will risk my life, and I will send you to be your companion!"

Cao Jie noticed the burning anger in Cao Mo's eyes, and the suffocating feeling from Shengshi Meiyan made him take a breath, and unexpectedly admitted what he had done: "If he hadn't been in the way again and again, I wouldn't have thought about it." If he wanted to kill him, Li Ying would protect the criminals and help his majesty's angry Yu Fangmen to escape from arrest. He should have been included in the ranks of "partisans". We, who are in charge of affairs, consider the friendship between him and your majesty, and plan to release him. I passed him, but I didn't expect him to go to the prison to defend himself, and asked Captain Sili to imprison him, in order to force the sick Majesty to see him!"

Cao Jie replied sternly, his eyes were calm, and there was no trace of panic: "What Li Ying has done has violated the bottom line. If we don't get rid of him, are we still waiting for him to support those people to murder His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that you want to harm Li Ying," Cao Mo put down his collar, and asked again: "I asked you for the antidote, where is the antidote?!"

Cao Jie shook his head: "Where do you get the antidote from the palace secret medicine?"

"Is there really no antidote?" Cao Man said fiercely: "If Mr. Li dies, don't think about it. I have advised you that to be an eunuch, you must have a bottom line and moral character. Since you don't listen, as long as I, Cao Man If you don’t die, you will take your dog’s life one day!”

Cao Jie frowned, and said hurtfully, "Are our uncles and nephews really going to make a fuss? Man, you were used by those scholars. We are Cao's own family, and Li Ying is an outsider. "

"You don't act here! I don't know what kind of person you are?" Cao Man scolded angrily: "Cao Jie, no matter how brilliant you are as a eunuch, even if you reach the top position, so what if you have power? You see Look at Dou Wu, look at my grandfather, have you ever thought that you can have a good death?"

Cao Jie's mind went blank for a moment, and he felt a little absurd. He sneered and said, "I'm such a careless and rootless person. What happens in the future is never my concern. I only care about the present. A man, you are still young and too naive, not everyone is like your grandfather, everyone has everyone's pursuit."

"Then, when you die tragically in the future, there will be no one to collect your bones for you, and your life will be a piece of loess. Don't regret it."

Cao Jie interrupted Cao Man, he asked softly: "A man, is there only black and white in your world?"

Cao Man froze for a moment, not understanding what he was talking about.

But he heard Cao Jie chuckled, sat casually on the side, and signaled Cao Man to sit down and have a good chat. He was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and said softly: "In your concept, there are only right and wrong, good and evil?"

Cao Meng couldn't help showing a bit of confusion in his eyes, and he said impatiently: "What are you going to say? I asked you for an antidote! What are you doing talking about other topics?"

Cao Jie shook his head: "If I want to analyze the relationship between the court and the current situation with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it in detail for ten days and a half months. If you want an antidote, there is no , unless the drug is stopped now, and the imperial doctor is invited to diagnose and treat Li Ying, take good care of him, and rely on him to get over it, that is a chronic poison, as long as he gets over it, his life will be saved, there is no other way."

Cao Man said that he wanted Cao Jie's life, but what he was worried about was the follow-up trouble caused by Cao Man: "You know, if you are not protected by His Majesty, there are no less than ten ways to kill you if I want to kill you?"

"Are you threatening me?" Cao Man said angrily, "You killed me? Before you kill me, I can kill you first!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand and slapped the table. Under the violent noise, the thick round table made of mahogany in front of him collapsed.

The air was suddenly quiet for a moment, Cao Jie got up to avoid the dust, and rubbed between his brows helplessly: "It seems that your destructive power is much higher than I imagined, and you are like this, I am really a little scared! "

Cao Jie is like a docile bastard, he doesn't care about Cao Man's anger and threats at all, but uses saintly self-restraint to accommodate Cao Man's provocation like a hedgehog.

This great eunuch's rank is higher than anyone Cao Man has ever seen. His humility, gentleness and humility are all fake!Even though he said he was afraid, his expression was not flustered at all. The aggrieved feeling of punching the cotton made Cao Man feel oppressed, his chest heaved and heaved, and he almost exploded with anger.

"Are you still angry?" Cao Jie said softly, with a calm heart, "Why? Because I didn't give you the reaction you wanted? Good nephew, I'm not a talkative person. I can talk so much with you. For the sake of Your Majesty, your father, and your grandfather."

"There are many things in the world that are not right or wrong, and some are just related to interests. My position is His Majesty's position. If you can think about the problem from the perspective of the people around His Majesty, you will not be as rampant as you are now. Come to question me and vent your anger on me," Cao Jieyu said earnestly, "Look, not only did you not threaten me, but you even pissed yourself off to death, is it worth it?"

Cao Man became furious, pointing at him and speechless.

"I don't want to argue with you," Cao Jie said, "You are His Majesty's good playmate and good brother. I am just a knife working for Your Majesty. I have different status. I will only give in to you. But you have to remember , my retreat is not because of you, but because of others."

Cao Mo: "Don't talk to me about this. If you hadn't bewitched His Majesty to kill the courtiers and rule out dissidents, the outside world would be like this now, and would the gangsters rise again?"

Cao Jie sighed softly: "Why do you have to speak aggressively? I am in this position. If I don't do something to protect myself, they will come to kill me. I hold this knife in the hands of Your Majesty. If it is not given by Your Majesty Authority, how many people do you think I can kill?"

"You bullied him because he was young and ignorant, and you deceived him. Now you have the face to say that the knife is in His Majesty's hand?" Cao Man was furious: "Why do you have to blame all your faults on His Majesty?"

"The words of the saints are all in the treasury, the collections in the palace, the teachings of courtiers and officials, the best is not Taixue, but here with your Majesty," Cao Jie said harmoniously: "You think that what you have learned is not good for your Majesty. Do you know? Do you think His Majesty will really be deceived by me? The head of the imperial school, the servant of Huangmen, the Taifu, the Taishi, so many officials are guiding His Majesty, how can I influence His Majesty's decision by me alone?"

Cao Jie's brows and eyes are gentle. After so many years, Cao Man and Liu Hong have grown up gradually, and this long-sleeved eunuch who is good at dancing has hardly changed like a few years ago, and the years seem to have taken special care of him.

"Cao Man, you should grow up," Cao Jie said warmly, "You have to learn to identify which ones are trustworthy among those seemingly earnest words. If you can't learn to look at the situation from the perspective of the overall situation, then stand with His Majesty." If you look at the situation from a different perspective, there is nothing wrong with it, and the fact that the party will continue may have something to do with us eunuchs being in power, but you cannot deny that it is the scholars who have trapped themselves and ruined their official careers and lives."

Cao Jie seems to have taught Cao Man a lot, and he seems to have been playing in circles all the time. Cao Man, who has never fought aggressively with others, was fooled by Cao Jie and couldn't find his way. He even doubted himself: Could it be that I am too knowledgeable? Little, narrow-minded?

Cao Jie let out a chuckle, and said with loving eyes: "As I said before, we are all from our own family with the surname Cao, and I will not teach others so patiently. You, you should go back to Taixue and study hard. When studying, observe and analyze the words and deeds of those scholars, and don't be fooled by their upright appearance. It is often those old scholars who seem to be righteous and well-known, who are the most self-righteous and harmful. It’s about His Majesty’s interests. You must not be influenced by them, His Majesty asked you to study in the Taixue, and when you grow up, if you cultivate an enemy who opposes him, how sad will he be?”

Cao concealed his displeasure and said, "Stop stirring up discord, so I won't be His Majesty's enemy!"

Cao Jie said again: "Since this is the case, you should not think about what His Majesty did wrong from Li Ying's point of view, but you should consider what trouble Li Ying has caused His Majesty. He let Zhang Jian go. Zhang Jian Support Sikong Yu Fang, and Yu Fang was once supported by Dou Wu!"

Cao Mo opened his mouth, and the previous arrogance disappeared immediately. He told Liu Hong that Cao Jie's nonsense was not credible, but in the end he was led away by the nose by this eunuch with extraordinary means.

"I don't need to kill Li Ying, but I can stop now," Cao Jie said flatly, "I just hope that he can remember his duty in the future, and don't always fight against His Majesty, and don't do things that make His Majesty difficult. "

Cao concealed his visit to the palace, and it seemed that the purpose of his coming was solved, but it seemed that no problems were solved.He was a little reconciled, but Cao Jie would not continue to pester him.

"Don't do anything to embarrass your father. Your father doesn't know you're here today, right?"

The great eunuch Cao Jie, whose wealth and life are in the hands of the emperor, Liu Hong ordered him to desperately keep the secret that Cao Man came to see him in disguise. Cao Jie could not disobey, but this did not prevent him from using it to fool Cao Man: "You enter the palace dressed like this, does your father know?"

When Cao Man was asked this question, his face changed drastically, and he said sinisterly: "Only the dead can keep secrets, why don't you die in my hands now!"

Cao Jie couldn't help laughing: "It's just a joke, why take it seriously? Good nephew, go back to the Imperial Academy to take classes, Your Majesty is waiting for you to graduate! You don't understand the rest of the court affairs, so why ask more questions? Wait When you step into the officialdom and know the right and wrong and embarrassment, you know the stakes. There is a lot to study in the third year of university, and the end-of-year exam is coming soon. If you can get good grades in the exam His Majesty will be happy if the students become famous among them."

Cao Mo: "..."

Cao Jie took a lot of effort to get Cao Man to Hu You, and he sat in the house for a moment in a daze, outside the Chengde Palace was the voice of Cao Man and Liu Hong saying goodbye.

He fiddled with his fingers, staring at the touch of white on the slender nails, slightly lost in thought.

Cao Man's naive and reckless words echoed in his ears: Have you ever thought that you can have a good death?

Cao Jie murmured, "A good death?"

For eunuchs like them who are carefree, they will either climb to the highest place to enjoy the richest place in the world by all means, or fall off the cliff and be crushed to pieces. Such things as a happy death are extravagant hopes, and it is true not to think about him.

Cao Man's unintentional words planted a seed in Cao Jie's heart. He didn't seem to care about it. When he woke up in the middle of the night, he would always recall Cao Mang's fierce and beautiful face when he said these words.

Cao Man left, and the real tough battle has just begun.

Hearing the voice of Liu Hong summoning him, Cao Jie's heart tightened, and he solemnly came to the front of the emperor and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, this servant is guilty."

Liu Hong's eyes grew colder: "I have told you before that some people can move and some people can't. Since you are not sure and you are not qualified for the position of eunuch, why don't you give up the position to other eunuchs."

Cao Jie responded in a low voice, and handed over the imperial servant's seal and ribbon. He was so obedient that he didn't even have the slightest excuse.

The popular eunuch seems to have lost the emperor's favor!

The rest of the eunuchs in the palace cheered happily. After the death of the first emperor, eunuchs Tang Heng and Xu Huang, the eunuchs of the Five Marquises who hid themselves and kept a low profile, seized the opportunity to join the emperor again.

This group of eunuchs went from managing cleaning, laundry, and meals to gradually gaining real power and crowding out the people left behind by Cao Jie.

Soon, the Empress Dowager Dong came forward and said to Liu Hong: "Then Li Ying let Zhang Jian go, and he should have been arrested and imprisoned. The eunuch dared not arrest him at will because of His Majesty, but he was fine. He swaggered and surrendered to the prison. Everyone knows about this. Cao Jie personally went to ask him to be released from prison, but you demoted him instead. If Your Majesty really wants to kill Li Ying, you might as well order him to be arrested and beheaded."

It was only then that Liu Hong learned that there was such a misunderstanding. He explained to the Queen Mother: "I didn't intend to kill Li Ying, but I just blamed Cao Jie for making claims, so I planned to keep him cold for a while."

Not long after, Cao Jie, who lost his position as a servant, was named "General Chariot and Rider", and the emperor sent Cao Jie to fight on the border.

Cao Jie said he was ill and resigned, retired for a while to rest, and then returned to the position of a servant, and has been more restrained and cautious since then.

Liu Hong gave the eunuch a "chariot general" as a joke. It seemed that he was given to Cao Jie's army and asked him to fight, but in fact he was beating him and telling him to die!

Cao Jie was even more cautious. Even the power of the palace was shared with other eunuchs, and he did not dare to monopolize the power by himself.

After Cao Man returned to Li Ying's home, he slapped himself on the head suddenly, wishing he could hit himself twice: How could I have been deceived again? !

Cao Jie's mouth, only one sentence out of ten is credible, he clearly knows what kind of person he is, why is he not vigilant at all?

Cao Man scratched his head, annoyed for a while.

After observing Li Ying's blood, he asked the imperial doctor to see him and confirmed that he was out of danger. Cao Song, who had just been driven over, carried Cao Man back home.

Soon, Li Ying resigned from his position in the Shaofu, and no longer served as an official. He brought his family and moved to live in the teacher's area of ​​the primary school, and never asked about Luoyang Chaotang.

Cao Man couldn't stop the chaotic situation in the party, all he could do was to grow up and join the officialdom as soon as possible, and face this bloody storm in person.Cao Jie is right in saying that his task now is to study, if he does not understand anything and tries to point fingers at the government, he will commit narrow-minded, stupid and ignorant mistakes.

The course of the third grade of Taixue gradually came to an end, and a new round of assessment was overwhelming. Cao Mo kept in mind Liu Hong's agreement that he would wait for him to grow up, and was busy reading bamboo slips and reciting texts, vowing to get the best score in the assessment. good grade.

After the new year, Cao Man is going to die, and he hasn't started a family yet, because he stays in the Imperial Academy all day long and doesn't go home, so Cao Song's full attention is on the court and the pregnant Zou, who is not happy all day long. When dealing with official duties, he was thinking hard about the name of his future "daughter" in the study. He also asked Mrs. Zou, "What do you think of our daughter named Cao Xian'er?"

Zou Shi: "..."

In the city of Luoyang, the party has been imprisoned, and the emperor ordered that cronies are not allowed to participate in politics, and are not allowed to establish party members, otherwise they will be regarded as traitors and will be arrested and brought to justice.

In universities, it is a custom to respect people with great reputations and abilities. Students are easily incited when they are young, and they will follow the behavior of celebrities.

Just like Qiao Xuan's bright and cheerful atmosphere, some of the students will learn from Qiao Xuan's dress, and like Cai Yong and Mu Chunfeng, some students will learn from Cai Yong's meticulousness and gentleness.

In the first three years of the college class, there was not so much enthusiasm for a similar atmosphere. It was not until the fourth year of the university that these prospective student officers who were about to graduate gradually developed the atmosphere of forming cliques.They will consciously have a good relationship with their classmates who can be officials in the same court in the future, and they will gather around students with good grades, abilities, and high families in the heart of Mu Qiang, in order to have more friends and guides in their official careers in the future. , one less enemy.

For example, Yuan Shao, he is handsome, tall, with good grades, family background, and temperament, and there are often students around him who come to talk to him.

And Cao Man, who won the first place in the assessment at the end of the third year of the university, attracted the attention of many people. Although he is the eunuch Cao Teng, his father is in charge of the money bag of the big man!

There are not many people who want to get close to Cao Man. Except for those of the same age, even five-year students who are about to graduate will come to Zangshu Pavilion to chat with Cao Man.

Yuan Shao is kind to others, modest and polite, but deep down he is arrogant and arrogant, and there is always a certain distance between him and others.He would chat and laugh with the rich and powerful children of the same family, but for the local students who were admitted to the Taixue, he had a somewhat alienated nobility, and it was this unique nobility that made more places Students followed him and praised him, and Xu You, who lived with him, was one of them.

Cao Man is more down-to-earth, but he always likes to ask people tricky questions!

Everyone is communicating and connecting with future colleagues, but he is the only one who concentrates on studying, going to the library to study the bamboo slips all day long, asking everyone he meets, and has no intention of making friends with others.

The gentlemen saw it in their eyes and praised Cao Man's disposition very well. Even Xun Mi, the president of the university, said: "Cao Man has the qualifications to be a general."

In universities, students often like to judge "people of the hour" for famous classmates. Every generation of students will judge "eight handsome men". Among the leaders among them, Li Ying was once one of the eight famous talents in the Taixue during the late emperor's time, and Liu Biao, a senior from the Han clan, was one of the eight talents among the graduates this year.

Without Cao Mo himself being aware of it, he was named the first of the "Eight Talents" today, and he has a near-student reputation among the students.

From the fourth year of the university, the gentlemen began to teach the students "how to govern the world".

Theoretical knowledge on the bamboo slips is an important link, in addition to this, the practical ability is also what the students need to assess.

When teaching, Qiao Xuan sternly said to all senior students: "You will be the new officials of the imperial court in the future. Almost every student who graduates from Taixue will have more opportunities than other private schools and have a smoother career. and the future. But you have to remember that being an official is not about sitting on a high hall and putting on airs, and wearing an official robe will not make you look majestic. The basics of being an official and governing the world start from reality."

In fact, as early as the first three years, the gentlemen had already polished the impetuousness of the students to the point of almost finishing. Most people agreed with Qiao Xuan's remarks starting from reality.

Qiao Xuan said again: "The Taixue set up the class of Baigong not to let you become craftsmen in the future, but to let you understand what Baigong does. This course is very hard and tiring, and the assessment standards are strict. But I hope you don't underestimate its status. Because all kinds of crafts are the foundation of governing the world. Whether it's casting, smelting, blacksmithing, or weaving bamboo baskets, you only know how to manage the things that the common people do. .”

Before the class started, Qiao Xuan provided psychological counseling for the students. He solemnly said: "Learning more knowledge than others is not a reason for your self-righteousness. It is true to be down-to-earth. Don't be too ambitious and arrogant."

After hearing this, Cao Mo found that the class of hundred skills was the foundation of governing the world, and Qiao Zi paid so much attention to it. He couldn't help but feel refreshed. He straightened his back and stared at Qiao Xuan with piercing eyes.His eyes couldn't help but glance at the package he brought.

Qiao Xuan smiled slightly, opened the package, and distributed the tools to the students.

The saw blade is used to cut wood, the ink fountain is used to measure and build things, and the bellows required for smelting cannot be brought temporarily, but there is a special smelting room for students to practice and learn. Ten catties!

Even the assessment requires the students to rely on their own efforts and cooperation to build a house that can be lived in.

In addition, there are various kinds of side knowledge such as sericulture, textiles, and traditional Chinese medicine. Students are not required to learn the essence, but they must know the most basic content.

Most of the students barely got a pass in the assessment of this course, just because they were too complicated, and they even read some of the assessment points, and some did not.

It is impossible for gentlemen to explain everything to everyone in class. Only by assigning homework and guiding students to explore after class can they understand the deeper and more detailed content. This is why the fourth and fifth grade students in Zangshuge are the most s reason.

In the first three years without the pressure of studying, Cao Man could spend all day in the Library Pavilion. In the fourth year, he could not wait to live in the Library Pavilion. Annoyed that I know too little, I wish I could have more study time.

There is so much knowledge in this world, how can the remaining two years of study be enough?Even if you study for another 20 or 30 years, you may not be able to learn it thoroughly.

Thinking of this, Cao Man's admiration for the almighty Qiao Xuan was like a torrent of water. He improvised a fu, wrote down the bet he owed Qiao Xuan, and bragged to Qiao Xuan.

Qiao Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he received this Fu, and said bluntly: "A man made a Fu, the emotions are always in place but the battles are inconsistent."

Cao Man replied with a smile: "The Fu should come from the heart, and the emotion is the root."

Cao Man's hard work has brought him unprecedented prestige. People all say that Cao Man and Cao Jili are young heroes who have won the first place in the university assessment for several years in a row!

The emperor didn't want to see famous people with high prestige among the students, and even wanted to suppress those famous people who would affect the future pillars of the imperial court.Only when Cao Man's reputation spread, Liu Hong seldom smiled.

Before Cao Man was promoted to the fifth grade, his younger brother Cao De was born. He was wrinkled like a little monkey and attracted the attention of the whole family as soon as he was born.

Cao Song was extremely disappointed: "It's not a daughter?!"

Zou breathed a sigh of relief, embraced her own son, and was relieved that she hoped that her son would get what she wanted for many years. She was full of motherly love and had nowhere to vent to her child, so even Cao Man felt Zou's vigorous maternal love.

Zou began to discuss with Cao Song about Cao Man's marriage, and talked about who should be invited when the eldest son Cao Man was crowned, and which person of high morals and prestige should be found to crown him.

Cao Mo didn't understand: "Why do I have to get married? I haven't met a girl who makes my heart beat. What should I do to marry someone I don't know for the rest of my life?"

Zou said with a smile: "Marriage is a matter of parents' order and matchmaker's words. To find a real wife, of course you must find a girl with a good family and a good temperament and moral character."

Cao Man, who received Bingxinfang's education, disagreed: "It's so strange for a blind married man to find someone to spend his whole life in such a daze? Marriage should be to find someone who matches your heart and feelings for your whole life."

In Zou's view, Cao Man's remarks were a bit deviant and apostate. Zou had no choice but to ask Cao Song to persuade Cao Man.

Cao Song's expression was complicated, and he concealed it from Cao: "I know everything."

Cao Mo was at a loss: "What do you know?"

"Ah Man is in the palace, I really have a woman I like." Cao Song said sadly: "But that is His Majesty's woman, not something you can get your hands on!"

Cao concealed:? ? ?

"Why don't you worry about having a wife?" Cao Song patted Cao Man on the shoulder, looked at Cao Man who had hardly grown up after the age of 17, and shed tears of worry: "A man, you must forget that woman, Your Majesty will not I will tolerate people peeping into his harem, and you must also find a wife to carry on the family line with your grandfather for me."

"Father, I don't have a woman I like, you misunderstood!" Cao Man tried to defend himself.

Cao Song shook his head: "I have seen it all. You still keep the jewelry that the woman used, and you also took the rouge from her. You don't need to explain anymore. The servants have seen that there is a handkerchief used by the woman in your house."

Cao Mo was silent for a while, his body was stiff, and the cold sweat was streaming down his back.

"You are still young, and your father will not force you to marry a woman you don't like now, but as long as you still care about your grandfather, you should know that serving my old Cao family's family is the first priority. First get married and then start a career," Cao Song He said earnestly: "It's not impossible for you to have a room, but I said before that I only recognize my wife and son. Next year is the deadline I will give you. You are nineteen, and Yuan Shao at the door is the same age as you. The eldest son Yuan Tan They were all born! After the crown, I must tell you about a marriage."

Cao Man, who was almost discovered by his own father, had lingering fears in his heart. In order to avoid his parents' forced marriage, maintain a free single, and find a wife who could really match him, Cao Man decided to run away immediately after waiting for the crown!

20 years old and the crown, what a special time, college graduates need to submit a report before entering the officialdom, which is the so-called "read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles" activity, let students investigate a certain situation before entering the officialdom In the field, express insights and insights, so as to become an official.

The official position in the future has a deep relationship with this report. The report reflects the preferences of the students. For example, those who like agriculture and mulberry will be in charge of agricultural management in the future, and those who like to investigate household registration will be in charge of household registration and so on. Those who like city gate defense may serve as city defense officials, etc.

But anyone who has a relationship with someone in the family can get through the joints and successfully get the appointment of the desired position.

Cao Man is not worried about his future career, but he has learned so much knowledge and the world is so big, he wants to go for a walk.

Graduating from university happened to be a rare opportunity for him to travel, and it was also the best reason why Liu Hong agreed with him to travel to Luoyang.

Soon, Cao Meng ushered in the fifth grade of university, and the students thought that they had learned all the knowledge they should learn