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

"Receive guests? What kind of guests can he receive?" Yumian Langjun had anger in his eyes: "Don't just find excuses to avoid taking my wine."

He angrily pushed open the door and saw Cao Man and Xun Yu drinking with Guo Jia, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

The bet between him and Guo Jia is one thing, it's really a bit too much to receive guests, besides, Guo Jia is wearing a woman's clothing!

He only felt a sudden pain in his forehead, he couldn't help rubbing the center of his brows, and said weakly: "Guo Fengxiao! Who are they?"

He made a bet with Guo Jia to think of a way to punish him. He thought that Guo Jia had at least some literati demeanor, but he didn't expect that he actually wore women's clothes, and he didn't blush at all.

Now it's good, even the benefactors are receiving them.

Seeing the stinky face of Yumian Langjun who came in, Guo Jia laughed, his tone of joy was like a child who found a new toy: "Zhicai, come and see, today my women's clothing was exposed by this little brother." !"

"I told you before that my clothes have no flaws. There are very few people in the world who can expose me. If I really meet such a person, I must make friends with him. It will be very interesting , "Guo Jia took a meaningful look at Cao Man, and grinned: "This little brother's research on rouge and gouache is even better than the girl in the building."

Xun Yu was a little displeased when he heard the words: Is this man mocking Ah Man?

Cao Man was not angry when he heard this, but rather proud: What's the matter?Being able to have a superb makeup technique that others can't learn, he has followed the system to learn and practiced countless times so far, it is all his valuable experience and skills!

A trace of surprise flashed across the eyes of the jade-faced gentleman whose full name is Xi Zhicai, and his face eased a little: "I didn't expect that someone could actually see your disguise?"

Guo Jia raised his orchid finger, pointed at Xi Zhong and said, "Look, am I beautiful? How many people didn't see through me. This little brother can see through, not just because of his vicious eyes. Of course I want to keep them here." Drink from the cup and make friends with him."

The way he curled up his orchid fingers was very attractive. His nails were neatly manicured, and his fingers were as long as jade. At first glance, he looked like a literati who didn't touch his fingers.

Cao Man was in a trance, and actually saw the shadow of Cao Jie on him. You must know that those eunuchs like to play with their nails the most. For eunuchs, there are no calluses on their fingers, the more pampered they are, the more noble their status is.

Guo Jia put away his strange appearance, and said to him seriously: "You are not in good health, don't drink all the time, I helped you get rid of some wine in the cellar, my sister-in-law has been trying to persuade you to stop drinking, just you The alcoholic will not listen. I removed the wine today, but I promised my sister-in-law to cure your alcoholism.

A thin layer of anger appeared on Xi Zhicai's face: "I brewed it hard a few years ago. Since the prohibition of wine brewing a few years ago, there are not many jars left. You won't give me a jar. Keep!"

"You can ask sister-in-law, if sister-in-law agrees, I will return you two altars?" Guo Jia moved out the gold medal for avoiding death.

Speaking of his sister-in-law, Xi Zhicai stopped talking, and Guo Jia laughed: "The harvest was not good a few years ago, and there was not enough food for wine making. There are very few good wines like yours in the vicinity of Yingchuan. It's also greedy, I can't help it for a while! Please don't take it to heart, I will apologize to you, please drink the plum wine in this brothel. We have unlimited supply of plum wine here. "

we?

Cao Man moved his ears slightly, and said in surprise: "From what you say, it seems like I opened this brothel myself."

Guo Jia greeted Cao Man and Xun Yu: "I am happy to meet new friends today. I will be the host, and I will invite some girls to dance and sing a little song for you. The cooks in the building are very skilled. They served some dishes as a celebration of our acquaintance."

"You really opened this brothel? Do you have such a big face for the girl in the building as a backup dancer and the chef for the cooking?"

Cao Man asked curiously, Xi Zhicai chuckled and explained to them.

It turns out that although Guo Jia came from a poor family, he has a lot of money.He has no parents, and he doesn't have a wife who knows the cold and the hot around him, so he likes to spend time in the brothel when he has nothing to do, and has a harmonious relationship with the girls in the brothel.The deceased elders in his family were able to earn money and had been merchants for several generations. So far, they have not been able to find official positions, but they have saved a lot of money.Guo Jia is also a single heir for three generations. After his parents died of illness, the entire family property fell into his pocket. The so-called wealth is not safe. Guo Jia, 14, is like a child with gold bricks in his arms. It must be someone staring at him and wanting to tear off his flesh and blood.

So Guo Jia thought of a way to spend the tens of thousands of family wealth. He first planned to buy books, but found that the academies in various places were unwilling to sell books to him, and the good books were monopolized by the aristocratic family.

He went to sponsor students who were also from poor families to study, and he still sponsors a group of people so far, but he was almost targeted and assassinated by people with ulterior motives.

Then he went to the biggest brothel in Yingchuan at that time and bought it.

"At that time, the brothel was not as good as it is now. Their owner was busy selling, so they sold it at a low price," Guo Jia said lightly, "So I didn't spend much."

"He also said it was money that didn't spend much," Xi Zhicai laughed, "I emptied out my family's wealth to support this building."

At that time, the owner left the girls in the building, and those lonely and helpless women had no way of life in an instant.Some of them came here in distress, some were abandoned, some were sold by human teeth, some of them fled here due to a famine in their hometowns, and some of their hometowns were in more distant places.Since they are alone, there is no way to go back.

This group of prostitutes begged Guo Jia not to drive them away, and they were willing to pick up customers, just asking for a place to live, Guo Jia bought the brothel to spend money, how could they really let them pick up customers?Since then, he kept throwing money into it, not only did not make any money, but also lost money. With this large group of people, he didn't feel sorry for the money being spent, but the others felt sorry for it and felt that they owed a lot.

In addition, whenever Yingchuan needs to build, whether it is reclaiming wasteland, building roads, building academies, as long as there are aristocratic families or other merchants participating, Guo Jia will generously go to give money.

The reputation of Guo Jia, a flirtatious playboy, is well-known in Yingchuan!People mention him not because of how smart and talented he is, but because he spends a lot of money and is simply a money-spreader.If the ancestors of the Guo family knew that their descendants had ruined the family property in this way, they would probably jump out of the coffin in anger.

Guo Jia, on the other hand, took it very seriously. Now that the world is so chaotic, what's the use of asking for some gold, silver and jewelry?The things outside the body are not taken with you when you are born or not, and they are not even as valuable as books.

Their old Guo family has passed down so many generations, but they have not been able to squeeze into the upper class of society and are still a poor family.One is because of the scarcity of offspring, and the other is because the parents were businessmen and short-sighted.

In the generation of Guo Jia's father, he devoted himself to the cultural cultivation of his son, and constantly invested money in it, hoping to raise a scholar and celebrity, who would seek official positions with filial piety and integrity, and honor the old Guo family.

His father asked his husband to teach Guo Jia, and forced him to learn this and that since he was a child. Thanks to Guo Jia's cleverness, he was able to complete his studies.

But what he has learned is miscellaneous, and he himself does not know what the result will be.He knows the Four Books and Five Classics, and some military strategies, and he also knows some farming and so on.He knows a little about everything, and knows a little about everything, but he doesn't seem to be good at anything.He has a cheerful personality. When chatting with people, no matter whether it is the sky, the stars and the moon, he can pull them like a flower. His small mouth coaxes people with witty words, and he can charm people in an instant. I couldn't find North in a foolish way.

"So the girls in this brothel are doing their art instead of their bodies, in order to make money for you?"

"They make money for themselves. I have already spent the money. I have nothing to do with the income of the brothel. How much they earn is the capital for them to live and work." Guo Jia said, "What good does it do for me to buy a brothel? I just come here for a while. It’s just that the girls can dance for free after a meal. Yingchuan has been relatively peaceful in recent years, and there will be no natural disasters. Living here, making a living by performing arts, is better than going outside to be displaced, gnawing grass and eating tree roots .They are all lowly, if anyone finds a lover, he is willing to leave, and the building will not keep him."

"You bought this building, you are the owner here!"

Guo Jia shook his head: "I want to go on a grand tour to various places. I have traveled all over the territory of Yingchuan. Next, I should go outside to have a look. I can feed the whole family by myself, and I can bring my donkey and parcel with me. I can leave at any time." just go."

Cao Man smiled and said, "You also want to go on a grand tour? How old are you? How can you visit various places without martial arts?"

"How old are you?" Guo Jia laughed and said, "I'm eighteen, and I've reached the age where I can go out for grand tours."

"This is Xizhong, Zixi Zhicai. He is 21 years old and three years older than me. How old are you, little brother? You have gone out for a grand tour at such a young age. Aren't your elders worried?"

His friendly tone seemed to be deceiving Cao, completely treating him like a child.

"Little brother?" Cao Man sneered, "I'm two years older than you, and I'm twenty this year. You should call me big brother!"

Guo Jia blinked, very surprised: "Are you already twenty?!"

He glanced at Cao Man's height when he stood up, he couldn't help but sigh, and thought to himself: So it's a dwarf.

"I thought he was a young boy, but I didn't expect him to be older than me."

How could Xun Yu fail to see what Guo Jia's expression meant?He also secretly slandered Cao Man's height problem. After all these years, why hasn't he grown taller?

Ah Man's father is not in a hurry, if he looks like this in the future, how can he marry a wife and how can he be a general?

How can you fight on the battlefield if you are on a tall horse, and you can't even reach the belly of the horse with your feet?

Cao Man felt the hair on his back, and he stared at Guo Jia: "What kind of eyes are you looking at?"

Guo Jia chuckled: "I didn't expect my little brother to be so young. Some people are born young."

Cao Man slightly raised his eyebrows and replied: "Yeah, I didn't expect you to grow so fast, some people grow old naturally."

I can't seem to talk anymore today...

Guo Jia choked for a moment. He touched his face and felt that they were talking nonsense.

How could a man like him, who is handsome and graceful, grow anxious?How many girls regard him as the lover of their dreams!

Xi Zhicai laughed at Guo Jia: "It's rare to see you speechless."

Guo Jia was not convinced, and started arguing with Xi Zhicai again.

Xun Yu quietly whispered to Cao Mo: "This Xi Zhicai is also a wonderful person. He is a well-known literati in Yingchuan. He would go to the altar to give speeches on weekdays. He was also a famous celebrity for a while. Just listen Said that he is not in good health, so he no longer goes to the altar to teach."

Looking at the way Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai got along with each other, Cao felt that these two people were quite interesting, they always liked to ridicule each other, one had a hippie smiling face, and the other spoke poisonously.The pair quarreled like a chicken and a duck, one clucked and the other quacked, and they refused to give in to each other, and they had to use their voices to overwhelm each other.

Both of them are alcoholics, and not all alcohol can impress them.The two of them are better at distinguishing wine than many noble children, especially Xi Zhicai who can make good wine.

Both Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia are very knowledgeable, they can chat about everything, poetry and poetry, life philosophy, family and country wisdom, military and political affairs, they seem to have dabbled in all of them, for a poor family to have such a The amount of knowledge is really not easy.It can be seen that these two people are either from famous teachers, or they have extraordinary backgrounds in their families, and they are very likely to jump up and become big shots in the future.

In the days that followed in Yingchuan, Cao Man had two more companions, one was the warm and hospitable Guo Jia, and the other was the calmer Xi Zhicai.

Guo Jia seems to have a great interest in Cao Man, just like a cat discovering a toy, it always teases Cao Man intentionally or unintentionally.

Cao Meng is such a fine person, he has seen Cao Jie's ability to talk to people and talk nonsense when he sees people, but he has not seen Guo Jia's morality.

They drank together, went to brothels together, listened to music and watched dances together, went to the literary world to watch literati gatherings together, and within a few days, the four of them became acquainted.

Time passed quickly, seven days passed by in a flash, Cao Man packed up his things, and it was time to go home.

The old lady of the Xun family was 86 years old when she died of illness. She is a rare old birthday person here, so there is no sadness in the Xun family.

After returning to his hometown, Xun Yu was busy for a while and had no time to accompany Cao Man, so he asked his son Xun Yu to take Cao Man with him and let them investigate in Yingchuan.

When Cao Man was about to leave, Xun Yu was finally free and hurried home to see Cao Man off.

"On the way back, remember to walk on the big official road, don't go into the deep mountains and old forests, just take the road we came here," Xun Mi carefully told Cao Meng: "I have already checked out the post stations along the way, what's the problem? You can ask the officials near the station for help, don't try to be brave, and don't put yourself in a dangerous situation because of curiosity."

Xun Tiao lost his mother and had to keep his filial piety in the clan area, so he couldn't go back to Luoyang with Cao Man, so he sent nearly 20 guards, twice as many strong men as they had when they came, to escort Cao Man to Luoyang.

Xun Yu stayed in the clan land with his father. He needed to stay in the clan land to study and communicate with the local literati in Yingchuan.

Cao Mo had just left the boundary of Yingchuan and was about to climb Songshan Mountain when he heard someone calling him from behind: "Wait a minute, wait a moment!"

He looked back and saw a man riding a donkey with a bundle on it, running towards here humming.

Cao Man was surprised and said: "Guo Fengxiao, why are you here?!"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Are you going back to Luoyang? I happen to be planning to see the scenery of the capital, and the next destination will be there. There are nearly twenty guards around you, why don't you give me a ride?" The road is so chaotic, it's safer to walk with you!"

Cao Mo tightened the rope, and said with a light smile, "You are telling the truth, if that is the case, then let's go on the road together, and there will be someone to take care of you on the road."

"Okay!" Guo Jia responded, and raised the small leather whip at the donkey. Before the whip fell, the donkey screamed nervously, and ran forward with a grunt.

Songshan Mountain is not easy to climb. When you come down from Songshan Mountain, you will arrive at Xingyang.

After being attacked by mobs, Xingyang, which is being rebuilt, seems to be even more desolate than before. The city walls and houses are dilapidated, and even the people who are farming in the fields are repeating the labor in their hands numbly.

There are still people overseeing the work at the edge of the field. If someone is lazy, he might be whipped.

"It's unreasonable. He doesn't do any work and sits on a stool, but bullies the fish and meat people!" Cao Mo got off his horse angrily, and was about to question the supervisor immediately.

Guo Jia held him back and raised his chin: "This land is not owned by the common people, but owned by the nearby landlords. If you fight against injustice in the past, the common people will not be able to eat today's food. If they can finish today's labor , maybe they can get a morsel of food to keep them alive."

Cao Man was startled and said: "How is that possible! This land used to be the people's own home."

"When was it before? Before the mob broke out in chaos? The chaos led to the loss of order, and the powerful landlords took the opportunity to seize the land. That's a normal thing. You haven't seen anything more extreme," Guo Jia said lightly: "Those The stupid officials appointed by the eunuchs invaded the fertile land in Yurou Township, and if the local officials want to investigate, the defendant will go to Luoyang, because the eunuchs only cover the sky with their hands, and it will not be good."

Guo Jia said meaningfully: "If you write what you have seen and what you have not seen in the Zhuangyou report, His Majesty will not receive your report. From the moment you hand it in, you will be watched by others, and you will become an adult." Existence that gets rid of it and then quickly, what is that called? Oh, you are a stumbling block, you have become a stumbling block for their corruption and bribery."

Cao Mo's face was gloomy, and he vowed: "Who said that your majesty can't receive it, I must let your majesty see the report I wrote! I want to tell him what the world has become, how desolate it is outside, and what is happening in Luoyang?" How comfortable! If he wants to secure the throne and doesn't manage well, the mob can appear once, and he can appear a second time."

Guo Jia couldn't help laughing: "It seems that your family's status is not low, so you can say such naive words."

Cao Man frowned: "What do you mean?"

"If you choose good words to write and brag about it, you may be able to get an official job. If you write all the truth, let alone a job position, you may only be able to work as a casual person at home in the future," Guo Jia looked at the sky. The floating clouds, slightly lost in thought.

"I will not spend my time at home. I want to be a good official who governs the world. In order for the common people to have enough food and clothes, and for the sake of the common people, I must write down everything I see and hear." Stubbornness has not lasted for a day or two, even his father has nothing to do with him, let alone others.

"For so many years, it's not that there are no students from Zhuangyou, and it's not that there are no magistrates who have worked in Luoyang. Why hasn't anyone mentioned these things to His Majesty?" Guo Jia said lightly: "Do you know how big the secret is here? ?”

"What else could be hidden, it's those stupid officials and eunuchs united to deceive His Majesty's eyes and ears!" Cao Man said firmly.

Guo Jia shrugged: "It's fine if you don't believe me, anyway, I didn't come to you for the purpose of becoming an official. If I want to find a big tree to enjoy the shade in the future, I won't come to you so stubborn that ten cows can't bring it back. , how tired I am!"

Cao Man was dissatisfied and said: "Where am I being stubborn, I am sticking to my own opinion, and I have a strong heart!"

"Then when you encounter setbacks, don't cry," Guo Jia teased, lowering his head and pinching Cao Man's cheek.

He was half a head taller than Cao Man, and it was easy to pinch Cao Man with his hand, and then raised his hand to rub his head, just like rubbing a simple and honest puppy.

Cao Mo waved his hand away in dissatisfaction: "If the local officials are all incompetent people like Xingyang prefect, who only know how to dawdle, the great Han Dynasty will be over in the future."

"Incompetence, corruption, and bribery are the status quo of officials," Guo Jia said cruelly: "I have traveled through so many cities, and I have met many local officials. When everyone is corrupt, the real big An upright official is an outlier, an existence that is feared by people, if he cannot be dragged into trouble, then he will be ruined."

"How could it be possible for everyone to be corrupt, and the prefect of Yingchuan would not be corrupt," Cao Mo retorted.

"It's all about being greedy and greedy. Yingchuan has had good weather in recent years. If he hadn't handed over some treasury to show some filial piety, Yingchuan would not be as peaceful as it is now. I have contributed property before," Guo Jia said proudly.

Cao Man frowned and said, "You mean Sima Fang accepted bribes?!"

"He doesn't take bribes, and the people above him don't accept bribes either," Guo Jia has learned a lot, and he has learned more about the inside story.

"Why do you know so much?" Cao asked puzzled, "Is it because you traveled all over Yingchuan?"

"Maybe, besides, the brothel is the place with the best news," Guo Jia replied, he nodded Cao Man's head, like a big brother educating his younger brother, and said earnestly: "You man, admit death , too straightforward, this is not good, you have to know that you are working for your boss when you are an official, you have to be flexible in order to coax good people, otherwise you will regret it when you are rejected by your boss and your career will be damaged in the future. The people ask for orders, you first need to have an official position and real power, otherwise everything will be empty."

"I'm really sorry. Even if I'm honest, I can still be an official. I just want to be an upright official, and I'm not afraid that my boss will embarrass me," just because the boss he recognizes is the emperor, and the emperor's interests belong to the whole world. The common people live and work in peace and contentment and don't cause damage. The emperor will not form a party for personal gain like corrupt officials, take bribes and take bribes. Everything in the world belongs to the emperor.

Guo Jia looked at him for a while, and stopped persuading him. He felt that he had already said enough, and it was not enough for him to be willing to give him advice. It was because he was pleasing to the eye. Maybe he can perform miracles?

Ever since he got on the road with Cao, Guo Jia didn't need to find a hotel to live in. He lived in the big guest room of the post station, and the room for each person was very spacious.

When he returned to the place where the poor gathered, Cao Man found that there were many people missing.

The officials buried the corpses with shovels, because this place is the closest to Luoyang City, and the corpses on the side of the road would make the dignitaries who came in and out of Luoyang uncomfortable.

Cao Man returned to this section of the road again, feeling as heavy as ever, and suddenly heard a woman crying and begging for help: "Please buy this servant! Let this servant bury the dead relatives. The six relatives of this servant are all dead. I just want a bite to eat to survive, please!"

Seeing Cao Man's expression, Guo Jia knew that he was moved with compassion, he thought for a while, and stopped Cao Man from reaching out for the money bag: "How ignorant of the world are you to expose your property in full view? "

As he spoke, he came to the woman, only to see two corpses, one large and one small, beside the woman, and she herself was already emaciated to the point of skin and bones.

Guo Jia took out a wheat cake, and the eyes of the beggars around him turned green and cast greedy glances.

The woman took the wheat cake, crying louder, opened her mouth while crying, gobbled down half of the whole wheat cake, ate the remaining half, carefully hid it in her arms, and thanked Guo Jia repeatedly: "Thank you Thank you for saving my life, thank you for saving my life!"

Guo Jia returned to Cao Man's side again. The moment he turned around, the beggars who had their eyes on the woman swarmed up and snatched the wheat cakes in her arms, reaching out with dirty hands.

Cao Mo was furious, drew his sword to threaten, murderous aura swished, the beggars scattered in a hurry, dropped the wheat cakes in fear, and fled a little farther.

"A wheat cake is like this, if you give her something else, it will only kill her," Guo Jia explained to Cao Man, and Cao Man received an angry fist on the chest.

"You knew that she would be robbed of food and gave her wheatbread!"

Guo Jia admitted his mistake and said: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have done this, if this is the case, I won't help next time."

Cao Man became even angrier: "How can you not help?!"

Guo Jia thought for a while, then hooked her lips: "Then help, give her some money."

Cao Man shook his head: "No, if you give her money, she will be spied on."

"Then giving cakes, isn't it the same as being watched by others?" Guo Jia asked back: "How do you think it's appropriate to help?"

Cao Man was silent, his eyes fell on the woman tangled up.

"Why, are you still planning to take her back to be a slave?" Guo Jia said, "It's okay to bring one, but how about a group? There are so many lonely people here, including women and children. They are very pitiful. You take them home to raise them? There are 10,000+ beggars in the world, and you take them all home?"

Cao Man took a deep breath: "10,000+ beggars?!"

What is that concept?

The defenders of the entire Luoyang city add up to only 5 people, and the forbidden army is [-]!

In case there is a riot/chaos, the crisis in Luoyang is just around the corner!

Guo Jia nodded, enjoying the pride of being a teacher.

"A child can be taught. If you can think of this, you have already learned it."

As he spoke, he licked Cao Man's head again.

Cao Man was dissatisfied and waved away, displeased: "I am older than you!"

"But you are as naive as a primary school student of Taixue." Guo Jia shook his head: "Like a second fool, reckless, you will get hurt like this."

Cao Meng glared at him: "How mature are you? You even ask me to sew your clothes if they are broken!"

Guo Jia choked. As the saying goes, he is short-handed and soft-spoken when he eats people. He has good brains but not good hands and feet. Walking outside for a day can turn himself into a dirty savage.Being able to get here safely and take a farther road than in previous years is all thanks to Cao Meng helping him.

Guo Jia stopped talking and pouted depressedly.

Cao Mo didn't speak anymore, and ignored people in a fit of anger.

The two childish ghosts started a cold war, waiting for the other party to apologize first, but the other party wanted to save face and refused to bow, and no one spoke, so they arrived in Luoyang in a strange atmosphere.

Before leaving, Guo Jia finally spoke first: "Thank you for your care these days, and I will reciprocate. If you need any help, you can come to Luoyang Beimian Street to find me. I plan to rent a room there. Wait until the beginning of spring to attend the literary fair in Luoyang."

As soon as Guo Jia spoke, Cao Man suddenly felt a little bit reluctant. He awkwardly mentioned the address of his home, and said to Guo Jia: "I live here, if you need help, you can come to me, you It’s actually pretty good, but it’s always the same, obviously I’m two years older than you!”

Guo Jia couldn't help laughing: "Then we are reconciled?"

Cao Mo nodded, lowered his head and dug around, found his student seal, and handed it to Guo Jia: "You bring this to me, and if you say it's my friend, you can definitely find me."

Guo Jia smiled: "Okay."

Before leaving, Guo Jia persuaded Cao Mo: "Don't be too reckless, you have to put yourself in other people's perspective and think about the conflict of interests. If you really don't understand, just ask your father who has been an official for many years. I think you come from such a powerful family. My son, it’s not like I don’t even know the truth that I, a poor student, don’t know?”

Cao Man's heart trembled when he said it, and he had a question: Is it really impossible to write the report truthfully?

If you don't write it truthfully, what's the point of going out this time?If His Majesty can't let His Majesty know about such a hellish scene outside, why is he trying to get out of Luoyang?

Cao Man lowered his head, returned home full of thoughts, and knocked on the door of the house.

The servant shouted in surprise: "The eldest son is back! Hurry up and report to the madam and the master!"

The old house of the Cao family, located in the south of the imperial city, was full of joy. After hearing the news, Mrs. Zou hurried over. Seeing the eldest son who became more energetic, she burst into tears of joy: "It can be regarded as coming back! The master has been talking about you for several days. I'm afraid that something happened to you. I heard that people's grievances have occurred in Xingyang. Since the news came, the master has been frightened every day. If President Xun hadn't sent someone to deliver the news of your arrival in Yingchuan, I'm afraid he would have asked His Majesty to go to Xingyang. It's messed up."

Cao Mo said guiltily: "I made my mother and father worry."

Hearing the return of the eldest son, Cao Song came back in a hurry. When he saw Cao Man, he shed tears of grief: "A man is more than 20 years old! Why is it still only so little? Did you overthrow the seedlings and grow too much in the past few years? Why do you always Not too tall!"

Cao concealed that he hadn't seen his father for half a month, so he almost didn't recognize Cao Song: "Wow! Daddy, you've lost a lot of weight!"

The weeping Cao Song had red eyes, a sharp chin, and some shallow wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, with a unique charm accumulated over the years. His waist has returned to the thin shape it used to be, and even his clothes are straight and loose by him. The figure wears the feeling of a high-ranking official and aristocrat.

Cao Song scolded with a smile: "It's not because of you brat, who doesn't think about tea and food all day long. After this grand tour, you have to take care of yourself and don't think about it again."

Cao Mo repeatedly assured: "No, don't worry, Dad, I have even thought about how to write the report."

When it came to the report, Cao Song's expression froze a little. His complexion was difficult to distinguish, he hesitated to speak, and finally told Cao: "You wash and eat first, and have a good night's rest. Come to your grandfather's ancestral hall tomorrow morning. I have Speak to you."

When Cao Man heard the words, he became more and more uneasy.

The next day, Cao Song took some of his documents and brought them to the ancestral hall. With a solemn expression, he handed the documents sent from various places to Cao Man.

Cao Man opened it suspiciously, but saw that there were many blood books on it, and the people were weeping, all of which were petitions and letters from all kinds of bureaucrats and celebrities from all over the world.

Cao Song told Cao indifferently: "The requests from all over the world for my appropriation are enough to fill our house and study."

Cao Man was puzzled and asked: "Then did father allocate funds for them?"

"How can the national treasury allocate funds if there is no money?" Cao Song said decisively: "What they want is not a small amount, do you think they can take care of it all? How much of the funds allocated for food and grass can really be used by the people?"

"Yes, but that can't just not be allocated!" Cao Mo's eyes turned red, and he couldn't believe it: "If the funds are not allocated, does that mean that Luoyang has given up on them? If the allocated funds are embezzled, send someone to track them down Corrupt officials!"

"One person is corrupt, that's called corrupt officials, and a group of people is greedy, that's called filial piety," Cao Song said coldly: "For them, the people are animals that work for them, and they are used when taxation is useless. It doesn't matter if you die."

Cao Mo shook his hand, and the whole scroll of bamboo slips fell on the ground. He couldn't believe it: "So, is it like this in the whole court? Are there no honest officials who do practical things for His Majesty?"

"There are some honest and honest officials," Cao Song said in a low voice, "They were expelled from Luoyang, and all of them went to various places to suffer. Many of the blood letters and requests for help here are sent by them. I can't Funds are allocated to them, but they cannot be allocated because the treasury has no money."

"Is it because the treasury has no money, or because my father is afraid of losing his official position and chooses to be wise and protect himself!" Cao Mo asked loudly.

Cao Song didn't feel angry when his son sprayed him on the face. He used to be as naive as Ah Man. After entering the big dye tank of officialdom, he was eroded a little bit until he became what he is now.

"Look at your grandfather's tablet and recall what he taught you back then."

Cao Song signaled Cao Mo: "Kneel down and kowtow for your grandfather, and ask him, what should we do at this time!"

"If you want to write a grand tour report, I won't stop you. The biggest thing is that I let you out." Cao Song said lightly, "No matter how bad it is, it's just like Dou Wu being mobilized and attacked. Nowadays, People who tell the truth are like mavericks, and people who tell lies are normal people, isn't it ridiculous?"

Cao Man looked down at the bamboo slips all over the floor in a daze, and knelt down on the futon with a plop, with Cao Teng's icy tablet above his head, and the candle was slowly burning, illuminating his stern and resolute face.

"Whose fault is it?"

"When the eunuchs are in power, there are always butcher's knives floating on the courtiers' heads. They will spare no effort to suppress the courtiers. When the courtiers gain power, they will fight back frantically and seize the opportunity to take revenge. It has been more than 100 years since they fought endlessly," Cao Song said indifferently. Di su said: "Why do so many people miss your grandfather's good? It's because during his administration, the politics rarely maintained more than ten years of cleanliness. But he offended his colleagues who were also eunuchs, and was rejected by the new emperor, so he had to retire and return home."

Cao Mo was silent for a while, he felt his throat was a little dry, his nose was sore, he just couldn't bear to cry, he was already a big man, crying can't solve the problem!

Cao Song said again: "Cao Jie wanted to follow your grandfather's old path, but was killed by the remnants left over from the last period of party imprisonment, and was suppressed by the courtiers as a powerful official. They wanted to kill him and stand on the edge of the cliff He is a lunatic who will pull others down with him at any time, and he will do anything to survive."

What Cao Mo knew was that Cao Jie had to face not only the hatred of the eunuchs, but also the hatred of the scholar-bureaucrats. Neither side was pleased, and the only one he could rely on was the emperor, so His Majesty would give him special power and care.

"Think about how to write this grand tour report. There are so many officials in the world, so don't say anything that shouldn't be yours," Cao Song said seriously, "Otherwise, who will be harmed in the end? You can't imagine."

Cao Mo was silent for a moment, and finally was persuaded by Guo Jia and his father to pry a nerve, he said softly: "I don't want to lie to your majesty, I will write down everything I see and hear."

Cao Song held his breath and was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He talked for a long time, this elm