Fall in love with the technology tree [Three Kingdoms]

Probably because of the induction between the twins, Cao Cao recognized her before Hu. "A...sheng? It's Ah Sheng." He jumped off the dusty horse, raised his hand to touch Ah Sheng's beard, and found the glue seam after a couple of touches. The fake beard has been torn off, revealing the fair skin underneath.

"Hahaha, what is this?" Cao Cao put the fake beard on himself, and turned his head in front of Mrs. Hu, "Look, mother, Ah Sheng made such a thing."

Hu's face was still dazed and unable to respond, and Ape, who was in her arms, had already cried "wow".

"Brother, you made A Pei cry." A Sheng stretched out his hand and tore off the fake beard on Cao Cao's lips, and stuck it back on his face.

Cao Cao refused to admit it, and wanted to grab Asheng's face: "Obviously it was Asheng who scared Ape to tears."

Cao Song couldn't stand watching, coughed heavily, and stopped Cao Cao and Cao Sheng from fighting: "Welch your mother and younger brother in first. Both of them are almost children, and it's even more shameful." On the surface it was Resentment, in fact, is unconcealable love.

Ah Sheng was very obedient, and took the initiative to go up to coax A Pei. There was no need to step on the sensitive nerves of his stepmother at this time.Ape is six years old, and he is already able to reason. He still likes the age of [-] whys the most. After a while, the curiosity crowds out the shock. "Why does the second brother grow a beard? Why does the second brother's beard fall off? Can Ape also grow a beard?"

Even Ah Sheng, an encyclopaedic academic master, couldn't perfectly answer the little sister's question.

Besides Hu Shi and A Pei, there was also A Shou who was breastfeeding in the second car.A Shou was two years old, the second daughter born to Mrs. Hu.The two consecutive children are daughters, and the first son is already 14 years old.Even the Hu family sighed that Cao Cao probably had God want him to inherit the Cao family.

What is the concept of 14 years old?

In the official family of the Eastern Han Dynasty, you can get married at the age of 15, and you can also study in the Taixue under the shadow of your father.Marriage and fellow students from Taixue, these two most important contacts are about to be fully opened to Cao Cao.In fact, Cao Cao has already climbed the line of Zhang Huan, and he has the reputation of a young general outside, even without Cao Song, he can easily embark on an official career.

Can't fight at all.Even if she can give birth to a younger son in the future, the age difference with Cao Cao is enough to make an elder brother like a father.The only one who can compete with Cao Cao is the 12-year-old Cao De who is also well-read.But it's really not that the Hu family despises the concubine, that one is considered a good boy in an ordinary family, but compared with a courageous person like Cao Cao, the gap is from Luoyang to Qiaoxian.

Hu just wanted to laugh when Zhang said "Ah Tak is the most like a gentleman". "Adeshaw, I", that's what Cao Song himself said to Mrs. Zhang, but Mrs. Zhang didn't know that there was another sentence behind it, "Dalang and Erlang are far better than me".

After letting go of her fighting spirit, as a stepmother, Hu's mentality is extremely stable-laughing at Zhang's birth to a concubine son and a concubine daughter, she only cares about raising her daughter and building a good relationship with her stepson and stepdaughter.

A Sheng took off his rough makeup, put on light-colored silk and linen clothes, and knelt down in the main room in a graceful manner to make tea and burn incense for his parents.Hu took a sip of tea and let out a long breath. "That's the way to look," she looked at Ah Sheng's cheeks left and right, "Erlang has always been good-looking."

A Sheng smiled without saying a word, and mixed sweet juice for A Pei and A Shou.It is the season of fruit harvesting, and in my memory of such a day, it seems that there is still my grandfather's small stove and fruit tea.

Hu first told Cao Song about the current situation in Qiao County, which children were born, which old people died, which marriages, which quarrels, which incomes, and which expenditures.The parents of the seven-month period are short, and there are a lot of superpositions.

Cao Song listened carefully to her speech, and then said, "You have always been considerate in welcoming and sending off." The 40-year-old middle-aged uncle is more gentle and kind, and he also has a different kind of charm.Hu blushed from the praise, and lowered her head slightly: "It's all what a concubine should do."

Cao Song teased the two little girls to talk and move around again, until they got sleepy before they were carried back to the back house to rest.Cao Song sat back to his original position and wiped off the sweat from his forehead under the service of his servants. "Ji Li is back, do you have anything to say?"

When Mrs. Hu heard the words, she got up and resigned automatically.At the same time, the servants were also withdrawn.Only Cao Song, Cao Cao and Cao Sheng were left in the room.

"The general allowed me to leave for half a month. After I left the army, I took people back to Qiao County. Now that the Central Plains has suffered several years of catastrophe, there are many bandits on the road. My mother and Ape Ashou are women and children. Safety."

Cao Song looked at the strong and strong elder son, and said happily, "Ji Li has grown up too, and can be filial to his parents and take care of his siblings."

Cao Cao continued: "General with a large army and heavy supplies, it is not as fast as my light cavalry. But I turned to Qiao County on the way and took a long detour, so I reckon that they will arrive in Luoyang in a few days."

"When you come back this time, don't go to Bingzhou again." Cao Song said suddenly.

Cao Cao folded his arms: "Why is this? I followed the general well, how can I give up halfway."

"You are my eldest son, how can you face the arrow flying stone in person? In the past, I was not careful and let you go to the border, but this time is different. You should prepare to enter the Taixue. It is obtained purely by bravery." The reputation of being a miscellaneous general at most will never compare to Ju Xiaolian and the qualifications of entering the imperial school. Even your respected Zhang Gong was recruited by virtue of his talents and learning when he was young. He is a general and a minister. , if you want to achieve this level, you must enter the Taixue."

Cao Cao remained silent and bowed his head in thought.

"Ruyi also advises you brother."

A Sheng put his hands on his knees: "Father means that Taixue can help you break into the group of scholars. This dynasty is different from the pre-Qin period. Scholars are self-contained, and the trend of contempt for warriors and eunuchs is rising day by day. Father In other words, it is not so much whether you want to enter the imperial school, but whether you want to move closer to the gentry."

When Ah Sheng said it from another angle, Cao Cao made a decision: "The talents and power belong to the gentry. How can we pretend that they don't exist? When the general arrives, I will ask the general for his opinion."

Cao Song stroked his beard, smiled, and turned to ask Ah Sheng for tea.Ah Sheng restarted a pot of boiling water, ready to make tea.

"I'm coming back this time, and I want to ask my father about the situation in the court." When the water boiled, Cao Cao took the initiative to say, "The general has been in the frontier for many years, and the news is lagging behind. I hope I can help the general."

Although there are differences in appearance, the twins are almost highly synchronized in terms of caring about the political situation.I don't know if it's a genetic factor, or it was nurtured by Cao Teng from a young age.

"Let Ruyi tell you, I'll listen." Cao Song shrugged off the burden.What a joke, if you say something wrong, he's a father who doesn't want to lose face.

"Then I'll start." Cao Sheng loosened his legs, and changed to a more comfortable sitting position under the cover of his loose pants, "If I'm wrong, father correct me."

Now that the new emperor is on the throne, the most popular ones are undoubtedly the Empress Dowager Dou and General Dou Wu.The first emperor had no children, and there has been controversy over who should be the master of the harem after Deng Meng was deposed.In the end, today's Empress Dowager Dou relied on her family background to defeat Tian Guiren, who was favored by the late emperor, and climbed to the Phoenix throne.

Scholars represented by Chen Fan pushed Dou Miao to the throne of queen, and the Dou family naturally reciprocated.Dou Wu's admonishment ended the first disaster of party imprisonment that shocked the whole country. Of course, it is more likely that Emperor Huan, who wanted to stop in moderation, went down Dou Wu's steps before his death.Dou's relatives led the party members back to the central government vigorously, and their prestige naturally goes without saying.

The solar eclipse in May killed Guan Ba ​​and Su Kang, two of the most corrupt eunuchs, in the name of natural disasters.When did it become so easy for scholars to kill eunuchs?It feels like the dynasty is going to be rejuvenated, isn't it!In short, everyone is very happy. Even though the solar eclipse, famine and plague have not been resolved, everyone feels that as long as all the treacherous villains can be killed, God will not be angry.

The little emperor was the concubine son of the original Marquis of Jieduting. His parents died at a young age, and because he had no brothers from the same line, he inherited the marquis at a young age.Young, inexperienced, unreputable, and without a mother clan, in all aspects, it is more in line with the principle of good control.After all, the little emperor's biological mother, Mrs. Dong, came from a low family background, and in the eyes of the founding family Dou Shi, she was like a maid.Regardless of this Mrs. Dong from the countryside, it is natural that the Queen Mother Dou should be in charge of the palace.

However, because of the system left over from the time of Emperor Huan, eunuchs such as Cao Jie and Wang Fu still controlled the power of issuing edicts in the palace.

It won't work.

The appetite of the scholars has been fed by the victory of killing two eunuchs just now.They planned to kill all the eunuchs in charge.By the emperor's side, it is enough to keep only the obedient slaves, and there is no need for eunuchs who understand political struggle.Politics is the work of those of us scholars who are loyal to the country.

"I find it very interesting." A Sheng said, "In the past when Liang Ji was here, eunuchs were attached to their relatives. Even further ahead, Empress Hedi Deng, Empress Andi Yan, and Empress Zhangdi Dou all assisted the young master with eunuchs. , although there are some small mistakes, but it has always been safe. Today's relatives regard eunuchs as enemies, brother, why do you think this is?"

"This is the legacy of the party's imprisonment." Cao Cao has been in correspondence with Ah Sheng for a long time, and his perspective on issues is getting closer and closer to modern people's objectivity. People no longer kill eunuchs on the grounds of breaking the law, but kill eunuchs for the sake of killing eunuchs. The situation is out of control, and the eunuchs will not sit still, and even the law-abiding internal servants will fight back."

"Brother, if you talk about it outside, you will probably be accused."

Cao Cao rolled his eyes: "Of course I know what to say and what not to say. If I want to integrate into the group of scholars, I just want to scold the eunuchs and praise the general. It's just that I still want to draw a line."

"The icing on the cake is worse than giving charcoal in the snow. My brother wants fame. Instead of beating the dogs in the water when the gentry gains power, it is better to protect innocent women and children when they are counterattacked by the eunuchs. It's just that you have to take some risks in this way, and your father will have to do it for you when the time comes."

Cao Song and Cao Cao looked at each other: "Ruyi has been arranged, we just need to sleep on the high couch."

"Don't be joking, the court is such a complicated thing. My short-sightedness is just a reference for my father and brother. And how Zhang Ran Minggong chooses will also greatly affect my brother's future. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. Yes, I doubt the general's intentions."

Cao Song was stunned: "Wu Dou is a famous official in the world, known for his integrity and dedication to the public, restraining his children, giving charity to the poor, and benevolent to the party. He is also very talented in the history of classics, and has many disciples..."

"Since he studies economics and history, how could he not know the royalist nature of his relatives?"

"What party?"

This is the point of view of later generations, but at this age, Ah Sheng can already tell his father and brother: "The eunuchs are attached to the imperial power, and the gentry checks and balances the imperial power. There is no doubt about it. The aristocratic faction is the relatives. According to the experience of the relatives at the beginning of the dynasty, the family that originally belonged to the aristocratic family, once they became relatives, automatically transformed into a royalist party, pursuing centralization and strengthening of imperial power, and naturally stood on other sides. The opposite of the aristocratic family. In the end, when the relatives were eradicated by the grown-up emperor and the new generation of eunuchs, the other aristocratic families would be happy instead.

"The Deng family, the Yan family, and the Liang family all fell because of this. The relatives who should have taken advantage of both the emperor and the aristocratic family, because they worked hard for the central court, ended up being inhumane. If Chen Fan is a straight-hearted person, he never thought about it. As for the usefulness of eunuchs to the emperor, how could a smart person like Dou Wu not know that the power of eunuchs is an extension of imperial power?"

These words were mixed with a lot of unfamiliar words, Cao Song half understood, but Cao Cao understood: "What Asheng means is that Dou Wu, in turn, became the leader of the gentry because of the lessons learned from Deng, Yan, and Liang. Imperial power, in order to achieve both fame and fortune. Without eunuchs, the emperor is weak and can only rely on his relatives; With the protection of the gentry and the suppression of the eunuchs, he will not be afraid of the liquidation of the emperor when he grows up. What a good strategy!"

Asheng snorted coldly: "As a foreign relative, I don't want to be loyal to the big man, but prioritize self-protection, and I am inferior. He thinks he can control the situation, and he doesn't think about it if there is really no common enemy like the eunuch. Now, the struggle for power among the aristocratic families should begin. They each have far-reaching influence in the local area. At that time, except for the elite frontier army, who else can suppress them? If the commander of the frontier army understands righteousness, he can also crusade against dissidents; If you narrow your eyes, the world may be in chaos."

"Alas, you guys," Cao Song interjected at this time, "the general is a man of high moral character, how could you two young men make malicious guesses without evidence? Fortunately, I stepped back and retreated the servants in advance, and the world was in chaos If that's the case, don't talk about it again."

Ah Sheng wanted to speak again, but was blocked by Cao Song raising his hand. "Your royalist party, attributes, etc., give me a headache. You can't confuse me, take the opportunity to think that you persuaded me."

Cao Cao laughed when he heard the words: "Then I will tell my father in a popular way. The general is too perfect. It can be said that he has both ability and political integrity. He eradicates villains inside and treats virtuous and corporals outside. The poor and the nobles will not be handed over without him. Okay, and he is a relative, the last person who was so perfect—”

Ah Sheng finally found an opportunity to interface: "So familiar, isn't this Wang Mang?"

Cao Song stood up abruptly, and took Wang Mang, the first relative who usurped the throne in the previous dynasty, as an example. Cao Song immediately felt the same way.He paced the room restlessly, sweat dripping down his back. "How can this be good? How can this be good?"

"Father, don't worry. At present, the general has not shown any signs of rebellion. It is just the guess of our two young men. Maybe we judge the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart, and the general is really just jealous. He has nothing to do with fighting for power and profit." It doesn't matter at all."

"You don't know. It is said that when Dou Wu was born, his mother gave birth to a snake at the same time. Although the snake was released immediately, when his mother died, a giant python came from the forest and lay down on the coffin. Crying. Dou Wu and the divine snake are compatriots, this is an unprecedented auspicious omen."

Ah Sheng's expression was dull.Snakes belong to dragons, you might as well just say that Dou Wu is the reincarnation of a real dragon.Liu Bang just killed the snake, and Mother Dou gave birth to the snake directly.She's awesome, and she can't be provoked. She, the traveler twins, is not as good as the reptile twins, so she can only sit and watch the performance of the Dou family.

Cao Song went on to say: "Now I feel that the argument about Wang Mang is very reasonable. Before Wang Mang usurped the throne, who would have thought that humility and thrift would allow the moral model of the Lixian corporal to harbor evil intentions. Now think about it, Queen Mother Dou refused to be killed by her own father. The request of Cao Jie and other servants is probably because they are afraid of Wang Mang's past."

The foreign relatives don't take the imperial power seriously, but replace the imperial power to win over the family. What is this trying to do?He doesn't have the intention of usurping the throne, but he definitely has the desire to monopolize power.Empress Dowager Dou is not the same as Dou Wu, she is a serious royalist.Dou Wu can't handle his daughter, just from this point of view, his ability is a bit confusing.