"You have never seen it with your own eyes, so it is really difficult to describe it. However, I, Cao Mengde, only know today that there are indeed people in the world who can kill thieves in the midst of laughter. The weak crown has the style of the ancient famous generals. From this, it can be seen that the battle of Huoshaobanhan is also
What a grace..."
When Gongsun Xun walked out of the gate of Qiao Mansion, he heard Meng De praising him in this way, but he just stood on the side in front of the gate of Qiao Mansion with his hands tied, letting the soldiers and guests carry out the body and gold.
Let Meng De steal the show for himself there.
However, everyone is not stupid after all, especially Qiao Xuan. Even though he is old, in terms of firmness of mind and clear vision, there are probably few people in the world who can match him. So, I am giving you some comfort.
After paying attention to his youngest son, the most senior man in the court stopped the others, and then personally took his son over to express his thanks.
"Wen Qi, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness..."
"Mr. Qiao, there is no need to say anything else." Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his hand to stop him. "I don't need Mr. Qiao to thank you. I saved your son today just to repay the favor."
Qiao Xuan nodded slightly: "The kindness you receive should be repaid, how can you wait for others to take the initiative to seek repayment? Since Qiao has received such great kindness from you, he will naturally not say anything about whether you can rely on him or not. He will definitely help you wherever he can.
...I will enter the palace immediately to see the emperor."
After receiving the other party's promise, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but let out the depressed energy that had accumulated for half a day.
Turning around, Qiao Xuanzi went to Beigong. The powerful neighbors naturally wanted to retrieve the bloody gold from each family, and Yang Qiu naturally wanted to go back with his subordinates to take the corpse and the only remaining thief to deal with the aftermath.
The supporting security forces from various departments of the imperial court also retreated like a tide. Even his own followers, Gongsun Xun, directly asked Han Dang to lead them back...
For a time, the area around Qiao Mansion, which had been tightly blocked before, quickly returned to its usual deserted state, with only Meng De and Gongsun Xunwu staying where they were.
"Brother Mengde." There were no more chores around, and Gongsun Xun was finally able to formally get to know this short man with narrow eyes. "But Cao Mengde of Qiao City, Pei State is here? Xun has admired his name for a long time, and he doesn't want everything to be complicated today.
, I can’t meet my brother until now, so please don’t blame me, brother Xian.”
"Why should Wen Qi be so restrained?" The other party laughed, not caring at all. "The way you and I know each other is ten times better than the formal greetings at a banquet! Besides, for a person like you, I have known each other for a long time.
Well, meeting him today is actually like meeting old friends again."
Gongsun Xun thought about this person's behavior as described by his mother, and felt relieved. He immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Since we are meeting old friends, how can we not find a place to have a drink?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao became more and more cheerful, and then he stepped forward and grabbed Gongsun Xun's sleeve to go somewhere... However, just after taking two steps, he suddenly slapped his forehead and secretly shouted confused, and finally fell directly to the ground.
He left Qiao Mansion with the blood still wet.
The whole Qiao family seemed to be extremely familiar with this narrow-eyed short man, and actually allowed him to go straight to the back hall to find half a bottle of wine from nowhere, and even asked the kitchen to make some hot beans without him asking.
Serve some porridge or something like that.
Then, Cao Cao served the porridge himself, and Gongsun Xun poured the wine himself. The two of them had no intention of shying away, and started drinking directly opposite each other in the attic where the thief was hiding.
After taking a sip of wine, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh: "No wonder Qiao Gong refused the ransom... I'm afraid his family really has no money left. I don't know how many days this wine has been stored, but it doesn't smell of wine at all. "
"That's the truth." Cao Cao squinted and said with a smile. "Mr. Qiao has a simple character and no money. In fact, my family is not short of money. When I was young, I always admired prosperity, but after getting to know Mr. Qiao, I gradually became obsessed with food and clothing. I developed a bit of a dull temper... I went to Dunqiu and served as a county magistrate. When I saw the suffering of the people, I felt more and more that Qiao Gong's teachings were absolutely right. Those in power should set an example by abstaining from extravagance and advocating simplicity. Of course, Now I am nothing more than a white man who came to Luozhong to rescue my relatives and friends. What I said made Wen Qi laugh."
Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly: "My family is rich, but my mother often taught me that there is no harm in enjoying, but there is no point in wasting. So, the principles in the world are all figured out, how can we not laugh at them? Brother Meng De, on the other hand, Another thing I said... With all due respect, there is no use for you to return to Luo at this time! I can hear some of the big and small affairs at the Shangshutai. The emperor's determination to depose the queen is very strong, and there is no way for the Song family to change."
Cao Cao, who had just picked up the bean porridge, couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this. He actually put the pottery bowl back on the tables in front of the two of them: "Yes, I have been in Luozhong for a few days and I have found a lot of information from old acquaintances, relatives and friends. Everyone That’s how they all responded to me. But no matter what, as in-laws, we always have to try our best to rescue them at this time..."
"It can't be saved." Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly and persuaded. "The emperor ordered the entire Song family to be executed, but he threw the queen into a violent chamber and ignored him, as if he wanted to wait for the queen to die... Such hatred, people Everyone knows that Brother Meng De is only here in Luo to collect the corpses of his relatives."
Cao Cao became more and more depressed: "Actually, I also understand that there is no reason to change the emperor's hatred... And looking back now, when I gained power that day, not to mention the Song family, even I was a little unscrupulous. It would be easy to kill uncle Jian Shuo, but don’t blame Jian Shuo for secretly hating the queen."
"Brother Meng De, are you regretting it?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but become curious after taking a mouthful of bean porridge.
"How can we talk about regrets?" Cao Cao said disapprovingly. "I was born as an eunuch, and those boys from Yuan Shao often teased me about this. If I can't oppose the eunuch, how can I be accepted by the scholars? And if I can't be accepted by the scholars, Accept it, I have studied hard for more than ten years and determined to become a general in the Western Conquest, how can I start talking about it?"
Gongsun Xun also sighed: "Actually, Brother Meng De is quite good. After all, you have the position of public minister in your family, and your family has a wide network of friends. If you were born in a neighboring county like me, you wouldn't have to kill others with a stick to win the recognition of the scholars. …”
"What do we need?" Cao Cao couldn't help but asked with a forced smile.
"Battle for your own life!" Gongsun Xun replied with a sneer. "Otherwise?"
Cao Cao immediately looked solemn, raised his glass and said: "We are both helpless people in the world, let's have a drink."
Gongsun Xun also quickly clinked his glasses and drank the weak wine.
"However, if we only talk about the situation at this time, Wen Qi is ten times better than me after all!" Cao Cao also sighed with emotion after drinking. "You are planning big things with Qiao Gong in Shangshutai, but I am doing nothing in Luozhong, just waiting to collect the bodies of my family. ...After what happened, I can only go back to my hometown and live leisurely. I don’t know when or what month I will be able to recover.”
Gongsun Xun did not refute, because this was a fact. The Cao Mengde in front of him was probably at the lowest point in his life. How could he have the slightest bit of Wei Wu's heroic spirit that his mother said?
However, what the other party said made Gongsun Xun's heart move, and he naturally thought of the situation of Sun Jian and Liu Bei.
In other words, although I have never met Sun Wentai, he was just a county magistrate before he left the fortress. After the defeat, he was said to have not made any achievements, so he could not be promoted. It seems that he vaguely heard from people that he should continue to be his county magistrate.
went.
As for Liu Bei, although I don’t know what this kid is doing now, the most he can think of is to be a ranger leader in his hometown? Maybe you can write and ask.
As soon as he thought about this, Gongsun Xunfu thought of Lu Bu, whom he had met once before. At this moment, is this current tiger learning piano or practicing martial arts? But he must be in white, right? I don't know if this guy has true faith.
Did you tell the nonsense about the three-year agreement? You know, at that time, I thought I would stay in Yanmen for two or three years, so I just talked nonsense. Even if the other party really came to Yanmen, I could write a letter to recommend him to Yanmen.
The gatekeeper... And if I happened to let a county magistrate go out during the three-year period, and Lu Bu really came to find him, would I have to act as a county official to settle accounts for him?
If I continue to think about it, there are Liu Biao who is living at home due to the ban of the party, and Han Sui who has been working hard in Xiliang. It seems that none of them are doing well? Ma Teng is also a person without a shadow. It is his brother Gongsun Zan.
, you should be sitting at home at this time, waiting for Xiaolian in October, right?
That is to say, Dong Fangbo, a great man who was loyal and good, was instrumental in stabilizing the situation in Bingzhou. It is said that the imperial court intended to give him a large county to serve as the governor, which was considered to be at the peak of his power. And Liu Yu seemed to be returning to Luo to be promoted soon. He should also be letting a man with a talent of two thousand shi go to work.
Yes. However, including Liu Yan, these three are the older generation bosses after all, and they are definitely incomparable.
Of course, there are the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. They don't care about official positions and career, because their surname itself is the greatest status in the world.
However, if he really had to calculate it like this, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but feel a little guilty and confused... After all, he always felt that time was not waiting for us, and he wished he would be executed tomorrow and become a county magistrate the day after tomorrow.
Two thousand stones, otherwise you can't save your life! But why do you mess around better than the various princes who will cause trouble in the future?
Is this really the case?!
Judging from this time and the first year of the year, put aside the elders Dong Zhuo, Liu Yan, and Liu Yu, and put aside the Yuan brothers who committed crimes other than war, and take a broad look, we will see that the people who will be rampant in the world in the future will
Among the princes from all walks of life, which one can live alone?!
"What are Wen Qi thinking?" Cao Cao couldn't help calling him.
"Brother Meng De, please forgive me." Gongsun Xun quickly smiled and said, "I heard you say that your future is wasted, and I can't help but think of the heroic people I have met while traveling north and south over the years. If I think about it carefully, most of them are also wasted.
Among..."
"oh?"
"Brother Meng De, have you ever heard of the story of Sun Wentai, the Jiangdong Tiger?"
"Appreciate further details!"
"..."
Not to mention the wasted argument between Gongsun Xun and Cao Mengde, on the other hand, Qiao Xuan finally had to face the emperor in Beigong.
In other words, the Emperor was already quite shocked when he heard in advance that Qiao Xuan urged Yang Qiu to attack. Now when he saw the other party standing at the foot of the steps with his head held high and his momentum undiminished despite his age, he immediately felt guilty.
: "This big thing has happened in Qiao Qing's family. Why don't you stay at home to comfort yourself? Why do you come to the palace all the time to express your gratitude? Jian Shuo, please sit down quickly..."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but there is no need to impress the crowd like this!" Qiao Xuan bowed and then replied proudly. "I only came to the palace to say three words, and I will leave after speaking to Your Majesty."
"You feel free to speak frankly."
"The youngest son in my family is just a boy, but the emperor paid attention to it and dispatched the tiger and Ben army to rescue me. In any case, I should come to express my gratitude."
"Of course." Since the emperor and his ministers only met in private, the emperor did not care about etiquette and stood up immediately to respond.
"Secondly, I believe that kidnapping can be attacked but not indulged, and it can be strong but not weak. Otherwise, it will not be enough to deter Xiaoxiao... Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to send an order to the Chancellor's Stand to inform all the counties and counties in the world, and this will be used as a rule.
!”
The emperor remembered what his chamberlain had said about the situation at that time, and became even more emotional. He could not help but nod slightly: "Your words should be regarded as the law of all times. I immediately asked the Huangmen Supervisor to draw up an edict and make it known to all the counties and countries in the world. Anyone who hijacks will only be allowed to do so.
We must not condone a violent attack, and officials from various places are not allowed to blame the casualties of hostages on the officers and soldiers who stormed the scene! So, what do you think?"
"Great kindness!"
"That being the case, what's the point of Mr. Qiao's third sentence?"
"Report to Your Majesty." Qiao Xuan bowed slightly and said. "My young son was playing in front of his house, but he suffered such a sudden disaster. It shows how bad the security in Luozhong is now..."
"What you said is absolutely true." The emperor's complaint to Qiao Xuan was somewhat expected, so he immediately explained. "Fortunately, I have dismissed the captain of Sili who had done nothing before, and Yang Qiu has taken on this important task.
, Although this person has just taken office today, he will definitely live up to expectations..."
"Yang Qiu Henglie may be responsible for Luozhong." Qiao Xuan nodded slightly, but suddenly changed the topic. "And as a doctor of Guanglu, I shouldn't care about the situation in this corner of Luozhong..."
"What do you mean by this?" The emperor couldn't help but be startled.
"Your Majesty, do you know that since you came to the throne, the number of bandits in the world has increased day by day, and the situation has become worse day by day..."
"cough!"
"However, your Majesty was young at that time, and the government was in the hands of Cao Jie and Wang Fu. It has nothing to do with your Majesty how the situation collapsed."
"That's true..."
"But now that Your Majesty is in charge of the government, and the Three Dukes, Shangshutai, and Huangmen Supervisor are all selected by Your Majesty, then if the situation collapses again, it will inevitably be ridiculed by the world!"
"You might as well speak frankly."
"I feel sorry for the young son. I used my old bones to clean up the world's peace for your majesty!" Qiao Xuan immediately bowed and bowed. "Since Yang Qiu has been worshiped as the commander of the Sili school, there will naturally be a vacancy in the ministerial order. I am willing to serve for your majesty."
!”
The emperor was immediately stunned and silent.
"Why didn't your Majesty say a word?" Qiao Xuan raised his head and asked.
"Why……"
"Does your Majesty think that my qualifications and morals are not enough to shoulder this important task?"
"A famous minister in the Qing Dynasty bears the hope of the world..."
"Then why is Your Majesty hesitant and uncommitted?" Qiao Xuan asked angrily. "On that day, when Your Majesty was young, he summoned me to Luo to worship him as Taiwei. I was originally going to refuse because I was old. It was His Majesty who said in his decree that the imperial court is upright.
We need loyal and good people like me, and because of your Majesty's sincerity, I left my hometown and came to Luo in spite of my old age and illness. But now that your Majesty is in charge, I would rather appoint people like Wang Fu and Zhang Hao to be in charge of the government, so I took the initiative to ask for a chancellor.
It’s just an order, but His Majesty is not even willing to give me a few months. It’s useless to let me try my own skills... Could it be that this is His Majesty’s sincerity?
Just want to use the minister as a wood carving for the court?"
The emperor blushed when he was questioned. He had no choice but to ask for help. However, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who he relied on most, also had helpless expressions on their faces. Instead, they all signaled him to surrender, so the emperor had to go down the steps and help him up in person.
This famous minister on earth.
"What are you talking about?" The emperor supported Qiao Xuan and Empress Dowager responded nicely. "With your qualifications, morals, and achievements, not only is it just a trial order for several months, but it is also a direct request for Situ who has just been vacated.
It is natural for you to take the position... In fact, I wish that you would take up a real position to share my worries! I was surprised just now, but I never thought that you would take the initiative to apply for a job at such an age!"
Qiao Xuan nodded slightly, and was about to thank him when he saw the emperor sighing again: "Well, I originally wanted Yuan Qing, the captain of Changshui School, to be the disciple, but I didn't expect him to be so unlucky... That's good, please."
Go back and make some preparations. Tomorrow I will appoint you as Situ and take charge of the affairs of the Secretariat!"
Qiao Xuan held his head high and bowed his hands to express his gratitude, as if it was a matter of course.
And that's not all, Qiao Xuan said goodbye and went back, and the emperor asked several of the regular servants present to go out together to take the old man out of the palace on his behalf. This was the end of the matter.
By the way, Gongsun Xun, who was far away at Qiao Xuan's home, naturally did not think that the old man could not secure the position of Shangshu Ling, but he was still quite impressed after learning that he came back so quickly.
"Brother Meng De...let's put aside the anecdotes about my brother Cao Hong for now." Pointing to the many empty wine bottles on the side, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but stand up with a smile. "Mr. Qiao returned home, and you and I stole other people's wine.
It's a good idea not to go and greet him."
Cao Cao laughed, but he quickly stood up, and then the two of them helped each other and walked down from the attic.
It was dusk at this time, and the light and shadow were dancing. When passing by downstairs, Cao Cao suddenly raised his finger and pointed at the attic window, then squinted and smiled: "I felt something wrong with the shadow of the window when I was upstairs. Could it be that that arrow was...
Wen Qi shot it before?"
Gongsun Xun also smiled when he saw this: "We are drinking here, and the people who are harmed have not had time to pull out the arrow."
Under the setting sun, Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head: "Wen Qi said that he was born in a border area, but I'm afraid you don't know that I, Cao Mengde, am extremely envious of your style, killing thieves while talking and laughing, running wild... Forget it, don't say it.
Well, Wen Qi’s arrow is really a masterstroke!”
Gongsun Xun's face became more and more cheerful, but in his heart he remembered the kidnapping at noon... In other words, at that moment, he took the opportunity to shoot Wei Wuzhi to death with random arrows.
However, firstly, he did not want to hurt innocent children; secondly, people are talkative, and although they are both white, Cao Mengde is not comparable to Xia Yu, and his own righteousness may never be kept secret; thirdly, he had that idea
Finally, I felt a sense of alarm. After all, I was going to separate Liaoxi and sit back and watch the success or failure as my mother said. If so, why did I have such murderous intentions?
Of course, at this moment, Gongsun Xun didn't even have the slightest intention to kill... because he had already determined that Cao Mengde was in extreme despair at this moment, and he had no need to be afraid.
The two of them were half really drunk and half self-drunk. They supported each other and walked to the door. They happened to meet Qiao Xuan who was returning home.
Qiao Xuan looked at the two of them, but his expression suddenly changed: "Are the few bottles of wine in my house gone?!"
Cao Cao nodded like he was talking: "At first, I only stole half of the unfinished bottle from last time. Later, Wen Qi and I were appraising the young handsome man. We chatted so much that we couldn't help but steal the few unopened bottles from Qiao Gong.
The wine was also opened..."
"Get out of here!" Qiao Xuan immediately became furious. "The three thieves have not caused any loss to my family, but you two who caught the thieves have bankrupted my family!"
The two of them were not angry, but laughed, and then continued to support each other to walk out, and kept discussing who and where they should go next to continue drinking.
But at this moment, Qiao Xuan suddenly called out to one of them: "Meng De will go first. I have to fulfill my appointment as minister tomorrow and was about to discuss an official matter with Wen Qi..."
Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh, and immediately handed him over and left.
Although it was said to be official business, in fact, Qiao Xuan just explained his situation, bluntly stated that his ministerial order was not secure, and then formally urged Gongsun Xun to start quickly... He finished speaking in a moment.
Gongsun Xun naturally agreed to this, and then went to chase Cao Cao and continue drinking together.
However, just after taking two steps, facing the setting sun, he suddenly turned back and called Qiao Xuan again: "Mr. Qiao, I just have something to ask you."
Qiao Xuan turned around without taking it seriously: "If you have something to say, tell me quickly."
"If the eunuch execution is successful, then in the heart of Mr. Qiao, who is better than Meng De?" Gongsun Xun was obviously drunk.
Qiao Xuan thought for a moment, then flicked his sleeves and went straight back to his house: "I want to see my son. It's such a small matter. If the execution is successful, you can come and ask again!"
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh.
——————I am a more beautiful dividing line than Xu Gong in the north of the city————————
"Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, was born in Qiao County, Pei State... In the past, Cao Cao was in Luo. Together with Taizu, he was highly regarded by Situ Qiaoxuan. However, Xuan Xuan knew Cao Cao for a long time, which was especially important. In the first year of Guanghe, there was
Three thieves armed themselves with weapons and robbed Xuan's youngest son. They went upstairs to ask for goods.
He shot him and died in front of him. The remaining thief was so frightened that he opened the building and came down. Xuan's youngest son was also safe. As soon as he came out, Cao Cao sighed and said: "Bandang knows heroes, but Wenqi is brave and brave. There are ancient famous generals."
"Feng, I am really not as good as me!" Hou Nai respected Taizu even more." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Volume 27. No. 2 of the Aristocratic Family
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