Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 618 It's really a Cao thief
After entering the palace, Liu Mastiff was still a little apprehensive. The marriage between him and Lu Ji was settled. However, it would take two years before the two would formally get married. However, the two who made the marriage contract could not They met casually like before, but for some reason, Lu Bu suddenly imposed strict control on Lu Ji, sent her to the mansion, told Yan to take good care of her, and forbade her to go out to meet Liu Mastiff.

Liu Mastiff has not seen Lu Ji for three days, and he misses her very much, but there is nothing he can do.

He was still worrying about this matter, but when he heard his father summoning him, he panicked. In front of his mother, he would not be so afraid, but his father, he had no choice but to rush to Hou In front of the gate of De Hall, Han Men went in to report, but before seeing Han Men, he heard the father in Hou De Hall say, "Come in!", Liu Mastiff lowered his head, walked into the main hall, walked into the hall, Hanmen stood aside, and the emperor sat in front of the desk.

"Greetings, Father!!" Liu Mastiff hastened to pay respects. The emperor slowly raised his head, glanced at him, sneered, and said, "Hey, isn't this our hero from Luoyang? I forgot??"

"Child dare not!"

"What are you afraid of? You dare to snatch Lu Bu's daughter. What else are you afraid of?" Hearing the emperor's reprimand, Liu Mastiff's face turned pale with fright, and he was about to possess himself to salute, the emperor Impatiently waved his hand, "Okay, I don't care about this matter, let your mother have a headache, I called you here this time, not for this, but for other important matters." He was about to speak , but stopped and said: "Hanmen, you go out first."

"Honestly!" Han Men bowed and left hastily.

The emperor watched him leave, and then he looked at Liu Mastiff and motioned him to sit down. Liu Mastiff sat in front of the emperor, a little frightened, but fortunately, the emperor did not continue to mention Lu Ji's matter, and asked directly: "Forbidden How is the situation of San? On Man Chong's side, the situation of serving San has dropped a lot, and almost no one is serving San, but I don't quite believe it. You should know the specific situation in Taixue and Menzixue huh?"

Liu Mastiff nodded, and said, "Father, you can no longer see the undisciplined in the school. Grandpa punishes the disobedient very strictly. He will directly cancel the examination qualifications, and he will not be able to enter the official career for life. Many students dare not I have been dismissed again, but there are still quite a few people who have been dismissed in private. Man Jun is still busy with this matter. It is said that General Lu also took action together, arresting more than 40 officials successively, and they are still imprisoned now. It means that he will probably be removed from office."

"Well, that's good." The emperor nodded, and said: "That's good, you also have to control your subordinates, if they surrender, Man Chong will never let them go."

As he was speaking, he just opened his mouth and said: "I want to set up an additional Jimin Terrace in Jiuqing. I know that you care about those beggars and refugees. Now, they can all settle down. Don't worry. I called you here because I have something to ask you." He looked at the prince in front of him and said, "This relief policy can greatly win the hearts of the people and help the people."

"I have not implemented it for a long time, and I have my own purpose. You decide, or implement it now, this policy is considered as part of Xiping's benevolent government, or I will let you implement it after you become the throne in the future, which can increase your income. Prestige, let you control the temple faster, what do you think?"

The emperor asked, Liu Mastiff was a little dazed, what does father mean by this?Are you testing me?

"Father can beat me countless times, so naturally I should act as my father."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. I'm not an outsider, and you don't have to hide it. If you want, I'll leave it to you. If you don't want to, I'll do it." The emperor looked at him solemnly, waiting for his answer. Answering, Liu Mastiff frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "Then please implement it, father. The people of the world have been waiting for a benevolent government for a long time, and I can't bear to make them wait any longer."

The emperor grinned and nodded.

"Okay, then, who do you think can take up this position?"

Liu Mastiff thought for a moment, and then said: "Many officials in my East Palace are really a bit inferior. People like Zhuge Kongming and Sima Zhongda are fully capable of taking up this position. However, my uncle has already served as the young master. Zhongda It should be the most suitable one. He is a shrewd person, and he will not be deceived by the local government when he takes up this position." Hearing Liu Mastiff's words, the emperor shook his head and said: "East Palace officials, no, we have to choose from the rest. "

Liu Mastiff was a little puzzled, he didn't understand why the emperor refused, he thought for a while, and then said: "In this case, I recommend someone. Uncle's eldest brother, Zhuge Jin, this person has passed the examination and is currently serving in the Situ mansion. An official, he is kind and honest, he speaks less and puts more emphasis on practice, Mr. Situ Cao praised him quite a lot, saying that this talent is as good as his younger brother, and my child thinks that this person may be able to take on the job."

The emperor thought about it for a moment, is it that old-fashioned long face?
He asked again: "Can you trust that kid Kong Ming?"

"nature."

"Okay then let him come."

After the father and son finished their discussion, the emperor was about to drive the prince out, Liu Mastiff hurriedly asked: "Father, I want to tell you that there are too many officials in the East Palace, and the talents of these people are unparalleled in the world. , They stay in the East Palace all day, they are really inferior, it is better to take up official positions and serve the affairs of the state." The emperor laughed and said: "Needless to say, those people can't sit in these important positions."

"Why?"

"You'll understand when you also have an ineffective cub."

At this time, Cao Cao held a banquet in the mansion and invited many officials, fearing that they would not come, Cao Cao explained that this was the emperor's intention. With this news, everyone hurried to come, including Sikong Yuan Shao, Taiwei Sun Jian, Shi Zhongling Xun Yu, Wei Wei Cui Jun, Henan Yin Sima Lang, Sanqi servant Zhong Yu, Situ Zhang Shi Zhugejin, and many others could not arrive in person, so they had to give up.

Cao Cao sat on the main seat, smiling all over his face, looking at the people below, but he was thinking in his heart, these people are all great talents in the country, but now he wants to use them as his opponent, among these people , There are big families that have been passed down for several generations, including Yuan, Xun, and Sima, there are also new ones, such as Sun, and of course Cao, and there are also those who rise again after falling down, such as Zhuge.

Cao Cao never regarded himself as an aristocratic family. Although the current Cao family is already a big family, his brothers are all serving as officials in various places. Three lords and nine ministers, but he still refused to admit it.

"Your lords, it's truly glorious to be able to invite you to the mansion. Thank you for coming here."

"Cao Situ, there is no need to be like this. We are extremely honored to be able to participate in Situ's banquet." Xun Yu said with a smile. It’s about their backgrounds. I know that all the princes are from prominent families and famous families. Earlier, when I spoke with the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven valued the princes very much, and he wanted the princes of Jiashan to be loyal and good for generations to come.”

"Therefore, I have proposed a policy. Here, you can take a look." Cao Cao said, and handed over the first memorial form handed over to the emperor, and asked them to read it. They picked it up with some doubts. They didn't think that Cao Cao called them here for a good cause. After watching for a while, everyone was a little surprised, with different expressions. Some were worried, some were happy, and some were angry. Cao Cao observed them calmly.

Among these people, there are only two people who make him more afraid, one is Yuan Shao and the other is Xun Yu.

Yuan Shao's face was very complicated, a little worried and a little uneasy, but Xun Yu couldn't tell it, he was extraordinarily calm, and there was no change.

"Mr. Cao, what do you want to do?" Yuan Shao was the first to speak. When Yuan Shao asked, everyone looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao smiled and asked: "At first, I wanted to listen to the truth. ?”

"nature."

"Then I'll tell you the truth. Your lords come from prominent families, with many children, a lot of money, countless cultivated land, and groups of tenants and servants. This is not good. If future generations are unfilial and bewitched by villains, wouldn't it be a disaster?" Chaos? Therefore, with this system, all the lords are smart people, and my system is not as harsh as the party's prison. It supports the big clans and at the same time imposes some restrictions. What do you think?"

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Yuan Shao also fell silent, what else could he say?

Say you don't want to be restricted?
Then I guess I will retire and return home tomorrow.

"The Son of Heaven is so loving, he wants to give all kinds of preferential treatment to the princes. The top-ranking clans can even directly study in the Taixue. They can be admired by the people of the world. Why don't the princes thank you?" Cao Cao asked, and suddenly said: " Could it be that the princes do not want to be restricted in their hearts, but want to become bigger and resist the temple?"

"Don't dare! Don't dare!!"

Everyone shook their heads quickly, including Xun Yu. Yuan Shao looked gloomy, looked at Cao Cao in front of him, and said: "The emperor loves us, we naturally know it, and restrictions are also good. Otherwise, if there are future generations. Didn't Cao Situ, who has lost the face of his ancestors, call us here just to tell us?"

"Of course not! Since all the lords agree to limit, how should we restrict it? Please let me know one or two. Everyone can speak freely, and I will tell the emperor what you say."

"you!!!!"

"At the beginning?? What's wrong? Could it be that you don't agree with restrictions?"

"Of course not." Yuan Shao's face turned red from being suppressed. He looked at Xun Yu in the crowd, hoping that he could come up with a solution, but Xun Yu still didn't say a word. Feeling Yuan Shao's gaze, he just He just smiled and didn't say anything.

Seeing the silence of the crowd, Cao Cao's face was a little unkind, and he squinted his eyes, "It seems that all the gentlemen are against it? Are you unwilling to propose?"

Only then did everyone put forward suggestions helplessly, only one Sun Jian was a little dazed, looking at them, he didn't understand, how did he become a powerful family?Cao Cao ignored him, waited until everyone put forward their suggestions, combined with Cao Cao's own proposals, a brand new decree had been drafted for the most part, Cao Cao grinned, then greeted everyone, and began to drink and eat.

It wasn't until the banquet was over that everyone left in a hurry.

Yuan Shao also didn't have a good face.

Sun Jian stayed and waited for everyone to leave. Then he looked at Cao Cao and asked helplessly, "Mr. Cao wants to entertain a family and family, so why call me?"

"Hahaha, Wentai, you are the third son, with five sons under your knees, the eldest son and Nanjun, the second son and Donggong, and the other three sons and Taixue. When they grow up, they will definitely be the top of the famous family." Cao Cao said, Sun Jian let out a long sigh and asked, "Aren't you better than me? You have three or four brothers who have become county magistrates, let's take the position of prefect. Your five sons are all older than mine. So, you are also one of the family?"

"It's not different from me. You have noble morals and are full of heroes."

"As for me, Cao Mengde, named Cao Gong, I am actually a Cao thief."

"How can traitors be ranked with the kings?"

(End of this chapter)