Xuande

Chapter 99 Xuande, How Can I Repay You?

Cao Cao felt that not only he would be happy, but his clansmen would also be ecstatic, and celebrated it for three days and three nights.

And he himself was also under such agitation, almost lost himself, managed to control his emotions, he still felt that something needed to be released, otherwise he would explode.

"Xuande, what should I repay you for treating you so kindly? What do you want? Tell me!"

Cao Cao excitedly clenched Liu Bei's hand, and fixed his eyes on Liu Bei, as if looking at some peerless beauty.

For Cao Cao's thanks, Liu Bei just smiled.

"When I first entered Luoyang, only Meng De treated me kindly, taught me a lot, and gave me a year's worth of spices, so that I could eat delicious barbecue every meal. Such a great kindness, how can I not repay it What? This is my reward to Meng De, and Meng De does not need to worry about it."

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't hold back immediately.

His expression was suddenly very confused, and he was also very confused.

He held Liu Bei's hand tightly.

"This... this... what is this? What is that little spice? Even the spices that Xuande needs in his life are all mine, including meat, which is not worth this kindness." Just in case! Money can buy spices and meat, but it can’t buy these! Xuande, you..."

His anxiety is normal in Liu Bei's view. Barbecue and spices are valuable, and his status as a personal disciple of Liu is priceless. The two do not exist on the same level and should not be put together. comparing.

But Liu Bei did it.

"No more."

Liu Bei shook his head and said with a smile: "If Meng De regards me as a friend, don't talk about this matter again. You and I have a tacit understanding, that's enough. Right now is just the first step of our journey, and in the future, I still need to discuss with Meng De. Support each other."

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's peaceful smiling face, and his expression gradually changed from excited to calm, as if he had made up his mind, he nodded seriously.

"If Xuande said so, I would know. You and I understand each other, support each other, no matter how difficult it is, we will never turn our backs. If we turn our backs, I will not die well, and I will not be able to enter the ancestral grave after death!"

Cao Mengde is not Sima Yi, and he would not swear by Luoshui and break his promise. Before Sima Yi, such an oath was very deterrent. Cao Cao dared to make such an oath, in Liu Bei's view, it represented some kind of determination of the Cao family .

Is this okay?
This is good.

"Why does Meng De have to be like this? I never doubt Meng De's words."

Liu Bei laughed, and invited Cao Cao to eat and drink together, indulge in pleasure and enjoyment.

Sure enough, Cao Cao went home and told his father about it in private, that is, Cao Song, the chief minister of the dynasty, Cao Song was also very pleasantly surprised.

He thought about whether he should come to thank Liu Bei in person and thank Liu Bei for his great kindness, but Cao Cao dissuaded him.

"Xuande and I have a tacit understanding and support each other. It is enough for our own people to know about this matter. It is not appropriate to announce it to the outside world at the moment, so as not to attract others to have opinions on Xuande."

Cao Cao is seriously considering Liu Bei.

After hearing this, Cao Song nodded repeatedly, thinking that what Cao Cao said made sense, so he kept silent, just hiding his joy in his heart, not wanting to cause any trouble for Liu Bei.

As Cao Cao said, there are some things that the Cao family cannot exchange for with more money.

Even if they gave the huge amount of wealth accumulated by the family over the years to those high-ranking nobles, they would not be able to get them to treat them differently. Instead, they would take it for granted and dismiss them like a dog.

Scholars have too many things, they don't lack many things, and they have great appetites, and even feel that all the good things in the world should belong to them, and they belong to them.

The input-output ratio is pitifully low.

Cao Song himself didn't know how the Cao family should continue on the road.

As a result, in a state of confusion, another village has emerged.

Liu Bei, the son of luck, broke out, and Cao's "chicken and dog ascended to heaven" along with him.

Without saying a word, Liu Bei directly promised Cao Ang a future. This kindness cannot be measured by money.

Therefore, as a senior official in the dynasty, Cao Song felt that his future self should have the opportunity to repay Liu Bei's kindness to the Cao family.

In the future, whenever he encounters official duties related to Liu Bei, he will definitely open the door to convenience, give what he asks for, never take what he asks for, and try his best to help him make achievements and ascend to a high position.

In the future, the next generation of the Cao family may rely on him for their prosperity and escape from the quagmire.

Cao Cao and Cao Song were happy, and Liu Bei was also happy.

There are still benefits, and especially great benefits, to go forward and risk your life for this extremely fierce death struggle between the ancient literature school and the modern literature school.

For such a great achievement at a time when the ancient literature school was in the ascendant, he was directly promised the position of a noble family in the future!
And the experience of these days also made Liu Bei realize why the Yuan family can be four generations and three generations, and his disciples and old officials are all over the world. kind of feeling.

This is a strong bond between the community of interests, one prospers and one loses, everyone must work towards the same direction, so that the whole big group benefits, the big group benefits, and the small individuals in it more beneficial.

Moreover, the political resources that can be mobilized by a family classic of official and academic nature can be unimaginable.

At least, this family has the energy to promote their disciples to become officials, academically and politically, and in the field of public opinion, they are almost invincible.

Follow me to study, do things for me, and work hard for me, and I can make you an official, and I can make you rich and powerful, and the stability of family inheritance will also be greatly improved.

Who wouldn't be tempted by such political resources?
Being at the top of the social scorn chain, Liu Bei has a deep understanding of what such a political and academic status means.

Among other things, Zhen Yan has already got up and returned to Wuji County, ready to bring this news home, let the family know that their family has hope of prosperity again, and is ready to push the family to fully join the Liu family of Zhuo County, Zhuo County, and Liu Bei's deep relationship bound.

Not to mention the Cao Cao family, the sad wishes of the three generations of the entire Cao family are about to be realized in the next generation. They have obviously decided to cooperate closely with Liu Bei, and even in this state of cooperation, Liu Bei is still faintly dominant.

In addition to the Cao family and the Zhen family, there are also several children of the third-rate gentry who have always had a good friendship with Liu Bei among the schools of ancient literature and classics, and they also received Liu Bei's promise.

The outstanding core children of each of their families will become Liu Bei's disciples, follow him to study "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", and will receive his political support, and follow him to go up together.

With such a promise, these families will inevitably use their power to serve as his backing behind Liu Bei, provide him with enough motivation, and try their best to help him ascend to a high position, no matter the cost.

When Liu Bei chooses the families to be included in his own sphere of influence, he will also consider the political background and economic strength of these families. He will not casually allow any family to enter his circle, which would make his resources too cheap.

To add money!
Although his ultimate goal is not to create a family entity with disciples and old officials all over the world, he needs to assume such a posture and gather the power that can be used for him, so that he can hit an unimagined path in the future.

He needs such power.

Of course, Liu Bei's greatest current reliance is not his unformed family circle, but the emperor Liu Hong.

Relying on the identity of the clan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei gained the trust of Liu Hong, which is very important.

Liu Hong is the one who can give him a high position, and his own power is to consolidate the high position.

If you can't get Liu Hong's trust and appointment, even if you have a high academic status, you won't get political status. This is the reason why many families have many disciples but no political status.

Liu Bei never thought that he would become a pure scholar. This was just a stepping stone to his ultimate goal. He needed this status to leverage political resources.

Whether the political resources can be used perfectly depends on whether Liu Hong and Liu Bei can make enough contributions.

(End of this chapter)