It can be used as support; when Danhan was at the foot of the mountain, he had more than a thousand elite Han troops to rely on...

In those days, life and death were all chosen by oneself, and they were all done by oneself... Even if he died, he would be inferior to others in terms of skills and strength. But today, although he is taller and stronger than Cao Jie, it seems a little inexplicable.

He was sure of it, but if the other party just said a word, he would end up like Duan Xi!

Not only did he die, but his family was also affected, and his mother had no hope of living... It's a pity that she didn't have a child yet! If I had known better, I shouldn't have given up to Zhao Yun in everything. I should have taken in a few concubines and raised children.

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I don’t know how long it took, but Cao Jie suddenly made a move!

He bent down slightly, picked up the documents on the ground in front of him, dusted them off, and then handed them back to Gongsun Xun: "What Wen Qi said is quite reasonable. Politicians should treat it as such."

Forgiveness comes first, how can you harm your family anyway? This is your appointment document, take it... I was indeed wrong this time!"

Not to mention how other people reacted, Gongsun Xun was sweating profusely after taking the document, and felt much lighter all over.

"In that case...?"

"That being the case," Cao Jie answered, clasping his hands. "I will serve as a memorial to the Emperor, and all the family members of these four people will be restored to their original places without any further investigation."

"Gong Cao's benevolence will surely bring blessings."

"I don't want any blessings." Cao Jie couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. "I just want my family to be safe... My children all went to my hometown in Wei County to worship their ancestors for me. Wen Qi might as well go there on her way to take office and pray for me.

Send a message asking them to return to Luo as soon as possible."

"It's natural to do it casually." This was an agreement to make friends in Hebei. Of course Gongsun Xun had nothing to say.

"In that case, go to the bus station to exchange documents and hand in the seal and ribbon!" Cao Jie waved his hand casually.

Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave a half salute to the other party, and then bowed to each other in the astonished eyes of Liu Tao and others.

However, just when Gongsun Xun was about to leave Luoyang Nangong, which was full of tiger and benign troops, Cao Jie, who had been motionless, suddenly laughed again, and then called him out: "After Gongsun Langzhong spoke so brilliantly just now, he was silent for a long time...

What are you thinking about?"

By the way, Cao Jie spoke in a soft voice, but as soon as he spoke, many important ministers in the Chancery, who were still talking to each other, all held their breaths, and there was once again silence in the Chancery.

"To be honest with Mr. Cao," Gongsun Xun, who was about to leave, lost the pressure and was honest. "I was thinking just now that I should have taken in more concubines and spread my branches. This is what I am today."

Even after death, the widowed mother can have someone to rely on."

"Are people like you afraid of death?" Cao Jie stood in front of the minister's room, facing the chicken coop outside the corridor, but he didn't move.

"Who in the world is not afraid of death?" Gongsun Xun said indifferently. "Life in the world is like a traveler from afar..."

"Drinking and entertaining, chatting about whether it's good or not." Cao Jie took it over softly. "This poem is so well written! People, it's better to live. If you die, there will be nothing..."

Gongsun Xun remained silent.

"But Mr. Gongsun, since you are afraid of death, why did you go to the palace to say these words to me? Are you afraid that I will really become ferocious and let you die in Nangong? Isn't it good to live?"

"In life, there is always something to do and something not to do." Gongsun Xun looked at the other party's back, already losing his patience. "I have finished my farewell words. Mr. Cao can take care of himself."

"You have finished speaking, but I have not." Cao Jie suddenly turned around and walked over. "Just now I said that as a Shangguan, I had no words to give you before taking office, but now I have."

At this moment, Gongsun Xun, who was standing in the door of Shangshutai, saw Qiao Xuan's figure from a distance, and couldn't help but feel more courageous... This was the other party who came to defend him according to what he said last night. Although it was a little late, it was still

never mind.

"Please give me some advice from Duke Cao." Gongsun Xun suddenly became determined and naturally he was at ease.

"I remember that not long after you first came to Luozhong, you did something great and became famous in Jinei... It was because you and Duan Xi openly showed off their swords on Tongtuo Street, right?"

"right!"

"Then you connected with Yang Qiu in Luozhong, and took part in the execution of Wang Fu and expelled Yuan She in the name of being an official in Zhongdu, thus making your name famous in Beijing and being valued by scholars, right?"

"right!"

"Then do you know what I think of these two feats of yours?" As he spoke, Cao Jie had already walked up to Gongsun Xun.

"I don't know." Gongsun Xun responded frankly.

"To tell you the truth, I am very dissatisfied." Cao Jie shook his head slightly, and then actually pointed to the chicken coop outside the window of the Chancellor's desk. "In my eyes, you at that time were different from the chickens jumping around outside the window of the Chancellor's desk.

Same, it’s ridiculous!”

Gongsun Xun's expression suddenly changed.

"Duan Xi is getting old and has long since lost his previous courage. He is just a dead tiger without teeth. And you, a white horse man with full blood, what kind of courage does it take to show a knife to such a person?!"

Gongsun Xun was silent as he held his appointment documents.

"There is also the matter of killing Wang Fu and expelling Yuan She. Ask yourself, have you tried your best at all? The whole process is just a sword and ax for others. At most, it can be said that you are following the trend!"

Gongsun Xun remained silent.

"It's not that the things you've done are not enough, but that you have to use your own strength!" Cao Jie pointed to the room where Shangshu Ling was. "There used to be a man there, named 'Tong Zi Nei Sword'."

do you know?"

"This is the story of Zhu Hui, the famous prime minister of this dynasty." Gongsun Xun replied seriously. "When he was young, he was in the Xinmang Rebellion, and the world was in chaos. He wanted to avoid disaster with his family. He encountered robbers on the road and robbed his belongings.

, and wanted to insult the women in the tribe. At that time, the courageous men in the tribe were already dead, and those without courage could only lie on the ground and dare not move. He was the only one who stepped forward to confront the robbers with a small knife, saying, "

The property can be taken away, but you cannot touch the clothes of the elders, otherwise I will fight you to the death.' The robbers sighed at his courage, smiled and persuaded him to 'put the knife away' (shut up the knife), then gave up on the woman and turned around to leave.

, From then on, Zhu Hui became famous all over the world at a young age."

"Then let me ask you, there are so many brave men in this dynasty, and there are so many people who have driven away the bandits, why can a 'child's inner sword' be passed down to this day?" Cao Jie asked himself and answered without waiting for the other party's reply.

"It's because he, as a boy, performed filial piety and faced unbearable dangers! His courage came from within, rather than borrowing external things like you did before! So I, Cao Hanfeng, can sigh with emotion when reading Zhu Hui

You have great courage, but you don’t take your previous actions seriously, because what you did is easy for others to do in your position!”

Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged, but although his colleagues at the Chancellor's desk did not whisper, they all looked around. As for Qiao Xuan, who had already arrived here, he was motionless at this time, but looked at him with interest.

This situation.

"However, Dr. Gongsun." Looking at the other party's pale face, Cao Jie suddenly squinted his eyes and continued. "Of course your previous behavior was as ridiculous as a chicken jumping in my eyes, but today you are meeting your family members for the sake of old friends.

He did not avoid risks for his own safety, but his behavior of entering the palace alone to confront me has a hint of Zhu Hui's "child's inner sword" style!"

Everyone's expressions suddenly became extremely exciting.

"Both use the weak to confront the strong, both put righteousness first, and both make those of us who have done wrong things convinced!" Cao Jie said slowly. "I will pick up the documents for you and laugh with the robbers that day. Boy

What's the difference between the inner knife and the inner knife?"

"There are some differences." Qiao Xuan, who had been watching for a long time, finally interjected. "Zhu Gong was still a boy back then. Although his sword was made from the inside, it was not sharp enough. But Wen Qi has grown older, so he first

The county official was once again a frontier soldier, now he is a minister, and he will soon be the head of a county... After some training, his sword has become hard on the inside and sharp on the outside, and he is about to become the best in the world.

Got it!"

"Good words from Mr. Qiao!" Cao Jie glanced at Qiao Xuan coldly, and then said calmly to Gongsun Xun. "In that case, I am going to Xiangping. I hope Wenqi can take care of himself and don't fall into this inner strength.

The outer blade is sharp and has the power of being the best in the world!"

"I hope Mr. Cao will do well for himself." Gongsun Xun held the document in his hand, bowed, and then stood up and walked outside the Chancellor's Stand with Qiao Xuan who came to meet him.

Cao Jiuzhu sent the two of them away along the Huben Army's guard post, and then turned around and coldly scolded the people at the Chancellor's desk: "In that case, everyone please go back to your duties!"

Everyone was talking about it and dispersed immediately, but there was a minister who was uneasy and did not dare to move lightly.

"There is no need to invite Lu Shangshu." Cao Jie saw this and couldn't help but ordered. "Mr. Dong, please go and leave me alone for a while!"

The man quickly thanked and left.

However, when Cao Jie turned around and entered Shangshu Ling's room to sit down, and then gradually showed a sad face, he suddenly heard someone knocking on his door.

Cao Jie couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

"Lu Zhi, Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came to pay a visit to Shangshu Ling." Outside the room was Lu Ziqian, who had never shown his face before.

Cao Jie hurriedly put away his sad face and opened the door, but then he said doubtfully: "Didn't I tell Mr. Dong not to invite Lu Shangshu again? Could it be that he heard the wrong words?"

"No." The door opened, and the tall Lu Zhi was standing in front of the door holding a formal official document box. "It's because I have official business and need to find the minister's order..."

"That's it." Cao Jie quickly let the other party into the room, but he was very polite. "Is this a memorial to Mr. Lu?"

"Exactly." Lu Zhi said calmly. "There was a memorial that needed to be sent directly to the emperor. It happened that Shangshu Ling was also in charge of Huangmen Supervisor in Changqiu, so he sent it directly."

Cao Jie said, "Lu Shangshu, don't worry. Of course I will go to Beigong in the afternoon, so I will bring it for you..."

Lu Zhi didn't stay long. After hearing this, he slightly cupped his hands and left directly.

But as soon as Lu Ziqian left, Cao Hanfeng felt that something was wrong... In other words, before Gongsun Xun confronted him, first Liu Tao and then Qiao Xuan, many people came here to watch, in fact, they wanted to learn from him.

I had to protect that boy... but why, as that boy's mentor, did Lu Zhi stay in his room all the time? Why did this edict have to wait for that boy to leave before sending it immediately?

As soon as he thought of this, Cao Hanfeng opened the memorial box that only the emperor could open with ease, untied the knot, and read the memorial written by Lu Ziqian on the bamboo slips.

But after just a quick glance, Cao Hanfeng was shocked. It turned out that the few words in the memorial were all frank advice:

First, the Party has imprisoned many people for no fault of its own, so please pardon the Party members;

On the second day, Empress Song and her family members were innocently killed, but their bodies were not collected. Please ask the emperor to pardon them and clean them up to pacify their wandering souls;

Third, the county governor and governor are frequently transferred, which is detrimental to the administration. Please allow three years;

Fourthly, recommendation for officials should follow the court system. Those who request official positions without authorization and commit crimes should implicate the recommender;
To be continued...