The Cao Mansion is located in No. 9, Jinwu Lane, Luoyang City.

This house has a very story. Liu Bao, the eighth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, lived in seclusion when he was deposed the crown prince during his lifetime. During those difficult years, the one who accompanied the "deposed crown prince" was Cao Shu's grandfather, Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Song's father, and the eunuch Cao Teng.

At that time, with the gains of the late emperor Liu Bao, the Cao family was in full swing for a while... In recent years, Cao Song became a Grand Marshal with the relationship established by his father Cao Teng. Unexpectedly, all efforts, due to the involvement of the Queen Song case, were lost, and the Cao family fell again.

The environment of No. 9, Jinwu Lane is extremely average, with not many rooms, but the construction level is very high. This is the personal guidance of the late emperor Liu Bao, design, construction and materials, with a very royal style, with 18 large and small rooms, three courtyards, green tiles, wooden windows and brick walls, carved door towers, corridors, windows and rooms connected.

Among them, a living room in the northeast corner is the most particular. The drawings were drawn by the late emperor Liu Bao. The bedroom, library, reading room, and reception room are all available, and the noble identity of the owner here is everywhere. Yes, this room is the bedroom of Cao Song, the owner of the Cao Mansion.

At this moment, it was noon... Cao Shu was sleeping soundly in the middle of this sleep.

After two months of recuperation, Cao Song took care of him personally, and the toxins in Cao Shu's body had been excreted... During this period, Cao Shu always pestered Cao Song to accompany him to study...

Speaking of which, Cao Shuo has a high understanding and is very talented and can understand the principles contained in the month, poetry, books, etiquette, rituals, and spring and autumn alone. Cao Song is very relieved for this... At the age of six, he is so quick and studious, compared to the six-year-old Cao Cao, he is simply in the sky and in the ground.

At this time, Cao Song was quietly waiting beside Cao Shuo. He liked this smart and studious grandson more and more. He lowered his eyes and looked at the sleeping Cao Shuo again. He was so beautiful and cute...

"Huh...ah..." Immediately afterwards, Cao Song sighed quietly through the window for some reason.

A woman next to her was spinning twine with a spindle. She was Mrs. Zou, Cao Cao's stepmother... Cao Shu should call her grandmother. As the saying goes, it is hard to be a stepmother. For her, who is of ordinary origin, she has already burned Gao Xiang, who can marry into the Cao family to repair her house. She is virtuous and tolerant in daily life, and treats her grandson Cao Ang and Cao Shu, who naturally cherish each other in every possible way.

"Master, there are many loopholes in poisoning Shuo'er. Master really believes that Doctor Zhao has not been instructed?" Mrs. Zou raised her doubts, as if she deliberately pointed the finger at someone. "Although, Shuo'er's biological mother was killed by Doctor Zhao, but even so... it would not be..."

Oh... Before Mrs. Zou finished speaking, Cao Song waved his hand and signaled her not to continue speaking.

His eyes opened slightly, and there was a complex emotion hidden in his eyes. After many years of officialdom, how could Cao Song not notice any clues here?

——Ding Hui is indeed suspicious!

Cao Song looked at Cao Shu who was sleeping faintly again, and murmured: "This matter cannot be investigated in depth."

He sighed and shook his head.

"How many eyes are staring at our Cao family in the case of Queen Song? My son Meng De's Dunqiu Ling was dismissed, and even my Grand Marshal's official position cannot be preserved... If this stall makes this matter a big deal, it may not be guaranteed that someone will make a big fuss. The Cao family cannot experience the storm, let alone..."

Speaking of this, Cao Song paused for a moment and continued to speak. "What's more, we are relatives with the Ding family. Meng De's biological mother is still from the Ding family. If you really want to investigate, no matter what the result is, it won't look good!"

Cao Song paused and slowly expressed his concerns.

Mrs. Zou was immediately speechless. After all, Master Cao Song was still ashamed of the Ding family... She knew that when Cao Song's original wife Ding Pei gave birth to Cao Cao, she died of dying childbirth. From here on, the Cao family always owed the Ding family.

"Master, you are really in a dilemma." Mrs. Zou comforted her, and saw Cao Song sighing constantly, gently patting his back. Suddenly, she thought of something... and hurriedly reminded her. "By the way, Master... I received a message this morning, and Lord Cao Jie said he would come to the mansion to visit..."

The Cao Jie mentioned by Mrs. Zou, who was a senior official in Dachangqiu and was a senior official... is a eunuch that His Majesty values ​​today. His status is far above the ten eunuchs, and he has a close relationship with Cao Song's family.

"Well." Cao Song nodded and sighed again. "The case of Empress Song is also thanks to Cao Jie's mediation, so our Cao family has not suffered a major disaster... But..."

"The master wants to say..." Mrs. Zou added. "The recent rumor has been heard that the case of Empress Song has been reopened again. His Majesty is furious... If you want to implicate the missed fish in the Empress Song case, would you rather kill it by mistake than let it go?"

"Oh... why can't our Cao family overcome this disaster in the "Empress Song case"?" Cao Song narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. "What is the root of the disaster? What is the root of the disaster... I blame me, it's all my fault!"

He shook his head constantly. He never thought that ten years ago, when Cao Cao and Ding Hui married, Cao Cao just entered the wrong bridal chamber, but Cao Song was blind and unknowingly made mistakes, which laid the root of the current disaster.

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"Well...the case of Queen Song." Cao Shuo, who was not asleep, murmured in his heart.

His eyes opened slightly, but soon, they closed tightly again. He was proficient in this history and was not unfamiliar with the case of Queen Song... He was also very familiar with the "party and fining disaster" involved in this case.

Of course, what he knew better was that this case brought great disaster to the Cao family and its decline for several years!

"If the Cao family wants to rise, this case must be cleared out!" Cao Shuo frowned tightly... "What should I do? How to clear out the relationship?"

Cao Shu closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

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There are two pavilions in the southwest corner of Cao's Mansion, one wing and one door.

It can be seen from afar that there are hundreds of bamboo slips and books hidden in the room. The room where Cao Teng and the deposed prince Liu Bao were exiled to live was here. On weekdays, this is the forbidden area of ​​the Cao Mansion. Except for Cao Song who would regularly take a piece of white cloth and Buddha dust and clean it up and wipe it, no one was allowed to enter.

However, Cao Shuo is an exception. He loves reading. The one in Cao's mansion collects the most books is this Pavilion. Cao Song, who valued Cao Shuo more and more, allowed his grandson to come here to check ancient books.

Today, it can be seen from afar that Cao Shu walked into it alone early in the morning.

turn out to be.

After careful consideration, the Cao family was implicated by the "Empress Song case". What is the key to breaking the situation? For a while, Cao Shu had no clue.

I simply went to this collection of books. This habit was developed in my previous life... After all, I am a college student who studies history. If there is a problem that cannot be solved, I will spend a day in the library, and most of the problems will be solved.

Of course.

...This library in the southwest corner of Cao's Mansion is very special... In addition to countless books, it also enshrines the portrait of the late emperor Liu Bao, as well as the spiritual seat of his grandfather Cao Teng...

On the spiritual position, eight small seal characters appear extremely eye-catching and conspicuous - the emperor's assistant and the country's pillar.

"Cao Teng..."

Cao Shu murmured the name of his grandfather, and his deeds were extracted from his memory and came to his mind one by one.

"My grandfather is also a stranger among eunuchs."

"Other eunuchs make a lot of money and harm the empire. But my grandfather has become the emperor's assistant and the pillar of the country..."

"Why do you feel a little unemployed? It seems that I'm sorry for his professional ethics!"

Cao Shu thought about...the glorious deeds about Cao Teng's "not doing his job properly".

It is not because Cao Shu said that he was "not doing his job properly"...

The life of this grandfather Cao Teng is exactly legendary.

He assisted the kings of five generations throughout his life. He once hid in No. 9, Jinwu Lane with the deposed crown prince Liu Bao. He also joined forces with other eunuchs and sergeants in the court to successfully help Liu Bao regain the throne... He was not afraid of power, stood up to protect all officials and recommended talents to the court.

The formation of Cao Cao's personality and future achievements are inseparable from the earnest teachings of this eunuch Cao Teng. Even Cao Cao's dream when he was young was to become an emperor's assistant and a pillar of the country like Cao Teng...

It’s a pity... In this era, if you want to become a capable minister and a good person, you must be more familiar with the evil and the evil poison than the treacherous hero. Cao Cao was frustrated before the age of thirty-three, but he failed to understand this...

"Grandpa, Grandpa, you must not have thought that you have only been away for decades... the Cao family is about to suffer a disaster, right?"

Cao Shu looked at Cao Teng's spiritual position and said, "Your son is also blamed... He won't be punished for climbing the dragon and attaching to the phoenix, but instead caused this endless disaster!"

Thinking of this, Cao Shu shook his head again.

In the fourth year of Guanghe, Cao Song and Cao Cao were dismissed from office. This was the most down-and-out year of the Cao family. The reason is also traced back to the wedding of Cao Cao and Ding Hui... Cao Song's inadvertent sentence made a mistake in making the niece Cao Ying and Queen Song's younger brother tie the knot...

At that time, I helped the Cao family climb up to the high branch of Queen Song. However, the higher I climbed, the worse I fell...

Because of the "false" witchcraft, Empress Song and her family were uprooted... This case was very involved, and Empress Song's younger brother and Cao Song's niece Cao Ying were both executed...

This disaster also implicated the Cao family. Cao Cao lost the position of Dunqiu Ling, and Cao Song's position as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture was gone forever... A year later, the case of Empress Song was revealed by someone who was interested. This time, the emperor did not seem to have planned to let go of any family involved, including the Cao family.

call…

Cao Shuo breathed out a long breath, "The Cao family has really not worry-free this year!"

With his eyebrows tightly frowned, Cao Shu once again recalled all the details about the Queen Song case. What needs to be done now is not only to protect the Cao family, but also to clear the relationship between the Cao family and the Queen Song case... and even to help Cao Song and Cao Cao restore his post... Otherwise, the Cao family would be in a slump!

"What should I do?" Cao Shuo slapped his little mouth... He had been thinking about it all night, but he didn't think of a way to break the situation!

Just sit in this bookstore and look for a little inspiration.

One breath, two breaths...

Half a cup of tea, a cup of tea...

Suddenly, with a "bang", a bamboo slip hit Cao Shu's shoulder.

Pain... I picked up the bamboo slips with some resentment. This is an ancient book called "The Legend of the Spring and Autumn Guliang"... Cao Shu, who studied history in his previous life, is not unfamiliar with this book.

Wait... "The Legend of the Valley and Liang in the Spring and Autumn Period"!

Cao Shu's eyes suddenly widened, and he thought of a sentence in "The Legend of the Spring and Autumn Guliang" that had a profound impact on the ancient wives and concubine system - do not regard concubines as wives.

"…That's the sentence, don't regard your concubine as your wife!"

After turning on the bamboo slips, Cao Shu read this sentence.

Then the corner of his mouth bent, revealing a hint of maturity that is not of this age. "The key to breaking the situation, the key to breaking the situation in Queen Song's case, it turns out that it is here!"

Thinking of this, Cao Shu looked back at Cao Teng's spiritual position with his eyes. "Grandpa, you are not only a eunuch who is 'not doing your job', but also a eunuch who loves to study!"

With a slight smile, Cao Shuo respectfully bowed to Lingpai. "If the Cao family can avoid disaster this time, it will be thanks to your collection of books "The Book of the Spring and Autumn Guliang".

Speaking of this, Cao Shu laughed out loud.

When he was about to go out, he looked around at the countless bamboo slips and ancient books, "Sure enough, reading makes people progress!" Cao Shu not only thought of the key to breaking the "Empress Song case", but also because of these bamboo slips, he realized that the Cao family, or Cao Shu, had become famous in this era.

Let’s look at Cao Teng’s spiritual card again.

"Grandpa, please ask your kindness... Our Cao family will definitely regain glory in this chaotic era. When the troubled times are approaching, the Cao family will rise earlier and seize the opportunity. Maybe... the future will be another different situation."

Some meaningful words were rumored that Cao Shuo's eyes were firm and confident!

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Chapter completed!