p.s. Correction later...

Ding Mi's face turned pale and his brows were furrowed. When Cao Shuang appointed Cao Liang as Pingbei General, he agreed with it. After all, Cao Liang's status was low at the time and he could not pose a threat to their status.

But a few years later, Cao Liang's achievements became greater and greater, and his official career became more and more prosperous. He went from Pingbei general to protect the Xiongnu Zhonglang general to Bingzhou governor, Bingzhou governor, and became a frontier official on the herding side.

Cao Liang's achievements in Bingzhou are obvious to all, but he is inevitably criticized for one thing, that is, he privately recruits local braves and supports his troops with self-respect.

Recruiting local warriors is not objectionable in the first place, because according to convention, when encountering a foreign invasion and insufficient troops, the governor and the governor have the right to temporarily recruit local warriors to defend against powerful enemies.

Cao Liang relied on this rule to recruit a lot of troops privately, which aroused a lot of heated discussion in the court. Ding Mi also secretly doubted whether Cao Liang had the intention to use the topic as an excuse. However, because the war in northern Xinjiang was in full swing, the court also

It is inconvenient to send someone to investigate.

So after Zhong Hui raised this point, Ding Mi immediately became alert. Although Cao Liang was nominally a member of Cao Shuang's line, Ding Mi knew very well that Cao Liang was not a direct line of Cao Shuang, not to mention that in the face of interests, even if

It doesn't matter if he is a close relative, he will still be betrayed by him.

After seeing Zhong Hui off, Ding Mi stayed up all night. Early the next morning, Ding Mi went straight to the General's Mansion to see Cao Shuang.

Since Ding Mi was already a frequent visitor to the General's Mansion, as long as it was not the time for General Cao Shuang to rest, the disciples would not stop him, so Ding Mi came to the hall unimpeded.

Unexpectedly, Deng was also there. Apparently he was advising Cao Shuang. Ding Mi heard the words "promoted to the rank" from a distance.

If Zhong Hui hadn't visited last night, maybe Ding Mi wouldn't have felt anything unusual about Deng. But last night he heard that Deng had been bribed by Cao Liang, and now he came early in the morning to give Cao Liang a "beautiful show" in front of Cao Shuang.

Word".

This guy is indeed greedy for money and unjust. Don't you know that this is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house?

Ding Mi took a step forward and sneered: "The one who eats people is short-tongued and the one who takes others is soft-handed. Brother Xuanmao is trying to say good things to someone, right?"

Cao Shuang and Deng both raised their heads, and Deng's face turned slightly red. This guy could actually blush. What a joke.

Ding Mi always treated people with dignity, and Deng was used to it. He smiled and said: "Brother Yanjing, what do you mean?"

Ding Mi was still sneering and said: "What are the facts? Brother Xuanmao, you know it very well. Do you want the general to send someone to your house to check if there is any bribe given to you by Pingbei General Cao Liang?"

A look of panic flashed across Deng's face. Last night Jiang Ji came to present such a generous gift on behalf of Cao Liang. Even though Deng was greedy, this gift list still made his heart beat. Anyway, it was just to show his beauty in front of Cao Shuang.

It was just a few words, and it didn't involve him making the final decision, so Deng was in a happy mood and accepted the generous gift without ceremony.

To take people's money, you naturally have to help them eliminate disasters, so Deng ran to Cao Shuang early in the morning, but before he could say a few words, Ding Mi stepped forward and exposed his fault.

"You...you spit out blood!" Deng Man looked ashamed and angry.

Cao Shuang naturally knew the character of his close associates. Deng had a good reputation, and Cao Shuang had always turned a blind eye. He waved his hand to indicate that the two of them did not need to quarrel and treated Ding.

Mi said: "Yan Jing, you came so early, is there something urgent?"

Ding Mi saluted Cao Shuang and then said: "Back to the general, I heard yesterday that many high officials in the court accepted bribes from Cao Liang and were vying to be his lobbyists in front of the general. I'm afraid there will be some small ones.

People were slandering me, so I came here early, but I didn’t expect that some people would get ahead of me.”

Deng felt guilty, but he did not admit defeat. He said: "Cao Pingbei defeated the Xiongnu Xianbei in Bingzhou and made outstanding achievements. What's more, he is one of his own, so it is understandable to get some rewards from the court. Do you need to be so bloody?"

Cao Shuang nodded and said: "Yes, Cao Ziming is a general personally appointed by a certain person. This victory in Bingzhou makes a certain person look good."

Ding Mi immediately retorted: "What the general said is wrong. If Cao Liang had kept his integrity, he would not have had to bribe ministers in court. He would have been waiting in Bingzhou. The general would not have buried his achievements."

But looking at this son's performance, it has to be doubtful. He privately recruited troops in Bingzhou, supported his own troops, cultivated cronies, and eliminated dissidents. At this moment, Bingzhou is probably in his hands. Not only that, this time Cao Liang spent a lot of money to bribe

The ambitions of the courtiers are so obvious that they will not allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch. If the general indulges him now, I am afraid there will be endless troubles in the future."

His words made Cao Shuang fall into deep thought. As the actual leader of Cao Wei, Cao Shuang also valued his current status very much. He was afraid that it would be taken away by others, so it would be best to continue to squeeze out Sima Yi.

clear evidence of.

There is no doubt that Sima Yi is the biggest threat to his position as chief assistant, but apart from Sima Yi, is there no other competition? Of course not, it can be said that everyone who is an official in the court may become Cao Shuang's

Competitors, even direct relatives trusted by Cao Shuang, may betray him.

Of course, depending on the status, this risk can be higher or lower. This is like a powerless low-level official, who will never pose a threat to General Cao Shuang's position.

In the same way, the higher the position, the closer to the position of general, the danger will naturally increase exponentially, so Cao Shuang has to be careful.

During yesterday's court meeting, Jiang Ji's proposal really caught Cao Shuang off guard, because under normal circumstances, it was impossible for Jiang Ji, the captain of the opposing lineage, to propose that Cao Liang be promoted to a higher rank, but this was unexpected.

The scene just happened, Cao Shuang could only let it go for the time being, and wait for him to think about it before making a decision.

In fact, Cao Liang's clan identity makes Cao Shuang a little wary. Although being from the same clan can bring the two people closer, similarly, as a clan member, Cao Shuang has the qualifications to assist the emperor, so Cao Liang also has the same

qualifications.

Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Shuang to completely trust Cao Liang. He is naturally aware of the truth that raising a tiger will lead to danger. After listening to what Deng and Ding Mi said, Cao Shuang couldn't help but hesitate. It seemed impossible to reuse Cao Liang.
Chapter completed!