In the evening, Sikong Mansion indeed prepared a family dinner.
Cao Cao is sitting at the top, on the lower left is a group of wives and female dependents led by Mrs. Bian, and on the lower right is a group of heirs led by Cao Pi.
It's just that this family dinner was not harmonious, because Cao Pi and Cao Jie were staring at He Yan sitting in the middle.
Especially Cao Jie...
He Yan shouted to the side in a low voice: "Hey! Why don't you, a female family member, sit across from you?"
"I want to sit here!"
Cao Jieqi picked up a chopstick in each hand and stabbed He Yan in the air: "You sincerely let me go in and get beaten last time!"
"Isn't that what you have to ask yourself?"
He Yan motioned to Cao Jie to calm down: "Don't forget that if it weren't for me, you would still be in solitary confinement now!"
"But I got a beating!"
Cao Jie's kneeling posture is a bit weird now. It is obvious that the redness and swelling on his buttocks have not gone away, so he can only try hard to hold his upper body up.
"It's true that you received a beating, but wasn't Cao Pi knocked unconscious by you?"
He Yan comforted in a low voice: "Think about it carefully, is it worth it?"
"Woo?"
Cao Jie thought about it carefully and felt that He Yan was talking nonsense...
"Then why don't you go beat Deng Ai to relieve his anger?"
For his own personal safety, He Yan sold his beloved son without hesitation.
"Deng Ai?"
After Cao Jie hesitated for a while: "I'm looking for you to settle the score, why should I fight Deng Ai?"
"Father and son are connected!"
He Yan showed a painful expression: "Hitting him hurts my heart! Is this what your mother said to you every time after she beat you?"
Cao Jie nodded thoughtfully, but still looked at He Yan suspiciously: "Is it true that father and son are connected?"
"It's absolutely true! Otherwise, after Cao Pi was beaten by Aunt Bian, why did Dad look like he was about to die?"
Cao Jie blinked: "Really?"
"real!"
"Then when I hit Cao Pi in the future, won't my parents also feel pain?"
"Not necessarily, Cao Pi may not be his biological child."
"Oh, no wonder..."
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After exchanging Deng Ai for his own safety, He Yan came to the other side again.
"Cao Pi~"
"snort!"
"Xiao Pizi~"
"snort!"
"Little Pi Pi Pi Pi Pi Pi~"
"snort!"
"Cao Pi! Don't go too far!"
After hearing this, Cao Pi finally couldn't help it anymore, turned sideways and glared at He Yan: "Am I going too far? If I go too far, then who do you think you are?"
"You actually lied to me that it was a powerful medicine, and then threw me into a female house! He Yan! I will be at odds with you from now on!"
Seeing that Cao Pi was really angry, He Yan used the tried and tested method: "Then I invite you to go to the Nulu, and this is the end of the matter?"
"snort!"
"twice?"
"cut!"
Seeing that He Yan couldn't impress Cao Pi even by removing his daughter, he realized that he was probably bleeding heavily...
"Cao Pi, how about I help you beat up Cao Jie?"
"Um?"
Cao Pi finally became interested, but he was still aloof.
"Hit her twice?"
Cao Pi was about to agree, but soon he realized something was wrong: "What does our matter have to do with Cao Jie?"
"Ouch? You followed Jia Wen and your IQ actually improved?"
He Yan was slightly surprised: "Then we won't beat Cao Jie, let's have a duel?"
Cao Pi looked at He Yan's muscles that had gradually become stronger through several expeditions, and said that only vulgar warriors advocate dueling, and that an elegant man like him should solve problems in a more elegant way.
"Forget it, just admit your mistake in this matter and write a guarantee not to do it again in the future."
Cao Pi had a straight posture: "He Yan, you and I have matured a lot now. Don't play such boring tricks anymore. What we want to think about is how to relieve our father's worries. Do you understand?"
He Yan frowned: "Xiao Heizi, let me ask you, what comes after singing and dancing?"
Cao Pi:???
Seeing Cao Pi's confused look, He Yan knew that he had eliminated another time traveler.
"Those words you just said...were all taught by Jia Xu?"
He Yan touched his chin: "Did Jia Xu tell you that as the Crown Prince of Sikong, you have to find ways to gather party members and then gradually become more powerful?"
"And he should have said that the person you should win over the most is me, so that even if you are bullied by me, you should be more generous and influence me?"
Cao Pi looked like he had seen a ghost: "How did you know?"
"My guess."
He Yan was not sure at first, but now he is basically certain that Cao Pi's tricks were all instigated by Jia Xu behind his back...
"Then He Yan."
Cao Pi asked with some expectation: "Will you help me?"
He Yan neither confirmed nor refused, but asked Cao Pi: "Cao Pi, let me ask you."
"If I help you, what do you want to do?"
Cao Pi was speechless: "Just... just..."
Seeing that Cao Pi couldn't even figure out his own goal, He Yan also shook his head slightly: "If you don't even know what you want to do, how can you gather a force loyal to yourself?"
"No! I know!"
At this moment, Cao Pi suddenly became determined again: "I want to share my father's worries!"
"Are you sure you want to share your father's worries instead of inheriting everything from his father?"
He Yan's words once again made Cao Pi confused: "Probably... no?"
"Don't be general, be certain."
He Yan grabbed a peeled sweet orange on the table and put it into his mouth: "Go back and ask Jia Wenhe if he can teach others? As a teacher, if you can't teach others, then don't let your disciples get hurt.
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Even He Yan could not figure out Jia Xu.
Call him timid. Nothing he did was timid.
Call him bold, but he can never let go of his pattern...
It may be the duty of a minister to be afraid of hands and feet, but it would be a mistake to teach this to a monarch.
Whether Cao Pi becomes Cao Cao's successor or shares Cao Cao's worries, there is essentially no difference between these two things. The core is "what should Cao Pi do".
Even if it were perfunctory and turned into "Let Cao Cao see what Cao Pi did", it would be better than the current hesitation.
He Yan took advantage of Cao Pi's deep thought and took a few sweet oranges from his table to his own table.
"Hey! You are so rich and you still take mine?"
"Well, the oranges in Sikong Mansion are always more delicious than those outside."
After grabbing the sweet oranges on Cao Pi's desk, He Yan asked again: "Did you learn Xinxue from Yang Xiu?"
"learned."
"Do you understand?"
"..."
As expected, if Cao Pi had learned something new, he wouldn't be so entangled now.
"Don't follow Jia Xu's example after dad leaves. Let him realize his mistake and apologize to you before letting him come back."
Cao Pi took a breath when he heard this: "Are you crazy? Then dad won't beat me to death when he comes back?"
"Dad won't beat you on this matter, trust me."
Cao Pi was not sure: "Believe you?"
"Believe me, and then go to Xuchang County Government Office to help me."
???
"You didn't hear?"
He Yan showed his eight big white teeth: "I forgot to tell you that I was promoted again! Now I am Xuchang Ling."
"In principle, all people in Xuchang are under my control, including you."
Cao Pi suddenly turned green.
Doesn't that mean that He Yan will directly become Xuchang's leader in the next few days?
Daddy is confused!!!
"Don't worry, I'm not using your body for nothing. I plan to open a few clinics to teach new things. You can go over and help me when the time comes."
Cao Pi's expression softened and he even became a little happy: "Do you want me to become a master?"
"That's right."
"no problem!"
The problem of being a teacher is a common problem among all Confucian scholars, and Cao Pi is no exception.
For a moment, Cao Pi forgot himself and began to ask He Yan about various details of teaching, and he had the urge to roll up his sleeves and start a big fight.
Little did he know that Cao Cao, who was beside him, had long been annoyed by the two men's whispers like mosquito bites. Seeing that the two seemed to be chatting forever, he also stopped him: "Pi'er, Yulang, you
What did the two of you say? You might as well say it out loud! It’s just a family dinner anyway, so it won’t get in the way!”
When He Yan and Cao Pi heard what Cao Cao said, they stopped their discussion and started staring at Cao Cao.
"Dad, He Yan and I are chatting... chatting..."
Cao Pi really didn’t dare to say it!
Could it be that he told Cao Cao that he was planning to skip school and become a teacher with He Yan while Cao Cao was away?
How come He Yan didn't know that Cao Pi was sure that he would be beaten up by Cao Cao today.
"Dad, Cao Pi and I are discussing each other's ambitions and planning what we want to do in the future."
He Yan didn't want Cao Pi whom he had brought to be imprisoned by Cao Cao, so he directly helped him to rescue him.
"oh?"
Not only Cao Cao, but also other descendants of the Cao family are interested in this.
Xiao Caojie ignored his cheeks stuffed with food and raised his hands directly and said: "I want to become a famous doctor! I will treat daddy every day from now on!"
Cao Cao's face twitched, and he ignored Cao Jie and looked at the people behind him.
Cao Zhi: "I want to be a scholar!"
Cao Zhang: "I want to be a general!"
Cao Zhen: "I also want to be a general!"
"..."
Many of Cao's descendants spoke enthusiastically, but because they were still young, their so-called "ambitions" were blueprints conceived based on the templates of people around them, such as Cao Cao and He Yan.
When Cao Cao saw his descendants so active, he immediately smiled with relief: "The Cao family can prosper!"
After that, he looked at Cao Pi and He Yan happily: "Pi'er, Yulang, you two can discuss your ambitions together, which shows that you have a close relationship, very good! Very good!"
Cao Pi sneered, who wants to be close to He Yan?
At the same time, Cao Pi then remembered that he was not here to seek revenge from He Yan? Why was he suddenly led astray by He Yan again?
Before he could turn around and glare at He Yan, Cao Cao's voice came again: "I wonder what Pi'er and Yulang want to do in the future?"
After hearing Cao Cao's question, Cao Pi had no time to continue to be angry with He Yan, but began to think about the issue carefully.
After thinking for a long time, Cao Pi said decisively: "I want to be a person like my father!"
I thought it was a perfect answer, but when Cao Cao heard this answer, he frowned unconsciously: "Yulang, what about you?"
"me."
He Yan stood up unhurriedly, glanced around at his younger brothers and sisters who looked at him expectantly, and told them loudly: "I, He Yan——"
"Be a sage!"
For a moment, the originally lively family dinner fell silent...