Get, get, get... The sound of horse hooves came closer and closer. Seeing the dim dusk, the tall and solemn city gate in front of me was already in front of me. Finally arriving at the capital, Cao Zhi let out a long sigh of relief on his horse.
Legs, rub your waist, this journey has been hard enough. Those people in the movie look so majestic on horseback, if you really have to ride for a month and drive such a long distance, no one can bear it. This is already walking slowly.
, not to take care of Cao Zhi, Cao Cao will probably arrive in less than fifteen days.
Finally arrived, Cao Cao, Cao Zhi and a group of people entered the city gate. Cao Zhi looked at the city of Luoyang curiously. This is the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty - Luoyang. The whole city is lined with houses, pedestrians are like blazing, and the streets are crisscrossed.
, there are many shops, and it is a prosperous scene. Unfortunately, it will not be long before Dong Zhuo, a big donkey, will be burned down. Cao Zhi couldn't help but sigh.
Some restaurants near and far have opened their doors early to attract business. In the distance, the mansions of honorable ministers and generals are splendid and extremely luxurious. All these houses are almost more than two feet high. According to Cao Zhi's understanding of ancient times, the imperial city
The palace should be the most luxurious. Who dares to build a house higher and more luxurious than the palace? Why are the houses of these great ministers and generals so luxurious? Then where is the house of the emperor?
It turns out that most of these luxurious houses in the capital belong to the "Ten Changshi" (ten prominent eunuchs during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty), or to the eunuchs who held important positions in the palace. They are the honorable ministers of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
General, how could these eunuchs be so wealthy and unscrupulous? It turns out that the current Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was very fond of the eunuchs around him and would listen to them on everything, especially the ten regular attendants, such as Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, Duan Gui,
Jian Shuo and others even asked them about national affairs.
In order to maintain their status, these eunuchs tried their best to flatter Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. If he liked women, he would find beautiful women for him. If he liked to seek immortality, he would find a group of Taoist priests to make elixirs for him to seek immortality. If he liked money, he would buy him money.
The idea of selling an official. They used methods such as embezzlement and corruption to amass a large amount of wealth, not to mention the income from bribery and corruption. They used various methods to deceive Han Ling.
Emperor, don't climb high and look far away, it will harm your morale. The Han Ling Emperor believed everything these eunuchs said, and actually gave up the habit of climbing to the spiritual platform every day after dinner to look far away. That's why these eunuchs dared to be so unscrupulous.
They built their mansion like a royal palace, which shows how powerful these eunuchs are.
So where is the real palace? You have to stand high and look out, and you can see the splendid building in the distance in the afterglow of the sun. This is the palace.
Cao Zhiren has not been in Luoyang these years, but he has heard of these things, and he also knows that the current imperial court is not dominated by this group of eunuchs. There is also the group of foreign relatives and scholar-bureaucrats headed by He Jin as another major force. He Jin is the leader of today's imperial court.
The queen's eldest brother, Queen He, was naturally the eldest wife of the current emperor, Emperor Han Ling. Emperor Han Ling was famously afraid of his wives, especially this queen, so He Jin relied on his sister's relationship to become a general. This
The general was a very powerful official position in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although the official position was not as high as that of the "Three Officials", the authority of the official position covered many fields such as military and political affairs, and it was the highest military rank for a military general. He Jin used his authority to win over a group of officials and became
A big force. Now the literati in the imperial court hate these eunuchs for interfering in government affairs and bewitching the emperor. So no matter whether He Jin is right or not, whether he has great talents or not, most of them are swarming to rely on He Jin, hoping to rely on He Jin's identity and authority.
Overthrow the eunuchs. In this way, the two major forces in the current court were formed: the eunuch group and the foreign relatives and scholar-bureaucrat group. These two groups are incompatible with each other, and there has been constant friction in recent years.
Cao Zhi was looking around excitedly when he heard Cao Cao shouting to an old man on the far side of the street: "Uncle Fu!" The old man raised his head and saw Cao Zhi and others. He ran over excitedly, walked closer, and bowed hurriedly with excitement in his mouth.
He said: "First Young Master, Second Young Master, you have finally arrived. I have been waiting for you at the city gate every day for ten days." Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhi with a smile, turned to Uncle Fu and said, "Oh, we can go.
It's a little slow." Uncle Fu couldn't hide his happiness. He ran over and took Cao Zhi's reins, and said to Cao Cao: "Let's go back home quickly. The master has been waiting in a hurry these days."
It was about to lead Cao Zhi and others to the west of the city. Cao Cao took Xia Houchun and others to report to the Shangshu Mansion first. Cao Zhi had a special status, so it didn't matter if he was missing, so he went home with Uncle Fu first.
Cao Song's mansion is near the west gate of Luoyang City. It has a wide front door and a large and strong courtyard door. There are two big lion statues lying at the door. It looks very grand. People can tell at a glance that this is a wealthy family. Of course, it is still a wealthy family.
It cannot be compared with the eunuch mansions in Yongheli in the northeastern district of the city.
Uncle Fu helped Cao Zhi off the horse, and his own servant took the reins. Cao Zhi followed Uncle Fu into the door of the house. As soon as he stepped into the front hall, before he had time to look at the furnishings in the hall, he heard a noise coming from behind the house.
After a while, I saw a man coming out from the back of the hall, followed by a group of women, some of whom were still disheveled. It was obvious from a glance that they had just gotten up. The man who came out first was wearing a coat.
Seeing this man running a few steps and coming to Cao Zhi, he first hugged Cao Zhi's arm and shook it twice. Then he took a step forward and came to Cao Zhi, hugged Cao Zhi and said, "Zhi'er
...You are finally here." Then he took half a step back, still holding Cao Zhi's arms with both hands, and looked at Cao Zhi up and down with eager eyes. Cao Zhi also took the opportunity to see this man's face and temples clearly.
He is already a little gray, and he looks quite majestic. He looks very similar to Cao Cao, but his face is different. Cao Zhi thinks this is his "father"!
At this time, Cao Zhi himself had prostrated himself and shouted: "Father..." but was stopped by "Dad".
"No, we're all one family, so why bother?" Cao Song said with a smile, and quickly gave Cao Zhi a hand. The old man was quite easy-going.
I met Erniang one by one and had many concubines. No wonder the old man was reluctant to go back to his hometown. The concubines were each prettier and younger than the last. Later, Cao Zhi found out that the youngest one was only sixteen years old. It was really destructive.
teenager.
Just as he sat down, he heard Cao Song complaining: "Why did it take so long to arrive? I was delayed on the way."
"No, I was injured a few days ago, so I didn't dare to rush too fast on the road," Cao Zhi replied seriously.
"Oh, yes, I received a letter from your brother a few days ago, saying that you fell from a height and broke your head. I was so anxious that I packed my bags and was about to rush out, but then another letter came saying that it was fine.
"Cao Song asked, looking at Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi thought to himself, "It's strange that you are willing to come back."
Cao Zhiyuan told the story of what happened before and after his injury. Of course, it was the version of the hunting mistake that Cao An said. After speaking, Cao Song also carefully looked over Cao Zhi's head, and Cao Zhi said again and again, "
It's okay, it's okay." He refused to give up, but he still insisted on seeing Cao Zhi's imperial doctor in a few days. Cao Zhi had no way to explain to them, so he just let him go.
At dinner time, Cao Cao rushed back, but Xiahou Dun and others could not come. They had just taken over the defense of 2,000 imperial guards, so there was a lot to do!
While he was eating, Cao Zhi suddenly asked a confused question, "Dad...Dad, when will Dong Zhuo come to Beijing?" He was really not used to calling a stranger "Dad", and he stuttered a bit.
"What Dong Zhuo?" he asked with a frown, as if he remembered something, and then said, "You are talking about Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhou. How can he enter the capital without the holy order?"
He looked at Cao Zhi in confusion and continued to ask: "Why do you know him?"
"No, no...no, no...out of curiosity, I've heard of it," Cao Zhi replied incoherently.
"Well, this Dong Zhuo is just like your brother this time. He was promoted to the governor of Liangzhou because of his merits in suppressing the rebellion." Cao Song said thoughtfully, stroking his beard.
This is an issue that Cao Zhi is very concerned about. If Dong Zhuo's big donkey comes, Cao Zhi has to run away. If Dong Zhuo's big donkey comes, the world will be in chaos. The Three Kingdoms' struggle for supremacy begins. At this point in history, Cao Zhi is still
I know. I also asked Cao Cao on the way, and the answer he got was "I don't know."
It was a rare occasion for the family to get together, so they were naturally very happy, so no one paid much attention to Cao Zhi's inexplicable question, and they continued to chat about a lot of family matters.
Cao Cao met Yuan Shao on his way home. He was also named a lieutenant in the Forbidden Army. He made an appointment with Cao Cao for a drink in the evening. After dinner, Cao Cao went to Yuan Shao's appointment.
After dinner, the second mother-in-law Xu and several concubines of Cao Song gathered around Cao Zhi and asked questions, as if Cao Zhi was their biological son. Later, Cao Zhi learned that the old man had married many wives, but he had a child with the eldest daughter, Ding.
Cao Zhi and Cao Cao, not long after giving birth to Cao Zhi, the eldest wife died. The younger wife later did not fart. The eldest family died early and left him a root, so he loved his two sons very much. Feudal tradition
In the thinking of the times, sons are always the most important.