Cao Mao's mansion is located in the center of Yuancheng.
There are tall palace walls all around, and inside are majestic and continuous buildings. It is the most luxurious residence in the entire Yuancheng, no different from the royal palace.
In fact, Cao Mao's home is really the palace.
At first, Cao Pi named his son Cao Li the Duke of Qin, but later he changed the title to King of Jingzhao, and then to King of Yuancheng.
Cao Li couldn't bear the back and forth migration and died in Yuancheng. Seeing that his younger brother had no heir, Cao Rui thoughtfully arranged for Cao Ti, the son of Cao Kai, the king of the city, to be the heir of Yuancheng.
Of course, migration still has to be done, and soon he was changed to King of Liang.
The palace was left empty as a backup.
Throughout history, the Cao Wei clan was the most renamed clan. They were constantly migrating throughout their lives and had almost no opportunity to manage their fiefdoms.
When the Sima family came to power, Master Sima couldn't bear the relocation and humiliation of the clan members, so he thoughtfully arranged for them to all live in Hebei, away from his fiefdom.
Cao Mao's fiefdom is in Tancheng County, in the Qilu area.
But now he lives in Yuancheng.
Cao Mao led many helpers to the gate of the palace.
Standing at the entrance of the palace were two old soldiers, thin and lean, holding spears in their arms, swaying from side to side.
The door of the mansion was open, and people were coming and going, and it was very lively.
As soon as Cao Mao entered the palace, he heard Guo Zhi's nagging questioning.
"How indecent is this? How can you stand naked in the corner of the front hall?"
"What kind of behavior do you have? How can you play games here?"
“Don’t lie in the front hall!!”
He was a young man in dark clothes. He was quite plainly dressed, but he was dressed according to etiquette, and there was nothing transgressive or inappropriate about him.
Including his face, everything is so upright.
His name is Guo Cui, and he is the defense and assistant order under Cao Mao.
His duty is to teach Cao Mao to be good and prevent him from doing bad things.
This position is usually held by a gentleman with a good reputation, but the gentleman they found for Cao Mao was too much of a gentleman.
When he turned around and saw Cao Mao, he quickly arranged his clothes and bowed with the etiquette of a duke.
Cao Mao accepted his salute with helplessness.
"Guo Jun, why are you like this..."
"Gong, the etiquette cannot be discarded."
Guo Zi said seriously, and then pointed at the people in the mansion.
"My lord! These servants of yours are openly fighting in the house, competing with weapons, playing games, riding horses... How can this be done?"
"It's simply unseemly!"
"Hahaha, I have always treated them as friends, but now that there is nothing to do, why not let them entertain themselves?"
Guo Zui was extremely sad.
He really missed the well-behaved and well-educated noble countryman.
The noble countryman he met for the first time was so smart, kind, and eager to learn that he pestered him all day long to learn Shangshu.
The most unforgettable thing is the strong youthful spirit in him, always full of confidence and always full of vigor.
He saw the style of Emperor Wen in the noble country man at that time, and even mentioned this unique noble country man many times in his letters to his aunt.
Until a year ago, Mr. Gao Gui fell off his horse while practicing riding and shooting.
From then on, he seemed to be a different person.
He never touched Shangshu again and began to try to do some evil things.
He colludes with bandits, befriends merchants, sponsors rangers, bullies and dominates the market all day long, has no respect for his elders, and is unscrupulous.
He tried to stop him many times, but failed. The entire mansion was occupied by a group of rogue rangers, and he couldn't control these people at all!
Thinking of this, Guo Zu felt guilty because he failed to teach the villager well!
"My lord, you are the Duke of Wei, how can you be friends with a common man?"
Cao Mao was stunned and asked with a smile: "You mean, I should make friends with some wise people and invite famous scholars to come to the house as guests?"
Guo Zui nodded quickly, "As it should be."
"But the temple has an order prohibiting princes from visiting guests. We are not allowed to make friends with those scholars or invite them to be guests. If the temple accuses us, I will say that it was you who instigated it?"
Guo Zi's eyes widened and he quickly shook his head.
"If you can't shoulder such a heavy responsibility, the temple has its own reasons... The township government just doesn't associate with scholars, and he shouldn't associate with these people. This is also illegal..."
"Everyone, am I on your side?"
The rough guys around him burst out laughing after hearing this, "We are all just servants of Duke Cao, how can we be considered as allies?"
Guo Ji's face suddenly turned red and hesitantly said: "Even so, a few merchants just sent money... It is forbidden for princes to make friends with merchants and do business."
"I have never been in business, let alone made friends with merchants."
"I just saw how pitiful they were and gave them some ideas, teaching them how to get rich in business and provide relief to the village. They spontaneously thanked me and sent me money. Isn't this right?"
Guo Zu looked at Cao Mao blankly, "It's not wrong."
Cao Mao laughed, "Then you can help count some of the money they sent. There are more and more places that need money. Only with money can we help the countryside and do more good deeds, don't you think?"
"this......"
In the end, Guo Zui did things honestly.
Cao Mao is actually very satisfied with him, and a gentleman can bully him.
This defensive assistant commander really regarded his duty as a teaching. In fact, he could forcefully order Cao Mao. If Cao Mao didn't listen, he could just write a letter to the third division.
But he never did this. He would still seriously reason with Cao Mao, but he was always speechless by Cao Mao's absurd reasoning.
When Cao Mao walked through the front hall, he saw a man sitting under the tree in the distance.
This man was quite young and very drunk. His clothes were open and his eyes were blurry. He stretched out his legs and sat on the ground. His whole body smelled bad.
Cao Mao smiled and said hello.
"Mr. Yang!"
The man opened his eyes, glanced at Cao Mao, then tilted his head and continued to sleep soundly.
This old man is Cao Mao's supervisor.
He was originally the official responsible for supervising Cao Mao and complaining to the temple.
It's just that this old man is really strange.
He never pays attention to political affairs. He is disheveled and mutters all day long.
But Cao Mao can also understand.
The entire Eastern Han Dynasty itself was established because of prophecy.
Because of Liu Xiu's admiration for prophecies, superstition pervaded the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. By the end of the Han Dynasty, it had become the mainstream. Confucianists at this moment all looked like magic sticks. They talked about weird things all day long and made everything natural. The phenomenon is related to government affairs.
In the Wei Dynasty, metaphysics was prevalent, and a large number of academics emerged who advocated freedom and did nothing.
The early signs of self-destruction in the later period have already begun.
The spiritual support of many scholars has collapsed, and they have encountered the powerful suppression of the Sima family, so they have serious feelings of escapism and world-weariness, showing an absurd and unruly appearance.
The scholars of the Han Dynasty were very abiding by the etiquette and laws. However, as the etiquette collapsed, the scholars began to despair and abandon the etiquette and laws. Later generations often called it the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
As for whether it is truly romantic, only they themselves know.
This Yang Gong was probably unwilling to be an official. After he became the supervisor of the country, he did not do any serious work. He drank and took powder all day long, lying under the tree all year round, talking to himself and going crazy.
But Cao Mao liked him quite a lot. Who wouldn't want to have such a person who oversees the country?
Sitting in Kerang Hall, Cao Mao looked at the people on his left and right, feeling much more relaxed.
At least it has some negligible power.
I still remember that when I first traveled through time, I was all alone, surrounded by seven or eight old soldiers and two officials. I didn't have enough money to even maintain the palace.
After the souls of two different eras merged, Cao Mao finally understood how difficult his situation was.
This great Wei guarded the clan very closely, guarding it as guarded against thieves.
It is really not easy for Cao Mao to reach this point.
It can be said that no one in the entire Wei clan lived as well as he did.
He was not short of money, so he opened a manor to receive poor and down-and-out heroes. He was a well-known hero in the green forest world of Hebei. He could be called the Wei version of "Hebei Hu Baoyi" or "Little Tornado Cao Daguanren" ".
Almost all the rangers in Hebei know his name, and some people often come to him to seek refuge when they commit crimes.
Of course, the people in the city would also come to him for help if they encountered any grievances.
Cao Mao's behavior did not attract the attention of the local government.
On the contrary, these officials looked down upon him, thinking that he was friends with some low-level Guizhou leaders, had no future, and was not worth mentioning.
The Wei Dynasty has its own national conditions here.
In the Wei Dynasty, the reputation of the clan cannot be very good. If you can write a poem in seven steps, be loved by scholars, have scholars around you, and do well in learning, then you will definitely be tortured to death by the temple.
And if you are a villain who beats your wife and children all day long, goes out to prey on the common people, has bad personal morals, and is spurned by scholars, then you will be very safe.
That's right, I'm talking about Cao Mao's father, Cao Lin, King of the East China Sea.
In the eyes of those gentlemen, Cao Mao's behavior of hanging out with these rangers, cooperating with merchants, and messing around with the heads of Guizhou was no different from that of his father.
These are all behaviors that will be spurned by Shilin.
"Mr. Cao!! What a disaster!"
I saw a villain rushing into the hall in a panic, his eyes full of fear.
