Xiao Yan said: "Your arrangement makes sense, but the methods of the people below are not that clean. Mr. Cao Dalang may not have seen them. You should find someone to accompany you when you first go, so as not to let him suffer a big loss. "
Cao Dejiang nodded: "This old man knows."
He wanted to use those people from Shezhou as whetstones to practice his sword, but he didn't want to break or break the sword.
Having someone accompany him can be used as a trump card. Unless he encounters a life-or-death crisis, everything depends on him. But if there is really any big trouble, he won't ask someone to cheat his life and endanger the Cao family.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Yan took the initiative to talk to them. When they saw that he was not as surly as he was rumored to be when talking to them, and he was also very friendly to the Cao family, the Cao family relaxed and the table regained its previous ease.
Fu Laiqing asked: "Dong Guo, are the people in the officialdom in Shezhou very powerful?"
Xiao Yan laughed: "It's such a big piece of fat, and countless people want to grab it. How can I get the top prize if I'm not more powerful?"
"Because Beijing is at the foot of the emperor, the forces between the DPRK and China have been divided for a long time. Therefore, officials still follow some rules when acting with each other and do not dare to go too far with some methods. However, it is different in Shezhou. Everyone has their own interests at stake. They all want to compete for a higher position.”
Seeing that everyone at the table was listening carefully, Xiao Yan said:
"There were many people with higher official positions in Shezhou who came from shady backgrounds. After the purges in the DPRK, most of the vacancies were in positions of real power. There are local officials there and some old people who have served for many years. I will miss the opportunity to come up."
"The most important thing is that this time the DPRK and the Central Government were sorting out old cases and only arrested people who were directly involved in the disaster relief. However, since they have been in Shezhou for so many years, no one has ever reported it, and there has never been any rumors in Shezhou official circles. What do you think is the reason for those cases of using bandits as officials?"
Cao Jiashilang whispered: "Are those other people unclean too?"
Xiao Yan said: "Yes, except for the mastermind, the remaining people are not innocent."
"Although they did not directly intervene in those matters, since these people can safely serve under the Lu family and those masterminds, and there has been no change for many years, either they are colluding with those people, or they have taken the benefits and shut up."
"Only when this family has the same interests can unrelated people be completely harmonious and treat each other in unison."
Xiao Yan looked at the eldest son of the Cao family as he spoke: "Gong Cao asked you to go to Shezhou, even if you are just starting from a low-level official position, once you want to climb up, you will definitely block the way of others, unless you can turn a blind eye like those people. Close your eyes, otherwise conflicts will arise sooner or later."
"With the Cao family behind you, they will definitely be wary and suspicious that you are investigating something for Yushitai. Whether it is for their own benefit or for their own safety, they will do their best to stop you or drag you into trouble. The methods they can use are far beyond your imagination.”
Xiao Yan's voice was clear, but the words he spoke sent chills all over his body.
"For example, they will push a person to pretend to be at odds with other people, and will be criticized everywhere and have no place to tolerate it. This will make you think that person is different from others and be friends with him. When you regard the person as a close friend, they will make excuses again. The exchanges between friends put things into your hands that you shouldn't have, thereby dragging you and the Cao family behind you into troubled waters."
"Another example is, after using some means to isolate you, they will leave a gap for you to get in, so that you think you have a chance to deal with them, but in fact you fall into the trap and are used by others."
"These are still relatively gentle methods. If there are those who are more evil-minded, they will directly find a woman to slander your reputation, hang them in front of the government office after a night of love, or carry the child to the capital, don't say anything about you. The future of the Cao family will be hindered by you."
The elder man of the Cao family turned pale.
Fu Laiqing and the others opened their mouths wide with shock.
Can you still do this? !
Just thinking about what Xiao Yan said happened before their eyes, their scalps couldn't help but tingle.
Xiao Yan remembered Cao Dejiang's kindness to him, so he was naturally willing to take care of the younger members of the Cao family.
He did not hesitate to tell these officials' children who had never seen the evil people's hearts since childhood, but his words were extremely shocking to individuals like the Cao family.
Xiao Yan picked up a chopstick and dropped the green vegetables into the bowl: "Don't underestimate human nature at any time. Some people's methods are a hundred times dirtier when it comes to profit. So after going to Shezhou, you have to be careful in everything and don't trust anyone easily." people."
Fu Laiqing turned to look at his eldest cousin with sympathy.
The eldest son of the Cao family nodded with a pale face: "Thank you, Lord Dingguo, for the suggestion."
…
When they left the Cao family, the people in the Cao family were already very close to Xiao Yan. The fourth son of the Cao family, who had previously looked down on Xiao Yan, instead pestered him and asked him many questions about officialdom, and kept saying "Xiao Yan" to him. Brother" shouted.
Xiao Yan didn't let him change his words, but instead told them a lot.
When they were leaving, even Cao Dejiang's eldest son looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of intimacy.
On the carriage, Cao Dejiang looked at Xiao Yan: "You do have the ability to make these children obey you."
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Don't you always let them get close to me on purpose? I can't embarrass you."
He knew about those things in the officialdom, and naturally Cao Dejiang also knew about it. Xiao Yan could see that he just wanted to take the opportunity to get the younger members of the Cao family to get close to him.
Cao Dejiang smiled and said: "I belong to you, the monkey spirit."
When Fu Laiqing got into the carriage, the two of them had stopped talking, but both had smiles on their faces.
Fu Laiqing was curious: "Why did Brother Xiao go to our house?"
Xiao Yan said: "Go find Mrs. Fu."
grandmother?
Fu Laiqing was even more confused, and Cao Dejiang explained: "Although the palace granted him a marriage before, he had to go through three letters and six rituals before he married Princess Xiangning."
Fu Laiqing suddenly realized that Xiao Yan wanted to ask his grandmother to propose marriage for him and Tang Ning as guests of honor. He couldn't help but feel envious.
He knew everything about Xiao Yan and Tang Ning. These two people were lovers and got married, and now it was a definite marriage.
But he...
Fu Laiqing couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the delicate peacock that didn't respond at all to his several attempts at kindness.
For Qian Qiyue, men are not as interesting as whips. If he hadn't come forward to help Tang Ning and the others on the day of the palace banquet, that delicate peacock wouldn't even bother to pay attention to him.
Fu Laiqing became depressed when he thought of Qian Qiyue, and lost interest in talking for a while.
When the carriage arrived at Fu's house, someone immediately came forward to lead the carriage and set up a small stool in front of the carriage.
After Xiao Yan and Fu Laiqing came down first, Fu Laiqing had just turned around to help Cao Dejiang get out of the carriage when he heard a soft female voice coming from behind.
"Brother."
Fu Laiqing turned around and smiled when he saw the person coming: "Jinrou."
