Three Kingdoms: The most powerful behind-the-scenes boss

Of course.

Although Cao Ang talked a lot.

But Liu Hong naturally knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Yuan family to suffer such a dumb loss.

After all, this matter involves the survival of the frontline army, so he naturally does not allow Cao Ang to extort excessively.

As a last resort, the emperor could only forcefully suppress part of Cao Ang's offer. At the same time, he took the opportunity to cause pain to the Yuan family and decided to purchase the 300,000 stones of grain and grass from Cao Ang at ten times the purchase price.

"Let this be settled as it is.

Liu Hong waved his hand, exhaled a long breath, and turned to look at Cao Ang:"Why are you frowning? The price of ten times is not low, and haven't I already promised you that I will help you find it?" The right bodyguard doesn't cost a penny."

In front of an emperor who was desperate for money, Cao Ang naturally did not dare to push forward.

He reluctantly nodded and said:"Since your majesty has decided, the common people can only agree. My father often teaches me that I must be worthy of your majesty and worthy of the people. , today the common people are worthy of Your Majesty.

Liu Hong snorted:"I know that your Cao family are all loyal people, so there is no need to reiterate it.""

I said it three times, but no one listened.

In order to let the emperor have a good impression of Cao Cao, Cao Ang said this more than three times. Liu Hong's ears almost became calloused!

He sighed, He said calmly:"In that case, let's decide this matter, Yuan Qing, the matter of food and grass cannot be delayed, you must handle this matter as soon as possible! Yuan Wei had no choice but to lose money to avoid disaster. He bowed his hands and said,"

Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I will definitely raise money as soon as possible to help the imperial court collect grain and grass to be sent to Yuzhou.""

After the discussion was over, the ministers retreated.

Cao Ang thought that the Yuan family would definitely push back and delay.

But what he didn't expect was that the old guy Yuan Wei actually paid the money very simply.

After receiving a huge sum of money, Cao Ang was naturally very happy.

He He immediately sent Cao Manqing to buy land in Dongjun and Xuchang, just like buying Chinese cabbage. Cao Manqing was stunned and didn't understand why the young master did this.

Naturally, Cao Ang couldn't explain this kind of thing. clear

*****

Luoyang.

Yuan Mansion.

In the study.

A light is like a bean.

Yuan Wei sat under the lamp, holding a book in his hand, frowning and thinking.

In the palace, Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others were all there, all with sad faces.

Especially for Yuan Shao, it's just that his son caused such a big trouble to the Yuan family. The key issue is that the other party is the son of his best friend. This feels really fucked up.

"Uncle, nephew is willing to accept any punishment!"

Yuan Wei knelt on one knee in the hall, cupped his fists with both hands, and spoke loudly

"snort! What kind of punishment can make up for that kind of loss."

Yuan Shu on the side glared fiercely at his concubine brother, and said in a low but sonorous voice:"You bastard of a slave girl, what kind of bad friends and bad friends have you made?"

"highway!"

The eldest brother Yuan Ji frowned and glared, indicating that he should stop talking nonsense.

Then he bowed his hands and saluted Yuan Wei:"Uncle, although Cao Ang is excessive, the money is in our hands and we can delay the payment. Why do you......"

Yuan Wei put down the scroll and turned to look at Yuan Ji:"Do you think Cao Ang is tricking our Yuan family?"

Yuan Ji frowned:"Is it possible?......Isn't it?"

Yuan Wei smiled bitterly and shook his head:"Cao Ang is just a commoner. If he didn't have the support of the emperor, how could our Yuan family suffer such a hidden loss? The one who really wants to suppress our scholars is His Majesty!"

At this point, Yuan Wei let out a long sigh:"I recommended Huangfu Song, and Huangfu Song also advised His Majesty to lift the imprisonment of the party. On the surface, the scholars can return to the court, and it seems that the dawn has come."

"but......"

Yuan Wei couldn't help but swallowed his saliva:"As long as Your Majesty still trusts the eunuchs and relatives, then the scholars will never get ahead. Perhaps in the not too distant future, there will be a third disaster of party imprisonment."

"this......"

Although Yuan Ji is Yuan Wei's follower, he is not stupid either.

He immediately understood what his uncle Yuan Wei was thinking, and sighed:"Yes! For many years, no matter how the imperial power changed, eunuchs and relatives would always take turns in power, and we scholars could only be suppressed."

Think of the scene in the court today.

The emperor had no intention of lifting the ban on the party in the first place, but today he just used Cao Ang's case to beat up the scholar representative Yuan family.

Yuan Wei obeyed completely and executed it without any discount. Firstly, he did not give the emperor a handle. Secondly, it was not a compromise, telling the emperor that he had no ambitions.

"So what about the Four Generations and Three Dukes?"

Yuan Wei clutched the scroll in his hand tightly and let out a long sigh:"In your Majesty's eyes, you will always be someone to be guarded against, damn it! Damn it!"

In fact, there are only a few rights surrounding the imperial power.

Eunuchs and relatives are basically extensions of the imperial power. In a sense, they represent the emperor's wishes.

The rights represented by the scholars are the imperial power. Once the opposition becomes too strong, it will face the risk of changing dynasties, so it is extremely normal to be suppressed.

The sad thing is that the emperor cannot survive without the scholars, because he must rely on the scholars to govern the country. To ensure the normal operation of the rule, how to limit the rights of scholars has become a favorite topic of emperors. Yuan Wei pondered for a long time and turned to look at Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu:"Highway, original."

The two of them raised their hands in unison:"Uncle."

Yuan Wei ordered:"During this period, General He Jin is recruiting staff. Go and assist him.

Yuan Shu was immediately surprised and said in astonishment:"What?" What kind of butcher do you want me to work for? Uncle, you are not mistaken, then He Jin is worthy?

Yuan Wei's face suddenly became angry:"If I tell you to go, you go!" So what about the Four Generations and Three Dukes? Don't be dragged down by this kind of reputation. You will achieve nothing if you have high ambitions and low ambitions!

Yuan Shu:" But......"

Yuan Wei was furious:"Nothing! This is an order!"

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao had no choice but to hold their hands and say:"No!"

Yuan Shao on the side said tentatively:"Uncle, you want me to work as an aide in He Jin's Mansion, nephew. Of course I have no complaints, but uncle, let's just let this go?"

The meaning is very clear.

Cao family......Clean it up?

Yuan Wei glanced at Yuan Shao and said calmly:"It's just a little Cao Cao, what's the point? If he is smart, he will naturally not be an enemy of my Yuan family, but if he joins the eunuchs, sooner or later he will have to pay off his debts."

At this point, Yuan Wei emphasized again:"Benchu, Gongdao, you two must not make things too difficult for the Cao family because of this matter. If the emperor gets caught, we will not just lose money!"

Yuan Shao! Although he heard it a little confused, since Yuan Wei said that, he could only obey it.

Although Yuan Ji didn't understand, he had been following Yuan Wei for the longest time. Being patient was not Yuan Wei's style. Maybe he had a bigger plan brewing in his mind!