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Wu'an's undercurrent not only affects large families like Guo, Wang and Wu, but also some medium-sized families.

The most special thing here is Wei Wuji's father-in-law's family.

After they learned that Wei Wuji was in the northern border, they were a little different from other aristocratic races because they were their son-in-law after all.

Fortunately, the Cao family is not a big family in Wu'an, otherwise someone would come to force them immediately, but being isolated is definitely not a good thing.

But it is not completely unhealthy. For example, Cao Xin's father Cao Rui has now become an enviable Shaoqing because his daughter married Wei Wuji.

Of course, this kind of title is just a title, which does not mean that Cao Rui really has much say.

Therefore, Cao Rui could only ask his old father for many things.

Like his son, although Cao Yun's granddaughter now married Wei Wuji, his position is still not moving, and he is still in the position of the Grand Secretary.

"Father, there may be another dispute in the court this time. You saw it with your own eyes that those people actually said under the eyes of the Lord, "The Lingbei Camp made the military newspaper wrong!" Cao Rui said in anger.

Now that Wei Wuji has become Cao Rui's son-in-law, Cao Rui is naturally in the same trench as Wei Wuji, and at this time he naturally prefers his son-in-law.

Cao Yun, whose hair was already gray, didn't say a word and just roasted himself on fire. The elderly may be more afraid of the cold.

But the old man lived longer and looked at the problem more deeply, and he would not have the impulse of young people, although his son was no longer young.

"Father, my son is a slight person, but you are an old minister of the dynasty after all, so I guess you can say something!" Cao Rui said slowly.

Hearing this, Cao Yun shook his head even more, and after thinking about it, he said, "What are you anxious about? It is the main thing to do in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The emperor will make a clear decision on the major affairs in the court!"

Seeing that his son still wanted to speak, Cao Yun said again: "Our Cao family can't afford any mischief in Wu'an, so why should we pull ourselves in? Do you have to let the aristocratic race push us to the enemy's position?"

Facing his father's questioning, Cao Rui did not mean to stop, but retorted: "Father, do you still think that we are the same as before?"

"You want to stay out of the matter, but it is easy to take it for granted. If we don't deal with others, others will still regard us as a nail in the flesh!" Cao Rui said.

Cao Yun couldn't help but be stunned, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that he was really old and his thinking was still at the previous stage.

"Yes, Xin'er has married as a wife, and we are no longer the former Cao family!" Cao Yun sighed.

Seeing his father like this, Cao Rui felt unbearable and thought that he should not make things difficult for his father who had been working hard all his life.

Cao Rui said: "If Xin'er had not married the fifth son, there would be no worries today!"

But when he said this, Cao Rui knew that he had made up his words, so he closed his mouth and stopped talking. After all, his daughter is now the wife of the Wei family.

"You are wrong. Although marrying Xin'er is forced, it is not without benefits!" Cao Yun's eyes slowly shone.

Seeing his father like this, Cao Rui wondered: "What does father mean?"

Cao Yun said: "The reason why we agreed to this marriage was not the same for this!"

Cao Rui was awakened by his father at once, and then said, "What my father means is that who has a chance to get into that position?"

The closer he got to Wei Wuji, the more Cao Rui knew how difficult the situation his son-in-law was, and even Cao Rui gave up his previous extravagant hopes.

Cao Yun said: "After he was exiled to Lingbei, I had also cut off this extravagant hope, but the military achievements of killing 30,000 heads are indeed terrifying!"

Seeing his father's exaggerated expression, Cao Rui smiled and said, "So my father changed his opinion again and thought that the fifth young master could accomplish anything!"

Cao Yun nodded and said, "The biggest enemy now is the aristocratic race. If the two can eliminate the opposition, then who can fight against the entire Wei Kingdom?"

Cao Yun was right. The best way to destroy the enemy is to turn the enemy into his own friends.

But there is a prerequisite here, either let your enemy stand together or the enemy stands with you, and there is always one side who has to give up his position.

But the contradiction between Wei Wuji and the aristocratic clan is irreconcilable, which means that the two cannot become friends at all.

Thinking of this, Cao Rui said, "Father, this... is not easy!"

Of course, Cao Yun also understood that this was almost impossible, so he listened to him: "It is indeed difficult to ascend to heaven, but there is still a glimmer of hope. If this young master can put down his attitude, then... everything is possible!"

Although his father said it lightly, Cao Rui still said: "Father, although what you said makes sense, the young master will listen to us. After all, there is still a blood hatred between him and the aristocratic clan!"

After glanced at his son, Cao Yun said, "Are you talking about the Dan clan?"

Cao Rui nodded. The Dan clan, which was once glorious, was blood-scrapped by the aristocratic clan. Now some of the remaining Dan clan members are still in the extreme north, and they don’t know whether they are dead or alive.

Cao Yun said: "The deep hatred of blood is a passing cloud. If a real man has the ambition to shoulder everything, he should have the courage to let go of everything!"

Cao Yun’s words are a bit ugly, which means “A small person is not a gentleman, and a non-toxic person is not a husband.”

This statement seems a bit cruel, but it is also a quality that must be possessed by those who achieve great things.

Just like the Marquis of Wei, for his own status and the stability of the Wei State, he could not knock down the favored father and daughter of the Dan family to the clouds.

Cao Rui was speechless. Only then did he realize that he was far worse than his father.

After examining himself, he now understands why his career is not going well. It turns out that all this is because of himself.

Seeing that his son's face changed, Cao Yun asked, "What's wrong?"

After asking three times in a row, Cao Yun woke up his son, making him a little confused.

"My son is thinking, it may never be able to reach the father's vision and lead the family to prosper again!" Cao Rui said helplessly, with a little bitterness in his tone.

Seeing his son like this, Cao Yun didn't want to say too much, so he said slowly: "Don't blame yourself, the Zhongxing family is a difficult task!"

But Cao Yun changed his tone and said, "But as long as that person can become the crown prince as he wishes, our Cao family may not be able to become the top clan in Wu'an like the Xie family!"

Cao Yun's words made Cao Rui feel a little excited, at least he has a goal now.

So Cao Rui said, "Then father, the grand dynasty meeting in two days..."

Cao Yun smiled and then said, "You need to say nothing, I will contact my colleagues. After all, there are quite a few poor officials in Wu'an!"

Cao Rui couldn't help but smile knowingly because he found that he could also make efforts in this regard, so that more people's voices could appear in the court.

"By the way, what is that boy Cao Jun doing?" Cao Yun suddenly said.

When the old father mentioned his incompetent son, Cao Rui said helplessly: "I'm afraid I'm going out to drink with a bunch of friends again!"

So Cao Yun also looked angry and said, "Since he wants to run around, let him go to Yanshan. After all, he still has a sister where to suffer!"

After thinking about it, Cao Rui said, "Did his father ask him to contact that young master?"

Cao Yun said, "We must tell the young master what we mean. It's better to let Cao Jun go and go there. He should do some serious business!"

Cao Rui nodded and sent Cao Jun to kill two birds with one stone. Even if he is trustworthy, he can also train him.

They looked at each other speechlessly, and it took a long time to hear Cao Rui say: "Father, the year is approaching... When will the second and third brothers come back..."

Afterwards, the Cao family was in charge and talked about family matters, and the topic just now seemed a bit heavy.
Chapter completed!