That night, Guo Peng came to Guo Dan's study, and Guo Shan handed Guo Peng a famous post of the gift list.

"This is a gift to Cao for an appointment for marriage. See what else is missing."

Guo Peng looked at the gift list and felt that it was very safe and there was nothing bad.

"Marriage matters are all based on the father. If the son has no objection, it will be fine if the father thinks it is good."

Guo Peng delivered the gift slip with both hands.

"Xiao Yi."

Guo Dan took the gift list and sighed: "You are premature and you have not regarded you as an ordinary child for your father. Our family cannot allow you to grow up carefree like an ordinary child. I will not let you down for you for your father, but you can't do anything for your father."

"Son understand."

Guo Peng is very respectful.

"So, as a father, is discussing with you. As a father, you believe that you are rational enough. Xiao Yi and Cao's marriage, you have to think about it. Once you step out, you will be enemies with some people. Before you have enough fame and achievements, the Yingchuan family will be ashamed of you."

"Father, we have no choice."

Guo Peng's face was calm and not like a child at all: "Even if we don't marry Cao, will the Yingchuan family be proud of us? Since it is no longer the same path, we simply become strangers. If we can't learn "Little Du Rule", we won't learn it, and there is nothing rare.

Father, it is a foregone conclusion that he values ​​filial piety and honesty and neglect grammar officials. Why did the Yingchuan family decline? Isn’t he still a grammar? My grandfather has a vision. Although we have separated from the Yingchuan family, we have changed the "Gongyang" and will one day become prosperous. At that time, we will definitely ask them to ask for it."

Guo Dan hesitated for a while, remembering the humiliation he suffered when he was young to seek filial integrity, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Okay, then I will officially propose marriage to the Cao family tomorrow. Cao Song, the father of the Cao family's daughter, is serving as the Grand Lunar New Year in the court, Cao Song's cousin Cao Chi is appointed as the Changshui School Captain. The Cao family has a great influence in the court.

They have power in the court and in the army, and maintain relationships with eunuchs. After you get engaged, Cao can operate it for you and become a boy in the Imperial Academy. It is no problem."

Guo Peng answered.

"In addition to being a boy, you also need to ask questions to check whether you are qualified and whether you can enter the Imperial Academy. This is not a concern for your father. You have been studying scriptures for many years and have taught you what your father can teach you. With the help of Cao, entering the Imperial Academy is certain."

Guo Dan took a deep breath: "After entering the Imperial Academy, if you are a father, you cannot always mention you by your side. You, my father and son are separated from each other. Outside, you only have Cao's help, but Cao's family is not a father after all. At that time, you can only rely on yourself, Xiao Yi, are you worried?"

"Worry."

Guo Peng nodded: "But my son knows that worrying is useless. From now on, my son has no choice."

Guo Shan closed his eyes slightly and opened them again.

"May ancestors protect my son."

He could only pray like this.

While Guo Shan and Guo Peng and his son are planning for the long-term future, the cousins ​​of Luoyang, Kyoto, Cao Song and Cao Chi are also doing long-term discussions on the same thing.

Earlier, Cao Song and Guo Dan discussed this matter, and now it seems that it is time to make a decision.

This kind of thing should be done sooner rather than later, especially for Cao Song.

"Jugao, the Guo family in Qiao County is just a dilapidated branch of the Guo family in Yingchuan. The family does not have much property, land, and there are not many divisions. Even the Guo family in Yingchuan is not as good as before.

They are grammatical officials, and they can't even be officials of more than 2,000 stones. Their form is in decline. The Guo family in Qiao County is even more a county magistrate. Don't you feel wronged by marrying Lan'er to his eldest son?"

Cao Chi sat in front of Cao Song and reached out to pour a glass of water for Cao Song.

Cao Song pinched his beard and smiled.

"Yuan Sheng, your family Ren'er and Chun'er have a close relationship with Guo Peng. I'm afraid that this is not what you ordered behind your back?"

Cao Chi's face stopped and she smiled embarrassedly. Cao Song also laughed. Cao Chi became happy as he smiled.

"No matter how declining the Guo family is, its surname is Guo. No matter how big it is, it is not as good as before. It is also a gentry. It has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and its family background and origins. To put it bluntly, our Cao family is not even worthy of carrying shoes for others.

Guo Peng's grandfather was the prefect of Wuyuan, and his father was also the magistrate of Qiao County. They were both filial and honest, and they were the regular ways of scholars and were justified. They could marry Guo's sons. Yuan Sheng, if you have an unmarried daughter, would you like it?"

Cao Song looked at Cao Chi with a crooked look on his face, and Cao Chi's smile turned into a bitter smile.

His daughter was promised to Fengqiang Hou Songqi a few years ago, but now she has no share.

Song Qi's sister Song is now the queen. Cao Chi became the father-in-law of the queen's brother, and Cao Song also became the cousin of the queen's brother's father-in-law. This relationship with the royal family has also made the Cao family's power stronger.

But the Song family is a relative of the outside world. How can the relationship between this relative of the outside world be comparable to that of Guo family with family background and clothing?

If Cao Song's daughter marrys Guo Peng, the entire Cao family will envy Cao Song to death.

"It's so tall, I hate myself for not having an extra daughter!"

Cao Song twisted his beard and laughed.

After laughing for a while, the expressions of the two returned to calm.

Cao Song picked up the cup and took a sip of water, and spoke slowly.

"Although our family has many officials and high positions, it is like rootless duckweed. There are no disciples and old officials in the place to be their wings. The court relies on eunuchs and relatives. How can this last long?

Fortunately, one day, if the eunuchs and relatives fall, we will be uprooted by others. If we don’t talk about us, wouldn’t the Zhongchang Shi Tang Heng also promise his daughter to Xun Yu, the son of Xun’s family?”

“That’s true.”

Cao Chiyu smiled sarcastically and said, "Some people in the capital say that it is Xun Fu's greed for Tang Heng's power."

"Hahaha, power?"

Cao Song shook his head: "The Xun family has eight dragons, so what power do they greedy for? In ordinary times, as long as they are willing, they have no official positions they cannot get. It is just that Xiaohuan intends to suppress the gentry and indulges Tang Heng and others to abusive power. Even if they die in the future, a eunuch will be killed and a group of Xun's children will be killed. How can the Xun family be willing?"

"In this way, was Xun Fu's promise to this marriage also forced by the clan?"

"That's natural. He is known as Xun Erlong. Enjoying such a reputation, can't he make some sacrifices for his family? If Tang Heng really wants to make Tang Heng angry, Xiaohuan must fan the flames behind Tang Heng.

Sacrifice Tang Heng to die with Xun, and blame him for being severely damaged by the charges. How could Xun’s family not understand this trick? So they were forced to agree, and Xiaohuan’s plan was lost.

It turned out to be a cheaper Tang Heng. Tang Heng wanted to use his power to whitewash his family. Now that he married his daughter to the son of Xun, it would be a step to reach the sky!"

As Cao Song said this, even Shang couldn't help but show an envious look. Shaoqing, but sighed again.

"If we want to enter the house, we must do this. In this way, many people have no way to do it. Now we have some power. If we don't use this power in time, when the power becomes a passing cloud, our Cao family will be finished."

Cao Song's words meant to be in Cao Chi's heart.

"Yes, those gentry don't treat us as human beings! Tang Heng is a wise man, but today, how many people are there who understand as much as you and my brothers?

How many people can't understand it even if they want to break their heads. Power is just a passing cloud. It's just that it disappears. It's important for the family to take root in the place, and that's a matter of thousands of years."

Cao Chi looked at Cao Song, Cao Song looked at Cao Chi, and the two of them smiled bitterly again.

The two of them drank some water and wine respectively, and Shaoqing, and then started talking again.

"By the way, Xun's Ziyu married the daughter of a eunuch, why are he going to be laughed at?"

Cao Chi asked curiously.

"That's not. All the gentry can understand clearly that if you make sacrifices to your family, the family will not treat you badly, and will always compensate you. Your reputation is damaged and you will end up being stigmatized by "submission to eunuchs". That big guy can't let your son make jokes, otherwise who is willing to sacrifice for your family in the future?

I heard that Xun Yu promoted him to the Xun family at a young age, and then, he invited the famous scholar He Yong of Nanyang to evaluate him at a young age.

He Yong also understood the truth. He said that the king and the assistant were the talented ones. Xun Yu became famous. After that, no one mentioned that his wife was the daughter of an eunuch."

Cao Song had a good news, so he told Cao Chi about this.

"The Xun family really praises each other!"

Cao Chi's face was full of disdain.

"This is their usual way of doing it, praising each other, raising each other's value, waiting for the court to invite you, alas..."
Chapter completed!