"Elder Brother!!"
Seeing Cao Qi arrive, Xiahou He could hardly stay any longer, so he saluted Cao Mao and took his leave.
Cao Mao glanced at this good-for-nothing younger brother before him. "What brings you here?"
"Elder Brother, I came to recommend someone to you!"
"Oh?"
Cao Qi hurriedly told Cao Mao about Liu Xuan, and Cao Mao listened attentively.
At last, a smile appeared on his face.
"You little brat have actually learned to recommend capable men. In your opinion, what office should this Liu Xuan be given?"
Cao Qi continued, "Since this is his first time entering official service, I think he could serve as a gentleman first, then be sent out as a county magistrate. After that, we can look at his achievements. If he is exceptionally good, he can be transferred back to the Three Offices. If he is merely competent without being outstanding, he can advance through the normal ranks. If he proves unqualified, he can be sent back to the Imperial Academy to continue lecturing..."
Cao Mao was very satisfied with his answer.
"To have thought of all that at your age is already very impressive. There is no hurry to leave today. Stay for a meal!"
Cao Qi smiled. "Thank you, Elder Brother!"
When Cao Qi had first arrived in Luoyang, he had been very afraid of his elder brother.
Of course, he was still afraid now, but that fear was no longer the same as before.
Back then, he had feared his elder brother would simply kill him. After all, Emperor Wen had left his descendants valuable experience in the matter of harming their own younger brothers.
But Cao Mao was different from what he had imagined. Ever since he arrived in Luoyang, although Cao Mao had been very strict with him,