Cao Ren's worries are not unfounded.

Combined with the current reality, Cao Ren even feels that he is still a little optimistic.

Because not everyone in the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan think like this.

"What worries my father even more is that the current Cao clan and Xiahou are clansmen, and it seems that many of them don't know much about it, and they don't feel about this situation, and they can't say it clearly in the letter, and some words can't be said clearly, only between you and my father and son."

Cao Ren sighed and shook his head: "This battle is over, no matter what others think, my father has decided to resign from all positions, only retain the title, stay away from the army, stay away from the military power, and spend his old age in peace." ”

"Father!"

Cao Tai was very surprised: "You...... You've ......"

"If you don't retreat, you can't do it, the status of the father is already very high, and everyone outside is saying that the second-in-command in the army is the father, and the first-in-command is Your Majesty, hmph, what are those people's thoughts, can you still be clear about the father?

If you can't continue to fight, if you continue to fight, your father's position will not be able to continue to be promoted, and your title will be at the top. ”

Cao Ren spoke very openly.

"And, Atai, do you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing in the army this time?"

"Aren't you here to learn?"

"It seems that he really didn't tell you anything."

Cao Ren's face became more and more worried: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to be the commander in the army, this war in the Western Regions, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the commander-in-chief, I am the deputy marshal, this battle is won, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will take the first credit, and I will be second." ”

"Huh?"

Cao Tai was taken aback: "Uncle...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never been on the battlefield at all, how can he command an army of 80,000? It's impossible! ”

"So! I'm the vice-marshal! ”

Cao Ren looked at his eldest son with a look of hatred: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't need to fight, as long as he stays in the army and shows his face from time to time, I will do the rest, what he needs is experience, merit, not war, do you understand?" ”

"This ...... Why is that? ”

Cao Tai's face was puzzled: "Your Majesty is in full bloom, and it is not time for the crown prince to succeed to the throne, right?" How could he accumulate prestige in the army for the crown prince at this time? This ......"

"What His Majesty is thinking and thinking today, how can you understand it?"

Cao Ren shouted angrily: "I can't even understand it, let alone you, that's why I said that you give me more respect and be careful, don't treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with the attitude of a child, he is a real prince, a real prince!" ”

Cao Tai looked stunned and didn't dare to speak again.

Cao Ren then sighed.

"Don't tell anyone about this, and if it weren't for the fact that you bastard is really useless, I wouldn't tell you! Take care of your mouth for me, and if you leak the slightest rumor, watch your skin! ”

Cao Tai was so frightened that he shrunk his neck and nodded again and again.

Cao Ren was a little relieved.

Over the years, he has been guarding the northwest frontier, far away from the center of the imperial court, watching Guo Peng gather power little by little, take power in his own hands little by little, and degrade and kill the founding ministers in the court, and the best treatment has also been taken away from power and become a mascot.

He knew that Guo Peng was already a complete emperor.

The emperor of the whole body does not like anything, he likes power.

Guo Peng's authoritarian heart is unprecedentedly strong, and his desire for power is unprecedentedly huge, and he cannot tolerate anyone challenging his authority and threatening his power.

The founding civil officials and ministers were defeated in the face of the emperor's strength and methods, and anyone who tried to confront the emperor to ensure their power lost, or was demoted, died, or became a mascot.

After the imperial examination became a foregone conclusion, the situation was irreversible.

The founding ministers will be slowly eliminated.

And their group of founding generals, although their power is also very limited, and they have almost no power in non-war times, but they have led troops to fight for many years, and their prestige is still there.

Guo Jin does not have such a strong military prestige, it is difficult to say whether he can control the meritorious veteran, once he can't control it, the army will have problems, and military regulations and military laws will also face challenges, which is impossible for Guo Peng to endure.

Therefore, Guo Peng will inevitably sweep away the meritorious veterans who have enough prestige in the army before he dies.

or belittled, or forced to retire, or even killed, and then, left a young Zhuang army without meritorious veterans to Guo Jin, let him take over the army smoothly, and train his cronies to control the army.

Military power is an indispensable component of imperial power.

At that time, the first to bear the brunt was Cao Ren, followed by Zhang Liao, and then Le Jin and Yu Ban......

None of the meritorious veterans can run away.

It is estimated that there is only one Zhao Yun who can get better treatment.

Zhao Yun is loyal enough, obedient enough, not only capable, but also like a machine without its own thoughts, pointing where to fight.

Therefore, Guo Pengcai left Zhao Yun in the center, and let Zhao Yun command the most elite and largest number of guards in the world, defend the Gyeonggi region of Luoyang, and enjoy the trust of the royal family.

They don't have that kind of treatment.

This shows that the emperor has been guarding against them for a long time, and even if he lets them command the troops, he will not let them stay in the center, but stay at the border passes, and he must firmly control the logistics supply.

If there is any problem, they can immediately cut off the logistical supply, and then send troops from the center to make sure that they have no way to survive.

Isn't this the most typical anti-hand?

Now give them high-ranking officials and give them enough power, if they don't know how to retreat bravely, it won't take many years, and after the peak of their lives, they will be in rapid free fall.

Zang Hong, who has been a friend for more than ten years, can be a killer emperor.

Xun Yu, who has been loyal and unswerving for ten years, can raid the emperor who destroys his family.

An emperor who can deprive his retainers of Cheng Yu, who has followed him for more than 20 years.

For an emperor like Cui Yan, a loser who goes home to be idle, he can also kill them all.

For this kind of emperor, what else can't be done?

Cao Ren felt that if he was embarrassed and didn't leave, relying on Cao Lan's relationship, he should not be able to die, but when he died, Cao Lan was gone, Guo Jin would probably not leave Cao Tai and the rest of the Cao clan.

From Guo Jin's body, Cao Ren saw a very similar demand and desire for power and respect that was very similar to Guo Peng.

Under the influence of Guo Peng, Guo Jin will never grow into a tolerant monarch, and in order to achieve the goal of keeping the success, Guo Jin will be more strict than Guo Peng.

That's why I can't leave him with any unhappiness.

It's still too late to make amends when he hasn't been an emperor yet.

Cao Ren angrily made his son realize and change his mentality in time, so that Cao Ren, the Cao clan, could avoid the end of being raided and exterminated after Cao Ren's death.

Many prominent families in history do not know how to advance and retreat, do not know how to be in awe, blindly enjoy power, fluttering immortals, and wait until the catastrophe is coming to realize that they are just a chess piece.

It's the shore when you turn back.

As for the other Cao clansmen, Cao Ren felt that Cao Hong, who was the most flamboyant in the past, was relatively safe.

Because Cao Hongse is very inward-looking, in fact, he is a political coward, except for greed, there is no other harm, no political ambition, and greed is really not a shortcoming in the upper-class group, on the contrary, Guo Peng also likes this very much.

So Cao Hong is very safe, at least not in danger of his life.

Cao Xiu and Cao Chun are still young, their power is not large, and their status in the army has not reached the level of Cao Ren, as long as they are honest, with their affection for being brought up by Guo Peng, there is a high probability that it will be fine.

On the contrary, it was Cao Cao's side that was the most dangerous.

The power of the head of the cabinet is not to mention.

Cao Ang has already been a Taishou in Liaodong.

Cao Pi is already a county magistrate in Xuzhou.

Now Cao Zhi has even obtained the status of the second place in the imperial examination, and he is about to be released to take up a position.

Cao Cao's three sons are all so good that they are in full bloom in the political circles......

This......

Mengde, is it really okay?

Don't you think it's time to retreat from the rapids?

The official position of Wei State cannot be hereditary.

Cao Ren was still often worried about Cao Cao, who was by Guo Peng's side, in private.

This kind of thing is really hard to say, who knows when Guo Peng will be angry and when he will feel that things must change?

Worried.

Cao Ren was really worried.