Chapter 8: The Ambition of Youth

If you want to make a small thing, maybe one person is enough. But if you want to do something big, you can never rely on your own strength. Gao Ye knew that if this world did not exist of its own, it would take nearly a thousand years to reach the pinnacle of culture and education. Don't look at the weakness of the Great Song Dynasty, but you must know that three of the four great inventions of ancient China appeared in this beautiful era.

When Gao Ye of later generations read the history of the Song Dynasty, he often sighed. Although the Song Dynasty had various deficiencies, this era had extremely developed commerce, a complete official training system, and countless skilled craftsmen. If there were male soldiers to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, Gao Ye felt that the history of the Song Dynasty would never be only two or three hundred years. It's a pity that history can't be assumed, with the lessons of the Song Dynasty, it is quite handy to return to the high night of the Three Kingdoms to reform. Regardless of whether the law is good or bad or whether it is appropriate or not, at least Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal and Wang Anshi Xining's reform of the law have told Gao Ye a truth, if you want to succeed in reform, you must try to win over as many helpers as possible, rather than set up enemies. If we want the reform to succeed, we must not be shocked, but we must take it slowly. Many of the failures of the law reform are not because the policies are not good, but only because the changes are too great all at once and the interests of the old forces are too damaging to them, which makes these people desperately fight back. The emperor does not have enough strength, and if he wants to sit on the throne, he has to appease the hearts of these people, and the change can only end in nothing.

Now Gao Ye's advice to Cao Cao is not pertinent, the world is still in chaos now, Cao Cao wants to go outside, he must first settle inside. If the thunder is set, Cao Cao's current land in Sizhou will inevitably change. Don't look at these big and small families who support Cao Cao's rule now, but as long as you hurt their family interests, rebellion is definitely a matter of minutes. It seems that the situation is forced to do so, but in fact, this is not a process of boiling frogs in warm water?

These things can be imagined by Gao Ye, and Cao Cao naturally understands them. He even said that he thought more, deeper, and farther than the high night. Gao Ye's proposal seemed to open a window for Cao Cao to weaken other forces and strengthen himself from another angle. Gao Ye believes that even if Cao Cao has agreed to Gao Ye's big exam in late August, Cao Cao will discuss this issue carefully with Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others.

Since Gao Ye's trip has preliminarily achieved its goal, it has become a natural thing to return to Yangzhai. It's a pity that Gao Ye came to Yingchuan alone, but returned to the academy with a group of people. Cao Cao's sentence "Bring these boys back to the academy and let them learn more skills from you" made Gao Ye have no reason to refuse. After Gao Yeyi drove away all the servants around the three imps, the four of them set off to return to Yangzhai.

After all, the three of them are still young, the eldest Cao Pi is only thirteen years old this year, and the youngest Cao Zhi is only eight years old. Don't look at the three of them at a young age, but their equestrian skills are really not bad. The three of them are siblings, but they have no smug on them, which makes Gao Ye's admiration for their biological mother Bian even stronger. Speaking of which, now that there is no death of Cao Ang, although Cao Cao's original wife, Mrs. Ding, is ill, she is still Cao Cao's main room, and Mrs. Bian and Mrs. Huan have no chance of ascending to the throne in the mansion at all, even if Mrs. Huan just gave birth to Cao Chong, a rare prodigy in the world a few years ago.

Now Cao Ying's side, in Gao Ye's view, Cao Cao's position should be no suspense after a hundred years, and now Cao Ang's military achievements are great, Beihai persuaded Zang Ba to surrender, Xuzhou encircled and suppressed Liu Bei, recaptured the jade seal of the country, and the battle of Guandu broke through the siege and rescued the general. Although he was scolded by Cao Cao because of Lu Lingqi, this still could not affect his prestige in the army. Lu Lingqi even became the first female general in Cao Ying to take up a temporary post because of this battle, so you can see what kind of mentality Cao Cao has towards Cao Ang.

Now Cao Ang has hung up his former rank of general and participated in the government. Cao Xiu, Xiahou Lan and other little ghosts, and of course Xu Shu, all entered his Hou General's Mansion, so although the three little ghosts in front of him are all demon-level guys, they still have no half chance of winning against Cao Ang. The biggest reason is not because Cao Ang is much older than them, has much more experience than them, and has more merits than them!

This is not just a high night, in fact, who in the world can't see it? Their mother is a very clear person, so even these three little ghosts are probably very clear in their hearts.

Cao Zhang loves martial arts, and he just wants to be a general, which Gao Ye knows. The name of Huang Xu'er was also well-known in later generations. Don't look at Cao Zhang's appearance in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but who is familiar with history doesn't know Huang Xu'er outside this famous town? Speaking of which, Cao Zhang himself is really the first time to see him, but he is different from the shy Cao Zhi and the gloomy Cao Pi, and he is almost a familiar guy. Gao Ye's martial arts are famous all over the world, so he can ride a horse and follow Gao Ye, ask him some martial arts things, and even have a performance that is eager to try and compete with Gao Ye.

When Gao Ye asked about the aspirations of the three of them, Cao Zhang was the first to speak, patting his chest and saying loudly that he wanted to be a general! Gao Ye saw Cao Zhi's puzzled face, Cao Pi was full of disgust, and then smiled: "Ziwen, Ziwen, you are really ashamed of your expression." If you want to be a general, do you know how to be a general? ”

"Of course I do! For the generals, wear strong armor, hold sharp weapons, and fight on the battlefield! In the face of danger, the two armies should take the lead. To his subordinates, he must not only be gracious, but also reward meritorious service and punish those who are guilty. Soldiers should be trained to carry out orders and prohibitions, and marches and battles should be thoughtful. ”

Gao Ye nodded when he heard this, although this answer was immature, but for a ten-year-old child, it was really not easy. However, Gao Ye immediately asked: "Big, but it is superficial." Tell me, what do you have to think about when marching and fighting? ”

However, Cao Zhang hesitated for a while, and it was only four words to say thoughtfully, but it was really not easy to do this. Even if it is every time there is a war in the high night, it is a matter of thinking twice. Arrange troops and use strategies to think twice before they dare to let go. Now that we have a staff member, every time we send troops, we must brainstorm and try to be foolproof. Even the risky act of raiding Yecheng was only dared to be carried out after Gao Ye had seven points of certainty. Gao Ye has been fighting for nearly twenty years, and it is difficult to say clearly how to think about it to be comprehensive, where can the fledgling Cao Zhang explain it for a while.

Seeing that Cao Zhang was deflated, Cao Pi also smiled, and Cao Zhi laughed directly. For a while, Cao Zhangden made a big red face. However, Cao Pi was an elder brother in the end, and seeing that his younger brother was in an embarrassing situation, he hurriedly spoke: "Ziwen, you just don't listen to you when you are told to study more." Confucius said, 'There must be my teacher in the threesome', you can't answer this question, won't you ask Situ for advice? ”

As soon as Cao Pi's words came out, it made Gao Ye laugh, sometimes wisdom is really hard to say, maybe it is really the result of genetics, Cao Pi can already have such a reaction at a young age, and he can quickly find a way to alleviate the embarrassment, no wonder he was able to achieve the position of emperor in the end. Gao Ye smiled, but he didn't explain much, but said to Cao Zhang: "If you want to know the answer, then you must study hard in the academy." If you want to be a world-famous general, you must remember that soldiers are expensive but not expensive, and they will be in planning but not brave. After saying that, he turned his head to look at Cao Pi on the other side and said, "As for Zihuan, it's good to call me uncle in the future, so that Situ will be angry." Tell me, what are your ambitions? ”

I saw Cao Pi's thoughtful look on his face, but he didn't speak, but Gao Ye turned his head to look at Cao Zhi on the other side and said, "Your second brother is still thinking, Zijian, you can also tell me about your ambitions." ”

I saw that the eight-year-old Cao Zhi squirmed on the horse for a long time, and he couldn't say anything, maybe the word ideal is too far away for an eight-year-old child, especially a child who is not yet mature. As for Cao Pi on the side, he said at this time: "Now my father is fighting in the world, and my eldest brother is even more famous in the military. I'm still young, but I'm also willing to share the worries of my father and eldest brother, and do my best in the court. ”

Gao Ye'er heard Cao Pi's answer, and couldn't help frowning slightly. Cao Pi is only thirteen years old now, but the words he says are not leaky. I don't know if this is what he thinks or if someone taught him. Anyway, in Gao Ye's opinion, Cao Pi's scheming is so deep that he is afraid that it is far from what he thinks. Now Cao Cao is still at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will not pass away in 20 years in history, and it is really unimaginable what Cao Pi will look like in 20 years.

However, Gao Ye's brows only frowned, and then relaxed. Anyway, Cao Pi is going to study in the academy, let him listen to Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong's lectures more, and learn more righteous and bright means and mentality, maybe he can change something? After all, the child is still young, and there are still 10,000 possibilities.

Therefore, Gao Ye immediately smiled and said: "Above the court, the waves and clouds are treacherous, and their danger is not on the battlefield. If you want to help your father and eldest brother, you have to study hard at the academy. ”

Cao Pi shook his head when he heard this: "I want to learn from you, uncle, is it okay?" ”

Gao Ye's pupils shrank slightly, and then he smiled: "When you arrive at the academy, you have to study hard." The three of you were entrusted to me by the lord, and I will naturally do my best to teach, so you can rest assured that Zihuan is this. Speaking of this, Gao Ye suddenly remembered a famous sentence of Chairman Mao that he often heard when he was a child, and saw the three little ghosts who were about to shine, but he unconsciously said: "This world is yours and ours, but in the final analysis, it is yours." Our hopes are all pinned on you. ”