Chapter 14: On the Word

Huang Chengyan stared at Cao Ang, and after his inverted eyebrows jumped twice, he said solemnly: "No, no, what you said in this sentence is four hundred years, and the last three words should summarize the previous dynasty and the current dynasty, how can it be summed up by 'chaos'?" ”

Cao Ang's heart was terrible, and a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "I don't know why." ”

"You didn't write this article?" Huang Chengyan was a little stunned.

"Where did I come from such a skill, I just happened to pick up a book that recorded these things, and after careful reading, I felt that although these contents were simple, they were suitable for children's enlightenment teaching, so I recorded it." Cao Ang still couldn't understand the extra things in his head, so he had to talk nonsense.

Huang Chengyan stared at Cao Ang for a long time, then nodded slightly, snorted lightly, and said, "It's quite sincere." ”

Seeing this, Cao Ang hurriedly smiled and said, "Since the gentleman is fine, he will retire in the next place, and the child's mother is still worried, so I have to go back quickly to teach her to feel at ease." ”

Huang Chengyan's face was slightly red, he coughed lightly, rolled his little eyes, and said, "What's the panic, this little kid is good and disease-free, and it doesn't hurt to come back a little later." The old man asks you, did what you said in the old man's house that day come from your heart? ”

Cao Ang was a little confused, and asked somehow, "I don't know what the adults are asking?" ”

Huang Chengyan slowly sat down again, glanced at Cao Ang, and said, "It's nothing, the old man suddenly doesn't want to know, you can go back." ”

Cao Ang was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said goodbye.

Huang Chengyan asked behind his back: "What is the relationship between Cao Mengde and you?" ”

Cao Ang's scalp was numb for a while, and he was inexplicably shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that Mo really taught people to see through my identity? On his face, he replied with doubts as if there was no accident: "Cao Sikong is the third prince, and he is powerful in the world, how can the next small people have any ability to climb the relationship with him, why did the adults say this?" ”

Huang Chengyan rolled his eyes, and did not answer Cao Ang's question, and shouted angrily: "Cao Mengde's eunuch is ugly, and he is a rebel in troubled times, what is said to be powerful in the world, it is really ridiculous." ”

Cao Ang was secretly angry, his tone became serious, and said, "Mr. thinks Cao Sikong is a traitor of the Han family? ”

"Of course, Cao Thief bullied the Son of Heaven, controlled the government, had no respect for the Son of Heaven, and had no intention of being friendly to hundreds of officials, Xu Du was the only one in the court, and he was simply the second Dong Zhuo." Huang Chengyan was so angry when he talked about Cao Cao that he almost scolded.

Cao Ang frowned, his expression was obviously displeased, and he said: "Mr. is prejudiced against Cao Sikong, but comparing it with the chaotic minister Dong Zhuo, I'm afraid it's a bit too much." ”

"Before Dong Thief did not cause trouble in the world, he was in charge of the court alone, appointed talents, promoted celebrities, and handled the political affairs of the court in an orderly manner, and the Son of Heaven was useless. Now that Cao Thief dominates the Xu Capital Court, what he did is not the same as what Dong Thief did at the beginning? Huang Chengyan sneered and said bluntly sarcastically.

Cao Ang was silent for a moment, then shook his head negatively and said, "What Mr. said is all appearances. When Dong Zhuo was in power, the world was still stable, and the arrogant Yellow Turban thieves also died down, which was a good opportunity for the Son of Heaven to lead hundreds of officials to work hard and prosper the Han Dynasty. But Dong Thief is in charge of the dynasty alone, and he is indeed a minister of rebellion. However, although Cao Sikong now has the sole power, the situation is different after all. At present, the princes of the four directions are all over the place, and there is no royal family and no respect for the court. Everything he did was to sweep the world and support the Han family. When the world is calm, it will naturally return to power. Dong Zhuo's dictatorship is for himself, but Cao Sikong's dictatorship is for the Han dynasty, how can the two be confused? ”

"Sophistry," Huang Chengyan looked disdainful, the corners of his shriveled mouth pulled out a small arc, and said: "The Son of Heaven is benevolent and intelligent, not a mediocre and dim-witted king, if Cao Mengde's heart is really towards the Han family, he will be attached to the Son of Heaven and sent by the Son of Heaven to fight in all directions, instead of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes." Are you blind in the world? Can't see what Cao Mengde did? ”

Cao Ang was said to have a fire in his heart, his tone became cold, and he said: "What the lord said is too one-sided, if Cao Sikong really handed over all the military and political power to the Son of Heaven, can the Son of Heaven really delegate the power to Cao Sikong without any scruples, and let Cao Sikong take charge of the army to conquer and not be a subordinate?" Besides, there are countless flies and dogs in the court, although the Son of Heaven is benevolent and intelligent, but after all, he is young, if he is deceived by the villain and acts necessarily, then who will support the Han family? ”

The more Cao Ang said, the more he felt aggrieved for Cao Cao, although Cao Cao's glorious image was lost in his heart, but Cao Ang always believed that Cao Cao was loyal to the Han family and the Son of Heaven.

Huang Chengyan listened to Cao Ang's words, his eyes were full of calm, and he said coldly: "There are many talents in the world, is there no more available talent except Cao Mengde?" ”

Cao Ang slapped the pavilion pillar beside him and said loudly: "There are indeed many talents in the world, but most of these talents are chaotic people. In this world, except for Cao Sikong, who will really help the Han family? Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou was born in the clan, but he only cared about guarding Jingzhou, and when the Son of Heaven was in trouble, he did not think about rescuing; The world is turbulent, and he doesn't want to cleanse the world. Single-mindedly trying to dominate the southeast, such a person is among the eight horses, and he is really a talent. ”

"The fourth and third princes of the Yuan brothers, their names are important in the sea, but before Yuan Benchu recruited Dong Zhuo to cause chaos in the dynasty, and then Yuan Highway secretly hid jade seals with bad intentions, such a Shilin leader, an officialdom giant, is really a talent."

"Hebei Gongsun Zan is brutal and unkind, the people under his rule are not happy, he has no loyalty to the Han court, and he only thinks about grabbing territory and developing his own strength, such northern princes are really talents."

"Xuzhou Lu Fengxian chased fame and fortune, there was no credibility at all, Ding Jianyang treated him like a confidant, but he could bear to kill for the sake of high-ranking officials; Dong Zhuo was deeply grateful to him, but he was able to betray Dong Zhuo because of a small maid. In desperation, he defected to Yuan Benchu, but he was suspicious of Yuan Shao, such a righteous and reckless man is really a talent. ”

"Jiangdong Sun Lang has the heart of chasing the deer, ignoring the decrees of the imperial court, acting arbitrarily, everything he does is to develop the Sun family's power, and his chaotic heart will not die, such a person is really a talent."

Cao Ang commented on the powerful princes of the present day in one breath, and immediately raised his voice and asked Huang Chengyan: "Dare to ask your lordship, among these princes, who is willing to assist the Han family?" The world is so big, apart from Cao Sikong, who can dare to stand up and destroy these good thieves? ”

Huang Chengyan was angry, jumped up and pointed at Cao Ang's nose and scolded: "The shaft is clever and eloquent, and his tongue is like a spring, after all, it can't change the fact that Cao Cao is ****." If the Cao thief was sincere to the Han family, why did he slaughter innocent people in Xuzhou? These people are all people of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde is so cold-blooded, how can he be loyal to him? ”

Cao Ang sneered and said, "Cao Sikong's slaughter of Xuzhou itself was caused by a family feud, and the adults used this to scold him for being unkind at most, what does it have to do with loyalty?" ”

"Those who are loyal to the Son of Heaven and the Han family should be benevolent, righteous and loyal gentlemen, and a cold-blooded butcher like Cao Mengde can never be a loyal minister." Huang Chengyan was angry and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Ridiculous," Cao Ang rebuked loudly, "loyalty is righteousness, benevolence is subtlety, and adults confuse the two, which really makes people laugh." Wu Anjun slaughtered Juwan, but who dared to say that he was disloyal to Qin Jun? Huo Huqi was arrogant and arrogant, and he hurt people at every turn, but who dared to say that he was disloyal to Emperor Xiaowu? ”

"Cao Thief and Eunuch erect ugliness, how can it be compared with the ancient famous generals?" Huang Chengyan was very disdainful and his face was full of hatred.

"That's enough," Cao Ang shouted violently, and said with a grim expression: "Your Excellency has prejudiced against Cao Sikong first, and your Excellency asked yourself if you really uphold justice?" The world is turbulent, and the troubled times cannot be calmed because there are too many characters like adults, who all uphold their own justice, regardless of the reasons for others' actions, disdain the efforts of others, and even completely discredit them. Now that the Son of Heaven is in Cao, if a person like an adult really cares about the Han family, he should immediately join the imperial court and help Cao Sikong sweep the world. The sooner the world is calm, the sooner the Son of Heaven will be able to govern himself. On the day when the world is calm, if Cao Sikong still refuses to return to the government, it will not be too late for the adults to scold him for being a rebel and a thief. The current constant scolding of Cao Sikong is just because he suppressed Haoqiang, and you are worried that he will hurt the interests of your own clan, so you are trying your best to discredit him. ”

"Nonsense, the world is calm, Cao Thief is in power, if he doesn't want to return to the Son of Heaven, who can do anything? The old man scolded him all because what he did was really not what a minister should do. Although my Huang family is called a big family, but the people are thin, and they have always been heirlooms with poetry and books, and the family's wealth is just thousands of books, and the Cao thief wants to seize the interests of my family, I open the door to let him do it, what worries the old man? Huang Chengyan's firm thoughts did not change at all.

Cao Ang didn't want to quarrel with Huang Chengyan anymore, he was too stubborn, and what he thought in his head was too idealistic, and he often took some very difficult things for granted, and said at the moment: "If the people of the world are committed to the Han family, who can usurp the Han family?" Wang Mang can't do it, Dong Zhuo can't do it, and Cao Sikong can't do it either. I'm afraid that there are too many characters like adults, and they say that they are loyal to the Han family, but in fact, they are good at themselves, and even more like the Xiangyang Cai family, a wealthy family absorbs the people's fat and the people's ointment to support themselves, and damages the country and strengthens themselves, so the Han family is resting. ”

Huang Chengyan suddenly fell silent, and his eyes revealed a faint sadness. Cao Angzuo said: "The Tao is not the same, and I will leave in the future." As soon as he turned around, he saw Huang standing quietly outside the pavilion, with a thin anger in his eyes, glaring at Cao Ang with hatred, and walking towards Huang Chengyan.

For a moment, Cao Ang's heart was filled with an inexplicable emotion, and he just wanted to quickly escape from this place and salute the Huang family slightly, but the Huang family ignored it and passed by Cao Ang. Cao Ang sighed lightly in his heart and left.

Along the way, Cao Ang's mind echoed the content of the dispute between Shicai and Huang Chengyan. Cao Ang believed that Cao Cao was loyal to the Han family, but as Cao Cao's power expanded, how long could this loyalty remain alive? The Son of Heaven is getting older, should he gradually return power to the Son of Heaven, or completely treat him as a puppet? If this fundamental hidden danger is not solved, even if the world can be unified in the future, this hard-won unification will not last long, how to cure this stubborn disease?

Cao Ang thought about it a lot, and in the end it all became a question: Can the Han Dynasty, which has been inherited for 400 years, still be saved?