Cao Cao suddenly mentioned this.

Cao Ang was slightly stunned for a few seconds.

But he soon came to his senses.

After meeting Cao Cao's eyes and looking at each other for a while, Cao Ang couldn't help but nodded.

He knew where his father's worries were coming from.

In fact, this so-called scholar clan is a double-edged sword, which is quite easy to use, but it is also easy to cut itself when it is counterattacked.

At present, the powerful influence of the four major families of Yingchuan is used to help the Cao family quickly control the entire Yingchuan County, and plant the banner symbolizing power in every corner of the county.

Of course, this is fast and convenient.

But correspondingly.

This is invisibly adding to the legitimacy and legitimacy of the four major families.

It belongs to the process of the Cao family taking charge of the local government, and set up a middle layer of agents, which is very powerful for the weakening of top-down political authority.

After all, even the Cao family needs to rely on the power of the four major families, so for the people who have lived in Yingchuan County for generations, the Xun family and other local clans, and the nominal leader of the Cao family, whose words are more effective?

I'm afraid most people will choose the former.

Therefore, Cao Cao's concerns are not unfounded.

Just at this moment.

Think of the current situation.

After Cao Ang frowned slightly, he finally bowed slightly to Cao Cao, and then said.

"Father, what you said is that in fact, the child thought about this problem before arranging for Xun Wenruo and Xun Gongda to contact the four major families of Yingchuan County."

"Relying on it too much, so that it is too heavy, and the tail is too big, and it will definitely become a trouble in our hands in the future, I know all this."

"It's just a matter of priority, and compared with the thorny problems that may arise in the future, it is still a big thing for us to do, which is more important."

"When this is over, after Yuzhou should be subjugated except for Runan County, the children will find a way to reduce their authority and prestige."

……

After getting a response from his son.

Cao Cao bowed slightly.

"You just have to know what you know."

But after this sentence, Cao Cao hesitated for a while, as if he had thought of something.

After a short period of thought, Cao Cao stared at Cao Ang with blazing eyes, then propped one hand on the battlement of the city wall, and gestured with the other.

"My father knows that you have always been assertive, and your vision and resourcefulness are far superior to mine, so in the past, I would try my best to ask for your opinion, and I would not interfere with your decisions in ordinary times."

"But there is something this day that the Father must tell you, and you must take it to heart."

I saw that my father said so solemnly.

Cao Ang couldn't help but straighten up.

Listened intently to what Cao Cao was going to say next.

"The so-called Imperial Technique, in fact, is the same as the Imperial Knife, the blade is too blunt, and it is not easy to use, so such a knife, either sharpen it sharper, or we have to throw it away."

"On the contrary, if a knife is too sharp, it is easy to cut yourself, so we must not hesitate to abandon such a knife."

"The former is nothing more than discarded, but the latter, if this knife can't reduce its edge a little, once someone else gets it, it is likely to hurt ourselves."

"So a knife, once it's so sharp that we lose control of it, then we must be ready to abandon it and destroy it at any time!"

……

At first, Cao Cao was calm.

But when it comes to the back.

The tone was already full of murderous intent.

There is a faint evil aura around the body.

His eyes were full of sharp cold light, and when he looked at him, he seemed to be stabbed.

And after such an analogy.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, paused slightly, and then continued to explain to Cao Ang.

"Of course, being a father doesn't mean that you want to do something about the major families in Yingchuan County now."

"Instead, I want to tell you that as we control more and more places and the territory becomes larger and larger, then more and more forces and clans under our Cao family will be invested."

"These intricate forces will form factions for various reasons such as location, surname, and even mentorship."

"But no matter how many factions there are, these should be based on our Cao family's rule, jumping in the fence we demarcated, once any side wants to jump out, or even try to ride on us, then this is too sharp a knife."

"All we're going to do is break it!"

Speaking of which.

Cao Cao pointed to the north.

It single-handedly encompasses the entire Yingchuan County.

Then his voice was calm, but his tone was firm and powerful: "Take the Xun family as an example, it has a great influence in Yingchuan County, and even has a certain reputation in this world. ”

"And Xun Yu and Xun Yu are in important positions under you at the same time, it can be said that their family alone is already a very powerful faction."

"If such a clan force is obedient and obeys the means we will weaken in the future, then everyone will naturally be happy, but if you have ambitions, then you must not be soft when you start."

"Don't feel ruthless for your father, or these families and capable people, how many things they have done for our Cao family, you can't do it, the so-called superiors must have a ruthless and hard heart!"

……

looked at Cao Cao, the father who scolded Fang Xuan.

A thought suddenly came to Cao Ang's heart.

Perhaps because of his long-term high position, Lao Cao's whole person has been in the process of rapid transformation, and even now it has almost changed.

Compared with the ideal hot-blooded young man who was entrusted by Wang Yun to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a knife, and later participated in the Dong Alliance, he was bent on eliminating all evil.

At present, Cao Cao should use a mature politician as his title and evaluation.

At the very least, the four major families of Yingchuan should be used as the starting point, and then expanded to the composition of forces and factions, recognize the relationship between them, and clarify what they should do.

This set of concepts is very mature.

And now Cao Cao told these words to Cao Ang.

It is obvious that he is teaching his life experience and political vision to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang thinks it's very good.

Although he has a modern mindset, is familiar with history books, and has seen a large number of cases, he is no stranger to the so-called factions and the art of the emperor.

But Cao Cao can tell him this.

It also means that the father and son agree on this point of view.

……

I thought about it for a moment.

Cao Ang cleaned up his face, solemnly bowed to Cao Cao, and then cut the railway.

"The father's teachings, the children take them to heart!"

Gave a firm attitude.

A few more smiles appeared on Cao Ang's face, and then he recounted while reminiscing.

"The child once read the history books, and I still remember that there is a paragraph on it, which says that Emperor Xiaoxuan once taught the then crown prince."

"It is said that the Han family has its own system, and it is supposed to be a tyrant, but why should it be purely moral and use Zhou Zhenghu?"

"I think this is also the same as what your father taught, all forces are gathered under your command, my Cao family should use both, never listen to all the trust in one side, otherwise it will be the way to take trouble."

"Those who are useful will be used, those who are useless will be put away, and those who are harmful will be removed, and the children will know it in their hearts!"

As soon as the words fell.

Cao Cao immediately laughed.

The thick evil aura that had condensed around him before was also dispersed without a trace at this moment.

"Good!"

"What a miscellaneous!"

Cao Cao patted Cao Ang's shoulder heavily, nodding his head in approval.

"My son has a point!"

"Although our Cao family is not a Han family, it is originally a Han Chen, so it should naturally be like this!"

………………

Just when the father and son of the Cao family were talking about ideas.

In Luyang County, more than 70 miles away from Fucheng County, Yuan Shuzheng was discussing major military affairs with Sun Jian and a group of civil and military staff under his command.

"Cao Cao's old thief, Cao Ang'er, and Liu Biao's dog thief, are really too deceitful!"

"I didn't send troops against them, but they joined forces and tried to attack me, and they didn't know how to write dead words!"

At this moment.

Yuan Shu was standing in front of a large map.

His face was gloomy, his brows were tightly locked, and his expression was hideous and scolding.

In fact, when the Cao family's army and Liu Biao's Jingzhou army were launched from both directions, Yuan Shu had already received the news.

From beginning to end, he has been closely watching the movements of both sides, which is the essence of his position as a powerful force.

But at the beginning of the event.

Yuan Shu didn't think too much about it.

I only felt that the Cao family wanted to take advantage of the defeat of his aftermath not long ago, and take the opportunity to invade the territory of Yuzhou, including Yingchuan County, which was located on the main road.

And Liu Biao must have been for the same reason, taking advantage of the defeat he suffered under the Cao family, he crossed Zhangling County and planted nails in Nanyang County.

For such behavior.

Yuan Shu felt that he could manage it, but there was no need.

After all, in the battle of the Five Routes, he did suffer certain losses and hurt his vitality.

Can you raise it or raise it for a while.

Some less important marginal territories will be ceded to the north and south for the time being, and then they will be recaptured after they have been cultivated in the future, which is the same.

……

But Yuan Shu never expected it.

The development of things was not what he imagined, and the army led by Cao Cao and Liu Biao did not stop within a certain range.

On the contrary, it is after several cities in a row.

It also continued to advance to Luyang County.

And it is to do the best of the troops under his command and push forward with all his might.

Now he is a fool, and he understands what the two families want to do, this is not satisfied with just capturing some territory, but also targeting him personally!

For Yuan Shu, how can he endure this?

He has been stationed in Luyang County for a long time, and this city has been regarded by him as a foundation, and it is also the center of Yingchuan County and Nanyang County.

Once he was attacked by Cao Cao and Liu Biao, resulting in the loss of Luyang County, it meant that he Yuan Shu would lose his influence on Nanyang County and Yingchuan County for a long time to come.

As for the strategic goal of further attacking the entire Nanyang and even Jingzhou, it has become a dream bubble.

It can be said that if Luyang County is lost, it means that all the efforts he made in the early stage were in vain.

Therefore, it is impossible for Yuan Shu to retreat, he doesn't want to retreat, and he feels that there is no need to back down!

……

After an angry scolding.

Yuan Shu restrained the emotions in his heart.

Then he pointed to the location of Luyang County on the map with one hand, and at the same time looked back at the people in the hall, and then asked in a low voice.

"The enemy army is menacing, and I can't be afraid to fight, and the only way to do this now is to repel all the enemies who will attack in the future, so as to protect the safety of the city below."

"Everyone, if you have any good ideas, as long as you can retreat and defeat the enemy, you can speak freely!"

There was silence for a while.

But soon, Yan Xiang, a heavyweight among Yuan Shu's subordinates, took a few steps outside to the center of the hall, and then bowed his hand to Yuan Shu.

"Back to the Lord, the north and the south are menacing at the moment, this is bound to be a tough battle, and our army will not be immune to the flames of war no matter what, so the top priority is to be prepared for a head-on battle with the enemy."

Yuan Shu understands this truth.

Therefore, after glancing at Sun Jian, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and others, who were silent, he raised his hand and motioned for Yan Xiang to continue.

"In addition to the arming war, the subordinates thought that the first thing to do was to send envoys to the camps of Cao Jun and Liu Jun respectively."

"Knowing the benefits, promising money and food, and even giving away the city, at all costs, to convince them in any way possible, thus destroying their alliance."

"As long as any of them are persuaded by us to withdraw from the army, they even need to stop the battle and watch from the sidelines, and the current crisis can be solved!"

……

Yuan Shu's face was a little gloomy as mentioned in this suggestion.

The battle has not yet begun.

On his side, he needs to send someone out to take the initiative to sue for peace, and when he thinks of his dignified Yuan family's son-in-law of the fourth and third dukes, he still needs to keep his voice down and be cowardly before fighting.

Yuan Shu's heart was full of anger.

He wanted to loudly refute the suggestion.

But reason made him understand that the method proposed by Yan Xiang was already the best to use at the moment and had the most possibility of success.

Compared to keeping the roots.

Nothing else seems to be a big deal.

Besides, as long as he settles out the north-south attack, he will recuperate and free his hands.

Then as much as he promised to go out, he will be taken back exponentially.

Come to think of it.

Yuan Shu immediately nodded and said: "This proposal is feasible, and the right to write it down, after the discussion is over, I will draft the document and send someone to the camp of the two armies." ”

Hearing Yuan Shu take his own advice.

Yan Xiang couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

He knows too well what kind of character this master is.

Before making a suggestion, he was afraid that Yuan Shu would refuse to adopt it because of his arrogance, and it would be too difficult to play in a limited space at that time.

But it's okay.

After all, it was the difficulty of the real situation, which overwhelmed the temperament of the master of his own family, and gave this matter room for change.

……

But just when Yan Xiang was relieved in his heart.

Yuan Shu's voice came from his ears again.

"Promise to make peace with the two families, if this matter can be achieved, it will naturally be the best."

"But if the two families are determined to compete with me on the battlefield, then what good strategy can our army have to ensure victory in the war?"

The military is not the director of Yan Xiang.

Therefore, in the face of the problem thrown by Yuan Shu.

He didn't answer, but silently retreated to his place, and then looked at the general.

……

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