Father and son have different ideas.
But after a while of silence.
Cao Ang still said to Cao Cao: "In my opinion, let's keep this seal in our hands for the time being. As long as the court does not remove your title as the right middle lieutenant general, we will continue to hold it!"
Um?
Cao Cao was stunned.
He raised his palm involuntarily, looked at the small seal lying quietly in his palm, and asked with some doubts.
"After leaving Luoyang City, I will have no soldiers and no generals, just a bald man. What's the use of retaining such a name that has no real power?"
"Even a false name is useful!"
Cao Ang retorted without hesitation.
"When the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition is formed in the future, you will have such an official position that your voice will be louder and your waist will be straighter in front of others."
against his son.
Cao Cao just shook his head with a smile on his face.
"Why do I have to have such a loud voice?"
"The purpose of everyone coming together to form a coalition is just to defeat Dong Zhuo, not to compete with each other. As long as we can win and kill the national traitors, what can I do if I just bend my waist a little?"
Cao Ang was speechless.
My father is still a staunch idealist at this moment, and he knows that nothing he says is of any use.
Cao Cao had to see with his own eyes how the princes all had their own plans in mind when they allied to attack Dong Zhuo, and that private interests were more important than public concern before he could realize how naive his words today were.
"Then even if you don't compete for victory in the alliance, it will be useful for you to keep this seal. At least you will have a name in the future, and you will be able to recruit troops wherever you go."
Cao Ang felt that it was necessary to leave this seal. Even if it had no effect, it would at least have a commemorative significance.
The father and son spent a lot of effort and paid an unknown price to get this from Wang Situ!
It did take a lot of effort.
In total, it was an empty promise, some useless good words, a lot of saliva, and a Diao Chan.
After shopping around for so many properties, I managed to get a recommendation from Mr. Wang to be a right middle lieutenant general. Isn’t this military talisman seal letter worth collecting as a souvenir?
And Cao Cao heard his son's analysis.
But he was slightly startled.
Then he nodded and said, "That's true. No matter where you go to recruit soldiers, you have a legitimate name. If we don't have an official status, we can only shamelessly ask the local magistrate for help. It is indeed very inconvenient."
Having said this, Cao Cao paused for a moment.
Then he sighed.
"Actually, compared to General You Zhonglang, if he had the official position of local governor, he would be able to recruit and train troops with twice the result with half the effort."
This is natural.
After all, General You Zhonglang is a court official, and he is the type who has great power when there is a war. If there is no war, he can only stay in the capital and train troops.
The prefect is a local official.
Especially as the imperial court's control over local areas continues to weaken, the actual power of the prefect has expanded sharply.
He is in charge of the financial, military and political power of a county, and can freely recruit and train troops, collect taxes, and arrange official positions. As long as he is on his own territory, he is like a local emperor.
Officials from outside the capital are nothing in their own territory. I'll give you some face and call you a superior. If you don't give me face, you'll get lost.
That's why Cao Cao lamented that the Youzhonglang general was not as good as the prefect. After all, after leaving Luoyang City, he was the Youzhonglang general who had no war to fight and no military power.
…………
Cao Cao was thinking here.
But he didn't notice that after he finished speaking, Cao Ang suddenly became energetic.
Both eyes seemed to be much brighter.
"Father, I remember that you were a prefect before?"
Cao Ang asked with a slightly raised tone.
"Yes, I served as the Prime Minister of Jinan for a period of time. It was difficult to be the governor at that time. The place was completely controlled by the powerful local landlords and the local forces that had been entrenched for many years. The governor's government orders could not even leave the governor's house, and all the subordinates The county won’t listen to you at all.”
"If you are willing to collude with the corrupt local officials and share the money with everyone, then you will be the governor they respect."
"If you don't want to, you can only be put on the shelf and praised high, but what you said is contradictory and even deliberately misinterpreted."
"When my father was the prime minister of Jinan, he really killed a group of evil and lawless people. Although the killing was quick and it shocked a group of people, it was of no use. He still couldn't control the whole country of Jinan."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao felt bitter. Cao Ang only asked one question, and he said a lot.
After all, this was a life experience that Cao Cao remembered deeply, and in the end he was defeated because he had no choice but to do anything.
Although he gained a good reputation in the county and successfully curbed the trend for a period of time, he couldn't control it, so he could only maintain that state.
At that time, if Cao Cao dared to kill again, he would probably cause fierce local resistance, which would make the matter worse and be punished by the imperial court.
Therefore this experience can only be called a defeat.
That's not what Cao Ang cares about.
He was just bringing up the subject.
After Cao Cao expressed his bitterness, Cao Ang Zhuangruo accidentally picked up the topic and asked.
"Then, are you confident that your father will be appointed as the prefect of a county now?"
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.
A cold light flashed in his eyes.
He said somewhat coldly: "Today is different from the past. If I were to serve as the prefect now, I wouldn't be as embarrassed as before."
"If anyone dares to tell me about a 30/70 split, I get 30%, they get 70%, and they also want to increase the county's tax revenue to more than 90 years, I will uproot their entire family and kill them all! "
In the past, the imperial court could not control the local area, but it could control the prefects, so they had many scruples in killing them.
Now that the imperial court can't even control the prefect, the local governor can kill the governor without any scruples. Naturally, the role of the county governor is better and more enjoyable.
After thinking about it for a while.
A smile suddenly appeared on Cao Cao's face, and he looked at Cao Ang teasingly.
"Ang'er, why do you suddenly ask this question? Do you have some way to turn me into a prefect of a county?"
Cao Cao said it casually and with a hint of joking.
However, Cao Ang responded seriously.
"I do have this idea, but whether it can be implemented depends on the specific plan."
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing.
"Don't worry about it, my son, I'm just teasing you!"
Cao Ang smiled and said nothing.
After just a few casual remarks, he gave Cao Cao a slight bow, then turned and left the room.
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Turning You Zhonglang into a prefect, who in Luoyang City can do such a thing now?
A figure appeared in Cao Ang's mind.
I have to pick out his wool again...
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ps. There were violent storms, lightning and thunder, so I was delayed for some time on the road. Today’s update is a few minutes late, hehe!
