Messaging is a big problem these days.
The more remote the place, the slower the speed of receiving information, and the integrity of the information will be lost.
Unless you go through a channel established by the imperial court specifically to transmit central and local military and political orders, as well as inform some news, everything else will be very slow.
Such as correspondence, caravan communication, communication with friends, etc., there is even a lot of randomness.
Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Qiao County has no knowledge of what happened in Luoyang in September.
If we move to a place farther away, such as Jiaozhou, we may not even be able to figure out what happened in the capital next year.
But now faced with Cao Song's confusion.
Cao Ang naturally explained patiently.
After the death of the general, a series of more important events happened in Luoyang.
When he heard about Dong Zhuo's actions after entering Beijing, the expression on Cao Song's face was extremely wonderful.
There was surprise, panic, confusion, and a little bit of anger.
And when Cao Ang talked about the section about deposing the emperor.
The old man was even more horrified.
The eyes that were originally narrowed now widened.
The kind smile on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by shock and fear.
His lips kept trembling.
The hands that were originally placed on the table could be seen trembling slightly at this moment.
Just in Cao Ang's opinion.
Cao Song's behavior did not seem like anger after hearing Dong Zhuo's wanton behavior, but more like a fear.
Is he afraid of Dong Zhuo?
Cao Ang was a little bit unable to understand.
And after talking about his father and son leaving the capital, the expression on Cao Song's face suddenly relaxed again, and his whole person seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, no longer as tense as when he told the story just now.
Wait for Cao Ang to finish.
The old man digested it for a long time, and then he sorted out these things clearly in his mind.
After a while.
Cao Song put on a sighing look and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the Han Dynasty court would be like this now."
"The Han royal family, which used to be powerful and conquered the world, is actually controlled by foreign ministers from other places. It can be said that its majesty has been lost and its reputation has been ruined!"
This is what makes Cao Song different from others.
Everyone who had met before, whether it was Zhang Miao who was the prefect, or Chen Gong who was the magistrate of a county, when they heard what Dong Zhuo had done.
They were all filled with righteous indignation, impassioned, and eager to sing tragic songs. They rushed to Luoyang on the spot and chopped off Dong Zhuo's head with a sword.
As a result, when I arrived at the old man's place, all I got in exchange was a few sighs and sighs, as if this was just a trivial matter that didn't need to be taken to heart at all.
This is the person Cao Ang has ever seen, other than himself, who is the most calm about deposing the emperor.
Very outrageous!
…
He clicked his tongue.
Before Cao Ang could say anything, Cao Song took the initiative and asked: "Ang'er, my grandfather already knows about this, but what does it have to do with your purpose of returning to your hometown?"
Of course Cao Ang would not hide this.
Instead, he chose to show his cards directly and said: "Dong Zhuo went against the grain and carried out this treasonous act. He trampled the majesty of the emperor to the ground, and the officials and ministers turned a blind eye to it."
"As a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, my father will never tolerate such behavior. Therefore, he plans to use Jiyin County as the foundation to recruit troops throughout the county and recruit young men to form an army to attack Dong Zhuo in the future."
"no!"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Cao Song who was standing next to him. He gave a decisive shout, causing Cao Ang to swallow back the few words he was about to spit out.
Seeing his grandson looking at him with extremely surprised eyes, he seemed to be confused as to why he had such an excited reaction.
Cao Song hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "This is absolutely not allowed!"
"Earlier, when you said how Dong Zhuo acted recklessly in Luoyang City, my grandfather was already frightened when he heard it. He was extremely frightened that your father and son were in Luoyang City at that time."
"Now that we have finally left that quagmire, we are thinking of raising our troops to rejoin the chaos. Is this the behavior of a wise man?"
"I will never agree to this matter. Following my grandfather's advice, I will let your father be a local governor and don't think about recruiting soldiers to attack Dong Zhuo. That is not something he should get involved in!"
Cao Ang frowned slightly.
The intensity of the old man's opposition was beyond his estimation.
But after thinking about it.
Cao Ang still pretended to be confused.
He answered the question with a question: "My father's move is to help the Han Dynasty and destroy the traitors of the country. It is a good thing to do his best for the world and the Han Dynasty and to rectify the original source."
"Grandpa, why don't you agree?"
Seeing his grandson's face full of confusion.
Cao Song sighed.
Then he patted Cao Ang on the shoulder, working up some patience, and then slowly explained.
"Ang'er, you are young now, and there are many things you don't understand yet."
"One thing you have to understand is that only the winner is worthy of calling himself the righteous party. The loser can only be a national traitor and bandit!"
Speaking of which.
Cao Song paused briefly.
He seemed to be hesitating whether he should speak so thoroughly and clearly.
But after a few seconds, he continued to speak.
"Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor, killed officials indiscriminately, behaved arrogantly, and had no scruples. He is undoubtedly a national thief, and everyone will punish him!"
"But if the crusade against him fails, if Dong Zhuo wins the final victory, then it will be your father and others who are called national traitors!"
"So in my opinion, this must never be done!"
"Instead of thinking about helping the Han Dynasty and becoming famous, it is better to go with the flow and follow whoever wins. In this way, although there is no big achievement, your life is not in danger!"
Cao Ang's eyes widened.
He looked at the old man in surprise.
"Grandpa, do you have so little confidence in my father and the others? You must know that once the banner of crusade against Dong Zhuo is raised, all parties will definitely respond, and a strong alliance will be formed by then. How can Dong Zhuo win?"
Cao Song still shook his head.
With an expression that said, "You kid really doesn't know much about the world," he immediately took on the posture of educating parents.
"You do not understand!"
"Alliances are the loosest and most unreliable things. They will fall apart if they encounter setbacks."
"And the more forces that form an alliance, the more complicated the factions and interests will be, constraining and hindering each other. No one can see the other getting more benefits!"
"If the crusade against Dong Zhuo is carried out in one go, then things will be easy to say. If it doesn't go so smoothly, I'm afraid the strength exerted by this alliance is not as good as that of a single party."
"So I say, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose. It's better to be wise and protect yourself and not get involved."
The words fell.
Cao Ang was shocked!
…
Cao Ang wanted to stand up and applaud Cao Song.
As expected of the old man!
Older gingers are more spicy!
After being in the arena for so many years, he really has a lot of skills, and his reputation is not in vain.
Something he had to admit.
That is Cao Song's analysis. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is essentially correct.
Basically to the point.
Isn't this the final result of the Kwantung Allied Forces formed to defeat Dong Zhuo?
As Cao Song said.
If Dong Zhuo is not eliminated in one go, changes will automatically occur within the alliance.
It will fall apart in the shortest possible time. The alliance that originally seemed to be closely united will collapse instantly, and the alliance will be divided into several forces, attacking each other based on geographical location and power attributes.
From a just battle against Dong Zhuo.
It turned into an internal fight between the righteous parties.
They fought so hard with each other that their brains were knocked out, and no one had time to pay attention to Dong Zhuo.
These are basically correct.
The only thing I didn't expect was that Dong Zhuo didn't win either.
This fat black man simply does not have the ability to counterattack the Kwantung Allied Forces, and he has never thought about counterattacking.
Taking advantage of the lack of unity within the crusade, the coalition forces honestly gave up Luoyang and retreated to Chang'an.
Since then, he has been enjoying the colorful world in Chang'an with peace of mind, undergoing the influence and corrosion of power and material things. While watching the theater happily, he lost all opportunities and finally lost his life.
So even after the alliance collapsed.
There is no need to worry about liquidation at all.
Participating in this matter is a good thing that you can make money without losing money, and you can get a good reputation no matter how bad you are.
This is the limitation of Cao Song's vision.
He didn't see this.
Therefore, we can only say that the analysis is half correct.
But even so, he is worthy of the position of the Three Lords, and he is worthy of being an old fox!
…
These concerns of Cao Song have nothing to do with Cao Ang.
What he pursues is not who wins or who loses.
In fact, no matter who achieves a comprehensive victory, it is not good news for the Cao family.
Needless to say, if Dong Zhuo wins, it will really sweep the world. He has to surrender honestly.
But on the other hand, even if Dong Zhuo is wiped out now, will the Cao family still be able to dominate the world?
Therefore, the best situation is to follow the original historical trend, Dong Zhuo retreats to Chang'an, and the Guandong heroes' alliance against Dong is dissolved on the spot.
Maintain a dynamic balance.
Only in this way can the Cao family profit from it.
Therefore, no matter how worried Cao Song was, he must get the initial investment for starting a business.
It was not to attack Dong Zhuo for any reason, but to quickly accumulate family wealth and expand his strength.
Lay a good foundation for future hegemony.
However, considering that Cao Song analyzed the current situation quite thoroughly, he was very resistant to supporting Cao Cao in participating in the alliance.
It is probably impossible to convince him using conventional methods.
And such an extreme approach as kidnapping the old man is more of a joke.
If you really do this, your reputation will be ruined.
Even if you really want to do this, you have to do it as a last resort when you are at the end of your rope and have no other options. It is impossible to resort to such a trick now.
So after thinking about it.
Cao Ang decided to take a different approach!
…
After thinking clearly.
Cao Ang took a look at Cao Song's expression at this moment.
Recalling some of the words and methods he had prepared on the way here, he rolled his eyes twice, then turned around and said to Cao Song.
"Actually, Grandpa, you would have such a reaction. Father had expected it."
"Before setting off from Chenliu County, my father gave me three sentences to say at the appropriate time. Now is the time to say the first sentence."
Cao Song raised his eyebrows.
Is that boy Ah Ha still up to some tricks?
"What are you talking about? Come and listen!"
he asked in surprise.
Cao Ang stood up.
His hands were behind his back.
He walked half a circle around the table and then imitated his father Cao Cao's tone.
"Ang'er, once your grandfather expresses his objection, tell him that I, Cao Cao, must do this. I have made up my mind. I will not give up if I don't have the troops to attack Dong Zhuo and kill the traitors!"
Cao Song almost didn't choke.
Damn it!
It’s really like what that bastard boy can say!
A stubborn donkey, no matter what you say, it won't work.
Just as a son understands his father, can he, the father, not understand his son?
What kind of character does that boy Meng De have? He knows better than anyone else that once he sets his sights on something, he will never give up until the goal is achieved.
No matter how hard you explain the pros and cons, what can you do?
Can it extinguish Ah Man's daring loyalty to serve the Han Dynasty and die for the Liu family?
The thought of this.
Cao Song was immediately discouraged.
He no longer had any interest in giving guidance and education to his grandson. He just leaned forward and half-lyed on the table, then waved his hands and said helplessly.
"That's all, I don't care about him anymore. Everything will go with him. The worst I can do is write a letter to him, telling him not to mention my name to outsiders."
"He does his great work, and I treat him as my farm servant. I just pretend that I don't know about it."
He looked like he had given up.
…
See this situation.
Cao Ang knew it was time to exert his own strength.
He immediately raised his eyebrows.
Continue to imitate Cao Cao's tone.
"Just not objecting is not enough. Remember to ask your grandfather to use some of his family wealth to recruit and train soldiers for my father's side. This requires a lot of money and food."
Cao Song: "..."
"laugh!"
A burst of laughter broke the stagnant atmosphere.
He was amused by these words.
The face that was full of depression just now even showed a little smile.
Somewhat unbearable.
This Ah Ma is quite humorous.
Cao Song pointed at himself.
Then he asked with a smile: "What your father means is that it is not enough for me not to object. I must also use my family resources to fully support him in doing this."
"Ha, is your father teasing you?"
After laughing twice mockingly.
Cao Song also stood up.
After walking to Cao Ang, he patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Zixiu, when you return to your father, remember to tell him this for your grandfather."
"If he wants money, I don't have any money. If he can, he will take my old bones and see if he can sell them for a few five baht coins."
Although with a smile.
But his tone was decisive and would not allow for the slightest concession.
Obviously Cao Song's attitude is here.
You can just ignore it and pretend you don't know about it. Otherwise, there will be no help at all.
Such a look.
Cao Ang's eyes narrowed slightly.
Then he slowly said the third sentence.
…
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
(End of chapter)
