Cao Cao felt more and more that Chen Zhou was very attractive to him.
It's just that it hasn't been determined yet whether Chen Zhou can be reused. It needs further observation before deciding whether to invite the person out.
When Xun Yu heard Chen Zhou's bold words, he thought Cao Cao would be angry. He looked sideways and saw that Cao Cao's face was full of excitement, with no sign of anger at all, and he was shocked.
Cao Ren also felt that his words were too bold.
"What's the difference between Yellow Turban and Cao Cao?"
"The Yellow Turbans are just for temporary food and clothing, and they don't necessarily want to kill all the people."
"But Cao Cao's method of slaughtering Xuzhou was to kill everyone. Even if he dug the ground three feet, he would not allow a grain to fall."
"As a traitor, you should be so ruthless and ruthless, and do whatever it takes to pursue your goals. Cao Cao implemented this very well. Of course, this is also the sorrow of ordinary people in troubled times."
Chen Zhou continued.
Cao Cao was very bold to do this, but it was also one of the stains in his life.
When people of later generations evaluated Cao Cao, they often compared the massacre of the city with Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness.
After knowing the truth about the massacre of Xuzhou, Cao Ang was completely sluggish and could not accept what his father had done. This was not revenge for his grandfather, but a cruel and unjust killing. Duke’s evaluation actually agrees with Duke Cao’s practice of massacring the city to raise troops?”
Chen Zhou thought for a while and said: "I just have a certain appreciation. Massacre of the city is cruel. Wouldn't it be cruel if we don't massacre?"
"Instead of massacring the city, we can think of other ways."
Cao Ang did not think that the city must be massacred.
Chen Zhou felt that the young master in front of him must be under the protection of the Cao family. He had never seen the dangers of troubled times and his thoughts were very simple. He could only say: "If we don't massacre the city, the surrendered Yellow Turbans will have nothing to eat. Then there will be two kinds of consequences." The first is that millions of people will starve to death, and the second is that the surrendered Yellow Turbans rebel against Cao Cao, millions of people rebel at the same time, and 300,000 surrendered soldiers attack Yanzhou again, and many people will also die!"
If there is another Yellow Turban chaos in Yanzhou, it is still unknown whether Cao Cao can stop the hungry Yellow Turbans.
What's more, this time the Yellow Turbans were absorbed by Cao Cao, penetrated deeply into Yanzhou, and clearly understood Yanzhou's military layout, and the unrest they created would be even more severe.
"Then you can borrow food."
Cao Ang said again.
"If you borrow food, the nature of the collection will change."
Chen Zhou explained: "If Cao Cao cannot become independent and become a true prince, he will be restrained by Yuan Shao."
"Wang Kuang did so many things for Yuan Shao back then. Later, Yuan Shao would kill him whenever he wanted. Cao Cao was worried that if he was no longer useful, Yuan Shao would kick him away."
"If Cao Cao fails, will you Cao family members still have a good life? He did this not only because he wanted to become a prince, but also for the sake of his family. He can no longer look back."
After listening to Chen Zhou's words at this time, Cao Ang finally felt much better.
It is no longer so unacceptable to massacre the city.
Cao Cao outside sighed that the person who understood him best was indeed Chen Zhou.
It’s hard to find a confidant!
"Didn't the young master just say that if you were Cao Cao, you would kill some of the Yellow Turbans until you can afford them?"
Chen Zhou asked again: "Why do you become merciful after hearing about the massacre of the city to raise troops?"
Cao Ang said embarrassedly: "I want to kill them because the Yellow Turbans are all thieves."
Killing thieves doesn't matter to him.
He couldn't accept the massacre of common people.
Although the Yellow Turbans were common people in the past, in troubled times, as long as they have been thieves for a day, tried to get something for nothing, and gained benefits through killing, those thieves will never go back.
They cannot be treated as common people.
Therefore, when they slaughtered Xuzhou, they could do so without any psychological pressure.
"Yesterday I also said that you cannot sympathize with others in troubled times, let alone be a holy mother."
"The Holy Mother and mercy are the least valuable things in troubled times."
"If you want to have a certain status in the Cao family, like Cao Ren and Cao Hong, you must abandon these things."
"This is an era that eats people without spitting out their bones."
Chen Zhou said earnestly.
Unless you can take advantage of benevolence and righteousness to the extreme like Liu Bei.
Cao Cao was excited again.
These words once again entered his heart.
If he was a kind person, he would have been eaten up and wiped clean by someone long ago, and nothing would be left.
It is even less likely to have the status it has today.
Cao Cao believed that Chen Zhou's teachings were very good.
Cao Ang is usually not ruthless enough and fails to inherit his ruthlessness. Kindness is like poison in troubled times and will poison himself to death.
"Zixiu is indeed not ruthless enough!"
Cao Ren whispered in agreement.
In his opinion, everything Cao Cao did was correct.
If they are not ruthless enough, someone more ruthless will swallow them up, and not even the scum will be left.
Xun Yu: "..."
He didn't know how to evaluate it for a while.
But Chen Zhou's words are not unreasonable. With their status, Cao Cao and the others do need to be more ruthless.
But standing outside and eavesdropping, my legs were sore after standing for so long. Looking at the situation, it seemed like I would have to talk for a long time.
"Sir is right!"
Cao Ang temporarily put aside his thoughts of slaughtering the city and raising troops, whether to be cruel or not.
Maybe it's a last resort in today's environment.
Chen Zhou raised another question and asked: "Master, can you think of why Cao Cao chose Xuzhou?"
Cao Ang said: "Avenging my father in name is one of them."
"That's right!"
Chen Zhou also agreed with this reason.
Cao Ang added: "Except for Tao Qian, no one around Yanzhou can be defeated by Duke Cao. He can only choose the weakest Tao Qian to fight."
"Treason!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he was unhappy again.
Although it is true, you should say it tactfully!
I still want to lose face!
"My lord, don't be angry, be careful not to disturb the person inside."
Xun Yu comforted him.
Worried that he would be discovered, Cao Cao could only endure it.
"It is true that no one can defeat Cao Cao."
"Yuan Shao is Cao Cao's boss, so he will definitely not dare to fight."
"Yuan Shu is a direct descendant of the Yuan family, the real fourth and third prince of the Yuan family. If Cao Cao dares to touch him, he will die faster."
"Lu Bu is a tough nut to crack."
"Tian Kai in the north of Jizhou belongs to Gongsun Zan. He is not weak in battle and is not easy to fight."
"Then around Yanzhou, only Kong Rong from Qingzhou and Tao Qian from Xuzhou are left. They are the two softest persimmons, but which one should I choose?"
"Of course Xuzhou."
Chen Zhou's analysis made Cao Cao very hurt.
"Besides, Xuzhou is rich."
"Tao Qian is not very strong in military affairs, but he is good at economics."
"At that time, a large number of refugees from Guanzhong fled to Xuzhou, and Tao Qian could still afford to support them."
"Dong Zhuo's small money brought down the Han Dynasty's economy, but Xuzhou can still have a wealthy man like Mi Zhu."
"You can get more money and food by slaughtering Xuzhou once than by slaughtering Qingzhou ten times."
"Xuzhou is still an important battleground, which will be conducive to future military development."
"As I said yesterday, Tao Qian is attached to Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao is attached to Yuan Shao. This can be seen as part of the struggle between the two Yuan. Before that, Cao Cao had joined forces with Yuan Shao to attack Xuzhou, and he and Tao Qian had long had a grudge."
"Even if Cao Song had not died, Xuzhou would not have escaped disaster."
This is how Chen Zhou came to a conclusion regarding his fight against Xuzhou.
This battle is inevitable and cannot be avoided.
In order to pursue his own path as a vassal, Cao Cao will definitely expand externally to enrich his strength and gradually become stronger until he is able to challenge his big brother Yuan Shao.
"Mr. Ruwu, I still can't figure this out."
Cao Ang sighed, thinking that his father was too outspoken to even hide it from himself.
Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts.
The road to the rise of their Cao family has been tortuous and difficult!
