In order to preserve the blood of the Cao family and not wait for his demise to kill them all, Cao Cao sent his three daughters into the Jin army in the name of seeking help through marriage.
This move certainly left a way out for Cao's people.
However, there are also hidden dangers buried at the same time.
Cao Cao has fought with the Jin army for so many years, and he participated in almost every battle. His brothers and even sons died in the hands of the Jin army, and more than one of them!
Cao Cao's son alone, Cao Ning, and the local Cao Ang and Cao Zhang were all killed in the hands of the Jin army.
Cao Cao's son is like this, let alone others!
Of course, Cao Cao may not have failed to see this hidden danger. But so what? Not to mention in ancient times, even in the modern context, the preservation of bloodline was a top priority, and no one could ignore the fate of having no descendants.
Luo Shaowei, the general in Cao Cao's army, was one of the generals in Cao Cao's army who had a mortal enemy with the Jin army.
Luo Hongxin was shot and wounded by Hou Yi and then beheaded by Kuafu. Luo Shaowei had long been fighting to the death with the Jin army. Others might not mind defecting to the Jin army, but he was absolutely not happy.
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin secretly sent people to alienate Cao's generals, and Luo Hongxin became the main breakthrough.
In fact, Lao Cao's rule was not as stable as imagined. He had die-hard loyalists like Xu Chu under his command. However, more people are just loyal to him, far from being die-hard loyal. If these people were allowed to accompany Lao Cao to his death, they would probably not be happy.
This is related to Cao Cao's long-standing employment habits. Most of the people Cao Cao has always employed are from the clan, either from the Cao family or from the Xiahou family. With these people from the Cao family and Xiahou family around, other generals with foreign surnames can only be deputy generals at most, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to lead troops.
It was not until the Xiahou brothers, Cao GUI, and Cao Shen, the mainstays of the clan, were killed in battle that generals with foreign surnames began to be promoted step by step. For example, Wei Wuji, Tian Ji and others gradually became generals like Cao Ren, and began to have the qualifications to be leading generals.
However, Wei Wuji and Tian Ji were the only two people who could reach this point. Tian Ji was older, while Wei Wuji got up later.
However, Cao Cao never gave up on cultivating his own children. Those generals with foreign surnames finally got rid of the mainstays of the clan such as the Xiahou brothers, Cao GUI, and Cao Shen. It seemed that only Cao Ren was left to support the Cao family. However, Cao Zhen and Cao Wen Zhao, Cao Wei and others stood up step by step, which made the generals with foreign surnames very unwilling!
Moreover, with generals like the Cao family around, especially the most senior generals like Cao Ren, Wei Wuji, who had finally managed to get through, could only serve as a deputy. With Cao Ren around, except for the most senior Tian Ji, the other generals with foreign surnames were expected to be obedient deputies.
For example, Xiao Hui, if he hadn't performed so well at that time, in sharp contrast to Cao Ren, who had just lost a big defeat, but had already been around for a long time, it would be difficult for him to climb above Cao Ren. .
But even so, Xiao Hui was only the governor of Yingchuan, not the governor of Yuzhou like Cao Ren, and he also had an additional deputy like Cao Ren to check and balance.
Therefore, the generals with foreign surnames in Cao's group may have a certain degree of loyalty, but it is difficult for Cao Cao to develop them into die-hard loyalists like Xu Chu.
In the original history, Yu Jin was the real veteran figure of the Cao Group, the oldest figure among the five good generals, but in the end he was not guaranteed! From this, the situation within the Cao Group can be seen.
Of course, even if many people are not die-hard loyal to Cao Cao, they will not be persuaded by Zhao Kuangyin like that.
Are you kidding? What are the benefits of taking refuge in Zhao Kuangyin? He was also accused of betraying his master for no reason. Do you think that a slave with three surnames like Lu Bu really has a good reputation, especially in the ancient context!
This is not like a modern job search and then finding that you don’t like it and then resigning to another company. Can you draw an equal sign in the middle?
Looking for a job is just to support your family, and selling your labor force in exchange for money is equivalent to a transaction. But to seek refuge with a prince is to admit one's master. To put it more seriously, betraying one's master is tantamount to betraying one's own beliefs. If it weren't for Qin Shihuang's unification of the seven kingdoms, to put it more seriously, betraying one's master is almost equal to treason. No.
There are always people comparing Liu Bei to Lu Bu, but no matter which prince he served under, did Liu Bei ever recognize him as his master? One is the relationship between cooperation and sojourn, which is equivalent to passing by a place to borrow money, but they sell their force as borrowing money, which is also fundamentally different from Lu Bu's traitor!
Therefore, there are really not that many ancient people who are willing to bear the charge of betraying the Lord for no reason!
What's more, Cao Cao has obviously begun to pave the way back. They can just follow Cao Cao's path when the time comes. Not only will they find a more reliable tree, but they will not be accused of betraying the master! Even if they go to Li Xiang's place by then, Cao Cao should be no longer there at that time. If they go there, they can be said to be submissive and want to avenge their old master. This is what a righteous man does.
Therefore, the only people who were really valued by Zhao Kuangyin were people like Luo Shaowei who had a mortal enemy with the Jin army.
When Lao Cao was preparing to take this step, he had already anticipated this possible situation. Therefore, people like Luo Shaowei were actually closely watched by Cao Cao and had no chance of causing trouble.
However, after opening the gap of Luo Shaowei, although Luo Shaowei himself had no chance, he helped Zhao Kuangyin find someone who had the opportunity.
And these two people were Feihu Shuai Liang Lin, who was ranked fifth during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was ranked higher than Ma Yuan, who was seventh, and was the top master of that period.
Of course, although there are high and low rankings, the two people ranked next to each other plus Liang Fang, who is ranked sixth, actually have an extremely small gap in military force between them. For example, there was no distinction between Liang Lin and Ma Yuan. Win or lose.
However, although this person is also a top master in his era, it does not mean that his character is good. In fact, they are standard people who are unjust and unjust.
And people like this are naturally the easiest to be persuaded and the easiest to be exploited. People who want something like this will naturally be able to get their help and even their loyalty as long as they can satisfy what they ask for. Although their loyalty is extremely cheap, it is easier to get it when it is cheap.
(End of chapter)
