Three Kingdoms

Before Kong Rong died, many people seemed to think that Kong Rong was very important, saying that Kong Rong was a banner, the glory of the Han Dynasty, and the representative of the Shandong gentry family of scriptures. There was absolutely no room for error. But after Kong Rong was killed, the Han Dynasty There is still so much glory, no more, no more, no less. The Shandong Jingshu family still welcomes the sunrise and bids farewell to the sunset every day, and the food and drink are also not left behind.

The words of the flag are even more funny. Who doesn’t know that flags are all man-made? If you want a new flag, it’s not just a matter of saying a word?

Therefore, Kong Rong's death was like a spray of blood. Although it was very colorful when it sprayed out, it fell down afterward. The people who should rush up to hold up the steamed buns to soak them in blood were still a group of people. people.

When distributing benefits, the humility advocated by Confucius disappears.

In the eyes of different people, they often have different impressions. For example, in the eyes of literati, Kong Rong may be an alcoholic and unruly madman, but in the eyes of ordinary people, Kong Rong is an example often used to educate children.

So what is Kong Rong in the eyes of the upper political figures?

There are many scriptures passed down from Kong Rong’s family, but Kong Rong himself mainly studied the Spring and Autumn Annals.

Strictly speaking, it is "Yan's Spring and Autumn Annals".

"Yan's Chunqiu" belongs to Gongyang School.

The Yan family refers to Yan Pengzu. This school of thought was inherited from Dong Zhongshu’s faction.

The Yan School has its own views on the Spring and Autumn Period. Among them, this school believes that the most important principle of the Spring and Autumn Annals is that sacrifices to the ancestors cannot be made in the homes of concubines; sacrifices to the king cannot be held in the homes of servants; sacrifices to the king cannot be held in the homes of corporals and princes. Home.

So Cao Cao ultimately wanted to kill Kong Rong. What this meant was already obvious.

Historically, Cao Cao killed Kong Rong much later, because at that time in history, Cao Cao and Kong Rong could still be reconciled.

Kong Rong actually met Cao Cao very early. In the early days, Kong Rong was famous all over the world. As the 20th descendant of Confucius, he could be said to be the leader of the Qingliu family. However, Cao Cao was despised because he was an eunuch and was despised by others. That kind of pickled stuff. So at this time, Cao Cao admired Kong Rong.

Later, under the conscription of He Jin, Kong Rong successively served as a general, a censor, and a Sikong. Later, he served as the Marquis of Beizhong Army and moved to Hu Ben Zhonglang General. At the same time, Cao Cao was only the Cavalry Commander. , Yilang, and at most they were just captains. At this point in time, although Kong Rong and Cao Cao were officials in the same dynasty, Cao Cao could only stand on the edge, like an ant, watching Kong Rong shine among the crowd.

The time when the two began to have some interactions was probably when they were rebelling against Dong.

Cao Cao's clear-cut opposition to Dong was the only one among the Shandong princes who had their own evil intentions at that time. Perhaps it was at this time that Kong Rong noticed Cao Cao and praised Cao Cao's behavior of supporting the royal family. It was not until Cao Cao welcomed After the emperor, it is the honeymoon period for two people. During this honeymoon period, Kong Rong praised Cao Cao a lot, but as Cao Cao controlled the emperor and controlled power, the two people soon had disagreements.

Eventually, tragedy struck.

The originally dazzling light fell, leaving only a little bit of dust.

In the current situation, the relationship between Cao Cao and Kong Rong has deteriorated even faster. The biggest reason is of course Fei Qian in Guanzhong...

Fei Qian occupies the entire Guanzhong, Bingzhou and Xiliang, so of course Cao Cao currently does not spend time and energy on this, and has more time to deal with internal challenges.

You must know that in history, when Cao Cao fought in Bingzhou and moved to Guanzhong and Hanzhong, he also needed a relatively stable rear area. Therefore, even if he had any opinions on the people in the rear area, he could only wait until he returned to the rear area. To deal with it, many times we just tolerate it as long as we can. After the war is over, the previous conflicts may have to be shelved again because of the unfolding of another front.

But now, under the pressure from Fei Qian, the problems faced by Cao Cao have become more intense and the contradictions have become more prominent. Naturally, internal conflicts and the distribution of interests have been dealt with earlier, so that Kong Rong and others died. The time has naturally been advanced a lot.

Of course, the most fundamental reason is that the area where Cao Cao collects taxes is smaller than in history, and the expenditure items are not less at all. Even because Fei Qian opened up the Western Region business routes, more money was spent on luxury goods. , which led to the intensification of conflicts at the level of the entire Shandong gentry.

Cao Cao wanted to have more money to spend on the military, developing industries, and infrastructure. But for the middle-level Shandong landlords and gentry, every increase in taxes from Cao Cao was used by them to exploit ordinary people. best chance. What Cao Cao originally wanted was for these landlords and squires with certain assets to use part of their money for local people's livelihood, military and water conservancy, etc. However, these guys would cry and say that they had no money while spending a lot of money. The money is spent on luxury goods for young models in the club. Even if Cao Cao pressures them to pay more money, they will immediately find a way to pass it on to ordinary people, or get it back in other ways.

Smuggling, hoarding, etc. by local gentry made the lives of ordinary people in Shandong and Guizhou miserable. Cao Cao repeatedly said that he should not increase burdens on ordinary people, and should not increase taxes and fees on ordinary people. Instead, he asked these landlords and squires to use their savings to tide over the difficulties together. However, the landlords and squires stared. Why do they all say in unison?

Why should my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather use the money they earned through their own abilities to tide over difficulties?

Cao Cao's eyes widened. Although his eyes were not that big, you couldn't see it. Guanzhong's land system was first. If Fei Qian really came to Shandong, how could you be better off? In order to resist Guanzhong, everyone should first control their greed, eliminate luxury goods, start from themselves, and be a diligent, thrifty and simple man and a good young man.

The jue-tian system has been implemented in Guanzhong, the northern region, and is also being implemented in Longyou, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Sichuan. Those soldiers and generals who have achieved meritorious service in various wars in the early days have become the first to enjoy the jue-ten under Fei Qian. These people have become the staunchest supporters of Fei Qian, and have also built up a large number of grassroots personnel who support Fei Qian's reforms.

Because Jue Tian enjoys more favorable taxes than ordinary acres, these Jue Tian will never think about underreporting or underpaying. When the time comes, they will definitely pay taxes, which in turn leads to Fei potentially charging Jue Tian. When collecting taxes, it is more trouble-free and trouble-free than collecting ordinary acres, and there is no need to go through any local squire as a transit.

At the same time, some administrative departments set up by Feiqian usurped the authority of the local gentry, so that the decrees of the Xishang Shutai began to gradually pass inspections, and spread to the fields through agricultural bachelors, engineering bachelors, etc., which made Feiqian The power of rural gentry families in the territories under their control shrank, which strengthened the court's control over the local area.

This is what Cao Cao saw, wanted, and was so greedy for it.

However, the squires in these places in Shandong disagreed. They pointed out the biggest difference between Shandong and Shanxi, saying that from Heluo to Guanzhong, from Beidi to Sichuan and Shu, they are all areas with vast land and sparsely populated areas. There were not many nobles, and there were a lot of unclaimed lands.

Even in some places with a higher population density, due to the war, some territories changed hands, or some people were eliminated because they were on the wrong team. Therefore, there is no obstacle to Feiqian's implementation of the land system in these places, and it will not What's the problem? It's like Fei Qian gave the land that he could have directly taken into his arms to the soldiers of the military academy. Why do you want to learn from this, Cao Cao?

Cao Cao said: We must be diligent and frugal, and we must not be extravagant and wasteful. Didn't you see that Feiqian in Guanzhong banned officials from eating, drinking and holding public banquets?

Shandong squire responded: Guanzhong is frugal because they have no money! Like me in Shandong, how embarrassing would it be to have a meal without eight plates? Besides, the money saved cannot go into my pocket, and it will not be spent until it is wasted.

Cao Cao also said: We must focus on infrastructure construction, form an effective industrial chain, build water conservancy and dredging roads, and increase local investment.

Shandong squire responded: Lao Cao doesn’t pay for road construction or something? Once you've paid for it, don't worry about it. It's all about repairs anyway. You see, I dig the road here three times a year. How good it is!

Cao Cao: mmp

Shandong Squire: ( # ￢＿￢)

Under such circumstances, when Lao Cao attacked Kong Rong, it was not that Lao Cao hated Kong Rong, but that Cao Cao was killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. He hoped that in this way, the Shandong gentry and local gentry could understand the stakes. .

Obviously, this method has indeed had a certain effect so far. Cui Yan expressed his willingness to have in-depth exchanges and communication with Cao Cao, but whether these exchanges and communication are liquid or solid depends on what happens next. It was done, and at the same time, there seemed to be no strong backlash against Cao Cao's behavior in Yingchuan, Xu County. After all, Kong Rong was from Lu, not Yingchuan. As for the Cui family, the Xun family did not take any action, and other families did. Can't make a big jump.

Everything seems to be according to Cao Cao's plan...

At least that's what Cao Pi thought at the moment.

Cao Pi was a little proud. After all, for him, he could preside over the meeting of the Prime Minister's Mansion on behalf of his father. Even if everyone knew what to do, it didn't require Cao Pi to waste his words and brains. It was enough to make Cao Pi feel very happy. Comfortable.

After all, once a word is spoken, everything follows, and with a wave of the hand, the feeling of having someone's head fall to the ground is so wonderful!

Under this emotion again, dopamine surged in, making Cao Pi feel like he couldn't help but shiver every time he recalled the scene...

As a true man, this is what you should do!

But his state was soon discovered by his mother.

Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Pi coldly, with an unkind look on her face.

Cao Pi didn't react at first. It wasn't until Cao Zhi kicked him secretly that Cao Pi noticed something was wrong with Mrs. Bian's expression.

"ah. Mother..." Cao Pi lowered his head, "Mother, what are you..."

"Are you very proud? ” Mrs. Bian smiled, her smile a little cold, “You ordered the killing, does that make you feel proud? 』

Cao Pi tensed up, "This... mother is joking, this... child, how can the child be so proud..."

"Then when you have nothing to do, you smile foolishly on the sidelines. What do you think about? Madam Bian unceremoniously exposed Cao Pi, "By presiding over the prime minister's affairs on your father's behalf, does it make you feel that you have the power in your hands and that you have control over the whole world?" 』

"My child..." Cao Pi didn't know what to say, "My child, my child didn't dare... didn't dare..."

"You...you didn't think much about it, why did your father ask you to preside over this matter?" asked Mrs. Bian.

"ah? ”Cao Pi was stunned for a moment. Doesn't this mean that Cao Cao can't come back? So let him act as agent.

But soon Cao Pi also understood that the so-called not being able to come back was just an excuse.

If Cao Cao really couldn't come back, couldn't he delay it for two days? Does it make a big difference whether Kong Rong died two days earlier or two days later? Or maybe Cao Cao could just give the order directly and there would be no need to discuss the matter at all, and that would be the end of it? Is it possible that everyone in the Prime Minister's House can say no more? Or is it that Kong Rong cannot be killed without holding a meeting?

After Mrs. Bian woke him up, Cao Pi suddenly discovered many problems, and it was obvious that he had never thought about these problems before.

Many questions came one after another, making Cao Pi's face turn pale.

Because in the face of these problems, although Cao Pi has not yet been able to think clearly, he instinctively feels that something is not good. It is not the result of being as proud as he was before. What is contained in it may be...

"I got it? asked Mrs. Bian.

Cao Pi twitched the corners of his lips, "Mother... my child..."

"Oh, now you know how to call me mother?" ” Mrs. Bian said unceremoniously, “You continue to be proud of yourself! 』

Cao Pi fell to his knees with a thud, "My child is wrong, please punish me, mother." 』

Mrs. Bian ignored Cao Pi, but waved her hands to Cao Zhi and Cao Chong, "Zhi'er, please take Chong'er to the side to play." 』

Cao Zhi stood up with some frustration, coughed in a pretentious manner, handed over to Mrs. Bian, and said in a longer tone, "As you command, mother~" Alas, it's a pity that the show can't be finished.

No matter how talented Cao Zhi was in history, he is just a child now. Among children, when they see their parents beating and scolding their brothers, some feel the same, while others take pleasure in the misfortune. Well, there may be more people who are gloating about his misfortune. After all, Cao Zhi can also see that Mrs. Bian does not really want to kill Cao Pi, but wants to scold and remind Cao Pi. Cao Pi does not have much physical pain, so this kind of excitement Cao Zhi felt a pity that he couldn't watch from the sidelines.

Cao Zhi took Cao Chong and turned around the corridor. Cao Chong suddenly said to Cao Zhi, "Brother is going to be in trouble." 』

"ah? ” Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment, “What did you say? The best Mother could do was to scold me. 』

Cao Chong said, "No, I'm not talking about my mother." 』

"Then you mean father?" ” asked Cao Zhi.

Cao Chong shook his head, "How could it be?" I mean people outside the Cao family... After all, we are all a family, and the people we have to guard against are also people outside, right? 』

Cao Zhi was shocked, "This...who told you this?" Who taught you to say it? 』

Cao Chong snorted disdainfully, "Do you need someone else to teach you? Do you think I am the second brother? Do you still want to leave me to the wet nurse, and then sneak back to eavesdrop? I think you'd better not do this. Mother will be unhappy. 』

"You..." Cao Zhi was speechless for a moment.

Cao Chong raised his head slightly and looked at Cao Zhi, "You want to ask me why I know?" Because this is the way to the wet nurse. 』

"..." Cao Zhi suddenly didn't want to talk to Cao Chong.

Children's growth is actually related to the family environment.

Cao Ang grew up in a war-torn environment, following his father Cao Cao's expeditions all the way north and south. He grew up in a military camp, so Cao Ang naturally had many of the special features that the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family liked, because Cao Ang's body The special design was exactly the influence they had on Cao Ang's growth.

Cao Pi grew up in a different environment than Cao Ang. He was a spare tire from the beginning. Normally, how high are the requirements for a spare tire? Normally, I would just take a look at it to see if the air pressure is enough. If it is not enough, pump it up a little, and then throw it into the corner without paying much attention to it. Until one day Cao Ang had a puncture, and then I discovered that Cao Pi, the spare tire, was smaller than everything else. Number. In addition to being able to barely fit in, the width of the tire is narrower, and the tire hub is also made of cheaper iron...

Speaking of which, Cao Zhi is Qian Jing?

Cao Chong is the handle of the jack?

In fact, there is not much difference.

After Cao Zhi was born, Mrs. Bian's status gradually improved. She also had higher requirements for family literacy and cultural education than Cao Pi did at that time, so whether it was the resources for enlightenment or the collection of books for Cao Zhi, it would definitely be It's better than when Cao Pi was there.

Cao Chong's material conditions were better than Cao Zhi's. Good clothing and good food are already the most basic living standards for the Cao family. With sufficient nutrition, Cao Chong is smarter than children of the same age and has the material foundation. At least from the day Cao Chong landed, he didn't need to worry about whether he would be hungry or cold.

At the same time, the living conditions of Mrs. Bian and others have also become more stable from the rush of military affairs, and the matters they come into contact with daily have also transferred from military strategies to domestic affairs and people's hearts. Under the influence, Cao Chong is better than Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. It is normal to be more politically astute. After all, Cao Chong has been exposed to these things since he was a child. If Cao Chong is asked to command military operations, Cao Chong will definitely not be able to do it. However, in terms of internal affairs and personnel, it is obvious that Cao Chong is unique and has the ability to grasp the key points of the problem.

As a spare tire, Cao Pi obviously failed to grasp the focus of the current problem. He knelt in the hall with a frown and accepted Mrs. Bian's scolding, "Use your brain more!" How can you be so ignorant? Where is your brain? 』