Chapter 148 Who is the general?
When Cao Cao suddenly asked this question, Cao Chong was not panicked and immediately said it.
"My son thinks that the father should act immediately, use thunder to annihilate the thieves, welcome your Majesty back among the chaotic thieves, keep your Majesty from the hands of the thieves, and save the world from catastrophes."
Cao Chong actually thought about this matter carefully.
But no matter what, in Cao Chong's opinion, there is only this way to deal with this matter.
Emperor Xian of Han is now alone and does not cause much harm. Even if he relies on the Jingzhou clan, under the name of Dayi, he can threaten the rule of Jingzhou.
But this threat is not strong. Even under the threat of Le Jin, Emperor Xian of Han and these aristocratic families may be unable to move forward in Jingzhou.
The combat power between private soldiers and regular soldiers cannot be compared.
The troops in Le Jin were all veterans who had experienced many battles, while the soldiers in the aristocratic families were mostly private soldiers and slaves, and the two were incomparable.
Three thousand veterans who have experienced many battles can defeat tens of thousands of private troops, which is not a problem at all.
In a short period of time, Emperor Xian of Han could not cause much storm in Jingzhou, and he was even afraid of being wiped out by Le Jin.
But this is only harmless for a short period of time.
If Emperor Xian of Han was given some time, this harmlessness would turn into a huge disaster.
Although Dayi cannot be directly converted into strength, with the accumulation of time, the strength of the four major families in Jingzhou can be greatly improved, and the strength of Emperor Xian of Han can be greatly improved.
The Jingzhou clans did not think as much as Cui Yanxun when they supported Emperor Xian of Han.
They are a noble family. Even if they have the idea of loyalty to the emperor in their hearts, they are hidden in their hearts. A noble family does things just because of interests.
They depended on or used Emperor Xian of Han because this incident could bring great benefits to their family.
If Liu Xie really helped him gain power again, then what would his credit be?
Appointed as a marquis?
No no no no!
If they really did this, let alone being a marquis, it would be more than enough to be a king.
Even if the operation is done properly, the four major families in Jingzhou may be the second Cao Cao.
In the face of huge benefits, the so-called risks are not that heavy in their eyes.
Wealth and honor are in danger, let alone such a great wealth.
As long as Cao Cao failed to suppress the four major families in Jingzhou in the first wave, the world would see Cao Cao's weakness and the orthodox status of the Han Dynasty.
Now that the Emperor of Han is imprisoned in Xudu, he has no power or power, but no one dares to say anything. There are many reasons for this.
The biggest reason is naturally because most of those who dare to speak for Emperor Xian of Han have become dry bones in the tombs. Another important reason is that the most popular in this era is the theory of the Five Virtues passed down from generation to generation.
In ancient China, there was a saying that kings were ordered by heaven, and it was believed that there was telepathy between the celestial phenomena and the king. If the king was virtuous, the weather would be good, and if the king was tyrannical, the disaster would be everywhere.
Later, some people concluded that all things in the universe have elements of mutual generation and mutual restraint, and dynasties also have the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint.
In the late Warring States Period, Zou Yan, a native of Qi, founded the Yin-Yang School, saying that the basic elements of the world are the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. These five elements are mutually generated and restrained, and all things in the world come from their complex relationship of conquering the past and life.
Metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal; metal produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, and earth produces metal.
Wood is east and belongs to blue; fire is south and belongs to red; earth is center and belongs to yellow; metal is west and belongs to white; water is north and belongs to black.
Since then, most rulers of dynasties of all dynasties care about their five elements and strive to match their virtues with the laws of the five elements to prove that their regime is in accordance with the destiny of heaven. In order to prove the destiny of heaven, they often fabricate or forge various auspicious signs and magical signs.
According to the theory of "five elements incompatible", some people assert that Huangdi had encountered a large earthworm more than ten feet long, and the earthworm belongs to earth, so Huangdi is the virtue of earth;
Dayu once encountered a green dragon. Green is the color of wood, and wood overcomes soil, so the Xia Dynasty is the virtue of wood;
The Shang Dynasty was Jinde, Jin Kemu, Shangbai;
The Zhou Dynasty was the virtue of fire, fire overcomes metal and supreme red;
The Qin Dynasty was the virtue of water, and water overcomes fire and remains black.
In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, did not recognize the Qin Dynasty, and jumped directly from the fire virtue of the Zhou Dynasty to the water virtue, and was promoted to black. By the time of Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu felt that the practice of skipping the Qin Dynasty was inappropriate, so he changed the water virtue to earth virtue, and was promoted to yellow.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang and Liu Xin and his son believed that the law followed by the replacement of dynasties was "the mutual generation of the five elements" rather than "the mutual restraint of the five elements".
Fuxi: Drilling wood to make fire should be a virtue of wood;
Yan Emperor: Continuing Fuxi, wood produces fire, which is the virtue of fire;
Huangdi: Continuing Yandi, fire produces earth, and it is the virtue of earth;
Shaohao: Continuing Huangdi, earth produces metal, which is the virtue of gold;
Zhuanxu: Continuing Shaohao, gold produces water, which is the virtue of water;
Emperor Ku also returned to the wood virtue; Tang Yao was the fire virtue; Yu Shun was the earth virtue; Xia Yu was the gold virtue; Shang Dynasty was the water virtue; Zhou Dynasty was the wood virtue; Qin Dynasty ignored it, and Han Dynasty directly inherited the Zhou Dynasty, and wood produced fire, so the Han Dynasty should be the fire virtue.
Liu Xiang and Liu Xin's subversive arguments were not accepted by the Western Han court at first, but in the Xin Dynasty, Wang Mang's regime was "abdicated". He highly recognized the "sense of mutual generation" and accepted the Han Dynasty's argument that fire was virtue, and his new dynasty was the virtue of earth, which belonged to earth.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Xiu also recognized the principle of "theory of mutual generation" and accepted the "Han's response to fire virtue", so the Han Dynasty was also called "Yan Han".
Although the five virtues always seem to be feudal superstitious and unpredictable, it is the law of substitution of feudal dynasties.
This theory has been used until the Qing Dynasty.
In this era, Cao Cao deliberately sent news that the power of fire is weak and the virtue of earth is about to rise.
It is precisely because of Boss Cao's move that many people gave up the rescue of the Han Dynasty.
Why should I bury a dynasty that has been abandoned by God and is doomed to perish?
But if Emperor Xian of Han resisted Cao Cao's offensive in Jingzhou.
Then the situation will be different.
This proves that God did not abandon the Han Dynasty, and the righteousness of the world still lies with the Han Dynasty, and the trick Cao Cao said was a bluff.
In this way, the situation in the world is a bit subtle.
So after hearing Cao Chong's words, Cao Cao just nodded slightly, and did not express any other opinions. Instead, he turned his head to Cao Pi.
"Zihuan, what do you think?"
Cao Pi was actually a little worried about Cao Cao first and then asking him questions, but he didn't show this concern on his face. On the surface, he was still extremely humble towards Cao Cao.
"Your Majesty was attacked by the thief. If this problem was not eliminated earlier, the world would inevitably be in turmoil. It is a plan for the people of the world. I also asked my father to send troops to welcome Your Majesty back and eliminate the treacherous and slanderous."
Cao Cao nodded, and the answers of Cao Chong and Cao Pi were similar to the strategies they had discussed earlier.
So he turned to the counselors and generals in the hall.
"Everyone, do you have different opinions?"
His highness's counselor and general answered in turn, but what he said was different from Cao Chong and Cao Pi's plan, but it was not as good as Cao Chong and Cao Pi's plan.
Cao Cao was a little disappointed.
There are countless strategists in the palace, but none of them have the same strategy as I think.
Cao Cao suddenly missed Guo Jia a little.
If you are filial piety, you should have different ideas.
pity
The dead are like this.
Not only did I worship the filial piety, but even Lingjun left me.
Why
Cao Cao felt in his heart for a moment, and his eyes became brighter again.
Since there is only one strategy, then use this strategy.
I, Cao Mengde, have long been Cao Aman who lived in filial piety.
When I was filial piety, the enemy was strong and I was weak. Now, I am the King of Wei and I am the most powerful person in the world.
I have countless powerful generals and good soldiers under my command!
That's the case.
Why do you need a plan?
Just be honest and righteous, you can eliminate the slut!
That's it, Cao Cao immediately entered the next process of the meeting.
Select the next one.
Chapter completed!