Chapter 6732 Absolute Rationality

Chapter 6732 Absolute Rationality

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang with great interest. He had given the order to attack earlier, but Cao Zhang and Xiahou Ba had already left in advance. After a quick inquiry, he was sure that it was Cao Ang who sent the two out. At that time, most of the civil and military officials had solemn expressions, but Cao Cao was the only one who did not comment.

But after Cao Zhen, Zhang Xiu and others were sent away, and only the father and son were left here, Cao Cao's expression was no longer the same as before, and became extremely cold.

"Human hearts are not as fragile as you think. Besides, there are ways to mend broken human hearts." Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang calmly.

"If it were that simple, we wouldn't have come to this point." Cao Ang shook his head. If he once still had awe for his father, after experiencing the year before last and last year, Cao Ang's thoughts and mentality had basically matured, and he had almost no fear of his father.

"Even if you are the crown prince, you should not mobilize troops privately." Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang, his face showing no joy or anger, but his meaning was very clear at this point.

"If you were my father, I would be a little scared if you said this." Cao Ang raised his hand to activate the isolation secret method of the main hall, looked at Cao Cao coldly and said, "Now I am thinking more about how to capture you without hurting the military advisor and others."

Although Chen Gong and others did a good job and Cao Cao's performance was flawless, Cao Ang had already determined that Cao Cao's consciousness was replaced by AI, and the origin of AI was Chen Gong and others. In this case, with Cao Ang's current situation, he could directly overthrow Cao Cao by mobilizing the Xiahou and Cao families. The only problem is that if Cao Cao is overthrown in this way, Xun Yu and others who participated in this incident would probably have a hard time surviving.

From a certain perspective, the result of playing tricks is to become weaker and weaker in the end, especially for an heir like Cao Ang who has already established his own mind and is recognized by others. As long as he nods, Old Cao and the current five counselors of the Cao family will really be carried away together.

"You can't control me. As long as you are not my real father, I can solve the problem at any time. It's just that I don't want to use such a brutal method to remove the pillars of the Cao family just to solve a problem." Cao Ang looked at Cao Cao calmly.

It is very easy for Cao Ang to deal with the current Cao Cao, but after exposing the fact that Cao Cao is not the real thing, there must be an explanation, an explanation of how this fake came about. Cao Cao's own consciousness cannot be revealed, so there must be a reason that can be presented.

You can't put the blame on Chen Xi. Although Liu Bei later learned that Chen Gong had done such an outrageous thing, he was also worried that Chen Xi would be blamed. After all, this behavior always seemed to imply that Chen Xi had allowed Chen Gong to plot against Cao Cao, but this matter really had nothing to do with Chen Xi.

Therefore, if it really came to that, the blame would be placed directly on the people who had previously injected wisdom into Cao Cao. And in such a major event, with Cao Ang launching a coup, even the Five Strategists of the Cao Family would probably not have a good ending.

Cao Ang did not want to destroy the Great Wall. In his opinion, Xun Yu and others were devoted to the Cao family. The biggest problem that had come to this point was not the schemes of Xun Yu and others, but Cao Cao himself. Therefore, even if he wanted to solve the problem, he could not use a solution that directly exposed Cao Cao's current situation.

That could easily affect innocent people.

That's right. In Cao Ang's mind, Chen Gong and others were indeed innocent compared to Cao Cao. As for Cheng Yu, even if he was guilty, if Cao Cao hadn't acquiesced and indulged him, Cheng Yu would still be a great scholar! He just broke his own golden body.

Cao Cao's eyes flickered continuously. Cao Cao, who was suppressed at the bottom, was able to rise up because of the arrogance and contempt in Cao Ang's words. He looked at Cao Ang with anger, "Rebellious son!"

"Father, do you also think that the judgment that replaced your consciousness before was the correct one?" Cao Ang bowed to Cao Cao with an extremely calm expression, without the slightest awe.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang coldly, trying his best to maintain his state, fearing that if he made a mistake he would fall into silence again. The size of AI Cao Cao was extremely large, and if this continued, Cao Cao's consciousness might be assimilated.

"Alas." Cao Ang sighed, somewhat unwilling to communicate with Cao Cao. After a while, he looked in Cao Cao's direction and found that the anger on Cao Cao's face became heavier. He slowly said, "Father, human hearts are not as bad as you think. Morality is another manifestation of human hearts, and the foundation of the rules of this world is this morality."

While fighting against the natural suppression of Ai, Cao Cao was flipping through the records of AI Cao Cao. It was precisely because of this flipping that Cao Cao successfully maintained the status quo. This was because Cao Cao's own consciousness was already very weak, and it could only be revealed when his mentality was unbalanced and his emotions were excited. Now, flipping through the consciousness of AI Cao Cao, Cao Cao felt extremely furious. What did it mean that the greatest threat to Cao Cao's forces was himself?

"Right reason is not greater than right morality, father." Cao Ang did not realize that his father was furious because of some of the AI's actions. He just explained to himself, "Morality is the foundation of building a society. Even if you have mastered the violence of explaining reason, if you cannot maintain the morality of people's hearts, you will eventually have to face the animal nature released when morality is unstable or even collapsed. Do you have a new moral system? No."

Cao Ang has thought about these things very clearly. If he once felt in awe of his father, then after experiencing so much, Cao Ang has shattered the filter of Cao Cao and constructed his own understanding of this society.

Even though this cognition is actually the result of the influence of Chen Xi over the past twenty years, its root and logic are not problematic in this era.

In fact, this is also what Chen Xi has been promoting all along. Even if the major families do not believe it, admiration for the strong is human instinct, and a strong person with morality will naturally be the object of admiration and learning for everyone. Even with the education of a son of aristocratic family, Chen Xi has been standing there for twenty years, and the Han Dynasty is thriving. Over time, the new generation of the major families will naturally recognize what Chen Xi preaches.

It is not that after entering the Pass, great Confucian scholars have come to argue the law for me, but that after entering the Pass, I am the law and the ancient laws of the great Confucian scholars have been eliminated by the new laws.

Chen Xi's rules are there. No matter how elite education is implemented within the aristocratic families, after graduation, when they see the attitude of the strongest person, they will naturally imitate and learn. After all, the path to success is there, and people are not stupid.

Even if Chen Xi did not specifically teach and instruct, except for those who had fought with Liu Bei and Chen Xi for the world, the new generation was basically shrouded in Chen Xi's laws unconsciously. What's wrong with morality? Abiding by this morality is good for both you and me, so why not abide by it?

Temporary interests can be put aside to shape the moral framework of people's hearts and minds that protect the status quo. Those lost things will come back sooner or later. Even if you cannot become Chen Zichuan, you can combine Chen Zichuan's methods with local conditions and achieve a new career.

This is the current Cao Ang. He has his own ideas, his own understanding of building Kandahar, and he also has the ability to do so. More importantly, as described in the official history, he has gained the recognition of all the second generations, including his younger brothers, who are now more willing to accept Cao Ang than Cao Cao.

From a certain perspective, Cao Ang was already good enough, so good that he could independently support Kandahar, the Cao family's base, without relying on Cao Cao, and lead it from the bottom to the peak.

However, it is precisely because of this excellence that Cao Cao, who should have been silent long ago, was able to maintain a high level of active consciousness after reading the memories and deductions of AI Cao Cao.

There was no other meaning, not because of any ability, but just because of anger. The damn Ai Cao Cao actually used his identity and status as a calculation, preparing to pave the way for Cao Ang, so that Cao Ang could take over his legacy with the most peak attitude and the most heroic side. As for himself, he would bear all the sins, and it would end here!
That's right, after absorbing the wisdom of Cao's Five Strategies, Ai Cao Cao saw the situation more clearly and had a more correct understanding of himself. After all, Ai Cao Cao's emotions were just pure simulations, and his thinking was based on the wisdom and experience of Chen Gong, Xun Yu and others, and the conclusions he deduced with what can be described as cold rationality.

In other words, Ai Cao Cao is an emotionless being, a phantom side that looks at everything in the world rationally based on the combination of Cao's five strategies and Chen Gong's intelligence.

He was completely without emotion and completely indifferent to legal principles. He only considered the overall situation and standpoint to analyze and operate Cao Cao's forces. Although he quickly revitalized the areas under his rule and demonstrated execution ability far exceeding that of Cao Ang, if you completely step out of the situation and think about it, you will find that there is an unnecessary factor in this overall situation.

This factor is Cao Cao himself!

If Ai Cao Cao was the real Cao Cao, he would never think like this. It is very difficult for humans to admit and change their own nature. In addition, with the existence of emotions, the instinct for survival and reproduction has been rooted in the human heart from the moment humans were born.

Not to mention that Cao Cao is the leader of a faction, even if he is not the leader of a faction, sacrificing himself for this faction? What a joke.

However, Ai Cao Cao is an absolutely rational being. He realizes the biggest, most serious and most irreversible weakness of Cao Cao's power. It can be said that as long as this weakness is not eliminated, it will be difficult for Cao Cao's power to rise.

Ai Cao Cao cannot understand human nature, but with enough knowledge and experience, Ai Cao Cao can easily judge that as long as this key point is not removed, the turbulent morale of his subordinates will continue to affect the overall performance. It is a problem whether 70% of the performance can be achieved with 100% of the strength. If everyone is united, 120% performance is also normal.

Therefore, after stabilizing the basic base, repeatedly testing Cao Ang, and seeing that he had handed in excellent answers one after another, Ai Cao Cao decisively decided to eradicate the biggest cancer in Cao Cao's forces this time.

The way to eradicate the cancer is the plan that is currently being implemented. It is also the plan that the furious Cao Cao is investigating and verifying. It is also the reason why Cao Cao is getting angrier and angrier, his eyes are getting more and more weird, and he even has murderous intentions towards Cao Ang.

Because even in Cao Cao's judgment, this plan is highly executable. Even when he woke up, every word of communication between AI Cao Cao and Cao Ang was predicted by AI Cao Cao.

Even though the words are different, the core of the thinking is exactly the same.

Why choose Yanxing——Because only Yanxing can execute it.

You shouldn't have deployed personnel in advance - just as I expected, you arranged the personnel in advance. Just as I estimated, you have taken the initiative to deploy personnel, master the intelligence system, and build your strength. Yan Xing is already in your pocket.

The men of Liangzhou will repay a favor and avenge a grudge. As a prince, you privately mobilized the army when the princes were still in their prime. This is a crime punishable by death. If you risk committing such a crime to rescue someone, they will never betray you as long as they have a bit of loyalty.

As long as Yan Xing stayed there, other people like Zhang Xiu, Pang De, Xu Huang and others would not mention leaving unless there were any unexpected events like the previous one. With enough time, Cao Ang would naturally be able to subdue them one by one.

This is Ai Cao Cao's recognition of Cao Ang's ability, and also a test of Cao Ang's courage and awareness. To obtain intelligence directly without going through Cao Cao is an ability, and to mobilize troops directly without going through Cao Cao is an ability, and even more so, courage.

Because this means that Cao Ang will next need to face Cao Cao, the powerful father who has oppressed him for decades, and then overthrow Cao Cao and fly away completely.

This was also the reason why Cao Ang was able to say such words before, because at this point, politically speaking, the two sides have reached the prelude to war. To put it bluntly, the middle-aged emperor who holds power and the prime-aged prince who mobilized the imperial guards, one of them deserves to die!

In Ai Cao Cao's opinion, these tests are enough. He has the ability and courage, and he is able to gather and unite the young and strong people of the second generation. Even if their abilities are slightly weaker, they are enough to be the heir.

In this case, what else is there to say? The sooner the pus is removed, the better.

The eight thousand soldiers marching out of the Kabul Pass was the stage Cao Cao had prepared for Cao Ang. Because according to the current development, the contradiction between the two sides should have been thoroughly aroused when the troops were dispatched, and then the so-called purge of the emperor's side should have begun.

Cao Ang is now fully aware but is still hesitant. At that point in time, there is a great possibility that he will be held back by the newly joined officers from other families and the second generation of his own family, thus forming a major force that will allow him to take down Cao Cao directly.

By that time, even if Cao Cao still had loyal supporters like Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and the Xiahou brothers, they had already been sent away by Cao Cao in the plan, and the one leading the main force would definitely be Cao Cao's son-in-law Barak.

Faced with the situation where Cao Ang was being held hostage to purge the court, it would not be right for Barak to suppress Cao Ang or to help Cao Ang. He could only choose to ignore the argument between his uncle and father-in-law and wait for the result.

Once Cao Ang wins, Barak, his brother-in-law, will have to accept Cao Ang's kindness. Don't expect to maintain semi-independence and obey orders but not declarations.

Similarly, elders such as Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and the Xiahou brothers had no choice but to bow their heads afterwards. After all, the victor was Cao Ang, the crown prince, and a "normal" alternation. Compared with Cao Cao, Cao Ang was separated from these people by a layer, so he no longer had to worry about certain things, and the integrity of the law would be preserved in all aspects.

In this way, the two sides will merge, and Cao Ang will be able to receive the power of Cao Cao's forces in the most complete manner. Moreover, the initial acquisition will be better than the current situation of chaos under Cao Cao's rule.

As for the only trouble, that is Dian Wei, who is ignorant but only loyal to him, Ai Cao Cao has already found a way out for him. When Cao Ang comes to kill him, Ai Cao Cao will play the role of the real Cao Cao and tell Cao Ang all of it, showing the lord's miserable end and his awareness of paving the way for his offspring.

Cao Ang always believed that he could distinguish between Ai Cao Cao and Cao Cao himself. In fact, this was a loophole that existed when Ai Cao Cao was imperfect. Now Cao Ang's recognition was made by Ai Cao Cao deliberately.

It was all for the last scene, the inheritance between father and son. He took off his crown and put it on Cao Ang's head, then told Kabul that the stage had been set up for him and sent Cao Ang on his way.

At that time, he would clear out the court before the war, and then concentrate his officers to seize the Kabul Pass. Whether it was luck or strength, it essentially brought a different atmosphere to Cao Cao's forces.

The new monarch and the reunited officers brought new possibilities after taking over and captured the Kabul Pass.

All these things combined were enough for Cao Ang to secure his position as the monarch of Cao Cao's forces, and were also enough to arouse the interest of the major families who had been defending Kandahar for years without making any progress.

Nothing can stabilize people's hearts better than hope. Cao Ang did the right things and, with the support of all his subordinates, he seized hope in his first attack. Isn't he the master of destiny?

By then, it won’t matter whether Cao Cao dies or is banished back to Chenliu. It won’t matter whether he dies in misery or his son rises to prominence like Liu Bang, and it won’t matter whether he gives Liu Taigong a whole piece of land in his hometown, because it won’t matter.

The only important thing is that Ai Cao Cao solved the biggest hidden danger of Cao Cao's power, left the largest base for Cao Ang, and restored Lao Cao's image.

At the very least, the current Ai Cao Cao is fully focused on playing the real Cao Cao. Let alone Cao Ang, it is actually impossible to tell them apart from Chen Gong, because Chen Gong and Xun Yu together know Cao Cao better than Cao Cao himself. What's more, Chen Qun, Xun You, Cheng Yu and Mao Jie are added. The understanding of Cao Cao by these people is combined, and the Cao Cao constructed by them is impossible to tell apart from Cao Ang, let alone Cao Cao himself.

Therefore, if this plan is really carried out in this way, the possibility of success is very high. Moreover, in the battle at the entrance of Kabul, as long as there are no major problems, the Han army has a high possibility of winning, because at that time, Ardashir will not be facing the Han army, but the people's hearts and floods.

Ai Cao Cao actually made the same judgment as Tawasdes in this regard. Ardashir should save the people of Kabul instead of abandoning them and fighting against the Han Dynasty for territory.

In this situation, Cao Ang seizes the present, Ardashir seeks the future, and war is just another kind of politics!