Chapter 6767 Era

Chapter 6767 Era
What can we say about dying on the battlefield? No matter how good Chen Xi's compensation is, most of the time, the compensation a person receives after death will definitely not be better for the family than if the person were alive!

Well, the reason why it is most of the time is mainly because there is also the strange situation of the final battle to destroy Kushan. However, even if it is actually paid out at that time, the pension and benefits are basically the same, and the loss on the emotional level still cannot be made up.

So Cao Ang said that the most important thing next was to stabilize people's hearts. Cao Ren agreed, but there was still a considerable distance between knowing what to do and being able to do it.

"Do you have any good suggestions? Don't worry about saying something wrong. We can discuss it together." Cao Ang looked at the people present and spoke slowly.

"Where has my elder brother gone?" Xiahou Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Cao Ang and asked. He was not asking as a subject, but as a relative. But in this situation, what could he say? It was only thanks to Cao Ang's good mentality. If it were Cao Cao, he would definitely be dealt with if he put on such airs.

"After my father handed the crown to me, he left with Gongtai. As for where he went, I don't know. Maybe he went boating in Yunmeng." Cao Ang said calmly.

What Cao Ang said was true. The real Cao Cao left with Chen Gong. He wanted to send someone to protect him, but Chen Gong told Cao Ang that any protection was useless and would only expose him, so he could just leave it to him. Cao Cao said the same thing. Cao Ang had no choice but to let things take their course.

"What about the assassination?" Xiahou Yuan said with a gloomy expression.

"After a few days, release Gao Yi and others." Cao Ang seemed to be unaware that Xiahou Yuan was asking about the future, and answered him with the handling of a past event.

Gao Yi and Hua Ben are indeed top veterans, and Lu Zhao, who was finally positioned with the Sunset Arrow, is also a leader among the veterans of Xuzhou. However, in front of Dian Wei, he is not at the same level as Huang Tao, so he has no chance of escape.

As a result, they were captured one by one by Dian Wei, fed some muscle relaxants, and thrown into prison. However, Cao Ang did not plan to settle accounts with them. He was preparing to throw these guys out in a few days. Even if they were not evened up afterwards, these people would not cause trouble for Cao Cao in a short time, which also eliminated some of the grievances with Xuzhou.

"What I'm talking about is how to deal with the assassination attempts by those guys in Xuzhou!" Xiahou Yuan forced the subject back, as if he didn't understand Cao Ang's interruption.

"That's fine as long as we can't find him." Cao Ang shook his head and said. This was also the reason why Chen Gong took Cao Cao away. The only way in this world that could prevent Zhuge Liang from finding Cao Cao had always been in Chen Gong's hands.

As someone who had seen the world barrier with his own eyes, Chen Gong knew very well the nature of his isolation of Xuanxiang. The current situation was that as long as Cao Cao was still in this world, the veterans of Xuzhou would definitely be able to find Cao Cao. Even if some special techniques were used to isolate the veterans of Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang would definitely be able to find Cao Cao as long as he was willing to be ruthless.

Zhuge Liang didn't have to go down himself, but if he reported the coordinates, that would be completely reasonable. As long as he had the coordinates, veterans from Xuzhou would naturally come looking for him.

So first create a bunch of fake bodies, and then build a closed world so that Zhuge Liang cannot determine Cao Cao's location, so that he has a chance to survive.

However, Chen Gong estimated that the time he could survive like this was limited, and he was unlucky. Even if the blockade at the world level was effective, Cao Cao would be dead if he encountered the people of Xuzhou.

As for guards, they are of little significance to Chen Gong. Too many people would make him a bigger target. Without a strong man of Dian Wei's level, guards of a dozen or dozens of people would be of little significance when facing the top elite troops from Xuzhou who came thousands of miles to seek revenge.

It would be better to just go on the road like this, at least the target would be much smaller. Of course, if there were no guards and you happened to meet the old soldiers from Xuzhou who came to seek revenge and died on the spot, then it would only be bad luck.

"I'm fine." Xiahou Yuan said in a low voice, sitting back in his seat. Although he didn't know what Cao Cao's situation was, Cao Ang's answer was at least reassuring.

Cao Ang looked at the civil and military bureaucrats on both sides and couldn't help but sigh. Apart from Liu Bei, the civil and military bureaucrats under their Cao family could be described as the most magnificent group, but the actual combat effectiveness they could exert was the lowest among the major violent groups, especially after the over-issuance incident, people's morale was low.

It’s just that credibility is something that is difficult to establish but extremely easy to destroy. As for how difficult it is to rebuild it, just look at the Cao family now; it’s the same difficulty.

"Let's continue organizing people for disaster relief." Seeing the low morale of his civil and military officials, Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh and gave an order, asking them to put other things on hold and put disaster relief at the forefront. Restoring credibility was something that could only be done bit by bit, so they should do what they could first.

After all the civil and military officials left, Cao Ang couldn't help but sigh as he sat in the main seat. This position was not easy to sit in. Even though Cao Ang had taken over for a while when Cao Cao was not around, when his father really left, Cao Ang sat in this position again and still felt the pressure.

"It seems that many people have a lot to say, but after seeing me, they hesitate to speak." Cao Ang sighed, sat in the main seat, and opened the briefcase that Xun You had handed to him before. There was a thick stack of documents, but looking at the slightly discolored paper, Cao Ang knew that this thing was quite old.

This thing was not what Xun You said, it was Xun Yu who asked him to bring it, but Xun You took it from Xun Yu specifically to answer questions for Cao Ang. Compared with Cao Cao, in Xun You's opinion, Cao Ang's temperament might be more suitable for Xun Yu, and his uncle had lived a very restrained life for so many years.

Cao Ang picked up the stack of documents and began to read them slowly, but it was dark by the time he finished reading.

"Ang'er, I heard that you haven't eaten or drunk anything since the meeting in the morning, so I made some porridge and came to see you. Even if you have something bothering you, you can't skip a meal." Mrs. Bian came here carrying a food box when it was getting dark. She heard in the afternoon that Cao Ang had locked himself up in the government office since the meeting and had not eaten or drunk anything. She was a little worried, so she brought some food to see you.

To be honest, after Cao Cao's downfall, the identities of Lady Bian and Cao Ang changed the most. In the past, these things would never reach Lady Bian's ears. Now Lady Bian is a veritable old lady. As a son, Cao Ang would naturally be told by someone if anything happened to him. In the past, unless Cao Ang was about to be killed, this kind of news would never reach Lady Bian.

"Ah?" Cao Ang reacted after hearing what Mrs. Bian said. Then he looked up and found that it was already dark. He quickly stood up and saluted Mrs. Bian.

"It's already dark. I was so absorbed in what Military Advisor Xun wrote that I didn't notice it was already dark." Cao Ang apologized quickly. Although he hadn't eaten or drunk anything for a whole day, Cao Ang was in very good spirits. Even the sadness he had felt during the previous meeting had dissipated a lot, because Xun Yu's file gave Cao Ang answers in many aspects.

More importantly, if we follow the above plan and advance step by step, it is only a matter of time before we regain the confidence of the people under Cao's rule.

"I can see that you are in a much better mood than yesterday and this morning. There is no need to worry about your father. I have known Chen Gongtai for more than ten years. He would not do anything without a purpose." Mrs. Bian thought that Cao Ang was worried about Cao Cao's safety, so she tried to persuade him and took out porridge from the food box beside him.

"I still have confidence in Uncle Chen." Cao Ang sighed, "I just saw many solutions to problems in the official documents of Military Advisor Xun."

"Xun Wenruo." Madam Bian was silent for a while after hearing this. "Your father and Xun Wenruo seem to share the same ideals, but I feel that your father and Xun Wenruo will have a falling out sooner or later. In fact, Xun Wenruo's talent is even greater than Chen Gongtai's, but he is not suitable to perform under your father's command."

"If it were before, I would have doubted this statement to some extent, but after reading this, I no longer doubt it." Cao Ang shook the pile of documents in his hand, "Maybe it's really that Military Advisor Xun is not suitable to get along with my father. Many of the plans here cannot be implemented when my father is in power."

"It's not that it can't be implemented. It's that Xun Wenruo has always hoped to correct some of the flaws in your father's nature." Madam Bian had analyzed it from a third-party perspective earlier, so when she said this, her mentality was extremely peaceful. "Unfortunately, there are too many people around who conform to your father's nature. No matter how much Xun Wenruo persuades, it's useless. It even sows the seeds of some disasters."

"Mother, aren't you going to take back your spiritual talent?" Cao Ang asked with some doubt as he took over the bowl. The reason why he was able to grasp the core ideas of the document sent by Xun You so quickly was largely due to the enhancement brought by Madam Bian's spiritual talent. So Cao Ang was somewhat surprised why his mother did not take it back on her own initiative.

"I can't use it. You need this thing to mobilize your power and coordinate your rule. In your father's words, my future historical status depends on you." Mrs. Bian said calmly. It was really useless for her to have this spiritual talent.

"I will try my best." Cao Ang said in a muffled voice, with no intention of refusing. If he had previously felt that even if there was a gap between him and those with spiritual talents, it would not be as huge as the difference between heaven and earth. However, his mother had allowed him to experience the planning and thinking abilities of those with spiritual talents, and Cao Ang more or less realized that even if the gap was not as huge as the difference between heaven and earth, it was still huge enough to be immeasurable.

"As a woman, I don't understand much about military and national affairs, but based on my experience back then, most people refuse something because the benefits are not enough. Things like trust and morality are important, but most people just use them as an excuse." Mrs. Bian blatantly exposed the so-called benevolence, righteousness, and morality. After all, as a prostitute, she had seen the ups and downs of life in the world and was very clear about the shallowness of benevolence, righteousness, and morality.

Of course, Madam Bian also knew that the upper limit of things like benevolence, righteousness, and morality was far higher than the so-called interests, but most of the time in this world, defeating the opponent did not rely on the upper limit, but on not being so bad.

"Mother, let me try my method first." Cao Ang said with a smile.

If he could rebuild trust and maintain existing values, Cao Ang would not want to enter a society built on profit-seeking values. In a society constructed on credibility and morality, at least everyone has a place, even the weak can find their own place. But if he enters a society built on profit-seeking values, although everyone is equal in front of interests, the lack of interests means that this person has lost his place in society.

If that were the case, it would be too sad.

"So I'm just a woman." Madam Bian didn't think that Cao Ang's disagreement with her suggestion was disobedient or something like that. She had a very good mentality. She could rely on her husband when she could, and on her son when she could. Although spiritual talents could be used for struggle, wouldn't it be better to use them for her husband and son?
Marry a good family, give birth to a good son, rely on my husband to fight to become a queen, rely on my son to fight to become a queen mother, what am I fighting for? How much of my destiny can be changed by my efforts?
It is basically impossible to change. As early as when she was eight or nine years old, Mrs. Bian realized that she could not change her fate by her own efforts. Born in a brothel, no matter how hard you struggle, you cannot change your fate. In some damn times, personal qualifications and struggles are meaningless most of the time. Your fate is even determined when you are born.

Women like Mrs. Bian and Zheng Ling, who were able to develop their spiritual talents through self-study in their forties or fifties, had actually already realized their origin, destiny, social structure, and the oppression of society on themselves when they were eight or nine years old.

After realizing this, they still worked hard to study, enrich themselves, and seize every opportunity to jump out of this quagmire. This is how people like Mrs. Bian and Zheng Ling came into being.

The question is, what happens after you jump out?
Keep fighting?
Most of them are not, because their obsessions back then were directly fulfilled with that leap. After all, they were still able to break free from the constraints of this damn era, which basically means that the moment they broke free, they realized their wishes.

As a prostitute, Mrs. Bian's goal was to marry into a good family and escape from this damn environment. As for becoming a concubine of a marquis, a princess of a prince, and now the queen mother that is within her reach, it was just a matter of nature. For Mrs. Bian, escaping from the brothel was already the fulfillment of her great wish.

Therefore, Mrs. Bian was very open-minded. If Cao Ang was willing to listen to her life experience, then he could listen. If he was not willing to listen, then he could not listen. There was no need for her to restrain Cao Ang. After Cao Cao left Kandahar, the greatest danger to the Cao family had disappeared. For Mrs. Bian, no matter how far she went, it was a matter of how much she would win or lose.

Therefore, it is best for Cao Ang to make his own choice. He has given all the help he can, and the rest of the journey is up to his descendants to walk on their own.

Cao Ang laughed dryly when he heard what Madam Bian said. He wanted to explain, but Madam Bian shook her head and said, "No need to explain. I'm not trying to put pressure on you. It's the truth. I don't want to get involved in these things. It's best if you can handle it. If you can't, I can't help you."

"Your spiritual talent has helped me a lot." Cao Ang shook his head and said, without Mrs. Bian's spiritual talent, it might take Cao Ang several years to figure out many things.

"I don't have spiritual talent, this is your spiritual talent." Mrs. Bian shook her head and said. Cao Ang thought about it for a while and remembered it.

"Go to bed early after dinner, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't imitate your father. Just be yourself." Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Ang who had finished his meal, cleaned up the dishes, gave him a few words of advice before leaving, and quickly left with an umbrella.

"Go and notify Mr. Mao to come over." After Madam Bian left, Cao Ang took a deep breath and called to Xiahou Ba outside, "Restrate." How could he rest? He had to clean up the mess left by his father as quickly as possible, otherwise, he might really miss this opportunity.

Mao Jie arrived soon. After all, he was the first counselor who took the initiative to approach Cao Ang, and his abilities were also quite outstanding. Therefore, Cao Ang still needed to discuss certain things with Mao Jie first.

As for Xun Yu, who wrote the official document that answered Cao Ang's doubts, if it was the previous Cao Ang, Xun You could still rely on his spiritual talent to make Cao Ang ignore some details, and then simply think that Xun Yu really had a mental breakdown and needed to recuperate for a while. But now Cao Ang has the same level of planning ability, and some things cannot be concealed if they are faced with each other - Xun Yu is not optimistic about Cao Ang.

Unlike Xun Yu who couldn't stand Cao Cao's nature but had to cooperate with him, Xun Yu's disapproval of Cao Ang was the same as Cao Cao's previous disapproval of Cao Ang, which was due to lack of ability.

In other words, Xun Yu believed that Cao Ang could stabilize Cao Cao's power, but Xun Yu was not optimistic that Cao Ang could defeat Ardashir. If he could not defeat Ardashir, there would be no hope for the future of the Cao family.

If the Cao family can capture Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, and break through Khyber into the Indus Plain, then even if they cannot become overlords in the future, as long as their descendants do not make stupid mistakes, they will sooner or later seize the opportunity to become overlords, because the world will eventually unify after a long period of division, and will eventually divide after a long period of unification. The Cao family, with its strategic location and large tracts of grain-producing land, will sooner or later get the opportunity.

But if we cannot take Ardashir, there will be no Kabul, and if we cannot pass Kabul and enter Khyber, there will be no Indus Plain.

Without these, Cao would have been just a vassal king slightly stronger than the ordinary Central Asian princes.

There is no future in this.

Cao Ang understood this point, and although he was not angry, he did not want to ask Xun Yu for help at this time. Whether he could do it or not depended not on whether Xun Yu thought it was useful, but on how he did it.

"Mr. Mao, with the support of the Cao family and officers from other families, how long will it take you to organize the personnel to transfer the centurions and above from various departments?" After meeting Mao Jie, Cao Ang did not hide anything and directly stated his mission, "I need to gather all the centurions now. I will let Barak and others do this for Beigui, but Mr. Mao will also need to organize it."

Rest, rest, I went to fix my computer today, and I can't figure it out