In order to preserve the blood of the Cao family and not wait until Cao Cao's 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 been fighting with the Jin army for so many years. He participated in almost every battle. His brothers and even sons were killed in the hands of the Jin army, and more than one of them!
Just Cao Cao's son, Cao Ning, and the native Cao Ang and Cao Zhang were implanted in the system. All three sons fell into the hands of the Jin army.
Cao Cao's son is like this, let alone others!
Of course, Cao Cao may not have seen this hidden danger. But, so what? Not only in ancient times, but also in the modern context, the preservation of blood is a top priority, and no one can 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 point.
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 were only loyal to him, far from being die-hard loyalists.
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. If they are not from the Cao family, they are from the Xiahou family. With these people from the Cao family and the Xiahou family, others
Generals with foreign surnames can only be lieutenants 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 leading generals.
qualifications.
However, the only ones who could reach this point were Wei Wuji and Tian Ji. Tian Ji was older, while Wei Wuji got up later.
However, Cao Cao did not give up on cultivating his own children. Those generals with foreign surnames finally got rid of the Xiahou brothers, Cao GUI, and Cao Shen, the mainstays of the clan. Seeing that only Cao Ren was left to support the Cao family's facade, but Cao Zhen and Cao Wen
Zhao, Cao Wei and others stood up step by step again, which made those generals with foreign surnames very unwilling!
Moreover, when generals like the Cao family are around, especially the most senior general like Cao Ren, Wei Wuji, who has finally managed to get through, can only be a deputy. With Cao Ren around, except for the most senior general Tian Jizhi,
Besides, other generals with foreign surnames are destined to be obedient deputies.
For example, if Xiao Hui hadn't performed so well at that time and was in sharp contrast to Cao Ren, who had just suffered a huge defeat, but had already been around for a long time, it would be difficult for him to climb above Cao Ren.
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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 elder figure of the Cao Group, the eldest figure among the five good generals, but in the end he was not guaranteed! From this, we can see the situation within the Cao Group
It's spot on.
Of course, even if many people are not die-hard loyal to Cao Cao, they will not be persuaded by Zhao Kuangyin.
Are you kidding me? What are the benefits of taking refuge with Zhao Kuangyin? They also got the reputation of betraying their master for no reason. Could it be that they thought that a slave with three surnames like Lu Bu really had a good reputation, especially in the ancient times!
Isn't this the case in modern times where people find a job and then find that they don't like it and then resign to another company? Can there be an equal sign in the middle?
Looking for a job is just to support the family, and selling labor force in exchange for money is equivalent to a transaction. But taking refuge with a prince is a confession of one's master. To put it more seriously, betraying one's master is equivalent to betraying one's faith. This requires
If not because Qin Shihuang unified the seven kingdoms, to put it more seriously, rebellion can almost be equated with treason.
Some people always compare Liu Bei and Lu Bu, but no matter which prince he served, did Liu Bei ever recognize his master? One is the relationship of cooperation and sojourn, which is equivalent to passing by a place to stay and they are selling their force as a
Borrowing money is fundamentally different from Lu Bu's rebellion!
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! Then it will be them.
When they went to Li Xiang's place, Cao Cao was probably no longer there at that time. They went there and it can be said that they were willing to compromise and avenge their old master. This was the behavior of righteous men.
Therefore, the only people who were really praised 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 in his plan, he had already anticipated this possible situation. Therefore, people like Luo Shaowei were actually closely watched by Cao Cao and had no intention of causing trouble.
Chance.
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 Liang Lin, the Flying Tiger Commander, 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 strength between them. For example, there was no distinction between Liang Lin and Ma Yuan.
Victory or defeat.
However, although this person is also a top expert in an era, it does not mean that his character is good. In fact, they are standard people who are unjust for profit.
People like this are naturally the easiest to be persuaded and exploited. People who want things like this will naturally be able to get their help and even help as long as their demands are met.
It's loyalty. Although their loyalty is extremely cheap, it's easier to get it when it's cheap.
