Chapter 38 Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize
After entering the palace,
Sun Jian and his party separated from Cao Cao and Liu Bei and went to search the other side alone.
In front of Jianzhang Hall,
One of Sun Jian's soldiers fished out a female corpse from a well.
This soldier actually found the jade seal of the country in the package in the arms of the female corpse!
When Sun Jian took the jade seal from Chen Pu, his mood changed drastically.
The imperial power of the Han Dynasty fell by the wayside,
Local princes swarmed up,
From this alliance, Sun Quan saw clearly the selfish motives of all the princes.
He is called Jiangdong Tiger,
How can Tiger be a truly peaceful person?
"My lord, this is the imperial seal passed down to the country!"
"If you receive orders from Heaven, you will live a long and prosperous life!"
Sun Jian took the jade seal from Chen Pu in disbelief.
Countless thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind,
The various thoughts converged to the end, and finally became one, "Destiny is in my hands, Sun Jian!"
The jade seal is in hand,
Those so-called eliminating thieves and saving the country,
Sun Jian's ambition to support the royal family was all forgotten. Now he was only thinking about his dream of becoming an emperor.
Lu Yan has written no less than a thousand words in his diary,
But now,
He still hasn't finished writing his thoughts.
[Sun Jian should have found Yuxi, right? Under the temptation of Yuxi, how many people can control their true intentions? 】
[Li Ru’s move is really powerful,
A strategic retreat and a useless jade seal disintegrated the alliance of eighteen princes.
It's just that Dong Zhuo has lost his ambition. Even if Li Ru has the power to reach heaven, he is just supporting a man who is waiting to die.】
【Next,
Boss Cao will finally have a piece of territory of his own.
There will also be a large number of literati and talented people coming to seek refuge.
When Boss Cao has many civil servants and advisers at his disposal, he won't keep asking me questions, right?
By the way, when the time comes, should I take the initiative to apply for transfer to the rear?]
[No matter what, I will do my best to prevent Cao Cao from committing the heinous crime of massacre in Xuzhou. If I fail, then I can only...]
Lu Yan wrote here,
After sighing, he put the diary away and thought to himself:
"If Cao Cao really slaughters the city, then I can only find another safe place.
Alas, Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou with blood,
In fact, it’s not all about venting anger for killing one’s father.
Ultimately,
Or is it because he is short of food...
There was no food to feed so many people and prisoners of war, so Cao Cao did what made him reviled by many people."
anyway,
With Lu Yan’s modern mentality,
He couldn't accept Cao Cao's massacre of the city.
But apart from a few things that are difficult to accept, Cao Cao is actually a good leader.
Cao Cao appointed people based on their talents, broke the monopoly of aristocratic families, and gave more opportunities to poor people.
He promoted and improved the farming system,
It absorbed millions of refugees and played a huge role in social stability in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Moreover, large-scale farming brought economic benefits to Cao Wei that cannot be ignored.
These fields are subject to tax,
At that time, the tax rate generally ranged from 50 to 60 percent.
Such a high amount of rent has given the Cao Group enough foundation.
The farming system also has another role that cannot be ignored:
That is, in disguise, many fields were taken back from the hands of aristocratic families and managed by the central government.
In this way, in Cao Wei's territory, the possibility of refugees being attached to the aristocratic family was reduced, and the growth of the aristocratic family was also slowed down.
In essence, this is also a disguised way for Cao Cao to compete with the aristocratic family.
Therefore, for Cao Wei, the benefits of the farming system far outweighed the disadvantages!
Feudal era,
The emperor's greatest enemy is often not foreign invasion.
Rather, they are a wealthy family that clings to the country and sucks blood from society.
They monopolize resources, intermarry with each other, form gangs,
Once the emperor's actions are not in their interests,
They can even join forces to overthrow the central government and replace it with another emperor.
It can be seen from the history of China that
No matter which dynasty ends,
It is often because people have no land and no way to survive that they embark on the path of uprising.
With such a huge territory, where have the fields gone? Where can they go!
Lu Yan thought too much,
So much so that he sat there for two whole hours!
When Cao Cao led Cao Ren to find Lu Yan,
Lu Yan's body had already accumulated a thin layer of soot,
Cao Cao saw Lu Yan's eyes were dull, he spread his right hand and crushed a piece of charcoal in his left hand.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "Sir, are you feeling sad for what happened to Luoyang?"
He waved Cao Ren away,
Then he quietly came to sit next to Lu Yan.
Lu Yan had actually sensed the arrival of Cao Cao and Cao Ren a long time ago. He was just too thoughtful and didn't want to talk to them.
After Cao Cao sat through the exercises for about a cup of tea, he finally called tentatively: "Mr. Lu?"
"Mr. Cao is here..." Lu Yan responded in a perfunctory manner, and then went back to being in a daze.
Lu Yan's unusual attitude today made Cao Cao feel a little uneasy.
Cao Cao recalled what he had done before,
After making sure that he had done nothing to dissatisfy Lu Yan, he plucked up the courage to ask, "Sir, may I ask what Cao Cao has done to dissatisfy you?"
"Huh?" Lu Yan turned his head to look at Cao Cao in surprise and thought:
"Cao Cao is indeed Cao Cao,
I can tell at a glance that he has done something that makes me unhappy?
But the massacre of the city is still too early..."
After seeing Lu Yan's reaction, Cao Cao couldn't help but think, "Could it be that I did something unintentionally that dissatisfied him?"
To make up for it,
Cao Cao quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"Sir, if I, Cao Mengde, do anything that dissatisfies you, please tell me clearly!"
Lu Yan was really confused by Cao Cao's inexplicable respect.
You are also a traitor after all, right?
Why are you so respectful to me, a career veteran who is not good at anything and is the best at fishing?
Lu Yan was troubled by Cao Cao's attitude.
He also quickly stood up, bowed his hands and said in return: "Why is Mr. Cao doing this? It's just because he saw the people who died tragically, and his mind was slightly shocked."
So this is ah!
Cao Cao finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"Do you think, sir, that I should pursue Dong Zhuo again and kill him to avenge these people who died in vain?"
There was something strange in Lu Yan's eyes as he replied:
"Let's not talk about whether we can defeat Dong Zhuo's 200,000 Xiliang army.
Even if you kill him now,
These people will not survive.
Besides, once Dong Zhuo dies, the world will only become more chaotic..."
Speaking of this, Lu Yan suddenly stopped. He promised not to show off in front of Boss Cao, but he almost revealed his secret...
Cao Cao clearly heard every word of Lu Yan's words,
He was suddenly startled and thought to himself:
"Shouldn't the imperial power of the Han Dynasty be restored after Dong Zhuo's death? How could it be more..."
Cao Cao thought of those hypocritical princes again and thought:
"Yes, even if one Dong Zhuo falls, there are still Yuan Zhuo, Gongsun Zhuo, Tao Zhuo, Liu Zhuo and others.
big man,
I’m afraid it will be difficult to go back!”
Thinking of this, Cao Cao looked into Lu Yan's eyes and said with an extremely sincere tone and attitude:
"Where should I go? Sir, please teach me!"
Lu Yan stared deeply at Cao Cao,
He suddenly felt that maybe he should instill some ideas into Cao Cao in advance.
Maybe at some point,
These concepts will become the key to Cao Cao's thinking!
With hands behind his back,
Bai Yi, Qing Lun,
At this moment, Lu Yan,
There was a masterly demeanor unconsciously oozing out of his body,
"Mr. Cao should know,
The people are like water, the king is like a boat,
Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"