Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 503 Aristocratic family, not to be underestimated

Wei Gu and Fan Xian are both natives of Hedong, and their families are also famous families in Hedong.Especially the Hedong Wei family, whose family has some well-known figures in later generations.

Before Zhong Yao and Ma Teng and Han Sui jointly recovered Hedong County, in order to consolidate the rule of Hedong County, Cao Cao summoned Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, to be an official in the court, and sent Du Ji, an official he trusted, to serve as the prefect of Hedong.

However, Wang Yi himself was deeply loved by the family and the common people in Hedong County. Many officials and gentry did not want Wang Yi to leave office, and Wang Yi himself had been operating in Hedong for many years, and he was not willing to be transferred out of his comfort zone.

Because of this, Fan Xian and Jun Weigu, who were serving as generals of Zhonglang at that time, went to see Zhong Yao. They hoped that Zhong Yao could persuade Cao Cao to allow Wang Yi to stay in Hedong as the prefect.

But the location of Hedong County is extremely important, and Wang Yi is not from Cao Cao. What's more frightening is that Wang Yi is still quite prestigious in Hedong County and has a very close connection with the local nobles. How could Cao Cao leave such a hidden danger.

Zhong Yao obviously also understood that Wang Yi was a hidden danger. It was fine if Fan Xian and Wei Gu didn't persuade him, but it was counterproductive to persuade him, which further strengthened Zhong Yao's decision on Cao Cao.Therefore, Zhong Yao repeatedly rejected the requests of Fan Xian, Wei Gu and others, and instead often urged Wang Yi to leave for Xuchang as soon as possible to become an official in the court.

Wei Gu and Fan Xian felt resentful.

They didn't want to change a prefect sent by Cao Cao, because they also knew Cao Cao's attitude towards the gentry of the family.

Worried that the newly appointed prefect would harm the interests of himself and others,

Therefore, Wei Gu, Fan Xian and other officials from Hedong decided to secretly hook up with Zhang Baiqi who was wandering in the Hongnong area of ​​​​Hedong after discussion, and planned to launch a rebellion in an attempt to occupy Hedong and become the local emperor.

When Du Ji first took office in Hedong, Fan Xian wanted to give Du Ji a blow. He beheaded more than [-] people including the master, but Du Ji still looked calm.

Later, Wei Gu and Fan Xian raised their troops to rebel, and Du Ji fled alertly. Then he pulled up an army by virtue of his appeal, and began to deal with the Hedong rebels secretly.

Nearly ten days have passed since Zhang Baiqi, Wei Gu, and Fan Xian raised the anti-flag.

The rebellion in Hedong and Hongnong finally reached the hands of Cao Cao who was still cleaning up the mess in Jizhou in Yecheng.

When he first saw the news, Lao Cao was so angry that the media came up and recited it.

After taking a few deep breaths, Cao Cao finally straightened out his heart, and his mood calmed down a little.

He picked up the information that he had thrown on the table and read it carefully, "The local gentry of the Hedong War is extremely xenophobic, so much so that someone rises up after the army has just left. It is not a long-term solution, it seems. , I still underestimated the power of the family!"

In the past, whether it was Yanzhou or Xuzhou, the influence of the aristocratic family on Cao Cao was not too great, so that Cao Cao underestimated the power of the aristocratic family.

This rebellion in Hedong County was planned and operated by the local gentry in Hedong. Not only the crisis in Hedong, but also the journey of Bingzhou will be affected.

Cao Cao finally began to realize the difficulty of this group of gentry, "Oh!"

At this moment,
Xi Zhicai and Xun You were summoned to the state pastoral mansion, just in time to see Cao Cao sighing.

"My lord, what happened?" Xi Zhicai and Xun You rarely saw Cao Cao sigh.

Seeing Cao Cao's appearance now, he must have encountered some difficult things.

Cao Cao handed the secret letter to Xi Zhicai and Xun You, and said: "Hedong Weigu, Fan Xian and others first obstructed Du Ji's appointment as the governor of Hedong, but they failed, so they simply collude with the Yellow Turban Army and rebel."

Xi Zhicai and Xun You were surprised when they heard the words: "Zhong Yuanchang left on the front foot, but the Hedong scholar's back foot turned backwards. It seems that the water in Hedong County is very deep!"

"It's nothing more than worrying that the lord will touch their interests. This group of people have been enjoying themselves for too long, so they are naturally unwilling to give up their rich land." Xun You has a thorough understanding of the thoughts of this group of people.

"Yes. I used to underestimate the power of the family."

Lu Yan had repeatedly emphasized to Cao Cao the power of the aristocratic family and the means of creating troubles, but because Cao Cao developed so smoothly, he still inevitably felt a little contempt over time.

Now the family in Hedong has taught Lao Cao a lesson with actions, and Lao Cao finally began to pay attention to it.

Shaking his head, Cao Cao was a little dissatisfied with his contempt and negligence, "This is still the case in a small Hedong County. There are many gentry in Hebei, and the lords and I have to pay attention to it."

"My lord is wise!" Xi Zhicai, who was born in a poor family, has never underestimated the family, but he has never been afraid of the family, "We must not take our eyes off the rich family. When necessary, we must use thunderous means!"

Cao Cao seemed a little hesitant when he heard the words.

Xi Zhicai saw that Cao Cao was quite jealous of the aristocratic family, so he couldn't help but cheer him up: "Actually, as long as my lord sticks to your policy, the blood-sucking roots of those aristocratic families on the big men and the common people will slowly wither.

As long as time goes by, the future family will no longer have the ability to challenge the imperial court! "

Xun You didn't speak.

He himself came from a wealthy family, and he was also one of the top families in the Han Dynasty, the Xun family.

At this moment, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai were discussing in front of him how to pull out the "roots" that the aristocratic family had stuck on the big man and the common people, which inevitably made Xun You feel a little embarrassed.

However, both Xun You and Xun Yu are people who know the general situation. Although Cao Cao's behavior will also touch the interests of their families, comparing the two, it is undoubtedly more beneficial to the development of the country to restrict the rights of the family.

Cao Cao also saw Xun You's embarrassment, so he persuaded him kindly: "Gongda, don't worry, we don't want to completely suppress the family, but just hope that the family can develop peacefully within a safe range."

Hearing this, Xun You cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate understands the good intentions of the lord, his talents, and longevity, and my Xun family has always been low-key and honest, so I don't worry about the lord or others being unfavorable to us."

There is a Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, a Guanglu doctor Xun You, and Xun Chen who has disappeared somewhere. The Xun family's children are all dragons and phoenixes. Your Xun family just wants to keep a low profile, but this damn strength is not enough. Allow!
Cao Cao couldn't help complaining in his heart, but he didn't suspect the Xun family because of it.

Whether it is Xun Yu or Xun You, they are all gentlemen with both ability and political integrity.

Although they are more inclined to the Han family than Cao Cao, Cao Cao doesn't care about it now because he is also for the country and society of the great Han!

Cao Cao was very pleased with his counselors. Whether it was the poor family represented by Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu, or the aristocratic family represented by Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun, etc., they all had the most basic bottom line. Disregarding the overall situation for their own interests.

Factional disputes have always been a hurdle that cannot be avoided by those in power. How to maintain the struggles of various factions at a healthy competition balance point really requires extraordinary wisdom.

Fortunately, Cao Cao himself is a man of great wisdom, at least when he is around, there is no need to worry about any problems between the various factions within the Cao family.

(End of this chapter)