Who is not Cao Cao?

Chapter 115
"Marquis Shen was joking."

"In terms of title, you are the Marquis of Wanhu County today."

"In terms of official position, you are both Captain Yao and Zhonglang."

"In terms of merit, you persuaded Zhang He to surrender Gao Lan, and went to Yuan Shao's camp first."

"On wealth..."

Chen Qun looked at He Yan indifferently: "In terms of wealth, not to mention Yingchuan County, but the entire Yuzhou, the entire Central Plains, there are not many people who can be compared with Marquis Shen, why do I come to find you?"

He Yan took a deep breath: "Hiss—"

"So to say……"

"The family is actually me?"

Compared with other prominent families, the only thing He Yan lacks is that his official position has not been mixed with Sangong.

But if He Jin and even Cao Cao are counted, He Yan really looks like a family...

"Besides, the Nanyang He family and the Nanyang Yin family who were born in Marquis Shen are both Confucian classics... So, Marquis Shen, do you want me to go on?"

"No need..."

He Yan thought about it carefully, and found that he had unknowingly become a very large and very small family.

Speaking of big, it is because there is a title of Marquis of Wanhu and various meritorious deeds to support it.

The reason why he is small is because He Yan has no heirs so far, and his population is declining...

Hey, it seems that Deng's mother will have to work hard when she goes back.

Chen Qun said again: "Firstly, this is the case, and secondly, it is what I talked about with Marquis Shen in prison in the past."

Through that time, Chen Qun knew that He Yan was a person who did not have the slightest reverence for the emperor.

Only such people can accept their own ideas and unite.

He Yan understood what Chen Qun meant, and at the same time, he could detect some of Chen Qun's ambitions.

Chen Qun, and even Xun Yu, representatives of the Yingchuan family, did not recognize Cao Cao as the master at all.

Their titular lord is still the emperor sitting on the dragon chair.

Cao Cao and Zhu Cao Xiahou can also be packaged as a "Qiao County Cao Family" or "Yingchuan Cao Family".

What these aristocratic families really want to do is to work with Cao Cao to stabilize the central order, and at the same time break the original system of the emperor's power, allowing the aristocratic families to control power themselves.

He Yan frowned.

These... will Cao Cao agree?
If Cao Cao agreed, how would Xun Yu die in the future?

And what Cao Pi did in the future, is it really as simple as usurping the Han?
"The family is in power."

In the final analysis, it is still these four words.

They hope that a powerful figure will appear to help them end this chaotic world, but at the same time, they don't want that person to hold too much power, preferably weaker than Emperor Han Guangwu.In this way, this world is still the world of the aristocratic family...

He Yan suddenly felt that Chen Qun in front of him was covered in mist.

Even He Yan began to doubt the real purpose of Chen Qun looking for him.

Just to win him over and draw him into the circle of the aristocratic family?

Or do you want to use yourself to test Cao Cao's attitude?

Or, simply came out to drive a wedge between himself and Cao Cao?

"Brother Changwen, I still don't quite understand."

He Yan originally thought that Yuan Shao had many problems, but it seems that Cao Cao also had many problems.

And this problem is mainly concentrated on the aristocratic family.

"Who are you supporting?"

"Marquis Shen, this question is a bit immature."

It doesn't matter who Chen Qun and the others support.

To be precise, it was Chen Qun and the others who only supported themselves, and the rest, whether it was Cao Cao or the Son of Heaven, as long as they stood with them, they were their own.

He Yan understood Chen Qun's implication and slowly closed his eyes.

Wei Wu.

Wei Wen.

Jin Xuan.

Jin Wu.

And later Song Wu, Qi Gao, Liang Wu, Chen Wu, and even Sui Wen.

These are not in the same group as Chen Qun and others.

It can even be said that many still have a hostile relationship.

Now that Chen Qun is confessing his feelings to He Yan, he is actually asking He Yan—should he be our friend or our enemy?
And by the way, Cao Cao who was behind the test, asked whether he was a friend or an enemy.

If it is a friend, then such a powerful power as the emperor of Han is our common enemy.

If it is an enemy, he will bear the banner of Emperor Han on his back and be slaughtered.

Class has always been so cruel.

"Brother Changwen, does Xun Lingjun know what you are discussing?"

"Nature knows."

"And Mr. Cao actually knows about it."

He Yan finally couldn't help opening his eyes when he heard this: "Mr. Cao also knows?"

"Nature knows."

He Yan's scalp suddenly went numb at this moment.

Cao Cao actually knew it too.

Does that mean that it's not that Cao Cao doesn't want to usurp the Han, but that these aristocratic families under his command don't allow him to usurp the Han at all?
The core appeal of the aristocratic family is to weaken the imperial power and keep political resources, financial resources, and even food resources tightly in their own hands.

They did not allow a strong Emperor Han to appear, and naturally they did not allow a strong Cao Cao to appear.

For them, it is better to be the little emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty.As long as the emperor is not strong, there will always be people fighting.

And fighting will keep these aristocratic families safe, so that they will not become leeks that every emperor will come to cut like the Nabo wealthy family in the Western Han Dynasty...

He Yan was thinking about the cause and effect, but Chen Qun thought that He Yan was still hesitating——

"Marquis Shen, have you ever heard something Cao Gong said recently?"

"What?"

"Worry about the world first!"

"..."

He Yan thought he had an auditory hallucination: "What did Brother Changwen say?"

"Worry about the world first!"

"Duke Cao's move is actually to tell everyone that he will not change his mind and become a powerful person just because he defeated Duke Yuan."

On the contrary, Chen Qun was surprised: "Mr. Shen has never heard of this when he was in the army with Duke Cao?"

heard!

Not only have I heard it, but I said it from my own mouth!

He Yan supported his head, feeling that the amount of information Chen Qun said today was a bit too much.

"I hope Brother Changwen will give me some time to let me think about it."

He Yan dare not make a hasty decision on such a major matter.

Chen Qun did not feel disgusted with He Yan's move: "This is indeed a major event, and I hope Marquis Shen will carefully consider it."

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When he came out of Chen Qun's mansion, He Yan was a little dizzy.

Walking on the street completely unconsciously, He Yan was woken up by the noise next to his ears until he reached a familiar place.

"Daughter?"

It really is very familiar.

After staying in front of the female Lu for a long time, He Yan stepped back and took the first step forward.

"He Yan?"

A familiar voice sounded from behind, and the next moment, a slap was slapped on He Yan's shoulder.

Looking back, it was Cao Pi's big face.

Cao Pi looked cheerful: "Ha! You want to secretly go to your daughter-in-law again? I caught you!"

Seeing Cao Pi beaming with joy, He Yan was touched.

"Cao Pi..."

"Huh? Do you want to intercede? If you invite me once, I won't tell Aunt Yin!"

He Yan shook his head: "I want to say——Cao Pi, it would be great if I could be as heartless as you."

"what?"

For a while, Cao Pi couldn't tell whether He Yan was praising himself or scolding him.

"Promise me, if you can, you will continue to be so heartless."

This made Cao Pi feel that something was wrong, and his interest just now softened by most of it.

"He Yan, have you been bullied by someone? Tell me, I'll go get him!... I don't want to avenge you, but I want to ask him for some experience in dealing with you."

Cao Pi's emotions changed several times in just a few words, and his face was colorful and ugly.

"No one, if there is anyone, it's probably the world."

In Cao Pi's eyes, He Yan's deep posture became a posturing gesture, so Cao Pi rolled his eyes at He Yan directly: "You will have no friends if you look like this!"

Ignoring Cao Pi, He Yan finally made up his mind as he watched the people coming and going of his daughter-in-law.

"I'm going to see my father."

"what?"

Before Cao Pi could react, He Yan was already walking in the direction of Sikong Mansion.

Cao Pi looked at He Yan from behind, and then at his daughter-in-law beside him, as if tens of thousands of ants were biting his palm.

A bite.

A stomp.

Cao Pi still chased in He Yan's direction: "He Yan! Wait a minute!"

……

……

A while later, He Yan had already arrived at the Sikong mansion, and saw Cao Cao who was resting in the mansion wearing a normal uniform.

Cao Cao was actually physically and mentally exhausted at this time.

Cao Cao is now 45 years old, and his energy at this age has long been inferior to before.He had been tense in Guandu before, but now that he let go of that breath, he fell into deep exhaustion.

But seeing He Yan coming to find him, Cao Cao still cheered up and asked He Yan to sit beside his bed.

"Daddy, I went to see brother Changwen today."

Hearing that it was Chen Qun, Cao Cao's nerves, which had been a little slack just now, tensed up: "What are you looking for?"

"One is for the kindness of the rescue last time, and the other is that he accepted my... adopted son Deng Ai as his disciple. As a father, I will always send Shuxiu to him."

"Adopted son?"

Cao Cao obviously discovered his blind spot, and looked at He Yan with a strange expression.

"Father! That's not the point!"

"Talk to Dad, Chen Qun's will be put aside for now."

Cao Cao picked up the mulberry from the food kettle and threw it into his mouth, and looked at He Yan with a smile: "Which woman is so obsessed with you? She even recognized someone else's child as her adopted child?"

"Is it okay not to say?"

"Do you think it is difficult for your father and me to find a woman in Xuchang?"

"..."

He Yan had no choice but to tell Cao Cao about Deng's mother's origin, but Cao Cao was relieved by this.

"It's good that the husband is dead, I thought you were the one who robbed other people's wives!"

He Yan has black hair, does Boss Cao still have such moral integrity?
"Okay, let's get down to business."

Cao Cao, a woman who is not even considered a concubine, naturally did not pay too much attention.

But speaking of which, He Yan's marriage should also be put on the agenda.

While Cao Cao was thinking, He Yan had already condensed the conversation with Chen Qun today to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao heard this, he didn't have much fluctuation, but instead asked about He Yan——

"What did Yulang think Chen Changwen meant by this move?"

He Yan didn't pretend to be stupid in front of Cao Cao: "My child's guess has two meanings."

"The first one is that Hai'er's previous behavior of hoarding land really caught their attention. In addition, putting those Hebei soldiers into the Central Plains was a violation of the interests of some people, so they wanted to win over Hai'er. Naturally, it is a family, but if it doesn't work out, the baby will be suppressed by them if there is no accident."

"The second one is when Daddy defeated Yuan Shao. It was the time when he was most powerful. They were also afraid that Daddy would use this power to attack them, so I just reminded Daddy."

Cao Cao stroked his beard: "Is there a third point that Yulang doesn't want to say?"

"It's not that they didn't say it, but the third child didn't think about it, and they just thought they were farting."

The third so-called point of the two is to create conflicts between He Yan and Cao Cao in an attempt to split them.

"You boy."

Cao Cao was obviously satisfied when he heard the answer, so he simply sat up and grabbed a handful of mulberries and put them in He Yan's hands: "We chatted while eating, these are all mulberries marinated in honey water, they taste very sweet."

He Yan grabbed one and put it in his mouth, it was as sweet as candied fruit, and he smacked his lips happily.

"Then Yulang, what do you think?"

He Yan didn't reply in a hurry, but threw all the mulberries into his mouth, filled his cheeks, and chewed for a long time before he was willing to swallow it.

"It depends on how father chooses."

This answer made Cao Cao frowned, feeling a little unhappy: "What do you mean?"

Cao Cao also thought that He Yan wanted to have a showdown with him, and even wanted to intimidate him regardless of his dignity, so naturally his heart tightened.

But He Yan's next sentence made Cao Cao relax his vigilance, and his eyes were even full of pampering when he looked at He Yan.

"If Daddy really wants to ascend to the supreme position, from now on, the child will assist Daddy with all his strength, and help Daddy to level up all the little ones in the world."

"If Daddy just wants to be a man like Duke Zhou, and to fulfill the era that Chen Qun and the others talk about, I don't know whether it's good or bad, and my son is willing to help Daddy achieve it."

After He Yan finished speaking, he looked quietly at Cao Cao's tightly closed lips on the surface, but in fact a heart was already beating wildly in his chest.

This is the first time he has been caught between the family and Cao Cao. If one is not handled well, it is very likely that the whole game will be lost.

But in the end, He Yan still chose to believe in Cao Cao, so he came to have a showdown with Cao Cao.

Enemy or friend depends on whether Cao Cao wants to be the Duke of Zhou or the Son of Heaven.

In today's world, only Cao Cao is qualified to make this decision.

Whether to follow the trend of history or go against the development of history alone is in Cao Cao's mind.

only……

And who can know which way is compliance or retrograde?
He Yan didn't know.

Cao Cao naturally didn't know either.

At this time, you can only believe in yourself.

Believe not in who you are now, but in who you were when you were young.

"Yulang, it seems that you have become more courageous after being honed in the army, and you dare to talk to dad like this."

There was no emotion in Cao Cao's words at this time, and He Yan dared not look directly at Cao Cao with such a strong aura, but lowered his eyes instead.

"You are really courageous. It seems that even a Huo Hussar can't hold you down if you are placed on top of you. How can you even say "only" for such a thing as "being the Duke of Zhou"?"

"Do you really think that being a Duke of Zhou is easier than being an emperor?"

At this time Cao Cao's tone was a little high, but He Yan heard something, and suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Cao Cao in surprise.

"King Wen has great virtues but has not achieved success, and King Wu has great achievements but has not achieved governance. Only Duke Zhou has combined great virtues, great achievements and great governance! Before Confucius and after Yellow Emperor, only Zhou Gong was the only one who had a great relationship with China."

"There are 26 emperors of the Liu family, but who dares to say that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Duke Zhou? It is the great ancestor Liu Bang, can he?"

"But now it's in your mouth, why is Duke Zhou not as good as the Son of Heaven?"

Although Cao Cao is sitting cross-legged at this moment, his figure seems to have been raised infinitely.

"Yulang, remember, it's not because I don't want to be the emperor."

"It's because I don't want to!"

"One year to rescue the chaos, two years to overcome Yin, three years to practice the dying, four years to build the marquis, five years to establish the Zhou Dynasty, six years to establish rituals and music, and seven years to govern and become a king."

"Although I have not reached the level of Zhou Gong now. But if I can't do it in one year, it will be five years, and if I can't do it in five years, it will be ten years!"

"Old man, his ambition is a thousand miles away!"

"How many emperors have the Han Dynasty had in the past 400 years? How many have been the Dukes of Zhou in China for thousands of years?"

"This way, I'm determined!"

"This ambition... will never die!"

(End of this chapter)