Ming Empire

Chapter 36 Convincing Cao Chao
"Brother Yue, why do you think so? Didn't Jiannu be defeated? Even the slave chief Huang Taiji was mad at you, and Shengjing was also destroyed. Why do you still think that there will still be wars in the north, and it will spread to the north?" Datong?" Mrs. Wu asked Cao Yue very puzzled.

"Mother, we are close relatives, and we have nothing to hide from you. According to my child, even if we won the battle of Songshan this time and temporarily solved the crisis in Liaodong, it will not change the current crisis. The strength of the slaves They haven't suffered any major losses. After they stabilize their rear, they will definitely make a comeback. Maybe they will go south to take revenge this winter. The bandits are becoming more and more powerful, and the imperial court has no way to wipe them out. Sooner or later, they will come to Beijing. And if All the officials in the court are still keen to fight for power and profit, fighting openly and secretly. To put it bluntly, Daming is already dying of illness. If he doesn't take serious medicine, there is no way to cure this disease. However, no one can take strong medicine, and there is no People know how to prescribe medicine, so the danger of Ming Dynasty is still unsolvable, the war in the north will intensify, and Datong will fall into military chaos sooner or later."

Speaking of this, Cao Chao paused, and looked at the stunned Cao Chao: "So, mother, second brother, I think we can no longer put our home in Datong, otherwise we will definitely have trouble and have to move to the south. Go, go to Nanjing. There may be a few years of war to avoid, and even there...you can let our Cao family have more glory there."

Seeing the surprised looks of his mother and second brother Cao Chao, Cao Yue also became ruthless. His understanding of the current situation, and his belief that Daming can only rely on the wealth in the south to reorganize his thoughts and judgments said.And it is amazing to think that maybe Beijing will be captured by rogues or slaves in the near future, and the Ming Dynasty will have to move its capital to Nanjing. At that time, Nanjing will become the center of the world.

Cao Yue's thesis, as well as his strong advice to move his family to the south, stunned Wu and Cao Chao.

They had never had such thoughts and ideas before, and they couldn't accept Cao Yue's decision all at once.In the end, Wu said that she had to think it over and discuss it with other elders in the family. When the time comes, the whole family will get together and discuss it before making a decision.

Seeing what his mother said, Cao Yue had no choice but to agree.

The mother and son talked about the meeting together, and Wu asked Cao Yue to go back to the room to rest first. She asked the kitchen to prepare well and clean up the dust for Cao Yue at night.Cao Yue and Cao Chao didn't stay in their mother's room anymore, they walked out together.

After leaving the mother's room, Cao Yue asked Cao Chao to come to his room, and the two brothers chatted again.

Cao Chao naturally agreed, and the two came to Cao Yue's room together.

Cao Yue's room has been cleaned, giving people a new look.In order to take care of Cao Yue's daily life, the Wu family also arranged for Cao Yue a maid named Xiaoru, a sweet-looking and tall girl.

Because he was pretending to be troubled, Cao Yue didn't pay much attention to this little girl with low brows and bowed her head. After driving her outside, she talked with Cao Chao.Because the age difference between Cao Chao and Cao Chao is only two years old, and they have a very good relationship since they were young, Cao Yue made things more straightforward in front of Cao Chao.

After explaining all his conclusions in detail, Cao Yue told Cao Chao that he hoped that Cao Chao could find a job in Nanjing, so that after accompanying his mother to Nanjing, he could establish himself, and then find a way to transfer the family property. They were also transferred to Nanjing.In this way, he can reduce his worries, and he doesn't have to avoid suspicion when he is in the Datong Township.If there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely try to go to Nanjing and seek development in Nanjing.

"Second brother, I don't want to hide anything. The elite of our Ming army has been exhausted in the fierce battle with Jiannu. Except for the Dongxie army led by cousin Bianjiao, the rest of the Ming army is almost a mob. Clearing out the thieves and defeating the Jiannu is just a dream."

"Third brother, is that really the case?" Cao Chao changed his face again, "You mean, Daming is powerless?"

"If there is no change, my younger brother thinks, it is indeed the case," Cao Yue said with emotion, "My younger brother thinks that if we want to rejuvenate Daming, we must rely on the south. The north is now a mess, so our Cao family can no longer stay in Datong, second brother You are the pillar of the Cao family. You can find a way to work in Nanjing and find a good job. After the younger brother has made some achievements in Datong and has a better foundation, you can also find a way to go to Nanjing. At that time, even the Ming It is really inevitable to decline, but we can rely on the foundation laid over the years to make a big difference! With the strength of the two of us brothers, maybe we can make a difference!"

After listening to Cao Yue's different insights and analysis, after thinking about it seriously, Cao Chao finally agreed with what Cao Yue said: "Third brother, what you said is right. The north is indeed in crisis. My father died a few years ago. My mother supports this big family in Datong by herself. As a girl, she cannot cope with the sudden crisis. It is better to go to the peaceful south, so that she can cultivate for a few years and buy some property at the same time. After the world is peaceful, she can go Come back to Datong. Tomorrow, we will persuade mother together, I believe she will agree!"

"That's good!" Seeing that Cao Chao was persuaded by himself, Cao Yue was very happy, so he stopped talking about it and changed the topic to the current situation of Datong.

Cao Chao has been staying in Datong since he contracted an illness a few years ago. He is relatively familiar with the situation in Datong. Cao Yue also knows that his elder brother should help him. He also hopes to ask Cao Chao about many things. This is why he came here and got the support of Cao Chao.

This afternoon, the two brothers stayed in the room discussing things, until it was almost evening, when Mrs. Wu came to call them to have dinner, and then they came out!
After Cao Yue arrived in Datong, he only rested at home for one day, and then began to busy himself with his duties.

On this day of rest at home, together with his second brother Cao Chao, he finally persuaded his mother Wu to agree to slowly transfer the not-so-small family business under the family name to Nanjing.And Cao Chao is also ready to start looking for relationships, planning to go to Nanjing to work.

Cao Chao doesn't hold any real positions in the court now, mainly because these few are at home due to physical reasons, but he has a hereditary commander of Jinyiwei on his head. To find a relationship, he went to Nanjing to go to Jinyiwei Serving in the middle school is definitely not a problem.

Arriving in Datong, one of the most troublesome things was solved, and Cao Yue felt much better.

There is no need for him to make too much fuss about the next thing. The Cao family is quite influential in Datong. There are many famous people in the clan, and Wu's ability is also very good. How should the clan members go to Nanjing slowly? , Gradually relocate the family business, they will figure out a way.

Cao Yue had his own affairs to attend to. After resting at home for a day, he went out early in the morning of the third day after arriving in Datong to visit Zhang An, the eunuch guarding Datong.

(End of this chapter)