At this moment, I have awakened the eternal heroic spirit of China

Cao Cao also kept silent. When people get old, they like to look back on this life.After seeing all the wasted years, I got angry several times with my fresh clothes.

Now that he has heard of Cao Wei Guozuo for more than 40 years, he is also thinking about whether it was caused by too many killings.As I get older, I have a bad memory.

It's also good to let Ning An recall the memories for him.

"In the fourth year of Chuping, Cao Cao attacked Qian and broke Pengcheng Fuyang. He retreated to protect Tan, and if he couldn't overcome the attack, he returned it. If he passed the draw, Juling, and Xiaqiu, he was slaughtered. Whoever killed 10 men and women, There are no chickens and dogs left, and Surabaya does not flow, so it is the city protection of the five counties, and there is no trace of it."

Hearing this, Cao Cao seemed to recall the scene of slaughtering Xuzhou at that time.At that time, because of his father's murder, he was in a state of utter dismay, and he was bound to kill Xuzhou.

At that time, he killed all of Xuzhou, and the Sishui River bed was full of corpses, which looked like purgatory on earth.But at that time, he didn't care.

Yes, yes, why didn't you care then?Why was my heart so cold at that time?

Is it really for Father?Perhaps, it is also discouraged.

"But in the second year, you, King Wei, attacked Xuzhou again, and then attacked Xiangben, killing many people. This is written by Emperor Wu of the State of Wei. It is a history book compiled by Cao Wei. Use the word cruelty to describe it, not a big victory. King Wei, can you imagine the impact of your actions?"

Xuzhou was so afraid of being slaughtered by Cao Cao that he was afraid when he heard this name, so that Cao Cao had several chances to take Xuzhou and defeat Liu Bei, which made the people of Xuzhou flee and dare not stay.

"Father was killed, killing the mastermind is enough, why implicate the whole city?" Ning An's words didn't sound like a complaint, but more like a question.

It's like this because I like it.Throughout the full text of history, Cao Cao was also a high-spirited young man.There must be a reason why it has become like this now.

He longed for an answer.

However, Cao Cao at the moment was very calm. He looked at Ning An and said slowly, "Mr. Bu Ruo has finished all Gu's crimes, I just want to hear it."

Seeing Cao Cao's appearance, Ning An nodded.

"In the second year of Xingping, Yongqiu was attacked. Taizu besieged him for several months, slaughtered him, and killed Chao and his family."

"In the third year of Jian'an, Lu Bu was conquered eastward. In October of winter, he slaughtered Pengcheng and won his prime minister, Marquis Xie."

"In the ninth year of Jian'an, the king of Wei attacked Yuan Shang and attacked the city of Ye. In May, he destroyed the mountains and tunnels, built a moat, and flooded the city with Zhangshui; more than half of the people in the city starved to death."

"In the fifth year of Jian'an, there were 8 people at Kengguandu... In the 12th year of Jian'an, Liucheng was slaughtered... In the 16th year of Jian'an, Tu Daling... In the 19th year of Jian'an, Tu Xingguo... In the 19th year of Jian'an, Tupaohan... In the 20th year of Jian'an, Tuhechi ...In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Tu Wan..."

Ning An's voice became more and more urgent, and his tone was also getting higher and higher. It was like a sudden wind, rushing away suddenly, which made people's mind turbulent.

Counting down, Cao Cao slaughtered too many cities, which is why Ning An's heart aches.Those are all fresh lives, so how can I bear it.

It wasn't that Ning An was excited, but that these murders could not be wiped out.Even though Ning An likes Cao Cao, the fact that he slaughtered thousands of civilians cannot be changed.

The reason why Qin Shihuang was called cruel was nothing more than those policies, but he never slaughtered the people of the six countries.Even if it is to recruit corvee, it is to give food to the people, and they know not to be too aggressive, and they will not force the people to death.

The reason why Qin Shihuang was cruel is because the existence of the Qin Dynasty was too short, and later generations could not embellish him or compile his goodness.

Another point is that because of the overthrow of his dynasty, he must do his best to discredit him.

But the matter of Cao Cao's massacre cannot be ignored even in the history books of Cao Wei, and can only be recorded truthfully.

After Cao Cao heard these things, he showed a smile.

It's just that the smile looked a little miserable, and then he sat up straight, his eyes began to wander, as if he was caught in a memory.

His thoughts were brought back to the past by Ning An's words, as if he had returned to the era of social affairs, and he was Cao Mengde again.

Cao Mengde, who is short in stature, dares to compete with heaven and earth.

"To avenge my father and my younger brother, this is the style of doing things alone. That Tao Qian seems loyal, but in fact he is cunning. It would be fine if he handed over the person who is the chief envoy, but he just took the opportunity to seize my territory. Sir, what can I do alone? At that time, the soldiers under him were almost disintegrated, they were all from yellow scarf thieves, and there were signs of defeat before the battle. I finally won, if I restrict them, what do you think will happen to me?"

Cao Cao said slowly that he still feels sad when he mentions this matter.

"If I hadn't slaughtered Xuzhou, I wouldn't have avenged it. If I went to Tao Qian again next time, wouldn't I lose my army and generals? What's more, with so many people left behind, Tao Qian would make a comeback at any time. City massacres have existed since ancient times. I, Cao Cao, did what I did. I don’t make excuses for this.”

"People in the world say that it was wrong for me to kill and give way, but who knows, when Gu was holding a funeral, he would gleefully ridicule Gu's family as an ugly eunuch. Sir, tell me, should I kill such a person?" ? If I allow people to bully my fathers, how can the unburied bodies of my fathers rest in peace? Am I, Cao Cao, a son of man in vain?"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Ning An fell silent.Killing Bianrang is indeed justified. In that era, filial piety was the greatest thing.Even if you want to be an official, you always promote filial piety and integrity. What is filial piety and integrity?It depends on whether your character is good, whether you are filial to your parents, and whether your conduct is clean.

Everyone has an old age, so the ancients took great care of the elderly. When they reached a certain age, they would even be promoted to ranks and be regarded as gods.

In modern times, if someone insulted Ning An's mother and parents, especially when the parents were killed, Ning An would definitely be annoyed, even if there were legal constraints, the other party would have to pay the price.

Although what Cao Cao said was well-founded, from the perspective of later generations, the massacre of the city was too brutal.

In any case, this cannot be forgiven.

Killing captives is nothing more than killing civilians is indeed a criticism.

Seeing that Ning An was silent, Cao Cao continued to speak.

"Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao slaughtered their whole family because they betrayed my trust. When I attacked Xuzhou, I was worried. I told Mrs. Bian that my father and younger brother had been plotted against by the cunning Tao Qian. If I also Unfortunately, you died in battle, so you took the children to Chenliu County and went to Zhang Miao, he was very reliable and would take good care of you. I trusted him so much that I could trust his family members, but he betrayed me."

"At that time, all the counties in Yanzhou responded to Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Miao, and they all betrayed Gu. At that time, I had Xuzhou in front and Yanzhou in the back. But I only had three counties, and it was almost impossible to turn over. If you are not lucky Alright, then you will be decapitated and your soul will be scattered."

These words sound simple, but they are actually Cao Cao's true feelings at that time.At that time, if he made a wrong step, he would be doomed forever.

In the world, there is no more Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms.

At that time, the reason for betraying Cao Cao was not other, and the reason why the family supported Lu Bu was also very simple.

Cao Cao attacked the gentry and supported the poor.

Cao Cao gradually marginalized the local tyrants Wang Kai, Li Feng and others in Yanzhou, and organized refugees to farm in places where the Yellow Turban Army had ravaged.To curb the hidden trend of aristocratic families and prevent them from annexing land.

Because of this, he lost the support of the rich.

But what he couldn't bear the most was the betrayal of his friend. Zhang Miao and him were brothers who were like brothers.

Zhang Miao offended Yuan Shao, and after Yuan Shao knew that Zhang Miao and Lu Bu were together, he wrote to Cao Cao asking him to kill Zhang Miao.

But Cao Cao directly rejected the letter, and persuaded Yuan Shao to give up this idea.

At that time, Zhang Miao was very moved.

But he still betrayed Cao Cao, which is why Cao Cao was so angry and implicated innocent people.

At that time, Cao Cao was too impulsive, young and frivolous.If you don't move, you will slaughter the city, and you will be controlled by your emotions.

In any case, massacring the city is wrong after all.