After Cao Ang arrived at Qiao County, he stayed at home and sent Ma Tong and Zhou Yu to pursue the retreating Tao Qian and Chang Xi's troops.

The Danyang soldiers were worthy of being strong soldiers. Tao Qian retreated all the way to the west and fought several battles with Ma Tonglian. Although he suffered heavy losses, he was defeated but not defeated. He finally fled into the Chen Kingdom and defected to Chen King Liu Chong.

Liu Chong was an alternative to the princes of the late Han Dynasty. He was ambitious and brave. He was good at using bows and crossbows and had superb archery skills. He was very prestigious in the country.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Chong took charge of the army and defended himself, with more than 100,000 troops.

After he surrendered Tao Qian, he stepped in to mediate the conflict between Cao Ang and Tao Qian.

Liu Chong was a very powerful person, and behind him was a group of Yuzhou aristocratic families. Even Yuan Shu in history did not dare to attack him openly, and could only use assassination methods.

Although Cao Ang hated Tao Qian and wanted to die, he couldn't offend Liu Chong for the time being, so he had to give up for the time being.

However, Cao Ang suffered such a big loss this time and it was difficult to show his repercussions, so he sent someone to trust Bocai and asked him to cause more trouble for Liu Chong. At the same time, he also asked Yuan Shu to contact Yuan Shu and encourage him to attack Liu Chong.

Liu Chong's matter, to Cao Ang, was ultimately a matter of the future. Cao Ang was temporarily unable to extend his hand into Yuzhou, and he would not gain much benefit if he turned against him now.

The Spring Festival of the first year of Chuping passed quickly, and Cao Ang knew that he would not be able to stay in Qiao County for long. On the second day after the New Year, he summoned the whole clan to discuss the matter of relocation.

For the entire family, this is a big deal.

After hearing this, all the tribesmen were hesitant. After all, people often attach themselves to their hometowns and are often afraid of leaving their hometowns. Even though Cao Ang repeatedly told everyone about the possible chaos in Qiao County and the treatment they would receive when they go to Xuzhou, there were still many people.

Don't want to move.

Although Cao Ang has a very high prestige in the clan, no less than Cao Song, and Cao Ang has basically taken control of family affairs through various means, the move still cannot make everyone willing.

Even some older people bluntly said, "I would rather die than leave home."

Cao Ang did not expect that the resistance to this matter would be so great, so he had to discuss it with Cao Song again.

Cao Song knew that his grandson had hit a wall in the past two days, so when he saw Cao Ang, he advised him: "They are all old, and they are afraid that they will leave their hometown and die outside without peace.

In fact, I'm the same as them. If I wasn't worried about becoming your father and son's weakness, I wouldn't want to leave.

So Ang'er, don't force everyone to leave with you. After all, in this world, everyone has their own fate, life, old age, illness and death are all destiny, so why force it."

Cao Ang was somewhat silent when he heard this.

"Grandfather, Qiao County is the place where the Four Wars were fought. The world is changing, and there are often wars. It is advisable to leave immediately and not stay for a long time."

"But they just want to stay!"

Cao Song was a little angry and slapped the table.

"If someone doesn't want to leave, then he or she will leave! Ang'er, you have to know that although you have good intentions, not everyone will accept your kindness, and they may even think that you are harming him.

You take some people away and leave some people. The worse off the people here are, the more sincerely those who followed you to Xuzhou will appreciate you."

Cao Song said it very calmly, but it made Cao Ang's heart twitch. It was hard for him to imagine that such words came from his grandfather's mouth.

Cao Ang said softly: "Grandpa, I thought you would let me do my best to protect my clan!"

"How is that possible!"

Cao Song said: "I don't want my people to suffer military disasters, and I also want the family to be peaceful. But when the family grows, it must be pruned. Those who are unwilling to follow you to Xuzhou, even if you force them to go with you,

They will not truly appreciate you or support you.

You simply keep those who oppose you and only take away those who support you. As long as you are here and they are here, the entire Cao family will be here."

Seeing that Cao Ang remained silent, Cao Song smiled and said, "You think I'm cold-blooded?"

Cao Ang shook his head.

"I thought I understood it very well, but I didn't expect that my grandfather would be more decisive than me."

Cao Song said with a smile: "I have seen the faces of this group of people more than thirty years ago. At that time, my father had just retired from the palace, and some people were clamoring for the family to change their identity and get close to the scholars, completely forgetting their past.

So where I am today is entirely because I have a father who is a eunuch.

After Cao Luan wrote a letter, they started to make noises, as if by following Cao Luan, the Cao family would become a powerful family..."

The Cao family has a great business. In the past few decades, there have been countless battles. It was only because Cao Song was in a high position that he could suppress everyone. Otherwise, the Cao family would have no place for his branch.

Cao Song actually had a good impression of eunuchs. After all, he had been exposed to eunuchs since he was a child. Cao Song also had opinions on Cao Cao's political attitude, but he couldn't control his son.

"It may not be good if you do it, so don't do it!"

"My grandson understands!"

Cao Ang also admitted that some things were too simplistic. The Cao Song family is the Cao Song family, and the Cao clan is the Cao clan. The two may be one in the court, but within the family, they cannot be confused.

In this era, the family values ​​​​both prosperity and loss. Even as the patriarch, it is difficult to carry out drastic reforms within the family. The last time Cao Ang set up supervisors, he relied on the opportunity of the "corruption case" and used shocking

The result was public outrage, which made everyone support it. However, if the timing were different, it might have failed halfway.

Perhaps using external forces to clean up the family's opposition is the best way.

Cao Ang thought about the various consequences of this matter overnight. Early the next morning, after reconvening his clansmen, Cao Ang announced that it was up to the clansmen to choose freely. If they were willing to go to Xuzhou with him, he promised to let them settle in Xuzhou instead of going to Xuzhou.

Yes, he won't force it.

Such a U-turn in Cao Ang's attitude caught everyone off guard. Cao Ang's different attitude from before made many people suspicious, suspecting that Cao Ang was playing hard to get.

But Cao Ang didn't care what others thought and didn't want to waste any more time in Qiao County.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Cao Ang prepared to leave Qiao County early and return to Tan County. As for the Cao family's move to Xuzhou, Cao Ang left it to his uncle Cao De.

In Cao Ang's plan, family affairs will be handed over to the fifth uncle in the future.

The relationship between the fifth uncle Cao De and Cao Ang's father Cao Cao was very bad, and they even had no contact with each other. In history, Cao Cao did not grant Cao De a posthumous title.

So Cao Ang doesn't have to worry about him leading his family to Cao Cao.

Cao Ang wants to return to Xuzhou, but his family cannot follow him. The main reason is that Mrs. Ding's health and Yuan Ying's confinement at this time cannot withstand the hardship.

Cao Ang arranged for skilled craftsmen to build a chariot city for them, which was ten paces square and could be walked on flat ground to relieve them from the fatigue of the journey.

However, the craftsmen were developing and constructing at the same time, and it would take some time to complete the manufacturing, so Cao Ang had to send out the cavalry part in three songs, commanded by Ma Tong, to stay with the Cao family to protect them.
Chapter completed!