Cao Cao and Liu Lan are both smart people, although they don't like the family, but in the general environment, they still have to put down some postures, they are already meritocracy, and they are doing too much, don't they really plan to force them to rebel, so they have to give the same face.

Of course, it is precisely because he knows the situation of these families too well and knows what kind of people they are, so he will make the decision to attack Liu Lan with all his strength at this time, why Xuzhou City will resist desperately at this time, to put it bluntly, it is not because no one can see the battle of Xuzhou clearly.

Especially in the first few battles of Xuzhou, Liu Lan had the last laugh, if the bet was naturally performed in front of Liu Lan, but if they adopted a vague attitude at this time, and even surrendered directly to Kaicheng, then when Liu Lan returned, would they still be good?

How hard Liu Lan's wrists are, although Cao Cao may not let them go, but since it is a gamble, why do you still think about this, but if he defeats Liu Lan in Pengcheng, then these families have no need to gamble, so they continue to resist a fart, with the faces of these families, the most fierce resistance at that time will become the most active force to welcome them into the city after knowing that Liu Lan is defeated.

This is the family, Cao Cao knows them too well, if they have a choice, they can do things that make everyone feel crazy for the sake of the family, and at the same time, if they are not cornered, they will also not offend anyone, don't say that it is Liu Lan and him, even if it is a force of robbers, this is the truth, so he will formulate such a plan to attack Liu Lan, in order to make the family that supports Liu Lan not continue to misjudge and turn to himself.

At the moment, nothing is more important than these, in fact, these families Cao Cao still has some friendship, when he attacked Xuzhou, although he killed a lot of people, but the family did not move, although these families in Xuzhou did not put it in his eyes, after all, their influence is far from reaching the influence of the Sanhe clan, it is estimated that this is estimated to be that, but after all, it is the influence of the local family in Xuzhou that is there, what shoes are not a big deal for the civilians, but their interests can be moved, once they resist, There really comes a price to pay.

Leaving the county guard's mansion, Cao Cao and Guo Jia returned to the official residence, the two discussed in the room for a while, just when Guo Jia was about to leave, the head of the Li family, a big family in Pei County, came to visit, this news made him a little unexpected, but Cao Cao had no interest in these people, so he had something to do to go to Cao Ren.

This is also the reason why Cao Cao is reluctant to enter the county guard, he encountered similar things when he was in Feng County, there is a large local household, under the control of Liu Lan has not cooperated, the reason is that he does not like Liu Lan's implementation of the official system, and also yearns for the Han Dynasty to implement the conquest of filial piety, as a result, when Cao Cao laid down Feng County, he means that the opportunity he has been waiting for finally appeared.

All kinds of people to find a relationship to say that they want to meet with Cao Cao, but they did, but when Cao Cao knew the purpose of his coming, he immediately laughed out loud, in the matter of meritocracy, he and Liu Lan really don't know who is first and who, and who is imitating whom, it seems that at the same moment, the saying that meritocracy is spread all over the counties under the control of the two, but now there is such a lonely clan, when Cao Cao said his policy, the head of the family stood directly stiff in place, his eyes were straight.

Cao Cao can understand his mood at this time, and also knows his psychology, in Liu Lan's rule for six or seven years, he thought that today was the cloud to see the sunrise, but the final result was the same, not only that, but also exposed his thoughts, can he not be afraid and worried.

Although Cao Cao didn't embarrass him in the end, but with such a thing, he didn't bother to see these people, the vision of the family in Xuzhou is still lower, although it is the same family for decades and hundreds of years, but this pattern is really too bad, not to mention the comparison with the Sanhe family, even if it is compared with those families in Yanyu, it is 108,000 miles worse.

Of course, Xuzhou is not the only family with such a family, there are hundreds of years of family, just like the four major families in Xuzhou, and such a family with heritage will never do the same thing.

He has seen with his own eyes what the family that has been inherited for hundreds of years is like, although some family conflicts are very common, but those are internal things, for their bearing and insight and family inheritance and heritage is really impressive, although he and Liu Lan both said that meritocracy, but to put it bluntly, this is just a supplement to the Han Dynasty's filial piety and selection system.

It's just that more talented people should be hired, not as blindly as moral as before, although Cao Cao really wants to suppress the family through such a policy, but Cao Cao also knows who the people who have knowledge in this era, how can the real poor family rob the children of the family, the difference is 108,000 miles, even if there is an occasional Guo Jia like this, it is one in a million, it is too rare.

Therefore, the meritocracy to this day is just a disguise, a disguise used by Cao Cao to restrict the family, so that he can be more comfortable in employing people, and he is more relaxed and comfortable, at this point, Liu Lan is not dull at all, he has a recruitment hall in Moling and Xuzhou, as long as he has the ability, he will be selected and given a position, some are high and some are low, and the reason can be taken office, and then promoted through assessment and political performance.

Liu Lan's method is really good, it really gives some Hanmen clans a chance, after all, if they are only promoted through the assessment, it is impossible for these Hanmen children to take the test for a hundred years and two hundred years to compare with the gorgeous Wenzao of the children of the family, but if you add political achievements, then there is the possibility of pressing the children of the family behind.

Cao Cao has been in the officialdom for decades, and every year he chooses filial piety and honesty and is now assessed, and there are a few ordinary people from poor families who can succeed, aren't they all children of a family? The protégés of the Yuan family are all over the corners of the Han Dynasty, why, in their family studies and ethnology studies are finally as many as officials, no, because they have more right to speak when promoting filial piety, and in the era of tired families, the children of the family who have mastered the knowledge are recommended by them as filial piety, and the next assessment will not become a stumbling block for them to enter the office.

However, if the performance is used to evaluate, like the decree implemented by Liu Lan under the rule now, the period of four years is the period, and the outstanding ones can be angry within the time limit, and those who are qualified will be retained or transferred to other places at the same level, and those who are not qualified will be dismissed on the spot.

So today, when the family of Pei County comes to see him, there will never be any good things, either to ask him to do such and such things or to show his loyalty, how can such a person go to see him as Cao Cao?

If there is really something important, then it's very simple, don't let him go to see Cao Ren, if there is really something important, Cao Ren will definitely come to inform him, on the contrary, after visiting Cao Ren, he will be sent away.

When the head of the Li family learned that he was allowed to go to the county guard's mansion, a fine light flashed in his eyes, to be honest, he went straight to Cao Cao to gamble, it was normal to see Cao Cao, but at least he could let Cao Cao know that there was a person like him, as for what would happen after going to the county guard's mansion to see Cao Ren, it didn't really matter, because what he wanted to say, he believed that Cao Ren would definitely pay attention to it, as for whether Cao Cao would see him at that time, he had no doubt, because he had come to see him directly, By that time he would have believed what he had said.

In fact, what he said, it doesn't matter at all, the key is that Liu Yan came to let him say these words, who doesn't know Liu Li's second family in Pei County, of course, compared to the Liu family, the Li family doesn't seem to be so obvious, this may have something to do with Liu Yan's appearance under Liu Lan's account, which makes the Liu family have the reputation of the first family in Pei County, but in fact, the forces of the two families have been very close, although it seems that they have been fighting openly and secretly, but they are all done for outsiders to see, and if they don't do this, they still show a heart. So whoever controls Pei County will be worried about their existence.

Although it may be more of a scruple, it also means that they have the strength to balance it, if the government really wants to make trouble, it is not a good thing for their family, but if it is a confrontational situation externally, then whoever wins Pei County will not ignore the existence of their two families, but will take advantage of the contradictions between them.

But all this is actually an illusion of the two families, so you can take this opportunity to find out the true intentions of the government, and the purpose of his visit this time is actually very simple, that is, to point out to Cao Cao that Liu Yan, the son of the head of the Liu family, is a man in the mansion of General Liu Lan.

This official position is not small, whether it is Cao Ren or Cao Cao, they will not sit idly by, of course, this will put the Liu family in crisis, but if it is said from his mouth, it is equivalent to protecting the Liu family, at least Cao Cao will not make things difficult for his family, and may even find a way to use this relationship, of course, especially when Cao Cao knows the relationship between the two of them, he will not be used by himself to deal with the Liu family.

Liu Lan's method is really good, it really gives some Hanmen clans a chance, after all, if they are only promoted through the assessment, it is impossible for these Hanmen children to take the test for a hundred years and two hundred years to compare with the gorgeous Wenzao of the children of the family, but if you add political achievements, then there is the possibility of pressing the children of the family behind.

Cao Cao has been in the officialdom for decades, and every year he chooses filial piety and honesty and is now assessed, and there are a few ordinary people from poor families who can succeed, aren't they all children of a family? The protégés of the Yuan family are all over the corners of the Han Dynasty, why, in their family studies and ethnology studies are finally as many as officials, no, because they have more right to speak when promoting filial piety, and in the era of tired families, the children of the family who have mastered the knowledge are recommended by them as filial piety, and the next assessment will not become a stumbling block for them to enter the office.

However, if the performance is used to evaluate, like the decree implemented by Liu Lan under the rule now, the period of four years is the period, and the outstanding ones can be angry within the time limit, and those who are qualified will be retained or transferred to other places at the same level, and those who are not qualified will be dismissed on the spot.

So today, when the family of Pei County comes to see him, there will never be any good things, either to ask him to do such and such things or to show his loyalty, how can such a person go to see him as Cao Cao?

If there is really something important, then it's very simple, don't let him go to see Cao Ren, if there is really something important, Cao Ren will definitely come to inform him, on the contrary, after visiting Cao Ren, he will be sent away.

When the head of the Li family learned that he was allowed to go to the county guard's mansion, a fine light flashed in his eyes, to be honest, he went straight to Cao Cao to gamble, it was normal to see Cao Cao, but at least he could let Cao Cao know that there was a person like him, as for what would happen after going to the county guard's mansion to see Cao Ren, it didn't really matter, because what he wanted to say, he believed that Cao Ren would definitely pay attention to it, as for whether Cao Cao would see him at that time, he had no doubt, because he had come to see him directly, By that time he would have believed what he had said.

In fact, what he said, it doesn't matter at all, the key is that Liu Yan came to let him say these words, who doesn't know Liu Li's second family in Pei County, of course, compared to the Liu family, the Li family doesn't seem to be so obvious, this may have something to do with Liu Yan's appearance under Liu Lan's account, which makes the Liu family have the reputation of the first family in Pei County, but in fact, the forces of the two families have been very close, although it seems that they have been fighting openly and secretly, but they are all done for outsiders to see, and if they don't do this, they still show a heart. So whoever controls Pei County will be worried about their existence.

Although it may be more of a scruple, it also means that they have the strength to balance it, if the government really wants to make trouble, it is not a good thing for their family, but if it is a confrontational situation externally, then whoever wins Pei County will not ignore the existence of their two families, but will take advantage of the contradictions between them.

But all this is actually an illusion of the two families, so you can take this opportunity to find out the true intentions of the government, and the purpose of his visit this time is actually very simple, that is, to point out to Cao Cao that Liu Yan, the son of the head of the Liu family, is a man in the mansion of General Liu Lan.

This official position is not small, whether it is Cao Ren or Cao Cao, they will not sit idly by, of course, this will put the Liu family in crisis, but if it is said from his mouth, it is equivalent to protecting the Liu family, at least Cao Cao will not make things difficult for his family, and may even find a way to use this relationship, of course, especially when Cao Cao knows the relationship between the two of them, he will not be used by himself to deal with the Liu family.