Chapter 315: Bian Rang's Death
Besides, even if there is no solid evidence, so what? Maybe Cao Ying can still maintain some sanity, and he won't be impulsive enough not to say anything, and just go up and kill the whole family. But if you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, Cao Ying wants to kill Bian Rang, can't he find a suitable reason?
You have enough courage to let you really burn all your own food, then I Cao Ying won't talk about this food, and I can cut you down for any other reason!
It's like when Cao Ying was chasing Yuan Shu before, you Yuan Shu kept talking to me about how Guo Jia was, and you didn't do it, so I won't argue with you, so I won't talk to you about Guo Jiaxing directly. So, let's talk about your appearance, I just can't get used to your face, so I want to beat you, it has nothing to do with everything else, when I beat you so that I don't even know your mother, maybe at that moment I will see you pleasing to the eye, let you go and stop beating you.
As a result, in the end, Cao Gang used similar means, looking for Bian Rang's villagers as witnesses, proving that Bian Rang often insulted Cao Rang, and even insulted Cao Rang in public, and the evidence was conclusive, so Cao Rang killed Bian Rang!
Perhaps this matter looks very outrageous from a modern point of view, but in this era of no human rights, as a "pariah", it is nothing to dare to openly insult the court officials and be killed. The reason why this matter will be taken seriously is not because Bian Rang is a scholar clan, not an ordinary grass people.
If it was really just an ordinary person, for the same reason, Cao Ying would kill him, and maybe the other scholars would nod in approval. Because at this time, Cao Ying is on the same class as them, and lowly people dare to insult them, the upper class, if they don't have to teach a lesson and make an example of the chickens and monkeys, wouldn't it become a bad atmosphere in society?
Maybe Cao Ying is a little ruthless, but no one will blame Cao Ying for this. But the same thing is different here in Bian Rang, people have human rights, how can you Cao Ying treat Bian Rang like a pariah who has no human rights!
Although everyone knows what the real reason is, but like Cao Ying's behavior of casually finding a reason to kill people, the scholars saw that it was terrifying and unable to adapt.
It's just that while trembling, the scholars gradually became resistant to Cao Ying, including those families who benefited from Guo Jia's official rank tax reduction system.
Because Cao Ying doesn't talk about "rules", Cao Ying is the same as Dong Zhuo, only looking at the results, not looking at the process, only looking at the fundamentals, and not caring about the superficial, the road of the jungle. Maybe Cao Ying is not as messy as Dong Zhuo, nor is he as indiscriminate as Dong Zhuo. But Cao Ying's behavior is essentially contrary to their scholar class.
For a long time, the path taken by the scholar class has been to scheming, playing with power, and the goal is to become a figure like Wang Yun, so all the scholars are civil officials, even if they lead troops to fight when necessary, they are also Confucian generals with lupine scarves.
Only barbarians like the Xiongnu in the north will respect force, ignore etiquette and morality, go straight to the point, and only look at fundamental interests.
All in all, although Bian Rang died, his goal was achieved, and he had already taken revenge on Cao Ying, making most of the scholars feel that they could not find the security they deserved under Cao Ying. I am afraid that when I don't do anything, I will be killed by the suspicious Cao Ying because of some misunderstandings.
Perhaps in the absence of a chance, these local scholars can only succumb to Cao Ying's Yinwei because they can't leave their hometown, and try to be as cautious as possible, for fear that when and what happens, Cao Ying will be angry.
However, once there is an opportunity, and the opportunity is still very large, as long as there is an important person, with a three-inch incorruptible tongue, one by one public relations, then, these scholars will immediately turn against Cao Ying and become the main force of the rebellion against Cao Ying!
For these nobles, this is called: do not explode in silence, but perish in silence.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang, who fights Confucianism in the tongue war, may be powerful, but the fundamental contradiction that cannot be coordinated is the reason for determining the surname. The truth is not that you make sense if you say it beautifully, but that the truth itself makes sense, and the person who says it plays more of a role as a reminder.
And this time, the matter of Bian Rang is not without benefit to Cao Ying. You must know that the Bian Rang incident, if you are not careful, it can definitely affect the entire battle situation, or at this time, Yuan Shu has already turned the tables! It is precisely because of Xun Yu's beautiful and decisive handling in the base camp that while maintaining internal stability, he can also help Cao Ying raise food and grass as much as possible, so that Cao Ying can hold on until Yuan Shu is completely defeated.
At this moment, Cao Yingcai finally recognized Xun Yu's talent in internal affairs, and perhaps Xun Yu's tactical talent Cao Ying could not deny it, but I have to say that only by leaving Xun Yu in the base camp can Xun Yu's greatest value be brought into play for the entire Cao Ying!
Sometimes, Cao Ying always thinks that Guo Jia's departure is really timely, if Guo Jia does not leave this time, in the case of enough manpower, Cao Ying will not easily change the original "lineup arrangement". At that time, Cao Ying may not find out for the rest of his life, it turns out that Xun Yu's internal affairs talent is still above his tactical talent!
Similarly, it was not only Cao Yu who realized this, but Chen Gong naturally also saw that Xun Yu was not ordinary.
Since ancient times, there have only been two kinds of people who can hold power. First, for the "capable minister", and second, for the "favored minister". Xun Yu can be called an absolute capable minister, and Guo Jia can also be called an absolute favorite minister, but these two people are still in the same camp!
Chen Gong felt that he didn't seem to have a chance to shake the status of Guo Jia and Xun Yu anymore!
Thinking of this, Chen Gong laughed at himself, "Heh, it's really ridiculous!" ”
If Guo Jia, a favored minister, is actually a minister; If Xun Yu, a capable minister, is actually just a vain name. Then, even if the status of these two people is above Chen Gong for a while, Chen Gong will work hard, he believes that Cao Gong is not stupid, and one day he will be able to see all this clearly, and find that only he Chen Gong is a talent who is really worth using with all his strength!
But in reality? Guo Jia is indeed a favored minister, but he is also a genius, as for Xun Yu, not to mention, Chen Gong has to admit that he is inferior to Xun Yu in many aspects. Such two people, followed by Cao Ying, who is not mediocre, will he have a future in Chen Palace? Can he Chen Gong still be able to realize his self-worth?
That's why Chen Gong laughed at himself. The reason why ordinary people would betray their lord and choose to take refuge with others is because they believe that the current lord has no play, and such a lord and such subordinates are not enough to achieve great things. But Chen Gong is just the opposite, it is clear that Cao Ying, the lord is very unusual, and it is clear that Guo Jia and Xun Yu's subordinates are also rare talents, obviously he Chen Gong himself thinks that such a Cao Ying will be able to achieve great things, but Chen Gong has the idea of leaving Cao Ying!
(To be continued)