But now He Jin is strongly recommending people from the Yuan family, which means he has become an ally of the Yuan family, causing Liu Hong a lot of headaches.
"Your Majesty, the Yuan family and He Jin's power is gradually growing, and it is necessary to support new forces that are hostile to them."
"To be honest, Your Majesty, Cao Cao is the grandson of Cao Teng, and can be considered one of our juniors. He is absolutely loyal to the Han Dynasty and Your Majesty!" Zhang Rang said with a smile.
"Yes, Father is absolutely right. Cao Cao is indeed a good general, worthy of being the grandson of Marquis Fei Ting!" Liu Hong nodded.
Cao Teng, courtesy name Jixing, was a native of Qiao County, Pei State, and a eunuch during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In the first year of Yongning, when Emperor Shun was the crown prince, Empress Dowager Deng saw that Cao Teng was young, cautious and kind, so she sent him to serve the crown prince in his studies, and thus he gained Emperor Shun's favor.
After Emperor Shun ascended the throne, Cao Teng was promoted to Junior Yellow Gate Attendant, and then rose through the ranks to become a Palace Attendant.
For his meritorious service in planning the enthronement of Emperor Huan, he was promoted to Grand Chamberlain, enfeoffed as Marquis of Feiting, and given the title of Special Advisor.
Cao Teng served in the palace for over thirty years without any significant faults and was able to recommend virtuous people. He was impeached by Zhong Hao, but he praised Zhong Hao as a capable official, and thus received praise from the people.
Cao Cao was the grandson of Cao Teng. Although he was not Cao Teng's biological son, in that era, once adopted, he was considered a biological son.
After Cao Cao captured Runan Commandery and received rewards from Emperor Ling of Han, he couldn't help but frown.
"Sir, His Majesty has also bestowed titles upon Yuan Shao and appointed us both to lead 50,000 troops each to quell the Yellow Turban rebels," Cao Cao said.
Lu Li sneered and said, "It's just the methods of an emperor."
"Oh, sir, you mean that this time, when the two of us join forces to suppress the bandits, we will also check and balance each other, right?"
P.S.: Today my dad and I discussed history, and he said that the truly powerful figures are never the generals or strategists, but rather the monarchs behind them.
No matter how capable Wang Jian and Meng Tian were, what use would they be without Qin Shi Huang's decisiveness?
No matter how capable Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were, they could not have won battles without the support of Emperor Wu of Han.
Look at Yue Fei. He could win battles, but the emperor held him back. What could he do? The emperor told you to come back, so you had to come back.
I couldn't refute what he said, and I even felt that my dad was absolutely right.
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