Chang Li and Cang Ba, known as the "Thieves of Mount Tai" in Romance, actually belong to the local strongmen in Qingxu area, who gathered to protect themselves in troubled times. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recorded that "Cang Ba became attached to Sun Guan of Mount Tai". When Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou, these people joined Lu Bu; When Lu Bu was defeated, they all surrendered to Cao Cao and said, "When Lu Bu was defeated, he won the battle. And generosity, then cut green, Xu Erzhou attached to the sea to appoint how, Ye Lang, the East China Sea, the North Sea for Chengyang, Licheng, Changyou County ",it can be seen that Cao Cao is very generous to several people, but also let them keep their old places, hoping to obtain temporary stability in the east through this appeasement policy. Cang Ba lived up to Wang Cao's expectations and became a handsome young Xu Lian. Only Chang Yi is different, tossing and turning for many times, and every rebellion is at a critical juncture:

The first rebellion

Yuan Shao "not only Gongsun Zan, the land of four states, but more than 100,000 people attacked Xu in March". At this juncture, Liu Bei saw an opportunity to oppose Cao. The flank is unstable, and the north is difficult to resist. What's more, "Liu Bei, an outstanding figure, if he doesn't attack today, it will be a future trouble", so you stayed in the forbidden city, Yanjin refused to Yuan Shao, and you led the army to blitzkrieg Xuzhou. Liu was defeated, Guan was captured and was about to return to Guandu when Chang Fu appeared. "Changfu rebelled and broke it." I wonder if Chang Yin was instructed by Yuan Shao, otherwise Liu Bei was defeated and he stood up again.

The second rebellion

Cao Cao Gang defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, and Chang Fu rebelled again. : "Yuan, don't send Liao to Shandong counties. And the summer in the East China Sea paddock. After staying in Zhang Liao and Xia for several months, Chang Yi watched the food running out, so he seized the opportunity to prepare for the end and winked at Zhang Liao in the city. Zhang Liao, who entered the enemy alone, said with joy and came out with his wife. "I am very happy, I am very happy, I am willing to give it back to Mao." The phrase "Mao returns" seems to be a disgrace, and Zhang Liao is accused of being "not a general".

The third rebellion

It's probably the last time I followed Zhang Liao to see Cao Cao, but I didn't get any chips, so I felt very wronged. If Jizhou is peaceful, Changfu will rebel. This time, sending Cao to ban the levy is another tough battle. "Don't rush to attack". When Henan and Jin were not conquered, Cao sent Xia to "join forces with Jin". Obviously, Cao Cao wanted to solve the hidden dangers in the east quickly and thoroughly this time.

At that time, Cao Cao himself was in the East China Sea, led by Le Jin, and went to Lidian to invite pirates to sit in the town. The army is honest. Later, as Cao said, "Surrender is forbidden." Chang Fu could have surrendered directly to Cao Cao at that time, but he didn't go, indicating that Chang Fu knew he couldn't pass Cao Cao.

I don't remember anyone who commented on Chang Ji in ancient times, to the effect that Chang Ji was not as comfortable as Cang Ba and others as an official. Perhaps it was because he thought he was superior, bullied the weak and feared the hard, but he could not get Cao Cao's appreciation, so he made progress by rebellion. But he rebelled, degenerated and rebelled, indicating that he was never satisfied-in other words, Cao Cao was not interested in such a bottle of insatiable and capricious people.

Since ancient times, unstable local forces have been treated with kindness and prestige at the same time, often with kindness before soldiers and courtesy before soldiers. Cao Cao's handling of Qing Xu's strongmen is a typical example. When it comes to coercion, it's not just killing people. For example, after Zhang Liao surrendered to Chang Shi, Cao Cao couldn't kill Chang Shi anyway:

First, because Zhang Liao surrendered to Chang Yu in the name of Cao Cao's "Germany and Huai Sifang", killing him at this time can only be a big rebellion and ruin;

Second, Yuan Shaochu is broken, Hebei is undecided, and will continue to be soft in the east;

Third, and most crucially, this time, Cao Jun did not defeat Changzhou, but consumed "all the food he wanted to repay". Chang Zhou gained the upper hand and had a bargaining chip with Cao Cao. If Chang Shang is killed at this time, he will not only be laughed at by Qing Xu strongmen, but also make them unite as one and resolutely resist Cao Cao. Therefore, Chang Li is fearless in the face of Cao Cao, while the opposite Cao Cao is full of helplessness: bullying is not qualified, so the tooth itch is really annoying. A "retreat" is not what Zhang Liao said.

After Jizhou was pacified, eastward advancement was put on the agenda, because whether it was going north, going deep into Liaodong and Youzhou, or going south to Jingyang, it was necessary to consolidate the safety of the flank. Throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, basically, where Cao Cao is, there is a "focus of current affairs"; Cao Cao was in the East China Sea. Whether you are obedient or overbearing, the premise is that the war will win; We can't win and we can't talk about anything. Winning is not enough: I won before, and then others turned against me. Therefore, we must set an example and set an example. The essential difference between "punishing evil and eliminating violence" and "killing innocent people indiscriminately" is to exchange the life of a capricious person for stability and peace.