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Chapter 137 Meng De's Ambition

Cao Cao was walking alone in the street, not knowing what he was thinking. 26nbsp;

Ji Qing knew each other well, and a word of Mengde brought the distance between them closer.Soon, the two rushed to the nearby restaurant, drinking and eating meat.

As soon as the words started, Ji Qing knew why Cao Cao was walking on the street.

Because the descendants sent by Ji Qing took over Luoyang, abolished Dong Zhuo's power, and started a series of reforms one after another.The army is on the one hand. Cao Cao, as the captain of the Dianjun among the eight lieutenants, naturally entered the list of training for the soldiers in his hands. That's how he was idle.

Of course, it wasn't that he cared about military power, but that the drastic changes in Luoyang City in the past few days made Cao Cao feel as if he was in a dream, which was unbelievable.First, Dong Zhuo's influence was eliminated, then there was a big change in the government, and then officials were sent to various places. All this happened too fast, even people like Cao Cao did not slow down under the impact.

Ji Qing knew that his appearance made such a future hero die.Regarding Cao Cao, although Ji Qing felt a little sorry, his decision would not change. He would rather have fewer heroes and let the common people have a better life.

Asked Cao Cao's future ambitions, Cao Cao looked at the sky outside the window and smiled, saying that when the world is peaceful, it is natural to serve the country.

In fact, previous history has proved Cao Cao's ambition.

In the third year of Emperor Ling Xiping (174), the 20-year-old Cao Cao was promoted as Xiaolian and entered Luoyang as a man.Soon, he was appointed as the northern captain of Luoyang.Luoyang was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was a place where the royal family and nobles lived together, so it was difficult to govern.As soon as Cao Cao took office, he declared the prohibition and strict laws and regulations. He made more than ten five-color sticks and hung them around the Yamen. "Anyone who breaks the prohibition will be killed with a stick."The uncle of Jian Shuo, the eunuch favored by the emperor, violated the prohibition of walking at night. Cao Cao mercilessly executed him immediately.Therefore, "the capital's traces are collected, and no one dares to commit crimes."

In the first year of Lingdi Zhongping (184), the Yellow Turban peasant uprising broke out. Cao Cao was worshiped as a riding captain, and was ordered to join forces with Lu Zhi and others to attack the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army.Then he moved to Jinan Prime Minister.During his tenure in Jinan, Cao Cao governed affairs as before.There are more than ten counties in the Jinan Kingdom (today's Jinan, Shandong).Cao Cao's previous prime ministers ignored him.When Cao Cao arrived at his post, he vigorously rectified and dismissed eight senior officials at once. Jinan was shaken, and corrupt officials fled one after another. "Politics and religion are popular, and a county is peaceful."At that time, the politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty was extremely dark. Cao Cao refused to cater to the dignitaries, so he returned to his hometown under the pretext of illness, studying in spring and summer, hunting in autumn and winter, and temporarily lived in seclusion.

From these two aspects, we can see what kind of person Cao Cao is and what his ambition to be an official is.

If Ji Qing doesn't come to change everything, then wait until Dong Zhuo abolishes Young Emperor, establishes Emperor Liu Xie, kills Empress Dowager and Young Emperor, claims to be prime minister, and is good at government affairs.Cao Cao saw that Dong Zhuo was going against the grain and was unwilling to cooperate with him, so he changed his name and fled from Luoyang, the capital (now northeast of Luoyang, Henan).After Cao Cao arrived in Chenliu, he "scattered the family wealth and joined forces with righteous soldiers".An army of 5000 men was organized to attack Dong Zhuo.Including the lone army and Dong Zhuo's deadly fight, and then the disastrous defeat, all showed Cao Cao's ambition to beg for thieves.

In the troubled times that followed, Cao Cao naturally had new ambitions, which can be seen in "Guan Canghai".

"Guan Canghai" was written when passing Jieshi Mountain on the way to Wuhuan in the Northern Expedition.

In this poem, scenery and emotion are closely combined.Cao Cao expressed his ambition to unify China and make contributions by writing about the sea.But this kind of emotion is not directly expressed in the poem, but it is contained in the description of the scenery, embodying the emotion in the scenery, describing the scenery every sentence, and expressing emotion every sentence.

Although the six sentences of "Shuihe" are describing the vibrant sea scenery, they are actually praising the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland, revealing Cao Cao's love for the motherland.Witnessing the magnificent scenery of the mountains and rivers of the motherland further aroused the poet's strong desire to unify the motherland.So with the help of rich imagination, to fully express this desire.

The author compares himself with the sea, and expresses the poet's own broad mind and heroic spirit by writing about the momentum of the sea swallowing up and swallowing the universe. His emotions are unrestrained but reserved. The four sentences "sun and moon" are the key to describing the scenery and the key to Cao Cao's emotional development.

Ao Taosun, a native of the Song Dynasty, said that Cao's poems are "like a veteran Yan Yan, with a strong charm". The poem "Guan Canghai" has an open conception and a vigorous momentum, which is consistent with the demeanor of an ambitious politician and military strategist. It really makes people read his poems as if they saw him.

After Sun Quan captured and killed Guan Yu and obtained Jingzhou, Cao Cao represented Sun Quan as Hussar General and Jingzhou Shepherd.Sun Quan sent envoys to pay tribute to Cao Cao, and persuaded Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor instead of Han.Cao Cao showed Sun Quan's letter to all the officials inside and outside, saying: "It's my son who wants to take me to the fire!" Cao Cao's officials took the opportunity to persuade Cao Cao to come.Cao Cao himself didn't want to abolish Emperor Xian and stand on his own. He said: "If the destiny is my destiny, I will be King Wen of Zhou."

Cao Cao did not proclaim himself emperor in the end. You must know that when he proclaimed emperor, no one could stop him, and no one was qualified to do so.He used his actual actions to prove his life's ambition, everything is for the great man, for this country, he can be regarded as a generation of heroes.

At this time, the big man has undergone new changes, and Cao Cao naturally sees that the future big man will be a peaceful world, and his ambition is naturally to serve the country.

Cao Cao's ambition was not beyond Ji Qing's expectations. Ji Qing nodded with a smile. Although Cao Cao's brilliance will not be so bright in the future, the country will not lose his figure and his ambition in the future.Meng De is the most real person.

As for how to arrange Cao Cao, it is left to Ziti. The future big man will surely have a stage for him to display his talents and ambitions.

Ji Qing had a better understanding of Cao Cao, but Cao Cao only knew that Ji Qing was a study tourer, but he didn't know anything about his identity.However, Ji Qing's temperament and behavior made Cao Cao see how extraordinary Ji Qing was.This is also the reason why he went to drink and chat with Ji Qing as soon as they met. Otherwise, as Cao Cao, how could he have become acquainted like this when they first met.

Say goodbye to Cao Cao, and the two meet again in the future.But Ji Qing knew that whether he could see each other in the future would depend on fate, and he couldn't stay in this time and space for long.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's friend, was not so calm in the face of the upcoming changes in the great Han. Not long ago, he left Luoyang and returned to the clan land, which is the headquarters of their clan.

Perhaps, the members of the Yuan clan thought they could make a difference and struggle, but they were doomed to be nothing but a disaster after their resistance.

Many gentry made such a choice, trying to resist, thinking that the earth would not turn around without them, but unfortunately, everything is not based on their will.

There are too few people like Cao Cao who understand the truth and do not take their own self-interest as the first goal. . .

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