Cao Mengde, what do you mean by this? Just tell me." Upon hearing this, Kong Rong showed a stern look on his face and said unceremoniously.

"Wen Ju, are you aware of the fact that Gongsun Zan and the two Yuans want to become emperor?" Cao Cao said calmly when he saw Kong Rong scorning him, but he didn't look angry at all.

"Humph, this matter has been spread all over the world, how could I not know about it?" Kong Rong snorted coldly.

"Then I wonder how Wen Ju views this matter?"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors should be punished by the nine tribes!" Kong Rong said through gritted teeth.

Confucianism in this era had just established its dominant position. Unlike later Confucianism, there were many people who were cowardly and pedantic. There were many people who were strong-willed and persistent. Kong Rong, as the contemporary Yan Shenggong, was especially so. He had a strong temperament and dared to

Even after Cao Cao became the overlord of the north, he still faced strong opposition.

Moreover, the contemporary Confucian family is basically loyal to the Han Dynasty. Because it was the Han Dynasty that pushed Confucianism, which was once one of the hundred schools of thought, to the throne of supremacy and pushed Confucius' status to the top. Therefore, even if the current situation in the world is completely unfavorable,

The position of Kong Rong, the great Han Dynasty, has not changed at all. He is completely loyal to the Han Dynasty. Naturally, he hates these princes who try to become emperor.

Hearing this, Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Cao also thinks so, but does Wen Ju think that today's big men can do it?"

Kong Rong looked at Cao Cao and said solemnly: "As long as you, Cao Mengde, are loyal to the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xuande is helping you, under the leadership of the emperor, how can we not revive the Guangwu Zhongxing and help the Han Dynasty? By then, we will definitely eradicate all these traitors.

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When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled disdainfully. He was indeed a rotten scholar with short knowledge. If it was as simple as what he said, how could the great man be in this situation today?

"I understand what you mean, Wenju. Don't you just want to say that I, Cao Mengde, have evil intentions to coerce the emperor, which led to today's situation." Cao Cao said in a mocking tone.

"Is not it?"

"Haha." Cao Cao smiled coldly: "If it weren't for me, this so-called emperor might have died in the fire in Chang'an or in the hands of Yuan Shu. Today, you have begun to criticize me. Could it be that I

This is a mistake in saving the emperor."

"As a minister of the Han Dynasty, this is your duty. Although it is worthy of praise, why don't you hand over the military power to the emperor and instead support the army with self-respect? Don't you have a disobedient heart?" Kong Rong snorted unceremoniously.

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Hearing Kong Rong's shameless answer, Cao Cao laughed angrily: "If today's emperor is as **** as Emperor Guangwu, what's wrong with giving up all the power in my hands and letting people live in seclusion in the mountains? But now Liu is being

The incompetent puppet that Yu pushed out wanted me to hand over power. Is he worthy? After handing over power, I would just let it be done by him. Wouldn’t my people’s civil and military affairs also be dealt with by him? Today’s emperor is so narrow-minded that he wants Liu Yu to do it.

We already know the outcome. How can I hand over power to such a coldhearted person with peace of mind?"

"Besides, with the current ability of the emperor, how can he revive the Han Dynasty without any strong generals and good plans? Will he be like the King of Zhou during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and be slaughtered by others? The foundation I have worked so hard to build is like this

How can I tolerate it if it is allowed to go to waste? You and other rotten scholars only know how to talk nonsense and empty talk to harm the country, but you have no ability at all. If you have the ability, you can persuade Liu Bei to give up military power and join the emperor's command! If you can do it, then when the time comes

Without saying a word, I, Cao Mengde, directly handed over power and lived in seclusion, and I will never break my promise!" Cao Cao finally scolded.

The clay figurine was still very angry, not to mention Cao Cao. In the past, Cao Cao ignored Kong Rong's cynicism because of his identity. Now he said such shameless remarks, which made Cao Cao furious.

A good bow hides itself in a flying bird, and it rises in vain. Han Xin's fate is a bloody lesson. Although Cao Cao was not angry with the emperor, he was still loyal to the Han Dynasty, otherwise he would not have usurped the emperor's position until his death in history.

As for not giving the emperor a chance to take power, it has nothing to do with whether he is loyal to the Han Dynasty. No one in Cao Cao's position would easily delegate power. Otherwise, the outcome would be to perish together with the civil and military people under his command. There is no doubt that

of.

If the king treats his ministers like his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit. Today's Liu Cheng is just like history.

Like Liu Xie, he was a courageous and ungrateful person. This made Cao Cao dare to delegate power.

The conflicting relationship between Cao Cao and the Emperor is doomed. Only one of the two parties can survive. Either the Emperor becomes a puppet or is deposed, or Cao Cao dies after delegating power. After all, Zhou Gong Tubu's surname is Zhou, but Cao Cao is not.

There is no choice, and the powerful officials will not have a good ending in the end. The only way to go is to fight to the end with the monarch. If Liu Bei were in Cao Cao's position, he might still have a chance of survival because he has the same surname as Liu, but in that position Liu Bei

Whether he will choose to be Duke of Zhou is also a question.

Kong Rong, who had Ganoderma lucidum sprayed on his face by Cao Cao, had an angry look on his face. He pointed at Cao Cao with trembling hands and said, "You..."

Cao Cao looked at him without giving in at all: "If you have this ability, how about I immediately abdicate the throne and let the emperor handle it? I, Cao Mengde, will never break my promise!"

"Okay! I will prove this to you, Cao Mengde!" Kong Rong, who was forced into a corner and became angry, said directly with a twitch in his mind.

"Mr. Wen Ju, you'd better not waste your efforts. Under the current circumstances, it would be good if Liu Xuande did not proclaim himself emperor. Trying to get him to hand over power is tantamount to wishful thinking." Xi Zhicai said lightly.

"Impossible!" Kong Rong said angrily: "Liu Xuande is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Now that the Han Dynasty is declining, everything is based on the interests of the Han Dynasty. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, he will naturally willingly hand over his military power to serve the Han Dynasty and the emperor!"

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Xi Zhicai heard the words and sneered: "Emperor? Do you think Liu Xuande can be convinced by an emperor who has no bloodline of the Ling Emperor, no imperial seal, no royal family appointment, and no officials to assist him? Will he give up everything and submit to this man whom Liu Yu has chosen?"

Forced by the situation, Emperor Liang Bo will still call himself the emperor as the only one of the Liu family who has the strength to compete with the princes in the world? Maybe he has longed for the emperor to die young!"

After all, Liu Xie was still the son of Emperor Ling, and he was accompanied by hundreds of officials and was appointed by the clan. But now Liu Cheng was picked up purely by luck when he was spotted by Liu Yu. Apart from this, all other orthodox credentials have been

The fire in Chang'an was completely destroyed, which is not convincing at all. In this way, Liu Bei still has a state, and he is more qualified to become the heir of the Han Dynasty. Xi Zhicai's words are absolutely correct.

Kong Rong was also upset by Cao Cao before he said such nonsense. After calming down, he quickly understood that what Cao Cao said was basically impossible. When he heard what Xi Zhicai said, his heart suddenly became cold.

"Also, Duke Wenju, don't think that our lord will surrender to Liu Xuande and restore the Han Dynasty with Liu Xuande as the emperor. We have been fighting with him for many years and it has become a fire and water. Liu Xuande cannot tolerate my lord at all, and he is just a mat weaver and shoe seller.

You are not qualified to convince my lord." Xi Zhicai mercilessly extinguished the last trace of fantasy in Kong Rong's heart.

Looking at the ashen-faced Kong Rong, Cao Cao felt extremely comfortable in his heart. He had long hated these rotten scholars who were not angry with him. They all stood and talked without bothering their backs. They did not regard Cao Mengde as a human being at all, and they all talked about it.

He said that he could give up everything for the Han Dynasty. But who could be willing to do so if he were in his position?

After so many years of hard work and hard work, I finally built up a foundation. After welcoming back the emperor, handing over the foundation to the emperor would not only be a waste of hard work, but he would also be in danger of death, and even the foundation he had laid would be likely to be destroyed.

The other party was defeated. Except for a small number of Confucian scholars who have been completely brainwashed, who would do such a thing. If you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your subordinates and future generations! Striving for hegemony in the world is a road that cannot be retreated.
Chapter completed!