Chapter 5 The deep love between father and son (2)
"Yeah, yeah. They are really talented in literature. Zheng Jun and Cai Gong are worthy of being great scholars in the world."
Guanzhong, Huayin County, Cao Cao looked at the "Chasing Dong Ji" in his hand, shaking his head and chanting from time to time, and from time to time he praised it. That is called happy.
Cao Hong, Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan looked at each other blankly and said nothing.
This was the seventeenth time that Cao Cao praised this article for being well written. It only had more than 2,000 words in total. He even had to hold it in his hand when eating and going to the toilet. He couldn't put it down all day long. Is this thing really so good-looking?
"Meng De, is this statement really that well written?"
Xiahou Dun couldn't help but ask.
Cao Cao said happily: "Of course, the literary talents of Zheng Jun and Cai Gong are unparalleled in the world, how can they write poorly?"
"Even if you can write well and write well, you don't need to read it all day long."
Cao Hong advised: "We haven't deployed our defenses today yet."
"You guys."
Cao Cao smiled and shook his head: "I don't understand."
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you. They were all confused. Xiahou Dun probed: "Is there any deeper meaning in this?"
"It's very meaningful."
Cao Cao couldn't restrain his joy. He raised the book "Chasing Dong Ji" to the three of them and said: "Not to mention that this book was written by Zheng Jun, specifically to spread our fame. If the world knows about our achievements, then the whole country will be in trouble."
With my fame and reputation, everyone in the world will praise me. When the time comes, my virtue will be admired from all over the world, and I will also be called a virtuous person."
According to this saying, a virtuous person could be called a "gentleman" at that time.
You must know that in the Han Dynasty, the title "gentleman" could not be applied to just anyone.
Without extraordinary achievements and ethics, the world will not recognize you at all.
For example, Li Ying, a model in the world, needless to say about his own conduct. His moral character was praised by the world, and his achievements were also extraordinary. He suppressed the Xianbei and Xiqiang outside, and calmed the people and governed the government inside.
Not only was he an honest official, he also hated corrupt officials very much. Many corrupt officials simply abandoned their offices and ran away when they heard that Li Ying was coming to take office here, which shows his ability in governance.
So how long did it take for Li Ying to become a model for the world from just entering his official career?
Almost thirty years.
From the fifth year of Yongjian (AD 130), when he was promoted to be a filial and honest official, to the second year of Yanxi (around 159), with thirty years of practical actions, he finally became a virtuous gentleman and a moral model respected by the world.
And Cao Cao is only 36 years old this year. He has been in the official position for only seventeen years and has already achieved such achievements three years after Xiping. How could he not be excited?
certainly.
It would be unrealistic to say that Cao Cao jumped to the level of Li Ying. Li Ying only reached that height through years of accumulation and accumulation.
Cao Cao, on the other hand, became popular in a short period of time. Unlike Li Ying, Chen Fan and others who were true moral models, he did not have that deep foundation.
If we compare the images of later generations of film and television circles, Li Ying, Chen Fan and others are just old drama stars. Even if their popularity is temporarily absent, in people's minds, they are the backbone of the country, the embodiment of morality and integrity, and they will be remembered forever and admired by all generations.
Cao Cao is equivalent to a young celebrity who suddenly became famous in later generations. He gained a lot of popularity overnight. As for whether he can rely on his efforts to get rid of the problem of being a popular star and let the world continue to remember him, it depends on his own ability.
It's just that as a man of foresight, Cao Cao now clearly understands the weight of this thing, so when he can foresee that he will soon become the object of admiration by the world, it is understandable that he is ecstatic for a moment.
Except for Cao Cao, people like Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Gongsun Zan were much calmer, because they didn't have as far a vision as Cao Cao, and they didn't know how much glory this thing could bring them.
In fact, the most important thing is that if you just look at the content, you will find that this "Chasing Dong Ji" is not a famous thing, but an ordinary article criticizing Dong.
The first half of it is a scolding of Dong Zhuo and a list of Dong Zhuo's crimes. The middle part is about Liu Bei and Chen Mu following the imperial edict to punish thieves and raise up righteous soldiers.
In the last part, he praised the courage of the five people and called on the world to come together to challenge Dong.
So from a superficial point of view, the crusade against Dong is the protagonist. The purpose of writing "Chasing Dong Ji" is to arouse more power to crusade against Dong, rather than the five people who are crusading against Dong themselves.
This ignores the hidden fame inside, and it is difficult for ordinary people to detect this.
But the problem is.
Although this matter focuses on "challenging Dong", the matter of "challenging Dong" itself has a lot of traffic and is the focus of people all over the world.
Therefore, any name that appears in it will be infinitely magnified.
Even though the article did not directly praise the five people who challenged Dong Zhuo, the cruelty of Dong Zhuo described in the article can be confirmed from the side how commendable the courage of these five people who dared to challenge Dong was.
After people in the world read it, they will make comparisons, thus unconsciously elevating their position in their hearts.
After all, Dong Zhuo has been described as the most extreme "evil" in the world, so those who dare to resist them are not the most extreme "good" in the world?
This is the cleverness of Chen Mu in manipulating public opinion.
He did not take the initiative to guide the world, nor did he directly tell the world what these five people were like, but he used some means to cleverly make the world have such associations, which naturally helped Liu Bei, Cao Cao and the others to promote their reputation.
Just like the news media in some Western countries in later generations, it is clear that it is just a normal interview, but they have to add some underworld filters to the video, or maliciously edit it, fabricate and fabricate it to achieve the purpose of distorting the facts.
Chen Mu's hints and manipulations did not appear to be bragging or selling out. It was also able to recruit talents, attract more forces to join, and make a name for himself at the same time. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone is a strategy.
Although Cao Cao may not be able to see Chen Mu's tricks, and he certainly can't see it, there is also a tightening curse that Chen Mu secretly placed on him (please mark the emphasis).
But what he can see is that this thing will definitely bring him great benefits. For him who came from a poor background and became a eunuch, it can be said to be a timely gift, which naturally makes him very happy.
Compared with Cao Cao's view of this thing, Dong Zhuo was not in such a good mood when "Record of Dong" was introduced to Chang'an through some channels and finally fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo.
The content of "Quest for Dong Ji" is quite profound, not because the text is difficult to understand, but because it is full of colorful prose and all kinds of historical allusions. If you don't have a certain level of literature, it is impossible to understand it.
Therefore, this book is not meant for the common people of the world, but rather for the world's aristocratic families, powerful men and scholars.
If one ignores Chen Mu's hidden methods, then from a superficial point of view, this thing is actually just a normal "Essay on Discussing Dong".
The content of this article is summarized, and its general meaning is: "Dong Zhuo was a very hateful man, his behavior was very cruel and bloodthirsty, and his evil deeds were heinous. But don't be afraid, although Dong Zhuo is extremely vicious, there are still people in the world who are not afraid of death.
Fight for the Han Dynasty. The strength of the five of us is still not enough, so please come together and help us to defeat Dong Zhuo and help the Han Dynasty."
As long as you can read the words, you can see the superficial meaning of this thing.
Therefore, after Dong Zhuo read it, he was naturally so angry that his head almost exploded.
In Weiyang Palace, in the front hall.
"boom!"
After tearing the pamphlet into pieces, Dong Zhuo kicked over the desk and said viciously: "Damn it, the Kwantung Army actually came up with such a despicable method to humiliate my reputation."
Yan Zhong glanced at him and thought: Your reputation still needs to be humiliated? The whole world knows that your conscience is greatly damaged.
"Father!"
Seeing how angry Lu Bu was, he immediately stood up and said, "Bu is willing to help his adoptive father solve his problems and personally lead the Xiliang cavalry to attack the Kwantung Army!"
"roll!"
Dong Zhuo's eyes were red and he glared at him. Then he became angrier as he thought about it. He actually picked up a short halberd and threw it at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was startled and quickly ducked away.
The short halberd flew past him like a meteor, hit the marble floor with a "ding" sound, and bounced towards the pillar on the left, where it was nailed into the beam, making a buzzing sound.
The scene fell into silence for a moment.
Lu Bu's face turned blue and purple. He originally wanted to relieve his adoptive father's worries, but he didn't know that Dong Zhuo would actually treat him like this.
Several generals of the Xiliang Group opposite, Hu Zhen, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Wang Fang, Yang Ding and others were also startled by Dong Zhuo's rage at first, but when they saw Lu Bu's misfortune, they immediately became happy. They just wanted to laugh but did not dare to face Dong Zhuo.
They all smiled, but they couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths, and lowered their heads to hold it back.
Seeing this scene, Lu Bu became even more angry. He couldn't keep his dignity on his face, and veins were pulsing in his hands. Even Li Sucheng, Lian Weiyue and others from his Bingzhou Group also looked at Xiliang opposite with sullen expressions.
Army generals.
Dong Zhuo was breathing heavily, and it took him a long time to calm down. After calming down, he also realized that there was something wrong with his behavior, but it was naturally impossible for him to apologize to Lu Bu in front of everyone, so everyone didn't do it for a while.
Even though he spoke, the scene remained silent.
It was Li Ru who saw that his mood had eased, so he stood up and gave both parties a step forward. He said: "Ming Gong, Ganhou is the son of Ming Gong and has always been filial. This time, he just wants to solve Ming Gong's problems and has no other intentions."
, please don’t be angry, Mr. Ming.”
The Marquis of Gan is Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu took refuge with Dong Zhuo, he was named Zhonglang General and Dutinghou.
Later, in the Chang'an Rebellion, because he returned to defense in time and made great contributions, his title was naturally raised, from Dutinghou to Xianghou. Note that he was a Xianghou, not a Duxianghou, and he passed over Duxianghou and Tinghou in the middle.
For the two levels of Hou, the fiefdom is Gan Township in E County, Youfufeng County.
Hearing Li Ru give him a step down, Dong Zhuo pretended to suddenly realize it, and said to Lu Bu apologetically: "I see, I thought Fengxian was going to leave me just now. It's because he is not a father. Fengxian cuts him off."
Don’t blame my father for my lack of status.”
Lu Bu was not stupid. He naturally knew that this was a step. He lowered his head and raised his hands and said, "What the adoptive father said was not made clear to the child. How could the child blame the adoptive father?"
"Okay, okay."
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and said, "Please step back first."
Lu Bu lowered his head and slowly retreated, sitting back to the side of the hall.
After this episode, no one paid any attention to it.
Li Ru began to explain the strategic layout to Dong Zhuo, saying that he would imitate the Qin State, occupy Guanzhong, and dominate the world.
However, no one saw a trace of bloodthirsty coldness flashing in Lu Bu's eyes.
Ah.
I am so loyal to you, and this is how you treat me?
In vain, I, Hoshino, came to Chang'an to save you.
It turns out you almost killed me just now!
Deep love between father and son?
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