Mi Han

Chapter 154
Cao Cao regards Liu Bei as an enemy in his life, and his feelings towards Liu Bei are very complicated.

Because Liu Bei was against him everywhere, he hated Liu Bei to the bone.

And because Liu Bei is an opponent he valued, he also admires Liu Bei.

But no matter what his feelings are, when they meet again, Cao Cao's hatred for Liu Bei must be far greater than his admiration for Liu Bei.

Therefore, as soon as they met, he directly insulted Liu Bei as a "sell-in-law" and called himself Liu Bei's elder.

Faced with Cao Cao's insults, Mi Yang and Guan Ping showed anger on their faces.

But Liu Bei was very indifferent.

He who has been an enemy of Cao Cao all his life, has he been scolded less?

But Liu Bei is not a person who will suffer, at least he does not want to suffer in front of Cao Cao.

Liu Bei sat on the bow of the boat, patted the deck and scolded Cao Cao with a smile, "Here is the old man who is ugly and ugly!"

Liu Bei's words drifted to Cao Cao's ears, causing Cao Cao's eyes to narrow instantly.

Since he defeated Yuan Shao, there is no one in the world who dares to scold him face-to-face, and Liu Bei is the only one in the world.

Since Cao Cao insulted Liu Bei's background, Liu Bei will treat him in his own way.

When it comes to background, although Liu Bei's background is humble, but in truth, Cao Cao's background is simply disgusting.

At that time, Chen Lin said in "Discussion of Cao Cao":

Grandfather Zhong Chang Shi Teng, together with Zuo Jin and Xu Huang, was a monstrous evildoer, gluttonous and unbridled, hurting and abusing the people;
Father Song, begged to take care of him. Because of the stolen goods, he pretended to be a position, and he bought gold and chariots.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei scolded Cao Cao as "an eunuch and ugly ugly", which undoubtedly included the two nephews behind him.

The two nephews Cao Cao brought today are Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang.

Cao Zhen, whose name is Zidan, is the adopted son of Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao launched an army against Dong Zhuo, Qin Shao, Cao Zhen's father, recruited troops for Cao Cao, and was later killed by Huang Wan, the shepherd of Yuzhou.

Cao Zhen was strong and brave since he was a child. Once when he was hunting, he was chased by a tiger. Cao Zhen returned to his horse and shot the tiger, and the tiger fell in response.

Cao Cao strengthened his prey and bravery, and let him lead the tiger and leopard riders.

During the Battle of Hanzhong in the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Zhen led his troops as a partial general, defeated Liu Beibei's general Wu Lanyu Xiabian, and was worshiped as the backbone general.

Last year, Cao Cao appointed Cao Zhen as the guard for the conquest of Shu, and his later governor Xu Huang equaled Yangping Pass, and defeated Liu Bei's other general Gao Xiang.

Xia Houshang, courtesy name Boren, was the nephew of Xia Houyuan, the late general who conquered the West.

When Xia Houshang was young, he had a very close relationship with Cao Pi, the current Crown Prince of Wei, and Cao Pi appreciated Xia Houshang's intelligence.

When Cao Cao pacified Jizhou, he appointed Xia Houshang as the army commander, led the cavalry to follow the expedition, and later served as the general of the five senses.

In the 18th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao called Wei Gong, established the Wei State regime at the beginning, and was promoted to Xia Houshang as Huangmen servant.

In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Daijun Wuhuan rebelled, Cao Zhang was ordered to conquer, Xia Houshang followed, participated in the military, pacified Daijun, and returned victorious.

When Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang heard Liu Bei's insult, their faces flushed instantly.

They are now more angry than Mi Yang and Guan Ping just now.

But the two of them were not easy to attack, because Cao Cao in front of them hadn't spoken yet.

After Cao Cao was greeted by Liu Bei, he knew that he could no longer take advantage of words.

After all, compared to Liu Bei, who is faithful to the world, he can be scolded too much.

So Cao Cao also followed Liu Bei and sat down on the bow of the boat.

Since you can't take advantage of it, forget about it.

On the bows of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, there is a stove for boiling wine.

After Cao Cao sat down, he tapped the deck of the bow with his fingers, looked at Liu Bei on the opposite side and said, "Xuande, I haven't seen you for many years, but your words are getting sharper."

"Old friends reunite, why don't you introduce the two people behind you?"

After Liu Bei heard the words, he pointed to Mi Yang and Guan Ping with his fingers, and introduced them to Cao Cao respectively.

When Liu Bei introduced Mi Yang, Cao Cao looked at him deeply with meaningful eyes.

Seeing Mi Yang's tall and straight figure, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he took the initiative to speak to Mi Yang and said, "In the first battle of Public Security, Mi Lang's name spread far and wide."

"Looking at it today, it is quite similar to Zhou Lang's heroic appearance back then."

"I wonder if the two elders are still safe?"

Although Cao Cao was only sitting cross-legged on the deck, his figure was not upright, but the aura of a long-time superior has not disappeared from him.

And on the river bank not far behind him, tens of thousands of troops have gathered to raid for Cao Cao.

Especially when Cao Cao was talking to Mi Yang, his eagle eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, and he looked up and down Mi Yang's body all the time, as if trying to find some flaws in Mi Yang.

All of these put pressure on Mi Yang invisibly.

But Mi Yang is no longer what it used to be. Others may be intimidated by Cao Cao's power, but Mi Yang will not.

Seeing Cao Cao's questioning, Mi Yang bowed to Cao Cao neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "The second gentleman in the family is in good health, everything is fine."

Cao Cao nodded after hearing the words, and then he opened his mouth and said to Mi Yang: "Back then, I went to the emperor alone and made your uncle the prefect of Yingjun and your father the prime minister of Pengcheng.

If they answered the call back then, then today you should stand behind alone.

And you shouldn't just be a general's ear today. "

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao, who loves talents, felt a sense of embarrassment.

Faced with Cao Cao's tone of sighing and alienation, Mi Yang still replied calmly: "The elk should live for virtue, not high-ranking officials and rich salary to lure."

Hearing Mi Yang's answer, Liu Bei couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing, but Cao Cao just smiled indifferently.

Everyone will change.

After laughing, Cao Cao also introduced the two nephews behind him to Liu Bei.

But even though Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang have some reputations, compared to Mi Yang, who is the youngest but most famous, they seem a bit ordinary.

Liu Bei didn't have any interest in Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang who were behind Cao Cao.

Liu Bei took the initiative to ask Cao Cao, "Is that why you called Gu out today?"

When Liu Bei asked this sentence, the wine in front of him and Cao Cao had been boiled.

The aroma of fine wine began to linger between the two sides.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao took the initiative to lift the jug on the stove, then poured a glass of wine into his own cup, and drank it down to Liu Bei.

After drinking, Cao Cao said with emotion: "It's really a great joy in life to drink good wine and sit with old people."

"Thirty years have passed since the world was in chaos."

"Over the past thirty years, the old people have withered one after another. Today, Xuande is the only person who discussed the yellow scarves with me and was valued by Gu Gu."

"In old age, people often think about the past."

"I have always been unclear about one thing, so I asked Xuande to clarify."

At this time, Cao Cao temporarily put aside his identity as King Wei, and regarded Liu Bei as an old man he hadn't seen for many years.

And Cao Cao's move also made Liu Bei recall the past.

Liu Bei also poured himself a glass of wine, and then said to Cao Cao, "Meng De, please."

This is the first time Liu Bei called Cao Cao today.

Cao Cao asked Liu Bei, "In the first year of Jian'an, Xuande was defeated by Lu Bu, so Xu Du came to me."

"On the day when Xuande arrived in Xudu, I donated money and food for soldiers and horses, and I also ordered Xuande to be General Zuo and Shepherd of Yuzhou on behalf of the emperor. It can be said that I treated Xuande well."

"When I was in Xudu, I treated Xuande as an old friend and a friend."

"Xuande must be summoned for every banquet, and Xuande must be divided for every fine wine.

At the beginning, my confidant Zhong De advised me to kill you, and my arm Feng Xiao advised me to put you under house arrest, but I did not agree. "

"But why did Xuande betray me in the end?"

"Is this the benevolence and righteousness that Xuande has always declared?"

At the end, Cao Cao slammed the wine glass on the deck hard, which shows how much he hates this matter in his heart.

Facing Cao Cao's questioning, Liu Bei showed a little contempt on his face, and he asked Cao Cao: "After so many years, Meng De still can't figure this out, so Meng De will definitely have no regrets if he thinks about it."

"Then today I will explain Meng De's doubts."

"In the first year of Jian'an, I was broken by Lu Bu, and I went west to Mengde, and Mengde treated me well."

"At that time, I also knew that Meng De treated me well. He respected me and my reputation in Xuzhou. He wanted to use this to counter Lu Bu."

"But I don't care about this. As long as Meng De can help the Han family and rebuild China, what does it matter if I work for Meng De?"

"But Mengde still remembers, outside of Xudu, did you promise me anything?"

"Weishui Tangtang, at the edge of Weishui, you promised me that you would help the Han Dynasty, and you promised me that you would never slaughter the city again."

"But in the end?"

"In the third year of Jian'an, you marched east to Lu Bu, and I went with the army, and Pengcheng fell because of my reputation."

"But in order to show off your might and frighten Lu Bu, you actually ordered the massacre of the city."

"Why are the people of Pengcheng guilty?"

"Since that day, I have known that the country is easy to change and the nature cannot be changed."

"Since that day, I have made up my mind to avenge those innocent people."

"Although I speak lightly, even though I fought to the death, I must avenge those people who died tragically."

Cao Cao was taken aback by Liu Bei's answer, and then burst out laughing.

Cao Cao's smile was full of sarcasm, full of incomprehension, and full of unworthiness to himself.

The answer he had been waiting for for so many years turned out to be this.

"Xuande, today is a world of great controversy!"

"In a world of great contention, the strong are respected."

"There is the Yellow River in the north, and the Yangtze River in the south. The endless stream is filled with the blood of heroes."

"What about those common people?"

"To accomplish a great cause and to achieve an end, the means are not important, but the result is important."

"Do you know why you keep losing to me?"

"Because in troubled times, domineering comes first, and the kingly way you believe in will not work."

Facing Cao Cao's ridicule and questioning, Liu Bei remained firm.

He looked at Cao Cao and said in a firm tone:
"In troubled times, it's the people's hearts that are in chaos. Therefore, if you want to put the world at ease, you must first settle your hearts."

"And the foundation of the human heart lies in following the kingly way, practicing filial piety, and maintaining loyalty and wisdom."

"Bei started to be insignificant, and has no great talent. But Bei also knows that the world is in chaos, and the fault is not with the people."

"It's not that Bei is ignorant of power and strategy, it's not that he doesn't know the art of domineering, but the purpose of raising troops that day is not to seize the world, but to secure the world."

"Whoever harms the common people, whoever messes up the Han Dynasty, will be regarded as a sworn enemy."

"Beiben Youbei is a commoner, with no possessions, no attachments, and my meager talents and virtues, so I have incurred several betrayals and several failures."

"But no matter how many betrayals I experience, my original intention will not change."

"No matter how many times I fail, as long as I can survive, I will never give up my ambition."

"Regardless of whether the kingly way is suitable for the current world, since I have chosen this path, I will go on unswervingly and never regret it until I die."

Liu Bei's words fell into the ears of Mi Yang behind him, causing great feelings to emerge in Mi Yang's heart.

Today's him is not like in his previous life, in the cold history books, in some sensational marketing accounts, to speculate on Liu Bei's character.

He was standing behind Liu Bei today, and then heard Liu Bei explain his aspirations with his own ears.

Undoubtedly, the shock brought by this kind of personal experience is something that Mi Yang has never experienced before.

Is this Emperor Han Zhaolie?

Only Mi Yang from later generations knows that what Liu Bei said today was not a moment of anger, nor was it to win people's hearts.

He is really using his whole life, and his life is practicing the benevolence and righteousness he pursues.

The cause of his death in history is also because he launched a war of benevolence and righteousness.

Liu Bei finally died on the road of kingship he was pursuing.

But Liu Bei's words fell into Cao Cao's ears, which only made him chuckle.

How many years have passed, Liu Bei is still so naive.

Both Cao Cao and Liu Bei are the heroes of the world, so naturally they will not be affected by the other's few words.

But facing Liu Bei's tenacious attitude, Cao Cao couldn't help admiring Liu Bei in his heart.

Cao Cao saw his shadow in Liu Bei.

Liu Bei fought endlessly for the ideal in his heart all his life.

And isn't he, Cao Cao, fighting endlessly for the ambition of unifying the world in his heart?

Since ancient times, there has never been anything that lasts forever, and the only thing that remains unchanged and can be passed on forever is the ambition in the heart.

At this time, the originally clear sky suddenly turned cloudy, as if a shower was coming.

Cao Cao looked at the cloudy sky, and he found that there was a part of the dark clouds in the sky that looked like two dragons hanging and fighting.

With a feeling in his heart, he pointed to that place and said to Liu Bei:
"The dragon can be big or small, it can rise or hide; the big one can make clouds and fog, and the small one can hide its shape;
Ascension means soaring among the universe, while hidden means lurking in the waves. "

"It's now early spring, and the dragon ride changes from time to time, and it's like a man who has achieved his will and traveled across the world."

"A dragon is a thing, comparable to a hero in the world."

"Today's heroes are only Xuande and Caoer."

"It's a pity that when two dragons fight, both sides will suffer."

"The two armies have been fighting for a long time now, and the soldiers and civilians on both sides are exhausted. It is better to stop fighting for the time being and fight again in the future."

"Today you and I have a meeting over wine to discuss anecdotes, which may be passed down as a good story."

"Now I use good wine as a guide, the dragon as a metaphor, and the Han River as the boundary. I would like to make an agreement with Xuande to stop the army, so that the two families can stop fighting together to recuperate."

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao held up the fine wine in front of him and respected Liu Bei, "I don't know what Xuande wants?"

Facing Cao Cao's proposal of the two families to strike together, Liu Bei was not too surprised.

Because since Sun Quan's defeat, it is normal for Cao Cao, who is alone and unable to support, to want to retreat.

It's just that Liu Bei didn't agree to Cao Cao immediately, he was thinking about the pros and cons.

Liu Bei thought that Jingyi and Yizhou are now exhausted because of years of wars, and they really need to recuperate.

However, it is not a short-term effort to defeat Cao Cao. Without the support of strong national power, the migration will take a long time and the variables will be unpredictable.

Moreover, there are still many hidden dangers in Jingzhou to deal with.

Therefore, Liu Bei finally raised his wine glass to respect Cao Cao:

"Then take the Han River as the boundary, and your two families will stop fighting for the time being."

　Should be gone tonight.

　　There is some last work left, finish it quickly, and then resume normal updates.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)