Chapter 676: Take a long-term view
Every time Liu Zheng talked to Cao Cao about surrendering, Cao Cao would not answer Liu Zheng directly, or even refuse directly.
This makes sometimes, Liu Zheng very aggrieved, but this time Cao Cao took the initiative to say this to Liu Zheng, that is, Cao Cao really wanted to talk to Liu Zheng in detail.
So Liu Zheng didn't say much, and directly showed his conditions.
"Brother Meng De also knows that I value Brother Meng De's talent, and the reason why I don't let Brother Meng De go back is precisely because I want Brother Meng De to take refuge in me, with Brother Meng De's help, this world will soon be calmed down, and when the time comes, I will continue my life for the Han court for another two hundred years!"
"What does it mean to renew the life of the Han court for another two hundred years?"
Cao Cao frowned and looked at Liu Zheng.
"Brother Meng De still doesn't understand? The current imperial court is not the court of the Han family at all, the little emperor is young, but he is just a puppet in the hands of He Miao and Lu Zhi and others, and Yuan Shao also has an emperor in his hands, also called the Han Dynasty, this is a Han in the east and a Han in the west, can such a Han Dynasty still be handed over to the Han Dynasty? ”
"The emperor of the Han family can do it to anyone, so why can't I, Liu Zheng, do it?"
"I, Liu Zheng, am also a descendant of the Han family and a descendant of Liu Bang, they can be emperors, why can't I Liu Zheng, as far as I know, because of this plague, Yuan Shao and the imperial court have ceased their troops, and they seem to be ready to join forces to clean me up first."
"Since they have no scruples about me, then I don't need to hide anything anymore, anyway, now that I have control over several states and counties, the strength is not something they want to deal with, and they can easily deal with it."
"Brother Meng De, before you and Yuan Shao rebelled against the imperial court, it was also because you knew that the current Han Dynasty was no longer the original Han Dynasty, then He Miao replaced He Jin, after all, it was not He Jin's one heart, I Liu Zheng compared myself to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, he can continue the life of the Han Dynasty for another two hundred years, and I Liu Zheng can do the same."
Liu Zheng and Cao Cao spoke, but they said their true words.
Liu Zheng actually didn't want to be called the king and emperor so much, but there were some things, when people reached a certain position, they couldn't help themselves.
Cao Cao in history may not want to be the emperor, he just wants to be the king of Wei, but even if Cao Cao agrees, those strategists and generals under him can't agree.
Because if Cao Cao is not the emperor, then he will never have the official position of canonization, and he cannot let the people who follow Cao Cao be the marquis and worship the prime minister.
Only when Cao Cao is proclaimed emperor can the people under Cao Cao rise to the top, and Liu Zheng at this time is the same.
Liu Zheng is not called the emperor, but he just uses the words of the princes and kings, Liu Zheng has always been a head short in front of the little emperor and Yuan Shao's Liu Yu Han Emperor.
Since there are two big men in this world, it is not impossible for Liu Zheng to have one more big man.
The big Han of the little emperor Liu Wei is called the Great Han, and the Liu Yu supported by Yuan Shao is called the Northern Han, and the Great Han that Liu Zheng will establish is called the Southern Han.
However, Liu Zheng is very confident in this.
After all, the ancient kings may not all have the quality of kings, in most cases, hereditary kings often lack the momentum of kings, after all, the real look is not from the hereditary, but the accidental creation of nature.
Like Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others, they are not from hereditary blood.
Cao Cao fell into deep thought after hearing Liu Zheng's words, but what Liu Zheng said was not wrong, after all, Cao Cao and He Jin had a good relationship at the beginning, and it was precisely because He Miao controlled the little emperor that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao stood up against He Miao's hegemony.
Now that Yuan Shao has gone it alone, Cao Cao did think about being recruited by the imperial court for a while, and it was only He Miao who he wanted to oppose, not the big man.
In Cao Cao's heart, he still has a lot of feelings for Dahan.
He didn't want to destroy the Great Han, but now that Liu Zheng has said his idea, he wants to establish a new Great Han, so Cao Cao also has some heartbeats.
After all, the Han Dynasty created by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu back then, those who followed Emperor Guangwu, and those who were called the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai by Xiuxiu, also left their names in history.
In addition, now that his son Cao Ang is here, Cao Cao feels sorry for his son, so he still responds to Liu Zheng.
"I'm willing to help you, but you also know that Dahan is Dahan after all, and my family is within the scope of Dahan, I can't deal with Dahan because of you, then I will only bring destruction to my family, so even if I take refuge in you, I can only do something that does not affect the overall situation."
"Haha, Brother Meng De, as long as you take refuge in me, I happen to have an important matter here that you need to do."
"What's the matter?"
"I said just now, in the south I laid down the country of Funan, but Funan is not my end, he is just a beginning, in the surrounding areas of Funan, there are many countries, my Han army is bound to be in my lifetime to bring them all under his command and return to the king's land, so Mengde, you are my reliance, I want you to go to Funan, turn all the people of Funan into people loyal to the Han, and then gradually conquer the world!"
"Our eyes are not limited to just one Han Dynasty, there is an empire called Rome on the other side of the sea, which is not much weaker than the Han Empire!"
"The Roman Empire?"
Cao Cao, who was still a little puzzled, was like a child eager for knowledge after hearing some news from Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng was also not stingy, and slowly told Cao Cao what he still knew about this world, such as how many continents and oceans there are in this world, and what other countries are there around the world.
When Cao Cao heard such news, it was like a person who had seen the sea all of a sudden, and his eyes would not be limited to the small pond of this big man.
"Brother Liu, I know, our goal is the sea of stars, not the small Han Dynasty."
"Yes, Brother Meng De, you will leave now, I will appoint you as the pastor of Funan, and be fully responsible for the affairs of Funan, when you go to Funan, there will be Zhoucang's soldiers and horses to cooperate with you, whether you are guarding Funan, or attacking the city, I will support you!"
Liu Zheng's gaze has never been limited to the little big man.
Although he hasn't even been able to defeat the big man now, Liu Zheng has already set his eyes on the world in the same period of this era.
When Liu Zheng completes the unification in the future, he will not stop his footsteps, and will follow Genghis Khan's westward expedition.
After Cao Cao was simply brainwashed by Liu Zheng, he didn't know what mood he was in, so he agreed to Liu Zheng's words, and that night, Liu Zheng released Cao Cao and the generals who originally belonged to Cao Cao.