"I have heard your names, and you are all rare people of knowledge, and I would like to take this opportunity to ask you for your views on the current situation." After Cao Cao, Liu Ye and others drank, they threw out the topic.

Man Pet first said: "Then let's talk about my humble opinion first, and let's throw bricks and lead the jade!" ”

I saw Man Zhong put down the bowl and said with a serious expression: "The reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty will decline is because the law and discipline are not strict, the criminal law is not a doctor, and the powerful people who violate the law but cannot get the punishment they deserve, resulting in the power of the people without the king's law and the chaos of the dynasty." Ten permanent servants in the palace, but eunuchs, relying on the emperor's favor, will form a party for personal gain, do whatever they want, so that it will be a disaster in the palace, if the people in the court are not afraid of the powerful and enforce the law impartially, like such a clown, how can they make waves? ”

Man Zhong said bluntly, he forgot that Cao Cao's father Cao Song was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng.

But Cao Cao didn't mind him scolding the eunuchs, on the contrary, he also agreed with Man Chong's point of view, and after he listened carefully to Man Chong's words, he expressed his opinion, saying: "Bo Ning is upright and upright, if half of the court officials have such a backbone as Bo Ning, how can the Han family fall to this?" ”

Cao Cao said and smiled, put the cold wine in the bowl on the stove and heated it, and said: "I remember that when I first became an official, I was also full of enthusiasm like Berning, and I felt that as long as I enforced the law strictly, I would be able to correct this unhealthy trend in the DPRK one day. Although I have never regretted this, I also know that strict laws and selfless officials will not change this decadent dynasty. ”

After hearing this, Man Chong immediately respected Cao Cao, he had heard that when Cao Cao was the northern lieutenant in Luoyang, he set up a five-color stick to kill Uncle Jian Shuo, who was forbidden to walk at night, and his courage and courage have been admired by Man Chong to this day.

"Berning's personality is too straightforward, although he can rely on vigorous and resolute law enforcement methods to achieve immediate results for a while, but he can cure the symptoms but not the root cause, not to mention that the rigid ones are easy to break, not a long-term solution." After Mao Jue drank a bowl of wine, he was already a little drunk at this time, so he took advantage of the drunkenness and boldly expounded his opinion.

Cao Cao just took a sip of hot wine, and after hearing Mao Jue's words, he said curiously: "Oh, then please give advice to filial piety." ”

Mao Jue tidied up his clothes, sat upright, and said: "Since the two emperors of Huan and Ling, the lord has indulged in lust, indulgence, and does not think about the government, and the atmosphere in the court has been erosive for a long time, from the emperor to the ministers, they have all forgotten the way of Confucius and Mencius, and what people think is all material desires. ”

"Nonsense!" Man Pet said angrily after hearing this.

"How can such a pedantic way sink into a violent disease?"

Seeing that Man Zhong denied his point of view, Mao Jue was also so angry that his face turned red, and argued: "The accumulated evils of the Han family have been around for a long time, how can they be cured overnight?" If the wind in the DPRK is not right for a day, it will be like fighting a fire with a salary, the salary is not exhausted, the fire will not be extinguished, and you will only backfire if you blindly use the strong! ”

Man Pet also said loudly: "I only know that although the carbuncle is painful, it is better than raising poison!" How can thieves like Zhang Rang and Dong Zhuo be influenced? Those who violate the law should be punished by the law of the country, so that they can be convincing the public, so that those with evil thoughts will not dare to defy the law! ”

The two quarreled because of their different views, but in fact, what the two of them advocated was the way of the hundred schools of thought, what Mao Jie advocated was the Confucian clean government, and what Man Chong insisted on was the legal system of the Legalists.

"Hahahaha!" Suddenly, Cao Cao burst out laughing, and when Cao Cao's laughter was heard, the two who were arguing stopped.

"You don't have to argue anymore." Cao Cao said: "Berning is tough, filial piety is soft, and strength and softness can govern the country and save the people." ”

Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye and asked, "That Ziyang, what do you think?" ”

At this time, Liu Ye was lowering his head, and when he heard Cao Cao calling him, he raised his head in a panic, he wanted to say something, but when he saw that Man Zhong and Mao Jue were still angry because of the dispute, the words stopped when they came to their mouths.

Cao Cao smiled: "Today, I will drink and chat, and talk freely, Ziyang but it doesn't hurt to say!" ”

Liu Ye's thoughts clashed fiercely, and he was entangled back and forth between saying and not saying.

Suddenly, he saw the wine bowl in front of him, and remembered Mao Jue's bold act of drinking when he spoke, so he also followed suit.

I saw him holding the wine bowl in front of him with both hands, and drank it gurgling, and it didn't take long for a bowl of wine to be drunk by him, Liu Ye felt a little dizzy, but he still felt that it was not enough, so he filled another bowl of wine and drank it with a muffled voice.

Man Zhong and Mao Jue were also confused by his abnormal behavior, I don't know what he wants to do?

Cao Cao watched with great interest as he drank three bowls of wine in a row, until his face turned red and his eyes widened and he kept panting, and finally dropped the bowl and said to himself: "Well, that's enough!" ”