Immediately, Cao Cao asked Chen Gong again: "Gongtai claimed to be resourceful in his life, but now I don't know what else to say?" ”

Chen Gong glanced at Feng Xian and said, "It was this person who refused to listen to me before that led to today's fate; If you are willing to listen to my words and break through and leave, it is not certain who will be captured. ”

But I heard Gao Shun suddenly say: "The matter has come to this, where are there so many complaints?" Don't say that General Lu doesn't listen to you, and I won't listen if I change it, it's a big deal to die! ”

Chen Gong listened to Gao Shun's words, and immediately groaned, and then said: "You are right, the big deal is just death, what is the fear of death!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately felt a little surprised, and couldn't help asking: "If you die, what will happen to your mother?" ”

Chen Gong said: "Those who rule the world with filial piety do not harm people's relatives; Whether my mother can survive depends on Ming Gong, not Chen Gong. ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but ask again: "Then what should your wife and children do?" ”

Chen Gong also said: "Those who govern the world benevolently are the heirs of the people; Whether my wife and children can survive depends on Ming Gong, not Chen Gong. ”

Cao Cao was suddenly silent, as if he didn't know what to feel for a while.

At this time, Xun You and Guo Jia on the side were also silent, although there was no expression on their faces, the thoughts in their hearts were a little complicated. They began to feel a little lost, and their perception of success or failure began to be subverted.

Immediately, Chen Gong said: "Those who have no faith and righteousness will not be able to achieve great things after all; Cao Gong, please order the execution. ”

Suddenly, Cao Cao was infected by Chen Gong's bearing at this time, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten a little. He couldn't help but wonder if what he had done in the past was really right, and whether success or failure really mattered that much to a person.

In the end, Cao Cao ordered Fengxian, Chen Gong, and Gao Shun to be executed, and the rest of the people who were willing to surrender were retained, and those who did not want to surrender were let go.

After Wu Xin left with the children of the Mo family, he began to live a reclusive life, and devoted himself to finding a suitable inheritor for my "way of sages". Soon after, he accepted a gifted disciple named Sima Yi to teach him all the "ways of the sages".

After that, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Chen Deng's conspiracy with us was suddenly exposed. But Cao Cao remained silent in advance, and waited until the overall situation was gradually settled, and then looked for an opportunity to get rid of the three of them one by one.

First of all, when the Battle of Linguandu broke out, Cao Cao was worried that Sun Ce would attack Xuzhou from the rear, so he asked Guo Jia to think of a way to get rid of Sun Ce for him. Although Guo Jia was a little helpless in his heart, he had to obey. He said: "Sun Ce is very popular in Jiangdong, and the people of Jiangdong are willing to serve him, so he is often on guard when he travels; It is said that he likes to go out hunting lightly, and if he sends a few dead soldiers to assassinate him, he will take his life and turn his ears between his hands. ”

So, Cao Cao selected a few swordsmen from the Wuwei army and asked them to go to Jiangdong to find an opportunity to assassinate Sun Ce. Among them, there is a man named Wang Tu, who looks like a jade tree and is very skilled in swordsmanship. I never thought that he was the lover of Ying'er in Fangze Pavilion in her early years, and it is inevitable that there will be sparks again when reunited at this moment.

However, before the departure, the relationship between the two was exposed due to the delay of the private meeting between the two. This made Cao Cao feel very annoyed. Originally, Cao Cao planned to kill Wang Tu, but after coming to Ying'er and begging for death, Cao Cao finally decided to change his mind and promised to fulfill them as long as the two of them could complete the task he gave them.

Later, Wang Tu and two companions disguised themselves as Xu Gong's disciples and went to assassinate Sun Ce, but unfortunately he did not return alive. It also took a month for Ying'er to train a group of singers who are as good as her. But when she learned of Wang Tu's death, she was heartbroken for a while, so she asked Cao Cao to give her a death.

At this time, Cao Cao's heart suddenly throbbed, and he seemed to be very moved by the friendship between the two. So, he lied to Ying'er and said that Wang Tu was not dead and had returned to his hometown. Immediately, Lai Ying'er bowed to him, and then left alone.

In the fourth year of Jian'an, the Battle of Guandu ended with the victory of Cao Cao's side. The following year, he transferred Chen Deng from Guangling to Dongjun to serve as Taishou. Soon after, Chen Deng died suddenly at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, and the cause of his death was unknown to outsiders.

In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao pacified Hebei, and went on an expedition to Wuhuan, ordering Guo Jia to go out with the army. After quelling the Wuhuan Rebellion, he died suddenly on the way back to the army at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Regarding the successive deaths of Chen Deng and Guo Jia, Xun You is the only person who knows the inside story. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, knowing that one day the next one would be his turn. But at this time, he was half a hundred, and it seemed that it was enough to live half a lifetime.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao waved his army south to attack Jingzhou, and Liu Bei, who was stationed in Xinye, was defeated and left. At this time, Liu Biao was dead, and his second son Liu Cong succeeded him and surrendered without a fight. After Cao Cao effortlessly took Jingzhou, he continued to go down the east side of the river, intending to take advantage of the situation to take Jiangdong. Then, he encountered the combined forces of Sun and Liu at the Red Cliff.

Before the two armies fought, Cao Cao had sent Jiang Gan to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender, but was unsuccessful. Subsequently, due to the unadaptability of the sergeants, a plague broke out in the army, and Cao Cao's army was unfavorable and failed in the first battle. Soon after, Zhou Yu defeated Cao's army with bitter meat and counter-scheming, losing most of his more than 200,000 troops by waterway. Immediately, Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat in defeat.

In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu prepared to march west to seize Shu. When Cao Cao learned of this, he repeated his trick and sent assassins to assassinate Zhou Yu. Although Sun Ce's experience made Zhou Yu more cautious, he was poisoned by the assassins at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was promoted to the Duke of Wei. In the following year, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang were fighting among themselves, intending to seize the land of Western Shu, so Cao Cao took the opportunity to wave his army south to crusade against Sun Quan. Xun Yu went out with the army, but died halfway through at the age of 57.

In the following years, Cao Cao has been crusading in the east and west, but he has not achieved the slightest, and was almost forced by Guan Yu to move the capital elsewhere. However, when he reached his old age, he finally realized that what he had done in the past was meaningless. It's just because he suddenly understood a truth, people can't live just to live.

After Sima Yi comprehended the "Way of the Sages", after three generations of dedicated management, his grandson Sima Yan finally succeeded in seizing the foundation of the Cao family and created a new unified dynasty - Jin. Due to the wide spread of the "Way of the Sages", opposition to the Confucian feudal system became the mainstream thinking of the students of the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty became the first era of national prosperity in Chinese history.

However, the extremely affluent life has led to the gradual decay of some people's minds, and the so-called lust and lust have led to the trend of extravagance and flaunting wealth gradually began to prevail among the powerful. Due to the gradual dislocation of mainstream thought, the gap between the rich and the poor and social contradictions became more and more serious, but in just over ten years, the once powerful Jin Dynasty suddenly declined. Then, the world began a centuries-long war.

After witnessing the rise and fall of an era, I have no other thoughts than to shake my head and sigh. Perhaps the reasons for the demise of dynasties and generations are always varied, but the most fundamental reason is the misalignment of mainstream thought. For a nation that lacks the knowledge of truth, no matter how strong it is, it is only a matter of time before it falls.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that I wanted to see what had happened in that experiment thirty years ago. I thought it would be a surprise, but it turned out to be a surprise. No, to be exact, something that I can't believe. (To be continued.) )