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Before Xun Yu's words fell, Chen Qun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun and Liu Ye immediately stood up against it, firmly supported Cheng Yu, and admonished Cao Cao to ascend the throne as emperor.

For this reason, they sacrificed a killer weapon and put forward the most convincing reason, which is: the reason why the current reorganization of the army was abandoned halfway was that Cao Cao's own official position was too low, and if he became emperor, he could be easily solved.

Therefore, Chen Qun, Liu Ye and others agreed that Cao Cao's ascension to the throne and the king of the world at this time is beneficial to the overall situation and the hundreds of military officials under his command, and he can take the lead in seizing the name of orthodoxy and occupying the righteousness. After all, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty has been dead for more than four years, and the world has been in the midst of no owner, and it is undoubtedly the easiest to get the recognition of the people of Li at this time, so as to occupy the name of righteousness and orthodoxy, and take the lead in pacifying the world in the future.

Seeing that Chen Qun and others clearly supported Cheng Yu and instigated Cao Cao to become emperor, Xun Yu argued with Cheng Yu and others. At this time, Cao Cao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Send an envoy to Jingzhou, support Liu Jingsheng to inherit orthodoxy and ascend the throne as emperor, and I am willing to form an alliance with him, live and die together, advance and retreat together, and fight against Li Thief together." Limited to half a year, if Liu Biao does not move within half a year, he is willing to be the first in the world! By the time he finished speaking, Cao Cao had already left the main hall and entered the backyard.

Xun Yu's whole body trembled, and he watched Cao Cao stride out of the hall in a daze, his face was pale, his heart was mixed, and Qi Qiran was desolate. said that within half a year, Liu Biao did not obey, and dared to be the first in the world, in fact, Cao Cao himself wanted to be the emperor, but he did not want to turn against Liu Biao. So he was limited to half a year, so as to cover up his impatient dream of being an emperor. Ultimately. This is purely an excuse, a high-sounding pretext.

Xun Yu followed Cao Cao for many years. Cao Cao's temperament and temper have long been penetrated by him, as long as Cao Cao reveals his tone slightly, he immediately knows what Cao Cao wants to do and what he wants to achieve. This is by no means a boast or nonsense, but a fact. Xun Yu knew Cao Cao better than he knew himself, and so did Cao Cao's understanding of him.

This is the tacit understanding between the two of them, and it is also the reason why they have been wary of each other for a long time. Because they all have their own political demands, or ideals, and this is precisely the source of the contradictions between them. The opposition between ideals and beliefs determines that they can only cooperate with each other and use each other in a complex relationship. It can't be completely integrated, and one day they will go their separate ways.

Cao Cao's heart has always been thinking about the emperor's hegemony, perhaps his original ideal was not to dominate the world, and he still had the idea of loyalty to the Han family, but in recent years, with the death of the Han Emperor and Yuan Shao's usurpation of the throne, Cao Cao has completely lost any expectations for the Han family, and instead single-mindedly plans his own dynasty, the Cao family. This is Cao Cao's lifelong wish, hoping to lay a foundation for the Cao family in his lifetime. Leave a legacy for future generations, passed down from generation to generation.

Compared with Cao Cao's Qianqiu hegemony, Xun Yu was born in the scholar clan. The Xun family was favored by the emperor, and his life's ideals and ambitions were to recreate the grand occasion of "Guangwu Zhongxing" in his own hands. For this reason, he has been in the business for many years. Looking around for a talent who can revive the Han Dynasty, he knows that he doesn't have the ability to "Huo Guang". is willing to assist Huo Guang in his success, and Cao Cao was once the "Huo Guang" who turned the tide in his eyes.

Although Xun Yu had long been aware of Cao Cao's hidden ambitions. But he has never given up, believing that this is a delusion, and speculation is not enough to believe, and it is not true that what he hears is false, and what he sees is believing. It is with this belief that is almost self-deception, he has been trying to dispel Cao Cao's imperial thoughts, not to be a chaotic minister and thief, but to be the mainstay of the Han family.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xun Yu has always held the luck psychology of not dying if he can't see the Yellow River, and he won't cry when he doesn't see the coffin. Until the day when the water came out, he was unwilling to give up the achievements he had worked for for many years, and he was unwilling to give up the ideals and beliefs that he had adhered to all his life.

It's a pity that Xun Yu still overestimated himself after all and underestimated the huge temptation of the king's landing. His previous intuition was not an illusion, but a fact of truth.

The torment and torture of nearly a year or so prompted Cao Cao to make up his mind to ascend the throne and become emperor, and only by reigning over the world can he solve the current suffering. In the past, Yuan Shao was able to drive hundreds of powerful families to his own use with a piece of paper, and forcibly blocked the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops under Li Li of Xiliang for more than two years.

It's not that he doesn't understand, but that he doesn't want to face it, denies his intuition against his will, and forces himself not to think about it, as long as Cao Cao doesn't ascend the throne and become emperor for a day, there will be room for a turnaround, and there will be a possibility of redemption. Because this is the ideal and belief that he is willing to fight for all his life, he is unwilling to give up, and he has never had the idea of giving up. This is the pursuit of his survival, and it is also the belief that he would rather bend than bend.

But now, with Cao Cao's public statement, Xun Yu's ideals have been completely shattered, and the only remaining trace of luck has disappeared. His perseverance was meaningless, thinking that he could change Cao Cao's mind, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never change Cao Cao's rock-solid imperial heart. After all, what should have come came, but Xun Yu understood it too late and was too stubborn, and he couldn't accept the cruel facts in front of him.

After Cao Cao left the lobby, Cao Ren and Cao Chun looked at Xun Yu with scrutinizing eyes, then shook their heads with disappointed faces and turned to leave. Chen Qun stood beside Xun Yu, worried that his trembling body would fall down at any time, so Chen Qun stretched out his hand to support him, but was pushed away by Xun Yu's hand, as if Chen Qun would tarnish his reputation if he touched him, and refused to be thousands of miles away. Even so, Chen Qun still stood beside him, a pair of hands ready at any time, lest he couldn't accept such a heavy blow and fainted in the lobby.

Chen Qun was recommended by Xun Yu to Cao Cao, and he has been deeply appreciated by Cao Cao since he came out, and has successively served as the general's office, the chief bookkeeper, the chief bookkeeper, and other official positions. Now he serves as the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, assisting Cheng Yu in handling all military and political affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, counsellor of the military aircraft, and concurrently serving as the young master, that is, Cao Pi's teacher.

Therefore, Xun Yu has the grace of knowing him, but just now, he did not care about his old friendship, clearly opposed Xun Yu, firmly supported Cheng Yu, and was a stranger to Xun Yu. As an old friend who has known each other for many years, how can Chen Qun not know that Xun Yu has always been committed to the Han family and takes Zhongxing Han as his own responsibility? But at the critical moment, he still chose to stand on the opposite side of Xun Yu, echoed Cheng Yu's persuasion, and catered to Cao Cao's dream of being the emperor.

Thus, as Cao Cao unmistakably expressed his intentions, Chen Qun was a majority who was good at judging the situation and understanding current affairs, while Xun Yu was a stubborn loner who was destined to be abandoned. This is a typical political disagreement, and it is also a matter of position. No matter whether Xun Yu can accept it or not, whether he will complain about Chen Qun or not, he cannot change Cao Cao's original intention, and he cannot restore the fait accompli.

People are warm and cold, the world is cold, this is the reality.

Although Cao Cao's words just now still leave room for him, as long as he is not a fool, who would not know that the so-called half-year period is actually a disguise, nominally supporting Liu Biao to inherit orthodoxy, but in fact it is leaving time for the preparation of the enthronement ceremony for the civil and military operations.

At the same time as the civil and military forces in Jizhou are preparing for the enthronement, Cao Cao's order just now will also be carried out simultaneously, but the time of sending the envoy to Jingzhou remains to be discussed. Otherwise, once Liu Biaoxin believes it is true and can't wait to ascend the throne and become emperor, wouldn't it be self-defeating and the gains outweigh the losses?

You must know that Cao Cao just made a special statement that "I am willing to be the first in the world", which is actually implying that Cheng Yu and others can't lag behind others since they want to rule the world, and he Cao Cao wants to be the first emperor to ascend the throne and claim the throne. After all, there has been no owner in the world for more than four years, and at this time, being the emperor is undoubtedly seizing the opportunity, easily occupying the name of righteousness, and it is easy to be regarded as orthodox by the people of Limin, with many benefits.

However, Xun Yu's words are not unreasonable, unless he is forced to do so, Cao Cao is not willing to be an enemy of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. After all, he and Liu Biao have a common enemy, if they want to completely defeat or even eliminate Li Li of Xiliang, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed without Liu Biao's firm support, and Cao Cao's strength alone is not enough to defeat Li Li.

Therefore, before officially ascending the throne and becoming emperor, Cao Cao also needed to appease Liu Biao. Even if he is coy, he has to show some of it, recognize Liu Biao's orthodox status, and verbally support it to show goodwill. In this way, when Cao Cao was proclaimed emperor, Liu Biao was helpless even if he was unhappy, which was equivalent to blocking Liu Biao's mouth; It's not that I, Cao Cao, has reversed course, but that you Liu Biao don't have the courage to succeed to the throne and become the emperor, since you don't dare, then Cao Mou will be the first bird. Do you not want others to interfere with what you do not want?

This is Cao Cao's real intention. is very brain-burning, if it weren't for the henchmen who have been with him for a long time, they would mistakenly think that Cao Cao did have the intention of supporting Liu Biao's accession to the throne, and he would not be able to understand his true intentions.

Liu Ye and Cheng Yu accompanied Xun Yu to stand in the lobby for a long time, and Chen Qun wanted to leave when he saw that Xun Yu didn't appreciate it at all, so he didn't want to be bored, but he saw that Cheng Yu and the two had no intention of leaving, so they had to stay because of their feelings, and stood next to Cheng Yu stubbornly. Speaking of which, Cheng Yu and Liu Ye were also recommended to Cao Cao by Xun Yu, and they were like-minded with each other at the beginning of their careers, but with the continuous promotion of official positions and the rapid changes in the current situation, people's hearts have also changed. Now that they have all chosen to follow Cao Cao, they no longer have the idea of reviving the Han Dynasty, only Xun Yu still adheres to his original intention and has not changed from beginning to end.

Everyone is changing, only you are the same, and you are destined to become a loner. From this point of view, Xun Yu and Cao Cao are both up-and-coming birds, but their circumstances are completely different.

"Hey, everyone wakes up and I'm drunk alone, and in the end it's all in vain! That's it, that's it??????" With a sigh, Xun Yu slowly turned around, dragging his legs out of his thighs, his back was so thin and lonely.

Seeing the old friend who had been friends for decades leaving gloomily, Cheng Yu sighed softly: "Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, what a pain is this!" The decline and fall of the Han dynasty is a foregone conclusion, and changing the dynasty is the trend of the times, and it is impossible to change it by oneself. Gu Zi shook his head and sighed, and Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, and Liu Ye quickly left the lobby. When the three of them left, Cao Cao walked into the lobby through the side door, staring at the backs of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu and others one after the other, standing for a long time.

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