Chapter 6: Break and Stand
If you are the emperor, how?
This question is really too straightforward, there is no concealment at all, so don't say that Cao Cao was taken aback, even Cao Bao, who had been waiting quietly on the side, was shocked by Liu Xuan's words and broke out in a cold sweat.
The emperor, who was the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty, was the lord of the world, and the most respected person in the world. Sitting in that position is equivalent to owning the world, and having the supreme power to kill and take away any life.
And Liu Xuan said clearly in front of the two: Lao Tzu wants to be the emperor!
Cao Cao's face changed, and his eyes were not as peaceful as just now when he looked at Liu Xuan, as if he was a little surprised, a little curious, and a little appreciative. But he didn't say anything, just sat there, and after a while he had calmed down, he reached out and picked up the bowl of water, took a small sip, and then sat there as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Waiting for my next step?"
Liu Xuan muttered in his heart, and at the same time was thinking about what to say next.
In fact, he would have said it so bluntly before, and it was not impulsive. He thought about it carefully, and felt that it was simply boring to play scheming with him with a person like Cao Cao - don't look at him for a long time in practice, but playing scheming or something is not what he is good at, otherwise he would not have been harmed by someone and almost died.
Since it will definitely be detected by the other party, and it is even easy to cause Cao Cao's unhappiness, it is better to say it simply and appear to be domineering enough.
Isn't Cao Cao very domineering? If this kind of person wants to take it for his own use, he has to be more domineering than him!
It is based on this idea that Liu Xuan will simply say his idea of becoming an emperor. Of course, he is not unprepared, if Cao Cao not only does not want to help himself, but also wants to go against himself, then he doesn't mind sending this hero on the road in advance.
"If you can't use these heroes, you should get rid of them as soon as possible, so as not to cause a lot of trouble in the future!"
Just where Cao Cao couldn't see, Liu Xuan's hands had been clenched into fists, although there was nothing abnormal around his body, but the smoke cloud gathered by the dragon qi in his body had fluctuated violently, as long as Liu Xuan wanted to, then he could immediately burst out with huge power and kill the person in front of him on the spot - this was just the last strategy, if it was not necessary, Liu Xuan really didn't want to kill Cao Cao directly.
Fortunately, although Cao Cao didn't speak, looking at that expression, it seemed that he was also thinking about a choice, as long as he didn't refuse at the first time, then there was a play.
"I heard that Cao Yilang's ambition is to sit on the general of the west?
This topic suddenly turned to Cao Cao's ambition, although it was a bit sudden, but it diluted the embarrassing atmosphere in the room a lot, and even Cao Bao, who was covered with cold sweat on the side, felt light and relaxed a little.
But this relaxation, immediately felt that something was wrong, hurried to the door, listened a little, made sure that there was no one outside, and then he breathed a sigh of relief-he did not think that if someone really eavesdropped, he was afraid that he would have been frightened and run away when he heard the conversation just now, and it would be his turn to investigate.
So from the very beginning, Liu Xuan secretly let the white crane out to prevent anyone from prying eyes.
When Cao Cao heard Liu Xuan's inquiry, he only thought about it for a while, and replied directly: "Quell the troubles of foreign races and open up territory for the country!"
General Zhengxi commanded Yongliang in terms of authority, faced many foreign races in the northwest, stationed in Chang'an, and because of the geographical location of the Han Dynasty, if you want to expand the territory for the country, the most likely is the northwest direction, so this Zhengxi general is a first-class real power position in the military position.
At the same time, from the fact that Cao Cao wanted to be the general of the expedition to the west, it can be seen that this person prefers military affairs at this time.
Liu Xuan also knew Cao Cao's ambitions, and Cao Cao had also talked about his ambitions when chatting with people before, so he didn't feel strange that Liu Xuan knew his ambitions, but felt that this great prince really didn't come to him on impulse, and he still checked his details before coming.
"Then what does Cao Yilang think, such as the situation today?"
As soon as this question came out, Cao Cao immediately shut up!
If someone else asks, maybe he can talk a lot, and talk about his views on the situation in the world and all kinds of strategies to discuss with others, but the identity in front of him is too sensitive, not to mention that this person also said before that he wants to be the lord of the world, but the words in his stomach are not very good for people in the royal family.
Liu Xuan also saw Cao Cao's concern, but smiled lightly, looked indifferent, and said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it, just talk about it on weekdays!"
Such a plain sentence seems to be nothing unusual, but unconsciously, he put himself in a superior position, and Cao Cao is not unaware of it, but he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong.
Although the royal family of the Han Dynasty was not so big, and even the emperor had to leave the table and get up when he saw the three princes, and wait for the other party to return the salute according to the law, and then he could sit back, but it did not mean that the royal family really had no panache at all.
In the face of a figure like Cao Cao, who is not yet a high-level figure, it is nothing to put some scores.
Cao Cao thought about it, and finally felt that it didn't hurt to say it, anyway, the current situation was ...... The other party couldn't help himself, after all, the other side was just a prince, or the one with the least sense of existence and the most powerless - if he knew that Liu Xuan was ready to take his life now, he didn't know what he would think.
"The rampant bandits in the world have led to the withering of people's livelihood, which is the appearance of chaos!"
When Liu Xuan heard this, he knew that he still had a lot of reservations, and that the situation in the world was as simple as the bandits running rampant and the people's livelihood withering? Because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the officials stationed in various localities had the authority to conscript and command the troops, and then at the beginning of this year, the emperor approved a letter from Liu Yan, which made the state pastor reinstated, and the local government had greater authority -- the state pastor had great power, almost equivalent to the emperor of one side, and the situation of this group of male separatists had begun to take shape.
At the same time, Cao Cao did not mention the dirty things that the old emperor had done over the years--minting coins, selling officials and lords, and doing a dozen and dozens of ridiculous things, as for the 'swimming pool' built in the palace for his amusement, it was nothing.
"Cao Yilang thinks, how to solve it?"
Cao Cao thought about it, in fact, he also thought about this problem when he had nothing to do on weekdays, that is, in the current situation, what should be done to bring the Han Dynasty back to its prosperity? Unfortunately, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that this problem was almost unsolvable.
After holding it for a long time, he really couldn't think of any answer in the end, and in the end, it was Liu Xuan's words that shocked him into a cold sweat.
"If you want me to say, since it has rotted to the roots, why don't you pluck all the roots, and then break them and stand up!"
Liu Xuan said this as if he was talking about uprooting an old tree and then planting a new one, I am afraid that no one who listens to it will think that he is talking about a huge country.
"Break and stand?"
Cao Cao was only startled at first, and even suspected that the person in front of him was not the eldest prince, but someone else pretending? Otherwise, how could he say such a thing? You must know that the so-called breaking and then standing is tantamount to destroying everything that exists, but in that case, will the so-called Han family still exist?
Naturally, he didn't know that Liu Xuan didn't care about the orthodoxy of the Han family at all, all he wanted was the position of the emperor.
But after careful consideration, I felt that Liu Xuan's words made a lot of sense, especially in line with his own ideas. Because he often has a similar idea in his heart when no one is around, but because he is loyal to the Han family, he will press this idea every time, and now when Liu Xuan mentions it, this idea can no longer be controlled, and it swoops out, and it grows into a towering tree in a moment.
At this time, Cao Cao only felt that the Liu Xuan in front of him was very much in line with his appetite, if he could become the emperor, he would really rejuvenate the Han Dynasty and become a powerful country again.
As soon as this thought came out, he began to seriously think about whether he should really stand with Liu Xuan, and what benefits would he bring to himself after standing together at the same time?
"Undoubtedly, if the eldest prince ascends the throne, I will also be a minister of the dragon at the very least, and I am afraid that I will achieve more than one general in the west in the future!"
The benefits are obvious, but there are also a lot of troubles, Cao Cao is not the kind of person who will be directly carried away by the immediate interests, and after a while, he calmed down and knew how many troubles he had to face in front of him.
"Cao Yilang doesn't have to worry, there are so many troubles in front of us, naturally someone will get rid of them for us!"
Liu Xuan had been observing Cao Cao's expression, and at this time he already knew that Cao Cao's heart was moved. Although he may not really accept Cao Cao as his younger brother, Cao Cao does have the intention of uniting with himself, as long as he has this thought, then it is impossible for him to let this Cao Mengde go, as long as he can always overpower him in the future, he will not be afraid of being able to give birth to other thoughts.
Now, properly revealing his means can also make Cao Cao more confident in himself.
"Why did the eldest prince say this?"
"The people Cao Yilang is worried about are none other than the general, Zhang Rang and others, but the two parties are now on the same footing, or it won't be long before they fight to the death, and then they will ......."
As soon as Cao Cao heard it, he understood what Liu Xuan meant: "When the time comes, take advantage of the defeat of both of them to do something big?" This plan sounds good, but Cao Cao feels that it will not be so simple.
Liu Xuan smiled: "Naturally, it won't be so easy, now that the forces in the palace are chaotic, it still needs a wicked person to eradicate all the mess!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he was confused for a while, but in an instant, he was shocked: "The prince is going to lead ...... How could he not be surprised? Because according to normal thinking, most of the forces in Beijing are royal forces, and the royal family is the most taboo about foreign troops entering Beijing.
Think about what he said earlier...... It seems that this prince is about to set off a bloody storm, and the ruthlessness in his heart is rare in the world.
However, Cao Cao felt that only in this way was the person who could achieve great things.