"Bravery is brave, but not enough."
As if noticing the surprise in Zhuge Mu's eyes, Cao Cao said in a deep voice,""What's wrong? Do you think I, Meng De, am pretending to be calm and saying such lies?”
"Haha, how ridiculous."
Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly." I, Cao Mengde, have ignored the world's infamy. Why would I lie to you?"”
Then, he slammed his palms on the table and supported his body with his arms. He looked straight at Zhuge Mu and said loudly,"If you come to me when the vassals are attacking Dong Zhuo, I will definitely welcome you, but…"
Cao Cao suddenly pointed his finger at the Sikong Residence guards who had rushed in." The defeat of the number one Lu Fengxian has made me, Cao Mengde, know that there is a limit to human strength. Even someone as strong as Lu Bu will be defeated.”
"Defeating Xu Chu is nothing. No matter how strong you are, can you be stronger than Wen Hou and Lu Bu?”
Cao Cao looked at Zhuge Mu with a faint smile. Zhuge Mu could not refute his words.
Although he believed that he had the ability to fight against Lu Bu, Lu Bu was already dead. If he said that to Cao Cao, he would only be laughing at him.
As Zhuge Mu was thinking, he caught a glimpse of Cao Cao's fingers lightly tapping on the long table.
One, two…
This caused Zhuge Mu's pupils to shrink. Just as Cao Cao's finger was about to land for the third time, Zhuge Mu, who was pointing his sword at Cao Cao, immediately retreated.
Then, before Cao Cao could react, he retreated to the bottom of the stairs.
Under the gazes of Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and the others, Zhuge Mu bowed to Cao Cao with the etiquette of a general. At the same time, he raised the sword in his hand above his head and said to Cao Cao,"Lord Sikong, please forgive me!"
When Zhuge Mu said this, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and the others, who had mistakenly thought that Zhuge Mu was here to assassinate their lord, heaved a sigh of relief.
Subconsciously, they looked at Cao Cao.
"All of you can leave."
"If Zhuge Mu really wanted to kill me, my Cao Meng De would have died long ago.”
With a wave of his hand, Cao Cao dismissed the Sikong Manor guards who had rushed in.
Then, he walked down the stairs and came to Zhuge Mu.
"Forgive me?"
"What crime have you committed!"
Cao Cao picked up the sword that Zhuge Mu had raised above his head. After examining it for a moment, he stabbed it into the ground in front of Zhuge Mu.
"Clang!"
The longsword trembled non-stop, and a crisp sword cry was emitted from the body of the sword.
" Since ancient times, a famous steed has always been matched with a sword. I, Cao Mengde, don't have a famous steed, but since you took this sword from me, then..."
"It's yours."
As he spoke, Cao Cao personally helped Zhuge Mu up.
It was also at this moment that Zhuge Mu noticed that there were two Chinese characters carved on the hilt of the sword in front of him.
Heavenly Sword!
How could he rely on the Heavenly Sword to cross the sea and kill the long whale?
Zhuge Mu never expected that the sword he picked up from Cao Cao would be the Heavenly Sword, Cao Cao's personal sword.
Looking at Cao Cao, who had casually passed Heavenly Sword to him and returned to his seat, Zhuge Mu realized…
Whether it was Liu Bei, whom he met in Longzhong, or Cao Mengde, who held the emperor in his hands and commanded the vassals, they all had the same trait.
A rare personal charm in the world.
However, this charm revealed the difference between the two of them.
The former was as good as water, walking the path of benevolence and righteousness.
The latter was like raging waves crashing against the shore, acting in a domineering manner.
As for Sun Quan, he was lacking in the Way of the King.
In other words, he couldn't do anything.
Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, Zhuge Mu bowed to Cao Cao and said," Thank you, Lord Sikong.”
In response to Zhuge Mu's gratitude, Cao Cao nodded slightly. After exchanging a glance with his close friend and advisor Guo Jia, he said to Zhuge Mu,"Zhuge Mu, I will give you a chance to prove yourself.”
"In your opinion, what should I do next?”
He was here!
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Zhuge Mu naturally realized that this was the reason why Cao Cao had summoned him today. It was also his test.
His answer would largely determine how much Cao Cao valued him.
"Brother, I'm sorry!"
After apologizing to his brother Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Mu didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he said after thinking about it in his heart,""Ever since Dong Zhuo rebelled, the heroes of the world have risen. Now Sikong has defeated Yuan Shao and has millions of troops. He respects the emperor and orders those who do not submit to him. No one in the world can compete with him.”
"Sun Quan has occupied Jiangdong. Although he has lived through three generations, he has more than enough to defend and less than enough to advance.”
"Jingzhou has Han and Mian in the north, the South China Sea in the east, Wu Hui in the east, and Ba and Shu in the west. This is a place where Liu Jingsheng can use force, but he can't defend it.”
"Yizhou is a dangerous place with thousands of miles of fertile land. It is a land of abundance. Gaozu has already become an emperor because of it. Liu Zhang is weak. The people are prosperous and the country is rich, but he can't promote intelligent people.”
"Sikong, why don't you take such a beautiful mountain and river?”
When Zhuge Mu said this, be it Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, and the others, all turned serious.
With their knowledge, it was not difficult for them to tell that Zhuge Mu was making a world-shocking argument.
Xun Yu, who had never spoken before, did not hide his admiration for Zhuge Mu. The words of Zhuge Mu, this young man, made him feel like he had found a confidant.
People in the court said that Xun Yu was wronged to be a minister of the Han Dynasty and was willing to be a traitor to the world.
However, how would they know…
Since Dong Zhuo rebelled against the Han Dynasty, although there were many heroes in the world, it was difficult to achieve great achievements.
Listening to Zhuge Mu's argument, everyone was amazed but did not interrupt Zhuge Mu.
Because they could tell that there must be something else behind Zhuge Mu's words.
As expected!
Zhuge Mu paused for a moment and changed the topic,"Ran…"
"We must first resist the outside world."
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