It was obvious that Cao Cao was tempted!
With the advantage of the emperor not obeying orders, Cao Cao had been pondering for two years since Mao Jie's suggestion.
Now that Li Mu had proposed a similar strategy, how could Cao Cao not be tempted?
Xi Zhicai was also moved." If you can really persuade the Emperor to return to Luoyang, you can send troops to help the Emperor before Yuan Shao and Liu Biao do. Your reputation will shake the world!"”
"At that time, Ming Gong has a good reason, who can resist?”
Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh.
"Ming Gong, I have some new ideas about the Han Emperor.”When Cao Cao's laughter died down, Li Mu spoke again.
Cao Cao's eyes were sharp.”
Li Mu looked elegant and folded his fan."All the wise men in the world have the same attitude towards the Han Emperor.”
"For example, in the past, Li Ru spoke to Dong Zhuo and summoned all the officials to tell him to abolish the new leader. Those who disobey will be beheaded to establish authority.”
"There is a famous official in Jizhou who once advised Yuan Shao to use the Son of Heaven to command the vassals and raise soldiers and horses to crusade against the rebels.”
"Mao Xiaoxian also proposed to serve the emperor, not to be a minister, to cultivate the fields, and to raise military supplies.”
"Xun Wenruo believes that serving the Lord and following the wishes of the people is a great obedience; It is a general idea to hold the highest public to subdue heroes. It is a great virtue to help carry forward morality and attract talents.”
"However, Mu wanted to welcome the Son of Heaven, follow the words and deeds of the ruler, establish the country with laws, and assist the world with benevolence.”
Cao Cao was shocked." I can understand that we should establish a country with laws and assist the world with benevolence. However, Xianjun's words and actions were clearly planning to give the Han family's emperor a law to restrict the emperor's words and actions?”
Constitution, that is, law, model.
Xian Jun's words and deeds, the literal translation was to use laws to restrain the monarch's words and deeds, so that he could set an example for the people.
Cao Cao understood what he meant.
However, Cao Cao couldn't understand his intentions.
How could there be any reason for a constitutionalized monarch?
"Ming Gong is right." Li Mu gently tapped his palm with his folding fan, looking elegant and indifferent.""Just as Ming Gonggong thought, he wanted to set a law to restrict His Majesty's words and deeds!”
Good fellow!
Xiahou Dun, who was drinking alone, was shocked by Li Mu's boldness.
"Xianmou, are you crazy to give His Majesty a decree to restrict His Majesty's words and deeds?”
Xi Zhicai broke out in cold sweat.
Once such a treasonous idea was announced, Li Mu would be scolded to death by the scholars.
To think that you could think of making laws for the emperor!
Cao Cao was equally surprised, but compared to Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao was better at hiding his thoughts.
"The Records of the Historian says,'The Yellow Emperor of the past followed the laws of heaven and earth. Tang Yao abdicated the throne, Yu Shun did not succeed, and the merits of the emperor were recorded for thousands of years.”
"Sima Qian believes that the Yellow Emperor used the heavens as the law and the earth as the rule. Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao, and Shun, the four wise emperors, followed one after another and established their own laws. Tang Yao abdicated his position to Yu Shun, who was unhappy because he felt that he could not take up his post. The virtues and achievements of these emperors were passed down through the ages.”
"Xianmou wants Xianjun's words and deeds. Could it be that he wants the Han family's emperor to imitate the five emperors?”
"But this plan is too difficult.”
"When the ruler is angry, millions of corpses will be buried. This rule has been established for more than a thousand years.”
Li Mu did not continue the debate.
Li Mu had never thought that Cao Cao would agree to his proposal of " welcoming the Son of Heaven, respecting the words and deeds of the monarch, establishing the country with laws, and assisting the world with benevolence."
This thousand-year-old mental shackles could not be changed by Li Mu's words!
"I am only responsible for making suggestions. The choice is up to you.”Li Mu waved his fan and cut off Cao Cao's question.
I only have a few hundred stones of salary, what's the point of risking my life?
If Cao Cao was not firm enough, the impact of this plan would cause Li Mu to end up like Shang Yang.
Changes always resulted in bloodshed.
However, the reason why Li Mu added the idea of " welcoming the Son of Heaven, respecting the words and deeds of the monarch, establishing the country with laws, and assisting the world with benevolence " was not only because he believed that Cao Cao would not choose, but also because of his selfishness.
If a seed was planted in spring, it was possible to harvest food in autumn.
Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si had already proven that using the Son of Heaven to command the vassals was a strategy that could only be carried out by force.
If he obeyed the emperor's orders and did not submit, although it could make Cao Cao invincible, it would also become a shackle for Cao Cao.
This was an open scheme by the scholars!
An unsolvable plot.
When he became a minister, Cao Cao had no other choice.
Or they would die like Huo Guang, but their descendants would be exterminated.
Or to pave the way for his descendants and stand on behalf of the Han!
Only then would Cao Cao truly understand how important Xian Jun's words and actions were!
Similarly.
Although Li Mu believed that Cao Cao would not kill him, he was not sure if Cao Cao's descendants would kill him after the Cao family replaced the Han Dynasty.
This plan was to save Cao Cao's life, and at the same time, it was to save Li Mu's life!
Thirty years of planning, just to leave behind an ancestral law!
Seeing that Li Mu was unwilling to say more, Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other and began to discuss the hidden details of welcoming the emperor.
Xi Zhicai understood with a glance,"The emperor can return to Luoyang, but you have to choose another city and ask the emperor to move the capital."”
Xiahou Dun's tiger eyes were wide open, his brain unable to process what was going on.
Wait a minute?
Why are we talking about moving the capital again? Am I really only suitable for drinking and killing?
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