In ancient China, there were many examples of high-powered people usurping the throne, such as Zhao Kuang. He used the pretext of the yellow robe to seize the Jiangshan of Later Zhou Chairong. But there are also those who obviously have the strength to claim the title of emperor but do not transgress until death, such as Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's character Meng De, his father Xiahou Song worshiped Cao Teng as his father, so their family later changed their surname to Cao.
Cao Cao was a well-established official of the third generation, plus he did have great talent, and finally conquered half of China after decades of conquest.
The official worshiped the chancellor, and later added the title of Wei king to the throne.
However, because Cao Cao's style was strong and powerful, he not only did not pay attention to other officials in the court, but also often blackmailed tianzi to order the princes, which provoked the criticism of the courtiers behind him, saying that he was a Han thief who deceived the world and stole his name. But whenever Cao Cao heard these rumors, he would tearfully recite a passage of words to clarify his ambitions.
In fact, Cao Cao recited this passage,
It is an impassioned speech from the famous general of the Qin Dynasty before his death
。 As for the origin of Meng Tian's words, it must start from the death of Qin Shi Huang.
It is well known that soon after Qin Shi Huang unified the world, he ordered people to build official roads for patrolling, and the so-called patrol hunting is actually a parade, so that you can understand the local situation of the original six kingdoms, but the fundamental purpose is to let the people of the whole world admire his heavenly might and satisfy his desire to conquer to the greatest extent.
However, people always have to return to the Destiny of Heaven, and the First Emperor is no exception, he died on a trip, but what surprised him was that
The crown prince Hu Hai, however, at the instigation of Zhao Gao, tampered with the first emperor's will and seized the throne.
After Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, he knew that he was not legitimate, and if he wanted to sit firmly on the throne, he had to eliminate all hidden dangers in the outside world, and at this time, the biggest threat to him was not only Gongzi Fusu.
There was also the general Meng Tian, who had a heavy army.
Hu Hai followed Zhao Gao's advice and issued a holy decree in the name of Qin Shi Huang, fabricating many crimes to kill Fu Su and Meng Tian. Gongzi Fusu was originally the best candidate for the throne, but he had always been loyal and courageous, and when he heard that his father doubted himself, he directly hated himself without saying a word.
As for Monty, he later understood that he would not be able to escape death.
The so-called "king wants his subjects to die, and his subjects have to die", but his heart was aggrieved and unhappy, and before he died, he poured out to the heavens: "Since my ancestors, and to the descendants, I have accumulated merit and faith in Qin III." Although he was imprisoned, his strength was enough to double his strength, but he knew that he would die and keep his righteousness, and he did not dare to insult the teachings of his ancestors, so as not to forget his ancestors. ”
After saying this, he swallowed medicine and committed suicide.
General Meng Tian's meaning is actually very simple, his ancestors have defended the country for three generations, and now he has 300,000 troops, but he has not rebelled, what he wants is the integrity of the monarch in his heart.
The reason why Cao Cao often wept and recited Mengtian's last words was because he deeply felt that he was similar to Mengtian's situation, and his heart inevitably resonated.
However, how many people could understand Cao Cao, who was a tyrant of a generation?
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of History