When Hu Hai's emissaries came to kill Meng Tian, Meng Tian once said two very classic words, namely: "From my ancestors, and to my 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 did not dare to insult the teachings of his ancestors, so as not to forget his ancestors. ”
Meng Tian basically means that he now commands an army of 300,000 people, in fact, he wants to oppose you casually, but the Ancestors of the Meng Family have served Great Qin for generations, and have received the favor of the Lord, so I can only abide by righteousness and die, and I cannot rebel.
Meng Tian had the ability to rebel, but because of the generation's loyalty to Great Qin, he still could not rebel, and could only choose the king to die, and the subject had to die, and finally generously died.
Cao Cao's original words for this record are: "Every time I read these two people's books, I did not hesitate to weep." ”
In fact, he was crying for two people, not only crying, but also crying for another person, that is, LeYi. At that time, Le Yi fled to the Zhao kingdom because he was suspected by the New Yan King, and the King of Zhao later asked Le Yi to go to Cut Yan, and Le Yi thought that he had been favored by the Former Yan Zhao King, and because he wanted to be loyal and could not bear to cut Down Zhao, he wept and resigned.
Why did Cao Cao cry at the two of them? Because both of them have one quality and that is loyalty. Thinking of the deeds of these two people, Cao Cao would be touched by their loyalty, not only touched by their actions, but also admired.
Meng Tian had the ability to rebel, but still chose to die loyally; King Le Yi of Zhao gave him the opportunity to avenge the new Yan King for harming him, but he chose to be loyal to Yan instead of attacking.
This kind of dedication to revenge with virtue is not something that everyone can do, but these two people have done it. Cao Cao was at the peak of power, and naturally thought that he could not do the two of them, and only admiration was left for them, of course, there was also the sentimentality of being so loyal to them, but in the end it was such an ending.
Thinking of these two people, I think Cao Cao will also feel the same way, thinking of himself! Cao Cao was originally a contradictory person, and it is estimated that he was also very contradictory in his heart about this matter. He may wonder how he would have made his own choices if he were in their situation.
Cao Cao wanted to be loyal to the imperial court like Le Yi and Meng Tian, but he could not do them so thoroughly, so thoroughly that he could repay his grievances with virtue.
For the two of them, Cao Cao admired them from the bottom of his heart, and Cao Cao believed that they were the role models of loyal subjects. But the ending of the two was unacceptable to Cao Cao, and the ending of the two made Cao Cao very sad, sad to the point of tears, and he couldn't help but wonder if this was the fate of the loyalists? One fled to a foreign country, one was killed.