When Qingmei boiled wine and talked about heroes, why didn t Liu Bei flatter Cao Cao?

Liu Bei is also a person with his own integrity, he can choose to look at the thatched cottage because he wants Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain, but he looks down on flatterers, and he doesn't want to be such a person.

Flattery is a derogatory term, Liu Bei will definitely not be a dragon and phoenix among people, but Jiamei will definitely not be less, after all, Cao Cao is not an idle person.

This is because in his own heart the other person is his opponent, so he can't be too flattering.

The story of Cao Cao and Liu Bei cooking wine on heroes has been passed down to the present, he is actually to test Liu Bei, to see how ambitious Liu Bei is, in his heart, the real hero is only himself, if it weren't for Liu Bei in this time on heroes, he hid his edge and ambition, otherwise he would be killed, which can also be seen Liu Bei's patience, and why Liu Bei was able to fight the world in the end.

What is discussed is the leadership of the various princes. Many powerful princes at that time were despised by Cao Cao because they were not a good leader.

It's about the heroes of the world. Although Liu Bei's status at that time was low, Cao Cao had a high opinion of him.

It's about the situation and people in the world, and heroes are only born in troubled times, so they must be related to the current situation.

In the green plum boiled wine, Cao Cao and Liu Bei discussed today's major events and heroes from all walks of life. Commentaries on various warlords. And in the end, the world belonged to do something**.

They are discussing who is the real hero in the world, Liu Bei is very modest and tactful, but Cao Cao is very confident and arrogant, thinking that there are only two of them who can be called heroes in the world.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei talked about expanding and dominating, wanting to kill all the people who stood in his way to complete his desire to dominate the group, and at the same time, they were also beating Liu Bei to stop him from becoming a hindrance.

Discussed who is a hero in the world today. Cao Cao said that only with Liu Bei is.

In 198 AD, in the third year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei and Cao Cao jointly attacked Xuzhou and killed Lü Bu. Later, Liu Bei returned to Xudu with Cao Cao and was named General Zuo. It was also during this time in Xudu that Cao Cao and Liu Bei sat together with green plums and boiled wine, talking about the heroes of the world, Cao Cao said that there are only two heroes today, you and me.

At that time, although Liu Bei was already famous all over the world and was called a hero in troubled times by the world, in terms of strength, he was far from catching up with Yuan Shao, Zhang Xiu, Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao and others, and as a result, Cao Cao ignored them all, but he had a soft spot for Liu Bei.

Many people will naturally be curious, why does Cao Cao only think that there are only two heroes in the world, him and Liu Bei? In fact, if you want to understand the reason for this, you must Cao Cao say the true meaning of this, many times, especially in officialdom, everyone is accustomed to expressing their meaning in a tactful and subtle way, and no one will directly say their demands. So, we can't just listen to what people say, we have to understand what they say.

Let's take a look at the content in the original book: with your finger Xuande, and then point to yourself, saying: "Today's hero, only make the king and the ear!" ”

When Xuande heard this, he was taken aback, and the spoon in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously. It was the time when the rain was approaching, and the thunder was loud. Xuan De calmly bowed his head and said: "The power of a shock is even here." ”

Cao said: "My husband is also afraid of thunder? ”

Xuande said: "The saint will change with thunder and wind, and he is not afraid? ”

In fact, the dialogue between Cao Cao and Liu Bei is very meaningful. In other words, every sentence is a standard official cliché. Let's go back to the green plum boiled wine, if Cao Cao's words can be served on the table, the first sentence will definitely be:

Although there are many heroes today, the only one I can enter into my Cao Cao's eyes is you Liu Bei. "The subtext is that as long as you Liu Bei is willing to submit to me, I will guarantee you to sit in the second position, second only to me!

In fact, the reason why Cao Cao said that there are only two heroes in the world, he and Liu Bei, is to win over Liu Bei, and the condition is to let Liu Bei sit in the second position in Cao Cao's camp. Because, since Cao Cao has already said that Liu Bei is the only person who can be ranked with him Cao Cao, after Liu Bei returns to obedience, are others still qualified to be ranked in front of Liu Bei?

In this sense, Cao Cao's blood capital in order to win over Liu Bei is a lot of money. Of course, Liu Bei is also a person who has been in officialdom for a long time, so he can naturally hear Cao Cao's intention to win over, but Liu Bei is worthy of Liu Bei, and in the face of Cao Cao's almost sky-high price, Liu Bei still chose to refuse. His sentence may seem inconsequential, but when it comes to the table, it is:

I'm timid! The implication is naturally that my ability is limited and I can't afford to bear this burden! ”

One reason is to appreciate Liu Bei's ability, although Liu Bei sent people to the fence at that time, but the reputation was excellent, and his subordinates were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Another reason is to test whether Liu Fei has the intention of chasing the world, to see if he is a true Buddhist or a fake low-key.

Because he was testing Liu Bei's reaction. Cao Cao has always been suspicious of Liu Bei, and he was deliberately testing Liu Bei with this sentence.

In fact, Cao Cao wanted to humiliate and ridicule Liu Bei at that time, which was a joke with him.

At this time, Liu Bei was weak, had neither elite soldiers nor a think tank, and was miserable and miserable! At this time, Cao Cao was in power and full of ambition, even if he was discerning and far-sighted, he didn't think that the person in front of him could compete with him to compete for the country.

His heroic theory was just a joke, but in fact, he didn't really see Liu Bei as a hero in his heart.

Strictly speaking, Cao Cao never felt that Liu Bei was a hero, and when he said this sentence at that time, he actually didn't think about it through his brain.

Let me talk about the reason first, because when Cao Cao said this, he scared Liu Bei away, because Liu Bei felt that Cao Cao was hinting at himself and felt that he was in danger, so when Cao Cao said this, he actually did not think about it carefully, but spoke quickly when he was proud of the spring breeze.

This question needs to be analyzed first Cao Cao's character.

As the so-called success is also character, defeat is also character, Cao Cao's character is actually very bold, he is a fast-talking person, and it is for this reason that Cao Cao has actually made many mistakes in history. It was a strategic mistake of Cao Cao to talk about heroes because Cao Cao scared Liu Bei away after saying this, and Liu Bei later became a major hidden danger for Cao Cao. After Cao Cao said this, he actually regretted it himself, because he didn't feel that Liu Bei was indeed a hero, he was just praising himself by praising Liu Bei

Liu Bei is a very timid person.

Because Liu Bei himself is a very timid person, Liu Bei was very scared after hearing this, he felt that he had posed a threat to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's next target would be himself, so Liu Bei ran away directly at this time. At that time, Cao Cao had actually blackmailed the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and Liu Bei was very careful at this time. <>

Cao Cao never identified Liu Bei as a hero.

A person like Cao Cao, who is quick to talk and laugh at grudges, is actually a very narcissistic person, and he doesn't think anyone is a hero. If you really want to talk about people that Cao Cao admires, I think it may be Sun Quan, because Cao Cao once talked about itGiving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou, indicating that Cao Cao particularly admired Sun Quan's character. But if you want to talk about Liu Bei,Cao Cao never admired Liu Bei and looked down on Liu Bei, and many times tried to eliminate Liu Bei's group through war.

Because although Liu Bei did not have his own territory at that time, his knowledge and courage were very high, so Cao Cao admired him very much.

Because Liu Bei already had two generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, if Liu Bei had no outstanding, these two people would not be willing to follow Liu Bei.

Personally, I think the reason why Cao Cao thinks Liu Bei is a hero is because Cao Cao feels that Liu Bei is a person who has the world in mind, the dawn, and the people.

Because Cao Cao felt that Liu Bei was a person who was not surprised and treated anyone with special charity, he was very likely to be a hero and would have a great impact on himself.

Because Liu Bei is very big-minded and can accommodate Baichuan, he can forgive people who have hurt him before, as long as he is a talent.

Because Cao Cao admired Liu Bei very much, because Liu Bei was very good at employing people. There are a lot of talented people under him.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were both heroes at that time, and Cao Cao even said when Qingmei was cooking wine: "Today's heroes are only the king's and Cao'er." "Letting Liu Bei go is probably the biggest hatred in Cao Cao's life.

But since Cao Cao already knew that Liu Bei was a hero, why didn't he kill him, and later let the tiger return to the mountain? There are probably three reasons for this.

The first reason is that heroes cherish heroes. Liu Bei has heroic ambitions and is not willing to do this, which Cao Cao can see. But Cao Cao is a person who cherishes talents, and a hero who can be compared to himself, naturally makes him look at him differently.

The second reason is that Cao Cao thinks that Liu Bei has heroic talents, but there is no place for them. Liu Bei's biggest problem from the moment he came out was that he had no base, so he wandered around and went to seek refuge with all kinds of people. When the Yellow Turban Army was defeated, he went to Gongsun Zhan, drove out in Xuzhou Beilu Bu, and then went to Cao Cao, and later took refuge in Yuan Shao and Liu Biao.

"Heroes are useless" is the most aggrieved thing. It can be said that Liu Bei has been sending people under the fence because he has no territory of his own. So Liu Bei also said:

If there is a basic, the people in the world are not enough to worry about. "Even Zhuge Liang, if Liu Bei's trust and Shu Han's platform, he will not be able to display his talents to the fullest.

The third is that Cao Cao doesn't want to kill people casually, and he wants to recruit talents, so he still cares about his reputation. It is recorded in the "Book of Wei" that Liu Bei came to defect, and someone said to Cao Cao: "If you have heroic ambitions, if you don't plan early today, you will be in trouble later." ”

Cao Cao then asked Guo Jia, and Guo Jia naturally saw that Liu Bei was not a thing in the pool. But he said, "The husband must not ignore the troubles of one person, and the hope of the four seas, and the opportunity of safety." In "Fu Zi", it is recorded that Guo Jia took the initiative to find Cao Cao and said:

If you don't end up with people, your plan is unpredictable. The ancients said: 'One day of the enemy, several generations of trouble.'

It's better to do it early. ”

These two accounts seem to contradict each other, but they are not. Guo Jia neither advocated killing Liu Bei, nor advocating his release. Because if Liu Bei is killed, it will inevitably chill the heroes of the world, and if there are people who plan to come to defect, they will hesitate.

In troubled times, the strength of the force is talent in addition to the strength of the force, Cao Cao loves talent so much, and naturally hopes that the more talents, the better, so it is not advisable to kill Liu Bei.

But it can't be released, because Liu Bei is indeed a hero, and if he lets the tiger return to the mountain, there will be endless troubles. The best way to do this is to put them under house arrest. But since he decided not to kill Liu Bei at that time, Cao Cao's vigilance was lowered a lot.

So when Liu Bei took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Xuzhou to intercept Yuan Shu, Cao Cao didn't care, and also lent him soldiers.

After letting Liu Bei go, Cao Cao already regretted listening to the words of his advisers and sent someone to chase him. But Liu Bei is like a fish entering the sea, and he will no longer be bound by the fishing net.

Cao Cao's carelessness gave Liu Bei the opportunity to establish Shu Han with the assistance of Zhuge Liang, and even three points in the world, to be able to confront him. If he had known that there would be such a day, even if he didn't kill him, he would definitely be strictly guarded and put Liu Bei under house arrest.

Because Cao Cao wanted to make himself stronger, he deliberately set up an opponent for himself, so he let him go.

Because at that time, he saw that Liu Bei was frightened by the thunder, and he felt that this person had no ability and was no threat to himself.

Because Cao Cao felt that Liu Bei was a cowardly person and couldn't be magnificent. And he can choose to keep Liu Bei firmly by his side, and he is not afraid of Liu Bei's moth.

When talking about heroes in "Green Plum Boiled Wine", Cao Cao said that the heroes of the world are only himself and Liu Bei, Liu Bei was so shocked that he even dropped his chopsticks, but he covered up his panicked mood with thunder, but if Cao Cao's view of Liu Bei has changed since then, it is too underestimated Cao Cao. 1. Prime Minister Cao Cheng is not so easy to deceive

After Cao Cao killed Lu Bu in Baimenlou, Liu Bei also followed Cao Cao back to Xudu, For Liu Bei, Cao Cao has always been jealous, so there is the famous "Cooking Wine on Heroes", but Cao Cao has an incisive and accurate evaluation of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui, and even Liu Bei, who is good at disguise, is also a hero at a glance, which shows that Cao Cao's ability to recognize people is very powerful.

Could it be that Liu Bei could escape Prime Minister Cao's eyes just by relying on a thunderbolt? This is too much to underestimate Cao Cao's ability to recognize peopleLiu Bei's clumsy acting skills can only make Cao Cao laugh, Cao Cao pretended to believe it, but he was just cooperating with Liu Bei to act, or to give Liu Bei a step, because under the circumstances at that time, Cao Cao really had no reason to treat Liu Bei well.

Second, Cao Cao needs Liu Bei to help him clear the wreck

Although Cao Cao sneered at all heroes with disdain, but if Cao Cao wanted to eradicate them by himself, although he had the ability but did not have the time, between launching a battlefield, he must first prepare grain, grass, horses, and soldiers, and make corresponding plans for the war. So Cao Cao needs a hero like himself to help him remove some obstacles, and this candidate is Liu Bei.

Cao Cao believes that Liu Bei is the same hero as himself, but heroes are also divided into upper, middle and lower third, obviously, Cao Cao is very confident in his ability and power, and he believes that Liu Bei will not be able to beat himself in his lifeSo after "green plum boiled wine", Cao Cao did not change his opinion of Liu Bei, but because of his understanding of Liu Bei, he let him go.