Only by uniting the two can we achieve victory for the Great Qin."
This sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to actually implement it.
Cao Cao listened with great interest, and the two of them discussed the current situation for a long time.
During this period, Zhuge Liang said something that made him full of longing for the future of the Qin Dynasty:
"My lord is young and ambitious, with both literary and martial virtues. He has the potential to become an emperor of all ages. If Jin and Chu are defeated, our Great Qin can seize the opportunity to rise and dominate the Western Regions. After several generations of hard work, we can compete with Xia for supremacy."
The "my lord" here refers to Ying Yuan.
The Western Regions refers to the area between the Qin, Jin and Chu states among the various nations.
It’s not that Western Region.
To dominate the Western Regions means to become the overlord among the Three Kingdoms.
Competing with Xia means that in the future, the Qin Dynasty can compete with the Xia Dynasty.
Cao Cao never expected that Zhuge Liang would dare to think so.
He likes ambitious people.
For people like Zhuge Liang, ambition means ability.
Cao Cao stood up and bowed again, saying, "Sir, please accompany me to Xianyang! If His Majesty knew of your great talent, he would surely entrust you with important tasks!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang no longer declined politely and said bluntly: "I was born under a wise ruler and I should show what I have learned."
The wise leader here also refers to Ying Yuan.
In this way, the story of Cao Cao inviting Zhuge Liang three times became an allusion and was passed down to later generations.
Together with Ying Yuan's recent bone scraping to treat poison and his single-handed retreat from the enemy, it has become a beautiful story.
The conversation between Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang in this thatched cottage was later praised by later generations as the "Longzhong Discussion".
If Ying Yuan knew that there was such a person named Zhuge Liang, and that he had defected to him and secretly vowed to be loyal to him until death, he would probably faint in the toilet crying.
Or maybe the bed.
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