曹操抢先一步把皇帝从洛阳迎奉到许县以后，大家才恍然大悟，说曹操没有吃任何亏啊！他得到了很多的头衔，得到了很多的封地，得到了很多人的拥戴，更重要的是他得到了一面在当时看来是正义的旗帜。曹操现在干什么事都显得理直气壮了，至少是“显得”，他动不动都可以用皇帝的名义来下命令，来出兵，他师出有名了，他堂堂正正了。而且更重要的一点是，曹操奉天子之后，就把自己放在了一个政治上永远正确的这样一个不败之地，所有的政敌先不先，政治上先不正确了。当然了，按照中国传统政治的规矩，其他各路诸侯也可以提出一个口号，叫做“清君侧”，那皇帝身边有小人呐，小人就是曹操啊，我们去把他除了。那总不如曹操用皇帝的名义直接下诏，说你就是小人，它来得便当嘛。所以现在曹操不管干什么事情，是打击他的敌人也好，是任命他的亲信也好，他都可以用皇帝的这样一个名义，一个在当时看来正当的名义。因此在这一点上，曹操所有的敌人政治上矮了一头。后来就连诸葛亮作《隆中对》的时候跟刘备他也说了一句话，他说曹操“挟天子而令诸侯，此诚不可与争锋”，就是这一点我们确实是抵抗不了，诸葛亮都说抵抗不了。所以曹操这个举动在政治上大大地合算。
After Cao Cao took the lead in welcoming the emperor from Luoyang to Xu County, everyone suddenly realized that Cao Cao had not suffered any losses! He obtained many titles, many fiefs, and many people’s support. More importantly, he obtained a banner that seemed to be just at the time. “Cao Cao now seems to be justified in everything he does, at least” appearing “. He can use the name of the emperor to issue orders and send troops at any time. He has become famous and upright.”. And more importantly, after becoming the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao placed himself in an invincible position that would always be politically correct. All political enemies were not first, and politically incorrect. Of course, according to the rules of traditional Chinese politics, other princes from all walks of life can also put forward a slogan called “Qing Junbian”. Then there are villains around the emperor. The villains are Cao Cao. Let’s go get rid of him. It would be better for Cao Cao to directly issue an edict in the name of the emperor, saying that you are a villain, and it comes easily. So now, no matter what Cao Cao is doing, whether it’s attacking his enemies or appointing his cronies, he can use the name of the emperor, a name that seemed legitimate at the time. Therefore, at this point, all of Cao Cao’s enemies are politically dwarfed. Later, even when Zhuge Liang wrote “Long Zhong Dui”, he also said to Liu Bei that Cao Cao “coerced the emperor and ordered the princes, and this sincerity should not be contested.” This is precisely what we cannot resist, and Zhuge Liang said that we cannot resist. So Cao Cao’s move was politically significant.
实际上我们看，毛玠的建议和沮授的建议表面上看起来是一样的，毛玠的建议是“奉天子以令不臣，修耕植以畜军资”，一条是尊奉天子，一条是发展实力；沮授的建议是什么呢，“挟天子而令诸侯，畜士马以讨不庭”，也是这个意思。但是你仔细一咂摸，这两条建议的格调是不一样的，毛玠的建议比沮授的建议格调高得多，高在哪里呢？他是奉天子，不是挟天子，“奉”是尊奉，是维护；“挟”是挟持，是利用，这岂可同日而语啊！所以格调上曹操就高了一招。即便我们退一万步说，就算曹操的想法和袁绍一样，或者说毛玠的意思和沮授一样，也是利用先任皇帝，那你先把这个牌拿到手，它在策略上也高了一招啊。王牌只有一张，谁抢先拿到手谁就是王，可惜袁绍不听。
In fact, we can see that Mao Jie’s proposal and Ju Shu’s proposal appear to be the same on the surface. Mao Jie’s proposal is “to honor the Son of Heaven without obedience, and cultivate livestock and military assets.” One is to honor the Son of Heaven, and the other is to develop strength; What is Ju Shu’s suggestion? It also means “to coerce the emperor and order the princes, and the livestock men and horses to seek retribution.”. But if you take a closer look, the style of these two suggestions is different. Ms. Mao’s suggestion is much higher than that of Ms. Ju’s suggestion. Where is the height? “He is worshipping the Son of Heaven, not threatening him.” “worshipping” “is honoring and maintaining;”; “Coercion” is both coercion and exploitation. How can this be compared to other words! So Cao Cao’s style is a bit higher. Even if we take a step back, even if Cao Cao’s idea is the same as Yuan Shao’s, or if Mao Jie’s meaning is the same as Ju Shou’s, it is also using the previous emperor. If you take this card first, it is also a strategic move. There is only one trump card, and whoever gets it first is the king. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao won’t listen.
＊曹操抢先在袁绍的前面将皇帝迁到了自己的地盘，就可以利用皇帝这张牌来发展自己的力量，号令不肯臣服的诸侯。小说《三国演义》中也提到皇帝迁到许县后，朝廷大小事物都有曹操决断。那么在真实的历史中，通过尊奉天子，曹操真的能够顺利发展自己的力量，号令那些不肯臣服的诸侯吗？
不能。第一个，袁绍就不听他的。曹操当了大将军以后为了平衡，也知道袁绍这个人的实力很大，必须安抚一下，再说袁绍怎么说也是他小时候的哥们儿，于是建议皇帝任命袁绍做太尉。太尉是位居三公，是当时名义上的三军总司令。谁知道袁绍不干，跳起来了，什么，我袁绍做太尉，他曹操做大将军，那我上朝的时候站班排队我不是要排在他后边，哪有这个道理，曹操是什么玩意儿，曹操这个人我跟你们讲，他曹操这个人死了好几回了，都是我袁绍救他的，现在他倒爬到我头上来撒尿了，他想干什么！袁绍说了这样一句话：他难道想挟天子以令我吗？这是原文。袁绍这个话说得是一点意思都没有，你要知道当时就是大将军也好，什么太尉也好，司徒也好，老实说那都叫做徒有虚名，因为当时天下已经分崩离析，每个地方都是地方军阀在把持着的，朝廷的号令出去，反正这是叫不说白不说，说了也白说，就是那感觉。大将军和小将军是没有什么区别的，关键是你的地盘有多大，你何必要争这口气呢？
“Cao Cao moved the emperor to his own territory in front of Yuan Shao, and he could use the emperor’s card to develop his own power, ordering the princes who refused to submit.”. In the novel “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, it is also mentioned that after the emperor moved to Xu County, Cao Cao made decisions about everything in the imperial court. So in real history, through honoring the Son of Heaven, can Cao Cao truly develop his own power and command those princes who refuse to surrender?
No. First, Yuan Shao didn’t listen to him. After becoming a senior general, Cao Cao also knew that Yuan Shao was a powerful man and needed to be pacified. Moreover, Yuan Shao was also his childhood buddy, so he suggested that the emperor appoint Yuan Shao as a lieutenant. Tai Wei was in the position of Third Duke and was the nominal commander in chief of the three armies at that time. Who knows if Yuan Shao doesn’t do it? He jumped up. What? I’m Yuan Shao as a lieutenant, and he’s Cao Cao as a senior general. When I stood in line when I went to court, I didn’t want to be behind him. How could that be true? What kind of thing is Cao Cao? I’ll tell you about him. He’s been dead several times, and it’s all me, Yuan Shao, who saved him. Now he’s crawling over my head and urinating. What does he want to do! Yuan Shao said this sentence: Does he want to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order me? This is the original text. Yuan Shao’s words didn’t mean anything at all. You need to know whether it was a general, a lieutenant, or a Situ. To be honest, it was all called vanity, because at that time the world had already disintegrated, and every place was under the control of local warlords. The imperial court ordered us to go out. Anyway, it was a feeling of saying nothing. There is no difference between a big general and a small general. The key is how big your territory is. Why should you argue for this tone?
