但是你要说曹操这个时候是一点个人野心都没有，这个恐怕也不实事求是。据一条不太可靠的史料是这样说的，当时有一个太史令，就是王朝的史官，叫做王立的，就老去跟汉献帝说，说天命是要更改的啊，我是历史学家啊，我懂历史，历史的规律就是什么呢？就是天命靡长，这个老天爷它不会总是喜欢某些人的，或者某个家族的，据我这个懂历史的人看呢，这个天命现在要由汉移到魏了，将来能够安天下的不是姓刘的是姓曹的了。老在说，结果曹操有一天就把他请到旁边，拉着他的手说，说我知道先生是一个忠臣，但是天道微妙，天机不可泄漏，还是少说一点吧。那么这条材料我认为是不太可靠的，因为在这个时候如果就有人说是魏要取代汉，我总觉得不太可靠，但是你说曹操这个时候一丁点这个心思都没有，恐怕也很难讲。总而言之，就是曹操把皇帝接到他的地盘里面，自己位居三公以后，随着他的实力的强大，随着他敌人逐渐地消亡，他的野心也是开始在膨胀。估计曹操后来变得越来越专横，越来越跋扈，越来越霸道，越来越不把皇帝当皇帝，于是终于发生了衣带诏案件。
But if you want to say that Cao Cao has no personal ambition at this time, I’m afraid this is not realistic. According to an unreliable historical material, at that time, there was a Tai Shi Ling, a historian of the dynasty, called Wang Li. He always went to tell Emperor Han Xian that the destiny of heaven was to be changed. I am a historian, and I understand history. What are the laws of history? “The destiny of heaven is long, and this god will not always like someone or a certain family. According to someone who understands history, this destiny will now be transferred from Han to Wei, and it is not Liu who will be able to pacify the world in the future, but Cao who will be able to.”. “I was always saying, but one day Cao Cao invited him aside, took his hand and said, ‘I know Mr. Chen is a loyal minister, but the way of heaven is subtle, and the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. It’s better to speak less.'”. “Then I think this material is not very reliable, because at this time, if someone says that Wei is going to replace Han, I always feel that it is not very reliable. However, if you say that Cao Cao has no intention at all at this time, I am afraid it is difficult to tell.”. In short, after Cao Cao took the emperor into his territory and became the third ruler, his ambition began to expand as his strength grew and his enemies gradually disappeared. It is estimated that Cao Cao later became more and more autocratic, more and more domineering, more and more overbearing, and less and less inclined to treat the emperor as an emperor. Therefore, the case of the imperial edict of clothing finally occurred.
这个事情的案发时间是建安五年的正月，挑头的人就是汉献帝的岳父董承。据说董承从汉献帝手上接过了一个腰带，腰带里有一封密诏，密诏要他去杀了曹操。这个事情后来被曹操发现了以后，把董承这一伙全部杀了，刘备逃之夭夭，刘备据说也是参加了密谋的。那么这个事情，《三国演义》是大做了文章的，因为《三国演义》它是要反曹操的，逮住这个事情肯定是大做文章的，但是正史上只有寥寥几行字，而且也有历史学家提出质疑。那么我觉得至少这个事情可以说明两个问题，说明什么呢？说明这个形同虚设的皇帝他还是管用的，当时这些人要做什么事情他都要打皇帝的旗号，在朝的像曹操这样的人他就逼着皇帝下达对自己有利的诏书，那些反对曹操的人只好宣称自己有皇帝的密诏，反正曹操手上拿的是公开的诏书，反对派手上拿的是秘密的诏书，每个人都说我得到了皇帝的授权，可见皇帝还是有用的。第二个说明了曹操这个时候野心开始膨胀，对皇帝的侍奉和尊崇已经开始变得言不由衷。
The incident occurred on the first month of the fifth year of Jian’an, and the person who led the charge was Dong Cheng, the father-in-law of Emperor Han Xiandi. It is said that Dong Cheng took a belt from Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, in which there was a secret edict asking him to kill Cao Cao. After Cao Cao discovered this incident later, he killed all of Dong Cheng’s gang, and Liu Bei fled. It is said that Liu Bei also participated in the conspiracy. “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms” is a big deal about this matter, because it aims to counter Cao Cao. To catch this matter must be a big deal, but there are only a few lines in official history, and some historians have questioned it. “. So I think at least this incident can explain two issues. What does it mean? “It shows that this virtual emperor was still effective. At that time, whatever these people wanted to do, they had to use the emperor’s banner. People like Cao Cao in the dynasty forced the emperor to issue an edict in their favor. Those who opposed Cao Cao had to declare that they had the emperor’s secret edict. Anyway, Cao Cao had a public edict in his hand, while the opposition had a secret edict in his hand, and everyone said that I had received the emperor’s authorization.”, It can be seen that the emperor is still useful. The second shows that Cao Cao’s ambition began to expand at this time, and his service and respect for the emperor had begun to become insincere.
那么这个过程完全是曹操有计划、有预谋地在完成呢，还是自然而然形成的呢？这个实话说，也搞不清。如果确有衣带诏一事，说明汉献帝恐怕也到了忍无可忍的地步，因为这个皇帝从来没有过过舒坦日子，应该说是早就学会了忍气吞声，如果不是太不像话，他不至于冒此风险。那么这件事情往往是用来证明曹操挟天子以令诸侯的一个证据，既然这件事情我们不能够很清楚地把它坐实了，我们也不能够很清楚地坐实曹操这个时候究竟是奉天子还是挟天子。
So is this process completely planned and premeditated by Cao Cao, or is it formed naturally? To tell the truth, I’m not sure. If there were indeed a dress belt edict, it would indicate that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had reached the point where he could not bear it. Because this emperor had never lived a comfortable life, he should have learned to swallow his anger long ago. If it weren’t too disrespectful, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk. This incident is often used as evidence to prove that Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order vassals. Since we cannot clearly confirm this incident, we cannot clearly confirm whether Cao Cao was serving or coercing the Son of Heaven at this time.
其实在我看来，奉天子和挟天子在曹操这里不矛盾，而且曹操还得到了另外一个好处，就是他可以利用这面旗帜，或者说利用这张王牌来最大限度地广纳人才，他可以名正言顺地在全国招贤。而当时国内的人才基本上都愿意到许都去，因为毕竟到许都去说起来是在中央做事情，它至少第一个有面子，第二个比较名正言顺。结果是什么样呢？是官位是国家的，人才是自己的，曹操做了一笔大大合算的买卖。现在我们知道曹操把现任皇帝弄到他的地盘上以后，他就获得了政治资本和人力资源，他的本钱翻倍地增长。于是，他一支手高高地举起维护王室、保卫皇帝这一面在当时看来是正义的旗帜，另一只手从背后悄悄地拔出了刀子，而且出手极快，他要用这把刀荡平四海、一统九州，实现他九合诸侯、统一中国的理想。那么曹操他顺利吗？请看下集，鬼使神差。
In fact, in my opinion, there is no contradiction between worshipping the Son of Heaven and threatening the Son of Heaven, and Cao Cao has also gained another advantage. That is, he can use this flag, or use this trump card, to maximize the recruitment of talents, and he can recruit talents throughout the country with integrity and integrity. At that time, most domestic talents were willing to go to Xudu, because after all, going to Xudu meant doing things in the central government. At least the first one had face, and the second one was more legitimate. What was the result? “The official position belongs to the country, and the talent belongs to himself. Cao Cao made a very cost-effective business.”. Now we know that after Cao Cao brought the current emperor to his territory, he gained political capital and human resources, and his capital doubled. So, with one hand, he raised the banner of safeguarding the royal family and the emperor, which seemed to be just at the time. With the other hand, he quietly pulled out a knife from behind, and with great speed, he wanted to use this knife to wipe out the four seas and unify the nine states, realizing his ideal of uniting the vassals and unifying China. So how’s Cao doing? Please watch the next episode. Ghosts act like gods.
