The original sentence of "Three Kingdoms: Chronicle of Emperor Wu" is "I would rather betray others than others betray me". The true meaning of Cao Mengde's amazing saying "I would rather teach me to betray the people of the world than teach the people of the world to betray me", Most people think that the meaning of Cao Cao's words is what has been passed down. /0824ab18972bd407a337a63470899e510eb30902?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85
At that time, Cao Cao killed Lu Boshe and said this to Chen Gong. Feeling guilty after accidentally killing a servant, he ruthlessly killed Lu Boshe again, which was a decision made after extreme panic. At that time, Cao Cao judged others too much based on his own outlook on life, which is why he did such a shocking act. At that time, Cao Cao's purpose was to keep secrets, and he used strange conscience and logic to kill Lu Boshe, not just to keep secrets. /7dd98d1001e93901109ef8f770ec54e737d1965e?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85
I would rather teach me to betray the world and kill people than teach the world to betray me and let people go. This is a superficial conclusion drawn from the longitudinal inertial thinking of events. Even if Lu Boshe was allowed to report, he would not fail Cao Cao! I owe the people of the world, I feel sorry for the people of the world. In fact, there are many lives lost. If he is brought to justice, what can the world do to Mengde? It can't even be offset by the equal sign. /4ec2d5628535e5dddae0d0167dc6a7efcf1b622e?x-bce-process=image/resize,m_lfit,w_450,h_600,limit_1/quality,q_85
Sorry for being condemned by public opinion and conscience. Cao Cao said, I would rather let others feel sorry for me and let public opinion whip me than let others feel sorry for me and be condemned by public opinion. At that time, public opinion was popular among scholars in the Han Dynasty, and every word and deed of a person with status would be criticized. Anyone who has done a small act of kindness will be praised and recommended as a filial piety and other honorable status, such as Kong Rong of Beihai who gave away pears, and the poor boy Lu Ji who hid oranges in his sleeves at a feast to be filial to his mother. Of course, a careless word or an inappropriate move can lead to bad news and loss of reputation. This was the custom of the literati at that time. It also shows the horror of public opinion. If Lü Boxe really went to report and captured Cao Cao, how would the world's public opinion, which regarded the assassination of Dong Zhuo as a righteous act, react to Lü Boxe? Cao Cao said that shocking sentence based on this background.
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