At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 23 Encounter

Don't think that Cao Cao is cold-blooded. At least at this age, he does not have the heroic posture in history. Instead, he has a sense of justice and passion.

In fact, he had previously shown his talents in Luoyang and was able to kill Uncle Jian Shuo with a stick without any harm. In addition to relying on the power of his father and ancestors, he also relied on the power of the queen.

The interests of the two marriages share weal and woe, and the demise of the Song family has dealt a great blow to Cao Cao, both in fact and emotionally.

Seeing that Xiahou Dun wanted to kill Wang Ji for revenge and fame, Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Yuan Rang only knows one, but not the other."

"Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji, Zhou Qi can be killed, but we cannot be killed!"

Xiahou Dun asked strangely: "Why did Meng De say this?"

Cao Cao drank a glass of wine, and then said seriously: "The court has unwritten rules, and if someone touches these rules, death is not far away."

"Wang Ji is a high-ranking official with a two-thousand-stone border, and we all belong to a large family of officials. As political enemies, we can use any means in the court, but we cannot assassinate them privately. The assassin will also be the target of public criticism, and I am afraid it will also implicate him. Clan.”

Xiahou Dun frowned and said, "Then why can Zhou Qi kill Wang Ji?"

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Wang Ji forced his ancestor to death first, and if Zhou Qi carried out the assassination, he would barely be forgiven."

"The most important thing is that Zhou Qi is only a Guizhou leader. He can only show off his strength and fight his enemies with passion. He is not a big threat to the princes in the court. On the other hand, if we look at the big families, whose family does not secretly raise dead soldiers? Ruoge Everyone in the clan is carrying out assassinations, isn't it true that all the princes in the court are in danger?"

Only then did Xiahou Dun suddenly realize, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "I wish I could kill this thief with my own hands and avenge hundreds of mouths of the Song family!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, there was a cold light in his eyes, and he sneered: "Wang Fu's dog thief has committed a big taboo before, and everyone in the court wants to kill this thief. After the Sili School Weiyang envoy brings him to justice, the whole Wang family will also do it." Will be buried with him!"

Xiahou Dun's eyes moved slightly and asked: "What is the taboo mentioned by Meng De?"

Cao Cao did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "The Song family has a long history, and the family is rich in beauties. They often marry into the royal family and wealthy families, and have an excellent reputation."

"How did Yuan Rang feel when he learned that the Song family was wiped out?"

Xiahou Dun thought for a moment, then said a little embarrassedly: "Fear!"

Cao Cao clapped his palms and sighed: "Yes, fear! A big family that has been passed down for more than two hundred years will be slaughtered once, whether it goes up to the princes of the Manchu Dynasty or down to the aristocratic family, which one is not afraid?"

A big family values ​​inheritance the most. It can tolerate family members being killed for committing crimes, but it cannot sit back and watch the whole family be wiped out.

There are not many records in the history books of the Song family, but the aunt of Queen Song married the third brother of the late emperor, the Queen of Song married the current emperor Liu Hong, and the brother of Queen Song married Cao Cao's cousin.

Just from these fragmentary records, we can deduce how prominent the Song family was.

Such an aristocratic family was wiped out because of Wang Fu's false accusation. Who among the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty would not be horrified?Who doesn't want to put him to death?

If it is said that Wang Fu hijacked the young emperor and killed the general Dou Wu and Tai Fu Chen Fan, it could also be said that it was for self-protection and because of party disputes.

However, ever since the emperor came to power, Wang Fu did not hesitate to become a vicious dog in order to please the emperor, and he has completely broken the rules.

Hundreds of members of King Bohai's family were killed, making the clan trembling and wishing they could swallow Wang Fu alive.

The Song family suffered a tragedy, their direct lineage was slaughtered, and hundreds of years of foundation were destroyed, which sent chills down the spines of the wealthy family.

Although these tragedies that have occurred may have been committed by Wang Fu under the instruction of the current emperor, no matter whether the clan or the aristocratic family will remember this blood feud on the emperor, they will point the finger at Wang Fu's evil deed. dog.

It’s not just the clan and the aristocratic families.

Wang Fu was a regular servant during the late emperor's time. Now he is a highly respected official. He was even named the Champion Marquis. It can be said that he has all the power in the government.

However, once the emperor and his courtiers.

Needless to say, Cao Cao’s grandfather, Cao Teng, who was in power during the late emperor’s time, was Cao Teng, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. Although he entered the palace, he was close to the scholar-bureaucrats.

Another Zhongchang servant, Cao Jie, who was no less powerful than Wang Fu, was also involved in the removal of General Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan, as well as the rebellion between King Bohai and the Song family.

Although Zhao Zhong was also a eunuch during the late emperor's period, and during the former emperor's period he was granted the title of Duxiang Marquis for his work in killing the general Liang Ji, his power was far inferior to that of Wang Fu and Cao Jie.

Wang Fu and Cao Jie hijacked the young emperor, killed Dou Wu, controlled the government, and became extremely powerful.

But now that the emperor has grown up, he naturally no longer wants to be manipulated by the two of them, and he also needs to support his cronies Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others to rise to power.

As a result, Wang Fu and Cao Jie became stumbling blocks in the official careers of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.

The two of them may have felt this point, so they became vicious dogs of the emperor and did the evil deed of slandering King Bohai and Song's family.

Perhaps at the beginning of this incident, the emperor was already preparing to use them as scapegoats so that they could be dealt with by the nobles and clans.

The most ruthless emperor's family will favor you when it is useful, but can discard it at any time when it is no longer useful.

The canonization given by the Son of Heaven to Wang Fu's Champion Hou can be regarded as his early compensation.

Although Cao Cao was young, he was already extremely wise. He had already seen clearly what was going on inside, and combined with the changes in the current situation in the court, he knew that Wang Fu was bound to die.

"Guests please!"

While Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun were talking, they vaguely heard the voice of the wine shop clerk.

Cao Cao immediately frowned slightly, and smiled with interest: "This restaurant just died, and there are other guests coming to drink, it's really interesting."

Xiahou Dun said: "Could it be that they all come from other places like us?"

Cao Cao stood up and said, "Let's go out and have a look."

The two walked out of the guest room and looked down from upstairs. Cao Cao saw the leader, a young man under 20 years old, at a glance.I saw that the young man had a tall figure and a handsome face. He was wearing a turban on his head and a sword hanging from his waist. He looked like a handsome man.

This man is none other than Zhou Qi and Zhou Ziyi.

At the same time, Zhou Qi raised his head just in time, his eyes just passed over the majestic Xiahou Dun, and then met Cao Cao's eyes.

The two ambitious young men met for the first time in a wine shop not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Cao liked to make friends with heroes from all over the world, so he took the initiative to salute from a distance, and said loudly: "The banquet in the house is ready, would you like to go upstairs and have a drink with me?"

If it was an ordinary time, Zhou Qi would not refuse, but he has important things to do today, and he neither wants to make troubles nor involve strangers, so he immediately replied with a little apology: "I still have important things to do, I'm afraid I can't be invited. When we meet next time, I will punish myself with three cups as an apology!"

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