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

Chapter 48 Crime and Five Clans
Zhou Qi couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw Cao Cao being so eager.

Follow Cao Cao's path and leave Cao Cao with nowhere to go.

Copying Cao Cao's poems left Cao Cao with no poems to write.

I have to say that occasionally playing some bad jokes will make Zhou Qi feel a little relaxed and comfortable in this oppressive era.

Cao Cao now, although he doesn't like to read classics, is far less accomplished in literature than in his middle and old age.But after all, he has read all kinds of miscellaneous studies, military books, and history books, and he is also full of talents and learning, but he has not yet reached the level where quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.

In addition, this poem is very consistent with Cao Cao's current situation, and it was written by him in the future, so he was shocked and felt so urgent.

Zhou Qi drank the wine in his glass and said: "Today I will drink and have a banquet, so I don't need to say anything else, so I only write half a poem!"

"If I'm lucky enough to have a drink with Brother Meng De next time, I'm sure I'll complete the follow-up!"

It has to be said that Zhou Qi is a little bit bad-hearted.

He first occupied the beginning of the poem "Dan Ge Xing". In the future, even if Cao Cao became popular in poetry and wanted to write it, he would think that he was influenced by Zhou Qi.

As for why I didn’t write out the following verses, it’s because it’s not appropriate.

The general meaning of the previous paragraph is: facing the wine and singing loudly, life is short and the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.Like the morning dew, it is fleeting, and there are too many lost days!The singing at the banquet was passionate and generous, and the melancholy filled my heart for a long time.What to rely on to resolve depression?The only way to get rid of it is to drink too much.

These contents are more in line with the current situation, and also more in line with the current state of mind of Zhou Qi and Cao Cao.

However, the content in the middle about the thirst for talents and the domineering content contained in the last sentence "The Duke of Zhou spits out food and the world returns to its heart" are not suitable for description now.

Today's Zhou Qi is not qualified to write the second half of the poem.

The banquet lasted for a long time, and everyone was drunk in the end. Only Zhou Qi relied on the training of later generations of high-alcohol liquor, but he was still somewhat clear-headed.

It wasn't until night that everyone gradually woke up.

It was night, Cao Cao sneaked into Zhou Qi's bedroom, and the two fell asleep together, chatting, telling each other their hearts, full of love.

Zhou Qi marveled at Cao Cao's extraordinary demeanor, and was deeply impressed by the mind of this future hero. Zhou Qi was also excited to feel the magnificence of this hero so closely.

Cao Cao was also intoxicated by Zhou Qi's profound knowledge. It seemed that Zhou Qi could talk eloquently about any aspect of knowledge.

This made Cao Cao, who claimed to have read all kinds of books and consciously learned a lot, felt a little ashamed in his heart, and fell in love with Zhou Qi even more.

Until late at night, the two of them were still in high spirits and did not feel sleepy at all.

Cao Cao suddenly asked, "What is Ziyi's ambition?"

Zhou Qi was silent for a long time when he heard the words, and did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Cao Cao's still flushed face with excitement by the flickering light of the candlelight, and asked, "Brother Meng De, what is your ambition?"

Cao Cao didn't expect that Zhou Qi would actually ask himself. After a little hesitation, he said firmly: "I want to get rid of the ills, wipe out the court's traitors, and conquer rebellious princes for the country. After a hundred years of my life, I hope that the tombstone can be engraved with the words "Han Dynasty" The Tomb of Marquis Cao, the General Who Conquered the West'."

Zhou Qi stared into Cao Cao's eyes and saw no dodge in them, but instead full of determination and hope.

He couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

As expected, Cao Cao was full of patriotism at the beginning, and was not yet the future hero.

It can also be seen from Cao Cao's actions in history that Cao Cao was indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty at first and wanted to make contributions.However, the world has collapsed, Gang Chang has been wiped out, and the majesty of the imperial court has disappeared. As a result, the princes have risen together, and in the end he can only become the traitor.

In fact, let alone Cao Cao, anyone sitting in Cao Cao's position may not do better than him.

The so-called times make heroes.

Cao Cao has already reached that position, whether it is the lofty ambition hidden in his heart, or the courtiers who follow him to conquer the world, they will push Cao Cao to continue to go up.

If he stops and really wants to return power to the emperor, those Cao Cao's most loyal subordinates will be the biggest stumbling block.

The emperor he returned to power may also raise a butcher's knife against him.

People in the arena involuntarily.

Especially for such powerful ministers, they will either continue to expand their rights, or they will die.

"Hey!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Cao Cao looked at Zhou Qi strangely and asked, "Why did Ziyi sigh?"

Zhou Qi didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Brother wants to change the ills, but do you know what the evils of the big man are?"

Zhou Qi originally didn't intend to talk about this topic with Cao Cao, but was moved by Cao Cao's innocence, and finally couldn't hold back, and asked the most acute question at the moment.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and replied: "The cause of the chaos probably started with Emperor Huan. The late emperor restricted good people and favored eunuchs, so that traitors and sycophants were in power and loyal people were unfairly punished."

"When the emperor is in power today, the methods are even more extreme. Cao Jie, Wang Fu, Zhao Zhong and others exercised power and contributed slander, which made the party's misfortune worse. Your Majesty ordered the whole country to be wiped out, punish party members, and crimes involving the five ethnic groups, countless Scholars were forced to flee, more than [-] people were persecuted to death, and countless people were imprisoned and unable to engage in politics."

Zhou Qi was also a little shocked when he heard this.

Through historical records in his previous life, he did learn a lot of historical materials about the scourge of the party, but he only looked at the problem from the perspective of God, and did not empathize with it.

But hearing the words "crime and the five clans" from Cao Cao's mouth, it's hard to avoid some chills down the spine.

The Zhu San clan refers to the clan to which the parents belong, the clan to which the children belong, and the clan to which the grandson belongs.The execution of the five clans is based on the three clans, plus the wife clan and the mother clan.

Today's enhanced version of the party's scourge will not kill the five races, but it will offend the five races.

According to the current social situation, when aristocratic families marry each other, the scourge caused by the party's imprisonment and the five clans will be very terrifying.

For example, if a party member is guilty, if his two sons marry the daughters of two other families, and his two daughters marry the other two families, and they have two married grandsons and granddaughters, then just because one person The crime may implicate ten families.

Don't think it's an exaggeration. It's very common for aristocratic families to connect with each other and marry each other. If it's that kind of prosperous family, there may be more people involved.

Just ask if you are ruthless?

When the emperor did this, it was obvious that he wanted to completely trample the aristocratic family under his feet. If he really wanted to be serious, maybe all the big families in the world would be implicated.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine.

To this extent, the great families in the world have not yet launched an army to rebel, and it has to be said that the Han Dynasty is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It's no wonder that even if they risked their lives, many scholars wanted to cut off eunuchs such as Cao Jie and Wang Fu, and asked the emperor to relieve the scourge of party imprisonment.

Even if they have not been implicated for the time being, the party's scourge "crime affects the five clans". Maybe at some point, if you don't pay attention, your family will be implicated.

(End of this chapter)