The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

With a plan and a sword, Cao Cao started his first glorious life.

At noon the next day, Cao Cao came to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a guilty conscience and nervousness, hiding the Seven Treasure Sword.As soon as he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he met the counselor Li Ru (zi Wenyou) who was about to go out.

The reason why Li Ru came to the Prime Minister's Mansion was very simple. It was still the envelope of silk. He didn't need to think about it to know that the only one with such great energy was the one from the north. He handed the words to him quietly, and he was also reminding himself in disguise that I have what it takes today. Send the letter, and I can kill you tomorrow night.

Li Ru was worried, "Nothing in Luoyang can be hidden from that person."

The more the man stood still, the more panicked Li Ru felt.

This shows that from the death of the emperor to today's dethronement, everything was within his expectation. Everyone was a chess piece, only this one broke away from the chess game and became a chess player.

As a top strategist, Li Ru didn't like the feeling of being controlled by others.

Cao Cao: "Oh! Where are you going, Brother Confucius?"

Li Ru: "Oh! Meng De, the Prime Minister is in the small pavilion, just go."

Cao Cao: "Yes!"

At Li Ru's suggestion, Dong Zhuo tried to make friends with the Shandong nobles, and the best way to make friends was naturally to be granted official status.

Yuan Shao, who had exhausted all his agencies, finally packaged a vacuum power structure into Dong Zhuo's hands. Dong Zhuo was unwilling at first. Xiliang warriors pay attention to the law of the jungle, whoever has thick arms will have a loud voice.

Dong Zhuo's official career for several decades was a military position, where he was either alive or dead, victorious or defeated. The rewards given to the soldiers were all cashed out at the same time, so how could he have the time to talk nonsense with civil servants like them!

But after spending so many days in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo also understood that this is not a battlefield after all. The tactics used on the battlefield may not necessarily work here. He can have his own way and monopolize power, but he cannot kill everyone. If he kills everyone, who will give him Working?
On September 21st, Dong Zhuo appointed Yuzhou Mu Huang Wan as Situ, and then sent a large number of gentry groups to serve in Guandong.

Han Fu, the minister of Yingchuan, was the shepherd of Jizhou, Liu Dai, the servant of Donglai, was the assassin of Yanzhou, Zhang Zi of Yingchuan was the governor of Runan, Kong Niao of Chenliu was the governor of Yuzhou, and Zhang Miao of Dongjun was the governor of Chenliu, regardless of the past grievances. Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others who disliked themselves and abandoned their official positions were granted the title of prefect as a sign of reconciliation.

There are still a large number of gentry officials sent abroad to serve as local governors in Kanto.

Dong Zhuo made a very positive statement: The Empress Dowager's surname is Dong, and my surname is Dong. I am a relative. Although your gentry group has not become Wang Mang and cannot control the central government, I will give you the interests of Guandong. Let's continue to work well. Come on, stop making trouble, okay?

After all, there is a Hejian King outside who is eyeing him. Why don't we share the cake with He Qi Qi?
The situation now is much better than what you had 20 years ago. Can we just live like this?

It's a pity that Dong Zhuo had too good thoughts.

Cao Cao came with bad intentions, looking for an opportunity.

Unfortunately, just when Dong Zhuo fell asleep, Cao Cao thought he had the best time, so he quietly pulled out the Seven Treasure Sword and prepared to attack Dong Zhuo.At this time, Dong Zhuo opened his eyes and saw Cao Cao drawing a sword behind him in the mirror, and hurriedly stood up and sat up.

"What's Mengde doing?"

Cao Cao knew that the assassination had failed, and his brain was working very fast. If he couldn't think of a suitable enough reason, he would definitely die in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Out of desperation, Cao Cao knelt down on one knee and raised the Seven Treasure Sword above his head, "Cao Cao took a bite of the Seven Treasure Sword and offered his favor."

Dong Zhuo took the Qibao Sword and looked at it carefully, and was overjoyed: "What a sword!"

Cao Cao knew that this hurdle was over for the time being, but Luoyang was no longer a place to stay for a long time. After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, he rode quickly towards the city gate.

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Cao Cao escaped from the city and rushed to Qiao County.Passing through Zhongmu County, he was captured by the guarding sergeant and captured by the county magistrate.

In the Zhongmu County government office, sergeants stood on both sides holding knives. Cao Cao was escorted in from outside by the sergeants wearing handcuffs and shackles.

Cao Cao has been shouting that he has arrested the wrong person since he was arrested, but Chen Gong (also known as Gongtai), the magistrate of Zhongmu County, recognized at a glance that this person was Cao Mengde, the criminal wanted by the prime minister.

Chen Gong walked behind Cao Cao and walked down the steps thinking: "Send him up for reward? Or let him go? Give him to Dong Zhuo, and everyone in the world will scold me. Let him go, but my future..."

Undecided, he could only order someone to take Cao Cao into custody first.

In the evening, Cao Cao was taken to the government office.After he entered the government office, the sergeant who escorted him left.Cao Cao was alone in the government office and looked around nervously. He saw the notice on the desk and his portrait... At this time, Chen Gong's voice came from inside.Chen Gong: "Cao Cao! Haha..."

Chen Gong said and sat down in his seat as county magistrate.

Seeing that he was recognized, Cao Cao no longer concealed anything: "Humph! How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?" He sat on the ground in the lobby.

Chen Gong: "You compare yourself to a swan, how do you know that others are just sparrows?"

Cao Cao: "Stop talking too much. Now that you have caught me, I should go and ask for a reward."

Chen Gong: "How did you know I was going to ask for a reward?"

Cao Cao: "Isn't it enough to reward you with a thousand pieces of gold and create the title of Marquis of ten thousand households?"

Cao Cao was already desperate. He had already seen the scene of himself being escorted to Luoyang and beheaded, but he said he did not want to lose the last bit of dignity.

Chen Gong: "Haha... Well! A thousand gold is indeed a lot for me, a small county magistrate, and Wanhuhou can't even dream of it. However, today in the lobby, I could have sent you to the capital immediately , you were rewarded for your meritorious service, but why were you temporarily imprisoned? And your identity was not revealed?"

After Chen Gong finished speaking, Cao Cao stood up and asked uncertainly: "Are you going to release me?"

Chen Gong thought for a moment: "I just want to ask you, the Prime Minister values ​​you very much, but you want to assassinate him. What's the reason?"

Cao Cao disdainfully said: "Huh! My ancestors lived in Han Dynasty and lived in Han Dynasty. If they didn't think about serving the country, how would they be different from animals? That's why I surrendered to Dong Zhuo's sect and just wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate the old thief. Who knew that the plan failed and all the previous achievements were wasted. This is also God's will..."

Chen Gong: "Oh? But I don't know where you want to go after this?"

Cao Cao: "I will return to my hometown, issue an edict, and call on all the princes in the world to raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo."

Chen Gong: "Let's fight against Dong Zhuo together?"

Cao Cao: "Let's fight against Dong Zhuo together and help the Han Dynasty!"

Chen Gong heard Cao Cao's impassioned speech and excitedly removed Cao Cao's handcuffs and shackles, and the two talked heart-to-heart throughout the night.

Chen Gong: "My surname is Chen, my name is Gong, and my courtesy name is Gongtai. I wonder how you will summon the princes of the world after you return home?"

Cao Cao: "Today there is great chaos, and the princes have risen together. After I return home, I want to disperse all my family assets, recruit local warriors, and assemble an army to strengthen my strength. Now Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu ​​of Jizhou are close to each other. The Yuan family is in the court. The Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes have many old officials and a big tree with deep roots. I want to make an appointment with him and send a message to all states and counties to call on all the princes in the world to raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo and clear the royal family. I expect someone will respond."

Chen Gong: "Okay!"

Chen Gong stood up excitedly, walked to the side with a tray carrying wine, and sat down.Afterwards, he handed a jug of wine to Cao Cao, picked up a jug of wine himself and stood up.

Chen Gong: "When Dong Zhuo was in court, he caused great harm to the country and the people. He was rampant and unscrupulous, and everyone in the world wanted to get rid of him. Gong's move is in line with nature and people, and it is bound to succeed. Gong is indeed a man who achieves great things."

Chen Gong decided to give up the county magistrate and follow Cao Cao to plan major events.

The two of them could only be said to be destined but not different. When they arrived in Chenggao, Cao Cao became suspicious and killed Lu Boshe's family by mistake. He said: "I would rather betray others than others betray me!"

This move chilled Chen Gong. Although he and Cao continued to gallop towards Chen Liu on horseback, there was an untouchable barrier in their hearts.

At dawn, Cao Cao and Chen Gong came to a place not far from Chen Liu. Chen Gong reined in the reins, realizing that Cao Cao was not the wise master he wanted to rely on, and he fell into painful thinking.

Chen Gong: "I came here with him for the sake of the country. Killing him is unjust. But I will never work with him. I'm leaving. You can go and achieve your great cause!"

Chen Gong rode away from Cao Cao and headed towards Dongjun.And Cao Cao continued to walk in the direction of Chen Liu...

After Cao Cao returned to Chenliu, he dispersed his family wealth and recruited rebels. He contacted Yuan Shao and sent a petition to various states and counties to challenge Yuan, and soon received a response from the world.

Liu Han, who was in Jinyang, received the news and smiled slightly: "The show has begun." (End of this chapter)