Cao Cao said to Chen Gong: "It seems that my judgment is correct. If we don't strike first today, we will definitely be killed on the spot by them."
So the two of them made an appointment, drew their swords and entered together. No matter whether they were men or women, they killed all of them. When Chen Gong killed the first person, he had already discovered that these people did not know martial arts, so he became suspicious. , but Mengde had no intention of stopping, so he killed eight people in a row.
The two came to the kitchen and found a pig tied up. They instantly understood that what they wanted to kill was a pig, not a human.
Chen Gong was already doubtful and said: "You are too worried. Now it's better. Kill all these good people!"
Cao Cao disagreed and said: "We have discussed this matter. Now that something goes wrong, it is all my fault."
Chen Gong was silent, and the two of them hurriedly left the village and mounted their horses.
After walking less than two miles, I suddenly saw Lu Boshe riding a donkey, carrying two bottles of wine and some fruits and vegetables, coming towards me, and shouted: "My dear nephew, where are you going?"
Cao Cao replied: "As a guilty person, I am afraid that I will implicate you, so I don't dare to stay for a long time!"
Lu Boshe said: "I have already ordered my family to kill a pig to entertain you. Why are you leaving? Please go back for a meal!"
Cao Cao ignored him and rode forward. After walking a few steps, he suddenly drew his sword and returned, saying, "Who is behind you?"
Cao Cao successfully diverted Lu Boshe's attention. He looked back. Cao Cao took the opportunity to stab Lu Boshe's heart with his sword. Lu Boshe just looked at Cao Cao in disbelief, with blood flowing from his mouth and holding a hand in his hand. Holding the bloody sword, he fell down from the donkey.
This time Chen Gong was shocked and said: "It was because our judgment was wrong just now that we accidentally killed a good man. What did you do to kill Lu Boshe this time? What crime did he have?"
There was no trace of guilt on Cao Cao's face as he explained: "Lu Boshe saw that our whole family was killed by us. Do you think he would let us go like this? He will definitely lead his troops to chase us, and then our disaster will be over." Big!”
Chen Gong was quite dissatisfied with this explanation and said, "You know you are wrong and you still kill people. It is really unjust!"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "A real man doesn't stick to trivial matters. He would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me!"
This view is shocking. Of course Chen Gong cannot accept it, but he doesn't want to refute it anymore.
In the evening, after walking several miles, they came to an inn to stay and fed the horses. Cao Cao fell asleep first because he was very sleepy.
Chen Gong was lying on the bed, his mind filled with the scene of the tragic death of Lu Boshe's family during the day. He was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, thinking, "I thought Cao Cao was a good man, and I gave up my official position to join him in order to do something great. Thinking that he is a ruthless person, if I keep him, he will always be a disaster, I should kill him to avoid future troubles!"
After thinking about it, he secretly took the sword and came to Cao Cao's bed.
Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly felt something was wrong, "I came here with him because of national affairs. Although he killed some good people, it would be unloyal for me to kill him because of this matter, so I might as well abandon him." "
So Chen Gong inserted his sword and mounted his horse overnight, and traveled in the dark towards Dongjun.
Cao Cao woke up and found that Chen Gong had left. He sighed: "This Chen Gong is really pedantic. Just after I said a few words, he suspected that I was unkind and abandoned me. I should leave quickly. I can't." Don’t stay any longer.”
So he rushed quickly and arrived at Chenliu on the morning of the next day. He went to see his father and told him the details of the assassination. Then the father and son dispersed their family property and began to recruit volunteers.
Due to limited money, the recruitment effect was not ideal, so he suggested: "We have too little money, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish anything. Here is Xiaolian Weihong, who is very righteous, and his family is also very rich. If we can get his With help, our affairs will be easier to handle!”
So Cao Cao specially prepared a banquet and invited Wei Hong to his home. He said: "Now there is no emperor in the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo has exclusive power, bullies the emperor and harms the people. Everyone in the world hates him. I want to help the country, but my ability is limited. You are As a loyal man, I hope you can fulfill my minor injustice."
Wei Hong smiled and said: "I have had this idea for a long time, but I have never met a hero. Since you, Meng De, have such great ambitions, of course I am willing to spend all my wealth to help you."
Cao Cao was very happy. He issued an edict in the name of the emperor and sent it to various places. He quickly recruited many volunteers. In order to improve the recruitment effect, Cao Cao was ingenious and specially set up a white chess piece with the words "loyalty and righteousness" written on it. In less than a few days, righteous people came to seek refuge one after another, gathering together like raindrops.
Among these righteous men, there were people from Yangping Wei, whose surname was Le, whose name was Jin, and whose courtesy name was Wenqian. There were also people from Shanyang Julu, whose surname was Li, whose name was Dian, and whose courtesy name was Mancheng. Cao Cao regarded them as officials in front of the tent. Later, Xiahou Dun, whose name was Yuan Rang, came from the state of Pei. Cao Cao specifically inquired about his origins. He was the descendant of Xia Houying. He had practiced spears and sticks since he was a child and was quite skilled in martial arts. He began to learn martial arts from a master at the age of fourteen. After scolding his master, he killed the man and ran away. When he heard that Cao Cao was going to raise an army, he took his brother Xia Houyuan and more than a thousand strong men to Chenliu for a gathering.
These two people also have another identity, that is, they are Cao Cao's brothers. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally the son of the Xiahou family, and they had a relationship with the Cao family, so they were of the same clan.
A few days later, the Cao brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong each brought more than a thousand troops to help. The two were proficient in bow and horse, and proficient in martial arts. Cao Cao was very happy and ordered them to train their horses in the village. Wei Hong gave all the money at home. After leaving, I went to buy a lot of clothes and armor and made a few flags. Some villagers knew that Cao Cao was recruiting soldiers. Although they could not participate, they did their best and donated all the remaining food at home and some discarded farm tools to Cao Cao.
Yu Yi has been collecting news everywhere in Luoyang City. In addition to Dong Zhuo's still rotten life, innocent people die in vain every day in Luoyang City. Li Ru goes in and out of brothels day and night, always having two people to accompany him. He also learned that Cao Cao has returned When they arrived at Chenliu, they were recruiting troops, and Yuan Shao of Bohai was also recruiting wise men. Yuyi believed that now was the best time to start a business, so he wrote a letter, asking Liu Bei to seize this opportunity and revolt together, while he himself Willing to be an insider.
However, Yu Yi's idea was refuted by Liu Bei in his letter. Liu Bei explained from his identity that he was different from others. He was a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If he did this, it would be unkind and unjust. He also asked Yu Yi not to persuade him again. In addition, he also asked Yu Yi to take care of himself when he was in Luoyang City. If necessary, some literati and officials in the court should protect him so that he could not be harmed by traitors.
At this point, Yu Yi couldn't understand, so he could only follow his words and stand still for the time being.
