However, Cao Cao asked Cao Hong to find a thief from his cell, nicknamed Ah San, who originally relied on tomb robbing for a living. Not long ago, when I was visiting the kiln, I was recognized, and I couldn't escape if I wanted to, so I was arrested.

Cao Cao summoned Ah San and asked, "I heard that you know how to find a tomb?" ”

Ah San smiled and said: "Back to the general's words, know a little bit about the doorway of feng shui, and eat with a mouthful." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Well, I want you to find a tomb for me, as long as you can find it, I can pardon your original capital crime." ”

Ah San hurriedly asked: "I don't know where the general wants the villain to find the tomb?" ”

Cao Cao said: "The tomb of King Xiao of Liang in the former Han Dynasty." ”

Ah San couldn't help but be stunned for a while: "Liang, the tomb of King Liang Xiao? ”

Cao Cao saw his expression, a little strange, but asked, "Why, you can't find it, or don't you dare?" ”

Ah San swallowed his saliva and said, "That's the tomb of the Han family, and the villain doesn't dare to dig it; If you are caught, you will be punished by the three clans! ”

Cao Cao said: "What are you afraid of, I will bear it if something happens." ”

"This-" Ah San still looked a little hesitant.

At this time, Cao Hong on the side said: "I said Ah San, you are all going to die anyway; If you do it, you may still have a chance to live, but if you don't, you will definitely die. ”

Ah San thought about it for a while, and then said: "Okay, since the general has said so, the villain will serve the general." ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao asked Cao Hong to bring his subordinates and horses to Liang with Ah San, and then found the tomb of Liu Wu, the king of Liang Xiao, in Mangdang Mountain. It lasted a total of half a month, and a large number of priceless funerary goods were excavated, such as gold, silver, jewelry, ceramics and jade.

Due to Ah San's ability, Cao Cao not only absolved him of the death penalty with his word, but also granted him the position of captain of the school. From then on, Ah San and Cao Hong were responsible for raising military funds from the dead.

After having enough funds, Cao Cao sent a special person to Huocun, intending to hire Li craftsmen to come to his army to cast equipment for a large amount of money. In this regard, Li Jiangren excused himself on the grounds of old age and frailty. However, two of his apprentices offered themselves to serve in Cao Cao's army. Although Li Jiangren was angry with the two of them like this, he did not stop them much, just because it was also their freedom.

The two men then went to Cao Cao's army to forge equipment and pass on their experience to other blacksmiths. As a result, Cao Cao's subordinates soon had a well-armed army of several thousand men.

At this time, Chen Liuren Bian Rang had already issued several articles to denounce Cao Cao, ridiculing him for his previous massacre of the people of Xuzhou and the theft of the tomb of King Liang Xiao. As a result, Cao Cao's reputation in Yanzhou was declining, and there were many discussions among the scholars in private.

And when Cao Cao learned about this, he was immediately furious. Because Bian Rang had insulted him earlier, he immediately ordered Bian Rang to be arrested and killed, including his wife and children. And this move has further damaged his reputation. However, he didn't care about it, because in his eyes fame and everything was false. As long as he can establish a career as an overlord, the history books will naturally praise him in the future, so why care about his benevolence, righteousness and morality.

Subsequently, Cao Cao prepared to crusade against Xuzhou. He left his subordinates Sima Xunyu and Shouzhang County to order Cheng Yu to guard Juancheng, Dongjun Taishou Xiahou to guard Puyang, and don't drive Chen Gong to guard Dongwuyang to guard against attacks from Yuzhou. After that, he led the Qingzhou army to Xuzhou.

When he set out on the expedition, Cao Cao mobilized the Qingzhou army, believing that it was impossible to cause harm to the living if people died like lights going out; As for the previous diarrhea of the whole army, it was only caused by an unclean diet, not a punishment from Zhang Jiao. And this act of stealing and excavating the tomb of King Liang Xiao also confirmed that Cao Cao did not suffer any punishment from the ghosts and gods, so all the Qingzhou troops took Cao Cao's words seriously.

This time, Cao Cao is still the same as before, anyone who encounters an obstacle will be eliminated without saying a word. Therefore, everywhere the Qingzhou army went, it was mutilated and destroyed. Liu Bei led his army to Tan County to assist Tao Qian, and fought with Cao Cao to the east of Tan County, but was defeated and retreated to Tancheng to hold on. After that, Cao Cao launched an attack on Tancheng, and the fierceness of his offensive made Tao Qian and Liu Bei deeply surprised and difficult.

At this time, Chen Gong felt that Cao Cao's temperament had changed greatly since Cao Song's death, and the brutality of what he did was no worse than that of Dong Zhuo at the beginning; If this trend continues, I am afraid that it will make people panic. So, he came to Chen Liu to discuss countermeasures with Zhang Miao, saying: "Today's Cao Cao's temperament has changed greatly, everything is only based on his preferences, if he says something he doesn't like, he will kill the whole family; In the long run, I am afraid that he will become the second Dong Zhuo, and even more brutal than Dong Zhuo. ”

When Zhang Miao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Alas, what the public platform said is yes; Now no one in the whole state dares to raise objections, if they say something, they are afraid that the whole family will be implicated! ”

Chen Gong said: "It is not okay to continue like this, I am afraid that more innocent people will be brutalized, and the society will become more and more chaotic; It needs to be saved. ”

Zhang Miao couldn't help asking: "Do you have any good suggestions for public Taiwan?" ”

Chen Gong said: "I intend to welcome General Lu and Major General to come and temporarily take over Yanzhou. ”

"This-" Zhang Miao heard this, but he hesitated a little: "At the beginning, you persuaded everyone to nominate Cao Cao to manage Yanzhou on his behalf, but now he is a assassin, but he wants to nominate two more generals; I'm afraid that this will be criticized, can the county governors accept it? ”

Chen Gong said: "If it falls apart today, and the heroes rise together, you hold thousands of miles of people, and you are in the land of four battles, holding a sword in your hand, and watching left and right, it is enough to become a hero among people; But instead of worrying about what others will say, and being subject to a tyrant like Cao Cao, doesn't it feel too ugly? Now Cao Cao led the army to the east, the state was empty, and the two generals were brave and brave, able to fight well, and no one was invincible; If the power welcomes the two of them to come and jointly take charge of Yanzhou, watch the situation in the world, and grasp the changes in the current situation, then they can at least be in charge of it for a while; I don't know what you think? ”

Zhang Miao couldn't help but nod and said: "The two generals are both heroes in the world, and they have the heart to support the Han family; If the two of them can be welcomed to act as agents for Yanzhou affairs, and in the future, they will welcome the Son of Heaven back to the east, and they will definitely be able to make an immortal reputation. ”

So, Zhang Miao agreed to Chen Gong's proposal. Immediately, Chen Gong came to Feng Xian and us again and informed us of the plan to seize Yanzhou.

I couldn't help but smile and shake my head and said, "I'm really not interested in your kind of struggle for power and profit; When will the people be able to live a stable life after fighting all day long? ”

Chen Gong said: "The young general's words are wrong; We are not fighting for power and profit, but we don't want someone like Cao Cao to control power in the future; Moreover, the people are willing to follow a benevolent and virtuous king, not a tyrannical king like Cao Cao. ”

I said, "Cao Cao's actions are indeed a bit brutal, but they are not untargeted; If the people of Xuzhou don't oppose him, I believe he won't kill people at will; Although his temperament has become very irritable nowadays, at least it has not reached the point of insanity and indistinguishability between right and wrong; So doing something like yours will only add to the trouble, not the solution to the underlying problem. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and then asked Feng Xian again, "What does General Lu think?" ”

Feng Xian said: "I listen to my brother in everything." ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh, but said, "Then according to the young general's opinion, how is the best way to solve the fundamental problem?" ”

I said, "Overthrow the existing aristocratic class system and establish a socialist system in which everyone is equal; Otherwise, the contradictions between the classes will always exist, and the struggle will never cease; Even after 10,000 years, events similar to the previous Taiping Road Rebellion continue to occur. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but groan, and then said, "If this is the case, won't we all become traitors of the Han family?" ”

I said, "I am only proposing to reform the system, not to overthrow the Han Dynasty and rebuild a new regime; The emperor can still exist, but it is no longer hereditary as before, but it is changed back to the Zen concession system like the Yao and Shun inheritances in ancient times; As the saying goes, only those who are talented and virtuous can live in it. ”

Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Such a statement is too unrealistic, I'm afraid no one will approve of it." ”

I said, "No, you are wrong, the people will definitely approve of it; The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, this sentence is not unreasonable. ”

Chen Gong couldn't help but groan again, and said, "If the Son of Heaven is willing to agree with the general's statement, our subjects should also obey; But despite this, at least there must be a territory for development, right? ”

I smiled and said, "That's nature; I mainly want you to understand my mind first, so that you can be mentally prepared; lest the political policy I have formulated at that time will catch the gentry in the state by surprise. ”

Chen Gong nodded and said, "Gongtai understands, everything is subject to the arrangement of the young general." ”

Thus, the prelude to the Yanzhou Revolution began. Although this time the process is still developing in the direction of history that I am familiar with, this time I must change history. Cao Cao, just wait and sing "Conquest" to me. (To be continued.) )