Chapter 5 A Different Realm of Dignity and Humility

At the beginning of 190 A.D., the Jinluan Hall of the Han Dynasty;

The spring breeze is proud, the power is in his hands, and even the public words and deeds are strictly controlled, Dong Zhuo rushed out of the Jinluan Hall with satisfaction, a black and red loose official uniform could not cover Dong Zhuo's increasingly obese body, Dong Zhuo, who had entered the age of fifty, had gray hair, if he knew that sentence, he would definitely sigh abnormally, "Time is a pig-killing knife, a knife and a knife urge people to grow old";

In the early years, Dong Zhuo, who could pull out the ten-stone strong bow and shocked the Qiang people in the name of heroism, is no longer what he used to be, he has been lost by the glory and power of the capital, and he is getting fatter and fatter every day, and he can't walk anymore;

"Ahh ——", a happy sneeze came out, "Boom! The hundred officials pressed their waists even lower, for fear that Dong Zhuo would kill them on a whim, and Dong Zhuo, who was entangled in sneezing, twisted his nose, shook his head and walked away;

"It's over! Ebb! After a long shout with ancient Chinese characteristics, the little emperor Liu Xie, who seemed isolated and helpless, walked away surrounded by eunuchs; After Dong Zhuo and the emperor left, the ministers also dispersed;

The little yellow door at the door watched Dong Zhuo sneakily go to the inner hall after leaving, only Dong Zhuo was the only one who went to the hall with a sword, and everyone else had to take off their shoes, and the shoes were placed in an open space outside the hall, and the little yellow doors waited for the ministers to put on their shoes;

"Lord Situ Wang celebrates his birthday today, and he has prepared a banquet in the mansion, and I want to invite Lord Taifu to the mansion for a gathering!" Xiao Huangmen, who was waiting for Taifu Yuan Huai, whispered, "Oh? Have you invited Dong Zhuo? Yuan Huai asked, "No..." "It must come", many people responded;

After everyone was gone, there was only one person left, and after putting on his shoes, he stared at the small yellow door in front of him; A man who was also wearing court clothes was not tall, perhaps less than 170 centimeters. The complexion is a little dark, the body is slightly bloated, which makes the limbs look a little short, the eyes are small but exude a dazzling essence, and the long hair under the chin sets off an extraordinary temperament......

Cao Cao! Chinese name: Cao Cao, table character; Meng De, nicknamed Jili, small character Apu, nationality: Chinese, nationality: Han nationality, place of birth: Peiguo Qiao County (now Bozhou, Anhui)

Date of birth: 155, Date of death: March 15, 220, occupation: politician, military strategist, family, calligrapher, main achievements: the implementation of the tuntian system, the unification of the north

Kai Chuang'an, representative works: "Watching the Canghai", "Turtle Although Shou", "Let the County Ziming Benzhi Ling", nickname: King Wu, Emperor Wu, temple number: Taizu, mausoleum: Gaoling;

"Little father-in-law! I've been waiting for you for a long time! Don't you have any faith to pass on to me? Cao Cao stared at the little yellow door in front of him and asked, as if he could cut people's eyes so that the little eunuch was like thunder, he didn't dare to look at him, he hurriedly lowered his head, and shook his head;

Cao Cao stepped forward to hold his chin: "You whispered to everyone just now, but you didn't tell me Cao Cao?" Do you look down on me Cao Cao? ”

Xiao Huangmen's eyes didn't make a sound, and he immediately fell to the ground and stopped talking; Cao Cao didn't want to embarrass him, so he rolled his eyes and turned around and walked out;

"Lord Situ Wang is feasting on the former emperor's old ministers, I'm afraid the purpose is definitely not to live so long...", several officials were talking to Taifu Yuan Huai, but they saw Cao Cao catching up from behind: "Taifu stays!" Several people immediately left, as for Yuan Huai there;

Seeing those people walking, Cao Cao laughed at himself: "Oops! Everyone is a minister of the same dynasty, but some benevolent brothers are ashamed to be with me Cao Cao! Yuan Huai mocked: "Meng De really has insight!" And why did these ministers do this to Cao Cao? Because Cao Cao is quite appreciated by Dong Zhuo, he can usually enter and exit the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion freely!

didn't care about Yuan Huai's ridicule, Cao Cao bowed and saluted: "If Master Meng doesn't give up, I want to be with you!" Do you want to walk a few steps with Taifu without being committal? He and Yuan Huai's nephews Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all small, and he still maintains some respect for Yuan Huai;

"Listen to your will!" The two saluted each other, "Please!" "Please! ”

After walking a few steps, Cao Cao asked, "Taifu Yuan, today is Lord Situ's birthday?" "Meng De is not only good at eyesight, but also bad at hearing! Cao Cao was not put in the eyes of Yuan Huai a long time ago, Cao Cao is a eunuch, and they are the fourth generation of the Yuan family and the third duke, imagine four generations, each generation has someone who has achieved the position of the third duke, how big a momentum this is; Now Cao Cao's flattery to Dong Zhuo makes him look down on him;

Seeing that Yuan Huai's words were thorny, Cao Cao was not very happy, but after all, he was a profound figure in the city, and he still smiled when he endured his unhappiness: "You say, why did Xiao Huangmen, who spoke for Lord Situ Wang, invite you all to go, but didn't invite me Cao Cao?" You must know that I respect you former emperors and former ministers the most! Especially the most respectful Lord Situ Wang! ”

"When the old man answers your question, he must also ask for advice!" "Please show me!" ”

"As I said below, why didn't Lord Situ invite guests but didn't invite you Cao Cao?" Yuan Huai playfully threw the question back to Cao Cao;

Cao Cao stopped and sneered: "Good question!" "Since it's good, then please don't hesitate to give advice! ”

"I think it's because the invitees are all from famous families and have received the emperor's grace! And I, Cao Cao, am a eunuch and a pickled eunuch in your eyes, how can a lowly person be in the company of the Venerables? Cao Cao said without changing his face;

"Hahahaha!" , Yuan Huai sneered: "Oops! Cao Mengde can talk about this realm, which is already amazing! But! - And for some reason! ”

"Oh? Roar! Does Lord Yuan really want me to say everything? ", the little eyes narrowed, Cao Cao laughed; Of course, you have to walk with the old man! If you don't walk the same way, what does it mean to be the walking dead? ”

"Good! Then I'll say it! The invitees are all former ministers of the former emperor and confidants of the imperial party headed by Wang Yun, but I, Cao Cao, in your opinion, have a contemptuous character, are willing to be an eagle dog, and stoop to be a thief!···", Cao Cao stopped;

"Alas! Why don't you say it? What kind of cheapness do you have? How to bend down? Which eagle dog are you making? Whose thief is it? Yuan Huai was still squeezing Cao Cao with words, but he didn't know that he had fallen into Cao Cao's trap;

"The national thief Dong Zhuo! ——" Cao Cao suddenly shouted, almost frightened Yuan Huai's guts, on both sides of the gate of the Jinluan Palace stood the Xiliang army with blades, they were very familiar with Cao Cao, so they didn't care, the national thief Dong Zhuo had long been used to being scolded;

"You, you... Be quiet! Yuan Huai pointed at Cao Cao tremblingly, he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so bold!

"What's wrong? Lord Yuan? The word thief has long been hated and broken by you ministers! your heart breaking! Why didn't you dare to say it out loud in broad daylight and in the Jingshi Palace? Yes? Don't you regard the Golden Luang Temple as a holy place? So many sanctimonious ministers and ministers were silent and frightened! This made me see what is respect and what is humility, and I saw a different artistic conception of respect and humility! A small sneeze turns the pretentious into rats! ”

"You, you, you!" Yuan Huai was angry for a while, and was ashamed of Cao Cao's words!

"Hahahaha!" Cao Cao laughed wildly, turned around and walked away, what a bad breath!

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Since Dong Zhuo dominated the Jingshi, Wang Yun, who was unwilling to serve him, said that he was ill, Wang Yun's reputation was very great, and Dong Zhuo didn't dare to touch him for a while, so he ignored him;

Wang Yun, who beat gongs and drums to welcome the guests, said at the banquet: "Today is not the birthday of the old man, the old man invited you to come here to discuss - to get rid of thieves for the country!" ”

Wang Yun looks strange, looks like a famous person, and is also very respected;

Wang Chong lamented the fate of the Han Dynasty: "The country is lost, the sun and the moon are gone; The temple was slaughtered, and the huge traitor usurped the country; The Son of Heaven is humiliated, and the monarch and his ministers are disgraced; There are Dong thieves in it, rampant in the court; There are heroes outside, dominating the wilderness; Woohoo mourning, the etiquette collapses, and the liver and intestines are broken. ”

"Woooooooooooo , whether it is hypocrisy or hypocrisy, everyone covers their sleeves and cries, just now the person who was happily drinking and eating has become a loyal person who is worried about the fate of the Han in the blink of an eye, as if he can't express his loyalty without crying a few times, as if crying like this can make Dong Zhuo cry to death!

It is often said that when you see your nature in times of crisis, Cao Cao, who came uninvited, was disappointed in these people, "Hahaha! Full of big husbands! Be a daughter! ”

"How can you speak so lightly?" Wang Yun was dissatisfied;

"Cao is not talented! You can take off the head of the Dong thief with a snap of your fingers and hang it at the gate of Changle Palace! Cao Cao was full of pride, and he still had hope for the Han at this time;

"Expelle the bold fanatic Cao Apu!" , Wang Yun shouted; Cao Cao was driven out under the tugging;

Outside the house, "General Cao, my family said that please go to the inner courtyard and wait for a while!" People are not good at talking! The subordinate explained to Cao Cao, "Hehe! It's really like what Wang Situ did! I don't know if it's contempt or what, Cao Cao said a word and followed his subordinates;

And the Taifu Yuan Huai and a cadre of people in the mansion are still talking about Cao Cao, "This person with a contemptuous character actually dares to speak wildly, I see that his name is Zhu Shou, and he is actually monitoring us for Dong Zhuo!" "The messy thief eradication conference is also messily over, no one has the courage to challenge Dong Zhuo's status, even the world-famous Yuan family's current head, when the court prince Yuan Huai also kept his mouth shut about the thief eradication, which made Wang Yun both heartbroken and helpless, he pinned his hopes on Cao Cao!

And Cao Cao is here to borrow a treasure knife - the Seven Star Knife! used to assassinate Dong Zhuo, because Dong Zhuo always wore an inner armor, Wu Fu was killed because he didn't pierce Dong Zhuo's inner armor, Cao Cao had to think more than him;

In the past year, Cao Cao approached Dong Zhuo step by step, flattered, and gained Dong Zhuo's incomparable trust, just to assassinate him!