Chapter Twenty-Three: Cao Cao's Assassination of Dong
But it was said that Cao Cao, Wang Yun and other scholars had a private gathering and plotted to assassinate Dong Zhuo.
At this time, as the initiator of the banquet, Wang Yun, the host of the banquet, spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, Dong Zhuo has no way, bullying the Son of Heaven, abolishing the Son of Heaven without authorization, the Huanggang Han Dynasty is chaotic, the world's decrees are all from Dong thieves, the Han family is unfortunate, and it is unfortunate that the Han family has suffered this catastrophe, but no one can raise his arms and shout, turn the tide, and save the building from the general, the culprit of the chaos in the world is also, woo hoo lament!" It hurts me! "Speak, cry out loud. One person laughed loudly, Wang Yun regarded it as a native of Peiguo County, Cao Cao Cao Mengde, and the small character was hidden.
What are you laughing at? In fact, Cao Cao was laughing at Wang Yun, the old horseman, and he said a lot of crooked words, but it was all nonsense, and Cao Cao couldn't help it, so he laughed out loud.
This Wang Yun couldn't help but be angry when Cao Cao was laughing: "Cao Apu, after you are a eunuch, what qualifications do you have to laugh out loud there?" ”
This Cao Cao heard the sound and shouted: "I laugh at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the Yanyan princes, there is no brave man, let the Dong thief run rampant, I heard that Wang Situ has a seven-star treasure knife, I am willing to borrow it, take the head of the Dong thief." ”
When Wang Yun heard this, he felt that this kid was ready to assassinate Dong Zhuo, so he said loudly: "If you can take the head of Dong Thief, Wang will not regret a treasure knife." With that, he went to the inner room and took the Seven Star Treasure Sword to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was not polite, took the treasure knife, said "goodbye", and then turned around and left.
This Wang Yun watched Cao Cao leave. I suddenly thought in my heart: "This person said that Cao Apu was cunning and abnormal, and this time he was also stupid when I was provoked by my words, is this Dong Zhuo so easy to be assassinated with Lu Bu by his side?" ”
This Cao Cao thought as he walked: "This old puppet Wang Yun is really an old treacherous and cunning, thinking that someone can kill Dong Zhuo by crying a few times, I will assassinate Dong Zhuo this time, if it succeeds, then it will be enough, if it is not successful, he will say that he will dedicate this seven-star treasure knife to him, and then take the opportunity to escape, even if the matter is revealed, you Wang Yun old puppet will not be able to escape, this seven-star treasure knife is taken from your house, Dong Zhuo can not find out, you are a smart old puppet." "Neither of these two people is a good thing, they both have their own ghosts, and each is on guard against the other. But the mouth is all high-sounding.
On the second day, Cao Cao really went to see Dong Zhuo, it turned out that Dong Zhuo had already appointed himself prime minister during this time, and gave Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others official positions, and this Cao Cao was worshiped by Dong Zhuo as a captain of the Xiao Cavalry, which was very close. This time, Cao Cao asked to see Dong Zhuo under the pretext of thanksgiving, and was ready to take the opportunity to assassinate.
Not long after, someone replied that Cao Cao Dong Zhuo was waiting for him in the lobby of the Prime Minister's mansion, so he hurried in to meet Dong Zhuo.
After this Cao Cao saw Dong Zhuo, he bowed his head and said loudly: "Xiaguan Cao Cao, thank Prime Minister for his kindness." In the future, he will definitely serve the prime minister. ”
Dong Zhuo also intended to gather scholars at this time, so he was also kind and pleasant, and said amiably to Cao Cao: "Meng De is a great talent, he should be in a high position, and in the future, in this court, Meng De will need to contribute more." So these two famous traitors in history talked intimately together, and they seemed to be very harmonious and harmonious.
Originally, the handsome guy Lu Bulu was guarding Dong Zhuo's side, but seeing that the two of them were like a pair of good friends, they were talking very speculatively, and they had some other things, so they confessed to Dong Zhuo and went out first, and it was estimated that there would be no problems. Dong Zhuo was hot with Cao Cao, and he didn't care, so what should Lu Bu do.
This Cao Cao saw that as soon as Lu Bu went out, there were two people in the boss's house, Dong Zhuo, so he began to look for an opportunity to attack and kill this Dong thief who everyone hated.
It is said that as soon as this person gets fat, he doesn't want to move, this Dong Zhuo has been serving delicious food and drink every day since he arrived in the capital, which is much better than when he was fighting in the frontier, so he was already a little fat, and gradually became a big fat man, sometimes it is a little inconvenient to move, and sometimes it is not very convenient to toss a little lady. This Dong Zhuo sat next to the desk for a while, and then he was a little tired, so he lay down next to the desk, his eyes squinted a few times, and he was about to fall asleep.
Cao Cao saw that the opportunity had come, Cang Changchang pulled out the big sword, no, Cang Changchang pulled out the seven-star sword and was about to stab Dong Zhuo, then the question came, this Dong Zhuo was too fat, where should he stab it? The neck, it's already connected to the body, and it's still blocked by a hat and a beard, near the heart, this meat is so thick, can the seven-star treasure knife really stab the heart so short? Cao Cao also expressed doubts. It's so damn depressing, it's really hard to find out where to start in a big fat man. At this time, another problem came, Cao Cao did not learn killing techniques at Lanxiang Technical School. So at this time, I don't know how to start.
Speaking of which one is stronger in killing technology, Dahan Shandong is looking for Lan Xiang. Cao Cao didn't study at Lanxiang Technical School, so his skills were not perfect, and it was a tragedy.
At this time, Dong Zhuo woke up, after all, there was a cold and shining treasure knife with a pestle here, who could sleep in peace! Seeing Cao Cao holding a knife, he was immediately shocked and shouted: "Cao Cao, what do you want to do?" ”
This Cao Cao was also calm, immediately knelt on the ground, raised the seven-star treasure knife above his head with both hands, and said: "Back to the prime minister, the lower official got a seven-star treasure knife today, and he was about to dedicate it to the prime minister. A hero like the prime minister should have this seven-star sword, this is a little bit of the official's heart, and please don't shirk it. ”
Dong Zhuo saw that what Cao Cao said was better than what he sang, so he gradually believed it. Then Cao Cao asked to retire, Dong Zhuo also let him out of the house, and before leaving, he also rewarded Cao Cao with a good horse.
When Cao Cao heard that Dong Zhuo agreed to let him go, he was immediately overjoyed. I thought that this little fate was temporarily saved. At the moment, he was silent, and saluted Dong Zhuo respectfully, and then turned to leave.
This is Li Ru coming from outside, and when he saw Dong Zhuo, he was about to say something. This Dong Zhuo told Li Ru what had just happened, Li Ru was taken aback, and said to Dong Zhuo: "Prime Minister, this Cao Cao must want to assassinate the Prime Minister, because he saw that the matter was revealed, he took the opportunity to offer a knife, and asked the Prime Minister to order Cao Cao to be hunted down." ”
This Dong Zhuo was still comfortable being slapped by Cao Cao's sycophants at this time, and couldn't help but say: "Will this be done in vain, killing good people in vain, and it will be bad for my reputation." Besides, this Cao Cao is very respectful and offers a knife to me, it doesn't look like he wants to stab me! ”
This Li Ru was secretly speechless when he heard Dong Zhuo's words, but after all, he was a first-class strategist with excellent resourcefulness, his eyes rolled, and he said: "The prime minister can order someone to check whether Cao Cao's family is still in the capital, if it is still there, then Cao Cao is loyal to the prime minister, there is no problem." If the family is not there, and he is missing, then Cao Cao is going to take the opportunity to assassinate the prime minister. ”
Dong Zhuo felt that it made sense when he heard Li Ru's words, so he immediately ordered someone to do it. As a result, it turned out that Cao Cao had no one in his family, and Cao Cao himself didn't know where to go.
When Dong Zhuo heard this, he was immediately furious, summoned Lu Bu, and asked him to personally lead the men and horses to chase and kill Cao Cao in the starry night, and sent a sea capture document to order the whole country to arrest Cao Cao.
But said that this Cao Cao, seeing that the assassination failed, immediately rode a horse and galloped to the east gate of Luoyang City. The guards guarding the door blocked it, but saw Cao Cao shouting: "Bold, I was ordered by the prime minister to go out of the city to deal with urgent matters, who would dare to stop it." If you delay for a moment and a half, you will have to fall to the ground. The guards at the city gate knew that Dong Zhuo and Prime Minister Dong Cheng were a murderous and unblinking character, and they heard what Cao Cao said as if it was true, so they didn't dare to stop it and let Cao Cao out of the city.
Cao Cao fled all the way to Zhongmu and was captured by the county commander Chen Gong. Chen Gong admired his high righteousness, released Cao Cao, and fled with Cao Cao. Later, he joined the family of Lu Bohao, a friend of Cao Cao's father, because Lu Bohao's five sons wanted to kill pigs and sheep to entertain Cao Cao, so they sharpened their knives. Cao Cao was very suspicious, so he thought that it would be unfavorable to him, so he raised his sword and killed dozens of people in Lu Bohao's family. Chen Gong couldn't stand arguing with Cao Cao, so he brought out Cao Cao's famous words: I'd rather be responsible for the world, and Hugh will let the world bear me.
In fact, the death of Lu Bohao's family was quite unjust, it was an ancient way to entertain Cao Cao, who would have thought that the son of this old man was very suspicious, but instead led his own family to be killed. In fact, this matter is indeed Cao Cao's fault, but if you analyze it from the perspective of learning from the heart, Cao Cao's behavior is in line with the psychology of ordinary murderers and fugitives. Think about it, fleeing all the way from Luoyang, going through a lot of hardships, panicking all day long, like a frightened bird, panicking, just to flee to an acquaintance's house only to find that the other party was holding a knife, did not avoid himself, and was still sharpening his knife there.
Think about it, if you are a murder fugitive, you take refuge in the house of a friend you haven't seen for years, you haven't been in contact with for many years, and you are still a friend of your father. Uncle Cheap's family has several strong sons sharpening knives and packing up weapons, while his own Uncle Cheap is going out to buy wine to entertain himself. Can you not doubt it? A person is on the verge of life and death all day long, and his life is gone, and it is good to have a stutter, so how can he still have the heart to drink. If it is really normal, it should be a full meal, prepare some money and bags, let yourself escape as soon as possible, and save your life. This old man is going out to buy wine, does he want to keep someone at home for the rest of his life? It's no wonder that Cao Cao was suspicious of him.
However, to say that Cao Cao's next approach is indeed too extreme, the two families also have a friendship, and at least they have a meal for you. If you can't trust someone, just leave, why kill the whole family? Even if you kill the whole family, is it good for yourself? It's not that you make a big deal and expose yourself more, but it's not conducive to your escape, and it also affects your reputation.
But said that Chen Gong saw that Cao Cao killed Lu Bohao's family, and wanted to kill Cao Cao while he was asleep, but he was conflicted, I wanted to save Cao Cao, and now I want to kill him, so what is the meaning of my actions, so he left Cao Cao and fled on his own.