Guan Yu made up his mind and decided to visit the following in person, and look for the counties under Luoyang to personally discover talents, Guan Yu checked the information before setting off, and found that there are 21 counties under the rule of Luoyang, Pingxian, Pingyin, Gucheng, Henan, Xincheng, Liangxian, Yanshi, Wushi, Gongxian, Chenggao, Xingyang, Juan County, Yuanwu, Yangwu, Zhongmu, Kaifeng, Yuanling, Xinzheng, Mixian, and Jingxian. Guan Yu looked at one of the counties and suddenly took a fancy to it, what county? That's Zhongmu County, isn't this county the county where Chen Gong is located as mentioned in the book? Chen Gong is not an ordinary character, although his fate is very tragic, but this person is resourceful, assisting Lu Bu to offer more strange plans, the reason why he failed to succeed is that the person who assists is not good, but Guan Yu is not Lu Bu, if he meets Chen Gong, he will definitely give him a platform to let him shine

This Chen Palace, the word Gongtai, is a native of Dongjun. The character is upright and strong, and he has met many well-known people at home and abroad when he was young. When he was seventeen years old, he was taught by Wang Yun, a well-known imperial envoy at that time. In the first year of Zhongping, the yellow scarves were in turmoil. Wang Yun was ordered by the Son of Heaven to assassinate the history of Yuzhou and went to crusade against the Yellow Turban. Wang Yun specially opened Xun Shuang, Kong Rong, Chen Gong, etc., Wang Yun and the then Zuo Zhonglang general Huangfu Song, the right Zhonglang general Zhu Jun and others joined forces to break the yellow scarf and handsome Li Di, and received hundreds of thousands of surrenders, among which the Chen Gong Counselor was indispensable. Chen Gong learned from the mouth of the Yellow Turban's soldiers that Zhang Rang, one of the "Ten Standing Attendants" at that time, had a close relationship with the Yellow Turban, so he participated in Zhang Rang's book. Due to Emperor Ling's stupor, Zhang Rang was exempted from punishment. Zhang Rang hated in his heart, and planned to put Chen Gong in prison, and then Wang Yun returned to the dynasty. Lift Chen Palace. After Chen Gong was released from prison, he was demoted to Yanmen County, and the county magistrate was appointed as the county magistrate.

At that time, Song Yi, the governor of Yanmen County, ordered the reform of the whole county, and the whole county opposed it. Among them, Chen Gong is the most strongly opposed. Chen Gong said: "The people of the world have been adapting to the original system for a long time, and the change has not only had little effect. Moreover, it is easy to cause public resentment by working hard and losing money. Heavy agriculture is the foundation of the world, the law of governing the world, only heard of heavy agriculture and came out of the prosperous world, never heard that heavy business can make the country rich and the people strong. How can we turn the root upside down because of the small profits in front of us? Lord Gunjo, please think again. Song Yi was silent, and soon transferred him to Muma City for an internship for three months, and after three months, Chen Gong returned to his post, and his speech and demeanor changed greatly. At that time, Yanmen County was sparsely populated. However, due to the existence of Muma City, which prevented the invasion of northern nomads, there was still a considerable population in areas close to the south, such as Yanmen and Yuanpingcheng. The population of the city is large, and the local power is also great. Because Song Yi's decree was contrary to the fundamental interests of the local Haoqiang, the reaction from there was also very strong, and the reform was difficult, and Song Yi also had a headache because of this. Later, Song Yi strangely discovered that in Dai County, which was under the jurisdiction of Chen Gong, the reform process was much better than in other places. Song Yi immediately transferred Chen Gong as his staff and asked him to be in charge of implementing the new law. Chen Gong happily accepted the order. Three months later, the re-election of the whole county of Yanmen County was completed, and Song Yi was impressed by the high efficiency.

Song Yi saw that Chen Gong's implementation of the new law was very efficient, so he went into the palace to ask how it was done. Chen Gong said confidently: "The county guard doesn't have to worry about it. Please leave this matter to me, and within half a year, I will definitely complete the reform of Yanmen County. Song Yi nodded immediately. Say, "Okay." I've appointed you as a staff member, so you can do it. I just look at the results. As for what kind of benefits you can get from the operation, I don't care. "Chen Gong is overjoyed. Nod your head. Sure enough, three months later, the reform of the whole county of Yanmen County was successfully completed, and the efficiency was so high that Song Yi was astonished, and asked Chen Gong curiously how he did it, Chen Gong just smiled and shook his head. Soon a document from the court was sent to Yanmen County, saying that Chen Gong, a staff member of Yanmen County, had bullied the people, fished and fleshed the villagers, and that all those who had a little property in the territory had been raided by him in just three months, causing hundreds of families to be ruined and their wives to be separated.

The original text of the decree for the arrest of Chen Gong reads: "...... The evil of Chen Gong is hard to write! The poison of Chen Gong is appalling! …… It was specially ordered that Song Yi, the guard of Yanmen County, press Chen Gong, a staff member, to the capital to ask for the crime. "It turned out that everywhere Chen Gong went, all the local big households would be eradicated with lightning speed, everyone would be taken into custody and imprisoned, and all property would be confiscated. Once the big households are eliminated, naturally no one will oppose the new law, so the new law can be implemented smoothly.

As soon as the holy decree was issued, Song Yi was startled at that time, and was busy ordering people to spread the word to Chen Palace. Chen Gong just smiled after reading the holy decree and said, "The county guard will lock me into Beijing." Anyway, my mission has been completed, and Chen Gong has no regrets. It turned out that everywhere he went, he wiped out all the local big households with lightning speed, put everyone in prison, and confiscated all his property. Once the big households are eliminated, naturally no one will oppose the new law, so the new law can be implemented smoothly. Hearing him say this, I was so surprised that I couldn't close my mouth for a long time, and only after a while did I smile bitterly and said, "Can't the public station take softer measures?" For example, the government gives money subsidies and so on."

"Absolutely not." Chen Gong categorically denied it. He said that the new law is destroying the fundamental interests of the big gatekeepers, and these people are unlikely to agree to the reform. Only when it is broken and standing up will there be no trouble. After Chen Gong left, he also asked the Marquis of Guanwai and the Lord of the County Shou to keep this in mind, otherwise, it would inevitably be infiltrated by the big families and powerful people, and eventually the reform would be denatured and failed. In order to ensure the smooth promotion of the new law, Chen Gong did not hesitate to bear the infamy of 10,000 years. Song Yi was in awe when she heard this. Later, Song Yi spared Chen Gong by bribing the Ten Standing Attendants, and since then, Chen Gong has been serving as the chairman and military advisor under Song Yi. It made a great contribution to the initial stability of the Equestrian Nation. At that time, the bereaved families of the big families of Yanmen County entered Beijing to report not only Chen Gong, but also the names of Song Yi and Fang Xuan. Because Fang Xuan and Song Yi have a very good relationship with the Ten Standing Attendants, they are therefore exempt. Song Yi personally repaired the book and Zhang Rang at that time, so that he could mediate for Chen Gong.

So Zhang asked Emperor Ling to say that there was no such thing, Emperor Ling Long Yan was furious, and arrested all the people who complained, and on the second day, all the people who complained "committed suicide in fear of crime", I don't know if it is true or not. In the third year of Zhongping, Song Yi wanted to go to Luoyang, and Chen Gong was in charge of it in his absence. After Chen Gong took over the Great Seal, he immediately ordered the whole county of Yanmen County to seal the customs, strictly check the passes, and everyone was allowed to enter but not leave, and reported the matter to Muma City in an emergency. Monarch Fang Xuan ordered the commander of the Heavenly Division, General Peng Gong, to take five hundred black lancers to Luoyang to meet Song Yi in the starry night. Song Yi was then defeated in the southern part of Bingzhou and is rumored to have died in battle. When Peng Gong returned, he brought a letter from Song Yi, saying: "If there is one person in the world who can be trusted, then this person is Chen Gong." ”

As soon as Song Yi died, Chen Gong left Yanmen, at this time the ten permanent servants had been removed, Dong Zhuoxiong dominated the Beijing Division, Wang Yun's status was promoted, as his protégé, Wang Yun arranged for Chen Gong to make the Zhongmu County Order, according to Wang Yun's intentions, let Chen Gong start from the grassroots level and exercise first, this is one of them; Another point is also out of the protection of Chen Gong, after Dong Zhuoxiong dominated Luoyang, the entire court suddenly became a miasma, the situation was chaotic, the court was not organized, and seeking a position in the court was bound to be involved in this political turmoil, and it was far better to be a carefree county order outside than in the court, so Chen Gong made the Zhongmu county order.

Later, Wang Yun was killed in the struggle to get rid of Dong Zhuo, and the Bole of the Chen Palace was gone, so he was not promoted again, and still served in Zhongmu County. The previous Cao Cao attempted to kill Dong Zhuo and fled to Chen Gong in Zhongmu County to let him go, and then eloped with Cao Cao, thinking that Cao Cao was a person who could be trusted, but Cao Cao was too suspicious and treacherous, so he gave up running with him and returned to Zhongmu County again, because Wang Yun covered Chen Gong and continued to be an official in Zhongmu County.

The reason why Guan Yu wants to consider Chen Gong is mainly because Chen Gong has many advantages, the most prominent of which is in two aspects: First, he understands righteousness. Cao Cao's plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo failed, and he fled to his hometown in a hurry. Dong Zhuo was furious when he heard this, and immediately hung out a heavy reward: "The one who holds the gold reward will seal the marquis of ten thousand households." ”

It was at this time that Cao Cao was caught by the gatekeepers of Zhongmu County. Chen Gong, who was a county magistrate, recognized Cao Cao at a glance. But he knew that Cao Cao was valued by Dong Zhuo, and there must be something strange in his plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo, so he quietly led Cao Cao to the backyard for interrogation.

When Cao Cao impassionedly declared that the assassination of Dong Zhuo was "to eliminate harm with the country", and when he returned to his hometown, he wanted to "send an edict to the four seas, so that the princes of the world can jointly raise troops to punish Dong Zhuo", he couldn't help but be in awe, and immediately "released his shackles, helped him to sit on the seat, drank wine and bowed again: 'The public is also a loyal and righteous person in the world!'" So, he resolutely gave up the opportunity to ask Dong Zhuo for merit and reward, abandoned the county magistrate, and ran away with Cao Cao overnight. At this time, Chen Gong was undoubtedly determined to follow Cao Cao to "eliminate harm for the country".

However, only three days later, Chen Gong's opinion of Cao Cao took a 180-degree turn. That was after he and Cao Cao stayed at Lu Bohao's house.

At the beginning, Cao Cao was seriously ill due to suspicion and killed Lu Bohao's entire family of eight, and Chen Gong just sighed: "Meng De has a lot of heart, and he killed a good person by mistake!" Later, on the way they fled, Cao Cao deliberately killed Lu Bohao himself in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and Chen Gong severely criticized Cao Cao: "Killing knowingly is a great injustice!" And Cao Cao brazenly declared: "I'd rather let me bear the people of the world, and stop teaching the people of the world to bear me!" ”

This naked declaration of extreme egoism is chilling, and naturally it has also made Chen Gong sober up a lot from the longing to serve the country and the people. At this time, Cao Cao's impression of being a "loyal man" in Chen Gong's mind had disappeared, and what was in front of him was a hideous face, and Chen Gong immediately judged that he was a "wolf-hearted dog"! Things came to this point, Chen Gong wanted to kill Cao Cao with a sword, but then he thought about it: "I am here with him for the country, and it is unrighteous to kill him, so it is better to abandon him." So, he left Cao Cao and walked away (to be continued......