Three Kingdoms: I have a job transfer palace

The reason why Wang Yun asked Cao Cao to assassinate Dong Zhuo was precisely because of his keen eye for recognizing talents.

As early as when Cao Cao first entered Luoyang as a Langguan, he was in charge of palace confinement and was not afraid of the powerful. He hung a five-color stick and strictly enforced the law. Even the uncle of Jian Shuo, the most trusted eunuch of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty at that time, violated the ban and was directly killed by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's lack of fear of powerful people left a deep impression on Wang Yun, so when looking for someone to assassinate Dong, Wang Yun's first thought was Cao Cao.

So Wang Yun called Cao Cao to his home, prepared wine and food for him, and told Cao Cao his thoughts.

Cao Cao did not shirk this, nor was he afraid of the consequences of failure.

Because at this time, he was just a little-known person.

Although Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of the former great eunuch Cao Teng, who was a powerful eunuch during the reign of Emperor Huan, Cao Cao, as the adopted son of a eunuch, had always been looked down upon by other gentry children since he was a child.

Especially compared to Fa Xiao Yuan Shao, his status is even more humble.

Therefore, in order to gain more fame, he was willing to risk his life to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Moreover, Cao Cao had long been interested in killing Dong Zhuo because he bullied his master and manipulated his power, and he was cruel and cruel. Therefore, he often visited the Prime Minister's Mansion and gradually gained Dong Zhuo's trust.

He wanted to use Dong Zhuo's trust in him to paralyze Dong Zhuo and kill him.

However, Cao Cao knew that Dong Zhuo was timid and afraid of death and was suspicious by nature, so he almost always wore a special chainmail armor that was difficult to pierce with ordinary swords and guns.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yun took out the family heirloom sword Seven-Star Sword and handed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took it and found that the sword was indeed a magic weapon, so he left Wang Yun's mansion with the sword.

The next day, Cao Cao hid the Seven-Star Sword in his arms and came to the palace to pay his respects to Dong Zhuo as usual.

Dong Zhuo couldn't sit for a long time because of his obesity. After chatting with Cao Cao for a while, he lay down with his back to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was waiting on him, and it didn't take long for Dong Zhuo to fall asleep.

So Cao Cao quickly seized this opportunity and drew out the Seven-Star Sword to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Unexpectedly, there happened to be a large mirror behind Dong Zhuo. The light reflected from the Seven-Star Sword passed through the mirror and awakened Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo stood up in a hurry and asked,"Mengde, what are you doing?"

At this time, Lu Bu came in with his horse. Cao Cao hurriedly said,"I got a precious sword, and I want to give it to the Prime Minister."

Dong Zhuo took the sword and saw that it was long and full. The ruler is extremely sharp, and it is indeed a precious sword.

At this time, Cao Cao knew that the assassination had failed and was worried that it would be too late if he didn't leave, so he said to Dong Zhuo:"I just thought that there are urgent matters to deal with, so I have to leave first."

Dong Zhuo was still immersed in the excitement of getting the sword at this time, and he couldn't even think about it. I agreed without thinking.

Then Cao Cao led the horse out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and galloped toward the southeast with a whip.

At this time, Lu Bu asked Cao Cao why he came, and Dong Zhuo took out the Seven-Star Sword and told him what had just happened.

After hearing this, Lu Bu said to Dong Zhuo:"Cao Cao seems to be planning an assassination.

If he really wanted to offer the sword, shouldn't he have taken it out as soon as he entered the door? How could he wait until his foster father fell asleep before taking it out?

Besides, why should he unsheath the sword when offering it? ?

The gesture in his hand before offering the sword was not the gesture of offering the sword, but more like preparing to assassinate."

Dong Zhuo suddenly woke up after hearing Lu Bu's words, so he sent people to hunt down Cao Cao.

But at this time, Cao Cao had already galloped out of the east gate and escaped without a trace.

Cao Cao knew that after today's assassination, Dong Zhuo would definitely arrest him. It was obvious that he could no longer stay in Luoyang, so he hurriedly fled to Qingzhou.

Dong Zhuo was very angry about Cao Cao's betrayal, and even ordered counties around Luoyang to put a reward on Cao Cao's head.

However, Dong Zhuo's approach not only failed to help him catch Cao Cao, but instead made Cao Cao's reputation spread throughout the world.

As much as Dong Zhuo hated Cao Cao, Cao Cao's reputation was as strong as his.

At this time, Cao Cao had gained fame and popularity, and he would naturally attract countless talented people to join him.

Cao Cao also used his popularity to recruit troops and prepare to develop his own power.

After learning that Cao Cao had left Luoyang to develop independently, the first people to join Cao Cao were his cousins ​​Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.

These two men are not only excellent in martial arts, but they have also been familiar with military books since childhood, and are quite capable of leading troops in war.

Cao Cao was naturally very happy about the arrival of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.

Later, Li Dian from Shanyang and Le Jin from Pingyang also took refuge in Cao Cao's tent.

Coupled with the subsequent arrival of Cao Cao's younger brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong, Cao Cao's strength grew rapidly.

At the same time, Yuan Shao, who used the excuse of resisting Gongsun Zan for Dong Zhuo, was also developing rapidly in Bohai County.

With the influence of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in Runan and his disciples and former officials from all over the country, Yuan Shao quickly recruited a large number of civil servants and generals.

Among them there are many super generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

On Cao Cao's side, a few days later, a thin young man found Cao Cao.

This young man is dressed as a scribe, and you can tell by looking at his clothes that he is definitely not a son of a wealthy family.

After seeing Cao Cao, he said to Cao Cao:"I am playing Zhicai in Yingchuan. I heard that Cao Cao assassinated the Dong thief alone. I admired him and came here to see Cao Cao."

Although Cao Cao was young at this time, his vision was very vicious. The moment he saw Xi Zhicai, he had a feeling that the young man in front of him definitely had great talent.

Because Cao Cao was born into a family of eunuchs, he did not value family status. For talented people, whether they were from poor families or noble families, he could only promote them on their own merits.

So he was not arrogant, but bowed and asked:"Sir, you came to Qingzhou to see me, and you must not just come to Qingzhou just to see me.

I don't know if you have any advice, but I will listen attentively."

Xi Zhicai did not expect that the world-famous Cao Mengde was so polite to the corporal and did not look down on himself because of his background. He was deeply touched at the moment.

So he asked:"I wonder what Duke Cao is planning now?"

Cao Cao said:"Now Dong Zhuo is in control of the government, and the princes everywhere are in chaos. I want to develop my power first, and then unite people with lofty ideals to attack Dong Zhuo."

Xi Zhicai said:" Since Duke Cao has this intention, please listen to what I say next.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although Zhang Jiao and three others have been executed, the Yellow Turban uprising has been suppressed.

However, there are still many Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou, known as an army of one million.

Although They are said to be in the millions, but most of them are the family members of young and strong men. They have been in Qingzhou for many years, but they are relatively chaotic. Cao Gong only needs to send a large army to conquer them.

And although these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are in chaos at this time, they are not How much fighting power there is, and there are many young and strong among them. With a little training, they will become an elite force." After hearing Xi Zhicai's suggestion, Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked:"Cao Cao would like to worship Mr. Cao as his military advisor and make suggestions for Cao. I wonder if you are willing, sir?"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said,"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."