Chapter 184 Born in troubled times

It's just that Cao Cao's justice is not against the unspoken rules of officialdom: Cao Cao offended the powerful, violated the interests of the powerful, and was soon dismissed. The dismissal review was light. If it weren't for Cao Cao Cao's father as the current lieutenant, if it hadn't been for the tense relationship between the relatives and the eunuchs at that time, the eunuch leader Jian Shuo had an advantage in the struggle for power between the powerful and the powerful. In order to win over the Cao family, Jian Shuo would bear to let Cao Cao go. Otherwise, even ten Cao Cao's heads are not enough to cut down.

Later, the powerful Zhen Shuo fell, and Cao Cao entered the officialdom again and served as the councilor. In his position of governing, he was interested in the book business, and he put on many suggestions to the court to deal with the current malpractices. As a result, no one naturally paid attention to it.

The ancients said: stand at thirty. At the age of 30, Cao Cao, who saw through the world, refused to be an official. He lived in seclusion in his hometown, built a room outside the city, relying on his rich family background, and lived a life of idle clouds and wild cranes. A few years later, the Yellow Turban Army rebelled and rebelled, and the war spread all over Kyushu.

In order to protect the people of the clan, Cao Cao organized thousands of clan soldiers to resist the attack of the Yellow Turban Army. Because Cao Cao led the army to fight bravely and killed tens of thousands of yellow scarf thief soldiers. Relying on military merit, he once again entered Beijing as an officer and became a lieutenant of the imperial guard.

At this time, Cao Cao has learned to endure. Even if an official is just a vegetarian meal and floating, he does it with great interest, and he no longer has the spirit of rushing when he was young.

Later, at the suggestion of Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, the assassin of Liangzhou, led his army to Luoyang City. The cruel Dong Zhuo took control of the government and cholera, which made Luoyang City smoky. Cao Cao couldn't stand it, so he took action to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but failed. After that, Cao Cao changed his name and escaped from the capital and escaped from Dong Zhuo's pursuit.

Later, Cao Cao sneaked back to his hometown and tried his best to train the soldiers. In the ten years of keeping a low profile, after all kinds of hardships, Cao Cao's temperament became persistent and calm, but the smell of iron and blood was more vigorous than when he was young.

More than ten years of war have also steadily improved Cao Cao's military strength. Now there are many counselors planning strategies for him, and he can finally reach out and do a lot. With Cao Cao's comprehensive strength at this time, he can completely fight against any prince. Compared with his strong military strength, Cao Cao's reputation is far more far away from the Yuan brothers than that of the royal clan. In order to quickly improve his reputation, Cao Cao must take Emperor Xian to Xuchang, no matter what method he uses... Otherwise, Cao Cao will not come to see Emperor Xian in person.

Yang Feng, the third-grade general of the Xiliang Legion, welcomed Cao Cao and his entourage into the city. It was only 200 tiger guards who followed Cao Cao into the city. Dian Wei and Xu, the two super fierce generals, will not leave Cao Cao. Two hundred tiger guards guarded 20 heavy trucks full of supplies.

With two super fierce generals as guards, only Cao Cao can be the heroes in the world. Such strength really shocked Yang Feng and strengthened his determination to ally with Cao Cao.

Yang Feng led Cao Cao and his party and did not go to the palace to see Emperor Xian, because the palace was under repair. At this time, Emperor Xian led the civil and military officials to temporarily live in the mansion of General He Jin. Since the general He Jin was lured by Shichangshi a few years ago, He Jin's mansion has been uninhabited. Even if it is often haunted here, Emperor Xian can only lead the civil and military officials to condescend to live here for the time being.

When they arrived at the door of He Jin's mansion, Cao Cao and others covered their noses with the stench from the courtyard. Nearly a thousand people crowded and lived together, eating and drinking in the mansion. The stench naturally permeated the mansion and gathered and did not disperse. These people have lived there for a long time, so they don't smell it, and Cao Cao and other foreign guests really can't stand it.

When Yang Feng saw Cao Cao and others covering their noses, he whispered to Cao Cao with a guilty face: "General Cao, due to the shortage of residence and food in the capital, nearly a thousand officials can only live together. The three-grade officials under the same fashion scholar have to go out to dig wild vegetables by themselves to eat, except for Emperor Xian and Yipin's three meals a day. In addition, other officials can only eat two meals a day..."

When Cao Cao heard the words, his thick eyebrows tightened and shook his head with a gloomy expression. When most officials saw Cao Cao in purple and gold armor, they did not respond at all. They were indifferent and did whatever they should... The clothes and mental state of these officials were exactly the same as Xun Yu's description: they were all ragged, unkempt, and their eyes were blank and dull. These officials are no longer domineering in the past.

Even if he is psychologically prepared, when Cao Cao witnessed the downfall of these officials, he is still moved: these officials are not even as good as beggars. They are quiet and have no face. Life is not as good as death. Living is also a soulless scarecrow.

Yang Feng led Cao Cao and his party to the backyard. The backyard was the place where Emperor Xian and senior officials above the second grade lived. Most of these senior officials were also poorly dressed. They leaned against the wall listlessly, put their hands together in the dirty cuffs, and closed their eyes to bask in the sun.

Three meals a day, they don't have to go out to dig wild vegetables. They look much better than the officials in the previous courtyard. Cao Cao inspected the courtyard, but did not find the shadow of Emperor Xian. Emperor Xian ascended the throne at the age of ten, and now he is also fifteen years old. After five years of time, why should a former child become a young man?

In Cao Cao's doubts, Yang Feng went straight to the door steps of the main hall. Then, regardless of his armor, he arched his hand on one knee and sang loudly to the closed door: "The last general Yang Feng and Cao Cao, the general of Zhendong, met His Majesty!"

According to the etiquette, Cao Cao and more than a dozen people behind him also walked behind Yang Feng, arched their hands on one knee, and quietly looked at the closed door of the main hall.

Dozens of senior officials in the backyard heard Yang Feng's promise and did not respond at all. Even if a few people opened their eyes and looked at more than a dozen people kneeling, they still showed contemptuous and sarcasm: What a general and marshal, where did a bunch of psychopaths come from? What's the mess if you don't bask in the sun in such a good weather... Today's world, officials No matter how high the job is, it's useless. First, you can't eat it as a meal, and second, you can't wear it as clothes! In this courtyard, the lowest level is also a second-class senior official. They are indeed qualified to mock Yang Feng and Cao Cao.

But when they saw 200 two-meter-tall guards carrying brocade clothes and dozens of lipstick wooden boxes and walking to the backyard, they suddenly looked excited as if they had beaten chicken blood.

These two-grade civil servants who opened their eyes ignored their faces, swallowed their mouthfuls and quickly ran to the gift pile. In the surprise of the fierce bodyguard, at a loss, these senior officials stretched out their dirty hands, picked up the fruit candy cake on the jade plate and devoured it. In extreme hunger, in front of the strong ** of delicious food, they are not svenient, only ** naked hunger, undisguised desire...

Yang Feng heard the chaos behind him. He turned his head and just wanted to scold him, but Cao Cao beside him stretched out his hand to pull his armor. Cao Cao signaled him not to be angry. Yang Feng turned his face and looked at Cao Cao helplessly. After his eyes turned into hatred, he gritted his teeth and shook his head.

Yang Feng and Cao Cao knelt down for a long time, and then a weak sharp voice came from the second floor of the main hall: "The two generals, wait a minute. Your Majesty is changing clothes and grooming!"

Hearing the unique voice of the eunuch, the senior officials who grabbed the food quickly ran back to their rooms, while other senior officials who smelled the smell of food could only stop running to the gift pile with hatred and go away. Even if they are hungry, even in the face of strong **, these high-ranking officials are still afraid of eunuchs.

Are real men afraid of fake men? This kind of abnormal social phenomenon is the result of decades of eunuch dictatorship and foreign relatives' manipulation of power. Historical eunuchs such as Bailichuan, such as Jianshuo, such as Zhang Rang, that one is not more powerful than ten thousand people. From another perspective: without the strong existence of these eunuchs, in the cruel reality of ethical disorders, it is estimated that Emperor Xian would have starved to death long ago.

Because of the eunuch's ** power, the eunuch's sinister poison, no matter how bad the environment is, only Emperor Xian and a few eunuch leaders live a bitter and happy life: three meals a day, not hungry and cold, occasionally drinking wine, dancing... This kind of life is far from comparable to the life of the emperor in peace and prosperity; but in the troubled times, this life is also extremely beautiful, even if it is only a little better than the life of a beggar who lacks little food and clothing! This point represents the gap, the class, and the different identity.

In the patient waiting of Yang Feng and Cao Cao, after a long time of incense, there was a rapid footsteps behind the closed door of the main hall.

The heavy wooden door opened, and an old eunuch with a chicken skin stood at the door, holding the dust in his hands and singing loudly, "General Yang Feng of Xuanxiliang, and Cao Cao, General of Zhendong, will meet you!" ..." The old eunuch's voice was saltering, and he was old. Although it is not in the palace, the etiquette of the ages still has to go through.

If Tai Shici was here and heard the eunuch's promise, he would definitely feel uncomfortable: he would rather be called by the enemy than by the eunuch like this... On the other hand, what are the character of high-ranking officials in feudal society? Called back and for by the eunuch, and show trembling, what kind of masculinity is there? However, in troubled times, even the celebrities around the emperor, the eunuchs are afraid of military generals with real power. At this time, the old eunuch treated Yang Feng and Cao Cao respectfully. If he were someone else, even a senior official at the level of three officials, he would not pay attention to it.

Hearing the call of the old eunuch, Yang Feng and Cao Cao slowly stood up and walked into the main hall with a solemn face. According to the court etiquette, the two of them only stared at the place three feet in front of them and squinted.

If it is in the Jinluan Hall of the palace, there is a fixed position for ministers to visit the emperor, but now in the folk mansion hall, everything is simple. Yang Feng and Cao Cao walked into the main hall side by side for three steps, and then stopped. When they pushed the jade pillar to the main position of the main hall, they shouted that they were old and knelt down three times and nine times. At this time, they don't look at the person who is kneeling on the main seat. According to the etiquette of the court, they dare not look directly at the throne at all. This is servility, habitual servility.

In the hierarchical feudal society, they knelt down on the position, not people!