Now that he had the distilled liquor, Cao Miao was ready to open up the market.
Distilled liquor was made from many types of liquor. The cost was many times higher than ordinary liquor. If it could not be sold at a high price, it would be a loss.
In this era, only the nobles could afford to consume distilled liquor.
Coincidentally, Cao Miao had heard that Cao Cao was going to gather all the aristocrats in Xuchang. He could use this opportunity.
The makeup mirrors and whatnot would also be auctioned off.
Cao Cao had gathered the nobles from all over the world mainly to gather rations.
They were about to attack Yuan Shu, so they had to arrange the food and fodder first.
Although Cao Cao had occupied Xuchang, the main fertile land and population were still in the hands of the aristocrats.
If he wanted to gather rations, he had to find them.
Once they had gathered enough rations, the crusade against Yuan Shu would begin soon.
On this day, Xuchang City could be said to be very lively. There were luxury cars everywhere, and one by one, well-dressed aristocrats came to Xuchang.
Because of the arrival of the emperor, Xuchang was no longer the same as before. It had become very prosperous.
With the support of these aristocrats, it could be considered a myriad of things!
Generally speaking, Cao Miao and Lu Lingqi were not allowed to attend such an event.
However, could such a place stop them?
They had climbed over the wall a long time ago.
Lu Lingqi was the most excited about this kind of sneaky thing.
The two of them climbed in through the wall and quietly began to walk toward the front hall.
They passed by a garden and saw a group of people gathered there talking. They quickly bent down and moved forward along the wall.
"Hmph, he's asking us to collect grain again. Does he really think we're his money granary?”
"That's right. What kind of talent does he have? How dare you threaten the Son of Heaven and order the princes?"
"His ancestor was just a eunuch who caused chaos in the court. Now, he dares to call himself a hero of the time and arbitrarily decide the court. He's simply a traitor to the country!”
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Cao Miao frowned when he heard their words.
Who was badmouthing Cao Cao behind his back?
Cao Miao gestured for Lu Lingqi to hide behind a tree, then sneaked toward the place where these people were talking.
When he got closer, Cao Miao saw that these people were all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes. Each and every one of them had an extraordinary bearing. Clearly, they were all descendants of the aristocratic families.
One of them, a man in court robes, looked indignant. He beat his chest and stomped his feet."Sigh, it was all my fault back then. I was deceived by Dong Zhao and was held hostage by Cao Cao!”
"As a result, His Majesty suffered such humiliation!”
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"You can't blame State Uncle Dong for this. You can only blame that thief Cao for being too cunning!”
The others all advised,"Now that the country's uncle is in Xuchang, he should compromise and protect His Majesty. We'll wait for an opportunity to act!"”
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"Exactly!"
Dong Cheng's eyes were filled with tears and he looked sorrowful." I'm enduring humiliation and accumulating strength. When the time is right, I'll give this Cao thief a blow and take control of Xuchang to protect the Great Han Dynasty!”
"At that time, I still need your support!”
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"Don't worry, State Uncle Dong. We are all loyal to the Han Dynasty!”
These people said one after another.
Cao Miao listened to these people and immediately understood who they were.
The one in the robe was Dong Cheng, and the others were the aristocrats from the surrounding areas.
They had been invited to Xuchang by Cao Cao, and Dong Cheng had contacted them to discuss how to deal with Cao Cao.
To be honest, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the author had greatly beautified Dong Cheng. In order to slander Cao Cao, he was described as a loyal and righteous official. In order to protect the emperor, he accepted the imperial edict and plotted to get rid of Cao Cao and restore the Han Dynasty.
In reality, this Dong Cheng was simply a crafty old man. He put on the cloak of benevolence and righteousness, and his actions were a hundred times worse than Cao Cao's.
How did he and Yang Feng treat Liu Xie before Emperor Xian of Han came to Xuchang?
At least on the surface, Cao Cao respected Liu Xie very much. His food and clothing were all according to the emperor's standards. At that time, Dong Cheng completely covered the sky with one hand and gave all the good things to his daughter. He was only a puppet to Liu Xie.
It was clearly recorded in the history books that during the escape, Empress Fu had several rolls of fine silk in her hands, but they were all taken away by Dong Cheng. He even killed Empress Fu's guards, causing her blood to splatter on Empress Fu's body.
Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie did not even dare to say a word.
When they arrived at Anyi, the clothes worn by Emperor Xian and Empress Fu were all tattered, and they used dates and chestnuts as food.
Dong Cheng and his daughter, on the other hand, had good food and clothes!
Also, did Cao Cao do this first?
It was Dong Cheng and Yang Feng. The original intention of the two of them to save the emperor was to use the emperor to command the vassals and obtain the greatest benefits in this chaotic world.
However, after the two of them had an internal conflict, they could not resist Guo Si and Li Jue, so they had no choice but to call Cao Cao to protect the Emperor.
If they were able to withstand the attacks from all directions, what do you think he would do to Emperor Xian of Han?
He was definitely not much better than Dong Zhuo, Guo Si and Li Jue.
The so-called imperial edict incident was because Dong Cheng was greedy and wanted to kill Cao Cao and take over everything that belonged to Cao Cao.
Therefore, Dong Cheng's miserable ending was entirely his own fault.
"No wonder my deadbeat father killed him later. I want to kill him now!”
Cao Miao sneered." You eat and drink my father's food, and you even want to kill him and occupy his nest!”
"You can't even die 10,000 times!”
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