Chen Gong and Cao Cao traveled for three days and arrived at Chenggao.
The sky was already dark. Cao Cao pointed the horsewhip in his hand at the depths of the forest and said with a smile,"There's a family here with the surname Lu and the name Bo She. They're my father's sworn brothers.
It was already late today. Why not go to his house to rest for the night and set off tomorrow?”
Chen Gong nodded and said,"That's natural."”
The two of them then dismounted in front of the courtyard to visit Lu Boshe.
Seeing Cao Cao, Lu Boshe was very happy. He welcomed the two into the courtyard and asked,""I heard that the Imperial Court's arrest warrant for Meng De has already been circulated throughout the prefectures and counties. Your father has already gone to Chenliu to seek refuge, so how did Meng De escape safely?”
Cao Cao told him everything that had happened before and sighed,"If it weren't for Gongtai, I would have been smashed to pieces.”
Lu Boshe hurriedly bowed to Chen Gong."If not for your help, the Cao family would have been exterminated.
Rest well and stay here tonight.”
After saying that, he stood up and entered the house. He took out a wine pot and said,"I don't have any good wine at home. I need to go to the West Village to buy some good wine.”
Then, he rode on a donkey and left.
Cao Cao and Chen Gong were resting in the house when they suddenly heard the sound of sharpening knives in the courtyard.
Cao Cao said in bewilderment,""Lu Boshe isn't my close relative. His actions are suspicious when he goes to buy wine.”
Then, Chen Gong and Cao Cao quietly came to the back of the Cottage and listened.
Someone said,"How about we tie him up first and kill him later?"”
Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked and whispered,""They definitely want to kill us and take credit for it. If we don't kill them first, we'll die without a burial place.”
Then, he drew his sword and charged straight in, with Chen Gong following closely behind.
The two of them held swords in their hands and killed everyone, regardless of gender or age. They killed a family of eight people.
Then, the two of them searched to see if anyone was hiding, but they saw a tied up fat pig. The two of them immediately realized and regretted it.
Chen Gong sighed." Meng De is being paranoid. We have killed a good person by mistake!"”
"Go quickly."
Cao Cao also regretted it, but he could not stay here any longer. He left the courtyard with Chen Gong and rode away.
Not long after, he saw Lu Boshe riding a donkey. There were two bottles of wine hanging in front of the saddle, and he was carrying fruits and vegetables.
Seeing the two of them, Lu Boshe said in surprise,"Why did Nephew and Envoy leave?"
Cao Cao said calmly,"We are guilty people, so we dare not stay long, lest we implicate uncle."”
" I've already asked my family to kill a pig to entertain you and the envoy," Lu Boshe said with a smile." Please come back with me and rest for the night. We'll leave tomorrow."”
Cao Cao did not say a word as he rode away, Chen Gong following closely behind.
However, after a few steps, Cao Cao suddenly drew his sword and turned around, killing Lu Boshe.
" What?" Chen Gong was shocked." Just now, you killed a good man because of a misunderstanding. Now, you're killing him. Why?"”
Cao Cao returned his sword to its sheath and said in a deep voice,"When he reached home and saw his family killed, how could he let it go?" If he reports to the government and brings people to kill us, we will die without a burial place.”
"If that's the case, what's the point of righteousness?" Chen Gong frowned.”
Cao Cao said in a deep voice,"I would rather let the world down than let the world down."”
Chen Gong stared at Cao Cao for a long time, speechless.
That night, the two of them ran for several miles and stayed in an inn.
After feeding the horse, Cao Cao put on his clothes and went to sleep.
Chen Gong, who had been pretending to sleep, thought to himself,"I thought that Cao Cao was a righteous person, so I abandoned my official position and followed him.
He did not expect that this person was also a heartless person!
If he left alive, it would be a disaster, not a blessing.”
He stood up and drew his sword, ready to kill Cao Cao.
But then he thought,"I followed him for the sake of the country. If I kill him now, wouldn't it be unjust?" It's better to abandon him."
After thinking about it, he sheathed his sword, mounted his horse that night, and left for East County.
Seeing this, everyone in the world had different thoughts.
When the people saw Cao Cao's ruthless side, it had a certain impact on his future governance of the people.
"I didn't expect Cao Cao to be so suspicious. I wonder if there will be a good ending if I join his army.”
"It is truly a miracle that Dong Zhao was able to live to eighty-one years old under Cao Cao.”
"In the end, Chen Gong paid the wrong amount."
"I don't think Cao Cao did anything wrong. If it were me, I would have done the same.”
The commoners and scholars all discussed animatedly.
Cao Cao looked at the scene in the sky silently. After a long time, he sighed.
Chen Gong's expression was calm, and his eyes flickered. No one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Chu Feng's voice sounded again,"
In the third year of Chuping, the Yellow Turban army of Qingzhou expanded and attacked the counties of Yanzhou.
The governor of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, was killed by the Yellow Turbans. Yanzhou was leaderless and in danger.
As the representative of Yanzhou's aristocrats, Chen Gong naturally did not want to see Yanzhou suffer a calamity.
In the entire Yanzhou, the only person who could defeat the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou was Cao Cao.
No matter how unwilling Chen Gong was, he could only ask Cao Cao to take charge of the situation.
This way, Cao Cao could easily take over Yanzhou.
Under Cao Cao's leadership and Chen Gong's planning, they finally defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
Cao Cao had seen Chen Gong's ability and tried his best to resolve the estrangement between the two of them. He relied heavily on Chen Gong, and every time he went out to battle, he would let Chen Gong stay behind and oversee East County.
Chen Gong had to put down his prejudice and assist Cao Cao with all his might.
However, the two of them weren't on the same side. What happened next caused Chen Gong and Cao Cao to become enemies.
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